August 10, 1895. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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shayes special attention was paid to the vineries and 
fruit trees, which appeared to be well managed. 
Some Banana plants were remarkable for their 
vigour and healthiness ; and Peaches and Nectarines 
were full of fruit. In the conservatory was noticed 
a climbing Lily (Gloriosa superba) and other choice 
plants. The Tomatos and Grapes seem to be 
especially well grown, 
The journey was again resumed, and the Angel 
Hotel, Tiverton, reached about six o’clock. Here 
Host Mojle served an excellent meat tea, and at 
eight o'clock the final stage was undertaken when a 
start was made for Exeter. 
The arrangements were made by Mr. Andrew 
Hope, Hon. Secretary to the Association, and in his 
capable and methodical hands of course gave perfect 
satisfaction. The company comprised the follow¬ 
ing :—Messrs. E. Sparkes (Pynes), Martin (Polti- 
more), Weeks (Stoke House), Mackay (hon. 
treasurer), Webber and Radley (Veitch’s Nurseries), 
Luxton (Exeter Nurseries), Hill (Whipton), Vickery 
(St. Leonard’s), G. B. Carlile (Exeter), F. Meyer 
(Veitch), Bawden (Beaumont House), Horne 
(Hillersdon), and several honorary members of the 
society, including G. R. Lansdale, T. B. Purnell, 
W. Costin, R. Mills and J. F. Railing. 
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NAMES AGAIN. 
He who visits Kew frequently, will often come 
across, not only plants which he does not recognise, 
but plant names also. On the other hand he will, of 
course, recognise many plants and many names, 
which, in themselves, are well enough, but in con¬ 
junction with one another are, to say the least of it, 
confoundedly confusing. The sweet Alyssum is a 
case in point. Every gardener knows it; and 
possibly, also its botanical name Alyssum mariti- 
mum. Ah! there’s the rub; is it Alyssum mariti- 
mum ? At the beginning of the season the Kew 
authorities labelled it Koniga maritima, but now I 
notice they have reverted to the older or the younger 
name—which is it, Mr. Editor—Alyssum mariti- 
mum ? 
When I think of the etymology of the term 
Alyssum, viz., a, not and lyssa, rage, I cannot be 
angry, because that would belie its generic name ; 
and I cannot condemn the powers that because I do 
not know which is right and which is wrong; but I 
do know that vacillation in our public bodies is often 
indicative of divided councils .—Le Vert. [The plant 
you mention has several other names, including 
Koniga, Lobularia and Glyce, all given by different 
authors, a fact that may afford much food for 
reflection, but little satisfaction. The differences 
between Koniga and Alyssum are purely technical 
and of very minor importance. Seeing that Alyssum 
maritimum was the name adopted by Linnaeus, the 
great father of botany, we are perfectly satisfied that 
it is old enough and good enough for general 
adoption. Gardeners and horticulturists generally, 
are often responsible for the retention of the name 
Koniga or Koeniga.— Ed.] 
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CHRYSANTHEMUMS, TAKING THE 
BUD. 
The season is close at hand when the grower of 
Chrysanthemums should go his rounds among the 
Queen of Autumn flowers with even greater frequency 
than before. Not only has the securing of the bud 
to be attended to, but earwigs, grubs, maggots, green 
fly, &c., must be very closely looked after. The 
outlook for large blooms is at present anything but 
good. The continual rainy weather we have had of 
late having rushed the plants, and softness of wood 
is apparent everywhere. With bright and favourable 
weather this defect may disappear, and a good or 
average season result. The taking of the first bud, 
or, to use the professional phrase, the “ crown bud," 
should be performed from now onwards, according 
to the varieties grown and the particular time when 
they were stopped. 
As the crown bud usually lacks the plumpness 
that the ordinary buds show when allowed to develop 
naturally, it is often passed over unnoticed by many 
novices. We are all aware how easy it is to do a 
thing when one knows how to do it. As a matter of 
course, after any observant man has once been 
shown he hardly can fail in taking the bud properly, 
and also keeping it when taken. The crown bud 
always shows itself just as the plant is breaking 
away to finish its natural growth, generally consisting 
of three or more shoots. In the centre of these 
will be found the bud. Now don’t look for anything 
like an ordinary bud, because if you do you won’t 
find it. To the inexperienced the object in question 
does not appear to have anything at all like the 
making of a large flower in it. But have faith ; 
beneath that insignificant-looking bud, for it is a 
bud with two or three small bracts attached, 
beneath these I say many silver cups do lay. 
