August 10, 1895. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
797 
for some years been struggling against adversity, but 
with indomitable courage its council, and most 
energetic secretary, Mr. Fuidge, have manfully 
stuck to their guns and done that for the horticulture 
of the district, which is deserving [of the highest 
praise, and should secure for their enterprise a much 
greater measure of local support than has hitherto 
been vouchsafed to them. 
The various subjects exhibited were staged in 
three large marquees, one being devoted entirely to 
specimen stove and greenhouse plants, and the 
minor classes of decorative subjects grown in pots; 
the second being completely filled with groups 
arranged for effect, a remarkably fine display in 
itself; and the third filled with cut flowers, fruit and 
vegetables, &c. The open classes for ten and six 
stove and greenhouse plants brought out a grand lot 
of specimens, and Mr. J. Cypher, Cheltenham, was 
again to the fore in both competitions, showing 
among others noble examples of Latania bor- 
bonica, Kentia Forsteriana, Phoenocoma prolifera 
Barnesii, Stephanotis floribunda, Erica Austiniana, 
Allamanda grandiflora, and splendidly developed 
and coloured specimens of Crotons, Sunset and 
Angustifolia. In the class for ten Mr. T. Wilkins, 
gardener, Inwood House, Henstridge, was a very 
creditable second,and Mr. E. Wills, and Mr. W. Peel, 
both of Shirley, secured the other awards. With six 
miscellaneous plants in a competition open only to 
residents in the County of Hants, Mr. N. Blandford, 
gardener, Moorhill, West End, secured the premier 
award, having in his group very fine examples of 
Croton Mortii and Allamanda chelsoni. In another 
good competition for a similar number open to 
gardeners only, the first prize went to Mr. T. Hill, 
gardener to the president of the Society, Sir S. 
Montague, Bart., South Stoneham House. 
In the open competition for groups arranged for 
effect, the contest was exceedingly close and 
the display of a very fine character. Premier honours 
fell to Mr. E. Wills, of Shirley, who had a light, 
elegant arrangement of choice flowering and fine 
foliaged subjects on an undulated groundwork of 
Maidenhair. Mr. E. Carr, gardener, W. W. A. 
Gillett, Esq., Fair Oak Lodge, who was second, had 
also a rich and very effective group, but a little over¬ 
done with dwarf flowering plants in the groundwork. 
Mr. T. Wilkins, who was third, showed excellent 
taste in arrangement, but his materials were some¬ 
what lacking in brightness. In a smaller class Mr. 
W. Peel, gardener to Miss Todd was first, and Mr. 
T. Hall, second, in an excellent competition. The 
smaller plant classes were all well contested, notably 
that for half-a-dozen Cockscombs in 9 in. pots, 
which brought out a beautiful lot of plants, among 
which Mr. W. Mitchell, gardener, Chilworth Manor, 
led the list. The best and most varied collection 
of nursery stock came from Mr. B. Ladhams, Shirley, 
the other awards going to Mr. E. Wills, and Mr. F. 
G. Bealing, Sholing, in the order named. Mr, 
Ladhams also secured premier honours for a dozen 
bunches of cut hardy herbaceous flowers, and 
Messrs. Keynes & Co., Salisbury, were first for 
Roses. The same firm had also a fine exhibit of 
Cactus Dahlias. 
The fruit staged was both plentiful and good, 
especially the grapes. For a collection of six 
dishes, distinct, Mr. H. W. Ward, Longford Castle 
Gardens, Salisbury, was first with well-finished 
Black Hamburgh, and Muscat of Alexandria Grapes, 
Sea Eagle Peaches, Pine Apple Nectarines, Windsor 
Castle Melon, and Brown Turkey Figs. Mr. G. A. 
Inglefield, gardener to Sir J. W. Kelk, Bart., Ted- 
worth House, Marlborough, came in second, Mr. G. 
Hall, gardener, Melchet Court, Romsey, third, and 
Mr. W. Mitchell, Chilworth Manor, fourth, all 
showing well. Mr. J. Sanders, gardener, Paulton’s, 
Romsey, had the best finished Black Hamburgh, and 
for any other Black Grape, Mr. T. Hall was first 
with very fine examples of Madresfield Court; while 
Mr. Mitchell had the finest Muscats, and Mr. Hale 
the best Buckland's Sweetwater, very finely finished 
examples. 
