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THE GARDENING WORLD 
August 11, 1900, 
the conductorship of Lieut. Chas. Godfrey, R A.M., 
proved a great attraction. 
Certificates of Merit were awarded to Messrs. R. 
Veitch & Son, Mr. W. J. Godfrey, Mr. H. W. 
Weguelin, Mr. W. B. Smale, Messrs. Tuplin & 
Sons, Messrs. Jarman & Co., the Devon Chrysanth¬ 
emum Nursery Co , and Mr. J. Walters for cut 
Roses. 
Messrs. R. Veitch & Son, Exeter, showed hardy 
Nymphaeas, Carnations, Sweet Peas, and other 
herbaceous cut flowers, &c. 
Mr. W. J. Godfrey, Exmouth, had Carnations, 
Salpiglossis, and other florists' flowers. He also 
showed zonal Pelargoniums in pots. 
The Devon Chrysanthemum Co. (Mr. F. C, 
Fowle) had Carnations, " zonals," Dahlias, &c. 
Mr. J. Walters, Mount Radford Nurseries, 
Exeter, had a choice display of Roses, including 
Victor Hugo (good), Rev. Allen Cheales, Mrs. 
John Laing, &c.; also specimen " Ramblers,” and 
some newer American varieties, with herbaceous 
cut bloom. 
The West of England Horticultural Works of 
Howell Road, Exeter, had an exhibition of small 
span-roofed forcing pits and frames, glazed with 
their patent zinc bar dry glazing. 
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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.] 
Aquatics for the Edge of a Pond.— H.P K. '■ 
You do not tell us the size ot your pond or we 
should name a greater variety of subjects for the 
same. Tall as well as dwarf subjects would be very 
appropriate for a large pond. Tall and strong grow¬ 
ing subjects are Typha latifolia, Typha angust'foiia, 
Lythrum Salicaria, Epilobium hirsutum, Carex 
pendula, Rumex Hydrolapathum, Spiraea Ulmaria, 
Lysimachia vulgaris, Iris Pseudacorus, Thalia 
dealbata (should be planted under water), Iris 
sibirica, Acorus Calamus, Scirpus lacustris, 
Cladium Mariscus, Rushes, if you care for them, 
and many others. Dwarfer subjects are Myosotis 
palustris, Acorusgramineus, Caltha palastris, Caltba 
palustris flore pleno, Iris laevigata (or Iris 
Kaempferi), Mentha aquatica, Mentha Piperita, 
Aponogeton distacbyon (should be planted in the 
water), Calla palustris, and Sagittaria sagitti'olia, 
also in the water ; Carex hirta, Carex vulpina, 
Scutellaria galericulata, Polygonum Bistorta (well 
above the water), Hottonia palustris, in the 
water, &c. 
Bulb Planting in Turf . — Omega : A good, rich 
loam, resting on a gravel bottom, as you describe 
your soil, should answer very well for Daffodils in 
the grass. The best time to perform the planting 
would be in October, after there has been sufficient 
rain to make the turf soft and easily pierced for the 
making of holes to put in the bulbs. They could 
also be planted at any time up to Christmas, but 
they should do better by planting in October, as it 
gives them plenty of tims to develop roots. You 
could plant in September if the ground is not too 
hard. Some growers pare off the turf, and after 
planting the bulbs either with a spade or a dibber, 
they relay the turf. A simpler plan would be to get 
a long handled dibber, shod with iron, or else a 
crowbar, and make holes sufficiently wide to take 
in the bulbs, and about 3 in. or 4 in. below the sur¬ 
face, according to the size of the bulb. Be careful 
to keep the neck of the bulb uppermost. Then fill 
in the holes with old potting bench soil, consisting 
chiefly of loam, leaf soil, and sand. Press this 
down firmly, and then tread the turf to close the 
hole as nearly as possible. Nothing more is 
necessary. 
