The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . epper-vine, and itslove of moisture and sliade, or tliey would neverhave thought it worth while to attempt raising aPepper crop in the dry and scorching climate of theCoromandel But the errors of judgment intowhich well meaning oflicers were led by their wantof scientific culture had the useful effect of encou-raging the Company to fiud scope for the exerciseof scientific tastes and training wlien tliey werefound to be possessed by some of its servants, andthus it was tliat KoxntTROH came to b
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . epper-vine, and itslove of moisture and sliade, or tliey would neverhave thought it worth while to attempt raising aPepper crop in the dry and scorching climate of theCoromandel But the errors of judgment intowhich well meaning oflicers were led by their wantof scientific culture had the useful effect of encou-raging the Company to fiud scope for the exerciseof scientific tastes and training wlien tliey werefound to be possessed by some of its servants, andthus it was tliat KoxntTROH came to be the fatlierof Indian botany. Procrcdings of the Agri-Horticul-tnral Society of Madras, January, 188J. National Chrysanthemuivi Society.—The usual meeting of the general committee took jdacoat Andertons Hotel, Pleet Street, , on the ISthinst., Mr. It. Ballantine in the chair. Previous totheir meeting the members of the Floral Committeeof the Society Iiad field a meeting and revised tlierules regulating their procedure. The Hon. Secre- MAticH -iC, 1889.] THE GABDENEFS CHRONICLE. 369. Fib. 68.—pikcs jeffeeyi ; & habdt ciiiFOKUiAU pine, (ssb p. 360.) 370 THE GA RDENEIiS CHBOKICLE. [March 23. 1889 tary announced that Messrs. J. Jensen & Co. offered£5 in special prizes for Chrysanthemum blooms atthe November show. Three new members wereelected, incUuling one Fellow ; and the Derby Chry-santhemum and Green Street District CottageGarden Society were affiliated. The schedules ofprizes fcr the September, November, and mid-winter(January) shows, which had been prepared by a sub-committee were then considered and passed. It wasarranged that conferences should be held in ron-jnnctinn with the September and January shows;and alro in connection with the provincial showat Hull in November. A suggestion was made that asiipplemput to the Chrysanthemum Catalogue,bringing the record up to date should be prepared,and the matter was referred to the schedule sub-committee. It was resolved
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