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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
May  6,  1P97. 
These  are  only  a  few  of  the  garden’s  delights.  The  Pnccoon  or 
Bloodroot,  Sanguinaria  canadensis,  the  large  flowered  variety  of 
which,  S.  c.grandi flora,  is  depicted  in  fig.  79,  spreads  open  its  white 
blossoms  to  the  midday  sun.  Primroses  and  Polyanthuses  of  nearly 
all  hues  shine  in  shady  corners.  Primula  species  form  objects 
of  admiring  glances  from  those  who  know  their  beauties.  Alpine 
Auriculas  look  out  here  and  there  from  the  rock  garden.  Coloured 
varieties  of  Anemone  nemorosa  contrast  with  the  purity  of  their 
snow-like  sisters,  or  vie  with  A.  apenDina,  though  eclipsed  by  the 
Poppy  Anemones  or  A.  fulgens.  Doronicums — Golden  Marguerites 
— make  masses  of  gold.  Purple  and  white  Honestv,  blue  Forget- 
me-nots,  Violas,  Violets  of  delicious  fragrance,  Fumitories,  and 
others  seek  to  charm  us.  Why  prolong  the  tale  ?  We  cannot  do 
more  just  now,  and  ere  we  take  up  the  story  again  a  fresh  band  of 
Earth’s  fair  children  will  have  made  their  appearance.  Fair  are 
they,  and  as  years  run  on  dearer  do  they  become  to  him  who  looks 
upon  them  with  loving  eye.  The  garden  of  hardy  flowers  has  its 
sorrows  and  its  disappointments,  but  these  are  far  outweighed  by 
its  joys  and  rewards  Pure  and  precious  are  these,  not  to  be 
weighed  nor  measured,  so  overflowing  are  they  with  Heaven’s 
bounties. — S.  Arnott. 
ROYAL  HORTICULTURAL  SOCIETY. 
Scientific  Committee,  April  27th.— Present :  Dr.  M.  T.  Masters 
(in  the  chair)  ;  Rev.  W.  Wilks,  Rev.  G.  Henslow,  Hon.  Sec. 
Tulips  Diseased. — With  reference  to  the  Tulips  “Golden  Crown” 
sent  to  the  last  meeting  by  Mr.  Thomas  of  Polegate,  the  following  is  the 
report  received  from  Kew  : — “  The  leaves  are  attacked  by  a  fungus 
called  Botrytis  vulgaris,  a  destructive  parasite  to  various  bulbous  plants. 
The  mycelium  of  the  fungus  travels  down  the  tissues  of  the  host  plant 
and  forms  minute  sclerotia  in  the  bulb  and  also  in  the  soil  in  which  the 
plant  is  growing.  These  sclerotia  remain  dormant  during  the  winter, 
and  commence  to  grow  the  following  spring  when  the  young  leaves 
appear.  Your  correspondent  is  righr,  in  supposing  that  he  will  get  no 
blooms.  The  wisest  thing  to  do  would  be  to  remove  all  the  diseased 
plants.  It  would  not  be  wise  to  plant  bulbs  in  the  soil  where  the 
diseased  plants  have  grown  for  the  next  two  years.  If  this  cannot 
conveniently  be  avoided,  then  let  him  plant  ‘  trap-plants  ’ — that  is, 
comparatively  worthless  bulbs — to  take  up  the  spores  and  sclerotia 
present  in  the  soil,  and  then  remove  them  early  in  the  summer  before 
more  sclerotia  or  spores  are  formed.” 
Podisoma  sabince. — Mr.  E.  Pollard  of  Colwall,  Great  Malvern,  sent  a 
■pecimen  of  Savin  having  tbe  yellow  jelly-like  outgrowth  from  the  stem 
of  this  fungus.  It  is  dimorphic,  the  second  stage  being  called  Pcestelia 
cancellata,  and  is  found  growing  on  rosaceous  trees. 
Pirns  Torreyana. — Dr.  Masters  exhibited  specimens  of  the  large 
cones  of  this  tree.  It  was  found  on  the  extreme  southern  coast  of 
California,  extending  over  about  three  to  four  miles  only,  and  the  group 
consisted  of  from  200  to  300  trees.  It  has  since  been  discovered  on  the 
island  of  Santa  Roza  off  the  same  coast.  It  is  now  in  cultivation. 
Lilies  Diseased. — Mr.  Noy  of  Brentford  sent  some  Lilies.  Some 
grown  on  land  heavily  manured  with  sewerage  matter  and  ashes  ;  others 
on  land  which  had  not  been  manured  for  several  years,  being  a  very 
light  soil.  They  were  attacked  with  a  species  of  Peronospora,  allied  to 
the  Potato  disease  ;  so  possibly  a  treatment  similar  to  that  for  Potatoes 
might  be  advantageous. 
Tulip  with  Axillary  Flow  r — Mr.  Townell,  of  Heaton,  Newcastle- 
on-Tyne,  sent  a  specimen  of  the  Tulip  “  Proserpine,”  in  which  an 
additional  small  flower  sprang  from  tbe  axil  of  a  leaf  on  the  scape.  It 
is  not  a  common  production,  but  similar  growths  occasionally  occur. 
