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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
January  23,  1896. 
Russell,  W.  J.,  F.R.S.,  Ph.D.,  34,  Upper  Hamilton  Terrace,  N.W. 
Salvin,  Osbert,  F.R.S.,  Hawksfold,  Fernhurst,  Haslemere. 
Scott,  D.  H.,  M.A.,  Ph.D.,  F.R.S.,  F.L.S.,  The  Old  Palace,  Rich¬ 
mond,  S.W. 
Sutton,  A.  W.,  F.L.S.,  Reading. 
Veitch,  H.  J.,  F.L.S.,  King’s  Road,  Chelsea,  S.W. 
Ward,  Prof.  Marshall,  F.R.S.,  The  Laurels,  Englefield  Green,  Staines. 
Wilson,  Geo.  F.,  F.R.S.,  Heatherbank,  Weybridge  Heath. 
Fruit  and  Vegetable  Committee. 
Chairman. — Crowley,  Philip,  F.L.S.,  Waddon  House,  Croydon. 
Vice-Chairmen. — Hogg,  Dr.,  LL.D.,  F.L.S.,  99,  St.  George’s  Road, 
S.W.  ;  Rivers,  T.  Francis,  Saw  bridge  worth. 
Balderson,  H.,  Corner  Hall,  Hemel  Hempstead. 
Barron,  A.  F.,  Sutton  Court  Road,  Chiswick,  W. 
Bates,  W.,  Poulett  Lodge  Gardens,  Twickenham. 
Bennett,  W.,  Rangemore  Park  Gardens,  Burton-on-Trent. 
Cheal,  Joseph,  Crawley,  Sussex. 
Crasp,  T.  H.,  Osberton  Hall  Gardens,  Worksop. 
Crump,  W„  Madresfield  Court  Gardens,  Malvern. 
Cummins,  G.  W.,  The  Grange  Gardens,  Wallington. 
Dean,  A.,  62,  Richmond  Road,  Kingston,  S.W. 
Divers,  W.  H.,  Belvoir  Castle  Gardens,  Grantham. 
Dunn,  Malcolm.  The  Palace  Gardens,  Dalkeith,  N.B. 
Farr,  W.,  Spring  Grove  House  Gardens,  Isleworth. 
Fife,  Robert,  Dobbie’s  Nurseries.  Orpington,  Kent. 
Glen,  T.,  Worth  Park  Gardens,  Crawley. 
Goldsmith,  Geo.,  Leonardslee  Gardens,  Plorsham. 
Herrin,  C.,  Dropmore  Gardens,  Maidenhead. 
Iggulden,  W.,  North  View,  Frome,  Somerset. 
Laing,  J.,  janr„  Forest  Hill,  S.E, 
Lane,  Fred  Q.,  Berkhamsted. 
Mclndoe,  James,  Hutton  Hall  Gardens,  Guisborougb. 
Miles,  G.  T.,  Wycombe  Abbey,  High  Wycombe. 
Norman,  G.,  Hatfield  House  Gardens,  Hatfield. 
Pearson,  A.  H.,  The  Nurseries,  Chilwell,  Notts. 
Pope,  W.,  Highclere  Gardens,  Newbury. 
Reynolds,  G.,  The  Gardens,  Gunnersbury  Park,  Acton. 
Ross,  Charles,  The  Gardens,  Welford  Park,  Newbury. 
Sage,  G.  H.,  Ham  House  Gardens,  Richmond,  S.W. 
Saltmarsh,  T.  J.,  The  Nurseries,  Chelmsford. 
Smith,  James,  The  Gardens,  Mentmore,  Leighton  Buzzard. 
Veitch,  J.  H.,  King’s  Road,  Chelsea. 
Veitch,  P.  C.  M.,  The  Royal  Nurseries,  Exeter. 
Ward,  H.  W.,  Longford  Castle  Gardens,  Salisbury. 
Willard,  Jesse,  Holly  Lodge  Gardens,  Highgate,  N. 
Woodward,  G.,  Barham  Court,  Teston,  Maidstone. 
Wright,  John,  171,  Fleet  Street. 
Wythes,  G.,  Syon  House  Gardens,  Brentford. 
Floral  Committee. 
Chairman. — Marshall,  William,  Auchinraith,  Bexley. 
Vice-Chairmen.  —  D’Ombrain,  Rev.  H.  H.,  Westwell  Vicarage, 
Ashford,  Kent  ;  Fraser,  John,  The  Nurseries,  South  Woodford  ;  Paul, 
George,  The  Old  Nurseries,  Cheshunt. 
Secretary. — T.  Humphreys,  R.H.S.  Gardens,  Chiswick,  W. 
Bain,  W.,  The  Gardens,  Burford  Lodge,  Dorking. 
Barr,  W.,  12,  King  Street,  Covent  Garden,  W.C. 
Beckett,  E.,  Aldenham  House  Gardens,  Elstree. 
Blick,  Chas.,  The  Warren,  Hayes  Common,  Beckenham. 
