JULY 1 6, 1898. 



GARDENERS' 



MAGAZINE. 



461 



FLOWER 



The 



rearrangement and replanting of daffodil borders shouh 

 become necessary through overcrowding, as soon 



E 



AND M 



u * rhis has become necessary MH.wigu vfwuuwuwg, us 



* III ff which is now generally the case m our borders. For ordinary garden 

 ripened o , necessa ry to lift these bulbs annually, about every three or four 

 cultUr f Jno often enough, unless it is wished to increase the stock of any special 

 gety. In the latter case 



NATIONAL VIOLA SOCIETY, July 2. 



THIS society held its annual display at the Crystal Palace on the above date 



under^T." 1 fi f X %? C exhi ^ itlon on same day as the great 5ose stoS 

 ne latier « * uu,u, — _~ ~ w fl tne ame root. The numerous visitors to the display of the " national " 



florin" size for planting by themselves, all the smaller ones to be planted in the ,*'*." ere *? re ' had the additional attraction provided by the interesting, if less 



ISe rarfen to grow on into the flowering size. We have already lifted quantities Pretentious, display of the viola and pansy, and that advantage was take! of this 

 JjcirWatkin, the early N. poeticus ornatus and some others, selecting the largest was ample proof by the visitors carefully scrutinising the exhibits staged in 



hnibs which are used for pots, forcing in boxes, &c, and the smaller ones will be competition from the time the exhibition was opened until its close There 

 planted in the reserve quarter to grow on for next year's use. The bulbs, after evidence of weakness here and there in the different classes, showing that the 



Kftins should be laid out thinly in a cool shed for cleaning and selection where enthusiastic admirers of the flower had been passing through an exceptionally 



' ^ —1—*: — -v. * "ying s «ison, and it .is, therefore, all the more pleasing to record that there was 



not wantmg dlustrat.ons of cultural skill from the gardens of growersin the North 



early in the coming montn. miips ana otner bulbs removed irom tne Hower beds as w as the bouth. This was quite as much noticeable in the exhibits of 



and laid in temporarily until ripened off should be lifted and laid out in a shed to amateurs as in those of the trade exhibits, and proves conclusively how keen is 



1.- A^rwoivic rlpanpd and stored as snnn qc nr»ru-»rtnnifv nffprc siu4« qc o tne interest now taken in these flowers. 



ture V i^^^ USIU ^ , P re 1°? inatec !> ™* in *e arrangement of them a new depar- 

 tare was taken. Several classes in which they were arranged in sprays were; as 

 usual, provided ; but to some, who tired of this manner of exhibitiL Lmnro! 



Sa^^ThS': t0 'fri^ fl ° W f rS and foU ^ in — and'^ecir^en 

 f nnr5«t«l 1 appeared o be a simpler method of arrangement, and was fully 

 appreciated by the competitor It must be acknowledged that the effect by the 



CT^c^dnj 1 not 50 striking > yet k showed the p racticaI va,ue of ^ 



^A FanC l P" 1 ^ from Scotland and Bristol, and each made a brave show • 



tmnn^hf ^ ? ■** S Tt d by lhtmin S to the varied comments of the visitors 

 upon the rival claims of the pansy and the viola. 



time 



repiameu hm 



'hcy^may remain a short time, although replanting, where convenient, may be 

 done at once, and in any case the bulbs should be in the ground either during this or 

 early in the coming month. Tulips and other bulbs removed from the flower beds 



1 in temporarily until ripened off should be lifted and laid out in a shed to 

 dry to be afterwards cleaned and stored as soon as opportunity offers, such as a 

 wet day when outside work is necessarily at a standstill. 



Although roses are somewhat later than usual in flowering this year, yet by the 

 - this note appears many blooms will have passed, and where propagation of 

 roses from cuttings is desired, the present is the most suitable time for quickly 

 working up a stock of own root ropes, as they strike readily now and make plants 

 large enough for planting out in winter or early spring. In many cases it is desir- 

 able to shorten the growths of standard and dwarf H. P. roses after the first flower- 

 ing, thereby inducing the lower buds to break for the second or autumn blooming, 

 and the operation assists in forming a more symmetrical head, especially in the 

 case of standard roses. These shoots being just in the right condition to strike 

 freely may, where own root roses are appreciated, be utilised for cuttings. The 

 readiest method of obtaining a good stock is by the means of a mild hotbed, on 

 which a frame may be placed, surfacing the bed to a depth of three or four 

 inches with cocoa-nut fibre refuse or sawdust, into which the pots may be plunged. 

