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President :
Mr. FRED J. CHAPPLE

Vice-Presidents :
Mrs. RonaLtp GRAY Mrs. Davip METHENY
Mr. J. P. ARDRON Mr. Haro_tp W. COPELAND
Mr. D. McCLINTocK Mr. P. S. Patrick

Chairman :
SIR JOHN CHARRINGTON

Secretary :
Mrs. C. I. MacLeop
Yew Trees, Horley Row, Horley, Surrey
Telephone: Horley 2080

Committee :
Mrs. A. H. BOWERMAN Mr. B. G. LonpDon
Mrs. M. PALMER Mr. G. MITCHELL
Mr. H.C. ELtis Mr. H. L. NicHorson
Mr. J. F. Letts Mr. P. S. PATRICK

Mr. F. J. STEVENS

Editor :
Mri Ps S: PATRICK
16, Prospect, Corsham, Wilts.
Telephone: Corsham 2330

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CONTENTS

In Memoriam . . : Miss I. Kellam-Smith ..

The Secretary’s Report

From the Editor

Thoughts on Heathers in 1968. Sir John Charrington
Progress at Harlow Car. J. P. Ardron

Visit to Western Ireland, J. E. Firich

A Letter from America. Mrs. Elizabeth C: Newton ...

For the Smaller Garden. J. P. Ardron

Heathers in Britain’s Coldest County. D. Crabbie. .
Mrs Pato)

Pyrenean Quest. D. A. Richards.

Heather . . . A Cure for many Ills. Fred J. Chapple

Mycorrhiza . . . A Lesson in living pea
Prof. Alan Gemmell.

Other Heather Plants. David McClintock. ...
Some Recent Papers connected with Heathers.
R.H.S. Awards to Hardy Heathers, 1873-1968.
The Story of Erica Cinerea Golden Drop. ...
List of Members. ..

Erica Ciliaris ‘David McClintock’ ...

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In Memoriam:
MISS I. KELLAM-SMITH

It is with very great regret that we
have to record the death on Easter
Sunday, 1968, of Miss I. Kellam-Smith,
the Assistant Secretary.

Miss Kellam-Smith was one of our
Foundation members, volunteering to
serve on the Committee which was
set up at the Inaugural Meeting in
February, 1963. Very soon she offered
to undertake the duties of minuting
secretary and extended her work to include the duplica:-
ing of our notices. In December, 1964, she suffered a
serious heart attack and from then on she was unable to
attend committee meetings. Her work at home continued
however, and she remained a staunch and most valuable
counsellor in whatever difficulties the young Society
encountered. In her companion and friend Miss Ella
Filmore she found inestimable help and comfort. We
like to remember that she was thus able to attend most
of our country visits to Wisley and Windsor and the
garden parties given by our members.

Her other great interest during these years of retire-
ment from her position as Headmistress of Wateringbury
School, Kent, was as Secretary of the Channel Swim-
mers’ Association. She had been told that she must give
up this work and the thought was heart-breaking to her.
The decision did not have to be taken: she died peace-
fully while on a short visit to the Isle of Wight.

We extend our deepest sympathy to Miss Filmore and
remain grateful in the memory of all that Miss Kellam-
Smith did for the Heather Society and in the realisation
of the happiness she derived from it.

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THE SECRETARY’S REPORT

At the Annual General Meeting held on April 3rd,
1968, in a Committee Room at the Royal Horticultural
Society's New Hall, the proposal was made by the
President, Mr. F. J. Chapple, that we should show our
appreciation of the work of certain of our members by
asking them to become Vice-Presidents of the Society:
We therefore approached two prominent members in |
England and two in the U.S.A. Mr. J. P. Ardron of
Sheffield, Mr. David McClintock of Kent, Mrs. Dorothy —
Metheny of Seattle, Washington and Mr. Harold Cope-
land of Chatham, Massachusetts. It was gratifying to us
that all four accepted the honour.

Mr. Ardron needs no introduction. He has been the
moving spirit in the Harlow Car project and thanks to
him and to other keen workers in our Northern Group
the extended heather garden envisaged there is taking
shape. Mr. McClintock is well-known both as author and
broadcaster with wide ranging interests embracing
many aspects of both plant life and wild life. Mrs.
Metheny whom we had the pleasure of meeting at
Wisley in 1965 expects to be in the United Kingdom
again in 1969. Her beautiful sketches illustrated the very
fine monograph on Ericaceous plants dedicated to the
memory of Mrs. Page Ballard and she is in very close
contact with the Arboretum. of the University of
Washington. Mr. Copeland has kept up an unflagging
correspondence with both Mr. Chanple and Mr. Patrick,
and his garden on Cape Cod can claim to have the mest
extensive collection of heathers in the U.S.A. He too
works in co-operation with an arboretum, the Arnold
Arboretum. We are pleased to know that our former
Editor, Mrs. P. Harper, now living in Connecticut has
visited Mr. Copeland and other members in the vicinity.

The Bulletins which began modestly with two issues
of four pages in 1967 have been extended and in 1968 we
produced three, double the size. As Secretary I have
been able to comment on our activities as they have
occurred, thus obviating the need for an overlong
Annual Report now.

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New members have been listed in the three Supple-
ments and it remains for me to state that the member-
ship at the time of writing has reached 654.

From The Editor

To the regret of all in the Heather Society who knew
her, Mrs. Harper moved to America early last year,
where her husband had earlier taken up a business
appointment. This was a great blow for the Society to
which her talents and interests had been given so freely
and charmingly and we shall miss her, no one more so
than the writer of this column, Our loss is certainly gain
for America’s heather growers, amateur and professional,
and we hope to have an increase in the membership of
this Society as a result of the “missionary” journeys she
expects to make! We wish for Mr. and Mrs, Harper, and

- young Niki, all they would ever wish for themselves.

In the preparation of this, the sixth “Year Book” I
have been more than ever conscious of the number of
-_ people to whom the Editor (any editor I suppose) is
indebted, and it would be most ungracious of me if I
failed to put my thanks into print. Without exception the
eontributors of the articles willingly accepted my
invitation to write for us, and what a wide variety of
interesting subjects they cover. To them I send my most
grateful thanks. Notwithstanding the multiplicity of her
duties as Secretary/Treasurer, keeping in touch with a
membership of over 650, editing three “Bulletins” a year.
etc., Mrs. MacLeod somehow finds time to help the Editor
in a variety of ways, and always ready to do more for all
of which he is most grateful. My thanks too to Mr. B. G.
London who undertook to be Advertising Manager and
has done it so very well. And thanks to our printers,
Messrs. Butchers of Ascot, who a year ago coped so well
with names and phrases with which they were not well
acquainted, and did it all with so little fuss. And last but
not least, our thanks to our advertisers, to whom please
give your support.

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THOUGHTS ON HEATHER—1968

Str JoHN CHARRINGTON, CRockHaM Hi, Kent.

1. IN APRIL
On LEAVES

There are, unfortunately, several large beech trees
both in and near to my garden as well as some Spanish —
Chestnuts. The result is that from November onwards
trying to keep my heathers reasonably free of leaves is ~
an endless job. We are now at the end of the winter; the
dead leaves are dry and no more are appearing. But I
have learned one lesson this winter, and that is that
much as I like Daboecia it is, when a few years old, the
worst possible trap for leaves. I am so tired of picking
them from the wiry maze of stems that I have decided
to do away with most of my plants of Daboecia.

I have now two wire compounds for dead leaves, one
for those of 1966/67 and another for the 1967/68 crop.
I propose to use the first lot in the autumn to mulch the
Azalea and heather beds.

On Erica vagans

I have a growing feeling that whether one is particul-
arly fond of this species or not, they are the most reliable
doers of any sort. They grow into a nice light mass, and
I do not remember ever having a vagans plant that
failed. They also appeal to me as a type.

On Erica cinerea

In contrast to what I have written above, I find the
cinereas not always dependable. To my mind a well
grown plant of ‘Cevennes’ is as beautiful a show of
heather as any I know, but how dreadfully unreliable it
is. Mrs. Letts, I believe it is, who has advanced the
theory that ‘Cevennes’ tends to flower itself to death,
but I have found my losses are no means confined to
those plants with the most bloom. Much as I admire it I
am afraid I am going to have to clear the bed and replant
with another cultivar. cee

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On Erica carnea

‘Springwood White’ is, I realise, the first in most
people’s choice and a wonderful plant it is, but I have a
high opinion of ‘Heathwood’ and fancy this cultivar
is not sufficiently well known. I can strongly recommend
it as a sturdy, free flowering, compact shaped plant.
I first saw it one September in the Trial Grounds at
Wisley, and on the strength of its appearance, out of
season, ordered a dozen and am well pleased with my
judgement. It is now nearly No.1 carnea in my view.

‘Springwood Pink’ seems to me to lag a long way
behind its white namesake, and I doubt if it would be
so widely grown if it were not called ‘Springwood.’
‘King George’ in my garden is a most satisfactory plant.

ON THE SIZE OF PLANTS

I wonder whether the Society could fix a minimum
size for plants coming from the trade. I do not expect
every grower to send fine well grown specimens which
some dealers give us, but last autumn I received some
which were so minute that I am always in danger cf
pulling them up when cultivating round them as they
are nearly invisible. It would be a great pity for some-
- one new to heather growing to receive such plants as
their first experience.

2. IN AUGUST
IN PRAISE OF CALLUNAS

We all think highly of the carneas when they make
such a brave show at a time when there is little else,
but I fancy that all would agree that for quality the best
of the Callunas must come first. ‘H. E. Beale’ must have
been supreme for many years but some of Mr. Sparkes’
more recent cultivars, such as ‘Elsie’ and ‘Ralph Purnell’
‘make an even more striking display. How well vases of
these cultivars, and some of the foliage plants, many
raised by J. W. ‘Sparkes, would have looked in the R.H.S.
Hall in September. We are pleased to note that the
R.H.S. have put the “autumn” competitions into Sept-
ember in 1969.

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‘County Wicklow’ though not so upstanding as those
I have mentioned, is a lovely shade of pink and a
special favourite of mine.

On PLAGUE SPOTS

I am still bothered by certain patches in otherwise
suitable beds, in which no heather will grow. I have
tried planting ‘King George,’ the sturdy carnea, where
Callunas have regularly failed (in case the cause of
failure was lime) but to no avail. I am coming to regara ~
these places as plague spots and give them up on grow-
ing heathers. :

(Sir John Charrington is not the only one bothered by
“plague spots,” and it would be interesting, and valuable,
to know what other sufferers have done to improve such
places. Ed.).

Progress at Harlow Car

The Bulletins have reported brief details of the three
meetings of combined Groups 3, 4 and 5 in 1968. In the
September issue of “The Northern Gardener” the
journal of the Northern Horticultural Society, an
advertisement was accompanied by an account of the
Heather Garden project. As a result we can now
welcome to our membership several Fellows of the
N.H.S.; a friendly quid pro quo for the many Heather
Society members who are Fellows of the N.H.S.

But also arising from this, it is with great pleasure
that we enlist in our ranks four volunteers who are to
undertake the recording and growth history of the
Heathers being planted. Interviews with them have
established that, being resident locally, they will be able
to fill this important role.

As a result of the list issued with the last Year Book,
donations have provided 40 more varieties and we have
commenced purchasing others. The tally now exceeds
300 varieties. .

“A deal of correspondence and interviews has kept. the
project moving and the support of many members has

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been very constructive. Mr. D. McClintock has put his
fund of knowledge at our disposal without stint, for
which we are most grateful.

We now look forward to the 1969 programme, details
of which will be advised by circulars to be issued with
the Bulletins. J.P.A.

Visit to Western Ireland

J. E. Frncu, Twyrorp, Brerks.

In Bulletin No.4 issued in the summer of 1968, Mrs.

MacLeod gave her impressions of the Society’s visit to
Western Ireland in Avril and a full account in the Year
Book was promised. While a literal interpretation of the
word “full” might prove interesting to those 20 or so who
took part, the other 600 readers of the Year Book are
hardly likely to take the same view. This account is
designed rather to show how a groun of members, most
of them without botanical knowledge, were able to
learn a good deal about heather and other flowers in
Western Ireland while thoroughly enjoying its scenic
- delights.
Let it be said at once that without the botanical know-
ledge and kindly leadershin of David McClintock most
of us would have had unseeing eyes. As it was, we soon
learned not to expect very often such stretches of
mediterranea as that on the east side of Bellacragher
Bay, but to look for low and solitary bushes with perhaps
a few flowers only of a dull nink. We probably over-
looked a good many of these, but we like to think that
what we did see helped materially to fill in the heather
‘map’ for addition to earlier records. Mr. McClintock
summarised our finds in a paper which is to be published
in the Irish Naturalists’ Journal.

The heather varied widely in its distribution, quality
and quantity, but when it was good, which it frequently
was, it was superb. The colours ranged from very. pale
to deep pinkish-mauve, i.e. ‘Brightness’ colour, but only
a few seemed distinct enough to make cuttings worth

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while. We did not find the single albino bush at
Bellacragher Bay which Mrs. O’Hare, wife of the Officer- —
in-Charge of the Peatland Experimental Station found in
1953 (although it is still there), nor the pure pink bushes
seen by Mr. McClintock near L. Carrowmore in 1966.
The latter have, however, already been collected and
propagated.
We did not manage to visit the area where the heather
grows perhaps almost as abundantly as it does near
Mulrany, that is, on the southern and south western —
slopes of Mweelrea in southern Co. Mayo. This is indeed —
remote and requires quite a walk, but from all accounts
would be well worth the effort. Nor did we cover, other
than sketchily, the coast from Achill Sound northward to
Belmullet. There were other smaller areas which we
were unable to see. An indication of these is given in
Mr. McClintock’s paper (Irish Naturalists’ Journal).

Most of one day was spent at the Peatlanid
Experimental Station at Glenamoy, Co. Mayo. Here Mr.
P. J. O'Hare was kindness itself, showing us the modern
meteorological equipment, the fascinating work of
making the most of the deep peatlands—including the
growing of bamboo and some vegetable crops—and the
shelter belts of larches, pines and the like, on the wind-
ward side of which Phormium tenax (New Zealand flax)
is being grown as a possible commercial crop. These
shelter belts are very necessary in this part of Mayo, -
where the wind can reach 100 m.p.h. in winter. Mr.
O’Hare also showed us the Grouse Research Unit, the
object of which is to recolonise Red grouse, whose
natural and essential food is heather.

Mr. O’Hare had made a special search for the heather
in his part of Mayo, and we are delighted to be able to
reproduce a photograph of one of two colonies he found
north of L. Conn, the most north easterly place in which
it occurs. He was also kind enough to accompany us to a
colony unexpectedly growing by salt marshes near

Barnatra and to a mile or so of it along the shore line
of L. Carrowmore, the level of which has dropped in
recent years. Later, Miss A. Folan, the Nature Conserva-
tion Officer for the Republic, took us to a very wet bog

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near Bellacorrick peat-fuelled power station to see a
group of North American pitcher plants, Sarracenia
purpurea, which had been planted there a year or sc
earlier in an attempt to establish them.

The Salmon Research Station near L, Furnace was of
great interest, not only on account of its work but
because of a large area of mediterranea round some, but
by no means all, of its shores.

A boat trio to Clare Island eventually materialised
after postponements because of a rough sea. The island
is often cut off during the winter and life must be hard
for the 350 inhabitants. For us, it was a chance to look
for heather in the hills and bogs, but careless map-read-
ing led to the party svlitting and it was a minority group
of two, Mr. McClintock and Nigella Hillgarth, which
alone succeeded in finding what is probably its orly
colony, a mile north of the harbour.

Apart from the heather-hunting, which by no means
occupied all our time, the scenery was superb, the roads
blissfully empty and the weather kind, and we were ali
able to get to know or re-visit the magnificent mountains,
loughs and coastline of Co. Mayo and Co. Galway and
‘indeed other parts of Ireland, devending on whether tne
way home led through Shannon, Cork, Belfast or Dublin.

The Irish hospitality also contributed to the success cf
the visit and we must pay tribute to the personal
interest of Commander and Mrs. Stoney, the owners of
Rosturk Castle, near Mulrany, Co. Mayo, where most of
us stayed. We would also like to thank those owners of
local houses, in which some of us were able to accept
invitations to tea. We have in mind Prof. and Mrz.
Nicholson, of Enniscoe House on L. Conn; Mr. and Mrs.
Lennox-Conyngham, near Clifden; Sir Charles and Lady
Harman, at Tully, Louisburgh, and Lady Bevir, at West-
port.

It is surprising, to us at least, that we managed to see
as much heather as we did in six days. All those who
took part would, we feel sure wish to recommend their
friends to make such a visit themselves. We owe a debt
to the Society for having made the April, 1968, visit so
memorable.

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A LETTER FROM AMERICA

Mrs. EvizaspetH C. Newton. READING, VERMONT, U.S.A.

“T never saw a moor,
I never saw the sea;
Yet I know how the heather looks,
And what a wave must be.”
(Emily Dickinson).

True I have never seen the heathers of England nor
been across the sea, yet I know all of the beauty of
heathers and the fascination of growing them. It is
amazing that so many of the Callunas, Ericas and allied
plants should be so completely at home on this high
plateau in Central Vermont, but winter comes early to
this area and with it the protective snow.

When the Canada geese are winging their way south-
ward I gather quantities of pine needles for a thick
winter mulch, then a covering of evergreen boughs are
added later. This is October and the foliage plants have
just reached their full beauty. The pink tips of ‘Mrs.
Pat,’ the gold of ‘Ruth Sparkes,’ the ‘Aureas’ and the
rich colouring of ‘Blazeaway’ are all so lovely. It is a
temptation to wait a little longer before tucking them
under, but time is not on the side of the gardener in
this north country so the work should be well under ~
way.

By April the snows are parting and brown patches of
earth are widening with each sunny day. The carneas,
which have been waiting for so long are hanging full of
gay pink and white bells. As each spring arrives I am
grateful that these enchanting plants have come to my
garden and I am ever finding new settings and making
interesting compositions. Even in the shade cf the prim-
rose garden ‘Springwood White’ blooms quite well and ~
is lovely with a pale yellow Hose-in-hose primrose,
miniature daffodils and white Trillium. 3

At present my heather plantings are confined to large

beds, but hopefully spring will see the start of a heather
garden. Cuttings are coming from England in great

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numbers so that we shall have a wide variety cf
cultivars to work with, and sufficient time has passed
since my first feathery seedlings of twenty years ago
assured us that heathers will thrive here.

