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and I also raised many. Paisley was at that time, as it had pre¬ 
viously been for thirty years, and as it is at the present day, the 
head-quarters of this favourite flower. 
It is now fully thirty years since the late Mr. Paul, afterwards 
of Crossflat Nursery, turned his attention to the cultivation of the 
Pink on an extensive scale, and, being an enthusiastic florist, he 
spared neither time, trouble, nor expense in collecting a stock. 
He was careful in discarding all inferior and indifferent sorts, and 
twenty years since he had, if not the largest, certainly a collection 
of the most choice varieties in Britain. He continued to cultivate 
and improve the Pink, and the varieties he sent out were not only 
numerous but all first-class flowers. I grew some of Mr. Paul’s 
new sorts last year ; and when I contrasted them with varieties 
grown a number of years back I thought he had been well repaid 
for the very great care and attention he had bestowed on this 
grand old and still favourite flower, and consider that he well 
deserved the thanks and now the grateful remembrance of all 
florists. 
Appended is a list of varieties that I grew at Paisley in 1844— 
Flower of Dunblane (Cook), Favourite (Cook), Captain Cook 
(Cook), Flower of the Field (Cook), Joseph Hume (Cook), Dan 
O’Connell (Cook), Robert Burns (Cook), Queen Victoria (Cook), 
Lord Wm. Bentinck (Cook), Lady Susan Hamilton (Alston), 
William IV. (Forrest), Rhemus (Lemond), Mrs. Burns (Lemond), 
Highland Chief (Lemond), Queen Victoria (Laird), Prudence 
(Reinford), Mrs. Drake (Iviersley), Plannibal (Forbes), Ettrick 
Shepherd (Forrest), Comet (Falconer), Tasso (Low), Cheapside 
(Paterson), London Glory (Falconer), Rose Diana (Falconer), 
Conqueror (Barret), Miss jane (Wdmer), Maggie Lauder, Hodge’s 
Gem, Fear Nothing (Kemp), Robin Hood (Kemp), Flower of the 
Vale (Cook), Little Wanderer (Bosom), Catherine (Holt), Wallace 
of Kelly (Cook), Mrs. Wark (Wark), Prince Albeit (Kemp), John 
Knox (Lemond), Mrs. Adam (Adam), Mrs. Ferguson (Ferguson), 
Princess Royal (Finlayson), True Blue (Williams), Blind Girl 
(Alston), Elizabeth (Bosom), Birkenshaw (Cook), Mrs. Brandling 
(Trotter), Mars (Hodges), Dreadnought (Falconer), Mrs. Marshall 
(Alston), Bloomsbury, Competitor (Thomson), Admiral Codrington 
(Rushton), Defiance (Cook), Peregrine Pickle (Cook), Marquis of 
Douglas (Low), Mrs. Campbell (Lemond). —Gavin McGhie, 
Beauchamp House, Paisley. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 
February 14th. 
Favoured by a beautiful day, resembling May more than Feb¬ 
ruary, possessors of choice plants were enabled to exhibit them 
without risk of injury, hence charming collections of Orchids were 
staged by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P., and Messrs. Veitch and 
Sons, Chelsea ; these with Mr. Little’s Cinerarias and Primulas, Mr. 
Clarke’s Cyclamens, and interesting contributions from Slough, 
Swanley, and Chiswick, produced a rich, varied, and meritorious 
display, which was much appreciated by the visitors, and the meeting 
was altogether very successful. 
Fruit Committee. —Harry Veitch, Esq., in the chair. The ex¬ 
hibits were few on this occasion, and the duties of the Committee 
were soon performed. Mr. J. Atkins, gardener to Sir R. Loyd Lindsay, 
M.P., Lockinge Park, Wantage, sent nine handsome bunches of Black 
Alicante Grapes, well coloured and in admirable condition. A bronze 
medal was recommended. Lady Dorothy Nevill, 45, Charles Street, 
Berkeley Square, sent some Oranges, for which a cultural commen¬ 
dation was awarded ; they were neat in form and well coloured. 
Mr. J. F. Barter, Lancefield Street, Harrow Road, London, sent some 
fine samples of Mushrooms grown out of doors, some in clusters of 
six or more, all of excellent size and substance. Several good 
samples of Mushroom spawn were also sent. Mr. E. Whiteing, 
Pensby, Cheshire, had some seedling Potatoes not of any special 
merit. Mr. C. Green, gardener to Sir G. Macleay, Bart., Pendell 
Court, Bletchingley, sent some fruits of a Banana, a dark-fruited 
variety of excellent flavour. The plant is of the Musa sapientum 
habit, and has been named M. superba. It was believed by the 
Committee to be the same as that called the Red Banana at Ivew. 
A letter of thanks was awarded. Mr. L. Killick, Maidstone, sent 
three dishes of Apples, for which a letter of thanks was accorded. 
Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, sent a dish of Smart’s Prince 
Arthur Apples in good condition ; and Mr. J. Horsefield. Heytesbury, 
had specimens of the small yellow Apple Isle of Wight Pippin. 
Floral Committee. —Rev. H. Harpur Crewe in the chair. The 
Council-room was well filled with Cyclamens, Cinerarias, Orchids, 
and other plants. Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, had an 
attractive group of Orchids and new plants. A Fern-leaved variety 
of Primula was shown named The Queen. It was remarkable for 
the great size of the white or blush-tinted flowers of unusual sub¬ 
stance, the margin being fimbriated. Most of the blooms were 
inches in diameter, the plants being dwarf, in GO and small 48-size 
pots. Among the Orchids the elegant Angrsecum citratnm with its 
slender racemes of small white flowers was especially notable. 
