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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER . 
July  10,  1902. 
National  Dahlia  Society. 
A  meeting  of  the  Committee  of  the  above  Society  will  be 
held,  by  kind  permission  of  the  Horticultural  Club,  in  the  Club 
Room,  at  the  Hotel  Windsor.  ^  ictoria  Street,  S.W.,  on  Tuesday, 
July  22,  at  4  p.m.  Business:  Election  of  Judges.  Advertising 
exhibition.  Other  business.— J.  F.  Hudson,  Hon.  Secretary. 
York  Gala. 
Mr.  J.  C.  McPherson  (who  does  not  comply  with  our  request 
not  to  write  privately  to  correspondents,  but  instead,  to  address 
the  Editor)  writes  from  Londesborougli  Park,  Market  Weighton, 
Yorks,  as  follows:  “  An  error  was  made  in  your  paper  of  June  19 
in  the  report  of  the  York  Gala  and  Horticultural  Show.  In  the 
fruit  classes  for  a  collection  of  six  dishes  I- was  awarded  first;  not 
Mr.  Goodacre.”  Our  representative  at  the  show  complained  of 
the  limited  time  at  his  disposal  for  gathering  up  the  awards,  and 
reporting  in  a  crowd  is  no  joke. 
Cardiff  Flower  Show. 
We  are  requested  by  the  secretary  of  the  Cardiff  and  County 
Horticultural  Society  (Mr.  H.  Gillett,  66,  Woodville  Road, 
Cardiff)  to  draw  attention  to  the  Affiliated  Societies’  Competition 
for  a  challenge  trophy  (silver  bowl),  value  £26  5s.,  together  with 
three  guineas  in  cash,  “for  the  best  collection  of  cut  flowers, 
grown  in  the  open,  occupying  a  space  12ft  by  3ft.  The  second 
and  third  prizes  are  two  guineas  and  one  guinea  respectively. 
Bracketed  to  receive  the  same  awards  as  prizes  is  another  class 
for  “  the  best  collection  of  vegetables,  occupying  a  space  of  6ft 
by  3ft.” 
The  Progress  of  Novelties. 
Every  now  and  then  some  new  plant  or  flower  makes  its 
entrance  on  the  horticultural  stage,  and  claims  the  applause  of 
the  boxes  and  the  gallery  alike.  Everyone  interested  longs  to 
have  the  new  thing,  and  those  who  have  the  means  can  soon 
become  possessed  of  it.  Others  have  to  wait  awhile  till  the 
novelty  stage  has  worn  off  a  little  before  their  turn  comes.  It 
does  not  seem  long  since  the  beautiful  Begonia  Gloire  de  Lor¬ 
raine  made  its  appearance,  and  created  a  sensation  in  floral  circles, 
and  now,  practically  speaking,  it  is  a  common  plant,  more  widely 
grown  and  better  known  than  hundreds  of  others  that  have  been 
in  cultivation  ten  times  as  long.  Only  recently  I  saw  some  well 
flowered  specimens  of  this  charming  Begonia  growing  in  the  little 
greenhouse  of  a  working  amateur.  A  few  years  ago  the  plant 
would  have  seemed  beyond  his  means;  but  Gloire  de  Lorraine 
captured  public  taste,  and  where  there’s  a  will  there’s  a  way. — 
H.  C.  W. 
A  Promising  Career  Cut  Short. 
It  is  with  pain  and  regret  that  we  record  the  death  by  drowning 
of  a  friend  and  late  fellow  student  of  ours  when  in  Edinburgh, 
Mr.  Archibald  Dods  Hogg,  son  of  the  late  Mr.  John  Hogg,  Dal¬ 
keith,  who  left  Edinburgh  on  Monday  last  for  St.  Andrews,  where 
he  had  been  appointed  to  assist  Professor  M’Intosh  in  the  Marine 
Observatory.  After  tea,  on  Tuesday,  he  left  his  lodgings  for  a 
walk,  and  did  not  return.  Inquiries  were  set  on  foot  next  day, 
and  meanwhile  some  mussel  dredgers  reported  that  while  at 
work  in  the  River  Eden,  opposite  the  farm  of  Hires,  they  had 
found  a  gentleman’s  grey  jacket  containing  several  letters  in 
the  pockets  addressed  “  Mr.  A.  D.  Hogg,  Royal  College  of 
Science,  South  Kensington,  London.”  It  is  believed  that  Mr. 
Hogg  lost  his  life  while  bathing  or  in  an  endeavour  to  obtain 
zoological  specimens.  Mr.  Hogg  was  twenty-five  years  of  age. 
Educated  at  Dalkeith  High  School  and  George  Watson’s  College, 
he  worked  for  four  years  as  a  gardener  in  Dalkeith  Palace 
Gardens,  and  also  for  some  time  in  the  Royal  Botanic  Gardens, 
Edinburgh.  He  took  classes  at  the  Heriot  Watt  College,  and 
gained  a  National  Scholarship,  which  he  has  since  held  at  the 
Royal  College  of  Science.  South  Kensington,  where  he  was  the 
best  man  of  his  year  in  zoology.  On  this  account  lie  was  recom¬ 
mended  as  assistant  to  Professor  MTntosli. 
Strawberry  Season  in  Hampshire. 
