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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
Jane 1, 1901. 
pale green base surrounded by a narrow blue zone. 
(Award of Merit) Messrs. Hogg & Robertson, 
Dublin. 
Rose Leuchtstern. —The flowers of this Poly- 
antha Rose are pink when they open but soon change 
to while in the centre and tipped pink. They are 
profusely produced in large trusses, and make very 
effective bushes abrut 4 ft. high. (Award of Merit.) 
Messrs. We. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross. 
Rose Soleil d’Or. —The habit of this new hybrid 
Rose is dwarf, with rich dark green foliage and 
rather small leaflets. The flowers are orange- 
salmon in the bud and earlier stages, but fade paler 
with age. (Award of Merit) Messrs. Wm. Paul 
& Son. 
Fruit and Vegetable Committee. 
Cucumber Famous. — The fruits of this new 
cucumber as shown by Mr. S. Mortimer, Swiss 
Nursery, Rowledge, Farnham, Surrey, were about 
20 in. long, rich, dark green, slightly ridged, and 
furnished with small white spines. There is a bit of 
taper at the base about 2 in to 3 in., but all the rest 
was in fine form and straight. (Award of Merit) 
Peach Duchess of York.— Several trees of this 
new Peach were shown by Messrs. T. Rivers & Son, 
Sawbridgeworth. The fruits were of medium size 
and soft yellow, with a light rosy cheek, generally 
along the suture. Its earhness is one of its special 
recommendations. (Award of Merit.) 
ARRANGEMENT IN THE FLOWER 
GARDEN. 
With the exception of the very tenderest subjects 
such as Coleus, Alternantheras, Celosias, sub- 
trep’cals and a few others, bedding out should be 
pushed on rapidly, as our seasons are none too long 
for the amount of labour bestowed on the majority 
of plants we have to work up for the purpose, and 
should the warm weather continue which we have 
had during the past three weeks, the plants should 
soon take to their new quarters, providing, of course, 
that every attention is given them in the matter of 
watering, shading, &c., as the case may require. 
In the matter of arrangement, a good deal 
depends upon the variety at command, but given all 
that is necessary in this respect, it sometimes 
happens that these are not used to the best advan¬ 
tage, and while not claiming infallibility as to taste, 
I think the following combinations will be found to 
work out well as the summer advances. Cannas, of 
which we have an endless variety now, never look 
belter than in a good size bed to themselves, with just 
a carpet of Iresine or Mesembryanthemum cordi- 
folium variegaium edged with Alternanthera magni- 
fica spectabilis, or paronychioides major aurea. 
Heliotrope President Garfield (dark) with dot plants 
of Calceolaria amplexicaulis trained to stakes where 
they reach a height of 3 ft. to 4 ft., and nothing is 
more pleasing to the eye than a carpet of the latter 
with specimen plants of the sky-blue Plumbago 
capensis, edged with bronze Pelargonium Marechal 
McMahon, or silver leaf Crown of Silver, a most 
compact grower, and scarcely ever showing any 
flower and Celosias(red) peeping up between the white 
foliage of Cenfaurea candidissima make a charming 
bed, though it is not every cne that admires the 
Celosia as a tedder. The silver leaf Pelargoniums, 
intermixed with Iresine Lindenii, or the brighter I. 
brilliantissima always come in for a good deal of 
attention. 
Then again the Calceolaria mentioned above, 
trained up with an undergrowth of Pelargonium 
Captain Manglesii, makes a grand show, the lovely 
pink blossoms of the latter, so light, harmonising 
well with the lemon colour Calceolaria, and what is 
more lovely than Lobelia Cardinalis (Queen 
Victoria) with a foundation of silver leaf Pelar¬ 
gonium Flower of Spring, or Princess Alexandra, 
the Lobelia lasting well into the autumn ? Standard 
Fuchsias (Ballet Girl) with a carpet of Ivy-leaf 
Pelargonium Madame Crousse, make a nice change. 
Henry Jacoby or the still older Vesuvius, edged with 
Alyssum variegatum or Centaurea candidissima 
sb:w up well. 
Where Violas are a success, and this is not in 
every place, the yellow Ardwell Gem or Bullion 
intermixed with dark Iresine or Captain Manglesii 
Pelargonium, or Cliveden Purple with Flower of 
Spring or Bijou Pelargonium, all of these are sure 
to please. For very large bold beds the white 
(small flowered) and jellow Marguerites with an 
undergrowth of Ivy-leaf Pelargonium Mr. Chas. 
Turner, or the single coloured scarlet are effective; 
and I must not omit mention of that charming little 
blue Margueri<e, Agathea ccelestis, not so often met 
with in the flower garden as its merits deserve. 
This intermingled with Calceolarias or silver leaf 
Pelargoniums form a telling bed. Of course a good 
many of the plants named require keeping in order 
so as not for them to encroach on their neighbours 
of lesser growth ; but this will form another note as 
the season advances. 
Before planting see that the beds are well 
moistened with frequent waterings if no rain falls; 
plant firm and do not allow the occupants to suffer 
for water afterwards; keep all flowers removed for 
the first fortnight after planting from Pelargoniums, 
and where they are used as trailing plants such as 
the Ivy-leaf, do not peg them down until growth has 
well advanced and the flat hoe has been worked 
between them a few times.— J. Mayne, Bicton. 