Some may ask what becomes of the first or crown 
bud if not taken ? Will it not bloom better if you 
leave it alone? My answer is that the shoots as 
1 stated above are breaking away to complete the 
natural growth of the plant. All the energy would 
be turned in this direction, and the bud would be 
left blind and devoid of all substance. Therefore, 
when it makes its appearance carefully remove all 
laterals, and anything calculated to rob the bud, and 
thus devote the whole of the strength of the plant 
towards the development of the bud instead of the 
making of growth. 
Feeding should be commenced gradually, should 
not be overdone at any time, and must be partially 
discontinued when the flower commences to open. 
High feeding after a certain time is very injurious, 
causing the blooms to damp off, and considerably 
shortening their lives. 
I have written this in time to enable anyone in 
the amateur line to experiment on having a few 
large blooms, and I advise any who are so inclined 
to make friends with the ever-obliging gardener, 
and be shown how it is done, or some may in 
ignorance make mistakes that might in many 
instances be avoided if information had been sought 
from the right quarter.— J. G. Pettinger, Strawberry 
Dale Nursery, Harrogate. 
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Gardening ||iscellany. 
PRIMULA FARINOSA AT HOME. 
I would like to add a word to your answers to an 
enquiry about the hardiness of Primroses. P. farinosa 
is quite plentiful in my bailiwick, that is Northern 
Wisconsin or the northern peninsula of Michigan. 
I saw beautiful patches of it a month ago on the 
shore of Lake Michigan, but at its extreme north 
end. It was growing in springy oozy ground, and it 
is only in such a place that it ever will grow. I find 
it in the springy gravelly shores of the Escanaba 
River, or growing in the crevices of the limestone 
banks right in the drip. It grows sometimes almost 
afloat in wet miry spots. In the garden it has done 
well with me in muck or leaf mould, but is smaller 
and less conspicuous than it would be in moist 
congenial ground. It grows in black muck or clear 
gravel, but always in a wet place and in full sunshine. 
I would be able to send plants to anyone especially 
interested, and would be pleased to help your corres¬ 
pondent make the experiment.— C. L.M., Milwaukee, 
June 23rd, 1895, in Gardening {American). 
DAISY THE BRIDE. 
Under the name of Beilis perennis flore albo pleno 
" Die Braut," a beautiful and new variety of Daisy 
will be put into commerce the coming autumn by 
Messrs. Lambert & Son, Trier. Those of our 
countrymen who secure it will be content to grow it 
under the name at the top of this nofe. The flower- 
heads are hemispherical, of great size, pure white, 
and borne upon long stalks so that they can readily 
be utilised for cut flower purposes in the making of 
bouquets and similar devices. Those who have seen 
it think that it will be serviceable for spring bedding 
during March, April and May, or even later, and 
judging from the value of older and well-known 
varieties there can be little doubt cf this fact. The 
special features of the new Daisy are the size and 
puiity of the flower heads and the length of their 
stalks. A figure of the plant is given in Mueller's 
Deutsche Gartner-Zeitung of the 20th July last. 
HUMULUS JAPONICUS LUTESCENS. 
Since the introduction of this species, which proves 
annual in this country, it has given rise to several 
varieties. The beautiful variegated form (H. j. 
variegata) is well known to many gardeners in this 
country. Now it seems that the plant is giving rise 
to other variations in Naples, amongst which is a 
variety named as above. It is described as a new 
plant in the Bulletin0 della R. Societd Toscana di 
Orticultura for July. The leaves are of a beautiful 
yellow washed with bronzy-gold. In Italy, as in 
America, the plant is somewhat weedy in character 
owing to the large number cf seeds which scatter 
themselves over the garden and germinate every¬ 
where. The seedlings of H. j. lutescens are not 
always true to character as might be expected. 
