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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
August 3, 1901. 
more entirely to Sweet Peas, giving them 
all the prominence possible. Messrs. H. 
Cannell & Sons and Dobbie & Co. most 
nearly represented the Sweet Pea as grown 
in a huge bank or hedge, or as they might 
be in a field of them, and were unique in 
this respect. Not merely were the flowers 
shown, but long leafy stems carrying their 
own flowers were tastefully set up and the 
colours judiciously blended. Messrs. Hurst 
& Son, Robert Sydenham, Peed & Son, 
Harrison & Sons, and Jones & Sons, de¬ 
voted their attention more particularly to 
a display of the flowers themselves, and 
this arrangement was undoubtedly useful for 
comparison. The suitability of Sweet Pea 
foliage as greenery for their own flowers, 
was amply demonstrated both in the com¬ 
petitive and non-competitive exhibits. As 
in the case of the Rose at least one clergy¬ 
man gave evidence of a love for Sweet Peas 
by taking several leading prizes with very 
good flowers, showing, indeed, first-class 
cultivation. 
Sweet Pea Committee. —It is but right and 
fitting that the committee of the Sweet Pea 
Society should preside over the destinies of 
their chosen flower, and encourage its ad¬ 
vancement by awarding certificates to 
meritorious new varieties. They have also 
resolved as a body to deal only with Sweet 
Peas in that respect. Of the varieties that 
came to the table at the first meeting held 
on the 25th ult., two of them were accorded 
First-class Certificates. 
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The Mean Temperature for the week ending 
July 20th at Chiswick was 815, and the grand total 
of rain nil. 
Royal Warrant of Appointment for Messrs. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son.—The undermentioned is a 
copy of the Warrant of Appointment granted by his 
Majesty the King to Messrs. Wm. Cutbush & Son, 
Highgate, London, N. — 
Board of Green Cloth, 
Buckingham Palace, S.W. 
July 26th, igot. 
Sirs, — I am desired by the Lord Steward to inform 
you that the King has been graciously pleased to 
grant you a Warrant of Appointment as Nursery¬ 
man to his Majesty. 
I am, Sirs, 
Your obedient servant, 
George A. Courroux, 
Secretary. 
Retirement of Mr. George Nicholson.—For some 
weeks past there have been rumours of a general 
change in the staff at Kew. It is a well-known fact 
that for a long time the health of the respected and 
well-known curator, Mr. George Nicholson, has been 
failing, and we understand that it is on this score 
that he will resign his position almost immediately. 
The great and world-renowned work, Nicholson's 
Dictionary of Gardening , will keep the memory green 
of this respected botanist and horticulturist for ages 
to come, and we are sure that the gardeners of the 
present staff and those of the old staff, who are 
members of the Kew Guild, will adopt some means 
of testifying the admiration they have for their 
venerable chief. It is not many men who have 
charge of such a staff of men that can retire with 
every man having the profound respect for them that 
goes with Mr. Nicholson. He is admired and looked 
up to on every side, and his loss will be greatly felt, 
by the men at Kew especially. Mr. Watson, the 
assistant curator, we believe, will take his place. 
He, also, is a man much respected by the men under 
him, and a more clever man with plants could not 
be found. He mixes freely with the young gar¬ 
deners, and that distant reserve which so often 
characterises a man who has risen to an eminent 
position is entirely absent from his manner. For 
years he has been chairman of the Kew Gardeners' 
Mutual Improvement Society, and his wide know¬ 
ledge of plants and skilful diplomatic way of avoid¬ 
ing ugly arguments is well remembered by all who 
pass through the course at Kew. 
Fresh Appointment for Mr. Alexander S. Galt. 
—From September, 1834, to March nth, 1899 Mr. 
Galt was assistant editor on the staff of The 
Gardening World, having previously served his 
full term at Kew. Since then he has been sub¬ 
editor of The Gardener till within the last two months. 
He is, therefore, an old Kewite, an ex-member of the 
staff of two horticultural papers, and is now actively 
engaged on two books, of one of which he is editor. 
