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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
r March 20, 1890. 
Shade is necessary during bright sunshine. At first for a few 
hours daily, but during the months of June, July and August it is 
well to keep the blinds over the plants during the greater part of 
the day where they are grown in a structure facing south. As the 
growth matures it should be gradually discontinued, and dispensed 
with altogether by the end of September or early in the following 
month. 
Where Lapagerias are grown for ornamental purposes, L. macu- 
lata, a pink variety beautifully marbled with white, should find a 
place. It is a strong grower with large bold foliage, and is suffi¬ 
ciently distinct from L. rosea to warrant me in saying it will 
become quite as popular. For market purposes the white form 
only is valuable.— Wm. Bardney. 
Events op the Week. —On Saturday, March 22nd, a meeting of 
the British Fruit Growers’ Association, in conjunction with the local 
Horticultural Society, will be held at the Town Hall, Ellesmere, Salop, 
at 7 p.M. The Royal Horticultural Society’s Committees will meet in 
the Drill Hall, James Street, Westminster, on Tuesday, March 25th, at 
12 noon, and the Royal Botanic Society’s first spring Show of the season 
will take place on Wednesday, March 26th. 
- Royal Horticultural Society. —At the last general meet¬ 
ing of the Society, Rev. W. Wilks, M.A., in the chair, the following were 
elected Fellows Thos. Barton, Rev. Thos. Bates, E. Bridges, M. 
Cammell, Thos. Christopher, Alister Clark, Esq., Mrs. John Clerk, J. 
Cobb, Geo. Colville, Jas. Crute, Hon. Hy. W. Fitzwilliam, Henry Ford- 
ham, C. W. B. Greaves, A. C. Harcourt, H. P. Harris, John Hart, 
S. Flower Jackson, Rev. A. Johnson, E. H. Jones, T. Wickham Jones, 
Jas. H. Laing, John A. Laing, F. F. Lambert, H. V. Machin, 0. C. 
Marston, R. A. H. Mitchell, G. Munro, Mrs. Newton, Miss Nisbet, G. T. 
Partridge, H. G. Quilter, J. Roberts, Miss Frances Schreiber, Rev. John 
Sinclair. J. G. Smeaton, Edward Waltham, Mrs. H. Ward, F. Watson, 
Wm. Weale. Associate, W. G. Baker. 
- Hall for Horticulture.— At a meeting of the “ Sites 
Committee,” held on Monday last, it was resolved to call a great meet- 
ing, of which due notice wili be given, of horticulturists and the horti¬ 
cultural trades throughout the kingdom, when the whole scheme and 
present position of affairs will be fully explained. The Committee 
hope that the trade, upon whose attitude much depends, will see that it 
is to their interest to popularise horticulture and take the matter up 
with spirit, and that a large number of gentlemen commercially 
interested in horticulture both in London and the provinces will attend, 
as the scheme will benefit the latter nearly if not quite as much as the 
former. 
- The Horticultural Club.—T he usual monthly dinner 
and conversazione took place on Tuesday, March 11th. Dr. Hogg, in the 
absence of Mr, .John Lee, presided, and there were present the Rev. W. 
Wilks, Rev. F. H. Gall, Messrs. T. W, Girdlestone, J. H. Veitch, A. 
Veitch, George Bunyard, H. J. Pearson, C. E. Pearson, T. Francis Rivers, 
C. T. Druery, &c. The subject for discussion. Plant Hybridism, was 
opened by a thoughtful and interesting paper by Mr. Lewis Castle, read 
in his unavoidable absence by Mr. George Bunyard. Mr. Veitch dealt 
with the subject in relation to Orchids, Mr. Druery to Ferns, Mr. C. 
Pearson to Pelargoniums, and Mr. Rivers to fruits, while most of the 
members present joined in the discussion, and a very interesting and 
profitable evening was spent. 
- National Rose Society. —We’understand that it has been 
determined by the Committee to alter the date of the annual dinner to 
June 21th, the day on which the exhibition of Tea Roses will be held 
at the Drill Hall. The dinner will take place at the Hotel Windsor at 
six o’clock, and the chair will be taken by the Very Rev. the Dean of 
Rochester. 
- The Dutch Horticultural Society.—A t the meeting 
of February 12th, 1890, Messrs. E. H. Krelage & Son at Haarlem sent 
a Narcissus Tazetta called Grand Emperor, and a collection of bulbous 
and tuberous plants (vote of thanks). Honourable mention was 
accorded to the same firm for a collection of cut flowers of different 
varieties of Helleborus, and for a Helleborus Bocconi superbus. Iris 
Bornmulleri from the same firm was awarded a second-class certificate. 
