March 2, 1895. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
427 
proSts which he will ultimately realise. The sub¬ 
joined tables show in greater detail the working out 
of my proposals:— 
Cost of Planting too Acres. 
The following table shows (i) the cost of planting 
and fencing ioo acres of land, (2) the amount of 
money necessary to recoup the landlord his annual 
rent for the first fifteen years after planting, (3) the 
cost of insurance, and (4) compound interest on all 
advances of money calculated on Ithe 3 per cent, 
tables:— 
Years. ■ £ s. d. 
/Cost of trees, planting, fencing .. 400 o o 
Rent at 2s. d. per acre (£12 10s.) 
per annum for 15 years .. 187 10 o 
, Cost of insurance for 15 years on 
(say) £800 10s. at 3s. 6d. .. 23 o o 
3 ) Compound interest on £400 at 3 
percent. .. .. .. 223 o o 
Compound interest on rent ad¬ 
vanced.. .. .. .. 45 o o 
Compound interest on insurance 11 10 o 
890 o o 
6—37 Compound interest on £890 at 
3 per cent, for 22 years .. 815 o o 
Total sum due to Government 
at end of 37 years .. - ..1705 o o 
The result of planting 100 acres with trees, it will 
thus be seen, is to leave the landowner at the end of 
thirty-seven years indebted to the Government in the 
sum of £1,705. The amount required to repay this 
sum within the remaining thirteen years of the 
original term of fifty years is £160 per annum But 
a glance at the foregoing table showing " Receipts 
from trees” will demonstrate that the landowner 
will now be in a position easily to make these re¬ 
payments, besides putting in his own pocket very 
large and welcome profits. The following table 
shows the ultimate working of my scheme, giving 
the landowner a net profit on his 100 acres of£io,000, 
or more than twenty times the value of the original 
fee-simple:- 
Years. 
Revenue 
from 
Trees. 
Rent 
of Land. 
GVrnmn 
Repaymn 
Profit, 
less cost ot 
Insurance. 
1—14 (14) 
175 0 0 
— 
— 
15—18 (4) 
60 0 0 
50 0 0 
— 
IO 0 0 
19—22 (4) 
112 0 O 
50 O O 
62 00 
23—26 (4) 
125 O 0 
50 0 0 
— 
Ui 
0 
0 
27—31 (5) 
125 0 0 
62 IO 0 
. — . 
62 IO 0 
32—36 (5) 
500 0 0 
62 IO 0 
— 
Oj 
M 
O 
O 
37—41 (5) 
1250 0 O 
62 IO 0 
800 0 0 
302 IO 0 
42—49 (8) 
3000 O 0 
IOO 0 0 
1280 0 0 
1484 0 0 
5° (1) 
8000 0 0 
12 IO 0 
Cv 
O 
O 
O 
0 
0 
0 
00 
13170 0 0 
625 0 0 
2240 0 0 
10244 0 0 
(To be Continued.) 
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NATIONAL CHRYSANTHEMUM 
SOCIETY. 
The annual general meeting of this Society was 
held at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet Street, on Monday 
evening, Mr. Charles E. Shea (one of the Vice-Pre¬ 
sidents) occupying the chair. There was a fair 
attendance of members, but owing to the prevailing 
epidemic, quite a number of well-known supporters of 
the Society were unable to be present. The minutes 
of the previous annual and special general meetings 
having been read and confirmed, the Honorary 
Secretary, Mr. R. Dean, read the following report of 
the Committee and the statement of accounts for 
the past year :— 
It is with the liveliest satisfaction the Committee 
are able to heartily congratulate the members upon 
another year of growing prosperity. This is shown 
by the fact that eleven Fellows and one hundred and 
thirty ordinary members have been elected, and the 
unusually large number of nineteen societies received 
into affiliation. This assuring growth in numbers 
is emphatic testimony to the widening influence 
exerted by the Society at home and abroad ; and 
also the high estimation in which the Chrysan¬ 
themum is held as an exhibition flower. 
