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WIGHT FRUIT SHOW 



There was a fine show at Newport on October 4, when no less than six 

 hundred dishes of first-rate fruit were staged ; one great point about the show was 

 that not a single prize was offered. Messrs. J. Cheal and Sons, Crawley, had a 

 fine display of apples and pears. Prominent among the pears were mammoth 

 specimens of Pitmastcn Duchess, Mr. Alderman Colenutt, J. P. (Ryde), being 

 credited with sending the largest, and he was followed closely by Mr. W. H. 

 Jacobs, gardener to Mr. Alderman W. H. Chatfeild Clarke ; and other exhibitors 

 sent meritorious specimens. The display from the garden of Captain Evelegh, 

 Shide, gardener, Mr. W. Morris, included a rare dish for the season — red cur- 

 rants, and Mr. Munson, gardener to the Rev. E. Summers, Brading, also sent a 

 dish of red currants. ^ There were some fine specimens of Warner's King and 

 Countess in the collection of apples sent by Lady Daly's gardener, Mr. G. Honey- 

 bourne, from Miss Mitchell's garden, Ventnor, while Mr. W. W. Sheath sent 

 some exceptionally fine apples and pears. Newton Wonder, from S. P. Munford, 

 Esq., Cowes, gardener, Mr. Hygate, were said to have surpassed anything at the 

 Palace show. The collection from the Rev. R. L. Morris, Brook, was note- 

 worthy for some superb Blue Imperatrice plums. Duke of York tomatos were 

 sent from Sir Charles Seely's gardens, and Mr. Barkham, gardener to Mrs. 

 Rylands, Haven Street, made melons and gourds a speciality. The collection of 

 apples and pears from Mr. J. I. Thornycroft, Bembridge, was perfect, and some 

 fine grapes were sent by Mr. R. Roach Pittis, J. P., and Mr. T. Brown, of New- 

 port. Other prominent exhibitors were : Lord Fitzwilliam ; Colonel Crozier, J.P., 

 gardener, Mr. Kent ; Captain Lyon, Sandown ; Mr. E. V. Harcourt, St. Clare 

 Castle, gardener, Mr. C. Meehan ; Mr. Arthur Atherley, J. P., Landguard Manor ; 

 Mr. W. G. Young, Wootton ; Mr. F. A. Joyce, Newport ; Mr. H. Mortimer, 

 J.P., Newport; Mr. H, Mitchell, J. P., Bonchurch ; Lady Harrington, Cowes; 

 Admiral Denison ; and Mr. G. Williams, Gatcombe. Mr. J. J. Linington, 

 Newport, exhibited two dwarf apple trees laden with fruit, showing the advantage 

 of cultivation. Mr. Cave, of the Newport Nursery, lent some orchids, ferns, and 

 other flowering and foliage plants for decorative purposes, and Messrs. W. A. 

 Kent, Newchurch, and W. Matthews, Carisbrooke, sent dahlias. 



READING GARDENERS' ASSOCIATION. 



The first meeting of the 1898-99 session was held on Monday evening last in 

 the club-room at the Old Abbey Restaurant, Mr. Turton presiding over a good 

 attendance of members. The subject for the evening was " A few Orchids that 

 can be Grown with other Plants," introduced by Mr, W. P. Bound, of Bill Hill 

 Gardens, Wokingham, and late of Messrs. Sanders, St. Albans. The lecturer 

 took up the various species aud varieties suitable for different houses, and gave 

 very valuable and practical advice as to their treatment from the time of the pur- 

 chasing of the bulbs to the time they had done flowering, great importance being 

 given to the buying of imported plants. An interesting discussion ensued, in 

 which Messrs. Woolford, Neve, Townsend, Murrell, Dockerill, Martin, Parsons, 

 Turton, and Alexander took part, which turned chiefly on whether the drawing- 

 room was a suitable place for orchids, and if it is desirable to give manure directly 

 to the plants. A hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Bound for his practical paper 

 brought the meeting to a close. A splendidly flowered specimen of Miltonia 

 Clowesi was shown by Mr. Lever, gardener to Leonard Sutton, Esq., Hillside. 



i. .. W lr , e Su PPorts' for Chrysanthemums.— G. P., Dorset : Your letter 

 scaurg ttiat you intended sending us a specimen of your invention reached us in 



oJerSed ? M ™™ g f ° r lhe arran g ement * did 7 0U send.it, or was it 



Potassium Sulphide. -B. B., Sevenoaks : Sulphide of potassium, or 



potassium sulphide, is popularly known as Liver of Sulphur. It is obtainable at 

 almost every chemist's shop, and is by no means expensive. The great thing to 

 avoid u 8 the : substitution of sulphate of potassium for the sulphide; so, until you 

 know the difference between the two, take care to ask for sulphide, so that the 

 chemist cannot mistake jour request. No doubt the various horticultural 

 sundnesmen will be able and willing to supply the right article. 



Black Hot on Tomatos.— F. J., Blackrock : The black patch at the apex 



ot the tomato is due to a fungus known as Macrosporium Tomato. It is presumed 

 that this finds a suitable ground for operation when, from any cause, the delicate 

 ovary and style of the tomato flower becomes damaged after fertilisation has caken 



ff\ A. presence of the fan S us is mad « known by the black, rotting pitches 

 01 flesh that usually appear when the fruit is about half ripe. A close atmosphere 

 almost always ensures an attack, so the best preventive is a free circulation of air, 

 an absence of all rank stimulants, and a dry, rather than a moist, atmosphere. 

 Unfortunately, tomato plants are often predisposed to disease while young, owing 

 to the anxiety of the cultivator to obtain large specimens as quickly as possible. 



Names of Plants.-J. A. W. : 1, Ampelopsis quinqucefolia ; 2, 3, and 5, 

 send when in flower'; 4, Vitis striata, also known as Ampelopsis sempervirens :. 

 6, Spircea Bumalda. 



R. F. J., Anglesey : The yellow Banksian rose. 



C. B. G.| Exeter : I, Tradescantia virginica ; 2, Aster Kovge-Belgi densus ; 3. 

 A. encoides ; 4, A. Robert- Parker. 



E.|B., Tooting: An Ipomse,a species not recognised, please send again. 

 A. D. M„ Cheshunt ; 1, Gleichenia Mendcli ; 2, Pteris scaberula ; 3, P. 

 longifoha ; 4, P. semipinnata ; 5, (iymnogramma Matthewsi. 



S. O., Reading : 1, Costus igneus ; 2 0 Croton interruptus aureus ; 3, Sanchezia 

 nobilis ; 4, Aphelandra aurantiaca. 



C. II., Newport : I, Eucalyptus globulus ; 2, Kurya Jatifolia variegate. 



Names of Fruits.— F. J., Blackrock : The pear is Beurre Superfin. 



R. E. T., Milborne : 1, Blenheim Pippin ; 2. Grange's Pearrnain ; 3, a poor 

 specimen, not recognised ; 4, Kerry Pippin ; 5, nuccn Caroline ; 6, not recog- 

 nised. 



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