Besides these occupations, he has recently secured 
the appointment as Horticultural Instructor to the 
Berks County Council, and with that end in view 
will shortly take up his head quarters at Reading, 
the capital of the county, so that he may be in the 
midst of his work and at hand whenever required by 
the County Council. While at Kew, he made the 
best use of his time by attending the numerous 
lectures given there and also to bis duties, so that he 
fully earned his reputation for diligence. While on 
the service of The Gardening World, he attended 
to his duties with attentiveness, diligence, and 
energy, proving of great service to us in the multi¬ 
farious and often untimely duties ever attendant 
upon the workers in a newspaper office. He has 
our good wishes for success in his new undertaking 
in Berkshire; and if given a fair trial, we feel con¬ 
fident that his sobriety, diligence, energy, and 
earnest endeavour to succeed will carry him through 
Mr. Cook’s Appointment.—Mr. Cook, who has 
been appointed head gardener at Sandringham, is 
quite a young man, being only thirty-two years old. 
The vacancy has been caused by the transference of 
Mr. McKellar to the Royal Gardens at Windsor, 
where he will fill the place of Mr. Owen Thomas, 
who has retired on a pension. The charge of such 
well appointed gardens as those at Sandringham 
carries with it an enormous amount of responsibility, 
but from what we know of the past career of this 
enthusiastic young gardener, we are sure that the 
reputation which they had when in charge of Mr. 
McKellar will be efficiently maintained by Mr. 
Cook. He has had a thorough training in horticul¬ 
tural work, and, like many more who hold high 
gardening appointments, he owes much of bis train¬ 
ing to Mr. A. Pettigrew, head gardener to the Mar¬ 
quis of Bute, Cardiff Castle, under whom he worked 
for nearly six years. When he left Cardiff Castle he 
obtained the post of outside foreman at Whitting- 
hame Gardens, the seat of A. J. Balfour, Esq. From 
Whittinghame he undertook a similar charge at 
Gosford, the seat of the Earl of Wemyss and March. 
Ultimately, he was appointed head gardener at that 
place, and from there he comes to fill his present 
high position. His name was brought before the 
public recently when he was fourth out of 134 
applicants for the post of head gardener to the City 
of Edinburgh. We tender him our most hearty con¬ 
gratulations and wish him a continuance of his suc¬ 
cessful career. 
Bristol and District Gardeners Mutual Improve¬ 
ment Association.—The monthly meeting was held 
at St. John’s Parish Room, Redland, on Thursday, 
July 25th, Mr. A. J. Hancock presiding. The 
lecture on “ Carnation Culture ” was given by Mr. 
Skinner of Stoke Bishop. Dealing first with tha 
Malmaison tribe he gave very clear details for 
successful cultivation, advising propagation by layers 
which should be done in July, potting as soon as 
rooted, and into flowering pots in September. The 
compost he recommended was loam and leaf mould, 
with a little peat and sand. He urged the need for 
great care in watering, advising "Clay’s" as the 
best fertiliser. Tree Carnations he said should be 
propagated by cuttings put in early in the year, and 
grown on in much the same way as Malmaisons, all 
stopping to be done by August, the plants to be put 
in their winter quarters by the end of September. 
For these, too, great care was required in watering 
and ventilating. Touching on Border Carnations he 
advised beds if possible with a south-west aspect, 
planting tOj be done in the autumn or March ac¬ 
cording to circumstances. Mr. Skinner gave much 
valuable information on the general culture of these 
favourite flowers, the insect pests to which they 
were liable and methods of eradication, concluding 
by claiming for Carnations that for perfume or for 
decoration they were second to none. The hearty 
thanks of the meeting was accorded him for his 
lecture. Prizes for six bunches of Sweet Peas were 
awarded to Mrs. Talmadge (gardener, Mr. Harford); 
Mr. W. Howell Davies (gardener, Mr. Curtis), and 
Mr. Nash (gardener, Mr. Barrow). For six Car¬ 
nations, Mrs. Talmadge and Mr. Spry. Certificates 
of Merit went to Mr. T. D. Sibly (gardener, Mr. 
Lee), for Cattleya Leopoldii; and to Mr. Ambrose 
for a basket of Peas. 
