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JOUBNAL OP HOBTICULTUBE AND COTTAGE GABDBNIl. 1 Ortobw a. 



•ad the wat«r that stood in th«m pnmped off preTionel; to 

 drawing from the level. We should be glad if some of our 

 leaders would state their opiuions, as the matter is of general 

 importance.] 



ROYAIi HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



OCTOBSB 19th. 



Fmxnr CommrBK. — At the meeting held this d»,T. George V.. 

 Blenkuis. Esq., was in Ihe chair. The R«t. George Kemp haying 

 ofared two prizes of £.■) and ±"2 for the best six bnnches of Grapes, 

 grown in the open air without a«y protection whaterer, a rerr spirited 

 competition tt>oli place. There wore eight eihibitions of Royal Mns- 

 eadine. and only one of any other raricty— ril., the Black Prince, 

 wkich was qnite "nnripe. The Rojal Mowa'dines were in almost erery 

 instance cooJ. both in appearance and flaroar ; the first-prize lot of 

 Boyal Mnscadine. which came from Mr. Miller, pardener to J. F. 

 Friend. Esq.. Norlhdown. Margate, especially so. and finer than some 

 •f the same yarictv exhibited from the neighbonrhood of Paris, thus 

 proring that onr own climate is capable of prodncing nearly as pood 

 Grapes as many parts of France. The second prize was awarded to 

 Mr. Tranter. Upper Asscndon. Henley-on-Thames, also for Royal 

 Mnscadine. Mr. Foster. Leigh. Kssei ; Mr. Earlcy, Disswell ; Mr. 

 Garland. Killerton, Kicter ; Mr. Ilepper, The Elms, Acton ; Mr. 

 Lynn. Hedsor : and Mr. Smith, Tnmham Green, likewise competed. 

 It was annonnced that the Rev. G. Kemp wonld offer similar prizes 

 for ontdoor Grapes at the last October meeting next year. 



W. Looke, Esq.. CK-ve Honse, Scend, Melktham, Wilts, sent speci- 

 aens of a verv cnrioni and interesting sport from the Citronelle 

 Grape. This resembled in its pecnliarity of colonring the old Aleppo. 

 or Variegated Chasselas. some of the bnnches hiing prodnced black, 

 some green, others with one half or a few berries green and the rest 

 Uaek, some striped, or one half of the berry green and the other 

 Uack, altogether presenting a singular appearance. The flavour of 

 these berries did not difler from the Citronelle. which is a small white 

 Chasselas with a pleasant Sweetwater flavour. Mr. Eckford, gar- 

 dener. Coltfhill. sent specimens of his seedling Grape, called Coles- 

 iill White Hamburgh. In appearance it somewhat resembles Buck- 

 land Sweetwater, with the texture of the Tokay, having no point of 

 resemblance to the Hamburgh class of Grapes. The Committee did 

 not consider it worthy of introduction. 



Mr. Woodward, sardener to Mrs. Torr, Garbrand Hall. Ewell, sent 

 a very splendid dith of Sir Charles Napier and another of British 

 Queen Strawberry, ripened in the open ground on plants forced early 

 in spring, and afterwards planted out. These would have been credit- 

 able enough in Jone. A special certificate was awarded. Mr. 

 Bich&rds. gardener. Stoke Park, Slough, sent three magnificent frnits 

 of Smooth Cayenne Pines, weighing upwards of '24 lbs. These were 

 well grown, and noble examples of cnltivalion. A special certificate 

 was awarded. Mr. Hepper. pardener to J. B. Walmsley, Esq., The 

 Elms, Acton, sent a dish of Plnms, produced on the wood of the 

 carrent vear's growth, a sort of second crop. Mr. W. Panl sent speci- 

 mens of "Pond's Seedling Plnm. produced in the same way. Messrs. 

 Harrison A" Sous, nurserymen, Leicester, sent a branch clustered with 

 frmt of Harrisons Late Cluster Plnm, which in appearance resembled 

 the old Muscle Plum. It proved of very bad quality, although it may 

 be osefnl as a very late tart Plum. Henry Webb. Esq.. sent some 

 fine fruit of Crbaniste and Benrrc Diel Pears. Mr. W. Paul sent 

 frail of a Pear received from Amerija as Tyson, which very much 

 resembled the Seckle. although much larger and coarser. Mr. Chaff, 

 gardener to A. Smee, Esq., Wallington, sent some noble specimen 

 fmits of Lord Derby Apple, a good, nscfnl, early kitchen sort. Mr. 

