May  19,  1904. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDEN ER. 
437 
There  was  a  keen  competition  for  three  feathered  Tulips. 
Miss  Wilhnott  secured  premier  honours  again  with  IMabel, 
Lord  F.  Cavendish,  and  Guido.  Mr.  J.  W.  Bentley  followed 
with  .Julia  Farnese  and  Stockport,  while  IMr.  A.  Chater  was 
placed  third.  For  three  flamed  Tulips  Mr.  J.  .  Bentley  was 
placed  first  with  Lord  Stanley,  George  Edward,  and  Annie 
McGregor:  IMr.  W.  Peters  followed,  and  IMr.  A.  Chater 
brought  up  the  rear. 
The  lu’eeder  Tulips  were  well  represented.  The  first  class 
was  for  six  dissimilar  varieties.  Here  again  Miss  M  illmott 
scored  first  place.  The  blooms  were  of  good  colour  and  suh- 
.«tance,  the  varieties  being  Adonis,  IMrs.  Barlow,  Millison’s 
King,  Elizabeth  Pegg,  Annie  McGregor,  and  Goldfinder.  Mr. 
W.  Peters  followed  wth  typical  blooms  of  .John  Smith,  Adonis, 
.J.  Heap,  and  IMrs.  Barlow.  Mr.  ^y.  Dunn  made  a  good  third. 
There  were  seven  competitors  in  this  class.  For  three  varieties 
there  were  five  competitors,  Mr.  J.  M’.  Bentley  scoring  well 
with  Alfred  Lloyd,  Queen  of  England,  and  Alice  Grey.  Miss 
M'illmott  was  second,  and  Mr.  M’.  Dunn  was  third. 
The  single  bloom  classes  were  well  patronised.  The  feathered 
bizarres  brought  out  five  competitors.  Miss  AVillmott  was  first 
with  Attraction;  second,  Mr.  A.  Chater,  with  Masterpiece;  and 
Miss  Willmott  third  Avith  Everard.  The  prizes  for  feathered 
hyblocmens  Avere  aAvarded  as  folloAvs  :  iMr.  J.  Ivcav,  Avith  Bessie, 
first  ;  Mr.  Chater,  Avith  Adonis,  came  .second  ;  and  Mr.  M  .  Dunn 
third  Avith  George  EdAvard.  The  ro.ses  included  some  good 
flowers.  Mr.  Chater  was  first  Avith  Annie  McGregor  ;  the  same 
exhibitor  Avas  second  AA'ith  Industry,  and  third  Avith  Court. 
For  single  flamed  bizarres  IMr.  C.  W.  Needham  Avas  placed 
first  Avith  Sir  .Joseph  Paxton,  Mr.  .J.  M  .  Bentley  second  Avith 
Maud  StanlcA’,  and  third  Mr.  AY.  Peters,  Avith  Dr.  Hardj'. 
In  flamed' by bla mens  IMr.  J.  Mb  Bentley  Avas  placed  first  Avith 
George  EdAvaixl,  second  IMr.  W.  Dunn,  Avith  Talisman,  and  third 
the  same  exhibitor,  Avith  Friar  Tuck. 
For  flamed  roses  Miss  M'illmott  Avas  placed  first  Ayith  Rose 
Hill,  also  second  Avith  Annie  McGregor,  and  Mr.  J .  M  .  Bentley 
third  Avith  Mabel. 
Bizarre  breeders:  IMr.  A.  D.  Hall,  Harpenden.  Avon  first  Avith 
Alfred  Lloyd  ;  Mr.  Bentley  folloAved  Avith  Goldfinder,  also  third 
Avith  Sir  .Joseph  Paxton. 
For  byhlofinen  breeders,  IMiss  AVillmott  Avas  first  Avith  Adonis, 
second  Avith  Martin’s  117,  and  third  AA'ith  Talisman. 
For  ro.se  breeders,  Mr.  Mb  Dunn  scored  Avith  Loveliness,  also 
second  Avith  Rose  Hill,  and  Miss  'Willmott  third  Avith  IMrs. 
