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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Hopton Hall, Wirksworth, Derby, who had examples of Chicory, Whitloof, 
Chervil, Tarragon, Dandelion. Celery, Beet, Chives, Onions, Cucumbers, 
Badishes, Bampion, Mustard, Cress, and Sorrel. 
Flobat, Committee.— Present: G. F. Wilson, Esq., in the chair, and 
Messrs. J. Douglas, H. Bennett, W. Bealby, Amos Perry, H. Herbst, 
W. Wilks, J. Walker. Shirley Hibberd, James Hodson, G. DufHeld, G. Paul, 
B. Dean, William Holmes, H. Ballantine, John Dominy, H. M. Pollett, 
James O’Brien, Harry Turner, Thos. BaineB, H. Cannell, A. F. Lendy, 
W. B. Kellock, and E. Hill. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, contributed several plants, a basket 
of the dwarf Bubus arcticus, with bright rose-tinted flowers being very 
pleasing. (Tote of thanks.) Philadelphus microphyllus, with small leaves 
and abundant small white flowers, was well shown. (Vote of thanks.) 
Also the pale yellow Spartium prsecox ; the Bird Cherry, Cerasus Padus; two 
pretty Gloxinias, named respectively Diana (purple edged white) and 
Rosine (scarlet edged white), and an elegant Fern, Pteris Bausei. Messrs. 
Barr & Son, King Street, Covent Garden, had an attractive group of hardy 
flowers, Daffodils, Irises, Tulips, Trilliums, and Ixias constituting the chief 
features of the collection. Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, had two fine 
plants of Rhododendrons, Lady Alice Fitzwilliam bearing some dozens of 
its fine white fragrant flowers, R. Edgworthi, and a slightly rose-tinted 
variety of R. Fortunei named Mrs. Charles Butler, were similarly well 
shown. A plant of the striped H.P. Rose Pride of Reigate had two good 
blooms, bright in colour, well marked, and substantial. Half a dozen plants 
of the new Tea Bose Sunset, which we have previously noted, were flower¬ 
ing freely, and a basket of hardy plants, including Primulas, Trilliums, and 
Calthas, was also interesting. (Bronze Banksian medal.) 
G. F. Wilson, Esq., Weybridge, exhibited a plant of Potentilla argyro- 
phylla, with silvery leaves and large bright yellow floweis. (Vote of thanks.) 
Mr. F. Bridger, Penshurst Place, Penshurst, showed a plant of Zygopetalum 
Gautieri with five spikes of flowers, the lip deeply tinged with purple. The 
plant was very strong and growing upon a stem of a Tree Fern. He also 
had a plant of Dendrobium thyrsiflorum like the variety Walkerianum. 
bearing a very long raceme of white and gold flowers. H. Voss, Esq., 
De Montfort House, Streatham, had a plant of Odontoglossum Pescatorei, 
a charming variety with the lip beautifully spotted with purple. (Vote of 
thanks.) G. Charlesworth, Esq., Heaton, near Bradford (gardener, Mr. R. 
Eichel), showed Cattleya Gaskelliana alba, bearing one flower, white with 
a tinge of yellow in the lip. (Vote of thanks.) Mr. Kimpton, Smeeth 
Paddock, Ashford, sent several Pelargonium sports with strangely tinted 
leaves. Messrs. J. R. Pearson & Son, Chilwell Nurseries, exhibited several 
good scarlet Zonal Pelargoniums, Mrs. David Saunders and W. Bealby being 
very handsome. Mr. C. Orchard, Combe Warren, Kingston-on-Thames, 
had a plant of double Cineraria named Mrs. John Galsworthy, white edged 
with pale crimson, very curious and distinct. 
Baron F. de Rothschild, Waddesdon, Aylesbury (gardener, Mr. A. 
Bradshaw), exhibited a specimen of Lmlia purpurata with eight spikes and 
twenty-four fine flowers. The plant was in excellent condition, healthy, and 
robust. (Vote of thanks.) Mr. G. Geggie, Bury, sent several pretty varieties 
of Primula Sieboldi, rose and crimson coloured. H. M. Pollett, Esq., Fern- 
side, Bickley, Kent, contributed a small group of Odontoglossums, choice 
varieties of Andersonianum Wilckeanum, guttatum, pramitens, sceptrum, 
and citrosmum. (Bronze Banksian medal.) The New Plant and Bulb Com¬ 
pany, Colchester, sent several Tulips, Griegi being the most notable for the 
bright scarlet colour with black spots at the centre. (Vote of thanks.) Mr. 
