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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
October  15,  1903 
Societies. 
Royal  Horticultural,  Drill  Hall,  October  13th, 
A  most  varied  exhibition  rvas  brought  together  on  Tuesday 
last,  there  being  Chrysanthemums,  Dalilias,  Michaelmas  Daisies, 
Peilargoniums,  foliage  plants,  Orchids,  B'Cgonias,  and  fruit  in 
liberal  array.  Sixty-four  new  Fellows  were  elected.  A  paper 
on  Raspberry  and  Strawberry  culture  by  Mr.  Hudson,  was, 
iiwing  to  the  illnes.s  of  the  latter,  read  by  M.  Alf.  H.  Pearson. 
Only  four  awards  were  made  in  all. 
Orchid  Committee. 
Present:  Harry  J.  Yeitch,  Esq.  (in  the  chair);  with  Messrs. 
James  O’Brien,  de  B.  Crawshay,  Walter  Cobb,  H.  M.  Pollett, 
H.  Ballantine,  Jeremiah  Colman,  F.  Wellesley,  Jas.  Douglas, 
N.  A.  Bilnev,  G.  F.  Moore,  A.  A.  McBean,  F.  W.  Ashton,  E. 
Hill,  M.  Gleeson,  W.  H.  White,  W.  Boxall,  W.  H.  Young,  H.  A. 
Tracy,  J.  AYihon-Potter,  and  H.  Little. 
Orchids  filled  one  side  of  the  hall.  Messrs.  J.  A^eitch  and 
Sons,  Ltd.,  had  a  brilliant  display  of  hybrid  Cattleyas,  most  of 
them  bearing  two,  three,  four,  and  five  flowers.  Amongst  the 
be.st  were  Lselio-Cattleyas  x  Ny.sa,  L.-C.  x  AA'ellsiana.  L.-C.  x 
Aphrodite.  L.-C.  x  Antimachus  cariiea,  Cattleya  Mantini,  C.  x 
Mrs.  J.  W.  AA'hitlcT,  C.  x  Enid,  and  C.  AA'endlandiana  together 
with  a  fine  batch  of  C.  labiata  (Silver  Flora  Medal).  H.  T. 
Pitt,  Esq.  (gi’ower,  Mr.  F.  AA^.  Thurgood),  Stamford  Hill,  N., 
had  Cattleya  aurea,  C.  x  Mrs.  J.  AV.  AA’hitley,  C.  x  Mrs.  Pitt  (a 
sweet  and  beautiful  flower),  Odontoglossum  grande,  O.  crispum, 
Dendrobium  A’ictoria  Regina,  and  other  subjects.  (Silver  Flora 
Aledal.) 
Messrs.  Hugh  Low  and  Co.,  from  Bush  Hill  Park,  Enfield, 
sent  well-flowered  plants  of  O.  grande,  C.  Mrs.  Pitt,  C.  Gas- 
fcelliana  alba,  Dendrobium  formosum  giganteum,  Tricopilia 
nobilis,  C.  Mantini  nobilior,  and  Lycaste  Skinneri  alba.  (Silver 
Banksian  Medal.) 
A  cultural  commendation  was  awarded  to  the  Right  Hon. 
Lord  Rothschild  (gardener,  Mr.  E.  Hill),  Tring  Park,  Herts,  for 
Lselio-Cattleya  Ny.sa  superba.  It  bore  eleven  fine  flowers  on 
four  leads. 
Fruit  and  Vegetable  Committee. 
Present :  Geo.  Bunyard,  E.'^q.  (in  the  chair) ;  with  Messrs.  Jos. 
Cheat  Henry  Esling,  AA^.  Bates,  S.  Mortimer,  Alex.  Dean,  Ed. 
Beckitt,  Horace  J.  Wright,  J.  Jaques,  G.  Reynolds,  C.  G.  A. 
Nix,  F.  Q.  Lane,  J.  AAhllard,  G.  Norman,  Geo.  AA’^ythes,  A.  H. 
Pearson,  Owen  Thomas,  Geo.  H.  Maycock. 
