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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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missed Slowing flowers, and the produce from the others proved 
inferior to that from good plants raised from runners by layering 
direct into the fruiting pots. The plants of Vicomtesse Hericart 
de Thury produced small fruits.—W. Bardney, 
Events of the Week. —The principal event of the present week 
is the Show of the Royal Horticultural Society in the Inner Temple 
Gardens, London, which will be held to-day (Thursday, May 30th), and 
will remain open on Friday. Some remarks on this Exhibition are 
made in the leading article. The Inner Temple Gardens are but five 
minutes’ walk from Ludgate Hill, and may be reached either from Fleet 
Street or the Thames Embankment. Fruit and Floral Committees will 
be held on the first day of the Show. There will be a lecture at the 
Royal Botanic Society on Friday. The Bath and West of England 
Society and Southern Counties Association’s Exeter meeting commences 
on June 5th, and is continued till June 10th. 
- Hot Weather in May. —The temperature in London on 
Friday last did not rise quite so high as on Thursday, but the maximum 
of 81° recorded in the metropolis was only a degree lower than that of the 
previous day, and was no less than 19° in excess of the average for the 
month of May. The present spell of heat is remarkable, as much, and 
perhaps more, on account of its duration as on account of its intensity. 
The high maximum of 82° recorded on Thursday has been exceeded once 
during the past eighteen years, but in the course of that extended period a 
reading of 80° has not previously been reached so early in the season on 
more than one occasion. This year it has already been exceeded twice. 
A further examination of the meteorological records shows that while 
the thermometer this month has risen to 75° or more on five days it had 
never previously reached that point on more than four, and that there 
have been only five out of the past eighteen Mays on which it has risen 
to such a level more than once. 
- Mr. J. H. Krelage. —We learn that His Majesty the King 
of the Netherlands, at the celebration of the jubilee of his reign of 
forty years, has honoured Mr. J. H. Krelage with the Cross of Knight of 
the Order of the Netherland Lion. 
-A Tamworth correspondent writes on the Fruit Crops :— 
“ Stone fruits and small fruits, also Pears, are likely to be plentiful 
about here. Apples thin of bloom, but may set well. All vegetation, 
except Plum trees, clean and healthy.” 
- Gardening Appointments. —Mr. Robert Agar, late gardener 
at Loftus Hall, Loftus-in-Cleveland, is now gardener to Raylton Dixon, 
Esq., Gunnergate Hall, Middlesborough ; Mr. Richard Thomas, late 
foreman to Lady Woodiwiss, has been appointed gardener to A. K. 
Boughton-Knight, Esq., Downton Castle, Ludlow. 
- The Weather in the North.—A Stirling correspondent 
writes :—“ For the past fortnight the weather has been quite summer- 
like. On some days the heat has been great, and the country is now 
looking its best. Fruit blossom seems abundant. The Hawthorn is 
already dappled with bloom, so that for once we are not kept 1 waiting 
for the May’ until well on in June.” 
- The sixth annual Exhibition of the Luton Horticultural 
Society is fixed for July 24th and 25th. The schedule is a very compre¬ 
hensive one, comprising particulars of nearly 200 classes. The principal 
one is for a collection of stove and greenhouse plants arranged for 
effect, 250 superficial feet being allowed. The prizes are £10, £5, and 
£3. Mr. J. Gardner, 30, Langley Street, Luton, is the Honorary 
Secretary. 
- French Peaches. —The Paris correspondent of a daily paper 
states that “a result of the Royal visit to Berlin has been to send up 
Peaches in Paris to fancy prices. Montreuil, a suburb near Vincennes, 
enjoys a monopoly of growing early Peaches, unrivalled for their delicate 
quality. Three days ago the Emperor William sent a messenger to 
Paris with orders to buy up all the Peaches in the market. It is said 
that in consequence Peaches are dearer than they ever were, one having 
been sold for 27 francs.” 
