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THE GARDENING WORLD 
July 22, 1899. 
For thirty-six blooms, distinct (gardeners or 
amateurs only) the Rev. J. H. Pemberton was first; 
Mr. R. Park, Bedale, second; and Mr. Boyes, 
Derby, third. 
Mr. Cypher was second for twelve bunches of 
stove and greenhouse flowers; and Mr. Vause, third. 
In the amateurs' class for dinner table decorations, 
Mr. P. Romolo was winner; Mr. Reynolds, Wolver¬ 
hampton, second; and Mr. John Salmon, Trysull, 
third. 
For twelve laced Pinks, distinct, Messrs. Pember¬ 
ton & Son were awarded first. They did well in all 
the Carnation and Pink classes. Mr. H. W. 
Weguelin was first for twelve Carnations in six 
varieties. For twelve varieties distinct, however, 
Messrs. Thomson & Co , Sparkhill, Birmingham, 
were the winners. For an arrangement of Sweet 
Peas (twenty varieties), first, Mr. W. F. Gunn 
(Gold Medal) ; second, Messrs. Jones & Sons (Silver 
Medal); and third, Mr. Goodacre, who got a Bronze 
Medal. 
Fruit and Vegetables.— In the classes for 
Grapes (four bunches, distinct), Mr. T.‘ G. Bates 
won ; Mr. R. A. Newill, Admaston, second; and Lord 
Bagot, Rugeley, third. For six Peaches, Lord 
Bagot stood first; the Duke of Westminster next 
him ; and Mr. C. T. Mander, Wolverhampton, third. 
For one green-fleshed Melon, the Earl of Harrington 
was before Lord Bagot, who beat Mr. J. Corbett. 
The order was changed on the exhibition of a scarlet- 
fleshed Melon, for Mr. Corbett beat Lord Bagot. 
The Earl of Harrington beat Lord Bagot for a 
collection of fruit. For a collection of vegetables 
(prize by Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading), Lady 
Theodora Guest was first; The Earl of Carnarvon, 
second. The order was the same in a similar com¬ 
petition for Messrs. Webb & Sons’ prizes. 
The Miscellaneous exhibits were partly made 
by Wolverhampton tradesmen, their names being 
Messrs. Thos. Rickhuss, Herbert Brotherton, Glaze, 
Butler, and Taylor, 
Miscellaneous. —Messrs. E. Webb & Sons, 
Wordsley, Stourbridge, exhibited plants, flowers, and 
vegetables, amongst which a group of Gloxinias 
stood out prominently showing the fine quality of the 
strain. The accompanying illustration (p. 749), lent 
us by Messrs. Webb & Sons, will show the erect 
character of the flhwers and their beautiful 
symmetry. (Gold Medal.) 
Messrs. Dobbie & Co., Rothesay, Scotland, staged 
a fine lot of their Sweet Peas and Violas, for which 
they are so justly famed. They had eighty varie¬ 
ties of Sweet Peas, including Lady Grissel Hamilton, 
Countess Cadogan, Lady Mary Currie, Duke of 
Sutherland, and other first-class varieties. Of 
Violas they had fifty sprays. The new “Wallflower” 
Pansies are scarlet, crimson and yellow, and fast 
becoming favourites. (Gold Medal.) Messrs. W. 
& J. Birkenhead, Sale, Manchester, also won a 
Gold Medal for a collection of beautiful Ferns. The 
Earl of Dartmouth (gardener, Mr. Holliday) received 
a Gold Medal for a splendid lot of Malmaison Car¬ 
nations. A similar award went to Mr. E. Murrel, 
Shrewsbury, for a fine collection of Roses. 
Silver Medals were awarded to Messrs. Thomson 
& Co., Birmingham, for Carnations and other 
flowers; to Mr. H. Pattison, Shrewsbury, for Pansies 
and Violos; to Mr. H. Deverill, Banbury, for hardy 
flowers; to Messrs. Hinton Bros., for Sweet Peas; 
and to Messrs. T. B. Dobbs & Co., Wolverhampton, 
for Ferns, Aquatics, &c. Bronze Medals were 
accorded to Mr. R. Sydenham, Birmingham, for a 
fine lot of Carnations ; Messrs. W. Edwards & Sons, 
Sherwood, Nottingham, for Edwardian ware and 
Ferns ; and Messrs. Jarman & Co., Chard, for Roses. 
FORMBY HORTICULTURAL .-July 12 th. 
The summer exhibition was held in a large marquee 
in the grounds of Briars Hey, by the kind permission 
of F. A. Rockliffe, Esq. The entries numbered over 
640, an increase of nearly 100 over last year. 
The Roses were, as usual, the centre of attraction, 
the entries in the nine open classes amounting to 117. 
