April 4, 1903. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE. may 
PAGE 
Alpine plants, pot culture of 304 
Arums without forcing . 303 
Asparagus, early . 289 
Beans, Runner . 303 
Begonias, tuberous . 304 
Celsia arcturus . 296 
Coleus thyrsoideus . 300 
Cupressus obtusa and 
varieties. 297 
Cymbidium hookerianum ... 296 
Cypripediutn insigne San- 
derae . 296 
Directory, Horticultural. 298 
Ferns, the latest about 
British. 299 
Fruit, hardy . 291 
Gardenias . 303 
Kew, best flowering plants at 294 
Kitchen garden, the . 290 
Lady Fern, the . 293 
Letters to the Editor. 292 
Mushrooms from North 
Berwick . 289 
Narcissus triandrus calathi- 
nus . 296 
Nature studies . 298 
News of the week. 307 
Orchids, among the. 291 
Plants, hardiness in. 297 
PAGE 
Achillea mongo’ica. 274 
Aerator, the. 281 
Arctic house for plants . 277 
Baskets, hanging. 284 
Begonias, saving seed of the 
tuberous rooted.270 
Begonias, tuberous. 284 
Centaurea, new Imperial ... 273 
Chrysanthemums for exhi¬ 
bition . 283 
Coombe Cliffe, Croydon. 278 
Diascia Barb^rae. 273 
Editorial notes. 263 
Ereesias . 283 
Fruit growing and orchard 
planting. 266 
Fruits unuer glass . 264 
iarden furniture. 280 
hardening, the world of . 267 
Herbaceous plants, hardy ... 265 
Horticultural Brass. 281 
lose branch pipe, two-way 281 
few, the best flowering 
i plants at. 272 
fitchen Garden, the . 265 
*aird and Sons, Messrs. R. B. 271 
*awn mower, chain tennis 
pony. 280 
otters to the Editor. 266 
lotorlawn mower and roller 279 
ews of the week . 288 
icotine wool fumigator ... 279 
ymphaea glads oniana ... 273 
'rcliids, among the. 264 
aeony, Mrs. Gwyn-Lewis... 273 
ancratium, the . 283 
hotographic competition, 
°ur . 263 
PAGE 
Plants recently certificated 295 
Poultry Club Year Book. 298 
Propagating . 304 
Questions and answers . 308 
Quizzings by Cal. 305 
Shortia galacifolia . 296 
Societies :— 
Grassendale . 302 
Liverpool Horticultural ... 302 
Midland Daffodil. 289 
Royal Botanic . 301 
Royal Horticultural . 301 
Royal Society of St. 
George. 219 
Society and association notes 
and news . 306 
Stove and greenhouse. 291 
Trees and shrubs, hardy. 290 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Coleus thyrsoideus (See 
coloured Plate). 
Cymbidium hookerianum... 293 
Cypripedium insigne San- 
derae. 301 
Narcissus triandrus cala- 
thinus . 297 
Shortia galacifolia ... . 295 
Page 
Plant Food, something about 268 
Potato failures in 1902 . 266 
Questions and answers . 282 
Quizzings by Cal . 285 
Ranunculus parnassifolius... 275 
Rollers, cricket ground . 280 
Roses for clecoi ative purposes, 
Tea . 278 
Royal Horticultural Society 276 
Society anti Association 
notes and news. 286 
Stove and greenhouse, the... 265 
Sweeping machine, a. 279 
Tuber, aneweolible.. 263 
Windmills and gardens. 281 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Achillea mongolica. 271 
Aerator, the .. 281 
Centaurea, new Imperial ... 268 
Coornbe Cliffe (see Supple¬ 
ment) 
Dahlia, Eva, Cactus . 273 
Diascia Barberae. 267 
Ferns. Carters' hanging. 272 
Fumigator, hand. 280 
Galanthus Ikariae . 270 
Galanthus whittalli. 270 
Marigold, French. 271 
Motor lawn mower and 
roller . 270 
Mowing machine, a.. 286 
Nymphaea gladstoniana. 299 
Paeony, Mrs. Gwyn-Lewis 269 
Ranunculus parnassifolius 275 
Rose Chameleon (see coloured 
plate) 
Sweeping machine ... . 279 
2nd.—French Horticultural So¬ 
ciety of London meet. 
5th.—R.H.S. Committees. 
19th.—R. H. S. Committees. 
National Tulip Society’s 
Show. Devon Agricultural 
Show at Crediton. 
6th.—French Horticultural So¬ 
ciety of London meet. 
9th.—R.H.S. Committees. 
23rd.—Royal Agricultural So¬ 
ciety’s Show (five days). 
Royal Oxfordshire Show. 
1st.- King’s Lynn Rose Show. 
Hanley Park Horticultural 
Fete (two days). Hereford¬ 
shire and West of England 
Rose Show. Richmond 
Flower Show. National Rose 
Society’s M. Exhibition in 
Temple Gardens. 
2nd.—Colchester Rose Show. 
Norfolk (Norwich) Rose 
Show. Canterbury Rose 
Show. Reading Rose Show. 
3rd.—-Maidstone Rose Show. 
