May  8,  1902. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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A  Double  Lily. 
Tlie  Florists’  Exchange,  America,  recently  figured  a  double- 
flowered  Lilium  longiflorum.  It  was  said  to  be  “a  beautiful 
flower,  and  rivalled  the  finest  forms  of  the  night-blooming 
Cereus.” 
Weather  In  the  North. 
On  the  night  of  the  2nd  inst.  there  were  4deg  of  frost,  and 
the  ground  was  covered  with  dense  rime  on  the  following  morn¬ 
ing.  On  Monday  the  surrounding  hills  were  grey  with  a  slight 
snowfall,  and  generally  throughout  the  past  week  there  has  been 
ungenial,  although  bright  weather. — B.  D.,  S.  Perthshire. 
Appointment. 
Mr.  F.  Whicker,  for  eight  years  gardener  to  the  late  H.  C. 
Jobson,  Esq.,  Summer  Hill  House,  Kidderminster,  as  head 
gardener  to  B.  J.  H.  Forder,  Esq.,  Everton  Grange,  Lymington, 
Hants.  *  *  Mr.  Robert  Philips,  late  of  the  Botanic  Gardens, 
Glasgow,  sails  for  South  Africa  on  the  24th  inst.,  having  secured 
a  gardening  appointment  at  Johannesburg. 
The  Dulwich  Chrysanthemum  Society. 
The  (1902)  schedule  of  this  Society  shows  that  the  committee 
have  made  numerous  additions  to  the  prize  list,  and  also  added 
considerably  to  its  value.  The  show  will  last  for  three  days 
instead  of  two;  the  balance-sheet  (showing  a  credit  of  £40  19s.) 
speaks  for  itself.  The  Hon.  Secretary  is  C.  A.  Young,  319, 
Crystal  Palace  Road,  East  Dulwich. 
Correction  Regarding  a  New  Daffodil. 
We  should  esteem  it  a  favour  if  you  would  kindly  announce 
in  your  Journal  that  the  large  pale  trumpet  Daffodil  seedling 
which  we  exhibited  on  April  22,  at  the  R.H.S.  Meeting  under 
the  name  of  Queen  Alexandra,  and  which  was  noted  as  such  by 
your  reporter,  had  the  name  changed  afterwards  to  Queen 
Christina  by  the  Narcissus  Committee, ,  who  gave  it  an  Award  of 
Merit  under  this  latter  name. — Barr  and  Sons. 
Visit  of  Agricuiturists  to  Hungary. 
In  order  to  give  agriculturists  an  opportunity  of  studying  farm¬ 
ing  and  agricultural  organizations  in  Hungary,  arrangements 
have  been  made  by  the  Essex  Technical  Instruction  Committee 
for  a  visit  of  a  party  to  that  country.  Leaving  London  (Holbom 
Viaduct  Station)  at  9.25  a.m.  on  Friday  morning.  May  16,  the 
party  will  travel  direct  to  Vienna,  via  Queenborough,  Flushing, 
Hanover,  and  Breslau.  Sunday  will  be  spent  in  Vienna,  and  the 
following  fortnight  will  be  devoted  to  excursions  in  Hungary. 
All  further  particulars  can  be  obtained  from  Mr.  T.  S.  Dymond, 
County  Technical  Laboratories,  Chelmsford. 
Scottish  Horticultural  Association. 
The  dinner  to  celebrate  the  twenty-fifth  year  of  the  existence 
of  the  society  was  a  great  success.  It  took  place  on  the  night  of 
March  21.  The  chairman  of  the  evening,  who  is  also  the  presi¬ 
dent  of  the  society,  was  Mr.  Charles  Comfort,  a  gardener  in  a 
situation  near  Edinburgh,  a  ready  and  forcible  speaker,  the 
poetic  and  imaginative  faculties  being  most  active  in  him ;  Mr. 
