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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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much attacked by the grub. If this is the case in many parts 
winter Carrots may be scarce, but the deficiency may still be 
made good by sowing at present. The seed should be put in rows 
about 1 foot apart ; sowing Carrot seed thickly at any time is not 
a good plan. In August and September they do not grow so fast 
as in May and June, but as soon as they become close together 
the smallest should be drawn out to give room to the best. At 
the first thinning few may be large enough for use, but when they 
are thinned a second time the roots may be turned to account. 
Turnips .—Seed of these may be sown at the same time as the 
preceding. They should be sown in rows IS inches apart; Chirk 
Castle is our favourite kind for present sowing. It is excel¬ 
lent in winter, being both most bardy and high-flavoured. 
Yellow Turnips are very hardy too, but they do not meet with the 
same favour as the white-fleshed kinds. Were it not for this 
yellow Turnips might be grown with prbfit, as they are not so 
likely to flower as the white. Their culture for winter is easy if the 
seed be sown now. They must be thinned out early, as crowding 
at first is against their free development. The more hardy they can 
be grown the better will they bear the severe weather. If suffi¬ 
cient seed is sown now fine useful roots may be had daily from 
October until April. 
Late Kidney Beans are worth growing, rs numerous dishes 
may be had from a small space, and when they can be sown in 
such a way that frames can be placed over them in autumn they 
will give a supply long after those in the open air are over. 
Osborns’ Forcing is the best kind to sow now, to be treated in the 
manner we have indicated. 
In many instances Globe Artichokes have now supplied all the 
heads formed this spring, and if left uncared for they may not 
produce more this season ; but by giving them copious supplies of 
liquid manure now they will be induced to throw up many fresh 
stems and form heads so late as November. It is now too late to 
plant Brussels Sprouts to do any good this autumn, but Cauli¬ 
flower, Broccoli, Savoys, and Celery may still be placed out. 
Salading may also be placed out in quantity, and the seed of 
winter Lettuce, Endive, and Radish should be sown. Most of 
the vegetables here mention' d have been noted in these pages 
before, but it is so important to have them sown at the right time 
that I have been induced to call attention to them now.— 
A Kitchen Gardener. 
LEEK ROSE SHOW. 
I KNOW few lovers of the Rose who are more to be commended 
than those of Leek—not for the excellence of their culture so much 
as for the manner in which, under adverse circumstances, they main¬ 
tain their exhibitions ; for I have never been there yet that there has 
not been wet weather, if not on the day of the show, at any rate— 
what to a Rose-grower is nearly as bad—on the day before, and we 
all know how to small growers this is a great calamity. But they 
have one thing in their favour ; they have one or two excellent 
growers of plants in their neighbourhood, and to Mr. E. Glover of 
Highfield they are much indebted for the liberal manner in which he 
supports the Show, and for the encouragement given by the exhibition 
of his beautiful and admirably grown plants, which are so well 
managed by his able gardener Mr. Roberts. I had the pleasure of 
being his guest, and had the opportunity of going through his garden, 
and it would be impossible to excel even at our metropolitan shows 
some of his stove and greenhouse plants, while fruit is grown in a 
thoroughly excellent manner. Sometimes we hear people say that 
they have left their best things at home, or they would have occupied 
a very different position ; but I am bound to say this is true of Mr. 
Glover, for the simple reason that the door of the room where the 
Show took place was not large enough to admit them ! 
