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THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE 
worxls, but bis words are weighty ones; in 
public life he does not shine because he 
hates the lime-light, and it was only after 
some pressure from his personal, trade, and 
amateur friends, that he accepted nomina¬ 
tion for the X.S.P.’s presidency ; in private 
life he is one of the kindest, jolliest, and 
most generous of men, and those wdio c^n 
count him as one of their friends feel they 
are thereby honoured. Mr. Hugih Dickson 
has a peculiarly intimate knowledge of 
bnlbs, and has done much to foster the 
industry of bulb culture in Ireland, parti¬ 
cularly in connection with late-flowering 
tulips. We wish Mr. Hugh Dickson every 
success in his presidential year. 
Mr. J. Gurney Fowler, treasurer of 
the Royal Horticultural Society, and chair¬ 
man of the R.H.S. Orchid Committee, has 
now removtKl from The Glebelands, South 
Woodford, to his new' residence, Bracken- 
hurst, at Pembury, near Tunbridge Wells. 
The new orchid houses are now' ready, and 
W'ill soon receive the famous Glebelands 
collection. We understand that Mr. Fow'- 
ler has also built a house specially for the 
cultivation of sweet peas under glass. 
A 75>Guinea Cup for Fragrant 
Roses. —Messrs. Clay and Son have pre¬ 
sented to the Council of the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society a .silver-gilt cup, of the 
value of £7o, for annual competition (open 
to all) at the Holland House Show, its 
object being to endeavour to obtain a new 
race of roses of Imth good form and colour, 
but, “ above all else, jmssessing the true old 
genuine rose scent, such as may be found 
in the old Cabbage or Provence rose, in 
General Jacqueminot, Marie Baumann, 
Duke of Wellington, General McArthur, 
etc.” The distinct scent, known as “tea 
rose,” is not, for the purpose of this compe¬ 
tition, to be accounted as the “ true rose 
scent.” Not more than three different 
varieties may be show'n by any one com¬ 
petitor, but at least three, and not more 
than six, cut blooms of each variety must 
be staged. For five con.secutive years 
Messrs. Clay and Son will also present a 
smaller commemorative cup, which the 
Council will give to the w'inner of the 
challenge cup, w’hen, at the end of the 
12 months, it .shall have been returned 
safely and in good condition. The winner 
of one year may not w'in again the next 
year, but only in alternate years. In any 
year the aw'arding of the cup may be with¬ 
held if the Council are of opinion that there 
is no exhibit worthy of it. 
Edinburgh Royal Botanic Gar¬ 
den Guild. — The annual general meet¬ 
ing of this newly-formed guild will be held 
at the Royal British Hotel, Princes Street, 
on Friday, November 14, at 6.45 p.m., fol¬ 
lowed by a dinner at 7.15 p.m., w'ith Mr. 
W. W. Smith, M.A., Assistant Keeper, in 
the chair. It is hoped by the executive 
that as many past members as possible will 
endeavour to be present, this being the first 
dinner held nnder tlie auspices of the guild. 
The King’s Contribution to 
the People’s Palace Show. —In 
July last his IMajesty entertained the 
People’s Palace Horticultural Society at 
Windsor, and he has show'n sxioh interest in 
the working of the .society that he sent an 
exhibit of fruit and flowers to the Chry¬ 
santhemum Show, held at the People’s 
Palace, Mile End Road, Stepney, this week, 
lender the secretaryvship of the Alessrs. 
We.st, father and son, this society does ex¬ 
cellent work, and its meetings, held on 
Saturday evenings, are largely attended. 
La.st Saturday, when Mr. C. H. Curtis 
gave a lecture on “ Bulbs,” the large audi¬ 
ence was composed of many grades of 
s(K‘iety, from the humlflest of East-end 
arti.sans, to shopkeepers, merchants, busy 
City men, and clergymen, and there were a 
numl>er of ladies present. 
“ Botanical Magazine.” — The 
plants figure<l in the current i.ssue of this 
publication comprise Rhododendron Inema- 
tocheilum, a Chinese species, bearing 
medium-sized flowers, deep red in process 
of development, and bright carmine when 
fully expanded. Nautilocalyx pallidus, a 
distinct species, a native of Peru, and 
thriving under w'arm greenhouse treat¬ 
ment; the flow'ers are creamy-white with 
purple streaks on the exterior of the tube. 
Schizophragma hydrangeoides is a climb¬ 
ing shrub, of Japanese origin, w'itli 
cream-coloured flow'ers, that “ bears the 
name w'hich is familiar in English 
gardens, where it has for a couple 
of generations been erroneously applied to 
Hydrangea petiolaris, Sieb. and Zucc, an¬ 
other and an allied Japanese shrub.” The 
species is a comparatively recent introduc¬ 
tion to British gardens, and first flowered in 
the gardens of Graysw'ood, Haslemere. 
Streptocarpus cyaneus, a beautiful species, 
closely allied to the w'ell-known S. Rexi. 
The species is a native of Swaziland, and 
the flowers of the seetllings raised at Kew 
range from pale lavender to rose-mauve. 
Also Stanhopea grandiflora, which is re¬ 
referred to elsewhere. 
Chrysanthemums at Essex 
Hall. — The members of the National 
Chrysanthemum Society’s Floral Committee 
had a busy time at Es.sex Hall, Strand, 
W.C., on Monday last, as no fewer than 
thirty-five varieties of the Autumn Queen 
were brought up for judgment, ten Ijeing 
Japanese and twenty-five single varieties. 
