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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
June  10,  1897;  *  V 
Weather  in  London. — The  metropolis  has  been  thoroughly 
warmed  during  the  past  seven  days.  On  Thursday,  Friday,  and 
Saturday  of  la9t  week  the  sun  shone  with  great  brilliancy  and  con¬ 
siderable  power.  Sunday  afternoon  brought  a  thunderstorm  with  rain, 
but  the  air  was  not  much  cooler  until  Monday,  when  it  was  dull  the 
whole  of  the  day,  a  little  rain  falling  at  intervals.  Tuesday  was  cold, 
and  brought  several  sharp  showers  ;  while  Wednesday  proved  dull  and 
wet. 
-  Mr.  Martin  H.  Foquett  Sutton. — At  a  dinner  given  at 
Reading  recently  by  Messrs.  Sutton  &  Sons  it  was  announced  on 
behalf  of  the  firm  that,  in  addition  to  the  day’s  pay  on  June  22nd,  a  sum 
representing  an  extra  week’s  wages  would  be  presented  to  everyone  in 
their  employ,  in  honour  of  the  Diamond  Jubilee  of  the  firm’s  patron,  her 
Majesty  the  Queen.  The  dinner  was  given  to  several  hundreds  of  the 
firm’s  employes  at  Reading  on  the  occasion  of  Mr.  Martin  H.  Foquett 
Sutton  becoming  a  partner.  His  health  was  proposed  by  his  grand¬ 
father,  Mr.  Martin  Hope  Sutton,  now  in  his  eighty-third  year,  who 
founded  the  firm  more  than  sixty  years  ago.  The  evening  wa3  one  of 
the  many  pleasant  ones  that  have  been  passed  by  the  employes  of 
this  firm. 
-  Streptocarpuses.  —  The  strain  of  these  beautiful  flowers, 
originally  derived  from  Messrs.  Veitch  &  Sons,  which  Mr.  Salter  has  at 
Woodhatcb,  is  particularly  rich  in  deep  colours.  The  reds  and  blues  are 
almost  intense,  and  clearly  indicate  that  we  shall  see  in  them  in  a  few 
years  some  striking  colouration.  The  strain  so  far  is  of  the  floribundus 
type,  but  here  and  there  an  infusion  of  the  cluster  or  truss  flowering 
style  of  gratus  seems  evident.  Mr.  Salter  has  been  working  to  obtain 
yellow  hues,  but  time  alone  will  show  what  will  result.  It  is  very 
evident,  judging  by  what  firms  like  Messrs.  Veitch  &  Sons  and  Messrs. 
Sutton  &  Sons  have  done  and  are  doing  for  the  Streptocarpus,  and  such 
private  growers  as  Mr.  Salter,  that  these  plants  have  before  them  a  great 
future. — A.  D. 
-  Royal  Caledonian  Horticultural  Society.  —  One  of 
the  most  decided  efforts  that  is  being  made  by  any  horticultural  society 
in  celebration  of  the  Diamond  Jubilee,  is  that  of  the  Royal  Caledonian 
Horticultural  Society.  At  its  autumn  show,  to  be  held  on  September 
8th  and  9th,  besides  the  ordinary  classes,  there  will  be  some  termed 
Victoria  Diamond  Jubilee  prizes,  in  four  classes,  one  each  for  fruit, 
plants,  cut  flowers,  and  vegetables,  of  which  the  first  and  last  are  open 
to  gardeners  and  amateurs,  and  the  second  and  third  to  all.  The  first 
is  for  the  best  and  most  tastefully  decorated  table  of  dessert  fruit, 
10  feet  long  by  4  feet  6  inches  wide.  There  are  three  prizes  of  20,  12, 
and  7  guineas  respectively,  as  well  as  merals.  The  plant  class,  for  a 
group,  takes  similar  generous  priz  s,  while  the  cut  flower  is  for  a  table 
15  feet  loDg  by  5  feet  wide,  the  prizes  being  10,  7,  and  4  guineas,  again 
with  medals.  For  vegetables  the  prizes  are  as  in  the  cut  flower  class, 
and  the  table  space  allotted  is  12  feet  long  by  5  feet  wide.  For  full 
particulars  write  to  the  Assistant  Secretary,  Royal  Caledonian  Horti¬ 
cultural  Society,  18,  Waverley  Market,  Edinburgh. 
