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Seville Longpod, very fine specimens. Mr. Miles followed with the same 
varieties, and Mr. Steggles, Faulkners, Hadlow, Tonbridge, was third with 
Aquadulce and Seville Longpod. The best Kidney Beans were Canadian 
Wonder from Mr. Waterman, followed by Messrs. Miles and Haines with 
the same variety. Carrots were well shown by Messrs. Waterman, Meads, 
and Miles, the varieties represented being French Forcing and Nantes Horn. 
Cucumbers were numerous, but not of remarkable merit, many being rather 
rough. Mr. Muir was first with a large collection of Lettuces, and the Right 
Hon. Earl Normanton, Somerley Park, Ringwood, obtained similar honours 
for a clean and excellent collection of salads, very tastefully set up. 
Special Prizes. —Messrs. Webber & Co., Covent G-arden, offered three 
prizes for the best packed three boxes of fruits—one box of Grapes, one of 
Peaches, and one of Nectarines. Mr. Turton secured first honours for very 
carefully packed samples. The Grapes were firmly placed together on 
tissue paper, covering a good padding of wool; the Peaches were sepa¬ 
rately wrapped in tissue paper and placed in dried moss in shallow boxes, 
one fruit deep; and the Strawberries were wrapped separately in Vine 
leaves in a shallow box. Mr. Coleman, who was second, had his fruit 
packed in a similar manner, but moss was employed as the padding in all 
the boxes. Mr. Eldridge, the Gardens, Chesterfield Park, Saffron Wa'den, 
was third, with similar examples of packing. Messrs. Wheeler & Sons, 
Gloucester, also offered a prize for samples of Kingsholm Cos and Tom 
Thumb Lettuces, and Mr. Muir was the only exhibitor, having very good 
specimens. 
COMMITTEES. 
Ebuit Committee. —Present : Henry Webb, Esq., in the chair, and 
Messrs. John Lee, G. M. Breese, G. Bunyard, J. E. Lane, C. Ross, W. Paul, 
R. D. Blackmore, J. Ellam, G. T. Miles, H. J. Yeitch, J. Roberts, and T. C. 
Mundell. Melons were again largely shown, but they received no special 
recognition. Mr. Howe, Benham Park Gardens, Newbury, was awarded 
a vote of thanks for his Pink Perfection, a cross between William I. and 
Hero of Lockinge, a neat and well-flavoured Melon. Benham Beauty, 
from the same grower, was also attractive. Mr. Ross, Welford Park 
Gardens, showed a cross between Dickson’s Exquisite and Hero of Lockinge. 
of good appearance. Mr. Wiles, Edgcott, Park Gardens, Banbury, sent a 
Melon named Hero of Edgcott, a cross between Eastnor Castle and Dr. Hogg, 
a large pretty netted fruit of fair flavour. Mr. Parr, Givons Grove, Leather- 
head, also sent a sample of the Goodwood Melon, which weighed 14 lbs. 2 ozs., 
but ic was not to be cut, so no opinion could be formed as to its merit. Mr. 
Roberts, The Gardens, Gunnersbury Park, sent three bunches of Duke of 
Buccleuch Grapes, with the object, as was explained in a letter, of proving 
that this variety can be grown free from spot. The berries were large and 
perfectly clean, their condition being most satisfactory, and Mr. Roberts well 
deserved the cultural commendation awarded for them. The Committee also 
expressed a desire to see them again. Mrs. Spottiswoode, Coombe Bank, 
Sevenoaks (gardener, Mr. Bolton) showed branches of Bolton’s Prolific 
Gooseberry, which were bearing a fine crop of rather small berries. 
Flokal Committee. —Section A. Present : Mr. John Fraser in the chair, 
and Messrs. H. Ballantine, H. Williams, F. R. Kinghorn, E. Hill, J. O’Brien, 
J. Woodbridge, the Rev. G. Henslow, and Dr. M. T. Masters. Section B. 
Present : Shirley Hibberd, Esq., in the chair and Messrs. H. Cannell, W. 
Bealby, G. Driffield, and H. Turner. 
A choice collection of Tree Carnations, Pinks, and Pelargoniums was con¬ 
tributed by Mr. C. Turner, Slough, for which a vote of thanks was accorded. 
Of the Tree Carnations, the beautiful rose self, Mrs. Llewelyn, and the pure 
white Water Nymph, were very notable, both being useful free varieties of 
strong habit. Several of the Pinks were very handsome, and one was 
certificated. Of the Pelargoniums, an effective Show variety was The Czar, 
which has scarlet lower petals, the upper darker, and the centre white. 
Boira was a similar type, but with white and crimson petals, very pretty. 
