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THE GARDENING WORLD 
February 4, 1905. 
Society & Association Notes. 
National Chrysanthemum Society. —The annual general 
meeting of the above society will take place at Carr’s Rest air 
rant, 265, Strand, London, W.C., on Monday, February 6tli, at 
7 p.m. The president, Charles E. Shea, Esq., will take the 
chair. The agenda will consist of the election of officers, 
amending the rules, etc. 
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Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Institution. —The Liverpool 
Auxiliary announce their annual social and concert for Feb¬ 
ruary 11th, at the "Bear’s Paw,” Lord Street, Liverpool, when 
Richard Le Doux, Esq., has kindly consented to preside. These 
functions have proved most enjoyable, and, what is most de¬ 
sirable, a good surplus has been handed over to' the funds. Mr. 
R. G. Waterman, Woolton, Liverpool, is the secretary, who will 
be pleased to acknowledge donations or subscriptions or give 
any information that may be desired. 
Beckenham Horticultural Society.— On .January 20th, at 
the above society, Mr. H. J. Jones, of Lewisham, gave a chat 
about Potatos, Mr. Weeks presiding. He referred to the 
varieties chiefly which are called disease-resisting. Some 
twenty varieties were placed upon the table for the members’ 
inspection. He advocated when planting, or rather preparing 
the ground before planting, to give a. good dressing of ground 
lime ; it kept the Potato much freer from scab. He strongly 
■recommended the Recorder as being the best early Potato. 
Eldorado was especially spoken of ; also some fine samples of 
Mr. Jones’s seedlings as being good croppers and fine cookers. 
The propagation of the Potato was thoroughly explained. 
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Woolton Chrysanthemum Society. —The annual meeting of 
the above was held on Friday of last week at the Mechanics’ 
Institute. The report, read by the secretary, was highly en¬ 
couraging, showing a record in the number of entries, and the 
show was the most beautiful yet held. The statement of accounts 
proved satisfactory, showing a balance in the bank of £37, being 
a slight increase on last year. The subscriptions amounted to 
over £80, also an increase over any previous year. It was pro¬ 
posed that application should be made to become affiliated to 
the N.C. S., which was carried. The officers were re-elected 
throughout: Hon. treasurer, Mr. Neil Gossage ; lion, secretary, 
Mr. W. D. Skinner; sub-treasurer, Mr. R. G. Waterman. A 
vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. 
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Chelmsford and District Gardeners’ Association.— At the 
weekly meeting on Friday evening, January 27th, under the 
presidency of Mr. Wakely, F.R.H.S., Mr. Hammond, of Wid- 
ford, gave an excellent paper on “ Orchids.” The speaker traced 
the liistory of Orchids from the time of their first introduction 
till now, and spoke of the collector’s difficulty in obtaining and 
bringing to England rare specimens. The speaker endeavoured 
to show tlie fallacy of the old idea that Orchids were difficult 
to manage. He dealt fully with the method of culture, and 
deprecated the use of leaf mould. Some good specimen blossoms 
were exhibited, and samples of Orchids as imported were on 
view. A good discussion followed, and a hearty vote of thanks 
was accorded to Mr. Hammond for so interesting and useful a 
paper. 
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Royal Horticultural Society’s Examinations, 1905.— 
School Teachers : The Royal Horticultural Society will hold an 
examination in cottage and allotment gardening on Wednesday, 
April 5th, 1905. This examination is intended for, and will 
be confined to, elementary and technical school teachers. It 
has been undertaken in view of the increasing demand, espe¬ 
cially in country districts, that the school teachers shall be 
competent to teach the elements of cottage and allotment gar¬ 
dening, and of the absence of any test whatever of such capacity. 
The general conduct of the examination will be on the same now 
well-known lines as that of the more general examination, save 
in obvious points to which they would not apply. Intending 
candidates are requested to send in their names early in March. 
A Silver Gilt Flora Medal will be awarded to the candidate 
gaining the highest number of marks, and each candidate will 
receive a certificate of the class in which he has passed. 
—— The Royal Horticultural Society’s annual examination in. 
the principles and practice of horticulture will be held on Wed¬ 
nesday, April 12th, 1905. A copy of the syllabus, covering both 
examinations, will be sent to any person* on receipt of a stamped 
and directed envelope. Questions set at the Royal Horticul¬ 
tural Society’s examination 1893-1904 may also be obtained at 
the society’s offices, Vincent Square, Westminster, price Is. 6d. 