D. Fyfe Maxwell in that charming little book “The
Low Road” said that the inspiration for the construction
of a heather garden should be drawn from the purple
mountains. And here in my garden Mt. Ascutney and
the distant mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire
will be the backdrop for the garden.

We are blessed with a fine, slightly acid loam and
plenty of rich leaf-mould from near-by woods is avail-
able. There is a wealth of grey sandstone, often covered
with mosses and lichens that may not only be used
artistically but hold moisture and protect the plants.
Plants of Erica vagans ‘Mrs. D. F. Maxwell,’ ‘St.
Keverne’ and ‘Alba’ snuggle happily at the base of
these rocks and never fail to put on a splendid show.

Cuttings are taken at various times but mostly in the
fall for over-winter rooting. This year hundreds of
- cuttings were taken and set in bulb pans and large
wooden flats. My rooting medium is sandy soil taken
from a deposit near a brook. I do not sterilize the soil
and any grey mould that may occur is taken care of by
‘Pano-drench.’ I am not particular about the size of the
cuttings; some are three inches long and well branched.
After they have been dipped in a mild hormone they are
inserted in the medium, then a wire frame is put in
place and thin plastic wrapped overall. I get an excellent
strike of ninety per cent. or better.

It is snowing as I am writing this (November, 1968)
and my heathers are already well covered. Winter on
our hill is a period of contentment, a time of reflection,
of reading and of planning for the spring that is soon to
come. The quarterlies of the plant societies and bundles
of ‘Gardener’s Chronicle’ which are sent on to me by a
garden and heather friend have been collecting. The
Year Books of the Heather Society will be read, and
re-read, this winter and now I have the splendid new
heather book which I was so delighted to receive.

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For the Smaller Garden

J. P. ARDRON, SHEFFIELD.
At the Ness meeting on July 7th, 1968, a plea was

expressed that our Year Book and Bulletins would be
very helpful to many new members if the more

elementary details of Heather Gardening could be dealt | :

with from time to time. It was emphasised that many of
us had gardens measured in mere yards rather than in -
broad acres. Clearly, a little plot calls for a different
approach to spacing, control and selection if a wide
variety of heathers is to be enjoyed.

Let it not be thought that a small heather garden will
be insignificant. On the contrary it can display a
collection of gems related in size and habit to the scale
of the areas available. To create a virtue out of this
necessity and, recognising that probably most of our
members have relatively small areas of land, I suggest
a few basic guide lines. They might well form the basis
for correspondence and comment from which can be
kept alive a flow of information and ideas useful to the
restricted enthusiasts, and also to new members who may
be in the early stages of developing a heather section of
their garden.

Maybe the first job is to test the pH of the soil (any
lime present would create difficulty in growing Calluna,
cinerea, ciliaris, and Tetralix). The next step may
surprise you; it is, to make a scale plan on graph paper—
marking the areas to be planted and with which
varieties. This will be time well spent to ensure that the
result creates a living picture with the flowering times —
related to your viewpoints. For instance, be able to view
some carneas from your window when the Winter
daunts other plants and, when even the gardener prefers
to stay indoors. A group such as this need not exclude
other Heathers which bloom later in the year.

. Which brings us to A MOSAIC OF HEATHERS: a
form of planting which I thought was uniaue until a
visitor whose heather lore vastly exceeded mine said

“That’s the way to grow Heathers—leastways that’s how —

I grow mine.”

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It is a simple system, merely planting three or even
one of a kind, cheek by jowl in infinite variety and in
utter disregard of the precept usually offered that we
should always plant in large groups of one kind. Such a
restriction in a small garden would sadly curtail our
choice of varieties.

The effect is a tapestry of varied green at all seasons,
enlivened through the year with jewels of colour:
consider the polychromy of stained glass compared with
a pane of but one colour! Large drifts of colour are
required in a parkland setting but yours is an intimate
garden, to be enjoyed more closely.

So far as is possible select the site in full sun and
secure adequate drainage. Design an informa] shape,
keeping the pathways as meandering as the sheep create
in the moorlands—no rectangular beds! If you can
contrive some hills and hollows, so much the better.
A South-sloping bank is ideal and there is no shade on
the moors.

Your colour preferences may well decide you to keep

_ the purple separate from the pink tones, by inter-

planting with white or pale colours or with foliage
varieties, But it is your garden and to your taste. To

' avoid monotony, especially on the flat, small conifers

add interest but, if the garden is very small, these
features are liable to grow out of scale. However, by
selecting some upright forms of Calluna and pruning
their side-shoots, vertical growth can be maintained.
C. v. ‘Serlei’ and ‘Serlei Aurea’ are very attractive for
this purpose, they simulate the fastigiate Chamaecyparis
and at two feet or so, are never too tall as to be out of
proportion.

Beware of and allow for the “carpeters;” for instance,
give ‘Springwood White’ a modest space and it will
presently take a yard or more. Carnea ‘Cecilia M. Beale’
is less invasive and the aristocrat of all the white
carneas is ‘Snow Queen,’ dwarf, compact and pure
white for a long season.

E. Tetralix and its hybrids are rather deceptive by
spreading slowly but insistently until they cover quite
a large area. E. x ‘Gwen’ is probably the caintiest in

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size. Cinerea dwarfs are compact, especially ‘Mrs. Dill.’
And ‘Romiley’ is another concession to the scale of
your plot for inclusion because, amongst others you can
seek out, it has a long season of glorious colour. The
Callunas have many tinies which might be lost in a big
garden—‘Alba Rigida, ‘“Tenuis,’ ‘Foxii Nana,’ ‘Foxii_
Floribunda,’ ‘Sister Anne’ (‘Hirsuta Compacta’) and ‘Mrs.
Ronald Gray’ all of which must be planted away from
robust competitors.

These little gems arouse much comment and are ideal
for the Rock Garden. As to “rocks,” by judicious placing,
these can suggest a moorland environment even on flat
ground especially if they create different levels. Reserve
any wetter areas for Tetralix and its hybrids, whilst the
Cinereas thrive in the well drained spots.

It cannot be stressed too often, DO PLANT DEEPLY.
Plant with generous helpings of moist peat (never use it
dry) mixed with the soil and add coarse grit sand if the
soil is on the heavy side. As to the vexed question of
distance apart, there are two schools of practice. Early
freedom from weeding is secured by closer planting,
which calls for hard cutting back immediately after
flowering. The alternative method is of more generous
spacing gnd treating the plants as individuals to observe
their natural grace. Perhaps you will opt for a happy
medium based upon your immediate experience of the
rate of growth you get. Whilst printed descriptions
usually give ultimate heights, the spread is kept a close
secret; probably because it varies very greatly according
to your soil and climate.

When you have got them planted it is imperative that
they are not permitted to dry out. More young plants
are lost from drought than from any other reason. The
first season is critical but in any dry period, all heathers
respond to overhead spraying. Observe the morning
mists on the high moors and you have the key to their
requirements.

‘Maintenance calls for hand weeding in the aus
stages; this can be minimised by covering the soil
liberally with a peat/sand mixture. But this adds
materially to the cost and in wet situations, encourages

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the growth of moss. As to fertilizers; this is a subject
under investigation but seaweed fertilizer has earned
much favour and composted spent hops are excellent if
you have a hungry soil.

No staking is required except for tree heathers which
do need to be well staked against snow breakage of
their brittle stems. Try a few of these towards the back,
giving what protection you can. They are magnificent
and fill the floral gaov before the Cinereas deck the early
Summer.

Labels are prone to become illegible or lost. The
remedy is to mark on your scale plan the final position
of each variety planted. On squared graph paper it is
easy to index stations by marking squares A, B, C, etc.,
along the top margin; and 1,2,3 ... along side margins;
do you follow? Like a map reference.

More information is of course available from reading

again the literature you have already read! “The

Heather Garden” by Fred. J. Chapnle and ‘The English
Heather Garden” by D. F. Maxwell and P. S. Patrick

- and also past issues of our Society’s Year Books are all

valuable sources of instruction and insviration. For new

members, we hove to have available, on loan, all

previous Year Books but, the early ones are hard to find.
The 1966 issue and Bulletin No. 1 deals very fully with
propagation, an interesting ploy however small your
garden.

In connection with the Hariow Car project, Mr. K. V.
Cooper started a reference folio aimed at finding where
every variety of Heather could be bought; we are still
adding to it. Therefore, if you really fail to find where
any particular variety can be cbtained, send a franked
envelope and we will probably be able to indicate which
Nurseries can supply.

Perhaps the best aid to Heather gardening is to get in
touch with other enthusiasts. To this end, make contact
with other members within visiting distance and you
will find them willing and anxious to exchange
experiences (and cuttings) to your mutual advantage.

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Heathers in Britain’s
Coldest County

Donatp Crappie, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND.

How hardy are heathers? What factors affect the
hardiness and garden worthiness of different species?
Heathers are amongst the first plants to be considered
for exposed cold situations, so it would be useful to be
able to answer these questions. I am certainly not
qualified to do so, but perhaps these notes may help
others more knowledgeable than I.

Reports from the U.S.A., Canada and Britain in
previous Year Books at first sight conflict with my
experience in Scotland, and have forced me to look
closely at the reasons for my failures,

My week-end cottage garden is situated on the edge
of moors at 900-ft. in Peeblesshire, said to be the coldest
and highest (on average) county in Britain. Although
only 18 miles south of Edinburgh the climate is very
different. The site is exposed to the prevailing S.W.
wind, and also the icy drying east wind which blows on
and off from March to June. But the winds are not, I
think, the chief cause of difficulty—it is the late spring
and summer frosts which cause most trouble. We have
had frost every month of the year, and 20° in April,
10° in May, and 6—7° in June is quite usual. On the other
hand the thermometer in mid-winter seldom goes
lower than 10°F.

The beautiful young growth of the winter hybrids is
nipped year after year in May and June, with the result
that Erica x darleyensis, ‘Silberschmelze, ‘Arthur
Johnson,’ etc., flower very patchily, and are hardly
worth growing. The summer hybrids ‘Gwen’ and
Williamsii (‘Gwavas’?) seem to be damaged in winter
and early spring. The perimeter of each plant is killed
while the centre is undamaged, but new growth soon ~
hides dead branches and they flower satisfactorily. —
(‘Dawn’ in Edinburgh Botanical Gardens is disfigured
in the same way. One of the gardeners there blames

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mice, but I’m not sure he is keing fair to the mice.)
E, vagans ‘Lyonesse’ and ‘Mrs. D. F. Maxwell’ are
very badly damaged, probably in April, and are hardly
worth growing; whole branches are killed resulting in
untidy half-dead plants. E. mediterranea ‘W. T. Rackliff’
is damaged in a similar way, though less badly; it does
not however flower well.

Until last winter I considered. E. Tetralix ‘Alba
Mollis’ perfectly hardy, but a batch of 15—20 plants are
looking very miserable this summer (1968) and some
may not recover. I cannot account for this sudden
failure.

I have sadly neglected the cultivars of E. cinerea, but
the species has never shown any sign of damage. It
flowers very late, and this year in mid-September it was
in full bloom with hardly a faded flower to be seen.
To my mind few of the cultivars are more beautiful
plants.

Calluna cultivars have been successful, but the species
is liable to have the flowers and foliage spoilt by even
mild frost at the wrong time, as was clearly seen on the
moor last summer. A distinct horizontal line was visible
above the stream where frost in late June, or in July,
browned the foliage and prevented flowering of the
lower lying plants. Incidentally, is it the wind that
causes the browning of Calluna species on some moors
of Scotland in winter and spring? The heather on our
moor in Peeblesshire looks very sorry for itself every
year until late May. I have seen large areas in Skye
almost at sea level, where frost and snow must be
unusual, in a similar state. Yet in Perthshire not a
plant is affected, although the winter temperature must
be much lower than in Skye. C.v. ‘H. E. Beale’ is the
only cultivar I grow in the garden affected in this way.

The lower branches of C.v. ‘Serei Aurea’ die back
and do not recover, making older plants worthless as
only the tips of branches remain alive. I have not seen
this trouble mentioned and I have no idea of the cause.
Is it a failing of foliage cultivars? Copper tipped and
yellow leaved Callunas on the moors are not uncommon,
but usually seem to be weak plants. ‘Ruth Sparkes’ in

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Edinburgh Botanical Gardens is similarly affected. Was
Mrs. Harper in the 1965 Year Book. referring to this
trouble when she stated that older plants of ‘Robert
Chapman’ looked blowsy? No description could be less
apt of my ycung plants of this cultivar, though one or
two older plants are less effective. C.v. ‘Cupraea’ is
almost as colourful and very easily increased by cuttings
or layering, and so far shows no sign of die back. C.v.
‘Hirsuta Typica’ is a magnificent grey foliage plant in ©
Edinburgh, yet to be proved in Peebles. Its soft grey
velvety foliage is greatly superior to plants of ‘Silver
Queen’ that I have seen.

Daboecia cantabrica in its white and purple forms is
seldom damaged in Peebles, and in fact seems to suffer
more in my Edinburgh garden. I have a feeling this
species is touchy as to its exact position. Slight protec-
tion from a wall or another shrub may make all the
difference between success and failure.

Three plants of Daboecia azorica x polifolia Seedling
No. 1 bought in April have still at the time of writing
(late November) a few beautiful glowing deep red bell
flowers despite 16° frost a fortnight ago. The older
plants of Calluna v. ‘Robert Chapman’ are I regret to
say, steadily growing less attractive but it is too early
to comment on other newer Callunas with coloured
foliage.

Finally, the carneas. Are there any shrubs of any sort
to match these wonderful little plants? ‘Vivelli’ is my
favourite but of course, the Springwoods in their way,
are very good. ‘Springwood White’ flowers better in
Peebles than in Edinburgh, and also seems to be tidier
there. I have never seen the young growth, far less the
mature growth, of the carneas damaged in any way. It
is all the more curious and disappointing that the winter
hybrids so closely related to carnea are so easily
damaged.

‘ IT have not tried any tree heaths in Peebles. Perhaps
Erica arborea ‘Alpina’ would survive, but I have been
very disappointed in Edinburgh with this highly lauded |
plant. The rather greyish white flowers are over- -
powered by the fresh green shoots which top them.

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E. australis is a far better plant in Edinburgh Botanical
Gardens. —

Our autumn (!) frosts start most years in Peebles
during August. These cause much damage to the new
growth of many shrubs usually considered hardy, but I
have never seen any heather damaged at this time of
the year.

New plantings of heather are well mulched with peat
to prevent weed seeds germinating. In this it is very
' successful but the peat seems tc provide midges with
ideal living and breeding quarters, I wonder if others
have found this disadvantage, a very irritating one (in
both senses of the word) on still summer evenings,
especially if one disturbs the peat.

In 1967 a good strike of cuttings enabled me to start a
major extension to the garden, and I am planting the
top of a 30-ft. bank to the west of the present garden.
This will be more exposed to the wind, but the summer
frost liability may be less because frost drainage should
_ be better. It will be interesting to see how the various
heathers re-act under these slightly different conditions.

MRS. PAT

Our thoughts and sympathy go out to Mr. P. S. Patrick,
our Editor, whose wife died on January 21st, 1969.

Brought up in Ditchling, Sussex, in the shadow of the
South Downs, Mrs. Pat (the name by which she was
usually known after her marriage) was well known to
many there and in the other places where her husband’s
work took them, for she spent much of her life serving
others, and is remembered with affection.

Though few of our members knew her personally,
many of us have loved and tried to grow the delicate
little Calluna which bears her name, the finding of which
is so charmingly described in the 1964 Year Book by
Mr. Patrick. It would have been hard to find a prettier
heather or one more appropriate to remember her by
wee. ‘Mirs. “Pat: C.1.M.

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PYRENEAN QUEST

D. A. RicHaRDS, ESKDALE, CUMBERLAND.

Over most of Britain the summer of 1967 was very
pleasant, but in the Lake District wet stormy weather
persisted. When I had the chance of a holiday in October
I pointed the car south, with the simple scheme oi —
burning up the miles, until I could bask in the sun.
So from Southampton to Le Havre, not hesitating in the
flat northern plain of France, and on to the Pyrenees.

The massive range was like a stage back-drop when I
arrived in Lourdes one very hot afternoon. Loud
speakers blared pop music and advertising from every
lamp post; quite obviously it was not for me. A few
miles south I found a quiet inn lying back from the road,
near Argeles Gazost; this is an ideal centre for the
High Pyrenees.

After a few days exploring the mountains and soaking
up the sun, I moved on to Ax-les-Thermes to have a
look at the Eastern Pyrenees. Ax is a pleasant little
town when you get used to the smell of the hot sulphur
springs, used medicinally from Roman times. When I
arrived I was ready for lunch and decided that my £50
and car allowance was working out quite well, and that
I could afford to let myself go.

During a leisurely reconnaisance of the restaurants, 1!
noticed a Menu fixed to a little foot bridge over a stream
which tempted me across to the old world hotel on the
other side. In the entrance hall, I just stood and stared
for it was lavishly decorated with the most beautiful
Calluna I had ever seen. The flowering sprays were
some 18 inches long, with flowers packed along the
laterals. My French is rather weak, but I said to the
receptionist “What pretty flowers.” She replied “Yes,
it’s heather, one finds a lot in the mountains.” Some-
what deflated, I went into the dining-room. The lunch
was so excellent that I returned to the reception desk
and booked a room for the rest of my stay.

I have wandered on the moors of Lakeland, Derby-
shire, Devon, the Black Forest, and parts of the Alps

YEAR BOOK 1969 23

and I had never seen heather like that; the more I
thought about it the more convinced I became that it
was some quite ordinary cultivar that I had never before
seen.

On my return home I searched all the books I could
find and concluded it was Calluna vulg. ‘Elegantissima,’
previously found in Portugal, with long sprays of pale
lilac flowers in October. Even at that point I did not
realise how rare C.v. ‘Elegantissima’ is, and that I was
on to something most interesting.

All that was last year. In May this year I attended
the meeting at Harlow Car, and had a chat with Mr.
David McClintock. He doubted my indentification; this

plant was very rare indeed, and Portugal (its known

habitat) was a long way from the Pyrenees. Was I
prepared to lead a party to collect some? At the time
the whole idea seemed preposterous; I am self-employed
and it is always difficult for me to get away, but the
more I thought about it the more I felt I had to do it.
And so it happened, arrangements were made for me
to get away in October, though not easily, as I should
probably have to be away for three weeks, Then to find
a heather expert to go with me, to run his eye over
any finds we made, and bring them back alive. Not
surprisingly, such a man was not easy to find, but
eventually I was lucky enough to persuade Mr. J. P.
Ardron, a member I met at Harlow Car, to join me.

