Остовев 12, 1895.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
429 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The nex 
meeting of the Fruit and Floral Committees will "н 
held оп Taesday, October 15, іп the Drill Нап, 
cede диг Victoria Street, Westminster, Hes 
12 o Cloe ; and at 3 рм, a lecture on Nut Cult 
шы" will be given by Mr. J. Омев Coteus. 
брала: ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITU- 
—The secretary of this excellent gardening 
. informs u Mr. F. MILLER, gardener 
to J. T. FRIEND. Esq., of Northdown House, Margate, 
bas paid over to its funds the sum o in 
being the proceeds of an exhibition of two large 
American Alces or Agaves, flowering specimens, as 
mentioned in our columns, 
NTHEMUMS IN SOUTHWARK PARK 
by RLE, the Superintendent 
Chr 
anthemums in the conservatory will be opened on 
Saturday, October 12. 
* BOTANICAL MAGAZ 
Anthurium Gustavi, нее, gud at t. 743 
гЗ. 
New Gianadan species, w ong-stalked sordats 
ovate green leaves, 8 feet pes slender purplish 
- Mormodes pated he 7438 (eee Gardeners’ 
Chronicle, 1892, i., p 
Polygala Galpini, Hook. ‘fil, " 7439.— A very dis- 
tinct shrubby species from Natal and Swaziland, 
som shortly stalked ало eren leaves and 
minal race of sy- lilac flowers. It 
"ima in the Кайра не at Ks aw in 1874 
Tulipa violacea, Boissier—A Persian species with 
relatively small red or violet flowers with filaments 
, t. 7441,— Like a 
fiae form of S, lutea, but ейн! in spring instead 
of in autumn, 
‘SINTRODUCTION.’—The name of Introduction 
has been iron toa new journal 88 devoted 
to “instruction, енмен, and general social 
topics,” d MÓN is to be published e Saturda; 
at 30, Newcastle Street , Strand, The contents 
indeed light and miscellaneous, to judge from the 
first issue of the paper, and among them must be 
something to suit the taste of everyone.  'This 
oie is the more 3 ble and Lour 1: 
hen we hear that the journal is ended for 
ни and American as well аз for "hacen 
circulation. 
DEATH OF MR. ANDREW JAMIESON.— The 
Kew Bulletin for September announces the death at 
the General Hospita on f 
* JA ом, Curator of the gardens and 
parks at Ootacamund ] Mr, 
d been connected 
neh pri Bim Gardens for nearly twenty- 
He was formerly rr e of the 
gardening ii at Kew, and was Sion d to Oota- 
und in September, 1868, being in кең charge of 
ven "cia on the Nilgiris for many years, until 
they were placed under the control of the present 
ved Mr. M. A. Lawsox, who spoke most highly 
ees JaMrIESON's skill and perseverance in all his 
dutie 
Viola CONFERENCE.— T he Unis eR of the 
second = ated held at Birmingham, on May 29 
of this year, were duly noted in our ep at ү 
time. We have only to mention that the com- 
pets report is now published, ard may be had from 
г. R. 
ollo 
Genus Viola," by Prof. аи 
Varieties of the Violetta Type,” by Dr. d 
ы ома ter Treatment of Violas,” by Mr. A 
ee SEPTEMBER.— The optimist 
"6 during the past year or two, expressed con- 
Verdi апд in the return —— views 
of things commercial on the part of ma our 
best customers, has had, -— is 3 his reward 1 ^ 
the increased revenue of country, and t 
extension of trade. 
Exe — receipts for the 
the current financial year is placed at £3,916 837 
over miie for the same p | last year 
in the importa for "vertes 
the figures eA rei , the "enin for the nine 
months having been reduced to some £662 301. 
Of the exports, which make а fine show, more 
anon. Here ma given our usual excerpt 
from the summary table ofi import 
| 1894, 
IMPORTS. á 1895. 
ETE p 
Total value of imports | 30,240,461 | 30,618,854 | 378,393 
a> Articles of food | | 
drink — du uty | 
225 10,684,372 | 10,792,959 | +108587 
men әй z food | E 
and drink—dutiable| 2,282,125 2,099,457 —183,268 
materials for 
textile manufac- 
tur ..| 2,247,272 2,023,436 — 223.836 
Raw е e for 
sundry industries 
and manufactures 4,262,855 4,3'9,668 +55,813 
(A.) pov 
articles 1,026,074 1,140,908 +114835 
(B.) Parcel Post 61,667 | 69,129 +7,462 
| 
Ta king note of the word Hops,” in the general 
figures, we are forcibly reminded of some changes 
os a in : i on € matter of viticulture. 
