July 11, 1903. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
V. 
OCTOBER 
3rd.—French Horticultural So¬ 
ciety of London. 
6th.—National Chrysanthemum 
Society’s Exhibition (three 
days). 
13th.—R.H.S. Committees. 
15th.—Jersey Fruit and Vege¬ 
table Show. 
19th.—National Chrysanthemum 
Society Committees meet. 
26th.—National Chrysanthemum 
Society Floral Committee 
meet. 
27th.—R.H.S. Committees. 
NOVEMBER. 
3rd.—Croydon Chrysanthemum 
Show (two days). Plymouth 
Chrysanthemum Show. 
Barnsley Chrysanthemum 
Show. Southampton Chry¬ 
santhemum Show. Brighton 
and Sussex Chrysanthemum 
Show (two days). 
4th.—Hereford Fruit and Chry¬ 
santhemum Exhibition (two 
days). Highgate Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Show (three days). Car¬ 
diff Chrysanthemum Show 
(two days). 
5th.—Brixton, Streatham, and 
Clapham Show (two days) 
(Chrysanthemum). Wey- 
bridge Autumn Exhibition 
Devon and Exeter Chrysan¬ 
themum Show (two days). 
Colchester Chrysanthemum 
Show. 
7th.—French Horticultural So¬ 
ciety of London meet. 
10th.—Ipswich and East of Eng¬ 
land Chrysanthemum Exhibi¬ 
tion (two days). R.H.S. 
Committees. National Chry¬ 
santhemum Society’s Exhibi¬ 
tion (three days). Birming¬ 
ham Chrysanthemum Exhi¬ 
bition (three days). Oxford 
Chrysanthemum Show. 
11th.—Rugby Chrysanthemum 
Society’s Show (two days). 
Chester Paxton r ruit and 
Chrysanthemum Show (two 
days). Buxton Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Show. Winchester 
Chrysanthemum Show. Liver¬ 
pool Chrysanthemum Show 
(two days). Chesterfield 
Chrysanthemum Show (two 
days) (probably). 
12th.—King’s Lynn Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Show (two days). Put¬ 
ney and Wandsworth Chry¬ 
santhemum Show (two days). 
Parkstone Chrysanthemum 
Show (two days). Jersey 
Chrysanthemum Show. 
13th.—Blackburn Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Show (two days). Brad¬ 
ford Chrysanthemum Show 
(two days). 
Gleanings from the World of Science. 
Linnean Society of London, June 18th, 1903. 
A New Species of JEschyxanthus. —Mr. C. H. W right,, 
A.L.S., exhibited seeds of a new species of iEschynanthus, de¬ 
scribed in a paper subsequently read. Mr. C. B. Clarke re 
called the fact that the four sections of the genus still main¬ 
tained were established by Robert Brown. 
Small Flowered Primrose. —Mr. C. B. Clarke, F.R.S., 
F.L.S., showed*Specimens of a variety of the Primrose, Primula 
vulgaris, Huds., with remarkably small flowers, to which he pro¬ 
posed to give the varietal name Chloe. Dr. Rendle made a short 
observation on this exhibition. 
Strange Behaviour of Corypha elata. —A photograph sent 
by Mr. J. Waby was shown, and an extract from his letter re¬ 
ceived with it was read, stating that two specimens of Com pha 
elata in the Georgetown Botanic Gardens, of similar age and 
planting, were photographed ; one had followed the normal 
course, flowered, fruited, and died ; the other, instead of flower¬ 
ing, had developed a secondary crown of leaves. 
The Cowtiiorpe Oak. —Mr. Frederick D. Ogilvie, of Harro¬ 
gate, had sent for exhibition a water-colour drawing of the Oow- 
thorpe Oak, taken in 1902, thus bringing down the record one 
year later than the photographs shown by Mr. J. Clayton on 
February 19th last at the general meeting held on that day. 
Proliferous Geum rivale. —The Rev. John Gerard, S.J., 
F.L.S., showed a fresh specimen of the proliferous form of Geum 
rivale, which he had received from Stonyhurst, Lancashire, a 
few days before. The President contributed some remarks on 
the teratological significance of the phenomenon in question, and 
the need of caution in drawing conclusions. 
New Chinese Plants. —The first paper was by Mr. S. T. 
