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named Mrs. C. Butler, which is distinguished by the soft pink hue of the 
wide expanded flowers, in large, loose clusters, and extremely powerful 
fragrance. It has been grown in the gardens named for several years, 
and has maintained its character so well for distinctness and free flower¬ 
ing habit that it attracted the attention of many interested in Rhodo¬ 
dendrons, with the result that it passed into the hands of Messrs. Paul 
and Son, of Cheshunt. for distribution. It has been exhibited at the 
Royal Horticultural Society’s meetings, but the flowers are so delicate 
in texture that they are rarely seen to advantage after being packed for 
travelling a distance. 
Events of the Week.—T he National Chrysanthemum Society’s 
Floral Committee will meet in the Royal Aquarium, Westminster, on 
Wednesday, December 5th. A General Committee meeting of the same 
Society will be held in Anderton’s Hotel, at 7 P.M., on Monday, Decem¬ 
ber 3rd. 
- The annual meeting of the National Rose Society will 
be held at the rooms of the Horticultural Club, “ Hotel Windsor,” 
Victoria Street, Westminster, on Thursday, December 6th, for the 
purpose of receiving the Treasurer's accounts, electing officers for the 
ensuing year, making arrangements for 1889, and general business- 
The annual dinner will take place the same day at 6 p.m. at the same 
place. The chair will be taken by Dr. Robert Hogg, one of the Vice- 
Presidents of the Society, and a large attendance of members is 
expected. 
- Last week an action came on for trial before Mr. Justice 
Denman, and a special jury, in which Mr. F. Sander, of St. Albans, 
sued the Duchess of Montrose for the amount of £1730 6s. 4d. for 
Orchids supplied and work done in the conservatory at Sefton Lodge, 
near Newmarket. Mr. Reid, Q.C., appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. 
Philbrick, Q.C., for the defendant, and a number of witnesses were 
examined, the majority testifying to the fact that the charges were not 
excessive. The chief amount was for 1000 Orchids at 1 guinea each. 
In the result the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the full 
amount claimed, with costs. 
- Gardeners’ Orphan Fund. — The floral concert promoted 
by the gardeners of Chesterfield and district in aid of the Gardeners’ 
Orphan Charity, which was held at Chesterfield on Wednesday the 14th 
inst., proved a great success. It was patronised by all the nobility and 
gentry of the district, and attended by most of them, including some 
members of our Duke’s family. To show the interest taken in the con¬ 
cert, I may say nearly a hundred people travelled from this district in 
different conveyances, a distance of over nine miles, including about 
forty garden men in the plant van. There were between 1000 and 1100 
people present, and the takings are between £50 and £60. 1 may say 
for myself, and for the gardeners who helped me, that we were never 
engaged in a work which gave us so much pleasure. I hope this may 
be the beginning of some such eSorts on the part of all gardeners 
throughout the kingdom, when the Gardeners’ Orphan Fund would soon 
become one of the most prosperous charities in the kindcm. Making a 
start is the biggest business : when once the “ ice is broken ” it is 
all plain sailing and help flows in on all sides. — Owen Thomas, 
Cliatsworth. 
- The Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Institution.—M r. 
E. R. Cutler informs us that at a meeting of the Committee held on 
Thursday the 15th inst. it was determined to hold the fiftieth annual 
general meeting of the subscribers at Simpson’s, Strand, on Wednesday, 
16th January next, and to add on that occasion fourteen pensioners to 
the list, five without election under Rule 6, a^d nine by election 
among the subscribers. The voting papers will be issued on or about 
the 16th December. The usual annual friendly dinner of the members 
will take place after the meeting, and the Very Rev. S. Reynolds Hole, 
Dean of Rochester, has kindly consented to preside. A special Com¬ 
mittee has been appointed to consider the best manner of celebrating 
the year 1889, this being the fiftieth, or jubilee year, of the Institution. 
_Trade Exhibit. —We are desired to note that at the recent 
Show of the National Chrysanthemum Society at the Royal Aquaiium 
Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading, showed 130 varieties of Potatoes, and 
were awarded a silver-gilt medal, a special prize also being accorded for 
a similar exhibit at the Crystal Palace. 
- We are informed that a special prize was granted to Mr. J> 
Dibber of Dorchester for stands of forty-eight blooms of Chrysan¬ 
themums at the late Bournemouth Show. The blooms as the production 
of an amateur were decidedly meritorious, but arrived too late for 
exhibiting in the classes for competition. 
