June 16, 1892. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
456 
- Death of Mohs. Maegottin.—T he death is announced of 
Mona. Margottin, the well-known rosieriste of Bourg-la-Reine, near 
Paria, at the age of 74. He raiaed many good Eoses. 
- Midland Pansy Society.—W e arranged for a report of 
the ‘Show of the Midland Pansy Society, held at Birmingham on the 
9th inst. ; but it had not come to hand at the time of going to press, 
having probably been delayed in the poat. 
- Mansfield Hokticultheal Society. — The seventeenth 
annual Exhibition of the Mansfield Horticultural Society has been 
fixed for Monday, August 1st. The schedule has been strengthened by 
prizes of £10, £5, and £3 for a group of plants, 
- Queen Wasps have been very plentiful here this spring, the 
garden men have killed seventy-eight. Last year they destroyed over 
•sixty, and after that slaughter we had sufiScient left to destroy a quantity 
of fruit.— G. F., Glendaraglh Gardens, TeignmoxdTi. 
- Boston Exhibition. —The twenty-first annual Exhibition of 
Roses, flowers, poultry, &c., will be held at Boston on June 29th and 
30th. Schedules can be had from the Secretaries, Messrs. J. Gr, Killing- 
worth & Son, Corn Exchange, Boston. Entries close on June 16th. 
- Late Beoccoli. —Amongst the several late Broccoli mentioned 
by the correspondents in the Journal, allow me to add one more to the 
list—namely, Methven’s June. It is one of the hardiest I have grown; 
we cut our last on the 8th inst. They were planted in a good position, 
- facing south. Other seasons when planted on a west border I have cut 
them as late as June 24th. They are of a good size and very white.— 
William Rushton, Dxmtocher, N.B. 
- Viola Duke of Claeence. —Herewith I send you three blooms 
of this new Viola that was exhibited at, the Birmingham Pansy Show^ 
and to which a first-class certificate was awarded. It is of close free 
habit, a good grower and bloomer, and the colour rich glossy black 
velvety violet, with blue lilac markings in the top petals. It is a very 
beautiful and distinct variety, but I am afraid the blooms will fail 
to convey a just idea of their beauty and form, as they had to endure a 
tropical day.— Wm. Dean. 
- Weathek Dueing May at Ripley, Yoeks, — The month 
opened very cold, and continued so more or less until the 14th. After 
that date it became much warmer and rain fell more frequently and 
in larger quantities, thus stimulating vegetation into active growth 
which we were glad of, as everything was in a very backward state’. 
Rain fell upon twenty days. The total fall for the month was 
2’93 inches, of which 0-93 inch fell in six hours during the early hours 
of the morning of the 28th. Mean reading of barometer, 30 03 ; mean 
maximum temperature, 61’3°; mean minimum temperature, 38-4°; 
mean temperature, 49*7°. Frost was registered upon nine days.— 
J. Tunnington, Ripley Castle Gardens. 
- Flowees and Plants foe the London Pooe.—L ord Monks- 
well writes from the offices of the Kyrle Society, 49, Manchester Street, 
Manchester Square, London, W. :—“ I ask your kind permission to plead 
for gifts of flowers for the London poor, by whom they are received with 
pleasure and gratitude. You are aware that the number of open spaces 
in London has much increased, and with their increase comes also a 
demand for plants of all kinds for stocking them, so that we shall be 
thankful for gifts either of these, or of money to buy them. I shall be 
very much obliged if any intending donorstwill communicate with the 
Hon. Secretary of the Kyrle Society in the first instance. The address 
will then be given to which their kind gifts may be sent direct, as, there 
being no storage place at the office, packages cannot be received.” 
- Eaely Peas. — I am sending samples of Peas William Hurst 
(good-sized full pods), Veitch’s Exonian (small full pods), and Sutton’s 
A1 (large nearly full pods). All three varieties were sown in the open 
on .January 18th, William Hurst on a south border, Exonian and 
Sutton’s A1 on a slope facing east. We picked the first dish from 
William Hurst on June 4th (had we required them I could have picked 
a week before), and every day since ; Veitch’s Exonian was ready four 
days later. Sutton’s A1 is a splendid Pea, but takes longer than either 
of the above to fill the pods. Last year it did well here, and continued 
bearing for a long time. Had I been like your correspondent Mr, 
F. Witt (page 435), the happy possessor of a sewage tank, I might have 
helped them on a little faster ; but as I am not, they had to do without 
such assistance. I always take out trenches as for Celery, digging in 
plenty of manure for both early and late Peas.—G. Fostee, Glendaragh 
Gardens, Teignmouth. 
