December 10, lb98. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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The class for twelve incurves in not less than six 
varieties was well patronised, for eight stands were 
forthcoming. Mr. F. King led with a very fine lot 
of blooms, his varieties being Mdlle. Lucie Faure (2), 
Miss V. Foster, Miss P. Fowler (2), The Egyptian 
(2), Bonnie Dundee (2), L’Amethiste, Lord Rose- 
berry, and C. B Whitnall. Mr. F. G. Foster, 
Brockhampton Nurseries, Havant, Hants, came in 
second, a gran] bloom of Miss Phyllis Fowler being 
the special feature of his stand. Mr. R. Bassil, 
gardener to D. H. Evans, Esq., Shooter’s Hill 
House, Pangbourne, was third. 
For twelve bunches of Japanese in six varieties 
Mr. R. Notcutt was the only exhibitor, but his 
exhibit was a meritorious one, and well deserved the 
first prize it received Mr. John Heath, gardener to 
A. W. Chapman, Esq., Crooksbury, Farnham, staged 
the winning lot of six bunches, distinct. 
Mr. G. W. Foster, gardener to Madame Nicols, 
Regent House, Surbiton, scored for twelve bunches 
of small-flowered singles, his best samples being 
Alice, Nellie, Nora, Mrs. D. B. Crane, and Little 
Pet. Mr. W. C. Pagram, gardener to J. Courtenay, 
Esq., The Whins, Weybridge, was second. 
Mr. G. W. Foster also led for twelve bunches of 
large-flowered singles, in not less than six varieties, 
three blooms going to a bunch. Admiral Sir T. 
Symonds, Rudbeckia, Victoria, Purity, Tuscola, 
and Earlswood Beauty were the best varieties. 
Mr. A. Felgate, gardener to Her Grace, Elizabeth, 
Duchess of Wellington, Burhill, Walton-on-Thames, 
was second, and Mr. W. C. Pagram, third. 
Mr. A. Felgate scored for six bunches of large- 
flowered singles, whilst Mr. T. Tullett, gardener to 
G. Alexander, Esq., Warley Lodge, Brentwood, 
was second in this class and first for six bunches of 
small-flowered singles. 
Miss C. B. Cole, The Vineyard, Feltham, won for 
the basket of Natural autum n foliage and berries, 
with a vastly pretty exhibit. Mr. A. Newell gar¬ 
dener to Sir Edwin Saunders, Fairlawn, Wimbledon 
Common, was second. 
Miss Easterbrook, The Briars Fawkham, Surrey, 
won for the vase of Chrysanthemums arranged with 
foliage. Miss C. B. Cole was second, and Mr. D. 
B. Crane, 4, Woodview Terrace, Archway Road, 
Highgate, N., was third. 
Single-handed Gardeners. —Some special prizes 
were offered by C. W. Richardson, Esq., for com¬ 
petition by single-handed gardeners, and the leading 
award was taken by Mr. A. Hooney, gardener to G. 
H. Cox, Esq., The Grange, East Barnet, who had 
an even lot of blooms of medium size. The second 
prize went to Mr. F. Bush, gardener to W. T. Lister, 
Esq..Rose Hill, Totteridge, Herts; and Mr. A. Page i 
gardener to A. L. Reynolds, Esq , Ravenscroft, Ross 
Hall Grove, North Finchley. 
Amateurs’ Classes. —In this section Mr. W. 
Perrin, gardener to C. W. Richardson, Esq., Saw- 
bridgworth, Herts, took the leading award for twelve 
Japanese blooms, showing fresh and fine samples of 
Mme. Carnot, G. J. Warreo, Master H. Tucker, 
Silver King, Mrs. Chas. Blick, &c. Mr. Henry Love, 
I. Melville Terrace, High Street, Sandown, Isle of 
Wight, was a good second; and Mr. A. Hooney 
came in third. 
Mr. Henry Love came to the front for six Japanese 
blooms, which were fresh and good. Mr. W. Perrin 
was a good second; and Mr. L. Gooch, gardener to 
T. Wickham Jones, Esq., Frocester Lodge, South 
Norwood, well sustained the third place. He had 
an enormous bloom of G. J. Warren. 
Mr. W. C. Pagram, gardener to J. Courtney, Esq., 
The Whins, Weybridge, had the best vase of Chrys¬ 
anthemums, which were arranged with grasses, fruits 
of the Strawberry-tree, &c. He was followed by Mr. 
E. Page and Mr. A. Hooney, respectively. In 
another class for a vase of Chrysanthemums 
arranged with foliage and berries the lead was taken 
by Mr. D. B. Crane, 4, Woodview Terrace, Archway 
Road, Highgate, N., with a beautiful arrangement of 
spidery and other Chrysanthemums. He was fol¬ 
lowed by Mr. A. Taylor, 5, Vernon Terrace, East 
Finchley, and Mr. Edward Jones, 51, Bower Street, 
Bedford, in this order The latter came to the front 
for six bunches of Chrysanthemums, of any varieties, 
showing incurved Japanese sorts chiefly. Mr. A. 
