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THE GARDENING WORLD 
September 29, 1900. 
Rudbeckia Autumn Glory, Anemone japonica elegans, 
China and quilled Asters in small pots, single Cactus 
Dahlias, Physalis Franscheti.Zauschneria mexicana, 
Phloxes, &c., &c , were shown. (Silver Banksian 
Medal.) 
Mr. J. H. Witty, Nunhead Cemetery, again 
showed early flowering Chrysanthemums in pots. 
His group on this occasion was larger and finer than 
on the preceding date that he made his show. (Silver 
Gilt Banksian Medal ) 
Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co., The Nurseries, 
Salisbury, showed Cactus Dahlias of the varieties 
Zephyr, Magnificent, Ajax, Elsie, Fighting Mac, 
The Clown, &c. (Bronze Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs.W. Wells & Co.,Ltd., Earlswood Nurseries, 
Redhill, Surrey, showed the following new Chrys¬ 
anthemums, all of which are beautiful and well 
worth attention Alfred Fleurot, pink; Queen of 
the Earlies, creamy ; and a yellow variety of the 
same; Jeannie Vuillermet, Mytchett Glory, Etienne 
Devillat, Mdme. Gagae, rose-mauve ; Mdme. 
Zephir Lionnet, Victor Mew, Miss Ruth Williams, 
yellow; Moliere, pink with bronze centre; Ivy 
Sparke, bright orange and brown; and Market 
White. (Bronze Banksian Medal) 
Mr. W. J. Godfrey, Exmouth, obtained a First- 
class Certificate for Chrysanthemum Ettie Mitchell 
as a market variety. This is a bright gold coloured 
variety, the yellow being overlaid with reddish- 
brown. 
Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, Herts, 
had a display of Roses which excelled any of the 
groups he has yet set up. All the more brilliant 
of the late-flowering Tea and bedding Roses were 
included. (Silver Gilt Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Wm. Clibran & Sons, Altrincham, showed 
“ Clibran's Prize strain of Celosia pyramidalis.” 
The plants were peculiar in their fluffy, feathery 
heads of flowers. 
Mr. James Stredwick, Silverhill Park, St. 
Leonards-on-Sea, showed cut Dahlia blooms, the 
pompons being as fine as any that one is likely to 
meet with. The Cactus and other sorts were also 
good. 
Leopold de Rothschild, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Jas. 
Hudson), set up a beautiful group of “ autumn 
flowers,” including Sternbergia macrantha, S. lutea 
major, Colchicum speciosum album, C. speciosum, 
and other things, forming a most attractive little 
group. 
Fruit and Vegetable Committee. 
Present: Philip Crowley, Esq., in the chair ; with 
Messrs. W. Wilks, P. C. Veitch, W. Poupart, H. 
Esling, A. F. Barron, E. Shaw Blaker, A. H. Pear¬ 
son, Geo. Keif, Alex. Dean, S. Mortimer, W. Bates, 
Edwin Beckett, Geo. Wythes, F. Q. Lane, Jas. Smith, 
Thos. Coomber, and James H. Veitch. 
Her Majesty the Queen (gardener, Mr. Owen 
Thomas), Frogmore Gardens, Windsor, exhibited a 
large collection of Plums. Diamond, Ickworth 
Imperatrice, Lawson's Golden Gage, Grand Duke, 
Prince Englebert, Late Rivers, White Magnum 
Bonum, Pond's Seedling, and Monarch, were all of 
the finest. (Silver Knightian Medal.) 
Miss Adamson (gardener, Mr. G. Keli), The 
Gardens, Court Villa, Regent's Park, N , had a 
creditable display of vegetables, which, when we 
consider that they were grown within two miles of 
Charing Cross in the centre of London, will seem all 
the more praiseworthy. The exhibit included hne 
Cauliflowers, Onions, Leeks, Marrows, Celery, Beet, 
Carrot, Brussels Sprouts, Tomatos, French Beans, 
and other things. (Silver Knightian Medal.) 
Messrs. Dobbie & Co , Rothesay, N B , showed a 
boxful of Model White Turnips, a variety of good 
shape and accommodative size. 
