THE 



GARDENERS 



7 



MAGAZINE. 



SATURDAY, AUGUST i 



1898. 



«S 1st £*, JJ^vi U ; Collection of Fruit (8 dishes), nt j£a 10s., ar M *i 

 ifochaas, 1st £5, * nd **' J ;.f* e \ t c t A and £■*, vd £2 : and 5 other classes for Orapes 

 [fXc'hes of Grap« j(j Mg*^ e close Friday, August al. For Schedules &C. 

 Prites in proportion. p> Pearso ^ an( f W# j EF fery, Secretaries. 



T/ISGSWOOD. ST. ^^SpY I-ANNUAL SHOW on WED N ESD AY, a 4 th 

 5^!5KSS2SS. in A pS in addition to Four Silver Cups for Open 



'Competition. F> H# j„ L ^ J0N 1 H Secs> 



A. W. Cottle i ~™ 



It appears that the Loganberry, which was raised in America from a 

 cross between the blackberry and raspberry, is not re alising expectations 

 in the eastern States, and American Gardening describes the flavour as 

 a combination of the bad qualities of its parents, the raspberry and 

 the blackberry, without the positive good flavour of either." 



■fr, r^r r ,nd Kingswood, Bristol 



• ruDENHEAD HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. - The ANNUAL 



} ^OW^held in Kidwei.l's Park, on THURSDAY , S«™«jx ^ 



Cff^l^ m av be obtained from ihas. « 



T^T^T^i^F^DS H I R E. — THIRTIETH ANNUAL SHOW 



S ^RSD\y7 August 25th, 1898. Plants, Flowers, Fruits, Vegetables, Corn Roots. 

 K^S Pigeons; ^bbits, fee! ; Honey, Butter, &c. Prizes ^440, including Prize, of £12, 

 L?Kuri l\ for Ten Stove and Greenhouse Plants. 

 **E^2rI)ead Stock close August 18th, 1898. • 



ttKs Greyer Guards* Band, and Reynolds' An*.*- American Minstrels 



SeSeUry, E. T. Leeds Smith, Sandy. Assistant Secretary, Edwar d Sills, Sandy . 



Mm 



senion 



HYBRID NYMPH/EAS. 



The paper contributed by M. Latour-Marliac to the meeting of the 

 Royal Horticultural Society on Tuesday gave but little information, 

 beyond what we have already published; relating to the crosses by 

 which he has obtained such successful results in the hybridisation of the 

 nymphasas, but contained much useful advice on the culture of the new 

 race of hybrids. In his [opening remarks, M. Latour-Marliac directed 

 attention to the fact that but a few years since the water lilies which 

 could be grown without the aid of glass in European gardens were 

 practically limited to the white nymph;eas and the yellow nuphars ; and 

 he pointed out that, by the hybridisation of the hardy and tropical 

 nymphaeas a wide range of colours had been obtained. The species 

 used in obtaining the Marliac hybrids were N. alba, N. fiava, N. odorata, 

 N. rubra, N. Devoniensis, and N. mexicana, and the hybrids had 

 obtained their hardiness from the seed parents, and their beautiful 

 shades of colour from the pollen parents. M. Latour-Marliac has now, 

 he stated, thirty-four distinct varieties, and he believes that forms still 

 finer than those in cultivation will be introduced in due course. 

 Nothing, M. Latour-Marliac observed, could be more beautiful than a 

 group of these hybrid nymphaeas, with the dragon flies flitting about 

 their finely developed blooms, and gold fish darting here and there 



their handsome leafage. Their culture was described as of the 

 simplest, and it was suggested that the climate of England is espe- 

 _ _ _ cially favourable to their- full development, as under our cloudy skies the 



Ring how great has been "the success achieved by the flowers retain their freshness and beauty 



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Wednesday 



NOTES OF THE WEEK. 



beneath 



HYBRID FRUITS 



list in the domain of floriculture, it is not surprising there should 



It hybridisation of allied species, and a wish by a section of the com- 



kmt] to obtain fruits differing materially from those in cultivation. 



