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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
May  1,  1902. 
Appointment. 
Mr.  J.  Barnes,  late  of  The  Gardens,  Ham  Court,  TJpton-on- 
Severn,  has  taken  up  the  duties  of  head  gardener  at  Calthorpe 
Towers,  near  Rugby. 
Weather  in  the  North. 
Tlie  only  occurrence  of  frost  was  on  the  morning  of  Tuesday , 
when  there  was  a  slight  touch.  The  week  generally  has  been  dry, 
and  easterly  winds  have  been  frequent.  Friday,  the  2oth,  was 
remarkably  fine,  as  was  the  afternoon  of  Saturday,  but  Sunday 
was  cold  and  chilling.  A  good  deal  of  sunshine  has  brought  vege¬ 
tation  well  forward — B.  D.,  S.  Perthshire. 
Cyciopsedia  of  American  Horticulture. 
The  last  of  four  volumes  (R — Z),  completing  the  issue  of  this 
compendious  work,  has  reached  us  from  the  publishers,  Messrs. 
Macmillan  and  Co.  The  editor.  Prof.  L.  H.  Bailey,  furnishes  a 
veiy  interesting  retrospect  of  the  elaborate  work  and  arrange¬ 
ments  that  have  been  required  from  first  to  last  in  the  produc¬ 
tion  of  the  Cyciopsedia,  but  he  and  his  assistant  editor,  Mr  W . 
Miller,  as  well  as  others — and  they  are  many- — who  have  had  a 
share  in  it,  must  be  well  satisfied  that  such  a  record  has  been 
secured  now  for  all  time.  We  hope  to  review  the  work  at  once. 
Auction  Sale  at  Hale  Farm  Nurseries. 
Messrs.  Protheroe  and  Morris  will  conduct  a  great  spring 
clearance  sale  of  immense  quantities  of  nursery  stock,  on  the 
premises,  the  Hale  Farm  Nurseries,  Feltham,  Middlesex,  on 
Tuesday,  May  6,  1902,  at  eleven  o’clock  precisely.  The  stock 
may  be  viewed  any  day  prior  to  the  sale.  Catalogues  may  be  had 
on  the  premises,  of  the  auctioneers,  67  and  68,  Cheapside,  London, 
‘  E.C..  and  others.  By  order  of  the  Receiver  and  Manager  ap¬ 
pointed  by  the  Chancery  Division  of  the  High  Court  of  Justice 
of  the  business  of  Thomas  S.  Ware,  Limited,  without  reserve,  in 
order  to  reduce  the  stock. 
Royal  Horticultural  Society. 
The  Royal  Horticultural  Society  will  hold  their  Great  Annual 
Flower  Show  in  the  Inner  Temple  Gardens  (by  kind  permission  of 
the  Treasurer  and  Benchers)  on  May  28,  29,  and  30.  For  schedule 
of  this  show  ajDply  to  the  secretary,  R.H.S.,  117,  Victoria  Street, 
London,  S.W.,  enclosing  a  stamp.  *  *  The  next  fruit  and 
flower  show’  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  w’ill  be  held  on 
Tuesday,  May  6,  in  the  Drill  Hall,  Buckingiiam  Gate,  S.W., 
1  to  5  p.m.  A  lecture  on  “  The  Classification  of  Plants  by  Evolu¬ 
tion  ”  wnll  be  given  by  the  Rev.  Prof.  G.  Henslow,  M.A.,  V.M.H., 
at  3  o’clock.  *  *  At  a  general  meeting  of  the  Society,  held  on 
Tuesday,  April  22,  fifty-two  new  Fellows  wmre  elected,  amongst 
them  being  Lord  Decies,  the  EaiTof  Mount  Edgecumbe,  Viscount 
Peel,  Sir  William  Johnson,  Bart.,  Sir  Arthur  Lawson,  Bart., 
Sir  Chas.  Wolseley,  Bart.,  and  Lady  Drummond  of  Haw’thornden, 
making  a  total  of  452  elected  since  the  beginning  of  the  present 
year. 
Royal  Gardeners’  Orphan  Fund. 
.  The  fourteenth  annual  dinner  in  aid  of  the  Royal  Gardeners’ 
Orphan  Fund  w’ill  take  place  at  the  Hotel  Cecil,  Strand,  W.C., 
on  Thursday,  May  8,  1902,  under  the  presidency  of  Leopold  de 
Rothschild,  Esq.  The  following  gentlemen  have  kindly  consented 
to  act  as  stewards,  and  wall  be  glad  to  receive  subscriptions  for 
the  chairman’s  list : —Messrs.  W.  R.  Alderson,  Bell  Farm,  Wal- 
ton-on-Tliames ;  J.  Assbee,  Covent  Garden  Market,  W.C.  ;  W.  Y. 
