September 26, 1963. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
821 
Society and Association Notes. 
Nottingham and Notts Chrysanthemum Society. —The 
annual exhibition of summer flowering Chrysanthemums, fruit, 
and vegetables, under the auspices of the Nottingham and Notts 
Chrysanthemum Society, was opened on the 17th inst. at the 
Arboretum rooms. The committee had taken a new departure 
in fixing upon the Arboretum rooms as the locale for the show, 
and, judging by the number of entries received, they had no 
cause to regret the change. Necessarily limited in the scope 
of its operations, the exhibition was nevertheless of a high order, 
and the introduction of entirely fresh classes for Cactus Dahlias 
proved an especially attractive feature. 
Edmonton anti District Gardeners’ Mutual Improvement 
Society. —It is proposed to form a Gardeners’ Mutual Improve¬ 
ment Society, and a meeting for this purpose will be held on 
Monday, September 28th, in the Garden Library, Pymmes Park, 
Edmonton, at 8 p.m. The gardeners of Edmonton and the sur¬ 
rounding district are invited to attend this preliminary meet¬ 
ing with a view to arranging the details. The Middlesex Educa¬ 
tion Committee have kindly placed the Garden Library at the 
disposal of the proposed society, and the valuable collection of 
gardening and botanical books -may also be utilised for the 
purposes of reference. Meetings will be held once a week, at 
which papers dealing with some branch of gardening will be 
read and discussed. Gardeners in the neighbourhood who are 
willing to join the society, or to read papers, are invited to com¬ 
municate with Mr. J. Weathers, Pymmes Park, Edmonton. 
— J3. S. Gott, Secretary. 
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Fruit and Vegetable Show at Chiswick. —The Royal Hor¬ 
ticultural Society will hold an exhibition of British-grown 
fruits and vegetables in their gardens at Chiswick on September 
29th, 30th, and October 1st. A conference on vegetables will 
be held on Tuesday, September 29th, at 2.30 p.m., Mr. George 
Bunyard, V.M.H., in the chair. The following gentlemen have 
been asked to read papers :—1, “On Cooking Vegetables,” Dr. 
Bonavia and Mr. James Hudson, V.M.H. ; 2, “ On Vegetables 
All the Year round for a Private Family,” Mr. W. H. Divers ; 
3, “ On Vegetables for Exhibition,” Mr. Edwin Beckett; 4, “ On 
Vegetables for Market,” Air. W. Poupart. The exhibition will 
open at 12 noon on September 29th, and at 10 a.m. on the two 
following days, closing at 6 p.m. Fellows of the society, on 
showing their tickets at the entrance, will be admitted free, 
and the public on payment of 2s. 6d. on the first day and Is. 
on the second and third day. At a general meeting of the Royal 
Horticultural Society, held on Tuesday, September 15th, twenty- 
four new Fellows were elected, making a total of 1,141 elected 
since the beginning of the present year. 
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Brighton and Susses Horticultural Society. —At the 
monthly meeting of the Brighton and Sussex Horticultural and 
Alutual Improvement Society, held at the Imperial Hotel, 
Brighton, on the 17th inst., under the chairmanship of Mr. 
George Miles, an interesting address on “ Soils ” was given by 
Mr. F. Rapley, gardener at St. John’s, Withdean. He said that 
during his’experience as a gardener he supposed he had met 
with almost every kind of soil, and he had come to the conclu¬ 
sion that trenching or deep cultivation is the secret of the 
whole business. To be successful they must work, or court 
failure ; and plenty of manure should always be used for crops, 
if possible. In dealing with heavy soils it always paid to use all 
the burnt rubbish they could get. Trenching was of the utmost 
importance, and it did not matter whether the soil was six inches 
or two feet—trenching ought to be done, and done well, and the 
bottom of the trench broken up by some means or other, even 
if they had to use a crowbar to do it. They would find that the 
labour paid in the end. 
