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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
February 27, 1897. 
was seconded by Mr. J. Fraser ; and there 
being no dissentient voices, the proposition 
was carried unanimously. The following is 
the report in question : — 
"In presenting their ninth annual report, the 
Executive Committee can heartily congratulate the 
subscribers on another j ears operations — generally 
satisfactory and encouraging. If the financial 
support given to the Fund as annual subscriptions 
be not as large as the committee could desire, yet 
from other sources it is evenly maintained and the 
interest in the progress of the Fund widely felt. 
"The Fund was instituted in 18S7 in commemora¬ 
tion of the Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen. The 
year 1897 finds your Committee assisting in 
commemorating the longest reign of a British 
Sovereign, and in consideration of this auspicious 
event, they recommend to the subscribers that the 
whole of the candidates be elected by resolution 
of the annual meeting. 
“ To those who have so generously, and in not a 
few cases, so constantly supported the Fund by 
means of special donations, the committee owe a 
great debt of gratitude. By sums derived from 
money-boxes, concerts, the opening to the public 
inspection of gardens and plant houses, especially 
during the season of the Chrysanthemums, the sale 
of flowers, etc., considerable additions have been 
made to the Fund. 
" The annual festival dinner—presided over by 
His Grace the Duke of Bedford, the president of the 
Fund —proved a most gratifying success, resulting in 
a considerable augmentation to the charity ; and the 
committee tender to His Grace thtir most grateful 
thanks for his able advocacy of the claims of the 
institution and also for his generous contribution. 
Among other contributions to the festival fund was 
that of the tenants of, and growers of produce for, 
Covent Garden Market, who subscribed the sum of 
£341 15s. 9 3 ., a measure of support highly 
appreciated by the committee ; and they also desire 
to gratefully acknowledge the great assistance 
rendered by Mr. J. Assbee in obtaining this welcome 
gift. 
" The number of children who have been placed 
on the Fund since the commencement is eighty-five, 
of this number fifty-eight are now receiving the 
benefits of the Fund, to be increased by those 
recommended for election this day. The number of 
children who through the age limit and other causes 
have ceased to be chargeable to the Fund is twenty- 
seven. One most pleasing cause of gratification to 
the Committee is the letters of deep and earnest 
thankfulness received from the mothers cf children 
who have ceased to be chargeable to the Fund, 
acknowledging the great help the quarterly payments 
have proved to them in times of necessity. The 
committee by means of the special grants they are 
empowered to make, have also been enabled to 
render timely assistance in starting several orphans 
in life. The total amount paid to the children since 
the commencement of the Fund is ,£4,918. 
" The members of the Executive Committee who 
retire by rotation according to Rule IV., are Messrs. 
Marshall, Bates, Dean, Herb6t, Jones, May, 
Reynolds, and Weeks, all of whom being eligible 
offer themselves for re-election. The best thanks of 
this committee are due, and are hereby tendered to 
the treasurer, T. B. Haywood, Esq., and the auditor, 
John Fraser, Esq., who retire after holding office 
since the establishment of the Fund. The committee 
have great pleasure in announcing than N. N. Sher¬ 
wood, Esq. (a munificent supporter of the Fund), hes 
kindly consented to accept the office of treasurer, and 
Peter Barr, Esq., that of auditor, and they are 
hereby nominated by the committee. Mr. A. F. 
Barron is again nominated as secretary at the same 
remuneration.” 
