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colour.  When  rectified  it  comes  both  feathered  and  flamed,  the  marking 
colour  being  brilliant  scarlet.  Raised  from  Mabel  x  Kate  Connor  about 
twenty-five  years  ago,  and  still  in  the  hands  of  the  raiser. 
Typo  (Dymock). — Bizarre.  Shape  longish  ;  base  pure ;  petals  rather 
flimsy.  A  very  distinct  late  blooming  feathered  variety,  the  feathering 
being,  purple  black  on  a  clear  lemon  ground.  Often  useful  for  exhibition 
purposes,  and  well  worth  growing. 
Van  Ambtjrgh  (Gibbons). — Bybloemen.  Shape  good ;  base  very 
yellow,  and  bleached  with  great  difficulty,  A  well  marked  variety,  flamed 
with  rosy  purple,  but  of  little  value  owing  to  its  yellow  base. 
Vanguard  (H.  Goldham). — Bizarre.  Shape  fair;  base  pure  ;  petals 
stout,  A  poorly  marked  red  flamed  variety  of  little  value.  A  seedling 
from  King  of  Scarlets  X  George  Hayward. 
Vesta  (Dutch). — Rose.  An  obsolete  impure  feathered  variety  over 
100  years  old,  which  was  used  as  the  female  parent  of  the  once  famous 
Sherwood  seedlings,  Syn.,  Noble  Blanche. 
Vicar  op  Radford  (Gibbons). — Rose.  Tail ;  shape  long ;  base  pure. 
Formerly  famous  as  a  feathered  flower,  the  feathering  being  heavy  and 
striking,  although  rather  plated  and  dark  in  colour.  It  is  now  almost 
invariably  seen  in  the  flamed  state,  and  is  so  like  Anastasia  that  it  is 
difficult  to  see  where  the  difference  lies.  Sometimes  good  enough  for 
exhibition,  it  is  always  well  worth  a  place  in  the  bed  for  its  commanding 
height  and  large  flower. 
Victor  Emanuel  (Hunt). — Rose.  Tall;  shape  good;  base  pure. 
An  excellent  flamed  rose,  marked  much  like  Triomphe  Royale,  but 
possessing  a  better  shape  and  a  brighter  cofour.  Certificated  in  1860, 
and  now,  I  fear,  entirely  lost.  Raised  by  Mr.  J.  Hunt  of  High 
Wycombe, 
Victor  Hugo  (Hepworth). — Bybloemen.  Shape  fair  ;  base  pure, 
but  narrow.  A  dark  fiamed  variety,  which  is  almost  invariably  so  heavy 
in  colour  as  to  be  worthless. 
Victoria  Regina  (Groom). — Bybloemen.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure. 
A  formerly  famous  feathered  variety,  the  feathering  being  dark  rosy 
purple  in  colour  on  a  good  white  ground.  It  was  a  very  tender  sort,  the 
outer  petals  being  generally  disfigured  by  green  patches,  caused  by  frost 
paralysing  the  growth  of  the  bud.  This  peculiarity  has  been  transmitted 
to  its  daughter,  Elizabeth  Pegg.  In  1837  Mr.  Groom’s  catalogue  price 
for  this  variety  was  £100  per  bulb. 
Village  Maid  ( - ). — Rose.  Shape  longish  ;  base  impure.  A 
formerly  famous  northern  flower,  generally  exhibited  in  breeder  state 
and  sometimes  as  a  feathered  flower. 
Violet  Amiable  (Haigh). — Bybloemen.  Shape  longish ;  base 
creamy  at  first  but  easily  bleached.  A  famous  heavily  feathered  variety, 
the  feathering  being  light  purple  in  colour,  very  constant,  but  apt  to 
skip  at  the  tops  of  the  petals,  or  as  old  growers  had  it,  “  be  bald  at  the 
nose.”  A  shy  growing  kind,  raised  in  Lancashire  about  sixty  years  ago, 
and  still  a  useful  exhibition  sort.  • 
Violet  Lillard  (Dutch). — Bybloemen.  A  name  given  to  a  fine 
feathered  strain  of  Bienfait. 
