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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
January  16,  1902. 
had  been  of  tlie  most  varied  and  interesting  nature,  and  at  the 
montldy  meetings  many  most  interesting  and  beautiful  exhibits 
had  been  made  by  members.  Tlie  report  of  the  treasurer  .showed 
that  the  funds  of  tlie  association  were  in  a  flourishing  condition, 
the  total  income  from  membership  and  Chrysanthemum  Show 
amounting  to  £1,195  and  the  expenditure  to  £1,172,  leaving  a 
balance  of  £23,  this  expenditure  including  £374  for  prizes,  £247 
for  music,  also  contributions  to  charitable  objects.  Mr.  Comfort 
was  unanimously  reappointed  president,  Mr.  A.  Mackenzie  and 
Mr.  R.  W.  E.  Muri'ay  were  appointed  vice-pre.sidents,  Mr.  Peter 
Loney  secretary,  and  Mr.  MacKinnon  treasurer.  The  vacancies 
in  the  council  were  filled  up  by  the  election  of  Messrs.  Todd, 
McHattie,  Chalmers,  Chaplin,  Scarlett,  and  Kidd.  It  was 
arranged  to  hold  the  Chr>^santhemum  Show  in  the  Waverley 
Market  on  November  13,  14,  and  15,  and  the  council  were 
instructed  to  carry  out  the  arrangements -as  usual.  It  was  also 
agreed  to  celebrate  the  twenty-fifth  year  of  the  association’s 
existence  by  a  social  meeting,  to  be  held  in  March  next. 
Trade  Notes. 
Messrs.  Kent  and  Boydon,  seed  merchants,  Darliimton,  have 
i.‘-sued  a  calendar  for  1902.  Verily,  we  ought  to  know  what  the 
date  of  anj"  day  of  the  month  is!  The  calendar  is  also  useful 
as  denoting  when  to  sow  certain  seeds.  The  above  firm  has, 
we  are  pleased  to  h'arn,  been  appointed  seed  merchants  by 
Royal  M^arrant  to  His  Majesty  the  King. 
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We  have  pleasure  in  informing  our  readers  that  Messrs. 
Ransomes,  Sims,  and  Jefferies,  Limited,  Orwell  Works,-  Ipswich, 
have  been  appointed  by  Royal  Warrant  manufacturers  of  agri¬ 
cultural  and  hoi-ticultural  machinery  to  His  Majestv  King 
Edward  YII. 
*  *  * 
We  learn  that  the  nursery  and  seed  bu.siness  of  Messrs. 
Stuart  and  Mein,  Kelso-on-Tweed,  has  been  acquired  by  Messrs. 
Laing  and  Mather,  of  the  same  town,  the  joint  busine.ss  being 
formally  amalgamated  from  January  1  this  year. 
*  * 
On  account  of  the  very  heav'y  floods  experienced  in  the 
Amierican  Pearl  Tuberose  district  this  season,  the  crop  has  been 
materially  damaged,  and  the  produce  of  the  bulbs  is  extra¬ 
ordinarily  short. 
it  it  it 
Messrs.  Darlington  and  Co.,  horticultural  and  heating 
engineers,  Darlington,  have  issued  a  new  edition  (1902)  of  their 
trade  catalogue,  price  2s.,  and  it  is  well  worth  the  money  as  a 
guide  to  those  who  would  study  conservatory  construction  and 
heating.  There  are  seven  sections  in  the  catalogue,  and  these 
detail  all  manner  of  conservatories,  winter  gardens,  pits,  frames, 
glass  copings,  verandahs,  hot  water  ranges  and  connections, 
boilers,  &c.  It  is  well  got  up  with  abundance  of  useful  and 
beautiful  illustrations  on  rolled  art  paper.  Two  hundred  and 
sixty-four  pages  are  bound  in  stout  cardboard  covers. 
it  it  it 
Messrs.  William  Wood  and  Son,  Limited,  horticultural 
sundriesmen,  import  and  export  merchants,  &c.,  Wood  Green, 
London,  write  to  us  as  follows: — “We  shall  feel  obliged  if  you 
will  peruse  the  enclosed  two  circulars,  which  refer  to  matters 
of  interest  to  gardeners.  The  use  of  leaf  mould  instead  of  peat 
for  Orchids  is  becoming  general,  and  tbe  opinions  expi'essed  by 
representative  growers  favour  the  practice ;  the  rhizomes  of 
peat  also  are  found  to  be  preferable  to  thie  ordinary  crocks  when 
potting  Orchids.  We  may  add  that  we  frequently  read  in  the 
horticultural  Press  inquiries  and  replies  concerning  different 
forms  of  fungoid  and  other  diseases  and  their  cause.  Our 
“  Veltha  ”  and  other  preparations  have  proved  invaluable 
remiedies  for  such  diseases,  and  too  much  attention  cannot  be 
drawm  to  them  for  the  benefit  of  gardeners.” 
As  proof  of  what  they  state,  Messrs.  Wood  send  a  letter 
dated  December  26,  1901,  from  a  gardener  at  Rugby,  who  speaks 
in  praise  of  the  fungicide,  adding,  “I  have  given  your  ‘Veltha’ 
a  good  trial  this  season,  and  have  found  it  a  great  help  to  me 
in  growing  winter  flowering  Begonias.  Gloire  de  Sceaux  is 
usually  eaten  up  with  rust  here,  but  this  season,  after  using 
‘Veltha’  freely  on  them,  I  have  a  batch  in  perfect  condition, 
and  flow'ering  freely  at  the  present  time.  I  have  also  found  it 
effective  on  my  bush  Chrysanthemums.  They  were  badly 
attacked  by  rust,  but  a  Rood  dressing  of  ‘  Veltha  ’  soon 
checked  it.”  The  “  Nidos  ”  (No.  1)  Orchid  compost  is  described  as 
being  “almost  identically  the  .same  as  Belgian  leaf  soil.”  The 
firm  issues  a  catalogue  of  improvements  in  various  garden  tools. 
