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THE GARDENING WORLD 
January 29, 1898. 
'rad policy to plant more than a few varie¬ 
ties whose cropping capabilities and general 
good qualities were well recognised. He 
was totally averse to the planting of early 
varieties as the orchards were overdone 
with them already. Apples that keep sound 
for the longest periods of time and are other¬ 
wise recommendable, should have the first 
claim upon the planter, because by their use 
the markets can be kept continually supplied 
without the necessity for glutting the same 
at any particular period. Lane’s Prince 
Albert he placed first on the list because it 
keeps sound and usable from September to 
May, and all that time may be marketted. 
In the midland and northern counties few 
Apples were in more popular demand than 
Worcester Pearmain, which fetched from 
£io to £^o a ton, and never less than ^"18. 
Warner’s King was a large and profitable 
variety, as each tree would produce from J 
cwt. to \ cwt. of good fruit. Usually it was 
a green Apple, but under certain conditions 
of soil, exposure and treatment it assumed 
an amount of colour as to render it almost 
unrecognisable. Cox’s Pomona was a highly 
coloured, and attractive sort, with the 
additional recommendation of being a good 
cooking fruit. In the market it fetched 15s. 
or 18s. a hundredweight. There was no 
more continuous cropper than Golden Spire, 
and notwithstanding the lack of size, which 
detracts from its value in the market, it 
fetched about ^12 a ton. 
In the matter of flavour we, in common 
with many others, would place Cox’s Orange 
Pippin first on the list, and no doubt it would 
be accorded the same honour for market 
value provided it could be cultivated 
successfully on as great a variety of soils as 
the average of sorts can. The lecturer con¬ 
sidered that there was none better for 
market work on suitable land, for £2 2?. to 
£2 10s. was obtained for it per hundred¬ 
weight. This says a good deal for the 
awakening of the British public to the 
value of flavour in preference to mere size 
and colour. The limited supply, however, 
must contribute largely in maintaining the 
price of the fruit of this variety. Other 
varieties recommended were Lord Gros- 
venor, for size and earliness, Golden Noble 
one of the freest bearers under proper treat¬ 
ment ; Bismarck for size and appearance, 
though the variety is only yet under proba¬ 
tion ; Stirling Castle, for its free cropping 
properties and general utility ; Yorkshire 
Beauty and Bramley’s Seedling, the latter 
fetching ^"24 per ton in the market. 
The principal insect pests that infest the 
Apple were mentioned, and remedies ex¬ 
plained. Then followed a discourse upon the 
general features of Plums,Pears,Raspberiies 
and Strawberries for market. The lecturer 
agreed with the general opinion of connois- 
seursthat Pearsarevery uncertain inour clim¬ 
ate, so that little dependence can be placed 
upon them. In speaking of Royal Sovereign 
Strawberry be considered it a valuable sort 
for market, though many growers were yet 
prejudiced in favour of S r Joseph Paxton. 
For late work he considered it advisable to 
obtain a variety with the cropping qualities 
of Royal Sovereign by crossing the latter 
with something likely to furnish the de¬ 
sideratum. 
-•««-— 
Odontoglossum crispum at the Sale Rooms —The 
second big sale of this popular Orchid took place at 
the sale rooms of Messrs. Protheroe & Morris, 
Cheapside, on the 21st inst , when the prices realised 
were quite as good, if not better than on the 
previous occasion. Twenty-seven pieces on a stick 
as imported fetched from £2 5s. to £2 10s. In 
other cases, fifteen to eighteen fine pieces tied or 
fastened on a board, were bought at /12, £10 and 
£15 per board. 
The Wild Bird Protection Act has been adopted 
and put in force in the counties of Inverness and 
Elgin. 
The Rainy Season has now commenced in the 
drought stricken districts of the north and north¬ 
western districts of Queensland. 
A Tortoiseshell Butterfly, in excellent condition, 
was recently caught in the office of the goods’ 
manager of the North London Rail way at Poplar. 