Comfort  made  a  truly  admirable  chairman.  The  dinner  was 
typically  Scotch,  the  menu  was  truly  so.  Round  the  tables 
could  be  seen  the  representatives  of  the  leading  seed  and  nursery 
houses  and  a  large  number  of  gai'deners.  As  I  sat  and  listened 
to  speaker  after  speaker  I  thought  what  a  great  advantage  it 
would  be  if  the  men  who  are  at  the  head  of  some  of  the  special 
floricultural  societies  in  the  metropolis  were  such  as  these  busi¬ 
nesslike  and  able  Scotchmen.  I  think  that  in  the  Scottish 
Horticultural  Association  there  must  be  an  entire  absence  of  any 
of  those  miserable  personal  jealousies  and  recriminations  which 
are  the  bane  of  some  of  the  special  societies  in  London.  Several 
invitations  have  been  extended  to  southern  horticulturists,  but 
I  was  the  only  one  who  found  himself  able  to  be  present,  and  I 
experienced  the  most  cordial  and  welcome  reception.  Powerful 
and  numerous  as  we  are  as  a  horticultural  body  ip.  London,  we 
have  no  organization  answering  to  the  Scottish  Horticultural 
Association.  This  body  holds  every  year  an  exhibition  of  Chrys¬ 
anthemums  in  the  Waverley  Market.  The  chairman  stated  that 
the  first  exliibition  was  so  poorly  attended  that  the  sum  of 
18s.  6d.  only  was  ta-ken  at  the  doors.  Now  the  sum  of  £600 
represents  the  takings,  and  the  charitable  institutions  of  Edin¬ 
burgh  and  the  Gardeners’  Orphan  Fund  in  London  receive  a 
portion  of  the  surplus. — R.  Dean  (in  “  American  Gardening.”) 
First  Exhibition  of  Chrysanthemum  Society  of  America. 
The  preliminary  list  of  premiums  offered  by  the  Chrys¬ 
anthemum  Society  of  America,  to  be  awarded  at  its  first  annual 
exhibition,  and  offered  by  the  Horticultural  Society  of  Chicago, 
to  be  awarded  at  the  aimual  Fall  exhibition,  the  exhibitions  to 
be  held  jointly  at  Chicago  in  November  next,  has  been  issued. 
Copies  may  be  obtained  by  addressing  Edwin  Lonsdale,  Chestnut 
Hill,  Pa.,  or  E.  A.  Kanst,  5,700,  Cottage  Grove  Avenue,  Chicago. 
April  Weather  at  Belvoir  Castle. 
The  prevailing  direction  of  the  wind  was  N.E.  on  eight  days. 
The  total  rainfall  was  1.95in  (this  fell  on  thirteen  days),  and  is 
0.15in  above  the  average  for  the  month.  Tlie  greatest  daily 
fall  was  0.66in,  on  the  5th.  Barometer  (corrected  and  reduced) : 
Highest  reading,  30.377in,  on  the  7th,  at  9  a.m. ;  lowest  reading, 
29.511in,  on  the  1st,  at  9  a.m.  Thermometers :  Highest  in  the 
shade,  66deg,  on  the  19th ;  lowest,  24deg,  on  the  8th ;  mean  of 
daily  maxima,  52.90deg;  mean  of  daily  minima,  35.73deg;  mean 
temperature  of  the  month,  44.31d6g ;  lowest  on  the  grass,  20deg, 
on  the  8th;  highest  in  the  sun,  115deg,  on  the  20th  and  23rd; 
mean  temperature  of  the  earth  at  3ft,  43.86deg.  Total  sun¬ 
shine,  191  hours  10  minutes,  which  is  33  hours  34  minutes  above 
the  average  for  the  month.  There  were  three  sunless  days. — ■ 
W.  H.  Divers. 
Liverpool  Amateur  Gardeners. 
