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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ December 5, 1889. 
I have no doubt when its good qualities are better known it will 
become a general favourite.— Hugh Pettigrew, Cardiff. 
Events of the Week. —The Eoval Horticultural Society’s Fruit 
and Floral Committees will meet at 11 A.M. on Tuesday next, December 
10th, at the Drill Hall, James Street, Westminster. The Orchid Nomen¬ 
clature Committee will also meet at 11.30 A.M. in the Lindley Library 
at the offices, 111, Victoria Street, on the same day. The National 
Chrysanthemum Society’s Floral Committee will meet at the Royal 
Aquarium, Westminster, at 2 p.h. on Wednesday, December 11th, the 
usual business to be followed by a complimentary dinner as terminating 
the year’s work. 
- Royal Horticultural Society.—A t the last meeting of 
the Council of the Society Mr. A. H. Kent, A.L.S., of the Royal Exotic 
Nursery, Chelsea, was unanimously elected an honorary Fellow under 
byelaw 15. 
- The Weather in the South has become very winterly, 
sharp frosts prevailing, and exceptionally low temperatures have been 
registered in some districts. On several mornings the thermometer 
has stood at 18° Fahrenheit. A little snow has fallen, but the weather 
generally has been dry and clear. 
- The Weather in the North. — Last week winter seemed 
■upon us with a bound. On the night of the 25th ult. frost set in, with 
snow in many parts of the country. In South Perthshire but little 
snow fell; 5°, 9°, 7° of frost were registered on successive nights. Thaw 
began on the evening of the 28th, and since then we have a return of 
dull, drizzly weather. Many varieties of flowers can siill be had, and 
& Rose bud worth gathering peeps out here and there.—B. D. 
- Dulwich Park. —We understand the tender of Messrs. 
Cutbush for planting Dulwich Park, an area of seventy acres, at the 
cost of £1014, was accepted as urgent in order that the trees might be 
planted before Christmas. 
- Shows for 1890.—We are informed that the Portsmouth 
Chrysanthemum Society will hold their Show next year on November 
5th, 6th, and 7th. The Kingston-on-Thames Society’s Show is fixed for 
November 11th and 12th. Mr. J. Wright is engaged for both those 
shows. The National Society’s Centenary Celebration will take place 
on November 11th, 12tb, 13th, and 14th, the two first days only being 
for a competitive display as usual. 
- Messrs. J. Carter & Co., High Holborn, send us a sample 
bulb and illustration of Narcissus Tazetta Grand Emperor, named 
“ The Good Luck Lily,” “ Chinese Sacred Lilies,” “ Joss Flowers,” and 
*' Water Fairy Flowers.” It appears to be a strong-growing and very 
free-flowering variety of the Polyanthus Narcissus group, and it is 
shown in the illustration growing in a bowl of water. The importa¬ 
tion is said to be “ direct from the mountainous districts of northern 
•China.” 
- In the conservatory at Firbeck Hall, Rotherham, there is a fine 
plant of Luculia gratissima in flower, just now forming a screen 
15 feet wide by 8 feet deep. It has about 500 blooms on it, of such a 
size as are seldom seen, and of a pleasing pink colour at this dull season. 
The conservatory is large, but the whole house is filled with the delight¬ 
ful fragrance. Mr. Egglestone, the gardener, planted it out in the bed 
of the conservatory a few years ago, and he may well be proud of such 
a grand result.— Visitor. 
In our issue of November 28th, the report of the Edinburgh 
Show (the cup class) the third prize winner reads— G. Cockburn, gar¬ 
dener to G. Burden, Esq., Lingdale Lodge, Birkenhead. It should be 
G. Burden, gardener to G. Cockburn, Esq., Lingdale Lodge, Birkenhead. 
At the Show in question it is said the names of all the winners were not 
attached to the stands, and as they had to be searched for in a catalogue, 
it would not be surprising if several errors occurred. 
- Throughout Scotland, as well as in the south, Tuberous 
Begonias are now favourite flower-garden plants. They bear much 
wind and wet without injury, and the flowers are attractive in form and 
colours. Two or three years ago they could not be bought under Cs. a 
dozen, now I have plenty of the same kind ofiered at 20s. a hundred, and 
this will tend to make them more popular. As grown in pots those 
under the care of Mr. David Thomson, Drumlanrig, surpass any I have 
seen. Many of them are bushes about a yard through, and the blooms 
were 8 inches in diameter.—M. 
