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JOUENAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ Jnne 27, 1872. 



stands being shown by Cant, Turner, and Paul & Son. In the 

 class for forty-eight, Mr. Cant is first vnth some f^P eiid"l 

 flowers, amongst which are Elie Morel, Antome Ducher 

 Mens. Noman, Baronne de Rothschild, Abel Grand, Louis Van 

 Houtte, Beauty of Waltham, John Hopper, CamiUe de Rohan, 

 Prince de Porcia, and Duke of Edinburgh. The second prize is 

 awarded to Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, for some fine 

 flowers, conspicuous amongst which are Mons Noman Ehe 

 Morel, FeUx Genero, and Dupuy Jamam. Mr. Charles Turnei 

 is a good third. lu the class for twenty-four Roses (amateurs), 

 Mr. Evans, gardener to Mr. Newdegate, is first, with some fine 

 blooms, amongst which are Dr. Andi-y, Marie Baumann, General 

 Castellane, Therese Levet, and Jean Goujon ; Mr. Laxtou 

 second. In the class for twenty-four cut Roses, three trusses ot 

 each (nurserymen), Mr. Cant, of Colchester, is first again vnth 

 some very fine blooms, amongst which, conspicuous above all, 

 is Mons. Noman. It seems as if this year is especially favour- 

 able to it. Mr. Turner, of Slough, is second ; Messrs. Paul and 

 Son third ; and Mr. G. Davison fourth. In the class for twelve 

 cut Roses (amateurs), Mr. Evans is again first with flowers a 

 little rough ; Mr. J. Lakin, Chipping Norton, second with flowers 

 amongst which is Marechal Niel, Louise de Savoie, Beauty of 

 Waltham, and La France; and the Rev. C. Evans, Sobhill 

 Rectory, third with some very nice flowers. For six Roses Mr. 

 'j. E. Cavell is fii-st with La France, Prince de Porcia Mar- 

 guerite de St. Amand, Madame Victor Verdier, and Victor 



Verdier. . j. i • i • 



Bouquets.— As a rule,-we think that agreatmistake is inade m 

 making-up hand bouquets. Agi-eat deal too much stuff is used, 

 and consequently they are heavy. So it is to-day ; and were it 

 not that they are relieved by a considerable quantity of Maiden- 

 hair, they would have been stiU more so. Messrs. Pope fc bons, 

 King's Norton, Bii-miugham, are first with a vei? handsome 

 bouquet, but somewhat large. The second prize is obtained 

 bv Messrs. Felton & Sons ; the third by Mr. Hewitt, of bohhiU ; 

 and the fom-tb by Mr. Yates, Sale, Cheshire. Thus the principal 

 prizes are awarded to Birmingham and its neighbourhood, a or 

 the gentlemen's button-hole bouquet, the first prize is given 

 to Messrs. Perkins & Son, Coventry, for one with a Tea Rose, 

 Forget-me-not, one bloom of Stephanotis, and Adiantum. ihe 

 second to Miss E. Turner, Liverpool; and the thii-d to Mr. 

 C Turner. For a single vase of flowers, the first prize is 

 awarded to Miss Hassard, St. Ronan's Church Road, for one of 

 Ml-. Thomson's vases with Ferns and Water Lihes at the loot ; 

