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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
^ 03.Q1S, or rather against the putty between the glass and 
under side of the bar. It is thus both firm and watertight, while the 
j, 7 completely protected from the weather. Glazing is done from 
lnsn e of the house—in fact, it cannot be done from the outside, and 
is so simple that any ordinarily intelligent workman can fix it, while 
^luaies can be removed from and placed in any part of the roof that 
may from accidents need repairing. But although putty is used, and is 
Fig. 71.—Wood Sash-bar 
with Putty. 
considered an advantage, the glass can be fixed without putty if pre- 
ferred. Ihe system is quite distinct from other methods of glazing, and 
appears to possess the merits of simplicity with efficiency. The references 
to the diagrams are A , sash-bar ; b, glass; c, cork cams; D, copper 
nail or pin ; E, putty ; f, screw pin ; g, nut of same. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS FLOWERING IN APRIL. 
The conservatory and greenhouse without Chrysanthemums during 
the dark months of early winter would be void of the great charm of the 
sea-on, but it is rarely that we find them decorating the greenhouse 
within such a short time of Easter. We have two plants now in flower 
of Fair Maid of Guernsey, and it affords me great pleasure to forward a 
flower of each plant. 
The. plants are from cuttings taken in January, 1883. They were 
placed in 6-inch pots during March, and kept in a cool frame until the 
usual time of potting. Finding, however, we had more than we required 
for pot culture, the plants now in flower were planted out in spring on a 
beider with an east aspect. There they remained all through the summer 
months. They were stopped twice while on the border, and were taken 
up and potted about the middle of September. This gave them a severe 
check, but after standing a few weeks under a north wall they eventually 
recovered, and left outside as long as safe from frost, being taken into a 
cool house towards the end of October. 
Ihev were kept hack as much as possible, and were not taken into 
the .greenhouse until after Christmas. Flowers were produced in the 
begiuning of January. These being constantly cut a second growth 
was made, upon which they are now principally flowering, and I do 
not.hesitate in saying they will continue flowering up to Easter.— 
J. S. B, 
[Ihe flowers received are as pure and fresh as we usually see them in 
November and December.] 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
April 8th. 
Varied and interesting in a more than usual degree was the Kensington 
meeting of Tuesday last, Daffodils being still in the ascendant; but in 
addition there were rich stores of Azaleas, new and beautiful, Rhodo¬ 
dendrons in abundance, Orchids and miscellaneous plants being similarly 
numerous. 
Fruit Committee. —Harry J. Veitch, Esq., in the chair. Present, Messrs. 
John Lee, G. Goldsmith, S. Lyon, J. Willard, G. T. Miles, W. Denning, 
R. D. Blackmore, and G. Bunyard. The exhibits before this Committee 
were.comparatively few.. A bronze Banksian medal was awarded to Messrs. 
T. Rivers & Son, Sawbridgeworth, for a collection of sixty dishes of well- 
kept Apples, all being remarkably fresh and sound. Very flue were Blen¬ 
heim Pippin, Seek-no-Further, Peck’s Pleasant, Gloria Mundi, Beauty of 
Kent, Dnmelow’s Seedling, Melon Apple, Newtown Pippin, Baldwin, Annie 
Elizabeth, King of Tomkin’s County, and Mere de Menage. M r. Goldsmith, 
Hollanden, Tonbridge, had seven dishes of Apples ; Winter Queening, 
Northern Greening, and Court Pendu Plat being fresh and sound. Mr. G. 
Fennell, The Gardens, Fairlawn Park, Tonbridge, sent a dish of Brabant 
Bellefleur, which were commended for their freshness. Mr. Witney, Bray- 
field House, Newport Pasmel, Bucks, showed good examples of the dwarf 
early Cabbage AU the Year Round with white solid hearts. He also 
sent samples of a neat Seakale named The Pearl. From the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society’s Gardens a large collection of Rhubarb was sent, similar to 
that described at a previous meeting. 
A first-class certificate was awarded to Messrs. Veitch & Son for— 
Ellam's Dwarf Early Spring Cabbage. —An excellent early variety, with a 
close solid head, somewhat sugarloaf-Uke in shape. 
Floral Committee. —Section A.—Rev. G. Henslow in the chair. Present, 
Messrs. T. Moore, J. Laing, F. R. Kinghorn, J. Woodbridge, H. Herbst, 
James Hudson, H. Williams, H. Ballantine, J. Dominy, J. O’Brien, and E. Hill. 
Section B.—Shirley Hibberd, Esq., in the chair. Present, Messrs. H. Bennett, 
W. Bealby, G. F. Wilson, J. James, G. DuSield, J. Douglas, H. Cannell, and 
W. B. Kellock. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, contributed a group of 
superb Amaryllises, several of which were certificated, but amongst those 
that were not so honoured were the following :—Warrior, brilliant scarlet, 
white central stripe, four flowers in a head ; Adelina Patti, white, streaked 
with rich rose crimson, neat flower, four in a head, very beautiful; Gustave 
Dore, intensely dark scailet, three flowers in a head; Washington, bright 
light scarlet, white central stripe, four flowers in a head ; Lotkair, dark 
scarlet, the colour running down to the centre. The collection was shown 
chiefly to show the diversity of colouring that is being obtained in this class 
of plants, and it is rather strange that the Committee declined to certificate 
one of the most distinct yet raised—namely, Adelina Patti, described above. 
