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with  golden  bronze  reverse.  I  think  the  best  guarantee  of 
the  worth  of  the  new  S.  T.  Wright  lies  in  the  fact  of  so 
notable  a  name  having  been  given  ;  and  Mr.  Wright  may 
well  be  proud  of  this  Sower  named  in  his  honour.  It  is  a 
seedling  of  Mr.  Pockett’s  ;  it  does  well  on  first  crown  buds, 
but  better  on  second  crowns.  The  height  is  6ft.,  stems  and 
leaves  vigorous,  and  all  the  buds  are  good. 
a 
Cheltoni— A  Yellow  Nellie  Pockett. 
Another  newcomer  which  Mr.  Wells  is  immensely 
delighted  with  is  Cheltoni,  the  entire  stock  having  been 
secured  by  him  from  various  parts  of  the  country.  It  is  a 
yellow  sport  from  the  delightful  white-flowered  Nellie 
Pockett,  and  as  such  it  is  sure  to  be  readily  welcomed.  Mr. 
Wells  has  a  large  stock  of  it,  part  of  which  he  received  from 
a  Mr.  Lustv.  of  Cheltenham,  who  secured  a  certificate  for  it 
at  Cheltenham.  Another  part  of  the  stock  was  from  Hud¬ 
dersfield,  and  yet  another  portion  from  Whitchurch  in  Shrop¬ 
shire.  The  colour  is  very  much  like  that  of  Phoebus. 
Mrs.  T.  W.  Pockett  is  very  liberally  cultivated  both  in 
pots  under  glass  and  planted  out  in  the  open,  being  protected 
overhead  by  an  awning.  In  all  cases  it  does  grandly.  It  is 
a  real  amateur’s  flower  ;  that  means  it  is  an  easy  doer. 
Lord  Ludlow,  already  referred  to,  produces  huge  flowrers 
in  pots  7in  and  Sin  in  diameter.  It  has  come  grandly  on 
first  crown  buds  this  year.  O.  Y.  Douglas  furnishes  an 
immense  head  of  the  “  butter  and  eggs  ”  colour  mixture,  and 
is  a  worthy  variety. 
Fragrant  Chrysanthemums. 
Sweet  Violet  is  a  new  purple.  Few  Chrysanthemums 
are  really  fragrant,  but  Prown  may  be  named,  also  Albini, 
and  Mrs.  E.  W.  Clark,  each  being  late  purples,  curiously 
enough.  This  makes  four  scented  Chrysanthemums. 
I  can  scarcely  fail  to  mention  the  handsome  bronzy-gold 
Harrison  Dick,  seeing  that  it  bears  my  own  name.  This  will 
be  another  of  the  chief  of  the  Wellsian  novelties  for  1903. 
It  is  in  very  many  respects  like  Matthew  Smith,  but  more 
intensely  coloured,  and  is  a  good  doer.  The  stock  is  very 
limited. 
Mrs.  Harry  Emmerton  is  a  large  yellow  Jap.,  and  easy  to 
do,  like  so  many  others  of  the  Australian  yellows.  Marica 
takes  after  Mrs.  White  Popham  type  ;  Madame  Waldeck- 
Rosseaii  (Calvat’s)  is  cx’imson-amaranth,  with  bronze 
reverse ;  good.  Bluebeard,  new  last  year,  is  so  called 
because  of  the  blue  apparent  in  it  along  with  the  purple 
maroon. 
Other  Novelties, 
Lord  Alverstone  is  a  very  handsome  flower,  with  broad, 
deep  crimson  coloured  florets,  and  of  a  dwarf  habit  of  growth. 
Donald  McLeod  does  wTell  when  treated  the  same  as  Mrs. 
Weeks,  striking  in  February  and  taking  the  first  bud  that 
comes.  Edith  Salter,  a  new  Japanese  of  merit,  having 
lengthy  petals  of  a  soft  purplish-lilac  shade.  Ben  Wells, 
named  after  Mr.  Wells’  grandson,  is  a  giant  among  its  fellows, 
and  is  largely  grown.  The  buds  are  opening  well.  All  Mr. 
Godfrey’s  novelties  are  Al  at  Earlswood,  being  firm,  rich, 
and  large. 
Mr.  F.  S.  Yallis  is  a  monster  for  size,  and  of  a  pale  yellow 
shade.  It  was  regarded  by  Mr.  Calvat,  the  raiser,  as  one  of 
his  best.  Ethel  Fitzroy,  too,  proves  to  be  in  the  forefront, 
and  is  one  of  Mr.  Weekes’  finest  Japanese  incurveds! 
