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THE GARDENING WORLD 
December 25, 1897. 
being entirely destroyed by browsing 
animals. The various forms and modifica¬ 
tions of the stipules if only of scientific value 
are certainly highly interesting, and open a 
wide field of study for those seeking for in¬ 
formation and edification, and for those in 
quest of a hobby and can command the time 
to pursue it. Even our native trees, shrubs 
and herbs have a wide range of facts to dis¬ 
close, and pleasure to offer the student of 
Nature. Plants which do not possess 
stipules have their leaves more or less 
modified to serve the purpose of protection 
in our northern climate. The coloured 
illustrations of unfolding buds and leaves at 
the end of the text of Sir John’s papers show 
how ornamental many of our trees are in 
spring and early summer. 
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Lady Aberdeen has just named a Rose "Lady 
Dorothea" in memory of a little deceased daughter 
of her’s. It is a sport from Sunset. 
Mr. James Wilson has been appointed and has 
entered upon his duties as head gardener and 
fteward to Sir J. T. Brunner, Bart., M.P., Druids’ 
Cross, Wavertree, Liverpool. 
R H.S Victoria Medal,—At a meeting of council 
held on December 14th, it was decided to issue a 
Diploma to all the recipients of the Victoria Medal 
of Honour. It was also unanimously resolved :— 
" That in the event of any recipient violating the 
conditions on which the Victoria Medal of Honour 
was bestowed, by using it for advertising or for the 
promotion of trade interests in any other way, the 
name of such offender shall be struck off the list.” 
Mr. H. G. Smyth, hoiticultural sundriesman by 
special appointment to Her Majesty the Queen, has 
now been able to take possession of his new premi¬ 
ses, which have been in the cour.e of re-building for 
many weeks past owing to extensive alterations and 
the re-construction of a large block of buildings 
along one side of the street. His new address is 
Clark’s Mews, High Street, Bloomsbury, London, 
W.C., the new premises being a decided improve¬ 
ment upon the old. 
Chrysanthemum Pennsylvania.—The Editor of the 
Weekly Florists' Review considers this variety as one 
of the two “ stars " of the past Chrysanthemum 
season in America, the other being the white Frank 
Hardy. Both scored high with the Chrysanthemum 
Society of America. Other writers have a different 
opinion, but they may be wrong seeing that they 
describe it as identical with Philadelphia, whereas 
the specimens we have seen and described at p. 212 
of The Gardening World are of a much darker 
yellow, though the form is the same. 
Deplorable gun accident to Mr. Greenway.—We are 
grieved and pained to hear of a sad accident which 
has befallen Mr. William R. Greenway, gardener to 
Sir Lionel Darrel, Bart., Fretherne Court, Stone- 
house, Gloucester. Sir Lionel was out with a shoot¬ 
ing party on the estate on Friday, the 17th inst., 
Mr. Greenway being requisitioned to assist, as is fre¬ 
quently the case on private estates in country dis¬ 
tricts, when a gun carried by one of the party ex¬ 
ploded prematurely while the breech was being 
closed, and the charge lodged in Mr. Greenway’s 
left leg. Happily the local doctor formed one of 
the patty, otherwise the victim of the accident 
would have bled to death under the circum¬ 
stances. He was driven to the Gloucester Infirmary, 
a distance of ten miles, in Sir Lionel’s carriage, 
in company with his grief-stricken wife, the doctor, 
and the gentleman whose gun exploded. Sad to 
say it was found necessary to amputate Mr. 
Greenway’s leg above the knee. He is an old 
Kewite who left Kew Gardens on the 22nd of 
August, 1885, to take up the position he has since 
held to the perfect satisfaction of his employer. He has 
a family of eight young children dependent upon him 
for their daily bread, and while we sympathise with 
him and his family, we know for certain that all of 
our readers who, like us, were contemporaries with 
him at Kew, will sincerely regret this distressing 
misfortune to him, for Mr. Greenway was a great 
favourite with and respected by everybody. 
Flowers in Winter.—A correspondent from 
Ulverston, Lancs., announces that Primroses, Vio¬ 
lets, Wallflowers, Lupines, and Polyanthuses are 
blooming in his garden. 
