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THE GARDENING WORLD 
February 15, 1896. 
so popular, they will indeed have achieved a 
notable success, and one that will doubtless be 
appreciated and taken advantage of by the innumer¬ 
able lovers and cultivators of the Primula the world 
over. 
ACACIA DEALBATA 
One of the most striking features in the temperate 
house at Kew at the present time is a huge specimen 
of the well-known Acacia dealbata in flower. 
Towering, as it does, to a height of close on 40 ft., it 
forms a magnificent object when looked at from the 
ground level. By mounting into the gallery running 
round the house a closer view is vouchsafed to the 
visitor. As the main stem is very small in diameter, 
the large head would be much too great a weight for 
it were it not held in position and supported by 
several friendly wires. The long, slightly pendulous 
racemes of rich yellow flowers contrast admirably 
with the graceful silvery-green foliage. Whether 
large or small, Acacia dealbata is always a success, 
as it is usually a most profuse flowerer, besides being 
of robust constitution. 
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SOCIETIES. 
Royal Horticultural, Feb. nth —The exhibits at the 
meeting on Tuesday last were both numerous and 
extensive, and there was a large attendance of 
fellows and others. Orchids made a brave show, 
and the same may be said of Cyclamens, Chinese 
Primulas, Blue Primroses, and other hardy flowers. 
Fruit was also extensively shown. 
An extensive and varied group of' Orchids was set 
up by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, and inter¬ 
spersed with graceful Palms. A massive piece of 
Coelogyne cristata, numerous Dendrobiums, Catt- 
leyas, and hybrid Cypripediums made a bold display. 
A small plant of Odontoglossum Rossii aspersum bore 
six flowers of unusual size for this variety (Silver 
Flora Medal). 
Baron Schroder (gardener, Mr. H. Ballantine), 
The Dell, Egham, exhibited magnificent spikes of 
Odontoglossum crispum nobilius and O. ander- 
sonianum var. Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. 
Albans, staged a fine group of Orchids set up with 
Palms, and including Laelias, Dendrobiums, many 
fine forms of Phaius and Cypripedium rothschildia- 
num (Silver Flora Medal). 
A fine lot of Cypripediums was exhibited by R. I. 
Measures, Esq. (gardener, Mr. H. Chapman), Cam¬ 
bridge Lodge, Camberwell. C. Pegasus and C. 
Leoniae Ladvmead var , were beautifully marked 
(Silver Banksian Medal). A large basket of Den- 
drobium burfordiense, a fine piece of D. Dominii and 
others were shown by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, 
(grower, Mr. W. H. White), Burford Lodge, Dorking. 
A Cultural Commendation was accorded to Pleuro- 
thalis Roezlii in splendid condition and shown by 
him. 
A collection of cut flowers of Orchids was exhibited 
by E. Ashworth, Esq. (gardener, Mr. H. Holbrook), 
Wilmslow, Cheshire. Cattleyas, Dendrobiums, and 
Cypripediums were most conspicuous, some of them 
being very fine (Silver Banksian Medal). 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Clapton, staged a group 
of Orchids, including several species of Phalae- 
nopsis, Cymbidium lowianum, some Cypripediums 
and a new and distinct form of Dendrobinm Hilde- 
brandii without a blotch (Silver Banksian Medal). 
Messrs. Heath & Son, Cheltenham, exhibited some 
Cattleyas, a hybrid Phalaenopsis and Odontoglossum 
retusum. The Right Hon.J. Chamberlain (gardener, 
Mr. Burberry), Highbury, Birmingham, exhibited 
Dendrobium Andromeda and Masdevallia chamber- 
lainiana. The Hon. Walter Rothschild (gardene ri 
Mr. E. Hill), Tring, exhibited Houlletia tigrina. 
Some Orchids were also shown by A. H. Nulton, 
Esq., Castleton House, Clifton, Bristol. A. J. 
Hollington, Esq., Enfield, exhibited some hybrid 
Cypripediums, including a fine one named C. James 
Buckingham. A fine bunch of flowers of Dendro¬ 
bium speciosum was exhibited by Walter C. 
Walker, Esq. (gardener, Mr. G. Cragg), Winchmore 
Hill. 
A group of a dozen large plants of Coelogyne 
cristata was exhibited byj. Gabriel, Esq., Streatham. 
The five largest were the best flowers, but all were 
good (Silver Banksian Medal). 
A fine group of Cypripediums, mostly hybrids, 
and set up with Palms and Ferns was exhibited by 
Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, Upper Holloway. 
