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with thick blotched leaves and sturdy spikes uprising, and others 
of the genus are plentifully dotted in the pastures. Cuckoo-flowers 
(Cardamine pratensis) grow by the acre, and as thus seen the appro¬ 
priateness of the popular name (Lady’s Smock) is apparent when 
we consider that it was applied because the mass was thought to 
resemble a quantity of linen spread out to bleach. In damp places 
are golden tufts of Celandine (Ficaria), and in moister positions 
Marsh Marigolds are still more conspicuous. 
Shortly the woods and copses will be filled with Bluebells, for 
the ground is full of them. They love the shade, and should be 
freely planted under trees in woodland walks. Each year the 
bright azure flowers will be welcome, and will never cease to come 
when the plants are established. It was of this plant, so plentiful 
in Sussex, that Elliott sang— 
“ Shade-loving Hyacinth ! thou comest again, 
And thy rich odours seem to swell the flow 
Of the lark’s song, the redbreast’s lonely strain ; 
And the strains tune—best sung where wild flowers blow, 
And ever sweetest where the sweetest grow.” 
It were easy to continue, and tell of more flowers in field and 
garden in this charming district—a county of richly clad hills, 
luxuriant dales and crookedly picturesque lanes, but not crooked 
people, for my lot fell in pleasant places. Space, however, 
vanishes, and the rest must be left for my next visit, as I am 
“ looking forward ” to another holiday where the Violets and 
Primroses grow in the beautiful and salubrious Weald of Sussex. 
—A Londoner. 
[We, like our correspondent, read the “Leisure Hour,” and 
are fortunate in being able to submit by the kindness of its 
Editor a charming view of the district alluded to. The whole 
series of the articles above mentioned are full of interest, and 
worthy of the pages of the attractively instructive, ever fresh and 
ever welcome, publication in which they appear.] 
CARBOLIC ACID v. WEEDS. 
I AM desirous of obtaining some information respecting the use 
of carbolic acid for destroying weeds in gravel walks. Some 
twelve months or so ago I had a circular sent me—from whom 
now I cannot say—but it was in reference to some cheap article 
prepared to be diluted with water for destroying weeds. Perhaps 
some of the readers of the Journal can supply me with some 
practical information on the subject. I should like to hear from 
someone who can describe from their own experience a simple 
and cheap method of destroying weeds on walks either by carbolic 
acid or anything more suitable and effective.— Kirby. 
also very succesful in their classes. Several new and striking varie 
ties were exhibited, those that were honoured by awards being 
referred to below. 
The day unfortunately was unusually wet, yet in addition to the 
great attendance of fanciers (including “ Old Job Cockroft,” the 
oldest of Yorkshire growers), there was a fair attendance of visitors 
to admire the flowers and listen to Mr. Shirley Hibberd’s entertaining 
lecture. 
Seedlings. —A large number of seedlings were entered in the various 
classes, and many were of excellent quality, well meriting the certifi¬ 
cates awarded for them. Green-eclged. —First, Luna (Horner), a beau¬ 
tiful variety, with flowers of good substance and excellent form, black 
body colour, broad and clearly defined paste. Certificated. Grey- 
edged. —First, Mrs. Moore (Douglas) ; flowers large and bold, exceed¬ 
ingly pretty, the body colour being dark—very even and clear. Cer¬ 
tificated. Second, Blue Bell (Horner) ; very pretty, flowers large, body 
colour bright purplish blue. White-edged. —First, Mrs. Dod well (Wood- 
head) ; flowers very neat in form, even and symmetrical, paste well 
defined, body colour very dark and clear. Certificated. Second, an 
unnamed seedling (Horner) ; flower of good form, body colour black. 
Selfs. —First, Brunette (Pohlman), a very striking variety, with large 
even flowers of great substance and good form, body colour deep pur¬ 
plish maroon, paste broad and well defined. Certificated. Second, 
Duke of Albany (Douglas), a pretty variety with neat flowers, body 
colour maroon, paste white and clear. Alpine Gold Centre —First, 
Amazon (Turner); very large flower, rich shaded crimson, bold bright 
yellow eye. Certificated. Second, Princess of Waldeck (Douglas), an 
effective variety with neat flowers, clear shaded crimson, rich yellow 
eye. Certificated. Alpines, Cream and White Centre.— First, Charles 
Darwin (Turner) ; handsome flowers, rich purple shaded, very pale 
centre, large, but of good form. Certificated. Second, Ada Hard widge 
(Douglas); flowers rather small but pretty, excellent shape, and very 
free—colour bright purple, crimson shaded. Certificated. 
In the class for twelve dissimilar varieties the Rev. F. D. Horner, 
Kirkby Malzeard, Ripon, maintained his supremacy by securing the 
chief award with splendid plants with large trusses and bright even 
symmetrical flowers of good substance. The varieties were Simonite’s 
Frank Simonite, Mrs. Douglas, Horner’s Luna, Trail’s Prince of 
Greens, Walker’s John Simonite, Horner’s Ajax, Horner’s Moonlight, 
Horner’s Heroine, Headley’s George Lightbody, Horner’s Erebus, 
Horner’s Agamemnon, and Horner’s Excelsior. Mr. E. Pohlman, Hali¬ 
fax, was an excellent second with a good collection, comprising good 
examples of Pohlman’s Brunette, Read’s Acme, Kaye’s Alex. Meikle- 
john, and Headley’s G. Lightbody. Mr. T. Woodhead, Shibden Head, 
Halifax, was third with smaller plants bearing fine blooms. Walker’s 
John Simonite, Charles Turner (seedling), and Mrs. Dodwell were 
especially noteworthy, several other seedlings being good ; and Mr. 
