352 JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. [ October u. mo. 
•when it will be compared with other varieties with which it is most 
like. Mr. Woodbridge, The Gardens, Syon, Middlesex, exhibited 
fruit of a Banana called Musa Rajah, which was introduced by 
Mr. Burbidge from Borneo, where it is grown for use at the tables of 
the wealthy. The flavour was inferior. 
Mr. R. Gilbert exhibited specimens of his Cabbage Broccoli, which 
was certificated last year. Some of it was cooked, and highly 
approved by the Committee. Mr. Muir, The Gardens, Taibach, 
also exhibited specimens, which were identical with Mr. Gilbert’s. 
Mr. Iggulden, The Gardens, Orsett Hall, Romford, exhibited speci¬ 
mens of his strain of Cabbage Broccoli. It differs from the former 
in being more loose in the head, and consequently not so much 
blanched. This was also cooked, and considered by the Committee 
more delicate in flavour than the former, which were both strongly 
flavoured. 
Mr. Wildsmith, gardener to Lord Eversley at Heckfield exhibited 
six specimens of Pitmaston Duchess Pear, remarkably handsome. 
They weighed in the aggregate 7J lbs. A cultural commendation was 
unanimously awarded. Mr. Barron exhibited the following Pears 
from the gardens of the Society at Chiswick:—Souvenir de la 
Reine, a medium-sized yellow Pear, with crisp flesh and a good 
flavour; Souvenir du Congres, a large and handsome Pear, but 
inferior in flavour ; Yineuse, a large Pear and with a rich flavour and 
a high perfume, a very deliciously flavoured Pear. It was awarded a 
first-class certificate. Poire de Berrays, inferior in flavour. Mr. 
George Swinerd of Minster, Kent, sent a dish of the Thanet Quar- 
renden Apple, raised from seed of the Devonshire Quarrenden in 1859. 
The fruit is larger than the old Quarrenden, and exactly like it, but 
not so highly coloured, nor is it stained in the flesh as the old Quar¬ 
renden is. The flavour is sweet but the flesh is woolly. Mr. R. 
Gilbert exhibited a seedling Apple called Barnock Pride, a good- 
sized and highly coloured Apple with a very tender briskly flavoured 
flesh. Mr. C. Noble, Sunningdale, sent a small seedling Apple, but it 
had not much flavour. Mr. Dean of Ealing sent branches of Swan’s 
Egg and Seigneur Esperen Pears laden with fruit. Mr. Carmichael, 
The Gardens, Nowton Court, Bury St. Edmunds, exhibited a hand¬ 
some fruit of his Victory of Bristol Melon, and a seedling Stirling 
Castle, which was over-ripe. A third variety, called Victorious Hero, 
a red-fleshed sort, was well flavoured, but it was too late in the season 
for it. Mr. Mann, The Gardens, St. Vincent’s, Grantham, sent a 
seedling Melon, the flavour of which was inferior. Mr. Charles Ross, 
Welford Park Gardens, Newbury, sent a seedling Melon raised between 
Sutton’s Horticultural Prize and Eastnor Castle. It was of good 
flavour but not remarkable. He also sent one “ No. 2,” raised between 
Colston Bassett and Read’s Scarlet. It is a fine, rich yellow, smooth¬ 
skinned ribbed Melon, with a pink flesh, and very richly flavoured. 
It was awarded a first-class certificate, and received the name Welford 
Park. Messrs. Rivers sent a specimen of Prescott Rock Cantaloup, 
grown under a handglass, but it was inferior in flavour. 
Mr. Hinds, gardener to Lord Wimborne, Canford Manor, sent a 
dish of Hind’s Improved Trophy Tomato, a fine plump even-sur¬ 
faced Trophy, similar to Stamfordian, but more ribbed and not so 
good. Mr. Clark, gardener to Lord Hastings, Melton Constable, sent 
specimens of Carter’s Golden Drop Turnip, and specimens of this and 
Jersey Lily also came from the Society’s gardens at Chiswick. 