Mr. B. Kennedy was highly successful, winning 
the piece of silver for twelve distinct varieties, and 
that for six varieties and for six light sorts, with good 
flowers, remarkable for their freshness. For six dark 
varieties, Mr. G. W. Rowley gained the honour of 
taking the Cup. For twelve Teas, hybrid Teas or 
Noisettes, another Cup went to Mr. Jos. Rimmer 
for a smart stand. For six Teas, #c., Mr. W. 
lyJcConnan was the Cup winner; and for six Teas, 
distinct, Mr. Kennedy again added to his store of 
plate with fine blooms, amongst which was found the 
premier bloom in the show, securing the special 
award of Messrs. A. Dickson & Sons, Newtownards. 
The Cups have been presented in the two first 
classes by Mr. Jos. Rimmer; for the six lights by Mr. 
E. W. McConnan ; for the six darks by Mr. G. W. 
Rowley; for the twelve Teas, &c., Mr. George 
Prince presents the three prizes for six Teas and 
Noisettes ; Mr. B. Kennedy furnishes the Cup; and 
for the six Teas Mr. T. Carlyle presents the Cup, 
making six cups to be competed for. 
Amongst first prize winners were, for three single 
Begonias, Mr. A. Rocklifle; for three doubles, Mr. L. 
Watts, the same exhibitor securing the leading 
honours for three double zonal Pelargoniums, 
three single zonals, and three Petunias. Mr. J. 
Formby had the best single Fern, and Mrs. Flinn 
the three plants. For two stove or greenhouse plants, 
Mr. W. McConnan was to the fore; for six vege¬ 
tables, Mr. Jas. Norris had the leading lot. 
The ladies added greatly to the interest and beauty 
of the show by staging some charming floral decor¬ 
ation. Mrs. Matthias secured high honours for her 
table decoration, utilising Poppies in variety. This 
lady also had the best bouquet. Miss C.Rimmer had the 
prettiest basket,also showing to advantage four sprays 
and buttonholes. Miss Bushell won in the bouquet of 
Sweet Peas. 
Amongst non-competitive exhibits was a tastefully 
arranged group by Mr. Ogden, West Derby; a group 
of Orchids by Messrs. J. Cowan & Co., Gateacre ; 
Mr. Rocklifle also a group; eight boxes of Belfast 
Roses by Messrs. A. Dickson & Sons; and Sweet 
Peas, herbaceous cut flowers by Mr. H. Middlehurst, 
Liverpool. The arrangements were under Mr. T. 
Pugh, secretary, and Mr. E. H. Bushell, treasurer. 
QQGgCIODg ADD ADOTSHS- 
*.• 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 bv 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.] 
Dried Specimens of Wild Plants.— E. C. H. D.: 
Not any one county of the British Isles would con¬ 
tain all of the species of the British flora, though 
several of the counties are relatively rich. We have 
not been able to ascertain that dried specimens of 
British plants may be bought anywhere, but they 
are obtainable all the same in a different way. 
There is the Botanical Exchange Club of the British 
Isles, of which J. C. Bai 'ey, Esq., Ashfield College 
Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, is the secretary ; 
and also the Watson Botanical Exchange Club, of 
which the secretary is J. T. A. Cotton, Esq., The 
Mount, Bishopstoke, Hants. In order to get British 
dried specimens from either of these Clubs, we 
believe it would be necessary to join them, that is, 
become a member. Then you could send some of 
the more important or uncommon plants of your 
county; and in return you” would get plants not 
found in your district. If you think of joining one or 
both of the clubs write to the secretaries for 
instructions. 
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Tomatoa Diseased ,—Foggieloan : The leaves you 
sent us were very badly affected with one of the 
most common and destructive of the Tomato 
diseases, namely, Cladosporium fulvum. You are 
fortunate in having escaped it so long, but there is 
no mistake about it this time, the brown patches con¬ 
sisting of myriads of spores being well developed. 
Your next care will be how to get rid of it. All the 
worst of the leaves at least should be cut off, care¬ 
fully carried away and burnt. You can hardly ex¬ 
pect to get rid of the fungus this season, but you may 
considerably check its ravages in the way mentioned 
above, but more particularly by keeping the 
atmosphere of the house perfectly dry, and by giving 
plenty of ventilation both during the day and night, 
at least in dry weather. This will harden the 
tissues of the remaining leaves and make them more 
disease proof. After the crop has entirely been 
gathered you should root up the plants and burn 
them ; then thoroughly clean the house, washing the 
interior of the glass and woodwork. If the Tomatos 
are planted out you should remove the surface soil,at 
least to some depth, replacing it with fresh soil. 
