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JOURNAL OP nOETICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



t September 18, 1873. 



Snow's Eed-Bliinned Floiirliall, and Irish Flourball all sound 

 and a fair return. Two or three Maltese Potatoes I put late in 

 the ground yielded a large return, and quite free from diBease. — 

 G. Eawdon Powee, Eci/vood Lodge, Tenhy. 



KOYAIi HOETICULTUKAL SOCIETY. 



September 17th. 



Theee was but a small display of the subjects iuTited in the 

 schedule, with the exception of fruit and -vegetables, which were 

 tolerably well represented. The best twelve double Zinnias 

 came from Mr. Osman, South Metropolitan District Schools, 

 Sutton; Mr. Clark, gardener to .J. M. Robertson, Esq., Eoe- 

 hamptou, being second ; and Mr. Porter, gardener to Mrs. Ben- 

 ham, Isleworth, third. Stocks were miserable and no prizes 

 ■were awarded, whilst for Pentstemons a second prize was given 

 to Mr. Porter. For Helichrysums the first prize was withheld; 

 and second and third prizes were awarded to Mr. E. Dean, 

 Ealing and Bedfont, and Mr. George, Putney Heath. 



Prizes were offered for six Begonias ornamental by their 

 flowers, but there was no competition ; likewise for six Begonias 

 with ornamental foliage. Of these two collections were shown, 

 one by Mr. "Walker, gardener to H. J. Atkinson, Esq., Gunners- 

 bury House, Acton ; the other by Mr. Farrow, gardener to 

 G. Bathers, Esq., Brigadier Hill House, Enfield. These in- 

 cluded moderate-sized, well-grown plants of Marshalli, Eex, 

 Princess Charlotte, and Eicbardsoni. Prizes were awarded in 

 the order in which the exhibitors are named. 



There was for the season a goodly show of miscellaneous col- 

 lections, and for these several extra jnizes were given. From 

 Mr. Williams, Victoria Nursery, Upper HoUoway, came a nume- 

 rous gr-oup of Beaucarneas, Dracainas, Yuccas, Palms, Croton 

 longifolium, beautifully coloured, and several fine Orchids and 

 Anasctocbils. An extra prize was awarded. Mr. W. Paul, 

 Waltham Cross, received a similar award for a collection of pot 

 Tea-scented Eoses, among which President, Marie Van Houtte, 

 Souvenir d'Blise Vardon, and Jean Pernet were notably good. 

 Mr. W. Paul also exhibited four stands of, for this season, very 

 fine blooms, and a stand of cut spikes of Gladiolus and Pelargo- 

 nium blooms. From Mr. Wimsett, Ashburnham Park Nursery, 

 Kiiig's_ Eoad, Chelsea, came excellent specimens of Dracaena 

 Fraseri, excelsa, stricta, Mooreana, maguifica, metallica, and 

 omata. These received a cultural commendation from the 

 Floral Committee. Collections of Zinnia Haageaua, and salmon- 

 coloured and white Zonal Pelargoniums, were shown from the 

 Society's garden at Chiswick. These were remarkably weU 

 bloomed, and many of the plants were far superior to those fre- 

 quently seen at exhibitions in pots four times the size. 



Messrs. Osboru & Sons, Fulham, sent a selection of hardy 

 deciduous ornamental trees and shrubs, including Ulmus cam- 

 pestris vimiiialis variegata. with leaves nicely variegated with 

 white, especially the young ones ; Platanus acerifolia pyra- 

 midahs, with handsome broad glossy leaves; Tamarix sp., with 

 Asparagus-like leaves ; Cornus mas variegata, white variegated ; 

 Cornus sibixica variegata, variegated with white and partially 

 tinged with red ; Ehus Toxicodendron, the leaves dying-off 

 orange and scarlet; Quercus pedunculata Concordia, a very 

 effective golden Oak ; Ulmus montana albo-marginata ; Ehus 

 glabra; Salix crispa, the leaves singularly contorted; Catalpa 

 syringiBfolia aurea, with golden foliage; Ulmus campestris 

 a,urea; Salix caprea pendula, &c., together with Cratajguses 

 in fruit. 



