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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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sary, remunerative in the market. From one to two dozen plants may 
be as many as can be accommodated thus early. These might all be 
sown and raised in a C-inch pot, and they would grow rapidly in a 
temperature of 65° or 70°, but when the time came to pot them singly 
they would receive a check that would throw them back for a fort¬ 
night in their time of gaining maturity. To avoid this we sow each seed 
singly in a 3-inch pot, and then pot them without disturbing the roots or 
checking them in any way. Very little water will be required until the 
plants appear, and they should be watered sparingly till the leaves are 
■formed and the pot begins to fill with roots. From the first keep them 
near to the light, as a short-jointed growth is always more fruitful and 
more easily managed than a spindly one. From 3-inch pots they are 
shifted into 6-inch, then into 8 or 9-inch pots ; and these are quite 
large enough to produce the best early crops. We prefer using poor soil 
to induce dwarf growth and early fruiting, and supply with liquid 
manure freely after the fruit has formed.—K. G. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The Committees. 
The arrangements for the year 1890 have already been announced, and 
the schedule is now issued, comprising the dates of meetings. Shows, 
and Conferences for the period named. 
The following are the names of the members of the four principal 
Committees :— 
Scientific Committee. 
Chairman. —Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, K.C.S.I., M.D., C.B., F.E.S., 
The Camp, Sunningdale. 
Vice-Chairmen. —W. T. Thiselton Dyer, C.M.G., F.R.S., Eoyal 
Gardens, Kew; Professor M. Foster, Sec. E.S., Great Shelford, Cam¬ 
bridge ; Maxwell T. Masters, M.D., F.E.S., Y.P.L.S., Mount Avenue, 
Ealing, W. 
Hon. Secretary. — Eev. Prof. G. Henslow, M.A., F.L.S., F.G.S., 
Drayton House, Ealing. 
Baker, J. G., F.E.S., Eoyal Gardens, Kew. 
Blandford, W. H. F., M.A., F.E.S., 48, Wimpole Street, W. 
Burbidge, F. W., F.L.S., Trinity College Gardens, Dublin. 
Church, Professor A. H., F.E.S., Shelsley, Eichmond. 
Darwin, Francis, F'.E.S., Wychfield, Huntingdon Eoad, Cambridge. 
Dod, Eev. C. Wolley, Edge Hall, Malpas, Cheshire. 
Elwes, H. J., F.L.S , F.Z.S., Preston House, Cirencester. 
Frankland, E., F.E.S., The Yews, Eeigate Hill, Eeigate. 
Gilbert, J. H., Ph.D., F.E.S., Harpenden, Herts. 
Godman, F. Du Cane, F.E.S., 10, Chandos Street, Cavendish 
Square, W. 
Llewelyn, Sir J. T. D., Bart., F.L.S., Penllergare, Swansea. 
Lynch, E. Irwin, A.L.S., Botanic Gardens, Cambridge. 
McLachlan, E., F.E.S., Westview, Clarendon Eoad, Lewisham, S.E. 
Michael, Albert D., F.L.S., Cadogan Mansions, Sloane Square, S.W. 
Miiller, Hugo, Ph.D., F.E.S., 13, Park Square East, Eegent’s 
Park, N.W. 
O’Brien, James, Harrow-on-the-Hill. 
Oliver, F. W., D.Sc., F.L.S., Eoyal Gardens, Kew. 
Pascoe, F. P., F.L.S., 1, Burlington Eoad, Westbourne Park, W. 
Plowright, C. B., F.L.S., 7, King Street, King’s Lynn. 
Salvin, Osbert, F.E.S., Hawksfold, Fernhurst, Haslemere. 
Scott, D. H., Ph.D., F.L.S., The Laurels, Bickley, Kent. 
Symons, G. J., F.E.S., 62, Camden Square, N.W. 
Veitch, H. J., F.L.S., Eoyal Exotic Nursery, King’s Eoad, Chel¬ 
sea, S.W. 
