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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[September 29, 1888. 



were also good. Also an ornamental-leaved Beet, 

 McGregor's Favourite, with narrow leaves about 

 6—8 inches in length, folded inwards, and deep 

 purple-brown in colour. 



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

 Tottenham, there came a group of miscellaneous 

 hardy cut flowers and plants : Shirley and Iceland 

 Poppies were conspicuous, especially the former, 

 and Gallardias, small-flowered Sunflowers, Chysan- 

 themum maximum, C. leucanthemum, hybrid Prim- 

 roses, Catananche crerulea, and C. bicolor, large 

 Kniphofias, and Lilies were also numerous. The 

 •following plants'were observable : — Nerine excellens, 

 rose, with a darker centre nerve to each segment, 

 and of dwarf habit ; Satyrium carneum, a good semi- 

 double form of Harpalium rigidum, Aster Towsendi, 

 with flowers about 1J inch in diameter, disc yellow, 

 rays rich violet, very pretty ; Lilium Wallichianum, 

 with segments of a pale cream-colour, darker at the 

 base, a , green nerve in the lower half of each seg- 

 ment, leaves linear. A white Scabious, called Snow- 

 ball, and S. caucasica, represented by a large flowered 

 plant, were good. A few Dahlias were also shown. 

 Professor Baldwin, a flower like Juarezii, but of a 

 true scarlet colour, and Lizzie Abbott, a double 

 decorative variety, white, suffused with deep lilac 

 towards the margins of the segments, were good. 

 Single flowers were also contributed. 



A large exhibit was made by Messrs. Paul & Son, 

 Cheshunt, who staged a collection of Dahlias and 

 hardy cut flowers. Numerous Asters (Michaelmas 

 Daisies) were to be seen, and Helianthus multiflorus 

 major, a very striking bright flower; Catananche 

 •coerulea and C. bicolor, Asclepias tuberosa, Coreop- 

 sis lanceolata, Senecio pulcher, with various Phloxes 

 and Delphiniums. Dahlias were, however, the chief 

 portion of the firm's exhibit, and several boxes and 

 stands of good flowers were shown. Of the decora- 

 tive or Cactus varieties, Annie Harvey, Germania 

 Nova, Lady E. Dyke, Henry Patrick, and Lady 

 Kerrison were good exhibition and fancies : Cham- 

 pion Kollo, J. Huntley, W. H. Williams, Chorister, 

 Sunbeam, and Gaiety ; single flowers : Beauty of 

 Uplands, Mrs. H. Whitfield, White Queen, and Can- 

 terbury Tales. Bed Cockatoo, a bright red semi- 

 double decorative ; and Scarlet Macaw, similar, but 

 scarlet, were distinct varieties. 



A collection of very handsome Dahlia blooms was 

 sent by Mr. J. T. West, gr. to W. Keith, Esq., Corn- 

 walls, Brentwood. The flowers were large and in 

 good form, chiefly show and fancy, with a few deco- 

 rative. The best were : — E. E. Eawlings, Shirley 

 Hibberd, Mrs. Gladstone, Harry Keith, G. Barnes, 

 <Jueen of the Belgians, Henry Walton, Gaiety, and 

 Lord Chelmsford. A capital collection was also 

 sent by Messrs. Eawlings Bros., Eomford, all even 

 and clean blooms. 



The Dahlia exhibits of Messrs. Keynes, Williams 

 ■& • Co., consisted of eight dozen blooms of show 

 •varieties of very fair quality. The best were 

 Matthew Campbell, orange, irregularly striped with 

 nearlet ; Major Bartelot, of the same ground colour 

 as the first-named, but profusely striped with scarlet. 

 In miniature (pompon) Dahlias, likewise rather 

 abundantly shown, the best varieties were Little 

 Darkie, a dark chestnut-purple ; Little Ethel, white, 

 with a lilac centre ; Whisper, canary-yellow, lightly 

 tipped red; Eurydice, a pretty thing, light puce, 

 with petals purple-tipped. 



In decorative (hybrid Juarezii tyye) there were 

 some distinct-looking flowers, but the only one con- 

 sidered to be worthy of distinction was Honoria, a 

 canary-yellow flower. 



Mr. C. Turner's Dahlias contained many superb 

 flowers, as many as six new varieties from seed 

 obtaining Certificates. These were, in pompon 

 varieties : — Lothair, yellow, heavily tipped and bor- 

 dered with bright scarlet ; Admiration, purple, with 

 white tips ; Juliette, yellow, with an orange centre ; 

 Vivid Scarlet, very bright. In show varieties — 

 Hugo, a crimson ; and Agnes, bright yellow, were 

 the only certificated examples. 



Mr. B. P. Jones, The Grove, Brill, Bucks, exhibited 

 a small single variety of D. scabra The Eairie, 

 purple-white, 1£ inch in diameter. 



