August 28, 1886. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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ventilate freely, or red spider may make its appearance. 
The Muscats should now also he finished up, and in 
this case less fire-heat applied, just chilling the pipes of 
an evening will be all that is required while the weather 
continues so bright and hot ; ventilate freely during 
the day, and let the house be quite dry before closing, 
in fact, what damping is necessary should now be done 
about mid-day. We have renewed bottom heat to the 
batch of Melons which are swelling off, and the 
rapid setting of some of the earliest fruits betokens how 
much it is appreciated. We are now setting the fruit 
on our late batch, and as soon as sufficient is secured for 
a crop, we shall renew the bottom heat, so as to ensure a 
rapid swelling off; a little lime dusted round the collars 
of the plants at this season will help to ward off canker, 
and great care must be taken that watering is not over¬ 
done ; syringe freely where swelling off, but not where 
the fruit is ripening, or they will be apt to crack. 
Cucumbers for winter fruiting must now be sown, and, 
if possible, it will be advisable to grow them in large 
pots, where the bottom heat may be removed at 
pleasure. So far we find no variety so reliable as Tele¬ 
graph for mid-winter cutting. 
THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 
Should the present dry weather continue, it will be 
advisable to shade the newly sown seeds, or they will 
lie a long time without germinating, which is not 
desirable ; as soon as the rows can be traced, run the 
Dutch hoe between them to keep the surface loose and 
free from weeds. The Raspberry quarter should now 
be gone through, pruning away the old canes, and 
neatly tying the young ones to the stakes so that they 
may ripen, and be kept from being broken by the wind ; 
running the Dutch hoe through afterwards will put all 
tidy for some time to come. 
The July sowing of Parsley is now ready for singling 
out, and being on a warm border will make good head¬ 
way before winter ; spare lights will be placed over it 
later on, which gives us a good supply. We are busy 
just now with the fruit, and between times in lifting 
second early Potatos, which turn out remarkably clean 
and good. The seed we leave on the ground to become 
greened and hardened, which causes it to keep much 
better than if stored at once. Scarlet Runners show 
signs of suffering from the drought, and must be watered 
forthwith, giving a thorough soaking. Endive, too, 
is quite ready for pricking out—a good batch which 
must be done on a good rich quarter. We generally 
plant out on three or four different patches, and so 
prevent all coming into use at the same time. Where 
used, the black and white Spanish Radish should now 
be sown for winter storing.— Walter Child, Croome 
Court. _^_ 
FLORICULTURE. 
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National Carnation and Picotee Society, 
Northern Division. — Aug. 14 th .—A truly bonny 
show of Carnations and Picotees rewarded the efforts 
of the officers and committee of the Northern Division 
of the Carnation and Picotee Society. There was 
a good exhibition of fine flowers, exhibitors were 
numerous, the day was brilliantly fine, and so the 
blooms were seen to the best advantage. Old growers 
said they could remember a season that had produced 
flowers of finer quality, but no show scarcely that had 
preceded this had produced so good an array of flowers 
generally. Some new exhibitors had put in appearance, 
and some old ones had come again to compete, and on 
the whole the show was one of a decidedly satisfactory 
nature. As usual, the flowers were arranged on tables 
in the large plant house of the Manchester Horticul¬ 
tural and Botanical Society, and the fineness of the 
weather drew a large company to see them. The 
fixture was, no doubt, the best for the bulk of the 
northern growers, but some were scarcely ready, while 
those in more favoured localities were two or three days 
past their best. 
In the class for twelve Carnations, all dissimilar, Mr. 
Robert Lord, a well-known grower and raiser, of Tod- 
morden, was first with a very fine lot consisting of, 
crimson bizarres, Master Fred, John Harland, and J. D. 
