“November 8, 1919.] 
x a variety which has 
colns hire 
been 
under another name. T 
ames, an 
on may i^ estab- 
ne be representative of all the 
ch arose during the discus- 
ar varieties 
з that “stock " is б dese impo ortan t than 
ho y i 
a given ety m 
urally kgs ndern pm visi ever afterwards, 
and ye E be one of great meri 
_ Annaal "a dores etc ы at Orm 
kirk, i pee id to be pro odnctive “of good. They 
imulate raisers in eir «DE. 
a to bri the various ` section 
the Pato industry into touch one 
with another, and E enable them to under- 
land each other's point of view. As announced 
E the ‚ Conference, Pis immunity atale will be 
n they will 
th ased 
purpose by the National Institute of 
held on e new farm at Ormékirk pur 
Agr icultural Botany. 
ROYAL Weis ү 
РЭ H.S. fortnightly meeting 
are ali on pial ak last, was 
in conju unction with t the nnual gies of the 
onal C and the build- 
so large as 
ut abe. quality w зый of a high 
Medal wsa awarded Lapy ANN 
ing gj ndr an 
r. J. A. Nix for 
DN D €— T pe 
кыр к were numerous, ther 
uncommonly good coilection of 
enas, The pre of Agriculture staged a 
tion of Potatos ој 
À the disease. The Orchid Committee 
1 ecommended four Awards = Merit ж novelties 
y ral Committe: 
rtificate and 4 уге wards of Merit 
bi ee m- 
n Award of. "Merit ds "the perpetual. 
g Raspberry illustrated in Fig. 103 in the 
im 
At the 3 o'clock meeting of Fellows, Mr. 
n Snell, Board of Agriculture, lectured on 
Tom d's Pot tato Trials at Ormskirk. 
Floral Committee. 
rs the Chair), 
Fielder, John 
lwes.—This most charm- 
i ward of Merit 
ear, now gained the highest award. The 
Cecily Elwes Wc flov of 
colouring wh s may best b 
dull heliotrope brightened by a 
in aime ht г miadi 
ike 
E 
1 
santhemu iss G —A single- 
ariety of the Mensa teak of great 
The colour is deep velvety crimson, 
THE GARDENERS’ 
grown for some 
. Sh own by Mr. 
great 
Wonden AP "bun тову ас) 
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and the florets droop gracefully at the tips. 
and ipe 
.Shown by the Misses PRICE 
frey.—A large 
single variety oi Molly Godfrey ime. “and hand- 
. The colour is desc 
E e 
ni appeared pe A a suggestion of о mauve. 
y M 
Shown W. J. Сорғ 
ROUPS, 
A splendid Prem of the winter- 
as, filling a pe Pla pes of 
LADY 
many 
grown, and 
Of the various 
ibran and 
ned 
went per- 
warded to Mes 
Bros. for болш tiful cut Сенна, 
hi clu ded “Jessie Allwood (a new yellow 
Perpe Malmaison of merit), Bishton 
and 
L 
ALLWOOD 
wi - in 
i кыш eld Whi E. and t 
nificent collec 
ti ii еф Dracaenas. 
Tus unique exhibit included no vid than ned 
оше mostly distinctly super: to olde 
varieties. 
Silver Banksian Medals were awarded 
man 
Messrs. i: AND Sons, for y Nerines of 
which rge Barr, May Queen and 
Felicity ‘ete ecially good; to Messrs. W. 
USH AND Messrs. STUART, Low 
AND Со. for Carnations; to Messrs. Н. B. May 
AND Sons for stove ouse Ferns, 
Cyclam Bouvardia odorata ; G. 
and 
REUTHE for rare ae and Korse including 
renee и of and the 
n purple pd. i тай E arges 
e Ban анта 
for Vi “Violets and to Mr. Kerra LUXFORD for 
Miss Coley exhibited a number of 
а plants, executed . most 
eee! . 
Orchid ее. 
Рт ir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. (in 
Chair), Messrs. Jas. O’Brien (Hon. Secretary), 
W: R.. man-White, C. J. HM a 
Wilson. 1 Potter, Аг te Frederick J: 
bury, and R. 
: AWARDS OF MERIT. 
? а Emi var iry Queen 
(Mossiae Reineckiana x Warscewiczii Frau M. 
Beyrodt) from J. ICEY, Esq., The Hill, 
Witley (gr. Mr. J fenus th The sepals and 
very pet e lip 
` also is white at the 577-і wih old lines, the 
Gerd rounded front lobe being tinged and veined 
urple. 
peces Crispum Joiceyi from J 
A mag 
rispom, the 
bond oped in rem; egree. e cr 
a a lip is lios with short purple lines on 
е and a large chestnut-red blotch in 
Кэй 
кА. Honoria Orchidhurst variety 
(O: ages is ce a x L.-C. Geo. Woodhams 
One of the brightest ot Messrs. 
G's many L.-C. Geo. Woodhams 
of the flower partakes е 
а parent with its firm substan 
The lls hh "E petals are bright m рне риге; 
the lip ruby-red m E disc and lines from 
the base. The со is ivory-w чог 
Саі. rag I jet (Р 
from S. LEON, Batt, "alley Fa Park, 
Bucks. S Orchid grower Mr. W. Field). 
egies рш те а ы ыды, pike e 
Pp беп е owers with chrom Show 
aise = e Ко very ЖЧ эщ Put seful 
о EXHIBITS. 
Messrs. CHARLES 
Heath, were prem i » үө Gi "Flora Medal 
r xtensive and well arranged group in 
which their home-raised forms of ag rm 
crispum, and the various xanth arieties, 
arranged with home- "s m Powisns 
aurea were outstanding fea! 
Mess: STUART, L ч. Jarvisbrook, 
Pines -Medal for 
with scarlet sepals 
and iawn red lip. 
F. Warers, Balcombe, 
n à Silver Banksian Medal for 
group ‘ot “hybrid Cattleyas, topne x me Fabia 
being v , and ceri C. Fabia Waters' 
кыры a У jarge and per ко formed, E dark- 
Vigeria 
coloured variety of 
Mn. 
EREMIAH COLMAN, BART., Gatton Park, 
yon rey, showed a stand of г dien Gatton 
rieties of Cattleyas, se yellow 
Spathoglottis Fortunei. 
Eg cerne AND Co., Southg ie, showed 
en ne asso Laelio-Cattleya yone (B.C. 
Mrs. J. рт x L.-C. Thyone), with clear 
ellow sepals and petals and slightly-fringed 
pose purple i ip. ‘Aan good S.C. Faboris, and 
T. к Mae = ss Poplars, Northampton 
( y Wake), tid. two finely flowered 
йын f Cyprip а Ellerdale Wren’s variety 
глас йода, х erit Beetle Hall), a гок 
coloured "s rid of good 
_L.-C. Soulange. 
iai Venise d Committee. 
Present ps Tg. A. Bunyard (in the 
Chair), G. F. Tinley, W es, A. Bullock, 
W. ivers, H. Markham, Owen Thomas, G. 
ot gm po Allan, F.:Jordan and Geo. 
Kelf. 
AWARD OF vui 
Lloyd | George.— Ба petual- 
Raspberry attracted considera а atten- 
the Fruit show when its шыр ing 
of the i t е) E fruit that we 
Seedling, um Towers and Grea 
Pear were also pericu а 
Mri Turner 
. Bar 
nificent de ы of vegetables ree in a 
attractive manner. The 
cannon 
would res in condition for the унине 
period. Cauliflower, which with тап 
a disappointing crop, was ылайына лен by denn 
роте heads of aidoubled excellence. (Go 
Haywards І 
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