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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
November 26, 1904. 
Sir Charles Reed, Dorringthorpe, York (gardener, Mr. Russell), 
staged a magnificent lot of single Chrysanthemums, all splendidly 
grown, and was deservedly awarded a Gold medal. Very good 
were Purity, Nora, Ladysmith, Edith Pagram, Miss Annie, 
Holden, and Scarlet Gem. 
Diplomas were awarded to : Messrs. Olibran and Soils, Alti inc- 
ham, who staged a nice lot of single Chrysanthemums, for which 
this firm is justly famed (space will not permit us to give varie¬ 
ties) ; Mr. H. A. Mann, of Knaresborough, for a decorative Beet, 
which, judging from the stand sent, will prove an acquisition ; 
and Messrs. Wells, Earlswood, for a small stand of Chrysanthe¬ 
mums, singles and others. ^ iator. 
Obituary 
Mr. George T. Miles. 
We regret to learn of the death of Mr. G. T. Miles, gardener 
to the Right Hon. Earl Carrington, P.C 1 ., at Wycombe Abbey, 
High Wycombe, on the 17th inst., at the age of 73. Mr. Miles 
had been gardener at Wycombe Abbey for the long period of forty 
years, and was also the estate agent for Lord Carrington. 
For many years he was regarded as one of the best authorities 
on horticultural matters, and the work of his facile pen was 
evident for many years in the Gardening Press when m the 
heyday of his professional career. He was also an enthusiastic 
exhibitor in his younger days, and won many valuable cups and 
other trophies for his exhibits of plants, vegetables, and fruits at 
the various leading exhibitions in different parts of the counti y. 
At the great annual show at Shrewsbury some years ago lie won 
the leading award for a collection of vegetables three times in 
succession.^ On the last occasion he was presented with a silver 
cup and a purse of money. 
Notwithstanding his success in these directions, he did not 
neglect his duties in other respects, for the grounds at Wycombe 
Abbey are beautifully situated, charmingly laid out, and always 
kept in first-class order. The better kept portions are situated in 
a wide open valley along the foot of the chalk hills of Bucks, in 
proximity to High Wycombe, the downs being covered by charm¬ 
ing Beech woods. The pleasure grounds have a lake from which 
a stream has been utilised with fine effect at the far end of the 
grounds from the Abbey. Many choice trees may be seen in the 
grounds, but English Elms of many years’ standing and of great 
height are the most prominent feature of the landscape, and 
may be regarded as the tall ancestral trees of the Earl’s beautiful 
home. 
Needless to say, Mr. Miles was a Fellow of the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society, at whose meetings he used to be a frequent 
attendant on duty, for he was a member of the Fruit and 
Vegetable Committee of that body till his death. He was also a 
local secretary for the Royal Gardeners’ Orphan Fund, of which 
his employer is a vice-president. At one of the recent annual 
dinners of the Orphan Fund, at which Lord Carrington presided, 
it was a pleasure to hear him speak in no measured terms of the 
merits of his old gardener and the high estimation in which he 
held him. 
Mr. Joseph Till. 
We regret to announce the death, on the 7th inst., of Mr. 
Joseph Till, of Walnut Tree Cottage, Hampton, at the age of 67, 
from pneumonia and enteritis. On Thursday he became unwell, 
and on Sunday his condition was so grave that a specialist was 
called in, but Mr. Till gradually sank. Deceased, who retired 
from business some years ago, was devotedly attached to his 
garden, which was always an object of admiration, and in which 
he spent the greater part of his time. He was also of a bene¬ 
volent nature, and his loss will be keenly felt by many. The 
interment took place on Friday in the family grave at Eynsford, 
where deceased’s late father was buried in 1886 
The remains were brought from Hampton, followed by his 
brother, Mr. E. D. Till, on Friday morning, by road from 
Victoria, and thence by rail. The mourners comprised: Mr. 
E. D. Till and his sister, Miss Till; Messrs. F. B. Evans, H. 
Bowyer, and E. Bowyer, cousins; Mr. John Payne, Mi-. Lacey, 
Mr. Farmer, and Mr. Broom, with the deceased’s medical at¬ 
tendant, Dr. Owen, of Hampton. 
The Rev. W. Wilks, M.A., the secretary of the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society, condoling with Mr. E. D. Till, truly remarks : 
“ How constantly we gardeners are taught the lesson when the 
favourite tree or shrub or plant will go, and others which we 
could, we think, have spared so well, or even with advantage live 
on and thrive! We know not now the why and the wherefore 
but we shall know some day.” 
