July 8, 1893. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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National Chrysanthemum Society's Annual Outing.— 
The final arrangements for this event have now been 
made, and may be summarised as follows:—Train 
leaves Paddington at 8.20 a.m. for those who take 
part in the cricket match, and any friends who may 
desire to accompany them. Eleven a.m. cricket 
match commences in the grounds of Wycombe 
Abbey. Eleven a m., second train leaves Padding¬ 
ton ; 1.30 p m., dinner in the Abbey Hall; 2.30 p m. 
to 3.30 p.m., inspect chairmaking factories of Messrs. 
Beech & Sons; 2.30 to 5.45, drives to Hughenden 
Manor; 6 p.m., tea in the Abbey Hall; 8 p.m., 
train leaves for Paddington. Lord Carrington has 
very kindly given permission for the party to look 
over the gardens and pleasure grounds ; to view the 
state rooms of the Abbey, and to dine in the noble 
hall adjoining the Abbey. The charge for the 
tickets will be 8s. 6d. exclusive of driving fares, and 
Mr. Dean will be glad of early intimation from those 
who intend to join the party. 
Death of Mr. Robert Holland of Frodsham. —We 
regret to hear of the sudden death, recently, from 
heart disease, of Mr. Robert Holland, of Frodsham, 
Cheshire, a well-known authority on agriculture, and 
the joint author, with Mr. James Britten, F.L.S., of 
the Natural History Museum, South Kensington, of 
the "Dictionary of English Plant Names.” Mr. 
Holland it appears has had but a very small income 
for some years, and has left a widow and four 
children with very limited means. An appeal has 
accordingly been issued by Mr. Thomas Rigby, of 
Sutton Weaver; the Rev.. H. B. Blogg, vicar of 
Frodsham; and Mr. E. J. Baillie, F.L.S., of Chester, 
who are endeavouring to raise a fund to meet the 
needs of the family for a few years. 
Caution to intending Emigrants to Brazil.— In 
continuation of the notice issued in September last 
respecting emigration to Brazil, the Emigrants’ In¬ 
formation Office warns the public that an agent has 
been sent from Brazil with the object of introducing 
Scotch settlers into the province of San Paulo. See¬ 
ing that all parts of Brazil are, both in climate and 
in other respects, unsuited to British emigrants, and 
that great suffering has already followed British 
emigration to that country, intending emigrants are 
again most strongly warned not to go to Brazil. 
They should disregard any inducements which may 
be held out to them of obtaining cheap passages, 
grants of land, or high wages, and should apply for 
further information to the Chief Clerk, at the 
Emigrants’ Information Office, 31, Broadway, 
Westminster, S.W. 
Nurserymen’s Trip to Llandudno —The employes 
of Messrs. Richard Smith & Co , St. John's 
Nurseries, Worcester, had their 19th annual excur¬ 
sion on Monday, the 19th ult. Llandudno was the 
place chosen for this year’s outing, and accompanied 
by their wives and friends, the whole party number¬ 
ing 450, travelled by way of the lovely Severn Valley 
in a special train provided by the G.W.R. Co., and 
arrived at their destination in time for breakfast. 
The morning was spent in bathing, boating, fishing, 
in drives round the Great Orme’s Head, and in 
various other ways. A sea trip to the famous Menai 
Bridge and back in the pleasure steamer " Bonnie 
Princess” had been previously arranged for the 
afternoon. Glimpses were had of Beaumaris, 
Bangor, and other watering places on the lovely 
Welsh coast on the route. The return journey was 
commenced at seven o'clock, the party reaching 
Worcester about one a.m., after having spent a most 
enjoyable day and fully appreciating the generosity 
of the firm in granting the day’s holiday. We also 
understand that the firm closed their nurseries and 
seed establishment on the 6th inst. in honour of the 
Royal Wedding, and paid their employes for the day 
as usual. 
Derby Horticultural Association. —A well-attended 
meeting was recently held in Derby, at which it was 
decided to form an association under the ab jve name 
for residents in Derby, having the following objects:— 
To obtain instruction in the best and most profitable 
methods of cultivating fruit, flowers, and vegetables, 
and of storing and packing fruit : to encourage the 
tasteful arrangement and successful cultivation of 
gardens ; to promote the extension of window gar¬ 
dening ; to secure the teaching of gardening as a 
•' special subject” in schools; to assist in procuring 
practical training for gardeners, by means of which 
they may qualify for certificates of efficiency; to 
further the acquisition of ground for allotments 
under the Allotments Act, or by other means ; to 
obtain fruit trees, plants, seeds, &c. for members on 
the most advantageous terms; and generally to 
advance and protect the interests of the members. A 
large number of members was enrolled, and it is 
confidently hoped that the number will be very con- 
considerably augmented. Mr. W. G. Wheeldonwas 
unanimously elected president: Mr. R. Y. Dawbarn, 
treasurer; and Messrs. Channon and Welbourn, 6, 
Shelton Terrace, Derby, as joint secretaries. A re¬ 
presentative committee of sixteen members was also 
appointed. 
