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results were not satisfactory. Subsequently he effected a cross between 



Nymphxa pygnuea and N. indica rubra, and obtained as the result a 

 hybrid bearing bright red flowers, but unfortunately it failed to 

 produce either seeds or offsets, and had to be abandoned. 

 The next cross of which there is record, was effected between our / 

 common white water lily, N. alba, and N. flava, an American species with been 



* " lake 



culties encouniereu m miuig up me scnedule as it formerly stood 

 carrying the crops known as market garden produce were always re 

 and are now, separately accounted for under their proper heading 

 annually distinguished, ^ s 



pale yellow flowers, and this resulted in the beautiful hybrid introduced 

 under the designation of N. Marliacea chromatella, and now in general 

 cultivation. This hybrid was followed by N. Marliacea carnea and N. 

 Marliacea rosea, which were raised from N. alba fertilised by the 

 pollen of N. odorata rosea, a handsome form with richly coloured 

 flowers, introduced from Cape Cod, North America. These also are 

 well known and highly appreciated by cultivators of water lilies, and it 

 may be mentioned as a matter of some interest at the present time that 

 the honours which these and other forms brought the raiser at the Paris 

 Exhibition in 1889 encouraged him to proceed with the work in which he 

 had been engaged with so much success. As the result of his later efforts 

 ML Latour-Marliac has been able to give us such magnificent forms as 



Lake Glubokoyc, TW 



gnea 



a H uailv - ' — ' • vuw " Wlft U1 UiC uiscrict is also rich, I» 



lakes Najas minor (Cauhma fragilis) and N. flexilis (Caulinia have be* 



found, while on the land such rare plants as Viola umbrosa, Luzula albida, ia> 

 Botrychium virginianum are fairly plentiful. Four botanists worked at the 

 station during last summer, and the results of their labours have proved mo* 

 gratifying. The station was established chieily through the generosity oi 

 Voronin. 



Mr. W. P. Wright, of Fairview, Willesboroa^ 

 \ specimens of diseased asters to the R.H.S. 

 it growers of asters in East Kent, especially « 

 ver an aster disease, which destroys thousands 

 y are put out, others at a later stage. He food 



Disease 



Seignoureti 



of plants. Some go off directly they are put out, others at a latei 



■> o ' ' . j small white grubs in the lower part of the stems, and did not feel any doubt th* 



X. sanguinea, all of which have highly-coloured they were the of the mischief. The committee stated that in the Naturda, 



flowers. As the Gardeners' MAGAZINE has accomplished so much in 



extending and improving the cultivation of hardy aquatics, we have Hilderlc Friend on this subject. The worms in ques 



much satisfaction in directing attention to the splendid results that have Enchytneidce, a group of annelids. Mr. Friend discovei 



been obtained by M. Latour-Marliac in the hybridisation of the water j n China asters, and named it E. parvulus on account c 



lilies and the opportunity that will be afforded on Tuesday for obtaining description of the worm is given in Mr. Friend's paper, 



first hand some particulars of the course of procedure by which he has done but consign the plants attacked to the flames. 



paper by the Rer. 

 are of the family of 

 presumably new foot 



minuteness. A fat 

 lere is nothing to be 



achieved so large a measure of success. 



The Asparagus Rust (Puccinia asparagi)^ which has long been known 



in Europe, made its appearance 



yean since, 

 considerable 



West 



Indies. -The Government amount of damage to crops in the eastern states 



has decided to pay off the deficiency that for some time has been weighing upon 

 several of the West Indian colonies chiefly as a result of depression in the sugar 

 industry. With a view to improving the condition of the West Indian islands that 

 have suffered so much the Government intends to adopt the recommendations 

 made by the recent Royal Commission that investigated the sugar question. It is 

 proposed to establish peasant proprietors by settling the labourers on the land. 

 The partial substitution of other industries for that of sugar was suggested, and in 

 this connection the Government intends to establish a botanical department which 

 shall deal with all questions relating to [agriculture, horticulture, and botanic 

 education in these islands. This department is to be placed under the direction of 

 Dr. Morris, assistant director of the Royal Gardens, Kew, and certainly the 

 Government could not have selected a more competent director for the department 

 as none have a wider knowledge of tropical plants of economic value than he, 

 while his former residential experience in Jamaica as head of the botanical depart- 



In a badly-mtested crop tne 



general appearance is that of an unusually early maturing of the growth. IoJai 

 of the healthy green colour there exists a brown hue, as if insects had sucked the 

 plants of their juice or frost had killed them. When examined closely the rosted 



1 . i ^.i 1 ~r 4.u^v l.fY^ qc if Mistered, and * 



noticeable. 



cecidai 



West 



Department 



a vote of ^4,500 for this year, the Colonial Secretary stating on the 2nd inst. that 



