30 
dae often appearing as a blossoming trailer 
on T trunk of sone giant tree. "s 
fi 
ae als ower in alternate years, 
judge by rarity of recent seed ssels 
(which open in six valves) on blooming bushes 
nd of bloom on seeding ones. The other* is 
even, to my mind, almost more beautiful, an 
as the roman f having hitherto only onc 
been signted single specimen, that near! 
escaped the collecting tin, owing to 
orderly's assertion (he did not want to cr 
a coppiced bluff) 
vu 
erect, 
with | би; smooth, aes fainted 
ed mier oscopically 
sweet as those of the last, but i 
way, rather with the keen fragrance of Orange- 
blossom than w the heavy exotic delicious- 
ness of the other scented, white Rhododendrons 
ugh I do not readily believe in the existence 
of unique specimens, must confess t 
ave subsequently searched all other likely- 
looking ts hereabouts ithout as 
coun is ts heights and depth 
mc ta so Pam ERN its coppices such 
for ae D you get to them, 
ery rash man who wou 
ave Ma an "ENIM VE 
any given cies. Suffice it 
to da 
Eee "be mea 
always relied on lor асе seed, unlike "mos 
other groups in the Regi ald Fai 
SOCIETIES. 
euam eee E P 
the ational Sweet Pea 
gobs Flora Meeting (see ү 12) on Tuy 1 
about fifty members together at the 
Ho olborn Res АДС, under Е. chairmanship of 
he President, Mr. E. ing. Мапу of the 
prominent raisers and successful exhibitors 
present, and Mr. and M edtord, f 
Town, were g There were ry 
speeches, but a capital programme of music was 
arrange y the Entertainmen ittee, 
Hace 
ner of this "hand- 
gnition of 
endered as Editor of the S p ce Pea Tear. Tool. 
x Lor ee evening concluded with “Auld 
R.H.S. TRIALS AT 
ry large Trials of Lettuces have bee 
PR by Б. Royal Has nr ig Society ati Sie its 
Gardens at Wisley, during 
These have been inspected гш ie i d 
p F 848. 
THE GARDENERS’ 
Vegetable Committee on several oueon, and 
the following Awards have been made 
Award a Ee rit.— 156, All the Year 
Round, from Messrs. SUTT , Rea ading; Nos. 70, 
267, Conti ms from Messrs. "Morse and Messrs 
Su Ed 
NurTING; No. 1 n's Satisfaction, from 
Messrs. Surron (Nos. 70, and 76 are con- 
sidered to be ЕД Мо. 12, Goorges, sent 
by Messrs. Barr; No. 87, Market Favourite, 
sent by Messrs. Маж: AND Simpson; No. 21, 
Tender an Messrs. = E NO 
rue 
121,- Wayahead, ds inre BAR 
Hi hy Commended. —No. 13, Golden атри 
15 апа 16, Еаг 
HORBURN, and Messrs. MorsE; No. 17, Austra- 
ian, from Mes THORBU os: -1er 14015; 
16 and 17 are considered to be identical); Nos. 
18-20, Black ed Simpson, from Messrs. 
мови Я Messr THORBURN, and Messrs. 
] E 
BUR No. 189, Commodore Nutt, from 
Mesi: Suron z No. 8, Harbinger Forcing, from 
. Barr 
Messrs . 107, May King, from Меѕѕт 
THORBURN ; No. ^26. Ne ew York, from Messrs. 
THORBURN; No., 265, Wonderful, from Messrs. 
1m 
‹ 
ПНЕ LATE LIEUT. Е. R. RIDES. 
Nurttine (Nos. 26 and 263 are considered to be 
identical). 
PAEONJES. 
have been made to 
aie the Council of Mio 
Society, after trial 
The following Aw 
Шер оша Paeonies 
Roya Horti cultural 
wis ley 
"n Glasa EE 136, Lady Car- 
rington, Ee Mes 
Aw of Merit. Nem "ea, _Devonia, 
Маза. a VeitcH; No. 96, Solfa terre, 
Mess э Barn. 
-Highty сок cs 108, Maria Kelway, 
from 
from 
as 
n 
2 гах Messrs. KELWA 
TER 
—The American horticultural 
mes 
Buist, for nearl 
nsylvania. 
Lieut, E. R. Rides.—After serving with the 
F since бы outbreak of war it was the sad 
te 
of pes R. Rides to succumb to 
` dur cd a кош. desde 
shortly after а сл Не only 
of Mr. H. Rides, of ‘Cental т Covent 
CHRONICLE. 
[Jury 12, 19 9, 
a and for several years S e 
vege 
arket notes on fruits and etables 
bc ie e was only years of € 
very deepest sympathy is being expressed. 
Covent Garden for the widow e Pe 
Jeut. ides, who have been sudde 
bereav The funeral took Plar е Ж St. Mar 
ed. 
lebone Cemetery on the 25th 
a (ROTE: 
he London Bankruptcy Court, an appl li 
made the discharge of 
ji 150, Le: 
a, 
upply fruit and direct. f 
grower the consumer without the inte 
n T. ffi 
Р the 
judgm ent ied ente died ag 
e learned registrar granted t еһо: 
woe una discharge upon thos pene, 
TRADE NOTES. 
market exhibit arranged by the Cham ) 
ot cain теми at Chelsea on Juiy 2 and 3 
Du Fund B 
aid of the St. nstan’s Fund for Blind 
Soldiers a: lors w successful 
the. inclement weather, e St. Dunst 
Fund received from the exhibi 1 14s. 2d. 
money, and gifts D 112 lbs. of Cherries, 
of Apples, lo lbs. irapes, 12105. of 
Currants, * lbs. of. Gooseberries, and 4 
and other ts 
em Monday. last thp directors and e employ e 
he firm of Mos E Жош» and Simps 
ы lesale seedsm nia spent | 
en Rm йау оп the durer иден n the об@ 
“Victory ” outing. As with 
ms of "simil 
ng to make th of the jo ourney | 
water to Readin 
cds reaching Marlow, lunch was pro ovid 
in f the la unch, and opportun 
н, а fto ges a br xs inspection of this ! 
teresting erside wn After lunch 
Journey was resu ading was г 
arty, ап 
pitality, Mr. Orton, the manager of 
table seeds department, t 
feeling that existed bet 
e three directors, 
ue. 
He pointed 
of those present had Ten with the business 
twenty-five to thirty years, and that 
