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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ November 12,1891, 
Gerbera Jamesoni (Cambridge Botanic Garden). — A brilliant 
vermilion coloured species ; the flowers gathered from the foot of a 
south wall overhung by glass. 
Bhopaloblaste liexandra (Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son).—A valuable 
addition to the list of decorative Palms, the leaves finely divided and 
graceful. 
The following received awards of merit : — 
Chrysanthemum Miss Bella Wilson (Messrs. J. Carter k, Co.).—An 
incurved of the Violet Tomlin type, deep rose suffused with grey. 
Chrysanthemum ITolborn Bose (Messrs. Carter & Co.).—A Japanese, 
with large well-formed bright rose flowers. 
Aster grandiflora (Messrs. Barr & Sons).—Large deep violet-blue 
flowers, valuable because late. 
Chrysanthemum Col. W. B. Smith (Messrs. Cannell & Sons).—A 
very distinct Japanese of the B. Canned type ; colour old gold tinged 
with bronze. 
A silver Banksian medal was awarded to Mr. Wythes for a group of 
Chrysanthemums, and prizes for plants went to Messrs. B. Vince, High- 
gate Cemetery, and J. Weston, gardener to D. Martineau, Esq., Clapham 
Park. 
Orchid Committee.— Present : Messrs. H. J. Veitch (in the 
chair), Id. M. Pollett, Hugh Low, E. Hid, F. Sander, H. Ballantine. 
Henry Williams, J. O’Brien, T. B. Haywood, A. H. Smee, and Dr. 
Masters. The display of Orchids was the most interesting in the had. 
Mr. F. Sander exhibited Cypripedium Malyanum (Crossianum X 
Spicerianum). Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, Upper Holloway, had a 
choice collection, including seedling Cypripedium Adonis, C. Seegeri- 
anum, C. insigne aureum, C. punctatum violaceum, C. Dauthieri, 
C. Arthurianum, C. insigne albc-marginata, C. Morganiae, Cattleya 
AVarocqueana, and C. libiata vera. Messrs. Paul & Son, The Old 
Nurseries, Cheshunt, had a very interesting collection of Cypripedium 
insigne in varieties. Mr. H. M. Pollett showed Cattleya labiata vera 
and varieties of C. AVarocqueana. The following received first-class 
certificates :—■ 
Cypripedium insigne Sanderce (Baron Schroder),—Petals and lip 
greenish yellow, dorsal sepal broadly margined with ivory white. 
Phaivs x maculato-grandifolius (Messrs. Veitch & Sons).—A garden 
hybrid. Sepals and petals bronzy salmon, lip brownish chocolate, 
throat veined with the same colour. 
Bendrobium Leeanum (Messrs. F. Sander & Co.).—A new species. 
Flowers borne at the summit of long growths, sepals and petals white 
Buff used with soft magenta, lip and throat bright velvety purple. 
Events of the AVeek. —The rush of the Chrysanthemum Shows is 
abating somewhat, but there are still some important events to be 
recorded. To-day (Thursday) the Aquarium, Birmingham, Bournemouth, 
Northampton, Swansea, and Croydon Shows will be closed, and Shows 
will be opened at Teddington, AVimbledon, AVare, and Belfast. On 
Friday, November 13th, Shows will be held at Cheshunt and Hitchin, 
Eccles, Leicester, Sheffield, Tooting, and Monmouth. In the approach¬ 
ing week exhibitions will be held on Tuesday and AVednesday, 
November 17th, at Liverpool, Salisbury, Twickenham, and Diss. Messrs. 
Protheroe & Morris announce several sales of bulbs and Orchids for the 
current week, amongst them being a sale of choice Orchids from Messrs. 
F. Ilorsman & Co., Colchester, on Friday, November 13th. 
County Council Appointment. —Mr. Lewis Castle of the 
Journal of Horticulture and Hon. Secretary of the British Fruit 
Growers’ Association, has been appointed chief instructor in horticulture 
by the Technical Education Committee of the Hampshire County Council. 
Mr. AV. Palmer, late gardener to \V. F. Hume Dick, Esq., has also been 
engaged in the same county, and the position he vacates at Thames 
Ditton House, Thames Ditton, has been filled by his former foreman, 
Mr. AVaite. 
- Presentation to Mr. Owen Thomas.—AV e learn that Mr. 
Owen Thomas was presented with a handsome silver-plated inkstand and 
a pair of candlesticks previous to his finally leaving Chatsworth with his 
family. This was subscribed for by the men (sixty in number) who 
worked under him, for the past seven and half years. This expression of 
respect and good feeling must have been most gratifying to Mr. Thomas, 
who has now assumed his new duties at Frogmore. 
