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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ July 14, 1887. 
deJNadaillac (a splendid bloom), Duke of Edinburgh, Etienne Levet, Earl 
of Pembroke, Marie Cointet, Le Havre, Innocente Pirola, A. K. Williams, 
Comte Raimbaud, Marechal Niel, Charles Lefebvre, Duchess® de Vallom- 
brosa, Marie Rady, Marquise de Castellane, and Baronne de Rothschild. 
In class 2, for twelve single trusses, Mr. A. Slaughter was first with 
Frangois Miebelon, Dr. Baillon, Marquise de Castellane, Charles Lefebvre, 
Madame Gabriel Luizet, Duke of Teck, La France, Marie Rady, Ulrich 
Brunner, Dupuy Jamain, Duchesse de Vallombrosa, and Duke of Welling¬ 
ton. In class 3, for eight trebles, Mr. E. B. Lindsell was again first with 
a magnificent box, consisting of grand blooms of Ulrich Brunner, A. K. 
Williams, Merveille de Lyon, Marie Rady, Abel Carriere, Marechal Niel, 
Xavier Olibo, and Gabriel Luizet. In class 4, for twelve Teas or Noisettes, 
Mr. T. W. Girdlestone of Sunningdale was first with a box of beautiful 
blooms, consisting of Catherine Mermet, Marechal Niel, Anna Ollivier, 
Madame Hippolyte Jamain, Hon. Edith Giffard, Souvenir d’un Ami, 
Madame de Watteville, Souvenir de Paul Neyron, Madame Caroline 
Kuster, Bougere, Comtesse de Nadaillac, and Innocente Pirola. In class 5, 
for nine distinct trusses, the Rev. Alan Cheales of Brockham Vicarage was 
first with a very beautiful set of blooms, consisting of Madame Gabriel 
Luizet, A. K. Williams, Mons. E. Y. Teas, Ulrich Brunner, Dr. Hogg, 
Mons. Noman, Marechal Niel, Frangois Michelon, and Marie Baumann. 
In class 6, for six blooms, Mr. Cheales was again first with Merveille de 
Lyon, Baronne de Rothschild, A. K. Williams, Alfred Colomb, Prince 
Arthur, and Marechal Niel. In class 7, the Rev. W. Wilks of Shirley, Croy¬ 
don, was first with good triplets of Xavier Olibo, Marquise de Castellane, 
La France, and Ulrich Brunner. In class 8, for six Teas, the Rev. A. 
Cheales was first with Marechal Niel, Catherine Mermet, Souvenir de 
Thirese Levet, Souvenir d’Elise, &c. In class 10 (local claes) the first prize 
was awarded for Duchesse de Vallombrosa, Frangois Michelon, Merveille 
de Lyon, Star of Waltham, Marie Rady, Baronne de Rothschild, Jean 
Liabaud, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Comtesse de Serenye, Edouard Morren, 
Madame Lacharme and General Jacqueminot. In class 11, for nine distinct, 
single trusses, the first prize was awarded for Madame Georges Schwartz, 
Marie Rady, Madame Eugen’e Verdier, Marquise de Castellane, and 
Countess of Rosebery. In class 15, for the ladies’ challenge cup, the 
award was made to Mr. R. W. Miller for a good box of Charles Lefebvre, 
Louis Van Houtte, Marie Finger, Duke of Teck, Marie Baumann, and La 
France. 
