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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ March 31,1887. 
the pleasure of growing some more this summer. R. berberidifolia Hardi 
is exceedingly pretty, but I do not yet know whether it has succumbed 
to the severe weather we have had. R. anemoniflora is one of the 
rampant-growing so-called climbing Roses and very pretty, and there 
is no need to sound the praises of those well known Japanese Roses, 
rugosa and rugosa alba. 
In visiting the rosery of Mr. George Mount, nurseryman, at Canter¬ 
bury, a little while ago I was struck with a remarkably idark variety of 
Reine Marie Henriette, which he was propagating. It was certainly 
much richer in colour than any I had seen, and made it the most 
brilliant climbing Rose we have. His “ Mrs. Cooper’s strain ” of the 
Marechal Niel was also sustaining its character. My own plant of the 
Marshal did very well. Although nominally in a pot it has pushed its 
roots through it into the soil, where it has got something that it likes. 
It gave me nearly 180 blooms last year, and although not all that we 
would like as to size and colour, yet they were very beautiful, and 
amply rewarded me for all trouble. My plant of R£ve d’Or is rapidly 
getting up to its old place, and covers at least 12 or 14 feet of the wall. 
Longworth Rambler was again most satisfactory, while my plants of 
Comtesse de Nadaillac on the wall gave me some richly coloured blooms. 
It has not been dislodged from the position it holds in my opinion— 
viz., as being the most beautiful of all the Teas. 
So far I hope that no great injury has been done to my plants. We 
had snow, which with the mulching has preserved them from frost. I 
have not yet ventured to prune, but I find on examination that the pith 
is, as far as I can see, uninjured ; and although we have now sharp 
frosts at night, the nights are shorter, the sun warmer, and much injury 
is not likely to be done to the old wood. Shall we have a normal season 1 
Let us hope so, and that we may not have to make excuses for the bad 
behaviour of our pets.—D., Deal. 
The following candidates have recently been elected Fellows 
of the Royal Horticultural Society —viz., Albert J. Cansten, C. 
Fidler, James Henry Millard, Harry Turner, Chas. Cundy, Francis G. 
Gledstanes, Chas. W. Cousins, and Frederick G. Saunders. 
- Fellows of the Royal Horticultural Society are informed 
that they may obtain volume viii. of the Journal of the above Society, 
entitled “ The Frost Report on the Effects of the Severe Frosts on Vege¬ 
tation During the Winters of 1879-80 and 1880-1,” by the Rev. George 
Henslow, M.A., F.L.S., F.G.S., free of charge on application to the 
Secretary, Royal Horticultural Society, South Kensington, S.W. 
- We regret to have to announce the death of General Samuel 
Alexevitch Greig, President of the Imperial Horticultural Society, 
St. Petersburg, a well-known patron of horticulture in Russia, as well 
as in other lands. General Greig was descended from a Scottish family 
in Fifeshire. His grandfather was an officer in the British navy, and 
distinguished himself under Lord Hawke ; but in 1764 he resigned his 
commission and entered the Russian service, where he greatly distin¬ 
guished himself and became the favourite of the Empress Catherine, de¬ 
feated the Swedes at Sveaborg, and was Governor of Cronstadt. 
General Greig’s father was also an admiral in the Russian service, and 
commanded the fleet at the battle of Navarino. He himself began life 
in the service of the army as a guardsman, but eventually became an 
admiral and Minister of Finance. Those of the British horticulturists 
who visited St. Petersburg in 1869 will remember the cordial welcome 
and the many courtesies they received from General Greig ; for though 
a loyal and devoted son of the land of his birth he never forgot his 
British descent, and was to the last a member of the English Church at 
St. Petersburg. 
- We regret to learn that Mr. John McHutcheon, who has for 
many years been connected with the horticultural press, died on Satur¬ 
day last. Mr. McHutcheon was for a period of upwards of a quarter of a 
century employed on the editorial staff of the Gardeners' Chronicle, and 
has since occupied a position of responsibility in the conduet of the 
Garden. He was assiduous in the discharge of his duties, and was much 
respected by his co-workers in horticultural literature. He was a native 
of Ayrshire, and in his young days he served in some of the best gardens 
in the south of Scotland, including that of Oxenford Castle. About 
fifty years ago he came to London, and after spending a short time in 
nurseries, especially Messrs. Jackson’s at Kingston, he went to the Royal 
Horticultural Society’s Gardens at Chiswick, where he attracted the 
attention of Dr. Lindley, who selected him as an assistant. 