Up to now all my wanderings had been alone, and the
fact that we were both unashamed individualists, with
only a love of heather in common, made me a little
uneasy, He would have to suffer my company for over
3,000 miles of hard motoring, but he took it well; even
when we exceeded 90 m.p.h. there was no comment!
In fact we found many interests in common, not least
being the love of wild places.

Books that might help were borrowed, but so few

authors are interested in heathers. Many of them had

only an odd page of interest (one stated the mean
February temperature of the Pyrenees to be similar to
Lakeland) but the most valuable find was three volumes,
in French, of ‘Florze de la France’ by the Abbé Coste,

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published in 1901, which arrived two days before we
set off. It enabled us, quite easily, to identify any plant
that we found.

A really industrious heather ole can be confidently -
recommended to work in the Western Pyrenees where
practically every type from Daboecia to Erica arborea
may be found, but being lazy we did not go where they
were too common; we used my old bases at Argeles
Gazost and Ax-les-Thermes,

Landing at Le Havre at 7 a.m. we reached Atselcs
Gazost at 6 p.m. on the following day, in perfect weather,
rather too warm for scrambling up mountains. Unlike
the Alps, which remind me of the decorative but
improbable peaks the gods have made with a gigantic
icing set, the Pyrenees are a solid wall, broken into
peaks of up to 10,000 feet, but with few passes over
them. Granite pushes through the limestone, especially
to the east. Heathers are common, though not on the
tops, and the best displays we found were of E. vagans.
The almost complete absence of a terminal tuft of leaves
made us think they were E. multiflora, but a careful
examination of the sepals, which are longer in multiflora,
showed them to be vagans. One bank by the roadside up
the Col de Soulor I had noted the year before; it was a
lesson in garden planning. There were great banks cf
E. vagans, varying in colour and form, with sprays ci
Calluna, and colour contrast given by dwarf gorse in
flower, and dot plants of Juniper.

We visited two of the “Cirques” novel features of the
Pyrenees. Their origin is obscure, but from the north
face of the main ridge huge circles have been gouged
out, a mile or more across, and almost completely
surrounded by near vertical cliffs, up to 2,000 feet high.
The first was Troumouse, which this year had had a.
rough road completed up to it. There we had a picnic
with a French family, on the bank of a stream; a French
picnic has to be on the bank of a stream to cool. the
bottle of wine. We found no heather there, but big
clumps of Aconitum napellus, in full bloom, looked a
little out of place. There were also Gentians in flower,
and Daphne mezereum, with berries to show how well
they had performed.

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We visited the Cirque de Gavarnie the following day,
not so extensive but more enclosed and quite awe
inspiring. The waterfall has a sheer drop of over 1,500
feet, and under the north wall is the remains of a glacier.
The “floor” is composed of huge boulders scoured by
water from the melting snows, but on one rock, high
enough to avoid trouble, were Gentian, Oxalis, Sedum
and Saxifrage. As we walked up the valley were drifts
of Colchicums, and both the blue Aconitum napellus and
the yellow A. anthora. The Alpine Rose, Rhododendron
ferrugineum, was almost as common as the Colchicums.
Masses of coral red berries in sprays were on an Elder,
Sambucus racemosus. On the way down the mountain
we were caught by a thunderstorm, and I found that
large hailstones dropped from a great height on to a
bald head are painful indeed.

We had been told that E. Tetralix could be found near
the Pont d’Espagne. That it should be found 4,000 feet
up in the mountains seemed somewhat improbable. The
route up from Cauterets was magnificent, wooded and
flanked by a mountain torrent, over a succession of
waterfalls, but Pont d’Espagne was wreathed in thick
cloud and rain. But we persevered, and found Tetralix
in flower beneath the pine trees, in its usual bed of
sphagnum. On the granite rocks Calluna was quite
happy. I know that heather is seldom happy under trees
in this country, but it seems that in the stronger sun of
the south, they appreciate a bit of shade. The learned
Abbé in his books includes woods among the sites where
one may find ciliaris, carnea, nultiflora, vagans, cinerea,
arborea, and Calluna, though not Tetralix. A Dianthus
was also flowering there in a bank of sphagnum; it was
probably D. Requienii.

Another clue to the happy state of E. Tetralix lay in
the great grey beards of lichen that hung from several
of the trees, so reminiscent of the woods in the S.W. of
Ireland, telling of an atmosphere frequently laden with
moisture. Vaccinium uliginosum and V. Vitis-Idaea also
flourished there.

In the valley below Cauterets we found a bank where
E. arborea grew in profusion, some with stems as thick

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as my wrist; they too were shaded by trees. We took a
seedling plant and some cuttings direct into a smail
plastic propagating case we carried.

The fascinating habit of Ericas to throw variations
was shown on a bank of vagans above the St. Marie de.
Campan; we took cuttings from a very vigorous plant.
For no particular reason we took a side turning below
Bareges to Sers; this in half a mile took us into a farm-
yard with barely enough room to turn. Perhaps to
persuade the natives that it was all intended we pulled
up against a face of rotten rock exposed when the road
was built. No heather in sight, but on examining thea
rock we found a Calluna similar to ‘Cuprea’ in colour-
ing, By picking away the rock we got it out fairly
cleanly, and though it was old I trust it will survive.
The colour of others looked unusual, and eventually I
found a seedling, no bigger than a pin, with pure yellow
foliage. Of this too I have hopes.

It was time to move on to Ax-les-Thermes, collect the
elegant prize, have a few days of leisure and return.
We went by the most mountainous route we could find
on a perfect day.

The good lady of 1967 made us very welcome, and put
us in an excellent room, but she did not want to “talk
heather”; to my disappointment the only vase of it to he
seen was of rather ordinary heather. She remembered
the lovely spikes of the year before, and on being
pressed, said that we might find some like it on the Coil
de Chioule. All the next day we worked up and down the
Col in the blazing sun, combing the steep banks and
rocky hillsides, but found nothing like it. In my feeble
French I questioned the roadman, the postman, a school
teacher and sundry strangers, but they were sorry
(probably about our mental health), and could not help.

It was dark when we returned, tired and dispirited, tc
the hotel. We were ministering to our plant collection
with a syringe, when lo! lying beside it was a bunch of
no ordinary Calluna, scrounged for us by the hotel
management. When in 1967 I first saw this heather I
made two mistakes. The lighting was by fluorescent
tubes, giving the shoots a lilac shade. I knew quite well

YEAR BOOK i969 27

that heather, when picked, will remain fresh for a very
long time, and I knew I had seen lovely long sprays of
soft. lilac heather flowering in October; that should have
meant “Elegantissima” ... but it didn’t.

The sprays now secured for us were of extraordinary
length, and the flowers were quite faded. It had been a
very hot day; the plants had been torn out of the ground
with practically no roots, and looked dried out, Mr.
Ardron elected to try twenty or thirty cuttings; I cut
off everything to the first green shoot, and put the base
in wet peat. They are now planted out and, if they live,
we shall know whether we have made a find, or whether
the flourishing growth was induced by exceptionally

favourable conditions.

Why did we not examine the site? The only place
where that heather was found had been taken over by
property developers, and no strangers were allowed.

- Bull-dozers and concrete will make quite, quite sure that

no heather will grow there again.

HEATHER...

a cure for many ills

FRED J. CHAPPLE, Port ERIN, ISLE or Man.

It was through a Cumberland newspaper that Heather
Bell became known to me. Her father and the late
Donald Campbell’s father were cousins. She possesses
an old gypsy heather recipe for the cure of baldness,
sends it to many parts of the world, to many famous
people, and receives thousands of testimonials. It is all
in aid of a good cause, the raising of funds for Multipie
Sclerosis. An American organisation has made Heather
Bell an offer of a trip to the U.S.A., all expenses covereil,
but at present she does not feel tempted to accept the
invitation.

“Heather has played a big part in my life” she says
“and brought me from being a victim of a wheelchair

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to what I am to-day.” Her home is in the heart of the
country, at Longtown in Cumberland. A lover of wild
life, she has reared foxes and made them lovable pets;
birds feed from her hand, and for companionship there

are six cats and a poodle. :

According to Heather Bell nature has equipped bees
with radar when they make for the hives and she uses
this radar to find the heather required for the gypsy’s
recipe; she also uses a hazel twig.

Training in botany was given by her gypsy God-
mother who was known as the “Heather Wizard.”
Through the Wizard’s knowledge of heather’s curative
properties Heather Bell has cured many cases of
alopecia, dandruff and baldness. King Edward and Queen
Mary were among the users of her heather cream for
rejuvenating the complexion.

From heather’s tender shoots (staple, palatable and
nutritious diet for grouse) the formulas are made. Hair
ones come from the reed, and to get this heather is
harvested and thrashed when dried out; processing is
done through a solution. A heather pack can be made
from the flowers with yeast, brown sugar and honey; the
recipe for colds is heather honey, olive oil and brandy,
and for tired feet a handful of green ling shoots with a
tablespoonful of Epsom Salts in a basin of hot water.

Vanda, the gypsy’s horse, which pulled the caravan on
the road and over the hills, had his full share of heather;
even his scrub brush was made from it. The Heather
Wizard’s soft “pillow of sleep” (as she called it) was
filled with heather flowers and hons. So ends this little
piece of “Lavengro” and Ling.

In the Daily Telegraph of December 27th, 1967, Jessie
Palmer wrote of “Scent, with the tang of Heather.” It
refers to a Mr. Amblaibh MacAindries, who had
produced Heather Bloom scent from Scottish heather
and flowers at Lochgilphead, Argyllshire.

What next shall we have? There may be lots of ways ~
yet in which heather can help the human race.

YEAR BOOK 1969 29

MYCORRHIZA A LESSON IN LIVING TOGETHER

PROFESSOR ALAN GEMMELL, KEELE UNIVERSITY, STAFFS.
Reprinted by permission of Messrs. Geo. Newnes, ‘Home Gardener’

The word mycorrhiza is derived from two Greek
words which when translated literally, mean “fungus
root.” In modern biology the term is used to cover an
association of the root of a plant with a fungus. But in
many cases such an association could lead to a wilt or a
root rot if the fungus attacked the higher plant, so the
term mycorrhiza has been adjusted to cover the associa-
tion of a fungus with the root of a higher plant where
benefit seemingly accrues to the higher plant.

Kven now we are not sure of the extent to which the
mycorrhizal condition is widespread in the plant king-
dom. It is very difficult to dissociate the casual co-
existence of a higher plant with a fungus (which by

chance occurs in the soil) from a constant and maybe
necessary association of the two organisms.

We do know of the almost ubiquitous nature of
mycorrhizal associations in trees, especially conifers.
There is also overwhelming evidence in such an associa-
tion in ericas, rhododendrons and Ericaceae generally.
The orchids too are widely mycorrhizal, and it is simple
to show the presence of a fungus in the roots of healthy
leeks and onions, strawberries, apples, many grasses and
so forth.

Usually mycorrhiza takes one of two forms, an
external mantle covering the roots—an _ ectotrophic
mycorrhiza—or alternatively an endotronhic state where
the mycorrhiza is largely inside the cells of the root.

The ectotrophic mycorrhiza is common on tree roots,
while the best example of the endotrophic mycorrhiza is
the orchid family. Most scientific work has been done
on ectotrophic mycorrhizas of trees because of their very
great importance in the world’s forests. The frequency
with which fungi are associated with trees is obvious to
anyone who walks through the woods in autumn when
the ground is liberally dotted with toadstools of varied
shapes and shades. Not all of these fleshy fungi form
associations with roots, for many of them live on the

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fallen and decaying leaves and twigs, but many fungi
do form mycorrhiza and they include such types as
amanita, boletus, lactarius, truffles and so forth.

If the roots of a tree with mycorrhiza are examined it
can be seen that they are not normal typical roots with -
many root hairs acting as absorptive organs. On the
contrary, mycorrhiza roots are short and stubby, they
tend to be frequently branched, and have no root hairs
or root cap. They are given the name “coralloid” roots
because of their supposed resemblance to branching
corals such as are found in the South Seas.

Without root hairs it might be thought that trees
would very soon wilt and die. This is not the case, for
the ectotrophic mycorrhiza is capable of acting in the
place of root hairs and absorbing water and food
materials, especially minerals, from the soil and passing
them to the tree.

It might be suggested that this transfer is done by the
mycorrhizal root and not by the fungus, but Harley in
Oxford (1956) showed that mycorrhizal roots absorbed
more minerals per unit weight of root than non-
mycorrhizal roots of the same species. This absorptive
function of the mycorrhiza must be very efficient, for in
a number of cases the association of fungus and root is
almost essential for the well-being of the higher plant.
For example, in one set of experiments seedlings of
Pinus strobus were grown in soil from a forestless area.
Half the seedlings were inoculated with mycorrhizal
fungus and the other half left alone. The uninoculated
seedlings grew weakly and were pale yellow, while the
seedlings with the fungus grew well and were dark
green. Chemical analysis showed that the treated seed-
lings had twice as much nitrogen, two and a half times
as much phosphorus and nearly twice as much
potassium. This kind of result is the justification for
foresters making their tree nurseries in woodland areas
or else of transporting some soil from a forest to the
nursery in order to act as a source of the correct fungus.
(This applies also to heather growers, private and
professional, to introduce some soil in which heathers
have been growing into the compost when sowing seeds,
inserting cuttings, or potting young stock .. . Ed.)

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There is a gradually growing body of evidence that the
fungus may also contribute vitamins and auxins to the
plant, especially in the seed or seedling stage. This is
evident in orchids where the seeds are minute and the
foodstore therefore very small indeed. Such seeds will
only germinate satisfactorily if they are inoculated with
a mycorrhizal fungus or are supplied with an external
source of vitamin. It is interesting to speculate about
the nature of this relationship and an important piece
of information is that if the tree is starved or otherwise
reduced in vigour, the mycorrhizal fungus may become
more invasive and act as a parasite.

It is also well established that most trees contain
anti-fungal compounds which limit the growth of the
fungus. Thus a mycorrhiza can be looked on as a kind of
equilibrium state in which the fungus attacks the roots
but is restricted to the surface of the outer layers by
the anti-fungal substances. The fungus must neverthe-
less find the surface of the root more congenial than the
soil, probably owing to the presence of growth stimulat-
ing substances, such as Vitamin B, being produced by
the root and used by the fungus.

(Mr. J. P. Ardron, of Sheffield, has sent me the follow-
ing footnote to this article, together with an excellent
slide illustrating it, for both of which I am grateful.
The photograph is by Dr. J. Webster. Ed.)

The Mycorrhiza associated with Heathers is of the
endotropic type which actually enters into the cells of
the roots. All heathers have contracted this marriage of
mutual convenience, the fungal partner receiving the
benefits of the heather’s photosynthesis and, in return
the fungal hyphae may digest raw humus to feed its
green companion. It is a symbiotic union similar to that
of fungus and alga in the lichens.

Mycorrhiza is not visible to the naked eye but the
illustration facing page 33 shows a highly magnified
Calluna seedling root in course of forming this partner-
ship. ;

“The Biology of Mycorrhiza” by J. L. Harley (1959) is
recommended for your reading, obtainable through the
County Library system. A revised edition is about to be
published.

32 _ THE HEATHER SOCIETY

THE STORY OF ERICA CINEREA
‘GOLDEN DROP’

When Douglas Maxwell and I were going through the
proofs of “THE ENGLISH HEATHER GARDEN”
together we were reading Chapter 11, the one on Ericu
cinerea, in the Section dealing with the coloured foliage
ones, when he said “Now we come to that one with the
ridiculous name ‘Golden Drop’!” It had been found after
my time with the firm, and as he must have had some
say in naming it, I asked why give it a name he so
disliked? And this is what he told me.

Years before, Charlie Eason (C. D. Eason) went to work
for Maxwell and Beale, and later became Propagator.
He is an Australian and came to England with the
Australian Forces in the First World War; he fell in love
with a Broadstone girl, married her and settled in the
village. Like all the staff he spent a lot of time, when the
heather was in bloom, on the moors, looking for “breaks.”
One day he found this very good golden one, took cut-
tings to the nursery from which a stock was raised, and
as he had found it Eason was told to name it.

In his Australian home his favourite jam was made
from the Plum, Golden Drop, and the foliage of this
heath reminded him of the jam! So the firm accepted
the name. P.S.P.

‘Supposing an individual had the penance imposed on him of
being forbidden to cultivate more than one genus of ornamental
plants, is there a genus he could make a choice of at all to be
compared with the Ericas . . . perpetually green, perpetually
in flower, of all colours and many shapes.”’

Wn. McNas. “TREATISE ON Cape HeEatus.’’ 1832.

; . there is this about these heathers, never at any season need
their blooming be a half-hearted affair. At no time do their
blossoms suggest by feebleness of effort that they have a difficulty
in maintaining the reputation they have won. Whether it be the
darkest hours of mid-winter, under the trials of a blazing August
sun, or at any other moment of the year, one or other of the
heaths will be giving colour in bountiful profusion. ~

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OTHER HEATHERY PLANTS

Davin McCuintock, Piatt, Kent.

33

I wrote in the last Year Book that heathers other than
Ericas and Daboecia fell outwith (not without!) the
society's scope. Apparently I was misinformed.
Consequently these further notes will deal with other
heather-like plants to be found wild in our islands (one

of them of a different family) which may be, or have

been, grown in our gardens.

Andromeda polifolia

Linnaeus’ genus Andromeda has been so splintered
that it is-now practically reduced to our native Bog
Rosemary, which is anyway the type of the genus. I
write “practically” because it is really a matter of
opinion where forms of this end and those of its N.W.
American counterpart, A. glaucophylla begin, which has
its leaves more white-felted beneath: the other
characters attributed to it can be matched in the range
of A. polifolia. The two species are said to be distinct,
but they merge or interbreed at the edges of their range.
To my mind this single marginal character is not enough
to separate a species; therefore the right way to treat
this N. American taxon is as A.- polifolia var.
glaucophylla, as indeed has been done in various works.
After all, this is one of those fascinating circumpolar
plants, and it would be odd if just that small wedge in
its range right across the N. hemisphere were really
distinct and not a part of the general variation. In the
more southerly parts of Japan, Mr. K. Wada tells me,
the colonies of this plant are on well-separated
mountains at up to 8,000 feet, plants on each mountain
varying. This is the source of the relatively distinctive
Japanese cultivars we now have.

