April 5, 1877. 1 



JOURNAL OP HORTICDLTOBE AND COTTAOB GABDENER. 



generally acceptable and have a wholesome and beneficial 

 tendency.— F. R. H. S. 



KOYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Apbil 4th. 



Until the present occaBion the weather on the days of the 

 meetings— now grown into exhibitions— has been cold and unpro- 

 pitions ; bnt yesterday morning was genial and fine, a heavy 

 thunder shower, however, oooorring during the afternoon. The 

 Exhibition occupied the extreme length of the conservatory, 

 and in quality and variety the plants were fully equal to those 

 arranged at previous displays. No fruit was exhibited, and only 

 a few vegetables. 



Fbuit Committee.— Henry Webb, Esq., V.P., in the chair. 

 Mr. Bapley, gardener to Robert Hudson, Esq., Clapham Com- 

 mon, sent fruit of Osmaston Manor Cucumber, to which a cul- 

 tural commendation was awarded. Mr. J. Hudson, gardener to 

 H. J. Atkinson, Esq., Acton, sent three dishes of Mushrooms. 

 Mr. H. J. Jones, The Gardens, Bentley Priory, Stanmore, sent 

 dishes of the wliite and pink Seakale. The latter is a variety 

 which is of uniform yellow colour, and not tipped with purple 

 like the other. A first-class certificate was awarded to the 

 former, which was called LUy White. 



Flobal Committee. — W. B. KeUock, Esq., in the chair. At 

 the extreme end of the building Messrs. Lane& Son, Berkhamp- 

 Btead, arranged twelve large and excellently bloomed Rhodo- 

 dendrons. Some of the shrubs had nearly a hundred trusses of 

 expanded flowers, and the effect produced by their varied colours 

 was very fine. The varieties were Ne Plus Ultra, Prince Camille 

 do Rohan, Queen of the West, Purity, Towardii, Auguste Van 

 Geert, Empress EugCnie, Hendersonii, Etendard de Flandre, 

 Limbatum, Nero, and Macnlata Grandiilora. 



Messrs. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, staged an admirable group, 

 comprising Ferns, Crotons, Gloxinias, Orchids, &o. The most 

 commanding plant in this group was Anthurium Scherzerianum 

 Wardii. The principal spathes, although not fully expanded, 

 measure nearly 4 inches in breadth by 6 in length, and are bril- 

 liant in colour. A. Scherzerianum album was represented by a 

 spathe nearly 2 inches in diameter, the finest we have yet seen. 

 The Ferns demanding notice were the large and fine Alsophila 

 pycnocarpa and Dennstaedtia davalUoides Toungii, the elegant 

 Asplenium ferulaceum and Adiantum palmatum, also the dis- 

 tinct Nephrolepis Duilii. The most striking of the Crotons were 

 Earl of Derby, the finest of the trUobed section, and C. McAr- 

 thurii, remarkable from its twisted leaves and brilliant colours. 

 The Gloxinias— Excelsior, Mr. Gladstone, Etna, Madame Patti, 

 Drooping Purple Prince and Prince Arthur, were remarkably 

 alike by their rich colours and massive flowers and foliage. 

 The Orchids were very choice; amongst them were Oncidium 

 varicosum, very fine ; Epidendrum Wallisii, with rich orange 

 sepals and mottled labellum; Sarchochilus Fitzgeraldi, a 

 small Australian Orchid, distinct and attractive; some fine 

 varieties of Odontoglossnm Eoezlii and Lycaste Skinnerii, the 

 latter ranging from pure white to rosy crimson; Angrascum 

 sesquipedale, with three flowers ; Odontoglossums Cervantesii 

 maculatum, Andersonianum and triumphana, Oncidium Forbesii 

 and several Cypripediums. 



Mr. Wills, Onslow Crescent, Kensington, arranged an exten- 

 sive and very attractive group, the groundwork being composed 

 of Myosotis dissitiflora and Isolepis gracilis, out of which sprung 

 as it were Orchids, Anthuriums, Spiraaas, and Callas, these again 

 having a canopy of Palms — a bold yet graceful arrangement, 

 which was much admired. 



Messrs. Rollisson & Sons, Tooting, exhibited a coUeciion of 

 about fifty plants in capital condition. Cocos Weddelliana 

 was flowering, and contained also very fine fronds ; Geonoma 

 gracilis, Kentia Fosteriana, Hyophorbe Verschaffeltii, and 

 Diemonorops ornatua comprised the rest of the Palms. The 

 Orchids were Phalicuopsis amabilis, Cattleya citrina, and Den- 

 drobinms lituiflorum and aggregatum majus. Erica ovata in 

 this group was very attractive, and especially so the new Pulte- 

 niea rosea from Victoria. This is one of the most promising of 

 hardwoodftd greenhouse plants that has lately been exhibited. 

 Messrs. Rollisson also exhibited the double white Azalea imbri- 

 oata, Eoheveria Peacocki, and Lilies. 



Messrs. John Standish & Co., Ascot, Berks, arranged a group 

 containing excellent half-standard Azaleas, admirably grown 

 plants of Adiantnm gracillimum, Tillandsia miniata splendens, 

 Paullinia thalictrifolia, large Palms, very good Cinerarias, 

 Buperior pots of Lily of the Valley, also a double Clematis 

 Aurora — an excellent gronp. 



Mr. B. S. WilUams exhibited two very fine pyramid plants of 

 Azalea amceua, the plants being about 3 feet in diameter at the 

 base, and 1 to 5 feet high — very effective. 



