September 14, 1895. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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that at our great national establishment at Kew a 
guild of past and present had been formed, with the 
idea of keeping all the horticultural graduates sent 
out from that institution in touch with each other. 
In conclusion, he said that it was a great pleasure to 
him to propose the health of Mrs. Noble, than whom, 
as they were all aware, no kindlier or more generous 
mistress existed. Towards the close of the day Mrs. 
Noble and several other members of her family put 
in an appearance, and were greeted with hearty 
cheers on all hands. Nightfall alone put a stop to 
the festivities, and brought to a close one more 
memorable and pleasurable day in the history of 
Park Place and its far-famed gardens. 
Battle of Flowers in California.—The floral carnival 
held at Santa Cruz, California, 12th June, attracted 
crowds of visitors. The parade of floral floats and 
flower-bedecked vehicles was very elaborate. After 
the procession entered the carnival arena the queen, 
with her maids of honour, descended from her float 
and reviewed the parade, which passed three times 
around the vast amphitheatre. On the third time 
around the judges awarded the prizes. Then came 
the battle of flowers. It was a bloodless battle. 
Every spectator threw flowers and bouquets at those 
on the floats and in the carriages. The floral 
ammunition was abundant. The battle raged 
pleasantly until Queen Anita gave the order for it to 
cease. 
Dutch Horticultural and Botanical Society—At the 
Floral Committee meeting of August 10th, 1895, the 
committee awarded First-class Certificates to Mr. 
K. Wezelenburg, of Hazerswoude, for Sambucus 
racemosa plumosa fl. aureis; to Messrs. E. H. 
Krelage & Son, of Haarlem, for Gloxinia hybrida 
grandiflora Roi des Rouges, Montbretia crocosmiae- 
flora Arc en ciel, and M. c. Volan; to Mr. 
Egb. Kloosterhuis, of Veendam, for Acer dasy- 
carpum pulverulentum and Prunus oeconomica alba 
spicata; to Mr. J. W. Daudey Hzn., of Haarlem, 
for Cactus Dahlia Matchless ; and to Mr. C. G. Van 
Tubergen, Jr., of Haarlem, for Montbretia crocos- 
miaeflora Arc en ciel, and Tigridia pavonia alba im- 
maculata. Certificates of Merit were awarded to 
Mr. K. Wezelenburg, of Hazerswoude, for Spiraea 
Bumalda Anthony Waterer, and Hydrangea horten- 
sis aurea maculata ; to Messrs. E. H. Krelage & Son, 
of Haarlem, for Begonia tuberosa fl. pi. Prin- 
cesse Olga, and B. t. multiflora plena Petit Henry; 
to Mr. Egb. Kloosterhuis, of Veendam, for Betula 
Maximowiczi; to Mr. C. W. R. Scholten, Jr., of 
Amsterdam, for Cycnoches Loddigesi (?) ; and to 
Mr. C. G. Van Tubergen, Jr., of Haarlem, for Cactus 
Dahlias Purple Prince, and Mr. A. Beck. A Botani¬ 
cal Certificate was accorded to Mr. C. G. Van 
Tubergen, Jr., of Haarlem, for Watsonia rosea. 
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“HE MIGHT BE A GARDENER.” 
Some odd phrases occur occasionally in our public 
prints The following, culled from the Daily News 
of the 14th ult., must, I think, be considered as one 
of those. At least it requires elucidation. It has 
reference to the " miraculous cure at Lourdes," and 
is descriptive of the impostor in question, one 
Dalannoy, who was not only guilty of misrepresenta¬ 
tion and fraud, but to his other sins he added that 
of petty larceny. Result—four years’ imprisonment 
and ten years’ police surveillance. This is the man 
the Daily Neivs disposes of in the following manner : 
“ Dalannoy is 52 years of age, and his face has that 
mixed expression so common among French peasants 
of candour and cunning ; he might be a gardener." 
The italics are mine, fcr the statement seems so 
extraordinary that emphasis is necessary. What 
does the writer mean ? Does he intend to insinuate 
that the mixed expression of candour and cunning 
is peculiar to, or acutely developed in, the gardening 
class; or has he some unholy spite against a member 
of the craft ? 
