January 20, 1894. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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very deep and solid and of grand flavour, and can be 
eaten to the rind which is very thin. One splendid 
quality in this variety is its entire freedom from 
canker, a disease so much dreaded by cultivators of 
the Melon. I grow several plants of Ai every year, 
and have never lost a single plant through canker. 
1 have seen it growing in several gardens and the 
gardeners in every instance speak of it in the highest 
terms, and say that they can always depend on it for 
a crop. One gardener told me that he had cut forty 
splendid fruits fram a five-light pit. I should like 
to hear the opinion of others who have grown this 
Melon. I can strongly recommend it as being Ai in 
every sense of the word.—/loio. 
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SOCIETIES. 
Royal Horticultural, January i6th.—k larger number 
of exhibits turned up at the meeting on Tuesday last 
than might have been expected at this season of the 
year. The Orchids made by far the most interesting 
display. Stove and greenhouse plants included 
Amaryllis, Primulas, and various decorative subjects. 
A most interesting group of Orchids was set up by 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Alban’s, to whom a 
Silver-gilt Flora Medal was awarded. The most 
striking feature of the group was a large number of 
white forms of Laelia anceps showing wonderful 
variation in the matter of colouring. Amongst 
others were several fine masses of L. a. Sanderiana 
and smaller pieces of L. a. Stella, L. a Holli- 
dayana, L. a. amabilis, L. a. Ashworthiana, the 
latter being the most distinct novelty. A singular¬ 
looking species was Cycnoches Peruvianum, and the 
new Calanthe-Phaio Arnoldiae was beautiful, not¬ 
withstanding the name. There were 250 flowers on 
Laelia anceps Sanderiana; one plant carried sixty 
blossoms, one spike bore six, and another five fully- 
expanded flowers of handsome proportions. A fine 
group of Orchids was also set up by Messrs. B. S. 
Williams & Son, Upper Holloway, including a large 
number of Cypripediums, amongst which C. Sallieri 
aureum, C. nitens, C. Pitcherianum Williams var., 
and C. Dauthieri were conspicuous. Dendrobium 
Wardianum was fine, and so were the single and 
semi-double Camellias. A Silver Banksian Medal was 
awarded for the group. A large and very interesting 
group of Cypripediums was set up by R. I. 
Measures, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Hy. Chapman), Cam¬ 
bridge Lodge, Camberwell. A Silver Flora Medal 
was awarded the group. Very attractive and 
interesting were C. insigne Ernestii, C. Exul, C. 
Sallieri Hyeanum, C. Leanum illustre, C. fascina- 
tum, the strikingly spotted C. Celeus, and the 
popular and much-valued C, Arthurianum. Some 
Odontoglossums and Laelias were exhibited by 
C. W. Fiucken, Esq. (gardener, Mr. G. Millburn), 
Hoyland Hall, Barnsley. Many fine hybrid 
Cypripediums, including C. Niobe, C. Adrastus, 
C. Morganiae, C. Germinyanum, and Sophrocattleya 
Veitchi, with crimson-red flowers, were exhibited by 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. Calanthe 
Florence was shown by Mr. J. H. Fitt, The Gardens, 
The Frythe, Welwyn, Herts. .Some interesting 
things came from the Royal Botanic Gardens, 
Glasnevin, including Cyperorchis elegans and 
Bulbophyllum comosum, Coelogyne corrugata and 
Laelia anceps were shown by W. H. Evans, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. J. Crook), Forde Abbey, Chard. 
Some Cypripediums were shown by A. J. Holling- 
ton. Esq. (gardener, Mr. C. Ayling), Forty Hill, 
Enfield. Cypripedium Edwardi superbum, C. 
Lucienianum superbum, and others were exhibited 
by Thos. Statter, Esq. (gardener, Mr. R. Johnson), 
Stand Hall, Manchester. Cattleya Percivalliana 
Southgate var., and Cypripedium insigne Southgate 
var., were shown by Messrs. W. L. Lewis & Co., 
Southgate. A Silver Banksian Medal was awarded 
to Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. 
