February 21, 1903. 
THE GARDENING WORLD . 
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Mr. W. Bates proposed, and Mi - . W. Roupell seconded, that 
N. N. Sherwood, Esq., be re-eleoted treasurer. 
Mr. W. Howe moved, and Mr. W. H. Cutbusih seconded, that 
Mr. P. R. Barr be re-elected as one of the auditors. 
Mr. W. Roupell proposed, and Mr. W. Poupart seconded, the 
re-election of the retiring members of the committee, who offered 
their services. 
Mr. R. Dean proposed, and Mr. J. Assbee seconded, that Mr. 
G. Caselton be elected to fill the vacancy on the committee. 
Mr. J. Lyne proposed that the best thanks of the committee 
be accorded to Mr. A. W. G. Weeks for his past services. 
The chairman proposed, and Mr. T. W. Saunders seconded, 
that Mr. B. Wynne be re-elected as secretary. 
The chairman proposed that the twenty-four children, candi¬ 
dates for election, be placed on the Fund without having to go to 
ihe ballot for the benefits of the same. This would increase the 
children on the Fund to ninety-seven—.the record number that 
has hitherto received support. Sir John T. D. Llewelyn, Bari., 
seconded this, and said it was a most graceful act. The 
children named were:—Evelyn Phyllis Cherry, Lilian May 
Francis, Walter Gregg, Williamina Hendry, Edward George 
Arnold, Florence Mary Bannister, John Crawford, Joseph Cutts, 
Eliza Ann Fuller, Ethel May Gartell, Edith Alice Holloway, Dora 
Ellen Janies, Wilhelmdna Lawson, Alice Rose Lovelock, 
Frederick Henry Lovelock, Alexander Donald Macgregor, Wini¬ 
fred Catherine Rotherick Osman, Elsie Peckitt, Florence Kate 
Riddle, Lydia Gertrude Riddle, John Henry Rous, William 
George Rous, Josiah Frank Sparkes, and Herbert Charles 
Stockley. 
All of the above resolutions or proposals were carried 
unanimously. Mr. W. Marshall asked how many children would 
go off the Fund this year. The chairman replied that six would 
go off, but two of these would only receive the benefits of the 
Fund for six or seven months, and they were cases of great 
distress. For these reasons they had asked the above altera¬ 
tions in Rule XIH. After some encouragement from Sir John 
Llewelyn that all should help to render the annual dinner a 
success, Mr. Marshall proposed a vote of thanks to the chairman. 
The total of the receipts from all sources during the past year 
was £2,699 3s. 6d., and the expenditure £1,500 6s. 2d., so 
that- there is a balance in hand of £1,198 17s. 4d. to the credit 
of the Fund. 
WITHOUT PREJUDICE. 
Quizzings by “Cal.” 
I should almost imagine Mr. Dick was a South American pos¬ 
sessing the inborn prejudice against niggers. There is a little 
story concerning two Southerners who were commenting upon 
the advent of a certain influential coloured man. 
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“ How did you get on when introduced ? ” asked one. 
“ Waa’l,” replied the other, “ he being a nigger, I couldn’t 
bring myself to call him mister ; so I just said, ‘ How are you, 
Professor 1 ’ ” 
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I take Mr. Dicks’ appellation in a similar light. 
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Respecting writing essays, it is only my indefinable generosity 
that checks me from seizing the weekly prize. The “ oi-fis boy” 
may say I am a 1-; but—well, maybe it would be true. 
Still, there could be no mud-splashing without mud, but, object¬ 
ing to the latter, I choose to sling ink. 
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However, in doing so I am not actuated by any ill-feeling or 
bitterness. Of course, if there are gardeners—and, as “Mr. D.” 
speaks of them, I presume there are—who follow out the instruc¬ 
tions of previous doings to the letter, then diaries are all wrong. 
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However, I should hardly imagine that a man possessing suffi¬ 
cient talent to keep a diary would lack the brains to tell him 
to make allowances. Mr. D. states that he kept a diary for 
years. What does he keep now, may I ask—a -iarv ? 
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Apparently he is anxious that “ Vigilant ” should deprive 
himself of a Chrysanthemum display by advising him to cut 
down his plants in September. Is it necessary to have another 
batch of plants for the purpose ? 
To hark back to the kitchen garden. Has not Mr. Beckett a 
single theory to advance concerning the non-growing of Potatos : 
The office pen-wielder a while ago said it had been attributed to 
premature ripening. [Over-maturity.—E d.] 
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I own to not a little interest on the subject, and, like Mr. B., 
am unsatisfied with present theories. 
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On page 76 Charles Wood inquires for names of ’Mums suitable 
for late work. If his purpose is for profit, the following will 
offer a selection, all of which are grown in quantity for market 
work after October supplies have failed : —Bronze, Ida, Source 
d’Or ; yellow, Pride ot Ryecroft, Soleil d’Octobre, W. H. Lin¬ 
coln, Phoebus, Yellow Triompliante; white, Niveus, Elaine, 
Souvenir de P. Amie, L. Canning, Western King, Princess 
Victoria; crimson, Red L. Canning, Dazzler, II. J. Jones, Sun¬ 
set, John Pockett; pink, Comte F. Laurani and Diamond 
Jubilee. 
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Varieties that have proved good for January are Mme. Therese 
Pankoucke, white; Mme. Phillipe Rivoire, creamy white ; Fram- 
field Pink (syn. Mms. Felix Perrin), pink ; Lucy A. Thompson, 
yellow ; and Miss Jessie Cottie, bronze yellow. 
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The extent that flowers are grown in the Riviera can be gauged 
when it is stated that some 8,000 cultivators handle the work. 
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From there flowers are dispatched to all the great European 
markets. 
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There are not a few who hint that the new American Apple rot 
may not get over here. 
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As has been previously stated, it affects fruits after storing, 
and then only fruits that are scabbed. 
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The “ Rural New Yorker ” comments upon this new terror, also 
publishing a photo Of affected Apples. 
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Briefly spaking, the pink fungus is a parasitic enemy of the 
scab, but in destroying the scab it ruins the fruit. 
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Matters are looking suspicious in connection with the Jamaica 
fruit trade. Bananas are becoming scarce, together with other 
fruits. When one considers that America practically controls 
the exports in Jamaica the Mea of cornering crops up. 
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The South Dakota Experimental Station, and that of Garden 
City, Kansas, have been testing the merits of Bromus inermis, 
and they look upon it as the coning grass for dry, arid regions. 
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Professor. Shaw says it will grow on any soil, or even on 
yellow sand. It is coarse in, growth, yet stock eat it readily, 
and it makes excellent hay. 
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It remains green from March till November, is a perennial, 
growing two five feet in height. In short, it is considered the 
uncrowned king of the desert. 
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America has, and is, growing many sorts of fodder which might 
find a place here. 
Even an enquiring mind is unable to discover everything right 
away. The recent Sweet Pea article has brought to hand three, 
more American varieties at present unknown. 
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Calumbia is described as a white ground, suffused with purple, 
pencilled with pink. 
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Pouch Rider is what, I trust it will prove—a magnificently 
formed, rich scarlet. The remaining variety not yet in the 
market is Pres. Roosevelt, with no better description than its 
being a new hybrid. 
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What is being pushed as a new dwarf yellow Pea is Crotolaria 
retusa. My efforts to discover its antecedents have been un¬ 
availing. 
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There are numerous yellow Crotolarias., but they appear to be 
stove plants, whereas the one in question is a half-hardy annual, 
and may be sown outdoors in April. 
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Perhaps the office “ termagant ” (hot that that individual is a 
lady) may throw light on the subject. 
