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THE GARDENEK ERS’ CHI 
CHRONICLE. 
definite lines § seem to be laid down in the direc- 
mes 
THS is hardly scientific even 
we lool crit x ч 
as equivalents of 
The Oxford Dictionary 
es Br ocooli, or seine from the то зой 
of *'broeco," a shoot sak, meaning 
n vieux chon ee a 
an interesti 
a жыр pis aeg showing xo -— 
was hardly established. 
e 
[-] 
e gives 
de ке 
the 
r ш жее 
for in - two hund 
the La caulis 
meaning a stalk, but ilis n this word 
used for the Cabbage i — 
and C 
an mmonly used, TIL an introduction 
since Littré ‘wrote It would seem lik pido that 
the earlier of Broccoli m f 
tton 
ween the tw Чоп 
sg o, forms., 1004) distingui 
Chou pes баан" the Chou ec ie -T 
xia i ak peri 
in е dona d the head. in the te of 
i and then “turn 
escribes the Broc 
g Н 
55. 
БЫ 
a8 
umerous leaves 
than those of 
iole is not borne out. 
There is a further essit (given, for 
e horticultural 
a har head = one with 
a tenderer or softer texture. If our horticu 
ural authorities would establish ES defin ed 
lines for grouping and sub-grouping the — 
it would make for progress. tt we accept 
Vilmorin’s main definition, the form we T 
as ““ Mich White’ its immediate 
congeners should be called and staged as Cauli- 
fi d not as Broccoli. Thinking to g 
ers 
more vigorous plants by earlier sowing, I 
this hes! ed in Ms it da it сео 
June. Sown aug 
1 we barron hs voe ы 
usual, it crops about ; its cycle is about 
seven months. Some ulty may arise in the 
case of rin 
istmas, but 
La 
to e trials on the large cin and so, at 
pet pes attempt pol introduce 
No will 
re law and 
or rder doubt other: ers ve 
met with s -sown indivi which did 
not heads ‘until a second winter had 
and another spring h ived. hap- 
me in a few instances, uall: 
e had have not 
SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. 
mei 13.—A warm and brilliant day favoured 
ihe combined me md of the безде Horticultural 
Society and the British Carn Society at the 
London T Dal Hall, 
on ет аро DN The exhibition was a very 
ine one, cee 
report of ена аен cp i 
Tuli well represented, Orchids fairly 
idi э Энн "Rh hododendrons very brilliant, and 
(ше and flowering shrubs bright апа interest- 
ing: 
was a large attendance of Fellows and 
үа set: the day, and the score: 
ot E с ea иу. next week formed a general 
topic of aa 
The F al Committee granted four Awards of 
Merit a 
жү» е Medals; the Narcissus and Tulip 
Committee, ec Gold Medal; the Fruit and 
Min able Committee made no award; and the 
id Com 
Floral ia apad 
pvc —Mes enrp B. May (in the 
chair), S Motes, 0. p John “Heal, Geo. 
Harrow, John Green, W. Howe, J. F. McLeod, 
enki E. F. Hazelton, Є: 
Fielder Chas. E. Pearson, re Cowley, R. 
C. Notcutt, and A. J. Jac 
AWARDS OF MER 
Rhododendron Gillii.—A е beautiful 
Rhododendron obtained by crossing "€ E. Жаз 
landii with R. Thomsoni. 
roadly campanulate, and the terris spread- 
ing mouth, is im htly waved. e colou 
| pale green peer 
in fine trusses, five to on 
. GIL & Son. 
gr owing € 
rue RES ok 
r length. e flowers are sma all, 
hi ri ht sy with p» nid ort- ed, 
single Мен erec are C: about the 
centre of the plant, and th pre may be as many 
as 30-50 ‘open c тиш Mena b 
Messrs. W. aly 
imula Auricula O’Bristi —A showy and 
strong growing plant that may "be described as a 
уе ише ed and robust yellow -а1рїпе 
Auri The ample leaves sha ot a з 
поре The flow nch а 
quarter о? 
across, flattish, о with mar uta ns T 
the segments. There were 20 fragrant flowers in 
the larger truss. b understand this is a = 
apine in of P. Auric pen ee that it c 
ER 
e from 
irc [dee ` Red. 
_ Ramondia serbica (Wataliae) alba.—A charm- 
ing ke p е hite-flowered counter- 
type Trostrated in Gard. Chron., 
pe r^ 1919 (Fig 93).—Shown by МЕ: T 
TEMPL E West, Gatton Point, Reigate. 
Gnovrs. 
Roses exhibited by Messrs сы 
Sons were greatly admired ; E. Her 
Cupid, ety | Pirrie, i Ophelia ne Covent 
Garden were outstanding varieties, ast 
d bright iem. d 
ane mucn attention 
Rev. E M ен 
An 
p 
BERTON = d 
Joan, б най, pink- оя dwari 
— ei Го be d in autumn, but, 
own, rather a weak grow cree c dad 
of Roses was Mr. ELISHA be. 
Lady 
Hicks (very fragrant), 
Mrs. George Norwood, Mdme. 
by 
who exhibited lovely (аа of clim| 
Тилип, Mrs. pe 
a Bridge, 
mittee gave one Award of Merit and B 
[Max 17, 1919, 
E. Herriot, Rosa Moyesii, and R. Hugonis, the 
latter a charmin ng, free- peu е pend 
же (Silver Banksian Medal). 
Messrs. R. GIL & Son contributed a hand. 
some > group of Rhododendrons associated with 
Em um 
vases of bothrium coccine and Pieris for. 
a. - ong Е rons some st the finest 
амен k^ ylei campylo- 
Брей, “Auckland бе ine Я R. Beaut; 
ups ough, E f. ), нагу y of 
charming, light, peat D. ы bon Mica Gill 
e ug | ER Medal). A con guo num. 
er of interesting plants were to be seen in Mr, 
db S group; we not Magnolia Lennei, 
Vibur arlesii, Camellias, Rhododendron 
t little R. glaucum (Bronze Flora | 
Mes REA Co. sent а selec- 
tion of ж и brilliant Шы St. Brigid — 
(Bronze Flora Medal). a fine str 
Pol 
Ni 
serrulata, pen 
lanchiers, Sa Pen purgan: 
Magnolia Lennei and Berberis poet (Silver 
Banksian Medal.) 
Blue, pink and whit 
benas and Ivy-leaved" Pel 1 
larias were arranged with fer 
Max & & Son (Silv ver Banksian Medal) 
beon 
e Hydrangeas, with Ver 
ү = and o 
imula o h lar in owe 
in large trusses on E SUR stems, was 4 
essrs. 2& Pana 
Present :—Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. (in 
ch ^n Sir Harry J. Veitch, Messrs. Jas. О'В! 
hon. secretary) Bolton, Arthur Dye, Fav? 
Ralli, Frede Hanbury, A. 
р. © H. Hatcher, and Fre 
AWARD OF MERIT. 
D sie a Rosslyn variety (Cookson 
H. His , Esq., Ross 
n fab Mr. Thurgo ж" т 
and attrac ecd Сеў 4 Бүр 
rdentis . Cookso 
a strong yellow Hae around which are som 
reddish-purple markin 
and M of the slender-stemmed | piden 
ee Specially a ee in Ре 
lossum The igis ку a ve "d 
qiu 
rmal flowers © 
95 снна а d petals a marke 
quaintly 