Hextall ; scarlet bizarres, Mercury, Admiral Curzon, 
and Edward Adams ; purple-pink bizarres, William 
Skirving and E. S. Dodwell ; purple flaked, Squire 
Meynell; scarlet flaked, Sportsman ; rose flaked, 
Sybil and Rob Roy. Two things characterised the 
stand—the purity of the flowers combined with bril¬ 
liant colours, and the finish in petal and outline. 
Second, Mr. B. Simonitc, Rough Bank, Sheffield, with 
scarlet bizarres, Tom Power and Robert Lord ; crimson 
bizarres, Master Fred and Seedling ; purple-pink 
bizarres, Seedling and Mrs. Gorton ; purple flaked, 
James Douglas and Mayor of Nottingham ; scarlet 
flaked, Sportsman ; red flaked, Seedlings. Third, Mr. 
George Geggie, Waterloo Nursery, Bury. Fourth, 
Mr. F. Law, Carnation Gardens, Rochdale. Then 
came a class for twelve Carnations, nine to be dissimilar, 
'open only to growers of 500 pans of plants or less. 
Llere Sir. John Wliitham, Florist, Hebden Bridge, was 
first with scarlet bizarres, Edward Adams (2), and 
Admiral Curzon ; crimson bizarres, Master Fred (2), 
J. D. Hextall, and Thomas Anstiss ; purple-pink 
bizarres, Sir Garnet Wolseley, and E. S. Dodwell ; 
purple flaked, James Douglass and George Melville ; 
scarlet flaked, Henry Cannell. Second, Richard Gorton, 
Esq., president, Eccles, near Manchester, who had 
purple-pink bizarres, William Skirving (2), Sarah 
Payne and Harrison Weir ; purple flaked, George 
Melville and Squire Whitbourn ; purple flaked, John 
Ball and Robert Morris ; red flaked, Sybil and three 
unnamed. Third, Mr. E. Shaw, Moston, near Man¬ 
chester ; fourth, Mr. W. Taylor, florist, Middleton, 
Lancashire. Eight stands competed in this class. The 
class for six Carnations, dissimilar, was open only to 
growers of 250 pairs of plants or less, and here Samuel 
Barlow, Esq., J.P., Stakehill House, Castleton, near 
Manchester (Mr. H. Pomroy, gaulener) was first with 
scarlet bizarres, Robert Houlgrave, new, and very fine ; 
and Admiral Curzon ; purple flaked, Squire Meynell ; 
scarlet flaked, Dan Godfrey ; crimson bizarre, Sir Garnet 
Wolseley; red flaked, John Keet. Second, Mr. Thomas 
Maddock, Loftkouse Hall, Wakefield, with scarlet 
bizarre Seedlings and Admiral Curzon; crimson bizarre, 
J. D. Hextall ; purple-pink bizarre, Falconbridge ; 
scarlet flaked, Sportsman and rose flaked Sybil. Third, 
Mr. J. Bleackley, Prestwich, near Manchester ; fourth, 
Mr. S. Lord, Healey Hall, Rochdale ; fifth, Mr. Wil¬ 
liam Bacon, Derby ; sixth, Mr. W. Kitching. Eight 
collections competed in this class. 
In the open class for twelve dissimilar Picotees there 
were four competitors, and here Mr. Robert Lord was 
again first with a lot of very fine flowers, consisting of 
red edges, Thomas William and John Smith ; purple 
edges, Zerlina, Mary, Ann Lord, and Muriel; rose 
edges, Fanny Helen, Mrs. Payne, Favourite, Mrs. Sharp 
and Mrs. Aldcroft. Second, Mr. B. Simonite with red 
edges, Seedling, Clara, and Princess of Wales ; purple 
edges, Clara Penson, Ann Lord, Mary, and Zerlina ; 
rose edges, Favourite, Lady Holmesdale, Mrs. Sharp, 
and Seedling. Third, Mr. Geo. Geggie ; fourth, Mr. 
