flowers, named Burghley ть and Mr, WILLIAM орла vili 
exhibited some i whberties, A collection of v 
tables, including Peas, ie eL, Lettuces, and Cabbages, ie 
exhibited " Messrs, Barr & Sons, King street, Covent 
Garden, W 
s by Mr. Francis Darwin 
The lecture by Mr. Darwin was on“ The ЕК, ect t of 
d 
mena o on or blanching coul 
torily and conclusively pe more dns were 
facts w uch as could be fur- 
required, and these asc f 
nished by horticulturi "Thi reas t 
suggested th of the present lecture, that 
those en orticulture migh induced to 
take an intereat in the question and communicate the 
results of their experiments to the sc ientiüc world. 
Mr. DARWIN then proceeded to say, that it a plant was me 
THE GARDENERS’ 
Wimbledon Hill, Sy lent for crt occasion by the 
Fu sident of the Society, T. E. Crocker, Када. Тһе 
more слм than in previous years. 
IVIsIon L— COMERS. 
For a g * it miscellaneous foliage and flowering 8 
very creditable arrangement em ained lst honours to Mr. A. 
tf toJ. 
‘greenhouse plants, in or out 
by Mr. G. Hutto» 
gr. to— and to W. KEILE E 
Es ., Fernwood. Whilst for six foliage or Pesos. plants, 
creditable specimens gained the pri zes for Messrs. Methven, 
Hutton, - Luft. 
There a keen competition in the class for four exotic 
Ferns, distinct, the anui, being ^» J. — gr. to 
Capt. Bos SWORTH, Roehampton; Mr. А . Luff, and Mr. G. 
Hutton. 
In the class for four Русал Амман, өрт. to all members, 
рч po -— examples were staged by Messrs. Mills 
and k the ө prizes i in n the. order ‘named. 1208 al 
and the leaves 
was stem 
yellow, but it was more particularly to the — in sha 
& plant assumes un such i he wished to 
speak on the present occasion, with a view to 8 
that the abnormal growth which takes is 
* ps cal condition, aba rather i-e result of йн ум 
to environment or circumstances a Potato or s seedli ing 
and but minute leaves formed. ‚ the 
leaves were elongated, not dwarfed. Light is tial to the 
nutri 
w, Mr, 
forth a different one altogether. Mr. 
i good deal, and when about to "uM the 
he found that a Polish botanist, 
Godlewski, n view. 
The view of the phenomena which the omen favou red 
was, that it was merely adaptation, or res 
n or get the better of an piar arun Ардыгар 
ee the two theories i i 
in a serofulous chil - 
[and hereditary endowment}, but the symptoms do n 
in the least assist the child — its malady, 
the condition is purely a On the other 
hand, a Potato set, if deprived of light, will continue to 
und е energies of the whol le 
straight. Mr. Darwin 
existing in 1 
50 much so, if the tem fell 1° € 
ju they — perature f 1 ester аад 
чи —— — ачын 
called Coprinus, normally developed a stalk and a cap of 
anew alt Segre ae, Tem 
d › they would —— 
ey de with 
8 ie, ee 
to 
2 dd to flowering plants. if a Narcissus be deprived 
of the 7 Where alone the 
has oniy radical lea 
y ves, ihe уйсуз h 
to extend dis the distribution th dme is 
is Ын v оис 
1 sh 
“A climbing plant, inorder to escape from the e : 
the air’ throws m кл ы» шере earth Р МАМ 
eaten and Chandler were the len 
e i 
М өйнен]. Gloxinias were staged by Messrs, Mills, 
Hutton, and у. 
Six w pa Sy ee examples of Begonias were shown by Mr. 
Mr. Skeggs sane 
А 
pe were exhi bited by М 
a good one, s prizes going to Mr. McGregor, Mr. 
— HATFIELD, Esq., Mies Hall; and Mr, 
. Ben 
The succ уды tas exhibitors in the classes deron. to specimen 
foliage and flowering plants were M. » Thornton, 
ON McGregor, Methven, and Bentle ey. 
The best twelve cut blooms of Roses were contributed by 
tley 
ate 
wall 
shown by Messrs. Bent ley and Methven. Mr, A. Met 
was lst for three bunches of white Grapes. In the €— ы 
віх P well-coloured 8 m s aged by Messrs. Luff, 
and Bentle еу, the. "пази "x охак nd 
f Nec 
5 it 
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M зарды fruits of Strawberries, the 13 «арна 
ere Messrs. Alderman, Hatton, and Me thven n. _ Mr. на 
by Messrs. Bentley and Luff. 
A collection of vegetables, in six kinds, was excellent from 
Mr. . 
In Divi: n2, e" rapis e €— residing within 
of miscellaneo age and flowering 
b. 
s not employing а вере 
CHRONICLE. 