 The frame should be placed in a north or west aspect, where less shading will be 

 necessary, and in this position the cuttings form roots the more readily. Small 

 60-sized pots, with a little rough leaf-mould for drainage and filled with sandy 

 loam pressed down firmly, should be prepared for striking the cuttings in. The 

 latter should be made from shoots with two or three buds, the lower leaf being re- 

 moved entirely, and the wood cut clean through just below a node. One cutting 

 should be inserted in the centre of each pot and a little silver sand allowed to run 

 in around each cutting. Give one good soaking of water, and plunge the pots to 

 the rim in the hotbed, which should be a mild one, and keep them close and 

 shaded from bright sunshine. In this medium they form roots in about a fort- 

 night, when air may be admitted gradually, and in a few weeks they will have 

 filled the pots with'roots. They should then be potted on into large 6o's or 4 < -sized 

 pots, and by this time they may be placed in a cold frame stood on a hard ash 

 floor. All sections of roses, including teas, climbers, &c, may be propagated in 

 the same way. Where briar stocks have made sufficient young growth/buddine 

 may be carried on from this time, the showery weather having promoted a free 

 growth, and rendering the lifting of the rind comparatively easy and safe. Soft 

 cotton as sold for this purpose forms the best binding material, and the buds should 

 be inserted as close to the base of the shoot as possible. 



* W h j pIeaSUfe ? r n Un , d Seed P° ds should be amoved from choice hybrid 

 S dr ? n? ' es Pf .dally from small plants and those recently planted ; the latter 

 should also be supplied with water when necessary to encourage a free erowth iV 



L^?^^ Ut 1Ut,e fl ° Wer may * "pected the ™FJ££^ 



iiERRiN, Dropmore Gardens. 



HARDY FRUITS. 



Tiik strawberry crop this year has been later than usual, and those who relv 

 upon runners from plants that have borne fruit will be late, but of cou Je with 



^ f ° r ** Pe-anent%^ 



^althy and not crowded. In previous numbers of the 

 ^ardeners Magazine I have dwelt upon the importance of young plants for 



^^f^A 1 thiS ^ haVC 1 f ° Und them »L Sffle tto 



Sr Z tTL^V 0 ' deca y ?o quickly as on plants with a large amount of 



SS ^uhnf^H /•? U ' tS ar l?° factory, it may not be out of place to give 



wo k K^^ to<hlS T et , h ° d ' especiall y as now is the ^on f °r the 

 be^rrf^Ei f^ g P l an - • PUrC i ly f ° r IUnner P roduction > ™ch earlier runners will 



mS tn n T g plantS - 7 he fl0WCr . S L are picked out of these > and the 

 E ^nSHn thTZ T l n P ° tS u aS C ? rly aS P ° Ssible - The cultivator can layer 

 as sZ as ^£ Y £3« £t St > - but there , sh ° uld * ™ del ay in planting out 

 fruits, and we In fl \i 1 ^ 18 a . great pomt in the Production of early 

 Bet much finLfaS^ *$ mg a SiDgle Cr ° P ° f fruits > a * b ? doin S so > ™ 

 ^^v^A ' arl , ie V f.? at n ° f eat ^ 1 must admit the laSd needs 



the nlnf • • . USUaI> but lt 1S not lost Jabour. 



Open Division for Violas. 



The leading class for violas was for forty-eight sprays distinct, each spray to 

 contain nine blooms, and arranged with viola foliage. There were two competi- 

 tors in this class, premier honours resting with the fine exhibit of Mr. William 

 bydenham, Tamworth, who had a grand exhibit of large, fresh, and well-coloured 

 tlowers, neatly set up, and each carefully named. Of the older varieties in com- 

 merce and in good form were Lemon Queen, Countess of Kintore, Accushla. 