T. Law. The best twelve Picotees, nine at least to be 
dissimilar, open only to growers of 500 pans or less, 
brought seven competitors, and here Mr. J. Whitham 
was first with red edges, John Smith, Thomas William, 
and J. B. Bryant ; purple edges, Zerlina, Clara Penson, 
Ann Lord, and Mrs. A. Chancellor ; rose edges, Lady 
Homesdale, Miss Wood, and Edith Dombrain. Second, 
Mr. E. Shaw with red edges, John Smith, Lord Va- 
lentia, Mrs. Dodwell, and Thomas William ; purple 
edges, Muriel (2) and Clara Penson ; rose edges, Mrs. 
Rudd, Miss Wood, Daisy, Miss Horner, and Elise. 
Third, R. Gorton, Esq. ; fourth, Mr. W. Taylor. In 
the class for six Picotees, dissimilar, open to growers of 
250 pairs or less, Mr. Thomson Hilliwell, The Hollies, 
Todmorden, was first with red edge, Brunette ; purple 
edges, Clara Penson and Alice ; rose edges, Mrs. 
Lord, Fanny Helen, and Miss Wood. Second, 
Mr. J. Sharp, Birmingham, with red edge, Thomas 
William ; purple edges, Muriel and Zelina ; rose edges, 
Mrs. Sharp, Mrs. Payne, and SeedliDg. Third, Mr. 
J. Bleackley ; fourth, S. Barlow, Esq. ; fifth, Mr. J. 
Edwards ; sixth, Mr. J. Ramshill, Wakefield. 
Two prizes were offered for the best twelve seifs, 
fancies, or both, Mr. R. Gorton being first with an 
excellent lot of unnamed seifs, and Mr. F. Law second, 
this stand having a few fancies. In both cases the 
flowers were unnamed. 
About 250 blooms competed in the six classes for 
single flowers of Carnations, five prizes being awarded 
in each. Mr. R. Lord had the best scarlet bizarre in 
Admiral Curzon ; he was second with Fred and fourth 
with Master Stanley. S. Barlow, Esq., was third with 
Robert Houlgrave and fifth with the same. With crim¬ 
son bizarres, Mr. R. Lord was first, second, third, and 
fifth with Master Fred, and Mr. Geggie fourth with the 
same. The best purple-pink bizarre was William Skirving 
from Mr. Lord, and he was fifth with E. S. Dodwell; 
Mr. B. Simonite was second with Miss Gorton, and 
third with William Skirving ; Mr. J. Sharp being 
fourth with Sarah Payne. Scarlet flaked : First, Mr. 
R. Lord with Clipper, and fifth with Ivanhoe ; Mr. 
Geggie was second and third with Anniliilator, and 
fourth with Mr. Carter. Rose flaked : First and 
second, Mr. S. Lord with Sybil ; third and fifth, Mr. 
R. Lord with the same ; and fourth, Mr. T. Hilliwell 
with the same. Pink flaked : First, Mr. B. Simonite 
with James Douglas; second, Mr. J. Whitham with 
the same ; third, Mr. T. Hilliwell with Dr. Foster ; 
fourth, Mr. R. Lord with Mayor of Nottingham ; and 
fifth, Mr. G. Geggie with the same. 
Single blooms of Picotees were also very numerous 
and very fine. With heavy red edges, Mr. R. Lord 
was first, second, and third with John Smith; Mr. 
Geggie fourth and fifth with Henry. Light reds : 
First, Mr. B. Simonite, and second, third, fourth, and 
fifth, Mr. R. Lord, with Thomas William. Heavy 
purple: First, second, and third, Mr. T. Law with 
Zerlina, and fifth with Mrs. Norman. Fourth, Mr. 
Geggie, with Muriel. Light purple: First, Mr. T. 
Hilliwell, with Clara Penson ; second, Mr. J. Whitham, 
with the same ; third, Mr. E. Shaw, with the same ; 
fourth and fifth, Mr. R. Gorton, with Ann Lord. 
