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THE GARDENING WORLD, 
Jan. 17th, 1885. 
Prizetaker (medium), Fenn’s Bountiful (medium). 
Red Rounds —Sutton’s Beading Busset (medium), 
Vicar of Laleham (medium). Coloured Rounds —Bad- 
stock Beauty (medium), Blanchard (medium). 
The above are now well in commerce and are 
tried, and proved favourites, and can be bought cheap. 
If exhibition varieties only are wanted no doubt 
International, white kidney, and Mr. Bresee, coloured 
kidney, have produced some of the finest dishes that 
have been staged at the great Potato Shows this year, 
but, unfortunately, on many soils their quality is not 
to be commended, although, for beauty and cropping 
combined, they are probably unsurpassed in their two 
sections. If The Dean can be obtained I would 
substitute it for Vicar of Laleham, from which it is a 
seedling and a great improvement, but being of 
modern introduction it is not everywhere to be 
obtained.— J. Knight, Bilston. 
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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 
Royal Horticultural. — January 13th. — The 
winterly weather experienced in the metropolis early 
in the week, prevented all but a very few flowers 
being sent to South Kensington on Tuesday, con¬ 
sequently the meeting was one of the smallest on 
record. There was, however, a good gathering of 
members of the Committees as composed last year, 
the new lists for the present year not having been 
sanctioned by the Council. Baron Schroeder, The 
Dell, Egham (Mr. Ballantine, gardener), showed in 
Odontoglossum Schroederianum, a very fine novelty 
of the crispum type, with large flowers, pure white 
ground, heavily barred and blotched with rich purple- 
brown—a pretty flower which gained a First-Class 
Certificate. From the same rich collection also came 
a distinct and pretty variety of Masdevallia chimoera 
named Shieldsiana, and cut blooms of a lovely variety 
of Cattleya Percivaliana, in which the tints of orange 
in the throat and crimson and purple on the labellum 
were of the brightest description. 
Sir Trevor Lawrence Bart., M.P., Burford Lodge, 
Dorking, showed several plants in flower of an 
interesting hybrid Cypripedium, the result of crossing 
C. punctatissimum and C. Spicerianum. It has a 
large white dorsal sepal, in some cases cup-shaped as 
in Spicerianum, and the others flat as in the normal 
forms. The very pretty Barkeria elegans, with light 
rose-pink sepals and petals, and a blotch of the 
richest purple on the lip, came from the collection of 
F. A. Philbrick, Esq., Q.C. (Mr. Heims, gardener), 
and was awarded a First-Class Certificate. A hybrid 
variety of Odontoglossum Alexandras, named Jose¬ 
phine, with medium-sized flowers spotted with crimson, 
was shown by B. H. Measures, Esq., The Woodlands, 
Streatham, and Mr. H. James, The Castle Nursery, 
Norwood, besides exhibiting a very fine variety of 
Cattleya choeoensis (noted in our last issue), had a 
very good form of Sophronitis grandiflora, Odonto¬ 
glossum Alexandras var. Trianas, a large-flowered 
variety of good form, pure white ground, spotted with 
pale brown; and a flowering specimen of Odonto¬ 
glossum aureo-maeulatum. A first-rate variety of 
Odontoglossum Jenningsianum came from W. Vanner, 
Esq., Chislehurst, together with an excellent form of 
Odontoglossum Bossi majus. 
Mr. B. S. Williams introduced to public notice for 
the first time another valuable addition to the ever¬ 
green section of Amaryllis, in a charming hybrid 
between the evergreen A. vittata and a deciduous 
variety named Defiance. It has been named Comte 
de Germiny, and was awarded a First-Class Certificate. 
Like its prototypes, Mrs. Garfield and Mrs. William 
Lee, it is a remarkably free bloomer, but is quite 
distinct from them in colour, being a bright rose, 
shaded with crimson, and prettily veined. Messrs 
Cannell & Son, Swanley, brought up some plants in 
flower and cut blooms of that valuable warm-house 
winter-blooming plant, Centropogon Lucyanus, the 
merits of which were duly acknowledged by the award 
of a First-Class Certificate. The same firm also showed 
the aesthetic Cineraria cruenta.and C.cruenta improved, 
a vastly superior thing to the former, having larger 
blooms, broader florets, and deeper rosy purple 
colour; and cut blooms of Mrs. Charles Carey and 
Ceres Chrysanthemums, both white-flowered Japanese 
varieties, highly appreciated for then - late flowering 
propensities. An anemone-flowered Pompon named 
Queen, but much resembling Virginale, came from 
Mr. J. Child, gardener, Garbrand Hall, Ewell. 
