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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
September  6,  1900 
SecretarleB  of  All  Gardenlngr  mutual  Zmprovement 
Societies  are  requested  to  send  address  and  title  of  their  organisations 
to  the  Editor  of  the  Journal  of  Horticulture  at  12,  Mitre  Court 
Chambers,  Fleet  Street,  London,  for  insertion  in  the  coming  edition  of 
the  “  Horticultural  Directory,”  which  is  published  at  the  beginning  of 
December. 
Bridgnorth  Horticultural  Society. — The  annual  exhibition  of 
the  Bridgnorth  and  District  Horticultural  Society  for  cottagers  and 
amateurs  was  held  on  Thursday  afternoon  in  splendid  weather.  The 
exhibits  were  staged  in  a  large  tent,  and  in  quantity  and  quality  showed 
improvement  on  last  year,  the  cottagers  especially  being  well  to  the  fore. 
The  hon.  secretary,  Mr.  G.  H.  Deverenx,  and  all  those  associated  with 
him  in  the  preparatory  work,  may  be  congratulated  upon  the  excellent 
way  in  which  the  show  was  arranged. 
Hunstanton  and  Aldeburgh. — The  Great  Eastern  Bailway 
Company  has  favoured  us  with  copies  of  their  annotated  time  tables 
to  these  East  Coast  resorts.  The  pamphlets  are  freely  illustrated, 
and  give  many  most  interesting  notes  of  the  towns,  villages,  and 
landmarks  that  are  passed  en  route.  The  practice  of  publishing  such 
books  is  comparatively  new,  but  is  worthy  of  extension,  as  the  traveller 
finds  the  time  pass  the  more  quickly  when  his  mind  is  being  instructed 
on  the  country  traversed  by  the  aid  of  a  well  printed  booklet.  We  do 
not  know  the  price,  but  it  is  sure  to  be  infinitesimal.  Application  for 
copies  should  be  made  to  the  Superintenaent  of  the  Line,  Liverpool 
Street  Station. 
Penarth  Chrysanthemum  Society. — Five  dozen  classes  are 
contained  in  the  schedule  of  this  society,  of  which  the  honorary 
secretary,  Mr.  H.  A.  Allen,  3,  Kymin  Terrace,  Penarth,  has  sent  us 
a  copy.  The  date  of  the  fixture  is  Wednesday,  October  31st. 
Generally  speaking  the  prizes  are  good,  and  as  there  are  several 
splendid  growers  in  the  surrounding  district  the  exhibition  should 
prove  an  excellent  one.  The  chief  open  class  is  for  twenty-four 
Japanese,  distinct,  for  which  five  prizes  are  offered  of  the  total  value 
of  £9  10s.  The  winner  of  the  premier  award  holds  for  the  year 
Lord  Windsor’s  20  guinea  challenge  vase,  which  must  be  won  three 
times  before  becoming  the  absolute  property  of  any  exhibitor. 
Albrlghton  Flower  Show. — On  Thursday  the  annual  show  of 
the  Albrighton  and  District  Horticultural  Society  was  held  at  the 
Lawns,  adjoining  Albrighton  Hall,  and  the  attendance  of  visitors  was 
very  numerous.  As  compared  with  the  efforts  of  the  committee  in 
previous  years  the  result  on  this  occasion  was  very  gratifying^ 
and  showed  that  the  society  is  making  remarkable  progress.  On  former 
occasions  one  tent  was  found  to  be  capable  of  holding  all  the  exhibits, 
but  this  year  in  order  to  gain  the  £120  offered  in  prizes  the  number 
of  competitors  was  so  great  that  two  large  tents  had  to  be  provided. 
The  centre  of  one  of  the  tents  was  filled  with  a  magnificent  group  of 
hothouse  and  other  plants,  which  had  been  sent  by  the  president  of  the 
society,  the  Earl  of  Dartmouth,  from  Patshull  House.  Another  fine 
group  was  sent  by  Mr.  A.  C.  Lyon  of  Albrighton  Hall,  and  two  more 
groups  were  exhibited  by  Mrs.  J.  E.  Briscoe  and  Mr.  R.  Lowe  of 
Wolverhampton.  The  display  of  vegetables  was  exceptionally  fine,  and 
some  excellent  collections  were  staged  by  Mrs.  Wight-Boycott  of  Rudge 
Hall,  and  Mr.  R.  M.  Sheldon  of  Springfield  House,  Oaken.  Some  choice 
fruit  was  placed  on  the  stands.  The  cut  flowers  were  an  attractive 
section. 
