The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . the great QuinquennialA Exhibition atj^Ghent on Friday lastwas signalised by a remarkable addressfrom the President of the Society, CountKerchove be Dentergiiem. In five yearstime the Societyjwill celebrate the Cen-tenary of its exhibitions; the present,there-fore, is the last of the present era, and manding share. He passed rapidly on tothe question of nomenclature, and the effortsmade by the botanists to simplify andregulate the denominations of plants. Hybridisation was then alluded to, and agracef
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . the great QuinquennialA Exhibition atj^Ghent on Friday lastwas signalised by a remarkable addressfrom the President of the Society, CountKerchove be Dentergiiem. In five yearstime the Societyjwill celebrate the Cen-tenary of its exhibitions; the present,there-fore, is the last of the present era, and manding share. He passed rapidly on tothe question of nomenclature, and the effortsmade by the botanists to simplify andregulate the denominations of plants. Hybridisation was then alluded to, and agraceful compliment paid to M. Ed. introducer of Anthurium competition, with all its drawbacks, which horticulture now Renters, the great tihentSociety, said its President, recognises that what-ever the practical end sought for, the same necessityarises for unceasing labour and increased scientificmethod. To produce a plant in its best condi-tion at the minimum of cost, to put it on themarket at the time when^it is demanded bythe purchaser, such are the requirements of. FIG. 106.—LINOSrAIlIX leopoldi, hort. sander : new palm shown at GHENT. advantage was taken of the circumstanceto take a rapid survey of horticulturalprogress. The President, with that happy eloquenceof which he has the secret, alluded in thefirst instance to the description of newplants and their introduction to cultivation,matters in which the Belgians, such as thetwo Morrens, Louis Van Houtte, JeanLinden, the Van Geerts, the Verschap-KELTS, and so many more, took such a com- and its occasional injury to the individual,is nevertheless a most important factor inthe progressive advance of horticulture. Itwas pointed out that progress is to be lookedfor in the co-operation of botanists and horti-culturists, the present meeting being speciallymarked by the presence of official representa-tives of the International Association ofBotanists, and by various scientific exhibitsrelating to parasitis
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