September 18, 1873. ) 



JOUBNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



215 



donors, has been forwarded to as for publication by the officials 

 of the Society: — 



Golden Tricolors. — Beautiful for Ever, Colonel Lloyd 

 Lindsay, Countess of Enniskilleu, Madonna, Oriental. All these 

 were from E. G. Henderson & Son. 



Silver Tricolors. — Circassian Beauty (J. Hodgson); Fair 

 Rosamond (E. G. Henderson & Son); Lass o'Gowrie (E. G. Hen- 

 derson & Son). 



Golden-margined. — Golden Brilliantissima (J. Gibson). 



White Varieg.ited. — Laura (E. Bland). 



Bronze-leaved. — Crown Prince (G. Acton); Emperor of Brazil 

 (Downie, Laird, & Laing) ; Freelight (Carter & Co); Golden Harry 

 Hieover (E. G. Henderson & Son); Mrs. Elliott (Downie, Laird, 

 and Laiug) ; Heine Victoria (E. G. Henderson & Son). 



Pink-flowered. — Amaranth (J. E. Pearson) ; Bella (Carter 

 and Co); Cleopatra ( — Barrett); Evans' Seedling ( — Evans); 

 Mrs. Halliburton (E. Bland) ; Welbeck Nosegay ("W. Tillery). 



Scarlet Zonals. — Begere (Downie, Laird, & Laing); Don 

 Giovanni (William Paul); Dr. Livingstone (Carter & Co). 



Cerise .\nd Sc.uilet Noseciys. — Chunder Sen (E. G. Hender- 

 son it Son ; Forest Hill Nosegay (Downie, Laird, & Laing). 



It is found that the collection of Pelargoniums grown at 

 Chiswick requires annual reduction, in order to bring it within 

 manageable Umits. A large number has been this year struck 

 out as not being required, the best only in the several colours 

 and sections being retained. It has been decided to grow the 

 following again next season, with such additions of novelties 

 as may be obtained, many of those amongst the variegated 

 kinds not having been received in time to become faiiiy deve- 

 loped during the present season. 



Golden Tricolors. — Mrs. Pollock, Amy Richards, Louisa 

 Smith, Mrs. Turner, Macbeth, Florence, Lady Cullum, Plutarch, 

 Sophia Dumaresque, Queen of Spain, Beautiful Star, Howarth 

 Ashton, Reindeer, W. E. Gladstone, Sophia Cusack, Lady Shef- 

 field, Beautiful for Ever, Oriental, Countess of Ashburuham, 

 Eastern Prince, Bright Eyes, Fair Emily, Sir R. Napier, Countess 

 of Flanders, Col. Lloyd Lindsay, Angelina, Madonna, Iron Duke, 

 Peter Grieve, Prince Arthur, Princess Mary, Imperial, Countess 

 of Enniskillen, Home Influence, Ed. R. Benyon, Leander, Fair 

 Rosamond, Solferino, Dr. Masters, Perugino, Valentine, Vedette, 

 Queen of Spain, Miss Goring. 



Silver Tricolors. — Bridal Bouquet, The Graphic, Sabella, 

 ItaUa Unita, Glen Eyre Beauty, Princess Beatrice, Mr. J. 

 Clutton, Lass o'Gowrie, Simny Smile, Eva Fish, Knight of the 

 Garter, Prince Silverwings, Circassian Beauty. 



Silver-margined. — Little Dandy, Golden Brilliantissima, 

 Brilliant Superb, Miss Kingsbury, White Lady, Waltham Bride, 

 Silver Chain, Snowdrop, Queen of Queens, Albion's Cliffs, Flower 

 of Spring, Laura. 



Golden-lea\'ed. — Creed's Seedling, Crystal Palace Gem, 

 Golden Superb Nosegay, Robert Fish. 



Bronze-leaved. — Imperatrice Eugenie, Gilt wi' Gold, Golden 

 Harry Hieover, Model, Golden Button, Crown Prince, King of 

 Bronzes, FreeUght, Harold, Eeine Victoria, Black Prince, Bronze 

 Banner, Rev. C. P. Peach, Black Douglas, Emperor of Brazil, 

 Cedo Nulli, Beauty of Calderdale, Princess of Wales. 