Mr. Prince, Market Street, Oxford, sent specimens of Eoses 

 on seedling Briar stocks of various ages, showing remarkably 

 free growth. The advantages which he claims for this stock 

 are, that the Eoses worked on it last longer than on the ordinary 

 Briars, and that their flowers are of finer colour and better form 

 than on the Manetti. One of his plants was Gloire de Dijon 

 budded in 1S71, but the bud remained dormant, or nearly so, 

 till July of the present year, since which time it has pushed 

 9J feet. He also exhibited several boxes of excellent cut blooms 

 from Eoses worked on his seedling Briar. 



Though the prizes offered for fruit were small, an assortment 

 of good fruit was staged for competition. The best dish of 

 dessert Apples was sent by Mr. Woodbridge, gardener to the 

 Duke of Northumberland, Siou Gardens, Isleworth, and con- 

 sisted of good examples of Kerry Pippin. Mr. Douglas, gar- 

 dener to F. Whitbourn, Esq., of Loxford Hall, Ilford, was 

 second with Eeinette Jaune Hative, synonymous with Graven- 

 stein. Very good examples of Orange and Eibston Pippins 

 were exhibited, but unripe. Mr. W. Moorman, gardener to the 

 Misses Christy, Coombe Bank, Kingston-on-Thames, had the 

 best dish of Pears, highly-coloured Williams' Bon Chretien. 

 The second best was sent by Mr. Woodbridge. 



A collection of twelve sorts of Vegetable Marrows from Mr. 

 W. G. Pragnell, gardener to G. D. W. Digby Esq., Sherborne 

 Castle, Dorset, bad a first prize in the class for that vegetable, 

 Mr. Pragnell also taking the first prize for a fine collection of 

 Tomatoes; Hathaway's Excelsior, Orangefield, and Defiance 



were handsome. A good collection was also sent by Mr. Osman. 

 The second prize for a collection of Tomatoes was given to Mr. 

 Eecord, gardener to J. "Wbiatman, Esq., M.P., Vinter's Park, 

 Maidstone ; he had some very good specimens, Charter Oak 

 Prize being particularly fine. 



Fkuit Committee.— Alfred Smee, Esq., F.E.S., in the chair. 

 Mr. W. Cole sent a basket of fruit, and received a cultural com- 

 mendation for the Williams's Bon Chretien Pears exhibited in 

 it. Mr. Moorman, gardener to the Misses Christy, Kingston-on- 

 Thames, sent a dish of Peaches named Pine Apple. Mr. Douglas 

 also sent a dish of Lord Palmerston Peach from a pot tree in an 

 orchard bouse. Mr. Dancer, of Little Sutton, Chiswick, sent a> 

 collection of Pears, Apples, and Plums, for which he received 

 a vote of thanks. Mr. B. S. Williams, of Holloway, sent a seed- 

 ling Apple called Williams's Eclipse, but which was passed as 

 of no particular merit. Mr. Sadler, gardener to E. H. Wyatt, 

 Esq., Wandsworth Lodge, Tooting, sent a seedling Melon which 

 proved to be of no merit. The same opinion was expressed of 

 one sent by Mr. Walker, of Oulton Hall, Leeds ; but Mr. Gilbert, 

 of Eurghley Gardens, Stamford, sent a Melon of very good 

 flavour indeed, and one came from Mr. Westcott, of Eaby Castle, 

 but of no merit. 



Mr. Sadler sent a dish of Emperor Alexander Apples; and 

 Mr. Gardiner, of Lower Eatington Park, Stratford-on-Avon, 

 clusters of the Fairy Apple. 



G. F. Wilson, Esq., of Weybridge Heath, sent some good 

 examples of Mr. Standish's Early Ascot Frontignan, which was 

 ripened in an orchard house, and which the Committee con- 

 sidered very good indeed. 