A new disease of Carnations. —Under this head¬ 
ing the Revue de l'Horticulture Beige makes some 
remarks about the injury caused to Carnations by 
eel-worms, a malady but too well known in this 
country, but evidently only just making itself felt on 
the Continent, where, however, the ravages have 
already been sufficiently great. At Nice M. 
Quillaud has had 6,000 plants attacked, turned 
yellow, and completely destroyed. Every care that 
could be bestowed upon them has prove quite useless. 
The creature does not confine its attacks to Car¬ 
nations, but has done great injury to Beet in certain 
cultures. M. Kuhn, who has seriously studied the 
parasite, has established its presence upon the roots 
of 180 species of plants, and after having tried 
several means of destruction without results, he 
proposed to try several plants as baits to take the 
eel-worms in the soil, and he recommends chiefly the 
summer' Turnip. This means, however, is 
dangerous, for unless the experimenter knows the 
moment when the larvse have penetrated the roots to 
pull them up and destroy them, he only hastens 
their multiplication. It is to be hoped that a more 
efficaceous means may be discovered of abating or 
curing the evil. 
Bulbous Irises. —The number of species of Irises 
coming under this denomination is greater than a 
casual observer would readily imagine while judging 
from those generally seen under cultivation, the 
forms of I. xiphium and I. xiphioides or Spanish 
and English Irises respectively are certainly very 
numerous, and amongst the most familiar of the 
group to gardeners and the public generally ; but we 
refer to species or what are generally considered to 
be so. Professor Michael Foster, Sec. R.S , 
F.R.H.S., etc., read a paper on the subject at one 
of the meetings of the Royal Horticultural Society 
on May 3rd, 1892, and this he hrs expanded and 
variously modified till it appears in pamphlet form. 
In this he describes twenty-nine species and 
numerous varieties, giving the salient features of 
each such as might be useful to gardeners. It is 
rather a remarkable fact that I. Sisyrinchium, the 
most widely distributed species in a state of nature, 
should prove one of the most difficult to cultivate in 
this country. In a wild state it grows in stiff clay 
soil, which becomes baked almost as hard as a brick 
in summer. Many woodcuts illustrate various 
characters of importance in relation to the group. 
Flowers are given natural size, and in other cases 
the whole plant reduced. Sections and botanical 
details of the various parts of the flower, fruit, etc., 
render the little book a valuable one. It is published 
at the office of the Royal Horticultural Society. 
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THE MUSK ROSE. 
The single wild forms of this Rose have not received 
the attention they used to enjoy for some years past 
The Teas and hybrid perpetuals are the Roses of the 
day for exhibition and many other purposes. The 
Musk Rose would now be termed an old-fashioned 
garden Rose, and as such it finds many admirers 
even yet. It is a tall rambling shrub of 12 ft. to 
16 ft. in height when it can find a suitable support. 
Small gardens are not therefore the place for it; but 
those who have plenty of space at command would 
find it a most artistic Rose for rambling over and 
clothing a tall branching support, such as a dead or 
half-dead tree. The flowering branches hang down 
in a graceful manner and produce a great profusion 
of single flowers of large size, of a creamy yellow 
hue at first but afterwards becoming pure w'hite, and 
deliciously fragrant. In a wild state it has a very 
wide distribution from Madeira across Africa and 
Asia to the Himalayas. A form introduced from the 
latter place was grown in this country for many 
years under the name of R. Brunonii, but is now 
considered a mere form of R. moschata. 
NATIONAL ROSE SHOW. 
