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THE GARDENING WORLD 
June 17, 1899. 
and habit, some distinct things may be ex¬ 
pected. 
The Rose house forms part of a span- 
roofed range, and in it were H. P. Roses in 
various stages of advancement in pots, 
some being in full bloom. The plants were 
grown in 32-size pots. Another compart¬ 
ment contained various subjects, including 
Cyclamens and useful plants of Abutilon 
Souvenir de Bonn. Tuberous Begonias 
and Primula sinensis alba plena were the 
principal occupants in another. Well- 
trained Cherries and Pears were flowering 
upon the walls. 
On the Thames side of the highway the 
glass is much more extensive, and it re¬ 
quired all our spare time to make a rapid 
survey before darkness set in. On the 
shelves we were delighted to note a splendid 
crop of Black Hamburgh and Foster’s 
Seedling Grapes on pot Vines The pots 
were 12 in. to 14 in. in diameter and filled 
simply with loam (maiden loam we believe). 
Six of the pots contained not a single crock 
for drainage, yet in these the Vines were 
distinctly more vigorous, and more healthy 
in appearance, with foliage of a darker 
green. Mr. Perkins is evidently an adept 
in Vine culture. The house is an old 
fashioned one, and the central bed, sur¬ 
rounded by a brick wall, box-fashion, was 
occupied with Asparagus being forced in 
three successive stages of advancement. 
Next in order came four vineries, the Vines 
being in bud, in full flower, the berries 
partly swelled, and one-third grown, re¬ 
spectively. In some of them were seedling 
Amaryllis, Haemanthus Katherinae, Pel¬ 
argoniums, and Heliotrope, the two latter 
being grown on the back wall for the sake 
of cut flowers. Still another vinery con¬ 
tained Black Hamburgh, the berries of 
some of them just commenced to colour. 
Elsewhere a fine batch of large plants of 
Clivia in pots was making a grand display. 
Lapagerias occupied the roof of this house. 
In the Palm house was a quantity of that 
popular and useful plant, Asparagus Spren- 
geri. Cycas revoluta, Kentias, Latanias, 
Bananas, and a fine lot of Adiantum far- 
leyense were the principal occupants of 
this house. Forced Lily of the Valley was 
doing splendidly both in boxes and on 
conical mounds held together by wire net¬ 
ting, as a well known grower frequently 
treats this popular subject. A greenhouse 
contained a great variety of interesting and 
useful subjects, including that grand Rho¬ 
dodendron Nuttalli, about to expand its 
gigantic blossoms. Other flowering sub¬ 
jects were the sweet scented Magnolia 
fuscata, Indian Azaleas, seedlings of A. 
amoena, with the coloured calyx as large 
as the corolla ; Boronia heterophylla, Litho- 
spermum scoparium, Acacia Drummondi, 
A. armata, and a large plant of the beauti¬ 
ful A. grandis. Another cool house accom¬ 
modated sweet scented Pelargoniums, Lili- 
um Harrisi, Cinerarias, Star Cinerarias, &c., 
all in excellent condition. A wire-covered 
low wall was adorned with Maidenhair 
Ferns. 
An instance of the popularity of old- 
fashioned flowers was evidenced by the 
presence of a large batch of pots of the 
English Bluebell, on the point of flowering, 
and intended for the window boxes of Mr. 
Smith’s London house. In the Melon and 
Cucumber house (the fruits of which were 
set) was a floriferous batch of Browallia 
speciosa major, with blue flowers and white 
eye, and which has attained great popu¬ 
larity within the last few years. The suc¬ 
ceeding house was similarly filled. A 
houseful of Calanthes and Coelogyne cris- 
tata presented a picture of vigorous health. 
We next passed through an Orchid house 
containing a grand lot of Cattleya labiata. 
