January  30,  1902. 
.lOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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the  work  may  be  not  only  maintained,  but  that  further  help  may 
be  fortliooming  to  such  an  extent  as  to  warrant  an  enlargement 
of  its  beneficent  agency  on  behalf  of  a  class  who  in  their  day  have 
done  so  much  to  brighten  the  lives  and  minister  to  the  necessities 
of  others. 
Balanoa-staeet,  1901. 
Dr. 
To  balance  . .  . 
,,  amount  on  deposit  . 
,,  annual  subscriptions 
,,  donations  at  and  in  consequence  of  festival  dinner, 
including  collecting  cards  ■ 
,,  return  of  income  tax  . 
.,  advertisements  in  annual  list  of  subscribers 
Total 
By 
Cr. 
pensions  and  gratuities 
exjtenses,  annual  meeting  and  election 
secretary’s  salary 
office  assistance . 
rent,  cleaning,  firing,  light,  (6c. 
printing,  including  annual  reports,  appeals,  voting 
papers,  (fee . 
stationery,  (fee . 
cheque  books  . 
festival  expenses,  £191  4s.  7d.  ;  less  dinner  charges, 
£119  148 . 
wreath,  addre.ss,  (fee.,  Her  Majesty  Queen  V’ictoria  .. 
postage,  including  reports,  voting  papers,  appeals,  (fee. 
travelling  expenses  . 
,  carriage,  telegrams,  repairs,  and  incidental  expenses 
bank  charges  . 
amount  transferred  to  “  Good  Samaritan  Fund” 
amount  placed  on  depos.t . 2715 
balance  with  treasur  r 
,,  ,,  secretary  . 
£ 
s. 
d. 
£ 
9.  d. 
1028 
3 
3 
3315 
10 
0 
1533  16 
4 
1636 
7 
3 
42  19 
3 
51 
6 
0 
903 
3 
7 
— 
4167 
12 
5 
£8511 
6 
8 
£ 
3. 
d. 
£ 
3. 
d* 
3155 
11 
8 
10 
6 
9 
275 
0 
0 
29 
12 
3 
88 
17 
11 
393 
10 
2 
119 
11 
6 
20 
14 
3 
6 
1 
4 
71 
10 
7 
6 
19 
6 
63 
0 
0 
6 
13 
9 
7 
16 
7 
0 
2 
6 
291 
10 
0 
1000 
0 
0 
2715 
10 
0 
3716 
10 
0 
940 
13 
1 
4  6  0 
944  18  1 
Victorian  Era  Fund— Balance-sheet,  1901. 
Dr.  £  s.  d. 
To  balance . 
,,  dividends .  ..  ..  . 124  14  0 
,,  return  of  income  tax .  607 
Total 
Cr. 
By  gratuities  . . 
,,  balance,  December  31st,  1901. 
Total 
:85ii 
6 
8 
£ 
3. 
d- 
72 
iti 
7 
130 
14 
7 
£203 
11 
2 
£ 
3. 
d. 
91 
5 
0 
112 
6 
2 
£203 
11 
2 
Good  Samaritan  Fund -Balance-sheet,  1901. 
Dr.  £  s.  d 
To  balance  . 
,,  donations,  1901  .  222  3  0 
„  dividends  ..  ..  ..  ..  ..  ..  ..  ..  38  10  0 
„  return  of  income  tax .  ..  0  18  1 
,,  amount  from  deposit  account  of  general  fund  . . 
£  s.  d. 
620  0  0 
Cr. 
,1  By  gratuities  . 
,,  purchase  of  £536  19s.  9d.  2|'^/o  Consols . 
,,  purchase  of  £610  Great  Western  Railway  6o/c 
Railway  debentures  .  ..  ..  1001*8  0 
,,  balance  in  hand,  December  3l3t,  1901 . 
Total .  . £1823 
£1823 
6 
2 
£ 
3. 
d. 
48 
0 
0 
1521 
8 
0 
253 
18 
2 
£1823 
6 
2 
“Messrs.  DennJiig,  James  Douglas,  G.  Moiiro,  James  H.. 
