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JOURNAL OP HORTICULT0BB AND COTTAGE GARDENEB. 



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annexe to the great building. An idea may be formed of the 

 magnitade and importance of the Holloway display when we 

 note the classes and their contents, for which gold medals were 

 awarded. The sis new plants not in commerce comprise Sarra- 

 oenia Williamsi, Panax laciniatus, Adiantum palmatum, Denn- 

 ttmdtia Youngi, Croton mutabilis, and C. Prince of Wales. 

 Twelve new plants introduced since 1876 consisted of Croton 

 Disraeli, Marauta Jfassaugeana, Cycas intermedia, Phegopteris 

 Dianip, Eranthemum Eldorado, Zamia craesifolia, Lomaria 

 gigantea, Croton Andreanum, Erahea iilamentoea, Cibotium ni- 

 greacens, Dieffenbachia marmorata, and Acalypha maorophylla. 

 One new plant in flower Mr. Williams exhihited — ^Paltencea 

 rosea, a hardwooded plant of great promise, whish has been pre- 

 viously described. In the class for twelve Orchids in flower we 

 noted Cypripedium villosum, C. niveum, Dendrobium nobile, 

 D. Warslianum, Cattleya citriua, Lycaste Skinneri, Odontoglos- 

 sum PeBcatorei, Oncidinm sarcodes, Masdevallia ignea, Vanda 

 snavis. V. insignis, PhaUnnopsia Schillf riana, and Odontoglos- 

 sum Roe,7lii ; the class for sis Orchids being represented by 

 Cypripedium villosum, Oncidinm Marahalli, Dendrobium no- 

 bile, Masdevallia Lindeni, Vanda tricolor, Odontogloasum Alex- 

 andrre, and O. triuinphans. The Orchids are in splendid con- 

 dition and include many examples of superior cultivation, and 

 we must in justice add a meed of praise to the skilful and suo- 

 ceesful way in which these fragile-flowering plants had been 

 packed. 



The prize class for sis Nepenthes comprise N. Hookeri, 

 Rafflesiaua sanguiuea, intermedia, rubra, hybrida, and Sedenii 

 — medium-sized plants in admirable condition. 



The twelve Crotons staged by Mr. Williama are C. Weia- 

 manni, pictnm, Youngi, Hookeri, majesticum, spirale, volu- 

 tum, longifolium, Veitchii, undulatum, Cooperi, and variega- 

 tum. These are half specimens in robust health, but the period 

 of the year is fully too early for showing them in their best 

 colour. Mr. Williams ia also successful in the class for fifty 

 Cyclamens. 



