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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
for Roses did not succeed, not so much, we think, 
from the fact that the Rose cannot be successfully 
cultivated as a window Ener: as from the fact that 
ow to treat it. 
proved most con pe im i that the Dahlia is admi- 
rably suited for cultiva London 
n the opinion v those who are most cene 
with the workings 
couragement of UR ow gardening among the 
working classes, the exhibition of July 10 was a 
_ decided success. 
The Bishop of London attended in the evening 
and gave away the prizes, and in a short address 
commented on the great results s which might be 
labours of those who had encouraged it. He said 
that it might appear to be a very slight pw ^ 
encourage growing of flowers, but оне 
was of much i 
ce to accustom people to cult tivate their 
tastes and to make their town homes 
pus more radiant appeara 
untry. у were told in the words of Lord 
Taco that 
“ God made the country, 
And man the town.” 
In the Bible it was written that the earliest gne 
tion of man’ n's race was іп а 
be made as a as possible; it was а 
ае that the houses of the poor should presen 
or ead coke but that tat 
dui should ed to more 
the duties of home life, hey Gor 
luxuries of the rich, but the 
little gardens—the gardens 
ouse, but зы: Mene be freed 
from such temptation, and t find a 
blessing in their hom Luxuri Месе made to 
be enjoyed, and the айша. of flowers would 
make the poor man’s ho 
The poor 
ady 
ng gen ts 
Her Majesty the hee of the Netherlands bh 
present, and watched with great interest the p 
‘The following i d the list of those who have snb- 
scribed in order to enable the Council to increas 
prize list :— 
£854, 
Grosvenor, Lord 10 10 0 
Dynevor, Lord . 500 
Bayley, Rev. " 5.0 0 
Parkes, Rev. Hadden 500 
‚М. [^ 5 0 0 
Hartland, Lady . 200 
Smithies, T. B. . 2:40:60 
ixon, Rev. W.. АЙ 
Blunt, Gerald . lolo 
Franklyn, Rev. 110 
Conway, Rey. W. b 409 
Hodges, . 1 4-9 
s, А. 1. 1:0 
Legrew, Miss l 0,9 
Courtoy, The Misses ^ ТЫЮ 
Telford, С. i i i м ч 
owper, В. 04 à 
Gell, Rev. J. P. р 1 0 0 
Harrington, Mrs. ‚ [20.4010 
Ома рн Mr. « 000879 
Willis, Е. Ex 0:190. 
Atherton. R: H. 0 Н : 
Clarke, Rev. О; Pickering . PA de 
Bere, Mrs. Montague : nore 
£48 1 0 
SATURDAY WEEKLY pds 
the 
Tue TWENTY-FIRST WEEKL 
Society took place on Saturday the Parth af 
I the following plants were sent for competi- 
pom W. T. Catleugh, florist, of Hans er 
Chelsea, sent plants of Hydrangea hortensis, fes 
fine flower heads; some with blue and some wi! 
ink flowers. 
i g, gardener to the Dowager Duchess 
Mr. Flemin 
of Sutherland Cliveden, sent some noble spikes of 
flow villea speciosa. 
From Mr. Bull came a fine plant of У Latera 
lants of Dra- 
rubra, a truly noble ibi y qoc б {Ама 
T9 
т, gardener to Lord Craven, sent 4 
ilti ын = 8 Hybri rid Cashmere. _. 
And Mr. Beesley, gardener to T. Wood, Bet. 
mbro' Grapes, and a dish 
Acton, ex Black 
Mushroom E a 
The Band of the Royal Horse Guards was 12 
* 
attendance. 
following is the list of f awards :— 3ull, Chel 
Prset Magnet tes.— To Mr. Wm. Bull, ай 
urseryman, for Latania В Т. 
tralis, and a collection of 8 Aucubas; to Mr. is of 
Catleugh, Han et, а -— for 8 
ydrang essrs 
to Me 
no for Erica К ал Ары piter 
acrantha, Y: и ета 
рыба А 
Platycerium as Y 
gardener to Earl eee Comte Abbe be Abbey Ca ied 
near Coventry, for 4 Melo 
Cashmere.” 
