THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
I . 1 . •>-- soil situation, planting, trailers, 
i j . ^;’and gave some good cultural 
The enemies to the plant were the 
-TV beetle, a fungoid disease in the 
1 - and birds, which would attack the 
.’-^nr if short of^ other fruits. As to 
- the most important the logainberry 
pnt to was bottling; it was also used for 
•:i , jijli«, tarts, wine, and syrup. The 
‘ irer in conclusion mentioned the results 
' • ^ s between the loganberry and other 
- interesting discussion followed the 
of the paper, those taking part being 
h -^"retary (Mr. G. P. Miln), Mr. 
r. Ilarnes, and the Chairman. The lec- 
L > accorded a very heartv vote of 
i 
TESTIMONIAL TO MESSRS. 
ALiNITT AND NAUNTON^ 
r question of a testimonial to Messrs. 
: itt and Naunton, first suggested in these 
"mns, has been taken up vigorously. Two 
ittees have been formed, a Shropshire 
^mittee to deal with the matter locally, 
•d an Exhibitors’ Committee, with Sir Harry 
Vt'itch, V.M.H., as chairman, to deal wuth 
hr interests. Mr. N. F. Barnes, Eaton 
?den8, Chester, and Mr. W. G. Brazier, 
- -‘jw secretary of the Shrewsbury Fete, 
^ - the hon. secretaries, and to them, at The 
^ 3are, Shrewsbury, subscriptions should be 
' »t. It 18 of more than passing interest to 
that representatives of the Gardeners’ 
. ' and the three other horticultural 
which have reported the Shrewsbury 
tor ^ many years, have a place on 
•' following letter is being 
-< Committee: ^ 
rewnt r^ignation of Messrs. Adnitt 
■ ' - ^ period of 38 years of 
■* ' tin ^ki service, demands 
:: ingible recognition, not only from 
t ■ ■ th« Society itself, but from 
*” community, 
■ ■■■•• andtTlfh liorticni 
■ i interested in 
'vegetables* ^ culture of flowers, fruits, 
success of the annual 
' !■ itiwbh ® measure to the 
» j ortions and the unvarying 
^ ' --iorto^'Tibr Aduit/and 
■ ■ With and all others con- 
P - 3iid fostere.] * engen- 
' the many thon- 
13 exhibmonr 
“get the ori^Til Naunton were 
>875, aud^rnLf”'®'”'’*"® of the So- 
■ it hastone on“f ”“i’''^*^"ffous be- 
, . ■ mcord of^iinn, rfifrom y®3r to year 
. < . : "ow attaiLd ^"0®®®®®®. until 
i ''.ortkalture'^’"’“^“f position in 
if.: ;™®" a?rhfld*‘bv7h*'V these 
7u" l^fthiseount^ i7 hortieul- 
^ ^ the RovaJ HortiV^iU ^ ^ ^^^ntioned 
. “Pon'theil^h^ ^ Society has con- 
- , ria.. til h 7 ^"®'“®?t honour in its 
- ■ ^ 7‘'hfy. “'■y f-ite Fellowship 
r ['’u**'* Pf^ntatir^'**!f^®“ paid 
■ A feorifi Medal. of the 
• • the ComlYtt^ ) o testimo- 
Y®ar name to the 17^/° 7 a’towed 
faithfully^ “ ^ ^ subscribers. 
G. Brazier. 
—Secs.” 
xttelf- foron^an to Mr. 
P has Meutmore and 
Mai^n.S "PPO'nt^ head 
; ’ ^^cester Lindore St. 
THE NURSERIES, 
CHISLEHURST, KENT. 
It is but just over four years sinoe Messrs. 
AVhitelegg and Page started their nursery 
business at Chisleburst, but such is the 
energ}' and enthusiasm of the two members 
of the firm that they have already built 
up a flourishing business, and have their 
nursery well stocked with a most interest¬ 
ing collection of choice, useful, hardy plants 
for both border and rock garden. Indeed, a 
visit to tile Chislehurst nurseries, even thus 
early in the year, is calculated to prove en¬ 
joyable, and profitable to anyone who takes 
an active interest in hardy plants. It has 
from the outset been a policy of the firm— 
and a wise policy—to keep a keen look out 
for new and distinct varieties of popular 
classes of plants, and the result is that, 
whether it be phloxes, Michaelmas daisies, 
delphiniums, or pentstemons for the borders, 
or saxifrages, aubrietias, or primulas for the 
rockery, the latest introductions and most 
attractive varieties in cultivation are to be 
found at Chislehurst. 
That most effective Geum coccineum Mrs. 
J. Bradshaw is one of Messrs. AVhitelegg and 
Page’s introductions, and it has obtained so 
high a degree of popularity that it is scarcely 
necessary to describe its particular merits 
and value as a border plant, or even as a 
subject for bedding. As might be expected, 
there is a very big stock of this plant at the 
nurseries, despite the fact that many thou¬ 
sands have already been sold. It will in¬ 
terest readers to Learn that u bright yellow 
geum is coming along, which the firm con¬ 
sider will ^ual Mrs. Bradshow in vigour of 
growth, size of bloom, and freedom of 
flowering, and, being of a rich shade of yel¬ 
low, will be a most delightful plant for grow¬ 
ing in bold clumps. 
