July iiC, 1867. 1 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



and tested by engineers mainly engaged in the prodaotion o^ 

 iron bnildings, and the whole of the parts were produced by 

 Messrs. TroUopo, the contractors. 



Further information can bo had of Mr. Fox at the ofEco of 

 the Horticultural Society, or of Messrs, Trollope, Halkin Street 

 West, BelgraTe Square, London, S.W. 



SAWDUST AS A MANURE. 



In consequence of the deamess of straw I liave lately bedded 

 my horses with sawdust, but I now find that I have a difTiculty 

 in selling the manure, the farmers saying that the sawdust 

 breeds wireworm. Do you consider there is any truth in this, 

 and do you know of any objection to such manure ? — H. N. 



[There i« not even a shadow of truth in the objection, and 

 if the sawdust employed be that from any of the Fir tribe, the 

 turpentine in it is very obnoxious to insects. We know of many 

 gentlemen who have the floors of the stalls of their riding 

 horses constantly covered 3 or 4 inches deep with sawdust, as 

 it is soft and moist for their feet. They never use any other 

 bedding, and no farmer that we ever heard of before objected 

 to purchase the manure. Professor Johnston in his "Lectures 

 on Agricultural Chemistry " says, '* Sawdust decomposes slowly 

 when ploughed into tho soil in its dry state, but it nevertheless 

 gradually benefits tho laud, and should not, therefore, be per- 

 mitted in any case to run to waste. It forms an excellent ab- 

 sorbent also for liquid manures of any kind, which it preserves 

 from sinking too rapidly when they are to be applied to porous, 

 sandy, or chalky soils, while these liquids again hasten the 

 decomposition of the sawdust and augment its immediate 

 effect upon tho land. In localities favourable for the collection 

 of seaweed, it may also be more rapidly fermented by an admix- 

 ture with this substance. In forms a useful ingredient in some 

 of the mixed manures which have recently come into use."] 



NATIONAL TULIP SOCIETY'S SHOW. 



The annaal Exhibition of the National Tnlip Society was held in 

 tbe Mechanics' Institution, Slorljport, May 28th, under the manage- 

 ment of the South Ijanca&hire TuUp Society, Stockport, and in every 

 respect proved a preat sncccFg. Fifty-two Tahp-prowcrs entered, of 

 whom more than forty exhibited, and produced a magnificent staRe of 

 upwards of two thousand blooms, most of which were in line condi- 

 tion. licsidcR growers from tho immediate neighbourhood, there were 

 present others from Birrainj,'ham, Gloucester, Whitby, York, Leeds, 

 Sheffield, Derby, Leigh, and Wanrington, showing the vitality of the 

 Tnlip fancy, and the wiilo-Bpicad interest created by the Society's Ex- 

 hibition. The Show was unanimously pronounced to be the best ever 

 »©en. Tito display was much heightened by a tinn collection of green- 

 hosee and herbaceous plants in flower, together with some beautiful 

 boaqncts and baskets of cut flowers, principally from the Vernon 

 Park Conservatory. The rntire arrangements did great credit to the 

 estccntive, uud especially to tho active and indtfatigable Honorary 

 Secretaries, Mr. Councillor WooUey and Mr. W. Longson. Prizes 

 amonntiug to upwards of £5U were paid to tho winners, and after 

 dcfrft}'ing all expeJiscs a small balance remained for the Stock-port 

 Medianics' Institution. 



Moat of the well-known good old varieties were shown in very fine 

 style. Among more-recent and less-known kinds, Storer's Dr. Hardy 

 and Dr. Hardy's Ajax aro two of tho vei-y highest class in flamed 

 bfsarrea. Aehmole's Garibaldi is a very fine feathered bizarre. 

 Mort's Beauty of Home is a fine pure-feathered rose of the Lady 

 Crewe colour. Slater's Kate Connor is a beautiful feathered rose, 

 ■with the brightf it scarlet- col on red feather in the whole range of roses. 

 Martin's Mrs. I^max, rose, is very good, both as a feathered and 

 a flamed flower. Hardy's Talisman, both as a feathered and flamed 

 flower, is about the best byblopmon in cultivation ; the form is first-rato, 

 iJio marking very fine, and almost black in colour on a pure white 

 ground. WilUnon's British Queen. Hepworth's Bessie, and Cottorill's 

 Parity, ore all very fine-feathered byblcemens. — S. B. S. 



The following is a list of tho awards :— 



First stand of twelve, Mr. Wm. Lc.i— Mrs. Lea, Heroine, Violet AimaMe, 

 Mrs. Pickorill, Curiono. Miistcri.ieoe, Sans Joe, Ajax, Duchess of Suther- 

 land, Haochus, Sarah Hcdiey, Triomphe Uoyul. .second stand of twelve, 

 Mr. John Turner— Apcllcs, Cliarlos, Mrs. Piekerill, Violet Airnablo, Ue- 

 roine, Mrs. Loa, Sans Joe, Polyphemus, Alox Mjif^uus, Denman, ARlnia, 

 Triomphe Ruyal. Third btxna of twi'lvo, Mr. Wm. Longson -Waterloo, 

 Lord Lilford, Violet Aimahle, Georije Gleany, Heroine, Ti^dy Crewe, Sans 

 Joe, Paiton, Deuman, Queen Churlotte, Aglaia. Lavnndiclien. Fourth 

 stand of twelve. Mr. (ieorge Mort— Colbert, J. Wilkinson, Seedling. 