The  catalogue  should  be  secured  and  consulted. 
Moving  Large  Stabs. 
It  very  frequently  occurs  that  shrubs  are  left  in  positidns 
where  they  have  not  room  for  development.  Shrubs  planted 
too  near  to  w'alks  are  very  troublesome  on  account  of  the  hard 
^jutting  they  have  to  be  subjected  to,  to  keep  them  within 
bounds.  Not  only  is  this  so,  but  they  are  generally  an  eyesore j 
sometimes  in  the  shape  of  round  mop-like  heads  as  hard  as 
worn-out  brooms,  at  others  they  assume  the  form  of  hedges, 
some  even  going  so  far  as  to  cut  them  wuth  hedge  shears. 
Instead  of  going  on  year  after  year  cutting  them,  it  would  be 
much  better  to  move  them  back,  so  that  they  could  have  a 
reasonable  amount  of  room.  To  those  who  may  have  such  to 
deal  w'ith,  and  are  in  any  doubt  as  to  how  it  is  to  be  done,  the 
following  note  on  the  subject  will  perhaps  be  acceptable. 
Suppose,  then,  that  a  a,  in  the  figure,  represents  the  position 
of  twm  Laurels,  with  a  spread  of  branches  some  5  feet  from  the 
stem,  as  indicated  by.  the  dotted  lines  b  n.  For  their  size  they 
are  too  near  the  edge  of  the  Avalk  c  c,  and  too  close  together. 
In  the  first  place  the  loAver  branches  nm.st  be  tied  up  so  that 
they  AA'ill  not  impede  the  Avork  of  removing  the  soil.  This  is 
best  done  by  getting  a  good  length  of  strong-,  soft  rope.  Fix 
one  end  to  the  main*  stem  about  5  feet  from  the  ground;  take 
a  few  branches  in  the  double  of  the  rope  and  brinq  the  loose 
end  round  the  .stem  again  and  pull  the  branches  uj)  tight  ;  enclose 
a  feAA^  more  in  the  next  double,  and  so  AA'ork  round  the  tree  till 
all  is  made  secure  by  fastening  the  end  of  the  rope  to  Avhere 
you  started. 
We  Avill  suppose  that  the  Laurels  have  to  be  moved  back  a 
distance  of  5  feet,  and  a  like  distance  further  apart.  The  ncAA’ 
position  will  be  at  d  d.  At  tho.se  points  insert  stout  pegs,  and 
from  them  at  each  side,  and  from  the  stems  of  the  shrubs, 
measure  off  3^  feet  e  e  e,  stretch  a  line  to  corre.spond,  and  mark 
it  out  AA'ith  the  spade.  Aleasure  from  u  to  r  4  feet.  In  the 
same  Avay  mark  out  a  square  ball  round  the  shrub,  say  4  feet  by 
5  feet.  Proceed  to  dig  out  the  AA'hole  of  the  soil  to  a 
depth  of  2  feet,  excejit  this  square  round  the  roots  of 
the  tree,  placing  the  soil  at  each  side  of  the  trench. 
This  done,  commence  to  undermine  the  ball  on  each 
side  to  a  distance  of  about  9  inches,  having  a  clear  space  of 
about  the  same  depth  beloAA'  the  ball.  At  each  end 
undermine  it  in  the  same  Avay  to  the  distance  of  a  foot.  Noav 
get  tAvo  long  planks,  and  place  them,  one  on  each  side,  iinder 
the  ball  as  shoAvn  at  G  g  o  g.  X’pon  the  top  of  each  of  these 
place  a  bat  of  good  sound  oak  or  larch,  about  4  or  5  inches  square 
and  6  feet  long,  so  that  they  Avill  project  6  inches  beyond  the 
ball  at  each  end.  On  the  top  of  these  bats  place  a  piece  of 
l|^-inch  board,  9  inches  Avide  and  4  feet  long,  across  each  end, 
pushing  them  under  the  ball  as  far  as  possible. 
Next,  place  something  under  each  comer,  a  small  block  of 
Avood,  or  a  brick  if  there  is  room  for  it,  between  the  planks  and 
the  bats.  This  will  give  room  to  get  a  bar  under  the  ends  of  the 
latter,  by  Avhich  means  it  Avill  be  easy  to  raise  it  so  as  to  get  a 
brick  under.  Having  placed  one  under  each  corner,  get  a  lever 
about  10  feet  long,  made  of  a  straight  young  Larch,  Avith  a  large 
block  of  Avood  for  a  fulcrum,  and  Avith  this  raise  one  corner  at  a 
time,  and  place  another  brick  on  the  top  of  the  one  already 
there,  or,  Avhat  is  better,  apply  t\to  leAmrs  at  the  .same  time, 
placing  a  brick  under  each  corner. 
Having  rai.sed  it  in  this  fa.shion  till  there  are  four  bricks 
under  each  corner,  clear  all  loose  soil  from  under  level  Avith 
the  planks,  and  cut  off  any  roots  that  may  project  beloAv  the 
level  of  the  bats  under  the  ball.  Four  rollers  of  about  6  inches 
diameter  and  4  feet  long  are  now  required.  Place  tAvo  of  these 
in  position  on  the  planks,  and  by  u.sing  the  levers  remove  the 
bricks  one  by  one  till  the  bats  rest  on  the  rollers.  It  is  then 
moved  along  the  planks  to  its  neAv  position,  raised  on  bricks 
again  to  alloAv  of  the  rollers  being  removed,  and  then  let  down 
