May 6, 1905. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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r'm) ruction. —In the account of the British Gardeners’ Asso- 
. , , n 363 ill the thirty-third line from the bottom of the 
£t»i£n>r"MV: Lampai'd,” read-Mr douche.,” 
A Porpywort from Tibet. —A yellow Poppywort, of un¬ 
familiar appearance, bearing the respectable name of the 
Mecon opsisintergrif ol l a, has been on exlribihon for the fust 
time in ^Europe at the recent show of the Royal Horticultural 
Society at Westminster. The Poppywort is a native of Tibet. 
Fri it Prospects at Rossett.— Gooseberries and Currants at 
Rossett, near Chester, are looking exceedingly well, having so 
far escaped any blight. As to the stone fruit, it may be some¬ 
what premature to predict in view of the prevailing east winds , 
otherwise the prospects are excellent. 
A Common Melon and Cucumber Disease. It has been 
been observed with reference to a common Melon disease that 
the spores of Dendryphium comosum, apparently the same as 
Cercospora, enter by the top lights when open much more 
than from the lower cries. Experience has shown that the 
fuimis is found also in the straw manure used, thus conveying 
the°spores to the leaves of the Melons or Cucumbers, when 
covered by or touching the straw. High temperature and 
deficient ventilation are provocative of the disease. 
The Chrysanthemum League.— Apropos of the note hi our 
last issue, referring to the suggestion of a child to form a 
Chrysanthemum league, and thus enable British children to 
show their sympathy with their little friends in Japan by grow¬ 
ing that country’s national flower, the London “ Evening News,” 
which has vigorously taken up the idea, has addressed a com¬ 
munication to- Viscount Hayashi, the Japanese Minister, asking 
him how best this token of the sympathy of London children 
could be made known to the children of Japan. Viscount 
Hayashi, after expressing his cordial appreciation with the 
scheme, suggests that particulars of it should be sent to 1 some 
of the principal vernacular newspapers of Japan, several of 
which he mentions. The “ Evening News ” is distributing 
thousands of Chrysanthemum slips, and in October, when the 
plants are in bloom, a great Chrysanthemum show will be held, 
when valuable prizes will be awarded for the' best flowers. 
* * * 
Black Scab in Potatos.— Allusion to black scab in Potatos 
is made in a publication issued from the Holmes Chapel Col¬ 
lege, Cheshire, and a case instanced where the crop was attacked 
by the disease after a .11 interval of six years, the assumption 
being that the spore® remained dormant in the soil during that 
period. The vitality of the spores is remarkable, and neither 
exposure to winter frost nor the application in the autumn or 
winter of lime or gas lime proves effectual in destroying them. 
If, however, lime be applied in May, just about the time the 
spores germinate, the destruction of the disease may be success¬ 
fully effected, this evidently being the susceptible period in the 
career of the pest. A still more reliable 1 remedy, it is men¬ 
tioned, consists in the dressing of the seed or the mixing of 
the soil yith powdered sulphur. The former method does not 
necessarily exempt the young shoots from attack, and the latter 
is obviously too expensive for general adoption. 
* * * 
The Henry Eckeord Testimonial. —Owing to the pressure 
upon space in the horticultural Press consequent upon the 
Eaher holidays, it has been impossible to secure publicity for 
the weekly donations to this fund. In tlie present normal 
circumstances it is hoped that, regularity of publication will not 
be again interrupted. The subscriptions received up to Satur¬ 
day night, April 30th, are< as follows:—Previously acknow¬ 
ledged, £13 17s. 3d. ; Mr. Ernest Amies, 2s. 6d. ; Mr. A. E. 
* nke'^ 2s. ; Mr. E. Beckett, 5s. ; Mr. Jas. Broome, 5s. ; Miss 
B. F. M. Doyne, 5s. ; Mr. W. W. Eason, 2s. 6d. ; Mr. F. 
Evans, Is. ; Mr. H. Forder, 2s. ; Mr. W. Fyfe, 2s. ; Mr. E, 
wen Greening, 5s. ; the Earl of Harrington, K.T., £1 ; Miss 
A. 1. Harwood, Is. ; Joe and Violet, 2s. ; Mr. V. B. John- 
stone 5 S t ; Mr Thcs. Jones, 5s. ; Mr. R. B. Leech, 3s. ; Mr. 
Af ’. McLeod, 5s. ; Mr. H. C. W. Moorhouse, Is. ; Mr. Conway 
SfV S - ’ M o' E - Moxham ’ ls - 6d - ; Miss Nash, Is. ; Mrs. 
