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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
(JuLy 22, 
persons who call themselves British Botanists might with 
great propriety be divided into two classes : Radical 
Botanists, who root up every rare or fine plant they come 
near; and Conservative Botanists, who are content to 
leave plants as they find them, after having provided pretty 
liberally for themselves. Unfortunately, however, the 
first class is by far the more numerous, and the conse- 
quence of their excessive fondness of plants is, that many 
of the less common species, especially of Orchid 
Hibiscus Cameroni. 
in a fair way for being rooted out from the face of the 
earth. This, by the way, is a somewhat Irish method of 
showing one’s love of flowers. An Irishman “ meets 
with a friend, and for love knocks him down.” A Radical 
botanist meets with a flower he admires, and for love 
roots it up. Iam told that some of the members of the 
Botanical Society of London exhibit this destructive pro- 
pensity in a remarkable degree, and one wholesale col- 
lector has been named to me, who transmits specimens by 
the hundred. Now, if these over-keen investigators 
would inflict their science upon Dandelions, Docks, and 
Thistles, no harm would result from their enthusiasm 5 
‘but when one sees them doing violence to the fair face of 
Nature, by ruthlessly destroying her loveliest and rarest 
productions, it is high time to cry out. A word from 
you would perhaps show these mistaken persons * the 
error of their ways,’’ and would greatly gratify A Neitle. 
[It is certainly too bad, but it passes our skill to drive 
greediness out of the world.] 
Fastolff Raspherry.—We have received, from Messrs. 
Youell, of Great Yarmouth, fruit of the Fastolff Rasp- 
berry, and we find that it merits all that has been stated 
in favour of its excellence. The fruit received is very 
large, obtusely conical, and of rich flavour, far exceeding 
in this respect some other new and large varieties. The 
plants bear abundantly, and in long succession. || 
Strawberries.—In answer to a correspondent at p. 644, 
pecti he cultivation of Strawberries, you say that 
mowing off the leaves is the worst of all practices, and 
cannot be too much condemned. I beg to state that this 
remark is contrary to my experience. Four or five years 
ago I should have agreed with you, but since that time 
have adopted the following system of cultivating this valu- 
able fruit, viz., to mow off all the leaves as soon as the 
fruit is gathered, and to give the bed a good coat of rotten 
manure, so that after it is dressed over it appears nearly 
all covered. I began this plan upon a two-year old bed, 
and I find by this way of treatment that the old (stools 
are nearly all cut off, which I consider to be an advantage, 
as I never take off any of the runners, but let them all 
remain on the bed. I find, by destroying the old stools 
in this way, that it gives full vigour to the new runners, 
and that my beds, by this plan, produce threefold what 
they did before. 1 have not selected any one sort in par- 
ticular, but have practised it upon the six different sorts 
which I cultivate. My soil is generally of a light tex- 
ture—D.Z. [Our correspondent will, no doubt, get 
better Strawberries by mowing off his leaves and adding 
dung, than by mowing off his leaves and using no dung. 
But it would be better still if he left his leaves to grow 
during the autumn, and added his manure in October or 
November. ] 
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 
F List of Prizes.—In the award of the judges at the exhibition 
of the 12th inst. given at p 
Hackney.” 
ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY OF LONDON. 
got at that exhibition. Among the collections of plants that of 
Mr. Barnes, gr. to G. Norman, Esq., Bromley, stood first, and 
cor.tained some excellent specimens, comprising a beautiful little 
plant of Rondelétia speciosa; Polygala cordifolia, trained to a 
wire trellis, and exhibiting one unbroken mass of bloom; Achi- 
e trellises ; Ixora coccin ta, ind uy 
bloomed ; and very healthy specimens of EJichrysum proliferum, 
Erica Juliana, translucens, and eximia. G ’s collection 
contained a most perfect specimen of Erica viridiflora, com- 
pletely enveloped in its singular drooping green flowers; E. 
tof Aschynanthus parasiticus, not fully in flower; a strong 
specimen of the singular Nematanthus léngipes, with dark-red 
Rowers hanging on lon; rooping peduncles; and Achimenes 
lunculata, in excellent health, but injured by the carriage. In 
in profusion. From Mr. Clarke, gr. to M. T. 