In the class open to all England for nurserymen only there were some 
good stands exhibited, Mr. B. R. Cant of Colchester being first with Marie 
Cointet, Ulrich Brunner, Marguerite de St. Amand, Baronne de Rothschild, 
.Frangois Michelon, Dr. Sewell, A. K. Williams, Madame Lacharme, 
Boieldieu, Duke of Wellington, Innocente Pirola, Victor Verdier, Souvenir 
d’Elise, Maurice Bernardin, Heinrich Schultheis, Xavier Olibo, Antoine 
Ducher, Marie Baumann, Her Majesty, La Rosiere, Mons. Noman, Prince 
Arthur, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam. Mrs. Baker - , Duchesse de Vallombrosa, 
Star of Waltham, Princess of Wales, Le Havre, Marechal Niel, Marie 
Rady, Madame Charles Wood, Sultan of Zanzibar, Madame Prosper 
Laugier, Marquise de Castellane, and Dupuy Jamain. Messrs. Burch of 
Peterborough were second, and Messrs. Paul & Son third. In the class for 
twelve Teas Mr. B. R. Cant was first with a beautiful box of the following 
—Innocente Pirola, Etoile de Lyon, Madame Cusin, Marechal Niel, 
Devoniensis, Catherine Mermet, Madame de Watteville, Niphetos, Hon. 
Edith Giffard, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Souvenir d'Elise, and La Boule d’Or. 
Messrs. Pope & Son were second. Messrs. Burch third. The National 
Rose Society’s silver medal for the best H.P. in the amateurs’ classes was 
awarded to the Rev. Alan. Cheales for the best bloom of A. K. Williams I 
have as yet seen this year. A similar award was made to Mr. E. B. 
Lindsell for the best Tea or Noisette in the Show, a bloom of Comtesse de 
Nadaillac. 
The bouquets, hanging baskets, basket of Roses, and breast sprays, 
which always form a feature of this Show, were as abundant and as good 
as usual, and there is no place where I see the difficulty that the Rose 
always presents for such purposes better surmounted than they are. Mrs 
E. Wilkins, Miss Gutteridge, Mrs. Dart, Miss Hughes and others were 
the successful competitors. 
The arrangements were good, and carried out effectively by the Com 
mittee and the indefatigable Secretary, and I hope that the success which 
has attend-d their efforts will be an encouragement to press on while 
others are standing still, and indeed in some cases retrograding.—D., Beal. 
ROSE SHOW FIXTURES. 
July 14th, Alexandra Palace, Bir¬ 
mingham and Harles- 
ton. 
„ 15th, * Helensburgh, * Here¬ 
ford. 
„ 16rh, * New Brighton. 
,, 18th, * Christleton. 
„ 19th, *Leek. 
Those exhibitions which are held by the National Rose Society, or by 
Societies affiliated with it, are distinguished by an asterisk. — Edward 
Mawley, Rosebanlc, Berkha.7nsted, Herts. 
July 20th, * Birkenhead. 
,, 21st, Carlton - in - Lindricks 
(Notts) and Salter- 
liebble (Yorks). 
„ 22nd, Manchester 
„ 23rd, * Ulverstone. 
„ 29.h ana 30th, Hull. 
KITCHEN GARDEN. 
The Weather and the Crops. —We have experienced another 
fortnight of unusually dry weather, but there are signs of rain, and it 
is much needed, as we are getting short of water not only for the 
kitchen garden crops, but for indoor plants as well. Our supply is 
drawn from a 10 acre pond, but the mountain streams which feed if 
have fallen so low that the supply is less than we have ever seen it, and 
as this state of matters is rather general the shortcomings of garden 
water supplies should be noted and rectified if possible before another 
summer comes. Our Peas are not well in until they are over or too old 
for use. Spinach has come to a standstill, we have some quarters of it 
that are absolutely useless. Lettuces are running to seed prematurely, 
and wherever water and time will allow they should all be drenched 
once or twice weekly. Onions are succeeding, but the spring-sown ones 
are behind what we Have had in some seasons. Four years ago we 
lifted a number of spring-sown Onion bulbs which measured 13 inches 
in circumference at the middle of July, and at the same date this year 
our best only measure 7 inches, thus indicating the state of the 
season. 
