Aveust 31, 1895.] 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
without the fallaat disclosure of the by gre. for the 
procedures taken by the Council, and the names 
of the persons ea prompted that body to act as it 
has done. a 
жы read the comments gl have 
recently mira NS. in the horticultural press on Mr. 
Royal Hortieul- 
on, the superintendent of the 
tural Society's garden at Chiswick, to-day I visi 
and criticised the wor ich was carried on 
the experimental g 8 ety. I was 
h with the great improvement the 
plants, the success of which is jen e Mr. Barron, 
— from lack of funds to 
houses were dilapidated, and 
the place was very much under-man 
the reason why the council should nave дуут upon 
т, Barron to deban e is а man who is A 
every horticulturist whose opinion is h 
having, to be straight and — ene ble, a iuum 
sbolately necessary to give confidence to the 
an teur. i 
о are 7 9 for its man 
des consulted р, Човпеп оп this matter, and 
at outsiders E alled in to report, the 
council passed ure проп the 
man with a 
spark — could to serve u 
them, and it is — them to 
however, means w departu 
of the gardens, the should have been nobis 
sulted and made a 
new 
scheme, If it is intend attempt to make the 
gardens a profitable undertaking, a sort o 
market-garden, the item and the Pouparts would 
г" soon knock t otto of such a com- 
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3 
bankruptcy. But should the council 
desire to make the gardens — a irme resort for 
nurse-maids and their foll such as is to be 
successfully carri n 
garden, and — who loves ее ture for 
horticulture’s Las, e first opportunity I have 
determined to ask for definite information as to the 
Council’s remarkable and action, 
ns for the of my er i 
ats e seem necessitate. . 
feel that for lose the services of Mr. 
tron, who h years of work left 
nd would be prejadici е best interests for 
advancement of horticulture in this country. A. Н. 
Eme e, Сат on, 
APRICOTS FROM STANDARD TREES.—I am жЕ 
ing you some в a 
six miles ng C In 
аг, 1893 the tree bore fraita, and this 
ызы sa bas done Lun well 3 year, 
r 
у weather, there fair crop, for 
although the trate бы did г mature hice the extent one 
uld have wished, it made excellent preserve, 
Possibly, if the з чыте of fruit-farmers is called 
ot 
from France, thrives ' well in the London clay, is yes 
always has been very healthy, and has never had а 
oance of manure What 
enkins, West 
variety sent by our 
capital early one, the 
[Тае 
was that 
KOLREUTERIA PANICULATA, — This Chinese 
pte pleasure-grounds, owing to 
iage and yellow- иа 
се r y saw the in 
in the grounds of Mr. H. J. Selwyn, Eastwood y pee 
near March. 
residence, and isa 
was planted fifty г, sd ‘and find it to be 34 feet 
feet from э ground; the specimen seen at 
March will therefore be of — greater age. 
4. Harding, Orton Gar Peterborough. 
> MRB. W. w GRANT (8YN. — — 
HT). 
& Wadley’ s U meirin the statement 
of June 15 which we will be glad 
o 
ange the nam the Rose irom Mrs. G-ant t 
Мт Cleveland, ы that they hoped we 7 not 
ose them, We replied on March 8 a 
end serious obj-ction, although we w 
that such should be done." Alex. 
— As per request of Ms вага, 
Sons of Newtownarda, Ireland, and in justice to 
r statem ent in our lette 
this we regret we 
i rhe month of March following "A803 tbat we 
eceived written perm on from icksons 
Biebrecht d Wadley.” 
SOCIETIES. 
pce, жук AAR COLTURAL, 
vsr 27 — ordinary meeting of th 
mittee en the Royal Horticultural Society was held 
n Tuesday last ә.) the Drill Hall, at Westminster. 
Hardy e f half-bardy flowers and eger were 
largely, and included fret-rate ollections 
and some эла жи їп 
ommittee were rge 
Apples, Pears, and Piums, but there were few firat- 
class novelties, the only awards bein п for а new 
dessert Apple, and an ornamental Cra 
Floral be or on 
ent: W. Marshall, -— chairman; and 
Messrs. О. Thomas, i Fraser, C. T Dro nery, д. 
J. Lai ыч mmis Ji H; Barr 
G«o. Nicholson, C. в: ess G. 
