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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
February  13,  1902. 
Obituary. 
Mr.  Leonard  Kelway. 
We  regret  to  announce  the  death,  on  February  5,  at  the  early 
age  of  twenty-one,  of  Mr.  Leonard  Ivelway,  second  son  of  Mr. 
Vvilliam  Kelway,  of  Brooklands.  Death  was  attributed  to 
influenza,  complicated  with  meningitis  and  pneumonia.  Leonard 
Kelway  was  bom  at  Riverslea,  Langport,  in  1880.  He  was 
educated  at  Sherborne  School  (Wilson’s  House),  which  he  entered 
in  1894.  He  always  took  the  keenest  interest  in  athletics,  and 
was  probably  the  best  gymnast  Sherborne  has  produced  since  the 
erection  of  the  gymnasium.  He  was  one  of  tw'o  to  represent  the 
school,  for  three  years  in  succession,  at  Aldershot  in  the  Public 
Schools  Gymnasium  Competition.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Cadet  Corps,  captain  of  the  “  Gym.,”  captain  of  his  House,  and 
member  of  the  School  Games  Committee  for  some  terms  previous 
to  his  leaving  Sherborne,  in  1898,  to  join  the  firm  of  Messrs. 
Kelway  and  Son.  Much  sympathy  is  felt  for  the  family  in  the 
loss  of  a  promising  young  life. 
Mr.  F.  J.  Graham.- 
The  death  a  few  days  ago  at  Cranford,  Middlesex,  of  this  at 
one  time  well-known  horticulturist,  at  a  very  advanced  age,  pro¬ 
bably  failed  to  attract  the  notice  of  the  horticultural  community 
Mr.  Graham  had  outlived  most  of  his  contemporpies.  A  noted 
fruit  cultivator  and  market  gardener,  he  was  thirty  or  so  years 
ago  an  active  member  of  the  Fruit  Committee  of  the  R.H.S.,  ^d 
an  intimate  friend  of  the  late  Dr.  Hogg.  He  was  for  a  long  time 
a  Fellow  of  the  R.H.S.,  and  he  was  a  subscriber  to  the  funds  of 
the  International  Horticultural  Exhibition  and  Botanical  Con¬ 
gress  of  1866.-  In  the  “Florist  and  Pomologist”  for  July,  1864, 
can  be  found  a  coloured  illustration  of  Graham  Yellow  Perfection 
Wallflower,  and  it  was  the  result  of  careful  seeding  and  select¬ 
ing  through  many  generations.  A  plant  of  this  shown  by  Mr. 
Graham  at  one  of  the  meetings  of  the  R.H.S.  at  South  Kensing¬ 
ton,  in  the  spring  of  1863,  received  a  commendation  as  a  beautiful 
bright  coloured  hardy  spring  flower,  and  it  was  described  as 
being  remarkably  sweet  scented.  Such  present  day  yellow  Wall¬ 
flowers  as  Cloth  of  Gold  and  Carter’s  Old  Gold  have  propably  been 
derived  from  it. — R.  D. 
Royal  Horticultural  Society, 
Drill  Hall,  February  llib. 
The  cold  weather  on  Tuesday  last  did  not  detract  much  from 
having  a  splendid  show  of  seasonable  plant  collections  in  the 
Drill  Hall.  We  furnish  rather  a  summary  report  on  this  occa¬ 
sion,  owing  to  the  pressure  of  other  matters  in  connection  with 
the  Society. 
Messrs.  Wm.  Paul  and  Son,  Waltham  Cross,  sent  a  fine  col¬ 
lection  of  that  beautiful  Clematis  indivisa  and  its  variety  C.  i. 
lobata.  (Silver  Flora  Medal.)  Messrs.  Cannell  and  Sons, 
Swanley,  staged  Chinese  and  Star  Primulas  in  great  array,  the 
flowers  being  large,  well  formed,  and  of  good  substance  and 
colour.  (Silver  Florp.  Medal.)  Messrs.  J.  Veitch  and  Sons, 
Royal  Exotic  Nursery,  Chelsea,  had  a  group  of  Coleus  thyrsoideus, 
Amygdalus  persica  magnificus,  A.  Davidiana  alba.  Rhododendron 
dahuricum,  and  Loropetalum  chinense,  all  of  them  worthy  of 
being  specially  noticed.  From  the  Enfield  Nurseries  of  Messrs. 
