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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ April 21, 1870. 



Naturalists' Field Clnb, that he has in preparation a " Clavis 

 Agaricinorum," which will be an analytical key to the genera 

 and sub-genera of the British Agaracini ; designed to give an 

 immediate cine to their proper generic and sub-generic position, 

 and thus assist in their ultimate determination.— (Nature.) 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



April 20th. 



A brilliant day, a brilliant show, and a Rood company ; these 

 words sum np all we have to say in a general point of view Horticul- 

 tnrally the special features were the Azaleas, forced Rhododendrons, 

 Auriculas, and Pansies. Of the first two thero was a large display, 

 but the exhibition of the latter was somewhat limited. 



Class 1 was for nine Azaleas. In this Messrs Lane, of Great 

 Berkhampstead, were first with large, well-bloomed plants of President 

 Humane, Koi Leopold, Magnificent, and Petunianora, and smaller 

 plants of the brilliant-coloured Stella, Rosea alba Advance, Mnrry- 

 ana, and Reine des Blanches. Mr. Willie, gardener, Oak Lodge 

 Kensington, was second with an even-sized, well-bloomed lot, not 

 trained in the usual stiff, crinoline fashion. Among the varieties 

 were Queen Victoria, white, striped with rosy purple, a charming light- 

 coloured sort; Due de Nassau, bright rosy crimson ; Belle Gantoise. 

 pink, edged with white ; and Flag of Truce, semi-double white Class 2 

 was for six, amateurs onlv, and here Mr. Willie toot the first prize 

 with a well-bloomed set of plants; Mr. G. Wheeler, gardener to Sir 

 F. H. Goldsmid, Bart., Regent's Park, being second. Among these 

 were Stella and Holfordii, each very bright, though not so full ot 

 bloom as we sometimes see. In the nurserymen's class for the same 

 number Mr. Turner, of Slough, took the first position with round- 

 headed dwarf standards, the same as he exhibited last year, and with 

 the heads forming dense masses of bloom. The kinds were Mane 

 Vervaene, Angnste Van Geert, scarlet ; Hooibrinkii, Antoinette, Alba 

 striata, white, with hardly a striped flower, and Hercules, salmon rose, 

 much spotted with crimson. Messrs. A. Henderson & Co., Pine 

 Apple Place Nursery, were secoud with well-grown plants, hut not 

 sufficiently forward. Messrs. Dobson & Son, of Isleworth, were 

 third - one of their plants, Reine des Doubles, formed a fine mass of 

 rosy crimson flowers 24 feet in diameter. The best single specimen 

 was a standard Sir Charles Napier, from Mr. Wilkie ; the second 

 best a small plant of Flower of the Day, from Mr. Turner. 



In Class 5, for the best Bix forced Rhododendrons, Messrs. Lane 

 were first with plants 2 feet high, among which Blandyannm, Ne Plus 

 Ultra, Queen of the West, and Lord John Russell were in fine bloom, 

 the first-named especially so. Messrs. Standish & Co. were second 

 with Chianoides, white with lemon spots ; and the rest unnamed seed- 

 lings. Mr. Wilkio was third. Mr. Wheeler, Regent's Park ; and Mr. I 

 A. Wright, gardener to H. C. Roberts, Esq., Avenue Road, Regents 

 Park, also exhibited in this class. . , 



Auriculas came next in the schedule. Mr. Turner was first in the : 

 open class for twelve, with Admiral Napier (Lighthody), Stapleford 

 Hero (Turner), Earl of Shaftesbury (Tomer), Crown Prince (Turner , 

 Bishop of Lichfield (Turner), Eliza (Sims), Prince Alfred (Turner), 

 Master Hole (Turner), Colonel Champneys (Turner), Buekstone 

 (Turner), Exhibition (Turner), and Galatea (Turner). These had 

 all fine trusses, and manv of them ten and twelve fine pips. Mr. 

 ames, gardener to W. F. Watson, Esq., Isleworth, was second. Some 

 of the trusses were excellent, others somewhat rough. For six, Mr. 

 James, who was the only exhibitor, was first with Ne Pins Ultra, 

 Conqueror of Europe, Meteor Flag, Bright Pint-bus, Lovely Ann and 

 Mrs. Smith, the last with an immense truss. For twelve Alpiue 

 Auriculas Mr. Turner was first with a selection from the greatly im- 

 proved varieties of his own raising. We noted the following as the 

 most showy— viz., Defiance, Chieftain, Prospero, Neatness, and Mrs. 