Correction.—In the supplement of our last week’s 
issue the block at the bottom of the plate was shifted 
to the top, leaving the names as originally placed. 
Some copies of The Gardening World were pub¬ 
lished before the error was noticed. Those who have 
got early copies should see to correcting the name. 
The small plant with spreading flowers is Lilium 
Coridion. The plant with large flowers and revolute 
or curled back segments is Lilium Burbaukii. 
Death of Mr. George Cuthbert—Passed away 
July 30th, in a quiet sleep, at Southgate, George 
Cuthbert, senr., the youngest and last surviving son 
of James Cuthbert, at the Southgate Nurseries, 
Middlesex, and for many years a member of the 
firm of R. and G. Cuthbert, in the 86th year of his 
age. An old subscriber to the Gardeners' Royal 
Benevolent Institution from the year 1849. 
The Horticultural Club.—Many of the members 
of the Horticultural Club enjoyed a most interesting 
outing on July 17th, some forty-five ladies and 
gentlemen in fairly equal numbers participating in 
an excursion which had been kindly arranged before¬ 
hand by Mr. Harry J. Veitch. Leaving Liverpool 
Street at 10.25 the party reached Cheshunt and 
were met by brakes which conveyed them to the 
nurseries of Messrs. G. Paul & Son, Mr. Geo. Paul 
meeting them there, and, after hospitably entertain¬ 
ing them, conducting them through the literally 
rosy prospects the nurseries present and deserve to 
enjoy. Field after field and acre after acre, teeming 
with the queen of flowers in a thousand-and-one 
disguises, were traversed, the latest and best being 
pointed out. En route to Broxbourne, where Mr. 
Thos. Rochford provided a lavish hmch as a pre¬ 
liminary to a ramble through Tomatories by the 
acre, Graperies on the ioo-ton scale, Palmeries a la 
tropics, &c., until a plunge on the part of some of 
the boldest (or rashest) of the party into his renowned 
refrigerating chambers for retarding plants, afforded 
a cool reception which contrasted markedly with 
the previous one, and also the outside temperature 
to boot. From 130° in the sun to 70 0 below zero, 
with hoar-frost thick on the walls and snow on the 
ground which covered one's boots, was a contrast 
indeed which the bulk of the party prudently 
shirked experiencing. Inner humanity refreshed 
and invigorated, we then drove to Penshanger 
through a very delightful country, not forgetting to 
discuss on the way the very interesting and up-to- 
date developments of the nursery trade we had just 
had the opportunity of inspecting at Mr. Rochford's. 
Not merely are the various glass arrangements 
admirably adapted for their purpose, as the con¬ 
dition of the Vines and plants attested, but the 
proper cultivation of the fellow man was also 
evidenced by a capital institute liberally provided 
with literature, and conjoined with dwellings and 
cubicles, which in their neatness, cleanliness, and 
comforts form a marvellous contrast to the ancient 
bothies of less fortunate generations of gardeners. 
At Penshanger the party had an opportuiity of 
admiring the fine old mansion liberally draped with 
huge Magnolias and other climbers, and filled with 
untold treasures of old pictures, old and priceless 
furniture, and last but not least to the ladies' delecta¬ 
tion any amount of old china. Time precluded 
much inspection of the grounds or houses, though 
the renowned Penshanger Oak was seen and appre¬ 
ciated. The brakes then returned through the park 
and drove to Hertford, where, at the Dimsdale 
Arms Hotel, a capital dinner capped a capital day, 
prior to a pleasant return journey to London in a 
special saloon. Among those present were Sir John 
Llewelyn (the president of the club), Mr. and Miss 
Osman, Mr. and Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Sweet and 
party, Mr. R. W. Kerr, Mr. and Mrs. Druery, Mr. 
Shoutts and party, Mr. Alfred Rivers, Mr. P. Kay 
and party, Mr. and Mrs, Assbee, Mr. P. R. Barr, Mr. 
de Graaf, Mr. and Mrs. G. Monro, jun., Mr. F. W. 
Moore, Mr. Cockeit, Mr. H. B. May, Mr. G. Paul 
and party, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Veitch and party, 
Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Ingram, Messrs. Thomas and 
Joseph Rochford and friends, &c. 
