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JOUENAL OF HOBTICULTUEE AKD COTTAGE GARDENEB. 



[ Jane C, 1872. 



r«t,tli<lissima Mr. J. Wheeler is second with nice plants about 

 I Set in dSmeterr For nine Mr. Ward is firBt with specimens 

 Lmewhat to" closely trained, but admirably bloomed, Tarying 

 fromftoVfretScifameter. 'The most -table axe Erica Mas 

 soni major, CandoDeana, ventncosa magniiica tn^°l°^fr^^^."!; 

 and obbata. Messrs. Jackson come m f ™°''' f;",^" ^^^ '"^ 

 iood specimens ; and for twelve the first and second puzes go 

 to the same exhibitors, Mr. J. Wheeler being third. 



Pelabgontoms.— In the open class lor nine, Mr. Ward, gar- 

 dener to FGWilMns, Es<i., Leyton, is first with splendid 

 ^Ws several of which kre upwards of 4 feet in diameter, and 

 be^tifX b oomed. Lilaciia, Rose Celestial, Caractac^us, 

 Pateonels Mdlle. Patti, and Exhibitor are the most notable. 

 STwefr gardener to Mrs. Hodgson, The Elms, Hampstead, is 

 ii^ond"ith much smaller plants ; and Mr. James, gardener to 

 WF Watson, Esq., Isleworth, third. In the amateurs' class 

 for' six plants, the fct prize was taken by Mr Bones, gardener 

 to D Mcintosh. Esq., Havering Park, Eomford, with specimens 

 ahont 2J feet in diameter, Mr. Weir being second. For six 

 FWes Mr. Donald, gardener to J. G. Barclay, Esq., luiott s 

 G^en, L^on,is flrstVith finely bloomed plants of Lucy Mrs 

 A Wiggins, Ain Page, Belle of the Season, Lndine, and Mrs 

 Ford M^ Bones is second, and Mr. Weir third each with 

 plants in excellent bloom, those from the former being neater 

 in growth. In the nurserymen's class Messrs. Dobson, of Isle- 

 worth, have a second prize. t .„ iw, 

 Ferxs— For six stove or greenhouse Ferns, amateui-s Mr. 

 Baines is first with magnificent specimens of Gleichenia speluncie 

 and flabellata, Cibotiumprinceps.Dicksonia antarctaca, Cyathea 

 dealhata, and Davallia bullata. Mr. Donald is second with fine 

 young specimens ; Alsophila exceka and Dicksonia squarrosa 

 Ire noticeable. Third comes Mr N. Camp gardener to G 

 Walton, Esq., Manor House, East Acton. In the class for 

 ^ateurs who have not previously taken the Society's Pnze for 

 ^ms Mr. Donald is first, and Mr. J. F. McElroy, garaener to 

 A. J. Lewis, Esq., Manor Lodge, Campden HiU, Kensington, 



^'^Tweive hardy Ferns, distinct (amateurs), is always an 

 interesting class, and the varieties of Athyiium F^^-f^mui^ 

 exhibited on this occasion are particularly elegant. Mr. J. 

 James, gardener to W. F. Watson, E.sq^, of Isleworth is first 

 A F -f. plumosum ; A. F.-f . Elworthii, finely cut and tasselled , 

 a' F -f Vemonia> and multifidum are the best. Mr. 1«. Camp, 

 g:;rdener to C. Walton, Esq., Manor House, East Acton is 

 fecond. For six hardy Ferns, Mr. W. Kemp is first, a Poly- 

 podium, Dryopteris, and Adiantum CapiUus-Venens are pietty. 

 Mr G Wheeler is second ; his collection contains a fane Lastrea 

 spinulosa. Mr. W. Whittaker, gardener to S. WiUiams Esq 

 The Laui-els, Putney, is thh-d. Mr. G. Wheeler takes a first 

 prize for a pail- of Dicksonia antarctica on tall stems. 



BosES —Messrs. Paul & Son, of Cheshunt, exhibit nine hand- 

 some specimens and gain the first prize. Juno, P^lf roseJ 

 Madame Margottin (Tea) ; and Horace Vernet, are very fresh. 

