July 18, 1896. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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Great Britain has an area, approximately 56,000,000 
acres, of which 2,750,000 acres are under wood and 
plantations. 
Roses have been so plentiful for some time past in 
all the London markets, that itinerant vendors have 
been selling them in the streets at five a penny, and 
furnished with a setting of fern leaves. 
The Botanist Abroad.—Professor Snooks: “Madam 
I refuse to sleep in that bed again." Landlady : 
“ What's the matter with it.” Professor (stiffly): 
" You seem to forget, madam, that I am a botanist, 
not an entomologist.’’ 
Flower Show at Fishponds.—Her Grace the 
Duchess of Beaufort, now residing at Stoke Park, 
opened the second annual flower show of the West 
Gloucester and District Carnation, Picotee and 
Pansy Society at Fishponds on the 15th inst. 
A heavy Tomato.—I beg to inform you that I have 
to-day (13th inst.) cut a fruit of Sutton’s Perfection 
Tomato weighing lbs. good weight The plant 
was grown in a 10-in. pot plunged in a shallow bed. 
—Albert G. Dangerfteld, Woodhouse, Stroud, Gloucester¬ 
shire. 
Peach Record.—Respecting Mr. Methven's Peach 
record for Kent (p. 716), Worcestershire has beaten 
Kent, for we gathered some very nice but rather 
small very ripe fruits of the same kind " Alexander " 
from a snug sheltered south wall on June 29th, an 
advantage of three days. Waterloo was also ready 
same date; and at this date, July nth, three trees of 
the above kinds are all fit for use and gathered.— 
William Crump, Madresfield Court. 
Syndical Chamber of Belgian Horticulturists —The 
monthly meeting of this society for the examination 
and adjudicating the awards for the products of horti¬ 
culture, took place in the Casino, Belgium, on the 
5th inst. Certificates of Merit were awarded to 
Croton Madame de Smet-Duvivier, Croton Madame 
Bause, and Amorphophallus campanulatus, all pre¬ 
sented by M. de Smet-Duvivier ; to Vriesia Wartelli, 
and Croton Mr. Bause, both exhibited by the Ghent 
Horticultural Society ; to Adiantum macrophyllum 
striatum, shown by M. E. Pynaert Van Geert; to 
Bentinckia nicobarica, presented by M. Petrick ; to 
Begonia Gloire de Gendbrugge, shown by MM. 
Vermaercke et Co.; and to Cattleya Mossiae alba 
excelsior, C. gaskelliana alba, C. schilleriana, Coch- 
lioda noezliana, and Laeliocattleya Hippolyta, all 
exhibited by M. Jules Hye. 
Formby Horticultural Society.—The annual show 
of this society was held in the grounds of F. A. 
Rockliff Esq., on the 8th inst. The entries were 
somewhat less than last year, but many of the 
exhibits were highly creditable. The chief interest 
centred in the classes for cut Roses. Mr. B. 
Kennedy, secured the cups for twelve distinct 
varieties staging chiefly Teas of good colour and 
form. For The Silver Cup for six distinct varieties, 
Mr. G. W. Rowley, secured the premier position. 
For six light varieties, Mr. R. Rockliff was to the 
fore. For six dark varieties Mr. Jos. Renimer easily 
won the piece of Silver Plate. Mr. W. McConnon 
had the premier bloom in the section. Messrs. A. 
Dickson & Sons, Newtownards, staged not for 
competition about ten dozen blooms in superb 
condition for which a special award was given, Mr. 
C. Young, West Derby, gaining a similar honour for 
a collection of cut Carnations. 
Bristol Amateur Horticultural Society. — The 
monthly meeting of this society held recently in the 
Colston Hall, was of an interesting character. The 
exhibition of Fuchias for the prize presented by 
Messrs. J. Crispen & Sons, was so successful, as to 
justify the announcement that the list of prizes 
offered for competition would be much larger than 
before. Standard and pyramidal forms of Fuchsia 
were well represented. The winning plant shown by 
Mr. A. Lewis was a fine specimen nearly 6 ft, in 
height and well furnished with blossom and foliage ; it 
was raised from a cutting in October last. Mr. T. 
D. Sibley presided over the meeting which followed, 
and Mr. Curtis gave an interesting and practical 
address on the" Propagation of Carnations.” Some 
fine seedlings were exhibited by one of the members. 