We know how much the growers for sale contribute to the beauty 
of a Rose show by their exhibits, but although liberal prizes were 
offered only one firm responded to the invitation. It may be that 
the National Rose Society’s Show at Darlington taking place on the 
following day, or the exceeding awkwardness of the railway accom¬ 
modation, may have been the reason. Only one stand, that of 
Messrs. Jas. Dickson & Sons of Chester, was exhibited. It was a 
good stand, containing the following varieties :—A. K. Williams, 
Marie Baumann, Elie Morel, Marie Rady, Baronne de Rothschild 
Exposition de Brie, Marquise de Castellane, Cheshunt Hybrid, Charles 
Darwin, Madame Ferdinand Jamain, Horace Yernet, Comtesse d’Ox- 
ford, Gabriel Tournier, John Hopper, Sir Garnet Wolseley, Comtes.-e 
de Serenye, Miss Hassard. Oxonian, a good bloom ; Richard 
Laxton, Sultan of Zanzibar, Dr. Andry, Francois Michelon, Senateur 
Yaisse, Marie Yerdier, Paul Neyron, a really good not over-large 
bloom ; Souvenir de Victor Yerdier, very good ; Duke of Edinburgh, 
Etienne Levet, Captain Lemaire, very good ; Beauty of Waltham, 
Pride of Waltham, Madame Victor Yerdier, Madame Hunnebelle, 
Pierre Notting, La France, Constantin Tretiakoff, very good ; Princess 
Mary of Cambridge, Comtesse de Paris, Princess Beatrice, and John 
Stuart Mill. Mr. Eyre took the first prize amongst amateurs, and 
also the National Society’s silver medal, while the bronze medal for 
the best Rose in the Show was given to a fine bloom of Louis Van 
Houtte, an Alfred Colomb in another stand gaining another, as there 
was not half a point even between them. Mr. Eyre had good blooms 
of Louis Van Houtte, Marquise de Castellane, Marie Baumann, 
Madame Victor Verdier, Etienne Levet, Madame Gabriel Luizet, 
Princess Beatrice, Constantin Tretiakoff, which seems a favourite 
flower in the north ; Duchesse de Yallombrosa. The other exhibits 
do not call for any particular remark. There is certainly still much 
room for improvement, and I hope the amateur growers of Leek will 
take a friendly word from one who wishes them well, that they would 
rise to the occasion and endeavour to raise the standard of their 
exhibits. 
The stove and greenhouse plants of Mr. Glover and others made a 
fine show in the room, and contained good plants of Clerodendron 
Balfourianum, Cocos Weddelliana, Crotons, Vinca rosea and alba. 
Kalosanthes, &c. Some fine Ferns were shown by Mr. Holden and 
Mr. Kemp, comprising Dicksonia antarctica, Adiantum farleyense, 
Davallia Mooreana, and other well-known varieties. 
The Society has had many changes in its secretariat, which is 
always a disadvantage. Mr. A. Johnson, who is now fulfilling the 
duties of the office, is most thoroughly in earnest, and the arrange¬ 
ments of the Show were well carried out, and, strange to relate, 
everything was ready for the Judges at the appointed time—a most 
unusual circumstance. I hope that despite all adverse circumstances 
(it was a pouring wet day) the Society may continue and prosper. 
Difficulties have not deterred, nor do I think they will in the future. 
■—D., Deal. 
At a general meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society, 
held on Tuesday last (Jas. McIntosh, Esq., in the chair), the 
following candidates were elected Fellows:—viz., John H. 
Raffety, James Steains, and W. Terriss. 
- Dr. C. Stuart of Chirnside, N.B., sends us a spike of a 
Foxglove with the following observations:—“When with the 
Scottish Alpine Botanical Club in Glen Lochsie, near the Spittal 
of Glenshee, two years ago, I cut a spike of a salmon-coloured 
sport from the centre of a plant of the common purple variety. I 
brought it to the south, put it in a bottle of water, and ripened 
several of the seed capsules. The plants from this seed were put 
out in the open border a year past in spring, and have only 
flowered during the last month. To prove that the colour was 
merely a sport several purple specimens have flowered from the 
same seed pod. I have, however, succeeded in perpetuating the 
variety, which is very distinct and handsome.” The colour of 
the flowers is a peculiarly distinct rosy salmon tint, the inner 
portion of the corolla being dotted with rose. 
- A VISITOR to Hampton Court observes that the flower 
and carpet beds will, weather proving favourable, shortly be in 
fine condition and woithy of inspection. In the carpet beds 
Eciieveria Peacockii is employed with great effect, and im¬ 
parts a colour that is not found in any other plant. This is by 
far the most attractive of all the succulents for lines and panels, 
and it is likely to be increased as rapidly as possible by those 
who indulge in this style of garden decoration. 
- In the same grounds the Hampton Court Crimson 
Verbena arrests attention by its free growth, floriferous nature, 
fine trusses, and rich colour. Although the soil is light and dry 
this Verbena grows as freely as any other kind of plant in the 
garden, and reminds us of the gorgeous masses of Verbenas that 
were seen a quarter of a century ago. In general appearance the 
Hampton Court Crimson resembles that fine old bedding variety 
Crimson King, but is much larger and a better grower. This is 
a strong recommendation, but not too strong, as those will find 
who plant healthy and clean plants in ordinarily fertile soil. 
This variety is now in commerce, the stock having passed into 
the hands of Messrs. Cannell & Son of Swanley. 
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