November 24, 1887. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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especially keen on Thursday morning, and at Colchester a number of 
valuable Ferns and fine-foliage plants were greatly injured when being 
conveyed to the show. The day proved an exceptionally brilliant one, 
seven hours of sunshine being recorded at one place in the south of 
England. 
- The second part of Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons’ “Manual of 
Orchidaceous Plants” is just to hand, but owinr to the numerous 
show reports this week we are compelled to withhold a full notice of 
this important work until another issue. The part is devoted to the 
genera Cattleya and Laelia, with such allied genera as Lmliffpsis, Tetra- 
micra, Schomburgkia, and Sophrouitis, of which it treats exhaustively 
both in descriptive and cultural details. It is a valuable addition to 
t le list of authoritative works on Orchids, and is liberally illustrated 
with wood engravings. 
- A correspondent who lias had much experience as an 
exhibitor and committeeman writes: —“I have real many articles on 
Exhibitors and Exhibiting, but never real one so clear and to the 
point as that by 1 Experientia docot.’ Every word he writes is true 
to the letter. There remains abundant room for forbearance from all 
parties concerned in flow r shows—committees, jalges, and exhibitors ; 
and committees and judges should remember that they, as well as 
exhibitors, are fallible.” 
-- A correspondent writes as follows respecting the Gardeners’ 
Orphan Fund :—“ I am having a box male similar to a child's money 
box, about 15 inches long, 5 inches wide and deep, with a slit in the top 
that will take a penny, and it is furnished with a lock and key. This 
has printed in large letters o l the front of it, “ Gardeners’ Orphan 
Fund.” It will be hung up in a conspicuous place in my office, where 
tradesmen and others ha-'e to come to do their business, as I thought the 
hint mi.ht be worth copying.” 
- “ W. G. D.,” writes :—“ Can any of your readers inform me of 
the difference between Carnations Mrs. Geo. 1 Iawtrey and Pride of 
Penshurst / I believe the former was sent out five or six years ago by 
Mr. Turner of Slough, who, in the first place, procured it from a florist 
of Sidmouth (Devon). Two years ago I bought rather extensively 
Pride of Penshurst, and a comparison of the two convinces rue that they 
are identical. Other growers report the same. If such be the case, in 
fairness to the raiser and introducer of ‘ Mrs. Geo. Ilawtrey,’ this name 
should it be known by, and not the adopted 1 Pride of Penshurst.’ ” 
- “ C. V. R.” writes respecting Chrysanthemum Madame 
Desgrange : —“ Would some reader kindly say what other varieties there 
are that associate well with the above, both as to height and colour, to 
form a bed ? ” 
-Leek Show and Competition.—I n reference to this Show 
we extract the following note from the Kelso Chronicle : “ Messrs. 
Stuart <& Mein offered a few months ago the handsome prize of £5 for 
the best six specimens of the Lyon Leek grown from seed supplied 
directly by them. A Show and competition took place within their 
premises in Wood Market recently, and it was largely patronised. The 
competition was conducted on the same lines as the Cabbage Show held 
recently, and was open to all without fee or entry money, a card being 
sent with a packet of seed to all who signify their intention of entering 
the lists. Exhibits were forwarded from various districts south of 
Perthshire as far as the Isle of Wight. Thirty-four competitors sent 
specimens for show, almost the whole of which were remarkably fine 
and of great merit. Notwithstanding the wide area represented, how¬ 
ever, the twelve or fourteen lots consigned from growers in the im¬ 
mediate locality were of the highest excellence in point of quality. 
Between four of these the competition was very close, and it was only 
by careful consideration of the various points that the Judges were able 
to arrive at their decision. They awarded the prize to Mr. James 
Minto, Caledonian Brewery, Jedburgh, whose exhibits measured 
16 inches in length by 6 inches in circumference ; and notwithstanding 
the difficulty attending the task, their decision seemed to meet with the 
approval of all concerned. The gentlemen who officiated as Judges 
were Mr. John Cairns, The Hirsel ; Mr. Adam Renton, The Lees; and 
Mr. William Henry, Rowchester, a noted raiser of the Henry’s Prize 
Leek, a variety which was in much request for exhibition ten or twelve 
years ago.” 
- The Chrysanthemums at Waddon House, Croydon, the 
residence of Phillip Crowley, Esq., have been remarkably fine this year, 
and the gardens, which are so well managed by Mr. Walter King were 
visited last week by a large party of members of the Royal Horticultural 
Society’s committees and local gardeners. The Chrysanthemums form 
one of the best private displays we have seen this season, and there is 
also too much of general interest in the other houses to be dealt with in 
a brief note. Plants are thoroughly well grown at Waddon House, and 
the collection comprises some remarkable specimens. 
