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JOURNAL  OF  HORriGULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER,  Dccember'a^,  1903  ^ 
Executive  Committee  of  the  N.C.S. 
A  largely  attended  meeting  ot  tlie  executive  committee  was 
lield  at  CaiT’s  Hestanrant,  2Go,  Strand,  on  the  14th  inst.,  Mr. 
Thoma.s  Bevan  presiding.  Tlie  minutes  ot  tlie  last  meeting 
liaving  been  read,  the  secretary  reported  tliat  the  president, 
i\Ir.  Charles  E.  Shea,  had  generously  promised  to  renew  his 
special  prizes  at  the  November  Show  in  1904.  The  prize 
money  awarded  at  the  December  Show  was  announced  to  bo 
£82  18s.,  the  secretary  stating  that  several  who  had  entered 
were  unable  to  exhibit  owing  to  the  rapid  fading  of  their 
flowers  consecpient  upon  the  damp  weather.  An  interim 
financial  statement  was  submitted,  showing  a  balance  in  hand 
at  the  bank,  after  paying  the  December  prize  money,  of 
£160  Gs.  Id.  To  this  was  supplemented  a  statement "  that 
cheques  had  that  evening  l)een  drawn  for  £102  14s.  Id.,  leaving 
a  balance  of  £o7  12s.  ;  that  I’ealisable  a.s.sets  might  reasonably 
be  jput  at  £G5 ;  the  outgoings  to  the  end  of  the  year,  about 
£45  :  .so  there  was  every  probability  of  a  satisfactory  siu'plus 
at  the  end  of  the  year. 
The  chairman  leported  the  officers  had  waited  upon  the 
general  manager  of  the  Crystal  Palace  Company,  and  they  had 
suggested  some  increase  in  the  amount  given  by  the  Company 
for  the  November  Show,  and  he  had  every  reason  to  believe 
there  would  be  a  favourable  respon.se;  also 'that  it  was  practi¬ 
cally  understood  there  would  be  no  other  exhibition  held  in 
connection  with  the  November  Show  in  1904.  It  was  resolved 
that  in  addition  to  the  November  Show  next  year  there  should 
be  the  usual  early  exhibition  on  October  4  and  5,  and  a  late 
show  on  December  8  and  9. 
Ihe  s^ecretary  stated  that  by  way  of  adding  to  the  interest 
of  the  November  exhibition,  some  members  of  the  comnl^ttee 
and  othens  h.ad  promised  special  prizes  of  five  shillings  for  the- 
be.st  individual  blooms  of  certain  varieties  of  Chrysanthemums 
they  named,  to  be  selected  from  the  whole  show,‘ and  that  he 
had  reason  to  believe  some  .sixty  of  the.se  prizes  at  least  would 
he  forthcoming.  Several  members  of  the  committee  present 
^gnihed  their  wi.sh  also  to  give  prizes  for  varieties  they  named, 
file  details  would  bo  considered  by  the  .schedule'  revision 
sub-committee,  who  would  make  recommendations  to  the 
executive  committee. 
•  further  stated  that  an  old  and  liberal  supporter  of  the 
society  had  offered  the  sum  of  five  guineas  towards  an  evenin.o- 
exhibition  of  the  best  later-flowering  market  varieties,  to  be 
held  near  Covent  Garden  either  just  before  or  jmst  after 
Chri.stma.s.  1904.  The  main  object  sought  would  be  to  ascer- 
^  varieties  for  producing  the  best  effects  under 
aitincial  light.  It  was  believed  market  growers  and  salesmen 
noiild  become  intere.sted  in  the  experiments,  and  give  it  sub¬ 
stantial  support.  The  secretary  will  reiiort  progress  at  th'' 
next  meeting  of  the  committee. 
