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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
November  21,  19011. 
The  Richard  Dean  Testimonial. 
We  call  attention  to  the  list  of  subscribers  to  this  deserved 
testimonial,  whose  names  appear  this  week  in  our  advertisement 
columns.  The  total  amount  promised  up  to  the  13th  inst.  was 
£204  13s. 
National  Dahlia  Society. 
A  meeting  of  this  society  will  be  held,  by  kind  permission  of 
the  Horticultural  Club,  in  the  Club  room  of  the  Hotel  Windsor, 
Victoria  Street,  S.W.,  on  Tuesday,  November  26,  at  3  p.m. 
Agenda,  schedule. — C.  E.  Wilkins. 
Irish  Gardeners’  Society. 
The  above  society  will  hold  their  next  lecture  on  the  20th  inst., 
in  their  usual  quarters,  XL  Cafe,  Grafton  Street,  Dublin.  The 
lecture  will  deal  with  the  “  Pollination  of  Flowers,”  by  Professor 
Pethybridge,  of  the  Royal  College  of  Science.  Errata. — In  a 
recent  report  of  the  Irish  Gardeners’  Society  you  had  a  slight  mis¬ 
print.  The  name  Mr.  Swalpole  should  be  Mr.  Walpole,  of  Mt. 
Usher,  County  Wicklow. — A.  O’N. 
Waterloo  Horticultural  Show. 
The  first  annual  show  in  connection  with  the  newly  formed 
Blundellsands  and  Waterloo  Horticultural  Society  was  held  on 
November  6  at  the  Town  Hall,  Waterloo.  In  every  respect  the 
show  proved  an  excellent  one,  the  display  of  Chrysanthemums 
being  particularly  fine.  The  exhibition  of  fruit  was  also  very 
good.  Mr.  Marshall  Hall,  K.C.,  M.P.,  opened  the  exhibition, 
and  delivered  an  appropriate  speech.  The  best  collections  of 
blooms  staged  were  those  of  Messrs.  C.  McLaren,  T.  Alsop,  F.  W. 
Cornelius,  and  D.  T.  Fairclough. 
Bog  Slide  In  Ireland. 
Following  very  heavy  rainfall  of  a  week  ago,  a  serious  bog 
slip  occurred  near  Liscannor.  on  the  west  coast  of  Clare,  within 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  of  the  scene  of  last  year’s  slide,  in  which  two 
lives  were  lost.  The  slip  began  on  the  Carhudiff  Hills,  and  a 
great  mass  of  semi-fluid  bog  flowed  for  four  miles  through  the 
country  until  it  discharged  itself  into  Derry  River,  and  thence 
into  Liscannor  Bay.  In  parts  the  sliding  soil  was  fully  300yds 
in  width,  and  blocked  the  public  road  in  two  places  in  its  course. 
The  moving  mass  swept  away  hayricks  and  peat  stacks,  and  a 
number  of  cows  and  pigs  were  lost.  A  farming  family  named 
Killoughry  were  compelled  to  escape  by  the  upper  windows, 
which  was  done  with  difficulty.  Several  persons  are  practically 
ruined  by  their  land  and  crops  being  covered  in  places  to  a 
depth  of  15ft,  and  many  pitiful  scenes  have  been  witnessed. 
The  slide  has  caused  immense  excitement  in  West  Clare,  and  it 
is  feared  that  a  further  movement  of  the  bog,  which  is  extensive, 
may  occur. 
Richmond  Horticultural  Society. 
We  are  requested  by  the  secretary  of  the  above  society  to 
state  that  the  first  annual  dinner  (in  support  of  the  society’s 
funds)  will  be  held  on  Thursday,  November  28,  at  7  p.m.,  under 
the  presidency  of  Leopold  de  Rothschild,  Esq.,  at  the  Star  and 
Garter  Hotel,  Richmond  Hill.  The  society  is  at  present,  un¬ 
fortunately,  in  debt.  It  has  become  necessary  upon  this  occa¬ 
sion  to  open  a  dinner  fund,  to  which  subscriptions  are  earnestly 
invited,  and  may  be  made  in  any  desired  amount.  A  sum  of 
about  £300  is  required  on  or  before  November  28,  1901,  for  the 
society  to  close  its  financial  year  out  of  debt,  and  enable  it  to 
prepare  to  enter  upon  its  operations  in  1902.  The  committee 
beg  most  strongly  to  recommend  this  matter  to  the  careful 
consideration  of  the  society’s  subscribers  and  exhibitors,  and 
to  ask  them  to  bring  it  to  the  notice  of  their  numerous  friends 
who  have  from  year  to  year  received  recognition  of  their  efforts 
at  the  shows,  or  derived  pleasure  from  attending  to  view  and 
enjoy  the  exquisite  productions  that  are  shown.  All  inquiries 
and  applications  for  dinner  tickets  should  be  addressed  direct 
to  the  honorary  secretary  and  treasurer,  Mr.  C.  R.  King,  61  and 
62,  George  Street,  Richmond,  Surrey.  The  price  of  the  tickets 
is  7  s.  6d.  each  for  lady  or  gentleman,  exclusive  of  wine,  but  the 
fund  receives  no  pecuniary  benefit  at  all  out  of  this  charge. 
New  Gloria  Dahlias. 
From  Mr.  J.  C.  S6hmidt,  Erfurt,  Germany,  comes  a  coloured' 
plate  of  what  he  terms  Gloria  Dahlias.  They  are  exactly  the 
same  as  some  that  Hobbies,  Limited  (Mr.  John  Green),  showed 
at  London  exhibitions  in  the  summer  time,  in  which  the  disc  of 
central  florets  have  become  enlarged,  variously  coloured,  and 
more  urceolate  in  form. 
