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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
August  23  1900. 
NOTES 
Recent  Weather  In  Tiondon. — Oa  Monday  the  atmosphere  was 
close  and  oppressive,  but  was  relieved  by  the  rain  which  fell  at  night. 
Tuesday  was  a  day  of  intermittent  sunshine,  with  rain  at  night,  and 
Wednesday  opened  cool,  with  occasional  gleams  of  sunshine  and  a 
tendency  to  farther  showers. 
Royal  Horticultural  Society. — The  next  Fruit  and  Flower  Show 
of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  will  be  held  on  Tuesday,  August 
28th,  in  the  Drill  Hall,  James  Street,  Westminster,  1  to  5  p.m.  At 
3  o’clock  a  paper  on  “Montbretias  and  Crooosmias  ”  by  Mens.  Emile 
Lemoine  will  be  read. 
Eastbourne  riower  Show. — The  Eastbourne  Flower  Show  was 
held  recently  in  perfect  weather  in  the  grounds  of  Compton  Place,  by 
permission  of  the  Duke  of  Devonshire.  As  usual,  a  most  interesting 
display  was  brought  together,  and  much,  of  the  produce  was  of 
exceptionally  high  quality.  The  band  of  the  Ooldstreams  played  on  the 
lawn  in  front  of  the  house. 
The  Eate  nXr.  W.  H.  Maxwell  of  Munches,  TT.B. — The  death 
of  Mr.  Wellwood  H.  Maxwell  of  Munches,  Dalbeattie,  has  not  only 
removed  from  Kirkcudbrightshire  and  the  south  of  Scotland  in  general 
one  of  their  best  known  public  men,  but  has  deprived  local  horticulture 
and  forestry  of  one  of  their  most  ardent  supporters.  Although  he  had 
attained  the  great  age  of  eighty-three,  Mr.  Maxwell  retained  to  the 
last  his  interest  in  his  trees,  shrubs,  and  flowers.  The  writer  has  a 
lively  recollection  of  a  day  spent  in  the  gardens  and  grounds  of 
Munches,  and  of  the  delight  with  which  the  venerable  owner  pointed 
out  anything  he  thought  particularly  good  in  the  way  of  flower,  shrub, 
or  tree.  He  was  remarkably  catholic  in  his  tastes  in  plants,  and 
apparently  enjoyed  equally  the  beauty  of  his  Conifers,  his  outdoor 
flowers,  and  the  many  rare  plants  grown  under  glass.  Although  in 
public  affairs  he  dwelt  largely  on  the  past,  Mr.  Maxwell  was  never 
behind  in  horticultural  matters,  and  one  could  see  a  large  number  of 
each  year’s  introductions  in  his  garden.  His  beautiful  estate  of 
Munches  was  a  source  of  much  enjoyment  to  him,  and  no  doubt  his 
love  for  his  plants  did  much  to  induce  him  to  give  up  his  parliamentary 
career  as  member  for  his  native  shire,  and  to  live  mainly  among  his 
trees  and  flowers. — S.  Arnott. 
Capel  Horticultural  Society. — Under  the  most  delightful  of 
weather  auspices  the  annual  exhibition  of  the  society  which  covers 
the  extensive  district  of  Capel,  Newdigate,  Holmwood,  and  Ockley, 
in  the  south-eastern  part  of  Surrey,  took  place  at  Capel,  on 
August  15th.  The  district  is  a  charming  one,  and  is  overlooked 
at  no  great  distance  by  the  lofty  hills  of  Leith,  that  giant  range 
whch  here  dominates  so  much  of  beautiful  Surrey.  A  fine  feature  of 
the  show  is  found  in  the  numerous  and  attractive  groups  of  plants 
set  up  in  the  centre  of  the  large  tent  by  the  gentlemen’s  gardeners  of 
the  district,  and  which  seem  so  blended  that  little  of  distinction  pre¬ 
vails.  Mr.  W.  Rogers,  gardener  to  W.  A.  Colvert,  Esq.,  C.C.,  Bromells, 
had  a  fine  collection  of  Caladiums,  Lilium  auratum.  Gloxinias,  and 
other  flowers  set  in  a  profusion  of  good  foliage  plants.  Mr.  H. 
