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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
February  27,  1902. 
Publications  Received. 
Rules  ami  Amitcal  Schedule  of  Prizes,  1902  (prizes  offered  exceed 
£400) ;  Ancient  Society  of  York  Florists.  This  is  one  of  the  most 
■complete  horticultural  show  schedules  that  annually  reaches  us. 
There  is  a  balance  at  the  bank,  too,  of  £197  11s.  6d.  *  *  Amateur 
Gardeners’  Association  (Birmingham  Branch) :  ninth  annual  report  and 
balance-sheet.  The  past  year  has  been  successful  for  this  branch. 
Tile  innovation  of  holding  a  summer  show  on  a  Saturday  afternoon 
turned  out  well,  and  the  sale  of  flowers  assisted  the  Prize  Fund. 
There  is  a  balance  in  hand  of  £2  4s.  7Jd.  The  committee  express 
their  sense  of  the  valuable  services  rendered,  for  the  ninth  year,  by 
the  hon.  secretary  (Mr.  W.  B.  Griffin)  and  the  hon.  treasurer  (Mr. 
R.  F.  Rees),  and  to  acknowledge  the  assistance  given  by  the  local  and 
gardening  Press  in  making  known  the  work  which  the  Association' has 
achieved.  *  *  Bees ;  a  journal  devoted  to  up-to-date  bee-keeping. 
No.  1,  vol.  i.,  January.  1902;  price  2d.:  26,  Oxford  Road,  Upper 
Norwood,  London,  S.E.  *  *  Cassell's  Dictionary  of  Gardening : 
part  9  (price  7d.  net)  contains  coloured  plate  of  a  group  of  Gladioli. 
The  part  embraces  from  Grapes  to  Hydrastis,  a  hardy  herbaceous 
perennial.  *  *  Pickling  Rilye  and  Green  Walnuts  :  Bulletin  No.  157, 
University  of  California — College  of  Agriculture.  Also  from  the 
same  source  the  following  Bulletins  :  “  Erinoso  of  the  Vine,”  No.  136  ; 
The  Potato  Worm  in  California  ”  No.  135;  ‘  Report  on  Condition 
of  Vineyards  in  Portions  of  Santa  Clara  Valley.”  No.  134;  “  Tolerance 
of  Alkali  by  Various  Cultures.”  No.  133 ;  The  Phylloxera  of  the 
Vine,”  No.  131 ;  “  Feeding  of  Farm  Animals.”  No.  132.  *  *  The 
Canadian  Horticulturist  :  Special  features — The  Windsor  Cherry ; 
Cold  Storage  ;  First  lessons  in  fruit-groAvlng — the  stem  ;  Pruning  the 
Orchard  ;  Ferns  in  the  house,  &c. 
The  Gamekeeper’s  Annual,  1902. 
This  useful  annual  is  published  for  Spratt’s  Patent  Limited, 
24  and  25,  Fenchurch  Street,  London,  at  the  popular  price  of  Is. 
The  pulalication  includes  ninety  pages  of  matter  containing 
articles  on  such  subjects  as  the  Breaking  of  Dogs,  Deer  Manage¬ 
ment,  Dog  Foods  a,nd  Medicines,  Fish  Culture,  and  Enemies  of 
Game,  and  interesting  advice  on  the  rearing  and  general  manage¬ 
ment  of  pheasants,  partridges,  grouse,  ducks,  and  other  birds. 
The  diseases  of  these  are  likewise  summarily  reviewed.  A 
“History  of  Scottish  Game  Keeping”  is  one  of  the  features  in 
this  annual  that  wdll  appeal  to  the  fraternity  as  well  as  to  those 
w^ho  are  not  professional  gamekeepers.  To  sportsmen  the  book 
may  also  be  recommended. 
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Meteorological  Observations  at  Chiswick. 
Taken  in  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society’s  Gardens  at  Chiswick— 
.height  above  sea  level  24  feet.  .  i.  i 
Date. 
Temperature  of  the 
Air. 
Temperatui  e  of 
the  Soil. 
At  9  A.M. 
1902. 
ection  c 
Wind. 
At  9  A.M. 
Day. 
Night 
Rain. 
1-1 
®  ce 
^  ^  i 
February. 
U 
5 
Dry 
Bulb. 
