July 31, 1886. 
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CONTENTS. 
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Aberdeen R. H. S. 765 
Carnation, Whitley Park.. 755 
Caterham Hort. Soc. 766 
Chrysanthemum manage¬ 
ment .„. 759 
Clematis Jackmanni. 763 
Cypripedium Stonei, &c... 760 
Distinct. 757 
Downside, Leatherhead .. 756 
Elford Hall. 762 
Floral Fashions . 758 
Flower Show at Harefield 
Grove. 762 
Fruit Crops, notes on the.. 762 
Fruit, on colouring . 75S 
Fuchsia Phenomenal. 763 
Gardeners’ Calendar, the.. 764 
Gladiolus insignis . 755 
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Grammatophyllum Ellisii. 764 
Grantham Hort. Society .. 765 
Houlettia chrysantha .... 764 
Lichfield Hort. Society .. 766 
London Gardening. 760 
National Carnation and 
Picotee Society . 765 
Peas, New, Certificated .. 755 
Pink Pipings . 760 
Plants, Hardy, in flower .. 763 
Root-pruning Fruit Trees.. 763 
Rose Season, the. 755 
Roses, on budding. 756 
Royal Horticultural Society 764 
Scottish Gardening . 759 
Tulip bed, Mr. Thurstan’s.. 757 
Violas, white . 763 
Waltham Abbey Hort. Soc. 765 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.” —Bacon. 
SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1886. 
The Rose Season. —It has become customary 
to regard each particular plant or flower that 
secures a large measure of the favour of amateur 
horticulturists, as holding a position of con¬ 
siderable uncertainty, and that, like fashions, it 
is liable to be suddenly discarded when some¬ 
thing else is brought forward that pleases the 
popular taste better. This opinion is founded 
on good evidence, for there are several instances 
of such popularity followed by neglect in the 
cultivation of certain classes, races, or species of 
plants. There are, however, some remarkable 
exceptions to the rule, and one of these, the 
undisputed “ queen ”—the Rose, has during the 
past month given us good evidence that she 
not only maintains her supremacy, but that the 
number of her adherents is constantly increasing. 
It might seem astonishing to some that a flower 
should continue so popular as this has done for 
so long a period, but let a would-be Rosarian 
once undertake the culture of the plant ; let 
him or her experience the innumerable great and 
little difficulties that have to be encountered, and 
then be rewarded with the lovely rich, delicate 
and charmingly fragrant blooms—the result of 
the care bestowed upon the plants—and he or 
she is at once converted into one of the most 
devoted of “her majesty’s” subjects. 
Supposing, too, that more than ordinary 
success should crown our Rosarians labours, 
that he be persuaded to enter at some local 
show, and place his productions in competition 
with those from his neighbour’s garden, and 
that the inflexible judges discover the merits of 
his blooms, and award him a “First Prize,” he 
is transformed into an enthusiast, and spends 
hours, or perhaps days in the following months 
preparing for another, and greater, victory in 
the succeeding year.1 f He must increase his 
stock of plants and varieties, and his orders 
are transmitted to this or that nurseryman, 
who makes a speciality of the Rose ; his collec¬ 
tion grows, and if his success and his enthusiasm 
advance in like proportions, he soon becomes a 
celebrated Rosarian, clearing off the prizes at 
local shows, and perhaps boldly entering the 
lists of the National Rose Society’s exhibition, 
he becomes the proud possessor of “ a piece of 
plate,” or a medal, which serve thereafter as 
eloquent witnesses to his skill and triumphs. 
But the exhibitor’s pleasure is only a tithe 
of that obtained from the culture of the 
Rose, for there are thousands who grow the 
plant, and with whom it ranks as the greatest 
garden favourite, who never take their place 
amongst competitors at shows, and yet are as 
great enthusiasts as our other friends. The 
plants are as carefully tended, the expanding 
buds are as closely watched, the characters of 
the respective varieties as closely scanned, and 
the developed charms as greatly admired; but 
to those cultivators the formality of a Rose 
show is objectionable, and they consider, very 
reasonably, that the blooms are seen to much 
greater advantage glistening with the morning 
dew upon the plants, or lightly arranged with 
their own foliage in vases. Such like to have 
their Roses in abundance, so that they can cut 
at will a dainty basketful as a gift to friends, or 
to cheer an invalid, and what is more welcome 
than a cluster of these bright sweet blooms 1 
How agreeable, too, is the early summer 
morning walk in the Rose garden when all is so 
refreshing, and who can say when these matters 
are considered that it is surprising Roses have 
such great and lasting popularity. 
We might refer at length to the results of the 
numerous shows held this season as further 
testimony of the advancing favour extended to 
these plants, but this task, together with a re¬ 
view of the varieties that have taken the best 
positions, must be left to our Rosarian friends, 
one of whom has promised to communicate his 
experiences in an early issue. 
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GARDENING MISCELLANY. 
Meeting’s for next week.— Thursday: Annual 
meeting of the Yorkshire Association of Horticultural 
Societies at Sheffield. Saturday : Preston and Fulwood 
Horticultural Society ; evening meeting ; Paper to be 
read, “On Heating by Hot-water,” by Mr. William 
Bardney, Norris Green, Liverpool. 
Lilium speciosum. —At the meeting of the 
scientific committee, on Tuesday, Mr. O’Brien exhibited 
a plant which had been grown solely in moss for two 
years, with only a slight quantity of Clay’s fertiliser 
added occasionally. He remarked on the importance 
of potting fresh imported bulbs in some porous material, 
such as cocoanut fibre, &c., and to avoid burying them 
in the ground, in order that there might be a free cir¬ 
culation of air about the bulb. The common practice 
of planting in the ground often caused the bulbs to dis¬ 
appear entirely. The interpretation of the advice 
seemed to be the same as for seeds ; that if planted too 
deeply, or so that air could not reach them to set up 
respiration, they would perish from asphyxia and rot. 
