THE GARDENING WORLD 
October 7, i.905. 
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beds in front of the house should have a, 
centre of ornamental and flowering shrubs, 
such as Hypericum, Weigela, Rhododendron 
and Deutzia, and be filled up with bulbs in 
the early spring, these being replaced by bed¬ 
ding-out plants, as Geranium, Begonia, Cal¬ 
ceolaria, Petunia, and Lobelia, when the 
leaves of the bulbs have died down, these 
being likewise replaced by Chrysanthemums 
and Asters in the late summer. 
On the long border facing west there should 
be planted at the north end hardy Ferns, such 
as Polypodium, Hart’s-tong|ue, and basket 
Fern; on the rest bedding-out plants and 
annuals ; Begonias of various colours, double 
and single, would do well there. Of annuals, 
the following would be a good choice: — 
Stocks, Eschscholtzia, Godetia, Bartonia, 
Ageratum, Balsam, Mignonette, and Zinnia. 
With regard to the wall, facing the west as 
it does, hardy fruits should be planted, as 
Plum, Cherry, etc. They should be fan¬ 
shaped and 9 ft. apart, thus giving room for 
six trees, the two end ones not having quite 
so much room. As to varieties of plums, the 
following are good : —Victoria, Greengage, 
Jefferson, or Golden Drop. Of Cherries, choice 
can be made from the following : —For culi¬ 
nary purposes, the Morelia; for eating, May 
Duke, Black Tartarian, Early Rivers, or 
White Heart. 
The border to the west of the lawn should, 
I think, be devoted to perennial flowers and 
bulbs. Of perennials, I would select from the 
following :—Alyssum, Anemone, Antirrhi¬ 
num, Auricula, Campanula, Carnation, 
Paeony, Pansy, Pyret’hrum, Sweet-william, 
Wallflower, and Christmas Rose. Of bulbs, 
the following should certainly be included : — 
Winter Aconite, Snowdrop, Scilla, Crocus, 
Tulip, Narcissus, Daffodil, Jonquil, Hya¬ 
cinth, and Lily. These can best be obtained 
at reasonable cost in collections. 
We come now to the Roses, which are on 
the plan placed to the south of the walk just 
below the.greenhouse. These should be bush 
Roses, and planted 3 ft. apart, thus allowing 
room for eight bushes. It is difficult to advise 
as to varieties, there being so many good 
ones, but I would make a point of having 
the following:—Souvenir de la Malmaison, 
Fisher Holmes, La France, Baroness Roth¬ 
schild, and General Jacqueminot. 
The summer-house, which should be of 
rustic work, could be made more beautiful by 
a climber or two, and for my own part I would 
have a climbing Rose, as Crimson Rambler, 
on one side, and a Honeysuckle on the other. 
As regards the greenhouse department, it 
will be seen that we have two at our disposal, 
viz., the conservatory in the house, used for 
showing plants when at their best, and the 
lean-to greenhouse. The conservatory, as be¬ 
longing to the house, not the garden, is out¬ 
side our department, and I pass it by. The 
lean-to would be rrsed for keeping plants that 
are off colour, for raising half-hardy seed¬ 
lings, for planting out, and for bedding 
plants. 
The vegetable and fruit garden, as is seen 
from the plan, is divided from the flower 
garden by a row of upright single cordon 
fruit trees. These I would have half Apple 
and half Pear trees. There would be room 
for 24 cordon trees planted 18 in. apart. 
In a few years they will form a very complete 
as well as useful separating hedge. The 24 
trees should, in mv judgment, be selected 
thus :—12 Apples, viz., Alfriston (1), Lane’s 
Prince Albert (2), Peasgood’s Nonsuch (2), 
Ribston Pippin (2), Irish Peach (1), Celini 
(2), Ec-klinville Seedling (2); and 12 Pears, 
viz., Pitmaston Duchess (3), Williams’ Bon 
Chretien (2), Beurre Bachelier (1), Clapp’s 
Favourite (1), Beurre Giffard (2), Jargonelle 
(2), Ducliesse D’Angouleme (1). 
Along the north side of the walk at the 
bottom of the garden, from the cordon trees 
to the end I would have three bush Apple 
trees, about 6 ft. apart, the varieties being 
Lord Sufheld, Warner’s King, and Hawthorn- 
den. On the south side of the walk a bed of 
Strawberries might well be planted, while 
Black Currants should be trained against the 
wall. There would be room for seven of these 
at. 6 ft. intervals. 
The wall facing east I would use for half- 
hardy fruit trees, as Peaches, Nectarines, and 
Apricots. There would be room for six trees, 
two of each kind, placed at intervals of 8 ft., 
within which limits they should be kept by 
careful pruning. 
In the main portion of the fruit and vege¬ 
table garden I would have Currant bushes, 
five Black, to make up the dozen, twelve Red, 
and eight White, also ten Gooseberry bushes. 
All these should be planted five in a row, 
4 ft. apart each way; I would also have one 
row of Raspberry canes. 