Affirmative or Negative P—The Chester County 
Carnation Society in America is to discuss the perti¬ 
nent question at its next meeting : ‘ Is the Ameri¬ 
can Carnation Society of any use under the sun ? ” 
Mr. Rhodes and his Orange Trees.—The Cape Argus 
says that Mr. Rhodes got out a consignment of 
Orange trees to Bulawayo and gave them away to 
settlers, because his own fa~m was not ready to 
receive them. There were many applicants for the 
trees offered, and Mr. Rhodes gave them each a 
number on the condition that they would give one- 
tenth of the produce to the Memorial Hospital. On 
being asked whether he could trust the people, he 
replied " Certainly ; I can trust a large percentage 
of them, and the custom will develop into a habit 
which will have greater force than any law.” 
Coiled Wire Stakes.—There appears to be more 
than one modification of these in use. Some samples 
were exhibited at the Drill Hall, on the occasion of 
the last meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society, 
on the 14th inst , by Mr. A. Outram, 7, Moore Park 
Road, Fulham, London, S.W. They consisted of 
moderately stout, galvanised wire, having three com¬ 
plete coils on the top of the part which is intended 
for being pushed into the ground. These coils vary 
in width, three different samples being shown, which 
may be employed for different purposes by those 
who utilise them for the purpose of saving time in 
tying. All are intended, however, for light staking. 
The stems requiring to be supported are twisted into 
the interior of the coil and the operation is 
complete. 
Renfrewshire Gardeners’ Mutual Improvement 
Society.—The usual fortnightly meeting of this 
society was held in Yielder’s Hall, Paisley, on the 
8th inst., Mr. Robert Gallacher, Cra'gends, in the 
chair. There were two subjects for this evening, the 
first being a paper on " Draining, Road making, and 
Levelling,” by Mr. J ames Walker, Hawkhead. Mr. 
Walker is an acknowledged authority in the district 
on such matters, and fully upheld his reputation by 
the able manner in which he handled the subject. 
The second was a paper by Mr. McKinnon, Kiln- 
side, on " How Plants obtain their Food.” He ex¬ 
plained his subject clearly in a concise and able 
manner. Both papers were very much appreciated 
by those present, several of the members taking part 
in the discussion which followed. Votes of thanks 
to those gentlemen and the chairman terminated a 
most instructive meeting. 
Woolton Gardeners’ Mutual Improvement Society.— 
The usual gathering of members of this society tcok 
place on the 16th inst. at the Mechanics’ Institute, 
Mr. T. D. Smith presiding over a large audience. 
The subject was an attractive one for Liverpool 
gardeners, being on the Chrysanthemum, by Mr. G. 
Burden, of Claughton, the winner of the Liverpool 
Horticultural Society’s Challenge Vase. The 
subject was considered solely from an exhibition 
point of view, commencing with the cuttings, those 
from the soil being preferred ; and in all cases clean 
pots were essential. Various modes of striking the 
cuttings were submitted, but the one recommended 
was to place in a cool house and plunge the pots 
in leaves. The final potting should be at the end of 
May or early in June, the compost most suitable 
being three parts good loam, one of cow manure, one 
of leaf mould,and a sprinkling of wood ashes and soot. 
It was advised to pot firmly. The chief points laid 
down were stopping for the purpose of timing the bud, 
in some cases from the 6th to the 18th of July being 
the best. The Queen family, if late, may have the top 
removed about July 20th. Buds should be secured 
between August 15th and September 15th. Feeding 
was important, a change of diet being recommended ; 
and in all cases cleanliness must be strictly adhered 
to. Greenfly and mildew must be closely watched 
and dealt with. An interesting discussion followed, 
chiefly on damping, for which the lecturer recom¬ 
mended ventilation and, if necessary, a little fire 
heat to dbpel the moisture and give an interchange 
of air. A cordial vote of thanks was tendered the 
chairman and lecturer for their valuable services. 
