JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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[ June 14, 1883. 
hybrid of the Ivy-leaf section, but presenting a combination of the Ivy 
and Zonal types. The flowers are large in a bold truss, a peculiarly 
bright rosy magenta hue. The leaves are like the Zonals in form, 
but of the Ivy texture. 
Pelargonium Fanny (Hayes).—A decorative variety, extremely 
free; the flowers blush pink, the upper petals blotched with rich 
crimson. 
_ Pelargonium Garibaldi (Hayes).—Also one of the decorative type ; 
rich scarlet, the upper petals almost black. This and the preceding 
were certificated by the Pelargonium Society. 
Pelargonium Formosum (Hayes).—A decorative variety, bright clear 
scarlet, with a neat white margin ; finely formed flowers. 
Adiantum novce-caledonice (W. & J. Birkenhead).—A distinct and 
pretty species with pedate fronds, the pinnules deeply cut. 
Polystichum acrostichoides var. grandiceps (W. & J. Birkenhead).— 
Pinnules irregularly cut, apex tufted ; dark green, distinct. 
Liliurn longiflorum (Wilson).—“The Easter Lily of Bermuda,” over 
4 feet high, with fine, large, pure white flowers, the petals revolute. 
Tropesolum Lustrous (Dean).—A dwarf free-flowering variety, with 
neat brilliant scarlet flowers. 
Cycas elegantissima (Williams). — A graceful species with long 
pinnate leaves ; the pinnules dark green,narrow, tapering, and acute. 
Special Prises for Asparagus. —The competition was good in the 
classes for Asparagus, but considerable difference of opinion existed 
regarding the merits of the prize-winning exhibits. For eighty heads 
Mr. F. Cole, Colchester, was first with a bundle of stout white stems, 
some exceeding an inch in diameter, and about a foot in length. 
Mr. Allan, The Gardens, Gunton Park, Norwich, was second with 
smaller stems; and Mr. W. Speed, The Gardens, Penrhyn Castle, 
Bangor, North Wales, was third with irregular but enormous stems, 
one exceeding 1^ inch in diameter and 15 inches in length. Mr. T. 
Pitt, The Gardens, Bury Hill, Dorking, was fourth with much smaller 
stems, green about half the length, and by many persons this was 
preferred to the others. There were six competitors in this class. 
For fifty heads Mr. Allan was first, followed by Mr. C. Herrin, The 
Gardens, Chalfont Park, Gerrard’s Cross ; and Mr. J. Stewart, gar¬ 
dener to H. J. Barrett, Esq., Longford Park, Maldon, Essex, the last 
two having very neat stems. Four competitors. For 300 heads Mr. 
J. Harwood, Colchester, was first with large samples ■ Messrs. J. & M. 
Poupart, Kew, being second with smaller and greener heads. 
Scientific Committee— Sir J. D. Hooker in the chair. 
Carnivorous Habits of Cyclobotkra pulchella. —Mr. W. G. Smith 
exhibited drawings to show how this flower catches minute insects 
by means of long hairs on the perianth. The inner leaves of the 
perianth close over the flower, and are provided with honey glands; 
but these are protected by long hairs, which detain the insects 
and appear to consume them, somewhat after the manner of the 
Sundew. 
CEcidium species. —He also brought several instances of plants 
attacked by this fungus, which appears to be extremely common 
this year. They were sent by Mr. Plowright, Mr. Straker, and others 
—e.g., OE. rubellum forming large circular spots on Rhubarb leaves. 
This appears to be identical with Puccinia phragmites. 0. Berberidis 
on the wild and cultivated Barberry, as well as on Mahonia aquifolia. 
Mr. Murray said that he had found it on B. Darwinii as well. 
O. Thesii on Thesium linifolium, which was very abundant on 
Purley Common. 
Euplexia lucifera. —Mr. Pascoe showed this day-flying moth, the 
caterpillar of which attacks the roots of Ferns. 
