January 19, 1871. ] 



JOUfiNAL OF HOETICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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Trees trained to the wire here, in a general way, do not bloom 

 so soon in spring as when close to the wall, and the fruit is 

 cleaner and m3i:e regular in colour ; and as for insects, there is 

 no harbour at all for them. 



From the success attending the above operations, I am in- 

 duced to send them, knowing that where such a subsoil exists, 

 if followed, the results will be as successful as here. — A. H., 

 Thoreshy Pari Gardem. — [The Gardener.) 



[The Editor of " The Gardener " remai-ks, *' The young wall 

 trees at Thoresby are models of health and fruitfulness " — just, 

 we may add, as every department of that great garden is an 

 example of Mr. Henderson's good management. — Eds.] 



KOYAL HOKTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



January ISth. 

 This was the first meeting of the year, and though the day oft'ered 

 ■a favourable contrast to those we have lately had, still everyone was 

 surprised at the number of plants exhibited, and the unwonted gaiety 

 which the Council Koom presented, so early in the season. 



Fruit Committee. — G. F. Wilson, Esq., F.E.S., in the chair. 

 Messrs. Yeitch & Sons, of Chelsea, sent excellent specimens of Snow's 

 Winter White Broccoli, which was highly commended by the Com- 

 mittee. Mr. Tillery, of the gardens, Welbeck, sent a brace of Cucum- 

 bers, the variety raised by Mr. Hollah, of Rufi'ord Abbey. Mr. Tillery 

 stated that he had been catting from two to three brace evei-y week 

 for the last eight weeks, and he considered it the best winter Cucumber. 

 Signor Domenico Piccorillo, 41, Wigmore Street, sent a quantity of 

 Naples Giant Chestnuts and Sweet Oranges. The Chestnuts were 

 veiy large and fine, and a special certificate was awarded to the exhi- 

 bitor. Mr. Osman, gardener to K. Holland, Esq., Staumore Hall, 

 Middlesex, sent a dish of nice St. Michael's Oranges, but they were 

 not ripe. Col. Le Couteur, of Bellevue, Jersey, sent a dish of Bahia 

 Navel Orange, the pips being produced in a nipple on the end of the 

 fruit. The flavour was good, though rather acid. Alfred Smee, Esq., 

 F.R.S., exhibited specimens of Lemon from Sicily, severely attacked 

 with a scale which has attacked the Lemons all through Sicily with 

 the exception of Palermo. Wherever this attacks the fruit it never 

 ripens. This scale is allied to that which attacks the Oleander. Mr. 

 Meredith, of Garston, near Liverpool, sent splendid bunches of Muscat 

 of Alexandria Grapes, which received a special certificate. Mr. 

 Tillery, of Welbeck, sent a bunch of Gros Guillaume and Trehbiauo 

 Grapes which had been cut for a month and kept in a bottle of water. 



Messrs. Carter & Co., of Holborn, sent a dish of their Main Crop 

 Potato, some of which were boiled to test the flavour, which the Com- 

 mittee did not consider of any special ment. Col. Le Couteur sent a 

 collection of Pears from Jersey, consisting of Colmar d'Aremberg, 

 Jaminette, and Pengethley, none of which were ripe. Mr. W. Ewart, 

 the girdens, Apthorpe, near Wansford, sent a dish of very fine Ea.ster 

 Beurre Pears, which received a special certificate. Mr. Clark, the 

 gardens, Roehampton Lodge, sent a good dish of Glou Mor^eau Pear, 

 which received a special certificate. Mr. Jennings, of Shipston-on- 

 Stour, sent specimens of Fairy Apple, which was much admired 

 for its ornamental character. Mr. Miles, the gardens, Wycombe 

 Abbey, sent a dish of the Black Crab, or Pomme Noire. Messrs. 

 Backhouse & Son, of York, exhibited a dish of Galloway Pippin, a 

 handsome Apple, which was ordered to be cooked and then submitted 

 to a sub-committee to report to the next meeting. Mr. Scott, Jlerriott 

 Nurseries, Crewkerne, sent 250 varieties of Apples grown on the Para- 

 dise stock. These were sent to show '*how well Apples keep when 

 wrapped up in old newspapers. Mine were mostly sound. They keep 

 until May, hardly any of them going off." The collection was in good 

 condition, and received a special certificate. 



