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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
June 3, 1905. 
Horticulture in “ Beautiful Lakelands.’ 
At last year’s show of the Seascale and Lake 
District Horticultural Society over 800 ex¬ 
hibits were staged. “ This being the tenth 
year of the society,” writes the hon. secretary 
(Mr. Matthew Mossop), “ the committee wish 
to make a special appeal and effort to increase 
the number of exhibitors.” He appeals for 
increased support for the show in order “ to 
encourage the growth of good fruits, vege¬ 
tables, and flowers within our beautiful Lake¬ 
land, now so largely dependent on external 
and foreign supplies.” There is a balance 
profit on the year’s working of £5 8 s. 7d. 
Southampton’s Royal Horticultural Society 
is a very live association, and holds three 
shows a year, besides a grand garden fete. 
The council are endeavouring to make their 
summer exhibition the principal Rose show 
for the Southern Counties, and to that end 
a special effort is being put forth to improve 
the Rose classes. H.R.H. Princess Henry of 
Battenberg is patroness of the society. 
Successful Harrow H.S. 
We congratulate the Harrow Horticultural 
Society. “ This society,” writes Mr. Lewis S. 
Paid, the late indefatigable hon. secretary 
and present hon. treasurer, “ is most success¬ 
ful, both as regards membership and finances.” 
That word “ indefatigable ” has become so well 
worn that we hesitate to use it; yet it is a 
very useful word notwithstanding. 
To Elect a President. 
The Midland Daffodil Society hold their 
annual meeting this month, but the date has 
not yet been fixed. A president is to be 
elected and other business transacted. 
Shows in Every Town and Village. 
“ There are flower shows in every town and 
village nearly in the district,” says the secre¬ 
tary of the North.Lonsdale Rose Society. This 
is healthy and distinctly encouraging. There 
is scope for an amateur horticultural society 
and an occasional flower show in every small 
county town, and for the former in every con¬ 
siderable village, but in such small places 
organisers are usually wanting. 
Great Baddow Cottage Garden Society. 
At the annual meeting, held on .May 18th, 
Mr. 0. R. Finch (treasurer) reported a balance 
in hand of £9 Is. 8 d. Receipts amounted to 
£66 Is. lOd., and expenditure to £57 0s. 2d. 
Mr. Finch was re-elected treasurer, and Mr. 
P. T. Pitts hon. secretary. The election of 
president and arrangements for the annual 
show, to be held in July, were left to the 
committee. 
Bottled Fruit Competition. 
Colonel Marsh presided at a special meeting 
of Hendford Gardeners’ Association held on 
May 17th, when a bottled fruit competition 
took place. Mrs. Mayo, Mrs. Vining, Mrs. 
Bradford, Miss Mayo, and Mr. Mitchell were 
successful competitors. 
Macclesfield Chrysanthemum Society. 
We regret to hear that this society was £18 
on the wrong side of the balance-sheet after 
the expenses of the last annual show had been 
paid. Nothing daunted, however, they mean 
to hold another show this year. We trust the 
exhibition will receive a larger share of sup¬ 
port from subscribers and the public. 
Newhaven Horticultural Society. 
The Rev. Webb Thomas and Mr. R. Killick 
have been added to the list of patrons of this 
society. It has been decided that in future 
no competitor for prizes offered for gardens 
or allotments shall be allowed to take the first 
prize two years in succession. 
Liberal Prizes for Rose-Growers. 
The National Rose Society are holding their 
northern show this year at Gloucester in con¬ 
junction with the local society. All classes of 
Rose-growers will be able to compete on equal 
conditions, since those growing, say, 500 or 
500 trees will not be permitted to enter in 
the same class as amateurs who can only 
number a few dozen bushes. The schedule of 
prizes for the local classes is a particularly 
good one, and should attract large entries. 
The show will be held on July 18th. 
Royal Botanical Society. 
The botanical section of the Royal Botanic 
Society’s Show, to be held in their own 
gardens on June 7 th, 8 th, and 9th, will com¬ 
prise the exhibition of plants, flowers, fruit, 
including colonial fruit and preserves, table 
decorations, methods of grading, packing, and 
preparing for market, etc. There will also be 
botanical and educational sections, including 
Nature study. These displays, and the bands, 
conferences, lectures, etc., cannot fail, given 
fine weather, to prove extremely enjoyable 
and successful. 
Dore, Totley and Holmesfield Agricultural 
and H.S. 
At the last meeting of this society Mr. Her¬ 
bert Barber was elected president for the 
ensuing year, and Mr. W. Cole secretary. This 
year’s show will be held on August 28th, and 
a sub-committee was appointed to deal with 
the schedule. 
Ireland a Rival to Holland. 
