Norember  12,  1896. 
JOURNAL  OP  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
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rather  stiff  arrangement  ol  gooA  blooms.  Amongst  the  most  prominent 
were  Chas.  Davis,  W.  Sewa^,  Dake  of  York,  J.  Shrimpton,  Sanflower, 
and  Vi  viand  Morel.  The  second  prize  was  awarded  to  Mr.  J.  French, 
gardener  to  Mrs.  Barclay,  Wimbledon  Park ;  and  the  third  to  Mr.  G.  H. 
Sage,  Ham  House,  Eichmond. 
There  were  six  competitors  in  the  class  for  twelve  bunches  of  single 
Ohrysanthemums,  Mr.  A.  Felgate,  gardener  to  the  Dachess  of  Wellington, 
being  first  with  a  splendid  stand  j  Mr.  G.  W.  Forbes  was  second  ;  and 
Mr.  J.  Plowman  third.  Mr.  R.  Ridge  was  first  for  a  miscellaneoijg 
jgroap  with  a  light  and  beautiful  arrangement  of  Oncidinms,  Crotons, 
■single  Chrysanthemums,  and  other  plants.  Mr.  J.  Portbury,  Putney 
Heath,  was  second. 
WORKSOP. 
Last  year  the  Committee  of  the  Worksop  Rose  and  Horticultural 
^Society  inaugurated  a  novelty  in  the  shape  of  a  show  of  Chrysanthemums, 
and  a  floral  bazaar.  The  prime  idea  was  that  of  augmenting  the  funds 
of  the  Society,  bat  it  was  also  tried  as  an  experiment  with  a  view  to 
forming  an  annual  show  of  these  autumn  flowers.  This  first  effort  was  a 
non-competitive  one.  The  success  which  attended  this  first  effort,  was  of 
so  encouraging  a  character,  that  the  Committee  decided  to  make  it  an 
annual  event,  and  a  powerful  Committee  consisting  of  most  of  the 
gardeners  and  horticulturists  of  the  district,  both  amateur  and  profes¬ 
sional,  was  formed.  The  show  enjoys  all  the  privileges  of  the  older 
established  one,  including  the  patronage  of  Their  Graces  the  Dukes  of 
Portland  and  Newcastle,  and  is  under  the  presidency  of  Mr.  H.  V. 
Machin,  J.P.,  Gateford  Hill,  one  of  the  most  ardent  Rose  growers  in  the 
United  Kingdom.  Mr.  James  Snow  Wball,  as  Vice-President,  and 
the  Treasurer,  Mr.  R.  Wood,  of  the  Notts  Bank,  and  Mr.  Arthur  G. 
Baxter,  the  Honorary  Secretary,  filled  their  posts  with  conspicuous 
.ability. 
This  year  the  show'  was  opened  for  competition,  and  there  were  in  all 
thirty-four  classes  for  which  prizes  were  given.  These  included  groups 
of  plants,  pot  plants,  and  cut  blooms,  for  both  amateur  and  professional 
growers,  and  seven  classes  for  Potatoes  and  Apples  for  cottagers.  In 
general  outline  the  grouping  of  the  show  resembled  last  year’s,  but  the 
plants  were  more  numerous  and  the  blooms  were  undoubtedly  of  a  finer 
order.  In  the  groups  of  Chrysanthemums  the  competit:)rs  included  Mrs. 
Berry,  Grove  House ;  Mr.  Aucock,  Manor  Gardens ;  Mr.  Cookman, 
Ryton  Nurseries  ;  Mr.  W.  Howard,  Worksop  ;  and  Mr.  Johnson,  Park 
Street ;  but,  in  addition,  there  were  magnificent  groups  for  exhibition 
.purposes  only  from  the  gardens  of  His  Grace  the  Duke  of  Portland,  Mr." 
J.  D.  Ellis,  Sparkden  ;  and  Mrs.  Alderson,  Park  Street.  The  grouping 
of  the  plants  from  Welbeck  was  very  fine,  and  the  blending  of  the 
^colours  most  artistic. 
Amongst  the  plants,  for  competition  Mrs.  Berry  of  Grove  House 
■  showed  some  lovely  blooms,  the  finest  of  which,  even  to  a  non- profes¬ 
sional  eye,  was  a  Charles  Davis.  Mr.  Tesh  was  responsible  for  the 
arranging  this  group,  and  It  did  him  credit.  Mr.  Cookman,  in  his  collec¬ 
tion,  well  upheld  his  reputation  as  a  Chrysanthemum  grower,  and  while 
'there  was  no  particular  plant  which  exceeded  its  fellows  in  any  marked 
degree,  there  was  a  general  all-round  quality  of  size  and  colour,  and  it 
may  be  said  that  the  excellence  of  this  show  was  in  its  consistency. 
Another  professional  grower  in  the  person  of  Mr.  J.  Aucock  of  the  Manor 
-Gardens  showed  a  beautiful  collection  of  miscellaneous  plants,  which 
inclnded  several  fine  Chrysanthemums;  two  magnificent  Callas,  Crotons, 
Drac^nas,  Primulas,  Begonias,  Ferns,  and  Grasses,  all  arranged  in 
picturesque  and  pleasing  fashion. 
