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lo88, and for whicli there appears as yet to be no satisfactory remedy. 
Anti-blight powder may be tried, and it is possible that in some gardens 
the tubers may require to be lifted annually, dried, and replanted. So 
charming a flower well deserves any care which is required to make it 
succeed, and its bright flowers will make it a universal favourite.— 
S. Aenott. 
EXPRESS GRAPE GROWING. 
Mr. Innes’ article in the Journal of Horticulture, page 328, anent 
the above subject, is interesting in these commercial days. His success 
as there detailed is remarkable, and no doubt many of your readers, 
including myself, would like to know in what sort of compost these 
Vines were planted to make such headway in the time stated. If Mr. 
Innes can find the time to impart further information it will be 
instructive and appreciated. I have seen samples of the fine Grapes 
grown at Derby, and heard excellent accounts of the same ; I therefore 
await with interest his reply to my request, if convenient to him to do 
so.— J. J. Craven. 
The extraordinary case of express Grape, or more particularly Vine 
growing, by Mr. Innes, which he records on page 328, has set me, and 
doubtless many others also, longing to know more of the methods which 
bring about such very satisfactory results ; and if Mr. Innes will kindly 
tell us I feel sure space will be found to do so in your columns, which 
he seems to fear. 
It would be more than interesting to learn how to produce such crops 
as described from Vines no stronger than straws when planted out of 
S-ineh pots in the middle of August, and thus having only the tail end 
of the summer to “ cover the house with splendid, well-ripened wood.” 
According to Mr, Innes’ figures the young canes were cropped at the 
rate of, for temporary Vines—Gros Colmans—14 lbs. per rod ; and as if 
to prove how groundless our fears are of overcropping young Vines, 
Mr. Innes tells us he cropped the permanent Muscats at an average of 
15| lbs. per rod of 7 feet, or nearly 2 lbs. heavier than the temporary 
Colmans. 
It is especially noteworthy that these Vines are “ still in splendid 
condition ; ” had they been planted early in April instead of the middle 
of August the results, though still excellent, would not have been quite 
so surprising.—W. H. L. 
The Earwig Baffler. 
On page 341 a drawing is given of one of these. I may state I have 
made these in different forms since 1864, and sold one to Messrs. 
G. Neighbour & Sons in that year. The principle, as shown at page 341, 
differs in no respect from what mine were, unless it was the hollow 
centre which admitted a pot or the leg of a bee hive.—W. T. 
[We have receive 1 letters on this subject from two other corre¬ 
spondents, in substance identical, but as neither of them has sent his 
name and address the letters are not inserted.] 
Chrysanthemum Nomenclature. 
The American Chrysanthemum Society, when it resolved to register 
no new seedlings that bore names already in use and appearing in the 
English N.C.S. catalogue, acted in a manner that is deserving of our 
highest commendation. The rule has resulted in the greatest possible 
benefit to cultivators on both sides of the Atlantic by preventing much 
confusion that would certainly otherwise have ensued from florists of 
different nationalities whose language was the same. 
In perusing the lists of American novelties there is always much 
pleasure to be derived in noticing the distinctive, if sometimes a little 
inelegant, style of nomenclature that the transatlantic growers adopt. 
Prominent examples for 1893 are as follows :—Latest Fad, Brigand, 
Diavola, Experiment, Bronze Giant, Octoroon, Parting Guest, Oakland, 
Millbrook, Philadelphia, Nemesis, Sunrise, and Radiance. 
What a contrast to some of those from the Continent; we are to have 
another Etincelant, Vesta, Hebe, D’Artagnan, Tendresse, Ganymede, 
Boule d'Or, L’Bchevel^, Surprise, Mignonne, and others which have 
been used two or three times over.—P. 
Short Notes from America. 
Mr. Spaulding’s catalogue of new Chrysanthemums contains 
about sixteen pretty little photo engravings of American seedlings set 
up in the prevailing fashion there—viz., in vases. 
Mr. Hugh Graham, the raiser of Philadelphia, and the only American 
who has ever been awarded a medal of our English National Chrys¬ 
anthemum Society, is sending out three other new seedlings this year 
called Mrs. Wm. Hurley, Mrs. Thomas E. Wiedersheim (both of them 
certificated by the American Chrysanthemum Society), and Katherine 
Leech. 
Messrs. Pitcher k. Manda’s catalogue for 1895 is a very artistic pro¬ 
duction, and contains, among numerous other illustrations, phototype 
pictures of Chrysanthemum J. H. Troy, the much-talked-of Pitcher and 
Manda, and a pretty chromo-lithograph of four or five hardy Pompc ns- 
from a painting by Paul de Longpre. 
Special Chrysanthemum seeds fertilised in Japan are now being 
offered for sale in the States, and are said to have been crossed and 
fertilised by secret methods unknown outside the land of the rising sun. 
