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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
August 31, 1901. 
gow, also have some grand beds of Hollies, Acers, 
and Ivies. 
Messrs. A. & J. Main & Co., Ltd , Glasgow, have 
made a most valuable honorary exhibit in the shape 
of iron railings round all enclosures. 
Messrs. Cunningham, Fraser & Co., Comely 
Bank Nurseries, Edinburgh, have also helped very 
effectively to decorate the grounds with Rhododen¬ 
drons, Hollies, &c. 
The general arrangements of the beds and lawns 
reflect great credit on the skilful landscape gardener 
who carried them through, Mr. WhittOD, we believe. 
As an extra attraction to the International Exhibi¬ 
tion, the executive have added a two days'flower 
show. This is a great success, drawing valuable 
exhibits from some of the best English, Irish, and 
Scotch horticulturists. A considerable stretch of 
canvas covering an area of 30,000 ft. and divided 
into four tents, with about 15,000 ft. of staging, has 
been specially erected. The entries have far ex¬ 
ceeded expectations with the result that the com¬ 
mittee have been obliged to make use of the French 
Pavilion to stage a quantity of the British plants. 
Some further idea of the magnitude of the show 
may be conveyed by mention of the fact that fifteen 
judges have been engaged, though the show is 
limited to plants and flowers. 
Exhibits not for Competition. 
Prominently placed is the collection of plants from 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, London. 
Of course their exhibit attracts the usual attention. 
It comprises fifteen varieties of Crotons, of which 
Prince of Wales and Warrenii are amongst the best ; 
fifteen var. Dracaenas, Goldieana, Doucetti, lenti- 
ginosa, and lineata variegata ranking high ; Alocasias 
—Sanderiana, Argyrea, Martin Cahuzac and 
Watsonii; Anthuriums, Aralias, the grand Acalypha 
Macafeeana, Cocos weddeliana, Caladiums in 
variety, Ficus, Marantas, six Nepenthes of different 
strains, Javahybrid Rhododendrons, and many other 
plants. The arrangement of the group under the skil¬ 
ful direction of Mr. Heal left no desire ungratified. 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, 
Middlesex, make a good display of their first-class 
Cocos, Phoenix, Ericas and Crotons with some good 
forms of Cattleya gigas, C. Harrisoniae and C. Lec- 
poldi, two rich forms of Oncidium Mantonii, four 
splendid specimens of Dracaena Doucettii, with 
some rare Nepenthes. The whole were arranged 
by Mr. Heaton Nichols in the form which meets 
with such approval in England. 
Messrs. J. Hill & Son, Barrowfield Nurseries, Ed¬ 
monton, have sent a collection of their fine Ferns, 
the like of which have probably never before been 
seen in Glasgow. It comprises Adiantum Bausei, 
Capillus-Veneris iinbricatum, bessonianum, Davallia 
tenuifolia Veilchii, alplna, foeniculacea, fijiensis, 
elegans, and many other varieties. Tree ferns in 
number, including Cibotium Scheidii, Platycerium 
grande, Willinckii and aethiopicum, with several 
Polypodiums and Gymnogrammes, Nephrolepis, &c. 
Messrs. Wallace & Co., Kilnfield Gardens, Col¬ 
chester, make a display of their famous Lilies, with 
some specimen Gladiolus and a few Gaillardias. 
Messrs. Thos. S. Ware, Ltd., Feltham, Middlesex, 
stage a good collection of Begonias from their Bexley 
Heath Nurseries, the most meritorious being Mrs. 
Andrew Tweedie, Queen Alexandra, Mrs. James 
Portbury, Mrs S. Pope, Mr. Samuel Pope, Lord 
Rosebery, Prince of Wales, Miss Alice Tait, 
Princess of Wales, Duke of York, Lady White and 
Sir Thomas Acland. 
Messrs. Laing & Mather make a small display of 
golden Privets and seedling Carnations. 
Messrs. Brown Bros., Uddingston, show Carna¬ 
tions and ViolaS. 
Mr. John Forbes, Hawick, has a grand array of 
Cactus Dahlias, Carnations and his Begonia Cale¬ 
donia backed by some well-grown hardy flowers. 
Mr, Henry Eckford, Wem, has Sweet Peas well in 
evidence. 
Mr. Amos Perry, Winctmore Hill, has a long 
stretch of tanks containing choice Water Lilies in 
thirty-five varieties with a bank of herbaceous 
flowers. 
Mr. Charles Irvine, Jedburgh, gives a good array 
of Phloxes and Pentstemons. 
