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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
October  17,  1901. 
Rose  Analysis. 
The  Rose  analysis  yearly  prepared  for  the  Journal  by 
Edward  Mawley,  Esq.,  an  lion,  secretary  of  the  National  Rose 
Society,  will  appear  shortly.  A  very  great  amount  of  conscien¬ 
tious  labour  is  necessary  to  secure  such  an  analysis,  which  we 
trust  our  Rose-loving  friends  and  commercial  Rose  growers  wall 
oontinue  to  find  of  value  to  them. 
New  Curator  at  Kew, 
The  following  particulars  appear  in  the  “  Kew  Bulletin,”  July- 
September :  — “  The  First  Commissioner  has  filled  the  vacancy 
created  by  Mr.  Nicholson’s  retirement  [from  the  Curatorship  of 
the  Royal  Gardens]  by  the  appointment  of  the  Assistant  Curator, 
Mr.  William  Watson.  This  officer  entered  the  service  of  Kew 
in  1879  as  foreman.  In  1886  he  was  raised  to  the  position  of 
Assistant  Curator,  in  charge  of  the  indoor  cultivation ;  this,  as 
Curator,  he  will  still  retain.  Mr.  W.  J.  Bean,  the  Assistant 
Curator  in  charge  of  the  Arboretum,  will  now  take  the  general 
charge  of  the  grounds  and  of  the  ligneous  collections.” 
Death  of  Mr.  Thomas  Rochford. 
Many  of  our  readers  will  learn  with  much  surprise  and  the 
deepest  regret  of  the  untimely  decease,  last  Saturday  afternoon, 
October  12,  at  his  abode  in  Broxbourne,  Herts,  of  Mr.  Thoihas 
Rochford,  head  of  the  nursery  firm  there.  Mr.  Rochford  lias 
been  a  martyr  to  Bright’s  disease  especially,  though  a  complica¬ 
tion  of  other  ills  eventually  closed  his  career.  He  dies  at  the 
age  of  about  fifty-four  years,  though  we  have  been  unable  to 
ascertain  this  fact  definitely.  Early  in  life  he  started  in  business 
as  a  market  gardener  in  his  father’s  nursery  and  garden  at  Page 
Green,  Tottenham,  London,  N.  Then  he  removed  to  Turnford 
Hall  Nurseries,  Broxbourne,  which,  at  present,  have  an  area  of 
some  forty  acres  of  glass  houses.  The  quantities  of  flowers, 
Grapes,  and  forced  produce  annually  sent  out  from  Turnford 
Hall  Nurseries  is  astounding,  and  the  influence  of  the  Rochfords 
in  market  gardening  circles  permeates  all  over  our  own  kingdom 
and  to  America.  The  late  gentleman  was  a  warm  supporter  of 
the  Gardeners’  Royal  Benevolent  Institution  and  Gardeners’ 
Royal  Orphan  Fund  for  many  years.  Mr.  Rochford’s  business 
will  be  managed  by  his  grown-up  sons. 
The  London  Parks. 
Following  their  usual  custom  at  the  close  of  the  summer 
season,  the  Parks  Committee  of  the  London  County  Council  have 
arranged  for  distribution  of  superfluous  plants  to  be  made  as 
follows : — Finsbury  Park,  at  the  Propagating  Yard,  near  the 
Manor  House  entrance  gate,  on  October  23  ;  Kennington  Park,  at 
the  field  adjoining  the  Night  Walk,  opposite  the  entrance  to  the 
band  stand,  on  October  18 ;  Southwark,  at  the  Store  Yard,  near 
the  Lodge  entrance  gate,  on  October  22;  Myatt’s  Fields,  in  the 
Store  Yard,  close  to  the  Cormont  Road  entrance,  on  October  16 ; 
Dulwich  Park,  at  the  Store  Yard,  close  to  the  Dulwich  College 
entrance  to  the  Park,  on  October  16 ;  Ravenscourt  Park,  at  the 
Store  Yard  at  the  back  of  the  refreshment  pavilion,  near  the 
Paddinswick  Road  entrance,  on  October  18 ;  Victoria  Park,  at 
the  Store  Yard,  adjoining  the  App roach  Road  entrance,  on 
October  16 ;  Deptford  Park,  at  the  Store  Yard,  close  to  the  new 
children’s  gymnasium,  on  October  16;  Victoria  Embankment 
Gardens,  at  the  Villiers  Street  Section,  on  October  24 ;  Peckham 
Rye,  at  the  Store  Yard,  near  Forest  Hill  Road,  on  October  16; 
Sydenham  Wells  Park,  at  the  Store  Yard,  on  October  15;  Brock- 
well  Park,  at  the  Tard,  near  the  Old  Garden,  on  October  16; 
Royal  Victoria  Gardens,  North  Woolwich,  at  the  Frame-ground, 
near  the  Lodge,  October  22 ;  Waterlow  Park,  at  the  Conservatory 
near  St.  Joseph’s  Retreat  entrance,  on  October  24;  Battersea 
Park,  at  the  Yard,  near  the  West  Gate  entrance,  Albert  Road,  on 
October  24.  The  dates  of  the  opening  of  the  Chrysanthemum 
Shows  in  the  various  parks  are  as  follows : — Ravenscourt  Park, 
October  24 ;  Battersea  Park,  12 ;  Southwark  Park,  12 ;  Finsbury 
Park,  12;  Brockwell  Park,  16;  Waterlow  Park,  19;  Victoria 
Park,  12. 
Mr.  George  Munro,  V.M.H. 
