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Societies. 
Royal  Horticultural— Drill  Hall,  Sept.  2nd. 
Owing  to  the  National  Dahlia  Society  having  the  use  of  the 
Drill  Hall,  the  meeting  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  was 
confined  to  a  few  small  exhibits  of  plants  and  fruit.  A  boxful  of 
Victoria  Apple,  which  somewhat  resembles  Lord  Suffield,  came 
from  Messrs.  Cross  and  Son,  of  Wisbech.  Mr.  G.  Shawyer,  Cran¬ 
ford,  Hounslow,  sent  a  number  of  fruiting  branches  of  Tomato, 
Cranford  Prolific,  which  well  deserves  its  name.  One  of  the 
clusters  bore  eleven  full-sized  and  firm  fruits.  A  Cultural  Com¬ 
mendation  was  accorded.  Some  Melons  were  exhibited,  but  none 
call  for  comment.  Sir  Walter  Gilbey,  Bart.,  The  Orchards, 
Elsenham,  Essex,  contributed  four  sorts  of  Cherry-Plums,  the 
yellow,  the  red,  and  two  seedlings,  one  a  dark  red,  the  other 
yellow. 
Messrs.  Grieve  and  Sons,  Broughton  Road,  Edinburgh,  sent 
their  strain  of  bronze  Violas,  which  are  pretty  on  a  sunny  border, 
but  are  dingy  in  bunches  for  the  table.  Their  seedling  Dianthus, 
a  semi-double,  glowing  crimson,  floriferous  novelty,  was  much 
admired. 
Mr.  C.  W.  Piper,  The  Nurseries,  Uckfield,  Sussex,  contributed 
beautiful  bunches  of  a  new  Tea-scented  Rose,  whose  name  a  lady 
suggested  should  be  “  Peace.”  The  Rose  is  somewhat  like  Mme. 
de  Bravy — a  very  pleasing  creamy  colour.  It  is  spoken  of  as  “  a 
continuous  bloomer,  early,  midseason  and  late,  resembling 
G.  Nabonnand  in  habit,  and  is  one  of  the  best  for  massing.” 
Sir  Trevor  Lawrence,  Bart.,  Burford,  Dorking,  sent  Onosma 
pyramidalis,  a  grey,  hirsute,  upright  groAving  species  with  droop- 
in"  crimson  flowers. 
Philodendron  Corsinianum,  a  handsome  Aroid,  from  Messrs. 
Bull  and  Sons,  Chelsea,  received  considerable  attention.  Linden- 
bergia  grandiflora,  with  oval-acuminate,  crenate  leaves,  4^in  long, 
someAvhat  hispid,  and  axillary  yellow  flowers,  AAras  shoAvn  by 
Messrs.  J.  Veitch  and  Sons,  Limited,  Chelsea.  It  is  showy,  seen 
at  its  best,  and  good  for  autumn. 
Only  a  very  few  Orchids,  from  various  patrons,  w’ere  brought 
forward.  The  other  novelties  are  described  below.  A  lecture  on 
“Hardy  Fruits  in  Yorkshire,”  by  Mr.  A.  Gaut,  was  delivered  in 
the  canteen. 
Certificates  and  Awards  of  Merit. 
Cattleya  Schofieldiana,  Hessle  variety  (W.  P.  Burkinshaw,  Esq.). — A 
handsome  Cattleya.  with  large  segments,  greenish  yelloAv,  and  brown 
spotted.  (Award  of  Merit.)  From  The  West  Hill.  Hessle.  near  Hull 
(gardener,  Mr.  Barker). 
Ceanothus  Indigo  (Mrs.  W.  H.  Burns). — Robust  in  groA\Tth,  foliage 
dark  and  glossy,  floAvers  in  dense  thyrsoid  cymes,  and  of  a  blight 
indigo  hue.  From  North  Mymms  Park,  Hatfield  (gardener,  Mr.  C.  R. 
Fielder). 
Nymphcea  stellata,  var.  Mrs.  Ward  (Leopold  de  Rothschild,  Esq.). — 
A  great  break  in  colour,  a  decided  rose-magenta,  the  floAvers  the  same 
size  as  N.  stellata.  Coward  of  Merit.)  From  Gunnersbury  House, 
Acton  (gardener,  Mr.  J.  Hudson,  V.M.H.). 
Bose  Peace  (Mr.  W.  Piper). — A  Tea-scented  Rose,  full  in  form,  of 
a  light  creamy  colour,  Avith  long  reddish  stems  of  dark  foliage.  It  has 
the  habit  of  G.  Nabonnand.  (Award  of  Merit.)  From  Uckfield, 
Sussex. 
i  Sterculia  Busselliana  (Mr.  J.  Russell,  Richmond). — A  graceful 
foliage  plant,  reminding  one  of  Aralia  Veitchi.  (AAArard  cf  Merit.) 
Sweet  Pea  Dorothy  Eckford  (Hobbies,  Ltd.). — A  pure  Avhite  variety 
already  described  (Award  of  Merit.) 
Thuia  Ellwangeriana  pygnuea  aurea  (Charles  Turner). — A  round 
fluffy  mass  of  growth.  It  is  feathery,  like  Retinospora  plumosa, 
though  resembling  a  Juniper  towards  the  base.  A  good  dwarf  shrub 
for  winter  bedding.  (AAvard  of  Merit.)  From  Slough. 
