September 15, 18?S.] 



THE GA TIDE NE 7? S' CUB NI C L E. 



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Fig. 39. — convolvulus tknuissimvs : toliaqe silvery; ilowers tale pink, (see p. 300.) 



like those of a Paper Narcissus, but almost destitute 

 of crown. It is a native of Marocco, and flowered at 

 Kew and with Sir E. G. Lodek, at Weedon. 



Erythronium Hcndcrsoni, S. Watson, t. 7017. — A 

 species native of Oregon, with stalked oblong ovate 

 leaves ; solitary flowers reflexed on the tops of long 

 peduncles ; perianth segments reflexed, oblong, 

 lanceolate, violet. 



L'ORCHIDIENNE. — Under this name it is pro- 

 posed to establish at Brussels a Society for the pro- 

 motion of Orchid culture by means of meetings and 

 lectures. Prof. Reichenbach is honorary President 

 for Germany, M. Linden for Brussels, and G. de 

 Lansbehoe for Holland. The inaugural meeting 

 will be held at 79, Rue Wiertz, Brussels, on Sep- 

 tember 23, at 10 a.m. The meetings will be held on 

 the second Sunday in each mouth, and a special 

 exhibition of Orchids once a year, at which amateurs 

 alone will be allowed to compete. The annual sub- 

 scription is 10 fr. 



THE ASCOT NURSERIES.— The Royal Nur- 

 series, Ascot, were put up for sale at the Auction 

 Mart, London, by Messrs. Peotheroe & Morris, on 

 Friday, September 7, inst. These nurseries were 

 originally founded by Mr. John Standish, one of the 

 most enterprising nurserymen of his time, and 

 some of the evergreens and Conifers which 

 adorn gardens at the present time were raised in 

 them. After pointing out the advantages of 

 purchasing a nursery, with the goodwill of the 

 business as a going concern, the auctioneer invited 

 biddings, which commenced at £2500 ; and, although 

 there was a keen competition, the biddings did 

 not reach the reserve price, the property being with- 

 drawn at £4500. 



Asparagus tenuissimus.— Mr. Smee sends us 



a spray of this in flower ; the flowers are small and 

 greenish white. We do not remember to have seen 

 it in bloom before. 



SKIPTON FLOWER SHOW.— The annual show in 

 connection with Skipton Floral and Horticultural 

 Society was held on Saturday, September 1, in a 

 field adjoining Skipton Castle. Sir JIathew Wilson, 

 Bart., opened the show in the early part of the after- 

 noon, and expressed his regret at the meagre attend- 

 ance, which he attributed to the inclement state of 

 the elements, rain having fallen almost continuously 

 throughout the morning. The exhibits were in ad- 

 vance of last year in quality. 



THE BATH Show. — This show was of unusual 

 excellence, as may be gathered from our report 

 last week. The 1st prize for the most interest- 

 ing exhibit of any hybrid or cross-fertilised 

 plant (Orchids and Ferns' excepted)— plants or cut 

 specimens from which those results were obtained 

 to be shown — was taken by Mr. Cypher, of Chelten- 

 ham, who showed Croton Newmanianus X Queen 

 Victoria and Evansianus. In a class for hybrid 

 Ferns Colonel Jones took the 1st prize for a beautiful 

 form of Polystichum angulare, named P. a. imequale 

 variegatum ; and for six plants of hybrid varieties of 

 Athyriums he was awarded a 1st prize. Col. Jones 

 and Mr. Lowe secured, between them, no fewer than 

 thirty First-class Certificates for distinct new varieties, 

 a fact which shows that other bodies besides the 

 Floral Committee award certificates in abundance. 



A NEW DEPARTURE. — The eleventh show, pro- 

 moted by the Habergham (near Burnley) Floral and 

 Horticultural Society, was held on Saturday, Sep- 

 tember 1, at Gawthorpe Schools, near to Sir U. K. 

 Shuttlewoth's Lancashire seat, and proved a de- 

 cided success in every way. This Society adopts a 

 very commendable system. It is that the committee 

 is commissioned previous to the show to visit 

 and examine the gardens of intending exhibitors, and 

 if it is found that any of them stage other than the 

 committee have seen and marked, a disqualification 

 is made. 



Double - flowered Petunias. — Messrs. 



Hender & Sons, of Mannamead Nursery, Plymouth, 

 send blooms of double-fringed Petunia3 of their 



