268  JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER,  September  20,  1900. 
Secretaries  oi  All  Cardenlngr  Mutual  Improvement 
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, 
Xiord  Tredegrar’s  Shows, — We  are  desired  to  announce  that  Lord 
Tredegar’s  shows  are  fixed  this  year  for  Tuesday  and  Wednesday,  27th 
tind  28th  Nov^ember  next. 
Wargrave  Gardeners’  Association. — At  the  recent  monthly 
meeting  of  this  society  a  paper  on  Sweet  Peas  was  read  by  Mr.  Bazeley, 
Twyford.  The  perennial  Sweet  Pea  was  alluded  to  in  terms  of 
approbation,  and  a  list  of  some  of  the  best  varieties  was  given  by  the 
essayist.  Some  fine  exhibits  were  staged  by  various  members. 
Horticultural  School  for  Hampshire. — The  Hampshire  County 
Council  have  just  established  a  farm  and  horticultural  school  at  Old 
Basing  for  mile  and  female  students,  who  will  be  received  at  diff  erent 
periods  of  the  year.  The  farm  comprises  61  acres,  and  the  buildings 
include  a  large  detached  house  to  accommodate  about  sixieen  students, 
with  farmhouse,  dairy,  and  other  necessary  outbuildings.  The 
instruction  will  be  kept  as  far  as  possible  on  practical  lines,  with 
BuflScient  science  to  secure  a  proper  understanding  of  the  practical 
operations.  Among  the  subjects  taught  will  be  the  general  work  of 
a  farm,  butter  and  cheese  making,  poultry  and  bee  keeping.  For 
the  female  students  there  will  be  special  instruction  in  cookery, 
needlework,  Iruudry  work,  and  domestic  economy,  while  both  sexes 
will  receive  instruction  in  elementary  agricultural  chemistry,  botany, 
injurious  insects,  farm  book-keeping,  land  measuring,  and  drawing. 
Mr.  William  Nixon  is  manager  and  head  teacher,  and  the  chairman 
and  secretary  of  the  Royal  Counties  Agricultural  Society  are  on  the 
committee. 
national  Hablla  Society. — The  honorary  secretary  of  this 
society  sends  us  the  following  list  of  new  varieties  that  received  first- 
class  certificates  at  the  recent  Crystal  Palace  Show.  Cactus  Dahlias  : 
Mr.  J.  Green’s  Baden  Powell;  Mr.  S.  Mortimer’s  Purity;  Mr.  J. 
Stredwick’s  Lord  Roberts,  J.  Wier  Fife,  and  Eclipse;  Messrs.  J.  Burrell 
and  Co.’s  Galliard,  Lyric,  Rosine,  Vesta,  J.  W.  Wilkinson,’ Dinorah,  and 
Artus.  Pompon  Dahlias  :  Mr.  M.  V.  Seale’s  Buttercup  and  Doris  ;  Mr. 
J.  T.  West’s  Daisy,  Adelaide,  and  Darkest  of  All;  Mr.  C  Turner’s 
Zerlina  and  Flora;  and  Show  Dahlia,  Mr.  G.  St.  Pierie  Harris’s  Viceroy. 
This  is  in  correction  of  our  list  on  page  256,  and  demonstrates  the 
necessity  for  some  much  clearer  system  of  indicating  them.  On 
September  25th,  1900,  the  committee  will  meet  at  twelve  o’clock,  at 
the  Drill  Hall,  Buckingham  Gate,  Westminster,  S.W.,  when  certificates 
will  be  awarded  to  such  seedling  Dahlias  as  may  be  deemed  worthy. 
Entries  shouli  be  made  to  the  hon.  secretary  at  the  Drill  Hall,  before 
11.30  on  the  morning  of  the  show.  Mr.  A.  Dean  has  offered  a  special 
prize  of  lOs.  6d.  for  the  best  bunch  of  new  Cactus  Dahlia  exhibited 
at  this  meeting. 
Cbrysanttaemum  Society  of  America — An  Englishman  as 
President. — At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Chrysanthemum  S-ciety 
of  America  Mr.  E.  G.  Hill  was  in  the  chair,  and  Mr.  E.  A.  Wood  of 
Boston  acted  as  secretary  in  the  absence  of  Mr.  Elmer  D.  Smith. 
