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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
April 6, 1901. 
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stood the March winds bravely, though 
much behind its wonted time. Remarkably 
few of the others put in an appearance 
during that month, the exceptions being 
such early bloomers as N. obvallaris, N. 
pallidus praecox and a few others, chiefly 
garden forms. 
The hardy Heaths such as E. carnea and 
its allies have been handsome; indeed it 
takes very severe weather to stay their pro¬ 
gress. Daphne Mezereum in various colours 
has been gay for some time, to be followed 
by D. blagayana of more sober hue and 
dwarfer habit. The Flowering Currant, 
Nuttallia cerasiformis, Spiraea Thunbergii 
and Exochorda grandiflora have had a very 
trying time, but can hardly yet be considered 
in bloom. The Goat Willow or Sallow is 
practically a fortnight behind its time ; but 
that and others though scarcely more than 
half expanded, have had their usual un¬ 
authorised pruning by those who smash 
them about in gathering what they term 
Palms. Adonis amurensis is earlier than 
the European species and a welcome addi¬ 
tion to hardy spring flowers. 
Specimens of British Plants.—M. Buysman, of 
Middleburg, exhibited specimens of British species 
of plants, at the meeting of the Linnean Society on 
the 4th inst., to show the character of a proposed 
issue to include the whole of the British flora. 
Plants from the high Andes.—At the meeting of 
the Linnean Society of London on the 4th inst. a 
paper was read by Messrs. W. B. Hemsley, F.R.S., 
F.L.S., and H. H. W. Pearson, F.L.S., on “ Plants 
from the High Andes.” Mr. Hemsley also exhibited 
the species of Hevea found in British Guiana. 
A Gardener as Parish Councillor.—As an in¬ 
stance of what a gardener may aspire to, we may 
state that we have just heard that Mr. Alex Wright, 
gardener to A. W. Sutton, Esq., Bucklebury Place, 
Woolhampton, Berks, has entered the Parish Coun¬ 
cil of Bucklebury, at the top of the poll. We wish 
him a successful innings. 
Royal Horticultural Society.—The next fruit 
and flower show of the Royal Horticultural Society 
will be held on Tuesday, April 9th, in the Drill Hall, 
Buckingham Gate, Westminster, 1 to 5 p.m. Special 
prizes will be offered for Daffodils. At 3 o'clock a 
lecture on “ Some of the Plants Exhibited " will be 
given by the Rev. Prof. G. Henslow, M.A., V.M.H., 
&c. 
The Southern Counties Carnation Society.— 
The third annual report of this society shows that 
the receipts and payments for the twelve months end¬ 
ing December 31st, 1900, leave the society in a very 
satisfactory position financially. The prize money 
paid away last year was £68 5s. 6d. Printing, 
advertising, stationery, &c., and the hire of the 
pavilion with other necessary appendages also made 
two heavy items in the bill of expenses; yet the 
society has a balance on the credit side of £93 6s. 5d. 
with which to face the responsibilities of the next 
show. The subscribers alone bring a very substan¬ 
tial income to the society. Following in the same 
lines as the National Carnation Society, this body 
prints the names of the winners of prizes together 
with the names of the winning varieties of Carna¬ 
tions in their respective classes. About two-thirds 
of the pamphlet, which runs to sixty-four pages, is 
taken up with articles on Carnations, written by 
various pens in different parts of England and Scot¬ 
land. Some of the titles of these articles are Carna¬ 
tions in Scotland ; Carnation gossip ; the Carnation 
season of 1900; Thrip in the Carnation ; the Carna¬ 
tion and Picotee ; bizarre, flake, and Picotee in 1900; 
Carnations in the Midlands ; and premier flowers,— 
1895-1900. The writers are all, more or less, 
specialists in the culture of this popular flower, so 
that the pamphlet takes the character of a year 
book on the subject, as well as being a report of last 
year’s show. Special prizes for Sweet Peas are 
offered at the forthcoming show, in addition to those 
for Carnations. The event is fixed for July 24th, 
next. 
The Thistle Plague.—This nuisance is assuming 
such serious proportions that immediate steps 
ought to be taken to eradicate the pestilential 
weeds. It is a subject that ought to engage the early 
attention of the Board of Agriculture, for often where 
one man uses every means to exterminate them, a 
man owning the next field allows them to seed and 
blow over on to the well tilled field where they find 
a desirable seed bed, much to the mortification of 
the unhappy cultivator. 
