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the gardening world 
January 21, 1905. 
Wm. Wood and Son, Limited, Wood Green, London. — Sup¬ 
plement to the Royal Garden Manual. 
F. C. Heinemann, F.R.H.S., Erfurt, Germany.—General 
Seed Catalogue, No. 238. 
Chas. W. Breadmore, 120. High Street, Winchester.—Exhi¬ 
bitors’ Guide and Seed Catalogue. 
Flower Show Fixtures for 1905. 
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Secretaries of Horticultural Societies will much oblige by 
sending us the dates of their shows. 
January. 
24tli—Royal Horticultural Society. 
February. 
14th—Royal Horticultural Society. 
28th—Royal Horticultural Society. 
March. 
14th—Royal Horticultural Society. 
22nd—Royal Botanic Society of London. 
28th—Royal Horticultural Society. 
29th—Liverpool Horticultural Association Spring Flower Show 
(two days). 
30th—Second Colonial Fruit and Vegetable Show (three days). 
Abril. 
6th—Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland. 
11th—Royal Horticultural Society; Brighton and Sussex Horti¬ 
cultural Society’s Spring Show (two days). 
15th—Kidderminster Daffodil Show. 
19tli—Royal Botanic Society of London. 
20th—Birmingham Botanical and Horticultural Society. 
25th—Royal Horticultural Society. 
27th—Midland Daffodil Society (two days). 
May. 
9th—Royal Horticultural Society. 
17th—Royal Botanic Society of London. 
23rd—Royal Horticultural Society. 
24th—Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society's Spring Show 
(two days). 
30th—Temple Show (three days). 
June. 
14th—Great Summer Show of the Royal Botanic Society of 
London. 
20tli—Royal Horticultural Society. 
27th—Royal Agricultural Society (four days). 
28th—Richmond Horticultural Society’s Annual Show. 
July. 
4th—Royal Horticultural Society; Cambridgeshire Horticul¬ 
tural Society’s Show of Plants, etc. 
5th—Hanley Horticultural Fete (two days); Croydon Horticul¬ 
tural Society. 
6th—National Rose Society’s Metropolitan Show at Regent’s 
Park. 
15th—Kidderminster Summer show. 
18th—National Rose Society’s Provincial Show at Gloucester; 
Royal Horticultural Society; National Carnation and 
Picotee Society. 
30th—Birmingham Botanical and Horticultural Society’s Carna¬ 
tion and Picotee Show. 
August. 
1st—Royal Horticultural Society. 
7th—Richmond Horticultural and Industrial Society. 
15th—Royal Horticultural Society; Sevenoaks Horticultural 
Society. 
23rd—Shropshire Horticultural Summer Fete (two days). 
29th—Royal Horticultural Society. 
31st—Dundee^ Horticultural Society (three days); Stirling Hor¬ 
ticultural Society (two days). 
September . 
1st—Dundee Horticultural Society (second and third day). 
6th—Glasgow and West of Scotland Horticultural Society (two 
t days). 
8th—National Dahlia Society (two days). 
12th—Royal Horticultural Society. 
13th—Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society’s International 
Show (three days). 
16th—Kidderminster Dahlia Show. 
26th—Royal Horticultural Society; National Rose Society’s 
Autumn Rose Show (two days). 
October. 
10th—Royal Horticultural Society’s Show of British Fruit (three 
days). 
18tli—Royal Botanic Society of London. 
24th—Royal Horticultural Society (Vegetable Show). 
November. 
1st—Kent County Chrysanthemum Society’s Show (two days); 
Cambridgeshire Horticultural Society’s Show of Chry¬ 
santhemums and Fruit (two days). 
7th—Royal Horticultural Society; Croydon Chrysanthemum 
Society (two days). 
10th—Leicester and Leicestershire Chrysanthemum and Fruit 
Society’s Show (two days). 
15th—Bristol Chrysanthemum Society (two days); Liverpool 
Horticultural Association Chrysanthemum and Fruit 
Show (two days); Royal Botanic Society. 
16th—Scottish Horticultural Association’s Chrysanthemum Show 
(three days). 
21st—Royal Horticultural Society. 
December. 
5tli—Royal Horticultural Society. 
19th—Royal Horticultural Society. 
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PAGE 
Apple Crawley Reinette. 5(1 
Bulbs in American parks, 
hardy . 48 
Cfirys mthemum Market Gold 57 
Chrysanthemums for cut 
ffowers. 57 
Floia of New South Wales... 45 
Flora, the changeable . 45 
Flower garden, the. 47 
Flowers from Forde Abbey, 
hardy . 50 
Fruit, hardy . 40 
Fruits from old Trees, good . . 52 
Heaths, the tree. 53 
Herbaceous border, hardy ... 47 
Holly, the Camellia-leaved ... 49 
Horticultural Club, the...:. 58 
Mustard, a cut-leaved . 45 
News of the week. el 
Obituary : 
Stirling, Mr. John R. 49 
Wade, Mr. Arthur W. 49 
PAGE 
Orchids, among the. 4(1 
Pinks and Carnations . 55 
Questions and answers . 62 
Rhododendron dauricum . 50 
Rubus ulmifolius tiore pleno... 47 
Season, the comiDg . 50 
Shortia galaeifolia . 54 
Society and Association Notes 60 
Tomatos Sutton’s Abundance 
and Golden Nugget. 49 
Trade Notices. 59 
Witch-Hazels, the . 51 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Apple Crawley Reinette (See 
Supplement.) 
Chrysanthemum Market Gold 57 
Erica lusitanica . 53 
Hamamelis japonica zuccari- 
niana.,. 51 
