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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ October 3, 1867. 



Pines, one a handsome Blood Pine and the other a Providence, beanti- 

 fnlly grown and ripened, and weiRhinj; 10 lbs. 



Mr. Green, gardener to W. Wilson Saunders, Esq., Reigate, sent a 

 fine specimen of Gloi"y of the West, a large kitchen Apple. From Mr. 

 A. Dean. Maybush, Southampton, came a collection of Apples and 

 Pears, including among others good samples of Scarlet Admirable, 

 Eerefordslm-e Peai-main, Hawthornden, Golden Noble, Blenheim 

 Pippin, and Lemon Pippin, the last vei-y fine ; and EeuiTc Clairgeau 

 Pears, to which the same remark applies. Mr. Plester, Elsenham 

 Hall Gardens, sent an Apple under the name of old "Esses Golden 

 Pippin," which appeared to be the Ingestrie Yellow ; likewise Queen 

 Anne s Pocket Melon, and a cross-bred from it, larger in size, but not 

 equal to it in ornamental appearance. (Jiieen Anne's Pocket Melon 

 was also shown by Mr. Marwcll, gardener to the Earl of Gainsborough, 

 "who had also Exton Green-fieshed Melon, which, though not perfectly 

 ripe, proved of good flavour. Messrs. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, ex- 

 hibited a Tomato which was considered distinct and provisionally named 

 Veitch's Prolific ; but there is now every reason to believe it to be a 

 form of the Pear-formed of Thorburn. The only other subjects 

 worthy of note were Premier Runner Bean, shown by Mr. R. Dean, 

 Ealing, which giows from 4i to 5 feet high, and produces an abundance 

 of pods resembling those of a large-podded Dwarf Kidney Bean ; and 

 from Ml-. R. Headley, Stapleford, a small seedling Kidney Potato, 

 which on being cooked proved very mealy and good-flavoured. 



Floeal CoimiTTEE. — The subjects exhibited on this occasion were 

 not so numerous as at some of the previous meetings, still there was 

 a considerable variety in their character, and among them were several 

 interesting plants. Messrs. Veitch sent Dendrobium cumulatum, a 

 free -flowering species, with white flowers flushed with lilac, produced 

 in clusters of seven. To this a second-class certificate was awarded. 

 From the Society's gardens came a number of plants of Odontoglossum 

 grande in very fine bloom, and which, together with a neat specimen 

 of Oncidium pulvinatum, proved very effective. For these a special 

 certificate was given. Mr. Bull, Chelsea, sent a numerous group of 

 plants, in which were several examples of Clematis Jackmanni and 

 Rubella, ranging from 18 to 20 inches in height, showing the decora- 

 tive character of these varieties as pot plants. Among Mr. Bull's 

 other plants were Ptychospei-ma regalis, a handsome Palm, with leaves 

 which wlien young have a coppery tinge on the upper surface, and are 

 ribbed with red on the lower side ; Peristeria elata, or the Dove Plant ; 

 Zamia villosa ; Dracsena Cooperi, with finely coloured foliage ; a 

 robust -looking Lastrea from Japan, awarded a first-class certificate ; 

 and Aspidistra elatior angustifolia variegata, with narrow leaves 

 striped with cream colour. Tlus also received a first-class certificate. 

 Messrs. Carter & Co. had a special certificate for three plants of Pha- 

 lasnopsis amabilis in fine bloom ; and the same firm sent a semi-double 

 Lilium auratum, but which was much narrower in the petals, and not 

 so beautifully marked as in the ordinary single form. The variety, 

 however, will probably lead to better things. Mr. A. Parsons, Danes- 

 bury, Welwyu, sent Gymnogi-amma peruviana laciniata, a variety of 

 SUvei-y Fern with the fronds much cut and densely powdered. It 

 received a first-class certificate. A similar award was made to Mr. 

 J. Stevens, Ealing, for Variegated Zonal Pelargonium Achievement, 

 with finely shaped leaves having a broad bright and dark crimson 

 zone on a yellow ground. He had also two other kinds, called Mrs. 

