October 29, 1904, 
THE GARDENING WORLD . 
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Peas themselves. The Latter term, we may remind cvur 
readers, Iras been given, to several perennial species of Lathy- 
rus, not becausei they resemble the plants known as Ever¬ 
lastings, but, merely because they are perennial, and come 
from the root-stock on each succeeding year without having 
to resow them as in the case of Sweet, Peas. The latter have, 
however, beaten them on this occasion for continuity and 
late blooming. 
Accompanying 1 the above was a, bunch of garden Polyan¬ 
thuses showing well developed trusses of bloom, with stalks 
about, 8 in. or 10 in. in length. The varieties had yellowi and 
crimson flowers respectively, and the number sent would 
seem to indicate that, they are already flourishing to a remark¬ 
able extent, but we should be inclined to, think that their 
flowering so, freely at this season, would lessen the number 
of blooms that might be expected from them in spring. This 
precocious blooming- of one class of plants and the lateness, of 
another merely go to indicate that the weather is unseason¬ 
ably mild for this late period of the year. 
Society & Association Notes. 
St. Neots Chrysanthemum Show. —The twenty-first annual 
show will be' held in the Corn Exchange, St. Neots, on Tuesday, 
November 8th. The hon. secretary and treasurer is Mr. J. Wood 
Ingram, jun., St. Neots 
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Chelmsford and District Gardeners’ Association. —At a 
recent meeting in the County Technical Laboratories, Chelms¬ 
ford, under the chairmanship of Mr. E. C. Horrell, it was 
decided to form a Chelmsford and District Gardeners’ Asso¬ 
ciation. Mr. S. M. Crow was appointed secretary, and 29 
members were enrolled. The first meeting was held on the 
14th inst., under the presidency of Mr. E. Searles, when a 
paper on “ Hardy Perennials ” was contributed by Mr. J. Christy 
Smith. Many of these subjects were exhibited, and an interest¬ 
ing discussion followed. 
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Prince Kropotkin’s “ Fields, Factories, and Workshops.” 
—Messrs. Swan, Sonnenschein and Co. announce a popular re¬ 
issue, at 6d. in paper and Is. in cloth, of Prince Kropotkin’s 
“ Fields, Factories, and Workshops,” which has already passed 
through a number of editions. The present are unabridged re¬ 
issues of a book which, apart from its recognised value to 
scientific men and students of sociology, possesses important 
interest for ail who are concerned either as farmers or gardeners 
with the cultivation of the soil. It is essentially a practical, 
temperate book, which, without advocating any drastic mea¬ 
sures, points out the way of relief from the depressed condition 
of our rural districts. 
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Croydon and District Horticultural Mutual Improvement 
Society. —To the members of this society, who assembled at the 
Sunflower Temperance Hotel on October 18th, an exceptionally 
fine lecture was presented by Mr. J. Harrison Dick, sub-editor 
of “The Journal of Horticulture.” His subject was “A Horti¬ 
cultural History of the 19th Century,” and to illustrate his 
address he had the kind assistance of Air. J. H. Baldock, who, 
in his usual style, put on the screen some excellent lantern 
views. In the old school of enthusiasts in the subject mention 
was made of such names as Lindley, Sir Joseph Banks, Loudon, 
the Brothers Cunningham, Sir Joseph Paxton, Richard Pearce, 
and others, who may be considered the founders of what this 
vast industry lias become at the present day. The structures 
m use, too, in the early 18th century were both cumbersome, 
ugly, and not to be compared witli the glasshouses so common 
with us now. Types of the old form are still existing, like 
the wood museum and Aroicl house at Kew, whilst others may 
be found in diperent parts of the country which are symbolical 
of the primitive methods then used. Now, however, we have 
acres of glasshouses standing together, some of them being 
400 ft. in length, and devoted entirely to one species of plant. 
Ihe heating of these structures has also greatly changed, 
when we consider that less than a century ago the brazier, a 
kind of big cauldron filled with live coals, fixed on wheels, and 
so moved to different parts of the house, was the mode of heat- 
mg This was-followed by flue heating, which became popular, 
and even to the present day is to be found in some parts of the 
country. Some excellent exhibits staged created considerable 
interest, chief of which was a collection of fruit by Mr. W. A. 
Cooke, Shirley Park Gardens, who put up over 60 dishes. From 
Mr. F. Kromer, Bandon Hill Nurseries, came flowering stems 
of Gesnera splendens, whilst from Mr. G. Woolgar, Purley, 
came a collection of Apples, and Messrs. E. W. and S. Rogers, 
Croydon and Thornton Heath, showed half a dozen finely packed 
stems of their Champion Brussels Sprouts. 
