January  22,  1903. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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National  Auricula  Society  (North'. 
I  beg  to  give  you  notice  that  the  annual  ineating  will  be  lielcl 
at  the  Old  Bull’s  Head,  Market  Place,  Manchester,  on  Saturday, 
January  31,  at  three  o’clock.  Busine.ss  :  To  pass  accounts,  elect 
officers,  revise  schedule,  arrange  place  of  exhibition,  &c. — J.  W. 
Bextley,  Hon.  Sec.,  Stakehill,  Castleton,  Manchester. 
Kew  Gardeners’  Social  Evening. 
The  under  gardeners  in  the  Royal  Gardens,  Kew,  annually 
arrange  what  they  term  their  Social  Evening,  and  which  they 
pass  with  dancing,  and  songs,  and — loveniaking!  Over  fifty 
couples  paced  the  floor  ”  on  the  evening  of  Thursday,  the  loth, 
in  the  boat-house  by  the  side  of  Father  Thames,  and  we  were 
assured  that  a  most  pleasant  and  very  successful  evening  was 
.spent . 
Munificence  of  a  Liverpool  Gentleman. 
Horticulturists  who  have  visited  Liverpool,  and  who  have 
had  the  pleasure  of  seeing  the  beautiful  gla.ss  houses  stocked  with 
the  choicest  of  plants  at  Cleveley,  Allerton,  the  residence  of 
T.  Sutton  Timmis,  Esq.,  J.P.,  and  so  admirably  cared  for  bj^ 
Mr.  B.  Cromwell,  the  respected  head  gardener,  will  learn  with 
pleasure  of  the  splendid  gift  which  Mr.  Timmis  has  offered  to 
Liverpool — vested  in  trustees  a  sum  of  £10,000  to  initiate  syste¬ 
matic  research  for  the  investigation  of  the  origin  and  the  cure 
of  cancer,  which  will  be  carried  out  at  the  Liverpool  Royal  In¬ 
firmary  and  the  new  laboratories  of  experimental  medicine  in 
University  College. — R.  P.  R. 
A  Pseony  Association. 
According  to  the  wishes  of  the  Society  of  American  Florists, 
as  expressed  at  the  Asheville  Convention,  President  Burton  has 
appointed  a  committee  to  advance  the  interest.s  of  the  Pteony. 
This  committee  met  and  organised  as  the  Pseony  Association  of 
the  S.A.E.  in  New  York,  October  30,  and  selected  Edwin  Lons¬ 
dale,  of  Chestnut  Hill,  Pa.,  as  president,  and  Geo.  C.  Watson, 
of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  as  secretary.  The  association  has  power 
to  add  to  its  membership,  the  only  qualification  necessary  for 
membership  being  that  a  person  be  interested  in  the  Pseony, 
either  as  an  amateur  or  in  a  commercial  waju  Five  dollars  will 
be  the  cost  of  membership  in  the  association  the  fir.st  year,  and 
$3  per  annum  thereafter,  membership  in  the  Preony  Association 
also  including  membership  in  the  Society  of  American  Florists. 
An  American  trade  journal,  commenting  on  the  formation  of 
this  society,  says  that  it  is  detrimental  to  the  best  interests  of 
the  National  Society  (S.A.F.)  to  constitute  an  association  in  this 
way. 
The  Seed  Order  and  a  Maze. 
Through  spending  a  pleasant  hour  again  this  evening 
(January  14)  with  my  ‘‘Journal,”  I  .see  your  correspondent 
writing  about  making  oiffi  the  seed  order  on  Boxing  Day.  I 
don’t  suppose  a.  great  many  do  it  then,  but  I  find  it  most  con¬ 
venient  to  do  it  on  that  date,  when  the  men  are  away,  and  I 
have  done  so  for  years.  It  is  indeed,  as  your  corre.spondent 
adds,  a  relief  when  it  is  in  the  post,  when  one  has'  soi  many 
other  things  to  see  to.  But  I  am  chiefly  writing  to  you  about 
the  plan  of  a  maze  on  page  Gl.  Is  it  correct?  As  I  trace  it, 
you  cannot  use  the  two  outside  paths.  I  remember  .seeing  a 
maze  walked  out  by  my  daughter  a  few  years  ago  (which  I 
think  is  supposed  to  be  cut  out  pretty  well),  but  every  path 
was  traversed  ore  reaching  the  centre.  The  one  I  refer  to  is 
on  the  top  of  St.  Catherine’s  Hill,  Winche.ster.  Hants,  and 
perhaps  you  may  have  seen  it.  At  any  rate,  Mr.  Editor,  I 
thought  I  must  write-  to  ask  if  your  one  is  correct  -  W.  H., 
Bristol.  [You  are  correct  in  saying  that  the  two  outside  hedges 
arc  not  used  in  the  maze-plan  on  page  61 ;  but-  i.f  deciduous 
shrubs  are  used  in  the  planting,  these  outside  hedges  would 
render  the  maze  more  complex  (as  they  would  do  in  any  case), 
and  this  is  the  object  of  those  who  design  such  “cunning 
devices.” — Ed.] 
Fortune  for  a  Gardener. 
A  fortune  of  I'l.qOOO  has  been  inherited  by  Mr.  George  Wing, 
a  gardener,  who  up  to  a  year  or  two  since  acted  aiS  a  bellringer 
at  St.  Peters  Church,  Croydon.  The  money  was  left  by  his 
uncle. 