First-class certificates were awarded to Mr. R. Zaadnoordyk at Limmen 
for a new Tulip belonging to the group Due Van Thol, and exhibited 
under the name of Cochenille Due. This Tulip is distinguished by a 
dark red colour and extraordinary large flowers. A similar award was 
made to Messrs. Groenewegen & Co. at Amsterdam for an Imanto- 
phyllum robustum elegans, very robust in habit, and having large 
well-shaped dark coloured flower.—H. C. Zwart, Secretary. 
- The Weather in the South op England has been un¬ 
usually fine during the past week. Bright sunny days, almost summer- 
like in temperature, have been the rule, followed by clear nights and 
slight morning frosts. Many plants and shrubs seem to have suffered 
severely by the recent sharp frost. Rose shoots especially being much 
cut. 
- The Weather in the North. —March 10th to 17th. With 
the exception of 2° on the morning of the 14th there has been no frost 
during the week, dull and drizzly weather generally prevailing. At 9 P.M. 
on the 12th the thermometer stood at 50°. The 14th was fine and 
bright, and the morning of Sunday 16th was very mild and pleasant 
till mid-day, when it overcast and a good deal of thunder was heard in 
the distant S.E.—B. D. 
- Gardeners’ Orphan Fund. — A number of growers of 
flowers for Covent Garden Market met the Committee of this Charity on 
Friday night last, and the meeting, under the presidency of Mr. G. 
Deal, unanimously accepted the Duke of Bedford’s kind offer of the 
wholesale flower market for the purpose of a great Floral F&te on behalf 
of the Fund. It was decided to provide an unequalled display of 
plants and flowers on the evening of May 21st. The Lady Mayoress, 
accompanied by the Lord Mayor and city dignitaries, will attend for 
opening the Exhibition. Sixteen gentlemen, representing the growers 
and standholders of the market, were appointed to co-operate with the 
Committee of the Fund in making the necessary preparations for 
achieving what is hoped and expected will prove a brilliant success. 
- Spot on Pelargoniums.- I had a number of plants spoiled 
by “ spot ” last season ; they were healthy up till the time of potting, 
but after that they began to look bad, and had the appearance of having 
been sprinkled with hot water. 1 tried every means in my power, but 
to no purpose. I came to the conclusion that some old leaf mould 
which had been mixed with the potting compost was the cause of the 
mischief. When some of the plants were turned out I found many of 
the roots quite black and decaying ; when the plants had been ripened 
I pruned them in hard, and when they had started to grow I shook them 
out and cut off all the discoloured roots, placing them in as small pots 
as possible, using a mixture of flbrous loam and sand only. They look 
well now, but are not quite clear ; they have just been placed into their 
largest pots, the same compost being used as at the first potting, with 
the addition of half-inch bones. Should the spot again prove trouble¬ 
some can any of your readers give me a remedy for it? The plants were 
most carefully watered; the fault is not in that direction.—C. Russell, 
Ingmire. 
- In addition to the plants which have been named in recent 
issues of the Journal for covering the back walls of vineries, I might 
make mention of one which I have found a very effective covering, and 
exceedingly useful as well, that is Mvrsiphyllum asparagoides. I 
planted it along the back wall of a vinery here last season, and trained 
it up by simply tying small strings to the bottom and top wires. The 
shoots soon took to these, and no more attention was required in the way 
of training. It is astonishing how closely the shoots keep twining them¬ 
selves round the string, though resting against the intermediate wires. 
In no case did a shoot get behind a wire or twist itself round one, so 
that I cut any number of shoots up to 11 feet in length beautifully 
covered from top to bottom with its glossy foliage. The strings can be 
easily drawn out when the shoot is cut. These long sprays are simply 
invaluable in table decoration, as they can be twisted about in any form 
desired. I am just now preparing suffieient plants to do other five or 
six houses in the same way. The plant is easily raised from seed, and it 
is not yet too late to sow it. After it is established it keeps throwing up 
young shoots year after year. I cut twenty dozens of those long sprays 
during the Christmas week. Anyone who has much house and table 
decoration to do can easily understand what the value of those would be 
at such a time.— John Garrett, WMttinghame Gardens, Prestonhirli. 