Violet  Quarto  (Dutch). — Bybloemen.  An  obsolete,  pure,  tall 
growing  centenarian,  which  was  formerly  esteemed  as  a  feathered  and 
flamed  flower.  Syn.,  Violet  Alexander. 
Violet  Sovereign  (Gibbons). — Bybloemen.  Dwarf  ;  base  creamy, 
but  easily  bleached  ;  shape  good.  A  correctly  marked  dark  feathered 
and  also  flamed  variety  not  often  seen,  being  a  shy  grower  and  rather 
inconstant. 
Violet  Wallers  (Dutch). — Bybloemen.  Shape  longish ;  base 
creamy,  but  can  be  bleached.  An  old-time  flamed  variety,  very  steady 
in  its  markings.  Introduced  over  120  years  ago,  and  called  also 
Cleopatra. 
Vivid  (Sandars). — Bizarre.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure.  An  obsolete 
once  famous  feathered  and  also  flamed  variety,  the  marking  colour  being 
rich  brown  on  a  bright  yellow  ground.  It  is  scarcely  grown  at  all 
nowadays,  and  although  all  the  old  authorities  are  unanimous  about  its 
purity,  it  is  always  more  or  lees  stained  in  the  base  in  my  collection. 
Raised  by  Dr.  Sandars  of  Staines  about  half  a  century  ago. 
Washington  (Dutch). — Bybloemen.  Shape  long  and  loose;  base 
yellow  and  difficult  to  get  pure.  A  once  famous  rosy  feathered  variety. 
Introduced  over  100  years  ago,  it  was  for  a  long  period  considered  a 
first-rate  exhibition  flower. 
White  Model  (Willison).— A  good  white  self,  now  rarely  seen. 
White  Nancy  ( - ). — A  good  and  pure  white  self. 
Wild’s  Seedling  (Wild) — Bizarre.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure.  A 
handsome  flamed  variety,  the  markings  being  nearly  black  on  a  rich 
golden  ground.  It  is  not  a  good  exhibition  sort,  the  markings  lacking 
distinctness, 
William  Annibal  (Greasley). — Bizarre,  Shape  longish  ;  base 
pure  ;  petals  narrow.  A  very  constant  red  feathered  variety  with  a  pale 
yellow  ground,  which,  notwithstanding  its  faalts  of  shape,  is  a  good 
exhibition  flower.  Raised  or  introduced  to  notice  by  Mr,  Greasley  of 
Sandiacre,  Notts,  and  although  not  a  new  flower  still  very  scarce, 
William  Bentley  (Groom). — Bybloemen.  Shape  fair  ;  base  pure  ; 
flower  rather  small.  As  a  breeder  it  is  pale  rosy  lilac  in  colour,  and  not 
of  much  value  for  exhibition.  When  rectified  it  is  only  of  value  in  the 
feathered  state,  the  feathering  being  bright  purple  and  well  pencilled . 
Not  a  good  grower  and  rather  inconstant ;  it  is  seldom  seen  at  exhi¬ 
bitions.  Bought  as  a  breeder  at  the  sale  of  Mr.  Henry  Groom’s  Tulips 
in  1855  by  Mr.  John  Slater  of  Manchester,  and  named  by  him  soon 
afterwards  when  it  broke  in  the  feathered  state. 
William  Blackburn  (Storer). — Bizarre.  Tall  ;  shape  good  ;  base 
pure.  A  promising  flamed  bizarre,  well  marked  with  red-brown  on  a 
rich  yellow  ground.  One  of  Mr,  Storer’s  later  seedlings,  too  little  known 
as  yet  for  its  true  value  to  be  indicated. 
William  Chater  (Headly) — Bizarre.  Shape  good;  base  pure. 
