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THE GARDENING WORLD 
September 15, 1900. 
and other subjects, between which their various 
specialities were arranged. 
Messrs. Chas. Buick & Sons, Alloa, N.B., had a 
large exhibit of ornamental and useful garden 
pottery. 
The Chemical Union Ltd , Ipswich, had their 
stand decorated with Palms, Dracaenas, Araucarias, 
Negundo aceroides variegatum, and other subjects. 
Canary Guano and other special fertilisers were 
arranged between the plants at the western end 
of the market. 
Messrs. Cunningham, Fraser & Co., set up a fine 
bank of hardy herbaceous plants, including Sun¬ 
flowers, Aralia cashmerica, Origanum Tourneforti, 
Lsucojium autumnalis, Scabiosas, Chrysanthemums, 
Gladioli, Gaillardias, Montbretias, Lobelias, and 
other showy hardy herbaceous plants, in fine form. 
Mr. G. S. Deverill, Banbury, Oxfordshire, also 
set up a massive bank of hardy herbaceous flowers, 
prominent amongst which were Sunflowers, Rud- 
beckias, Montbretias, Gladioli, perennial Asters, 
Phloxes, Galtonia candicans, Aconitum napeilus, 
Dracocephalum speciosum, and others. 
Messrs. Harkness & Sons, Bedale, Yorks., staged 
a showy group of hardy herbaceous plants, at the 
same end of the Market. Their single and double 
Pyrethrums, Phloxes, Tiger Lilies, Sunflowers, 
Montbretias, Gaillardias, Delphiniums, and others 
were very fine. 
Messrs. Laing & Mather, Kelso-on Tweed, 
exhibited bunches of the Japanese Wineberry (Rubus 
phoenicolasius) in tall terra-cotta vases. They also 
had bunches of the Parsley-leaved Bramble. On 
another table they staged a collection of Carnations. 
In large bunches set up in wide-mouthed glass 
vases, bold and attractive, were Raby Castle, Mrs. 
Muir, Dundas, Scarlet, Primrose League, Duchess 
of Westminster, Tom Allan, Duchess of Fife, and 
others; they also staged Cactus Dahlias and a few 
vases of Sweet Peas in fresh condition. 
Mr. Henry Eckford, Wem, Shropshire, set up a 
table of Sweet Peas in glass vases, in his usual 
excellent style, not crowded, but sufficiently far 
apart to show the beauty and individuality of each 
variety. Very haudsome and attractive were Lady 
Grisel Hamilton, Countess of Latham, Lady Mary 
Currie, Mars, Duchess of Westminster, Eliza 
Eckford, Little Dorrit, Black Knight, Salopian, 
Lovely, Prince of Wales, Queen Victoria, Gorgeous, 
Mrs. Eckford, and others, all sparklingly sweet. 
Mr. Robert Bolton, Warton, Carnforth, also had 
a table of Sweet Peas staged in tall and graceful 
glass vases; amongst his many varieties, Salopian, 
Lady Nina, Balfour, Prince Edward of York, 
Bolton Pink (new), Lady Penzance, Lady Grisel 
Hamilton, Emily Eckford, and others. 
Mr. Thos. M. Whitehead, Selkirk, staged a collec¬ 
tion of hardy herbaceous plants, such as Michaelmas 
Daisies, Tiger Lilies, Eryngiums, Sunflowers, and 
Carnations grown in the open border ; his cut buds of 
Carnations were remarkable for their size and fresh¬ 
ness at this period of the year. He showed many of 
the leading varieties, and some seedlings. 
Mr. James Rowatt, Glassford, near Strathaven, 
staged a fine collection of Pentstemons and flowers 
of quilled Asters on stands. 
Messrs. Brown Bros., Uddingston, Edinburgh, 
staged hardy herbaceous plants in season, as well as 
a collection of early flowering Chrysanthemums set 
up on velvet covered stands. 
Mr. John Phillips, Granton Road Nurseries, Edin¬ 
burgh, exhibited a beautiful group of Araucaria 
imbricata, brightened with early flowering Chrys¬ 
anthemums. 
Messrs. W. Wells & Co., Ltd., Earlswood Nur¬ 
series, Redhill, Surrey, exhibited a large collection 
of early flowering and pompon Chrysanthemums. 
Among the single blooms very fine were Market 
White, Victor, New Mytchett Glory, Emily Silsbury, 
Mi.s Ruth Williams, Mdme. Desgranges, and 
others. 
Messrs. D. & W. Buchanan, Forth Vineyards, 
Kippen, by Stirling, had a fine exhibit of Alicante, 
Cooper’s Black, Diamond Jubilee, Alnwick Seedling 
and other Grapes. They had also a basket of a 
handsome new black variety named Foith Vineyard 
with berries of great size. 
Mr. John Downie, 144, PrincesS:reet, Edinburgh, 
exhibited a grand group of stove and greenhouse 
plants, including finely-coloured Crotons, Dracaenas, 
Alocasias, and other subjects. The centre piece 
consisted of a framework 7 ft. to 8 ft. high, covered 
with virgin cork, and dressed with Lilies, Cannas, 
Campanula Mayi, and other subjects. He also 
had a very interesting collection of fruit trees in 
pots and tubs, chiefly Apples, Crab Apples, and 
Cherries. He also had dishes of fruit between the 
trees. 
Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading, had a most 
unique exhibit in the form of a low pyramid, the 
four corners of which were furnished with bands of 
China Asters. Between these were panels of 
Streptocarpus and Saintpaulia, with a splendid 
array of vegetables, details of which will appear 
next week. The exhibit attracted a great amount 
of attention. 
Messrs. John Ford & Co., Her Majesty’s Glass 
Manufacturers and Potters, 39, Princes Street, Edin¬ 
burgh, set up a dinner table arranged for twelve 
persons. The glass service cost ^35, and was r ade 
at the royal Holyrood glass works. The dinner 
service was in the finest English porcelain. The 
decorations were done with Shirley Poppies and 
Grasses. 
Messrs. Dobbie & Co., Rothesay, also had a very 
unique exhibit, arranged on three frameworks 
covered with virgin cork, and filled with hardy 
herbaceous plants and early flowering Chrysanth¬ 
emums in fresh condition. Lilium tigrinum and L. 
Henryi were fine; Cactus Dahlias in many fine 
varieties were arranged on velvet covered stands as 
well as on the upright framework, and were most 
effective. 
Messrs. James Cocker & Sons, Aberdeen, had a 
bold and sloping bank of hardy herbaceous plants, 
including Lilies, Montbretias, Gladioli, Phloxes, 
Galtonia candicans, and others. 
Messrs. R. Wallace & Co., Colchester, staged a 
fine exhibit of hardy herbaceous plants, including 
Lilium longiflorum giganteum, Crinum Powelli, C. 
P. album, Lilium tigrinum splendens, L. auratum 
platyphyllum, A. maximowiczi, and various others. 
Messrs. James Grieve & Sons, Redbraes Nur¬ 
sery, Edinburgh, exhibited a table of very useful 
decorative plants, such as Kentias and other Palms, 
Asplenium pumilum iaxum, Pteris Wimsettia, P. 
cretica cristata, P. c. albo-lineata, Phlebodium 
aureum, Dracaena terminalis, Ficus elasiica and 
others. 
Messrs. T. Methven & Sons, Princes Street, Edin 
burgh, had a large circular group of Negundo 
aceroides variegatum, a tall Roupala and various 
Palms brightened with Lilies and other flowers. 
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Questions add mmm% 
Hardiness of Montbretias.— A. J. B.\ If your soil 
is of a light and sandy nature, your Montbretias are 
more likely to suffer from drought in summer than 
cold in winter. In the latter case, however, you can 
make sure by laying some bracken or similarly light 
material over the buds in winter, taking care to 
remove it in spring before the leaves begin to push 
through the ground ; because any material that 
would blanch or whiten the leaves as they come up 
would materially barm the plants by spoiling the 
foliage, which should be fully exposed to light and 
air as it develops. Provided always the drainage is 
good, a plentiful supply of moisture in summer would 
greatly benefit the plants. For that reason, a wet 
summer is more advantageous to them than a 
droughty ore; because, in the latter case, the leaves 
begin to die back at the tips. Some farmyard 
manure, well rotted, or leaf mould put well down 
below the bulbs would help them in dry seasons. 
Names of Plants.— A. W.\ 1, Lythrum Salicaria ; 
2, Rudbeckia digitata; 3, Heriacum aurantiacum ; 
4, Spiraea bella; 5, Euphorbia Cyparissias; 6, 
Thuyopsis dolobrata ; 7, Pinus Strobus. Y. Z .: 1, 
Pimpinella magna the Greater Pimpinal; 2, Viola 
canina var., the Dog Violet; 3, Linaria vulgaris, the 
Toadflax. 
Names of Fruits.—Plums: 1, Victoria; 2, Vic¬ 
toria ; 3, Prince of Wales. Apples : 1, Lord 
Suffield, late specimen; 2, Lord Suffield, late speci¬ 
men ; 3, not recognised ; 4, Grange's Pearmain. 
Doubtful Mushroom — R. A., Pitlochry : Your 
specimen was a species of Agaricns, but not the 
true edible Mushroom. It was too much decayed 
(it swarmed with larvae) for more particular 
identification. Refrain from using any others like it, 
until you are further informed. 
Communications Received.—T. S. Dymond and 
J. H. Nicholas—D. McGregor.—B. W. Horne.— 
E. Smith.—J. R.—Elizabeth Gower.—R. Dean.— 
J. Mayne. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Dickson’s, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh.—Flower 
Roots. 
John Russell, Richmond Nurseries, Kew Road, 
Richmond.—Dutch and other Flowering Bulbs. 
Amos Perry, Hardy Plant Farm, Winchmore 
Hill, London, N.—Bulos and Tubers ; Border and 
Rock Plants. 
Robert Veitch & Son, 54, High Street, Exeter. 
—Dutch Bulbs; Hardy Trees, Shrubs and Fruit 
Trees. 
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ONLY. To encourage this industry we will Give Away 500 
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our clients to purchase our 100-Egg Incubators, and make a 
good living from poultry breeding. Address—MANAGER, 
Poultry Breeders’ Appliance Company, 3, Clarence Road, 
Southend-on-Sea. 
SHOW FIXTURES FOR 1900. 
September. 
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). 
December. 
4.— National Chrysanthemum Society (3 days). 
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