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Mr. J. Walker, Thame, and Messrs. Paul & Son, 

 Clieshunt, also each contributed an extensive col- 

 lection of Gooseberries composed of the favourite 

 varieties. 



A box of eighteen very fine examples of Peach 

 Royal George were shown by Mr. J. Chambers, 

 Westlake Nursery, Isleworth. 



An instance of the effect of manuring on Apples 

 was shown by Mr. W. Roupell, Roupell Park. S.E., 

 who had the Gladstone Apple in its ordinary form — 

 green with red mottling, and again of a bright red 

 colour, the latter fruit being from a tree to which a 

 dressirg of soot and lime had been applied ; both 

 were grown on the Paradise stock. Red Juneating 

 and Early Harvest were also shown, the latter a 

 bright green round Apple of medium size. 



Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons had specimens of Fay's 

 Prolific Currant, a large red fruit, very freely pro- 

 duced. W. M. Baker, Esq.. Hasfield Court, 

 Gloucester (gr., Mr. Asplin), and Mr. Cap, gr. to 

 Mr. W. G. Blair, Xorthcroft, Englefield Green, each 

 showed Melons. Pea Mitchford Hero, came from Mr. 

 T. Bunvard, Poplar Hill, Horningsea, Cambridge, a 

 large pod, well filled. 



From the Society's Gardens, Chiswick, were sent 

 three varieties of Figs, which were De la Madeleine, 

 Boutard, and Peine Dare, all good fruits, Plums St. 

 Etienne and Prince of Wales, Cherry Madeleine and 

 Montmorency a courte queue, and Apples Red and 

 White Astrachan, and White Transparent, all being 

 capital examples. 



Medal. 



Silver Banksian. — To Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, 

 for collection of Gooseberries. 



Cold Storage of Fruit. 



At the conclusion of the sitting a special sub- 

 committee was appointed to investigate the effect of 

 cold storage on fruit, the following gentlemen being 

 nominated : — Messrs. J. Lee, T. F. Rivers, J. Wright, 

 J. Smith, Dr. Hogg, W. Marshall, H. J. Veitch, J. 

 Cheal, D. Tallerman, and A. F. Barron. The experi- 

 ments and investigations are to be carried out in 

 connection with the Leadenhall Market Cold Storage 

 Co., Limited (D. Tallerman), 79£, Gracechurch 

 Street, E.C. This is an important phase of fruit 

 marketing, and one which the Society does well to 

 investigate. 



THE OXFORD CARNATION AND 

 PICOTEE UNION. 



This exhibition took place as usual in Mr. E. S, 

 Dodwell's garden in the Stanley Road, Oxford, and 

 proved to be of much more extensive and satisfactory 

 a character than was anticipated. There were a large 

 number of flowers staged for competition, and while 

 many exhibited the effects of the season, there were 

 yet some very fine blooms, many of the Picotees 

 being tine and highly finished. Mr. Dodwell stated 

 that a very abnormal growth had been experienced 

 under very abnormal conditions, and he, in the whole 

 length of his experience, never remembered such a 

 July as that of the present year. A much larger 

 tent than is usual was required to accommodate all 

 the flowers, and in addition, Mr. Dodwell had some- 

 thing like 3400 pots in his Carnation-houses in 

 glorious bloom, including a great many new yellow 

 grounds of rare promise. The judging over, a party 

 of some sixty persons sat down to luncheon in Cowley 

 St. John's High School, under the Presidency of the 

 Mayor of Oxford — a good number of ladies being 

 present. In the evening the usual meeting of sub- 

 scribers was held, and the lines laid down upon which 

 the Union should proceed in 1889. 



Carnations. — In the class for twelve blooms of 

 Carnations, dissimilar, flakes and bizarres, eight 

 prizes being offered, there were eleven competitors, 

 Mr. Martin Rowan, Manor Street, Clapham, being 

 placed 1st with a remarkably good lot, considering 

 the season, the blooms reading from left to right as 

 follows :— S.B. Robert Lord, P.P.B. Sarah Pavne, 

 S.F. John Witham, R.F. Jessica, C.B. Master Fred, 

 SB. Fred, P.F. George Melville, P.P.B. Rifleman, 

 S.F. Thomas Tomes, P.P.B. William Skirving. S.B. 

 Admiral Curzon, and R.F. Rob Roy. 2nd, Mr. J. 

 Lakin, Temple Cowley, also with some fine flowers, 

 consisting of P.F. Sarah Payne, S.F. Tom Lord, C.B. 