Odontoglossum pulchellum was fragrant; 
Oncidium sphacelatum in an Orchid pot 
throwing up a long panicle of flowers ; and 
the orange flowers of Ada and several 
Cypripediums we also noted. Several other 
plant houses were rapidly glanced through 
for the still evening was coming on. La 
France and several H. P. Roses were about 
to expand their blossoms, and Ricbardia 
elliottiana was in bloom. A table plant 
with long, trifoliate leaves belongs to the 
Orange family. Crotons, Aralias, Dra¬ 
caenas, &c., for the same purpose were also 
located here. In the Aroid house were 
fine specimens of Anthurium scherzeri- 
anum, with a circular spathe; A. waroc- 
queanum, hybrid seedlings of A. scherzeri- 
anum and A. andreanum, and Alocasias, 
often neglected in present day gardening. 
There is an installation of the electric light 
in the conservatory, where Lilium Hariisi 
and other subjects were flowering amongst 
variegated Negundo, Palms, Ferns, and 
other greenery. 
There was a good set of Pears in pots in 
the orchard case ; also Peaches well set 
against the glass walls. Cordon Pears, 6 
ft. to 10 ft. high, have been grown for n or 
12 years in the same pots, but are re-potted 
annually, giving satisfactory results. An¬ 
dromeda japonica, with its pearly sprays of 
bloom, and Roses were also located here. 
Another Peach house on walls, with curvi¬ 
linear wire trellis, was being built. Near 
this was a house of Figs, including St. 
John, and some of them had got their roots 
in the tank. Next to it came Peaches 
again, with Strawberries on the shelves. In 
the flower garden we noted some fine beds 
of Tulips on a ground of white and yellow 
Violas in full bloom. An ingenious hedge 
of Ivy had been reared in the course of 
three years and made an admirable screen, 
hiding a certain part of the grounds from 
the road. It was supported by posts and 
wire netting all completely hidden and 
looking very much like a wall. Large beds 
of good varieties of Rhododendron have 
now been in full bloom for some time. A 
ha ha or sunk ditch intervenes between the 
dressed grounds and the green meadows 
beyond, making the latter appear continu¬ 
ous with the lawns and shrubberies. Alto¬ 
gether this riverside residence is a most 
delightful spot on the upper Thames, close 
by where the Henley regatta takes place in 
the second week of July. 
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Horticultural College, Swanley.—At 3 p.m. on June 
29th, the Viscountess Falmouth, assisted by the 
Very Rev. Dean Hole, will open the Rose Garden, 
which has been laid out under the superintendence 
of the reverend gentleman mentioned. 
The Field Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) is found 
thoughout North America from the latitude of 
Virginia, northward to the Arctic Ocean. It is 
abundant in railroad cuts, on embankments, and road¬ 
sides. This little plant makes a most interesting 
microscopic study ; at least the spikes do. It is also 
rather ornamental. 
National Dahlia Society.—As a means of affording 
an additional opportunity for the exhibition of seed¬ 
ling Dahlias, the above society has arranged to 
hold a meeting at the Royal Aquarium, Westminster, 
on Tuesday, September 19th. To add greater 
interest to the meeting, the intentions are to offer 
prizes in a few competitive classes, but £22 10s. is 
required and so far only/12 7s. has been subscribed to¬ 
wards this amount,therefore an appeal is made to other 
members of the society to contribute to this special 
prize fund. Ample accommodation is guaranteed and 
the necessary arrangements are to be carried out by 
the Directors of the Royal Aquarium. Miscellaneous 
trade exhibits are invited with only a small charge 
made for the space occupied. No subscribers are 
charged an entrance fee and anyone subscribing £2 
as. is entitled to space for miscellaneous exhibits free 
of charge. Further particulars may be had from the 
secretary, Mr. Hudson, Gunnersbury House, 
Acton, W. 
Hyde Park.—The summer bedding is now all but 
completed in Hyde Park, and the Palms, tree Ferns, 
and Bamboos are again placed outdoors for the 
summer. 
