NoTomber 7, 1887. ] 



JOURNAIi OF HORTICOLTUEE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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tribute a large sum of money for this purpose, oonseqnently 

 Ihey cannot run the risk ol losing money upon exhibitions 

 unless these remain open long enough to pay expenses ; there- 

 fore, as I said in my last communication, there are two sides 

 to the (iue3tion--a fiict which I fear the majority of exhibitors 

 almost ignore ; and your correspondent may rely upon it that 

 extra large shows will not be held unless exhibitors are willinR 

 to make some concessions. Turther, I believe it will be to 

 thoir interest to do bo. — B. A. 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 NovKMiiEK oxn. 

 I'liuiT CoMMiTTEK.— G. F. Wilsoti, Ks(]., F.K.S., in the chair- 

 There was at this nicctiiiB a large and intcrcstins collection of Apples 

 imd Pcilrs, which, as rejjards the size and appearance of the sovcr.il 

 varieties, was all that could bo dcsireii ; but it was remarked tl.at as a 

 rule their full Havonr had not been attained this year. For the best 

 three dishes of dessert Apples Mr. Curd, gardener to M. G. Thoirts, 

 Ksf]., Sulbampstond House, KeadinR, was first with larRO and fine 

 examples of Uibstou Pipinn. Blenheim Pippin, remarkably fine, and 

 Koyal Pearmain. Mr. Wliitiui,', The Dcepdene, near Dorkine. was 

 second with beautiful examples of .Vdams's Pearmain. Uibstou Pippin, 

 and Cox'fl Orange Pippin, .\nion;; other varieties shown wore Sam 

 YouuK, JIargil, Feam's Pippin, Nonpareil, Kosemary Kusset, and 

 Autumn Pearmain. 



Prizes wore likewise offered for Monarch Pear, but were withhold, 

 the best dish coming from the Society's garden at Chiswiok, and the 

 fruit from other exhibitors not being siifticiently ripe to merit an 

 award. In the class for the best dish of Ilnysbe's Prince of Wales 

 there was no exhibition ; and in that for Hnyshe's Victoria only a 

 second prize wos awarded, that being taken by Mr. Hnghes, gardener 

 to the llov. George Kemp, Sevenoaks. 



Id the class for the best dish of any variety of Pear other than those 

 already namt^d, there were tweuty-nino entries, and the competition 

 wos very severe. The first prize was awarded to Mr. (iarland, gar- 

 dener to Sir T. Dyke Acland, Bart.. Killerton, for very iiuc examjiles 

 of Doyenne du Comice. Mr. Kuffett, gardener to Viscountess Pal- 

 raerston, Brockett Hall, Herts, was second with Alexandre Lambre. 

 From Mr. Turner, Slough : Mr. Beach, gardener to C. .T. Herries, 

 Ksip ; Mr. Whiting. The Decpdeno ; Mr. Curd, Mr. Wilkie, Mr. Cox, 

 Mr. Osman. Mr. Ncale, Messrs. Ivery it Son. and others, camo 

 good examples of lieum- Bosc, Van Mons Leon Leclerc. Seckle, 

 Thompson's, Conseiller do la Cour. Napob'on, Chaumontel. Dnchesse 

 d'Angonlimc, JIarie Louise, A'c. Beurp Clairgean from Mr. Cox, of 

 Rodleaf, was large and leautifnlly coloured. Benrre Diel was the 

 variety most numerously shown, and several of the dishes of it con- 

 tained large and handsome specimens. i 



From the Society's garden at Cbiswick there was a basket of Pears, 

 containing excellent specimens of Beurre Diel, Passe Colmar. Forelle, 

 Winter Nelis, Broom Park, Glon Mor^'cau. and other kinds : whilst 

 Mr. Collins, gardener to Major R. Trevor Clarke, Welton Place, Da- 

 veatry, sent two remarkably large specimens of Hacon's Incomparable 

 Pear, which, with two tine examples of Hawthomden .\pple, grown by 

 Mr. Kuticott, gardener to Lady Fulford, Axminster, were produced 

 aft£r the Committee meeting was over. Mr. Hill, gardener to R. 

 Sneyd, Ksq., Kecle Hall, sent Keelo Hall Benrre Pear, bat not in a 

 satisfactory condition for judgment. 



Three Queeu Pine .\pplos, excellent both as regards size and ripe- 

 ness, were shown by Mr. Perkins, gardener to C. Kyser, Ksq.. Stan- 

 more ; and from Mr. Drewett, gardener to Mrs. Cnbitt, came Denbies 

 Green-fiesbed Melon, whilst Mr. Curd sent Conqueror of Kurope and 

 Golden Perfection. Mr. Curd also exhibited White Cnrronts in good 

 condition. 



Floiuvl Comxiittek. — At this season of the year we cannot expect 

 many flowers, and had it not been for the collection of plants from 

 Messrs. Veitch, the exhibition at this meeting would have been very 

 aninterestiug. First-class ccrtiticates were awarded to Messrs. Veitch 

 for Aphelandra RoezUi, a showy ]>lant with bright orange-scarlet 

 tlowers ; Cattleya maxima, an unusually uood form ; Ladia pra-stans, 

 very beautiful, with deep rosy tlowers ; and Dracena Macleayii, very 

 distinct, with dark bronze foliage almost black. Among the collection 

 Dendrobiam bigiblinm was much noticed, and was requested to be 

 sent again ; also, Pandanus gramlnens ('.*) Some doubt was expressed 

 as to the species. Vrceohna aarca was sent in great perfection, also 

 the beaat]fut Cattleya exoniensis with its distinct and splendid la. 

 bellnm. Wo also noticed a very good specimen of the beautiful Yanda 

 ca^mlea, which, however, was shown with a larger spike by another 

 exhibitor. A special certilicato was awarded the collection. 



