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JOUENAL OF HOBTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ Jaly 17, 187a 



Benyon, Vale of Evesham, Achievement, Sophia Cusack, Lucy 

 Grieve, and Brilliant. Mr. H. B. Smith, Eahng Dean Nursery, 

 13 second with, among others, excellent plants of Jetty Lacy, 

 Defiance, and Lady CuUum. The third prize goes to Mr. Wright, 

 of Lee. For six Mr. Watson is first ; Mr. Goddard, Twickenham . 

 second; and Mr. Goddard, gardener to A. Chancellor, Esq., 

 Richmond, third. In the class for the same number of Silver 

 Tricolors the prizes go to Mr. Pestridge, Mr. H. B. Smith, and 

 Mr. Wright. Among the plants shown are excellent specimens 

 of Lass o' Gowrie, Miss Burdett Courts, Mrs. Eousby, Mrs. Col. 

 Wilkinson, Italia TJnita, and Silver Cloud. For four Mr. Beach, 

 gardener to E. R. Petley, Esq., Riverhead, Sevenoaks, takes the 

 highest place ; and the remaining prizes go to Mr. G. Goddard, 

 Twickenham, and Mr. J. Goddard, Richmond. 



Of the Golden Bronze Bicolors there is but a small exhibition. 

 Mr. Pestridge is first for six in 8-inch pots with Black Douglas, 

 W. R. Morris, Earl of Rosslyn, Crown Prince, Reine Victoria, 

 and Sybil, remarkably well grown but not in good colour. Se- 

 cond and third come Mr. Watson and Mr. Wright. The best 

 group, however, is that from Mr. Beach, but these, having 

 been grown in pots less than 8 inches in diameter, were dis- 

 quaUfled; Mrs. John Lee, Countess of KeUie, and Earl of Bosslyn 

 are very good. 



In Class 13, for six Zonal varieties not in commerce, the prizes 

 were offered by Mr. Cannell, of Woolwich. Mr. George is first 

 ■with A. P. Barron and Edward Bennett, both of which received 

 first-class certificates from the Floral Committee, and are very 

 fine varieties ; Mrs. J. George, very large truss, orange scarlet, 

 fine form, first-class certificate ; La Marque, and two others. 

 Messrs. Bell & Thorpe are second, and take a first-class certi- 

 ficate for Czarina, white, tinged with rose at the eye. 



In the next class, for six Nosegays or hybrid Nosegays not in 

 commerce, the prizes are likewise offered by Mr. Cannell. Mr. 

 George is first with Lustrous, fine dark scarlet (first-class certi- 

 ficate) ; Dr. Masters, mageuta-flnshed ; Teresa, Beauty of Surrey, 

 and The Shah, all large-trussed varieties. 



For three plants of a new variety Mr. G. Smith is first with 

 Santley, scarlet, white eye ; Mr. George second with Mrs. J. 

 George ; and Mr. Smith, Edmonton, third. Mr. Turner sent 

 three fine baskets of stage Pelargoniums, Protector, Ruth, and 

 Giant. 



For three plants of a new Nosegay or hybrid Nosegay Messrs. 

 Bell & Thorpe are first with Happy Thought, with the centre 

 of the leaves variegated with white, and having besides a dark 

 zone surrounding the variegation, and the whole of the margin 

 green, whilst the flowers are magenta crimson, but uarrow- 

 petaled. Mr. George shows Achievement, crimson scarlet ; and 

 Mr. Turner, Duchess of Marlborough, pink, white eye. For the 

 test new Golden Tricolor, Mr. Pestridge is first with Mrs. H. 

 Little, having a broad, clouded crimson baud ; Messrs Bell and 

 Thorpe are second, and Mr. Turner is third with Miss Morris. 

 The best Silver Tricolor is DoUy Vardeu from Mr. Turner, the 

 second best Mrs. J. Marshall from Mr. Pestridge, Uxbridge. 



The best new Golden Self exhibited is Golden Banner, from 

 Mr. Pestridge. The second prize was awarded to Messrs. Bell 

 and Thorpe for Sulphureum, and the third to Mr. Turner for 

 Golden Lover, a beautifully-coloured kind. 



