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THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
[Frznnvanr 12, 1887. 
to take — for purposes of medicine, and eni 
seda, Saponaria, Carduus, besides a very handso 
yellow паа which we have not уеб identified. 
At Zindijan, one of the few Afghan villages which 
Dr. Aitchison visited, there was a considerable 
amount % cultivation, which, however, was much de- 
teriorated by a continual deposit of sand Pam. across 
the river from the low hills on its right b To 
such an extent did this sand ст that por- 
tions of the village have been already submerged, and 
р drifts have formed on the weather side of all 
the walls, Where there was much of this sand spread 
over the ads гона the turf consisted solely of 
Flantago m 
5 1 1 to f 
which 
rugs are extracted, such. as alban , Am 
c. and his paper contained A full пах я 
list of all the B oues collected, with descriptions of 
the new speci 
SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. 
Tuts meeting was узус: on Tuesday. February 8, 
in the cramped qua rush-r dy ad in the 
Albert Hall. A инаая display wa e by 
variou e n wit rimula hune forced 
Narcissus, Freezia refracta, Hellebores in variety, 
hionodoxa Lucili, and so iverse early 
i ] е апа сһоїсе 
ruit ittle бв ‘which t 
employ its d sonay few dishes of seedling Aidis 
being the only it 
Floral Committee. 
: G. F. Wilson, rode in dr. >= апа 
. Wilks, М. T. Masters, С. H. 
ines, el j ah 
H. Timm E. Hill, J. Hudson, and Ре 
hids came from the ursery o f Mr. 
W. Ball, С "Chelsea, reins of сә. pam of Cattleya 
rian, —V pale form, of fair size 
ы чакылдай the lip a slightly deeper tinge of ros 
than the rest of the flower; ind, ‘leo 
with pale pink sepals and petals, lip purple 
D, amethyst a 
ata, carrying a densely set 8 e of 
n tipped and spotted white flow 
collection of n owers of var species of 
sent by MM. Манаты ae ny 
ropurpureum 
of the ramus distinct and large, and of А peculiar 
velvety appearance rogare sulphur 
ae = cuspidatum were itii flowe 
— >; Blenheim (gr, М 
Bethel). showed the adm sh Lelia ps Stella. 
R.J 
Severa i ri 
rved, as C. yellow and red 
with dorsal l edged, many are, with white ; 
C. mue caper a gon ©. понра grandis, 
'H. Mo Pollett lett, Kk "Bi aqi (gr,, Mr. Parkes) 
о ck ey m. r. Parkes), 
exhibited Odon Odontoglossum c rispum 1 inum, а 
Ц flower, borne on a large spike; 
disposed 
great уа over the white ground of almost all 
parts of the flov 
From the m centre of ا‎ good things— 
Studley ione bey iet; s Bus . G. Tautz, Esq., 
came Cypripedium Boxalli strum. a healthy well- 
wn exa wer from w together with 
a re, tee i be found on p. 210 of this issue. 
ick, Esq. (gr, Mr. H. Heimes), 
Oldfield “Bickley was the exhibitor of Phalenopsis 
Casta—a р carrying a say of three open flowe 
and three a OY ana, a fin ant witl 
thirt rs on the solitary ae. The beautiful 
owers Mus ees developed, mmaculate 
col The curious Че | bellinum, bearing 
one short pike on an established plan 
Ano E 
'Thom oni, эы 
lip, that seems out‏ و 
razza, an 
a, and rey a семы е 
SERENE ЫН Шш 
—Brightness, a semi-double, of a crimson and lilac 
colour— found recognition from the committee, | 
M Pa Son heshunt, brought Iris 
histrio, in flower, as lifted from vod. open border, and 
which had grown without protec 
Mr. Darbyshire, gr d ins Balst 
d e, Es Tim 
Manchester, ex xhibite q., timperley, 
d a flower- stalk and pseudobulb 
of Cala eei сея e surpassin 
Colle of Narcissi, pre alia pendula, 
and Fre reesias, were sent by Messrs. Collins Bros. & 
Gabriel, Waterloo Road; ue Sons, 
39, оа 
King Street, Covent ааа пе Ж Hale 
a ttenham. The last nd exhibi the had 
ы кєє ‘the more varied collection, e excellently Бо 
Aceras 
T-CLASS CERTIFICATES. 
For Lreaste pim Measuresiana, shown by Mr. 
B. S. Willia 
For e sinensis Snowflake, shown by Messrs, 
J. Veitch & Son 
dad Trias easi Brightness, shown by Mr. J. 
Jam 
Fic. 58.— xrHALIUM VAPORARIUM: A FUNGUS DESTRUCTIVE TO PLANTS IN PROPAGATING HOUSES 
AND PINE STOVES. 
A large number of Primula pts (500, in nine- 
teen moe чие cn by A James Carter & 
Co., High Hol were of a uniform 
he 
dwarf habit, i "vob се but owing to queen 
been pushed on in time for the m meeting, the foliage 
саси flowers showed a trifle of flabbiness and want of 
substance, 
af Red, a 
flower of large size, well “filled. M the c edge ; Fern 
leaf Elaine, an excellent white ; tie.” a 
ower о colour of M: Liles Violet; and 
1.& ем ‘Swanley, showed 
grou "ibus Fern-leaf Primula White Per- 
fection, previous certificated. Flowers and foliage 
are both ve, making the plant of much value 
tch & Sons, Chelsea, showed their 
Primula чу a flower less frilled than some 
nurseries. 
B. S. Williams, Victoria Nurseries, Upper 
Holloway , contributed 
full of flow 
1 er: 
is ue рен Measuresiana, and rie dé Hw 
ta Queen, a very good vari 
Mr. J. Jam y good variety. Slough, came 
three new varieties of Rts! sinensis, one of which 
(SEE P 
Primula sinensis Purity, shown by Mr. J.‏ اا 
For r Odontoglossum leopardinum, shown by H.M. 
Pollett, E 
= Pachystoma Thomsoni, shown by W. Vanner, 
Primula sinensis White Perfection, shown by 
Mo Canne ll & Sons 
MEDALS. 
Silver-gilt Banksian to = Т. S. Ware, for group 
of Daffodils and hardy pla of 
Silver-gilt Banksian to "Ms. W. Bull, for group 
з priel, 
Silve r Ban ksian to a Collins Bros. & Ga 
for mre of Daffod кё 
Silver Banksian to M J. Carter & Co. 
collection of Primulas 
rise "Messrs, P. Barr & Son, for 
a of Daffod 
Fruit Committee. 
Pr ET parae Rivers, Esq., pls 
ain nyard, J. Smith, W. "yaren, 
Norman H. Pe 
wley 
a Кес fruit, 
d puce in E de was shown 
rseryman, 4 St 
Troughton, 
E d 
"Me W. Taylor, " Osbonte ursery, Hampton, €* 
n pots, 
- hibited fruit trees in 
