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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOOIST 
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californica, a cross between A. californica and A. chrysantha, the flowers in this case being 
larger than those of its first-named parent, the petals being yellow, and the sepals and spurs 
dark crimson. In habit these hybrids are intermediate in character between the parents, 
and what is most curious in connection with them is, that from the same pods of seed, a great 
proportion of the progeny prove to bo identical. 
-23r. Hooker has been made a Knight Commander of the Star of India, 
and thus Sir Joseph Hooker now presides over the Eoyal Society. It is a matter' 
for sincere congratnlation to horticulturists and botanists in particular, that their 
acknowledged chief, the Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew, should have been thus honoured ; 
and thei’o is peculiar significance in the affiliation of Sir Joseph Hooker, K.S.I., to the Order 
of the Star of India, as it was in India that he consolidated the reputation he had early won 
in the Antarctic regions; it was in India that he made his largest scientific collections ; and 
it is in connection with India that he has so largely worked in scientific matters since his 
return, a quarter of a century ago. 
-—- ®HE Metropolitan Shoirs of the present season have been above average 
merit. Those of the Eoyal Botanic Society have been exceedingly good, and 
being supplemented by the fine displays of Clematis by Mr. G. .Tackman, and of 
Rhododendron by j\Ir. A. Waterer, have afforded great pleasure to the visitors. That of the 
Royal Horticultural Society, held on the IDth ult., the only large show of the season at South 
Kensington, was satisfactoilly filled, mostly by collections sent by nurserymen, and by the 
exhibitors of the Pelargonium Society. Beautiful as have hitherto been the shows thus im¬ 
provised, the reliance on the trade to produce a display when wanted, must not bo pushed too 
far, as already there are rumours that such arrangements cannot last much longer. 
- ^HE fifth edition of Mr. Williams’s Orchid-growers Manual has re¬ 
cently been published in a revised and extended form, with many illustrations. 
This work professes to describe the orchids most worthy of cultivation, and to give 
general instructions for their management. The fact that it meets with so ready a sale 
shows it to be a book which supplies a want, and speaks with much more force as to its 
merits than any commendatory words of ours. It is nicely got up and conveniently arranged, 
while the instructions it contains are sound and pi’actical, 
Frederick Moore died on May I, at Newcastle-on-T 3 me, aged 
7d. He was for some 3 ^ears gardener to the Earl of Auckland, at Eden Lodge. 
Kensington ; and subsequently for twenty-five years to Earl Grey, at HowickHall, 
where he was held in high esteem, and enjoyed the respect of all with whom he came in 
contact. He was an excellent gardener, and did much for the improvement of the gardens 
and grounds at Howick. About three years since he retired on a pension from Earl Grey. 
- IkiR. .Tames Barnes, the far-famed “ Barnes of Bicton,” died at Exmouth 
on May 23, aged 71. He was born at Farnham, Surrey, in 1806, and came to 
London in earl 3 ^ life, being employed by Mr. Moore, of Chelsea, and Mr. Stone, of 
Peckham, a great Grape and Mushroom grower, and subsequently took the superintendence 
of a market garden at Bermondsey. He was successively gardener at Crawford House, Ilford, 
to Sir Herbert Jenner at Chislehurst, and to Lord and Lady Rolle, at Bicton, whose service 
he entered in 1839. Mr. Barnes continued to manage the gardens at Bicton with great credit 
to himself and advantage to his employer till within a few years ago, during which he has 
lived in retirement at Exmouth. He has been for many years a contributor to the pages of 
the Florist. 
- fSin. Egbert White, the much-respected proprietor of the Poole and 
Parkstone Nurseries, Dorset, died on May 28, at his residence. Constitution Hill, 
Parkstone, in his 67th year. 
