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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTUBE AND COTTAGE GABDENEE. 



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two of the leaves, one of which we found to he 32^ inches 

 long and 19 broad, the others 33i long but not quite so 

 broad. Consequently I ijresume my mode of treatment 

 must be even better than that of '-A Touno Gaedenek." 

 and if it be worth having I shall be happy to impart it. 

 — An Old Gakdener (Amateuk.) 



HAYBANDS ROUND EOSE STOCKS. 



Pekhaps it may be of service to many of your readers 

 who have Eoses worked on half or tall stocks of the Manetti 

 to mention a plan which I have found to succeed admirably. 



I noticed this morning that a few Eoses which I had 

 worked on Manetti stocks at about half height looked very 

 sickly. They broke feebly, and their leaves were much 

 spotted. It occurred to me that as the Manetti answers 

 well as a stock if it be covered with the soil, it inight also 

 answer if the stocks were covered so as to keep them damp 

 and in the dark. Accordingly I had aU my Manetti stocks 

 wrapped round with small hay-ropes, which in diy weather 

 are moistened every morning. This plan has been quite a 

 success. The Eoses have thrown out stronger shoots than 

 they ever made since they were budded, and have become 

 healthy and vigorous. But one of them — General Jacque- 

 minot—has blown as yet, and its flowers have been very 

 fine indeed, much better than it ever bore before. Of course, 

 no one would now bud on Manetti stocks ; but any person 

 who did so in years past may find my experience useful. 



May I add that having a nice stock in which a bud of 

 1861 had failed last summer, and not wishing to lose it, I 

 tied a piece of list ai'ound it. and kept it moist for about a 

 month ? At the end of that time the bark had become gi-een, 

 and rose so freely that I inserted a bud, which is now show- 

 ing flower. — S. M. 



THE STAMFOED HOETICULTURAL PETE 

 AjSTD EOSE SHOW.— July 8th. 



The show of Eoses was especially good _: indeed, it was 

 generally admitted to be superior, in point of quality, to 

 any Show of the kind held this season, not excepting the 

 Kensington one ; and it was so because the very best date 

 that could have been selected according to the season was 

 that upon which the Exhibition was held, for out-door gi-own 

 Teas could be cut so as to be worthy of being staged sdorig- 

 side of then* hardier compeers. 



When we mention the names of Mr. W. Paul, Mi-. Francis 

 of Hertford, Mr. Cant, Messrs. Paul & Son, Eev. S. Reynolds 

 Hole, and others as being amongst the competitors, a fair 

 idea may be formed of the Show's importance ; and its eztent 

 will be understood when we state that the number of com- 

 petitors was fifty, staging at least 1400 trusses. The day 

 was happily of the brightest, and everything was done to 

 contribute to the enjoyment of the numerous \-isitors who 

 thronged in from a distance. Two military bands played 

 alternately, and the whole an-angements were based upon 

 those at the gardens of the Eoyal Horticultural Society. 



But we will now proceed to notice the main features of 

 the Show, and in doing so we shall only name the principal 

 prizetakers, &c., as it is ob\aously not sujBSciently interesting 

 to the general reader to give the whole in detail, when the 

 list comprises -within its bounds some eighty-six distinct 

 prizes. 



The prizes for cut Eoses, forty-eight varieties, three 

 trusses of each, were severely contested, and, indeed, this was 

 the case in every class set aside for cut flowers. Mr. W. Paul 

 showed *Iam-ice Bernhardin, very fine, a Eose of fine form, 

 slightly imbricated, and in eoloiiii- beautiful vei-milion ; Mr. 

 Francis, of Hertford, Madame Eivers (which, though not 

 fine in colour, is well formed), Senateiu- Vaisse, and Lord 

 Eaglan ; whilst Messi-s. Paid & Son had fine specimens of 

 Due de Eohan (red, shaded with vermilion), and Franijois 

 Lachanne (bright vai-ying caiiuine). Mi-. B. E. Cant, of 

 Colchester, had, conspicuous among many good ones, 

 Alphonse Damazin,_vei-y deep glowing crimson. 



In twenty-fours, thi-ee ti-usses of each (Nurserymen), Mr. 

 Draycott had Senateur Vaisse, a magnificent Eose ; whUst 

 Mr. Batley, nuraeryman, Eugby, showed a tine stand ; thej 



had the merit of not being so open and starry as some others 

 in the class — ^here were Comtesse ChabrOlant (a beautiful 

 Eose), Madame Eivers (generally good), Leon des Combats 

 (splendid Eose, double crimson), &c. "We should not omit, 

 however, Charles Lawson, which is a remarkably fine Eose. 