The  annual  audit  of  blooms  at  the  November  Show  in  tlm 
competitive  colhmtions  was  submitted  by  the  trea.siirer,  Mr.  A^ 
lajlor,  all  bunches  being  .set  down  as  individual  blooms.  Erom 
t  ns  .statement  it  appeared  that  1,7G4  blooms  had  been  staged, 
against  2,o44  in  1902,  and  8,878  in  1901,  the  decrease  in  the 
present  year  being  largely  attributable  to  the  incidence  of 
the  neather.  A  divLsion  of  the  blooms  into  their  several 
cla.sse.s  showed:  Japane.se.  1,086;  incurved,  444;  reflexed  24- 
huge  Anemone  flowered,  132;  Anemone  pompons  (bunches),  12- 
pompons  (bunches)  48 ;  singles  (biinche.s),  18.  The  greate.st 
eiiterfd”?!- ' ni  the  Japanpe  blooms;  several  exhibitors  who 
of  their  flowlrs  Show  failing  to  appear  from  decav 
Himfnn  TdV.  f  elected,  and  the  Dar- 
ington  Hoiticultural  Society  ivas  admitted  to  affiliation  The 
proceedings  clo.sed  with  a  vote  of  thanks  to  the  chahman. 
Rust  on  Chrysanthemums. 
Though  the  rust  has  not  been  anything  like  so  raiiiiiant 
Sr  Av'f  r'bhT't  “r'--  imnimltv  Olio  “S 
si.re'id  tram  lei'?  tn'‘'lkf°‘ 
^pieacl  tioin  leaf  to  leaf,  and  in  very  many  then,  it  defoliated 
th.  ii  -ants  as  in  past  .seasons;  and  there  were  far' too  much  for 
a  healthful  advance  of  the  blooms  in  every  case  One  firm  of 
nurserymen  has  this  year  expelled  entiVelv  their  stock  of 
Chi ysanthemiims  because  rust  was  so  virulent  as  tn  mal-o  i-n  ■ 
profitless.  Tl,ev  elect  to ili  Xl  tl  a,  c  w 
k;"-  flonsts'  v.-oA.  a„,d  ,,  l,icl,  tl.ev'have  an  eit;,."lro ’„„7 
1  t.  fo  t.iem  this  mast  he  a  matter  ot  seriotts  nioi  eat,  aai! 
the  step  taken  is  one  that  would  not  suggest  itself  except 
under  such  extraordinary  misfortune. 
The  dying  out  of  the  infection  was  a  subject  of  slight  di:-- 
ciission  la.st  year  in  the  -lournal  pages,  and  the  editor  would, 
I  feel  sure,  welcome  any  further  comment  calculated  to  assuage 
the  dreaded  fear  in  this  dire  affliction.  A  prolilem  that  seems 
difficult  of  elucidation  is.  Why  should  one’s  neighbour,  only  a 
short  journey  di.stant,  be  ab.soiutely  free  from  infestation,  while- 
one’s  own  continue  under  the  baneful  influence  of  the  rust 
spores?  Diseases  one  would  naturally  expect  to  be  more 
rampant  in  a  year  of  rain  and  absent  sunshine  than  in  a  more 
normal  one,  but  the  fates  seem,  so  far  as  I  can  gather,  to  have 
decreed  it  otherwi.se.  But  even  this  small  speck  of  consolation 
scarcely  justifies  the  hope  that  the  near  future  portends 
immunity  almost,  or  quite  wholly,  as  affecting  the  market 
plant  or  the  .specimen  bloom. — IE  A. 
Novelties. 
Single-flowered  Varieties. 
Captain  Allsop  is  a  finely  formed  flower,  rich  yellow  in  colour. 
Mrs.  G.  W.  Forbes  has  flowers  fully  oin  in  diameter,  of  a  rich 
purple  maroon  colour.  Felix,  terra-cotta,  very  attractive. 
Starlight,  pure  white  with  pointed  petals,  very  free. 
Pretoria,  yellow.  The  florets  are  wide  apart,  very  attractive. 
Sir  G.  Bullongh,  rich  yellow.  Annie  Farin,  dark  red.  Horatia, 
terra-cotta  ba.se,  gold  tips.  Mrs.  C.  Symus  is  best  described  as 
rose  coloured  Alary  Ander.''on. 
The  Bride,  pure  white,  with  a  curl  at  the  tips  of  each  petal, 
fully  Gin  in  diameter.  Elsie  Neville,  crimson  terra-cotta.  Kate 
Williams,  rich  yellow.  Miss  F.  AVilcox,  white  flushed  pink  with 
a  most  charming  disc. 
Mrs.  T.  C.  Warden,  pure  white.  Mrs.  E.  Roberts,  pale  pink. 
