July 14, 1894. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
719 
STRAWBERRIES. 
JAMES VEITCH & SONS 
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HOW TO GROW 
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For Index to Contents see page 729. 
NEXT WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS. 
T UESDAY, July 17th.—Sale of Established Orchids at Protheroe 
& Morris’ Rooms. 
Wednesday, July i8th.—Newcastle-upon-Tyne Flower Show 
(3 days). 
Sale of Palm Seeds at Protheroe & Morris’ Rooms. 
Thursday, July igth.—National Rose Society’s Show at 
Salterhebble, Halifax. 
Halesworth Rose Show. 
Trentham Flower Show. 
Friday, July 20th.—Orchid Sale at Protheroe & Morris’ 
Rooms. 
Saturday July 2ist.—Rose and Pink Shows at Old Trafford 
Manchester. ’ 
Edited by BRIAN WYNNE, F.R.H.S. 
SATURDAY, JULY i^th, 1894. 
^HE Recent Rose Shows.— Contrary to 
the general opinion after the disastrous 
frosts of May, there has been some really 
excellent Roses staged at the many exhibi¬ 
tions already held. Roses, at least, the 
pick of the exhibition blooms, come on 
during a brief period only, and it is thus a 
matter of absolute necessity that the shows 
devoted to these flowers alone should be 
held during the fortnight or so that they 
are in full beauty. This year there has 
been several dates when more than two 
important fixtures have clashed. We had 
Reigate, Croydon, Ealing, Tunbridge 
Wells and others upon the same day_ 
July 4. Considering these matters, it is 
wonderful that both number and quality 
of blooms should have been kept up so 
well. 
Last Saturday the Crystal Palace, or 
rather the Metropolitan Show of the 
National Rose Society was held, and 
although not up to the high standard we 
looked for after the Windsor meeting 
a short time previously, the number of 
exhibits was very gratifying. There were 
no sensational blooms, nor yet any stands 
of remarkable merit. No one, in amateur 
or professional classes was head and 
shoulders above all others, as we often see, 
and the competition in the majority of 
cases was only decided by a few points. 
New Roses were not grand. We can 
thoroughly endorse the high opinion of the 
new H. P. Marchioness of Downshire 
from Messrs. A. Dickson & Sons, of New- 
townards, Ireland, and which was awarded 
the Society s gold medal. It also scored 
first in a class for twelve blooms of any 
new Rose. If further proof was needed 
respecting the superiority of British raised 
j: Roses recently touched upon in our 
I Editorial notes, it was found in this class, 
all three prizes going to separate dozens 
I of varieties introduced by the well-known 
I Irishraisers. Gustave Piganeau and several 
others of high repute were hopelessly 
beaten. 
It may not be out of place to call 
attention to the weakly growth and con¬ 
stitution of the three most sensational 
blooms exhibited so far this season. Dr. 
Budd’s Margaret Boudett, one ol the late 
M. Guillot’s 1888 novelties, the Rev. F. 
R. Burnside’s Cleopatra, sent out by the 
late Mr. Henry Bennett a year afterwards, 
and those most charming blooms of Com- 
tesse de Nadaillac so well grown by Mr. 
Prince (sent out by Guillot in 1871) are 
seldom obtained. Neither of them are 
even fair growers, and all three being more 
than usually tender, we see the futility of 
selection from exhibition stands. Not so, 
however, in the class or classes now known 
as garden Roses, and which have happily 
obtained a firm hold upon public taste. 
Here we have good growth, a more general 
hardiness ; and, if not of the same lasting 
properties as the heavier blooms, there is 
the great advantage of an entirely fresh 
set of blooms opening a few minutes after a 
shower or when a destructive wind has 
dropped. More than once this fact has 
impressed itself upon us during the past 
month, and we see it very plainly even 
in our Native Briers, which were never 
more beautiful than this season. 
Pruning Shrubs. —As a general rule this 
is done early in spring, at a time when 
the annual clear up preceding new life and 
verdure takes place. Much more might 
well be done in the matter of summer 
pruning than is the case in the majority of 
gardens, and the present is an excellent 
time for the operation. Knife pruning, by 
simply cutting away a few of the surplus 
growths, does not destroy the characteris¬ 
tics of our most beautiful Conifers to so 
great and deplorable an extent as we have 
often noticed after the general set-round of 
early spring. 
After the middle of July, and early in 
August, wm do not get much growth upon 
many Conifers and shrubs. It is a period 
of steady maturation, and there can be no 
good end served by allowing the plant to 
expend its energies upon unneeded growths. 
Nor is this all, we allow more room to 
those it is our object to retain, avoiding 
overcrowding and that semi-bare appear¬ 
ance which exists for so long a period after 
the general methods of pruning. Many 
plants, such as Box, Privet, Laurel, etc., 
will produce a crop of young shoots having 
a delightfully fresh appearance after the 
heat of summer suns. Yew, also, should 
be cut frequently after the desired dimen¬ 
sions have been obtained, as we thus get a 
pretty effect from new growths. This is 
more particularly the case with the golden 
variety. 
Turning to such flowering shrubs as 
Weigelias, Berberris, Forsythias, and 
others, there is great advantage in summer 
pruning. By cutting away the bulk of the 
growth that has already flowered we secure 
a far better finish in those new shoots 
which will produce the finest blooms in the 
ensuing season. The fruits of Berberris 
are beautiful in themselves, so that in this 
instance the knife should be used Avith 
especial care and judgment. Thinning out 
a few shoots of Rhododendron chimps, if 
done at once, will throw more strength into 
the remainder. Many of these can he cut 
out while still young and starting from the 
bloom trusses, and if we want good trusses 
in the future some little trouble must be 
taken with the trees now. 