White), Burford Lodge, Dorking, for a group of 
well-flowered Dendrobiums, including D. Bur- 
fordense, D. Hebe, D. euosmum, also Angraecum 
eburneum, Mormodes Rolf el, and Epidendrum 
polybulbon, a great botanical curiosity. A large 
branching panicle of Odontoglossum ramosissimum 
was exhibited by A. H. Smee, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 
G. W. Cummins), The Grange, Carshalton. A 
compact little group of Orchids, showing a con¬ 
siderable amount of variety, was shown by Messrs. 
Hugh Low & Co., Clapton. Amongst others were 
Cattleyas, Cypripediums, Angraecum sesquipedale, 
Vanda Amesiana, and various others of note. Cut 
flowers of Odontoglossums, Cattleyas, Laelias, and 
others were shown by W. M. Appleton, Esq., Tyn-y- 
Coed, Hill Road, Weston-super-Mare. A Bronze 
Banksian Medal was accorded to Jas. Crispin, 
Esq., Chester Park, Fishponds, Bristol, for a 
large collection of cut flowers of Cypripediums, 
showing a considerable range of variety. He also 
had some pDt plants. Odontoglossum Ruckerianum 
Crawshay’s var. and O. Andersonianum lobatum and 
Laelia Crawshayana were exhibited by De Barrii 
Crawshay, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Sidney Cooke), 
Rosefield, Sevenoaks. A well grown plant of the 
remarkable Dendrobium atroviolaceum was exhi¬ 
bited by F. Wigan, Esq. (grower, Mr. W. H. 
Young), Clare Lawn, East Sheen. Some grandly 
flowered plants of Calanthe William Murray, C. 
Sibyl, C. Phoebe, and C. Bryan were exhibited by 
Norman C. Cookson, Esq. (Oakwood, Wylam, R. S. 
O.). An interesting group of plants from Messrs. 
Linden, L’Horticulture International, Brussels, 
arrived late at the show room. Amongst others 
were the curious and beautiful Stenia fimbriata, a 
grand piece of Odontoglossum Jenningsianum 
parciguttatum, Maxillaria Lindeniae, and some 
supposed natural hybrid Odontoglossums. 
Amongst the other subjects exhibited was a group 
of Chinese Primulas from Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, 
Swanley, Kent ; Swanley Blue, Canterbury, Dover 
Cliff, Primrose Day and Swanley White, were large 
and all very distinct. A Bronze Banksian Medal 
was awarded. A large group of Palms, Crotons, 
Anthuriums, and other decorative stuff mixed with 
flowering plants, was exhibited by Messrs. J. Laing 
& Sons, Forest Hill. Odontoglossums, Laelias and 
other Orchids served to enliven the group. A Silver 
Flora Medal was awarded. A small group of 
Eucharis Stevensi, and some Odontoglossums were 
exhibited by W. Thompson, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. 
Stevens), Walton Grange, Stone. A Silver Flora Medal 
was awarded to N. L. Cohen, Esq. (gardener, Mr. A. 
Hurt), Round Oak, Englefield Green, Surrey, for two 
large baskets of Freesia refracta alba splendidly 
flowered, and strongly scented. A Silver Banksian 
Medal was awarded to Messrs. Ed. Shuttleworth & 
Co., Peckham Rye, for a group of Palms, Aralias, 
Dracaenas, Crotons, Phrynium variegatum, and other 
decorative plants, enlivened with well-flowered and 
deliciously scented Lily of the Valley. Cocos 
Wedelliana and other Palms that had been grown for 
thirteen months in a sitting-room were in the best of 
health and condition. A Silver Banksian Medal was 
accorded to the Hon. W. F. D. Smith, M.P. 
(gardener, Mr. H. Perkins), Greenlands, Henley-on- 
Thames, for a large group of Amaryllis in variety, 
set up with Cocos Wedelliana and other Palms, as 
well as Dendrobium Cooksoni. Messrs. Sutton & 
Sons, Reading, exhibited a new strain of Chinese 
Primulas, under the names of Double Lilac Moss- 
curled, Sutton’s Fern-leaf, and the Double Alba 
Magnifica, all moss-curled, and fine both in flower 
and leaf. Some large flowers of Chrysanthemums, 
including Good Gracious, New Year's Gift, Madame 
H. de Fortamier, M. Maurice Dally, and others 
were shown by Mr. Robert Owen, Castle Hill, 
Maidenhead. 
At a meeting of the Fruit and Vegetable Com¬ 
mittee, a Bronze Medal was awarded to Mr. W. C. 
