July 14, 1900 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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Oncldlum Forbesil is a very handsome cool-house 
Orchid, quite suitable for an amateur’s collection. 
Fruit Growing in Australia.—Mr. Peter Barr, 
V.M.H., is now in Melbourne, and has been discuss¬ 
ing fruit and fruit culture with orchardists there. 
They have a School of Horticulture at Burnley> 
which Mr. Barr mentions with praise. 
Midland Carnation and Picotee Society.—A 
committee meeting of this body was held on the 5th 
inst., for the purpose of fixing the date of the forth¬ 
coming exhibition of Carnations and Picotees. On 
account of the lateness of the season the date was 
postponed to Thursday and Friday, August gth 
and 10th. 
Ealing District Gardeners’ Society.—The annual 
excursion of this society has been arranged for 
Wednesday, July 18th, igoo, and will take the form 
of a river trip to Margate. Tea and saloon fare, 
including rail from Ealing, for members is 7s. ; non¬ 
members, 7s. 6d. inclusive. The boat has been 
timed to leave Fresh Wharf Pier at g.35 a m., arriv¬ 
ing at Margate at 2 p.m. The return journey starts 
at 4 in the afternoon, reaching Fresh Wharf at 10 
p.m. The latest available train leaves Ealing 
Broadway is 8.22 a.m. for Monument. For further 
particulars apply to Mr. W. Roberts, Hon. Sec., 55, 
Haven Lane, Ealing. 
Hamilton and District Gardening and Forestry 
Association held their monthly meeting in the 
Y.M.C.A., on Tuesday, 3rd July. There was a fair 
attendance of members to hear Mr. D. Dewar,curator 
of Glasgow Botanic Gardens, read a most interesting 
paper on “Alpine Plants and a trip to Switzer¬ 
land,” which was most interesting and instructive. 
Mr. Dewar, in his usual way, had a good many 
quiet sayings, which added much to his lecture. At 
the close he was awarded a very hearty vote of 
thanks, and in reply he gave all the members a kind 
invitation to visit the Botanic Gardens, and he 
would personally wait on them and conduct them 
through all the different departments, which is to be 
taken advantage of on July, the 21st inst.— J.M. 
Wolverhampton Floral Fete. — A very fine 
exhibit was made by Messrs. Webb & Sons, the 
Royal Seedsmen, of Wordsley, Stourbridge. It 
consisted of a bank of their Excelsior strain of 
Gloxinia which, for colour and form, was not excelled 
by any in the show. Webb’s double Begonias were 
also represented by some magnificent plants carry¬ 
ing blooms of large size and rich colours. The 
collection of thirty-six varieties of Sweet Peas, 
grown at Messrs. Webb’s Kinver Seed Farms, pro¬ 
duced a charming effect, whilst the vegetables on 
this stand included Webb’s new varieties of Tomatos 
in growth ; Webb's new Pioneer Pea, and many 
other novelties of great merit. The judges awarded 
a Gold Medal to this exhibit. 
Holidays on the Continent.— The Great Eastern 
Railway Company have issued another of their 
pretty little booklets illustrative of the choice 
features to be found in a holiday tour through the 
Continent. The company's route is the route of the 
Royal Mails to Holland. The journey from Liver¬ 
pool Street, London, E.C., to the Hook of Holland 
is most comfortable and the speediest line of travel. 
It is also the cheapest of the first-class routes to 
Germany, Switzerland, and Norway, and has a daily 
service. Further information can be obtained at the 
booking offices of Midland, North of England, and 
Scottish towns, or by direct application to the Con¬ 
tinental Traffic Manager, Liverpool Street Station, 
London, E.C. 
A “ Gardening Chart.” — Messrs. Frederick 
Warne & Co., London and New York, have just pub¬ 
lished a “ Gardening Chart,” which is meant to 
serve as a guide to the cultivation of the year’s vege¬ 
tables. Mr. H. C. Davidson is the author of the 
novel idea, at least novel to be carried to such an 
extent. The chart measures 2$ ft. by 2 ft., and is 
divided into vertical and horizontal columns. The 
names of the vegetables are printed down the left, 
and the months along the top. When a vegetable 
is in season the marked-out sections are coloured 
blue, otherwise it is left blank, or hints as to what 
operation should be performed is detailed. It is 
sold at 1/-, and is certainly very convenient for 
reference. 