Briscoe-Ironside,  Henry,  Cedar  Lodge,  Burgess  Hill,  Sussex. 
Cannell,  H.,  Swanley,  Kent. 
Dean,  R.,  Ranelagh  Road,  Ealing,  W. 
Druery,  C.  T.,  F.L.S.,  25,  Windsor  Road,  Forest  Gate. 
Fitt,  J.  H.,  The  Frythe  Gardens.  Welwyn. 
Fraser,  John,  Willow  Cottages,  Kew. 
Gordon,  G.;  Endsleigh,  Priory  Park,  Kew. 
Herbst,  H.,  Kew  Road,  Richmond,  Surrey. 
Hogg,  R.  M.,  99,  St.  George’s  Rpad,  Pimlico,  S.W. 
Hudson,  J.,  Gunnersbury  House,  Acton. 
Jeffries,  C.,  Boston  House  Gardens,  Brentford. 
Jennings,  J.,  Ascott  Gardens,  Leighton  Buzzard. 
Jones,  H.  J.,  Ryecroft  Nursery,  Hither  Green,  Lewisham. 
Laing,  J.,  Forest  Hill,  S.E. 
Lowe,  R.  B.,  Ashridge  Gardens,  Berkhamsted. 
McLeod,  J.,  Dover  House  Gardens,  Roehampton. 
May,  H.  B.,  Dyson’s  Lane,  Upper  Edmonton. 
Mawley,  E.,  Rosebank,  Berkhamsted. 
Molyneux,  E.,  Swanmore  Park  Gardens,  Bishop’s  Waltham. 
Nicholson,  G.,  Royal  Gardens,  Kew. 
Noble,  C.,  Sunningdale  Nursery,  Bagshot. 
Owen  R.,  Castle  Hill,  Maidenhead. 
Pawle,  J.  D.,  12,  Stanley  Gardens,  Willesden  Green,  N.W, 
Pearson,  C.  E.,  Chilwell,  Nottingham. 
Perry,  Amos,  Hardy  Plant  Farm,  Winchmore  Hill,  N. 
Salter,  C.  J.,  Woodhatch  Gardens,  Reigate. 
Selfe-Leonard,  H.,  Hitherbury,  Guildford. 
Stevens,  Geo.,  St.  John’s  Nursery,  Putney. 
Thomas,  Owen,  Royal  Gardens,  Windsor. 
Turner,  H.,  Royal  Nurseries,  Slough. 
Walker,  J.,  Ham  Common,  Surrey. 
Watson,  W.,  Royal  Gardens,  Kew. 
Orchid  Committee. 
Chairman. — Veitch,  H.  J.,F.L.S.,  Royal  Exotic  Nursery,  Chelsea,  S.W. 
Vice-Chairmen. — Lawrence,  Sir  Trevor,  Bart.,  M.P.,  57,  Princes 
Gate,  S.W.  ;  Masters,  Maxwell  T.,  M.D.,  F.R.S  ,  Mount  Avenue,  Ealing 
W.  ;  Schroder,  Baron,  The  Dell,  Staines. 
lion.  Secretary. — O’Brien,  James,  West  Street,  Harrow-on-tbe-Hill. 
Ashworth,  E.,  Harefield  Hall,  Wilmslow,  Cheshire. 
Ballantine,  H.,  The  Dell  Gardens,  Staines. 
Bogaerde,  A.  V.,  The  Woodlands,  Great  Barr,  Birmingham. 
Bond,  T.  W.,  Elstead  House  Gardens,  Godaiming. 
Brooman- White,  R.,  Ardarroch,  Garelochead,  N.B. 
Broome,  Joseph,  Sunny  Hill.  Llandudno. 
Burberry,  H.  A.,  Highbury  Gardens,  Birmingham. 
Chapman,  H.,  Cambridge  Lodge,  Flodden  Road,  Camberwell. 
Cobb,  W.,  Broadwater  Down,  Tunbridge  Wells. 
Cookson,  Norman  C.,  Oakwood,  Wylam-on-Tyne. 
Crawshay,  De  Barri,  Rosefield,  Sevenoaks. 
Fowler,  J  Gurney,  Glebeland,  Woodford. 
Gabriel,  J.  T.,  32,  Palace  Road,  Streatham  Hill. 
Handley,  Rev.  E.,  19,  Royal  Crescent,  Bath. 
Hardy,  Fred,  Tyntesfield,  Ashton-on-Mersey. 
Hill,  E.,  Tring  Park  Gardens,  Tring. 
Ingram,  C.,  86,  Onslow  Gardens,  S.W. 
Jacomb,  R.  B.,  Ewell  House,  Ewell. 
Jaques,  J.,  Waddesdon  Manor  Gardens,  Aylesbury. 
Latham,  W.  B.,  Botanic  Gardens,  Edgbaston,  Birmingham. 
Lindsay,  R  ,  Botanic  Gardens,  Edinburgh. 
Low,  E.  V.,  The  Nurseries,  Clapton,  N.E. 
Lucas,  C.  J.,  Warnham  Court,  Horsham. 
Mason,  Major,  The  Firs,  Warwick. 