Seeds of Xiphion ? —Dr. Lowe showed pink and white oval seeds, 
which were found on the grass. They were thought to be the seeds 
of a Xiphion or Colchicum. They were referred to Kew. 
Disease on Melons. —The Hon. and Rev. Mr. Boscawen showed 
Melon leaves attacked by some fungus. Mr. Murray suggested it 
might be Peronospora parasitica, but it was too immature. He 
retained the siiecimen for report. 
Ampelopsis Veitchii. — Mr. Moore exhibited specimens of dead 
branches with curious red filamentous processes, soluble in water, 
and which appeared to be gum. 
Apples Attacked by Caterpillars. —From Rev. C. R. Sowell of St. 
Austell came shoots of Apple trees, which Mr. Boscawen said he was 
familiar with, as attacked by small caterpillars. Mr. Smith remarked 
that similar appearances are produced by Helminthosporium pyrorum, 
but this fungus was not apparent on the specimens. 
Japanese Varnish Plant. —Rhus vernicifera (?) A plant was sent 
by Sir C. Strickland. 
Cabbages with Maggots. —Dr. M. T. Masters exhibited plants attacked 
by what appeared to be some species of Lixus (?) 
Plants Exhibited. —Sarcopodium Dearii, probably new, from Lieut.- 
Col. Dear. It bore five orange-coloured blossoms, with the peculiar 
oscillating lip of the genus. 
Mimulus radicans. —A very pretty species, with white flowers and 
one purple petal, with leaves closely adpressed to the soil. 
EVENING MEETING. 
The second evening meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society in 
the rooms of the Linnsean Society at Burlington House, Piccadilly, 
was held on Tuesday evening last, proving equally as successful and 
satisfactory as the previous one. The exhibits were even more nume¬ 
rous, beautiful, and interesting than on that occasion, a very bright 
display being formed by the collections of Orchids and hardy plants 
shown. The former were especially brilliant and handsome, the rich 
colours of the Cattleyas appearing to excellent advantage under the 
gaslight. Very prominent were the collections from Kew and Cam¬ 
bridge, which included a large number of rarities and attractive plants. 
In the Kew collection the singular Amorphophallus campanulatus 
and the beautiful Nymphrea stellata var. zanzibarensis, both of which 
are noticed in another column, the flower of the former, however, had 
lost its foetid odour. Fine specimens of.Hoya campanulata—recently 
figured in this Journal—the large-flowered orange-coloured Crossandra 
undulmfolia, the yellow and red trumpet-shaped Datura sanguinea, 
and a flower spike of Agave Elemetiana, about 9 feet high, were all 
notable in the collection, as was also a well-grown example of the 
bright Impatiens Sultani. From Cambridge a very choice group of 
flowers was contributed by Mr. R. T. Lynch, amongst the curiosities 
being flowering branches of the “North American Papaw,” Asimina 
triloba, which is extremely rare in cultivation, and nowhere succeeds 
so well as at Cambridge, where there is a fine example of it. The 
charming Peperomia resedseflora, with its conical spikes of white 
flowers, the yellow Candollea tetrandra, the pink Spiraea bella, and 
many others were attractive. A pretty table of Orchids was afto 
sent from Cambridge, including flowers of the yellow Lycaste Deppei, 
the peculiar Pholidota imbricata, the distinctly marked Epidendrum 
prismatocarpum, and the white Calanthe veratrifolia. 
One of the features of the meeting was a beautiful bank of Orchid 
flowers from Mr. W. Lee, Downside, Leatherhead, which comprised 
some grand examples of Odontoglossums, superb Cattleyas, and 
bright Masdevallias, with fine spikes of Epidendrum prismatocarpum, 
and large flowers of Anguloa Clowesi. Sir Trevor Lawrence, Burford 
Lodge, Dorking, also sent an admirable collection of Orchid flowers, 
including Cattleya superba, Dendrobium superbiens, D. suavissimum, 
D. Deari, Stanhopea oculata, Anguloa Clowesi, Lselia purpurata, 
Odontoglossum cordatum, and many others equally fine. J. H. 
