February 18, 1899. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
397 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, Enfield, 
had a bold group of Orchids, in which the Phalaen- 
opses were very fine, including P. schilleriana, P. 
stuartiana, and P. Aphrodite. Odontoglossum 
Edithae, and Cattleyas were also noteworthy. (Silver 
Banksian Medal ) 
F. Knight, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Marsden), Thun- 
dersley House, Thundersley, Essex, exhibited a 
showy and interesting group of Cattle} a Trianaei, in 
highly-coloured varieties. He also had a piece of 
Laelia glauca, bearing six blooms, a very unusual 
occurrence (Silver Banksian Medal ) 
J. Bradshaw, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Whiffia), The 
Grange, Southgate, exhibited an interesting group of 
Orchids, including Cattleya Trianaei Whiffenii, C- 
T. lilaciDa, and C. T. rega’is, with petals and lip of 
enormous size. Odontoglossum andersonianum, O. 
triumphans, O. crispum, and others were good 
examples of culture as well as being fine. (Silver 
Flora Medal.) 
Sir F. Wigan, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. Young), 
Clare Lawn, East SheeD, had a splendid Cattleya 
named C. Trianaei Amy Wigan. De B. Crawshay, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. S. Cooke), Rosefield, Seven- 
oaks, exhibited Laelia anceps Juno, L. crawshayana 
and Odontoglossum triumphans Mrs. de B. Craw¬ 
shay. J. T. Gabriel, Esq., Palace Road, Streatham 
Hill,staged Cattleya Trianaei Gabriel’s var. Herbert 
Harris, Esq. (gardener. Mr. J. Penton), Bowden 
Hill House, Chippenham, staged Laelia anceps 
schroderae and Cattleya Trianaei Bowden Hill 
House var. 
E. Ashworth, Esq., Harefield Hall, Wilmslow, ex¬ 
hibited an interesting little group of hybrid Dendro- 
biums, including D. Cassiope, D. domicassio, D. 
dominianum x Cassiope, and others of that ilk. His 
Cymbidium hookerianum was fine. A Cultural 
Commendation was awarded to W. Cobb, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. J. Howes), Dulcote, Tunbridge 
Wells, for Odontoglossum maculatum anceps. G. 
F. Moore, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Morris), Bourton-on- 
the-Water, exhibited a hybrid Cypripedium named 
C. Beckmanii, the parentage of which was evidently 
C. villosum x C. nitens or some form of C. insigne. 
Messrs. J Veitch & Sons, Ltd., exhibited some 
handsome new hybrid Orchids, including Phalaenop- 
sis Mrs. James H. Veitch, Cypripedium Orion, 
Phaio-calanthe Niobe, all pretty and very interest¬ 
ing in their way. Messrs. F. Sander & Co , St. 
Albans, showed a few Orchids. 
Mr. Frank Lowe, The Gardens, Easthampstead 
Park, Wokingham, Berks., exhibited three plants of 
a very pretty and elegant new Croton, named Lord 
Hillsborough. 
A superb array of Camellias came from the Nur¬ 
series of Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, 
Herts. Both plants and cut flowers were shown 
and the standard of merit was remarkably high 
throughout. The plants,which were stood on the floor 
of the hall, were exceedingly well flowered. The bulk 
of the plants consisted of the well-known white forms, 
Alba Plena and Fimbriata. Exquisite, Corallina, 
and Conspicua were also well shown, but the whites 
were the feature. The cut flowers were of magnifi¬ 
cent development and symmetry. Half a dozen 
well-flowered pot plants of Clematis indivisa lobata 
were also shown. (Silver Gilt Flora Medal.) 
A table of bouquets, baskets of flowers, and other 
floral devices that were contributed by Mr. F. Miller, 
no,Fulham Road,S.W.,madeabrave show. Narcissi, 
Lilies of the Valley, and Freesias constituted the 
floral element, and these were prettily supplemented 
by grasses and foliage. 
A small batch of the scarlet-flowered Malmaison 
Princess May was put up by Mr. Chas. Turner, 
Slough. Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, had, 
as usual, an exhibit of new plants, Acalypha Sanderi, 
Dracaena sanderiana, aud D. godseffiana being well 
shown. Haemanthus cinnabarinus superbus was a 
notable feature. 
The “ New Decorative ” Primulas staged by Messrs. 
H. Cannell & Son, Swanley, Kent, filling half of a 
long central table, constituted the finest exhibit of 
Primulas we have ever seen from the Swanley firm. 
The Lady is the parent of this distinct race, and a 
batch of it was fittingly in evidence. P. pyramidalis 
Purple Star is a purple form of The Lady and very 
handsome. The new variety Princess is the most 
distinct and finest white Primula we have ever seen. 
