April 29, 1905. 
THE GARDENING WORLD, 
303 
Society & Association Notes. 
National Tulip Society. —On May 23rd the National lulip 
Society will hold their annual show for the southern division 
In connection with the R.H.S. fortnightly meeting and exhi¬ 
bition and Mr. E. M. Holmes, F.L.S., will give a lecture on 
“Medicinal Plants, Old and New,” illustrated with lantern 
slides The great spring show of the society will be held in 
the gardens of the Inner Temple on May 30th, 31st, and 
June 1st. „ 
Royal Horticultural Society.— Among the new Fellows 
elected at the general meeting held on Tuesday last were the 
Countess of Halsbury, Lady Harrison, Lady Hutton, the Hon. 
Mrs Howard, Colonel John Baskeville, Lieut. L. Horden, 
R N. Major Hildebrand, R.E., Captain R. Fe-ilden, Mrs 
Assheton Smith, and Madame Bergman Osterberg. The local 
horticultural societies of Acton, Charlton, Chester tie Id, and 
Ecrham were affiliated to the Royal Horticultural Society. The 
next meeting and exhibition of the Royal Horticultural Society 
will be held at Vincent Square on Tuesday, May 9th, when lec- 
tures will be given by Mr. N. Hayashi on u Japanese Horticul- 
ture” and by Mr. R. E. Farrer on “Japanese Plants and 
Gardens,” which he will illustrate by lantern slides, and it 
is hoped that on that occasion there will be a fine exhibition of 
Japanese trees and plants, which will then be at their best in 
this country. 
British Gardeners’ Association. —In addition to those 
previously reported, meetings have been held :—At Penrith, on 
the 5th inst., at the Exchange Hotel, Mr. A. Statham, of Eden- 
hall Gardens, presiding over a good attendance of local horti¬ 
culturists. The objects of the association having been explained 
bv Mr. J. W. Mallinson, it was, after a good discussion, unani¬ 
mously resolved “ that a local branch of the British Gardeners' 
Association be formed.” Mr. Mallinson (whose address, Eden 
hall, Langwathby R.S.O., Cumberland, readers in the district 
are requested to note) was appointed local secretary.-A 
special general meeting of the Tunbridge Wells Gardeners 
Association was held in the Friendly Societies Hall on Thurs¬ 
day, April 11th, to hear an address by Mr. W. Watson, secre¬ 
tary of the British Gardeners’ Association. Mr. C. Taylor (of 
Messrs. Cripps and Son) occupied the chair, and about 160 
members and others were present, including the principal gar- 
deners and nurserymen of the district. Mr. Watson s address 
was on the same lines as that given at Birmingham, Kingston, 
etc. A resolution to form a branch of the B.G. A. for Tunbridge 
Wells and District was adopted with only three dissentients, 
and a committee was at once elected, with Mr. Lampard as 
secretary.-At Sutton, on the 11th inst., a meeting convened 
by the local horticultural society was addressed by Mr. B. 
Hooper Pearson. 
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National Auricula and Primula Society.— The show of 
Auriculas on the 25th inst. was of extremely high quality, and 
it is doubtful whether a better show has ever been held bj the 
National Society which represents this kind of flower. The 
entries were extremely numerous. The principal prize-winner 
was undoubtedly Mr. James Douglas, 1 .M.H., of Great Book- 
ham, Surrey, who gained first prize in the principal class for 
twelve Auriculas with a splendid exhibit, including a plant 
of Mrs. Henwood, which was the best Auricula in the show, 
and was undoubtedly one of the finest Auriculas ever seen. 
He was also first both in the class for six Auriculas, and again 
in the class for fifty, whilst in that for twelve alpine Auriculas 
lie was a very close second to Messrs. Phillips and Taylor, 
whose exhibit was unparalleled. The Rev. F. D. Horner, of 
Kirkby Lonsdale, was second in the classes for both twelve and 
six Auriculas. In the class for four Auriculas Mr. W. N. Ship- 
man, of Altrincham, was first with a very meritorious lot, and 
Mr. Wm. Smith, of Bishops Stortford, was second with a very 
excellent exhibit ill the fifty Auriculas. The latter also xvas 
awarded a First-class Certificate for a prize self Auricula named 
the Mikado. Three other new varieties were also awarded 
First-class Certificates, viz., Messrs. Phillips and Taylor, of 
Bracknell, for two gold-centred alpines, Richard Dean and 
William Smith ; and Mr. P. W. Price, of Beckenham,^ for 
another gold-centred alpine, Mrs. H. 0. Crowther. Mr. W. B. 
