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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ July 14, 1892. 
Events of the Week. —There is a long list of Shows to be worked 
through during the current week. To-day (Thursday, July 14th) the 
Wolverhampton Floral Fete and the Royal Caledonian Horticultural 
Society’s Exhibition conclude. Rose Shows are being held at Harleston 
and Helensburgh. On Saturday, the lGth, the National Rose Society’s 
Provincial Show will be held at Chester, and on the same day there will 
be an Exhibition of Roses at Charlton. On Monday, the 18 h, Nuneaton 
Flower Show will be held. On Tuesday, the 19th, there will be a Rose 
Show at Moseley, Birmingham, also at Tibshelf; the former being 
continued on the following day. Eye Flower Show will also be held on 
that date. On Wednesday, the 20th, Christleton Rose Show takes place, 
while on Thursday, the 21st, there are Shows at Trentlram, Worksopj 
and Aylesbury. 
- The Weather in London. —Fine weather has prevailed on 
the whole during the past week, although there were a few light 
local showers on the 9th. The 10th was warm, although not sunny in 
the early part of the day. On the 12th the weather became dull and 
much colder, and rain fell steadily, though not heavily, for several 
hours. At the time of going to pres3 the barometer is still depressed 
and the wind in the south and south-west. Showers are expected. 
-The New Classification of Rose Exhibitors. —It was a 
pleasure to find so many new exhibitors at the Crystal Palace on 
July 2nd. The Show was worthy of a Society calling itself National, 
for there were growers of all ranks in competition. Mr. Bateman, 
Mr. Grahame, and others who agitated so long for reform must have felt 
on good terms with themselves, and may fairly lay claim to the credit 
of having made the Society more popular than of yore. To go back to 
the old order of things now sesms as impossible as it is undesirable. 
—Nova. 
- International Horticultural Exhibition. —Very com¬ 
plete arrangements have been made to protect the buildings from fire. 
Large high pressure mains run through the principal galleries, the 
theatre, lecture hall, &c., to which are connected twenty fire stations 
with standpost hydrants, hose, hand-pumps, and buckets. Small fire 
engines are also distributed through the buildings. These arrangements, 
as in previous exhibitions, have been carried out by Messrs. Shand, Mason 
and Co., who also exhibit steam and manual fire engines and other 
appliances. Superintendent Duck is in charge of an efficient fire 
brigade composed of men who have served in the Metropolitan Fire 
Brigade. 
- The Oxford Carnation and Picotee Union. — The 
annual Exhibition of the above will take place as usual in Mr. E. S. 
Dodwell’s garden, in the Stanley Road, Oxford, on Tuesday, August 2nd. 
It was the desire of Mr. Dodwell to hold it on the 28th inst., so as not 
to clash with the Carnation Show at Earl’s Court on August 1st and 
two following days ; but as the midland growers have made a strong 
representation in favour of August 2nd in preference to the earlier date, 
Mr. Dodwell has given way. Generally there appears to be a promise 
of a fine head of bloom this season. 
- Pink Ernest Ladhams. —This is a charming addition to an 
already large number of varieties, and being a seedling it is all the more 
valuable. The growth is exceptionally free, while the flowers, which 
are fringed, are produced in great profusion and contain much perfume. 
The colour is blush pink with a dark centre. At the late Rose Show 
held in Winchester a first class certificate was awarded by the Judges to 
this deserving novelty.—E. Molyneux. 
- Lobelia Maid of Moray. —At the late Show held at Wey- 
bridge Mr. Puttock, nurseryman, Kingston-on-Thames, exhibited a 
charming Lobelia named Maid of Moray. The habit is dwarf—without 
being too much so—and compact. The centre or eye of the flower is 
pure white, with a clear light blue margin. It is without doubt a 
striking novelty, and should prove most useful in the flower garden. 
As a rule light blue Lobelias are somewhat straggling in growth, but 
the above is the reverse of this.— E. Molyneux. 
- Royal Counties Agricultural Society. —The meeting 
of this Society at Redhill, for which great preparations have been made, 
is being held this week. It was opened on Tuesday and closes on 
Friday. 
