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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
February  13,  1902. 
inoffensive  flower,  a  Christmas  Rose,  peering  at  me  from  the 
friendly  shelter  of  a  hand-glass,  which  I  had  placed  over  it  to 
protect  it  from  that  symbol  of  man’s  (and  woman’s)  ingratitude, 
the  wdntry  Avind.  How  soon 
The  passions  were  at  peace  witliin, 
And  stilled  each  stormj^  thou,<,dit  of  sin 
In  fellowship  Avith  a  simple  flower. 
Often  and  often  have  I  experienced  the  same  fascination, 
became  humanised  Avith  this  svA'eet  felloAvship ;  and  I  have  often 
thought  if  ever  I  should  have  the  misfortune  to  lose  my  faculties 
that  the  sudden  presentation  of  a  beautiful  flower  would,  in 
preference  to  anything,  tend  to  the  resumption  of  my  reason. 
At  any  rate  the  fair  Rose  became  endeared  to  me.  It  was  culled 
and  placed  by  my  fireside,  and  remained  there  cherished  and 
loved  for  the  future  of  its  existence.  I  loved  the  humble 
admonitor,  and  communed  Avith  it  as  I  premised  other  people 
would  do  who  ever  culled  a  floAA'er  under  a  like  feeling.  I 
thought;  T  thought  again.  It  Avas  done.  I  gently  insinuated 
some  Russian  Violets  between  each  corolla  of  the  Hellebore 
blossom,  and  secured  by  their  stalks  to  the  stem  of  the  Christmas 
Rose  tenderly  Avith  sewing  cotton,  introducing  into  the  cup  of 
the  flower  as  anany  of  the  Violets  as  could  be  pleasantly  passed 
without  very  much  distorting  the  petals  of  the  Rose.  I  carefully 
allowed  the  pistil  and  stamens  to  remain  fully  represented  in 
the  centre,  and  then  procured  the  largest  and  most  rounded 
green  leaves  from  the  plants  of  the  Violets  encircling  them  as  a 
foundation,  directly,  though  not  quite  obscuredly,  beneath  the 
white  corollas  of  the  flower,  and  it  represented  according  to  my 
idea  the  appearance  of  a  beautiful  Passion-floAver — a  bouquet ; 
not  for  the  hand,  but  being  worthy  to  present  to  a  lady  to 
become  secured  on  her  bosom.  My  interpretation  read  thus: 
BOUQUET  d’aMOUB. 
Evergreen  as  a  foundation,  enrayed  Avith  spotless  white, 
centred  with  true  blue,  and  the  gentlest  sparkle  of  yellow 
(jealousy,  and  Avhere  is  true  love  ever  found  AA’ithout  it?)  show¬ 
ing  itself  in  just  proportion  by  the  peeping  stamens  and  pistil 
of  the  Christmas  Rose. — Robt.  Fenn. 
P.S. — The  birthday  passed  off  splendidly,  and  I  only  of  them 
am  left,  with  a  loving  heart,  and  my  Saviour  for  my  Friend. 
The  Cherry  House. 
In  the  case  of  trees  started  at  the  New  Year,  attention  must 
be  given  to  ventilating  early,  for  no  fruit  tree  dislikes  a  close 
and  moist  atmosphere  more  than  the  Cherry.  Maintain  a  night 
temperature  of  40deg  to  45deg  as  the  trees  come  into  blossom, 
45deg  to  50deg  by  day  in  dull  cold  weather,  50deg  in  mild,  in¬ 
creasing  the  ventilation  from  50deg,  allowing  a  rise  of  lOdeg  to 
15deg  from  sun  heat,  with  full  ventilation,  closing  at  55deg. 
Syringe  the  trees  and  house  in  the  morning  and  afternoon  till 
the  blossoms  are  somewhat  advanced,  but  cease  it  before  they 
expand.  Damp  the  paths  and  borders  occasionally  to  maintain  a 
genial  condition  of  the  atmosphere,  but  allow  a  little  ventilation 
constantly  at  the  top  of  the  house.  Trees  in  pots  must  have  the 
necessary  care  in  watering. 