Messrs. Nathan Smith & Son in their new list give the names of the 
best varieties for market plants. Most of them are, of course, of 
American origin, but in whites they mention Mdme. P. Bergman and 
Enfant des deux Mondes; in pinks, Mrs. Bruce Findlay; in crimsons,. 
Wm. Seward and John Shrimpton, which are all from this side. 
Hitherto Pompons have not been much in vogue with the American 
Chrysanthemum fancier, but one well-known firm announce that they 
have secured from various sources a magnificent collection of about 
100 distinct varieties. 
Large numbers of the best American Chrysanthemums are now in 
the hands of the French raisers, who will, no doubt, be able to turn 
them to good account for seedling purposes, and by this means help to 
improve the quality of the Continental stock, which a year or two ago 
began to show signs of exhaustion.—P. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
April 23rd. 
The meeting at the Drill Hall on Tuesday last was a very successful 
one in every way. Both for the Orchid and Floral Committees the 
exhibits were many numerous and of splendid quality, while the display 
as a whole was greatly improved by the presence of the Auriculas and 
Primulas staged in conjunction with the National Auricula and Primula 
Society, and a report of which will be found elsewhere. 
Fruit Committee. —Present : T. Francis Rivers, Esq. (in the 
chair) ; with Dr. Hogg, Rev. W. Wilks, and Messrs. G. Bunyard,. 
G. Reynolds, H. Balderson, F. Q. Lane, G. Wythes, J. Hudson, 
C. Herrin, W. Farr, J. Cheal, A. Dean, and J. Wright. 
With the advance of the season we naturally find an increase in the 
variety of subjects placed before the Committee, and on the present 
occasion both fruits and vegetables were creditably represented. 
Mr. W. Meads, gardener to A. Henderson Esq., Buscot Park, 
Faringdon, sent very handsome fruits of the Countess Melon, for 
which a cultural commendation was awarded. Seldom are finer 
examples seen at this early period of the year, and hence the award 
in question. 
Excellent fruits of the Royal Sovereign Strawberry came from 
the Horticultural College, Swanley. They were of good size and 
superior flavour, the best, in the latter respect, up to date ; also fine 
fruits of Sir Joseph Paxton. A cultural commendation was accorded 
for both samples, and the Royal Sovereign was highly commended as^ 
a forcing variety. 
Andrew Pears, Esq,, Spring Grove House, Isleworth (Mr. W. Farr,, 
gardener), sent bunches of ripe fruit of All the Year Round Tomato, andi 
also fruiting plants, for showing the productiveness of the variety. The 
fruits are below medium size, but borne in long racemes, after the 
manner of Hereford’s Prelude, the shape of the fruits resembling Chis¬ 
wick Red. They are very firm and of excellent quality, and a first-class 
certificate was unanimously awarded. 
Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, Holloway, sent a plant and excellent 
pods of a forcing Kidney Bean. As it was not named, it was proposed 
to be sent to Chiswick for trial. Mr. G. Wythes sent a dish of very fine 
Seakale, grown and blanched with soil in the open air, also a splendid 
sample of Sharpe’s Victor Potatoes. Mr. Wythes sent as well several 
bunches of Foster’s Seedling Grapes, from Vines in pots—very good, but 
not quite ripe. A cultural commendation was unanimously awarded for 
Mr. Wythes’ highly creditable contribution. This unforced Seakale is 
most valuable, but only provided in comparatively few gardens. 
Mr. T. Goldsmith again sent the Burfield Apple from Leonardslee. 
It is undoubtedly a showy Apple, and would sell freely in shops ; but 
as the fruits were not of sufficiently high quality for dessert, the 
Committee desired to test the cooking quality of the fruit prior to 
venturing an opinion on the merits of the variety. 
Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading, sent a number of plants of Suttons'' 
Hearting Curled Kale —evidently a very hardy, distinct,^ and excellent 
varietv, and an award of merit was voted with unanimity. The_ firm 
also sent twenty-one varieties of Radishes—all good, the majority 
representing varieties for growing in the open air, but some recommended 
for forcing. Of these the most distinct was Buttons' Earliest Frame,. 
that may be described in the French way as having crimson roots, or 
an oval shaped Radish drawn out to thrice the usual dimensions ; it 
was crisp and excellent, and an award of merit was granted forthwith. 
The other varieties were also as good of their kinds as could be desired, 
both as regards crispness and colour. An attractive assortment of 
Variegated Kale was also staged. In addition to the awards mentioned, 
a cultural commendation was awarded for the entire collection. 
Floral Committee.— Present: W. Marshall, Esq. (in the chair) ; 
with Messrs. John Fraser, Owen Thomas, C. T. Druery, H. Herbst, 
H. B. May, E. Molyneux, G. Stevens, J. H. Fitt, J. Jennings, R. B. Lowe, 
Chas. Jeffries, J. D. Pawle, W. Bain, Geo. Gordon, E. Beckett, 