Dutch Horticultural and Botanical Society—At a 
meeting of the Floral Committee of this society on 
the 27ih November, first-class certificates were 
awarded to Messrs A. P. Bowman & Sons, of 
Arnhem, for Chrysanthemums Belle de Gordes and 
Mdlle. Ltocidie Gentils ; and to Mr. W. Van Veen, 
of Leiden, for Chrysanthemums Lady Esther Smith, 
Mrs. J. Lewis, and Mme. Gustave Henry. Certifi¬ 
cates of Merit were accorded to Mr. J. Van Houten, 
of Hilversum, for a white sport from Chrysanthe¬ 
mum C. Harman Payne,and to Mr. A. G. M. Richard, 
of Naarden for Yucca filamentosa bicolcr. This 
latter was shown at the meeting of October gth, 
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International Congress on the Protection of Birds.— 
A congress on this subject was inaugurated at Aix- 
en Provence on the 9th of November last, under the 
auspices of the Ligue Ornithophile Frangaise, and 
was concluded on the 27th of that month, according 
to M. L. Lemon, Esq , in a note to the editors of 
«' Knowledge.” The sittings were conducted under 
the presidency of M. Louis Adrien Levat ; and the 
burden of the matter discussed related to the pro¬ 
tection of insectivorous birds useful to agriculture. 
French and Italian agricultural and horticultural 
societies were represented, as well as the Society for 
the Protection of Birds and the Selborne Society in 
Britain. French societies similar to the two last 
named also sent delegates. The resolutions formu¬ 
lated at the meetings were to be forwarded to the 
various Governments of Europe through the 
medium of the French Minister for Foreign Affairs. 
Ealing Gardeners’ Society.—There was a large 
attendance of members of this society on the 14'h 
inst., to hear a paper on “ The Present-Day 
Gardener,” by Mr. Arthur Pentney, Worton Hall 
Gardens, Isleworth. Mr. Pentney dealt with his 
subject in a broad and liberal spirit, giving the 
modern gardener credit for a good de al of work and in¬ 
fluence. A comparison between the past and present 
gardener was, of course, a necessity in this Jubilee 
year of grace ; the former, however, also came in for 
a share of praise, not only by the reader, but by 
several of those who took part in the discussion. 
Considering the primitive nature of the appliances of 
the early century gardener, he accomplished some 
wonderful things The present-day worker, 
however, was required to do many more things, and 
to cope with a larger number and variety of plants 
than his ancient predecessor. Mr. Pentney 
received a cordial vote of thanks. He exhibited a 
very pretty specimen Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, 
which was much admired. Mr. C. B. Green 
presided. 
Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland. —The an¬ 
nual general meeting of this society was held at the 
Central Hall, 12, Westmoreland Street, Dublin, on 
the 8th inst , Capt. Lewis Riall, D.L , presiding. The 
secretary, Mr. G. M. Ross, read the report of the 
council for the past year, when it transpired that the 
receipts from the various shows had risen from 
^373 16s. 6d. to £562 17s. od. This prosperous 
state of matters was largely due to the visit of their 
Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York to 
the autumn show, when alarge concourse of visitors 
attended. There was, however, an increase of the 
receipts from other shows. Two of the Society's 
Challenge Cups had been won outright during the 
year, but they had been replaced, the Rose Cup by 
Messrs. Alex. Dickson & Sons, Newtownards; and 
the Chrysanthemum Cup by Lord Ardilaun, the 
president. The total receipts for the year were 
£1.023 IIS 5^-. and a'ter paying all expenses there 
was a balance in hand of £gg 7s 8d. The chair¬ 
man, in moving the adoption of the report, stated 
that the entries had steadily increased during the 
last three years, and the receipts were also rising. 
Mr. F. W. Moore, curator of the Royal Bo anic 
Gardens, Glasnevin, proposed an alteration of the 
rules, whereby three practical gardeners would be 
able to serve on the council each year, and this 
motion was carried. The members of council for 
1898 are Lieutenant-Colonel Jervis-White, J.P. ; 
Rev. F. C. Hayes, M.A. ; F. W. Moore, Esq., 
M R I.A.; H. Smallman, Esq.; Maziere J. B ady, 
Esq.; Captain Lewis Riall, D.L.; Shapland M. 
Tandy, Esq ; and Mr. W. J. Mitchison for the first 
time ; Mr. R. Russell, who was also a candidate, 
being again defeated. 
