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brown with broad yellow lines; C. Ilarrisianum, C. 

 superbiens, and C, Ashburtonise superbum. A good 

 piece of Cattleya Dowiana was attractive, and also 

 Lrelia Turneri, Mesospinidium vulcanicum, and 

 Odontoglossum bictonense var. alba, Cattleya 

 Eldorado splendens, with a richly coloured lip, and 

 Pachystoma Thomsonianum. 



A number of Sarracenias in good examples were 

 sent by the same exhibitor, and a pan of Drosera 

 dichotoma, D. capensis, Dionrea muscipula, and 

 Cephalotus follicularis ; also a very pretty variety of 

 Adiantum Capillus- Veneris named versaillense, in 

 which the pinnules spring from the summit of the 

 rachis in a tuft, as in the variety Luddemanniana, 

 but more loosely, giving a graceful and light appear- 

 ance, yet compact ; it makes a capital pan plant. 

 Hybrid greenhouse Khododendrons and a few Ama- 

 ryllis completed the display. 



Mr. Robbins, gr. to W. Vanner, Esq., Camden 

 Wood, Chislehurst, sent a well-flowered plant of 

 Odontoglossum (Miltonia) Karwinskii with a spike 

 about 4 feet in length ; it is a form of O. Ueve ; the 

 lip was wholly of a soft lilac-violet colour. 



Cattleya Loddigesii, Le Doux's variety was shown 

 by Mr. Rhymer, gr. to A. le Doux, Esq.. Langdon 

 House, East Moulsey ; sepals and petals delicate 

 mauve-lilac, with a slightly lighter lip, pale cream- 

 coloured at the margin. It was in excellent condi- 

 tion, and bore a number of flowers. 



Disa lacera, not frequently to be seen, was shown 

 from Mr. G. W. Cummins, gr. to A. H. Smee, Esq., 

 The Grange, Wallington ; it is not a very showy 

 species, but the flower of a most pleasing light 

 violet hue; the lip is much fringed, and is darker 

 than the rest of the flower. 



Mr. G. T. White, Diayton Villa, Winchmore Hill, 

 N., had a Trichocentrum, to which he had given the 

 name Ella; it attains a height of about 4 — 6 inches; 

 flower cup-shaped, dull white, spotted with dull rosy- 

 lake; lip similarly coloured, but with a yellow crest. 



Messrs. H. Cannell & Sous, Swanley, Kent, had a 

 group of single and double tuberous Begonias, em- 

 bracing a great range of colour, and of which some 

 were very beautiful. The Lady a single white 

 variety, almost circular in form, and with pale 

 stamens, was very noticeable, and moreover was of 

 dwarf habit. Mrs. Lynch was a good double, of a 

 delicate rosy-pink colour, and each segment frilled, 

 and the whole flower of fine form. Mrs. Lascelles 

 was a dull, deep pink, of large size (double), and 

 Mrs. Berkeley was also good, being deeper and 

 brighter in colour than Mrs. Lascelles. Messrs. 

 Cannell also sent a number of Cannas, of which the 

 following were selected for Certificates: — Admiral 

 Courbet, light yellow, spotted with orange-red, with 

 very large and broad foliage ; Madame Just, in 

 which the outer segments were orange and broad, 

 the inner narrow and scarlet ; Francesque Morel, 

 rich crimson, large flowered ; Capricieuse, scarlet, 

 with a yellow margin — a striking object. 



