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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
t)ecember 2^ 1893* 
and well-formed blooms for exhibition they require a 
different treatment to those only grown for display. 
The cuttings were struck the same, and the treat¬ 
ment similar to that recommended for the decorative 
kinds, except that they should be transferred to 
larger pots previous to planting out, if at all likely 
to become root bound. They should also be planted 
out in good rich material, and in an open yet 
sheltered situation if possible. 
When the plants are growing freely all side 
growths should be pinched out except a limited 
number to give a succession of flowers. These 
shoots should be also restricted, and when the flower 
buds show they should be restricted to one flower 
on each growth, and should be liberally fed with 
manure water, &c., when the blooms begin to open. 
Some cowls made ofWillesden paper should be placed 
over them to protect them from sun and rain. 
There is yet one other way of growing the Dahlia, 
which was not practised so much as it deserves to 
be, viz., growing in pots. The utility of single Dahlias, 
was now generally recognised, and a supply of the 
flowers was always acceptable. And, however 
beautiful these were when grown in the borders, 
they bore no comparison with those produced in 
pots under glass, especially in those seasons when 
the outside plants were cut down early in the season 
by frost. When grown in pots their blooming 
season could be considerably extended, and were 
invaluable for cut flowers. They were also most 
useful for conservatory decoration. When the 
requisite number of plants for outside were secured, 
a batch of cuttings of some of the best single and 
pompons might be struck for growing in pots. The 
White Aster pompon, and the old cactus Juarezii 
were especially good for this purpose. 
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SOCIETIES. 
Royal Horticultural, Nov. 28th .—The exhibits at 
the meeting on Tuesday last were very much re¬ 
duced in number compared with those of the pre¬ 
vious one ; but it is usually the case at this season of 
the year. Orchids and Chrysanthemums were the 
leading features, but Cyclamens, New Holland 
plants and fruit were also present in moderate 
quantity. A small but interesting group of Orchids 
was exhibited by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, 
including Habenaria ciliaris, Cypripedium Minos, 
C. Cleola, Laelio-cattleya Cornelia, and Catasetum 
Darwinianum. Dendrobium Dallertisii, an Austra¬ 
lian type, was exhibited by C. J. Lucus, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. G. Duncan), Warnham Court, 
Horsham. R. I. Measures, Esq. (gardener Mr. Hy. 
Chapman), Cambridge Lodge, Camberwell, exhibited 
Cypripedium insigni illustre, a handsome variety. 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Clapton, exhibited 
Cypripedium Pluto, a new hybrid, Vanda Sanderiana, 
and some flowers of the handsome Lilium nepalense. 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co,, St. Albans, exhibited a 
large basket of plants of Calaiithe Victoria Regina 
in full flowering condition; also C. sandhurstiana, 
Cypripedium Lynchianum, &c. Cypripedium 
Leeaaum superbum was shown by W. R. Lee, Esq., 
Audenshaw, Manchester, by way of contrast to 
another form of it named C, Mary Lee. Mrs. 
Haselfoot (gardener Mr. N. Blandford), Moorhill, 
Southampton, showed a collection of cut flowers of 
Cattleya labiata in considerable variety. Cyperor- 
chis Mastersii was exhibited by Mr. H. A. Tracey, 
Orchid and Lily Nursery, Twickenham. Cypripedium 
Cobbianum, a hybrid sort, was staged by Walter 
Cobb., Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Howes), Dulcote, 
Tunbridge Wells. A handsome White Calanthe 
named C. Mylesii was staged by Messrs. B. S. 
Williams & Sons, Upper Holloway. Cattleya 
Victoria Regina was shown by W. Thompson, Esq. 
(gardener Mr. W. Stevens), Walton Grange, Stone, 
Staffs. Laelia anceps Amesiana, a handsome 
variety, Cypripedium Leeanum and C. Fairiano- 
Lawrenceanum, a very distinct hybrid, were all 
shown by Thos. Statter, Esq. (gardener Mr. R. 
Johnson), Stand Hall, Manchester. 
