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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ Maroh 24, 1887. 
F. discolor is the hardiest of all the Fuchsias. It is of short sturdy 
growth, which are covered with small scarlet flowers during the summer 
months.—C. C. 
NARCISSUS PSEUDO-NARCISSUS MINIMUS. 
In the note of this lovely little winter Daffodil at page 19.") your 
correspondent, “ R., Merton,” inquires “ whether any of the Daffodil- 
growing readers of the Journal have ever tried raising the plant from 
seed, or by growing it in richer soil to test how much the flowers and 
general stature can be enlarged.” Before offering any reply to this 
query, it must certainly be said that it would be impossible to have it in 
too great a quantity, for it is such a welcome harbinger of spring that 
it is pleasing everywhere. It is, however, much too scarce at present to 
make much show in masses, on account of its miniature size and growth. 
If your correspondent can procure seed 1 would advise him to do so by 
all means and raise all he can, it will be most interesting to wait the 
result. I have never had the opportunity myself of testing what may 
be done by raising it from seed. 
With regard to the best soil for these frame Narcissi, I have not 
found an over-rich soil to be beneficial to them ; for the Corbularias 
generally and N. triandrus I find a mixture of fibrous peat, loam, and sand 
in about equal parts, with well-decomposed manure in about one-third 
that of the other soils in bulk, suit them well ; for the charming 
N. minimus I use a rather.sandy loam with manure added, and for N. nanus 
and the remainder of the smaller forms of the pseudo section I give no 
special treatment whatever. The ground in which they are planted is 
well manured and the soil a light somewhat fibrous loam, which suits 
them admirably. I may add that N. nanus is very pretty when used 
either as an edging or in well-established clumps on the rockery. It is 
better suited than N. minimus, which if left unprotected is always be¬ 
spattered after heavy rains ; in fact, all these smaller forms are injured 
thus, and should receive some protection from pelting rains if not planted 
on grassy slopes or the like.—J. H. E. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Makch 22nd. 
The display of Hyacinths and spring flowers was not bo extensive nor 
good as is usual at the second March meeting, owing r.o doubt to the 
severe weather experienced fer some trine previous. 
FkTJIT Committee. —Pr sent : Arthur W. Sutton, EFq., in the chair, 
and Messrs. S. Ford, James Smith, W. Denning, J. Roberts, G. T. Mi'es, W; 
Warren, Wm. Paul, R. D. Blackmore, Pbi ip Crowley, G. Bunyard, J. Wood- 
bridge, T. B. Haywood, J. Fitt, and Harrison Weir. Major Shu'.tl worth. 
Old Warden Pa'k, Biggleswadi (gardener, Mr. Allis) had sixteen dishes of 
Apples, the fruits fine and remarkably well kept, the best varieties being 
Striped Beefing, Dumelow’s Seedl ng, Wyken Pippin, AdamB’ Pearmain, 
Blenheim Pippin, New Hawthornden, and three bunches of Alicante 
Grapes. P’or th • former a cultural commendation and a vote of thanks were 
accorded. L. A. Wallace, Esq., Leonard’s Lee, Horsham (gardener, Mr. S. 
Ford) had fourteen dishes of Apples, which were highly commended, and a 
cultural commendation was awarded. The fruits were extremely fine, 
Golden Reinettp, Mere de Menage, Gold n Noble, Noifo’k Beefing, and 
Adam’s Pearmain especially so. Mr. F. Barnetr, Decker Hill, S ifna 1 , s<nt 
samples of a seedling Apple raised there twenty-six years ago, supposed to 
be from Golden Rein t'e and Northern Greemng ; the Committee wish to 
see more fruits on another occasion. Mr. W. Roupell, Roupell Park, was 
awarded a vote of tlunks for eight varieties of Apples grown on small 
bushes in Irs garden, with Cornish Gill\flower from an unprut ed sta dard. 
Northern Greeninr, Bedfordshire Foundling, Beauty of Kent, Lane’s Prince 
Albert, Annie Eliz ibeth, and Five Crown Pippin were well represented. 
