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been awarded a medal for liis exhibit by the 
R.H.S. The new Potatos grew from two-year-old 
Potatos, the shoots of which are kept rubbed 
off—Potatos dug this summer not being planted 
next spring, but in the winter following. The 
experiment was specially interesting- to market 
gardeners. 
Criticising the Ladies. 
Mr. Wm. Galloway, The Gardens, Gosforth, 
Longniddry, gave some very useful hints, espe¬ 
cially to young gardeners, at the monthly meeting 
of the Scottish Horticultural Association, on the 
3rd inst., in, a paper entitled “ Some Details which 
Lead to Success.” Seed sowing, potting, and 
watering were dealt with in turn. In the course 
of the discussion the ladies were severely criticised 
as being very unsatisfactory plant waterers. 
Annual Meetings. 
For the first time the membership of the 
Downend and Mangotsfield (Glos.) Floral Society 
exceeds 100. The gate-money and tickets at the 
Summer Show produced nearly £90, and the old 
debt has been wiped out. 
The Wareham H.S. have a balance in hand of 
£23 18s. lid. 
The Neigle H.S.’s income for the year amounted 
to £77 Os. 3-i-d., and the expenditure to £64 8s. 3d. 
At the annual general meeting of the Stenton 
H.S., Mr. Coltart, secretary and treasurer, sub¬ 
mitted a statement of accounts which showed a 
satisfactory balance in favour- of the Society. 
The Thropton (Rothbuxy) H.S. has a large 
number of subscribers and a credit balance of 
£45 12s. 4d. 
The report and balance-sheet which will be 
presented at the sixteenth annual meeting of the 
SS. Philip and James and S. Margaret’s H.S. 
(Oxford) by the secretary and treasurer, Mr. Thos. 
W. Hull, F.R.H.S., show that the society now 
numbers 416 members. The receipts for the year 
amounted to £94 5s. 6d. and the expenditure to 
£94 8s. lOd. The reserve fund account stands 
at £18 14s. lOd. 
The receipts of the Chelmsford Gardeners’ Asso¬ 
ciation for the year amounted to £7 8s., and the 
expenses to £5 18s. 7d.., leaving a balance of 
£1 9s. 5d. Lord Warwick was elected president, 
and Mr. S. M. Crow was re-appointed hon. sec. 
and treasurer. 
The balance-sheet presented at the annual 
meeting of the Kidderminster and District 
H.S. showed total receipts £129 9s. 7d., 
including a balance in hand of £27 12s. Id., 
andi the expenditure left a balancte of 
£33 7s. 3d. Mr. Sadler resigned the secre¬ 
taryship. and Mr. Harry Pitt was elected in his 
place. Katherine Duchess of Westminster has 
promised to open the Chrysanthemum Show on 
November 8th. 
The income of the Sheepbridge Works and 
District H.S. was £93 16s. Id., expenditure 
£79 4s. 4d., leaving a balance in hand of 
£14 11s. 9d. 
The income for the year of the Ewell (Surreyl 
Cottage Gardeners’ M.I.S. was £107 6s. lid., and 
the expenditure £70 5s. 7d., thus leaving a 
balance of £37 Is. 4d. 
The secretary of the Wingate Agricultural arid 
Horticultural Society reports that the income 
amounts to £307 0s. 8d., against £846 10s. 9d. 
last year. The liabilities amount to £716 4s. 2d. 
The committee, however, have decided to pay the 
trading accounts in full, as well as all prizes, ex¬ 
cept in the live stock departments, where there 
were numerous specials. In these classes only 
18s. in the £ will be paid. 
Much in Little. 
The Sleights Bridge (Yorks) Floral and H.S. 
held a successful exhibition on the 27th ult., the 1 
first since 1901.-Mrs. Seleigman, of Etching- 
ham, offered a generous prize in connection with) 
the Etchingham Flower Show for the prettiest 
station garden on the South Eastern line between 
Tunbridge Wells and Hastings. Robertsbridge was- 
the successful station.-The Chrysanthemum 
and horticultural show which proved such a suc¬ 
cess last year at Helston (Cornwall) is to be re¬ 
newed this year early in November, and a first- 
class schedule of prizes is being prepared.-It 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
has been resolved to resuscitate the Gordon 
(Kelso) H.S., which has been hi abeyance for 
some years.-The Bnlinge (Wigan) Flower 
Show, which has not been held for the past 
fifteen years, was successfully revived this year. 
