November 5, 1892. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
149 
the same body, the finances of the two societies form 
the basis of separate annual statements. The annual 
report of the Auricula Society referred to the in¬ 
creasing interest felt in that beautiful and fascinating 
flower, the brilliancy found in the alpine varieties 
appearing to hit the popular taste. No doubt one 
grey-edged Auricula looks exactly like another to 
the uninitiated—the same with the white edges and 
the greens —and they fix upon the seifs as those 
which most appeal to their admiration. One can 
quite understand why unenlightened ones should 
think there is quite enough of green in the leaves 
without having any in the flowers, and therefore 
they turn to the alpine sections, where the marked 
contrast between the golden centre and the vari¬ 
coloured margins to the flowers naturally attracts. 
The report admitted that 
the alpines, with the bril¬ 
liant and striking fancy 
Polyanthuses and Prim¬ 
roses made up the leading 
features of the show. 
New varieties of all sec¬ 
tions were produced, 
notably of the alpines. 
The classes for species 
of Primulas were well 
filled. The report appeals 
to members to assist the 
society by competing, or, 
if they do not compete, 
by sending contributions 
not for competition. 
The Carnation report 
was cast in a buoyant tone, 
for the society has issued 
a manual on Carnation 
culture, and mainly 
through the exertions of 
the president a large 
accession of members 
has taken place. The 
report praises the show 
held in July last as one 
of the largest and best 
ever seen, the exhibition 
of border types being 
particularly good. The 
self and fancy varieties 
and yellow grounds in¬ 
crease rapidly in numbers 
and also in the estimation 
ofthepublic. The "Carna¬ 
tion Annual ” was sent 
gratis to all subscribers of 
the society of ios. and up¬ 
wards. The cost of pub¬ 
lishing the annual was 
borne by the president, 
and he has also distributed 
seeds of Carnations from 
fertilized flowers among 
the members. 
The balance sheet of the 
Auricula Society showed 
that the subscriptions 
amounted to ^64 ns., 
and the prizes paid to 
^65 8s. 6d. so that 
the year is closed wi h 
a deficit. In point of members the society 
appears stationary. On the other hand the Carna¬ 
tion Society has increased largely, ninety-four new 
members having been added during the year. The 
annual subscriptions amounted to /134 is., the 
prizes paid came to ^78 14s., and a balance is carried 
forward of £65 16s. 5d. In addition there is a 
reserve fund of /40. 
Sir John Llewelyn, Bt., was re-elected President 
of the Auricula Society, and vice-presidents and 
committee were re-elected and added to. Mr. M. 
R. Smith was re-elected president of the Carnation 
Society, and vice-presidents and committee also with 
additions. The schedules were revised and the Car¬ 
nation one added to in a large degree. The Carna¬ 
tion Society being now so rich in funds it is a pity it 
cannot get away out of the dungeon-like Drill Hall 
at Westminster, to some place where the surround¬ 
ings and light are more in harmony with the exhibi¬ 
tion, but it seems so hopelessly wedded to the R.H.S. 
Everyone who has had experience of the Drill Hall 
must admit the force of the Rev. F. D. Horner’s 
description of it in the Gardening World of a fort¬ 
night ago as a dismal place for a flower show. The 
matter of the judges at both shows always, an un¬ 
satisfactory arrangement, was also gone into. The 
exhibition of the National Auricula Society will 
take place on April 25th, and that of the Carnation 
Society on July 25th.— R. D. 
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THE VARIEGATED HOP. 
There are only two known species of Hop, the 
common and well known Humulus Lupulus, a native 
of the temperate parts of Europe, Asia and North 
America. The other one, generally known as the 
Japan Hop (H. japonicus) in this country, is a 
native of China and Japan and was introduced as 
recently as 1886. The foliage is similar to that of 
our native species, but finer and more beautiful, the 
leaves being deeply and sharply five to seven-lobed, 
and serrate. It is more amenable to different 
methods of treatment than the common Hop as it 
can be raised from seeds and grown as an annual for 
covering bowers,trellises, summerhouses, verandahs, 
fences, poles, or in fact Li any other way which may 
suit the convenience or the fancy of the cultivator. 