- Gardening Appointment. —Mr. Temple, for some years fore¬ 
man at Messrs. T. Hewitt & Co.’s Nurseries, Solihull, Birmingham, l as 
recently left their service on his appointment as heal gardener to 
Lord St. Oswald, Nostell Priory, Wakefield. 
- Hooper & Co., Limited, Covent Garden.— We learn that 
the report of the accountants of this Company, recently presented to the 
Board, showed a profit of 9 per cent, for the first half of the present year, 
and that it was decided to pay an interim dividend at the rate of 6 per 
c.nt. 
- A Jubilee Tree at Bridge of Allan. —In commemora¬ 
tion of the Jubilee of Her Majesty’s reign, a seedling of the fine old 
Sycamore “ Queen Mary’s Tree,” from Craigmillar Castl°, near Edinburgh, 
was recently planted in Cleopatra Place, Bridge of Allen, by Dr. Alex. 
Paterson. Agreeable to the wish of the donor, the sapling was named 
“ The Queen Victoria Jubilee Tree.” The ceremony was witnessed by a 
considerable number of spectators, the members of the Police Commis" 
mission attending in their official capacity. Among those present wore 
Chief Magistrate Drysdale, and Messrs. Graham, Maclean, Gray, Shaw, 
Cramb, Rose, Carmichael, and Philp ; P. Buchanan (assistant clerk to 
the Commissioners), W. Cousine (Master of Works), Thomas Camming, 
A. C. Dick-Cleland, &c. Dr. Paterson performed his agreeable duty in 
a workmanlike manner. The operation completed, he said :—“ Provost 
and Commissioners, l have to thank you for having so kindly complied 
with my request to allow me to plant a tree in Cleopatra Place, Bridge 
of Allan, to commemorate the Jubilee year of our beloved Queen. This, 
as you know, I had intended to ask your permission to do on the 
Jubilee day, which was so loyally held in Bridge of Allan, b .t that 
season of the } ear was somewhat unsuitable for planting such a tree. 
The tree which I have procured for this purpose is a seedling from 
Queen Mary’s Tree at Craigmillar Castle, near Edinburgh, commonly 
known in Scotland as the Sycamore tree. The mother of the tree I have 
now had the honour of planting has stood ‘ the battle and the breeze ’ 
for many centuries, as all Scotchmen know, and I trust, Provost and 
Commissioners, in handing over this tree to your custo ly, and that of 
your successors, you will all take special care of it.” Several other 
speakers followed, and Mr. Graham complimented Dr. Paterson highly 
upon the numerous services he had rendered to Bridge of Allan. 
_ The Hull Challenge Vase. —Mr. R. Falconer Jameson, 
Chairman, Hull and East Riding Chrysanthemum Society, writes—“ 1 
will not attempt to follow Mr. Udale through his arguments, but will 
merely remark that as he says he did not intend to impute unworthy 
motives to our Committee, I fully accept his statement. Mr. Udale in 
he postscript of his letter in last week’s issue suggests that a clause 
should for the future be inserted in the conditions relating to challenge 
cues, providing that in case of the death of an employer his interest in 
th; competition shall die with him. The condition should rather be 
that in case of th; death of an employer the interest in the competition 
shall descend to his executors in case they carry on the gardens, and 
also elect to carry on the conpetition. Everyone will, after Mr. 
Udale’s last letter, give him credit for not wishing to injure the Hull 
Society, but the suggestion contained in his postscript clearly indicates 
that he failed to grasp the salient points of the c ise.” 
_ Xhe Floral Committee of the National Chrysan¬ 
themum Society held a meeting in St. Stephen’s Hall, Westminster, 
on Wednesday last, when the following members of the Committee were 
presentE. Sanderson, Esq., in the chair, and Messrs. R. Ballantine 
W. Holmes, H. Cannell, J. P. Kendall, C. Gibson, Lewis Castle, G. 
Gordon, J. Mardlin, J. Langdon, J. Bevan, S. Gilbey, C. Swift, R. Owen, 
and G. Stevens. A silver medal was awarded to Mr. G. Stevens, 
Putney, for a stand of blooms comprising the following new varieties : 
—Buffalo Bill, Putney George, Rilpli Broeklebunk, Edwin Molyneux, 
Lady Cave, Mr. Garnar, Mrs. Lewis Custlc, Lady T. Lawrence, Mr. 
H. Matthews, Lord. E versley, Miss Nichols, and Mrs. Norman Davis, 
A bronze medal was secured by Mr. O.ven also for a stand of new 