The various shows fully maintained their reputa¬ 
tion as the best in London. The display of early 
Chrysanthemums in September was small, owing to 
the somewhat unfavourable character of the season ; 
but the fine collections of Dahlias and Gladioli 
amply compensated for any disappointment on this 
account. In October there was an imposing exhibi¬ 
tion, equalling in quality the Chrysanthemums seen 
in November. The Great Autumn Fete in November 
is unquestionably the largest show of the •• Golden 
Flower ” held in the United Kingdom, and a much 
more extended space for staging was required than 
in the previous year. On this occasion there were 
five competitors among the societies in affiliation lor 
the possession of the valuable challenge trophy, 
which was won by the Bromley Chrysanthemum 
Society. The large number of illustrations showing 
the decorative value of the Chrysanthemum, so 
prominent at the November fete, were so attractive 
in design and execution that they called forth the 
loftiest praise from the general and horticultural 
press. 
The exhibition held in the early part of December 
surpassed all expectations ; the display of Japanese 
varieties in particular was very fine. The Com¬ 
mittee are under great obligation to the trade for the 
valuable miscellaneous collections contributed to all 
the shows, combining as they do so much variety and 
interest. 
The meetings of the Floral Committee brought 
together a considerable number of new varieties, and 
that body is to be congratulated upon the caution 
exercised in making awards to novelties, selecting 
only those of the highest excellence. A desire has 
been expressed that the meetings of this body be held 
oftener during the months of October and 
November, a matter which will be considered by the 
General Committee. 
The preparation and issuing of a new supplemen¬ 
tal catalogue is one of the agreeable incidents of the 
past year, bringing that important feature of the 
Society’s work up to date; it is satisfactory to know 
it is in brisk demand. A Chrysanthemum Year Book 
is a new and welcome addition to the Society’s 
literary work, and promises to be a financial success. 
In each case the editorial direction was confided to 
Mr. C. Harman Payne, who deserves well of the 
Society for his able oversight. 
Mr. E. C. Jukes having found it obligatory upon 
him at the end of last year to retire from the office 
of vice-chairman of the committee he had held for 
several years, the members placed on record their 
great sense of the services he had rendered to the 
Society, and a suitable illuminated address on vellum, 
signed by the officers of the Society, was presented 
to Mr. Jukes by the president, at a special general 
meeting held in May last. 
The Committee have arranged for the holding of 
three exhibitions at the Royal Aquarium during the 
months of October, November, and December ; and 
a Dahlia show will be held by the Royal Aquarium 
Society in September, as heretofore, at which prizes 
will be offered by this Society for early Chrysanthe¬ 
mums, and these will be supplemented by a grant of 
ten pounds for Dahlias. Some substantial additions 
have been made to the prize money in the specimen 
plant classes at the November show. 
Certain amendments to the rules, recommended 
by the General Committee, have been drafted for 
acceptance by the general meeting. They give 
greater scope to the operations of the Society and 
augment the privileges of members. 
The President of the Society, Sir E. Saunders, 
continues his warm interest in its welfare and work, 
manifesting it in several gratifying ways, and par¬ 
ticularly by his generous gift of a piece of plate as 
the President's Prize at the November exhibition. 
It is with the greatest regret the Committee have 
learned the resolve of Mr. Robert Ballantine to 
retire from the position of chairman of the General 
Committee. Appointed vice-chairman in 1879, he, 
ten years later, became chairman on the retirement 
of the late Mr. E. Sanderson—a post he has filled with 
great credit to himself, and advantage to the Society, 
whose best interests he has always promoted to the 
utmost. Pressure of business engagements, with 
other considerations, actuates him in taking a course 
the Committee so much deplore. There is, how¬ 
ever, reason to hope Mr. Ballantine’s exertions in' 
promoting the best interests of the Society may be 
continued as a member of the General Committee. 
To all donors of special prizes the Committee 
tender their grateful thanks, assuring them such 
welcome assistance is highly appreciated. 
The financial statement showed receipts from all 
sources amounting to £847 os. 5d., the main items of 
which were subscriptions, £246 is. gd.; donations 
and special prizes, £41 15s. 6d.; Royal Aquarium 
Company, £294 16s. 6d ; and affiliated societies, 
£143 3s. The expenditure amounted to £817 10s. 3d. 
