November 8, 1890. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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C. Blick), The Warren, Hayes, had the best twenty- 
four Japanese varieties, showing fine samples of Baronne 
de Frailly, Stanstead White, Ralph Broeklebank, Etoile 
de Lyon, and Mrs. Alpheus Hardy, the latter quite 
unique in the exhibition. John Scott, Junr., Esq., was 
a good second ; and Mrs. M. Tomlin (gardener, Mr. J. 
Doughty), Angley Park, Cranbrook, was awarded the 
third prize. John Scott, Junr., Esq., had the best 
twelve Japanese, and Mrs. M. Tomlin followed. 
The best twelve incurved varieties were those of H. 
Briscoe-Ironside, Esq., Sidcup, Kent, who was followed 
by C. H. Goschen, Esq. For twelve reflexed varieties 
A. W. Arbuthnot, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Mitchell), 
Bridgen Place, Bexley, Kent, took the first award, and 
was followed by W. C. Pickersgill, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 
F. Moore), Blandon Hall, Bexley. D. B. Chapman, 
Esq., had the best Anemones in Souvenir de Madame 
Blandinieres, Nelson, Sceur Dorothee Souille and others; 
A. W. Arbuthnot, Esq., was second. J. Filmont, 
Esq., Meadow Road, South Lambeth, was the only 
competitor for Pompons. The best six blooms of 
the Queen family were shown by John Grotter, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. C. Cox), Brickenden Grange, Hertford ; 
C. H. Goschen, Esq., was second. For twelve incurved, 
including the Queen type, Messrs. W. Ray & Co., 
Mount Pleasant Nursery, Sittingbourne, took the 
leading award, and Mrs. M. Tomlin was second. For 
six Japanese (white), A. W. Arbuthnot, Esq., was 
first with Avalanche, and AV. S. Milnes, Esq. (gardener, 
Mr. H. Adlam), Woodstock, Lee, was second with 
Elaine. C. E. Shea, Esq., The Elms, Foots Cray, Kent, 
had the best Japanese (yellow) in splendid samples 
of Sunflower, A. W. Arbuthnot, Esq., being second 
with the same variety. The latter had the best 
coloured Japanese in six magnificent blooms of Etoile 
de Lyon, the richest coloured in the exhibition ; Mrs. 
M. Tomlin was second. For six incurved of one 
variety C. H. Goschen, Esq., had grand specimens of 
Golden Empress of India; R. W. Mitchell, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. H. Hazell), Fairfield, Bickley Park, 
was second. The following five classes were open only 
to gentlemen’s gardeners : — 
The first prize for a group of flowering and foliage 
plants was awarded to Mr. J. Mullins, gardener to 
W. Strang, Esq., 40, Lee Terrace, Blackheath. The 
plants consisted of Palms, Dracaenas, Ferns, and 
Chrysanthemums chiefly. Mr. J. Hudd, gardener to 
AY. Prior, Esq., was second. There was a good com¬ 
petition for twenty-four Japanese varieties, and Mr. 
J. Blackburne, gardener to John Scott, jun., Esq., 
carried off the first award with some grand blooms, as 
he did the Centenary Cup. Mr. C. Blick, gardener 
to Martin R. Smith, Esq., was second. Mr. H. Hazell, 
gardener to R. W. Mitchell, Esq., took the first award 
for twelve Japanese, and was followed by Mr. L. Barnes, 
gardener to A. Bovell, Esq., Eversfield, Lee. The 
latter was also second for twelve incurved blooms, while 
Mr. E. Whittle, gardener to C. H. Goschen, Esq., was 
first. Mr. T. Couldrey, gardener to J. Levy, Esq., The 
Shrubbery, Grove Park, Lee, had the best six incurved ; 
and was followed by Mr. James Rhodes, gardener to 
J. Vavasseur, Esq., Rothbury, Blackheath Park. In the 
classes open to amateurs, Henry Fincham, Esq., 
Hartley House, Cranbrook, had the best twelve in¬ 
curved and twelve Japanese sorts. Wm. G. P. Clark, 
Esq., had the best six Japanese, and also the best six 
incurved blooms. 
A number of special prizes were offered, and John 
Scott, Junr., Esq., had the best six blooms of Avalanche, 
which were really grand ; Mrs. M. Tomlin was second. 
The first prize for six Japanese, six incurved, and six 
reflexed, was awarded to John Scott, Junr., Esq. ; and 
A. W. Arbuthnot, Esq., came in second. A. G. 
Hubbuck, Esq. (gardener, Mr. H. Leadbetter), 
Elmstead Lodge, Chislehurst, had the best blooms of 
the Rundle family ; and H. Briscoe-Ironside, Esq., came 
in second. H. W. Percy, Esq., Fairmount, Breakspear 
Road, S.E, carried off the first award for twelve mixed 
blooms, his best specimens being Hamlet, Fair Maid of 
Guernsey, William Holmes, and Mrs. G. Rundle ; J. 