 Fordham. The second prize went to Mr. James. _ 



Of Pansies iu pots only two collections were staged, the exhibitors 

 being Mr. James and Mr. Hooper, Vine Nursery, Widcombe Hill, 

 Bath, to whom prizes were awarded in the order they are named. 

 Mr. James had finely grown plants with large flowers. Rev. H. Dorn- 

 brain and Novgorod, dark sell's, were very fine ; Sunset and Queen of 

 England, the one yellow, the other white, were also excellent; Snu- 

 set especially being very effective ; the belted flowers were also fine. 

 For six beddin" Pansies Mr. Hooper was first ; the most effective 

 were Sunset, Sunshine, and The Bride. Mr. Bragg, of Slough, and 

 Mr. Hooper also sent collections of cut blooms. 



In Class 11, for the best basket of hardy spring flowers, the first prize 

 went to Mr. Wheeler, Regent's Park ; his collection contained Dielytra 

 spectabilis, Tulips, Hyacinths, Polyanthuses, Primroses, Lily of the 

 Valley, &c. . 



Class 12 was for the best twelve trusses of Rhododendrons, and in 

 this Messrs. Lane bad the first prize for a box of fine trusses, in which 

 Madame Miolan Carvalho, white; Imptratrice, bright rose; Mrs. 

 John Waterer, and Sir Robert Peel, were the most conspicuous. 



The miscellaneous subjects again formed a very large, indeed the 

 larger portion of the Show, and certainly also that which was most 

 attractive. Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea, as on the last occasion, ex- 

 hibited a splendid collection of pot Roses. Most conspicuous among 

 these was a largo plant of Charles Lawson. Marcchal Vaillant was 

 brilliant, and Madame Willermoz, Princess Mary of Cambridge, and 



other light-coloured varieties gave a charming diversity. The same 

 firm had also fine boxes of cut blooms. Messrs. Lane it Son had like- 

 wise a splendid collection of pot plants, including a large number of 

 the new kinds of the last two or three years. From Messrs. Standish 

 & Co. came a splendid stand of cut blooms of Mnr, chal Kiel. 



Messrs. Lane sent a numerous collection of Rhododendrons in fine 

 bloom, backed up with half-standard Azaleas, and interspersed with 

 Deutzia gracilis, Clematis Standishii, and Hoteia japonic*. _ From 

 Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting, came a fine group consisting of Vandas, 

 of which V. meleagris was the most remarkable, and received a special 

 certificate ; Cvpripediums, Palms, and Ferns. 



Mr. Denning, gardener to Lord Londesborough, had again a collec- 

 tion of Orchids, of which magnficent specimens of Cattleya Skinneri, 

 Dendrobinm Jenkinsii, and Odontoglossum hystrix received special 

 certificates. Besides these there were very fine specimens of Cypn- 

 pedinm candatnm, Dendrobinm pulchellum pnrpurenm, and Tnchopilia 

 crispa. Mr. May, gardener to Lady Ashbnrton, Melchet Park, Rom- 

 sey, had a special certificate for two plants of Phalienopsis Sehilleri- 

 ana, the grandest plants ever seen of the species. Messrs. Veitch 

 sent a fine mixed group of Orchids among which was Oncidium sar- 

 codes, with a raceme of which the flowering portion was a yard long 

 —this received a special certificate ; Sonchns Saunderaii, a graeefnl- 

 leaved plant, and Echeveria intermedia, a hybrid between E. secunda 

 aud E. metalliea ; the white-flowered Rhododendron Sestenannm, &c. 

 Mr Williams, of Hollowav, sent a very interesting mixed collection 

 of stove and greenhouse plants and Orchids, beautiful specimens of 

 Trichomanes reniforme and Hvmenophyllum demissum ; also Sarra- 

 ceniaflava, Amectochilus Lowii, etc. Mr. Ware, Hale I arm Nur- 

 series, Tottenham, had a fine collection of hardy flowers ; Messrs. 

 Standish & Co., a collection of Maples, of which Acer polymorphmn 

 rubrum and several varieties of A. palmatum were very singular; 

 Mr Bailey, Feltham, early-flowering Pelargoniums m excellent bloom ; 

 aud Mr. James, Cinerarias in fine condition. Messrs. Dobson & Son 

 sent fine varieties of herbaceous Calceolarias; and Messrs F. & A. 