Mr. Thomas Phillips, for three years gardener at 
Bellevue, Delgany, Co. Wicklow, has been appointed 
gardener to C. Tuysden Hoare, Esq., Bignell House, 
Bicester, Oxon. 
" Rascal Florists."—Referring to Mr. Simpson's 
notes, says the American Florist, in the December 25th, 
issue, a subscriber signing " Molly ” says that the 
farther west you go the more “ Rascal Florists” 
you meet. True! Molly—too true! and Canada 
Thistles and 0 ::-eye Daisies, and English sparrows 
and other things also infest the western country, but 
they came from the east. 
Veitch Memorial Trust —At a meeting of the 
trustees, held on January 19th, Dr. Maxwell T. 
Masters in the chair, it was unanimously resolved 
that medals for objects to be hereafter determined 
should be allotted for the present year, at exhibitions 
to be held at Bristol, Leicester, and Cardiff respec¬ 
tively. A sum of £20 was voted to the trustees of 
the Lindley Library towards the preparation of the 
catalogue now in progress. Medals were also 
allotted to M. Marliac, in recognition of his success 
as a hybridiser; to M. Ed. Andre, of Paris ; and to 
M. le Comte de Kerchove, of Ghent, President of the 
Royal Agricultural and Botanical Society of Ghent, 
for their respective services to horticulture. 
Eastbourne Horticultural Society.—The annual 
meeting of this society took place at the Natural 
History Rooms, Eastbourne, on the evening of the 
nth inst., Mr. W. Sharp occupying the chair. The 
financial statement for the past year showed total 
receipts amounting to £136 4s. id., with an ex¬ 
penditure of £122 4s. 7d., thus leaving a balance in 
hand of £13 19s. 6d. The report of the committee 
recommended that an ofler made by Mr. F. W. E. 
Shrivell, F.L.S., to deliver a lecture entitled " the 
results of four years’ experiments on vegetables with 
and without manure ” bo accepted. An acceptation 
duly followed. It was also decided that the radius 
of the society’s influence should be extended to 
ten miles. 
Newcastla on-Tyne Flower Shows. — We have 
received a copy of the schedule of the above. The 
spring show will be held in the Olympia on Wednes¬ 
day and Thursday, 20th and 21st April, 1898. The 
summer show will be held in the Recreation Ground, 
in conjunction with the Northumberland Agricultural 
Show, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 13th, 
14th, and 15th July, 1898. The Royal Horticultural 
Society's Council have accepted an invitation to be 
present, and wi 1 send a deputation with full powers 
to make awards. The attendance at the last joint 
show in the year 1893 was enormous, and the 
financial result was a very successful one. Copies of 
the schedule may be had from the Secretary, 54, 
Westgate Road. 
West Derby Gardeners' Mutual Improvement Soicety. 
—The second meeting of this newly formed Society 
was held on the 5th inst , at the Social Club, Mr. 
J. B. Patterson presiding over a good attendance of 
members. The chairman in introducing the 
lecturer referred to the extensive culture of the Rose 
from a commercial point of view, and gave some in¬ 
teresting information as to tbe extent and form of 
this important industry, after which he briefly intro¬ 
duced Mr. R. G. Waterm aD, who had come to 
lecture on *' Roses for Exhibition." As an intro¬ 
duction a few important details of its history was 
given with some few notices of our latter day intro¬ 
ductions, showing the marked improvement made 
by our own raisers, who were now able to hold their 
own against the French varieties. The details of the 
preparation of the ground, planting, and general cul¬ 
ture were given at some length, so that the 
uninitiated could follow the rules laid down. After 
the lecture a discussion followed in which several of 
the members and the chairman took part. A cordial 
vote of thanks to the chairman and lecturer 
terminated the proceedings. 
Doctors are now recommending Grapes for strength¬ 
ening the voice. 
Jeemes,” said the laird one day to his gardener, 
“ there was something I was going to ask you, but 
man, for the life 0’ me I canna mind what it was.” 