A choice collection of new plants was also contributed, comprising the neat 
white-flowered Dendrobium barbatulum, Dendrobium Devonianum album, 
white, blotched with yellow ; Cselogyne ocellata, white, with an orange lip; 
Cypripedium microchilum, the white-flowered hybrid between C. niveum and 
C. Druryi ; Laelia flava, with neat yellow flowers ; and Cypripedium vernixium, 
a hybrid between C. argus and C. viliosum, with flowers much resembling the 
latter parent. A profusely flowered plant of Azalea indica Caldwelli ignea, 
which has neat reddish hose-in-hose flowers, was very attractive, and the 
mauve-purple Azalea ledifolia ff.-pl. from Japan was noteworthy. 
Mr. B. S. Williams, Upper Holloway, contributed several Amaryllises and 
Azaleas, amongst the latter being some striking varieties—Madame Estelle 
Cavelier, rich deep red ; Bignonueflora, rose, double, free; B. punctulata 
flore-pleno, small, white streaked with rose and red, full and free. Henrich 
Heine, rich, almost violet purple, double, and extiemely profuse, were some 
of the best. A good Cattleya Mendelli gigantea was noteworthy, aud a 
small plant of Angrmcum dependens with pure white flowers and long spurs. 
Messrs. Barr & Son, King Street, Covent Garden, were awarded a bronze 
Banksian medal for a pretty group of Daffodils, arranged in a similar style 
to the collection at the Crystal Palace Show—namely, in bottles concealed 
by moss. There were fine masses of incomparabilis plenus, concolor expansus 
lorifolius Emperor, albidus Leedsi, Burbidgei granditlorus, and bicolor maxi- 
mus. Several new varieties were also staged and certificated. Mr. Wood- 
bridge, The Gardens, Syon House, Brentford, sent three or four scapes of 
Hymenocallis macrostephana with from six to nine flowers each, large, pure 
white, and exquisitely fragrant. A cultural commendation and vote of 
thanks were accorded to Mr. H. Bennett, Shepperton, Middlesex, for a dozen 
blooms of Her Majesty Rose, in grand condition, very substantial, excellent in 
form, of good size (some being inches across), and of a most lovely delicale 
rose tint. Most of the blooms were shown at the Crystal Palace on the 
preceding Saturday have evidently lasted well. Mr. T. Sibbald, Bishop 
Auckland, sent a pan of Herniaria glabra and aurea, the ordinary dark 
green and golden forms. 
M. Louis Van Houtte,Royal Nursery, Ghent, Belgium, exhibited a choice 
group of new Azaleas, representing some richly coloured varieties, both 
single and double. Certificates were awarded for nine of them—a sufficient 
indication of their merit. Very seldom indeed is an exhibitor so fortunate. 
Of other varieties not certificated the following were noteworthy :—Mrs. B. S. 
Williams, double white with a few pink spots ; Sir C. Spencer Veils, single, 
intensely deep red ; T. W. Moore, double, dark red, free ; and John Hawkes- 
worth, double, salmon red, very large and bold. Mr. R. Dean, Raneleigh 
Road, Ealing, contributed a choice collection of hardy flowers, for which a 
vote of thanks was awarded. They included some good examples of Bedfont 
Yellow Wallflower, Myosotis dissitifiora Perfection, double Anemone coro- 
naria, and Primula White Queen. A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. 
Herbst, Richmond, for a collection of Narcissus poeticus reflexus, fresh and 
bright. Mr. C. Turner, Slough, had a box of Auriculas raised by Mr. J. 
Douglas. Several were certificated and of others the following were good :— 
Miss Taplin, Alpine, shaded violet purple; Sceptre, Alpine, dark shaded 
crimson ; and Cecilia, rich shaded crimson, Alpine. A vote of thanks was 
accorded to Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P., Burford Lodge, Dorking, for a 
handsome plant of Cypripedium hevigatum, with three spikes of three 
flowers each. Sir Charles Strickland, Bart., Hildenley, Malton, Yorkshire, 
was accorded a vote of thanks for two plants of Cattleya citrina, each bear¬ 
ing a fine flower. A cultural commendation was awarded to Mr. S. Cook, 
gardener to D. B. Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, Sevenoaks, for a plant of Den¬ 
drobium Cambridgeanum, with three growths bearing from five to eight 
flowers. 
A silver-gilt Knightian medal was awarded to Messrs. H. Lane & Son, 
Great Berkhampstead, for a fine group of Azaleas and Rhododendrons 
which unfortunately, owing to the limited space, were somewhat crowded. 
The Rhododendrons were remarkable for their dwarf compact habit and 
large dense heads of variously coloured flowers. A bronze Banksian medal 
was awarded to Messrs. J. & J. Hayes, Lower Edmonton, for groups of 
decorative Pelargoniums and the Fairy Rose longifolia, which has bright 
crimson double flowers produced in great abundance. A silver Banksian 
medal was awarded to Messrs. Cutbush it Son, Highgate, for a fine eroup of 
greenhouse plants. Eriostemons, Darwinias, Azaleas, Heaths, ancT simila r 
plants were particularly well shown. A silver-gilt Banksian' medal wa 
