June 27, 1908. 
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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
mums like climbers, such as Roses or 
smines, out of doors and expect them to 
rvive in all but the severest of winters, 
nder such conditions one could not ex- 
•ct any pips or blooms measuring 2 in. 
ross, but the number, of trusses more 
an compensates for the lack of size. If 
were possible to grow them on walls, 
; have no doubt they would become ex- 
emely popular as climbing plants. Un- 
rtunately, however, these Cape shrubs 
-e not capable of withstanding the severe 
inter we sometimes get in all but the 
ore favoured parts of the country, but 
specially on small islands surrounded by 
ie sea. 
It is possible, however, to get a very 
ne effect by Pelargoniums in tubs, fas¬ 
ting them to wires or else training them 
i supports in the tub itself and then take 
lese large old plants into a greenhouse 
uring winter. The amount of space they 
ould require is the chief drawback to 
iis method of growing them. 
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YindowBorders. 
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How to Make Them. 
What to Plant. 
About three years ago I made a small 
■order beside the back door and under 
ieath the window, and many who have 
een and admired it asked me how* it was 
.one. So, for the benefit of “GW.” 
eaders, 1 quote it here. I irst I took up 
ill the old bricks so as to make a border 
1 vard wide and the length of the wall ; 
hen I took out sufficient earth to make it 
ft. deep, afterwards filling up with 
oil, road sweepings, and well-decayed 
nanure, all these being mixed together 
md making an excellent compost. 
Being well drained, and the surface soil 
periodically renovated with soil and ma- 
lure from the hot bed, makes it an ideal 
oorder, and if well attended to, it will 
De a picture of bloom to beautify the 
home from early spring until late autumn. 
It is necessary" that as one plant dies 
off, a different one should take its place. 
Always arrange that as some flowers are 
going off, others of a different colour arc 
coming into flower; this will relieve the 
monotony, and many varied colour effects 
can be thus obtained through the season. 
Crocuses are about the earliest to 
bloom, followed by Narcissus, Tulips. 
Hyacinths. Primroses, etc. After these 
will come Stocks, Asters, Pansies, Violas, 
Anthirrhinums, Calceolarias, Cupid Sweet 
Peas, and many other bedding-out plants, 
so as to keep up a continuous succession 
of bloom. 
Over the door can be made an arch of 
lattice work, on which can be trained 
many climbing plants, such as Nastur¬ 
tiums, Canary" Creeper, Humulus, Con¬ 
volvulus, Tropaeolum lobbianum, etc. 
On the window-sill can be placed a box, 
made to clip the sash, so as not to blocv 
off. and the front board painted green. 
Manv dwarf hardy plants can be growm 
in this, such as hardv Fuchsias, Pelar¬ 
goniums, Stocks, Zinnias, and many 
others equally’ suitable for this position. 
The border, the arch, and the window’ - 
box make a pretty’ and effective combina¬ 
tion, and one of which the possessor will 
be proud of. Joseph Floyd• 
Colonial-Grown Fruit. 
Exhibition at the Royal Horticultural 
, Hall. 
An exhibition of Colonial-grown fruit, 
vegetables, and preserves was held on 
June nth and 12th at the Royal Horticul¬ 
tural Society’’s Hall, Westminster. The 
feature of the show was a display of AY est 
Indian Limes. These Limes, particu¬ 
larly those from the Island of Dominica, 
have for many years been immensely 
popular in America, and there is hardly a 
refreshment bar or a restaurant there of 
' any importance where they’ are not used. 
Though they are comparatively little 
known in this country", the demand for 
them is steadily increasing. Apart from 
their fragrance and delicious flavour, they 
have been found to be far more econo¬ 
mical, owing to their thin skins and ex¬ 
treme juiciness, than the Lemon. It ds 
claimed for them that they yield a “ drier” 
juice and are infinitely superior for all 
purposes for which Lemons are now used. 
•Weight for weight,” says Mr. A. E. 
Aspinall (Secretary to the YYiest India 
Committee) in the “Times,” “Limes are 
more juicy than Lemons, and they have 
also an aromatic quality which renders 
the Lemon flavourless bv comparison. In 
certain skin diseases and as a preventive 
against eczema the Lime is very valuable, 
and the advantages of the juice of a fresh 
Lime mixed with water as a cooling drink 
in hot weather cannot be excelled.” 
There were nine exhibitors of Dominica 
Limes, whose displays had been organised 
by the Permanent Exhibition Committee 
of Dominica, who were awarded a silver- 
gilt Knightian medal of the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society. They included the 
Dominica Fruit Growers' Association, 
who received a silver Banksian medal, 
and the Hon. J. Cox Fillan and Mr. A. 
