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wisely in limiting her researches, at least for the present. We 
should, however, like to see added to any future edition of this 
“ Manual ” a few observations upon those insects which, by acting 
as foes to injurious species, deserve to be encouraged in our 
gardens. 
The introduction to entomology is well executed considering 
its necessary briefness, and throughout the book the descriptions 
are clear and popular, woodcuts being introduced here and there 
which are on the whole well drawn though not all original. 
Much of the matter in the book commends it to the farmer as 
well as to the gardener ; for a particular notice is given of the 
species infesting corn, the Hop, the Potato, Beans, Peas, Carrots, 
and Turnips. Miss Ormerod very wisely insists upon the axiom 
that “ prevention is better than cureand of methods of preven¬ 
tion she says, “ The most serviceable are based, not on applications 
when the crop or trees are undergoing attack, but rather on modes 
of cultivation and treatment which may diminish the amount of 
insect presence beforehand, by clearing away all points of har¬ 
bourage and breeding places, as well as attacking the pest gene¬ 
rally and on a broad scale at the points where the details of its 
habits show that it is most open to injury.” The value—now in¬ 
sufficiently recognised—of gaslime is insisted upon, the authoress 
remarking that as a dressing for insect-infested land it has scarcely 
an equal, for it not only kills many pests, but by the chemical 
alterations it undergoes it eventually becomes an excellent 
manure. 
Inquiry was recently made in this Journal concerning the best 
method of extirpating the wireworm. Miss Ormerod recom¬ 
mends deep trenching in gardens, and trapping also by burying 
pieces of Carrot or Potato ; paraffin diluted with fifteen times its 
bulk of water and applied continuously has been advantageously 
used in the north. We notice, when writing upon the Goose¬ 
berry and its pests, Miss Ormerod, while admitting the virtues of 
hellebore as a destroyer of the sawfly caterpillar (more especially), 
considers the employment of it is dangerous, lest any portions of 
the powder should adhere to the berries. A dusting with the 
flour of sulphur, done when the bushes are damp from dew, she 
considers is quite as efficacious. Amongst the insects of the 
Gooseberry the caterpillar of the Y-moth (Halia wavaria) might 
have been mentioned; it is rather common on the leaves some 
seasons. Also as frequenting the Currant, there should have been 
notice taken of that pith-miner, the larva of Sesia tipuliformis. 
An allied species, S. myopasformis, is not named amongst the 
feeders on the Apple and Pear ; recently an instance was reported 
to this Journal of its occurrence upon the Apricot. There are 
sundry other omissions, particularly in the Lepidopterous order ; 
but it is not to be expected that in a first edition of such a book 
anything approaching comprehensiveness could be attained. To 
the Vine, we think, a separate chapter ought hereafter to be 
given. There is only a passing notice of the Vine weevil (Otio- 
rhynchus sulcatus) under the heading of the Raspberry. Doubtless 
Miss Ormerod will be glad to receive from gardeners information 
as to how far they have tried or tested her preventive or remedial 
methods. 
WIRRAL ROSE SHOW. 
Saturday, July IGth. 
The above Society held their Show in the Park grounds under 
much more favourable weather than last year, but the heat was 
excessive, and both in colour and freshness the blooms were far 
behind what we have seen staged on many previous occasions. The 
competition was not keen throughout the Exhibition ; yet, taking all 
things into consideration, the Show was really a good one. That 
brilliant Rose Horace Vernet was staged in excellent condition, espe¬ 
cially in the Hereford boxes, and was generally better in quality 
than any other variety in the Show. 
