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type, and 3 with dlood red stripes along the petals in 
greater gree. Also a spray y L. iie" and а 
few og varii of Dahlias. 
a ELL & Sons, Swanley, Kent, was 
n of tq and a vd. iie umber of 
sprays of 3 of Cactus Dahlias. A rare lo“ of Cannas in 
of the best varieties, and some excellent ) sooo "x 
(Silver Flora | Medal). 
A very f hardy flowers came from Messrs. 
Р. BARR & Sons, King Street, Covent Garden, ee — 
Gla 1011 
Marigolds, Pyrethrums, Helianthus, Gaillardias, and other 
seasonable cant cree (Silver Aug Medal). 
An A eri recommended to the ornamental 
. бео. BUNYARD & Co. 
The fruit is conical in 
Crab, Jno. 1 Downe, e qh Messrs 
and Messrs. Jas. orien & Sons. 
3 and мшу co colour 
Messrs. WAY ^m Son’s prize, offered for the best 
Millen i ihe British-raised Gladiolus gandavensis vars., 
y one competitor. namely, C. F. * MPSON, 
ah nee Cardit (gs, Mr. Mann), who was the 
* * 
P . Masters, in the emr and 
Messrs. D Caines, T: Statter, J. Jac Mur 
Hill, H. X Pollett, W. H. White, J. T. Gabri 
H. J. Chapman F E Hl. se, 
and H. Ballantin 
An interesting if not a great 
the labours of the committee on this occasion, 
there were по 
From Мем». J: X Veron P Soxs, Royal Exotic PHONE 
t number of exhibits ie 
, althoug 
a buff suff ‚ and is tipped with white, 
and lined with light brown—it is a striking ; ©. 
Warnhamiense = x ©, Curtisii, chiefly dis- 
purple in colour as regards the dorsal ch has purp'e 
lines, and an edge of white; the lower — is green, with 
rple в it perpendicularly, a dis- 
со; 
u 
remaini footstalks 
үтү Avarà of — For the entire exhibit, a Silver Flora 
award 
: hey Low & Co., Clapton, showed Dendrobium specio- 
t 
„іп 
е forms, interesting but not beautiful; Bolbo- 
phyllum Dearei ; Cypripedi um Charles sworthi unicolor, the 
nstead of brown ; а good form of Lis elegans а been tiful 
um, th best variety 
3 
of it, with the white lip er turns eee with. age. 
Messrs, W. L. Lewis small 
Bn, Seton (er. Mr Mr. ire 
Salt's 
for it a Cult А "The same 
, receivi 22 
аме had а magnificent Levan of ‘Vanda coerulea of the 
best type of the eae the flowers measuring 4 inches across, 
Some 
жегинде flower-spikes, 
se show 
ndid dark colar form y Lelia res me Oweni 
е richest 
(gr., Mr. R. Johnson 
Коза оние piin 
used instead of С. gigas. The flower is of rosy-lilac in the 
sepals and petals and tube, with a lip of an intensely rich 
shade of жЕ —- of La texture 
. SANDER & Co., St. Alb in ns, showed a group of 
aria carnea var. nivosa; F. 
ite m 
D. eruen „ Phal — s Schroderi ariety, a 
series, 
3 
СД 
lilac, &c. 
From the gardens of Sir TRE VOR LAWRENCE, Bart. (grower, 
Mr. White). came Dendrobium Hookerianum, a plant with a 
having 
at the base the fringed lip 
Other plants consisted of _Stauropsis 
88 2 а flower of pale 
сен tM Mert). € 
Phillipi pinense, a plan: 
springing from the 15 nodes of the stem, the lip narrow, an and 
strap-like, and pale li in hue; Oncidium hæœmatochilum. 
at. flowers, for 
anks was 
A. H. SMEE, pre range, align (gr., ж Cum- 
mins), showed a form of Catasetum fimbriatum, ZEranthus 
uL a ‘remarkable boom ot а — white tint, 
r 
По Nat : ` 
HAS. tead, Godalming (gr., Mr. Bond), 
showed Lale Cattleya 8 Darwin = Lelia Turneri 
Elsteadensis х Catt. maxi ima (an Award of uarie uM 
5 
purple colou t: lip, is spread out ате эү is frilled 
at the edges ; at the a bii of the throat are ban 
Meri 
Fruit Committee. 