Mr. E. Beckett, Aldenham House, Elstree, had a 
wonderfully fine display of well grown and finely- 
fruited Capsicums. Williams’ Little Gem was very 
decorative, and Golden Dawn, Rel Toma'o shaped, 
Long Yellow, Long Red, were represented by plants 
in 5-in. pots, some of them about 3 ft. high, and 
others scarcely more than 1 ft. They were certainly 
a novelty, and were admired as such. (Silver 
Knightian Medal.) 
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OBITUARY. 
Mr. John Robert Jefferies, a partner in the well- 
known firm of Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies, Ltd., 
died at his residence, St. Helen’s Lodge, Ipswich, on 
Wednesday, September 12th, and was buried in the 
Ipswich Cemetery on Saturday,the 15th. The deceased 
gentleman was well known throughout East Anglia 
for his benevolence, and as one of a firm with a 
world-wide reputation for the designing and manu¬ 
facture of agiicultural implements. He had done 
his full share in making the pretty little town of 
Ipswich both famous and prosperous. 
READTHIS. 
The competition continues as usual next week. 
The prize last week was awarded to Mr. A. 
Thatcher, Aldenham, Elstree, for his article on 
the “Propagation of Herbaceous Plants,” p. 54, 
Several of the competitors were very close in point of 
merit, and one article was too long to be elegible for 
the prize. The 250 words should not be over¬ 
stepped. 
QU€itlOBI SOD *D3ll!Gf&. 
Size of Chrysanthemum Stands.-— George: For 
Japanese Chrysanthemum blooms the holes in the 
boards must be 7 in. apart from centre to centre, and 
the outermost one must be 3J in. from the edge of 
the board. A stand for six blooms would therefore 
be 21 in. from back to front and 14 in. the other way. 
A stand for twelve blooms would be 21 in. from back 
to front and 28 in. from end to end. The stands in 
both cases must be 7 in. high at the back and 4 in. 
high at the front. This is the size required by the 
National Chrysanthemum Society. A stand for six 
incurved blooms would require to be 6 in. from 
centre to centre of the holes and 3 in. from the edge 
of the board, that is r2 in. from left to right, and 
18 in. deep from back to front. A stand for twelve 
blooms would thus be 24 in. from end to end, and 
18 in. deep from back to front. For incurved blooms 
all the stands should be 6 in. high at the back and 
3 in. high at the front. 
Pruning of Young Apple Trees.— H. I .: If the 
shoots are again as strong as they were last year after 
cutting them back for half their length you might cut 
off one-third of the length only on this qccasion. If 
you have more shoots than you require the surplus 
should be cut back to one or two buds at the base. 
It strikes us, however, that your young trees are 
growing too strong, and would be better for root 
pruning to check their vigour somewhat. Provided 
they are not more than two or three years planted 
you could lift them and trim back the roots, re-plant¬ 
ing them again immediately. If three, four, or 
more years planted you might take out a trench all 
round the trees about 2$ ft. from the trunk, cutting 
all the roots met with by means of a sharp knife. 
Dig in beneath them and cut any strong roots that 
may be growing perpendicularly down into the sub¬ 
soil. You will thus leave a mass of soil about the 
roots, so that the trees will bear next year if the 
season is favourable for the setting of the blooms in 
spring, that is, the trees will not suffer any check 
from the root pruning, except such as you intend to 
give them to restrain too vigorous growth, and 
throw them into a bearing state. 
Hedge Trimmer Workable from the Ground.— 
X. Y.Z. : A new patent hedge trimmer, suitable for 
cutting hedges of moderate height without mounting 
a ladder, was shown at the Edinburgh show on the 
12th and 13th inst. It consisted of a pole about 4 ft. 
to 5 ft long with a fixed knife at the end similar to 
that of an agricultural reaper, but shorter. The 
cutting blade consisted of a rotary wheel, deeply 
sawed on the edge like the movable blade of a reaper, 
but circular and driven by means of a crank, worked 
by hand. The crank was keyed on to a small pinion. 
