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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
August  8, 1895. 
lime,  “  The  quantity  to  be  f^pplied  per  acre  ia  from  6  to  10  cwt.,  or 
IJ  to  2  0Z9.  to  the  square  yard.”  Why  the  rate  per  yard  should  be  leas 
by  1  cwt.  in  the  smaller  amount,  and  5  cwt.  in  the  larger  amount  than 
that  required  per  acre  ia  a  little  remarkable,  especially  in  a  re-written 
lecture.  It  ia  an  easy  matter  in  these  days  to  acquire  knowledge  of  the 
“off  by  ’art”  stamp,  but  it  seems  as  difficult  now  as  fifty  years  ago  to 
get  a  paying  combination  of  science  with  practice  with  matters  agricul¬ 
tural.  The  practice  of  acknowledging  the  authorities  to  whom  he  is 
indebted  is  commendable  on  Mr.  Dyke’s  part.  These  include  Sorauer, 
Aikman,  Webb,  Wright,  and  Vine. — G.  Abbey. 
[Mr.  Dyke  should  feel  flattered  by  the  copious  review  of  his 
pamphlet,  which  can  be  had  post  free  for  6d.,  and  it  is  worthy  of 
attentive  perusal  by  those  who  wish  to  learn  more  on  an  important 
subject.] 
Events  of  the  Week. — During  the  coming  week  there  are 
not  many  events  of  interest  to  horticulturists,  the  chief  in  London 
being  the  meeting  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society’s  Committees  at 
the  Drill  Hall,  on  Tuesday  next.  By  an  error  this  was  announced  in  our 
last  issue  for  Tuesday  last.  On  Wednesday  and  Thursday,  Cardiff  show 
will  be  held,  and  on  Thursday  the  exhibition  of  the  Weston-super- 
Mare  Horticultural  Society  will  take  place. 
-  Weathee  in  London. — Much  to  the  discomfiture  of  holiday 
makers,  rain  has  fallen  every  day  during  the  past  week  in  heavy 
periodical  showers,  and  at  the  time  of  going  to  press  there  seems  but 
little  prospect  of  a  change.  Crops  in  metropolitan  districts  having 
benefited  by  the  downpour,  sunshine  and  fine  weather  would  again  be 
heartily  welcomed. 
-  The  next  meeting  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  will  be 
held  on  Tuesday.  August  13th,  in  the  Drill  Hall,  James  Street,  Victoria 
Street,  Westminster.  At  three  o’clock  a  paper  by  Mr.  A.  B.  Freeman- 
Mitford  on  “Hardy  Bamboos”  will  be  read. 
-  The  Hatdhal  Histoey  of  Plants.— This  excellent  publica¬ 
tion  of  Messrs.  Blackie  &  Co.  is  fast  approaching  completion,  the  four¬ 
teenth  number  being  now  in  our  hands.  There  yet  remain  two  to  par- 
feet  the  series.  The  special  treatment  of  vegetable  morphology  and 
histology  has  concluded,  and  the  work  is  now  occupied  with  a  general 
conspectus  of  the  vegetable  kingdom,  proceeding  from  the  cryptogamous 
plants  in  ascending  order  to  the  phanerogams.  The  exposition  is 
accompanied  with  even  more  profuse  illustrations  than  heretofore. 
-  Boys’  Gaeden  Peoduce  at  Reigate. — Although  the  cottage 
garden  products  seen  at  the  South  Park  (Reigate)  show  on  Saturday 
last  were  of  remarkable  excellence,  yet  as  a  novelty  none  exceeded  in 
interest  the  produce  exhibited  from  the  Boys’  or  School  Continuation 
Gardens,  of  which  there  is  a  group  of  some  twenty,  each  1  rod  in 
extent,  close  by,  and  were  established  only  last  spring.  The  land  is 
sandy,  and  has  been  placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  Surrey  County  Council 
by  Mrs.  E.  Charrington,  whilst  her  esteemed  gardener,  Mr.  Funnell, 
supervises  them.  The  local  cottage  garden  Society,  of  which  Mr.  H.  W. 
