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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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een placed in the store. The Committee were ofopinion that the late rains had so swollen theflesh of the Apple after the skin had become setthat the latter coidd not long withstand the pres-sure set up. Mr. Voss also sent fruits of Apple THE HORTICULTURAL CLUB. December 2.—After the usual monthly housedinner of this club at the Hotel Windsor onTuesday the 2nd inst., at which Sir Harry J.Yeitch presided and a good number of membersand guests were present, a most interestinglecture was given by Mrs. Julia L. Henshawentitled A Ramble Along the West Coast ofVancouver Island, and illustrated by a largenumber of lantern slides, most, of which thelecturer had photographed and coloured herself. By the aid of the pictures and vivid verbaldescriptions of the scenery of the islandand both its flora and fauna the generalcharacter of this delightful country was clearlyexplained to the audience. Mrs. Henshawdissipated the somewhat general idea that Canadawas entirelv a country where almost Arctic
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Fig. 148.—primula malacoides, with double flowers. E.H.S. Award of Merit on the 2nd inst. See report on p. 408. natural to high levels were found not only attheir normal elevation, but also in a thriving,state far below, a fact she attributed to snow-slides or spring freshets. A large number ofvery beautifully executed slides depicting theflowers and trees were thrown upon the screen,,one in particular of Coraus Nuttailii, as a statelytree over 60 feet high and one mass of whiteflowers from base to summit, evoking not onlythe admiration of the experts present, but atinge of envy when it was remembered that thesame species here when about a tenth of theheight was considered a triumph of cultivation.The many views of truly Alpine scenery,,bounded by ranges of snow-capped mountainsand with deep valleys in the foreground clothedwith magnificent trees, gave a vivid idea both ofthe beauty of Vancouver and of its value as abotanical hunting ground. Meadow plants, bog.plants, rock plants, s

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