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Title: The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects
Year: 1874 (1870s)
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Subjects: Ornamental horticulture Horticulture Plants, Ornamental Gardening
Publisher: London : (Gardeners Chronicle)
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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owers of this prettyvariety of the Leedsii section, raised by the Eev.G. H. Engleheart, and shown before the RoyalHorticultural Society on May 7, 1901, when itwas awarded a First-class Certificate. The flowerhis a circular perianth 3 inches across, the crownbeing three-eighths of an inch deep and seven-eighths of an inch across. The colour of theperianth is pale ivory, and of the crown a shadenearer that of lemon. Messrs. Dicksons informus that they will distribute the variety in thecoming autumn. National Fruit Growers Federation.— Mr. A. T. Matthews, Secretary, informs us thatthe annual general meeting will be held at theCaxton Hall, Westminster, on Monday, May 9, at2 30 p.m. EARLY MELONS.—Melon fruits, when ripenedvery early or very late in the year, generally lackflavour; but this defect did not characterisean excellent fruit received on April 29 from Mr.F. Jordan, gr. to Dr. Talbot, Impney Hall,Droitwich. It is a sedling variety raisedfrom a cross between Frogmore Scarlet and
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Fig. 128.—the dCsseldorf exhibition: view of the orchid house and rhine bridge. diameter. They included Lord Eendell,Beauty, Baron James de Rothschild, andPaul Weber. On another stand were somegood Cypripediums. M. Goossens. Angerghem, Brussels, hada large collection of water-colour paintingsof various Orchids (Gold Medal). The Gar-■.deners Chronicle was awarded a Silver-giltMedal for its illustrations of Odonto-glossums. The Temple Flower-ehow.—Intendingexhibitors at the annual Flower-show of theBoyal Horticultural Society in the Inner TempleGardens, London, E.C., on May 31, June 1, and i June 2, can obtain a schedule, with entry form,&c, on application to the Secretary, 117, Victoria Street, Westminster. A penny stamp should beenclosed to cover postage. Botanical Lectures at Chelsea.—Thefourth lecture by Professor J. Reynolds Green,Sc.D., F.R.S., will take place on Wednesday next,May 11, at 4.30 p.m., upon the following sub-jects:— Photosynthesis. The observed facts.Th

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