182 THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. [AUGUST 8, 1894, 
F. gi A. Smith, Dulwich ; and a fine pered d 
oses fron Son, Ch 
François Fontaine, Reynolds Hole, a fine shad 
son flower ; Dr. Hooker, Louis Van Houtte, Richaid 
Wallace, Marquise de Gilot, Prince of Wales, Fer- 
dinand ti 
in a young state, i 
th exitvate, from Mr. W. Bull; to Lilium speciosum 
ineum, a rich coloured form of rubrum, the 
Segments" ipped and with white, from Mr. 
G. Fyr ape 3 to Dendrobium species, above re- 
ring numerous clusters of small orange 
cBloured” flowers like a minute Lapageria, and 
striped with brown, from Mr. Denn 
Lord Londesborough ; and a Botani ertifi- 
cate w: to Fuchsia procumbens, a very 
curious i species raised 
sent fr ew Zealand, thought pes „be 
reflexed. 
Amon, a subjects were Verbena Esme- 
ralda, from Mr. J. Miller, e ts aly 4 
striped variety, with flakes and stripes of pope i = a 
pale grou arge and of good "he 
by the committee because it was considered doubtfal if 
it would Raintain, the s striped ypsia ie A past 
h Uppe 
Norwood, was thought to be sidar athe Ee a n 
Imperial Dwarf. It looked like a seedling from the 
Blue Tom Thumb. o flowers of panas dwarf 
striped French, 
by Mr. pa Dean, Ealing; ie ka A, of double 
americana 
C. americana alba, Clethra cial a charming h hardy 
evergreen for a cool greenhouse, and Hibiscus syriacus. 
Mr. R. P. Barr, Tooting, had cut examples of Lilies, 
inch varieties of superbum, Thunbergianum, 
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Imperial, purple shaded crimson ; and puaa 
Hilton, rich orange-red with lemon eye. 
Veitch & Sons s interesting group of Orchids, 
Ma Loder, gr. to: H. B. 
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interest were 
Al was an 
nounced that, at the meeting on September 2, a 
“dish” of Potatos should be interpreted as contain- 
ing nine tubers, 
ly 2 
second annual exhibition of this sockety was held i 
ch 
valuable collection of stove and ofeenhioey 
plants, not for competition, was exhibited by Rover 
reece 
Captain ‘Bury ty contributed to this department 
by “Hr 
é; 
Robson, Linton Park, (From a ‘Sr 
annual show of this Society t took es ap 
ardens, 
i ie ps , were ri Ew b 
Mr. Fish being in for wie exotic, an 
oy 
Smee, p Rag ERS, 
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theless, honey was plentiful and good at the Stow. 
market show, and will command good Prices and a 
ready sale this year, 
Southampton Horticultural; August i and 3,— 
The sissy annual grand flower show and gala in 
connection this se urishing Eg was held on 
So age and} pruser in Westwoo d Park—kindly lent 
Sir Charles Harvey, Bart., for the occasion— 
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palm, the plants, though small compared with the 
others, being exceeding}y healthy. Messrs, Kelway 
& Sons, of Langport, came out strong in Gladioli, 
than which, for beauty of growth and colour, a better 
collection was never seen. They also sho 
some fine Phloxes, ir being beautifully coloured. 
In class for sag ype iscell st 
p ts t to the 
econd in this class was Mr. games, Sophat of 
Bevois Valley ; Mr. B. Ladhams was 3d. Mr. W. 
Stride (Redbridge) took the Ist aed for six Pelar- 
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Hea 
men greenhouse plant, 
latter gentleman was awarded t 
various collections being m ost tempting, pane y 
the prize black Grapes ( aay Barker Mill) and Mr. 
A. L. McCalmont’s white Grapes. The 
Sar ae ena 
Colonel Lac ‘ight, gr.). J 
ten | aeons every A ea r in which they ear 
ills, gr. 
(From a Correspondent). 
Garden Operations. 
(For THE ENSUING FORTNIGHT.)  ž 
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