Peachey,  the  South  Park  Schoolmaster,  is  the  very  able  and  energetic 
Secretary,  arranged  a  series  of  classes  and  prizes  for  the  produce  from 
these  gardens,  in  addition  to  giving  several  prizes  for  the  best  kept 
gardens.  There  were  staged  at  the  show  no  less  than  sixteen  lots  of 
three  dishes,  forty-eight  in  all,  chiefly  Potatoes,  Peas,  and  Dwarf  Beans. 
There  were  seventeen  lots  of  nine  white  Potatoes,  fourteen  single  dishes 
of  Peas,  fourteen  of  Dwarf  Beans,  twelve  of  two  Cabbages,  and  eight  of 
Beet,  making  in  all  from  this  small  block  of  gardens  no  less  than  113 
dishes — truly  a  remarkable  quantity,  and  generally  very  excellent. 
Well  might  the  wish  have  been  strongly  expressed  that  the  County 
Council  would  establish  a  county  competition  at  one  or  other  populous 
centre  annually  for  a  given  number  of  dishes  of  products  from  these 
gardens.  The  result  now  that  there  are  so  many  groups  in  the  county 
would  indeed  be  a  striking  display.  If  to  this  were  added  an  exhibition 
also  of  the  best  tubers  of  Potatoes  grown  at  the  various  trials  now 
conducted  in  the  county  interest  would  be  very  greatly  enhanced. 
The  local  interest  shown  in  these  gardens  at  South  Park  also  may  well 
prove  worthy  of  more  general  emulation.-— D, 
-  In  our  report  of  Woodbridge  show  the  name  Bowman  should 
have  read  Sowman.  ' 
-  National  Rose  Society’s  Gold  Medal  Rose, — There  is  a 
slight  misprint  in  the  name  of  this  Rose,  which  should  be  Helen 
Keller,  not  Killac ;  and  I  should  like  to  add,  in  connection  with  this, 
that  one  of  our  leading  amateurs  intends  to  offer  a  series  of  prizes, 
both  to  professional  growers  and  amateurs,  for  a  stand  of  Roses  sent 
out  by  Messrs.  Alex.  Dickson  &  Sons,  by  whom  this  Rose  was  raised. — D. 
-  Hoesfoeth  Gaedenees’  Impeovement  Society.  —  At  a 
meeting  of  this  Society,  held  on  July  29th,  Mr.  Snell  of  Grimston 
Gardens,  Tadcaster,  gave  a  lecture  on  foliage  plants,  which  was  very 
much  appreciated.  The  room  was  beautifully  decorated  with  specimens 
in  almost  endless  variety,  which  were  supplied  by  the  lecturer,  the 
chairman,  and  other  members.  A  vote  of  thanks  was  accorded  to  the 
lecturer  for  his  efforts,  and  for  the  trouble  and  inconvenience  of  coming 
so  tar. 
-  Kew  Guild. — The  “Journal  of  the  Kew  Guild,”  an  Associa¬ 
tion  of  Kew  gardeners  past  and  present,  for  May,  1895,  has  recently 
reached  us,  and,  like  its  predecessors,  is  full  of  interest,  containing 
correspondence  of  and  facts  relating  to  many  old  Kewites  now  scattered 
in  all  parts  of  the  world.  The  balance  sheet  and  annual  report  of  the 
Guild  are  published,  and  show  that  it  is  in  a  flourishing  condition.  On 
the  frontispiece  of  the  Journal  is  depicted  a  portrait  of  Sir  W.  J. 
Hooker,  who  was  Director  of  Kew  Gardens  from  1841  to  1865,  and 
altogether  the  pamphlet  is  interesting — not  only  to  Kewites,  but  to  all 
connected  with  gardening. 
