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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
Juno  5,  1902. 
Southampton  Summer  Flower  Show. 
Tiie  annual  summer  sliow  and  Rose  exhibition  of  the  Royal 
Horticultural  Societj'  of  Southampton  will  be  held  on  the  Royal 
Pier  on  Tuesday' and  Wednesday,  July  1  and  2,  1902.  Mr.  C.  S. 
Fuidge,  G,  College  Terrace,  London  Road,  Southampton,  is  the 
secret a  ly. 
Yeitch  Memorial  Medals. 
Amateurs  of  Roses  and  gardeners  are  reminded  that  in 
addition  to  the  Silver  Cup  offered  as  a  First  Prize  by  the  Royal 
Horticultural  Society  in  Class  9  and  also  in  Class  15  of  the 
Schedule  of  Prizes  to  be  competed  for  at  the  Conference  on 
Roses  to  be  held  in  Holland  Park,  Kensington,  on  June  24,  the 
trustees  of  the  Veitch  Memorial  Fund  will  award  a  large  silver 
medal,  suitably  engraved,  to  the  winner  of  each  of  these  cups. 
Baptist  Church,  Wem,  Shropshire. 
It  is  proposed  to  hold  a  sale  of  work,  &c.,  in  connection  with 
the  above  church,  during  the  month  of  July  next.  The  sale  will 
be  held  in  the  grounds  cf  the  Rev.  Isaac  Watts,  Trentham  House, 
Noble  Street  (pastor).  The  friends  here  will  do  their  utmost  in 
preparation  for  the  event,  but  must  rely  upon  the  generous  help 
of  others  at  a  distance.  Will  you  kindly  assist  us  in  our  task? 
Contributions  of  articles  useful  and  oniamental,  preferably  the 
former,  will  be  welcome.  Any  saleable  gcochs — such  as  plants, 
l)rovisions,  live  or  dead  stock,  dairy  produce,  &c. — will  be  most 
thankfully  received,  and  may  be  sent  to  Mrs.  Eckford,  Wem, 
Salop. 
A  London  Battle  of  Flo/.ers  in  Carriages. 
On  June  12,  13,  and  14,,  at  the  “Paris  in  London”  Exhibi¬ 
tion,  Earl’s  Court,  London,  the  authorities  have  arranged  to 
hold  grand  battles  of  flowers,  with  dramatic  fete,  carnivals,  and 
illuminated  pageants  similar  to  those  held  at  Paris,  Nice,  Cannes, 
and  other  places.  The  entire  receipts  will  be  devoted  to  the 
benefits  of  French  charities  in  London  and  elsewhere  in  the 
country.  One  hundred  and  fifty  magnificent  banners  will  be 
awarded  to  the  .successful  competitors.  Elaborate  preparations 
are  being  made,  and  a  brilliant. event  is  expected  to  result.  For 
particulars  of  entry  and  other  information  we  would  direct  appli¬ 
cants  to  Mr.  Imre  Kiralfy,  Chairman  Fetes’  Committee,  Tower 
House,  Cromwell  Road,  S.W. 
Flower  Boxes  Gratis. 
The  distribution  by  the  Glasgow  Corporation  of  boxes  of  grow¬ 
ing  plants  for  display  at  the  windows  of  private  houses  (an  idea 
copied  from  Liverpool)  was  so  much  apiireciated  by  the  citizens 
when  started  tentatively  two  years  ago,  that,  but  for  the  extra 
work  thrown  upon  the  Parks  Department  by  the  Exhibition,  the 
number  would  have  been  largely  increased  last  year.  Now  that 
Mr.  Whitton’s  staff  have  more  time  to  devote  to  the  development 
of  the  scheme,  the  number  of  boxes  is  to  be  doubled  this  season, 
which  means  that  no  fewer  than  1,200  will  be  distributed  amongst 
those  applying  for  them— a  work  wliich  will  .be  undertaken  next 
month,  and  one  which  would  have  been  accomplished  earlier  but 
for  the  backwardness  of  the  spring.  Householders  pay  a  shilling 
deposit  per  box,  this  being  refunded  when  it  is  returned  to  the 
department  at  the  end  of  the  season. 
