236 THE 
GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE 
[AUGUST 21, 1875, 
HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITIONS, 1875. 
SEP 
1.—Royal pag adr Society, South Kensington. -Meeting 
xd Com: 
of Fruit and Flo 
Ў Аа iem Palace. Autumn Exhibition of Fruit and Flowers. 
—Littleover Horticultural Society's Exhibition. Sec., Mr. 
B. Toft. 
8. Waren it and IM of пога resa ue vm di 
mn Exhibition. Sec., G. Dougall, , Cann 
— Cree 
8 and 9. —Brighton and Sussex Horticultural Society’s Show. 
Sec., Edward Carpenter. 
1r.—Lee and Blackheath — Society's Exhibition of 
Cottagers' Produce. Sec., C. Helmer, 5, Boone's Road, 
Lee. 
13 and 14. —Carnation Show at the Botanical Gardens, Old 
Trafford, Lycee - 
15 and 16. —Royal Cal an Society. International Fruit and 
Flower Show in талон Sec., J. Stewart, 5, Alva 
T Edinbur; 
15 and 16.— Stamford Floral and Horticultural Society’s Exhi- 
bition in B Burghley Park. Hon. Secs., Messrs. Johnson 
Gardeners Chronicle, 
SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1875. 
APPOINTMENTS FOR THE -—' WEEK. 
тиш, Aug. 24 
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25 Stevens" Room 
yal Horticultural Society of Ireland's 
Autumn Exhibition. 
THURSDAY, Aug. 26 1 Vante Hortic ultural Society's Annual 
| Dundec ndee Horticultural Society's Grand 
aoe ju к ОРОО РВВ 
ishop Au orticultu 
F Ys Aug. 27 { orc 's Боза Рога! 
Wakefield Horticultural Society's Exhi- 
SATURDAY, Aug. 28 bitions. 
- (Sale of Dutch Bulbs, at Stevens’ Rooms. 
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N a paper contained in the prune 
Annales Agronomiques (edited M. P. 
DEHÉRAIN), M. PLANCHON has an deem 
and suggestive paper on the PHYLLOXERA, its 
origin, diftusion in Europe, means of кесар, 
or of extenuation, &c. А great deal о 
M. PLA LANCHON n" to say is, of course, of special 
in France : x 
application onl; 
where the Vine is cultivated on a large scale i in 
the open air. Still much that he says is appli- 
cable in this country, and, moreover, it is of the 
more interest since it is we who have the credit 
of introducing, the pest to Europe 222 America. 
Again, some the conclusions at which M. 
PLANCHON arrives seem to be not quite in ac- 
cordance with the: facts as observed in this 
country, and hence some discussion relating to 
them may be serviceable. As it is unnecessary 
e. whole of M. PLAN- 
sions in the first instance, and shall then 
proceed to make some comments on them 
I. The Phylloxera is a native of the United 
States of America. 2. It has been imported 
inte. :ор‹ DS mirican Vines: 
to ЕЕ precautions against t the cree in of 
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of the disease, which is possible in vineries 
under glass is well nigh impossible under er open 
air cultur Nevertheless, it is a palliative 
which may rie adopted with due compensation, 
and, as far as possible, as a matter of reciprocal 
arrangement between the several growers where 
the infected places are o irea and far 
erican or other suspected 
be allowed to pass 
ival to the 
districts, 
sions. With reference to the introduction of 
the Phylloxera, he brings forward various facts 
to show that, so far as France is concerned, the 
insect was introduced direct from America with 
American Vines to Bordeaux in 1862. 
similar mode of origin was traced in various 
parts of Germany and Portugal In the case of 
Great Britain, M. PLANCHON recalls the first 
notice of the insect by Professor WESTWOOD in 
1863, and he goes on to state that the presump- 
tion is that the insects were first observed in 
w e permitted to express 
grave doubts. тна а Vines are not grown 
in this count To the majority of our culti- 
vators they | are ; absolutely unknown. Of course 
perhaps in transit to France or other countries. 
