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May 25, 1895.) 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
Mundi, Wadhurst Pippin, Waggoner (the freshest-looking of 
them all), Suen roberto King of Tomkins County ar oe 
American variety), Bismarck, Tibbeti’s Pearmain, Ke. 
trees of the St. John’s Fig, well furnished with uuripe aa 
were shown is firm. 
A Melon was shown by A. F. 1 8 
ie roe (Gn = Mr. Farr); and another 
at In eae Stafford. 
pring Grove, 
y Mr. GILLMAN, 
1 3 ` =, Bard, Hutton Hall, Guisborough (xr. Mr 
. exhibited three dishes of excellent Nectarines, 
Dryden, Lord Napier, and Early Rivers; the last-named is a 
i wn bee variety, as large as Lord 
ard 
l and one of Soar 
ves Sutton's A 1 Tomato 
came from the same exhibitor. 
Lord FoLEY, Ruxley Lodge, Esher (Kr., Mr. J. Miller), 
— six Melons of a middle-sized, smooth-skinned, 
eshed variety, the name of which we did not 
— came from Mr. G. Movvr, Nur- 
es, Canterbury. These N of the varieties Conference 
aed P Perfection, — grown and coloured 
T. Rivers & — Sawbeldgeworth, showed six 
Cardinal Nectarine, a fruit with a 
To show 
er Nectarine with fruit 
Earl PERC yon House, Brentford (gr., Mr. 0. . — 
showed a 2 collection a kinds of forced frui 
and Muscat of Alexandria Grapes, quite ripe as 12 the 
— Page Beauty of Past Melon, small 
a seedling Melon, with a netted yellow rind; u dish 
of — . Nec — one each of Brown Turkey 
Bourjasotte Figs; a dish of Amsden June Peach, and tonal 
Sir Joseph Paxton Strawberry. 
Mr. W. Iceron, Nurseries, Putney Park — showed a 
dwarf habited very floriferous variety of Orange in fruit, 
bearing — ie to Tangierine, but with foliage differing 
from that variety. 
Foreign Fruit, although solicited, was not forthcoming. 
eee 
If there were no im 
ta of — — — 
resente 
enterprise -as due the 
furnished the most — exhibit in 
eties y 
the show. Tomatos in several , Ca 
ited as single stems, : 
in variety, and in several heights, also fruiting 
par = ot | ta, 
ng 
eavy crops of pods of — excellent 
— FE Teak Bean Pelor 
ts, about 3 feet 
She Geek 
carrying hea y P 
aome y go 
one of the feror fruitful, This ran about 3 feet in beat 
earrying e 
Evidently a airtel ass en 
ling reached to a height of only 15 inches 
capital crop. May Queen ran 
s 
mpress E 
well filled, and freely produced. Sutton’s Favourite 18 inches 
in height, carried quite large marrow fat pods. 
These are all first early sorts, and show what in the 
direction of securing variety and greatly superior —— 
Salisbury (r., Mr. 
umbrella- 
plants. 
were very well-fruited, but the others 
only sparingly. — variety was named Earliest of All, fruits 
about 13 inches long, green tly spiny, having heels of 
plants 
uch a ing m Fe 19 wasa 
quantity of Giant White Oos Lettuce, having frm well- 
Brown how nu, 
bulbs. ee Asparagus, a capital sample; and a dish of 
Carter's First Crop Peas, though small pods, made up a good 
1 
< Eupan, gr. to Mra, 8 Ampthill, staged 
of vegetables, 
a eritorious collection of unusual 
excellence for the season, and vely arranged. This 
comprised Broccoli, large and firm; a big dish of 
of Tomato Morden Park Favourite, fine leaf, 
and Sharpe's Victor and Barly 
Horna ` not 
but in perfect condition: Cucumbers, Dwarf French Beans, 
2 Cabbage, Lettuces, Turnips, and Rhubarb in all of 
the 
Mr. 0. J, Warr, * * Glenhurst, Esher, showed 
three fine Dandies ‘ood Asparagus, and several Aore 4 
Carter's 2 petit ur 
Mr. R. J. Steet, market gardener, Brentford, had fine 
Rhubarb in two varieties, Intermediate Oarrota, French and 
Breakfast Radishes, Oos and 
ing Model Broccoli, rather 
Beans, Early Ma and Sharpe's Victor . — Oon- 
ference and — Tomatos, Telegraph Cucumber, 
Asparagus, small salad, ke 
Awards * the . Committee. 
