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JOURNAL OF HOBTIOTLTUBE AND OOTIAGB GARDENEB. 



[ May 25, 1870. 



Mixed collection*, of fine-foliaged plants and p ants in flower were 

 neither numerous nor remarkable Mr. A. \\ right was first M. Carr 

 second and Mr. Wilkie third. The last-named had in his co ection 

 Hoe specimen of that noble Palm, Ph^nicophonum sechellarum 

 The best croon arranged for effect was that of Messrs Bollissou, of 

 Tooting the Second best that from Mr. Peed. Mr. Woodward gar- 

 denT to Mrs. Torr, Garbrand Hall, Ewell, came th.nl, and Mr. Eeid, 

 eardener to Mrs. Hunt, Sydenham Hill, fourth. 



g Of Heaths there wns a good display, though not so large as at some 

 nrevious shows. Messrs. Jackson & Son were first m the nurserymen s 

 class for ei °ht with reediest plants of Victoria, veutneosa coccinea 

 minor, tricolor duniosa, depressa multiflora, perspicua nana, and pic- 

 Uirata Mr. Morse, of Kpsom, who was second had ventneosa mag- 

 rdfica which wis very st ildng by its beautiful bright rose-coloured 

 flower's "lithoSmatir.-cl.uS for eight Mr. Feeds fine specimens 

 gained for him the first position ; Mr. Ward, Mr, Carr, and Mr. J^ 

 Wheeler Stamford Hill, taking the remaining prizes. In the open 

 SS pies w.nt to Mr. Ward, Mr. G. Wheeler, gardener 

 to Sir F H Go F ldsmid, Bart., Eegent's Park, and Mr. Peed ; equal 

 fourth prizes being awarded to Mr E. Tanton, nurseryman, Epsom, 

 and Mr J. Wheeler, Stamford Hul. 



Azalea a were numerously shown, and for the most part in excellent 

 bloom c,«eially those from Mr. B. S. Williams, and Mr C.»on, 

 gardener to W. G. Farmer, Esq., Nonsuch Park, Cheani, who took 

 the first l-rizes in the nurserymen's and the amateurs classes for eight. 

 Among hose from Mr. Williams were finely-bloomed : specimens of 

 Suisse de Nassau, Iveryana Improved, kiughorni, Chelsoni Excel- 

 lent Inipcratrice Eugenie, and Alba magna. Messrs. Lee, Of Ham- 

 me smHh who were second, had a fine plant of Punctata rosea and 

 very good specimens of Magnet and others. The third and fou.th 

 rTrizes went to Mr Tnmcr, of Slough, and Messrs. Jackson, of Kings- 

 LT Mr Carson had specimens flowered in his usual excellent style, 

 Imon- which Murrayana, Kolfordi, Model, Trinuiohaus and Formosa 

 t™° remarkably good. Mr. Wilkie and Mr. W. Neighbour, gardener j 

 To Sir W- Clayton. Bart., Harleyford, Great Marlow, were equal se- 

 cond and Mr. G. Wheeler, Regent's Park, third. _ 



In the nurserymen's class for six Mr Williams was again firs , w.tn 

 Extranei, Bouquet de Flore, Magnet, Model, and tula he A an Ueert 

 in fine bloom ; and Mr. Turner was second with round-headed pisntb 

 snch as he exhibited at Kensington. Among these Coccinea major, 

 Due de Nassau, Arborea purpurea and Marie Vervaene formed fine 

 masses of blossom. The third and fourth prizes went to Mr. K. Tanton 

 and Messrs. Lane & Son, of Berkhampstead. m ,„. 



In the amateurs' class for six the prizes went to Mi^G. Wheeler 

 Mr W Chapman, Hawkesvard Park ; Mr. Wilkie, and Mr. Woodward. 