 Centaurea, Adiantum, Water LiUes, Rhodanthe, and Grasses m 

 the upper glasses. The second is awarded to Miss Hassard for 

 a small vase of the same arrangement ; and the third to Miss 

 E. Blair, for one very similar. There is an extensive exhi- 

 bition of .,,.,.. j_ I, 



T-usLE Decoeations.— Taking these m their entirety we have 

 no hesitation in saying that they are gi-eatly m advance of those 

 exhibited at South Kensington. There are no such violations 

 of taste as in those exhibited at South Kensington, while many 

 of them are exceedingly good. The first prize is awarded to 

 Mr. Cypher, Queen's Road Nursery, Cheltenham, for an ex- 

 ceedingly effective arrangement. It consists of three March 

 stands; the centre one surrounded by a border of glass contain- 

 ine flowers and Maiden-hair Fern. The bottom circle ot the 

 stand is composed of Isoras and Eucharis amazonica, the 

 upper one of Heaths and small Roses, vdth a plentiful supply of 

 grasses The dishes of fruit are handsome. At the head and foot 

 are aPine Apple and Melon, suiTOunded with a trough containing 

 flowers. The glass is good and appropiiate. The second 

 prize is awarded to Miss Hassard, St. Ronan's Church Road, 

 Upper Norwood, and is arranged with her usual good taste-- 

 two Palms, surrounded by trays containing flowers, being let 

 into the table (a barbarism, as we believe) ; the centrepiece being 

 one of Mr. Thomson's stands, aiTanged with Grass, Ferns, and 

 the climbing Fern. Two statuettes occupy the space below, and 

 the fruit is placed in small baskets. The arrangement is simple, 

 although wanting, we think, in colour. The third prize comes 

 to Miss F. Cole, Birchfield, Birmingham. It is arranged with 

 a March stand in the centre, from the top of which hangs 

 Cissus discolor, two shallow dishes filled with Maidenha,ir, &c. 

 The foui-th prize is awarded to Mr. MuUer. It consists of 

 thi-ee March stands very prettily arranged with baskets ot Iruit 

 between, a button-hole bouquet arranged in each finger napkin, 

 and a few specimen glasses placed round. Miss B Blair ex- 

 hibits a prettily-an-anged table and two March stands. This, 

 we think, quite deserved the third prize. There are other tables 

 very pretty, but these are decidedly the best. 



^^•Tt;.— In Class 1, for twenty 



!■■. '■ in diameter, Mrs. E. Cole 



■ I i.'xhibit several very fine 



■ r.f which are Ixora coccinea, 



•oil uoa,wio ^.1 „..,.-„, „ 'i tliiMU very large ; a fine speci- 



^>,^ of AzalTa Duchesse .Adelaide de Nassau ; Ixora Colei, with 

 large heads of white flowers ; Vinca rosea, quite 2 feet m diame- 

 ter and in splendid bloom ; Vinca oculata, not so large, but in 



Stove and Gbeenhoi 

 plants in pots not exceed 

 and Sons, Withington, 

 specimens, the most not 

 sixteen heads of bloom, so 



excellent bloom ; Dipladenia crassinoda, fine ; Phcenoeoma pro- 

 lifera Barnesii, 24 feet in diameter, beautifully fresh and bright , 

 Aphelexis macrautha purpurea, fine ; and several weU-grown 

 Heaths. Messrs. Jackson & Son, Kingston, Surrey, send also a 

 coUection containing several excellent Heaths ; Clerodendron 

 Kajmpferi, fine ; Dracophyllum gi-acile, very good ; andashowy 

 scarlet Kalosanth. The firstpnze goes to Mrs. Coles & Sons^he 

 second to Messrs. Jackson. In the next class, for nine. Mis 

 Cole & Sons have a specimen of Azalea Bxtranei, a splendid 

 mass of rosy flowers, 5 feet high and nearly as much m diameter , 

 Ixora Colei, about 4 feet in diameter, mth heads of floweis 

 some of which measure 6 inches by 5, and fuUy establishing its 

 claim to be considered a first-rate exhibition plant ; AUamanda 

 gi-audiflora in profuse bloom ; a good Clerodendron Balfouna- 

 num, hut not far enough advanced to show much crimson ; Alla- 

 manda cathartica ; a large Erica CaudoUeana and Dipladenia. 

 crassinoda in fine bloom. Messrs. Jackson have a very fine 

 Aphelexis macrantha purpurea, Dracophyllum gi-aciie, tue 

 charming Dipladenia amabilis in fine condition, btephanotis 

 floribunda, and large and fine specimen Heaths. Mr. J. E. 

 Marsh, gardener to J. 0. Bacchus, Esq., Brinstead, Leamington, 

 has an excellent Clerodendron Balfouri.anum, a good. Eucharis 

 amazonica, Allamanda Schottii, very weU gi-own and flowered, 

 and Hoya camosa, balloon-tramed. r„lr1»„ 



In Class 3, for six plants, Mr. T. M. Shuttleworth Golden 

 Hill, Leyland, near Preston, has very fine specimens of 1 hceno- 

 coma prolifera Barnesii and Mussa?nda trondosa, each fully 4 feet 

 in diameter, and the latter the finest specinaen we have ever 

 seen of this plant. Others from the sa,me exhibitor are Anthu- 

 rium Scherzerianum with a score of fully expanded spathes and 

 buds, a good Stephanotis, and Erica Cavendishn ^Ij'; M^rsh 

 and Mr Plumbley, gardener to J. CharlesworL,h, Esq The 

 Hollow, Leicester, and Mr. Webb, gardener to J Gulsou Esq., 

 Stoke, Coventry, also exhibit in this class together with Mr. 