BarloAv. 
The  Samuel  BarloAV  special  prizes  Avere  Avon  by  IMr.  .T.  \Y. 
Bentley  Avith  Be.ssie  and  Sir  .Joseph  Paxton,  Mr.  \V.  Dunn 
second  Avith  Adonis  and  Samuel  BarloAv,  Mr.  A.  Chater  third. 
Royal  Gardeners’  Orphan  Fund:  Annual  Festival. 
The  animal  fe.stival  of  this  philanthropic  institution  Avas  held 
in  the  Hotel  Cecil,  Strand,  Imndon,  on  Tuesday  evening,  under 
the  chairmanship  of  Sir  ,J.  J.  Trevor  LaAvrence,  Bart.,  and  180 
attended.  Among  tho.se  present  aa'c  noted  Sir  .1.  D.  T.  LleAvelyn, 
Messrs.  F.  Lloyd,  H.  .J.  Veitch,  AY.  Alanshall,  H.  B.  Alay,  .Tames 
Douglas,  Leonard  Sutton,  Geo.  Alonro,  Jeremiah  Colm'an,  AAb  Y. 
Baker,  "NAb  (,'utbush,  P.  Rudolph  and  G.  Barr,  James  H.  and 
.J.  G.  A'eitch.  E.  ShevAvood,  J.  Assbee,  J.  Rochford,  AA^.  Bull, 
E.  F.  HaAves,  G.  Cuthbert,  Geo.  Ingram,  P.  Kay,  AAb  D.  Prior, 
and  .J.  AIcKerchar. 
The  toa.st  list  Avas  a  fairly  long  one,  and  after  the  loyal  recog¬ 
nitions  had  been  given,  the  chairman  introduced  the  toast  of  the 
evening,  that  of  “  The  Royal  Gardeners’  Orphan  Fund.” 
Sir  Trevor  LaAvrence  mentioned  that  he  had  had  acquaint¬ 
ance  AA'ith  gardens  and  gardening  from  his  earliest  years,  his 
mother,  dining  the  thirties  and  forties  of  la.st  century,  having 
been  the  best  knoAvn  lady  gardener  of  that  time.  Indeed,  she 
had  all  but  stood  alone  in  her  practical  devotion  to  horticulture  ; 
but  in  the  present  period  of  time  ladies  AA'ere  ubiquitously  activwA 
as  gai'deners,  and  Avomen  as  professional  a.ssistants  Avere 
numerous.  Sir  Trevor  Avas  one  of  tho.se,  hoAvever,  avIio  thought 
that  it  Avas  hardly  a  likely  occupation  for  women,  for  they  Avere 
not  physically  developed  for  the  hard  outdoor  Avork  nece.ssary 
for  .succe.ssful  horticulture.  Theirs  Avas  more  an  ornamental 
than  a  Avorking  form  ;  and  the  people  of  this  country  do  not 
appear  to  like  to  see  AA'omen  assuming  a  role  so  laborious.  The 
art,  craft,  and  science  of  gardening  Avas  noAvadays  one  of  the 
great  industries  of  this  country  ;  yet  Avhen  the  present  Board  of 
Agriculture  and  Fisheries  Avas  first  established,  horticulture  as  a 
.section  Avas  omitted.  It  fell  to  Sir  TreAmr  LaAvrence,  Avho  then, 
as  now,  Avas  president  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society,  to 
suggest  its  inchrsion,  and  his  importunities  resulted  in  the  due 
recognition  of  this  Avorthy  craft. 