At the ordinary meeting of the Boyal Meteorological 
Society, to be held at 25, Great George Street, AA r estminster, on 
AVednesday, the 18th instant, at 7 p.m., the following papers will be 
read: “ Beport on the International Meteorological Conference at 
Munich, September, 1891,” by Bobert H. Scott, M.A., F.B.S. “On a 
New Self-recording Bain Gauge,” by AV. J. E. Binnie, B.A., Student 
Inst. C.E. ; “ On AVet and Dry Bulb Formulae,” by Prof. J. D. Everett 
F.B.S.; “ Besults of Meteorological Observations made at Akassa, Niger 
Territories, May, 1889, to December, 1890,” by Frank Bussell,. 
F.B.Met.Soc. 
- Birmingham Chrysanthemum Show.—T he great prize for 
forty-eight cut blooms at Birmingham Show, which opened yesterday 
(AVednesday), was won by Mr. Parker, Impney Hall, Droitwich, Mr. Cox,. 
Elm Hall, AVavertree being second ; Mr. Coombes, Ilimley Hall Gardens,. 
Dudley, third ; Mr. Gould, Bromborough, fourth ; Mr. Blair, Trentham, 
fifth, and Mr. Townsend, Mytton Hall, sixth. There were sixteen 
competitors, 
- Gardening Appointment. —Mr. AV. Hunt, gardener to the- 
Bev. H. Trotter, Ardington Vicarage, A\ T antage, Berks, has been 
appointed to the charge of Sir AFilliam Pink’s garden at Shrover Hall,. 
Cosham, Hants. 
- An Attractive Flower Bed.—O ne of the most pleasing- 
combinations of colour we have had this season was composed of blue 
Cornflower and white Mallow. The latter being the taller was planted 
in front of a long row of AVeigelas rosea and amabilis mixed, the 
Cornflower being planted in front of the Malva. Blue and white 
always associates harmoniously, no matter what flowers are employed. 
In our case the outer branches of the Mallow were allowed to mingle' 
with the Cornflower with good effect too. Any two flowers which make 
such an agreeable contrast in the garden are at once appreciated.—E. 
- Mr. James Hornby, The Gardens, Heslington Hall, York,. 
writes :—“ It may interest some of the readers of your valuable paper 
to learn that there is in the gardens here a specimen of the Agave. 
Americana variegata now in flower. The spike was first noticed early 
in the month of June whilst the plant stood outdoors. It has attained 
the height of 19 feet, has twenty-two side growths, containing some 1500 
of its greeny yellow flowers. The first flowers opened five weeks ago,, 
and there is still a quantity to open. This noble flower spike is not 
without its disadvantages, as a portion of the roof of the conservatory- 
wherein it is growing has had to be made higher to enable it to fully 
develope.” 
- Open-air Tomatoes at Nash Manor,—W hile on a visit to- 
this old-fashioned but attractive place a short time ago I was surprised- 
to see the crop of Tomatoes growing on the fruit walls there. The plants 
were trained on a wall facing south between such trees as Peaches, 
Nectarines, Apricots, &c. They were about 4 feet in height from the 
ground, completely laden with large even fruits of the varieties Laxton’s- 
Open Air, Large Eed,and.AVheeler’s Prolific. Some of the latter were of 
great size. Every plant had three leaders from the ground, with, I 
should say, about 8 to 10 lbs. of fruit on every stem. The leaves were- 
kept continually cut away to admit of every ray of sun to the fruit.. 
They certainly reflect great credit on the enterprising gardener, Mr. 
Tebby.—J. D. 
- Bouvardias at Henbury Hill. —AA r hen paying Mr. Smith- 
of Henbury Hill a visit some few weeks since, I remarked the fine- 
Bouvardias he had just lifted and potted from the garden. They 
were great plants, full of vigour and health, and when in iflower must 
be well worth going many miles to see. I was a few years ago in> 
favour of keeping them in pots until I first saw Mr. Smith’s, when I 
was at once convinced that the planting-out system was far the best, 
and since then I have practised it with success. If more followed the- 
practice noted in the Journal some months past, I am sure more would 
have fine healthy Bouvardias than is the case at the present time. The 
culture is simple. After potting, the plants are placed in a cold frame, 
and many of the finest specimens were only placed on the shady side of a 
greenhouse. A few miles distant, at Eastwood Park, Mr. Lippiutt 
adopts the same plan with equal success. I noticed there parti¬ 
cularly fine specimens of Bouvardia Humboldti, some of them masses of 
beautiful snow-white flowers. Anyone wishing to have fine plantp, 
plenty of flower, and a long continuance, should try the planting-out 
system in the way already explained.— AAC Coates, DarnhaZl Hall. 
- In the Bevue Agricole, published in Mauritius, M. A. Daruty 
de Grandprd gives an account of his attempts to raise Sugar-cane 
from seeds. The seeds were sent from Barbados by the Governor in 
March, 1890. M. de Grandpre planted them with the greatest care, 
and after five days was fortunate enough to obtain five minute seedlings 
cut of the hundred seeds used. The young plants he raised did not all 