Flobal Committee. —President—G. F. Wilson, Esq., in tbe chair ; and 
Messrs. W. Wilks, Sturley Hibberd, G. Maw, H. Bennett, W. Goldring, 
James Walker, H. Herhst, G. Paul, H. Bradshaw, J. Fraser, T. Baines, 
It. Dean, B. Wynne, C. Noble, J. Domir,y, 0. Pifi'her, H. Ballantine, 
J. O’Brien, A. F. L-ndy, E. Hill, H. Turner, and W. Holmes. 
Only two groups of Hyacinths in po's were contributed, that from 
Messrs. J. Veitch it Sons, for which a silver-gilt Banksian medal was 
awarded, comprising 130 plants, representing a selection of the be t varieties, 
and comprising some handsome massive spikes. The varieties will be 
noted fully in another issue ; for the present we can only refer to the 
following novelties. Fiv-were shown, La Belle being much superior to 
the others, and w 11 deserved the certificate awarded. It is single, and has 
larre bells in a bald but rather loose spike, of a delicate pale pink hue, 
very beaut ful; Charmer, single, dark blue, good; James Watts, single, 
purplish mauve ; Admiration, double, a delicate salmon-tinted flower; and 
Criterion, dnub'e, mauve, neat bells. A silver Banksian medal was awarded 
to Messrs. W. Cutbush it Son, Highgate, Ba-net, for a group containing 
about the same number of plants and of similar merit, all the most approv d 
varieties being included. DifEodils were ehown in strong numbers, and 
the Daffodil Committee was busy during the d ty in comparing the numerous 
varieties shown and correcting their nomenc’atur •. Messrs. Barr & Son, 
Cavent Garden, had a most beautiful co 1 ction, the flowers being shown in 
bunches, with the foliagi tastefully arranged and representing some 
charming varieties Anemones, Chionodoxas, and other flowers imparted 
some variety to the d'Fp’ay, and a Btlver-gi’t medal was awarded. Mr. 
T. S. Ware, Tottenham, had a fine group of Daffodils and other flowers, their 
example of Anemone coronaria attracting much attention. A silver 
Banksian medal was awa. d’d for this collection, which included numbers 
of the choice Narciss’ in all the sections. Messrs. Ci Uins, Bros., ife Gabriel, 
Waterloo Bridge Road, were adjudged a silver Banksian medal for a similar 
collection, arranged in Hyacinth glasses, but without foliage. A silver 
Banksian medal was also accorded to the St. George’s Nursery Company, 
Han well, for a group of wel-grown Cyclamens, and a b’ onze Banksian medal 
to Mr. Drost, Kew Road Nursery for groups of handsome Spitsei japonica 
and Lilies of the Valley. A silver Banksan medal was deservedly awardt d 
to Messrs. Paul it Son, Chiswick, for a group of Roses in pots, chiefly dwarf 
plants of Teas and H.P.’s, but inc’uiing a few standards of the grtceful 
Polyautha Ro^es, Parqueritte and Mignonette, the former white, the latter 
pink, both very free. Of the Tea Rotes beautiful specimens of Jean 
Bucher, Pr esident. Sunset, Rubens, and Madame d • St. Joseph were shown ; 
while of II.P.’s Marquise de Castrilane, Dr. Audry, and Victor Veraier 
were similarly well grown and flowered 
F. A. Philbrick, E j q., Oilfield, Biekley (gardener, Mr. Heims), sent a 
strong p'aut of Angrtecum citratum with two spikes, the floral portion of 
which exceeded 18 inches in length, the best we have yet seen. A cultural 
commendation was awarded for the plant, which Mr. Philbrick thinks may 
he a natural hvbrid, at it has always shown this superior character since it 
lias been at Oldfield. A plant of Cyprippdium Barteti, a hybrid between 
C. barbatuiu and C. Chantini, was also shown and deserved a certificate. 
The flower is neat in form, with a shining surface and a fine purplish tint 
running through it, especially in the dorsal sepal. T. Harcourt Powell, 
E-q , Drinkwater Park, Bury St. Edmunds (gardener, Mr. G. Palmer), had 
flowers of Odnn'oglossum Pescatorei, tinged with purple, and O. excellent, 
yellow, with rich brown spots. De B. Crawsbay, Esq., Rosafield, Sevenoaks 
(gard ner, Mr. Cooke), had specimens cf Odontoglossum h-braicum, 
O. glo io-um superbum, and 0. Rossi majus, good varieties ; a very fine 
form of O. triumphans being certificated. 
Me srs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, exhibited severahhindsome Amaryl¬ 
lises. Those named Hilaiious, rich scarlet; The Bride, white, with rose 
streaks ; Paulina, of good shape,vt ined ec ulet; Hon. and Rev. J. T. Bnscawen, 
fight scar'et, with white central bars; and H r Majesly, white, with scarlet 
streaks, being noteworthy : but their p’ants of the cua'ming Boronia hetero- 
phylla (certiti ated) were the sp c : al feature of the i xhitnt and wer- gr atly 
admired. Mr. Todcnan, Rose Park Nursery, Upper Tooting, was adjudged a 
vote of thanks for plants of his hybrid Chines • Azaleas. Fi efly, bright red ; 
Snowflake, pure white; Formo-a. rich red ; Ethel Hibberd, a fresh rose 
tint.; Robert Crook, red; and Maud Todman, double ro-e, very pretty. 
