October  28,  1897. 
JOURN-AL  OR  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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TTTVrP T* ^  ^  a  magnificent  variety, with  deep 
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j  Chalice  -  Cupped 
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per  doz.,  3/6, 
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conspicuously  edged  bright  orange-scarlet.  Extra  strong 
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»_  No.  906.— VoL,  XXXV.,  Third  Series. 
TYPHOID  IN  MAIDSTONE 
^  LORGE  BUNYARD  &  CO.  beg  to  state  that 
\J  visitors  can  safely  inspect  their  Nurseries  (for 
bruit  Trees,  Shrubs,  and  Roses)  as  they  are  on 
high  ground,  Two  Miles  from  the  Town,  and 
in  no  way  connected  therewith  by  Drainage  or 
Water  Supply,  Book  to  Barming  Station  (in 
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Aylesford,  South-Eastern  Railway,  via,  North 
Kent— where  carriages  will  meet  visitors  if  desired. 
The  Royal  Nurseries, 
October,  1897. 
PLANTING  SEASON. 
HARDILY-GROWN 
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"QUALITY,”  "VARIETY,”  &“ EXTENT." 
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Horticultural  directory.  —  Thf 
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London,  E.O. 
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culture!  "Charcoal  Is  in  vain  able  as  a  mannrlal  agent;  each 
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THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  28,  1897. 
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HONOURS  IN  HORTICULTURE. 
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Mr.  ROBERT  SYDENHAM’S  BULBS 
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United  Kingdom. 
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TENBY  STREET  NORTH,  BIRMINGHAM. 
Presentation  of  Victoria  Medals. 
HENEVER  honours  are  accorded,  no  matter 
in  what  form,  in  clerical,  diplomatic,  legal, 
scientific,  or  any  other  circles,  differences  of  opinion 
arise  as  to  their  exact  appropriateness.  This  is  only 
to  be  expected  in  a  world  which  contains  so  many 
persons  who  may,  for  all  practical  purposes,  be 
equally  entitled  as  participants.  There  are,  more¬ 
over,  always  a  few  excellent  men  who  cannot  see 
the  necessity  for  any  honours  at  alt,  even  though 
they  may  have  been  compelled  to  be  decorated 
with  sundry  alphabeticals — well  Avon  and  worthily 
borne. 
Few  honours,  beyond  the  winning  of  prizes  at 
shoAvs,  are  provided  and  distributed  in  the  domain 
of  horticulture  ;  and  it  may  fairly  be  said  that  the 
Victoria  Medal  of  Honour,  instituted  by  the  Royal 
Horticultural  Society,  in  commemoration  of  the 
wonderful  reign  of  its  Royal  patroness,  Avas  a  great 
departure  from  orthodox  routine.  It  undoubtedly 
Avas:  and  even  though  fcAV,  very  fcAv,  may  have 
dissented  from  its  form,  it  Avas,  judging  by  the 
gatheiing  in  Westminster  on  Tuesday  last,  and  the 
tone  of  that  great  meeting,  one  of  the  most  popular, 
if  not  the  most  popular,  “  departure  ”  the  Royal 
Horticultural  Society  has  made  for  a  very  long 
time. 
Never  before  has  such  a  crowd  assembled  in  the 
Hall  in  St.  James  Street  aPa  meeting  of  the  Society 
as  on  the  occasion  of  the  distribution  of  the  medals 
in  question,  and  this  function,  with  the  luncheon 
preceding,  cannot  be  otherAvise  regarded  than  as 
a  distinct  success.  Not  a  hitch  occurred  to  mar 
the  harmony  of  the  proceedings,  and  the  hundreds 
of  on-lookers  were  evidently  as  happy  in  their 
plaudits  as  Avere  all  those  of  the  “  sixty  ”  who 
could  attend,  as  apparently  nearly  all  of  them  did, 
to  receive  the  golden  symbol  in  honour  of  an  event 
80  unique  that  its  parallel  can  scarcely  be  expected 
to  occur  again.  The  occasion,  then,  was  historic, 
and  the  method  of  celebration  was  unmistakeably 
regarded  Avith  distinct  approval. 
As  to  the  recipients  of  the  honour  conferred,  it 
may  be  fully  conceded  that  there  are  those,  and  even 
many,  as  well  entitled  to  receive  it  as  Avere  at  least 
several  of  those  who  Avere  chosen  as  Avorthy,  in 
No.  2661.— VoL.  XOVII.,  Old  Series. 
