THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
Atjoxtst 2, 1913. 
Gladioli Liebesfeuer and Loveliness, from from the same source. Some of the flowers dwijk, pale cre^-yellow; Mr. P. Van Dem. 
Messrs, de Ruytef, Noordwiik (the gladioli had dropped, but the spike was about nine second with the ^rlet Brilliant Star, 
awards were made by a joint committee of inches in length. The yeUow ^adiolus was Nugget, 
the R.H.S. and the National Gladiolus So- POPLAR DISEASED.—The Yen. Archdea- Messrs. Freylink and 
ciety); to Miltonia Charlesworthi var. Mrs ^on Meredith sent leaves of a poplar with ^th tke 
Ralli, from Pantia Ralli, Esq., Ashtead large golden-yellow areas upon them, occu- Th^ premier (^arlet wa« 
Park, Leatherhead; to Odontoglossum Queen in some cases half the leaf surface— Liebesfeuer, from Me^rs ^eylink and 
Alexandra var. Theodora, from De Barri Asoomyoes aureus a fungus nearly allied I^nen; the premier pi^. Pink- Perfection, 
Crawshay, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Stables), Rose- to the one produmng leaf-curl in peaches, 
field, Sevenoaks; to Dwarf Beans Sunrise and et:c. One or two of the leaves showed on ^ premier salmon. Prince <rf 
Perpetual (tried at Wisley), from Messrs. Jas. their upper surfaces the silvery appearance Wales, bright salmo^ from Mr. Van I^uten; 
Car^r and Co., Raynes Park. characSic of the attack of Stereum pur- f 
T^iirnPiiTn in nlums Velthuys, Hillegom; the premier blue, Bade- 
MEDALS. ToBINirP SEED ACACIA MONO- from Messrs. G. Zeestraten and Son., 
and Sons, cSnlsea, for glauniaa and thalic- progeNT OP GREEN WALLFLOWER. ^ata“and 'vaae of 
dener to Lady Wernher, Luton Hoo, for ^ comiiittee last season. The original 
;|ver Bantsian^To Mr. Innd^ Td^Wor^M^^r^, 
Cardiff Horticultural Society. 
JULY 23 and 24. 
1 . V, Hach^ot.. tnr tonaw tiianis ^on all the flowers produced in many plants The celebration of the twenty-fifth eibiK- 
bush and^n ^ were normal. The self-fertilised seedlings tion of this society was made the occasio^ 
arnafm’ns- to Mr^ g’ W Miller Wis- these plants had in some cases flowered a special effort on the part of the eieca to 
for carnations, ^ ‘ ^ ’wells season, but in insufficient numbers to to make the display a conspicuously^ 
M Iv.ar^ w iSfloxe^ t^M^ssrs any reliable statistics. The results, so one, and great was the success acW. 
^'rwior ■Rracknell for aauatics showed, however, that segregation was plants were numerous and finely developid. 
the exclusion of orchids. Fimit 
tables were remarkably well shown. A sp 
Sander and Sons, St. Albans, for orchids 
Bronze Flora.—To Messrs. Bakers, Wolver¬ 
hampton, for astilbes; to Messrs. Sutton and 
Sons Reading, for red Sunflowers; to Mr. 
€has’. Turner, Slough, for spiraeas. 
Bronze Banksian.—To Messrs. Carter Page 
1 /-y ^ X_3_1XT«n vrinlaa * tn . r 
National Gladiolus Society. 
This society held its second summer show ^j^-g g^p .^^s amply justified. The<»- 
in connection with the R.H.S. Meeting on under the guidance of Mr. Mauncj 
- _ . .1 . July 29. The arrangements were better than ’ -- 
and Co., London Wall, for et^ , to there is still room for improve- 
Messrs. Wm. Paul and Son, Waltham ment in the matter of the names and 
for roses; to Messrs. Hassall and go. i^utii- ^^^j.esses of exhibitors. The gladioli were 
gate, for orchids; to Messrs. Jas. Yeitch a^ very fine, and made a considerable and effec- 
^ X tive and interesting display; indeed, the ex¬ 
hibition brought together justified the exis¬ 
tence of the society. There were nineteen 
classes, and the prizes throughout were entries, and the first priz« 
medals or cups. Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons Chelte 
The President, Sir Francis Burdett. Bart., one of their characteristic ii 
Sons’ Chelsea, for isas; and to Mr. R. 
Thwaites, Streatham, for orchids. 
cial tent was set apart for^ trade exhibit, 
cutive. under tne guiaauce ux xvx*. 
Bailey, the experienced secretary, managt* 
the details with much success. 
PLANTS. 
