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Castle Gardens, Sherborne, Dorset) at the National Apple 

 Congress in 1888, and one dish at the Apple and Pear Confer- 

 ence, 1888. Hence it would seem to be nearly extinct in England 

 at the present time. It has little or no commercial value, though 

 useful for decorative purposes. 



Gentiana Amarclla, sub-species germanica. — Dr. Masters ex- 

 hibited specimens of this plant from Tring, whence it was first 

 recorded. Hooker and Arnott, " Brit. Flor." 1855, give only Tring 

 and Kipon as localities, but Hooker, " Stud. Flor." 1884, men- 

 tions York, Pembroke, Herts, Berks, Surrey, and Hants. Though 

 regarded as separate species by some continental botanists, inter- 

 mediate conditions link the extreme forms together. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM CENTENARY, 1889. 



A Chrysanthemum Centenary Conference and Exhibition 

 was held at the Chiswick Gardens on November 5 and 6, 1889. 



On the first day the Conference was opened at 1.30 p.m. by 

 the President, T. B. Haywood, Esq., who delivered an address. 

 The following papers were then read : — 



" Origin of Chrysanthemums," by W. Botting Hemsley, 

 F.R.S., A.L.S. 



" Summarised History of Chrysanthemums," by Mr. Harman 

 Payne. 



" New Varieties," by Mr. E. Molyneux. 



" Judging Chrysanthemums," by Mr. J. Wright. 



" Progress in Chrysanthemums," by Mr. Shirley Hibberd. 



On the second day, in the absence of the President, Mr. 

 Shirley Hibberd, F.R.H.S., occupied the chair, and the follow- 

 ing papers were read : — 



" Chrysanthemum Seed and Seedlings," by Mr. F. W. 

 Burbidge, M.A., F.L.S. 



" Dwarfing and Grouping Chrysanthemums," by Mr. C. 

 Orchard. 



" Market Chrysanthemums," by Mr. C. Pearson. 

 " Summer and Early Autumn Chrysanthemums," by Mr. W. 

 Piercy. 



