. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . barrels are the most promi-nent and the samples are of very good trouble is taken in the packing, for whenopened the fruits do not appear to have movedin the least, and all are almost free from H., January 16. 52 THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. [Jancabt 23, 1904. THE GARDENS OF THE ROYALHORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The Societys Gardens were established atChiswick in 1822, and since that time they havebeen locked upon as a leading and importanthelp to horticulture. Of recent years the diff
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . barrels are the most promi-nent and the samples are of very good trouble is taken in the packing, for whenopened the fruits do not appear to have movedin the least, and all are almost free from H., January 16. 52 THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. [Jancabt 23, 1904. THE GARDENS OF THE ROYALHORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The Societys Gardens were established atChiswick in 1822, and since that time they havebeen locked upon as a leading and importanthelp to horticulture. Of recent years the diffi-culties to be contended with at Chiswick. arisingchiefly from the excessive surrounding drainage a school of practical and scientific horticulture,and of increased value and interest to the Fel-lows. Mr. Wilsons wild-garden will be carefullypreserved and continued, whilst other parts of thesite will be devoted to the cultivation of all suchtrees, shrubs, fruits, vegetables, stove, greenhousean 1 hardy plants and flowers as are found to bemost generally useful or ornamental ; to the trial. Fig. 23. -RHODODENDRONS IN THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETYSNEW GARDEN AT WISLEY.(From a photojruph by F. Ma-son Good.) and from the London smoke, have increased withtremendous rapidity. In consequence of whicha desire for a better situated garden has beenfreely expressed, and, thanks to Sir Thomas Han-bury, , this desire is in process of beinggratified. Sir Thomas has purchased 00 acres ofand, including the celebrated wild-garden of thelate Mr. G. F. Wilson, , at Wisley, andhas given it in trust for the Societys use. The Council are anxious to make the Gardens(as far as the funds at their command will allow) of new varieties side by side with old establishedones; to the hybridisation of plants and theraising of new varieties; to experiments in theculture and treatment of those plants whichpossess a floral or decorative as distinguishedfrom a merely scientific value and interest
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