The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . e balance this year not being so large as usual, thesupport hitherto given each year to the Royal Gar-deners Benevolent Institution and to the RoyalGardeners Orphau Fund is omitted, but the com-mittee hope to continue their support in the receipts for the year 1896, including balancefrom the previous year of £40 2s. Ad., amounted to£225 17s. 2d., and the expenditure to £188 12s. 9<Z.,which leivea a balance to the credit of the society of£37 4s. 5d. PftESENTATION.—The Duke and
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . e balance this year not being so large as usual, thesupport hitherto given each year to the Royal Gar-deners Benevolent Institution and to the RoyalGardeners Orphau Fund is omitted, but the com-mittee hope to continue their support in the receipts for the year 1896, including balancefrom the previous year of £40 2s. Ad., amounted to£225 17s. 2d., and the expenditure to £188 12s. 9<Z.,which leivea a balance to the credit of the society of£37 4s. 5d. PftESENTATION.—The Duke and Duchess of Pout-land have presented Mr. Jordan, the head-gardenerat Impney Hall, Droitwich, with a valuable silvertea-pot, bearing the following inscription:—Pre-sented to Mr. F. Jordan by the Duke aud Duchessof Portland, on leaving Welbeck, September 18,1896. The above is a much-prized aud valuableaddition to the numerous presents Mr. Jordanreceived on leaving Welbeck to take charge of thegardens at Impney. Supplement to the Gardeners Chronicle. March 13, 1897. *wk -- ?« * .#. £?^%>i ift jp ?/if^ & 3ffcl ^.?~j^. H5#^ S *j^. 5 r*°* ** Fig. 51.—daphne indica rvbba, in the gardens at bebkemy castle, olouoestershibe. (see p. 172.) .TEST ,8? jonnivi ;?..<-??•0 ?efanscmfto rv- Maroh 13, 1897.] THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 173 The National Auricula and PrimulaSOCIETY.—We have before ua the twentieth annualreport of the Southern Section of this Society, fromwhich is gathered the fact that the membership hasreceived a further increase. A notable featureof the last show was the exhibit of the Rev. Horner, consisting of twelve show varietiesof Auriculas, ten being of his own raising, andtwo of Mr. Ben. Simonites, one only of thetwelve, viz., Heatherbell, being in commerce. Thepremier Auricula, Mrs. Henwood, raised by the lateS. Barlow, is a remarkable green-edged flower, anda welcome addition to its class. The committeehave, with much regret, to report the resign
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