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JO URN XL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ December 25, 1890. 
- The Shirley Hibberd Memorial.—A t a meeting of the 
Committee appointed by the Royal Horticultural Society to consider the 
best means of perpetuating the memory of the late Mr. Shirley Hibberd, 
and held on the 19th inst. in the Lindley Library, it was unanimously 
decided to secure a portrait of the eminent horticulturist, to be placed 
in the hands of the Trustees of the Lindley Library, on behalf of the 
R iya.l Horticultural Society. It was further decided that the surplus 
remaining after the expenses connected with the preparation of the 
portrait have been defrayed, shall be invested in the names of trustees, 
to be hereafter appointed, for the benefit of Mr. Hibberd’s orphan 
daughter. The Committee appointed to carry out the scheme is com¬ 
posed of the following gentlemen Rev. W. Wilks, Secretary to the 
Royal Horticultural Society ; George Paul and James Douglas, repre¬ 
senting the Council of the Society ; and Messrs. W. H. Collingridge, 
W. Marshall, R. Dean, and Dr. Masters, representing the Fellows. 
Many subscriptions have already been promised, and others are solicited, 
which may be paid to any member of the Committee, or to Dr. Masters, 
Chairman of the Committee, at the Royal Horticultural Society, 117, 
Victoria Street, Westminster. 
- The Essex Field Club.— A special meeting and the 120th 
ordinary meeting will be held in the Loughton Public Hall on Tuesday 
evening, December 30th, 1890, at 8 o’clock, when the Secretary will 
submit to the members, on behalf of the Council, the following modifi¬ 
cations of subscription to the Club: — That the subscriptions shall 
remain as before—viz., 10s, GJ. per annum—but that each member wish¬ 
ing to receive the “ Essex Naturalist ” shall subscribe a further sum of 
Is. 6d. in advance in each year towards the expenses of publication, 
postages, &c. That the life membership be £8 8s. In accordance with 
Rule C, the Council and officers for 1891 will be nominated preparatory 
to the tenth annual general meeting. 1, “ Exhibitions and Remarks 
Thereon.” 2, “ Ezekiel George Varenne,” by Prof. G. S. Boulger, F.L.S., 
F. G.S. 3, “Note on Hydrobia Jenkinsi,” by Edgar A. Smith, F.L.S.> 
President of the Conchological Society. 
- Hardy Fruit.—W hat is and what is not hardy fruit is a 
question often discussed at horticultural exhibitions, “ An Intending 
Exhibitor ” tsee page 515) in criticising the prize schedule issued by the 
Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society, asserts that “ In Scotland 
nearly all Pears are grown as wall fruit, and a very large number of 
Apples are similarly cultivated. The great majority of Plums and 
Cherries in the same way have the benefit of a wall.” Such being the 
case he sees no reason why Figs, Peaches, and Apricots when grown in 
the open air should not be considered hardy fruits. Apples, Cherries, 
Pears, and Plums, Gooseberries and Currants, are improved in quality 
by being grown against a wall. The case is quite different when applied 
to Peaches, Nectarines, Figs, and Apricots, and if “An Intending 
Exhibitor ” is in the habit of attending the Edinburgh autumn shows 
he will know that for a collection of these so-called hardy fruits it is 
useless for a competitor attempting to win a prize unless he can stage 
two dishes of Figs, Peaches, Nectarines, and Apricots. It is well known 
all these are grown against walls, some heated with flues, and some by 
protected glass copings, yet we are asked to believe they are grown in 
the open air. As these semi-hardy kinds are well represented in the 
other collections it would be better to have none but really hardy sorts 
in collections of hardy fruits. Thi3 is done in several societies, and is 
known to be satisfactory to all.—J. M. 
- Faversham Chrysanthemum Association.—T he annual 
general meeting of the members was held at the Royal William last 
week, when Mr. F. T. Hart, Chairman of the Committee, presided over 
a large attendance. The Hon. Secretary, Mr. C. Stidolph, presented tte 
annual balance sheet, which showed an income of £168 8s. 3d., being 
£62 9s. Id. balance brought forward, £53 10s. 6d. subscriptions, 
£51 2s. Sd. realised by the recent Show, and £1 5s. 9d. bank interest. 
The expenditure amounted to £119 53. 9L, of which the principal item 
was £71 13s. for prizes, and thus there remained in hand a balance of 
£19 2s. lOd. The rules of the Association were revised and confirmed, 
a proposal that membership should be confined to the postal district 
instead of the union district being negatived. Mr. L. Jackson was re¬ 
elected Treasurer, and Mr. C. Stidolph Hon. Secretary, both being 
warmly thanked for their past services. The Committee were re-elected, 
except that Messrs. G. F. Scott, G. T. Anderson, E. Mannooch, and 
G. W. V oolley were appointed in the p’ace of some members who did 
not seek re-election. The Hon. Secretary drew attention to the move¬ 
ment that is on foot to commemorate the valuable services rendered by 
the late Mr. William Holmes, Secretary of the National Chrysanthemum 
Society, by raising a fund, a portion of which is to be set aside for 
assisting the technical education in landscape gardening of the late 
Mr. Holmes’s eldest son. 