From the Society's garden at Chiswick came some splendid 

 bunches of Madresfield Court Grape, as well as a bunch oS 

 Muscat Champion, which the Committee considered to be a, 

 Grape that ought to be more grown. Mr. Westland, of Witley 

 Court Gardens, sent a seedling kitchen Apple of very fine ap- 

 pearance, which, after being cooked, was not considered equal 

 to many other Apples now in season. fife'*! 



Mr. Fenn, of Woodstock, Oxon, sent a collection of twelve 

 sorts of Potatoes, which were awarded a cultural commendation. 

 Mr. R. Dean, nurseryman, Ealing, Middlesex, sent a large dish 

 of Hathaway's Excelsior Tomato, which was very fine. Phis 

 Tomato is growing on trial at Chiswick, and has received a first- 

 class certificate. 



Floral Committee. — W. B. EeUock, Esq., in the chair. 

 Messrs. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, sent a charming collection of 

 hardy Heaths in baskets, comprising Erica viilgaris variegata, 

 with purple flowers ; vulgaris flore-pleno, very showy ; vulgaris 

 rigida, tenuifolia alba, vagans alba, and vulgaris Alportii, a very 

 fine rich-coloured variety. Together with these were baskets 

 of Menziesia polifolia alba erecta, and Pernettya mucrouata in 

 berry, as also fine plants of Celosia Huttoni lifted from the open 

 ground. From the same firm came also Nepenthes Chelsoni, 

 a very fine Pitcher-plant, a hybrid between N. Hookeri and 

 N. Dominiana. This received a first-class certificate, as did also 

 Nephrolepis davallioides furcata. Elumenbachia coronata with 

 orange flowers, lifted from the open ground, was again shown. 

 A first-class certificate was awarded for AbutUon Sellowiauum 

 marmoratum, with large leaves marbled with white and green,, 

 and whilst young with yellow and green. A first-class certificate 

 was also awarded for Aotinopteris radiata, with elegant fan- 

 like fi-onds. Maranta hieroglyphica was also shown by Messrs. 

 Veitch. 



From Mr. W. Bull, Chelsea, came Phyllauthus nivosus, with 

 the leaves in the upper part of the shoots white with some 

 blotches of green. This received a first-class certificate, as also 

 did Odontoglossum Eoezlii, with a large flower with a white hp 

 yellow at the base, white sepals and petals, the two upper 

 lateral ones stained with purple at the base. Among other 

 plants shown by Mr. Bull were scarlet-flowered Begonias gran- 

 diflora and conspicua, having large finely-coloured flowers j 

 Dracnena Shepherdii, a noble plant; and Pourretia brevifoha in 

 flower. 



New Dahlias were again freely exhibited, Mr. Turner, of 

 Slough, and Mr. Keynes, of Salisbuiy, staging grand collec- 

 tions. An extra prize was awarded to the former. Mr. Keynes 

 had first-class certificates for Mrs. Livingstone, purplish rose j 

 Letty Coles ; Mrs. Staneombe, cauary, faintly tipped with pxrrple; 

 and Parrot Keynes, a very showy fancy, yellow and crimson 

 scarlet. White Queen, white, with sulphur tinge, sent by Mr. 

 Wheeler, of Warminster, had a first-class certificate. Mr. 

 Turner, of Slough, had a like award for Emma, a very pleasing 

 shade of rose. Mr. Turner also exhibited a beautiful collection 

 of Pompon Dahlias. 



Messrs. Standish & Co., of Ascot, sent Cupressus nutkatensis 

 variegata alba tinged with white throughout, and Biota elegant- 

 issima, a beautiful golden Arbor-Vitie. Mr. J. C. Crussell, 

 Fairy Croft Nursery, Saffron Waldeu, exhibited excellent 

 French Marigolds, some of them quite like a ball, and orange 

 and lemon African Marigolds, e-^-idently a very fine strain. Mr. 