Royal  Horticultural  Society. 
Ihe  next  fruit  and  flower  show  of  the-  Royal  Horticultural 
Society  will  be  held  on  Tuesday,  January  27,  in  the  Drill  Hall, 
Buckingham  Gate,  Westminster,  1 — 4  p.m.  A  lecture  on  “The 
Cultivation  of  the  Blue  Nymphtea  ”  will  be  given  by  Mr.  James 
Hudson,  \  .M.H.,  at  3  o’clock.  At  a  general  meeting  of  the 
Royal  Horticultural  Society  held  on  Tuesday,  January  13,  ninety 
new  Fellows  were  elected,  amongst  them  being  the  Countess  of 
Dudley,  Lady  Clayton  East,  Lady  Brooke,  Lieut. -Colonel  H.  W. 
Apperley,  and  the  Hon.  Mrs.  Bourkc. 
Gardeners  at  Football. 
H.  B.  May’s  (Edmonton)  v.  T.  Rochford’s  (Turnford). — The 
return  match  between  elevens  representing  the  employes  of  the 
above  well-known  market  firms  was  played  at  Angel  Road, 
London,  on  January  17.  A  most  evenly  contested  game  resulted 
in  a  win  for  the  Edmonton  team  by  4  goals  to  2.  The  first 
match,  played  in  October  at  Turnford,  ended  in  a  draw,  each 
side  .scoring  4  goals. 
Hull  and  American  Apples. 
A  peculiar  significance  attached  to  the  arrival  in  Hull  on 
the  l-5th  of  the  Milson  liner  Toronto.  On  board  the  ves.sel  were 
3,000  barrels,  or  about  IGO  tons  of  American  Baldwin,  Ru.s.set, 
and  New  York  Pippin  Apples,  the  largest  direct  private  con¬ 
signment  of  Apples  ever  brought  into  the  Third  Port.  The 
Hull  fruit  merchants  have  had  to  go  to  Liverpool  long  enough 
to  get  their  American  Apples.  Apparently  there  has  been  no 
other  way. 
Important  Appointment  in  Agricultural  Science. 
Mr.  William  An  gus,  B.iSc.,  lecturer  in  agriculture  at  the 
Yorkshire  College,  Leeds,  has  been  elected  Principal  of  the 
Cheshire  County  Council’s  Agricultural  College  at  Holmes  Chapel. 
The  salary  is  £4o0  per  annum.  Mr.  Angus  is  the  son  of  a  farmer 
at  Keith  Hall,  Aberdeenshire,  and  graduated  in  agricultural 
science  at  Aberdeen  University  in  1900.  Since  then  he  has  been 
engaged  on  the  .staff  of  the  Yorkshire  College,  and  had  done 
useful  experimental  work  at  the  Manor  Farm,  Garforth. 
Proposed  Recreation  Ground  for  Walton.  Liverpool. 
The  Liverpool  Corporation  propose  to  buy  a  piece  of  free¬ 
hold  ground  in  Rice  Lane,  Walton,  for  a  recreation  ground, 
and  for  this  purpose  Major  J.  Stewart,  R.E.,  attended  the 
municipal  offices  to  hear  an  application  from  the  Corporation 
to  borrow  a  .sum  of  £4,62-1.  The  assistant  solicitor,  Mr. 
G.  A.  J.  Atkinson,  and  Mr.  Shelmerdine,  the  city  surveyor, 
were  the  chief  spokesmen,  stating  that  Stanley  Park,  a  mile 
and  a  half  distant,  was  the  only  open  space  available  for  the 
needs  of  this  largely  increasing  population.  As  thci’o  was  no 
oppo.sition,  the  Council  are  now  awaiting  the  answer  of  the 
Local  Government  Board.-  R.  P.  R. 
Entertainment  to  the  Emplo.yes  of  the  Royal  Aquarium. 
On  the  evening  of  the  14th  inst.  Mr.  Robert  Ballantine,  one 
of  the  vice-presidents  of  the  National  Chrysanthemum  Society, 
and  Mr.  R.  Dean,  general  secretary,  assisted  bj-  several  members 
of  the  Society,  invited  to  .supper  the  whole  of  the  employes  of 
the  Royal  Aquarium,  by  way  of  expressing  their  obligations  to 
them  for  the  valuable  assistance  rendered  on  the  occasion  of  the 
Society’s  exhibitions,  and  also  to  show  sympathy  with  them  on 
their  loss  of  employment.  The  entertainment  took  place  at 
Fumagalli’s  Restaurant.  Wilton  Road,  ^’ictoria,  a  party  of 
thirty-eight  being  present.  In  the  unavoidable  absence  of  Mr. 
Ballantine,  in  Yorkshire,  Mr.  R.  Dean  presided,  supported  by 
Messrs.  H.  J.  Jones,  who  provided  an  excellent  musical  enter¬ 
tainment ;  Mr.  G(*orge  Prickett,  who  brought  Chry.santhemum 
blooms  for  the  decoration  of  the  table;  Mr.  J.  W.  Wilkinson, 
IMr.  J.  McKerchar,  and  others.  A  sympathetic  letter  was  read 
from  Mr.  Ballantine.  A  most  enjoyable  evening  was  spent, 
and  previous  to  separating  “  Auld  Lang  Syne”  was  sung  with 
much  feeling.  The  co.st  of  the  entertainment  was  defrayed  by 
private  subscription^;. 