 Kitty Hay, Acme (very bright), Councillor W. Walter, Sylvia, Duchess of Fife 

 Mary Scott (exceptionally fine), and Formidable ; and of the newer introductions 

 we noticed William Tell (creamy white), Althea (a pretty blue-edged variety) 

 Masterpiece (very white), J. Quarton (mauve blue), Queenie (blue-edged and 

 shaded), Cottage Maid (violet, blue, and lavender), Ophelia (heliotrope-blue) 

 * lorizel (blush lilac), Magnificent (good blue), Pembroke (rayless yellow), Devon' 

 shire Cream (cream), and Blanche (grand pure white). This exhibit secured the 

 gold medal. Second prize was awarded to Messrs. Isaac House and Son, Bristol 

 who also had a grand lot of flowers, which kept wonderfully fresh throughout the 

 day. Specially good were their sprays of Duchess of Albany, Craigie, Sheelah 

 Countess of Hopetoun, Princess Ida, and Stobhill Gem. The class for twenty- 

 four sprays distinct, secured a good entry, first prize being awarded to Mr. M. 

 Campbell, High Blantyre, near Glasgow, with a good exhibit, though containing 

 too many of the older and coarser kind of blooms. His best sprays were 

 Butterfly, Dr. Stokes (a striped variety), Liz Barron, Magic, Florizel, Dorothy 

 Princess Ida, Kitty Bell, Border Witch, Nellie (a good white rayless flower),' 

 Ulidid, Duchess of York (a rayed white self), A. J. Rowberry (a rich yellow ray- 

 less self), Lord Salisbury (a coarse-rayed primrose), and Lizzie Paul. Second 

 prize fell to the lot of Messrs. J. Cheal and Son, with smaller, but an even lot of 

 flowers. Norah May, William Niel, Florizel, Sweet Lavender were the best in 

 this stand. Mr. W. Baxter, Woking Village, Surrey, was a close third, Endymion 

 (a new pale yellow), Stobhill Gem, and Duchess of Fife being his best sprays. 

 For twelve sprays rayless varieties, distinct, six blooms in each spray, Mr. D. B. 

 Crane, 4, Woodview Terrace, Archway Road, Highgate, N., was an easy first* 

 staging a beautifully even and fresh lot of flowers. His varieties were Florizel* 

 Britannia (a splendid deep blue), a clear, rich yellow seedling variety Nellie,' 

 White Empress (large pure white), Rosen Pallida (blush-rose), Pembroke' 

 Mary Scott, Sir Robert Peel (a good lemon-yellow), Devonshire Cream 

 (a splendid cream), Christiana, and a deep rich yellow seedling from A. J. 

 Rowberry. Second prize was won by Messrs. Isaac House and Son, with smaller 

 but pretty neat flowers. Princess Louise, Cooper O'Fogo (blue), Blush Queen, 

 White Empress, and A. J. Rowberry were good in this stand. A stand of large 

 flowers by Mr. M, Campbell was disqualified, as it contained several rayed 

 flowers. For twelve saucers of distinct varieties, arranged in moss and not wired, 

 brought out two nice lots. First prize was secured by Mr. M. Campl>ell, who 

 arranged his saucers very prettily ; Cissy Mellows, Lavender King, Lez Barron, 

 Lord Salisbury, Stobhill Gem, Butterfly, Iona, A. J. Rowberry were the best. 

 Messrs. L House and Son were second with flowers of a much smaller size, and 



1 - . 1 tkn fmanfv.fnitr vo rif*t\f*c n rm nrT*>rI in w :rw»*-Mm on ,r I.-,rf..^ 



ho nl^f • • ". ■?-»—*> "ui 11 is not iosi laDOur. After the Strawberry rron mci>5rs# *• """^ *" u T"i "• ~ "j""" ""V 



ne plot is in capital condition for creen croDS such as hrrt™U £?I? ?L § evenly arranged. For the twenty-four varieties, arranged n specimen glasses, 



is us ^ss to take half meafufes. fe^t"m^ h i^£^^ Contain «» «2£2?? c ? ,,ent . M J essrs ' h 



twn with straw W w «.hT* " ,taauic:> - The most important work in connec- 

 vation of t he Ton T f ' n ? m * ttCr W ^ at SyStem 13 fol, °wed, is thorough culti- 

