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EDITORIAL NOTES. 
1 itwich Experimental Garden?. 
i n experimental garden lias been estab- 
|- J d at Droitwich, Worcestershire, for 
0 J ears under the auspices of the Wor¬ 
n-shire County Council and Worcester¬ 
shire Union of Workmen’s Clubs and In¬ 
stitutes. It extends to two acres, and 
although situated in an exposed position, has 
given very satisfactory results. Fruit trees 
occupy a considerable area of this ground, 
the greater number of the trees consisting of 
Apples, Plums and Pears in this order as to 
numbers. Other subjects include Goose- 
berries, Currants, Raspberries, Strawbeiries 
of a considerable number of varieties, while 
there is a variety of Damson, cut-leaved 
Bramble, Loganberry, Japanese Wineberry, 
and Strawberry-Raspberry. The experi¬ 
ments are managed by Mr. James Udale, 
and they give him great credit. The Apples 
bore well last year, each tree producing 
from cwt. to 2 cwt. The experiments at 
present include trees that have been limed, 
others left as a check, various systems of 
pruning, and no pruning at all, in order to 
determine the behaviour of the trees under 
different conditions. Amongst Apples, 
Lane’s Prince Albert has given great satis¬ 
faction. Pears that have behaved well in¬ 
clude Marie Louise d’Uccle, Beurre d’Aman- 
lis, and Bergamot© d’Esperen. Several of 
the Plums have given a satisfactory return, 
and a very good opinion is held with regard 
to the value of the Pershore Plum. It 
would seem that the Strawberry-Raspberry 
is gaining in favour. The superintendent 
also has a high opinion of the Loganberry, 
and thinks it will be an acquisition to the 
fruit garden and probably the dessert table. 
' The cut-leaved Bramble gives very little 
trouble after it has been established, and 
the idea is gaining ground that it would 
make a staple subject for market purposes. 
The Japanese Winebeny (Rubus phoenicola- 
sius) has given satisfactory results in so far 
as showing its general character, but con¬ 
cerning its use generally the idea apparently 
has not yet developed. 
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Scottish Plant Names. 
Dming the session of the Scottish Horti¬ 
cultural Association for the past year, a 
paper was read by Mr. R. P. Brotherston, 
Tyninghame Gardens, Prestonkirk, on the 
subject of Scottish plant names. He has 
evidently given the subject great attention, 
going back to the earliest records in which he 
could find the use of the names. The origin 
of some of them, according to this author, is 
very curious. Many of them were originally 
Saxon words, while others have been derived 
fiom the Latin or through the French tongue. 
These foreign names were veiy liable to 
corruption in the mouth of uneducated or 
non-Latin scholars. A very good example • 
of this last type is “ Aiple-ringie,” which is a 
corruption of the original Latin word “ Ab¬ 
rotanum,” forming part of the name of Ar¬ 
temisia Abrotanum, the well known Southern¬ 
wood. There is little evidence between the 
original name and “ Aiple-ringie.” The 
author makes it to come through the French 
“ Averenyie ” and “ Averoigne,” and those 
again from “ Aifronne,” which in turn is 
derived from the Latin “ Abrotanum.” 
Another good instance is the word “ Sybow,” 
as applied to young Onions. The above 
spelling is not given by the author, but as 
he quotes Burns he gives a different spelling 
from that occurring in our edition of Bums. 
The word “ Sybow ” is said to be a corrup¬ 
tion of “ Cepa,” which is the specific name of 
the Onion in botanical language. Various 
other spellings are, however, quoted by the 
writer. Another interesting case is 
“ Camovyne,’’which in our dialect we should 
spell “ Camowyne,” the Scotch name for 
Camomile, which is said to be the original 
Greek name slightly corrupted from Chamae- 
melon or Earth Apple, the name being in 
allusion to the familiar odour of the plant 
and its habit of growing flat on the ground. 
" Lucy Arnot ” is another word which has 
different spellings in different parts of the 
country, and we think the Aberdeen name 
more correct and more apt. It is applied to 
the tuberous rootstock of Conopodium denu- 
datum. The word Arnot ” is really a cor¬ 
ruption of Earthnut, the Aberdeen term 
being “ Ley ” or “ Lea Arnot!” The word 
" Muggons ” or “ Muggort,” we presume, is 
• the same word used by Bums when he said, 
“ Muggart Kail,” applied to the Mugwort 
(Artemisia vulgaris). This paper is printed 
in the “ Transactions of the Scottish Horti¬ 
cultural Association,” now on our table. 
London Dahlia Union. 
The above Association for the encourage¬ 
ment of Dahlia cultivation is still flourishing. 
This year’s show is arranged to take place 
again at Earl’s Court on September 19th 
and 20th. Good prizes are offered for the 
best display of Cactus Dahlias in two differ¬ 
ent classes. Prizes are also offered for 
bunches of Cactus Dahlias, Pompon Cactus 
Dahlias, and others in bunches. The 
" Hobbies Challenge Cup is offered for nine 
varieties of Cactus Dahlias in bunches of 
three blooms each, and the competition is 
open only to amateurs. There are other 
classes, however, for show and fancy Dahlias, 
Pompon Dahlias, and single varieties. The 
report and balance sheet show that the Asso¬ 
ciation is in a flourishing condition finan¬ 
cially, and that the principal officials were 
re-elected at the annual general meeting. 
The secretary and superintendent for the 
year is Mr. Richard Dean, Ranelaek Road, 
Ealing, W. 
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The Middlesex SchoollofjHorticulture. 
For some years past the Education Com¬ 
mittee of the Middlesex County Council have 
been carrying on a school of horticulture at 
Pymes Park, Edmonton, but they have now 
come to the conclusion that Edmonton is not 
a good horticultural centre. The intention 
is now to remove the school to Ealing, and 
procure ground for a garden there. 