Briskfield, Esq., 67, Cornerford Road, Brockley, took 
the second place. The first award for Laing’s seedlings 
went to C. E. Shea, Esq.,; D. B. Chapman, Esq., being 
second. 
In the miscellaneous class a large group of Chrysan¬ 
themums, not for competition, was shown by Mr. H. J. 
Jones, Ryecroft Nursery, Hither Green, Lewisham. 
The plants were dwarf and floriferous, prominent 
amongst them being Mademoiselle Lacroix, James 
Salter, Fair Maid of Guernsey, Source d’Or, William 
Holmes, Madame de Sevin, and others. A small group 
edged with Maidenhair Fern was shown by the Horti¬ 
cultural College, Swanley. Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, 
Forest Hill, supplied a considerable quantity of 
decorative stuff, which was arranged all round the 
building, and included Palms, Crotons, Primula 
obconica, Pernettyas in fruit, Chrysanthemums, and 
other subjects. They also had a collection of thirty - 
four dishes of Apples, finely coloured, and neatly- 
arranged. 
MANCHESTER HORTICULTURAL 
IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY. 
The annual meeting of this society was held on the 
30 th ult., Mr. Bruce Findlay, the president of the 
soeiety, presiding. Mr. R. Tait, the treasurer, submitted 
the financial statement, which showed a slight balance 
in favour of the society. Mr. Findlay was re-elected 
president, Mr. R. Tait treasurer, and Mr. W. B. 
Upjohn, of Worsley, honorary secretary. After tea, 
The president stated that the first working meeting 
of the session would be held in the Memorial Hall, 
Albert Square, on which occasion Mr. Hicks, of the 
Owens College, would deliver the opening address ; 
subject, “ Chlorophyll Corpuscles.” Mr. Findlay went 
on to say : I have for a long time thought that the 
work of the gardener did not meet with that apprecia¬ 
tion and encouragement to which it was entitled. Not¬ 
withstanding the increased- wealth of the country 
during the last quarter of a century, the wages paid to 
gardeners have made little advance. This may be 
partly owing to the gardeners themselves failing to 
bring that intelligence and energy into their work, 
without which success is impossible in any walk of 
life. I know there are unreasonable and inconsiderate 
employers, but after a pretty long experience I have 
come to this conclusion that, as a rule, when a gentle¬ 
man is fortunate enough to secure the services of a 
painstaking gardener he is treated with consideration 
and kindness. Although I am not going to preach to 
you I do say this, strive to please, and produce fruits, 
flowers and vegetables of a superior quality, and suc¬ 
cess is certain. It is an old saying that a gardener’s 
work is never done, therefore the Eight Hours Bill so 
glibly talked about cannot apply to this kind of 
labour. You will see by the programme that in the 
course of a few weeks I am to say something about 
town gardening, and I shall be obliged to deal with a 
recent development of the subject in our city—I mean 
the shrubs and tubs placed in our squares. The 
object of all who have been engaged in this work is 
deserving of all praise, but I regret to say that in my 
opinion the result is most unsatisfactory. I was asked 
to join the committee who have had this work in hand, 
but was obliged to decline, inasmuch as I thought it 
was the work of the municipality, and knowing that 
they had men in their service who were equally com¬ 
petent with myself to guide them in this matter, I felt 
that it would be an officious intrusion on my part to 
interfere. A few years ago I read a paper on the 
subject in the Manchester Town Hall, which was 
published. This I sent to the committee, but I 
suppose there was nothing in the paper that they 
thought worthy of their attention. Nevertheless, I 
venture to say that had the instructions set forth in 
the tract been carried out the result would have been 
very different from what we see. One is reminded of 
the Irishman who was asked to sit down to dinner. 
The cloth was spotless, table decoration elaborate, but 
the viands were bad. Pat said to his host, “ Faith, 
yer honour, there is more cloth than dinner.” So with 
these street decorations of shrubs. There is more tub 
than tree. The two are altogether out of proportion. 
The time is not far distant when, I think, we shall 
have to strike out a new line. With this I intend to 
deal in my paper, which will be published after its 
delivery before this society. 
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LAW NOTES. 
A Bee-Swarming Case. —In the Small Debt Court, 
Stonehaven, near Aberdeen, on Wednesday, 29th ult., 
Alexander Kerr, Stonehaven, sought to recover £1 5s. 
from James Lindsey, Howieshill, Muchalls, being the 
value of a swarm of bees, which it was alleged had left 
a skep belonging to pursuer at Backhill of Cowie, on 
28th July. Mrs. McPherson, tenant of Backhill, said 
she had kept bees belonging to Kerr for several years. 
