14B 
February  12,  1903. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
Mr.  G.  Mount,  of  Rose  fame,  Canterbury,  sent  Roses  with 
tbeir  own  foliage  arranged  in  vases.  The  best  varieties  were 
Mrs.  John  Laing,  Madame  Gabriel  Lmzet,  and  tatheiine 
Mermet.  (Vote  of  lhanks.)  i. 
Lord  Rothscliild,  Tring  (gardener,  Mr.  E.  Hill),  sent  three 
large  blossomed  Hippeastrums.  Major  Hibbert,  Ashby  bt. 
Legers,  Rugby,  forwarded  fragrant  pink  flowers  of  a  pro¬ 
mising  winter  flowering  Carnation. 
Certificates  and  Awards  of  Merit. 
Saxifraga  Gricsebachi  (11.  Veitch  and  Son,  Exeter;  and  G.  Reuthe 
Felthaiii). — ^tn  encrusted  Saxifragra  with  short  spathulate  leaves  and 
purplish  coloured  flower  spikes,  hairy,  and  rising  4in  high.  First-class 
Certificate.  .  ,  -,1  t-i  n  at  t 
Loiirgx  campanulata  (Leopold  de  Rothschild,  Esq.).— Mr.  J. 
Hudson,  the  gardener  at  Cninnersbury  House,  Acton,  W,,  sent  a  plant 
of  this  in  flower.  The  whitish,  cainpanulate  flowers  are  produced 
low  down,  close  to  the  soil.  The  leaves  are  green,  broad,  elegant, 
distantly  resembling  those  of  a  Cureuligo.  Botanical  C  ertificate. 
Odontoglossum  crUpum  var.  Cooksonice  (Norman  C.  Cookson,  Esq.). 
_ This  is  one  of  the  finest,  if  not  absolutely  the  finest,  crispum  variety 
in  existence.  The  form  is  perfect,  the  colour  (broAvn  blotches  over 
white)  rich  and  distinctive.  The  petals  are  over  Im  broad  in  the 
middle,  and  fully  l^in  long,  with  notched  and  wavy  edge.  The  hp  is 
yellow  in  the  centre,  blotched  with  brown  and  edged  white.  The  plant 
in  a  5in  pot  had  seven  pseudo-bulbs,  and  has  borne  four  flowers. 
A  Gold  Medal,  as  well  as  the  F.C.C.  was  accorded  to  this  variety.  It 
came  from  N.  C.  Cookson,  Esq.  (gardener,  Mr.  H.  J.  Chapman), 
Oakwood,  ’\Vylam-on-Tyne. 
Cypripedium  Minos,  Young's  variety  (R.  Briggs-Bury,  Esq.).— This 
variety  has  a  broad  and  handsome  dorsal  sepal,  and  large,  xound 
brown  pouch,  the  petals  hanging  down  by  the  side  of  the  pouch.  The 
dorsal  sepal  is  greenish  at  the  base,  streaked  with  red,  and  the  6dge  is 
broadly  ivliite.  From  Bank  House,  Accrington  (gardener,  Mr.  J. 
Wilkinson).  Award  of  Merit.  t,  .  \  a 
Kpidendrum  polybulhon  luteo-cilba  (Sir  T.  Lawrence,  Bait.).  A 
Cultural  Commendation  ivas  awarded  for  this  curious  little  species. 
Dendrobinm  Wigance  xanthocliilum  (Sir  T.  Lawrence,  Bart.).— A 
sweet  hybrid  from  aiireum  and  another.  The  lip  is  very  effective ,  the 
plant  was  very  freely  flowered.  First-class  Certificate. 
Odont  glossum  Wilckecuium  var.  Rex.— The  colour,  size,  and  appear¬ 
ance  is  good.  The  flower  is  regular  and  fairly  stout,  coloured 
brownish-chocolate  over  tea.  with  lip  yellow  at  base.  Award  of  Merit. 
Lycaste  Ballice  Mary  Gratrix  (Capt.  Hoiford).— A  Cultural  Com- 
niendation  was  accorded  to  the  grower,  Mr.  H.  Alexander,  foi  a  fine 
plant  of  this  satiny,  dullish-purple  variety.  It  is  indeed  a__haiidsome 
and  eharming  flower. 
Lcelio-Cattleya  x  Wellsiaiia  magnifica  (F.  Wellesley,  Esq.). — The 
flower  is  very  large,  with  stiff  petals  and  sepals,  strong  hp,  each  nicely 
turned.  The  front  of  the  lip  is  open ;  it  is  of  velvety  texture,  and 
rich  deep  purple  shade.  The  petals  have  a  strong  midrib,  and  eiul 
bask  on  either  side.  They  are  mauve-pink,  tipped  with  purple. 
Award  of  Merit. 
The  Annual  General  Meeting. 