Perhaps  the  most  interesting  exhibit  in  the  whole  show  was  that 
arranged  by  Mr.  T.  H.  Crasp  of  Osberton,  This  consisted  of  a  complete 
assortment  of  dessert  fruits  of  the  season,  most  temptingly  arrang^  on 
the  centre  table.  This  comprised  the  Gros  Guillaume  Grape,  a  bunch  of 
huge  dimensions,  weighing  about  12  lbs.,  and  a  smaller  bunch  of  the 
Trebbiano,  a  white  Grape  which  was  also  much  admired.  The  Queen 
Pine  Pears,  dessert  Apples  of  the  highest  order.  Cape  Gooseberries,  Figs, 
a  number  of  the  famous  Osberton  Melons,  which  received  the  silver 
Bankaian  medal  in  London  a  few  days  ago.  Another  special  exhibit 
was  the  Osberton  Scarlet  Tomato,  a  new  variety  which  has  been  raised 
by  Mr,  Crasp.  The  whole  were  artistically  arranged  amid  Lapageria, 
rosea,  Allamandas,  and  Roman  Hyacinths,  the  groundwork  being  Ficus 
repens.  The  exhibition  of  vegetables  was  very  small,  and  calls  for  no 
, particular  comment. — (“Worksop  Guardian.”} 
Potato  Scab. — Another  study  of  the  destructive  Potato  scab  has 
’been  made  at  the  Agricultural  College  of  South  Dakota  by  Thomas  A. 
'Williams,  botanist  of  the  experiment  station  there,  and  the  report  has 
been  recently  issued  in  a  bulletin.  When  the  seed  is  treated  with 
corrosive  sublimate  and  planted  in  uninfested  land  no  scab  was  found,  and 
when  planted  in  infested  land  the  same  treatment  very  materially 
reduced  the  trouble.  The  weaker  solutian,  where  the  corrosive  sublimate 
is  used  with  the  strength  of  about  1  to  1000  is  about  as  effective  and 
needs  less  care  than  when  it  is  six  times  as  strong.  The  best  practice  is 
to  immerse  the  seed  before  it  is  cut.  The  Bordeaux  mixture  and  the 
so-called  Eau  Celeste  seemed  to  be  effective  against  the  fungus,  but  it 
decreased  the  yield  more  or  less.  One  point  noted  was  that  the  thicker- 
skinned  and  darker-coloured  varieties  of  Potatoes  seemed  better  able  to 
resist  the  attacks  of  the  disease  than  other  ones,  and  it  was  once  more 
demonstrated  that  Potatoes  should  not  be  allowed  to  remain  in  the  wet 
.ground  long  after  ripening. — ('■  Garuen  and  Forest.”) 
PHLOX  DRUMMONDI  CUSPID  AT  A. 
The  numerous  beautiful  varieties  of  Phlox  Drammondi  as  grown 
in  this  country  are  proved  fivourites  in  hundreds  of  gardens,  but  those 
introduced  from  the  Continent  under  the  names  of  cuspidata  and 
fimbriata  are  extremely  distinct  departures.  One  of  these,  under  the 
name  of  Phlox  cuspidata,  is  shown  in  the  woodcut  (fig.  84),  and  ia 
marked  by  the  lobes  of  the  corolla  being  prolonged  into  acute  points. 
In  some  of  the  flowers  these  points  are  very  long,  and  impart  a  star-like 
appearance  to  the  flowers.  The  colours  present  a  similar  range  to  the 
ordinary  P.  Drummondi,  but  purple  seems  to  predominate.  The  only 
appreciable  difference  between  the  varieties  cuspidata  and  fimbriata  is 
that  in  the  latter  the  lobes  are  not  so  much  prolonged  and  they  are 
rather  more  irregular.  This  information  will  be  of  service  to  “  J.  E.  P.” 
LUCK. 
The  Editor  pertinently  asks  “  Old  Boy  ”  what  he  thinks  of  my 
article.  “  Old  Boy  ”  calls  the  quotations  I  used  poetical  props.  One 
would  think,  judging  from  the  way  he  writes,  that  I  advised  men  to  sit 
in  the  bothy  waiting  for  luck  to  come  to  the  rescue.  If  ho  will  kindly 
read  the  first  part  again,  he  will  see  I  advised  everyone  to  do  his  best  to 
deserve  success  (this  is  in  substance  the  remainder  of  the  quotation  it  is 
said  I  omit). 
In  the  “  Gardener’s  Path”  (page  416),  be  gives  himself  away  on  the 
point  I  wished  to  emphasise  when  1  used  the  illustration  of  the  gar¬ 
dener’s  sou.  He  tells  of  a  friend  who  obtained  a  big  head  place  to  begin 
with,  and  I  infer  from  what  he  writes  he  was  lucky,  or,  as  he  calls  it, 
fortunate.  If  a  boy  could  start  with  the  assurance  that  good  conduct, 
conscientious  work,  and  rising  step  by  step,  taking  a  small  charge  to 
begin  with,  would  eventually  lead  to  a  position  suited  to  his  ability  and 
experience,  he  would  have  little  to  co.oplain  of  ;  but  in  how  many  cases 
does  a  man  who  has  won  his  spurs  find  an  untried  man  preferred  to 
himself,  when  a  good  place  is  filled  ?  I  call  that  luck,  good  luck  to  a 
gardener’s  sou's  friend,  and  bad  luck  to  the  better  men  they  kept  out. 
Winning  cups  and  first  prizes  has  nothing  in  common  with  the  above 
cases  ;  but  luck  comes  in  even  there ;  for  instance,  in  Carnation  showing, 