Airs.  R.  AI.  Parkins,  clear  yellow.  Glorious,  a  large  Japanese 
variety,  rose  colour,  base  of  petals  white.  Kathleen  Pestifie.ld, 
deep  ro,se,  with  a  white  ring  at  the  base. 
T’he  Queen,  Japanese  type,  with  twisted  petals,  crimson  red. 
Clibran’s  20th  Century,  golden  bronze,  shaded  yellow.  Kate 
Williams,  golden  yellow,  florets  twi.sted.  Ladysmith,  pink,  very 
free.  Alary  Paul,  a  soft  Alalmaison  colour,  passing  to  white. 
Airs.  R.  J.  Lockhart,  dark  criimson.  with  yellow  disc  and  tip.s 
of  florets.  Nora,  soft  pink,  with  a  pure  white  zone  ai'ound  the 
disc.  Star  of  Honour,  pure  white,  with  a  cream  centre. 
Incurved  Varieties. 
Alildred  Lyne  is  a  sport  from  the  well  known  Airs.  H.  J. 
Jones.  The  colour,  gold,  striped  and  suffused  with  rose,  a  dis¬ 
tinctly  promising  variety. 
Embleme  Portevine  has  ffowers  fully  5in  in  diameter.  The 
florets  are  short,  very  thickly  set.  Tlie  colour  is  rich  orange 
yellow.  Air.  F.  King  is  .soft  pink  in  colour,  with  long  narrow 
petals,  closely  incurving. 
AI.  L.  de  Lebusqutte,  crimson  colour  on  surface,  with  cho.st- 
nut  reverse,  a  closely  incurving  variety. 
Decorative  Varieties. 
Madame  Emilien  Jolivet  is  an  improved  Mdlle.  Alelanie  Fabre, 
rose  pink,  edged  with  purple.  Pride  of  Keston  is  a  small 
flowered  Japanese  variety,  violet  purple  in  colour,  very  dwarf 
and  free.  Scarlet  Prince,  a  free  flowering  bright  red  Japanese. 
Indian  Chief,  rich  red. — E.  AIolyneux. 
Modern  Progress  in  Horliculture.' 
(Concluded  from  itaeje  556.) 
One  of  the  most  potent  aids  to  progress  in  horticulture  is 
travel.  We  must  all  go  to  gardens,  nurseries,  or  exhibition.s 
both  at  home  and  especially  abroad  to  obtain  new  ideas  and 
methods  and  to  see  what  cur  competitor.s  are  doing.  The  decora¬ 
tive  plant  cultures  of  Bruges,  Ghent,  Brussels,  the  bulbs  at 
Leiden  or  Haarlem,  the  shrubs  and  trees  at  Boskoop,  are  only  a 
few  of  the  object  lessons  in  commercial  gardening  our  own 
growers  ought  to  .see  for  themselves.  Even  so  it  seems  to  be 
still  a  case  of  demand  exceeding  supplies,  or  an  excess  of  popula¬ 
tion  over  the  present  cultivation  and  produce  cf  the  land.  As 
things  are  at  present  there  seems  ample  room  for  progress  in 
the  shape  of  more  good  market  gardening,  despite  the  fact  that 
other  countries  may  pcs.sc.s.s  natural  advantages,  mich  as  a  better 
climate.  State  aid  and  instruction,  cheaper  land  and  labour;  and 
last,  but  not  least,  better  co-operative  information  bureaus  and 
cheaper  transit  charges  as  well.  English  market  gardeners  are 
often  too  exclusive  and  independent;  thev  fight  shy  of  co-opera¬ 
tion  as  a  rule,  and  .so  they  are  practically  at  the  mercy  of  the 
big  carriers,  whether  by  rail  or  otherwise. 
One  very  patent  sign  of  progress  nowadays  consists  in  the 
specialisation  going  on,  especially  in  trade  or  market  garden¬ 
ing.  Some,  indeed  many,  of  our  best  cultivators  are  specialists 
*  A  paper  read  befo.'e  the  llorticultur  il  CliiL,  London,  ))y  F.  \V.  BurbiJ^e, 
V.RI.  H.  Prin  ed  in  Journal  of  the  Uoyal  Iloriicultural  Soci.-ty. 
