March 17, 1870. ] 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENEB. 



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Of Tulips there was but a small show. For twelve pots of six 

 kinds Messrs. Cutbush took the first prize ; and in the amateurs' class, 

 for the same number of pots of four kinds, Mr. Steel, of Hammer- 

 smith, was first, alBO taking Messrs. Cutbush's prize for twelve pots of 

 distinct kinds, while a second prize was awarded to Mr. Weir. Ver- 

 milion Brillant, Van der Neer, Proserpine, Tournesol, Roi Pepin, 

 Chrysolora, Keizerskroon, and White Pottebakker were the best. 

 Jaght van Rotterdam is also a pretty kind. 



Of Crocuses, Messrs. Cutbush sent a numerous collection in pood 

 bloom, taking the first prize in the nurserymen's class; and in that 

 for amateurs Mr. Steel was first for twelve pots in excellent bloom. 



For a group of twelve miscellaneous plants in flower, Mr. Wilkie, 

 gardener, Oak Lodge, Kensington, was first with Dendrobinm nobile, 

 in good bloom, Phajus grandifolins, Hoteia japonica, Camellias, 

 Azaleas, Richardia sethiopica, fife. A third prize was given to Mr. 

 Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, for a pretty collection, con- 

 taining the beautiful blue Scilla sibirica, Scilla bifolia, and its white 

 Tariety, Hepatica triloba cferulea, a charming plant, Dielytra spec- 

 tabilis, and other plants. Mr. Ware also sent a basket of varieties of 

 Cyclamen Coum. 



Among miscellaneous subjects, Messrs. E. G. Henderson Sc Son, 

 St. John's Wood, exhibited a collection of Cyclamens, which was 

 awarded a special certificate. In this there were several very beautiful 

 Tarieties. Mr. Forsyth, of 120, Mount Street, Grosvenor Square, and 

 Stoke Newington, sent three charming bouquets ; Mr. Turner, of 

 Slough, Primula denticulata, and a basket of Mrs. Headly Tricolor 

 Pelargonium, with the leaves very bright and beautiful in colour. 

 Mr. F. Perkins, of Leamington, had a special certificate for twelve 

 blooms of Prince of Orange Picotee, yellow ground, crimson edge. 



From Mr. Williams, of Holloway, came a fine group of plants con- 

 sisting of Ferns, Dracaenas, Caladium Lowii, hybrid Solanums in 

 fruit, and Orchids. Among the last-named were Cypripredium Lowii, 

 Ccelogyne ocellata, Odontoglossum Rossii, and several varieties of 

 Lycaste. For this collection an extra prize was given. Messrs. 

 Rollisson & Sons, of Tooting, received a similar award for an excel- 

 lent gToup of Orchids, consisting of Odontoglossum Alexandra? with 

 large beautifully-coloured flowers, Vandas, Dendrobinm pulchellum 

 and nobile, Cypripediums, Sec. Together with these were Genetyllis 

 fuchsioides, Dichorisandra mosaica, and other plants. From Messrs. 

 Veitch came also a fine gToup, chiefly of Orchids. Among these were 

 Odontoglossum Alexandra?, with large and beautiful spikes of flowers, 

 Odontoglossum triumphans, Dendrobinm Farmeri, Dendrobinm nobile 

 Cffirulescens, a high-coloured variety ; the new Hippeastrum pardinum, 

 Cattleyas, and Lselias. For this collection a special certificate was 

 awarded. Mr. Denning, gardener to Lord Londesborough, Grimston 

 Park, had also a special certificate for a collection of Orchids, con- 

 tuning fine specimens of Vanda snavis, tricolor, and gigantea, Den- 

 drobinm nobile, D. macrophyllum giganteum, and D. Devonianum, 

 Lycastes, Odontoglossum triumphans, Pilumna fragrans, the pretty 

 purple and white Leptotes bicolor, Cypripedium Lowii, and other 

 species. Mr. Burnett, gardener to W. Terry, Esq., of Peterborough 

 House, Fulham, had a special certificate for a fine specimen of Phalae- 

 nopsis Schilleriana, with two noble branching racemes. He also had 

 a fine example of Odontoglossum Alexandra*. Mr. Wimsett, Ashburn- 

 ham Park Nursery, likewise received a special certificate for a collec- 

 tion of handsome Palms for table decoration, containing Chamasdorea 

 elegans, Areca aurea, Livistonia rotundifolia, Areca Verschaffelti, Doe- 

 Znonorops plumosa, Geonoma Verschaffelti, and other effective species. 



