October 25, 1913. 
797 
THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
evinced in the course of his work on behalf 
of the society. Mr. Pritchard acknow¬ 
ledged the tefirbimonial in suitable terms. 
A beautiful gold chain was also presented 
to Mrs. Pritchard. 
Postal Transmission of 
Plants to America.— The Board 
of Agriculture desire us to ibring to the 
notice of nurserymen and exporters of 
plants that the importation of plants by 
post has been prohibited by the Govern¬ 
ment of the United States of America. 
day evening last a resolution was carried 
asking the Borough Council to make a con. 
tribution of at least £15,000 towards the 
acquisition of the Crystal Palace. 
Blue Water Lilies at Kew.— In 
the Victoria regia house at Kew the splen¬ 
did flowers of the blue water lilies are a 
great attraction to visitors. Not only are 
the blooms of large size and lovely colours, 
but they are carried about eighteen inches 
above the water on short stems. Passing 
through the house a few days ago we 
Tansley, vegetation ot Ditchara Park, £20; 
Prof. F. F. Blackman, ph^*siology of here¬ 
dity, £30; Prof. F. O. Bower, renting of 
Cinchona Botanic Station in Jamaica, £25 ; 
Prof. M. Bateson, breeding expt'riments 
with QCnotheras, £20. 
New Recreation Grounds at 
Colne. —The Colne Corporation has pur¬ 
chased from Ijord Derby sixte<m acres of 
land at Judge Fields for the purpose* of a 
new recreation ground. The sum paid was 
£4,000, and as th© value of the land for 
A WELL-FLOWERED SPECIMEN OF CYPRIPEDIUM PICTURATUM, 
Exhibited by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. (Mr. W. H. White, grower), at the R.H.S. Meeting on Tuesday. 
informed that the Hor- 
Board of the Department of 
Washington, has ruled that 
included in the definition of 
iniT^^^/ ^id cannot, therefoi'e, be 
j- without a certificate of freedom 
rrom disease. 
and the Crystal 
been a rumour 
Hof £ effect that Camberwell w'ould 
towa^i promise to contribute liberally 
At n ^ ^ • purchase of the Crystal Palace, 
uieeting of ratepayers held on Tues- 
coiinted nine expanded blooms of Nymphie 
gigantea, and five of N. stellata. At 
Gunnersbury House Gardens these flowers 
are also very successfully cultivated. 
Grants for Botanical Re- 
sea,rch.—^The general committee of the 
British Association has appropriated the 
sum of £150 for botanical research. This 
sum has been allocated as follows: Prof. 
F. J. Oliver, structure of fossil plants, 
£i5- Prof, a! C. Seward, Jurassic flora of 
YorLhire, £5; Prof. F. Keeble, flora of 
peat of Kennet Valley, £15; Mr. A. G. 
building purposes w^as £1,000 per acre, Lord 
Derby sold the land to the Coq)oration for 
one-^fourth its cost and thereby made a 
gift of £12,000 to the town. 
Trial of Horticultural Sun¬ 
dries.— The Council of the R.H.S. will 
continue their trials of horticultural sun¬ 
dries in 1914 under the scheme introduced 
in October, 1912. The system then 
adopted has proved admirable after twelve 
montlis’ practical test, and sundriesmen are 
again invited to send their specialities (not 
more than three articles in any one year). 