In the class for seventy-two single blooms two collections w’ere 
staged—namely, by Messrs. Cranston & Co. and Messrs. Davidson 
and Co., the former taking the lead with superior blooms, a few of 
the best being Perle des Jardins, Mrs. Laxton, Countess of Oxford, 
A. K. Williams, very bright and good ; Senateur Vaisse, fine ; Niphetos, 
Mdlle. Marie Rady, Exposition de Brie, Marquise de Ca.stellane in 
splendid condition ; Auguste Neumann, Le Havre, Alfred Colomb, 
Horace Yernet, very brilliant; Peach Blossom, Souvenir de la Mal- 
maison, very fine without being coarse ; La France, and a large flower 
of Etienne Levet. Messrs. Davidson & Co. staged much smaller 
but very even blooms of Alfred Colomb, Jean Liabaud, Marie Bau¬ 
mann, General Jacqueminot, Marie Finger, Duke of Edinburgh, 
bright; Lord Herbert, good ; Xavier Olibo, Mons. E. Y. Teas, fine ; 
Charles Crapelet, and Maurice Bernardin. The same exhibitors were 
the only competitors in the class for thirty-six triplets, and obtained 
the prizes in the same order as in the preceding class, Messrs. Cran¬ 
ston & Co. showing a good even lot, including good blooms of Mrs. 
Laxton, bright; Mdlle. Eughnie Yerdier, A. K. Williams, Sir Garnet 
Wolseley, bright and very fine; Madame Charles Wood, Madame 
[ July 21, 1881. 
Lacharme, a very fair bloom ; Capitaine Christy, large and good ; 
Princess Mary of Cambridge, Edouard Morren, very good ; Mdlle. 
Bonnaire, Beauty of Waltham, Perle des Jardins, bright and of 
good size, Charles Lefebvre, good ; Duke of Wellington, brilliant ; 
Franqois Michelon, large and fine but rather short of colour ; and 
Marguerite de St. Amand. The blooms of Messrs. Davidson & Co. 
were considerably smaller, but in very fresh bloom. 
In the class for thirty-six single blooms four lots were staged. Mr. 
T. Griffiths, Hereford, was placed first with fresh and fine blooms. 
Beauty of Waltham was a model of perfection and the finest of its 
kind in the Show ; Ferdinand de Lesseps, Alfred Colomb, Marie Bau¬ 
mann, Sir Garnet Wolseley, Charles Darwin, Royal Standard, May 
Quennell, MadameYidot, Baron Haussmann, and Lord Macaulay were 
all in fine condition. Mr. George Prince of Oxford was placed second 
with a fine stand containing excellent examples of Devienne Lamy, 
Camille Bernardin, Beauty of Waltham, Louis Yan Houtte, Niphetos, 
Marie Guillot, Marhchal Niel, Jean Ducher, Madame Lambard, 
Rubens, Catherine Mermet, and Capitaine Christy. Messrs. J. Dick¬ 
son & Sons, Newton Nurseries, Chester, followed closely, and se¬ 
cured third honours. Messrs. F. and A. Dickson & Sons, Chester, 
also staged a good even collection. In the class for eighteen varie¬ 
ties, three blooms of each, Mr. G. Prince of Oxford was again first, 
closely followed by Mr. T. Griffiths, Hereford. In the class for 
twelve blooms of any one Hybrid Perpetual Rose Messrs. Cranston 
and Co. were easily first with a brilliant box of Horace Yernet, Mr. 
G. Prince second with large blooms of Alfred Colomb but deficient in 
colour, and Messrs. F. and A. Dickson & Sons third with Marie Bau¬ 
mann, rather small but very bright. In this class there were five 
competitors. For twelve varieties, single blooms, not in commerce 
before 1878, Messrs. Cranston & Co. were first and Messrs. Davidson 
and Co. second. In the first-prize lot were staged Mons. Alfred 
Dumesnil, Jean Sisley, good ; Madame Ducher, Mdlle. Marie Yerdier, 
Duke of Teck, Duchess of Westminster, Duchess of Connaught, Charles 
Darwin, and Countess of Rosebery. 