- The coming of age of two of the Grandsons of the late 
Mr. James Veitch of Chelsea was celebrated on the evening of the- 
24th inst. by a dinner at the Grand Hotel, Charing Cross, to which 
sixty-two friends of the family sat down at the invitation of Mr. Harry 
J. Veitch. Mr. Veitch presided, and was supported by Baron Henry- 
Schroder, Mr. W. T. Thiselton Dyer, the Director of Kew, Mr. Hay\vood r 
&c., on the right, and by Dr. Robert Hogg, Mr. Drew, Rev. William 
Wilks, &c., on the left. The young gentlemen who have thus made 
their public entrance in the world are Mr. James H. Veitch, the eldest 
son of the distinguished John Gould Veitch, and Mr. Arthur J. Veitch, 
the son of the equally esteemed Arthur Veitch, the early loss of whom 
their friends and the world of horticulture at home and abroad have not 
yet ceased to lament. Among the guests were several friends from 
abroad, who came specially to take partin the interesting event. Among 
these were Mr. Van Houtte, Mr. Pynaert and Mr. D. Smet of Ghent - r 
Mr. De Graaf of Leyden, and others, while those who were unavoidably 
prevented from being present sent telegrams of congratulation. The- 
occasion was a particularly interesting one to all present, who consisted 
either of members or of old friends of the family, and to one it was espe¬ 
cially so to welcome them as representing on their entry into public life- 
the fifth generation he has known of a family which has done so much for 
the scientific and commercial horticulture of this country. The room 
and table were handsomely decorated ; the banquet was a sumptuous- 
one, and the music contributed by Miss Marie Belval and her company 
contributed to give variety to an evening of many pleasures. 
--A Proliferous Broccoli.— Avery remarkable Broccoli plant 
has been sent to us by Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading. We have occa¬ 
sionally seen Broccolis form subsidiary heads round the central one, but 
have never seen a plant like the one under notice. The chief head is- 
9 inches in diameter, and around it, starting from the base of the stem, 
are six other stems each bearing a head, these ranging from 4 to 6 inches- 
in diameter. We are informed the variety has been in possession of the 
firm for several years, and it has proved thoroughly constant. It is am 
advance in Broccoli, and a productive one. 
-Notabilities at Swanley. —We have received the following 
notification from Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, and comply with the 
request for its publication :—“ The Lord and Lady Mayoress of London,, 
accompanied by a number of ladies and gentlemen, paid a special visit 
to Messrs. Cannell & Sons’ Horticultural Establishment, Swanley, on 
Saturday last. All paid the highest compliments to the Messrs. Cannell 
for their marvellous display of flowers. Begonias quite an astonishment,. 
The Lord and Lady Mayoress on shaking hands with Mr. Cannell 
senior, assured him that they could never forget the lovely sight they 
had seen, and should repeat their visit the first opportunity. ’ V- e are 
also informed that the Lord Mayor of York with the Mayors of Adelaide- 
and Sydney have recently visited the establishment. 
- Not being able to inspect the Calceolarias of Messrs^ 
James Carter & Co. at Perry Hill, w'hich we believe have been very 
fine this year, we are glad to have received from them a box of 
flowers. They are large, smooth, and in great variety, the white grounds, 
and yellow grounds being richly spotted, and the seifs rich and pure 
a very fine assortment. 
-We are informed by Mr. R. Beale, Secretary, that the Alexandra 
Palace Rose Show will be held on a date to be fixed early in July. 
- Messrs. Stuart & Mein of Kelso state that their Florists' 
Tulips are now in flower, and they will be glad to show them to- 
visitors during the next ten days at from 4 to 6 p.m. 
- The Gardeners’ Orphan Fund and the Blenheim: 
Orchids. —Our Oxford correspondent writes :—“ The result of admit¬ 
ting the public on payment to view the famed collection of Orchids of 
His Grace the Duke of Marlborough at Blenheim Palace on the occasion 
of the meeting of the Oxfordshire Agricultural Society last week, at 
Woodstock, must be considered as highly satisfactory. Mr. Thomas 
Whillan, the head gardener, is to be congratulated on a successful issue 
to his exertions on behalf of the Gardeners’ Orphan I und, which we 
understand will be benefited by a sum of about £73. 
_ Insects and Fruit.— A correspondent in Scotland writes :— 
« To all appearance there is going to be a heavy fruit crop this year. Goose¬ 
berries set well, and swelled rapidly, but the caterpillar (the “borer ) 
is playing havoc amongst both them, Apples, Plums, and Cherries ; in 
fact, so numerous that a total destruction seemed inevitable, but old 
and young sparrows are now rapidly clearing the trees and bushes of 
these pests. Aphides are on almost every green thing, Strawberries are 
badly infested ; these seem less floriferous than any other kind of fruit. 
