Juno  oO,  1904. 
JOUR}^AL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
by  tliosc  in  power.  I  therefore  .state  emphatically  that  if  a 
society  whicli  claims  to  repi’esent  the  gardeners  of  Britain, 
“  slams  ”  the  door  in  the  face  of  thousands  who  are  real 
gardeners  at  heart,  as  well  as  thoroughly  callable  men,  because 
they  have  not  served  in  gardens  which  the  augu.st  society  con¬ 
siders  “  of  repute,”  then  I  say  the  society  is  doing  those 
excluded  a  gross  injustice,  and  is  becoming  a  “trust”  for  the 
benefit  of  the  few,”  tnis  being  proved  out  of  their  own  mouths, 
and  not  brought  as  a  charge  by  me.  My  object  in  penning  my 
former  notes  was  certainly  not  to  nullify  the  labours  of  the 
leaders  of  the  organisation,  in  the  laudable  object  of  improving 
the  lot  of  gardeners,  but  rather  to  assist  them,  by  pointing  out 
restrictions  which  must  be  removed  before  the  society  could 
really  claim  to  represent  the  British  gardener,  and  unless  the 
objectional  clause  referring  to  “gardens  of  repute,”  is  with- 
Ono  word  in  regard  to  the  example  of  our  friends  across  the 
sea,  from  whom  we  may  certainly  learn  a  lesson  as  to  the  advan¬ 
tage  of  giving  everybody  an  opportunity  of  rising  by  their 
own  exertions.  A  relative  of  mine  has  recently  returned  to 
Kngland  after  a  13  years’  sojourn  in  the  United  States  of 
America,  and  he  is  very  emphatic  in  declaring  that  the  great 
reason  why  that  countrj'  has  made  such  enormous  strides  in 
manufactures  and  commerce  is  that  employees  in  the  jirincipal 
fiiuns  are  encouraged  to  do  their  level  best.  A  certain  sum  is 
deposited  in  each  firm’s  bank,  and  every  employee,  from  the 
manager  down  to  the  office  boy,  is  fully  aware  that  if,  by  any 
invention  or  suggestion,  they  can  increase  the  iirofits  of  the 
linn,  a  sum  varying  fi'om  one  to  five  thousand  pounds  will  be 
paid  them  at  once,  and  such  sums  are  often  paid  to  employees. 
Do  we  not  also  know  that  many  of  the  giants  of  commerce  in 
(iloriosa  Rothschildiana,  a  new  species  with  ruby=crimson  flowers,  edged  golden. 
dj'awn,  the  society  is  doomed  to  failure  for  this  reason,  viz., 
there  will  be  plenty  of  available  talent  outside  the  society  among 
those  who  are  shut  out,  and  tho.se  who  will  not  join  because  of 
the  injustice  to  others,  consequently  employers  seeking 
gardeners  will  not  be  tied  to  the  rules  of  the  so-called  British 
society,  when  they  find  they  can  be  just  as  Avell  suited  out.side 
it. 
The  general  tendency  in  all  businesses  and  professions  to-day 
is  to  giA'e  the  man  with  ability  an  opportunity  to  rise,  no  matter 
how  humble  a  beginning  he  may  have  made,  and  it  is  altogether 
a  retrogres.sive  movement  to  attempt  to  limit  the  output  of 
gardeners.  All  the  available  taient  in  the  land  should  be  given 
every  opportunity  for  advancement,  then  the  be.st  will  rise 
to  the  top.  and  "those  who  prove  the  best  rvill  not  always  be 
tho.se  who  have  had  the  greatest  opportunities.  Another  strong 
])oint  in  favour  of  the  open  door — which  seems  so  far  to  have 
Ijeen  overlooked —is.  that  by  means  of  tbe  Press,  technical 
schools,  scholarships,  and  free  libraries,  the  advantages  for 
acquiring  knowledge  are  now  so  great  that  young  men  while 
working  in  humble  positions  have  opportunities  of  equipping 
themsel-ves  for  occupying  fhe  highest  posts  in  the  horticultural 
world. 
both  the  Old  and  New  World  started  with  no  natural  advan¬ 
tages  P  yet  the  sages  who  direct  the  affairs  of  the  British 
Gardeners’  .Association  would  slam  the  door  in  the  face  of  such 
men  by  their  odious  clause  about  gardens  of  repute.  British 
gardeners  will  not,  however,  for  long  Ire  fooled  by  such  re¬ 
actionary  schemes,  but  will  demand  that  the  door  shall  be  open 
to  all,  so  that  the  be.st  men  may  rise,  no  matter  Avhere  they 
started  or  from  Avlience  they  conn*.  Only  by  the  recognition  of 
tliis  principle  can  real  co-operation  be  .secured,  or  the  lot  of 
gardeners  impi'oved.  —  H.  D. 
GloriDsa  Rothschildiana. 
'I'liis  noble  new  species  was  one  of  the  certificated  plants 
which  attracted  very  special  attention  at  the  Royal  Horticul- 
tinal  Society’s  exhibition  in  the  Temple  Gardens  on  iMay  31 
and  .Tune  1  and  2.  It  came  from  the  Hon.  Walter  Rothschild 
of  Tring  (gardener,  IMr.  Dye),  and  seemed  both  vigorous,  leafy, 
and  free  flowering.  Our  illustration  shows  a  natural  sized 
flower,  and  the  latter  is  of  a  ruby  crimson  colour,  edged  with 
a  band  of  golden  tint,  about  -J-in  in  breadth.  The  novelty  is 
decidedly  an  acquisition. 
