January 27,1887. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER . 
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transcript of an interesting document relating to the formation of this 
Society. . i. . > 
- Gardening Appointments. —Mr. E. G. Wheeler, for the lhst 
two years foreman at Birr Castle, Parsonstown, Ireland, has been 
appointed to succeed the late Mr. McElroy, as head gardener to A. J. 
Lewis, Esq., Moray Lodge, Kensington. Mr. Thomas Chalk, for the 
last three years fruit foreman at Welbeck, has been appointed head 
gardener to John Rhodes, Esq., Potternewton House, Leeds. Mr. George 
Pritchard, who for the last four years was plant foreman at Welbeck, 
has been appointed head gardener to Mrs. Miles, Kingsweston House, 
Bristol. 
-A well known American pomologist, Marshall Pinckney 
Wilder, died at Dorchester, near Boston, December 16th last, at the 
age of eighty-eight years. He devoted many years to the improvement 
of fruit and their cultivation, was President of the Massachusetts 
Horticultural Society from 1840 to 1848, and one of the founders of the 
American Pomological Society, of which he has been President ever 
since, with the exception of one year. Mr. Wilder was connected with 
several other societies, and was greatly respected. 
- New Books. —We have received from Messrs Swan, Sonnen- 
schein, Lowrey, & Co., “ An Elementary Text-book of British Fungi,” 
illustrated by William Delisle Hay, F.R.G.S., and Strasburger’s “Hand¬ 
book of Practical Botany,” edited by W. Hillhouse, M.A., F.L.S. Also 
from Messrs. Cassell, Petter, & Galpin, “ The Encyclopedic Dictionary,” 
part 36 ; Boulger’s “ Familiar Trees,” part 18, and Hibberd’s “ Familiar 
Garden Flowers,” part 94. From W. Day, 21 a, Berners Street, “Album 
of Indian Ferns,” by C. E. Baynes. 
-A course of three lectures on the Diseases of Plants was 
commenced at the rooms of the Society of Arts, John Street, Adelphi, 
on Monday, January 24th, by Dr. J. L. W. Thudichum, as one of the 
Cantor series for the present session. The second and third lectures 
will be held January 31st and February 7th. The introductory lecture 
dealt chiefly with a review of the lower forms of vegetation which 
exist as parasites upon more highly developed plants, causing many of 
the diseases that are so troublesome to cultivators. The minute forms 
of fungi are the principal enemies, as rust, smut, mildew, and moulds 
of innumerable kinds, which, as endophytes or epiphytes respectively, 
live in the substance or upon the surface of their hosts, obtaining their 
nourishment from them, and in doing so break up the cells, inducing 
decay and often death. Examples of the mode of action were drawn 
from the microscopic fungi found to infest the simplest forms of 
Algae, as in the higher vegetation the process is a similar one. The 
Potato disease was described and illustrated by diagrams, the lecturer 
stating that when the peronospora had commenced the work of destruc¬ 
tion it was materially assisted by bacteria and other organisms. The 
consideration of this fungus led to some remarks upon the Potato 
itself, in which Dr. Thudichum expressed his opinion that this vegetable 
has been greatly overrated as an article of food, and that any race of 
people who relied mainly upon it for sustenance would certainly 
become defective mentally and physically, and consequently discon¬ 
tented. He stated that to supply what was considered the necessary 
nutriment for the due support of a man’s body for twenty-four hours 
upon a diet of Potatoes alone it would be necessary to consume about 
12 lbs., and the superabundance of starch thus conveyed into the 
system would be injurious in other ways. 
- The annual meeting of the Hull and East Riding Chrys¬ 
anthemum Society was held on the 24th inst. at the Station Hotel, 
Mr. G. Bohn, C.E. (Chairman), presiding. The Committee submitted 
the annual report and balance-sheet, the former of which spoke hope¬ 
fully of the present condition and future prospects of the Society. The 
annual Show, held on November 18th and 19th last, was attended by 
nearly 10,000 visitors, being an increase of 3000 on the previous year. 