-“ Pitcher Plants ” was the title of a lecture 
by Mr. J. Gregory, of West Croydon, delivered 
at the last monthly meeting of the Croydon and 
Diary of Shows and Meetings. 
Abbreviations used. 
A. —Association ) G.—Gardening or gardener 
Am.—Amateurs ; H.—Horticultural 
Chy.—Chrysanthemum ) M.I.—Mutual Improvement 
c.m.—Committee meeting ) m.m.—Monthly meeting 
Cott.—Cottage or cottagers ) S.—Society 
D.—District ) w.m.—Weekly meeting 
Thus :—The Templeton G. Am. and Cott. M. I. H. S.— 
(Gardeners, Amateurs, and Cottagers’ Mutual Improvement 
Horticultural Society.) 
OCTOBER. 
30th.—Birstall and D. Chy. and Paxton S. (c.m.); 
Horsforth G.M.I.S. (w.m.). 
31st.—Portsmouth Chy._S. (show, 3 days) ; Royal 
Southampton H.S. (Chy. and Fruit, 2 
days); Cardiff G.S. (c.m.); Salwood Cott. 
G.S. (m.m.); Hunton Cott. G.M.I.S. 
(m.m.). 
November. 
1st.—National Chy. S. (show at Crystal Palace, 
2 days); Cambridgeshire H.S. (Chy. and 
Fruit show, 2 days); Kent County Chy. 
S. (show, 2 days); Cheltenham Chy. S. 
(show, 2 days); Lowestoft Chy. S. (show, 
2 days); Brixton Chy. S. (show, 2 days); 
Tooting, Merton and D. Chy. S. (show, 2 
days); Sidcup and D. H.S. (Chy. Show, 2 
days); Torquay and D. G.A. (show); 
Herefordshire Fruit and Chy. S. (show, 2 
days); Bideford and D. H.S. (Show ; War- 
grave and D. G.M.I.A. (bi-m.m.); Wood- 
green and D. Am.H.S. (m.m.); Glasgow 
and West of Scotland H.S. (annual m.); 
Ipswich and D. S. and Am.A. (m.m.); 
Sheffield FI. and H.S. (m.m.); Lewes 
and D. Chy. S. (m.m.); Bradford and D. 
Chy. S. (m.m.); Saltaire, Shipley and D. 
Rose S. (m.m.). 
2nd.—Eastbourne Chy. S. (show, 2 days) ; Horn¬ 
sey Chy. S. (show, 2 days); Wanstead 
Chy. S. (show, 2 days); Barking and Rip¬ 
ple Chy. S. (show, 2 days); Colchester 
Rose and H.S. (show); West London H.S. 
(show); Weybridge and D. H.S. (show); 
Westerham G.Am. and Cott.M.I.S. 
(bi-m.m.); Woolton G.M.I.S. (m.m.); 
Tibshelf FI. H. and Rose S. (m.m.); 
Greenstreet and D. G. and Cott. S. (m.m.); 
Batley and D. Chy. and Paxton S. (m.m.); 
Chapel Street (Blackburn) FI. and H.S. 
(annual m.). 
3rd.—North of Scotland, Root, Vegetable, and 
Fruit A. (Chy. show, 2 days); Waltham¬ 
stow Chy. S. (show, 2 days); Hinckley and 
D. Chy. and FI. S. (show, 2 days); 
Windsor, Eton and D. Chy. 'and H.S. 
(show); Addingham H.S. (annual m.); 
Ulster H.S. (c.m.); Stockport H.M.I.S. 
(m.m.); Caterham H.S. (m. and c.m.). 
4th.—North Lonsdale Chy. S. (show); Horsforth 
G.M.I.S. (Chy. show); Mansfield H.S. 
(Chy., Fruit and Vegetable show); Lough- 
boro’ Chy. and Fruit S. (show); Black¬ 
burn and D. H.S. (m.m.); Leeds Paxton 
S. (w.m.); Isle of Wight H.S. (m.m.); 
Huddersfield and D. Chy. S. (m.m.). 
