December 3,1891. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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- Grimsby Chrysanthemum Show.— Mr. Ckas. Colebrooke, 
nurseryman, Great Grimsby, notices that he is mentioned in the 
Journal as having taken third prize for a group of plants, whereas it 
should be second. 
Gardening- Appointments. —Mr. A. Burgess, for the last six 
Events of the Week. —A meeting of the Linnean Society takes 
place to-day, December 3rd. On the 4th there is a meeting of the 
Dundee Horticultural Association, and on the 5th of the Preston and 
Fulwood Horticultural Society. On Tuesday, December 8th, there will 
be a meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society at the Drill Hall, 
Westminster, when there will be a lecture and discussion on Hellebores. 
The annual meeting and dinner of the National Rose Society take place 
on the 9th. The December Show of the National Chrysanthemum 
Society will be held at the Royal Aquarium, Westminster, on the 9th 
and 10th. Bulb and plant sales take place nearly every day at Messrs. 
Protheroe and Morris’ rooms, Cheapside. and at Messrs. Stevens’ rooms, 
Covent Garden. There will be an important sale of Cattleya labiata at 
the former place on the 4th by order of Mr. F. Sander. 
years head gardener to Major Browne, Doxford Hall, Chathill, 
Northumberland, has been appointed head gardener to M. Walton, Esq., 
Grove Park, Kingsbury, Middlesex. Mr, W. Mabbott, foreman at 
Ewenny Priory, has been appointed head gardener to E. P. Martin, Esq., 
Gwernllwyn House, Dowlais, Glamorgan, South Wales. 
-We are sorry to hear of the death on the 22nd of November of 
Mr. Franz Kramer, head gardener to Herr Legationsrath Rucker - 
Jenisch of Flottbeck-Hamburg. Mr. Kramer had for about thirty years 
charge of one of the most renowned continental Orchid collections, that 
of the late Senator Jenisch. He was well known in English horticultural 
circles, and generally esteemed both for his character and abilities as a 
gardener. The situation having been held by his family for several 
generations, is likely to be filled by his eldest son. 
National Rose Society. —The annual general meeting of - Canadian and American Apples.— The transatlantic 
this Society will be held at the Horticultural Club, at three .o’clock on 
Wednesday, December 9th, and the annual [dinner at six o’clock the 
same evening at the Hotel Windsor. The 'Very Rev. the Dean of 
Rochester will preside on the occasion. 
- The “ Horticultural Directory.”—T his extremely useful 
publication is now ready, and can be procured from the publisher of the 
Journal of Horticulture , 171, Fleet Street, London, price Is., post free 
Is. 3d. It contains a vast mass of valuable information to all interested 
in gardening, including calendar, postal and other tables, useful garden 
recipes, certificated plants, the names and addresses of British and 
continental seedsmen, nurserymen and florists, country seats, names and 
addresses of gardeners, horticultural builders, horticultural societies, 
and a considerable amount of miscellaneous information. 
-National Chrysanthemum Society.— The early winter 
Exhibition of Chrysanthemums, which takes the place of the midwinter 
Show formerly held in January, will take place at the Royal Aquarium 
on Wednesday and Thursday, December 9th and 10th, and the Floral 
Committee will meet at 2 p.m. on the first day. 
- Messrs. James Carter & Co. write :—“ When reading the 
very interesting Holiday Notes on page 445, by Mr. Castle we are 
gratified to observe special mention made of the lawns upon Baroness 
Rothschild’s estate, and which have been produced exclusively with our 
Invicta Grass seed, especially prepared for this particular purpose.” 
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- Chiswick Gardens.—A new span plant house has recently 
been erected at Chiswick Gardens, and is worth]'going to see. It was 
built by Messrs. J. Weeks & Co. of Chelsea, to whom the Council of the 
Royal Horticultural Society have accorded a special vote of thanks for 
its “ economy and excellence.” 
-Hull Chrysanthemum Show.—M r. H. H. Taylor informs 
■us that he was the winner of the fourth prize in the group class, and not 
Mr. Wheatley, as stated in our report last week. 
- Pear-shaped Apple. —Mr. Spencer King sends us from 
Ipswich a true Pear-shaped Apple of full size. It was gathered from 
an espalier tree in the gardens of Mr. Alfred Wrinch, of the well known 
firm of Wrinch & Sons, horticultural engineers. An Apple of the 
normal type sent from the same tree resembles the Bedfordshire Found¬ 
ling. The cause of the change in shape is not known, and may, or 
may not, occur again on the same tree. Three years ago a tree at 
Ipswich bore several Pear-shaped Apples, one of which we figured, but 
has since satisfied itself by producing ordinary round fruits. 