Taylor was second. 
Mr. William Orpwood, Andover Nursery, Ux¬ 
bridge, was the only exhibitor of a collection of 
Cyclamen, and was accorded the first prize for a fine 
lot in 48-size pots. He also received the first award 
for a collection of Primula sinensis. 
Mr. Newell, gardener to Sir Edwin Saunders, 
Fairlawn, Wimbledon Common, was accorded the 
first prize for a collection of flowering, berried, and 
foliage plants, having a beautifully arranged table of 
Crotons, Poinsettias, Bouvardias, Begonia Gloire de 
Lorraine, Cyclamen, Roman Hyacinths, &c., all pro¬ 
fusely flowered ; Berries were represented by Sola- 
nums ; the second prize went to Mr. W. Howe, gar¬ 
dener to Sir Henry Tate, Bart., Park Hill, Streat- 
ham Common, who also had a fine table, the most 
prominent feature being Begonia Gloire de Lorraine. 
Miscellaneous. 
An exceedingly showy table was contributed by 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent. It in¬ 
cluded nearly seventy bunches in sixty varieties of 
cut blooms of the zonal Pelargonium for which 
Swanley is so justly famed. These were arranged in 
pyramidal bunches, the spaces between the bunches 
being filled with small plants of Maidenhair Fern. 
Amongst this array of grand varieties Conan Doyle, 
Lord Reay, Dresden, Mrs. Simpson, Mark Twain, 
Mme. B. Janet, and Lilacina were especially note¬ 
worthy. One side of the table was filled with 
bunches of decorative Chrysanthemums, and here 
the white “ spidery " variety Mies Harvey, which 
was shown in considerable quantity, attracted a good 
deal of attention. At either end of the table were 
some gloriously bloomed plants of Begonia Gloire de 
Lorraine. (Gold Medal). 
Mr. Robert Owen, Maidenhead, had a large table 
of cut Chrysanthemums, all large flowers. The 
greater part were seedlings, and amongst these there 
were some promising forms. In the background 
was a row of vases filled with dried fronds of 
Bracken and with blooms cut with long stalks. 
(Silver-Gilt Medal.) 
At the western end of the hall a superb group, 32 
ft. by 10 ft., of Chrysanthemums was put up by Mr. 
Norman Davis, The Vineries, Framfield, Sussex. 
From a groundwork of small foliage plants and 
boards of show blooms, which was staged on a stage 
3 ft. in height, rose a number of vases of varying 
sizes filled with blooms of that grand quality that 
we expect to see from Mr. Davis. The central and 
most conspicuous figure was a vase filled with huge 
blooms of G. J. WarreD, over which towered a fine 
Cocos weddeliana. Two other vases of Madame 
Carnot were also fine, whilst numbers of decorative 
varieties, set up in vases, baskets, etc., added their 
quota to the general effect, which was first-rate. A 
large Gold Medal was awarded for this notable 
effort. 
The Ichthemic Guano Co. had, as usual, a very 
pretty stand, charmingly decorated with flowers and 
plants, chiefly Ferns, the variously-sized tins and 
bottles containing the Guano being distributed here 
and there in pyramids. The Lawes Chemical 
Manure Co., Ltd., also had a stand of their garden 
manure set up in imposing fashion. Mr. J. Haws, 4, 
Glaskin Villas, Lea Bridge Road, Clapton, N.E., had 
a table of his well-known and handy watering-pots. 
At the eastern end of the hall the wealth of Rye- 
croft was displayed in a huge group of cut Chrysan¬ 
themums and foliage plants,which were arranged with 
Mr. H, J. Jones’ usual artistic skill and taste. The 
flowers throughout were remarkably clear and bright. 
The largest of them were set up in vases, in the 
manipulation of which Mr. Jones is not surpassed by 
any one. The groundwork of Ferns, Crotons, Cocus 
weddeliana, and other foliage subjects, presented a 
prettily broken-up surface, and served admirably to 
display to advantage the bright colours of the 
flowers. In the foreground were fifteen dozen large 
blooms—“ a last expiring kick for the season,” as Mr. 
Jones tersely expresses it, but a capital lot for all 
that. Silver King, Iserette, G. J. Warren, Western 
King, and Mr. A. Burritt, were some of the best 
varieties. (Gold Medal.) 
Mr. J. Wiiliams, 4a, Ashford Road, Ealing, con¬ 
tributed a very pretty floral table filled with various 
designs of his "rustic ware," tastefully filled with 
flowers and foliage. From Messrs. T. S. Ware, Ltd., 
came a small table of cut Chrysanthemums, and 
foliage plants. 
A group of plants of Chrysanthemum Red L. 
Canning, set up by Mr. A. Felgate, Horsham, Surrey, 
was a very interesting feature. This is evidently a 
good and reliable late variety. Mr. Chas. N. Cole, 
The Vineyard, Feltham, Middlesex, had a splendid 
basket of Muscat of Alexandria Grapes. 
qugsciods add AnsroeRS. 