For twelve Tea or Noisette Roses Mr. G. Prince, Messrs. Cranston 
and Co., and T. B. Hall, Esq., a local exhibitor, took the prizes in the 
order as named, Mr. Prince showing the finest Tea Rose in the Show 
—Comtesse de Nadaillac, full and good; Anna Ollivier, large and fine ; 
Madame Caroline Kuster, Souvenir d’un Ami, Souvenir de Madame 
Pernet, good ; Marie Guillot, Jean Ducher, brilliant; Marechal Niel, 
and a good Souvenir d’Elise Vardon. Messrs. Cranston showed 
good examples of Catherine Mermet, Niphetos, Comtesse Riza du 
Parc, Souvenir de Paul Neyron, and Madame Hippolyte Jamain. 
The third collection contained similar varieties but smaller than the 
above. 
In the classes open to all amateurs Mr. T. Jowitt obtained the 
premier award for thirty-six single blooms with one of the finest 
boxes in the Show, the stand scarcely containing a faulty bloom. 
A. K. Williams was of remarkable merit, and Dr. Andry, La Duchesse 
de Moray, Le Havre, Senateur Yaisse, Mons. Boncenne, Etienne 
Levet, Comtesse de Serenye, Belle Lyonnaise, Mary Pochin, and 
Mdlle. Marie Cointet were large and in grand condition. D. L. Cod- 
dington, Esq., was placed second, the blooms being much inferior to 
the above. For twenty-four single blooms Miss Massey was well 
first with good blooms, the most noticeable being Marie Baumann, 
Baronne de Rothschild, Etienne Levet, Paul Jamain, Prince of Wales, 
and The Shah. C. J. Day, Esq., was a good second, showing fine 
blooms of Alba Rosea and Comtesse de Nadaillac; William Stubbs, 
Esq., being a close third, having a good bloom of Duchesse de Moray. 
T. Griffiths, Esq., Oxton, and the Rev. L. Garnett took the prizes as 
named in the class for twelve single blooms, the former showing 
La France, Capitaine Christy, Dr. Andry, and Mdlle. Eugenie Verdier, 
rather small but fresh. T. B. Hall, Esq., was the only exhibitor in 
the class for twelve Teas or Noisettes, and staged a very creditable 
collection. 
The remaining classes were open to the hundred of Wirral and to 
amateur's residing within ten miles of the Liverpool Exchange. In 
the class for twenty-four single blooms Mr. T. B. Hall was first with 
an excellent stand—Dupuy Jamain, Thomas Mills, Marquise de Castel- 
lane, Mdlle. Marie Rady, La France, and Baronne de Rothschild being 
the principal blooms ; the others being fresh and good. Mr. Griffiths 
was second with blooms of Magna Charta, Hippolyte Jamain, and 
Franqois Michelon. Mr. Wm. Mease, gardener to C. W. Newmann, 
Esq., being third, also with a good stand, and Mr. Joseph Mayers fourth. 
Five lots were staged. In the class for eighteen single blooms Mr. 
T. Griffith was first; Messrs. T. B. Hall and Mease being equal 
second. Messrs. D. Walford, Esq., T. B. Hall, and T. Griffiths were 
the prizetakers in the class for twelve blooms, in which there were 
seven competitors. The exhibitors in the above three classes were 
not allowed to compete in the three following. For eighteen single 
blooms J. W. Dodgson, Esq., was first, and Mr. C. Waterman, gar¬ 
dener to A. Tate, Esq., second. In the class for twelve blooms J. G. 
Churton, Esq., was first; Messrs. J. Hargreaves and J. W. Hodgson 
taking the remaining prizes. For six blooms Messrs. A. Tate, J. G. 
Churton, and J. W. Hodgson securing the prizes in the order as 
named. 
In the class for nine Tea or Noisette varieties Mr. T. B. Hall took 
the lead ; Mr. H. J. Tippet second, and Mr. Joseph Mayers third. 
In the corresponding class for six Mr. Hall was first, Mr. E. Claxton 
second, and Mr. Mayers third. For three blooms Mr. Hall was 
again first, having a good bloom of Madame Bravy, which gained the 
