May 1, 1886. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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growth. Where it is necessary to increase the stock, 
it should he done either by means of eyes, which may 
be made similar to those of the Dracama, and inserted 
thickly in the pot and placed in a brisk bottom heat, 
keeping them rather dry than otherwise until they 
fairly start into growth. The old plants may be headed 
down quite close, but no water need be given for a few 
days at least. Take care that they are not allowed to 
make much growth before they are shaken out—and 
repotted, of course, into smaller pots—placing them 
where they can be shaded in a nice growing atmos 
phere, and when they have started they may be placed 
in the pits and kept as near the glass as possible ; as 
the days lengthen and become warmer plenty of air 
should be given and the plants syringed freely. Many 
growers plant them out on a warm border during 
the summer, but with us the plan does not succeed. 
As the plants of Solanum are removed from the 
conservatory or decorative house, they should be 
headed down and placed in the cold frames where they 
will have time to start preparatory to being planted 
out for the summer. Callas, too, can now be spared and 
stowed away, gradually withholding water until they 
are planted out; these require a rather cool and moist 
position. It is also preferable to divide them at plant¬ 
ing-out time rather than have to disturb them too 
much when potting up in the autumn. Keep the 
bedding stuff well ventilated preparatory to being 
placed out of doors, removing the lights as much as 
possible during the day ; damp down and syringe freely 
in the stoves. 
THE FORCING HOUSES. 
With cold drying winds, and high firing to maintain 
the proper temperature, great care will need to be 
exercised in the way of watering and damping down, 
more particularly in the Vineries. If the borders are 
well drained, no fear need be entertained of giving too 
much ; in fact, could it be ascertained, the fault lies, 
as a rule, in the opposite direction, and very frequently 
the cause of failure to obtain good Grapes lies in their 
water supply being insufficient. For my own part I 
think it would be difficult to give too much, always 
provided the borders are well drained. 
The Muscats in flower will need a lot of attention to 
secure a good set, more particularly as with the cold 
winds so little air can be admitted. Be extremely 
careful that the house is as dry as possible for three or 
four hours about mid-day, and go carefully over the 
bunches with the rabbit’s-tail brush. So far, we have 
an abundance of pollen, and all look to be going on 
satisfactorily, but however satisfactory it may appear, 
it behoves one to be extremely careful at “setting” 
time with this queen of Grapes. Keep the Peach 
borders well attended to in the way of watering, but as 
they are generally of a heavier nature than those of the 
Vine, such frequent applications at present may not be 
necessary. Nevertheless, where borders, as is frequently 
the case, are much restricted, more must be given, and 
it is also much better to flood the borders than water 
with the cans. Now and again, both with the Vines 
and Peaches, a good sprinkling of guano on the borders 
at closing time will be of the greatest assistance to the 
occupants. 
Melons are now growing away freely, and in most 
cases showing an abundance of fruit, some of which we 
have set. The succession lot are also making a good 
start, and another sowing must be made, or just when 
Melons are most in demand there will be a break, 
which is an awkward matter sometimes; it is much better 
to have a set or two of plants to throw away than to be at 
a loss. Cucumbers require now an abundance of liquid 
manure ; stop hard, and when the plants show signs 
of exhaustion replant the house, and a much better 
return will ensue. 
THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 
The spring-sown Cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts 
have now made a good start, and the lights will be 
removed from them to keep them as stocky as possible; 
the ground having been prepared for them, they will be 
transferred to their permanent quarters as soon as large 
enough ; also the early batch of Celery. We are now 
pricking out our main batch on a sheltered border outside, 
where it can be covered in case of frosty nights, by this 
means much more sturdy plants are obtained than if in 
pits or frames. 
Keep the ground between the rows of all crops fre¬ 
quently stirred about with the Dutch hoe, more 
particularly between the Lettuce ; as slugs appear 
unusually numerous, we have applied a good dusting of 
gas-lime, always with the best results. If not already 
done, pot off the seedling Rhubarb singly into 4 in. 
pots, keep close for a few days, after which harden off 
preparatory to planting out; we have marked our 
stools for next seasons forcing, and since we adopted 
the seedling plan have no difficulty in getting plenty 
of Rhubarb at the beginning of December. A good 
dusting of soot and lime along the rows of Peas, before 
the soiHs drawn to them, will be of great benefit and 
keep slugs away. Make another sowing as soon as 
necessary, choosing ground, if possible, which has been 
double-dug this season ; take occasion during this 
stormy weather to use the roller upon the walks as 
frequently as possible. — Walter Child, Croome Court. 
