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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAG^GABDENER. 



[ June 27, 1873. 



the grass is in perfect condition. The sides of this tent aie 

 boarded, and the whole is sing>ilarly hght and elegant ParaUe 

 wX t is the tent for fruit and cut flowers, and the long tent 

 Ts devoted to miscellaneous objects. There are moreover two 

 tentof hardy British Ferns, another for table decorations 

 lighted with gas, whole tents occupied by some firms, as 

 Messrs Carter & Co., of London, and Mr. Vertegans, of Edg- 

 baston I^the cent;e of the ground are greenhouses, wu-e- 

 tork benc^iies and all sorts of horticultui-al contrivances; 

 whiTe' one s de 'of the triangle is bounded by what may be caUed 

 Iveritable horticultural fair. It is composed of sheds open 

 ?n front and here may be seen "whatever you please, my 

 Uttle deirs-" so that by judiciously spending a few pounds 

 voun^ghlcome out the most veritable cockney m gardemng 

 hatTmild be imagined. Messrs. Carter & Co. ^aje a magni- 

 ficent tent, and so have Sutton & Sons of Eeadmg. The 

 arran'-emeAts that have been made are admuable ; and whether 

 I consider the prize list and its Uberal premiums for every- 

 thing the indefatigable exertions of the Local Committee, 

 ^ded'bv their invaluable Secretary Mr. Badger, the provision 

 made for the comfort and convenience of exbibi tors, the open- 

 Wed hospitalitv by which houses have been throwB open to 

 thot whose only claL has been the brotherhood of horticul- 

 ture I do not envy the place that next mvites the Royal Hor- 



""i^^^^f^^'lntL., the large tent is fine in the 

 extreme, the one defect being, perhaps, that the ground at the 

 eXnce is not sufficiently high to enable one to gam a 

 general view over the whole tent ; but the ample space given 

 for promenading and viewing the plants, the width and shal- 



o^iess of the banks on which the plants are placed he 

 Sect condition of the grass, the exceeding hghtness of the 

 t'nt itseH with its gi-een framework-all eombme o give a 



-ery charming view, and to make a scene that_ might weU be 

 cha'racterisedlis a fairy one o^av-^ritable tropic^ garden 



Annexed is a ground plan of the principal tent -mth cioss 

 •sprtions showin" the disposition of the plants. A B Is the loUoi 

 tud^nS sect^rthe cros's sections being represented by B s,p q, 



N 0, L M, J K, G H, E F, and CD. , . V, c 



After His Boyal Highness Prince Arthur had passed thjough 

 thf Show accTmpanfed by several leamnghortic^^^^^^^ 



s^ry^^^ssasr^ssrs^^l^tSfsSow- 



ing address was presented to him :— 



the most succesrful, yet held under the '^■^^'f^^.?, *^,^°ffi^-Societv, we beg 



lel^'edS promote the welfare and advantage of the oommnnity. 



° '^'^^*' ?Jlg^siDLM7Sl™or of Birmingham, ri«-Pr«M.n«. 

 To this His Eoval Highness replied :— " Gentlemen, it affords 

 m^great pTeasu?rto be%nabled L open this Exhibition, which 

 you have such good reason to believe is one of the most success- 

 ?iil that the Societv has yet held in the provinces. I have no 

 doubttat for tKsuU we are indebted to the energetie and 

 well-directed labours of the Local Committee-a committee 



admirably constituted, whose members, I undei-stand, have 

 devoted much time and attention to workmg out the many 

 wearisome detaUs that are necessary to ensure so sati.sfacton a 

 result. I am Ukewise glad to hear that good use is being male 

 of the Botanical Gardens at Edgbaston. An inspection of the 

 Sngs i'^plemeuts, and other apphances m connection with 

 horticulture v^Ul afford me great interest, partly because they 

 are matters in which my father took the deepest possible 

 interest and especiaUy as they form a branch of the local 

 Sdustr^ of this neighbourhood.' Pray accept my best thanks 

 orthe^kindly expressions contained in your address, and let 

 meassufeyoulshallever be ready to f«^-*^%t^^,J7f Xllt 

 Society whose object is to encourage a P"'^"'* J' ^'^J' „f "V^^ 

 such innocent enjoyment, and which engenders habits of taste 

 sucn innoceni, eujoj, ' „. jj ™i Highness added : 



"l'aS'"aTd^Gentle^?n,''lnlwdedare tLs Sho^wto be open." 



'"TnT^owSg to my excellent confrn^s to detail their Meas 

 of the otherportions of the Show I proceed to notice those ckisses 

 in which florists' flowers are exhibited, the Committee naying 

 supplemente" the schedule of the Eoyal Horticultural Society 

 with a large number of classes, so as to embrace every descnp- 

 tion of fl'we" which is in an.exhibitable ^'-t^, -' t^^^f ^^^ ° 

 the vear Thus, in Pelargomums we have no less tnan twenty 

 our'^^Talses. and amongst them some -'T judicious PJ^f^J 

 which will enable growers of these Pl'^'it-VlpU to be offered 

 those alreadv sent out, or of any that are likelj' to be onei u. 

