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THE GARDENING WORLD 
July 3, 1897. 
deeply enamoured of Royal Sovereign which 
fruits heavily both under glass and in the 
open air, while the flavour is far superior to 
other large-fruited sorts that bear with 
equal freedom. He never uses pots for 
runners intended for open air plantations, 
but after they are well rooted in the ground, 
gives them a heavy watering just previous 
to lifting them and again after they are 
planted in their permanent positions. By 
these proceedings they never receive any 
check but grow away rampantly producing 
a splendid crop of large fruits the following 
season. Two-year-old plantations produce 
a larger number of fruits, but they are 
smaller and ripen later owing to the heavy 
canopy offoliagethat shadesthem. Amongst 
others we noted La Grosse Sucre, Lord 
Napier, Monarch, Waterloo, Aberdeen 
Late, and Countess. The four latter are late 
varieties, and Countess gives promise of 
proving useful at Devonhurst. Mr. Gibson, 
like many other gardeners, has a hankering 
after Dr. Hogg, on account of its exquisite 
flavour ; but its behaviour is so fickle and 
fastidious, that if it gives no more satisfac¬ 
tion here than in the Royal Horticultural 
Society’s garden over the wall, it would not 
repay the labour expended upon its culture. 
In spite of the difficulties with which he 
has to contend here, Mr. Gibson is still an 
ardent kitchen gardener, and for some time 
past has been harvesting a heavy crop of 
Pearl and Magnum Bonum Cauliflowers. 
The grub of the Cabbage Fly which has 
been so destructive in former years, is 
conspicuous this season by its almost com¬ 
plete absence. Satisfaction and other 
Potatos have done splendidly this year, and 
though fit for the early exhibitions, have 
not yet attained anything like full size. We 
were even better pleased with the Peas 
being gathered and approaching that stage. 
Sutton’s Early Gianc has mostly been 
gathered ; but Duke of Albany and Aider- 
man are now in their prime. The Duke is 
a well known exhibition Pea, but Alderman 
seems to have been neglected or overlooked 
by the majority of gardeners, and this is the 
more remarkable when one considers its 
splendid appearance from an exhibitor’s 
point of view. The seeds are also of good 
quality. The dark glaucous green pods 
attain an enormous size under good cultiva¬ 
tion ; and at Devonhurst they are worthy 
of all praise at the present time. 
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Potatos.—The cultivation of the noble tuber in 
France has increased five-fold since 1820. 
Carriage of Fruit.—The Government of Victoria 
has invited that of New South Wales, Tasmania, and 
South Australia to make joint remonstrance con¬ 
cerning the bad arrangements for the carriage of 
fruit. 
At the Botany Class.—The professor was gravely 
describing to his class that even the character of 
food had some effect upon the animals eating it. A 
student interrupted him by saying in his part of the 
country a great deal of red wheat was grown, and 
seriously asked whether that was the reason why so 
many of the people were red haired .—A nother Student. 
Colchester Rose and Horticultural Show, which was 
held on June 22nd at Colchester, was one of the 
most successful ever held in the town. The number 
of entries, which amounted to over 700, was abso¬ 
lutely unprecedented in the history of the society, 
and was nearly three times as many as on the 
occasion of the first show held some four years ago. 
In the classes for amateurs, small growers, and 
allotment holders, competition was especially keen, 
thus denoting the high degree of vitality of which the 
society is possessed Colchester is well known as 
a centre of the art of Rose-growing, and the local 
cultivators who are only local by virtue of the posi¬ 
tion of their nurseries, for their fame is world-wide, 
made a strong entry. 
Mr. Kenneth McKenzie, after five and a half years 
as journeyman and foreman at Whittingham Gardens, 
has been appointed gardener to Lord Alexander 
Kennedy, BlackruthveD, Perth, Scotland. 
Welbeck Abbey.—Mr J. Roberts, formerly gardener 
at Gunnersbury Park, to the late Baion L. de Roths¬ 
child, has been appointed by the Duke of Portland 
as head gardener at Welbeck Abbey, in succession 
to Mr, J. Horton, who is about to retire. 
Commemoration Holly at Dundee.— On the Diamond 
Jubilee day Lord Provost McGrady of Dundee per¬ 
formed the ceremony of planting a fine specimen of 
Golden Queen Holly in Dudhope Park. There were 
various other expressions of loyalty at Dundee on 
the great occasion. 
Mr. Robert Douglas, the well-known American 
nurseryman died at the advanced age of 85 at his 
home in Wauckegan, Illinois, U.S.A. To his labcurs 
we are indebted for the Colorado Blue Spruce, 
Douglas’ Golden Arbor-vitae, Douglas’ Pryamidal 
Arbor-vitae, and the Golden Juniper—all handsome 
and useful trees. Mr. Douglas’ death was a sudden 
and painless one. 
Royal Horticultural Society.—The Council of the 
society have invited the members of the various com¬ 
mittees to a gathering at Chiswick on July 14th, for 
the purpose of inspecting the gardens, and to hear 
Dr. Masters, F.R.S , who is to open a discussion on 
practical suggestions for the better utilisation of 
Chiswick Gardens. The meeting is to commence at 
12 noon and last till 4.30 o’clock. 
Flowers for Whitechapel.—A flower show for the 
poor of this neighbourhood is to be held on Satur¬ 
day and Sunday, July 3rd and 4th. Sir Trevor 
Lawrence, Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons, Limited, of 
Chelsea ; and Mr. Holmes, of Hackney ; with others 
well known in the horticultural world have promised 
to help by sending exhibits. Sir Samuel Montagu, 
M P., Mr. H. Lawson, Mr. Innes, and Mr. Alfred 
Cohen have contributed the necessary funds. 