Bawley  Flower  Show. — The  Dawley  Horticultural  Society  held 
its  fifth  annual  exhibition  on  the  28th  nit.  under  most  pleasant  auspices. 
The  weather  was  all  that  could  be  desired,  and  a  large  number  paid  for 
admission  to  the  grounds  attached  to  the  vicarage,  which  were  kindly 
placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  society  for  the  occasion.  A  well  organised 
committee  had  charge  of  the  arrangements.  Too  much  praise  cannot 
be  bestowed  upon  the  joint  hon.  secretaries,  Messrs.  J.  Clayton  and 
J.  S.  Barker,  for  the  admirable  way  in  which  they  carried  out  their 
arduous  duties.  The  vicarage  ground  is  an  ideal  spot  for  the  holding 
of  a  show  such  as  this,  at  d  foims  a  not  unimportant  attraction  in  the 
day’s  programme,  and  at  dusk  it  was  rendered  especially  pleasing  by 
being  illuminated  with  thousands  of  fairy  lights.  The  horticultural 
exhibits  were  tastefully  arranged  in  two  spacious  tents,  whilst  the  large 
schoolroom  had  also  to  be  requisitioned  to  find  accommodation  for  the 
numerous  entries.  The  classes  were  121  in  number,  and  were  exception¬ 
ally  well  filled,  and  the  produce  on  view  was  of  a  nature  to  delight  even 
the  most  fastidious.  In  many  of  the  classes  competition  was  remarkably 
keen,  and  those  gentlemen  to  whom  the  task  of  judging  was  entrusted 
iound  their  duties  not  of  the  easiest  description. 
Stockport  Cbrysantliemum  Show. — The  Stockport  Chrysan¬ 
themum  Society,  in  its  schedule  just  to  hand,  make  a  group  of 
Chrysanthemums  arranged  in  a  space  9  feet  by  9  feet  its  chief  feature, 
with  four  prizes  of  the  aggregate  value  of  10  guineas.  Mr.  J.  Hamilton 
Leigh  offers  a  silver  cup  for  twelve  blooms  Japanese,  and  the  society 
adding  three  money  prizes.  It  is  rather  quaint  to  observe  in  the 
Stockport  schedule  in  all  the  classes  relating  to  Japanese  and  incurved 
the  words,  ”  large  varieties.”  We  should  have  thought  the  smart 
growers  of  the  district  would  have  known  without  that  clause  that 
blooms  from,  say,  a  bush-trained  plant  would  not  score  many  points  in 
a  stand  for  twelve  Japanese  or  twelve  incurved.  There  are  also  classes 
for  fruits  and  vegetables.  The  honorary  secretary  is  Mr.  W.  Ralphs, 
St.  Peter’s  Square,  Stockport. 
I  Wellington  Horticultural  Society’s  Dinner. — The  annual 
dinner  of  this  society  was  held  recently,  when  between  thirty  and 
forty  sat  down.  Mr.  John  Clayton  occupied  the  chair,  and  in  due 
course  proposed  the  loyal  toasts,  which  were  drunk  with  enthusiasm. 
The  toast  of  “  The  Army,  Navy,  and  Auxiliary  Forces”  was  proposed 
by  Mr.  W.  Brooks,  and  responded  to  by  Mr.  Hart,  the  vice-chairman. 
Mr.  W.  Pierce  proposed  “  Success  to  the  Wellington  Horticultural 
Society,”  and  gave  expression  to  his  gratification  at  the  success 
achieved,  despite  the  unfavourable  climatic  conditions  on  the  day  of 
the  show.  He  thought  the  town  was  excellently  situated  for  a  fete  of 
the  description  they  promoted,  and  believed  that  with  ordinary  energy 
the  society  might  be  made  the  most  successful  of  the  kind  in  the  county, 
save  one.  Mr.  Steventon,  in  response,  made  reference  to  the  satisfaction 
the  committee  felt  at  having  gained  a  balance  of  more  than  £11, 
especially  as  to  other  events  of  the  kind  held  on  the  same  day  the 
weather  proved  disastrous.  Mr,  S.  Bremmell  proposed  the  healths  of 
the  hon.  secretaries,  Messrs.  F.  Evans  and  W.  Brooks.  The  proceedings 
were  pleasantly  varied  by  songs. 