 TMs is an iSmense advantage, and the Birmingham Committee 

 are to be congratulated on having set so good i^ii example 



PELABGONit-MS.— S7t0!« Pelargoniums are, on the vvhole, very 

 I in^iffe^Xand to those accustomed to the -eti-0P°lit-»/^f?7 

 are noor indeed, the best being those contributed by Mr. L.J. 

 Per^ T hi Cedars, Castle Bromwich. In the class for Zonal 

 ?eS?goniums, Mr.' Perry is first with some grand Pl^'-^ts rf 

 Vesuvius, CUpper, Qneenof Beauties, Amelina Gnsau, Gloiiou. 

 m'' W. Paul.^ Another good collection is e^l"bited by M.. 

 WilUam Cox, of Madresfield Court comprising AvocatGambetta 

 Edith Dombrain, Milo, Mane Stuart, Madame Hoste an I 

 Vesuvius. Six new Nosegay Pelargoniums, Messrs. BeU an 

 Se are first with David Ganlck.Master Christine^ and 

 others For six new Zonal Pelargomums Mr. C. iumer is 

 second with Miss Allnm, Colonel Vyse, Andrew Marvel, Mr. 

 TWss &c. For four new Show Pelargoniums of 1871 a^ I 

 TfiraMr Turner is the only exhibitor with Pompey, Brignol 

 SuUan,"a™hievement. Lr the best f gj^ o- n°" ye s^^ 

 nut Mr Turner is first, second, and third with byren, lyiogui, 

 n rl Conau™t For the best new Nosegay Mr. Turner is first 

 ^ hMSrauUte;,°a beautiful pink. For the best n^w Bronze 

 Pelargonium not sent out Messrs. Dowme, La rd, &. to are 

 first second, and third with Prince Arthur, Climax, and it r 

 FA Pollard For the best new Silver Tricolor the same firm 

 are first with Mr. Laing, Mr. Turner second with Marchioness 

 nf Headfort and Messrs. Bell & Thorpe third. 



Tricolor Pelargoniums.-Here the competition was very se- 

 vere Mr C TiS-ner is first with Mrs. Headley, Mrs. Bousby, 

 lady C^um, Lady B. Bridges Princess of ^-l«!.^^,f/S?j,^:"; 

 ment; the plants small, but high m colour. Bell & Thorpe 

 fecond with large plants of Sophia Cusack Confess Crave 

 Macbeth ItaliaUnita, Sunset, and Lady Cullum. Mr. _.^estnaj,e 

 rxbridge, is third with Lady Cidlum, ItaUa Umta Mrs. 

 Headlev Achievement, and Sophia Cusack. Messrs F- A A 

 1 fmUh have a veiy nice high-coloured lot, amongst which I 

 nSiced particulariy Mastei-piece, very distmct, fine . this col- 

 Ipftinn was awarded an equal second. „ , . • i i 



For sS variegated Geriiiums (open), the first prize is awarded 

 to Mr F Ford, gardener to B. Davenport Esq.. for Gem of 

 Tricolors; Italia L^nita, Mrs. PoUock, Lady Godiva, Jock O Ha- 

 -^0^ G\?a^rmI^F^r-the best three new vaiieties sent 



MlM^ah\T^"V^^^iSnd°^^E.^— t^n^^^^^ 



In DoubleTflowered Pe argouiums (amateurs), Mr. Marsh, gar- 

 dener to JO slcchus, Esq. is first with Capitame L'Hermite, 

 Marie Lemoine, and Victor Lemoine. „. , , . c * ,^+1, 

 In siu^k Tricolors not sent out, Mr. C. Kimberiey is first mth 

 Fnin?es? Messrs. Downie, Laird, & Laing second with John 

 1 Do^i'e and Mr. Turner third with Miss Morns 



Piv^-In the prizes offered by Mr. C. Turner, Mr. Pizzey, 

 Fiflmer Slough is first with Eev. George Jeans, Mr. JuiU 

 M.rion'BerS Serpent, Eustace, Device, Prince Frederick 

 WiUto. lttrac^ion!a£d Helen. Mr. Beardsley is second, and 

 Mr. E. Kingston third. 



T7i-cHSi\s —The first prize for a specimen is awarded to Mr. 

 G Harborne for Eose of Castille ; second to Mr. "WestaU ; third 

 to Mr Fonlds fo, Dan Lambert. For four Fuchsias lamateurs), 

 the first nrize goes also to Mr. G. Harborne for Margueiite, 

 Puritan! S of Castille, Vainqueur de Puebla; the second pnze 

 for larger plants to Mr. 1' oulds. 



BosES -Notwithstanding the veiy unfavoui-able nature of tue 

 season these were exhibited in very good condition, some fine 



