JOTJENAL OF HOETICULTURE AND COTTAGE GAEDENEE. 



[ Jil!}- 7, 1863. 



Slough, and Hooper, of Bath, both of whom hail also Sweet 

 Williams : those from Mr. Brag-g boing Hunt's varieties, 

 and exhibiting a great advance in roundness of outline. 

 Mi\ Turner had also a fine stand of Pinks as well as of 

 Verbenas, for both of which he received prizes. Geraniums 

 and Petunias were shown by Mr. Bull ; a fine box of Iris 

 las'.-igata by Mi-. Standish ; and Fuchsia PiUcir of Gold with 

 yellow variegated leaves by Messrs. F. & A. Smith. 



ForWardian cases aiTangedlbr the cb-awing-room, Messrs. 

 A. Henderson & Co. had first prize for a large cirrvUinear- 

 roofed one opening at the ends ; and Messrs. BaiT & Sugden 

 had a small neatly-filled case of a much less expensive 

 character. Some tastefully-filled flower-baskets were slio^vn 

 by Messre. Henderson ; and Mr. Macintosh, of Hammersmith, 

 had tlii-oe ha-udsome window-boxes an-anged with excellent 

 taste ; Pelargoniums, Calceolarias, Verbenas, and Stocks, 

 with Mignonette and blue and white Camjjanulas in ii-ont, 

 being the materials with which they were iilled. They v/eM 

 deserved the first prize which they received. 







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^ An extremely ornamental jardiniere from Mr. March, of 

 St. James's Street, of which the accompanying is a represen- 

 tation, also excited great admiiution. It consists of crystal, 

 the stems being a series of spheres, the play of li,ght through 

 which has a most briUiant effect ; while the glass itself is 

 protected from breakage by a light framework of white 

 metal. These jardinieres are intended for the window- 

 spaces in dra,wing-rooms or for placing on tables, theii- 

 ornamental appearance being eulianced if elevated on blocks 

 covered with maroon velvet. 



The display of Fruit was excellent, especially as regards 

 Grapes, and Peaches and Nectarines ; but, as we have ab-eady 



remarked, its very existence appeared to be unknown to a 

 great proportion of the visitors. 



In collections the first prize was awarded to Mr. Tui'uer, 

 of Slough, who had fine Muscat and Black Hambirrgh Grapes, 

 very fine Noblesse Peaches, Hunt's Tawny Nectai-ines, Black 

 Tartai-ian Cherries. Marquis of Ailsa Melon, a Queen Pine, 

 and President Strawben-y. Mr. Penny, of liegent's Park, 

 was second ivith a good Eipley Queen, a Green-fleshed 

 Melon, Muscat of Alexandi-ia, and Snow's Muscat Hambui-gh 

 Grapes, Elruge Nectarine, Grosse Mignonne Peach, and 

 Bigan-eau Chen-ies. Mr. Henderson, of Trentham, was 

 thii'd; and an extra prize was given to Mr. Tm-nbull, of 

 Blenheim. 



Pines. — These were not numerous, no more than tliii'ty 

 Queens being shown, and only two Providences, both of 

 which, though of large size, could not be considered as 

 perfect ; the one which received the first prize, from Mr. 

 Young, of Aberaman, being over-ripe, and the other from 

 Mr. WaUis, gardener to J. Dixon, Esq., of Congleton, being 

 almost green at the top. 



The iii-st-prize Queen came from Mr. Grant, of Finchley, 

 and w.as a handsome fi'uit, weighing 4 lbs. 9 ozs. ; next came 

 Mr. Smith, gai'dener to J. Walker, Esq., Calderstone, ■with 

 one T,'eighing 5.v lbs., but not rijje enough ; and the third 

 prize was given to Mr. Ward, of Headington, Oxford, for a 

 well-ripened fruit of 4 lbs. 4S ozs. Extra prizes were awarded 

 to Mr. Smith, of Norwood, and Mr. Can-, of Byfleet ; and 

 good fruit were also exhibited by Messrs. Moore, Brown, 

 Ha,nnan, and Hall, the latter exhibiting, but not for com- 

 petition, a very fine one of 4 lbs. 11 ozs., and another of 

 5 lbs. Of other varieties, an Envdle of 8.V lbs. from Mi-. HaU 

 received a first i^rize, and a Black Prince from Mr. Dwerri- 

 houso, of Heckfield, the second ; a large fruit, but not ripe 

 enough, coming from Mr. Young, of Aberaman. 



Gkapes afforded the most extensive display, and the ex- 

 hibitions of the Hambiu'gh varieties by Mr. Meredith, and 

 of the Black Prince fi-om Mr. Hill, of Keele HaU, could 

 scarcely have been sni-passod. 



In collections Mr. HUl had first prize for a fine one, con- 

 sisting of Black Prince, Bucklaud Sweetwater, West's St. 

 Peter's, Lady Downe's, Frankenthal, Black Hamburgh, 

 Early Savimur Prontignan, and Eoyal Muscadine. Mr. Hen- 

 derson was second with West's St. Peter's, Pope's Ham- 

 biu-gh. Mill Hill Hamburgh, Frankenthal, Black Hamburgh, 

 Black Prince, Trentham Black, Victoria Hamburgh, Golden 

 Hamburgh, Gromier du Cantal, Muscat of Alexandria, Mus- 

 cat Hative de Saumiu-, Muscat Escholata, Muscat Hamburgh, 

 and Buckland Sweetwater. Mr. Cross, gai-dener to Lord 

 Ashbirrton, Ali-esford, was third. 



Of Black Hamburghs by far the finest were those from 

 Mr. Meredith, the bunches being of gigantic size, compact, 

 and perfect in colour and bloom ; they were accompanied by 

 some leaves of enormous size. Mi-. WaUis, of Congleton, 

 and Mr. AUen, gardener, to J. B. Glegg, Esq., of Withing- 

 ton HaU, received the second and third prizes, having also 

 exceUeut bunches ; but Mr. Meredith's threw ,aU the others 

 completely into the shade. Mr. Hannan, gardener to E. Craw- 

 shay, Esq., Mei-thyi- Tydvil, had also thi-ee fine bunches 

 weighing 7J lbs. 



With Dutch Hamburgh Mr. Meredith was also successful 

 in taking the first pi-ize -ndth large bunches and ben-ies, 

 Mr. Widdowson being second, and Mr. Turner third ; those 

 fi-om the latter were too red. 



For Frankenthal Mr. Meredith was again fii-st with s^jlen- 

 did bunches both as regai-ds size, form, and colour; Mr. 

 Jones, of Cheadle, being second, and Mr. Henderson, of 

 Trentham, thii-d, both of the last two exliibitions being 

 also good. 



with Black Prince Mr. HUl left aU other competitors fai- 

 behind, showing the same magnificent bunches which he 

 had at the Regent's Park, and the weight of which was 

 9 lbs. 5 ozs., and the length of the largest of the tlu-ee about 

 20 inches. Mr. Cross was second with the same kind. 



In Muscats of Alesanch-ia Mr. Embery had iu-st prize for 

 fine bunches, the ripest shown, whUst Mr. Tm-ner was second 

 and Mr. TurnbuU tliii-d, the bunches and bei-ries being large 

 but not so weU ripened. 



In other kinds of Muscats Mr. McPherson, of Eadbourne 

 HaU. Derby, took a fu-st prize for lai-ge and Snely-ripened 

 bunches of the Canon HaU Muscat; Mr. Emberv was 