 Aimable.Comte, Heroine, Captain White, Slater's Tclemackus, Charlotte, 

 Denman, Aglaia, Bion. 



First stand of six, Mr. Wm.Loa— Masterpiece, Violet Aimable, Heroine, 

 Ajax, Bacchus, Triomphe Royal. Second stand of six, Mr. Peter Swin- 

 dells— Charles, Beauty, Amlromedn, Sans Joe, Denman, Aglaia. Third 

 Ftand of eix, Mr. J. Turner— Cbarle:ji, Adonis, Heroine, >an8 Joe, Den- 

 man, Aglaia. Fourth f tind of six, Mr. H. Travis — Charles, Violet Aimable. 

 Heroine, Sans Joe, Atlas, Aglaia. Filth stand of six. Dr. Hardy— Gari- 

 baldi, Qtieen of Korlb, Heroine, Sir J. Paxton, Lord Denman, Lady 



C. Gordon. Sixth stand of six, Mr. Sharpo— ISaflterpiece, Violet Aimable, 

 Heroine, Storer's Seedling, Ducbesa of Sutberland, Aglaia. 



Firtit stand of three Koatherod, Mr. Wm. Lee— Heroime, Paxton, Violet 

 Aimable. Second stand of three Feathered, Mr. Haynes — Lord aydney, 

 Beedling, Heroine. Third stand of three leathered, Mr. Juo. Morris — 

 Devonshire, Bienfait, Aglaia. Fourth stind of threo Keatherod, Mr. 

 Millar— Masterpiece, Heroine, Edgar. Fiftii ^'tand of three Feathered, 

 Mr. Haynes -Koyal Sovereign, Seedling, A^^laia. Sixth stand of three 

 Feathered, Mr. Parkinson— Willison'n King. Vi( torta Rogina, Heroine. 



First stand of three Flamed, Mr. Haynes— I'aiton, Denman, Triomphe 

 Royal. Second stand of three Flamed, Mr. T. MeUor-Mastorpieee, 

 Bacchus, Aglaia. Third stand of threo Flum^d, Mr. J. Mooros— Polly, 

 Denman. Aglaia. Fourth stand of threo I lamed, Mr. Hayneti — Triomphe 

 Royal, Ducbeaa of Sutherland, Lord Sidney. Fifth stand of three 

 Flamed.Mr. Thurston— Sir J. Paxton, Lord iJesmau, Aglaia. bixth stand 

 of threo Flamed, Mr. Wm. Lea — Sans Joe, Duchetjs of butherland, 

 Aglaia. 



First stand of two, Feathered and Flamod, Mr. T. Mellor— Charles, 

 Sans Joe. Second stand of two ditto, Mr. J. Mooros— Heroine, Denman. 

 Third stand of two ditto, Mr. Wm. Lea— Heroine, Dovonahiro, Fourth 

 stand of two ditto, Mr. SVm. Longson — Heroine, Deamau. Fifth Etand 

 of two ditto, Mr. W. Davenport— Charles, Polypbemun. Sixth stand ot 

 two ditto, Mr. Wm. Davenport — no prize. 



The best Feathered Tulip in the whole Exhibition, Mr. John Torner— 

 Ape lies. 



The best Flamed ditto, Mr. H. Travis— AUas. 



FBATnERED BizARREB. — 1, Apelles, J. Turner; 2, Charlo6. Thos. 

 Mellor; 3, Paxton. Wm. Lea; 4, Devonshire, Wm. Lea; G, Magnum, J. 

 Hart; G, Lord Lilford. Luke Ashmole; 7, P.obort Guest, J. MorriB; 

 8, Maateriiico, T. Mellor; 9, turpasse Catafalque, J. Enott ; 10, Lord 

 Byron, K. Keyzey. 



FEATHEitED BvBLfEMEKS — 1, Adoni?, W'm. Lea ; 2, Lancashire Hero, 

 G. Mort ; B. Seedling, G. Mort ; 4, Queen of North, Wm. Lea; 5, Violet 

 Aimable, Wm. Lea; 6, Cotterill's Purity, Wm. Lea; 7, Seedling, David 

 Jackson ; 8, Besaie, Wm. Lea ; 9, British Quocn, W. Willison ; 10, Seed- 

 ling, — Haynes. 



Feathered Roses.— 1, Heroine, R.Key::ey; ii, Aglaia, Wm. Lea; 8, Kale 

 Connor, Dr. Hardy; 4, Beauty of Home, O. Mort ; 5. Julia Farnese, R. 

