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April 18, 1890. 
Laird's seedlings, and some beautiful Indian Azaleas 
of new varieties were noticeable ; but still more so 
was a variety of the common Broom, which, instead 
of being all yellow in petal, has a top of bronzy-red, 
and is very useful and effective. These plants, too, 
have the advantage of being perfectly hardy. 
Messrs. Thomas Methven & Sons, of the Warriston 
Nurseries, contributed a grand table with well- 
cultivated examples of spring-flowering plants. Mr. 
John Downie's Nurseries were also responsible for a 
very fine exhibit in this way. Messrs Barr & Son, 
of King Street, Covent Garden, London, staged a 
splendid show of over eighty varieties of Daffodils 
for which they are so celebrated. Messrs. Dickson 
& Sons showed Conifers in their usual good form. 
Mr. J. Bryson, of Helensburgh, and Mr. J. Forbes, 
Hawick, also competed with success in the classes 
for plants, including Auriculas. Messrs. Dobbie & 
Co., Rothesay, exhibited a table of Hyacinths and 
Tulips in good form. Messrs. J. A. Glass, Newing¬ 
ton Nurseries, had a table of Aubrietia, yellow 
Violas, and Primroses. Mr. Michael Cuthbertson, 
Rothesay, contributed a table of Hyacinths, and 
hardy herbaceous plants, including Daffodils. Mr. 
P. Aiiken, Merchiston, had a collection of Alpine 
plants. Vegetables of excellent quality and great 
variety were well represented, 
Our readers will regret to hear that Mr. William 
Young, the well-known secretary, is unfortunately 
laid aside by illness, and his familiar figure was 
missed from the show. 
ARDENING ffjSCELLANY. 
A VARIEGATED CUCUMBER. 
A curiosity was brought to our office the other day 
by Mr. Alfred Renton, of Messrs. Walters and 
Renton, Goffs Oak, Cheshunt. In a house of 
Cucumbers one plant was variegated on the whole 
of one side and green on the other. When the 
plant was about 18 in. high, the leaves on one side 
of the plant were almost wholly white, and this 
colour extended up one side of the stem. The first 
impulse was to pull up the plant and replace it with 
a normally green one. Upon the advice of Mr. 
Renton, however, the curiosity was spared to see 
how it would behave. Later on, when the plant 
commenced bearing, it produced a well-shaped fruit 
about i ft, in length before it was cut. Fully 
half of the surface was of a beautiful w'axy-white 
with a long and short green band running along it 
for a length of 4 in. The smaller longitudinal half 
of the fruit was of a light green, but in strange 
contrast to the rest. A white Cucumber on the 
dinner table would be a novelty, whether it would be 
appreciated or not. Possibly if seeds were saved 
from this plant, a race of variegated Cucumbers 
might be obtained. The only other way of preserving 
this freak would be to perpetuate it by cuttings. 
Readers might say whether they have ever met with 
a variegated Cucumber in their experience. 
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DAFFODILS AT REGENT’S PARK. 
The Daffodil conference and show held under the 
auspices of the Royal Botanic Society, Regent's 
Park, opened on Tuesday last, and was continued the 
following day. The weather on the opening day was 
anything but satisfactory, for though raining only 
occasionally, it looked anything but promising. 
Spring flowers do, however, command a considerable 
number of votaries. 
The Silver Cup offered by Messrs. Barr & Son for 
a collection of Daffodils was taken by Dr. Crawford 
with a group of moderate size but of excellent 
quality. Glory of Leiden, Golden Spur, Grandis, 
Mrs. Walter T. Ware, Mrs. Thomson, Princeps, and 
P. R. Barr were all Ajax varieties of a high order of 
merit. Golden Spur and Princeps were remarkably 
late, being grown in the north. The second prize, a 
Silver Gilt Medal, was taken by Margaret B. Craw¬ 
ford, Ardlamont, Scotland, whose collection was 
much larger, and included many of the Narcissus 
incomparabilis, N. Barrii, and N. Leedsi types. 
Miss K. Spurred, Manor House, Norwich, took the 
third place with a collection showing considerable 
variety, but having relatively few of the trumpet 
types (Sil\er Medal). 
Margaret Crawford, Ardlamoat, took the leading 
award for twenty distinct varieties of Daffodils, 
showing siDgie and double trumpet varieties as 
well as some choice forms of the short-crowned 
section. Dr. Crawford took the second position in this 
case. Margaret Crawford was the only exhibitor of 
six varieties of double Daffodils. 