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Croydon and District Horticultural Mutual Improve¬ 
ment Society. —Cryptogamic plants, or the lower orders of plant 
life, formed the subject of a lecture delivered before~'the mem¬ 
bers of this society at their rooms, Sunflower Temperance Hotel, 
on September 15th. The lecturer, Mr. G. W. T. Shrubshall, 
alluded to the little attention generally devoted to this race of 
plants ; yet they in their sphere are as useful to the beauti¬ 
fying of this earth, and some of them in the cellular group con¬ 
tributing food for mankind, as to make them worthy of deeper 
study and further research. The exhibits at the meeting also 
proved very attractive, and unanimous thanks were freely ex¬ 
pressed to the exhibitors. Mr. A. Edwards, Ambleside Gar¬ 
dens, brought a good collection of Apples ; Mr. E. Kromer, 
Bandon Hill Nurseries, bringing a flowering specimen of Wat- 
sonia humilis ; Mr. J. Gregory a flower of Cereus triangularis ; 
Air. A. C. Roffey, Croydon, Cucumbers, saved for seed pur¬ 
poses ; and Air. M. E. Mills, Coombe House Gardens, who 
brought varieties of Fern fronds and splendidly-grown Dahlia 
blooms. The next paper will be by Mr. J. Cheal, Crawley, 
when “ Horticulture in America and Canada ” will be his sub¬ 
ject on October 6th. 
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Reading and District Gardeners’ AIutual Improvement 
Association. —The last two gatherings of the members of this 
association were of a most enjoyable character, visits being 
paid to Danesfield, Alarlow, by permission of Mr. R. H. Hudson, 
and to Hillside, Reading, by invitation of the president. The 
outing to the former place was by steamer, and the party num¬ 
bered about 60. Arriving at Aledmenham, the visitors were met 
by Mr. J. Gibson, the head gardener, and conducted across the 
meadows to the polo ground, where lunch was partaken of. 
The president (Mr. Leonard Sutton) presided, and, on behalf 
of the members, tendered to Mr. Hudson their thanks for allow¬ 
ing them to visit Danesfield for the second time. After lunch, 
the party first inspected the kitchen garden, and, needless to 
say, great interest was manifested in the various crops of 
vegetables, specimens from which have made the name of Danes¬ 
field famous in horticultural circles throughout England and 
Scotland during the present year. A stroll through the grounds 
and a game of cricket made the remainder of the day pass 
pleasantly. The visit to Hillside took place on the 14th inst., 
and was the first meeting of the present session. Previous to 
the meeting, over 100 members sat down to a substantial tea, 
afterwards making an inspection of the gardens. The subject 
for the evening’s discussion was “ Notes on a Recent Visit to 
the Gardens at Bear Wood,” questions on the culture of crops 
seen to be answered by the head gardener, Air. W. Barnes. 
This proved to be a very interesting evening. Those taking part 
in the debate were the president, Messrs. Powell, Fry, Exler, 
Judd, Burfitt, Tunbridge, Challis, Hinton, D. Dore, E. J. 
Dore, Lever, and Alexander. The subjects touched on werei 
Strawberries, Begonias, Peas, Melons, Carnations, Vines, 
Peaches, Cauliflower, Potato, Sea Kale, Onions, Lily of the 
Valley, Beans, Celery, Solanums, soils, etc. Before separating, 
a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the president for his 
kind hospitality, and to Air. Barnes for leading the meeting. 
Several new members were elected. 
NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
Warwickshire Tomato and Cucumber growers report a bad 
season. 
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Blackberries.— Reports say that this season’s crop of Black¬ 
berries will be the largest on record. 
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Second Flowering of Diervilla rosea.— This popular shrub 
is now flowering for the second time this summer in a garden at 
Greenwich. The shrub is best known in gardens under the 
name of Weigela rosea. 
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( Potatos AT £840 A Ton.— At a harvest festival gathering at 
Spalding on the 15th inst. some of the famous Northern Star 
Potatos, given by a member of the congregation, were sold at 
auction by weight. The price realised worked out at £840 per 
ton. 
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AIr. T. W. -Sanders, F.L.S., of Emlbleton Road, Ladvwell, 
Lewisham, was on the 12th inst, the recipient of a handsome 
testimonial in the form of two beautiful sterling silver vases, 
presented to him by the New Barnet Amateur Gardeners’ Society 
in recognition of his services to the society in the capacity of 
judge and lecturer during a period of five "years. 
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Canadian Apples in France.— The Extension of Markets 
Division of the Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, has received 
letters from two firms in Paris, France, making inquiries as to 
the Apple crop in Canada this year, and the steamship service 
between Canada and France • also asking for the names of some 
of the leading exporters of Apples with whom business con¬ 
nections might be made. 