Messrs. Paul & Son, Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, 

 showed a stand of seedling single-flowered and one 

 of decorative Dahlias ; Eed Cockade was distinct in 

 the former, and Qneen of Lilacs in the latter, 

 E. T. Eawlings, G. Eawlings, Queen of the Belgians, 

 Eev. J. Goodday, Harry Keith, Prince of Denmark, 

 Mrs. Eusby (decorotive), Masterpiece (single), 

 purple-lake with white tips. 



Mr. G. Humphries, Kington Langley, Chippenham, 

 also showed good even Dahlia blooms — Christy 

 sEidley, J. Huntley, E. T. Eawlings, Joseph Ashby, 



Salamander, and Seraph were good show and fancy 

 varieties ; while of Cactus blooms Constantine, F. C. 

 Henley, Mrs. Tait, W. Pearce, S. Holland, and Mrs. 

 Hawkins were fine. J. Cooper, a new fancy flower, 

 was white, suffused with lake, with numerous small 

 spots of intense lake, and occasional blotches of the 

 same. 



Messrs. W. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, contri- 

 buted an extensive collection of cut Eoses, which 

 were very good at this late season of the year ; Ulrich 

 Brunner, The Bride, Alfred Colomb, Niphetos, Coun- 

 tess of Eosebery, Anna de Diesbach, Souvenir de la 

 Malmaison, Gloire de Dijon, and other well known 

 varieties were well represented. Cut bunches of red 

 and white Lapageria were also sent. 



G. E. Wilson, Esq., Weybridge, sent a few speci- 

 mens of Lilies which had been flowered in the open 

 at Oakwood. 



A plant of Cycnoches chlorochilon was sent by F. 

 G. Tauts, Esq. (gr. Mr. Cowley). This species was 

 the subject of an illustration in our issue for 

 Feb. 4 last. 



A box of Celosia spikes from Mr. S. Ford, Leo- 

 nardslee Gardens, Horsham, was much admired; they 

 were vigorous and brightly coloured. (Strain Com- 

 mended.) 



Pentstemons and a dwarf Carnation were shown 

 by Mr. E. Dean, Ealing ; and Messrs. J. Cheal & 

 Son, Lowfield Nursery, Crawley, had their flower- 

 holders, and a good new single Dahlia Lady Monte- 

 fiore, sulphur, with a suffused lake margin. 



Fiest-cxass Certificates. 



Nerine excellens, from Mr. T. S. Ware. 



Lilium Wallichianum, from Mr. T. S. Ware. 



Aster Towushendi, from Mr. T. S. Ware. 



Harpalium rigidum semi-plenum, from Mr. T. S. 

 Ware. 



Canna Paul Best, from Messrs. H. Cannell & 

 Sons. 



Canna Geoffrey St. Hillaire, from Messrs. J. Veitch 

 & Sons. 



Ornamental Beet, McGregor's Favourite, from 

 Mr. B. S. Williams. 



Dahlia John Cooper, from Mr. Humphries. 



Dahlia Maud Fellowes, from Mr. C. Turner. 



Dahlia Hugo, from Mr. C. Turner. 



Dahlia Agnes, from Mr. C. Turner. 



Dahlia Juliette, from Mr. C. Turner. 



Dahlia Admiration, from Mr. C. Turner. 



Dahlia "Vivid, from Mr. C. Turner. 



Dahlia Lothair, from Mr. C. Turner. 



Dahlia Panthea, from Messrs. Keynes, Williams 

 &Co. 



Dahlia Honoria, from Messrs. Keynes, Williams 

 & Co. 



Dahlia Matthew Campbell, from Messrs. Keynes, 

 Williams & Co. 



Dahlia Little Darkie, from Messrs. Keynes, Wil- 

 liams & Co. 



Dahlia Eurydice, from Messrs. Keynes, Williams 

 &Co. 



Dahlia Little Ethel, from Messrs. Keynes, Wil- 

 liams & Co. 



Dahlia Whisper, from Messrs. Keynes, Williams 

 & Co. 



Dahlia Lady Montefiore, from Messrs. J. Cheal & 

 Sons. 



Medals. 



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

 group of Nepenthes. 



Silver Banksian. — To Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, 

 for a collection of cut flowers ; to Messrs. J. Veitch 

 & Sons, for group of plants ; to Messrs. Keynes, 

 Williams & Co., for a collection of Dahlias ; to Mr. 

 T. S.Ware, for a collection of cut flowers ; to Messrs. 

 Paul & Sons, for a collection of Dahlias ; to Baron 

 Scroder, for a group of Nerines. 



Bronze Banksian. — To Mr. G. Humphries, for col- 

 lection of Dahlias ; to Messrs. W. Paul & Son for cut 

 Eoses : to J. F. West, Esq., for collection of Dahlias. 