Fruiting  Apple  trees  were  shown  in  pots  from  AAhn.  Paul  and 
Son,  erf  Waltham  Cross.  The  trees  were  exeiuplarj'  mcdel.'<,  well 
furnished  with  stout  young  wood,  and  carrying  numbers  of  fruits. 
The  varieties  were  Cellini  Pippin.  Gascoigne’.s  Scarlet  Seedling, 
Blenheim  Orange,  Allington  Pippin,  Peasgood’s  Nonesuch,  Lane's 
Prince  Albert,  Bismarck,  Cox’s  Pomona,  Rojml  Jubilee,  and 
Emperor  Alexander.  (Silver-gilt  Knightian  Medal.) 
Lady  'bate  (gardener,  Mr.  VVm.  Howe),  Park  Hill,  Streatham. 
made  a  really  fine  display  of  Grapes,  feurteen  blacks  and  thirteen 
whites.  Tho  Alicantes  were  large,  well  finished,  and  good; 
and  the  Muscat  of  Alexandria^  were  very  fair.  Small  plantlets 
of  Pandanus  gracillima  in  thumb  pots,  together  with  Smilax  and 
coloured  A"ine  leave.®,  were  placed  in  front,  and  added  to  the 
effect.  He  also  showed  fruiting  plants  of  Callicarpa  purpurea, 
the  magenta-purjfle  flowers  being  in  cluster’s  on  slender  stems 
at  iirtervals.  (Silver-gilt  Knightian  Medal.) 
E.  C.  Hambro,  Esq.  (gardener,  Mr.  AA^m.  Beale),  Hayes  Place, 
Hayes,  Kent,  staged  ten  bunches  of  Black  Hamburgh  Grapes, 
all  from  Amines  in  a  cool  hou.se,  and  they  were  as  black  as  Sloes, 
even  in  size,  finely  shaped,  and  in  all  respects  excellent  in 
ap2rearance  (Silver  Knightian  Medal.) 
Bottles  of  Elderberry  syrup  were  shown  by  Mrs.  Sophia  Miller. 
Moylem,  Marlow.  She  had  the  following  note : — “  Elderberry 
.syrup  may  be  taken  as  a  liqueur.  Two  tablespoonfuls  added  to 
a  tumbler  of  boiling  water  make  an  excellent  drink  for  colds 
and  cold  weather.” 
Mes.srs.  J.  A'eitch  and  Sons,  Limited,  staged  a  new  variety 
of  Apple  named  “Middle  Green,”  from  Frogmore  Prolific  and 
Blenheim  Orange.  It  is  a  beautiful  Apple  of  medium  size, 
smooth  and  roundish,  with  clear  yellow  skin,  crimson  on  the 
sunny  side.  The  eye  is  in  a  small  depre.ssed  cavity,  with  a 
characteristic  tiny  rise  at  one  side.  The  characters  of  the  parents 
seem  well  blended.  The  fruits  are  odorous  and  attractive  in 
cverv  way,  and  it  is  likely  to  be  a  first-rate  dessert  Apple. 
Mes-sre.  Dobbie  and  Co.,  from  Rothesay,  sent  Dwarf  Blood-red 
Cabbages,  neat  and  .solid  ;  also  Dobbie’s  Large  Red  Shallots  (from 
seeds  .sown  in  March,  1900),  and  others  from  bulbs  planted  in 
February. 
Strawberry  St.  Joseph  camo  from  Mr.  Harris,  The  Gardens. 
Bucklebury  Place,  and  the  fruits  were  well  flavoured.  Mr.  John 
Gregory,  00,  Canterbury  Road,  Croydon,  sent  a  jar  of  green 
Tomato  pickle,  the  receipt  for  which  rve  hope  to  print.  He  had 
a  vote  of  thanks  awarded.  A  boxful  of  (Gordon  Castle  Plums 
(like  a  Japanese  or  Kelsey  Plum  in  shape  and  colour)  came  from 
Mr.  Chas.  AA'ebster,  Gordon  Castle  Gardens,  Fochabers,  N.B. 
Strawberry-Raspberries  were  shown  from  Mrs.  Gleadow,  Lad- 
brooke  Grove,  AA’. 
Winter=g:arden  at  Moulton  Paddocks,  Newmarket.  (S  e  page  346). 
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