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deners’ Association,” to which Messrs, Latham, Wildsmith, and Jones 
responded. 
We next proceeded to Heckfield Place, a drive of about nine miles. 
A hearty welcome awaited us, not only from Mr. Wildsmith, but like¬ 
wise from his generous employer, Viscount Eversley and Miss Lefevre ; 
the latter came out on the terrace and seemed extremely pleased to see 
the party enjoying their visit. Mr. Wildsmith conducted us round the 
place, being extremely anxious that nothing of interest should escape 
our notice. Having viewed the whole of the garden, houses, and pleasure 
grounds, and tried in vain to find a weak point in Mr. Wildsmith’s 
management, we retired to a marquee where tea had been provided by 
Mrs. Wildsmith. Mr. Wildsmith was asked to convey a hearty vote of 
thanks to Viscount Eversley and Miss Lefevre for their kindness in 
allowing us to view their beautiful gardens, and a similar proposal to Mr. 
and Mrs. Wildsmith was carried with acclamation. The members were 
delighted with the visit, and freely expressed the opinion that a more 
charming or better kept p’ace it would be impossible to find. Heading 
was reached in time for the 7.30 fast train for Birmingham, where we 
arrived at 10.5 p.m.— J. H. 
Events of the Week.— September 6th, Royal Caledonian Horti¬ 
cultural Society, Autumn Exhibition (second day). On Friday and 
Saturday, September 7th and 8th next, the Fruit and Dahlia Shows 
will be held at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham. At the same place there 
will also be a Conference of Fruit Growers at 3 p.m. on Friday and 
2 P.M. on Saturday. The Royal Horticultural Society’s Fruit and Floral 
Committees will meet in the Drill Hall on Tuesday the 11th inst. On 
Wednesday the 12th inst. the National Chrysanthemum Society will 
hold an Exhibition of early-flowering Chrysanthemums and Dahlias in 
the Royal Aquarium, Westminster. The Brighton Show is fixed for that 
and the following day, as also is an Exhibition at Glasgow. Bulb sales 
by Mr. J. C. Stevens at 38, King Street, Covent Garden, every Monday 
Wednesday, and Saturday. 
- At the next meeting of the Fruit and Floral Committees of the 
Royal Horticultural Society in the hall at Westminster, on the 
11th inst., Dahlias, Begonias, Asters, with fruit of various kinds, are 
expected to be well represented. 
- We are informed that by the permission of Lady Bateman a 
Fete was held in Oakley Park Garden, Scole, Suffolk, last week, 
for the benefit of the Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Institution, with 
the satisfactory result that though the weather was unfavourable Mr. 
A. McMillan, the gardener, has been able to forward to Mr. Cutler 
£18 17s. 6d. as the profits of the fete. 
-Gardeners’ Orphan Fund. —We have the pleasure to 
announce that at the flower show held at Heckfield Place, on August 
28th, Mr. Wildsmith, the Local Secretary for that district, collected the 
sum of £5 from three boxes. 
- We are informed that the wife of Mr. John Roberts, who 
has endured a long and painful illness with great patience and fortitude, 
died at Gunnersbury Park Gardens on Saturday last. 
-Shrewsbury Show. —Amongst the miscellaneous exhibits at 
this Show we omitted to mention that Messrs. W. & J. Birkenhead, 
Sale, Manchester, had a collection of Ferns, remarkable for number of 
varieties and good health. 
- Chrysanthemum Show Fixtures. —The annual Exhibition 
of the Pembrokeshire Chrysanthemum Society will take place on 
November 9th and 10th, and that of the Winchester Horticultural 
Society on November 13th and 14th. 
- Gardening Appointments.— Mr. Charles Sutton, who has 
been foreman at Willey Park Garden, Broseley, for the past four years, 
has succeeded Mr. Gray as head gardener to Earl Stanhope, Chevening 
Park, Sevenoaks, Kent, Mr. C. Sawyer, for the past four and a half 
years principal foreman at Cricket St. Thomas, Chard, Somerset, has 
been engaged as gardener to the Marquis of Hertford, Ragley Hall, 
Alcester, Warwick. 