J. E. Bonny, 88, Downs Park Road, Hackney Downs, showed four plants of 
the diminutive Phahenopsis Parishi with small spikes of white and purple 
flowers. Mrs. F. Bennett, Tulse Hill House, Upper Tulse Hill (gardener, 
Mr. Howes), was awarded a cultural commendation for a specimen of Den¬ 
drobium speciosum with a dozen long spikes of bright yellow flowers. 
Messrs. William Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, were awarded a silver-gilt 
Banksian medal for a grand collection of Roses, about fifty specimens being 
shown, all healthy, freely flowered plants. Some of the most notable were 
Madame Montet, bright pink ; Glory of Cheshunt, very dark crimson ; 
Crown Prince, still deeper ; Etoile de Lyon (Tea) bright yellow ; Duke of 
Wellington, brilliant crimson; Queen of Queens, Violette Bouyer, and Little 
Gem, a pretty Moss Rose of bright pink colour; sprays of the White 
Banksian Rose, loaded with small white flowers. A dozen boxes of cut 
flowers was also shown, comprising a great number of handsome blooms, 
Marechal Niel being exceedingly fine. Messrs. T. S. Ware, Tottenham, 
contributed a superb group of hardy flowers, Primulas of the Sieboldi group, 
Daffodils, Trilliums, Irises, and Pmonies being especially abundant. The 
Pmonies were very much admired, the varieties being rose, crimson, and of 
paler tints (silver-gilt Banksian medal). Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, 
Swanley, Kent, showed some handsome blooms of the yellow Carnation 
Pride of Penshurst. Messrs. Wills & Segar, Onslow Crescent, were awarded 
a cultural commendation for two magnificent plants of Erica Cavendishiana 
over 2 feet in diameter, and loaded with flowers. Mr. J. Walker, Thame, 
Oxon, had a basket of Gentiana acaulis, brilliant blue. Mr. W. Rumsey, 
Waltham Cross, contributed a large group of dwarf and standard Roses, 
profusely flowered, and a number of boxes of cut flowers were also shown 
(bronze Banksian medal). M- ssrs. H. Lane ife Son, Berkhampstead, exhibited 
an extensive collection of Rhododendrons and Azaleas of numerous varieties 
(silver-gilt Banksian medal). 
CERTIFICATED PLANTS. 
First-class certificates were awarded for the following plants :— 
Phoenix hybtjida (J. Veitch & Sons).—A pinnate-leaved Palm, of graceful 
habit, the pinnae one-quarter to half an inch broad, 8 to 10 inches long. 
The leaves on the plant shown were about a foot long, but they will no 
doubt come larger. 
Pqsony Moutan Heine Elizabeth (T. S. Ware).—A large full-flowered 
variety of a bright reddish rose tint, distinct and showy. 
Adonispyrenaica (T. S. Ware).—A variety of similar habit to A. vernalis, 
but with much larger brighter yellow flowers, the petals much broader. 
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE. 
Sir J. D. Hooker in the chair. 
Gladiolus tristis. — Mr. Ridley ascertained this to be the species of 
Gladiolus brought to the last meeting. 
Beetroot. —Mr. Ridley examined the specimen brought to the last 
meeting, and believed that a seed had originally fallen into a hole in the 
stone; it had then grown through it; but that a stone had subsequently 
been pressed into it from above and so cut off the leaves. 
Passiflora diseased. —Mr. Michael gave the following report upon the 
specimen sent to the last meeting :— 
“ I have to report that I have examined the large outgrowth from the 
stem of Passiflora edulis lancifolia, forwarded by Mr. W. Speed of Penrhyn 
Castle, with a view to ascertain whether it was caused by the attacks of 
Phytopti. It was in a very unfavourable state for such examination, as to 
make that reliable the object should be forwarded when the mischief is 
commencing, not when it is complete, and the conditions of the whole thing 
so greatly changed. The object should be taken in the earliest stage, cut 
with a portion of the healthy stalk, and immediately it is cut put in a 
sponge bag, or in gutta-percha tissue or oil-silk, and tied up so tightly 
that neither Acari nor moisture can escape ; or a tin box will do equally 
well if closely fastened up, and it should be forwarded at once. 
“ I examined the outgrowth and other parts of the plant as well as the 
conditions permitted, and failed to find any trace whatever of Phytopti; 
neither living specimens, nor any cast skins nor remains were to be found, 
even under a tolerably high power of the microscope. The outgrowth was 
near to a leaf bud, which, so far, would somewhat favour the idea of Phy- 
toptus action, but there was not any indication that it arose from the bud 
itself, or from leaves in any stage which would be expected to be probably 
present if the view were correct. 
