T January, 18, 1919. ] 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
MEME UL. a a ae aa. 
E: compiled and published in the Supp! 
ent. and schedule to keep up a шаи» 
Ко. T ver, re- 
o be the 
r, believing this 
E 
was presented, and a ba ‘of 
5d. was “reported the report and 
adopte the on 
7 nted an honorarium of £10 
he Committee was re-elected, the addi- 
A artlett, l a vacancy, 
d A Mortimer was m^ KR President 
Classification, and Floral 
тА were elected without “alteration the 
of Messrs. ratt, Сга heal, 
iding. Mr. D. ra phe ap- 
auditor for 1919, and Mr. G. David 
nted 
son К thanked for his past services in this office. 
MANCHESTER ae ol OF ENGLAND 
E DECEME sabe pres The Rev. 
. Grombleholme ( (in ein chai air), Меш R. Ash- 
orth, D. A. Cowan, J. C. A. G. Ell- 
Howes, J. Lu S D p rx. J. 
Ro ndo rs, uk Shackle ton, = Thrower, 
Arthur (Secret ary). 
AWARDS. 
FIRST-CLASS E 
Cypripedium 
ise (wad 
iu 
up 
s Armistice АЖЫП nous x nit ens), 
and Vanda W rigleyi, pin Mrs. Bruce and Miss 
RIGLEY. 
- Laelio- -Cattleya ue оту т Victory (L. 
Lambea C. d 
j auia Hardya anak аА 
7 pripedium Pr Исса за Patricia var, im jo ech 
(C. ni у . Ball’s x Alcibiades illus 
Р S 
з) shworthiae (Vuy lstekeii - х 
ASHWORTH, Esq. 
Bianca), from HANME 
: p ramo. E ey Pala. var. inu. Ne E 
; da oe gigas), from M 
prr Dun 
Empress 
grandi flo ora), 
from Messrs. 
(С. Mossiae 
S. Low AND 
ғ МЕ 
ANMER, 
ja Linda v war, Orange King [^ E. 
ea), from Messrs. Sruar’ 
ULTURAL CER’ 
To Mr. E. Roszns, for тны Soni and 
at yclinis uncata, 
E. uS J. Lupron, for С ypripedium Leeanum 
т. 
Groups 
- Gramex Esq., Whalley е (gr. 
was sine a Largo, Siyeri Medai 
of choice 
Üypripediums МБ ТТА WRIGLEY, 
(gr. Mr. E ers), wore e а До. a Silver- 
W. R. Les, 
С. Branch), and Col. Sir J. 
Bart. ; Blackburn (gr. Mr. J. Lup 
were awarded Silver Medals for ma 
"UTI 
m), 
ы эс сз сыный 
UTHAMPTON ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. 
Dal Offices > 
President. 
e Right H Hon. Lord Swaythlin g е: апа 
° was supported by the Mayor of Southamp- 
ton and the Rev Tala Lyttel, Chairman of 
the Borough бозар il. 
The ere was a good ri emi of the ae 
made special to 
The rep 
ittent; n to the splendid financial success of the 
Rose отн but regretted the 1 
t m 
ec 
f an influential deputation from 
of the Royal Horticultural Society. 
Notwithstanding the @Шйрровий шан alluded 
0, the accounts sh a net credit ba шь of 
over on the year’s Жойс, cash 
assets amounting to £164 8s. 3d., against 
£131 7s. 2d. at the end of 1917. The account 
also included an vd of £176, divided between 
of the and the 
the funds itish Red Cross 
Order of R 
rd thling was elected President 
and th er officers were re-e ко, a the 
exception of the Secretary, Mr. erc 
. consult- 
ad previously pro- 
W. Beer as Secre- 
ing secretary. 
visionally elected Mr. M. 
IRELAND AND 
MR. ANDREW IRELAND, OF MESSRS. 
HITCHCOCK. 
tary. 
cessful competitors t 
Lady DOE presented to uc- 
he R.H. + Medals. p in 
1 Show 
number, awarded at the Autum 
The President, speaking in very eulogistic 
“terms of Mr. Fu idge’s services, said that to 
have retained his h the soci 
for 
ry large ds of the blessin 
It баео gave him Ње mee pleasure, on 
behalf of a 1а; trie it арк агы e 
. Fuidge to accept a chequ 
mark of their fes 
Mr. nune. in thanks, gave some 
reminiscen of his early connection with the 
society, stating that gren to | oining the 
Committee in 1868 he was an am og exhibitor 
at the society's з же ye was lotment 
holder as far back as 1862. After alluding to 
his the founder el = 
the 
олш that it owed i 
the favourable patane seek, to the late Lord 
Swaythling, and to Ellen ogee Sy ayth- 
Bd Being prie a dq months of his 80th 
birthday, and alth enjoyin g nae health, 
he considered it time he gave pue to a younger 
many ups he hoped stil to be of use to the 
TRADE NOTES. 
MR. ANDREW 
D Fa AN 
well known is Mr. Andre a to all 
who trequent the London ome principal pro- 
vincial flower s dps 2 he was sure of a hearty 
welcor nto the commercial horticul 
ture, when, last абай he set busines 
own account at Mark's Tey, after a long 
period of service as a grower and exhibitor for 
Messrs. Dobbie and С As a raiser and cultiv 
tor of h vegetables flowers, Mr. Ireland is 
Added to this, his чн 
ability am кашта reasoning enable him to 
understand ‘is subject and induce it by 
ield its best iti 
hen 
vege etables are ‘exhibited 
the keenest competitora are ever anxious for 
opinion and cr iticism. 
Mr. Ireland is an acknowledged authority on 
Peas, with „which in the mind о 
us 
in wishing new firm of Messrs. 
Andrew ied. nd утс Mark’s Tey, 
Mr. E. ScapLEHORN, for ars Manager 
of the hardy plant department in Мы W. 
Cutbush a Highga rseries, and 
latterly in a similar capacity with Messrs 
e 
now been r ele ; у friends in the 
gem tural world will wish him success g his 
CROPS AND oo ( ON THE HOME FARM. 
вї Cow: 
THERE were E ten y days geet the 
кш of December, and with a rainfall о 
in 
the open every da exercise, i 
in early-for the afternoon milking 
During such unfavourable weather as is now 
experienced, artificial feeding is valuable. Too 
many persons contend that extra food is of no 
v ilkin especially in the quality 
of the milk produced. This ry I do not ac 
pt, wing t results that follow a 
judicious system of feeding with hay, cake, 
oots. 
Fro n Guernsey cows we are still — 
80 We о кантер weekly, qs is a suffici 
roof of the value of added f I 
believer in the us 
many years’ experience i 
adhere to th 
E 
the ber M. whereas pe Bibby ae pr 
firm butter, but of a 
Well-made meadow hay is one of the most 
