December i, 1900. THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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SEEDLING CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
A box of blooms of seedling Chrysanthemums 
reaches us from Mr. A. McDonald, gardener to H. 
St. Maur, Esq., Stover Park, Newton Abbott, Devon. 
In addition to his duties in the garden, Mr. McDon¬ 
ald was made steward on the estate some time ago 
so that he cannot give seed raising that attention 
which he would like. Nevertheless he sowed seeds 
about the end of January last and raised fifty seed¬ 
lings. These were pinched in March and the first 
buds taken. Most of them are very promising, and 
some of the blooms were sent us last week. 
He had a very fine white one about 9 in. deep, 
and others having much material in them. Several 
of the yellows give indications of producing hand¬ 
some blooms another year. One of these was a clear 
yellow, raised from Pride of Exmouth. The outer 
florets are drcoping and of great length while the 
others are spreading. One raised from Mr. Hugh 
Crawford had shorter, broader petals, of a deep 
yellow and compactly arranged, though not quite full 
in the centre. A sister bloom from the same parent 
had a fuller centre and canary yellow florets. A 
third from the same parent was altogether of differ¬ 
ent form, having long and broad, bright yellow 
florets, tinted and lined with bronze, particularly in 
the centre of the bloom. The florets are more or 
less curled and incurved at the tips so that the var¬ 
iety may prove an incurved Japanese next year. A 
white variety, tinted with pink, and a bronzy-red 
and yellow also came from Mr. Hugh Crawford, 
thus demonstrating the extreme variability of 
modern Chrysanthemums. The bronzy-Ted is a 
very dense bloom and should attain a large size 
another year. 
A soft lilac-purple seedling from Pride of Exmonth 
should make a pretty and clean looking bloom. An 
orange-red variety from Mrs. J. P. Bryce is rather 
peculiar in its way, being densely built, and appear¬ 
ing as if it had several centres round the sides of the 
bloom; but the florets are rather short to produce the 
size required for exhibition. 
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Hardening ||iscellany. 
LASTREA GOLDIEANA. 
This beautiful hardy Fern, whose nomenclature is 
so confused, was brought to this country from North 
America (the Great Lake region) by Mr. John 
Goldie, a Scottish botanist. At Kew, Lastrea 
goldieana is placed under the genus Nephrodium, 
while Americans classify it as an Aspidium. Per¬ 
haps, after the various botanists have argued the 
pros, and cons, for some dozen or twenty years 
longer a stricter system of classification may be arrived 
at. But we here refer to this Fern from the fact of 
an appreciative biographical notice, with a portrait 
of the discoverer, in the Fern Bulletin for October. 
Mr. John Goldie was born in the parish of Kirk- 
oswald, Ayrshire, on the 21st of March, 1793, and 
lived till 1886, when he was in his 94th year. His 
early botanical quests (after he had equipped himself 
at Glasgow Botanical Gardens) were successful 
enough in themselves, but on three separate occa¬ 
sions, his notes and collections from Canada, New 
York and other tracts were entirely destroyed. He 
had a hard struggle to keep at his profession in 
America, but eventually succeeded in bringing home 
a number of flowering plants and Ferns, the best 
known amongst the latter being Lastrea, alias 
Nephrodium, alias Aspidium goldieanum. The 
fronds of this Fern are 2 ft. to 3 ft. long, T ft. or 
more broad, and bear long pinnae. They are also 
slightly toothed. This Fern used to be seen much 
more freqrently on hardy rockeries than is the case 
at the present time 
MANURE FOR ROSES IN POTS OR 
BORDERS. 
" Mix together, one part of nitrate of soda, one part 
kainit, two parts superphosphate and one- 
quarter part sulphate of iron ; or one part nitrate of 
potash, one part guano, one part superphosphate 
and one-sixth of sulphate of iron. Apply to the 
borders 1 oz. to the square yard every fortnight; to 
pots 1 oz. in a gallon of water once a week, from the 
early stages of growth until they commence to 
flower. Guano is also very suitable.” The above 
mixtures are easily made and have a quick acting 
effect, which is what is specially wanted where 
Roses are forced. 
WEBB & SONS’ ROOT COMPETITION. 
The awards in the above competition for the valu¬ 
able prizes offered by Webb & Sons, The Queen's 
Seedsmen, Wordsley, Stourbridge, for root crops 
grown from their seed and with the aid of their 
special manure, have just been decided. The judges 
were Mr. E. Bennett, Patshull Farm, Wolverhamp¬ 
ton ; Mr. W. Hier Evans, Radyr Court, Llandaff, 
Cardiff; Mr. Lewis Roach, Quatt, Bridgnorth, and 
the following is a copy of their awards, from which 
it will be seen that some heavy crops have been 
grown this year. 
DISTRICT I. 