Mr. B. Clarke, Twickenham, received a First-Class 
Certificate for the brightest ruby-crimson coloured 
Cyclamen we have yet seen, and which is named 
Albert Victor. The plant is a neat grower, and its 
pale green handsomely mottled leaves show off its rich 
coloured blossoms to the greatest advantage. Messrs. 
Hooper & Co., Central Avenue, Covent Garden, exhi¬ 
bited a small collection of winter flowering Carnations, 
the pick of the basket being Irma, a rich satin-rose 
flower of good size and substance, combined with a 
dwarf free-flowering habit. Messrs. Page & Sons, of 
Teddington, also sent some choice Cyclamens in Acme, 
rose pink, and Excelsior, pure white. 
The Fkuit Committee had before them a very 
beautiful lot of Apples sent up by Mr. Ingram, of 
Belvoir Castle, to illustrate the character of the orchard 
produce of North Leicestershire, and the capabilities 
of its heavy soil as a commentary on the report made 
by Messrs. Harrison & Sons, of Leicester, in their 
remarks on Leicestershire Apples published in Mr. 
Barron’s Apple Congress Beport. The culinary varieties 
were of the first size and quality, free from spot or 
blemish and brightly coloured. The Blenheim Oranges 
were of a size and colour such as is not commonly 
seen even in the South, while of Bosemary Busset, 
Peasgood’s Nonsuch, Lord Derby, Stirling Castle, 
Betty Geeson, Beauty of Kent, Bramley’s Seedling, 
Warner’s King, Bymer, and Gloria Mundi the samples 
were all that could be desired. The dessert varieties 
shown were equally fine of their kind as regards 
size and colour, the leading sorts being King of the 
Pippins, Court of Wick, Winter Pearmain, Cox’s 
Orange Pippin, Pomme d’Api, Bibston Pippin, and 
Margil. The Committee recommended the award of 
a Bronze Medal. Messrs. Bichard Smith & Co., of 
Worcester, sent some examples of a seedling Apple 
raised from Blenheim Orange, resembling a small 
Busset, pleasant in flavour, and a late keeper. The 
tree is said to be a free bearer, and the sort much 
liked by fruit growers in the Worcester district. Messrs. 
Elsdon & Co., Milton, Cambridge, also exhibited 
samples of a seedling Apple which the Committee 
considered a very good one, and requested to see it 
again. The fruits are of medium size, somewhat flat, 
and prettily coloured. 
national Auricula, and national Carnation 
and Picotee Societies (Southern Section).— 
Committee meetings of these Societies were held on 
Tuesday, in the conservatory of the Boyal Horticultural 
Society, South Kensington, Shirley Hibberd, Esq., in 
the chair. The following members of the recently con¬ 
stituted committees were present: Dr. Masters,Dr. Hogg, 
Messrs. H. Cannell, J. James, E. Hill, B. S. Williams, 
H. A. Bolt, C. Turner, H. J. Veitch, J. Laing, and J. 
Douglas, honorary secretary. The rules for exhi¬ 
bitors were revised and the schedules for each Society 
were ordered to be printed. Judges were appointed 
for both Societies. The treasurer was instructed to 
apply to Mr. E. S. Dodwell for a statement of the 
accounts of the two Societies, and for a remittance of 
the balance of cash in his hands belonging to the 
respective Societies. 
The following are the rules for exhibitors which 
were adopted after some discussion on clause 5:— 
1. An exhibitor can win one prize only in one class, 
except in the class for seedlings, in which there is no 
limit; and in single specimens he may not exhibit 
more than two in each class, but may win two prizes 
with both exhibits. 
2. At the time when the judges commence their 
work all persons present save the officers and their 
assistants shall retire from the exhibition. The 
decision of the judges shall be final. 
3. All plants and flowers shown in the schedule 
classes must have been the bond fide property of the 
exhibitor or his employer at least two months previous 
to the date of the exhibition. 
4. Plants and flowers submitted for certificates must 
be staged separately from collections, in a place allotted 
by the Committee, and shall be adjudicated upon by 
the judges only, save that the judges may, at their 
discretion, obtain the assistance of other persons in 
making their decisions. 
5. No person shall be allowed to compete as an 
amateur who publishes a list of plants for sale, or who 
advertises them in any form whatever, with the 
exception of seedlings of his own raising. 