Baker,  Upper  Ground  Street,  S.E. ;  G.  H.  Barr,  12  and  13,  King 
Street,  Covent  Garden,  W.C. ;  W.  Bates,  Cross  Deep,  Twicken¬ 
ham;  H.  J.  Cutbush,  The  Nurseries,  Highgate;  W.  H.  Cutbush, 
The  Nurseries,  Barnet;  G.  Cuthbert,  The  Nurseries,  Southgate; 
J.  Douglas,  Edenside,  Great  Bookham  ;  G.  Gordon,  Endsleigh, 
Prioi’y  Park,  Kew’ ;  W.  Howe,  Park  Hill  Gardens,  Streatham; 
J.  Hudson,  Gunnersbury  House  Gardens,  Acton;  H.  J.  Jones, 
Ryecroft  Nursery,  Lewisham ;  J.  F.  McLeod,  Dover  House 
Gardens,  Roehampton;  G.  Monro,  Covent  Garden  Market,  W.C. ; 
J.  W.  Moorman,  Victoria  Park,  E. ;  T.  A.  Morris,  66,  68,  Cheap- 
side,  E.C. ;  Arnold  Moss,  39,  King  William  Street,  E.C. ;  W. 
Nutting,  106,  Southwark  Street,  S.E. ;  W.  Poupart,  Marsh  Farm, 
Twickenham;  G.  Reynolds,  Gunnersbury  Park  Gardens,  Acton; 
G.  H.  Richards,  234,  Borough  High  Street,  S.E. ;  W.  W.  Richard¬ 
son  The  Nurseries,  Hassocks;  W.  Roupell,  Harvey  Lodge, 
Roupell  Park,  S.W. ;  T.  W.  Sanders,  124,  Embleton  Road,  Lewis¬ 
ham,  S.E. ;  N.  N.  Sherwood,  152,  Houndsditch,  E.  ;  J.  Smith, 
Mentmore  Gardens,  Leighton  Buzzard ;  H.  J.  A^eitch,  34,  Red- 
clifie  Gardens,  S.W.  The  secretary  is  Mr.  Brian  Wynne,  30, 
Wellington  Street,  Covent  Garden,  W.C. 
Death  of  Mr.  Alex.  Garven,  Kilmarnockt 
The  death  occurred  on  April  24  of  Mr.  Alexander  Garven, 
draper,  one  of  the  best  known  and  oldest  merchants  in  Kilmar¬ 
nock.  Deceased,  wiio  was  in  his  seventy-sixth  year,  had  carried 
on  his  trade  in  the  same  premises  for  a  very  lengthened  period. 
He  had  great  skill  and  excellent  taste  in  the  cultivation  of  flowers 
and  fruit  trees. 
Flowers  from  the  Fen  Districts:  Record  Gonsignments. 
During  the  past  wmek  record  consignments  of  Narcissus  and 
Daffodil  bloom  have  been  despatched  from  the  Fen  districts  to 
London  and  other  centres.  On  one  evening,  from  Spalding 
station  alone  no  less  than  fourteen  tons  of  these  flowers  were 
despatched.  The  total  quantity  sent  this  season  has  been  nearly 
200  tons,  w'hilst  large  consignments  have  al§o  been  sent  from 
other  stations  in  the  Fens.  Ever>'  year  there  is  an  increasing 
acreage  put  under  bloom  in  South  Lincolnshire. 
New  Horticultural  Society  at  Hastings. 
On  Thursday  evening,  April  24,  a 'decidedly  horticultural 
aspect  was  imparted  to  the  Central  Hall  at  Hastings  by  the 
display  in  the  room  of  a  very  fine  collection  of  plants  and  flowers. 
The  occasion  was  the  first  meeting  of  the  recently  formed  Horti¬ 
cultural  Society.  There  can  be  no  doubt  that  the  society  has 
made  an  excellent  start,  for  not  only  wmre  the  specimens 
numerous  and  excellent,  but  there  was  a  very  fair  attendance. 
The  chairman  offered  his  sincere  congratulations  to  the  society  on 
the  circum, stance  that  there  were  from  120  to  130  members.  He 
hoped  that  a  long  and  useful  life  was  in  store  for  it.  Mr.  T.  J. 