- The specific name does not mean “with many leaves”

as too many manuals say, but “with leaves like the
Mediterranean labiate shrublet Teucrium Polium,” a
name going back to J. C. Buxbaum in 1728. “English”
names abound for it in books, but who ever used Marsh

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Cistus, Marsh Holy Rose, Moor Wort, Poly Mountain,
Moon-Wort, Wild Rosemary, Mountain Rosemary, Rose-
mary-leaved Heathweed, let alone Polium-leaved Marsh
Andromeda? Even Bog Rosemary is rarely to be heard—
for the plant is one of those affectionally known by its
Latin name.

How many varieties are there of it? I have notes cf
no less than 56 names which have been used including
those for N. American forms, But I doubt if there is
really scope for a fifth of that number at all distinct—
many are certainly synonyms, and even fewer will be
of garden value. About fifteen refer to leaf shapes, while
the attributes of others, such as ‘Scotica’ are anybody’s
guess. Apart from white-flowered variants, only three
names claim differing colours—‘Coccineéa,’ ‘Rosea’ and
‘Rubra,’ all old and hardly promising much difference.

Plants with white flowers are evidently extremely
rare in the wild. I know no botanical work which even
refers to them. There are six cultivar names of plants
apparently with white flowers, at least three of which
come from Japan, where the form has indeed been
found in the wild. The earliest mention of any I have
come across is in 1934, when a white-flowered “Congesta’
from Japan received the A.G.S. Certificate of Merit.

That this shrub was popular, heatherily speaking, in
quite early days appears from the regular references to
it and its varieties in the XVIII and early XIX centuries.
ca oemarraitole? was listed by 1736, ‘Angustifolia’ by
1768, ‘Minor’ by 1778, ‘Revoluta’ and ‘Subtlata’ by
1783 and ‘Minifna’ by 1790. But this last cannot be the
same as our present variety, which is of Japanese origin,
another example of cultivar names shifting from one
plant to another. By 1826, the total had risen to 26, and
even by 1860 one firm alone stocked twelve varieties.
American forms were introduced early in the last
century, but Japanese ones seem only to have arrived
in the 1930’s.

Even if the real range of variation is small, does this
lily need gilding? Could any marked change in its form -
add to its quiet and decorative charm? Would it were

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stocked more, especially as it gets ever scarcer in
Britain with the drainage of its bogs.

Phyllodoce caerulea

This is a real rarity wild in Britain. It was first
recorded in 1812 by an unprincipled nurseryman with
the honourable name of Robert Brown from “Aviemore.”
I always used to suspect this of being a cover name.
But recently I was in the herbarium in the Botanie
Garden at Edinburgh, and saw. specimens’ which
compelled me to modify my earlier opinion.

There is one from Brown labelled “From root from
Western Highlands near Fort William 1815’—which
could also *be a cover name. But there is another, dated
1835, from the conscientious professor at Edinburgh
Prof. Graham from “near Aviemore”; and at Kew is one
labelled “Heath near Aviemore, Strathspey’—and the

Sow of Atholl is certainly not in Strathspey. Finally,

there are two specimens, curiously both dated the 25th
April, 1842 (with the plants in full flower), one labelled

-“Aviemoor”’ and the other “Dalnacardeel,’ which,

according to another specimen at Kew, is near Atholl

Sow.

Equally, until recently I thought this plant was lost
between Robert Brown’s original discovery and its
discovery on the Sow of Atholl about nearly half a
century later, but I know now that I was wrong. (The
Sow of Atholl is that imposing hill to the west shortly
before reaching the summit of the Drumochter Pass
from the south). At Edinburgh are specimens collected
there in 1833, 1835 and 1839, although admittedly there
was then a gap until 1864 during which perhaps the secret
of its precise locality was lost. But its strip can still be
seen as a reward to those who wade the Garry and climb
2,400 feet and can tell it from the surrounding Bell
Heather. Those who go early, in May or June—or even
April—will have the easier task, for then its flowers are
at their best; later on there is only the odd, usually
darker, bell. But it is not for collecting, not only because
it is rare, but because it is one of several of our native
plants which miff in our gardens, southern ones anyway,

36 - THE HEATHER SOCIETY

whereas their N. American counterparts fare better--
others are Linnaea, Diapensia and Trientalis, all madden-
ingly desirable, all maddeningly impermanent. I should
add that in 1967, two plants were found at 2,800 feet on
a hill north of Ben Alder, across the county boundary
to the N.W. Since then it has been found there are, in
fact, two good colonies there. Perhaps it has been over-
looked elsewhere?

Scotland is hardly the place to look for varieties—
why, even the type, which was given an Award of Merit
in 1938, came from Norway. But here is another
circumpolar plant, which has been grown for a long
time from other lands, Edinburgh Botanic Garden
received it in 1814 and 1838, at least on the latter occasioa
ultimately from the continent. Variation was on record
even before then. Both a white and a pink form were
recorded in 1805 and 1811 although a good plantsman
wrote in 1939 that a white one was yet to be found; to
be refound would have been truer. In E, Asia, notably
in Kamtchatka, it is fully interfertile with the yellow
flowered P. aleutica, which results in some strange colour
mixtures.

Other varieties have since been noted. R. B. Cooke in
1938 wrote of one with deep purple flowers from Japan
and of a paler one from Norway, but he can tell me
nothing of them now; there are at least two others
from Japan with botanical differences but, you may note,
never a blue one. The misnomer in the specific name
started with Linnaeus, who called it Andromeda
caerulea. I assume this was because the flowers may
tend to go bluish when dried, although not so markedly
as those of Beli Heather. Just because this was mislead-
ing, the name arctica was proposed early in the last
century, but the Laws of Priority douse any such logic. —

Our plant is the type species of its small genus. In the
‘past it has been in Andromeda, Bryanthus and
Menziesia. M. taxifolia is its name in Bentham and
Hooker. Muddlingly, all the more as it was often grouped
with Daboecia in Menziesia, it has twice borne the
specific name of Daboecii, but happily this is now of no

YEAR BOOK 1969 37

account. All these names have been translated into
“English,” and others invented, but if an English name
is wanted, plain Menziesia is probably best.

Pernettya mucronata

Yet another Award of Merit shrub, the so-called
Prickly Heath came from the Straits of Magellan in 1838.
It is now to be seen, presumably bird-sown, in various
wild places in Scotland and Ireland, as well as in our
gardens. But its flowers are usually functionally uni-
sexual, so it can spread only by suckers, unless by chance
the birds have sown seeds which gave rise to different-
sexed plants within bee range. Personally I have not
seen this; it has always been the one bush or single
patch. This dioeciousness must have limited its dispersal.

Variations certainly exist, including at least three
dwarf forms, but are mainly in the colour of the fruit,
thus differing radically from the attractions of any of our
true heaths. I know of no variation in leaf colour, and
the flowers are always white. The showiest have come

sarom selection, most notably Mr.. L. T.. Davis -of

Hillsborough’s hybrids of 1878 to 1882. These being

human selections, unfixed genetically, can be per-

petuated only by cuttings. Seedlings will not come true.
“Bells Seedling” of 1928 is the same.

Empetrum

The Crowberry, with its heath-like leaves and habit,
was, not surprisingly, once called Erica baccifera, the
berry-bearing heath. This name was being used by
1565 and lasted until the end of the XVIIth century.
There is in fact still much discussion what this plant is
related to, but at least one school puts it next to the
Heaths.

All our British plants were, in effect, called Empetrum
nigrum untill 1927, when the bushy alpine variety with
always perfect flowers, i.e. male and female not on
separate plants, was given specific rank as HE. herma-
phroditum. Hilliers stock it, and those interested could
do worse than get a plant of it and E. nigrum for
comparison. Earlier, certainly by 1829 and for over a

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century thereafter, there had been forms listed, such as
‘Typicum,’ Tomentosum’ and ‘Scoticum.’ When there are
comments on these varieties, they do not always tally,
e.g. ‘Tomentosum’ is said in one place to have purple
berries and in another to have downy young shoots. Bean
lists ‘Purpureum’ with deep purple fruits, but not
‘Leucocarpum’ with white ones. Both these occur in
N. America, and the latter in the E. Balkans too, and
might be worth cultivating. ‘Scoticum’ was said just —
to have been strong growing. Sir W. J. Hooker used this
mame specifically in 1840 as E. scoticum, but on a
herbarium specimen of this clone from the Lawsons in
1881 from Kew is firmly, and rightly, written “is
E. nigrum.” There are other varietal names too, e.g. for
E. Asiatic plants. This is yet another circumpolar shrub,
also contrasting with our heaths by its fruits, and useful
for ground cover on banks, etc. Its counterpart, from the
southern hemisphere, now E. rubrum, was once var.
rubrum; and is indeed very similar, except for its red
fruits.

Crowberry is an ae name taken apparently from the
German Krahenbeere, a name used there at least in the
XVIth century. Crakeberry had a certain vogue, in books
at any rate, where also is to be seen Blackberried Heath.
But who connects (Corn) crakes with the moors where
this plant grows? The clue is to be found in John Ray in
1677 “Crake signifies a Crow in the Northern dialect.”
Geoffrey Grigson in his Englishman’s Flora lists 17 other
names including She-heather.

The value of the garden is that you are always looking ahead.
What is planted this spring must be nourished throughout the
year, Plans must always require a stretching of activity and of
the mind into the future—next year, the year after—and whatever
its form, surely the purpose of leisure time is to offer not onlv
enjoyment but also interior satisfaction of accomplishment and
self-expression . . . something that lasts. J am reminded of a
Chinese saying: ‘‘If you wish to be happy for a day, kill a pig;
if you wish to be happy for a year, take a wife; if you wish to be
happy all your life, cultivate a garden.’’
SANTHA RaMa Rau.

YEAR BOOK 1969 39

Erica Ciliaris ‘David McClintock’

This variety was found, inextricably mixed with a
dwarf gorse bush, in Brittany in August, 1962. It was
first exhibited by Aldenham Heather Nurseries at the
R.H.S. Show on August 6th, 1968.

There is much Erica ciliaris in south Brittany, but this
was the only one then seen which seemed worth collect-
ing. It was a large plant, perhaps 18 inches across, and,
naturally, noticeable from a distance. It was however
painfully prickly to disentangle. No doubt the bush is
still to be seen, on the moors well to the north of Carnac.

This variety flowers over a long period, from July to
nearly the end of the year. The flowers open white with
rich pink tips; later they may become pink all over, thus
adding a varied colour effect to an already graceful
plant. It-is unlike any other cultivar. Perhaps it
resembles most ‘Stapehill.” It is a strong grower and
cuttings root readily.

From a German correspondent

‘Heath, this is peace of mind, that is what we need in this
time! 1 like-the heath.’

Her man was a daydreamer. He belonged to nature, he thrived
on it. The sight of the scarlet rowans in the glen, or the heather
thick and purple on the hill, would nourish him better than many
a pot of her wholesome broth. Aye, she thought to herself, sighing
a little, if it weren’t for the tasks for ever to be minded she’d be
a wee bitty jealous of nature, when the wind was whispering
through the barley, the bees droning in the clovers rich and
heavy in ‘the fields. When every crofter on the island would be
already at the harvest, she’d away out with a scone and a mug
of tea for Sandy and he’d be nowhere for the searching. He would
be away again, ave, and for hours if you please, and when sh-
felt her temper rising until it matched the fiery glint in her hair,
he would come home in the golden evening, his arms full of
heather and sweet-smelling bog myrtle, a trail of fragrant honey-
suckle in his hand . . She would hold her tongue, her eyes
would soften and she would take the flowers from him with her
heart full of love and her fingers full of thorns from the thisties
she’d been cutting.

Dectma Morrison, from ‘Across A CROWDED Room.’

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SOME RECENT PAPERS
CONNECTED WITH HEATHERS

os Shrubs. Gardener’s Chronicle, Oct. 18, Vol. 162

De ails

ArpRon, J. P. 1968. The Heather Project at Harlow Car, The _
Northern Gardener, Sept. XXI, No. 5; 155 and 157.

BANNISTER, P. 1966. Growth, Dormancy and Water Relations of
Calluna vulgaris, Trans. Bot. Soc. Ed. 40 (2). 240-1.

Brummitt, R. K. & Frercuson, I. K. 1968. Index to European
Taxonomic Literature. Utrecht. pp. 112-3.

CHAPPLE, FRED J. 1968. A Golden Variegated Heath. Amateur
Gardening, Feb. 10, p. 45.

CHAPPLE, FRED J. 1968. Erica x Watsonii ay Maxwell.’
Gardener’s Chronicle, May 3, Vol. 163 (18), p

CHAPPLE, FRED J. 1968. Heathers through thee cae) ibid.
Oct. 4, Vol. 164 (14), pp. 13-14

CopELaND, H. M. 1968. Heaths and Heathers. Plants and Gardens.
Spring, 24, No. 1, pp. 54-6.

EMERSON, B. 1967. Heaths and Heathers in Eastern North
America. Morris Aboretum Bulletin. Sept. 18, 3, pp. 51-9.

Fisu, M. 1967. Enlivening the Heather Garden. Amateur Garden-
ing. Nov. 18, p. 30.

Huuime, J. K. 1968. The Heather Garden at Ness. Journal of the
Scottish Rock Garden Club. ‘Sept. XI (2), 43, pp. 133-141.

INGWERSEN, W. 1968. Associates for Heaths and Heathers.
Gardener’s Chronicle, Oct. 18, 164 (16), pp. 10-11.

INGWERSEN, W. 1968. Tree Heaths. ibid. Nov. 1, 164 (18), pp. 8-9.

Know tes, E. 1967 The Erica Family. Gardener’s Chronicle,
Dec. 6, Vol. 162 (23), pp. 14-15.

McCiintock, D. 1968. The Heather Society. Wild Flower
Magazine, No. 352, May, pp. 4-5.

McCiintock, D. 1968. Further Notes on Erica ciliaris in Ireland.
Proc. Bot, Soe; Beis; 7, (2), pps 147-87

McCiintock, D. 1968. Old Cultivars of Heather. Gardener’s
Chronicle, Nov. 22, Vol. 164 (21), p. 4.

MacintosH, M. 1967. An Attractive Heath (E. vagans
‘Lilacina’). Gardener’s Chronicle, Dec. 19, 162 (24), p.—4

PaLseN, BARBARA F. & Murty, Y. S. 1967. Studies in Floral
Morphology in the Ericales VIII . . . Erica. Bull Torrey
Bot. Club 94 (4), 243-320, July-August.

Rose, D. 1968. Attractive Winter-flowering Heathers. Ataateur
Gardening, Dec. 7, p. 21.

STEVENSON, V. 1968. Heather Mixture. Woman’s Realm. Oct, 12.

STREET, J. 1968. Shrubs Among Heathers, Amateur Gardening,
INOW 95 "pe e2e

VAN DE Laar, H. J. 1968. Calluna vulgaris. Dendroflora, Nr. 3,

pps leew?

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Ve E. x darleyensis. A.M.

ae E. x Veitchii, A.M.

» 1908. E. cinerea ‘Pygmea.’ A.M.

mlOi4 of. vagans St. Keverne:; A.M.

1915. E. cinerea ‘Atrorubens.’ A.M.

v1922. E. carnea ‘King George.’ A.M.

“1924. DF .G.M.

Na E. x darleyensis. A.G.M.

1925. E. vagans ‘Mrs. D. F. Maxwell.’ A.M.

J/1926. E. umbellata. A.M

y 1927. 4E. Tetralix ‘Mollis.’ A.M.

VA E. vagans ‘St. Keverne.’ A.G.M.

w1928.. EK. cinerea “Rosea.’ A.G-M.
| ae KB. vagans ‘Lyonesse.’ A.M.
| ey 1929. EE. australis “Mr. Robert.’ A.M.
we Calluna ‘Flora Pleno.’ A.M.

¥1930. E. carnea ‘Springwood White.’’ A.M.

Vv 1932. > “King George.’’ A.G.M.

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AWARDS GIVEN TO HARDY
HEATHERS BY THE R.HS.

The first trial of hardy heathers to be conducted by the Royal
Horticultural Society, was that of cultivars of Calluna vulgaris,
which was planted in 1959. This was subsequently followed bv
trials of Erica carnea (planted 1961), Erica cinerea and Erica
vagans (planted 1964) and Erica x darleyensis (planted 1965) and
Daboecia (planted 1966). The purpose of all these trials is to
allow awards to be made to the most meritorious plants and to
fesolve problems of identification and nomenclature. Each stock
consists of twelve plants, and are grown for two or three years
before being judged.

Prior to 1959 single plants were submitted for awards to the
appropriate Committee meeting at a fortnightly show of the
Society.

We have been asked to publish a complete list, with dates, of
all the awards given, and are pleased to do so. The Editor is
grateful to the Librarian, Mr. P. F. M. Stageman, for his
assistance in making the Records available.

Abbreviations used are F.C.C. . . First Class Certificate;
A.M. . . Award of Merit; A.G.M. . . Award of Garden Merit,
given to a cultivar considered eminently suitable for garden
cultivation.

4{873. .Calluna vulgaris ‘Cuprea.’ F.C.C.

“1905. Erica cinerea ‘Boothii.’ A.M.

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E. cinerea ‘Eden Valley.’ A.M.
E, arborea ‘Alpina.’ A.G.M.
E. australis. A.M.
Calluna ‘J. H. Hamilton.’ A.M.
E. australis ‘Mount Stewart.’ A.M.
E. canaliculata ‘Boscawen’s Variety.’ A.M.
Calluna ‘Alba Plena.’ A.M.
E. carnea ‘Springwood White.’ A.G.M.
Calluna ‘H. E. Beale.’ A.G.M.
i bie en elsealer: F.C. Cc:
E. australis ‘Mr, Robert.’ A.G. M.
E. australis ‘Riverslea. ’ evr
Calluna ‘Alportii.’ A.G.M.
E. x darleyensis “Arthur Johnson.’ A.M.
E. carnea ‘Eileen Porter.’ A.M.
Calluna “Joan Sparkes.’ A.M.
E. australis ‘Wishanger Pink.’ A.M.
Calluna ‘Peter Sparkes.’ A.M.
4 ‘Alba Jae.’ A.M.
Ks ‘Alba Plena.’ A.M.
» ‘August Beauty.’ A.M.
» Barnett Anley.” A.M:
», County Wicklow.’ A.M.
ye ee, Hamilton) AlM:
pe Bl. SALE
a ‘Underwoodii.’ A.M.
» - Aurea.’ A.M,
» ‘County Wicklow.’ F.C.C.
pee Gs We Nix: @ AcM:
» ‘Drum-Ra.’ A.M.
uo. hired]. Chapplées.A.M.
» ‘Gold Haze.’ A.M. for its flowers,
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», Multicolor.’ A.M.
» ~ Rosalind.’ AM.
>, 7 Setlei; A.M:
+ ‘Serlei Aurea.’ A.M.
> BarmettiAnley.. F.C.C.
3 ‘Hirsuta Typica.’ A.M.
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E. arborea ‘Alpina.’ A.M.
E. australis. F.C.C.
Calluna ‘Elsie Purnell, A.M.
vie GOldsHazen be C. C. for foliage effect.
pi ew Wieskies Variety.’ Eee. €,
», ‘Mullion.’ A.M.

