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Streptocarpi  from  Feltham. 
Messrs.  J.  Veitch  and  Sons,  Limited,  of  the  Royal  Exotic 
Nursery,  Chelsea,  S.W.,  send  a  seleption  of  their  winter  flower¬ 
ing  Streptocarpi.  The  scapes  bear  half  a  dozen  flowers  in  many 
of  the  varieties,  the  blooms  resembling  in  slxape  those  of  the 
Achimenes.  The  variation  in  colour  ranges  from  spotless  white 
to  deep  blue  and  maroon,  having  red,  amaranth,  crimson 
cerise,  blush  and  pink  shades  within  these  limits,  which  makes 
these  plants  very  valuable  for  the  winter  season.  They  respond 
to  good  culture  and  flower  freely.  The  Streptocarpi  (Strepto- 
carpus)  are  now  in  full  bloom  at  Messrs.  Veitch’s  Feltham 
branch,  and  promise  to  remain  so  over  Christmas ;  in  fact,  there 
is  little  difficulty  in  having  blooms  continuously  for  nine  months 
in  the  year. 
Cardiff  Gardeners’  Association. 
On  Tuesday,  October  21,  a  meeting  took  place  at  the  Grand 
Hotel,  when  Mr.  C.  E.  Collier  presided  over  a  large  gathering  of 
members.  Mr.  R.  W.  Treseder,  F.R.H.S.,  delivered  a  highly 
interesting  lecture  entitled,  “  Budding,  Grafting,  and  Layering.” 
Several  specimens  of  buds  and  grafts  were  brought  to-  the  meet¬ 
ing,  which  the  lecturer  used  by  wray  of  making  his  subjects  more 
easily  understood.  After  speaking  for  over  an  hour,  the  debate 
was  very  lively  and  interesting  in  the  extreme. 
A  very  cordial  vote  of  thanks  was  accorded  Mr.  Treseder  for 
his  splendid  lecture,  to  which  lie  suitably  responded.  Five  new 
vice-presidents  were  enrolled  and  several  ordinary  members. — 
J.  Julian. 
A  Liverpool  Improvement. 
The  barricades  are  up,  and  an  army  of  workmen  now  occupy 
the  space  of  ground  where  some  few  years  ago  stood  St.  John’s 
Church,  and  which  after  its  demolition  was  converted  into  an 
open  space  for  the  people.  Since  then  a  more  ambitious  scheme 
has  suggested  itself  and  been  passed  by  the  City  Council,  and  in 
the  near  future  there  will  rise— with  the  magnificent  St. 
George’s  Hall  as  a  background — a  splendid  terrace  garden,  with 
sufficient  space  to  accommodate  the  statues  of  Liverpool’s 
worthies  for  many  years  to  come.  The  cost  is  great,  but  with 
the  fine  classical  building  aforementioned,  the  Walker  Art 
Gallery,  Picton  Lecture  Hall,  Museum,  and  the  grand  Technical 
School  lately  completed,  all  alongside,  it  is  only  fitting  that 
the  Parks  and  Gardens  Committee,  of  which  Alderman  J.  Ball 
is  so  conspicuous  a  chairman,  should  see  that  horticulture  played 
its  beneficent  part-.  In  so  central  a.  position,  the  improvement 
should  be  gladly  appreciated. — R.  P.  R. 
Hull  Horticulturists. 
The  annual  general  meeting  of  the  Hull  and  District  Horti¬ 
cultural  Association  was  held  in  the  Oddfellows’  Hall,  Charlotte 
Street,  on  October  21.  In  presenting  the  annual  report,  the 
general  secretary  (Mr.  J.  F.  Posthill)  said  that  during  the  half- 
year  ending  October  21  the  ordinary  monthly  meetings  had 
been  well  attended,  and  the  discussions  thereat  had  been  very 
profitable  to  the  members.  The  committee  wished  to  publicly 
acknowledge  the  services  of  Messrs.  F.  Judson  (chairman),  G. 
Coates,  J.  O’Donoghue,  and  A.  C.  Tattersall  during  the  past 
session.  The  annual  exhibition  was  held  on  September  10  and 
11,  and,  though  there  was  a  deficit  on  the  working,  they  had 
every  reason  to  congratulate  themselves  on  having  organised 
such  an  attractive  show.  The  exhibits  were  consistently  good, 
and  in  the  opinion  of  competent  judges  the  show  was  the  best 
that  had  been  held  in  Hull  for  many  years.  The  numbers  of 
exhibits  and  entries  were  respectively  15  and  213  in  excess  of 
those  at  this  year’s  Yorkshire  Show.  There  was  a  considerable 
increase  in  the  number  of  members.  Six  months  ago  the  hon. 
members  numbered  16,  and  the  ordinary  members  123 ;  but  they 
began  the  new  session  with  31  hon.  members  and  157  ordinary 
members.  The  report  was  unanimously  adopted.  Some  of  the 
officers  elected  were :  Chairman,  Councillor  Raine ;  vice-chair¬ 
man,  Mr.  J.  T.  Barker ;  hon.  treasurer,  Mr.  G.  H.  Horsfield ; 
hon.  secretary,  Mr.  J.  F.  Posthill ;  auditors,  Messrs.  W.  E. 
Sanderson  and  Rymer;  hon.  librarian,  Mr.  H.  Franklin; 
trustees,  Messrs.  R.  Arksey,  W.  Pockley,  T.  Jaggar,  and  W. 
Stephenson.  It  was  decided  to  increase  the  subscription  of 
membership  from  2s.  to  2s.  6d.  Several  minor  alterations  in 
the  rules  of  the  association  were  decided  upon. 
