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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 
1874. 
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APPOINTMENTS nie THE ENSUING WEE 
tch Bulbs, at Stevens’ “abe 
MONDAY, 
the good qualities of the plant for general 
decorative purposes. ew plants, owing to 
th e better suited for 
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his conservatory, or even his win 
00 also be effected by establishing a 
rational ganged a proper selection 
e 
without the agency of such a society as with it. 
The spirit of competition and commercial rivalry 
will of themselves bring about these results to a 
large extent, and the Society’s chief work, from 
this point of view, will resemble that of an im- 
part a and disinterested assessor. 
re are, however, other matters which mere 
ven the keen spirit of the 
about. 
e think 
it, and its existence will be short or perman ent, 
according to the view it takes of those e responsi- 
— and the way in which it sets out to 
tthem. If it confine itself simply to what 
correspondent, Dr. DENNY, singularly enough, 
states, between the botanist and the hybridist. 
that against the aggregate benefit which science 
is sure to gain from the hybridiser, if only he 
carry on his work with p scientific 
method? If there is any feeling still left of the 
kind mentioned by Dr. DENNY, it is merely one 
of regret that hybridisers, as a rule, having such 
splendid ee of advancing science, 
and at the same time of 
hobbies in she most profitable manner, yet 
conduct their operations in so slip-shod a way, 
Such experiments should not be carried out 
hap-hazard, but according to a definite, well- 
considered scheme. Each cross should be 
effected for a definite purpose, and every means 
j 
some will say, this is making a toil of pleasure— 
it is introducing science where recreation simply 
is wanted. Be it so. Our view is that the 
recreation so obtained would be all the more 
thorough. he perfection of recreation is 
obtained mar taken with an object. Has any 
one obse constitutional which 
Oxford “ fellow ” takes on the Iffley road with- 
out any other object aes that of a walk? Well, 
Do we not all-know 
the walk’s sake is. 
d the dreariest country r 
So with the Rea A of plants. 
our best to 
carry it out 
before yourself what you want to accomplis oat 
and work to that end. If your Peay a is a 
scientific one, in eae to find out by cross- 
examination of the secrets of Natur ature, 
| depend upon it yu a will as h more | it 
acteki n than by any f. sa 
faddle KA ERUpOR one Ra The Pee oniner 
Society should, if we may venture to suggest to 
if undertake observations of the kind we have 
mentioned, or at least give pa tales as to 
dy a beginn 
of Du 
Sept. asf Sa Sale p Glass. Buildin sand pA t Plants, at 
e Albion N H Lough 
s yf Datei Bulbs, in a small lots. 
ue. 
ie steven 
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30 cate of “Trees and Shrubs at Red- 
Oct. t 
THURSDAY, 
Oct. 3— sale oof Dutch Bulbs, at Stevens’ Rooms. 
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ATURDAY, 
imbortan t pap r of D 
fluence of the boltit; or “thè ammai i 
tively, on the api Experim Ja and ab: 
servations such as these are of value at the 
time for i, while the a benefit 
they may be to physiology go to practical cul- 
tivation cannot be estimated n know 
TOW that the PELARGONIUM SOCIETY may 
which in our opinion are of such importance 
that they should not be passed over. Special 
societies of this kind, if not ot managed on a yids generally, We. every encouragemen is that one aa ainia ascertained i Mas 
and liberal basis, are apt to degenerate in should be giv o oo ers to re-introduce somehow to the advanc 
for exaltation 3 e very numerous old mi an 
1 species which have gone ee 7 cultivation, snd | is a duty which we all in on degree o 
narrow in th any real | to promote the mea the large number | Maker and t to our fellow to dis 
peirianeht good, kerd vad that of “he few en- | still quite unknown i try. Many of investigate, to turn to bat acc ag such 
these are not only of i interest in themselves, and | as we hav e been alluding to, an 
thusiasts or interested persons concerned in does 
m. good only when it enables men colectivély to 
for themselves, but they would be useful for 
take it for granted that, so far as the hybridisers ; they would probably yield entirely do any given work better than they could do it 
pëe decorative part of the business is con- | new races for cultivation, and bre ak up that | individually. 
cerned, success is assured. Such is the interest irksome monotony which is so great an eyesore 
t in this particular flower, such is it u- | in modern gardening. A houseful of Zona — Tue last field’ ae yo ror poet tang 
NATURALISTS’ FIE 
Pelargoniums is very beautiful and very attrac- aiaia d on Thursd 
the f 
n one sees it iid after day, espe- 
tive, but whe ay, October lj he - narn — 
exhibition will 
and. members eon others are particularly requested to i 
find Green 
send as many specim: 
Dingoes ‘Hotel oe hemos 
that they may be 
for study. 
but also with the general public, that a igi 
m list is pretty sure to brin 
over 
can say but the sight becomes żanź sott ben 
is pretty sure to be of service by irksome. 
and im oo aig ved varieties to the This continual dwelling on one theme is a 
3w stness of habi ign of poverty of invention, 
and continuity of ‘bloom, intensity | 
y of colour, and what not, will be an 
nm their P * 