Notwithstanding the long continued drought the 
display of Vegetables was one of the finest the 
Society has ever had. In the open class for nine 
dishes Mr. T. Wilkins, Inwood House, was again to 
the fore with a grand lot, comprising Champion 
Onions, Autumn Giant Cauliflowers, New Inter¬ 
mediate Carrots, Pragnell's Exhibition Beet, 
Perfection Tomatos, Ne Plus Ultra Runner Beans, 
Duke of Albany Peas, Satisfaction Potatos, and 
Telegraph Cucumbers; and Mr. W. Pope, Highclare; 
Mr. C. J. Waite, Glenhurst, Esher, and Mr. A. 
Brown, Hill Farm Dairy, were close up in the order 
named. Messrs. Sutton & Sons’s special prizes for 
six dishes went to Mr. W. Pope and Mr. T. Wilkins ; 
Messrs. E. Webb & Sons, to Mr. Pope, Mr. Wilkins, 
and Mr. Waite; and Messrs. Toogood & Sons, to 
Mr. Wilkins and Mr. A. Brown ; while the last 
named firm's first prize for four dishes went to Mr. 
Follett, of Swaythling, a cottager who came out 
well in a strong competition. The Onions, Potatos, 
Cucumbers, &c., shown in other classes were all of a 
high order of merit, the cottagers and amateurs 
especially distinguishing themselves. 
Of miscellaneous exhibits we noted a fine display 
of Hardy Herbaceous Plants from Mr. B. Ladhams, 
a smaller but good assortment of similar subjects 
from Messrs. Longster Bros.; an attractive group of 
hardy shrubs from Mr. W. A. Rogers, Red Lodge 
Nurseries; a pretty group of hardy shrubs, and 
small Apple Trees in pots from Mr. Hillier of 
Winchester,and an attractive collection of Edwardian 
decorations from Messrs. W. Edwards & Sons, 
Sherwood, Nottingham. 
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*„* Will our friends who send us newspapers he so good 
as to mark the paragraphs or articles they wish us to see 
We shall be greatly obliged by their so doing. 
Names of Plants. —P.B.G. ; 1, Polemonium 
humile ; 2, Lychnis Vespertina flore pleno; 3, 
Antennaria margaritacea; 4, Thymus Serpyllum 
lanuginosus; 5, Potentilla argyrophylla atrosan- 
guinea; 6, Armeria vulgaris : 7, Prunella vulgaris ; 
8, Sedum Telephium : 9, Arabis albida variegata ; 
10, Centranthus ruber ; n, Antennaria tomentosa ; 
12, Pelargonium Cloth of Gold; 13, Saxifraga 
hypnoides ; 14, Sedum asiaticum ; 15, Yucca aloe- 
folium variegatum ; 16, Coprosma Baueriana varie¬ 
gata. 
Carnations Deformed. — W.P.C,: The flowering 
stems you sent us were affected with what gardeners 
often speak of under the name of gout; but as that 
may be the result of one or more of several causes, 
the explanation becomes more difficult. From what 
we can see by the specimens, they have been 
punctured by froghoppers, or some other kind of 
plant bug during the earlier stages of growth, say, in 
the last half of June or the first half of July. The 
injury on one side of the stems would check them 
there and cause the other to grow more, and in the 
attempt to heal the wounds, the growth is so con¬ 
siderable that the flowers, by the time they open, are 
pointing downwards. Staking and tying them up 
early will sometimes check the evil before it goes too 
far. In any case we should advise you to keep a 
sharp look out about the time the froghoppers are 
producing the frothy masses, termed cuckoo spittle, 
in the axils of the leaves during June. If any such 
makes its appearance, syringe the plants somewhat 
forcibly with a solution of soft soap in water. 
Fine Varieties of Petunias. — H. J. : Seeds 
obtained from a strain of some standing, will give a 
good percentage of flowers like their parents; but if 
a particularly fine variety should turn up as a 
seminal variation or otherwise, your best plan would 
be to take cuttings during the present or next month. 
Root and preserve them in a greenhouse during 
winter, after which you may harden them off and 
otherwise treat them like ordinary bedding plants. 