Madame  L.  Cheveant  (Calvat)  is  one  of  those  pleasing  flowers 
which  bear  a  second  glance.  It  is  reflexed,  with  moderately 
broad  petals,  silvery  tipped,  rosy-lilac  or  Peach-blossom 
tint,  with  a  dash  of  mauve.  It  is  exceedingly  sweet. 
There  are  many  others  one  might  describe  or  refer  to,  did 
space  allow  of  it.  Violet  Lady  Beaumont  is  one  ;  Hon.  Mrs. 
Tennant  is  another,  also  Lord  Salisbury,  R.  Hooper  Pearson, 
C.  J.  Salter,  Calvat’s  Sun,  Duchess  of  Sutherland,  La 
Fuson,  and  Claremont,  all  of  which  are  showing  up  well. 
The  past  season  has  been  favourable  for  those  Chrys¬ 
anthemums  which  usually  carry  heavy  and  close-built 
flowers  ;  they  have,  and  are,  opening  nicely. — Viator. 
Longford  Castle. 
The  many  friends  of  that  very  excellent  man  and  able 
gardener,  Mr.  Hazleton,  who  lias  worked  so  hard  to  make  Long¬ 
ford  a  credit  to  himself  and  its  owner,  will  regret  to  hear  of  his 
leaving  there  shortly.  We  trust  that  our  friend  may  soon  be 
comfortably  reinstated  in  a  garden  worthy  of  his  merits  and  care. 
Societies. 
R.H.S.,  Scientific  Commitee,  Oct.  21st. 
Present:  Dr.  M.  T.  Masters  (in  the  chair);  Messrs.  Massee,  Saunders, 
Bowles,  Worsley.  Holmes,  Druery,  Hooper,  Douglas,  Gordon,  Shea 
and  Paul,  Drs.  Cooke  and  Rendle,  Revs.  W.  Wilks  and  G.  Henslow 
Hon.  See. 
Boses. — Mr.  Wilks  exhibited  specimens  he  had  received  from  the 
Herbarium  of  M.  L.  de  Vilmorin  of  Rosa  sericea.  with  long  decurrent 
thorns  ;  of  R.  aculeata.  with  very  large  thorns;  and  illustrations  and 
photos  of  R.  macrophylla,  a  large  crimson-flowered  species. 
Begonia,  crested. — Sir  Trevor  Lawrence  sent  several  flowers  showing 
different  degrees  of  cresting  of  the  petals.  In  some  the  entire  petal 
Was  reduced  to  a  midrib  covered  with  projections. 
Leaf-miner. — Mr.  Holmes  showed  specimens  of  a  Leaf-miner  on 
Hogweed,  which  Mr.  Saunders  undertook  to  examine ;  alscr  a  specimen 
of  Parnassia  attacked  by  fungus. 
Cankerous  groivth. — Mr.  Hooper  showed  some  fruit  tree  branches 
with  a  cankerous  growth,  and  Daffodil  bulbs  attacked  by  the  dipterous 
fly,  Merodon. 
Auricula  aphis. — Mr.  Douglas  brought  plants  of  Auricula,  the  roots 
of  which  were  infested  with  an  aphis,  but  the  plants  themselves  were 
perfectly  healthy.  They  appeared  to  be  Frama  Auriculae,  and  had  been 
observed  twenty-five  years  ago. 
Vigour  in  hybrids. — Mr,  Douglas  called  attention  to  a  plant  of  a 
hybrid  between  Cattleya  Doweana  and  C.  velutina ;  the  first  parent 
has  usually  three  to  five  flowrers,  and  the  latter  three  only ;  but  the 
hybrid  bore  nine.  The  specimen  illustrated  the  usual  result  of  increased 
vigour  in  hybrid  plants,  sometimes  at  the  expense  of  fertility.  It  was 
observed  that  Fairreanum  hybrids  will  not  cross.  Mr.  Paul  remarked 
that  extraordinary  growth  occurred  in  hybrid  Crimson  Rambler  Roses, 
long  shoots  16ft  in  length  occurring  in  one  season,  but  accompanied 
with  some  decrease  in  the  production  of  flowers. 
