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and Mercury ; fourth, Mr. It. Gorton with Admiral Curzon. Crimson 
Bizarres. —First and fifth, Mr. It. Gorton with Black Diamond and 
Saturn; second. Mr. J. Booth with Eccentric Jack ; third, Mr. G. 
Rudd with J. Hextall ; fourth and sixth, Mr. T. Bower with Milton. 
Pink and Purple Bizarres. —First and sixth, Mr. J. Booth with Ja.s. 
Taylor; second and fifth, Mr, B. Simonite with Sarah Payne and J. 
Taylor ; third, Mr. G. Rudd with Sarah Payne ; fourth, Mr. R. Gorton 
with Saturn. Scarlet Flakes. —First, second, and third, Mr. J. Booth 
with Sportsman, Annihilator, and James Cheetham ; fourth, fifth, 
and sixth, Mr. B. Simonite with Frank Simonite. Bose Flakes. —First 
and second, Mr. R. Gorton with Robin Hood and Tim Bobbin ; third 
and fourth, Mr. T. Bower with John Keets ; fifth and sixth, Mr. Booth 
with James Merryweather and Sibyl. Purple Flakes. —First and 
third Mr. G. Geggie with Dr. Foster and Lord Milton ; second, Mr. 
Booth with James Douglas ; fourth and sixth, Mr. B. Simonite with 
J. Douglas and J. P. Sharp ; fifth, Mr. Bower with the former variety. 
Picotees (single blooms). — Heavy-edged Red. — First and fourth, 
Mr. R. Gorton with John Smith ; second and third, Mr. Booth with 
the same variety and Brunette ; fifth, Mr. G. Rudd with Mrs. Dod- 
well; and sixth, Mr. T. Bower with J. Smith. Light-edged Red. — 
First and sixth, Mr. B, Simonite with R. Gorton and Violet Douglas ; 
second and third, Mr. G. Rudd with Thomas Williams ; fourth, Mr. 
John Beswick with Violet Douglas; fifth, Mr. Bower with Wm. 
Hewitt. Heavy-edged Purple. —First, second, third, and fourth, Mr. 
B. Simonite with Mrs. A. Chancellor, Mr. Niven, and Zerlina ; fifth, 
Mr. R. Gorton with Mr. Summers ; sixth, Mr. G. W. Schofield with 
Norfolk Beauty. Light-edged Purple. —First and sixth, Mr. Booth 
with Ganymede and Mary ; second, Mr. G. Rudd with Minnie ; third 
and fourth, Mr. G. Schofield with Mrs. Nichols ; fifth, Mr. G. Geggie 
with Mary. Heavy-edged Rose or Salmon. —First, Mr. G. Geggie with 
Miss Horner ; second, third, and sixth, Mr. G. Rudd, and fourth Mr. 
Booth with the same variety ; fifth, Mr. R. Gorton with Fanny Hilton. 
Light-edged Rose or Salmon. —First, third, and fifth, Mr. G. Geggie 
with Miss Wood; second and fourth, Mr. R. Gorton with Mrs. 
Nichols and a seedling ; sixth, Mr. G. Rudd with a seedling. 
Premier Carnation. —Rob Roy, R.F., shown by Mr. R. Gorton. 
Premier Picotec. —Muriel, H.P., a seedling shown by Mr. Hewitt 
of Chesterfield. 
RASPBERRIES IN TRENCHES. 
Some years ago an account appeared in your columns of how a 
gardener formed a most fruitful Raspberry bed, by opening 
trenches and burying a large quantity of vegetable refuse I think. 
Will you kindly repeat the advice as an appendix to the article on 
Raspberry culture last week ?—J. E. 
