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TEE GARDE NEBS' CERONICLE. 



[October 6, 1888. 



PLANT POETEAITS. 



Acalypha triumphans, Lind. et Rod., Illustration 

 Horiicole, September, t. 55. — Ornamental stove 

 ifoliage plant, leaves copper-coloured. 



Alseuosmia mackophtlla, Mrs. Hetley, Native 

 Flowers of New Zealand, t. V>h. 



Anthurium Hookeri, Mrs. Hetley, Native Flowers 

 &f New Zealand, t. 14. 



Brassia Leiliana var. tristis, Orchid Album, 

 t. 347. 



Cattleya labiata, var. magnifica, Garten Flora, 

 t. 1281. 



Celmisia glandulosa, Mrs, Hetley, Native Flowers 

 of New Zealand, t. 216. 



Celmisia longifolia, Mrs. Hetley, Native Flowers 

 iof New Zealand, t. 21o\ 



Cistus crispds, Garden, September 15, 1888. 

 Flowers red. 



Clianthus Dampieri, Must. Monatshefte, f. d. 

 Gesamt-Interessen des Gartenbaues, $e., September, 

 t, 14. 



Crocus imperati var. PuRpnREns, Gartenflora, 

 September, t. 1280 (2). 



Cyrtanthus McKennii, Gartenflora, September, 

 t. 1280 (3). 



Dendrobium Cunninghami, Mrs. Hetley, Native 

 Flowers of New Zealand, t. 17. — Leaves linear, 

 flowers white, small. 



Dendrobium macrophyllum, Illustration Horiicole, 

 *■ 57. — Flowers green, spotted and streaked with 

 purple. New Guinea. 



Disa lacera, Journal of Horticulture, September 6. 



Disa racemosa, Journal of Horticulture, Septem- 

 ber 6. 



Erythkonium Hendersoni, Garden and Forest, 

 August 29. 



Eucalyptus calophylla, Revue Horiicole, Sep- 

 tember 16. — South-west Australia ; flowers greenish- 

 jyellow. 



Forstera Bidwillii, Mrs. Hetley, Native Flowers of 

 New Zealand, t. 21e. 



Fuchsia procunbens, Mrs. Hetley, Native Flowers 

 of New Zealand, t. 19a. 



Gentiana saxosa, Mrs. Hetley, Native Flowers of 

 New Zealand, t. 24a. 



LiELIA PDRPURATA BLENHEIMENSE, Orchid Album, 



<t. 346. 



Libertia ixioides, Mrs. Hetley, Native Flowers of 

 New Zealand, t. 23. 



Linum honogynum, Mrs. Hetley, Native Flowers of 

 New Zealand, t. 245. 



Lycium pallidum, Garden and Forest, Septem- 

 ber 12. — New Mexico. Hardy shrub. 



Magnolia conspicua, Garden, September 22. 



Metrosideros albiflora, Mrs. Hetley, Native 

 Flowers of New Zealand, t. 18. 



Metrosideros Florida, Mrs. Hetley, Native 

 Flowers of New Zealand, t. 16. 



Narcissus pachybulbus, Gartenflora, September, 

 t. 1280 (1). 



Narcissus pseudo-Narcissus, Horsefield's var., 

 Garden, September 8. 



Odontoglossum vexillariumroseum, Orchid Album, 

 t. 348. 



Olearia ilicifolia, Mrs. Hetley, Native Flowers of 

 New Zealand, t. 21a. 



Oncidium Forbesi var. splendens, Monitcur Hor- 

 ticolc, July 10. 



Oncidium intermedium, Orchid Album, t. 345. 



Pimelea prostrata, Mrs. Hetley, Native Flowers of 

 New Zealand, t. 22. 



Pithecoctenium buccinatorium (Bignonia che- 

 eere), Bull. Soc. Tosc. Ortic, t. 11. 



Quesnelia Wittmackiana, Garten Flora, t. 1281. 



Saccolabium guttatum giganteom, Orchidophile, 

 September. 



Senecio eleagnifolius, Mrs. Hetley, Native 

 Flowers of New Zealand, t. 15. 



Senecio Hectori, Mrs. Hetley, Native Flowers of 

 New Zealand, t. 20. 



Senecio Huntii, Mrs. Hetley, Native Flowers of 

 New Zealand, t. 13. 



Senecio robusta, Mrs. Hetley, Native Flowers of 

 New Zealand, t. 21. 



Useful Inventions, 



The new patent horizontal tubular boiler which is 

 made by the Thames Bank Iron Company is shown 

 in the illustration (fig. 55.) The boiler in itself 

 differs in no way from the ordinary type of hori- 

 zontal tubular boilers, which possess the advantage 

 of requiring but little depth for a stoke-hole, and 

 yield a great amount of surface to be heated by the 

 fire, which is incased by pipes. The great draw- 

 back to these boilers, however, is in the joints, which 

 are frequently sources of leakage. In the new boiler 

 of the Thames Bank Iron Company the joints are 

 not caulked — a tedious and troublesome job — but are 

 formed by the compression of rubber rings between 

 the tubes and boiler castings, the soundness of the 

 joint being secured by wrought iron bolts and nuts, 

 which tie the castings together. This form of joint 

 provides for the expansion and contraction of the 

 boiler due to the changes of temperature while in 

 action, and by an inversion of the socket into the 

 waterway of castings the rubber ring is surrounded 

 by water, thus securing the joint from damage. 

 Moreover, in caulking the joints, a considerable time 

 is occupied, but by the new system a boiler may be 

 put together in an hour or two. 



Messrs. Gregory & Evans, nurserymen, &c, of 

 Sidcup, have two of these boilers in constant use at 

 their nurseries, where we recently inspected them. 



