1 6, 1S98. 



GARDENERS' 



MA GA ZINE> 



rTtion Helen Keller, Ellen Drew, Countess of Caledon, Ethel 

 capital condi _ rence ^llen, 0 f a charming soft colour, and Muriel Grahame. 

 Richardson, ^ ^ d Newtonar d s , County Down, were second ; they 



tec nf Taledon, Muriel Grahame, Mrs. W. J. Grant, and Souvenir de 

 ?TSnot • Mr. B. R. Cant, third. Messrs. J. Townsend and Son had 

 P u ?t^ve blooms of a dark rose, staging Gustave Piganeau ; Mr. F. Cant 

 the best Njci H Vernet : and Mr. B. R. Cant third, with Ulrich Brunner. 



was 



fh* latter naa uic inw.v — y — » — - — 7* — 1> - — * ^ — > 



r A Dickson and Sons came second with Bessie Brown, a very promising 

 jlesBrs.^. var - ety . an( j Messrs. Townsend and Son third, with Marchioness of 

 Sonderry. The best twelve teas came from Mr. J. Mattock. 



An artistic arrangement in roses, covering a table space of sixty feet, proved a 

 interesting feature, the best coming from Messrs. Perkins and Sons, Coventry, 

 fouuuets, stands of bloom > posies, &c, of charming roses in considerable variety, 



quality, were prominent, and in the back ground a disc of Lord 

 penance's sweet briars ; Mr. J. Mattock was second ; and Messrs. W. F. Gunn 

 and Co., Birmingham, third. Several rose classes were set apart for gentlemen's 

 •irdeners and amateurs, the Rev. J. II. Pemberton, Havering, taking the leading 

 prize*, he, as is usual, staging very fine bloom?. 



Boxes of twelve bunches of stove and greenhouse cut flowers were a fine 

 feature, and here Mr. J. Cypher was placed first with a superb exhibit, staging 

 luge bunches of various orchids, cattleyas, odontoglossum, lrelia, and masdevallia, 

 gloriosa superba, ixoras, &c. There were several classes for bouquets, sprays, 

 ic , the leading prize- takers being Messrs. Perkins and Son and M. Jenkinson 

 and' Co. Some arrangements in hardy border flowers were a good feature, Messrs. 

 W. F. Gunn and Co. taking the first prize. There was also an arrangement in 

 sweet peas for effect, and the awarding of the prizes showed great diversity of 

 opinion among the judges. Eventually Messrs. W. F. Gunn and Co. were placed 

 fast ; Mr. W. Goodacre, Elvaston, second ; and Messrs. Jones Bros, third. 



Frcit was in good character ; the best collection of nine dishes came from 

 Mr. J. H. Goodacre, Elvaston Castle Gardens, and consisted of Black Hamburgh 

 and Muscat of Alexandria grapes, the former finely finished. Very fine Noblesse 

 and Bellegrede peaches, Lord Napier nectarine, Lady Sudeley apple, Perfect 

 melon, and strawberries ; Mr. T. Bannerman, gardener to Lord Bagot, was a 

 good second. Mr. Goodacre had the best four bunches of grapes, staging Gros 

 Maroc, Black Hamburgh, Muscat Hamburgh, and Madresfield Court, all finely 

 inished; Mr. J. P.ead, gardener to Lord Carnarvon, was second — he had Black 

 Hamburgh, Madresfield Court, Buckland Sweetwater, and Muscat of Alex- 

 andria. The best two bunches of white grapes were Muscat of Alexandria fro_ 

 Mr. T. Jordan, Impney Hall ; Mr. Bremmett, gardener to H. II. F. Mayhurst, 

 K<q., was second with the same. Mr. Goodacre came in first with two bunches 

 of black, staging superb Black Hamburgh ; Mr. Barnes, Eaton Hall Gardens, was 

 lecond with Black Hamburgh. Mr. Bannerman was first with a splendid dish of 

 Royal George peaches ; Mr. Wilkes was second with the same. Mr. Barnes came 

 m first with a finely finished dish of Elruge's nectarines ; Mr. Jordan second 

 with Pitmaston Orange. 



Messrs Dickson Limited, Chester, won the Hawley silver challenge cup for 

 J#T ls and floral arrangements of a highly elaborate character ; Mr. T. 

