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JOURNAL OP HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GAEDENER. 



September 1, 18CS. 



Eonssel, and Madame Vilmorin, were some of the finest. 

 Mr. Cattell was awarded the second prize. 



Miscellaneous. — Messrs. Perkins & Sons, of Coventry, 

 and Mr. Perry, liad some excellent trusses of Verbenas, for 

 which both received prizes ; and Messrs. Paul & Son eight 

 fine boxes of Roses, some of which, as Senatem- Vaisse, 

 ComtcsEC dc ChabriUant, Catherine GuiUot, General Jac- 

 qneminot, and Madame C. Crapelet were very fine. 



Prizes were offered for table decorations, and the highest 

 award was taken by Mrs.Cutbush, of Highgate, with Mai-ch's 

 stands elegantly iilled with flowers and ti-uit. The two out- 

 side stands had Peaches, Nectarines, Apples, and Pears at 

 the base, resting on fi'onds of Lastrea Filis-mas, and in- 

 terspersed with the lively green of Adiantum cuneatnm. 

 Lycopodium CKsium was twined graceftilly round the upright 

 gfcss stem, and the top dish had Fuchsias and Capsicums 

 depending fi-om the edge ; wliilst the central poi-tion of the 

 dish itselt' was filled with white Roses, scarlet Verbenas, 

 white Jasmine, and Heliotrope, with some Adiantums inter- 

 spersed. The centre stand had flowers at the base and frait 

 at the top ; the former consisting of Scarlet Geraniums, 

 Heliotropes, Verbenas, and Lisianthus; the latter of Black 

 and White Grapes, Apples and Plums, sm-mountod by a 

 Pine, whilst Lycopod twined up the column. The design 

 balanced well from all points of a view, and did credit to 

 the taste of the lady by whom it was executed; and she 

 further contributed some bouquets, one which, consisting 

 wholly of white flowers and Adiantum, was extremely modest 

 and gi-aceful. Mi-. Robson, of Linton Park, also exliibited a 

 design for table decoration, for which he received the second 

 prize. This was also in glass stands ; the central one, instead 

 of having an upright cohmm, had a stem which branched at 

 a httle distance from the base into two semicircular arms, 

 which reunited bcneidh the dish at top; and within the 

 circle thus formed the base portion of the stem was con- 

 tinued upwards a short distance to support another small 

 dish. In this a white Magnolia was placed, a Pine Apple at 

 top, and Rose-buds, Japan Lilies, golden variegated Gera- 

 nium leaves and Perns at the base; whilst the tv.o end 

 stands, on the contrary, had friut at the base and flowers 

 at top. 



FKUIT. 



Prizes being ofl'ered for out-door fruit only, the "king of 

 fi^ts," Melons, and the splendid examples of Black Ham- 

 burgh and other Grapes, which we look for at a horticultural 

 exhibition, were excluded, and their absence spoilt the effect 

 of the display, more especially as it was too early in the 

 season to expect much in the way of out-door fruit. 



Mr. Mon-is, gardener to A. Bosanquet, Esq., Southgate, 

 had the first inize for a collection of Apples, Peaches, Wash- 

 ington, Victoria, and Green Gage Plums. Messrs. Cutbush 

 and Son, second, for Kerry Pippin, Jargonelle Pears, Pe.aches, 

 Nectarines, Green Gage Plums, and Sweetwater Grapes. 

 Mr. Turner also received a prize for a coUeotion consisting 

 of Peaches. Apricots, Plums, a Melon, White and Black 

 Grapes, and a Pine. 



Peaches.— Mr. Turner had W;Ubm-tou Admii-able, Belle- 

 garde, Noblesse, and Padley's Royal, for which he received 

 a first prize ; and he had a similar award for a dish of AVal- 

 burton Admii-able. 



Nectarines.— air. Rutland, Gai'nstone Castle, was first in 

 four dishes, with Ehnige, Roman, Due du TeUiers, and Brug- 

 non. Ml-. Tm-ner was second; and in the Class for single 

 dishes he had fii-st prize for some fine fruit of the Pitmaston 

 Orange very highly coloured. Newington from Mi-. Heppar, 

 Dulwich, had equal first. 



Figs.— In thi-ee dishes Mi-. Tm-ner had fu-st prize for good 

 dishes of Eiown Turkey, Brunswick, and White Genoa ; and 

 Mr. Moffat was fii-st in single dishes with Brown Turkey. 



Chekries. — Excellent MoreUos were shown by Messrs. 

 Turner, Lane, and Ear-ley, to all of whom prizes were awar-ded. 



Plums. — In four dishes, Messrs. Lane were fu-st with 

 Magnum Bouum, Washington, Goliath, and Green Gage. 

