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may be freely expo sed to sun and air upon all 
ble oceasions, taking care that 
prote cted in severe weather to e 
re n — off all runners as soon a 
By those means I always have an 
ance ne G ieae sedis Sian October to the end of 
April. 
pois Forest T 
this subject has, I fear, ee ade 
a e 
men to sit in judgment along with yo 
award the prize and publish the prize essay. 
ho 
Rhododendron msoni.—It may perhaps be 
resting to those of your ers who are admirers of 
at there is a plant of the 
Sikkim Thom well 
developed Saree bud o 
species having flower e in are 
ced here was grafted four 
oot high. It has nbdaig most luxuriantly, 
aot teens a compact handsome bush, 4} feet high 
by 14 feet through. Indeed it seems to thrive better 
when ted than on its own roo ape in this 
way the Da are ie arger ha ealthy 
spoverediee, -= the plant altogether strikingly illustrates 
the correctness of th 
columns abe “0 e ago, Viz., that the practice o ol geting | r 
Rhododendrons did not diminish their luxuriance aud 
beauty provided proper were eto for U daas: 
Hugh Fraser, Foreman, Stanwell Nurseries, Edinburgh. 
| 
Horricutturat, April 7.—J. J. Blandy, Esq., V.P. 
in the chair. The following ń new Fellows were elected, 
viz 
The o Earl of Verulam, Gorhambury, St. Alban’s, 
The Hon, Payan Dawnay, iman ea ef Yorkshire 
Sir H. F. Davey, Bart., Creedy Park, Crediton, Devon. 
John Parsons, Esq., Lechmere nen. es Common. 
Edward Claudius Walker, a s bo 
Thomas Middleton, Esq., 
H. E. Smith, Esq., Norris Hil, A 
J. W.J Esq., n Road Villas 
Mrs. Ort, ‘Whit ‘al 5 Northumberland, 
he Duke sof’ Sutherland, Cliveden. 
. to the Earl of Darnley. 
Mr. J. Cox, Gr. to se Wells, Esq., Redleaf, Kent. 
orticultural pursuits ; 
oo eno Fitehateo and’ have no fewer than seven 
ers, live of > but all 
os 
; in 
ey fig soca Ang. worn out my atten 
a iava by Mr. 
agri ‘isteltlgomt' om 
Gardens. 
or i ejar eteri totryit. A sannio 
last I had one fixed. The enia has to 
and three 
abund- | ex 
Trees. —The whole p maa oe tojt 
d than 
Not | season 
200 
evonshire, Chiswick. 
rwel it 
experienced gà r at | came 
I a he the yamin soi 
that of 
70° 8 ei accomplished with the 
and I have not the TE doubt pas 
sphere of action might be much 
with ual 
sere jeder 
that the 
ended 
re 
onf 
the better it works ; it heats quickly, and re- 
uires se had little attention in the way of stoking, as it is 
$ hours in the 
th 
neghbouood ‘of Reading, 
vo and give them a hearty aleve to 
ards the coe ee _ rop À “ gay 
ually and 
Hollows a their friends, 
Brown, gr. to » Esq, a 
seins tage ieee with sble:t $ nor its merits 
little could be said, as it was ch damage 
vel 
mE 
co mer 
Azaleas, which contributed greatly to the i of 
room, were exhibited by Mr. Allnutt, Messrs. 
Veitch and Mr, Cutbush. 
A the varieties were 
white sort called Iv 
the pretty pink striped eryana 
greet a semi-double white kind 
rosea elegans, carminata, 
essrs. Paul and 
them 
brilliant crimson 
Jules Margottin, 1 niin Fremion, Prince 
other favourite sorts. Of yellows there were Gloire 
ijon, Vicomtesse Siddons. White 
almaison, Mrs. nquet. 
Mr. era 
om. It was 
whieh was stated to have 43 b 
reje 
Among f i irata 
attraction was a new deep yel ow climbing Tea Rose 
So was furnished by Mr. Low of 
unfortunately not in 
pen: ane je TA vege 3 in the different compartments | rendon. 
thi 
e | Rudgea (Psy pest). gina ae erg 
fi 
Decaze s 
oe consisted - Devoniensis, Nephetos, 
Bosa. 
t anaes sna them at his nurserym 
ood, 
Among seedlings from e same nursery were 
some beautiful 5 The best e were Prince 
ess de Rothschild, areia for 
R 
of ma. 
fine sha 
brilliant; 
with a ver iig ompact hea nes, 
of Woodford, also sent a seedling called delicata, not in 
very good condition = r examination. 
Åmong Miscellaneous subjects of exhibition was 
a stove plant with 
white flowers closely set on a short 
e from Mes . G. Henderson of the 
Wellington N sent A aaa and excellent collection of 
Gane Eariy Tulips, a other plants from 
Messrs. Henderson, of Pine 
Griffinia Li 
mi y leaves pts 
spike. Thi 
raed and most striking of all the Indian shots.: 
yacinths an kaan grown Amaryllids came from: Mr, 
er, of F 
"Pine Apples wo were m Sa by Mr. Clement, of Oak Hill, 
East Bar em a Providence weighed 
m 
d Mr, Gavin, gr., Hop 
Edinburgh, sent a Pri ckly penal weighing 3 Ibs. 
These were all well nee fruit. 
S, f Woburn, sent a dish of 
unch b 
new Black Ha in b ut well 
coloured and cov a titel bloom. Mr. 
abe agt of Sou Any sent a dish of Sweetwater, 
ood of its kind b 
a wberries ec se ak and wra and fine, 
came from Mr. Ingram, gr. to Mr. 
Clark, Mr. Tillyard. The sort 
a ‘eens? 
Tae i Cran- 
rpg 
of Ken 
woexvod ie Saat keeping aan n the 
r They. are a fruit,” he 
be happy to giv e a few panin 
in ape nei 
ottled sample aessa y in 1855. showed 
that with very little ina this fruit may be made to 
keep in water for a long ti 
Mr. Tillyard had 
thee dozen Beurré Rance Pears 
ed as a great acquisition should 
is called Isabella 
G th 
merits have not yet been n proved, persons desirous | 
A obta'ning this plant ought to take care to get the sort 
ificent- hemeng of Den- 
Mr. Lawrence 
ong FOR chids 
dobiti. densiflorum, pean 
good s; 
cultivation. 
of the new Chinese Larch. (Abies Kæmpferi) 
were "exhibited, and the following note from Mr. For- 
was ; aD ll deserved pi 
will be seen by our ris bene da mns, w 
idgeanum, aggre- 
oglossum Pescat orei, | 
peste | 
eri, ractescens, 
ich | Skinn haggy 
Slipper (Cyprian villosum), and ollie sorts, aji An 
tter | grown- Asso a j 
ciated with these was 
bling in 
wise different species. 
it panpa fail to be a favourite. 
1 
|P 
iais nol Orchids, 
Slip 
Lowi, but eye ee with rear ahagey hairs, and other- | 
When bettie: known | 
of all my maap ei 
Chinese plants w 
hardy i in this wine ; it grows rapidly, 
timber, and it will eventually pr 
beautiful wang upon our English 
w hue which its leaves and cones present in 
doubt ——T =s it 
m |. Among pianta from, the 
ee and Foreythia 
Though 
ie: Turner, of S 
peror 
[Em 
the | P 
They eonsisted of 
of the French, Delight, Sir C. Napier L Saa 
Lady Camoys, Ruby, and Earl bat act 
to have them in 
Aro plans be grown unde 
Garden also furnished some arg ——— 
