November 26, 1864.) 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE 
1129 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY, 
OUTH KENSINGTON, 
Patron—HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN. 
UKE OF 1 
President—THE D 
OF ee K.G., ETC., ETC. 
REGULATIONS FOR THE YEAR 1865. 
1. The Society has two Gardens, Kensington, 
other for experimental dioMonitere. r1 pepe the buie 
Exhibitions, Fétes, and Promenades are held at South Kensingto 
the DENT arrange 
season is from tho lst May to the 31st October, the 
— — to the 30th April. 
mess Flowers are Exhib 
the ing door seaso 
Snades take puo in the 
&c. These 
rd of a 
ed to 
he of-door season 
sible T the Garden 
r the various plants exhibit d. L 
ADMISSION TO THE GARDENS. 
The Gardens at South Kensington are open to Fellows on all 
B hary days uou ut the year from 9 a.m. till sunset, exce d 
Simdays, whe en they are opened at 2. On week days, except on ce 
ius der aS e Garders x e e the TR o their miende up 
: after10 on payment. 
The Garden at Chlewiok is open to Fellows and the Plaka! daily, 
exept abre n O2 till sunset, On Sundays it is closed. 
FETE DAYS. 
6. The following are established féte days in The 
Queen's AD ttf or the day m e itis ARAT ic to 3 eld: the 
26th August, the e birthday of the Ges Consort, 
the Suni of the South rra Andin when it falls m 
Sunday it en aR lh ay following : Mr Ji 
versary ee peg De in 1861, when a on 
ultural ted to Fellows, will take place ; the ist ps hese 
Ist Novuber. the first days of the out-of-door and in-door 
(if i of the ine Bata days fall on a Sunday, these fetes y will be be held 
Wh: preceding 1 onday esday, an 
it Monday and y. Ey yn re bands wil play on all 
eres 
SHOWS. 
th Eus EY ig lace, or commence, on 
7. All Shows at, Sou! m take pl or 
ete rye rb thro roughout the ga weekly "Shows, medals and 
certificates of merit only we Sper At the other Shows, money 
prizes as well as medals poe pad cates of merit will be offered. 
Ms sy bot E Shows are fixed for the year 1865. Schedules will be 
vernal SHOWS. 
eat Show of all kin f Flowers, Plants, and Fruit, will be 
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held oi od Saturday in Low ‘hich "falls NEC eoe and Derby 
w coke viz., 10th June. The Show will last only a single day. 
A Great Show of Roses on the first Saturday in July. (Ist July). 
It will last only a single day. 
A Great Show of and Veg in 
July. (22d July.) 
SPECIAL SHOWS. 
A Show of Hyacinths and Camellias on the third Saturday in March. 
second 
(18th March). 
A Show of Early Azaleas and Spring Flowers on the 
Saturday f h April). 
y 2 = voy second Saturday in May. et May). 
de Mathes s NEL RIT scar 
on ‘the. first bas yin June. (3d 
A Show of Azaleas, with the flowers M ined, pnis trained, or in 
their METAL, y ole on the third Api den June. bs June). 
E S US ante of. deeem ntal ariegated iage on the 
id Saturday in July. a Ka itle 
ü aA Show of Liace» and Awaryl on the third Saturday in "o 
bi 
i 
FLORAL DECORATION SHOW. 
AS of Decorations for Dinner and ps 
d ver This Show will be held on m: 
June (24th June), and will also be open in the eveni: 
Tables, ‘and of 
fourth Saturday in 
SHOWS BY INDIVIDUAL NURSERYMEN. 
9. A continuous Show of Tulips will be held in the spring by 
Mes Henderson, of Wellington Numer ; St. John's Wood Road. 
A continuous Show of Rhododendrons will be held in the 
Rv under the Great Tent by Messfs. Waterer and Godfrey, of 
Knap 1 Hill, Woking. 
y be held in the 
INTERNATIONAL SHOWS. 
12. A n 1 11 
Y. A m fhe pes; zr poma golsivabed, by ald TS 
"erri z sailors S was il be m workmen 
employed in Her gut d edd Dock. thar awarded o 4 n the first 
Monday in A: 
22. Prizes cci EFE among the 
working rok apd in ts rtm un x be awarded at a eed 
féte on the first Monday in September. A schedule wil] be issued. 
D 10x 1, 
ey "s to =: ubl Th " wil b i ed b 
and a e public. e evenings e | n! the 
President in May ind June, ko i 3 
CHISWICK 2 WS. 