Cineraria  Crosses. — Messrs,  James  &  Son  of  Farnham  Royal  sent 
several  fine  grown  plants,  which  they  had  raised  (1)  between  Cineraria 
cruentus  crossed  with  garden  forms,  and  four  plants  (2.  3.  4,  5)  resulting 
from  this  ;  also  (1)  again  crossed  with  C.  Heritieri  (6)  ;  also  this  last 
true  species  crossed  with  the  first  named  (1).  It  had  white  flowers,  with 
pink  tips  to  the  petals  Of  the  four  p'ants,  numbered  2,  3,  4,  5,  No.  2 
had  foliage  more  resembling  that  of  C.  cruentus,  but  3,  4,  and  5  that  of 
C.  Heritieri,  while  three  had  a  white  ray  and  pink  disk  ;  5  had  both  ray 
and  disk  of  a  crimson  colour. 
NATURAL  BEAUTY  IN  PLEASURE  GROUNDS. 
Permit  me  to  congratulate  you  in  your  promising  recruit,  “A  Young 
Scot  ”  (page  320).  Amid  many  losses  of  grand  old  men  and  changes  in 
hallowed  places,  it  is  pleasing  to  find  new  writers  crowding  into  the 
ranks.  Amid  these  I  am  glad  to  heartily  welcome  into  the  literary 
arena  one  that  I  can  recognise  through  his  safe  disguise  as  a  pupil  of 
my  own — “A  Young  Scot.”  As  he  has  already  learned  that  Simplicity 
weds  with  Negligence  in  Nature,  and  got  smitten  with  the  love  of 
Birches,  he  cannot  do  better  than  clothe  their  silvern  stems  with  a  few 
graceful  sprays  of  streaming  Roses.  With  such  a  promising  start 
“  Young  Scot  ”  may  in  time  make  himself  a  place  and  a  power  in 
enlivening  and  ennobling  not  a  few  of  our  somewhat  sombre  and  severe 
landscapes.  The  dying  Goethe  is  said  to  have  called  for  Light,  more 
Light.  Perhaps  nine  out  of  ten  of  our  landscapes  pine  for  greater 
fieedom,  sweeter  grace,  richer  colouring  ;  and  it  is  hoped  that  there 
may  be  many  other  “\oung  Scots”  spring  up,  and  try  their  ’prentice 
hands  “on”  forest  pictures,  in  garden  s,  and  in  other  ways,  that  shall 
mould  the  stiffly  formal  into  the  pleating  picturesque.  Landscape 
gardeners,  young  and  old,  must  carry  the  lesson  that  has  become  an 
axiom  in  other  spheres  of  life  into  the  garden — viz.,  that  beauty  or 
Nature  unadorned  is  often  adorned  the  most. — D.  T.  F. 
ROYAL  GARDENERS’  ORPHAN  FUND. 
On  the  30th  ult.  nearly  a  hundred  friends  and  members  of  this 
Charity  gathered  at  tbe  Hotel  Cecil  for  the  annual  festival  dinner.  The 
chair  was  taken  at  6.30  P  M  by  Sir  J.  Whittaker  Ellis,  Bart.,  who  was 
supported  by  Mr.  Sheriff  Rogers.  Mr.  N.  N.  Sherwood,  Mr.  H,  J.  Veitch, 
Mr.  P.  Crowley,  Rev.  W.  Wilks,  Mr.  G.  A.  D  ckson,  and  other  well-known 
horticulturists.  After  dinner  the  Chairman  gave  the  usual  loyal  toasts, 
which  were  enthusiastically  received. 
Sir  J.  Whittaker  Ellis,  Baft.,  in  proposing  “  Prosperity  to  the 
Royal  Gardeners’  Orphan  Fund,”  expressed  the  opinion  that  the  Charity 
deserved  the  consideration  of  all  who  derived  any  benefit  from  or  had 
anv  interest  in  the  work  of  the  gardener.  No  profession  was  more 
important  than  that  of  horticulture,  and  none  required  so  much  skill 
and  patience.  The  Chairman  considered  the  system  of  provision  made 
by  the  executive  was  admirable  ;  it  was  far  better  to  leave  the  children 
to  the  influences  of  home  life,  under  the  care  of  trustworthy  people,  than 
to  place  them  together  in  one  large  school  or  home.  He  appealed  to 
gardeners  throughout  tbe  country  to  give  what  they  could  towards  the 
feeding,  clothing,  and  education  of  gardeners’  orphans  ;  and  not  only  did 
he  wish  gardeners  to  subscribe  as  far  as  they  were  able,  but  he  thought 
they  mieht  go  a  step  farther  and  enlist  the  sympathy  and  help  of  their 
employers  for  so  deserving  an  object.  To  obtain  a  Urge  increase  in  the 
funds  methodical  and  unanimous  effort  must  be  made,  and  they  should 
look  rather  to  the  many  small  subscriptions  than  to  the  few  large  ones. 