Messrs. F. & A. Smith, Park Road, Dulwich, exhibited a fine 

 variety of Imautophyllum miniatum named Dulwich Beauty, 

 having flowers double the size of those of the species ; Ficus' 

 elastica aurea narginata, the leaves being faintly blotched with 

 yellow; good single pips of Cinerarias; and a well-bloomed 



plant of Dendrobium carniferum. Mr. R. Dean, Ealing, con- 

 tributed a varied collection of hardy Primulas, the most effective 

 being P. nivalis, pure white ; and P. purpurea, both excellent ; 

 also Anemone fulgens, very brilliant, and not less attractive 

 A. apennica. 



J. G. Hepburn, Esq. (Mr. J. Loveland, gardener), Sidoup, 

 Kent, exhibited excellent Orchids. Especially fine was Tricho- 

 pilia suavis, a small plant having thirty blooms ; and Odonto- 

 glossnm Roezlii, a splendid plant and a superior variety ; Den- 

 drobium lituiflorum, D. infundibnlnm, very fine ; Galeandra 

 Devoniana, Arpophyllum giganteum, and Lycaste aurantiaoa 

 completed this good group. A group of Orchids was also staged 

 by Mr. Roberts, gardener to W. Terry, Esq., Peterborough 

 House, Fnlham, consisting of Brassavolas, Phalfenopses, Den- 

 drobiums, and Oncidiums, the plants being medium-sized but 

 well-bloomed. 



Mr. H. Bennett, Stapleford, exhibited the fine new Rose 

 Duchess of Vallombrosa, the habit resembling that of Jules 

 Margottin, and colour and perfume those of La France — an ex- 

 cellent Rose. Mr. Bennett also exhibited fifty plants of a new 

 Rose — Mabel Morrison — a sport from Baronne de Rothschild, 

 with extremely vigorous foliage and almost pure white flowers. 

 This Rose will not be in commerce this year, and will probably 

 be exhibited in a natural unforced state. At present its blooms 

 are rather thin, yet highly attractive — a promising Rose, which 

 the Committee desired to see again. 



First-class certificates were awarded to Mr. C. Noble, Sun- 

 ningdale. Ascot, for double Clematis Aurora, distinct from itfl 

 fine rosy pink colour— an acquisition ; to Sir Trevor Lawrence, 

 Bart., M.P., Burford Lodge, Dorking, for Dendrobium sculptum, 

 white with a blotch of yellow on the lip ; to Mr. R. Clarke, 

 Twickenham, for Cyclamen persicum Brilliant, a rich glowing 

 crimson colour ; to Messrs. Veitch & Sons for Anthurium Scher- 

 zerianum Wardii and Nephrolepis Duflii ; to Messrs. Rollissons 

 for Pultenaia rosea ; and to Mr. Dean for hardy Primrose Bril- 

 liant, a flower of crimson maroon colour and very massive, the 

 finest of all the dark Primroses. A second-class certificate 

 was awarded to Sir T. Lawrence for Dendrobium barbatulam 

 grandiflorum. 



A botanical commendation was awarded to Messrs. Veitch for 

 Panax laciniatus and Sarchochilus Fitzgeraldi. Cultural com- 

 mendations to Lady Dorothy Nevill, Dangstein, for Darlingtonia 

 californica in bloom ; to Mr. Loveland, gardener to J. Hepburn, 

 Esq., for Odontoglossnm Eoezlii and Dendrobium infundibulum; 

 and to B. W. Chaplin, Esq., Roundfield House, Broxbourne, for 

 a very large plant of Imantophyllum miniatum. Votes of thanks 

 were given to W. H. Michael, Esq., Cholmeley Park, Highgate, 

 for Odontoglossum Alexandra ; and to G. F. Wilson, Esq., 

 Heatherbank, Weybridge, for Cucumis himalayensis, the plant 

 having a flower as large and as rich as an Allamanda; to J. H. 

 Elwes, Esq. (Mr. Hill, gardener), Colesborne Park, Cheltenham, 

 for cut specimens of Rhododendron Nuttallii, Dendrobium 

 Forbesii, and D. delphinensis. W. Groves, Esq., Shortlands, 

 Kent, exhibited an improved variety of Myosotis dissitiflora; the 

 flowers were very large and good in colour. It was recommended 

 that plants grown in the open air be brought before the Com- 

 mittee on a subsequent occasion. 



Medals were recommended to be given to Messrs. Veitch, 

 Wills, and Lane for the excellence of their collections._ 



Twenty-eight new Fellows of the Society and eighty-five 

 guinea members were elected during the afternoon. 



The following petition, signed by all the principal exhibitors, was 

 presented to the Council :— " To the Council of the Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society.- We, the undersigned exhibitors at the meetings 

 of the Royal Horticultural Society, respectfully call the attention 

 of the Council to the great inconvenience arising from the meet- 

 ings of the Society being held on the same day as those of the 

 Royal Botanic Society. This iuconvenienco has existed more or 

 less ever since the Council altered the meetiogs fromTuesdays to 

 Wednesdays ; but this year the recurrence of simultaneous meet- 

 ings and shows of the two Societies is so frequent that we sug- 

 gest to the Council whether it would not be better for the 

 interests of both the Societies and exhibitors if the Council of 

 the Royal Horticultural Society were to revert to the former 

 arrangements. So far as the exhibitors are concerned the 

 earlier day in the week would best suit them, as it would inter- 

 fere less with the ordinary routine of their establishments." 

 In accordance with the above requisition the Council have de- 

 cided to change the days of meeting from Wednesday to Tues- 

 day, on and after the 1st of May. 



NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 



On Easter Monday 4762 persons visited the gardens of the 

 BoTAL Hobticultcral Society at South Kensington. The 

 admission fee for the day was 2d. 



We believe the exhibition of plants, flowees, bouquets, 



fbuit, fobced vegetables, and salads, by the growers and 

 salesmen ot Covent Garden Market, which we alluded to last 



