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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
[Fesruary 15, 1919. 
SOCIETIES. 
OYAL HoRTICU LTUR 
"m ice prevailing 
eek previously was 
реке at 
кш 
ca and Vege ip mi pepe spent some time 
ing the of seedling Apples, but 
n Horticultural Society. — We, the 
ons ia eth Korora Horti- 
eiatio: 
Committ 
fice Messrs. Hen m har (in W. Ho thair); 
J. 
Jennings, A. Turner, G. ou Andre Я 
land, John Dickson, Н. Cowley, "Clarence Elliott, 
Thos. Stevenson ,and E . Hazelto! 
Groups. 
е bm ag abs a 
the extent of the exhibit, score con- 
tained representatives of 160 species and varie- 
i The coll pecially in Pines 
and Abies, and contained such dw Abies 
balsamica hudsonica, y teint ori steer a, = 
xcels oni number 
‘Golden Cupressus. (Silvergit Banksian ы 
Daffodils, blue Prim olyan y а 
Tris reticulata ri venie е a t ex- 
hibit from Mr. G. W. MILLER 
i 
y Mess D Sons, 
a Silver. Flora Medal. 
Abou d n and a half seedling varieties 
of Freesias ied and alin by Messrs. HERBERT 
СнАрм. дй. paved v уегу eres sting, em вве od as 
indicating the ran ы ring now pos- 
f florale 
med genus. duy dai were Drs nder 
Que ink г Бар and Майкы "Pell while Auran- 
tiaca and Git PEN хм — pen repre 
— S. Low AND t bloom 
pri cundi di {аары 
ма Pm mittee. 
Present: Sir Jeremiah Colman, Mask: (in the 
chair), Messrs. Pag O’Brien (hon. secretary), 
Arthur Dye, R. 4 шо W. Bolton, Frederick 
J. Hanbury, R. Broo: n-White, C. J. Li 
J. Charlesworth, Chas. Curtis, S. W. Florv, 
Fred. K. Sander ‚ Pantia Ralli, and J. E. Shill. 
AWARDS. 
AWARDS or MERIT 
- Odontoglossum Empire JAM x Mara- 
ikon; from мо essrs. ND Brown, 
Orchidhurst, Tunbridge Wells. pg" very large 
апа. beautifully marked flower, with 
broad 
segments closely blotched with claret-red o the 
inner two- thirds, the blotc as having intersect- 
ite. aad er parts of the seg- 
duis are blush-w. 
Odontoglossum ibus: The Marquis, from 
Messrs. CHARLESWORTH AND CO. aywards 
E —A very charming home-raised variety, 
white and of fine shape, the petals and 
И pham finely fringed. 
Mane RA hp Radians (Dora x Alexandra), 
from Mess CHARLESWORTH AND Со.—А fine 
d with 
e flower, the white ground blote he 
"The bases and tips of the segments 
sie vie 
are а te. 
ntoglossum Gatton Emperor var. Tiberius 
(Lie н ОНИ X hybrid unre eii from Sir 
G 
ining 
e flower 
t form, pure white T ARD e- 
o the lip, which has a pretty fringed 
Ww Bra 
the largeflowered шуй ae 
is of e IN 
yellow 
md 
TURAL COMMENDATION. 
Orchid grower to Pantia 
tead Park, Surrey, for a fine 
i of Cymbidium Gottianum (insigne 
pikes, bearing Sather 
twenty-five 
Orner Exu 
Messrs. ARMSTRONG AND Buoukc Orchidhurst, 
el 
Tunbridge Wells, showed a selection of new 
hybrids which A Odontioda Flambea 
(Oda. Cooksonia: a. A ME wit! 
une cinnabaracanst tlower: Victory (Oda. 
Henryi Odm, amabi: e), vidi white ground 
ate with deep aroon and having violet 
ee Joan, Orchidhurst variety, entirely 
; Oda. d 
ai scar let; Odontog ossum Alcibiad 
flower which had préviously secured a Prelimi- 
ary Commenda: dm 
n Comm tion, and Odm. Columbine. 
