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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ March 13,1891). 
Upsal, and “ it ivas one of the greatest undertakings of the kind’ 
consisting of a collection of fine woodcuts of all the plants then 
known.” These were to be arranged in twelve large folio volumes, 
but the second one had scarcely passed from the printer’s hands 
when the work, together with many thousand wood engravings, 
intended for future volumes, were destroyed by a fire that laid 
almost the whole of Upsal in ashes. Grief for their loss is sup¬ 
posed to have occasioned the death of the elder Rudbeck in the 
same year. All that remains of this work are three copies of the 
first and six of the second volumes, one of each enriches the 
library of the Oxford Botanic Garden. — John E. Jefferies, 
Orford. 
THE BULB MITE. 
Although this troublesome pest is usually called the Eucharis 
mite, I think its name might be of a more general character, correspond¬ 
ing with its attacks. Various remedies have been advocated for its 
destruction, but I find nothing so effectual as watering with lime water. 
I quite agree with Mr. W. Simpson (page 558, last vol.) that it appears 
before decay takes place. The gravelly soil here is full of the mite. No 
matter which side of the estate I get it for potting purposes, it is there, 
ready to fasten on to the roots of any plants that are placed in it. Heat and 
moisture seem favourable for its development, consequently plants re¬ 
quiring much water are liable to suffer most. Lime water will cause 
the excrescence to decay that forms on the roots of Cucumbers, 
Melons, Tomatoes, Dwarf Beans, &c., without any apparent injury to the 
plants. 
I had no idea till lately that this insect would injure hard wooded 
plants, but such I think is the case, as I have found evidence of it on 
Eoses in the open, and on fruit trees. I am of opinion that it has some¬ 
thing to do with the wart on the Vine. I had a lot of pot Vines 
started in the spring of last year that had been grown from eyes the 
previous season. They started strongly, and had grown about 18 inches 
to 2 feet, when I had them shifted into larger pots, using turfy loam 
and a little bone meal. In about a fortnight warts appeared, and 
the Vines stopped growing, or nearly so. Wondering whether my old 
enemy had anything to do with it, I examined the roots, and found the 
tissue eaten away, which made me conclude it was the mite. I at once 
applied my usual remedy, lime water, and the Vines partially recovered, 
but did not make such good canes as I had hoped to see.—T. E. 
Events of the Week.— The spring Show of the Richmond 
(Surrey) Horticultural Society will be held on Tuesday, March 18th, 
and the following day. The Croydon Gardeners’ and Amateurs’ Mutual 
Improvement Society will hold a meeting at 8 P.M. on the 18th inst., when 
a paper on “ Hybridisation in Plants,” by Mr. L. Castle will be read. The 
Eoyal Society meets to-day (Thursday) at 8 P.M., and the Society of Arts 
on Wednesday, March 19th, at 8 P.M. 
-- WE understand that good progress is being made with Baron 
Schroder’s scheme for the establishment of a Horticultural Hall 
in London. Donations of £1000 each are promised by Lord Revelstoke, 
Lord Eothschild, and Mr. Hambro, the new member of the Royal 
Horticultural Society’s Council. The total amount already promised is 
nearly £7000, and we may expect that this sum will be rapidly 
increased as the merits of the scheme are made more widely 
known. 
- The British Fruit Growers’ Association held a Com¬ 
mittee meeting in the Horticultural Club-room on Thursday, March 6th, 
at 5 P.M., Mr. T. F. Rivers in the chair, and amongst others present 
were Dr. Masters, Mr. Faunce de Laune, Mr. B unyard, Mr. Wells 
Ingram, Mr. Goldsmith, Mr. Cummins, Mr. Butts, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
Beach, Mr. Roupell, and the Honorary Secretary. The principal busi¬ 
ness was the election of local secretaries to represent the Association. 
Thirty members were thus appointed in Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and 
the following counties : —Hereford, Warwick, Worcester, Kent, Glou¬ 
cester, Leicester, Sussex, Surrey, Essex, Middlesex, Cambridge, Somerset, 
Notts, Hants, York, Herts, Devon, Norfolk, Lancashire, and Shropshire. 
Arrangements were also made for a series of lectures in the North of 
England in response to inquiries. Affiliation with the Royal Horticul¬ 
tural and other societies was resolved upon, and other miscellaneous 
business was transacted. 
- Wildsmith Memorial Fund. —We are pleased to receive a 
list of contributions to the Fund amounting to upwards of £10. 
