March 25, 1905. 
THE OAR DENI NO WORLD. 
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SOCIETIES. Society & Association Notes. 
UITENHAGE FLOWER SHOW. 
Unite recently a very successful flower show was held at 
l iiciihage, South Africa, and some additional notes following 
di.j report in the “ Fort Elizabeth Herald” have been sent us by 
an. H. Rabjolm, gardener, Fort Elizabeth, O.C. : — 
The flower section caused a note of surprise from all who in¬ 
spected it, for the weather of late has not been conducive to a 
social display, but yesterday’s exhibition was certainly very 
| hue. True, the Roses were a bit oft', but otherwise the whole 
array of flowers showed that the greatest care must have been 
taken in their cultivation. The baskets were lovely, Mrs. 
\V. S. J. Sellick and Mrs. C. Fuller taking first and second 
prizes respectively. Mr. H. Magennis exhibited six mammoth 
Sunflowers, and the spikes of Phlox with which Mr. H. Fairer 
took first prize were well commented on. Asters were very 
pretty, andl Mrs. S. F. Pettit, Mr. R. Pettit, and Messrs. E. 
Morris and J. Loggenberg all showed some lovely specimens. 
Mrs. Magennis had a very large show of Dahlias, and captured 
most of the prizes in this section, but her display was really 
line. Mrs. R. Pettit also showed some nice Dahlias. 
.Miss H. Parkin exhibited a lovely floral hat in Paris Daisies, 
which took first prize, and which created a deal of interest, 
especially amongst the ladies. Miss Parkin also took first prize 
for a bouquet, which was freely said to be the best floral exhibit 
in the show, and also took first prize for a table centre piece, 
hand bouquet, three buttonholes, three sprays and a floral 
design. Two novel little hats made of klitsgrass by children 
created great interest. Miss Daisy Bennet took first prize for 
wild flowers with a beautiful collection, and Masters J. Reid and 
J. B. Magennis took first and second prizes for natural grasses. 
Plajsts. 
Messrs. Smith Brothers excelled in this section, and their 
exhibition was one of such magnitude and beauty as is seldom 
seen in the whole of Africa. The grouping and arranging of 
the plants was most artistic, and included in the exhibition 
were some foliage and flower plants of great rarity, including 
the Phoenix Roebelinii, a new Fern, and the Croton Reidii. 
There were some very line Ostrich Ferns on view, and a cocos ya 
tai—something new of compact habit which becomes a beau¬ 
tiful silvery- colour when planted out—one of four possessed 
in South Africa. 
-Mr. S. Brett also had some very tine plants on exhibition. 
Of course, the amateur exhibits were not nearly so ambitious, 
but they were very tine and prettily arranged. Plants, groups 
of plants, foliage plants, Adiantums and other Ferns, Coleus, 
Begonias, baskets, window boxes, and specimen plants were 
shown by amateurs. 
The Tree Poppy. 
In the Poppy family we have many very different and 
beautiful forms, including some which have acquired a shrubby 
character in the dry climate of California. One of these is 
the Tree Poppy (Dendromecon rigidum), which has lanceolate 
leaves, very similar in form and size to those of the white 
Willow, except that they are of a dull dark green and thinly 
scattered upon woody, upright stems. The flowers are pro¬ 
duced at the ends of the stem and branches, and consist of 
four obovate bright yellow petals, with numerous orange 
anthers to the stamens. 
The most nearly related plant is Romneya Coulteri, another 
shrubby member of the Poppy family, and better known in 
gardens, especially in the south of England, than the Tree 
Poppy. The last named is similarly hardy, and may be cul¬ 
tivated under similar conditions. In the neighbourhood of 
London it is necessary to plant it and train it against the 
wall of a warm plant-house, which serves to keep the tempera¬ 
ture sufficiently high and thus enable the plant to grow and 
flower out of doors. We think it might be more often planted 
by way of trial than it is under similar conditions to R. Coul¬ 
teri, which really succeeds far better in the neighbourhood of 
London than was at one time supposed. A plant of the Tree 
Poppy in bloom was shown by Messrs. T. S. Ware, Ltd., Ware’s 
Nurseries, Feltham, Middlesex, at the last meeting of the 
R.H.S. 
National Sweet Fea Society. —We are request 1 to announce 
^ : ' 11 the Sw< i Pea Annual is so far out of print that no furthei 
copies can be supplied other than to thos joinin 
No loss than ninety new members have paid subscriptions since 
Urn new year. The secretary, Mr. Horace J Wright, 32, Fault 
Koau, Vv an as worth, London, will send full particulars of the 
society and it.3 work upon application. 