In a representative collection of aubrietias, 
Violet Queen stands out prominently, being 
as distinct in foliage and habit as it is 
bright and attractive in the colour of its 
flowers. One is almost prepared to say we 
have in Violet Queen attained very nearly 
the ideal aubrietia, and we imagine but few 
collections of rock plants will long be with¬ 
out it. The number of pentstemons that 
have secured the distinction of an Award of 
Merit from the Eoyal Horticultural Society 
is very small, but the brilliant flowers of 
Gaddesden Gem raised by Mr. Gentle, and 
shown last year, succeeded in gaining for the 
variety the Award which, need it be said, it 
thoroughly deserved. Messrs. Whitelegg and 
Page have now the entire stock of this charm¬ 
ing pentstemon, which doubtless will become 
a great favourite. It may l>e mentioned that 
Southgate Gem, another pentstemon which 
is now met with very frequently, is of Mr. 
Whitelegg’s raising, and it has strong 
claims to being regarded as one of our most 
useful bedding plants. 
A quite new race of brightly coloured 
mossy saxifrages has sprung up of late years, 
and with characteristic foresight Messrs. 
Whitelegg and Page lost no time in form¬ 
ing a collection of all the best of them. 
Some twenty varieties of the mossy section 
are catalogued by the firm, the cream of the 
set being Eed Admiral, Pencilled Beauty, 
Bathoniensis, and Arkwrighti. It is good 
to know the firm realise that while it is 
desirable to stock varieties that are decided 
advances, a severe cheek must be put upon 
the tendency to unduly increase the number 
of named varieties, especially when the dif¬ 
ferences between them are so slight that 
identitication is almost impossible. The 
same fault threatens the heucheras, named 
varieties of which have cropped up in num- 
l>ers of late. A few of these are crtainly fine, 
but nobody wants a couple of dozen varieties* 
of Heuchera sanguinea, which might suffi¬ 
ciently be described as selected forms of H. 
sanguinea superba. 
Among the primulas at Chislehurst one 
finds practically all the latest introduc'ions 
from China and the Himalayas. There are 
fine batches of P. Littoniana, P. Veitchi, P. 
Winter!, and P. pulverulenta, whilst such 
old favourites as P. japonica and P. cash- 
meriana are well grown in big batches. 
Iberis sempervirens var. Perfection is in Mr. 
Whitelegg’s opinion the best of the peren¬ 
nial candytufts, and, in consequence, it is 
grown in large batches, as also is Nepeta 
Messina superba, a variety of far neater 
habit and superior colour to the ordinary 
type. Among aquilegiasthe charming variety 
Mrs. M. Nicholls is singled out for special 
favour, and truly it deserves it. The large, 
long-spurred flowers are extremely beautiful, 
and it is not surprising this plant is 
in brisk demand. The recently-intro¬ 
duced Wahlenbergia vincaeflora has already 
found a place in the Chislehurst collection, 
and so also has the bright yellow form of 
Viola gracilis. The rich purple V. gracilis 
is largely grown, and is in increasing 
demand. 
The bedding violas occupy much space, the 
collection embracing most of the up-toAiate 
varieties. Mrs. G. G. Whitelegg is a splen¬ 
did rayless yeUow that can be well recom¬ 
mended. Throughout the nursery the same 
principle prevails of selecting the very 
choicest varieties of a family of plants, and 
thus we find the collections of delphiniums, 
phloxes^—herbaceous and alpine, early chry¬ 
santhemums, paeonies, and, in fact, all 
kinds of plants, which are really judi¬ 
cious selections from the host of varie 
ties that may be met with in all 
quarters of the country. 
Although hardy plants are the leading spe¬ 
ciality of the firm, there is a good range of 
glass on the nursery, and one of the most 
attractive features of the indoor depart¬ 
ment at the time of my visit was a splendid 
collection of Primula obconica hybrids. 
These range in colour from pure white to 
rich crimson, and there are also some pleas¬ 
ing lavender and blue shades. 
Quite apart from all else in the nursery is 
the Newberry, one of the blackberry-logan¬ 
berry achievements, which may certainly 
be described as a useful, attractive, and 
quite distinct fruit that is well worth 
growing. 
That the firm’s business is making satisfac¬ 
tory progress is evidenced by the fact that 
they have already found it necessary to ex¬ 
tend their operations. A branch,nursery of 
considerable area has been opened at Orp¬ 
ington, and here the bulk of the herbaceous 
border plants are produced. A comprehen¬ 
sive collation of roses is another feature at 
the Orpington Nursery, and there are also 
bush and tree fruits, forest and orna¬ 
mental trees, privet and other hedging 
plants, and a fine lot of climbing plants for 
walls, arches, and trellis work. Seed-saving 
of choice novelties is undertaken, and an 
extensive cut-flower trade is done. 
Landscape gardening is an important 
branch of the business, a staff of expert work¬ 
men being kept constantly busy with the 
contracts ^ured for laying out, remodelling, 
or extending gardens in vaTions parts of the 
country. Visitor. 
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