September 3* l8 9& 



GARDENERS' 



MAGAZINE. 



58r 



11 merited the premier cards bestowed on them. The single specimens were 

 T Greenhouse Mr. Johnson exhibited an immense specimen of the West Indian 

 frrn Nephrolepsis exaltata ; Mr. Anstiss second with Hoya carnosa ; while in 

 ^amateurs' section, a cream and green coleus was first, and an asparagus second. 



flower section, the dinner-table vases were very tasty, the first award 

 dwarf centre-piece and two side glasses filled with carnations and 

 i cprond to taller pieces in which coreopsis, carnations, montbretia, 



The groups of six bouquets were good, the premier 



The show of dahlias represented the cream 



the amateurs 

 In the cut 

 going to a 

 grasses ; th 

 plumbago, 2 



sweet peas . 



set being the work of a floral artist. 



of popular forms ; Mr. Anstiss's first prize twenty-four were a well-balanced col- 

 lection, his best being Thomas Anstiss, Mrs. Morgan, Grand Sultan, Colonist, 

 Duke of Fife, Goldsmith, Hon. P. Wyndham, Henry Walton, James Crocker, 

 Rev. J. B. M. Camm, David Saunders, Muriel Hobbs, Mrs. Anstiss, Gwendoline, 

 Mrs. Foreman, T. J. Saltmarsh t Majestic, and Prince of Denmark ; in the second 

 prize collection there were several fine back-row blooms. Mr. Anstiss's twelve 

 fancy dahlias contained some charming specimens. 



Devices in flowers or vegetable substance have always been a feature at Thame 

 show, and some of those who were experts in ancient days have passed away ; 

 still, the premier design on this occasion lacked nothing in artistic finish. The first 

 prize subject chosen was " Where are you going, my pretty maid ?" ; the representa- 

 tion being a picture of Swiss scenery, with the hills and a cottage ; oak bark slightly 

 coloured with dark green mosses filling the hollows. The milkmaid, with her pail 

 and stool, defiant and much annoyed, is in the act of making way for the 

 impertinent squire to pass along the edge of a rush-fringed brook. The dresses 

 were of George III. period, and formed of the petals of simple garden flowers, 

 laid on plastic clay, the features needing the aid of ochreous tints. The milk- 

 maid's dress was of white phlox with pink spots, the short overskirt, formed of blue 

 clematis edged with double white geraniums, being gracefully lifted on one side to 

 allow the squire to pass ; around her shoulders was a white crossover of convolvu- 

 lus, while a tiny rosebud (Homere) was fastened as a brooch. The squire's 

 scarlet coat (nasturtium) had large pocket lappels and cuffs, his vest being of 

 yellow sunflowers, and neckcloth of blue clematis ; his cocked hat of purple 

 maroon hollyhocks, stockings of the same ; with breeches of the silvery foliage of 

 Stachys lanata, whose silky tomentum would pass for plush. Mrs. Lightfoot 

 secured the award for this design. 



The show of fruit was not large, but there were a few choice exhibits in com- 

 petition. There was only one collection of six dishes, which comprised a nice 

 melon, peaches, apricots, gooseberries, red currants, and white grapes. The best 

 peaches were Hales' Early and Alexandra Noblesse. Vegetables were a good all- 

 round lot, the roots having attained a remarkable size for such a dry season. The 

 carrot classes appear difficult to determine, as some good short kinds appear too 

 much like intermediate, and the intermediate run close on the heels of the long 

 forms. Onions were laree and well ripened, the heaviest being those of Ailsa 



raig type. Potatos were good, some of the kidney forms being of a wonderful 

 sue and handsnmp 0 



SHIRLEY GARDENERS' ASSOCIATION. 



The recent monthly meeting of this society was held at the Parish Room, 

 Mirley, Southampton, when Mr. W. F. Mayoss presided over a rather small 

 fnS ri ° e ; ? the men ? b £ rs - J- H - Aldridge, Esq., M.D., gave a very useful and 

 In \% °£» cc ~[ e °, n Farm and Garden Insects an <* Their Relation to Flowers 

 iWi a i -A. j , r ? Was illustrated with intern slides representing each 

 KuT T ' and added very much to the interest taken b 7 the members, as 

 MrT Si - t *°} ra t Ce , out the Hfe histor y of some of the most injurious pests, 

 some nftZ * assist . ed the l ecturer w ith a number of beetles representing a stage of 



Ente^ dealt , with ' and in a few remarks he made he contrasted 



^mi^nf i° ^f ondu ^ of the American Bureau of Agriculture and our own 

 S 1 1 A , gncul , tural department. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded the 

 ^&^F f £^J^ and VOtes of *»k. were also given to the 



There 



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Covent Garden. 



continued Z^S»^ lCS u f ^ ^ \ Et f ady demand throughout. Vegetables 

 weather DC P lentlf ul. though peas and other kinds have shortened, owing to the dry 



weather. 