Mr. A. E. Barnaart, of Vogelenzang, Haarlem, and Gebroeders 

 Eldering, of Overveen, Haarlem, each sent large collections of Tulips, 

 and in excellent condition, notwithstanding their long journey. Those 

 from the former were in deep narrow pots ; upwards of 7 inches deep, 

 and about 3| inches in diameter. These pots, though not ornamental, 

 are well adapted for growing Tulips, as they afford a good depth of soil 

 for the roots. Special certificates were given to both exhibitors. 



Much fruit could not be expected at this time of year, but prizes 

 were offered for three dishes of Dessert Apples, and for three dishes of 

 Kitchen Apples, and very good specimens of both were exhibited by 

 several competitors. For Dessert Apples Mr. C. Ross, gardener to 

 C. Eyre, Esq., Welford Park, Newbury, was first with Scarlet Non- 



Sareil, Stunner Pippin, and Pitmaston Russet. Mr. Earley, gar- 

 ener to F. Pryor, Esq., Digswell, Welwyn, was second. Mr. Cox, 

 Redleaf : Mr. Garland, of Killerton Gardens; Mr. Saul, of Stourton, 

 and Mr. Gardiner, Eatington Park, also sent good dishes, among 

 which were Blenheim Pippin, Adams' Pearmain, Ribston Pippin, and 

 Golden Knob, in excellent condition. For Kitchen Apples, the first 

 prize was taken by Mr. Gardiner with Reinctte du Canada, Yorkshire 

 Greening, and a kind not named. The second prize went to Mr. Ross 

 for Northern Greening, Lewis's Incomparable, and Dnmelow's Seed- 

 ling, The Apples in both collections were very fine. Mr. Saul ; 

 Mr. Miles, Wycombe Abbey ; Mr. Garland, Mr. Parsons, and Mr. 

 Earley, also sent excellent dishes. 



In addition, Mr. Sage, Ashridge Gardens, had a fine box of Straw- 

 berries. Mr. Rendle exhibited various forms of his plant protectors, 

 together with some Lettuces grown in them by Mr. W. Ingram, at 

 Bel voir Castle. 



white eye, which throws up the colour well — it will doubtless be a fine 

 Bpike by-and-by ; Safrano, a light primrose, but not very remarkable 

 in colour ; Charles Dickens, a pale flesh, with a deeper line of pink 

 down the centre of each petal; La Franchise, a very large-belled 

 French white, the truss as shown was too short ; Mr. Gladstone, a very 

 dark purple, but not superior to others that we possess ; Regina Vic- 

 toria, a peculiar- coloured flower in the way of Unique, but much 

 deeper in colour and a much more effective flower. Besides these he 

 had Foret Noir, a dark blue-purple in which a red stripe becomes 

 prominent as it increases in age ; and Hamilton, a dark blue with 

 purple stripe. The second was sent by Mr. Charles Turner, obtained 

 second prize, and included Conquest, light primrose ; Josephine, some- 

 what in the way of a good Solfaterre ; Prince de Talleyrand, por- 

 celain blue ; Seedling B, pink with deep stripe ; Seedling No. 13, 

 light blue : and Seedling No. 38, light flesh, with a deeper pink stripe. 

 Messrs. Veitch it Sons had a nice collection of Roses in pots, ex- 

 ceedingly well done, but wanting a few more Teas to lighten them. 

