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H. J. Yeitch, Dr. Robert Hogg, and G. Bunyard. A cultural commen¬ 
dation was awarded to Mr. Mclndoe, The Gardens, Hutton Hall, Guis- 
borough, for a dish of Early Beatrice Peach, from trees which were 
started on November 22nd ; they were of good size and well coloured. 
Mr. Eyfe, The Gardens, Ditton House, Thames Ditton, was awarded 
a cultural commendation for a box of particularly fine President 
Strawberries, the fruits being large, well-shaped, and beautifully 
coloured. Messrs. J. Yeitch & Son, Chelsea, sent a dish of Morris’s 
Incomparable Apples in good condition. A vote of thanks was 
accorded to Messrs. T. Rivers & Son, Sawbridgeworth, for a collec¬ 
tion of sixty dishes of fresh well-kept Apples, some of the best 
being Betty Geeson, Melon, Beauty of Kent, Royal Russet, Lewis’s 
Incomparable, Clay gate Pearmain, Lord Burghley, Norfolk Beefing, 
and Blenheim Pippin. 
Floral Committee. —Mr. B. S. "Williams in the chair ; the other 
members present being Messrs. G. Hinton, G. F. Wilson, J. Douglas, 
H. Bennett, W. Bealby, J. Laing, J. Cutbush, T. Moore, Shirley 
Hibberd, H. M. Ridley, G. Duffield, Harry Turner, H. Ballantyne, 
J. Dominy, James McIntosh, W. B. Kellock, H. Cannell, H. Ebbage, 
and John Wills. 
A silver-gilt Banksian medal was awarded to Mr. B. S. Williams 
for a large and handsome group of Amaryllises, Orchids, and mis¬ 
cellaneous stove plants, amongst them being a specimen of Tricopilia 
lepida, a rare species, for which a vote of thanks was accorded. One 
fine specimen of Ada aurantiaca attracted much attention, as it was in 
excellent condition and bearing twenty-five brightly coloured spikes. 
A cultural commendation was awarded to Mr. Baxter, gardener to 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P., Burford Lodge, Dorking, for a fine 
plant on a block of Brassavola Perrini with about four dozen flowers, 
the sepals and petals narrow and cream-coloured, the lip rounded 
and white. A similar award was also granted for Odontoglossum 
mulus bearing a spike of fourteen handsome chocolate-barred_flowers. 
A vote of thanks was awarded for a richly coloured variety of Odon¬ 
toglossum vexillarium, and some fine flowers of Lselia elegans Turneri 
were shown. Mr. Parr, gardener to R. Sturgis, Esq., Givons Grove, 
Leatherhead, was awarded a cultural commendation for two good 
plants of the small-flowered Coelogyne ocellata, each with some 
dozens of spikes. A bronze medal was awarded to Messrs. H. Cannell 
and Sons for a beautiful collection of single Anemones very diversely 
coloured, with flowers of Salvia interrupta, Nicotiana affinis, and a 
score of plants of the rich purple double Cineraria Mr. Thomas Lloyd. 
Messrs. James Carter it Co., High Holborn, sent four plants of Tro- 
poeolum tricolorum trained on a balloon trellis and well flowered. 
A bronze Banksian medal was awarded to Messrs. Collins, Bros, and 
Gabriel, 39, Waterloo Place, London, S.E., for an extensive collection 
of Anemone blooms of the Victoria Giant strain, and Anemone fulgens 
Dazzler, a brilliant scarlet variety, for which a vote of thanks was 
accorded. 
A silver-gilt Banksian medal was awarded to Messrs. Barr & Son, 
King Street, Covent Garden, for a very extensive collection of Nar¬ 
cissus flowers, representing all the different sections, and comprising 
a great number of varieties. Mr. H. Bennett, Shepperton, sent three 
plants of Rose Her Majesty, each bearing large, full, handsome, 
bright, soft pink blooms, of vigorous habit, and large foliage. A vote 
of thanks was accorded to Mr. H. Clinkaberry, jun., The Gardens, 
Forty Hill, Enfield, for a plant of Odontoglossum Andersonianum 
with a spike about 2 feet long, the flowers thickly spotted with rich 
chocolate on a white or pinkish ground. A specimen of 0. Wilcke- 
anum with large flowers was also sent. A vote of thanks was 
accorded to Mr. Ballantyne, gardener to Baron Schoder, The Dell, 
Egham, for a specimen of Odontoglossum Pescatorei Veitchii bearing 
a spike of ten superb flowers most richly blotched with crimson on a 
pure white ground. A silver Banksian medal was awarded to Messrs. 
