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tive to Roses that I have seen for some time is by “ONE OF 
THE MILLION,” page 280. 1, The freest bloomers; 2, the 
hardiest ; 3, the best for bouquets. I beg to add 4, the best 
for scent; 5, the best in bud for button holes. Expanded 
Roses are not good for button holes. The opening buds of the 
following are very good—Solfaterre. Triomphe de Rennes, 
Madame Knorr, Jules Margottin, Marguerite de St. Amand, 
Edward Morren, Réye d’Or, Céline Forestier, and I suppose 
the Teas generally before expansion are good for the purpose. 
I doubt if Devoniensis and Souvenir d’Elise have yet been 
excelled. Teas should be shown by themselves ; Tea-Noisettes 
may be shown with the Hybrid Perpetuals.—_W. F. RADCLYFFE, 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
OcTOBER 15TH. 
SELDOM have we seen the Council Room so variedly and 
artistically furnished with rare, beautiful, and valuable plants, 
collections of cut flowers, and contributions of superior fruit, 
as it was on this occasion. Charming groups of Orchids and 
ornamental-foliaged plants were arranged by Messrs. Veitch, 
Williams, Bull, and Osborn; a fine assortment of Tuberous 
Begonias by Messrs. J. Laing & Co.;\a grand collection of 
hardy flowers by Mr. R. Parker, Tooting ; remarkably beautiful 
boxes of Roses by Messrs. William Paul and Son; various cut 
flowers by Mr. Cannell ; excellent groups of plants from Chiswick, 
and a wonderful collection of hardy plants by Mersrs. Veitch 
suitable for outdoor decoration during winter. It was in fact one 
of the best meetings of the season, the whole of the room and 
entrance being filled with objects of great horticultural interest. 
Fruit COMMITTEE—Henry Webb, Esq., V.P.,in the chair. 
Mr. Goodacre, gardener at Elvaston Castle, Derby, sent six 
handsome bunches of Lady Downe’s Grape, which were awarded 
a cultural commendation. Mr. Harrison Weir, Weizleigh, 
Kent, sent bunches of Muscat Champion splendidly grown, and 
though not quite ripe were awarded a cultural commendation, 
of Venn’s Muscat two large bunches, and of his seedling “The 
Artist,” which is so much like the Black Hamburgh that the 
Committee requested to see it again. Messrs. Lane & Son of 
Berkhampstead exhibited a magnificent collection of twelve varie- 
ties of Grapes, three bunches of each; the Muscats of Alexandria 
and Gros Colman were especially notable, and a gold medal was 
unanimously awarded by the Council. A number of varieties 
of Grapes were sent from the garden at Chiswick. Madresfield 
Court was in very good condition and good flavour, Mrs. Pince 
was also fine, and Dr. Hogg, which had become much shriyelled, 
was also rich in flayour. Golden Queen was inferior in flavour, 
and a constitutional defect was observed in the veins of the flesh 
which appeared to produce a sort of rot. A cultural commenda- 
tion was awarded. G. F. Wilson, Esq., of Heatherbank, Wey- 
bridge, sent very fine fruit of Doyenné du Comice Pear, beautiful 
in colour and delicious in flavour. Thefruit was set in an orchard 
house and ripened out of doors. A cultural commencation was 
awarded. Messrs. W. Paul & Son exhibited fruit of two Pears, 
one called Vingt Mars and the other Duc d’Alengon, neither of 
which possessed any great merit. Messrs. Rivers & Son of Saw- 
bridgeworth sent fruit of three Plums, all of which are remarkable 
for their lateness. They were Bonnet d’Eyéque, Wyedale, and 
Autumn Compéte. They also sent a seedling Pear from Beurré 
de Capiaumont, and one from Léon Leclere de Lavyal,neither of 
which had much merit. A seedling Bergamot had greater merit. 
The following Apples were also exhibited: American Mother, 
Washington, Pine Golden Pippin, Scarlet Golden Pippin, and 
Bijou. A letter of thanks was awarded for the collection. Miss 
Emilie L. Lowther Thornton, Ryde, sent a seedling Apple, which 
was recognised as Hollandbury. Mr. John Redshaw, Bourne, 
Lincolnshire, sent two seedling Apples, neither of which possessed 
much merit. The fruit of a very handsome and fine Apple called 
Baumann’s Red Winter Pearman was received from the garden at 
Chiswick. It is like a highly-coloured Blenheim Pippin with 
some russet upon it, and was awarded a first-class certificate. A 
very excellent Melon called Exquisite was shown by Mr. C. Tyler, 
The Gardens, Hassobury, Bishop Stortford, but it was rather 
over-ripe. Mr. W. Johnson, The Gardens, Bayham Abbey, Kent, 
sent a seedling Melon called Bayham Hybrid, which was inferior 
in flayour. 
Mr. Alexander Maule of Bristol sent some fine specimens of 
fruit of Pyrus Maulei, and a pot of marmalade made from the 
fruit. Mr. Miles of Wycombe Abbey Gardens sent five fine 
specimens of Lord Carington Pine Apple, to which a first-class 
certificate was awarded last year,and now a silver medal was 
awarded for the present exhibition. It is a distinct and hand- 
some Pine and esteemed for its good keeping properties. Mr. 
Sage, The Gardens, Ashridge Park, Berkhampstead, sent a speci- 
men of Black Hamburgh Vine in a pot most artistically trained 
and bearing eleyen excellent bunches. It was awarded a silver 
medal. Mr. Peter McKinlay, Beckenham, sent a dish of Wood- 
stock Kidney Potato, a handsome kidney, very smooth, and with 
few eyes. It was awarded a first-class certificate. 
