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THE GARDENING WORLD 
May 6, 1905. 
Flower Show Fixtures for 1905. 
Secretaries of Horticultural Societies will much oblige by 
sending us the dates of their shows. 
Mat. 
9th—Royal Horticultural Society. 
17th—Royal Botanic Society of London. 
23rd—Royal Horticultural Society. 
24th—Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society’s Spring Show 
(two days). 
30th—Temple Show (three days). 
June. 
7th—Great Summer Show of the Royal Botanic Society of 
London (three days). 
20th—Royal Horticultural Society. 
21st—Grand Yorkshire Gala (three days). 
27th—Royal Agricultural Society (four days). 
28th—Richmond Horticultural Society’s Annual Show ; South 
ampton Summer Show (two days). 
Jult. 
1st—Wincsor, Lton, and District Rose Show. 
4th—Royal Horticultural Society; Cambridgeshire Horticul 
tural Society’s Show of Plants, etc; Rational Sweet 
Pea ; Sutton and District Rose Show. 
5th—Hanley Horticultural Pete (two days); Croydon Horticul¬ 
tural Society; Ipswich Summer Show. 
6th—National Rose Society’s Metropolitan Show at Regent’s 
Park. 
8th—Crystal Palace Rose Show. 
11th—R.H.S. Summer Show (three days); Wolverhampton 
Great Annual Floral Fete (three days). 
15th—Kidderminster Summer show. 
18th—National Rose Society’s Provincial Show at Gloucester; 
Royal Horticultural Society; National Carnation and 
Picotee Society. 
19th—Newcastle-upon-Tyne Summer Flower Show (three days). 
20th—Newport (Mon) and County Horticultural. 
26th—Southern Counties Carnation Show ; Cardiff and County 
Horticultural (two days). 
30th—Birmingham Botanical and Horticultural Society’s Carna¬ 
tion and Picotee Show. 
August. 
Communications Received.. 
F. Mason Good.—Cal.—Heather Bell.—W. F.—H. W. 
Weguelin.—G. T.—H. Arnold.—J. O.—B. W.—R. S.— 
J. W. W.—E. A. R.—A. M.— J. C. C.—R. W J.—C. C.— 
A. S. H.—R. M.—T. W.—W. S.— E. M. R.— S. H.—W. W. 
Trade Catalogues Received. 
Wm. Paul and Son, Waltham Cross, Herts.—Catalogue of 
New Roses, Roses in Pots, Cannas, Phloxes, etc. 
Amos Perry, Hardy Plant Farms, Winchmore Hill and 
Enfield.—Perry’s Catalogue of Water Plants. 
Wm. Cutbush and Son, Highgate Nurseries, London, N.— 
Catalogue of Dahlias. 
R. Wallace and Cc., Kilnfield Gardens, Colchester.—Cata¬ 
logue of Water Lilies, Aquatic and Marsh Plants, etc. 
The Co-operative Bees, Ltd., Wapping Buildings, Liverpool. 
—Spring Catalogue cf Flower and Vegetable Seeds ; also Cata¬ 
logue of Alpine and Herbaceous Plants. 
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1st—Royal Horticultural Society. 
2nd—Midland Carnation and Picotee Society’s Show (two 
.days). 
7th—Richmond Horticultural and Industrial Society. 
9th—Undercliff Horticultural Show, I.W. 
15th—Royal Horticultural Society; Sevenoaks Horticultural 
Society. 
17th—Taunton Deane Horticultural and Floricultural Society. 
23rd—Shropshire Horticultural Summer Fete (two days). 
25th—Dunoon and District Flower Show. 
26th—Hawick Flower Show. 
29th—Royal Horticultural Society. 
31st—Dundee Horticultural Society (three days); Stirling Hor¬ 
ticultural Society (two days). 
September. 
1st—Dundee Horticultural Society (second and third day). 
6th—Glasgow and West of Scotland Horticultural Society (two 
days). 
7th—National Dahlia Society (two days). 
12th—Royal Horticultural Society. 
13th—Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society’s International 
Show (three days). 
16th—Kidderminster Dahlia Show. 
26th—Royal Horticultural Society; National Rose Society’s 
Autumn Rose Show (two days). 
CONTENTS OF THIS WEEK. 
PAGE 
Apprenticed to horticulture 371 
Clever, too . 380 
Daffodils, a group of choice... 380 
Daffodils from Chester. 381 
Degeneracy of varieties . 382 
Erythronium HeiuDrsoni ... 373 
Flowers at Nice, the battle 
of . 367 
Fruit, the packing of . 376 
Fruit under glass . 368 
Garden, the kitchen. 370 
Gardens, Japanese. 370 
Gardening, ornamental . 383 
Herbaceous border, the . 37 5 
Iris tingitana. 376 
Maples, the Japanese. 374 
Muscari szovitzianum .- 373 
News of the week. 384 
Nursery, the Elsenham 
hardy plant. 370 
Omplialodes nitida . 372 
Orchids, among the . 368 
Plants, poisonous . 378 
Plants, rare. 373 
Plants recently certificate}... 381 
PAGE 
Potatos, boomed . 374 
Potatos, the degeneracy of... 371 
Primrose, a Himalayan . 378 
Primula megaseaefolia. 371 
Questions and Answers . 379 
Rose, Warrior Tea . 372 
Saint George’s Day . 267 
Saxifraga Guildford Seedling 382 
Society and association 
notes. 369 
Societies: 
National Dahlia. 367 
Stove and greenhouse, the ... 369 
Trees and shrubs, hardy. 369 
Vine borders, watering . 374 
Wall coverings, beauty in ... 381 
Women, gardening as an em¬ 
ployment for . 372 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Daffodils, a field of . 379 
Erythronium Henaersoni ... 375 
Muscari szovitzianum. 373 
Primula denticulata alba 
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