Leonard, Н. Cannell, J. D. Pawle, J. T. 
Pes, H. Turner, G. =ч Bick, and Н B gone 
Mr, 
М. PRITCHARD, nurseryman , Christchurch, had a 
pnt: iy Sha ag which were very fine b'ooms 
of Gaillardias, sprays of Lobelia cardinalis А 
Parker, excellent colour; Kniphofia ) 
tzeri, & bold variety, recommended an Award of 
п агба Bieberst 
sialon; А Eupatorium purpureum, v. 
aud miny other good caen were R in this exhibit. 
recommended an award of merit 
[ушу Wem Hk 
Messrs. PAUL & SON, the Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, had a 
collection Phlox in variety, most of them with 
large биче 9 = variety 
colour. 
variety паш African rather distinct, by 
ason of its ; ies rose-and-white flowers, Messrs 
а japonica in sprays, 
were included. Me: rs. в. Pau L & Sons were also recommended 
an pray of which 
a (ive n ora Medal). 
n ex lent. collection of Phrynium variegatum plants were 
RARD, Child's РИ Kilburn, The plants 
shown s 
were in 7-inch p large, bushy, a colour ; also 
some fine plants of Maranta major, with green leaves, and 
2 feet high (Bronze Banksian Me e. 
rom Messrs. HUGH Low & Co. , were exhibited 
— ai nice pla nts of Erica mammosa, coe a ТЕ — 
— * эу. 
topped, аз usual with T 
corinthoides очае, &e., н er an 
oured bloo 
i was 
the large veins are ter, the 
eaf wp н: код утте Aw dee Jeaf 
broader than in the * 
There were a few exhibita. vp new a a and these 
rom Mr. CHAS. 
included a stand from CHA R Nurseries, 
БИ Varieties in this exhibit te po ng ward of 
Merit was d were Douglas, neat, fair-sized 
Pompon of very dirk crimson; P so a Pompon, white, 
with a little cream about the centre ; Nerissa, а charming 
little Pompon, о! very and D 
— 
the petals recurved — the centre—a v ity and 
attractive flower ny o т good varieties in each section 
ere incl uded in Mr. TURNER’S 
essrs, H. CANNEL Sons, Swanley, AN exhibited a 
dozen fine blooms in three varieties. These 1 large- 
flowered blooms, Le Colosse, red; Siam, a flaked variety, 
crimson, purple, and white; and Grand Duc ide, handsome 
Мыс hie oa! A. уер on the young petals, which in 
this 
Peres donet was PES Mr, G. HARRIS, Scad's Hill 
ery nice 
Hou-e, Orpington, Kent, who had a sore M 
in four varieties 
Messrs. J, PEED & SONS, Norwood Road 4 Nurseries, S.E., 
a yara ofa Pompon voit, named Тош Fed a көш» 
of pale red with buff rev: 
A box with a dozen "and a halt plants of Saxifraga sarmen 
exhibited from the Royal * 
E Scc: ety's m at Chiswick, 
Fuchsias in sprays of variety were shown 
byi Mr. Биир, yer Y, Addington Green, Woot Mollie Malling, and were 
of some in 
There wae sk rm ван Asters from Messrs. VEITCH 
& Sons Royal Exotic ng's Road, Chelsea, and from 
M 4 
like large Бадә" white ап 
h of a rose bedding 1 was қо (Silver 
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sprays of most of the sections above noticed. A pretty show 
of Comet j Asters was made also, and the colours кона. Y were 
Banksian Ме 
& Son ; 
tive novelties 
of Merit: 
es, the um were Awards 
> Rose, a bloom of the largest size, open, White 
the r 
and ' 
Му J. F. McLeod, "e TESTA Lua set 
s staged а magnificent group of Crotons, 
the ¥ 
many of which are recent ones. 4 m, and narrow- 
were arranged with a нус Ves the 
best eff ot, poca dat liberaliy trope v h Adiantum 
cuneatum. ost tellin жз Аа varieties 
were Reidii, Моны, Andreanus, aa. эч cans. е narrow 
and medium-leaved ties were more largely shown, and 
picturatus, Lord d, Lairg'i, Nestor, angusti 
Mrs. cr € many > ейи (silver Flora Medal). 
ale Farm Mura har 
of ас of Tür aura'um, including flowers of che old 