Five acres of Webbs' Swede, open to the Counties 
of Salop, Stafford, Montgomery, Warwick and 
Leicester. First prize, £15 15s. : Mr. F. H. Sharrod, 
Cherrington Manor, Newport, Salop, 35 tons 5 cwt. 
2 qrs. 24 lbs. per acre; second prize, £10 ros.: Mr. 
W. Nunnerley, Kenwick, Ellesmere, Salop, 34 tons 
7 cwt. o qrs. 16 lbs. per acre; third prize, £5 5s. : 
Mr. Edward James, Donnington Farm, Newport, 
Salop, 27 tons 14 cwt. 1 qr. 4 lbs. per acre. 
Three acres of Webbs' Mangold. Prize, £5 5s. : 
Mr. J. E. Weaver, Stone Mill, Stone, Staffs., 58 tons 
12 cwt. 3 qrs. 12 lbs. per acre. 
district 2. 
Five acres of Webbs’ Swede, open to the Counties 
of Hereford, Monmouth, Brecon, Glamorgan, Car¬ 
marthen and Pembroke. First prize, /15 15s.: Mr. 
John Davies, Hardens Down, Reynoldstone, R.S.O. 
Glam., 35 tons 12 cwt. 3 qrs. 12 lbs. per acre ; second 
prize, £5 5s. : Mr. A. F. Partridge, Wharton Court, 
Leominster, 33 tons 5 cwt. 2 qrs. 24 lbs. per acre. 
Three acres of Webbs' Mangold. Prize, £5 5s. ; 
Mr. Philip Price, Howick Farm, Chepstow, 63 tons 
10 cwt. per acre. 
Perth. First prize, £ 10 10s.: Mr. John McLaren, 
Powside, Errol, 33 tons 10 cwt. 2 qrs. 24 lbs. per 
acre; second prize, £5 5s.: C. A. Murray, Esq., 
Taymount, Stanley, 32 tons 8 cwt. 2 qrs. 8 lbs. per 
acre. 
district 10. 
Five acres of Webbs' Swede, open to the Counties 
of Forfar, Fife and Kinross. Prize, £10 10s. : Mr. 
James Auchterlonie, Leckerstone, Dunfermline, 
34 tons 0 cwt. 2 qrs. 24 lbs. per acre. 
DISTRICT II. 
Five acres of Webbs’ Swede, open to the Counties 
of Aberdeen, Banff, Kincardine, Inverness and Elgin. 
Prize, £10 10s. : Mr. Geo. A. MacLean, Westfield, 
Elgin, 33 tons 4 cwt. t qr. 4 lbs. per acre. 
DISTRICT 12 . 
Five acres of Webbs’ Swede, open to the Counties of 
Dumfries, Kirkcudbright and Wigtown. Prize, 
£10 10s.: Mrs. A. Craig, Cumstown Mains, Kirkcud¬ 
bright, 42 tons per acre. 
district 13. 
Five acres of Webbs' Swede, open to the Counties 
of Stirling, Dumbarton and Clackmannan. Prize, 
£5 5s. : Mr. Alex. Lucas, Craigton Farm, Cause¬ 
way Head, Stirling, 34 tons 14 cwt. 1 qr. 4 lbs. per 
acre. 
DISTRICT 14. 
Five acres of Webbs' Swede, open to the County of 
Ayr. Prize, £10 tos.: Messrs. J. & W. McKerrow, 
Dalmilling, St. Vuivox, Ayr, 35 tons 12 cwt 3 qrs. 
12 lbs. per acre. 
district 15. 
Five acres of Swedes or Turnips, open to the County 
of Peebles. Prize, £5 5s. : Mr. Chas. A. Grade, 
Easter Happrew, Stobo, 28 tons 11 cwt. 1 qr. 20 lbs. 
per acre. 
district 3. 
Five acres of Webbs' Swede, open to the Counties 
of Oxon, Berks, Bucks, Wilts, Hants, Surrey, Wor¬ 
cester and Gloucester. First prize, £15 15s.: Mr. 
H. W. Stilgoe, The Grounds, Adderbury, Banbury, 
30 tons 8 cwt. 2 qrs. 8 lbs. per acre ; second prize, 
£5 5s. ; Mr. J. R. Butler, Churchill, Kidderminster, 
30 tons 5 cwt. 2 qrs. 24 lbs. per acre. 
Three acres of Webbs' Mangold, open to the 
Counties of Oxon, Berks, Bucks, Wilts, Hants, 
Surrey and Worcester. Prize, £5 5s. ; T. Simpson 
Jay, Esq., Warren Farm, Wimbledon, 54 tons 1 cwt. 
1 qr. 20 lbs. per acre. 
district 4. 
Three acres of Webbs' Mangold, open lo the County 
of Gloucester. Prize, £5 5s.: Mr. F. Rhymer, High 
Woolaston, Lydney, 42 tons 14 cwt. 1 qr. 4 lbs. per 
acre. 
district 5. 