- The Gardeners’ Orphan Fund. — The usual monthly 
meeting of the Committee took place at the Horticultural Club on 
the 18th inst., Mr. William Roupell in the chair. The minutes having 
been read, the Hon. Secretary made a report as to the proceedings of 
the recent special general meeting of members. The balance at the 
bank was stated to be £581 10s. lid. The following special receipts 
were announced :—Bournemouth and District Gardeners’ Mutual Im¬ 
provement Assaciation Concert, £15 10s. 6d. ; Mr. J. Smith, Mentmore, 
box at Chrysanthemum Show, 10s.; Mr. J. C. Mundell, M.or Park, 
box, £1 12s. ; Mr. Miller, Margate, box, 9s. Id. ; Mr. Chapman, Yeo- 
minster, box, 16s.; Mr. Scott, Bradford, box, £1 2s.; Messrs. H. Cannell 
and Sons, Swat-ley, box, £1 10s ; Mr. Johnstone, Tamworth, box, 
£1 10s. ; Mr. C. Sutton, Sevenoaks, box, 10s. GJ. The guardians of the 
children recently placed upon the Fund were appointed—in all cases 
the mother. A cheque for the quarter’s allowance to the thirty- 
seven children now enjoying the benefit of the Fund, amounting 
to £120 5s, was drawn, and several other accounts were paid. A vote 
of thanks to the Chairman closed the proceedings. 
- Spencer's Favourite or Queen Caroline Apple.—I 
enjoyed reading “Wanderer’s” “A Night at Chilwell” very much 
indeed. I only take exception to one statement of “ Wanderer’s ” host, 
and my very good neighbour, Mr. A. H. Pearson, as to the right name 
for Spencer’s Favourite Apple. Some time ago in order to try to find 
out something of the origin of Domino App’e (you, Mr. Editor, asked me 
to do so), I spent an evening in the reference department of our 
Nottingham Free Library examining volumes of “ The Midland Florist.” 
I did not find what I wanted as to Domino, but I found the following 
note as to the origin of Spencer’s Favourite Apple :—“ Brown’s Queen 
Caroline, syn. Spencer’s Favourite, was raised by Mr. Timothy Brown, 
nurseryman of Measham, three miles from Ashby-de-la-Zouch. It 
came into bearing, and was named Queen Caroline when that unfor¬ 
tunate Queen’s name was before the public in the Law Courts. It 
came into the hands of Mr. John Spencer of Adbolton, near Notting¬ 
ham, in the following manner :—A lot of stocks were worked in the 
nursery of Mr. Wm. Hood of Ashby-de-la-Zsuch with grafts from the 
original tree. Mr. Spencer got his trees from this source. About 
Birmingham this Apple is sent out as Brown's Seedling.”—( The Midland, 
Florist, 7850.) I may be wrong, but this explanation seems conclusive. 
Spencer is dead, and he has left none, I believe, to carry on the family 
name in the gardening world. I may say that I worked the substance 
of this information into my notes with the Apples I sent to the Apple 
Congress in 1883, and which is printed in “ British Apples,” page 81.— 
N. H. Pownall, Lenton Ilall Gardens, Nottingham. 
- Liverpool Horticultural Association. —The fourth 
annual dinner in connection with the above Association was held last 
Saturday evening. The Hon. Treasurer, Fletcher Rogers, Esq., presided, 
and there were about 150 persons present. Following the loyal toasts, 
“ The Liverpool Horticultural Association ” was proposed by the Hon. 
Treasurer, who said that it gave him great pleasure to be able to an¬ 
nounce that they had been materially helped by the subscription list, 
and had now a handsome balance to the good. Mr. White, the Chair¬ 
man of the Association responded, and said that he must congratulate 
the Committee and members as well on the success of the summer Show, 
which would compare favourably with any held since the formation. 
He also stated that the autumn Show was no exception. Not only were 
the exhibits of the highest quality in every respect, but the attendance 
was larger than on any previous occasion. “ The Horticultural Trade ” 
was responded to by Mr. Davies cf Wavertree, and Mr. R. W. Ker, Aig- 
burth Nursery. Mr. Davies spoke of the kindly feeling which existed 
between gardeners and members of the trade, and also of the pleasure 
it gave the trade to help forward the work of the Association. Mr. 
R. W. Ker echoed Mr. Davies’s remarks, and paid a graceful tribute to 
the memory of the late Mr. B. S. Williams, Mr. H. Low, Mr. W. Holmes, 
and Mr. Shirley Hibberd. He also pleaded for the assistance of their 
excellent Hon. Treasurer in trying to secure a challenge cup for the 
Chrysanthemum Show, and went on to say that he and his brother had 
decided to give a silver challenge cup, value £10 10s. with £10 10s. 
cash each year, until finally won, for thirty-six cut blooms Chrys¬ 
anthemums—viz , twelve Japanese, twelve incurved, and twelve re¬ 
flexed, open to all within a radius of Liverpool Exchange, to be won 
twice consecutively, or three times in all, subject to conditions of the 
Liverpool Horticultural Association. This generous offer of Messrs. 
Ker was greeted with loud applause. Mr. Rigers responded to the toast 