Stephens  sent  from  the  Lyne  Gardens  fine  Hydrangeas,  Galtonias, 
pyramidal  Campanulas,  Lilies,  &c.,  in  foliage  plants.  Mr.  Holder, 
gardener  to  Col.  A.  H.  Calvert,  Ockley  Court,  had  excellent  Chimney 
Campanulas,  Lilies,  Caladiums,  Crotons,  and  other  plants.  Mr.  W. 
Lacey,  gardener  to  C.  Mortimore,  Esq.,  Wigmore,  had  Pelargoniums, 
Fuchsias,  and  other  flowering  plants,  with  fine  Palms,  Dracaenas,  and 
other  foliage.  Mr.  Shepherd,  The  Gardens,  Greenburst,  had  Lanci- 
folium  Lilies  in  abundance,  Achimenes,  Caladiums,  Crotons,  &c.,  backed 
by  huge  Palms.  Mr.  King,  gardener  to  A.  F.  Perkins,  Esq.,  Oakdene, 
Holmwood,  had  Acalypha  hispida.  Begonias,  Lilies,  Anthuriums, 
Hydrangeas,  with  ample  foliage  plants.  Mr.  Wilkins,  gardener  to 
J.  H.  T.  Broad  wood.  Esq.,  Plaistow,  had  Coleuses,  Pelargoniums, 
Fuchsias,  and  other  good  things.  Mr.  N.  Graves,  gardener  to 
A.  Hargreaves  Brown,  Esq.,  Broom  Hall,  showed  superb  Mr.  Gladstone 
and  Princess  of  Wales  Peaches  ;  Mr.  W.  Stephens  good  Hamburgh 
and  Lady  Downe’s  Grapes ;  and  Messrs.  Cheal  &  Sons,  Crawley,  sent 
Dahlias,  Gladioli,  and  various  hardy  flowers.  The  cottagers’  exhibits 
were  numerous  and  really  first-rate. 
Hew  Parks  tor  Eeeds. — Leeds  is  to  have  two  new  parks.  The 
City  Property  Committee  recently  agreed  to  select  the  Harehills 
Park  Estate  for  £35,000  in  the  Chapeltown  district,  the  area  being 
32  acres,  and  also  a  site  in  Harehills  Lane  for  £14,000,  subject  to  the 
approval  of  the  city  council.  With  the  opening  of  new  parks  the 
corporation  is  gradually  abolishing  the  slums  of  Leeds. 
New  Park  for  Eastbourne.  —  At  a  special  meeting  of  the 
Eastbourne  Town  Council  on  Tuesday  it  was  resolved  to  apply  to 
the  Local  Government  Board  for  sanction  to  borrow  £15,500  for  the 
purchase  of  82  acres  at  Willingdon  for  a  public  park  for  Eastbourne 
and  for  the  construction  of  a  low  level  road  through  the  estates  of 
the  Duke  of  Devonshire  and  of  Mr.  C.  Davies  Gilbert  to  form  a  new 
circular  drive. 
The  French  Vintage. — There  is  promise  of  an  abundant  vintage 
in  France  this  year,  and  the  conditions  under  which  the  Grapes  have 
approached  maturity  have  been  such  as  to  lead  to  the  hope  that  the 
quality  will  be  satisfactory.  It  is  estimated  that  the  total  yield  of 
wine  in  the  coming  autumn  will  be  something  like  1,200,000,000  gallons, 
or  about  100,000,000  gallons  more  than  in  the  great  year  of  1893. 
Chinese  Feasts  of  Flowers. — The  three  chief  feasts  during 
which  Chin  Chin  takes  legal  holiday  are  those  of  the  Dragon,  the  Moon, 
and  the  Year.  Five  days  attend  the  first  two  and  thirty  days  the  last. 
Those  who  have  lived  in  China  for  any  time  invariably  award  the  palm 
for  attractiveness  to  the  Feast  of  Flowers,  which  occurs  in  the  spring. 
