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Societies. 
Royal  Horiicultural-— Drill  Hall,  June  lOth. 
No  more  interesting  exhibition,  or  one  characterised  by 
greater  choiceness  in  the  varied  groups  has  been  seen  in  the 
Drill  Hall  for  some  time  than  that  of  Tuesday  last;  and  the 
visitors  represented  were  of  the  best  class  of  the  gentry.  The 
Orchid  Committee  had  evidently  almost  exhausted  the  novelties 
at  the  Temple  Show,  as  only  two  were  honoured 
on  this  occasion.  We  were  unable  to  obtain  a 
list  of  the  members  who  were  present. 
Orchid  Committee. 
Messrs.  James  Veitch  and  Sons,  Limited, 
sent  Lselio^Cattleya  Canhamiana,  L.-C.  Aphrodite 
alba,  L.-Ct  Hippolyta,  and  other  hybrid  Orchids. 
From  Enfield  Messrs.  Lotv  contributed  a  plant 
of  Cattleya  Mossise  Reineckiana,  with  a  large 
and  beautiful  flower :  and  other  well  flowered 
.species  were  all  exhibited. 
Sir  Trevor  Lawrence,  Bart.,  Burford,  Dork¬ 
ing  (grower,  Mr.  W.  H.  White),  was  strongly 
represented.  One  plant  of  the  chastely  beautiful 
Cattleya  Schroderse  bore  upwards  of  fifty  very 
large  and  delicately  scented  flowers.  A  cultural 
recommendation  was  awarded.  He  also  showed 
other  choice  Orchids,  and  a  notably  fine  raceme 
Incarvillea  Delavayi,  Arum  Eggeri,  Watsonia  O’Brieni,  and 
Ostrowskia  magnifica. 
Messrs.  Kelway,  from  Langport,  brought  together  a  display 
of  single  and  double  flowered  Pyrethrums,  and  some  good 
Peonies.  A  selection  of  the  double  Pyrethrums  would  comprise 
Wilson  Barrett  (rose-mauve),  Queen  Alexandra  (white),  Lord 
Rosebery  (deep  crimson),  and  Mme.  Van  Houtte  (rose-pink). 
The  showiest  singles  were  Fairy  (purplish).  Lord  Strathcona 
(do.),  Mrs.  Briggs  (rose-purple),  Princess  Marie  (white),  and 
Maggie  Kelly  (rose-purple). 
Luciani  (F.C.C., 
of  which  were 
than  Pittianum, 
Hill,  contributed 
number  of  nicely 
of  Odontoglossum  crispum 
March  23,  1897)  the  flowers 
of  grand  form,  much  better 
large  and  richly  marked. 
H.  T.  Pitt,  Esq.,  Stamford 
a  group  of  Orchids,  including  a 
flowered  Anguloa  Clowesi,  Miltonias,  Dendro- 
bium  nobile  album,  and  Odontoglossums.  His 
plant  of  O.  crispum  Pittianum  was  very  much 
admired,  and  carried  a  .six-flowered  raceme. 
Messrs.  Stanley,  Ashton,  and  Co.,  brought 
together  a  group  comprising  Lselio-Cattleya 
Canhamiana  alba,  C.  Mos.sise,  Laelia  purpurata 
Russelliaua,  Odontoglossum  Adrianse  (well 
flowered  and  strong),  and  a  number  of  fine  anci 
handsome  forms  of  Odontoglossum  crispum. 
Sir  F.  Wigan,  Bart  (grower,  Mr.  W.  H. 
Young),  Clare  Lawn,  East  Sheen,  had  a  fine 
exhibit  of  hybrid  Cattleyas  and  Lselias,  together 
Avith  Sobralias,  Odontoglossums,  and  his 
Godfroyse  CypriiAediums.  Messrs.  B.  S.  Williams, 
Fpper  Holloway,  sent,  amongst  other  things, 
Odontoglos.sum  liitea  purpurea  (well  floAverecl), 
Laelia  tenebrosa,  and  Ccelogyne  Mas.sangeana. 
