January ll, 1903. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
SOCIETIES. 
Royal Horticultural. 
January 13th. 
The meeting of Tuesday last was rather a small one, owing to 
the cold and frosty weather which had prevailed for a day or 
two previously. New plants came up in a respectable number, 
although not so numerously as at more propitious times. 
Orchids were well to the front in point of number, as well as in 
display. The Coleus thyrsoideus formed the most conspicuous, 
as well as the largest group, in the hall. One of the flowering 
Begonias was also noteworthy. 
Orchid Committee. 
Messrs. J. Veitcli and Sons, King’s Road, Chelsea, exhibited 
a mixed group of .Orchids, set up with Palms and Forms. Very 
noticeable amongst them was the hybrid Angrseum Yeitchi, 
which was very noticeable for its white, waxy flowers. Cypripe- 
diums were found in hybrid forms among C. Euryades, C. 
Leonides, C. Cupid, C. leeanum superbum, and C. Dryope, the 
latter being of a rich claret-purple colour. (Silver Banksian 
Medal.) 
Messrs. F. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, had a small group of 
hybrid Cypripediums, including C. hindeanum, C. Empress 
Alexandra, and C. The Durbar ; the dark, shining brown dorsal 
sepal of the latter w T as very noteworthy. A handsome subject 
also was Lrelioeattleya bletchleyensis. 
J. T. Bennett Poe, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Downes), Hclmwood, 
Cheshunt, exhibited the recently-introduced and showy Den- 
drobium spectabiie. 
Major Joicey, Sunningdale Park (gardener, Mr. F. J. Thorne) 
also had several plants of the last-named Dendrobium and several 
plants of the beautiful white D. .Johnsonise. 
F. Wellesley, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Gilbert), Westfield 
Common, near Woking, exhibited Cypripedium Memoria Jerm- 
inghamse, of unknown origin ; also C. S. Gratrix Minnie, a very 
handsome hybrid, with a handsomely-spotted dorsal sepal. He 
also staged the Lseliocattleya Miss Laura Webb inversa. 
Messrs. Hugh Low and Co., Bush Hill Park, Enfield, exhi¬ 
bited the Odontoglossum lucasianum, a new hybrid. They r also 
brought up varieties of Cattleya labiata, Lselia anceps, and 
Odontoglossum crispum. 
J.eremiah Column, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. P. Bound), Gat-ton 
Park, Reigate, received a silver Banksian Medal for a very- 
showy groups of Orchids. The cut flower spikes, set up with 
Asparagus Sprengeri, were chiefly used in this group. In 
setting up these sprays, Bamboo stands were utilised and covered 
with sprays of Cymbidium tracyanum, C. winninum, long sprays 
of Calantlie, Lcelia anceps, and Zygop-etalum Mackayi, Gatton 
Park variety. 
Baron Schroder (gardener, Mr. H. Ballantine), The Dell, 
Eghaui, exhibited Cypripedium clinkaberryanum. 
Mr. Alexander Wright, Bucklebury, Reading, exhibited a 
new hybrid Dondrobium, named D. Wright re, the parentage 
being D. nobile x findlayanum. 
M. A. A. Peeters, Brussels, exhibited a number of new hybrid 
Cypripediums, including C. aureum, C. Cyris, C. a ABdipe, and 
C. a liyeanum. 
Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Heaton, Bradford, exhibited 
a fine piece of Lycaste Ballise, bearing thirteen flowers. They 
also staged the Cypripedium aureum hyeanum and a very dwarf 
specimen of C. Lawrebel, bearing two flowers on the stem. 
Captain Holford, C.I.E., Westonbirt, Tetbury, Gloucester, 
was awarded a silver Banksian Medal for fine masses of hybrid 
Cymbidiums and Ladiocattleyas, with orange -and yellow flowers 
of various shades. Amongst the others was a very tine variety 
of Odontoglossum crispum. He also exhibited numerous hybrid 
Cypripediums, set up with Asparagus Sprengeri. 
Floral Committee. 
Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons occupied the whole of one side of 
a long table with a splendid exhibit of Coleus thyrsoideus, bear¬ 
ing from six to a dozen spikes of its bright blue flowers. The 
large rosy-carmine flowers of Begonia Winter Cheer were very 
conspicuous against the blue of the Coleus. Much dwarfe-r in 
stature were B. Agatha and B. Agatha compacta, recalling the 
B. Gloire de Lorraine type, hut much dwarfer, exceedingly flori- 
ferous, and requiring no staking. On the table of new plants 
they had a large pan of Lindenbergia gra-ndiflora, a Scrophulariad 
very much recalling Celsia arcturus in habit, and belonging to 
the same order. A peculiar plant is Bryophyllum crena-tum, 
with bluish foliage and red and yellow drooping flowers that 
might be described as peculiar and pretty. 
Mr. J. C. Tallach, gardener at Shipley Hall, Derby, exhibited 
anew winter-flowering' Carnation, named Mrs. Miller Mundy, 
with large bright scarlet flowers. 