The latter was connected to a smaller one fixed to 
the rotary blade or cutter by means of a chain. The 
pole carrying this machinery had a movable piece 
fixed on the end of it, and which rested upon the 
thigh of the operator. We cannot say if this in any 
way resembles the hedge trimmer to which you refer. 
Possibly yours might be an improvement upon it. 
In any case we should be pleased to know. 
Pot Roses to Bloom in June.— D. W. D. : 
Without the aid of glass we presume you intend to 
make the plants bloom earlier than usual by stand¬ 
ing the pots in some sheltered position. In your 
northern latitude we do not see that any growth 
could be made before March, even under the most 
favourable conditions out of doors. We advise you, 
therefore, to prune them in March and re-pot them at 
the same time into 6-in. pots, or larger if the vigour 
of any particular variety requires it. As soon as the 
pots are filled with roots and the plants making good 
growth you can feed with weak l quid manure. We 
think an open shed would be as good as anything in 
the absence of glass for storing them in winter. 
Pack all round and over the pots with dry Bracken, 
hay, or straw to keep the frost from breaking the 
pots. A dwelling house would answer very well, 
provided it is cool and no growth is made, because it 
would be weak owing to the relative absence of light. 
When the weather becomes fioe you should stand 
the pots on boards ora bed of coal ashes in front of 
a south aspect wall. The youn? growths must be pro¬ 
tected in spring against late frosts by putting mats, 
ta-pauliog, or other shelter over a framework above 
them, but chiefly at nights. They must always be 
well exposed to light during the day. Your other 
questions will be answered next week. 
Names of Fruits.— Loaning: Apples, 1 and 2 are 
handsome and early but most inferior in quality, 
probably some local variety.— Philomathus : 4, 
Cellini; 5, King of the Pippins. The others are 
probably Scotch varieties of inferior quality not 
worth growing— A. D. W.: Plums, x, Prince of 
Wales or Sultan (it had been much damaged in 
coming through the post and decayed); 2, Jefferson; 
3, Black Diamond ; 4, Lawson’s Golden Gage; 5, 
Mitchelson. 
Names of Plants.— Adam Burnett : 1, Hypericum 
calycinum; 2, Verbascum rubiginosum; 3, Aster 
cordifolius; 4, Centranthus ruber albus; 5, Rud¬ 
beckia laciniata; 6, Erodium Manescavii; 7, Anten- 
naria margaritacea.— Botany. 1, Erigeron phila- 
delphicus; 2, Gasteria verrucosa; 3, Cystopteris 
bulbifera.— G. W., B. : Asparagus tenuifolius.— 
R. J. G. Read'. Not Lavatera cretica, but Malva 
crispa .—Sigma : Judging from your descriptions it 
is Aster dracunculoides, which has been fine for 
some time past. We should have liked a bloom or 
two, but suppose it was difficult to get a specimen. 
— De S.Steerhope : Solanurr nigrum.— IV.B.: 1,Chrys¬ 
anthemum segetum, the Corn Marigold or Chrys¬ 
anthemum, is perfectly wild ; 2,Rhamnus Frangula; 
3, Viburnum Opulus ; 4, Prunus spinosa, the Sloe. 
Interested-. i.TheTormentil (Potentilla Tormentilla); 
2, The Carrot (Daucus Carota) ; 3, The Cow Par¬ 
snip (Heracleum Spbondylium).— D. M. G.\ r, 
Aster Novi-Belgii densus; 2, Aster diffusus pendu- 
lus ; 3, Solidago canadensis ; 4, Ipomopsis elegans; 
5, Colchicum autumnale flore pleno. - R. M. : 1, 
Fuchsia Dunrobin Bedder; 2, Fuchsia thymifolia; 
3, Agapanthus umbellatus variegatus; 4, Spiraea, 
bulla'a; 5, Erica vagans; 6, Daboecia polifolia, 
better known as Menziesia polifolia in gardens. 
Communications Received.—J. L.—H. J.—Jas. 
Hudson.—Sutton & Sons.—T. F.—J. F. Hudson.— 
H. Gardiner—Council and Secretary, R.H.S.— 
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SHOW FIXTURES FOR 1900. 
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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