September  18,  1902.  JOURNAL  CF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
Mr.  G.  Fulford. 
This  able  gardener,  who  has  been  for  five  years  at  Presdales, 
Ware,  Herts,  relinquishes  his  situation  there  on  the  27th  inst. 
Mr.  Fulford  lias  many  prizes  from  horticultural  exhibitions  as  a 
testimony  to  his  skill.  In  an  August  number  we  figured  the  Rose 
garden  at  Presdales. 
To  Readers  and  Correspondents. 
A  number  of  letters  for  the  Readers’  Views  page  have,  of 
necessity  to  be  held  over  for  a  week,  and  the  same  remark  applies 
to  Correspondents’  queries.  Our  fuller  report  of  the  Edinburgh 
show,  of  which  we  had  a  very  short  telegraphic  report  last  week, 
came  to  us  on  Wednesday,  our  printing  morning,  but  our  special 
number  this  week  went  some  hours  earlier  to  press,  and  a  racy 
and  interesting  report  is  thus  held  for  one  week  longer.  It 
will  appear  in  our  next. 
Weather  at  Hamilton,  N.B. 
This  morning  the  thermometer  registered  5deg  of  frost.  It 
was  not  unexpected,  for  the  last  few  days  were  abnormally  cold 
for  the  month,  a  north  and  east  wind  blowing  intermittently. 
The  effects  of  the  frost  are  already  showing  themselves,  Dahlias, 
Perillas,  Dwarf  Beans,  and  many  other  things  are  hanging  black 
in  the  comparatively  hot  sunshine  which  supervened.  I  have  not 
yet  been  able  to  discover  what  damage,  if  any,  the  frost  has  done 
to  the  half  ripened  cereals  in  the  district. — D.  C.,  Hamilton, 
September  13. 
A  Remarkable  Harvest  Feat. 
Stradbrooke,  in  Suffolk,  has  been  the  scene  of  a  remarkable 
harvest  feat.  A  local  farmer  the  other  day  carted  a  field  of  Wheat 
during  the  morning,  threshed  it  in  the  afternoon,  sold  and  delivered 
it  to  a  local  miller  early  in  the  evening.  The  miller  ran  some 
through  his  mill,  and  within  four-andrtwenty  hours  of  the  Wheat 
being  taken  from  the  field  in  which  it  had  grown  he  had  sold  flour 
that  had  been  manufactured  from  it.  This  is  probably  a  record  in 
such  an  unfavourable  harvest  season  as  at  present. 
Proposed  Vegetable  Exhibition. 
The  Council  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  have  consented 
to  set  apart  one  of  their  fortnightly  meetings  at  the  James  Street 
Drill  Hall,  Westminster,  next  autumn,  for  an  exhibition  of  high- 
class  vegetables.  The  Council  will  not  offer  prizes;  hence  the 
promoters  are  compelled  to  invite  the  kind  co-operation  of  the 
seed  trade.  There  will  be  ample  space  in  the  present  Drill  Hall, 
not  only  for  such  classes  as  are  intended,  but  also  round  the  sides 
for  collections  of  choice  vegetables,  within  rigidly  prescribed 
limits,  exhibited  by  firms  contributing  prizes.  Such  collections 
should  greatly  help  to  create  a  remarkably  representative  display 
of  vegetables.  As  the  Council’s  arrangements  for  the  ensuing 
year  are  now  in  course  of  preparation,  and  in  which  publica¬ 
tion  all  vegetable  prizes  and  classes  will  be  inserted,  the  promoters, 
Edwin  Beckett,  Aldenham  House  Gardens,  Elstree,  and  Alexander 
Dean,  Hon.  Sec.,  62,  Richmond  Road,  Kingston-on-Thames,  ask 
to  be  acquainted  of  donations  or  prizes  by  intending  contributors, 
so  soon  as  possible. 
A  Collection  of  Wild  Flowers. 
In  its  report  of  the  recent  flower  show  at  Reading,  the  “  Berk¬ 
shire  Chronicle  ”  said :  “  A  word  of  special  praise  is  due  to  Mr. 
George  Stanton,  the  talented  gardener  at  Park  Place,  Henley, 
for  his  group  of  wild  flowers  of  Berkshire,  with  their  botanical 
names  and  their  common  designations  attached.  There  were 
some  200  species,  all  more  or  less  excellent  in  bloom,  which 
enabled  them  to  be  seen  to  advantage.  It  may  be  easily  imagined 
that  it  took  Mr.  Stanton  no  little  time  and  trouble  to  collect  the 
flowers  and  name  them,  and  spoke  well  for  his  botanical  know¬ 
ledge,  and  also  for  the  variety  and  profuseness  of  wild  flowers  in 
the  county.  Such  an  exhibit  of  this  character  has  not  been  made 
for  twenty  years,  when  Mr.  Stanton  did  the  same  thing.  This  is 
to  bo  regretted,  as  the  exhibit  has  a  good  educational  value.” 
Similar  exhibits,  representing  the  commoner  flowers  of  other 
counties,  might  well  form  an  educational  feature  at  shows  in 
different  parte  of  the  kingdom. 
26o 
Appointments. 
Mr.  Herbert  Hall,  for  the  past  five  years  head  gardener  at 
Queenwcod.  Chert  soy,  as  head  gardener  to  W.  IT.  Herbert,  Esq., 
Newnham  House,  Wallingford.  *  *  Mr.  J.  Marwood,  as  head 
gardener  to  P.  X.  Graham,  Esq.,  Northanger,  Godaiming,  Surrey, 
in  succession  to  Mr.  Thos.  Glassey. 
