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NovEwBER 30, 1895. 
THE GARDENERS’ 
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ance of the plant in the hall was distinct and fine, and it 
probably ited int t tt y other exhibit. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, 
Mr. В, ie: nurseryman, Maidenhead, had a collection of 
t “Gold, a small Primrose-coloured n narrow- talled 
ree, cha брз in sprays, and promising * kor 
work. Mrs. Ellen Newbold, a pale 
yellow eger — broad petalled, of good size аза 
decorative variety, and pleasing shape. r prom: 
market Men and incurved, Bonnie Dundee, earl se ina true 
ved red 
incur form, the colours of Lord e, but less of reddish- 
brown and more of gold, а charming — j 5 variety. In 
addition — were Oceana, а broad-pe wer of the 
Morel type, white, with a delicate pink suffasion ; 
Walter Owen, reddish cerise, w ith a zy-yellow reverse, 
мез x кон елы Clot ioe 
rom Mr. LLS, Earlswood, Redhill, came incurved Sir 
Trevor Lawrence, a very promising white flower of the Queen 
nnaffon w 
several cases as an incurv 
rom Mr. W. 81 
ED "Mrs, CRA 
and full * mhisg се 
ement, which will make a very acceptable pat чэ 
variety (Award of Merit). 
J. JoNES, Ryecroft N es, Lewi , came 
Japanese ep m pale li EAA 'with peng stripes 
vum purple n: of Merit); Major Bonnaffon, in fine cha- 
racter; Mrs. Purcell, idi is purplish-pink, with silvery 
erse, а ovel incurved Ја ; and Olive Ochree, 
a reverse, mu ed, and 
Mr. 
Woah Jc — Weybridge, Mrs. W. [7A eig cian 
a promising variety, a mixture of yellow-salmon and bronze ; 
& handsome refl variety. From Mr. 
pton, a fi panese, 
Dart, which was recommended an Award of Merit as a 
valuable market and decorative variety. 
Orchid нө 
ы 
E. “Hill, H. - 
red T. Statter, 
man, Y. Н. White, 
and H. M. Poll 
thin one so far as the БЫ. — con- 
ed, the only group ^, = extent being staged by Messrs. 
cern y M 
F. SANDER & Co., and for which they received а 
Silver —— Medal. у of the group was com 
es of — ш hybrid Calanthes, varying in 
ee e urple. Among them 
р 
were С. —— C. x Wm. Murray, C. x 
5 v x Clive, and C. x Haro 
Messrs. DER’S 
(Es ШЕ C. 
rs, with 
F. Hurabiotii — be diet 
group were Phaio-C Calanthe K Arnoldiana, Pescatorea Leh- 
Р. Klabochoru whi te Bollea tear imei 
polystachys, Brassia Lewisi ii, Leelia — 
naria Suzanne; Sophronitis grandiflora, Odon 
tonense album, Miltonia Schroderiana, some fine rend 
Crpripediume, а and the singular Bulboph crassipes. 
To Messrs. LINDEN, l'Horticulture Internationale, Pare Leo- 
pold, — — the honour of takin the д 
mannii, rum, and She 
bet w - Stonei platytenium a nd C. concolor, and named C 
X platycolor, It had orescence 
one bud, the flowers lin size to those of C. x lawre, 
white, flushed with тозе, with purple 
sepals petals (Award it). ink TREVOR Law- 
RENCE also showed Arundina Philippi, a i 
terminal sprays of rose flowers . , like small A. 
bambuseefolia (Botanical Certificate), 
being k very effective manner 
(Award of Merit); and € е х plumosum (barbatum 
NS, Royal Nursery, King’s 
enc showed the he singular уы — — — 
W. and the two species from w t was 
derived. — is occasion it n Award of Merit. 
Messrs. V kon showed the pretty 8 Dendrobium 
9 with brilliant orange -ooloured flowers (Botanical 
Certifi eum 
J 
W. E. Esq., Leyswood, Groombridge (gr., Mr. E. 
Bri ine. ined po x T Miss Williams pea - x 
labiata Gaskelliana), with pretty rosy-lilac flow 
orim: son blotch | on the lip; and C, labiata, Temples — 
G. L. MER, Esq., vo amm) Trowbridge (gr., Mr. 
Chas. — sent x Madeline (bellatulum x 
rgus), w. te flowers, 3 with purple, 
arn Court, Horsham, showed 
Cypripedium x Warnhamensis (Curtisii x philippinense). 
Mr. pre gr. to the Marchioness of LONDONDERRY, Plas 
Court, Nort . 4487 sent Leelia anceps. 
ow & Co., Clapton, showed Oncidium 
` t 1 D int N, 
* J 
Wrexham, sent Cattleya 
alanthe (named 
-yellow (Botanical Certificate); Masdev: 
aurea, in which the flowers have large patches of clear yellow 
— e sepals (Award of Merit) ; and 
pretty Phaius — — E M» with white flowers 
vac chrome-yellow face to 
‚ SWINBURNE, Esq., — — 4 Winchcombe, sent 
А-и ч m (Harrisianum х villosum). 