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British Gardeners’ Association. —In addition to those 
previously reported, meetings have been held :—At West Hartle¬ 
pool, where it ivas resolved to form a local branch of the asso¬ 
ciation, and a committee was elected to carry this into effect, 
with Mr. T. Smith, Grantully Gardens, Y\ est Hartlepool, as 
secretary. At Beckenham, on March 10th, in the club-room of 
the Beckenham Horticultural Society, a meeting of local gar¬ 
deners was addressed by Mr. VV. Watson. It was decided to 
form a committee and establish a branch of the British Gar¬ 
deners’ Association in the district. 
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Leading and District Gardeners’ Mutual Improvement 
Association. —At the last fortnightly meeting of the above asso¬ 
ciation Mr. Barks, the representative of the Redhill and Reigate 
Gardeners’ Association, read a paper on " Vegetables for Home 
Consumption ” before a goed attendance of members, presided 
over by Mr. Leonard Sutton. The culture of the sorts and 
varieties most suitable for table were clearly dealt with, and a 
good discussion followed, sustained by the president, Messrs. 
Neve, Townsend, Lever, Foster, Judd, Burfitt, House, Carter, 
Exler, Hinton, Alexander, Burnham, and E. J. Dore. There 
were a few interesting exhibits, viz. : —A curious specimen of 
Kale, bearing the name of Perennial Daubenton Kale, and some 
excellent blooms of Camellia recticulata, by Mr. W. Townsend, 
Sandhurst Lodge Gardens ; a vase of Violets, Princess of Wales, 
blooms of large size and sweetly scented, by Mr. W. Phipps, 
V estdeane Gardens, Cavers ham ; three excellent sticks of 
Chicory grown on the Belgian system from the gardens of the 
L Diversity College (Mr. C. I oster), and a dish of well-kept Pears 
by Mr. H. House. 
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Royal Horticultural Society. The next exhibition and meet¬ 
ing of this society will be held on Tuesday, the 28th inst., when 
a lecture will be delivered by Mr. Frank Pink on “ Bananas.” 
The society will hold a show of Colonial fruit and vegetables, 
both fresh and preserved, on March 30th and 31st, and their 
other spring fixtures will include the great flower show in the 
Inner Temple Gardens on May 30th, 31st, and June 1st. On 
April 25th the National Auricula and Primula Society will hold 
their annual show in connection with the Royal Horticultural 
Society’s meeting, and the National Tulip Society will likewise 
hold their Southern Division Show on May 23rd. The lectures 
on April 25th and May 9th will deal with various aspects of 
Japanese horticulture, and on May 23rd Mr. E. N. Holmes will 
lecture on “Medicinal Plants, Old and New.” The society’s 
examinations in horticulture and, for teachers only, in cottage 
and allotment gardening will take place on April 12th and April 
5th respectively. At a general meeting of the Fellows of the 
society, held during the afternoon, Mr. J. W. Odell occupied 
the chair. Eighty new Fellows were elected, including Lady 
Havelock-Allen, the Hon. Vicary Gibbs, the Rev. H. VV. 
Cholmeley, the Rev. Eric F. Green, Mrs. H. Acland Hood, 
Captain Arthur Smith, Mr. J. M. Maxwell-Lyte, Mr. Theophilus 
J. Salwey, and Mr. Edward Sherwood. 
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National Fruit-Growers’ Federation. —A meeting of the 
council was held on Monday, March 13th, at the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Hall, Vincent Square, the president, Mr. F. S. VV. 
Cornwallis, in the chair. Amongst those present were Messrs. 
G. E. Champion, A. S. White. VV. Miens, F. Smith, VV. Horne, 
A. H. H. Matthews, S. Boorman, and A. T. Matthews (secretary). 
Letters were read from the Board of Agriculture stating that a 
leaflet was under preparation dealing with tile disease of apple 
and pear twigs sent to the Board for identification, and from the 
secretary to the Wisbech Fruit-Growers’ Association on the ques¬ 
tion of the affiliation of that body. The Railway Services Com¬ 
mittee reported that they were negotiating with the railway com¬ 
panies concerned for the cheaper conveyance of manure from 
Birmingham to the Vale of Evesham ; that the South-Eastern 
Company were, at their instance, considering arrangements for 
an improved connection between their system and those of the 
northern companies, with a view to quicker transit of fruit from 
Kent to the North of England and Scotland. The committee 