The report also drew attention to the crowded state of the rooms on the 
second evening of the Show, which necessitated the closing of the doors 
shortly after eight o’clock, and expressed the hope that the next show 
might be held in the proposed public hall of the town. The balance- 
sheet also showed a satisfactory state of affairs, and, after a short dis¬ 
cussion, both were unanimously adopted. Votes of thanks were accorded 
the auditors, Messrs-. T. S. Milner and James Abercromby, and those 
who had facilitated the sale of tickets. The Joint-Secretaries (Messrs. 
R. F. Jameson and W. Hawkesworth) having been requested to leave the 
room for a few minutes, it was resolved to present each of them with ten 
guineas in any shape or form they desired, in recognition of their past 
valuable services. The meeting then proceeded to the election of 
officers, Mr. Bohn having stated his intention of retiring from the 
Chairmanship, Mr. R. F. Jameson, who had resigned his position of 
Secretary, was unanimously selected to succeed him. The Vice-Chair¬ 
man, Major Brodrick and Mr. A. W. Stanley, were re-elected, with the 
addition of Mr. Bohn. Mr." Hawkesworth having expressed a strong 
desire to resign his Secretaryship,' Messrs. R. Collison and E. Harland 
were elected joint Honorary Secretaries. Mr. C. Judge and Mr. R. 
Judge (Vice Mr. Cogan resigned) were appointed Treasurers, and the 
following Committee were elected :—Messrs. T. Y. Torr, F. W. Jameson, 
John Hornsey, J. H. Fisher, W. S. Brodrick, James Dixon, E. Goddard, 
E. T. Sharp, W. W. Cogan, W. Hawkesworth, W. Roper, and W • 
Wheatley. Votes of thanks to the Chairmen (Messrs. G. Bohn and 
R. F. Jameson) brought the meeting to a termination. 
NEW PLANTS OF 1886. 
(Continued from page 48.) 
Inti., Inflorescence.— L., Leaves.— Fl., Flowers.— Fr., Fruit.— H., Hardy. 
— H.H., Half-hardy.— G., Greenhouse.— S., Stove.— Per., Perennial.— 
Shr., Shrub.— In., Inches.— Lin., Line = One-twelfth of an inch.— 
Ft., Foot or Feet.— Diam., Diameter.— Pet., Petals.— Sep., Sepals. 
N.B.—Unless specified, all Orchids may be considered to be stove epiphytes. 
Calamus regis. (Cat. Comp. Cont. d'Hort., p. 8.) Palmas. S. An 
elegant and graceful Palm, with shining green 1., and a mealy petiole. 
Papua. 
Calamus Spectabilis. ( Williams' Cat., p. 23.) S. A small growing 
somewhat spiny species, of graceful habit, with slender pinnate 1. A charm¬ 
ing plant for table decoration in a young state. 
Calanthe Langei. (G. C. xxiv., p. 679.) Orchidese. S. A handsome 
Bpecies, with elongate lanceolate 1. growing to 2 ft. long and 2£ in. broad. 
Scape shorter than the 1., raceme 3-4 in. long, fl. numerous, crowded, deep 
yellow, dorsal sep. ovate acute, lateral sep. lanceolate, pet. ovate acute, lip 
spathulate-obovate, apiculate, with minute deltoid side lobes, and two slight 
elevations at the base. New Caledonia. 
Calanthe natalensis. (G. C. xxiv., p. 78 and 136 ; B. M. t. 6844.) S. 
terrestrial Orchid. A fine and handsome plant, with broad lanceolate acute 
plicate 1., and a tall scape with a lax many flowered raceme of pile lilac fl., 
the lip changing to salmon-colour. Sep. and pet. ovate lanceolate acute. 
Lip with spreading oblong side lobes, aud an obcordate front lobe; spur an 
in. long cuived. Natal. 
