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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ March 27, 1890. 
Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, contributed a bright and pleasing 
■group of Koses in pots fsilver medal), comprising plants of the graceful 
Polyantha varieties, Mignonette and the new Clothilde Soupert, with 
the large single variety grandiflora. Of other varieties the new H.P. 
Lady Alice, The Puritan, Jean Ducher, Souvenir de S. A. Prince and 
Madame Hoste were admirably represented. 
Mr. James of Farnham Royal had his usual handsome Cinerarias, the 
Rowers of great size, and the colours remarkably rich (silver medal). 
Messrs. Barr & Son, King Street, Covent Garden, showed a large collec¬ 
tion of DaSodils, including representatives of the chief varieties now in 
favour ; the brilliant Anemone fulgens and the blue Chinodoxas also 
furnished much colour (silver medal). From Messrs. Cuthush & Son, 
Highgate, came a group of Epacrises in many varieties (bronze medal) ; 
and Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, had some excellent double 
■Cinerarias and single Zonal Pelargoniums (bronze medal). Mr. C. 
Turner, Slough, showed some boxes of Carnation blooms (vote of 
thanks). Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, had several new Hyacinths ; 
and Mr. E. Dean contributed a collection of Primroses (vote of thanks). 
The amateurs’ exhibits were not numerous. Mr. J. H. Froud, 
gardener to J. W. Ford, Esq., Chase Park, Enfield, sent specimens of 
Acacia retinodes with long pale yellow spikes of sweet scented flowers 
and a collection of Camellia flowers (vote of thanks). Mr. G. W. 
Cummins, gardener to A. H. Smee, Esq., Carshalton, showed strong 
plants of Veltheimia viridifolia, having long spikes of pinkish flowers 
and well developed shining green leaves, and Mr. J. Gregory, Haselbeck 
Hall Gardens, Northampton, sent flowering stems of the yellow Celsia 
«retica (vote of thanks). 
A basket of Alpine and other plants from the Royal Gardens, Kew, 
■contained several Anemones, one of the most noteworthy being A. apen- 
nina alba with pure white flowers. Good varieties of Saxifraga opposi- 
tifolia were also shown, together ■with some of the earlier flowering 
Primulas. 
Orchid Committee. —Present : Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P., 
in the chair, and Messrs. S. Courtauld, T. B. Haywood, H. M. Pollett, 
F. Dominy, H. Ballantine, C. Pilcher, E. Hill, H. Williams, Lewis Castle, 
y. Moore, F. G. Tautz, A. H. Smee, J. O’Brien, and Dr. M. T. Masters. 
Orchids were not quite so strongly represented as at the last two 
meetings, but several interesting plants were shown, and the Committee 
had a full share of work. Messrs. Sander & Co., St. Albans, had a small 
group of Orchids, including Oncidium bifolium majus, a vigorous plant, 
bearing six panicles of flowers, and growing in a basket. Oncidium 
"tetrapetalum is one of the small flowered species, with a roundish white 
lip and brown spotted sepals and petals. Angrcecum Germinyanum has 
a white heart-shaped lip, prolonged at the apex into a linear tail. The 
sepals and petals are long, narrow, recurving, and white. It is of 
slender graceful growth. Dendrobium nobile nobilius was well repre¬ 
sented, the flowers deeply coloured, and Odontoglossum vexillarium, St- 
Albans type, distinguished by the deep colour of the flowers. 
N. C. Cookson, Esq., Wylam-on-Tyne, again showed a plant of the 
hybrid Phaius Cooksoni, the lip being of a much deeper and richer 
colour than when it was seen at the last meeting. R. Young, Esq., 
Liverpool, showed a small flowered unattractive Cypripedium named 
C. hybridum Poyntzianum. Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Clapton, had a 
fine Phalrenopsis which thej termed Schilleriano-gloriosa, on the as¬ 
sumption that it was intermediate between the forms expressed in the 
name. F. G. Tautz, Esq., Studley House, Hammersmith (gardener, 
Mr. Cowley), had plants of Cattleya Trianre Tautziana, a fine well- 
•coloured variety (award of merit), the distinct Dendrobium chrysodiscus, 
D. Freemani, Lycaste cruenta, and the charming little Odontoglossum 
hlandum. 