Cranfield, of Hayes, was first with his exhibit of six Primulas, 
and Mr. Purnell, of Streatliam Hill, was second. The National 
Auricula Society is to be congratulated on the excellence of 
this show and the interest now taken in this most beautiful 
old English flower by all classes of horticulturists. The con¬ 
ditions of light, air, and space under which the show on Tues¬ 
day was held are perfect, and contrast most favourably with 
the necessarily unsatisfactory light and limited space of the 
Drill Hall, which was the site of the show before the Royal 
Horticultural Society’s Centennial Exhibition Hall was opene 1 
last July. 
A New Method of Preserving Fruit. —It is stated that the 
French have devised a means of preserving fruit by means of 
the vapour of alcohol. The fruits are placed in open vessels 
and stood in a room where alcohol is left so that it can evapo¬ 
rate and thus come in contact with the fruit. Should this 
method prove a practical one, it ought to be one of the easiest 
methods of preserving fruit. 
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Flowers Used as State Emblems. —While we in this country 
have State emblems representing the four kingdoms, in the 
United States each separate State has adopted a flower as its 
own emblem. In some cases the plants have been selected by 
the vote of the scholars belonging to the State schools. New 
Jersey has adopted the Sugar Maple ; Kansas, the Sunflower ; 
California, the Californian Poppy ; North Carolina, the Chrys¬ 
anthemum ; Washington, the Rhododendron ; Michigan, Apple 
blossom ; Indiana, Indian Corn ; Maine, the Pine cone ; Nexv 
York, the Rose ; Rhode Island, the Violet; Alabama, the 
Golden Rod ; and Dakota, the Prairie Rose (Rosa setigera). 
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Origin of the Loganberry. —The above Bramble originated 
in America, and is reputed to be an accidental cross between 
the Cuthbert Raspberry and the Californian Dewberry that 
was discovered in the garden of Judge Logan, Santa Cruz, Cali¬ 
fornia. Possibly it had originated in this way, and, if so, it 
would be a good example of the way that fine Apples and 
Pears originated on the Continent or in this country previous 
to the time that the value of artificial crossing became known. 
Unless someone reproduces the cross from the above parents 
there must remain a little doubt in the matter. Darwin spoke 
of such a thing as saltative evolution, and this must very 
closely accord with evolution by mutation, as expressed by 
Professor Vries in his recent book. Presuming, for the sake 
of argument, that it originated under cultivation, one of the 
supposed parents may have been so influenced by cultural 
treatment and richer soil that seeds gave rise to a larger-fruited 
variety. Whatever the origin of the Loganberry, it has been 
stated that Luther Burbank taking it in hand has produced 
the new variety which he names Phenomenal. This is described 
as a heavy-bearing variety, with more palatable berries of fine 
flavour. Such a fruit, if it exists, should soon displace the 
Loganberry for dessert purposes. 
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The Jujube Tree. —In a wild state the Jujube Tree of com¬ 
merce (Zizyplius vulgaris) is a native of South-Eastern Europe, 
and extends from thence to Afghanistan. In this country it. 
forms a bush about 6 ft. high or more, but in America it 
evidently exceeds these proportions, judging by a plate in the 
“Florists’ Exchange,” which shows a handsomely-proportioned 
specimen with two or three main limbs arising a short height 
above the ground, and apparently standing 30 ft. high, although, 
unfortunately, the height of it is not stated. 1 his tree stands 
in the Capitol grounds, Washington, D.C. Whether it has 
been pruned or not to get it into this form is not stated, but 
it stands isolated upon the grass, and has not, therefore, been 
drawn up by shrubbery. The fruit is a sort of berry which 
seems to enjoy a considerable amount of repute amongst the 
natives on the shores of the Mediterranean, but as it ripens 
fruits in the United States it is described as consisting chiefly 
of skin and bone, with just enough flesh to give it a taste, 
beneath which is the hard seed. The taste is compared to that 
of the Barberry or Comus Mas, being merely astringent and 
sweet. The tree when grown under ordinary circumstances is 
more or less on the lean, this being due to the heavy head 
with drooping branches and the fact that any roots which are 
produced are all on one side of the tree and near the surface 
of the ground. 