New Peas Certificated. —At a meeting of the 
Fruit and Vegetable Committee held at Chiswick 
recently, present, C. Silverlock, Esq., in the chair ; 
Messrs. Weir, Sutton, Miles, Norman, Denning, Warren, 
Law, and Barron (Secretary), the collection of Peas 
growing in the garden was examined, and First Class 
Certificates awarded to the following:—Fame (Eckford), 
a green wrinkled Marrow, with large deep green well- 
filled pods ; height, 5 ft. Empress (Eckford), white 
wrinkled Marrow, well-filled large broad pods, vigorous 
grower ; height, 5 ft. Seedling No. 16 (Wildsmith), 
white wrinkled Marrow, very long pods, strong grower, 
good cropper; height, 4 ft. President Garfield (Veitch), 
white wrinkled, large well-filled pods, heavy cropper ; 
height, 3 ft. 6 in. 
A Caution. —Nurserymen and seedsmen will do 
yell to'make enquires before executing orders given by 
unknown persons in the neighbourhood of Nottingham. 
There are'several “long firms” there just now who are 
carrying on the old game, ordering goods all round, 
and selling what they get for less than their value. 
Several names are used, and the address given looks 
well on paper, but it is really in a poor, low neigh¬ 
bourhood. 
Amateur Gardening at Preston. —Within 
the last few years the interest in the cultivation of 
plants, &c., by amateurs has considerably developed in 
the town of Preston and neighbourhood, and to still 
further encourage this beneficial and healthful pursuit, 
the Preston and District Cottagers’ and Amateurs’ 
Floral Society was established not very long ago. The 
adjudication for prizes offered for the neatest and 
cleanest greenhouse took place a few days since, when 
Alderman Forshaw, Councillor Pearson, Councillor 
Turner (the chairman of the society), and several 
members of the committee visited those owned by 
Messrs. J. Grimshaw, 6, Rutland Street ; John Black¬ 
burn, 43, Elgin Street: .T. Dunn, 4, Clara Street ; 
W. Cotterall, 16, Alexandra Street; R. Brewer, St. 
Mark’s Road ; P. Gannon, 11, Bank Place, Ashton ; 
James Ashworth, 187, North Road ; and Thos. Ryan, 
Scotland Terrace, St. Paul’s Road. The judges, Messrs. 
Forshaw, Pearson and Turner, carefully inspected the 
greenhouses, and so excellently were they kept, that 
they experienced the greatest difficulty in making the 
the awards. In each instance the plants were tho¬ 
roughly healthy, and spoke volumes in praise of the 
knowledge attained by the respective entrants in floral 
culture. Ultimately the premiums were given to, first, 
J. Grimshaw ; second, J. Blackburn ; third, J. Dunn. 
The annual exhibition of plants and flowers will be 
opened to-day (Saturday, July 31st) by W. E. M. 
Tomlinson, Esq., M.P. 
Accident at a Flower Show. —While the 
judges were making their awards at the Grantham 
Show on the 22nd inst., an unfortunate accident 
occurred which might have had -fatal results, had not 
plenty of strength been at hand. A sudden squall 
brought down a portion of the fruit and cut-flower 
tent, and knocking down two persons, one of whom 
was Mr. Alfred Outram, who had a struggle to 
extricate himself from a perilous position among the 
fruits and vegetables. Fortunately, no one was 
injured, but three or four collections of fruit were 
spoilt and the collections of vegetables upset. It was 
fortunate that the accident did not happen later in the 
day, as the tent was thronged with visitors during the 
afternoon. 
The Yorkshire Association of Horticul¬ 
tural Societies, of which the Yen. Archdeacon 
Blakeney is president, Mr. G. Cook, treasurer, and 
Mr. E. Austin, 55, Dorset Street, Sheffield, secretary, 
will hold its second annual meeting at Sheffield on 
Thursday next. The members will meet at 10.30 a.m. in 
the Church Institute (near the Old Church), St. James 
Street, for the transaction of business, when a report of 
the year’s proceedings, together with the statement of ac- 
coun ts will be presented. The place for holding the next 
annual meeting will be decided upon, and the officers 
for the ensuing year will be elected. Luncheon for 
delegates and officers will be laid at 12.30 p.m. in the 
small room of the Church Institute, and at 2.0 p.m. a 
visit will be paid to the Handsworth Nurseries, by the 
kind permission of the proprietors, Messrs. Fisher, Son, 
&Sibray. 7.0 p.m., a lecture entitled:—“A Chat about 
Hardy Herbaceous Flowers,” will be given by the Rev. 
A. R. Upcher, M.A., Vicar of St. Mary’s Church, in 
the large room of the Church Institute. The committee 
earnestly request the attendance of all its members on 
this occasion, and will also be glad. to see any friends 
of the members who may take an interest in the as¬ 
sociation. 
Gladiolus insignis. —Flowers before us received 
from Messrs. Collins Brothers & Gabriel, show this to be 
one of the very finest of the early flowering (ramosus) 
section, which also includes many other lovely forms. 
Its stiff arching spike of brilliant rose and rosy purple 
blossoms is very fine—a most handsome object for vase 
decoration. 
Carnation Whitley Park. —From Messrs. 
Clark & Co., Florists, North Shields, comes some very 
fine blooms of a salmon-pink sport of the old Souvenir 
de la Malmaison Carnation. It is not the first pink sport 
of “ Malmaison” that we have seen, but it appears to 
be distinct in the salmon hue which pervades the 
whole of the petals ; and in other respects, such as 
shape, fulness, and perfume is an exact counterpart of 
the old favourite, and is said to be as robust a grower. 
