October  10,  1898. 
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Copper.  Hybrid  Sweet  Briars. — Janet’s  Pride,  cLady  Penzince,  and 
°Anne  of  Geierstein.  Ayrshire. — Bennett’s  Seedling  or  Thoresbyana 
(climbing:).  Evergreen. — Felicite  Perpetue  (climbing).  Climbing 
Polyantha. —  °Turner’8  Crimson  Rambler,  Claire  Jacquier,  and  Grandi- 
flora.  Autumn  Flowering. — Hybrid  Teas. — Gustave  Regis,  Bardou 
Job,  Augustine  Guinosseau,  Marquess  of  Salisbury,  Gloire  Lyonnaise, 
°Madame  Abel  Chatenay,  and  Madame  Pernet  Ducher.  China. — Old 
Blush  or  Oommon  Monthly,  Laurette  Messimy,  *Madame  Eugene 
Resal,  and  °Queen  Mab.  Teas  and  Noisettes. — Gloire  de  Dijon  (climb¬ 
ing),  W.  A.  Richardson  (climbing),  L’ldeal,  Reve  d’Or  (climbing), 
Beauts  Inconstante,  °Madame  Pierre  Cochet  (climbing),  ‘‘'Alister 
Stella  Grey  (climbing),  and  ^Souvenir  de  Madame  Eugene  Yerdier. 
Bourbon. — Souvenir  de  la  Malmaison.  Polyantha. — Madame  Anna' 
Maria  de  Mon  travel,  Gloire  des  Polyantha,  Perle  d’Or,  and  Cecile  Brunner. 
Japanese. — Alba,  Madame  Georges  Bruant,  and  Blanc  Double  de 
Coubert.  Perpetual  Scotch. — Stanwell  Perpetual.  A  new  climbing 
Rose  should  be  also  included,  °Paul’s  Carmine  Pillar  (single-flowered). 
— E.  M.,  Berkhamsted. 
LOBELIA  RIVOIREI. 
The  beauty  of  the  taller  growing  Lobelias  is  generally  acknowledged 
by  growers,  and  yet  with  the  exception  of  such  old  favourites  as  fulgens 
and  cardfnalis,  they  are  seldom  seen.  There  can  be  no  doubt  but  that 
those  particularised  are  very  handsome,  but  so  also  are  many  others  of 
the  same  character  that  are  procurable.  Mr.  W.  Bain,  gardener  to  Sir 
Trevor  Lawrence,  Bart,  of  Burford  Lodge,  Dorking,  has  an  excellent 
collection,  and  their  beauty  has  on  more  than  one  occasion  been  recognised 
by  the  Floral  Committee  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  by  the 
recommendation  of  an  award  of  merit.  The  last  from  Burford  to  receive 
this  honour  was  Lobelia  Rivoirei,  of  which  we  give  an  illustration 
(fig.  52).  As  with  others  of  a  similar  habit,  the  upright  growing  plants 
attain  to  a  height  of  about  2  feet,  and  the  stems  carry  the  rose  hued 
flowers  very  profusely.  The  bright  green  leaves  act  as  an  admirable 
foil  for  the  blooms,  and  add  beauty  to  an  already  charming  plant.  We 
think  this  section  is  worthy  of  more  attention  from  growers,  as  several 
of  them  cannot  fail  to  elicit  admiration.  The  plant  from  which  our  ske'.ch 
was  taken  was  exhibited  at  the  Drill  Hall  on  September  6th. 
LINCOLN  GARDENERS’  ASSOCIATION. 
A  VERY  interesting  and  instructive  address  on  “  Hardy  Fruit  Culture’’ 
was  delivered  to  the  members  and  friends  of  the  above  association  by  the 
Rev.  C.  C.  Ellison,  The  Manse,  Bracebridge,  in  the  School  of  Art,  Lincoln, 
on  the  12th  inst.  ;  Dr.  Lowe  in  the  chair.  The  lecturer,  who  has  been 
interested  in  fruit  for  a  number  of  years,  handled  the  subject  in  a  masterly 
manner,  and  many  practical  illustrations  of  how  best  to  succeed  in  the 
cultivation  of  Pears  and  Apples  were  put  before  the  members.  With 
regard  to  Apples,  those  grafted  on  the  Paradise  stock  and  grown  as 
dwarf  bushes,  were  specially  commended  the  fruit  being  more  easily 
gathered,  and  also  allowing  the  important  work  of  thinning  to  be  more 
readily  carried  out. 
With  regard  to  manures,  kainit  and  muriate  of  potash  were  recom¬ 
mended  as  the  best  potash  manures,  and  bones  and  bonemeal  and  sulphate 
of  ammonia  as  supplying  phosphates  and  nitrogen.  Mulching  with  manure, 
and  grass  from  the  lawn  mowing,  was  also  referred  to  as  conserving  the 
moisture  in  the  soil,  and  thus  benefiting  the  trees  in  dry  seasons.  Aphis, 
in  the  form  of  American  blight  and  canker,  were  shown  on  living  branches, 
and  what  were  believed  to  be  the  best  means  to  check  and  eradicate  these 
pests  were  freely  discussed.  Mr.  Ellison  also  brought  for  inspection  the 
rootstock  of  a  Lord  Suffield  Apple  grafted  on  the  Paradise  stock,  showing 
a  huge  swelling  just  above  the  graft.  The  stem  above  the  contortion  was 
thin,  although  the  tree  was  an  aged  one.  The  sap  having  been  arrested 
at  the  swelling,  had  caused  Nature  to  assert  herself,  and  the  result  was  a 
multitude  of  suckers  springing  up  from  the  roots. 