J. T. D. Llewelyn, Esq., Penllergare sent three pretty Piimulas—namely, 
P. suffruticosa of half-shrubby habit, with small leaves and diminutive pink 
flowers ; P. luteola, one of the P. sikkimensis type ; and a dark variety 
of P. capitata. Mr. H. Bennett, Shepperton, was accorded a vote of thanks 
for boxes of “ Pedigree ” Roses and others, very beautiful being Princess 
of Wales, the Earl and Countess of Pembroke, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, and 
Grace Darling. A vote of thanks was accorded to Messrs. Laing & Co., 
Forest Hill, for a charming group offsingle and double varieties of Tuberous 
Begonias, representing a number of distinct novelties, several of which 
were certificated. A collection of Verbena blooms from Mr. Stacey, 
Dunmow, Essex, was similarly recognised. Mr. Aslett, Warren Wood, 
Hertford, sent some fine double Begonias; and Mr. G. Prince, Oxford, had 
several boxes of fresh and beautiful Tea Roses, large and of the usual 
quality distinguishing Mr. Prince’s exhibits of that kind. Especially 
notable were Catherine Mermet, Etoile de Lyon, Comtesse Naidaillac, and 
Alba Rosea, the last being grown in large quantities at Oxford. A vote of 
thanks was accorded to Mr. Pollett of Bickley for a small collection of well- 
g rown Orchids; and from the Royal Horticultural Society’s Gardens at 
hiswick were sent some pretty Begonias, a plant of the noble Saxifraga 
longifolia with a grand panicle of flowers, two pans of Orchis foliosa with 
six and eight spikes each, Mimulus, and the violet-coloured Torenia 
Fournieri in first-rate condition. Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, 
and Mr. B. S. Williams, Upper Holloway, exhibited several beautiful new 
Orchids and other plants, which were certificated. 
An extensive and charming collection of hardy flowers was shown by 
Messrs. Veitch & Sons, comprising Irises, Pyrethrums, Ixias, the useful 
Gladiolus Colvilli alba, G. byzantinus, and a fine strain of Sweet Williams, 
for which a bronze Flora medal was awarded. Similar groups were contri¬ 
buted by Messrs. Barr & Son, Covent Garden, and Mr. T. S. Ware, Tottenham, 
for which a silver Banksian and a silver-gilt Flora medal were respectively 
awarded. The Tottenham group was particularly handsome, and it is 
doubtful if a more effective collection of hardy flowers has ever been shown. 
Messrs. Hooper & Co., Covent Garden, and Messrs. Kelway & Son, Lang- 
port, also staged collections of beautiful Gladiolus, Irises, and Pyrethrums, 
which furnished additional attractions to the Show of considerable value. 
First-class certificates were awarded for the following plants :— 
Rhododendron President (Veitch).—One of the greenhouse hybrid class, 
and a magnificent form. The flowers are particularly large, grand tubes 
inches across at the mouth, with rounded lobes. The colour is a 
yellowish buff with a slight pinkish margin to the lobes, the heads con¬ 
taining six flowers. 
Drosera auriculata (Veitch).—A peculiar species, with slender trailing or 
climbing stems, and diminutive round leaf blades somewhat like a small 
form of D. rotundifolia, but quite different in habit. 
Philodendron grandidens (Veitch).—A handsome foliage plant, the leaves 
sagittate, of a bronzy green hue with a velvety surface 18 inches long by 
about 8 inches or 9 inches broad. 
Odontoglossum excellens (Sir Trevor Lawrence).—An extremely distinct 
and beautiful Orchid ; sepals yellow with bars of chocolate, petals with a 
white centre margined with yellow, lip white with a few brown blotches. 
Odontoglossum Alexandres Veitchianum (Baron Schroder).—A grand 
variety, similar to Messrs. Veitch’s mirabile. The flowers are beautifully 
formed, having broad sepals and petals white, with a faint band of pale 
purple near the margin, and a few chocolate spots. 
Leelia Dominiana rosea (Baron Schroder).—Remarkable for the deep 
crimson colour of the slightly fringed lip, and rosy colour of the sepals and 
petals. 
Anguloa Ruckeri sanguinea (Crawshay).—Distinct from the ordinary 
A. Ruckeri in the darker purplish crimson colour of the inner portion of the 
flower, which is greenish externally. 
Odontoglossum Williamsianum (Williams).—Described as a hybrid between 
O. grande and 0. Schlieperianum. A most distinct and handsome form, with 
bold flowers 4 inches across, the petals being 1^ broad, blunt and rounded, 
the upper half clear yellow and the lower brown. The sepals are barred with 
brown on a bright yellow ground, the lip being of a paler ground colour with 
a few brown spots. The spike was a strong one bearing twelve flowers. 
