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till then. There are other good seedlings which I will refer to in the 
semi-early paper.— W. Piercy, Beadnell Iload, Forest Hill, Lon¬ 
don, S.E. 
Chrysanthemum Centenary.— The number of the Journal of 
Horticulture to be published on the 30th inst. will contain matter of 
unusual interest relating to Chrysanthemums and Chrysanthemum 
growers. It is desirable that early application be made for copies of 
this issue to avoid disappointment in the supply, as the demand is certain 
to be very large. Secretaries of Chrysanthemum societies will oblige 
by making this known among their members and friends. 
-- Events of the Week. —To-day (Thursday) the Holmes’ 
Memorial Committee have a meeting in the Royal Aquarium, Westminster 
at 4 p.m. At 5.30 p.m. the fourth annual dinner of the United Horti¬ 
cultural Benefit and Provident Society will be held in the Cannon 
Street Hotel, Mr. E. R. Cutler in the chair. On Monday, October 29th, 
the ^National Chrysanthemum Society’s General Committee will meet at 
6.30 p.m. at Anderton’s Hotel, Fleet Street. The Royal Horticultural 
Society’s Fruit, Floral, and Orchid Committees will meet in the Drill 
Hall, James Street, Westminster, at twelve noon on Tuesday, 
October 28th. 
- The Weather in the metropolitan district has given an 
earnest indication of autumn during the past week, not so much in low 
temperatures as in the dull skies and fogs. Little rain has fallen 
generally, but in some districts rather heavy showers have been experi¬ 
enced. 
The Guildhall Show. —We are requested by Mr. Geo. 
Bunyard (who arranged for the Judges at the Guildhall Show) to say 
that the following most kindly acted as additional Judges at a short 
notice, when it was found on the Show day that the entries in Sec¬ 
tion III. were so numerous :—Messrs. Begg (Bearwood), J. Hudson 
(Gunnersbury), J. Laing (Forest Hill), William Paul (Waltham Cross), 
Arthur Turner (Slough), and John Watkins (Hereford). Other willing 
helpers were—Mr. Chas. Ross of Welford Park and Mr. Miller of North- 
down, Margate. 
- Fruits Presented to the Queen from the Guildhall 
Exhibition. —We are informed that the following were omitted from 
the official list published in the Journal last week. They were amongst 
the most interesting contributions, and some of them were grown 
within five miles of the Guildhall :—The Queen Apple was sent from Mr 
W. W. Bull, Bishop’s Ramsden, Essex ; South-Eastern Zone, class 23, 
Wadhurst Pippin, from A. H. Smee, Esq., The Grange, Carshalton ; 
class 24, Ribston Pippin, from Lady Whitehead, Highfield House, Cat- 
ford Bridge; Peasgood’s Nonesuch, from W. Roupell, Esq., Harvey 
Lodge, Streatham ; and Worcester Pearmain, from Mr. F. Minchener, 
Jfark House, Penge. 
— — Death of Mr. Julius Niepraschk. —We have received an 
intimation of the death of Mr. Julius Niepraschk, the Director of the 
Royal Garden “ Flora ” at Cologne, which occurred, after a short illness, 
on the morning of the 14th inst. Mr. Niepraschk was well known and 
held in high esteem by the horticultural community throughout the 
world. 
- Royal Horticultural Society.—W e are requested by the 
Secretary of the Royal Horticultural Society to publish the following 
announcement: Mr. Morris is about to resign the post of Hon. Treasurer 
to the Royal Horticultural Society, which he has held for such a length of 
time ; indeed, at a meeting of the Council on the 14th inst. he formally 
tendered his resignation. Mr. Morris is about to sail to the West Indies 
on a Government mission, and as this will necessitate his absence from 
England for a period of three or four months he feels that under these 
circumstances he could not attend to the duties of Treasurer to the 
R.H.S. to his entire satisfaction. During Mr. Morris’s term of office he 
has been most energetic in bringing the financial affairs of the old 
Society to a satisfactory state, and that he has succeeded and his 
services appreciated may be seen from the following resolution, passed by 
the Council :—“ The Council of the R.H.S., in accepting with unfeigned 
regret Mr. Morris’s resignation of the post of Hon. Treasurer, which he 
has filled with such signal success and advantage to the Society, beg to 
express to him their grateful sense of the value of his services, of the 
judgment and discretion with which he has conducted his duties, and of 
the devotion with which he has in every way forwarded the interests of 
the Society.” 
