July 7, 1865. ] 



JOiniNAL OP HOETICULTUEE AJfD COTTAGE GARDENER. 



Among Amateurs fine collections of ten came from Mr. 

 Taylor, gardener to J. Yates, Jlsq., Highgate, and Mr. 

 Smith, of Syon ; tlie former taking the first and the latter 

 the second prize. In Mr. Taylor's exhibition there were 

 Cycas revoluta and Dion ednle, both of them of great size, 

 and a fine Chamaerops Immilis ; and in that of Mr. Smith an 

 immense Latania borbonica, Croton pictum of great height, 

 Calathea or Marauta zebrina, Duranta Baumgardti, and the 

 Wax Palm, Ceroxylon andicola. A third prize was awarded 

 to Mr. Boss, of Newbury. Phlebodium aureum and Coleus 

 Versehaffelti in this collection were good specimens. 



Prizes were offered for va,riegated Begonias, but we only 

 noticed one collection, which came from Mr. Young, gardener 

 to E. Barclay, Esq., of Highgate, and it received a second 

 prize. It contained handsome plants of President Van den 

 Hecke, Duchesse de Brabant, and grandis, also Charles 

 Encke, Anna von Schonborn, and the better-known Rex, 

 Marshalli, and Eoliissoni. 



Caladiums afforded a more extensive display, and from 

 the diversity in the markings of their foliage were much 

 more effective. Messrs. A. Henderson & Co. had the first 

 prize for a fine collection, consisting of the pretty argyrites, 

 Belleymei, Chantini, a handsome plant of bicolor maguifica, 

 Troubetskoyi, a large jjlaut of Wightii, picturatum, pteeile, 

 and regale. Mr. Ingram, gardener to J. J. Blandy, Esq., 

 Eeading, had. splendens, variegatum and others already 

 named, and received the second prize ; Sir. Young, Abera- 

 man, coming in third. 



Fuchsias. — These did not come up to our expectations, 

 being exactly the same plants that were at the Eoyal Botanic 

 Show the previous week, and much deteriorated from what 

 they then were ; exception must, however, be made in 

 favour of Mr. Higgs, gardener to Mrs. Barchard, Putney 

 Heath, who had a first prize for thi'ee fine standards, stand- 

 ing about 9 feet high, of Eose of CastiUe, Prince of Orange, 

 and Venus de Medici, the heads being full of flower. For 

 six plants Mr. Gardener, of Clapham Park, received the first 

 prize for Fair Oriana, Senator, Wiltshire Lass, Madame Cor- 

 nelissen, Eose of CaetiUe, and Isa Craig, aU of them hand- 

 some plants, and fall of bloom. Next came Mr. Cannell, 

 gardener to G. Jennings, Esq., of Clapham ; and in the 

 Nurserymen's class, Mr. Treen, of Eugby, had a third prize. 

 Feens. — Several collections of these, both exotic and 

 British, were exhibited, the latter proving to the majority 

 of the visitors the more attractive of the two, and affording a 

 relief to the eyes from the brOliant colours of the cut Eoses. 

 In the class for Exotic Perns, by an oversight, apparently, 

 on the part of the exhibitors, the requirement that the pots 

 should not exceed 15 inches in diameter was not complied 

 with. Such collections, consequently, were disqualified for 

 receiving the amounts offered in the schedule ; but extra 

 prizes were awarded instead to Mr. Bull, Messrs. A. Hender- 

 son & Co., and Mr. Lavey, of Fetcham, aU of whom had 

 excellent collections. That from Mr. Bull was the finest, all 

 of the plants being large and handsome specimens. It con- 

 tained two very large Cibotiums, Barometz and princeps, 

 Alsophila excelsa and radens, Dicksonia antarctica, Blechnum 

 brasilensis, and Pteris natalensis. Messrs. A. Henderson 

 and Co., whose plants were also very fine, had Cibotiums 

 Barometz, Sehiedei, Cyathea boconensis, Drynaria coronans, 

 Brainea insignis, Phlebodium pulvemlentum, a lai'ge Also- 

 phila australis, Angiopteris erecta, and Drynaria musEefoUa. 

 In British Ferns the finest came from Messrs. Ivery and 

 Son, who had two collections. That which received the first 

 prize consisted of Athyrium FiUx-fcemiua multieeps, corymb- 

 iferum, depauperatum, and pliunosum ; Lastrea Filix-mas 

 cristata and Jervisii, Lastrea decurrens, Onoclea sensibUis. 

 Osmunda regalis cristata, Polystichum angulare Elworthii 

 and proliferum, and Adiautum capiU.U3- Veneris. The other 

 collection was also very select, contai nin g, among others, the 

 new forms of Athyi-iimi FOix-fcemina, distinguished 'by the 

 names of glomeratum, Iveryanum, and Applebyanum, and 

 Blechnum spicant polydactylon. Mr. Salter also exhibited 

 a fine collection, in which Osmunda cinnamomea, and speeta- 

 bilis and Struthiopteris pennsylvanica were beai'ing panicles ; 

 and there were besides Scolopendrium vulgare polycuspis, a 

 variety vAth. the extremities of the fronds much branched, 

 Asplenium lanceolai.um micro Ion. and a handsc mt pjtent of 

 Lastrea Fihx-mas cristata. Mr. Lavey had likewise a second 

 prize for an excellent coUeetion, in which we noticed a 



fine Trichomanes radicans, and some of the new forms of 

 Athyrium. 