Veitch,  Geo.  Wythes,  W.  Atkinson,  P.  Blair,  and  N.  F.  Barnes, 
who  retire  by  rotation,  were  re-elected  members  of  the  com¬ 
mittee,  and  Mr.  P.  Budolph  Barr  was  elected  a  member  of  com¬ 
mittee  in  place  of  Mr.  C.  Ranger  Johnston,  who  retires  by 
rotation.”  Proposed  by  Mr.  Geo.  Paul,  seconded  by  Mr.  Cuth- 
bert.  Mr.  White,  of  Worcester,  proposed  the  re-election  of  the 
auditors,  which  was  seconded  and  agreed  to,  and  Mr.  James 
Hudson  proposed  the  re-election  of  the  arbitrators,  seconded  by 
Mr.  G.  Monro.  Thereafter  the  voting  for  eight  pensioners  took 
place,  the  .scrutineers  of  the  ballot  being  Mr.  E.  C.  Mott  and 
Mr.  B.  Monro.  At  half-past  five  o’clock  the  successful  candi¬ 
dates  were  announced  in  this  order:  1,  Atkins,  Edwin,  votes 
4,735  ;  2,  Wilder,  John,  4,486;  3,  Hunt,  Richard,  3,917  •  4,  Hicks, 
Samuel,  3,677;  5,  Herrington,  Win.,  3,202;  6,  Marlow,  Geo., 
2,922;  7,  Wigton,  Eliza,  2,872;  8,  Baxter,  Elizabeth,  2,744. 
There  were  thirty-three  unsigned  voting  papers,  representing 
336  votes  wa.sted.  Twenty-five  candidates  were  unsucce.s,sful. 
The  annual  friendly  supper  was  held  at  six  o’clock,  when  toasts, 
.songs,  recitations,  and  instrumental  mu.sic  were  rendered. 
Among  those  pre.sent  were  Alderman  Piper  (of  Worthihg)  in  the 
chair;  Mes.srs.  Harry  J.  Veitch,  Peter  Veitch  (Exeter),  Arnold 
£  s.  d. 
661  15  1 
261  11  1 
1000  0  0 
Having  audited  the  accounts,  we  certify  the  same  correct  and  the  books  in 
good  order.  We  also  certify  that  the  securities  of  the  invested  funds  are  in  the 
bauds  of  the  bankers,  by  whom  the  dividends  are  received  on  behali  of  the 
institution.— Thomas  Manning,  Thomas  Swift,  Jessf,  Willard. 
Following  the  reading  of  the  report,  the  chairman  expressed 
bis  satisfaction  with  the  state  of  the  Institution,  and  also  pointed 
out  that  there  are  now  nine  more  pensioners  on  the  funds  than 
ever  before.  The  interest  in  the  society’s  affairs  was  also  spread¬ 
ing  in  the  country,  and  they  had  received  a  letter  from  a  pro¬ 
vincial  centre  asking  that  a  deputation  be  sent  from  the  head 
ofiice  to  start  an  auxiliary  branch.  He  also  pointed  out  that 
during  the  past  year  a  great  many  candidates,  while  waiting 
to  be  elected  to  the  full  benefits  of  the  funds  had  been  receiving 
advances  of  money,  amounting  in  rate  to  25s.  for  every  year  they 
had  been  subscribers  to  the  Institution.  Some  of  the  candidates 
had  received  as  much  as  £15.  He  moved  the  adoption  of  the 
report,  and  Mr.  G.  Monro  seconded.  The  latter  drew  attention 
to  the  Good  Samaritan  Fund,  which  goes  specifically  to  those 
who  have  not  subscribed  to  the  funds.  The  report  was  adopted. 
The  folloiving  elections  were  then  proceeded  with :  Harry  J. 
Veitch,  E.sq.,  re-elected  treasurer  and  chairman  of  committee,  pro¬ 
posed  by  Mr.  G.  Monro,  seconded  by  Mr.  Osborn,  and  agreed  to 
with  applause.  Mr.  George  J.  Ingram,  re-elected  secretary,  pro¬ 
posed  by  Mr.  G.  Wythes,  seconded  by  Mr.  Watkins ;  unanimous. 
Wright 
(Climwick),  S.  T.  Cook,  E.  Wythes  (Syon),  H.  B.  May,  B.  Wynne, 
P.  Kay,  G.  Monro,  J.  Sweet,  J.  F.  McLeod,  W.  Taylor,  — Assbee, 
A.  Peacock  and  Geo.  Norman  (Hatfield),  and  White  (Worce.ster). 
The  pressure  on  our  space  has  prevented  any  further  reference  toi 
the  evening’s  proceedings. 
Royal  Horticultoral— Drill  Hall 
January  28th. 
The  chief  features  at  Tuesday’s  meeting  were  Messrs.  Sutton’s 
Primulas,  Col.  Vivian’s  Apples,  and  numerous  exhibits  of  Orchids. 