Mr. D. Wilson, gardener to Earl Forlescue, sent five Smooth 
Cayenne Pines and three Charlotte Rothschild. The heaviest of the 
Cayennes weighed 8 tbs. 2 ozs. and 7h tbs. ; Charlotte Rothschild 
weighed 6^ tbs. They were awarded a silver Banksian medal. Mr. 
Goodacre, The Gardens, Elvaston Castle, sent two bunches of each 
of twelve varieties of Grapes. A letter of thanks was awai'ded. 
Messrs. Lane of Berkhampstead exhibited seventy varieties of Apples, 
and Messrs. Veitch & Sons exhibited ninety varieties of Apples. Each 
was awarded a letter of thanks. 
Messrs. Freeman & Freeman of Norwich offered two prizes for 
collections of vegetables to be the produce of seed supplied by that 
firm. Only one collection was staged, but that was an exceptionally 
good one ; the exhibitor, Mr. J. Clarke, gardener to Lord Hastings, 
Melton Constable, East Dereham, Norwich, easily securing the hand¬ 
some first prize of £25. The collection included over forty varieties, 
well grown and in admirable condition generally. Some of the most 
noticeable were the following, all sent out by Messrs. Freeman :— 
Improved Dark Red Beet, very even and fine ; Earliest Ashleaf 
Potato, even and of moderate size ; large Summer Cabbage, very fine ; 
Yard Long Cucumber, Prolific Vegetable Marrow. Defiance Celery, 
and Champion Cauliflower very large. Some good examples of 
Trophy and Greengage Tomatoes were also shown, with Carrots, 
Onions, Savoys, Leeks, Peas, and many others very fresh and clean. 
Floral Committee. —Dr. Denny in the chair. Although the 
plants submitted to the attention of the Committee were not unusu¬ 
ally abundant, yet there was a brightness and interest in what was 
staged that was very satisfactory. Messrs. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, 
exhibited a number of Orchids and other plants, three pans of the 
lovely Pleione lagenaria being especially noteworthy ; one pan about 
2 feet in diameter was a mass of flower’s, upwards of a hundred being 
fully expanded. A cultural commendation was awarded. Specimens 
of Stevia glandulosa, a New Granadan plant bearing numerous heads 
of white Eupatorium-like flowers v T ere shown ; the plant is fairly com¬ 
pact in habit with acute bright green leaves, and it flowers very freely. 
Lilium longiflorum verum from the open ground was also shown, 
having one fine flower. Odontoglossum Andersonianum with tw'o 
fine racemes of flowers, Oncidium varicosum, PachystomaThompsoni, 
and several C 3 T pripediums, with other Orchids described below, were 
interesting and pretty. 
Mr. H. Cannell, Swanley, Kent, exhibited a box of Pelargonium 
blooms comprising twenty excellent varieties ; Lizzie Brooks, W. B. 
Miller, Guinea, and Mrs. Strutt being particularly fine. The arrange¬ 
ment of these flowers deserves notice, the Pelargonium blooms being 
placed in rows alternately with Violets on a bed of Stonecrop. Some 
fine Tuberous Begonia blooms were staged, also leaves of Chilian 
Beet, the leafstalks, and midribs varying in colour from pure w r hite to 
yellow, pink, red, and crimson. Flov r ers of Abutilons grown out of 
doors were also exhibited in fine condition. A vote of thanks was 
awarded for the collections. 
Mr. B. S. Williams, Upper Holloway, contributed several new 
plants. Nephrodium plumosum is a graceful species, with fronds 
about 2 feet in length, pinnate and arching. Cypripedium Haynaldi- 
anum has flowers of medium size, the labellum small and greenish, 
the petals and sepals similar, but tipped with purple and. spotted. 
Gymnogramma Alstonii has neat bipinnate fronds G to 8 inches in 
length, and bright golden colour beneath. Croton Stewartii was re¬ 
presented by a fine specimen 4 feet in diameter and nearly the same 
in height, the obovate or oblanceolate leaves being dark green and 
richly veined and marked with bright yellow. A botanical.commen¬ 
dation was awarded for Saccolabium denticulatum, a diminutive 
plant with a tiny raceme of yellowish flowers. A specimen of 
Williams’ Superb Cockscombs was shown with enormous finely formed 
and richly coloured head. The strain was commended. Nepenthes 
Hibberdii, a form with small neat pitchers streaked with red, was also 
noticeable. ■ 
The General Horticultural Company sent several new plants, among 
which were Dracaena Countess of Lathom, neat in habit, the leaves 
2 or 3 inches in diameter, green, broadly striped with red; Aralia 
Chabrierii, a species with linear leaves 8 to 10 inches in length, very 
dark glossy green with a fine red midrib—the habit of the plant was 
rather graceful; also a Cyperus, which is described below. 
