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THE GAKDENING WORLD 
October 8, 1887. 
GARDENERS’ ORPHAN FUND. 
A meeting of the Executive Committee was held on 
the 1st inst., Mr. G. Deal in the chair, when the 
following gentlemen, who had notified their willingness 
to serve, were appointed honorary local secretaries for 
the districts in which they reside : — 
Bedfordshire. —Mr. Empson, Ampthill House Gar¬ 
dens, Ampthill. 
Berkshire. —Mr. J. H. Millard, Reading; Mr. C. Howe, 
Benham Park Gardens, Newbury; Mr. J. H. Rose, 
Lockinge Gardens, Wantage. 
Buckinghamshire. —Mr. G. T. Miles, Wycombe Abbey 
Gardens, High Wycombe. 
Cambridgeshire. —Mr. J. Taylor, Sefton Park Gar¬ 
dens, Newmarket. 
Cheshire. — Mr. J. Atkins, Tatton Park Gardens, 
Knutsford. 
Derbyshire. —Mr. J. H. Goodacre, Elvaston Castle 
Gardens, Derby ; Mr. W. Bennett, Rangemore Gardens, 
Burton-on-Trent ; Mr. G. Bolas, Hopton Hall Gardens, 
Wirksworth. 
Devonshire. —Mr. Peter Yeitch, Royal Nurseries, 
Exeter ; Mr. D. C. Powell, Powderham Castle Gardens, 
Kenton ; Mr. G. Baker, Membland Hall Gardens, Ivy- 
bridge ; Mr. W. Napper, Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, & Co., 
The Nurseries, Exeter. 
Dorsetshire. —Mr. T. Denny, Down House Gardens, 
Blandford. 
Essex. —Mr. S. Coulter, Copt Hall Gardens, Epping. 
Gloucestershire. —Mr. W. Foster, nurseryman, Stroud. 
Hampshire. —Mr. W. Wildsmith, Heckfield Place 
Gardens, Winchfield ; Mr. W. Earp, Hume Tower 
Gardens, Bournemouth ; Mr. G. H. Richards, Somerley 
Gardens, Ringwood. 
Herefordshire. —Mr. W. Coleman, Eastnor Castle 
Gardens, Ledbury ; Mr. C. Denning, Holme Lacy 
Gardens, Hereford. 
Hertfordshire. — Mr. J. C. Mundell, Moor Park 
Gardens, Rickmansworth. 
Kent. —Mr. R. Cannell, The Nurseries, Swanley ; 
Mr. F. Miller, Northdown Park Gardens, Margate. 
Lancashire. —Mr. J. Atherton, Fern Bank, Cadley, 
Preston ; Mr. W. Goldby, Walton’s Nursery, Burnley. 
Lincolnshire. — Mr. D. Lumsden, Bloxholm Hall 
Gardens, Sleaford ; Mr. W. H. Divers, Ketton Hall 
Gardens, Stamford. 
Norfolk. —Mr. C. Penny, Sandringham Gardens, 
King’s Lynn ; Mr. S. Castle, West Lynn, King’s Lynn. 
Northamptonshire. — Mr. H. Birch, Castle Ashby 
Gardens. 
Somersetshire. —Mr. J. C. Clarke, Cothelstone House 
Gardens, Taunton : Mr. J. H. Yallance, Redland 
Lodge Gardens, Bristol; Mr. W. Iggulden, Marston 
Gardens, Frome ; Mr. J. Ellicott, Crowe Hall Gardens, 
Bath. 
Staffordshire. —Mr. J. Udale, Elford Hall Gardens, 
Tamworth. 
Suffolk. —Mr. D. T. Fish, Hardwick House Gardens, 
Bury St. Edmunds ; Mr. W. Low, Euston Hall 
Gardens, Thetford ; Mr. J. Bole, Somerleyton Hall 
Gardens, Lowestoft. 
Surrey. — Mr. H. Appleby, Boxhill Nursery, 
Dorking; Mr. J. Burnett, The Deepdene Gardens, 
Dorking ; Mr. G. W. Cummins, The Grange Gardens, 
Wallington ; Mr. F. Ross, Pendell Court Gardens, 
Bletchingley ; Mr. W. G. Head, Crystal Palace, 
Sydenham. 
Sussex. —Mr. A. J. Brown, The Lodge, Finches, 
Lindfield. 
Warwickshire. —Mr. R. Greenfield, Priory Gardens, 
Warwick. 