Leach, Albury Park Gardens, Guildford, for some 
handsomely finished bunches of Grapes. He also 
showed two boxes of late-keeping Apples, &c. 
Beautiful fruits of the Bahia Navel Orange were ex¬ 
hibited by Mr. John Dumble, gardener to Sir Chas. 
Philipps, Picton Castle, Haverfordwest. 
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ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY’S COMMITTEES, 1894. 
Floral Committee. —C/ia!>wa«,WilliamMarshall, 
Auchinraith, Bexley. Vice-Chairmen, Rev. H. H. 
D’Ombrain,Westwell Vicarage, Ashford, Kent; John 
Fraser, Lea Bridge Road, Leytonstone, E. ; George 
Paul, The Old Nurseries, Cheshunt; Secretary, T. 
Humphreys,RoyalHorticulturalSociety,Chiswick,W. 
Bain, W., The Gardens, Burford Lodge, Dorking. 
Baines, Thomas, Fern Cottage, Palmer’s Green, N. 
Barr, P., 12, King Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 
Bause, F., Portland Road, South Norwood, S.E. 
Beckett, E., Aldenham House Gardens, Elstree. 
Cannell, H., Swanley, Kent. 
Dean, R., Ranelagh Road, Ealing, W. 
Druery, C. T., F. L. S., 25, Windsor Road, Forest 
Gate. 
Fitt, J. H., The Frythe Gardens, Welwyn. 
Furze, W., Roselands, Broom Road, Teddington. 
Godfrey, Thos., Hillingdon, Uxbridge. 
Gordon, G., Priory Road, Kew. 
Herbst, H., Kew Road, Richmond, Surrey. 
Jeffries, C., Boston House Gardens, Brentford. 
Jennings, J., Ascott Gardens, Leighton Buzzard. 
Jones, H. J., Ryecroft, Hither Green, Lewisham. 
Laing, J., Forest Hill, S. E. 
Leach, W. C., Adbury Park Gardens, Guildford. 
Lowe, R. B., Ashbridge Gardens, Berkhamsted. 
May, H. B., Dyson’s Lane, Upper Edmonton. 
Mawley, E., Rosebank, Berkhamsted. 
Molyneux, E., Swanmore Park Gardens, Bishop’s 
Waltham. 
Nicholson, G., Royal Gardens, Kew. 
Noble, C., Sunningdale Nursery, Bagshot. 
Owen, R., Castle Hill, Maidenhead. 
Pawle, J. D., 12, Stanley Gardens, Willesden Green, 
N.W. 
Pearson, C. E., Chilwell, Nottingham. 
Peerless, G.R., Park Hill House, Clapham, S.W. 
Salter, C. J., Woodhatch Gardens, Reigate. 
Selfe-Leonard, H., Hitherbury, Guildford. 
Stevens, Geo., St. John’s Nursery, Putney. 
Turner, H., Royal Nurseries, Sloug’n. 
Walker, J., Ham Common, Surrey. 
Watson, W., Royal Gardens, Kew. 
Orchid Committee. — Chairman, H. J. Veitch, 
F.L.S., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, S.W. Vice- 
Chairmen, Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P., 57, 
Princes Gate, S.W.; Maxwell T. Masters, M.D., 
F.R.S., Mount Avenue, Ealing, W.; Baron Schroder, 
The Dell, Staines. Hon. Secretary, James O’Brien, 
West Street, Harrow-on-the-Hill. 
Ballantine, H., The Dell Gardens, Staines. 
Bond, T. W., Elstead House Gardens, Godaiming. 
Brooman-White, R., Ardarroch, Garelochead, N.B. 
Broome, Joseph, Sunny Hill, Llandudno. 
Burberry, H. A., Highbury Gardens, Birmingham. 
Burbridge, F. W., Trinity College Botanic Garden, 
Dublin. 
Chapman, H., Cambridge Lodge, P'lodden Road, 
Camberwell. 
Cobb, W., Broadwater Down, Tunbridge Wells. 
Cookson, Norman C., Oakwood, Wylam-on-Tyne. 
Courtauld, Sydney, Booking Place, Braintree. 
Crawshay, De Barri, Rosefield, Sevenoaks. 
Douglas, J., Great Gearies, Ilford. 