Prizes were offered in Class 3 for the best three dishes of Kitchen 

 Apples. The first prize was awarded to Mr. Turner, for remarkably 

 large and fine fruit of Golden Noble, Alfriston, and Blenheim Pippin. 

 The second prize went to Mr. Parsons, gardener to R. Atteuborough, 

 Esq., Actou Green, for Golden Noble, Blenheim Pippin, and Dume- 

 low's SeedUng, large and well ripened, thonsh not equal in size to 

 those from Mr. Turner. Good dishes of Blenheim Pippin, Bedford- 

 shire Foundling, Gloria Mandi, Alfriston, and Golden Noble were 

 ■also shown by other exhibitors. Class 4 was for Kitchen Pears. The 

 best three dishes came from Mr. Turner, and consisted of Catillae, 

 Uvedale's St. Germain, and Vicar of Winkfield. Mr. Gardiner, 

 Xiower Eatington Park, was second. 



Floral Committee. — Mr. Fraser in the chair. From Mr. Den- 

 ning, gardener to Lord Londesborough, Grimston Park, Tadcaster, 

 came a splendid collection of Orchids, among which were magnificent 

 specimens of Lslia anceps, Laelia autumnalis, Saccolabium giganteum, 

 and Lycaste Skinneri ; also Calanthes, Dendrobiums, Odontoglossums, 

 and Oncidiums, and a beautiful specimen of Barkeria Skiuneri su- 

 perba, and a fine deeper-coloured variety of Ltelia autumnalis. A 

 special certificate wag given for the collection, and special certificates 

 for the fine specimen of Lrelia anceps and Barkeria Skinneri. 



Messrs. Backhouse & Son, of York, sent a fine example of LceUa 

 autumnalis, a large-Sowered variety, which received a special cer- 

 tificate. 



Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea, sent a fine collection of Orchids and 



other plants, for which a special certificate was given. In this were a 

 large plant of Lselia anceps, a fine Mormodes Colossus which had a 

 second-class certificate, Bolbophyllum auricomum bearing much re- 

 semblance to a Grass in flower, several Odonto.Gjlossums. Lctlia anceps 

 Dawsoui, a beautiful variety ; CypriuediumvexiUarium, a finely-coloured 

 hybrid between C. Fairrieauum and barbatum, which received a first- 

 class certificate ; Phajus irroratus, a hybrid between P. grandiflorus 

 and Calauthe vestita alba ; several Palms ; and au unnamed species of 

 Sfcenorhynchns from Chiriqui, with waxy purplish-rose flower heads. 



Mr. Burnett, gardener to W. Terry, Esq., Peterborough House, 

 Fulham, sent a good example of Aurectochilus Lowii, Angvfecum 

 sesquipedale with five flowers ; Cypripedium longifolium, delicately 

 coloured, and very pretty ; and Saccolabium Harrisouii and p;iganteum. 

 Mr. Green, gardener to W. Wilson Saunders, Esq., Hillfield, Rei- 

 gate, sent a small group consisting of Sonchus j)latylepis, a handsome 

 large-leaved Sow Thistle from Tenerifl'e ; cut specimens of jEonium 

 Holochrysum from the Canaries, forming very pretty goldou pyramids, 

 and Maxillaria leontoglosais, very pale yellow, spotted with purple. 



Mr. Williams, of Holloway, exhibited a pretty group of Palms, 

 Dracffinas, Genetyllis Hookeri in excellent bloom, his hybrid Solanums 

 loaded with fine high-coloured fruit, and several fine-foliaged plants. 

 A special certificate was given. Messrs. Lucking Brothers sent forced 

 flowers, such as Hyacinths, Azaleas, and Tulips, in oruameutal baskets 

 and china pot-holders, likewise several remarltably tasteful bouquets. 

 For these exhibitions a special certificate was awarded. From the 

 Society's garden, Kensington, came a collection of Orchids, including 

 fine specimens of Cattleyas, Lycaste Skinneri, &c. For this a special 

 certificate wag given. 