If it be true that gardening is a " gentle art," then 
I contend that those members who are mainly 
responsible for an exposition of it must necessarily 
be very far removed from such a designation as is 
here implied. Gardening, on the other hand, tends 
rather to friendly feeling, to brotherly love, to 
nobility of sentiment, than to the base and sordid 
motives which are here suggested. But perhaps 
after all the author does not mean what he says ; the 
phraseology may be incomplete ; the association of 
ideas may have got " mixed ’’; or possibly the term 
" gardener” was erroneously substituted for "penny- 
a-liner," that is, one who gets his living by mean 
expedients.— C. B. G., Acton, IV. 
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TYING RASPBERRY CANES. 
The means at the disposal of the cultivator rules to 
a great extent the method of training or tying 
Raspberry canes. In the garden where expense is 
not spared neat iron standards are fixed, on which 
wires are strained ; to these the canes are neatly tied. 
In the field or market garden where economy is 
rigidly practised, the canes are cut to within ft. 
or 2 ft. of the ground, according to their strength ; 
the remaining canes are self-supporting, as the crop 
is not heavy on such short canes. In taking charge 
of a garden last year with a large plantation of 
Raspberries, I found them growing in an as-you- 
please kind of way. The tips had been cut, leaving 
about 4! ft. of good strong canes, or 5 or 6 to a 
stool. They were first tied together with a piece of 
string or other rough tying material. The crop was 
a very good one, but some difficulty was experienced 
in picking the fruit on account of the manner in 
which the canes, when weighted with foliage and 
fruit, fell about. 
This year, being unable to procure sufficient 
stakes for the whole plantation, I tied the canes 
down and made them self-supporting ; half the canes 
of one stool or root I bent over to meet the same 
number of canes from the next stool, an arch being 
formed between two stools. The end canes, if not 
strong, I either cut down to about 3J ft. or 
3 ft., or tied them all over. I find my crop this year 
is more than 50 per cent, heavier than last year 
notwithstanding the severe drought in early summer. 
By bending the canes down a greater number of 
shoots is obtained from buds which ordinarily remain 
dormant near the base. These are induced to start, 
and in due course produce fruit, which, with me, 
although later, was of good quality.— A. P. 
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CURRIEHILL, MIDLOTHIAN. 
Paying a visit to the gardens at this pretty place, I 
was much struck with the view obtained from them. 
To the north the hills of Fife stretch away as far as 
the eye can reach. In the foreground that noble 
feat of engineering, namely, the Forth Bridge, spans 
the silvery-looking Firth, and to the eastward 
“ Arthur’s Seat ” and Edinburgh Castle, appear 
like sentinals keeping guard over the gray city. To 
the south the Pentland Hills, famous in " song and 
story,” complete the picture. On entering the 
garden we were shown lovely masses of Carna¬ 
tions, both named and seedling varieties, some of the 
latter being well worth perpetuating. Begonias are 
largely used for bedding purposes, and they seem 
to be at home judging from their healthy appear¬ 
ance. 
On coming to the vineries we were much surprised 
when we saw the monstrous bunches of Grapes, 
Muscat of Alexandria specially taking the eye— 
Gros Maroc, Black Alicante, Alnwick Seedling, 
being perfect models, and all finishing well, which 
says much for the skilful cultivation afforded them 
by the gardener, Mr. Mattison. In the stove 
Crotons, Caladiums, Strobilanthus, etc., were in 
excellent health. One large Eucharis was covered 
with a mass of bloom. Orchids were in a very 
healthy state. We had to content ourselves with 
just a peep into the Fernery as our time was limited, 
and after taking leave of the gardener we set our 
faces homewards, greatly pleased with our visit.— 
Diosma. 
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CHRYSANTHEMUMS : KEEPING THE 
BUD. 
The work at present among the above is very heavy, 
nothiDg short of an every-day routine satisfying the 
keenest growers In a previous article I dealt wiih 
the taking or securing of the bud. The other day I 
saw some plants belonging to an amateur with the 
bud taken, but growths of all sizes attached. This 
is my reason for writing now on the way to keep the 
bud when secured. From the exact time the bud is 
taken, growth will commence in all directions, from 
suckers at the base to small laterals at every leaf- 
joint up the stem. If it is intended to put size and 
fulness into the blooms, these must be removed at 
once, for if left, complete failure will surely result. 
