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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 453 
entries was 540 as compared to 360 last year. 
Mr. Dorrren міти himself contributed for 
and Mr. Perry from Mr. Wanz's, Tottenham 
and we understand that they expressed great 
satisfaction at the display put before them. 
were competed for and 
addition to varieties of narrate ык: were 
classes for Chionodoxa, Anemones, Айган пеаро- 
litanum,. H yacinths, чемнер аы and Freesias. 
A little wholesome agitation of like character 
might develope and even create similar pros- 
perity in another island of larger dimensions! 
THE GARDENERS’ ROYAL BENEVOL 
The oe announcement well latens: ‘the 
benefits which this -Society канаи and the claims 
it has on du support of gardene 
* Died, on the 25th ult., Mrs. SUSANNAH FALCONER, 
at Cheam, aged ninety-two, widow of the late JAMES 
y a 
Park, n. He subscriber of a guinea a- 
year to the institution jer. "o years (and also a 
member of the committee). аад атре 
his widow, the hon ased, was a ed e pension 
list, ا‎ any election. at the age p" E 
hence she has been on list for twenty-nine years, 
and БС received the sum of £356 ”—a pretty good 
return for £15 15s. «крейда а. 
AND NATIONAL DAHLIA SHOW.—As copies 
of the schedule of prizes have, as we are informed, 
been issued without an intimation of the fact that 
the Turner Memorial Prize and th 
particular Pam ny on is not actually 
a trader. T ss for nine bigis Dahlias 
may include init e know ers, and 
shaded flow 
that for nine ol Dahlias -T flaked 
or striped, lace-edged and tipped flower: 
АМАВАВОҮА PRINCEPS.—Judging from the 
figure in the February number d the Z/ustration 
Hort orticole, this is indeed a superb plant. It has the 
чыыр ribbed leaves, purple on the under surface, as 
wers are 
С whic 
ut the Бошай details are 
N, whose com- 
petence in the m atter is is universally acknowledged, 
declares it to constitute a new genus, This magni- 
ficent species is a native of New Granada. 
E GARDENERS’ ORPHAN FUND. —At a meet- 
ing My the iin co Committee, held on Friday the 
25th ult., 
+; 
th 
чс т elimina 
+h 
The tre reasurer, W. RICHARDS, 4l, енен. {те 
Covent Garden, W.C., announced a T2 sum аз 
already paid into the bank. The Chai r. 
GEORGE Dear, ате а всһеше for consideration, 
which жаз discussed, and 
сет pd be fairly | calculated on. Аз us 
in gt ape 
the means should come forward 
publicly at dines p facilitate the work of those on 
whom will fall the burden of floating the schem 
e - Barron, Royal Horticultural ee Chiswick, 
is the Hon, Secretary, and to him ; the Treasurer 
promises of ‘support ‘or, Шы still, donations, 
should be at once sent. des pa ae number 
rit us to sugges е 
enefit прий especially for gar- 
deners out of мушей, 
these proposals are in а minority, while at the 
meetings hitherto held the Orphan Fund has secured 
the ù 
ad 
s which might be 
raised to the formation of a new чу нн of this class; 
it will, we think, be well to dismiss this proposal 
from serunt nod and to енун ourselves 
to promoting the success of the Gar ' Orphan 
Fund. Thee se who prefer to lider Aliiseivis to 
& benefit society are advised to communieate with 
the Secretary of the United се е 
and Benefit Society, Mr. W. Corriws, The Gardens, 
Chevos House, erases 8 бой, Chips Park, 8, W: 
LEWISHAM AND ои FLORAL SOCIETIE 
~The Grand Sum une a and Floral ano 
will be held on July 20 and 21. 