Hugh  Low  aiid  Co.  came  Cyclamens  in  great  diversity,  while 
Messrs.  Barr  and  Sons,  King  Street,  Covent  Garden,  had  an¬ 
other  sweet  group  of  Irises  and  the  spring  flowering  plants  gene¬ 
rally.  (Bronze  Banksian  Medal.)  Messrs.  Cutbush  and  Son, 
Highgate,  London,  N.,  placed  together  a  showy  bank  of  Rhodo¬ 
dendron  Jacksoni,  grown  in  pots,  and  having  trusses  of  pink 
flowers. 
Coelogyne  cristata,  a  plant  in  a  12in  pan,  was  shown  from  G. 
Bliss,  Esq.,  127,  Tulse  Hill,  S.W.,  crowded  with  blooms.  Jeremiah 
Colman,  Esq.,  stao^ed  a  number  of  hybrid  Dendrobiums. 
From  Messrs.  James  Veitch  and  Sons,  Limited,  Royal  Exotic 
Nursery.  Chelsea,  came  a  bright  collection,  including  Lselia  x 
Mrs.  M.  Gatrix,  Lselio-Cattleya  Myra,  L.-C.  Doris  Xantha,  L.-C. 
Queen  Alexandra,  very  large  and  handsome,  with  rich  purple 
lip;  Phalsenopsis  Hebe,  Dendrobium  imogen,  primrose  coloured; 
and  D.  Ophir,  deeper  yellow.  (Silver  Flora  Medal.) 
Messrs.  Charlesworth  and  Co.,  Heaton,  Bradford,  sent 
Houletia  odoratissima  (chocolate  brown),  Lselia  Mrs.  M.  Gatrix, 
Oncidiums,  Cymbidium  grandiflorum,  and  other  subjects.  (Silver 
Flora  Medal.)  Messrs.  Hugh  Low  and  Co.,  Enfield,  sent  up 
Dendrobium  nobile  virginale,  Cypripedium  Hellen,  and  other 
plants. 
The  Fruit  Committee  had  a  number  of  exhibits  engaging  their 
attention.  Messrs.  Cheal  and  Sons  obtained  a  Silver  Knightian 
Medal  for  a  large  collection  of  Apples;  Messrs.  I  aing  were  also 
strong  with  tte  same  fruit,  showing  Mere  de  Meange  well,  and 
also  Gloria  Mundi,  lyler’s  Kernel,  Beauty  of  Kent,  andringham, 
and  others.  They  also  had  a  group  of  stove  an  greennouse 
plants.  Mr.  W.  J.  Caperne,  Rohais,  Guernsey,  senx  a  number  of 
ounches  of  his  early  flowering  hybrid  Irises,  but  no  awards  could 
be  made. 
Messrs.  Geo.  Bunyard  and  Co.,  Maidstone,  filled  the  whole 
side  of  one  table  with  dishes  of  Apples,  one  hundred  in  all.  To 
mention  some  of  the  handsomest  of  these  we  would  include  Rib- 
ston  Pippin,  Peasgood’s  Nonesuch,  New  Hawthornden,  Waltham 
Abbey  Seedling,  Newton  Wonder,  Stirling  Castle,  Hoary  Morn¬ 
ing,  Lady  Henniker,  Bismarck,  Washington,  Annie  Elizabeth,. 
Lane’s.Prince  Albert,  Dutch  Mignonne,  Royal  Russet,  and  King, 
of  the  Pippins.  The  quality  of  all  of  them  showed  not  the  least 
sign  of  falling  off.  (Gold  medal.) 
Seakale  was  sent  by  Messrs.  Veitch  and  Sons,  Limited,  there 
being  Lilywhite,  yellow  coloured;  the  Common  Red,  and  a 
greatly  superior  cross  from  these  named  Berrard’s  Seakale.  This 
variety  is  stronger  in  growth,  easy  to  force,  mild  and  satisfying, 
in  flavour  (according  to,  those  who  had  tasted),  and  co'oured  not 
too  deeply.  The  consensus  of  opinion  was  that  here  we  have  a 
grand  acquisition. 
The  Messrs.  Cannell  showed  Onions,  Cocoanut,  Ailsa  Craig, 
Masterpiece,  and  Reading  Improved.  A  nice  tender  bunch  of 
Asparagus  came  from  Syon  House  ;  Mr.  R.  Baylor  Hartland,  of 
Cork,  sent  Ballimore  Pippin  Apple,  the  Earl  of  Ilchester,  Pear- 
Bergamotte  Esperen  (about  which  some  disagreement  occurred 
last  year  in  regard  to  according  an  Aw^ard  of  Merit). 
Certificates  and  Awards  of  Merit. 
