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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
July 19, 1890. 
lioe can be freely used. These implements are 
first class cultivators, for in hot dry seasons 
when there are few or no weeds, they render 
great service in keeping the ground loose on 
the surface, and consequently moist beneath. 
There has been little need for producing 
artificial moisture. We have had far too much 
of that element, and would gladly have a 
dry spell till the end of August, when the 
harvest being chiefly got in some rains for the 
autumn seeds would be very acceptable. 
It is long since we had the soil so thoroughly 
saturated as it is now in the middle of July, 
besides which, crops that are growing have so 
covered the ground that even with the hottest 
of weather evaporation must be very slow. 
We could then, however, destroy the weeds. 
/Contempt for the Press. —A somewhat 
^ intemperate publican the other day ven¬ 
tured to hurl a coarse anathema at the press, 
and very shortly afterwards received such a 
“dressing-clown” from a press scribe that he has 
been the butt of his locality ever since. It is 
rather dangerous to evidence dislike or con¬ 
tempt for a body who can always give a Roland 
for an Oliver, and repay the minor sting of a 
fly with the fierce and terrible potency of the 
hornet. The new secretary of the Chiswick 
Horticultural Society seems to have found to 
his cost that the local press of this suburban 
district can bite, and with sharp fangs, when 
roughly handled. 
It seems, as is customary, that at the Chiswick 
Flower Show last week the representatives of 
the local papers, who are always anxious to 
report flower show proceedings with consider¬ 
able liberality of space, were placed by the 
always courteous and obliging assistant-secretary 
in the secretary’s tent to copy the prize list from 
the award book. Presently in walked Mr. Sec¬ 
retary, fresh from luncheon, and indignantly 
resenting the intrusion into his tent, he not only 
ordered the offending reporters to withdraw, 
but instructed a constable to see them outside 
the garden gates. Here was a pretty to-do of 
course, and when the principal officers of the 
society learned of the rough treatment to 
which the reporters had been subjected, there 
was much begging and entreating to return, 
but all to no purpose ; the reporters stood firm 
outside, and refused to re-enter unless an 
ample apology was made by the offending 
official. Hone such being granted, the reporters 
left in a body, and instead of a report of the 
show appearing in the local papers of Saturday 
last, the public were startled with some 
imposing head-lines. “ Chiswick Flower Show 
—Extraordinary Action of the Secretary— 
Reporters Refused Information—The Press 
Ordered out of the Gardens—An Obliging 
Bobby Shows the May,” &c., &c.— all very 
pleasant for the committee of the society, who 
must indeed deplore the resignation of Mr. 
Fromow, whom all esteemed. 
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Gardening Appointments.—Mr. H. Edwards, late 
foreman to Mr. Howe, Park Hill Gardens, Streatham, 
as gardener to J. H. Arkwright, Esq., Hampton Court, 
Leominster. 
Messrs. James Veitcli & Sons have this week received 
the honour of the appointment as nurserymen to His 
Imperial Majesty the Sultan of Turkey 7 . 
Tlie New Wimbledon.—Those who were acquainted 
with the previous condition of barrenness of the poor 
sandy soil at Bisley Common will be surprised to 
observe what a beautiful grass turf has been produced 
there within the last twelve months with grass seeds 
supplied by Messrs. James Carter & Co., High Holborn, 
London. 
Snow in July.—We learn from Mr. Uutram that 
snow fell heavily on Ben Nevis during the night of 
Monday, July 6th, and drifted a good deal on the 
following morning, when from 5 ins. to 8 ins. lay on 
the mountain’s top. On the 7th inst., in Perthshire, 
on the road between Rannock and Struan, the snow 
was several inches deep, and the weather was as cold as 
in December—a very remarkable occurrence. 
The Rose Fair at Croydon.—At the Rose Fair, held 
in aid of the Gardeners’ Orphan Fund, in connection 
with the recent exhibition of the Croydon Hortieul- 
cultural Society, the sum of £15 11s. was realised, and 
the local secretary begs to return his best thanks to 
those ladies who so willingly undertook the sale of the 
flowers, and to the gentlemen who contributed them. 