We here give the items of the cash state¬ 
ment in a condensed form. Receipts: 
Balance from last account, £60 is. nd.; 
general subscriptions and those collected by 
the local secretaries, £363 5s. 6d.; dona¬ 
tions from various sources, £3214 15s. yd. ; 
Emma Sherwood Memorial, £13 ; annual 
dinner, £”887 3s. 6d. ; card collection, 
advertisements in lists of subscribers, 
dividends on stock and interest on deposit, 
£”282 os. 3d. ; total £2,362 6s. gd. Expen¬ 
diture : allowances to orphans, Emma 
Sherwood Memorial, and grants in aid, 
£“868 5s.; annual dinner, £161 17s. 8d.; 
secretary’s salary, £103 ; printing and post¬ 
ing subscriber’s lists, £31 8s. 6d. ; printing, 
stationery, annual, general and committee 
meetings, postages, bank charges, and 
sundry expenses, £"66 2s. gd. ; purchase of 
£"500 3 per cent. Canada stock, £330 is.; 
balance at bankers, in hand, and on deposit, 
£”599 ns. iod.; total, £2,362 6s. gd. It 
may here be stated that £"7,070 6s. iod. is 
invested in consols, and £2,000 in Canada 
stock, making a total of £"9,070 6s. iod. 
After this, Mr. J. Assbee proposed that 
the best thanks of the meeting be accorded 
to T. B. Haywood, Esq., treasurer, and Mr. 
John Fraser, auditor of the Fund since its 
inauguration in 1887, for their services, 
these gentlemen having now retired owing 
to pressure of business upon their time. 
The proposition was seconded by Mr. Geo. 
Reynolds. Mr. B. Wynne then proposed, 
and Mr. W. Bates seconded that N. N. 
Sherwood, Esq. ; be elected as treasurer in 
the place of T. B. Haywood, Esq. Mr. 
Wynne commented upon the large measure 
of support which had been given to the 
Fund upon numerous occasions during past 
years by Mr. Sherwood. Mr. J. Walker 
proposed, and Mr. Geo. Reynolds seconded, 
that Mr. Peter Barr, who was well known 
to horticultural circles, be elected as auditor 
in the place of Mr. John Fraser. Mr. W. 
Poupart proposed, and Mr. G. W. Cummins 
seconded, that the best thanks of the 
members be given to the retiring members, 
Messrs. Wm. Marshall, W. Bates, R. Dean, 
H. Herbst, H. J. Jones, H. B. May, 
G. Reynolds, and A. W. G. Weeks, for 
their services, and that these gentlemen be 
re-elected. The chairman then commented 
upon the excellent services rendered to the 
Fund by the Secretary, Mr. A. F. Barron, 
and that his books had been examined and 
found correct in every way. He therefore 
proposed, and Mr. R. Dean seconded, that 
Mr. Barron be re-elected. 
The charity, said the chairman, was in a 
position to elect the whole of the candidates 
to the benefits of the Fund, and read over 
their names as follows : — William Clark, 
Louis Frederick Allen, John Braithwaite 
Chennels, Herbert Charles Hatchard, 
William Stephen Hutchinson, Montague 
Haynes Lemmon, Donald McIntyre, Alfred 
Thomas Page, Graham Ritchie, Therese 
Anstead Sendenhorst, Frederick William 
Stephenson, Dora May Swift, and Harrold 
Maxwell Swift. He proposed, and Mr. J. 
Lyne seconded, that these thirteen children 
be elected. Mr. J. Assbee proposed, and 
W. Roupell, Esq., seconded, that a copy 
of the above resolution be sent to H.R.H. 
the Princess of Wales, the patroness of the 
Fund. 
The whole of the above resolutions, each 
in its respective order, were carried unani¬ 
mously. Mr. J. Hudson proposed a vote of 
thanks to the chairman for presiding that 
day ; and after the latter had replied, he 
said that the business of the meeting was 
concluded and thanked- those present for 
their attendance and services. A party, 
consisting of members of the executive 
committee, subscribers and others, met at 
Anderton’s Hotel, at 6 p.m., to partake of a 
friendly dinner, as is customary on this 
occasion. 
The Lily of the Valley is the Princess of Wales’ 
favourite flower. 
Banana Peel, it is slated, contains ingredients in its 
juices from which an indelible ink and a kind of 
vinegar can be made. 
The Empress of Austria recently gave orders for 
50,000 Roses to be planted round the statue of Heine, 
about to be erected on her property at Corfu, on a 
rock about 2,000 ft. above sea level. 
