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THE GARDENING WORLD , 
October 3rd, 1903. 
(school teacher) for assistance given to the committee, and to 
Misses Itoss and McDonell for their ability in serving the tea. 
Purveyors, McKenzie Bros., merchants, Laggen, and J. Aitchi- 
son and Son, Baken, Fort Augustus. 
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Syndical Chamber of Belgian Horticulturists. —At the 
meeting of the above on the 6th ult., in the Casino, Ghent, in 
conjunction with the Royal Agricultural and Botanical Society 
of Ghent, the jury awarded Certificates of Merit to Cattleya 
aurea, presented by Mme. L. de Hemptinne ; to Cattleya gas- 
kelliana alba caerulea (with unanimity and the congratulations 
of the jury), to Laeliocattleya hybr. (L. pumila praestans x 
C. labiata Warneri), and Cattleya gaskelliana alba, all pre¬ 
sented by M. le Marquis de Wavrin ; to Laeliocattleya bletch- 
leyensis (L. tenebrosa x C. Warscewiczii) (with unanimity), 
Laelia jiraestans pulchra, Laeliocattleya eximia inversa (L. 
purpurata x C. Warneri), Lc. Lady Wigan, and to Lc. Aspasia 
(L. purpurata x C. scliilleriana) (with unanimity), all ex¬ 
hibited by Messrs. F. Sander and Sons, of Bruges; and to 
Cattleya bievrianum (C. gaskelliana x scliilleriana), exhibited 
by M. F. de Bievre, head gardener at the Royal Gardens of 
NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
Price of Plums at Aberdeen. —The short supply of fruit is 
telling upon prices, and Plums that were bad to sell at Id. per 
lb. last year are now selling readily at 8d. 
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Fruit in Fiflshtre. —The Aewburgh fruit crop is turning out 
rather poor. Pears are not coming forward with any vigour, 
and good sorts are very scarce. With few exceptions the fruit 
crop is indifferent. Apples are selling at 2d., and best Plums 
at 9d. per lb. 
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Roof Garden at Paris. —There is a roof garden at the Auto¬ 
mobile Club, Paris, on which shrubs are grown in the form of 
a hedge round two sides. At one end is a large bank of shrubs, 
while the remaining space is utilised for promenading and for 
tables and lightly-built chairs for the use of the members. 
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Poison and Pineapples.— The juice of the green Pineapple is 
accredited in Java, the Philippines, and throughout the Far 
Some of Messrs. Bunyard’s Apples. (See p. 838.) 
Laeken (with unanimity). Certificates for culture and flowering 
were accorded to Aerides sanderiana, shown by M. F. Lam- 
beau, of Brussels, and to Odontoglossum cariniferum, presented 
by M. L. de Smet-Duvivier. Honourable Mention went to 
Odontoglossum harryanum, staged by Mme. L. de Hemptinne. 
The jury of the second section awarded Certificates of Merit 
to a lot of cut flowers of Begonia Papilio, shown by M. E 
Pourbaix, of Mons ; to a collection of cut flowers of Cactus 
Dahlias (unnamed seedlings), presented by F. Burvenich pere 
(by acclamation) ; to a collection of cut flowers of Cactus Dahlias 
(novelties, 1903) shown by the same (by acclamation, and with 
the congratulations of the jury), and to a collection of cut 
flowers of recent varieties of Cactus Dahlias shewn by the same 
exhibitor. Similar awards went to a lot of summer-flowering 
Carnations, to Delphinium liybridum Albion, to Dahlia Coller- 
ette President Viger, to a seedling Dahlia, to seedling Pent- 
stemons, and to new Cactus Dahlias, all shown by M. F. 
Naegels, de Wilryck-Antwerp (with acclamation, and the con¬ 
gratulations of the jury). Similar awards went to hardy 
Nymphaeas shown by M. le Comte J. de Hemptinne (by acclama¬ 
tion, and with the congratulations of the jury) ; to 50 varie¬ 
ties of Cactus Dahlias presented by Louis Van Houtte pere, 
Limited (by acclamation, and with the congratulations of the 
jury) ; to Ceanothus and to Rose Tea Noisette x He Bourbon, 
both shown by M. C. Kerkvoorde ; to Chrysanthemum Altair, 
shown by M. de Vriesere-Remens (with unanimity) ; to Physi- 
anthus albens, staged by M. F. van Driessche-Leys; and to 
Corypha hybr. copemicsia, exhibited by M. G. Wibier. At the 
same meeting Honourable Mentions were accorded Streptocarpus 
floribunda, S. Romes, and Celsia A returns, all three staged by 
M. F. van Driessche 
East generally with being a blood-poison of a most deadly 
nature. It is said to be the substance with which the Malays 
poison their kreeses and daggers. 
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Potato Northern Star.- Messrs. Horne, Cliffe, Rochester, 
have sold to a speculating buyer two tons of Northern Star 
Potatos for £317, and the buyer has refused £400 for them. 
This Potato is turning out to be all that is claimed for it. It 
is a strong grower, an abundant grower, and free from disease. 
It is expected the Northern Star will make £400 per ton before 
Christmas. There were plenty of would-be buyers, but few 
sellers. 
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Death of Mr. Siiand.— Mr. William Shand, one of the best- 
known horticulturists in the north of England, died at Wood¬ 
lands, Lancaster, on the 23rd ult., in his 66th year. Deceased 
was a native of Banchory, Kincardineshire, and was head gar¬ 
dener to the late 'Sir Robert- Duff, and to Earl William, father 
to the present Lord Lonsdale, Lowther Castle, Penrith. As a 
landscape gardener his advice was much sought. 
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Nova Scotia’s Apple Crop.— Reports from the Nova Scotia 
fruit belt- indicate that the Apple crop of Nova Scotia this year 
will be the largest and of the best quality which that province 
has ever produced. Gravenstein, King’s Ribston, and Bishop 
Pippins are particularly good this season. A peculiarity of this 
season’s crop is the very large yield of young trees. The weather 
has been very favourable for maturing and colouring the fruit, . 
and the early varieties will be in condition 10 days earlier than 