Heavy rose : First, Mr. R. Lord, with Fanny Helen ; 
second, Mr. J. Sharp, with Mrs. Sharp ; third, Mr. 
R. Lord, with Lady Louisa ; fourth, with Mrs. Sharp ; 
and fifth, with Edith Dombrain. Light rose : First 
and second, Mr. R. Lord, with Liddington Favourite ; 
third and fourth, Mr. B. Simonite, with the same ; 
fifth, Mr. R. Lord, with Mrs. Aldcroft. 
The premier Carnation was crimson bizarre Master 
Fred, shown by Mr. R. Lord in his winning twelve, in 
class A; and the premier Picotee Liddington’s Favourite, 
also shown by Mr. R. Lord, and was a conspicuous 
feature in his winning stand of twelve Picotees. 
First Class Certificates of Merit were awarded to 
scarlet bizarre Carnation Robert Houlgrave, a very 
bright and full flower, shown by Samuel Barlow, Esq., 
J. P., and to Picotee Mrs. Sharp (Sharp), heavy rose 
edge, a beautiful new variety with very fine petal and 
rich scarlet edge, shown by Mr. Robert Lord. 
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HORTICUL TURAL S OCIETIES. 
Royal Horticultural. — -Aug. 24 th. —The special 
feature of this meeting was undoubtedly the display of 
vegetables made by cottagers and artizaus in compe¬ 
tition for the numerous prizes offered by the society, 
and by the agricultural and horticultural associations, 
than which, perhaps, few have had the good fortune 
even to see finer examples. Following our usual cus¬ 
tom of inspecting the plants and cut flowers first, we 
noted a magnificent display of Gladioli made by Messrs. 
Kelway & Son, of Langport, which comprised some 250 
spikes of the very best quality, including a few novel¬ 
ties ; and the same firm also contributed very attractive 
collections of Pyrethrums, herbaceous Phloxes, Gaillar- 
dias, Delphiniums, Antirrhinums, &c. Perhaps the 
next largest exhibitor was Mr. T. S. Ware, who poured 
forth the treasures of his Tottenham Nursery with no 
niggardly hand. He provided a grand feast of early 
autumn flowers in masses of Lilies, single and Pompon 
Dahlias, herbaceous Phloxes, and a host of miscellanous 
subjects that would exhaust a respectable catalogue 
to enumerate. Messrs. Paul & Son, The Old Nur¬ 
series, Cheshunt, added much to the interest of the 
meeting by sending an extensive assortment of 
cut shoots of pictorial trees and shrubs, and a consider¬ 
able variety of hardy plants. The New Plant & Bulb 
Co., Colchester, staged a very effective and powerfully 
odoriferous group of cut blooms of Lilium auratum ; 
and Messrs. James Yeitch & Sons staged a capital little 
collection of Gladiolus, hybrids from Lemoinei. Messrs. 
W. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, sent a dozen boxes of 
fine cut Roses ; and Mr. Turner showed us what we 
may expect from Slough next week, in the form of some 
very fine show Dahlias. Messrs. Webb & Brand, 
Saffron Walden, brought up another contingent of 
Hollyhocks, massive, brightly coloured blooms, such as 
we used to see in plenty before the fungus decimated 
our collections. Messrs. James Carter & Co. showed 
how well German and French Asters can be exhibited 
in pots (instead of in collars), by contributing a large 
collection of the finest quality. Immense blooms of 
Dean’s Mammoth African Marigolds came from Mr. R. 
Dean, Ealing ; and Mr. King, gardener to P. Crowley, 
Esq., Waddon House, Croydon, may be said to have 
opened the Chrysanthemum season by exhibiting some 
very large and fine blooms of that superb early white 
variety, Madame Desgrange. 
The new plants certificated consisted of Gladiolus 
Voltaire from Messrs. Veiteh & Sons, one of the pretty 
Lemoinei hybrids with rosy purple flowers, blotched 
