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THE GARDENERS- MAGAZINE, 
NON-COMPETITIVE EXHIBITS. 
In their usual corner Messrs. Mansell and 
Hatcher, Rawdon, Leeds, staged some very 
attractive orchids. The odontoglossums, 
which formed an important feature of the 
^oup, were as fine as could be wished, both 
in regard to form and colour, and there were 
also some very charming little dendrobiums 
and cypripediums in the group. The ferns 
shown by Messrs. H. B. May and Sons, 
Dyson’s Lane, Edmonton, were choice and 
varied in character, and a fine dash of colour 
on their stand was furnished by some good 
clematis in several varieties. 
Messrs. Barr and Sons, King Street, Covent 
Garden, London, were exhibitors of daffodils, 
some extremely pretty varieties being staged. 
Among the flat-cupped section. Sunrise, 
Charm, and Croesus particularly appealed to 
us, whilst the large, symmetrically-formed 
trumpets of Boreas and the bright flowers 
Lim., Mill Street, Liverpool; a num'ber of 
good primulas, some richly-coloured auricu¬ 
las, and a patch of Andiosaoe sarmentosa 
were among the first things to catch the eye, 
but Viola gracilis, Morisia hypogaea, sol- 
danellas, and daphnes were also very good. 
Messrs. J. Piper and Son, Bayswater, Lon¬ 
don, put lip primulas of many kinds, as well 
as some good aubrietias and useful rockery 
shrubs. A plant of more than ordinary in¬ 
terest on the stand was CorydaJis Wilsoni, 
bearing large spikes of amber-yellow flowers. 
Mr. G. Eeuthe, Keston, Kent, had some 
rhpdodendrons and other shrubs, as well as 
quite an array of saxifragas and primulas, 
erythroniums, and other alpines. Messrs. 
Ker and Sons, Aigburth, Liverpool, had, as 
was to be expected, a beautiful group of 
brilliant amaryllis; they also stag^ a very 
attractive group of forced flowering shrubs, 
and some of the newer hydrangeas. A gay 
5, 1913. 
sweet neutral soil promoted fertifitv 
numbcM of helpful bacteria present 
was generally deficient in all LS;. ^ 
and an admirable teat for th 
the use of blue litmus paper whieb . 
failed In dealing ^feriSn"*^ 
inoculation of soil, the lecturer spoke 
highly of^sults attained in erpe^eoU ^ 
had worked out with " creole” iVthe 
and the use of a portable steam sterilifer t 
“il. The effect was clearly de^u 
on tW^^ series of lantern slid4 thrall 
East Angrlian Horticultural 
Club. 
At the March meeting of this club held 
at The Boar’s Head Hotel, Norwich, Mr W 
Br^bury, of the Ipswich Gardeners’ .W 
ciation, gave a very instructive and educ». 
THE FINE DISPLAY OF SPECIMEN PLANTJt 
in the competitive classes at Liverpoci Spring Show. 
of King Alfred were strong plants in a i 
interesting exhibit. DaloSils were sh 
and Robertson, M 
^ richest-coloured 
^test-socnt^ varieties we have. 1!^ 
pretty group of carnations, with a few ch( 
orchid, came from Messrs. Stuart w' 
Co., Bush HiU Park, Middlesex. Mre r 
Malmai 
vaneties, was con^icuoue, and there was ■ 
a big vase of Baroness de Brieneu, which 
tracted much attention. 
A very pleasing exhibit was that of ab 
plants, tastefully arranged by Messrs. IB 
group of tulips, lilacs, azaleas, and ot 
seasonable flowers came from Messrs. 
Rowlands and Co., Childwall Nurser 
Liverpool. 
Brougrhty Ferry Horticultur 
Association. 
The ordinary monthly meeting was h 
on the evening of the 25th ult., with ]\ 
dai^s Bethel in the chair, when Mr. Geoi 
Agriculture, gave a lecture « 
B^teria and Sterilisation of Soi 
Gardener.” Af1 
soils^and^H,*”®’ .modern science 
warfare going on between t 
of tht nature andl conditi 
of for the amou 
actena it contained. An acid soil w 
tional lecture, illustrated with lantern 
tures, upon ‘"Some of the Pests of 
Trees and Bushes.” 
Mr. Bradbury was thoroughly 
as a practical man, with the subject, 
his clear statement, helped by bis dm 
(many of which were his own produenw 
made the subject of deeper interest. AJm^ 
the entire range of aphis, mates, 
moths, and such creatures, were i; 
upon, and their life-history given, ^ ^ 
useful addenda of how to eradicate tne^ 
The exhibition tables were a further . 
tional treat. The keeping qualities 
local-grown apples were very manifest, 
first strawberries of the year were at t 
meeting, and no one who saw it could ‘ 
be struck with the size of bloom 
tensity of colour of the cymbidium 
up by Mr. W. Shoesmith, gardener to r. • 
Harmer, Esq., Cringleford. 
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