Calanthe sanguinaria. (G. C. xxv., p. 331.) A handsome form, with 
hexagonal bulbs, and a hairy raceme of dazzling blood-red fl., the sep. and 
lip being lighter with blood-red markings, outside pale purple. Sep. 
acuminate; pet. broader; lip 3-lobed, the middle lobe cuneate, dilated, 
bi-lobed. Seedling form. 
Calanthe vestita, var. oculata-gigantea. (W. O. A., pi. 211.) A 
grand and beautiful plant, with large ovoid, obtusely angular pseudo-bulbs, 
broad lanceolate acute 1., and a hairy raceme of handsome white fl., marked 
with a fiery-red blotch on the base of the lip, the under side of the base of the 
lip and the much-curved spur orange coloured. The fl. measure about 3 in. 
in diam. Borneo. 
Calanthe Williamsi. ( Williams' Cat., p. 23 and p. 18, with fig.) S. 
This is the plant described in Y. B. for 1884, p. 81, as C. vestita, Tar. 
WilliamBi 
Callirhoe pedata, var. compacta. (Gfl., 1.1224.) Ma’vace®. H. per. 
A form of dwarf compact habit, very floriferous, and much superior to the 
type. Garden variety. 
Calochortus venustus, var. roseus. (Gfl. 1886, p. 116.) Liliaceae. 
H.H. A variety with short bluish-green 1., and the fl. are white inside, with 
a distinct red spot on each segment, and purple-rose outside. California. 
CalophaCa grandiflora. (Gfl. 1886, t. 1231.) Leguminos®. H. shr. 
free flowering and ornamental. L. imparipinnate with 10-13 pairs of 
elliptic-oblong puberulous leaflets. Peduncles axillary, 6-8 in. long, laxly 
racemose and glandular hairy in the upper half, fl. about an a. long, bright 
yellow, calyx deeply 5-lobed, the lobe3 lanceolate acute. Eastern Bochara. 
Campanula Grosseckii. (Gfl. 1886, p. 476 and 477, f. 55.) Campanu- 
lacete. H. per. A large and handsome plant, with leafy stems 2£ ft. high, 
branching at the base, and ending in a long raceme of large bell-shaped 
violet fl. The large 1. are cordate-lanceolate acuminate with coarsely 
toothed margins. Eastern Europe. 
Campanula persicifolia, var. coronata. ( Gfl. 1885, p. 370.) H. per. 
An ornamental variety with double white fl. Garden variety. 
Caraguata Andreana. (B. H. 1886, p. 276, with plate.) Bromeliaceae. 
S. A handsome Bromeliad, with a lax rosette of arching green 1., 2 ft. long 
by 2 in. broad, and a rather lax spike-like panicle longer than the 1., with 
the stem and bracts carmine-rose, and the calyx and corolla bright yellow. 
The numerous fl. are about 2 in. loner. Andes of Pasto. 
Caraguata Osyana. (B. H. 1885, p. 254, pi. 26-27.) S. A fine Brome¬ 
liad, with numerous, spreading, unarmed, gr en 1., 18 in. long by 2 in. 
broad, and a large, dense, subsessile central bead of yellow fl. subtended by 
bright salmon-rose, lanceolate, acute bracts, with spreading tips. Ecuador. 
Caraguata Peaoocki. (B. H. 1885, p. 82.) S. A very ornamental 
Bpecies, with an ample rosette of 1., of a rose-purple colour beneath, bronzy- 
purple above. Fl.-stem covered with brighter purple bracts, the upper ones 
rolled round the white fl. 
Carpenteria californica. (G. C. xxvi., p. 103, f. 22.) Saxifragace®. 
H.H. shr. of ornamental character, or perhapt H. in the south. L. opposite, 
lanceolate, finely serrulate, white tomentose beneath, 2 to 4 in. long, f to 
1 in. broad. F'. very showy in terminal cymes, white, 2 to 2£ in. in diam.; 