PrsK-PLOwEHED. — Amarauth, Maia, Florence Durand, Blue 

 Bell, Welbeck Nosegay, Cleopatra, Bella, Christine, Christine 

 Surpasse, Mrs. Pottle, Evans' Seedling, Pink May Queen, Mrs. 

 Halliburton, Le Lord Maire, Richard Wallace, Mrs. F. Bumaby. 



Mixed Zonals. — Amy Pfitzer, Caulde de la Meurthe, Mrs. 

 Hole, Sparkler, Magnet, Major Clarke's Princess, Pioneer, Miss 

 Stnbbs, Lord Belper, Chunder Sen, Master Christine, Madame 

 Barre, No. 276, Dr. Livingstone, Bonfire, Bolbrooke Pet, Chant 

 National, Red Dwarf, Shakespeare, Madame Day, L'Homme de 

 Metz, De Lesseps, Princess, Argus, President Gray, Don Gio- 

 Tanni, Marquis, Schiller, Rosy Mom, Paul Pry, Wilkie Collins, 

 Romulus, Hospitalitu Suisse, MdUe. Vendel, Prince Arthur, 

 No. 163, Richard Dean, Orbiculata, Harry King, No. 1, Patriot, 

 No. 329. 



Scarlet Selfs and Zonals.— Warrior, Punch, Vesuvius, 

 Landers, Congress, Excellent, Aurora, Tyersal Rival, .lean 

 Sisley, Emily Moreland, Corsair, Solfatara, No. 202, No. 229. 



Cerise and Rc^sb. coloured Zon.u.s. — Lucius, Crystal Palace 

 Gem, Forester, Serviceable, Princess of Wales, Regalia, lanthe. 

 Climax. 



Fancy Zonals.— Miss Collingwood, Kentish Fire, Kate Creed, 

 No. 5. 



Ivy-leaved.— No. 4, Coccinea, Coccinea fol. var., Peltatum 

 ete);ans, Ariosta, Duke of Edinburgh, Willsii rosea. Emperor, 

 L'EKigante, Dolly Varden, Argus. 



Cerise and Scarlet Nosegays.— Forest Hill Nosegay, Begere, 

 Lady Kirkland, Masterpiece, Violet Hill Nosegay, Merrimac, 

 Amy Hogg, Demosthenes, Lawrence Heywood, Lady Palmerston, 

 Chilwell Beauty, Madame Mezard, Mercy Grogan, I'lame, Indian 

 Yellow, Orange Bouquet, Harry Hieover, Mr. Gladstone, Milton, 

 Arthur Pearson, William Thomson, Colonel Holden, Triomphe 

 de Stella, Lady Constance Grosvenor, Charles Dickens, Rev. F. 



F. Fenn, Rev. John Wooley, Duke of Portland, Mrs. Melton, 

 Stanstead Rival, Louis VeuiUot, Grand Duke, Wellington, Vesta, 

 Waltham Seedhng, Soleil, H. M. Stanley, Duke of Devonshire, 

 Mrs. Vincent, Bayard, Copcord. 



Salmon-coloured Varieties in Pots. — Dr. Newham, Emily 

 Licau, Renown, La Fontaine, Hogarth, Forest Hill Nosegay, 

 Gloire de Corbeny, President Thiers, Le Prophute, PoUy King, 

 Eugene Mezard, Queen of Beauties, Belle Esquirmoise, Madame 

 Van Houtte, Wilhelmine AVeick, Remus, Princess Alice, Hor- 

 tensia. 



White-flowered. — The Bride, White Swan, Miss Collinga- 

 wood, Virgo Maria, Purity, White Princess, White Clipper. 



The authorities at Chiswick would be glad to receive for next 

 year's trials any meritorious novelties (not included above) 

 that may be sent to them ; and if forwarded during the autumn 

 they will be still more acceptable, as they will then be in better 

 condition for growth next summer. 



ORCHIDS IN FLOWER SEPTEMBER 11th. 