Sussex  Weather. 
The  total  rainfall  at  Abbots  Leigh,  Haywards  Heath,  for  the 
past  month  Avas  2.44in,  being  0.7Gin  above  the  average.  The 
heaviest  fall  was  0.28in,  on  the  29th.  Rain  fell  on  twenty  days. 
'I’he  maximum  temperature  Avas  73deg,  on  the  31st ;  the  minimum, 
28deg,  on  the  14th.  Mean  maximum,  o9.30deg ;  mean  minimum, 
39.25deg;  mean  temperature,  49.27deg.  Avhich  is  3.7Gdeg  beloAv 
the  average,  and  tlie  coldest  May  during  the  last  fourteen  years 
Avith  the  exception  of  that  of  1894.  The  first  tAventy  days  of  May 
Avere  extremely  damp  and  cold.  There  Avas  rain  (often  mixed  Avitli 
hail)  on  sixteen  days,  and  on  the  same  number  of  nights  the 
temperature  fell  beloAV  40dcg,  and  on  eight  of  these  it  fell  below 
3Gdeg,  Avhich  means  frost  on  the  grass.  Potatoes  Avere  cut  on 
the  5th  and  again  on  the  14th  right  to  the  ground.  Plums  and 
Gooseberries  in  our  case  have  all  gone  off;  Black  Currants  nearly 
as  bad ;  many  of  the  Pears  are  cracking,  and  AA'ill  come  to  nothing. 
It  is  too  early  j-et  to  say  Avhat  the  A^iples  may  do.  The  bloom  of 
the  Laburnums  (in  some  cases)  and  Wistaria  have  been 
destroyed,  and  the  young  groAvths  of  Ampelopsis,  Ivy,  and  other 
things  not  usually  injured  by  spring  frost,  are  much  blackened. 
In  some  Avell-sheltered  places  things  are  not  quite  so  bad. — R.  I. 
Royal  Horticultural  Society. 
The  next  Fruit  and  Flower  ShoAV  of  the  Royal  Horticultural 
Society  will  be  held  on  Tuesday,  June  10,  in  the  Drill  Hall, 
Buckingham  Gate,  Westminster,  1 — 5  p.m.  A  lecture  on 
“Weeds  of  the  Garden”  Avill  be  given  by  the  Hon.  Mrs.  Boyle 
at  3  o’clock. 
Daily  Harvest  Weather  Forecasts* 
The  Meteorological  Office  are  prepared  again  during  the 
harvest  .season  to  supply  forecasts  of  Aveather  by  telegraph  to 
persons  desirous  of  receiving  them.  For  full  information,  appli¬ 
cation  should  be  made  to  Mr.  W.  N.  ShaAV,  Secretary  to  the 
Meteorological  Council,  G3,  Victoria  Street,  S.W. 
Colorado  Beetle  Re-appears. 
The  Colorado  beetle  has  again  made  its  appearance  at  Tilbury 
Docks.  Potato  growers  are  requested  by  the  Board  of  Agri¬ 
culture  to  carefully  examine  their  iilants  and  send  them  to  the 
Board  Avdthout  delay  for  identification  specimens  of  any  insect 
suspected  to  be  the  Colorado  beetle.  The  Board  Avill  be  pleased 
to  supply  copies  of  a  leaflet,  Avith  a  coloured  illustration  of  the 
beetle,  post  free  and  free  of  charge  upon  application. 
Red  Carnations  Banned. 
Paragraphs  have  been  appearing  recently  in  nearly  all  the 
German  papers  that  the  favourite  floAver  of  the  Kaiser  is  red 
Carnation,  and  that  Prince  Henry  for  that  reason  brought  from 
America  several  bunches  of  these  flowers.  The  great  item  of  neAvs 
spread  to  Aix-la-Chapelle,  AvlierO'  the  Kai.ser  is  expected  on 
June  19.  It  AA'as  decided  to  act  upon  the  brilliant  suggestion 
that  everybody  should  Avear  a  red  Carnation.  They  have  since 
discovered,  much  to  their  chagrin,  that  the  floAA'er  is  the  emblem 
of  the  Social  Democrats,  and  is  by  no  means  faA’oured  by  the 
Kaiser.  This  thej^  learnt  through  the  chief  of  the  police,  avIio 
has  forbidden  it  to  be  Avorn.  *  ^ 
May  Weather  at  Belvoir  Castle.  Grantham. 