From the Society’s garden, Chiswick, large collections of bouquet 
and single-flowered Dahlias were exhibited, which from the brightness 
and diversity of their colours attracted great attention. The majority 
of the varieties were of Continental origin, but the English-raised forms 
were also well represented. Some of the best varieties were the follow- 
ing-Guiding Star, white, and neat in form ; German Favourite, crimson 
shaded, neat; Olga Kreutzburg, bright yellow, good form ; Ich bin 
so Schon (I am so pretty), very diminutive, rosy crimson ; Schonste 
der Schonen (Fairest of the Fair), very bright red ; Bild der Anmuth 
(Picture of Grace), pale lilac, extremely symmetrical; Pure Love, 
pale lilac, globular in form ; Frau Schneider, peculiar, chrome yellow, 
florets quilled ; J. C. A. Stanze, yellow with a rosy tinge, very neat ; 
Rother Riesi (Red Giant), very small, rosy purple, good form ; and 
A. F. Barron, an exceptionally handsome flower of a pale sulphur 
tint, the florets having the margins infolded. 
Messrs. James Carter <fc Co., 237 and 238, High Holborn, sent five 
seedling Coleuses—namely, Fair Maid of Kent, Rosy Morn, Burning 
Bush, Commander-in-Chief, and Excelsior, the two latter being dis¬ 
tinct and pretty. Mr. H. Eckford, gardener to D. Sankey, Esq., Sandy- 
well Park, Cheltenham, also sent several handsome seedling Coleuses, 
Montargis, Venti Miglia, and Dijon being especially fine and distinct. 
First-class certificates were awarded for the following plants :— 
Cyperus laxus varieqatus (The General Horticultural Company).— 
This is a very attractive plant, and will prove useful for decorative 
purposes. It is about a foot to 15 inches in height.. The leaves and 
bracts are 4 to G inches in length, about half an inch broad, very 
prettily striped with white and green. 
Angrcecum Kotschyi (Veitch).—An epiphytal species from Zanzibar, 
with short and broad leaves and a long raceme of flowers, which are 
creamy white in colour, with pendent twisted spurs G or 8 inches in 
length. 
Cattleya Marstersonice (Veitch).—This is stated to be a hybrid 
between C. Loddigesii and C. labiata, and for neatness of form .it is 
one of the best in cultivation. The sepals are narrow, of a delicate 
pale purple tint; the petals similar in colour, but. rounded. The 
labellum is white in the throat, with a tip of bright rich purple. 
Lilium longiflorum verum (Veitch).—This is a Japanese form, with 
narrow dark green leaves and long pure white wax-like flowers, the 
sides of the petals being scooped out so as to give a peculiar and very 
distinct appearance to the flower. 
Dahlia William Rawlings (Rawlings Brothers).—A show variety of 
great beauty. The bloom is deep and symmetrical in outline, but the 
centre is rather flat. The colour is a deep rich glowing tint of crim¬ 
son purple. 
At the usual meeting in the afternoon for the election of Fellows the 
Rev. G. Henslow delivered a short but interesting lecture upon the 
plants exhibited. He first alluded to the beauty of Pleione lagenaria 
and the peculiarity of the genus, consisting in its dwarf habit and in 
flowering before the production of leaves. The peculiar Angrsecum 
Kotschyi was also referred to, the lecturer stating that he did not know 
another species of Orchid that had a similarly twisted spur. He sug¬ 
gested that it was probably of some service to the plant, being possibly 
similarly sensitive to some tendrils, and aiding in t e support of the 
rather heavy inflorescence. This led to a description of Angraecum 
sesquipedale, which is well known in connection with Mr. Darwin’s 