The  secretary’s  report,  setting  forth  the  varieties  certificated  by  the 
society  last  year,  was  adopted.  The  following  gentlemen  were 
elected  officers  for  the  ensuing  year ; — President,  Mr.  Arthur 
Herrington,  Madison,  N.J. ;  vice-president,  Mr.  Eugeue  Dailledouze, 
riatbush,  N.Y. ;  secretary,  Mr.  Edwin  Lonsdale,  Philadelphia  ; 
treasurer,  Mr.  John  N.  May,  Summit,  N.J.  Mr.  Smith  positively 
declined  to  stand  for  secretary  again,  and  a  vote  of  thanks  was  given 
him  for  his  efficient  services  on  behalf  of  the  society  during  the  seven 
years  he  has  been  its  secretary.  The  society  decided  to  give  to  the 
National  Chrysanthemum  Society  of  Prance  the  sum  of  25  dole,  to  be 
used  toward  securing  a  suitable  trophy  to  be  competed  for  at  the 
forthcoming  Chrysanthemum  show  of  the  French  society  to  be  held 
in  Paris.  It  was  also  decided  to  offer  a  cup,  value  not  exceeding 
20  dols.,  for  the  best  ten  blooms,  new  or  old,  at  the  exhibition  in 
Chicago  this  autumn,  to  be  given  under  the  auspices  of  the  Cmcago 
Hoitioultural  Society,  the  judges  in  this  competition  to  be  appointed 
by  the  Chrysanthemum  Society  of  America.  The  society  also  voted 
that  the  president  of  the  Chrysanthemum  Society  of  America  be 
permitted  to  appoint  committees  to  pass  on  seedling  Chrysautliemums 
each  year  without  any  of  the  restrictions  that  have  prevailed. 
United  Horticultural  Benefit  and  Provident  Society. — The 
annual  dinner  of  this  society  will  take  place  at  the  Ht'lborn  Restaurant, 
Holborn,  London,  W.C.,  on  Wednesday,  October  lOtb,  at  6.30  p.m.,  on 
which  occasion  George  Monro,  Esq.,  will  preside. 
Brlxton  and  Streatham  Horticultural  Society. — We  learn 
that  in  consequence  of  the  changes  that  are  taking  place  in  the  suburbs 
of  South  London  this  society  decided  at  the  last  general  meeting  toalter 
and  extend  the  radius  to  two  and  a  half  miles  from  Streatham  Hill 
Station.  The  autumn  exhibition  will  be  held  November  7th  and  8th. 
The  honorary  secretary  is  Mr.  W.  Roupell. 
The  Society  of  American  Plorlsts. — The  sixteenth  annual 
meeting  of  the  Society  of  American  Florists  has  set  such  a  mark  for 
many-sidedness,  and  withal  of  such  proportions  on  every  side,  that  it 
may  well  be  doubted  if  the  next  ten  years  will  see  its  e^ual.  The  New 
York  Florists’  Club  has  created  an  expression  of  horticuliural  conditions 
to  date  that  is  grandly  creditable  to  the  city.  New  York  has  shown 
that  with  her  greatness  she  is  not  oblivious  to  the  country  and  her 
distant  friends.  She  has  taken  pride  in  showing  how  well  and  how 
completely  she  covers  horticulture  within  her  own  bounds,  and  her 
florists  have  made  great  sacrifice  of  time  and  labour  in  doing  so.  Be  it 
recorded  to  their  lasting  credit. 
Acocks  Green  Summer  Sbow.  —  Despitq  the  disastrous 
consequences  attendant  upon  the  annual  show  on  Bank  Holiday? 