Dutch Horticultural and Botanical Society.— 
At a meeting of the Floral Committee of this society 
on March 13th, First-class Certificates were awarded 
to Mr. P. W. Voet, of Overveen, for Hyacinth 
Madame Borski and Iris persica Heldreichi (steno- 
phylla). A Certificate of Merit was awarded to 
Messrs. Dieuwenhuys & Son, of Lisse, for Narcissus 
poeticus King Edward VII. A Botanical Certificate 
was awarded to Mr. H. D. Willink Van Coilen, of 
Breukelen, for Greya Sutherlandi. A Silver Medal 
was awarded to Mr. H. C. Hacke, of Baarn, for 
Vriesia hieroglyphica. 
Transactions of the Scottish Horticultural 
Association.—From a copy of this publication 
before us we learn that this association has a mem¬ 
bership of 1,017, surely one of the strongest of its 
kind in the country. In addition to these figures 
there are one honorary life member and thirty-two 
life members. The association meets on the first 
Tuesday of each month, and a paper is read by one 
of the members, or by some other expert, after which 
a discussion takes place. The paper in February 
was by Mr. W. Kelway, Langport, preceded by the 
president’s address; March, by Mr. M. Temple, 
Carron House; April, by Mr. John Cumming, 
Grantully Castle. In May, Mr. Forbes, Hawick, 
will read a paper ; June, Mr. J. Cunnison, Glencorse 
Nursery, Edinburgh; July, Mr. D. Kidd, Carberry 
Tower; August, Mr. James Bird, Raehills, Locker¬ 
bie ; September, Mr. George Gordon, V.M.H., Kew; 
October, Mr. James Dobbie, Starbank, Trinity; 
November, Mr. C. Blair, Binny. Uphall; and 
December, Mr. George Wood, Oswald House, Edin¬ 
burgh. The annual general meeting is in January. 
The transactions and exhibits of each meeting are 
here recorded. Abstracts of the various papers read 
at the meetings of last year are also published here, 
so that the publication is useful for reference in all 
time coming. The receipt and expenditure account 
shows that £1,075 os. 3d- was received from all 
sources on account of the Chrysanthemum show. 
The balance sheet for the past year shows that the 
association has a reserve of £840 16s. Here we 
have another proof of the strength of the associa¬ 
tion. 
Bristol and District Gardeners’ Mutual Improve¬ 
ment Association.—The last meeting for the session 
was held at St. John's Parish Room, Redland, on 
Thursday, March 28th, the chair being taken by Mr. 
A. J. Hancock. The lecture was given by Mr. G. Brook, 
of Messrs. Garaway & Co., on “Flowering Shrubs.” 
At the outset he assured his audience that on account 
of their general usefulness, he held a brief for flower¬ 
ing shrubs, an assertion fully justified by his subse¬ 
quent deliverance. He said that for cutting pur¬ 
poses they could not be surpassed, and claimed that 
it was possible to have flower in this way during 
eleven months of the year. For what we usually 
term " summer bedding " Mr. Brook urged that more 
attention should be paid to this section of plants, 
which by their hardy character and decorative value 
were worth being used in this direction much more 
frequently. He suggested some methods of arrange¬ 
ment and plmting to secure the best effects and gave 
a long list of varieties always likely to bring good 
results, urging that in this neglected branch of the 
gardener’s work, more attention should be paid to the 
soils for planting and treatment of the subjects 
afterwards, especially in the matter of pruning. A 
brisk discussion followed and Mr. Brook was heartily 
thanked for his lecture. Prizes offered for 
spray for lady's dress, and two buttonhole bouquets, 
were secured by—first, The Lord Mayor, Mr. C. 
Colthurst Godwin (gardener, Mr. McCulloch) ; 
second, Mr. F. Tagart (gardener, Mr. Binfield); 
equal thirds, Mr. W. Howell Davies (gardener, Mr. 
Curtis), and Mr. H. Kitley. Certificates of Merit 
went to Mr. Spry for a display of Cineraria blooms; 
Mr. W. M. Wills (gardener, Mr. Frampton), for 
Cattleya Trianaei; and Mr. Jennings for Dendro- 
bium nobile. 