Fruit Committee. 



Present : John Lee, Esq., in the chair; and Messrs. 

 J. Smith, G. W. Cummins, J. Cheal, T. J. Saltmarsh, 

 E. D. Blackmore, T. F. Eivers, W. Marshall, S. Ford, 

 H. Weir, P. Crowley, P. Barr, and T. B. Haywood. 



From the nurseries of Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, 

 Chelsea, there were twenty-six dishes of Plums, in 

 distinct varieties, mostly of more than ordinary 

 size, but conspicuous, as are most out-of-door fruits, 

 by want of flavour. A small collection of culinary and 

 dessert Apples was from the same firm, some of the 

 fruits shown being of extraordinary size, especially 



those of Lord Grosvenor, Eed Quarrenden, Grenadier, 

 Stirling Castle, and Niton House, a Scotch variety, 

 of good appearance, and a very long keeper. A small 

 collection of Pears for dessert were likewise shown. 

 A Silver Banksian Medal was awarded. 



One of the heaviest Queen Pines ever exhibited 

 came from Mr. Eichards, gr. to Lord Normanton, 

 Somerley, Eingwood. The fruit was quite sym- 

 metrical and nearly ripe, weighing 7 lb 6£ oz. A 

 Cultural Commendation was awarded. 



Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, exhibited 

 a massive looking Cucumber, a cross between 

 Telegraph and Blue Gown. 



Mr. W. P. Fairgrieve, Dunkeld Gardens, Dunkeld, 

 N.B., sent a small collection of capital Plums, and a 

 few Apricots and Peaches, but it arrived too late for 

 the Committee. Of Plums, Pond's Seedling and 

 Magnum Bonum, Jefferson, and Imperial Gage, were 

 excellent and large ; Pitmaston Orange Nectarine 

 and Hale's Early, and Early Louise Peaches were 

 also of good appearance, but small. 



A few Melons were sent — one from Mr. C. J. 

 Waite, Glenhurst Gardens, Esher, being excellent in 

 flavour ; the flesh was green, juicy, and tender. 



W. Eoupell, Esq., Eoupell Park, S.W., showed an 

 American Tomato, Canadian Peach, small and round, 

 stated to be ol a very sweet flavour. 



Certificate. 

 Melon Glenhurst Perfection, from Mr. C J. 

 Waite. 



Medal. 



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

 a collection of fruit. 



NORTH OF SCOTLAND HORTICUL- 

 TURAL ASSOCIATION. 



The annual meeting of this Association was held 

 in the Music Hall Buildings, Aberdeen, on Friday 

 evening, the 21st inst., Mr. Cocker, President of the 

 Association, in the chair. 



The Chairman gave a short address, in which he 

 regretted that they had not larger attendances at 

 their meetings, and expressed the earnest hope that 

 in the future a more extended interest would be 

 manifested in the affairs of the Association. He 

 particularly alluded to the advantage that would be 

 derived by young men attending the mee.ings. Mr. 

 Cocker was re-appointed President, Mr. Smith, Vice- 

 President ; and Mr. Eeid, Secretary. Mr. Thomson 

 was appointed Treasurer in room of Mr. Wyllie, 

 who resigned. Members of committee were also 

 appointed. It was arranged to hold meetings once 

 in three weeks. The programme as submitted was 

 approved. A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed 

 the proceedings. 



The Weather. 



MEAN TEMPERATURE OBSERVED AT CHISWTCK DUR- 

 ING THE WEEK ENDING OCT. 6. (AVERAGE OF 

 FORTY-FOUR YEARS.) 



Sept. 30 



... 55°.0 



Oct. i 



.. 54°.0 



Oct. 1 



... 54°.7 



„ 5 



.. 53°.7 



„ 2 



... 54°.5 



„ 6 



.. 53°.4 



„ 3 



... 54°.2 



Mean for the week . 



. 54°.2 



THE PAST WEEK. 



The following summary record of the weather for 

 the week ending Sept. 24, is furnished from the 

 Meteorological Office : — 



" The weather has continued fine and dry generally 

 in all fparts of the kingdom. Much fog and mist 

 were, however, experienced in various localities and 

 exceptionally heavy dews prevailed. At the end of 

 the period the conditions were less settled, and rain 

 fell at our more southern and extreme northern 

 stations. In the extreme south some thunder and 

 lightning occurred. 



" The temperature has been rather above the 

 mean in the ' Channel Islands,' the south and east 

 of England, and in the north and east of Scotland, 

 but a little below it in most other districts. The 

 highest of the maxima, which were recorded on 

 somewhat irregular dates, ranged from 66° in 'Ire- 

 land, N,' to 72° in 'England, E.," England, S.,' and 

 the ' Midland Counties,' and 75° in ' Scotland, N.' 

 The lowest of the minima, which were also registered 