Mr. W. Fyfe, Lockinge Gardens, Wantage, brought up a box¬ 
ful of Ipomoea rubroceerulea, which in its native country produces 
a great profusion of large red flowers on first expansion, but soon 
change to blue. It behaves much in the same way in the stoves 
of this country during winter. 
Messrs. W. Wells and Co., Earlswood Nurseries, Redhill, 
Surrey, exhibited a late-flowering decorative Chrysanthemum 
named Christmas Crimson, the florets being crimson With a 
yellow reverse. 
Mr. Milton Hutchings, Field Heath Nurseries, Hillingdon, 
Uxbridge, staged a Chrysanthemum named Miss Edith Davey, a 
salmon sport from Framfield Pink, also shown for the sake of 
comparison. 
Messrs. Wm. Cutbush and Son, Highgate, N., exhibited a 
group of winter-flowering Carnations, including the pure white 
Mrs. S. J. Brooks ; also Sir Hector Macdonald, white striped 
pink Miss Ethel L. Smith, bright salmon, and various others. 
They also had a hue bank of the sweet-scented Daphne odora, 
and groups of Erica melanthera, E. gracilis, E. hyemalis, the 
Otaheite Orange, Palms, etc. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. H. Canneli and Sons, Swanley, Kent, were accorded a 
Silver Flora Medal for a large group of plants, including a fine 
collection of their Chinese Primulas. The larger plants were 
grown in 32-sized pots, and very floriferous, the smaller ones 
being in 48-size pots. Very fine varieties were Empress Queen, 
Eynsford Yellow, Fashion, White Swan, Sylphide, Mrs. Kennard, 
Mrs. R. Canneli, etc. They also had a group of Coleus 
thyrsoideus, mixed with Moschosma riparium, having a great 
mass of pale pinkish white flowers. Several plants of Arum 
Sanctum from the Holy Land were in full bloom in the group. 
Mr. John Russell, Richmond, Surrey, had a fine group of 
Aucu-ba japonica on the floor, and consisting of very dwarf 
plants profusely laden with large red berries. 
Messrs. Barr and Sons, King Street-, Covent Garden, exhibited 
a group of hardy herbaceous and bulbous plants, a large number 
of which consisted of Hellehorus niger, or Christmas Roses, in 
several varieties, and Lenten Roses in variety. The sweet- 
scented Iris unguicularis was also in evidence, as well as that 
charming Hoop-petticoat Daffodil, Narcissus Bulbocodium 
monophyllus, Saxifraga burserianal majus, Daphne Mezereiun 
alba, and Jasminum nudiflorum were also flowering. 
Fruit and Vegetable Committee. 
W. Shuter, Esq. (gardener, Mr. T. Armstrong), The Gardens, 
Hampstead, exhibited twenty-eight bunches of black Alicante 
Grapes in hue condition. The bunches were of medium size, and 
in fine condition. They were grown within three- miles of 
Charing Cross. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Sutton and Sons, Reading, exhibited a basket of 
Sutton’s Superb Early White Broccoli, cut from the open, and 
the committee wished to see it again before the leaves were 
trimmed off. The heads were of large size, and beautifully clean. 
Messrs. IV. Pink and Sons, Portsmouth, brought up a plate of 
Yams, which seemed to consist of imported roots, there being 
now some trade in that commodity. 
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The Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Institution. —The sixty- 
fourth annual general meeting of the members and subscribers of 
this institution will be held at “ Simpson’s,” 101. Strand, London. 
W.C., on Thursday, January 22ncl, 1903, at 3 p.m., for the 
purpose of receiving the report of the committee -and accounts 
of the institution (as audited) for the year 1902 ; electing officers 
for the- year 1903. and for the-election of fifteen pensioners on 
the funds; also to submit the following resolution:—“That the 
action of the committee, graciously approved by the President-, 
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, in placing on the funds the eleven 
unsuccessful candidates, formerly subscribers to the institution, 
to commemorate the Coronation of their Majesties the King and 
Queen, patrons, be and is hereby confirmed.” The chair will 
be taken by Harry J. Veitch, Esq., treasurer and 'chairman of 
committee, at 3 o’clock. The poll will open at 3.15 o’clock, and 
close at 4.30 o’clock precisely, after which hour no voting papers 
can he received. During the year 1902 the following widows of 
pensioners have been placed on the fluids without election, in 
accordance with Rule HI. 13 : Mackintosh, Mary E., aged 71: 
Trotter, Sarah, aged 81; Wilder, Mary Ann, aged 69. After 
the annual meeting on the same day, tlxe usual friendly supper 
will take place at “ Simp-son’s,” 101, Strand (for the last time 
in the present building), at 6 o’clock p.m., when Alfred 
Watkins, Esq. (Messrs. Watkins and Simpson) will preside. 
Friends desirous of being present- should send early intimation 
to the secretary, at 175, Victoria Street, Westminster 