- Gardeners’ Orphan Fund. —At Worksop, Notts, on Novem- 
ber20th, a grand and highly successful concert in aid of the above was held 
under distinguished patronage, promoted by the gardeners of the district— 
viz., Messrs. Egglestone (Firbeck), Horton (Welbeck), Jefferson (Carlton 
House), Mallender (Hodsock Priory), Sutton (The Manor), Woods 
(Osberton), Henderson (Thoresby), Treasurer, with Mr. Gleeson (Clum¬ 
ber), Hon. Sec. F. J. S. Foljambe, Esq., made a short speech to open 
the concert, setting forth the claims of the Society on the public at 
large. After the first part of the programme had been gone through, 
Mr. Mallender, on behalf of the Committee, thanked the performers 
for their services, and the audience for coming in such numbers. The 
total receipts were £80 53., leaving the handsome sum of £57 10s. to 
go to the general fund. Altogether the concert was a wonderful suc¬ 
cess, and reflected most creditably upon the energy and tact which was 
displayed by the Committee, and most especially the courteous Hon. 
Sec., Mr. Gleeson. At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the 
Fund, held on Friday last, among other contributions announced was a 
sum of £12, the result of a concert at Chiswick, and as Mr. J. Barry had 
obtained upwards of £5 of that sum by the sale of tickets, he was 
placed on the list of life voters in accordance with the rules. 
- We regret to announce the death of Mr. George Mark, head 
gardener to H. Silvertop, Esq., Ministracres Hall, which took place on 
December 1st. Mr. Marr was forty-five years in the above family, and 
for the last thirty-five resided at Ministracres. He was in his seventy- 
eighth year, and was one of the oldest and most respected gardeners on 
Tyneside. He was well known at all the local shows, both as an ex¬ 
hibitor and judge, and one of the old school of gardeners, fast dying 
out. He was born in Fifeshire, served his time in the Earl of Minto’s 
gardens at Balcarres, and went from there to the Botanic Gardens* 
Edinburgh, to study botany under the late Mr. McNab. Thence 
he removed to the service of the family with whom he died. To his last 
he could tell the name of every wild flower that was brought to him. 
- Death of Mr. Henry Curtis. —Mr. Henry Curtis, head of 
the firm of Curtis, Sanford & Company, Devon Bosery, Torquay, died 
rather suddenly at an early hour on the morning of November 26th from 
heart disease, at his residence at St. Ilelier’s, Torre Hill. The deceased 
gentleman was in his seventieth year. He came of a family of botanists, 
being the grandson of William Curtis, author and originator of the 
Botanical Magazine” and “ Flora Londinensis.” The late Mr. Curtis was 
himself author of “ Beauties of the Rose,” and was a very enthusiastic 
and successful Rose grower. He was also a medical electrician of much 
skill. Kindly and gentle, Mr. Curtis was held in the highest esteem. 
He will be much missed in Torquay and the neighbourhood. 
■- Tomato Culture in the Open Air. —In Colonel Turber- 
ville’s garden at Ewenny Priory Mr. George Hawkins grows Tomatoes 
in the open air with noteworthy success. They are planted at the bottom 
of a low brick wall under a span-roofed glass house, and trained up about 
3 feet. They are mainly confined to single stems, kept very free of 
foliage. Some of the fruits had formed so near the ground as to touch 
it. They were a crowd of clusters on every part. Individually many 
of them would weigh 8 ozs. They were ripening fast early last Septem¬ 
ber. The crop was a picture, and I regarded it as the best in the open 
air I had ever seen.—J. M. 
- East Anglian Horticultural Club. —A meeting having 
for its object the formation of a Horticultural Club for East Anglia was 
held at the City Arms, Norwich, on Thursday, the 21st ult. Taking 
advantage of the occasion of the Norwich Chrysanthemum Show, which 
was held the same day, when a large number of gardeners annually 
visit the city, a circular was issued convening the meeting on that date. 
A large and influential gathering was the result, many of the best- 
known gardeners in the county being present. Mr. G. Daniels, Norwich, 
presided, and among others present were Messrs. Allan, Gunton Park ; 
Baker, Marlingford Hall; Bartlett, Earlham Hall; Bole, Somerleyton 
Hall; Gilbert, Sennowe Hall; MacMillan, Oakley Park; Cork, Nor¬ 
wich ; Morris, Milton House ; Woodhouse, The Plantation, &c., &c. 
