January  16.  1902. 
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JOf'nXAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
Mr.  Molyneux’B  Chrysanthemum  Analysis. 
The  annual  analysi.s  of  the  merit. s  of  varietie.s  of  the  Chry.s- 
anthenium  is  promised  by  Mr.  Molyneux  for  our  issue  of 
January  30.  He  writes  to  .say  that  growers  are  tardy  in  sending 
their  returns  to  him. 
Royal  Gardeners’  Orphan  Fund. 
Tliough  IVfr.  Brian  Wynne,  the  secretary  of  the  above,  lias 
.given  us  po  official  intimation  of  a  change  in  the  addre.ss  of  the 
offices  of  the  Royal  Gardeners’  Orphan  Fund,  these  are  now  at 
.30,  Wellington  Street,  Covent  Garden,  W.C.  '  . 
,  Taxing  Dutch  Bulbs. 
■jThe  Dutch,  according  to  the  “New  York  Herald,”  are  at 
'present  extremely  afraid  that  the  United  States  may  tax  Dutch 
bulbs.  Their  fear  is  based  upon  the  fact  that  the  Dutch  Minister 
.1  of  the  Interior  is  considering  the  que.stion  of  taxing  American 
'Corn,  which  is  imported  into  Holland  in  great  quantities.  Owners 
.  of  mills  in  Holland  cannot  deliver  Dutch  flour  as  cheaply  as 
..'American  flour  is  sold.  The  crj'  for  protection  against  the 
American  invasion  had  remained  unheard  hitherto,  as  the  Govern- 
-ment  considered  that  it  would  be  an  indirect  tax  on  the  poorer 
-  fclasses. 
Richard  Dean  Testimonial. 
At  a  meeting  of  subscribers  to  the  Richard  Dean  testimonial, 
'held  in  the  Royal  Aquarium,  Westmin.ster,  S.W.,  on  Tuesday 
last,  January  14,  William  Marshall  E.sq.,  in  the  chair,  it  Avas 
-agreed  that  an  address  on  vellum  (not  to  exceed  £5  in  cost), 
together  with  a  cheque,  be  presented  to  Mr.  Richard 
Dean,  V.M.H.,  on  the  evening  of  Tuesday,  February  4,  at  a 
social  dinner,  the  place  to  be  fixed  upon  by  the  committee  Avho 
i.have  arranged  the  testimonial.  Mr.  R.  Dean’s  .seventy-second 
birthday  is  on  Saturday,  January  31.  The  pre.sentation  Avill  be 
made  by  N.  N.  Sherwood,  Esq.,  chairman  of  the  testimonial 
»  committee.  Mr.  H.  J.  Jones  mentioned  on  Tue.sday  that  £300 
was  the  total  expected.  Up  till  the  14th  the  sum  of  £290  odd 
.had  been  a.ssured. 
Seeds  Required  for  a  Garden  of  One  Acre. 
Peas,  t5  quarts;  Beans,  2  quarts;  Kidney  Beans,  1  pint; 
Scarlet  Runners,  1  pint ;  Cabbage  (early),  2oz ;  SaA'oy,  loz ; 
■  Brussels  Sprouts,  loz  ;  Cauliflower,  ^oz  ;  Broccolis,  2oz  ;  Bore¬ 
cole,  2oz  ;  Cabbage  (red),  loz  ;  Cabbage  (late  or  Drumhead),  loz  ; 
'KohlRabi,  ioz  ;  Onions,  4oz  ;  Carrots,  2oz  ;  Turnips  (Avhite),  2oz  ; 
Turnips  (yellow),  loz;  Celery,  loz;  Spinach,  1  pint;  Beet 
I  (red),  loz;  Beet  (silver),  loz;  Leek,  loz;  Parsnip,  2oz ;  Salsafy, 
loz  ;  Skirret,  loz  ;  Scorzonera,  loz  ;  Endive,  loz  ;  Lettuce,  2oz  ; 
Radi-sh  (long),  1  pint;  Radish  (Turnip),  1  pint;  Mustard,  1  pint; 
Cress,  1  pint ;  Parsley  (curled),  loz ;  Potatoes  (early,  in  tAvo 
sorts),  lllb ;  Potatoes  (late,  in  tAA’o  sorts),  21b  ;  Jerusalem  Arti- 
•  chokes,  1  gal;  Garlic,  lib;  Shallots,  11b;  SAveet  and  Pot  Herbs 
(of  sorts),  loz;  Eliubarb,  25  roots. 
