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Societies.  . 
Royal  Horticultural,  Drill  Hall,  June  28tti. 
The  exhibition  on  Tuesday  last  was  the  last  that  M'ill  be  held 
by  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  in  the  Drill  Hall  of  the 
London  Scottish  Volunteers,  where  they  have  now  been  for  the 
past  seventeen  years.  After  the  Holland  House  Show  the  fol¬ 
lowing  exhibitions  will  be  in  the  Royal  Horticultural  Hall  just 
being  finished  in  construction  at  Vincent  Square,  near  tne 
present  hall.  It  was  announced  that  the  King  and  Queen  liad 
consented  to  open  the  hall  on  July  22,  and  that  a  limit  of  1,000 
visitors  would  be  fixed. 
This  last  of  the  Drill  Hall  exhibitions  was  of  an  exceedingly 
interesting  character,  containing  groups  of  Cupid  Peas,  Dahlias, 
,  collection  of  Masdeyallias  in  flower.  A  splendidly  flowered 
I  table  of  IMiltonia  vexillaria  came  from  iMrs.  Erne.st  Hilis,  Jtedleaf 
Gardens,  Pen.shurst  (gardener,  i\Ir.  G.  Ringham). 
Fpuit  and  Vegetable  Committee. 
There  were  a  few  exhibits  before  this  committee,  comprising 
Melons  from  the  Horticultural  College,  Swanley ;  culinajy  Pea 
from  Cannell  and  Sons,  SAvanley,  named  King  Edward  VIE, 
sown  in  the  open  border  the  second  week  in  Marcli.  The  pod?' 
are  Sin  to  4in  long,  broad,  and  well  filled.  They  also  had 
“Leader”  Strawberry. 
Messrs.  J.  Veitch  and  Sons,  Ltd.,  had  Strawberry  The  Alake, 
which  is  a  great  cropper,  the  trusses  long,  and  bearing  very 
large  fruits  of  the  Sovereign  shape. 
!  Me.ssrs.  Laxton  Bros.,  Bedford,  had  a  number  of  novelties 
Galega  officinalis  alba. 
hardy  flowers,  orchids,  fruit,  Roses,  Pansies,  and  foliage  plants. 
In  the  afternoon  a  paper  on  “Hybridisation  of  Roses,”  from 
M.  Viviand  Morel,  Avas  read  by  the  assistant  secretary,  Mr.  Geo. 
Bumyard  being  in  the  chair. 
Opchid  Committee. 
Messrs.  Hugh  Loav  and  Co.,  Bush  Hill  Park,  Enfield,  Avere 
foi'AA'ard  with  Cattleya  Mendeli,  Lmlio-cattleya  Arnoldiana, 
Lmlia  tenebrosa,  Lycaste  Deppei,  L.-c.  x  Canbamiana,  li.-c. 
Martinetti  var.,  Phalmnop-sis  leucorrhoda,  and  others. 
Messrs.  James  Veitch  and  Sons,  Ltd.,  Chelsea,  S.W.,  had 
La?lio-cattleya  Aphrodite  alba,  L.-e.  x  eximia,  L.-c.  Canbamiana, 
L.-c,.  Vesta,  L.c.  AVillsiana,  Cattleya  x  Eros,  and  C.  Mossise 
M’  agneri,  all  of  the  plants  vigorous,  healthy,  and  Avell  floAvered. 
Mr.  Ch.  Vulysteke,  Loochristi,  Belgium,  had  some  magnifi¬ 
cent  Odontoglo.ssums ;  and  the  Hon.  Walter  Rothschild,  Tring 
Park,  Tring  (gardener,  Mr.  A.  Dye),  had  a  splendid  group  or 
in  Strawberries,  including  Bedford  Champion,  an  enormouslj 
large  and  handsome  fruit  of  good  flavour.  Laxton’s  Supreme. 
The  Laxton,  and  others  Avere  shoAvn. 
Lord  Llangattock,  The  Hendre,  Monmouth  (gardener,  Mr. 
T.  Coomber),  contributed  a  collection  of  Strawberry  fruits  of 
exceedingly  nigh  quality,  the  varieties  being  The  Laxton, 
Leader,  and  Royal  Sovereign.  He  had  also  fourteen  .splendid 
Pineapples. 
Flopal  Committee. 
Messrs.  W.  Cutbush  and  Son,  Highgate,  made  a  large 
exhibit,  or  rather  a  number  of  exhibits.  A  large  group  of 
flowering  plants  was  arranged  on  the  floor.  Delphiniums, 
Liliums,  Phloxes,  and  Nymphseas  forming  the  chief  features, 
Avhile  a  splendid  group  of  Malmaison  and  other  Carnations 
formed  a  side  group.  The  mo.st  striking  forms  were  The  Church¬ 
warden,  Grace,  Maggie  Hodgson,  Robert  Burns,  Nell  Gwynne, 
Duchess  of  Westminster,  and  Trojan.  Ferns  and  bamboos  were 