Society & Association Notes. 
German Association of Rose Amateurs.— Her Majesty the 
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria has most graciously accepted the 
patronage over the association offered by the president of the 
German Rose Amateurs. 
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Royal Horticultural Society.— Twenty-three new Fellows 
were elected at the general meeting held during the afternoon of 
the 15th inst., including Lord Armstrong, Lady Alexander, Mrs. 
Disraeli, and J. Lea Smith, Esq. The Penshurst Gardening 
Association was also associated to the society. The next exhi¬ 
bition and meeting of this society will take place on Tuesday, 
November 29, 1904, subsequent to which the society will hold the 
first exhibition of Oolonial-grown fruit and of British, Colonial, 
and foreign jams and preserved fruits, which promises to show 
what the Colonies can produce for the home market, and will at 
the same time afford a comparative exhibition of the varying 
products of home, Colonial, and foreign origin, which come under 
the description of jams and preserved fruit. 
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The British Gardeners’ Association. —The Bournemouth, 
Parkstone, Wimborne, and Higheliffe Gardeners’ Associations 
hold a special meeting in the Bournemouth Arcade on Tuesday, 
November 15th, to hear an address upon “ The Aims and Objects 
of the British Gardeners’ Association,” by Mr. W. Watson, the 
lion, secretary. The chair was taken by Mr. Stevenson, superin¬ 
tendent of Public Gardens, Bournemouth, and about one' hundred 
gardeners were present, some having come a distance of fifteen 
miles by brake to attend the meeting. Mr. Watson sketched the 
history of the association up to the election of the present 
committee of selection, whose duties were, he said, limited to the 
selection from applicants for membership of all who fulfil the 
conditions stated in the prospectus, until 500 members have 
joined, and to take such steps as may appear desirable to ensure 
the success of the movement. One of these was to hold meetings 
of gardeners in towns and districts throughout the country for 
the purpose of placing the aims and objects of the association 
clearly before those whose interests it is intended to promote. 
He then read the prospectus, and explained those portions of it. 
which had been misunderstood in some quarters, insisting on the 
necessity of limiting membership to those who were qualified by 
training and experience, and pointing out that the Executive 
'Council of the association would be elected by the 500 members 
" ho were the first to join. It would then be within their powers 
to reconsider.the existent rules, and to make such modifications 
and additions as might appear desirable to meet the wishes of all 
sections. Adverting to the scale of wages, hours of labour, and 
vr lei m COni 't 1 ™ 8 employment recommended in the prospectus 
Mr. Watson said that a standard rate of pay, etc., was now fixed 
°~ a 11 important industries in this country, and he saw no great 
difficulty in the way of fixing an acceptable scale for gardeners. 
,'J len gardeners had got all that the prospectus recommended 
they would still remain a hard-worked and moderately paid body 
of men He believed that it would be nothing short of a national 
calamity if the organisations which controlled and regulated the 
conditions of employment in so many departments of labour were 
to cease operations. After a well-maintained discussion, a reso¬ 
lution to form a Bournemouth branch of the British Gardeners’ 
Association was carried by a two-thirds majority 
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Crawlet and District Gardeners’ Mutual Improvement 
Association.— A very interesting address was given before the 
forewarned association on “ Hardy Fruits ” by Mr. E. Neal 
gardener to John A. Nix, Esq., Tiigate, on Wednesday, Novem- 
ber 9th. In reference to the culture of Apple trees, the speaker 
said that there are a great many kinds worthless when grown 
on clayey soils, which made them spotted, cracked, etc." and 
not presentable for the kitchen, and unpalatable, and so not 
ht. to eat. Ibis difficulty would soon be overcome by deep 
trenching and by mixing in quantities of leaf mould or fresh 
.collected leaves, lime, or other opening material. He also re¬ 
commended procuring good trees on the right stocks for crop¬ 
ping, as some varieties fruit more freely on the Paradise than 
on the Crab stock; therefore, such kinds as Lane's Prince 
Albert, Keswick Lodlin, Stirling Castle, and other free-fruiting 
kinds soon exhaust themselves by being on the Paradise ; hence 
the leason they should be worked on the Crab stock, which 
would enable them to produce fruit for a greater number of 
years. The shy-fruiting varieties should be worked on ilie - 
I aiadise, unless intended for standards, in which case the 
Crab would be found to suit them best, as the roots strike deeper 
into the subsoil, and so help them to resist the strong winds 
