THE GARDENING WORLD. 
83 
January 23, 1904. 
The Rose Show at Norwich will be held in the grounds of 
The Grove, Ipswich Road, kindly lent for the occasion by Mr. 
A. R. Chamberlain, on or about July 7th. 
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Potatos Still in the Ground. —There are a good many acres 
of Potatos to lift in the parish of Foulden, Kelso, yet. It is 
to be hoped they will not be anything the worse. 
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Potatos at Stalling. —Some small Potatos of a special 
variety, and weighing about an ounce each, have just been sold 
at Spalding (Lincolnshire) at the rate of £10 each. 
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Outdoor Strawberries. —During the past week Strawberries 
have been picked at Sheringham (Norfolk), not ripe, but as large 
as Filbert nuts. This seems ironical in face of the fact that 
the chances of a crop may be more or less ruined by frost in 
May. 
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Mr. George I’Anson. for many years in the employment of 
Messrs. Hugh Low and Co., both at Clapton and Bush Hill 
Park, has joined the garden staff of Messrs. Charlesworth and 
Co., Heaton, Bradford. Mr. I’Anson is a specialist in Orchids, 
so that he will still be in his element at Heaton. 
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Flowers from the Scully Isles. —One day last week the 
steamer “ Lyonnesse ” brought across to Penzance 63 cwt. of 
flowers from the Isles of Scilly for the country markets. At the 
end of the week the same steamer landed about 2^ tons of flowers 
at Penzmce, and which were despatched by rail to markets up- 
country. 
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Strange Experience in Apple Grafting.— For some years 
past a Mr. Robert Kennedy, residing near Redhills, County 
Cavan, has been experimenting on the grafting of Apple trees, 
with the result that at present some of the trees are bearing the 
second crop of Apples. They are fully grown, and will be ripe 
in March next. 
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Royal Hospital Gardens Tragedy. —On the 11th inst., at 
Chelsea, Mr. Luxmoore Drew held an inquest on the body ofi 
Wm. Gibson, 58, head gardener of the Royal Hospital Gardens, 
Chelsea. Deceased had been suffering from rheumatism and 
neuralgia, and had been very depressed. His body was found 
hanging from a strap in the greenhouse. The jury returned a 
verdict of suicide whilst temporarily insane. 
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Death in the Peas. —A carpenter and his wife had long lived 
together unhappily at Berlin. The other day the carpenter, un¬ 
tying his dinner parcel, noticed that the peas which composed 
the “ plat ” were of an-extraordinarily vivid green. He ques¬ 
tioned his son, who had brought the dinner, and the boy con¬ 
fessed that his mother’s manner when she handed him the bundle 
had aroused his suspicions. The man, now sure that something 
was wrong, gave the food to two dogs, who both died a few hours 
later. Information was given to the police, and the dogs are 
to be examined, in order to discover the nature of the poison, 
which caused their death. The woman, who fled from home, 
taking with her all that she could carry, will be arrested. 
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British Columbia Fruit. —A car load of Apples, consisting 
of 500 boxes, all grown in the Kelowna district of British 
Columbia, was shipped some time ago to Glasgow. These have 
arrived, and the report of the Canadian fruit inspector is so 
encouraging that it is not unreasonable to expect that the ven¬ 
ture will prove a financial success. Messrs. Stirling and Pit¬ 
cairn, of Kelowna, B.C., are the first shippers or pioneers who 
have had the honour of taking British Columbia fruit to the 
British market. The varieties consisted of Spies, Baldwins, 
and Canada Reds. Each of the 500 boxes or eases contained 
about 401b. of fruit, and most of the Apples were wrapped in 
paper and very neatly packed. It is thought that this experi¬ 
ment will demonstrate the enormous possibilities of British 
Columbia for fruit-growing for commercial purposes. The fruit 
Was well selected and well packed. 
Fatal Accident to a Horton Gardener.— On January 11th 
an inquest was held at Derby on the body of Joseph Warwick, 
aged 36, a gardener, of Carsington, near Hopton, who died at 
the Derby Infirmary on the previous Friday night. Mr. W. J. 
Holbrook watched the case on behalf of the widow, and Mr. R. J. 