No bottom heat will be required for rooting them at 
present, but if you have a spent forcing bed that 
was used for raising Potatos or other crops, you may 
stand the pots or boxes of cuttings upon the surface, 
and put on the sashes, keeping them close till the 
cuttings show signs of having commenced to root. 
Show and Decorative Pelargoniums.— 
R. F. H. : You may take the cuttings at once, that 
is, if their removal would not defoliate the plants 
to an overdue extent in their present condition. 
After the plants had been kept dry for ten days or 
so you may cut them hard back, and when they have 
commenced to push their buds again, you may shake 
them out, reduce the ball, and put them in smaller 
pots, using a substantial compost, consisting chiefly 
of loam with sufficient sand to keep the whole porous 
and open. Place the pots of cuttings on a shelf 
near the glass in a cool house. 
Pentstemons and Phloxes.— A . L . M . : The 
cuttings may be put in any time between this and 
the end of September ; but we think you could not 
do better than accomplish the work at once, provided 
you can get the cuttings. By inserting them in 
good time they will be all the better rooted and stand 
the winter well, besides making better plants to put 
out in April next. A cold frame will answer the 
purpose admirably for rooting them. 
Communications received. —W. Dyke.— R. G. 
W.— W. Atlee Burpee & Co.—W. B. G.— G. G. 
.—Omega.—D. D.—- W. R.— A. J. H.— R. West. 
T. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED- 
E. H. Krelage & Son, Haarlem, Holland.— 
Dutch Bulbs for Autumn Planting. 
John Downie, 144 Princess Street, Edinburgh.— 
Bulb Catalogue. 
Dicksons & Co., 1 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh.— 
Dicksons’, Flower Roots. 
David W. Thomson, 24, Frederick Street, Edin¬ 
burgh.— Dutch Bulb List. 
Little and Ballantyne, the Queen's Seedsmen, 
Carlisle.— Bulb Catalogue. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
August 6th, 1895. 
Messrs. Hu-rst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report a slower demand 
for Trifolium incarnatum. Mustard and Rape at 
unchanged rates. New Trefoil offers freely without 
finding buyers. New English Italian Ryegrass 
opens at reasonable prices. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
August yth, 1895. 
Apples.per bushel 
Nova Scotia Apples 
per barrel 
Cob Nuts and Fil¬ 
berts, per ioo lbs. 
Cherries, half sieve 3 50 
Currants, Black...half 
sieve 50 00 
s. d. 
Currants, Red... half 
sieve 3 6 
Grapes, per lb. 6 
Pine-apples. 
—St. Mlobael’8 each 2 6 
Strawberries . 0 2 
| Peaches.per doz. 2 0 
I Tasmanian Apples, 
per case 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
t. d s. d. 
Vegetables.—A erage Retail Prices 
1. d. 1. d. 
ArtlchokesGlobedoz. 30 60 
Asparagus,per bundle 
Beans, French, perlb. 0 4 
Beet.per dozen 20 30 
Cabbages ... per doz. 3040 
Carrots ... per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers.doz. 30 60 
Celery.per bundle 16 20 
Cucumbers .each 03 06 
Endive, French, djz. 26 30 
Herbs .per bunch 02 06 
1. d. 
Horse Radish, bundle 2 0 
Lettuces ...per dozen 2 0 
Mushrooms, p. basket 1 0 
Onions.per bunoh 0 4 
Parsley ... per bunch 0 6 
Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
Seakale...per basket 
Smallsalading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach .per lb. 0 6 
Tomatos. per lb. o 6 
Turnips.per bun. 0 6 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d 
Asters (English) doz. 
bunches .3 060 
French Asters per 
bch. 09 10 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 20 40 
Asparagus Fern, bun. 20 30 
Bouvardias, per bun. 06 10 
Carnations doz.blms. 10 20 
Euoharls ...per doz. 16 26 
Gardenias ...per doz. 20 30 
Geranium, scarlet, 
doz. bunches 40 60 
Lilium lancifolium 
per doz. 1626 
Lilium longlflorum 
per doz. 20 40 
Mr rguerltes, 12 bun. 16 30 
MailenhalrFern,i2bs. 4 060 
Orchids, doz. blooms 1 6 12 0 
s. d 
Pansies, doz. bun.1 o 
Pelargoniums,12 bun. 4 o 
1 Primula, double, doz. 
sprays 0 6 
Pyrethrum doz. bun. 2 0 
Roses (indoor), doz. 0 6 
II 1 Cd| WlillO) UULi A u 
„ Niels . 3 0 
1, Yellow, doz. ... 2 o 
,, Safrano 
(English), doz. ... 1 0 
Red Roses.0 g 
Pink Roses .1 o 
Roses,mixed,doz.bhs. 3 0 
Smilax, per bunch ... 4 0 
Stephanotis, doz. 