Where  it  is  intended  to  devote  a  house  to  the  growth  of 
Cherries,  a  lean-to,  or  preferably  a  three-quarter  span-roof 
erected  against  a  south  wall,  is  suitable,  and  if  provided  with 
sufficient  4in  hot  water  pipes  to  maintain  a  temperature  of  SOdeg 
in  the  severest  weather,  it  will  answer  for  forcing  them.  The 
trees  may  be  trained  to  a  trellis  about  1ft  from  the  glass  if 
planted  out ;  they  succeed  admirably  in  pots,  and  in  this  case  the 
house  is  set  at  liberty  for  other  purposes  about  half  the  year. 
Free  ventilation  should  be  provided  at  the  top  and  bottom 
of  the  house,  and  in  tlie  case  of  planted  out  trees,  the  roof  lights 
ought  to  be  movable.  The  border  should  be  inside,  though  the 
roots  may  have  access  to  an  outside  one,  thoroughly  drained  to 
carry  off  superfluous  water.  Good  loam,  rather  strong,  is  most 
suitable,  adding  about  a  sixth  of  old  mortar  rubbish,  and  a 
similar  proportion  of  road  scrapings.  Trees  from  the  open  wall 
between  four  and  six  years  trained,  if  carefully  removed  to  the 
house,  come  into  bearing  at  once.  Water  well  to  settle  the  soil 
about  the  roots,  and  ventilate  freely,  syringing  in  the  morning, 
and  again  in  the  afternoon,  employing  fire  heat  only  to  exclude 
frost.  When  the  trees  are  fairly  in  growth,  let  the  day  tem¬ 
perature  from  fire  heat  be  SOdeg  to  55deg,  rising  to  65deg  from 
sun,  increasing  the  ventilation  from  55deg,  and  close  at  that 
temperature,  leaving,  hoAvever,  a  little  ventilation  on  day  and 
night ;  40deg  to  45deg  at  night  will  be  sufficient.  Belle  d’Orleans, 
Early  Rivers,  Governor  Wood,  Elton,  and  Black  Tartarian  are 
suitable  varieties  for  forcing. — A. 
Royal  Gardeners’  Orphan  Fund. 
The  annual  general  meeting  of  the  subscribers  to  this  fund 
will  be  held  at  the  Essex  Hall,  Essex  Street,  Strand,  W.C.,  to¬ 
morrow,  at  three  o’clock  in  the  afternoon. 
Appointment. 
As  instructor  in  the  Practice  of  Horticulture  at  Swanley 
Horticultural  College,  Kent,  Mr.  Patterson,  lately  of  the  Royal 
Gardens,  KeAv,  and  of  late  assistant  Avith  Mr.  W.  P.  Wright, 
Editor  of  Cassell’s  Dictionary  of  Gardening. 
New  Public  Recreation  Ground  at  Gillingham  (Kent). 
In  a  public  competition  for  the  be.st  design  for  laying 
out  the  above,  Messrs.  William  Barron  and  Son,  landscape 
gardeners,  of  Elvaston  Nurseries,  BorroAvash,  Avere  aAvarded  the 
first  prize. 
Register  of  Nurseries,  Seed  Businesses,  Gardens  to  Let. 
Messrs.  Protheroe  and  Morris’s  Register  of  nurseries,  market 
gardens,,  farms,  florists’  seed  businesses,  and  partner.ships  to  be 
let  or  sold,  for  the  month  of  February,  has  reached  us.  Applica¬ 
tion  for  the  same  should  be  made  to  the  above  firm  at  67  and  68, 
Cheapside,  London,  E.C.,  or  at  827,  High  Road,  Leyton- 
stone,  N.E. 
Weather  in  the  North. 
