March  27,  1902. 
2Si  JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
in  secnriii"  a^site  wlhcli  tlicy  lu're])y  adopt,  and  they  authorise  the 
Council  to  take  tlie  necessar}’  steps  to  enaljlc  the  building  to  be 
opened  in  the  year  1904. 
Sir  William  Tliistleton  Dyer,  Director  of  the  Royal  Gardens, 
Kew,  was  called  npon  to  second  the  motion,  which  he  did  in 
language  beautiful  and  convincing.  Sir  William  quoted  the 
words  spoken  by  his  present  Majesty  when,  as  Prince  of  Wales, 
he  opened  the  Society’s  'remple  Show  on  the  year  following  the 
removal  from  South  Kensington.  On  that  occasion  the  King  had 
been  solicited  to  lend  his  gracious  sympathy  in  the  efforts  the 
Society  hoped  to  make  to  secure  a  home — a  hall  of  its  own.  He 
rei)lied  :  “  I  sincerely  liope  your  labours  in  that  respect  may  be 
successful,  for  I  feel  sure  that  such  a  hall  will  be  of  the  greatest 
service  to  your  Society.”  “  And  now  that  the  gift  of  a  hall  was 
simply  dangling  over  our  Iieads,  would  we,  or  could  we,”  said 
Sir  William,  “let  it  pass?”  In  the  “synoptic  ten  minutes” 
passed  at  a  Drill  Hall  meeting  what  an  amount  of  business 
transactions  can  be  accomplished!  How  much  can  be  seen! 
Here,  at  the  exhibitions,  you  have  the  labours  of  a  lifetinm,  and 
the  very  best  of  all  the  London  nurseries  and  gardens  are  centred 
in  one  place,  which,  to  the  busy  man,  is  an  inestimable  advantage. 
“  The  Hall  ”  is  the  rendezvous  of  horticultural  life.  In  view  of 
tlie  continual  passing  away  of  site  after  site  during  the  last  few 
years,  Sir  William  confessed  that  the  offer  now  before  the 
Society  was  beyond  his  most  sanguine  espectations,  and  with 
the  support,  already  volunteered  from  Baron  Schrbder  and  other 
gentlemen  it  would  seem  like  throwing  God’s  gifts  away  not  to 
accept  it. 
Mr.  Charlss  E.  Shea  proposed,  and  Mr.  Bennett  Poe  seconded, 
an  amendment  to  the  chairman’s  proposition,  desiring  that  the 
consideration  of  the  Council’s  report  be  postponed  for  one  fort¬ 
night,  and  that  a  ballot  of  all  the  Fellows  be  taken.  Sir  John 
Arbuthnot  and  Mr.  George  Gordon  supported  the  amendment. 
On  the  chairman’s  side  speeches  followed  from  the  Very  Rev.  the 
Dean  of  Rochester,  Sir  Michael  Foster,  Dr.  Masters,  Surg.- 
Major  Inoe,  and  Mr.  A.  W.  Sutton,  after  which  votes  were  taken, 
and  on  Sir  TrevoPs  proposition  being  put,  only  throe  dissentients 
were  counted.  Thus  the  new  Hall  scheme  (a  wise  and  progres¬ 
sive  enactment)  was  passed,  and  is  now  being  developed. 
Societies. 
Royal  Horiicultural—Drill  Hall,  March  25th. 
Tuesday’s  Show  was  very  large,  varied,  and  attractive,  and  all 
sections  of  the  trade  were  well  represented. 
Orchid  Committee. 
Present:  Harry  J.  Veitch,  Esq  (in  the  chair);  with  Messrs. 
James  O’Brien^  de  B.  Crawshay,  H.  Ballantine,  Jas.  Douglas, 
John  Cypher,  H.  A.  Tracy,  F.  A.  Rehder,  H.  J.  Chapman,  H.  T. 
Pitt,  N.  A.  Bilney,  G.  F.  Moore,  E.  Hill,  J.  W.  Odell,  F.  J. 
Thomm  W.  H.  Young,  W.  Boxall,  W.  H.  White,  W.  B.  Latham, 
H.  G.  Fowley,  H.  Little,  and  C.  Lucas. 
Messrs.  Linden,  Brussels,  staged  Odontoglo'Ssum  Loochrist- 
iense  var.  Etoile  a’Or,  a  fine,  deep-coloured  form ;  O.  crispum 
var.  Miss  Lucien  Linden ;  D.  nobile.  Linden’s  variety ; 
Phalsenopsis  amabilis,  var.  Rimestadiana,  with  flow’ers  of  great 
size  and  purity.  M.  Florent  Claes,  Rue  des  Champs,  55, 
Etterbeek,  Brussel^  staged  a  number  of  Odontoglossums,  in¬ 
cluding  0.  crispum  Trianae,  mauve  tinted  and  chocolate  spotted; 
O.  c.  Castor,  wdth  white  petals  and  brown  spots;  and  0.  Ander- 
sonianum  variety. 
