AUGUST 21, 1875. THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 239 
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FIG, 54.—THE SWALLOW-TAIL BUTTERFLY, WORKED IN FLOWERS, 
originality of conception; and it required no little | foliage and much brighter variegation, Then, теде, ha dC iend ing to seeme 
judgment in the selection of appropriate plants. There | the Rosery, there is one of the most simple yet | on- ы 12th, The arrangements succeeded in 
are twelve ese -carpet-beds altogether, those | attractive circular beds in the grounds; ing with Her Majesty's Commissioners are so 
between the butterflies being furnished by Mr. | consists only of Gazania splendens, with ings | advantageous that I cannot doubt they will recom- 
Thomson’s own patterns, which are at once chaste in radiating from the centre, - Iresine Lindeni, ‘the du m ni themselves to the bers for adoption, with- 
design and admirably carried out, ich colour of which forms  — contrast to = out any adverse discussio ope, therefore, yo 
кеш towards the Rosery we first pause to right orange flower he Gaz It DM also | will be able to dispense with my attendance, the in- 
what an admirable plant is Pelargonium Robert | the merit of lasting well, which is a irit objec esc vera of y n this moment, would be very 
Fish for a ribbon border, and then stay at ће bottom of he circular carpet beds around the а аге eat.” will now, continged the Chairman, read 
P com- | excellent examples of this style, and quite equal in Не Ше pons of the 
атт т margin of two rows of the Golden merit ose which the LA: We w: n » as read, 
Palace last year. The designs are origina The report vor then taken as r 
cannot give the who The CHAIRMAN: Does any анаша wish to 
of Viola сао Pelargonium Shottesham Pet, and 
FIG. 55.—CARPET BED AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. 
Pelargonium Christine, with a centre of райга m 
Waltham Seedling. Further on, to the left, we meet 
with the first attempt to introduce sub-tropical plants 
in the Palace grounds, and which has 
cessful in its sr way as to ensure its repet 
is a well-sheltered n between a large Elm 
and a raised mound рна нн гоб atthej npe 
of two walks. е ре мей Ж аре, of 
description— Cannas, ize, Eu acalyptus 
Ricinus, Coleus, &c., uh a an: abis in the 
edgings ‘of the Fi ishbone Thistle. оа Lec well 
done here is Abutilon niveum, a ner subject 
than A, Thompsoni for such wie taste зарах 
— all worth repeating. 
thera Versicolor E, Mesem 
tum ; F, one row 
ind e) of Echeveria secunda pla ig. 5 
, Pyrethrum Golden Feather, eA 
ifolia; B is Tagetes 
C, Ivy-leaved Pelargonium Duke of 
signata pumilla ; 
Both 
dinburgh ; and E, Px aco secunda glauca. 
of these beds are 12 feet o 
| Reports of Societies. 
1 Horticultural : Au, ugust 13.—A spec cial 
Royal Horticultural Society 
he above-named day, to receive from the 
— a statement of the result of their negotiations 
er e ommissio and nsider, 
aif they approved, to sanction the agreements provi- 
sionally entered into between the Corporations. There 
a small ee of Fellows. The Hon. and 
en presi 
a Сое putat were :—Dr. Denny, 
Hornby, Mr. Henry Webb + ане Dr, Hogg 
(Secretary), Mr. W. B. Kellock, Mr. A. Grote, and 
Mr. William Haughton 
The CHAIRMAN, in in opéning the proceedings, said : 
I do not d it will be necessary to detain you — 
on the present. What we have to do is to. 
га y чер accept the report xen the Council 
[see p. 205], and ачаа І Е ask you to 
sanction m agreements have 
with Her Majesty's PERAE Firs 
I must read a letter we insu 
his letter, says:— —** I should not grudge the trouble of 
coming to London to attend your meeting, but that I 
make any кеа s 
Fic. 56.—CARPET BED AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. 
n AMIN : What is the amount of the debenture 
deb 
Ms. HAUGHTON : It is £50,000. 
'The once EIS таву Н then pud a “ heads 
of the w agreem Zom- 
missioners or the } Exhibition of 3851, an rie Royal 
reram d Society." (See Gardener. = pea Chronidle, 
He also ТЕ the following : — 
p a Simental, Montre y the Agreements 
e Commissioners he Ex ж "in n of 
e гену the Royal Horti бе: Soci 
т. The Commissioners will permit the min during 
its din term to occupy and use that portion of the 
Его. 57.—THE PEACOCK BUTTERFLY, WORKED IN FLOWERS, 