Gardeners'  Royal  Benevolent  Institution. 
We  are  glad  to  learn  that  the  concert  promoted  by  Mr.  A.  J. 
Brown,  of  the  School  of  Handicrafts,  Chertsey,  in  aid  of  the  funds 
of  the  above  institution  was  successful.  Mr.  G.  J.  Ingram,  the 
secretary,  expressed  the  thanks  of  the  committee  to  the  public 
of  Chertsey  in  supporting  the  concert  this  year  and  in  previous- 
years.  He  gave  instances  of  local  gardeners  who  were  in  receipt 
of  pensions  from  the  institution. 
Royal  Horticultural  Society. 
The  next  fruit  and  flower  show  of  the  Royal  Horticultural' 
Society  will  be  held  on  Tuesday,  November  26,  in  the  Drill  Hall,. 
Buckingham  Gate,  Westminster,  1  to  4  p.m.  Instead  of  Professor 
Henslow’s  demonstration,  a  lecture  will  be  given  by  Mr.  J.  E. 
Austin,  on  “  Fruit  Preserving  in  Relation  to  Fruit  Culture.”' 
Mr.  Austin  will  also  exhibit  a  large  number  of  specimens  of 
bottled  and  otherwise  preserved  British  fruits.  At  a  general 
meeting  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society,  held  on  Tuesday, 
November  12,  twenty-two  new  Fellows  were  elected,  amongst 
them  being  Lady  Clay,  Sir  Alfred  S.  Lettbridge,  K.C.S.I.,  Major 
MacRae-Gilstrap,  E.  Evans-Lombe,  J.P.,  D.L.,  G.  H.  Pinckard, 
M.F.H.,  making  a  total  of  851  elected  since  the  beginning  of  the 
present  year.  The  vacant  Victoria  Medal  of  Honour  has  been* 
conferred  by  the  council  of  the  society  upon  Mr.  W.  Bateson, 
M.A.,  F.R.S.,  of  the  Univei’sity  of  Cambridge,  for  his  study  and. 
investigations  in  Hybridity  and  Heredity. 
Dundee  Horticultural  Association. 
At  the  monthly  meeting  of  this  association,  held  on  Tuesday, 
November  5,  Mr.  M'Dowall,  Brechin  Castle,  read  an  instructive 
paper  on  “  Apples  as  Grown  at  Brechin  Castle.”  There  was  a 
large  attendance  of  members.  Prefacing  his  remarks  by  stating 
that  he  had  nothing  really  different  from  good  practice  in  other 
gardens,  Mr.  M'Dowall  went  on  to  detail  the  advantages  of 
judicious  pruning.  This,  he  pointed  out,  would  in  most  cases 
ensure  fertility,  and  the  marvel  was  that  such  a  simple  expedient 
was  not  more  commonly  employed  to  render  unprolific  orchards 
remunerative.  Of  several  hundreds  of  really  fine  sorts  only  a 
limited  number  can  be  expected  to  succeed  under  all  conditions. 
Each  aspect  and  situation,  so  to  speak,  has  its  own  particular 
favourites,  and  the  first  consideration  of  planters  ought  to  be 
to  discover  those  kinds  which  thrive  well  in  their  own  district. 
Mr.  M'Dowall  detailed  a  number  of  types  that  did  well  at 
Brechin,  and  concluded  by  remarking  that  selection,  not  collec¬ 
tion,  ought  to  be  the  aim  of  growers  for  profit. 
Presentation  to  F.  W.  Moore,  Esq.,  M.R.I  A. 
The  council  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  of  Ireland  at 
their  monthly  meeting,  held  on  last  Friday,  took  the  opportunity 
of  presenting  F.  W.  Moore,  Esq.,  M.R.I. A.,  with  a  very  hand¬ 
some  canteen  case  of  forks  and  knives  on  the  occasion  of  his 
approaching  marriage.  In  the  absence  of  the  president,  the 
Right  Hon.  Lord  Ardilaun,  who  wrote  expressing  his  regret  at 
not  being  able  to  attend  to  make  the  presentation,  but  asking 
Mr.  Moore  to  accept  his  good  wishes,  Mr.  Robertson  presided, 
and  in  making  the  presentation  referred  to  the  kindly  feeling 
that  at  all  times  existed  between  Mr.  Moore  and  the  other  mem¬ 
bers  of  the  council,  and  to  the  benefits  the  society  had  derived 
from  Mr.  Moore  in  the  past,  expressing  the  pleasure  it  gave  his 
colleagues  on  the  council  to  have  such  a  fitting  opportunity  of,  in 
some  tangible  form,  conveying  to  Mr.  Moore  their  sincere  appre¬ 
ciation  of  his  indomitable  zeal  and  unflagging  energy  in  from  time 
to  time  helping  to  further  the  object  of  the  society,  and  on  behalf 
of  the  council  wished  Mr.  Moore  and  his  bride  elect  every 
happiness  in  their  future  state.  Other  members  of  the  council 
spoke  to  the  same  purpose,  to  which  Mr.  Moore  suitably  replied, 
expressing  the  pleasure  it  gave  him  to  be  the  recipient  of  such  a 
handsome  and  useful  present,  and  for  which  he  most  sincerely 
thanked  the  council,  remarking  that  the  courtesy  and  kindness 
he  had  at  all  times  received  from  the  members  of  the  council  ren¬ 
dered  anything  he  had  done  for  the  society  only  a  pleasure,  and 
that  he  had  every  hope  for  the  society’s  success  in  the  future. 