 Messrs. Paul also exhibit forty-eight beautiful trusses, and gain 

 the first prize. Due de Rohan is very fine. Messrs. Paul and 

 Son are also first with twenty-four trusses. Messrs. Ivelway 

 and Son, of Langport, are second with a box of twenty-four lea 



■^ LrLTOMS.— Of sis distinct Lilies in pots the only exhibitor is 

 Mr W Bull, and to him the first prize is awarded. L. bzovitzi- 

 anin, a highly fi-agrant species, the flowers pale yellow with 

 dirk spots; L. umbellatum fulgidum, and L. Thunbergianum 

 nigro-maculatum, are the best. , jv,„„ -p^, 



Gloxinias and AcHniEKES.— There are but few of these. For 

 the former Messrs. EolUsson, of Tooting, are first with the 

 Rev H H Dombrain, a fine crimson-scarlet variety, bkeltoni, 

 Marietta, and others. For the latter Mr. Bones is first with 

 weU-grown plants rather too leafy, and Mr. G. Wheeler second. 



Baskets of Plants arranged for effect.— Mr. Cole, gardener 

 to J. S. Budgett, Esq., Ealing Park, is first with a basket ele- 

 vated on a wire stand covered with Lycopods, and neatly fallea 

 with Begonias, Dracffinas, and a Pahn. Miss Wilhams, HoUo- 

 way is second; and Mr. Whittaker, The Laurels, Putney, third. 

 Mr. Ware has also a beautiful basket of flowers; and Messrs. 

 Dick Eadclyffe & Co. likewise exhibit. 



PTBETHRrMS. — Of these several fine stands are shown. Messrs. 

 Kelwav of Langport, are first, Mr. Ware second, and Mr. Parker, 

 Tooting, third. Messrs. Veitch also exhibit in the misceUa- 

 neous class. 



C^CTi.- J. T. Peacock, Esq., Sudbury House, HamniGrsmith, 

 who has we may venture to say, the largest collection m this 

 countrr, offered prizes for the best coUection of fifty, his own 

 not competing. We beUeve this amounts to something hke six 

 thousand plants, and these the most rare and cunous to be 

 obtained. Only one exhibitor, however, has come forward— Mr. 

 Pfersdorfi 110, Avenue St. Ouen, Paris, and his coUection, we 

 undei-stand, has been at once purchased by Mr. Peacock, who 

 liimseU exhibits a very choice collection of MammiUana, Jichi- 

 nocactus, Echinops, Opuntia, itc. 



New Plants.— For six the first prize went to Messrs. Veitch 



for Adiantum speciosum with a good deal of the 6°^ »^P^t 

 of farieyense, Diefienbachia brasiliensis D'-acffina s^ectabi^^ 

 Croton Toun^, Draca-na amabihs, and Aaaha Veitclni. Some 

 of these, as well as the foUowing have been '^l/eady reported 

 upon The second place is taken by Mr. Bull, of Chelsea, Jfi» 

 SL Eryt£^na Purcelii, with a well-mairked V^^o^ ^^^S^'^-^ 

 along the midribs and veins; Alocasia ill"^*"^',„^?f'l^,°"rb^ 

 marked with dark blotchings or cloudings ; Bertoonia superb 

 issima, a real gem, beautifully spotted with >^f^> proton ma- 

 jesticiin, very fine; Diefienbachia nobilis with large 'rtito 

 blotohed leaves; and Croton spirahs, with ^^k ohve-peen 

 twisted leaves, almost black, contrasting in a striking manner 

 with the brighter green of the younger gKJwtJV . ^ 



In Class 47, for two new plants shown for the first time m or 

 outof fl^wer.Mr. Bull exhibitsLUiuni Washingtonianuni, ha^g 

 a white flower with smaU crimson dots very pretty. l'°'^J^i"^^ 

 phmt not in flower, introduced by .t^«/^'^^ °f,' ^H\"°\g^ 

 commerce, Messrs. Veitch are first with Aralia Veitchii and Mr 

 BuU second with Croton majestieum, ^'th orange red tok 

 brown, and yeUow variegated leaves a'":°'-'^S J° 1°!,^^^ 

 Mr. Baines sends a remarkably fine farracenia caUed ma^a- 

 For anew plant in flower exhibited for the first tfi^' f^^^^^ 

 troduced by tfie exhibitor, Messrs. Veitch take a first pnze 

 with the splendid Hibiscus rosa^smensis ™>^t^^^"fXf^ore 

 a very long name ; but the flower is magnificent, mf^^S^"^^ 

 than 4 inches in diameter, and so a'?'^"^ t'^'i'^i^'L^^^'^vSch 

 so. For twelve newplants sent outm 18,0 or 18,1, Messrs^ veil 

 are again first with, among others the l^^^ly jnimature ri-ee 

 Fern Todea Wilkesiana, Begonia Sedeni, Nepenthes bedem 

 Croton Hookeri, a beautifid golden-marked ^md Dg, ^1^«^ 

 Mooreana, extremely fine; Dracsena Mooreana, Dr^=!?^'\°™'^. 

