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JOUENAL OF HORTICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GABDENER. 



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suggested in lieu of the sulphur ? I venture to think it can. and 



if the roaders df Tan Joi'hnal or Hokticultuue will think Ihe 

 matt<;r over, I have no doubt that experiment, or, wliut is much 

 the same, accident, will point to a way out of the ditTiculty. If 

 any of your correspondL-nts would liltc to communicate with me 

 on the subject, I shall be most happy to give them every atten- 

 tion and assistance; and, I may lay down as a sort of formula, 

 that what^'ver ingredient is suggested, it must bo such as will 

 becomo thorou;^hly incorporated with the tobacco, and utterly 

 spoil it for smokini^, snuffing, Sco. It must alHo be an ingredient 

 which cannot be extracted by chemical or mechanical means. 

 No sui^p-cstion which docs not cover this ground will find favour 

 with the Comiuissionersof Her Majesty's Customs.— J. F. Tafk, 

 Hecrctanj^ liichnumd Cavendish Co. {Limited}^ Liverpool. 



UOY.VL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 August Gth. 



Flohai. CoMnnTTEE. — There were upwards of sixty Knbjects for ex- 

 amination, and anionf^ them some extvvmtly intcrestiiii^ nuil novel 

 objects, anj, as might be expected, many not up to the standard of the 

 present day. Disappointments must necessarily occnr, but, we hope, 

 only to stimulate to further exertions. 



Mr. Bur^^ess, Notliu}<ham, exhibited four seedling varieRated Pelar- 

 goniums ; Mr. Hittou, of Dunstable, Cupressus I>awsoniauu varietjata, 

 of which there are numerous similar forms ; Mr. Richards, cardener 

 to Lord Tjondesborouph, Cattlcya pallida, a variety of C. Wagneri ; 

 Mr. G. l-'ry. seedlinj» Fachsia. Blue Boy, a dwarf, compact, free- 

 flowering plant, ben ring semi-double flowers, useful for decorative pur- 

 poses ; a laliel of commendation was awarded. Mr. Fry sRut also two 

 Beedliuf; Zonal Polarponiums, Souvenir do Jlaximillian and Pillar of 

 Gold ; Mr. WallieriuK, Lewisham. Zonal Tricolor Empress Ka;/cnie 

 and Beauty of Lewisham ; Mr. Robert Poynter, seedlinp Fuchsia 

 Koyalty. with pale yellow foliage ; Messrs. E. G. Henderson, Fuchsia 

 Golden Leaf, a perfect i^em for decorative purposes, the intense golden 

 colour of the foliage very effective — first-class certificate; Tricolor 

 Zonal Pelargonium Lady Muncaster, veiy good, requested to be seen 

 again in younger plants ; Howarth Ashton, a seedling Tricolor of great 

 merit, dark zone, with shaded crimson — first-class certificate ; Fair 

 Kmily net equal to Italia Unita ; Tricolor Zonal Orange Grm ; Silver 

 Beauty, a bio.id whit^'-cdgcd variety ; Zonal Pelargonium Keticnlatnm, 

 the leaves much reminding us of Lonieera aureo-reticulata ; probably 

 this plant muy bo the origin of some euiioas variegations — label of 

 commendation; seedling Fuchsia Alba coccinea, unlike any other 

 Fuchsia yit cx.hibitt;d, the tube of the flowtr crimson, sepals white. 

 corolla dark shaded crimson ; a useful decorative plant — second-class 

 certificate ; Yerl)ena Harlequin, striped white and dark crimson, not 

 effective for bedding ; Ophiopogon jaburau fol. var.. which received a 

 first-elasa certificate in IHG'i ; also Ophiopogon s]>icatns. a purple- 

 flowering species ; Methouica or Gloriosa variety ; Lobelia Indigo Blue 

 and Lobelia wpeciosa spectabilis, not in condition to judge of their 

 merits, being too recently potted; Dianthus Napoleon III., one of the 

 prettiest fjrms of D. hybndus, deep rich crimson flowers, most orna- 

 mental- — first-class certificate. 



