JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
64 
[ July 20, 1882. 
and the moths, it is noticeable, fly about wildly, when confined 
acting quite differently to the placid B. Mori.—J. K. S. C. 
NATIONAL ROSE, PANSY, AND PINK SHOW AT 
ROTHESAY. 
freely, and, although not large individually, the prolific crop 
makes up for that. In flavour and in tenderness it surpasses that 
standard old variety Moore’s Cream. For private use it cannot 
be too highly recommended.—J. H. 
STOPPING TOMATOES. 
A grand Exhibition of flowers was held on the 14th and 15th inst. 
at Rothesay (the Brighton of Scotland) within the new Public Halls. 
We give a list of the principal prizes. 
Roses. —For twenty-four blooms the first prize (a gold medal) was 
awarded to Mr. H. Dickson, Belmont Nursery, Belfast, who staged 
splendid flowers of the following :—Duchess of Bedford, La France, 
Madame C. Wood, Julius Finger, Countess of Rosebery, Pride of Wal¬ 
tham, Madame Yerdier, Duke of Teck, Madame Marie Verdier, Duke 
of Edinburgh, Lady Sheffield, A. K. Williams, Alfred Colomb, Horace 
Vernet, Auguste Buchner, Marquise de St. A.mand, Roseriste Jacobs, 
Brightness of Cheshunt, Baronne de Rothschild, Mrs. Harry Turner, 
Capitaine Christy, Mrs. Jowett, Mons. E. Y. Teas, and Comtesse de 
Cammonda. Second prize : Mr. T. Smith, Stranraer, whose lot in¬ 
cluded fine flowers of La France, Capitaine Christy, Marquis of Salis¬ 
bury, Marquise de Castellane, Harrison Weir, Alfred Colomb, Baronne 
de Rothschild, Charles Lefebvre, Duchess of Bedford, Madame Montet, 
Madame J. Periere, and Camille Bernardin. For twelve blooms the 
first prize (a silver medal) was won by Mr. Wm. Parlane, gardener, 
Roselea, Row, with excellent blooms : second prize, Mr. McIntyre, 
jun., gardener, Blairmore ; third, Mr. J. Millar, Cardross. 
Pansies. —In the class for twenty-four Show and twenty-four Fancy 
Pansies the first prize, a gold medal, was awarded to Messrs. William 
Paul ife Son, Crossflat Nurseries, Paisley, whose flowers were of ex¬ 
cellent quality, the Judges pronouncing the Show Pansies the finest 
staged for many years. The varieties were : Shows—Peter Lyle, 
A. Watt, J. P. Barbour, W. L. Thomson, dark seifs ; Mrs. Galloway, 
white self ; R. Pollock, Dr. Livingstone, Wm. Robin, Bailie Cochrane, 
D. Dalglish, A. Cameron, R. Williamson, yellow grounds ; Mrs. Muir, 
Jeannie Grieve, Miss Meikle, Miss Baird, Jeannie Johnstone, white 
grounds ; and seven seedlings unnamed. Fancies—James Lillie, 
Mrs. Scott Plummer, Mrs. Berkmyre, Jane Adair Martin, W. McIn¬ 
tosh, Thalia, A. Stephen, Jessie Budd, Sir P. K. Murray, Adonis, E. 
Caird, L. Y. Heathcote, Catherine Agnes, Mrs. Russell, R. Cowan, 
Mrs. W. 0. McCormick, Mrs. J. Watt, Mrs. Robinson, and six un¬ 
named seedlings. Second prize Mr. John Sutherland, Yictoria Nur¬ 
sery, Lenzie, whose Fancy varieties were much superior in merit to 
his show flowers, the following were the most noteworthy. Shows— 
Rev. J. Morrison, Mrs. Cadzon, Matthew Pollock, Wm. Robin. Mauve 
Queen, R. Burns, Mrs. Arthur, Jessie Foote, Golden Circle, Mrs. 
Dobbie. Fancies—Catherine Agnes, Mrs. Jamieson, Livadia, Mrs. J. 
Stewart, Countess of Home, Robert Goodwin, Duchess of Edinburgh, 
Wm. Cuthbertson, Mrs. Findlay, Earl Beaconsfield, Mrs. Taylor, and 
L. V. Heathcote. Third prize Mr. W. Dickson, Ladyburn Nursery, 
Paisley, who had a very neat collection. For twelve Show and 
twelve Fancy Pansies the first prize, a silver medal, was won by Mr. 
Wm. Storrie, Lenzie, with fine blooms; second prize, Mr. R. Millar, 
Paisley ; third, Mr. A. Irvin, Tighnabruiach. 
Pinks .—For twelve blooms, the first prize, a silver medal, was 
secured by Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son, who staged very large flowers, 
perfect in lacing, of the following—Wm. Paul, Modesty, Egeria, 
Adela, Wm. Watson, Wm. Bruce, Vanessa, Oimara, Dr. Masters, 
Mary Auberton, Lady Golightly, and Ada Louise. Second. Wm. 
