October 21, 1893. 
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THE GARDENING WORLD 
The island of Borneo, a considerable portion of 
which is under the beneficent rule of the Rajah 
Brooke, has long been a happy hunting ground for 
collectors in search of new and curious varieties of 
Orchids, Ferns, and other tropical plants; and the 
narratives of their adventures—often extremely 
perilous, what with jungle fever, wild beasts, and 
hostile natives—are as facinating as Stevenson s 
romances. 
East Anglian Horticultural Club.—The sixtieth 
monthly meeting of this club was held on Wednesday 
evening of last week, when a short paper on the 
education of gardeners was read by Mr. Barnes. 
This elicited a spirited discussion. The rest of the 
evening was occupied by considering the proposed 
affiliation of the E. A. H, C. with the Norfolk and 
Norwich Horticultural Society. For the purpose of 
discussing the terms of such a union, a sub-com¬ 
mittee of three was appointed to meet a like number 
of members from the Norfolk and Norwich Horti¬ 
cultural Society, on the afternoon of the first day of 
the coming Chrysanthemum Show. It was decided 
to hold the annual dinner at the usual time and 
place. 
Dahlias and Chrysanthemums—A correspondent 
writes :—" At the last meeting of the Royal Horti¬ 
culture! Society in the Drill Hall, I was much struck 
with the great advance being made in bridging over 
the gap so frequently found among cut flowers be¬ 
tween autumn and winter. With such grand blooms 
of Chrysanthemums as those exhibited by Messrs. 
Pitcher & Manda, and again by Mr. H. Shoesmith 
at the Westminster Aquarium the following day, 
while Dahlias, Marguerites, Roses, and many other 
flowers are still with us in the open, the gap I have 
spoken of is being considerably diminished. The 
full supply of cut blooms between the dates when 
frost cuts down those from the open, and such time 
as Chrysanthemums with other essentially winter¬ 
blooming subjects come into flower, has often been 
a difficult matter; but if we can secure good Mums 
early in October, this difficulty is almost one of the 
past.” 
Pollen Grains a Ma’-ketable Material.—Let me give 
the history of Nepenthes Dicksoniana. A large 
plant of N. Rafflesiana was about to open its 
blossoms in the Edinburgh Botanic Garden, but no 
pollen species was in that state. A note to the 
Messrs. Veitch, of London, brought male flowers of 
N. Veitchii, wrapped in tissue paper inside a cover 
of oiled silk. The cross set and the progeny was an 
abundant one. But here our lack of knowledge 
becomes apparent. No accurate and extensive data 
exist as to the length of time that pollen grains will 
remain potent. Actual trial points to a few hours 
or days for some groups and months for others. * * 
In the future, then, if investigations warrant it, 
nurserymen may find it profitable, not only to offer 
seeds, but even supplies of pollen as marketable 
material.— Prof. J. M. McFarlane. 
Labourers and Allotments.—The Blue Book just 
published by the Royal Agricultural Commissisin on 
the condition of labourers shows that Cornwall, at 
all events, is not so bad as many other counties. 
On the other hand, it is said, but doubted, that 
"many of the labourers, especially in the Truro 
district, do but little piece work, that they make 
nothing of their gardens and allotments, and appear 
to be restless and discontented.” Our correspondent 
says he knows Truro pretty well, but he has never 
once come across the particular district to which 
these statements refer. The agricultural labourer 
he has always found to be most thrifty, and the way 
in which he competes at the various shows points to 
the interest he takes in his own garden production. 
There seems to be but little difficulty in obtaining 
garden allotments in Cornwall, and one example at 
Crediton is worthy of notice. Here there are sixty 
allotments, consisting of about a quarter of an acre 
contained in two fields. The men elect out of their 
number three stewards for each field, who are 
responsible for its care. Fines are paid for the 
neglect of rules, and the money is spent in prizes. 
These allotments have existed since 1824 and the 
agent who collected the rents for twenty years says 
he has never lost a sixpence of the rent. 
The National Chrysanthemum Society's Catalogue.— 
Centenary Edition. Containing i.ooo new varieties. All the 
novelties. A history and complete bibliography of the Chrysan¬ 
themum, by Mr. C. Harman Payne. Price, is.; post free, 
IS. ijd. Pubiisher, Gardeninq World, i, Clement’s Inn 
Strand, London, W.C. 