Vines, Professor, F.E.S., Fairacres, Oxford. 
Ward, Professor Marshall, F.E.S., The Laurels, Englefield Green, 
Staines. 
Wilson, Geo. F., F.E.S., Heatherbank, Weybridge Heath. 
Fkhit and Vegetable Committee. 
Chairman. —Sir Charles Strickland, Bart., Hildenley, Malton. 
Vice-Chairmen. —T. Francis Elvers, Sawbridgeworth ; John Lee, 
78, Warwick Gardens, Kensington ; E. D. Blackmore, Teddington. 
Secretary. —Archibald F'. Barron, Eoyal Horticultural Society, 
Chiswick, W. 
Balderson, H., Corner Hall, Hemel Hempstead. 
Barr, Peter, 12, King Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 
Bates, W., Poulett Lodge Gardens, Twickenham. 
Bennett, W., Eangemore Park Gardens, Burton-on-Trent. 
Bunyard, George, The Nurseries, Maidstone. 
Cheal, J., Crawley, Sussex. 
Clille, G., Shoreham Place Gardens, Sevenoaks. 
Coleman, W., Eastnor Castle Gardens, Ledbury. 
■Crowley Phillip, Waddon House, by Croydon. 
■Cummins, G. W., The Grange Gardens, Wallington. 
Denning, W., Heathfield Nursery. Hampton. 
Dunn, Malcolm, The Palace Gardens, Dalkeith, N.B. 
Fairgrieve, P.W., The Palace Gardens, Dunkeld, N.B, 
Ford, ilidney. The Gardens, Leonardslee, Horsham. 
Uog&i E., LL.D., F.L.S., 99, St. George’s Eoad, Pimlico. 
Haycock, C., Goldings, Hertford. 
Hudson, J., Gunnersbury House, Acton. 
Lane, Fred, Berkhampstead. 
Mclndoe, James, Hutton Hall Gardens, Guisborough. 
i Moore, F., Blendon Hall Gardens, Bexley. 
Moss, A., 39, London Bridge, E.C. 
Norman, G., Hatfield House Gardens, Hatfield. 
Pearson, A. IL, The Nurseries, Chilwell, Notts. 
Eoss, Charles, The Gardens, Welford Park, Newbury. 
Saltmarsh, T. J., The Nurseries, Chelmsford. 
Smith, James, The Gardens, Mentmore, Leighton Buzzard. 
Sutton, A. W., F.L.S., Beading. 
Veitch, H. J., Eoyal Exotic Nurseries, Chelsea. 
Veitch, P. C. M., The Eoyal Nurseries, Exeter. 
Watkins, A., Exeter Street, Strand. 
Warren, W., Worton Gardens, Isleworth. 
Weir, Harrison, Sevenoaks. 
Wildsmith, W., Heckfield Place, Winchfield. 
Willard, Jesse, Holly Lodge Gardens, Highgate, N. 
Wright, John, 171, Fleet Street. 
Wythes, G., Syon House Gardens, Brentford. 
Floeal Committee. 
Chairman .—William Marshall, Auchinraith, Bexley. 
Vice-Chairmen. —J. Shirley Hibberd, 1, Priory Eoad, The Green, 
Kew; Maxwell T. Masters, M.D., F.E.S., V.P.L.S., Mount Avenue, 
Ealing, W. ; Paul, George, The Old Nurseries, Cheshunt. 
Secretary .—Archibald F. Barron, Eoyal Horticultural Society, Chis¬ 
wick, W. 
Baines, Thomas, Fern Cottage, Palmer’s Green, N. 
Barlow, S., Manchester. 
Burbidge, F. W., Trinity College Botanic Garden, Dublin, 
Blair, P. C., Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent. 
Cannell, H., Swanley, Kent. 
Castle, Lewis, Hotham House, Merton. * 
Dean, E., Eane’agh Eoad, Ealing, W. 