In  addition  to  the  address  there  was  an  interesting  display  of  fruits 
brought  together  in  competition  for  prizes  offered  by  Messrs,  Wm.  Wood 
and  Sons  and  others.  The  former  offered  a  silver  cup  for  the  best  twelve 
dishes  of  fruit.  Five  competed,  and  Mr.  Wipf,  gardener  to  N.  C.  Cock- 
burn,  Esq.,  Ilartsholme,  proved  the  winner  with  Golden  Eagle  and 
Walburton  Admirable  Peach,  Alicante  and  Muscat  of  Alexandria  Grapes, 
Negro  Largo  Figs,  Doyennd  Boussoch,  Mardchal  de  Cour,  and  Marie 
Louise  Pears,  Cox’s  Orange  and  Ribston  Pippin  Apples  as  the  best 
dishes.  Mr.  Brown,  The  Bank,  was  awarded  the  second  prize  -  viz.,  a 
gold  medal.  The  best  dishes  were  Golden  Queen  Grape,  Souvenir  du 
Congr^s  and  Beurrd  d'Amanlis  Pear,  and  Newton  Wonder  Apple.  Mr. 
Bugg,  gardener  to  A.  Shuttleworth,  Esq.,  staged  remarkably  fine  Apples 
and  several  dishes  of  Pears.  Gascoyne’s  Scarlet  Apple  was  shown  in 
fine  form  by  Mr.  Ellison.  A  few  plants  were  brought  together  for 
inspection.  The  beautiful  Begonia  Gloire  de  Lorraine,  Dendrobium 
phalaenopsis  Schroderiana,  Odontoglossum  grande,  and  Cypripedium 
Spicerianum  were  the  most  interesting. 
BIG  POTATO  CROPS. 
“A.  D.”  refers  on  page  245  to  my  trustful  confidence  in  the  Canter¬ 
bury  horticulturist  who  gave  what  he  stated  to  be  accurate  particulars 
of  the  method  by  which  Mr.  Pink  secured  his  colossal  crop  of  Potatoes 
some  years  ago.  Well,  I  said  that  “  If  he  (the  Canterbury  man)  was 
right,  ‘  A.  D.’  was  wrong.”  Does  this  sound  like  childlike  confidence  ? 
More,  I  think,  like  a  simple  desire  to  show  both  sides  of  a  much-debated 
question.  “  A.  D.’s”  attempt  at  irony  is  too  weak  even  to  bore  me  ;  but 
it  is  instructive  as  showing  the  spirit  in  which  that  put-’em-all-righi 
gentleman  receives  the  suggestion  of  a  possibility  that  he  may  be  in  error, 
and  I  exceedingly  regret  that  I  should  have  been  so  thoughtless  as  to  pen 
a  line  reflecting  on  his  horticultural  infallibility. 
If,  however,  I  have  erred  I  see  I  have  done  so  in  distinguished  com* 
pany.  On  another  page  of  the. Journal  “A.  D.”  is  up  in  arms  at  a 
prophecy  about  the  rainfall.  With  much  gravity  he  informs  that  mis¬ 
guided  individual  the  clerk  of  the  weather  that  a  fall  of  15  inches  is  too 
much,  and  that  5  inches  would  be  much  more  suitable.  Doubtless  this 
intimation  on  his  part  will  have  a  marked  effect.  I  had  certainly  felt  a 
little  alarm  myself  when  I  read  of  the  15  inches;  but,  singularly  enough, 
it  never  occurred  to  me  to  make  a  complaint  in  the  right  quarter,  and 
therefore  I  must  admire  the  superior  foresight  of  “  A.  D.” 
While  writing,  may  I  add  a  word  about  Up-to-Date  1  Once  again 
Mr.  Findlay’s  great  sort  has  proved  what  a  grand  Potato  it  is.  With  a 
robust  habit,  and  tough,  disease-proof  leafage,  it  unites  cropping  qualities 
of  the  highest  order.  I  have  had  none  better  this  year,  very  few  so  good. 
It  is  rather  early  yet  to  test  flavour,  since,  like  many  other  of  the  iafe 
varieties,  it  requires  some  time  to  mature.  Nevertheless,  it  was  tried  the  first 
week  in  October  against  a  number  of  varieties  and  came  through  the 
ordeal  with  flying  colours.  There  is  one,  and  only  one,  serious  drawback 
to  Up-to-Date  as  a  garden  variety,  and  that  is  the  great  size  of  the  tubers. 
But  this  difficulty  can  be  got  over.  The  way  to  do  it  is  to  use  small  sets 
and  avoid  very  rich  ground.  The  former  is  the  principal  point.  Seed  of 
1£  to  2  ozs,  in  weight  is  quite  largo  enough  if  the  Potatoes  are  for  home 
use. 
As  a  market  kind  Up-to-Date  grows  in  favour,  but,  as  the  able  farming 
authority  of  the  Journal  said  to  me  some  time  ago,  the  ideal  market 
Potato  is  one  with  the  high  qualities  of  the  one  under  notice,  combined 
with  true  kidney  shape.  The  latter  qua 
possess,  nevertheless  there  are  strong 
admirers  that  it  is  “  the  Potato  of  its  time, 
lmcation  Up-to-Date  does  not 
grounds  for  the  claim  of  its 
” — W.  Pea. 