Peed,  Thomas,  Roupell  Park  Nurseries,  West  Norwood. 
Pilcher,  Charles,  84,  Ringford  Road,  Wandsworth,  S.W. 
Pollett,  H.  M.,  Fernside,  Bickley,  Kent. 
Protheroe,  W.  H.,  67,  Cheapside,  E.C. 
Sander,  F.,  St.  Albans. 
Smee,  A.  H..  Wallington,  Surrey. 
Thompson,  W.,  Walton  Grange,  Stone,  Staffs. 
Tod,  D.,  Eastwood  Park,  Thornliebank,  N.B. 
Wells,  M.,  Broomfield,  Sale,  near  Manchester. 
White,  W.  H.,  Burford  Lodge  Gardens.  Dorking. 
Williams,  H.,  Victoria  Nurseries,  Holloway,  N. 
Winn,  C.,  The  Uplands,  Selly  Hill,  near  Birmingham. 
Narcissus  Committee. 
Chairman. — Professor  M.  Foster,  Sec.  R.S.,  Shelford,  Cambridge. 
Vice-Chairmen. — Baker,  J.  G.,  F.R.S. ,  Royal  Herbarium,  Kew; 
Dod,  Rev.  C.  Wolley,  Edge  Hall,  Malpas,  Cheshire  ;  Engleheart,  Rev. 
George  H.,  Appleshaw,  Andover  ;  Wilks,  Rev.  W.,  Shirley  Vicarage, 
Croydon.  . 
Hon.  Secretary. — Scrase-Dickins,  C.  R.,  Coolhurst  Park,  Horsham. 
Barr,  P.,  12,  King  Street,  Covent  Garden,  W.C, 
Bennett- Poe,  John  T.,  29,  Ashley  Place,  S.W. 
Bourne,  Rev.  S.E.,  Dunston  Vicarage,  Lincoln. 
Burbidge,  F.  W.,  M.A.,  Trinity  College  Gardens,  Dublin. 
Cammell,  G.,  Brookfield,  Hathersage,  near  Sheffield. 
Cammell,  M.,  Loxwood  House,  Billingshurst,  Sussex. 
Cowan,  C.  W.,  Valleyfield,  Penicuick,  Midlothian. 
De  Graaff,  S.  A.,  Leyden,  Holland. 
Goldring,  W.,  52.  Gloucester  Road,  Kew, 
Jenkins,  E.  H.,  Queen’s  Road,  Hampton  Hill,  S.W. 
Kingsmill,  A.,  Esq.,  The  Holt,  Harrow  Weald,  Stanmore. 
Krelage,  J.  H.,  Haarlem,  Holland. 
Leichtlin,  Max,  Baden-Baden. 
MacMichael,  Rev.  C.,  Walpole  Rectory,  Wisbech. 
Marsh,  Rev.  T.  H.,  Causton  Rectory,  Norfolk. 
Milne  Readhead,  R.,  Holden  Clough,  Bolton-by-Bowland,  Clitheroe. 
Moore,  F.  W.,  Royal  Botanic  Gardens,  Glasnevin,  Dublin. 
Perry,  Amos  I.,  Hardy  Plant  Farm,  Winchmore  Hill,  N. 
Vilmorin,  Henry  L.  De,  Quai  de  la  Megisserie,  Paris. 
Walker,  James.  Ham  Common,  Surrey. 
Ware,  Walter  T.,  Inglescombe  Nurseries,  near  Bath. 
Willmott,  Miss,  Warley  Place,  Great  Warley,  Essex. 
EXHAUSTED  VINES. 
Your  correspondent  “  H.”  (page  60)  seems  to  have  a  tough  task  in 
his  hands  judging  by  the  facts  detailed.  As  he  asks  for  advice  I  venture 
to  suggest  to  him  the  methods  I  think  would  be  suitable  in  such  a  case. 
The  Vines  under  consideration  seem  in  such  a  poor  plight,  that  it  would 
possibly  take  a  great  deal  more  time  to  pull  them  round  to  a  satisfactory 
state  than  it  would  to  pull  them  out  and  plant  young  Vines,  which  if 
properly  handled  would  give  better  results  in  less  time.  The  Grapes  at 
present  being  so  poor  the  loss  of  the  crops  for  some  years  would  be  of 
little  consequence. 
If,  however,  on  the  whole  the  Vines  show  anything  like  vigour,  the 
border  would  be  best  renewed,  if  the  soil  is  poor,  lifting  the  roots  to 
within  3  or  4  feet  of  the  stems  of  the  Vines,  supposing  the  border  is  all 
outside.  If  the  roots  are  healthy  but  straggling  relay  them  horizontally 
in  a  width  of  3  feet  or  so,  notching  the  strongest.  But  would  not  this 
have  been  better  done  early  last  autumn  1  Vines  here  in  fairly  good  vigour 
have  been  treated  similarly  in  the  month  of  August,  with  a  portion  of 
the  Grapes  hanging  on  them.  They  had  not  been  disturbed  for  twenty 