- Plymouth Show. — We have been favoured with a news¬ 
paper report of the above Show, but as it arrived ten days after date 
was somewhat too late for insertion. The Show is said to have been a 
complete success, Messrs. James Cypher, Cheltenham ; J. Lock, 
Crediton ; C. A. Fox, Widey Court ; C. Watts, Plymouth ; and F. Brad¬ 
shaw, Lifton Park, being the chief prizewinners in the leading classes. 
- Gaedening Appointments.— Mr. William Tuck, for the last 
two years foreman and decorator to Sir Matthew Wilson, Bart., Eshton 
Hall, Yorks, has been appointed head gardener to R. B. Evered, Esq , 
Oatlands, Horley, Surrey, through Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest 
Hill, S.E. Mr. George V. Parker, for the past three years foreman at 
Benham Park, Newbury, has been appointed gardener to A. Montagu, 
Esq., Ingmanthorpe Hall, Wetherby. 
- Royal Meteoeologioal Society.—A t the ordinary meeting 
of the Society, to be held at 25, Great George Street, Westminster, on 
Wednesday, the 15th instant, at 7 p.m., the following papers will be 
read:—“English Climatology, 1881-1890,” by F. C. Bayard, LL.M., 
F.R.Met.Soc. ; “ The Mean Temperature of the Air on each day of the 
year at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, on the average of the fifty 
years 1841 to 1890,” by William Ellis, F.R.A.S. 
- Mischief in God’s Acee.—A large amount of damage was 
maliciously committed to plants and a frame cover in the Cuxton Road 
Cemetery, Strood, during the night of Thursday week. Some evil 
disposed person climbed over the wall at the side of the cemetery, and 
with a knife inflicted several long gashes upon a new frame cover. 
About 300 plants were also destroyed, the damage being estimated at 
about £6. Up to the present no clue as to the depredator has been 
discovered. 
- Feens and Feen Cultuee. —Mr. John Birkenhead sends u» 
his Handbook, which bears the above appropriate title. The author has 
said as much about Ferns, and said it well, as could be compressed into 
126 pages. There are selections of Ferns for every purpose and position 
to which these graceful plants are adapted. Instructions on propagation 
are clearly and concisely given, and approved methods of insect eradi¬ 
cation pointed out. The work is well printed and profusely illustrated; 
it is attractive as well as instructive, and an admirable shillingsworth. 
- Mulching.—T his consists in laying on a few inches thick of 
half-decayed manure on each side the rows of Peas, Beans, Cauliflowers^ 
also about fruit trees and bushes. This application preserves the roots 
in a more equable condition as regards temperature and moisture than 
could be otherwise secured. The good results secured through the 
mulching of crops are more noticeable in light soils than in heavy 
ground during a dry hot season. Indeed, without incessant watering or 
heavy mulching it is impossible to obtain satisfactory crops from light 
shallow soils in dry hot summers.—H. W. W. 
- WOODBEIDGE HOETICULTUEAL SOCIETY.—The Schedule of 
the Woodbridge Horticultural Show, which is to be held on July 7thj 
has been issued. Roses are well provided for, the principal class being 
that for twenty-four distinct varieties, in which a 25-guinea challenge 
cup and the silver medal of the N.R.S. are offered as first prize. There 
are sixteen other classes for Roses, but these form only a small portion 
of the schedule, which comprises no less than 171 classes in all, flowers, 
fruit, vegetables, field allotments, and small gardens being all catered for 
- Gaedenees’ Royal Benevolent Institution. — The 
Committee of the Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Institution regret to 
announce that in consequence of the lamented death of Lady Gold- 
smid the fifty-third anniversary Festival Dinner, at which Sir Julian 
Goldsmid had kindly copsented to preside on the 29th inst., is un¬ 
avoidably postponed to a date which will be duly notified. Mean¬ 
while the Committee earnestly trust that the many friends who have 
supported the Institution in the past will not relax their efforts, but 
rather increase them, on behalf of its funds, and thus endeavour to 
make this year’s annual collection worthy of the cause for which it 
was promoted. A sum of nearly £700 is required on July Ist to 
meet the quarterly payments then due for pensions alone, and the 
Committee therefore sincerely hope that the Institution will not be 
allowed to suffer from any diminution in the amounts collected on 
account of the unforeseen and regretable circumstances which have 
led to the postponement of the Festival for a short time. All amounts 
should be remitted to the Secretary, George J. Ingram, 50, Parliament 
Street, London, S.W., who will be pleased to send collecting cards to 
any who may desire them, and also to reply to any communications 
that may be addressed to him. 