Edwardian Ware is shown in style by Mr. 
Edwards, of Arnold. 
Mr. A. Lister, Rothesay, exhibits Dahlias, Violas 
Sweet Peas, &c. 
Hobbies, Ltd , Dereham, have grand forms of 
Dahlias very tastefully arranged. 
Messrs. Dobbie & Co., Rothesay, also exhibit 
splendid specimen Dahlias. 
Pure Ichthemic Guano contributes a tasty table 
of plants, 
Messrs. Austin & McAslan, Glasgow, make a very 
fine arranged group of foliage and flowering plants. 
Messrs. Smith & Simons, Glasgow, send another 
group consisting of Palms, Crotons and Lilies. 
The Ichthemic Guano, Ipswich, make their tins of 
specialities look somewhat inviting by a surrounding 
of Palms and other foliage plants. 
Competitive Exhibits. 
The sensational event was the £20 prize for a group 
of plants. There were four entries and required 
much judging. Mr. John Gault, gardener to Bailie 
Carswell, Pollokshields, was the winner. Mr. Hugh 
Dickson, Belfast, came second, and Messrs. R. B. 
Laird & Sons, Edinburgh, third. For group of 
miscellaneous plants 10 ft. in diameter, Mr. Thomas 
Hall, William Wood, Kennishead, was first; Mr. 
Adam King, Millersneuk, Lenzie, being second. 
Mr. Alexander Jack, of Roselle, Partick, won first 
for twelve stove or greenhouse plants, Mr. John 
O’Neil, 35, Crawford Street, Partick, following close 
for six stove or greenhouse plants. Mr. Jas. Bishop, 
Craigdarrock Cove, took first, Mr. John O'Neil again 
being second. Mr. John Gault was first for four 
Crotons. Mr. Landsborough, of Beechwood, Bears- 
den, second. For twelve glasses Carnations or 
Picotees, Mr. David Walker, Kilmarnock, was first. 
Mr. Adam Knight was first in the class for four 
Dracaenas, Mr. Landsborough second, and Mr. Jack, 
third. 
Mr. George Mair, nurseryman, Prestwick, took 
honours for forty-eight spikes Gladioli in thirty-six 
varieties,GrandVainqueur,Thais and Vermilion being 
the best sorts. Messrs. Harkness & Sons, Bedale, 
are second, Atlas and Grand Rouge being very good. 
Mr. J. W. Carnegie, Prestwick, fell third. For twenty- 
four spikes Gladioli, Mr. J. W. Carnegie stepped 
to first place, Mr. Adam Brydon is second, and Mr. 
James Bishop third. 
Mr. Jas. Rowatt, of Glassford, rolled in top with 
twenty-four varieties Pentstemons, Mr. J. Stewart, 
of Lennoxtown, coming next. 
Floral designs proved a great feature, Messrs. 
Perkins & Sons, Coventry, taking first; Messrs. W. 
Harley & Sons, 369, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, 
second. 
Mr. Adam Knight ranked best for eighteen table 
plants; Mr. Collin Muir, Westwocd, Busby, was 
second. 
Mr. Malcolm Campbell, Gordon Street, Glasgow, 
was first for six bouquets and six baskets of cut 
flowers. Messrs. Jones & Sons, Shrewsbury, come 
second; Mr. John Gault, third. Shower bouquets 
are good, Messrs. Perkins & Sons taking first, 
Malcolm Campbell second, and Miss M. Campbell 
third. 
For a collection of Carnations and Picotees, 8 ft. 
by 6ft., Messrs Campbell & Son, Blantyre, are first 
with a good lot, Trojan, The Gift, The Shah, and R. 
H. Measures being amongst the best. Mr. White- 
head, of Selkirk, is second, Mr. Charles Freeland, of 
Larkhall, bringing up the rear. 
Messrs. Jas. Cocker & Sons, Aberdeen, lead for 24 
bunches hardy herbaceous flowers. Mr, Young 
follows, with Mr. Storrie, of Garngaber, Lenzie, 
third. Mr. Adam Brydon scores first for twelve 
bunches cut flowers ; Mr. Colin Muir is second, and 
Mr. Patrick Robinson third. A further account 
will appear in next week’s issue. 
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QUGSTIODS ADD MSOJGRS. 