Present: P. ure Eeq., in the chair; 
Messrs, W. Wilke, T. m ivers, С. Bunyard, Н, 
Pearson, G. J. Saltmarsh, J, 
Veitch, A. Dean, J. Wrig he J. T. Miles, J Willard, 
W. Farr, C. Herrin, H. B чуна, „ F. Q Lane, and 
G. Norman. 
Mr. J. W. Miller, рт. to Lord Fol kr, Ruxley Lodge, Esh er, 
staged a oliin of fruit, including several commendable 
Melons, e lot of Brown Turkey Figs, some Yorkshire 
re dish of excellent Hemskirk 
ibíted a meritorious collection 
в. 
wed а ng short Cucu iy named 
Frogmore Pr Prolif (Silver Koightian М 
t-class frait was exhibited by 
Merg rz Ver Sons, Royal Exotic Nursery, King’s 
Road, Chelsea, which incladed Apples, Pears, Plums, &c., in 
nary 
There were several Pears, including Fondante de 
Cuerne, Beurré d'Amanlis, e, Souvenir du 
Congrès, &c. Plums were shown in a number of у 
ties, g of . Several dishes of Peaches 
Ф . aw- 
ornamental Crab — 
attractive fruits ir which were exhibited e € vum "au 
The fruits are uncommonly highl and are 
munit in — than thevariety -— а Downie, also Сто, 
Two pples were also Beaut 
green culinary variety ; and mtis No. 
dessert variety. Neither of these oe 
V&gITOH'S excellent 
—— 7 
Messrs NER & Sons, Hounslow uted 
tion of eran | in — — including an —.— lot — 
тз; also a few dishes of „Kc. (Silver Banksian 
E 
ae 
p 
tion awarded a Bilver- gil gilt 
and plant named 
as shown by n * Davies, — 
— Hill, Ealing, W. (gr., ra _Wickenden) ; ie 
House, 
ring French Bean named 8 vent 
CHRONICLE. 
sepals an 
white exteriorly, Md: lips a rich e colour (an Award of 
t for this last). » 
[Avovsr 31, 1895, 
A brace w^ Cucumbers named Eames' Hybrid 
Mr. F. К EAMES, 
hibited by а PERCY (£ 
ut-of-doors ; the quality жаз - вэй, à 
medium Pea 1 Sel Mr. Tang, 
MCILURE, Дикт Grange, dare: s. and — Mr, y, 
POTTE n Nurseries nbrook, were some fruits o 
tu ти a large form of the Siberian 
a oan 
GEO. BUNYARD & Co, Maid — 
Award of Merit for 4 rather 1 * _ App 
amed Williams’ Favouri e fruit as pote is -a 
" highly coloured, the colour EA ng almost over 
entire surface, flesh A and sw 
ruits а ing Peach налә ‘from the gardens of Sir 
T. D. ACLAND. Killerton, Devon. In appearance the fruits 
resembled Royal George, but it was a clingstone, 
Messrs. 
uar re 
LE on Codiœums and Dracenas, 
In the afternoon а € by Mr. Da F. Ваше on 
by M ө cota of m and Drace was read 
Мт. Arg —— nyar 
ec 
TO 
һа clean cut by a 
- 5 
at a tem re of from 75° to 80°, 
| d жы 
established plants, e ringing | 
rep ves ue жем of Crotons wou 
nt types were ер Rb 
the e particular uses to Which they would be 
and red-spider were enemies oe ich 
to syringe the 
thoroughly once each А should be kept 
in a те of moisture, and the plants watered 
whilst moderately moist, For g, a compost might 
be of two ts fibrous loam, опе part lk 
soil, and one part peat. The Dracmnas propagated bf 
cuttings, stems, and . Varieties of the per 
have the top cut off and , and udi 
ld continue to break, when each growth mi 
Indivisa and australis varieties Were ute 
off and struck. 
raised from seed 
SHIRLEY. 
Avavsr 21.—The облад) by the үзүү E 
show held by this society, ; 
roups o. m ; 
for effect were a feature, so well were they done. i 
Mr, WILLS, nurse ey, gained the premier ^ stove ad. 
ouse 
4s 
Mr. Peel, gr. to Miss Topp, vii 2nd. xb y. 
plants were numero 
to Hon. Mrs rr EI 
pton, won easily ; Mr. WILLS P 
0 ҮШ? 
3 ks ‚ерй. 
berous 
shirley 
Salisbury, in ес 
won for twelve spikes of Gladiolus—reall 
were, 
FRUIT was an i important fea eature of the show. For au k 
prizes offe 
gr. to A, BROWN, . Shirley, 
B 
ap to Mis: Millar, the 
was held, and was in every way 
formed an important feature of the 
For twelve specimens, Mr. Bowerm 
Esq., Hackwood Park, Basingstoke, vas 
summer 
a success. 
show: 4 
аз, un 6 Ue 
ASINGSTOEE. ms 
sr 22.— In the naa at Eastland, or ext 