In  spite  of  an  unusually  rainy  June,  Hampshire  Strawberries, 
are  very  plentiful  and  of  excellent  quality  this  year.  There  is  at 
present  a  ceaseless  procession  of  the  specially  constructed  carts, 
conveying  a  multitude  of  baskets  of  Strawberries  from  the  fields 
to  the  railway  stations.  The  season’s  output  is  roughly  estimated 
to  be  6,000,0001b  of  fruit. 
Dundee  Horticultural  Association. 
“Carnations  and  their  Value  as  Garden  Flowers”  was  the 
subject  under  discussion  at  the  monthly  meeting  of  the  Dundee 
Horticultural  Association  in  the  Technical  Institute,  on  July  3, 
the  subject  being  opened  by  Mr.  James  Kydd,  Forthill  Gardens, 
Broughty  Ferry.  An  interesting  competition  took  place  for  three 
vases  of  Rases,  the  awards  being  in  the  following  order: — First, 
T.  Butchart,  Elmslea;  second,  A.  C.  Cameron,  Bironck :  third, 
T.  C.  Brown,  Balcairn.  Mr.  James  Reid,  Dudhope  House 
Gardens,  exhibited  a  collection  of  Pyrethrum  blooms;  Mr.  Nicoll, 
Farington  Hall,  a  collection  of  cut  herbaceous  flowers;  and  Mr. 
Bethel,  Newport,  specimens  of  new  Potatoes,  Peas,  and  Cauli¬ 
flower. 
Edinburgh  Coronation  Decorations. 
Although  these  in  the  main  were  done  in  an  artificial  manner 
and  were  on  the  whole  very  elaborate  and  tasteful,  a  few  were 
arranged  in  natural  flowers  and  evergreens,  notably  the  Scottish 
Widows’  Fund  buildings,  which  was  carried  out  by  Laird  and 
Sons.  Limited,  and  was  very  prettily  done  in  evergreen  festoons 
and  Palms  cf  sorts,  and  the  lower  windows  and  balconies  filled 
up  Marguerites,  Pelargoniums,  and  other  plants,  and  attracted 
much  attention.  Another  very  pretty  and  attractive  decoration 
was  that  carried  out  by  Messrs.  Leith  Brothers  on  the  British 
Linen  Bank,  in  St.  Andrew’s  Square.  All  of  the  many  windows 
were  filled  in  to  represent  the  Union  Jack,  and  were  done  with 
Pelargonium  Raspail  (red),  Marguerites  (white),  and  Lobelia 
(blue),  and  looked  superb.  Over  the  porch  entrance  was  an 
immense  crown  7ft  in  height  and  most  tastefully  done  up. — W. 
Royal  Trees. 
I  observe  that  the  King  before  leaving  Rangemore  com¬ 
memorated  his  visit  by  planting  a  Cedar  of  Lebanon.  May  the 
Royal  tree  flourish  and  prosper.  This  custom  of  Royalty  is  a 
particularly  happy  one,  and  there  are  many  sturdy  specimens  in 
different  places  that  were  planted  by  our  late  Sovereign,  Queen 
Victoria.  They  are  thought  much  of,  and  as  the  years  roll  on 
their  fame  will  increase.  It  will  be  the  same  with  the  Royal 
tree  at  Rangemore  if  good  fortune  attends  it.  The  Cedar  of 
Lebanon  is  a  noble  tree  when  fully  developed ;  but  the  present 
monarch  will  have  been  gathered  to  his  fathers  before  the  Range¬ 
more  specimen  can  reach  its  full  proportions.  The  tree  planted 
by  King  Edward  the  VII.  is  famous  already ;  its  fame  will  grow 
as  time  rolls  on,  but  will  reach  its  height  years  hence  as  a  living 
memento  of  the  Royal  visit  to  the  beautiful  home  of  Lord  Burton. 
— H. 
Irrigation  Farming. 
From  the  title  as  above,  the  reader  will  conclude  that  the 
book  to  what  it  belongs  is  not  of  English  make,  but  American. 
Our  great  need  in  the  United  Kingdom  is  drainage,  not  irri¬ 
gation.  True  it  is  that  the  garden  hose  is  required  ever  and  anon, 
but  a  stream,  or  river,  or  spring  is  always  at  hand  to  generally 
feed  as  many  pipes  as  the  cultivator  cares  to  lay  on.  In  British 
agriculture,  irrigation  is  seldom  practised.  The  book  we  here 
notice  is  published  by  the  Orange  Judd  Company,  of  New  York, 
the  author  being  Lucius  M.  Wilcox,  editor  of  “  The  Field  and 
Farm,”  and  is  suitably  illustrated.  We  have  endeavoured  to  give 
it  a  patient  consideration,  but  not  having  seen  the  principles  of 
irrio-ation  such  as  are  applied  on  an  extensive  scale  in  the  arid 
tracts  of  many  of  the  United  States  carried  into  practice,  we 
found  the  book  and  its  American  technical  phraseology  not  at 
all  absorbing.  That,  however,  must  be  set  down  to  our  own 
ignorance,  for  we  believe  Mr.  Wilcox  has  written  a  useful  book, 
and  one  that  is  “  understandable  ”  (to  employ  a  word  of  his  own), 
the  diction  being  by  no  means  “above  the  heads”  of  the  class 
of  readers  it  is  intended  for.  We  notice  he  classes  the  garden 
merely  as  a  part  of  the  farm,  and  garden  culture  out  west  is, 
from  his  statements,  far  below  the  British  standard  of  gardening. 
(7  by  5.  Pp.  494,  with  index.) 