Fruit. 



English grapes 



^'a. 5s. 6d 

 ios. to 20s. pe 



czse I bananas 



?&^J+*£&*****1 P °«s. 4 s. to 6s. per 



case : 



New Books. 



Son^ti™«^V By C * ARLES E - CuRTIS > (Crosby Lockwoodand 



second eSlS L ° ndon ' ] PHce 3§ ' 6d '- The Publication of the 



™i^??mn £ manUal 18 P 0SSiblC P r °° f that WhiIe the 



SI S2 Z v Pr ° V ^ - meth ° ds 0f foreStf y has not made an y S reat advaQce since 

 W ? 6 ltS a PP eara *ce, ^ is obtaining increased attention both from 



S?WnT^t 8°Y e ™ n g bodies of agricultural colleges, and that the sound 

 teaching of the author is highly appreciated. As indicated by its title the work 

 is essentially practical, and in less than one hundred and fifty pages Mr. Curtis 

 has succeeded in giving concise directions for the selection of soils and sites, 

 t yi 5 ? ^ for P lantati °ns, preparation of the soil, for planting, drainage, 



the distribution of trees in plantations, the management of plantations, including 

 thinning and pruning, and the several methods of sale. In justification of the 

 views he holds with regard to the importance of forestry as a source of profit to 

 the landowner the author directs attention, in his prefactory remarks, to the fact 

 that our woods and plantations are not such a source ot income as they might, 

 and, indeed, should be. He further submits that if the same enterprise bestowed 

 upon agricultural land in the expenditure of landlords' capital had been manifested 

 in the expenditure of capital upon woodlands there would have been that 

 proverbial second string when found. But few landlords, unhappily, have been 

 able to meet these periods of depression by drawing upon their woods without 

 mi unrig more or less the interests of their successors. And yet, as the author so 

 well shows, where forestry has been carried out on proper lines the land has been 

 capable of yielding an annual return equal, if not superior, to arable or pastoral 

 land of somewhat similar quality, and with the advantage that the yield is avail- 

 able when wanted without a large annual expenditure, and without the risk arising 

 from fluctuations and seasons. It has frequently happened that woodlands are 

 drawn upon too heavily, with the result that the cutting down of too 

 large a proportion of the trees to meet pressing demands has greatly 

 reduced the beauty and wealth of the woods. What is necessary at 

 the present time is the judicious planting of new areas and the pre- 

 servation and improvement of those already in existence. To effect these 

 highly desirable objects the aid of skilled foresters is necessary, and to obtain 

 men who have been efficiently trained in the formation and management of 

 woods and plantations must be the mainspring from which future success will 

 arise. As so forcibly put by the author " Until the idea is exploded that any fool 

 can plant a tree, there can be little hope of success." Probably of the several 

 branches of culture arboriculture is the one that needs the most culture in the 

 individual. He is not, as Mr. Curtis states, called upon to sow a crop which he 

 will reap the following season, but to sow, tend, and judiciously thin a crop which 

 is to stand through future generations. He must be acquainted with the principles 

 of plant life, understand the nature of soils and their preparation for tree life, and 

 be well acquainted with the various timber trees, that no difficulty may arise in 

 selecting trees well adapted to the conditions of soil and climate that obtain in the 

 district in which they are to be planted. Seeing how important it is that woods, 

 like other parts of the estate, should be placed under the charge of men who are 

 fully equipped for the duties they have to perform, it is regrettable to be told by 

 the author that "a really sound forester or woodman is but occasionally found." 

 There are, of course, many good men who have obtained the knowledge they 

 possess by practice, but they are not the men to whom we must look for leaders in 

 carrying out the improvements so essential to profitable results in arboriculture. 

 There must be a combination of science and practice, and it is satisfactory to know 

 that the principles and practice of forestry are more generally taught at agricultural 

 colleges, and that in other directions encouragement is given to those who purpose 

 engaging in the management of land as a source of income to acquire a theoretical 

 and practical knowledge of arboriculture. Hence the interest in forestry is steadily 

 but surely increasing, and it is, therefore, satisfactory that those who are engaged 

 in the study of this branch of estate management should have at their command 

 such an admirable text-book, and the satisfaction we feel is greatly enhanced by 

 the knowledge that it is being taken full advantage of. 