Mr FT -p ersse ’ > Bedhill Gardeners’ Association, 14s. fid. ; 
5s - Mr rt SerS, m’ Mr - C - She PP ai ' d , 5s.; Mr. G. Stanton, 
Turvey 1 gemy Turner is. ; Mrs. Henry Turner, Is. ; Mr. R. 
JWWi’ MeSSrS ' Jas ' Yeitch and Sons - Ltd-, £2 2s.; 
The British Gardeners’ Association. —Hitherto gardeners 
have not proved very successful in combining for the mutual 
protection of their interests. Organisation of the kind has long 
been desired by professional horticulturists, and the recently 
formed British Gardeners’ Association will, doubtless, receive 
wide support. Yorkshire has just formed a branch of the 
association, with headquarters at Leeds, and on Saturday last 
delegates from this branch visited Sheffield,- with the result 
that an auxiliary branch is likely to be started in the latter 
town. 
* * * 
A Remarkable New Sugar Plant. —The discovery in South 
America of a new plant containing a very large proportion of 
noil-fermentable sugar matter is, Bertoni, the chemist, 
thinks, an important event for the industrial world. This 
remarkable plant, whose scientific name is Eupatorium re- 
bandium, is herbaceous, attains a height of some nine inches, 
and, according to experiments carried out at the Agricultural 
Institute, contains twenty or thirty times as much sugar matter 
as the Beet or the Sugar Cane. 
* * * 
A Public Park for Penicuik. —Provost A. G. Wilson pre¬ 
sided, on Friday evening last, at a meeting of the ratepayers of 
Penicuik, Midlothian, which was called for the purpose of con¬ 
sidering a proposal by the Town Council of the burgh to lease 
a large park at the northern extremity of the burgh, known as 
the Garden Park, to be used as a public recreation ground. 
Provost Wilson gave particulars of the negotiations which had 
been carried on between the council and the Penicuik estate 
trustees, which had resulted in an advantageous offer by the 
latter to lease the Garden Park, consisting of sixteen acres, at 
the comparatively small rental of 36s. per acre. The meeting 
unanimously endorsed the council’s action. An interesting fact 
in connection with the Garden Park, and showing how it acquired 
its name, is that early in the nineteenth century it was granted 
to the authorities for the growing of fruit and vegetables for 
the use of the French prisoners of war, who were located in the 
neighbourhood during the Peninsular War. 
Society & Association Notes. 
Mansfield Horticultural Society. —At the monthly meeting 
of this society, held on Monday at Nottingham, Canon Pride 
gave an address on “ Gardens of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth 
Centuries,” taking the gardens at Harwich as a model. 
*• * * 
Floral Exhibition at Worthing.— On Monday last the 
Mayor of Brighton opened a floral exhibition at the Literary 
Institute, Worthing, which was organised by Mr. J. A. Groom’s- 
Homes for the Reception and Training of Afflicted, Blind, and 
Crippled Girls. 
* * * 
Royal Ulster Agricultural Society. —This society's annual 
flower show will be held on the society’s premises at Balmoral, 
Belfast (m connection with the horse show), on July 6th and 7th. 
In the nurserymen’s section thirty prizes are offered for Roses, 
ranging in value from £5 for seventy-two distinct varieties of 
cut flowers. Entries close- on June 27th. 
* * * 
The National Chrysanthemum Society. —The report of this 
society states that its financial position is satisfactory, notwith¬ 
standing that upwards of £50 additional was given in prizes 
at the November Show, as compared with 1903. Tlie reserve 
fund amounts to £117 16s. 9d. Arrangements have been made 
with the Crystal Palace Company for three exhibitions to be 
held at Sydenham during October, November, and December 
of the present year, as usual. In connection with the October 
Show a conference meeting will be held on early Chrysan¬ 
themums. At the November show the Crystal Palace Company 
offer a special first prize of twelve guineas for twelve vases of 
specimen blooms of Japanese Chrysanthemums. In the National 
Competition of Affiliated Chrysanthemum and Horticultural 
Societies at the same Show a challenge trophy and three money 
prizes of £6, £4, and £3 will be offered for a table of Chrysan¬ 
themums to consist of any sections, but not less than four 
sections must be represented ; last year the competition was 
limited to two sections. The National Chrysanthemum Society 
offer two Holmes Memorial Challenge Cups, as well as money 
prizes, in each case for respectively thirty-six incurved blooms 
(distinct) and forty-eight Japanese blooms (distinct). 