24. Law eps Show Nr fête in Jı Show of the Chiswick Trial 
Flowers in August, and Show of Vines and Fruit grown at Chiswick, 
D September. These Shows v will be held on Wednesdays hereaiter to 
e fixed according to the general character of the season, 
mee f iur AND Merc vor sie A € GARDENERS. 
DA n Examinations pre ut 
will be held b s South porem tg and local 
examinat) ions will be held in the pe COURT: A Senter of competency 
and prizes will be awarded at both e: 
ENT ik THEIR M 
mer F.R. 
ws paying ce fee of »" , anda n annual 
Medici E of two gumeas wn p every day, and 
to all Shows, fétes, and both at C wick and ith 
Kensington,” They have also the ant of of introducing personally two 
pU on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and 
receive d not on Tn addition to these privileges they 
issued 
and they have the 
— ballot for rare plants, and to purchase fruit from 
y have admission to the Conversazioni, 
e Society is gra! 
E. ea in "3:10 SEQ. of seeds, 
ESL it fo 
Fellows paying four guine rani the — of two guinea 
Fellows, as respects the ry bey introduci ends, the distri portion 
of e the ballot for plants, and the number of tickets the: ey re 
e furth ca their eid tickets Rivas) 
. They have also the privilege of oot pare asing any namber t 
transferable tickets for tuo guineas sao hi yo transferable iekots 
confer on their bearers all of personal admission, and of 
introducing which the : fod to Fallow xercise. 
transferable debenture holders and their 
P Fellows of the j Horticultural Society have the privilege 
AU eg mapa tickets for Shows at a reduced price before the day 
ESTIMONIAL to MR, INGRAM, 
HIEF Pid to HER MAJESTY at FROGMORE. 
ENERAL 
The Viscount Kirkaldie, Windsor. , 
The Hon. gris Very Rev. Dr. Road. 
Wellesley, Dean of Windsor. Dr. Robert Ho, 
od Gaanong] G. W. ere uo 
| Mr. Jose h Knight, Hampton 
The Right es Lawson, 
Lord E t of dcc 
Mr. E MclIn! X Drumlanrig. 
The Right Hon. * wh W. Menzi 
Park, | 
Windsor Great 
South Hill 
Sir 
Srdsuhs 
23. ime etis 
andy, ing. 
Mr, Drebner Norfolk “Farm, 
uL cS 
Mr. Carmic! 
xr Seon 
Mr. «od Salter, Hammersmith. 
pem 
on. 
Mr Ta Tait, Shaw F: 
r. w Farm, 
noni 
"ics, Se 
, Cliveden. 
., Clewer Manor, 
co Inner Temple 
im = PT oe ‘ames Veiteh, Chelsea. 
Mr. James Gray, Chelsea. ue Williams, Holloway, 
COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMEN VT. 
airinan—Dr. Rosrrt Hoc 
Mr. G. Alle! 
Mr. Drainer. 
Thomas Moore, Esq, 
Mr. W — Paul, 
Mr. John ning. A ue 
A. F. G , Esq. T. Salter. 
Mr. James Gray. Richard Stains, Esq. 
Mr. J. Standish. 
r. J. | Mr. Henry Tait. 
r. Josep | Mr. Charles Turner. 
r. John | Mr. James Veitch. 
Mr. Charles Mr. B. P ied 
Honorary roe FABIA Brown, Slough, Bucks. 
Honorary ipod Pha Scotland —Mr. Wits EE, 
ns, Dalkeith Park. 
t has been well observed—'* That it 1s always an agreeable task t? 
a je to those who have long and well i TEE 
hon. and all the more so to Horticulturists, if that position has 
n a prominent one in the world of Horticulture." 
is but rarely indeed, that an opportunity ts itself 
recognition of the fulfilment of arduous and important, duties rit the 
prolonged period of halfa X with so much credit nnd so as to 
win ive: t, such iy uen ege in the case of 
Mr. IxonAM, who entered on the Firrizta Year or Service in the 
Royan ofthe i ie 
eg 
aware of the 
ain the cause 
Of his endeavo' 
and the success 
th: 
cordial regar: 
prion be at onc 
Mig be ect. 
the 
lic ted. 
ntributi: 
to . an 
universally entertained for him, and that a Sunscrr 
opened to enable the Committee to carry out this 
ration and ap a of the eeu ral public, 
Mr. IxcnaM, is her y xenpook Ally se 
"Subscribers in Toging, are oA to send their Co 
with their names 
Bucks The 
be sent to them for the Testimonial Fund. 
Comat n ae So s el 
Special Shows. 
did uM "deren RS. 
pr E petri pa QUIM one f. —À 08 8 he: 
leges. On payment oi ones 
one guinea annually, they receive a copy of the ourna} gratis and 
hey obtain admission to the Gardens at Kensington tewiok by 
ogee tickets of the value of the annual uomo ion. They have 
ao VOUS and cannot attend ums meetings. They may nominate 
locu Horticultural Societies enter into union with the Royal 
Horticultural Society. 