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GARDENERS’ ROYAL BENEVOLENT 
INSTITUTION. 
The sixty-second annual dinner of the above garden¬ 
ing charity was held in the Whitehall Rooms, Hotel 
Metropole, on May 22nd. Lord Llangattock presided, 
and was supported by the Very Rev. Dean of 
Rochester, N. N. Sherwood, Esq., V.M.H., Edward 
Sherwood, Esq., W. Sams, Esq., D. W. Thomson, 
Esq., H. Tillman, Esq., J. Hill White, Esq., Harry 
J. Veitch, Esq. (treasurer), John J. Veitch, Esq., P. 
C. Veitch, Esq., J.P., and A. Watkins, Esq. Among 
those present were:—J. Agg-Gardner, Esq, Mr. 
Herbert, J. Adams. Esq , V.P., G. J. Braikenridge, 
Esq , V.P., W. Y. Baker, Esq , F. W. Burbidge, Esq., 
M.A., Geo Bunyard, Esq., John Brydon, Esq., W. 
L. Corry, Esq., C. Czarnikow, Esq., Dr J. W. 
Campbell, H. J. and W. H. Cutbush, Esqrs., J. S. 
Dickson, Esq., The Earl Egerton of Tatton, Stanley 
Fisher, Esq., David Fleming, Esq., Alex. Hatchard, 
Esq., Ed. Hudson, Esq., Herbert Hicks, Esq., 
Henry Jones, Esq., Chas. E. Keyser, Esq., J.P., 
Peter Kay, Esq., D. P. Laird, Esq., John A. Laing, 
Esq., Alex. J. Monro, Esq., Arnold Moss, Esq., H. 
B. May, Esq., Geo. May, Esq., D. McKay, Esq., 
Geo. Monro, Esq., W. J. Nutting, Esq., C. E. 
Osmar, Esq., W. Poopart, Esq., Alderman Piper, 
Geo. Paul, Esq., R. Pincher, Esq , Jos. Rochford, 
Esq., E. Rochtord, Esq., John Rochford, Esq., Sir 
James Rankin, Bart., M.P., H. Somers Rivers, 
Esq., Arthur W. Sutton, Esq., J.P., V.M.H., 
Leonard Sutton, Esq., James Sweet, Esq., V.M.H., 
E. J. Sewell, Esq., William Sherwood, Esq. 
The table was attractively and gracefully decorated 
with flowers and fruit, which was kindly sent by 
friends of the Institution. Vocal and instrumental 
music was given at intervals during the evening, and 
was much appreciated. The president, when he 
proposed the loyal toasts, made a touching allusion 
to the death of Queen Victoria, who was patroness 
of the Institution. He coupled the name of Mr. H. 
J. Veitch (treasurer of the Institution) with the toast 
of the evening. In a few well chosen words he 
explained the objects of the Institution. The chief 
object, he said, was that of providing for gardeners 
and their widows in their old age, who had unavoid¬ 
ably fallen into poveity. Mr. Veitch, in returning 
thanks for the toast, said that he was pleased to see 
they were still progressing in spite of the state in 
which the country was, with so many new charities 
draining the public purses. He traced the progress 
of the charity from its early days, and in following 
its advances he called attention to the fact that that 
energetic worker for them, the Dean of Rochester, 
was its president as long ago as 1872. The president 
next proposed “ Gardeners and Gardening,” which 
was responded to by the Dean and Mr. N. N. Sher¬ 
wood. Mr. Ingram, the secretary, made the follow¬ 
ing pleasing announcement at the conclusion :— 
Amongst the subscriptions promised are the 
following: — Lord Llangattock, £i°°l Lord Llan¬ 
gattock, for two blind candidates, £20; Messrs. 
Rothschild & Son, £105 ; The Baron Schroder, £50 ; 
Arthur W. Sutton, Esq., J.P., £100; Harry J. 
Veitch, Esq., /265s.; N. N. Sherwood, Esq., £25 
and £8 8s. ; Leonard Sutton, Esq., £25 ; Worcester 
Auxiliary, per Messrs. J. Hill White and W. Crump, 
£82 ; John A. Laing, Esq , £28 ys. ; R. Milligan 
Hogg, Esq., £21 ; W. Mackay, Esq., £20 14s.; Mr. 
Bailey Wadds, £14 ; T. Alfred H. Rivers, Esq., 
£18 18 ; W. Sams, Esq., £13 2s. ; Mr. J. Lockyer, 
£15 13s.; Mr. J. Jennings, £15 15s.; Mr. R. Jones, 
£15 15s.; Earl Egerton of Tattoo, £10 10s.; Lord 
Glanusk, £10 10s ; Sir Trevor Lawrence, £10 10s.; 
James H. Veitch, Esq., £10 10s.; John G. Veitch, 
Esq., £10 10s. ; Charles Keyser, Esq., £n iis.; 
Messrs. Dicksons, Ltd., £10 10s. ; Messrs. H. & F. 