sprays .1 6 
Tuberoses, doz. 
blooms .0 3 
s, d. 
o o 
1 6 
6 0 
1 o 
8 0 
s. d. 
4 ° 
I 6 
0 6 
0 g 
s. d. 
2 0 
8 o 
o 9 
4 o 
1 0 
2 o 
6 0 
3 0 
2 o 
1 o 
2 o 
6 o 
5 ° 
2 0 
0 6 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices 
1. d. 1. d. 
Aibor Vitae (golden) 
per doz. 6 0 12 o 
Aspidistra, doz. 18 0 36 0 
„ specimen 
plants. 5 0 10 6 
Calceolaria, per doz. 40 60 
Diacaena, various, 
per doz. 12 0 30 o 
Dracaena vlrldis.doz. 9 0 18 0 
Euonymus, var. doz. 6 0 18 o 
Evergreens,Invar.doz 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 0 18 0 
Ferns, small, per 100 40 60 
Ficus elastica, each 10 50 
Foliage-Plants, var., 
each 1050 
I. d. I. d- 
Fuchsia, per doz. 40 60 
Heliotrope, per doz. 40 60 
Hydrangea, per doz. 9 o 18 0 
Ivy Geraniums, per 
doz. 40 60 
Lobelia, per doz. 3040 
Lycopodiums, doz. 3040 
Mignonette, per doz. 40 60 
Marguerite Daisy doz 6 0 12 0 
Myrtles, doz. 60 90 
Palms in variety,each 1 o 15 o 
Palms, Specimen ...21 o 63 0 
Pelargoniums,perdoz. 9 o 12 o 
Rhodanth, per doz. 40 60 
Scarlets, per doz. 30 40 
GOITTENTS. 
PAGE PAGE 
Acton Flower Show, the ...794 
Amateurs, hints for.792 
Barron, Mr. A. F. retire¬ 
ment of .789 
Beckenham Horticultural...795 
Bournemouth Gardeners' 
Mutual Improveinement 
Society . 788 
Chrysanthemums, Taking 
the bud of . 795 
Cyclone, a terrific .788 
Daisy, the Bride. 795 
Devon and Exeter Gar¬ 
diners’ Outing .........794 
Englishman, An, on his 
travels. 79 2 
Eynsford, Popular Flowers 
at .789 
Flower Garden, the . 79 * 
Forest Hill and Catford 
Horticultural . 795 
Fruit under Glass . 79 ° 
Gardening Miscellany . 795 
Gardens and the drought...790 
Gooseberries without 
Spines. 793 
Hardy Fruit Garden .790 
Horticulture, examination 
in .789 
Humulus japonicus 
lutescens.795 
Kew Guild, Journal of the 787 
Kitchen Garden, the.791 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Association .796 
Lychnis Viscaria fl. pi. 793 
Names again. 795 
Petunias. 79 1 
Primula farinosa, at home 795 
Royal Botanic Society . 788 
Serpentine district Horti¬ 
cultural Society .788 
Societies. 795 
SouthamptonHorticultural 796 
Stephanotis florebunda.791 
Strawberries, Messrs. Cut- 
bush & Sons .. 
Strawberry, Scarlet Queen78g 
Strawberry, Steven's 
Wonder . 7 8 9 
Chafed Skin, Piles, Scalds, Cuts, Chilblains, Chapped 
ands, Sore Eyes, Sunburn, Ear-ache, Neuralgic and Rheu- 
atic Pains, Throat Colds, and Skin Ailments, quickly 
lieved by use of Calvert’s Carbolic Ointment. Large 
its 13M. each, at Chemists, &c.; or post free for value.— 
C. CALVERT & CO., Manchester. 