N SUBSCRIBERS FOR SEASON TICKETS. 
28. Pe! de Tickets, hased 
mE xi for every r1 7273 2j thi including all Sowa, 
give ion e e 0" 
Promenades, a4 ie g fetes, at South Kensington. These tickets do 
not confer any of the special rights of Fi 
BENTURE H 
Persons iM y 
OLDERS. 
and their nominees, have the 
wisis of free admission to the 
ens whenever they are open. 
CHISWICK SEASON TI 
Annual Season Tickets, not transferal wt gyne ree 
oniy to the èrperimestal Chisw ^ k Gerken’ and, —— Eod 
13. An International Show of Fruit and Vegetables will be held 
during the second week in December. 
FORTNIGHTLY MEETINGS AT SOUTH KENSINGTO: 
nM. pun meetings for the election of Fellows, ead of 
and transaction of scientific busin will be held in the 
MAEA Se iber, and 
vom ereny other Saturday th throughout the year that is not 
pau Chair to be 
m his absence by some Fellow, at 120'clock, 
15. At these notice will pe takon of tomes, d o 
Win pr sent for and certificates of merit wil 
aw. 
WEEKLY SHOWS AND PROMEN. AT SOUTH 
a wits Pasa ADER 
P s 
16. 
piss pm hi e Mc: t 
e 
by j will be continued until the following Wednesday. — 
certificates of 
perc 
2 O'clock, 
19. V gian 
NEMO E. music at these Shows at 
3 MER ada 
and at 2 o'clock in the in-door 
i el eere cipi 
20. In addition will ré coni uw ous exhibi- 
tions at South to Etn eg the hatching and growt] of HOLE and 
salmon hewn REUS Frank Buckland ; of sea Site of bees and 
Deehives ; and Ailantus silkworms, belonging to Lady Dorothy | 
d by residents at Chiswick and others, fo: 
DEI OF THE PUBLIC. 
Che Gardeners’ tr geal 
SATURDAY, NOVEMBE. , 1864 
MEETIN 
depen creer m m 
"THURSDAY, 
af E Hips, Esq., 0 
S rm. 
We have received ved from of 
dei Lodge, Surrey, a frat of the PAP MN 
Carica Tepeye w hich has been ripened in 
under the die 
t gathe 
"p Rss ected to strong bottom-heat, 
Admission = 
i res ia pm M for 5s. each before the m and for 7s. 6d, 
j^ Em es of the Show. 
dmission to each of the Special Shows is obtained by a 
pubic by toketa, to be da ol tho Show. for 3s. 6d. each before the day, an 
each on 
x M and momo ir 
er podes cortar bres 
9. 6d. 
spon Fund pin ad 1 o'clock on 
the m cy nM Teray or nm days, 
will during the POWER 
the Gradini are closed to the public but open to Fellows 
at South 
and thelr deeem 
"^ ina personali; 
pa during the inonthe euo 
when the London very day Dut Baturday.. 
Saturday it is 1s. 
on the Queen’s mca on Easter Monday ana | € 
‘Tuesday, and Whit Monday and y, 5d. each day. 
36. On the 26th August, the Anniversary of the Birthday of 
ice Consort, the founder oft the South De yc — (babe 
proe Gonse open free at the wish of Her Majesty. 'e 153,000 
Sasons visited them on the 26th August, 1864. 
' Admission to the Experimental Garden at Chiswick, excepti 
on Show Days, 1s. daily, throughout the year. pis me 
GUIDE BOOK. » 
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has which 
seems n to its success, and which is supplied 
at By et ^s aha of tan and hot-water pipes 
combi e plant itself is young, and the 
fruit consequently small ; theless it measu 
4 inches in cireumfere an inches in 
length from the stalk to e apex, the form bei 
long-ovate and obsoletely angular, and the colour 
AM range. "The flesh is is throughout of 
the 
and s 
rite 
dessert Tus Ld Hives is sarge opinion 
at next 
year able to obtain M NS. or x tkis 
ree se size of that which has been produced 
thi 
We ge , however, that the dane 
On | desti ned to take a hi 
KER figured 
80 long since as 1829, was not i ls piis 
of as regards its flavour; nor does that w ie 
in the Botanical al Register in 1820 from 
pa at Syon, appe 
emed. In pe 4 je is generally held t hat Te 
Haned i in our s oes not aequire such & 
flavour as to rcu it aiara to the palate, what» 
the 