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SOCIETIES. 
Beckenham Horticultural, July 24 tli . — This society 
held its annual exhibition of flowers, fruit,and vege¬ 
tables in the Croydon Road Recreation Ground, and, 
as it has been during the past two or three years—in 
fact ever since its resuscitation—so it was this year : a 
complete success. The weather was fine ; it was 
not exactly a summer-like day because not a ray of 
sun broke forth. Clouds hung about all day and 
threatened, but only once did they send down any 
rain, and then it was so slight and of such short 
duration that it is scarcely worth mentioning. 
There were a dozen or more marquees and tents on 
the ground, four of which were occupied by the 
numerous exhibits. Others were for refreshments 
lecturers on bees by the Rev. T. Sissons, the exhibi¬ 
tion of prizes, &c. The show was an excellent one, 
and, although, perhaps, it did not reach the ex¬ 
cellency in all respects (as far as quality was con¬ 
cerned) of last year’s exhibition, the fruit and vegeta¬ 
bles especially, considering the dry season, were 
remarkably fine, and the entries were more numerous 
than on previous occasions, One of the judges 
characterized the show as of very high order, and he 
particularly mentioned the groups of plants arranged 
for effect; the brilliancy of the colour of the flowers 
and the foliage of the plants of the group which 
gained the first prize beiDg exceptionally striking. 
The tuberous rooted Begonias (specimen plants in 
pots) were much finer than the judges were accus¬ 
tomed to see at exhibitions. One of the most 
striking plants in the jshow was a huge Plumbago 
capensis, an excellent specimen of its kind, Outside 
the show was a fine collection of tuberous rooted 
Begonias, exhibited by Mr. J. R. Box, Croydon. Down 
the centre of each of the two largest marquees were 
tables on which were placed some very fine plants 
in pots, while round the sides were cut flowers, fruit, 
and vegetables, all displayed in a most tempting 
manner. The prettiest sight of the show was pro¬ 
bably the table decorations, some which were master¬ 
pieces of art and skill. The groups of plants were 
quite equal to those of former years, and that staged 
by Mr. T. Crosswell Who carried off the first prize in 
the open section was a magnificent display. A group 
which commanded particular attention was that 
staged not for competition by Mr. T. Horsman, of 
Clock House Nursery. Messrs. John Laing & Sons, 
of Forest Hill, exhibited a splendid lot of Roses and 
a’so had some fine groups of plants. Flowers and 
plants were exhibited from Reid's Nursery, Becken¬ 
ham Hill; a dozen very fine cucumbers were shown 
by Mr. T. Roots of the Victoria Nursery ; Messrs. 
John Peed and Sons, of Norwood Road and Streat- 
ham, had an excellent display of plants; and 
amongst others who sent non-competitive exhibits 
were Mr. Arthur Groom, Mr. H. Grenyer, Mr. T- 
Croswell, the Rev. H. E. Hill and Mr. C. Terry, the 
latter being highly commended for a model green¬ 
house. Some very fine seedling Ca r nations gained 
Mr. Wright a certificate. The ' ‘ Beckenham Journal 
Cup" was won by Mr. T. Croswell, gardener to Mr. 
W. M. Bullivant. The Silver Medal of the R.H.S. 
was awarded to Mr. F. W. Price, gardener to Mr. 
H. O. Crowther, and the Bronze Medal to Mr. F. 
Sinnock. The One and All Silver Medal was won 
by Mr. Abrahams, gardener to Mr. J. W. Price, 
Eden ledge, and Mr. W. Sinnock took the Bronze 
Medal. 
Forest Hill and Catfurd Horticultural.—The annual 
summer show of the above society was held on 
Tuesday and Wednesday, July 30th and 31st, 
in the charming grounds of St. Dunstan's 
College at Catford. Although but a young society, 
it has accomplished some real good work, and 
favoured by fine weather the meeting this year was 
an exceedingly popular feature. The exhibits of cut 
flowers, of bouquets, sprays specimen plants in pots, 
and groups, fruit and vegetables were very 
numerous, and as td quality left exceedingly little to 
