32 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ January 12, 1393. 
berries, as I fiad the thinner they are, ini reason, the better they keep. 
I always like to see the berries stand clear of each other, and if 
properly thinned. Lady Downe’s will, as they are short in the stalk 
and will bear their own weight. 
When catting Grapes for keeping I always cut plenty of wood with 
them, say a foot to 18 inches beyond each bunch, and as much as 
possible from the spur to the bunch, leaving two or three buds to 
prune to. I think this adds greatly to the keeping of the Grapes. With 
some bunches it is impossible to get the wood long enough to go into 
the bottle—that is from the spur ; in that case I find they keep just as 
well by inserting the wood from the bunch or the lateral end in the 
water. 
I make a rule of examining my Grapes once a week, filling all the 
bottles that require water, and cutting out all bad berries. The Grape 
room is kept dark and cold, never using artificial heat only during 
damp or very frosty weather. By following that plan I have kept Lady 
Downe’s Grapes till June 10th fresh and plump in the berry.— 
C. Street, Floors Castle Gardens, 
[The illustration (fig. 5) represents but a small portion of the end of 
the Grape room. The photograph was out of proportion, and 
if the whole of it had been engraved, it would necessarily have been so 
reduced as to spoil the effect. The woodcut, however, pourtrays 
Mr. Street’s method of keeping Grapes. He sent us a model bunch with 
fine berries admirably thinned.] 
THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Committees. 
The arrangements of the Koyal Horticultural Society for 1893 have 
just been issued, and, apart from the customary periodical meetings, a 
special four-days Exhibition will be held at the Agricultural Hall, 
Islington (see page 28), in addition to the usual Temple Gardens Show, 
which takes place on May 25th and 26th. An Exhibition will also be 
held at the Chiswick Gardens on July 11th, and the respective Shows of 
the National Auricula, Carnation, and Rose Societies take place as usual 
at the Drill Hall, Westminster. A new feature will be the Exhibition 
of the recently formed London Pansy Society alluded to on page 29, 
which will be held on July 6th. We publish the names and addresses 
of the members of the various Committees for the current year. 
Scientific Committee. 
Chairman. —Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, K.C.S.I., M.D., C.B., F.E.S,, 
The Camp, Sunningdale. 
Vice-Chairmen. —Dyer, W. T. Thiselton, C.M.G., F.R.S., Royal 
Gardens, Kew ; Foster, Professor M., Sec. R.S., Great Shelford, Cam¬ 
bridge; Masters, Maxwell T., M.D., F.R.S., V.P.L.S., Mount Avenue, 
Ealing, W. 
Hon. Secretary. —Rev. Prof. G. Henslow, M.A., F.L.S., F.G.S., 
Drayton House, Ealing, W. 
Baker, J. G., P.R.S., Royal Gardens, Kew. 
Balfour, Prof. I. B., F.R.S., Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh. 
Blandford, W. H. F., M.A., F.E.S., 48, Wimpole Street, W. 
Bonavia, Dr. E., 6, Harrington Mansions, South Kensington. 
Burbidge, F. W., F.L.S., Trinity College Gardens, Dublin 
Church, Professor A. H., P.R.S., Shelsley Gardens, Kew. 
Clarke, Colonel R. Trevor, Welton Place, Daventry. 
Darwin, Francis, F.R.S., Wychfield, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge. 
Dod, Rev. C. Wolley, Edge Hall, Malpas, Cheshire. 
Elwes, H. J., F.L.S., F.Z.S., Colesborne, Andoversford, Gloucestershire. 
Engleheart, Rev. G. H., Appleshaw, Andover. 
Parmer, Prof. J. Bretland, M.A., Royal College of Science, South 
Kensington, S.W. 
Frankland, E,, P.R.S., The Yews, Reigate Hill, Reigate. 
Gilbert, J. H., Ph.D., F.R.S., Harpenden, Herts. 
Godman, F. DuCane, F.R.S., 10, Chandos Street, Cavendish Square,W. 
Green, Professor J. R., M.A., 17, Bloomsbury Square, W.C. 
Lindsay, E., Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh. 
Llewelyn, Sir J. T. D., Bart., F.L.S., Penllergare, Swansea. 
Lynch, E. Irwin, A.L.S., Botanic Gardens, Cambridge. 
McLachlan, R., F.R.S., Westview, Clarendon Road, Lewisham, S.E, 
Michael, Albert D., P.L.S., Cadogan Mansions, Sloane Square, S.W. 
Morris, D., M.A., F.L.S., 11, Kew Gardens Road, Kew. 
Miiller. Hugo, Ph.D,, F.R.S., 13, Park Square East, Regent’s Park,N.W. 
Oliver, F.W., D.Sc., P.L.S., 10, Kew Gardens Road, Kew. 
Pascoe, F. P., F.L.S., 1, Burlington Road, Westbourne Park, W. 
Plowright, C. B., P.L.S., 7, King Street, King’s Lynn. 
Russell, Dr. W. J., F.R.S., 34, Upper Hamilton Terrace, N.W. 
Balvin, Osbert, F.R.S., Hawksfold, Fernhurst, Haslemere. 
Scott, D. H., M.A., Ph.D., F.L.S., The Old Palace, Richmond, S.W. 
Btewart, Prof. C., Royal College of Surgeons, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, W.C. 
Symons, G. J., F.R.S., 62, Camden Square, N.W. 
Veitch, H. J.,P.L.S., Royal Exotic Nursery, King’s Road, Chelsea, S.W. 
Ward, Professor Marshall, F.R.S., The Laurels, Englefield Green, 
Staines. 