Messrs. CHARLESWORTH AND Co. паш 1 
uen AR of novelties ntoglossum ti 
( X eximium), ric ‘colour with ) lac 
claret 
pk pee margin; à Selection of very fine home- 
pec Odontoglossums, and several promising 
Odontiodas. 
Mee Fro Slough, showed 
three lant T m prety, тсс САЙ Cattleya Douai 
ан ree e Hye de Crom) ; 
ee носови m 
mam oris), and Odm. Р 
sae еч a oat of goo 
marking. 
Messrs. Sanpers, St. Albans, staged a small 
gr oup, the finest nove elty in which was Odontioda 
— (Oda. ot pert ач amabile), 
аса е вріке y-form 
peat Кы in orengesenrlet, 
low Cymbidium Capella var. Orange ge Prince, an cid 
shown. 
3 : M Uh 
and effec 
the rare Cypripedium 
Baron Bruno ScHRODER 
Green (gr. Mr. J. E. Shi 
of varieties of his я strain М; Oypripediaia 
Eurybiades The Dell v: 
a Tuip Committee 
Bowles а the aha ir), 
Н. Werrehder. 
H HE 
oO 
BH 
areissus 
Present: Messr 
Chas. H. Mie thon. ES E 
F. Herbert 
There its S eben this meeting. 
Fruit а чорнае с Committee. 
Present: Messrs. С. Nix (in the Фе), 
J. Cheal, Owen Thomas Beckett, E. Harriss, 
P. T. Tucker, A. Bullo A. R. an, A. W. 
etcalfe, F. Jord E. A. Bunyard, W. H. 
Divers, S. сае tes, W. Poupart, and. 
W. E. Hum; 
phre 
A capital epe of. диш. козы tables. made 
by Messrs. Воттох anp Sons шше: of 
the variety of foodstufis obtainable ius a well. 
the 
Savoys, Cabbages, Ko bi, ч б sin ‘ips, 
Onions in variety, Beet, Swedes ips, win- 
ter Radish, Leeks, т Salsaly > and p 
(Silver Knightian Medal.) Mr. Peters, 
Giv Park ardens, Leat herhead, sent samples 
of Bedford Champion, Ailsa Craig, and Nune 
ham Park Hero Onions. 
The bottle a and dried fruits and vegetables 
set up by Vincent Banks, who has been 
chief tradu to the Wood P tion 
ment in the art of treating surplus fruits and 
tra 
the Boar ed to send, in 
chango of rt, to horticultural food ie 
uction and similar exhibi ions in various parts 
» the country, on applica 
ANNUAL MEETI 
In the unavoidable abse Lord Grenfel 
and Sir Harry J. Mera sir E Rollit pre- 
sided over the annual m , held at 3 p.m. 
in the Council Chambe ae was a moderate 
tendance, and among those present were Sir J. 
Llewellyn, Capt. Hill, Rev. W s, Major 
Nix, J. Cheal, A. Sutton, E. А. Bowles, Н. B. 
May, son, J. poses W. H. 
Divers, W. H. Page, W. A. Bilney, W. Hales, 
and M. Allwood. 
Seventy-one new Fellows, nine PEF үт. and 
fourteen affiliated Societies were elected 
t gav 
and excellent анк accomplish 
and to Í d service ren- 
pro- = 
publication 1 m ела men 
ecturers, M food produ 
ѕ par arts dis country, wild its 
cellent jas the pr ogren 
si t considered 
856 throughout 
Wisley oe the heartiest 
support, and in this connec ria 
the Li ndley Library, which w essential to — 
cultu immense Valeo. e Fellows а 
in no pone s luxu m. 
Sir John Llewelyn “seconded the d e $u Ч 
ed the Council for having move e ~ d 
the Lawrence M сө, 
"ш exhibits astra the 
of late table crops. 
could п 
e called ** meetings," such meeti " 
ntific ane 
res and exhibits 9s A scie! that the: 
educational character. It wa greed 
addition and ara e “made 
At th uest of the chairma! 
Truffaut е а brief account of the ru 
food ied out in army B 
Күйсө: firstly of the French military author 
under his direction and secondly 
Army. There wer said, 56 nu son sb 
= 70.000,000 vege! seedlings ny m 
Versailles ‘alone for tha dors sit of the 