The extent and quality of Mr. Williams's miscellaneous collec- 

 tion also merits notice. It contains the following plauts : — 

 Agave Taylori, Adiantum Farleyense, Authericuoi variega- 

 tnm, Authurium Scberzeriannm, Agnostus sinuata, Araucaria 

 Goldieana, Aralia Veitchii, A. elegantissima, Artocarpus Can- 

 noni, Asplenium formosum, Amaryllis Ackermaniii pulcherrima, 

 AniBCtochiluses petala, intermedia, and Dawsoui, Brahea fila- 

 mentosa, Begonia metallica, Bertolouia marmorata and B. Mi- 

 randi, Brainea insignia, Bromelia Biunottii, Cocoa Weddeliana, 

 Cordyline indivisa, Cupania filicifolia. Calamus Lewiaianus, 

 Curculieo recurvata striata, Cycaa intermedia and C. Norman- 

 byana, Cyathea Burkei, Dracasnaa Barroni, Imperator, Youngi, 

 ferrea grande, amahilis, Hibberdi, imperialis, Baptiatii, Realii, 

 excelsa, Hendersoni, and Nitschnerii, Dacrydium elegaua, Dief- 

 ffubachias imperialis and Bausei, Dicksonia Y'oungi, Denn- 

 stasdtia Y'oungi, Ficua Parcellii, Geonoma gracilis, Gleioheniaa 

 diacarpa and rupestris glaucescens, Ixora Prince of Orange, 

 Imantophyllum miniatum, Jacaranda mimossfolia, Hymeno- 

 phyllum demiaaum, Hypolepia Bergiana, Kiutiaa Mooreana, Foa- 

 teriana, and anatralia, Miranta Maseangeana, Marattia Cooperii, 

 Macrozamia corallipea, Niphobolus corymbifera, Oreopanax 

 dactylifera, Photinia aerrnlata variegata, Phormium atro-pur- 

 pareum, Pultena>a rosea, Panax excelsa, Paulinia thalictrifolia, 

 Prenanthes elegantissima, Pandanus Veitohi, Pteris Leyii, Plec- 

 tocomia asaamica, Rhopala Jonghi, Sarracenias purpurea, vario- 

 laris, flava maxima, flava piota, and Drummondii alba, Tillaudaia 

 argentea, Toxicophhui spectabile, Thrinax elegans and T. ar- 

 gentea, Theophraata imperialis, Trichomanes radicans and T. 

 humilis, Todeaa superba, Fraseri, and pellucida, Veitohia can- 

 terburyana. Woodwardia radicans criatata, I'ucca filamentosa 

 variegata, Zamia craaaifolia, Ada aurantiaca, Cattleyaa Loddigeai 

 and citrina, Cypripediuma Argua, barbatum, gigauteum, CroF-aii, 

 Dayannm, Harrisonianum, Hookerii, and biflorum ; Dendro- 

 biumaDevonianum, Wardiauum, crassinode Barberiannm, crye- 

 tallinnm, and chryaotoxum suaviasimum ; Lycaate Skiuueri ; 

 Oncidiuma phymatochilum, aureum, aud Cavendishi; OJonto- 

 gloaauma Pescatori, triumphana, and Cervantesii; Phalieuopsis 

 Roezlii album, Alexandne.lutec-purpurenm, and bystrix; Vanda 

 tricolor formoa-t and V. superba. 



It is gratifying to na to be able to report for the credit of 

 British horticulture that Mr. Williams has gained the first prize 

 in every class in which he baa shown, all cf which are gold 

 raedala, and that he baa also secured the great gold medal 

 offered by the King to the '* foreign nurseryman who shall con- 

 tribute moat to the importance of the Exhibition." Both the 

 King, the Queen, and Prince Henry lingered long over Mr. 

 Williama's planta, and their Majesties showed by their remiika 

 and their appreciation cf this aection of the Exhibition their 

 knowledge of planta and how well they could eatimate a plant 

 when well grown. Her Mnje8ty was graciously pleased to accept 

 and t'il;e away in her ea>riige two planta of Cyclamens and 

 an Aralia, of which Mr. Williama had begged Her Majesty's 

 acceptance. 



In the house containing Mr. WiUiama'a plants part of a table 



is occupied with a miacellaueous ooUeotion of plants from 

 M. Linden of Ghent. M. Linden does not appear to have con- 

 tributed ao largely to this Exhibition as has been his wont ou 

 similar past occaaiona when there have been international 

 gatherings in other countries. There are no Orchids, for which 

 M. Linden ia ao famoua, and indeed his collection is more than 

 usually small. The moat noteworthy plants in this collection 

 are Tillandsia teaaellata from New Grenada, the leavea of which 

 are beautifully tessellated with white and green ; jVnthurium 

 crystallinum, Caraguta sp. nova, a Bromeliaceous plant with 

 leaves of a cream-coloured ground transversely marked with 

 lines of a chocolate colour ; a new Aralia from New Caledonia 

 with horizontal bipinnate leavea 15 to 18 inches long, the leavea 

 and branches covered with dark apots — a promising plant ; also 

 A. filicifolia, a now Anthurium Dechardi, Marrattia attenuata, 

 Kentias Lindeni and rupioola, the new Pandanus Pancherii from 

 Caledonia, and Philodendron gloriosum. 



We shall not occupy space with noticing specially any of the 

 exhibits further than those that are of a more general interest, 

 and of wl-iich our readers will naturally expect some informa- 

 tion. It would be a mere waste of space to notice the collec- 

 tions of exhibitora whose names are totally unknown in this 

 country, and which are m themselves of the ordinary description 

 of things that are seen at all flower shows. We shall, however, 

 proceed to give a few remarks on the exhibition of bulbs, which, 

 being a national speciality, will no doubt be interesting. 