Carnation  leaves  rooting. — Mr.  Douglas  brought  leaves  of  a  tree 
Carnation,  one  branch  of  which  bore  leaves  with  minute  roots,  ai’ising 
from  the  pericular  region  of  the  fibro-vascular  bundles,  and  issuing 
from  beneath  the  epidermis  all  along  the  midrib.  Mr.  Massee  observed 
that  it  was  not  infrequent  when  eelworms  were  at  the  roots,  the  roots 
then  often  appear  from  the  stem  as  well  as  the  leaves. 
Exhibition  of  fungi. — He  also  suggested  that  it  would  be  advisable 
to  hold  an  exhibition  of  fungi,  displaying  the  edible  and  poisonous 
species  in  separate  collections,  to  be  collected  by  the  members  of  the 
committee  or  other  persons  interested  in  them.  Mr.  Wilks  proposed 
October  13,  1903,  for  the  first  exhibition. 
Cactus  blistered. — Mr.  Shea  showed  seedling  plants  with  blistered 
patches.  Mr.  Wortley  observed -that  he  was  familiar  with  the  occur¬ 
rence  for  many  years  on  old  plants,  but  this  appeared  to  be  the  first 
instance  on  young  plants.  He  had  noticed  flies  on  it,  and  thought 
that  possibly  they  might  have  been  the  initial  cause  of  the  mischief, 
the  fungus  following. 
Peach  mildewed.— Mr.  E.  Salmon  sent  a  history  of  a  Peach  raised 
from  a  stone,  first  in  a  pot,  then  in  an  unsuitable  environment,  and 
finally  in  his  garden,  nine  years  ago.  It  bore  the  Peaches,  which, 
being  rather  damp,  were  placed  by  the  fire.  “  They  have  gone  back 
ever  since,  and  the  skin  will  not  peel.”  The  one  sent  was  attacked  by 
the  ordinary  Peach  mould. 
Lime  trees  and  undergrowth. — Dr.  Voeleker  inquired  if  there  was 
any  truth  in  the  belief  that  nothing  will  grow  under  Lime  trees.  It 
was  not  generally  accepted  by  the  committee ;  but  a  Swede  (a  gar¬ 
dener)  said  that  it  was  the  common  belief  in  Sweden  that  such  was  the 
case. 
Pine-bark  and  Coccus. — Mr.  Saunders  reports  as  follows  on 
specimen  sent  to  the  last  meeting :  “  As  far  as  I  could  see  it  was  a 
different  species  to  that  which  infests  Beeches  ;  but  as  I  was  not  quite 
sure  I  sent  specimens  to  Mr.  Newstead,  who  replies  as  follows  :  £  I 
think  the  insect  you  sent  to  me  on  Fir  bark  is  the  Pine  aphis  (Chernies 
pini),  but  I  could  not,  unfortunately,  extract  an  insect  from  the  white 
sacs.  Could  yon  send  me  a  further  and  plentiful  supply  in  order  that 
I  may  make  quite  sure  of  the  insect.’  It  is  pretty  certain  that  Mr. 
Newstead  thinks  it  is  a  different  species  to  that  on  the  Beech,  for  he 
suggests  that  it  is  a  Chernies,  whereas  the  other  speeies  is  a  Pseudo- 
coccus.” 
Ipomcea  rubro-ccerulea. — Mr.  Worsley  showed  a  blossom  of  this 
plant,  observing  that  it  has  been  described  as  being  at  first  red,  then 
blue,  but  in  his  experience  this  order  was  reversed,  as  it  opens  a  deep 
blue  and  then  becomes  of  a  crimson  tint. 
Arctotis  sp.— He  also  showed  specimens  of  A.  arborescens  (white), 
Jacq.  and  A.  Leichlini  (yellow).  The  first  named  speeies  was  the 
first  to  be  introduced  from  South  Africa.  The  latter  is  called  the 
South  African  Daisy,  as  it  has  white  ray  florets  touched  outside  with 
crimgon. 
Embryo  buds  on  Tulip  Tree. — Dr.  Masters  showed  examples  of 
these,  which  are  common  on  Beeches,  Cedars,  and  Deodars,  but  not 
seen  before  on  Tulip  Trees. 
Gladiolus.— Mr.  Jenkins,  Hampton  Hill,  sent  a  very  long  spike  of 
a  crimson  variety.  The  height  was  3ft  8in.  It  was  the  result  of  a 
eorm  which  had  been  neglected  from  October,  1900,  to  June,  1902, 
v.  hen  it  was  planted. 