The Southern Section of the National Tulip 
Society held their twelfth annual show in the 
Royal Horticultural Society’s Hall at West¬ 
minster in connection with the latter society’s 
fortnightly exhibition. A prominent feature 
of the exhibition was a splendid group of 
Tulips from county Dublin, which secured the 
Banksian Silver Gilt Medal. Ireland may 
yet become a very formidable rival to Holland. 
A similar medal was awarded for a fine group 
hailing from the English fen district, and 
grown by Messrs. Bath, Ltd., of Wisbech. A 
grand specimen of Odontoglossum wilckeanum 
Pittiae attracted particular attention to the 
many rare varieties of Orchids which formed 
a much-admired feature of the R.H. Society’s 
exhibits. There were some very charming 
Roses from Canterbury, and some grand dis¬ 
plays of Pelargoniums, Calceolarias, Gloxinias, 
and alpines. 
Chelmsford and District Gardeners’ 
Association. 
On Wednesday, May 24th, by kind invita¬ 
tion of Colonel and Mrs. Tufnell-Tyrell, the 
association visited Boreham House Gardens. 
Some eighty-four partook of a most excellent 
tea, and then the party wandered through the 
magnificent gardens at their will. Some very 
fine Paeonies. imported direct from Japan, 
were much admired. The beds of Violas and 
Irises were very fine, and the rockeries de¬ 
lighted everyone. One felt a keen pang of 
regret at having to leave so charming a 
garden, where things were growing as near 
like Nature as possible. A hearty vote of 
thanks was accorded Mrs. Tufnell-Tyrell for 
her kind hospitality. Mrs. Tufnell-Tyrell, in 
replying, said she hoped the visit would be a 
yearly one. The party dispersed after a most 
enjoyable evening. 
A Button-Hole. Show. 
The members of the Working Men’s Club a 
Brierfield, Bromley, participated on a recen 
Sunday in what was called a button-hol 
show. There were twenty-six entries, and th 
first prize was captured by Mr. T. Jackson, c 
Brierfield. 
Wallasey Amateur G.A. 
Councillor John Farlay and Mr. Loui 
Marsh were elected members of this associa 
tion at its last monthly meeting. 
Diary of Shows and Meetings. 
Secretaries of societies are invited to sen< 
dates of fixtures for insertion in this column. 
Mat. 
30th—Royal Horticultural Society’s Tempi 
Show (three days) ; Bath and West c 
England Show (five days). 
June. 
1st—Rhododendron Exhibition, Botan 
Gardens, Regent’s Park, and througl 
out the month ; Tibshelf Floral, Ho 
ticultural, and Rose Show (month 
meeting); Westerham Gardener 
Amateur and Cottagers’ Mutual In 
provement Society (meeting) ; Greei 
street and District Gardeners’ and Co 
tagers’ Society (monthly meeting) 
Clay Cross Floral and Horticultur: 
Society (committee meeting). 
2nd—Caterham Horticultural Society (con 
inittee meeting). 
3rd—Leeds Paxton Society (monthly meetii 
and exhibits of Zonal Geraniums) 
Blackburn and District Horticultur 
Society (meeting). 
5th—Kirkby Malzeard Horticultural ai 
Agricultural Society (monthly mec 
ing) ; Mansfield Horticultural Socie 
(monthly meeting). 
6 th—Bournemouth and District Gardenei 
Mutual Improvement Associate 
(meeting) ; Easingwold Floral and He 
ticultural Society (committee me* 
ing) ; Sevenoaks Gardeners’ ai 
Amateurs’ Mutual Improveme 
Society (meeting) ; Southend-on-S> 
Horticultural Show (committee met 
ing) ; West London Horticultur 
Society (monthly meeting). 
7th—Great Summer Show of the R 05 
Botanic Society of London (thi 
days) ; Bideford and District Hortie 
tural Society (meeting); Lewes a 
District Chrysanthemum Sock 
(monthly meeting) ; Crawlay and It 
trict Gardeners’ Mutual Improveimit 
Association (visit to Worth Pari; 
Bristol Amateur Horticultural Sociy 
(monthly meeting) (“ Herbaceous L 
ceolarias,” by Mr. Wakefield); SI - 
field Floral and Horticultural Soci y 
(monthly meeting) (exhibits of Viol; I 
Newport (Mon.) and District Garden s' 
Mutual Improvement Associat n 
(monthly meeting) ; Prescot and L 
trict Horticultural Society ; Bradi 1 
and District Chrysanthemum Sociy 
(committee meeting) ; Wood Green ;:d 
District Amateur Horticultural Socty 
(monthly meeting) ; "Woburn Dist’t 
Cottage Garden Society (monthly nit 
ing). 
8 th—Woking Horticultural Associat" 
(meeting) ; Horticultural Exhibition! 
Lyons (June 8 th to 18th). 
9th—Weybridge and District Horticultial 
Society (meeting) ; Hanley Hortl 1- 
tural Show and Fete (committee m t- 
ing) ; Ambergate Cottage Gar-n 
Society (monthly meeting). 