 Captain Owen, very fine ; S.H. Robert Lord, S.F. 

 Seedling, R.F. Sybil, S.F. Alderman Buckell, P.P.B. 

 Dr. Symonds' C.B. Master Fred, S.B. Admiral Cur- 

 zon, P.P.B. Joseph Lakin, and S.B. Robert Houl- 

 grave ; 3rd, Mr. R. Sydenham, Birmingham ; 4th, 

 Mr. George Chaundy, Oxford; 5th, Mr. W. L. 



Walker, Reading ; 6th, Mr. Arthur Brown, Bir- 

 mingham. 



In the class for six blooms of flakes or bizarres, 

 dissimilar, there were eighteen competitors for nine 

 prizes, and here Mr. Tom Lord, Todmorden, was 1st, 

 with R.F. Sybil, P.F. James Douglas, C.B. J. D. 

 Hestall. S.F. William Mellor, C.B. Master Fred, and 

 S.B. Robert Lord. 2nd, Mr. C. Phillips, Reading, 

 with P.F. James Douglas, S.F. Alisemond, a very 

 promising flower ; R.F. Rob Roy, S.B. Admiral 

 Curzon, S.B. Robert Lord, and C.B. John Harland. 

 3d, Mr. John Whitham ; 4th, Mr. W. Bacon, Derbv ; 

 5th, Mr. C. Henwood, Reading ; 6th, Mr. S. Barlow, 

 Manchester. 



Picotees. — In the class for twelve blooms, dissimilar, 

 there were eleven competitors, and here Mr. M. 

 Rowan was 1st, with a very good lot, though some 

 of the blooms showed signs of roughness. The 

 varieties were H. Rose E. Sirs. Pavne, L.P.E. Clara 

 Penson, H. Red E. Mrs. Dodwell, L. Rose E. Nellie, 

 H.P.E. Muriel, H. Rose E. Edith D'Ombrain. L.P.E. 

 Jessie, H. Scarlet E. Mrs. Sharpe, L. Rose E. 

 Thomas William, H. Red E. J. B. Bryant, L.P.E. 

 Elsie Grace, and H.P.E. Alliance. 2nd, Mr. Joseph 

 Lakin, with H. Scarlet E Mrs. Sharpe, L.P.E. 

 Jessie, L. Rose E. Orlando, H.P.E. Zerlina, L.P.E. 

 Mrs. Nicholay, H. Rose E. Seedling, H. Red E. 

 Brunnette, H.Rose E. Seedling, H.P.E. : Amy Rob- 

 sart, H. Rose E. Seedling, L.P.E. Ann Lord, and 

 H. Red E. Mrs. Dodwell. 3rd. Mr. R. Sydenham ; 

 4th, Mr. George Chaundv; 5th, Mr. A. Brown ; 6th, 

 Mr. W. L. Walker. 



In the class for six blooms there were twenty ex- 

 hibitors for nine prizes; here Mr. Tom Lord was 1st, 

 with fine blooms of H. Scarlet E. Mrs. Sharp, 

 H. Red E. Mrs. Dodwell. L. Rose E. Mrs. Gegge, 

 L.P.E. Mrs. Gorton, H.P.E. Amy Robsart, 

 and L. Rose E. Miss Gorton, 2nd, Mr. John Whit- 

 ham, with H. Red E. John Smith, L. Rose E. Miss 

 Wood, L.P.E. Ann Lord, H.P.E. Alliance, 

 H.P.E. Tinnie, and H. Rose E. Lady Holmesdale. 

 3rd, Mr. J. Pavne ; 4th, Mr. A, W. Jones; 5th, Mr. 

 Thomas Bower, 6th, Mr. J. S. Hedderly. 



Sclfs, Fancies, and Yellow Grounds. — There were 

 ten stands of twelve dissimilar blooms in competition 

 for eight prizes, the best coming from Mr. W. Reed, 

 gr. to George Dodwell, Esq., Oxford, who had very 

 fine blooms of The Maestro, crimson, flaked with 

 maroon — very fine; Queen of the West, pink; 

 Gladys, pink — very fine ; Heroine, scarlet ; and some 

 very fine seedling fancies and yellow grounds. 2nd, 

 Mr. Martin Rowan, with Sir Tony Belch, scarlet, 

 flaked with maroon ; Annie Douglas, Joe Willet, 

 scarlet ; Celia, pink ; Prince of Orange, Imperator, 

 purple ; The Governor, Rev. Markham Hill, pale 

 scarlet and maroon ; Eurydice, deep rose and maroon ; 

 Mrs. Genge, pink ; Black Knight, maroon ; and 

 Gladys, pink. 3rd, Mr. George Chaundy ; 4th. Mr. 

