March 27, 1909. THE GARDENING WORLD. 
;roydon Gardeners. 
At the last meeting of the Croydon H01- 
icultural Mutual Improvement Society, 
dr. W. Rowson, of Falkland Park Gar- 
lens, gave a highly interesting and in- 
tructive lecture on “Manures, Organic 
md Inorganic.” First and foremost 
imongst plant foods -was farmyard or 
tabic manure, because the principal com- 
>onents of this were nitrogen, potash and 
jhosphates After giving hints on the 
naking of a manure heap, he dealt with 
norganic or mineral manures, and gave 
1 list of these, with analyses, and the 
juantities of these fertilisers which should 
je used for different crops. A good dis- 
ussion followed, and Mr. Rowson was 
leartily thanked for his able treatment of 
he subject. 
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\ Vast Conservatory. 
In connection with the third great In¬ 
ternational Horse Show to be held at 
Olympia next June, the huge building 
will be transformed into a vast conserva¬ 
tory. The magnificent floral panorama 
which will meet the gaze of the public will 
:ost ,£20,000. In the scheme of decoration 
most of the flowers, trees, and ferns used 
will he natural. The glass roof is divided 
into thirty-two bays, from which will hang 
hundreds of baskets containing most ex¬ 
quisite flowers, and twentv thousand yards 
of garlands will be delicately worked in 
trellis-work several miles in length, fixed 
on to the roof. Besides this there will be 
hundreds of clusters of Clematis and Wis¬ 
taria, but the most striking feature of the 
whole scheme will be about forty palm 
trees from 40 ft. to 50 ft. high, arranged 
round the side of the vast building. Rock 
work filled with natural flowers, and illu¬ 
minated at night by electric fairy lamps, 
will be built up round the arena. 
“Sea Coast Gardens.” 
The inexperienced who settle down cn 
our sea coasts for the sake of the whole¬ 
some air usually find the sea breeze alto¬ 
gether adverse to gardening. Neverthe¬ 
less, there are many interesting wild 
plants on our sea shores, and the best of 
these, together with their relatives from 
other countries, are almost certain to 
thrive under the conditions by taking zv- 
little forethought in producing shelter for 
those that absolutely revuire it, in plant¬ 
ing those things that will succeed, and in 
making a judicious selection of those 
things which experience has already 
taught the grower can succeed under the 
given conditions. . A book on the subject 
entitled “Sea Coast Gardens and Gar¬ 
dening ” has been -written by F ranees A. 
Bardswell as a result of her own experi¬ 
ence in a garden in an elevated position 
■ on the Norfolk Cliffs, and also from her 
observations in other people's gardens . 
where success has been attained. Trees, 
shrubs, and flowering plants in great 
variety, including a selection of Roses, 
are given and tabulated as suitable sub¬ 
jects for a seaside garden. Some may be 
fully exposed to the sea breezes and the 
spray, but others require the shelter of 
a hedge or belt of trees, or by raising 
banks or sinking pathways and borders a 
little way under’ the general level of the 
soil. A considerable variety of informa¬ 
tion on the subject is here given. The 
book is published by Messrs. Sherratt and 
Hughes, publishers, London, at 3s. 6d. 
The Leading Horticultural Manure; 
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Other essentials for the Garden and Green¬ 
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: : 1909. : : 
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