Correction.—At p. 494, in the forty-fourth line 
from the top of the third column, for “ Mackenzie's 
Holly,” read “ maderensis Holly,” or in other words 
Ilex Aquifolium maderensis. 
Royal Horticultural Society.—At a general 
meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society held on 
Tuesday, March 26th, forty-two new Fellows were 
elected, amongst them being Lady Rosamund 
Christie, Lady R. Gipps, Gen. Sir R. Gipps, 
K.C.B., Rev. Henry Swann, Chas. J. Billson, M.A., 
Mrs. Gore Langton and W. H. Myers, M.P. 
Orange within an Orange.—At the meeting of the 
Linnean Society of London, on the 7th inst., Dr. J. 
Murie, F.L.S., on behalf Mr. H. Doubleday, ex¬ 
hibited an Orange within an Orange, the enclosed 
fruit having a complete rind ; in which respect it 
differed from one previously shown by Dr. Rendle 
(Proc. Linn. Soc., 1890-91, p. 7). 
Models of Plants.—At the meeting of the Linnean 
Society of London, on March 7th, Mr. H. E. Smed- 
ley, F.L.S., exhibited and made remarks on a collec¬ 
tion of models of Fungi, Nepenthes, Sarracenia, and 
Aroids, as also several models of sections of flowers, 
in wax and composition. Observations thereon were 
made by the president. 
Beckenham Horticultural Society.—On Friday, 
March 29th, at the Beckenham Horticultural Society, 
Mr. Galley gave his experience on growing the 
Cineraria, he having been a large grower for seven¬ 
teen years. He bad tried several ways of growing 
the plants, as by cuttings, seed, &c., but preferred 
sowing seed unless any special variety was wanted 
to be kept true, if so he raised them from cuttings. 
He generally sowed seed in June, placing the pan in 
which the seed is sown in a cold frame or the 
coolest part of the greenhouse, pricking them off as 
soon as plants could be handled, and keeping them 
growing in as cool a place as possible. The soil for 
final potting should consist of two parts of fibrous 
loam, one well rotted manure, with leaf mould and 
sand. In feeding the plants he never used any 
artificial manures, only drainings from the manure 
heap. A box of very fine blooms was exhibited by 
the lecturer. A good discussion followed, after 
which a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. 
Galley for his able paper. 
Reading and District Gardeners.—A very inter¬ 
esting evening was spent by the members of the 
Reading and District Gardeners’ Mutual Improve¬ 
ment Association on the occasion of the visit of the 
Rev. G. H. Engleheart, of Appleshaw, to speak 
upon " The Narcissus.” The attendance was 
exceedingly large, and the meeting was presided 
over by the president, Mr. L. G. Sutton. The lec¬ 
turer, in introducing his subject, drew attention to 
the great industry that had sprung up in connection 
with the Daffodil, mentioning that he had himself 
seen at Plymouth as much as £1,200 worth of bloom 
in one train for the London markets. The Narcis¬ 
sus had attained its present position as a market 
flower owing to its coming into bloom in the open air 
when other outdoor flowers were at a discount, for 
it could be put on the market sometimes in 
March and always in April. It travelled well, as 
the blooms would keep fresh for days if they had 
been placed in water a few hours previous to pack¬ 
ing. Then followed interesting remarks as to the 
homes of the wild varieties and consideration of the 
soils in which they grew, after which the garden 
history of the plant was touched upon, reference 
being made to the work done in the days of the past 
by such men as Dean Herbert, Leeds, Backhouse, 
&c. The features of the leading varieties were then 
explained, also the modes of crossing, and a few 
hints on culture given. A discussion followed in 
which the president, Dr. Stansfield, Messrs. Towns¬ 
end, Powell, Lever, Dore, Fry, House, Stanton, 
Tufnail, Exler, Bryant, Cretchley and A. W. Sutton 
took part, the latter proposing that a hearty vote of 
thanks should be tendered to the reverend gentleman 
for his excellent lecture. This was seconded by 
Mr. R. Atter and unanimously adopted. Owing to 
the lateness of the season only a few Narcissus were 
staged. The chief exhibit was a group of splendidly 
grown Cineraria stellata, shown by Mr. C. P. 
Cretchley, The Honeys Gardens, Twyford, who was 
awarded the association’s certificate. Four new 
members were elected. 