New Plants. — These were sent ui considerable numbers, 

 some making their appearance for the first time, others 

 having been already shown at previous exhibitions. Messrs. 

 Veitch had two extensive collections containing many of 

 their recent introductions from Japan, not the least impor- 

 tant of v/hioh was the beautiful and sweet-scented Lilium 

 auratrmi, already described in these columns, and of which 

 a faithful representation is given in the Florist and Pomologisl 

 of September last. The specimen exhibited did not. how- 

 ever, give a fail' idea of the great size to which the flowers 

 attain — 8 or 10 inches across — v/hen produced from large 

 bulbs. The hybrid Cattleya between Aeklandia; and Lod- 

 digesi was another beautiful and interesting object, and 

 Hkely to j^rove biit one of a number of other acquisitions in 

 the same line ; Bomaria multiilora, a gi-eenhouse climber 

 from Peru, with orange and scarlet flowers, is also a plant 

 likely to prove an acquisition, more especially as it is very 

 fi-ee-flowering. Among other plants from the same firm 

 were Abies Alcoquiana from Fusi-Yama, or the Sacred 

 Mountain of Japan ; a hardy and beautiful Gymnogramma : 

 Acrophorus affiiis, a very handsome species with shining 

 light green fronds ; Asplenium consimile, a new hardy Fern 

 ft-om CMli ; Drynaria HiUi ; Alsophila Tisnitis denticulata, 

 with handsome shining fi-onds ; and Ligidaria Kajmpferi 

 argentea, with roundish leaves variegated with cream colom-. 

 Besides these there were Sphterogyne latifoHa, Eetinosporas, 

 Sciadopitys, Miconia pulveriilenta, and others noticed in 

 previous reports. 



From Mr. Bull came Phaseolus Hlaeinus with ornamental 

 Ulac flowers, the fine Aj-aucaiia Eulei fi-om New Caledonia, 

 together with one of its cones measuring about 20 inches in 

 length ; Latania Versehaffelti, a variegated Broussonetia 

 papyrifera, Euterpe edulis, Areca dealbata, the fine golden 

 Gymnogramma Laucheana, and, what was very remarkable, 

 a fine plant of the Madagascar Ouvirandi-a fenestralis in 

 flower, 



Messrs. Backhouse, of York, had a collection of rare Hy- 

 menophyUums and Trichomanes, among which were included 

 Trichomanes scaudens, Zollingeii, and membranaceum ; also 

 HymenophyUum valvatum, Lindsfea stricta, and other tro- 

 pical Ferns. 



Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son brought ImantophyUum 

 cyrtanthaeflorum, with ornamental red flowers, not, however, 

 nearly approaching those of miuiatum in size ; Mr. Watson, 

 gardener to C. Leach, Esq., Clapham Pai-k, contributed Disa 

 grandiflora superba, with flowers in which a bright scarlet 

 was the preva ilin g coloiu- ; and the Sev. J. G. FusseU, of 

 Frome, a fine seec'Qing Gymnogramma with the fr-onds 

 densely covered with rich yellow dust. 



Mr. Standish had Asplenium elegantulum, a handsome 

 Lycopod fr-om Japan, and two Oaks fr'om the same country, 

 in one of which the foliage was very curious, appearing as "if 

 it had been in great measure gnawed away by some insect, 

 this characteristic, however, being natui'al to the variety. 

 A large and very interesting collection of Euryas, Osman- 

 thus, Eetinosporas, Aucubas, and other Japanese plants was 

 likewise shown by the same exhibitor. 



Miscellaneous. — An exceedingly interesting exhibition 

 was contributed in this class by Lady Dorothy NevHl, to whom 

 we owe the introduction of the AHanthus silkworm into this 

 covmtry. Her ladyship not only showed the insect in all its 

 stages from the egg to the moth, as well as the sflk with 

 wliich the cocoons are sm'rounded, but the worms themselves 

 at work on the Ailanthxis tree. The importance of this ex- 

 hibition was marked by the Gist prize being awarded to it. 



From Messrs. E. G. Henderson came a collection of vai-ie- 

 gated Geraniums, including several of the new tricolor 

 varieties, one of t'nem called Lucy Grieve having a fine 

 crimson zone deeiDOning in the older leaves to a purpHsh- 

 crimson ; variegated Chinese Primroses, the beautiftil silvery- 

 leaved Centaurea argentea, and an extensive and very in- 

 teresting collection of Ivies were also shown by the same 

 exhibitors. Mr. Lavey and M". Higgs had some very 

 fine pans of Lycopods ; Mr. La • also sent a collection of 

 ninety-six kinds of wJd fioweri- .i.nd Messrs. Hooper & Co. 



had a sanilar exhibitioi 



is annuals 



01 w!_icu tney 



exhibited fifty kinds, also Pink s and Pansies. Several good 

 stands of t"ne last two flowers were shown by Mi-. Bragg, of 