Sharpe, £10 10s.; Anthony Waterer, Esq , £10 10s.; 
Mr. W. Howe, £10 10s.; Messrs. Barr & Son, 
£10 10s.; Thames Bank Iron Co., £10 10s.; T. H. 
Richards, Esq., £10 10s.; Messrs. Fisher, Son & 
Sibray, Ltd., £10; Mr. C. R. Fielder, £10; 
Mr. W. Murray, £ir 3s.; Mr. A. MacKellar, £10; 
Messrs. Dickson & Robinson, £10; Mr. P. O. 
Knowles, £10 14s.; Mr. A. Porteous, £9 17s.; Mr. 
Peter Blair, £to ; Richard Dean, Esq , £8 8s.; Mr. 
T. O. Norman, £6 ns.; Mr. E. F. Hazelton, £6 6s.; 
H. E. Milner, Esq., £6 6s. ; Mr. J. Mclndoe, £6 6s.; 
Messrs. W. J. Jeffries & Son, £6 is.; Mr. D. Inglis, 
£5 18s.; W. Sherwood, Esq., £5 5s.; Edward Sher¬ 
wood, Esq., £5 5s. ; Mrs. J. W. Campbell, £5 5s. ; 
W. J. Nutting, Esq., £5 5s.; Proprietors of Gar¬ 
dener's Chronicle, £5 5s.; Alfred Watkins, Esq., £5 5s.; 
Ernest T. Cook, Esq , £5 5s. ; Messrs. R. & G. 
Cuthbert, £5 5s.; H. J. Wimsett, Esq., £5 5s.; Mr. 
Geo. H. Maycock, £5 5s.; W. L. Corry, Esq., 
£5 5s.; R. Sydenham, Esq., £5 5s.; Messrs. Wills 
& Segar, £5 5s.; Messrs. Wood & Son, Ltd., £5 5s.; 
Proprietors of The Garden, £5 5s.; Messrs. Cutbush 
& Son, £5 5s.; Messrs. J. T. Anderson & Son, £5 5s.; 
The Dean of Rochester, £5 ; Viscount Powerscourt, 
£5 ; Sir James Rankin, £5 ; Wm. J. Jefferies, Esq., 
£5 ; David W. Thomson, Esq., £5 ; Sir Oswald 
Mosley, Bart., £5 ; F. W. Burbidge, Esq , M.A., 
£5 ; H. E. Tillman, Esq., £5 ; Mr. O. Roberts, £5 ; 
James Sweet, Esq. £5; James Sweet, Esq. 
(Good Samaritan Fund), £5; Thomas Rochford, 
Esq., £ 5 i Joseph Rochford, Esq., £5; Joseph 
Rochford, Esq. (Good Samaritan Fund), £5; 
Peter Kay, Esq , £5; Geo. Monro, Esq:, £5 5s.; 
W. Poupart, Esq., £5 ; Edwin G. Monro, Esq.,. 
£6 6s.; Mr. T. Comber, £4 12s 6d.; Mr. M. Glee- 
son, £4 4s.; Mr. G. Woodward, £4 ; Mr. T. Mark¬ 
ham, £4; and other smaller sums, making a total of 
£1.761. 
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©leanings Jenin tfje MDmilb 
of Science 
The following subjects came before the meeting ol 
ihe Scientific Committee of the Royal Horticultural 
Society on May 7th :—■ 
Beetroot tumour and Schinus Molle, with 
galls—Dr. M. C. Cooke reported as follows upon 
the specimens sent to the last meeting:—"Two 
objects were exhibited at the last meeting, concern¬ 
ing which no satisfactory explanation could be given 
at the time, for the simple reason that, as far as I am 
aware, they had never made their appearance in this 
country before. The first of these was a Beetroot 
with a large fleshy excrescence, which at the-time I 
pronounced to be a tumour of a similar character to 
that which affects Turnips and Cabbages. At the 
moment I only remembered a figure I had seen of 
what appeared to be the same thing, and I was under 
the impression that the swelling was produced by a 
kind of slime fungus, or Plasmodiophora. Never¬ 
theless, I spoke guardedly, and took home the speci¬ 
men for examination, with the following results, 
The tumour is a somewhat globose nodule on the 
side of the root, about the size and form of a Tan¬ 
gerine Orange, attached to the root by a harrow 
neck, scarcely an inch in diameter. When the root 
was cut down the substance of the tumour did not 
seem to differ from that of the root; the pale zones 
on the side next the swelling passed into the tumour, 
traversed it concentrically, with something of the 
appearance which a transverse section of the root 
would exhibit. At the periphery darker spots 
appeared, just below the surface, which were nearly 
black, and mostly with a small central cavity. The 
walls of this cavity and the blackened part generally 
were traversed by a delicate network of mycelium, 
but I could find no trace of spores, or conidia, or 
fruit of any kind in the cavities. I may add that 
externally the tumour showed no discolouration or 
other evidence of the concealed blackened spots. 
The reference which was on my mind when I first 
saw the root was a short note in Massee’s ‘ Plant 
Diseases ’ (page 225), in which he calls it ‘ Beetroot 
tumour,' and says that it occurred in the grounds of 