Cold Storage.—Refrigeration has made vast strides 
in this country of late, cold stores are being erected 
in every district, and thousands of people are now 
interested, directly or indirectly, in the subject. In 
order that Cold Storage, the monthly journal edited 
by Mr. R. M. Leonard, and solely devoted to the 
refrigerating industry in all its branches, may reach 
a still larger public than at present, it has been 
decided to reduce the price of the paper by one half, 
retaining at the same time all its present features. 
Caution to the Public.—In February last we 
received a piteous appeal from Mr. Wm. Gadsby, of 
37, Denman Street, Leicester, on behalf of H. W. 
Parker (formerly of Huntingdon), seedman’s shop¬ 
man, who, with his wife and family, were repre¬ 
sented to be in most distressed circumstances, 
and on February 6th we remitted 20s. On February 
18th, upon a further appeal, we remitted Mr. 
Gadsby an additional 20s. On May 14th, Charlotte 
Parker advised us her brother Henry Parker had 
died that morning, after a great deal of suffering, 
leaving a wife (near her confinement) with several 
children, and without the means of paying for the 
funeral; and on May 16th a further remittance of 
20s. was made, and acknowledged by C. Parker on 
May 18th. We are now assured that Wm. Gadsby 
and H. W. Parker are one and the same individual, 
and that the man H. W. Parker is still living. We 
much regret that we have been victimised by such 
false pretences, and, with the object of preventing 
others becoming victims, ask you to kindly give 
publicity to this letter in your journal .—Hurst & Son. 
The Dutch Horticultural and Botanical Society.— 
The acts of the permanent committees of this 
society, that is, the certificates which they awarded 
to various plants and flowers during 1898, have been 
got together and printed in pamphlet form. They 
are tabulated so that the names of the plants appear 
in the first column, the class of certificate in the 
second ; then follow the dates, then the motives for 
granting the certificates, and, finally, the names of 
the exhibitors. This is much the same plan as is 
followed by the Royal Horticultural Society here, 
except that the method of arrangement differs in 
details, and that no reasons are mentioned for the 
giving of the certificate. In the list before us we 
note many of the plants with which we are familiar 
here, and that florists’ varieties of Dahlias raised 
here find their way to Holland. The distinctions in 
the way of certificates are also slightly more 
numerous in Holland than here. We are somewhat 
puzzled as to the plant mentioned by the name of 
Primula veris acaulis caerulea, for which a first-class 
certificate and a vote of thanks were accorded to 
one and the same exhibitor on March 9th for a new 
introduction and at the same time a new plant 
raised from seed. 
Scottish Horticultural Association.—This go-ahead 
society increased its generally large attendance at 
the last gathering, held on Tuesday, June 5th, at the 
society's meeting rooms,5, St.Andrew Square,Edin¬ 
burgh. The paper for the evening was from the 
Rev. David R. Williamson, Kirkmaiden Manse, 
Wigton, well known as a master on Rose matters 
specially. "Burns as a Flower Poet’’ was the title 
of his subject, and such a theme read before a 
Scottish audience, and in Edinburgh, too, needs no 
further mention to bring home the conclusion that 
the essay was more than respectfully received ; for 
anything pertaining to the greatness or the works of 
the Scottish national bard will bring flocks of 
admiring “students." Needless to add, that the 
many Burnsites.and others who know little of Burns, 
found Mr. Williamson’s references and citations of 
favoursome quality. Mr. James Grieve, of Red 
Braes Nursery, occupied the chair, while Mr. 
Murray, assistant secretary, read the paper. A vote 
of sincere condolence was passed to the memory of 
the late Mr. Malcolm Dunn, V.M.H., one of the 
greatest of the world’s gardeners, and a mighty sup¬ 
porter of the Scottish Horticultural Association. 
The table was well filled with exhibits by various 
members. Votes of thanks to the essayist, the 
chairman, and to the assistant secretary terminated 
the meeting. 
