Juno  4,  1903. 
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“  The  Rose  Carden.” 
It  is  fifty-five  yoai-s  since  the  first  edition  of  “Tlie  Rose 
Garden  ”  was  published,  and  now  we  welcoiuely  announce  the 
tenth,  revised  and  brought  up  to  date  by  the  original  author,  the 
founder  of  the  Royal  Nurseries  at  Waltham  Cross,  the  aged  Mr. 
William  Paul.  This  has  been,  is,  a-nd  will  continue  for  many 
yeai’s  to  be,  the  standard  work  on  Roses,  and  we  shall  have  occa¬ 
sion  to  review  it  in  detail  in  the  coming  weeks. 
Books  Recently  Published. 
Amongst  the  publications  that  are  lying  on  our  desk  for 
review  are  “  The  Century  Book  of  Gardening,”  which  is  being 
reprinted  in  sixpenny  parts,  by  George  Newnes,  Limited.  Six 
parts  have  now  been  issued. — Blackie  and  Son’s  reprint  of  “  The 
Natural  Histoi'y  of  Plants”  has  reached  the  12th  iDart,  each  at 
Is.  6d.  :  with  “The  Farmer’s  Business  Year  Book”  (Macmillan 
and  Co.),  and  “  Vegetables  for  Profit,”  from  Messrs.  Collingridge. 
Gardening  Appointments. 
Mr.  James  Clarke,  four  and  a  quarter  years  general  foreman 
under  Mr.  Joseph  Stoney,  Camp  Hill  Gardens,  Woolton,  Liver¬ 
pool,  as  head  gardener  to  Alfred  Fletcher,  Esq.,  J.P.,  Allerton, 
Liverpool.  *  *  Mr.  Charles  John  Ellis,  I'ecently  general  fore¬ 
man  in  the  gardens  at  Warren  Hou.se,  and  general  foreman  in 
the  gardens  of  the  Viscount  Downe,  Dingley  Hall,  Market  Har- 
borough  (under  Mr.  Clipstone),  and  previously  under  Mr.  Divers 
at  Belvoir  Castle  Gardens,  Grantham,  has  been  appointed  head 
gardener  to  H.  L.  Bischoffsheim,  Esq.,  the  Warren  House,  Stan- 
inore,  Middlesex. 
Pyrethrum  uliginosum. 
A  border  plant  so  well  known  as  this  hardy  herbaceous  member 
happilj'  only  requires  to  be  brought  to  the  notice  of  a  small 
minority,  and  for  the  sake  of  this  section  our  illustration  is  pre¬ 
pared.  The  plant  flowers  late  in  the  year,  September  and 
October,  and  is  amongst  the  tallest  of  hardy  border  plants,  the 
flowers  being  white.  Its  proper  place  is  the  back  line  in  borders, 
or  in  masses  in  the  semi-wild  part  of  large  gardens.  It  can  be 
lilanted  in  late  autumn  or  in  early  spring.  It  is  variously  named 
as  above  (the  best  known)  or  as  Chrysanthemum  uliginosum,  or 
C.  serotinum,  the  popular  name  being  Great  Ox-eye  Daisy. 
Death  of  Mr.  Austin  Peppin. 
Many  of  your  readers  will  hear  with  regret  of  the  death  of 
Mr.  Austin  Peppin,  who,  for  something  like  twenty  yeai's,  was 
joint  hon.  secretary  with  Mr.  James  Mawdsley,  of  the  Liverpool 
Grain,  Root,  and  Fruit  Show.  Mr.  Peppin  was  ever  ready  to 
further  the  work  of  the  committee,  and  it  was  whilst  attending 
the  North  Haymarket  that  he  met  with  an  accident.  Every 
care  that  the  ho.spital  surgeons  could  qommand  was  brought  to 
bear,  but  no  satisfactory  cure  could  be  accomplished  ;  all  was 
unavailing,  and  it  was  when  being  conveyed  to  his  brougham 
for  the  purpose  of  going  to  his  own  residence  that  he  suddenly 
collapsed  and  died.  Always  a  hard  worker,  his  genial  presence 
will  be  much  missed,  and  his  streiuious  life  should  ever  be  re¬ 
membered. — R.  P.  R. 
Itondon  Thunderstorm. 
You  will  have  received  many  letters  reporting  on  the  very 
heavy  hail  and  thunderstorms  that  broke  over  the  suburbs  on 
Saturday  afternoon,  the  30th  ult.  Here  the  damage  done  to 
everything  outride  is  most  appalling;  in  each  department  the 
destruction  is  great.  Our  Chrysanthemum.s  are  almost  denuded 
of' foliage:  vegetable  and  fruit  .crops  are  spoiled;  while  bedding 
and  window  boxes  (a  feature  here),  are  much  cut  about.  The 
hailstones  broke  several  dozen  panes  of  glass  in  the  houses,  and 
were  tlie  largest  I  have  ever  seen.— A.  E.  Caiitek,  gardener  to 
A.  H.  Good.  Esq..  Wynnstay  Gardens,  Putney  Hill,  S.W.  [We 
have  heard  and  read  of  the  thunderstorm  (which  we  ourselves 
escaped,  having  been  absent  from  the  metropoIi.s),  and  our  infor¬ 
mants  agree  that  the  thunderstorm  was  terrific. — Ed.] 
The  Horticultural  Directory. 
