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THE GARDENING WORLD 
November 10, 1900. 
Nymphaea stellata, for which he was awarded a 
Silver Banksian Medal. 
Messrs. Paul & Son, The Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, 
staged a group of pot Roses. Tea Sunset, H. T. 
Lady Battersea and T. Bridesmaid, were strongest 
and most profusely flowered. Strawberry St. 
Joseph was shovvn in full fruit. (Silver Flora 
Medal.) 
P. Purnell, Esq., Woodlands, Streatham Hill, 
S.E., showed a tasty group of flowering and foliage 
plants, including Roman Hyacinths, Primulas, 
Celosias, Ferns, Palms, &c. (Silver Banksian 
Medal) 
Messrs. J. Peed & Son, West Norwood, S.E., set up 
an excellent group of Apples, Begonias, and Sonerila 
Souv. de Louis Van Houtte. The latter is a first- 
rate dwarf decorative flowering and foliage plant 
combined. The leaves are silvery, and the small 
flowers are pale lavender. The Apples were all 
good, embracing the best varieties. (Silver Banksian 
Medal.) 
His Grace the Duke of Rutland (gardener, Mr. 
W. H. Divers), Belvoir Castle, Grantham, showed a 
splendid collection of Pears and Apples, extending 
to about eighty dishes. The Pears were superb, 
and the Apples were up to a high standard of excel¬ 
lence. (Silver Gilt Knightian Medal.) 
Messrs. Dobbie & Co., Rothesay, showed a group 
of Parsley Dobbie’s Selected, which received an 
Award of Merit. 
Sherwood Cup Competition. 
Mr. Sherwood (Messrs. Hurst & Son) offered a 
Silver Cup for a fruit competition on this occasion. 
There were four entries, including twelve dishes of 
Pears, and eighteen dishes of Apples each. R. Leigh, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. Geo. Woodward), Barham 
Court, Maidstone, was first; Mr. A. J. Thomas, 
Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, second ; A. H. Smee, 
Esq. (gardener,Mr. W. E. Humphreys), The Grange, 
Hackbridge, and Sir Marcus Samuel (gardener, Mr. 
W. H. Bacon), Mote Park, Maidstone, were equal 
third. 
AmoDg the finer dishes from the four exhibits were 
Golden Noble, Bedfordshire Foundling, Allington 
Pippin, King of the Pippins, Peasgood's Nonsuch, 
The Qaeen, Annie Elizabeth, Newton Wonder, 
Emperor Alexander, Tyler's Kernel, Lord Derby, 
Warner’s King, Mere de Menage, New Hawthornden, 
and Beauty of Kent, Apples. The Pears in the 
varieties Columbia,Uvedale’s St. Germain, Triomphe 
de Joidoigne, Reine des Tardives, &c , were also very 
superior. 
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OBITUARY. 
M. Edouard Pynaert. 
We very much regret to learn of the death of M. 
Edouard Pynaert, of Ghent, one of the best known 
in that city, and one of the most highly esteemed in 
Belgium as in this country. He succumbed on 
October 28th last, after a long and cruel malady 
from which he bad suffered for the past two years. 
He was born at Ghent, on May 29th, 1835, and has 
led a diligent, active aqd useful life in various 
spheres of labour up till the time he was stricken 
down. He was at once both a scientific and practi¬ 
cal man, having been the founder and one of the 
editors of the Revue de VHorticulture Beige et Etrangere ; 
while at the same time he conducted one of the most 
important nursery businesses in the.city of Ghent. 
He taught with considerable success in the State 
School of Horticulture. He was a judge on the 
Tribunal of Commerce and a member of the City 
Council. He was Chevalier of the Order of Leopold 
of Belgium ; had obtained the Civic Cross of the 
first-class; was a Chevalier du Merite Agricole of 
France, and had several other honours. 
In his own country he honoured the profession by 
his talent, by his science, by his loyalty, probity, and 
by his generosity for the poor and humble. While being 
alert, loyal, and active he had contracted many sin¬ 
cere friendships far and near with whom be came 
in contact, both at home and abroad. We 
have on several occasions erijoyed his society both 
in London and in Ghent. Many of our countrymen 
have also pleasant recollections of him in connection 
with the great quinquennial shows at Ghent, in 
which he always had a large share of responsi¬ 
bility, and proved courteous and gentlemanly in 
bearing towards those requiring his advice or guid¬ 
ance. He leaves two sons, both of whom have 
stayed for some time in this country learning the 
language and our methods of cultivation. The 
business will now be conducted by M. Charles 
Pynaert. 
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READ THIS. 
The competition continues as usual next week. 
The prize last week was awarded to Mr. Graham, 
Lanark, for his article on “ Salvia splendens grandi- 
flora,'' p. 151. 
QlWICm ADD ArSHJGKS 
Best Hardy Heaths.— T. H. D. : One of the most 
accommodating and easiest to grow is Erica carnea, 
which is also one of the most effective. The purple- 
flowered vaiiety of it is the best. Other indis¬ 
pensable Heaths are E vagans (the Cornish Heath), 
with pink flowers; E. mediterranea, or the Irish 
form of it named E. hibernica, with pink flowers; also 
E. hybrida, which has much darker flowers than the 
two previous ones, and is believed to be a hybrid 
between E. mediterranea and E. carnea; and E. 
codonodes, with white flowers. The latter in time 
forms a large bush. There are some splendid 
varieties of the common Ling or purple Heather 
(Calluna vulgaris). There are many white forms, 
but C. v. villosa has hoary or gray foliage and long 
spikes of white flowers ; and C. v. Hammondi has 
bright green foliage and white flowers. The double 
form C. v. flore pleno is very choice ; and the same 
may be said of C. v. Alportii, with long spikes of 
bright crimson flowers. 
