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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



USE OF LARGE BLOOAIS IX FLORAL were staged; t! 



DECORATION. blossom, and th 



Mr. Felton, who had thi» subject in hand, ^^f^ tirst with < 



[ealt with it rather humorously, but he })• S^ave oomir 



aid that all chrysanthemums were useful for JjfirJ}^;*^^ ^^^^^^^r but well flowered lant 



?^derf utr'fnge' of Sr and prietyT ^pTey ^r. ^ffi^^^f^JJ^^^^^^i^^^f^^^^^^^ 



ach ?olou 1° 'and ^th?t was why "it^vas VoMT- t-ompetitive class and was deservedly 



aluable for floral arrangements, and per- ^"^^^^^ % first-class certificate Mr. Nip- 



lifted delightful combination. He^ said he £ va'^ietier oT^'z^naT'^daraoniumf ""^^^^ 



unuoh custom had sanct^^^^^^^^^ ^ blooms were large* ^ very p^;;iou;"yearI Ve;^^' w^^^^^ 



I the only flower con- ^l^^^J^l^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^r^i^^^^'^^^ officers and staft of the Royal Botanic Solut 



Brcok, Mark^TwI 



i the pre^dent and council of the Royal 

 lie Society in their gardens in Regent s 

 It took place this year on July 8. 



r seedling roses,^ 



iithemum be the only flow< 

 I because of its size ? He i " ^ 

 , poorly-gi 



v,x i,.^x.j,-g.u«xx, rpj^ potatoes shown bv 1 



ked chrysanthemums that were Mr J B 



3ry good. The ; 



. which he elaborated at some length. He also staged some welL-coloured Gol, 



thing that IS artistic i^ proportion- Noble apples. 



suitabirfo^smSM^^ evening waedevo^ to questions t ^ average quaiuy 



'i *'mouit^sity''^w^i'n^^^^ written** on'^^p* of ^per byThe'Zln^erl stTi¥in^o'*d"spl n'^^^^ dl^orative'' r!^<-''*^^^^^ 



Bl(x>ms about six inches across fakSTout^by the chtirmln^^ ManyVestions th<^ l^'^^i^' ix'pKsoiitativo on.ups a-aiii-^t tho 



le considei-ed, the size most generally were dealt with. We can only refer to one ''i'*"'^" ^"^^ '^ ''^'tt^ ' """^ 



to - florists. Regarding sprays of or two here, but all were of interest. In tastftuUy nnaiio,il. 



ithemums, Mr. Felton illustrated his replying to the question as to the best treat- Majv-ty Qnoon Alexandra, the Royal 



,s by selecting good and bad sprays, ment of Impatieii.s Sultani, Air. Stevenson patrom-s ol tlif Mic uty, lia.s for several siic- 



nving that certain varieties are good said hesowed the .,ot il.-, in Marcli and planted ''^^-^ivi^ y<>ais liom.niH'd the society, and 



lers useless for this purpose, and this out the resultant ))hnit- aliaut tlio middle ot niai ki-d her inteif st in its doings by pay- 



t'the^'^nTan flowerl 22t*to ' market gardens, and they woie a dt'c idod snet v.--.. Tlu vi-ii , have always i)eon keenly appreciated 



not be poor flowers of really large best method of propagating Begonia (iloire de '>y ^^^^ council and members generally. This 



>s, but these that naturally have small Lorraine was another question of interest year, owing to the lamented death of his late 



: Lizzie Adcoek, Clinton Chalfont, Nearly all the members present favour^ Majesty King Edward VII., our Royal 



d'Or, Tuxedo, CuUingfordi , Mr. Gil- propagation by leaves, retaining the leaf- patroness was unahle to be present. The 



. " - stalk to prevent the leaf damping through address of condolence presented by the 



ston Wh 



ik, Princess Victoria and its sports, contact with the soil. Other questions were, council on behalf of 



[.emoine, and Putney George. He "What is a decorative chrvsantliemum ? " ciously acknowledged by 



;';-~::/^e ■■■ ' 



u.lv to l.lame for filling the market, white fly?" and " Sliduld toinatce- l:e fed drawn up, ; 



l avoui ite. Dazzler, December Gold, with cow manuro " M, . Ituhard.. ahlv nre- satisfaction 



I . I'anekonke, Freda liedford, W. J. sided, and was lieurtilv thanked at the close The coum 



the- Early in the year fresh rules forjudghig 



nk ' 1 Vi'TiVn! llriVi'l'i^et er^ National Rose Society. ot tlu 'e.lnnnittW'\n a 



leui ved vanUH'>\'.u''d^^^^^^^^^ ^ '^'^^^ , . ann"al general meeting of this the rone clas~es^\hev considered 



, Lady Talbot, and Bessie wit, I ^^/'^^'^'^^te,' Palace Hotel, The 1910 edition of the "En. 



t for the largest Japanese provided ii\er 't'e (•ulgnno' p 

 Iton then described a fine de- ^^J-J. ' ■ a" '; , \' n ' ~- „ ^''^ 



in Apn 



ii-- \:. -~r>. Ladds, Davis, Howe, H. wliieli w 



A v^'te^ ..'/tiianteto Mr^Stewns^nTnd' 

 y the rliairman concluded the proceed- .J" t'^'" 