A  fine  red  flamed  bizarre,  broken  by  Mr.  Alfred  Chater  of  Cambridge 
from  an  unnamed  breeder  of  Headly’s.  This  variety  is  so  like  Dr.  Hardy, 
that  I  am  at  present  inclined  to  think  they  are  synonymous,  but  Mr, 
Chater,  who  grows  both,  says  that  they  are  distinct. 
William  Lea  (Storer). — Bizarre.  Tall  ;  shape  good  ;  base  pure. 
As  a  breeder  very  handsome  and  distinct,  being  a  rich  glossy  maroon- 
black  in  colour.  It  rectifies  both  in  feathered  and  fiamed  states,  and  is 
a  very  striking  flower,  but  is  not  often  correctly  marked  enough  for 
exhibition. 
William  Tell  (Headly). — Byblcemen.  Shape  fair  ;  base  opens 
yellow,  but  can  be  bleached.  A  heavily  pencilled  feathered  variety  in 
the  style  of  Mrs.  Pickerill.  An  excellent  exhibition  flower  when  in  good 
condition,  but,  being  scarce,  is  little  known. 
William  Parkinson  (Hepworth). — Bybloemen.  Shape  good  ;  base 
creamy,  and  not  easily  bleached.  As  a  breeder  it  is  excellent,  being  a 
silvery  lilac  in  coloar.  When  rectified  it  is  generally  lightly  feathered 
with  rosy  purple.  Like  all  lightly  feathered  varieties  it  is  apt  to  be 
short  of  feathering.  It  is  also  sometimes  grandly  flamed.  Named  after 
Mr,  William  Parkinson  of  Derby,  who  was  forty  years  ago  one  of  the 
best  Midland  growers  and  a  frequent  contributor  to  the  pages  of  the 
“  Gossip  of  the  Garden.”  Syn,  Hepworth’s  63/62, 
William  Wilson  (Hardy). — Bizarre.  Shape  fair  ;  base  pure.  A 
good  growing  variety,  often  of  value  in  all  three  states.  As  a  breeder  it 
is  yellow  brown  in  colour ;  it  rectifies  in  both  feathered  and  flamed 
states,  but  is  best  when  feathered,  the  markings  being  dark,  correct  and 
heavily  pencilled.  It  is  also  correct  but  somewhat  undecided  in  colour 
as  a  flamed  flower.  Its  chief  fault  is  an  ugly  shoulder  near  the  base  of 
the  petal,  which  detracts  much  from  its  exhibition  value. 
Yellow  Model  (Willison). — A  good  but  little  grown  yellow  self. 
ZOE  (Strong). — Bybloemen.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure,  A  correctly 
marked  rosy  flamed  bybloemen,  which,  despite  its  age,  is  well  worth 
growing. 
ROYAL  HORTICULTURAL  SOCIETY. 
Drill  Hall,  October  27th. 
The  meeting  held  on  Tuesday  last  was  a  comparatively  small  one, 
but  the  exhibits  were  mostly  of  very  high  quality.  Considering  the 
time  of  the  year  Orchids  were  splendidly  staged,  both  as  regards  number 
and  variety.  Chrysanthemums  were  not  so  numerous  as  might  reason¬ 
ably  have  been  expected,  bat  as  a  rule  they  were  good.  Fruit  and  other 
exhibits  were  limited. 