- The Proposed Gardeners’ Orphan Fund.— The Provi¬ 
sional Committee that was appointed to consider the mode of creating a 
fund for the benefit of gardeners’ children left without the means of 
support, met on Friday night last at the Gardeners' Chronicle office as a 
convenient central position, the room being obligingly granted for the 
purpose by Dr. Masters. Mr. G. Deal ably presided, and brought a 
mass of valuable information for the guidance of the Committee. A 
line of action was sketched for printing and submitting to a meeting to 
be held at South Kensington on April 12th. The President of the Royal 
Horticultural Society has kindly granted the use of the Council room at 
Chiswick for the transaction of business, and Chiswick will consequently 
be the head quarters of the Committee. All communications to be 
addressed there to Mr. A. F. Barron. 
- Wakefield Paxton Society. —The following is the pro¬ 
gramme of meetings for the first quarter 1887. The meetings are held 
at the Saw Hotel, Westgate, each Saturday e vening, at eight o’clock. 
“ The Lily of the Valley,” Mr. L. iTwigge. “The Camellia,” Mr. J. G. 
Brown. “ The Kitchen Garden,” Mr. Moffatt, Morley. These have 
been read. April 2nd, “ A Tour in Belgium,” Mr. H. Oxley. Sale of 
periodicals. April 9th, “Treatment of Imported Exotic Orchids.” 
Part I. Mr. W. J. Ireland. April 16th, “ The Sagacity of Plants,” 
Mr. T. Garnett. April 23rd, “ Cultivation of Roses in Pots,” Mr. Thos. 
Gartery, Rotherham. April 30th, “ The Auricula,” Mr. G. Gill. Sale of 
periodicals. May 7th, “ The Sparrow ” (with special reference to Rev. 
F. O. Morris’ Book), Mr. A. Willis. May 14th, “ The Botany of Fruits,” 
Mr. Geo. Bott. May 21st, “ The Functions of a Leaf,” Mr. G. W- 
Fallas. May 28th, “ A Ramble in Search of Shells,” Mr. J. Hebden. 
Sale of periodicals. Messrs. H. Chapman and Geo. W. Fallas arc the 
Hon. Secs. 
-At a recent meeting of the Wakefield Paxton Society 
at Councillor Lupton’s, the Saw Hotel, Mr. Arthur Goldthorp presided, 
and Mr. Henry Oxley filled the vice-chair. Mr. J. G. Brown, gardener 
to Mr. J. B. Charlesworth, J.P., of Hatfield Hall, read a most interesting 
and thoroughly practical paper on the popular and beautiful flower 
“ The Camellia.” Mr. Brown, who has had considerable experience in 
the cultivation of Camellias both in Yorkshire and Kent, gave the 
members of the Society the benefit of that experience. He explained 
the various modes of propagating Camellias, and also minutely detailed 
the treatment required in order to produce successful results. A long 
and interesting discussion ensued on the paper, in which Messrs. W. L. 
Skinner, T. R. Preston, L. Twigge, G. Gill, and others took part. On 
the motion of Mr. B. F. Glover, seconded by Mr. E. Fenner, and sup. 
ported by Mr. Twigge, Mr. Gill, and others, a very hearty vote of thanks 
was accorded to the essayist. 
- A well known and respected Belgian horticulturist, M. 
Charles Louis de Smet, died on the 16th, after a short illness, at the 
age of seventy-five. M. de Smet was Treasurer of the Syndica] 
Chamber of Belgian Nurserymen, and for many years took a prominent 
part amongst the horticulturists at Ghent. 
- A correspondent informs us that “The Visit of the 
Queen to Birmingham brought out considerable taste in the floral 
displays. To Mr. William Spinks, manager to Hans Niemand, the 
Reception Committee entrusted the plant decoration of the Town Hall, 
and the private luncheon and retiring rooms for Her Majesty ; also the 
whole of the extensive plant decoration at the magnificent pavilion 
erected by Messrs. Edgington over the site for laying the foundation 
stone ; and the interior and exterior of the Council House. The Mason 
College Trustees also entrusted the exterior decorations to Mr. Spinks, 
and he also supplied two magnificent bouquets for presentation to Her 
Majesty and Princess Henry of Battenburg by the Mayoress. Very 
high praise was given to these bouquets by the recipients. Mr. Charles 
Winn, whose celebrated collection of Orchids at Selly Oak, near Bir¬ 
mingham, is so well known, contributed specially for the luncheon room 
provided for the Royal party—fitted up in Oriental style and splendour 
—a rich display of cut Orchids and Fern, which called forth warm 
admiration. Messrs. Thomson, nurserymen and seedsmen, High Street, 
were commissioned to erect a large floral arch from their shop to the 
other side of the High Street, the large central arch spanning the road¬ 
way, with two smaller arches over the pavements. Rustic wood, taste- 