Within the pas eeks ап English official 
traveling through "мм, was ны to see lo 
tending 1 of Hop-poles d on inquiring 
А that ds «лабаа little vermin, the si f 
had effected the transformation; the Vines had ES 
„юна up, the planting of Ame erican stocka bei 
expensive, and the Ae ** 
ы. A fine "light ale, we are tol d, was manu- 
factured for market; n one of the 8 
merchants of the distric 3 re 
eto Bill iota to be тее АЫ 
the Chamber of Deputies, ind ge into law! EC 
is an easy step from Vine culture to our fruit, 
root, and vegetable imports, concerning which we 
give the following figures for the month just 
ended :— 
IMPORTS. 1894. 1895. | Difference. 
Fruits, raw :— | 
Apples „bush. 587,117 202,331 | — 334.756 
Dc бе уж | us 
oo 148,407 125,502 — 22, 905 
Pears ous . 60 391,400 89,191 305,209 
vs „ | 191702 | 1700413 | —21,659 
Unenumerated .. „, 134,128 138,254 | ＋ 4.126 
Onions . ws 693,208 621 439 | — 71.767 
obiod - e ent. 41 68,104, 36,634 
Vegetables, raw, unenu- £ | £ 
merated ... „ value 106,53) 113,308 +6,778 
This is the most encouraging array yi m in | this 
direction we have printed for years past, and the 
read their own lesson. Ав to een obtainable for 
the home ape an evening journal very recently 
reported the authority of a sorrepondent that а 
Somereetatire [и -grower hav nt on n o 
good A gps & salesman in London, received in 
return adie dor ыб than a shilling! Something 
wrong зан surely. 
Exports 
deserve brief notice at our hands. Th for the 
past month show an increase over those for Sep- 
last year amounting to £1 862, 620, the 
materials; (2) metal and artic 
ionini; and (3) chemicals, &c. 
suggested that all find 
=ч 
er 
we sh & strong € 
titor for our Eastern trade in little d 
Japamese ar e tiiit steps to greatly in 
put of coals, and to start a big thing in — rh 
ompe- 
€ 
Difference. 
апа — Surely, however, there is room enough 
and to s 0 
‘den f 
expenditure, and as we learn t that China is negotiating 
a treaty of commerce with Japan, a splendid PE 
for everybody's exports may shortly be found wher 
twelvemonths since no such thing was expected. We 
o not vest however, that our exports to the Hast 
are at present very much affected by our supposed 
mpetitor, 
ADIAN FRUIT. — We are informed that 
C from that A colony, vid the i 
nal to Manchester. this means travellin 
MM may be NE. aa the price per hare 
reduced to the consumer 
Н. WITTE.—Forty years ago, on October 1, 1855, 
the well-known curator of the celebrated Leyden 
Botanie Garden, xn Н. WirrE entered into the 
till occupies in perfect "Жыш 
° Under Mr. Wirt 
attained в very high standard of раша. and Mr, 
otanists, 
and gardeners of Tr -—€ T & ege number 
abroad, who appreciate him the best 
Dutch author on шанага ртты and as а 
promoter rot horticulture in all branches. On the 
1st inst. a splendid banquet and cis was offered 
to the hero of the day, f had been потат 
Е паа of 
G 
the cu rato r's numerous ei: j^ congr ыы him. 
The mayor of the City of Leyden handed the cross 
and ribbon of a knight of the royal order of Orange 
Nassau, а distinction which has never _before been 
bestowed upon a horticulturist; the jubilee com- 
mittee offered a valuable gift with а nice album 
containing autographs of the subscribers; the old 
pupils supplied a highly interesting album containing 
autographs, photos, and other souven f former 
pupile, who are now in all parts of the world ; 
Professor SugIN GAR, the Director of the Botanic 
arden, made a most cordial speech; the Leyden 
-section of the Royal Netherlands Horticultural and 
Botanic Society appointed Мг, Wirrz a honorary 
member ; the Councils of this and other cere 
chrift 
voor Tuinbouw published a special „Witte eee 
e 
ac э 
splendid festival, and a which Мг. WirrE and 
those who were present will never forget. 
ENGLISH AMBER, — Professor Conwentz 
some interesting facts to state at th 
eee gegen to “that es 
Karge РЬ га ‘Journal, „%% ae 
oun Еяинов THINK or Us—a die- 
m Штабот to the Sun, of this 
that his y ir uie e has ch an enormous crop 
of Plums in Great Britain that the price of the fruit 
f. which is so little that it 
ne 
Eng- 
Plams imported from France. English farmers are 
It m h 
reasonable excuse for their oe to meet 