- The Committee of the Sheffield and West Riding Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Society have sent a certificate of merit to Mr. Edgar Newton 
Hitchin, for the dry-glazed span-roofed Chrysanthemum house he ex¬ 
hibited at the recent Show. The house ,was provided with the new 
system of ventilation at the eaves, which, like that at the top, is worked 
by a simple and efficient crank movement. 
- We learn that a special silver medal has been forwarded to 
Mr. G. R. Allis, Old Warden, Biggleswade, for Grapes exhibited at 
the Sandy Show. The medal was provided by Messrs. Wood & Sons, 
whose manure had aided in their production of the fruit. We believe 
Mr. Allis has won the first prize at Sandy for eight consecutive years 
with Buckland Sweetwater Grapes. ' 
- Gardening Appointments.—M r. R. Russell, for many years 
head gardener at Old Forge House, Dunmurry, Belfast, has been 
appointed head gardener to T. Montgomery, Esq., Ballydrain House, 
Belfast. Mr. A : fred Harris, late foreman at Abberley Hall, Stourport, 
has been appointed head gardener to Sir William Marling, Stan'ey Park, 
Gloucester. Mr. H. II. Tonkis has been appointed to succeed Mr. 
McNair at Ilam Hall Gardens, Ashbourne. Mr. John Dixon has been 
appointed gardener to H. V. Story, Esq., Ruddington Manor, Nottingham. 
- In Messrs. Parker & Sons’ nursery at Bristol Mignonette in 
pots is well grown. The strain is a good one, and is being distributed 
under the name of Parker’s New Mignonette, a distinction which it 
undoubtedly merits, being of sturdy and diffuse branching habit of 
growth surmounted by spikes of bloom remarkable for their length and 
stoutness; and also what is popularly looked upon as the chief charm 
of Mignonette, its delicious scent, is an especially good feature in this 
variety.—M. C. 
- The first annual Chrysanthemum Exhibition of the Bacup 
Floral and Horticultural Society was held at the Mechanics’ Hall, 
Bacup, on Saturday, November 24th, and was opened at noon by the 
Mayor (Mr. Alderman Shepherd). Over £50 in prizes were offered, and 
the Show was well patronised and a great success. Mr. David Lord, 
Stacksteads, contributed a group of plants, not for competition, which 
included exceptionally fine plants of Crotons, Dracaenas, Asparagus 
plumosus nanus, and Orchids, which were specially commended by the 
Judges. Mrs. Roundell, Gledstone Hall Gardens, Skipton, was highly, 
successful in the open class. 
- Pea Williams’ Emperor of the Marrows. —This is by 
far the best late Pea that has yet come under my notice. Inordinary 
seasons it grows to a height of 6 feet, this year they exceed this by 
2 feet. It is of a branching habit, an enormous cropper, the pods large 
and well filled, the flavour of the peas is all that can be desired. A long 
row of this variety was sown here on the 22nd of June last, We com¬ 
menced to gather from them on September 29th, and to my great 
delight, with the exception of the first week in October we have got 
two good gatherings of Peas from this row each week up to November 
the 17th, the last gathering being made on the latter date. Green 
Peas in the middle of November is not, I believe, a common occurrence 
even in the salubrious climate of Ireland.— R. Weller. 
_ A correspondent states that the annual Show of the Hessle 
Chrysanthemum Society was held in the Assembly Rooms on the 
16th inst., when there was a good display of cut blooms, groups, and 
bouquets, which were of great merit. In the open class for twenty-four 
cut blooms, twelve incurved and twelve Japanese, R. Soamcs, Esq. (Mr. 
J. Walker, gardener), Waltham Hall, Grimsby ; A. Wilson, Esq. (Mr. J. 
Leadbetter, gardener), Tranley Croft, Hull; and Mr. Whittaker, Hessle, 
were the prizetakers. For twelve, six incurved and six Japanese, Mr. 
R. Soames was a^ain to the fore with excellent blooms, and Mr. King, 
Ferribe, second. The amateur classes were well filled, and the exhibits 
of excellent quality. The groups were creditably arranged, but the 
exhibitors’ collections had evidently suffered from the early frosts which 
prevailed in the district about October 1st and 2nd. The arrangements 
were admirable. 