Bold and fine forms are C. Osbornei, C. nitens, C. 
Boxallii marginatum and Pescatorea Lehmannii 
(Silver Banksian Medal). 
Mr. John R. Box, Croydon, staged a superb lot of 
Primulas in pots. The plants were healthy and 
vigorous throughout and exceptionally well-flowered. 
The flower scapes possessed the same sturdy habit 
as characterised the foliage, and the flowers them¬ 
selves were of more than ordinary size. A number 
of shades of colour were represented, including pure 
white, pink, rose, and crimson (Silver Gilt Banksian 
Medal). 
Mr. Charles Turner, of Slough, weighed in 
strongly with a fine table of Cyclamens in really 
gorgeous array. Some of the larger plants were in 
very truth marvels of floriferousness (Silver Bank¬ 
sian Medal). A rather smaller group of the same 
class of plants was contributed by Mr. John May, 
Gordon Nursery, St. Margaret's, Twickenham. 
They were all but young plants evidently, but the 
size and substance of the leaves and flowers they 
bore were remarkable (Silver Flora Medal). 
A noteworthy exhibit was that made by Messrs. 
James Veitch & Sons, of a batch of blue Prim¬ 
roses grown in 32-sized pots. All of the plants 
bore vast numbers of the showy deep blue flowers, 
these forming a striking contrast with the deep green 
hue of the leaves (Silver Banksian Medal). 
Hardy spring flowers made a first appearance at 
the hall for the season in especially strong force, 
and numbers of sweetly pretty subjects were 
included within their ranks. Mr. T. S. Ware, of 
Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, N., had a nice 
little group, in which we noted such gems as Iris 
histrioides, I. alata alba, I. reticulata purpurea, Leuco- 
jum carpaticum, Galanthus Elwesii, and its gigantic 
form F. Fell. Scillas, Hellebores and Narcissi, all 
assisted to add to the beauty of the group (Bronze 
Banksian Medal). A similar exhibit was made by 
Messrs. Barr & Son, King Street, Covent Garden. 
Chionodoxa Lucilliae, Scilla bifolia and various 
pretty and distinct Hellebores were very noticeable 
here (Bronze Flora Medal). 
A neat little group of stove foliage plants, with 
which were interspersed a few Cypripediums, was 
sent by Messrs. John Peed & Sons, Roupell Park 
Nurseries, Norwood. The most noteworthy feature 
of this exhibit was a glass case containing a number of 
splendidly-grOwn Bertolonias; B. argyroneura, B. 
Comte de Kerchove, B. Mons. Finot, and B. 
Souvenir de Gand all bore splendidly-coloured and 
veined leaves (Silver Banksian Medal). A group of 
stove foliage and greenhouse flowering plants was 
contributed by Messrs. John Laing & Son, Forest 
Hill, S E. Crotons and Dracaenas were well grown 
and beautifully coloured. Some large blooms of 
Paeony Elizabeth, borne upon plants grown in pots, 
were a special feature. Cyclamens and Odonto- 
glossums also served to impart a bright and pleasiDg 
character to the display (Silver Flora Medal). 
Mr. Allan, Gunton Park, Norwich, sent Lachenalia 
Nelsoni in superb condition, and bearing unmistake- 
able evidences, in the size of the flowers and the sub¬ 
stantial appearance of the foliage, of superior culture 
(Silver Banksian Medal). Mr. Empson, gardener to 
Mrs. Wingfield, Ampthill, Bucks, arranged a very 
pretty table of cut blooms of Richardias, double 
white Primulas and Tulips in pots. 
Messrs. William Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, 
Herts, sent a number of splendidly-grown and 
flowered Camellias in pots, such varieties as 
Exquisite, Madame Amboise Verschaffelt, and 
Marchioness of Exeter being specially fine. In 
front of the pot plants, and serving as an edging to 
them, were large quantities of cut blooms suitably 
arranged in shallow boxes filled with moss (Silver 
Gilt Flora Medal). 
A Silver Banksian Medal was awarded Messrs. 
Paul & Son, The Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, for two 
boxes of cut Roses that were especially praiseworthy 
for the time of year. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons showed a few samples 
of different types of Primulas grown by them at 
Swanley (Bronze Banksian Medal). 
The quantity of fruit was one of the chief features 
of the meeting, two roomy tables running the length 
ot the hall being devoted to its display. 
Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, sent a fine 
collection of dessert Apples, amongst them such 
well-known sorts as Cox’s Orange Pippin, Bucking¬ 
ham, Washington, Beauty of Kent, Cox's Pomona, 
Cornish Aromatic, Blenheim OraDge, Boxley Pippin, 
and Scarlet Nonpareil claimed particular attention. 
About a hundred dishes in all were staged (Silver 
Gilt Knightian Medal). 
Ninety dishes of Apples and Pears, chiefly the 
former, came from Messrs J. Cheal & Sons' estab¬ 
lishment at Crawley, Sussex. Gloria Mundi, Jubilee, 
Sandringham, Prince Albert, Lady Henniker, and 
Beauty of Kent occupied conspicuous positions 
(Silver Knightian Medal). 
Sixty-four dishes of Apples and Pears, in an 
excellent state of preservation, were sent by A. H. 
Smee, Esq , The Grange, Carshalton, Surrey 
(gardener, Mr. G. W. Cummins), for which a Silver 
Gilt Knightian Medal was awarded. 
A Silver Knightian Medal also fell to to the lot of 
Messrs. F. Lane & Sons, The Nurseries, Be-khamp- 
stead, for fifty dishes of Apples, and a BroDze Bank¬ 
sian Medal to Mr. Miller, gardener to Lord Foley 
Esher, for a collection of fruits. 
Mr. Owen Thomas, gardener to Her Majesty the 
Queen, Frogmore, received a Silver Gilt Banksian 
Medal for the hundred dishes of Apples submitted 
by him; a like award was also appropriated by 
Messrs. John Laing & Sons for seventy-five dishes of 
the same fruit, all of them in first-class condition. 
Strawberries made a first appearance for the year, 
six plants in fruit being sent by Mr. J. R. Stevens, 
Clayton Nursery, Hassocks, together with a small 
box of plucked fruits ; Stevens' Wonder was the 
variety shown. 
A Silver Banksian Medal went to Mr. Herrin, 
Dropmore Gardens, Maidenhead, for twenty-six 
dishes of Apples, and a Silver Knightian Medal to 
Messrs. T Rivers & Son, Sawbridgeworth, for some 
grand samples of Apples and home-grown Or-anges, 
in the culture of which this noted firm has for long 
paid great attention. 
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EIliEY DEAJiE. 
By Evelyn C. Griffiths. 
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CHAPTER IX. 
Lord Bewdley has a Conversation with 
Wilfred Graham. 
Twelve months have elapsed and Lord Bewdley is 
sitting at dinner in a large, handsomely-furnished 
dining-room in his town residence in Grosvenor 
Square. He is somewhat browner and a trifle sterner 
looking than when we last saw him ; otherwise his 
twelve months’ sojourn abroad has not altered his 
appearance. Sitting opposite to him is the Rev. 
Wilfred Graham, a rather sad-looking man of thirty, 
tall and very thin, having the appearance of being 
much overworked. The expression of his face is 
exceedingly kind and gentle. 
He and Lord Bewdley, who is his senior by some 
five years, had become great friends when at college 
together, a friendship which had ripened year by 
year, although they saw but little of each other after 
leaving college. Wilfred Graham became a hard¬ 
working curate in the east end of London, whilst 
Arthur Bewdley passed the greater portion of his 
time abroad. They kept up a regular correspondence, 
and there was perfect confidence between them ex¬ 
cept on one point—viz., Lord Bewdley had never 
mentioned Eiley Deane to his friend; why, he 
scarcely knew himself; he had often been on the 
point of doing so, but had checked himself. If 
things had run smoothly he would have told Wilfred 
Graham without hesitation, but, as it was, he could 
not bring himself to speak of it. 
The dinner over and the cloth having been removed, 
the two friends drew their chairs near the fire, 
which was blazing cheerfully on the hearth. Lord 
Bewdley smoked a cigar, and his friend gazed dreamily 
into the caverns formed by the glowing coals for some 
time in silence, then the curate looked up and said : 
" Well, Arthur, I hope you will remain some time in 
England now that you have returned, and not run 
away again immediately—* will 0’ the wisp ' that 
you are ! ” 
“ I do not know yet, Wilfred, how long I shall 
stop. I was obliged to come over upon business. 
My lawyer is continually bothering me about some¬ 
thing or other. It may keep me a month or two 
perhaps, and then, most likely, I shall be off again. 
I am fond of travelling, and cannot see that my 
presence is particularly necessary in England.” 
■■ I cannot agree with you, Arthur,” replied his 
