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p ee in cultiva 
THE GARDENERS’ 
186 
Carruthers, F.R.S., the head of the Botanical 
онаа. British Museum ; Professor of Bota 
of bridge and ord; as e Botanical 
Societ Edinburgh, and to Professor Trail, Aber- 
deen University. In no case had tly the same 
en seen in the museums in the towns to 
which the fronds were sent ee e 
ern has n E ed,b [ 
o has 
erns a special study. "This gent 
Fern an approach to different forms o 
of the Lady Fern, and dec on ed 1 
pla cw Fili 
W. K. 
LUCULIA GRATISSIMA. — А s specimen of this, 
t 
planted out on a raise rder against the north 
wall of the Rose-house at Gunnersbury Park, is now 
8. 
freely flowerin plant covers a good space of 
wall, but the temperature of the house is у no 
mcans high, yet it does ager не Mies It is . 
lant that requires plenty of root and i 
appear impatient of too o va саар bak 
D. 
MANURES FOR VINES AND PEACHES.— For 
Vines and Peach trees I ves the following material 
0 
he ow f or 6 is t. of МК чөй. 
t water оп the lime to slack it, then carefully 
mix allthe materials well t , and oon as it 
has got well heated turn it over three or four times, 
when it is fit for u t the mix ut 1 inch 
thick all over the Vine borders, d bran and out, 
and then lightly fork it in operation give 
the inside a good watering with diluted liquid manure. 
I give my Vine ssing eve ear with 
this manure as soon as the а 
used this first-class fertiliser for many y years with the 
best results. It y c insects i in the soil and pre- 
vents mildew. W. Smythe, Basing Park. 
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 
NATURAL HISTORY DRAWINGS. — When the 
number of the Gardeners’ Chronicle of January 22 
reached me, I had that morning examined the collec- 
of 
Victo ; and another, light bis with 
greenish cent ish r—Margraf Carel 
an Baden Durlach. All thes Hyacinths are very 
double, as these old varieties used to an 
instances, and th of the present time are 
represented, by the double blue Van Speyck. Rose 
nvinci — ary е ed in Saint 
Simon's catalo f 1767, and in e Voorhelm’s 
Mar Carel van 
lists of 1753-1762, and 1773. 
Baden lach was d alre me. scarce in its 
time, as it is not found in 
y collections; double blue Glo oria 
in E e ve scarce ; 
i im kis ape is 
ere are 
` colour see painter, Pieter vus 
Loo, poe: 17 05-1770, v viz., a double red, unnamed ; 
white Duc 4 de Berry, still to be fount ur some 
ns, per rhaps ; - Б. blue Globe Celeste, still 
red La Beauté 
now 7 tote tali ly lost; double yellow 
е once so highly variety, still ge nerally 
white Erf van Nassau Weilburg, 
totaly ts and double le white 
CHRONICLE. 
[Feprvany 5, 1887. 
iere nero ne: а үа фе у which I do not 
ps, 
minute description of them on som 
her. J. H. Krelage, Haarlem, Juin y 95 22, 
sion or ot 
1887. 
SOCIETIES, 
NATIONAL CHRYSANTHEMUM. 
January 81,——Тһе annual general meeti ing of this 
Society t took place at the “Old Four Swans” Inn, 
vier: 9s. 'The opi 
. 4d., and of this sum 
. 6d. was mi i in Y The 
£14 one 14. on the 1885 a 
клы xor d to 
as reserve fund being 1ы Д 
а particularly ке ying charg aracter, and sets forth 
du “For the first time three shows have been held, 
and each in its way fully justified the new departure. 
The September show was a source o great interest, 
paring 
of те cany Serio varie- 
s show ыы 
assume still larger proportions. Of the Nov 
exhibition it is dris: needful to ens that it اا‎ 
that of an vious year, bot mber and 
quality of the exhibits The ف‎ uary show, in spite 
of the severity of the season, brought exhibits and 
visitors from all parts of Engla nd; and it was 
generally fiy chen opinion that, in promoting this 
exhibition, the Society и doing a most useful 
work, as it clearly proved that the season for ry- 
san nthemums s could be satisfactorily prolonged during 
mid-winter. 
ring 6 6 а new Catalogue of Chrysan- 
en issued, which has been well 
received in all qire, and the best thanks of 
Society are due to Messrs. Addison, vis, Payn 
1 Springbett for the time and care they h ad 
devoted to its mbi чуар fj 
“ Arrang s have been made with the Eis 
Aquarium Кой for secs holding three 
y 
This e tails a severe strain upon the resources P the 
S : : 
prize fund, or to become members only by 
continued kaa united efort t that the cdi of the 
ociety 
and report were adopted, 
o the Ro for their services. 
Ww rS were elected, and application 
from four societies for affiliation. Mr. E. Sanderson 
yer сее ed ы епё, Мг. R B i 
esi 
ows 
members, was then elected out of fifty can ارم‎ 
and it was resolved that for the future REE о 
the boly irt should sire a ee Лея Я 
-elec The Secretary ann : eligible E 
nced 
е pales for th ent year; nis the eal. : 
prize fund amounted to € fes A. special 1 
committee was appointe ge the schedal ed - 
prizes and suggest dates for the exhibition Several — 
gestions were made for the improveraeií ofthe — 
schedule, and these were referred tothe Schedulesub- — 
committee e proceedi гаа closed y vith a hearty _ 
vote of thanks to the Cha 
ROYAL BOTANICAL OF MAN. 
CHESTER. 
AxNvaL Mererinc.—The fifty-ninth annual meet- — 
ing of the proprietors of the Botanical Gardens at 
T w 
der- 
ding. The report of the — 
zen. po EY pa? was taken 
wi е 
spending bie amount of mone if they had 
n n ed tinis of valu able plats would 
e parted with or pu e. Another 
— of the increase of the debt was на diminution 
the receipts from d various shows, in conse- 
аа of the bad weathe 
Mr. Samuel Barlow, in pes the motion, said 
ourable position of the 
alance-sheet, mie be 
the real cause of the unfav 
Society, as shown in the ba 
; : б 
new Р; 1-house 
he expe alm-house would, he 
Komm complete. thei expenditure for a long time 
£8000 
E 
а Б 
c 
to co Something like had been spent 
dê1 the 1 ee years, an rdens were 
ow in a wo ul state of efficiency. The contents 
of the Palm-house wou e of gre 
would form one of leading attractions of the 
ens during the forthcoming Jubilee Exhibi 
Several gentlemen having called attention to the 
rights of shareholders and тте. ibers wit 
‚ Bruce Findlay (Secret s ind Curator) bene 
that the ticket arrangem be : 
T Commit ee ай "the 
of the Jubilee t 
Botanical Society had been left in the hands of Sir 
h Lee, representing the former, and Mr. 
representing th ap of these names wi 
re с 
t th dn Ба result of their co-operati 
would be for the benefit of all conce cerned. Mr. 
with the ei dnd h had been тне рну у 
fo the sete the Society. 
—Life mem 
r some further discussion, Mr. A. H. н. ойыу 
. J. France seconde d, a motion in a 
ha 
proprietors unless d 
xs to them shall admit the ба on all occ 
