

May 18, 1912.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



337 



Reception by Sir Frank Croesus was raised by Mr. J. 0. Williams, of Subsequently the 



Caerhays Castle, Cornwall, and the stock is 

 now in the possession of Mr. Alex. M. "W 



Sunday, May 26. 

 Crisp at Friar Park, Henley. 



Tuesdav, May 28.— Visit to Kew Gardens. 



Excursions have been arranged by the Per- at Shovell, Bridgwater^ The growers state that 

 petual-flowering Carnation Society for American 

 and Continental visitors at the show. On 



aturdav, the 25th inst., visits will be made to I* ™ay be safely predicted that Narcissus Croesus 

 .Mr. W. E. Wallace's nurseries at Eaton Bray, will become a very popular and widely-grown 

 and, in the afternoon, the gardens and stables flower, 

 at Ascott, by kind permission of Mr. Leopold de 

 Rothschild, who will entertain the party to tea. 



this variety is a first-class garden plant ; it has 

 a robust constitution, and is very free-flowering. 



National Rose Society. — A conference on 



more energetic among the 

 visitors made excursions on foot or by motor to 

 the places of interest in the neighbourhood, 

 whilst those of reposeful mind remained to enjoy 

 at leisure the charm and peace of the Hampshire 

 garden. After tea the party returned to Lon- 

 don, delighted with their visit and with the 

 kindly and generous hospitality of their hosts. 

 Amongst those who availed themselves of Dr. 

 Scott's invitation were : — Sir Daniel Morris, 

 Dr. Horace Brown, Professor Pori ton, the 



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On Monday, the 27th inst., an excursion is ar- w .. . _ ... . ., „* R . n- Rev. Professor Hensiow, P ic lessor Olner, the 



ranged to Mr. C. Engelmann's nurseries at Saf- 

 fron Walden, and the visitors will be entertained 

 to lunch by Mr. Engelmann. On Tuesday, 

 the 28th inst., outings are arranged to Hampton 

 Court Gardens, Mr. Robert Page's nurseries, 

 and Windsor, where luncheon will be 



vided. After luncheon, Mr. A. F. Dutton's 

 nurseries at Iver, and Messrs. Lowe & Shaw- 

 yer's establishment, at Uxbridge, will be visited. 

 On Wednesday, the 29th inst., a visit will be 

 made to Enfield and district to inspect Messrs. 

 Stuart Low & Co.'s nurseries at Bush Hill Park,, 

 thence to Mr. Alfred Smith's, Enfield Highway. 

 Lunch will be partaken at Waltham Cross, after 

 which Mr. Stevens's and Messrs. Thos. Roch- 

 ford's nurseries at Cheshunt will be inspected. 



-The annual dinner of the Kew Guild 



will be held on Tuesday, the 28th inst., at the 

 Holborn Restaurant. Lt.-Col. D. Prain, C.M.G., 

 F.R.S., will preside. 



Railway Facilities.— The L. and 



S.W. Ry. Company have informed 

 Sec. for Devonshire 



the Hon. 



(Mr. P. C. M. Veitch, 

 Exeter), that, although they are not prepared to 

 run excursion trains to London for the great show, 

 they are willing to run a special train at reduced 

 fares on the third dav of the show, leaving 



Plymouth at 6 a.m., calling at Exeter before 

 8 a.m. for Waterloo, and returning just after mid- 

 night. But the railway company require 200 

 tickets to be taken ; the only alternative offered 

 is the ordinary Saturday to Monday tickets to 

 London, by which passengers may travel by any 

 ordinary train on Saturday which has a through 

 connection. Passengers holding week-end tickets 

 may not return on the Saturday, but Monday 

 being a Bank Holiday the tickets are available 

 for use on Tuesday. 



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•A full week of sales of Orchids on the occasion 

 of the International Show is announced by 



A very im- 

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Messrs. Protheroe & Morris 

 portant event is the sale on 



May YPt oi rare, 

 duplicate plants from the collection of Francis 

 Wellesley, Esq., many of which have been 

 certificated. Mr. Wellesley is a keen judge 

 of a good variety, and, consequently the merit 

 of the duplicates offered is assured. On 

 May 23 there will be rare Cattleyas, Cypripe- 

 diums, Odontoglossums, &c, from the collection 

 of J- J. Holden, Esq. ; on Tuesday, May 28, 

 choice Orchids by order of the Executors of the 

 late Norman C. Cookson ; and some good things 

 from Mom. Jules Hye de Crom. On Thursday, 

 May 30, from the famous collection of Odonto- 

 glossums of R. Brooman -White, Esq., some of 

 the best will be offered, and on other dates other 

 fine Orchids will be on sale. 



Our Supplementary Illustration. 