*•* Will our friends who send us newspapers be so good 
as to mark the paragraphs or articles they wish us to see. 
We shall be greatly obliged by their so doing. 
[ Correspondents, please note that we cannot undertake to 
name florists' flowers such as Carnations, Pelargoniums, 
Chrysanthemums, Roses, nor such as are mere garden 
varieties, differing only in the colour of the flower. 
Florists' flowers, as a rule, can only be named by those who 
grow collections of them.] 
Eucharis Planted in a Bed,— -G. H. : We suspect 
that the bulbs have got into an unhealthy condition 
for some reason or other, and that they have been 
attacked by the Eucharis mite. We do not see why 
they have done so badly, planted out in a bed over 
the hotwater pipes in the stove. It is sometimes 
successfully accomplished, though in other cases the 
plan fails. We have seen Eucharis that had been 
planted in a border beneath the benches, and which 
give every satisfaction after twenty years without 
having been disturbed. They have the drip from 
the benches every time the plants on the latter are 
watered. We think it would be advisable to lift 
your bulbs, give them a good washing with luke¬ 
warm water, dust them well with sulphur, and pot 
them up. Ttie present soil, you say, is hard and 
sour, and this may well be the case. Use good, 
fibrous loam mixed with some wood ashes and 
sufficient sand to keep the whole in a porous condi¬ 
tion. Put six of the largest bulbs in a io-in. pot, 
and press the soil firmly about them. This may be 
done at once, seeing, as you say, that the bulbs are 
beginning to make fresh growth. You will probably 
find the roots in very bad condition—a pretty sure 
sign of the mite. The next thing to be done is to 
clear out the bed of soil and wash down the interior 
of the bed with strong soap suds or paraffin and 
water to destroy vermin. The bed may be re-made, 
using cocoanut fibre or tan in which to plunge the 
pots. Under these conditions the bulbs may take a 
new lease of life and vigour, and if so they will 
reward you for the trouble you take with them. 
Liquid manure may be given when flower spikes 
appear. An annual top dressing will be sufficient 
to obviate repotting for many years, or till the pots 
get overcrowded with bulbs. The plunging material 
may be renewed when getting dirty, thereby getting 
rid of insects, &c. 
Transplanting Liliom candidum. — A. L.: We 
should not think of moving the bulbs at this season 
of Jhe year, unless the operation is unavoidable 
owing to other alterations requiring the ground to be 
cleared. The bulbs would not be killed by lifting 
them at present, but seeing that their winter leaves 
are fully developed, or very soon will be, it cannot do 
otherwise than cripple them to some extent by the 
injury to the roots that transplanting must necessi¬ 
tate. About August or September, early rather than 
late, would have been the most suitable time for the 
operation, seeing that the bulbs would be at rest. 
They should be moved, when necessary in any year, 
before the autumn rains induce the emission of fresh 
roots. 
Thinning the Shoots of Stephanotis. — G. H. : 
The present is a very good time for thinning out the 
shoots of Stephanotis, because little, if any, growth is 
now being made, and the plant is not in flower. The 
shoots should never at any time be allowed to be¬ 
come crowded, because sunshine or full exposure to 
light at all times is essential to the proper ripening 
of the wood and to flowering. A lot of weak, 
crowded shoots can never flower so satisfactorily as 
a few strong and well-ripened ones ; therefore, when 
tying down the growing shoots from time to time, 
you should cut away weakly and badly placed shoots 
not carrying flowers or buds. By so doing you will 
save the trouble of tying the shoots and crowding of 
the good ones. If such a plan is followed, very little 
pruning would have to be done in winter. The 
advantage to the plants beneath the Stephanotis is 
obvious. 
Wood of Apple Tree bored. — R. W.: The yellow¬ 
ish grub spotted with black is the larva of the Wood 
Leopard Mo h (Zeuzera Aesculi). It is not very 
abundant as a rule, so that a little close observation 
will soon reveal the whereabouts of all that are pre¬ 
sent in your plantations of trees. Their presence is 
betrayed by the sawdust-like chips of wood which 
they push out of their burrows. They are not quite 
so active at present as they will be again towards 
spring, but while pruning your trees or doing other 
necessary work amongst them, keep a sharp look-out 
for the wood chips mentioned. Get a strong wire and 
push into the holes you find so as to destroy the 
grubs, or you may make a hook on the end of the 
wire and draw out the caterpillar. Some recom¬ 
mend filling the burrow with strong tobacco water 
or soap suds, forcibly squirted into the hole by 
means of a syringe with a single aperture or nozzle. 
Some use paraffin and water for the same pur¬ 
poses, but kerosene or petroleum emulsion would 
be safer than paraffin which might injure the tree 
or branch, as the case may be. 
Coloared Oak Leaves.— T. W.: The leaves may 
have Deen imported from abroad, if they belong to 
Quercus ooccinea, Q. tinctoria, or others of that 
class, which colour up beautifully in autumn. Those 
species have been imported to this country and grow 