 Dennicg. gardener to' Lord Londesboronph, Grimston Park, sent some 

 frait of an Apple known locally as the " Elmendcr. " It was not 

 possessed of much merit. , 



Mr. Miller, gardener to J. F. Friend, Esq., Margate, sent a fruit of 

 • a hardy ridae Melon, which proved of very fair quality. Mr. Lee, 

 The Gardens. Blenheim Palace. Woodstock, sent frnit of a very pretty 

 red-fle'shed Melon, which was possessed of no particular merit. Mr. 

 Carr, gardener to P. L. Hinds. Esq., Byfleel, Surrey, sent a frnit of 

 the Avocado Pear, a tropical fruit. It is of the size of a sm.ill Melon, 

 oval in shape : the skin deep green, coloured a little on one side, and 

 spotted with dnll red all over. The flesh, which is about an inch in 

 thickness, is of a soft pasty character, of a pale yellow colour, covering 

 one large seed in a kernel', like a Plum. As a dessert frnit it is un- 

 eatable? As this is the first time this fruit has been ripened in this 

 conntr>, Mr. Carr was specially commended for iU production. 



M. Le Couteur, Belle Voe. 'Jersey, President of the Royal .Tersey 

 Horticultural Society, sent some uncommonly large Onions, which had 

 obtained the first prize at the Society's Show held in Jersey. They 

 were consideted to be the Globe Tripoli. It wns ordered that one of 

 them be cooked, and again submitted at the next meeting. They were 

 ki"hly commended bv the Committee. Messrs. Rulley it Silverlock. 

 seeds'men 412. Strand, sent examples of the new Onion called Bed- 

 fordshire Champion, which bears a close resemblance to the old Gle>be. 

 Mr Hepivr Vcton. sent a brace of Cucumbers, the produce of a cross 

 between Mastcrs's ProliBc and Manchester Prize, ilr. Hepper also 

 exhibited a small dish of Oillistonc's Early Pea, 

 Messrs. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, exhibited a great Tanety of Beets, 



eiamplea of which wore cookod for tho optaioa of the Conmitioe. 

 These included Nutting's Dark Hai. Pine Apple. Pell's Cnmsoa. 

 Cattail's Crimson. Osbom « Hti. Dark R»d Egyptian. Yeitcii No. 2 

 and No. 3. The finest- llav.inrod aaJ keil variety proved to be Teitek'a 

 No. 2, which was awarded a &rsl-a1ass eerlifical*. Mosara. Teitoh 

 alto exhibited samplos of Scarlet Braiiliaa, Bock's Improved Sea- 

 kale, and Spinach Beet, the leavos and stomt of which variety oaly 



are used. ,, ^ , 



Mr. Wm. Paul, nnrseryman. Wallham Crou, sent a coUecbon of 

 twenty-five varieties of Potatoes. Baav of them very fine in appearuoe ; 

 a special certificate was awarded. Maun. SntWn * Sons, Readiaf, 

 also sent a collection of fifty-three varieties of PoUtoes, compnnag 

 most of the leading sorU, and torn* extremely handsome. It is im- 

 possible, however, to jadgo of PoUtoas by tkotr appearance alone. A 

 spoeial certificate was awarded. 



FLoaiL CoMinTTEi!.— Thenasikerof plaatsseat oa this oecasioB 

 was nnnsnallv small, no doubt owing to the inolemoncy of the weathv. 