Gabriel, J. T., 6, Palace Road, Streatham Hill. 
Handley, Rev. E., 19, Royal Crescent, Bath. ■ 
Haywood, T. B., Woodhatch Lodge, Reigate. 
Hill, E., Tring Park Gardens, Tring. 
Ingram, C., 86, Onslow Gardens, S.W. 
Jacques, J., Waddesdon Manor Gardens, Aylesbury. 
Latham, W. B., Botanic Gardens, Edgbaston, 
Birmingham. 
Lindsay, R., Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh. 
Low, E. V., The Nurseries, Clapton, N.E. 
Lucas, C. J., Warnham Court, Horsham. 
Mason, Major, The Firs, Warwick. 
Pilcher, Charles, 84, Ringford Road, Wandsworth, 
S.W. 
Pollett, H.M., Fernside, Bickley, Kent. 
Protheroe, W. H., 67, Cheapside, E.C. 
Sander, F., St. Albans. 
Smee, A H.. Wallington, Surrey. 
Statter, Thos., Stand Hall, Whitefield, Manchester. 
Tautz, F. G., Dibden House, Hanger Hill, Ealing. 
Wells, M., Broomfield, Sale, near Manchester. 
White, W. H., Burford Lodge Gardens, Dorking. 
Williams, H., Victoria Nurseries, Holloway, N. 
Wrigley, O. O., Bridge Hall, Bury, Lancs. 
Fruit and Vegetable Commitiee. — Chairman, 
Philip Crowley, F.L.S., Waddon House, by Croydon. 
Vice-Chairmen, Dr. Hogg, LL.D., F.L.S., 99, St. 
George’s Road, Pimlico ; John Lee, 78, Warwick 
Gardens, Kensington; T. Francis Rivers, Saw- 
bridgeworth. Seeretary, Archibald F. Barron, Royal 
Horticultural Society, Chiswick, W. 
Balderson, H., Corner Hall, Hemel Hempstead. 
Bates, W., Poulett Lodge Gardens, Twickenham. 
Bennett, W., Rangemore Park Gardens, Burton-on- 
Trent. 
Cheal, Joseph, Crawley, Sussex. 
Cummins, G. W., The Grange Gardens, Wallington. 
Dean, A., 62, Richmond Road, Kingston, S.W. 
Divers, W. H., Ketton Hall Gardens, Stamford. 
Dunn, Malcolm, The Palace Gardens, Dalkieth, N.B, 
Gilman, E., Ingestre Gardens, Stafford. 
Glen, T., Worth Park Gardens, Crawley. 
Goldsmith, Geo., Leonardslee Gardens, Horsham. 
Herrin, C., Dropmore Gardens, Maidenhead. 
Hudson, J., Gunnersbury House, Acton. 
Iggulden, W., Marston Gardens, Frome. 
Laing, J., Junr., Forest Hill, S.E. 
Lane, Fred. Q., Berkhamsted. 
Mclndoe, James, Hutton Hall Gardens, Guisborough. 
Miles, G. T., Wycomb Abbey, High W^vcomb. 
Norman, G., Hatfield House Gardens, Hatfield. 
Pearson, A. H., The Nurseries, Chilwell, Notts. 
Reynolds, G., The Gardens, Gunnersbury Park, 
Acton. 
RosSj Charles, The Gardens, Welford Park, New¬ 
bury. 
Sage, G. H., Ham House Gardens, Richmond, S.W. 
Saltmarsh, T. J., The Nurseries, Chelmsford. 
Smith, James, The Gardens, Mentmore, Leighton’ 
Buzzard. 
Sutton, A. W., F.L.S., Reading. 
Taber, G., Rivenhall, Witham, Essex. 
Veitch, J. H., King’s Road, Chelsea. 
Veitch, P. C. M., The Royal Nurseries, Exeter. 
Warren, W., Worton Gardens, Isleworth. 
Weir, Harrison, Sevenoaks. 
Willard, Jesse, Holly Lodge Gardens, Highgate, N 
Woodward, G., Barham Court, Teston, Maidstone. 
Wright, John, 171, Fleet Street. 
Wright, S. T., Glewston Court Gardens, Hereford. 
Wythes, G., Syon House Gardens, Brentford. 
Young, A., Abberley Hall Gardens, Stourport, 
