THE 
Jury 18, 1874.] 
GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
83 
—_ 
an es ss Scans M f; ar eley ¢ pee 
= _ ap curious fungus, 
: eik stellatus, which is originally ofa globular 
h afterwa rds protrudes its inner lining 
protrusion, which pesen 
bursts and expels with much force the conta 
ree "The walls and leaves of plants adjacent 
k cover ith these pellets, to the great 
3 surprise f e uninitiated. 
ee Chairman remarked on the frequent absence 
of Council on 
Wednesda 
Vihe ee radad to the great variation in the 
Peas exhibited, and stated that, while 
varied as 
cae is in . 
observations, seian to the soporific properties of the 
wild Lettuce, &c., the meeting was adjourned till 
rus. —The Chairman showed leaves of 
from Ceylon affected with aig on the under 
triip so 
achlan bawe 
with a a gs all o if oth, produced by a 
2s of ite Volvulifex sind, a species commonly 
v. M. J. Berkeley alluded to 
ys 
5 
. Pu 
FI 
5 
O 
= ig 
G 
=] 
ne 
a] 
B 
Nn 
im" 
0 
° 
‘Fm 
oO 
-t 
< 
p 
' 
s to the different sizes of the eggs, which it was 
| produced, the one male, the other female 
Priotic Phenomena of Vegetation, &c. — Mr. 
an produced proof reports containing k of 
S, plants, &c., recommend d by 
Committee of the 
Meteorological Society, with a 
Nahi sana the date = the first ope hed 
plants, &c., as the 
ence to temperature "and thet 
sy oats of nA plants in- 
fia hermetically sealed tin cases had 
rminate. 
—Mr. Renny brought specimens of a 
umago foliorum, which makesits 
eppearan Ts honey-dew and with Cladosporium 
ers showed specimen: 
Sram Laird k Late: to show the 
amon introduced by them, and which, 
the specimens before ys He committee, 
pup also nted 
Santo Garovaglio, of Pavia, 
ia is asserted t 
s as p! certain well- 
ne en roduc id and 
es in y. The fungus is sphzerio ~ 
and “ohne been called P 
“te with very 7 age iat 
in Dr. Masters opinion, 
mens 
the manner recorded by him i 
, a 46. 
for the examination 
r. 
- Second-class 
<MITTEE, —R. B. P in the 
St. John’s Wood, rece te ease Certificates for 
two forms, distinct i in care, of : a very pretty dwarf 
f pria 
Arinan ar. argentea a the surface of the leaf was 
kaane: Ah though not entirely, covered with silvery 
rey. th are pretty plants, well worth growin: 
The same exhibi an interesting Zonal Pelar- 
gonium called D 
art 
sprung up accidentally in a frame 
where C. fragilis and C. pumila alba ha piers largely 
market purposes. Itis a charming hardy 
e perennial, aires small hairy leaves, erect 
hairy saci about 6 inches high, and a profusion of 
pre erect greyish- sees Pt wers of a very delicate tint. 
I awarded a ergata Certificate. Mr. G. 
Pinia, of the Crystal Palace Gardens, showed his 
hybrid Lilium, called Purity, pher had been bred 
hetween L. speciosum and L. auratum, and had been 
piera certificated ; it hal much’ 
speci the 
yton, sal Bah eer a variety with Palen AP 
bright ora’ flowers in large clusters, backed up 
by free kad. kealdi foliage of an oblong-elliptic form. 