occasioned  by  the  gale  of  wind  placing  hors  ■  de  combat  the  large 
marquee  and  its  valuable  contents,  the  committee  with  characteristic 
enterprise  arranged  to  hold  another  show  on  September  15th.  The 
schedule  was  naturally  curtailed  in  the  classes,  but  the  display  proved 
to  be  most  interesting  and  attractive.  The  chief  featme  was  made  by 
the  collections  of  cut  border  flowers,  whilst  vegetables  were  exceed¬ 
ingly  well  shown  in  extensive  numbers.  Fruit,  though  not  largely 
contributed,  was  of  excellent  quality.  First-class  certificates  were 
awarded  to  Messrs.  G.  Bunyard  &  Co.,  Maidstone,  f<  r  fine  Apples  and 
Pears  ;  to  Messrs.  Kelway  &  Son,  Langport,  for  a  collection  of  superb 
Gladioli;  to  Councillor  W.  Waters  for  Violas;  to  Mr.  John  Crook  for 
Pumpkins  ;  to  Miss  Mary  Edwardg  for  Sweet  Peas  ;  and  to  Mr.  W.  Baggs, 
gardener  to  W.  E.  Perks,  Esq.,  Solihull,  for  a  splendid  collection  of 
Asters. 
Cacti  at  the  Royal  Aquarium. — For  several  days,  ending  on 
the  15th  inst.,  there  has  been  on  view  in  the  Royal  Aquarium  a 
peifecily  unique  horticultural  exhibition,  inasmuch  as  it  was  composed 
entirely  of  cactaceous  plants  emanating  from  the  Home  of  Flowers  at 
Swanley.  Probably  many  people  who  have  not  been  to  Messrs..  Cannell 
and  Sons’  establishment  would  be  surprised  at  the  variety  and  extent  of 
the  display  at  the  Aquarium.  For  years,  however,  the  firm  has  been 
gathering  together  a  collection  of  these  peculiarly  inteiesting  plants, 
and  may  be  congratulated  on  the  results  to  w  hich  they  have  attained. 
The  interest  that  has  been  shown  in  the  plants  by  those  visiting  the 
Aquarium  has  testified  io  the  love  of  the  majoiiiy  of  people  for  some¬ 
thing  out  of  the  common.  Hundreds  of  species  and  varieties  were 
represented  on  the  half  dozen  or  more  tables  requisitioned,  and  they 
ranged  in  size  from  the  most  minute  to  the  very  largest  that  could  be 
made  to  travel  from  Swanley  to  London  with  reasonable  ease. 
Meteorological  Observations  at  Cblswick. —  Taken  in  the 
Royal  Horticultural  Society’s  Gardens — height  above  sea  level  24  feet. 
Date. 
o 
Temperature  of  the 
Air. 
Temperature  of 
the  ^oil. 
At  9  A.M. 
l&OO. 
ection 
Wind. 
At  9  A.  M. 
Day. 
Night 
Bain. 
At, 
At 
■2-fl. 
deep. 
At, 
Lowes 
mperal 
m  Gras 
September. 
5 
Dry 
Bulb. 
Wet 
Bulb. 
Highest 
Lowest. 
i-ft. 
deep. 
4-ft. 
deep. 
H 
Sunday..  9 
w.s.w. 
deg. 
60  8 
deg. 
67-4 
deg. 
69  0 
deg. 
49  3 
m». 
deg. 
59-9 
deg 
59  5 
deg. 
68  5 
deg. 
41-3 
Mouday .  .10 
W.N.W. 
63-8 
54  6 
69*5 
49  3 
_ 
60  3 
59  8 
68  7 
39-6 
Tuesday  11 
N. 
61-2 
54  0 
65  8 
47  0 
_ 
60  1 
60 -0 
58-5 
36-9 
Wod'sday  12 
S.K. 
54  2 
51  5 
69-9 
42  0 
58-4 
69  8 
68 -6 
33-2 
Thursday  13 
S.E. 
62-6 
51-6 
69  7 
40-9 
57  6 
59  3 
58-4 
34  0 
Friday  14 
E.S.E. 
61-5 
65-9 
66-7 
49  5 
68  2 
68  9 
68  4 
36  4 
Saturday  15 
iii.  S.  K. 
59  9 
66  9 
70-6 
56  0 
— 
58-8 
69  U 
58-2 
44-2 
Means  .. 
69-1 
64-5 
68-7 
47-6 
Total 
59  0 
69  6 
5S-6 
37-9 
Cool  nights,  misty  morniugs,  and  dull  da>8  have  prevailed  daring 
the  past  week.  No  rain  has  fallen  since  the  1st  lost. 
