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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
November 21, 1903. 
Society and Association Notes. 
Royal Horticultural Society. —The next fruit and flower 
show of the Royal Horticultural Society will be held on Tuesday, 
November 24th, in the Drill Hall, Buckingham Gate, West¬ 
minster, 1-4 p.m. A lecture on “ Pomology as a. Study ” will be 
>dven by Mr. Lewis Castle, F.R.H.S., at 3 o’clock. At a general 
meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society, held on Tuesday, 
November 10th, forty-five new Fellows were elected, making a 
total of 1,281 elected since the beginning of the present year. 
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Dundee Horticultural Association. —The usual monthly 
meetinv was held in the Technical Institute on the 3rd inst. ,_Mr. 
William Grant, vice-president, in the chair. Mr. James Grieve, 
Redbraes Nurseries, Edinburgh, was the lecturer for the evening, 
and took for his subject “Florists’ Flowers,” in Ins usual charac¬ 
teristic manner imparting much useful and practical informa¬ 
tion on the more popular groups of florists flowers, describing 
their origin and cultivation. Various members testified to Mr. 
Grieve’s abilities as a florist, and his success in raising new 
varieties. One speaker remarked that this name would be ever 
associated with Viola Grievei and Carnation edb . Mc 
Summers, Armhall Gardens, exhibited some fine fusses of 
Tomatos- Mr Nicoll, Faringjfeonhall Gardens, vases of Asters 
I»TS»WbaceoAflw«s : »„d Mr. ^ 
Aristolocliia, said to be a. elegans. A vote of thanks^to the. 
various contributors closed a pleasant evening. • ’ 
Secretary. * * * 
Dutch Horticultural and Botanical SocmTY.— The Floral 
19 ^ m awarded^^irst 0 Mass 0 Certificates e to 1 ^hr^santhemum Lafiy 
f a cSs 8 DS Mabel Ss^dVa^ 
corded to Cactus Dahlia Gunther Monsieur L. 
mTson’ at HalrS? to Chrysanthemum Nipponicum, as new 
important plant, from Mr. W van Veen at Leiden ; toActwa 
A Botanical cer¬ 
tificate was awarded to Odontoglossum Hennissn, as a tare plant, 
from MI C J. Kikkert, at Haarlem. A Cultural Commenda¬ 
tion went to Adiantum fragrantissimum var., from Mr. G. J. 
Bier It Nieuwerkerk Td. Ysel ; to Asparagus Sprengen as 
^ ? f Y| v A s Ber", at Amsterdam (gardener, Mr. 
Tj Kr'iest) A Silver Medal was awarded to a collection of 
Oncid.S, varicosun, from Mr. J. G. Ballego, at Leal™. 
Isle of Wight Horticultural Association.— The ; monthly 
tin.-rof the above association was held at Warburtons Hote , 
meeting of the above^ Duri the course of the evening 
Newpoit, on the Proves J P There was a good 
mums and on this occasion he dealt with propagation and 
culture from the time of taking the cuttings till the blooms were 
readv forMac 4 on the exhibition boards. A lively discussion 
followed chefly dealing, with the size of pots, manures feeding 
of Chrysanthemums, Chrysanthemum rust and its eradication, 
Id SsTnvoTthe blooms. Some differences of opinion were 
eJnressed but Mr. Silsbury clearly demonstrated the soundness 
of hiTSctioe. It is well known that he and Ins brother were 
very successful exhibitors of the favourite flower as well as 
raisers. On this occasion he exhibited the new variety, J- H - 
Q-i 1 Tananese variety named after himself. Other 
exhibitors of Chrysanthemums were Mr. Snook (Shanklin), Mr. 
T Collister (Bembridge), etc. On December 5th Mr. E. Goble, 
F L S., F.R.H.S., of the Walcot Nurseries, will lecture on The 
Culture of Tomatos.” ^ * 
Reading and District Gardeners’ Mutual Improvement 
Association.— A very interesting and enjoyable evening was 
fnent by the members at their last fortnightly meeting, under 
Se chairmanship of Mr. G. Stanton, when Mr. Townsend Sand¬ 
hurst Lodge Gardens, read a paper on Water and Bog I lants- 
The lecturer has made a great study of these plants, and a 
visit to the o-ardens under his care is always a source of pleasure 
and delight. The first portion of the paper was devoted to the 
Nymphaea, which, of course, forms the principal feature of the 
water garden. It was pointed out that a fine Water Lily can 
be grown in a tub or earthenware pan. This should be sunk 
in the ground in any sunny position, put in 6 in. of good garden 
soil, plant your Lily, and fill with water. Make the water over¬ 
flow a little about twice a week with rain water or water from a 
well that has previously stood in the sun for a few hours. Ponds 
with cement bottom were dealt with, but the most suitable posi¬ 
tion for a water garden is where there is a small spring in a 
sheltered position in the full sun, or one that can be made so. 
by planting flowering shrubs and trees for shelter and effect. 