Begin ventilating early next year, 
Mimulus. —E.C.H.D. : The specimen you sent last 
week was Mimulus luteus though not exactly like the 
usual wild form, which is yellow with a few small 
spots in the throat. The specimen you sent may 
have been a recent escape from gardens and not 
quite reverted to the original. M. luteus is a North 
American plant that has become naturalised in var¬ 
ious parts of this country. It has been greatly 
improved in this country by crossing it with the 
spotted variety M. luteus maculatus. All or most of 
the fine garden forms have been derived from this 
source, so that you need not be surprised to find 
more or less spotted forms amongst recent escapes 
from gardens. Besides M, luteus and M, mosc- 
hatus, other speces in gardens are M. cardinalis, 
M.Lewisii, M.cupreus, M. plantagineus, M. glabratus, 
M. repens, M. ringens, and M. glutinosus. The 
flowers you send on this occasion are also M. luteus 
and more nearly like the wild type than those sent 
previously, 
Onions Diseased.— Omega ; Your Onions are 
attacked by the Onion mildew (Peronospora 
schleideniana) for which there is no real remedy, 
though various things have been tried. Prevention 
is always better than cure, and your best plan would 
be to make provision against the attack another 
year. In the meantime you might pull up and burn 
the very worst specimens, removing the worst leaves 
upon others. A dusting of flowers of sulphur, after 
wetting the plants to make it stick on, might check 
the fungus to some extent, though it could not kilt 
that portion of the fungus inside the plant. Next 
year select a fresh piece of ground for the Onions, 
choosing that which is naturally well drained. 
Trench and otherwise prepare the soil to enable the 
Onions to make good and free growth. The situa¬ 
tion must be open and airy, not shut in by trees or 
walls if you can avoid it, as shelter favours the 
fungus. Keep the ground thoroughly clear of weeds 
and thin the Onions to let air and light play upon all 
parts. Avoid damp ground. All these are pre¬ 
ventives and should be rigidly followed out where 
possible as remedy is impossible. 
Grub in Tomato Leaves.— H. N.: The flies you 
sent do not seem to be at all common in the leaves 
of Tomatos, at least, in the neighbourhood of 
London. Possibly the large grubs you mention 
belong to some of the moths, and the flies you send 
might be tbeir parasites. In that case, the flies 
would lay their eggs in the body of the grub and 
feed upon it till full grown, and then pupate in the 
body of the host. In any case, if you have suc¬ 
ceeded in stamping them out there is an end to 
them. It may be, however, that their feeding season 
is over, so that you should keep an eye upon them 
next year. 
How to Raise Double Flow ers —Omega : As 
you say, some flowers are perfectly double and bear 
no seed. Many of these are propagated by cuttings, 
layers, offsets, budding, grafting, &c. In the case 
of the Stock some plants produce perfectly double 
flowers, and no seed can be got from them. Other 
flowers are single, and some have a few extra petals, 
so that the latter produce seeds and give rise to a 
certain percentage of double flowers the following 
season. The ovary in double Roses, Carnations, 
Pinks, Hollyhocks, and other garden flowers is 
generally perfect, so that it is only necessary to find 
pollen and apply it to the stigmas to get seeds. The 
male flowers of tuberous Begonias are most often 
those which produce double flowers, but they de¬ 
velop pollen on old and starved plants at the end of 
the season, so that it is only necessary to apply it to 
the stigma of female flowers to get seed. So long as 
the ovary in double flowers is perfect you can 
generally obtain seeds. 
Names of Plants.— J. H. F .; The Rock Rose is 
Helianthemum canum ; the while flower is Artbro- 
podium cirrhatum; the proliferous or viviparous 
grass we do not recognise from the materials sent.— 
E. C. H. D.\ 1, Alnus glutinosa;2, Poterium 
officinale; 3, Mimulus luteus ; 4, Chlora perfoliata ; 
5, Brachy podium sylvaticum ; 6, Populus nigra, or if 
the tree is of erect habit it is P. nigra pyramidalis ; 
7, Epilobium parviflorum; 8, Hypericum quad- 
raDgulum. — A.L. \ 1, Spiraea salicifolia; 2, Pyrus 
Maulei; 3, Veronica longifoba; 4, Galega officinalis 
alba; 5, Campanula Medium calycanthema; 6, 
Lonicera japonica aureo-reticulata.— G. C .: Catalpa 
bignonioides.— Streatley: Trachelium caeruleum.— 
Omega : 1, Yellow Loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris); 
2, Sedum rupestre var.— Botanist, Cornwall : The 
White or Madonna Lily (Lilium candidum). 
Communications Received.— John Miller.—Cas¬ 
sell & Company—M. M'Laren.—R. G. W.—A. C. 
—R. M.—Veitch & Sons.—W. Carmichael.—A. R. 
M.—W. J. 
TRADE CATALOGUE RECEIVED. 
Wm. Baylor Hartland, Ard-Cairn, Cork.— Well- 
ripened, Irish-grown Daffodils and Rare Single 
Tulips. 
Disinfection of Fruit Trees. — We learn from 
Gardening (American) that the State of Louisiana 
has a law requiring all trees imported into that State 
to be carefully inspected by the State entomologist, 
3pd if need be djsinfectecj before befog taken over, 
