December 29, 1888.] 



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described by Pantozsek in the Wiener Illmtrirte 

 Garten Zeitung, 1884, p. 352, fig. 53. The 

 plant is bushy, high branched, and compact, upright, 

 and from 1 — 2 feet high. The flowers, on 

 longish pedicels, are produced from the axils of all 

 but the lowest leaves, continuing to give a succes- 

 sion from two to three months in duration. Flowers 

 white, the inside covered with long whitish hairs, 

 the lobes ovate acute, always drooping. Calyx of 

 five long lanceolate divisions, exceeding the base of 

 the corolla by the length of the capsule, style the 

 same length as the corolla, the anthers in a column 



Royal Horticultural Society.— The fol- 

 lowing list shows the dates and places of meetings 

 and shows for 1889 : — January 15, February 12, 

 March 12* and 26*, April 0* and 23*, and May 14*. 

 at the Drill Hall, Westminster; May 30 and 31, 

 Temple Gardens, London ; June 11* and 25*, Drill 

 Hall ; July 2, 3, 9, Chiswick ; July 23*, August 13* 

 and 27, and September 17, Drill Hall ; September 

 21, 25, 26, Chiswick ; October 8* and 22*, Drill Hall ; 

 November 12 and 13, Chiswick ; December 10, Drill 

 Hall. On the days marked * a short popular lecture 

 will be delivered at 3 p.m. The Fruit and Floral 



25, 20, Chiswick. Chrysanthemum Centenary Con- 

 ference, November 12, 13, Chiswick. 



Chiswick Horticultural Society.— We 



learn that this Society has determined to hold its 

 summer show on July 9 at the lloyal Horticultural 

 Society's Gardens, Turnham Green, in conjunction 

 with the meeting of the Floral Committee of the 

 Royal Horticultural Society. This is an excellent 

 arrangement, and one that we hope may pave the 

 way for that fuller federation and affiliation of the 

 special and local societies which would replace so 



Fig. 1U7.— svMrHYANDHA hoffmanm : flowers white, (see p. 760.) 



reaching half the length of the latter ; leaves ovate, 

 acuminate, sharply bi- or tri-serrate, the ribs white, 

 prominent on both sides, and these as well as the 

 whole plant covered with short hairs, and of a fresh 

 spring green colour. Although the flowers are not 

 of a brilliant colour, the neat habit of this plant, 

 together with its profuseness of flowering, en- 

 title it to a place in every good collection. It 

 is extremely free even for a Campanula, and 

 continues such a long time in bloom as to make 

 it welcome. So far our impression that it is a 

 biennial has not been confirmed. It commenced to 

 flower in July, and is still alive, and flowering at the 

 present moment— December, 1888, 



Committees will meet on the above dates at 11 a.m., ex- 

 cept May 31, July 3, September 25, 26, and November 

 13. The Scientific Committee will meet at 1 p.m. in the 

 Library, 111, Victoria Street, S.W., on the above 

 dates except on May 30, 31, July 2, 3, 9, August 13, 

 27, September 17, 24, 25, 26, November 12, 13. The 

 Annual General Meeting will be held in the Library, 

 on February 12, at 3 p.m. National Auricula 

 Society's Show, April 23 Drill Hall. Great Summer 

 Exhibition, May 30 and 31, Temple Gardens, E.C. 

 Great National Rose Conference, July 2 and 3, 

 Chiswick. Chiswick Flower Show, July 9, Chiswick. 

 National Carnation Society's Show, July 23, Drill 

 Hall. Great Vegetable Conference, September 24, 



advantageously the destructive process of disintegra- 

 tion which has been going on in other qaarters. The 

 autumn show of the above Society will be held on 

 November 14. 



" The Garden Oracle." — Mr. Shirley 

 Hiuberd issues his customary annual, containing, in 

 addition to the ordinary calendarial matter, lists of 

 the new plants of the year, much useful Chrysan- 

 themum lore, and a variety of matter which will 

 make its purchase a matter of satisfaction. The 

 publishing office is at 4, Ave Maria Lane. 



"The Gardener's Magazine." — At this 

 season our old friend blossoms out like the Glas- 



