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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
June  26,  1902. 
An  Outlet  for  Anglophobia. 
“Majuba”  was  tbe  name  given  to  a  new  sulpliurous-yellow 
colotired  Ro.se  recently  exhibited  in  Pari.s.  Another  black-red 
variety  (says  the  “  Daily  Mail  ”)  was  ticketed  “  Boer  Courage.” 
Variorum. 
One  shilling  for  each  year  of  its  age  has  just  been  paid  in 
London  for  a  dwarf  Japanese  Larch  160  years  old.  The  tree  was 
only  24in  high.  *  *  Doyenne  du  Comice  Pears  in  splendid 
condition  are  now  in  Covent  Garden  Market.  Mangoes  are  on 
there  for  sale. 
Farms  for  Bulb  Cullure. 
Experiments  in  the  direction  of  bulb  propagation  carried  out 
in  Norfolk  have  been  attended  with  great  success,  blooms  raised 
from  the  locally  propagated  species  beating  in  exhibition  Dutch 
flowers.  Farms  are  being  gradually  brought  under  bulb  cultiva¬ 
tion,  and  the  supremacy  of  the  Dutch  in  this  direction  is 
threatened. 
Chinese  Nomenclature. 
The  nomenclature  used  by  Oriental  gardeners  is  rather  a 
mixture  of  the  descriptive  and  imetical  style,  and  many  of  their 
names  are  at  once  curious  and  fanciful.  Hence  we  find  such 
appellations  as  the  Crystal  White,  the  Yellow  Tiger’s  Claw,  the 
White  Waves  of  Autumn,  the  Purple  Butterfly,  the  Yellow  Gold 
Thread,  Purple  Pheasant’s  Tail,  and  many  similar.  Yellow 
appears  to  be  the  colour  most  highly  appreciated  by  the  Chinese. 
Commemorating  the  Coronation  :  a  Practical  Method. 
We  do  not  know  of  a  more  practical  way  of  commemorating 
the  Coronation  of  the  King  and  Queen,  nor  one  more  in  touch 
with  the  well-known  sentiments  so  often  expressed  by  their 
Majesties,  than  that  adopted  by  the  committee  of  the  Gardeners’ 
Royal  Benevolent  Institution.  We  understand  that  the  com¬ 
mittee  of  this  old-established  charity,  of  Avhioh  their  Majesties 
the  King  and  Queen  are  patrons,  have  decided  to  commemorate 
the  Coronation  by  placing  on  the  pension  list  on  June  26  the 
eleven  unsucces.sful  candidates,  who  had  previously  been  sub¬ 
scribers  to  the  institution.  The  committee  have  also  voted  the 
sum  of  £5  to  each  of  the  unsuccessful  candidate.s^ — thirteen  in 
number — who  had  not  previously  been  subscribers.  We  feel  sure 
that  the  supporters  of  this  most  admirable  charity  will  heartily 
endorse  the  committee’s  action,  and  not  allow  the  institution  to 
suffer  for  lack  of  funds. 
Codlin  Moth  :  A  Police  Court  Case. 
At  the  City  Police  Court  recently  (reports  the  “Adelaide 
Chronicle”)  Thomas  Playford,  jun.,  market  gardener,  of  Norton’s 
Summit,  was  proceeded  against  by  Inspector  Quinn  on  a  charge  of 
having  kept  codlin  moth.  Inspector  Valentine  .said  he  inspected 
two  cases  of  Pears  in  the  defendant’s  van  at  the  East-End  Market. 
The  fruit  showed  signs  of  being  badly  infested  with  codlin  moth, 
and  he  had  it  removed  to  the  bureau  for  further  examination. 
He  found  the  living  caterpillar  in  some  of  the  Pears,  while  most 
of  the  others  had  been  tunnelled  through.  At  the  market  Play- 
ford  told  him  he  did  not  intend  to  sell  the  fruit,  but  had  brought 
it  in  to  “soak.”  The  S.M.  discharged  the  defendant,  but  dis¬ 
allowed  costs  on  the  ground  that  Playford  had  been  indiscreet  in 
taking  moth-infested  fruit  to  the  market,  where  the  chances  of 
infection  were  great.  The  .same  paper  says : — “  In  marked  con- 
tra.st  to  the  vigilance  exercised  by  the  Government  in  South 
Amstralia  towards  suppressing  the  codlin  moth  is  the  comparative 
apathy  of  the  New  South  Wales  Government.  The  Sydney  market 
is  deluged  with  codlin-infested  fruit,  and  no  attempt  is  made  to 
prevent  its  sale,  so  that  the  infection  is  carried  over  the  whole 
country,  and  it  is  stated  that  many  di.stricts  which  were 
previously  free  from  the  pest  are  now  finding  it  in  their  pipped 
fruits.  No  regulations  are  in  force  requiring  the  growers  to  take 
any  precautions  against  its  spread,  such  as  bandaging  the  trees, 
destroying  infected  fruit,  or  spraying  the  trees.  Several  attempts 
have  been  made  to  introduce  legislation  of  this  character,  but  the 
opposition  of  the  growers  was  so  great  that  they  had  to  be 
abandoned.  Now,  however,  when  the  pest  has  gained  a  firm  hold, 
there  are  many  advocates  of  compulsory  precautions.  A  rather 
selfish  legislation  permits  New  South  Wales  growers  to  export 
codlin-infested  fruit  without  hindrance,  but  although  that  State 
is  infested  with  the  pest,  great  precautions  are  tuken  that  none 
shall  pass  into  it. 
Oak  Barking. 
Tlie  barking  of  Oak  trees  is  now  in  aotive  progress  in  those 
dtstricts  where  Oak  plantations  exist,  and  where  advantage  is 
being  taken  of  the  present  activity  in  the  timber  trade  to  realise 
on  the  produce  of  such  plantations. 
