590 
July 4, 1903. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
Communications Received. 
R. Wallace and Co.—Chas. T. Druery.—P. Lambert.—Sander 
and Sons.—N. B.—H. Arnold.—A. H. Frame.—John Peebles— 
A. T. Stacey.—J. O'Sullivan.—T. D.—F. George Parker.— 
C. Comfort.—Henry Roche.—G. Reuthe.—Jas. Bethel!.—Alex. 
Reid.—A. H.—W. S. A. 
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE. 
TAGB 
Alocasia sanderiana . 572 
Apbelandra aurantiaea 
Roezlii. 580 
Barbados, products grown 
in the . 569 
Campanula Allioni . 574 
Conservatory decoration ... 574 
Cypripedia. 573 
Eremurus robustus . 572 
Flowers in winter, red, white 
and blue. 574 
Fruit under glass ... .. 570 
Hardy plants, notes on . 571 
Kew, the best flowering 
plants at.*. 578 
Kitchen garden, the..... 571 
Novels and trees . 569 
Orchids, among the. 570 
Orchids and their culture ... 579 
Plants recently certificated . 577 
Poison Ivy and its effects ... 569 
PAGE 
Potato growth . 576 
Potatos destroyed by frost... 569 
Rose Frau Karl Drusclike... 572 
Roses, Messrs. G. Paul and 
Son’s . 575 
Saxifragas, some good . 573 
Societies :— 
Grand York Gala. 585 
Holland House Show. 581 
Scottish Pansy and Viola 
Association. 569 
Stove and greenhouse, the... 571 
Veronica Traversii . 576 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Alocasia sanderiana . 581 
Aphelandra aurantiaea Ro¬ 
ezlii, see Supplement. 
Rosa wichuriana . 577 
Rose Frau Karl Drusclike... 573 
Rose Tea Rambler . 575 
CONTENTS OF LAST WEEK. 
FAGB 
Azaleas at the Ghent Quin¬ 
quennial . 558 
Bermudas, exports from the 547 
Campanula balchiniana. 555 
Cattleyas, culture of . 561 
Coleus thyrsoideus .'.. 550 
Conifers at Kew . 559 
Devon aDd Exeter gardeners 547 
Dianthus cassius. 550 
Eremurus in cultivation, 
species of . 551 
“ Flora and Sylva ” . 547 
Fruits, hardy. 549 
Gloucestershire wild garden, 
a . 557 
Herbaceous border, the .... . 554 
Hoeing, value of . 561 
Hydrangea hortensis rosea 555 
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 
PAGE 
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 
FIXTURES FQR 1903. 
JULY. 
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 
days). Lee, Blackheath, 
Lewisham; and West Kent 
Summer Show (two days). 
9th.—Bath Rose Show. Wood- 
bridge Rose Show. Eltham 
Rose Show. 
10th.—Ulverston Rose Exhibi¬ 
tion. 
11th.—Manchester Rose Exhibi¬ 
tion. 
14th.—Cambridge Summer 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). Forn»- 
bv Rose Show. Thornton 
JULY—continued. 
Heath Rose Show. Notting¬ 
ham Horticultural Exhibition 
(two days). 
16th. — Weybridge Gardeners’ 
Summer Exhibition. 
21st. — R. H. S. Committees. 
National Carnation and Pico- 
tee Exhibition. Tibsfcelf Rose 
Show. 
22nd.—Northumberland, Durham, 
and Newcastle Botanic and 
H.S. Exhibition (three days). 
Cardiff Rose Show (two days). 
Newcastle Summer Show 
(three days). Glasgow and 
West of Scotland Pansy Show. 
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. 
AUGUST. 
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. 
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 (thre- 5 
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 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). 
29tL.—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. 
NOVEMBER. 
3rd.—Croydon Chrysanthemum 
Show (two days). Plymouth 
Chrysanthemum Show. 
Barnsley Chrysanthemum 
Show. Southampton Chry¬ 
santhemum Show. Brighton 
and Sussex Chrysanthemum 
Show (two days). 
4th.—Hereford Fruit and Chry¬ 
santhemum Exhibition (two 
days). Highgate Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Show (three days). Car¬ 
diff Chrysanthemum Show 
(two days). 
5th.—Brixton, Streatham, and 
Clapham Show (two days) 
(Chrysanthemum). Wey¬ 
bridge Autumn Exhibition 
Devon and Exeter Chrysan¬ 
themum Show (two days). 
Colchester Chrysanthemum 
Show. 
7th.—French Horticultural So¬ 
ciety of London meet. 
10th.—Ipswich and East of Eng¬ 
land Chrysanthemum Exhibi¬ 
tion (two days). R.H.S. 
Committees. National Chry¬ 
santhemum Society’s Exhibi¬ 
tion (three days). Birming¬ 
ham Chrysanthemum Exhi¬ 
bition (three days). Oxford 
Chrysanthemum Show. 
11th.—Rugby Chrysanthemum 
Society’s Show (two days). 
Chester Paxton Fruit and 
Chrysanthemum Show (two 
days). Buxton Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Show. Winchester 
Chrysanthemum Show. Liver¬ 
pool Chrysanthemum Show 
(two days). Chesterfield 
Chrysanthemum Show (two 
days) (probably). 
12th.—King’s Lynn Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Show (two days). Put¬ 
ney and Wandsworth Chry¬ 
santhemum Show (two days). 
Parkstone Chrysanthemum 
Show (two days). Jersey 
Chrysanthemum Show. 
13th.—Blackburn Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Show (two days). Brad¬ 
ford Chrysanthemum Show 
(two days). Eccles, etc., 
