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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
November  27,  1902. 
NOTES 
OTICES 
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National  Dahlia  Society. 
Preliminary  Notices. — The  annual  meeting  of  the  society 
will  he  held  at  the  Hotel  Windsor  on  December  16.  The  1903 
exhibition  will  take  place  on  September  1  and  2  at  the  Drill 
Hall,  Westminster.  There  will  be  a  conference  on  the  judging 
of  Cactus  Dahlias  on  the  afternoon  of  the  first  day.  Lord 
Ilchester  has  kindly  consented  to  become  a  patron  of  the : 
society. — J.  F.  Hudson,  Hon.  Sec.,  Gunnersbury  House,  Acton, 
W..  November  19,  1902. 
Royal  Horticultural  Society 
The  last  meeting  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  this  year 
will  he  held  on  Tuesday,  December  9,  in  the  Drill  Hall,  Bucking¬ 
ham  Gate,  Westminster,  1  to  4  p.m.  An  election  of  new  Fellows 
will  take  place  at  three  o’clock.  At  a  general  meeting  of  the 
society,  held  on  Tuesday,  November  18,  forty-four  new  Fellows 
were  elected,  amongst  them  being  the  Right  Hon.  Lord  Hastings, 
the  Right  Hon.  Lady  Tweedmouth,  Major  F.  G.  Parsons,  Major 
H.  Ferry,  and  Captain  Hincks,  making  a  total  of  1,089  elected 
since  the  beginning  of  the  present  year. 
Waterford  Horticultural  Society. 
The  annual  general  meeting  of  the  above  society  was  held  on 
Thursday  last,  November  20,  in  the  Council  Chamber,  Town 
Hall,  Raymond  de  la  Poer,  Esq.,  J.P.  (President),  in  the  chair. 
The  balance  in  the  hands  of  the  hon  treasurer,  after  payment 
of  all  expenses,  to  the  credit  of  the'society  is  £15  15s.  6d.,  show¬ 
ing  an  improvement  over  1901.  Mr.  D.  Cantmill,  the  much- 
esteemed  secretary,  resigned  his  office  owing  to  the  great 
pressure  of  other  work,  and  carries  with  him  the  warmest 
regards  of  all  the  members. 
Presentation  at  Ballywalter. 
On  the  evening  of  Thursday,  the  20th  inst.,  a  very  pleasant 
social  function  took  place  in  the  Lord  Dunleath  Arms,  Bally¬ 
walter,  on  the  occasion  of  a,  presentation  to  Mr.  Edward  Cole, 
who  has  been  head  gardener  at  Ballywalter  Park  for  about  six 
years.  The  proceedings  took  the  form  of  a  dinner  and  ball,  and 
in  regard  to  the  former  the  catering  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Blackburn 
gave  the  greatest  possible  satisfaction.  Afterwards  the  Rev. 
W.  Kerr,  vicar  of  Ballywalter,  was  unanimously  invited  to  take 
the  chair.  The  loyal  toasts  having  been  cordially  received,  the 
chairman  made  the  presentation.  It  consisted  of  a  fine  gold 
watch,  which  had  an  appropriate  inscription.  The  reverend 
•gentleman,  in  handing  the  gift  to  Mr.  Cole,  spoke  in  most 
flattering  terms  of  his  conduct  and  character.  As  they  all 
agreed,  the  head  gardener  was  most  popular  in  the  district,  and 
was  deservedly  a  general  favourite  among  Lord  Dunleath’s 
tenantry. 
Shirley  (Southampton)  Gardeners. 
Quite  a  change  took  place  on  Monday  evening,  at  a  meeting 
of  the  Shirlej7  Gardeners’  Association,  when  money  prizes  were 
offered  for  cut  blooms  of  Chrysanthemums  with  the  understand¬ 
ing  that  the  successful  competitors  should  be  called  upon  after¬ 
wards,  to  give  some  account  of  their  cultivation,  and  this  re¬ 
sulted  in  an  interesting  discussion.  The  competition  would  have 
been  greater  but  for  the  fact  that  the  Shirley  and  Milbrook 
Horticultural  Society  are  holding  their  first  Chrysanthemum 
show  on  November  26.  Mr.  Shepperd  (gardener  to  General 
Janner)  was  the  winner  of  the  first  prize  with  exceedingly  fine 
blooms.  Mr.  J.  Biggs  (gardener  to  General  Nesbett)  was  a  good 
second.  The  chairman  (Mr.  B.  Ladhams,  F.R.H.S.)  called  on 
Mr.  Shepperd,  who  gave  some  useful  hints  on  the  cultivation  of; 
the  Chrysanthemum.  Mr.  Biggs  also  gave  his  experience,  whiles 
Mr.  Jesse  Jones,  The  Gardens,  Terrace  House,  showed  a  thorough 
acquaintance  with  all  branches  of  the  subject.  Other  exhibits : 
Mr.  B.  Ladhams’  dwarf  Chrysanthemums  in  pots,  vlic;  Mr. 
Ludd,  a  very  fine  dish  of  Beurre  Die!  Pears,  vhc  Mr.  J. 
ilcox,  Tritoma,  he.  The  next  lecture  will  be  given  by  Mr. 
ivlwin  Molyneux,  4  .M.H.,  on  hardy  fruit  culture,  with  special  li 
reference  to  bush  trees.— J.  M. 
Coronation  Trees. 
Trees  have  been  planted  at  the  following  places  in  com¬ 
memoration  of  their  Majesties’  Coronation  Frodingham,  Scun¬ 
thorpe,  and  New  Brumby,  Lines.,  on  the  15th  inst.  Brass  bands 
led  the  procession,  and  large  numbers  assisted  at  the  planting  at 
a  minimum  charge  of  3d.  each,  the  proceeds  going  to  a  local 
hospital.  King  Carlos  of  Portugal  planted  an  Oak  tree  at 
Flemish  Farm,  Windsor,  on  November  19. 