Syndical Chamber of Belgian Horticulturists—The 
monthly meeting of this society was held in the 
Casino, Ghent, on the 13th ult, when Awards of 
Merit were accorded to M. Louis de Smet for 
Anthurium rothschildianum var., and Anthurium 
andreanum var., by acclamation ; to M. A. Rigouts 
for Stenorhynchus speciosus var. maculatus; to M. 
L. De Smet-Duvivier for Odontoglossum crispum 
splendens; to M. Jules Hye for Odontoglossum 
mulus odoratum, Laelia grandis tenebrosa var., and 
Cattleya Mossiae alba, the latter by acclamation ; 
and to M. le comte J. de Hemptinne for Cattleya 
Mossiae var. Certificates for culture and flowering, 
honourable mentions for culture, and for plants were 
also accorded at the same meeting. 
Sweet Pea Pink Cupid.—This new variety not yet 
in commerce is certainly distinct from Cupid in the 
matter of colour, but in no other respect except that 
the leading stems of Pink Cupid may be an inch 
longer. Every seed has come true to colour as far 
as the plants have bloomed. The flowers may be 
compared to Apple Dlossom in colour and behaviour. 
The standard is of a deep salmon red externally 
before expansion, and after that stage it becomes 
bright salmon-rose on both surfaces, and for two or 
three days it is really very pretty, but after that 
time fades to a soft pink overlying white. The 
wings are paler from the first, being strongly’veined 
with purplish-pink on a blush ground ; but as the 
standard fades so do they till nearly of a uniform 
blush-lilac. The keel is nearly white from the first, 
but that does not affect the appearance of the flower 
at all, seeing that it is hidden by the wings which 
form a hood over it. Some seeds were sent us by 
Messrs, W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, 
U.S.A., and some of them were sown in pots in a 
cold frame when March was pretty well advanced. 
The rest were sown in the open ground, but none of 
the plants are yet in bloom. Cupid sown alongside 
and under the same conditions in both cases has not 
yet bloomed, though on the point of doing so. 
Every seed of Pink Cupid germinated, which is 
more than can be said of Cupid either this year or 
last. The Pink Cupid is as fragrant as the ordinary 
tall varieties. 
A Forest of Rose-trees is now to be seen at the 
Devon Rosery, Torquay, where there are upwards of 
30,000 Roses in bloom. 
There is said to be a tree in New Guinea which, 
when touched, knocks a man down, It must be a 
species of Boxwood.— Scraps. 
New York City Gardeners have recently formed a 
Mutual Improvement Society among themselves. 
Papers will be read, lectures given, and discussions 
held at their meetings from time to time. 
Knighton Horticultural Society. — Mr. J. Wooley 
delivered a lecture on Pansies at a meeting of this 
Society in Clarendon Park School on the evening of 
Wednesday, June 16th. The development of the 
show and fancy Pansies was discussed at some length, 
and the culture and propagation of these showy 
plants detailed. 
Orchids at the Sale Rooms.—A well grown piece of 
Dendrobium nobile nobilius turned up at the Sale 
Rooms of Messrs. Protheroe & Morris, Cbespside, 
on the 25th ult., and found a buyer at 7 gs., thus 
proving the popularity which it still enjoys. The 
choicer Sobralias also get well looked after. A 
small piece each of S. Lindeni and S. xantholeuca 
fetched £4. A much finer piece of the latter was 
knocked down for 6J gs. A plant of the natural 
hybrid Laeliocattleya schilleriana with four leads 
secured 4J gs. 
A Fearful Storm.—On the afternoon of Thursday, 
June 24th, a terrific storm burst over the village of 
Henlow in Bedfordshire. The weather had been 
sultry until the middle of the day when it began to 
thunder and continued to do so until four o’clock. 
Then the fury of the storm could contain itself no 
longer, and a hurricane of wind swept sheets of 
large hailstones upon the devoted village. This 
hailstorm covered 5 an area of only two miles by a 
quarter of a mile, and lasted for only six minutes, 
and yet it is estimated that the damage wrought in 
the village amounted to over £1,000, scarcely a 
window having been spared. At Henlow Grange 
ten large trees near the house were either uprooted 
or broken down ; and every flower in the garden 
from the highest to the lowest was cut to pieces. 
The river had the appearance of being frozen, the 
swans being buried in the hail. Thus in a .moment 
the depth of winter seemed to have returned. Out 
in the hay field the grass was all prostrate beneath the 
hail, and everywhere desolation reigned. It will be 
a long day before the inhabitants of the luckless 
village forget the awful experience of that June 
afternoon. 
Cricket : Hurst & Son v Longmans. -On the grounds 
of the former club on Saturday the 19th ult , the 
above teams met, the former team winning a well- 
earned victory by one hundred runs. For the 
winners Messrs. Portch, Squire, and Cochrane 
batted well. Main for the same team did well with 
the ball, taking seven wickets for eighteen runs, and 
performing the hat trick. The following are the 
scores :— 
Hurst & Son. 
Sampson, c Brittell, b Kelly . 2 
Squire, b Kelly . 25 
Porich, b North . 49 
Main, c Hubberd, b Mills Jun. . 12 
Cochrane, c Brittell, b Kel.y . 20 
Bruce, b Tunnery . 13 
Blyth, not out . 10 
Laker' 
Delacourt 
A. Cox 
Jerry 
Extras . 15 
For 6 wickets .146 
Longmans. 
Hubberd, c SampsoD, b Main . 19 
Tunnery, lbw b Main . 6 
Lane, 1 b w b Main . 5 
Mills, W., b Portch . 2 
Mills, H., b Portch . o 
Calder, b Main . 5 
Kelly, b Main . o 
North, b Main . o 
Cutbush, b Main . o 
Brittell, b Portch . 2 
Barnes, not out . 3 
Extras . 4 
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did not bat. 