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v1964. EE. carnea ‘Springwood Pink.’ A.M.
ay * ‘Springwood White.’ F.C.C.
v AP ‘Vivellii.’ A.M.
v Calluna “Hirsuta Typica.’ F.C.C. as a grey foliage plant.
v Ae axigida.. A.M;
¥1965. E. carnea ‘Alan Coates.’ A.M.
wm ie Vivelli iC:

V Calluna ‘Golden Feather.’ A.M.
v 1966. E. carnea ‘December Red.’ A.M.
oe Ni; “Praecox Rubra.’ A.M,
E. vagans ‘Holden Pink.’ A.M.
e my cinerea (C.D, Eason.” F.C.C.
Vv >». Knap Hill Pink.” A.M.
~~ y) oRosea.- ALM:
w moe denn: Valley. the ASM: made "fo" this
: cultivar in 1933 was confirmed.
¥1967. Calluna ‘Golden Feather.’ F.C.C.,
V 2 ouDset.; AM.
Vv FE. carnea ‘Ruby Glow.’ A.M.
v E. cinerea ‘Knap Hill Pink.’ F.C.C,
Sa a) Alba’ Minor.* A.M:
v pee UPS Ss (Patrick=- ACM:
v ee) Lalfondss A.M.
wv E. vagans ‘Diana Hornibrook.’ A.M.
vy 1968. E. carnea ‘Praecox Rubra.’ F.C.C. 6-9 inches. Flowers
are a deep rosy-red, lasting for a long period. Foliage
oe green, sometimes glaucous green, with trailing
abit.

Y E. carnea ‘Pirbright Rose.’ A.M. (This cultivar may also
have been distributed under the name ‘‘Pirbright
Pink.’) 7-8 inches high, spreading and compact,
vigorous; dark bluish-green foliage tinged red. Flower
stems 3-7 inches long, flowers red-purple, sepals tipped
paler colour. Flowering from December 12th, 1967.

w _E. cinerea ‘Alba Minor’ F.C.C. 6 inches. Dense light
green foliage, compact. Flowers white, flowering from
early June until October.

E. cinerea “Duncan Fraser.’ A.M. 10 inches, spreading,
vigorous, summer foliage dark green, tipped light green.
Flower stems 8-12 inches long, flowers white, buds
tipped rose-pink, tips of older flowers pale pink. Flower-
ing from June 17th, 1968.

v E. cinerea ‘Glasnevin Red.’ A.M. 9 inches. Compact
dwarf habit. Flowers striking true red in colour, with
no trace of purple. Flowering August-September.

— E. cinerea ‘Vivienne Patricia.’ A.M. 10-11 inches high,
erect and spreading, vigorous. Summer foliage very dark
green, tips tinged dark red. Flower stems 6-7 inches
long; flowers blue-mauve, flowering from mid-June.

“ E. cinerea ‘Cevennes.’ A.M. 9 inches. Compact upright

growth, very free flowering from July to Octobe
Flowers of an attractive lavender-rose.

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E. cinerea ‘Pentreath.’ A.M. 9 inches. Compact bushy
habit with dark green foliage; flowers rich purple, borne
in profusion from July to September.

E. cinerea ‘Pink Ice.’ A.M. 6 inches high fairly compact,
foliage very dark green. Flower stems 4-6 inches,
flowers red-purple, flowering from mid-June.

uv E. vagans ‘Cream.’ A.M. 24 to 26 inches high with spread
ot 24 30 inches, vigorous; foliage dark dull green.
Klower stems 10-14 inches long. Buds faint pink at tips, -
flowers white, with rich reddish brown anthers. Flower-
ing from end of July.

.Calluna vulgaris ‘Oxshott Common.’ A.M. Plant 28-30
inches high, 24-30 inches spread, very vigorous. Foliage
dull greyish-green. Flower stems 8-10 inches long, purple
fowers.

Calluna vulgaris ‘Beoley Gold’ A.M. as a summer foliage
and flowering plant. 20-22 inches high, 24 inches spread,
very vigorous, summer foliage light green flushed gold
and pale cream. Flower stems 10-12 inches long; flowers
white with light brown anthers.

Y Calluna vulgaris ‘Sunset.’ F.C.C. as a winter foliage
plant, 1 foot. Unique formation of various shades of
yellow, gold and orange flecked over the foliage. Flowers
pink, flowering August-September.

v Erica x darleyensis ‘Silberschmelze’ (‘Molten Silver.’) A.M.
Although seven entries of white-flowered stocks with
various names were received for the trial, all were
apparently identical with ‘Silberschmelze’ (Molten
Silver). Plant 10 inches high, 16 inches spread, erect,
fairly vigorous. Winter foliage dark green. Flower stems
41-64 inches long; flowers white, very slightly tipped
pale pink, stamens light chocolate brown, Flowering
from end October.

/ Erica x darleyensis ‘Furzey.’ A.M. Plant 11-12 inches
high, 12-14 inches spread, erect, vigorous. Winter
foliage very dark green, tinged and lightly tipped red.
Flower stems 9-10 inches, flowers rosy-pink, stamens
dark chocolate brown. Flowering from end October.

y Daboecia ‘David Moss.’ A.M. Plant 13 inches high, 18
inches spread, compact, erect, vigorous, foliage dark
glossy green, Flower stems 7-12 inches long, flowers
white.

/ Daboecia ‘William Buchanan.’ A.M. Plant 10 inches
high, with 16-18 inches spread, erect, vigorous. Foliage
dark glossy green. Dark red flower stems, 7-9 inches
long, flowers red-purple. Both flowering from June 20th.

YEAR BOOK 1969 45

List of Members—December, 1968

* Indicates members willing to show their gardens by appointment.
+ Indicates Nurserymen.

Group 1. Scotland
ABERCROMBIE, J. G., Chapelhall, Toward, Dunoon, Argyll.

ANDERSON, G. B., Millbuies, 41, Gogarbank, Edinburgh 12.

Barr, Miss K. H., 3 Balgair Road, Baifron by Glasgow.

Bray, J., Bonnie Banks White Heather, Ardess, Rowardennan, Drymen,

W. Stirlingshire.

Brown, R. A., Hillcrest,, Dunbar Street, Lossiemouth, Morayshire.
BURNET, F. R., Enterkin, Kilmacoim, Renfrewshire.

CAMERON, Miss E. K., Caldermill Hill, near Strathaven, Lanarkshire.
CARMICHAEL, SIR JOHN, K.B.E., Magicwell, Balmullo, Leuchars, Fife.
CatTuro, J., 27 Creswell Hill, Dumfries, Scotland.

CHRISTIE, T & W., The Nurseries, Forres, Scotland.

Coiuins, Mrs. M., Inverchapel, Dunoon, Argyll. ;

CRABBIE, D., 82 Inverleith Place, Edinburgh 3.

* Dosson, Wm. S., 20 Barnshot Road, Colinton, Edinburgh 13.

Dogson, Wm. S. (Jun.), The Hill, Broomieknowe, Lasswade, Midlothian.

* FOuLIsS, D. A., Cuill, Easter Belmont Road, Edinburgh 12.

FRAME, J. F., Braeside, 614 Queensferry Road, Barnton, Edinburgh 4.

GILBERT, Miss E. E., Hollinhurst, Elm Avenue, Linzie, near Glasgow.

Gray, J. M., c/o The Royal Bank of Scotland, 17 Bank Street, Dumfries.

HaLkeTr, A. C., Kevock Lea, Kevock Road, Lasswade, Midlothian.

HUMBLE, B. H., Rose Cottage, Arrochar, Dunbartonshire.

HUNTER, Mrs. E. N., Shieldaig Cottage, Gairloch, Ross-shire.

ILLINGWORTH, Miss C. E., Polbain, Achiltibuie, Garve, Ross-shire.

ImMRIE, I., 40 Stamperland Hill, Clarkston, Renfrewshire.

KELLy, Lr.-CoLt. H. A., Oliver & Hunter, Moniaive, Thornhill, Dumfriesshire.

LEIPER, Mrs. I. M., Douchlage, Balfron Station, by Glasgow.

LYLE, R., Delaney & Lyle, Grange Nursery, Alloa, Clackmannanshire.

McCrInDLE, K. D., 1 Drummond Rise, Dunblane, Perthshire.

McNas, Mrs. N., 1 St. Teilings, Lanark, Lanarkshire.

MacRosert, Mrs. H., Durisdeer, Kilmaco!m, Renfrewshire.

Marxs, B. McK., 17 Banchory Avenue, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire.

Merry, Mrs. E., Phoineas, Beauly, Inverness-shire.

* MONTGOMERY, Bric. E. J., C.B., C.B.E., Kinlochruel, Colintraive, Argyll,
Morey, D. A., White Heather Farm, Kames, Tignabruaich, Argyll.
Mounsey, E. R., Rough Knowe, Barrhill Road, Dalbeattie.

PATTENDEN, H., Kirkbank, Glenlochar, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire.

+ Ponton, J. R., The Gardens, Kirknewton, Midlothian.

REGIUS KEEPER, THE, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh 3.

Scott, T. M., Clonburn, Resaurie, Inverness.

SHAND, W. A., St. Edmunds, Milngavie, Dunbartonshire.

SHEPHERD, Miss M., The Dales, Braidwood by Carluke, Lanarkshire.
THOMPSON, I., 21 Pantonville Road, West Kilbride, Ayrshire.

TRAILL, J. M., 27 Campbell Street, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire.

WALTER, REAR ADMIRAL K. MCN. CAMPBELL-, 19a Princes Gate Mews, S.W.7.
(Winter), Clachan Beag, Aihnasaul, by Oban, Argyll (Summer).

WHITSON, Mrs. E. M., Wood End, Falls of Leny, Callander, Perthshire.

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Group 2. Ireland

ANDERSON, J. D., 51 Wallasey Park, Belfast BT14 6PN, N. Ireland.
_ANDREWS, Miss E. L. B., Hullstown, Derriaghy, Lisburn, Co. Antrim.
' Bonner, K. A. 16 Prehen Park, Waterside, Londonderry, N. Ireland.
Carson, T. A., Uisge Ban, Baily, Co. Dublint.
COLVILL, Mrs. M. B., Cloghereen, Baily, Co. Dublin.
~ Daisy Hitt Nurseries Ltp., Newry, Co. Down.
DoucG.ias, J. B., 3—Bel-Air Avenue, Ballybarnes, Co. Down.
ELuiotr, Miss C. J., Killowen, Co. Down.
GawAN, Lr.-Cot. H. M., Nestor Lodge, Kilmullin, Newtownmountkennedy,
Co. Wicklow.
GarRRATT, Masor R., Rialto, Holywood, Co. Down.
-{ Grawam, N. C., Stiles, Antrim.

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Harty, Miss M., Ballinamona, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford.
HERDMAN, Mrs. B. M., The Brae. Sion Mills, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland.
ee NIGELLA, Tlannanagh House, Ballinderry, nr. Nenagh, Co. Tipperary.
ire
KANE Bros., MESSRS., Drumee, Castlewellan, Co. Down.
LAMBERT, Coit. W. P. Clareville, Oughterard, Co. Galway, Eire.
LATCHFORD, F. H., Luggala, Tralee, Co. Kerry.
Love, P. A., Marlay House, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, Eire.
McCarter, W. S., Heatherdene, Culmore, Londonderry.
TNANGLE, D. L., Nangles Nurseries, Carrigrohane, Co. Cork, Eire.
O’Hare, P. §J., Offficer-in-Charge, Agric. Inst., Peatland Research Station,
Glenamoy, Ballina, Co. Mayo, Eire.
PREECE.. Mrs. N., Kells House, Kells, Co. Kerry.
REEVES, Mrs. E. A., Greenways, Lucan, Co. Dublin.
f SLINGER, LESLIE S., Slieve Donard Nursery Co., Newcastle, Co. Down.
STEVENS, Miss P. F., Honeybrook, Delganey, Co. Wicklow, Eire.
THOMPSON, MISss B., 18 Fairway Avenue, Upper Malone Road, Belfast 9.
WALKER, Miss N.,. Lisnoe, Orwell Park, Dublin 6.

Group 3. Northern
ANTHES, Mrs. P. C., Bryn Afon, Shatton Lane, Bamford, Sheffield.
* ARDRON, J. P., Fulwood Heights, Harrison Lane, Sheffield 10.
ASTLEY, P., 33 Roylen Avenue, Carleton, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancs.
Bates, W. E., White Wings, Lingmell, Seascale, Cumbs.
{ BENSON, CLIvE, The Nurseries, 281 Croston Road, Farington, Preston, Lancs.
BICKERSTAFF, C. E., Dyffryn, 2c Norfolk Hill, Grenoside, Sheffield.
BLAKE, J., Dencroft, Oxton, Rakes, Barlow, near Sheffield.
Boyp, Mrs. D. E., Mooredge, Warren Lane, Eldwick, Bingley, Yorks.
BREEZE, R. O., Summerfields, Beach Road, Port St. Mary, I.0.M.
BrROOMHEAD, R. H., The Hollies, Ashover, Chesterfield,
Brown, P. J., 136 Padfield Main Road, Hadfield, via Hyde, Cheshire.
CAMPBELL, Mrs. F., Rothley Lake House, Morpeth, Northumberland.
CASWELL, Mrs. H., The Gables, Horncastle Road, Woodhall Spa, Lincs.
* CHAPPLE, F. J., Mafeking, Bradda West Road, Port Erin, I.0.M.
COLLICK. K., 80 Dore Avenue, North Hykeham, Lincoln.
CoorE, Dr. M., 66 Grimshaw Lane, Bollington, Ches.
Cooper, Mrs. V. C. V., Hillside, Buxton Road, Disley, near Stockport,
Cheshire.
CrESSWELL, Miss K. BaKker-, Preston Tower, Chathill, Northumberland.
DARBYSHIRE, J. K., 45 Wilford Avenue, Brooklands, Cheshire.
Davey, N. S., 3 Green Walk, Timperley, Cheshire.
Dawson, J. O. H., Beavclerc, Riding Mill, Northumberland.
ELLAaRD, Mrs. M., Rose Garth, Threapwood, Malpas, Ches.
ELuLis, G. E., Ivy Cottage, Pedley Lane, Congleton, Cheshire.
Fairs, Mrs. J. D., 33 Clough Drive, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield HD 8 OJ].
FLEET, C. B., 90 Sleaford Road, Boston, Lincs.
FLETCHER, W. A., Mere Bank, 81 Birchwood Avenue, Lincoin.
' Forsytu Dr. T. S., Lindisfarne, Haworth, Keighley, Yorks.
GOouLbD, C. W. L., 43 Silverdale Road, Gatley, Cheadle, Ches.
GREEN, R., 94 Moseley Wood Gardens, Cookridge, Leeds 12.
GRIFFIN, D. P., 3 Marlborough Court, Churchill Park, Washingborough,
Lincoln.
Groves, W. J. B., 83 Church Road, Lower Bebington, Wirral, Ches.
Hai, Mrs. M., 6 St. David’s Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Ches.
+ Hamer, G. M., Sunnymount Nursery, Glossop- Road, Chisworth via
Broadbottom, Hyde, Ches.
HAMMOND, E. G., White Thorn, Dumban Lane, West Bollington, Macclesfield,
Ches.
HARDMAN, J. S., 19 Kendal Road, Holcombe Brook, near Bury, Lancs
HARGREAVES, Bric. K., Castle Garth, Wetherby, Yorks.
Henry, S., 50 Harrowden Road, Doncaster, Yorks.
Hirt, M.' A., 20 Green Walk, Timperley, Ches.
Hosss, K. W., Glenthorne, Lode Pit Lane, Eldwick, Bingley, Yorks.
HORSFALL, M., One Acre, 361 Halifax Road, Liversedge, Yorks.
HOWELL, Mrs. M., 7 Alphin Park Lane, Greenfield, nr. Oldham, Lancs.
Hutme, J. K.., Director, Univ. Liverpool Botanic Gardens, Ness Neston,
Wirral, Ches. .
IRESON, T., Editor, Garden News, High Street, Stamford, Lincs.
Jack, G., Rossmoyne, 33 Manor Road, Bramhall, Ches.
JAKEWAyYS, Dr. R. J., 7 Wordsworth Avenue, Penistone, near Sheffield.

