May 5, 1892. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
835 
-Loughborough Autumn Celery and Vegetable Society, 
—Harmony usually reigns round the festive board by the time the Celery 
is placed on it, but unfortunately there is not the same spirit in the 
ranks of the Loughborough Celery and Vegetable Society. DifEerences 
have arisen, and both Treasurer and Secretary gave in their resignations 
when the annual general meeting was held just lately. A deputation 
was appointed to wait on the former in the hope that oil might be 
poured on the troubled waters. We trust to hear that the difficulty has 
been smoothed over, and that the belligerents are again reading their 
Journals in happy accord, 
- A Compliment from “ Le Jardin.” — Our French con¬ 
temporary pursues its useful course, and has added to its pages a 
column or two of current notes under the heading of “ Nouvelles et 
•Glanages.” This is sufficiently near “Notes and Gleanings ” to merit 
our claiming a compliment of imitation. We respond to it by the 
publication of M. Hariot’s humorous note on the manifold virtues of 
the Eucalyptus below. 
-The Eucalyptus as a Health-giver.—M. Hariot turns his 
pleasant pen to the Eucalyptus in a recent issue of Le Jardin, and 
writes :—“ The Eucalyptus, globulus and others, is good for all, and 
cures everything—diseases past, present, and to come. This, at least, 
is what appears to result from the use to which it is devoted in 
Australia, particularly in Victoria. Baron Von Mueller, the apostle of 
the Eucalyptus, has recommended—and all the world hastens to follow 
his advice—that green branches of Eucalyptus should be dispersed in 
sick rooms. In cases of scarlet fever disinfection is practised by 
placing branches under the bed of the invalid, which continually 
diffuse large quantities of essence. These are, it appears, a sovereign 
remedy for consumption ; they are sedative and hypnotic, capable, in a 
word, of curing everything—troubles of the head equally with corns on 
the feet. The Manchineel killed—formerly—by its shade alone ; the 
Eucalyptus is in a fair way for resuscitating the dead.” 
- Euoharis amazonica Well Grown.—I am sending two 
spikes of Eucharis amazonica for your opinion. They have each seven 
flowers, and I have several with the same number. I have twenty 
spikes bearing 118 flowers, from bulbs in a 14-inch pot; and twenty-six 
spikes, with from five to seven flowers on each, from bulbs in four 8-inch 
pots. All the plants flowered in November, and a few spikes were 
produced in February. I have a frame full of Eucharises planted 
out which are just throwing up spikes.— Wm. Jones. [The samples 
indicate good cultivation. The leaf sent with the flowers was 14 inches 
long by 8 inches broad, very stout in texture, and deep green in colour.] 
-The Phylloxera in France.—M. Georges Conanon, the 
Inspector-General of che Phylloxera Department in the French Ministry 
of Agriculture, says there is reason to believe that before long France 
will have once more regained her old position as a wine-growing 
country. Things have been steadily improving since the dreaded 
phylloxera first made its appearance, so that in two years and a half 
there will be, at the present rate of progress, 2,500,000 hectares of 
land under Vine cultivation—that is to say, a larger superficial area than 
at any previous period. Although we are accustomed to look upon 
France as a wine-exporting country, the very reverse is the case. It is 
true that France now produces one-sixth more wine than Italy, which 
is the next largt st wine-growing country, one-third more than Spain, 
five times more than Hungary, which comes next, and ten times more 
than Austria or Portugal; but then the consumption of wine in France 
is so great that for every bottle of fine wine exported more than a bottle 
of inferior wine is imported, chiefly from Spain, Our own colonies of 
Australia produce only one-three-hundredth of the French crop, and 
about the same quantity is credited to the Cape Colony.— (JDaily News!) 
- April Weather in Herts. —The weather in this district 
during the past month has been of a sensational character, either very 
bright and summerhke or more fitting the month of January. The first 
eleven days were very fine, with hard dry frosts at night. Then fol¬ 
lowed seven days of a very winterly character, with a north-east wind. 
There were 12° of frost during the night of the 13th, followed by two 
nights of 10°, Early Plums that were unprotected are, I fear, destroyed; 
but those that had some slight protection are safe. The same remark 
applies to Peaches, Apricots, and Pears, while the bush fruit appears 
quite unhurt. Rain, sleet, and snow fell upon eleven days. The 
maximum in any twenty-four hours was 0-37 inch on the 27th, the 
minimum 0-02 on the 25th ; total for the month 0’88, against 0’90 of 
1891.— E. Wallis, The Gardens, Hamels Park, Buntingford, Herts. 
- April Weather in the North. —April remained to its 
close, dry, cold, and ungenial. There were 4° of frost on the morning of 
the 27th, 6° on that of the 29th, and this morning (May 2nd) there are 
2°, with pretty dense hoar frost. There is as yet no appearance of the 
much-needed rain.—B. D,, 8. Perthshire. 