The annual exhibition of the National Rose Society 
was held at the Crystal Palace on the 1st inst., and 
notwithstanding the fierce dessicating heat that then 
prevailed and for some days previously, the Roses 
made a brave display when the stands were placed 
on the tables and the covers removed so as to expose 
them to the eye of the judges. In point of size they 
were wonderful notwithstanding the falling away in 
some instances, both in the case of Teas and hybrid 
perpetuals grown in southern counties. The latter 
kinds being somewhat the later, held their own the 
best in our opinion. The display on the whole may 
as be taken representative of what a Rose show can 
do in such an exceptional season as the present, and 
compares very favourably with the show of the same 
society in 1887. The northern growers had the 
advantage of the southern competitors in several of 
the leading classes, although the results might have 
been different a fortnight ago. The challenge trophy 
in the class for seventy-two blooms of distinct varie¬ 
ties was taken by Messrs. Harkness & Sons, Bedale, 
Yorks, who also received the National Rose Society's 
Silver Medal for the best hybrid perpetual in the 
nurserymen’s class, with a magnificent bloom of 
Horace Vernet. Other fine blooms were Mrs. John 
Laing, Dupuy Jamain, Gloire de Margottin, Comte 
de Raimbaud, Gustave Piganeau, Madame C. Crap- 
let, Madame Victor Verdier, Due de Rohan, Camille 
Barnardin, Duchess of Bedford, Edward Andry, 
La France, Ulrich Brunner, Dr. Andry, August 
Rigotard, Sir Rowland Hill and other hybrid per¬ 
petuals. Good Tea Roses were Ernest Metz, Com- 
tesse de Nadaillac, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, 
Souvenir de S. A. Prince, and Madame C. Kuster 
The second award was taken by Mr. B. R. Cant, 
Colchester, who had the best Tea Rose in the nur¬ 
serymen’s class, showing a magnificent bloom of The 
Bride, and taking the society's Silver Medal. Other 
fine blooms in his stands were Paul Neron, Thomas 
Mills, Alfred Colomb, Beauty of Waltham, Marie 
Verdier, A. K. Williams, Ernest Metz, Marie Van 
Houtte, &c Mr. Frank Cant, Braiswick, Col¬ 
chester, took the third award with considerably 
smaller blooms than those in the premier exhibit. 
There were five entries in this class. Messrs. Hark¬ 
ness & Sons were again first for forty-eight varieties, 
three blooms of each ; and there could be no manner 
of doubt about the superiority of their exhibit. All 
the blooms were fresh and of exceptional size, in 
many cases including fine samples of Duchess de 
Morny, Suzanne M. Rodocanachi, C. Lefebvre, 
Alfred Colomb, Dr. Andry, Sir Rowland Hill, Fisher 
Holmes, A K Williams, Marie Verdier, Etoile de 
Lyon, and Comtesse de Nadaillae. In this case Mr. 
Frank Cant took the second position, showing some 
fine blooms; and Mr. B. R. Cant was third with 
tolerably fresh but smaller blooms. Mr. Henry 
Merry weather, Southwell, Notts., had the best forty- 
eight blooms in fair samples of Horace Vernet, Her 
Majesty, Mrs. John Laing, Fisher Holmes, The 
Bride, Sir Rowland Hill, Comte de Rainbaud. 
Duchess of Bedford, La France of ’89, and others. 
Messrs. G. & W. H. Burch, Peterborough, took the 
second position here with many fresh blooms of 
medium size ; and Messrs. Perkins & Sons, Warwick 
Road, Coventry, were third with some very fine 
blooms. Mr. W. H. Frettingham, Beeston, Notts, 
had a very even lot of medium size in the class for 
twenty-four blooms. Mr. John Mattock, New Head- 
ington, Oxford, was a good second ; and Messrs. D. 
Prior & Son, Myland Nurseries, Colchester, were 
third. In the class for twenty-four varieties, three 
blooms of each, Messrs. G. & W. H. Burch, took the 
leading award with an even lot of good average size. 
Mr. W. H. Frettingham was a good second ; and Mr. 
G. Mount, Canterbury, took the third place. 
The Challenge Trophy for forty-eight blooms in 
the amateurs’ classes was carried off by E. B. 
Lindsell, Esq , Bearton, Hitchin, as well as the 
Society’s Silver Medal for the best hybrid perpetual 
with a fine bloom of Ulrich Brunner. Other good 
blooms in his stands were Madams E. Verdier, 
Horace Vernet, J. S. Mill, A. K. Williams, Marie 
Verdier, Duchess of Morny, Comtesse de Nadaillac, 
Ethel Brownlow, The Bride, Caroline Kuster, and 
Marie Van Houtte. The Rev. J. H. Pemberton, 
Havering-atte-Bower, Essex, took the second place 
with blooms of good average size. The blooms of 
Henry V. Machin, Esq., Gateford Hill, Worksop, 
were slightly smaller but fresh, taking the third 
award. The Rev. A. Foster-Melliar, Sproughton 
