THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, February 22 , 1859. 
theii- ultimate intention to relinquish the garden at Chiswick. 
Mr. Henderson, doubtless, saw the Council took no interest in 
the garden, and were doing all they could to get rid of it ; and, 
therefore, he did what every other sensible man would do. 
The Address ol the Council is a most doleful one from be¬ 
ginning to end. It. contains but three paragraphs ; in two of 
which they drop their chin, and in the third they try lo smile in 
prospect of three meetings, which, if as successful as the pre¬ 
ceding ones in town, will be pecuniarily a certain loss. The 
first paragraph states, that “ Notwithstanding the liberal manner 
in which a considerable subscription was made by a number of 
the Fellows, and the expenditure of other large sums in maintain¬ 
ing and adorning the garden at Chiswick, it remains almost 
unvi sited by the Fellows ; and the public will not go so far even 
on the days of exhibition.” In consequence of this, they have j 
determined to relinquish Chiswick Garden in favour of another, 
in a “situation more advantageous to the Society .” (The italics 
are our own). 
To those of the Fellows and the public who do not know 
better, it, doubtless, will appear strange that the Council should 
take this bold step without consulting the Fellows of the Society, 
and without receiving from them any representation that they 
wished the garden done away with. It is, certainly, a great 
disappointment to the Fellows to go there year after year, 
and see nothing going on for the advancement of Horticulture. 
They have borne patiently with this, from the bfelief I lMt a change 
for the better was to be ushered in by the new Council; and they 
are forbearing still, in hopes that something will be done in that 
way; but they have never complained of the existence of the 
garden, or regarded it as a burden on the Society. Wo, there¬ 
fore, think that the majority (for they are far from unanimous) 
of the Council arc taking on themselves that which they are 
neither asked for, nor warranted in doing. 
It is all nonsense to talk about the advantage of the Society : 
and we trust the Fellows of the Society will never allow dust to 
be thrown in their eyes by any such specious representations. If 
the Society retain the grounds at Chiswick as an experimental 
garden, and will have another garden at Kensington Gore for 
exhibition purposes, that will be a move in the right direction. 
Wc sound the note of warning in time. Great efforts will 
be made by the parties concerned to attain their end; every 
move that is taken, and every representation that is made, will 
all be towards that one object ; and, therefore, we call upon the 
members of the Society to be alive to them all, and to regard 
every step taken by the Council with suspicion. 
NOTES ON NEW OK HAKE PLANTS. 
Dryas Drummondi, Rich. Nat. ord., Rosacece. Native of 
tlie Rocky Mountains, North America.—A hardy perennial, of 
procumbent habit. Stems and branches woody. Leaves oval or 
obovate, crenate, dark green on the upper surface, covered below 
with pure white down. Petioles short, stipulate, downy, tinged 
with red. Stipules subulate. Scape terminal, one - flowered, 
downy, with a single awl-shaped bract near the middle. Calyx 
deeply divided into seven or nine acutely ovate, membranaceous 
segments, clothed on the hack with purple, viscid hairs. Petals 
equal in number, and alternating with the calyx divisions; 
broadly elliptical, with a short claw, bright yellow. Stamens 
numerous, with long hairy filaments. Styles also hairy, per¬ 
sistent, and becoming elongated in fruit. 
A very beautiful alpine plant, but also rare; being, indeed, 
seldom seen in this country beyond botanical establishments. It 
is well suited for shady parts of rockery; and flowers more pro¬ 
fusely, and longer in duration, in such a situation, than in pots, 
or in a more exposed position. The compost it prefers is light, 
sandy loam about one part, with two parts of peat or leaf mould. 
In pots it must be thoroughly drained, and protected from the 
autumn rains. The long feathery styles adhering to the ripe 
seeds give an interesting and a graceful appearance to the heads 
of fruit. 
Stkobilanthus Sabiniana, Wall. ’NM- ord., Acantliacem. 
Native of Ncpaul. Habit lax, with somewhat shrubby stems. 
Branches elongating, obscurely quadrangular, swelled immediately 
above the joints. Leaves ovate, lanceolate, much attenuated at 
both ends; margin dentate, serrate; mid-rib and veins pro¬ 
minent, smooth, and glaucous above, beneath tinged with purple. 