Wet 
Bulb. 
CO 
bo 
K 
1 
!  Lowest. 
1 
1-ft. 
deep. 
2-ft. 
deep. 
4- ft. 
deep. 
j  S  c 
§  O 
H  . 
Sunday  ...16 
E.S.E. 
deg. 
29-3 
deg. 
26-8 
deg. 
35-5 
deg. 
14  0 
Ins. 
deg. 
34  0 
deg. 
381 
deg. 
42-2 
deg. 
9-9 
Monday  ...17 
E.N.E. 
23-5 
23-2 
40'9 
18-4 
33-6 
37-9 
42-0 
.14-5 
Tuesday  ..18 
E.N.E. 
34-0 
32-2 
37-0 
23-6 
— 
33-7 
37-7 
41-9 
24-6 
Wed’sday  19 
E.N.E. 
34-7 
32-3 
37T 
33-7 
— 
33-7 
37-5 
41-8 
29-5 
Thursday  20 
E.N.E. 
34-3 
35'5 
37-9 
33-7 
— 
33-9 
37 
41-8 
31-5 
Friday  ...21 
E.S.E. 
36-8 
35-8 
48-6 
33-5 
— 
33-9 
37-5 
41'6 
27-2 
Saturday  22 
E.S.E. 
38-9 
38-4 
50-1 
31-9 
0-20 
34-1 
37-4 
41-5 
25-3 
Means  ... 
33-1 
31-7 
41-0 
270 
Total. 
0.20 
33-8 
37-7 
41-8 
23-2 
The  weather  during  the  w’eek  has  been  characterised  by  cold  east 
winds,  fog  on  three  days,  and  rain  op  the  evening  of  the  22nd  inst. 
All  correspondence  relating  to  editorial  matters  should  bs  direeted 
to  The  Editor,”  12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street, 
London,  E  C.  It  is  requested  that  no  <Dne  wall  write  piavately 
to  any  of  our  correspondents  seeking  information  on  matters 
discussed  in  this  Journal,  as  doing  so  subjects  them  to  unjustifiable 
trouble  and  expense. 
MESSRS.  RICHARDSON  AND  CO.’S  CATALOGUE.— The 
catalogue  of  this  Darlington  firm  costs  Is.,  and  is  not  free,  as 
mentioned  on  page  171. 
RHUBARB,  ELFORD  HALL  (T.  dll).— The  variety  you 
name  w^as  raised  at  Elford  Hall  and  seiu  for  trial  to  the  gardens 
of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society,  at  Chiswick.  We  are  unable 
to  definitely  state  whether  it  is  in  commerce,  but  we  do  not 
think  it  is. 
NEWPORT  PUBLIC  PARK. — Owing  to  our  having  been 
uninformed  on  the  point,  we  omitted  to  mention  on  page  171  last 
week  that  Mr.  Thomas  H.  Mawson,  architect,  Windermere,  and 
28,  Conduit  Street,  W.,  was  the  designer  of  the  conservatories  in 
the  public  park  at  Newport,  Mon.  (built  by  Richard.son  and  Co.) 
and  figured  on  page  169. 
FORCED  WHITE  LILAC  (“  May  ’’(.—Expose  the  growths 
gradually.  To  inure  the  tender  pale  shoots  at  once  to  the 
intensity  of  daylight  would  be  detrimental.  When  the  flow’er 
trusses  are  less  than  half  expanded,  the  shoots  can  be  subjected 
(by  means  of  shading)  gradually  to  the  daylight  in  a  temperature 
ranging  from  50deg  to  GOdeg  Fah. 
STRIKING  VINE  CUTTINGS  (T.  Hill).— The  question  you 
put  to  us  was  answmred  in  our  issue  of  Jan.  16,  1902,  page  70,  and 
from  that  you  might  have  obtained  all  the  information  you  desire. 
Strike  Vine  cuttings,  as  you  wmuld  any  other  similar  wmody  plant, 
by  selecting  suitable,  w'ell  ripened  shoots  froin  ^in  to  ^in  thick 
and  6in  to  1ft  long.  Cut  these  clean  through  immediately 
beneath  a  joint,  and  insert  in  deep  thumb  pots  (or  a  border)  filled 
with  turfy  loam  and  sandy  compost.  Plunge  them  then  in  a 
bottom  heat  of  75deg,  and  keep  the  top  temiierature  at  65deg,  and 
moisture-charged.  Now  is  the  time  to  do  this:  do  not  delay. 
