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THE GARDENING WORLD 
June 27, 1903. 
FIXTURES FQR 1903. 
JUNE. 
24th.—Grand Yorkshire Gala Wight Rose Show (or follow- 
(three days). ing day). Jersey Rose Show. 
# th.—R.H.S. Show at Holland 27th.—Windsor Rose Show. 
House (two days). Isle of 
JULY. 
Names of Plants. 
(J.,B. D.) 1, Campanula pulla ; 2, Campanula glomerata; 3, 
Saxifraga Geiun ; 4, Hemerocallis fulva ; 5, Linaria purpurea ; 6, 
Alstroemeria aurantiaca; 7, Chrysanthemum maximum.— 
(C. D.) 1, Iris Xiphion var. ; 2, Iris Pseudacorus ; 3, Veronica 
spicata ; 4, Rhodanthe Manglesiialba ; 5, Allium Moly. — (A. D. 
M ) 1, Spiraea palmata ; 2, Campanula persicifolia ; 3, Funkia 
ovata; 4, Nepeta Mussini.—(C. Wilson) 1, Cupressus pisifera 
plumosa aurea ; 2, Thuya oriental is aurea ; 3, Spiraea ariaefolia ; 
4 Spiraea, canescens ; 5, Spiraea japonica Bumalda; 6, Robinia 
hispid a.—(H. W. D.) 1, Cystopteris fragilis ; 2, Sedum sarmen- 
tosum variegatum ; 3, Polypodium Phegoptens ; 4, Polypoclium 
robertianum; 5, Lastrea Filix-mas cristata. (T. W., JVI.) 1, 
Onychium japonicum ; 2, Cypripedium venustum ; 3, Masdevallia 
harryana; 4, Masdevellia ignea; 5, Sibthorpia peregnna.— 
(E. C. TI.) Veroncia longifolia. 
Communications Received. 
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CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE. 
FAGB 
Azaleas at the Ghent Quin¬ 
quennial .'.. 558 
Bermudas, exports from the 547 
Campanula balchiniana. 555 
Cattleyas, culture of . 561 
Coleus tliyrsoideus . 550 
Conifers at Kew . 559 
Devon and Exeter gardeners 547 
Dianthus eassius... 550 
Eremurus in cultivation, 
species of . 551 
“ Flora and Sylva” .••• 547 
Fruits, hardy. 549 
Gloucestershire wild garden, 
a ...... 557 
Herbaceou s border, the . 554 
Hoeing, value of —.. 561 
Hydrangea hortensis rosea £55 
Kew, the best flowering _ 
plants at. 556 
Kitchen garden, the. 548 
Meconopsis cambrica flore 
pleno . 560 
News of the week...... ~ 566 
Onions, growing on heavy 
soil . 550 
Orchids, among the. 548 
PAC.lt 
Agapanthus insignis . 529 
Alpine garden, the . 530 
Calceolarias, culture ot her¬ 
baceous . 541 
Competition, readers’ . 541 
Cyclamen . 542 
Cytisus scoparius and its 
varieties. 534 
Devon and Exeter gardeners 525 
Euphorbia jacquiniaeflora ... 541 
Florist, bints Irom a retired 535 
Fruit growing . 528 
Fruit under glass ... . 526 
Hardy herbaceous plants, 
notes on. 527 
Horse Chestnut, the double- 
flowered . 525 
Iberis correaefolia . 538 
Kew, the best flowering 
plants at. 533 
Kitchen garden, 1 he.. 526 
Meconopsis cambrica . 539 
News of the week. 543 
Nurseries :— 
Ditton Hill .. 531 
Waltham Cross... 531 
Orchids, among the.;... 527 
Plant, an edible ornamental 525 
PAGH 
Pelargoniums . 561 
Pink, Mrs. Sinkins, edging of 555 
Plant food, something about 553 
Primulas from seed, double 560 
Questions and Answers . 561 
Schizanthus, the genus . 562 
Science, gleanings from the 
world of. 560 
Societies :— 
Royal Agricultural Society 
of England. 563 
Wirral and Birkenhead 
show . 563 
Society and association notes 565 
Soot and wireworm. 556 
Stove and greenhouse. 550 
Strawberries for forcing. 562 
Trees and shrubs, hardy. 549 
Weeds. 556 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Azaleas at the Ghent Quin¬ 
quennial, see Supplement. 
Campanula balchiniana. 553 
Hydrangea hortensis rosea 559 
Lilium giganteum . 551 
Pink, Mrs. Sinkins, edging of 555 
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Plants recently certificated . 538 
Primula sinensis . 541 
Questions and answers . 545 
Quizzings by Cal . 540 
Science, gleanings from the 
world of. 539 
Scolopendrium vulgar e: its 
varieties and culture . 537 
Societies :— 
National Chrysanthemum 543 
Royal Horticultural . 534 
Society and association notes 
and news .. 543 
Stove and greenhouse plants 528 
Sweet Peas from North 
Wales.. 525 
Trichinium Manglesii. 542 
Viburnum tomentosum pli- 
catum .„. 529 
Zenobia speciosa . 536 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Agapanthus in sign's 529,531 
Fern-rockery, view of. 537 
Viburnum tomentosum pli- 
catum . 533 
Zenobia speciosa pulveru- 
lenta, see supplement. 
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. Harrow Flower 
Show. 
8th.—Croydon Horticultural So¬ 
ciety’s Summer Show. South¬ 
ampton Rose Show (two 
day®). Lee, Blackheath, 
Lewisham, and West Kent 
Summer Show (two days). 
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 Annual 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. 
15th.—National Rose Society’s N. 
Show at Glasgow. Ancient 
Society of Y T ork Florists. Ips¬ 
wich and East of England 
Summer Exhibition. National 
Sweet Pea Society’s Grand 
Exhibition (two days). Form- 
* by Rose Show. Thornton 
Heath Rose Show. 
16 th. — Weybridge Gardeners’ 
Summer Exhibition. 
21st. — R. H. S. Committee*. 
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). 
N ewcastle Summer Show 
(three days). 
23rd.—St. Ives, Hunts, H.S. 
Show. Selby (Bradford) 
Flower Show. Gwenap (Ply¬ 
mouth) Flower Show. Salter- 
hebble Rose Show. 
28th.—Warsop Flower Show. 
29th.—Copdock and Washbrook 
Flower Show. Midland Car¬ 
nation Show (two days sub¬ 
ject to alteration). Chester¬ 
field Floral Horticultural 
Show. 
21st.—Devon and Exeter Show. 
Strathearn Show (two days). 
20th.—Jersey Exhibition (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 (two days). Harpenden 
Show. Bath Show (two 
days). 
27th.—Dundee Floral Fete and 
Grand Exhibition (three 
days). Sandy and District 
Show. Stirling Flower Show 
(two days). 
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 Horticultural So¬ 
ciety of Loudon 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 davsi 
OCTOBER 
3rd.—French Horticultural So¬ 
ciety of London. 
6th.—National Chrysanthemum 
Society’s Exhibition (three 
days). 
13th.—R.H.S. Committees. 
15th.—Jersey Fruit and Vege¬ 
table Show. 
19th.—National Chrysanthemum 
Society Committees meet. 
26th.—National Chrysanthemum 
Society Floral Committee 
meet. 
27th.—R.H.S. Committees, 
CONTENTS OF LAST WEEK. 
AUGUST. 