PLANTS RECENTLY CERTIFICATED. 
The following plants were exhibited at the 
meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society on the 
loth inst., and received awards according to merit. 
Anthurium Wambeckianum.— The leaves of this 
plant are large, heart-shaped, and of a bright shining 
green. The spathe is also heart-shaped, relatively 
large, and of a glossy ivory-white. The cylindrical 
slightly curved spadix is pale yellow when young, 
but ultimately becomes flesh coloured. It is a great 
improvement upon the white kinds previously in 
cultivation on account of the size of the spathe, its 
purity and shining lustre. First-class Certificate. 
Haemanthus Lindeni. —Many of the species of 
Haemanthus have the fault of throwing up their 
flower scapes in advance of the leaves; but in the 
present case they are contemporaneous. The umbels 
of flowers are very large, and the individual blooms 
very numerous ; the tube is very slender, as are the 
segments, and the whole are of a bright orange-red, 
ultimately fading to pink. The petioles are red 
towards the base. The plant may be made to 
flower in spring as well as autumn. The beauty of 
the flowers is very much enhanced by the accom¬ 
paniment of leaves. First-class Certificate. Both 
of the above were exhibited by Messrs. Linden, 
L’Horticulture Internationale, Parc Leopold, 
Brussels. 
SoLANUM Wendlandi. —Those who desire a 
strong growing stove climber for covering the roof 
of a house would find in this a handsome, floriferous 
and gorgeous subject well adapted for the purpose. 
The leaves are pinnatisect, 5-7 lobed, somewhat after 
the style of a Bittersweet or Potato, only much more 
refined. The flowers are produced in massive, 
branching cymes from the apex of the stems and 
shoots, and each measures 2 in. in diameter. They 
are pale blue and of the usual form for a Solanum, 
but have five excurrent ribs and short lobes be¬ 
tween the latter. First-class certificate. 
Ptychoraphis AUGUSTA.— This Palm has a more 
gracefully arching habit than Cocos Wedelliana, 
but the leaves and their segments are larger and 
longer. They are pinnate with long, linear, deep 
shining green segments very closely arranged. The 
petioles are slightly channelled on the upper side. 
The plant shown had its larger leaves about 2J ft. 
long. First-class Certificate. 
Tecoma Smithii. —The parents of this hybrid 
were T. capensis and T. velutina, the former being 
the seed bearer. The stems are upright, at least in 
their earlier stages, and bear pinnate leaves consist¬ 
ing of thirteen to nineteen oval or oblong serrate, 
deep green leaflets. The flowers are borne in 
terminal panicles, and are tubular, arching, droop¬ 
ing, slender at the base, and have a small five-lobed 
lamina. They are of a golden yellow except the 
upper side, which is orange-red. A large plant 
covered with its golden and orange-red flowers, 
should present a handsome appearance, and does 
indeed do so in New South Wales where it was 
raised. First-class Certificate. 
Bomarea patacocensis. —Another name of this 
plant is B. conferta. It comes from Bogota in South 
America, and in warm greenhouses in this country 
is notable for the large, dense umbels of flowers 
which it produces. The leaves are ovate-lanceolate, 
and of a deep sub-glaucous green. The three outer 
segments of the flowers are of a deep crimson-red, 
and shorter than the rest; the latter are obovate, 
paler in colour, and tinted with yellow internally. 
The bunches of flowers are indeed handsome. 
First-class Certificate. The four plants above 
described, from Solanum to Bomarea inclusive, were 
exhibited by the Director of the Royal Gardens, 
Kew. 
Quercus AMERICANA SPLENDENS. —Several names 
have been given to this Oak, but the name given to 
it by Michaux was Q. tinctoria augulosa. It 
resembles Q. coccinea, but the leaves of the mature 
tree have fewer lobes. In the autumn the leaves 
assume different shades of yellow and red, those of 
young trees being the reddest. Amongst popular 
names it is known as the Quercitron or Dyer’s Oak. 
First-class Certificate. Exhibited by Mr. A. Waterer, 
Knap Hill. 
Carnation Mary Godfrey.— The flowers of this 
variety are of good average size, very full, but not 
crowded in any way, and pure white. The petals 
are broad, of good substance, and very shallowly 
toothed at the margin. Award of Merit. Exhibited 
by Mr. W. J. Godfrey, Nurseryman, Exm&uth. 