- Pink, Rose Queen. —Messrs. Clibran & Son are sending out 
an attractive new Pink named Rose Queen that is likely to prove valu¬ 
able either for the border or for forcing. It is dwarf, free, pleasiDg in 
colour, which is a rosy lilac shade, and fragrant. 
- Coccoloba platyclada. —In a collection of table plants at 
Croydon Show Mr. C. Lane had a plant marked “Fern seedling,” which 
proved to be Coccoloba platyclada. It had come up with a number of 
seedling Ferns. Its peculiar leafage is rather ornamental. 
- Cyperus alternifolius variegatus. —I noticed a plant of 
this at Croydon Show that might almost be termed an albino, the 
majority of the leaves having only a faint edge of green. A long chapter 
could be written on the degrees of variation in variegated plants. 
—N. 
- Pentstemon pubescens. —This, one of the hardy Pentstemons 
is a free, attractive, and hardy species. The lube is purplish mauve and 
the lip pure white. It grows about 2 feet high, and is worth a place in 
hardy flower borders. Messrs. Cheal & Son have been showing it of 
late. 
- Polemonium himalaicum. —I observed a Polemonium in a 
mixed collection of hardy flowers at a recent show under the name of 
himalaicum. It appeared to be identical with P. Richardsoni, and I 
can find no authority for the name. Perhaps some of your hardy flower- 
loviDg readers know something about it.—E. H. M. 
- Mr. E. B. Lindsell—M any rosarians were glad to see the 
leading amateur exhibitor at the Crystal Palace apparently well on the 
road to recovery from his severe illness. He does not look quite so 
bright and fresh as his Roses yet, but his hand has not lost any of its 
cunning with them, as many have found to their cost. 
- Gardeners’ Orphan Fund. —A Rose fair was held on 
behalf of the Gardeners’ Orphan Fund at the Croydon Horticultural 
Society’s Exhibition on Wednesday week, and we are pleased to know 
that the sum of £8 6s. 6d. was realised from the sale of Roses for the 
charity. Mrs. Dart and Mrs. Gunner again kindly presided at the 
Rose fair. 
- Leicester and Midland Chrysanthemum Society.— 
The Committee have decided to hold a small Show of early flowering 
Chrysanthemums and Dahlias on September 10th. As Dahlias are 
grown in quantity around Leicester it is anticipated that a very good 
display will be the result, and should it prove a success it will be 
repeated on a much larger scale another year. 
_ The Weather at Ripley, Yorks, During June.—T his 
was a dull, wet month, also cold, with the exception of four days, from 
6th to 9th inclusive. On these days it was oppressively hot, and on the 
last mentioned date there was two cases of sunstroke in this district. 
The highest maximum temperature (shade) was 85° on the 9th, the 
lowest minimum temperature 30° on 18th. Total rainfall 3 87 inches, 
of which 1 inch fell during the night of the 28th. Rain fell upon 
twenty days. Mean reading of barometer 30 01. Mean maximum 
temperature 65'3°, mean minimum temperature 40T°. Mean temperature 
52‘7°. Thunder was prevalent during the month. The to'al rainfall 
for the half year ending June 30th was 13 80 inches, which fell upon 
112 days.—J. Tunnington, Ripley Castle Gardens. 
- National Chrysanthemum Society’s Annual Picnic.— 
The annual picnic and outing will, by the kind permission of the 
Right Hod. The Lord De L’lsle, take the form of a visit to Penshurst 
Castle, Kent, which is rich in interesting historical associations. The 
gardens and grounds will be open to inspection, together with the state 
apartments. The Castle and grounds are two miles from Penshurst, 
along a pleasant and shady road. About ha’f-way is Redleaf, the 
residence of F. Ernest Hills, Esq., a place renowned for its beauty and 
high culture, and permission has been given by Mr. Hills for the party 
to walk through the grounds of Redleaf, leaving them at a point close 
to the Castle Park, through which the party can reach the hotel. The 
date fixed for the picnic is Friday, July 22nd, leaving Charing Cross at 
9 28 A M. Particulars may be had from Mr. R. Dean, Ealing, W. 
