THE GARDENING WORLD 
February 18, 1899. 
£436 igs'. ifd., £358 f6s. rod. o'f tlifts being for pro¬ 
duce soid, ini only £3 gs. 6d. as admission fees, so 
that the gardens are ^idefrtly not much visited by 
those who are not provided with tickets. 
In rising to formally move the adoption of the 
report and balance sheet, which were taken as 
read, Sir Trevor Lawrence said that it was one of 
the most satisfactory sent out of late years. The 
Lindley Library, which had been purchased in 1866, 
had at last been rescued from the confuslou i D which 
it had fallen, and the value of the library had thereoj’ 
been greatly increased. It had been decided, more¬ 
over, to glafe all the cases, and thus protect the 
books from dirt afid dhst, and the deleterious effects 
of gas. Chiswick had long been at source of 
aDxiety to the society. As a garden, Chiswick was 
practically worn out, and, besides, it was too small. 
The society had a lease of the ground extending over 
another twenty years, and, therefore, they could not 
leave it yet if ever they did. He was glad to see 
that the awards given during the past year were 102 
less than those given in l 897. This was not because 
they had bad fewer subjects of interest afld merit, but 
simply because the committees had been more par¬ 
ticular in granting the awards at their disposal, 'the 
fortnightly meetings in 1898 had been larger, more 
varied, and more interesting than ever. The Tem¬ 
ple show had been a big success, but the lack of 
space prevented them from putting up more tents. 
The Great Fruit show was still an event of national 
importance. He was pleased to say that the Coun¬ 
cil had adopted a new die, and in future the Gold 
Medal would actually be given, hitherto it had only 
been awarded. The suggested Conference on 
Hybridisation had been met most cordially both at 
home and abroad. The Journal of the society would 
in future be issued quarterly and, he hoped, regu¬ 
larly. Considerable improvements had been made 
in it, and many woodcuts added. Sir Trevor here 
paid a high compliment to the labours of their 
secretary, the Rev. W. Wilks. Dealing with the 
membership of the society, Sir Trevor said that the 
net increase of Fellows last year had been the 
largest ever since the inauguration of the society, for 
it totalled 500. No fewer than 167 new Fellows had 
also joined this year, the largest number that had 
ever joined previous to the annual meeting. The 
revenue was very satisfactory, but they must remem¬ 
ber that they were very largely at the mercy of the 
weather in this respect. 
In five years’ time the society would reach its 
centenary, and various suggestions bad been made 
as to the way in which it should be celebrated, 
amongst others the Horticultural Hall. By 1904, 
however, they might be able to attempt this, 
although it might be impracticable now, Sir Trevor 
concluded by expressing the indebtedness of the 
society to the exhibitors who had made the shows, 
and also to the various members of the staff who 
had performed these duties so well. 
Sir William T. Thiselton-Dyer seconded, and in 
doing so spoke of the work done bythe society, which, 
he said, was unique amongst that performed by other 
industries. It was one of the most remarkable feats 
of co-operation which this country can afford. 
Nothing had given him more delight than the 
balance sheet. He could remember the time when 
affairs were not nearly so rosy, and he did not 
despair of living to see the long wished for Horti¬ 
cultural Hall which, although deferred, had not been 
absolutely lost sight of. He urged the society to 
stick fast to the policy it had pursued of late. Mr. 
H. J. Elwes supported, and the report and balance 
sheet were finally carried with unanimity. 
The result ot the ballot was next announced, and 
it was stated that the nominees to the several offices 
had been duly elected. 
A vote of thanks to the chairman, proposed by Mr. 
Elwes, seconded by Mr. H. B. May, and accepted 
with acclamation by the meeting, brought the pro¬ 
ceedings to a close. 
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2,200 Acres of Cedars are cut down every year on 
the Continent to make wood cases for lead pencils. 
There are twenty-six pencil works in Bavaria, of 
which twenty-three are in Nuremberg, which is the 
great centre of the lead pencil trade .—American 
Gardening. 
America tries to grow her own bulbs.— In some 
parts of western Washington experiments have been 
conducted during the last five years in the direction 
of bulb growing. It was pointed out by some 
Holland bulb growers when on a visit that the soil in 
the locality was very suitable, and some go-ahead 
Americans acted promptly upon the hint given. At 
the present time the work has got rather beyond the 
experimental stage, for it has been proved that 
Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissi, and Crocuses can be 
grown of equally as good quality as those imported. 
The industry is, of course, as yet in its infancy, but 
it is not improbable that other spots suitable for 
bulb growing will be found, and then the men of 
JJolland may be sorry that they said anything. 
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qdgsciods mshjsrs. 
*,* Will our friends who send us newspapers be so good 
as to nidrh the paragraphs or articles they wish us to see. 
We shall be greatly obliged by their so doing. 
[1 Correspondents, please note that we cannot undertake to 
name florists' flowers such Us Carnations, Pelargoniums, 
Chrysanthemums, Roses, nor such as are mere garden 
varieties, differing only in the colcmrr of the flower. 