Lceliapurpurata atro-purpurea (Williams).—A handsome richly coloured 
variety, the lip being of a very dark crimson hue. 
Croton Flambeau (Williams).—A graceful narrow-leaved variety. The 
leaves 1 inch broad and about 18 inches long, deep red, and dark green 
mottled with yellow. Elegant in habit, and colours well in a young state. 
Tea Rose Sunset (W. Paul & Son).—Very fragrant; blooms full, orange 
yellow in the centre, lighter on the outer portion of the flower. 
Odontoglossum citrosmum,pure white variety (Dr. Soper).—Flowers of good 
size and pure white. 
Verbena striata (Stacey).—A neatly shaped variety ; flowers large, white, 
with regular stripes of pink. 
Tuberous Begonia Her Majesty (Laing).—Single ; very handsome and 
distinct. Flowers of great size and excellent form, white, with a pink 
margin. 
Tuberous Begonia Torey Laing (Laing).—Single. Orange yellow; free 
and effective, a useful and charming variety. 
Primula capitata Hooker’s variety (Llewelyn).—A beautiful variety, with 
much darker violet-purple flowers than the ordinary form. 
Pelargonium purpureum (Turner).—A Show variety with superb flowers ; 
broad handsome petals, the lower ones pink and the upper dark maroon, with 
a white centre. 
Pink picturatus (Turner).—A most attractive variety, with well-formed 
flowers; the petals white, heavily laced with pale purple. Very free and 
useful. 
Scientific Committee. —Mr. A. Grote in the chair. 
Photographs of Araucaria imbricata (male) and Cliamarops excelsa. —Mr. 
Farrant of Ballamoor, Isle of Man, sent excellent photographs of these trees. 
The former was the one alluded to in the last meeting, and bearing an ex¬ 
traordinary number of male catkins. The latter, Mr. Farrant says, bas 
flowered profusely and continuously for the last ten years, and has never 
been affected by the severest frost. 
Fusisporium microphytum. —Mr. W. G. Smith exhibited drawings of this 
fungus with brown spores, growing on the gills of Agaricus. The question 
was raised whether it was epiphytic or truly parasitic. It also grows on the 
gills of the bedding Mushroom, 
Sajn'olegnia mucophaga (W. G. Smith).—Mr. Smith proved by cultivating 
in water the well-known white mould familiar on the gills of bed Mush¬ 
rooms, that it was a new small species of Saprolegnia, which he proposes to 
call S. mucophaga. _ 
Sphcsrella Taxi. —Hon. and Rev. Mr. Boscawen sent specimens of lew 
attacked by this fungus about six years ago. It has now travelled as far 
west as Dorset, and is destroying the Yew trees at Sherborne. 
JEcidium convallarice. —Mr. Smith also exhibited specimens of this fungus, 
new to England, and which was seriously injuring the Lily of the Valley in 
Westmoreland, and which he thinks is very likely to spread to cultivated 
Lilies. 
Tragopogon. —Dr. M. T. Masters exhibited a specimen of T. pratense, in 
which the florets were all “tubular” instead of being *'ligulate,” and the 
pappus sub-foliaceous. 
Fasciated Scrophularia, —Mr. Houston brought a tall and fine fasciated 
stem of this plant. 
Potato Disease.— Mr. Laxton of Bedford reported the first and very early 
appearance of the Potato disease at Bedford. 
Amanita Pantherinus. —Mr. Boulger showed an instance of a specimen 
gathered some days ago, and which, being confined horizontally in a tin box, 
had become erect by apogeotropism. 
Double White Rocket. —Mr. Loder exhibited a fine pure white specimen 
for contrast with the lilac-tinted variety grown on the continent. 
Dianthus alpinus crossed with D. barbatus. —He also exhibited blossoms of 
this hybrid, which at first were white like the female parents (a white var.), 
and then turned to deep crimson subsequently. D. alpinus crossed by 
D. superbus was shown by Professor M. Foster, in which the si.ky appen¬ 
dages of the petals had almost entirely disappeared. Mr. Lowe remarked 
that some starved specimens of D. alpinus were not distinguishable from 
D. deltoides. 
Ulex nana var. —Mr. Lowe described a plant with prodigious thorns, 
resembling a Colletia horrida. _ . . 
Irises. —Professor M. Foster exhibited a large and interesting senes of 
Irises, the results of his crossings. &c. Of original species were I. kumaon- 
ensis, but not the typical bright blue. It belonged to the Dietes section, 
and seemed allied to I. nepalensis. It had roots like that of Hemerocallis. 
I. plicata crossed by I. variegata var. The produce differed very materially 
from both parents. Seedlings of I. ochroleuca, mostly lilac-tinted, but a 