Pinder in the interests of Captain Pole-Gell, in whose 
employ the deceased was. The evidence showed that on 
Christmas Eve the deceased and two other farmers drove from 
Wirksworth to Hopton. On reaching the latter place they were 
unable to see the gate-posts through which they had to pass, 
with the result that there was an upiset. The horse bolted, and 
one of the wheels of the cart passed over Warwick, who had 
been thrown out. He was taken to the Derby Infirmary, where 
he died as the result of the injuries. Death was certified to be 
due to peritonitis, and a verdict to that effect was returned. 
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Register of Nurseries. —From Messrs. Protheroe and 
Morris, 67 and 68, Cbeapsicle, London, we have received a copy 
of their “Register of Nurseries, Market Gardens, Farms, 
Florists, Seed Businesses, and Partnerships.” It contains 
accounts of businesses to be let or sold in various English 
counties, also the Channel Islands, the neighbourhood of 
London, and Australia. In each case a description is given of 
the property to be let or sold, with the number and size of glass¬ 
houses on the property, and other particulars which intending 
buyers or tenants usually require. In some instances the land is 
planted with fruit bushes and other nursery or market gardeil 
crops. A large number of the properties are situated either in 
the suburbs of London or within easy distance of it, and means 
of transit are mentioned in the paragraphs relating to each 
respective property where it happens to be at a distance. 
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Fruit and Vegetable Packing.— The Board of Agriculture 
sends out a leaflet on the subject of “ Grading and Packing 
Fruit and Vegetables.” In this the Board say that one general 
rule is applicable to all fruits, viz., that they should never, if 
it can be avoided, be gathered when they are wet, especially if 
they have to be (lacked for sending a long distance. In the 
grading of fruit greate care should be exercised as to colour and 
uniformness of size. The careful grading of vegetables and roots 
has also a beneficial result. Among the essential rules ip 
grading vegetables is that of excluding all immature, overgrown, 
coarse, or defective specimens from the leading grades, and also 
that of making freshness and fitness the characteristics of all 
vegetables when consigned to market or consumers. As regards 
packing, only perfectly sound fruits should be used, and the 
packing should be done firmly, without crushing, and with the* 
use of the best elastic odourless materials. 
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A Coloured Picture of Chrysanthe mums . —As a finish-up 
of the Chrysanthemum season, Mr. W. J. Godfrey, Exmouth, 
Devon, has issued a coloured picture of four of his finest varie¬ 
ties of Chrysanthemums. The first one is Godfrey’s Masterpiece, 
a huge crimson Chrysanthemum, with a yellow reverse lo the 
florets. Just below this is Exmouth Crimson, a flower of similar 
build, but intense dark crimson, with a silvery-yellow reverse. 
Sensation is a rich golden-yellow variety, and Godfrey’s Pride is 
a reddish-carmine-crimson variety with a pale reverse. All of 
these are similar in size, forming immense blooms, having spread¬ 
ing florets more or less incurved at the tips—so much so at times 
that they might be described by some as incurved Japanese. 
Under certain conditions and forms of treatment, they might 
correctly be described as such, but when they are fully developed 
they are Japanese blooms of huge size, with very numerous 
florets, and closely overlapping, but beautifully curled at the 
tips and sometimes slightly whorled. These four are painted 
in the natural colours, and occupy a sheet 2g ft. long by 20 in. 
wide. If the picture had been furnished with an eyelet, it would 
have been very suitable for hanging up like a picture. As it 
is, the ends are protected bv brass rode. 
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Dobbie’s Memorandum Book and Pocket Guide to Garden¬ 
ing.— Under the above title, Messrs. Dobbie and Co., Rothesay, 
iss-ue a pocket-book or diary, with a good portion of the book 
consisting of clean paper suitable for taking memoranda at 
flower shows, etc., during the course of the year. In the first 
part of the book is space for each month of the year left blank 
for note-taking, and would prove useful to gardeners who wish 
to remember certain dates. On the same pages, at the bottom, is 
a calendar for work to be done during each month. Then fol¬ 
lows the portion termed “ Garden Manual, in which a con¬ 
siderable amount of information concerning the cultivation of 
vegetables and certain flowers is given. A chapter is also given 
on fruit culture, with the varieties suitable foi certain pur- 