It  will  be  pleasant  news  to  Mr.  Munro’s  many  friends  to  learn 
that  he  is  now  convalescent  after  his  recent  severe  illness. 
National  Dahlia  Society. 
A  meeting  of  the  committee  of  the  above  society  will  be  held, 
by  kind  permission  of  the  Horticultural  Club,  in  the  Club  Room 
at  Hotel  Windsor,  Victoria  Street,  S.W.,  on  Tuesday,  Oct.  29, 
at  three  p.m.  Business:  Next  Year’s  Exhibition. — J.  F. 
Hudson,  Hon.  Secretary. 
Presentation  to  Mr.  Black,  Smeaton  Gardens,  N.B. 
Quite  a  pleasant  function  marked  the  proceedings  at  the 
flower  show  held  lately  at  Tyninghame,  East  Lothian.  One  of 
the  judges  on  that  occasion,  Mr.  Black,  Smeaton  Gardens, 
Prestonkirk,  had  acted  as  judge  for  the  fortieth  time,  and  in 
order  to  show  in  a  little  way  how  much  his  services  had  been 
appreciated,  and  at  the  same  time  to  mark  so  rare  an  event,  the 
members  presented  Mr.  Black  with  a  time-piece.  The  presenta¬ 
tion  was  made  by  Lady  Grizel  Hamilton.  This  humble  flower 
show,  which  has  been  of  incalculable  benefit  in  spreading  a  love 
of  gardening  among  the  class  for  whom  it  exists,  has  had  an 
uninterrupted  period  of  prosperity  during  the  fifty  odd  years  of 
its  existence,  having  been  instituted  by  the  late  Mr.  Thomas 
Lees.  Prizes  are  also  given  annually  for  flower  gardens. 
Fruit-bottling  Appliances. 
Messrs.  Lee  and  Co.,  Kniglitrider  Street,  Maidstone,  again 
staged  their  fresh  fruit  and  vegetable  bottling  appliances  at  the 
fruit  show  held  at  the  Crystal  Palace  on  October  10,  11,  and  12. 
With  these  appliances  many  tons  of  fruit  have  been  preserved 
this  year  already.  We  annually  import  enormous  quantities  of 
fruit  and  vegetables.  The  Board  of  Trade  returns  for  this  year 
show  that  92J  million  pounds  weight  was  last  year  brought  from 
abroad  into  these  islands.  We  are  pleased  to  learnthattheMessrs. 
Lee  and  Co.  are  open  to  make  arrangements  with  county  and 
parish  councils,  horticultural,  agricultural,  gardening,  and  other 
societies  for  practical  demonstrations  and  lectures  in  the  bottling 
of  fresh  fruit,  milk,  &c.  The  firm  use  patent  air-tight  bottles, 
and  preserve,  amongst  fruits,  Plums,  Cherries,  Gooseberries,. 
Pears,  Apples,  Currants,  Prunes,  Damsons,  &c.  One  can  thus 
have  a  full  store  of  delicious  fresh  fruits,  for  dessert  or  cooking, 
all  the  year  round. 
The  Fruiterers’  Company  and  the  Lord  Mayor. 
The  Lord  Mayor  entertained  the  Court  of  the  Worshipful 
Company  of  Fruiterers  at  a  banquet  on  Tuesday  last,  after  the 
time-honoured  presentation  of  fruits.  According  to  ancient 
custom,  the  company  annually  presents  specimens  of  English- 
grown  fruit  to  the  Lord  Mayor  for  the  time  being.  The  custom 
has  its  origin  in  the  fact  that  the  Lord  Mayor’s  Meter  wast 
formerly  entitled  to  receive  a  sample  from  every  load  of  fruit 
coming  into  the  City,  which  practice  was  the  occasion  of  so  much 
controversy  between  the  collector  and  the  persons  bringing  in  the 
fruit  that  the  company  stepped  in  and  arranged  that  a  present 
should  be  made  to  the  Lord  Mayor  annually.  In  return  the 
Lord  Mayor,  at  his  convenience,  gives  this  banquet,  or,  as  it  is 
recorded  in  the  Entertainment  Book  at  the  Mansion  House, 
“  Loving  Cup  or  State  Dinner.” 
The  Changing  Seasons. 
The  signs  of  the  season  are  marked  in  no  uncertain  way  by 
the  sudden  transformation  of  the  shrubs  and  flowers  of  the  parks. 
Three  days  ago  the  sub-tropical  gardens  in  Battersea  Park  were 
beautiful  with  Plumbago,  Fuchsia,  Eucalyptus,  the  giant 
Paulownias  and  towering  Ferns.  To-day  there  are  holes  where 
the  Ferns  grew.  The  huge  pots  have  been  rolled  off  on  rollers 
on  to  the  flat  waggon  prepared  for  them.  The  Paulownias,  which, 
have  grown  12ft  from  the  ground  since  March,  are  to  be  cut 
down  level ;  the  beautiful  Ailanthus — grown  not  as  trees  but  as 
standards — are  having  their  one  great  shoot  clipped  off  short. 
The  grass  is  trampled,  and  the  gravel  thick  with  the  leaves  of  the 
Aspens  and  Evergreen  Oaks,  tom  by  the  gale.  Official  autumn 
has  begun,  and  in  a  week  or  two  the  autumn  substitutes  will 
once  more  make  the  trampled  lawns  and  desolated  beds  look 
respectable,  if  not  gorgeous.  As  a  final  blow  to  the  summer,  the 
bowling  green  is  now  forbidden  to  its  elderly  votaries. 