“ On the other hand, the whole outgrowth, both internally and ex¬ 
ternally, was absolutely swarming with myriads of Acari of the genus 
Glyciphagus, which occupied every part of it, and were in all stages, and 
had penetrated from the outgrowth into the portion of the stem itself, lying 
immediately below it, where sections of the wood revealed them in con¬ 
siderable numbers. There was not any sign of living creatures of any 
kind except the Glyciphagi and a few Gamasids which were preying upon 
them. 
“ The Glyciphagi would not be likely to be the first cause of mischief, but 
they might possibly, and even very probably, be instrumental in turning a 
slight and unimportant injury into a serious one. They are creatures found 
principally on dried fruits, seeds, flowers, and some dried animal products, 
as cqntharides, &c., and are universally distributed and extremely abundant, 
doing great damage to such products as those above-named, but they do not 
habitually attack uninjured living plants. At the point where the out¬ 
growth arose from the stem there was decided evidence of some injury 
having been sustained, although not an important one, and I could not in 
the present condition of the specimen say from what cause. 
“ The conclusion I am inclined to draw is that probably the bark 
received some slight injury, possibly from insects or acari, but more pro¬ 
bably from other causes ; that an exudation of sap and matter containing 
more or less sugar or gum occurred and happened to attract the Glyciphagi, 
who would feed eagerly upon it and breed with immense rapidity, and 
pursuing their search for it into the wood itself, would give rise to an 
irritated condition which might well cause an abormal flow of sap and such 
outgrowths as the present. It is, however, quite possible that the out¬ 
growth may have arisen from some other cause, and that the Glyciphagi 
had only come when it was dried up. It would require to have the out¬ 
growth in an earlier stage to be certain about this. There were not any 
Glyciphagi on the other portions of the stem where the bark was uninjured. 
“ Finally, I wonld suggest that an application of carbolic acid, sulphur, 
or better still, tar, in an early stage of the mischief, might probably stop it, 
if, as I surmise, it be aggravated by the Glyciphagus.” 
Pansy Dimorphic.—Dr. Masters showed two blossoms, one of a dark 
purple, the other smaller and white, with a central purple spot, both being 
from the same plants. The latter appeared to be a reversion to some 
earlier form of Heartease. 
Laburnum hypertrophied. —Mr.W. G. Smith remarked upon a specimen 
in which a terminal shoot had been injured by frost, in consequence of 
which a lateral branch had become hypertrophied. A large number of 
trees were similarly affected. 
Coir with Pthizomorpha. —Mr. Smith exhibited a specimen of Cocoa-nut 
fibre matted together by a remarkable form of fungus. The Rhizomorpha 
consisted of silk-like threads of a dark brown colour and of an almost 
metallic lustre. Mr. Murray suggested that it was probably some species 
of Agaricus. It was found to damage the commodity very materially. 
Ivies Injured and Uninjured by Frost. —Professor Church remarked that 
of six varieties of Ivy growing on a north wall only one (Azorica) was at 
all injured during the late severe weather. 
Deutzia gracilis. —Dr. Lowe exhibited two specimens from the same 
plant, one with ordinary flowers, the other with small greenish—or so-called 
“ blind ” flowers. They were referred to Dr. Masters and Rev. G. Henslow 
for examination and report. 
Ergot of Wheat. —Mr. Plowright sent specimens for exhibition. They 
were given to Mr. Murray for cultivation. They are mostly shorter and 
thicker than the common form from Rye, and are therefore suggestive of a 
different variety or species of cordyceps. 
Podisoma Juniperi, cultivation of, on the Juniper. —The following com¬ 
munication was received from Mr. Plowright:—“ I am sure this is the first 
time this has been done in England, and it has seldom, if ever, been done 
abroad. It is a much more tedious process than the converse culture of the 
Rmstelia from the Podisoma, which is done in a week or two, for this has 
taken two years. The germ tubes of the Rsestelia can enter through the 
stomata of the leaves, and the mycelium passes down the leaf and enters 
the green stem. Then it hybernates. The leaf by which it entered falls 
off, and two years afterwards (not the next year) the mycelium in the stems 
(which has shown its presence by causing a slight enlargement visible at 
the end of the second year) in the spring following produces the teleuto- 
spores. 
“ Podisoma Juniperi. —Although many cu’tures have been made by 
placing the momycelial spores of this fungus upon Hawthorn leaves, &c., 
and thereby producing the Rsestelia lacerata (its cecidiospore), very few 
have been made in the opposite direction, by placing the Rae-te’ia spores 
on Juniper. In the course of my experimental culture with the heteio- 
nernia uredines I resolved to try this experiment. For this purpose in the 
