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water through a rose. The nest thing is to plunge the pots to the rims 
in a propagating case, and the crowns are covered with moss. Success 
or failure will depend upon their subsequent treatment. Every morning 
give a good supply of water at about 80° or 90°; do not miss a morning. 
After the crowns have grown about 14 inch take off the moss, and in 
about two days place each pot in pans of water on a shelf close to the 
glass, and take care to keep the pans filled. The night temperature of 
our house is about 63°. If the above course of treatment is carried out 
you will secure a spike of flower and a sheath of foliage to every crown. 
I grew Lilies for Christmas, when they fetched 13s. per pot in Covent 
Garden.—A. Young, Abberley Hall Gardens. 
NOTOSPARTIUM CARMICHAEL!. 
Several members of the great family of Leguminosne present 
examples of apparently leafless plants, and amongst those cultivated 
FIS. 53.-NOTOSPARIIUM CARMICHAELI. 
under glass in greenhouses or conservatori s such are familiar to many 
amateur gardeners. Notospartium Carmichael i is an instance of this 
kind, but not so well known at present, for it has only recently been 
brought under notice by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons of Chelsea. It is a 
New Zealand shrub, of slender habit, with somewhat flattened leafless 
stems and branches, or with the leaves reduced to scale-like proportions. 
The neat pea-shaped rosy-purple flowers are borne in dense clusters on 
the stems as shown in the woodcut (fig. 53). In some districts this no 
doubt will be found quite hardy, but in any case it should be worth a 
place in a greenhouse with other plants from the southern hemisphere, 
and would require the treatment accorded to hardwooded plants. 
GRAPES SCALDING. 
Once more Sir. Bardney has referred to this question, and in two 
modest columns endeavours to persuade us we are entirely on the wrong 
scent, also that we have only to follow in his footsteps to insure 
unbounded success. Now I trust he will not think me dogmatic when I 
say I still adhere to my argument on this subject. I have read my 
papeis through carefully, and I fail to find where I said it was impossible 
to scald Black Hamburghs. Such a thing can be accomplished 
undoubtedly, but 1 contend not by ordinary culture. My argument 
may be briefly summed up ns follows :—Lady Downe’s is more liable to 
scald thin other Grapes grown under the same conditions. I must 
remind Mr. Bardney that I had not arrived at any illusionary conclusion 
respecting the scalding of his Grapes. He is certainly to be congratulated 
on the successful culture of Lady Downe’s. How many gardeners can 
echo Mr. Bardney’s words, “ That they have not lost more berries than 
would make two good bunches in eleven years ?" I fear very few 
indeed. I had almost arrived at the conclusion that scalding was not so 
prevalent in Lancashire as further south, but I suddenly remembered 
they find it possible to scald Hamburghs as well as Lady Downe’s, a 
feat I should think is rarely accomplished here. Mr. Bardney appears 
somewhat surprised to find i should accept his conditional admission for 
what it was worth—viz., that it would be gross carelessness to scald 
Black Hamburgh as badly as Lady Downc’s ; conditionally the scalding 
of both varieties is due to the same cause. Now perhaps he will 
remember I have never hinted at the cause further than saying it would 
require an extra dose of the “ same cause ” co scald the former as badly 
as the latter. Mr. Bardney tells me his conditional admission is, “ That 
it is gross carelessness to scald Lady Downe’s.” This is a verdict from 
which I must leave gardeners to draw their own conclusions. So far as 
I am concerned, I respectfully differ. Mr. Bardney in company with 
Mr. Simpson would look for Black Hamburghs scalding in a vinery 
where little fire heat was used. I can assure him the houses 1 
mentioned as a case passed through the stoning period absolutely without 
fire heat, and he would have to look in vain for a single scalded berry of 
that variety, or any other except Lady Downe’s.— James B. Biding. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOWS. 
\Ye have to thank numerous correspondents for notes and reports 
of Chrysanthemum shows in all parts of the country, but the demands 
upon our space have been so extensive that we have had to rather 
severely condense the reports of several excellent exhibitions. Some, 
indeed, we are reluctantly compelled to reserve until our next issue. 