 Chapman, gardener to J. Spode, Esq., Hawkesyard Pai-k Ruge- 

 ley, and Mr. Coysh, gardener to E. Wood, Esq. Newbold Revel. 

 From the former come very fine specimens of PhtEnocoma pro- 

 lifera, Clerodendron Balfourianum, Ixora amboynensis, and 

 Ixora coccinea, the last two very splendid ; from the latter, Al- 

 lamanda Schottii with very large flowers, Eucharis amazonica. 

 Si feet in diameter, with a profusion of its large, white, seented 

 flowers. Mr. Wakefield, gardener to F. Gretton, Esq., Bladen 

 House, Burton-on-Trent, has a finely grown and bloomed plant 

 of AUamanda Hendersoni, and the showy scarlet Clerodendroii 

 ' faUax with four spikes. . , ., -^ i -ui 



As a specimen stove plant, Mr. Baines exhibits a remarkably 

 fine Dipladenia amabilis peculiarly bright in the colour of its 

 flowers Hoya bella, from Mr. Stacey, gardener to F. Osier, 

 Esq Bdgbaston, is second; the plant is well giown, but to 

 show the beauty of its flowers it ought to have been placed ma 

 more elevated position. The best specimen greenhouse plant is 

 Phcenoeoma proHfera Barnesii, from Mr. Barnes, a splendid 

 specimen quite i feet across. Mr. Foster is second with a good 

 Aphelexis. 



Mixed Groups.— Mr. Baines has a magnificent coUection, 

 consisting of gi-and specimens of Heda,roma tulipifera ; Ixora 

 iavanica,nearly4feetihdiameter,one of thefinest specimensever 

 seen both in growth and freedom of bloom ; L coccinea, equ.aUy 

 fine ;' Allamanda nobilis, the flowers both numerous and large ; 

 Statice profusa, fine; Dipladenia amabihs and splendens, with 

 more flowers than we ever before rernember on either plant 

 Anthurium Scherzerianum, with eighteen spathes and buds, 

 and DracophyUum gracile. Of fine-fohaged plants there are 

 Soble examples of fai-racenia flava, Rhopala corcovadense, 

 Acanthophcenix crinita, Yucca variegata, Theophrasta imperi- 

 aHs, Cordyline indivisa, and Dasyliriou acrotrichum, with a 

 towering specimen of that noble Palm Verschafieltia splendida. 

 Mr. E. Dixon, Norwood Nursery, Beverley, is second with a. 

 noble Cycas revoluta, Seaforthia elegans, and Variegated New 

 Zealand Flax, not in good colour. Mr. G. C^X'-; ^^ 'iS'^ 

 Nursery, Derby, is third, showing, among others, a nohle- 

 Phcenicopborium seychellarum, Allamanda Hendei;soni m finc> 

 bloom, and an excellent Cycas revoluta. Mr. Cutbush, of Barnet, 

 sends a group, in which we notice a large specimen of Peri- 

 rophe figuItifoUum variegatum, and good though not lai-ge 

 nlants both flowering and ornamental-leaved. Messis. Bell 

 and Thorpe have an elcellent Alocasia Lowii Marautha Veitchii 

 lid roseo picta, also Alocasia metalUca, Cordyline Banfaii, and 

 Pritchardia M^rtii, together with Statice profusa and other 

 flowering plants. 



FiNE-FOLiAGED PLAKTS.-Of thcse there is a gi-and e^bibition 

 and we are glad to say veiy few plants m any of the col eotions 

 to which elception can be taken. In the amateurs' class for 

 nine, Mr. Foster, gardener to E n.v.svs, r. = i., Avousde War- 

 wick, is first with magnificeut p :."i -i .1. "'' ;' ; '"""'^J^gi: 

 thurium magnificum, Cy cas re v. .1 . •. i ; , 1 : ■ ; ' r ' 'i ' " ^n En- 

 larum, Alocasia metallica, two ^'^-'-'-'h'.,'' ' I-''^'^^, ' "\.p'^-i,oVl 

 cephaiartos. Mr. Coysh, gardener to E. AA ood, Esq., ^^^^^^ 

 Revel, who takes the second prize, has a veiy large a^"d »"« 

 Alocasia violacea, an excellent Croton variegatum, C. angusti- 