 Ml-. Turner second, with Washington and Jefferson (fine), 

 Victoria, and Goliath. In single dishes Mr. Turner was first 

 with Green Gage; Mr. Beasley, Twyford Abbey, second, 

 with the same kind ; Mr. Newton, gardener to G. j; Graham, 

 Esq., Enfield Chase, thii-d. 



Apples.— In dessert kinds Mr. Turner was fii-st with 

 Nonsuch, Cos's Orange Pippin, and SmaU's Golden Pippin. 



Mr. Moffat second, with Cox's Orange Pippin, Ken-y Pippin, 

 and Golden Russet. Some good dishes were also exliibited 

 by Mr. Newton and Mr. Earley. In kitchen kinds, Mr. 

 Wright, Twickenham, had iirst prize for Golden Noble, 

 HoUaudbury, and Hawthornden (fine). Mr. Lane, St. Mary's 

 Cray, was second. 



Peaks. — Mr. Turner was first with Williams' Bon Chi-e- 

 tien, Jaa-gonelle, and Fondante d'Automne. Messrs. Lane 

 second, with Beurre d'Amanlis, Charnock, and Jargonelle. 

 Mr. Earley was third; and Mr. Newton had also good dishes 

 of Windsor and Marie Louise. 



Miscellaneous. — Messrs. Lane had numerous friiit trees 

 in pots loaded with fiaiit, and consisting of I'igs, Plums, 

 Cherries, Apples, and Pears. They also exhibited dishes of 

 Apples, excellent White and Red Grajfe Omrants, and Plums, 

 of which the Washington was very tine. Mr. Tiu-ner had a 

 beautifully-netted Golden Perfection Melon. 



We cannot conclude without paying a just tribute to the 

 uniform courtesy which Mr. Douglas brought to the task of 

 carrying out the arrangements of the Show — a task all the 

 more onerous that the Show was a new one, and that, there- 

 fore, there was not the experience of previous year-s to guide 

 the judgment. The experiment of holding a horticultural 

 show for North London coidd not be considered a success as 

 regarded the number of visitors it attracted ; but if re- 

 peated at another period of the year-, and when its existence 

 shall be better known, it will, probably, be attended with 

 greater success. 



LOBELIA KEEMESLNTA AS A BEDDING PLANT. 



This charming bedding plant has harcUy received the 

 attention it deserves. We have few bedding plants of the 

 same colour, and none that are less spoiled by rain. 



It is propagated with even more faeDity than L. speciosa, 

 but is more delicate than this latter. Plants of both were 

 131-icked out early in April in a sunk bed, and covered with 

 boards at night, and L. kermesina suffered much more than 

 did the other from exposure, &c. 



The cuttings should be put in as early as possible, as it 

 is rather late iu coming into bloom, and in planting out it 

 will be found advantageous to stick little twiggy branches 

 about 3 inches high all over the bed, because it grows in 

 such a tight little clump that without some such support it 

 is apt to topple over when there is a high wind. 



I may mention the planting of one bed in which I have it, 

 as most people who have seen it have Hked it. It is a star 

 of eight points. In the centre there is a clump of tall Lord 

 Cottenham Geranium ; round tliis a circle of Zehnda Dahlia ; 

 next two rows of Flower of the Day Geranium, which reach 

 down to the edge of the spikes of the star. Each alternate 

 spike is planted with L. speciosa and L. kermesina, and the 

 ajjex of each has a good plant of Golden Chain Geranium, 

 The effect is very good. — Q. Q. 



AREANGEMENT OF INTEEIOE OP A 

 GEEENHOUSE. 



I HAVE just had a greenhouse erected, 16 feet by 12, 

 span-roofecl, and I wish to have a railed shelf all round it, 

 instead of the old-fashioned stages. The height of the brick- 

 work .and wall-plate is just 2 feet. Is not this too low for 

 the railed shelf? What height would you advise it to be 

 made, and is 3 feet sufficient in breadth for such a sized 

 house ? I suppose the breadth and height are according to 

 taste, but I should be very much obliged if you would tell 

 me what height you think would show the flowers to most 

 advantage.— G. F. W. 



[If you had given us the height of your house in the 

 centre, we should have been better able to advise you. We 

 must presume that that is from tii to 9 feet, and if so, the 

 roof will be steep, if the side walls are only 2 feet. So far as 

 the plants are concerned, however, that will make little dif- 

 ference. If there is 3 feet from the ground to the waU- 

 plate, and you propose to have a shelf all round, at least on 

 the sides, that would give you more room for storage beneath 

 the shelf than in the case of a two-foot wall. We ai-e sup- 

 posing that the lights on each side rest on that wall. In 