Then  the  trees  are  in  bloom,  and  every  private  garden  in  the  land  is  a 
flower  show  of  the  first  order.  In  thousands  of  thrifty  homes  the 
people  make  their  favourite  rice  wine,  marching  out  in  procession  to 
the  accompaniment  of  music  to  the  rice  fields.  When  the  Thang 
dynasty  ruled  in  the  land — a  dynasty  whose  Emperor  delighted  in 
simple  pleasures  amidst  natural  surroundings — this  ffite  was  a  most 
brilliant  affair. 
One  Tree  Hill. — It  is  said  that  there  is  to  be  another  effort  made 
to  get  One  Tree  Hill  made  public  property.  After  the  riots  of  three  years 
back  it  will  be  remembered  that  the  Law  Courts  declared  the  ground 
to  belong  to  the  joint-owners.  A  gentleman  unconnected  with  the 
previous  movement  is  said  to  have  alighted  upon  new  and  important 
evidence  which,  he  declares,  will  put  quite  a  different  complexion  on 
the  matter,  and  he  proposes  to  lay  the  evidence  before  the  Camberwell 
Vestry  and  the  Lewisham  Board  of  Works.  The  nature  of  this  evidence 
has  not  transpired.  The  present  renters  of  the  ground  are  the  Honor 
Oak  and  Forest  Hill  Golf  Club.  A  member  of  the  golf  club  committee 
states  that  the  club  had  the  option  of  a  twenty-one  years’  lease  of  the 
rental,  which  they  had  now  held  for  some  six  years.  He  confessed  to 
have  heard  nothing  of  any  definite  or  organised  attempt  to  regain  the 
land,  though  he  knew  that  for  some  considerable  time  now  certain 
enterprising  townsfolk  of  Camberwell  had  been  'agitating  for  its 
acquirement  by  the  municipal  body.  The  present  owners  are  quite 
undisturbed  at  the  rumours  floating  about,  remembering  that  the 
Court  gave  them  a  “  perpetual  injunction”  restraining  interference  of 
any  kind. 
College  of  Agriculture,  Eownton,  Salisbury. — The  summer 
session  of  this  college  ended  on  Friday,  10th  August,  when  the  following 
awards  were  made  : — The  diploma  or  certificate  of  membership  of  the 
college,  after  two  years’  residence  and  passing  in  all  the  subjects  taught, 
to  0.  F.  Cooke-Yarborough,  Campsmount,  Doncaster.  Certificate  of 
practical  proficiency  in  agriculture,  K.  B.  Foyster,  All  Saints’  Rectory, 
Hastings.  The  college  scholarship  of  £15  to  0.  F.  Cooke^- Yarborough. 
The  Bless  scholarship  to  A.  R.  Margesson,  Finden  Place,  Worthing 
Prizes  were  also  given  in  the  various  subjects  as  follows  ; — K.  B. 
Foyster,  Agriculture,  Chemistry,  Veterinary  Science,  Botany,  Knowledge 
of  Live  Stock ;  Harold  F.  Crick,  Priest  Gate,  Peterborough,  Building 
Construction;  A.  R.  F.  Margesson,  Agriculture,  Practical  Chemistry, 
Surveying  and  Levelling,  Building  Construction,  Botany,  best  Collection 
of  Weeds;  G.  C.  Way,  Canham  Lodge,  Upminster,  Essex,  Agriculture, 
Practical  Chemistry,  Botany,  and  Milking ;  J.  C.  Thompson,  Knighton 
House,  Leicester,  Agriculture,  Veterinary  Science,  Chemistry  ;  M.  R. 
Heath,  29,  Warrior  Square,  St..  Leonard’s-on-Sea,  Chemistry  and 
Veterinary  Science ;  F.  B.  Toms,  Crosswood  House,  Molesey,  Practical 
Chemistry ;  O.  F.  Cooke-Yarborough,  Surveying  and  Levelling; 
C.  Robins,  Garswood,  Newton-le-Willows,  Surveying  and  Levelling, 
Building  Construction;  A.  Wrightson,  College  of  Agriculture,  Downton, 
Wagon  Driving;  J.  E.  Whitnal,  The  Grange,  Wilmslow,  Cheshire,  best 
Collection  of  Grasses. 