- Chiswick Conferences in 1891.—The Council of the Royal 
Horticultural Society intend to hold the following Conferences at 
Chiswick Gardens during the year 1891—viz., July 7th, “Hardy Mid¬ 
summer Flowers.” July 8th, “ Strawberries, Raspberries, Currantr, 
and other Small Fruit.” October 0th, “ Hardy Autumn Flowers, espe¬ 
cially Michaelmas Daisies, Perennial Sunflowers, Autumn Crocuses, &c.” 
October 8th, “ Conifers as Ornamental Trees and for Timber.” The 
Council would be greatly obliged to anyone possessing good varieties of 
Michaelmas Daisies or of perennial Sunflowers if they would be kind 
enough to forward plants of them without delay to Mr. Barron, Super¬ 
intendent R.H.S. Gardens, Chiswick, London, W., as they are very 
anxious to obtain a thoroughly representative collection of these 
charming flowers, with a view both to the selection of the best varieties 
and the correction of their nomenclature, which seems to be at present 
somewhat confused. 
- The autumn Exhibition at the Royal Aquarium, West¬ 
minster, last week was very satisfactory in all respects, cut flowers, 
fruit, and vegetables being largely shown in all the classes. In varied 
attractions and general interest it was one of the best yet held there. 
- Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, send us specimens of 
a very handsome variety of Lapageria rosea, the flowers considerably 
larger and of more substance than usually seen, and the colour extremely 
rich. 
- Gardening Appointment. —Mr. Frederick Fulford, for the 
past eighteen months foreman in the gardens at Hallyburton House, 
Coupar Augus, Forfarshire, N.B., has been appointed head gardener to 
the Earl of Mayo, Palmerstown, Straffan, Co. Kildare. 
- The meeting of the British Fruit Growers’ Association 
at Westminster, on Wednesday, October 15th last, was very successful, 
and in some respects one of the best of this year’s series. There was a 
good attendance of members, and Mr. G. Gordon took the chair at 5.30 
p.m., opening the proceedings with a few introductory words. Mr. G. 
Hammond of Brentwood then read the practical and useful paper on 
“ Apples for Market,” which we-published in our last issue. Consider¬ 
able discussion followed, in which several important points were raised 
and debated. Messrs. Roupell, Cheal of Crawley, Ivatt of Cambridge, 
Cannell of Swanley, Luckhurst of Romford, Shea of Foots Cray, and 
Canham of Norwood, took part. Mr. Hammond replied generally to 
the various questions, and the proceedings closed with votes of 
thanks to Messrs. Hammond, Castle (Hon. Sec.), and Gordon (Vice- 
Chairman). 
- Pansies. —Amateurs and others will do well to look closely 
after aphides in the hearts of young Pansy plants before consigning them 
to their winter quarters. The spring and summer of 1890 will long be 
remembered for the plague of brown aphis, which not only played sad 
havoc with the blooms, but in many cases caused the destruction of the 
plants, and from what I hear from growers these insects are yet to be 
found in the plants. A decoction of tobacco water or an application of 
the insecticide “ swift and sure,” made according to printed instructions, 
should be prepared, and the young plants (not the roots) thoroughly 
washed in it. If this is done now, and they are examined through the 
winter, young plants can be secured in a clean healthy state for spring 
planting.— An Old Pansy Grower. 
- Ware and District Horticultural Mutual Improve¬ 
ment Society. —An ordinary meeting of this Society was held on the 
14th inst., the Rev. A. Lofts presiding. The membership steadily in¬ 
creases, and gives greater power to the Society by their influence. A 
capital collection of fifteen varieties of Pears was staged by Mr. R. 
Smith of Presdales,” Ware, and a very interesting exhibit was staged 
by Mr. Alexander of “ Poles,” Ware, in the shape of Onions in ten 
varieties. They were grand samples, and gave abundant evidence of 
the superior culture they had received. Apples and Chrysanthemums 
were also staged by other members. A paper was read on “ Plant 
Stoves and their Occupants,” by Mr. A. King, who treated the subject 
exhaustively. His remarks were followed by Mr. R. Smith and J. B. 
Riding, to which the essayist briefly replied. A cordial vote of thanks 
was passed to Mr. King for his paper, ^ 
