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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
f March 29, 1888. 
F. R.S.. ill the chair, the following candidates were duly elected fellows : 
—W. H. Beaton, 5Irs. A. Bevington, F. C. Ca|)el, J. B. Concanon, Richard 
Cooke, E. H. Davitt, Clias. Dinham, J. Stewart DLsinore, W. R. Foster, 
W. B. Harthind, Matthew Halgson, Win. Houghton, Tbos. Jones, Wm. 
Langley, Gustav le Doux, Capt. Maxwell, W. H. Munro. Miss Bearce, 
J. Cater Brice, Reginald Rj'ley, J. C. M. Veitch, Chas. F. M’intle, Hy. 
Tool. 
Feuit Committee. —Bresent - Harry J. Veitch, Esip, and sub¬ 
sequently l)r. Hogg, in the chair ; and Me.ssr.s. John Ijee, Phillip 
Crowley, G. T. Miles, W. Marshall, T. J. Saltniarsh, J. M'oodbridge, 
Harrison Weir, Charles Howe, Charles Ross, W. Warren, T. B. Hayward, 
G. W. Cummins, J. Cheal, R. I). Blackmorc, \Vh Denning, J. Burnett, 
James Smith, J. Wright, J. Roberts, J. Willard, C. Korman, and Sidney 
Ford. As M'ill be seen there was a large attendance of inembers, and 
several specimens were advanced for inspection. Herr Horvath, jun., 
sent bunches of three varieties of Grapes grown in the vineyards of 
Hungary—namely. Royal Muscadine, Chasselas Violet, and Beauty of 
Hungary, .all small Grapes, and the berries were much shrivelled, but 
surpri.singly luscious. A vote of th.anks was awarded to the exhibitor. 
In striking contrast to the above were medium-sized liunches of Lady 
Downe’s Grapes sent by Mr. G. Norman from Hatfield ; the berries were 
medium-sized, beautifully finished, and as fre.sh and firm as in November. 
The bunches were cut early in January, and h.ad been kept in a fruit- 
room since. A cultural commendation was unanimously accorded. Mr. 
Blair sent two bunches of Black Hamburgh Grapes from Trentham 
Gardens, cut on January 18th ; the berries were very large indeed, and 
only a little shrivelled, and the flavour was excellent. A commendation 
was worthily awarded both for good culture and good keeping. 
W. Roupell, Esq., Harvey Lodge, Roupell Park. S.W., sent a col¬ 
lection of Apples grown in the suburbs of London. They were very fine, 
well meriting the vote of thanks that was accorded. Messrs. J. R. Pearson 
and Sons, Chilwell, sent further examples of their Newton Wonder 
Apple, which was found to maintain its character as a fine and good 
keeping variety. A seedling Apple was sent by Mr. W. Edwards, 
gardener to Lord Cadogan, Babraham Gardens, Cambs, medium-sized, 
firm, and no doubt a useful late sort, but apparently not suffi¬ 
ciently distinct for special notice. A dish of round, firm, good-sized 
Apples from Mr. Morell, exhibited by Messrs. Veitch, received careful 
attention. The variety was named Niton House, but M'as thought to 
resemble Stirling Castle too closely to warrant a certificate on this 
occasion. Mr. M. Dunn sent twelve varieties of Apples from Dal¬ 
keith. The first examined, named Cortis, was overripe ; it is above 
medium size, and said to be the surest bearer in Aberdeenshire. 
Arniston, large, closely resembled Reinette de Canada. Golden Pear- 
main was very large and good, but doubts were expressed as to its being 
correctly named. The same remarks as to nomenclature apply to fruits 
sent under the names of Herefordshire Pearmain and Winter Pearmain. 
Annat Scarlet was considered to be the Graham or Kentish Deux Ans, a 
serviceable variety. The large Hunthouse was sent as a good northern 
Apple, as it undoubtedly is, also fine fruits of Beauty of Wilts. A vote 
of thanks was accorded for the interesting northern consignment. Mr. 
Austin sent from Witley Court Gardens a late Pear which the Committee 
thought to be Merveille d’Hiver, or Marvel of Winter, but more specimens 
were required for satisfactory identification, as when one Pear is cut up 
and divided amongst twenty persons there is not much for each to 
examine. , 
Extensive and valuable collections of Apples, good in size, firm, well 
coloured, and correctly named, were staged by Messrs. James Veitch and 
Sons, Chelsea, and Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, Sussex, for which 
the thanks of the Committee were awarded with acclamation. The 
meeting was an excellent one for the time of year, a precursor, it is 
hoped, of others still better to follow. 
