February 28, 1903. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
177 
SATURDAY, 
FEBRUARY 28, 1903. 
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EDITORIAL NOTES. 
indsor Rose Show. 
We are pleased to learn that by the gra- 
1 ms permission of the King, the Windsor, 
on and District Rose and Horticultural 
' ciety will again be able this year, after 
: interval of two years, to hold their annual 
pibition on the slopes of Windsor Castle. 
' more beautiful or interesting spot could 
chosen, for a flower show than in the 
’ inity of the heights on which Windsor 
(stl© is built. Some changes have taken 
I ice ' n the executive. The late treasurer, 
■ '• Haddinolt, and the lion, secretary, Mr. 
jaiaine, who have held office for about 
- ven years, have both resigned. The Rev. 
' K. Tahourden, Cloisters, Windsor Castle, 
1 ac c©pted the post of treasurer, and the 
lion, secretary is Mr. W. Titt, 24, Thames 
Street, "Windsor. 
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Midland Daffodil Society. 
The report of this society for last year is 
now before us, and we note a vigorous and 
enthusiastic tone about it. Exhibits came 
from various parts of England, and also- from 
Ireland, but we fail to note that any came 
from Scotland. Seeing that the show was 
held on April 24th and 25th, the Scotch ex¬ 
hibitors must have had plenty of opportunity 
to be in the running. Scotland is almost as 
suitable as Ireland for Daffodil culture. The 
great feature of the show was the choice .col¬ 
lection of seedlings exhibited by the Rev. G. 
H. Engleheart. Missi Willmott, as enthu¬ 
siastic as ever, was present with a collection 
of seedlings. The exhibition is considered 
by far the finest Daffodil show in the king¬ 
dom, and is well supported by the trade and 
amateurs alike. The show this year is fixed 
for Wednesday and Thursday, April 23rd 
and 24th, though that is a movable date, in. 
ca.se the nature of the season should demand 
it. Prizes, medals and cups are offered in 
twenty-six classes for Daffodils, Tulips, Lilies 
of the Valley and other things, but most of 
them are reserved for the Daffodils, in one' 
form or other. Certificates will also be given 
for new flowers not in commerce. There are 
two lion, secretaries, and Mr. Herbert Smith, 
22, Tenby Street North, Birmingham, does 
most of the work. 
Woking Horticultural Society. 
The annual report, of the above association, 
now to hand, shows that there is a balance of 
£24 Is. 8d. to their credit, so that, finan¬ 
cially, the association is on-a sound basis. 
Besides the reading of papers, numerous 
prizes are offered on various dates, at the 
monthly meetings. The quality of the ex¬ 
hibits has steadily been rising for some time 
past, and the number of exhibits has in¬ 
creased from 414 in 1901 to 492 during the 
past year. The membership has .increased 
20 per cent., during the past year. The sub¬ 
jects of the monthly lectures are of a prac¬ 
tical and educational character. Some of the 
lectures during the present year are “ Ancient, 
and Modem Gardens,” “ Stimulating and 
Feeding Manures to be Applied to Growing 
Crops,” “ Plant Propagation,” “ A Garden of 
Bulbs,” “ Pelargoniums,” “ Birds and Insect 
Life as Friends and Enemies of the Garden,” 
etc. July 9th is evidently a very important 
date, for prizes are offered for flowers, fruits 
and vegetables in thirty-three classes ; but. 
there are from nine to a dozen classes in 
which prizes are offered on other dates of the 
meetings,- so- that this association evidently 
gets through an immense amount of work in 
the course of the year. The secretary is Mr. 
Montague Rose, Elm Villa, Woking Village. 
Hardy Winter Rhubarb. 
We note that this new variety of Rhubarb, 
recently brought from Australia, has found 
its way to- Edinburgh, where it has created a 
considerable amount of interest on account of 
its furnishing a supply of the useful leaf¬ 
stalks, without the old method of forcing. In 
the northern capital the stalks were nearly 
1 ft. high at Christmas, when they received 
a slight check owing to the advent of frost. 
The climate of Scotland, we fear, will ne¬ 
cessitate protection for this precocious Rhu¬ 
barb, but even such a necessity would be well 
worth the trouble if a supply could be 
obtained from it at Christmas without even 
the heat of the forcing house or fermenting 
manures. There are much colder places in 
Scotland than at Edinburgh, and we should 
be pleased to learn how it behaves in the 
colder districts. 
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Black Currant Bud Mite. 
We first heard of the Currant Gall Mite 
from the neighbourhood of Glasgow, where it 
first seemed to arouse the susceptibilities of 
fruit-growers, on account of the damage it did 
to the bushes. We regret to learn that since 
then it. has travelled both northwards and 
southwards, or, at all events, has been ex¬ 
hibiting its whereabouts by its annually in¬ 
creasing depredations. The complaint now 
comes from Dundee, that a local grower there, 
having planted 600 bushes a few years ago, 
has recently been compelled to uproot and 
destroy 400 of them. Three years ago the 
plantations of Currant bushes gave a return 
of ,£20, but on account of the depredations 
of the mite the revenue last year amounted 
only to 15s: This was rather annoying, be¬ 
cause just as the bushes should have been 
at the height of their fruitfulness they col¬ 
lapsed on account of the inroads of the mite. 
If the plantations were new the plants must 
have been obtained from a source where the 
mite was present in some, quantity. 
Italian Locust in Covent Garden. 
On Thursday, the 12th inst,, some excite¬ 
ment was created in Covent Garden Market, 
during the unpacking of a. consignment of 
Cauliflowers, by the appearance of an insect 
about 4 in. in length. Chase was given, and 
the unexpected visitor caught and subjected 
to the scrutiny of Covent Garden entomolo¬ 
gists. On being scrutinised, it was deter¬ 
mined to be a locust that had come from 
Italy with the Cauliflowers. It appears 
that they had no intention of starving their 
prisoner, as they supplied it with a Cabbage 
leaf, of which it ate heartily. Great care 
should be exercised in the introduction of 
such undesirable visitors ; although we think, 
if our climate were favourable to their in¬ 
crease, we should have had colonies of them 
before this time. 