Mitchell  then  read  a  paper  on  “  Aims  and  Objects  of  a  Horticul¬ 
tural  Society,”  and  another  on  “  Spring  Flowers.”  Mr.  Mitchell 
announced  that  one  of  the  firm  of  Sutton’s,  of  Reading,  had  told 
him  they  wnuld  be  .pleased  to  receive  a  visit  from  the  members 
of  the  society  during  the  summer,  and  would  undertake  to  have 
brakes  at  the  station  and  bear  the  cost  of  entertaining  them. 
The  London  Dahlia  Union. 
A  meeting  of  the  supporters  of  the  above  wns  held  at  the 
Royal  Aquarium,  Westminster,  on  April  23,  at  4  p.m.,  Mr. 
William  Cuthbertson,  Rothesay,  in  the  chair,  there  being  a  good 
attendance.  A  balance-sheet  for  last  year’s  show  was  submitted 
and  approved.  Mr.  John  Green,  Dereham  (Hobbies  ,  Limited),  was 
elected  chairman,  and  Mr.  Richard  Dean  treasurer  and  secretary 
for  the  year  ensuing.  The  secretary  announced  that  he  had 
arranged  with  the  authorities  of  the  Royal  Aquarium  that  the 
next  exhibition  should  be  held  on  the  corresponding  days  of  last 
year — namely,  Tuesday,  AA'ednesday,  and  Thursday,  September 
16,  17,  and  18.  Messrs.  Hobbies  and  Co.  offered  special  prizes 
for  nine  bunches  of  Cactus  Dahlias,  six  blooms  to  form  a  bunch, 
for  competition  among  amateurs ;  and  Mr.  R.  Dean  announced 
there  would  be  a  new  class  for  amateurs — six  bunches  of  Cactus 
Dahlias,  three  blooms  of  each.  With  these  additions  the  schedule 
was  passed  for  circulation.  The  Royal  Aquarium  Company  will 
give  a  similar  sum  to  last  year  as  a  contribution  to  the  prize  fund. 
The  chairman  and  secretary  were  appointed  a  committee  to  carry 
out  the  arrangements  of  the  exhibition  of  the  present  year. — 
R.  D. 
Meteorological  Observations  at  Chiswick. 
Taken  in  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society’s  Gardens  at  Chiswick — 
height  above  sea  level  24  feet. 
Date. 
Direction  of 
Wind. 
Temperature  of  the 
Air. 
Rain. 
Temperature  of 
the  Soil. 
At  9  A.M. 
Lowest 
Temperature  j 
on  Grass,  j 
1902. 
April. 
At  9  A.M. 
Day. 
Night 
At 
1-ft. 
deep. 
At 
2-ft. 
deep. 
At 
4-ft. 
deep. 
Dry 
Bulb. 
Wet 
Bulb. 
CO 
Qi 
tiO 
s 
CO 
o 
&: 
O 
a 
deg. 
deg. 
deg. 
deg. 
Ins. 
deg. 
deg. 
deg. 
deg. 
Suniay  ...20 
S.S.W. 
56-2 
51-7 
62 '3 
45-4 
0  01 
50-0 
48.0 
46'7 
35-2 
Monday  ...21 
s.s.w. 
53-9 
50-8 
61-0 
46-5 
0-02 
51-0 
48-7 
46-9 
35-5 
Tuesday  ...22 
S.S.E. 
53-7 
51-6 
56-7 
53-2 
0-05 
51-7 
49-2 
47-2 
46-0 
Wed’sday  23 
S.W. 
53-2 
48-0 
60-7 
43-7 
— 
50-5 
49-3 
47-2 
33-3 
Thursday  24 
S.S.W. 
55-9 
49-6 
63-2 
39'7 
— 
51-2 
49-6 
47-6 
31-8 
Friday  ...25 
s.s.w. 
57  •? 
50-2 
64-7 
360 
— 
51-6 
50'2 
47-9 
27-8 
Saturday  26 
E.S.E. 
47-9 
44-7 
57-0 
43‘2 
51-8 
50-3 
48-0 
40-0 
Total. 
Means  ... 
53-9 
49-5 
60-8 
44-0 
0-08 
51-1 
49*3 
47-4 
35.7  . 
Fair  weather  has  prevailed  during  the  past  week  with  little  rain 
and  strong  wdnd. 