On 28th of July her attention was directed by a neigh¬ 
bouring farmer to a swarm of bees, which she supposed 
were Kerr’s, which had escaped from a skep, and she 
followed the bees to Howieshill. She was a short 
distance behind them, but saw them flying in the air, 
and at Howiesmill she saw a swarm, which she thought 
was Kerr’s, settling on a skep and entering it. She 
did not see them leave the place, but on her return, the 
skep was empty into w'hich a swarm which had come 
of Kerr’s on the previous day was put. Defender did 
not deny that a swarm might have gone on his hive. 
Indeed, he thought such had happened, and that, after 
seeing a number of dead bees, he was of opinion that 
the new swarm had killed his bees and taken possession 
of the hive. The case was argued at some length, and 
the sheriff assoilzied defender, with expenses. 
ORCHID NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 
Oncidium tigrinum unguiculatum. 
The flowering stems of this Mexican Oncidium usually 
grow from 3 ft. to 4 ft. in height ; but we noted a 
specimen lately in the nursery of Mr. P. McArthur, 
at 4, Maida Yale, with a flower scape 7 ft. high, 
bearing eight or more side branches. The flowers are 
similar to those of the type, but rather smaller, and 
the middle lobe of the lip is notable for its long claw. 
The sepals and petals are yellow, barred with brown, 
while the lip is mostly of a bright yellow. The large 
pseudo-bulbs bear four to five long, lanceolate, arching 
leaves on the top. The plant flowers in winter, and 
the blooms last a long time in perfection, owing to 
their successive development as the scape lengthens. 
Lycaste Smeeana. 
One of the most important characters of this Lycaste 
is that a batch of it, even in a cool house, keeps 
flowering more or less all the year round. It is by no 
means common in collections, but a batch of it may be 
seen in Mr. P. McArthur’s collection, the London 
Nursery, Maida Yale. The sepals are of a pale almost 
straw-coloured white, and the oblong petals are of a rosy 
pink on the inner face, the colour being mostly dis¬ 
tributed in close lines of small dots. The lip is three- 
lobed, and the lateral lobes as well as the sides are of 
the same colour as the petals, while the lines of rosy 
dots are even more marked on the ovate middle 
lobe. The crest is obovate, white, and larger than that 
of L. Deppei, to which it may be compared. The 
column is markedly downy on the inner face. The 
flowers are prettier than those of L. Deppei, as there is 
an entire absence of the green pigment, which gives to 
that species a characteristic greenish yellow hue. 
CCELOGYN E OCELLATA MAXIMA. 
There is frequently considerable dispute as to what is 
the true variety passing under the name of C. ocellata 
maxima. Both it and the type are now flowering in 
the collection of Mr. P. McArthur, The London 
Nursery, Maida Vale. The variety is larger in all its 
parts, with broader sepals and petals, while the mark¬ 
ings are richer and darker in colour. The sepals are 
lanceolate, the petals similar but narrower, and the lip 
three-lobed. On the disc of the latter is a large, lobed, 
orange-coloured blotch, and a golden yellow one sur¬ 
rounded with a brownish crimson line on each of the 
lateral lobes. The latter are most conspicuous on the 
outer surface, forming eye-like spots, suggestive of the 
specific name. The pseudo-bulbs are ovoid and very 
stout, while those of the type are longer and narrower. 
Both plants are grown in baskets suspended from the 
roof, and are very pretty. 
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A SEEDSMAN ON ADVERTISING. 
In no business is the necessary caution “Make haste 
slowly ” more necessary, while in few is it so seldom 
heeded, as in that of the seedsman or florist who is 
striving to build up a mail trade. “Keeping ever¬ 
lastingly at it brings success.” The paying results of 
advertising are seldom immediate, but rather cumulative. 
As an illustration of what we mean by the cumulative 
effects of advertising, we may be allowed to mention a 
case in our own experience. In 1875, when the price 
of one dollar per agate line seemed prohibitive in our 
eyes, the representative of the American Agriculturist, 
who at that time was AY. AY. Beach, called upon us. 
Mr. Beach “talked us into’’ giving him a yearly 
contract of not less than ten lines each month, whereby 
we could secure 20 per cent, reduction on all the 
advertisements inserted during the year. AVith a 
circulation of 100,000, this, as he explained, would bring 
the cost down to less than one cent a line per thousand, 
and with the character of his journal, that only 
admitted trustworthy advertisers to its columns, would 
surely pay. 
He prevailed upon us to give him for the first month 
copy for seventy lines, which we did with every feeling 
of confidence in the results. But alas for the realisation 
of our hopes ! Although prepared with great pains— 
and to our mind it was a very “taking ” advertisement— 
it brought us just one letter of inquiry and a postal card, 
neither of which led to a sale. Fifty dollars seemed to 
us a cost utterly disproportionate to the returns, and 
yet we had a contract for a year to carry out. Therein 
was Mr. Beach wise beyond many of his co-labourers. 
As to the ultimate results we need only say that we 
have renewed the contract every year since, and to-day 
rank the readers of the American Agriculturist among 
our very best customers. AYe have on several occasions 
mentioned this case in conversation with friends in 