Messrs. F. tt \. Smith, Dulwicb, exhibited a collection of their 

 Tricolor Zonal Pelargoniums, to show their use for autumnal decora- 

 tion, and to prove that the colour in the foliage is as bright now as in 

 the summer mouths. Sultan, a golden edged Tricolor, was very fine. 

 <^>neen Victoria and Impcratrico Eugenie, two silver-edged varieties 

 with bright rosy zones, wore very good ; and Sybil, a Bronze Zonal, 

 was a tirst-class variety. A tirst-class certificate was awarded the 

 collection, A tirst-class certificate was also given for a very pretty 

 Tropieolam scut by Messrs. Bmith, and called Mrs. Treadwoll. It is 



a winter-tlowcring variety, with scarlet crimson circular flowers of 

 good substance, aud dark foUage, and is one of the best Tropa;olnms 

 yit sent ont. Messrs. Osbom, of Fulham, seat a tine plant of Ucntiana 

 Fortiini, a tall-growing plant with large light blue flowers, which 

 could not display their beauty from the cold atmosphere arouud them. 

 A special ccrtifieato was awarded it. .\canthus montauus, with dark 

 green foliage, armed with sharj) thorns, and having pale lilac tlowers, 

 was also shown by Messrs. Oslwm. Mr. Macintosh, Hammersmith, 

 sent a seedling Abntilon vexillarum, an insiguificanl-ttowering plant. 

 Mr. Burt, gardener to H. B. Mildmay, Esq., Sevenoak.s, exhibited a 

 well-grown specimeu of Vanda c:irulca with a tall polo spike. A. 

 special certificate was awarded him for its good cultivation. Mr. Card. 

 gardener to M. G. Thoyts, Esq., Reading, sent a variegatcd-leavod 

 Russian Violet. There is another variegated Violet already in culti- 

 vation ecjual, if not superior, to the plant exhibited. After the Meet- 

 ing a box containing two plants of double white and two double purple 

 Brompton Stocks, arrived from Mr. 1). Thomson, Archcrfiebl Gardens, 

 Drem, N.B. They were magnificent specimens, and quite extraor- 

 dinary for the time of year We can imagine how beautiful the best 

 of them must look, aud how valuable the plants must be producing 

 such fine tlowers at this time of the year. A fine plant of Aralm Sie- 

 boldi, in full flower, was sent from the Society's conservatorj-. 



Genek.\l Mketino.— Major R. Trevor Cbirko in the chair. Fivo 

 new Fellows having been elected, the Banbury Horticultural aud Flon- 

 cultural Society was admitted into union, after which, as nsnal, the 

 Chairmen of the Floral and Fruit Committees announced the awards. 

 Major Clarke then directed attention to a Pelargonium, the result of 

 a cross between one of the qnercifolium section called White Unique, 

 which was first brought into notice by Mr. Beaton, and RoUisson'g 

 Unique, as showing how great an improvement may be effected even 

 by a first cross. Major Clarke added, that he wished to bring the 

 rough-leaved (inercifolium varieties into notice, as they might be much 

 improved. One of their good quaUties was their great adoptabiUty 

 to the button-hole. , . , , j 



Mr. Murray colled attention to a piece of a Lime tree which hod 

 been brought bv Mr. Reeves, interesting from the marks which it ex- 

 hibited, and with which the greater portion of the tree it was token 

 from was also covered. They appeared, however, to be merely the 

 marks of a snail. Mr. Reeves having stated that two-thirds of the 

 tree was in a similar condition. Major Clarke said he agreed mth 6Ir. 

 Murrav that the cause was a snail, aud urged members to bring to the 

 Society's meetings anything that appeared to be abnormal, as such 

 specimens frequently proved of much interest in a scientific pomt of 

 view. 



KEEPING ICE THROUGH THE SUMMER. 

 If " A Poor Countryman " dig a deep hole in his garden, 

 and fill it with ice, I am afraid he will be sadly disappointed 

 when he takes off the lid in the summer. If ho has in his 

 shrubbery a spot from which the sun is entirely excluded, and 

 at the some time lying perfectly dry, I should recommend 

 him there to deposit twenty cartloads of ice on a good bed of 

 leaves. The ice should be well beaten together, and the heap 

 made in a cenical shape ; it should then be thickly covered 

 with leaves and straw, and thatched. Every time the straw is 

 moved to take out ice, air is admitted and ice is wasted, I 

 would, therefore, suggest a refrigerator, the cost of which would 

 be trifling compared to that of a well, that the heap may not 

 be disturbed too often. — F. M. K. 



NEW ROSES. 

 I n.ivE just read Mr. Kent's article. I am much of his 

 opinion. I have Mr. C. Verdier's list, and I fixed on two. 

 Prince Humbert and Merveille d'Anjou. 'We want these 

 colours. I believe, of their year, these will be found to be 

 good— Alfred Colomb, Charles'Rouillard an excellent grower and 

 having fine fohage, Camille Beruardin, and Exposition de Bne. 

 Of the next rearage I like the look of Thorin and Horaea 

 Vernet. Miss Ingram will be the gem of the year. I had two 

 blooms of it brought by " D. ' I unfolded them both to the 

 innermost petal, and the folding was easy and perfect. It is a 

 beautiful spheroidal Rose, thoroughly fuU to the centre.— 



W. F. lUnCLYlTE. 



PELARGONIUM LUNA. 



My attention has just been directed by a neighbour, who haa 

 taken great interest in the Zonal Pelargoniums lately intro- 

 duced, to an article in your Journal of October 10th by Mr. 

 Wills on the bedding qualities of this now popular class, in 

 which, after proclaiming himself the originator of the Bronze 

 section and extolling his own seedlings, he has made a seyere 



