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t March 4, 1886. 
the only one of which I always secure roots when opportunity 
offers being the old double crimson or Pompadour, P. acaulis 
rubra fi.-pl., a charming flower, but, alas ! a short liver in England. 
It does better, however, in the northern than in the southern 
counties, though I have had it in fine condition close to London. 
I remember planting about 2CK) of this some years ago in the 
north which did splendidly, very much surpassing my most 
sanguine expectation. I planted them in a shallow frame some¬ 
what below the ordinary level. They were, in fact, deluged by 
heavy rains, and evidently in perfect enjoyment of their tem¬ 
porary immersion; the soil was very rich, and contained about 
one-half well-decayed manure. I put some lights over them, 
indulged them to all warm showers, and very carefully protected 
them from both sun and frost. In the height of their growing 
season I watered them with liquid manure twice or thrice weekly. 
Here they grew amazingly and made grand tufts. 
The finest of the fc'enecios is S. pulcher, which, contrary to 
its tribe, is a shy seeder, but which breaks uncommonly free from 
root cuttings; it deserves every encouragement, as it is among 
the best of autumn plants. S japonica, syn. Erythrochsete pal- 
matifida, is a very fine-foliage plant too seldom seen, and which 
in specimen form is unique. 
The Statices are all useful and good, in this case root cuttings 
make plants far more quickly than seeds, and it may be well to 
state that the more tender species, such a3 S. Holfordi, S. profusa, 
and others, do equally well. Then we pass to Stokesia cyanea, a 
plant which opens its flowers too late for outdoor culture in many 
parts; it well deserves greenhouse culture in these cases and can 
only be readily increased in that way. This completes the list of 
the most worthy; others there are, as Symphytums, but which are 
easily increased in other ways, beside which there are numbers, such 
as Asters, Achilleas, Harpalium rigidum, and many more which 
produce stoloniferous growths so abundantly as to need keeping 
in check. These I have avoided, deeming it sufficient in my present 
note to refer to those which for the most part do not exhibit any 
tendency to break unless assisted in this way. The plants may, 
when sufficiently strong, be potted and treated similarly to 
seedlings till well established and ready for placing out. 
In my notes on page 74, second column, first paragraph, read 
“ and is rarely detected save by the plants dying.”—J. H. E. 
THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY’S PROVINCIAL 
SHOW. 
I concluded from your leader on this subject that the “ Royal ” and 
Liverpool Association had agreed to work together to render the pro¬ 
vincial exhibition a splendid success. I was sorry to learn to the contrary 
—that is, that the Association were going to hold their show as usual. 
This is confirmed by a letter from a friend who knows some of the Com¬ 
mittee. I think this is to be regretted, for much local support, especially 
as far as the exhibits are concerned, will be centred in their own exhibi¬ 
tion. I think it is a great pity for both that suitable arrangements could 
not have been made and the Association’s show abandoned for one year, so 
that every chance would have be:n given the “ Royal ” to have proved a 
success. The Liverpool Association has done well since its commence¬ 
ment, but whether the Liverpool public are a flower-loving people remains 
in a measure to be proved. The very reverse seems to be the case, if I 
judge rightly, from the reportc of the Association that have from time to 
time been sent to me. At most of the shows there appears to have been 
much less public patronage than would naturally be anticipated for a 
large city like Liverpool. The Association would have failed long since 
had it not been for the splendid subscription list they have obtained by 
the aid of honorary and ordinary members, and 1 hope that the subscrip¬ 
tion list will be increased and the Society’s influence for good extended in a 
wider field than has been the case up to the present. I am, however, 
afraid that if the Association holds their show as usual in Sefton Park 
they will enjoy less of the public patronage this year than in the past. 
The Shipperies will be the centre of attraction, and all that come from a 
distance—I mean horticulturists—will try to put in an appearance to see 
the Royal at the same time. 
If the Liverpool Association has not announced publicly their intention 
to hold their show as usual, I hope that they will offer the “Royal” a 
sum to admit their subscribers, and render them all the help in their 
power to make the provincial society a thorough success in every way.— 
Horticulturist. 
RABBITS INJURING FRUIT TREES. 