BIRMINGHAM AND THE QUEEN’S VigiT.—In 
decorations and illuminations the Midland hard- 
4 wn came out wel 
ar 
morning of the 
weather ruled the day, and the utmost enthusiasm 
prevailed: Plant-decoration was adopted to a great 
extent in the fine pavilion erected for the lay- 
i one ceremony by HER 
AJESTY, 
at The Council-house, stately, 
spacious yet and in the interior of the banquet- 
ing-room groups of plants were also placed. It was 
at the Town Hall, however, where the reg Mun 
was necessarily brought into play, and 
arrangements were general. About the dais лев 
nd 
Palms and Ferns, white Lilacs, Lily of the 
Valley, Maréchal Niel Roses, and newer sorts 
of Clematises in small pots trained over the 
mirrors, gave a most sena effect. The other 
private rooms, chief entrance to the ha 
corridors, were all álled in with plants. The 
s e of this work w ntrust to Mr. W. 
eM the manager of S NIEMAND’s n 
as the supply of two 
але А Pigs by the Ma 
tation to в Masesty and Princess Henry 
Battenburg proe than plants were илен by 
т. Spinks, including many fine specime 
Mr. CHARL Jinn, whose celebrated bifida of 
Orchids at Silly Oak is well known, supplie 
eon-room 
a 
fro of the shop, in ich stic - work 
vas largely used, with cut evergreens, and 
balconies and k of flowers; and г 
CHE AN pei Nurseries, pre- 
sented a handsome bouquet to the Mayorxss, and 
supplied another for presentation to the QUEEN FBP 
the children of King Edward’s Grammar School, 
RURAL ECONOMY.—Dr. GILBERT has been re- 
elected m the Sibthorpian Professorship of Rural 
Economy in the University of € ord, and will con- 
tinue his lectures on the experiments carried out for 
the last forty years at Rot We learn that 
itis probable these lectures will svn be pub- 
lished, and will form a systematic mary, in a use- 
period been аи. 
JEAN JAQUES Kickx. — Our Belgian friends 
have sustained most severe losses of late, and we 
deeply regret to have to add to the list the name of 
and Presiden 
He was чт P Ghent died in ane same 
city on Mare Professor Kicxx, the son of an 
eminent botanist, was modest and retiring, ө so that 
those 
as genial as he was well read. 
School of Horticulture Professor 
lately over the jubilee festivities in honour of his 
colleague, Professor PYNAERT. 
SPRING FLOwERS.— The Daily News of the 28th 
ult. gives its readers a nice little lesson in natura 
history and botanical geography. The illustrationé 
it makes use of are of near kin to the extraordinary 
Gooseberry, but, as will be noted, they differ by 
flowering at this season, while the berry in question 
bein arrives at летно n during DS e parliamentary 
ecess, The herborising excursion which our con- 
ашу їпү sak us to “sha are is one full of interest 
and entertainment. Fond as we 
rambles and of indulging in a “look round” a go 
collection of plants, we et rar ачы ехрегїепсей во 
much improvement of our minds as been afforded 
‘Our raten n be allowed 
Tane, the Lythru 
Italian, ae Geranium reached us from Flanders, 
the Fuchsia comes ee th rt 
d перна ү presume. 
What 
ik journals, prer ng 
HÛ their own special- 
ties, were to take to dilating on political topics, we 
ear the Y 
contemporary, ref à admission of such astounding 
presentments in e departme ent does not run the 
aking ‘atthe in others. We make an 
offer to our contemporary. We, sux pondo like most 
of our colleagues of the horticultural Pre 
rvices as “editor f course, conside 
that we аайы to save them from the commission 
f such terrifie blunders, our terms will be propor- 
tionately high. 
THE HELLEBORES AT Kew.—The Hellebores 
n the rockwork at Kew are still in full bloom, the 
rid 
jiuk of flower being extraordinary. A hybri 
tween H. colchicus and H. guttatus in parti 
e masses of purplish 
abchasicus have purple flowers, H. 
flowers of livid hu ue, while TL ' intermedius has the 
greeu on the in 
flus hed 4 wit “ith rose, H. olympicus, cht Н. 
orientalis white. 
AT GARAWAY'S NURSERIES. 
A grand display of Hyacinths is now to be seen in 
Messrs. omer Durdham Down Nurseries, 
to all who may feel disposed to 
3 maak as there will be no spring show at 
r 
Pam of 300 bulbs are flowered, a great number 
of them being in excellent condition, and afford a 
See tbe ee eS i а М Se ona Re OR ok a es See Ce PE AL. 