Frost  ranging  from  3deg  to  12deg  has  prevailed  throughout 
the  past  week,  except  on  the  evening  of  the  6th,  when  a  partial 
thaAv  took  place  for  a  few  hours,  followed  by  lOdeg  frost  during 
the  night.  Most  of  the  days  have  been  bright,  with  abundant 
sunshine,  and  Monday  promised  a  continuance  of  the  seasonable 
weather. — B.  D.,  S.  Perthshire. 
“Life  of  Darwin.” 
Mr.  Murray  announces  for  publication  this  month,  an  edition 
of  the  “  Life  of  Darwin.”  The  full  title  is,  “  Charles  Darwin : 
His  Life  Told  in  an  Autobiographical  Chapter  and  in  a  Selected 
Series  of  His  Published  Letters,”  edited  by  his  son,  Francis 
DarAvin.  The  work  AAdll  be  uniform  with  the  half-croAvn  edition 
of  the  “  Origin  of  Species,”  and  Darwin’s  other  works  now  in 
course  of  publication. 
R.  Dean  Presentation  Dinner. 
Hereunder  are  the  names  of  those  who  Avere  present  at  the 
Richard  Dean  Testimonial  Presentation  dinner  (February  4)  per 
list  sent  by  Mr.  Jones: — Messrs.  R.  Dean,  W.  Sherwood,  E. 
Sherwood,  E.  F.  Hawes,  James  Anderson,  F.  Todman,  G. 
Prickett,  W.  H.  Groome,  R.  Ballantine,  C.  Jordan,  G.  Caselton, 
S.  Mortimer,  E.  O.  Greening,  W.  Mease,  James  Tyler,  Robert 
Sydenham,  H.  J.  Jones,  A.  Newell,  Amos  Perry,  J.  W.  Wilkin¬ 
son,  W.  Roberts,  S.  B.  Dicks,  G.  Gordon,  W.  Sydenham,  E.  F. 
Such,  W.  Harrison,  T.  Bevan,  J.  Burn,  George  Cannon,  W. 
Cuthbertson,  C.  Edwards,  J.  T.  StredAvick,  and  Linford.  The 
following  papers  were  represented : — “  Gardeners’  Magazine,” 
“Journal  of  Greengrocery,”  “Gardeners’  Chronicle,”  “The 
Gardening  World,”  “  The  Garden,”  Journal  of  Horticulture, 
“  Middlesex  Co.  Times,”  and  “Ealing  Gazette.” 
Gardening  Appointments. 
Mr.  James  McVie,  for  seven  years  foreman  at  Lord  Balfour’s 
Gardens,  Kennet,  Alloa,  and  latterly  head  gardener  at  Knowe 
Park,  Galashiels,  to  fill  a  similar  appointment  to  Mrs.  Bunten, 
Dunalisten,  Perthshire,  taking  up  his  duties  on  March  1.  *  * 
Mr.  James  Wardhaugh,  until  lately  head  gardener  at  Gala 
House,  Galashiels,  to  fill  the  same  post  to  Sir  George  Douglas, 
Auchlochan,  Lesmahagon.  Both  the  above  from  Downie’s 
Nurseries,  Edinburgh.  *  *  Mr.  F.  Follwell,  for  the  past 
four  and  a  half  years  foreman  in  the  gardens  at  Foxbury,  Chisle- 
hurst,  as  gardener  to  Charles  Morley,  Esq.,  M.P.,  ShockerAvick 
House,  Bath.  *  *  Mr.  Joseph  Sangster,  for  the  last  four 
years  steward  and  gardener  to  Mrs.  Guinness,  Burton  Hall, 
Stillorgan,  County  Dublin,  as  head  gardener  and  steward  to 
Chas.  R.  Hamilton,  Esq.,  of  Hamwood,  Dunboyne,  Co.  Meath. 
*  *  Mr.  Chas.  Brennan,  lately  foreman  in  the  gardens  of  Sir 
Roger  Palmer,  Bart.,  Kenure  Park,  Rush,  Co.  Dublin,  as  head 
gardener  to  Geo.  F.  Brooke,  Esq.,  D.L.,  Summerton,  Castle- 
knock,  Co.  Dublin. 
