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same colour, and will prove an acquisition to the conservatory, the 
window garden, and the garden bed. 
-Astwood Bank Amateur Gardeners’ Society. — The 
ninth annual excursion of the above Society took place on the 
8th inst., sixteen members availing themselves of the opportunity of 
enjoying a day’s pleasure, permission having been previously granted 
by the kindness of Lord Sudeley and Mr. Beach to pay a visit to 
Toddington Gardens, Sudeley Castle, and the jam factory in connection 
with Lord Sudeley’s fruit farm. The kitchen gardens were first visited, 
and it was at once seen that an immense addition had been made to the 
glass, which is chiefly devoted to Tomato growing. About 200 lbs. of 
fruit had been despatched from one that morning. At the jam factory 
Mr. Alfred Beach explained the various processes. The Strawberry 
-season being in full swing, some hundreds of hands were employed 
picking, and the factory is run night and day to cope with the vast 
-crops. To describe in detail what was seen would occupy too much 
■space.— James Hiam. 
- Nottinghamshire Horticultural and Botanical 
Society. —The members and friends of this Society, to the number 
of 250, visited Chatsworth House on Thursday last, the delightful 
Derbyshire home of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire. The party 
left Nottingham by special train, and on arriving at Eowsley entered 
twenty brakes and carriages which were waiting, and after a pleasant 
drive of about four miles arrived at the house, which was thoroughly 
inspected, a ramble following through the well-kept pleasure gardens, 
with the magnificent conservatory, the cascade, waterfalls, and foun¬ 
tains. The kitchen gardens were also visited, and crossing the park the 
house of Mr. Owen Thomas, head gardener, a worthy successor to one of 
the former gardeners at Chatsworth (the late Sir Joseph Paxton), was 
Teached. The long ranges of greenhouses, vineries, Peach houses, and 
-other glass structures necessary for keeping up a good supply of fruit, 
vegetables, and flowers were all inspected. The Water Lily house is a 
■sight that cannot be excelled in any garden in England, the leaf of one 
of the varieties being capable of sustaining the weight of a man on its 
surface. The whole of the arrangements were admirably carried out by 
■the Secretary of the Society, Mr. Edward Steward. 
- The Rev. F. Umpleby, chaplain of the Ancient Society 
of York Florists, conducted on Sunday a special flower service at 
his church at Osbaldwick, York, the main object of which, apart from 
the primary purpose of worship, was to assist by a collection the 
Gardeners’ Orphan Fund. In his introduction the reverend gentleman 
mentioned that it was inaugurated in commemoration of Her Majesty’s 
jubilee, and had received almost unprecedented support, having the 
first year an income of upwards of £1800, Sir Julian Goldsmid, Bart.) 
M.P., being its first President. Its area of usefulness was covered by 
about ninety district secretaries placed in every part of the country 
The text for the sermon was “Consider the Lilies of the field.” The 
-simplicity, purity, and utility of Lilies were enlarged upon in an able 
manner. A large congregation listened to the sermon attentively. An 
interesting feature on the occasion was the elaborate and tasteful 
decoration of the interior of the edifice with flowers, sent by the mem¬ 
bers of the Society. The collection taken amounted to £2 10s., all 
present being highly pleased with such an interesting service, which 
together with the beautiful walk of about two miles into the picturesque 
-country was most enjoyable. 
- Roses at the Wakefield Paxton Society. —The annual 
Exhibition of Roses was recently held at the Paxton Society’s rooms at 
‘Councillor Lupton’s, the Saw Hotel. Councillor Milnes was in the 
chair, and Mr. G. Bott of Walton, a noted and successful amateur Rose 
grower, occupied the vice-chair. There was a good attendance of the 
members. A large and magnificent display of Roses was made, the 
blooms being of good form and colour and the perfume delicious. 
Messrs. Calam of the Heath Nurseries, who are very extensive propa¬ 
gators and growers of Roses, and in whose nursery grounds, which are 
of a good warpy soil, there are at the present time some exceedingly 
fine specimens, staged a grand lot of blooms, which were well dressed, 
-set up, and named, and so arranged that the various colours and tints 
harmonised in a manner which gave a most striking and beautiful 
effect. Mr. W. L. Skinner of the Silcoates Nurseries, who read a most 
interesting essay on Roses, showed a nice collection. Several of the 
professional gardeners exhibited some fine blooms, whilst the flowers 
shown by Mr. Bott of Walton, Mr. Calvert of Wrenthorpe, and others 
were very much admired. Some Rose growers complained of the mis¬ 
chief done to their Rose trees by the very keen and unexpected frost on 
the 1st of October last, which will delay their flowering period for a 
couple of months, whilst on the other hand some growers said the hot 
and dry season had caused their trees to bloom earlier than usual. Mr. 
Skinner, in his essay, dwelt upon the various modes of propagating 
Roses by seeds, cuttings, and budding, and he also described the most 
suitable soil for these favourite and rich feeding plants, gave much 
information as to how to plant Rose trees, and he recommended as most 
suitable for growing in this district dwarf Hybrid Perpetuals. Some 
discussion followed the reading of the paper, in which various methods 
were recommended to Rose growers for getting rid of insect pests, 
mildew, &c. On the motion of Mr. George Gill, seconded by Mr. Squire 
Pickersgill, a hearty vote of thanks ^as given to Mr. Skinner for his 
paper and to the exhibitors of Roses. 
TOMATOES IN POTS. 
The engraving represents one of the plants grown at Chiswick, 
which attracted the attention of gardeners at a recent meeting of the 
Royal Horticultural Society. It will be seen that good culture is 
displayed in its production, and readily conceived that as covered with 
rich red fruit such plants happily combine beauty with utility. The 
variety sketched is Advancer, a smooth red fruit of good quality. 
We have been favoured with the following notes on cultivation by 
Mr. W. Summers, the able foreman at Chiswick. 
“ The seed was sown on January 16th in a warm pit, and the 
seedlings kept as near the glass as possible. They were first potted 
three into a 48 in light soil, and when ready divided and placed in the 
fruiting pots, 9-inch, at the end of March ; the plants were then about 
6 inches high. The soil consisted of two parts loam and one decayed 