The committee granted eight First-Class 
Certificates and five Commendations. 
Trees for Dublin Streets. —No 
small interest attaches to the notification 
that Messrs. Sheppard and Son, landscape 
gardeners, of Dublin, have secured the 
contract for planting trees on the South 
Circular Road, in the Irish Capital. Arch¬ 
bishop Walsh pointe<l the way some time 
ago, when, after taking up residence at 
Drumcondra, he improve<l the adjacent 
public road by planting plane trees on the 
sloping banks. The municipal authorities 
followed up this good work by planting 
trees in neighbouring thoroughfares, and 
now the South Circidar Road is to be 
planted. Further, it is believed that trees 
will soon be planted in the artisan dis¬ 
trict, notably in Ross Road, Bride Street, 
and Nicholas Street. It is with great plea, 
snre we learn of this progressive spirit in a 
city which has long been renowned, both 
horticultnrally and botanically. 
York Gala, 1914.—Our A^ork friends 
take time by the forelock, and their 
schedule of prizes to be offere<l at the gala 
on June 17, 18, and 19 is already to hand. 
The classes are as skilfully arranged as 
ever, and prizes are offered on a very 
lil>eral basis. We notice that Lord Dera- 
more, the President, will give the fir.st prize 
of £10 in a new class for a group of tube¬ 
rous begonias, arranged on a space of 
100 square feet. Other new and important 
features are classes for a group of rhodo¬ 
dendrons in bloom, 200 square feet allowed ; 
the best pair of hanging baskets, 24 inches 
in diameter; a circular, oval, or diamond¬ 
shaped group of bedding plants, 150 square 
feet, to be arranged in the centre of the 
tent; a semi-circular or corner group of 
bedding plants; and a trade class for 
eighteen bunches of sweet peas. In the 
already famous hardy plant and water gar¬ 
den class we find that no digging will be 
November 1. ] ,• 
permitted, and exhibitors must arm, • • 
a natural effect u^wn the ground*". 
In most of the group classes, flier- « 
specification to the effect that the g.-. 
must front all ways, ami suggested J, 
-for the exhibits will be sent to exh 
immediately their entry is received. P- 
spective competitors sliould at once a- 
for a copy of this new scheclule to Mr. F' ■ 
Arey, Davyhall Chambers, Davygate, Y 
The Crystal Palace. — Tbt-• 
chase of the Crystal Palace and gr- - 
for the public use is proving a difi 
undertaking. The Camberwell B<in .. 
Council decided a few' days ago to ^ 
bute £600 towards the purcha.se ro*;- 
instead of £15,000. Penge District Cc 
cil, which promised £20,000, have irr 
drawn that offer, and agreed to oontrit 
£5,000. 
Exeter Guildhall and the Gar 
deners. — For twenty-one years the iiii' 
hers of the Devon and Exeter OardtL- • 
Association have held their meetings i : 
Guildhall of the county capital, as a re^ 
of the kindness of succWding mayors. N--* 
however, they have had to seek new qr 
ters at the Oddfellow's’ Hall, Cather 
Street, because the present mayor hi?^ 
cidcd that the Guildhall is the iirojM'rtT 
the City, and was intendetl for meeting- 
great public interest. We. in our siu: 
city, have always considered that agr' 
ture and horticulture were of great pu' 
interest; and greater than we have pn* 
that these crafts and sciences are of fuE' 
mental interest to the nation. IVe hd.- 
the Exeter Society w'ill flourish in its n 
quarters, and be a i>ower for go^ k . 
after the present mayor has passed on 
Nomenclature of Stanhope* 
gfrandiflora. —The figure of Stanh- 
grandiflora, and the accompanying lctt« 
pre.ss, which appears in the current 
of the “ Botanical Magazine," are of m 
interest as illustrative of some of 
culties of the nomenclature of pu ■ ' 
Stanhopea grandiflora is one of the ear 
know'll species of the genus, and wa.s -r * 
nallv described and figured bv Hmn •> ^ 
amrBonpland in 1805, a.s Epulendr-- 
grandiflorum. Subsequently it was triw^^ 
ferre<l by Knnth to Aiiguloa. and 
was referred to its true genus as S. gra - " 
flora bv Reichenbach. In the meanu- 
Lindlev' applied the name S. grandiflort 
a quite different plant, now regarc 
form of the earlier S. eburnea, bnu .. 
Reiclienbacli reduced to . 
diflora the iVIexican species S. , 
Lindl., and added to it, as a 
Panama species S. Jenisobiana, 
Later Lindley transferred the si 
from the Ecuador species to ‘ • i ,• 
Frost, and thereby f,1" 
difficulties associated with 
ture of the species. ^ ..i j^Iins- 
formed that the late ^fr. nn 
during a visit to Cuenca, va^ * 
lect there further material , 1 - 
flora, which enabled the r • 
“Orchid Review,” to disentangle 
tory of the species. Botanist* 
More Scottish E 
Needed.— Professor G. r. 
who is delivering a ,we Bota*'" 
fore the Royal Technical 
Society at Glasgow, is ^f^yaed to b«;^ 
stated that “ Botany students- r,; 
fit, not a particuhy ®^tland 
the whole civilised wor • pi* 
require shortly elear- ‘ ^^^yfly th»» ^ 
speaking botanists mor ° ^ 
othtr period, and as man.v 
