The Gardeners' chronicle - a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects (1897) (14779772221)

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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
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries



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whose progress hasresulted in the present complex forms are now themost uncommon, while those monstrosities which arenow the most frequently met with indicate, at anyrate in the case of phanerogamic plants, a tendencytowartls the primitive simplicity of conformation(reversion). Cousetpaently, if the progressive taxi-nomic monstrosities of the flower were not formerlymore frequent, and more especially if they were notmore varied than they now are, they would have beenpowerless to produce, by the sole agency of naturalselection, that evolution which is supposed to haveresulted in the production of the most highly-developed forms of the present day. Presentation to Mr. Inglis, of Howick. —Recently Mr. D. Inglis, who for the last twenty-two years has acted in the capacity of head gardenerto Earl Grey of Hoivick, and who during that timehas made himself extremely popular, not only atHowick, but in the district generally, was made the Supplement to the Gardeners Chronicle, June 12, 1897.
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Wig. 143, rose her majesty; colotjh pale rose, (see p, 378.) Jcne 12, 1897.) THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 385 recipient of a handsome- iulaid rosewood cabinet bythe parishioners of Howick and other friends on hisleaving the district to take up the duties of headgardener to his Grace the Duke (of Buccleuch, atDrumlanrig Castle, in Dumfriesshire. The presenta-tion took place in Copley Hall, and Mr. J. H. Mans-field presided. Mr. and Mrs. Inglis have also beenthe recipients of a silver tea-service from the Earland Countess Grey ; and a few days before leavingHowick Mr. Inglis received a letter from Earl Greyfrom Fort Salisbury, in Mashonaland, expressingsincere regret that he should not find Mr. Inglis andhis family at Howick on his return. Mr. Inglis hasbeen succeeded at Howick by Mr. Ackbotd, fromBeningborough Hall Gardens, near York. POSOQUERIA MACROPUS. —From Messrs. W.Balchin & Sons, Hassocks Nurseries, Suescx, cometwo trusses of this attractive fctove-plant, also knownas P. loDgi