Dunn, on “ New Chinese Plants,” and was, in his absence, read 
by Mr. C. H. Wright. In this, descriptions of over 70 new 
species are given, founded on specimens collected chiefly m 
Yunnan by Dr. A. Henry and Mr. E. H. Wilson ; amongst them 
are a Magnolia and a Bombax, each of which was seen on one 
occasion only, and then as a solitary tree. A detailed account 
is given of the synonymy of the nine species of Cryptoaeniopsis, 
Dunn, a genus of Umbelliferae, in which the secondary branches 
of the inflorescence are cymose, not umbellate as is usually the 
case in the order. Eleven new species of Senecio are described, 
bringing the total now known from China up to 129. They are 
remarkable for the diversity in habit which they present ; one 
has radical leaves much resembling those of the common Ivy, 
and in another each capitulum bears a solitary flower. 
Two species of iEschynanthus are described by Mr. W. Botting 
Hemsley, one of which adds a second species to the section 
Microtricliium, distinguished by the short, solitary hair at each 
end of the seed. 
A new genus of Cyrtandraceae—Rhabdothamnopis, Hemsl.— 
is described ; it is allied to Streptocarpus, but has the shrubby 
habit of the New Zealand Rhodothamnus Solandri, A. Cunn. 
Germination of Davidia involucrata. —In the absence of tb) 
author, Mr. C. H. Wright, A.L.S., read a short paper by Mr. 
W. Botting Hemsley, F.R.S., F.L.S., on the germination of th ) 
seeds of Davidia involucrata. The fruit has an exceedingly hard , 
bony endocarp or “ stone,” enclosing usually a number of seeds', 
and causing wonder how they can free themselves for germins • 
tion. A gardener obtaining the fruit for the first time, with l 
view to propagation, would probably try to extract the seeds to 
accelerate germination ; this he would find no easy task ; but 
on committing the fruits to the earth he would soon discover an 
admirable natural provision for freeing the seeds so far that 
germination can proceed. Under the influence of moisture, a 
portion of the back of each cell (carpel) separates and falls away 
in the form of a valve or shutter, revealing a portion of the 
seed. The radicle soon begins to grow, and in due time reaches 
the ground, when the upper part of the plantlet frees itself 
and commences an independent existence. 
Dr. D. H. Scott, F.R.S., Sec. L.S., and Dr. A. B. Rendle, 
F.L.S., offered some remarks. 
Leaves of British Grasses. —The last paper read was in 
abstract, entitled “ Oni the Anatomy of the Leaves of British 
Grasses,” by L. Lewton-Brain, B.A., F.L.S. The author alluded 
to the work on this point by Duval-Jouve, Guntz, Schwendener, 
Pee-Laby, and Raunkier. ' The present paper is the result of 
testing the classification of leaf-structure devised by Professor 
Marshall Ward. Four main types are recognised : —(1) Leaves 
in which the upper surface is flat or nearly so ; (2) the upper 
surface marked by distinct, though not very high, ribs ; (3) the 
upper surface marked by very distinct and high ribs ; and (4 
the upper surface reduced to a mere fold in an almost solid leaf. 
Observations are recorded on the epidermis, vascular bundles 
bundle-sheaths, mechanical tissues, and chlorophyll-containin' j 
tissue. Then follow descriptions of the grasses examined, r 
classified according to the characters presented, as noted above, 
and the paper closes with a consideration of the structure as 
influenced by environment. 
Sir Daniel Morris, K.C.M.G. 
In the King’s Birthday Honours List we are pleased to see 
the name of Dr. Daniel Morris, the Imperial Commissioner of 
Agriculture for the West Indies, and formerly of British 
Honduras. Before setting out on the latter mission he was 
assistant director of the Royal Gardens, Kew, and about the 
same time took great interest in the affairs of the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society, to which he rendered signal service at a time 
when its affairs were in a less flourishing condition than at pre¬ 
sent. At the present time he is strenuously engaged in promot¬ 
ing the welfare of the West Indies by instructing the inhabitants 
in the science of agriculture, to enable them to develop the 
natural resources of those islands. Sir Daniel has been pro¬ 
moted to be Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael 
and St. George. 
Home-Grown Bulbs in Lincolnshire. 
Our correspondent informs us that Mr. T. Kime, of Mareham- 
le-Fen, Boston, Lincolnshire, is still very busy taking up his 
Tulips. He has now under cultivation nearly three acres, com¬ 
prising a stock of about. 600,000 bulbs of 130 different kinds. We 
have received samples of his single Tulips, White Swan and 
Couleur Cardinal, and we must say that never have we seen finer, 
better grown, or healthier bulbs. As we have said before, the 
Dutchman may beat us in growing Hyacinths, hut he certainly 
cannot do better than we can in growing Tulips and Daffodils. 
Mr. Kime this year will take up 3,000,000 (three million) of 
Daffodils or Narcissi, a good many of which are going to Holland. 
He will have for sale 20 tons of double whites alone. W’e shall 
be glad to hear from Mr. Kime how the Northern Star Potato is 
getting on. 