A remarkable Orchid was sent from the Royal Gardens, Kew—namely, 
■Coelogyne pandurata, which has green sepals and petals, the lip being 
■also green but heavily marked in the centre with black, an uncommon 
combination of tints, both green and black, but especially the latter 
being rare in flowers. A. H. Smee, Esq., sent two plants of Cyrtopodium 
Saintlegerianum, so strong and evidently well grown that a cultural 
commendation was accorded for them. One of the plants was named 
superbum, a distinct and superior variety to the other, the flowers large 
and the colouring much richer. Baron Schroder, The Dell, Egham, ex¬ 
hibited a plant of Odontoglossum Leeanum, with yellow flowers thickly 
-dotted with brown, one of the best of its type. Cattleya Trianse 
Schroederre alba had pure white sepals and petals, the lip yellow in the 
centre. H. F. Nalder, Esq , Mornington Lodge, West Kensington (gar¬ 
dener, Mr. T. W. Rogers), showed a highly coloured variety of Den¬ 
drobium nobile, and Mes rs. Pitcher & Manda, Swanley, sent a small 
group of Cypripediums and Cattleyas. E. Ellis, Esq., Manor House, 
Warrington (gardener, Mr. T. A. Glover), sent a variety of Odontoglossum 
Andersonianum named Ellisi, Lycaste Schilleriana with greenish 
■flowers, and Dendrobium nobile. 
Angrmcum citratum was shown by W. F. Darnall, Esq,, Devonshire 
House, Stamford Hill (gardener, Mr. G. Elliott) ; a healthy plant in a 
small basket, and bearing four long racemes of its creamy flowers (cul¬ 
tural commendation). W. C. Walter, Esq., Pierey Lodge, Winchmore 
Hill (gardener, Mr. G. Cragg), had a plant of Oneidium sarcodes having 
two panicles each 6 or 7 feet long (cultural commendation). 
Plants Certificated. 
Bendrol/ium Wardianum, Baro7i Sclwoder's variety (Baron Schroder). 
—An exceedingly attractive and distinct variety, having very large 
flowers, the sepals and petals tipped with deep rich crimson, the sepals 
flushed with a light shade of the same colour, the petals ivory or creamy 
white. The lip is broad, with maroon blotches at the base, then a rich 
yellow zone, white and tipped crimson. A first-class certificate was 
unanimously granted for this superb variety. 
Lcelio-Cattleya Ilipyolyta (J. Veitch & Sons).—A remarkable hybrid 
between Cattleya Mossise and Lselia cinnabarina, and presenting a com¬ 
bination of the characters in the two parents. The sepals are narrow 
and spreading, the petals broader in the centre and more lanceolate in 
shape; the lip was narrow, and not fully open. The colour is a peculiar 
shade of orange buff, of uniform depth throughout except at the apex 
of the lip, where it is faintly flushed with crimson, and at the base of 
the sepals and petals a darker shade of the same colour is noticed (first- 
class certificate). 
PhUadelplms inodorm (Mr. W. C. Leach, Albury Park Gardens).— 
A Mock Orange or Syringa, wanting the fragrance that distinguishes 
some of the species. The flowers are large, pure white, freely produced, 
and last well when cut. Mr. Leach finds it a useful shrub for forcing, 
and when potted early it can be had in flower at Christmas (award of 
merit). 
Deutzia cayididissima f ore plena (Mr. W. C. Leach).—Another free 
and useful shrub, bearing its neat double starry pure white flowers in 
long racemes. The leaves are elliptical in form and neatly serrated at 
the edge. 
