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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
August  6,  1903. 
Gardening  Appointments. 
Mr.  Mabbott,  late  head  gardener  to  G.  E.  Jarvis,  Esq., 
Doddington  Hall,  Lincoln,  has  been  appointed  head  gardener 
to  the  Ladj’  Maud  Rolleston,  Watnall  Hall,  Nottingham,  and 
enters  on  his  duties  there  on  August  4. 
School  of  Gardening. 
At  the  Gardens,  Regent’s  Pai'k,  Mr.  C.  Brinsley  Morley,  vioe- 
president,one  afternoon  c^f  last  veeh  presepted  cei'tificates  to  those 
students  of  the  Royal  Botanic  Society’s  School  of  Practical 
Gardening  who  had  successfully  passed  the  Technical  Education 
Board’s  examination  in  botany  for  intermediate  scholarships.  He 
congratulated  Miss  Verrall  on  having  obtained  two  hundred  and 
seventy-six  marks  out  of  a  possible  three  hundred.  Miss  Sadler 
also  had  passed  very  creditably.  In  all  thirteen  certificates 
were  awarded,  of  which  six  were  taken  by  ladies. 
New  York  Parks. 
The  New  York  City  Park  Commissioners  have  just  issued 
their  report  for  1902.  The  volume  consists  of  200  pages,  with 
maps  and  other  illustrations.  In  the  Borough  of  Manhattair  the 
approximate  area  of  the  public  parks  of  evei-y  character  is  1,415 
acres,  in  Richmond  two  and  three-quarter  acres,  in  Brooklyn 
1,020  acres,  in  Queens  550  acres,  and  in  the  Bronx  3,866  acres, 
a  total  of  about  6,862i  acres.  In  the  Boroughs  of  Manhattan, 
Brooklyn,  Queens,  and  the  Bronx,  there  are  321,561ft  of  park¬ 
ways,  streets,  avenues,  &c.,  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  de- 
pai’tment.  Ihe  vast  playground  for  coming  generations  in  the 
Bronx  is  made  up  principally  by  Bronx  Park,  661  acres,  against 
Central  Park’s  843  acres,  Pelham  Bay  Park,  1,756  acres,  and 
A"an  Cortlandt  Park,  1,132  acres.  All  the  parks  and  the  terri¬ 
tory  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  department  were  improved 
in  general  condition  at  the  end  of  1902. 
Gift  by  Sir  W.  H.  Tate,  Bart. 
The  annual  meeting  of  the  AVoolton  Convalescent  Home  was 
presided  over  by  the  Lord  Mayor  of  Liverpool,  AV.  AA  atson 
Rutherford,  M.P.,  the  company  present  including  the  Lord 
Bislmp  of  the  Diocese,  Sir  AA’illiam  and  Lady  Tate,  and  a  very 
distinguished  company.  Of  the  home  itself  nothing  but  the 
greate.st  praise  can  be  afforded,  the  healthy  position  and  the 
spacious  grounds  giving  every  facility  for  the  poorer  persons  to 
get  health  and  vigour  if  possible.  Much  of  the  ground  is  prettily 
laid  out,  and  now  it  is  proposed  to  deal  similarly  with  the  large 
field  in  h'ont,  Mr.  Herbert,  the  courteous  superintendent  of  the 
Liverpool  parks,  having  prepared  suitable  plans  with  various 
shelters  in  case  of  bad  weather.  Sir  AA’illiam  announced  to  the 
meeting  his  intention  of  defraying  the  .sole  cost  of  one,  an 
anouncement  wdiich  was  heartily  received. — R.  P.  R. 
Weather  and  the  Crops. 
During  the  past  fortnight  heavy  showers  have  fallen  over  most 
parts  of  the  country,  and  in  the  south  of  England  the  rainfall  was_ 
exceedingly  heavy.  The  broken  weather  has  been  rather  tanta¬ 
lising  for  those  engaged  in  haymaking,  but,  as  the  temperature 
has  been  decidedly  high,  the  heat  and  the  moisture  have  been 
very  welcome  for  the  growing  crops.  The  grain  crops  have  been 
stretdiing  out  wonderfully,  and  now  give  promise  of  being  well  up 
to  the  average.  Potatoes  are  looking  very  well  in  general,  and- 
nothing  has  been  heard  as  yet  about  disease  among  the  crop, 
though  undoubtedly  the  sultry,  thundery  weather  lately  ex¬ 
perienced  has  been  very  favourable  for  developing  the  Pero- 
nospora  infestans.  Turnips  are  growing  rapidly,  and  give  promise 
of  being  a  full  crop.  Pastures  are  fresh  and  fairly  luxuriant, 
so  that  there  is  abundance  of  food  for  farm  stock.  AA’ith  bright 
warm  weather,  and  a  refreshing  shower  occasionally,  there  is 
still  a  possibility  that  the  crops  of  this  season  may  turn  out 
much  better  than  was  expected  a  month  ago. — (“North  British 
Agriculturist.”) 
Cricket  Match  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society, 
AA^e  are  requested  to  announce  that  the  R.H.S.  Fruit  v. 
Floral  Committee  cricket  match,  arranged  to  take  place  at 
Holland  Park,  Kensington,  on  the  8th  inst.,  has  been  postponed. 
Temple  House  Gardens,  Great  Marlo-w,  Bucks. 
The  register  of  rainfall  for  July,  1903,  is  4.94in,  and  for 
July,  1902,  0.92.  The  highest  maximum  was  85deg  on  the  1st  of 
the  month,  and  the  lowest  minimum  43deg  on  the  13th  and  24th. 