 In collections of new Eoses, there was a very close compe- 

 tition amongst those who showed in this class. Though 

 j Mr. W. Paid was second, we were greatly struck with the 

 merits of his collection; but, owing to the many fair ad- 

 mirers of these noble flowers who incessantly fiocked around 

 these stands, we could not, without laying ourselves open to 

 a charge of rudeness, advance sufficiently near to enter 

 more directly into their various merits, or even take notes 

 upon the same. 



For the best twelve of any one kind, Mr. B. B. Cant, of 

 Colchester, was first with Madame Furtado, rosy crimson; 

 good. Second, Mi-. E. P. Francis, of Hertford. 



For the best twelve of any one kind of 1862, Beauty of 

 Waltham carried off the fii-st prize. No question can be 

 raised, we think, as to the quality of this Eose, and, as com- 

 pared with the drawing of it by Mr. Andrews, its colour is 

 certainly better even than that given it by the artist. 



In twenty-fours (Amateurs!, the Eev. S. Eeynolds Hole. 

 Mr. Hunt, of Leicester, and Thos. Laxton, Esq., were the 

 most successfid competitors. It would be but a repetitiDn 

 to instance the many good trusses shown. Great credit was 

 certainly due to Mr. Laxton, who, with a dusty suburban 

 villa garden, exhibited successfully where seven competitors 

 had staged ; giving but another proof that success is ever 

 an attendant on perseverance. 



Amongst Exotic Ferns, Mr. Almey stood conspicuous. We 

 noted especially fine plants of the evergreen Platyloma 

 rotuntlifoHa ; the not -generally-grown, though useful, so- 

 called Platyloma adiantioides — fronds longer, with the indi- 

 vidual piun;B smaller than the old C'assebeera hastata. 



In Fuchsias, Mi-. EusseU was first with some vei-y excel- 

 lent examples of cultivation. His plants, unlike the huge 

 metropolitan ones, were as wide at the base where they 

 overhung the pot as they were high, and exceedingly well 

 bloomed. The better sorts were Little Bo-peep, Guiding 

 Star, General Williams, Pearl of England, and Coeur de 

 L^on. 



Caladiums were ably represented by Messrs. Wood and 

 Ingram shoiring a very fine plant of the unique BeUeymei, 

 white variegated slightly with green. We never saw the 

 purple tint habitual in the leaves of this so prominently 

 brought out. Could it have been grown in sun ? 



Begonias from Mr. E. Austen were fair samples of good cul- 

 tivation. One called Marshalli, in the collection, we coidd 

 not distinguish from the even more handsome old Eex. 

 Madam Walter Butt shone conspicuous with its uniformly 

 silvered foliage. 

 Eoses in pots were very inferior. 



Amongst some well-grown Achimenes by Mr. EusseU, we 

 noticed a fine purple. 



The prize for newly-introduced plants was taken by Mr. 

 Brown, for Caladium 'Veitehii, which, having but one large 

 leaf standing conspicuously, put one in mind, to use a pass- 

 ing olservation we heard a lady make, of the animal which 

 Absalom bestrode in his anger. Messrs. Wood & Ingram 

 exhibited a small phint of Caladium Lowii. From Mr. 

 Brown came Gloxinias. The Marquis de St. Innocent, a 

 pale colourless variety, was singular. 



Some very creditably-grown Cockscombs were exhibited 

 by Mr. Thompson, of Stamford. This gentleman's pro- 

 ductions, not a few, were very creditable taken as a whole. 



A device in flower-beds made upon an elevated pla,tform 

 with cut flowers in colom-s, gravel walks being ingeniously 

 represented with mustard seed, a grotto and playing-foun- 

 tain being attached, was very interesting. Amongst the 

 plants around the fountain was an exceedingly pretty varie- 

 gated variety of Kalosanthes or some kinch-ed plant, not 

 unlike the Echeveria retusa in form, becoming with age 

 elongated upon a stalk which loses its foliage, beautiftUly 

 vnriegated with gold, and just the phmt for a Wardian case 

 or other place where pleasing and singidar foliage is in re- 

 quisition. Messrs. Walters, the successful exhibitors of the 

 above, knew no name for it. 



Table Decoeations.— Three prizes were here offered for 

 groups of fpjit and flowers for the decoration of the dinner- 