 Joseph Lakin; 5th, Mr. W. L.Walker; and 6th, 

 Mr. R. Sydenham. 



Single Blooms. — Carnations. — Of these there were 

 large quantities, and the judges had a severe task 

 in awarding the prizes. Scarlet Bizarres. — 1st. 2nd, 

 .">rd, 4th, and 5th, Mr. Samuel Barlow, with fine 

 blooms of his new S.B. Robert Houlgrave. 



Crimson Bizarres. — 1st, Mr. T. Lord, with Master 

 Fred ; 2nd, Mr. J. S. Hedderlev, with the same ; 

 3rd, Mr. C. Phillips, with John "Harland ; 4th, Mr. 

 P. E. Henwood, with Seedling; 5th, Mr. M. Rowan, 

 with Master Fred. 



Pink and Purple Bizarres. — 1st, Mr. C. Phillips, 

 with Faust; 2nd, with Due d'Aumale; 3rd, with 

 William Skirling; 4th, Mr. M. Rowan, with the 

 same ; 5th, Mr. P. Anstiss, with Seedling. 



Purple Flakes. — 1st, Mr. Hill, with James 

 Douglas, ; 2nd, Mr. T. Lord, with Squire Trow ; 3rd, 

 Mr. J. Whitham, with James Douglas ; 4th Mr. 

 Storrar, Stranraer, with Sarah Payne ; 5th, Mr. C. 

 Henwood, with the same. 



Scarlet Flakes.— 1st, Mr. J. S. Hedderley, with 

 Sportsman ; 2nd, Mr. C. Phillips, with Alisemond ; 

 3rd. Mr. J. Lakin, with Mrs. Carter ; 4th, Mr. W. 

 L. Walker, with Alisemond ; 5th, Mr. J. S. Hed- 

 derley, with Sportsman. 



Rose Flakes. — 1st, Mr. J. Lakin, with Lovely 

 Mary (new), and 2nd, with the same ; 3rd, Mr. M. 

 Rowan, with Mrs. Bridgewater ; 4th, Mr. T. Hen- 

 wood, with Rob Roy ; 5th, Mr. M. Rowan, with 

 the same. 



Selfs. — 1st and 2nd, Mr. J. Lakin, with Emma 

 Lakin, a grand pure white self; 3rd, Mr. A. Brown, 

 with Emily Francis, a fine rose self; 4th, Mr. R. 

 Dean, with Germania, yellow self; 5th, Mr. A. Brown, 

 with Emily Francis. 



Fancies. — Mr. J. S. Hedderley, with sport from 

 Master Fred, rose, flaked with maroon ; 2nd, Mr. W. 



Reed, with Maestro, scarlet and maroon ; 3rd, Mr. 

 Reed, with Mrs. Dodswell, rosy-pink and maroon ; 

 4th, Seedling of similar character; 5th, Mr. J. 

 Bridgewater, with Dr. Guinness, rose and maroon. 



Picotees. — Heavy Red Edge. — 1st, Mr. J. Payne, 

 with Brunette ; 2nd, Mr. T. Lord, with Dr. Epps ; 

 3rd, Mr. J. Payne, with John Smith; 4th, Mr. 

 W. L. Walker, with the same ; and 5th, with Dr. 

 Epps. 



Light Red Edge.— 1st. Mr. C. Phillips, with 

 Thomas William ; 2nd, Mr. J. S. Hedderley ; and 

 3rd, Mr. M. Rowan, with the same ; 4th, Mr. Rowan, 

 with Mrs. Gorton ; 5th, Mr. Phillips, with Elsie 

 Grace. 



Heavy Purple Edge. — 1st, Mr. Reed, with Amy 

 Robsart ; 2nd, Mr. J. Bridgewater, with Muriel ; 3rd, 

 Mr. T. Anstiss, with Pollie Brazil ; 4th and 5th, Mr. 

 M. Rowan, with Muriel. 



Light Purple Edge. — 1st, Mr. Rowan, with Baroness 

 Burdett Coutts; 2nd, Mr. C. Phillips; 3rd. Mr. J. 

 S. Hedderley, with Ann Lord ; 4th. Mr. Hedderly, 

 with Baroness Burdett Coutts; 5th, Mr. C. Phillips, 

 with Mary. 