We  must  not  omit  to  mention  J.  Gurney  Fowler’s  photograph  in 
natural  colours  of  Cypripedium  in.signe  Fowlerianum,  and  which 
w'e  refer  to  elsewhere.  Mr.  Geo.  Bunyard,  V.M.H.,  lectured  in 
the  afternoon,  but  the  National  Sweet  Pea  Society’s  meeting  held 
at  3  o’clock  debarred  our  attendance  longer  in  the  Drill  Hall. 
Orchid  Committee. 
Present :  Harry  J.  Veitch,  Esq.  (in  the  chair) ;  with  Mes-srs.. 
James  O’Brien,  de  B.  Crawshay  H.  Ballantine,  N.  C.  Cookson, 
R.  Brooman-White,  Jas.  Douglas,  E.  Hill,  Frank  A.  Relider, 
H.  T.  Pitt,  G.  F.  Moore,  T.  W.  Bond,  N.  A.  Bilney,  H.  J.  Chap¬ 
man,  W.  Boxall,  W.  H.  Young,  H.  A.  Tracey,  J.  Wilson  Potter, 
Jeremiah  Coleman,  and  J.  G.  Fowler. 
Phalsenopsis  Schilleriana,  and  P.  amabilis,  from  Sir  Frederick 
Wigan,  Bart,  (grower,  Mr.  W.  H.  Young),  Clare  Lawn,  East 
Sheen,  were  highly  creditable.  Nine  open  large  flowers  were 
counted  on  a  number  of  the  racemes.  He  also  staged  Lselia  anceps 
Sanderiana,  with  an  inflorescence  of  six  huge  flowers.  Odonto- 
glossum  Loochristiense,  deeply  coloured,  was  also  very  handsome, 
and  a  small  plant  of  Trichophilia  coccinea  was  interesting.  (Silver 
Flora  Medal.) 
Messrs.  Charlesworth  and  Co.,  Orchid  growers,  Heaton,  Brad¬ 
ford,  had  a  bright  display,  comprising  Laelio-Cattleya  Charles- 
worthi  princeps,  L.-C.  Charlesworthi  (L.  cinnabarina  x  C.  aurea), 
very  rich,  -  deep  purplish  apricot  colour.  Oncidium  splendidum 
and  Odontoglossum  crispum  were  handsome  and  showy.  Lycaste 
lasioglossa,  with  chocolate  sepals  and  yellow  petals,  was  an  object 
of  decided  interest.  (Silver  Banksian  Medal.) 
Jeremiah  Coleman.  Esq.  (grower,  Mr.  W.  P.  Bond),  Gatton 
Park,  Reigate,  had  the  largest  group  of  Orchids  exliibited  on  this 
occasion.  The  group  consisted  of  a  mixed  collection  of  Dendro- 
biums,  Calanthes,  Lselias,  Odontoglossums,  and  Zygopetalum 
Mackayi.  Laelia  anceps  Stella  and  L.  a.  Schrdderiana  were  very 
attractive.  (Silver  Flora  Medal.) 
A  cultural  commendation  was  given  to  a  plant  of  Angrsecum 
sesquipedale  from  A.  Seth  Smith,  Esq.,  Silvermere,  Cobham, 
Surrey.  The  plant  bore  two  inflorescences,  representing  ten 
monster  waxy  white  flowers. 
Messrs.  Hugh  Low  and  Co.,  Bush  Hill  Park,  Middlesex,  staged 
Cattleya  trianse  Mrs.  de  Barri  CVawshay,  L.-C.  Luminosa,  Hessle 
variety  (C.  aurea  x  L.  tenebrosa). 
F.  Wellesley,  Esq.  (gardener,  Mr.  J.  Gilbert),  Westfield 
Common,  Woking,  staged  five  Cypripediums,  to  wit,  C.  x  Hera 
superbum,  with  very  attractive  dorsal  sepal ;  C.  x  Miss  Casta  I  Ian, 
C.  X  celeus  (a  superb  form  and  beautiful  in  colour),  C.  x  Dr. 
Conway,  with  a  combination  of  mauve,  white,  green,  and  black  in 
dorsal  sepal ;  and  la.stly,  a  new  hybrid  named  C.  rubescens  Ran- 
jitsfnjhi.  .  1  -r.  /-(  L  T' 
A  cultural  commendation  was  given  to  de  B.  Crawshay.  Rsq., 
for  a  plant  of  Odontoglossum  Pescatorei  rosefieldiense. 
Floral  Committee. 
Present :  Charles  E.  Shea,  Esq.  (in  the  chair) ;  with  Messrs. 
Cbjj<4  T  Druerv  H.  B.  IVlay,  James  \V alker ,  R.  Dean,  G.  Reiithe, 
J.  f’.  McLeod^’ Jas.  Hudson,  J.  Jennings,  Win.  Howe,  Chas. 
