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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Events of the Week. —Horticulturists will be busy during the 
ensuing week. Apart from the Rose shows, a list of which is given on 
another page, several events of special horticultural interest will take 
place. As mentioned elsewhere, the Royal Horticultural Society will on 
July 11th have an exhibition at Chiswick, with which the show of the 
Carnation and Picotee Society will be held. On the following day a 
special show of Roses, Carnations and fruit will take place at the 
Gardening and Forestry Exhibition, Earl’s Court, whilst in the evening 
the Worshipful Company of Gardeners will dine at the Hotel M4tropole. 
Wolverhampton Floral F6te opens on the 11th inst. Woodbridge 
(Suffolk) Show will be held on the 13th. A great Orchid sale will take 
place on Friday next, the 7th, at Messrs. Protheroe & Morris’ Auction 
Rooms. 
- The Weather in London.—W arm, bright weather again 
characterised the greater portion of the past week. Sunday was very 
hot, and the same may be said of Monday. Tuesday was likewise warm 
hut less sunny than the three preceding days, and a refreshing rain fell 
at night. Wednesday opened cloudy but very warm. 
- Show Reports.—T he crowd of Rose and other shows is so 
great that it is impossible the whole of them can be reported, but 
•efforts are made to report those which have been advertised in our 
columns, or exhibitions of general interest of which schedules have been 
sent and reporters’ tickets received. Reports arriving on Wednesday 
morning, and for which no space has been reserved, are too late for 
insertion. We desire to thank all correspondents who send us notes on 
local shows and matters of public interest. 
- Carnations and Picotees at Earl’s Court. — Arrange¬ 
ments have been made for Carnations and Picotees to be exhibited at 
the Rose and Fruit Show to be held at the Gardening and Forestry 
Exhibition, Earl’s Court, on July 12th. Seven classes are provided in 
the supplementary schedule just issued, and liberal prizes are offered. 
- The employes of Messrs. Richard Smith & Co., St. John’s 
Nurseries, Worcester, had their nineteenth annual excursion on Monday, 
the 19 th ult. Llandudno was the place chosen for this year’s outing, 
and accompanied by their wives and friends, the whole party numbering 
450, travelled by way of the Severn Valley in a special train of carriages 
provided by the G.W.R. Co. The firm have intimated their intention 
to close their nurseries and seed establishment to-day (Thursday), in 
honour of the Royal wedding, and to pay their employes for the day as 
usual. 
- Woodbridge Horticultural Society. —The annual Exhi¬ 
bition of this Society will be held in the Abbey Grounds on Thursday, 
July 13th. Roses form a special feature at this Show, the principal 
prize being a 25-guinea challenge cup with the National Rose Society’s 
silver-gilt medal for twenty-four distinct varieties. The competition in 
this tempting class ought to be keen. 
-Wolverhampton Exhibition Floral Fete.—T his annual 
event will be held in the Public Park, Wolverhampton, on July 11th 
and the two following days. A liberal prize schedule has been prepared, 
and in addition to the money awards for plants, Roses, flowers and 
fruit, gold, silver, and bronze medals are offered for exhibits of Pansies 
and Violas. 
-Chiswick Garden Flower Show.— On Tuesday, July 11th, 
the Royal Horticultural Society will hold a special flower Show in the 
Chiswick Gardens, which are close to Acton Green, Turnham Green, 
Gunnersbury, Chiswick, and Kew Bridge Stations. The Fruit, Floral, 
and Orchid Committees will meet at 11 A.M. precisely. Lady George 
Hamilton has kindly consented to distribute the prizes in the afternoon. 
The band of Her Majesty’s Royal Horse Guards (Blues), under the 
direction of Mr. Charles Godfrey, R.A.Mus., will perform during the day. 
The Exhibition will be open to the public from 1 to 8 p.m. The 
Fellows of the Society and special subscribers will be admitted at 
twelve o’clock noon. Intending exhibitors should communicate the 
nature of their exhibits to Mr. Barron at once, so that the proper space 
can be allotted. 
- French Hono^'RS. —We learn from Nature that the French 
Academy has awarded the Prix Desmazieres to M. P. Viala, for his 
researches on viticulture ; the Prix Montague to M. l’Abb6 Hue, for his 
work in lichenology ; and the Prix de la Fons Mellcocq to M. Maseleff, 
for his work on the Botanical Geography of the north of France. 