TRURO. 
The first Chrysanthemum Show ever held in Truro was opened by 
the Mayor (Mr. W. J. Johns) in the Concert Hall on Tuesday, Novem¬ 
ber 6th, at noon, and continued the following day. A large schedule of 
prizes was offered, and the Society was affiliated with the National 
Chrysanthemum Society. The expectations of the Committee were fully 
realised, and the Judges (Messrs. James Murton, Richard Gill, and 
Archibald Mitchell) were highly pleased with the excellent quality of 
the exhibits. Among those not for competition we might notice some 
tall plants sent by Mr. J. C. Daubuz-Kilrow. One of the collection was 
a very large plant of Soeur Melanie, containing hundreds of perfectly 
white blooms. Mr. A. Blenkinsop contributed a well arranged group ; 
also Messrs. Lowry and Laverton. Lady Selborne, trained as a standard, 
was remarkably good, being heavily laden with flowers. This, together 
with two other standards, were exhibited by Mr. Laverton. Great 
praise is due to the Committee for the excellent manner in which the 
Show was conducted; also to the energetic Hon. Secretary, Mr. A. 
Blenkinsop. 
Plants. —The groups of Chrysanthemums arranged for effect were 
one of the exceptionally beautiful features of the Exhibition, occupying 
the whole centre of the hall. Class 1 was that for a group of Chrysan¬ 
themums arranged in space not exceeding 100 feet, quality and general 
effect to be the leading features. There were three groups, and the first 
honours went to Mr. F. Hearle Cock (gardener, Mr. Bishop) for his ex¬ 
ceptionally good collection of dwarf-grown plants. This was the lead¬ 
ing feature of the Show, and called forth great commendation. To this 
collection the Judges awarded the National Chrysanthemum Society’s 
certificate, an honour of which Mr. Bishop may well feel proud. The 
second prize was given to Messrs. Mill & Tweedie, nurserymen, Truro, 
for their very large collection, including some extremely choice plants. 
The fine collection of Mr. Wm. N. Gill, Truro, occupied nearly the 
whole length of the hall on the right hand side. He obtained five first 
prizes in the following classes :—Six specimens large flowered varieties 
(Japanese excluded), three specimen ditto, single specimen ditto, six 
specimens Japanese varieties, three specimens Pompon varieties. Mr. 
A. Laverton was first for single specimen Japanese variety. Mr. Gill's 
group contained some good plants, his finest being Margot, Peter the 
Great, Mrs. Dixon, Princess Beatrice, incurved ; and a very large plant 
well-grown of Belle Navarais, white Pompon ; Dr. Macary, and Lord 
Wolseley were exceedingly good specimens. 
The only exhibit in the amateur class s was a fairly good plant of 
Soleil Levant, grown by Mr. G. Gradedge, Truro, to which a first prize 
was awarded. It is to be regretted that the competition amongamateurs 
was so slight. Perhaps the Committee, by offering more liberal prizes 
another year, may greatly increase the interest in this section. 
Cut Blooms. —In the class for twenty-four large flowered blooms, and 
twenty-four Japanese blooms in not less than eighteen distinct varieties 
of each kind, Mr. Prideaux Brune, Padstow (gardener, Mr. W. Brown), 
won a well-deserved first, his blooms undoubtedly being the finest in 
the Show. They were of good size, rare quality, and exquisite colour. 
The Judges awarded the National Chrysanthemum Society’s certificate 
to Mr. W. Brown for this magnificent display. The varieties shown in¬ 
cluded Large flowered : Empress of India, Gloria Mundi, Alfred 
Salter, Christine, Novelty, Mrs. Sharpe, Emily Dale, very fine ; Lord 
Wolseley. Queen of England, large ; Golden Empress of India, noble 
flower ; Mr. Bunn, Golden Christine, Lady Hardinge, Heine des Blanches, 