The  greate'.st  rainfall  for  the  month  was  on  the  17th,  when 
1.64in  was  registered  between  5.45  and  8.30  a.m.  There  was 
thunder  on  the  18th,  19th,  and  22nd,  and  hea\’y  thunder  and 
hailstorm  on  the  29th.  The  highest  maximum  for  July,  1902, 
was  83deg  on  the  14th,  and  the  lowest  minimum  38deg  on  the 
11th. — George  Groves. 
Correction. 
In  our  report  of  the  Cardiff  Show  we  omitted  to  mention  a 
highly  meritorious  exhibit,  viz.,  an  imposing  group  of  Conifers 
and  hardy  shrubs  in  tubs  arranged  to  form  an  avenue  entrance 
to  the  popular  Sweet  Pea  tent.  The  two  sides  were  faced  with 
fine  plants  of  Azalea  mollis,  which  had  been  retarded,  and  with- 
small  groups  of  Lilium  longiflorum  completed  a  most  effective  and, 
attractive  display.  The  specimen  Conifers,  standard  Hollies, 
Portugal  Laurels,  Ac.,  had  already  formed  an  exhibit  at  the 
Holland  House  show.  In  addition  to  the  R.H.S.  award  the 
show  committee  awarded  a  silver-gilt  medal  to  Messrs.  John 
AYaterer  and  Sons,  Limited,  for  this  exhibit. 
Exhibition  of  British  Gro-wn  Fruit  and  Vegetables. 
The  Royal  Horticultural  Society  will  hold  an  exhibition  of 
British  grown  fruits  and  vegetables  at  Chiswick  on  September  29, 
30,  and  October  1.  The  prize  schedule  is  now  ready,  and  con¬ 
tains  in  addition  to  the  list  of  prizes,  an  authoritative  list  of 
dessert  and  culinary  Apples,  Pears,  and  Plums.  Special  prizes 
are  offered  for  preserved  and  bottled  fruits.  A  conference  on 
vegetables  will  be  held  on  Tuesday,  September  29,  at  2.30  p.m., 
Mr.  G.  Bunyard,  A’^.M.H.,  in  the  chair.  The  following  gentle¬ 
men  have  been  asked  to  read  papers  :  (1)  “  On  Cooking  A^ege- 
tables,”  Dr.  Btonavia  and  Mr.  James  Hud.son,  A'.M.H;  (2)  “On 
A/^egetables  all  the  Year  Round  for  a  Private  Family,”  Mr.  AY.  H. 
Divei's;  (3)  “  On  A^egetables  for  Exhibition,”  Mr.  Edwin  Beckett ; 
(4)  “On  Vegetables  for  Market,”  Mr.  AY.  Poupart.  Any  contri¬ 
butions  to  the  conference  will  be  welcomed.  Donations  towards 
the  prize  fund  will  be  gratefully  received  by  the  secretary,  Royal 
Horticultural  Society,  117,  Arictoria  Street,  London,  S.AY.,  of 
whom  copies  of  the  schedule  can  he  obtained.  Applicants  should 
enclose  a  stamped  envelope  ready  addressed  to  themselves. 
The  Lennox  Cup  Competition. 
This  important  and  new  departure  in  horticultural  competi¬ 
tions,  which  has  been  inaugurated  by  Lady  Algernon  Gordon- 
Lennox,  took  place  in  the  beautiful  grounds  of  Broughton 
Castle  on  the  3rd  in.st.  The  weather  fortunately  proved  to 
be  delightfully  fine,  and  the  efforts  of  Lady  Gordon  Lennox 
were  crowned  with  complete  success,  for  the  numerous  exhibits 
were  of  a  very  high  order  of  merit,  and  visitors  flocked  to  see 
the  show  and  surroundings  in  their  thousands.  The  competi¬ 
tion  was  for  village  .societies,  and  was  confined  to  the  three 
counties  of  Oxfordshire,  Northants,  and  AV^arwickshire.  Twelve 
splendid  exhibits  were  staged,  but  the  “  men  of  AYarwickshire,” 
through  the  efforts  of  their  sturdy  representatives  of  Tysoe, 
“  lifted  the  cup,”  and  for  a  year  at  least  that  valuable  trophy 
will  remain  outside  the  county  from  whence  it  came.  The 
Tysoe  exhibit  was  quite  a  remarkable  one,  every  dish  staged 
being  of  fine  quality,  and  in  many  cases  superlatively  good. 
The  crowning  point  being  that  the  whole  Avas  so  beautifully 
staged  as  to  command  the  admiration  of  all.  The  pronounced 
success  of  this  isolated  village  Avas  principally  due  to  the  efforts 
of  the  AV’ells  Bros.  (Avell  knoAvn  for  the  excellence  of  their 
Potato  exhibits  at  the  Midland  shoAv.s),  the  popular  secretary, 
Mr.  J.  Ashley,  and  other  villagers.  The  Banburj’  and  District 
Horticultural  Fnion  Avere  second,  Irthlingborough  (Northants) 
third,  Charbury  fourth.  Chipping  Norton  fifth,  Kenihvorth  and 
Grimsbury,  Banbury  and  Neithrop  Union  equal  sixth,  Guyday 
seventh.  An  objection  was  eventually  lodged  against  Chipping 
Norton  for  shoAving  an  incomplete  collection.  This  is  being  con¬ 
sidered  by  the  committee. 