Messrs.  Hugh  Low  and  Co.,  Bush  Hill  Park,  Middlesex, 
staged  a  most  delicately  beautiful  Cattleya,  C.  Trianse  “  Phyllis,” 
with  broad  petals  and  narrow  sepals,  the  lip  open  and  beauti¬ 
fully  fringed  in  front,  each  of  the  segments  and  lip  being  mauve 
tinted.  The  throat  is  orange.  C.  Mendelli  was  well  showm,  and 
also  C.  Regnelli  Schilleriana. 
Sir  Trevor  Lawmence,  Bart.,  Burford,  Dorking,  as  usual,  nad 
some  very  fine  Orchids,  including  Coelogyne  pulchella,  Coelogyne 
sparsa,  Cattleya  Trianse  Reine  des  Beiges,  and  Cirrhopetalum 
fimbriatum. 
Mr.  W.  B.  Latham,  of  the  Botanical  Gardens,  Edgbaston, 
Birmingham,  had  staged  a  handsome  Cypripedium,  with  reddish 
pouch,  wavy  brownish-red  sepals,  and  white-edged  dorsal  sepal 
with  green  base  and  centre. 
G.  F.  Moore,  Esq.,  Chardwar,  Bourton-on-the-M'ater,  staged 
Phaio-Cymbidium  var.  Chardwarensis,  the  result  of  a  cross 
betwmen  Phaius  grandiflorus  and  Cymbidium  giganteum.  The 
lip  has  much  of  the  Phaius  form,  and  strength  and  stiffness  has 
been  imparted  to  the  yellowish  chestnut  sepals  and  petals. 
Captain  Holford,  C.I.E.  (grower,  Mr.  Alexander),  Weston- 
birt,  'Tetbury,  staged  Odontoglossum  Loochristiense,  var.  Lady 
Grenfell,  w'hich  obtained  an  Award  of  Merit.  The  yellow  coloiir 
is  very  deep,  and  the  chocolate  marking  is  rich  and  distinctive. 
He  also  staged  Dendrobium  Sybil  magnificum,  on  one  pseudo- 
l)ulb,  of  which  there  wmro  two  dozen  large-sized  and  deep  purplish 
flowers.  D.  Apollo  albens  was  also  shoini. 
W.  G.  Burkenshaw',  Esq.  (gardener,  Mr.  J.  Barker),  The  W  est 
Hill,  Hessle,  near  Hull,  had  three  Dendrobiums.  namely  D.  x 
Ainsw’orthiie  splendidissimum  Hes.sle  var  (D.  aureum  x  D. 
nobile) ;  D.  x  Rolfse  roseum,  a  natural  hybrid  between  D.  nobile 
and  D.  primulinum ;  and  D.  Ainsworthioe  splendidissimum 
flavescens.  He  also  showed  a  pretty  little  Microstylis  sp.,  with 
floivers  like  a  Silene.  He  also  .staged  a  fine  group  on  another 
table. 
Jeremiah  Colman,  Esq.,  Gatton  Park,  Reigate,  Surrey, 
evidenced  liis  strength  in  the  growth  of  Cymbidiums,  and  showed 
beautiful  forms  of  C.  eburneum,C.  Lowi-eburneum,  C.  Lowianum. 
Cypripedium  villosum  and  Odontoglossum  triumphans  here  shown 
were  most  vigorous  and  floriferous. 
Messrs.  Sander,  of  St.  Albans,  exhibited,  under  a  large  .bell 
glass,  a  finely  flowered  plant  of  Miltonia  vexillaria  x  M.  Roezli, 
a  fine  large  hybrid,  nearly  white,  with  orange  throat,  and  mauve 
suffusion  at  base  of  the  upper  segments.  Their  Cattleya 
amethystoglossa  var.  Sanderse  received  a  First  Class  Certificate. 
It  is  a  very  fine  white-flowered  variety.  They  had  a  number  of 
other  fine  varieties  of  various  genera. 
Messrs.  James  Veitch  and  Sons,  Limited,  pi-esented  an  in¬ 
teresting  mixed  group,  in  which  was  noted  D.  Sosius,  deep  mauve- 
purple,  save  for  a  white  ring  in  the  lip;  Laelio-Cattleya  Clonia 
var.,  with  bright  purple  lip;  and  L.-C.  Digbyano-Schroderse, 
very  pale  pink  in  colour. 
H.  T.  Pitt,  Esq.,  Stamford  Hill,  placed  together  one  of  the 
most  effective  groujis  in  the  hall,  being  bright,  varied,  and  beau¬ 
tiful — Odontoglossums,  Dendrobiums,  Cattleya,  and  Epi- 
dendrums. 