The collection of spikes of Gladioli, numbering 

 about 100, from Messrs. Kelway & Son, Langport, 

 was probably the chief item of the show. Several 

 new varieties were to be seen, some of which were 

 awarded Certificates by the committee. The indi- 

 vidual flowers were large, and the combinations of 

 colours very pleasing, some of the finest were: — 

 Bullion, sulphur-yellow with a few red flakes ; Mago, 

 bright crimson with white in the throat; Nicon, very 

 pale pink, with the inner segments pale yellowish, 

 faintly flaked with pink on all ; Accia, rich crimson, 

 lighter in the throat; Magas, white with the very 

 faintest suspicion of pink suffusion, with a pink line 

 in the throat ; Cebes, magenta ; Pompus, brick-red, 

 purplish throat ; Lyde, lilac-pink ; and Dares, sal- 

 mon with scarlet spots and a lake colour in the 

 throat. This firm also sent a number of pretty 

 Gaillardias, one named splendidissima plenissima, 

 a double flower, being the greatest novelty. It 

 is deep blood-red tipped with yellow. They also 

 showed a few very good spikes of Delphiniums — 

 Horus, deep blue, with awhite centre, was especially 

 fine. Rob Roy, light blue ; and Lycas, rich azure, 

 were other good forms. Funkia grandiflora and 

 Lobelia splendens were well shown by Mr. W. Roupell, 

 Harvey Lodge, Roupell Park, S.W. 



Mr. J. F. West, gr. to W. Keith, Esq., Brentwood, 

 sent a few Dahlias. Beauty of Brentwood (Cactus), 

 rich and bright purple-lake, was a specially fine 

 flower. Ethel Keith, also a Cactus form, was yellow 

 and white, but was not favourably received. 



Some fine stands of African Marigolds were shown 

 by Messrs. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, some measuring 

 as much as 4 inches in diameter ; and in colour rich 

 orange, pale lemon, and others were striped yellow 

 and brown, the latter being of smaller dimensions. 



A large and varied collection of Stocks and Asters 

 was staged from the Society's Gardens, Chiswick, 

 the finest of which are referred to in the report of 

 the Chiswick Committee in another column. The 

 colours were very bright and greatly varied, the 

 Asters looking particularly well. Cut spikes of 

 Iledychium Gardnieriurn were also shown, and very 

 pretty objects they are too. 



Dahlias were largely contributed by Messrs. Cheal 

 & Son, Crawley, Sussex, and were arranged in their 

 new stands for flowers, by which means they were 

 w r ell displayed. The following were the most notice- 

 able of " Cactus " varieties : — Mr. Tait, white ; Annie 

 Harvey, rich red ; General Gordon, light scarlet. The 

 pompons weie, as usual, popular varieties, but the 

 single varieties contained one or two distinct varieties ; 

 the best were : — Mr. Rose, white, heavily flaked with 

 crimson-lake ; Sunningdale Yellow, bright yellow ; 

 Miss H. Cameron, lilac ; Duchess of Albany, lilac, 

 with large decidedly brown flakes — a highly striking 

 variety, and totally distinct, the combination of 



FIG. 30. — TULIP " DROPPERS " : THE NEW BULB IS PLACED 

 AT THE BOTTOM OF A TUBE OR SHEATH PROLONGED 

 DOWNWARDS. 



colours not being at all unpleasing ; Victoria, white, 

 with broad dark crimson band on each side, was also 

 a very distinct variety of great beauty, and likely to 

 become a favourite. 



Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, 

 had a collection of cut Dahlias and other flowers. 

 Iceland Poppies, Papaver bracteatum, Montbretia 

 crocosmreflora, M. Pottsii, Alstrdmeria chilensis, 

 Polemonium Richardsoni, Lobelia splendens, Scabious 

 caucasica, Lilium Bateiuannia?, &c, were con- 

 spicuous ; also Campanula isophylla alba, one of the 

 prettiest of the Campanulas, and eminently suited 

 for growing on rockeries ; and Canna Francesque 

 Morel, deep crimson. 



Fiest-class Certificates. 



Gladiolus Cebes, from Messrs. Kelway & Son. 

 Gladiolus Bullion, from Messrs. Kelway & Son. 

 Gladiolus Accia, from Messrs. Kelway & Son. 

 Gladiolus Magas, from Messrs. Kelway & Son. 

 Gladiolus Nicon, from Messrs. Kelway & Son. 

 Delphinium Horns, from Messrs. Kelway & Son. 



Delphinium Horns, from Messrs. Kelway & Son. 



Gaillardia splendidissima plenissima, from Messrs. 

 Kelway & Son. 



Begonia (double) Mrs. Lynch, Messrs. H. Cannell 

 & Sons. 



Begonia (double) Lascelles, from Messrs. H. Can- 

 nell & Sons. 



Begonia (single) The Lady, from Messrs. II. Can- 

 nell & Sons. 