H. Lane & Son, Great Berkhampstead, for a fine group of Rhododen¬ 
drons and Azaleas, all being well flowered. Messrs. W. Paul & Son, 
Waltham Cross, Herts, sent plants of a new Hybrid Perpetual Rose, 
Merveille de Lyon, which has full creamy white blooms of good 
shape, the plants very robust, dwarf, and compact. 
Messrs. James Yeitch & Son were awarded a vote of thanks for a 
basket of plants of Azalea rosseflora (Rollissoni), which has bright 
reddish pink or deep salmon-coloured flowers, very close and neat in 
form, and very free. Mr. J. Aldous, Gloucester Road, sent a basket 
and bouquet of Daffodils, Ferns, and Selaginellas very tastefully 
arranged. Mr. R. Dean, Ealing, sent several handsome Primroses, 
Magenta Queen and White Queen being particularly good ; with 
Polyanthuses Scarlet Gem and Orange Beauty, and Myosotis dissi- 
tiflora perfecta, a large-flowered form, and alba the white variety. 
A large group of spring-flowering plants was contributed from 
Chiswick, comprising Cinerarias, Spiraas, Azaleas, Ferns, Begonias, 
Tulips, Narcissi, Wallflowers, Primula rosea, Palms, and Isolepis very 
tastefully arranged. 
A first-class certificate was awarded for the following plant. 
Masdevallia Schlimi (Lawrence).—A most distinct species bearing 
two spikes, one with five and the other with four flowers, which are 
about an inch in breadth, the tails being 2 to 3 inches long, and bright 
yellow. The ground colour is yellowish, very thickly dotted with a 
peculiar claret hue. The leaves are thick and of moderate size, 
4 to 5 inches long by inch broad. 
Scientific Committee.— Sir J. D. Hooker in the chair. 
Peas, (fc. —Mr. McLachlan showed Peas received from America 
attacked by Bruchus Pisi, also dipterous larval cases found about the 
[ April 12, 1883. 
roots of Dendrobium crassinode, and a beetle (Donacia sp.) with 
D. Devonianum, the two latter received from Col. E. S. Berkeley. 
Fossil Cone. —Mr. Boulger showed a specimen of Pinites hexagonis 
from the Gault, related to Pinea, which, like recent species, is still 
associated with Sequoia. 
Narcissus sp. —Dr. Masters showed specimens from Prof. M. Foster, 
amongst which was the rare N. rupicola from Spain. 
Sclerotia of Potato. —Mr. G. Murray replied to certain comments of 
Mr. S. Stephen Wilson upon his remarks at the last meeting. Mr. 
Murray adheres to his opinion that there is no sufficient proof of the 
mycelium arising from the plasm state, and asks, “ If a seedling be 
so severely attacked why is it perfectly healthy ? ” He cannot yet 
pronounce what they are without further material. 
Puccinia Buxi. —Mr. W. G. Smith showed specimen of Box badly 
attacked by this fungus, which will germinate on the slide in twenty- 
four hours. 
Greiyia Sutherlandi. —He showed drawings of flowers of this plant, 
pointing out the long and short-styled conditions, though the stamens 
were long in both cases. The flowers are provided with a circlet of 
glandular bodies of unknown purpose. 
Violets Killed by Cold. —Mr. G. Lee of Clevedon sent Yiolets killed 
by the late severe cold weather. 
Shrubs Injured by Cold. —Mr. Loder showed many kinds of shrubs 
severely injured by the late severe weather, the temperature having 
fallen to — 3° on March 10th. 