‘Park, were a lovely plantof Roella ciliata; Erica tricolor, small, 
admirable condition. Among the plants supplied by Mr, Ma: 
. to E. Goodheart, Esq., of Beckenham, were Gardéquia 
jookeri, exceedingly well grown; Polfgala oppositifélia, bloom- 
the margio of the pot; Erica Juliana, with a good head of 
ed below; E. metulzeflora bicolor, a picture of health; 
perfect as a plant, but with the blooms’slightly on the 
Mr, Jackson, of Kingston, exhibited a magnificent 
collection was good, 
exhibited at Chiswick. 
cipal exhibitors being Mr. Mylam, 
Wandsworth; and Mr. Barnes, The collection of the former 
comprised Cymbidium péndulum, with a raceme of flowers 2 ft. 
ong; the delicately-white Burlingténia candida, growing vigo- 
rously on a block of wood; the lovely Barkéria spectabilis; the 
singular Coryanthes macrantha ; Stanhépea grandiflora, with two 
dull white flowers, which quite perfumed the surrounding air; 
and the curious Angraecum caudatum, with the blooms scarcely 
expanded. Oncidium Lanceanum, in healthy condition ; O. altis- 
simum, very vigorous ; a remarkably strong plant of Gongora 
maculata; Acropera Loddigesii, bearing numerous droopin: 
racemes of its singular flowers; with Catasetum Taridum and 
Maxillaria tetragona, were contributed by Mr. Barnes. F. G. 
‘ox, Esq., of Stockwell, exhibited a pretty specimen of Onci- 
dium biféliam, with Cycnoches chlorochilum, and Cattleya Har- 
risonize. ilténia spectdbilis, exhibited by Mr. Mylam, as 
single specimen, was exquisitely beautiful. Mr. Henderson, of 
i le-p’ mot for ‘iti an i fin 
Stanhépea oculata, the lovely Maxilléria Steelii, the richly- 
marked Oncidium Lanceanum, two plants of Achimenes grandi- 
flora, a species of Hibiscus, said to be new; Costus nepalensis, 
finely in bloom; and several other plants. Mr. Mountjoy, of 
Ealing, exhibited a well-bloomed collection of Lilium eximium ; 
on, of Hampstead-road, some fine seedling Petu- 
nias. the specimen plants most noticeable were Erica 
ampullacea, blooming profusely, from Mr. Dawson, of Brixton- 
hi Ixora coccinea, 3 ft. high, from Mr. Barnes; Ceropégia 
élegans, covering a flat trellis 4 ft. in diameter, from Mr. - 
yille, gr. at Ditton House; from Mr. May, a very healthy plant 
of Erica aristata major, not in bloom; from Mr, Dawson, of 
Brixton-hill, a well-bloomed specimen of the chaste Erica infun- 
dibuliformis; from Mr. Pamplin, of Walthamstow, a white 
variety of the Chinese Larkspur; from Messrs. Henderson, a 
good plant of Besléria pulchella ; Achimenes multiflora from Mr, 
Glendinning, of Turnham Green; a pretty seedling Gloxinia, with 
flesh-coloured flowers, and Achimenes grandiflora, from Mr, 
Mountjoy, of Ealing ; Erythrina crista-galli, very handsome, wit! 
seven spikes of flowers, and Plumbago capensis, neatly tied 
Oo a hemispherical trellis, from Mr. Catleugh, of Hans- 
gr. to S. 
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tice were exhibited, 
other by Mr. Wood, of Norwood. 
pretty species, named S. pseud 
flowers. 
The Roses were particularly fine, especially the cut blooms 
sent by Messrs. Lane and Son; in this collection there were 
In that of the former was a 
loured 
Beauté, and La Vestale, Provence. Good col lections were also 
exhibited by Messrs, Paul, of Cheshunt; Mr. Hooker, of Brench- 
ley; A. Rowland, Esq., and Mr. Betteridge, of Milton Hill. 
Moss Roses were shown in collections by Messrs. Lane and 
Messrs. Paul. Roses in pots were also exhibited in good condi- 
tion, by Messrs. Lane, to whom an extra prize was awarded; as 
well as by A. Rowland, Esq., and Messrs. Paul. Very fine col- 
lections of Verbenas were sent by Mr. Catleugh and Mr. Turner, 
of Maida Vale; and numerous Melocacti by Messrs, Hoffman, 
6, Hanover Terrace, Regent’s Park. 
buted greatly to the gaiety of the 
‘A superb collection was sent by Mr. Cock, of Chis- 
collection of Calceolarias : they were shrubby, consisting of The 
Rising Sun, Bride, Magniflora grandiflora, Taglioni, Attila, 
and Matchless superb. 
Although the number of Fuchsias was considerable, there 
Flora’s Garland, Hi 
nard’s Duke of Roxburg, Ely’s Earl of 
house, Fletcher’s Duke of Devonshire, Wood’s William IV., 
‘Wildman’s Buonaparte, Seedling, Knot’s Alfred the Great,Marquis 
of Chandos, Bratus, Ely’s Colonel Wainman, Wood’s Rosabella, 
second prize was given to Mr. Ward, 01 
Woolwich ; his stand consisted of Ely’s Duke of Bedford, Wilson’s 
Wilson’s William, Puxley’s Prince Albert, Smith’s Duke of Wel- 
lington, Mansley’s Bonny Bess, Willmer’s Solander, Addenbroke’s 
Lydia, Puxley’s ‘Queen, Smith's Marquis of Chandos, French’s 
Duke of Kent, Ely’s Lady Ely, Hall’s Prince Albert, 84, Queen of 
Sheba, Dalton’s Lancashire Lass, Willmer’s Conquering Hero, 
The third prize was awarded to Mr. 