{Jury 13, 1895, i 
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Certain honorary Spec ор of plants, &c., 20 7 helped 
m the Mr, TH 
the effect. Fro rogmore Gardens, ом 
very fine and imposing rt of plants ; from His mie 
E OF FIFE, arranged Mr. Osborn, the gardener at 
East Sheen Lodge, came another similar group; and also from | 
F. A. BEVAN, Esq., Trent Park, Barnet 2 ): | 
gars, W. CUTBUSH & SONS, hgate Nurseries essra, } 
ark 
on the floor ; and some charming 
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CHERTSEY, WALTON, AND 
WEYBRIDGE. 4 
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was held this 
lands Lodge. fiore greenhouse planta formed 
a leading feature of the exhibition, and they were 
generally well grown. 
‘or a group of 14 by 7 feet, five por pana and Mr, Ridge, 
WINFEN EADY, Esq 
x б, hy gear annual summer exhibition 
he gr 
. Pagram, gr. Me 
was the most suc- 
OsMaN in six varieties, Mr. GARDENER winning 
Exotic Ferns are usually seen in excellent 
condition here, thi 
Caladiums, Achimenes, tuberous s Begonias, Gloxinias, and 
Pelargoniums are well shown, the qme al prizes — 
awarded to Messrs. PROTHERO, JACQUES, STEDMAN, and Ч 
For six table psa 186, Mr. HOPKINS, with h bright-colourel 
examples in 
flow citra an effective display ; especially Roses 
Stove “йз greenhouse pawone the best by Messrs. 
Jacques and Osman. Herbaceous flowers by Mr. 6. VIGER, 
Mole House, Horsha am, 
FRUIT was contributed in quantity, Mr. Osmax had the best ч 
collection of s six kinds ; E ve = s =" — Gra; br d 
lst p 
by Mr. J. PERSA Кий Road, Wim bledon, 
The cottagers of the. district made а very good display of 
8 боро, and fruit. 
Messrs. MSON & Son, The ононе, “ы sent 
a IET Ud of hardy flo flow 
THE PEOPLES PALACE HORTI- 
CULTURAL 
third summer show took 
e and, both in and quality 
was а considerable advance on the two: — 
held. 
exhibits, hnt 
the Linge сые also. How Shee the East End 
London e entered into the spirit of the thing w 
foliage 
8: їз, Lilies, and many other things are grown remark- 
2 uL pot they speak volumes for the care and attention 
"then ub a few of the East En ners be 
. 
can ba seen planted out ut subjects that astonish ene that iem 
can de found to grown and bloom there. The favo а hardy 
a es a8 ME qur 
and usually makes & small amount t of other material only, 
occurs in ail cases of etiolation. Facts 
whe fo s 
were food of all h and fór 
Куле atm: these he “hoped he 
E GH EA. 
NC AND DISTRICT. 
JLTURAL. 
е уюы third amne sxtibiion was 
Re Da oa perdi n of Draxmont, 
РЕ ї Virginian Stoc 
for the best kept gardens, япа e for 
window-boxes, and it was necessary for the jadges to spend 
visiting аз they laid 
ine dest two days in visi hem, 
between Aldgate, Limehouse, the E, odia Docks, Stratford, 
Hackney, and Homerton, It is not too MM tee 
and in order to equalize the competition, the gardens Visited 
are divided i into two LAUNE SAM іл ред дай soc bed 
i з crowded, and 
as 18% i 
two bunches of white N showing ri ripe Bu land pee х 
water, Mr. J, Buxton, gr. . FOSTER, Esq., Fernlands | 
па, took Ist t for one dish of Waterioo Strawberries. 
OSMAN usual, invincible in the princi порі - 
Е class, that for eight kinds, and he showed extremen 
Messrs. BaRR & Son, sent from their Long Ditton ground . 
a cha лишай» collection of cut blooms of herbaceous plants, 
including many choice su 8 
IPSWICH AND WOLVERHAMPTON 
. EXHIBITIONS 
We have received reports = — important 
benen exhibitions just 
press, we must, therefore, — — "inn 
till our — issue. 
NURSERY NOTES, 
PA AT THE ROYAL EXOTIC _ 
RSERY, CHELSEA. 
SrTRENUOUS -— have been made to M 
the difficulties created by a great demand for ere 
and by the unusual heat of the season, and to 
a creditable display of sample beds of Picotees à 
Carnations at this nursery, The results as regard 
sponsible for this department, and 
Wednesday a pretty show if not a ** blaze of Met 
have seen them, and the “ gr b 
the older varieties rather sparse, but fairly abundant 
in the newer ones, and especially ia this remarked 
those of Mr. Martin Smith's raising. 
We will take these first, as they overtop all 
others in height, and beat them generally in 
floriferousness, and freedom from burst TET 
our а 
of Orleans, also yellow, but differing Я 
named: the flowers large and form er 
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