- At a Fruit Conference held at St, Albans on Tuesday- 
evening, Mr. Sampson Morgan, amongst other things, is reported to- 
have said—“ Freehold land in plots suitable for the culture of early 
produce and choice fruit could be had at an average rate of £20 per 
acre, or at an annual rental of £1. Upon each 2-acre plot might be 
erected a cottage in connection with which he would give to each 
labourer 50 feet of glasshouse, or 100 feet of frames, or an extra quantity 
of fruit trees instead. From each plot a steady and industrious man 
could obtain a permanent living, sufficient for himself and family. The 
cost for the 2 acres, cottage, glass erections, 200 special fruit trees,, 
seeds, plants, &c., would be £125, which let to return 5 per cent, on the 
investment would mean £6 5s. per annum. Thus for 2s. 6d. each per 
week a worthy labourer could secure a perfect little homestead front 
which could be raised poultry, eggs, fresh and preserved vegetables, 
fruit juices, essences, and hardy fruit, as well as choice early produce of 
every kind.” We doubt if all our readers are equally sanguine that 
ordinary labourers could makefor themselves such an arcadia as suggested 
— at least, in rural districts remote from large centres of population, 
but shall be glad to hear what practical cultivators have to say on the 
subject. Mr. H. Hobday advocated a system of culture, giving a tenant 
“ freedom to plant with full power to sell or remove not only fruit trees,- 
but every other kind of garden produce.” Mr. W. F. Emptage con¬ 
sidered the “ laying down of land under grass had done more to bring 
about agricultural depression than any foreign competitor; recom¬ 
mended planting the Keswick Codlin and Blenheim Orange Apples, and 
was of opinion that Black Plamburgh Grapes under glass without fire 
heat could be made to pay at 4d. per lb.” 
- Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, sends us a 
few flowers of Annual Poppies of what are termed the “ Shirley ” 
type. They are derived from Papaver Rhteas, and, as we have fre¬ 
quently noted, are extremely pretty, white, blush, pink, rose, and 
crimson, often edged with white, very delicate and fugacious, but pre»- 
senting some charming colours. 
- The raiser writes, “ I send you a few blooms of Carnation- 
Edwin Molyneux Taised last year from seed, and certificated last 
week at Salisbury. It is a capital border variety, flowering profusely, 
as many as fifty to sixty flowers on a plant, which are from layers last 
autumn. I have not seen a single flower which has been at all split in 
the calyx. In a cut state it is effective, particularly when arranged in 
a mass. The enclosed flowers are small, as it is getting near the end of 
the season. The flower stalks are stout, very erect, thus rendering it a 
first-rate border plant. Unfortunately it has no fragrance.” The variety 
is useful, and for borders very free and strong, the flowers closely' 
streaked with bright red on a yellow ground. We have grown one- 
exactly similar in character for several years. 
- Garden and Farm Insects.— “ Entomologist ” writes, “ The 
season has indeed been unfavourable for gardeners, but in the range of my 
inquiries this fact has come out, that, although during the early summer 
caterpillars were very numerous, since the heavy rains and cold winds 
there has been a diminution of insect foes of all sorts. There has also- 
been a scarcity of friendly insects, “ lady-birds ” for example ; the 
Coccinellae group have been few as yet in this part of Kent. This may 
account for the abundance of aphis on the Hops ; that unfortunate 
plant has suffered much from this and other insect enemies. Miss 
Ormerod has noted that in the Midlands the Wheat crops have upon 
some fields been greatly damaged by the aphis granaria, perhaps others 
also. In going through one field of Wheat about a month ago I found 
examples of a sawfly larva in the ears, but I regret that I did not 
identify the species.” 
-National Chrysanthemum Society.—A meeting of the 
Committee took place at Anderton’s Hotel, Fleet Street, E.C., on 
Monday, the 3rd inst., Mr. E. Sanderson, President, in the chair, there 
being a large attendance of members. The minutes of the last meeting 
having been confirmed, an interesting communication from the 
Secretary of the Victorian Horticultural Association, Melbourne, was- 
read, and the Secretary, Mr. W. Holmes, said that a deputation from the 
Association had subsequently waited upon him for information as to the 
working of the Society in this country, and that a very pleasant meeting 
had resulted. The following Societies were admitted into affiliation :— 
The Barnsley, Hampstead, Isle of Sheppey, Stroud, and Truro Chrysan¬ 
themum. Mr. G. T. Miles of Wycombe Abbey Gardens, was appointed 
