580 THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. [Арип 90, 1887. 
i i ini i however, shown by the fact, dms we state on 
SUBSCRIBERS TO referred to R. Griffithianum), Medinilla magni o is, 
, N d th lar the authority of Messrs. Verrcn, that it sometimes 
HE GARDENER y CHRON 1 CLE e = ی‎ Va سیو‎ ge he Se e ed appens that seedling энелеш" a produce 
pe hers „а dificulty pt SREDA flowers of the same form as those of the old Clivia, 
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APPOINTMENTS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. 
mr чаан 
SHOWS. 
Rochdale Auricula Society. 
WEDNESDAY, MAY 44 Scottish Primula and Auricula So- 
ciety, at Edinburgh. 
MEETINGS 
THURSDAY, May 5—Linnzan Society, at 8 P.M. 
SALES. 
Fine Established Orchids from the 
Downside Collection, on the Pre- 
жіне, by Protheroe & Morris (two 
TUESDAY, May 34. ау 
d y Specimen Camellias, Stove and Green- 
s Вибе, pie and Deed Stock, 
at F t Hov ТЕ опе, by 
РИХЫ & Morri 
( Cape Bulbs, Pg rote ey and Herba- 
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 ceous Plar A at Protheroe & 
ae Morris ` Rooms 
mported shed Orchids 
THURSDAY, May 5 oe pter vue Taternationale 
Brussels, at Stevens’ Room 
5 Imported Orchids, Protheroe 
Fara, May 64 Morrie Bonen: ^ * 
; of the al Horti- 
EAE meeting Roy, 
ter. The conser 
laneous an assortment, that surely all tastes m 
have been gratified. There were Apples, SANE 
how well certain sorts under certain conditio: 
will keep ; ; there were Narcissi galore ; es were 
alpine 
, Orchids, Roses, Rhododendrons, 
alpine flowers. 
rom Kew came a very valuable and interest- 
ing lot, comprising many species of Primula, 
thus carrying on to a certain pA a the work of 
the Primula Conference, and m 
that the very successful Co 
was not repeated, as it po so eumd have been 
done, The species sent wer 
тетя arctotis, Kern. Primula marginata, Curtis 
Aurieula and varieties mollis, Hook. 
% bisii, Lehm. + Obconica, e 
Bic biflora, Huter » Obristii, Stein 
Z brevistyla, DC » officinalis, Scop. 
s Согімзоіан s» Palinuri, Petag. 
» daonensis, Leyb. p , Huter 
» Qenbiculata, s- pubescens, Jacq., with 
digenea, Kern. several у. 
Dinyana, Leg. » Tosea, Royle — „ 
» discolor, Leyb. » serratifolia, Gusm. 
elatior, ei » simili А 
” ii, Kern, » Spectabilis, Tratt. 
» integrifolia, L. ys Venzol, Hater 
» japonica, A. Gray j bc on Forsk, 
» » Alba Я * viscosa, V: 
ET Porta f n eer д 
t branches of the 
uttalli, the  chaste 
sprays of de arabica and others TAM 
berries, and the glowing Brownea coccinea. We 
cannot ‘be too thankful to the Kew authorities 
for allowing the public to see some о their 
treasures in this way. Such exhibits do good in 
m a 
caprice of fashion, commercial — or 
the necessity for “cut flowers” and “decorative 
objects.” Nor is there any fear that visitors will 
be prevented from going to Kew; rather will 
the samples shown render them the more disposed 
do. so. 
Glasnevin followed the good example of Kew 
by sending a number of flowers of hybrid Sarra- 
cenias—those most quaint flowers which, in spite 
of their beauty and originality, seem not to hit 
the popular taste, If anything will remedy this 
lack of taste and knowledge it is such exhibits as 
were sent from Glasnevin. 
For details of the show, and records of what 
took place at the several committes, we must 
refer to another column 
E QUEEN AND THE ROYAL HORTICUL- 
TURAL SOCIETY.—It was stated on Tuesday that 
ап answer had b 
sympathy and assistance addressed 
by the Council of the Royal Horticultural Society. 
