June 15, 19° 7 - 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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, the fund. The usual supporters of 
1 is charity all subscribed handsomely, 
. d the result was the handsome sum of 
* ,000. The Chairman thanked the 
inors of flowers, and on all hands it 
is admitted that no dinner table was 
tter graced with such a wealth of 
avers. “The Press” was proposed by 
. Poupart, Esq., and replied to by John 
nllingridge, Esq. Recitations, song, 
d sentiment were rendered between the 
eeches, and a very agreeable evening 
is brought to a close by the singing of 
\uld Lang Syne.” 
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Horticultural Societies’ 
Diary 
of Forthcoming Meetings. 
Abbreviations used. 
—Association 
a.—Amateurs 
y.—Chrysanthemum 
1 .—Committee meeting 
tt.—Cottage or Oottagers 
—District 
—Gardening or gardener 
Thus :—The Templeton G. Am. and Oott. M.I.H.S. 
.rdeners. Amateurs’ ind Cottagers’ Mutual Improve- 
;nt Horticultural So ,iety. 
JUNE. 
7th.—Horsforth G.M.I.S. (w.m.); Shir¬ 
ley and D.G. and Am. A. (m.m.). 
8th. — Ancient S. of York Florists (m.m.) ■ 
Ord and D. G. Am. and Cott.- 
M.I.S. (m.m.). 
9th.—Grand Yorkshire Gala, FI. and 
Musical Exhibition (York, 3 days) ; 
Croydon and D.H.M.I.S. (Visit to 
Marden Park); Royal Botanic 
Society of London (Illuminated 
Evening Fete); Ide Hill G.S. 
(m.m.). 
:oth.—Crawley and D.G.M.I.S. (Visit to 
Gatton Park); Paignton and 
■D.G.A. (m.m.); Lamberhurst H.S. 
(m.m.); Wimbledon and D.H.S. 
(m.m.). 
22nd.—Leeds Paxton S. (w.m.). 
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H.—Horticultural 
M.I.—Mutual Improve¬ 
ment 
m.m.—Monthly meeting 
S.—Society 
w.m.—Weekly meeting 
Jubilee Show at Chelmsford. 
At the Essex Agricultural (Jubilee) 
Show at Chelmsford on June 12th and 13th 
the Essex Education Committee under¬ 
took a butter-making competition, cheese, 
and a poultry trussing competition. There 
was also a tent for agricultural and horti¬ 
cultural exhibits, illustrating field experi¬ 
ments in Essex and other subjects per¬ 
taining to field and garden. In the tent 
was an exhibit of cheese made at the .Dairy 
School, Chelmsford. 
Ipswich Summer Flower Show. 
The eighty-first summer flower show 
and illuminated evening fete of the 
Ipswich and East of England Horticul¬ 
tural Society will be held on Wednesday, 
July 3, in the charming grounds of the 
Upper Arboretum. Entries close on 
Friday, June 28. A military band will 
be in attendance, which will play selec¬ 
tions, etc., of a popular character. The 
judges engaged are Mr. Thomas H. 
Cook, The Royal Gardens, Sandringham ; 
Mr. J. McLeod, Spencer Cottage, Roe- 
hampton; Mr. William Allan, Gunton 
Park Gardens, Norwich; and Mr. S. T. 
Wright, Wisley, Ripley. Prize schedules 
may now be obtained of the secretary, 
Mr. Herbert E. Archer, 13, Museum 
Street, Ipswich. 
Carnations 
As soon as the flowering stems of Car¬ 
nations are pushed up they should be 
neatly tied to stakes. Use sticks about 
two feet long and secure the bloom stems 
with raffia, either as shown in sketch 1. b , 
tying loosely or as in 2 by first tightly 
tying the raffia round tire stake and then 
bringing the two ends round the flowering 
stem. Never tie the stems tightly as in 
sketch 3, as this stops the circulation and 
prevents healthy growth. If green raffia 
and green painted sticks are used they 
will harmonise with the foliage and not 
appear conspicuous. At this time a top 
dressing consisting of well decayed man¬ 
ure and good loam, to which a few hand 1 - 
fuls of soot and bone meal have been 
added, will be of great assistance, and 
should be spread over the bed to a depth 
of about one and a half inches, the hands 
being used to get it well round the plants. 
Disbudding will be necessary if more 
buds form than can be perfectly 
developed, this frequently being the case 
Staking and Tying. Disbudding. 
To Prevent Burst Calyx. 
Insect Pests. 
Protecting Special Blooms. 
with healthy plants; or it extra fine flowers 
are desired. In thinning out the buds a 
little judgment must be employed, the 
strength of the plant and stems being 
taken into consideration, also the purpose 
for which the blooms are required. If 
for exhibition only, one bud to each stem, 
the topmost and largest, must be left, but 
when the production of fine blooms for 
decorative purposes is the object :n view, 
strong stems may carry from three to five 
buds and the weaker ones from one to 
three. Commence disbudding from the 
top of the stem, leaving the top bud, re¬ 
moving the second, leaving the third if 
sound, removing the fourth, and so on, 
pulling them gently out with the thumb 
nail. 
Some varieties of Carnation blooms 
have a natural tendency to burst their 
calvx in a similar manner to sketch 4, 
when they are of course useless. As a 
preventive, carefully make a small slit 
in the side of the calyx opposite the pro- 
Tying Carnations. — 1 , The wrong way to tie a Carnation stem; 
2 , the right way; 3 , another wrong way; 4 , a burst calyx; 5 , calyx 
banded in bud to -prevent bursting; 6 , properly expanded flower 
as a result of using an india-rubber band tn the bud state. 