" Mebbe,” said Jeemes, who had received no pay for 
three weeks, "mebbe,” said he, "it was to spier at 
me fat way I was keepin’ body and soul thegither 
on the wages I wisna gettin'.” 
Huxley and his Garden.—In his later life he devoted 
himself to gardening at Eastbourne. All through his 
last prolonged illness from early spring to mid¬ 
summer, he loved to hear how the garden was getting 
on. When the warm weather came, he spent most 
of the day there, and even recovered so far as to be 
able to walk once more into the lower garden and 
visit his favourite flowers. These children of his 
old age helped to cheer him to the last. — Century 
Magazine. 
Lost Votes at the Royal Gardeners’ Benevolent 
Election.—It is with great regret I call the attention 
of subscribers to the above, because 1,152 votes 
were lost—1,035 through not being signed, and 117 
through subscriptions not being paid. This is a 
serious matter, for many of the candidates must 
suffer through the neglect. The Royal Gardeners' 
Orphan election takes place on Feby. 18th, therefore 
let me advise those who have votes not to forget to 
sign their names and mark their voting papers in a 
plain manner to save a repetition of what I anxiously 
draw their attention to —Alfred Outram, F. R.H. S., 
7 , Moore Park Road, Fulham, London, S.W. 
Ealing Gardeners’ Society.—On the i8ih current, 
Mr. W. Farr, Isleworth, presided over a well-attended 
meeting of this society, when Mr. J. Hawkes, of 
Osterley Park Gardens, read a very able essay on 
the " Cultivation of the Gloxinia.” Mr. Hawkes 
dealt with his subject in all its stages, in fact, he 
covered the whole field of Gloxinia culture from the 
tiny seed to the full-blown flower. Mr. Hawkes’ 
paper, in consequence, was much appreciated, for 
gardeners are nothing unless they are practical; and 
when an experienced cultivator, like the essayist, 
elects to go into detail, his audience—especially the 
younger gardeners—are always interested. The 
discussion which followed was necessarily terse, 
because each speaker admitted the completeness of 
he lecture and the ability of the lecturer. Mr. 
Hawkes and the chairman were each accorded a 
hearty vote of thanks. 
The Killing of Rare Birds.—There are great differ¬ 
ences of opinion, and probably always will be, about 
the shooting of rare birds, whether they are true 
natives of these islands or merely visitors and strag¬ 
glers. Mr. W. H. S. Monck has a complaint about 
the subject in the January number of Knowledge. 
Speaking of four rare birds that were shot, he says 
that most probably they had mates and would have 
augmented their rapidly-diminishing race ; but the 
collector with his gun must needs make these rare 
birds extinct birds. The result would no doubt make 
his specimens more valuable, while if he allowed 
them to escape he would have no specimens. He 
contends that they are not intended to beeateD,. 
that they are harmless, and the only crime of which 
they are guilty is their rariety. Rather than extir¬ 
pate a dying race, he would preserve them as long as 
possible as “ footprints on the sands of time,” indi¬ 
cating certain climatic or other physical changes, the 
history of which we might hereafter desire to trace. 
The Editors of our contemporary defends the action 
of killing the birds on the plea that unless "certain 
birds are killed ornithology will not advance. In Mr. 
Howard Saunder's manuel recently published there 
are six out of the twenty-four described which would 
never have been known to have visited the British 
Islands if they had not been shot. None of the four 
stragglers mentioned by Mr. Monck would have 
bred here if they had been left, and their identity 
could never have been recognised, had they not been 
shot. The Editors do not, however, advocate the 
killing of every rare bird. Here is where the diffi¬ 
culty comes in. We would require a law preventing 
any but scientific men from shooting anything but 
certain well known and plentiful birds. For instance, 
a man that would shoot a tame pelican, as happened 
recently, could not be trusted to spare anything out¬ 
side the walls of a fowl yard. 