4th.—French Horticultural So¬ 
ciety of London meet. Sutton 
Rose Show. Walton-on- 
Thames Rose Show., 
7th.--R.H.S. Committees. Wol¬ 
verhampton Floral Fete 
(three days). Gloucester 
Rose Show. Harroy Flower 
Show. 
8th.—Croydon Horticultural So¬ 
ciety’s Summer Show. South¬ 
ampton Rose Show (two 
dayis). Lee, Blackheath, 
Lewisham, and West Kent 
Summer Show (two flays). 
9th.—Bath Rose Show. Wood- 
bridge Rose Show. 
10th.—Ulverston Rose Exhibi¬ 
tion. 
11th.-—Manchester Rose Exhibi¬ 
tion. 
1st..—French Horticultural So¬ 
ciety of London meet. 
3rd.—Basingstoke Summer Exhi¬ 
bition. Newbury Ahnual Ex¬ 
hibition. Sheffield, Annual 
Exhibition. Headington 
Show. 
4th.—R.H.S. Committees. Abbey 
Park, Leicester, Flower Show 
and Gala (two days). 
5th.—Dudley Exhibition and Fete 
(two days). Mortimer Show. 
10th.—Royal Botanic Society’s 
Anniversary Meeting. 
12th.—Bishop’s Stortford Sum¬ 
mer Show. 
18th.—R.H.S. Committees. 
19th.—Shropshire Show (two 
days). Eastbourne Summer 
Show. 
20th.—Edinburgh Spring Show 
(two days). 
26th.—T'tmple Show of the 
R.H.S. (three days). 
30th.—Manchester Whitsuntide 
Exhibition (five days). 
24th.—Grand Yorkshire Gala 
(three days). 
26th.—R.H.S. Show at Holland 
House (two days). Isle of 
Wight Rose Show (or follow¬ 
ing day). Jersey Rose Show. 
27th.—Windsor Rose Show. 
15th.—National Rose Society’s N. 
Show at Glasgow. Ancient 
Society of York Florists. Ips¬ 
wich and East of England 
Summer Exhibition. National 
Sweet Pea Society’s Grand 
Exhibition (two days). Form- 
bv Rose Show. Thornton 
Heath Rose Show. 
16th. —■ Weybridge Gardeners’ 
Summer Exhibition. 
21st. — R. H. S. Committees. 
National Carnation and Pico- 
tee Exhibition. Tibshelf Rose 
Show. 
22nd.—Northumberland, Durham, 
and Newcastle Botanic and 
H.S. Exhibition (three days). 
Cardiff Rose Show (two days). 
Newcastle Summer Show 
(three days). 
23rd.—St. Ives. Hunts, H.S. 
Show. Selby (Bradford) 
Flower Show. Gwenap (Ply¬ 
mouth) Flower Show. Salter- 
hebble Rose Show. 
28tli.—Warsop Flower Show. 
29th.—Copdock and Washbrook 
Flower Show. Midland Car¬ 
nation Show (two days (sub¬ 
ject to alteration). Chester¬ 
field Floral Horticultural 
Show. 
20tli.—Jersey Exhibition (two 
days). , 
21st.—Devon and Exeter Show. 
Strathearn Show (two days). 
22nd.—Mauchline Flower Show. 
25th.—Brighton and Sussex H.S. 
Summer Show (two days). 
Rothesay Flower Show. 
Royal Oxfordshire Show. 
26th.- -King’s Lynn Summer 
Show (twT> days). Harpenden 
Show. Bath Show (two 
days). 
27th.—Dundee Floral Fete and 
Grand Exhibition (three 
days). Sandy a-ncl District 
Show. Stirling Flower Show 
(two days;. 
FIXTURES FQR 1903. 
CONTENTS OF LAST WEEK. 
JUNE 
JULY. 
AUGUST. 
APRIL 
h.—R.H.S. Committees. Man¬ 
chester Spring Show (two 
days). 
’th-—Ancient Society of York 
Florists. Shropshire Spring 
Show. 
'th- Midland Daffodil Society’s 
Exhibition (two days). 
.st.—R. H. S. Committees. 
Brighton and Sussex Spring 
Show (two days). National 
Auricula and Primula So¬ 
ciety’s Show at Drill Hall. 
22nd.—E. Anglian Daffodil Show. 
29th.—National Auricula Society 
Show at Birmingham (subject 
to alteration). 
30th.—Colchester Spring Show. 
Norfolk and Norwich Show. 
National Auricula Society’s 
Show at Birmingham. 
SEPTEMBER. 
1st.—R.H.S. Committees and 
National Dahlia’ Society at 
the Drill Hall (two days). 
3rd.—Warley Cottage Garden 
Show. Welshampton Flower 
Show. Alnwick Show. Pais¬ 
ley Show (two days). 
5th.—French Horticuffiural So¬ 
ciety of London meet, 
9th.—Ancient Society of York 
Florists. Royal Caledonian 
Autumn Show (two days). 
York Dahlia Show. 
11th.—Manchester Dahlia Show 
(two days;. 
15th.—R.H.S. Committees. 
16th.—London Dahlia Union 
Show (two days). 
29th.—R.H.S. British Fruit and 
Vegetable Show at Chiswick 
(three days). 