Mr. Pearson, of Chilwell, offered prizes for twelve distinct 

 varieties of seedlings, not variegated, raised and sent out by 

 him, in pots not to exceed 8 inches, the plants to be grown 

 with as little training as possible. Mr. W. I5rise, gardener to 

 J. H. Lermitte, Esq., Knighton, Pinchley, takes the first prize. 

 His plauts are in good health, the trusses very large, and the 

 flowers splendid in colour. The most notable sorts are Bayard, 

 Rev. C. P. Peach, Florence Durand, a very fine pink flower of 

 the semi-Nosegay section, the flowers large, well-shaped, and 

 the trusses remarkable ; Amaranth is another fine pink flower, 

 the colour very rich; Lord Belper, Lady Egerton, Thomas 

 Speed, and Corsair. Mr. J. Catlin, gardener to Mrs. Lermitte, 

 Ben., East End, Finchley, comes second; Mrs. Vincent, Chunder 

 Sen, and Mrs. Saunders, are fine. 



For Dr. Denny's prize for a collection of plants, consisting of 

 two plants of each of his seedlings that were sent out by Mr. 

 William Paul in the spring of 1871, pots not to exceed S inches, 

 plants to be grown with as little training as possible, Mr. J. 

 Scott, gardener to Mrs. Howatt, Enfield, is first. The plants in 

 this class were not to be subjected to much training, but the 

 trusses were tied-out with sticks placed conspicuously in the 

 pots. Wellington, Sir J. Moore, and Sir C. Napier are very fine. 

 Messrs. Bell & Thorpe, Stratford-on-Avon, come in second with 

 small plants. 



For Mr. G. Smith and Mr. J. George's prizes for twelve varie- 

 ties of Pelargoniums, raised by Mr. J. George, to be shown in 

 pots not exceeding 6 inches, quality of flower to be the primary 

 test of merit, Mr. E. Eowe, The Rookery, Roehampton, is first. 

 In this class the plauts are necessarily small, but Mr. Rowe's 

 plants are very neat, and the trusses good. Circulator, Dr. 

 Livingstone, King of the Forest, and Master Han-y are fine. 

 Mr. G. Goddard, Twickenham, is second with nice plauts ; and 

 Messrs. Carter & Co., of High Holborn, have a collection. 



Prizes were offered for Disa grandiflora, but no one came 

 forward to claim them. 



Of six Liliums in pots, nurserymen, Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale 

 Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, has the best, and Mr. C. Turner, 

 of Slough, is second. Mr. Ware has L. aui-atum, L. longiflorum, 

 L. croceum, L. excelsum, <tc. Mr. Turner's are principally 

 L. auratum. 



The successful exhibitors of Delphiniums, Pentstemons, fand 

 hardy perennials are Mr. Ware, of Tottenham, Mr. Porter, Isle- 

 worth, and Mr. Parker, of Tooting ; the latter, in particular, 

 contributes a very fine group. In Carnations and Picotees all 

 the prizes go to Mr. Turner, of Slough, Mr. Norman, and Mr. 

 Pizzey, Mr. Turner's blooms being remarkable for their beauty ; 

 but we have not time just now to do more than render & 

 well-deserved meed of praise to the exhibitors of these old 

 favourites. 



The prize for the best collection of Lettuces was awarded to 

 Mr. Osman, of the South Metropolitan Schools, Sutton, who has • 

 large examples of numerous Cos and Cabbage kinds. 



Among miscellaneous subjects, which are less numerous thau 

 usual, we must mention a fine group of the beautiful crimson 

 Spirsea palmata from Mr. C. Noble, of the Sunniugdale Nurse- 

 ries; a flue lot of Balsams from Mr. Smith, of Baling Dean; a 

 good mixed group from Mr. Aldous, South Keusington ; and a 

 remarkably fine collection, both of Tricolor-leaved and flowering 

 Zonal Pelargoniums, from Mr. W. Paul, of Waltham Cross. In 

 this Remus, rose, edged with white, and Marathon, Nosegay, 

 brilliant crimson flushed with magenta and orange, received 

 flrst-class certificates. Mr. Keynes, of Salisbury, bad a cultural 

 commendation for boxes of new Roses of 1872, iu which Presi- 

 dent Thiers, Etienue Levet, Augusts Rigotard, and Princess 

 Beatrice were conspicuous. 