“magenta sepals, orange throat, and violet-crimson lip ; 
Mr. G. Goldsmith, gardener to P. Hardwicke, Esq., Hollanden, 
Tonbridge, sent a good collection of Pears, which was awarded 
a silver medal. Some very interesting collections were exhibited 
by the following nurserymen :—Messrs. Veitch & Sons, ninety- 
nine varieties of Apples grown in their Fulham Nursery on the 
French Paradise stock ; Messrs. William Paul & Son, 150 varieties ; 
Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, sixty varieties of Apples and thirty 
of Pears ; Messrs. Lane & Son, Berkhampstead, fifty varieties of 
Apples ; and from the Society’s Garden one hundred yarieties of 
Pears. To all of these a letter of thanks was awarded. Mr. R. 
Dean of Ealing exhibited thirty-six varieties of Potatoes, to which 
a letter of thanks was awarded. Mr. Allan, The Gardens, Gunton 
eas Norwich, sent a large basketful of the Brown Dutch Cabbage 
ettuce. 
Mr. PEaRsoN’s PRizES FOR GRAPES.—The prizes offered for 
the single bunches of Golden Queen and Mrs. Pearson Grapes 
were awarded at this meeting. In the class for Golden Queer 
eight bunches were staged; Mr. Atkins, gardener to Col. Loyd 
Lindsay, Lockinge, Berks, winning the first position with a bunck 
about 14 inches long, tapering, full, berries fine, regular in size, 
and clear ; Mr. Henderson, gardener to J. Deacon, Esq., Mabledon 
Park, Tonbridge, was awarded the second prize for very good 
bunches and remarkably fine berries; Mr. Anderson, gardener to 
R. Clifton, Esq., Clifton, Notts, being third. Mr. Iggulden, The 
Gardens, Orsett Hall, exhibited the ripest and _best-coloured 
bunch, cut from a Vine grown ina pot. It was well finished but 
not large. 
Only three bunches of Mrs. Pearson were staged. The first 
prize went to Mr. Allan, gardener to Lord Suffield, Gunton Park, 
for a compact bunch weighing about 1 ib. with good, clear, well- 
finished berries. Mr. Taylor, gardener to J. McIntosh, Esq., 
Duneevan, Oatlands Park, Weybridge, was second with a much 
larger and full bunch, but berries not quite clear; and Mr. Good- 
acre, Elvaston Castle, third, with a bunch still larger and not well 
finished. i 
FLORAL CoOMMITTEE.—Dr. Denny in the chair. Commencing 
at the end of the room, and noting the collections in the order of 
their arrangement, we find first a splendidly grown plant of Vanda 
cerulea grown by Mr. Smith, gardener to C. Lane, Esq., Badgemore, 
Henley-on-Thames. The plant had five spikes and eighty-seven 
fine flowers. Medals having been previously awarded for this fine 
specimen, a special letter of thanks was directed to be sent to Mr. 
Smith. Across the end of the room were arranged Mr. W. Paul’s six 
splendid boxes of cut Roses ; amongst the varieties were Safrano, 
Madame Berard, Marie Van Houtte, Souvenir de Malmaison, 
Niphetos, all shown in the full charm of their beauty and in large 
quantities, and nearly fifty others were in lesser numbers but in 
almost equal beauty, amongst them Isabella Sprunt was especially 
lovely, it is one of the finest of Roses for button holes. A silver 
Flora medal was recommended to be given for this beautiful 
collection. We next come to Messrs. Veitch’s group, small but 
chaste, and containing piants of great rarity and beauty. The 
striking plant was Phalznopsis violacea, which is noticed in 
another column, and to which a botanical certificate was awarded. 
The equally rare and curious miniature P. Esmeralda with purplish 
rose flowers and purple lip was exhibited, also a new Cattleya— 
Mastersiana, a seedling raised at Chelsea. It has very Ge pale 
ypripe- 
dium albo-purpureum was also included ; Dendrobium gaa, 
and D. bigibbum superbum; a fine pan of Begonia Queen of 
Whites, Anthurium Schertzerianum superbum, a very fine pure 
white spathe; and Lastrea aristata variegata, a beautiful and 
free-growing Fern, the base of the glossy green pinne being 
creamy white. For the two plants last mentioned first-class cer- 
tificates were awarded. 
Mr. B. S. Williams arranged a charming collection, many of the 
plants included being noticed in another column; but not the 
two fine Crotons Prince of Wales and Burtonti, nor the compact 
and brilliant Croton Mrs. Bause, nor a charming white variety of 
Dendrobium bigibbum. The Pleiones in this collection were very 
brilliant. A large gold medal was awarded for the collection. 
Mr. Bull arranged a large and yery fine group. Noticeable 
were several plants of Sarracenia Drummondii m small pots, 
well adapted for decorative purposes; a fine spike of the 
yaluabie conservatory climber Bomarea Carderi, to which a first- 
class certificate was awarded; a large plant of Lastrea aristata 
variegata, which received a similar award ; the curious velvety 
crimson Masdeyallia velifera, which was awarded a botanical 
commendation ; a bright group of Oncidium yaricosum, and in 
fine contrast Dendrobium bigibbum ; a new Bollea, very remark- 
able; Odontoglossam yexillarinm roseum very beautiful, also 
D. Roezlii ; Lilium neilgherrense, Lapagerias, Draczena Goldieana, 
Crotons, and Palms; also Aspidium crinitum, a very striking 
Fern, stately and robust, for which a first-class certificate was 
awarded, and a silver-gilt Banksian medal was recommended for 
the collection. 
Messrs. Osborn & Sons, Fulham, arranged a group of hardy 
decorative plants and Palms. The plants of Skimmia japonica in 
this collection were profusely covered with berries. A silyer 
Banksian medal was recommended. Messrs. Hooper & Co., Covent 
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