Mr. Norman, 
Seedling, Q 
Stanton’s Seedling, Crask’s een Victoria, Giddens’s Diana, 
Lady Chesterfield, Mrs. Brown, Nottingham Hero, Criterion, 
Gem, Agrippina, John’s Prince Albert, Sykes’ Eliza, Belle of the 
Village, Harlequin, Luff’s Seedling, Lady Dacre, 60, Giddens’s 
Diana and Vespasian. 3d prize to Mr. Willmer, King’s Road, 
Chelsea, for Giddens’s Susan, Isabella, Giddens’s Duchess of 
Kent, Sharp’s Hector, Stella, Giddens’s Lovely Ann, Willmer’s 
Queen Victoria, Moonraker, Giddens’s Bleda, Crask’s Queen Vie- 
toria, Fair Maid of Perth, Wood’s Lady Hussey, Soon’s Prince 
Albert, Jenny Jones, Lady Wynford, Wilson’s Pluperfect, Wain’s 
Victoria, Annesley’s Plenipo, Foden’s Matilda, Wood’s Lord 
Hitchenbrook, Willmer’s Charon, Agnes, and 35, and Sharp’s 
Cocked Hat, 
Lord Nelson, a variety very much in 
Fairies ; the flower expands more freely, but the top petals are 
not so bright. Seedling Fuchsias from Mr, Smith, of Dalston, 
of which reflexa and expansa were selected for prizes, the 
former variety having large flowers with the sepals turning UP» 
and exposing the whole of the corolla, which is of a rosy purple; 
the latter variety has smaller and shorter flowers, with the see 
also, of a rosy purple colour. 
vera, a slight improvement upon 
mended for a prize. A seedling Verbena, named excelsa, having 
very large and deep rose-coloured flowers, was also selected for 
Fy 
s 
‘An interesting collection of British Ferns was shown by Mr. 
Wood, of Norwood. Dried specimens of the native Ferns of 
Madeira, neatly arranged, were exhibited by H. Webb, Esq-, & 
Clapham, who also i an i of Agric 
cultural Grasses. Collections of the latter were also sent bY 
Mr. T. Moore, Mr. Coates, of Norwood, and Mr. Turner, © 
Portland Town. 
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S MEETING AT DERBY; 
e the following extracts from speeches reported in ne 
The DuKe of Devonsuire said — In his opinion, a 
Society was not only useful and calculated to produce the me 
beneficial results, but an honour to the country which originate 
stances, and conduces to the mutual advantage of all. er 
principles it inculcates the labourer will learn to set @ Daa 
yalue on industry and sobriety, and will have opened before ot 
a career of usefulness in the condition of life in which it is nee 
to be placed. He knew of no means so certain to increase eit 
prosperity of Agricultural labourers, while at the same onney 
would conduce in an equal degree to the interests of those 
serve. 
e 
“The Du: ii 
KE of RicuMonp congratulated the Society on te 
rosperity Of a by 
So long as the Society was supportes ; 
‘y 
men of science 
detriment to both. He would venture to say that ® ey wh 
all to feel indebted to the founders of the noble Socie! a Would 
anniversary they had been that day celebrating 5 tee fo 
also to say the Society never wou have th societies 
amongst themselves ; these had con! tl are doing 
social intercourse in the same honourable cause 5 qd the 
, had cemented that bond of union which now ¥ 
hat to meet them 0! 
dQ in bis 
afforded him one of the greatest pleasures of his Ife, ar greatest 
titude for long services, and 3 A experi- 
tion. They ted ‘done more in leading to discussion foved much 
ments to jculture, and they has ged 
atleugh; his collection was equally and very finely 
grown—there appeared the Witch, Duenna, Master Humphrey, 
Lord Mayor, Evadne, Enchantress, Selina, Priory Queen, Mrs. 
Stirling, Erectum, Queen of the Fairies, and Nestor. Mr. Gaines 
ad Erectum, Grand Monarch, Mabel, Firebrand, Black-eyed 
Susan, Matilda, Lady J. Douglas, Gem of the West, Exquisite, 
Coronation, Victory, and Nymph. Mr. Gaines showed the only 
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local prejudice that was a bar toil 
propose a toast, and tl 
\ ers 
_ h f Ens 
ture prosp gricaltural labourer real also kee ate 
ture prospered, the A; 
ett 
‘The MaRqugss of NORTHAMPTON said, th 
