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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
June  16,  1902. 
with  a  fairly  good  stand  of  Marechal  Niel.  The  same  exhibitor 
was  also  by  himself  for  twelve  Tea  or  Noisettes.  In  the  amateur 
class,  open,  twenty-four,  Mr.  J.  O.  Brook,  Ryde,  was  awarded 
first;  and  for  an  epergne  Mrs.  G.  Kent  was  fir.st  and  the  Rev. 
J.  Shearme  second. 
The  chief  prize  in  the  local  classes  was  the  Isle  of  Wight 
Challenge  Cup  for  twenty-four  distinct  and  the  King’s  Gold 
Medal  for  twelve  distinct.  For  the  Challenge  Cup  the  winner 
last  year,  Mr.  G.  Kent,  gardener  to  Mrs.  Croft  Murray,  had 
a  walk  over,  and  could  now  claim  it,  but  in  consideration  of 
there  being  no  competition,  she  has  kindly  offered  it  again 
another  year.  Mrs.  Croft  Murray  also  won  the  King’s  gold 
medal,  the  Rev.  G.  E.  Jeans,  Shorwell,  being  second,  and 
(lountess  Cowley,  Wooten,  third.  Miss  Ward,  Freshwater,  and 
Mrs.  Disney  Leith,  Northcourt,  w'ere  also  first  prize  winners  in 
other  classes.  The  silver  medal  for  the  Premier  Tea  was  won  by 
the  Rev.  G.  E.  Jeans  with  Souvenir  d&  S.  A.  Prince,  and  the 
bronze  medal  for  Premier  H.P.  or  H.T.  was  awarded  to  Mr.  G. 
Kent  with  a  bloom  of  Antoine  Rivoire  H.T. 
In  the  miscellaneous  clas.ses  Messrs.  John  Peed  and  Son, 
Norwood,  exhibited  a  splendid  collection  of  Caladium  plants — 
about  forty  varieties — interspersed  with  Palms  and  other  foliage 
plants,  which  made  a  fine  feature.  The  same  firm  also  exhibited 
some  boxes  of  fine  Gloxinia  and  Begonia  blooms.  Mr.  Goble, 
Ryde,  also  contributed  a  centre  table  of  Palms,  Orchids, 
Gloxinias,  Carnations,  &c.,  of  which  Malmaison  H.  J.  Jones 
A\;as  very  fine,  old  clove  colour.  W.  H.  Rogers  and  Son,  South¬ 
ampton,  also  staged  an  interesting  collection  of  cut  hardy 
ornamental  foliage  and  flowering  plants,  Mr.  B.  O.  Cochrane 
an  interesting  vase  of  Irises,  and  Mrs.  Croft  Murray  a  collec¬ 
tion  of  herbaceous  plants. — C.  Orchaed. 
Metropolitan  Public  Gardens  Association. 
Open  Spaces. — At  the  monthly  meeting  of  the  Metropolitan 
Public  Gardens  Association,  83,  Lancaster  Gate,  W.,  the  Earl 
of  Meath,  chairman,  presiding,  it  was  stated  that  a  legacy  of 
£10  had  been  notified  to  the  Association  under  the  will  of  the 
late  Mrs.  Theodore  Monro.  Considerable  discussion  arose  in 
reference  to  faculties  recently  granted  by  the  Consistory  Court 
for  the  erection  of  buildings  on  churchyards,  some  of  which  had 
even  been  laid  out  as  iiublic  gardens,  and  the  consequent  danger 
of  being  converted  into  building  sites,  in  which  all  spaces  of 
this  character  were  placed.  It  was  held  that  an  authoritative 
decision  of  a  superior  Court  ought  to  be  obtained,  and  that 
if  the  Disused  Burial  Grounds  Act,  specially  intended  by  Parlia¬ 
ment  to  prevent  these  grounds,  which  were  of  the  utmost  valixe 
as  open  spaces,  from  being  built  upon,  -were  found  to  be  de¬ 
fective,  it  ought  to  be  strengthened  without  delay.  A  sub¬ 
committee  was  appointed  to  deal  with  the  matter,  and  it  was 
mentioned  that  the  case  of  Holy  Trinity,  Stepney,  Churchyard 
Garden  was  still  before  the  Consistory  Court.  It  was  reported 
that  the  drinking  fountain  erected  by  the  Association  at  the 
cost  of  Mr.  Passmore  Edwards  in  Leyton  Square  Garden  had 
been  opened  to  the  public  on  the  27th  ult.,  and  handed  over 
to  the  Camberwell  Borough  Council  for  maintenance,  Sir  William 
Vincent,  Bart.,  vice-chairman,  representing  the  Association  on 
the  occasion.  Proposals  were  considered  in  reference  to  the 
acquisition  of  Broomfield  Park,  Palmer’s  Green,  an  estate  at 
lipper  Clapton,  and  St.  Peter’s  Square,  Hammersmith,  and  the 
laying  out  of  a  recreation  ground  in  Wandsworth,  and  of  church¬ 
yards  in  Poplar,  Whitechapel,  and  Stratford.  Correspondence 
was  read  with  regard  to  tree  planting  in  certain  thoroughfares 
in  Shoreditch,  and  tlie  safeguarding  of  trees  in  connection  with 
the  erection  of  stands  along  the  Coronation  routes.  Applica¬ 
tions  for  seats  were  granted  for  South  Grove,  Camberwell, 
Pearson’s  Ground,  Bermondsey,  and  St.  Luke’s  Church¬ 
yard,  E.C. 