A Silver Flora Medal was accorded to the Duke 
of Northumberland (gardener, Mr. G, Wythes), 
Syon House, Brentford, for a group of Palms, 
Dracaenas, Ferns, &c., enlivened by well flowered 
plants of Cypripedium insigne, and Calanthe Veitchi 
superba, A Silver Banksian Medal was awarded to 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co, for a group of well grown 
Cyclamens, supplemented by a group of New Holland 
plants. Very interesting were Correa cardinalis, C. 
magnifica, C. ventricosa, Crowea latifolia, and others, 
already in bloom. A Silver Banksian Medal was 
accorded to Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, 
Kent, for a collection of Chrysanthemums and 
Pelargoniums. Amongst the latter Madame de Boude- 
ville, Maud of Wales, Mrs. Wildsmith and Sunbeam 
were handsome. Some yellow Chrysanthemums of 
the variety Guernsey Nugget, grown for table deco¬ 
ration with flowers all up the stem, were exhibited by 
Mrs. Haselfoot. Cut blooms of Chrysanthemums 
were shown by D. Broomlow, Esq. (gardener Mr. 
F. Knights), Beteswell Hall, Lutterworth; by Mr. 
G. Stevens, St. John’s Nursery, Putney; by Mr. 
James Henderson, The Gardens, Meltham Hall, 
Huddersfield; by .Henry Tate, Jun., Esq., Allerton 
Beeches, Allerton, Liverpool; and by Mr. J, 
Reynolds, Netley Castle, Netley Abbey. An inter¬ 
esting little group was staged by Mr. T. S. Ware, 
Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, including Leon- 
tice Leontopetalum, Lachenalia pendula, and Nar¬ 
cissus monophyllus. Begonia Madame Lebourg, 
Acalypha Macafeeana, and a handsome basket fern, 
named Aglaomorpha Mezeniana, were all exhibited 
in fine condition by Mr. H. B. May, Upper 
Edmonton. A collection of Chrysanthemums 
was exhibited by Mr. Robert Owen, Castle Hill, 
Maidenhead, including Le Prince du Bois, H. M. 
Pollett, Walter Surman, John Noble, and Mrs. J. 
Mitchell. Some large and well grown blooms of 
Chrysanthemums were exhibited by T. B. Haywood, 
Esq. (gardener Mr. C. J. Salter), Woodhatch Lodge, 
Reigate ; by W. Seward, Esq., Hanwell; and by Mr. 
C. Blick, The Warren, Hayes, Kent. 
At a meeting of the Fruit and Vegetable Com¬ 
mittee a Silver Knightian Medal was awarded to Sir 
E. G. Loder (gardener, Mr. Geo. Goldsmith), 
Leonardslee, Horsham, for a collection of Apples 
and Pears. Many of the varieties in both cases 
were of great size and handsomely coloured. The 
Hambro-Colmar Grape was shown by the Liverpool 
Horticultural Co., Ltd. (J. Cowan), Garston, Liver¬ 
pool. A Cultural Commendation was awarded to 
C. E. Smith, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Quarterman), 
Silvermere, Cobham, Surrey, for a large bunch of 
Bananas. A Bronze Banksian Medal was accorded 
to Mr. T. Arnall, Brookside, Headington Hill, 
Oxford, for eleven huge samples of Uvedale’s St. 
Germain Pear, one fruit of which weighed 3 lbs. 
8 ozs. Some four fruits of Diospyrus Kaki were 
exhibited by Messrs. Chantrier Freres, Mortefon. 
taine, France. Some prizes were offered for groups 
of Chrysanthemums open to amateurs only. The 
first award was taken by Mr. E. Vince, head 
gardener, Highgate Cemetery, who had bushy, 
well-flowered specimens of leading varieties. Mr. 
G. Wythes, Syon House, was second. 
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THE LATE STORM IN 
SCOTLAND. 
A HURRICANE of terrible force passed over Scotland 
on Saturday morning, the i8th ult. The gale 
exceeded in violence that of any storm within the 
last half-century. The memorable gale oL Decem¬ 
ber, 1879, when fbe first Tay Bridge' fell, was 
exceeded in force, as during that storm the velocity 
of the wind was estimated at fifty-eight miles per 
hour, while in the storm of the i8th ult. it attained 
a speed of sixty miles per hour. One of the memor¬ 
able results of the storm has been the immense and 
awful destruction to trees ; whole plantations being 
blown down, and “ roads and railways blocked ” is 
the universal story that comes from the northern 
counties. 