GARDENERS’ ROYAL BENE¬ 
VOLENT INSTITUTION. 
Ox Wednesday evening, the forty-seventh annual 
meeting of the subscribers to this Institution was held 
at the Bedford Hotel, Covent Garden, under the 
presidency of Edward Tidswell, Esq., the Treasurer. 
From the annual Beport we learn that eleven pen¬ 
sioners died during the year; that the forty-first 
annual Festival held last summer had been a great 
success; that £600 Consols had been added to the 
reserve fund; and that an increased amount had been 
paid in pensions. The collection made in aid of the 
Pension Augmentation Fund had also been most 
successfully carried out, the amount collected up to 
December 15th, 1884, being £1,762 4s. 3d., to which 
must be added the sum of £489 los. received up to 
January 14th. The generous donor who had promised 
£500, conditionally upon £1,750 being raised during 
the year to increase the reserve fund to £20,000, had 
been communicated with, and in due course the pro¬ 
mised sum will be paid to the bankers. The report 
also alluded to the loss the Institution had sustained 
by the death of the Duke of Buecleuch and H. G. 
Bohn, Esq.; to the election of the Duke of Westmin¬ 
ster as President, and of George Lambert, Esq., as a 
Vice-President; and to the fact of a Sub-Committee 
having been appointed to revise, where necessary, the 
rules of the Institution, more particularly those refer¬ 
ring to the amount of the pensions. The number of 
pensioners on the list at the close of the year was 
forty-nine women and forty-four men. The following 
are the balance-sheets presented:— 
Statement of the receipts and payments of the 
Gardeners’ Boyal Benevolent Institution for the year 
ending December 31st, 1883. 
Dr. 
To Balance, 1883 
„ Annual Subscriptions 
„ Donations . 
,, Advertisements 
,, Dividends on Stock 
£ s. d. £ s. d. 
366 G 4 
1,189 2 6 
7S6 15 1 
53 11 0 
2,029 8 7 
456 15 0 
-2,4S6 3 7 
£2,852 9 11 
Stock in Three per Cent. Consols, £15,950. 
£ s. d. 
. 1,372 0 0 
. 160 0 0 
. 121 1 6 
. 20 1 6 
. 2 18 
. 5 0 0 
. ... S 9 0 
. 74 2 8 
3, and sundry 
. 100 19 9 
1,S63 16 1 
,, Purchase of £600 Consols 
. 
602 
5 0 
2,466 
1 1 
,, Balances, viz.: 
£ s. d. 
With Treasurer at Bankers . 
.. 374 15 11 
„ Secretary. 
.. 11 12 11 
3S6 
S 10 
2,852 
9 11 
Balance sheet of the Pension Augmentation Fund 
for the year 1884:— 
Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. 
To Balance, 1873 . 13 13 2 
,, Amount collected ... ... ... 1,762 4 3 
,, Dividends on £2,400 Victoria 
Bonds . 94 0 0 
„ Advertisements . 3 10 0 
- 1,859 14 3 
Cr. 
By Pensions . 
,,' Secretary’s Salary. 
,, Printing . 
,, Stationery . 
,, Book of Cheques . 
,, Hire of Committee Boom 
,, Advertising. 
,, Expense of Annual Dinner 
■Prvotoo-PQ Tr.q.vp.lline* Rvrprsp? 
£1,873 7 5 
£3.900 Four per Cent. Victoria Bonds deposited at- Messrs. 
Glyn, Mills & Co. 
By Purchase of £1,500 Victoria Four 
per Cent. Bonds. 
„ Printing . 
„ Stationery, Certificates, &c. 
,, Postages, Circulars, &c. 
,, Honorarium to Secretary. 
,, Balance at Bankers 
£ s. d. £ s. d, 
1,552 15 0 
22 5 3 
7 5 10 
62 4 2 
88 2 0 
- 179 17 3 
1,732 12 3 
110 15 2 
£1,873 7 5 
On the motion of Dr. Masters, seconded by Mr. 
Nutting, the report and balance-sheet was adopted 
nem. con. The following gentlemen were then elected 
to serve on the Committee—viz., Mr. John Lee, Mr. 
B. S. Williams, Mr. Thomas Moore, Mr. Charles 
Pilcher, Mr. T. A. Dickson, and Mr. W. Eichards, in 
the place of Mr, J. F. Meat on, Mr, J, Peel, Mr. J, 
