July 2, 1904. 
THE GARDEN l NO WORLD 
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Esq., Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Messrs. George A. Dickson, 
J. Douglas, P. C. M. Veitch, Barr and Sons, F. Wellesley, W. H. 
Massie, Cutbush and Sons, and many others. Their Covent 
Garden friends collected the handsome sum of £407 14s. This 
included Messrs. George Monro, J. Assbee, Messrs. Rochford, 
and various others. The subscriptions amounted to the grand 
total of £3,500, which is certainly the record for any one occa¬ 
sion in the annals of the institution. 
After this the Chairman rose and said that he was deeply 
grateful for the results of the festival, and also to the way in 
which Mr. Sutton spoke of .him- He owed all his business 
capacity to his father. Before resuming his seat, he sincerely 
thanked everyone who had put his shoulder to the wheel on 
the present occasion. 
Society & Association Notes. 
Royal Gardeners’ Orphan Fund. —We understand that the 
treasurer of this institution, N. N. Sherwood, Esq., has expressed 
his intention of giving the fund a special donation of £500. 
* * * 
Scottish Pansy and Viola Association. —The first monthly 
meeting was held in the Religious Institution Rooms, Buchanan 
Street, Glasgow, on June 22ncl, for the purpose of awarding cer¬ 
tificates to such new Pansies and Violas as might be deemed 
worthy. There was a good attendance, and many interesting 
varieties passed'before the committees. The awards were as 
follow:—Fancy Pansies: First Class Certificate to Mrs. Q. 
MacFadyean, yellow-edged (Dobbie and Co.) ; Certificates of 
Merit to Jessie L. Arbuckle, white-edged (Kay) ; Provost 
Thomson, bronze colour (Kay); Mrs. W. Sinclair, lemon-edged 
(Dobbie and Co.) ; Mary B. Wallace, yellow-edged (Dobbie and 
Co.). Show Pansies : Certificates of Merit to Provost Thomson, 
dark self (Kay), and James Stirling, primrose self (Dobbie and 
Co.). Violas: Certificates of Merit to Effie, an improved Butter¬ 
fly (Dobbie and Co.), and Criffie Smith, in the way of Dr. 
MacFarlane (Dobbie and Co.). Next meeting, July 13th. 
* * * 
National Chrysanthemum Society’s Annual Picnic. —The 
annual outing and picnic will, by the kind permission of Miss 
A. A. de Rothschild, take place at Waddesdon Manor, Bucks. 
The date fixed for the picnic is Tuesday, July 19th, and the 
cost, inclusive of railway fare to and from Baker Street, convey¬ 
ance to and from Waddesdon Station to the manor, dinner and 
tea, will be 10s. 6d. Ladies are specially invited. The com¬ 
pany will be convu-yed to Wa Ide alon Manor Station by the Metro¬ 
politan Railway, from Baker Strert Station, Platform No. 2. 
Dinner and tea will be provided at the Five Arrows Hotel, which 
is close to the entrance gates. Accommodation will be provided 
for ladies at the hotel. Kindly let me know by Tuesday, July 
12th, how many tickets you will require for yourself and friends, 
so that the necessary railway and other arrangements may be 
made. The company should assemble at Baker Street Station 
at 10.15 a.m., in time for the departure at 10.25 a. m. for Wad¬ 
desdon Manor Station, which will be reached at 11.40 a.m. 
At 7.50 p.m. the train leaves Waddesdon Manor Station for 
Baker Street. The gardens and grounds at Waddesdon Manor 
are of a very attractive character, and advantage should be taken 
of this opportunity to inspect them. Should any be disposed to 
walk, there is a footpath across the fields to Waddesdon Manor, 
distance about one mile or so. The entrance to the fields is 
close to the railway station.— Richard Dean, V.M.H., General 
Secretary. 