Fruit — 
ux d enc 
50 577 and 
steh Jo ов. ч 
hes, 
fruit — few. Th нин P these was 
a 1 of Apples and Pears from Nurseries 
8, J. CHEAL & Sons, Crawley, which . 100 dishes. 
go ost rote of the Apples, by reason x hone стз 
ere Blenheim Ог bsto 
size or good colour 
Анашов, Jubilee, New Ha 
Cox's Orange RC bart 
Peasgood's Nonsuch, Cox Hereford Beefing, and Bis. 
marck. Of the last-named; exbefletit fruits in regard to both 
colour кї 
size shown, whilst their fresh. 
nce proved that they will keep well for some time longer 
(Silver Knightian Medal). 
There were 2 exhibits of seedling Apples, including 
posed Seedling, а arrenden-like fruit, but a eo keeper, 
fore the doni iut tab on а previous occ е com- 
russety spots and 
otch its rather flat-looking, with deep eye, would 
exhibit same on a future occasion. 
A variety named Palmer’s Favourite was shown by M F 
Jno. Laine & Sons, Forest Hill Nurseries, London, S. W.; and 
8 one named Christmas Pe armain, was shown by Mr. 
ҮТНЕЗ; and a double ee caused 2 — Жаша of 
ewe fruits, was from Mr. Н, A BY, Dorking, Surrey. 
Messrs, LANE & Son, Ber eee, exhibited excellent 
specimens of their Apple Lane’ s Prince "Albert, 2 from 
Than n 
Mr. Jno. Crook, gr. to W. H. - EVANS, Esq. Forde 
Chard, showed a dish of small red онно 
Late m 
to of the Perfection type, named Nield's Seedling, 
aus by Mr. W, NIELD — ultural College, Cheshire, 
and was referred to Chiswi. ж for 
A dish of Jerusalem — Vilmorin’s New White, 
was shown by Mr. WYTHES, and also a of Wythe’s Seed- 
ling Potato, a kidney, from a cross Prolific 
and 
in April last, were exhibited by Mr. Farr, gr. to A. PEARS, 
Ex. Spring Grove, Isleworth ; the exhibit well 
— Earl of Percy, Syon House, Brentford 
ted 
leworts, were all represented torious produce. 
— Sprouts we эү Veitch’s Exhibition and Sutton’ в 
latter аз being а variety, 
sprouts from base to apex 
E Den. th 
hickly furnished with small close 
ilver Knightian Medal) 
ИЙНИН 
E 3 
Lecture on — Culture. 
The lecture in the afternoon was ture, 
by Mr, Jas. Mason, a market — Alter ery a alluding 
to the botanical affinities and characteristics fee 
as well as its native habitata, the lecturer —— 
the 
уеде was convenient to the grower in regard to 
it long easily packed, and of comparatively 
E weight. 
ъъ рр ay morse ai seeds, Mr. Mason had 
"rni insist on 
„= if sown in 
autumn were very liable to rot: on the other hand, the 
groun ally too dry during Ma g 
as freely as was desi: rable, Seed should be 
the land should have been given a win ter 
by bes trenching, and afterwards Maren ed 
m should be to secure really , Strong 
plante! v the following March, Five or six pounds: of pus would 
year. In regard to land, the 
DA d а, Val M. pes e uu) MN 
-— in permanent beds, 
If green Asparagus was required оп y, the crowns need not 
be deep, about 3 rary of soil and mulching being quite 1 * 
cient; but there several ad ith 
dee 
van 
eep-earthin арч teak as а — f 
from — light, and atmosphere, The buds were much beti 
also, n would advise a medium course 
5 or 6 parte of matter above the roots 
good manure, and should be 
der at . 
be well to throw way. 
The French method "et. bal athens was then alluded to, Mr. 
Mason saying that the French growers planted at greater 
distance apart, at greater depth, o_o obtained 
fewer ** buds " En, 
grow should 
toothed ed knife always 22 for 
soon аз the “ buds” were about 2 inch 
pM. was ithe best time to cu In 
hat — — easily cultivate Asparagus 
ure for their tables the finest 
ULSTER HORTICULTURAL. 
М№оукмвев 12.—The above society held its annual 
Chrysanthemum, fruit, and ag d show on 3 
above date in the Great Hall, Belfast. The 
ifest 
ing ү” finest з 
parts. The exhibits were of high order of 
pw &nd their number more than doubled those of 
The rockwork set up by Mr. : Curator of the Belfast 
great 
was а of attraction for visitors. 
The sheet of water, the. 8 de crossed, the 
— 7 — — 
and an edging of Ivy and moss gave the whole 
— — finish. 
Passing long lines yacinths, Mignonette, 
bouquets іп great numbers, Carnations, and table e plants, the 
—— — — H. Dickson, viz., 
foliage plants, both hardy and n great varie ety, flowering 
plants, Conifers, and — which a Ist prize was 
awarded. Other varied and attractive grou ps came from the 
same exhibitor. 
The PARKS COMMITTEE sent their quota, consisting of 