White  Blackberry  “Iceberg.” 
The  folloAving  is  Mr.  Burbank’s  (the  raiser’s)  OAvn  description, 
and  its  accuracy  is  vouched  for.  He  says :  “  OAving  to  the  some- 
Avhat  unsatisfactory  qualities  of  Avhite  Blackberries  so  far  knoAvn, 
the  impression  may  have  been  entertained  by  some  that  no  Avhiie 
'Blackberry  could  be  as  producth^e  and  hardy,  AAuth  berries  as 
'  early,  abundant,  large,  hand.some,  and  delicious  as  the  best  black 
•  ones.  The  Avell-knoAvn  LaAvton  is,  Avhen  ripened,  unstirpassed, 
and  very  generally  knoAvn  as  the  most  productive  market  bero'. 
■■OAA'ing  to  its  fixity  of  race  it  Avill  reproduce  itself  from  seed  almost 
exactly,  and  its  seedlings  aa’iII  not  be  influenced  Avhen  raised  from 
seed  pollenated  by  other  A'arieties,  but  it  readily  imparts  its  good 
qualities  when  employed  as  the  staminate  parent.  One  of  the 
..great  grandparents  of  ‘Iceberg’  Avas  LaAvton.  The  first  genera¬ 
tion  of  seedlings  Avhen  crossed  Avith  Crystal  White,  Avas  all  black ; 
the  second  also,  though  varying  much  in  other  respects;  but  the 
third  produced  this  Avonderful  plant  bearing  the  snowiest  Avhite 
berries  ever  seen.  Very  little  attention  AA'as  paid  to  the  long  roAvs 
of  cross-bred  descendants,  until  one  day  this  berry  was  dis¬ 
covered,  among  its  black  relatives,  Avith  the  canes  bending  in 
various  directions  Avith  their  load  of  delicious  snowy  berries, 
Avhich  are  not  only  Aviiite,  but  so  ti’ansparent  that  the  seeds, 
Avhich  are  unusually  small,  may  be  seen  in  the  berries  AA'hen  ripe. 
Clusters  larger  than  tho.se  of  LaAA'ton ;  berries,  as  near  as  could 
be  judged,  were  at  least  as  large,  earlier,  SAveeter,  and  more 
tender  and  melting  throughout,  though  as  firm  as  LaAvton  is  when 
..ripe.” 
Nevir  Violet,  “Pink  Gem.” 
A  clear  pink  A^iolet  is  undoubtedly  a  neAv  shade  of  colour 
in  hardy  Violets,  and  is  sure  to  arvaken  Avide  interest  in  the  neAv 
Pink  Gem.  A  little  bed  of  it  AA’ill  produce  a  .sheet  of  bloom,  so 
to  speak,  and  Avill  increase  and  .soon  carpet  the  ground. 
— (“  Meehans’  Monthly.”) 
Weather  In  S.  Perthshire. 
After  a  course  of  variable  Aveather,  Avith  a  good  deal  of  rain 
and  Avesterly  gales,  some  nights  being  unusually  boisterous,  frost 
again  set  in  on  the  night  of  the  lOth  inst.  During  the  night  of 
the  11th  there  Avas  a  considerable  snoAvfall.  Monday  morning 
shoAved  ICdeg  of  frost,  Avhich  held  throughout  the  day. — B.  D., 
S.  Perthshire. 
Lecture  on  Horticulture. 
Mr.  T.  Redington,  F.R.H.S.  (of  the  Yorkshire  College,  Leeds), 
on  Monday,  January  G,  in  the  Girhs’  School,  Kirkburton,  gave 
the  first  of  a  series  of  five  lectures  on  horticulture.  His  subject 
AA’as  “  The  preparation  of  soils  and  manuring  of  .same,”  Avluch  Avas 
dealt  Avith  in  a  most  able  manner,  and  no  doubt  Avill  be  of  interest 
both  by  profe.ssional  and  amateur  gardeners.  .  There  Avas  a  very 
fair  attendance. 
Forfar  Gardeners. 