It grows with great rapidity, and is therefore bound 
to become popular when it gets known to the general 
public. 
A beautiful variegated form (Humulus japonicus 
variegatus) has already made its appearance in 
the nursery of Herr Frederick Roemer, seed 
grower, Quedlinburg, Germany, and is put down 
on his list of novelties for next year. He sends 
us a photograph of a plant grown upon a tall pole, 
from which our illustration was prepared. He 
states that 80 per cent, of the seedlings come true 
from seeds. We have also received some of the 
variegated leaves through the medium of an ama¬ 
teur friend, who has seen the plants in Germany. 
In the earlier stage the leaves are of a light yellow, 
irregularly splashed and blotched with light 
green and dark green, the two tints of the latter 
being quite distinct, with several shades of difference 
between them. As the leaves get older, the yellow 
gives place partly to a paler yellow, but more ex¬ 
tensive ly to a silvery white. Many of the leaves are 
also wholly yellow, or wholly white, according to their 
age. It is almost certain to become a garden favourite. 
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NOTES FROM PENNSYLVANIA. 
I have read with a great deal of interest those 
articles that have appeared from time to time in your 
columns, like volcanic outbursts, on the status of the 
gardener, and especially 
your editorial of a few 
weeks ago. Through it you 
showed each one of us that 
only by conscientious 
application to duty and 
aspirations to a higher in¬ 
tellectual life can we raise 
ourselves above the ordin¬ 
ary unskilled labourer. 
I once cherished the 
idea of a vast union of 
gardeners; then for all 
hands to strike and win 
what we as a body 
deserve, higher wages, a 
limited number of hours of 
toil, and fortnightly pay¬ 
ments in preference to 
monthly, etc. But my 
faith in unionism is 
shaken. Since 1 came to 
the United States I have 
seen strong, flourishing 
unions the chief inciters 
to bloodshed, lawlessness, 
and misery. I have seen 
those unions, when Wealth 
became the aggressor, 
broken up like some old 
hulk, and to-day scarce a 
vestige of them remains. 
To-day in this country 
non-union labour is more 
eagerly sought after, aye, 
and higher wages paid 
to it than to members 
of labour organizations, 
whose dictation as to how 
this world shall work is 
growing arrogant and in¬ 
sufferable. We cannot all 
be great, but let all who 
can or will snatch every 
spare moment forstudy, to 
strike out into the world 
of science, literature, and 
art, and out through the 
world itself and see what it 
is doing. By doing so you 
will reach a broader and a 
higher status.and you will 
soon find yourself the pos¬ 
sessor of more human in¬ 
telligence than have half a-dozen every-day grubbers- 
A man who can work with both brain and hand will- 
always have enough to do with the highest remunera¬ 
tion, and in this Republic there are centuries of 
work for such men. Vast prairies, wooded valleys, 
and rugged mountain sides have yet to be turned into 
smiling gardens and pleasure grounds. The gar¬ 
dener of the Old World has done and is doing noble 
work to make this world the new. His thorough 
practical training in the gardens at home place him 
far above the native gardener. But we all need 
more brains with our work. 
We are enjoying the Indian summer at present. 
The days are pleasantly warm and the nights cool, a 
relief from the torrid heat we had to submit to this 
summer. The forests are in a blaze of colour of 
every hue. Tree trunks clad with Japanese 'Ivy 
(Ampelopis Veitchii) now .urned from green to Ver¬ 
million are certainly grand. The meadows are 
simply painted with Golden Rod. The Grape crop 
has been heavy, the berries large with excellent 
flavour. The weather was dry with plenty of sun- 
