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HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITIONS. 



Royal Horticultural Society, South Kensington, Nov. 2.— On this occasion 

 prizes were offered for 6 large flowering Chrysanthemums, the first prize being 

 awarded to Mr Rowe, gardener to Mr Lewis, Rochampton, for Lady Talfourd ; 

 Mrs G. Rundle, a lovely white flower ; Dr Sharpe, a crimson-flowered reflexed 

 kind, well adapted for pot-culture ; Marshal Duroc, Prince of Wales, and Lady 

 Hardinge. These were tied out to that formal shape now so universally con- 

 demned, because so destructive of all natural beauty. Mr James, gardener to 

 W. F. Watson, Esq., Isleworth, was second with some upright-grown plants, not 

 quite in flower, yet well bloomed. Mr Forsyth, Brunswick Nursery, Stoke New- 

 ington, was third. The best 6 Pompone varieties came also from Mr Rowe, and 

 comprised Antonius, Queen of Anemones, Calliope, Mons. Astic, and the golden 

 and white forms of Cedo Nulli. 



With 24 cut blooms of large-flowering varieties Mr Rowe was also first ; Mr 

 Berry, also of Rochampton, being second ; and Mr James, of Isleworth, third. 

 The finest and most striking flowers included Empress of India, White Globe, 

 Novelty, Queen of England, Jardin des Plantes, Lady Slade, Prince Alfred, and 

 Mrs G. Rundle. 



An attempt was made to bring together berried plants for decorative purposes, 

 and prizes were offered for groups of nine ; but only one collection was staged, 

 and that a very poor one, the only redeeming feature being some pretty well- 

 grown plants of hybrid Solanums : however, the judges gave the group the first 

 prize. 



The meeting was greatly helped by a fine group of flowering Orchids, sent from 

 Lord Londesborough's, at Tadcaster. In it was a splendid specimen of Vanda 

 ccerulea ; also Oncidium macranthum, with a spike of six lovely flowers ; 0. 

 crispum, with some fine blossoms ; 0. Rogersii, with some very fine bright- 

 yellow flowers ; Pleione Wallichii, a nice plant, beautifully flowered ; also P. 

 lagenaria ; an example of Zygopetalum crinitum, with two spikes ; nice flower- 

 ing-plants of the chaste Odontoglossum Alexandra ; Cattleya Harrisonii, with 

 eight spikes of rosy-coloured flowers ; C. maxima, a magnificent species, with 

 five richly- coloured flowers ; and the charming Phalcenopsis Lowii, with one 

 spike, on which were seven of its beautiful rose and mauve coloured flowers. 

 Messrs Veitch & Sons, Bull, and others, also contributed collections of flowering 

 and other plants. 



In the fruit department some interest was awakened owing to Messrs J. & C. 

 Lee having offered a prize of £5 for the best three bunches of Madresfield Court 

 Black Muscat Grapes. But two collections were staged, one of a very poor 

 character, the other pretty good examples, but, to our thinking, not nearly so well 

 done as what we have seen at Chiswick under the cultivation of Mr H. F. 

 Barron. This came from Mr Z. Stevens, gardener to the Duke of Sutherland at 

 Trentham, to whom the prize was awarded. The best six dishes of dessert Pears 

 came from 1 Mr Stephenson, Leigh Hall Gardens, Essex, who had Duchesse 

 d'Angouleme, Glou Morceau, Passe Colmar, Marie Louise, Grand Soleil, and 

 Beurre Diel. The second prize went to Mr Miles of Wycombe Abbey Gardens, 

 who had Huyshe's Victoria, Van Mons Leon le Clerc, Beurre Bosc, Aethorpe 

 Crassane, Beurre Diel, and Marie Louise. There were several other collections, 

 and altogether a' very nice show of Pears was made. 



In the way of new fruits, a splendid Apple was sent from Southampton by Mr 

 A. Dene, under the name of Beauty of Hants : in flavour and texture it some- 



