1912. February Hi. 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



107 



box containing IcAvt. of seed potatoes. The 

 total consignment therefore consisted of no 

 fewer tlian 3,300 cases. This is not the 

 largest potato order exported by Messrs. 

 Sutton. A year or two back an order for 

 as many as 336 tons of one variety was 

 extH-iited for South Africa. 



japonica fl. pi., tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, 

 jonquils, and lily of the valley. Shrubby 

 plants included a variety of heaths and 

 epacrises, Sparmannia africana, Chorizemi 

 illicifolius, Buddleia asiatica, Correa alba, 

 Daphne indica, Indian azale^is, camellias 



Honorary Fellows and Corre- 

 sponding; Members of the 



■ C.S.— At the annual meeting of the Na- 



\butilon megapotamicum, Polygala myrti- 

 folia, erio^stenions, Acacia longifolia, Ja.s- 

 minum primiilinum, and ce^^trum.s. Besides 

 all these tihere were batches of Primu'a 

 Ti<]Tial C'hiysanthemum Society, Mr. G. L. chinensis, P. malacoide^, P. 



a few P. floribunda, with cyclamens, quan- 

 tities of perpetual carnations, 

 naanicata, B. semperflorens giigantea, B. 

 Gloire de Lorraine and its varieties, B. 



Mi C'aseUon, superintendent of the gardens at 

 ' I the Crystal Palace, and for many years a 

 niomber of the Executive Committee ; Mr. 



obconica. and 



Begonia 



DEXERS 



George Gordon, V.:M.H., Editor of the Gar- 

 Magazine, member of the first 

 General Committee of the National Ohry- 

 santhemnm Society ; Mr. W. Howe, member 

 of the Executive Committee since 1897, and 

 member of Floral Committee since 1898 : 

 Mr. George Langdon^ member of the old 



Gloire de Sceaux, arums, <'in€rarias, poin- 

 settias, bouvardias, amaryllis lachenali-.-s 

 the Kew w^allflower (Clieii-antliu.s Kcwen- 

 sis), Coleus thyrsoideus, Eranthemum pul- 

 chelliim^ Centropoigon Lucyanus, Im.])itiens 

 Oliveri, Eiipatorium PurpUvsi monticnla, Er- 



which the applicant must fill up and return 

 to him. Any delay may lead to disappoint- 

 ment 



Sweet 



for the 



current vear has been issued to the mem- 

 hers of the National Sw^eet Pea Societv, of 

 which it is the official publication; and, a« 

 in the case of the previous issues, it is re- 

 kable for its interest and usefulness to 



cultivators of sweet peas. The contents in- 

 clude articles on Genetic Coupling an<l 

 Repulsion," by Mr. T. H. Dipnall. M.A., 

 Avhic'h will be of interest to those who con- 

 cern themselves w^th the scientific asj)ect of 

 raising new swet^t ])eas ; Life on a Cali- 

 fornian Sweet Pea Ilanch," bv Mr. Frank 

 G. Cuthbertson ; Sw^eet l\»as in tlie Lake 

 District/' by Mr. F. J. Harrison ; a report 



of the conference held on the occasion of 

 the annual meeting ; an audit of the 

 National Swwt Pea Society's exhibition ; 



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G.M 89 



Iff 



1^ 



ODONTOGLOSSUM 

 lowers white, with crimson markings."" F.C.C., R.H.S., February 



MERLIN. 



6. 



Lieut. -Colonel Sir George Holford. 



^;;<'itH's, and lueniher of Exe^ntivP f'on;. 



e 



A- X 



and 



Men-. 



Mo ns. Rodriguez, 

 elected as Corresponding 



Kew.— Just 



aiul 



r 



s . . 



niittor. ^ Executive Com 



' V, n o f^-^"" 1^J03; and M. Philipp 

 A \'lmorm Pans, were ekcted Honor!n . 



"In'e Dr. Clhifflot, Lyons; 

 ;'iiin, Fans: 

 ^'arruz, were 



of the society 



ro?'??^*" Flowers at 



• ' • tho gardens are frowst bound, 



"to Xo It a pleasure to tu. ji 



'J.able ton,por:,tnro, .n 

 '' '^^Prs are to be ,s<.en A 



a note of the .hief subj;.ets in 



th- .. ulu, hav. <.„n^e,•vnt^^i^s to 

 ~' ' ' ^'"^ ^t'asoii. Anions iorced 



\vrre <l„ubk> peaches 



PyriLse^, the old Keirii 



in a i 'jm- 

 abundanee of 



dav; 



a I 



t !l( Tf 



and 



C:-=lceolaria Buibidgei, an account of the several outings of the 



lueiiilitM s ; and many other matters relating 

 to the work ac; onipli.shed in 1911. The book 

 is freely illustratef I . and esp<'<'*:ally note- 



langea toinentosa. 



Per.stroplie spoe!(;s 1, Seiie: in peta>ite-, and 

 the bright and <*urioUx Strelitzia Hrginpe. 



Gardeners' Tickets for the 

 Royal International Horticul- 

 tural Exhibition.— Particulars of tlie 

 reductions the International Exhibition au- 



worthy among the illustrations is that of 

 a Californian sweet pea tarni. 



Munro " Concert.— 



thoritios allow in the ease of professional We wi;u:a i i-niind cm- rearUMs i h .t the KUh 



gardeners who obtain their tickets Itefore- 

 hand have already been publisheil . A\ e 

 are now asktnl by the hon. Press se:n'tary 

 (Mr. II. Hooper Pearson) to state that a]*- 

 plication forms for these ehea]) tirkei> h ive 

 b(*en sejit to the various rounty secMCt n ics. 



for the Use of 



b:)na tide uar(kMH'rs o!iIv. full ])arti:'nlars 



must he i iirnishe l to tlie serrrtary. and the 



dato 



As tln^ tickets are availalilc 



<'ar(kMicrs o!iIv. full 



tickets obtained 



of the oxliibition . 



site 



the 

 reside. 



before thi» openuig 

 All who lia\ e the rrqni- 

 qualifh-ations should a])]>ly at nii:e to 

 seci-etarv for the conntv in which tlnn' 



The secreta!*v will then send a f(U ni. 



aiuiual (v'lici rt. under tiie <lii'( ction of !Mr. 

 Gcorm* Munro, V.M.H., of Covonr Garden, 

 in a^d ot the u:ar(lenin^ an<l otln r <-liariT ivv^, 

 A\ ii : be ludd at (^iH'cn\s Hail, Lani^ham 

 Place, on the loth in>t. I.asi vear the sum 

 ot 1:13 was distiibuted amen-j. (b .ritabie 

 institnlinn-' : the Gard(Mieis' \\ y d H*miovo- 

 h^nt Institution receiv n^^ L'l- llV.. the 

 Wiude^aU' Fruit and Ti-ade-' :'iy.-\v\\ L"S S.., 

 and tht^ IJoyal (iardener>' Orplcm Fund. 

 L'2 Tln^ pi'oi^ranune i> an i-x * dent one. 

 ami tic kets may be obtained frotn .Mr. H. 

 Raker 4l' Kiiiii Stiect, Covent Garden. 

 Londcu. 