 soni, and Pandanus Veitchii. Mr. BnU is f <=°"^^^* ^gf^ 

 bachia Bowmanni, Bertolonia guttata splendens, beau^tol^ 

 marked with rose spots ; Davallia Mooreana, and the sin^ar 

 Godwinia gigas. For three new plants in or out of A^'^er, sent 

 out by the elhibitor, Messrs. Veitch, hkewise take fir^*. ^^i;'^ 

 ing Croton Weismanni, a fine golden-marked ki.^<l. %'" '^^^i 

 of medium width ; Paullinia thahctrifoha, !,o like a Fern tot 

 one might mistake it for such, a very graceful Pl^^' ' ^''uf^^" 

 danus Veitchii. Mr. BuU is second with Macrozamia corampes 

 a small-growing species with deep green graceM leaves Kentia. 

 FosteriiSia, a handsome Palm; and Maranta Seemanni. 



Messrs. Veitch exhibit a group of "ew phmts m the mi^el 

 laneous class. It contains the cunous Darhngtoma cahform^a. 

 in fine condition ; a fine basket of Begonia "'teimedia, a hand 

 some variety with showy orange-scai-let blossoms, and Begonia 

 'trcErL7NE0i^;.-Mr.Pestridge,nni-seryman Uxbridge send, 

 a coUection of Tricolor Pelargoniums m baskets Mr Tunier 

 one of Ivies, also of cut blooms of Tree Carnations and Picotees, 

 which are remarkably fine; Mr. Ware a fine gi-oup of fases 

 ilessrs Veitch and Mr. Parker also exhibit these. From Messrs. 

 Dobson, Isleworth, come weU-bloomed Ca^ceo anas ; feom 

 Messrs. RoUisson a large mixed gronp ''"^^'l^f^^^'^^'f^^.^^i 

 from Mr. A. Stelzner, Ghent, a gronp of Gymnogrammas , Uom 

 Mr Waref Tottenham, and Mr. Hooper, Bath, Pansies ; from 

 Messrs Hooper & Co, Covent Garden, a gi-and coUectaon of 

 M sandBaXanas; and, again, from Mr. Ware a beau^AU col- 

 lection of cut blooms of herbaceous plants and Pansies. Mr. 

 Kelw^y of Langport, exhibits a fine white-ground Pansy called 

 Grelt Erstem. Artficial flowers are exceUently represented 

 hi thelSiibition of Messrs. Adcock & Co., of Prince's Street, 

 CavendlsrSquare. Mrs. Bray, Stamford ^i^as .^^^J^if.^V^'h 

 S W sends some beautiful examples of skeletonised leaves 

 and Mr. Louis Bassuets, Ghent, a channing coUection of dried 

 Grasses. 



FRUIT. 

 From the Show being continued for tl^,^« ''»yf ' °f^ J°"lf 

 have supposed that there would have been but few entnes. it 

 fsnorfo^ however. A larger and better lot of first-class fnut 

 has not been staged at the summer show fM "any years 



Two fair collections are staged Mr. W. Lytiii. ga "lener to 

 Lord Boston; Hedsor, Maidenhead, is first with a handsome 

 Smooth-leaved Cayenne Pine, Black Hamburgh and ™ 

 Frontignan Grapes, exceedingly fine Dr. Hogg Strawbernes, 

 Victory of Bath Melon, Peaches, Nectarines and Figs. Mr. 

 BLnnerman, gardener tJ Lord Bagot, BUthefieUl^ Eugeley, Staf 

 ford, is seciSd, and has a very good Queen Pine and Black 

 Hamburgh Grapes, exceUent Peaches and Lectannes. 



PnvE APPLES -in the class for three Queens, Mr. D. Wilson, 

 garlenerCastleHiU, South Monlton, North Devon, is first with 

 Itce fmit which have remarkably smaU crowns ; Messi^ G. & N 

 Tates, Market Place, Manchester, are seconcl ; and Mr. John 

 Henper gardener to C. O. Ledward, Esq., ihe Elms, Acton, 

 thi?d In the' Any other variety class Mr. D. Wilson is first with 

 a vet-y large handsome fmit of Smooth-leaved Cayenne, but it IB 

 raTh7r paft its best ; Mr. Bland, The Gaer Newport Monmouth, 

 is second; and Mr. J. Douglas gardener to F>-a"c'^_^JT^ehild 

 Esq., Loxlord HaU, Ilford, is third with Chariotte Eoth^chikl 

 Gi^ES —Class 55.— Basket of not less than 12 lbs. There are 