Dickson, Paisley. Third, John Love, Rothesay. 
Mr. Dickson, Belfast, and Mr. Smith, Stranraer, exhibited several 
stands of magnificent Roses; Messrs. Dobbie & Co., Rothesay, 
Phloxes, Pansies, &c. Among the prizetakers in other classes we 
observe the names of Messrs. J. Mackenzie, Lenzie ; J. Stewart, 
Campsie ; R. Stewart, Woodielea ; J. Constable, Paisley ; C. H. 
Johnstone, Bairhead; J. Douglas, Largs ; J. McCrorie, Kilbarchan ; 
J. Kidd, Rothesay ; D. Wallace, Rothesay; D. Grant, Rothesay ; 
J. Wilson, Largs ; and G. L. Hunter, Row. 
CARDIFF CASTLE CUCUMBER AND MUIR’S 
VEGETABLE MARROW. 
Should a Cucumber be prolific ? Cardiff Castle is second to 
none. Should it be a free grower and hardy ? This also excels 
in both points. And if quality and handsomeness, apart from 
mere bulkiness, be also wanted, this variety has these in an 
eminent degree. For amateurs, for professionals, for market 
growers, for exhibitors, it is alike suited, as whatever quality each 
of these may look for they will find it in Cardiff Castle Cucumber. 
Very high praise this, but not more than should be given. I have 
not had an opportunity of testing it as a winter Cucumber, but as 
a summer one I find it just such as 1 would recommend to any 
inquirer. Judging from its free and hardy habit, I imagine it 
must be good for winter work also. 
Muir’s Vegetable Marrow has given us the first Marrows this 
year, and capital little fruits they are. They are produced very 
Mr. Muir and Mr. Iggulden have each had something to say 
on the setting of Tomatoes, the former considering a dry atmo¬ 
sphere important, the second placing his confidence in artificial 
fertilisation. Both are doubtless right so far as they go, but in a 
sunless climate I find that the method of training and stopping 
has much to do with securing a good set of fruit. 
My system may be called the spur. A shoot is run up to what¬ 
ever height may be desired, but the leader is always stopped just 
at the bunch, and the shoot which springs below trained as leader. 
This stopping insures the starting of shoots from the axils of the 
leaves, which soon show fruit. These shoots are stopped at the 
bunch and are not permitted to extend afterwards. These shoots 
I call spurs. This rigorous stopping causes a “ set ” that is never 
experienced when the shoots are allowed to grow long.—N. B. 
[We presume our correspondent’s remarks apply to plants 
grown under glass.] 
HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. 
Examine the various kinds of fruit trees trained to walls, and 
secure the leading shoots, stopping those desired for forming spurs 
to about three leaves of growth, and remove those which are 
superfluous. See that fruit swelling off is not injured by nails or 
undue pressure in any respect, but is given room and properly dis¬ 
posed for receiving light and air for attaining proper development. 
Such fruit trees on walls as the Apricot, Peach, Nectarine, Plum, 
and Pear, which are swelling their fruit, should be assisted by liberal 
applications of liquid manure, and be afterwards mulched with short 
manure. Late Cherries should now be securely netted to preserve 
them from birds, the leading shoots being nailed or tied in, while 
the foreright shoots should be pinched. Morellos should have as 
much wood laid in as there is room for, and any not required for 
this purpose should be removed or pinched. Raspberries, to have 
them fine and prolong the season, should be well supplied with water 
if the weather be dry, and the young canes should be thinned out to 
four to six to each stool, reserving the strongest and best placed. 
The autumn-bearing varieties should now be encouraged by mulch¬ 
ing and watering, and in exposed situations will need to be supported 
with stakes. Late kinds of Strawberries will need plentiful supplies 
of water if the weather be dry. Continue layering runners of Straw¬ 
berries in pots as they can be procured for forming new plantations 
or for forcing. 
FRUIT HOUSES. 
Pines .—Plants started into fruit at an early period of the year will 
be ripened off as regards the early sorts, and those of the later 
varieties started at the same time will be sufficiently advanced to bear 
removal to a vinery or elsewhere to finish. Advantage should at 
once be taken of the additional space to give the successional stock 
more room. Avoid if possible making new beds now, but if it be 
necessary about 2 feet of new tan will be ample. Beds which had 
a liberal supply of new tan in spring will scarcely need any now, 
but will merely require to be turned over to a depth of 18 inches, 
while those not so renewed with fresh material at that time may, if 
it be necessary, have an addition of fresh tan about 1 foot deep, and 
mixed with the old material to a depth of about 18 inches. Suckers 
from the plants above alluded to will now be fit for potting. Root¬ 
less suckers at this season thrive best in a close moist pit, having a 
fermenting bed with a temperature of about 90°. In potting ram the 
fibrous loam firmly into the pots and around the base of the sucker, 
water at once, and plunge without delay, covering the surface of the 
pots so as to prevent the soil becoming dry at the surface. More 
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