Canna Admiral Courbet, from Messrs. H. Cannell 

 & Sons. 



Canna Madame Just, from Messrs. H. Cannell & 

 Sons. 



Canna Francesque Morel, from Messrs. H. Cannell 

 Sons. 



Canna Francesque Morel, from Mr. T. S. Ware. 



Dahlia (single) Victoria, from Messrs. Cheal & 

 Sons. 



Dahlia (single) Duchess of Albanv, from Messrs. 

 Cheal & Sons. 



Adiantum versaillense, from Mr. B. S. Williams. 



Dahlia (Cactus) Beauty of Brentwood, from Mr. 

 J. T. West. 



Odontoglossum Karwinski, from W. Vanner, Esq. 



Campanula isophylla alba, from Mr. T. S. Ware. 



Botanical Certificates. 

 Disa lacera, from A. H. Smee, Esq. 

 Trichocentrum Ella, from Mr. G. T. White. 



Medals. 



Silver-gilt Banksian. — To Mr. B. S. Williams, for 

 group of plants. 



Silver Banksian. — To Messrs. Kelway & Son, for 

 collection of Gladioli. 



Bronze Banksian. — To Mr. T. S. Ware, for group 

 of plants ; to Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, for collection 

 of Dahlias ; to Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, for group 

 of Begonias. 



Fruit Committee. 



Present: — T.Francis Rivers, Esq., in the chair; 

 and Messrs. J. Lee, R. D. Blackmore, I. J. Salt- 

 marsh, G. W. Cummins, J. Burnett, W. Marshall, 

 and P. Barr. 



Messrs. H. J. Veitch & Sons, Royal Exotic Nur- 

 sery, Chelsea, S.W., had an interesting collection of 

 fruits, which were some of the best varieties of 

 Plums, such as Gisborne's, The Czar, Blue Gage, St. 

 Etienne, Rivers' Early Prolific, Wilmot's Orleans, 

 and Denniston"s Superb, all fine examples. Of 

 Apples, there were good clean examples of 

 Keswick Codlin, Gladstone, Irish Peach, Red Quar- 

 renden, Lord Suffield, and Worcester Pearmain ; 

 and also a dish of good Jargonelle Pears. A dish of 

 handsome fruits of Peach Sea Eagle was a note- 

 worthy object, the fruit being large and finely 

 coloured. 



A few good samples of Plums were also sent from 

 Chiswick, the best samples being Blue Gage, July 

 Green Gage, and Mamelonnee. 



Mr. W. Roupell had a basket of some of the old 

 Grapes rarely to be seen now-a-days, and which 

 possess flavours of high quality. The varieties shown 

 were the true Chasselas Musque, Primavis Frontig- 

 nan, and Purple Constantine ; he also had American 

 Grapes, which do not meet with much appre- 

 ciation in this country. Duke of Buccleuch 

 was also shown in fine condition. All had been 

 grown in pots. A few Melons were shown, but none 

 of particular merit. Mr. O. Thomas, Chatsworth 

 Gardens, Chesterfield, sent a precocious Grape, about 

 which the committee desire further evidence. 

 Messrs. Harrison & Sons, Leicester, had Green 

 Emperor Broad Beans, evidently a prolific variety. 



General Meeting. 



At a general meeting, the Rev. W. Wilks, Hon. 

 Sec, in the chair, the following candidates were duly 

 elected Fellows, viz. : — Miss Browning Hall, Mr. 

 Thos. Butcher, Mr. S. C. Clay, Mr. Edwd. Cumber- 

 lege, Mr. H. M. Cumberlege, Mr. Jas. H. Forwalk, 

 Mr. C. A. Harris, Mr. C. B. Saunders, Mrs. Spencer, 

 Mr. A. W. Tait, Mr. II. A. Thompson, Mr. Theodore 

 Waterhouse, Mr. John Watkins, and Mr. A. L. 

 Wigan. Mr. R. B. Gall was elected an Associate. 



Chiswick. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee. 



A meeting of this committee was held on the 

 21st ult. at Chiswick. Present: Mr. W.Warren, 

 in the chair ; and Messrs. Howe, Cheal, Barr, Den- 