Hyacinths one would expect to find not only numerous ia 

 quantity and variety, but also excellent iu quality in this the 

 Hyacinth-producing country; but there is nothing but disap- 

 pointment in the latter, the growth and bloom do not approach 

 those we see exhibited at our own shows in London by Meaara. 

 Cutbuah, Paul, Veitoh, and others. This possibly may be ao- 

 counted for by the fact that the best— that ia, those bulba which 

 are fully matured, are exported, and conaequently what are here 

 shown are the younger bulba ; but ou auch an important meeting 

 at this one would have imagined that most of tue best growers 

 would have secured such roots as would have produced the 

 many varieties in perfection which they have brought together. 

 New varieties are singularly deficient in quality aud quantity. 

 In the classes for new varieties not yet iu commerce we find 

 only three shown — Cherub, single, bright orange crimson, 

 similar but with much more colour than the well-known Sol- 

 faterre, bells good and segments rounded at the points ; the 

 spike is, however, not largo. Mcllahou, single, dark violet blue. 

 In some of the bolls there ia a white segment producing a 

 curioua effect on the spike, which although long ia not quite 

 broad enough to suit our exhibitors' tastes. Miss Braddon, 

 double, pure white, spike very thin, and bells not large. Of 

 course there are large numbers of sorts which run chiefly on 

 those known to most of our readers, and there are others that 

 seem hardly worth growing now there are such good varieties 

 as Grand Lilas, BaroK Vou Tuyll, and Charles Dickens amongst 

 blues ; Maoaulay, Solfaterre, and Von Schillerin reds; Queen of 

 the Netherlands, Mont Blanc, Alba Maxima, and Snowball in 

 pure whites ; Grandeur a Merveille, Gigantea, and La I'ran- 

 chiae in creamy whites, &c. We have, however, found the 

 following shown amongst new and good sorts : — Robert le Diable, 

 single, indigo blue, curiously ahaded reddiah plum ; Papageno, 

 aingle, mauve ahaded roae; Modele, deep purplish black, fine 

 bells ; Rake, aingle, quite black, diatinct for its colour, with 

 good bells; La Grandesse, pure white, doubtless the finest of 

 all the pure white Hyacinths. Josephine, deep crimson ; Gla- 

 diator, bright red ; Prince Albert Victor, deep red ; Romeo, fine 

 bright crimson ; Vuurbaak, fiery red, as its name implies; Gari- 

 baldi, Albert Victor, and Linnasus are also fine in deep reda; 

 and in pinks we find Koh-i-noor, semi-double ; Princess Clo- 

 thilde, Agnea, and Reine de Naples stand-out prominently. 

 In blues of various shades King of the Blues is very fine as a 

 dark blue ; Lord Derby, Czar Peter, and Lord Palmeraton are 

 particularly good in light bluea ; and Starlight, deep purpliah 

 violet with white eye ; Sir John Lawrence, deep blue with white 

 eye ; and General Havelnck as a deep purplish black stands out 

 as a grand Hyacinth. Wo may also add Marie, Baron Hum- 

 boldt, Mimosa, and Prince Albert as first-claaa sorts in the dark 

 blues. Pure white Hyacintha are well represented by Madame 

 Van der Hoop, (jueen of the Netherlanda, L'Inuoceuce, Mont 

 Blanc, Alba superbissima. La Neige, Snowball, Mina, and Paix 

 de I'Europe ; and in creamy whites, La Franchise, Grandeur 

 a Merveille, Anna Pawlowna, and Anna are splendid varietiea. 

 There are only a few yellow Hyacinths worth growing: the best 

 are Ida, Obeliaque, and Bird of Paradise; and Due de Malakoff, 

 orange with a stripe of oirmiue down eaoh segment of the belle, 

 is very conspicuous. In lilacs and violets wu find that Haydn 

 still holds its position, and amongst newer kinds ToUena and 

 Arnold Prinsen are very deairable. 



Poaaibly the most attractive feature amongst the exhibits of 

 Hyacinth is the class for twelve pans of Hyacintha, ten bulbs iu 

 each of one sort, and it may well be imagined the effect of such 

 sorts as the following ;— Marie, blue ; King of Blues, Van Speyk, 

 double porcelain blue; I'ieueman, light blue; General Have- 