 It included Celine Forestier, Duke of Wellington, Anna Alexieff, 

 Fisher Holmes, Camille Bernardin, not sufficiently in bloom ; Paul 

 Verdier, Marechal Vaillant, Jules Margottin, Rev. H. Dombrain, in 

 poor condition ; Victor Verdier, John Hopper, Mrs. G. Paul, Pierre 

 Notting, General Jacqneminot, Madame Derrieux Donville, Beauty of 

 Waltham, Camille de Rohan, very fine ; Madame Marie Cirodde — one 

 bloom of this was the finest I have yet seen of this ; and Mdlle. Bon- 

 naire. — D., Dca\ 



The display of new Hyacinths was limited to two collections, one 

 from Messrs. Cutbush, who obtained first prize. This included Lord 

 Melville, a very dark bluish purple in the style of Mimosa, but with a 



Fnrrr Committee. — G. F. Wilson, Esq., in the chair. Mr. Carr, 

 gardener to P. L. Hinds, Esq., of Byfleet Lodge, Surrey, sent a dish 

 of very handsome fruit of Eugenia Jambos, or Rose Apple, perfectly 

 ripe, and of delicious flavour. A special certificate was awarded, 

 accompanied with high commendation by the Committee. Mr. Carr 

 also sent two large bunches of Bananas, to which a special certificate 

 was also awarded. Mr. Moffatt, The Gardens, Hindlip Hall, sent 

 fruit of what was supposed to be a new Apple, but which proved to be 

 Martin Nonpareil ; and Mr. Gardiner, of Eatington Park, sent an 

 Apple to be named, which was Golden Noble. Mr. F. Foxon, of the 

 Brompton Road, sent a dish of Dnmelow's Seedling. Mr. Charles 

 Allen, gardener to J. B. Clegg, Esq., Withington Hall, sent a bunch 

 of Grapes to be named, which was Black Morocco. Messrs. Cutbnsh 

 And Son, of Highgate, sent two dishes of Kuneham Park Onion, to 

 show that this variety is not identical with the White Spanish. Mr. 

 T. Bray, gardener to A. Sanford, Esq., Nynehead Court, sent three 

 dishes of Asparagus, one of Mushrooms, one of Sea-kale, and two of 

 Rhubarb. A special certificate was awaided to the Asparagus, which 

 was excellent. 



Mr. Thomson, of Dalkeith, sent two bunches of White Lady Downe's 

 Grape, one from a Vine on its own roots, and the other from a Vine 

 grafted on the Black Lady Downe's. There was also a bnnch of the 

 Black variety to compare with the others. The bunch of White Lady 

 Downe's on its own roots was larger than those from the grafted Vine, 

 and the berries were also larger, but the flavour was not so good, that 

 of the other being better. The berries of both bunches had begun to 

 shrivel and become brown, and the Committee expressed some dis- 

 appointment that they were not in better condition. 



Floral Committee. — Most of the subjects submitted to the Floral 

 Committee were placed in the Council Room, an arrangement by 

 which many not aware of the fact must have missed them altogether. 

 There was not, however, a large number of novelties on this occasion* 

 though the majority of them were of great merit. 



Messrs. Veitch had a first-class certificate for Rhododendron Multi- 

 florum, a fine white-flowered hybrid, and so profuse in its blooming 

 that it formed a mass of flowers. The same firm likewise sent Vanda 

 caernlescens which they exhibited at the February meeting, and which, 

 being in better bloom, received a first-class certificate. Messrs. 

 Rollisson, of Tooting, had a first-class certificate for Drac«na 

 Guifoylei, a handsome kind with cream and rose variegation. Mr. 

 Williams, of Holloway, also received a first-class certificate for ft 

 Solanum called compactum, answering to its name in habit, and 

 bearing an abundance of fruit. A similar award was made to him 

 for Peristrophe angustifolia aureo-variegata, a native of the moun- 

 tains of Java, having leaves of a sad green colonr, handsomely and 

 very largely variegated with rich yellow. 



From Messrs. Rollisson came also Epacris hyacinthiflora carminata 

 bearing a profusion of pink flowers, to which a first-class certificate 

 was given. 



Mr. Wilson, gardener to W. Marshall, Esq., Enfield, sent magnifi- 

 cent examples of Odontoglossum Alexandra?, for which he had a special 

 certificate, and for one of whict, spotted with brown, a first-class certi- 

 ficate was given. A similar award was made to Odontoglossum hinnos 

 from the same exhibitor ; this was stated to be probably a mule ; at 

 any rate it is a handsome kind, much of the character of 0. Alexan- 

 dra, though not so striking as the latter now is. Mr. Needier, gar- 

 dener to the Comte de Paris, York House, Twickenham, received a 

 first-class certificate for a box of an Ophrrs, species not determined, 

 but found by the Comte de Paris in the Pvrenees. A first-class certi- 

 ficate was also given to Mr. Perkins, nurseryman, Leamington, for 

 Echeveria agavoides. Mr. Wilcox, gardener to G. Cooper, Esq., 

 Southend, had a special certificate for a specimen of Odontoglossum 

 gloriosum. 



Among other subjects submitted to the Committee were a seedling 