An exhaustive paper on the " Pansy ” was then read 
by Mr. E. G. Machon; and after him Mr. Wager 
continued his series of addresses on Tomatos and 
Chrysanthemums. 
Strawberries on the Dee.—Many tons of this 
popular fruit are daily consigned to large towns from 
the extensive Strawberry fields at Farndon and Holt. 
About 600 pickers are being employed at present. 
The recent rains in that district have developed the 
fruit, and the market quotations are very satisfactory. 
Mr. W. Martin, the well-known gardener at Black- 
stone, Henfield, Sussex, died rather suddenly last 
month. He had been an Orchid grower of consider¬ 
able repute, and was a well-known figure at the sale 
rooms of Messrs. Protheroe & Morris, where on 
many an occasion he came in contact with a large 
number of gardeners and Orchid growers, who will 
miss his presence. 
A Distinguished Zoologist.—At the anniversary 
meeting of the Linnean Society of London, on the 
4th June, the Gold Medal of the Society was 
formally awarded to Prof. G. J. Allman, M.D., 
F.R.S., for distinguished researches in Zoology, and, 
in consequence of his inability to receive it in person, 
was delivered on his behalf to Sir Joseph D. Hooker, 
K.C.S.I., who made a suitable acknowledgment. 
Trinity Flower.—In American Gardening a corres¬ 
pondent asks, "What is this ?” and echo answers 
“ What ? ” The Gardeninc World gives a more 
definite answer in stating that the name is applied 
to the various species of Trillium, such as T. 
grandiflorum, T. californicum, &c., which have their 
leaves, sepals, and petals in whorls of three, their 
stamens in two whorls of three, and a three celled 
ovary. Hence the appropriateness of the name, 
Trinity Flower. 
Mr. Norman Davis, the Chrysanthemum specialist 
who has carried on business for the last twenty-five 
years at Camberwell has now removed his nursery 
to the Chrysanthemum Nurseries, Framfield, Sussex. 
In consequence of the great increase of his business 
and in order to have greater facilities for raising 
seedlings, and more scope for scientific experiments, 
he has made the above change, where, under the 
better conditions, he may be able to advance the 
interests of his customers, himself and the Chrysan¬ 
themum particularly. 
Chelmsford Flower Show.—The Chelmsford aud 
Essex Horticultural Society is a very old one, but 
was reconstructed in the early part of the present 
year. The recent exhibition held in the grounds of 
Mr. H. Collings Wells, J.P., proved a great success 
and the promoters are to be congratulated. The 
ladies' tent devoted to table decorations was one of 
the most popular features of the show, for finer 
decorations have not been seen in Chelmsford for 
many years. There were no fewer than eleven com¬ 
petitors. The highest honours were equally divided 
between Messrs. A. Cant, of Colchester, Miss Eva 
Bodkin and Miss C. M. Whitmore, The first named 
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used creamy-yellow Roses, grasses, and Fern sprays. 
Iceland Poppies, white and pink Sweet Peas, and 
pink Carnations were used by the other two ladies. 
Alderman W. W. Duffield secured the leading prizes 
for stove and greenhouse plants (President's pi ize), 
and foliage plants (President’s Cup). The Mayor’s 
prize for plants arranged for effect was secured by 
Mr. A. R. Motion. Mr. B. R. Cant, Colchester, 
won the first prize for forty-eight Roses. Messrs. 
D. Prior & Sons, Myland Nurseries, Colchester, had 
the best ten Tea Roses. In the amateurs' classes 
Mr. H. Landon, Shenfield. exhibited the best twelve 
Roses, the best six Teas, the best twelve blooms for 
Mr. F. Cant’s prize, and the best twelve Tea 
varieties. 
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CARNATIONS AT CHELSEA. 
The golden summer time knows no more showy 
subject than the Carnation, which has only one 
fault, viz., that it does not stay long enough with us 
as an outdoor flower. True, it is, that by judicious 
management of the tree and Malmaison varieties we 
may have Carnations nearly the whole of the year 
round, but the stay with us of the border varieties 
when grown in the open ground, is comparatively 
short. This year, the fierce June and July sun has 
caused the blooming period to be unduly precocious; 
and, sad to relate, unusually transient. We were 
fortunate, however, in being able to see Messrs. 
