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THE GARDENER. 



[April 



flore-pleno, literally covered with snow-white blossoms ; Rhododendrons and 

 wonderfully-grown Azaleas, together with other varieties, each charming in itself, 

 and all contributing to the general brilliance of the collection. Special mention, 

 however, deserves to be made of^the collection of Ferns, which included some un- 

 named seedlings sent by Mr Ledger, gardener to Mr Wm. Rathbone, M.P., and 

 which were afterwards classified by Mr Tyerman ; also of a small but very choice 

 collection of Orchids covered with their beautifully marked though singularly 

 shaped blossoms. Mr Isaac Davies, nurseryman, of Ormskirk, exhibited a new 

 Azalea, Hybrida odorata, to which a first-class certificate was awarded by the 

 Royal Horticultural Society of London in April 18G8. This Azalea is the purest 

 white of that description of flower yet submitted to the public, and in addition to 

 its fragrance it has the quality of growing in enormous clusters. The specimen 

 exhibited, though small, was spoken of in the highest terms of commendation by 

 the judges, and it will certainly become a great favourite with Azalea growers. 

 The most novel plants in the exhibition were a collection of Geraniums shown by 

 Mr Mason, in charge of Prince's Park, which had been budded upon the stocks of 

 seedling Geraniums in precisely the same manner as Standard Roses are usually 

 budded. By this means several kinds can be grown upon one stem, and those of 

 dwarf habit, such as Mrs Pollock and many of the other variegated descriptions, 

 could be trained into the form of Pyramids or Standards, and become very great 

 attractions in the conservatory or garden. The plants look healthy and strong, and 

 the novel system of treatment appeared thoroughly to agree with them. There is 

 no doubt the experiment will undergo thorough investigation, and the public will 

 in process of time derive the benefit of the inquiry. We cannot go farther into 

 detail, but must content ourselves by remarking that Cinerarias, Pot and Standard 

 Roses, Amaryllis, and many other kinds of flowers, together with a small collec- 

 tion of fruit grown at Kele Hall, Stafibrdshire, made up the remainder of the 

 exhibition. The judges were — Hyacinths, Mr Downie, Edinburgh, and Mr Shaw, 

 Manchester; Plants, &c., Mr Baines, Bowden, and Mr Findlay, Manchester; and 

 the following were their awards : — 



AMATEURS. 



Twenty-four Hyacinths— 1. B. H. 

 Jones, Esq. (gardener, Mr Manderson) ; 

 2. F. C. Braun, Esq. (gardener, Mr 

 Dunbar) ; 3. J. E. Reynolds, Esq. (gar- 

 dener, Mr "Wilson). 



Eighteen Hyacinths — L B. H. Jones ; 

 2. J. R. Jefi"ery, Esq. (gardener, Mr 

 Greenhough) ; 3. F. C. Braun ; extra, 

 J. E. Reynolds. 



Twelve Hyacinths — 1. B. H. Jones ; 

 2. J. E. Reynolds; 3. F. C. Braun; 

 4. F. W. Medley, Esq. (gardener, Mr 

 Jones). 



Six Hyacinths — 1. John Bateson, 

 Esq. (gardener, Mr Kneale) ; 2. B. H. 

 Jones ; 3. R. D. Holt, Esq. (gardener, 

 Mr Moreton). 



Two Double Hyacinths — 1. J. Bate- 

 son ; 2. B. H. Jones ; 3. J. E. Reynolds. 



Two Single Hyacinths— 1. C. W. 



Neumann, Esq. (gardener, MrHigham); 

 2. B. H. Jones ; 3. Major Walter (gar- 

 dener, Mr Mapham). 



Six Pots Polyanthus Narcissus — 1. 

 F. C. Braun ; 2. B. H. Jones. 



Ten Pots Double Tulips — B. H. 

 Jones and F. C. Braun equal. 



Six Pots Double Tulips — 1. D. James 

 Esq. (gardener, Mr Norrie) ; 2. J. E. 

 Reynolds ; 3. F. C. Braun ; extra, B. 

 H. Jones. 



Eighteen Pots Single Tulips— 1. F. 

 C. Braun; 2. B. H. Jones; 3. J. E. 

 Reynolds. 



Twelve Pots Single Tulips— 1. D. 

 James; 2. B. H. Jones; 3. F. C. 

 Braun. 



Six Pots Single Tulips— 1. R. D. 

 Holt ; 2. F. C. Braun ; 3. B. H. Jones ; 

 extra, J. E. Reynolds. 