Floeal Committee.— Present - G. F. Wilson, Esq., in the chair ; 
and Messrs. M. T. Ma.sters, J. O’Brien, E. Hill, H. L. Lendy, H. M. 
Pollett, J. Dominy, H. Ballantine, C. Pilcher, G. Paul, R. Dean, T. Baines, 
W. Holmes, W. Wiidsmith, G. Duffield, W. Bates, H. Herbst, J. Laing, 
W. Wilks, Shirley Hibberd, B. Wynne, J. Walker, and W. Goldring. 
A group of plants and flowers of exceptional interest was contrilute 1 
from the Roial Gardens, Kevv. Several good Acaci.as were shown from 
the rich collection in the temperate house, the most distinct bein.? 
A. cultriformis, with silvery triangular phyllodes and spikes of yellow 
globular flowers ; A. verticillata, with linear dark green leaves and pale 
yellow flowrrs, and the graceful A. pubescens. A flowering stem of a 
plant from Natal, which has been somewhat of a puzzle to botanists— 
viz., Greyia Sutherlandi, was shown, and it is peculiar in possessing 
both smooth and pubescent leaves on the same branches ; the flowers 
are bright red in terminal clusters. Sarcochilus usneoides is a strange 
little leafless Orchid from India, having small yellow and brown spotted 
flowers with numerous twisting routs. A large flower head of Browiiea 
grandiceps was very notable. 
Flowers of the noble Rhododendron argenteum, the bright R. bar- 
batum,and the red bell-like drooping R. Thomsoni, wer.- included in the 
group. A distinct Japanese plant. Azalea linearis, has long linear hairy 
leaves and pink petals of exactly similar shape and size. Some Philo¬ 
dendrons comprised specimens of P. erubeseens with a deep red spathe 
and white spadix, and P. Simonsi, which has a large spathe, bright red 
at the base, and white above, as also is the spadix. The white Strelitzia 
Nicolai; the white and drooping Drimys Winter! (Winter's Bark) ; the 
orange scarlet S.iraca indica (Jonesia Asoca) ; Haworthias, Arismmas, 
and several Bromeliads were also represented. Another group of large 
specimen Hellebores, bearing some hundreds of flowers, occupied a 
position near the wall, and with the slender white-flowered Cytisus 
filipes, the bright green Phyllanthus miinosinides, and other plants, 
formed an important contribution. The Hellebores were chiefly 
orientalis, colchicus, and guttatus, and had been lifted from the open 
ground. 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P., Burford Lodge, Dorking (gardener, 
Air. Biekerstaflie), contributed a choice group of new and rare^ Orchids, 
well-grown plants, and the majority flowering freely. Especially 
notable was Cymbidium eburneura with twenty flne ivory-white wax¬ 
like flowers. The three selected for certificates and described below 
namely, Spathoglottis Kimballiana, Deiidrobium cra-ssinode superbum, 
and D. splendidissimum grandilioriim, were all remarkable plants. Be¬ 
sides these there were examples of Angrfficiim Ellisi, with long racemes 
of white flowers ; Epidendrum glumaceum, pinkish and white, fragrant , 
Trichoglottis fasciata, with a leafy stem and neat flowers, white barreci 
with brown, an old but seldom seen Orch’d ; Odontoglossum Cervantesi 
roseum, the flowers tinged with red, pretty ; Dendrobrium Cambridge- 
anum, bright gold, with a maroon blotched tip ; Masdevallia Lindeni 
superba, very large and richly coloured flowers ; M. Garden, a pccul.ar 
little Orchid, with open, cup-like flowers, whitish dotted with broMii, 
the reflexed tails lighter ; M. xanthocorys, yellowish, small ; M. ignea, 
a fine variety ; Cypripedium AIe.asuresianum, petals and lip of a glossy 
brown, the dorsal sepal streaked with green and brown ; Angr»cum 
Leonis, numerous racemes of white large-lipped flowers ; Cypripedium 
Swanianum superbum, streaked with reddish purple on the doreal 
sepal and lip ; and an extremely large deep rosy red spathe of Anthu- 
rium carneum, (> inches wide and 8 inches long. 
A. H. Smee, Esq., The Grange, Wallington (gardener, Mr. Cummins), 
exhibited a group of Orchids, including several interesting plants. 
