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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
[January 18, ше 
SIOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. 
JANUARY 13.—At the meeting held at the "es 
don Scottish Drill Hall, on the above date, 
ere was a fair attendance of Fellows and 
tors, teresting «оло. 
Orchids provided the predominant feature, and 
sevel thes 
EE 
i uid Vegetable Committee awarded 
гаа а е ranted one 
e M and the 
s du the rs 
E Fielder, 
n, 
J. W. Moo rman, С “Dixon, J. Dickson, Chas. 
ea, E. F. Н n, Jas: Hudson, E. H. J 
‘kins, W. B. field, C. Notcutt, Sydney 
is, R. W. Wallace, J. W. Blakey, J. W. 
orris, 
Barr, Chas. E. sheer and W. J. Bean 
T-CLA\ 
Cotoneaster lies coph 
f the specimens exhibited, re was 
ch evidence of glaucous colo in р 
neat leafage. otoneaster glaucophylla fru 
very freely, and carries its small re lish арн 
Westminster its fruits а 
in colour; we unders ‚ however, that in the 
clearer atmosphere and beti ight of the 
country the plants are v ight while in fruit. 
the Roy. 
Shown by 
from the Wisley Gardens 
ROUPS 
Juniperus pach а clegantissi ima, elegant 
= form and bri 
P 
Medal). X beautifully over d plan 
de пагон mucronulatum 
ple bloc 8. MM a 
ssrs. H. B. May AND Sei 
and Cyclamens (Silver Flora 
Orehid Com miee 
Present: Sir gta Colm 
chair), Sir Harry 
cretary). 
Ha ng, А 
McBean, E. R. Ashton, Pantia Ralli F. J. Нап. 
Li , R. Broomen White, R. G. ites, J. 
on Potter, pres d and Arthur Dye. 
Aw. 
Cypripedium Perseus ( Dill - 
ades er d from W (ay T gp дым. 
: Hall, sig ats ee (gr. _ Branch). 
s white with a large claret- 
ellow crest. 
Serie taie tid x 
ONG 
seedlin ‘the 
r two-thirds of the Pens being claret- 
‘ee, н outer-third blush- €— with purple 
tinge from the back of e flow 
Ex OUP: 
_ Messrs CHARLES W: E сө О. were awarded 
a Gold 1 Medal for a ak up, entre of which 
white пн бу Катышы ала 
d , i › 
гаг 
d purpur both 
of- pred -purple sol ой г 5 Odontinda Mafjorie var. 
x - Alexandrae), Oda. 
x Qin 
gr 
. ARMSTRONG AND ene were awarded 
a Silver- a Жр Medal for a fine group, in 
which various hybrid Cymbidiums, ar- 
The 
Patricia, yellow [рей wi ed, and e 
daniy my irme Odontoglossum R 
. Мс ksbridge, were 
awarded | a "Silver Flora Medal for a group in 
which their eon hybrid Cymbidiums were a 
prominent. Сайы т ney 3 included С. 8 emege 
ne уб nd best the 
hur: nd hybrids of. C. 
Одо ер cust Princess Mary 
Brackenhurst collection, was shown 
erythrostylum, 
; from 
aes 
Co., Jarvisbroo 
€ kaled á Silv ilver Flora Medal tor 
«ЖО асыр the 
Cattleya Penelope, with a fo 
vario wy hro- 
Don d varying tints 
essrs. AND S Queen s Road 
Nurseries, Cheltenham, were snper x: Silver 
oben Medal for a group o 
iu 
of the "Belgie, and es delicately tinted C. 
Sec ni ha w Queen, white dorsal 
sd um rst collection, with 
ате сык white [не and Laelio-Cattleya 
Бүз ae (Bella alba x C. Maggi Raphael 
L W.B D, Esq., Manor House, West Wi 
am (gr. M Redden), shaved Odontioda Th 
E 
e 
Spin parentage unrecorded), a beautiful dark 
а Bre d sl vet 
ands, Camden 
Cattleya Tsabella AEST, Каш hs р; 
thon), hont sho з 
purple front to the Ts 
S AH COLMAN, 
specimen Gf e pure, ¥ 
Park, Tanbridge. "Wells, dimi Sophro- A om { 
Tyrian- 
стан d а good 
ogyne Moore- 
Bat 
oelo. 
ana, cut flowers of палеа Brian 
-with the Floral Committee of the R.H.S. 
insigne 
, Slough, x 
selection ‘of „good by brid er Also 
phr right тей 
colour on a PES. ground. 
t and Vegetable Committee. 
жыз Messrs. С. 
J. Cheal, Owen Thomas, G. 
Harriss, P. D. Tucker, A. Bullock, A. R. Ali 
A. W. Metcalfe, F. Jordan, E. A. Bupyard, 
W. H. Divers, G. P. Wilks. W. Bates, W. 
extraordinary i blanched 
exhibited by Mr. R. Staw 
dens, Hertford; the vari 
ial арп. Ayton Castle | 
s Royal Favourite, The 
Improv 
pi 
= 
Ав 
Ф 
TES 
=a 
resting display of hardy 
essrs. SUTTON - 
Savoy, Cel Couve Troi ipa n 
and Early Sonha. Taraia Christmas Dram 
head Cabbage, т and True Parsnip, two - 
varieties of Carrots, two of Brussels Sprouts. | 
two of "B t, and three of Kale. (Silver-gilt 
Banksian Medal.) 
The brilliantly coloured Crawley Beauty 
Apple, a fine keeper i of fair qué was ( 
олау shown by Messrs. J. CHEAL AND SONS 
OA Wei 
Mr. Jos Сне Annual 
General Meeting Е his. Society, keld a 5, 
pen SERA Street, W.C. 4 
* ы; of officers E commi: r 
REPORT ОЕ THE Com 
The Committee again have е the pleasure Y те 
cording a very satisfactory year's wor! ork, although ў 
Аат 
the abnormal conditi tions due to the 
of a 
he season was а 
the flowering of Dahlias. nt 4 
the pare ety remains satisfactory under presen 
conditio: 
The Floral Co ction | 
ommittee, acting in iw 
four meetings during The num e 
seedlin, pu Dahlias eae tor Mans was 
and than ain 
The ual Floral M held 
p Scottish p Hal, r Buckingham 
cil of the 
flowers was fully- up 
oe competition for the valuable Соту of. 
as held on the same day. The dimonia І 
discontinue the con 
= vd Book Per Вер present. 
— f the. best sorts were; 