 Stevens and Ealing Rival, both of which are promising, though as 

 shown not equal to Achievement. From Mr. Crnmp came two seed- 

 ling Pansies, respectively named Lord Lyons and Lily White, but not 

 of sufficient merit to gain an award ; and from Markham Spofforth, 

 Esq., Porchester Terrace, Bayswater, shoots of Jasminum officinale 

 folils aureis grown in his garden, which was that of the late Mr. 

 Loudon, showing the identity of this Jasmine with the one exhibited 

 Bome time ago. Mr. G. McDougall, Greenock, sent cut specimens of 

 SL white Zonal Pelargonium called Kate Bell, which is stated to be 

 free-flowering and of dwarf habit, but it was not in good condition. 

 Mr. Tillery. gardener to tbe Duke of Portland, Welbeck, exhibited a 

 collection of seedling Gladiolus containing several showy varieties, but 

 not superior to existing kinds. Mr. Standish, Royal Nurseries, Ascot, 

 likewise sent a collection ; and first-class certificates were awarded to 

 Lady Alice Hill, rosy lilac shaded with white, and streaked in the 

 throat with crimson ; Lord Keulis. crimson scarlet and very pale 

 yellow ; and William Menzies, with a fine spike closely set with 

 flowers, in colom* deep salmon, and slightly streaked with lake in the 

 throat. 



Messrs. E. G. Henderson, Wellington Nurseries, had a first-class 

 certificate for Veronica purpurea violacea, with spikes 3i inches in 

 length, in colour violet pni-ple, aud with more robust foliage than the 

 other Veronicas exhibited by the same firm, and which were Madame 

 Boucharlat, Azurea superba. Delfossiana. and Meldensis. The whole 

 were grown as standards. A special certificate was likewise awai'ded 

 to Messrs. E. G. Henderson for a collection of Lantanas, of which 

 Ne Plus Ultra. Alba lutea grandiflora, Julius Ciesar, Madame Dufoy, 

 and the old Sellowii appeared tbe best. The same firm sent a dwarf 

 variety of Lobelia Queen Victoria, and pots of Echeveria glauca, 

 Sempervivum californicnm, which is tipped with brownish crimson, 

 and has a very ornamental appearance in beds; also. Sempervi- 

 vum Ciilcaratum, and Piincess of Wales, Duke of Edinburgh, and 

 Edward George Henderson Pelargoniums, of the Gold and Bronze 

 section. 



Mr. RawUngs, Romford, had a first-class certificate for White 



Bedder Dahlia, on account of its good qualities for flower garden ' 

 decoration ; and a similar award was made to Mr. C. Turner, Slough, 

 for '* Vedette," a show kind, with large magenta crimson blooms. He 

 also sent Guardsman, Autocrat, Yellow Perfection, Prince Leopold, 

 Reliance, Billy Button, and Master Johnny. 



Mr. Green, gardener to W. W. Saunders, Esq., had a special certifi- 

 cate for a group of plants, most of which were more interesting than 

 beautiful, and consisting of Vanda recurva, Sarcantbus tricolor, Bill- 

 bergia sp., Bahia ; a new Tillandsia, also from Bahia ; Oncidium abor- 

 tivum ; a species of Solanum, from Peru ; a Mexican species of Myan- 

 tbus, with greenish-white, brown, and purplish flowers; a Dotstenia 

 from Rio .Janeiro, with silvery variegation in the leaves ; and a new 

 tei-restrial Orchid from Bahia, having leaves with a pale green ground 

 colour, spotted and mottled with brownish purple. To this a first- 

 class certificate was awarded. 



