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THE GARDENING WORLD. August s, is9i. 
Gladstone, Esq., Broad Green, Liverpool, with 
Madresfield Court and Muscat of Alexandra Grapes, 
Bellegarde Peaches (grand colour), Hero of Lockinge 
Melon, Elruge Nectarines, and May Duke Cherries ; 
second, Mr. W. Coates, gardener to \V. H. Verdin, 
Esq., J.P., Winsford, Cheshire. 
For a collection of twelve distinct kinds of veget¬ 
ables Mr. J. Hathaway, gardener to Earl Lathom, 
Ormskirk, came in first with Sutton’s Autumn 
Mammoth Cauliflower, Sutton's Ax Tomatos, Tele¬ 
phone Peas, Pragnall’s Beet, and Deverill’s Advance 
Onion (fine), &c.; second, Mr. J. Stoney. Collection 
of vegetables, eight distinct kinds, amateurs : 
first, Mr. J. Stoney, with good dishes ; second, Mr. 
J. Pownall, Prescot, with a well arranged lot. 
Certificates of Merit were awarded to Messrs. R. 
P. Ker & Sons, for Croton Golden Ring, Drascena 
argentea striata, and Pteris Victorias ; to the Liver¬ 
pool Horticultural Co., for a group of plants, Tea 
Roses, &c. ; to Messrs. Clibran & Sons, Altrincham, 
for cut Begonias; to Mr. John Forbes, Hawick, 
N.B., for Pansies and Petunias ; to Messrs. Dicksons, 
Limited, Chester, for herbaceous cut flowers; to 
Messrs. James Cocker & Sons, Aberdeen, and Messrs. 
A. Dickson & Sons, Newtownards, for new Rose, 
Duchess of Fife; to Messrs. Harkness & Sons, for a 
new Rose, Alice Perkins; to Messrs. J. Davies & 
Sons, Ormskirk, for Lilium auratum; to Mr. R. 
Ashcroft, West Derby, for seedling Fern; to Mr. W. 
Kneale, Woolton, for seedling Verbena. 
Warwick Amateur and Cottagers’ Horticultural 
Society. — On Wednesday, July 29, the eleventh 
annual exhibition of the above Society took place in the 
private grounds of Warwick Castle, kindly placed at 
the disposal of the Society, as in former years, by the 
Earl of Warwick. No flower show in the kingdom 
could be favoured with a finer site, or one more 
replete with varied picturesque beauty and romantic 
historical surroundings. Apart from the intrinsic 
merits of the exhibition itself, visitors to the show 
find every year abundant and ever fresh interest in 
the charming locality. Entering at the porter's 
lodge and traversing the winding road hewn out of 
the solid rock and overarched by the spreading 
branches of a skirting coppice, with its undergrowth 
of evergreen, ivy, and ferns, draping the rocky walls, 
a bend in the road to the right leads up an ascent 
having on the left the disused moat overgrown with 
various and numerous trees of a large growth, and 
beyond and above them the ponderous walls of Guy’s 
Tower. From the hill by the Castle walls, the open 
sward allowed for the site of the exhibition gradually 
descends to the river. It is a spot which must claim 
from the most matter-of-fact visitor much admiration, 
and half a day lived there by the fanciful one must 
be Elysium itself. 
Several tents were required for the exhibits, which, 
though not quite so numerous as last year, filled all 
the available space, and made a remarkably good 
display, but everything was very convenient to the 
judges. 
The annual show is exclusively for bona-fide 
amateurs and cottagers residing in the borough of 
Warwick, but a goodly number of exhibits not for 
competition are always furnished. 
Mr. Fred Perkins, of Leamington, had a fine 
group of plants and charming bouquets; Mr. T. 
West, Warwick, a good group of flowers and foliage 
plants. [A large group of Adiantums came from Mr. 
Kitley, the Castle Gardens. His Tomatos also were 
excellent. An extensive collection of flowers, fruits, 
and vegetables was shown by Mr. Benson, Emscote, 
Warwick. Mr. F. Horne, Packmores, Warwick, 
showed a group of flowers'. Mr. C. Wilson, of the 
Saltisford Grounds, exhibited a collection of fruit 
good in quality and quantity. It consisted of Grapes, 
Melons, Citrons, Peaches, Nectarines, Tomatos, 
Figs, Cherries, Gooseberries, and Currants. It was 
effectively hedged round with a cool border of 
Adiantums, Grasses, &c. Messrs. Hewitt & Co., 
Solihull and Birmingham, exhibited a splendid col¬ 
lection of hardy herbaceous flowers, among which 
were some very fine Delphiniums, some double 
varieties of Potentilla ; also collections of Begonias 
and Gaillardias. Messrs. Webb & Sons, seedsmen, 
Wordsley, Stourbridge, had a varied collection of 
their Peas, including Stourbridge Marrow, Royal 
Standard, Electric Light, Triumph, Stratagem, &c. 
A collection of forty’-eight Roses came from Messrs. 