Inflorescence spicate, with close imbricated bracts. Peduncle 
acutely four-angled, closely covered with short, viscid hairs. 
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Calyx of five linear, lanceolate, unequal lobes. Tube of the 
corolla much curved, suddenly dilating from the mouth of the 
calyx towards the limb, of five spreading, equal, rounded, 
purplish-lilac lobes, streaked with veins of a lighter tint. 
An excellent winter-flowering stove plant, beginning to bloom 
about the earliest part of December, and lasting (ill the latter 
end ot February. The individual flowers are very fugaeeous; but 
are produced in rich succession. Good fibrous loam, with a third 
part of leaf mould and sand, is the best compost for it. During 
the growing period it should be unsparingly pinched back to 
encourage branching; as, if treated otherwise, it will run away into 
long, undivided branches, which are very barren of flowers. Cut¬ 
tings root readily any time during summer. 
BRITISH POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
An ordinary Meeting of this Society was held on the 
3rd nit.., Robert Hogg, Esq., Vice-President, in the chair. 
The following gentlemen were elected ordinary mem¬ 
bers: —Henry Weigh! 1 , Esq., Willow Grange, Twick¬ 
enham; James Gunton Chillingworth, Esq., Staines ; 
Rev. George Weare Baikenktdge, Christ’s Church, 
Clevedon, Bristol; Mr. George Cooper, Palace Gardens, 
Armagh, Ireland; Mr. George Swinerd, Minster Abbey, 
Ramsgate; Mr. John Cox, Kedleaf, Penshurst, Kent. 
Mr. Davidson, the Secretary, gave notice, that his busi¬ 
ness engagements deprived him of the power of giving to 
the service of the Society so much time as its everyday- 
increasing numbers and importance required; and that 
he, therefore, desired to resign his office of Secretary. 
He expressed himself willing to hold office until the next 
Annual Meeting, when the Society could, according to 
the rules, appoint a successor ; hut offering, at the same 
time, to leave it to the Meeting, whether his services 
should be retained until that time, or otherwise. 
On its being moved, “ That the Secretary’s resignation 
be accepted from the present Meeting,” an amendment 
was pi'oposed, “ That the Secretary’s resignation be ac¬ 
cepted from the end of the present financial year.” The 
amendment being put to the vote, it was carried by a 
majority of 10 to 3 ; and the original motion being lost, 
the Secretary was informed that his resignation would 
be accepted at the end of the financial year, until which 
time he was requested to continue his services. 
The Secretary reported, that he had forwarded to J. G. 
Graham, Esq., F.L.S., of Cranford, some examples of 
diseased Apples, which hehadreceived from Mr. Swinerd, 
gardener to John Swinford, Esq., of Minster Abbey, Isle 
of Thanet, Kent; as they exactly resembled in appearance 
many specimens which had, during the past autumn, come 
before the Society, and lie considered it desirable that 
they should be scientifically examined. Apples diseased 
in the manner referred to, had generally been found, on 
tasting, to he much softer in texture, and less sugary than 
sound fruit; and the largest fruits of any given kind 
generally seemed most affected. The Secretary further 
reported, that Mr. Graham had kindly given the matter 
his attention, watching the disease microscopically during 
its progress; and, after its issue, had forwarded an ac¬ 
count of his observations. The communication being read, 
the thanks of the Society were voted to Mr. Graham, for 
this attention, and his valuable paper; which was or¬ 
dered to he printed (as follows), in the report of the 
Meeting :— 
“ On my first examination of the . Apples you sent me, 
from Mr. Swinerd, consisting of Margil, Summer Non¬ 
pareil, Winter Nonpareil, Spanish Pearmam, Dyson 
Wood, and Golden Drop— all affected in the same manner 
with indented discoloured spots—I was of opinion that 
the injury was caused by the presence of the mycelium 
of some mildew, which was not fully developed, and the 
rind of the fruit in too sound and tough a state to admit 
the fructifying stems of the mildew to penetrate through 
it. In order to ascertain this point, I adopted the same 
method which I applied when I first observed Tomatoes 