-  Royal  Botanic  Society. — We  have  received  the  following 
notification  : — “  The  fifty-sixth  annual  meeting  of  the  Royal  Botanic 
Society  will  be  held  in  the  Gardens  Inner  Circle,  Regent’s  Park,  on 
Saturday  afternoon  next,  the  10th  inst.,  at  one.  The  meetings  have 
been  held  on  the  same  date  since  the  Society  was  founded  in  1839,  but 
if  they  were  to  take  place  at  a  more  convenient  period  of  the  year  a 
much  larger  attendance  of  the  Fellows  would  undoubtedly  be  secured, 
and  it  is  thought  by  many  that  in  this  and  in  other  matters  the  charter 
might  now  with  advantage  be  revised.  The  business  to  be  transacted 
includes  the  election  of  eight  members  of  the  Council,  the  presentation 
of  the  Council  and  auditors’  reports,  and  the  consideration  of  a  resolution 
to  be  moved  by  Mr.  J.  S.  Rubinstein,  congratulating  the  Society  on  the 
great  success  of  the  experimental  opening  of  the  Gardens  to  the  public 
on  the  Bank  Holidays  and  other  days  this  year,  and  recommending  the 
Council  to  admit  the  public  to  musical  promenades  to  be  given  next 
season  on  the  afternoon  and  evening  of  every  Monday  and  Saturday.” 
-  South  Paek  (Reigate)  Cottage  Gaeden  Society. — The 
annual  exhibition  of  this  local  but  very  prosperous  Society  was  held  in 
the  National  Schools  there  on  Saturday  and  Monday  last,  every  inch  of 
available  space  being  fully  occupied.  Small  as  is  the  area  covered  by 
the  Society  the  competition  is  first-rate  both  in  numbers  and  in  quality. 
Then  there  are  no  less  than  eighty  classes  devoted  to  garden  products 
simply,  so  that  the  work  of  judging  Is,  for  one  set  of  censors  only,  no 
sinecure.  Mr.  H.  W.  Peachey,  the  Secretary,  aided  by  practical  gardeners 
and  helpers,  however,  does  his  work  so  well  that  everything  is  in  first- 
rate  order,  and  judging  runs  smoothly  and  rapidly.  Apart  from  the 
cottagers’  exhibits,  which  if  the  best,  could  hardly  be  excelled  in  the 
County  of  Surrey.  These  were  shown  by  Mr.  Salter,  gardener  to  T.  B. 
Haywood,  Esq.,  Woodhatch,  a  beautiful  collection  of  greenhouse  and 
hardy  flowers,  including  many  choice  things,  which  received  very  high 
commendation.  From  Mr.  Funnell,  gardener  to  Mrs.  E.  Charrington, 
lovely  seedling  Carnations,  set  up  artistically  in  vases  ;  also  Dahlias, 
Zinnias,  and  hardy  flowers.  From  Mr.  Parfitt,  gardener  to  E.  Horne, 
Esq.  (President),  came  a  lot  of  charming  dwarf  Coleuses  in  6-inch  pots. 
Mr.  Burt,  gardener  to  J.  Clutton,  Esq.,  had  a  good  collection  of  foliage 
plants  ;  Messrs.  J.  Cheal  &  Sons  a  capital  collection  of  hardy  flowers  ; 
and  the  Surrey  Seed  Company  sent  from  Red  Hill  a  pretty  lot  of  Sweet 
Peas.  Mr.  M.  Crust  took  first  place  for  Messrs.  Cheal  &  Sons’  prizes  for 
six  vegetables,  having  capital  Satisfaction  Potatoes,  Pen-y-byd  Marrows, 
Intermediate  Carrots,  Scarlet  Runner  Beans,  Snowball  Turnips,  and  good 
Peas.  In  another  class,  Jas.  Dudman  was  first  for  the  same  number  of 
dishes.  C.  Perry  had  the  best  white  round  Potatoes  in  Satisfaction  ;  G. 
Bellcliffe  best  coloured  round  in  Vicar  of  Laleham  ;  Francis  Truelove  best 
Dwarf  Beans  ;  and  Mr.  Hunt  the  best  Scarlet  Burners  in  Sutton’s  Al, 
very  handsome.  Mr.  Crust  had  the  best  Peas  in  the  Duchess  ;  whilst  Mr. 
H.  Brown  had  superb  Intermediate  Carrots,  These  are  but  a  few  out 
of  the  many  capital  things  shown.  Everything  reflects  the  highest 
credit  on  the  executive  of  the  show  and  the  locality. 
