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ten. There is evidently not the same readiness to grant 

 certificates to novelties as was formerly the case, and this 

 increased discrimination is to be welcomed. During this 

 year exhibitions will be held at the Crystal Palace and 

 the Eoyal Botanic Gardens. A new departure has been 

 arranged in holding a conference in March, to discuss 

 various matters of moment to dahlia cultivators, and it 

 is hoped that this will stimulate an increased interest in 

 the culture of this flower. For the first time last year 

 the society oifered prizes for poeony -flowered dahlias, also 

 for garden cactus varieties, and these will also be in- 

 cluded in the next schedule. The following were elected 

 as the ofiicers: President, E. Mawley; chairman of 

 committee, George Gordon ; secretary, E. F. Hawes, Koy- 

 al Botanic Gardens. The committee are entering upon 

 a new year of work with every promise of a further peri- 

 od of useful service on behalf of an indispensable flower, 

 whose popularity is still very high notwithstanding the 

 other rivals to public favor. 



ITEMS OF INTEREST 



Mons. p. de Vilmorin will preside at the twenty-first 

 annual dinner of the Societe Francaise d'Horticulture 

 de Londres. — A presentation portrait of Mr. Harry 

 Veitch, a member of the well-known firm of nurserymen, 

 has been painted by Mr. Hugh G. Eiviere. A replica 

 has been given to Mrs. Veitch. — Owing to the extension 

 of their postal order business, Messrs. Dobbie and Co. 

 have removed their business headquarters from Eothesay 

 to Edinburgh. A scheme is on foot for forming a syn- 

 dicate to run 20 fruit shops in various parts of London. 

 — A proof of the healthiness of the gardener's profession 

 is afforded by the fact that one of the fraternity at 

 Brighton has lately reached his 101st anniversary.— An 

 interesting demonstration of Colorado orcliard heaters 

 has been given on a fruit plantation in Wisbech, the re- 

 sults being of a very satisfactory character to the various 

 experts who attended. 



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Trans-Atlantic Notes 



UNION OF GERMAN NDESERY PE0PEIET0R8 



An arrangement having for its objects the exchange 

 of stores, and covering the needs of members of the 

 union, has been called into existence by the union of 

 German nursery proprietors, in the form of "a Green 

 list" of offers and inquiries, which is sent to every mem- 

 ber of the union, annually, in the months of January 

 and August, and which has proved of great usefulness to 

 the trade. In order to afford opportunity to non-mem- 

 bers to make their needs known without much round- 

 about inquiries, outlay, or cost, it has been decided to 

 enlarge the "Green list" and make no charge for offers 

 from purchasers as far as space allows. The spring list 

 of the same will appear at the latest on January 15, this 

 year. , 



A NEW BOTANICAL GARDEN AT COLOGNE 



On December 23, last, the municipal authorities of 

 this city sanctioned the expenditure of the sum of 

 62, .500 m., for the ground work in connection with this 

 undertaking; and farther, a playground at Cologne- 

 Deutz, of a decorative character, was approved of. The 

 cost of the latter was estimated at 45,800 m. 



DR. STRASBURGER, 



Director of the Botanical Garden and Botanical Insti- 

 tute of Bonn, has been nominated a member of the 

 Swedish Scientific Society at Upsala. 



FRANZ HAAGE 



This well known nurseryman and president of the 

 Society of Erfurt Nurserymen, died on the night of 

 December 25 last. 



THE MAEGERETEN ISLAND, BUDAPESTH 



The nursery trade at Budapesth held a conference re- 

 cently at which the proposal to establish a University 

 botanical garden on the island was opposed, and the de- 

 termination arrived at, that steps be taken in the support 

 and continuance of the nursery business hitherto car- 

 ried on there. 