All that we can say is that, after careful 
inquiries, we have been quite unable to trace 
any such connection. Whether the insect can 
be imported with any other plant than the Vine 
is Eden which M. PLANCHON appears о 
negative it is difficult to account for i 
eras ran into England otherwise than on 
the Vine. Another point of considerable inte- 
rest is this, that, so far as our experience goes, 
it is on pot Vines that the pest has been most 
often observed in this country. 
In any case perfidious Albion and her vigor- 
ous offspring across rem Atlantic have the credit 
of introducing into Srape several of the most 
disastrous maladies which affect plants. In 
зак the аби blight was first detected 
in England, yet it did not appear in LET 
till between I 7 
Another pest, similarly of 
American origin, is the American Water-weed, 
Elo odea ——— er known рее 
оин» p н ве derived. ще 
with P to the ОСАО of 
w, 
the Phylloxera into this country, we have unfor- 
tunately little or no evidence to offer ; we think, 
however, upon M. PLANCHON’S own showing, 
that it may have reached us from France quite 
as readily, if not more so, than from America. 
There is no evidence of any direct importation 
from America to this country. American Vines, 
as a rule, are not imported here. On the other 
hand, as M. PLANCHON shows, American Vines 
imported i into ems were the real sources 
of infection in the ca France. Now, while 
| we import few or no E ican Vines into this 
far as we are justified in drawing an inference 
pest from Franc 
or these facts. 
"— niipea вуч the incessant traffic 
America and Great Britain, and between 
o. thus, the conse 
popes like botanic "gardens, compensate for 
e good they do by the mischief of which 
ment on this 
point. He condemns the introduction of rooted 
plants, and maintains that cuttings not rooted 
may be introduced with relative safety. His rea- 
sons for so saying are, that the cuttings are taken 
from the Vi som ce from the soil 
th at | at pruning time after the fall of the leaves, and 
ided Ьу: societies, will do 
таараа of id interests than legislative 
enactments—inaccurately termed p 
enog do.” 
are М. NOR E general 
loxera, we have seen a dozen leaf-galls with the 
insects inhabiting them. Their appearance on 
pot Vines especially, but not dee it in dM 
country, does not favour M. PLANCHON'S views, 
Indeed the author. himself goes on to die a 
ance ofthe insect in the latter country. 
fair, however, to add, that there is some doubt 
whether the cuttings so sent were not really 
rooted cuttings. 
THE present Council of the ROYAL Hortt- 
Commissioners, and it is so very desirable, as 
things go, that terms should be arrived at, that 
we can hardly be surprised at the result of the 
meeting on Friday last. There was, in addition 
to the document we printed last week, a second 
agreement, the contents of which were not made 
public till the time of the meeting, and which con- 
tains, to our thinking, some most objectionable 
clauses. The Fellows present, however, seemed 
to think any agreement better than none, and 
so they sanctioned agreements, some parts of 
which put the Society even more than ever at 
the mercy of the Commissioners, even in the 
smallest details. 
to admit that the Commissioners have at present 
no desire to do other than help the Societ 
but what of the future? What guarantee have 
only using the Society for aig own purpose. 
They do not want to e the garden on 
heir own hands; they ab iem want the re- 
sponsibility of maintaining or managing it. 
No, the Society must do that. And 
so the Horticultural Society is to go on as 
before, | ed wi ' load of a garden of 
no use to it as a horticultural society, of no use 
annual 
— мерене and failed. Admiral HORNBY 
y be more lucky. But suppose he is, what 
ме better will the Society be? How will prac- 
tical and өе. васат pe benefited ? 
; 1. be the 
are, of course | answ 
nt 
popularise the Society, to make it the Horticul- 
tural Society of Great Bri 
for good shall be 
om; we 
practical and 
Eve 
ritain, whose influence 
felt in every village in the 
want it to be the real centre of 
scientific horticulture of the 
one who i 
ar 
to 
Horti- 
n wi 
ociety, a ould do his best to prove “a 
eit and ТАШ member th 
Kensington the way to acco: 
mplish this 
not. pe cnn 
s but 
but Lo on the AES | 
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