It is computed that in Perthshire over loo.ooo 
trees have been uprooted, and many old trees have 
been snapped through at various heights from the 
ground. The torn and teased ends are sad spec¬ 
tacles, and afford terrible evidence of the wind- 
power. Huge arms of i ft. and 2 ft. in diameter 
have been torn off and sent spinning like toys from 
the main tree, while some great boles are split in 
twain to the ground. The popular minister of Mut- 
hill, the Rev. Dr. Rankin, writing in the Scotsman of 
the terrible havoc in Drummond Castle Woods says; 
" Looking north-west from this point the park to¬ 
wards the head of Drummond Loch, the forest sur¬ 
rounding the loch head had little look of a forest at 
all, but resembled a harbour with a fleet of vessels 
with broken masts. Beyond these, again, and more 
northwards, at one mile distance, is a hill finely 
wooded, but now on its north and east face abso¬ 
lutely flattened as if a vast tree roller had passed 
over it. Still looking from the same point, but 
turning more westward, is- the Hill of Turleum 
which commands the valley of the Earn down as far 
as Perth. This beautiful wooded hill on its north¬ 
east face is also now treeless, the trees lying flat like 
great dead men on a wide field of battle. The sight 
is ghastly and saddening beyond description, even at 
a mile of distance.” 
We are informed that a favourite tree planted by 
Prince Charlie in 1745, is also down in the Castle 
grounds. The principal entrance to Taymouth 
Castle was an intricate jumble of trunks and 
branches. The ravages on other estates in Perth¬ 
shire are extraordinary. The terrible catalogue of 
desolation and destruction in Forfarshire is appalling. 
On the Glamis Castle estate, which lies in the 
valley of Strathmore, almost entire woods have been 
levelled to the ground; many of the grand old trees 
in front of the Castle are uprooted, and a great part 
of the beauty of Glamis is gone. Looking north¬ 
wards from the valley, for miles there stretches on 
the braes of Airlie, the woods of Lindertis, and be¬ 
hind them is the famous Castle of Airlie. Often 
have we admired this magnificent woodland scenery. 
But what of it now ? On Friday, it is computed 
that 800 acres were standing, while on Saturday 700 
acres were levelled to the ground, leaving 100 acres 
standing, and the damage is estimated at ;^3o.ooo. 
We feel very sorry for our friend Mr. R. Fyffe, the 
estate manager, on whose shoulders fall the ardous 
duties of dealing with this terrible devastation. The 
estates of Kinordy and Cortachy, have also very bad 
reports. On the east side of the Esk nothing is to 
be seen but desolation. The very face and appear¬ 
ance of the country in whichever way one may turn 
is changed. 
Fully half the woods of Fasque have been blown 
down. Almost all the fine Beeches (one of the finest 
collections in Scotland) are levelled. Still further 
north the same reports of disaster. In Skibo Castle 
woods, above 3,000 trees are down. On the 
Dunrobin Estate some 4,000 trees have been thrown 
over. Braemar and Invercauld forests have also 
been fearfully smitten. One cannot give anything 
like an adequate idea of the awful destruction. 
Giant Oaks and Beeches bowled over, with tons 
of soil on their roots, making in some cases holes 7 ft. 
deep and 10 to 20 ft. across. 
An object lesson—certainly a very terrible one—is 
given to all by this late storm. The Rev. Dr. Rankin 
says : ” Many of the fallen trees when inspected at 
the roots are seen to be decayed, and that they are 
unhealthy or over ripe and should have been taken 
down many years ago,” also, he says ; ” One sees the 
prudence of shortening long lateral branches, etc.” 
We are one with him in all he says, and firmly 
believe that far too little use is made of the pruning 
knife and saw. Would it not be a national bene¬ 
faction if that great Society—the Arboricultural 
Society of Scotland—-were to make an official visit to 
some of the scenes of disaster, thoroughly investigate 
the condition of affairs on the spot, and make an 
official report on the point whether many of the 
trees are over-ripe, unhealthy, top-heavy, etc. I 
have confidence in believing that they would be able 
to show some points where man had the power to 
mitigate to some extent the disastrous calamity as 
shown by the present storm.— Caledonian. 
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THE ROSERY. 
Never have I known Roses in better condition for 
passing through the winter than they are this 
season; nor have they carried mare promising 
growth. True, much of the wood upon climbers is 
scarcely so long as usual, but the prolonged autumn 
with genial showers, followed by such beautiful 
weather as we have experienced during the first 
half of November, has caused the production and 
ripening of most promising wood. The eyes upon 
the hybrid perpetuals are sound and bright, having 
that finished appearance rosarians so delight to see. 
The buds which were inserted in July and August 
are looking exceptionally well, having formed an ad¬ 
mirable union with the stocks. During a very wet 
season, especially when cultivated upon rich land, 
the stocks are apt to grow rather too coarse for the 
benefit of Rose buds. A hint in this connection 
may not be out of place. 