 Smith the beautiful hybrid Rhododendron Countess of Haddington, 

 Epacrises, and Azaleas. 



Mr W. Paul again exhibited Euonymns japonicns flaveseens, YVal- 

 tham' Bronze Pelargonium, and his magnificent new Rose, Princess 

 Christian, better than ever. Mr. Wimsett, Ashburnham Park Nur- 

 series, exhibited a group of his fine hybrid Ivy-leaved Pelargonium 

 Willsii, very beautiful in colour; and from Messrs. Reeves ; Brothers, 

 Netting Hill, cime a group of Deutzia, Dielytra, and Mignonette. 

 From Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son, St. Johns Wood, came a 

 basket of the pink Dalechampia Roezliana rosea, a basket of Howartt: 

 Ashton Tricolor Pelargonium, and an arrangement of flowering plants, 

 for which a special certificate was given. In this collection two large- 

 flowered Narcissuses were very conspicuous, the one called Empress, the 

 other Emperor, and we believe the former to be a variety of N. bicolor, 

 the latter of N. maximus. The same firm sent also a plant of Rndgea 

 maerophvUa in flower. A special certificate was awarded to Mr. 

 Laing, gardener to P. W. Flower, Esq., Tooting Common, for a fine 

 plant of Rhododendron Countess of Haddington. Mr. BuU sent 

 Odontoglossum Alexandra and other Orchids 



A few other objects yet remain to be noticed. Among these was a 

 fine collection of' Cvclamens from Mr. Edmonds of Hayes Nursery. 

 Mr. Stevens, of Ealing, sent a basket of Ealing Rival Tricolor Pelar- 

 gonium ; and Messrs. Carter & Co. baskets of the finely- coloured 

 Varieties they have just been sending out. Mr Ware had a beautiful 

 little basket 'of Alpines; aud Messrs. Veitch a fine group of Azaleas. 

 The only exhibition for the prize offered for the best collection of 

 forced vegetables was from Mr. Gilbert, gardener to the Marquis oi 

 Exeter, Burghley, and to this the first prize was awarded for the 

 great excellence of the vegetables exhibited. The Peas, Sea-kale, and 

 Mushrooms were especially fine. 



Fruit Committee.— Daniel Nash, Esq., in the chair. Mr. Gar- 

 diner gardener to E. P. Shirley, Esq., Eatington Park, sen, a col- 

 lection of twelve varieties of Apples in excellent condition, which were 

 so -ood as to receive a special certificate. They consisted of Durne- 

 ss Seedling, Holland Pippin, Rymer, Boston Russet, Stunner Pip- 

 pin McredeM. nage, Cherry Choke.Yorkshire Greening. Hanwell faonr- 

 n°' Blenheim Pippin, and Reinettedn Canada. Mr. Mobbs gardener 

 toW B Tyringham, Esq.. of Tyringham Park, sent a collection of 

 twent'v-one sorts of Apples, which were also in good condition, and re- 

 ceived a special certificate. Mr. Craddock gardener at CoraptonVerney, 

 sent specimens of Verulam Pear, aud dishes of %^¥^*riM*. 

 oil Annies Messrs. Cripps & Son, of Tonbrulge Y\ ells, s ent fruit of 

 Sn A! pTe caUefl the « Jew ? s Apple," a conical-shaped fruit, with a brisk 

 acid, v. Mr. Craddock sent some tubers of two Potatoes called Comp- 

 ton King and Neil's Perfection, both of whlsh were fine tubers. They 

 we"e to be exhibited cooked at next meeting. Mr. Denning, gardener 

 to Lord Londesborough, Grimston Park, sent some good, specimens 

 of eariy Cabbage. Mr. Gilbert, gardener to the Marquis of Exeter, 

 Burghley, sent a collection of salads. Mr. George Cooling of Bath, 

 fent a selected Broccoli called Matchless. This is evidently a very 

 annerior selection of the old Self-protecting Broccoli. The heads were 

 lar P 4 and whfte and the variety was considered a valuable acquisition 

 and was awarded a first-class certificate. Mr. Muir, garuener to Sn 

 Philip Egertoi i, Bart., Oulton Park, sent a dish of forced Figs, which 

 received a special certificate. 