(of which sum £426 3s. id. was awarded in prize 
money and medals), leaving a balance in hand of 
£29 10s. 2d., exclusive of the reserve fund, £55 2s. 
The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the 
report and accounts, which was carried unanimously, 
congratulated the Society upon its continued and in¬ 
creasing prosperity, notwithstanding the fact that 
the country was passing through a most severe 
financial crisis. 
The officers for ensuing year were then elected as 
follows:—President, Sir Edwin Saunders ; Treasurer, 
Mr. J. R. Starling; Chairman of General Committee, 
Mr. B. Wynne (who was unavoidably absent through 
illness); Vice-Chairman, Mr. T. W. Saunders; 
Honorary Secretary, Mr. R. Dean; Foreign Corres¬ 
ponding Secretary, Mr. C. Harman Payne ; Auditors, 
Mr. T. C. Ward and Mr. G. J. Ingram. For fourteen 
vacancies on the General Committee there were 
seventeen nominations, and the following were 
elected :—Mr. G. Langdon, Mr. T. Bevan, Mr. A. 
Taylor, Mr. G. S. Addison, Mr. E. Rowbottom, 
Mr. T T. Simpson, Mr. W. Daniels, Mr. C. F. 
Yeomans, Mr. T. L. Turk, Mr. W. Higgs, Mr. J. P. 
Kendall, Mr. F. Gilks, Mr. H. Cannell, and Mr. W. 
Herbert Fowler. 
The following resolution was carried by acclama¬ 
tion :—“That this meeting of members places on 
record its high sense of the great services rendered 
to the National Chrysanthemum Society by Mr. 
Robert Ballantine since the year 1879 ; first as Vice- 
Chairman, up to 1889, and subsequently as Chair¬ 
man. That it has learnt with regret that circum¬ 
stances necessitated Mr. Ballantine’s retirement from 
this important post, aDd takes this opportunity of 
tendering him a most hearty and enthusiastic vote 
of thanks. That it be referred to the General Com¬ 
mittee to take such steps as may appear desirable to 
mark in some appropriate manner the high esteem 
in which Mr. Ballantine is held by the members.” 
The meeting then proceeded to amend several of 
the rules, and the proceedings closed with a very 
cordial vote of thanks to the Chairman. 
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Hardening Siscellany. 
PROTECTING THE CHRISTMAS ROSE. 
The long and mild autumn, or, in fact, the whole 
period that elapsed previous to the advent of Christ¬ 
mas, was so favourable to the promotion of growth 
that all the earliest varieties of the Christmas Rose 
(Helleborus niger) have mostly expanded their 
flowers and had them destroyed, unless cut previous 
to the frost and snow. I have seen them last manj' 
weeks together in good condition and perfectly white 
under a heavy coating of snow, but in many localities 
the snow was scanty and the frost destructive, owing 
chiefly to the strong eastern gales that prevailed for 
several days and against which flowers of anv sort 
could hardly be expected to stand. The late varieties 
have still a goodly proportion of buds upon them, 
and under more favourable conditions they may be 
expected to furnish a supply of flowers for cutting, 
and which are so desirable at this season of the year 
to contrast with those obtained from the hothouses. 
Those who are so circumstanced will find it worth 
their while to place a hand-light or bell-glass over 
the clumps, for it is wonderful what an amount of 
protection is afforded by such simple contrivances. 
Even should open weather now prevail it has every 
appearance of being unfavourable to flowers, so that 
the protection mentioned will keep the flowers clean 
and of a purer white than they would be if left 
exposed to every wind that blows, as well as rain.— 
J. O. 
PROPAGATING ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS 
(TENUISSIMUS). 
When well grown this plant is a most useful subject 
for many purposes for cutting, and is gradually 
getting the lead of the much used Adiantum, whilst 
as a decorative plant its light graceful appearance 
forms a most elegant and beautiful addition to any 
class of plants. It is not generally known that this 