Two double rows of Celery should be 
planted thus, each plant alter¬ 
nating with the next. A herb corner should 
be made near the house behind the Rose 
trees. It should contain Mint, Parsley, Sweet 
Fennel, Sweet Marjoram, Thyme, Sage, etc. 
The remainder of the ground vacant can be 
planted to suit the taste of the owner, but 
it would be best, I think, to limit the choice 
to delicacies rather than to include staple 
products. 
ESTIMATED COST 
Of Stocking Garden and Providing Working 
Material. 
apparatus £20 
3 
Greenhouse with lieatin 
Summer-house, rustic 
Making asphalt walks . 
Making lawn, including seed 
Lawn mower 
Tools (spade 2s. 6d., fork 2s. 9d., 
rake Is. 6d., hoe Is. Id., spud Is., 
trowel 9d., water-can 2s. 6d) ... 
2 gross flower-pots, various 
6 ornamental shrubs at Is. 6d. ... 
8 Rose bushes at Is. 
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12 0 
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24 cordon fruit trees at Is. 
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12 wall fruit trees at 2s. 
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3 bush Apple trees at 2s. ... 
3^- doz. Currants and Gooseberries 
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at 3s. . 
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10 
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50 Strawberry plants at 3s. per 100 
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50 Raspberry canes at 8s. 100 ... 
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Collection of hardy bulbs 
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10 
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Flower and vegetable seeds (say) 
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Ferns 5s., 2 climbers at Is., 2s ... 
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£34 
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ANNUAL EXPENDITURE. 
This I place at about £1, presuming that 
the owner finds his pleasure in gardening, 
namely, three loads of manure at 4s., ana 
8s. for renewal of tools and annual seeds. 
Tlius I am neither including rent nor gar¬ 
dener’s wages. These can be easily reckoned 
out, if necessary. J. Reeves Palmer. 
Prestons, Bow, North Devon. 
Dahlias 
Earl’s Court. 
ANNUAL . 
EXHIBITION 
of the 
L. D. U. 
A remarkably pretty and well-organised 
exhibition and a daintily staged display of 
that popular flower the Dahlia was the general 
verdict on the London Dahlia Union’s annual 
show, which this year, as last, was held in the 
Princes Hall of the Earl’s Uourt Exhibition. 
The much-regretted death of the founder 
and father of the Union, Mr. Richard Dean, 
V.M.H., who passed away a month ago, was 
brought home as it were afresh at this meeting 
of-Dahlia enthusiasts, and general expressions 
of sorrow' at his death and at the loss wiiich 
the society has sustained were heard on every 
side, and at the luncheon each speaker natu¬ 
rally referred to the melancholy fact. 
Mr. John Green, F.R.H.S., the chairman of 
the Union, who at the last moment stepped 
into the breach made by the demise of the 
society’s secretary, treasurer, and superinten¬ 
dent, is to be congratulated on the admirable 
manner in which the exhibition was organised 
and controlled. Everything ran smoothly, 
and the thousands of people who inspected the 
show were loud in their praise of the charming 
floral display which, not merely metaphori¬ 
cally, lit up the usually gloomy interior of the 
Princes Hall, and that pleasantly caught the 
eye of visitors immediately on passing the 
turnstiles at Warwick Road entrance to the 
Earl’s Court Exhibition. 
There were 139 exhibitors in the twenty- 
four classes, and the exhibits were of an ex¬ 
ceptionally high order of merit. The competi¬ 
tion in the classes for Cactus Dahlias was 
very keen. Mr. F. G. Gledstane’s (Taplow) 
special prizes for Cactus Dahlias adapted for 
garden decoration brought this year, as they 
did last year, several exhibits of an exceed¬ 
ingly interesting character, and the 1 nion are 
much indebted to this gentleman for the valu¬ 
able assistance thus lent. Great interest and 
variety were contributed to the exhibition by 
the trade, who sent some very fine collections 
of Cactus and other Dahlias as well as other 
flowers and also fruit. 
The splendid collection of some 2,500 blooms 
of Cactus and other Dahlias exhibited by 
Hobbies, Limited, won for that firm the large 
Gold Medal and the Gold Medal. Messrs. 
Cannell and Sons were also awarded a large 
Gold Medal for a brilliant display of cut 
Dahlias, mostly of the Cactus variety ; as were 
also Messrs. Bakers, Limited, whose group 
contained a number of single Dahlias. Among 
those of the Cactus variety shown by this firm 
were Mr. Amos Perry, a vivid velvety crim¬ 
son ; Ajax, orange, and Violetta, violet rose. 
A further large Gold Medal went to Messrs. 
J. Burrell and Co. for a fine display of Cactus 
Dahlias arranged with foliage. The Cam¬ 
bridge firm had also a notable show of 
Gladioli. A Gold Medal was awarded to 
Messrs. T. S. Ware, Limited, for a very large 
collection of Cactus Dahlias, which contained 
a charming brilliant scarlet seedling. Signal, 
and Encore, of an old gold colour; there were 
also a number of large cut Begonias. The 
handsome collection of Cactus Dahlias of Mr. 
J. T West also secured a Gold Medal. 
Among these exhibits were Nelson, a rosy 