-  Lupinus  arboreus. — This  is  one  of  several  beautiful  semi- 
shrubby  leguminous  plants  which  are  well  adapted  either  for  an 
herbaceous  border  or  the  front  row  of  a  shrubbery.  Commonly  known 
as  the  “  Tree  Lupine,”  it  forms,  with  a  little  stopping  when  young,  a 
dense  shrub  2^  to  3  feet  in  height,  with  soft  fleshy  stems.  The  compound 
leaves  are  usually  composed  of  nine  or  ten  linear-lanceolate  leaflets, 
which  almost  form  a  circle.  They  are  thickly  covered,  particularly  on 
the  under  surface,  with  soft  silvery  ha'rs,  which  add  greatly  to  their 
beauty.  The  flowers  are  produced  during  May,  June,  and  July  on 
upright  racemes,  which  terminate  growths  of  the  current  season.  The 
racemes  are  G  to  8  inches  in  length,  and  are  composed  of  yellow  flowers 
grouped  usually  seven  together  in  semi-whorls  three-quarters  of  an  inch 
apart.  It  is  a  Californian  plant.  Although  perfectly  hardy  in  ordinary 
winters,  a  spell  of  severe  frost  sometimes  proves  too  much  for  it,  conse¬ 
quently  it  is  necessary  to  propagate  a  few  plants  either  from  seeds  or 
cuttings  each  autumn,  and  winter  them  in  a  cold  frame  if  its  safety  is 
to  be  insured. — D.  K. 
-  Royal  Horticultural  Society. — The  next  Fruit  and' 
Floral  Meeting  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  will  be  held  on 
Tuesday,  June  15th,  in  the  Drill  Hall,  James  Street,  Westminster,  1  to 
5  p  m.  A  lecture  on  “  The  Physiology  of  Plants  ”  will  be  given  at  three 
o’clock,  by  Prof.  S.  H.  Vines,  F.R.S. 
-  Nottinghamshire  Horticultural  Society.  —  The 
Arboretum,  Nottingham,  will  be  en  fete  on  July  14th  and  15th,  when 
the  above  Society  holds  its  annual  show.  This  year  the  proceeds  are  to 
ba  devoted  to  the  funds  of  the  local  hospitals,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that 
with  such  an  object  in  view  the  show  will  be  well  patronised.  The 
schedule  contains  forty-five  classes,  in  which  prizes  are  offered.  The 
Hon.  Secretary  is  Mr.  J.  M.  Stewart,  16,  Market  Street,  Nottingham. 
-  New  Lungs  for  London.  —  At  the  monthly  meeting  of 
the  Metropolitan  Public  Gardens  Association  plans  were  submitted1 
and  approved  for  the  laying  out  of  Albion  Square,  Dalston,  and  the 
Paragon,  New  Kent  Road,  and  seats  were  granted  for  Kennington 
Green;  West  Hill,  Wandsworth;  the  Oval,  City  Road;  and  Wendell 
Park,  Starch  Green.  It  was  also  decided  to  assist  in  the  promotion  of  a 
scheme  for  utilising  as  a  recreation  ground  a  cleared  area  in  Morton. 
Road,  Islington. 
-  Royal  Meteorological  Society. — At  the  next  ordinary- 
meeting  of  the  Society,  to  be  held  in  the  rooms  of  the  Royal  Astro¬ 
nomical  Society,  in  the  Quadrangle  of  Burlington  House,  Piccadilly,  W., 
on  Wednesday,  the  16th  inst.,  at  4.30  P  M.,  the  following  papers  will  be 
read  : — “  The  Non-InstrumeDtal  Meteorology  of  London,  1713-1896,” 
by  R.  C.  Mossman,  F.R.S.E.,  F.R  Met.Suc.  “Hailstorm  in  the  South- 
West  of  London,  April  27th,  1897,”  by  Charles  Harding,  F.R.Met.Soc. 
