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[ Septemb r G 1888 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER 
one of the judges of fruit aud vegetables at the November shows at the 
Royal Aquarium in the place of the late Mr. John Woodbridge ; and 
this being the first meeting of the Committee since his decease, a vote 
of condolence with his family was unanimously passed. The Secretary 
reported that representatives of the National Chrysanthemum Society 
had met representatives of the Sheffield and West Riding Chrysanthemum 
Society to arrange the preliminaries of the Provincial Show on November 
16th and 17th ; that this had been done in the most satisfactory manner, 
and there was every reason to believe it would prove highly successful. 
Two new Fellows and forty-eight new members were duly elected, 
bringing the number of members up to 510. The Secretary, regretting 
the unavoidable absence of the members of the Catalogue Revision 
Committee, said the publication of the revised catalogue was in a very 
forward state, and he hoped copies would be in circulation by the Show 
on September 12th. The schedule of prizes for the first Provincial 
Show at Sheffield on November 16th was laid upon the table ; also that 
of the Barnsley Chrysanthemum Society. The proceedings closed with a 
cordial vote of thanks to the Chairman. 
- Show Officials Exhibiting. —We have received the fol¬ 
lowing note, which we publish :—“ On August 30th there was held at a 
noted seaside town in Norfolk the annual Exhibition of plants, flowers 
and vegetables, and as dissatisfaction was shown by exhibitors at some 
of the awards I shall be glad in your next issue of your opinion on the 
following facts : —The cut-flower tent was under the entire control of 
the largest exhibitor, a local florist, who went round with the j udges 
when they (or he) were making the awards. In this tent he and a 
member of his family took some fourteen prizes, and in the pot-plant 
tent some seven more. The judges in the two tents I understood were 
gardeners in the neighbourhood, and I ask if you consider this arrange¬ 
ment one likely to have given entire satisfaction to other exhibitors, and 
especially to amateurs from a distance.” 
[Although the prizes in question may have been properly awarded it 
is scarcely possible that the arrangement in question could give satisfac¬ 
tion to the general body of exhibitors ; and “ amateurs from a distance ” 
■could not repose confidence in any society which allowed an exhibitor 
to have the entire control of a show and assist the judges in their 
•duties.] 
- Wakefield Paxton Society. —The following is the pro¬ 
gramme of meetings for the third quarter, session 1838. Meetings are 
held at the Society’s rooms, “ Saw Hotel,” Westgate, each Saturday 
evening, commencing at 8 p.m. September 1st, the Carnation and 
Picotee Exhibition ; essay by Mr. G Armitage, Morley. September 8th, 
“ A Few Hints on Watering,” Mr L. Twigge. September 15th, “ The 
Pea exhibition and discussion. September 22nd, “ Habits of Plants,” 
Mr. S. Ballinger, Barnsley. September 29th, “ Reminiscences of a York¬ 
shire Naturalist,” Mr. C. Rigg ; (sale of papers). October 6th, “ Air 
Pollution as Affecting Plant Life,” contributed. October 13th, “ The 
Potato” (with specimens), Mr. W. L. Skinner. October 20th, “Fungi 
•nnd Fairy Rings,” Mr. W. Hudson. October 27th, “Curiosities of 
Plant Life,” Mr. J. Haigh, Sheffield ; (sale of papers). November 3rd, 
“ The Thrush Family as Seed Distributors,” Mr. G. Parkin. Novem¬ 
ber 10th, “ Germs and the Germ Theory,” Mr. H. Crowtlier, Manchester. 
November 17th, “Insects Parasitical on Plants,” Mr. West, Rotherham. 
Novemler 24th, Chrysanthemum Exhibition ; essay, “A Review of New 
Varieties,” Mr. T. Garnett. At the ordinary meeting of the Society held 
on Saturday evening last Mr. J. G. Brown presided, and Mr. A. 
Golathorpe occupied the vice-chair. Mr. W. Daniels, gardener to Mrs. 
Hague Cook, Hall Croft, Mirfield, was the essayist, the subject being 
. Liliums. Mr. Daniels bases his practice on careful study of the plant 
requirements, starting with the structure of the bulbs and the annual 
character of the rootlets. A useful lesson was conveyed of the necessity 
of understanding these peculiar characteristics, on which generally 
speaking some amount of misconception has prevailed. Half a dozen 
stands of magnificent flowers of the Lilium lancifolium type were 
exhibited by the essayist. The usual vote of thanks was conveyed to 
Mr. Daniels after a long and animated discussion. 
A SAD CASE. 
Your kind insertion of the letter in last week’s issue has been the 
means of bringing several donations to the fund for the relief of 
the late Joseph Richardson. The sufferer died on Tuesday last, ard 
was laid to rest in Calverton Churchyard on Friday. He desired me to 
express his gratitude to you for your prompt donation and assistance to 
him in his last moments. May I ask you to mention his death in your 
coiumns ? Any further assistance that may be obtained will be handed 
to his widow, who is left with six children totally unprovided for.— 
E. Steward, 2, Exchange Row, Nottingham. 
[This adds one more to the many cases that prove the desirability of 
strengthening the Gardeners’ Orphan Fund, in order that permanent 
assistance can be rendered to necessitous applicants.] 
DISAS. 
Though slightly puzzling to some cultivators Disa grandi- 
flora is a favourite in the majority of Orchid collections, and it is 
more frequently seen in good condition than was the case a few 
years ago, thanks probably to the ready manner in which suc¬ 
cessful growers have communicated the results of their experience. 
But there are numbers of other Disas which, if not possessing such 
large or brilliantly coloured flowers as D. grandiflora, are yet 
attractive in no ordinary degree, and amply deserving of the few 
attentions they claim. The Cape of Good Hope is especially rich 
in terrestrial Orchids, and has been described as their head 
quarters in the southern hemisphere. Of Disrs alone 100 species 
are known, and some of these were described by Thunberg in 
h : s “ Flora C.ipensis.” Amongst them are the subjects of the two 
illustrations, Disa lacera (fig. 24) and Disa racemosa (fig. 25), both 
of which have recently flowered, been exhibited at the Royal 
