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Fruit was limited. Strawberries were good. 
Those and the Lady Downes Grapes from Mr. 
McKelvie, Broxmouth, being especially fine. Excel- 
lent Pines were tabled by Mr. Murray, Culzean, 
which Mns lst prize, and Mr. McIntyre came in a 
good 2 
зь were both plentiful and good; а good 
deal of excellence being noticed among forced 
subjects, such as Potatos, Peas, and Kidney Beans. 
$соттїзн HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. 
The first meeting for the session of the Scottish 
al E wow was held on 
of April 5, at 5, St. Andre 
Mr. IRE Laird, yep ES delivered the inau 
address. He said ]tural exhibitions were 
a great power for or There were, however, exhibi- 
ould be far better if 
tions and exhibitions, and it w 
shows 
where they could get the 
best training. Edinburgh Evening News, April 6. 
SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. 
TUESDAY, APRIL z —This relatively small тек d 
ust be r ne of much interest, not so much 
on account ofthe Me display of the genus Narcissus, 
but for Pie maree ae зас own plants fro 
Roya Gar s, Kew, and from Pendell Court ; a 
few fine дне of Cattleya and Odonto; lossum, 
and cut blooms, and flow 
early growers 
DNE from their friends a the Atlan’ 
едән States. em phe 
Jn ds their long journey, that all sorts of 
possibilities 
A fal teas mass of colour was afforded by Messrs. 
H. Lane’s group of Azalea mollis, placed most 
suitably on the floor of the conservatory, 
Floral Committee. 
Present — G. F. Wilson, Esq. in the chair; 
and 2 Rev. т T Es Douglas, hu 
Hibberd Benne Duffi 
Fraser, C. noble е, С. Tier А A.M. Pollett, A. TJ 
Turner, W. Goldri Masters J. 
. Lowe, А. Bra don R. Dea 
a сенир, J. O'Brien, E. Hill, В, 
W: Pus, F. "Hud 
essrs. W. Pau al & si Waltham Cross, showe d 
specimens of Rose Puritan, Tea 
and cut blooms. _ 
anon variety of H.P. Rose named Mrs 
dwarf w мас 
of eedoverng habit, and foliage 
the siz id din of c са Вох 
ined as seat Pobre: Rose 
ORCHIDS, 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[Àrri 16, 1887, 
SS We sheic three varietics of Cattleya Trianæ 
d frcm F. Wigan, Esq., Stone, Staff E 
mauve tints were very чш and the orange stain 
in A throat less so than in the flowers ues n b 
F. de Rothschild, Waddesdon, Aylesb бу (ғ, 
Мт. A. Bradshaw). The last nam ed was il Yel T tight 
coloured form, approaching white, the stain of orange 
in the tube very deep іп tint and over a large area, 
e Пр being finely frilled. 
. Wigan ha . A well Liga a E of Den- 
arobiam Findleyanum in y : -siz 
Messrs. J. Lai bo d spei a d Park N 
уга Forest Hill, ene a p capitally i: plant 
of robium тата И Я е ring pseudo- 
Ыы geek inr ng t A Cul ка Certificate was 
given: two small biet is of Сайта ым, 
with a ut rortwo on each, came from the 
nurse 
Bé Schroder had the white variety of Odonto- 
lossum Pescatorei var. virginalis, quite pure in colour 
but for the large vc crest. 'Th 
0 s six 
Parks), Oldfield, 
Bickley, sent k ай х of Cutler amethy stina, 
in which t colour was remarkably goo ; Cym- 
bidium A Philbrick's eru & white flower, 
described in the Gardeners’ ME cle, May 8, 1886. 
J. T. Gabriel, Esq., 6, Palace Road, Streatham 
Hill, sent н аи anum, Gabriel's 
varie уз; a 'Ттїапг, Gabriel’s variety ; Odon- 
toglo sg ic anum, the latter of handsome 
mar ing. 
МТ n, Esq., Stone, Staffordshire (gr., Mr. 
W. Bivens) ed Odontoglossum crispum, Thomp- 
son’s variety—a magnificent flower, nearly 6 inches 
out substan have a 
across and or sto e e flowers 
w nd bold spots of pe 
I and numbered nine on the robust spi 
retty hybrid Uii 4 leweorrhoda x Roca 
а gin albiflora Vei 
on's nurse e Я р 
slightly depressed fro e horizonta 
havea tw ist o 
OTHER PLANTS. 