Chrysanthemum Exhibition.—The special exhi¬ 
bition of Chrysanthemums at Paris Exposition is 
scheduled for November 3rd and 4th. 
Scottish Horticultural Association.—On Tues¬ 
day, July 10th, the Scottish Horticultural Associa¬ 
tion held their annual Rose and Strawberry meeting 
in the Freemasons' Hall, George Street, Edinburgh. 
Roses seem to have been behind in quantity and 
quality, but with the chief Scottish nurserymen and 
some of the leading gardeners having made exhibits 
the show on the whole was good. For want of space 
we are obliged to hold over our detailed report. 
Orchids at the Sale Rooms.—On the 6th inst., 
an importation of Phalaenopsis violacea made its 
appearance at the Sale Rooms of Messrs. Protheroe 
& Morris, Cheapside. The plant is said to be getiing 
scarce in a wild state. Certainly those that made 
their appearance were very small pieces, single 
crowns, in fact, with two or three leaves each. The 
finer crowns fetched from 10s. to 14s. each, but 
others went at lower figures. The present is un¬ 
doubtedly an excellent time to commence making a 
collection, as the prices are more reasonable than at 
any other period of the year. At a previous sale a 
beautiful and choice Cattleya, namely, Cattleya 
Mendeli alba, was quickly run up to 2g gs. 
Weekly Half-holidays for Gardeners.—Gar¬ 
deners as a rule enjoy regular hours, though by no 
means in all cases, and they have whole time ; but 
that is about the extent of the privileges they have. 
Their hours in summer are long, and the attendance 
upon fires in winter ties up gardeners almost as 
closely as in summer. The giving of a half-holiday 
each week would entail no hardship upon employers 
as a rule, but such a privilege has not yet fallen to 
the lot of many gardeners. We are pleased to know, 
however, that Messrs. Stanley, Ashton & Co., 
Southgate, N., allow their employees a half-holiday 
every Saturday afternoon. Those who take duty on 
Sunday also attend to the houses on Saturday after¬ 
noon, so that everything goes on smoothly, without 
any loss of time being felt by the employers. 
Other firms might well adopt the system, and let 
their men free on the afternoon of the most suit¬ 
able day of the week according to convenience. 
Reading and District Gardeners.—The July 
meeting of the Reading and District Gardeners’ 
Mutual was held, by kind permission, in Messrs. 
Sutton & Sons' Trial Grounds on Monday last, when 
nearly 100 members assembled to hear a paper on 
the "Sweet Pea,” by Mr. G. Stanton, of Park 
Place Gardens, and at the same time to inspect the 
244 varieties of this popular annual Messrs. Sutton 
are growing this year. Mr. Stanton, in introducing 
the subject, remarked that Sicily is said to be the 
native home of the Sweet Pea, from whence it was 
introduced in 1700. We are now keeping its bi¬ 
centenary, and therefore the year igoo must be a very 
memorable one in the history of this, the most 
beautiful of all annuals. We hear little or nothing 
about the Sweet Pea from 1700 until 1731, when 
Philip Miller mentions it in his Gardeners' Dictionary. 
In “ Mawe's Gardener,” published in 1800, five 
varieties are mentioned, this shows the position of 
the Sweet Pea at its centenary. A striped variety 
was mentioned by Page in 1817, bringing the number 
up to six, and as only six were known in 1842 no 
addition was made for twenty-five years. In i860 
nine varieties were recorded, and about 1865 the 
Invincibles came out. During the year 1878 or i87g 
the great improvement in Sweet Peas began, whilst 
in i8go this flower was taken up in America and 
soon became very popular. The lecturer briefly 
touched upon the culture, then passed on to note 
some of the peculiarities about Sweet Peas, such as 
are found amongst the blooms, seeds, &c., and 
adaptability of the flowers for the decoration of the 
house and table. Referring to varieties it would be 
too great a task even to describe the best of them, 
but he would name the following as a few of the 
very best that would not disappoint any who may 
feel disposed to try them, viz.:—Blanche Burpee, 
Prince Edward of York, Black Knight, Lady Grisel 
Hamilton, Prima Donna, Salopian, Navy Blue, 
Gorgeous, Gala Beauty, Mrs. Dugdale, Duke of 
Westminster, Duke of Edinburgh, Emily Eckford. 