Messrs.  Charlesworth  and  Co.,  Heaton,  Bradford,  set  up 
Pliaius  X  Normani  rosea,  very  strongly  flowered  ;  P.  Marthse,  a 
more  attractive  flower  than  tlie  latter,  having  tea-coloured  petals 
and  sepals;  Angraecum  Sanderianum,  P.  Normani  aurea,  Odonto- 
glos.sum  Adrianae  Duchess  of  Cornwall,  a  dense  raceme,  and  flowers 
having  crimpled  segments.  Their  Cattleya  x  Louis  Chaton  is 
large  and  very  distinct,  with  bright  purple  lip. 
Messrs.  Stanley,  Ashton,  and  Co..  Southgate,  N.,  had  an 
attractive  group  of  Laelia  Jongheana,  the  iflants  robust,  clean, 
and  well-flowered. 
Fruit  and  Vegetable  Committee. 
Present;  Geo.  Bunyard,  Esq.  (in  the  chair);  with  Messrs. 
Joseph  Cheal,  Henry  Esling.  S.  Mortimer,  Alex.  Dean,  Horace  J. 
Wright,  Geo.  Keif,  H.  Markham.  F.  Q.  Lane,  James  Sweet,  G. 
Norman,  James  H.  Veitch,  A.  H.  Pearson,  and  Edwin  Beckett. 
Lord  Aldenham  (gardener,  Mr.  E.  Beckett),  Aldenham  House, 
Elstree,  obtained  a  cultural  commendation  for  sample  baskets 
of  Mushrooms,  shown  as  grown  in  the  bed. 
Messrs.  J.  Veitch  and  Sons,  Limited,  Chelsea,  presented  a 
collection  of  eighty-eight  dishes  of  Apples,  each  exhibit  in 
splendid  condition.  Of  those  that  were  specially  meritorious  the 
following  may  be  named :  Lane’s  Prince  Albert,  King  of  the 
Pippins,  Cox’s  Orange  Pippin,  Winter  Peach,  Alfriston,  Lord 
Dei'by,  Blenheim,  Chelmsford  Wonder,  Beauty  of  Kent,  School¬ 
master,  Lewis’  Incomparable,  and  Newton  Wonder.  Staged  as 
they  were  in  baskets  of  four  sizes,  the  smaller  at  the  front,  and 
on  white  paper,  the  splendid  colouring  of  the  fniits  was  seen  to 
the  best. 
R.  M.  Whiting,  E.sq.,  Credenhill.  Hereford,  sent  two  dozen 
dishes  of  Apples,  including  Dumelow’s  Seedling.  Nm-them  Spy, 
Newton  Wonder,  Scotch  Bridget,  and  others,  each  of  which  were 
well-kept  and  fine  in  all  respects. 
Floral  Committee. 
Present:  W.  Marshall,  Esq.;  with  H.  B.  May,  Chas.  T. 
Druery,  Geo.  Nicholson,  John  Jennings.  J.  F.  McLeod,  Wm. 
Howe,  John  A.  Nix,  Chas.  Jefferies.  W.  Bain,  C.  J.  Salter, 
H.  J.  Cutbush,  F.  Page-Roberts.  Chas.  E.  Shea,  W.  P.  Thomson, 
E.  H.  Jenkins,  Wm.  J.  James,  R.  Wilson-Ker,  Chas.  Blick,  and 
R.  H.  Wallace.  ' 
Mes.srs.  T.  Cripps  and  Son,  the  Tunbridge  Wells  Nurseries, 
staged  a  fine  batch  of  Retinospora  obtusa  Crippsi,  that  new  break 
that  occurred  with  them  two  or  three  years  ago.  It  is  a  splendid 
golden  coloured  shrub,  that  does  not  bum.  Acer  palmatum  rosea 
marginatum,  A.  palmatum  palmatifolium,  A.  p.  flavescens,  A.  p. 
dissectum  purpureum,  A.  japonicum,  and  A.  j.  laciniata  were 
on  view.  These  are  all  very  choice  and  beautiful. 
Messrs.  T.  S.  Ware,  Limited,  Hale  Farm  Nurseries,  Feltham, 
showed  hardy  plants,  chief  among  these  being  Shortia  galacifolia, 
Chiogensis  hispida,  a  reddish-leaved  trailing  plant;  Primula 
visco.sa  nivalis,  P.  acaulis  cserulea,  Arabis  dingeana  (flowers 
white),  Viola  odorata  lutea,  Incarvillea  Delavayi,  Ramondia 
Natalise,  P.  Forbesi,  and  many  other  choice  spring  hardy  flowers. 
Messrs.  W.  Cutbush  and  Son,  Highgate,  London,  N.,  set  up 
a  handsome  group  of  Azaleas.  Guelder  Roses,  Magnolias,  Haw¬ 
thorns,  Laburnums,  double  white  Lilac,  variety  Mine.  Lemoine ; 
double  Prunus,  and  such  other  forced  shmbs. 
Messrs,  J.  Veitch  and  Sons,  Limited,  staged  a  splendid  group 
of  seedling  Clivias,  with  trusses  of  an  <  ormous  size.  Mr. 