This  was  held  on  the  same  date  in  an  upper  room  belonging  to 
the  Drill  Hall  of  the  London  Scottish  Volunteers,  and  was  very 
largely  attended,  Fellows  being  present  from  many  parts  of  the 
country.  Sir  Trevor  Lawrence,  Bart.,  president  of  the  society, 
occupied  the  chair,  and  was  supported  by  most  of  the  Council. 
Having  disposed  of  the  preliminary  business,  including  the 
election  of  eighty-seven  new  Fellows,  whose  names  were  taken 
eii  bloc  as  read,  the  chairman  proposed  the  adoption  of  the  report 
as  circulated,  but  before  formally  moving  his  proposition  he 
briefly  dwelt  on  some  of  the  features  of  it. 
It  was  a  satisfactory  report,  he  said,  and  the  society  lyas  at 
present  in  an  era  of  prosperity.  More  neiiy  Fellows  had  joined 
during  1902  than  in  any  previous  year,  whilst  for  the  first  six 
weeks  of  the  present  year  no  less  than  212  new  Fellows  had  been 
added.  He  trusted  that  this,  the  hundredth  year  of  its  existence, 
the  society  might  eclipse  even  last  yeaFs  record.  They  hoped  to 
have  7,000  names  on  the  books  by  the  end  of  the  year. 
Sir  Trevor  attributed  the  remarkable  success  to  the  fact  that 
the  society  was  managed  purely  for  the  good  of  horticulture  and 
horticulture  is  one  of  the  great  indnstries  of  the  L  nited 
dom.  This  led  the  chairman  to  refer  to  the  fruit  and  vegetable 
conference  arranged  to  be  held  at  Chiswick  during  the  coming 
autumn,  and  he  appealed  to  the  Fellows  for  financial  and  material 
support.  ,  ,  ,  £1.1 
Cliiswick  Garden  was  not  favourably  spoken  of  by  the  presi¬ 
dent,  who  .said  that  the  tendency  was  for  expenses  there  fo  in¬ 
crease — an  increase  in  local  rates,  an  increase  in  repairs,  and 
there  had  latterly  been  a  decrease  in  the  returns  from  the  .sale  ot 
garden  produce,  for  which  he  blamed  ‘‘  the  unsatisfactory  climatic 
conditions.”  .  .  , 
Holland  House  Show,  held  la.st  summer,  owing  to  the  Rings 
illness  had  resulted  in  a  loss  of  £16 ;  but  he  hoped  there  u  ould  be 
a  large  surplus  in  the  receipts  at  this  year’s  exhibition,  again  to_  be 
held  at  Earl  Ilchester’s.  In  reference  to  the  affiliated  societies 
Sir  Trevor  stated  that  116  were  now  linked  with  ‘  The  Royal. 
The  new  Hall,  of  course,  received  an  extended  consideration 
in  the  chairman’s  review  of  the'  report.  He  said  that  a  good  start 
had  already  been  made  with  subscriptions,  over  £22,090  having 
been  guaranteed.  That,  he  rcuiiarked,  would  help  the  Council 
verj'  largely  to  achieve  the  object  which  the  society  liad  before 
it.  Ho  condemned  the  present  Drill  Hall  for  the  purposes  of  the 
society. 
The  plans  had  been  much  criticised,  but  the  Council  never  had 
anticiiiated  any  other  result.  He  had  had  a  very  considerable 
experience  with  matters  of  this  sort,  and  faults  had  on  many 
occasions  been  found.  He  referred  to  the  new  Foreign  Office,  to 
the  decorations  of  St.  Paul’s  Cathedral,  and  to  Vauxhall  Bridge, 
each  of  which  had  been  virulently  condemned  through  the  Press. 
Tastes  differ,  and  what  pleass  one  displeases  another,  and  he 
asked  the  critics  of  the  Horticultural  Hall  to  bear  this  in  mind. 
The  building  might  be  very  ugly,  but  what  Sir  Trevor  thought 
was  wanted  was  a  thoroughly  suitable  hall.  The  .speaker  ad¬ 
mitted  he  was  not  an  architectural  expert.  He  hoped  the  society 
would  adhere  to  its  declared  resolution,  and  make  the  best  of  the 
plans.  The  chairman  ended  his  review  of  the  report  by  a  refer¬ 
ence  to  the  office  staff,  which  he  said  would  require  to  be  in¬ 
creased,  and  he  paid  a  high  compliment  to  the  secretary,  the  Rev. 
W.  Wilks,  and  his  assi.stants,  and  also  to  the  staff  in  the  garden 
at  Chiswick.  In  taking  farewell  of  the  Rev.  EyreMvidson,  M.A., 
who  now  terminates  his  year’s  appointment  as  a.ssi.stant-secre- 
tary,  the  chairman  conveyed  to  that  gentleman  his  own  and  the 
Council’s  thanks.  Mr.  Arthur  W.  Sutton,  V.M.H.,  seconded  the 
adoption  of  the  report,  and  thought  the  architect  ((Mr.  Stubbs) 
had  a  good  grip  of  his  subject,  and  would  carry  througli  the  plans 
to  a  succe.ssful  issue. 