Mr. Stanton illustrated his lecture in a forcible man¬ 
ner by some splendid bunches of the varieties he 
referred to. On the proposition of Mr. Woolford, 
seconded by Mr. Neve, a hearty vote of thanks was 
accorded to Mr. Stanton for his interesting paper 
and to Messrs. Sutton & Sons for so kindly allowing 
them to hold the meeting in their grounds and for 
their kind hospitality. The party then proceeded to 
view the trials of Sweet Peas, and, needless to say, 
great interest was manifested in the wonderful col¬ 
lection the Reading firm has got together. The 
trials of other flowers and vegetables were closely 
examined, and only darkness put an end to a meeting 
which was not only pleasant but educational. 
CRICKET. 
Hurst & Son C.C. v. Allenbury's. 
Played on the ground of the former at Wodham 
Lodge, on Saturday, July 7th (the hundredth match 
of the club), and ended in a draw. The total results 
of the hundred matches played are as follows:— 
Won 40, 2g lost, and 31 drawn. 
Hurst & Son. 
Squire, c Norden, b Flack . 65 
Portch, not out. 56 
Sampson, c and b Watterton. 24 
Main 
Jerry 
Duggleby 
A. Cox 
Payne 
Thake 
F. Locke 
Foster 
Extras. 7 
152 
Allenbury's. 
H. Norden, b Main . 0 
Wood, b Sampson. 5 
Walton, c Jerry, b Sampson . 6 
Flack, b Sampson. o 
Chesterton, c Squire, b Sampson. 3 
Owen, b Sampson. o 
Goldman, not out. 4 2 
Munt, b Main . n 
Graves, c Squire, b Sampson. o 
Watterton, b Sampson. 3 
Taylor, not out . 2 
Extras. 5 
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PANDANUS VEITCHII (SCREW-PINE). 
In this we have one of our best table plants, grace¬ 
ful in habit, its narrow serrated leaves usually 
having a band of green in the centre (sometimes a 
narrow line of white runs in the centre of this green), 
and the outer part of the leaf edged with white. As 
the plant can be grown in quite small pots of 2$ 
to 5 inch in diameter, it makes a valuable decorative 
subject for the stove, as well as for the dinner table. 
Where fair-sized plants are at command, at this 
time of year, nice little plants or suckers can gener¬ 
ally be had with roots attached, if care is taken in 
twisting or pulling them off, and if inserted in 2J- 
inch pots, using as a compost loam and a little fine 
peat with a dash of sand and plunged in a case for 
three or four weeks, they will make charming little 
plants in three months’ time, and be -found of great 
service to the decorator. A little discretion is need¬ 
ed in choosing the offsets; those showing much 
white and scarcely any green in the leaf are useless, 
as they never make good plants and are subject to a 
sort of scorching or decay of the leaf; while on the 
other hand those that show more green than white 
should be discarded, as it is seldom these have 
enough of the silver band to make them of decora¬ 
tive value. A slight shade is necessary during 
summer.— J. Mayne, Bicton. 
CALCEOLARIAS. 
Sow now in a shallow pan, using small cinders for 
drainage. Soil should consist of turfy loam, chopped 
fine, well decayed manure, leaf soil and sand well 
mixed. Sow the seed on even surface ; press with 
bottom of pan ; do not cover with soil. Place the 
pan in the lower part of a frame away from sun. 
When the seedlings are ready, prick them out into 
pans, using soil as for seed ; water with fine rose pot, 
replace in the frame ; shade from sun ; and give air 
if bright in the middle of the day. When the 
plants are large enough, pot them into 60 s. Place 
VDid not bat. 