D. Riviere, to whom bronze Banksian 
medals were awarded. 
The general exhibits were fewer in 
quantity’, though equal in quality, to those 
of similar shows held by the society dur¬ 
ing the past five years. The Government 
of New Zealand showed a splendid col¬ 
lection, comprising upwards of 100 varie¬ 
ties, of Apples and Pears. They received 
the society’s gold medal, as did also the 
West Indian Produce Association for a 
collection of fruits and preserves. The 
onlv Western Australian exhibit was one 
bv the Government of that colony, con¬ 
sisting of Grapes, on which the bloom 
could still be seen notwithstanding their 
journey of 12,000 miles, dessert and cook¬ 
ing Apples and Pears, and a miscel¬ 
laneous collection, including raisins and 
wines. The exhibitors were awarded a 
silver-gilt Knightian medal for the entire 
collection, but the fruits named had been 
entered in separate classes, and it is pos¬ 
sible that other awards will be made in 
this instance to-day’. Similar awards 
went to Messrs. R. Jackson and Co., of 
Piccadilly’, for preserves; Messrs. T. 
Rivers and Son, Sawbridgeworth, for fruit 
trees in pots; Messrs. Yuill and Co., for 
a collection of Apples; Messrs. F. \Y ? est- 
macott and Co., of Leadenhall Street, for 
wines; Messrs. J. Sedgwick and Co., of 
Cape Town, for wines; and Miss Martin, 
of Willowbrook, Auburn, N.Y., for pre¬ 
served fruits. There was a good display 
of New Zealand Apples by Mr. E. Blake¬ 
way, of Christchurch, N.Z., who was 
awarded a silver-gilt Banksian medal. 
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Flower Garden on a Liner. 
Among the striking features introduced 
on the Rotterdam, the newest vessel of 
the Holland-America Line, which is also 
the heaviest vessel afloat, is the Palm 
Court, where flower beds, Palms, and 
Ferns abound, the centre of the court 
being surmounted by a majestic dome of 
stained glass. 
Deutzia Wilsoni. 
The leaves of this handsome species are 
oblong, lanceolate, and finely serrulate. 
The flowers are large, white, wavy at the 
edges, and produced in large trusses all 
along the side of last year's shoots. It 
is one of the new introductions collected 
by’ Mr. YVilson in China for Messrs. J. 
Y r eitch and Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, London, 
and received an Award of Merit from the 
R.H.S. on June 9th. 
United Horticultural Benefit and Provident 
Society. 
The monthly meeting of this society 
was held on June 15th at the Horticultural 
Hall, Y'incent Square, S.YY., Mr. Charles 
H. Curtis in the chair. Four new mem¬ 
bers were elected. The amount of sick 
pay was ^35 8s. since the last meeting. 
A member over 70 years of age was put 
on the Benevolent Fund subject to Rule 
19^ Clause 3. The Committee hope that 
members will do all they can to induce 
young gardeners to join the society, and 
so make provision for themselves in their 
old age. 
Tourist Guide to the Continent. 
YY’e have received a copy of the Great 
Eastern Railway Company’s new illus¬ 
trated “ Tourist Guide to the Continent,” 
published at 6d. This is a very cheap 
guide-book, well written, profusely illus¬ 
trated, and supplied with numerous maps. 
Particulars are given of new tours via 
Holland, in North Germany, including 
the Harz Mountains and Thuringian 
Mountains ; in South Germany of the less 
known side valleys of the Rhine; in Bel¬ 
gium, via Antwerp, of fresh tours in the 
Ardennes and among the old Flemish 
cities. To those contemplating taking a 
short holiday’ on the Continent this little 
book will prove an admirable companion. 
Miss Verrall’s Market Gardening School. 
Some of our readers may remember 
that in our issue for August 5th, 1905, 
there appeared an illustrated interview 
with Miss F. M. Verrall, then of Harrow. 
This lady’, who in 1904 carried off the 
medal of the R.H.S., after a stiff examina¬ 
tion in the principles and practice of hor¬ 
ticulture. tells us she has now started a 
school at Letheringsett, Holt, Norfolk, for 
instruction in market gardening and dairy’ 
and poultry farming. The market gar¬ 
dening" course is very comprehensive, and 
Miss Y’errall also speciallv coaches stu¬ 
dents for the Royal Horticultural Society’s 
examinations. 'Miss H. F. Leaver (Uni- 
versitv College. Reading) supervises the 
department of the school in which dairv 
and poultrv farming and bee-keeping are 
taught. She is. like Miss Y 7 errall. a 
fully’ qualified and certificated teacher. 
We hope the new school at Letheringsett 
will meet with much success. 