Tourist Guide to the Continent. Edited by Percy Lindley. (G.E.R., 30, 

 Fleet Street, E.G, and 2, Cockspur Street, W.) Price 6d. — Although this is 

 the nineteenth edition of the handy and inexpensive guide book published by 

 authority of the Great Eastern Railway, the accomplished editor, Mr. Percy 

 Lindley, has been eminently successful in maintaining its freshness, as well as 

 greatly enhancing its usefulness to the thousands who annually turn to it for in- 

 formation. This has been accomplished by the addition of new features and the 

 embodiment of fresh information in the existing sections, and we accordingly have 



a 



We 



rs. per 

 pears, 



*J- 10 &s. per dozen • ZZZT** l ^ cu * ; P^hes, is. to 6s. ; nectarines, 



&KUsh tomato S ^ to2 * £ alnuts 'f • Per bushel ; cobnuts, 2s. 6d. to 3 s per lalbs.,- 



FU)WER S .^AfW t ' ' ft?? 2d ' t0 ? Rper lb - i French ' 2S - to 3 1 per case. 



cruras, 3s. to as. : carnations, ml to oc . ^u^f S ^ . 



cuneatm 



S^^Jh^^ J^L^: ^ dozen bldbms ; Adiantura 



2s. to 4s. ; mignonette, 2s. to 



UlAAUUIblll ^,v>~. — 0 , w o * 



guide book that is not only fresh and interesting, but thoroughly up to date. 

 r e have in these somewhat frequent editions a trustworthy indication of the ever- 

 increasing popularity of the Hook of Holland and Antwerp routes for reaching the 

 Continent as the result of the remarkable enterprise shown by the Great Eastern 

 Railway Company in the development of their Continental traffic. In the second 

 half of the eighteenth century it was the fashion to travel via Harwich and Holland, 

 and in this and some other fashions history is repeating itself, for the fashion 

 in travel is again setting towards Holland. Nor is this at all surprising to those 

 who have had much experience in travelling between this country and the Con- 

 tinent for the company has a fleet of splendid steamers, and on either side the 

 train connections have been so devised that the traveller is able to accomplish his 

 journey with comfort and without loss of time By this route travellers can dine 



il t * have a night's rest in the comfortably-fitted cabins, breakfast at the 



Pf dozen bunchS': t »enwlri? inSIe ^ t0 2t ; P^gotOam (saarie't), to «. gook and reach towns four or five hundred miles distant in the course of the day. 

 « bd ' 01 ^. 8d. to is.'; and rX™?' l ° 5 \ bl L° f the vaUe y- IS - *> «•«• M I indlevTof only gives ample advice for the guidance of travellers, but he dis- 



W s v_ and pdargoiuums, 4 d. to 6d. per dozen sprays. Mr< J °° l7on the many objects of interest passed in journeying by rail 



— w 3s. per dozen TnLt c *°^ 5S i' ' 3 s " to 4* per 12 lbs. ; English courses plea, ^nny Harwich and the Hook of Holland, and 



K£5.*?*5 \ 35*^5* 10 6S - ! ^° rtS ' * S - 1 ° M <* r »W^SSS^ the y citi« and towns visited. The « Tourist Guide - 

 ^' STA^Cl t."^ 1 ^ STffiJ S traveller, and will be found, exceedingly useful to those who 



S^*^. is. 6d. S as 6d " t H n * Ve : ? S ;. 10 4d. ; cucumbers, is. to 3s. 6d ; 



f& £ etr °ots, as tc ^s J^f 6 " ; UCe> 9d ' to IS ' P er score ; cabbages, 4s. 

 2** beans, to ^' » !*f able marrows, 3 s. to S s. pe'r tally ; pWs, as. to 3*. 



^ to 98s. per £ n ;° 4S " scarlet ^nners, as. 6d. to 3 s. 6d. per' bushel; potatos, 



flarvKH^ l . Borough P 



+ i Wh Hi SVe DOt allered much - 



lmperato re " eb I° ns - Puritan: 



Market 



Denmark, aweaen, ^ , V T vT 1 



eeoeraphical and historical text-books. 



8 flood's Calendar. By E. Kemp Toogood. (Toogood 

 ampton.) Price od.—i^s 



each 



Each monthly list is pre- 



ss. 3d 



faced bv hints as to the more important operations to be penormea during eacn 

 month The tables and preparatory remarks may prove useful to the amateur as 

 reminders of what he has t o sow and plant. 



d^^i W . K >. A ND BE MERRY— TW s« ... vepv _ „ ^ J t , 



very well, and no doubt, in moderation, 



But can any one of us— even the best of 



him*e 



P^Owiv t n:n wll iJUmd bv un anH rv.,e ~uV . g , 1 s * . At sucn times we can appreciate a 



a friend we invariably find in 

 and they do not fail us. It is no 

 certain cure for headaches, biliousness, 



Sutton's Dwarf Defiance Pea. — This fine culinary pea did reroark- 

 1 well with us this season. From two rows sown on March 15 we picked the 

 It lot on July 9> an( * cont ^ nue( J gathering at intervals until the end of thai 

 onth The haulm grows about two feet high, and is covered from base rrk w 

 with fair-sized pods full of deliciously flavoured peas. As . 



not have grown this variety I venture to recommend a trial of it for 1099 as 

 , second early variety.-THOMAS Cummings, Banbury. ... 



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of your readers 