Royal Horticultural Society. —The new Fellows elected 
at the general meeting, held on the 24th inst., included the 
Countess of Portarlington, Lady Vaux of Harrowden, Sir George 
Mackenzie, the Hon. Mrs. C. Ponsonby, and the Hon. Henry 
Portman, and the Isle of Wight Horticultural Association was 
also affiliated to the Royal Horticultural Society. The next 
show of this society will be held on Tuesday, February 14th, 
when there will doubtless be a large entry, as the one hundred 
and first annual meeting of the society will be held during the 
afternoon of the same day, when the report of the Council for 
1904 will be presented, and the president, the vice-president, 
the treasurer, and the secretary will be elected for the ensuing 
year, together with three members of Council. Subsequent to 
this the society will hold meetings, shows, and lectures fort¬ 
nightly in its new hall. 
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British Gardeners’ Association at Cardiff. —A very large 
and representative meeting of the gardeners and nurserymen 
of Cardiff and Newport districts was held at the Town Hall on 
the 19th ult. to consider the advisability of organising a local 
branch of the British Gardeners’ Association. Mr. Stephen 
Traseder, F.R.H. S., presided. Mr. R. Hooper Pearson, a dele¬ 
gate of the London executive, and Mr. W. W. Pettigrew (super¬ 
intendent. of Parks, Cardiff) were the principal speakers. Mr. 
W. W. Pettigrew, in opening the proceedings, urged need of 
co-operation among gardeners. Mr. R. Hooper Pearson ex¬ 
pounded the aims and ideals of the association. Mr. Hugh A. 
Pettigrew proposed that a branch of the British Gardeners’ 
Association should be formed, to embrace the Cardiff and New¬ 
port districts. A number of gardeners in the district had 
already, he said, joined the association. By forming a branch, 
however, the members would have more weight and influence 
in helping forward the aims of the association. Mr. Fred 
Treseder seconded, and the resolution was unanimously carried. 
Air. Hugh A. Pettigrew was elected honorary secretary. 
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Liverpool Horticultural Association. —The twenty-sixth 
annual general meeting of the above was held at the society’s 
office, Victoria Street, Liverpool, on the 28th ult., Mr. T. Foster 
in the chair. The report as read by the secretary was liighly 
favourable, showing a most successful year’s working. The 
number attending the shows were :—Spring, 2,051; autumn, 
4,354 ; total,' 6,405. .The entries at each show proved a record, 
and undoubtedly the exhibits were of high excellence. Unfor¬ 
tunately the lectures held during the winter months were not 
so well attended as the committee would wish. The accounts 
submitted by the sub-treasurer showed the income of the spring 
show to be £41 18s. 7d. ; autumn, £168 8s. ; subscriptions, 
£314 11s. 8d. ; advertisements, etc., £24 7s. 8d. ; balance 
brought forward, £195 10s. lOd. ; making a total income of 
£744 16s. 9d. Expenditure: Prizes, spring. £93 7s. ; other 
items, £85 10s. lOd. ; autumn prizes, £146 5s. ; hall, etc., 
£117 8s. 8d. ; general expenses, £85 3s, Id. ; total, £527 14s. 7d., 
leaving a balance in favour of the association of £217 2s. 2d. 
The report and balance-sheet were approved. The sum of three 
guineas was voted to the Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Institu¬ 
tion and two guineas to the Gardeners’ Orphan Fund. The 
election of officers included : President, the Right Hon. Lord 
Mayor of Liverpool ; treasurer, Mr. W. Fletcher Rogers ; sub- 
treasurer, Air. G. Blackmore ; secretary, Mr. H. Sadler, Victoria 
Street, Liverpool ; auditors, Alessrs. Harwood, Banner and Son 
and Air. R. G. AY a ter man. A cordial vote of thanks was passed 
to the chairman for his services. 
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Crawley and District Gardeners’ AIutual Improvement 
Association. —On Tuesday, January 17th, the members of the 
above society gathered together to hear a paper on “ Alalmaison 
Carnations,” which was read by Air. J. Martin, gardener to 
P. Saillard, Esq., Buchan Hill, Crawley. The chair was taken 
at 7.30 p.m. by Air. R. H. Holton, who, having known the lec¬ 
turer for twenty-four years, made some very suitable remarks 
concerning his skill as a Carnation grower, speaking of the 
success which had attended his labours on these popular plants. 
Air. Martin went fully into the subject, and said that a span- 
rcofed house with plenty of side and top ventilation-was best 
suited for the culture of Alalmaisons 1 . He gave his methods of 
treating the plant from the time of layering, to the time of 
blooming, mentioning the different parts of compost which he 
had found most suitable, and he also gave* the proper times 
for syringing and watering them at their various stages of 
growth. He advised that the layers should not be pegged too 
close together, or when rooted they would become drawn, and, 
as a consequence, weak, and partly spoiled. He also advo¬ 
cated that the loam and leaf mould intended for the culture 
of the Malmaison should be well burnt, so as to destroy the 