The varieties Mrs. R. Cannell, Harlequin, and Lady 
Emily Dyke, were also all well showD, the display of 
flowers being truly magnificent. (Silver Flora Medal). 
A very showy exhibit came from Mr. H. B May, 
Dyson's Lane Nurseries, Upper Edmonton. It con¬ 
sisted of half a dozen huge specimen plants of 
Begonia Gloire de Lorraine. The plants were in 
small eight inch pots, and were clothed to the bottom 
with flowers and foliage. Placed as they were in a 
bed of Adiantum farleyense the rosy flowers ap¬ 
peared to the utmost advantage. (Silver Banksian 
Medal). 
Messrs. Hill & Son, Lower Edmonton, repeated 
their exhibit of Ferns, and the arrangement on this 
occasion was worthy of special praise. All the plants, 
both small and large, were in perfect health, (Silver 
Gilt Banksian Medal). 
Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, had a 
very showy group of florist’s Primulas, both single 
and double. The various strains of rose, white, 
pink, scarlet, crimson and blue flowers were of high 
order of merit, and the blue especially was note¬ 
worthy for its depth and richness. The star shaped 
section which has come into such prominence of late 
was also represented. (Silver Banksian Medal). 
Upwards of sixty bunches of Tulips in eighteen 
varieties were shown by Messrs. Collins Bros., 
Hampton. Prince of Austria, Rosa Mundi, Grand 
Due, Yellow Prince, Thos. Moore, and scarlet Due 
Van Thol were the leading sorts and the cream of 
the collection, but all the flowers were first-class. 
(Silver Banksian Medal.) 
A capital table of Cyclamen was put up by Mr. 
John May, Gordon Nursery, St. Margaret’s, Twicken¬ 
ham. The flowers were of immense size and sub¬ 
stance, and the colours first-rate. White, crimson, 
rose, pink, and blush were all in grand trim, and all 
the plants were well flowered. 
The handsome Lachenalia Nelsoni was represented 
by a batch of well-flowered plants, sent by Mr. Wm. 
Allan, gardener to Lord Suffield, Gunton Park, Nor¬ 
wich. Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., had a tray 
of cut blooms of hybrid greenhouse Rhododendrons. 
An interesting exhibit was a flower with foliage 
leaves attached of the deep crimson-spathed Arum 
dracunculoides. Mr. Jas. Hudson, gardener to 
Leopold de Rothschild, Esq , sent a fine specimen of 
Lourya campanulata. Messrs. B. S. Williams & 
Son, Upper Holloway, N., had a nice batch of 
Citrus sinensis, the Otaheite Orange. 
Hardy flowers were considerably in evidence,there 
being several pretty groups. Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale 
Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, N., had a showy little 
group, Narcissi, Primulas, Crocus Sieberi, and early 
Irises being the chief items. Messrs. Barr & Sons 
King Street, Covent Garden, bad a choice assortment 
in Narcissus minimus, which was very showy. Iris 
unguicularis was another noteworthy member of the 
group. 
The hardy flowers sent b} Messrs. R. Wallace 
& Co., Kilnfield Gardens, Colchester consisted 
chiefly of Irises, of which I. reticulata, I. bhtrioides, 
I. Histrio, and the distinct yellow I. Danfordiae 
were all in excellent condition. 
At a meeting of the fruit and vegetable committee, 
a Gold Medal was awarded to Messrs. Geo. Bunyard 
& Co., Maidstone, for a magnificent collection of 
Apples. There were in all sixty dishes of beautifully 
preserved fruit, such varieties as Calville Malingre, 
Blenheim Orange, Allington Pippin, Bismarck, 
Tibbett’s Pearmain,Twenty Ounce, Newton Wonder, 
Mere de Menage, and Gascoigne’s Scarlet Seedling 
appearing to special advantage. 
A collection of sixty dishes of distinct varieties of 
Apples was staged by Messrs. Cheal & Sons, Low- 
field Nurseries, Crawley, Sussex. The fruit,although 
small, was for the most part exceedingly well col¬ 
oured and in capital preservation, more especially in 
the case of Cox’s Orange Pippin, Gospatrick, 
Atalantas, the finely flavoured Armorel, Chelmsford 
Wonder, and Bess Pool. (Silver Knightian Medal). 
A similar award went to Mr. Geo. Wythes, gard¬ 
ener to the Duke of Northumberland, Syon House, 
Brentford, for some heavily fruited sprays of Van¬ 
illa planifolia. 
A bunch of The Sutton Rhubarb, shown by Mr. 
J. Butler, gardener to the Earl of Ancaster, Nor- 
manton, Stamford, was a capital instance of a grand 
variety well cultivated. 
The Annual Meeting. 