Varieties were then given, and the depth of water most suitable 
to flower them freely. The collection at Sandhurst includes 
all the leading varieties, and too numerous to mention here. 
Other plants touched upon were Aponogeton distacliyon, Hot- 
tonia palustris, Anagallis, Villarsia nymphaeoides, Ranunculus 
aquaticus, Calla palustris, Pontederia cordata, Thalia, Sagit- 
tarias, Cyperus, Mini uluses, Calthas, Fuschias, Hydrangeas, 
Eyrithrina, Iris Kaempferi, Lobelia cardinalis, Gunnera mani- 
cata, herbaceous Spiraeas, Senecio japonicus, Daffodils, Mood 
Anemones, etc- The lecture was made doubly interesting by a 
series of lantern slides reproduced from photographs taken by 
Mr. Townsend himself. A good and profitable discussion fol¬ 
lowed, in which Messrs. Judd, Lever, Neve, Hinton, Alexander, 
Durfitt, E. Dore, D. Dore, Fry, Herridge, Prince, and Stanton 
took part. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr. Townsend 
for the enjoyable evening he had afforded the members. 
NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
Big Vegetable Marrow at Knaphill.— Mr. T. Cook cut a 
Vegetable Marrow weighing 77 lb., measuring 27 in. in length, 
and 49 in. in circumference. 
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Chrysanthemums at Penoyre Gardens. —Mr. Cleasby states 
that the gardens at Penoyre, Brecon, were opened on the after¬ 
noon of Wednesday, the 11th inst., to anybody who cared to 
see the Chrysanthemums. 
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Sunflower on a Wall.— A miniature specimen of the com¬ 
mon Sunflower in bloom may be seen growing in a small crevice 
of a wall at Lamboume, Newbury. How it could have germi¬ 
nated is difficult to conceive. 
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Sale of Valuable Orchids. —At a sale of Orchids belonging 
to Mr. E. Ashworth, the well-known collector, of Wilmslow, 
Cheshire, one plant sold for £200, another for 50 guineas, whilst 
another rare specimen was withdrawn at 500 guineas. 
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Nova Scotia Apples at the Crystal Palace. —With refer¬ 
ence to the exhibition of Nova Scotia Apples now on view at 
the Crystal Palace, in the Canadian Court, we are informed 
that specimens from this collection can be loaned to local exhi¬ 
bitions upon application to the Agent-General, 57a, Pall Mall. 
London, S.W. 
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Correction.- —On p. 956, in the fifth line from the bottom of 
the second column, we gave the credit for a group of plants at 
the Crystal Palace to Mr. John Russell, Richmond, Surrey. 
This was an oversight, and should have been Mr. John Russell, 
the Essex Nurseries, Brentwood, Essex. 
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National Potato Society. —Many years have elapsed since 
the famous Potato Shows were held at the Crystal Palace, and 
there have been few important shows of the kind since. One 
was held at the Royal Aquarium, and one or two at Earl’s Court 
in connection with the international exhibitions there. V ege¬ 
tables received recognition on the part of the Royal Horticul¬ 
tural Society in connection with its great fruit exhibition at 
Chiswick at the end of September. There is a proposal to estab¬ 
lish a special society under the above title, and the noble tuber 
is certainly sufficient to claim a society for its own special care 
and development- This, however, should serve the purpose not 
merely of encouraging the development of tubers that are beau¬ 
tiful or shapely for exhibition purposes, but of real utility for 
the kitchen. Disease-resisting capabilities should receive the 
first attention, and quality for table is equally important. 
During recent years the rage has been not only for productive¬ 
ness, but also for size ; the latter of which, in our opinion, 
greatly detracts from the value of the tuber for table use. 