- April Weather in Sussex. —The total rainfall at Cuckfield, 
Sussex, was 0‘71 inch, being 1’03 inch below the average. The heaviest 
fall was 0'20 inch on the 20th. Rain fell on eight days. The highest 
temperature was 71° on the 4th, the lowest 27° on the 15th. Mean 
maximum, 58°; mean minimum, 37'1°; mean temperature, 47'5°. 
Partial shade readings, 3° above the average. Mean temperature of the 
week ending the 9th, 54-8° (equal to the last week of May) ; ditto 
ending 16th, 43 7°; ditto ending 23rd, 46’8 ; ditto ending 30th, 46'2°. 
May came in cold and damp. Wind still in the N.B.—R. I. 
- The Weather at Ripley, Yorks, During April. —The 
month opened very bright, with a high day temperature, but frost at 
night, and with the exception of the 5th, 6th, and 7th continued so to 
the 11th. On the 12th and three following days snow fell in quantity ; 
also on the 18th and 27th. The latter part of the month was very cold. 
Frost was registered upon twenty-one days, the most severe being 17° on 
the morning of the 15th and 16° on the 16th. The highest day tempera¬ 
ture (in the shade) was 71° on the 2nd. Mean reading of barometer, 30 8. 
Mean maximum temperature, 54'7°; mean minimum temperature, 28’9°. 
Mean temperature, 41'8°. Rain fell upon fourteen days. Total fall for 
the month, 1'74 inch, of which 0’76 (rain and snow) fell on the 27th.— 
J. Tunnington, Ripley Castle Gardens. 
- Tulips at Crichel.— A few days since I was favoured with 
a visit to Crichel, the magnificent seat of Lord and Lady Alington. I 
found the annual display of Tulips in the height of perfection. There 
are 15,000 of them effectively arranged in three varieties—namely, 
Crimson King, Yellow Prince, and La Reine. They fill twenty-seven 
large beds, which form the flower garden on each side of the fine broad 
walk leading from the mansion through the extensive pleasure ground. It 
is a grand display and worth going a long distance to sec. The glimpses 
of these beds in going through the lovely glades of these well kept 
gardens are very pleasing, as are the views of the picturesque lake 
and park, also of the pretty church situated in the grounds. There are 
also fine old specimens of Coniferse, extensive beds of choice Rhododen¬ 
drons, and fine collections of flowering shrubs and roseries, which Lady 
Alington has much improved lately by additions of large beds and 
borders of the best varieties. The kitchen gardens are in high order, 
but the late frost has left its mark on fruit trees. The fruit houses are 
looking well with fine crops of Grapes, Peaches, Cherries and Straw¬ 
berries. I find James Veitch Strawberry is a favourite here, also for 
late work. The plant houses are full of useful decorative plants and 
climbers looking the picture of health, thus resembling the excellent 
gardener, Mr. Beck.—C. Hazel. 
-Hessle and Howdenshire Horticultural Society.— 
The schedule of the first Show of this newly formed Society, which 
is to be held in the grounds of Tranby Lodge, Hessle, on July 27th 
and 28th, is a comprehensive one. It contains upwards of a hundred 
classes in the four sections of plants, cut flowers, fruit, and vegetables. 
Most of the chief classes are open to all comers, a reasonable and proper 
reservation being made in favour of exhibitors who reside within, 
twenty miles of Hessle church. Evidently the object of the Com¬ 
mittee is to bring together the best examples of culture procurable, 
and also, and rightly, to encourage local gardeners, amateurs, and 
cottagers to enter into competition with the object of giving a stimulus 
to horticulture in the district. A 5-guinea silver cup and £5 are 
offered as the first prize in the open class for an 100 feet square group 
of miscellaneous plants, with £4, £3, and £2 as the remaining prizes, 
A similar cup and £3 are apportioned as the first prize for a local group 
of somewhat smaller dimensions. The silver medal of tne Royal 
Horticultural Society and £3 will be awarded for the best six stove 
and greenhouse plants, and the bronze medal and £3 for the best 
collection of fruit. Prizes of £3, £2, and £1 are also offered for 
tables of Orchids and Ferns. The silver cups are presented by the 
Presidents of the Society, Francis R. Pease, Esq., and Arthur Wilson, 
Esq., D.L. Hessle is a pleasant village near Hull, and we imagine if 
the day is as fine as the Show is expected to be a large number of 
persons from the busy port will be attracted to Tranby Lodge cn the 
dates named. Messrs. Ernest M. Clarke and R. Falconer Jameson, 
Hessle, are the Honorary Secretaries of the Society, and may be relied 
on to do all that can be done to make the event a success. 