Those growers, however, who, when potting the 
plants on for the last time, finished within two 
inches of the top of the rim, should, without loss of 
time, give quite an inch more covering, using a good 
mixture of loam with an addition of some good ferti¬ 
liser ; " Clay’s ” being as reliable as any. Great 
care and judgment must be employed in using very 
strong manures, a gradual bringing up to it being 
the great thing to aim at. All the dry winds and 
bright weather possible are now needed to make up 
for the long spells of wet weather the plants 
passed through during their early period of growth. 
Give, however, the best attention—a word that 
clears the road to many victories—and in a word is 
the one thing needed to make the subject of my 
short article as much a success as possible.— J. G. 
Pettinger, Strawberry Da'e Nurseries, Harrogate. 
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FLOWERS AND TOMATOS AT 
FOREST HILL. 
On a recent visit to the nurseries of Messrs. J. 
Carter & Co., Forest Hill, we took some notes of the 
subjects now in season there. The Begonias we 
recorded in our special number for that popular 
class of plants, and need not describe them on this 
occasion, as our readers can refer to that report so 
recently made. Several other useful classes of 
plants of which Messrs. Carter make a speciality 
now engage our attention. 
Balsams and Petunias. 
A large collection of Balsams, in all the leading 
colours, are raised annually for the production of 
seed, and were swelling up a fine crop on the leading 
stems, while the lateral branches were still in full 
bloom on the occasion of our visit. They are 
assorted in colours, without any special name 
beyond that indicating the several hues and mark¬ 
ings. Amongst the finer double varieties were 
white, scarlet, carnation-striped, blush-white, 
scarlet (a very fine form), purple, purple-striped, 
pink, salmon, crimson-flaked, and crimson Carna¬ 
tion-striped, the latter being striped with crimson on 
a bright rose ground. They are grown in moderate¬ 
sized pots without any special feeding, which is best 
for the production of seed. The Gloxinias were 
more advanced, and maturing a crop of seed. 
Petunias. 
A set of frames extending along the side of a 
lengthy house, but outside, was filled with a great 
variety of Petunias, and though many of them ex¬ 
hibited beautiful colours in various shades, including 
white with a purple margin, and pink with a dark 
purple border, they consist of the residue remaining 
over after the filling of a long span-roofed house, in 
which the most select and named varieties are 
located. Passing inside the house we noted a 
beautiful sort named Double Pigmy, which was 
raised here and is considered new. It cropped up 
originally amongst a dwarf-striped strain, and both 
the single and double are purple and beautifully 
striped with white. The plants are dwarf and very 
floriferous. Purple Prince is more intensely 
coloured than Clematis Jackmanni, but something 
in the same way. There was a large quantity of the 
Empress strain, having huge, light and dark purple 
flowers, with a creamy centre. White Pearl is a 
very floriferous sort. The wavy segments of Queen 
of Roses are of a bright rosy hue. Very singular is 
that named Duchess of Connaught, which has dark 
purple flowers, with a broad, bright green edge. 
The Clematis strain is highly interesting and 
beautiful, for the flowers remind ohe of a dark 
purple-blue Clematis Jackmanni, entirely distinct 
from Purple Prince, and in our opinion the choicest 
of the two strains, though we admit that tastes may 
differ in this respect. Crimson King has dark and 
richly-coloured flowers corresponding to the name. 
Very beautiful is the laced strain, which varies con¬ 
siderably in colour, but has a white and fringed 
margin to the flowers. Those of Danish Flag have 
a similar range of variation, but they are charac¬ 
terised by large size, with broad, white stripes on a 
purple ground. Very attractive also are Queen 
Mab, purple and heavily veined, and Blue Veined, 
which is a strain with light blue flowers netted with 
dark veins. 
Miscellaneous Flowers. 
We were highly interested in a Wallflower, which, 
though not new to us, may have been forgotten by 
some of our readers. The seeds were sown last 
March, and the seedlings, after having been trans¬ 
ferred to the open ground, commenced flowering on 
the 20th July, that is, a full month before we saw 
