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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
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the schedule. By direction of the Council, exhibits 
outside the schedule will only receive cards of Com- 
atio di it. Vegetables, other 
than Tomatos, are not allowe hown. i 
reference to exhibits outside the schedule, exhibitors 
should in mind the new rule adopted at th 
suggestion of the Fruit Committee :—'* All collec- 
tions of fruit are limited to 100 dishes or baskets, 
and all dishes or baskets must be of distinct varieties 
of fruit, no duplicates being allowed.” 
BEDDINGTON, CARSHALTON, AND WALLING- 
ON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. — The above 
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Hon. Secre- 
tary will furnish further particulars on application. 
THE AOULTERATION OF ATTAR OF ROSE.— 
The difficulty in obtaining p 
Rose in the European marketa 
elargonium capitatum also takes a place. Some 
new features as to the authors of this adulteration 
have just been brought to light in the Report of the 
the otto may not be tampered with after reaching the 
merchant's hands, there is no means of ensurin that 
Geranium over the 
freshly-gathered Roses before distillation, in order to 
increase the yield. Congelation at a certain te 
rature, which is principally relied проп as a test of 
purity, is quite fallacious, These are new lights in the 
preparation of attar of Rose to which the attention of 
our perfumers will, no doubt, be directed, especially 
when it is considered the enormous price this pro- 
Fic, 62 —scHYNANTHUS HILDEBRANDII: FLOWERS ORANGE AND SCARLET. (SEE P 324) 
~~ (The single flowers to the r'_ and lift of the plant are of natural size.) 
Mr. G. W. Cummins, the Honorary See- 
п ers, have, in 
on and 17, of vegetables, 
fruit, &c., and aleo a ive collection 
P from trial plots in various parts of the 
county of Surrey, the Technical Educa- 
the 
soils on the yield. Addresses will be given by the 
Council's on horticulture 
on "Fruit and its Cultivation,” and “ The County 
Potato Experimen 
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must be very Last summer the 
ber Constantinople sent & 
delegate to Kez principal otto-producing 
return сауа, for he ascertained that though 
AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL 
MuTuat 1 ENT SOCIETY.—The first meet - 
ing of the fifth session of this society was held at 
their room, 25, Westgate Road, on Tuesday, the 
10h inst. The chairman, Mr. Burrocx, presided 
over а dance. A paper entitled “ Botany, 
as an Aid to Observation," by Mr. Jas. Scorr, Fern- 
dene, head, was read by the Secretary. By the 
discussion which followed, it was evident that Mr 