Dickson’s, Chester. Mr. W. Astell, Portland Row, 
Leamington, sent a collection of twelve single and 
twelve double Begonias. The greater attractions of 
the tents were the superb displays of Roses sent by' 
Mr. J. Mattock and Mr. G. Prince, both of Oxford. 
Mr. Mattock exhibited boxes of both Hybrids and 
Tea Roses. Amongst the former, by far the best 
were his Horace Vernet, Airs. John Laing, Marie 
Baumann, Alfred K. Williams, Sir Rowland Hill, and 
Duke of Wellington. Amongst his button-hole Tea 
Roses, which were massed together in effective 
bunches by the exhibitor, the choicest were his 
Anna Olivier, Innocente Pirola, Ma Capucine, Marie 
Van Houtte, Rubens, and Niphetos. In Mr. G. 
Prince’s collection were Francisca Kruger, Princess 
of Wales, Madame Lambard, Madame deWatteville, 
the Bride (a white Catherine Mermet), Souvenir de 
S. A. Prince, and Ernest Metz, soft carmine colour. 
Amongst hybrid perpetuals were fine samples of 
Alfred H. Williams, Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi 
(bright cherry-red), Annie Wood, Earl of Dufferin, 
Senateur Vaisse, and Baroness Rothschild. Mr. J. 
Marsh, Priory Nursery', exhibited five brace of 
Cucumbers, averaging eighteen inches in length, of 
excellent quality. 
The most successful exhibitors in the amateurs’ 
classes were Messrs. J. Boswell, J. Mottram, S. 
Makepeace, T. Smith, S. Heath, W. Radford, T. 
Payne, T. Haynes, W. E. Masters, J. Bumford, 
G. E. Burgess, J. Gibbs, C. H. Gibbs, S. Warwick, 
&c., and in the cottagers’:—W. Lowe, A. Alcock, 
J. Taylor, J. Bumford, W. Blakeman, &c. Plants, 
fruit, flov'ers, and vegetables were good throughout, 
and fully maintained the character of the Warwick 
Show for high quality. The industrial department 
was, as usual, a great success, examples of needle¬ 
work being particularly good. 
The arrangements were, as usual, admirably 
carried out under the direction of Mr. Councillor 
J. Lloy'd Evans, the Secretary. 
QUGgTIODS ADD AO 
Cockroach. — A Gardener: Not the common cock¬ 
roach, Blatta orientalis, but an even more destructive 
pest, the American cockroach, Periplaneta Ameri¬ 
cana. Put some strong smelling syrup in a deep 
glass jar and lay a piece of lath-wood on the neck, 
up which the insects can climb. They will seek the 
syrup fast enough, but will be unable to get out again. 
Vines Diseased. — J. S. : We regret we cannot 
tell you the nature of the disease which has attacked 
your young vines, or how to check it. It has been 
known for several years past, and is most perplexing. 
The shoots become brown and wither up as if 
scorched, the growth becomes paralyzed, and the 
vines almost ruined. The condition of the Tomatos 
on the back wall, which are attacked by another 
fungoid disease, would suggest the application of too 
much moisture both at the roots and in the atmosphere 
and not enough heat and air Perhaps the best 
thing you can do with the vines would be to cut off 
all the affected shoots, and try to get a new growth 
in a more buoyant and healthy atmosphere. 
Begonias for Exhibition.— Begonia : You do not 
say if you want to show plants or cut blooms. 
If plants we should prefer medium sized blooms; 
if cut blooms you should stage the largest you can 
get, if. even in size and perfect in form and colour. 
The seed of double Begonias is obtained from the 
female blooms which are invariably single. It is the 
male or pollen-bearing blooms v'hich have more than 
the usual number of petals. 
Pansies Diseased.— Viola: Your plants are 
attacked by a fungus—.ZEcidium Viola;—commonly 
called the Violet Cluster Cup. The fungus lives in 
the interior of the host plant, and consequently there 
is no remedy. The plants attacked should all be 
burnt. 
Packing Flowers. — Young Hand : If you have to 
send them any distance the best plan is to pack in 
shallow boxes, and in single layers. Put a layer of 
cotton wool in the bottom, and give it a good water¬ 
ing before putting in the flowers. After packing 
closely, put a sheet of wadding on the top, and the 
blooms will come out quite fresh, even after a long 
journey. 
Quassia and Soft Soap. — Black Fly : The decoc¬ 
tion is made by boiling 4 ozs. of Quassia Chips 
(procurable at a chemist's) in a gallon of soft water 
for ten minutes ; strain off the chips and add 4 ozs. 
of soft soap, which should be dissolved as it cools. 
Stir it up well before using, 
Scented Verbena.— J. S. : The plant so called 
is not a Verbena, but Aloysia citriodora, an old 
favourite in English gardens, and hardy in the 
Southern Counties near the coast. The young shoots 
root readily in a frame at this time of year. 
Soot Water. — Hale : The best plan is to put the 
soot into a bag, with a stone in it to sink it, and drop 
it into the tub from which you dip for watering. 
The manurial properties of the soot will gradually 
become dissolved, and should be changed about once 
a week. 