Cyinhidiuin  Lowio  Master  si  (Charlesworth  and  Co.). — A  very 
pale  greenish  primrose  sepals  and  petals,  with  rich  purple  coloured 
lip.  (Aw'ard  of  Merit.) 
Ivsea  speciosa  (J.  T.  Bennet  Poe). — A  cultural  commendation 
was  awarded  to  Mr.  Bennet  Poe  for  a  plant  of  the  above,  bearing 
five  large  yellow  flowers. 
Loelio-Gattleya  Queen  Alexandra  (J.  Veitch  and  Sons, 
Limited). — Large  and  strong,  with  plenty  of  substance.  The 
sepals  and  petals  are  deep  mauve ;  the  petals  very  large,  and 
with  crimpled  and  fringed  edges.  The  lip  is  enormous,  and  deep 
purple,  of  velvety  texture.  The  throat  is  orange.  (First  Class 
Certificate.) 
Odontofilossum  Halliocrispurn  Ileatonense  (Charlesworth  and 
Co.). — Deep  yellow  ground  colour  on  sepals  and  petals,  thickly 
marked  with  deep  chocolate  spots  and  bars.  (Award  of  Merit.) 
Annual  General  Meeting. 
A  large  assemblage  of  Fellows  gathered  in  the  Drill  Hall  at 
3  o’clock  on  Tuesday,  at  the  annual  general  meeting.  Sir  Trevor 
Lawrence  occupied  the  chair  and  was  supported  by  most  of  the 
councilmen.  He  opened  the  proceedings  by  remarking  that 
though  the  hall  was  far  from  being  an  agreeable  one,  yet  before 
long  he  hoped  the  Society  might  have  one  of  its  own.  At  the 
chairman’s  suggestion,  gentlemen  were  allowed  to  wear  their  hats 
at  the  meeting.  The  minutes  of  last  annual  general  meeting 
having  been  read,  the  names  of  fifty-eight  persons,  with  four 
societies  for  affiliation,  were  read  by  Mr.  Harry  J.  Veitch  for  elec¬ 
tion,  and  this  was  agreed  to  by  all.  Mr.  Geo.  Paul  now  proposed 
a  vote  of  thanksi  to  a  retiring  councilman,  to  wit.  Sir  John 
Llewlyn,  Bart.,  for  his  past  services  to  horticulture  and  the 
Society.  A  distance  of  200  miles  from  London  prevents  Sir 
John  from  being  a  regular  attendant  at  the  meetings,  and  he 
himself,  in  returning  an  acknowledgment,  said  that  it  was  a 
healthy  rule  that  necessitated  the  retirement  of  those  council- 
men  who  did  not  regularly  attend.  The  chairman  then  intro¬ 
duced  the  report  (as  given  hereunder),  remarking  that  the  yeaPs 
work  was  most  satisfactory.  There  had  been  a  numerical  in¬ 
crease  of  930  new  Fellows,  and  it  was  very  evident  that  the  re¬ 
cruiting  "round  was  by  no  means  exhausted,  for  180  new  Fellows 
had  been  elected  during  the  current  year.  The  total  number  of 
Fellows,  in  round  figures,  he  stated  to  be  5,500. 
Report  of  the  Council  for  1901  (Abridged). 
“  It  is  very  gratifying  to  the  Council  to  be  able  to  record  that 
in  the  first  year  of  the  new  century  a  larger  number  of  new 
Fellows  have  joined  the  Society  than  in  any  year  since  its  first 
establishment  in  1804.  The  exact  number  of  new  Fellows  elected 
this  year  has  been  930,  which,  if  contrasted  with  the  1,108  who 
formed  the  whole  number  of  the  Society  in  January,  1888,  of 
whom  only  552  were  subscribing  Fellows,  indicate  the  develop¬ 
ment  which  has  taken  place  in  the  Society  recently. 
“  A  corrected  list  of  the  awards  made  by  the  Society  to  plants, 
flowers,  fruits,  vegetables,  &c.,  to  the  end  of  1899  has  been  issued. 
It  has  involved  a  great  deal  of  labour  and  research,  a,nd  the 
thanks  of  the  Society  are  due  to  those  gentlemen  who  assisted  in 
the  work,  especially  to  those  who  prepared  the  section  which 
deals  with  Orchids.  The  price  of  the  entire  volume  has  been 
fixed  at  5s.  (or  the  Orchid  section  can  be  obtained  separately, 
interleaved,  at  5s.),  and  the  Council  hope  that  many  Fellows 