The  Journal's  Rose  Analysis. 
The  annual  Rose  analysis  prepared  for  the  Journal  of 
Horticulture  by  Mr.  Edward  Mawley,  will  be  published  about  the 
second  week  in  November.  This  note  is  intended  as  an  answer 
to  numerous  inquiries  which  have  been  made. 
National  Chrysanthemum  Society— Classification  Committee. 
At  a  meeting  of  this  Committee,  held  at  the  Royal  Aquarium 
on  October  7,  Mr.  Norman  Davis  was  elected  chairman  of  the 
Committee.  It  was  resolved  that  the  following  two  varieties, 
Lily  Mountford  and  Hilda  Chamberlain,  be  bracketed  as 
synonymous  in  the  Society’s  list  of  too-much-alike  Japanese 
varieties.  That  the  following  be  bracketed  as  synonymous  in 
the  list  of  early  flowering  varieties  :  Harvest  Home  and  Cranford 
Beauty.  That  the  Pompon  varieties,  Martinmas,  La  Vierge, 
and  Vesuve,  be  transferred  from  the  early  flowering  Pompon 
section  to  the  early  large  flowering  section.  It  was  further 
resolved  that  the  heading  in  the  Society’s  catalogue,  “Japanese 
Early  Varieties,”  be  altered  to  “Large  Flowering  Early 
Varieties,”  so  as  to  include  all  types  except  Pompons.  That  a 
new  class  be  added  to  the  catalogue  now  in  course  of  compila¬ 
tion  to  embrace  market  and  general  decorative  varieties  other 
than  early  flowering. 
Birmingham  Gardeners’  Association. 
As  we  notified  in  the  Journal  of  Horticulture,  Mr.  Lewis 
Castle,  of  the  Experimental  Gardens,  Ridgmont,  was  met  by  a 
large  assemblage  of  the  members  on  the  20th  inst.  to  listen  to 
his  discourse  on  “The  Evolution  and  Improvement  of  Fruit,” 
and  in  this  respect  it  is  hardly  necessary  to  remark  they  were 
not  disappointed,  prepared  as  they  also  were  from  previous 
experiences  of  Mr.  Castle’s  ability  to  deal  specially  with  the 
subject  in  question.  The  subject  in  hand  was  ably  dealt  with, 
and  illustrated  with  a  numerous  variety  of  Apples,  Pears, 
Damsons,  Crabs,  &c.  The  lecture  led  to  an  animated  discussion, 
in  which  the  chairman  (Mr.  W.  B.  Latham),  Messrs.  W.  Spinks, 
W.  Gardiner,  R.  J.  Hamill,  C.  R.  Bick,  and  Walter  Jones 
generally  took  part.  A  hearty  vote  of  thanks  was  awarded  to 
Mr.  Castle.  There  was  a  good  competition  for  the  prizes  offered 
by  the  committee  for  bunches  of  hardy  border  Chrysanthemums, 
the  winners  being  Mr.  R.  J.  Hamill ;  Mr.  W.  Hirons,  gardener 
to  Geo.  Jackson,  Esq.,  The  Grange,  Moseley;  and  Mr.  J. 
Soeaney,  Harborne,  as  in  their  order  named.  Messrs.  Simpson 
and  Son,  Birmingham,  were  awarded  a  special  certificate  for  a 
fine  and  comprehensive  collection  of  hardy  Chrysanthemums. 
Notes  from  Aberdeen. 
Taking  advantage  of  the  periodical  generosity  of  the  railway 
company  in  their  reduction  of  fares,  I  recently  had  the  pleasure 
of  spending  an  enjoyable  holiday  in  Aberdeen.  It  was  dark  on 
leaving  Edinburgh,  but  by  the  time  we  reached  Stirling  the 
sun  was  beginning  to  break  on  the  higher  lands.  Harvesting 
was  general ;  green  crops  impressed  us  unfavourably.  Turnips 
are  in  many  cases  a  poor  crop,  and  Potatoes  showed  the  too 
well  known  signs  of  disease.  From  time  to  time  thriving 
plantations  of  hardwoods  and  Conifers  arrested  our  attention, 
and  from  their  vigorous  growth  the  season  has  not  been  adverse 
to  them. 
One  striking  feature  of  the  landscape  was  disappointingly 
absent,  and  that  is  autumnal  colouration  of  foliage  ;  everywhere 
exhibited  the  dull,  sombre  green,  unless  where  withered  and 
blackened  from  the  effects  of  the  recent  storm. 
The  first  visit  at  Aberdeen  was  to  the  nurseries  of  Messrs. 
Cocker  and  Sons.  Sunnypark,  where  the  larger  portion  of  the 
glass  houses  are  situated,  was  the  portion  first  visited.  One 
large  structure  contained  Liliums  in  great  variety,  and  early 
flowering  Chrysanthemums  also  made  a  gorgeous  display,  not¬ 
withstanding  the  fact  that  large  quantities  were  that  morning 
cut  for  the  firm’s  shop  in  Union  Street,  where  the  floral  work  is 
executed.  Another  house  containing  cool  Orchids  was  worthy  of 
note,  the  plants  being  in  fine  health,  and  the  quantity  of  flowers 
contributed  by  the  Coelogyne  cristata’s  must  be  enormous.  In  a 
cool  propagating  house  I  noted  cuttings  of  the  newer  varieties 
of  early  flowering  Chrysanthemums,  many  of  which  are  of 
Messrs.  Cocker’s  own  raising.  The  outdoor  part  of  this  nursery 
is  largely  devoted  to  the  raising  of  seedling  herbaceous  plants. 