 "ew plantations P f ^ I ? ow is a g °° d time to prepare land for 



" « advhable in M' 8 ? S ° 1,S stra wberries have much to contend with, and 



Plated wkh the surftH T y Tu™ 1 ? SUCh ° r marI ' for ^is, incor- 



'he plants are 5 ' S011, WlH , be of g reat asslst ^ce ; on the other hand, if 

 » suitable for Si I S " ^ f °, r ? ne Crop lt is not necessary to make the soil 



I advocate 'the r ,hl c t™^ ^ for , the ° ne year ' and this is one reason why 

 the case All 1 ; ° x. the strawbe rry for a much shorter period than is usually 

 •i . • A " varieties, tinuw.^ nr <> .m.. «:».u. r--.i . . 1 



nouse ana sou were picu.cu — r- 1> — — »~ — •"•> good 



form. Mrs. C. Lowe, Ryhall, Stamford, was a good second, her exhibit being 

 rather overdone with foliage. Her flowers, however, are pleasingly disposed. A 



special [jn/.c uucicu uj iw 



with any foliage, brought uui « nyu^^ wu^uuvu, u. viout m 



good first, using pretty light green and bronie-tinted fronds of adiatum in con- 

 junction with some pleasing shades of colour in his flowers. This system of 

 showing is worthy of encouragement. Messrs. I. House and Son were second 



vases 



arran 



splendid varietv ^ variety, .Laxton's Latest of All. Royal Sovereign is a 



tha t it is our gf °£ advls . ed . and it bears so freely from one season's growth 

 " valued Fn, n , pron , tab,e variety. In most gardens a long strawberry season 

 am not so fond applies Laxton's Earliest of All is first to mature, but I 



the excellent P«Li c S ° - rS ' for il lacks s5ze » and is onl y a little in advance of 

 H - de Thurv * I* ( b ? v 5 re, g n - For preserving, it is difficult to beat Vicomtesse 

 Gr osse Sueree' i „ f ls no ^ lar g e , but especially good when preserved. La 

 year is Laxton's t V favounte w » th us, but our best mid-season strawberry this 

 kind J it does rJnuuth! Cr ' V l ry fine varie: y whi ch will doubtless become a standard 

 of nrst-iate flavon r j g SOll> is a closer g rower than Royal Sovereign, and 

 30(1 localities resnii a £° n0t mtend to dwe11 upon vari eties, as in different soils 



prettily-arranged exhibits. 



Amateurs' Division for Violas. 



m 4 v ft £ A ^ mm ™ - ™ — — — — — — ^m* — — — - - » — - — 



In this section the competition was not so good as usual, the competition in 

 some classes being represented by individual exhibits. The principal class was 

 for twelve spray violas distinct, six blooms in each spray. In this class the 



one 



only exhibitor was 



localities rfcnil A'cr T " * " * »«»cucs, as in amerent sous rue, iva rci^" 33 "" v""" " — tHji 



tint; it lar«f I A e J% so that k is weI1 to ^ve any variety a good trial before First prize was awarded this exhibit. 

 & it largely.-G. Wythes, Syon House Gardens. * *:..»"= A^h«r. 



Mr. D. B. Crane, who showed some handsome sprays of these 

 tw*mm~- „_uld have stood him in good stead in keen competition. His 

 flowers' were" large, of good colour, beautifully fresh, and neatly arranged. His 

 'varieties were: White Empress, Mrs. C. F. Gordon (very fine), Florizel (grand 

 colour), Magic Duchess of Teck (the latest sport from the Duchess of Fife family), 

 Mrs. Scott, Stobhill Gem (a grand flower), Pembroke, Endymion, Duchess ol 



Fergusso ; m / m * ^ * 7 ^ * ZZ . \. T 



Leonard 



awarded 



practicai JhEl thc t S^n for the whole year is the " Gardening Year Book 

 " ^SSSk^T rS ° n th ? Ovation of Flowers, Fruit, Vegetables, 

 ^»n fc Office, 4, Ave Maria Lane, London.- [Advt.1 



Price 



Arches, Brentwood, showed well, first prize being 

 30ms, Goldfinch, Mrs. C. F. Gordon, Magnificent 

 (a good bluej, Stephen, Mrs. William Greenwood, and Duchess of Teck being 

 the varieties submitted. Mr. Brown was also first for six sprays rayless varieties 

 distinct, A. J. Rowberry, William Tell, Florizel, Blanche, Lucy Franklin, and 