His  own  experience  of  gardeners,  extending  over  fifty  years,  was  that 
they  were  the  most  painstaking,  careful,  and  honest  of  servants.  The 
only  difficulty  that  ever  arose  was  when  a  gardener  so  loved  and  cared 
for  the  garden  and  its  contents  that  he  objected  to  his  employer  doing 
anything  more  than  admire  what  he  produced.  He  had  no  cause  to 
complain  of  lack  of  interest  on  the  servant’s  part,  and  thought  that 
good  employers  made  good  servants,  and  these  in  turn  good  employers. 
Sir  J.  Whittaker  Ellis  concluded  by  asking  those  present  to  use  their 
best  endeavours  to  make  this  memorable  year  a  notable  one  in  the 
history  of  the  Fund  by  subscribing  liberally  to  it.  Loud  applause 
followed  the  speech,  which  was  in  all  respects  an  admirable  one. 
Mr.  N.  N.  SHERWOOD,  Treasurer  to  the  Orphan  Fund,  responded  to 
this  toast,  and  took  the  opportunity  to  thank  Sir  J.  Whittaker  Ellis  for 
his  presence  and  help.  He  briefly  showed  the  progress  of  the  Charity 
since  its  inception  in  1887,  and  expressed  a  hope  that  much  more  would 
yet  be  done.  He  admired  the  speech  made  by  Mr.  Owen  Thomas  on  the 
occasion  of  the  annual  meeting,  and  trusted  gardeners  would  all  follow 
the  advice  then  given.  As  Treasurer  he  desired  to  see  more  annual 
subscribers,  and  he  hoped  that  the  subscription  list  for  1897  would  be 
exceptionally  large,  as  would  become  so  exceptional  a  year. 
Mr.  G.  A.  Dickson  of  Chester  proposed  “  Gardeners  and  Gardening.” 
He  admired  the  patience,  industry,  and  skill  of  gardeners,  and  the 
wonderful  results  they  obtained,  even  under  adverse  ciicumstances.  In 
the  coldest  parts  of  Yorkshire  and  still  farther  north  be  had  seen  fine 
examples  of  the  gardener’s  art  in  the  plentiful  supply  of  fruits,  flowers, 
and  vegetables,  and  the  beautification  of  what  were  previously  unlovely 
spots.  He  agreed  with  a  friend  of  his,  who  had  a  splendid  collection  of  oil 
paintings,  that  the  garden  was  a  finer  picture  than  any  canvas  ;  a  good 
garden  seen  in  the  varying  moods  of  Nature,  in  storm  and  sunshine,  in  tne 
warmth  of  spring  and  summer  and  the  cold  >  f  winter,  afforded  continued 
pleasure  and  an  unfailing  interest.  Mr.  Dickson  was  glad  to  find  a  great 
extension  of  the  love  and  practice  of  gardening,  and  he  hoped  that  now 
commercial  prosperity  had  returned  more  money  would  be  expended 
upon  gardeners  and  gardening  than  had  been  the  case  in  the  past. 
The  Rev.  W.  Wilks  made  an  able  speech  in  response  to  this  toast. 
He  reminded  the  gathering  that  now,  as  when  Adam  was  the  only 
gardener,  good  gardening  was  the  result  of  hard  work.  The  “  Bweat  of 
the  hrow  ”  was  needtd  always  to  induce  the  earth  to  yield  her  increase. 
No  body  of  men  worked  harder  or  more  continuously  than  gardeners,  and 
few  received  lower  wages.  A  gardener  had  no  interest  in  the  eight- 
hour  day  question,  for  he  had  to  be  up  and  doing  at  early  morn,  and 
in  the  most  unpleasant  weather  it  was  necessary  for  him  to  go  out  and 
attend  to  the  fires  when  other  folks  were  comfortably  warm  and  in  bed. 
This  patient  care  and  continuous  work  resulted  in  the  provision  of  both 
necessaries  and  luxuries  for  the  employer,  and  those  who  were  indebted 
for  so  much  to  tbe  gardener  should,  he  declared,  do  their  utmost  to 
encourage  him.  One  of  the  bpst  means  of  encouragement  was  to  sub¬ 
scribe  lioerallv  to  the  Orphan  Fund.  The  reverend  gentleman  appealed 
to  all  who  a»sisted  the  Cnarity  not  to  reduce  their  subscription  this  year 
in  consequence  of  the  many  other  appe*l->,  but  to  let  exceptional  claims 
made  to  commemorate  the  long  reign  of  Her  Majesty  be  met  from  an 
exceptional  purse  ;  the  Institution  they  had  met  to  support  should  not 
be  allowed  to  suffer  while  we  paid  special  honour  to  our  Sovereign. 
“  Tbe  Health  of  the  Chairman,”  suitably  proposed  by  Mr.  Poupart, 
in  tie  absence  of  Sir  James  Whitehead,  was  given  with  musical 
honours  and  cheers.  Sir  J.  Whittaker  Ellis,  in  thanking  the  meeting 
for  the  toast,  expressed  the  pleasure  he  felt  at  being  able  to  aasist 
gardeners  in  any  way,  and  be  should  take  care  that  none  of  his  friends 
should  escape  the  question,  “  Do  you  subscribe  to  the  Gardeners’  Orphan 