000 



000 



voted for a better system of communication between the distressed islands and their 

 markets. The good wishes of all who have the privilege of knowing him will go 

 with Dr. Morris when he leaves Kew, as he shortly will do, to take charge of the 

 West Indian Department ; he has already done so much for the Colonies that we 



obtain 



Preserved 



stage, and it is important to understand the relation of the cluster-cup to the 

 asparagus rust proper. Experiments carried out at the New Jersey txpeniMK 

 station have shown that spraying the infested plants with Bordeaux mixture t+ 

 the effect of reducing the amount of rust by about one-fourth. Burning tne »ie 

 brush in autumn, as is sometimes done in England and other European coon ik* 

 was found effective. Even with this precaution, however, many spores nv 



scattered upon the soil, so that it is well to sprinkle a thin coat of lime ipo 

 ground and leave it there through the winter. By following this up witn a nraj 

 under of the surface soil in the spring the spores that might still be th* 



The Palmetto variety appears to be imm~ 



ceptible to attack than other kinds of cultivated asparagus. It ^^^^^J 

 that the asparagus rust has a natural enemy in the fungus Darluca , ^ 

 has the reputation of preying upon the rusts generally. J hl * due » 



to the rusted asparagus a mouldy appearance, the ligtit gra> j^pR.*** 

 the multitudes of fine curved threads that spread out from the mo . k ^ 



portion of the fungus. Accepting the Darluca as a friend of KM * 

 f, . *<E_n_ w in snravimr against the asp«§ 



ht, indeed, be 1 

 "already enshrouded in a mould bf 



buried and so rendered harmless. 



l»tbVA U14UO llilll^^U 111 ^* * J * 



fungus he should, at the same time, destroy his ally. 



It mi 



Agricultural Society in connection with the show to be held at Maidstone next th e S po re s 0 

 year. Two prizes of £5 and ^3 are offered in each of five classes for preserved experiment. 



fruits and vegetables— (1) collection of dried or evaporated fruits ; (2) collection of 

 dried or evaporated vegetables ; (3) collection of bottled fruits (whole fruit) to be 

 shown in clear glass bottles ; (4) collection of preserved fruits for dessert purposes, 

 in boxes or other suitable receptacles ; (5) collection of jams, to be shown in I lb. 

 clear glass jars. Three prizes of £$ y ^3, and £2 respectively are offered in each 

 of four classes of cider and perry— (1) cask of cider, not less than 18 and not more 

 than 30 gallons, made in the autumn of 1898 ; (2) one dozen cider made in the 

 autumn of 1898 ; (3) one dozen cider made in any year before 1898 ; (4) one 



East Cowes.— On July 20, Mr. S. 



the Isle of Wight County Council, gave the 

 members of East Cowes Horticultural Improvement bocie y. 



Heaton, Horticultural In«££ 

 Us, of a series of 



to deal with 11 The cultivation of Tuberous, Fibrous ^ 



perry 



The society also offers a prize of £20 for a machine for the evapora- etc., being fully explained. 



pack 



jams and fruit tor travelling— (a) for soft fruit, {&) for hard fruit. Entries for jams 

 and preserved fruit and vegetables close on May 15, 1899 ; those for evaporators 

 and packing close on April 1, 1899. 



Acreage of Market Gardens An important change in the form of the 



returns issued by the Board of Agriculture has been made by the discontinuance of 

 the attempt to give a separate enumeration of the area described as under " Market 

 Gardens." Various facts coming to the notice of the Department had made it 

 evident that for some time much uncertainty was attached to the nominal extent 

 of surface so classified, and no uniform interpretation of the term seemed to be 

 followed. The much greater attention which, in certain neighbourhoods especially, 

 would appear to have been recently devoted to the production of vegetables and 

 miscellaneous crops has led to many of these crops being grown on land which could 

 not be distinguished as technically a garden, and which was often part of the re- 

 cognised area of the ordinary agricultural holding. Notwithstanding the extension 

 of acreage under this head in recent years, the term " market garden " in its older 

 meaning has been becoming more or less obsolete, and the separation of such area s 

 irom less h.ghly.farmed surfaces under the same occupation was often practically 

 imp ssible. The change has hid the advantage of getting rid of iome of the difi- 



to Mr. Heaton for the course of lectures 

 and instructive. 



West of Engla 



its annual exhibition at Plymouth, from November 



aved » 

 been most 



vote of tJ-*** 



d 



•lety has altered the *jj 

 1 and 2 to November 3 •» 



An Agricultural Department t : ^^£ l £ZLm* *'** 



:ed under the superintendence of an English hor f tIC ^ nfor staple P-f^ 

 •eriment upon and introduce improved methods 01 ^ ^perio?' 



I also to introduce plants likely *~ 

 m, and eventually propagate and distribute sucn a* camp**- 



pro 



sarsaparilla, and safflower have failed, there „ uca lyptus. 



plants, anatto, coffee, and eudyp 



good result* 



cocoa 



inula, rubber plants, anan«, ,■ uc v°* 



Water Lilies, raised by Mons I£~*22 



relf 



me i^tew water Lines, nu»— ~i - . _J in2 pr ovin 



well-known to visitors at the Drill Hall and the leaa n. y ^ wteaB 



where they have been exhibited by some 



nerally ^ lttd 