Increasing a Rare Lime Tree.— C. F. : One of the 
oldest and best methods of increasing the Lime tree 
is by layers, the operation being performed in 
autumn and winter. This will be easy enough if 
your tree is syill young, or if some of the branches 
can readily be brought in contact with the soil. Get 
some rich light soil containing a fair proportion of 
leaf mould, and incorporate it with the natural soil, 
or if that is heavy, take it out to the depth of a foot so 
as to get the new material on a level with the soil or 
nearly so. This will economise watering consider¬ 
ably durmg droughty periods. Next procure some 
strong wooden pegs, and having made a tODgue by 
an upward cut as in layering a Carnation, proceed 
to peg down the shoots into the new soil. The peg 
should be pushed into the ground so as to keep the 
tongue open. By next autumn the layers will have 
rooted sufficiently to be removed from the parent 
tree, and transplanted to nursery lines or planted 
where they are intended to remain. If you would 
like to try grafting you should do this in spring, 
using specimens of the common Lime for stock. 
Names of Plants.— E. C.H.D.-. 1, Lythrum Sali- 
cariarosea; 2, Mentha arvensis.— Marks : 1, Rud- 
beckia purpurea; 2, Sedum Rhodiola; 3, Sedum 
Telephium ; 4, Helenium grandicephalum striatum ; 
5, Verbascum nigrum ; 6, Linaria repens alba.— 
D. D.: 1, Galtonia candicans ; 2, Cuphea platy- 
centra ; 3, Lythrum Salicaiia ; 4, Epilobium angusti- 
folium album ; 5, Digitalis ambigua.— E. C H. D.: 
1, Matricaria inodora ; 2, Anthemis Cotula; 3, 
Fumaria capreo'ata Borraei; 4, Gnaphalium uligi- 
nosum; 5, Oenothera biennis; 6. Ruta graveolens.— 
E. D.M.: 1, Hedysarum multijugum; 2, Buddleia 
globosa; 3, Lobelia splendens; 4, Lobelia cardi- 
nalis. 
Renovating a Lawn.— Tomas : If the bare portions 
are neither very numerous nor very large the method 
you propose will answer very well; but we should 
break up the surface with a fork before adding the 
fresh material. The latter should be spread evenly 
over the existing grass as well, but not to a depth 
that will bury the grass, otherwise that will get 
destroyed in part or wholly. On the other hand if 
much of the ground is bare it seems to us that a 
better plan would be to renew the whole by seed 
sowing. In such a case it should be dug equally all 
over to the depth of a foot, breaking it up finely with 
the spade and removiog the roots of bad weeds. 
Apply the fresh soil to the surface, tread or roll it all 
evenly, and finally make it perfectly level with the 
rake. The ground will then be ready to sow during 
September on the advent of showery weather. The 
warmth of the soil will assist germination and en¬ 
courage good growth before winter. 
What is the Wireworm 7 -E.C H.D .: What you 
have been told is quite correct. The so-called wire- 
worm is the larva of a beetle, or in other words 
wireworms are the larvae or grubs of certain beetles, 
belonging to several allied genera and numbering 
about seventy species. Some are rare, while many 
do not feed on the roots of cultivated plants. The 
most common and destructive are Elater lineatus, 
E. sputator, E. obscurus, and Athous haemorr- 
hoidalis. 
Communications Received. — Henry Heath — 
C. B. G.—J. Peed & Son.—R. Wallace & Co.—J. 
Veitch & Sons.—J. Carter & Co.—Dickson’s, Ltd.— 
Hogg & Robertson —D. W. Thomson.—Webb & 
Sons.—B. A. C.—H. D.—E. M.—R. S.—D. W. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Fisher, Son & Sibray, Ltd , Royal Nurseries, 
Handsworth, near Sheffield.—Catalogue of Bulbs 
and Flower Roots. 
Harlan P. Kelsey, Tremont Building, Boston, 
Massachi s:tts, U.S.A. — Stuartia pentagyna and 
Cypripedium spectabile. 
John Russell, Richmond Nurseries, Richmond, 
Surrey.—John Russell's Bulb Catalogue. 
Hogg & Robertson, The Royal Seedsmen, 22, 
Mary Street, Dublin. — Robertson's Irish Grown 
Bulbs. 
Alexander Cross & Sons, Ltd , 19, Hope Street, 
Glasgow.—Choice Flowering Roots; also List of 
Hor icultural Fertilisers and Fumigants. 
Ed. Webb & Sons, The Royal Seed Establish¬ 
ment, Wordsley, Stourbridge.—Webbs' Bulb Cata¬ 
logue for 1901. 
Frank Dicks & Co., 66, Deansgate, Manchester. 
—Bulb Catalogue. 
