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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
December  3,  1903. 
Guildford  Chrysanthemum  Show, 
The  secretary  of  the  Guildford  Chrysanthemum  Society  sends 
us  a  newsnaper  report  of  the  recent  .show,  which  he  says  was 
liighly  successful  and  very  meritorious.  Two  weeks  ago  we 
described  one  of  the  groups  that  was  .shown  there,  and  which 
was  a  model  in  effective  arrangement. 
Trinity  Grove  and  its  Gardener. 
It  is  with  much  pleasure  that  we  notify  the  honour  done  to 
Mr.  A.  McKenzie,  the  gardener  at  Trinity  Grove,  Edinburgh,  by 
a  Leith  newspaper,  which  gives  his  portrait  and  a  biographical 
.sketch.  Trinity  Grove  is  the  residence  of  the  Provost  of  Leith, 
and  is  endowed  with  memories  of  past  notabilities,  and  the 
gardens  are  the  most  charming  of  any  having  a  suburban 
character  that  we  have  seen. 
Annual  Meeting  of  the  N.R  S. 
The  twenty-seventh  annual  general  meeting  of  the  National 
Rose  Society  will  take  place  at  the  rooms  of  the  Horticultural 
Club,  Hotel  Windsor,  Victoria  Street,  Westminster,  on  Thurs¬ 
day  next,  December  10,  at  3.30  p.m.  ;  to  receive  the  report  of 
the  committee ;  to  pass  the  accounts ;  to  elect  the  committee 
and  officers  for  the  ensuing  year;  and  for  a  proposed  alteration 
of  By-Law  5  and  Regulation  1.  The  annual  dinner  will  take 
place  immediately  after,  Mr.  H.  V.  Machin,  vice-president,  in 
the  chair. — E.  Mawley,  Hon.  Sec. 
Practical  Help  in  Plant  Naming. 
In  the  Brighton  Museum,  observes  the  “Daily  Chronicle,”  a 
plan  has  been  adopted  that  is  of  great  interest  and  educational 
value.  Persons  are  encouraged  to  bring  in  fresh  bunches  of  local 
wild  flowers,  culled  during  their  walks,  to  one  of  the  officials,  who 
ari'anges  the  specimens  each  morning  in  glass  vases  containing 
water,  and  affixes  both  the  botanical  and  English  names.  It  is 
l^leasant  to  see  the  air  of  refreshment  with  which  the  surprised 
visitor,  jaded  by  a  weary  round  among  geological  specimens, 
stuffed  animals,  &c.,  pauses  before  the  stand  containing  the  va.ses 
and  looks  for  the  name  of  some  flower  whose  prettiness  has  struck 
him  in  his  rambles,  and  to  which  he  now,  as  it  wei’e,  obtains  a 
formal  introduction. 
Mutual  Improvement  Societies. 
The  Paignton  (Devon)  gardeners  had  a  “  Question  Night  ”  on 
the  occasion  of  their  recent  meeting.  Questions  as  follows  were 
put  ;  Do  you  consider  Parsley  a  vegetable  or  a  herb  ?  Are 
Antirrhinums,  Gladioli,  and  Roses  perennials?  What  is  the  best 
and  safest  treatment  for  scale  on  Pear  trees?  Frbm  what  section 
of  Carnation  is  the  Malmaison  raised?  Do  you  know  a  more 
interesting  and  diversified  family  than  Solanums?  *  The 
Devon  and  Exeter  Society  was  to  have  had  Mr.  Shrivell  to  lecture 
on  Chemical  Manures,  but  having  missed  his  train  in  London  he 
could  not  resell  Exeter.  The  meeting  therefore  (which  had 
assembled)  proceeded  to  deliver  itself  of  the  experience  held  by 
its  members  on  the  subject,  and  a  profitable  evening  was  passed. 
The  Golden  Flower. 
On  reading  the  remarks  in  last  week’s  number,  page  491, 
under  the  heading  ;  “  The  Golden  Flower,”  I  find  your  photographic 
corre.spondent  has  got  mixed  in  reference  to  Mr.  G.  Hall’s  exhibit 
of  12  incurved  Japs,  which  you  say  won  for  him  the  silver  chal¬ 
lenge  cuii  and  a  gold  medal.  In  the  first  place  the  challenge  cup 
was  awarded  tO'  Mr.  Hall  for  36  Japs,  12  varietie.s,  3  of  each, 
.shown  in  vases,  and  better  flowers,  I  am  sure,  have  not  been  seen 
this  year ;  and,  secondly,  I  feel  sure  the  12  incurveds  illustrated 
in  the  Journal  did  not  belong  to  Mr.  Hall.  Your  correspondent 
told  me  that  he  had  an  uirfortunate  accident  with  the  plates  of 
the  best  exhibits,  and  hence  the  confusion  in  the  description 
that  appeared,  I  hope  you  will,  in  justice  to  Mr.  Hall,  have  the 
matter  corrected. — C.  S.  Euiuge,  Southampton. 
[We  relied  on  the  notes  sent  by  our  correspondent,  and  regret 
that  a  mistake  was  made.  It  is  especially  satisfactory  to  be  able 
to  say  now  that  Mr.  Hall’s  flowers  were  of  such  high  excellence. — 
Ed.] 
The  R.H.  S.  Journal. 
The  volume  up  to  October  has  been  issued,  but  our  review 
of  its  contents  has  had  to  be  held  over  for  another  week, 
Mr.  W.  Horne  sen. 
