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THE GARDENING WORLD 
March 30, 1901. 
Messrs Barr & Sors, KiDg Street, Covent Garden, 
staged a splendid exhibit of Daffodils, both pot 
plams and cut flowers. Very choice were C. J. 
Backhouse, Sir Watkin, obvallaris, Leedsii amabilis, 
Empress, Golden Spur, CoroDatus, Maximus, Cyno¬ 
sure, Telamonius plenus and many others. They 
also had Saxifraga ligulata rubra, Galanthus Ikariae, 
Fritillaria pudica, Scillas, &c. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. T. S. Ware, Ltd., Hale Farm Nurseries, 
Feltbam, Middlesex, set up a very extensive exhibit 
of Daffodils, hardy alpines and herbaceous subjects 
of various kinds. They had Shortia galacifolia, 
Saxifraga Boydi alba, a rare hybrid; Erythronium 
Smithii, E giganteum, E. Johnstoni (pink), Anemone 
vernalis, Soldanella alpina, Primula Sieboldii in 
many fine varieties, Primula frondosa, Saxifraga 
oppositifolia superba, Androsace carnea, &c. (Silver 
Flora Medal.) 
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Six distinct Species of Flowering Plants.— East 
Devon : lne exhibitor you specify was perfectly justi¬ 
fied in exhibiting two Dendrobiums, such as D. 
nobile and D. thyrsifloruro, if the wording of the 
schedule was “ six flowering plants, distinct species." 
The two Dendrobiums just named are not only good 
and distinct species, but they belong to different 
sections of the genus. If the schedule had said " six 
dis.inct kinds of plants” the exhibitor would have 
been in error, though there might have been an error 
of judgment here as to what the word “ kind ” might 
imply. No doubt the framers of the schedule meant 
six plams belonging to different genera, and if so it 
might have been written “six flowering plants, 
distinct genera,” and no one could have exhibited 
two Dendrobiums of any sort without being justly 
liable to disqualification. The words, “ kind and 
genus" mean the same thing, though the former is 
liable to mislead, owing to the loose way in which it 
is employed. Clearly there is still something left for 
mutual improvement societies to teach or demon¬ 
strate at their meetings. 
Setting Grapes with the Syringe.— N. B.: We 
have heard ot ihis being done successfully, but we 
think the varieties upon which the operation was 
performed must have been free setting varieties, 
naturally, and that the syringe merely accomplished 
the knocking off of the caps of the flowers, without 
really distributing the pollen. In all probability the 
young fruits or ovaries were already fertilised before 
the caps were knocked off. A better plan would be 
to go through the vinery once or twice every day, 
between eleven and twelve when the atmosphere is 
warmest and driest, and tap the rods gently but 
sharply with the hand. This will cause the caps 
(really the corollas) of the flowers to fall off, at the 
same time causing little clouds of pollen to fly, thus 
insuring its distribution, and the setting of the 
berties. Another plan is to use a rabbit's tail, tied 
on the end of a stick, by geDtly rubbing it over each 
bunch of flowers about the above mertioned time of 
day. A plumey spike or two of Arundo conspicua 
or of the Pampas Grass might be e-npl >yed for the 
same purpose, if you like it better. We think syring¬ 
ing is more likely to make the pollen adherein lumps 
than to cause its proper distribution. About ten or 
twelve bunches for a rod 1 5 ft. long ought to be 
ample. You can best determine this alter you have 
seen the Vines ripen one crop, as you can then see 
tbeir present capabilities. 
Book on Yine Culture by Mr. Sanders.— W. F. 
Self : This was so long ago that we really doubt 
whether the book in question is yet in print. We 
fear it is not, but shall try and ascertain for you. 
Please consult this column for the next week or two, 
and if we can get the necessary information we shall 
publish the same for you. There are now other 
books on Vines and Vine culture if you want a really 
good modern handbook on the subject. One by A. 
F. Barron, late superintendent of the R.H.S. Gar¬ 
dens, may be obtained from the office of The Gar¬ 
dening World. 
The Best Varieties of Strawberry Tree to Plant. 
A S.: The more common oDes are not only hardier 
but prettier than the rarer ones, so that you cannot 
do better than get them to begin with, after which 
you can get the less common ones, if you feel so 
inclined. These are Arbutus Unedo, A. U. rubra 
(red flowers), A. U. microphylla (small leaved), A. 
