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THE FLORIST AND FOMOLOGIST. 
OUR MONTHLY CHRONICLE. 
Royal Horticultural Society. —■ The 
Chrysanthemum Show on the 9th of last 
month was a failure, and had it not been for 
Mr. Forsyth’s plants, and his and Messrs. 
Downie & Co.’s cut blooms, there would have 
been nothing more than usual for the few 
visitors to have seen. Mr. Forsyth’s plants 
were good, but by no means equal to* those 
which he exhibited next day at the Stoke 
Newington Show, and a week later at the 
Agi'icultural Hall. Among Messrs. Downie’s 
cut blooms Jardin des Plantes, and Alfred 
Salter were remarkable for their large size. 
At the Floral Committee held on the previous 
day there was also little to see. Messrs. Ivery 
sent a large and interesting collection of 
British Ferns, among which were several new 
forms. Messrs. Waterer & Godfrey a very 
distinct glaucous variety of Cupressus Law- 
soniana, which was awarded a first-class cer¬ 
tificate ; and Messrs. Lee a very showy variety 
of Epiphyllum truncatum, called tricolor, the 
flowers being bright scarlet shaded with 
purple, and the backs of the petals having a 
bronzy tint. Being considered a valuable 
plant for autumnal decoration, a first-class 
certificate was awarded for it. On the same 
day a very interesting and entertaining lecture 
on Cotton was given by Major Trevor Clarke, 
who, as we have before had occasion to re¬ 
mark, has devoted much attention to the 
subject, and has raised several varieties in his 
stoves at Daventry.-The programme for 
1865 has just come out, and it appears that all 
shows are to be held on Saturdays ; the first 
is a Hyacinth show, to take place on the 
18th of March; then follows an Azalea show 
on the 8 th of April, one of Orchids on the 
13th of May, of Pelargoniums on the 3rd of 
June, a principal summer show of fruit and 
flowers on the 10th of the same month, to be 
followed a week later—viz., on the 17th, by 
a show of Azaleas, with the flowers trained, 
partially trained, or in their natural growth. 
A Rose show is to be held on the 1st of July, 
an exhibition of plants with ornamental or 
variegated foliage on the 8th, one of Liliacese 
and Amaryllidacese on the 15th, a great show 
of fruits and vegetables on the 22nd, and one 
of Ferns and their allies on the 29th. In ad¬ 
dition to the above a fruit and vegetable show 
is to be held on the second week in December; 
and the experiment is to be tried of inviting 
Fellows and others to exhibit any plants that 
they may think interesting on every Saturday 
throughout the year. Fortnightly meetings, 
similar to those formerly held at Regent 
Street, are also to be revived. The schedules 
of prizes have not yet been issued, but the 
certificate system is, we believe, to be in a 
great measure abandoned, exeept in the case 
of new plants, &c., and some of the minor 
shows. 
Exhibition at Amsterdam. — An inter¬ 
national horticultural exhibition is to be held 
at Amsterdam in the spring of next year, and 
at the same time a congress of botanists and 
horticulturists. The objects invited are new 
plants, stove and greenhouse plants, Conifers, 
and other hardy trees and shrubs, Orchids, 
Palms, Ferns, Azaleas, Rhododendrons. Ca¬ 
mellias, Roses, bulbs, fruit, vegetables, table 
decorations, and objects of ornament and 
utility. Altogether there are 175 classes in 
which prizes are offered, amounting in the 
aggregate to £1100. The Secretary is M. 
J. H. Krelage, of Haarlem. 
Horticultural Exhibition at Yienna.— 
An international exhibition of plants, flowers, 
fruit, &c., is to be held at Yienna from the 
22nd to the 27th of next April. The schedule 
comprises fifty-two classes, and intending ex¬ 
hibitors are required to send in, before the 
18th of April, lists of the objects which they 
propose sending, addressed to Mr. J. G. Beer, 
the Secretary, Ringstrape, Wien. 
The Chrysanthemum. —-We understand 
that Mr. Salter, of Hammersmith, than whom 
no man is more capable of the task, has a 
work in preparation in which the history and 
culture of the plant will be treated on, and 
which doubtless will contain much valuable 
information. His show-house is now a beau¬ 
tiful sight, and being most artistically arranged 
so as to produce the best effect, it is well worth 
inspection, whether interested in the flower or 
not. It consists of above 1800 pots, and com¬ 
prises many new and beautiful varieties 
selected from many thousands of seedlings, 
several of which are equal in point of merit 
to the beautiful ones figured at page 49 of this 
Volume. At the Stoke Newington and Agri¬ 
cultural Hall Shows, specimen plants, both 
the large-flowered and the Pompons, were 
excellent; and of cut blooms there was an ex¬ 
tensive, varied, and fine display, showing 
that the interest and popularity of this valu¬ 
able autumn flower is by no means on the 
decline, especially on the north side of London, 
where it has long been warmly cherished; 
whilst the love for it seems to be extending 
to all parts of the country—for instance, to 
Liverpool and Birmingham, where large shows 
are at this season held. 
The Florists’ Guide. — This popular 
periodical, which has hitherto been published 
at Nottingham, is about to become a member 
of the metropolitan horticultural press, and 
will, on the 1st of January next, be issued 
from the office of this Journal. Mr. William 
Dean, of Shipley, who for a number of years 
so ably conducted “Gossip of the Garden,” 
and subsequently “ The Florists’ Guide,” will 
still preside as Editor, and he will be assisted 
by all the ability and talent of the floral 
community. 