Cauliflowers.— The heads are forming fast, indeed faster than we 
can use them, and as this is a common occurrence some of them should 
be cut and stored in a cool place before they are too large. Of all 
Cauliflowers those that are green are the worst. They are produced by 
being too much exposed to the sun, and they are not valued in the 
kitchen or for exhibition ; they should, therefore; be cut before they 
become green or too large, and when the heads are not well protected 
with leaves from the first, break some of the outer ones half through 
and turn them down over the heads. Where caterpillars are destroy¬ 
ing the heads pick them off with the hand, or shake a sprinkling of salt 
over the soil. If planting the latest Veitch’s Autumn Giant has been 
retarded place them out as soon as possible. 
Broccoli. —We bad placed various kinds of Broccoli out before the 
weather became so dry, and they have progressed fairly well, but we 
have still some thousands of plants for permanent quarters, and as many 
growers have still to plant out the bulk of their crops no opportunity 
should be lost of doing so. July-planted Broccoli succeed well as a rule, 
but August-planted Broccoli are rather late, and planting in that month 
is not recommended. All Broccoli growers should include Veitch’s 
self-protecting autumn variety, as it is excellent in November and 
December. 
Turnips. —Our late Swedes and some other varieties sown three 
weeks ago have been hardly treated by the scorching sun ; many of the 
young plants have failed, and the crop as it stands will not suit. Imme¬ 
diately rain falls the blanks in the rows will be opened with a drag hoe, 
a little seed will be sown, and at the same time some will be sown in 
another quarter, as we cannot afford to be without Turnips in winter. 
All Turnips sown before July is out will form useful crops by October 
or a little later. c : 
Parsley.— The whole of our 188G plants have gone to seed, and 
most of them have been drawn up and thrown away. Our supply is 
now derived from seed sown in March, as it germinated freely and has 
produced some good rows, but these would not remain good all winter, 
and another sowing should be made. This may be done as soon as pos¬ 
sible, placing it in ground free from worms and rather rich. After the 
soil is well saturated with rain, draw up a number of plants from the 
spring-sown rows, and dibble them in elsewhere. This will give them a 
severe check ; the large leaves they now bear will droop and die, but 
fresh ones will push up, and these will form compact plants for late 
autumn use. 
Savoys.— The early-planted Savoys, are making progress, and many 
of them will be ready before the Savoy season has well set in, and a 
good number should be planted to come in later. Those planted now 
will form heads in November and December where the stems of Potatoes 
have become ripe ; but if the crop is yet undug dibble the Savoys in 
between the rows, as the lifting of the Potatoes will not interfere with 
the Savoys, and they may have gained considerable size before the 
Potatoes are taken up. This planting between the rows saves ground 
and time. 
Vegetable Marrows. —We are now cutting tender fruits of Pen- 
y-byd from plants on a south border. This variety is of good quality 
and very prolific, but no Vegetable Marrow will fruit freely if allowed 
to bear a superabundance of roots and leaves, and care should be taken 
that these are constantly well thinned. Many flowers open under the 
shade of the large leaves, and fail to form fruits. It is generally about 
this time that complaints are heard of Vegetable Marrows failing, or if 
the fruit forms it falls before gaining a useful size ; and the remedy for 
this is to thin the shoots in good time. Never allow the plant to make 
much growth, and reduce it by the armful on one day, and see that they 
have sufficient water at the roots. In many cases Vegetable Marrows are 
planted on mounds. They then require much more water than if 
planted on the level ground, but this fact is often forgotten by those 
who grow them. 
Drying Herbs.— The best time to cut and dry herbs is before they 
come into flower. Sage, Mint, and Thyme are the principal herbs we 
dry. The best of the shoots ai - e cut from them, spread out on the floor 
of a cool shed or room for a time, and then tied together in bundles and 
hung up. If dried in the sun the leaves become brittle and fall off. 
Dried herbs are always useful in the winter time. 
FRUIT FORCING. 
Strawberries in Pots. —With more than a month of dry weather, 
a broiling sun, and not over-abundant supplies of water and means for 
its application, mulching in many cases being out of the question— 
these circumstances, with a cold spring and late summer, have been 