Pbalrenopsis amabilis 

 Saccolabium Bliiinei majus 

 Van da tricolor 



Buavis 

 Cypripedium Yeitchii 



eoncolor 



Pearcei 



barbatum 

 Dendrobium McCarthire 

 Oncidium cucullatuia 



Phalfenopbia 



dasvtile 



tigrinum 



triqaetrum 



incurvum 



flexuosum 



Kramerii 

 Polycicnislepida 

 Kestrepia ante anif era 

 Calantbe masuca grandiflora 



Miltonia spectabilia 



Morcliana 



virginalia 



Clowesii 

 maji">r 



RegneUi 



Candida grandiflora 

 Cattleya cri=pa 



Loddicesii 



ametbystina 



labiata pallida 

 Lfelia clegaoQ, several vars. 

 Odontoglossum grande 

 EpideDdrum ranifenim 



prismatocarpum 

 Barkeria spectabilia 

 Me&ospiDidiiim sanguinetun 

 Stanhopea tijjrina 

 Warrea tricolor 

 Ai-Tides suaTisaimnm 



— Victoria Nursery, Upper Holloway. 



POTATOES AS THEY ARE.— No. 'S. 



EoxEURGHSHiBE. — Having been absent from home I was 

 unable to answer your inquiry in reference to the Potato crop. 

 I find our Potatoes all lifted and housed in rooms in good con- 

 dition. Regents, Early Rose, Eed-skinned Flourball, and Pater- 

 son's Victoria have little or no disease; Early Don, Moua's 

 Pride, and Milky White are badly diseased ; and Ashleaved, 

 Gloucestershire Kidney, Fortyfold, White Flourball, Ashtop 

 Fluke, Prolific, and Smith's Early had a good number bad 

 amongst them. Up to the present time I have not heard of 

 much disease in this neighbourhood. Mr. Thom, of Newton 

 Don, tells me his Potatoes are affected in the straw, but the 

 tubers are quite sound. 



Some people advise planting early kinds early and lifting 

 early, but, as a rule, our earhest sorts are the most affected. I 

 believe it good practice to plant wide apart, say G feet or morei 

 and crop between with othervegetables. I have never seen this 

 done anywhere, but it has occurred to me that the wider the rows 

 are asunder the less likely would they be to disease. 



My attention has been called to your advising a correspondent 

 not to soak Acacia seeds in boiling water as it would destroy 

 their vegetative powers. I know in the case of the Acacia 

 Riceana it is the only plan of getting the seed to germinate. To 

 sow this seed in the ordinary way one has sometimes to wait 

 more than a year before it grows, but soak it in boiling water 

 from the kettle and the seed germinates in less than a fortnight. 

 — H. Knight, Floore Garde?is, Echo. 



Anglesea. — The Potato crop in this district was looking well 

 up to the first week in August, the plant being strong and 

 healthy, and the early kinds of first-rate quality, particularly 

 Early Dwarf Ashleaf and Myatt's Prolific; the latter a great 

 favourite here, and a heavy cropper. In the second week of 

 August the disease made its appearance in the stems about 

 1 foot from the ground, and has progressed ever since, par- 

 ticularly in the fields. The loss will be aoout two-thirda. — 

 John Gough, The Gardens, Baron Hill, Beaumaris. 



WicKLOw. — We are digging the heaviest crop of Potatoes I 

 have ever seen ; but I am sorry to say they are badly affected 

 with disease. Dalmahoya and Kemps especially are bad, threa 

 parts of them we are throwing away in a balf-rotten state. 

 Paterson's Victoria planted on a piece of ground sloping to a 

 brook and heavily dressed with old lime and mortar rubbish are 

 the best we have. I hope the disease is not general in Ireland. 

 The situation here is very low and damp. — Thomas P. Turner, 

 Gardener to the Earl of Meath, Killruddenj, Ireland. 



South Wales. — The following are the results of the Potato 

 crop in my garden this season : — Myatt's Prolific, large crop but 

 much diseased; Red-nosed Kidnev and Paterson's Bovinia, 

 partially diseased; Racehorse, Early Creeper, American Rose, 