Florists' flowers, as a rule, can only be named by those who 
grow collections of them.] 
Seating Indian Corn.— L. B .: About the begin¬ 
ning or middle of March would be the best time to' 
sow the deeds' to heat, for they soon germinate and 
come along quickly. If you have plenty of room for 
the accommodation of pots of good size, you may 
sow the seeds about the Beginning of that month, and 
shift on the seedlings into larger-sized pots as they 
require, in order to keep the plants growing with a 
fair amount of vigour till the time arrives, when they 
can be planted out in the open. Do not keep them 
in small pots till the latter become crowded with 
roots, otherwise this starvation process will have a 
deleterious effect upon their vigour when finally 
planted out. Of course the earlier kinds do not grow 
nearly so tall as late ones, which are not particularly 
suitable for cultivation in this country, owing to the 
comparatively short season of really warm weather 
usually experienced 1 in this country. All the same, 
the plants ought to be encouraged to make vigorous 
growth in their early stages, and the more forward 
the plants get, by the time you can put them in the 
open air, so much the better. Thoroughly harden 
them off in cold frames before planting them outside. 
Rogiera cordata.— A. R.. The name as here 
spelt is the correct one, a letter having become 
displaced in reporting. It was originally intro¬ 
duced from Guatemala in 1852, and after a time had 
been fergotten. That place beiDg in Central 
America, it means that the plant requires a tempera¬ 
ture similar to that given to Rondcletia speciosa to 
which it is closely allied. 
Plumbago capensis for Bedding.— 5 . G.: You 
can keep up a stock of this plant from cuttings taken 
now or a little later, and rooted in a propagating 
pit or case in the same way as is done with Bouv- 
ardias or Alternantheras. They root much more 
readily than the former. When roots are formed 
pot off the plants singly and keep them growing till 
it is time to harden them off for planting out. You 
should lift and pot up a sufficient number of plants 
in the autumn for stock, keeping them through the 
winter. The old plants need Dot be thrown away as 
you can use them in the centre of the beds, plauting 
the dwarfer or young plants round about them. Old 
plants are, indeed, very useful for this sort of work, 
or for planting as isolated specimens in large beds, 
filled with a mixture of subjects by way of a change. 
Tall specimens planted out for the summer upon 
lawns make very distinct and handsome subjects, 
producing a great profusion of sky-blue flowers in 
most seasons. 
Sowing Grass Seeds.— T. M. : We hardly think 
any advantage would accrue by sowing the seeds at 
this early period even though the ground may be 
ready. The long period that might elapse before the 
seeds could germinate would give birds and other 
enemies a chance to thin them out, greatly to the 
disadvantage of the lawn. The rain would also in 
all probability wash the seeds in heaps so that the 
grass would be very unequal after germination took 
place later on. The best plan would be to defer 
sowing till towards the end of next month, earlier 
or later according to the prospects of fine weather. 
Under the latter condition the seeds would germin¬ 
ate quickly, and the grass would soon form a Dice 
carpet that may be mown with the machine in early 
part of summer, more particularly if you give the 
ground a good watering at intervals during dry 
weather. 
Field Mice in the Garden — Chas. E. Nicholson : 
We are quite well aware that field mice are very 
difficult to tiap after a time ; and poison is rather a 
dangerous tbiDg to lay about in the garden anywhere 
near Cabbages, Carrots, Turnips and other vegetables 
to which they often prove very destructive. You 
should encourage owls to live and nest in the neigh¬ 
bourhood, if there is any shelter for them in the way 
of Ivy, old towers, or trees that will afford shelter. 
They hunt for mice and voles during the evening 
and night. An old plan, adopted in the New Forest 
many years ago, was to dig depp round pits in the 
ground so that the mice in their rambles fell into 
the same and could not get out. The sides of the 
pits should be smooth. Another but similar plain 
would be to dig smaller holes, and put old pails of 
zinc or wood into the same, in the neighbourhood of 
their runs. Put water into the pails till about 5 in. 
or 6 in. of the bottom is filled. In this the mice 
will drown. The mouth of the pails or other vessels 
should be level with the greund so that the mice in 
their rambles fall into the same unawares. If you 
try this plan we should like to hear how you 
succeed. 
Names of Plants— X. Y. Z. : Chimonanthus 
fragrans grandifiorus .—A T. 1, Berberis japonica ; 
2, Berberis Aquifolium ; 3, Erica carnea: 4, Vibur¬ 
num Tinus; 5, Azara microphylla; 6, Spiraea. 
Thunbergii.— R. M.: 1, Dendrobium crassinode p 
2, Oncidium cbeirophorum ; 3, Dendrobium wardia- 
num ; 4, Odontoglossum Rossii majus; 5, OdoDto- 
glossum crispum andersonianuro. — W.H. : i.Galan- 
thus Elwesii ; 2, Hyacinthus azureus ; 3, Eranthis 
hyemalis ; 4, Saxifraga sancta ; 5, Choisya teruata.— 
G. H. : 1, Aspidium falcatum ; 2, Aspidium caryo- 
tideum. 