Heredity in Plants.—The Rev. 'George Henslow, 
Drayton House, Ealing, writes:—I am anxious to record 
all cases that I can hear of, of variations in plants 
which have arisen under cultivation in different soils 
or other external conditions, whether they occur in 
roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits or seeds, and which 
have become hereditary by seed, either permanently or 
for a few generations only. I shall be much obliged if 
any readers will kindly communicate with me if any 
instances have come under their experience. 
Waterford Horticultural Summer Show.—We learn 
from our correspondent, Mr. W. J. Murphy, that this 
show was a considerable improvement, both in exhibits 
and the number of exhibitors, on previous summer 
exhibitions. The number of classes was eight, divided 
into seventy-nine sections, all fairly filled ; in some, as 
in vegetables and fruit, as many as eight and nine 
entries in some sections. Mr. Percival Bolton, J.P., 
Galway House, the courteous honorary secretary, who 
was assisted by Mr. J. A. Power, King Street, deserves 
great credit for the success achieved in these still 
troublous times in Ireland. Specially deserving of 
notice were the ornamental plants and exotic Ferns of 
Raymond De la Rue, Esq., and the second prize lot of 
W. G. D. Goff, Esq., Glenville, in the same sections. 
United Horticultural Benefit and Provident Society. 
-—The quarterly meeting of this society was held on 
Monday evening last, Mr. Nathan Cole in the chair. 
Seven new members were elected, making a total of fifty 
during the half year, and there is but one sick member 
on the funds. One death has occurred during the 
quarter, and the amount of £25 10s. 3standing to 
the credit of the late member, has been paid to the 
widow. The treasurer reported that he had invested 
since the last meeting the sum of £200 in 2f % Consols.. 
A vote of condolence with the family of the late Mr. 
B. S. Williams, one of the society’s oldest honorary 
members, was unanimously agreed to. 
The Chelsea Botanic Garden.—We regret to learn 
from a daily paper that the famous Physic Garden on 
Chelsea Embankment is threatened with destruction. 
This garden, which, with its noble Cedar, is such a 
prominent landmark on the course of the river, was 
given to the Apothecaries’ Company in 1721 by Sir 
Hans Sloane, and the company are entitled to retain it 
for ever at a nominal rent. But Lord Cadogan wants 
the land for building purposes, and has tempted the 
Apothecaries by the offer of a large sum. A meeting 
was held in the Chelsea Town Hall on Wednesday, 
with Lord Meath, as president of the Public Gardens 
Associations, in the chair, to appoint a watching 
committee, and take such other steps as may be deemed 
necessary to preserve the garden as an open space. 
The grounds were meant, not for the enterprising 
landlord or the speculative builder, but, in the stately 
language of the donor, “for the manifestation of the 
power and wisdom and goodness of Godin creation, and 
that the apprentices might learn to distinguish good 
and useful plants from hurtful ones.” 
The North Lonsdale Rose Society.—This society’s 
exhibition has become the popular floral gathering of 
the Lake district. Last Friday’s show was the best 
ever held in the district. The nurserymen made a 
great display, and Messrs. Dickson & Sons (of New- 
townards), B. R. Cant (Colchester), Harkness & Sons 
(Bedale), and Dicksons, Limited (Chester), took the 
nurserymen’s prize money between them. Messrs. A. 
Dickson & Son’s exhibits were much admired, especially 
their seedlings :—Margaret Dickson (H.P.), creamy 
white, with magnificent foliage, great growth, and 
splendidly built ; a truly massive flower with a grand 
future before it. Marchioness of Dnfferin (H.P.), a 
seedling from Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, a flower of im¬ 
mense substance, delicate rosy pink ; a grand bloom. 
Duchess of Fife (H.P.), this is of unique form, delicate 
salmony pink, and most deliciously perfumed; a 
decided gain. The judges had no hesitation in awarding 
them First Class Certificates. The Irish firm carried 
off four first prizes and two seconds. Mr. B. R. Cant 
exhibited some splendid specimens, but no doubt the 
wet weather was the cause of the champion playing 
second liddle, although his twelve single trusses of any 
H.P. (Alfred Colomb) were splendid blooms. Messrs. 
Harkness’ forty-eightwere of splendid quality and in the 
pink of show form. The Chester firm also exhibited 
some grand blooms. — Cor. 
Death of Mr. Sutherland, of Langwell.—We very 
much regret to hear of the death, on the 8th inst., of 
Mr. John Sutherland, gardener to the Duke of Portland 
at Langwell, Caithness-shire, aged seventy-one years. 
