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house  in  the  avera;;e  day’s  work,  and  which  he  duly  accomplished,  but 
the  exertion  was  so  great  that  he  had  to  rest  for  a  day  or  two  afterwards. 
In  the  discussion  which  followed,  one  “  old  expert  ”  remarked,  relative 
to  glazed  pots,  that  when  serving,  upwards  of  forty  years  ago,  under  the 
late  Mr.  George  Fleming  at  Trentham  Hall  Gardens  he  was  placed  in 
charge  of  the  Pelargonium  houses,  and  which  plants  were  most  success¬ 
fully  grown  in  glazed  pots  or  pans,  likewise  stove  plants.  The  pots  were 
manufactured  at  the  instance  of  her  Grace  Harriett,  Duchess  of  Suther¬ 
land,  by  the  firm  of  ^Minton  &  Co.,  Stoke-on-Trent,  the  Duchess  being  an 
enthusiastic  patron  of  the  art  of  pottery,  especially  in  regard  to  the  style 
indicated,  and  including  encaustic  and  other  ornamental  tiles  suitable  for 
balconies  and  window  boxes.  Examples  of  specimen  plants  grown  in 
glazed  pots  were  exhibited  by  Mr.  Fleming  at  one  ot  the  Royal  Horti¬ 
cultural  meetings,  as  evidence  ot  the  suitability  and  ornamental  character 
of  tho  pots  in  preference  to  the  ordinary  clay  commodities.  At  the  close 
of  the  discussion  several  new  members  were  enrolled,  whilst  the  Society’s 
invaluable  lending  library  was  also  laid  under  more  than  ordinary 
contribution. — W.  G. 
WRIGHTIA  ZEYLANICA. 
This  plant  is  very  effective  when  in  bloom,  but  it  does  not  seem  to  be 
generally  cultivated  in  gardens.  It  is  a  member  of  the  same  family  as 
the  Vincas,  the  Allamandas,  the  Oleanders,  and  the  Tabernaemontanas, 
and  to  the  last  named  the  flowers  bear  some  resemblance.  These  are 
pure  white,  the  corolla  five-lobed,  with  a  peculiar  irregularly  cut 
corona-like  appendage  at  the  base  of  the  lobes,  such  as  is  seen  in  other 
related  plants.  The  general  form  of  the  flowers  and  leaves  is  shown  in 
fig.  24.  Wrightia  zeylanica  requires  a  stove  temperature,  and  being  of 
loose  habit,  though  not  a  climbing  plant  strictly  speaking,  it  succeeds 
best  trained  to  the  roof  of  a  house.  A  compost  of  turfy  loam  and  peat 
or  leaf  soil  and  good  drainage  are  requisite  w  hether  it  be  planted  out  or 
in  a  pot. 
THE  GARDENERS’  ORPHAN  FUND, 
As  Mr.  D.  T.  Fish  expresses  on  page  85  so  strong  and  so  sincere  an 
interest,  amounting  to  anxiety,  a  feeling  that  is  no  doubt  very  widely 
shared  by  subscribers  generally,  and  especially  in  the  provinces,  in  the 
Orphan  Fund,  I  ask  leave  to  mention  how  matters  stand  in  relation 
to  the  vacant  office  of  secretary,  as  was  the  subject  of  common  conversa¬ 
tion  at  the  Drill  Hall  last  week,  and  might  well  be  regarded  as  an  open 
secret.  If  I  imagined  that  any  harm  would  result  to  the  Fund  I  would 
not  now  have  told  of  these  matters,  but  honestly  believing  that  it  is 
best  subscribers  generally  should  know,  and  as  soon  as  possible,  no  excuse 
otherwise  is  needed.  It  may  be  as  w’ell  to  tell  Mr.  Fish  that  whilst  there 
can  be  no  doubt  his  great  interest  in  Mr.  Barron  and  the  office  is  warmly 
reciprocated  by  the  latter,  yet  it  is  not  a  case  that  could  be  in  any  way 
got  over  by  the  measures  he  refers  to.  Mr.  Barron  has  not  resigned 
without  good  reason,  though  it  be  a  reason  all  must  regret.  Still  we  all 
grow  older  and  feebler  with  advancing  years,  and  no  amount  of  determina¬ 
tion  can  stay  the  hand  or  the  effects  of  Time. 
But  when  it  is  understood  that  something  over  200  persons  applied  for 
the  reversion  of  the  office,  it  is  evident  that  there  are  no  lack  of  candidates 
willing  to  assume  the  duties  of  secretary.  These  were  reduced  at  the 
first  sitting  of  the  Selection  Committee  to  a  manageable  number,  and  at 
a  second  sitting  were  reduced  to  six,  the  whole  six  being  capable  and 
suitable  men.  But  the  Committee  had  resolved  to  recommend  to  the 
general  meeting  of  subscribers  on  the  17th  one  person  only  as  the  result 
of  their  examination  into  the  merits  of  the  whole.  It  was  therefore 
important  that  any  such  selection  should  be  of  unanimous  form,  and  after 
some  voting  over  two  or  three  names,  the  final  selection,  first  by  majority, 
and  eventually  unanimously,  was  made  of  Mr.  Bryan  Wynne,  who  is  not  an 
unknown  person  in  relation  to  gardening,  and  especially  with  gardening 
literature,  by  any  means. 
