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THE GARDENING WORLD 
July 20, 1907. 
pots with roots, and growth being in the 
state when they require the greatest sus¬ 
tenance, care must be observed to see that 
the plants are not permitted to remain in 
any lengthened period in a dry state. In 
advising as to how plants should be 
watered, I feel like giving particular ad¬ 
vice, and if that advice is followed to the 
letter such is liable to be very misleading, 
and therefore I must ask our readers to 
read what we have to say and then par¬ 
ticularly use their own discretion. The rea¬ 
sonableness of this will be apparent if I 
might be permitted to point out the vastly 
different and varied conditions of the re¬ 
spective situations under which the plants 
have to be cultivated. One can scarcely ex¬ 
pect that plants will become dry so quickly 
in the more or less smoke-laden areas of 
large towns and manufacturing districts; 
then again we have the exposed and shel¬ 
tered positions and numerous other con¬ 
siderations which might be mentioned, and 
such items are best left to the discretion of 
the man on the spot, who if he has the in¬ 
terest of the plants at heart will certainly 
readily acquire that which is likely to prove 
of the greatest benefit towards the successful 
culture of his plants. From these remarks 
it will be seen that with bright and drying 
conditions, and the plants practically rcot 
bound, they may require water daily, or 
perhaps even twice in the day. With duller 
surroundings much less root moisture will 
suffice, and should only be given when the 
plants require it. 
Shading. 
In the early stages of growth and up to 
the stage now under note, the foliage of 
Calanthes is particularly subject to injury 
from strong light, and therefore need strict 
protection from the sun. From this stage up 
to the time that the pseudo-bulb reaches 
maturity, the light should be gradually in¬ 
creased ; this will not only harden the 
foliage, but will also assist the ripening of 
the pseudo-bulbs as they advance. One 
frequently sees large sappy pseudo-bulbs 
producing flowers of inferior quality caused 
from the want of proper ripening of the 
pseudo-bulbs. It is better to risk the ripen¬ 
ing and falling off of the leaves than to try 
and protect the foliage at the cost of inferior 
colour and texture of the flowers. 
Ventilation. 
Where ample moisture can be provided in 
the atmosphere during the daytime I con¬ 
sider it advisable to have a drier atmosphere 
at night, particularly as the season advances 
and the growths reach maturity. The best 
way to reduce the atmospheric moisture is 
to open, with discretion, the roof ventilators 
the last thing at night, closing again before 
damping in the mornings. With the use of 
a little artificial heat the atmosphere is thus 
retained in a suitable state. 
H. J. Chapman. 
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At a meeting of the Council of the 
Secret Commissions and Bribery Preven¬ 
tion League, held on July 2nd at the Lon¬ 
don Chamber of Commerce, Sir Edward 
Fry was elected as first president and the 
Archbishop of Canterbury, Earl For- 
tescue, Lord Avebury, Sir W. FI. Holland, 
Sir W. Mather and Mr. David Howard 
were elected vice-presidents. Mr. David 
Howard, who presided, was able to report 
that the League had made considerable 
progress, and was obtaining an increas¬ 
ingly influential membership. Mr. R. M. 
Leonard having been recently appointed 
secretary, the offices of the League have 
been removed now to 3, Oxford Court, 
Cannon Street, London, E.C. 
A- 
Late Flowering 
Eremurus. 
Eremurus Olgae. 
The most popular species of Eremurus 
are E. himalaicus, E. robustus, and its 
variety E. r. Elwesii. They flower to¬ 
wards the end of May as a rule, earlier 
or later according to the season, but they 
do not endure for a great length of time, 
as the flowers come into bloom in succes¬ 
sion and rapidly fade away. Two or 
more species, however, prolong the dis¬ 
play for a later period, even into July of 
the present year. 
Eremurus Olgae. 
The subject of our note, E. Olgae, may 
be considered a June flowering species, 
even in average seasons. We call at¬ 
tention to it on this occasion as a sub¬ 
ject that might be more frequently 
utilised for the purpose of crossing with 
other species to get new varieties pos¬ 
sessed of distinct colours and a neat habit 
of growth. The accompanying illustra¬ 
tion represents a plant 5ft. high, show¬ 
ing how graceful it is. 
The flowers are not crowded as in the 
more popular species, but are distinctly 
spaced along the stem. They are nearly 
white, with a brownish-green midrib to 
each petal, and are very charming when 
seen in the mass. This colour presents 
a suspicion of similarity to E. robustus, 
but the shade is not pink. The leaves 
are three-angled and arranged in a neat 
tuft around the base of the stem, and do 
not spread loosely over the ground like 
the large leaves of the species just noted. 
It should prove useful for raising new 
forms by cross-fertilisation. Late flower¬ 
ing seedlings should be the result, to¬ 
gether with a neat habit and stiff stem 
that is self-supporting, unless the wind 
happens to be unusually rough during 
the time it is in bloom. 
Horticultural Societies’ 
Diary 
of Forthcoming Meetings. 
Abbreviations used. 
A.—Association \ H.—Horticultural 
Am.—Amateurs j M.I.—Mutual Improve- 
Ohy.—Chrysanthemum | ment 
c.m.—Committee meeting t m.m.—Monthly meeting 
Oott.—Cottage or Cottagers j S.—Society 
D.—District 1 w.m.—Weekly meeting 
G.—Gardening or gardener 1 
Thus :—The Templeton G. Am. and Cott. M.I.H.S, 
Gardeners, Amateurs’ and Cottagers’ Mutual Improve¬ 
ment Horticultural Society. 
JULY. 
22nd. — Horsforth G.M.I.S. (w.m.). 
23rd.—R.H.S. (Exhibition of Flowers and 
Fruit, 1 to 6 p.m. Lecture at 
3 p.m. by the Hon. Vicary Gibbs, 
on “Rose Trees and Shrubs in the 
Open Air”); Tibshelf FL, H. and 
Rose S. (Show). 
24th.--Royal Botanic Society of London 
(Musical Promenade at the 
Society’s Gardens, Regent’s Park, 
3.30 to 6 o’clock; Illuminated 
Evening Fete, 8 to 11 p.m.); 
Cardiff and County H.S. (Show at 
Cardiff, 2 days); Crawley and 
D. G.M.I.A. (Show); Leatherhead 
H.S. (Show); National Carnation 
and Picotee Society (Southern Divi¬ 
sion) (Show at Royal Horticultural 
Hall). 
25th.—Holdsworthy H.S. (Show); Great 
Eastern Railway Employees 
(Southern Division) H.S. (First 
annual Show at the G. E.R. 
Mechanics Institute, Stratford); 
Southampton R.H.S. (m.m.); 
South Shields FL and H.S. (m.m.); 
Lee, Blackheath, Lewisham and 
West Kent H.S. (m.m.). 
26th.—Halifax H.S. (Show). 
27th. — Lydney H. and Cott. G.S. (Show); 
Leeds Paxton S. (w.m.). 