[The following is an extract from the article referred to, which 
was communicated by Mr. Luckhurst. We saw the Raspberries 
in question when in full bearing, and the canes and crop were 
remarkable— 
“ Having had occasion to pay more than ordinary attention to the 
culture of this fruit, a few words concerning a failure and its remedy 
may prove useful to others. In planting a few rows about four years 
ago no particular care or preparation of stations was thought neces¬ 
sary, although the soil was obviously the reverse of rich. Unbroken 
success had very likely given me an impression that the Raspberry 
would thrive anywhere and in almost any kind of soil, and this feel¬ 
ing was strengthened by the sight of a bed of ‘ wild ’ Rasps growing 
luxuriantly in an Alder swamp within 100 yards of the garden. The 
soil was therefore simply trenched, manured heavily as for vegetables, 
and the Raspberries planted. A tolerably vigorous growth yielding 
fruit in due course was the result. But I was not satisfied; the 
fruit was neither so large nor plentiful as was required, and I resolved 
to start afresh, reserving the old plants for present exigencies. 
“ In making the new bed particular attention was given to ensure 
a robust growth, which in the Raspberry implies an abundance of 
fruit, and to arrange the whole so as to make it an easy matter to 
protect the fruit from the ravages of birds. This was managed suc¬ 
cessfully by making the rows side by side 5 feet apart, and with the 
plants 1 foot apart in the rows. Trenches a yard wide, 2 feet deep, 
and filled with the soil—leaves and dung of some old hotbeds well 
chopped and mixed, being prepared for each row. Large fruit and 
plenty of it was the object in view, and Prince of Wales was chosen 
as the best kind for culinary purposes, its fruit being very fine ; but 
as it is not so sweet as some it would probably not be generally 
liked for a dessert fruit. 
“ It was reasonable to suppose that this careful preparation of the 
bed would produce proportionate results, but I must confess I cer¬ 
tainly did not expect to see anything like the extraordinary vigour 
of the first year’s growth. Not only did the roots spread over the 
trenches, but they quickly met and became interlaced in the alleys, 
the entire surface soon bristling with suckers, which could only 'be 
kept under by repeated hoeings. The canes left to grow in the rows 
were wonderfully robust; and the old canes, which had been shortened 
to about a foot at the time of planting, put forth some shoots bear¬ 
ing such good fruits as to cause one to regret having shortened 
them so much. I do not, however, think it good practice to leave the 
canes of a new bed unpruned as is sometimes done, but would always 
reduce them to 1 or 2 feet. In autumn when the leaf had fallen two 
wires were strained along each row, one 2 feet from the ground, 
and the other about 3 feet (5 inches ; the canes were then pruned a 
uniform height of 4 feet, tied upright to the wires, and the work was 
complete. 
“ The bed has now been in full bearing for two seasons, the fruit 
being both abundant and fine. A heavy annual top-dressing of 
manure is given to the alleys. The soil is never disturbed, but 
remains intact just as it was left after the planting. As the fruit 
ripens the bed receives one or two thorough soakings of water or 
some liquid manure, which proves very beneficial to the crop, making 
the latest pickings of fruit quite equal to the first in size and 
colour. ”] 
COREOPSIS LANCEOLATA. 
A metropolitan correspondent, who has all the difficulties to 
contend with which beset town gardening, sends us a spray of 
Coreopsis lanceolata (fig. 25), accompanied by the following re¬ 
marks upon the plant, which he justly describes as one o£ the 
best in the genus. 
“ Amongst the not very numerous plants that I can regard as 
satisfactory in my town garden, which, though elevated in position, 
is yet exposed to the influence of far more smoke than is beneficial 
to plant life generally, is the lance-leaved Bug-nut, of which I 
send a specimen. This plant grows vigorously and flowers freely 
during the summer months, and I find its bright yellow flower 
heads attractive both upon the plant and when cut and arranged 
with other simple flowers in a vase. One valuable character it 
possesses is that it succeeds in almost any description of fairly 
good garden soil, and where the facilities are limited for studying 
the peculiarities of plants in respect of position and soil such an 
absence of fastidiousness is of much importance. I am aware 
that this Coreopsis is far from being a novelty, and possibly there 
are few readers of the Journal who are unacquainted with its 
