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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
June  19,  1902. 
The  Coronation  Bose  Show. 
the  kindness  of  the  Rt.  Hon.  the  Earl  of  Ilchester,  and 
to  benefit  the  National  Horticultural  Charities,  viz.,  the  Gar¬ 
deners’  Royal  Benevolent  Institution  (founded  1838),  and  the 
Royal  Gardeners’  Orphan  Fund  (founded  1887),  visitors  to  the 
Coronation  Rose  Show  on  June  24  will  be  enabled  to  inspect  the 
beautiful  gardens  and  pleasure  grounds  at  Holland  House 
between  1  and  7  p.m.,  on  payment  of  not  less  than  one  shilling. 
Australian  Raspberries. 
The  first  consignment  of  Raspberries  for  jam-making  from 
Australia  has  been  oondemned  on  arrival  at  Liverpool.  Defective 
packing  was  the  explanation  given  at  the  meeting  of  the  Health 
Committee.  The  fruit  broke  loose  when  at  sea,  and  eleven  tons 
had  to  be  destroyed.  The  hope  was  expressed  that  the  failure  of 
their  first  venture  would  not  deter  the  Colonist®  from  exporting 
this  fruit. 
A  Horticultural  Trade  Code. 
A  corre.spondent  living  at  Enfield  sent  to  us  some  time  ago 
a  code,  invented  by  himself,  by  the  use  of  which  he  claims  to 
save  considerably  on  telegrams  and  cablegrams.  It  has  long 
been  felt  by  the  greater  part  of  the  trade  that  something  of  this 
kind  was  a  great  desideratum,  and  would,  if  carefully  compiled 
to  meet  the  requirements  of  the  different  branches  of  the  trade, 
inevitably  prove  itself  to  be  of  the  greatest  use.  The  annual 
expenditure  for  the  tran.smission  by  “  telegraph  ”  of  ordinary 
business  matter  is  a  serious  and  ever  increasing  item,  and  to 
many  firms  the  ramifications  of  whose  business  are  of  a  world 
wide  reputation,  and  who  have  therefore  constant  trade  inter¬ 
course  with  Continental  and  Tran.satlantic  houses,  “  The  Horticul¬ 
tural  Trade  Code  ”  will  be  the  means  of  enabling  them  to  effect  a 
very  considerable  reduction  of  expenses.  The  idea  of  the  inven¬ 
tion  is  to  provide  one  word  which  will  stand  for  a  whole  com¬ 
mercial  sentence  conveying  an  oi’der.  The  code  can  only  be 
understood,  however,  by  seeing  a  specimen  page,  and  applica¬ 
tion  should  be  made  at  Chase  Side^  Enfield. 
Flower  Show,  Rose  Exhibition,  and  Conference. 
Tlae  Royal  Horticultural  Society’s  great  exhibition  of  Roses 
and  other  flowers  will  be  held  at  Holland  House,  Kensington,  by 
kind  permission  of  the  Earl  of  Ilchester,  on  June  24  and  25. 
This  meeting  will  take  the  place  of  one  of  the  ordinary  fort¬ 
nightly  shows  at  the  Drill  Hall,  but  will  in  all  essentials  be  con¬ 
ducted  on  the  same  lines  as  the  annual  shows  at  the  Temple. 
All  classes  of  plants,  flowers,  and  fruits  may  be  exhibited,  but 
no  Roses  may  be  included  in  any  miscellaneous  or  mixed  group. 
Roses  can  only  be  shown  under  the  schedule.  Single  plants  for 
Certificate  may  be  entered  at  the  secretary’s  tent  on  the  morning 
of  the  24th  before  10.30  a.m.  An  official  catalogue  of  this  show 
will  be  issued  and  di.stributed  gratis  among  the  visitors.  It  will 
comprise  a  short  liistorioal  sketch  of  the  Royal  Horticultural 
Society,  particulars  of  the  proposed  new  Horticultural  Hall, 
.schedule  of  Rose  prizes,  the  names  ,and  addresses  of  all  the 
exhibitors  of  other  plants,  &c.,  with  the  nature  of  their  exhibits, 
together  with  programme  of  the  music  to  be  performed  each 
day  by  the  band  of  His  Majesty’s  Royal  Horse  Guards  (Blues). 
The  judges  will  meet  at  the  secretary’s  tent  at  10.30  a.m.  on 
June  24,  at  which  hour  punctually  the  tents  will  be  cleared  of 
all  the  exhibitors  and  their  assistants.  The  Fruit,  Floral,  and 
Orchid  Committees  will  assemble  at  the  secretary’s  tent  at 
11  o’clock  shai-p.  The  conference  on  “  Roses  and  their  Cultiva¬ 
tion  ”  will  be  held  at  2.30  p.m.,  and  will  be  open  to  all  Fellows 
and  visitors.  The  exhibition  will  be  open  to  Fellows  (showing 
their  tickets)  and  to  others  showing  Fellows’  transferable  tickets 
at  12.30  p.m.  on  Tuesday,  closing  at  8  p.m.,  and  at  9.30  a.m.  on 
Wednesday,  closing  at  6  p.m.  The  public  will  be  admitted  by- 
payment  at  2  p.m.  on  the  24th,  and  at  9.30  a.m.  on  the  25th. 
The  only  entrance  to  the  show  will  be  by  the  great  iron  gates  in 
Kensington  High  Street,  and  the  only  exit  will  be  by  a  gate 
leading  into  Melbury  Road,  where  carriages  may  be  ordered  to 
wait. 
William  Bull  &  Sons. 
This  is  the  new  title  (see  front  advertisement  page)  that  the 
sons  of  the  late  Mr.  William  Bull,  536,  King’s  Road, 
Chelsea,  S.W.,  will  henceforward  trade  under  at  the  old  address 
given  in  this  note. 