Mr. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, had a special certifi- 

 cate for an interesting collection of Succulent plants. Mr. Turner, 

 Slough, sent Tricolor Pelargoniums Mrs. Headly and Mr. Rutter, 

 which is to be seen again ; also Chinese Primulas blush, Ulac, and red. 

 A special certificate was awarded Mr. Turner for these, also one for a 

 fine collection of seedling Aucubas in berry, some with green others 

 with mottled leaves, varying in the depth of their colour, and some of 

 them bearing a remarkable profusion of berries. Mr. Stevens, of 

 Ealing, sent a collection of well-bloomed Chinese Primulas and one of - 

 Cyclamens, for which a special certificate was given. From Mr. 

 Williams came au Aucuba with large yellow berries, which, however, 

 do not show to such advantage as the red berries ; also Aralia platani- 

 folia, which is likely to prove a handsome plant for subtropical gardens. 

 Mr. Wiggins, gardener to W. Beck, Esq., Isleworth, sent a fine 

 collection of Cyclamens, a white, called album fimbriatum, being 

 nicely fringed; Mi. Goddard, gardener to H. Little, Esq., Twicken- 

 ham, several finely-coloured varieties, Snowflake, a fine white, and one 

 called fragrans, deUcately scented. A beautiful spike of Odonto- 

 glossum Bluutii came from Messrs. J. Brooke & Co., B'aii-field 

 Nurseries, Manchester. This was awarded a special certificate. Mr. 

 George, gardener to Miss Nicholson, Putney Heath, sent a yellow- 

 berried Solanum of the Capsicastrum section, but the fruit was only 

 partially ripe. Messrs. Dobson & Son, Isleworth, had a special cer- 

 tificate for a collection of Chinese Primulas, of various colours, of a 

 fine strain. E. J. Lowe, Esq., Highfield House, Notts, contributed a 

 rather numerous collection of new forms of British Ferns ; of these 

 Adiantum capillus -Veneris admirabile, and Scolopendrium vulgare 

 consummatum, received first-class certificates. Messrs. Cutbush and 

 Sou sent Aucuba japonica foem. anreo-maculata with a large yellow 

 blotch in the centre of the leaves, a finely-marked variety ; and from 

 Messrs. Carter & Co., High Holborn, came a case of the fruit of Sola- 

 num ciliatum (Lamarck), of which it is stated the plant grows from 

 12 to IS inches high, has shining dark green foliage, and is well 

 adapted as a pot plant for table decoration. The fruit is highly 

 ornamental, being upwards of an inch in diameter, and of a fine 

 reddish-orange colour. 



Messrs. A. Henderson & Co., Pine-Apple Place Nurseries, received 

 a special certificate for a fine pot of Lily of Valley, exhibited along 

 with a group of Palms, in which were several very ornamental species 

 for table and room decoration. A special certificate was given for the 

 group. Messrs. A. Henderson likewise had a second-class certificate 

 for Ficus lanceolata, an elegant dark-leaved species. 



Prizes were offered for the best nine Ivies in pots. The first prize 

 was taken by Mr. Tomer, of Slough, with Hedera Helix lucida, a fine 

 shining-leaved kind ; latifolia maculata, lobata major, aurea, algeriensis, 

 heterophylla, grandiflora pallida, the small-leaved variety, and ma- 

 culata. These plants were trained as cones. Messrs. Lane sent a 

 collection trained as pyramids on wire, among which were Rfegner's, 

 Gold-blotched, Clanwoodiana, and canariensis, all of which are very- 

 pretty. Messrs. Cutbush also sent two collections, among which were 

 several of the above and other fine varieties. 



Mr. W. Robinson sent a number of horticultural tools and instru- 

 ments which he had collected during his recent travels in America ; 

 also various dried fruits, as Peaches and Plums, fruits preserved fresh 

 in cans. Asparagus similarly treated, Indian Corn fresh, and prepared 

 as Pop Corn pepper, in which state it is said to be like arrowroot for 

 puddings ; as well as Apples, Onions, and Potatoes, many of them 

 from the Salt Lake. Dried specimens of a pretty alpine plant, from 

 the summit of the Rocky Mountains, attracted considerable attention, 



Ge\ee.\l Meeting. — G. F. Wilson, Esq., F.R.S., in the chair. 

 After the election of thu-ty-two new Fellows, and the announcement 



