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not average more than a pot of 90 lbs. to tlie perch. The worst affected 
by the disease are second early sorts. White Rose and Beauty of 
Hebron are scarcely worth lifting, and White Elephants are much 
diseased. I tried Sutton’s Early Market. I had 14 lbs. of seed, and 
have nearly 11 bushels of fine tubers, with scarcely any disease, but some 
have become diseased since being lifted. Sutton’s Seedling, Satisfaction, 
and Abundance have proved good sorts, and will be largely planted 
next year. They have proved the three best out of eight varieties. 
The best way of storing Potatoes that I know of is in pits 2 feet wide, 
and from 1 to 3 feet deep. As I have helped to store several thousand 
tons in my time in that way, they should not be any wider, as when 
marrow they keep the wet out better.— Single-handed. 
EXHIBITION JAPANESE CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
A CORRESPONDENT sends the following list of Japanese Chrysanthe¬ 
mums staged in first-prize stands in open competition at twelve of the 
principal shows in 1887. The list has been compiled from the reports 
published in this Journal. The numbers after the names of the varieties 
indicate the number of winning stands in which they were included. 
The shows were the Crystal Palace, Kingston-on-Thames, the National 
■Chrysanthemum Society, Portsmouth, Brixton, Lewisham, Ascot, 
“Sheffield, Birmingham, Hull, Pontefract, and Liverpool. The exhibitors 
were Messrs. C. Gibson, Packman, Molyneux, Mursell, Shoesmith, Page, 
Parker, Mease, Daniels, and Cox. 
The varieties are as follows :—Fair Maid of Guernsey, 12 ; Madame 
Clemence Audiguier, Triomphe de la Rue des Chalets, and Meg Merrilies, 
11; Mdlle. Lacroix and Jeanne Delaux, 10 ; Criterion, Boule d’Or, and 
Madame J. Laing, 9 ; Thunberg, Belle Paule, and Val d’Andorre, 8 ; 
-Japonais, 7 ; L’Adorable, Ralph Broeklebank, and Golden Dragon, 6 ; 
Maiden’s Blush, Comte de Germiny, Marguerite Marrouch, Baronne de 
Prailly, and Soleil Levant, 5 ; M. Tarin, Elaine, Mdlle. Blanche Pigny, 
M. Astorg, Mr. J. Laing, M. Freeman, Duchess of Albany, and 
M. Burnet, 4 ; Fernand Feral, M, Delaux, Grandiflorum, Mdlle. Moulis, 
Da Triomphante, Martha Harding, and Carew Underwood, 3 ; HiverFleuri, 
M. Ardene, Album plenum, Peter the Great, and Edwin Molyneux, 2 ; 
William Holmes, Agrements de la Nature, Dormillion, Mdlle. B. Ren- 
-datler, Red Gauntlet, Avalanche, Mrs. Townsond, Madame Feral, Snow¬ 
storm, Mrs. W. Harris, Roi des Japonais, Gloriosum, Balmoreau, Source 
Japonais, Stanstead White, La Sceptre Toulousain, and Annie Clark, 
1 each. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS AND THE FROST. 
Cultivators of the above will have reason to remember the morn¬ 
ing of Wednesday, October 3rd. From 10° to 13° of frost were 
registered in this district after a heavy rain on Tuesday. Few had the 
■whole of their collections inside, and in some places not a plant was 
housed. I have seen several which are completely ruined. Where the 
■feuds are well advanced not so much damage will be experienced, but 
in all cases where they are small and just taken, when they are in a 
very tender stage, on close examination will be found to be of little use. 
This is very disappointing after all the trouble that has been bestowed 
•on them, and we are within a few weeks of their flowering season, 
when all would be anxiously looking forward for the reward of their 
labour. Up to the first week in October I have always considered them 
safe outside, and have never before known any very serious damage 
•done to them.— Edwin Beckett, Aldenham House Gardens, Elstree. 
NATIONAL CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 
A general meeting of members of this Society will be held on 
Monday evening, October 15th, 1888, at “ Anderton’s Hotel,” Fleet 
■Street, City ; the chair to betaken by E. Sanderson, Esq.,the President, 
■at seven o’clock precisely. This meeting is convened in accordance 
with rule 5, and with the special object of giving an opportunity to all 
■members to bring forward any proposals or suggestions that may have 
•occured to them and are in the interest of the Society. All new 
members elected at this meeting will receive a pas3 for the November 
IFbte and other Shows and meetings. 