The  chairman  next  came  to  the  objects  of  the  Fund,  and  he 
had  to  regret  the  falling  off  in  the  amount  of  the  annual  sub¬ 
scriptions.  He  Avished  to  impress  on  all  those  Avho  had  the 
■sympatliy  of  gardeners  and  the  appreciation  of  gardening  at 
heart  to  liecome  annual  subscribers.  During  the  fifteen  years’ 
existence  of  the  Fund  it  had  as.sisted  179  orphans,  and  expended 
£] 2,000;  yet  it  is  not  sufficiently  supported  by  gardeners  at 
large.  And  if  OAvndrs  of  gardens  fully  reali.sed  their  obligations 
to  the  practitioners  in  the  calling,  there  Avould  also  be  more 
liberal  support  on  their  part.  The  chairman  chose  orchids  as 
one  of  the  classes  of  plants  Avhich  demand  the  vigilant  attention 
of  gardeners,  and  pointed  out  that  even  one  night’s  neglect 
during  a  period  of  frosty  Aveather  might  result  in  the  ruin  of  a 
collection  Avorth  thousands  of  pounds,  and  Avliich  Avas  the  con¬ 
stant  delight  of  the  OAvner.  British  gardeners  had  set  an  example 
to  the  Avhole  Avorld  as  to  hoAV  horticulture  ought  to  be  practised, 
and  Avithin  our  islands  there  AA'ere  produced  finer  fruits  and  finer 
floAvers  than  could  be  obtained  from  gardens  in  any  part  of  the 
globe.  It  AA'ould  be  a  disgi'ace,  therefore,  to  the  OAvner  and  loA'er 
of  gardens  and  Avhat  they  yield,  to  leave  the  orphans  of  gardeners 
to  beg  their  bread.  He  appealed  to  all  Avho  heard  him  to  testify 
to  their  appreciation  by  coming  foi'Avard  Avitli  subscriptions  for 
the  Orphan  Fund. 
As  a  tru-stee,  IMr.  Leonard  Sutton  Avas  called  upon  to  respond, 
and  this  he  did  in  an  admirably  conci.se  speecfi.  Mr.  Sutton 
de.sired  funds  to  take  care  of — that  Avas  his  office  in  the  society — 
and  he  supported  the  chairman’s  remarks  in  relation  to  the 
responsibility  that  gardeners  have.  He  Avent  on  to  remark  that 
none  Avho  heard  him  had  orphans;  these  occur  on  the  death  of 
parents,  and  it  behoved-Overyone  to  .see  to  it  that  they  made  an 
effort  to  meet  the  needs  of  orphans.  Mr.  Sutton  threAv  out  a 
suggestion  to  the  committee  that  there  should  be  a  Children’s 
Oiqihan  Fund  as  a  sub-branch  of  the  institution  Avhose  annual 
festiAml  they  Avere  celebrating,  and  if  eardeners’  children  could 
be  taught  to  collect  each  Is.  per  year  it  Avould  far  more  than 
pay  tor  the  attendant  trouble,  and  ensure  at  the  .same  time  a 
valuable  recruiting  force  as  subscribei's  Avhen  these  children  had 
groAvn  up  and  become  active  agents  in  the  Avork  of  the  Avorld. 
He  Avould  be  pleased  to  add  the  names  and  subscriptions  of  his 
OAvn  six  children  to  the  children’s  brigade  were  his  .suggestion 
acted  upon. 
The  toasts  of  the  evening  Avere  agreeably  interpolated  by  songs 
and  recitations.  Sir  John  T.  D.  LleAA’elyn  proposed  “  The  Royal 
Horticultural  Society,”  to  AA'hich  Sir  Trevor  Lawrence  reqilied  ; 
and  the  other  toa.sts  Avere  ”  The  Visitors,”  by  Mr.  J.  Assbee, 
responded  to  by  Dr.  M’.  B.  Benj afield  ;  ”  The  Chairman,”  by  Mr. 
H.  B,.  Ylay,  and  replied  to;  lastly  “The  Press,”  given  by  Mr. 
P.  Rudolpii  Barr,  and  to  Avhich  Mr.  T.  M".  Sanders  spoke. 
FloAvers  for  decorations  Avere  pre.sented  by  a  large  number  of 
the  leading  nurserymen  from  London  and  elseAvhere. 
The  subscription  list  Avas  read  by  the  secretary.  Ylr.  Brian 
MNnne,  Avho  stated  that  the  attendance  that  evening  Avas  the 
be.st  on  record,  and  the  amount  received  Avas  the  largest  since 
1896,  Avhen  his  Grace  the  Duke  of  Bedford  occupied  the  chair. 