Mr. Drost, Kew Road, had a vote of thanks for Tulips and Maidenhair Ferns, 
and a cultural commendation for some fine tru ses of L lac. G. Maw, Esq , 
Kenliy, Surrey, sent a dwarfed Japanese Pinus from Yokohama, supposed 
to be thirty years old, it was about 18 inches hub, with a much-twisted and 
deformed stem. (Vote of thunks.) Mr. B. Gilbert, Bourne, Lincolnshire, 
sent a very bright yellow Primrose ; and G. F. Wi'son, E.-:q., W yhridge, 
showed a plant of Ccelogyne cristata with long p eude -bulbs and six flowers, 
and flowers of hybrid Lenten Roses (Hellebores), for which a vote cf thanks 
was accorded. Mr. C. Turner, Slough, had a basket of the handeome Violet 
Wellsiana, with large sing'e dark-coloured fragrant flowers. (Vote of 
thanks), and Messrs. Jam-9 Green & Nephew, 107, Queen Victoria Street, 
showed a number of graceful glasses for cut flowers. 
CERTIFICATED PLANTS. 
Odontoyhs-um triumphans, Rosefie'd Variety (De B. Crawshay).— A 
handsome plant with two racemes of nine and thrteen flowers each, the 
sepals and petals barred with dark tich shining brown and tipped w : th 
yellow, the column and base of the lip white, tli9 upper portion of the lip 
dark brown. The colour was more remarkable than the shape of the flower, 
as tbe sepals and petals were not so broad as in some vari dies. 
Rhododendron balsaminceflorum carneum (Veitch).—A double variety of 
the greenhouse bybiid section, the flowers of good form, salmon tinged 
with rose. 
ZygopetalumVeitrhi (Ve'tch).—An interesting hybrid between Z.crinitum 
and Uo;ax jugosiu de cribed on page 232, in the Orchid column. 
Boronia ketcrophylla (Veitch). — An exceedingly handsome Boronia, 
with tich r sy trio s in drooping bud-like flowers, of the B. elarior habit, the 
slender grow hi being clothed with the flowers springing in clusters from 
the axi's of the leaves. The leaves vary in form from trifoliate to pinnale, 
with linear segments. It is a free grower, very flotiferous, and evidently a 
thoroughly useful plant. 
Hya.' inth La Belle (Veitch).—A single variety, with a bold tall spike, the 
flowers large, and of a delicate pale pink colour. One of the most distinct 
new Hyacinths of recent years. 
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE. 
Dr. M. T. Masters in the chair.—Present : Hon. and Rev. Mr. Bose.wen, 
Messrs. Bennett, Michael, Wilson, Maw, Ridley, Murray, Dr. Lowe, and 
Rev. G. Henslow. 
Orch d Diseased. —Mr. Smith reported that the leaves submitted to him 
c ntained no fungus nor insect. Mr. O’ Brien undertook to re-examiue it. 
Narcissi. —Mr. Bowcawen brought wild specimens of double and Bingls 
Telemonius from Roseland on south coaBt of Cornwall ; and also both 
double and single wild forms of N. Pseudo-Narcissus from Lamorran. 
N. rvpicola and N. juncifolius. —Mr. Maw remarked upon tlrose Bpecies 
that in the former the ovary was sessile and the leaf keeled, while in the 
latter the ovary was not sessile and the leaf half-cylindrical ; and while the 
former is found in the Sierras, the 1st er only occurs in the Central Pyrenees, 
and again in the South of Spain. He also exhibited the only white Daffodil 
known wild, or N. moschatas cernuus, from the Spanish Py ennees. 
N. v'ridijlorus and N. serotinus. —Mr. Maw obseivad that these bore no 
leaves in autumn when flowering, but the small terminal buds had short 
leaves be’ore arriving at the flowering condition. 
Xiphion tingitan.um.~Mx. Maw exhibited dried speeimens of til's 
snee’es, which is very abundant about Tangier, though o ten bears to 
flowers. 
“ KieJ.” —Mr. Maw brought specimens of the plant used for smoking in 
Morocco, which was suppoted to be a variety of Hemp. It was referred to 
Mr. Ridley for examination and report. 
Chamcerops humilis. —Mr. Maw showed various economic uses to which 
the fibre of the leaves of this Palm are put in Noith Africa, as mats, 
brushes, ciga-ca s es, Ac. 
Dwarf Pine— Mr. Maw exhibited a specimen of a dwarf Pine tree about 
18 inches hull growing in a put, brought from Yokohama. It was apparently 
Pinus parviflura. It was thirty years old, with a curiously twisted stem and 
remark ib'e roots. Such dwarf trees are obtained by repeated ligatures, 
thereby checking the development, as well as by restricting the root-growth. 
A vote' of thanks was u ianim usly awarded to Mr. Maw for his intonating 
commun'cationv. 