Description  Unique. 
In  commenting  on  the  Orchids  .staged  at  the  Temple  Show  last 
week,  a  daily  morning  paper  announced  the  presence  of  “  flowers 
worth  the  price  of  a  motor  car,”  a  comparison  which  will  certainly 
stick  in  the  lay  mind. 
Seedling  Geraniums  at  Filton. 
Quite  recently  I  had  the  pleasure  of  inspecting  a  verj*^  fine 
collection  of  seedling  Zonals  belonging  to  Mr.  John  Barry,  of 
Filton,  near  Bristol.  Tliey  are  in  every  case  remarkable  for  the 
fine  sturdy  growth  of  the  plants,  and  immense  size  of  truss  and 
pip.  These  are  quite  large  enough  now',  and  what  Mr.  Bari-y 
has  been  working  for  is  the  production  of  new  tints  of  colour. 
This  he  has  .succeeded  especially  well  with  in  the  salmon  and 
kindred  tones,  while  there  are  also  many  intense  scarlets  and 
beautiful  pinks  that  are  a  distinct  advance  in  their  individual 
colours.  Mr.  Barry  also  grows  a  small  but  interesting  collection 
of  Orchids.- — H.  Richards. 
Violets  in  June. 
This  title  may  not  strike  the  reader  as  conveying  anything 
out  of  the  common,  for,  of  course,  evei’yone  ha,s  Violets  in  June 
growing  in  the  garden,  preparatory  to  the  autumn,  winter,  and 
spring  displays.  Reference,  however,  is  not  made  here  to  such 
a  prospect,  but  rather  to  the  acquisition  of  an  actual  display  in 
May  and  June.  Strong  plants  of  Princess  of  Wales  were  placed 
in  9in  pots  last  autumn  by  Mr.  Elton,  manager  of  the  Oakwood 
Nursery,  Frome,  stood  in  one  of  the  large  Tomato  houses,  w'here 
they  gave  a  splendid  return  of  richly  coloured,  large,  and  finely 
scented  blooms  in  their  ordinary^  season.  Not  being  required  for 
stock  purposes,  they  were  left  to  occupy  their  pots  undisturbed, 
and  aid  from  the  w'ater-pot  not  being  denied  them,  as  so  often 
happens  wdth  plants  whose  future  has  no  value,  their  growth 
progressed,  and  flowers  in  due  time  developed  which  have  not 
only  been  much  admired,  but  have  realised  more  than  ordinary 
value.  A  parallel  case  isi  furnished  in  pot-grown  Strawberries,  for 
when  forced  early,  and  carefully  treated  afterwards,  they  will 
give  a  useful  crop  of  berries  out  of  the  ordinary  fruiting  sea.son.  . 
These  Violets  have  acted  in  exactly  a  similar  manner,  and  Mr. 
Elton’s  example  will  find  many  imitators  no  doubt  in  the  near 
future.  In  the  market  grower.s’  type  of  glass  house,  which  are 
light,  well  ventilated,  and  suitably  heated,  Violets  appear  to 
find  congenial  quarters.  The  plants  under  notice  were  in  the 
late  wdnter  enviable  in  their  robust  growth,  massive  blooms, 
depth  of  colour,  and  freedom  of  buck — S. 
Meteorological  Observations  at  Chiswick. 
Taken  in  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society’s  Gardens  at  Chi,s- 
wick,  height  above  sea  level  24  feet 
Date. 
Direction  of 
Wind. 
Temperature  of  the 
Air. 
Rain. 
Temperature  of 
the  Soil. 
At  9  A.M. 
Q> 
>.4  A 
^  OQ 
O  Cii 
=  a 
o  o 
fcl 
1902. 
June. 
At  9  A.M. 
Day. 
Night 
At 
1-ft. 
deep. 
At 
2-ft. 
deep. 
At 
4- ft. 
deep. 
Dry 
Bulb. 
Wet 
Bulb. 
■43 
CO 
o 
.£2 
ho 
a 
Lowest. 
deg. 
deg. 
deg. 
deg. 
Ins. 
deg. 
deg. 
deg. 
deg. 
Sunday  ...15 
W.S.W. 
51-9 
48-1 
58-2 
47-0 
0-07 
54-8 
54-6 
53-2 
46-3 
Monday  ...16 
S.W. 
53-1 
51-0 
56-8 
48-5 
0  05 
54-5 
54-6 
53-2 
45’0 
Tuesday  ...17 
N.N.E. 
54-4 
498 
62-7 
44-3 
— 
55-0 
54*8 
53-2 
35'2 
Wed’sday  18 
E.S.E. 
54 '9 
51-7 
64'9 
46-5 
— 
56-4 
55-0 
53-2 
40-9 
Thursday  19 
S.E. 
64-2 
56-5 
70-4 
49-3 
0-32 
57-1 
55-3 
53-2 
40-4 
Friday  ...20 
S.W. 
54-9 
53-7 
63-1 
54-9 
0-04 
59-2 
56-0 
53-2 
53-7 
Saturday  21 
W.S.W. 
59-2 
54-8 
67-2 
51-5 
0-03 
58-6 
56-4 
53-3 
44-8 
Total. 
Means  ... 
56-1 
52-2 
63-3 
48-9 
0-51 
56-5 
55-2 
53-2 
43-8 
The  weather  for  the  most  part  lias  been  dull,  with  intervals  of 
bright  sunshine  and  frequent  showers.  The  maximum  mean  tem¬ 
perature  for  the  week,  as  compared  wdth  the  average  for  the  same 
period  for  the  three  previous  years,  is  6degs.  below  the  average. 