The lake in St. James' Park is now in process of 
being cleaned out. It was found to be necessary 
owing to the rapid growth of weeds during the hot 
summer of last year. 
Facetious Swell : “ Well, my boy, are you going to 
eat all those Apples when you get home?” Boy: 
“ Na. We’il eat all we can, and can all we can’t ! " 
— Scraps. 
Mr. H. A. Garrett recently delivered a lecture on 
" Public Gardens ” before the members of the 
Torquay and District Gardeners’ Association. Dr. 
R. Hamilton Ramsay presided. 
Mr. Jack Rick for the last five years foreman in the 
glasshouse department at Falkland Park, South 
Norwood Hill, has been appointed head gardener to 
George H. Hadfield, Esq., Moraston House, near 
Ross, Herefordshire. 
Mr. N. McFadyen, until lately head gardener to 
Capt. R. Mitchell Campbell, at Glaisnock, Old 
Cumnock, has been appointed head gardener to the 
Hon. T. F. Kennedy, of Dunure, at Dalquharran 
Castle, Dailby, Ayrshire. 
A New Chrysanthemum Society has been lately 
formed at Chippenham. A meeting was called and 
under the presidency of Mr. L H. Marshall it was 
decided to form a society. Its title is to be the 
Chippenham and District Chrysanthemum Society. 
It is intended to hold one exhibition annually. 
A New Fumigator.— A Notts gardener has recently 
constructed a fumigator which he claims to be 
superior to anything now in the market. It has 
been well-tried, under various conditions, in several 
glasshouses, and proved to be quite satisfactory. 
We understand that the machine is constructed in a 
light portable form, sets to work immediately, and is 
equally useful for sanitary as well as horticultural 
purposes. A patent has been applied for. 
Eastbourne Horticultural Society held their last 
monthly meeting at the Natural History Society's 
Rooms, Lismore Road, Councillor Sharpe presiding. 
A lecture was given by Mr. J. Gore on " Tomatos.” 
The chairman suggested at the conclusion of the 
lecture that a sum of ten guineas should be forwarded 
to the Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Association 
whereby they would gain a life membership therein. 
He personally promised a guinea. Mr. T. Durrant 
Young also made a promise for a similar amount. 
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Six Hundred Pounds Sterling for a Cabbage is a long 
price to pay, and not an extra fine specimen either, 
and yet this is the price per head at which the 
French Government have been raising Cabbages for 
some years past in the heart of Paris. In the year 
1880 the Legislature sanctioned the expenditure of 
£280,000 for the purchase of a plot of ground at the 
corner of Rue Colbert whereon to build an enlarge¬ 
ment of the National Library which was at that time 
unable to accommodate the ever-increasing store of 
books. From the date of the purchase no attempt 
has been made to build, and the land has only been 
devoted to the growing of the Cabbages aforesaid to 
the average number of twenty-three annually. As 
the annual interest on the money totals up to £14,000 
each of the Cabbages costs the nation about the sum 
mentioned, viz., £600. 
Fruit Culture at St. Germans—The inhabitants of 
St. Germans have been bestirring themselves in the 
direction of fruit culture. It is hoped, indeed, that 
they will persuade the Cornwall County Council to 
establish an experimental plot in their midst, 
especially as it is con-idered a most favourable 
locality for the purpose. What is regarded as a 
preliminary step took place at the beginning of the 
month. Mr. C. Ilott, in accordance with an 
arrangement made with the Saltash District 
Technical Instruction Committee, visited St. 
Germans, and in the presence of the Earl of St. 
Germans, and other distinguished visitors, together 
with a large attendance of interested persons, gave a 
practical demonstration of the pruning of fruit trees 
in the garden belonging to Mr. G. H. Benton. On 
the evening of the same day Mr. Ilott delivered a 
lecture in the Town Hall upon the planting and 
general culture of hardy fruits. He illustrated his 
remarks by blackboard diagrams. An interesting 
discussion took place at the close, the lecturer reply¬ 
ing to the various questions raised. 