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Beckenham Horticultural Society. —On Friday, the 14th 
inst., the first lecture of the season was given by Mr. George 
Bunyard, of Alaidstone, entitled “ Fifty Years Among Roses.” 
Air. Murray Hyslop was in the chair. Air. Hyslop and Air. 
Bunyard both spoke of the great loss to Rose growers of the 
late Dean of Rochester. Mr. Bunyard very clearly explained 
to the members the origin of most -of the best Roses in each 
section. Roses were now, he said, being hybridised by growers 
in tiie British Isles, also in America, witli more judgment for 
getting good varieties than was formerly done. Tea Roses 
should for protection be earthed in the winter. Mention was 
made of such beautiful climbers as Turner’s Crimson Rambler, 
Dorothy Perkins, Wallflower, etc. There was a good attendance 
of members and friends, and the lecturer was most heartily 
thanked for the clear way he spoke of liis experience. 
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The Binfield and District Gardening Association. —The 
above society opened its winter session by an exhibition of fruit, 
which proved a great success. There was a good attendance of 
members, and everyone was pleased witli the show, which was 
quite above the average, and would have done credit to a 
larger place than Binfield. Among so much choice fruit it was 
difficult to single out any of greater merit than another, but 
mention should be made of some Pitmaston Duchess Pears, 
brought by Air. Ashman, head gardener at Billingbear Gardens ; 
a dish of Golden Noble Apple, staged by Mr. Haines, head 
gardener at Binfield Park ; and a dish of Allington Pippin 
Apples, from a tree planted two years ago, by Mr. Paine, head 
gardener at Alarchfield Gardens. Mi-. Bungay, head gardener 
to Sir Warwick Morshed, exhibited a beautiful Apple, Alere de 
Menage, well named as a culinary variety. Among other mem¬ 
bers- who sent or exhibited fruit were :—Mr. Else, Air. Galli- 
ford, Mr. Mason, Mr. Kimber, Air. Weaver, Air. AVebster, Mr. 
Allum, Miss Caswall, Air. Pottinger, and the Rev. — Powell. 
Some Apples were brought for naming. The bright colour of the 
fruit was particularly noticeable, and was probably due to the 
favourable summer. After the show was over the fruit was sent 
off to the University Settlement, in Nelson Square, Blackfriars 
Road, of which Miss Helen Gladstone is warden. 
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Crawley Gardeners’ Mutual Improvement Association.— 
The inaugural meeting of the winter session of the above associa¬ 
tion was held on Wednesday, October 13th, in the British Schools, 
Crawley. There was a large attendance of members and friends 
interested in horticulture, who had assembled to hear a lecture 
on “Floriculture and Florists of the Past Fifty Years,” by Air. 
Richard Dean, F.R.H.S., Y.AI.H., of Ealing, and to witness 
the presentation of twenty silver medals awarded to the success¬ 
ful members who had won them with splendidly grown samples 
of fruit, plants, flowers, and vegetables at the exhibition held in 
aid of the- Crawley and Ifield Cottage Hospital. The chair was 
taken at 7.30 by H. Hobson Finch, Esq., Goffs Hill, Crawley, 
who, after a few suitable remarks, called on Mr. Dean to favour 
the company with his lecture. Air. Dean, in opening, said he 
had to take his audience back to the year 1825, at which period 
many men and women were engaged in improving many of the 
old florists’ flowers, such as the Auricula, Verbena., Anemone, 
Ranunculus, etc. The lecturer then gave instances of the work 
of some of the leading floriculturists of that age, such as George 
Glenny, who was Editor of the. “ Horticultural Journal,” and 
afterwards wrote, many pages for the- annals of horticulture. 
Amongst other names enumerated were Mr. George Wheeler, 
Air. J. T. Wood, Dr. Hardy—who in 1847 edited the “Midland 
Florist ”—and Mr. Dodwell, whose labours did so. much for the 
improvement, of the Carnation, especially the yellow ground 
varieties. Air. Dean next told how the National Horticultural 
Society was formed, and a tribunal set up from the le.a.cling 
nurserymen and amateurs before whom all florists’ flowers might 
be sent for the opinion of competent judges, much the same as we 
now have in the form of the Floral Committee of the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society. He then briefly outlined the changes which 
certain florists’ flowers were undergoing, such as the Auricula, 
Anemone, Calceolaria, Primula, etc. He also spoke, of the intro¬ 
duction and imurovement o-f such flowers as the Japanese. Chry¬ 
santhemums, the. glorious blue Clematis Jaekmannii, Begonias, 
Dahlias, Sweet Pea®, etc., about all of which interesting accounts 