'The answer was, we believe, consolatory and sympa- 
thetic in tone, 
E ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY AND 
THE fée laici INSTITUTE.—We trust that the sug- 
gestion we made months ago, that the Royal Horti- 
eultural Society should form an integral part of the 
Imperial Institute, or, at any rate, be worked in 
therance of horticulture and agri n all part 
AJESTY's dominion, that a connection of the 
kind suggested would be most appropriate. 
THOMSON’S “ HANDY Book: OF THE FLOWER 
GARDEN. —It is rare 
boo ci on — gardening, at any rate the pro- 
portion su s bear to the — ill-digested 
compilations "шо issue from the pre It 
therefore, an — vaca to dii attention toa 
me book when it doe ts appearance, and we 
comply with the -obligatióa ie калайы the pub- 
lication of a fourth edition of the above work. The 
fact that it is a fourth edition absolves us — the 
necessity of saying any more in its favo Apart 
from the cultnral directions, which are кдй, the 
author, who has lived through the ages of mixed 
borders, ribbon borders, blazing beds, carpet-beds, dot 
beds, and all the many varieties of garden decoration, 
ed, and now derided, according to the 
wn his 
ke 
sense no less 
requirements of the locality. 
CLIVIA.—It is always а to reduce or do 
away with names, especially long ones. . Ben 
THAM set an example when (Gen. Plant., 
he reduced Imantophyllum of W. Ноокев to Clivia. 
ers accustomed to the pendulous tubular 
flowers of the old C. nobilis and the 
funnel or bell-shaped flowers of Tmantophy lun with 
spreading stamens, may be excused for still consider- 
r 
iîi, р. 729) 
nearly intermediate between the two 
comfort to get rid of Imautaphyllain, lst, because it 
is long ; 2d, becáus e it is wrong ; for it gurely ought to 
, a8 some- 
times written ` We do not understand, however, on 
what principle we write Clivia, seeing that the name 
s given in honour of a lady of the oo family, 
The more correct spelling would be Clivei 
PHYLLOXERA,—A law of April 7, 1887, permits 
A ana d of any rooted plants into Ger- 
epting Vines, under the condition that an 
җе илз has to be made at certain frontier places 
of entrance, 
LINNEAN SOCIETY OF prises ide MEN 
May 5, at 8 р.м., papers will be re —1. * Vac 
cinium intermedium, a New Br Rec Plan " by Mr. 
Brown. 2. “ нои Heterxcious Uredines,” 
by Mr, C. B. Prownic 
THE CULTURE OF VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS. 
— Messrs. SUTTON & Sons m issued a third edition 
of their well-kown book (НАмптох, Apams & » 
cludes а ve article o 
seed. e book is tem the timeri ut in a pleasant, 
cheery sigle and conveys much excellent practical 
advice. 
MORTALITY OF GARDENERS.—If the mortality 
of all males from twenty-five to sixty-five years be 
taken as 1000, the — mortality serait meet 
in various occupations ranges as follo 
Inn and hotel servants 2205 
General паса rs (London) . 2090 
Costermongers 1879 
Miners ыл Ў 1839 
Agricultural labourers 28 А 701 
Еагшетз $e As iN T de^ 491 
Gardeners sii Ж 4 E p qs 809 
Clergymen ... d. ur ae 556 
These details are t takin from a paper pes: before 
UMPHRE 
the Royal Statistical Society by N YS, 
of the Registrar ls office, they show, 
among other things, how a temperate life and open- 
air pursuits contribute to health and longevity. 
“ BOLETIM DA SOCIEDADE BROTERIANA."— 
The last issued part of this publication, which is 
edited by reno HxxniQvEs, of Coimbra, contains 
the commencement of a Flora of the island of St. 
Thomas, West Africa, ved an rg adr by the 
learned Professor of Coim . Baxer contri- 
butes the account of the cire of thb island. 
THE SCHOOL ОЕ HORTICULTURE AT VILVORDE. 
—Some of those who visited the Health Exhibition 
method of teaching adopted. 
ably one of the most remarkable exhibits of the 
kind we have ever seen, and while it filled us with 
teachi pomology, we were not 
devoid of a feeling-of shame that we could in 
this country show nothing of the kind. The 
e of that well d and well organised 
establishment has abi with us, and we 
ad to have it once more stimulated by the 
receipt of the Bulletin de l'Association des i 
d' Horticulture de 
appears that since the foundation of the school 
in 1850 more than 400 pupils have been trained in 