* * * 
Examination in Horticulture.— The results of the annual 
examination in the principles and practice of horticulture held 
under the auspices of the Royal Horticultural Society are now 
on our table. Altogether 190 papers were sent in. Out of a 
maximum of 300 marks, those who obtained 250 and upwards 
were placed in the first class, and those who succeeded to this 
extent numbered 35. Those who secured 200 and less than 
50 were placed in the second class. Of these the number was 
j T h°se passed in the third class numbered 62, and all 
° L + e hi arks and upwards. The syllabus is now some¬ 
what more advanced than it used to be, and this probably 
accounts for the smaller number of candidates than presented 
emselves last year. The examiners, however, report that there 
nas been a considerable advance in the quality of the papers, 
hrrrf^ ?? ar ^ If students exhibit better knowledge of practical 
immculture, the questions on this branch being better answered 
ne students are evidently making a determined effort to improve 
mmlu kn t edg6 m the application of artificial manures. The 
question of conservatory decoration was not so well treated, and 
many of them only gave a list of the more common plants, with 
rather meagre directions for their cultivation. One of the 
students stands far ahead of all the rest with 280 marks. This 
is Miss F. M. Verrall, Sunnyside, College Road, Harrow. Then 
follows a list of five students, each with 275, Swanley College 
sending three out of the five, and Warwick College one. Two 
of the students from Essex County School of Horticulture, 
Chelmsford, stand high in the list with 260 marks. The other 
students in the first class come from various parts of the 
country, but Swanley College sent a goodly number of them, and 
the University College, Reading, also sent a number. In the 
second class some students come from Edinburgh School of Gar¬ 
dening, others from Holmes Chapel, Studley Castle, one from 
the West Indies, and various others from less-known schools. 
A large proportion of the Chelmsford students passed second, 
which speaks well for the students, most of whom for the past 
year were quite young. The third-class students are fairly well 
distributed, coming from different schools in different parts 
of the country. 
* * * 
Outing of the Crawley and District Gardeners.— The 
members of the Crawley and District Gardeners’ Mutual Im¬ 
provement Association and friends, to the number of about 60, 
visited the beautiful grounds and gardens of Mrs, Nix, at 
Tilgate, recently, and spent a most enjoyable day there. The 
president of the association, Mr. J. A. Nix, conducted the 
visitors over the estate, pointing out and explaining the in¬ 
teresting subjects on the place. Near the mansion was a 
splendid specimen of Sequoia gigantea, forming a perfect 
pyramid from the ground upwards. Another notable specimen 
was an aged purple Beech, still, of course, in full vigour. There 
were also stately Cedars, and Abies nordmanniana claimed the 
attention of the visitors. In the way of herbaceous plants, 
Gunnera manicata was particularly fine on the margins of the 
lake. Rhododendrons and Azaleas were also in great profusion 
m various parts of the undulating grounds. These latter are 
chiefly situated in the wild garden and wilderness. The Azaleas 
were past their best, but suflic : ent remained to show their oreat 
v ariety and beauty. Mr. Nix is an ardent horticulturist, and is 
well versed in botany, so that the society were fortunate in 
having such a conductor. After completing an inspection of 
the kitchen garden and other parts of the domain, Mr. Joseph 
Cheal voiced the. feelings of the company, thanking Mrs. and Mr. 
Nix for their kindness in allowing them to inspect the estab- 
lshment. Mr. Nix, in replying, said he hoped it would not 
be the last time they woull meet there. 
Outing of Messrs. Sutton and their Employees —The 
annual excursion of Messrs. Sutton and Sons took place re¬ 
cently, when Weymouth was visited, after an interval of two 
years. 
* * * 
Hibrid Carnations. —Mr. Douglas sent fine specimens with 
dark crimson flowers^ of a hybrid between the Uriah Pike Car- 
r> a ij°S and ,^ weet William to the Scientific Committee of the 
ja, H.S. on the 14th ult. ; also the Pink, hybridus floribundus, 
suggesting that it may be identical with the first hybrid artifi¬ 
cially made that is known, by Mr. Fairchild. 
* * * 
British Gardeners’ Association.— The lion. sec. (pro tern.) 
°e Brit!sh Gardeners’ Association asks us to state, on behalf 
of the Committee of Selection, that, owing to the pressure of 
correspondence and there being as yet no paid secretary able to 
devote his whole time to the daily increasing work of the asso¬ 
ciation he hopes that intending members and others will excuse 
any delay there may be in answering their letters ; also that 
those interested in the association will render valuable assist¬ 
ance by applying for forms of application for membership, etc., 
for distribution, or by sending him the names of qualified 
gardeners likely to join. Donations towards the £250 required 
for initial expenses will be welcomed, it being felt that when 
the services of a paid secretary and offices can be secured, the 
association will speedily be able to make its presence and in¬ 
fluence felt. The form of application for membership are now 
ready, and can be had by application to W. Watson, Descanso 
House, Kew Road, Kew. 
