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THE GARDENING WORLD 
November 11, 1899. 
display; R. Long, Esq., came in second, with a 
fairly good group. 
Two smaller groups, semi-circular, g ft. by 7 ft. 
were very creditably grown as well as arranged 
here. A. Shopland, Esq., came in first; second, 
H. Hodgson, Esq. 
Fruit made a good display, most of the Apples 
being finely coloured. For three bunches of Grapes, 
Alicante, the Rev. H. Clerk (gardener, Mr. Pike) won 
with good stuff, finely coloured and large in bunch ; 
second, Mr. Matthews. For three bunches, Muscats, 
Rev. Clerk was again victorious, as well as in the 
class for three bunches of any other variety, show¬ 
ing Muscat Hamburgh well done, 
There were twenty classes for single dishes of 
Apples, and four collections,all well contested, while 
for Pears fifteen classes were provided, and two col¬ 
lections, some excellent fruit being staged. 
Piizes were given for a dinner table arranged with 
fruit, Chrysanthemums, Ferns.&c., and laid for eight 
persons, 8 ft. by 4 ft. Here Miss H. Maw took first 
honours. Mrs. C. Hara Tomlin was second ; Mrs. 
Hodgson, third; and Mrs. Crickmay, fourth. Prizes 
were also given for vases of Chrysanthemums. 
Grasses with berries and foliage which added a 
brightness to the show. 
Mr. W. J. Godfrey exhibited a big bank of miscell¬ 
aneous plants, fruit, &c., in which was noticed a nice 
batch of Celosia pyramidalis coccinea and a couple 
dozen pots of winter flowering Pelargoniums. 
The Hon. Mark Rolle, Bicton, kindly sent a nice 
lot of foliage and flowering plants, comprising 
Crotons, finely coloured Dracaenas, Pandanus.Ferns, 
Palms, Acalphyas, Salvias Pitcheri and S. splendens, 
double white Primulas, Cyclamen, two splendid 
plants of Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, Cypripedium 
harrisianum, and C. Sedeni, &c .; while in front of 
his group were staged thirty dishes of Apples, kitchen 
and dessert, two Queen Pines, Melons, three Hero of 
Lockinge and Sutton’s Scarlet, twelve dishes of 
Pears, and two stands of Black Grapes, Lady 
Downes and Alicante, the whole making a good 
display. 
The judging was left to Mr. Dolling, Newton 
Abbott, and Mr. Moiest, Torquay.for plants and flow¬ 
ers, and Mr. Powell, Powderham, and Mr. Mayne, 
Bicton, for fruit. 
Questions add xnsroeRS. 
Yirginian Creeper not Colouring.— C. M. . We 
do not consider it a question of variety, but rather 
a question of soil and position. Given a rich soil in 
a shady position and you will get any quantity of 
rampant growth every year, but the leaves will re¬ 
main green, or merely become dirty yellow when 
about to fall. The remedy lies in planting under 
conditions the reverse of the ab-ve. Growth may 
be proportionally slow for a number of years at 
least, but you should be rewarded if the climber is 
against a wall in a sunny position. Young plants 
are easily raised from cuttings or layers, so that you 
could try several in different places. 
Rhododendron in Bloom. —T. Lamb : The cir¬ 
cumstance is abnormal, but by no means uncom¬ 
mon. Several of the Himalayan species have been 
used as parents with which to cross fine garden 
forms of R. ponticum and its hybrids with R. 
catawbiense. The Himalayan species, particularly 
R. arboreum, flower early, and give that character 
to the progeny. The warm summer and mild 
autumn must account for the rest. 
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Chrysanthemums Diseased.— J. B. M.: They 
are affected wilh the Chrysanthemum Rust, of which 
we have heard so much lately. You caDnot do 
much to save the old plants now, but by syriDging 
them with sulphate of potassium and water at the 
rate of J oz. of the former to a gallon of water, you 
will save the suckers to some extent from getting 
affected with the falling spores. As soon as the 
flowers are over or have been cut you should cut 
down and burn the old stems and foliage. Select 
only clean, healthy cuttings, removing every trace 
of the fungus you can detect, and burning the 
same. Syrioge the plants with the above at in¬ 
tervals in spring, or dip them in Condy’s Fluid. 
Unsatisfactory Growth of Cytisus Andreanus. — 
A. G .: Possibly your plants were grafted upon the 
Laburnum, upon which they grow fairly well for a 
time, but afterwards become unsatisfactory. You 
might take cuttings now, inserting them in sandy 
soil in pots, and placing them in a greenhouse or a 
frame from which frost is merely kept out. A little 
heat in spring will hasten the rooting process. You 
might also strike cuttings in summer by using young 
side shoots just as they are getting firm at the base. 
A very satisfactory plan is to allow seeds to ripen 
and sow them at once. A good percentage of them 
will come true ; and the rest may be thrown away if 
not required for planting in shrubberies, etc. 
Names of Plants.—^. L. : 1, Berberis Aquifo- 
lium (merely the autumn tints); 2, Eupatorium 
riparium; 3, Eupatorium odoratum.—1, 
Laelia pumila (a good variety); 2, Masdevallia 
tovarensis; 3, Odontoglossum crispum guttatum.— 
H. C. M. : 1, Festuca glauca ; 2, Aster vimineus; 3, 
Aster diffusus horizontalis ; 4, Aster Novae-Angliae 
pulchellus.— W.D.: 1, Begonia metallica; 2, Be¬ 
gonia semperflorens var.; 3, Tradescantia mutiflora 
variegata; 4, Carex Morovii variegata; 5, Arundi- 
naria Fortunei variegata ; 6, Polygonum brunonis. 
— G. W. C. : Erigeron purpureus, as far as we can 
make out, but it is flowering out of season, and the 
specimen too fragmentary to be certain. Send again 
with stem and leaves in summer.— J. H. : 1, Lamium 
album, which often flowers in a mild autumn; 2, 
fruits of Clematis Vitalba. 
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J. H. J.—J. Moir.—A. Wright.—R G. W.—W. H. 
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Dickson’s, Ltd , Chester. —Forest Trees, Orna¬ 
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CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
THERE IS NO COMPARISON BETWEEN STRONG COUNTRY GROWN PLANTS 
and cuttings, and those obtained from the neighbourhood of the foggy, smoky, black, and almost 
sunless surroundings of the cities, where the stocks must be kept indoors when those of the sunny south 
do well in the open without any protection whatever. My stock plants are now (November 7!^) i 11 the open 
by the side of beds of blooming Cactus Dahlias, and are bristling with strong, sturdy, and healthy cuttings, 
which will strike with little or no trouble. 
My exhibits of Show Blooms of Japs, at the N.C.S. and R.H.S. meetings nave not only been 
the most extensive, but have contained the best quality blooms of any other trade grower, although they 
are sent a distance of 200 miles. I do not purchase expensive stove plants, grand vases and such-like 
to embellish my exhibits, and thereby " win ” Gold Medals, claiming afterwards that the award is due 
to the superiority of my Chrysanthemums. 
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