Messrs. -lackuian, Wokiug, exhibited a collection of their splendid 

 Cloinutis, thill' new seedlings of which received a first-class certificate, 

 which they richly merited ; Lady Bovill with broad gi-eyish blue petals ; 

 Mrs. Bateman, a finely-formed mauve or light lavender ; Mr. T. 

 Moore, deep purple, a very large starry flower with a conspicuous white 

 eye, much resembling a Passiflora. These single flowers were much 

 admired ; but no description can convey any idea of the truir mag- 

 nificent specimens now in full perfection at the nursery at Woking. 

 No person could regret any little trouble which might arise in visiting 

 tliesr nurseries, now in their glory, and so conspicuous for the varieties 

 of Clematis. 



Mr. Green, gardener to W. W. Saunders, Esq., brought a very pretty 

 Capo I'elargouium (perhaps not a Pelargouium. but one of the 

 family), with zonal foliage ; the specimen was very dwarf and was 

 raised from seed ; this will probably be very useful lor decorative pur- 

 noses, especially for edging — second-class certificate. A special certi- 

 ocnto W!vs iilso awarded Mr. Green for a collection of interesting plants. 



From Mr. William Paul came seedling Zonal Pelargonium Snow- 

 drop, not equal to other white-edged varieties, snch as Princess Alex- 

 andra, (fee. ; Prince Silver Wing, a pale Tricolor Zonal. Mr. R. 

 Dean, Ealing, sent dwarf bedding Lobelia Blue Tom Thumb, a neat 

 •rect-growiug plant, nacful for decorative purposes, and which received 

 a aecoud-class certificate. Messrs. Downie, Laird & Laiug hotl a 

 teedling Zonal Pelargonium belonging to the Bronze and Gold section, 

 •ailed Countess of Kellie, one of the very best of this section, with 

 a remarkably bright zone ; it was awarded a first-class certificate. 

 Zonal Kentish Hero, one of the same tribe, was likewise shown by 

 Messrs. Downio Sc Co. Mr. Williams. HoUoway, was awarded thn-o 

 first-class e«^rtificates for distinct and good seedling varieties of Athy- 

 riom FiUx-f(T^mina ; the names were accidentally wrongly placed, and 

 will be eoiTected ; a golden Gymnogramma was also shown by Mr. 

 Williams. Mr. Farley, gardener to F. Pryor. Esq., Digswell, exhi- 

 bited a remaikttble specimt-n of the Climbing Fern jjygodium japoui- 

 •um, 6 or 7 feet high ; a special certificate wus awarded it. 



Jlr. C. J. Perry, Castle Bromwioh, sent a large collection of vary 

 fine Verbenas, twelve seedlings, not yet pent out. The following were 

 awarded first-class certificates : — Mias Tumor, J. C. Ward, Thomas 

 Harris, Hercules, and Francis Harris. The others were all good 

 flowers, more or less distinct from others in cultivation ; a special 

 certificate was awarded for this beautiful collection. Mr. Bland, 

 Richmond, sent several seedling Fnchsius; one very promising variety, 

 called Lass of Richmond Hill, had bright coral sepals, a white corolla, 

 aud was very neat in outline ; the Committee requested this to bo sent 

 again. Pehirgonium t^ueen of liosos, verv nmch like Beaute de Su- 

 resnes and others, were also shown by Mr. Bland. Mr. George Smith, 

 Ilornsey, exhibited two very fine hybrid Nosegay Zonal Pelargoniums, 

 producing unusually large aud fine trusses — Eclat, a rosy carmine, 

 and Grand Duke, an orange scarlet, both seedlings, received first-claas 

 certificates. Messrs. Low, of Clapton, sent Warzewi-iczella aromalica, 

 with violet-stained whitish flowers, and received for it a second-class 

 certihcate ; and Messrs. Leo, Hammersmith, a small plant of Rhns 

 glabra laciniata, a perfectly hardy shrub, with very ornamental foliage. 