The  prcA^ailiug  direction  of  the  Avind  Avas  N.  ;  total  tAA'elve  days. 
The  total  rainfall  AA'as  2.74iu;  this  fell  on  tAventy-tAvo  days,  and 
is  0.38in  above  the  average  for  the  month;  the  greatest  daily  fall 
AA'as  0.51in,  on  the  31st.  Barometer  (corrected  and  •  reduced) : 
Highest  reading,  30.452in  on  the  25th,  at  9  a.m. ;  loAve,st  reading, 
29.204in  on  the  17th,  at  9  p.m.  Thermometers:  Highest  in  the- 
shade,  G8deg  on  the  31st ;  loAvest,  30deg  on  the  Gth  and  7th ;  mean 
of  daily  maxima,  54.1Gdeg;  mean  of  daily  minima,  39.12deg; 
mean  temperature  of  the  month,  4G.G4deg;  lowest  on  the  grass, 
2Gdeg  on  the  2nd ;  highest  in  the  sun,  120deg  on  the  24th ;  mean 
temperature  of  the  earth  at  3ft,  4G.77deg.  Total  sunshine, 
150hr  50m,  Avhich  is  37hr  3m  below  the  average  for  the  month ; 
there  AA'as  one  sunless  day.  This  has  been  the  coldest  May  here 
for  many  years.  The  earth  temperature  is  also  correspondingly 
loAV,  and  all  garden  crops  are  later  than  usual. — W.  H.  Dia'ers. 
Illustrations  of  Temple  Show  Groups. 
On  various  pages  of  this  issue  there  are  illustrations  of  groups 
and  collections  Avhich  formed  features  at  the  Royal  Horticultural 
Society’s  SIioav  in  the  Temple  Gardens  on  May  28,  29,  and  30. 
Messrs.  M’ebb  and  Sous,  W’ordsley,  Stourbridge,  exhibited  an 
excellent  strain  of  herbaceous  Calceolarias,  and  a  photograph  of 
their  tasty  group  appears  on  page  499.  Two  pages  forAvard 
(page  497)  is  represented  Lord  Aldenham’s  most  creditable  col¬ 
lection  of  early  vegetables,  groAvn  and  shown  by  his  skilful 
gardener,  Mr.  E.  Beckett,  Aldenham  House,  Elstree.  A  report 
of  this  exhibit  was  printed  on  page  479  of  our  previous  issue. 
And  Messrs.  J.  Veitch  and  Sons’  (Limited)  group  of  Caladiums, 
Nepenthes,  and  hybrid  Cattleyas,  with  other  Orchids  and  choice 
decorative  plants  as  arranged  at  the  Show  and  reported  upon 
at  page  470,  is  depicted  this  Aveek  on  the  right-hand  central 
page  (493).  Lastly,  there  is  Leopold  de  Rothschild’s  pet 
Cherries  grown  and  brought  forward  by  Mr.  James  Hudson 
from  Gunuersbury  House,  Acton.  We  commented  on  the  very 
promising  and  creditable  state  of  the  trees  some  time  ago  in 
the.se  columns,  and  the  ultimate  results  have  fully  verified  the 
earlier  expectations.  Unfortunately,  our  illustration  on  page 
495  is  vague,  and  in  no  way  defines  the  form  or  the  variety,,  of 
this  excellent  group.  Grapes,  Bananas,  Plums,  Strawberries, 
Cherries  (fruits),  and  Nectarines  were  exhibited  in  baskets  in 
front  of  the  pot  Cherry  trees,  the  latter  representing  a  number 
of  the  best  early  varieties. 