Five acres of Webbs' Swede, open to the County of 
York. First prize, £10 10s.; Mr. W. Scorer, 
Skelton, Ripon, 34 tons 8 cwt, 2 qrs. 8 lbs. per acre; 
second prize, £5 5s.: Mr. J. Barker, Ellerton Hill, 
Scorton, 33 tons 2 cwt. 3 qrs. 12 lbs. per acre. 
Three acres of Webbs' Mangold. Prize, £5 5s.; 
Mr. W. Moore, Holtby Manor, Dunnington, York, 
49 tons 10 cwt. per acre. 
district 6 . 
Five acres of Webbs’ Swede, open to the Counties 
of Norfolk and Suffolk. Prize, £10 10s. : Mr. T. 
Kidner, Halvergate Hall, Norwich, 39 tons 4 cwt. 
1 qr. 4 lbs. per acre. 
Five acres of Webbs' Mangold. Prize, £5 5s. ; 
Mr. S. Nightingale, Scratby Hall, Great Yarmouth, 
39 tons 14 cwt 1 qr. 4 lbs. per acre. 
district 7. 
Five acres of Webbs’ Swede, open to the Counties 
of Bedford, Cambridge, Cornwall, Cumberland, 
Cheshire, Derby, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Essex, 
Herts, Huntingdon, Kent, Lancaster, Lincoln, 
Middlesex, Northumberland, Notts, Northampton, 
Rutland, Somerset, Sussex, Westmoreland, Cardigan, 
Carnarvon, Denbigh, Flint, Merioneth and Radnor. 
First prize, £15 15s. : Mr. S. S. Raingill, The 
Grange, Ringway, Altrincham, 48 tons 8 cwt. 2 qrs. 
8 lbs. per acre ; second prize, £5 5s.: Mr. W. Little, 
Oulton Hall. Wigton, Cumberland, 40 tons 11 cwt. 
1 qr. 20 lbs. per acre. 
BISTRICT 8. 
Five acres of Webbs' Swede, open to the Counties 
of Roxburgh, Haddington, Berwick, Edinburgh and 
Linlithgow. Prize £10 10s. : Mr. John Meikle, 
Grougfoot, Linlithgow, 31 tons 17 cwt. o qr. 16 lbs. 
per acre. 
district g. 
Five acres of Webbs' Swede, open to the County of 
district 16. 
Five acres of Yellow Turnips, open to the County of 
Lanark. Prize, £5 5s.: Mr. George Findlater, 
Jervis wood Mains, Lanark, 44 tons per acre. 
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SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. —November 20 th. 
Begonias were the ruling features of the meeting on 
Tuesday, November 20th, in three of the leading 
groups of plants. The winter flowering race, such as 
Winter Cheer and Ensign, and the general favourite 
Gloire de Lorraine, were all remarkably well flowered. 
Chrysanthemums, as might have been expected, also 
occupied a leading place in number of varieties 
rather than in quantity. 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, 
staged an interesting group of Orchids, consisting 
largely of hybrids, amongst which the Laelio- 
cattleyas were prominent. For instance, there were 
Lc. labiena massiliensis, Lc. Frederick Boyle, Le. 
Lady Rothschild, Lc. Decia, Lc. statteriana and 
others. Cattleyas included C. Portia, C. Chloris, ; 
&c. Very; handsome were Cypripedium Baron 
Schroeder, C. Prospero, C. Artemis, C. arthurianum; 
pulchellum, &c. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co , Bush Hill Park, near 
Enfield, exhibited a neat and pretty group of 
Orchids, consisting of Cattleya labiata and Cypri- 
pediums. Very pretty were Cypripedium insigne - 
Sanderae, C. i. Ernesti, C. i. Ballae, all practically 
yellow varieties of C. insigne. The hybrid C. 
Nandii, C. oenanthum superbum and C. Milo were 
also fine. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
J. P. Morgan, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. F. McLeod), 
Dover House, Roehampton, occupied one side of a 
table extending the whole length of the available 
space, with a fine lot of well flowered plants of, 
Cypripedium insigne, set up with Palms, grasses and 
Maidenhair Ferns. The plants were uniformly well 
grown and profusely flowered. (Silver Flora 
Medal.) 
F. Knight, Esq. (gardener, Mr. E. Marston), 
Thundersley House, Essex, exhibited a group of 
well grown and flowered Cattleya labiata, many 
beautiful varieties of Cypripedium Charlesworthii, 
with self-coloured as well as veined and marbled 
dorsal sepals of large size. He also had several 
varieties of Dendrobium Phalaenopsis schroder- 
ianum. (Bronze Banksian Medal.) 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (grower, Mr. VV. H. 
White), Burford, Dorking, exhibited a varied and 
interesting lot of small flowered Orchids chiefly, in¬ 
cluding Coelogyne fimbriata, Angraecum distichum 