A miscellaneous collection of рес came from 
the nurseries of Messrs. J. Veit ons, of 
is 
еч үйө some previously certificated. » ea 
obtusa nana, a Japan s ies with small white flowers ; 
Pieris japonica, numbers of чуу. ен of Which 
were loaded with racemes o 
F. Wilson, Esq., Wisley, exhi bi 
hybrid Hellebores, large in 
various 
and high 
isplay of бна 2 
a finely flowered plant of еен ododen 
Veitchianum, or dsia Lindeni vera, carryin = 
spike of flowe Анн opsis Stuartiana nobilis, а 
rmed flowers; Vanda cristata, a small piece, 
e dark lake of the lip standing out 
were 
Ah ie olou d Cycla сов was sent b 
Mr. J Odell, Goulds Green, mc * 
of the features of the Сеи таз contributed 
nhou 
by a Ap doe. of mixed Ferns, greenhouse and stove, 
shown by Mr. H. B. May, Dys Mir pfe Uppe 
ari form ata, dissecta, ied 
the fine cm ieget байна” Mnt tasselled 
сеи of ; Others were Adiantums, 
брор Victoria, M ын an improved form of dne 
Double oria ме shown by Mr. Cham 
lake Nurse ing d Tt is wine a 
yery doable Кз ые beg: асре 
Pelar m Miss Measures, a good чон of 
white ал was exhibited by. by R R. 1. Mea Miche کل‎ 
Cam mbridge Lodge, Camberwe 
A dou fowercd i 
Messrs. H. Lane & Son, nurseries, Great Berk- 
hamstead, had a Е group of Azalea mollis, full of 
E de. colour: a Silver Banksian Medal was 
"M gis os contribution consisted of Narcissi 
in lar ор S ы. ionodoxa wee, 
Korolkowia Sew idw &c. S A ST чыч, — 
was bestowed. Messrs. n 8 iel 
received a similar award for a bank consisting chiefiy 
of the same kinds of flowers, as d also Messrs. Р. 
as & 
n 
e Royal Gardens, Kew, were sent numbers 
of Now Holland and other plants, a Silver Banksian 
medal being awarded ; Gre Nie ericifolia, a bigi 
€ ые Ж-ү flower with a 
Pin E ing beyon uk rest ak the f 
slender spikes of m 
divided rp G. rosmarinifolia several specie es of 
Eupatorium, viz., nthinum, E. 
ose than that of the others, 
an » the Ligen тын pend r-stalks, instead of being 
ooth, are densely covered with soft bro own hairs. 
Goodia latifolia i is a i bright yellow leguminose flower ; 
acia linearis rofusely flowered plant, v ery 
showy ; Agapetes баа has scarlet tubular pen- 
du lous flowers, and isa ub; a red-flowered 
Ilford, ёр 
gr., Ore n Gearies, 
wi 
paste 
ardenbergia mono 
Aylin, Salvia get ame . boliviensis, and Š. 
flora; chsia arborea, a loose large raceme of 
small тт келейн flowe ; the white-flowered 
Jasmine-like 'Eranthemum eborace 
wn by Messrs. Vilmorin.. Si ook & Co., 
Messrs. Gordon & Son, nurserymen, Edinburgh, 
exhibited Cineraria Alex nder Warwick, in which the 
Ex 
t n 
is distinct from нутта else, and is n not wan 
& certain elegance, Me wou ld, of course, vary with 
thé é olour. From the same firm was sent а tasselled 
variety of Autintin cuneatum 
FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATES. 
To Messrs. W. Paul & Son, for Rose Puritan. 
To seers Gordon j^ qn, for Cineraria Alexan- 
der ne 
rdon & Sons, for Adiantum cunea- 
tints Gordon’ : — i 
To Mes P. Barr & Son, for Narcissus 
cyclamineus 
To Mr. Qd for Violet Victoria 
Rc Baron Schreder, for Cattleya "Triani Schre- 
"To Baron pe e "E for the same. 
То Mr. F. Wigan, for the 
e To Mr. H. Bennett, for Polyantha Rose, Golden 
at * 
Tow H. ge ЖЕ: к чу prem minutifolia alba. 
Messrs. J. h & Sons, for Amaryllis 
£d ўе 
To Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, for Amaryllis 
Nonpareil. 
To Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, for Cypripedium 
leucorrhodum 
'To Mr. Ww. Pratt, for double Cinerarias. 
. W. Thompson, for Odontoglossum Thomp- 
Med. Douglas, for show Auricula Abbé Liszt. 
. Douglas, for show Auricula SirW. Hewett. 
To Mr J. yem, for Cyclamen ы à of the -. 
Crimsons, 