Chrysanthemums. 
The  plants  in  pots  need  now  considerable  attention  in  water¬ 
ing  and  feeding.  When  the  pots  are  fairly  full  of  roots  and  the 
soil  begins  to  dry  give  a  copious  watering.  Liquid  manure  may 
be  given  to  those  plants  which  have  set  their  buds.  It  will  suit 
the  plants  best  if  various  solutions 'are  given  at  alternate  times 
so  as  not  to  surfeit  them  with  one  thing.  Liquid  made  front  cow, 
sheep,  or  horse  droppings  at  the  rate  of  a  peck  of  manure  to  30gals 
of  water  is  a  safe  solution.  Vary  with  soot  water,  and  slight  top- 
dressings  of  artificial  manure.  Give  stimulants  only  when  the 
soil  is  moist,  not  when  dust  dry. 
An  Habitually  Fasciated  Lily. 
The  remarkably  prolific  specimen  of  Lilium  auratum  which  for 
some  years  now,  has  attracted  florists  and  photographers  from 
all  parts  to  view  it,  has  once  more  burst  into  bloom  in  Levengrove- 
Park,  Dumbarton.  Last  year  the  blooms  upon  it  numbered  270, 
but  this  year  that  number  has  been  exceeded,  and  the  blooms 
total  over  300.  It  is  now  seven  years  since  the  bulb  was  planted. 
From  the  first  it  showed  such  a  wonderful  vitality  and  display  of 
flower  as  to  attract  the  public  attention.  The  curator  of  Leven¬ 
grove  Park  has  taken  the  precaution  to  erect  a  canvas  shelter 
over  the  specimen  to  protect  it  from  the  stormy  weather  now  pre¬ 
valent.  For  the  next  ten  days  or  so  it  is*  anticipated  that 
hundreds  cf  visitors,  from  far  and  near,  will  visit  the  park  in  order- 
to  view  this  magnificent  specimen  of  the  Lily  tribe. 
August  Weather  at  Belvoir  Castle. 
The  prevailing  direction  of  the  wind  was  W.- — total,  eight 
days.  The  total  rainfall  was  S.OOin ;  this  fell  on  twenty-one 
days,  and  is  2.34in  above  the  average  for  the  month  ;  the  greatest 
daily  fall  was  1.44in  on  the  6th.  Barometer  (corrected  and 
reduced :  highest  reading  30.208in  on  the  1st  at  9  a.m.  ;  lowest 
reading  29.597in  on  t her  18th  at  9  p.m.  Thermometers:  Highest 
in  the  shade  72deg  on  the  16th;  lowest  3Sdeg  on  the  26th;  mean 
of  daily  maxima,  63.93deg  ;  mean  of  daily  minima,  49.03deg ; 
mean  temperature  of  the  month,  56.48deg  ;  lowest  on  the  grass, 
35deg  on  the  26th;  highest  in  the  sun,  125deg  on  the  4th,  13th, 
and  24th ;  mean  temperature  of  the  earth  at  3ft,  56.87deg.  Total 
sunshine,  101  hours  20  minutes,  which  is  64  hours  22  minutes 
below  the  average  for  the  month.  There  were  six  sunless  days. 
In  the  three  days,  August  5,  6,  and  7,  we  had  a  total  of  3in 
of  rain.  Such  a  heavy  fall  has  not  been  recorded  here  in  August 
since  1876.  Previous  to  that  the  records  are  imperfect.  The 
temperature  has  been  exceedingly  low  for  August,  with  a  great 
deficiency  of  sunshine. — W.  H.  Divers,  Belvoir  Castle  Gardens,. 
Grantham. 
The  Favourite  Carnations. 
An  English  writer  in  an  American  contemporary  names  some 
of  the  prize-winning  varieties  of  Carnations  as  noted  in  the  past- 
summer  at  English  shows.  He  continues :  “  The  classes  for  the 
best-  blooms  in  certain  stated  tints  of  colour  served  to-  show  the 
flowers  most  prized  in  this  country.  Much  the  Miller  and  Mrs. 
Eric  Hambro’,  both  white,  took  the  first  and  second  positions  in 
the  class  for  blush  or  white  seifs.  In  that  for  rose  or  pink,  a 
charming  new  variety  named  Mrs.  G.  Sebright,  soft  pink,  was 
first,  and  Bomba,  rosy  pink,  was  second.  Scarlet,  red  or  crimson 
flowers  had  as  their  leaders  H.  J.  Cutbush,  a  brilliant  scarlet ;  The 
Sirdar,  rich  crimson,  was  second.  Sir  Bevy  was  the  best  maroon  ; 
purple  seifs  were  included,  but  those  which  are  really  good  are 
very  scarce.  It  was  curious  to  note  that  though  several  new  yellow 
seifs  have  been  introduced  since  Senary,  of  Erfurt,  sent  out  his 
Germania,  now  some  years  ago,  it  was  the  only  yellow  self  which 
won  a  prize  in  this  class.  In  the  class  for  a  buff  self,  Mr.  M.  R. 
Smith’s  delicate  salmon  buff-like  Germania  took  all  the  prizes. 
The  best  self  flower  picked  from  the  whole  show  was  Mrs. 
G.  Sebright :  its  tint  of  soft  pink  is  delightful,  and  its  shape  very 
good.  We  also  have  the  Carnation  presented  to  us  in  various 
ways  for  table  decoration,  but  the  blooms  employed  need  to  be 
carefully  selected  and  not  be  generally  too  large.  Still,  the 
Malmaison  type  can  be  employed  with  admirable  effect  when 
properly  manipulated.” 