 I . White, Worcester, was second. Certainly Wolverhampton maintains its high 



cnaracicr, and the executive Heserv^ hlcrU ™o;<-^ « n__. . & 



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Progress 



Lnt JL« 55 ," ereSt, a ? affordl "g an iHustratwn of the stimulus given within 

 want years to commercial enterprises that have come to the front, owing to the 



STSiir^T 10 f h0rtlcu i tUral P ursuits > and consequent demand for garden- 



SI Brtrid* h« . who, from premises of restricted area upon the river front 



k tSS^kS^^J^ w K are 1 hou 1 5eS ' UDtil the ^tensive range of buildings 

 hSSJlwiT rendered absolutely necessary for carrying on the immense 



XTfhe\u\ V W S r eed€ - d b b , Ui,ding UP - ?°r ™ ch of the ^ccessof this firm 

 Mr C P KiSf •? Capa ?!, ty L and alertness of th e founder and head of the firm, 



thingsumil ^ow "he * ^\ * f ° f ' ftom the ^ " f sma » 



wSuew y the d Wti nt CVery faCU i ty t0 , l he devel °Pment of the firm ; but, 



-M? Jonn Kinne mT ^ T ^t" 8 ?^ S 7 *?* ° f ° ther P artnerS 



had previously occ "';^ v J " T / 1Cker ' En J d * Ir * B ' D aniel-each of whom 

 Principal's cE P r Positions of trust, and who have since fully justified the 



Prosperity (2 exceedinT^ Y ™« T' 7 of the future 



^en. The } >■ P ro S r f\ of „ the remarkable as this 



" Rochford " boiled fi ' ntroductlons ? { the firm have included their famous 

 of large areas, th Id^lwvl tln 8 "J? 0 *"* ran g« of hothouses and conservatories 



"Silve^ the no less 



wmerous ingenious con?,; Horse : S 5° e boiler 101 amateurs' houses ; as well as 

 perfecting wE"tr^ md ^^ m hot- water apparatus, either for 

 Patented\ pplia ; c P ^ CO o n ^ n c ^ns^ or for fixing There is quite a variety of 



'^valuable improv em St t? ' their New Pattern Diaphram Valve,'' an 

 effective and simple. An " * 

 • he . d «c of the valve. 



is at once 



valve, which i~ZT£7Z / ? a F^mi quanty is introduced upon 

 * Perfect io nT anH tK g ^ 1Dt ° Cl °f C ? Dtact with the gun-metal seating, 

 a whole J cTtaWue S v com P Ie t elv water tight. This is but oJe 

 that, amonSrX; Z JS? ™™* ™?*"*°<y fittings. We are in- 



'he near future • ew things Messrs. Kinn^li u_: : . 



r.1 . UlU '", IS 



Kinnell 

 avel design 

 largely into 



Te ?«ables do we o we"^ ~ T ° th - e dis ^ over y of the process of bl 



and ouiJl .LP 088 ! 551011 of m «ch valuable food. We 



'■If j 



'materia lly Weakened having .nf , ^ m the P rocess of blanching is 

 £ fo n» its various function, g v.f!l ^F le 'l^ 6 ex P osed to enab fo the plant 

 ^ earthed-up stemiKi?- If 6 ^^Phy" » the leaves does not penetrate 



are absent. Ph^£S^8 ' ?? ^ P° tent force in production of 

 «*>f*r process as aSW y ( bIan chmg is an unhealthy, weakening, and 



fo <. food of thebest \J u n ts \ T Practl< ?»y it is productive to consumers 

 ls by vJ^£^*^*™ was in a state of rude health 



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g-" * ni1 ' a mwt a yZ S '■ uintn 



« S a n d endiv e! ind lelS? ^T" " cgetaDie V 1 ** &l *> so we do lei 



3S ln ?'ly Covered throul card ?^ ns » and various other things. Doubt- 

 uao 'e el(rr, ent . ^ u c nrough some accident. hlanoK^^ 6 _i 



" m ^rden practice. 



Editorial 1 communications should be addressed to the Editor of the Gardbvaks' 

 Magazine, i 4 8 and 149, Aldersgate Street, E.C. ^ardrnsrs 



The Editor will be glad to receive photographs of gardens, plants, Bowers trees 

 S2S k,'- { Z r K e P roduct i° n » the Gardeners^ Mag azink. He will also be 



greatly obliged by correspondents sending early intimation of intereT ne local 

 SS? II f ? w h0 ; ticulture - In newspapers containi^ mX r ?o 



ark the l^nph atteDti0n ' corres P° nden ^ •« guested t! distinctly 



SpeC r£ e ™?.! P f i tS ' J?° WerS ' and , ts iot namin g or °P inion should be sent to 

 the Editor of the Gardeners' Magazine, " Endsleigh," Priory Park, Kew 



" 7 ^ WCCk " P 088 ^' A " Par " ls must ^ SeientT; 

 S ic: etaries of horticultural societies are invited to send early notification of forth- 

 cha^f ofdates 0nS meedn 8 s * ^ ue requested to advise us concerning 



Vegetable Cultivation -G. F. Walsall s No book of the kind to which 



you refer has yet been published. We have, however, reason to believe that £e 

 articles you allude to will be published in book form. 