Communications Received —M. T., Carron— 
Robt. J. Hamill.—W. B. G.—H. Walker.—Eyre & 
Spottiswoode.— W. Wells.—A. H. — G. T. —A. L.— 
J. D.—G. S.—H. D.—Tyro.—Alpha.—G. P.—A. R. 
—T. Rey—Chrysanthemum- E. M. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Wm. Watson & Sons, Nurserymen and Florists,. 
Clontarf Nurseries, Dublin.—Catalogue of Florists’ 
Flowers, Herbaceous and Greenhouse Plants, &c.; 
also Select List of Carnations and Violas. 
Sutton & Sons, Reading, Berks.—Sutton's 
Farmers’ Year Book, 
W. Wells & Co., Ltd., Earlswood Nurseries, 
Earlswood, Redhill, Surrey.—Descriptive Catalogue 
of Chrysanthemums; also Special List or Supple¬ 
ment to Descriptive Catalogue of Chrysanthemums. 
Sir James W. Mackey, Ltd., 23, Upper Sack- 
ville Street, Dublin.—Mackey’s Seed Catalogue and 
Amateur’s Guide. 
John Forbes, Hawick, Scotland.—Catalogue of 
Florists’ Flowers and Hardy Border Plants, &c. 
Theodore T urner, BegoDia Nurseries, Great 
Sutton, Chester.—Catalogue of Seeds ; also Special 
List of Roses, Begonias, Gladioli, Paeonies, Cannas, 
Lilies, Fruit Trees, &c. 
index to advertisements. 
Horticultural Builders. 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris .386 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Sons ..385 
Bunyard & Co.385 
Carters. 389 
Daniels Bros.387 
Dicksons, Ltd...387 
Dobbie & Co.385 
Drummonds, Ltd.385 
J. Forbes .-.388 
Kelway & Son ...—.385 
J. Laing & Sons .385 
J. Peed & Sons.387 
R. Smith & Co.388 
Toogood&Sons .387 
Louis Van Houtte .38S 
T. S. Ware, Ltd.388 
Webb & Sons .389 
Chrysanthemums. 
Church Bros.385 
H. J. Jones.388 
C. E. & F. W. Lilley.385 
R. Owen.385 
W. Wells .385 
Florists’ Flowers. 
J. Douglas.385 
W. B. Hartland .385 
Kelway & Son .385 
J. Laing & Sons .385 
J. Peed & Sons.387 
C. E. & F. W. Lilley.385 
G. Thornley .383 
J. Wells .385 
Flower PotB. 
Sankey & Sons, Ltd.400 
S. Scraton .387 
Fruit TreeB. 
G. Bunyard & Co.38; 
R. Smith & Co.387 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold.385 
Dicksons.387 
Essery’s Coal .400 
Eveson’s Coal.386 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst. ...385 
A. Outram .400 
A- Potter. 400 
Rigby, Wainwright& Co. 385 
H. G. Smyth.386 
Hardy Plants. 
Kelway & Son. 385 
Heating Apparatus, 
Messenger & Co. Ltd....400 
Richardson & Co.385 
Thames Bank Iron Co ,..385 
I. Boyd & Sons.385 
W. Cooper, Ltd.399 
J. Gray.~.385 
W. Rlohardson & Co. .. 400 
J. Weeks & Co., Ltd.385 
Insecticides 
G. H. Richards.-..386 
Manures. 
Anglo-Continental.400 
Canary Guano.386 
Chemical Union.385 
Clay & Son. 383 
W. Colchester.385 
Native Guano .400 
W. Thomson & Sons.400 
Webbs' .400 
Miscellaneous. 
Epp’s Cocoa.400 
JunoCjcles .400 
Orchids. 
J. Cyphet .-...—....388 
Hush Low & Co.388 
P.McArthur .388 
F. Sander & Co. -.385 
Stanley-Mobbs & AshtopsS; 
Publications. 
Gardening World .3S7 
Macmillan & Co., Ltd. ...38S 
Ogilvie .387 
J. S. Virtue & Co .387 
W. Wells .385 
Roses 
F. Cant & Co.388 
C. E. & F. W. Lilley.385 
R. Smith & Co .387 
J. Walters .388 
Walshaw & Sons ...385 
Seeds. 
Barr & Sons.388 
J. R. Box .385 
Carters.389 
Daniels Bros.387 
Dicksons.387 
Dobbie & Co.389 
W. B. Hartland .385 
Render & Sons .388 
Hurst & Son.386 
Sir James W. Mackey, 
Ltd.388 
F. Roerner .335 
R. Smith & Co.388 
G Stuart .385 
Sutton & Sons.385 
R. Sydenham .385 
T.S. Ware,Ltd.388 
Webb & Sons . 385 
Young & Co.385 