He was for over twenty years gardener to the past and 
present Dukes of Portland, first at Sandside, near 
Thurso, and subsequently at Langwell, a sportsman’s 
paradise as regards shooting and fishing, situated some 
miles north of Dunrobin, and on the same side of the 
coast, Some sixteen years ago we had the pleasure of 
making Mr. Sutherland’s acquaintance at Langwell. 
We called on him late one summer’s evening, and were 
very kindly received and shown round the place, by 
daylight, at an hour when in London the shades of 
evening would have deepened into the darkness of 
night. The garden establishment was well kept in 
every department, and gave us the impression that Mr. 
Sutherland was a good all-round man of the old- 
fashioned school. He was much respected by his noble 
employers and friends, and by none among the latter 
more than Mr. John Downie, of Edinburgh, our fellow 
visitor on the occasion mentioned. We left Langwell 
about midnight for Golspie, and by a singular coinci¬ 
dence were the last passengers carried by the mail 
coach running between Wick and Helmsdale, and which 
was taken off the road at the conclusion of that journey. 
The last tootle on the old guard’s horn was blown in 
the main street of Helmsdale, and the event was cele¬ 
brated by passengers, coachman, and guard in true 
Highland fashion—a draught of “ Long John ” with 
“ Auld Lang Syne. ’’ Recollection of that holiday outing 
brings back pleasant memories of the kindly greeting 
we received that night from John Sutherland. 
Superlative Raspberry.—This remarkable kind is a 
chance seedling from Fastolf. It was noted by the raiser, 
Mr. Merryfield, as a distinct variety, and as we have seen 
them grow side by side we can endorse the fact. Fastolf 
was barely 3 ft. tall, while Superlative was 9 ft., and 
produced ten times the crop. It is far and away the 
best, and although some maintain that Hornet is as 
good, this kind surpasses it as a crown does a florin, in 
both cases under the same treatment.— G. Bunyard <fc 
Co. 
Noble Strawberry holds the Field in Ireland.— 
So far as I can gather from all sources, Noble Strawberry 
as an early heavy cropping and finely shaped variety 
still holds the premier position in the country. Where 
there is any shade, or the soil too rich, the flavour is 
behind King of the Earlies, and for forcing I doubt if it 
will suit at all. At Birdhill, the residence of George 
Gough, Esq., of twenty varieties in the above respects 
it out-distances all. »The berries are wondrously large, 
averaging from 1 oz. to 2 ozs., hardly any crown 
yielding less than one pound weight. It is only fair to 
say Mr. Bulfin has treated them wisely, no plant having 
less space to grow and develop than one foot in radius. 
The soil is deep and rich, and the aspect due south. 
Lime rubbish is a welcome addition to too rich soil.— 
W. J. Murphy, Clonmel. 
Mr. Patrick Barry, of the well-known nursery firm 
of Ellwanger and Barry, Rochester, Western New 
York, died recently at his home in Rochester. He was 
a prominent authority on plants and fruits, and wrote 
much of importance concerning them. Mr. Barry was 
vice-president of the American Pomological Society, 
and for more than twenty years was president of the 
Western New York Horticultural Society, U.S. His 
most useful contribution to horticultural literature, 
perhaps, is the “Catalogue of the Pomological Society,” 
but he had been an able writer on horticultural subjects 
for many years. 
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NATIONAL CHRYSANTHEMUM 
SOCIETY. 
Ox Monday evening last, the lfth inst., a meeting of 
the general committee of this society was held at 
Anderton’s Hotel, Fleet Street. Mr. R. Ballantine 
was iu the chair, and after the minutes of the previous 
meeting had been read and confirmed, the opportunity 
was taken to present to Mrs. Marian Thrower, the 
delegate from the Northern Horticultural Society of 
Tasmania, an address, welcoming her to this country as 
the first delegate of an affiliated colonial society. Mrs. 
Thrower, who made a capital response, gave some 
details as to Chrysanthemum work and cultivation iu 
her far-off home, and said that the growing of this 
favourite plant was fast extending there. At the last 
exhibition of her society the gold medal offered for 
competition had brought together more exhibitors than 
had ever been known before. A motion was carried 