YEAR BOOK 1969 47

Jones, Mrs. M. Howarp-, 1 Carrs Crescent West. Formby, Liverpool.
KeELLy, H., Ballaqueeney Lodge, Ballaquale Road, Douglas, I.o.M.
KERR, J. W., 31 Wentworth Drive, Sale, Ches.
BERSHAW, Mrs. B. M., Orleans House, 323 Fleetwood Road, Fleetwood,
ancs.
LASCELLES, R. G., Birchwood, 358 Park Lane, Macclesfield, Ches.
LESLIE, W., 403 Durdar Road, Carlisle, Cumberland.
LEVER, G., 239 Tottington Road, Harwood, Bolton, Lancs.
LITTLEWOOD, Mrs. M. K., Manor House Farm, Scotton, Gainsborough, Lincs.
Livesey, D. D., Craigneish. St. Georges Road, Hightown, near Liverpool.
Lorp, J. D., Raikes Close, Skipton, Yorks.
MacInTyRE, Mrs. C. M., The Cottage, Fontainebleau, Cranage, Holmes
Chapel, Ches.
_MAcK Ley, Mrs. M., 21 Linden Way, Boston, Lincs.
Martin, J. E., Elder Tree Lane, Ashley, near Market Drayton. Shropshire.
MarTIn, W., 8 Sandringham Drive, Poynton, near Stockport. Ches.
METcaLF, Dr. J. A. S., 21 Church Lane, Acklam, Mddlesbrough, Yorks.
Morris, R., 2 Benchill Crescent, Wythenshawe, Manchester 22.
NapEN, Mrs. A. M., 14 Ryles Park Road, Macclesfield, Ches.
NewsHaAM, Miss V. M.. 43 Carfield Avenue, Meersbrook, Sheffield 8.
Noar, B. B., 5 Lady’s Close, Parklands Way, Poynton, Stockport, Ches.
NICHOLS, R., 43 Kimberley Avenue, North Shields, Northumberland.
Parry, Mrs. R. I., Long Ridge, Delamere, Northwich, Ches.
PARTINGTON, B., 3 South Drive, Gatley, Ches.
PATRICK, L. B., Holly Court, Mllhouses Lane, Sheffield 11.
Pearce, Mrs.-J. V.. 17 Park Drive, Harrogate, Yorks.
PERKIN, J. M., Roseacres, Barrow Lane, Hale, Ches.
Prew, H..C., 229 Chester Road, Hartford. Northwich, Ches.
PrypDeE, Mrs. M., 3 Oldfield Close, Heswell, Wirral, Ches.
RAVENSLAW HORTICULTURAL Centre (W. R. Lovesey, Hort. Organiser), Alnwick,
Northumberland.
*RICHARDS, D. A., Rydal Mount, Eskdale, Holmrook, Cumbs.
Rope, Mrs. B., 68 Beatty Avenue, Jesmond, Newcastle-on-Tyne 2,
-_ Northumberland.
Russ, V. J. A., 44 Rutland Close, Harrogate, Yorks.
SANDERSON, L., 18 Marshall Crescent, Morley, nr. Leeds.
Scotr-RUSSELL, Prog. C., 6 Cavendish Road, Sheffield 11.
SENDER, M. B., 12 Hodgson Cresc., Leeds 17.
SHERWIN, Miss D. E., 6 Clifton Lane, Handsworth, Sheffield 9.
SMALL, Dr. W. A. W., 51 High Street, Middlesbrough, Yorks.
SmitH, G. D., Superintendent, Harlow Car Gardens, Harrogate, Yorks.
TSmitH, GERVASE & Sons, Nurserymen, Hackney Road, Matlock, Derbs.
SmitH, Miss P., Nellacre, Birstwith, Harrogate, Yorks.
SMITH, REv. S.. 15 Wyedale, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, Ches.
STRICKLAND, J., Wings, 12 Watford Road, New Mills, Stockport, Ches:
TAMMEN, Mkrs., K., Aiskew Villa, Aiskew, Bedale, Yorks.
Tompson, M. A., 62 Housley Park, Chapeltown, Sheffield 530 4UE.
TooruiLt, A. P.. Springfield, 431 Whirlowdale Road, Sheffield 11.
Tuck, Mrs. D. M., Boarshurst, Greenfield, nr. Oldham, Lancs.
Tupor, Mrs. J., Moss Cottage, Moss Lane, Styal, Wilmslow, Ches.
Turner, G., 27 Hartwood Green, Hartwood Park, Chorley, Lancs.
Tyson, J..R., High Cross, Hawkshead, near Ambleside, Westmorland.
WALKER, Dr. J. K., Green Rigg, Riding Mill, Northumberland.
{TWarRD, DEREK, Wards Nurseries, Eckington Road, Coal Aston, nr. Sheffield.
WILLIAMS, I. Lyon-, c/o The Midland Bank, Gosforth, Seascale, Cumbs.
Wiits, A. W., Manor Cottage, 1 Front Street, Whickham, Co. Durham.
WINFIELD, L. G., 50 Carsick Hill Crescent, Sheffield 10.
Wricut, Rev. J., 7 Mayfield Road, Timperley, Altrincham, Ches.
* WRIGHT, K. E.. 37 Batsworth Drive, Sheffield 5.
Younc, Mrs. G. R., 75 Granson Way, Washingborough, Lincoln.
Group 4. Wales
* ARMSDEN, Dr. A., Glencerrig, Llanfaglan, Caernarvon.
Birp, D. S., Crud-yr-Awel, Tre!yon, Aberdare, Glam.
CALVERT, G. W., Plas Owain, Harlech, Merioneth.
CuaTraway, J. F.,Drws-y-Coed, Llanbedrog, Pwllheli, Caerns.
CHESTER, H. H., Firdene, Three Crosses, Swansea.
Epwarps, H. J., Cae-Wat, Kiln Lane, Hope, nr. Wrexham, Denbighshire.
Evans, T., 382 Clydach Road, Ynsforgan, Morriston, Swansea.
FARMER, G. G., Bryn Du, Mynytho, Pwllheli, Caerns.
Garratt, D. M., Sarnia, Druid Road, Menai Bridge, Anglesey.

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GRIFFITHS, Masor R. L., Little Heath, Trearddur Bay, Anglesey.

HaiGu, Mrs. M., Coed Berw, Pentre Berw, Gaerwen, Anglesey.

Heppon, S., 74 Cedar Way, Penarth, Glam.

HuaGues, T., Trelma, Llanfwog, Ruthin, Denbighshire.

ISAC: T. J., Melrose, Prescelly Park, Fishguard~ Road, Haverfordwest,
embs.

KNIGHT, L. A., Eynhallow, Park Corner, Haverfordwest, Pembs. ss

Lioyp, R. J. H., Ffynnon Deilo, Pendoylan, near Cowbridge, Glam.

Lomax, Miss K. L., The Old Forge, Nash, Presteigne, Radnorshire.

~Moss, WM. Nurseryman, Maes Yr Esgob House, Afonwen, Mold, Flintshire.

Parris, Mrs. A. A., Spring Cottage, Penycaemawr, Usk, Mon. NP 5 1LU.

PAuL, Mrs. J., Plas Nant, Aber, near Llanfairfechan, Caerns.

PUDDLE, C., Bodnant Gardens, Tal-y-cafn, Colwyn Bay.

RAWCLIFFE, J. G., The Bothy, Abbey Market Garden, Llanrwst.

Regs, I. G., Gwelfro, Pennant, Llanon, Cardiganshire.

WILLIAMS, Ge Bryn Eithin, Porthyfelin Road, Holyhead, Anglesey.

WILSon, G. H., Rallt, Ceunant, Caerns.

Group 5. Midlands

{ ANNABEL, A., Springwood, Church Drive, Ravenshead, Linby, Nottingham.
ASH, F., Folly Nook Lane, Ranskill, Retford, Notts.
BaiLtey, H., Brackenlea, 396 Sandon Road, Meir Heath, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs.
BaiLEy, J. H., Alpina, 4 The Crescent, Sweetpool Lane, West Hagley, Worcs.
BALL, G. V., Heatherways, 14 Manor Road, Streetly, Sutton Coldfield, Warwicks.
BALL, W. R., 97 Lambley Lane, Burton Joyce, Nottingham.
BaRDEL, Mrs. M., Parlours Bank, 39 Hergest Road, Kington, Herefordshire.
BEER, J., 87 Sansome Road, Solihull, Warwicks.
BODENHAM, H. R., 101 Mount Pleasant, Kingswinford, Brierley Hili, Staffs.
CASTELLAN, Mrs. C.. The Spinney, Bower Lane, Etching Hill, Rugeley, Staffs.
CHALLONER, T. A.. New Leys, High Ash Farm, Meriden, near Coventry.
Cooper, J. G., Corrie, Dinting Road, Gossop, Derbys.
Cooper, K. V., Abbeywood House, Newstead Abbey Park, Linby, Nottingham.
COUGHLIN, Mrs. R., 17 Alvechurch Highway, Lydiate Ash, Bromsgrove, Worcs.
+ Cox, D.-C., 125 Central Avenue, Syston, Leics. (Nursery: Goscote Nurseries,
Ragdale, Melton Mowbray).
Davies, J. Gwyn-, Midland Wallboards Ltd., 120 Beakes Road, Smethwick,
Warley, Warks.
Epwarps, Mrs. M., Ashlands, Stoneleigh Road, Gibbet Hill, Coventry.
ELLIS, Miss F. M., Little Acre, 74 West Malvern Road, Malvern, Worcs.
FLETCHER, D. B., 88 Pastures Hill, Littleover, Derby.
Hanson, F. D., Crossways, 43 Wellington Road, Bromsgrove, Worcs.
Harpy, G. A., Girvan, Holywell, Shrewley, Warwicks.
Harris, M., Little Watchbury, Barford, Warks.
Hay, R. N., 7 High View Avenue, Keyworth, Nottingham.
HEADLEY, W. H., 43 Craighill Road, Knighton, Leicester.
Heccs, A. R., 163 Coalway Road, Wolverhampton, Staffs.
HILTON, SiR DEREK, Eaves, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire.
Horsey, N., 12 Perlethorpe Avenue, Mansfield, Notts.”
Jones, H. R. W., 11 Scott Road, Walsall, Staffs.
Jones, Miss P. M., Fair Acre, Green End, Oswestry, Shropshire.
KENDALL, P. J., 45 Halesowen Road, Halesowen, Worcs.
Key, Mrs. H., Wycombe Lodge, Durcott Road, Evesham, Worcs.
LAUGHER, Miss F. H., 4 Parkway, Stone, Staffs.
* Law, R., Meadows, Draycote, near Rugby, Warwicks.
Leap, W. L., 22 Imperial Avenue, Gedling, Notts. :
LIpDGATE, Miss M. B. S., The Nutshell, Richards Castle, Ludiow, Shropshire.
LOVEGROVE, Mrs. K. A., Tanglewood, Llanishen, nr. Chepstow, Mon.
MCLELLAND, Mrs. J., 238 Chester Road, Streetly, nr. Sutton Coldfield, Warks.
Martin, J. E., Elder Tree Lane, Ashley, nr. Market Drayton, Shropshire.
‘MEDLAM, A. if 18 Moxhuill Drive, Walmley, Sutton Coldfield, Warks.
NEWTON, A. B., 58 Cole Bank Road, Hall Green, Birmingham 28.
NorTHRIDGE, W. H., New Lodge, Anslow, nr. Burton-on-Trent, Staffs.
Peppar, Mrs. L. M., Frencham Lodge, 15 Grove Hill, Ravenshead, Nottingham.
PRINGLE, Wn. H., 56 Litt!eheath Lane, Lickey End, Bromsgrove, Worcs.
PRITCHARD, Miss E., 62 Sherifoot Lane, Four Oaks, Warwicks.
tProctor, The Clifford Proctor Nurseries Ltd., Brookside, Chesterfield, Derbs.
QUALE, S. K., Loen, Bewdley, Worcs :
RapieEy, A. D., Lingfield, Yieldingtree, Clent, Stourbridge, Worcs.
Ricuarps, Mrs. C., Dryhill, Ragdon, Church Stretton, Salop.

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{ Roserts, Mrs. E. S., Glenhurst, 121 Hadley Park Road, Leegomery, Wellington,
Shropshire.

ROUGHAN, J. M., 27 Smith Street, Warwick, Warwickshire.
RounpD, Mrs. D. M., Kenelm, How Caple, Hereford.
SEGGIE, T. P., 98 Cannon Park Road, Coventry.
SHACKLOCK, Mrs. P., Applegarth, Paddock Close, Quorn, Leics.
Stvons, J. P., Swinford House, Rugby, Warwicks.
SmitH, Mrs. M. E., 16 Hillside, Findern, Derby DE 6 6AZ.

f SpaARKES, J. W., Beechwood Nurseries, Gorcott Hill, Redditch, Worcs.
STANLEY, P. J., 20 Corbridge Road, Sutton Coldfield, Warwicks.
STREET, H., Hill House, 38 Wyvern Road, Sutton Coldfield, Warwicks.
TRUMAN, Mrs. E., 22 Queen’s Road, Walsall, Staffs.
TUNNICLIFFE, L. F., 28 Leahurst Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 6JG.
TURNER, A. S., 167 Cole Valley Road, Birmingham 28.
TURNER, E. 2 Newport Road, Hinslock, Market Drayton, Salop.
VaLe, T. C., 15 Bankfield Drive, Spondon, Derby.
Watt, Mrs. J., 319 Highfield Road, Hall Green, Birmingham.
Warner, R., Fairlands, Jack Haye Lane, Lightoaks, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs.
WHALLEY, T. W., Highfields, Newstead Abbey Park, Linby, Nottingham.
WILLIAMS, J. I., 9 Pedmore Court Road, Pedmore, Stourbridge, Worcs.
WILLIAMS, T. VAUGHAN, The Priory, Pillerton Priors, Warwick.
Woop, Mrs. S. E., 73 Cheltondale Road, Solihull, Warks.

* YATES, G., Crail House, Newstead Abbey Park, Linby, Nottingham.

Group 6. Easterm and other North of Thames

AUSTIN, A. J., St. Coronati, Warren Lane, Stanway, Colchester, Essex.
BAILEY, Mrs. M., 32 Cassiobury Drive, Watford, Herts.
BAKER, J. W., Frensham, Blue Mills Hill, Witham, Essex.
BARBER, A. T., Ludgrove, Wokingham, Berks.
Barrass, J. B., 37a Beancroft Road, Marston Moreteyne, Beds.
Biren, Mrs. M. C., 11 Warren Heath Avenue, Ipswich, Suffolk.
TBLoom, Aprian J. R., Foggy Bottom, Diss, Norfolk.
POnEN: me E., Old Heath House, Heath Lane, Aspley Heath, via Bletchley,
ucks.
Bristow, A., The Grange, Thwaite, Eye, Suffolk.
Brown, E. C., 52 Gatehill Road, Northwood, Middx.
BROWNE, Mrs.. H. R. H., Gordonbush House, Egypt Lane, Farnham Common,
ucks.
RERUMMAGE, NeIc H., Heathwood Nursery, Fakenham Road, Taverham, Norwich,
Or :
CANDLIN, Mrs. E. M., 22 Clevelands, Abingdon, Berks.
Carter, R. F., Janton Cottage, 3 Green Lane, Amersham-on-the-Hill, Bucks.
CHEASON, D. M., 4 Primrose Lane, Waterbeach, Cambs.
CLAYTON, B. V., Avocet, 102 Vicarage Lane, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex.
CONSTABLE, J. L., Mallard Ducks Hill Road, Northwood, Middx.
Cooper, Mrs. A. I., 24 Westwick Gardens, Cranford, Hounslow, Middx.
Cowie, A. T., 6 Maiden Erlegh Drive, Earley, Reading, Berks.
Crane, Mr. & Mrs. H. H., Highmead, Cheney Street, Eastcote, Pinner, Middx.
- CRAWFORD, Mrs. B., 19 Greenways, Abbots Langley, Herts.
Dopcson, Mrs. F. W., Kaikoura, 127 Heath Park Road, Gidea Park, Essex.
Dor, B. A., 2 Horsenden Farm, Horsenden Lane, Perivale, Greenford, Middx.
Dorn, A. J., Roughwood, Red Copse Lane, Boars Hiil, Oxford.
Duncan, A. McK., Windy Ridge, 32 Parsons Heath, Colchester, Essex.
FEATHERSTONE, Mrs. E. C., 12 Scott Close, Beaconsfield Road, Farnham
Common, Slough.
FERGUSON, H. McL., Pine Cottage, Mackerel Hill, Royston, Herts.
FINcu, J. E., The Barn, Warerave Road, Twyford, Berks.
FinpLtay, T. H., The Director, The Gardens, Windsor Great Park, Berks.
reek, 1 P:, 109 Cranborne Waye, Hayes, Middx.
Gi_mour, J., The University Botanic Garden, Cambridge.
GoLter, A. E., 2 Palmers Road, Borehamwood, Herts.
GREEN, Mrs. B., 143 Auckland Road, Ilford, Essex.
GRIFFITHS, V. L., Hillside, Noke, near Oxford.
Hawes, Miss M. M., 14 Rivermead, Yarmouth Road, Stalham, Norwich, Norfolk.
HENLEY, Mrs. F. H., Gustard Wood House, Wheathampstead, Herts.
HiGInsoTHAM, Miss H., Leugars, Nightingales Lane, Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks.
Howes, Mrs. V., Green How, Folgate Lane, Old Costessey, Norwich, Norfolk.
HUXTABLE, E. J., Dunstead’s, Ingatestone, Essex.
JONES, A. W., 4 Wellbank, Rectory Road, Taplow, Bucks.

50 a THE HEATHER SOCInTY,

LAWRENCE, C. R., Southernwood, Hargham Road,- Attleborough, Norfolk.

YLe Grice, E. B. (Roses) Ltd., Yarmouth Road, North Walsham, Norfolk.

Lock, A. J... Gomms Wood, Knotty Green, Beaconsfield, Bucks.

Lonpon, B. G., 2 Adelaide Road, High Wycombe, Bucks.

Lowen, Mrs. J. E., 40 Priory Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, Essex.

Martin, R. H., 158 Broadfields Avenue, Edgware, Middx.

McLEAN, A. Gu Calver Lodge, Frithwood Avenue, Northwood, Middx.

MacRostir, SON. Lpr. J. S., 42 Cavendish Crescent, R.A.F., Hornchurch,
ssex

MELDRUM, A., Culford House, Mundford, Thetford, Norfolk.

MILNER, Mrs. C. A., 8 Westmoreland Avenue, Hornchurch, Essex.

MistTeap, REv. I. S., The Manse, 1 Millwood Road, Hounslow, Middx.

MITCHELL, G., Heathlands, Doggetts Wood Close, Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks.

MITCHELL, R., Murray Lodge, Burtons Lane, Chalfont St. Giles.

Moore, S., Nester, Kingfisher Close, Hutton Mount, Brentwood, Essex.

NEWTON, C., Manor Hotel, Blakeney, Holt, Norfolk.

PARKES, Mrs. D., Longmead, London Road, Braintree, Essex.

PATERSON, A., Little Sparrows, Hadhamford, Little Hadham, Herts.

PEARSON, Mrs. H. E. S., Pepper Alley, High Beech, Loughton, Essex.

PEDRICK, G. F., 9 Cedar Drive, Hatch End, Middx.

Prosio, Dr. F., Metcalfe Farm, Hedgerley, near Slough, Bucks.

REEVE, Mrs. L., 306 Carterhatch Lane, Forty Hill, Enfield, Middx.

Roserts, G., Pond Cottage, Chapmore End, Ware, Herts.

Ross-LEwIN, Masor F. H. W., The White House, St. Olaves, Great Yarmouth,
Norfolk.