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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 
♦ 
Royal Horticultural.— Ajml 27th .—A singu¬ 
larly bright and pleasing little show was that held at 
South Kensington on Tuesday, and favoured with more 
genial weather, we were pleased to see a greater number 
of visitors enjoying the floral feast. Daffodils again 
formed the bulk of the flowers staged, and a surprising 
amount of interest seemed to be taken in all the collec¬ 
tions, the exhibitors of which were Mr. T. S. Ware, 
Messrs. Barr & Son, Messrs. Collins Brothers & Gabriel, 
and Mr. Walker, of Whitton. Mr. Ware also contribu¬ 
ted a charming group of hardy plants, including several 
varieties of Primula Sieboldi, and a pan of Anemone 
Robinsoniana, a mass of delicate mauve coloured 
flowers, which was admired by all. Messrs. Paul 
& Son, the Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, sent another 
beautiful group of Roses, mostly Standards, with 
fine trained heads of flowers and foliage, of the leading 
varieties of Teas which seem more adaptable to this 
mode of treatment than the more robust Hybrid Per- 
petuals. The Messrs. Paul also contributed a select 
group of Herbaceous and Rock plants, conspicuous 
among which was a good form of the showy Doronicum 
austriacum, several pretty mossy Saxifrages, and the 
rich coloured Aubretia deltoidea grandiflora. Mr. J. 
Walker, of Thame, brought up a superb lot of cut 
blooms of Roses, consisting of Mareclial Niel, in quan¬ 
tity and very fine, Niphetos, and other leading 
varieties. Messrs. W.Cutbush & Son, Highgate, staged 
an admirable assortment of flowering greenhouse plants, 
such as several varieties of Erica, Boronias, Tetretheca, 
Staphylea colchica, Choisya ternata, forced Lilacs, &c., 
and various old-fashioned liard-wooded plants now 
too little grown. Mr. G. Stevens, nurseryman, 
Putney, had a very fine lot of small well-matched 
and freely - flowered Abutilions, including all the 
best varieties in cultivation ; and Mr. H. B. May, 
Dyson’s Lane, Edmonton, contributed a large and 
effective group of small decorative Ferns, such as he 
grows on an extensive scale for market, and which in¬ 
cluded a host of seedling forms of that most useful 
variety, Pteris serrulata cristata. From Mr. B. Gilbert, 
florist, Dyke, Bourne, came some very fine richly- 
coloured flowers of the old double scarlet Anemone, or 
what the French call Double de Caen. Mr. G. Bethell, 
gardener to the Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim, showed 
a large well-bloomed specimen of Epidendrum leucho- 
chilum, with fourteen spikes, and was awarded a 
Cultural Commendation. Messrs. J. Page & Sons, 
Twickenham, sent a neat white variety of Odon- 
toglossum crispum; and Major Lendy, besides a 
flowering specimen of Oncidium undulatum, and a 
very fine new variety of Cattleya Mendeli alluded 
to below, had a spike of Cattleya Lawrenceana, with 
six flowers a good variety of Odontoglossum Wilcke- 
anum, &c. Messrs. T. Cripps & Sons, Tunbridge Wells, 
also sent Cattleya Lawrenceana in flower. Mr. Sidney 
Ford, Leonardslee, Horsham, showed a leader of 
Wellingtonia gigantea bearing numerous cones ; and 
Mr. R. Dean staged a pretty group of Primroses and 
Polyanthuses. 
In the new plant department, First Class Cer¬ 
tificates were awarded to Major Lendy, Sunbury 
House, Sunbury-on-Thames, for Oncidium undulatum, a 
fine specimen of this showy orchid, with one strong 
branching spike of flowers, in which olive-green in two 
or three shades, white, and a tinge of violet, are very 
prettily contrasted ; and for Cattleya Mendelii Len- 
dyana, one of the largest and finest varieties we have 
seen, remarkable not only for the size and substance of 
the sepals and petals, and the rich colour of the lip, 
but for the length of the throat of the latter, which is 
much greater than usual, and gives to the flower a 
more massive appearance. To Mr. J. Linden, Ghent, 
and Mr. Gilbert, gardener . to R. B. White, Esq., 
Earlsfield, for Cypripedium Hyeanum, anallegedhybrid, 
in habit of growth resembling Lawrenceanum, but 
having large olive-green flowers, with the dorsal sepal 
white, striped with the same shade of green. To Messrs. 