Westmoreland. —Mr. W. A. Miller, Underley Hall 
Gardens, Kirkby Lonsdale. 
Wilts.— Mr. H. W. Ward, Longford Castle Gardens, 
Salisbury ; Mr. A. Read, Grittleton House Gardens, 
Chippenham. 
Worcestershire. —Mr. W. Crump, Madresfield Court 
Gardens, Great Malvern ; Mr. J. Austen, Witley Court 
Gardens, Stourport. 
Yorkshire. — Mr. H. J. Clayton, Grimston Park 
Gardens, Tadcaster ; Mr. R. Scott, Moorfield Gardens, 
Manningham, Bradford ; Mr. G. Hemming, Allerton 
Hall Gardens, Leeds; Mr. E. Austen, Browville House 
Gardens, Sheffield. 
A sub-committee was also appointed to select local 
secretaries for Scotland, Wales and Ireland, and the 
honorary secretary, Mr. A. F. Barron, will be glad to 
hear from any one who may be willing to assist in the 
good cause. Several applications for the benefits of the 
“Fund” have already been received, and to enable the 
committee to make an early start in this direction, it 
is desirable that the amount in hand should be quickly 
increased. Several nurserymen and seedsmen havekindly 
volunteered to distribute circulars in their forthcoming 
catalogues, and Mr. Barron will be pleased to hear from 
others who may be disposed to do likewise. 
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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 
Preston and Fulwood Horticultural.— 
Oct. 1st. —The president for the year, Mr. Alderman 
Galloway, occupied the chair at the usual monthly 
meeting held last Saturday, and there was a large 
number of members and friends present, to take part in 
the discussion of a paper on Artificial and Natural 
Manures, read at a previous meeting by Mr. S. Heaton, 
of Longridge. The discussion was taken up with some 
amount of spirit, Mr. W. Swan, of Howick, Mr. W. P. 
Roberts, of Cuerdon, Mr. Williams, of Penwortham, 
Mr. J. Atherton, and others, joining in the debate. 
All gave practical testimony to the value of stimulants 
when carefully applied, but wisely refrained from 
expressing any opinion as to what was the best manure 
now obtainable. Good farm-yard manure was in great 
favour 'with all, but since artificial fertilisers were so 
handy and good, and can be used with so little 
annoyance aud disagreeableness, they were in much 
request, and justly so. A hearty vote of thanks was 
given Mr. Heaton for his essay. The chairman, 
replying to a hearty vote of thanks, expressed his 
pleasure at meeting the members, and felt assured that 
such gatherings could not fail to be instructive and 
helpful to all gardeners and others interested in horti- 
ticulture. 
Crystal Palace. — October 6th to 6th .—The 
exhibition of hardy fruit, which opened on Thursday, 
was one of the finest of the kind held at the Palace. 
The two broad, central tables extending along the 
whole of one end of the building was occupied with 
Apples and Pears. The number of exhibits and the 
quality of the fruit, especially of Apples, exceeded all 
expectations, and was really magnificent. Specially 
notable were such Apples as Peasgood’s Nonsuch, 
Gascoigne’s Seedling, Blenheim Orange, Cox’s Pomona, 
Mere de Menage, Emperor Alexander, The Queen, 
New Hawthornden, Lane’s Prince Albert, Red Haw- 
thornden, Washington, and Warner’s King. In the 
open class for the best exhibition of Apples, kitchen 
and dessert, Messrs. George Bunyard & Co., The Old 
Nurseries, Maidstone, were awarded the first prize; their 
exhibit consisted of 144 dishes, and made a close tie 
with Mr. John Watkins, Pomona Farm, Withington, 
Hereford, who deservedly won the second prize ; his 
exhibit was larger, but the size of the Apples was 
somewhat inferior to that of the winners of the first 
prize. The premier award for the best exhibition of Pears 
was made to Mr. James Butler, gardeuer to Mr. A. J. 
Thomas, the famous fruit-grower, Orchard Lane 
Gardens, Sittingbourne. His specimens of Beurre 
Clairgeau, Doyenne Boussocli, Louise Bonne of Jersey, 
Pitmaston Duchess, Williams’ Bon Chretien, Marie 
Louise d’Uccle, &c., were simply magnificent, and give 
a general idea of some of the largest fruits of the exhi¬ 
bition. Mr. A, Waterman, gardener to H. A. Brassey, 
Esq., Preston Hall, Aylesford, Kent, had the best 
exhibition of vegetables. The largest Gourd or 
Pumpkin was that of Mr. S. T. Wright, gardener to 
C. Lee Campbell, Esq , Glewston Court, Ross, Hereford, 
and which weighed 140 lbs. The best twenty-four 
dishes of Apples in the amateurs’ class came from Mr. 