Variegated Strawberry.— Saxon : The plant is 
obtainable in some of the nurseries, under the name 
of Fragaria chiloense variegata, but its fruits are of 
no value. 
Oyster Plant. — C. : It is Mertensia maritima, a 
Boragewort which grows wild on the sandy beach in 
the Northern parts of the kingdom, and takes its 
popular name from the leaves tasting something like 
oysters. 
Names of Plants.— B.&S.: 17, Eryngium Oliver- 
ianum. James Milligan: 1, Lonicera involucrata; 
2, Cistus Cyprius;' 3, Piptanthus nepalensis ; 4, 
Poterium officinale; 5, Lychnis chalcedonica; 6, 
HZnothera fruticosa ; 7, Lysimachia punctata. 
A. A. T. : 5, The correct name is Sidalcea oregana of 
Asa Gray, and Sidalcea malvseflora of Lindley. 
N. McG. : 1, Periploca graeca; 2. Leucothoe Cates- 
baei; 3, Potentilla argyrophylla atrosanguinea; 4, 
Tradescantia virginica ; 5, Spiraea Ulmaria ; 6, Cam¬ 
panula aliariaefolia. TV. J. TV. : 1, Adiantum 
trapeziforme Sanctae Catherinae; 2, Adiantum 
macrophyllum ; 3, Adiantum formosum ; 4, Adian¬ 
tum Ghiesbreghtii (Syn. A. scutum) ; 5, Nephrodium 
molle ; 6, Selaginella Willdenovii (the S. cassia 
arborea of gardens) ; 7, Adiantum aemulum. 
B. & is. : 1, Cimicifuga racemosa; 2, C. cordifolia ; 
3, Acorus gramineus variegatus. A. R., L.: 1, 
Goniophlebium appendiculatum; 2, Onoclea sensi- 
bilis ; 3, The Poppy is Papaver somniferum, Pasony- 
flowered, scarlet and white. 
Onions Diseased. — Omega : The specimens of 
leaves you sent us were badly affected with the 
Onion mildew, a parasitic fungus known as Perono- 
spora Schleideniana, and which is very destructive to 
Onions in some districts, preventing them from 
attaining anything like average size, especially if it 
commences early in the season. As the mycelium 
penetrates the leaves everywhere, and lives in the 
interior, you cannot apply any remedy in the form of 
a fungicide which will prove effectual in destroying 
the fungus. The only thing you can do is to collect 
all badly diseased specimens, and also the leaves of 
others beginning to show traces of the malady, and 
burn them to prevent the spores from spreading the 
evil. Badly drained soil often assists the spread of 
the fungus, as moisture is always favourable to its 
development. 
Holland House. — Erratum. —In our account of 
the gardens at Holland House, Kensington, published 
at p. 745, we inadvertently stated the name of. the 
present proprietor to be Lord Porchester instead of 
the Earl of Ilchester. We regret the error, which 
was inexcusable. 
Chrysanthemums Diseased. — Omega : The stems 
and leaves are densely covered with a natural coat¬ 
ing of grey hairs which botanists term tomentum. 
The specimens were rather withered before we 
received them, and we could detect no fungus. Some 
slight injury caused to some of the leaves might be 
due to the punctures of some plant bug allied to the 
Frog Hopper (Aphrophora spumaria), several of 
which, including the latter, do injury to the young 
leaves of Chrysanthemums. You should look them 
over occasionally and catch any bugs which may be 
upon them. The white hairs above mentioned are 
more common or numerous on some varieties than 
others. 
Elms Blown Down.— Omega /Without statistics or 
data we cannot say whether the English Elm is 
more often blown down than any other forest tree, 
because many of them are liable to be so. It depends 
very much on circumstances, for hundreds of the 
Norway Spruce (Picea excelsa) are sometimes laid 
flat during a gale of wind. If one or two should 
succumb to the storm it lets the wind in upon the 
others which were accustomed to protection, and 
then they fall wholesale. Silver Firs, Poplars, and 
Beeches are often served in the same way, especially 
in Scotland, where severe gales are pretty frequent. 
The English Elm is, however, very liable to fall in 
stormy weather, and branches are liable to snap and 
come down without any apparent cause. The 
Japan Sophora (Sophora japonica) and other trees 
also lose branches in the same way without any 
apparent cause. All trees are, however, more liable 
to be broken or thrown down while covered with 
their foliage than in winter. The branches are also 
weaker at that time because surrounded by a layer 
of young wood which has not yet become solidified. 
The brittleness of the wood, together with the 
weight of foliage, must be held to account for 
the breakages. 
Communications Received. —J. R. M.—J. H.— 
R. McK.—J. A. — J. B., Ardanock—G. C.—S. M.— 
W. B.—J. C.—H. S. W.—Rosa—Mrs. B.—W. H.— 
A. G. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED, 
Little & BallantYne, Carlisle, — Bulb Catalogue, 
Clematis, Roses, &c. 
James Dickson & Sons, 32, Hanover Street, Edim 
burgh.—Dutch and other Spring Flowering Bulbs, 