- Double Mignonette.—M r. W. W. Pettigrew refers to a 
Double Mignonette in your issue of the 26th ult. His description 
appears to correspond with a plant sent out by Mr. Balchin in 1881, 
which I described in a paper read before the Linnean Society, December 
1st, 1881. It is a proliferous state, so Mr. Balchin named it Reseda 
odorata alba prolifera. Whether it is still in the market I do not know. 
I enclose a copy of my paper for your acceptance.—G. Henslow.— 
[The paper contains an excellent botanical description of the plant 
referred to, and the illustration represents a branching spike which 
differs from ordinary varieties of double Mignonette we have seen grown 
in gardens. It has been sent to Mr. Pettigrew.] 
Apple trade has assumed great proportions this year. The imports in 
Liverpool for the season were 369,880 barrels, a3 against 96,628 barrels 
during the corresponding period of last year. The principal portion of 
these supplies has been Canadian, the prices of which range from 15 to 
20 per cent, more than for those of the United States. The fruit is 
described as of exceptionally fine quality, well-packed, and the supply, 
great as it is, by no means exceeds the demand. A barrel contains a 
140 lbs. or a hundredweight and a quarter, the prices ranging from 
10s. to 20s. a barrel last week in Liverpool. Evidently the home 
supply of high class marketable fruit is quite inadequate to consump¬ 
tive demands. 
November Weather in Herts. — The following report of the 
weather during November, 1891, from observations taken at Hamels 
Park, Buntingford, by Mr. E. Wallis, gardener, is sent for insertion. 
The weather during the past month has been of a very sunless character,, 
and a fair amount of rain has fallen, which has kept our heavy soil in 
an unworkable condition. Tree planting and such work has been al’" 
at a standstill. There has also been almost a total absence oi/ % § 
JCfr Q 
Rain fell on seventeen days during the month ; maximum 
twenty-four hours being 0'50 on the 10th ; minimum 0 02 oi^g no * 
Total for the month, 2 37 ; against 2 66 in 1890. /. _ 
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Rainfall in Sussex. —The total rainfall at Cuokfield, Sussex, 
for November was 3-75 inches, being 0 8 inch above th^ average. The 
heaviest fall was 1’0 inch on the 10th. Rain fell oa nineteen days. 
The maximum temperature w» s ~'° ~~ let „nd 19th ; the minimum 23° 
on 25th. Mean maximum 47°, mean minimum 35°, mean tempera¬ 
ture 41°. A mild, damp, sunless month. The latest formed runners on 
Strawberries were in bloom when cleared out. Such has never been 
observed before. The heavy rain on the 10th stopped all work on the 
land, and it has been almost impossible to get such work as earthing 
Celery, lifting Seakale, and other crops accomplished.—R. I. 
-Growing Vegetables. —Mr. A. Watkins sends us a copy of 
his “ Amateur’s Guide ” on the above subject, and asks us what we think 
of it. We think that some of the best teaching is on salads, and the 
following paragraph is a citation from the pages :— 
Salad and Salad Dressing.—“ The vegetable ingredients 
of a salad need not be many. They may consist of all Lettuce or all 
corn salad, or all Endive, &c., <fcc., with the addition of a little sliced 
Beetroot and Chervil (very little of the latter), and a few leaves of 
Tarragon, with a few spring Onions to taste ; or there are twenty or 
thirty different vegetables suitable for making salads of, but the great 
secret rests in the way these articles are prepared. If washed, they 
should be most carefully dried with a cloth—every leaf separately ; or 
instead of washing, clean all grit off with a slightly wet cloth, then tear 
up (not finely) with the fingers instead of cutting up with a knife, then 
add the dressing, which should consist of three parts finest Lucca oil ; 
this should be quite smell-les3 and tasteless, and one part vinegar, a 
little made mustard, and salt. For a salad, say for three or four persons, 
consisting of an ordinary salad bowl two-thirds full of Lettuce, Sec., take 
a large cup, into which put half a good teaspoonful of salt, and same of 
made mustard, then one tablespoonful of vinegar, ?nd mix all up 