Fruit  and  Vegetable  Committee. 
Present:  George  Bunyard,  Esq.  (chairman), 
with  Messrs.  Henry  Esling,  J.  W.  Bates,  H.  J. 
Wright,  George  Keif,  H.  Markham,  W.  Fyfe, 
G.  Reynolds,  James  Smith,  F.  Q.  Lane,  A.  H. 
Peanson,  H.  Balderson,  and  S.  Mortimer. 
Mr.  J.  Hodges  (gardener,  Mr.  Fell  le  Pelley), 
Rusper  Vineries,  Fay  Gate,  brought  forAAard  a 
.selection  of  market  bunches  of  Grapes.  Black 
Hamburgh  and  Gros  Alaroc  varieties.  Various  im¬ 
proved  forms  of  baskets  Avere  shoAvn  in  Avhich 
these  Avere  packed.  A  Silver  Knightian  Medal 
Avas  aAvarded. 
Leopold  de  Rothschild,  Esq.  (gardener,  Mr. 
J.  Hudson),  .stagetl  tAventy-eight  fruits  of  the 
following :  — Plums  Reine  Claude  de  Comte 
Althann  (a  much  confused  name);  Early  Trans¬ 
parent  Gage,  and  Jefferson,  all  from  trees  in 
pots.  His  basket  of  highly  coloured  fruits  of 
Nectarine  Lord  Napier,  from  a  trained  tree 
Avhich  bore  400  fruits,  was  greatly  admired. 
Floral  Committee. 
Present:  William  Marshall,  E.sq.  (in  the  chair);  Avith  Messrs. 
Chas.  T.  Druer\',  Geo.  Nicholson,  R.  Dean,  J.  F.  McLeod  Chas. 
Dixon,  R.  W.  Wallace,  J.  Jennings,  Jas.  Hudson,  J.  W.’  Barr, 
R.  C.  Notcutt,  Win.  HoAve,  Chas.  Jefferies,  C.  J.  Salter,  H.  J. 
Jones,  Charles  E.  Shea,  E.  H.  Jenkins,  George  Gordon,  F.  Pao-e 
Roberts,  Win.  J.  James,  Chas.  Blick,  Geo.  Paul,  Ed.  Mawley, 
and  J.  Fraser. 
Messrs.  T.  S.  Ware,  Limited,  Hale  Farm  Nurseries,  Feltham, 
ama.ssed  a  Avealth  of  richly  A^aried  Pyrethrums,  all  of  them 
doubles,  and  the  folIoAving  choice  hardy  plants: — HUthionema 
grandiflora.  Iris  paradoxa  A^ar.,  a  purple  form  of  Hesperis 
matronalis  fl-ph,  Arctotis  grandiflora,  Saxifraga  Macnabiana, 
Adiantum  Capillus= Veneris  cornubiense. 
;  Me.ssr.s.  Dobbie  and  Co.,  Rothesay,  staged  a  number  of  vases 
of  their  neAv  strain  of  long-spurred  Aquilegias  in  a  variety  of 
pleasing  colours.  The  flowers  Avere  of  good  size  and  substance, 
and  foliage  robust.  The  .same  firm  also  had  three  dozen  named 
Fancy  Pansies  from  their  Orpington  Nursery.  These  latter  Avere 
very  good  examples  of  the  floAA’er. 
Messrs.  John  Peed  and  Sons,  Roupell  Park  Nurseries,  Nor¬ 
wood  Road,  AA’ere  represented  by  a  collection  of  cut  herbaceous 
flo Avers,  in  Avhich  Pyrethrums  and  Irises  predominated.  Other 
flowers  included  in  the  exhibit  were  Phyteuma  orbiciilare, 
Thalictrum  aquilegifolium,  A'arieties  of  Geraniums,  Gypsophila 
cerastioides,  and  others. 