 Keyzey ; 6, Lady Crewe, John Knott ; 7, Ceriso primo Superbe, J. P. Sharp ; 

 8, Inimitable, J. Hart; 9, Madame St. Arnaud, J. Morris ; 10, Andromeda, 

 John Knott. 



Flamed Bizarres.—I, Paxton, John Hart; 2, Sana Joe, T. Mellor; 

 8, Merit, Wm. Hart; 4, Polyphemus, J. Thuj-^lon; 5, Mr. Hoxtall, — 

 Haynes; 6, Emperor Nicholas, Dr. Hardy; 7. Ur. Hardy, — Haynes; 

 8, Paxton, J. Thm-aton; 9, Saxon, W. Hart: IlI, Lord Palmeraton, — 

 Haynea. 



i-XAMED BTBLfEMENs.—l, Lord Denman, W. Davenport : 2, Surpassant, 

 J. Hart; 3, Princess Koyal, D. Wooliey ; 4, Aloxfinder Magnus. Hugh 

 Hcnsley; 5, Gavazzi, J. lIirL; 6, Ducue^s o5 Sutherland, Dr. Hardy; 



7, Wallers, G. Mort ; 8, Bieufait, W. Davenport ; 9, Salvator Rosa, Joshoa 

 lia-zuo; 10, Queen of North, U. Steward. 



Flausd Roses.— 1, Triomphe Roval, Wm. Hait ; 2, Aglaia, J.Thurston; 



8, Mabel, T. Mellor; 4. Juliet, W. Willisoa; 5, Lavandioken, W. Daven- 

 port ; 6, Rose Guerre, G. Mort; 7,Camilas, O. Jdorl; 8, Madam o St. Ar- 

 naml, T. Mellor; 9, Village Maid, G. Mort; 10, Lady C. Gordon, J. 

 Thurston. 



Breeders. — First stand of six, Wm. Longson — Dr. Hardy, Sarah, 

 Ann Hathaway, Paxton, Sutherland, Mabel. Second stand of 'bL\. Wm. 

 Lea — Nicholas, Adonis, Olivia, Seedling, Miss Atberton, Queen of Eng- 

 land. Third stand of six, O. Mort— Unknown, Lady Atherton. Queen of 

 England, Paxton, Seedling, Juliet. Fourth stand of six, T. Mellor— 

 Storer's Seedling, Duko of Manehester, Annie McGregor, Sir Colin 

 Campbell, Sarah Sophia, Queen of England. 



Breeders.— First t^tand of three, Wm. Lea— Ariosta, Miss Atherton, 

 Queen of England. Second staud of three, J. Moorea— Paxton, Earl 

 Warwick, Seedling. Third stand of three, J. Warren — Paxton, Seed- 

 ling, Seedling. Fourth stand of three, Wm. Longson- Paxton, Adonis, 

 Miss Boot. Fifth stand of three, T. Mellor— Storer's Seedling, Wm. 

 Bentley, Queen of England. Sixth stand of three, P. Swindells- Dukeof 

 Hamilton, Unknown, Unknown. 



Bizarre Breedcrs. — 1, Seedling, Wm. Lea ; *2, Nicholas, W. Longson; 

 3, Paxton, J. Hall ; 4, Seedling, W. Lea ; 5, Ashmole No. 1, Luke Ashmole ; 

 6, Seedling, W. Lea. 



Byblceuan Breeders. — 1, Adonis, J. Hart; 2, Delicata, J. Moorea; 

 8, Miss Whittaker, G. Mort; 4, Duchess of Sotherland, W. Longson 

 5, Seedling, J. Thurston ; G, Miss Forrest, J. Peaooek. 



Rose Breedeks. — 1, Queen of England, Wm. Lea ; 2, Juliet, Wm. Lea; 

 S, Martin's Seedling, Jno, Hart; 4, J. Waterson, T. Mellor ; 5, Mabel, 

 Wm. Longson ; 6, Veritas, K. Kcysey. 



The best Breeder in the whole Exliibition, T. Mellor— Storer's Seedling. 



[This report was to have been Fcnt to us at the time of the Show 

 being held, bnt has only just been received ; and we should not insert 

 it if it were not that Tulip-prowers being about to take np their balbs, 

 and having to repair losses luid add to their rarietie^. may find some 

 of tho lists and notes usefal. j 



TROPOSED EXHIBITION OF VARIEGATED 

 ZONAL PELARGONIUMS. 



No one seems to have taken any notice of Mr. Watson's 

 challenge,* which appeared in the GanUners' ChronicU and in 

 the Journal of Horticulture lately; but it would be very in- 

 teresting to have, this autumn, an ejthibition of those beautifol 

 plants. That held on the 21st of May was too early in the season ; 

 I would, therefore, suggest that an exhibition be held at South 



• With respect to this, Mr. D. T. Fish writes—" Thftt owing chiefly to 

 Ihe lateness of the proposal, and the fact of Mr. Watson baring required 

 six plan ta of each variety, the amount of sapport was not sufficient to 

 enable the prizes to be offered. He has, therefore, retumod the money 

 with which he has been cntnisted." 