Camellia reticulata. —The Hon. and Rev. J. T. Boscawen sent a 
blossom, with the observation that “ it had been out of doors unpro¬ 
tected for years against a wall with east aspect. This Camellia is by 
far the hardiest of all. Not a leaf has ever been injured.” 
Frost at Lamorran. —He also sent a list of temperatures for March, 
the lowest of which was 22° of frost on Saturday 10th. 
Lecture. —The Rev.G. Henslow drew attention to some Azaleas, the 
forms being now innumerable, but the old A. indica was very rare at 
the beginning of this century. A. pontica appears to have been the 
species with poisonous honey, and which stupified the soldiers of 
Xenophon. It has been used in its native country east of the Black 
Sea for medicinal uses. Rhododendron ponticum was supposed 
erroneously to be the deleterious plant. A third genus, Rhodora, of 
which R. canadensis was introduced by Sir J. Banks in 17G7, is closely 
allied. Indeed, though called genera, they can all three be cross- 
fertilised, which proves them to be the same genus. Mr. Henslow 
then made some remarks on physiological affinity not always corre¬ 
sponding with morphological, in that plants may differ very much 
in structure, yet can be grafted or cross-fertilised. Thus Garrya 
elliptica is grafted on Aucuba, and Hibiscus will fertilise Abutilon. 
Tulips with Virescent Petals. —The lecturer called attention to a 
curious phenomenon sometimes seen in Tulips, in that a leaf or petal 
may be half green and half coloured and situated on the stem ; the 
coloured part ceases to grow, so that it checks the growth of the 
peduncle. This bends over, and may even crack and decapitate the 
Tulip. 
ORCHIDS AT HIGHAM HILL, WALTHAMSTOW. 
Orchids are a speciality at the above establishment. Although 
not a large collection, the plants are unsurpassed for cleanliness 
and good culture under the care of Mr. Gilks, the head gardener. 
Commencing with the cool Orchids, there are four hundred 
vigorous and floriferous examples of Sophronites grandiflora, 
several fine plants being suspended close to the glass in the 
Cattleya house, which Mr. Gilks thinks is the proper place for 
them, as the flowers and growths are almost twice the size of 
those in the cool house. There are also about one hundred plants 
in a vinery just started, which are also showing vigorous growth. 
Lycaste Skinnerii is represented by many beautiful varieties ; 
Aerides japonicum by about two dozen healthy plants. Masde- 
vallias are represented by the following :—M. amabilis, M. Yeitchi- 
ana, M. chimcera, M. coccinea, M. ionocharis, M. Peristeria, 
M. polysticha, M. Harryana, M. tovarensis, M. Nycterinia, M. 
bella, M. Backhouseana, and many others. Hundreds of Odonto¬ 
glossum Alexandra, O. Pescatorei, 0. cirrhosum, O. Rosii majus, 
O. Cervantesii, 0. Halli, O. triumphans, 0. Uro-Skinneri, and a 
plant of the true 0. pardinum and O. Edwardsii. 
In the Cattleya house are suspended in baskets about one 
hundred plants of Oncidium concolor with 250 spikes of bloom ; 
fine specimens of Laelia purpurata, Cattleya Mendelii, Mossias, 
labiata, crispa, Warneri, Loddigesii, gigas, Lmlia elegans and 
Dayana. Cymbidium Lowianum is showing a spike of upwards 
of thirty blooms, a fine plant of Dendrobium albo-sanguineum, 
D. Ainsworthi, Zygopetalum crinitum cmruleum, a fine plant; 
several fine plants of Anguloa Clowesii, Oncidium macranthum, 
Odontoglossum Londesboroughanum, several dozens of Leptotes 
bicolor. Besides the Sophronites worth mentioning in the vinery 
are several fine pieces of Laclia majalis, growing in the full sun 
about 2 inches from the glass. 
The East India house contains healthy plants of Yandas suavis, 
tricolor, and Parishi, Aerides Lobbianum, A. crassifolium, A. odora- 
tum, Angracum sesquipedale, a dozen nice plants; Angracum 