W. J. Palmer, Esq., M.P. Messrs. Sutton & Sons, and Messrs. J. Veitch 
and Sons each contribute 5 guineas ; the Hon. Emma L. Shaw Lefebvre 
£5 ; G. F. Wilson and Arthur Sutton, Esqs., each a guinea ; while 
Miss Potts, Miss Markby, and Messrs. W. Binder, H. J. Clayton, W. 
Coleman, W. Crump, A. Dean, W. C. Davis, S. Kerry, A. Maxim, W. A. 
Searing, T. Turton, P. C. M. Veitch, and Messrs. Wood & Sons contribute 
various amounts. Mr. T. Turton, Maiden Erlegh Gardens, Reading, is 
the Honorary Secretary, and Mr. A. W. Sutton, Reading, and Mr. H. J. 
Veitch, Chelsea, the Honorary Treasurers of the Fund. 
-The Weather in the South has on several days during 
the past week been quite warm and springlike, with some rain, but on 
Sunday snow and hail fell at intervals, though the day generally was fine. 
Tuesday was exceptionally clear and warm, a great contrast with the 
previous week. 
- The Weather in the North. —Changeable weather has 
marked the past week—3rd to the 10th inst. In the first two or three 
days high cold west winds prevailed. The 8th (Saturday) was an ex¬ 
ceedingly unpleasant day, heavy sleety showers falling during the day 
and evening. During that night 9|^° of frost were registered, followed 
by thaw and rain in the evening, and this morning (10th) at 10 A.M. 
the thermometer shows 45’’. Heavy snow has fallen) in the northern 
counties.—B. D.. March 10th, 1890. 
- Cankered Trees. —A correspondent, “ H. P.,” desires to 
ask “ G. C., Warwlch ” (page 202), to give the list of trees not fruit 
trees which he has found cankered. There is no doubt that there are 
several indigenous trees afilicted with the malady. 
- We are requested to draw attention to the sale of Nevill 
Court, which is advertised. Nevill Court is described as one of the 
finest residential estates in the Tunbridge Wells district, and the sale 
as an important one to horticulturists. 
-Royal Botanic Society of London.—A t a meeting of this 
Society, held last Saturday, Mr. J. Travers Smith in the chair, it was 
reported that included in the donations was a very interesting collection 
of seeds of economic and food plants, timber trees, &c., of Uruguay, 
presented by Consul Alex. K. Mackinnon. On the table were plants in 
flower of Narcissus poeticus, lately received from China, and several 
varieties of the same flower from the Scilly Isles, illustrating the cosmo¬ 
politan nature of this family of plants, which appears as happily at 
home in our native British fields and gardens as in China—in fact, in 
the Scilly Isles Narcissi are grown by the acre, and over ten tons of 
the flowers sent off weekly to market. 
- Royal Meteorological Society.—A t the ordinary meeting 
of the Society, to be held at 25, Great George Street, Westminster, on 
Wednesday, the 19th inst., at 7 P.M., the following papers will be 
read :—“A Brief Notice Respecting Photography in Relation in Meteoro¬ 
logical Work,” by G. M. Whipple, B.Sc., F.R.Met.Soc. “Application of 
Photography to Meteorological Phenomena,” by William Marriott, 
F.R.Met.Soc. These papers will be illustrated with lantern slides. 
After the reading of these papers the meeting will be adjourned, in 
order tojafford the Fellows and their friends an opportunity of inspecting 
the exhibition of instruments illustrating the application of photo¬ 
graphy to meteorology, and of such new instruments as have been 
invented and first eonstructed since the last exhibition. The exhibition 
will be open on Tuesday evening, the 18th inst., and remain open till 
Friday, the 21st inst. 
- The Belfast Gardeners’ Society. —We have received the 
rules of this Society, which has been referred to as affording assist¬ 
ance to gardeners when out of situations. The conditions of 
membership are the payment of a fee of 2s. Gd. and Is. a month after¬ 
wards. On the expiration of twenty-four months members out of 
situations are entitled to lOs. per week for eight weeks, and cannot, 
except by the decision of a specially summoned meeting, receive any 
further benefit fcr a period of two years. A six-years membership without 
interruption entitles the wife or family of each member to £6 at his 
death. The Society is registered under the Friendly Societies Act, and 
we are informed is in a flourishing condition, but we have no informa¬ 
tion respecting the number of its members nor the state of the finances, 
neither do we find the name and address of the Secretary appended to 
the rules. The meetings are stated to be held on the evening of the first 
Wednesday of each month in the Foresters’ Hall, 44, Eoyal Avenue, 
Belfast. 