Tea  and  coffee  will  be  served  from  4  to  4.30  P.M. 
-  Kent  County  Chrysanthemum  Society. — The  schedule  of 
the  Show  of  this  Society,  which  will  be  held  at  the  Rink,  Blackheath, 
on  November  3rd  and  4th,  is  to  hand.  It  enumerates  forty-seven 
classes,  divided  between  sections  that  are  open  to  all,  for  gardeners,  for 
amateurs,  and  for  ladies.  Capital  prizes  are  offered,  and  this  year’s 
show  will,  it  is  hoped,  maintain  the  character  for  high  quality  that  the 
Society  has  held  for  some  years.  The  Hon.  Secretary  is  Mr.  F.  Fox, 
Tte  Cedars  Gardens,  Lee,  S.E.,  who  will  furnish  all  particulars  on 
application. 
-  Daphne  Cneorum. — Among  low  trailing  shrubs  suitable  for 
the  rock  garden  there  ie  inone  more  beautiful  ttan  the  alpine  Daphne 
Cneorum,  which  is  found  on  the  calcareous  soil  in  the  Jura  and  southern 
Alps  as  well  as  in  Hungary  and  Transylvania.  In  its  home  it  is  often 
called  the  Pearl  of  the  Mountains,  and  its  close  clusters  of  delicately 
scented  rose-coloured  flowers  are  now,  says  the  “Garden  and  Forest,” 
at  their  best.  It  is  an  old  plant  in  gardens,  and  we  call  attention  to  it 
every  year,  but  its  beauty  cannot  be  too  highly  praised.  The  roots  are 
fine  and  thread-like,  which  shows  that  they  like  to  wander  in  deep  light 
soil.  , 
-  Carnations  at  Teddington— Mr.  G.  M^ay,  who  did  so 
much  to  popularise  that  fine  crimson  Carnation  Uriah  Pike,  grows  it 
for  cutting  from  in  immense  quantities,  and  in  splendid  condition. 
Visitors  privileged  to  look  through  the  nursery  see  house  after  house 
full  of  Btrong  plants  ;  literally  they  are  in  thousands,  a  1  sturdy,  healthy, 
and  as  even  over  the  tops  as  if  mown,  yet  carrying  flower  buds  in 
marvellous  quantity,  and  such  fine,  rich-coloured,  and  sweetly  perfumed 
flowers  also.  It  is  only  needful  to  see  these  plants  to  understand  what 
a  good  grower  and  free  bloomer  the  variety  is.  The  next  one  most 
highly  favoured  seems  to  be  the  rich  pink-flowered  Duchess  of  Fife,  a 
great  beat  on  Miss  Joliffe.  This  is  also  a  fine  robust  form,  and  the 
pretty  yet  good  sized  flowers  are  in  great  demand. — A. 
-  Viburnum  tomentosum  var.  plicatum.  —  One  of  the 
choicest  of  our  late  spring  flowering  shrubs  is  the  one  under  notice.  In 
the  sterile  form  the  heads  of  flowers  resemble  those  of  our  common 
Snowball  Tree  “Viburnum  Opulus  var.  sterile,”  but  they  are  much  larger, 
whiter,  and  more  freely  produced.  The  heads  of  flowers  are  3|  to  4  inches 
in  diameter,  composed  of  blossoms  1}  inch  across,  thickly  crowded 
together.  The  leaves  are  acutely  ovate,  4  inches  in  length  by  2  inches 
in  width,  hairy  on  the  under  surface,  almost  glabrous  on  the  upper,  deep 
glossy  green,  with  deep  serrated  margins.  Good  soil  should  be  given,  as 
it  is  a  gross  feeder,  and  long  strong  shoots  should  be  encouraged,  as  the 
better  the  growths  made  during  the  one  year,  the  better  the  following 
year’s  display  of  bloom.  It  should  be  grown  from  cuttings.  For  the 
first  two  winters  young  plants  should  be  given  a  protected  place,  as 
when  young  they  are  sometimes  damaged  by  hard  frosts. —  D. 