Wilson, Geo. P., F.R.S., Heatherbank, Weybridge Heath. 
Fruit and Vegetable Committee. 
Chairman. —Crowley, Philip, P.L.S., Waddon House, Croydon. 
Vice-Chairmen. —Bunyard, George, The Nurseries, Maidstone ; Lee, 
John, 78, Warwick Gardens, Kensington ; Rivers, T. Francis, Sawbridge- 
worth. 
Secretary. — Archibald F. Barron, Royal Horticultural Society, 
Chiswick, W. 
Balderson, H., Corner Hall, Hemel Hempstead. 
Bates, W., Poulett Lodge Gardens, Twickenham, 
Bennett, W., Eangemore Park Gardens, Burton-on-Trent. 
Burrell, E., Claremont Gardens, Esher, 
Cheal, Joseph, Crawley, Sussex. 
Coleman, W., Eastnor Castle Gardens, Ledbury. 
Cummins, G. W., The Grange Gardens, Wallington. 
Dean, A., Bedfont, Feltham. 
Divers, W. H., Ketton Hall Gardens, Stamford. 
Dunn, Malcolm, The Palace Gardens, Dalkeith, N.B, 
Goldsmith, Geo., Leonardslee Gardens, Horsham. 
Hogg, Dr., LL.D., F.L.S., 99, St. George’s Road, Pimlico. 
Hudson, J., Gunnersbury House, Acton. 
Iggulden, W., Marston Gardens, Frome. 
Laing, J., jun.. Forest Hill, S.E. 
Lane, Fred. Q., Berkhamsted. 
Mclndoe, James, Hutton Hall Gardens, Guisborough. 
Miles, G. T., Wycomb Abbey, High Wycomb. 
Norman, G., Hatfield House Gardens, Hatfield. 
Pearson, A. H., The Nurseries, Chilwell, Notts. 
Reynolds, G., The Gardens, Gunnersbury Park, Acton. 
Ross, Charles, The Gardens, Welford Park, Newbury. 
Sage, G. H., Ham House Gardens, Richmond, S.W. 
Saltmarsh, T. J., The Nurseries, Chelmsford. 
Smith, James, The Gardens, Mentmore, Leighton Buzzard. 
Sutton, A. W., F.L.S., Reading. 
Taber, G., Rivenhall, Witham, Essex. 
Veitch, A., King’s Road, Chelsea. 
Veitch, P. C. M., The Royal Nurseries, Exeter. 
Warren, W., Worton Gardens, Isleworth. 
Weir, Harrison, Sevenoaks. 
Willard, Jesse, Holly Dodge Gardens, Highgate, N, 
Wright, John, 171, Fleet Street. 
Wright, S. T., Glewston Court Gardens, Hereford. 
Wythes, G., Syon House Gardens, Brentford. 
Young, A., Abberley Hall Gardens, Stourport. 
Floral Committee. 
Chairman, —Marshall, William, Auchinraith, Bexley. 
Vice-Chairmen. —D’Ombrain, Rev. H. H., Westwell Vicarage, Ash¬ 
ford, Kent; Fraser, John, Lea Bridge Road, Leytonstone, E.; Paul, 
George, The Old Nurseries, Cheshunt. 
Secretary, —Archibald F. Barron, Royal Horticultural Society, 
Chiswick, W. 
Bain, W., The Gardens, Burford Lodge, Dorking. 
Baines, Thomas, Fern Cottage, Palmer’s Green, N, 
Barr, P., 12, King Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 
Bause, F., Portland Road, South Norwood, S.E. 
Cannell, H., Swanley, Kent. 
Cant, F., Braiswick, Colchester. 
Dean, R., Ranelagh Road, Ealing, W. 
Druery, C. T., F.L.S., 25, Windsor Road, Forest Gate. 
Fitt, J. H., The Frythe Gardens, Welwyn. 
Furze, W., Roselands, Broom Road, Teddington. 
Girdlestone, T. W., Sunningdale, Berks. 
Godfrey, Thos., Hillingdon, Uxbridge. 
Gordon, G., 1, Style Villas, Gunnersbury. 
Herbst, H., Kew Road, Richmond, Surrey. 
Ingram, W., Bel voir Castle Gardens, Grantham. 
Jeffries, C., Boston House Gardens, Brentford. 
Jennings, J., Ascott Gardens, Leighton Buzzard. 
Laing, J., Forest Hill, S.E. 
Leach, W. C., Aldbury Park Gardens, Guildford. 
Lowe, R. B., Ashbridge Gardens, Berkhamsted. 
May, H. B., Dyson’s Lane, Upper Edmonton. 
Mawley, E., Eosebank, Berkhamsted. 
Molyneux, E., Swanmore Park Gardens, Bishop’s Waltham. 
Nicholson, G., Royal Gardens, Kew. 
Noble, C., Sunningdale Nursery, Bagshot. 
Owen, R., Castle Hill, Maidenhead. 
Pawle, J. D., 12, Stanley Gardens, Willesden Green, N.W. 
Pearson, C. E., Chilwell, Nottingham. 
Phippen, G., Victoria Nursery, Reading. 
Ross, F., Bletchingley. 
Salter, C. J., Woodhatch Gardens, Reigate. 
Shea, Chas. E., The Elms, Foots Cray, Kent. 
Stevens, Geo., St. John’s Nursery, Putney. 
Turner, H., Royal Nurseries, Slough. 
Walker, J., Ham Common, Surrey, 
Watson, W., Royal Gardens, Kew. 
Williams, W, H. (Keynes & Co,), Salisbury. 