Dendrobium macrophyllum giganteum had a number of its large 
purplish mauve flowers, which possess such a strong and peculiar odour ; 
a strong plant of the old but useful Oncidium sarcodes h^l a beautiful 
panicle of its brown and yellow flowers ; the dull tinted Phaius 
Wallichi and several varieties of Cattleya Triame were also shown. One 
of the latter was grown out of doors last year, and had rather snaall 
flowers ; this season they are larger and of much richer colour in the lip. 
The variety Emilije was notable for its fine shape and colour. Dendro- 
biuin nobile, Alasdevallia Shuttleworthi and triangularis, with the 
bright orange scarlet Lailia harpophylla, Odontoglossum Rossi, and the 
fragrant 0. pulchellum were also represented (bronze medal). H M. 
Pollett, Esq., Fernside, Bickley, sent an uncommonly fine specimen or 
Coelogyne cristata alba bearing about fifty pure white flowers. It was 
growing in a large basket and was in remarkably vigorous health. 
Gustav le Doux, Esq., East Moulsey, Surrey, showed a spike of Dendro¬ 
brium speciosum, which had been forwarded from France ; also a plant 
of Cattleya Loddigesi (vote of thanks). A cultural commendation was 
adjudged to AV. C. Pickersgill, Esq., Blendon Hall, Bexley (gardener, Mr. 
Aloore) for an extremely well flowered plant of Lycaste Skinneri with 
twenty-seven massive flowers. 
A magnificent group of Hj-acintlis and other plants from Messrs. J - 
Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, deservedly secured for this firm a silver-gilt Bank' 
sian medal. Amongst the novelties the most noteworthy were the follow¬ 
ing :—A variegated form of Rosa microphylla with small leaves prettily 
streaked and dotted with white ; flne specimens of Boronia heterophylla. 
loaded with deep rosy red flowers were very handsome ; Trillium discolor 
atratum has been previously certificated and described, but a cultural 
commendation was awarded for several plants of Fritillaria Thompsoniana 
(Lilium roseum), tvhicli li.as delicate blush-tinted flowers on erect 
stems. The group of Hyacinths comprised about 200 plants with massive 
spikes, representing all the best varieties in numerous distinct colours 
tastefully arranged. A new double variety named Violet Gladiator has 
dense spikes ami reddish purple full flowers, something like a double 
form of Harlequin in colour. Loril Salisbury is another double variety, 
having taller and looser spikes, larger drooping bells of a similar tint, 
but with rather more mauve. Of the general collection the following 
varieties were notable for their clear, pure, or rich colours and fine 
spikes—King of the Blues, rich blue : Alasterpiece, blue-black ; Mont- 
Blanc, pure white : Chimney Sweep, deep purplish blue ; La Joyeuse, 
pink ; Countess of Rosebery, deep red ; Obelisk, yellow ; Harlequin, 
reddish purple ; Madame Van der Hoop, white ; Lord Derby, pale blue ; 
Alba superbissima and Snowb.all, white ; Distinction, dee]) crunsou red, 
black centre to the petals; Criterion, yellow; Vuurbaak, bright red; 
The Sultan, largo spike, decii pi rple ; Sybil reddish purple; and-Stax 
of Hillcgoni, s.alnion red. Several fine baskets of Lachenalia tried 
with plants of Rhododendron Early Gem, were much admired. 
Silver Banksian medals were awarded to the seven following exhibi¬ 
tors for important groups of plants and flowers. Air. B. S. Williams, 
Uliper Holloway, had a group of choice stove and greenhouse plants, 
including good specimens of Diacrena Lindeni, Imantophyllum, in 
numerous fine varieties, the white and fragrant Toxicophlma spectabilis, 
with Ferns and other tine-foliage plants. Orchids were also a feature. 
Odontoglossums Andersonianum and mirandum were well represented ; 
the peculiar Bhaius maculatus, bearing jxllow flowers aud large green 
leaves spotted with white ; Cypripedium Boxalli, C. vernixium, and 
others w re shown, and a strong freely flowered specimen of the fragrant 
Dendrochilum glumaceum formed the corner of the group. 
Alessrs. J. Laing & Co., Forest Hill, staged a miscellaneous collection 
of flowering and fine-foliage plants, chief amongst which were several 
specimens of the pale yellow, free, and handsome -Acacia Drummondi, 
with -Azaleas, small useful Erica.?, Dracamas, Ferns, and Selaginellas. 