Best White Sweet Pea.— A. L. : It seems to us 
greatly a matter of opinion as to which is the best 
white variety. If you prefer or do not object to a 
slightly hooded flower, Blanche Burpee should suit 
you Some consider that it does not bloom very 
freely, and that the flower is of thin substance. 
Emily Henderson is preferred by others because of 
its erect standard, which, however, becomes slightly 
revolute at the sides There is also a little green in the 
standard We have seen it very fine, however, on 
good, fresh, loamy soil, with three and four flowers 
on the stem occasionally. Some grcwers have 
described Alba Magnifica as the best all-round 
white, but that it has too short flower stalks. Soil 
and the character of the season, whether hot and 
dry or cool and moist, have much to do with the 
behaviour of Sweet Peas and their general qualities. 
Varieties of Daffodils or Narcissi for Planting 
on Turf.— Omega: The varieties you mention would 
do well upon grass, at least Narcissus Stella, N. 
pneticus, and N. poeticus ornatus. We believe N. 
bifforus would also succeed well enough on grass. 
You could also plant Narcissus Telamonius plenus, 
the double English Daffodil, N. obvallaris, N. Ard 
Righ, N. Golden Plover, N. Princeps, N. cernuus 
pulcher, N. incomparabilis, N. i. Sir Watkin, N. i. 
Cynosure, N. i. Orange Phoenix (double), N. i. 
Sulphur Phoenix, N. odorus, N. o. rugulosus, N. 
Barrii conspicuus, N. Leedsii amabilis, N. Nelsoni 
major, N. Burbidgei, N. Jonquilla, N. poculiformis, 
and many others. Those which you can obtain in 
quantity are generally cheaper. Mixtures are also 
cheap, but possibly you might want to plant clumps 
or groups of a sort. 
Madresfield Court Grapes Cracking.— L. H. : 
The variety, as you say, is very liable to the malady 
of cracking ; but this year it seems to be worse 
than ever. Yours is not the only case, for many 
gardeners are complaining of the same thing. 
There is not much remedy after the splitting has 
commenced, beyond removing the split berries as 
you have been doing. Next year you .should make 
a point of keeping the border, in which the variety 
is growing, uniformly moist all through the growing 
period. If the border gets dry at any time the skin 
of the berries becomes tough, so that when you give 
the border a heavy watering the roots absorb too 
much moisture, and the berries being unable to 
swell fast enough they split. The secret is steady, 
and liberal watering from first to last during the 
growing season. The recent hot weather had no 
doubt a deal to do with it. The seed parent of this 
Grape was Muscat of Alexandria, the male being 
Black Morocco. 
SHOW FIXTURES FOR 1900. 
August, 
16.—Ladywell, Lewisham and District Cottagers' 
Flower Show (2 days); Royal Horticultural 
Society, Aberdeen (3 days). 
19.—Newton Stewart and Minnigaff Floral and 
Horticultural Society (probable date) ; 
Shrewsbury Show (2 days). 
22. —Bucklebury and Marlston Horticultural 
Society. 
24.—Falkirk Horticultural Society ; Bradford Hor¬ 
ticultural Society (2 days). 
30.—Stirling Horticultural Society (2 days). 
September. 
7.—National Dahlia Society’s Exhibition (2 days). 
12. — Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society (2 
days). 
13. —Boston and District Dahlia and Chrysanth¬ 
emum Society. 
27.—R.H.S. Fruit Show (3 days). 
October. 
9—National Chrysanthemum Society (3 days). 
November. 
6. —National Chrysanthemum Society (3 days). 
7. —Sevenoaks and West Kent Chrysanthemum 
Society (2 days). 
8. —Devon and Exeter Horticultural Society (2 
days). * 
15.—Maidenhead Chrysanthemum, Fruit and Vege¬ 
table Society (2 days); Edinburgh Chrys¬ 
anthemum Show (3 days). 
23. —Dundee Chrysanthemum Society (3 days). 
December. 
4.—National Chrysanthemum Society (3 days). 
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