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JOTJENAL OP HOETICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. [ September 8, 18G3. 



where they are removed to, the plants become established ; 

 but if not, they dwindle till they finally die. This may 

 be especially seen with maiden plants from the nm-sery 

 — indeed, there are some favourite exhibition sorts that 

 never really bloom well except upon maiden plants. These 

 may be called nm-serymen's Eoses. Madame Vidot is one 

 of such. It is a great advantage that nurserymen possess 

 as exhibitors over amateui's, that they have fresh plants 

 every year to cut from for the shows. — W. D. Priok, 

 Homerton. 



THE CEYSTAL PALACE SHOW. 



September 1st and 2nd. 



The Exhibition on this occasion, though consisting of 

 florists' flowers and fruit only, was magnificent, and of 

 such extent that the tables on wliich it was aiTanged occu- 

 pied nearly the entu-e length of the building, one half being 

 filled with flowers, the other with fruit. The charge for 

 admission being very low, and the weather on the first day 

 very favourable, the attendance of visitors was large. 



Dahlias constituted the principal feature in the floral 

 display, Mr. Tiu:ner and Mr. Keynes, of Salisbury, taking 

 the princiijal honours. The stand of forty -eight which Mr. 

 Turner exhibited, and for wliich he received fii'st prize, did 

 not contain a single inferior flower — all were perfect. Madge 

 Wildfire, Beauty of Hilperton, Mrs. Trotter, Donald Bea- 

 ton, Umpire, Hugh MUler, Criterion, Diuorah, Mr. Stocken, 

 Cygnet, Sidney Herbert, Peri, Charlotte Dorliug, Lord Derby, 

 Mauve Queen, Mrs. Henshaw, Triomphe de Pecq, Andrew 

 Dodds, Mrs. Vyse, Miss Pressley, and Mrs. Piggott were 

 some of the finest. Mr. Keynes, who was second, had also 

 an excellent st.aud, but some of the flowers were neither so 

 large nor so perfect in outline as Mr. Tiu'ner's. Mr. Cattell, 

 of Westerham, was third ; Mr. Vt'iilker, of Thame, fourth. 



In twenty-foiu's Mr. Turner was also first with Lord 

 Derby, Andi-ew Dodds, Umpii'e, Hugh Miller, Lady Popham, 

 Triomphe dePecq, Earl of Shaftesbury, Mr. Stocken, Cygnet, 

 Charlotte Dorling, Beauty of HDperton, Norfolk Hero, Lord 

 Palmerston, General Jackson, Criterion, Lord Dunch-eary, 

 Donald Beaton, Mrs. Henshaw, Midnight, Mrs. Vyse, George 

 EUiott, Mauve Queen, Bob Eidley, and a seedling. Mr. 

 Keynes was second with a stand scarcely inferior, in which 

 were fine blooms of Lord Palmerston, Juno, Disraeli, John 

 Wyatt, Lord Shaftesbiu-y, Peri, John Keynes, Lilac Queen, 

 Pauline, Mrs. Henshaw, Lord Derby, and Lord Eussell. 

 Messrs. Saltmarsh, of Chelmsford, haiL the thii'd prize, some 

 of their blooms — as Baron Taunton, Lord Derby, Andi-ew 

 Dodds, Lilac Queen — being also very fine. Mr. Walker was 

 foiQ'th ; Mr. Legge, of Edmonton, fifth ; Mi-. Barnes, of 

 Daneoroft Nui'series, sixth. 



In the Amateui's' Classes the competing stands were 

 very numerous, and there were but few blooms which could 

 not be considered fine. 



In twenty-foiu-s, Mr. Thornycroft, of Floore.nearWeedon, 

 was first — Volunteer, Juno, Peri, Criterion, Lollipop, John 

 Dory, Ijord Derby, Vestal, Mi-s. H. Piggott, and Lord Pal- 

 merston, being the most remarkable. Mi-. Sladden, of Ash, 

 was second ; Eev. C. PeUowes, Shottesham Rectory, third ; 

 Mr. Perry, of Castle Bromwich, fom-th; Mr. Moffat, Easton 

 HaU, fifth. 



In twelves, Mr. Thornycroft was also first. His Volunteer, 

 Lord Derby, Admu-al Dundas, Criterion, and Beauty of HU- 

 perton, were aU large and fine. Indeed the same might be 

 said of the rest of the blooms he showed. Mr. Charlton, of 

 Kilworth, was second ; Mr. Sladden, thii-d ; Mr. Wakeman, 

 Eltham Park, fourth ; and several other very good stands 

 were shoivn. 



Ill twelve Fancies (Nurserymen), Mr. Turner had first 

 prize for fine blooms of Pluto, Zebra, Garibaldi, Queen -Mab, 

 Eev. J. Dix, Countess of Shelburne, Harlequin, Summcrtide, 

 Pauline, Lady Paxton, Mrs. C. Kean, and Fau-y Queen. Mr. 

 Keynes was second — Triomphe de Eoubaix, Mj.-s. Wiekham, 

 Duchess of Kent, Leopard, Oliver Twist, Eegulai-ity (new), 

 and Samuel Bartlett, also new, were the most remarkable. 

 Mr. Legge was third, and an extra prize was given to Mi-. 

 Cattell. 



In the Amateius' Class, the Eev. C. PeUowes was first ; 

 Mr. Sladden, second ; and Mr. Perry, third. 