The annual meeting of Fellows was held as usual at 
117, Victoria Street, at 3 p.m. Sir Trevor Lawrence, 
Bart., occupied the chair, and there was a very re¬ 
presentative gathering. After the customary pre¬ 
liminaries had been disposed of, Mr. James Douglas 
and Mr. Alex. Dean were appointed scrutineers of 
the ballot. Mr. Geo. Bunyard proposed, and Mr. 
Geo. Paul seconded, a cordial vote of thanks to the 
retiring members of the Council, which was duly 
carried. 
The Report and Balance Sheet 
For 1899. 
The Report of the Council, which was a lengthy 
one, showed that the year 1898-99 has been one of 
increased prosperity for the society. In order to 
assist the trustees of the Lindley Library, £170 has 
been spent in completing and publishing a catalogue 
of the library, and in purchasing various books. 
Valuable books have also beea presented by the 
Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew, Dr. Masters, 
F.R.S. ; J. T. Bennett-Poe, Esq.; Miss Ormerod, 
Mrs. Holborn, Signor Alvio, and others, and arrange¬ 
ments have been made to purchase other important 
works. Twenty-two fruit and floral meetings have 
been held during the year, besides the larger shows 
at the Temple in May, and the Crystal Palace in 
September and November. Lectures have been 
given at nineteen of these meetings, and a total of 
906 ordinary awards have been made. In addition 
to these a Silver-Gilt Flora Medal was presented to 
Miss O. Harrisson; and 4 Hogg Memorial Medals have 
been awarded, and 85 Bronze Banksian Medals 
granted to cottagers’ societies. The Hogg Memorial 
Medal is to be restricted to the fruit and vegetable 
committee, and is to perpetuate the memory of the 
late Dr. Robert Hogg, who, while he lived, took such 
a keen interest in the proceedings of that committee. 
Both the Temple show and the Great Fruit Show were 
brilliant successes, and the latter particularly, de¬ 
spite an unfavourable fruit season, continues to be an 
object lesson in fruit culture of national importance. 
A deputation was sent from the society to the 
great summer show of the Northumberland, 
Durham, and Newcastle-on-Tyne Botanical and 
Horticultural Society in July, and an invitation has 
been received and accepted for sending a small de¬ 
putation to the Truro Daffodil show on the 21st and 
22nd of March next. 
The first edition of the Book of Rules for Judging, 
and Hints to Schedule Makers, sent out in 1896, has been 
exhausted, and a reprint with an appendix has been 
issued, price is. 6d. The examination in horticul¬ 
ture, held on April 5th, concurrently in different 
parts of the United Kingdom, brought out 190 can¬ 
didates. A similar examination is to be held on 
April nth, 1899 
Included in the fixtures for the year just begun is 
the International Conference on Hybridisation on 
July nthandi2th, at Chiswick. This is to close 
with a banquet in the Whitehall Rooms, Hotel 
Metropole, in honour of distinguished foreign 
guests. The so-called fortnightly meetings have now 
been made really fortnightly, having regard to the 
occurrence of Bank Holidays and special events, 
such as the Temple and Great Fruit shows. 
Dr. J. Augustus Voelcker, M.A, continues as Con¬ 
sulting Chemist, and the Rev. Geo. Henslow, M.A., 
as Professor of Botany to the society. The Rev. W. 
Wilks, having completed ten years of secretar)ship, 
the council recommends an increase of his salary by 
£50 per annum. 
The death roll is a heavy one, even for a society 
numbering so many members, for no fewer than 
forty-seven have passed the border, and amongst the 
list a r e many distinguished names, including Baron 
Ferdinand de Rothschild, Lord Newton, Lady 
Cromer, the Earl of Sefton, and Sir Stuart Kuill. 
The statement of accounts shows an income for 
the year of £7,104 3?. iod., and expenses amounting 
to £5,810 163. 6d., thus leaving a balance of 
£1,293 7 s. qd. to be transferred to the general revenue 
account. The chief items on the expenses side are 
establishment expenses, £2,218 16s. nd. ; including, 
amongst other things, £471 10s. for salaries and 
wages; rent, £173 3s.; printing and stationery, 
£231 ns. 1 id. ; The Journal, printing and postage, 
£1,041; shows and meetings, £1,087 l8s - id-; 
prizes and awards, £390 16s. nd.; and Chiswick 
Gardens, £1,909 7s. 
On the income side the revenue from shows and 
meetings totals up to £1,689 9 s - 5d., of which 
£242 15s. 6d. was taken at the Crystal Palace, 
£1,408 i6s. nd. at the Temple, and only £37 17s. at 
the Drill Hall meetings. Dividends on loans 
amount to £152 5s. ; annual subscriptions, 
£4,249 163. 6d.; advertisements in Journal, 
£400 6s. 4d.; and Chiswick has brought in 