- Awards for Scientific Agriculture. — We understand 
that the Albert medal of the Society of Arts for the present year has 
been awarded to Sir John Bennet Lawes and a like medal to Mr. John 
Henry Gilbert “ for their joint services to scientific agriculture, and 
notably for the researches which throughout a period of fifty years have 
been carried on by them at the experimental farm, Rothamsted.” 
—^ Bulbous Irises. —The lecture on “ Bulbous Irises ” given by 
Professor Michael Foster at the meeting of the Royal Horticultural 
Society on May 8th, 1892, has been published in pamphlet form. Some 
of the species are illustrated, which enhances the eighty-five pages that 
form the iroclmre. Much useful information is conveyed in the lecture, 
which is well worth a perusal by all admirers of these beautiful flowers. 
- Heuchera SANGUINEA.—Looking over a large bed of this 
beautiful hardy plant I saw the other day growing in Mr. B. Ladham’s 
nursery at Southampton, I was struck with the rich colour found in one 
seedling plant, that gave at once darker foliage and larger flowers, of 
more intense colour. This is a form that could hardly help displacing 
the common variety. When it becomes abundant it will probably be 
termed atropurpurea.—A. D. 
- A Use for Tomato Leaves. —An Indian paper remarks, 
“ Tomato leaves have proved to be of value in an unexpected direction. 
It has been found that water in which a quantity of fresh Tomato 
leaves have been steeped, when sprinkled over Peach, Roses, and Orange 
trees, had the effect of totally routing the numerous insects of all kinds 
which infested the trees, and in two days’ time not one of these pests 
was to be found.” A trial would be interesting. 
- Thb Uaisy Pea. — I saw this fine dwarf Pea growing 
admirably at Claremont, Esher, recently, and Mr. Murrell is greatly 
taken with it. In height and appearance it much reminds me of 
Robert Fenn Pea, a very delicious dwarf Marrow it was my fortune to 
raise some years ago by crossing Premier, a variety then well known, 
with Little Gem. The Daisy Pea should be in great request for cottagers 
and allotment holders who wish to utilise to the utmost every inch of 
their soil.—A. D. 
- Double Annual Chrysanthemums.—A mongst the annual 
Chrysanthemums flowering outdoors the new double varieties promise 
to give excellent results. They are dwarfer than the single forms. 
A great per-centage of them come perfectly double, and the colours 
cover many shades we looked for in vain amongst the single varieties. 
For cutting they are of great value, remaining in perfect condition for 
several days. When once they become better known they are sure to 
be extensively grown.—R. P. R. 
-Wakefield Paxton Society. — At the meeting of the 
members of this Society last week Mr. J. G. Brown, gardener at Hatfield 
Hall, read a practical paper, in which he clearly and fully explained 
the best mode of cultivating Strawberries, and named some of the 
best varieties suitable for the soil in the district. He also explained the 
manner in which Strawberries are grown in Kent, in the district of 
Bath, and at other places where they are extensively cultivated. A long 
and interesting discussion followed the essay. 
-A Digging Competition. —The monthly meeting of the 
Widcombe Institute Horticultural Club, held recently, took the form of 
a digging competition. At half-past seven a large number of members 
assembled at Wansdyke, Claverton Down, the residence of Mr. R. A. 
Moger, the Hon. Secretary, and proceeded to a large garden at the rear 
of the house, where the space set apart for the digging had been marked 
out. Each competitor, who could use a fork or spade, had to dig half 
a perch of ground in a manner most suitable for a crop of Cauliflower 
or Broccoli, and to use the manure provided in the way he considered 
most suitable. Seven entered for the contest, and their work was 
watched with interest by the spectators. Messrs. T. Collett and 
W. Crew were the Judges, and points were given for time, style, and 
the application of manure. The Judges had a considerable difficulty 
in awarding the prizes, but finally the first was given to Mr. Wale, the 
second to Mr. Ball, and a third prize (kindly given by Mr. Heafield) to 
Mr. F. Hooper, Mr. G. Hooper receiving a certificate of merit. After 
the competition the company adjourned to the lawn of Wansdyke, where 
Mrs. Moger provided an excellent supper. 