Andrachne, and A. hybrida, the latter being a garden 
hybrid between A. Unedo and A. Andrachne. The 
latter is valued on account of its large clusters of 
white flowers and curious looking stems, which 
appear as if the bark had been taken off. The old 
bark does really fall off in scales or layers, but there 
is always good youDg bark beneath, before this takes 
place. Any ordinary soil will suit them if not too 
sandy nor too heavy and clayey. In either of those 
cases you could mix the natural soil with a half of 
peat or peat and leaf mould together. 
Shrubs for the Seaside.— f. Greene : You may 
safely plant all tbe evergreen species of Euonymus, 
including E japonicus, E. j. aureus, E. j. latifolius 
albo-variegatus, E. radicans, E. r. foliis pictis, E. r. 
foliis roseo-argenteis and others. Many species and 
varieties of shrubby Veronica also do well, such as 
V. Traversi, V. parviflora, V. salicifolia, V. ligustri- 
folia, V. buxifolia, V. pinguifolia, V. speciosa and 
others. Ivies also do well upon walls, and tree 
varieties would no doubt make good bushes. Escal- 
lonia macrantha does splendidly, and others would, 
no doubt, succeed equally well. The Tamarisk 
succeeds better by the seaside than it does further 
inland. You might also add Fuchsia Riccartoni and 
Lycium barbarum. 
When to Plant out Maize.—T. W. : Put the 
plants out in rich, friable soil about the same time 
as you would put out bedding plants. When that 
class of plants can be put out with safety, so can the 
Maize, provided you have hardened off the plants 
before exposing them to cold nights or the sun by 
day. 
Names of Plants.— D. C. ; 1, Daphne Mezereum ; 
2, D. Mezereum alba; 3, Exochorda grandiflora ; 4, 
Spiraea Thunbergii; 5, Nuttallia cerasiformis; 6, 
Cornus mas.— R. M. : 1, Saxifraga oppositifolia; 2, 
S. sancta; 3, Puschkinia scilloides ; 4, Cbionodoxa 
sardensis ; 5, Iris reticulata.— J. H. : r, Gaultheria 
procumbens ; 2, Eranthis hyemalis ; 3, Sisyrinchium 
grandiflorum ; 4, Acacia riceana.— W. M. : 1, 
Begonia Rex var.; 2, B. metallica ; 3, Dendrobium 
crassinode; 4. Cattleva Trianaei var.; 5, Dendro¬ 
bium primultnum.— W. E. D : 1, Rhododendron 
praecox ; 2, R. dahuricum ; 3, F. (Azalea) indicum 
narcissiflorum ; 4, Primula verticillata— R.Greig: 
I, Dendrobium tbyrsiflorum : 2, Dendrobium nobile, 
a fine variety with large flowers approaching D. n. 
statterianum; 3, Dendrobium wardianum.— F. G. 
Brewev. The correct name is Sprekelia formosissima 
(formerly it was called Amaryllis formosissima).— 
J. Mc'D. : Coelogyne flaccida. 
Communications Received. — J. Mayne. — A. 
Hope. —F. J. C.—Doonfoot—J. M. (next week) — 
G. Douglas.—E. J. Ireland.—D. M.—A. C.—E. L. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Wm. C. G. Ludford, F.R.H.S., Fern Lea, Four 
Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham—List of 
Rare, Curious and Beautiful Cacti, and Succulent 
Plants. 
L’Horticole Coloniale, Societe Anonyme, 
Parc Le ipold, Brussels, Belgium.—Special Illus¬ 
trated Catalogue of New Plants from the Congo and 
Other Countries. 
FIXTURES FOR 1901. 
(Secretaries of shows will oblige us by sending early notice 
of their fixtures.) 
April. 
3. —Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society Show, 
Edinburgh (2 days). 
4. —Linnean Society Meeting. 
6.—Royal Botanical Society Meeting ; Socie e; 
Francaise d’Horticulture de Londres Meeting. 
9.—R.H.S. Committees; Durham, Northumber¬ 
land, and Newcastle Botanical and Horticul¬ 
tural Society Spring Show (2 days). 
10.—Shropshire Horticultural Society Show at 
Shrewsbury; East Anglian Daffodil Show, 
Corn Exchange, Ipswich. 
22. —Chesterfield Spring Show. 
23. —R.H.S Committees. 
24. —R.H.S. Examination in Horticulture. 
25. - Norfolk and Norwich Horticultural Society 
Exhibition. 
May. 
2.—Linnean Society Meeting. 