The variety was state eof a 
t 
it, “gga crocata major, was _ distinct. 
also sent bloo A re Francois Courtin, a nice rosy- 
crimson “French R t Prisi of Sloug gh, 
showed several a Sen ne 
oses, 
only one of them, nai Royal Standard, pon 
a A een Certificate ; this very co 
r Rose, of a pinkis prsa rose e colour 
but not so good as prr 
pretty = fal “cup-shaped see 
John 
f a deep pinkish Stuart 
Mill, a deep crimson, bat 
Paul gained a First-class Certificate for the well- 
kı eaved Birch, Betula alba foliis pur- 
pureis, which, wh eloped, with i 
red leaves, n è 
al ibit rioan gots Rea owered Zon 
mongs ed 
Alégatière, a hinpefioeerel double ie lilac rank 
cted for a First-class gore another, 
ite, 
ie Daca s Sand, was i blus 
Geo eorge, of Putney, "Fi rst-class 
Certificate for Pelargonium Sir Garnet Wolseley, a 
a faint-zoned 
mi a poh Sa scarlet of fine quality, wit 
r. Pestridge = Mr. Lipping gre showed 
From Mr. R. -Barr came 
dens of Battle Abbe: where it 
t 
Mr. J: > 
Su 4 to meeting at at South 
a meeting for the examination of BEDDING PANSIES 
was held at Chiswick, Mr. | 
llow with radiating eye ; Dicken? King, lilac purple 
with d eye ; Dickson: hagas esha inne nites git 
and The Tory, dark purple, with rich Py he 
from Messrs. Dicksons & Co. of urgh 
Tyrian Prince, e self ; Imperial Blue Perfecti 
f ue Bell, small bluish lilac, but 
wit 
ai : 
Certificate were given to age lilac 
ane with rich dak Seve which had sent by 
Dicksons & 
t 
of 
pas a ane de Roths weer 
rts; Rev 
FRUIT CoMMITTEE.—A. Smee, Soe. F.R.S., in | 
sent 
it. Johnson, Glamis Castle, sent Allen’s 
Cha ci oa evidently a fine and handsome podded 
variety, w m howev im 
e I 
as an extremely finely-finished fruit. The 
mittee unanimously aoe on 
iarain Ir. Harris, gr. t rs. J. H. Vivian, 
Singleton, sare South Wales, sent four Queen 
hr averagin lb. eac These h been 
gS 
=] 
o 
s 
oO 
r his very peere oe “exhibition, 
Woodbri shies , Syon House, Bren , exhi- 
bitad fruits of Musa Cha 
whic 
will ascertain, however, as to its botanical history 
before the a meeting ; a First-class Certificate was 
awarded, o 
to the bine 
ling berr 
ham, sent also a white seve berry. From 
Smith came a seedling Strawberry, which, however, 
e committee Te not cbasidst of superior merit. 
Mr. Bennet, gr. to the Marquis of Salisbury, sent a 
prsa: fleshed Milon, named Hatfield hiep which 
inferior flavour, Daaba T r. to Lo 
Dart rnley, ane Read’s nian feche Melon, 
which was not of superior 
Glamis Castle, praias Hick’s “Scarlet: fleshed, which 
nripe ; also Sutton’s Duke of Edin- 
witch, “which, though a large, fine fruit, was deficient 
in flavou Mr. Thos. Speed, Chatsworth, = 
Melons k illustrate the fact that they can b 
pots standing always in pans of water. Though the 
fruit were evidently well finished, flavour was greatly 
rs. James Co. sent for pre- 
Council Aveta of varieties 
ee ae been 
seeds in frame t 
with single pods, and the soal al quantity of ripe Pub E 
each—so as to exhibit at a glance characteristics 
of each. The Messrs. “Cite Co. also exhibited a 
collection of Lettu neatly staged in the 
number of varieties being 45. The best amongst 
them are the different forms of Paris White Cos, in- 
cluding Carter’s Giant White. Aapo the Cabbages, 
erpignan, a Continental variety, is of fine habit, 
o. 
Sates Certificate fi 
; eiie h Ee a superior selec- 
Messrs. 
also received a Firs 
Mammoth Long. pod 
tion of the best old long-pod kinds 
MESSRS. VEITCH’S SPECIAL PRIZES FOR FRUIT.— 
The fruit ibition whi & Sons 
an inducement: 
awed collections of al and 
fruit distinct, This 
