110 
ян pret сшкш cerning the parentage of 
some of the rich yellow forms, I am in nclined to 
= that their ee of colour е at least 
thing the influence of Free 
Messrs. R. W. 
equal 
пес ке 
of the hybrids are sweetly scente bd 
"en extent than the older kin 
Hin Herbert apr dr finds 
Saab sees and Ma g aim 
rden, where it flowers freely 
ands the e dh per rfec ectly. 
species, but the experience at Monreith is in 
favour of M. Luma as being the best of the 
or more 
to be harmed b rabbits, „а its fine, braided 
or plaited leaves are qui n keeping To the 
surrounding nery. : le may до 
е Ше scarlet and yellow flowers, wili c 
sider them too “foreign” m their fis fedi 
o г eges a scene, but the leaves are ОУ, age 
e who t out 
of of. place agree in admiring the аана ud. is 
ез cei x ett longer period than the 
flow: S. Arnott. 
um sulphureum.—On р. 96 reference is 
"ш к ‘the success attending the €— 
ureum in the Nilgiris. is also 
DEEA Ty dui о үй 
this оошу, but cently they 
to Lilium m 
m W. 
superbum, given à b Figs clas Сенйеше, by the 
Royal Horticultur 889. 
Shown Mess: 
Low LE gu айт 
а учу ies ripa of d s Strange tosay, 
Co. gained a similar honour 
for the distinc, Lilium nepalense in ihe j previous 
year. W. T. 
Stock.—Mr. Taylor, 
to the account which 
8 
of East 
forms mention: 
ble in 
individuals BA ns луну tow 
average from 56 to 57 per cent. 
«шап = nimii yields 
no crossing 
noB cultivati ion, together m 
n each case two аас meis of dinge, 
THE GARDENERS’ 
It mere E if one starts 
ure-bred strai ану сие 
^ bi rues © ensur e i ci » 
neration will ae. Бе foun 
nn Буе ake iy to yie = ge full number e 
doubles x well " such is the case 
with the nad whic pow oun growers 
ym in cultivation as I zen found it to be also 
with ma strains suppli Continental 
hi Ба pollen. 
pur 
sg 
nae met. p bles are 
and this although there is no абон “selec 
ion of the most vigo! 
yield do ables. that this 
Ў ult may be expe ve ту season that the 
plant flowers if no crossing with :mpure strai 
is all to occur. regards the second 
point, I imagine that ylos own word: 
provide us with the explanation, viz., that the 
Lothian growers base their quoted percentages 
not on the whole sowing, but on ae results of 
serim, шш орок in this c 
him of the /ess, not of "de more 
Vii individu als. ict 
pi ух Lothian grower will flower every seedling 
sowing of unselect dae 2 Ad = 
а percentage of адыш ы 
mate to the number a оле (9657), Pich 
Me Taylo That 
1916), and my conclusions have been con- 
med by the results obtained by Mr. Chitten- 
en and Mr. ie lo in erigere definitely 
under in point 
taken view b 
E {Ушем of t = Bove al Hort. дос; > m s XLIV., 
9). In conclusion, I may s dip in Ше ех- 
French 
tremely interes vens treatise the 
grower, Chaté, “The банга of the 
tock,” bly written about 1860, 
ing th 
this gp ај 
се ш 
ate 
ыша, elici 
a 
SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. 
The following awards have b 
summer) Raspberries by the т Vo the 1 the Hoya 
Horticultural Society ater trial a 
Awarp OF MERIT 
No. 29, Golden Hornet, sent by Mr. G. 
TRINDER, ries Hampshire; and to No. 12, 
Park Lane, sent by M. 2 H. Cousens, Swan- 
wick, near ton. P 
— COMMENDED. 
No. 2, B в Excelsior (for ous) sent by 
Mr. G. аас ro eee d, Hull. 
CHRONICLE. 
[Avavsr 25, 
MMENDED. 
Nos. 9 and 10, Hornet, sent ү T P. 
Cheshunt, and Mr. CousENs ; 
po k^ i . KETT 
os. 13 and 14, Profusion, sent b еввга, 
BuxvARD AND Co., Maidstor e, ү 
Nos. 16 and 17, Pyne’s Royal, sent, by 
Cotsrens, and Mr. ALLGROVE, pond and N 
Laxton's Prolific, sent, by AXT 
BROTHERS, Bedto ў 
UNITED eee BENEFIT 
ROVIDENT Я 
The monthly cette of this Эт was h 
at ыы R.H.S. Hall on Monday, August 11, M 
in the chair. Six 1 
Three members 
notice, m. instead of 7 
at 6 p 
ee HORTICULTURAL. 
Ши: кат has по oti 
ork, bat 
aoe. to End men ыч holders 
Sape exhibitio ade was 
asion in the Bora pee, 
the venture attracted so few 
itors. 
deg ps m 
um 
The vegetable section was not so well filled 
€ y be accounted eae ) 
the 
"pass Mr. R. 
flowers, and Mine NEWSHAM E the pests di 
Died. pon ble. 1 
The non-competitive displays were ca ita 
Gold Medals ha e awarded to dr С. 
Tis disp loy “of | 
nati ion wire 
collection “ы Sweet Pea 
s. STU. 
ae ^a 
ыш [= шү: attractive and 
the 
rabbits demonst 