4.—Royal Botanical Society Meeting; Societie 
Francaise d'Horticulture de Londres Meeting 
7. —R.H.S. Committees ; Royal Gardeners’ Orphan 
Fund (Annual Dinner at Hotel Cecil). 
13.—United Horticultural Benevolent and Provi¬ 
dential Society Committees’ Meeting. 
16.—Royal Botanical Society Meeting. 
21.—Kew Guild Dinner at Holborn Restaurant. 
22 —R.H S. Great Temple Show (3 days); Gar¬ 
deners' Royal Benevolent Institution Annual 
Dinner at Hotel Metropole; Bath and W. 
and S Counties Society and Somerset 
County Agricultural Association at Croydon (5 
days). 
June. 
x.—Royal Botanical Society Meeting; Societie 
Francaise d’Horticulture de Londres. 
2. —Ghent Show. 
4.—R H.S. Committees ; Devon County Agricul¬ 
tural at Torquay (3 days). 
6.—Linnean Society Meeting. 
10—United Horticultural Benevolent and Provi¬ 
dential Society Committees' Meeting. 
12. —Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association at 
Bodmin (2 days) ; Yorkshire Gala and Horti¬ 
cultural Exhibition at York (3 days). 
18. —R H.S. Committees. 
ig.—Oxfordshire Horticultural Exhibition. 
20.—Linnean Society Meeting ; Royal Botanical 
Society Meeting. 
26. —N.R.S., Richmond. 
27. —Colchester Rose and Hort. Society Show. 
29. —Windsor and Eaton Rose Show ip Eaton Col¬ 
lege Grounds. 
July. 
2 —R.H.S. Committees (Roses); Southampton Ex¬ 
hibition (2 days). 
3. —Hanley Horticultural Fete (2 days); Croydon 
Horticultural Society Show. 
4. —Norwich Rose Show. 
6.—N.R.S., Metropolitan ; Royal Botanical Society 
Meeting ; Societie Francaise d'Horticulture 
de Londres Meeting. 
8. —United Horticultural Benevolent and Provi¬ 
dential Society Committees' Meeting 
9. —Wolverhampton Floral Fete (3 days). 
11.—Bath Floral Fete and Rose Show. 
16. —Royal Horticultural Society Exhibition, and 
Conference on Lilies at Chiswick (2 days). 
17. —N.R.S , Ulverston(North Lonsdale Rose Show); 
Cardiff and County Horticultural Show (2 
days). 
18 —Hoddesdon Exhibition; Royal Botanical Society 
Meeting. 
19. —National Carnation and Picotee Society (pro¬ 
visional). 
23 —Durham, Northumberland, and Newcastle 
Botanical and Horticultural Society Exhi¬ 
bition at Newcastle (2 days). 
24.—Scrabane Hort. Exhibition (2 days). 
25—Prescot Exhibition; Selby Exhibition. 
30. —Buckingham Exhibition ; R.H.S. Committees. 
31. —Wilts. Exhibition. 
August. 
r —Isle of Wight Horticultural Association Exhi¬ 
bition. 
2. —Devon and Exeter Horticultural Society; Sum¬ 
mer Flower Show. 
3. —Auldearn Horticultural Society. 
5. —Atherstone Exhibition; Castleford Exhibition 
(2 days); Eynsford Exhibition. 
8.—North Oxford Exhibition. 
10.—Keighley Horticultural Society. 
13. —R.H S. Committees. 
14 —Clevedon Exhibition ; Sevenoaks Exhibition. 
17. —Bankfoot (Perth) Horticultural Society. 
20. —Grandpont Horticultural Society. 
21. —Banffshire Exhibition ; Eastbourne Exhibition; 
Hastings Flower Show. 
27. —R.H S. Committees. 
28. —Henley-on-Thames Exhibition ; Hinckley Ex¬ 
hibits n. 
29. —Dundee Exhibition ; Thame Exhibition. 
September. 
3. —Bicester Horticultural Society. 
4. —Milton and Sittingbourne (2 days). 
6. —-National Dahlia Society (2 days). 
10.—R H S. Committees; Durham Flower Show (2 
days). 
18. —Botley Show. 
24.—R.H.S. Committees. 
October. 
8.—N.C.S. Exhibition (3 days). 
10.—Fruit Exhibition, Crystal Palace (3 days). 
15.-—R.H S. Committees. 
29. —Croydon Exhibition (2 days). 
30. —Exmouth Exhibition (2 days). 
November. 
1.—Newport (Isle of Wight) 2 days; Cowes (a 
days). 