Fruit Committee. — Alfred Smee, Esq., F.R.S., in the chair. 

 Mr. Harris, gardener to Mrs. J. H. Vivian, Singleton, Swansea, 

 sent three very handsome Queen Pines, one of which weighed 

 6^ lbs., and was a remarkable specimen. They were awarded a 

 cultural commendation. Mr. G. Westland, The Gardens, Witley 

 Court, sent four Quean Pines, weighing in the aggi'egate 22 lbs. 

 They were awarded a cultural commendation, but they were 

 not equal to those shown by Mr. Harris. Mr. G. Ward, gardener 

 to T. N. MiUer, Esq., Bishop Stortford, sent two fruit of Moscow 

 Queen, under the name of " Queen." Mr. T. Farrow, gardener 

 to T. Batters, Esq,, Enfield, sent a seedling Grape, called Golden 

 Drop, raised between the Black Hamburgh and Canon Hall. 

 It was not considered of sufficient merit to receive a certificate. 

 Messrs. Standish & Co., Ascot, exhibited two bunches of Ascot 

 Citronelle Grape, which received a first-class certificate last 

 year. The flavour was a fine brisk Muscat-Citron flavour. A 

 letter of thanks was awarded. R. B. Postans, Esq., of Brent- 

 wood, sent a collection of nine sorts of seedling Strawberries: — 

 Boz, a medium-sized fruit, similar in shape to La Constaute, 

 was passed ; Dr. Lindley was also passed ; ChauceUor was also 

 passed ; Princess was a large variety, but not of good flavour ; 

 Pomona was of superior flavour to the preceding, and the Com- 

 mittee requested to see it again ; Nabob is a large handsome 

 variety, but the flavour inferior; Sylvanus is also a large 

 variety, and the flavour inferior ; Excelsior is a large handsome 

 variety, and, as it was not quite ripe, was asked for again ; Ex- 

 quisite is large and well coloured, and the flavour good; it was 

 asked for again. These were fine handsome-looking varieties, 

 but the recent heavy rains had diluted the flavour. Mr. William 

 Paul, of Waltham Cross, sent a seedUng Strawberry of medium 

 size, very firm and compact, with a red flesh thi-oughout, and 

 with a fine Pine flavour. The opinion was that it was a good 

 Strawberry, but too small. Mr. T. Stevens, gardener, Wray Park, 

 Reigate, sent a seedling Melon, which was passed. Mi-. John- 

 ston, The Gardens, Glamis Castle, N.B., also sent a seedling 

 Melon, which was passed. Mr. Bennett, The Gardens, Hatfield, 

 sent sprays of Peaches and Nectarines laden with fruit, to sliow 

 the abundance of the crop on concrete wire walls. Mr. F. 

 Dancer, of Little Sutton, Turnham Green, sent sprays of 

 Monarch Gooseberry completely studded with fruit, showing its 

 wonderful prolificacy. Mr. W. Child, The Gardens, Pool Bank,, 

 Birkenhead, sent a seedling Melon of good but not remarkable 

 flavour. Mr. D. Piccirillo, Wigmore Street, sent three very 

 large Flat Red Trii)oli Onion, grown at Naples, which were of 

 enormous size. 



Flokal Committee. — W. B. KeUock, Esq., in the chair. The- 

 subjects submitted to the Committee on this occasion were but 

 few. Of new Roses, Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, exhibited 

 S. Reynolds Hole, dark maroon scarlet, fine form, and received 

 a first-class certificate. A like award was made to T. Laxtou, 

 Esq., Stamford, for Empress of India, auother dark variety of 

 fine form. Mr. .1. Walker, Thame, hkewise received a first- 

 class certificate for Beauty of Thame. Mr. H. B. Smith, Ealing 

 Dean, sent Golden Tricolor Cesarueva with finely-coloured 

 leaves. A flrst-class certificate was awarded to Mr. J. Cocker, 

 nurseryman, Aberdeen, for Phlox Miss Robertson, a fine white 

 variety. Mr. J. Gee had a certificate for Gloxinia Grand 