A  meeting  of  this  association  Avas  held  in  the  Meffan  In.stitute 
on  January  7.  Mr.  Thomas  Shiel,  Vice-President,  occupied  the 
chair,  and  there  AA’as  a  large  attendance.  The  paper  for  the  even¬ 
ing  was  given  by  Mr.  Thomas  Fender,  Cultoquhey  Gardens, 
Crieff,  and  AV’as  entitled,  “A  AA’alk  round  the  vegetable  section 
Avith  the  non-official  judges.”  The  paper  Avas  of  a  humorous 
nature,  and  AA’as  greatly  appreciated.  At  the  close  the  essayist 
AA’as  cordially  thanked.  A  very  fine  collection  of  plants  from 
Glamis  Gardens  Avas  shoAvn  and  much  admired. 
Wood  1  Igeons.  in  North  Devon. 
Extensive  damage  is  reported  to  have  been  committed  in 
North  Devon  by  thousands  of  Avood  pigeons  Avhich  have  been 
driven  from  the  northern  and  eastern  counties  by  the  hard 
Aveather.  There  is  a  case  in  Avhich  Lavo  acres  of  luxuriant  Tri- 
folium  have  been  absolutely  destroyed  by  the  birds,  Avhich  have 
not  only  eaten  the  leaf,  but  picked  the  heart  out  of  the  young 
plant.  Clover,  Vetches,  Turnips,  and  SAvede  tops  have  also  been 
destroyed  in  such  large  quantities  that  a  systematic  campaign 
against  the  Avood  pigeons  is  suggested.  As  shoAving  the  amount 
of  damage  Avood  pigeons  can  do,  it  is  asserted  by  those  competent 
to  judge  that  five  birds  Avill  eat  as  much  in  a  day  as  a  sheep. 
Planting  Fruit  Trees.  • 
The  distances  for  planting  fruit  trees  should  be  as  folloAvs :  — 
Standards  in  orchards,  15ft  to  30ft  apart,  the  distance  to  be 
ruled  by  the  size  of  the  trees  and  the  space  available.  Bushes, 
6ft  to  8ft;  pyramids,  8ft  to  16ft;  fan  and  horizontal  trained, 
10ft  to  20ft;  standards  and  ha  If- standards  against  Avails,  8ft  to 
12ft;  single  cordons,  lift;  double  cordons  (i.e.,  having  tAvo 
stems  instead  of  one),  3ft;  horizontal  cordons,  4ft  to  6ft;  double 
horizontals  (i.e.,  horizontals  having  tAA’o  stems  running  in  oppo¬ 
site  directions),  8ft  to  12ft;  Gooseberries  and  Currants,  oft; 
or  if  vegetables  are  to  be  groAvn  betAveen,  a  greater  di.stance 
must  be  allowed  for  the  purpose  ;  Raspberries,  2ft  apart  in  rows 
.’jft  asunder,  or  in  groups  of  three,  3ft  apart,  also  roAvs  5ft 
asuflder. 
Variorum. 
We  learn  that  Mr.  Daniel  DeAvar,  formerly  of  Koav,  has  ten¬ 
dered  his  re.signation  as  curator  of  the  GlasgoAv  Botanic  Gardens, 
and  that  it  has  been  accepted.  Mr.  DeAA’ar  A’acates  his  appoint¬ 
ment  on  March  1.  *  *  Gerbera  Jamesoni  is  offered  by  a  firm 
in  the  United  States  at  75  cents  each,  or  5  dollars  per  dozen.  It 
is  very  scarce  in  America.  *  *  Noav  is  the  time  for  gardeners 
to  lift  a  feAv  rhizomes  of  German  Irises,  Dicentra  spectabilis,  and 
other  hardy  plants,  to  pot  them,  and,  under  gentle  heat,  to  bring 
them  early  into  floAver  for  use  in  the  conservatory.  The  Irises 
are  easy  to  treat,  and  are  especially  beautiful.  *  *  The 
Heather  (Calluna)  has  been  decided  upon  as  the  symbolic  floAver 
of  the  Celtic  race  by  the  recent  Pan-Celtic  Congress.  *  * 
Abnormally  AA  arm  AA  eather  is  being  experienced  all  over  the  East 
of  Europe,  especially  in  Russia.  Meteorologists  cannot  explain 
the  cause.  In  many  parts  of  Hungary  and  Servia  floAvers  and 
fruit  trees  are  in  full  bloom.  *  *  The  Elberta  Peach  has  been 
planted  to  an  enormous  extent  in  Georgia,  U.S.A.,  this  .season. 
Over  20,000  acres  are  reported  to  be  planted,  using  over  3,000,000 
trees. 