Veitch’s Carnations in the height of their glory at 
Chelsea. It must be borne in mind that Chelsea is 
not an ideal spot for seeing the Carnation at its best, 
for the smoke of the countless surrounding chimneys, 
with the accompanying dust from the traffic, exercise 
a most pernicious effect. Added to this, the drought 
has not improved matters, whilst the bright sun has 
made the flowers fade quickly. The prevailing dry¬ 
ness has brought with it as one of its direct results, a 
plague of thrips which every Carnation grower 
knows and dreads. Small wonder is it, then, that 
Mr. Weeks, who manages the soft-wooded depart¬ 
ment for Messrs. Veitch, had some bitter things to 
say about insect pests in general, and thrips in 
particular. Yet in spite of untoward conditions, 
care and skill have resulted in a very fine show. 
The collection contains all the leading varieties 
the cream of the stock of numerous raisers. Self 
coloured varieties and Picotees are most largely 
represented, for these are popular everywhere. 
Flakes and Bizarres, on the other hand, are not 
looked upon with the favour that they once were. 
Said Mr. Weeks, upon our asking his opinion as to 
the probable cause for this, " one never knows what 
a flake or a bizarre is going to do next. You may 
sort them out as carefully as you like, and try and 
keep them distinct; it matters not, they will sport, 
and run into all conceivable styles.” Now this is, to 
say the least of it, an unenviable character for any 
class of flowers to possess, and until flakes and 
bizarres learn to behave themselves, they must be 
content to take a back seat. 
A word of praise is due to the general appearance 
and health of the plants. With very few exceptions, 
which are sure to occur, all were iu robust health, 
plenty of grass, and plenty of flower. Calyx burst¬ 
ing, so great a detraction to a good flower, was well 
nigh conspicuous by its absence, and in cases where 
it did occur it was due more to the action of the sun 
in causing unduly rapid expansion of the blooms 
rather than to a characteristic defect in the variety. 
Among the varieties of recent introduction, Mrs. 
Eric Hambro' occupies a conspicuous position as 
one of the best whites ever sent out. It is of large 
size, and superb shape, in fact a typical exhibition 
bloom. Charming also is Lady Ridley, the blooms 
of which exhibit a shade of creamy-white. Both 
these varieties have received an Award of Merit from 
the Royal Horticultural Society. Sadek, another 
novelty, bears flowers of a dark rose hue, and is of 
free and vigorous habit. 
Amongst varieties sent out in 1894, Miss Audrey 
Campbell would be difficult to beat for a yellow. 
The same regularity of Outline, and substance of 
the petals characterising Mrs. Eric Hambro’ is 
observable here. Corunna, also a decided acquisi¬ 
tion, is differently built to the last named, being 
rather fuller, a little larger than and scarcely so 
regular as the last named. Mephisto is a finevariety 
with large flowers a little deeper in hue than those of 
the old Crimson Clove. King Arthur is a shade or 
two lighter, and is, moreover, distinct owing to the 
strength and vigour of its foliage. Hayes Scarlet 
still holds the position claimed for it when it was 
first sent out, viz., that of being the best scarlet self 
in existence. Of pure whites there are plenty from 
which to pick and choose, but Miss Ellen Terry 
would be sure of a place. In addition to great 
refinement, the blooms possess a delicious fragrance. 
The name of Waterwitch suggests a charm that finds 
its realisation in the delicate blush white hue of its 
large blooms. The slight fimbriation exhibited by 
the petals rather adds to than detracts from its 
loveliness. 
Novelties, however, must not cause us to passover 
standard varieties of sterling merit, for a great 
injustice would thereby be done to the latter. Joe 
Willet is one of the very best scarlet seifs. It is 
dwarf, marvellously free floweripg, sturdy, and is not 
affected by weather. Napoleon III. another scarlet 
self, produces flowers all up the stem in the same 
way as Alice Ayres, Celia,^udoxia, Rose Celestial, 
and Mary Morris are all excellent rose coloured 
varieties. The last named has the petals slightly 
fimbriated. Mrs. F. Watts, yet another white is 
distinct on account of the dwarfness of its habit in 
which it closely resembles Joe Willett. Florence 
exhibits a pretty shade of buff, a class of flowers 
which is not at present so strongly represented as the 
rest. 
Picotees, as we have previously intimated, were 
well to the fore. Among the heavy rose edged 
varieties Norman Carr stands out conspicuously as 
one of the best. It throws a large flower, is 
eminently suited for exhibition purposes, and is one 
that usually meets with a full measure of success 
upon the show boards. Edith D’Ombrain, and Little 
Phil are also well worthy of attention. Brunette will 