The grand provincial Show, 1888, will be held in the Corn Exchange) 
■Sheffield, on Friday and Saturday, November 16th and 17th. Schedules 
for this Exhibition have been forwarded to all members. Any further 
■particulars mav be had on application to either of the Hon. Secretaries, 
Mr. W. K. Woodcock, Hon. Sec., Sheffield Chrysanthemum Society, The 
•Gardens, Oakbrook, Sheffield; or Mr. William Holmes, Hon. bee. 
"National Chrysanthemum Society, Frampton Park Nurseries, Hackney. 
A Chrysanthemum Conference will probably be held on the evening of 
sthe first day, further particulars of which will be duly announced. 
■Visitors to Sheffield will be admitted after three on Friday at half-price 
•on presentation of the return half of the railway ticket. The Midland 
Railway Company will convey exhibits at owner’s risk at single rate for 
the double journey provided they remain the property of the exhibitor. 
A number of cheap excursion trains will be run into Sheffield on 
Saturday, November 17th. 
A meeting of the Floral Committee of the National Chrysanthemum, 
Society was held at Westminster on Wednesday last, October 10th, but 
the exhibits were not numerous. Present : E. Sanderson, Esq., in the 
chair, and Messrs. H. Ballantine, W. Holmes, H. Canned, C. Gibson 
Lewis Castle, G. Gordon, R. Dean, G. Stevens, Kendall, R. Owen, and 
G. S. Addison. 
Two blooms of the Japanese variety Edwin Molyneux were shown 
by Mr. Molyneux from Swanmore Park Gardens, the certificate awarded 
las year being confirmed. The blooms were very large, deep, the florets 
broad, intense crimson, with a gold reverse. Mr. R. Owen of Maiden¬ 
head sent a stand of new Japanese varieties, comprising Anna Roudiere, 
exhibited last year ; M. Leveque (Dblaux), described as a sport from 
James Salter, with straight spreading florets of rather deeper colour 
(commended) ; Sam Henshaw, with incurving broad florets of a silvery 
pink tint ; Mr. W. Holmes, very bright and fresh ; Rose Beauty, with 
narrow fluted twisted rose florets (vote of thanks). 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, exhibited specimens of select 
ornamental Beet leaves, and very fine double Tuberous Begonias of 
varied colours (vote of thanks). A certificate was awarded for the 
following :— 
Chrysanthemum Doree (W. & G. iDrover).—A charming Japanese 
variety in the way of Mr. Garnar, with fluted, recurving, and slightly 
drooping florets, of a bright clear pale yellow tint. 
CHRY3ANTHEMUM TUBE FIXERS. 
Per parcel post I take the liberty of sending you one of my Chrys¬ 
anthemum tube fixers, and also an electro block showing the contrivance, 
suitable for printing, along with a description of it. As you will notice 
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FIG. 37.—TUBE FIXER. A. socket, B. ring. 
(fig. 37) it consists of a tinned cast iron socket (a) containing an india- 
rubber ring (b) and is fastened to the top of the exhibition board over the 
hole, or it may be fastened to the under side of the board. By tightening 
or slackening the screws it will fit any size tube within certain limits, or 
the tubes may be made perfectly secure at any desired height for travel¬ 
ling. This contrivance gets over the defect of existing appliances, 
which raise the cup out of the tube, and at the same time raise the 
flower out of the water. I hope it will be taken up by some of the 
leading florists and sold at a cheap rate. I send you one fixed, ami one 
not fixed, on board.— Edw. Harland, 1lull and East Hiding Chrys¬ 
anthemum Society. 
[ The appliance sent is perfectly effective in its working, the tube 
being easily moved, and remains firm in any desired position.] 
GRAPES SCALDING. 
I NOW see that Mr. Bardney’s article, page 1(52, was only intended 
for the very young and inexperienced, but I fear there are many 
experienced gardeners that differ on this subject from your correspondent. 
But I feel honoured by being numbered amongst this class. So this 
must be my excuse for daring to question some of his statements. 
There is much in Mr. Bardney’s first article that I heartily endorse, but 
I still take exception to the point at issue. u It is no more difficult to 
scald Black Hamburgh and Madresfield Court than Lady Downe s. In 
spite of elaborate argument, Mr. Bardney has not come forward with 