Mr. B. S. Williams sent a fine poap of Orchids, to which a spooal 

 certificate was awarded. The most noliMsble was a specie* of Aendes, 

 in the way of A. snavisiimum, bat with more colour in the sepaU. A 

 plant of the latter was sent for eoiaparnon, but it was thought Bot 

 snfficienUy expanded in flower to j.dge of the difference betwoon it 

 and the new sort. In this groa was alio a fine plant of Angrw- 

 eum ebumeum, with a long ipi o o flowers; Odontoglossum tas- 

 tonense, with two handsome spikes ; L»!ia Pemnii. Calantho 'resbta 

 rubra, Miltonia Morelliana, Lvcaslo Sobilleriana, the cunona Oa- 

 cidinm omithorbvnchum, Pleiono lagenaria. Z>gopoUluin ennitWB 

 and Z. Mackayi. Barkeria Skinneri, with four spikes ; Vanda tricolor 

 insignia, and some good forms of Lyeaste Skinneri. ^ 



From Mr. Denning, gardener to Lord Londeaborongh, Gnm^oB 

 Park, Tadcastcr, came three finelv-flowered plants of Vanda c«r«lea, 

 the largest specimen being a very Sue example of successful cnltivaUoa, 

 the plant being feathered with foliage to its base, and bating three 

 spikes of flowers, containing forty-eipht eipande>d flowers, which were 

 finely coloured, and one bud. The Floral Committee recommended to 

 the Conncil that the Lindley medal should be awarded to this 6bo 

 example. One other specimen had twenty three expanded flowers, aad 

 one eight expanded flowere. With them came a weU-flowered plant of 

 CstUeya cxoniensis, and to this and the Tandas a speeial certificate 



^Fr'o^Mr. WUson, gardener to William Marshall, Esq., Clay Hill, 

 Enfield, came Odontojlossnm Koisii var. Warnen, a large-flowenng 

 form of this handsome sj^cies, having pale sepals with large dar» 

 spots, pure white petals, with a yellow crest, and pale rosy pnrplo 

 colouring, which was awarded a first-class eertihcate; and a cut spe- 

 cimen of L«elia elegans Wilsoai, which was thought to bo infenor 

 to others in cnlUvation. In regard to O Rossu var. Wamen. it waa 

 thought by some to be possibly idemtisal with Odontoglossum War- 



From the Roval Horticnltural Sooiety's gardens camo Eoime weU- 

 flowersd plants if Odontoglossum graaie and Leha Perruni, an* a. 

 pan of Pfeione Wallu-hiana beaatifally flowered, to which a special 



certificate was awarded. . . , r-v i — «».;.^ m. 



Mr Thomas Moore, of the Botanio flardans, Chelsea, Te<^e^Te<I a 

 first-class certificate for Athyrinm lilix-feemina Klizabethas a yeiy 

 handsome seedling form of the Lady Fern, brought for the purpose of 

 showing how varied are the forms which will come from s^d. 



From Mr EcHord. The Gardens, ColeshiU. came zonal Pelargoniam 

 Purity in the way of Madame Werle, and having a pure white flower 

 of fin'e form, with a carmine ring roaad the eye. It was regarded as a 

 very good variety, but thought to he not distinct from other kinds in 



'°M"s'Js°.°Standish k Co. sent a pla.t of their Ascot Tellow Perpetaal 

 Picotee. to show the excellence of its hab.t and freedom of b oom 



From Mr. H. J. Barlow, Vine Cottage, Plymouth, came blooms of a 

 seedling double Fuchsia, with scarlet tabs and sepals, and a blotoie* 

 crimson and rose corolla with curio.i serrated edges. „,,, . ^ 



Mr. J. E. Dwellv, Nariborongh. teat blooms of a white HoUyhook, 

 bnt in very poor condition as shown. 



Genxb-vl MEETiN-a.-J. Batema. ««,., "I^ S.. in the chair.^r 

 the election of one new Fellow, the Chairman pointed out the leadmg 

 SLts exhrbited. remarking of the Pl.io... that in time of flowemjg 

 and arnearance they arc the auta«Bal Crocuses of the H.malayaa. 

 ^Sy^^heat with plenty of moiaar. while making 'beir lea«j, 

 and thei to have a dry season and a cooler ho.se for flo-enng. Dr. 

 Hewkcr had mentioned in his - Hi-ala,an Journal, several other 

 ^ies brides the five known to ... Of Vanda «."'1^« '^^,1;?^ 

 iSndesborough's gardener. Mr B.Uman .«d he f>* "' '*"7*" 

 the nlant having been ever exhibited id s.eh beanly before, and too 

 as theW^Te^ were which Messrs. T.ileh bad shown, they were «t 

 ^0.1 tTSose exhibited on the pr«ent occasion. The -UivaUon rf 

 this Vanda. like that of the Pleion.s. was "»» "■"''■■?'*^,'^', '°J.'^» 

 maioti" of Orchid-growers failed wi;h it, and had a doleful tale t* 

 Sn ftJr hree jea^ At Lord Lond«iborough's it was grown in » 

 corner of a hon.se facing the north-e..^ where there 'T .'I'^f ^^^''i! 

 pk™tyof Ucht. Dr. Hooker in his" Himalayan JouniaK had given » 

 S«ounf of finding it in great beauty and profas.on in Oak wood« n«« 

 a"lndian Stonehenge. Mr. Batsman then read «. "*"5' '">? ^j 

 Hookers work describing the posilioa it was found in, and the fuze of 