 Of Orchids some fine collections were exhibited, the best specimens 

 being in the classes for ten and twelve. Mr. T. Burnett, gardener to 

 W Terry, Esq., Peterborough House, Fulham, and Mr. A. bright 

 garden^to GH. Compton Eoberts, Esq., had the first and second 

 Irizes for collections of twenty, and exhibited some very good speci- 

 mens, among whieh were Cypripedium barbatum snperbum with thirty 

 flowers, C caudatum with four fine flowers, C. villosum fine Aerides 

 and Saccolabiunis, Vanda tricolor and insigms, Trichopilia crispa , 

 Cattleya Mossias, Phaltenopsis Liiddemanmana, a fine Odontoglossuni | 

 citrosmum, and Oncidium Phillipsianum with two fine spikes. M | 

 Peed, who was thi.d, had an excellent Dendrobium dens.aorcin, and 

 good specimens of Brassia verrucosa and several others, in .we | 

 flass fir twelve an excellent collection from Mr Ward, pardener to 

 F G Wilkins, Esq., was first. In this we noticed a fine Phaltenops s 

 KTondifloi-a, Oncidium serratnm, Angnloa Clowesn with six of its 

 Tulip-like flowers, but only two had attained their natural beautiful 

 yellow tint, the others not being forward enough ; Cattleya Moss,, 

 and Cypripedium S'.ond with six flowers Mr. Yoniig, . Dulwic h who 

 *as second, had, among others, large Vandas and Qdontoglossntn 

 eitrosmum rosenm. The third pnze went to Mr. J Wheeler The 

 collection of ten from Mr. B. S. Williams, which took the first pnz , 

 contained the Foxbrush Aerides with three fine racemes, a toe speci- 

 men of Aerides virens, Cattleya Mossiie superba very beautiful , the 

 new Trichopilia crispa marginata, which received a farst- class certifi- 

 cate at Kensington last week, and having seven of its distinctly edged 

 flowers; a fine Vanda suavis; Dendrobiuins; and Cypnpediums villosum 

 and barbatum superbnm. both very fine. . . 



Pel-ii-oninius b.th Shorn and Fancy, were not exhibited in such 

 numbers as in previous years, and in the nurserymen's classes the 

 fine specimens which used to come from Mr. Turner and Messrs^ 

 Erased were much missed. In these classes the only exhibitors were 

 Messrs. Dobson & Son, to whom first prizes were awarded. Among 

 amateurs, Mr. Ward took the first prize for exc ellent specimens o he 

 Show kinds, mostly the same as those exhibited at Kensington on the 

 previous Wednesday ; and equal third prizes were given to Mr. Watt, 

 lardener to Mrs. Hodgson, Hanipstead, and Mr. Beid gardener to 

 Mrs. Hunt, Sydenham. The best six Fancies came from Mr. D. 

 Windsor, gardener to J. E. Ravenhilh Esq Leytonstone ; and Mr. 

 James, gardener to W. F.Watson, Esq, Isleworth, and Mr. Weir, 

 took the second and third prizes. 



The Eoses in 13-inch pots shown by Mr. Turner were magnificent 

 mecimens both in regard to size and profusion of bloom ; indeed it 

 s^ossiblfto praise them too highly The kinds were Charles 

 Lawson, Souvenir d'un Ami, Souvenir de Malmaison, John Hopper, 

 Victor Verdier, Anna Alexieff, General Jacqueminot, Celine Forestier, 



Pm,1 Perras and Vicomte Vigier. To these, of eonrse, the first prize 



bloomed plants in 8-mch pots. _ w; . 



Of new and rare plants collections were shown by Mr. U.S-WU 

 liams and Messrs. A Henderson & Co., of Pine Apn b Place, Edgware 

 Z First-class certificates were given to Mr. Williams , for Thrnrax 

 grandis, Oreopanax plantanifolia, Astrocaryum niburg.anum < Calamus 

 ciliarb. and Caladium Meyerbeer; to Messrs. A Henderson for Li- 

 ciiians, anu -..i - , • b ft { bicll baT e been long 



TolVin thU country ^and foTlWnorop, plumosus. . Mr. Williams 

 KTeSted thVncwDraoena Guilfoylei, Miltonia festrva, and 



;=3SH!^iSnS 



from Messrs. Dowme, jjairu, i rmir i , "■""" o . , . 



of the Gold and Bronze section, Coleus, Palms, Ferns cc, and some 



^cut P = fr^MeSf plul ottn^ n^of '^ 

 J." torn MrChard; a collection of Ehododeudrons rom j Messrs 



appUances, and Mr. Weeks, B romley, flo wer baskets. 



,,,.,„ f ,„_. n,„ crowds which Burrounded the tables 

 IP one might judge from he crowUS ^ a one o[ the m09t mter- 

 where they were displayed, the bouquet. »™» °, k that the 



esting features ,of the -b^^^t w« ^no 



displayed their productions at a great disadvantage All who taow 



| p^rtof last week was so intensely hot ,n^ * no « M J^ ^ 



| ^n m : STbou^tTto f ite u, it^^M 



cour^, twenty-four ^S^SSSu^^ in^aste^The 



^insttat Udies'^eTo lelr, but it is the general taste that imposes 



" HenttakiuTth^rmlttos into consideration, it was a wise deter- 

 mSon'of ihe S of the ^^^1 Palace authorities o make t w o 



separate classes for English and i ^■J^inthem They are 

 the former that there is an immense im l n , 0T , e ™* nt i S^n 1 than for- 

 less clumsy, and the flowers less ™m»ed fewnmto hem t 

 merly; still, at the same time they j c-t la ckft. ™™£J? as = a rnlfl) 

 that ought to characterise a bouque Lhcrc ^are gene y rf 



too many flowers, and oftentimes ™ "^'* "j^ centre of which 



^TLofth^"^ 



was a bloom of the wmte Arum, a regarding the bouquets 



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