January 26, 1895.) 
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great interest will be ex 
requested that all ieee in so importa 
floricultural Sid will Sr ine 
delay with Mr. Bruce Finptay, Royal Botanic 
Gardens, Manchester. 
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE n GAR- 
DENERS’ MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.— 
A meeting was held on Thursday, * 17th ak at 
the Mechanics’ Institute, Mr. Rax in the chair. The 
annual report was read by Mr. W. an secretary, 
22 included the thanks of the members the 
ists who had contributed papers during the 
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* The autumn session opened with an exhi- 
tion of plants, flow fruite, and vegetables, 
rete proved 3 denen. and entertaining. 
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ene oy to the 
W. 
* P., Treasurer of the 3 ac e 
ged the warmest thanks of the Council for the gift 
ig 68. 4d., leaving a 3 ia trea- 
we 3 of £2 9s, 2d. The open essays 
n submitted to Mr. Bartime (Messrs. 
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Dicxsons), Chester, and Mr. Baryzs, Eato 
Hall, who made the following awards:—1l, “ Soils 
and their Treatment,” Mr. R. G. WATERMAN; 2, 
Exhibition res and their Culture,” Mr, R. G 
WATERMAN; 3, “A Plea for the Iris“ Mr. H. 
CokLE Mr. AN receiv the rst 
prize of 14 g Correrr the second 
4 guineas; Mr. he sec 
prize, half-a-guinea, Six competitions wers sent in 
88478, he officers for the ensuing year were 
lected as follows:—Treasurer, Mr WATER- 
Secretary, Mr WEBSTER, 
oK b Druid's 
8. À vote of thanks to the officers for their past 
port concluded the business 
CAUSES OF FAILURE IN LILIUM AURATUM.— 
A writer in Garden and Forest for the 9th inst., in 
Fie, 16.— CYPRIPEDIUM MRS. F. HARDY: WHITE, WITH DARK PURPLE BLOTCHES. 
(Shown by Messrs, F. Sander & Co. before the last haan of the Royal Horticultural Society, and described in our 
last issue, on p. 81.) 
is remarks on the cultivation of various species of 
saan meer, to the eee ene, circumstance of 
bulb flowering but once after bein 
e 8, he sayr, is a much owing to the 
tiene of planting as to anything; if the bulb is 
perfectly free from rot, the sail well dug and enriched 
toa good de depth beneath z and nothing but sand and 
loam is slowed to come n contact with it, a goo 
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year, but w 
bulb itself will 8 in size. 
which produced good stalks and flowers whose root- 
growth Dae che bulb was almost nothing. Above 
the bulb was f roota we, the 
eee of the gronn to the bulb, an ned 
k and flowers, The bulb, bene 3 
rated instead of improving, and would not bloom the 
second year. Not only should the soil be enriched 
below the bulbs, but the ory should also be well 
a ar in ad to feed th ts along the 
atem ab e bulbs, It i is epi what a 
enormous e one of these healthy bulbs 
will make if properly eet and attended to with extra 
care, 
ALPINE PLANTS.—A correspondent who has 
been passing some time in Switzerland lately, telle 
us that he found a N e e gouge of Polygala 
chamæbuxus in full bloom amid Bas w and ice, 
near the upper limit of the Firs (6,000 to 
7 000 ft., perhaps). Wild "el ta aleoin bud, 
ORTH OF SCOTLAND HORTICULTURAL AND 
ARBORICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.— The members of 
in the Christian Institute, Aber 
evening, 16th inst., Mr. Monro, Polmuir Nurseries, 
in the chair. After the usual . business 
had been Trv through, the chairman introduced Dr. 
G. DONALD, who delivered a long and interest- 
e Anatomy and ae! ef of the 
Honey-bee, and culture.” At 
the close of the lecture, the W said it w 
so few gardeners interested 
i comes by b 
awarded Dr. Petar 
— COLVILE BROWNE.—This gentleman having 
ered his connection with the Horticultural College 
wr en states that his address for the present is 
Plantation Cottages, Hextable, Swanley, Kent, 
AN DISTRICT GARDENERS’ AS8 
TION.—On the 18:h inst., a paper was read before 
this Society on“ How to Keep a Conservatory Gay 
all the Year round,” by Mr. Hopes 
THE Wiio LETTUCE.—Lactuca scariola is a rare 
versity 4 70 (Indiana), has issued a bulletin deal- 
ing with the hi istory and appearance of the weed. 
Extermination is pronounced impracticable, bat sub- 
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farmers by legal compulsion.. The plant has a 
curious habit of twisting its stem-leaves into a 
vertical position, with the r] directed north 
less well-marked 
that the construction of th 
equal amount of light upon the two surfaces, 
SuicipE OF A NURSERYMAN. — On the 
8th inst. ON, nurs 
Helensburgh, N.B., committed euicide in his own 
ouse, Iil-health is supposed t 
se. Mr. Rosertson was a frequent exhibitor of 
Roses in Scotland. 
ARUM MACULATUM.—Mr, WORTHINGTON SMITH 
asks if it has been noticed that the spathes of this 
plant at the time of flowering are s0 turned that the 
open portion faces the dark side of the hedge, whilst 
the convex back of the spathe faces the light 
INNEAN SOCIETY. — On occasion of 
the meeting held on 8 January 17. 
M B F. R. S., President, in the 
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