The  editor  of  the  Horticultural  Directory  would  esteem  it  a 
favour  on  the  part  of  all  gardeners  who  have  changed  their 
addre.sses  since  October  last  if  they  will  send  him  a  notice  of 
their  new  address.  Nurserymen  who  have  changed  either  their 
address  or  title  are  likewise  kindly  recjuested  to  notify  the 
editor. 
Royal  Horticultural  Society. 
The  next  fruit  and  flower  show  of  the  Royal  Horticultural 
Society  will  be  held  on  Tuesday,  June  9,  in  the  Drill  Hall, 
Buckingham  Gate,  Westminster,  1  to  5  p.m.  A  lecture  on 
“  Fruit  Bottling,”  with  a  practical  demonstration,  will  be  given 
by  Miss  Edith  Bradley  at  3  o’clock.  At  a  general  meeting  of  the 
Society  held  on  Tuesday,  May  19,  eighty-nine  new  Fellows  were 
elected,  among  them  being  Lady  Hunter,  Lady  Hyde  Parker, 
Lady  Julia  M  ombwell,  and  Col.  H.  R.  Young,  making  a  total  of 
7G8  elected  since  the  beginning  of  the  present  year. 
Exhibition  of  Roses  at  Holland  House,  June  25th, 
The  attention  of  all  exhibitors  is  called  to  an  accidental  omis¬ 
sion  from  the  schedule  of  the  following  class  for  garden  Roses, 
which  will  be  called  Class  9b:— “Class  9b.  36  bunches  (con¬ 
sisting  of  not  less  than  five  trusses  of  each)  of  garden  Roses,  dis¬ 
tinct.  Including  China,  Moss,  Polyantha,  Provence,  and  other 
summer  flowering  Roses  and  their  hybrids,  and  all  those  men¬ 
tioned  in  the  National  Rose  Society’s  C'atalogue  of  “  Garden 
Roses,”  and  also  all  Teas  and  Noisettes  not  included  in  the 
National  Rose  Society’s  list  of  “  Exhibition  Roses  ”  ;  all  Singles, 
however,  excluded.  Tot  be  staged  in  thirty-six  glasses  or  jars  not 
exceeding  3in  diameter  at  the  top ;  all  stems  to  reach  the  water ; 
each  variety  in  a  separate  glass  or  jar.  Open.  First,  silver  cup  ; 
second,  silver-gilt  Flora  Medal.” 
“Bought  Experience  is  Best.” 
There  is  a  broad  smile  passing  over  the  face  of  Dinas  Powis 
(S.  Wales)  just  now.  It  seems  that  an  amateur  gardener  there 
went  to  a  local  nurseryman  to  buy  some  Crimson  Rambler  Rose 
trees ;  but  although  the  trees  were  large  ones,  he  was  shocked 
at  the  price,  viz.,  Is.  3d.  each !  So  he  refused  to  buy,  .saying 
he  could  get  them  for  lOd.  each  (I!)  by  .sending  away  for  them. 
So  he  sent  away  for  them,  and  instructed  the  porters  at  the 
railway  station  that  when  the  goods  andved  they  were  to  be 
delivered  without  delay.  Day  after  day  he  inquired  if  the' 
hamper  of  Roses  had  arrived  ;  but,  no,  the  railway  people  had 
seen  nothing  of  them.  At  the  end  of  the  week  it  leaked  out 
that  the  amateur  gardener  had  received  his  Roses  by  post — in  a 
cigar-box ! 
Improving  Diverpool. 
One  of  the  finest  improvements  ever  made  in  the  centre  of 
the  city  has  ju.st  been  completed,  viz.,  the  widening  of  William 
Brown  Street,  and  the  building  of  an  ornamental  stone  balustrade 
which  adjoins  the  footpath,  running  upwards  from  the  Old  Hay- 
market,  and  completely  fencing  off  the  grand  row  of  buildings 
comprising  the  new  Technical  School,  Picton  Reading  Room. 
Museum,  Walker  Art  Gallery,  and  Sessions  House.  Between  the 
footpath  and  front  of  these  magnificent  architectural  features 
ample  space  was  left  for  ornamental  gardening,  and  to  all  who 
can  carry  their  memory  back  to  a  year  or  two  ago  the  change 
is  indeed  a  revelation.  Nearest  the  balustrade  a  fine  broad  patch 
of  green  sward  has  been  laid  the  entire  length,  a  series  of  oblong 
and  circular  beds  being  cut  out;  the  former  is  already  planted 
with  Ivy,  and  the  latter  are  to  be  filled  with  bedding  plants. 
Beyond  a  slightly  sloping  bank — Ivy-covered — sui>ports  a  broad 
and  undulating  plateau  of  greensward,  which  is  carried  to  the 
front  of  the  building,  the  outlook  from  the  windows  being  most 
effective  at  the  present  time,  and  will  be  further  enhanced  when 
all  is  planted.  It  must  be  pleasing  to  the  citizens  of  Liverpool 
to  see  the  care  and  labour  bestowed  by  the  Parks,  Gardens,  and 
E.state  Committee  in  their  endeavours  to  accomplish  so  much  in 
the  beautifying  of  this  important  city.  On  the  other  side  of  the 
street  the  contractors  have  demolished  St.  John’s  Gardens,  and 
hosts  of  men  are  employed  ti-ansforming  the  ground  into  the 
terraced  gardens  which  are  to  surpass  anything  in  the  city  for 
style  and  beauty.  On  all  hands  there  are  signs  that  in  the  heart 
of  the  city  the  skill ef  the  gardener  is  allowed  all  licence  in  which 
to  carry  out  the  good  work  which  now  or  never  must  be  acconi- 
plished.—  R.  P.  R. 