With  the  exception  of  a  speech,  not  by  any  means  to  the  point, 
from  Mr.  H.  J.  Elwes,  V.M.H.,  there  was  no  opposition.  This 
speaker  objected  to  a  word  in  paragraph  21,  which  had  a  bearing 
on  his  promise  of  £1,000  to  the  Hall  fund,  and  which  promise  he 
now  seemed  to  wish  to  forsake.  His  argument  is  of  no  conse¬ 
quence  to  our  readers,  and  his  remarks  altogether  are  not  worth 
reporting.  He  proposed  an  amendment  to  the  report,  to  the 
effect  “  that  trirstees  be  appointed  by  the  Fellows  themselves,  to 
manage  the  financial  matters  in  connection  with  the  building  of 
the  hall.”  He  was  seconded  by  Surgeon-Major  Ince.  On  a  vote 
being  taken  only  nine  supported  the  amendment,  against  an  over¬ 
whelming  majority. 
In  the  course  of  some  remarks  by  the  chairman  in  a  reply,  he 
stated  that  the  Council  would  a.sk  permission  from  the  Felloivs  if 
it  were  necessary  to  use  any  portion  of  the  £16,000  surplus  of  the 
societys  finances  for  the  new  Hall.  He  also  stated  that  at  least 
£5,000  could  be  assured  as  the  surrender  value  of  the  Chiswick 
Garden,  for  the  abdication  of  which  negotiations  are  now  in  pro¬ 
gress.  The  Council,  too,  have  the  power  to  quit  Chiswick  without 
any  mandate  from  the  Fellows.  Sir  Trevor,  however,  while  stating 
this  to  be  the  case,  .said  that  a  new  garden  is  being  kept  in  view, 
and  one  year’s  grace  would  be  allowed  the  society  to  find  itself  a 
new  garden-site. 
Mr.  Alexander  Dean  thought  it  would  be  a  great  pity  not  to 
provide  a  new  garden  before  finally  .surrendering' the  old  one. 
This  concluded  all  disemssion,  and  on  the  motion  for  the  adop¬ 
tion  of  the  report  being  put,  it  was  carried  unanimously.  Rev. 
Geo.  Engleheart,  M.A.,  V.M.H.,  proposed  a  vote  of  thanks  to  the 
chairman,  who  acknowledged  in  a  word  or  two.  The  meeting 
lasted  an  hour  and  a  quarter. 
Ipswich  Mutual  Improvement. 
One  of  the  most  enjoyable  meeting, s  of  the  pre.sent  session 
was  held  on  the  5th  inst.,  when  a.  large  number  of  members 
gathered  to  hear  a  lecture  by  Mr.  J.  W.  Moorman,  the  well- 
known  superintendent  of  Victoria  Park,  London,  on  “  Variety 
in  the  Flower  Garden.”  The  object  of  flower  gardening,  he  said, 
was  to  provide  as  great  a  variety  as  possible  over  the  longest 
period,  one  arrangement  giving  place  to  another,  so  as  to  avoid 
anything  like  a  blank.  Ribbon  borders  and  masses  of  Pelar¬ 
goniums,  Caloeclarias,  c^c.,  were  now  things  of  the  past,  giving 
place  to  lighter  and  more  graceful  arrangements,  due  to  the 
introduction  of  such  plants  as  Grevillea  robusta.  Acacia 
lophantha,  Eucalypts,  Abutilons,  Cannas,  Ricinus,  Solanums, 
&c.,  most  of  which  could  be  easily  raised  and  grown  from  seed 
or  cuttings  in  a  very  short  time. 
In  using  such  plants  as  these,  it  was  absolutely  necessary  to 
avoid  close  planting,  so  as  to  bring  out  the  individual  character 
of  each  plant.  The  best  effect  is  obtained  by  using  tall-growing 
subjects  over  a  groundwork  of  dwarfer  plants,  due  regard  being 
paid  to  diversitv  of  colour  in  the  arrangement.  Referring  to 
carpeGbedding,  'Mr.  Moorman  said  that,  although  this  system 
was  not  now  considered  to  be  in  good  taste,  he  still  thought 
that  in  large  gardens,  where  the  resources  were  not  limited,  a 
bed  or  two,  skilfully  designed,  was  always  a  source  of  interest. 
[Most  a.ssuredly.— Ed.]  In  Victoria  Park,  for  instance,  he 
always  had  a  large  scroU-bed  planted  in  this  way,  and  during 
the  last  year  or  so  had  used  as  a  design  quotations  bearing  on 
popular  events,  and  whether  it  was  that  people  were  fond  of 
puzzling  out  the  letters,  or  were  interested  in  the  style  of 