Medals, 
To Sir Trevor Lawrence, petty for Cypripsdium Stovei 
platyteenium (see fig. 91). 
To Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., for 2 Stamfordia- 
num, for continued good culture (see fig. 95). 
First class Certificates, 
To ry aaen rr platytenium, from Sir Trevor 
To On — — from Baron Sir H. Schroder 
To Miltonia Bleuana virginalis, from Mons. Jules Hye-Leyeen. 
Awards of M. 
— 8 sia pte from tie Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 
evallia Har iata, from Sir Trevor Lawrence, 
To Cattleya Moste “Lady Wigan,” from Sir Frederick Wigan. 
1 F. Sander 
To Cattleya Mendelii grandis, from Messrs. Hugh Low & Co. 
To Odon Wilckeanum grande, from Messre. Hugh 
Low & 
To Lalla purpurata bella, from W. L. Lewis & Oo. 
Odontoglossum Pescatorei “La Perfection,” from Mons. 
— 
To Cattleya Lawrenceana atro-rubens, rom Mons. Jules Hye- 
— 
Botanical Certificates. 
To Brassia Keiliana tristis, from Messrs. B. . Williams & 
To Vanda concolor, — ghet Williams & Sons. 
mendations. 
To Mons. Jules ee — x r 
To J. Gurney Fowler, Esq , for Epidendrum 
Awards. 
wae oe MEDAL, Caladiums; Wills & ý 
Rivers & Son, T, Saw- Onslow Crescent, South - 
bridgeworth, for Nectarines in — a 
un 
SIL — pe Maidstone, for Kentish 
in — 
Veitch & Sons, d * ‘King’s Park 1 
Road, Chelsea, for Stre repto- iums: 
Orchids; wreaths, floral 
Lane, for cut 
. Piet for Palms, & Co., 
663 
Orchids 122 James, Romsey, W. J ù Nor 
Queen Walken Ont 
Serhan F Fowier, J. Gur- Roses; Smith, M. F., The 
n , Glebelanda, Woodford, . W, F, D, Greenlands, 
adrons, 
Lilac Peed & Bons, John, Box, John 
Nor Oroydon 
for Cala f 
F 
4 
s 
g 
TE 
£ 
> 
Surrey, for Acers and odo- 
dendrons, Oolchester, 
SILVER-GILT ee * 
i 
‘ll 
z 
5 
getabl Bart., Dorking, 
. Hows Be Beds r 
non Ww — 
Parke “Toxic 2 
— tor ee We Hammersmi 
SILVER Fiona MEDAL, 
Oaloutt, L. 
ms; Ladhams, B., Shir- 
„ r for out 
flowe ay „ Dyson’ 
Scientific il 
— Present: catty T. Masters, F. R. S. (in 
K. 
18 Dr. D. Morris, C. M. G., Rer. W. Wilk 5 
Mr. af Dr. Rassell, F.RS, „Rer. G. —— 
with Tuberous Growth,—Mr, Bunyard sent a 
which bed produced 
milar structure had formerly 
been sent in a Taxodium. sf a forwarded to Mr, Blandford 
for farther exam 
Fungi in — sample of soil was received from Mr, 
Hooper, Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand, with a 8 
cation, stating that the roots fruit trees which penetrated 
the fungus penetra etrating the tree from base to © summit, and 
ultimately ae it. It was referred to Kew for investigation. 
Nemophila Seedlings.— 
And gi h 
white spots, as the — becomes i invisible, 
Cattleya Mal formed Masters 
dendron rut um. Sir Ed, Loder 
apparently * — the observ: 
be ses e condi 
cold, drought to drowning, dhe continued “this ewe 
to Black Currants of two or three years of age. treating 