Fruit  Committee. — Present :  H.  Balderson,  Esq.  (in  the  chair)  ; 
with  Rev.  W.  Wilks,  and  Messrs.  H.  Pearson,  J.  H.  Veitch,  J.  Cheal, 
A,  F.  Barron,  T.  Fife,  J.  Willard,  F.  Q.  Lane,  J.  Smith,  G.  Wythes, 
G.  Sage,  W.  Bates,  C.  Herrin,  G.  Woodward,  A.  Dean,  W.  Farr,  and 
J.  Wright. 
Though  the  flavour  of  Melons  cannot  be  fully  developed  at  this  late 
season  of  the  year,  yet  three  new  varieties  were  brought  before  the  Com¬ 
mittee.  The  first  placed  on  the  table  was  from  Mr.  G,  Wythes — Syon 
Favourite — but  no  award  was  made.  Then  came  a  well  netted  fruit 
named  Osberton,  from  Mr.  T.  H.  Crasp,  0»berton  Gardens.  It  was  rather 
soft  in  the  centre  and  hard  in  the  rind,  but  the  flavour  was  considered 
so  good  for  the  time  of  year  that  a  desire  was  expressed  to  test  the 
variety  in  the  summer.  It  is  of  the  Hero  of  Lockinge  type,  but  deeper 
yellow  in  colour.  Mr.  Crasp  also  sent  a  variety  named  Gateford  Hill,  a 
small  smooth  fruit  similar  in  character  to  the  other.  Mr.  Crasp  also  sent 
for  certificate  three  bunches  of  Golden  Queen  Grapes  with  excellent 
berries,  clear  and  good  in  quality.  A  cultural  commendation  was 
awarded.  This  Grape  was  certificated  in  1873. 
Mrs.  John  Crook  sent  fruits  of  a  red  seedling  Apple  from  Forde  Abbey, 
Chard,  showy  but  the  reverse  of  high  in  quality,  but  might  be  useful 
for  market  (no  award),  R.  Banks,  Esq.,  Kingston  Lacy,  Wimborne, 
sent  a  seedling  Apple  resembling  Dumelow’s  Seedling  or  Wellington. 
The  fruits  were  very  clear,  but  not  considered  sufficiently  distinct 
from,  nor  any  improvement  on  the  old  favourite,  and  no  award 
was  made.  Mr.  C.  Stubbington,  Brookside,  Cambridge,  sent  a  seedling 
Apple,  but  the  fruits  were  considered  to  be  very  fine  specimens  of  Cox’s 
Orange  Pippin,  also  a  seedling  Grape  said  to  be  as  hardy  as  the  Sweet¬ 
water.  It  was  very  much  like  the  Royal  Muscadine,  and  no  award  was 
made.  Mr.  G.  Lee  sent  from  Clevedon  a  bright  medium-sized  Apple 
named  Amasa,  a  firm  bright  red  fruit  of  fair  quality,  but  it  was  decided 
to  be  Col.  Vaughan.  Mr.  A.  Dale,  Asketon,  near  Harrogate,  sent  fruits 
of  Clare  Pippin  Apple — a  medium-sized  fruit  with  yellowish  flesh  and 
of  fair  quality,  but  was  not  considered  to  merit  any  award. 
Rev.  Gordon  Salmon,  Overton  Vicarage,  York,  sent  three  fruits  of 
Pitmaston  Duchess  Pear,  gathered  from  one  spur  that  had  been  attached 
by  grafting  in  the  spring  to  a  tree  of  Doyenn^  du  Comice.  The  fruits 
weighed  SJ  ozs.  each,  were  not  so  long  as  Pitmaston  Duchess  is  usually 
seen,  but  better  in  quality.  Vote  of  thanks. 
Samples  of  Barr’s  Self-blanching  Celery  were  sent  from  Chiswick, 
but  the  weather  had  evidently  not  been  in  its  best  blanching  form.  The 
variety  is  good,  all  the  same  being  dwarf  with  very  thick  fleshy  stalks. 
Samples  of  the  variegated  Celeriac  were  also  sent,  but  a  member  seemed 
to  think  they  would  be  as  well  on  the  rubbish  heap. 
On  the  side  table  were  twenty-four  fruits  of  the  Osberton  Melon, 
uniform  in  size,  and  attractive  in  appearance,  also  a  fruiting  stem  of 
the  Vanilla  from  Mr.  Crasp,  and  a  silver  Baaksian  medal  was  awarded. 