F. Sander & Co. for Odontoglossum luteo-purpureum 
leucoglossum, a very fine large flowered variety, of 
a rich chestnut-brown colour, sepals and petals yellow 
at the base, and the lip broad, fringed, brown in the 
centre margined with pale yellow. To Messrs. James 
Veitch & Sons, for Amaryllis King of the Crimsons, of 
medium size, and rich glowing crimson colour ; for 
Amaryllis Duchess of Albany, deep crimson, ban ed with 
white ; and Amaryllis Duchess of Edinburgh, a hand¬ 
somely shaped flowei, tinted white, with crimson 
venation. To Mr. H. B. May, Dyson’s Lane, Edmonton, 
for Pteris cretica var. H. B. May, a seedling variety of 
the albo-lineata type, but crested ; a distinct neat com¬ 
pact habited plant that promises to become a useful 
decorative subject. To Mr. R. Ruffett, gardener to 
Earl Cowper, Panshanger, for Beaumontia grandiflora, 
a noble East Indian shrub, with large elliptical leaves, 
and large white fragrant bell-shaped flowers, closely 
resembling those of a Brugmansia in appearance. A 
grand old plant seldom seen in flower. To Mr. R. Dean, 
Ealing, for a very fine Jack-in-the-green Polyanthus 
named Crimson Beauty, in which the rich crimson 
blossoms are backed up by a large green calyx. To 
Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, for H. P. Rose Gloire 
Lyonnaise, the “new yellow H.P.,” which is yellow 
only in the eyes of its French raiser, being white 
faintly flushed with lemon. To Mr. T. S. Ware, for 
Narcissus Henry Irving, an attractive variety with the 
perianth divisions yellow, and the trumpet of a rich 
golden hue ; and for Narcissus Nelsoni aurantius, a 
very pretty form, with small pale orange corona, and 
the divisions of the perianth white. To Messrs. Barr 
& Son, for Narcissus Leedsi var. C. J. Backhouse, a 
fine variety with a bright orange crown, and yellow 
perianth divisions ; and for Narcissus Leedsi var. 
Duchess of Westminster, also a notable form with lemon 
coloured corona, and the perianth divisions white. 
Mr. J. H. Krelage, of Haarlem, sent a batch of broad 
leaved seedling Fritillarias, three of which were selected 
for Certificates, though we cannot say that they de¬ 
served them. The selected varieties were E. H. 
Krelage, Siege of Haarlem, and Van Lerius. 
At the meeting of the Fruit Committee, Messrs. Carter 
& Co. exhibited samples of a large-growing long red 
Radish, named Knickerbocker, which were said to be 
fleshy and of good flavour. It was referred to Chiswuck 
for trial. Mr. Crump, The Gardens, Madresfield 
Court, Malvern, sent some good samples of the New- 
land Sack Apple, which he described as being the best 
and largest of the late-keeping varieties grown at 
Madresfield, and a certain cropper. The Committee 
formed a high opinion of the variety, which does not 
appear to be much known out of the Malvern district. 
-- 
The death of Mr. Andrew Turnbull at the Garden 
House, Bothwell Castle, on the 18th inst., has removed 
a well known figure from the horticultural world of 
Scotland. Mr. Turnbull was born at Legerwood, 
Berwickshire, January 18th, 1804, and served his 
apprenticeship at the Haining, near Selkirk. In the 
year 1821 he removed to the Duke of Buccleuch’s 
gardens at Dalkeith, then under the able management 
of Mr. McDonald, who soon discovered that in young 
Andrew Turnbull he had an assistant of rare value. 
He soon promoted him to be foreman in the plant 
department, and in due course to be general foreman, 
and the writer of this obituary notice had it from Mr. 
McDonald’s own lips, that of the hundreds of such 
men that had passed under his charge, he never had a 
better than Andrew Turnbull. His expression was, 
“Whatever you placed under Andrew’s charge was 
sure to be well attended to.” When Lord Archibald 
Douglas succeeded his father in the Douglas estates, lie 
applied to Mr. McDonald for a gardener for Bothwell 
Castle, and he recommended young Turnbull, who 
entered on his duties in 1828, and no man ever more 
faithfully discharged them than he did, gaining the 
high esteem and friendship of six successive employers, 
including the present Earl of Home. All these noble¬ 
men and noble ladies, including the present Earl, were 
exceptionally kind to everyone employed on their 
estate, and Mr. Turnbull, while exacting justice for the 
employer, was an excellent exponent of the latter s 
kind feeling for the employed, thus retaining the 
respect and esteem of both. 
When Mr. Turnbull entered on his duties at Bothwell 
Castle it was then the leading garden in the west of 
Scotland ; there were then few great gardens as we know 
them now. Bothwell Castle was, and is non more than 
ever, surrounded by mining and manufactures, and its 
noble proprietors in consequence did not add to the glass 
structures, as in other circumstances they would have 
done, the result being that in that respect it fell behind 
many gardens of the present day ; but for a well 
managed kitchen garden, for its collection of hardy 
herbaceous plants, and for its Heaths, it had few equals. 
It is generally known that Mr. Turnbull raised more 
fine seedling Heaths than any man, and that of these 
plants he was a most successful cultivator. 