D’Ombrain, Eev. H. H., Westwell Vicarage, Ashford, Kent. 
Douglas, J., Great Gearies, Ilford. 
Druery, C. T., 25, Windsor Eoad, Forest Gate. 
Fraser, John, Lea Bridge Eoad, Leytonstone, E. 
Girdlestone, T. W., Sunningdale, Berks. 
Goldring, W., 52, Gloucester Eoad, Kew. 
Herbst, H., Kew Eoad, Eichmond, Surrey. 
Hill, E., Tring Park Gardens, Tring. 
Holmes, W., Frampton Park Nurseries, Hackney, E. 
Ingram, W., Belvoir Castle Gardens, Grantham. 
James, J., Farnham Eoyal, Slough. 
Jeffries, C., Boston House Gardens, Brentford. 
Kelway, W., Langport, Somerset. 
Leach, W. C., Aldbury Park Gardens, Guildford. 
Lindsay, E., Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh. 
Lowe, E. B., Ashbridge Gardens, Berkhampstead. 
May, H. B., Dyson’s Lane, Upper Edmonton. 
Mawley, E.. Eosebank, Berkhampstead. 
Molyneux, E., Swanmore Park Gardens, Bishops Waltham. 
Nicholson, G., Eoyal Gardens, Kew. 
Noble, C., Sunningdale Nursery, Bagshot. 
O’Brien, James, West Street, Harrow-on-the-Hill. 
Pilcher, Charles, 84, Eingford Eoad, Wandsworth, S.W. 
Pollett, H. M., Fernside, Bickley, Kent. 
Boss, F., Pendell Court Gardens, Bletchingley. 
Thomas, Owen, Chatsworth Gardens, Chesterfield. 
Turner, H., Eoyal Nurseries, Slough. 
Walker, J., Ham Green, Surrey. 
Williams, W. H. (Keynes & Co.), Salisbury. 
Wynne, B., 17, Catherine Street, Strand, W.C. 
Orchid Committee. 
Chairman. —H. J. Veitch, F.L.S., Eoyal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, 
S.W. 
Vice-Chairmen —J. Douglas, Great Gearies, Ilford; Maxwell T. 
Masters, M.D., F.E.S., Mount Avenue, Ealing, W. 
Secretary .—James O’Brien. West Street, Harrow-on-the-Hill. 
Baines, Thomas, Fern Cottage, Palmer’s Green, N. 
Ballantine, H., The Dell Gardens, Staines. 
Castle, Lewis, Hotham House, Merton. 
Crayshay, De Barri, Eosefield, Sevenoaks. 
Cookson, Norman S., Oakwood, Wylam-on-Tyne. 
Courtauld, Sydney, Booking Place, Braintree. 
Dominy, John, 11, Tadema Eoad, Chelsea, S.W. 
Haywood, T. B., Woodhatch Lodge, Eeigate. 
Hill, E., Tring Park Gardens, Tring. 
Latham, W. B., Botanic Gardens, Egbaston, Birmingham. 
Lawrence, Sir Trevor, Bart., M.P., 67, Princes Gate, S.W. 
Lindsay, E , Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh. 
Moore, F., Blendon Hall Gardens, Bexley. 
Philbrick, F. A., Q.C., Oldfield, Bickley Park. 
Pilcher, Charles, 84, Eingford Eoad, Wandsworth, S.W. 
Pollett, H. M., Fernside, Bickley, Kent. 
Sander, F., St. Albans. 
Schroder, Baron Henry, The Dell, Staines. 
Smee, H. J., Wallington, Surrey. 
Tautz, F. G., Studley House, Goldhawk Eoad, N. 
Williams, H., Victoria Nurseries, Holloway, N. 
Pedning Bush Fruits. —In gardens where bullfinches and other 
small birds are troublesome, these clearing off the buds in a wholesale 
manner, it is unwise to do much pruning in the case of Gooseberries 