Mangles, Esq., Yalewood, Haslemere, contributed largely, having a 
large number of blooms of Azalea indica alba and amoena from plants 
grown in the open air for some years. Various Rhododendrons were 
also represented, such as R. calopbyllum, R. cinnabarinum, the small- 
flowered R. triflorum, and the bright R. javanicum. Two paintings 
were also noteworthy, one of R. grande, by Miss Alice Mangles, 
and the other of R. argenteum, by Mrs. Whymper, both very faithful 
representations of flowers from plants at Yalewood. 
Mr. G. F. Wilson, Weybridge, had his fine specimen of Liliurn 
longiflorum, which was certificated at Kensington the same day, 
together with the bright Dianthus hispanicus, Lilies, Irises, Aquile- 
gias, and Alliums. Mr. G. Maw exhibited some choice hardy 
flowers, a spike of Eremurus Olgse over 2 feet long being very notable, 
as were also the yellow-spotted Liliurn Hansoni, Thalictrum tubero¬ 
sum, and Xiphium filifolium. Mr. E. G. Loder, Floore Weedon, had 
a table of beautiful flowers, chiefly hardy species and varieties, Irises, 
Foxgloves, and Aquilegias predominating. Professor Foster, Cam¬ 
bridge, sent a number of young seedlings between Iris variegata 
and I. pallida. Mr. W. Weckham, Binsted Wyck, Hants, had some 
fine flowers of Magnolia tripetala and Ixias. The Rev. H. Ewbank, 
Ryde, had a collection of hardy plants ; and Mr. Brown, Great Doods, 
Reigate, had a strangely fasciated seedling of Escheveria secunda 
glauca, which was like a Cockscomb inflorescence in form. 
Messrs. Barr & Son, Covent Garden, staged a choice collection of 
Irises and Pyrethrums similar to those at Kensington; and Mr. 
T. S. Ware, Tottenham, had a large group of hardy flowers and 
Liliums, including many choice varieties. Messrs. H. Cannell & Son, 
Swanley, had a large and beautiful collection of Pelargonium and 
Verbena flowers, including a great number of varieties. 
The President of the Society, Lord Aberdare, took the chair shortly 
after 8 P.M., and then Dr. Masters commenced the proceedings by a 
few general remarks upon peculiarities of growth in Conifers at this 
season. He referred specially to the fact observable in some species 
that the terminal bud of the branches does not start until the buds 
below it have made some growth, while in others the terminal bud 
advances first. In the former case the bud scales are hard and 
resist the growth; in the latter they are soft and of a different 
texture. The peculiarity of the Silver Firs having a white appear¬ 
ance during the day and green towards evening was explained as due 
to the twisting of the leaves, the under side, upon which the majority 
of the stomata are found, being turned to the light in the day and 
reversed at night. Mention was also made of the gyration of Pine 
branches, Dr. Masters stating that he had observed them make two 
revolutions in twenty-four hours, the apex being directed successively 
to all points of the compass. Specimens of the strange Pinus tuber- 
culata from California were also shown bearing numerous cones, 
which the lecturer stated never open unless the branch is killed or 
injured in some way, and that they remain permanently attached to 
the branches. The forest fires, however, often caused the liberation 
of the seeds, which are winged like those of other Conifers, and are 
then wafted to a considerable distance. At the conclusion of Dr. 
Masters’ remarks it was stated that Pinus pungens has the same 
peculiarity of not opening its cones unless injured. 
Mr. W. Goldring next read his paper upon Cypripediums, to illus¬ 
trate which he had obtained a number cf flowers representing the 
principal hardy and tropical species and their different types. He 
described at considerable length the characters of the genus and its 
closely allied relative Selenipedium, and referred also to the singular 
Uropedium, which has three stamens (or anthers) developed, two 