Blind Broccoli. -J. R., Leeds : We can add nothing to our previous reply, 

 as the specimens throw no further light upon the matter. In future pay careful 

 attention to the seed-bed and the young seedlings, and in the first place obtain seed 

 trom a firm that has a high reputation to maintain. 



B.— J. S., Slough : The box of leaves you refer to 

 must have miscarried. Send us another set to the Kew address, as above, and 

 also as full particulars as possible. Send at once, so that the matter may be dealt 

 with in the next issue. 



Double Pelargoniuins.-M. L., Northampton: So far as we are aware 

 there is no double form of the variety you mention ; you might endeavour to fix 

 the sport and raise stock if you think the variety is worthy of perpetuation. With 

 respect to the rosebuds dropping, there must be some purely local cause with which 

 we are not acquainted. Excessive drought at the roots would be more likely to 

 cause the buds to shrivel than to fall. 



Long-handled Shears.— IL, Sussex: We have only seen long-handled, 



or edging, shears used m one way, viz., by holding the straight handle in the left 

 hand and the inclined one in the right hand, and walking towards the work ; that 

 is, towards the left. The set of the blades favours this method, but if a man can 

 use the shears " left-handed," as you term it, there is no reason why he should not 

 be allowed to do so, provided he does the work properly. 



Failure with Tomatos.— H. W., Pickering : We do not understand how 

 it is your tomatos have failed to set their fruits, unless it be that the house was 

 kept very moist during the time of flowering. We take it for granted that the 

 plants are not diseased In any way. The soil, according to the sample sent, is 

 very poor and too light for tomatos to do thoroughly well in. Obtain new material, 

 and start afresh witb sturdy plants of some such prolific variety as Polegate, Duke 

 of York, Chemin Rouge, &C. After the first truss has set and the fruits are swelling 

 nicely give occasional supplies of liquid farmyard manure. We should have been 

 better able to answer your question had we more information respecting variety, 

 position, how planted, and any other particulars likely to affect the plants. 



Liquid Manures.— W. T. , Bradford : Houseslops vary so much in strength 

 that considerable care is needed in their use as liquid manure. In the usual way 

 the liquid will require to be diluted with three or four times its bulk of pure 

 water. The best plan is to collect the urine into an underground tank until stale 

 or commencing to putrify, as then it is most valuable. For use in houses this is a 

 most objectionable liquid manure on account of its obnoxious odour. The 

 sulphate of iron is of little or no use to you ; a little may be given if the plants 

 have extremely pale leaves, but not if they are healthy, Liquid farmyard manure 

 is the best for general use ; guano dissolved in soft water is also a fine stimulant, 

 but must not be used strong — enough to just colour the water will suffice for most 

 plants. 



American Blight on Apple Treeg. — F. M. E., Taunton: The 



specimen sent is badly infested with American Blight or Wooly Aphis (Schizoneura 

 lanigera). This is one of the most troublesome pests of the apple tree, one that 

 does serious injury if allowed to establish itself, and at the same time one of the 

 worst to eradicate. American blight is rendered conspicuous by the white woolly 

 growth on the insects, which gives a colony the appearance of a tuft of cotton 

 wool. A lodgment is usually effected in the crevices of the bark, but the pest 

 does not confine itself to these, for when a tree is much infested it spreads over 

 the whole of the branches, and may be found clustering round the buds on the 

 growth of the current season. As the result of an attack of American blight a 

 diseased growth is produced, which affords shelter, and at the same time enables 

 the insects to more readily obtain food. At the present time it is not an easy 

 matter to apply insecticides of sufficient strength to kill the pest without doing 



mm .9 m * — ' - — A _ A „ ^ I mm —■ — — — \ - * 1 1 A T * % % * 



them 



nsecticide 



A. D. 



the most fifteen. 



formed with soft soap and paraffin judiciously applied will speedily dislodge them. 

 Spraying the trees during the season of growth with the emulsion sufficiently 

 reduced in strength that it will not injure the leaves will be useful in checking the 

 pest. The chief attack on American blight should be made during the winter, 

 when the whole of the stem and branches should be washed with hot brine, and 

 be dressed with a suitable preparation, care being taken to work it well into the 

 crevices in the bark and the junctions of the branches. The preparation used as a 

 winter dressing may, of course, be much stronger than for summer spraying, but care 

 must be taken not to employ it of too great a strength. The following wash will be 

 useful : Four ounces of hard soap is put into one quart of water, and this is 

 heated until the soap is dissolved. One pint of paraffin oil is added, and the 

 whole agitated until a permanent mixture or emulsion is formed. Water is then 

 added in sufficient quantities for the paraffin to be in the proportion of one to 



A mixture consisting of a quarter of a peck of unslaked lime, four ounces 



lamp 