Coelogyne cristata and its variety Lemoineana with lemon-tinted 
lips ; Odontoglossum triumphans with rich brown-barred flowers ; 
Dendrobium Ainsworthii with white flowers and crimson-blotched 
lips were also notable. Staphylea colchica was represented by several 
specimens in small pots flowering very freely. Some Amaryllises 
were also good, especially A. Illustris, deep scarlet, and A. Grandeur, 
bright scarlet, both of good form. Well-flowered plants of Cyclamen 
persicum grandiflorum were also staged. G. F. Wilson, Esq., Wey- 
bridge, was accorded a vote of thanks for fine spikes of Odonto¬ 
glossum Alexandra, one with seventeen flowers of excellent form 
and substance. 
Mr. Spyers, gardener to Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P., Burfovd 
Lodge, Dorking, sent a magnificent specimen of Odontoglossum pul- 
chellum majus, bearing over two dozen spikes of white fragrant 
flowers. Plants of the curiously coloured Odontoglossum Ruckerianum 
were also exhibited. The tapering sepals and petals having a purplish 
tint suffusing them, and a few brownish spots. A cultural commenda¬ 
tion was awarded for the Odontoglossum pulchellum, and a medal was 
recommended. Mr. J. Wiggins, gardener to Henry Little, Esq., Hilling¬ 
don Place, Uxbridge, contributed a fine bank of Cinerarias, the plants 
being in vigorous health, and bearing remarkably large brilliantly 
coloured flowers. Fine groups of Primulus were also contributed, the 
plants well flowered and of good habit. Alba magnifica, Meteor, and 
numerous excellent seedlings were included. A medal was recom¬ 
mended for these handsome groups. Mr. R. Clark, Twickenham, 
staged an extremely handsome collection of Cyclamens in vigorous 
health, with fine foliage, and a great abundance of large flowers. 
Crimson Gem, Rubrum, and a pure white variety were the leading 
forms, and a medal was also recommended for this contribution. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, exhibited some plants of 
Cineraria cruenta in a basket, the mass of bright rosy purple flowers 
being a great attraction. A cultural commendation was awarded. 
A plant and flowers of the Blue Marguerite, Agatheea coelestis, were 
also sent, and were much admired. A vote of thanks was accorded 
to Messrs. Waterer & Son, Woking, for a collection of hardy Prim¬ 
roses, including a number of pretty varieties. Mr. G. Goldsmith, The 
Gardens, Hollanden, Tonbridge, sent a new Iresine, I. formosa, a 
curious form, said to be obtained from I. Lindeni, which it resembles 
in form of leaves and habit. The stems are bright red, the leaves 
being green, with a red midrib and yellow veins. Mr. C. Turner, 
Slough, had a fine basket of Tree Carnation plants. Whipper In, 
scarlet, with dark streaks; Firefly, rich scarlet; and Rosy Morn, 
bright pink, were the best. Mr. H. Parr, Leatherhead, sent a plant of 
Abutilon Crimson King, a variety of dwarf compact habit, with neat 
flowers having rounded petals of a bright rosy hue. Mr. Green was 
adjudged a vote of thanks for Billbergia nutans, a greenish-flowered 
species with drooping spikes. Mr. James English, Epping, exhibited 
two glass stands of dried flowers and Fungi, the latter being very well 
preserved. From the Society’s gardens at Chiswick well-grown 
Cinerarias were sent; but the chief contribution from these gardens 
were the double Primulas, arranged to form a handsome bank at one 
end of the old Council-room. The old Double White, with several of 
Mr. Gilbert’s varieties, were admirably represented. 
First-class certificates were awarded for the following plants :— 
Rhododendron Queen Victoria (Veitch). — One of the greenhouse 
hybrid section, with pretty buff-coloured flowers; the limb 1J or 
2 inches in diameter, the tubes large and bright yellow. They are 
borne in umbels freely, the foliage and habit of the plant being good. 
Ctzlogyne cristata Lemoineana (Veitch).—A beautiful variety of a 
■well-known Orchid, which differs but little from the type. The 
sepals and petals are pure white, the lip having a central blotch of 
pale lemon yellow, a delicate contrast with the deep orange crest of 
the species. 
Cyclamen giganteum roseum compactum (Edmonds).—The chief defect 
in connection with the plant was the long name, which was objected 
to by some members of the Committee. The leaves are very large, 
the habit compact; flowers large, very abundant, and bright rosy 
pink in colour. An attractive and distinct variety. 
Cyclamen giganteum compactum (Clarke).—A remarkably vigorous 
variety with enormous flowers inches or more in length, white, the 
mouth of the tube being crimson ; the petals are broad and rounded 
of excellent substance. 
Primula Harbinger (Cannell).—A distinct Primrose with large white 
flowers having a rich orange-coloured eye. They are 2 inches in dia¬ 
meter, very freely produced. One of the most distinct forms in 
cultivation. 
Wellingtonia giganteapendula (W. it J. Brown, Stamford).—Remark¬ 
able chiefly for the “weeping” character of the plant, the branches 
being very pendulous. 
Muscari lingulatum (Crewe).—A neat species with small spikes of 
pale blue flowers, but much less attractive than some better known 
species. 
Scientific Committee. —Sir J. D. Hooker, K.C.S.I., in the chair. 
Proliferous Acorn Cups. —Sir J. D. Hooker exhibited malformed 
cups of Quercus Ilex (the Evergreen Oak) received from Mr. F. 
Moore of the British Museum. The trees grew in the cliffs of Isle of 
Wight. Minute acorns appeared to have been produced in the axils 
of the bracts which formed the cups. _ _ 
Carnation Disease. —Mr. W. G. Smith exhibited specimene^ of Car¬ 
nations received from Dr. Hogg, attacked by the nematoid worm 
Anguilula. They entered the plant at the collar and penetiated 