R.H.S.  EXAMINATION  (F.  S.).— On  ■  reconsidering  your 
question,  to  v  Inch  we  gave  a  short  answer  last  wmek,  we  discover 
that  there  is  very  little  more  to  add.  If  you  have  Thompson’s 
“  Gardener’s  Assistant  ”  and  Cassell’s  “  Popular  Gardening  ”  you 
are  fairly  well  supplied  on  the  practical  side.  You  will  have  noticed, 
no  doubt,  that  there  is,  of  course,  a  new"  edition  of  Thompson’s 
“  GardeneFs  Assistant,”  w"hich  is  quite  up-to-date.  If  your 
edition  is  not  new,  then  we  do  think  it  wmuld  be  advisable  to  get 
a  fresher  wmrk,  and  in  this  connection  we  may  name  Mr.  J. 
Weathers’  “Practical  Guide  to  Garden  Plants,”  price  one  guinea, 
and  well  worth  the  money.  W.  P.  Wright’s  “  Pictorial  Practical 
Gardening,”  Is.,  is  also  very  useful. 
NAMES  OF  FRUITS.  —  Correspondents  ivhose  queries  are  un¬ 
answered  in  the  present  isstie  are  respectfully  requested  to  consult  the 
following  number.  (R.  I.). — Apple  F’earn’s  Pippin  (late  specimen). 
NAMES  OF  PLANTS. — Correspondents  whose  queries  are  un¬ 
answered  tn  the  present  issue  are  respectfully  requested  to  consult  the 
following  number,  (F.  A.  W.,  Somerset). — Appears  to  be  Reineekea 
carnea;  please  send  wiien  in  flower.  (J.  S.). — 1,  Strobilanthes 
Dyerianus ;  2,  Hibbertia  dentata ;  3,  Gasteria  verrucosa.  (N.  J.). — 
Primula  Forbesi,  the  Baby  Primrose.  (F.) — Phaleenopsis  amabilis. 
Note  to  Readers. — We  request  those  ”of  our  readers 'who  may 
experience  any  difficulty  in  obtaining  copies  of  this  Journal 
regularly  to  be  good  enough  to  acquaint  us  with  the  fact. 
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Agriculture  in  Victoria. 
The  Government  of  Victoria,  Australia,  have  decided  to  ' 
publish  a  monthly  journal  in  the  interests  of  those  engaged  in  ' 
agricultural  pursuits  in  that  colony.  The  journal,  the  first  part 
of  wdiich  has  reached  us,  is  well  got  up,  and  is  intended  to  be  a 
forecast  of  daily  practice  in  matters  of  manuring,  cultivation, 
selection,  and  cropping.  Part  I.  runs  to  109  pages,  and  includes 
articles  on  Cream  Testing,  American  Vines,  The  Orchard,  Climatic 
Influences^  in  Victoria  on  Commercial  Fruits,  the  Vegetable 
Garden,  Economic  Entomology  and  Ornithology,  besides  many 
short  articles  on  decidedly  useful  subjects.  One  coloured  illus¬ 
tration  of  a  Vine  is  furnished,  and  numerous  half-tone  blocks 
embellish  the  pages. 
Covent  Garden  Market.— February  26th. 
Average  Wholesale  Prices.— Fruit. 
Apples,  cooking,  bush. 
,,  N  e  w  t  o  wn  s, 
case  . 
Bananas . 
Cranberries,  30  to  36  qt. 
consignment 
Dates,  red  V.,  doz.  bxs. 
T.p.mnn.ci-  Messiun.-  case 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
8  OtolO  0 
Grapes,  Alicante,  lb. ... 
2  0to2  6 
,,  Colman . 
2  0 
3  0 
10  0 
0  0 
,,  Muscat  . 
0  0 
5  0 
8  0 
12  0 
,,  Almeria . 
0  6 
0  8 
Oranges,  per  case 
10  0 
25  0 
9  0 
10  0 
Pears,  French,  crate... 
12  0 
0  0 
5  6 
0  0 
Pines,  St.  Michael’s, 
12  0 
16  0 
each . 
2  6 
3  6 