The leading class in the plant **! 
for a group of miscellaneous flowwmg 
fine foliage kinds, arranged for 
space of sqnare_f^t.__^'acre 
rv t1x»waWti TVp Bateson Messrs. Aue irresiaenr, iMr rrancis .Duructt. -d^xl., one oi rneir cnarat;w?xiouxvpfall niW, 
r ^Fawcett ^Gordon, Hales, ’ Bennett- presents a handsome silver cup for the best of cork in the centre baT^ 
r.i,Si>.ertfion- Sutton, and Chittenden collection of twenty gl^ioli, thr^ spikes of and splendMly-gix>wn crotons 
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE, July 15. 
Present; E. A. Bowles, Esq. (in the chair); 
Sir J. T. Llewelyn, Dr. Bateson, Messrs 
Fraser, Fawcett, Glordon, Halei 
Poe, Cuthbertson, Sutton, and v^u each; Messrs. Jas. Kelway and ^n, Lang- in a carpet of smaller 
(hon. -orkCT? ivTx port; Messrs, de Ruyter and Hogenwoning, attractive. The whole ofoKf- 
PROLIFEBATION IN BOSE.—Mr. Ben- g^rdwijk; and Messrs. G. Zeestraten and harmonious without an indication 
nctt-Poe show^ a rose having a ta^ia^ Oegstgeest, Holland, were the three ex- crowding or an excess of ^1®^'.,, 
and branched shoot faring several b hibitors. The prize was not awarded on this McIntyre, gardener to S 
veloped from its^ntre. It IS woT^ occasion, but the exhibits were pointed by the wood, was a good seoond. ^uchsi^ ^ 
that the branch bearing the flowe judges, and the exhibitors will have to com- capitally shown, and Py^^^^ LadvH3l» 
-sign of fasciation. again a fortnight hence, and the highest high and well flowered came 
LITHIASIS IN PEAR.—^Mr. W. A. Yoss of points will win the cup. and easily secured the tk« 
sent a small pear (Doyenne Boussoch) from a ^ combined' committee of this society and Tuberous begonias were -i pjlcber. 
tree of about 25 years of age, sho^ng pecu- members of the R.H.S. Floral Committee quality of their flowers. v 
liar developments of “stone-oells breaking made numerous awards to gladioli, as re- Penarth, won for four Qioxi*^ 
through the epidermis here and the^. Only furred to in another column. varieties of excellent Olh^ 
one or two fruits on the tree, which was fpj^^ National Gladiolus Society exhibited a were best shown by J. 
bearing a heavy crop, were affects, large collection of gladioli from the trial <jral Road, Cardiff, who haa 
these were from the end of a branch. The grounds at the Locksheath Nurseries, South- good set. 
trouble is one not commonly met with in ampton, setting up several bunches of each 
England and has been attributed by German variety. Particularly attractive were Golden 
investigators to lack of sufficient water Ring, Willy Wigman, Faust, Electra, Lily 
supplv. Lehmann, General Kuroki^ and Cotteral. —- varieties tnrw -- 
ALDER DISEASED.—Mr. J. O’Brien sent Messrs. Jas. Carter and Co., Raynes Park, class for Mattock, 
fruits of Alnus glutinosa, gathered near Le were large exhibitors of beautiful gladioli, of each, ^’^'3 gjug’g Acre 
Touquet from a tree bearing many similar and they associated their ^ikes with gyps^ O^n, just teat ^ ^ 
ones in which some of the carpels had grown phila. Their Lemomei varieties were capital Hei^fo]^ wit^ ^ 
ent in a ueculiar fashion, becoming fleshy and so were their spikes of the large-flowered ^alrty flowers. ^ Mildi®d,j'^ 
and SmewCt curied, standing out liL leafy America, Anthoni^, Niagara, Electra, and 7' = Boosevelt. "f 
nniXirrecuulr^^^hsT^^^^^ prize for a group of late-flowering W. %e"Jrw4^the 
of tho fungus Ascomyoes alnitorquus. gladioli was won by Messrs. Yan Waveren Bt^hen Tre^er, JT ^ ^ varietiWt^ 
ABIs l4CEBATA.-4-.J-B.p>Brien [nd So^_._l^uwenstein SdS;;. 
CUT FLOWERS. ^ 
This section of the sh<^ ^^ntSed i* ^ 
most attractive of all. 
_ _ i.-_ __varieties, tnrw 
attack 
who staged many seedUng;s. 
(Ridle; 
L. i5ar- nanasome exampx-co^ — . 
^ «Jo^n^Li^n. ^&il., 1886, p. low N^rford Rbad, Clapton, ^me second Caro^and 
T>xiTii’TiRnla PeFsk etc , Dist. with a handsome collection. Mr. K. Veit- eecond. - eighteen tea ^ 
serim^ Borneo). A small’example is in HiUepm firgt Mrs. Myles Ke“«^ ^ 
by a collector in Born^. The present speci¬ 
men flowering with Sir Marcus Samuel is 
Mr. C. Tan Lauten led for two spikes of a -- 
seedling gladiolus with Glory of Noor- Acre Nursery Co. me t> 