Ampelopsis Yeitchi not colouring well.— H.D.: 
We think it probable that your plants are grown in 
too shady a position, or in too rich soil. At all 
events the allied A. quinquefolta or Virginian 
Creeper behaves badly under those conditions, the 
leaves dropping while still greeo. You should take 
cuttings in spring and root them so as to get young 
plants for trying in different positions and soils. If 
the conditions are suitable small plants will colour 
as well as large' ones, so that you can note the con¬ 
ditions under which any ot them do best. For 
instance, you should select a sunny, open position, 
and plant the young specimens in soil that is known 
to be dry rather than otherwise. If the soil is 
inclined to be rich, some barrowloads of lime rubble 
mixed with it may so fir correct it that the plants 
will be relatively dry at the roots during the autumn 
months. Highly coloured foliage, of course, falls 
earlier than that on plants in rich soil. 
Shrubs for Growing under the Shade of Trees. 
— W.M. : Any of the creeping forms of Ivy will 
answer the purpose, and if you prefer the broad¬ 
leaved forms then you might get Hedera Helix lati- 
folius (otherwise known as Irish Ivy), H. H. dentata 
or H. H. algeriensis, all of which grow quickly. If 
Ivies are not to your taste then you might choose 
between Aucuba japonica in variety, Ruscus acul- 
eatus, R. hypoglossum, Skimmia Fortunei, and S. 
japonica, all of which have given more or less satis¬ 
faction under varying degrees of shade produced by 
trees. A dwarfer and denser carpet or covering is 
formed by the two best known Periwinkles, namely. 
Vinca major and V. minor. There are varigated 
forms of these but they do not colour well as a rule 
where the shade is heavy. 
Soil for Fern Spores.— W. Jack : Pots and pans 
that stand a loDg time in a damp pit are liable to 
get covered with various green organisms of a low 
order; but possibly they hive already stood too 
long for any of the spores to germinate now. Make 
sure that there are no prothalli of Ferns present 
before you disturb the soil. You may recognise them 
by their thin, membranous and sub-transparent 
character, whereas the green Liverworts that usually 
come up on pots are dark green, thick and rather 
fleshy in texture. Usually there is too much humus 
as well as spores and pieces of plants of a low order 
amongst the soil used. You might get some clay 
and smother-burn it till it is red and crumbles up in 
a fine granular or lumpy condition. When cold 
break this up rather finely and put it through a 
small meshed sieve to hold back the larger lumps. 
Use this as a compost. It keeps clean for a much 
longer period than any ordinary soil or peat. 
Tall Plants of Heliotrope for Planting out in 
Summer.— W. G. : We presume you want to grow 
them over a framework so as to appear like one huge 
bush. If that is so, you have merely to select good 
strong plants from the cuttings rooted in autumn in 
the ordinary way for bedding purposes. As soon as 
well rooted pot them on separately and keep them 
growing on in a warm greenhouse during the winter. 
When the small pots get filled with roots shift them 
into larger ones so as to keep them moving. A high 
temperature is not necessary so long as the plants 
are growing. Light and air are necessary to keep 
them from getting drawn, 
Names of Fruit.— J. T. Hick : Duchess of Olden¬ 
burg.— J. S. : 1, Blenheim Orange ; 2, King of the 
Pippins; 3, Worcester Paarmain; 4, Lord 
Burghley. 
Names of Plants. —Omega ; Aster amethystinus.— 
IV. H. B. : 1, Adiantum Capillus-Veneris ; 2, Adian- 
tum cuneatum gracillimum ; 3, Adiantum cuneaium ; 
4, Pteris serrulata. Please put some damp moss in 
tde box next time to prevent the fronds of Ferns, &c. 
from shrivelling up. Principal: Phacelia tanaceti- 
folia, a native of California.— J.S.: 1, Asplenium luci- 
dum ; 2, Polypodium Billardieri; 3, Fittonia argy- 
roneura; 4, Oplismenus Burmanni variegatus; 5, 
Ruellia macrantha; 6, Ruellia Portellae.— P. D. : 1, 
Aster puniceus; 2, Aster Novi-Belgii var.; 3, Aster 
diffusus horizontilis,; 4, Aster Tradescanti; 5, 
Retinospora obtusa; 6, Retinospora squarrosa; 7, 
Veronica Andersoni variegata.— D. C. ; 1, Centaurea 
ragusina candidissima; 2, Abutilon Thompsoni; 3, 
Abutilon magapotamicum variegatum; 4, Iresine 
Lindeni. — A. C. : 1, Oncidium praetextum ; 2, 
Odontoglossum Pescatorei; 3, Cattleya Loddigesii 
Harrisoniae ; 4, Laelia pumila var.— H. J. : 1, Erica 
vagans; 2, Mellissa officinalis variegata ; 3, Coro- 
nilla glauca variegata ; 4. Solanum marginatum ; 5, 
Aconitum Fortunei; 6, Pemettya mucronata. 
Communications Received. -J. Veitch & Sons.— 
R. G. W.—Robert Laird.—W. Riden.—W. W.— 
Omega.—Edwin Fleming.—T. D.—A. W.—R. M. 
—C. W. 
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