From Mr. Cripps, Tunbridge Wells, came a beautiful collection of 

 Clematises. First-class certificates were awarded to Star of India, 

 violet purple, striped with rosy pui"ple ; Marie Lefebvre, very large, 

 delicate pale lilac striped with deeper lilac ; Madame Van Houtte, 

 very large, white ; and Sensation, also very large, azure. Mr, Cripps 

 also exhibited Cuprcssus Lawsoniana flava, a variety with a golden 

 tinge, for which be received a first-class certificate ; Cupressus Law- 

 soniana nivea, variegated with white ; Jasminum nudiflorum am'eum, 

 of which some of the leaves were altogether yellow and others yellow 

 variously mixed with green. Mr. Walkling, Lewisham, exhibited 

 Variegated Zonal Pelargoninms ; Mr. J. J. Chater, Gonville Nurseries, 

 Cambridge, a collection of Scarlet and other Zonal varieties ; and 

 there were also several well-grown plants of the best Zonal and Nose- 

 gay Pelargoniums from the Society's Gardens. Mr. Dean. Ealing, 

 exhibited blooms of Dwarf African Marigold, of a very good stock, 

 especially the Orange. 



NORTH END FINCHLEY HOETICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 



It is always pleasing to find local horticultural societies flourishing, 

 for such, when well managed, usually effect a large amount of good 

 in their neighbourhood. We wish their numbers were multiplied ten- 

 fold. Their advantages are now so generally recognised, that it is 

 scarcely necessaiy to remark that the good cultivation which they en- 

 courage is not only profitable in a pecuniary point of view, but morally 

 and physically as well — morally by promoting habits of sobriety and 

 a love of home, and physically by the healthful exercise and change 

 of occupation which the labours of the garden afford to the amateur, 

 whether of high or low degree. 



The Finchley Society, under the presidentship of Mr. Goodyear, ia 

 one of those societies which is making satisfactory progress. At its 

 first show, two j-ears ago, upwards of £27 was disti'ibuted in prizes ; 

 last year the sum thus expended amounted to £61 ; and this year, at 

 the Show held on the '27th of September, we believe that the amonnt 

 offered was somewhat gi'cater. We visited this Show, not for the pur- 

 pose of making any detailed report, but merely to satisfy ourselves as 

 to the quality of the productions exhibited, and these we are glad to 

 say were on the whole of great merit, the fruit especially so. Of 

 Grapes there were several bunches of Black Hamburgh which wonld 

 have done the exhibitors credit even at our large metropolitan shows. 

 Mr. Bailey, gardener to F. C. Coxon, Esq., sent a fine bunch, weigh- 

 ing 'd'i lbs., and Mr. Schoules, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Paxton, 

 and Mr. Kitley, gardener to Sir P. Grant, also sent good bunches of 

 the same kind. Thn baskets of not less than 12 lbs. weight, from Mr. 

 Schoules and Mr, Osborne, wex*e also very* good ; so, too, were the 

 Muscats from Mr. Osborne aud Mr. Thomas. Mr. Schoules sent a 

 fine heavy bunch, but not fully ripe. Among other lands we noticed 

 good buuches of Black Prince and Buckland Sweetwater. Several 

 good collections of fruit were also shown ; those from Mr. Lane, gar- 

 dener to J. Miles, Esq., Friern Bamet, Mr. Pulling, and RL. Osman, 

 included some fine Peaches, Plums, Apples, and Pears, ttc. Mr. Lane, 

 Mr. Paxton, Mr. Ivitley, and others also exhibited fine specimens of 

 the last two fruits. Vegetables were well represented. Of flowering 

 and fine-foliaged plants there were several healthy, well-gi'own ex- 

 ami)les, and among cut blooms some beautiful Dahlias from Mr. 

 Gardiner. There were also several designs for flower gardens, executed 

 with sand and cut blooms of bedding plants. 



It may be remarked, in conclncinn, that the classes were arranged 

 in divisions, for gardeners and amateurs, for nurserymen and market 

 gardeners, for cottagers, &c., so that all should have a fair chance. 



DESTROYING WASPS. 



I srr.jriT that Mr. Amos Beardsley's recommendation to de- 

 stroy wasps in their nests with such an exceedingly dangerous 

 poison as cyanide of potassiam, although he said, *' of course, 

 caution must be used to avoid the inhalation of the cyanide," 

 is one that had better not be followed, when the old method of 

 a table-spoonful of turpentine placed in a wine bottle, and 

 then the neck thrust into the entrance of the nest, will as cer- 