John McKenzie, Linton Gardens, Maidstone ; and the 
best twelve dishes of Pears came from Mr. C. J. 
Goldsmith, gardener to Mrs. C. A. Hoare, Kelsey 
Manor, Beckenham. For twelve dishes of vegetables, 
Mr. J. Neighbour, gardener to E. J. Wythes, Esq., 
Bickley Park, Kent, was first. Mr C. J. Waite, 
gardener to Col. the Hon. W. P. Talbot, Glenhurst, 
sher, gained the first prize, a Gold Cup, in competition 
for Messrs. Wood & Sons’ special prizes for vegetables. 
Amongst the miscellaneous classes, Messrs. J. Yeitch 
& Sons, Chelsea, exhibited 130 dishes of Apples, and 
eighty-five dishes of Pears, in which was a great number 
of varieties. Messrs. Geo. Bunyard & Co. made a 
most attractive display of Apples, arranged in groups or 
panels on a table, and the colouring was superb. 
An exhibit of seventy-six dishes of Apples, and forty 
dishes of Pears, was made by Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son, 
Waltham Cross. A very extensive display of Tomatos 
grown in the open air was made by Messrs. Sutton & 
Sons, Reading. The exhibit occupied about 200 ft. 
in length of staging. A varied exhibit of fruit was 
made by Messrs. T. Rivers & Son, Sawbridgeworth, 
including Grapes, Peaches, Plums, &e. Mr. James 
Butler made an exhibit of Pears, of which there were 
magnificent specimens of Pitmaston Duchess, Doyenne 
Boussoch, and Louise Bonne of Jersey. An exhibit of 
seventy-two dishes of Apples was made by Messrs. G. 
& J. Lane, Cockmanning’s Nurseries, St. Mary Cray, 
Kent. Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, Kent, had a 
fine lot of single Dahlias, Pompons, annuals, and 
herbaceous plants. Single, Pompon, and decorative 
Dahlias were shown by Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, 
together with Asters, and other herbaceous plants. 
Devonshire-grown Tobacco was shown by Messrs. 
Robert Veitch & Son, The Royal Nurseries, Exeter. 
Messrs. Hooper & Co., Covent Garden, had an exhibit 
of Carnation blooms and plants in pots. 
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, 
Cedrus Libani.— Mr. Jefferies: Loudon states that Cedrus 
Libani was introduced before 16S3, which is, however, much 
more recent than the dates on the leads of the mansion of your 
place, and to all appearance your largest specimen of the tree 
cannot be much younger. At the time Loudon writes, C. Libani 
and the form now grown under the name of C. atlantiea were 
considered one and the same spjecies. 
Banksian Rose. —There is a Banksian Rosd here which has 
been planted for several years, but no blossoms have appeared as 
yet. Can you or any of your readers kindly inform me what I 
can do to render it as productive of bloom as in other places? It 
is growing on a south-aspect wall, and is from 20 ft. to 30 ft. 
high, but has at present never borne any flowers.— J. S. T. 
Names of Plants. — Mr. Jefferies: Clematis flammula, one of 
the earliest introduced species, a native of France ; the Rose is 
a large and vigorous-growing form of Rosa tomentosa, a native 
of Britain. G. Haig: Solanum jasminoides. 
Names of Fruits.— H. Markham.: We believe yon are quite 
right in calling the Plum, Goliath.— H. Heath: 1, Pear, Alex¬ 
andre Lambre. Apples—1, American Mother; 2, Yorkshire 
Beauty; Brabant Bellefleur; 4, Reinettc Baumann.— A. C.: 
1, not recognised ; 2, Hanwell Souring ; 3, King of the Pippins ; 
4, Beurre Diel; 5, Mannington’s Pearmain ; 6, Easter Beurre. 
Communications Received. — J. H., Birmingham (many 
thanks).—S. & S.—H. H.—A. C.—IV. G.—J. T. T. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIYED. 
John Cranston & Co., King’s Acre, near Hereford.—Roses, 
Fruit, Forest, and Ornamental Trees, &c. 