Carnation Reginald Godfrey. —Here we have 
flowers of good size, full, but in no way crowded, 
and of a beautiful salmon-pink. The broad petals 
are' rather deeply fringed, and the flowers are 
distinctly fragrant. Award of Merit. Exhibited 
by Mr. W. J. Godfrey, Exmouth. 
Carnation Madamoiselle Therese Franco.— 
The flowers of this variety are large, very full, but 
not densely packed, and of a beautiful salmon-pink. 
The broad petals are toothed at the edge. The 
plant is notable for its dwarf and bushy habit, being 
only a foot high, including both stems and flowers. 
It should prove a valuable tree Carnation for winter 
flowering in pots, on account of the neat habit and 
beautiful flowers. Award of Merit. It was exhibited 
by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. 
Nerine elegans alba.— The flowers of this 
variety are of medium size compared with those 
of N. curvifolium, better known as N. Fothergilli 
majus. The scape is dwarfer than the bright green 
leaves sometimes, but that habit may not be con¬ 
stant. The segments of the flower are linear-oblong 
and wavy or crisped, and pure white. First-class 
Certificate. 
Dahlia Emily Hopper. —This is a pompon of 
small size, very neat, with closely arranged florets, 
and bright yellow. Award of Merit. 
Dahlia Ettie Swan. —The blooms in this case, 
are single, large, circular, with broad overlapping 
rays, recurved at the outer edge. They are of a 
golden buff with a silky gloss and have a crimson 
zone round the golden yellow disc. Award of 
Merit. The Nerine and the two Dahlias above 
described were exhibited by Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale 
Farm Nurseries, Tottenham. 
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FRUITERERS AT THE 
MANSION HOUSE. 
At the banquetgiven last night [the nth inst.] at the 
Mansion House to the Court of the Fruiterers’ 
Company, the Lord Mayor presided, and there 
were present:—The Lady Mayoress, the Master of 
the Fruiterers’ Company (Mr. Henry Martin), Sir 
Edward and Lady Inglefield, Sir Joseph and Lady 
Renals, Sir Michael Biddulph, the Dean of Roches¬ 
ter, Chaplain of the Company, Sir H. E. and Lady 
Knight, Sir Henry A. Isaacs, Sir G. Hayter Chubb, 
Colonel Hughes, M.P., Mr. H. S. F'oster, M.P., Mr. 
T. H. Elliott, Captain J. S. Simmonds (of the 
Metropolitan Fire Brigade), and the following Past 
Masters of the Company :—Dr. Fotherby, Mr. G. 
Farrailoe, Mr. PL R. Williams, Mr. G. Cuff, Mr. 
R. S. Mason, and Mr. G. J. Brocklesby. In giving 
the toast of " The Fruiterers’ Company,” the Lord 
Mayor said : " I ask you to drink to the success of 
one of those slandered guilds of London, of which 
we, the citizens who understand their value, are 
very proud, but which outsiders—restless souls who 
seek to destroy and not uphold—are always trying 
to calumniate.” Before sitting down his lordship 
referred to the handsome gift of English fruit that 
he had received from the Company earlier in the 
evening, and said it would be in a large measure 
devoted to the relief and suceour of the sick. The 
Dean of Rochester, proposing the health of the Lord 
Mayor, declared that we in this country did not eat 
half enough fruit. On the part of the owner, 
occupier, and labourer there was a most profound 
ignorance with regard to its culture. In that 
respect, indeed, he thought we had retrograded 
rather than progressed. (Applause.) He missed 
the grand Ribston Pippin of his boyhood, and what 
had become of the Golden Pippin? (Hear, hear.) 
Leaving Devonshire out of account, and perhaps 
two other counties, the orchards of England were, 
generally speaking, a disgrace—with cankered trees, 
no manure, no pruning, and a lot of rubbish grown 
on from father to son. (Hear, hear ) What might 
not be done in the direction of improvement ? Six 
Apple trees growing near some well-sustained Roses 
one year brought him in /40. (Cheers.) The 
farmer had stood still while the manufacturer was 
making immense progress. It would well become 
the landlords of England to see to it that their 
property was well occupied with excellent fruit. 
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners never made a 
farm now without including a good orchard in it 
and every landlord ought to do the same. Personally 
he believed in beer, but surely cider and perry were 