The  subscriptions  AA'ere  as  folloAA's  : — Sir  Trevor  LaAvrence,  £50 ; 
Covent  Garden,  £152  5s.  6d.,  including  5  guineas  each  from 
i\Ie.ssrs.  James  SAveet,  J.  Rochford,  E.  Rochford,  "NY.  Rochford, 
Parsons,  Kinnell,  Innis,  Alderman  Cole,  and  others;  Lord  Mount 
Stephen.  £-50;  Leonard  Sutton,  £50;  Jeremiah  Colman,  50 
guine^as  ;  Lord  Rothschild,  10  guineas;  Leopold  de  Rothschild, 
10  guineas:  Alfred  de  Roth.schild,  £5;  N.  N.  SherAvood.  £5; 
Geo.  Reynolds  (Gunnersbury  Park  Garden),  £42  17s.  6d.  ;  4Yhit- 
paine  Nutting,  £10  4s.  6d.  ;  Chislehurst  Gardeners’  Association. 
£10;  R.  Hooper  Pearson,  £9;  J.  Yeitch  and  Sons,  Ltd.,  20 
guineas;  R.  Smith,  NeAvry,  £20;  T.  W.  Sanders,  10  guineas; 
AY.  P.  Thom.son,  10  guineas  ;  H.  J.  Adams,  10  guineas  :  F.  Lloyd. 
5  guineas;  H.  J.  Yeitch,  10  guineas;  Sir  J.  T.  D.  LleAvelyn'.lO 
guineas;  “  Gardeners’  Chronicle  ”  Company,  5  guineas:  Anthony 
AYaterer,  5  guineas  ;  AA5  HoAve,  5  guineas  ;  H.  B.  May,  5  guineas  : 
Protheroe  and  Alorris,  5  guineas  ;  S.  T.  Loav,  5  guineas  ;  Barr 
and  Sons,  5  guineas  ;  Anderson  and  Sons,  5  guineas  ;  and  other 
amounts,  making  a  total  of  £815. 
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Meteorological  Observations  at  Wisley,  Surrey. 
Taken  in  the  Eoyal  Horticultural  Society's  Gan.lens — height 
above  sea  leA'el,  150  feet. 
Date. 
Temperature  of  the 
‘Air. 
© 
..J 
©  i 
Temnerature 
of  the  .Soil. 
-At  9  A.Al. 
AVin  I. 
1904. 
May. 
.At  9  A.M. 
Dry  Wet 
L’ulb.  Bulb. 
Day. 
Xi-hl 
■X. 
3  w 
^  C 
© 
is 
© 
At 
1-ft. 
deep 
At 
2-ft. 
deep 
.At 
4-ft. 
deep 
d 
rf 
1 
Direction. 
Total 
relocit: 
for  the 
■24  hours 
ending 
9  a.m 
= 
Sun.  8 
deg. 
43 
deg. 
40 
deg. 
48 
deg. 
3/ 
!e;2 
30 
deg 
49 
deg. 
50 
deg. 
49 
Ins. 
N.E. 
Miles. 
104 
h.  ni. 
Mon.  9 
45 
42 
55 
34 
23 
48 
50 
49 
0-07 
AV. 
152 
4  24 
Tues.  10 
45 
45 
63 
43 
35 
49 
49 
49 
0-03 
N. 
48 
1  30 
Wed.  11 
49 
46 
fS 
35 
28 
48 
49 
49 
0  01 
N.E. 
89 
4  54 
Thurs]2 
65 
12 
05 
47 
40 
51 
60 
49 
— 
.S  AA’. 
137 
2  i* 
Fri.  13 
57 
54 
66 
50 
49 
53 
51 
49 
— 
S. 
182 
1  t3 
Sat.  14 
ei 
67 
70 
64 
49 
54 
62 
49 
— 
s. 
204 
8  5 
JlEANS 
51 
48 
59 
43 
37 
50 
60 
49 
Total 
O'll 
— 
131 
3  16 
Tuesday,  9  a.m.,  very  heavy  mist. 
