748 
but being late coming to hand, they were not seen at 
their bes 
Lord Wimborne and Lord Alington weil) sent 
e Palms, and amon gst pirr former Boe: e some 
fine Seaforthias, Arec Bimini 
sent a fine plant, Pom ibi, “of кочан ia bor- 
nica. 
r. Crane (gr., 25 — m - К — of seed- 
ling Pansies ; amo: ere e promising 
varieties. Mr. F. а біт ў i iat Nur an Widcombe 
Hill, Bath, arranged some good stands of Pansies, as 
also did Mr. H. Hoo oper, Harvester Nursery, Chip 
тз. В. Smith, of Worcester, as usual, must.be 
We noted 
of the best as follow: 
silvery-white ; jet Cerone. Neville, p 
Lucie Lemoine, flowers of grand substance, paper- 
white; in the centre of these were a nice lot of hardy 
Acers. 
r. Harris, s cesar Dorchester, planted some 
ini EM with Pelargoniums. 
Fruit.—In this class vari were offered for the 
best collection, for the best dish of Strawberries ; 
only on + came forward for the stica 
годи with a fairly good lo M 
"The best pani: s were Peach в, Grapes, 1 
T exhibitor took Ist vss Straw- 
nd, 
J. Powell). 
Nectarines. 
mborne, Сап 
. 
B 
жа енне. Italian Tripoli Onions, Ashleaf owes 
d Connovers Colossal Aspara 
gus ; 
а with a fair Aw 
fom ell, rymer 
his best es were Leeks, е » Beans, Tur- 
nips, coli, coe Potat 
sparagus, 
We noticed nothing t to call for ні mention in 
horticultural stru 
„Мг. J. 
nicely arran up erra eden. statuary, vases, 
&c., also a small building roofed (as an e le) 
with his corrugated tiles, which seem to hat 
could be desired in this style of roofing. G. H. R. 
THE ORCHID HOUSES. 
—The exceedingly cold and changeable 
t 
warmer weather ensue insects will b 
in number, more especially thrips. 
Pati safe means for destroying these before resort- 
ing to steaming or fumigating, and if driven to the 
latter сее. before doing so, time willbe well же 
r the e plants when ы; foliage is dry, an 
a little flowers - 
чы plants, and spon any eggs 
‚ underside of the leaves; if this be not done, 
another generation will appear in a few days. 
Work a Plants.—The new growth of 
many x a be will be getting well advanced 
ioe месар ts from the base ; those plants that 
ea before should now be t 
iota 
THE 
GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[Jone 4, 1887, 
air with a i position. If grown in pots or pans 
ar n set well above the compost, — 
regn bas of the pseudobulbs exposed. 
OS hid plenis well in ous 
not be much of it. 
the D. anum f 
bu m to flower criar 
when grown on t vim 0 bium- 
nes M as rias s hybrid Leelias and Cattley. 
(if starting to grow) should receive attent 
Lelia а e Lai L. flammea, L. Philb ек 
Cattleya Marstersoniz, and С. rtu wahr Cat 
Mendelii and С. fausta ims growi uch e 
than the former. If any of 3 ur shoul 
— — throu ih ver- — and sh 
velled appearance, they may be eed 
ch 
5 майл jm placing them i а division in whi 
ir is more moist and the temperature а 
few degrees warmer, but such таи should be re- 
u 
turned to the Сай eya-house when they 
— their vigour, otherwise they will renee nhi 
n which condition disease might ail them 
Weak. plants of Cattleya Mossiæ (jaa vs Mer e their 
flowers cut off when opened; the w -— onini 
ong time. 
Lawr and C 
Кен" should! be “patted, or top-dressed when the 
| an have started. С, Woolford, Downside, Leather- 
h 
PLANTS AND I THEIR CULTURE. 
re CONSERVATORY. = кела plants planted 
out in conservatories that are suitably c — 
and н апа аге papan furnished with beds a 
borders, can be kept in creditable order with 
ойый less la Dee bee — Канз wn in 
pots, and the planting- soit syst nly lessens 
work but a nose se er opportunities "of displaying 
the I 
g 
= 
et 
F 
а 
ecome во serious Amongst large- 
growing Гава that take а lea dig place in this kind 
of embellishment Palms rank first, and Kentias -— 
ns, 
нй with these; K. Fo steria 
rm gra 
ed 
much ‘provided ‘the pla rfectly established, 
an s effici force r Newly plan ted 
or 
proved by occasional sprinklings of Clay's fertiliser 
upon the surface of the soil — previous to 
is marvellous uickly concen- 
is ki Palms an 
uim m- 
lookin ng foli 
"Scale 
their ste -— are now active 
roots, sh Кы -— finants damp by means of 
the sre their ds are sometimes allowed 
to hang after they dia; and thus partially protect 
stems from — - — newts is a wise 
lik 
pro- 
рек ot Nature to see hei utilised 
The еси roots of the Musas аге 
8 
пайа, it being also requisite on account of - 
their ر‎ foliage that good j е 
exercised in gm I initi 
Draczenas o x d. i 
similar treat 
Thomas C bomber, idee ptc Monmouth, 
Obituary, 3 
Ir is with great regret that we have to an- 
nounce the death of Mr. G 
Woking Nursery. 
recent show of 4 Royal Botanic Socie 
Regent's Park, where he contracted a cold which 
developed into bius of the lungs; but it was - 
рн cause = 1 
died, нилу after mid- -day, on Sunday, Ma 
h such success. _ 
He will | 
also be remembered by his valuable addition to gar- - 
dening literature, The Clematis as a Garden Flower, 1 
which was the product of the joint labours of him- | 
self and the late Thomas Moore. Mr. Jackman, who - 
was the only son of George Jackman, was born | 
March 13, 1837, and has lived all his life at Woking, ~ 
succeeding to the nurseries on his father's death. - 
He leaves a widow and eleven children. 1 
THE WEATHER, 
ERATURE OBSERVED AT CHISWICK DUR- 1 
ЧӨ TAE WEEK ENDING JUNE 11. (AVERAGE 
OF THIRTY-THREE YEARS.) 
Jom 545. c СТВО dama. oua eoe tou DU NN 
Ж 6l TG WOT udo e 8094 
wd MESI CAS uy n. .. 009.2 
» 8 599.9 | Mean for the week ... 
iod named, an 
Е 
SR 
Above 42° for 
the Week. 
Wheat Day- 
ns Dae deg. 
0. SCOTLAND, N. 1above | 54 
1 хр, E. l above | 67 
2. ENGLAND, М.Е.... | 5 below | 32 
3. ENGLAND, E. 4 below | 53 
4. .| 5 below | 90 
Б. ENGLAND, S. ... | 3 below 67 