August  Weather  at  Hodsock  Priory,  Worksop. — Mean 
temperature,  59’6^ ;  maximum  in  the  screen,  77'6^  on  the  13th ; 
minimum  in  the  screen,  39  7°  on  the  29Dh;  minimum  on  the  grass, 
32 '9  on  the  29th.  Sunshine  133  hours,  or  30  per  cent,  of  the  possible 
duration.  Rainfall,  4  57  inches ;  difference  from  average  -f-  2T4. 
Rain  fell  on  eighteen  days;  maximum  fall  109  on  the  3rd.  Rain 
from  January  1st,  18‘27  inches;  difference  from  average  +  1’90  inch. 
The  wettest  August  since  1881.  Mild  at  nights,  but  no  hot  days. 
— J.  Mallender.  ,  ^ 
Sussex  Weather. — The  total  rainfall  at  Abbots  Leigh,  Haywards 
Heath,  for  the  past  month  was  1‘74  inch,  being  0  67  inch  below  the 
average.  The  heaviest  fall  was  0'49  inch  on  the  6th.  Rain  fell  on 
twelve  days.  The  maximum  temperature  was  83°  on  the  18th;  the 
minimum,  46°  on  11th  and  25Lh.  Mean  maximum,  71’05°;  mean 
minimum,  51'15°.  Mean  temperature,  61T0°  which  is  0  37  below  the 
average.  August  has  been  a  variable  month.  The  mean  temperature 
has  been  5°  below  that  of  July,  The  greater  part  of  the  rainfall  was 
during  the  first  ten  days,  and  it  was  accompanied  with  high  winds^ 
which  did  some  damage  to  fruit  crops.  In  dry  soils  there  has  not 
been  sufficient  rain  to  carry  heavy  crops  of  Apples  and  Fears  to  their 
full  size.  On  heavier  soils  the  samples  are  better. — R.  I. 
Meteorological  Observations  at  Cblswlck. — Taken  in  the 
Royal  Horticultural  Society’s  Gardens — height  above  sea  level  24  feet. 
Date. 
*o 
Temperature  of  the 
Air. 
Temperature  of 
the  Soil. 
At  9  A.M. 
o 
u 
a 
S-; 
1900. 
At  9  A.M. 
Day. 
Night 
.5 
||5 
At 
At 
At 
a  c 
August 
Ad 
1-ft. 
2-ft. 
4-ft. 
o 
H 
and 
Dry 
Wet 
deep. 
deep. 
deep. 
September. 
Bulb. 
Bulb. 
& 
a 
deg. 
deg. 
deg. 
deg. 
ins. 
deg. 
deg. 
deg. 
deg. 
Sunday . .  26 
N.  E. 
59-2 
60-4 
62-6 
62  5 
— 
61  8 
62  0 
601 
460 
Monday . .  27 
E.N.E. 
60  6 
65-9 
63  6 
63  6 
0-02 
60-6 
61-6 
60  0 
48-2 
Tuesday  28 
E.N.  E. 
67  9 
65  0 
61  4 
66-0 
69  5 
60  9 
69 -9 
52-7 
Wed’sdaj  29 
E.N.E. 
61-7 
68  0 
69  2 
66*2 
— 
59  6 
60  4 
69-7 
64  2 
Thursday  30 
E.S.E. 
60  6 
67-0 
66*4 
{6-1 
— 
60-8 
60-5 
69-6 
49-2 
Friday  ..31 
s.s.w. 
66-3 
65  8 
74'2 
44-9 
0-28 
69  6 
60  6 
69-6 
39-6 
Saturday  1 
S.S.E. 
61  1 
60-7 
66  7 
64  9 
0-09 
61-7 
60 -8 
59-3 
47-6 
Total 
Means  .. 
69-6 
661 
66-3 
63-3 
0*39 
60-5 
610 
69-7 
48-2 
The  past  week  has  been  remarkable  for  misty  mornings  and  dull, 
cold  days. 