Heavy Rose Edge. — 1st, Mr. M. Rowan, with Mrs. 

 Payne ; 2nd, Mr. J. P. Sharp, with Mrs. Sharp; and 

 3rd, with Campannini ; 4th and 5th, Mr. Rowan, 

 with Mrs. Payne. 



Light Rose Edge. — 1st and 2nd, Mr. T. Anstiss, 

 with Favourite ; 3rd, Mr. R. Sydenham, with the 

 same ; 4th and 5th, Mr. M. Rowan, with Nellie. 



Yellow Picotees. — 1st, Mr. W. Reed, with Queen 

 of Hearts; 2nd, with Alfred Gray; 3rd, with Al- 

 frida; 4th and 5th, with Seedlings. 



The premier Carnation was S.B. Robert Houl- 

 grave. shown by Mr. S. Barlow ; the premier Picotee 

 was H. Rose E. Mrs. Payne, shown by Mr. M. Rowan ; 

 the premier self Emma Lakin. shown by Mr. J, 

 Lakin ; and the premier fancy The Maestro, shown 

 by Mr. Reed. 



Special prizes were awarded to Mr. Reed, for a 

 stand of twelve yellow ground Picotees of Mr. Gyles 

 Kilmerry strain, in which the flakes of colour are 

 laid on in Ion itudinal markings ; and twelve of Mr. 

 E. S. Dodwell's own seedlings, in which the colour 

 is laid more upon the petal edges. 



A stand of very fine blooms of the following 

 vellow grounds were shown by Mr. Charles Turner, 

 Royal Nursery, Slough, viz., Colonial Beauty, Alniira, 

 Dorothy, Agnes Chambers, Annie Douglas, and 

 Terra Cotta, four blooms of each being shown. 



.V > Flowers. — First-class Certificates of Merit 

 were awarded to Mr. Joseph Lakin for White Self 

 Mrs. Lakin, and to the same for R.I\ Lovely Mary, a 

 seedling from Lovely Ann ; to Mr. Arthur Brown 

 for Pink Self Emily Francis (Johnson) ; to Mr. J. 

 S. Hedderly for Carmine Self Royalty ; and to Mr. 

 Thomas Anstiss for H.P.E. Picotee Pollie Brazil, 

 raised by the exhibitor; to C.B. Carnation, 

 John Harrison, a seedling from E. S. Dodwell, raised 

 by Mr. \V. M. Hewitt, of Chesterfield: fine petal 

 and colour, and a good grower. 



EXCURSION OF THE ROYAL SCOT- 

 TISH ARBORICULTURAL. 



A large contingent of the members of this 

 Society left Edinburgh on the 8th inst. for Jedburgh. 

 The numbers were increased in the progress of the 

 journey, till a party of between forty and fifty mus- 

 tered for breakfast in the " Spread Eagle " Hotel, 

 Jedburgh. Among the party were Dr. Cleghorn, 

 St. Andrew's ; Mr. James Watt, Carlisle ; Mr. M. 

 Dunn, Dalkeith Palace Gardens; Mr. John Methven, 

 Edinburgh ; Mr. Caverhill, factor Monteviot ; R. 

 V. Kyrke, Esq., Peny wern, Mold ; Mr. R. A. Meikle, 

 factor, Chrichel, Wimborne, Dorsetshire ; Mr. D. F. 

 Mackenzie, factor, Morton Hall, Midlothian ; Mr. G. 

 Dodds, Wentworth; Mr. J. M. Forsyth, Woburn 

 Abbey ; Mr. J. Kay, Rothesay ; Mr. j. Robertson, 

 Panmure ; Mr. Baxter, Dalkeith ; Mr. Erskine, 

 Edinburgh ; Mr. Buchanan, Penicuik ; Mr. Milne, 

 Edinburgh ; Mr. A. Clark, Linlithgow ; Mr. C. M. 

 Paterson, New Battle Abbey, &c. 



Breakfast over, the party, under the guidance of 

 Mr. Walter Laidlaw, custodian of Jedburgh Abbey, 

 inspected the ancient remains of the abbey, and 

 other points of historic interest in this border burgh. 

 Jedburgh, like most other of the early ecclesiastical 

 centres, is somewhat famous for its fruit trees. One 

 ancient Pear tree in the convent garden, which was 

 formerly attached to the abbey, continues to bear 

 good crops of fair fruit, although it is alleged to be 

 about 300 years old. Many other features of interest 

 to those of archaeological bent were pointed out by 

 the guide, but arboriculture being the chief object 