THE BEITISH FEUIT GEOWEES' 

 ASSOCIATION. 



On September 8 last, at the conclusion of the 

 Conference of fruit growers in the Crystal Palace, 

 Mr. J. Cheal proposed a resolution to the following 

 effect, namely : — " That it is desirable an Association 

 of fruit growers should be formed for the promotion 

 of profitable fruit cultivation, and to improve the 

 methods of distribution — the Executive Committee 

 of the Conference being requested to prepare a 

 report on the subject, to be submitted to the next 

 meeting at the Crystal Palace, on October 11 this 

 year." 



In pursuance of this resolution the Executive 

 Committee met at 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 27, 

 at Anderton's Hotel Fleet Street, T. Francis Rivers, 

 Esq., in the chair, twelve members being present. 

 A draft of the Association was then read, considered 

 at some length, and finally adopted. 



The adjourned Conference will be resumed at 

 2 p.m. on Thursday, October 11, at the Crystal 

 Palace. 



The following is the draft adopted at the above 

 meeting, and all desirous of joining the Association 

 should communicate with the Hon. Secretaries, Mr. 

 Lewis Castle, Hotham House, Merton, Surrey; or 

 Mr. William Earley, Ilford Essex : — 



The title will be, "The British Fruit Growers' 

 Association." 



Objects. — To promote the profitable culture and 

 the improvement of fruit in the United Kingdom, 

 and to facilitate the distribution to consumers. 



Methods. — It is proposed to effect these objects by 

 the means of meetings and conferences in the metro- 

 polis and the provinces ; the collection from all dis- 

 tricts of reliable information bearing on the subjects, 

 its dissemination through the daily and horticultuial 

 Press ; by the publication of annual reports, with such 

 others of a special character as the funds of the 

 Association may permit ; and by securing the ad- 

 herence of local societies to the object of the Asso- 

 ciation. 



Membership. — A subscription of not less than 5s. 

 annually shall entitle any person duly elected to 

 membership of the Association, including admission 

 to all conferences and general meetings, one copy of 

 each publication issued by the Association, and such 

 further privileges as may be subsequently determined. 

 First subscriptions to be paid at the date of joining, 

 and subsequently annually on January 1. 



Officers. — The officers of the Association shall com- 



prise a President, two Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, 

 and two Honorary Secretaries. 



Committees. — The business of the Association shall 

 be conducted by the officers, a General Committee of 

 forty members, an Executive Committee of fifteen 

 members, five to form a quorum, and special sub- 

 committees to be elected by the latter, the officers 

 being ex-officio members of all committees. 



Election of Members, Officers, and Committees. — 

 Proposed members of the Association to be nomi- 

 nated by two members, and elected at any meeting. 

 The officers to be elected annually. Ten members 

 of the. General Committee to retire annually, but to 

 be eligible for re-election ; the retiring members in 

 the first two years to be decided by ballot, and sub- 

 sequently in the order of election. Nominees for the 

 committee to be proposed and seconded by two 

 members of the Association at the annual general 

 meeting. All elections to be effected by open 

 voting. The Executive Committee to be elected by 

 the General Committee from amongst themselves 

 after the business at the annual meeting. 



Meetings. — The annual general meeting shall be 

 held in December of each year to receive the report 

 of the General Committee, for the election of officers, 

 committees, and the transaction of any other important 

 business. 



The General Committee shall hold at least two 

 meetings, and the Executive Committee shall meet 

 as often as necessary, in each year. The Executive 

 Committee to decide the dates and places for all 

 meetings and conferences. 



Orchid Notes and Gleanings. 



ANGULOAS. 



These plants, although not amongst the most grace- 

 ful of Orchids, are, when in flower, some of the most 

 striking — few at that time attracting more notice. 

 They adapt themselves freely to cultvation, and on 

 this account may be recommended to beginners in 

 Orchid cultivation, and to those who have no houses 

 set apart for them. In most of the species the pseudo- 

 bulbs are very large. We have found those of A. 

 Clowesii measuring 8 inches high by about 3 inches 

 across, bearing from the top three or four broad, 

 stout leaves 2 feet in length. The flowers are large 

 and cup-shaped, with thick, fleshy sepals and petals ; 

 they are usually borne singly on erect scapes a foot 

 high, frequently, however, on vigorous plants we have 

 had twin-flowered scapes. The scapes are produced 

 from the base of the young growths, sometimes as 

 many as six being clustered round one growth. 



Anguloas are best grown in pots, or if the speci- 

 mens be large, in moderately deep pans, which 

 should be filled to one-third their depth with drain- 

 age. The compost should consist of equal parts of 

 peat and loam, from which the earthy particles 

 have been shaken, with a small addition of chopped 

 sphagnum and silver-sand. It is well to build up 

 the compost, so that the bases of the pseudo-bulbs are 

 above the rim of the pot, for although the plants 

 must have abundance of water when growing, the 

 very young growths with the embryo flower-scapes 

 they enclose are liable to damp off if the water 

 lodges about them. Being gross feeders, these 

 Orchids are much benefited by occasional waterings 

 with weak manure-water, and we also havefound that 

 the vigour of the plants is enhanced by giving the soil 

 a sprinkling of fish manure about three times during 

 the summer. Repotting should be done in spring, 

 when any loose or sour soil should be picked or 

 syringed off, and a good shift given. They may be 

 grown at the cool end of the Cattleya-house, or in 

 the cool-house. A. Clowesii is the best known 

 species, and one of the freest growing. It has tulip- 

 like flowers, measuring 2.} inches across, with bright 

 golden-yellow sepals and petals, and a white lip ; 

 the lip is hinged, and as the flower is moved rocks to 

 and fro. The flowers give off an odour resembling 

 that of paregoric. 



A. Ruckeri resembles the above in the shape of 



