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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Mr. Wipf, grows the Duke of Buccleucb Grape so splendidly and does 
everything else well that he takes in hand.—A Traveller. 
P.S.—An omission maybe noted. In Mr. Pennell’s seed shop in the 
city a brisk trade is being done in “ Inga ” seed as a wholesome and 
nutritious food for cage birds. Failing to obtain the botanical name of 
the plant that produces this seed the manager, Mr. Buffham, raised 
plants and flowered them. An example submitted and examined at Kew 
has resulted in the following simple solution of the problem, and if syno- 
nymes are an indication of merit this “ Inga ” seed certainly ought to 
be good. The names of the plants are Anthemis mysorensis, Herb. Madr. 
ex Wall. ; Bidens Ramtilla, Wall. ; BupthalmumRamtilla, Hamilt. ; Guizotia 
abyssinica, Cass. ; Helianthus oleifer, Wall. ; Jageria abyssinica, Spr. ; 
Parthenium luteum, Link. ; Polymnia abyssinica, L. ; Polymnia frondosa, 
Bruce ; Ramtilla oleifera, D.C.; Tetragonotheca abyssinica, Led. ; Ver- 
bescina sativa, Lloxb. ; Heliopsis platyglossa, Cass. As Mr. BufEham can 
scarcely be expected to write them all on the seed packets he may con¬ 
tent himself with Guizotia oleifera, which is now the accepted name of 
the plant in question. 
BRASSAVOLA PERRINT. 
Early in the present year Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., exhibited at 
South Kensington a plant of the above Orchid from his grand collection 
at Burford Lodge, Dorking, and from a drawing of that plant taken at 
most conspicuous features. The former were very fine, both from Messrs. 
Kelway and Yilmorin, while the Slough and Swanley Dahlias were simi¬ 
larly attractive. 
Fruit Committee. — H. Webb, Esq., in the chair. The following were 
present: Messrs. G. Goldsmith, S. Lyon, J. Burnett, J. Willard, G. Bun- 
yard, A. W. Sutton, L. A. Killick, F. Rutland. W. Denning, J. E. Lane-, 
R. D. Blackmore, J. Smith, and T. Woodbridge. Messrs. Lane A Son, Great 
Berkhampstead, sent several Apples, comprising Red Juneating, Eve, and 
Duchess of Oldenburgh. For Apple Mr. Gladstone a first-class certificate 
was awarded. It is a small Apple, very bright red on the side exposed to 
the sun, and plentifully streaked all round. It is globular in form and of 
excellent flavour. Messrs. Cheal & Son, Crawley, sent fruits of a seedling 
Apple named Early Lowfield, a neat conical fruit dull red in colour. Mr. 
J. Bolton, Coombe Bank, Sevenoaks, sent samples of a white Gooseberry 
named Bolton’s Prolific, which is said to be very early and always very 
free. The branches sent were heavily laden with fruits. The Committee 
expressed a desire to see the variety again earlier in another season. Mr. 
J. Hardeman, Lynne Hall, Stockport, sent a green-flesh seedling Melon 
and new Melons were also sent by Mr. A. Taylor, Apperley Bridge, Leeds, 
Mr. Burnett, and Mr. Jackson, Putney Heath, London, but none was 
sufficiently distinct to merit notice. Mr. Rutland, The Gardens, Goodwood, 
Chichester, exhibited a fruit weighing 21 lbs. of a Melon named Goodwood t 
raised from seed sent from the Cape of Good Hope. It was large, with 
greenish-white flesh, very evenly netted, but of poor flavour, yet a first-class 
certificate was awarded. 
Mr. A. Faulkner, Inkpen, Berks, sent fruits of a very large Raspberry ■„ 
Fig. 2G.—Brassavola Perrixi. 
the meeting the woodcut (fig. 26) has been prepared. The specimen was 
remarkable for the number of flowers it bore ; and though these indi¬ 
vidually are by no means showy, yet collectively they had a most 
striking appearance, as can be judged from the engraving. The lip is 
broad and somewhat heart-shaped, as in other species of Brassavola; 
it is pure white, and the narrow green sepals and petals spread regularly 
round it. When grown upon a block, a mode of culture that suits all the 
members of this genus, it has a pleasing appearance, the large narrow 
green leaves drooping gracefully with the abundant flowers. It is 
related to B. nodosa and B. cordata, but is readily distinguished by its 
smaller flowers, which are generally borne singly, by its more slender 
leaves, and a branching stem. Under the figure in the “ Botanical 
Register” in 1833 it is stated that the plant was introduced from Rio 
Janeiro by Mrs. Arnold Harrison of Aigburth, after whose gardener it 
was named ; but in the “Botanical Magazine,” 1839, it is said that plants 
were sent from Brazil to the Glasgow Botanic Gardens. The first account, 
however, appears the most probable. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.— August 14th. 
The conservatory was on this occasion devoted to the exhibits, which 
were, however, not very numerous, the Gladioli and Dahlias forming the 
Lord Beaconsfield, which was much admired, the flavour being very neb 
and the colour good. A first-class certificate was awarded for it. Mr. L. 
Killick, Maidstone, exhibited a collection of Apples in very good condition, 
comprising Duchess of Oldenburgh, Golden Spire, Yorkshire Beauty, Early 
Julien, Mr. Gladstone, Ecklinville, Weavering Apple, White Transparent, 
and Emperor Napoleon. 
Floral Committee. —G. F. Wilson, Esq., in the chair. The following were 
present :—Messrs. J. McIntosh, H. Bennett, H. Cannell, J. Wills, J. Dominy, 
J. Hudson, J. James, J. Laing, F. R. Kinghorn, W. Bealby, J. Douglas, G. 
Duffield, A. Ballantine, A. Turner, J. Cutbush, and Shirley Hibberd. A 
silver Banksian medal was awarded to Mr. C. Turner, Slough, for a large and 
beautiful collection of Dahlia blooms, comprising Show, Fancy, Pompon, 
and single varieties, and representing a great number of shades. Of the 
Show varieties some of the best in colour, substance, and form were the 
following :—Cardinal, scarlet; James Yick, crimson purple; Mr. Saunders, 
pale yellow ; Mrs. Harris, pale mauve ; Harry, rich crimson ; Mrs. Henshaw, 
white ; Prince Bismarck, rosy crimson ; Drake Lewis, scarlet; Bessie, lilac 
pink ; Duke of Albany, bright scarlet. Of the Fancy varieties the most con¬ 
spicuous were Grand Sultan, crimson streaked on a yellow ground; Magic, 
fine scarlet streaks on a yellow ground ; and Peacock, purple-crimson 
tipped with white. The Pompons were exceedingly beautiful, the most 
distinct varieties being Garnet, scarlet; Lady Blanche, Fair Helen, and 
White Aster, white ; Little Arthur, orange scarlet; Little Princess, pale 
mauve ; Prince of Liliputians, dark maroon ; Lewis Rodani, bright purple; 
and Titania, yellow buff. Single varieties were similarly well represented, 
the brightest and most effective varieties being Benedick, purple; Glory, 
scarlet; Yellow Queen and Morning Star, scarlet; Olivette, orange red ; 
Alba, white ; Duke of Teck, rosy purple ; Rob Roy, rich maroon, and the 
well-known Paragon. 