District H.M.I.S.——At the twentieth annual 
exhibition of the Milton H.S. Mr. Harry Green- 
sted, the president, observed that for the infor¬ 
mation of those visitors who might not know, the 
members of the society met once a month, and 
many might think that the prize-winners at these 
meetings did considerably well out of it. But he 
October 28, 1905. 
wished to say that invaribly the prizes were given 
back to be competed for in the following months, 
so that they really became a self-help society.- 
At the luncheon held in connection with the 
Welshampton and District H.S. Major Robinson 
said he had been reading a book on agriculture 
in which were described the methods adopted by 
Continental farmers for sending their goods to 
large centres. They combined, and therefore 
were able to send away large quantities to¬ 
gether. In his opinion societies like that one 
should be the foundation of such combinations.—- 
The Redhill, Reigate and District Gardeners’ 
M.I.A. has a membership of upwards of 200; the 
usual attendance at the meetings is well over 
100. The president of the Association is Mr. 
Jeremiah Colman, J.P., D.L.-The “History 
and Cultivation of the Vine ” was the subject of 
a very interesting lecture delivered at the last 
meeting of the Addlestone, Chertsey, and Otter- 
shaw G.M.I.A.-Mr. L. Pain has now become 
the possessor of the cup offered by the president 
(Mr. Worsfold Mowll) of the Ewell (Surrey) 
Cottage Gardeners’ M.I. Society, for the highest 
number of points (137), he having won the cup 
three times.-On October 13th the Carluke 
(Glasgow) Chrysanthemum Association held their 
first annual exhibition, which proved a great 
success.-The Mayor of Maldon, Alderman 
Leonard Bentall, has been elected president of 
the Gardeners’ Association which it has been de¬ 
cided to form for Maldon and District.-The 
committee of the Sutton Valence (Kent) Gar¬ 
deners’ Society have decided, owing to shortness 
of funds, to leave 50 per cent, of the prize-money 
to the Society, to enable it to finish the year 
with a balance. 
-*- 
Denouncing American Apples. —F. W. 
Moore, Esq., of Glasnevin, speaking at a 
conference of fruit-growers held at the Royal 
Horticultural Hall oil October 11th, said that 
the Irish fruit-growers’ experience had been 
that they could dispose of good Apples at good 
prices in unlimited quantities. He felt a sin¬ 
cere pity when he saw people going to buy 
soft, mealy, bruised muck because it was an 
American Apple. 
TRADE NOTICES. 
Stanley Grange Collection of Orchids. 
We are favoured with a copy of the cata¬ 
logue of the “ Stanley Grange Collection of 
Orchids,” purchased a few weeks ago from 
T. M. Crook, Esq., of Stanley Grange, 
Hogliton, near Preston, by Messrs. John 
Cowan and Co., Ltd., Gateacre Nurseries, 
Gateac-re, near Liverpool. The catalogue is 
illustrated by drawings of some of the choice 
varieties included in this grand collection of 
Orchids. Amongst them we note illustrations 
of Cypripediiun insigne Harefield Hall. C-i. 
Yellow variety, and C.i. Sanderae. Other 
tine Cypripediums are C. callosum Sanderae, 
C. lawrenceanum gratrixianum, C. le.eanum 
clinkaberryanum, C. gigas, C. aureum 
Oedippe, C.’ aureurn liyeanum, C. aureuni vir- 
ginale magnificum, and many others equally 
noteworthy. Cattleyas are also well illus¬ 
trated, and include many choice varieties of 
the popular species. Laelias and their 
hybrids are also well represented by good 
wash drawings. Some of the finest and 
showiest of the Dendrobiums, together with 
rare species and hybrids, are here described 
and' represented by figures. Phalaenopsis, 
Coelogynes, and choice varieties of Odonto- 
glossum crispum, with its hybrids and allies, 
are also profusely illustrated in this remark¬ 
able catalogue. 
A New Hybrid Winter Green. 
Under the above title a new winter green, or 
member of the Cabbage tribe, has been raised 