SHEPPARD, Mrs. J. B., 24 South Approach, Moor Park, Northwood, Middx.

SMALL, J. R., Little Acre, Hanney Road, Southmoor, Kingston Bagpuize, near
Abingdon.

SNELL, S. C., Virginia House, Kelvedon, Essex.

SouTHEy, J. F., 4 Yeoman’s Avenue, Harpenden, Herts.

STEVENS, J., 18 Priory Avenue, Harlow, Essex.

Stow, A. J., Josarno, 15 Highlands, Flackwell Heath, Bucks.

STRACHAN, Mrs. M. E., Little Gables, Manor Lane, Gerrards Cross, Bucks.

SuTer, Mrs. M. I., Coxtie House, Coxtie Green, nr. Brentwood, Essex.

VicRAss, B. W., 41 Newmans Way, Hadley Wood, Barnet, Herts.

WALLACE, AIR VICE-MARSHAL J. B., O.B.E., Q.H.S., M.D., Ch.B., 3 Wakehams
Hill, Pinner, Middx.

WEIGHTMAN: Mrs. I., The Cottage, Higher Rads End, Eversholt, nr. Bletchley,
ucks.

WILLIAMS, R. E., 15 Richmond Road, Romford RM1 2DX.

WISEMAN, H. R., The Spinney, Highfield Drive, Broxbourne, Herts.

WOLF, Miss C., 4 Frog Lane, Milton-u-Wychwood, Oxford.

Group 7. London & S.E.

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ABEL, R. C., 250 Maidstone Road, Rainham, Kent.

AISHER, R., Midwest, Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent.

ANDERSON, D. E. L., Little Court, Carron Lane, Midhurst, Sussex.

ATKINS, C. H., Ridge View, 65a Saunders Lane, Mayford, Woking, Surrey.

AusTIN, W. G. L., Trewithiel, Russells Crescent, Horley, Surrey.

BEAMAN, Mrs. C. G., 43 Hall Lane, London, N.W.4

BENN, THE HON. Lavy, High Field, Pastens Road, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey.

BESSENT, P., Felbrigg, Glenesk Road, Eltham, S.E.9.

BICKNELL, D. E., Pinks Hill Nurseries, Pinks Hill, Wood Street, Guildford, Sy.

Bott, H. W., Kyrenia Cottage, 36 Sheephouse, Farnham, Surrey.

Bonney, Mrs. H., 12 Oak Avenue, Chipstead, Coulsdon, CR33 PG.

BOWERMAN, Mr. & Mrs. A. H., Champs Hill, Coldwaltham, Pulborough, Sussex.

BOXALL, Mrs. M. L., Gilridge, Sandy Lane, Kingswood, Surrey.

BRICKELL, C. D., The Lilacs, Wisley, Ripley, Surrey. :

BRISTOWE, Mrs. E., Old Field, Sea Road, Little Common, Sussex.

BROWN, Mrs. C. R., Penn Cottage, 1 Downs Road, Seaford, Sussex.

BucKLEy, R. M., Woodlands, Greenhill Road, Otford, Kent.

BuRKE, Dr. S. A., Orchard Cottage, Manor House Lane, Effingham, Leatks-
head, Surrey.

BuRRELL, Mrs. G., Cobbles, Oldlands Avenue, Balcombe, Sussex.

CAMERON, R., Great Comp, Borough Green, Sevenoaks, Kent.

CHARRINGTON, Sirk JOHN & Lavy, High Quarry, Crockham Hill, Edenbridge, Kent.

CHARRINGTON, Mrs. N. D., Dye House, Thursley, Godalming, Surrey.

CHURCHILL, P. J., 24 Huntingdon Gardens, Worcester Park, Surrey.

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CLAYTON, I., Dunedin, 70 Keymer Road, Hassocks, Sussex.

CLAYTON, O. J., 8 Chittenden Cottages, Wisley, Ripley, Woking, Surrey.

CLIFFORD, Lt.-CoL. J. A., Bindons, 8 The Avenue, Lewes, Sussex.

Copas, B. A., 13 Pinewood Close, Shirley, Croydon, Surrey.

Costain, A. P., M.P., Inwarren, Woodland Way, Kingswood, Surrey.

DANIELLS, Miss R. W., Wacousta, The Bishops Avenue, London, N.2.

fDavis, P. G., Nurseryman, Timber Tops, Marley Common, Haslemere, Surrey.

Day, Mrs. M., Littlefields, Maresfield Park, Uckfield, Sussex.

DeAvES, C. W., The Warren, Compton Way, Moor Park, Farnham, Surrey.

DELL, M. R., 24 Bodenham Road, Folkestone, Kent.

DeELveEs, H. C., Enmore Cottage, Vicarage Road, East Sheen, S.W.14.

DENSTON, Mrs. R., Heathfield Lodge, Carron Lane, Midhurst, Sussex.

DICKENSON, C. G., 8 Windyridge Close, Wimbledon, S.W.19.

DocksEY, K., 1 Tower Grove, Oatlands Drive, Weybridge, Surrey.

Do.LLEY, F. H. SANDERSON, Dolleys Hill Nurseries, Normandy, Guildford, Surrey.

DOWLING, R., 41 Northwood Avenue, Purley, Sussex.

DuGuIip, Mrs. J., Fiat 6, Holbrook Park, Horsham, Sussex.

eens, C. F., Phoenix Lodge, Collendene Lane, Norwood Hill, Horley,
urrey.

ELuIs, H. C., Wedlake Letts & Bird, 6 Stone Buildings, Lincolns Inn, W.C.2.

Evans, W., 35 Vale Drive, Horsham, Sussex.

EEUCONER: B. J., Merristwood, 409 Woodham Lane, Woodham, Weybridge,
urrey.

Fitmore, Miss E., Coolmoyne, 5 Copsewood Way, Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent.

FREEMAN, G. W., Lavender Walk, Moat Lane, Sedlescombe, Sussex.

Forty, Mrs. J., Wyke Cottage, Clandon Road, West Clandon, near Guildford,

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Surrey.

Fryer, Miss B. FIELpD-, Collington Lodge, Collington Grove, Bexhill-on-Sea,
Sussex.

GAMBLE, Dr. D. R., Sylva, Fairoak Lane, Oxshott, Surrey.

GopBOLT, Mrs. E., Altadena, Southview Road, Crowborough, Sussex.

GorFr, Cort. R. E. C., Heath Cottage, Piltdown, Uckfield, Sussex.

“GORDON-LENNOX, REAR-ADMIRAL A., Fishers Hill, Midhurst, Sussex.

Gray, Mrs. RONALD, Southcote, Hindhead, Surrey.

HALE, H. ASHGARTH, Hill Road, Haslemere, Surrey.

HALL, Mrs. P., Orchard Cottage, Copthorne Road, Felbridge, East Grinstead,
Sussex.

Harpwick, R. E., The Nurseries, Newick, Sussex.

Harpy, GEN. Sir CAMPBELL, C.B.E., Bunch Lane House, Haslemere, Surrey.

HARRISON, Mrs. O. B., 23 Woodville Gardens, Ealing, London, W.5.

HASKELL, Mrs. A. J., Russetts, The Cut, Findon, Worthing, Sussex.

Hicks, Dr. A. R. H., 106 Balcombe Road, Horley, Surrey.

Hitt, Mrs. E. M., 41 Upper Shirley Road, Croydon, Surrey.

Hoitm_Es, Miss J., Iron Latch, The Great Quarry, Guildford, Surrey.

Hume, Mrs. V., Hawthorn, Priors Field Road, Godalming, Surrey.

yIsaac, J. R., Manor Farmhouse Nursery, East Lane, West Horsley, Leatherhead,
Surrey.

JENKINS, G., Windrush, Hickmans Close, Lindfield, Sussex.

Kaye, Mrs. H. W., St. Peters Convent, Maybury Hill, Woking, Surrey.

KENT, C. H. I., Peters Oak, Wellington Avenue, Virginia Water, Surrey.

KerricH, G. J., Heath Crest, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey.

KIMBER, Mrs. P., Sandways, Upper Bourne Lane, Boundstone, Farnham, Surrey.

KING, Mrs. E., Spindlewood, Glebe Lane, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey.

KLEINWORT, Mrs. E. G., Heaselands, Haywards Heath, Sussex.

TKNAPpp HILL Nursery Ltp., Woking, Surrey.

KosTon, PAuL, Bookseller (S. African Public Library), 42 Newman Street, W.1.

Lea, Mrs. F. E., Elmslea, Aldworth Avenue, Goring-by-Sea, Sussex.

-LeacnH, Mrs J. R., Caesars Cottage, Camp End Road, St. Georges Hill,
Weybridge, Surrey.

Letts, Mr. & Mrs. J. F., The Farm Nurseries, Westwood Road, Windlesham,
Surrey. °

Levy, F. L., Kenmore, The Bishops Avenue, N.2.

Lewis, R. J., 22 Manor Drive, Whetstone, London, N.20.

McC.iintock, D., Bracken Hill, Platt, Kent.

MacLeop, Mrs. V., 12 Lower Sloane Street, S.W.1.

MANSEL, D., Homeland, Pine Grove, Windlesham, Surrey.

Martin, C. F., Woodpeckers, Hillcrest, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

May, Mrs. J., Fallow Corner, South Ridge, St. Georges Hill, Weybridge, Surrey.

-MEpLycotr, B. R., 102 Copse Avenue, West Wickham, Kent.

52 | THE HEATHER SOCIETY

MELLOowsS, W. T., 54 Bramley Avenue, Coulsdon, Surrey.
MiLts, F. L., Craven Cottage, 9 Tadorne Road, Tadworth, Surrey.
MILNE, M., Struan, Walton Lane, Bosham, Chichester, Sussex.
MiLsuM, Mrs. J. N., Grays, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey.
MITCHELL, T., Poundgate Cottages, Uckfield, Sussex.
Moon, Miss F. M., The Red House, Coppice Lane, Reigate, Surrey.
MorGENROTH, Mrs. W. J., Greensands, Primrose Way, Bramley, Guildford,
Surrey.
Napier, G. B., Frith Manor, Lingfield Road, East Grinstead, Sussex.
NAvaRA Nursery Ltp., 12 Guildford Road, Lightwater, Surrey.
NIcHoLson, H. L., Farm Cottage, Westcott Road, Dorking, Surrey.
No.LtTinck, A. G., Marianne, Semley Road, Hassocks, Sussex.
OsBorRN, J. C., Wisdom House, Delmonden Lane, Hawkhurst, Kent.
PASCALL, D., 8 Church Hill, Purley, Surrey.
PENNELL, C. E., 13 Church Mead, Keymer, Hassocks, Sussex.
PENRITH, T. J., 104 Tonbridge Road, Maidstone, Kent.
PHILIBERT, L., 36 Palace Green, Addington, Surrey CRO 9AG.
Pore, A. L., 9 Laurel Avenue, Englefield Green, Surrey.
Pope, H. D., Windon Birches, Old Woking Road, Pyrford, Woking, Surrey.
PRIMAVESI, Mrs. A. M., 5 Denfield, Tower Hill, Dorking, Surrey.
QualIFE, A. D., 14 Cheriton Avenue, Hayesford Park, Bromley, Kent.
RANDALL, Mr. & Mrs. H. C. F., Trees, 4 Park Avenue, Farnborough, Kent.
fRawinsky, G. B., Primrose Hill Nursery, Haslemere, Surrey.
RAYNER, J. N., Fairbourne, 28 The Rise, Sevenoaks, Kent.
Rees, Mrs. I., 225 Lyndhurst Road, Wood Green, N.22.
ROLLAND, A. D., Broadoak Coppice, Little Common Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex.
RUSSELL, J. L. CL. R. Russell & Co.), Richmond Nurseries, Windlesham, Surrey.
RyAN, Miss I. M. N., The Lithe, Sandy Lane, Reigate Heath, Reigate, Surrey.
SHARLAND, W. M., Longacres, Munstead, Godalming, Surrey.
Simpson, Mrs. L., La Lodola, Seale Hill, Reigate, Surrey.
Simpson, L. I., Leyswood House, Groombridge, Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
SMALL, D. J., 7 Cornfield Way, Tonbridge, Kent.
* SMITH, Bric. C. H. R., Greenoge, Furze Hill, Seale, Farnham, Surrey.
SPEEDY, B., 45 Farncombe Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
SPURLING, R. L., 2 Princes Avenue, Petts Wood, Kent.
STERLING-MANSON, CHRISTOPHER, La Lodola, Seale Hill, Reigate, Surrey.
STREETON, R. D., Little Harp, The Waldrons, Oxted, Surrey.
STROVER, Mrs. E. D., High Wray, Lodge Hill Road, Farnham, Surrey.
STYLES, H., Arran, Windermere Road, Lightwater, Surrey.
SwirT, F B., 35 Hitchen Hatch Lane, Sevenoaks, Kent.
Tisss, E. L., Carlisle, 19 Tilgate Common, Bletchingley, near Redhill, Surrey.
TIcKLE, A. C., 32 Withyham Road, Cooden, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex.
Top, Mrs. J., Lavender Lodge, Old Schools Lane, Ewell, Surrey.
Torr, Mrs. R., 56 Link Lane, Wallington, Surrey.
Tout, H., Little Greeting, West Hoathly, East Grinstead, Sussex.
TOWNSEND, D. W. H., 6 Manor Road,’ East Grinstead, Sussex.
TREEN, S. J., August Field, Farley Green, near Albury, ‘Surrey.
Trew, B. A. U., 9 Sylvester Avenue, Chislehurst, Kent.
TURNER, P. B., 22 Rushlake Road, Brighton 6.
WALKER, Mrs. E. E., Birchwood, Tilford, near Farnham, Surrey.
WEIGALL, Bric. E. T., Cottage Hill, Rotherfield, Crowborough, Sussex.
WESTALL, B. G., de la Rue House, 84/86 Regent Street, W.1.
WHICcHER, L. S., 10 Chanctonbury Chase, Redhill, Surrey.
WHITE, A., Hopland, Crockham Hill, Edenbridge, Kent.
WILLIAMS, G., Crockham House, Westerham, Kent.
WitcHerR, C. R., C.B.E., Camoys Court, Barcombe, Sussex.
WOoOOLVING, Miss I., 58 Canonbie Road, Forest Hill, S.E.23.
YEARROW, Mrs. D. C., 1 Oakwood Avenue, Beckenham, Kent.
YOuLE, Mrs. J., 58 Grand Drive, Raynes Park, S.W.20.
Youna, Mrs. K., Silverdale, 70 Craven Road, Chelsfield, Kent.

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Group 8. South West

AppIson, C. F. H., Earncroft, Foxbury Road, Grange Estate, St. Leonards,
Ringwood, Hants.

ALGER, Miss V., Inney Ward, St. Lawrence’s Hospital, Bodmin, Cornwall.
ALLAN, J. R., Courtil Rozel, Mount Durand, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, C.I.
TANDERSON, J. N., Broadhurst, Grampound, Truro, Cornwall.
BisseT, Miss J. M., Summerfield, Bowerchalke, Salisbury, Wilts.
Bose, K. H., 3 Strode Gardens, Sandy Lane, St. Ives, Ringwood, Hants.

YEAR BOOK 1969 53

tBonp, S. W.; Land of Nod Nurseries, Thuya Cottage, Petersfield Road, Whitehill,
Bordon, Hants.

Brown, J. A., 31 Bowden Hill, Lacock, Chippenham, Wilts.

BryaNnT, B. J., 19 Heath Ridge, Highlands, Long Ashton, Bristol.

RurrFitr, Miss J., Aldersyde Cottages, Middle Road, Lytchett Matravers. Poole.

CHUMLEIGH & Dist. GARDEN LOveERS Society, c/o The Secretary, Miss E. L.
Chappell, Birds Close, Chawleigh, Chumleigh. N. Devon.

CLARK, R. S.. 45 Downside Avenue, Bitterne. Southampton.

Corran, A., 34 Cooper Dean Drive, Queens Park, Bournemouth.

Court, W. F.. 7 Frogmore Terrace, Kingsbridge, Devon.

Craps, Miss D. V., Allett Cottage, Allet, Kenwyn.. Truro, Cornwall.

Croap, Miss Z., Greencroft Cottage. Hartley Mauditt, near Alton, Hants.

ee Mrs. I. H., Two Ways, Furzebrook Road, Stoborough, Wareham,

orset.

CuTLer, S. C., Wedgwood, Burley Road, Bransgore, Christchurch, Hants.

DANIEL, F. S., Flete, Ermington, Ivybridge, Devon.

DuncH, Miss D. D., Ashburn, Fordingbridge, Hants.

Farrow, Mrs. G. M., 28 St. Ives Park, Ringwood, Hants.

FELL. Miss K. M., Corra Cottage, 32 Middlehill Road, Colehill, Wimborne,
Dorset.

Fincu, Mrs. M. M., The Long Room, Spaxton, nr. Bridgwater, Somerset.

FLANAGAN, Mrs. S.. Cledry. Lamorna, near Penzance, Cornwall.

GiLEs, J. C., 21 Chilton Grove, Yeovil, Som.

Gouce, Mrs. K. E., Fenwynds, Wraxall, near Bristol.

GOULTER, D., Warley, Hound Corner, Netley Abbey, Southampton.

GREENWOOD, J. E.. Priory of Lady St. Mary. Wareham, Dorset.

Hancock, B. S., Broadlands, 34 Whitefield Road, New Milton, Hants.

*

HAYDEN. Mrs. A. R., Southbank House, High Street, Upper Weston, Bath,

Som.
Hurrecv_. Mrs. L., Moorgate, nr. S. Brent, S. Devon.
KOERPER, R., Battle House Gardens, Bromham, nr. Chippenham, Wilts.
LANGLANDS, Masor P. C., Gollege, near Wells, Som.
LAVENDER, J. J.. The Wing, Shapwick House, Shapwick, Bridgwater, Som.
yLLoyp, Peter Lloyd Nurseries Ltd., Hale, Fordingbridge, Hants.

t Lownpes, D. B., MacPenny’s Nurseries, Bransgore, near Christchurch, Hants.
*MaGINESS, Mrs. D., 19 High Park Road, Broadstone, Dorset.

MEASHAM, Mr. & Mrs. R. J. R.. 14 Ryll Court Drive, Exmoutb, Devon.
Munro, L. A., Merchants Field, Thurlstone, Kingsbridge, S. Devon.
Nosietr, Miss L. H., Bryants, Curland, Taunton, Som.

