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MEETINGS. 
Royal Hortieultural Society Ccm- 
qUE3DAY, DEC, 10 m — at Drill Hall, West- 
LES 
Dutch Bulbs, 3 Бас Ретеп- 
MONDAY, DEc, of "ы ail к m d E at Protheroe & 
Gre кой ior; puis Lilies, Roses, 
THURSDAY, DEC. 12 Herbaccous Plants, (— бий», 
Rooms, 
chids тен —— i Sander & 
FRIDAY, DEC. 10 co enl at Morris 
CORRECTED AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE ENSU- 
G WEEK, DEDUCED FROM THE OBSERVATIONS 
ot. FORTY-THREE YEARS, AT CHISWICK.— 40*.8. 
Last week we 3 ке весопа 
Fpping Forest. report of the Comm ers a 
pointed by the City Corporation to 
ing of the trees throughout t the Forest generally. 
This report practically exonerates the Forest Con- 
servators. In a large area of 5542 acres, tenanted 
largely by“ gaunt pollard Hornbeams,” which must 
wid tigre d F J J 5 
trees springing up, which must in time displace 
these said pollards, there is room for difference 
of opinion as how best to keep up the character 
of the wood as a “ natural forest," in terms 
of the Act of 1878, There is not much occasion 
2 wonderment at those lovers of trees and 
under - growth of miscellaneous 
demseiption, who live on the spot, protesting 
in the public prints, Unfortunately, the noisiest 
illustrated, If the controversy were confi 
the proper piae where arborioulture is appre- 
iated and un rstood, the wild ideas of irre- 
sponsible мын would never be published, 
labours by the unanimous finding of the experts, 
In а forest of this kind, which has not been a 
acrentatian nf +h 
єс VCI IIl 
at least sinoe the days of wholesale lopping 
began, it is desirable to have as many and as 
Марн features as possible, 
man ded 
them. It is delightful to see how those Thorns 
protect the seedling Oaks, Beeches, and Horn- 
beams from the bite of саўе, and the pro- 
geny rearing its head above eye-level, will 
establish itself, and become one of the new 
features in time to come. Moreover, there are 
many hundred acres through which itis scarcely 
possible to crawl, so close are the tree-stems, and 
the canopy of leaves shuts out completely the 
light of heaven from t e ground, rin any 
attempt at herbaceous life rearing its 
In certain portions of а. aisi 
which there has, in time past, been a good d eal 
of heated controversy, many of the Beech trees 
are magnificent specimens, and possibly, in time 
past the thinning has been a little severe, more 
especially as no underwood will oome up under 
the dense shade of the Beech, and the clearings 
have not been bold enough to ensure a young 
crop of seedling trees in the intervals. About 
` Theydon Manor, especially the high wood, Beech 
is the feature, and it ought to be maintained 
There is a pleasing sensation, almost equal to 
walking over a Turkey carpet, to tread upon a 
thick layer of Beech leaves. 
The chief seat of the Oaks is in Bury, or 
Hawkwood, and there has been a unanimous ex- 
pression of opinion as to the conservation of these 
trees ; indeed, the report says, “ We attach great 
importance to retaining the character of this 
portion of the Forest as an Oak wood, and we 
would recommend that nothing further be done 
here beyond the gradual olearing-out of the 
pollard Hornbeams. If Oaks 
the character of the remainder. It is exceedingly 
desirable to show boles of Oaks as well as tops 
to е forest е: and after the Hornbeams 
een seen 
encircling ‘shelter of the underwood, room should 
be made by judicious thinning, even of the Oaks 
themselves, for the growth of fine trees, and the 
formation of picturesque groups. They do much 
better in this wood than in the adjoining pad- 
dock, opposite the Royal Forest Hotel in Ching- 
ford Earl's Manor. aks here seem to be 
8s aged as any speoimens throughout the Forest, 
but they have neither attained bulk nor altitude, 
and seem to be in the downgoing period of their 
existence, Such fine examples of Oak pollards 
as are to be seen in Lord's Bushes, one of the off- 
shoots in Hatch Manor, ought to be preserved, 
The underwood, especially the Hollies, i is making 
fine headway 
life at once shows the fertility of this spot, 
The Birch is making headway wherever the 
forest fires have stamped out tree-life, 
some charming young trees of this, which, with 
a beautiful pendent habit aud к foliation, 
well meriting the title of Lady of 
Common Crab (Pyrus Malus), is encouraged and 
has not been pollarded; it is beautiful with its 
abundance of flowers in spring, and its fruits 
which generally are plentiful, and which the 
herd of deer eat with great avidity 
The picturesque undulating ground on the one 
side of the New Road, comprising many salient 
spots both in Loughton Manor and in Theydon Bois 
Manor, admits of making many vistas which 
would greatly relieve the eye of the visitor, pe 
up for miles, so to speak, within living walls 
trees, and so does thecorresponding ground on te 
other side of the New Road, particularly in some 
parts of Sewardstone Manor and Waltham Holy 
CHRONICLE. 
[Окскмвкв 7, 1895, 
Cross Manor, in order to open up the ni 
pastoral scenery beyond the river І, 
rides and beaten irregular paths over the hid 
generally lead to scenery which is shut ont from 
the eye and which is worth opening up, and thus 
enhancing the forest effects, It has hit 
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and then the 
masses of Furze, and Ling, and Heath, doing 
battle together кре there is headroom and 
light are simply charming—all the more во ы 
there is breadth of space. 
In such a large area as this, so near a great 
city, it would not be ont of place, neither would 
it be entrenching upon the reading of the con- 
ditions of transfer from the Crown to the public, 
to clear an area free from Hornbeam Pollards 
ferous trees of other countries for general grati- 
fication and study They need not be distributed 
to alter the character of the forest, but a collec- 
tion of them suitably arranged would form 
splendid object lessons for all who cared to profit 
by them, Although the Act says that the 
natural aspect of the forest is to be preserved at 
all times as far as possible, it also says that the 
forest is to be “ kept as a place of recreation and 
enjoyment" to all. This, in our opinion, would 
be a place of enjoyment to шапу, ав it would 
enable them to see the arboreal wealth of other 
countries, “ no one daring to make them afraid.” 
BEGONIA INCOMPARABILIS X.— One of the most "1 
arkable exhibits at the last meeting of the Royal 1: 
pubescence of a pretty pi 
inflorescence is nearly 2 feet in rale standing "i 
up above the foliage, and bears 
pubescence 
acquisition of so remarkably fine a plant. 
Our ALMANACK.—Secretaries of monte, 
Societies and others, are earnestly requested 1o 
ward —À the dates of Show Fi 
Meetings of Botanical and Horticultural Societies 
of any kind for 1896, for insertion in the 
to be published in our issue for January 4. 
THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL Society TP 
next Fruit and Floral meetings of the Rojal 
cul i 
usual at 12 
will take place at 3 Рм 
NATI Y.—At the Societ)! “ 
ATIONAL Rose SOCIET te [онш 
Crystal Palace shows in 1896 and 1897, 
case the first prize will be a 
and £2, second prize £2, and the third it ру 
— Silver Cup must be won twice (not 
o years in succession), before it 
ннд of the exhibitor, The 
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