National  Dahlia,  Sept.  2nd  and  3rd. 
Until  Mr.  Edward  MaAvley’s  Dahlia  Analysis  appears  in  the 
Journal  of  Horticulture  next  spring,  groAvers  will  be  unable 
definitely  to  tell  how  the  various  forms  of  the  floAver  Avere  exhi¬ 
bited  as  regards  numbers,  compared  Avith  other  years,  when  the 
shoAv  Avas  held  at  the  Crystal  Palace.  As  all  who  follow  events 
are  aware,  the  directorate  of  the  Palace  at  Sydenham  found  it 
inconvenient  to  fulfil  certain  promises  made,  and  the  alternative 
is  wrought  out  in  the  dissolution  of  the  exhibitions  of  the  National 
Dahlia  Society  from  their  hitherto  pleasant  quarters  at  the  place 
named.  The  Drill  Hall  affords  a  poor  substitute,  which  most  will 
admit,  because  there  is  too  little  space,  and  the  handsome  displays 
set  up  by  the  nurserymen  are  so  confined  as  to  lose  much  of  that 
imposing  effect  which  they  seemed  formerly  to  have. 
Again,  the  season  has  been  remarkable  in  many  respects,  and 
though  there  may  be  no  lack  of  leafage  and  stout,  sappy  stems, 
Ave  are  afraid  the  floral  yield  has  suffered  considerably  from  lack 
of  dry,  sunny  Aveather.  Colour  all  through  the  exhibition  was 
deficient,  and  size  A\-as  below  par.  Refinement,  too,  especially 
among  ShoAArs  and  Fancies,  AX'as  a  quality  largely  xvanting.  Look¬ 
ing  from  the  balcony  cf  the  hall  the  seen?  was  bright,  very  bright, 
but  our  impressions  of  this  show  were  not  favourable,  judged 
against  past  years.  Single  Dahlias  xvere  generally  well  shoAvn, 
and  the  leading  collections  of  Pompons,  as  of  Cactus  varieties, 
Avere  very  good. 
Nurserymen. 
Shoav  and  Fancy  Dahlias,  Intermixed. 
Division  A. — There  Avere  four  entries  in  the  class  for  forty- 
eight  blooms  of  ShoAV  and  Fancy  varieties,  distinct.  Mr. 
J.  Walker,  High  Street,  Thame,  proved  the  victor,  having  a  good 
even  exhibit,  though  it  must  be  said  they  Avere  not  up  to  their 
usual  form.  The  varieties  Avere  (reading  from  left  to>  right); 
It.  T.  Rawlings,  T.  W.  Girdlestone  (self),  Majestic,  James  Cocker, 
Rev.  J.  B.  M.  Camm,  Rebecca  (self),  John  Hickling,  Purple 
Prince,  Maud  FelloAves,  Grand  Sultan  (self),  William  PoAvell, 
Sternbergia  lutea.  (See  page  218.) 
William  Keith,  Mrs.  Morgan,  Imperial,  John  Walker,  and  Daniel 
Cornish;  second  row:  Arthur  Rawlings,  Marjorie,  Chieftain, 
T;  J.  Saltmarsh,  Sailor  Prince,  Mrs.  Fisher,  John  Standish, 
Watchman,  Victor,  J.  T.  West,  W.  Rawlings,  Florence  Tranter, 
Duke  of  Fife,  Flag  of  Truce,  Plutarch  (self),  and  Golden  Gem; 
front  roAV :  Kathleen,  S.  Mortimer,  Plutarch,  Mr.  Glasscock, 
Mrs.  W.  Slack,  Dr.  Keynes,  Queen  of  the  Belgians,  John  Bennett, 
Buffalo  Bill,  Mabel  Stanton,  J.  C.  Reid,  Nubian,  Mrs.  Langtry, 
Duchess  of  York,  Muriel  Hobbs,  and  Mr.  George  Harris.  Mr. 
S.  Mortimer,  Swiss  Nursery,  Farnham,  was  a  mod  second,  his 
best  blooms  being  T.  W.  Girdlestone  (self),  Emin  Pasha,  Miss 
Canned,  Mrs.  Foster,  Duchess  of  Albany,  Mrs.  Saunders,  John 
Hickling,  Mrs.  Morgan,  Victor,  Mrs.  Stephen  Walker,  and 
Buttercup,  ivir.  W.  Treseder,  The  Nurseries,  Cardiff,  brought  up 
the  rear  Avith  good  blooms  of  Colonist,  Chieftain,  Rev.  J.  Gooday, 
Maud  Fellowes,  and  William  Powell. 
For  thirty-six  blooms  distinct  there  were  again  four  com¬ 
petitors,  Mr.  J.  Walker  leading  with  well-developed  blooms, 
though  they  Avere  not  so  even  as  one  expects  to  see  at  the  national 
SIioav.  The  varieties  Avere  :  R.  T.  Rawlings,  James  Cocker, 
Majestic,  Daniel  Cornish.  John  Hickling,  T.  W.  Girdlestone  (self), 
Seedling,  Harry  Keith,  Mrs.  C.  Noyes,  Champion  Rollo,  Mrs. 