We  regret  to  learn  that  Mr.  W.  Horne,  of  Perry  Hill,  Cliffe, 
near  Rochester,  has  had  a  very  serious  illness,  and  was  unable 
to  be  present  at  the  sale  of  fruit  trees  and  Potatoes  held  by  his 
firm  last  week.  There  was  a  slight  improvement  in  hi.s  condition 
cn  Monday. 
Gardening  Appointments. 
Mr.  H.  Foster,  for  some  years  foreman  in  Hadsor  Hou.se 
Gardens,  Droitwich,  and  formerly  of  Strathfieldsaye  and  Warwick 
Castle,  has  been  appointed  head  gardener  to  F.  E.  Muntz,  Esq., 
Umberslade,  Warwickshire.  *  *  Mr.  A.  Garner,  late  foreman 
in  the  gardens  at  Wellesbourne  House,  Warwick,  has  been 
appointed  head  gardener  to  General  Gunter,  at  Boston  Hall, 
Boston  Spa,  Yorkshire. 
Sheffield” Chrysanthemum  Show,  1931. 
The  Sheffield  Chi-y.santhemum  Society’s  next  show  will  be  held 
cn  Friday  and  Saturday,  November  11  and  12,  1904.  •  Judges: 
Me.ssrs.  H.  J.  Jones,  D.  B.  Crane,  H.  Weeks,  and  T.  Welch. 
The  schedule  is  being  thoroughly  revised  and  brought  up  to 
present  requirements,  and  will  be  issued  early  in  the  new  year. 
Reader.s  may  have  one  by  sending  a  post-card  to  Mr.  M.  H. 
Willfcrd,  secretary,  96,  Greenlicn  Street  Walkley,  Sheffield. 
Liverpool  Botanic  Gardens. 
The  Begonia  Gloire  de  Lorraine  is  grown  here  in  large  quan¬ 
tities,  and  the  plants  are  arranged  in  ma!;ises  along  the  front 
.staging  of  the  warm  houses,  interspersed  with  groups  of  Cattleyas 
and  other  choice  Orchids  and  Ferns.  Especially  noticeable  is 
the  effect  created  by  large  baskets  filled  with  this  Begonia,  hung 
throughout  these  hou&e.s.  Later  batches  are  in  readiness  to  keep 
up  the  supply,  .so-  as  to  extend  over  as  long  a  period  as  possible. 
We  are  pleased  to  hear  that  this  has  been  a  record  year  as  regards 
numbers  pa,ssing  through  the  houses — hundreds  of  the  general 
public  taking  the  advantage  placed  before  them.  For  general 
floral  display  these  gardens  are  second  to  none,  and  must  be  most 
gratifying  to  the  Parks  and  Gardens  Committee  in  having  such 
a  “  curator  ”  in  charge. — J. 
Missouri  Botanical  Garden  Destroyed. 
In  cur  issue  for  July  18  this  year,  Shaw’.s  garden  described 
from  its  foundation  to  the  present.  This  garden,  we  now  learn 
with  regret,  was  visited  by  a  mast  destructive  fire  early  Saturday 
morning,  November  7.  The  boiler  house,  which  supplies  heat  for 
the  Orchid  range  and  several  of  the  growing  houses,  was  com¬ 
pletely  destroyed.  Half  the  East  India  and  Mexican  houses  were 
a  wreck,  as  were  also  portions  of  the  Orchid  and  succulent  pro¬ 
pagating  houses.  From  a  monetary  standpoint  it  is  estimated 
that  1,000  dollars  will  cover  the  Ic.ss  to  the  buildings,  and  2, .500 
the  loss  in  plants.  The  latter  loss  is  much  greater  than  the 
figures  indicate,  as  a  large  number  of  £pecie.s  and  varieties,  200  in 
number,  will  require  years  to  replace.  This  is  especially  true  in 
the  Orchid  houses,  which,  while  not  de.stroyed  entirely,  were 
subjected  to  heavy  smoke  and  intense  heat.  The  collection  of 
Selaginella,  representing  28  .species,  was  completely  destroyed, 
the  heat  being  so  intense  that  the  heavy  zinc  labels  were  melted 
down  tO'  the  soil  in  the  pots.  Among  the  varieties  lost  were  a 
number  of  Staghorn  Ferns,  such  as  Platycerium  grande  and 
P.  sethiopicum.  Among  the  Palms  were  single  and  grand  .speci¬ 
mens  of  Licuala  grandis  with  a  spread  of  10ft;  Martinezia 
caryotcefolia,  Licuala  Jeananceyi,  Dsemonorops  Melanochsetes, 
Chamsedorea  Ne  Plus  Ultra,  Hyophorbe  Verschaffelti,  and 
Linospadix  Petrickiana.  The  Nepenthes,  insectivorous  plants, 
and  many  of  the  finest  Anthuriums,  such  as  A.  Veitchi,  were  badly 
damaged.  Of  the  collection  of  Orchids,  which  comprised  about 
600  species  and  varieties,  there  were  only  7.5  species  uninjured. 
A  remarkably  fine  specimen  of  Cattleya  Percivaliana ;  Angrajcum 
se.squipedale,  all  of  the  Vandas,  and  perhaps  the  finest  collection 
of  Florida  Orchids  in  the  United  States,  are  in  the  ruins. 
Cypiipedium  x  Wm.  Trelease,  a  cross  between  C.  Rothschildianum 
and  C.  Parishi,  svas  also  badly  damaged.  It  was  one  of  the  mo,st 
beautiful  Cypripediums  in  the  garden,  and  was  highly  prized, 
as  it  was  named  in  honour  of  the  director  of  the  garden. 