*+ OsmMOND, G., Archfield Nursery, Wickwar, near Wotton-u-Edge, Glos.
Patsy, S. M., 91 Longleaze Estate, Wootton Bassett, near Swindon, Wilts.
PALMER, Mrs. M. F., 128 Clarendon Road, Broadstone, Dorset.

- PARKINSON, E., Bursar, Edgehill College, Bideford, Devon.

Patrick, P. S., 16 Prospect, Corsham, Wilts.

PLESTED, Mrs. D. M., 15 High Park Road, Broadstone, Dorset.

PRANCE, Mrs. D., Moorlands, Down Road, Tavistock, Devon.

PriDE, T. R., Chetwynd, 188 West End Road, Bitterne, Southampton.
}PROUDLEY, Mr. & Mrs. B., Forest of Dean, Blakeney, Glos.

RENSHAW, C. S., Allet Cottage, Allet. Kenwyn, Truro, Cornwall.

RIcHARDS, Mrs. D. T., Greenacres, Cooks Lane, Axminster, Devon:
ROBERTSON, J. C. F., Brookdene, 43 Cirencester Road, Cheltenham, Glos.
ROLLASON, G., Valetta, 12 Bay Road, Clevedon, Som.

Rose, D. J. T., Hurtwood, 24 Reservoir Crescent, Elburton, Plymouth, Devon.

+ Rowan, R. R., White Heather Grower, Kernock, Saltash, Cornwall.
RUSSELL, LT.-CoL. P. H. W., Little Kenwyn, Hewshott Lane, Liphook, Hants.
Seymour, Mrs. K. M., Le Penage, Les Caches, St. Martin, Guernsey, C.I.
Smitu, L. W., White Cottage, 6 Sherbrook Close, Budleigh Salterton, Devon.
SmitH, T. C., Heath House, Dunyeats Road, Broadstone, Dorset.

{STEVENS, Mr. & Mrs. F. J., Maxwell & Beale Ltd., Naked Cross Nursery,
as Wimborne, Dorset. -

STRATHCONA, LorpD, 20 Lansdown Crescent, Bath, Som 62182.

SWAFFIELD, Mrs. D., Furze Close, Wootton Rough, near New Milton, Hants.

THOMAS, R. J., The Old Vicarage, St. Erth, Hayle, Cornwall.

Twyne, Miss M. F., Bubbles, Lodge Hill Road, Wickham, Hants.

UmpELsBy, A. W., 14 Willake Road, Kingskerswell, Newton Abbot, Devon.

UNDERHILL, T. L., Private House, Dartington Hall, near Totnes, Devon.

VICKERY, C., Belmont, Victoria Road, Yarmouth, I.o.W.

Weir, Mrs. H. A., Bourne Stream, Holford, Bridgwater, Som.

WuitTakeErR, W.. 6 Highfield Road, Cowes, I. o. Wight.

Wuitwortn, F., The Manor House, Curry Mallet, Taunton, Somerset.

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WISDEN, Miss D. E., Lark Rise, Whitehorn Drive, Landford, near Salisbury,
Wilts.

Wyatt, R. N., Heath Mount, Rake, Liss, Hants.

YEATES, N; H. R., The House in the Wood, 45 Thornhill Park Road,
Thornhill Park, Southampton.

members who have joined after above lists were compiled:

ReaD, N. E. G., 31 Kewferry Road, Northwood, Middx.

STAFFORD, F. W., 43 Henley Road. Mossley Hill, Liverpool 18.

SUCKLING, M. P., Rathlin, Groombridge, Tunbridge- Wells, Kent.

RUTLAND, E., 2 Paddock Way, Woodham, Woking, Surrey.

O’REILLY, S. F., Rednal, Coast Road, Cushendall, N. Ireland.»

Ho.ieTr, C. G., Greenbank, Sedbergh, Yorks.

Davies, M. B., 4 Howard Close, Glossop, Derbyshire.

METCALFE, J. E., Bracken Cottage, Hillside, Rothbury, Morpeth, Northumberland.

RK OVERSEAS MEMBERSHIP
N.B. Mrs. Alien particularly invites visitors from Britain to stay with her.
* ALLEN, Mrs. H., Box 260, Route 1, Kernersville, N.C. 27284.
ARBORETUM, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98105.
ARBORETUM, The Barnes Foundation, Merion Station, Pennsylvania.
T BOARDMAN, L. V., Route 1, Box 464, Sequim, Washington.
CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF, Serials Dept., General Library, Berkeley,
Calif. 94720.
CLARKE, Dr. J. Haroip, Long Beach, Washington.
COPELAND, HAROLD W., 77 Harding Lane, Chatham, Mass.
Cross, James E., Box 824, Cutchoque, New York, 11935.
Croxton, Mrs. D. S., 6309 Green Valley Road, Placerville, Calif. 95667.
Davis, Mrs. CHESTER W., 9251 Stafford Road, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022.
Dietz, Mrs. Mariori£ J., Editor, Flower Grower, 194 Kings Point Road, East
Hampton, N.Y.
DRAKE, Mrs. F. H., Box 411, Chatham, Mass.
FOLAND, M:LTon. 451 N.W. Skyline Boulevard, Portland, Oregon 97229.
FULLER, HENRY R., 41 Sherwood Road, Easton, Conn.
GAMBEE, Mrs. A. SUMNER, 220 Speer Avenue, Englewood, N.J. 07631.
GaRDNER, BEN, Pistol River, Oregon.
Haan, Cart R., 4400 Walsh Street, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20015.
Harper, Mrs, P., R-F.D. No. 7, Box 556, Ledyard, Conn., 06339.
HOcCHHEIMER, LAURENCE, Ridge Farms Road, Norwalk, Conn. 06850.
+ KniGuT, Mrs. Rosert M., Heather Acres, Route 3, Box 231, Elma,
Washington 98541. i
+ Le GeENpRE Jacques, Gulf Stream Nursery Inc:, Wachapreague, Virginia.
LONGWoop GARDENS, (Dept. of Hort.), Kennett Square, Penn. 19348.
MalIALeE, Miss JEANE (Hort.), 251 So. Henderson Road, King, of Prussia, Penn.
19406.
LisrRary, Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt Botanical, Carnegie Institute of Tech-
nology, Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, Penn. 15213.
MELLIN, ALBERT A. F.; 72 Harrison Street, Garden City, N.Y. 11530.
METHENY, Mrs. D., 2810 46th Avenue W., Seattle, Washington 98199.
Murray, A. EDWARD, Jnr., 70° Kraft Lane, Levittown, Penn. 19055.
NEWTON, Mrs. ELIZABETH, Stone Chimney Gardens, Reading, Vermont 05062.
Papp, Mrs. JAMES E., 16353 Haskins Road, Chagrin ~-Falls, Ohio 44022.
PETERSON, Mrs. JOAN, 359 Lindsey Drive, Berwyn, Penn.
DU PONT, HENRY F., Winterthur, Delaware 19735.
Rostnson, Howarp G., 28 Lynack Road, Hawthorne, N.J. 07506.
ScROGGIN, Dr. JoHn B., 202 South Caldwell Street, Brevard, N.C. 28712.
Smitu, Homer S., 36 46-48th S.W. Seattle, Washington 98116.
STEELE, Capt. R. M., Box 10, Saclant H.Q., Virginia 23511. :
+ STEWARD, W. M.,. Nursery, Route 2, Box 225, Maple Valicy, Washington
98038.
STOLLER, DAvip, 6733 Springboro Pike, Dayton, Ohio 45449.

Canada
Gray, J. C. F., 3180 W.43rd Avenue, Vancouver 13, B.C.
HILL, F., 2309 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, B.C.
LIBRARY, Canada Agriculture, Sir John Carling Building, Ottawa.
SALTER, A. F., P.O: Box 214, Cloverdale, B.C.

YEAR BOOK 1969 55

EUROPE (Continent of)
ANDERSEN, PROF. AAGE, Dept. of Hortic. Royal Agricultural College, Rolig-
hedsveg, Copenhagen V, Denmark.
ARENS, J., Willem Pijperlaan 2, Baarn, Holland.
ARREGHINI DR. ING ANTONIO, via Cernaia 9, Milano, Italy.
BERGE, Hans, (5) Koln am Rhein, Marienburgerstr. 53, Germany.
BROwN, Capt. R. G., Roonstrasse 14, 1000 Berlin 37, Germany.
DANIELS, MEJ.. CATH. POLAK-, Neuhuyskade, 28, ’s-Gravenhage, Holland.
DirREcTOR, Botanical Gardens & Belmonte Arboretum, Gen. Foulkesweg 37,
Wageningen, Holland.
FABRIZI FILIPPO TRIACA, via Degli Olivetani 8, Milano, Italy.
GEMEENTELIJKE BEPLANTINGEN, Bossen en _ Begraafplaatsen, Driebergen-Riisen-
burg, Holland.
GROOTENDORST, HERMAN J., Acadia-Burg, Colijnstraat 106, Boskoap, Holland.
HORNUNG HANS, 2223 Meldorf, Bruttstr., 11, Germany.
JANSON, A. W., Rua de Fez, 181, Nevogilde, Porto, Portugal.
JONASSON SNAEBJORN, Laugarasvegi 61, Reykjavik, Iceland.
IKX.LEINSCHMIDT-BOERSTRA, Mr. & Mrs. P. G., Daansbergen 18, Halsteren,
Holland.
Kok, E. B., Groenlaantje 14, Nunspeet, Holland.
DE LAVAULX, MME. A., Parc Vatonne-Yvette, Gif-sur Yvette (Seine et Oise),
France.
Lima, Mrs. INGRID, Madlalia, pr Stavanger, Norway.
LuGarp, W. J., Heidepark 3, Wageningen Hoog, Holland.
Norecs LANDBRUKSHOGSKOLE, Vollebekk, 47, Norway.
PROEFSTATION VOOR DE BOOMKWERKERIJ, Valkenburgerlaan 3, Boskoop, Holland.
SAHIN Z. K. TvrTKOvIK, L. D., ’t Huys met de Beyen Ltd., Uiterweg 34,
: Aalsmeer, The Netherlands.
SEPPEN, G., Burg R, Nepveulaan 11, Putten (GLD) Holland.
THOMSEN, HuGo, Kirkegade 60, Ikast, Denmark.
VAN DE CRrRuys, JAN, Dr. Coenstraat 8, Hoboken, Antwerp, Belgium.
VAN DEN DOOL, W. L., Laag-Boskoop 65, Boskoop, Holland.
VAN DuREN, W. S. M., Jan van Nassaustraat 51, Hague, Holland.
VAN GROENINGEN, F., van Eycklei 3, Antwerp 1, Belgium.
- WIINHOVEN, A. L. J., Hoogstraat 65, Wageningen, Holland.
Woryts, O. F., 63 Voskenslaan, Ghent, Belgium.
ZWIJNENBURG, P. G., Rijneveld 35, Boskoop, Holland.
FLAVIN, REv. P. P., Dhekelia Garrison, Officers Mess, Brit. Forces P.O., Cyprus.
Warr, G. M. Manaara, c/o D.S.A.O., King Charles Street, London, S.W.

Other Overseas Members

Forster, M. E., 16 Georges River Crescent, Oyster Bay, N.S.W., Australia.

Hucues, S. R., 99 Bushey Hill Street, Tapanui, W. Otago, New Zealand.

New ZEALAND NATIONAL LIBRARIAN, National Library Service, Private Bag,
Wellington.

YOuNG, Mrs. J. M., Dundonald, Springhills, No. 6 R.D., Invercargill, N.Z.

Browne, J. E. Crewe-, 278 Quorn Drive, North Riding, P.O. Honeydew,
Transvaal, South Africa.

Keats, Mrs. F. A., 2 Hollings Road, Malvern, Natal, South Africa.

Pinks Hill Nurseries
and
Landscape Contractors

Does your garden need a great deal of maintenance?

Then read on.

Our speciality is Heather Garden design and con-
struction, which will entail the minimum of
maintenance. For these gardens we use only top

quality plants grown on our own nurseries.

Other aspects of work which we undertake are tree
felling, hedge trimming, pruning, turfing, paving,

walling, rockeries, garden maintenance, etc.

We also have a very wide range of Heathers and
Conifers for sale.

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Wood Street, Guildford, Surrey _
Telephone: Guildford 71620

MARINURE
powdered seaweed manure

Marinure is whole seaweed, dried and ground.
Nothing is added and nothing taken away. It is a
natural organic manure which suits heathers and all
calcifugeous plants, providing the mild and slow
acting nourishment which is natural to them.

56-Ibs .40/- carr. pd. inc. leaflet or please write
for free leaflet mentioning the Heather Society
to:—

Wilfrid Smith (Horticultural) Ltd., Gemini House,

High Street, Edgware, Middlesex.

ARE YOU CLAYBOUND?

APPLY CLAYCURE NOW.
One good application will
permanently change sticki-
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right down to sub-soil level.
Harmless to plants, can be
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ground; no waiting, no
fallowing. Eliminates sticki-
ness, hard-baked crust and
promotes better root growth.
Excellent for lawns. Con-
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PERFECTLY SAFE FOR
ERICAS, ETC.

52/- will treat 1,340-sq. ft.

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112-Ib. 52/-
3 double bags (2010-sq. ft.)
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* on request

eee

HARDY HEATHERS

ALL-THE-YEAR-ROUND

Descriptive catalogue
available 8d. post free

oe
We have a large selection of DWARF

CONIFERS, suitable for HEATHER
GARDENS.

DWARF EVERGREEN JAPANESE
AZALEAS. 3

We have now a large selection of
HEATHERS available in containers
for immediate planting practically all
ae the year round.

Gift Tokens from £1 upwards

*

MAXWELL & BEALE

NAKED CROSS NURSERY
CORFE MULLEN, WIMBORNE, DORSET
Telephone: BROADSTONE 3256

Hardy Derbyshire grown Heathers, Rose and
Fruit trees, Ornamental and Flowering shrubs,
Rock, and Herbaceous plants, etc.

Catalogue and Gift Vouchers on request.

GERVASE SMITH & SONS LTD

Top and Fairfield Nurseries,
Flackney Road, Matlock,
Derbyshire. DE4 2PW.

Phone MATLOCK 2425

Nurseries always open for inspection.

Tel. Blidworth 2756

‘A. Annabel

Springwood, Church Drive,
Ravenshead, Nottingham.
Specialist in
HEATHERS for colour all the
year round

Fully descriptive catalogue of approx. 160 varieties
available on request.

All our plants are container grown and may be
planted with safety at any time of the year.

EVERYONE ENJOYS VISITING—
Our Unique —
“HIGH PEAK GARDEN CENTRE”

Featuring the FAMOUS ROSE GARDENS
BAMFORD, HOPE VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE.

(Route A625, 2 miles West of Hathersage,
4 miles East of Castleton.)

It is centred amidst the grandeur of “The Peak
National Park.”
An area of 54 acres devised to present a complete
Horticultural Service within the atmosphere of a
garden.
Car Parks adequate—except on Sunday after-
noons.
More than 8,000 Roses of all types are
permanently established.
Exhibition Garden of established Trees and
Shrubs, Rock Gardens of Westmorland Lime-
stone and local Gritstone. Heather Gardens.
Large Showroom and Conservatory. Every
Horticultural sundry, seeds, bulbs, etc.
Every weekend in July—Aug.—Sept. display of
cut Roses in Advisory Bureau.
ORDER OFFICE AND ADVISORY BUREAU,
with experienced staff.
Heathers, Rockery Plants, Herbaceous Perennials
—Self-Service Fashion.
Standard Flowering and Ornamental Trees,
Hedging Shrubs, Decorative Evergreens.
Open Every Day and Summer Evenings
Sunday from 10 a.m. onwards.

HEATHERS A MAJOR SPECIALITY
(all container grown and disease free)
Proprietors :—

Proctors of Chesterfield |
Head Office:—Brookside,. Chesterfield

(Catalogue free on request by mentioning this
advertisement.)

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Read THE ENGLISH
HEATHER GARDEN

BY

D. F. MAXWELL and P. S, PATRICK

“A vast amount of first-hand information.’’
GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE

Illustrated — 40/-

B. V. CLAYTON

- Heaths and Heathers—Evergreen
Azaleas—Rhododendrons—
other Rare Shrubs—for callers only—
“AVOCET,” 102, VICARAGE LANE,
GREAT BADDOW, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX.
TELEPHONE: CHELMSFORD 71908

Maxicrop is used by professional growers
and gardeners all over the country.

It stimulates vigorous, healthy growth,

and is a valuable aid in propagation.

Those on limy soils should use Maxicrop
complexed Iron. A watering every 3-4 weeks
at 1:300 will keep your plants

growing at negligible cost.

STANDARD MAXICROP 26/6 gal.
MAXICROP COMPLEXED IRON 28/6 gal.
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NORMANDY - GUILDFORD - SURREY
Telephone: Normandy 2144

GROWERS OF TOP QUALITY HEATHERS

Careful labelling and correct nomenclature
is considered to be a prime objective.

Visitors are welcome (Tuesdays excepted) to
view over 100 varieties growing in our display
garden

— descriptive catalogue on request —

A book for every enthusiast
by the leading
@XPeYt The Heather Garden

Fred J. Chapple, President

of The Heather Society

In this book, Mr. Chapple writes with
enthusiasm and authority on all espects of
gardening with heathers and passes on his
extensive knowledge, gained from growing heathers
for over thirty years, in a very practical manner.
His notes on the origins of the varieties will
interest every heather enthusiast. |

A calendar of flowering times has been
included for the guidance of those

who wish to have heathers in flower
througliout the year.

224 pages. 56 photographs. 30s

Pcl A Collingridge Book

POOR eb uae”

Ev Dre eter
MEM dO

ny

GEORGE OSMOND

ARCHFIELD NURSERY
WICKWAR, WOTTON-u-EDGE, GLOS.

HEATHERS — ALPINES — DWARF CONIFERS
and other choice plants
TELEPHONE: WICKWAR 216

The %.0a F Fe / Tr way

TO GROW - LIME-HATING PLANTS—
ON LIMEY SOILS

Peat Blocks and Alexpeat All Purpose AP
Compost (Lime- free) enable every Peat
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hating plants. The best way is to build up

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blocks with a 1}-in. “mortar” of Alexpeat Alexpeat
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using the Compost as soil. You can plant Cor t
into the bonding as well as the bed. Peat eee
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approx. I4-in. Alexpeat bond — taey

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