J. Douglas, gardener to F. Whitbourne, Esq., Loxford Hall, Ilford, 
was fourth with good plants. There were six competitors. 
For six dissimilar varieties the Rev. F. D. Horner was again 
adjudged the premier prize for excellent specimens of Headley’s 
George Lightbody, Horner’s Miranda, Walker’s John Simonite, Trail’s 
Prince of Greens, Horner’s Heroine, and a green-edged seedling. Mr. 
T. Woodhead was a close second with vigorous plants of Turner’s 
Charles Perry, Lancashire’s Lancashire Hero, Read's Acme, and 
Leigh’s Col. Taylor amongst others. Mr. Douglas followed with a 
creditable collection, in which Heap’s Smiling Beauty and Douglas’s 
Dr. Kidd, the latter being very fine in size. Messrs. E. Pohlman and 
H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, were fourth and fifth respectively. 
J. T. D. Llewellyn, Esq., Penllergare, Swansea, being sixth out of 
seven exhibitors. 
For four dissimilar varieties the first position was gained by R. K. 
Penson, Esq., Denham, Ludlow, with fresh, sturdy, and very fine 
plants of Lancashire’s Lancashire Hero, George Lightbody, Frank 
Simonite, and Eliza—all of good quality. The Rev. E. L. Fellowes, 
Wimpole Rectory, Royston, was a close second with Hepworth’s True 
Briton, Lancashire’s Lancashire Hero, Leigh’s Lord Clyde, and Read’s 
Dr. Horner. Mr. R. Gorton, Eccles, Manchester, was third. J. M. 
Robins, Esq., 70, Tyrwhitt Road, Lewisham ; Mr. T. Fife, Southern 
Hill, Reading; and Mr. W. Brockbank, Brockhurst, Manchester, 
secured the remaining prizes. There were ten exhibitors. For two 
dissimilar varieties Mr. R. K. Penson was first with Headley’s George 
Lightbody and Lancashire’s Lancashire Hero—both fine; Mr. W. 
Bolton, Wilderspool Road, Warrington, second with Headley’s George 
Lightbody and Horner’s Ringdove ; Mr. Brockbank third with Pohl¬ 
man’s Garibaldi and Simonite’s F. Simonite ; Rev. E. L. Fellows fourth 
with Smith’s Ne Plus Ultra and Lancashire’s Lancashire Hero ; the 
Rev. H. H. D’Ombrain, Westwell Yicarage, Ashford, Kent, fifth with 
Lancashire’s Lancashire Hero and an unnamed plant; and S. Barlow, 
Esq., Stakehill House, Manchester, sixth with a seedling and Queen 
Victoria. There were nine exhibitors. 
For fifty plants, not less than twenty varieties, including Alpines, 
Mr. Douglas was accorded the chief prize for a most handsome 
collection, including good plants of the following varieties :—Lan¬ 
cashire’s Lancashire Hero, Douglas’s Dr. Kidd, Kaye’s Alexander 
Meiklejohn, Fife’s Mrs. Fife, Reid’s Dr. Horner, Trail’s Beauty, 
Campbell’s Pizarro, Turner’s C. J. Perry, Cunningham’s John Water- 
ston, Campbell’s Lord Clyde, and Heap’s Smiling Beauty, with many 
others. Mr. C. Turner, Slough, was a close second with very even 
and beautiful plants. The following varieties were especially fine :— 
Kaye’s Alex. Meiklejohn, Lowe’s Mazzini, Kaye’s Topsy, Turner’s 
THE NATIONAL AURICULA SOCIETY (SOUTHERN 
SECTION).— April 25th. 
We have the pleasure to record the greatest triumph this Society 
has ever had, and to describe the Show under notice as decidedly the 
finest we have seen, and in all probability the most excellent that 
has been produced since the Auricula has been cultivated, now some 
three hundred years. This is rather a bold assumption, but we have 
no reason to believe it is over-sanguine ; at any rate we leave those 
who can adduce evidence of a contrary nature to show that our 
estimate is too high. 
Although Mr. B. Simonite did not enter the lists there were, we 
believe, the greatest number of exhibitors that have ever competed at 
a Southern Show, seventeen being successful, while some excellent 
growers failed to win a prize at all. There were also the greatest 
number of plants of the highest character that, so far as we know, 
have ever been staged together. This year the Northern and South¬ 
ern exhibitors appear to have met on more equal terms than on any 
previous occasion. We should not have been surprised had the South¬ 
ern flowers been faded ; probably several plants, not at the Show, had 
lost their freshness, but those staged by Messrs. Turner, Douglas, 
and Cannell were both fresh and fine. Mr. Horner’s plants were 
finer than last year, and although this famous grower received the 
greatest number of first prizes amongst amateurs, he was greatly 
exceeded in the aggregate number by Mr. Douglas. The greatest 
advance made by any exhibitor was by Mr. Penson, who, we believe, 
secured eleven prizes, three of them being firsts ; it is noticeable, too, 
that he secured all the eight prizes in the class for specimen grey- 
edge flowers, seven of them being George Lightbody ; Mr. Horner 
secured five first prizes out of a total of twelve (including the premier 
Auricula of the Show, the redoubtable George Lightbody, a sturdy 
plant with nine fine pips) ; and Mr. Douglas three out of twenty- 
five. Mr. Woodhead, owing to a long and serious illness, was not 
able to have his plants in their usual condition, but he secured six 
prizes, two being firsts. Mr. Turner secured five first prizes out of a 
total of twelve. Messrs. Llewellyn, Brockbank, and Fellowes were 