Mr.  Wynne  was  for  many  years  on  the  staff  of  the  “  Gardeners’ 
Chronicle  then  he  started,  in  conjunction  with  others,  the  “  Gardening 
World,”  and  now  he  conducts  a  small,  but  apparently  flourishing,  trade 
advertising  paper.  He  was  for  some  time  a  member  of  the  National 
Chrysanthemum  Society’s  executive,  and  for  a  year  or  so  Chairman  of 
that  body.  His  connection  with  the  Orphan  Fund  is  of  the  earliest, 
having  from  its  formation  been  a  member  of  the  Committee,  and  can  claim 
to  have  attended  more  meetings  than  any  other  member.  He  has  probably 
more  complete  knowledge  of  the  working  of  the  Fund  than  has  any  other 
candidate,  and  has  for  several  years  rendered  to  Mr.  Barron  unstinted  and 
valued  help.  He  is  not  yet  of  advanced  age,  and  may  reasonably  look 
forward  to  giving  to  the  Fund  some  fifteen  to  twenty  years  of  service. 
Naturally  those  are  regarded  as  important  elements  in  his  case  that 
have  been  fully  weighed  by  the  Committee.  Certainly  they  could 
not  have  been  ignored.  His  selection  should  be  as  acceptable  to  the 
market  trade,  whose  candidate  was  in  the  running  a  very  strong  one,  as 
to  the  nursery  trade,  and  to  gardeners  in  general,  as  he  holds  a  somewhat 
intermediate  position  in  relation  to  all  ;  but  is  the  son  of  a  gardener,  has 
been  a  gardener  himself,  and  is  now  in  warm  and  complete  sympathy  with 
gardening  in  all  its  forms.  Of  course  the  presentation  of  Mr,  Wynne’s 
name  to  the  general  meeting  on  the  17th  by  the  Committee  does  not  elect 
to  the  office  ;  that  has  to  be  done  by  the  votes  of  the  subscribers  present, 
and  I  hope  it  will  be  the  earnest  desire  ot  subscribers,  having  the  future 
prosperity  of  the  Fund  at  heart,  to  attend  at  the  meeting,  and  support  the 
candidate  thus  selected  by  the  Committee. 
There  is  good  reason  to  believe  that  there  will  be  no  opposition  at  the 
meeting.  Still  there  is  no  telling  what  may  happen,  and  every  well- 
wisher  to  the  Fund  should  attend,  if  possible,  for  the  purpose  indicated. 
It  seems  very  probable  that  possible  troubles  to  the  Fund  were  anticipated 
had  a  market  man,  however  competent,  been  selected,  as  already  there 
is  far  too  much  coldness,  on  the  part  of  gardeners  generally,  towards  the 
Fund,  and  had  such  selection  been  made  the  result  might  have  been  little 
less  than  a  calamity.  Seeing  that  the  Fund  was  originally  promoted  by 
and  for  the  benefit  of  private  gardeners,  it  is  but  right  that  its  control 
should  be  largely  in  their  hands  and  exercised  in  the  interests  of  their 
Fig.  24.— Wrightia  zeylanica. 
orphans,  admitting  at  the  same  time  that  market  men  have  given  to  the 
charity  valued  service  and  support. — Telephone. 
[In  our  opinion  no  man  has  given  more  devoted  service  to  the  Fund — 
and  we  speak  from  experience  during  the  early  years  of  its  career — than 
has  Mr.  Wynne,  while  no  one  can  question  his  capacity  for  the  position 
for  which  he  is  authoritatively  recommended.  A  unanimous  vote  will  be 
of  advantage  to  the  charity.] 
TRADE  CATALOGUES  RECEIVED. 
W.  Atlee,  Burpee  &  Co.,  Philadelphia. —  Wholesale  Seed  List. 
Bruant,  Poitiers. — New  Plants, 
W.  Clibran  &  Son,  Altrincham. — Chrysanthemums. 
,1.  Cocker  &  Sons,  Aberdeen. — Seeds  and  Plants. 
.1.  Dicks  &  Co.,  66,  Deansgate,  Manchester.— S’ccifs. 
R.  &  J.  Farquhar  &  Co.,  Market  Street,  Boston,  ^Mass. — Seeds. 
.Tadoo,  Ltd.,  Exeter.— About  Jadoo. 
H.  J.  Jones,  Ryecroft  Nurseries,  Lewisham. — New  and  Choice  Plants. 
J,  R.  Pearson  &  Sons,  Chilwell. — Zonal  Pelargoniums. 
C.  R.  Shilling,  Winchfield. — Seeds. 
A.  F.  Upstone,  Rotherham.— 6'ccds. 
Louis  Van  Hoiitte,  ptire,  Ghent. — Plants. 
Webb  &  Sons,  Wordsley,  Stourbridge.— Earm&vds. 