“ W. A. K.” will find that rabbits and hares will not eat the bark 
from trees if they are simply washed with limewash about 2 feet up the 
stems. We have here an orchard about three acres in extent in which 
rabbits are enclosed with wire netting, and previous to the severe weather 
lately experienced the rabbits commenced barking the stems very 
severely. I was rather put to my wits to know what best to do. I at 
last thought of limewash, and had them at once done, and since that no 
bark has been eaten from any of the trees although there is a large 
number of rabbits enclosed, and they could get but little besides a few 
Cabbage leaves when the snow was 6 inches deep, but how permanent 
this may be I am at present unable to say, but I am of opinion that if 
done annually it will be all that is needed for the safety of the trees.— 
W. A. Walter. 
Several letters reach us just as we are going to press describing th 0 
extremely winterly weather that prevails in various districts. The 
snowstorm appears to be general, but the “fall” greater in some districts 
than others. Planting and land-working generally is in abeyance, and 
the intense cold of the opening days of March will not be soon forgotten. 
In the neighbourhood of London there was a considerable fall of snow on 
Monday ; this, however, rapidly thawed, and had disappeared on Tuesday, 
when it was followed by sharp frost and another slight fall of snow on 
Wednesday, accompanied by keen winds. 
-“JUVENIS” sends the following note:—“I have read several very 
interesting articles lately on ‘ Hybridising Sweet Briar ’ and ‘ H. P. 
Roses,’ and can quite understand that it would be difficult to make use 
of any late-flowering autumnal Roses. Surely there are some early 
summer Roses worth the experiment. Have any of your readers ever 
tried to hybridise Sweet Briar and York-and-Lancaster Rose, or Sweet 
Briar or Rosa rugosa, or even the Polyantha Roses, with the desire of 
procuring scented foliage ?” 
- The Oxford Rose Society will hold its thirty-fifth annual 
exhibition in New Cjllege Gardens, Oxford, on Thursday, July 8th. The 
schedule of prizes includes eleven classes “ open to all England,” and 
ten others limited to “Amateur Members of the Society.” The money 
prizes range from “ £7, f or 48 triplets,” to “ 5s. for one bloom.” 
Exhibitors coming by railway have their boxes met and conveyed to and 
from the Show free of charge. 
- “ A. M.” asks “ If correspondents will oblige by giving the best 
selection and succession of peas, extending over as lengthened a 
period as possible, and continuing in unbroken succession till late in the 
autumn. This information will be very thankfully received. Mr. 
Marriott’s plan seems more for exhibition purposes than for the supply of 
a family.” 
- Messrs. W. Hieatt Sc Son write:—“A s we have received 
numerous inquiries in regard to the extent of damage suffered by us in the 
fire in Covent Garden Market on Saturday last, February 27th, we 
should feel obliged if you would find space to intimate to our many friends 
that the damage sustained by us was very slight and does not in any way 
interfere with the conduct of our business, which is being carried on as 
heretofore.” The damage at this fire was confiaed to the shops at the 
east end of the Central Avenue, but several of these were completely 
gutted, and the roof was damaged for a considerable distance. 
-Mr. Bardney informs us they have had sharp frosts there 
during the past week varying from 4° to 10°. “ March 1st was the most 
winterly day experienced this season. The wind has been piercingly 
cold and drifted the snow that fell during the night. Early in the day 
the wind changed and snow commenced falling heavily from the east, 
and continues without signs of abatement. We have now more snow 
lying upon the ground than we have had all the winter. This has been a 
long, dreary, sunless winter in this locality, and one of the worst that I 
remember for conducting forcing operations. We never have much sun 
here in the winter, but we have had less this than for some years past.” 
- “ A. M. B.” writes as follows on the Weather in Mid-Lincoln¬ 
shire :— “ February closed in sullen and severe frosts ; March enters with 
the same bleak, bitter aspect, and since about 8.30 A.M. snow has been 
falling, fine but continuous. Everything looks once more white and 
winterly in thick snow. The scent of snow has not been out of the air 
for many weeks. Apparently shrubs, Rose, and fruit trees have not 
suffered much as yet.” 
- Presentation to Mr. J. H. Ford. —On Thursday, February 
26th, the Richmond Horticultural Society entertained their Honorary 