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variety which received a First-class Certificate 

 at the Royal Horticultural Society's meeting on 

 A Pnl 2 last. When fully expanded the pale 

 Primrose colour of the perianth fades to nearly 

 Pure white. The frilled corona is widely ex- 

 panded, and its colour has been described by 



National Rose Society in the Holborn Restau- 

 rant, on the 20th inst., at 5 p.m. The president, 

 the Rev. J. H. Pemberton, will deliver an 

 address on " The Modern Development of the 

 Rose," under the headings : I. — Its Development 



Assistant Director of Kew, Mr. E. S. Goodrich 



md Dr. A. B. Rendle, the Rev. T. R. Stebbing, 



Miss Saunders, Miss G. Lister, Miss Thomas, 



Dendy 



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as a Perpetual : (a) Rose du Roi, 1817, Gloire de Mr F Esc0MBE and p ro fessor Keeblh. 



P ™~ Rosomanes, 1825; (6) the Hybrid Perpetual; (c) 



the Hybrid Tea; (d) Dwarf Cluster Roses; (e) 

 Pernettiana. II. — Its Development as a Pillar 

 Rose: (a) the Ayrshire; (b) the Multiflora; (c) 

 the Wichuraiana. III. — Its Development as to 

 Use : (a) Standard ; (b) Exhibition ; (c) Decora- 



Autumnal- 



tion ; (d) Bedding and Massing ; (e) 

 flowering ; (f) Cultivation under Glass. 



IV. 



British Gardeners* Association.— For the 

 period of the Chelsea Show this association has 

 engaged rooms at 92, Pimlico Road (at the corner 

 of Lower Sloane Square), near the entrance to 

 the Chelsea Hospital grounds. These rooms will 

 be open to all gardeners during the show, and 

 the general secretary (Mr. Cyril Harding) will 



The Future Prospects of its Development. After be in attendance prepared to give information 

 the conference (at 7 p.m. J a dinner will be given concerning the aims of the association. 





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MEDAL DESIGNED BY ALLAN G. WYON FOR THE DIRECTORS OF THE 



ROYAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. 



in honour of the distinguished foreign rosarians 



Royal International Horticultural 

 Members and their friends, includ- 



the 



visiting 



Exhibition. 



ing ladies, are invited. 



Lectures on Genetics.— Professor Bateson 

 resumed his course of lectures at the Royal 



International Flower Show, New 



York, 1913.— An international flower show 

 will be held by the Society of American Florists 

 and Ornamental Horticulturists in the Grand 

 Central Palace, 46th and 47th Streets, Lexington 



New York, U.S.A., from AdH1 5 



Avenue, 



to 12, 1913. 



April 

 The European address of the 



made in the problem of sex and its bearing on in- 

 heritance. He described the interesting obser- 

 vations made by Dr. Vries and others on the 



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«ome Narcissus enthusiasts as approaching the gardens which Mrs. Scott has est abhshed with 

 vividness of a glowing red-hot coal Narcissus so much art, the guests partook of luncheon. 



Institution on Tuesday, the 14th inst. The lee- show is Exhibition Offices, 75, Chancery Lane, 

 turer dealt with recent progress which has been Lo n( j on , W.C. 



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Royal Meteorological Society. — At a 



meeting of the members of this Society to be 

 results of crossing species of (Enothera (e.g. held at 70, Victoria Street, Westminster, on 

 (E muricata and (E. biennis). Professor May 22 next, at 4.30 p.m., a paper will be read 

 Bateson showed that the evidence from these on " The Thunderstorm of March 11, 1912, in 

 and similar experiments points definitely to the Hampshire and Sussex." 

 conclusion that the male and female germ-cells 

 may carry different factors. Herein is to be 

 found the explanation of the fact that reciprocal 

 crosses between species may lead to dissimilar 

 results. 



Linnean Society.— At the invitation of the 

 President, Dr. D. H. Scott, the Council of the 

 Linnean Society visited Oakley on Saturday, 

 May 11 The party arrived at East Oakley 

 House at one o'clock, where they were welcomed 

 by their hosts. After inspecting the delightful 



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Fruit Prospects.— The Monthly Agricultural 

 Report for May (Board of Agriculture) shows 

 that the damage done by frost to the Plum 

 crop is both considerable and general. Thus, 

 the Eastern, N.E., S.E., E. and W. Midlands 

 all report damage; all the more disappointing 

 because of the large quantity of blossom. 

 Gooseberries and early Strawberries suffered in 

 Kent and N.W. Surrey, and Pears were much 

 thinned by frost in parte of Worcestershire. 

 The fruit crop in Scotland appears to have 

 suffered less than in the more eoutherly part3 

 of Grsat Britain. 



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