Frank Law, Carnation Gardens, Rochdale.—List of pot roots 
of Dahlias, &c., and Catalogue of Carnations and Picotees. 
Charles Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough.—Roses, Fruit 
Trees and Nursery Stock. 
Edmund Gill, Victoria Fernery, Lynton, North Devon.— 
British and Exotic Ferns, Lycopodiums, &c. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
October 5th. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditeh, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, London, report the demand 
for Trifolium has now ceased, but there is still a small 
inquiry for Winter Tares. New English Red Clover 
is now offering, but at present high prices, buyers will 
not operate. American Red Clover is cheap. Hemp 
Seed firm. Canary unchanged. Rape Seed steady. 
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COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
October 6th. 
Apples,H sieve 
Grapes .per lb. 1 0 
Grapes, Chan. Islands, 
per lb. 0 6 0 9 
Kent Cobs_100 lbs.45 0 50 0 
Melons .each 0 6 10 
Peaches.... per dozen 2 0 9 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Pears, 4-sieve. 26 36 
Pears, French, doz. ..10 16 
Pine-apples, St. 
Michaels, each .... 3 0 SO 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 10 3 0 
Plums .4 sieve 16 4 0 
Strawberries, per lb.. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
13 3 6 
3 0 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 2 0 3 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 0 6 
Beet, per dozen. 2 0 3 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 2 0 2 6 
Carrots.per bun. 0 9 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen . 40 60 
Celery, per bundle ..20 
Cucumbers, each_0 6 10 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 6 
Herbs, per bunch_ 0 2 0 4 
s.d. s.d. 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Lettuces ..per dozen 2 0 3 0 
Mushrooms, p. basket 0 9 13 
Onions, per bushel ..4 0 5 0 
Parsley, per bunch ..06 
Radishes, per dozen.. 1 6 
Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach, per strike ..20 
Tomatos, per lh.10 
Turnips_ per bun. 0 6 
Potatos.- Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton; Kent Kidneys 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 4 0 
Asters .12 bun. 1 0 
Aster, French perhun. 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 
Carnations, 12 blooms 0 6 
Carnations . .12 buns. 3 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
12 bun. 2 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
12 blooms 1 0 
Cornflower .. 12 bun. 1 0 
Day Lily. .12 bunches 
Eucharis, per dozen.. 3 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 2 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 
Lavender_12 bun. 4 0 
Lilium longiflorum, 
12 blooms 3 0 
Lilium speciosum, 
12 blooms 1 0 
s.d. s.d. s.d. 
6 0 Marguerites, 12 bun... 3 0 6 0 
4 0 Mignonette, 12 bun... 0 9 2 0 
Myosotis, 12 hunches 2 0 3 0 
1 0 Pelargoniums,12 spys. 0 6 10 
1 0 Pelargoniums, scarlet, 
6 0 12sprays.. 0 3 0 6 
Primula, double, bun. 0 9 16 
6 0 Pyrethrum .. 12 bun. 2 0 CO 
Roses (coloured) .... 1 0 40 
4 0 Roses, Tea, per dozen 10 3 0 
3 0 Roses, mixed, per doz. 0 3 0 6 
— Saflrano .. per doz. 0 9 16 
6 0 Stephanotis, 
4 0 dozen sprays 3 0 5 0 
1 0 Sunflower.12 bun. 2 0 4 0 
0 Tropieolums . 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 0 6 10 
6 0 White Jasmine, bun. 0 6 0 9 
3 0 
Aralia Sieboldi, doz.. 6 0 IS 0 
Asters ... .dozen pots 3 0 6 0 
Balsam.per doz. 
Capsicum.per doz. 5 0 9 0 
Chrysanthemums „ 4 0 9 0 
Cyperus, per dozen... 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. .30 0 60 0 
— viridis, per dozen 12 0 24 0 
Erica, various . .doz. 6 0 12 0 
Evergreens, in var., 
per dozen . 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var., do .. 4 0 18 0 
Ficus elastica each ..16 76 
s.d. s.d. 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous, each. 2 0 10 6 
Fuchsia.per dozen 3 0 9 0 
Heliotrope. 40 60 
Hydrangea ..per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Liliumspeeiosumdoz. 6 0 18 0 
Mignonette, .per doz. 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums_doz. 
I Pelargoniums,scarlet, 
per dozen . 30 60 
j Scented Verbena .... 4 0 6 0 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. ( 
