46 THE GARDENER. [Jan. 



Red Potatoes for comparison. In appearance, when cut open, they are very simi- 

 lar, and some cooked for the Committee were not sufficient to settle the distinc- 

 tion : it was suggested that they be planted side by side before a definite conclu- 

 sion could be arrived at. 



Floral Committee. — White Nun seedling perpetual Carnation from Mr W. Lee, 

 Arundel, Sussex, received a first-class certificate; Maiden's Blush, a very dis- 

 tinct flower of large size, had a second-class award. Mr Goddard received a first- 

 class certificate for a very beautiful and distinct purple Cyclamen named Cycla- 

 men persicum purpureum. Selaginella albo-lineata is a very beautiful plant, and 

 well deserved the first-class certificate awarded to it. Mr Berkeley stated at the 

 "general meeting" that its great beauty was brought out under a gleam of sun- 

 shine. It was sent by Messrs Perkins & Son, Park Nursery, Coventry. A collec- 

 tion of Orchids came from Mv Williams of Holloway, and a number of compact 

 little plants in 5-inch pots of Solanum hybridum compactum ; they were 10 inches 

 high and as much through, covered with beautiful large scarlet berries. A special 

 certificate was awarded. Mr Green, gardener to W. Wilson Saunders, Esq., 

 Hillfield, Reigate, received a first-class certificate for a variety of Mormodes Car- 

 ton! ; the flowers were a deep red, but in a young state they were stated to be 

 orange. Capsicum Yellow Gem, from Mr Ptobins, gardener to Sir E. Kerrison, 

 Bart., was awarded a special certificate ; the plant was trained as a dwarf standard, 

 and will be useful for decorative purposes. Messrs W, & A. Brown, florists, 

 Hendon, had seedling Cinerai'ias, and 12 plants of an excellent strain of Chinese 

 Primulas. The plants were compact, and the flowers very brilliant deep red, 

 A special certificate was awarded. Mr Wiggins also received a special certificate 

 for a very fine collection of Primulas in variety. 



At this meeting Mr Bateman offered a prize of £5 for a collection of cut Catt- 

 leyas. As there was no exhibitor, the prize will be again offered in two prizes of 

 £3 and £2 on January 18th. It was also announced that the Rev. G. Kemp 

 had offered prizes of £3 and £2 for a dish of Grapes consisting of 6 bunches 

 grown in the open air against a wall without any protection, to be awarded at the 



J. D. 



©aUn&ar* 



[By request of some of our correspondents, we will give a Calendar monthly. 

 Of course, it is not consistent with our space to relate garden operations with all 

 their minuteness. Our object, therefore, will be to touch on the principal 

 points of the culture of the most important things. The Kitchen - Garden 

 Calendar will be written by the author of "Hints for Amateurs," and that is 

 tantamount to saying that the department will be well done. The Forcing de- 

 partment we intend to attend to ourselves, while miscellaneous matters will be 

 so embraced in " Hints for Amateurs " that we refer to that department for such.] 



KITCHEN-GARDEF. 



Where labour is at command, and I deeply (so long as bad soil is not brought 

 much extra work not on hand, kitchen- up) or frequently ; but this work has 



garden operations will be well advanced. 

 Vacant ground will be well ridged up 

 to be exposed to frost, having been 

 trenched or dug. Trenching can hardly 

 be overdone, either by being done 



too often to be neglected for other pass- 

 ing duties, or from scarcity of labour 

 employed. Where crops are soon to be 

 cleared off the ground, manure may be 

 wheeled on to any empty space adjoin- 