Royal  Meteorological. 
The  second  afternoon  meeting  of  the  present  session  was  held 
on  Wednesday,  the  18th  inst.,  at  the  .society’s  rooms,  70,  Vic¬ 
toria  Street,  Westminster,  Mr.  R.  Inwards,  F.R.A.S.',  vice- 
pre.sident,  in  the  chair.  Mr.  F.  C.  Bayard  read  a  paper  on 
“  English  Climatology,  1891 — 1900,”  which  is  a  discu.ssion  of  the 
climatological  data  printed  in  the  “  Meteorological  Record.”  In 
1874  the  Royal  Meteorological  Society  commenced  the  organisa¬ 
tion  of  a  series  of  stations  at  which  the  observations  are  made 
twice  a  day  on  a  uniform  plan,  so  that  the  results  inay  be  strictly 
comparable  with  each  other.  In  addition  to  these  the  society  in 
1880  organised  another  class  of  stations,  termed  climatological, 
at  which  the  observations  are  made  once  a  day,  viz.,  at  9  a.m. 
Mr.  Bayard  on  a  former  occasion  worked  up  the  results  from 
these  climatological  stations  for  the  ten  years  1881 — 90,  and  in 
the  pre.sent  paper  he  gives  the  averages  from  sixty-nine  stations 
for  the  ten  years  1891 — 1900.  The  elements  dealt  with  are  tem¬ 
perature,  relative  humidity,  amount  of  cloud  rainfall  and  rainy 
days,  and  the  results  are  a  valuable  contribution  to  the  cli¬ 
matology  of  the  British  Isles.  A  paper  by  Mr.  W.  L.  Dallas  on 
“  Earth  Temperature  Observations  recorded  in  Upper  India  ” 
was  also  read,  in  which  the  author  discussed  the  observations 
made  on  the  temperature  of  the  soil  at  three  stations,  viz., 
Lahore,  the  capital  of  the  Punjaub,  Dehra  Dun,  in  the  north¬ 
west  of  the  North-Western  Provinces,  and  Jaipur,  the  capital  of 
the  native  .state  of  that  name.  The  observations,  wliich  were 
made  at  depths  varying  from  4in  to  45^ft  below  the  surface, 
extended  from  1884  to  1899. 
Shirley  Gardeners’  Association. 
The  usual  monthly  meeting  was  held  at  the  Parish  Room  on 
Monday  evening.  Mr.  B.  Ladhams,  F.R.H.S.,  presided,  and 
introduced  the  lecturer,  Mr.  W.  G.  Bushell^  of  the  Gardens, 
Rownhams  House,  Shirley,  who  gave  a  very  interesting  lecture 
upon  “  Chemical  Manures  as  an  Aid  to  Growing  Fruit,  Flowers, 
and  Vegetables,”  to  a  good  attendance  of  members.  Treating 
The  Wistaria  at  lioiland  House. 
of  the  three  main  constituents  of  chemical  manures,  viz.,  phos¬ 
phates,  potash,  and  nitrates,  he  dealt  with  the  application  and 
the  proportion  of  each  required  for  the  growth  of  certain  pro¬ 
ducts.  He  pointed  out  that  they  should  be  careful  not  to  mix 
certain  manures,  which  acted  upon  each  other,  as,  for  instance, 
nitrate  of  soda  with  superphosphates,  or  sulphate  of  ammonia 
with  basic  slag.  Mr.  F.  Cozens  gained  the  first  prize  and  the 
society’s  certificate  of  merit,  for  twelve  cut  Roses,  and  the  lion, 
sec.,  Mr.  J.  Miles,  took  .second.  Mr.  Cozens  also  had  a  second 
prize  in  the  class  for  six  Roses.  Mr.  Bushell  was  vhc  for  Cabbage, 
and  Mr.  B.  Ladhams  for  a  very  fine  stand  of  hardy  cut  flowers. 
The  next  lecture  will  be  “  Stone  Fruits,”  by  Mr.  J.  W.  Mitchell, 
the  Gardens,  Chilworth  Manor. — J.  M. 
R.H.S.,  Scientific  Committee. 
Cytisus  Adanii. — Dr.  Masters  exhibited  fine  specimens  of  this 
curious  hybrid,  showing  both  parental  forms,  and  various  inter¬ 
mediates  proceeding  from  the  same  branch. 
Boses  Dyinq. — Specimens  were  also  exhibited  wherein  the 
upper  shoots  and  the  stock  were  dead  or  dying.  The  appearances 
were  considered  to  be  due  to  an  over-dose  of  strong  manure. 
Supposed  Wild  Form  of  TAlium  candidurn. — Dr.  Masters 
showed  from  Mr.  Sprenger,  of  Naples,  specimens  from  the  moun- 