The  third  monthly  meeting  of  the  session  was  held  in  the 
Common  Hall,  Hackins  Hey,  on  May  1,  Mr.  J.  D,  McGregor 
presiding,  in  the  absence  of  Mr.  A.  W.  Jones.  There  was  a 
very  fair  attendance  of  members,  who  brought  exhibits  quite  up 
to  the  average,  Mrs.  Stevenson  being  the  most  prominent  with 
cut  Roses  and  miscellaneous  flowers.  Mr.  Dodd,  as  usual,  made 
a  speciality  of  Orchids,  notable  being  Oncidium  varicosum 
Rogersi.  ,Miss  Davies  exhibited  the  best  gentleman’s  buttonhole, 
and  Mr.  Ellison  Azaleas,  other  winners  being  Mrs.  Morris  and 
Mrs.  McGregor.  Mr.  B.  Ashton,  gardener  to  Lord  Lathom, 
Lathom  House,  Ormskirk,  read  a  paper  on  “  Some  Useful  and 
Omamestal  Greenhouse  Climbers,”  which  had  evidently  been 
written  to  suit  the  tastes  of  enthusiastic  amateurs,  the  remarks 
on  the  composts  and  varieties  being  eminently  satisfactory. 
Touching  the  question  of  mildew,  he  advocated  as  the  best 
remedy  Bentley’s  sulphide  of  potassium.  A  brief  dis¬ 
cussion  followed,  in  which  the  claims  of  the  Marechal 
Niel,  Cheshunt  Hybrid,  Niphetos,  and  Catherine  Mermet  Roses 
were  put  forward  as  the  best  of  their  colours.  Judging  from 
the  sums  mentioned  as  having  been  made  by  the  sale  of  blooms 
of  the  former,  it  is  evident  that  there  are  many  excellent  cultivar- 
tors  in  the  Liverpool  district.  At  the  close  new  members  were 
proposed,  and  a  hearty  vote  of  thanks  accorded  the  lecturer. — 
R.  P.  R. 
A  Bulb  Farm  Near  Edinburgh. 
About  sixty  members  of  the  Scottish  Horticultural  Association 
visited  Mr.  Glass’s  Nursery  at  Nether  Liberton,  situated  near  the 
terminus  of  the  Newington  Cable  Car  line,  about  two  miles  from 
the  Post  Office.  Mr.  Glass  conducted  the  party  over  his  grounds, 
explaining,  comparing,  and  commenting  on  the  different  forms 
of  Daffodils,  as  they  came  under  notice.  When  I  mention  that 
Mr.  Glass  has  the  following  varieties  in  quantities,  thus  :  — Hors- 
fieldi,  120,000;  Emperor,  120,000;  Ornatus,  500,000 ;  Sir  Watkin, 
150,000 ;  Grandis,  100,000 ;  and  many  other  varieties  by  their 
thousands,  but  in  addition  the  following  may  be  named :  — Bicolor 
Victoria  Madame  Plemp,  Apricot,  J.  B;  M.  Camm,  Gloria  Mundi, 
Mrs.  L.  Langtry,  P.  R.  Barr,  Duchess  of  Westminster,  Princess 
Maiy,  C.  J.  Backhouse,  Golden  Plover,  Leedsi,  Golden  Spur,  and 
many  others  that  we  had  not  time  to  notify.  Mr.  Glass  has  been 
engaged  about  thirteen  years  collecting  and  forming  this  unique 
and  well  chosen  collection,  and  so  far  as  the  climate  of  Scotland 
and  the  ground  of  Nether  Liberton  are  concerned,  they  are  a 
complete  success.  There  are  many  varieties  not  named,  whose 
bulbs  are  as  yet  costly.  These  are  undergoing  trial,  and  though 
they  may  be  considered  as  botanical  gems,  will  find  a  comer  in 
Mr.  Glass’s  grounds  for  the  sake  of  keeping  hold  of  novelties. 
Yet  the  great  feature  of  this  well  managed  bulb  farm  is  the  cul¬ 
tivation  of  sorts  that  can  be  easily  gi’own,  profitably  marketed, 
either  as  bulbs  or  blooms.  Mr.  Glass  informs  us  that  his  grounds 
are  open  to  the  public,  who  at  all  times  will  be  heartily  welcomed. 