Several seedling Dahlias were also shotvn by Messrs. 



Keynes, Legge, Bragg, and others. The first-named ex- 

 hibitor receiving first-class certificates for Polly Pawcett, 

 Edward Purchase, Samuel Bartlett, Panny Purchase, and 

 Anna Keynes. Mr. CoUier, Bethnal Green, had a similar 

 award for Princess Alexandra ; and several second-class cer- 

 tificates were awarded to Mr. Keynes, Mr. Bragg, and Mr. 

 Wheeler. 



Asters, both German and French, were in the highest 

 perfection. Those from Mr. Betteridge, Milton Hill, 

 Steventon, who had the first prizes in both classes, were 

 beautiful examples of what careful selection and cultivation 

 will achieve with this flower. In the German QuUled Class, 

 Mr. Besley, of East Hundred, Berks, was second, and there 

 were several other very meritorious collections. In the 

 French TasseUed Class Mr. Betteridge was also fu-st with 

 large and beautifid blooms ; Mr. Wyatt came next with 

 blooms lai-ge, but not so regular ; Mr. C. Sandford, third ; 

 and an extra prize was awarded to Messrs. Saltmarsh. 

 Messrs. J. Chater, Ward, Jennings, Cattell, and Paul, had 

 also good stands. 



Eoses. — The display of these was not extensive, nor could 

 it be expected to be so good as earlier in the season. The 

 only exhibitors in the Class for thirty-six trusses were Messrs. 

 Paul & Son, who had some good blooms of Louise Peyronny, 

 Madame Rivers, Madame E. Verdier, and Lord Eaglan. 

 In twenty-fours Messrs. Paul were also fii-st. Mi-. Turner 

 second, and Mr. G. Clark, of Brixton, tliird, the latter having 

 also a splendid box of General Jacqueminot, the bright 

 glowing red of which was very efieotive; and the same 

 excellent variety was shown well in aU the stands. Good 

 examples of Senateur Vaisse, Madame C. Crapelet, Souvenir 

 de Comte Cavour, Gloii-e de Dijon, and Praire de TeiTe Noii-e 

 were also shown. 



Among Amatem-s Mr. Exell, gardener to J. HoUingworth, 

 Esq., of Maidstone, who has long figured as one of our most 

 successful amateur gi-owers, took the first prize. Pio Nono, 

 Due de Eohan, Gloh-e de Santenay, Madame Boll, and Sena- 

 teiu- Vaisse were excellent. Mr. Dennis, of Polkington, was 

 second; Mr. Moffat, gardener to Viscount Maynard, was 

 fourth ; good boxes also coming from Dr. Cooper, of Slough, 

 and Mr. Pullinger. 



Hollyhocks. — Whether from the sun or in consequence 

 of having been previously shown, some of these looked rather 

 faded ; stiU the blooms were of first-rate excellence. Mr. 

 W. Chater had the first prize for twenty-fours. Minerva, 

 Governor-General, George Young, Lady Dacres, Warrior, 

 Mrs. F. Mackenzie, Dame Blanche, James Allen, Princess of 

 Wales, Cynthia, Princess, Joshua Clarke, and Matchless 

 were all fine. Messrs. Downie, Laird, & Laing, who were 

 second, had large and fiiU blooms of YeUow Defiance, Pre- 

 eminent, Countess of Graven, Purple Prince, Alexander 

 Shearer, Lady Dacres, and Lord Loughborough. Mr. J. 

 Chater, Gonville Nurseries, was tliird. His blooms were also 

 very good, and well arranged for effect. In Messrs. Paul 

 and Son's stand Black Knight was conspicuous for its dark 

 coloui-, and Jules Margottin was a beautiful rosy crimson. 



In the Amatexu-s' Class there were no blooms to equal 

 those shown by the Eev. E. Hawke, of WiUingham Rectory. 

 Among them were David Foulis a white seedling. Purple 

 Prince, Mrs. Cochrane, Premier, Prince Charlie (very pretty). 

 Lord Loughborough, Queen Victoria, and Joshua Clarke. 

 Mr. Plester, gardener to Mi-s. Rush, Bishoi) Stoi-tford, was 

 second ; Mr. Fon-ester, gardener to Mrs. Ogle, Beckenliam, 

 thh-d ; Mr. Small fotu-th. 



Verbenas. — There was a good display of these, Messrs. 

 Perkins, of Coventry, being the principal in-izetakers, and 

 exhibiting L'Avenu- de BeUant, Lord Leigh, GeneralSimpson, 

 and other kinds of established merit. Mr. PeiTy, of Castle 

 Bromwich, who was awarded a second prize, had among 

 others a seedling, the blooms of which were cupped, rosy 

 crimson, with a pale yellow eye. 



Gladiolus. — Of this flower, a splendid collection came 

 from Messrs. YoueU, of Great Yarmouth, among which the 

 bright scarlet Brenchleyensis was conspicuous, and a first 

 prize was awarded. Messrs. Youell, however, only came off 

 second best in the class for the best collection, where Mr. 

 Standish took the lead with Scottish Chief, Edith Dombrain, 

 Mrs. Dix, Imperatrice Eugenie, Reindeer, and other new 

 and striking varieties. Messrs. YoueU had Mr. YoueU, a 

 bright vermilion and white seedling; Dr. Lindley, pale 