Iris sindjarensis (Messrs. Barr & Son).— 4 dwarf species with short, 
broad, somewhat glaucous recurving leaves, the flowers pale lavender 
blue, the falls lighter in the centre (award of merit). 
Trillium discolor atratum (^J. Veitch & Sons).—A variety with ex¬ 
tremely dark claret purple flowers and spotted leaves. 
Zily of the Valley, Fortin's variety (Mr. E. Morse, Epsom).—Several 
varieties of Lily of the Valley are now in cultivation, and that above 
named is distinguished by the size of the flowers and the general strong 
habit of the foliage and growth. 
The Lecture. 
A general meeting was held at 3 p.m., in the Drill Hall, Dr. Robert 
Hogg in the chair. After the election of a number of Fellows the Chair¬ 
man introduced M. Henry de Vilmorin of Paris, who had been announced 
to deliver a lecture on “ Salad Plants,” and he was heartily received by 
the exceptionally large audience. The lecturer commenced his remarks 
by referring to the necessity of vegetable food in addition to meat for 
constituting a diet calculated to promote health. Most salad plants, he 
observed, in common with many other plants, contain salts of potash, 
which are largely removed from ordinary vegetables in the process of 
boiling, but are retained in salads, as they are used in an uncooked state. 
This important point he impressed upon his audience as one of the 
strongest recommendations of salads. The various parts of plants 
specially employed for salad purposes were next briefly reviewed—the 
roots, as in Beet; bulbs, as in Onions and their relatives ; stems and 
leaves, as in Chicory ; leaves, as in Lettuces, Endive, and Dandelion ; 
flowers, as in Tropmolum and Borage ; and fruits, as in the Tomato and 
Cucumber. 
M. de Vilmorin then divided the remaining portion of his subject 
under two heads—first, a list of vegetables suitable for salads, and 
second, the methods and importance of blanching as applied to plants 
employed in this manner. He remarked that the Continental idea of 
salads was slightly different from that prevailing in England, as they 
were often regarded as constituting separate dishes, and not merely 
as accompaniments to richer viands, though some were almost in¬ 
variably employed in the latter way, others in the former. The 
names and qualities of the principal kinds used in Paris, and the 
times during which they were obtainable in the markets, were next 
briefly given, and the lecturer proceeded to a consideration of blanching. 
He said it was generally understood that the flavours and green colour of 
plants were chiefly developed under the influence of light and heat. The ex¬ 
clusion of light, or blanching, consequently renders them not only white but 
milder in flavour where this is naturally strong, as in Celery, Dandelions, 
and other plants. Many native plants might no doubt be improved or 
rendered suitable for food in some form by this process ; and M. Vil- 
morin stated that a list had been prepared of over 200 plants, native to 
France, which it had been thought could be utilised in this way. He 
then proceeded to deal at some length with the culture and blanching 
of Witloof, Barbe du Capucine, Dandelion, and other plants employed in 
France, and concluded an able lecture by thanking his auditors for 
their attention. 
Dr. R. Hogg proposed a vote of thanks to M. de Vilmorin, and remarked 
that they were greatly indebted to him for his interesting discourse. 
Dr. M. T. Masters seconded the proposition, it was heartily supported, 
and carried by acclamation. M. de Vilmorin replied in a few grateful 
sentences, and the meeting terminated. 
GARDENERS IN WANT OF SITUATIONS AND THE 
UNITED HORTICULTURAL BENEFIT AND PROVIDENT 
SOCIETY. 
I have been much interested in the diseussions of late in the 
Journal of Horticulture relative to gardeners obtaining situations 
when unfortunately they happen to be “ out.” The matter was care¬ 
fully discussed at the last Committee meeting of the above Society, 
and it was resolved to invite the opinions of its members on the subject. 
As a benefit and provident society registered under the Friendly Society 
Acts, we cannot divert any of our funds to assist gardeners in other 