 For this a tirst-elass certificate was awarded. Mr. Eckford, Coleshill, 

 exhibited seedling Verbenas Pluto, Gcorgo Stevenson, Lady Mary 

 Wilde, Hermit, Mrs. Bouverio, and Criterion; also a fine cut specimen 

 of Saecolabinm Blumei majus. 



G. F. Wilson, Esq., brought a vei^ j^p^Lcnuid collection of eut Liliums, 

 among them some fine examples of L. auratum and l&nceolatom, also 

 L. tigrinum F'ortuni. Onu specimen seemed not to be recognised by 

 any one present; it was thoaght to be of the Thnnbergii type, deep 

 orange with a yellow band, spotted with black, forming a very handsome 

 cluster of flowers, the name is to be ascertained ; a first-class certifi- 

 cate was awarded it, and a special certificate was given for this inter- 

 esting aud beautiful collection. Jlr. Anderson, gardener to T. Daw- 

 sou, E^q., Meadow Bank, near Glasgow, exhibited splendid cut speci- 

 mens of Orchids, among them Odoutoglossum Aiexaudrie, Oncidiam 

 leucophyllum, Saccolobium Bluniei Dayii, Cattleya crispa, and Epi- 

 dendrum species ; a special ctrtificate was awarded the collection. 

 Mr. Shaw, of Manchester, exhibited specimens of the same varieties 

 of Athyrium FiUx-fm-mina as those shown by Mr. WiUiams, and to 

 him also first-class certificates were awarded. 



PRESERVING VERBENAS AND REDDING 

 RLANTS FROM RABBITS. 



I BEG to inform your contributor *' R. F.," that I have this 

 season effectually preserved my Verbenas, Lobelias, d'c., from 

 bares and rabbits, by sprinkling them overhead twice a-week 

 with cow's wash. My man dips an old whitening brush into 

 the liquid, then shakes it gently over the plants, so as to let it 

 fall in small drops, as largo quantities will burn 



I do not know what intervals may be allowed between the 

 applications. I have had it done twice weekly to make sure. 

 The trouble is small, and the success has been complete. There 

 is no smell left to offend any one. — G., Glasgow. 



STANHOPEA TIGRINA AND OCULATA. 



Of the many varied forms in which the family of Orchids 

 present their bloom to our view, there are certainly none which 

 to 'the most careless observer show a greater departure from 

 the usual features of ordinary flowering plants, than the larger- 

 flowering species of the genus Stanhopea ; and the most care- 

 less and indifferent to fJl Flora's bcautie:, are, nevertheless, 

 constrained to look at aud admire the singular shape, great 

 beauty, and peculiar position of the flowers of this t^enus, for 

 in general the flowers appear where the roots of another 

 plant might be looked for, and in shape they might be mis- 

 taken for some huge insect or shell fish of peculiar form, while 

 in substance they fully carry out the latter idea. Never- 

 theless, Stanhopeas are but seldom met with as forming 

 leading objects in a collection of Orchids at a horticultural 

 show — the reason, doubtless, is, the plants do not remain so 

 long in flower as some of the Oncidiums, Cattleyas, and othet 

 genera ; but in point of beauty, of colouring, size of blooms, 

 and number of them, as well as the rich appearance the swell- 

 ing buds present, there is certainly nothing in the ordinary 

 class of Orchids met with at shows that equals a well-bloomed 

 plant of Stanhopea trigrina, when snch plant has been 

 allowed to attain a fair size, without that pulling to pieces 

 which is so often carried on to multiply specimens. Two plants 

 of this being in bloom hero (Linton Park), at present, I have 

 been induced to give some particulars of them, not that they 

 differ from the usual type, but to call fur a more extended 

 culture of this certainly one of the finest of all the Orchid 

 family. 



There are, I believe, more varieties than one of Stanhopea 

 tigrina. The one we have has a rich dark ground with lemon- 