fccfc remarkable triumohs have been achieved in the orchid house in 



blend 



ttuocs 



fully sympathise with those who have been 



raipberry 



ately achieve a degree of success far 

 Gooseberries with their fruits arranged 



' • • jttjbia n K with the piquancy of the currant the richness of the 



favoured gooseberries, would be valuable additions to our 



•i.hJ? 1115 ' • Again ' what could be more desirable than a race of 

 ww wnes with tViAir <v„;*„ u . . , „ . ..... 



v^l^ 108 unnecessar y in gathering the crop, or to have brambles 



v equal ln appearance and flavour to the finest of the rasp- 



>>*er 



types 

 in 0 



rendering 



*^zi:^\ td at the meet ^* 'oi a7 Roy; 



to uninterrupted sunlight throughout the day. To achieve success some 

 knowledge of the peculiarity of the growth of the several forms is 

 necessary, and it is especially desirable to keep a close watch upon those 

 having a spreading growth to prevent them exceeding their allotted space 

 and crowding out those with a more compact habit. As one means of 

 imposing a check upon the vigorous growing and free spreading hybrids, 

 M. Latour-Marliac recommends dividing artificial pools and fountain 

 basins into sections, and having cement divisions about three-quarters 

 the depth of water. He also suggested that the ponds and basins should 

 have sloping sides to prevent the roots having to bear the whole weight 

 of the ice during the winter. Two feet were mentioned as the most suit- 

 able depth for the water, and that from running streams was described as 

 the best. Rapid streams were not advised, as water lilies flourish 

 most luxuriantly in comparatively still water, and therefore sufficient 

 additional water to maintain the requisite depth was alone required 

 The planting may be done in spring and summer, but the month of 

 April was suggested as the best time, as the plants then have an oppor- 

 tunity of becoming established before the season of flowering is far 

 advanced. A bed of soil six inches in thickness was recommended, and 

 in its formation the use of substantial loam, to which a small proportion 

 r „ manure w wn added, was advised. All attempts to 



ImtfiZ \° { thC Bla <*berry-raspberry and Raspberry- 



* * Tuesda 

 marked 



fctwetn I 



Horticultural 



ction indicated. The 

 obtained from a cross 



tbe 



handsome hybrids had been obtained from crosses between iN. 

 bariensis and the hardy kinds, but they were not hardy enough to be 

 g"™de in the ordinary way. V^-M* ha , ^ 



a ~ i*;* ™ircpries with much success in water in wnicn a 



grown them m to »rse « mj * InaiBtaine d daring the 



current sufficten tly sharp op <° * (ender ;ds hc , s n0 



Z'bT greyly J£* £A *» fa- <•» springs which we 



understand exist in his nurseries. 



•fetor, t 



irry, 



|^ — « to render it y attached 



*V«mprov*;« ,• extremeI y difficult to separate them The oflastvear. The diminuuuu . r . . . 



M^f -2S?j th V° UrSe ° f the S A -d if we ha^ there w'eTe five Sundays in J^^^^^^ ^ 



S^wWrr^ a ^J^S PlaCC N ^ ° Ur readers ' The corresponding month of 1897. ^^^^^1^^ 



^iW^and of k - of Japanese origin, and bears equivalent to 06 per cent., and the export. «*™^^*ts of 



! H raSW'Ji aS ? t an attractive and manufactures ****** = ^ ^ those 



the products of the g arde " a ^ and at material deC reases both in 

 of chernes, f%?^Jg%* Si, much smaller quantities 



"SfT^XZJSS^m ^ aggregate imports having been 

 than in the two preceding y , nnant itv of 17,725 



IMP0RT5 OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 



. r np rPturns for July are in some respects less satis- 

 THE Board of T ^^^d ing mont h, both imports and 

 factory than were thos^ ^ Jhe P g ^ ^ g ^ 



*^«WiC?, lng fr ° m the ^cimens showr 



C2L^ tZT Wl " probab,y onl y be ^ ro - 



^^bng h ^L a " ainS a ^ of ten 



a P« of t^ e l VeS ' ^ the fruitS are P roduc ed singly on 



" " shoots, and have a rWi„ 



appearance 