Reading  Gardeners’  Association. 
The  fortnightly  meeting  of  the  above  association  was  held  on 
Monday,  the  24th  inst.,  and  was  well  attended,  Mr.  F.  Lever 
presiding.  The  subject  for  the  evening  was  “  All  phases  of 
pruning  in  connection  with  hardy  fruit  culture,”  this  being  the 
title  of  the  first  prize  essay  in  the  association’s  recent  competi¬ 
tion,  and  was  read  by  Mr.  C.  P.  Cretchley,  The  Gardens,  The 
Honeys,  Twyford,  the  successful  competitor.  The  paper  was  of 
a  practical  character,  and  an  interesting  and  profitable  discus¬ 
sion  followed,  in  which  Messrs.  Hinton,  Wilson,  Fry,  Neve, 
Parfitt,  Alexander,  Exler,  Iggulden,  and  Townsend  took  part. 
A  splendid  batch  of  Cyclamens  was  staged  by  Mr.  F.  W.  Exler, 
The  Gardens,  East  Thorpe,  Reading ;  the  plants  showed  splendid 
growth,  and  were  full  of  flower.  This  exhibit  was  not  entered 
for  the  certificate,  but  the  members,  to  show  their  appreciation 
of  the  display,  passed  a  special  vote  of  thanks  to  the  exhibitor. 
The  subject  for  the  next  meeting  will  be  “  The  Cultivation  of 
Peaches  and  Nectarines,”  by  Mr.  W.  Tribbick,  of  Brooke,  Isle  of 
Wight, 
Cambridge  Gardeners. 
The  annual  dinner  of  the  Cambridgeshire  Horticultural 
Society  was  held  on  Friday,  the  14th  inst,,  Sir  Robert  Ball  pre¬ 
siding,  and  was  supported  by  a  large  and  distinguished  company. 
In  the  toast  to  the  society  the  chairman  said  that  the  horticultural 
society  had  been  in  existence  since  the  year  1824,  and  it  had  had 
a  most  useful  and  valuable  career.  He  visited  the  recent  exhibi¬ 
tion,  and  was  immensely  struck  with  the  beauty,  number,  and 
variety  of  the  exhibits.  He  could  not  but  think  that  it  was  in 
an  extraordinary  degree  creditable  to  the  society,  and  indicative 
of  the  skill  and  energy  with  which  the  society’s  affairs  were  con¬ 
ducted,  to  have  produced  so  fine  a  display. 
Ancient  Society  of  York  Florists. 
The  Chrysanthemum  Show  of  this  society  is  already  fixed  for 
the  18th,  19th,  and  20th  of  November,  1903.  It  is  also  proposed 
to  start  a  Dahlia  Show,  to  be  held,  if  possible,  in  the  same 
building,  on  September  2,  1903.  Beneath  are  given  some  figures 
and  particulars  relating  to  the  society’s  finances  during  the  last 
few  years : 
Receipts  at  Clirysantlie 
•  Members’ 
Prizes 
mum  Show, 
3  days. 
Subscriptions. 
Awarded. 
1S97 
£319  14 
9 
£174  12  0 
£278  7 
3 
189S 
325  8 
11 
174  12  0 
262  3 
9 
1899’ 
*  337  12 
7 
184  17  6 
319  16 
9 
1900 
303  0 
8 
187  7  6 
284  11 
6 
1901 
277  1 
8 
183  7  6 
287  3 
9 
1902 
337  13 
It 
195  18 
295  5 
0, 
0,  with  slight 
addition  for  medals, 
*  1S99. — Record  for  receipts.  &c->  to  be  supplied, 
t  1902.— Record  for  receipts  beaten  by  6d. 
t  Present  Secretary  held  position  for  past  four  years.  * 
1902  subscriptions  include  £5  5s.  life  membership  from  Lord  Deramore,  he 
being  the  only  one. 
Cardiff  Gardeners  Association, 
The  usual  fortnightly  meeting  took  place  at  the  Grand  Hotel 
on  Tuesday,  November  18,  Mr.  C.  E.  Collier  in  the  chair.  Mr. 
W.  Richards,  hon.  secretary  of  the  Glamorganshire  Bee-Keepers’ 
Association,  delivered  a  lecture,  entitled,  “Bee-Keeping,”  as 
regards  (1),  Feeders  and  Feeding;  (2),  Surplus  Comb  Honey  and 
Run  Honey  ;  (3),  Wintering.  The  lecture  was  one  full  of  interest¬ 
ing  and  practical  information,  aided  with  illustrations  of  several 
useful  appliances  (both  old  and  new).  In  giving  recipes  of  a  few 
kinds  of  feeding  syrups  Mr.  Richards  emphasised  the  importance 
of  using  pure  cane  sugar  in  each  case.  Also,  he  dealt  at  some 
considerable  length  upon  tlie  best  way  of  manipulating  the  bees 
before  extracting  the  honey,  and  again  advising  the  best  modes  of 
wintering.  Mr.  Thomas  Malpass  (an  old  bee  expert)  very  ably 
opened  the  debate,  who  could  but  endorse  all  that  the  lecturer 
had  advised  as  being  thoroughly  practical,  and  this  was  also  the 
general  opinion  of  the  members.  At  the  conclusion  a  very  hearty 
vote  of  thanks  was  accorded  Mr.  Richards  for  his  instructive 
lecture,  to  which  he  suitably  responded.— J.  Julian. 