The first award for ten varieties of the medium- 
crowned section was taken by Mrs. G. P. Hayden, 
Hatfield Vicarage, Doncaster, with a very fine lot, 
including Gloria Mundi. She also took the lead in 
the small-crowned section with bunches of fresh 
flowers. R. Maitland, Esq., Wardour Lodge, 
Sunningdale, was awarded the first prize for eighteen 
varieties of the medium-crowned section. His 
bunches were in many cases massive and generally 
neatly put up. Very fine wereN. Leedsii, Katherine 
Spurrell, Mrs. Langtry, Stella, N. Barrii Conspicuus, 
and N. Nelsoni major. 
Some prizes were offered for decorations of various 
kinds, and the first prize for a bouquet was taken by 
Mr. A. F. Youens, 15, Tower Road, Dartford, with a 
very fine sample of a shower bouquet. The first 
award for a bowl of Daffodils was taken by Miss L. 
Hudson, Gunnersbury House, Acton. This was 
gracefully arranged. The first prize for table decor¬ 
ation of Daffodils was taken by Mr A. F. Youens. 
Relatively few Daffodils were used with sprays of 
Smilax. Mrs. VV. Mole, 5, The Avenue, Kew, was 
second with a very different arrangement. That of 
Mr. J. Prewett, Swiss Nursery, Hammersmith, was 
very simple in design, but graceful and elegant, and 
took the third place in good competition 
In the classes for other spring flowers the first 
prize for Amaryllis was taken by Mr. Perkins, 
gardener to the Hon. W. F. D. Smith, Greenlands, 
Henley-on-Thames. His plants were all seedlings of 
his own raising, and a very good strain they are, 
with large open flowers, broad rounded segments, 
rich and varied colours. Mr. J. Douglas, gardener 
to Mrs. Whitbourn, Great Gearies, Ilford, was 
second. He was the only exhibitor of Auriculas, 
which were fine, and received the first award. His 
fine collection of Cinerarias also secured the first 
award, which was well deserved. 
Mr, W. Rumsey, Joynings Nurseries, Waltham 
Cross, took the first prize for six pot Roses, which 
were well flowered. 
Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, 
deservedly received the leading prize for a group of 
tuberous Begonias. The varieties were very 
numerous, and first-class double varieties were fully 
as well represented as the singles. The plants were 
dwarf and bore from one to six flowers each. He 
was also awarded the first prize for a collection of 
hardy herbaceous plants. Very attractive were the 
huge massive pieces of Fritillaria imperialis lutea, 
Spiraea astilboides, Primula Sieboldi in variety, Iris 
pumila azurea, etc. 
There were some large exhibits in the mis¬ 
cellaneous class; and here Messrs. Barr & Son, King 
Street, Covent Garden, had a very extensive 
collection of Daffodils, Tulips, Fritillaries, Anemones, 
Muscaris, &c. All the sections of Daffodils were well 
represented, including fine masses of M. J. Berkley, 
Grandis, Empress, Madame Plemp, Backhousei, N. 
Johnstoni Queen of SpaiD, N. incomparabilis 
Beauty, N. Leedsii Mrs. Langtry, the N. Barrii, N. 
Burbidgei and N, poeticus types, They had the 
largest collection in the show (Large Silver 
Medal). 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, exhibited a 
very choice collection representing all the leading 
sorts that may be used for various purposes. Very 
fine were the masses of Emperor, Maximus, Grandis, 
Glory of Leiden, Leedsii, M.M. de Graaff and many 
others in fresh and attractive condition (Large 
Bronze Medal). 
Mr. W Rumsey exhibited a collection of pot 
Roses as well as cut flowers, including Tea and 
hybrid perpetual varieties. Madame Louise 
Laurans was a new Tea Rose of a peculiar shade of 
red, tinted orange. The blooms of Celine Forester 
and May Rivers were very fine (Large Silver 
Medal) Mr. Frank Cant, Braiswick, Colchester, 
exhibited a collection of cut flowers of Roses in 
splendid condition and very fresh. The Bride, 
Francisca Kruger, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Jean 
Ducher and the hybrid perpetuals were very fine 
(Small Silver Medal), 
Mr T. S Ware also exhibited a large and telling 
collection of Daffodils done up in groups of a colour 
representing Emperor, Grandis, Princeps, N. Leedsii, 
N. L. Katherine Spurrell, N. incomparabilis, Sir 
Watkin, and others. The groups of. each colour 
were irregular in outline and interwoven with one 
another, forming a very large group or bank (Large 
Silver Medal). 
Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, Upper Holloway, 
London, had a showy and distinct group of Clivias 
and Amaryllis set up with graceful Palms, Boronia 
megastigma and Maidenhair Fern (Large Bronze 
Medal) They also had a group of various devices 
in the way of floral decorations (Bronze Medal). 
Many people were taken in with the artificial 
Daffodils exhibited by Mrs. R. A. Emett, 6, St Charles 
Square, Kensington, W. They were so neat and 
similar to many existing types that they were sup¬ 
posed to be real. A certificate was awarded for the 
neatness of the work. 
Two boxes of Marechal Niel Roses, one box of 
Niphetos, and another box of Tea Roses in mixture 
were exhibited by Mr. J. Walker, Thame, Oxon. All 
were very attractive, and in excellent condition 
(Large Bronze Medal). 
A collection of dwarf Irises was exhibited by Mr. 
W. J. Caparne, Oundle. 
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EILEY DEANE- 
By Evelyn C. Griffiths. 
(All rights reserved.) 
CHAPTER XV. 
Lord Bewdley makes a Discovery. 
Upon the special request of Lady Bewdley, the 
marriage was arranged to take place the beginning of 
the following month, instead of the next week as 
previously intended. She pointed out that Eiley 
could not possibly make the necessary preparations 
in so short a tijne and said it was very inconsiderate 
of Arthur to hurry the poor girl when she was feeling 
so far from strong. A week elapsed, during which 
time Lady Bewdley did all in her power to try and 
get up Eiley’s strength, attending to her personally, 
giving her constant nourishment, and being very 
particular that she took her medicine regularly. All 
to no purpose, however, for Eiley rapidly grew 
worse, and was confined almost entirely to her bed. 
It was eleven o'clock one evening and the house¬ 
hold of Bewdley Manor had retired for the night. 
With the exception of a light in the sick room, and 
another in Lady Bewdley’s boudoir, darkness reigned 
supreme. 
Susan was sitting with Eiley waiting for her lady¬ 
ship to bring a cup of beef tea for the invalid, which 
she always did the last thing every night 
Lady Bewdley was alone ; standing in her boudoir 
by the side of a small table, upon which was the cup 
of beef tea Hortense had brought from the kitchen a 
minute or two previously. The naturally cruel 
expression of her face was intensified as she looked 
at the contents of a small vial which she held in her 
hand. 
“ I have been foiled once,” she soliloquized. “ I 
will not be foiled a second time. What made him 
alter his will at the last moment ; did he suspect ? I 
sometimes think he did; if not, why did he refuse to 
take any food from me towards the end, and order 
me out of his sight! Yes, I think he must have 
known, yet I showed him every attention and was 
most affectionate, although I hated him—I hated 
him," she repeated, hissing the words between her 
teeth. ” And then just as I was about to obtain the 
object for which I married him, it was snatched from 
me ! He must have suspected ; nothing else could 
have changed him so suddenly. Then his eagerness 
to' see Arthur before he died; ah, it was most 
fortunate he arrived too late, for I feel convinced he 
intended telling him of his suspicions. Now, this 
girl comes to foil me! But it shall not be ; the 
Manor shall be mine, no other woman shall be the 
mistress whilst I have the. power to prevent it. 
Arthur shall never take a wife ! I will gain my end 
yet ; he shall make a will in my favour and then—” 
A cruel malicious smile spread over her face, and 
there was a murderous gleam in her eyes as she 
raised the vial and looked with a sort of fiendish 
affection at the contents. "The girl first, she con¬ 
tinued, pouring a portion of the fluid into the beef 
tea. “ I should like to put it all in, but it would not 
be safe just yet! I succeeded in getting the marriage 
postponed ; there is another fortnight. I must have 
patience—What was that ? " 
There was a slight noise at the French window 
which led on to a terrace. Hastily slipping the vial 
into her pocket, Lady Bewdley went to the window ; 
stepping out upon the terrace she looked up and 
down. The moon was high in the heavens and every 
object was clearly defined, but there was no one to 
be seen ; so she returned to her room, fastened the 
window and drew the curtain. “ There is no one ; it 
must have been the wind shaking the window.” 
Taking up the cup of soup she left the boudoir 
and went towards Eiley's room. 
