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THK GARDENERS' MAGAZINE- 



June 1, 1912. 



varieties in each case, and, the intervening 

 improvements being left out, the contrast 

 was very wonderful. 



A demonstration of Mendelian inheritance 

 in tropaeolums was given by the John Innes 

 Horticultural Institution, and the various 

 combinations of characters in the specimens 

 were little short of wonderful, and indicated 

 the possibilities that lie before raisers who 

 tackle their work in scientific fashion. From 

 Reading College came a large series of pri- 

 mulas, showing the results of crossing cer- 

 tain varieties, the re-combination of Men- 

 delian characters, and the loss of Mendelian 

 character. One cross, betwen a palm leaf 

 and a fern leaf primula, gave all palm leaf 

 in the first generation, and three palm leaves 

 to one fern leaf in F. 2; in this case the 

 growing plants were on view to show the re- 

 sults indicated. 



A series of drawings in colour from Mr. 

 W. Cuthbertson, Edinburgh, showed the 

 parentage of some of the best known modern 

 sweet peas. These proved that the Spencer 

 form is always recessive in the first genera- 

 tion when crossed with the old type, but it 



which most of tJie foreign visitors were 

 invited. 



On Wednesday, the whole of the Jury were 

 entertained at lunch on the Terrace in the 

 Chelsea Hospital grounds, and to this func- 

 tion we have already referred. 



Thursday evening. May 23, Leopold de 

 Rothschild, Esq., entertai'ned a large party 

 to dinner at Gunnersbury Park, Acton. 

 Before dinner the guests inspected the beau- 

 tiful grounds of Gunnersbury Park and Gun- 

 nersbury House, where Mr. Reynolds and 

 Mr. James Hudson are respectively the clever 

 gardeners. Great admiration was expressed 

 for all that was seen. At the dinner Mr. 

 Leopold de Rothschild presided in one salon 

 and Mr. Lionel de Rothschild in another. 

 Among the guests were the Comte de Ger- 

 miny Comte de Hemptinne, Sir G. Holford, 

 Sir J. Colman, Bart., Sir F. Moore, M. 

 Maurice de Vilmorin, M. Philippe de Vil- 

 morin Professor Valvassori, Herr Siebert, 

 Herr IJonfledt, Dr. Schrenchner, Mr. Harry 

 J. Veitch, Mr. A. W. Sutton, M. Martinet, M. 

 Gentil, M. Correvon, M. Delmard, Mr. E. H. 

 Krelage, Herr Kuhns, M. de Smet, Mr. J. 



wealthy gentlemen, who, like their host, were 

 such generous patrons of the gentle art. Mr 

 Leopold de Rothschild suitably responded 

 and isaid that when he was a boy there were 

 only two flower shops in London. He made 

 kind reference to Mrs, Lawrences garden 

 in the old days -at Ealing Park, and of Sir 

 George Holford's father's love of orchids, 

 wished 



Colman, Bart., replied "on 



Sir Jeremiah ^ , 



behalf of the directors. Mr. Farquharj 01 

 Boston, U.S.A., an old Chiswick student/and 

 M. Valvassori, of Florence, each spoke, and 

 Sir George Holford responded for "The Prize 

 Winners." 



Royal Horticultural Society's 



Banquet 



invitation of the iresiaent an<i uouncil 

 the Royal Horticultural Society to dinner 

 the Hall, Vincent Square, Westminster, 

 the evening of Friday, May 24. ^'^ 

 Lawrence presided, and v^as suppoxccvi mr 

 dais by Prince A. Mestschersky, the Lord 

 Mayor' of London, Major-Gen C. Crutchley, 



Council 



at 



- , on 

 Sir Trevor 



CALCEOLAEIA BRONZE AGE. 



An elegant variety, bearing a profusion of rich crimson flowers. Eaised and exhibited (I.H.E.), by Messrs. Velt-ch and Son, Exeter. 



appears in F. 2. Purple dominates all other 

 colours, i.e., when a red, pink, cream, or 

 white sweet pea is crossed with the pollen 

 from a purple flower all the flowers in the 

 first generation are purple. In the second 

 generation (F. 2) the other colours appear. 

 Red dominates pink, cream, and white; 

 white dominates cream. Messrs. H. B. May 

 and Sons showed the gradual evolution of 

 the plumo«a nephrolepis from the old type. 



A series of specimens from the Woburn 

 Experimental Fruit Farm demonstrated in 

 practically every case, and did so effectively, 

 that fruit and other trees grown during their 

 earlier years with grass over their roots right 

 up to the stems, suffer very materially; 

 while in the absence of grass trees of similar 

 character do well under the same kind of soil 

 and conditions. 



SOCIAL FUNCTIONS. 



On Tuesday, May 21, the President and 

 directors lunched together at the Grosvenor 

 Hotel, and in the evening, the President— 

 the Duke of Portland — held a reception to 



Farquhar, Hon. Vicary Gibbs, and Mr. N. N. 

 Sherwood, 



The loyal toasts were duly honoured, and 

 then Mr. L. de Eothschild welcomed the 

 guests in English, French, and German, and 

 said how delighted everyone was to have the 

 opportunity of meeting so many distin- 

 guished foreigners from other lands. He 

 made kindly reference to the exhibits at 

 Chelsea from France, Holland, Belgium , 

 Japan, Italy, Germany, Canada, and Aus- 

 tralia, and spoke of the friendly spirit of 

 emulation, rivalry, and admiration existing 

 in the realm of horticulture among the na- 

 tions represented, a spirit that made for the 

 rpeace of the world. The Comte de Germiny, 

 Mr. E. H. Krelage, M. Brodersen, Dr. 

 Schrenchner, and the Comte de Hemptinne 

 all responded, and each echoed the senti- 

 ments expressed by their host, and spoke m 

 high terms of admiration of the great show 

 that liad brought all together. 



M Philippe de Vilmorin proposed the 

 health of the host, and referred to the love 

 of gardening that permeated all classes in 

 the British Isles, and how great wa« the 

 influence exerted in horticulture by the 



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Mons. .M. de Vilmorin, Lieut -Col. PraiD' 

 Lord Desborough, Sir G. Holford, r J- 

 Colman, Bart., Senlior T. Gomes, l^oni« 

 Germiny, Baron B. Schroder <-oin^^^. 

 Hemptinne, Dr. C. Mitchell, Professor \\aW 

 hein. Dr. Toozanowsky, etc., etc. ^^^^^.j^^ 

 than forty-one tables were set out lu 

 hall, and the guests included Practically 

 the b«st-known men in European ana ^ 

 few in American horticulture, Messis. 

 quhar, H. Bunyard, C. Barron, and ^. 

 Trothy representing the United btaws. 



The Hall was hnely decorated. ^^^^ 

 being hung with flags of a\l nations w^^_ 



fine palms and other plants fii^^jy^^^i^^t his 

 Mr. Alfred de Eothschild kindly lent 

 private band, which discoursed sweet 

 during the dinner, and to the ?f f 

 ment of the guests, Mons. ^Yadar - 

 gave several splendid violin solos ciurii g 



evening. the 

 It was practically imp^f ^ lY^^^eches, 

 few close to the dais, to hear the sjf 

 but we may say that great corduvUty 

 vailed, every .possible kind attention^ 

 paid to the foreign guests and tii . . jjgst 

 turn paid British, horticulture the n 8 