Shirley  (Southampton)  Gardeners. 
Mr.  Jas.  Miles,  Secretary  of  the  Shirley  and  Surrounding 
Districts  Gardeners’  Mutual  Improvement  Association,  recently 
contributed  a  report  of  Mr.  Richard  Dean’s  lecture  there.  This 
lecture  was  on  the  subject,  “  Floriculture  and  Floriculturists 
over  Fifty  Years,”  of  which  a  somewhat  extended,  report  appeared 
in  our  issues  for  May  29,  page  467,  and  June  12,  page  518. 
Glasgow  Notes. 
Tree-planting  goes  on  merrily  in  the  outolying  districts,  where 
the  red-stone  buildings,  with  the  stained  glass  and  the  vestibule 
doors,  flourish  exceedingly,  and  the  famous  Barrington  Drive 
forest  has  now  a  number  of  rivals.  In  Partickhill,  for  example, 
there  is  a  Dudley  Drive,  where  the  green  branches  wave  in  the 
wind,  and  “  everything  in  the  garden  is  lovely.”  They  do  not 
as  yet,  of  course,  suggest  Cedars  of  Lebanon,  but  some  time  in 
the  future  they  may  do  so — unless  the  Barrington  Drive  people 
steal  along  in  the  dead  of  night  and  pull  them  up. 
Royal  Horticultural  Society. 
At  a  general  meeting  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  held 
on  Tuesday,  June  10,  one  hundred  and  sixty-four  new  Fellows 
were  elected,  amongst  them  being  the  Countess  Roberts,  the 
Countess  of  Selbome,  the  Countess  of  Donoughmore,  the  Coun¬ 
tess  Lewenhaupt,  Viscountess  Galway,  Lady  Ardilaun,  Lady 
Lechmere,  Lady  Jane  Trefusis,  Lady  Gwendoline  Cecil,  Lady 
Fitzroy,  Lady  Jekyll,  Sir  Theophilus  Peel,  Bart-.,  Sir  G.  L. 
Molesworbh,  and  the  Dowager  Lady  Southampton,  making  a 
total  of  752  elected  since  the  beginning  of  the  pre.sent  year. 
Coronation  Rose  Show. 
The  Royal  Horticultural  Society’s  great  Rose  Show  will  be 
held  on  June  24  and  25  at  Holland  House,  Kensington,  and  the 
following  are  the  Avays  of  reaching  it : — Kensington  High  Street 
is  the  nearest  station  on  the  Metropolitan  and  District  Railways 
from  Liverpool  Street,  King’s  Cross,  St.  Pancras,  Euston,  Pad¬ 
dington,  Cannon  Street,  Charing  Cross,  and  Victoria;  Addison 
Road  is  the  nearest  from  Waterloo,  Clapham  Junction, 
Willesden,  and  Richmond;  Earl’s  Court  is  nearest  from  M^imble- 
don,  Putney,  Fulham,  Acton,  Ealing,  and  Windsor.  Those  who 
prefer  the  Central  London  Electric  should  stop  at  Notting  Hill 
Gate;  from  thence  omnibuses  pass  the  gates.  All  Hammer, smith 
and  Turnham  Green  omnibuses  pass  the  gates,  and  are  available 
from  Liverpool  Street,  Bank,  King’s  Cross,  St.  Pancras,  Euston, 
Charing  Cross,  and  Hammersmith. 
The  Weather  in  Ireland. 
I  am  watching  the  Journal  for  recent  issues  to  see  Avhat  your 
correspondents  have  to  say  of  the  recent  continuously  abnormal 
Aveather.  In  the  south  of  Ireland  we  generally  have  a  higher 
temperature  than  the  English  average,  but  for  several  Aveeks 
past  the  thermo)neter  seldom  reached  60deg  Fahr.,  night  or  day. 
Recent  Aveather  reports  state  there  has  been  fro.st,  with  a  thin 
coating  of  ice,  in  Lancashire.  We  have  had  nothing,  hoAvever, 
quite  so  bad  in  the  Emerald  Isle.  Other  seasons  I  have 
been  digging  early  Ashleaf  Potatoes  ten  days  previous  to  Mid¬ 
summer  Day,  but  on  this  occasion  they  Avill  not  be  in  blo.ssom. 
All  other  garden  crops,  and,  I  may  add,  field  crops,  are  equally 
backward.  Fruit  trees,  probably  fi’om  the  same  cause  (Apples 
and  Victoria  Plums  excepted),  have  shed  an  unusual  number  of 
the  promised  crop,  AA'hile  the  young  groAvths  have  got  crisped 
up,  curled,  and  Avhen  examined,  are  found  covered  Avith  green, 
black,  or  reddish  coloured  flies.  The  black  flies  on  Early  Rivers, 
Elton  and  Bigarreau  Cherries  (the  fruits  and  the  shoots)  are 
unusually  preA-alent.  I  find  it  good  practice  Avhere  these  groAvths 
are  not  AA'anted,  to  clip  them  off.  This  increases  the  size  of  the 
fruits.  Roses  and  Rose  foliage  show  badly,  and  Tomatoes,  in¬ 
door  and  out,  have  simply  stood  still  for  a  month.  FeAver  birds 
of  passage,  such  as  the  cuckoo,  swalloAA-,  quail,  &c.,  seem  to  have 
visited  us,  and  their  Avell-knoAvn  notes  are  seldomer  heard.  I 
have  caught  one  queen  AA'asp  in  my  greenhouse,  and  that  is  all 
I  saw  this  year.  The  same  scarcity  of  the  friendly  honey  bee  is 
observable.  OtherAvise,  the  country  looks  green  and  lovely. — 
W.  J.  Murphy,  Clonmel. 
