JOURNAL OF HORTICDLTDBB AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



t Jane 28, 1817. 



Hollingworth, Turkey Court, Maidstone, was placed first in the 

 class for twenty-four trebles. The blooms were rather irregular, 

 and his stand contained a Rose which he called Clt-meutine 

 Victor Verdier, but he also showed Victor Verdier. As the two 

 were identical in colour and form it is humbly suggested that 

 Clementine is a refined way of spelliog climbing. He had 

 beautiful trebles of Devoniensis, Souvenir d'Elise, and Madame 

 The Sse Levet. Mr. Davis, Wilton, had the second prize. 



And now I have done, and have endeavoured to bring before 

 roB^rians who have not seen the Show some of its salient points. 

 On Wednesday the 4ih of July we shall have a show and no mis- 

 take, but I doubt much whether Roses will be in full bloom 

 before that day. — Wyld Savage. 



Our able amateur correspondent has done well, and has left 

 very little to be said in the Rose classes. He has, we presume 

 purposely, omitted mention of Class 9, for twelve varieties, three 

 trusses of each. The winners in this class were Mr. Ridnut, 

 gardr-ner to T. B Haywood, Esq., Woodhatch Lodge, Reigate, 

 and Rev. J. B. M. Camm, Mouckton Wyld, Charmouth. Mr. 

 Ridout's blooms were the most fresh and regular of any in the 

 Exhibition. They consisted of Edouard IMorren, Beauty of 

 Wallbam, La France, Duke of Edinburgh, Tbeiese Levet, Marie 

 Baumann, Abel Grand, Charles Lefi^bvre, Marquise de Castel- 

 laue, Madame Victor Verdier, John Hopper, and Reynolds Hole. 

 AU the blooms were good, a few excelleut. Mr. Camm's blooms 

 were all of Tea Roses except three — Mons. Neman, La France, 

 and Etienne Levet. The Teas con>isted of Belle Lyounaise, 

 Perle des Jardins, very bright; Souvenir d'uu Ami, Catherine 

 Mermet, Marie Van Houtte, Bubeus, Madame Bravy, and Marfi- 

 chal Niel — an attractive stand containing some lovely blooms. 



For twelve blooms of Maiechal Niel Mr. Turner was first with 

 very fresh and highly coloured examples; and Mr. Munday, 

 Kennington, Oxford, second with fine blooms, but a tride too 

 much expanded. 



For a collection of yellow Roses, not less than four varieties, 

 three trusses of each, Messrs. J Mitchell & Sons were first, and 

 Mr. Chard second, with some of the varieties named in the pre- 

 ceding classes. Mr. Turner secured the first prize for a vase or 

 eper^ne of Roses; and Mr. Soder, gardener to W. O. Hanbury, 

 Esq , Weald Hall, Brentwood, the second. The exhibits were 

 fairly good of their kind, but were necessarily heavy and formal. 

 A class of this nature is scarcely worthy of retention in any 

 important schedule, and we observe it has no place in the pro- 

 gramme of the National Rose Society. 



Mr. Bolton, gardener to W. Spottiswoode, Esq., Coombe Bank, 

 Sevenoaks, had the first prize for eighteen bunches of cut 

 flowers of stove and greenhouse plants, and Mr. Bones, gardener 

 to D. Mcintosh, Esq , Havering Park, Romford, the second 

 prize. Mr. Bolton's tlowers consisted of Begonia Royalty, very 

 fine; ClerodendroLs Balfourianum ard fallax, Ixoras Williamsi 

 and Prince of Orange, Statice profusa, Dipladenia amabilis, 

 Gardenias, Stephanotis, Aerides odoratum, Brassia verrucosa, 

 and Oncidium flexuosum — a very good collection. Mr. Bones' 

 flowers were also good, but they were arranged without moss or 

 fern, and did not appear to the best advantage. 



TABLE DECORATIONS. 



This department of the Exhibition was very good both in 

 extent and quality. Third prizes were offered, which was not 

 the case in the Rose classes. In the open class for the best 

 decorated table, Mr. Chard, gardener to Sir F. Bathurat, Claren- 

 don Park, won premier honours. In the ceotre was a healthy 

 plant of Cocoa Weddelliana, the pot being hidden with choice 

 flowers and Grasses. This was flanked by two tall glasses each 

 containing a spike of blue Delphinium and drooping Grasses, 

 the base of the glasses being filled with Orchids, Water Lilies, 

 and Ferns. Sundry smaller glasses of flowers completed the 

 arrangement. The second prize went to Mr. Burley, Brent- 

 wood, for a similarly arranged table, but the bases of the glasses 

 were generally more heavy than Mr. Chard's. The remaining 

 prize went to Mr. Soder, gardener to W. O. Hanbury, Esq , for 

 a table arranged with great taste, and which many good judges 

 considered merited the first prize. In the amateurs' class the 

 prizes went to Mrs. E. Sperling, Grosvenor Road, South Nor- 

 wood ; Mrs. W. Seale, London Road, Sevenoaks ; and Mr. W. 

 Soder, gardener to W. 0. Hanbury, Esq , Weald Hall, near 

 Brentwood, Essex, in the order named. In the class for ladies 

 only, Mrs. Soder was placed first; Mrs. W. Seale second; and 

 Mrs. E Burley, Brentwood, Eafex, third. All the tables were 

 noteworthy for light and tasteful arrangement rather than for 

 lavish and overdone ornamentation. 



Mr. S. Moyses, 23, Stockbridge Terrace, Belgravia, had the 

 first prize for a wedding bouquet; and Mr. C Hepburn, Deco- 

 rative Florist, Crystal Palace, was placed second. In the class 

 for opera bouquets Mr. C. Hepburn was first, and Mr. S. Moyses 

 second. None of the bouquets wete of special merit. Mr. C. 

 Turner, Slough, had the first prize for four but tnn-hole bouquets; 

 and Miss Segelcke, Elfinrtale Lodge, Heme Hill, Dulwicb, the 

 second. Mr. Turner's exhibits in this class were far in advance 

 of those of the other competitors. 



In the miscellaneous class extra prizes were awarded to Mrs. 

 M. HodgkiuB, 35, Hyde Grove, Manchester, for a collection of 

 skeleton leaves and flowers, very beautiful ; to Mr. C. Turner, 

 Slough, for a fiue collection of R 'ses (Miss Hassard), and 

 Pinks ; to Mr. R. Park'ir, Exolio Nursery, Tooting, for out 

 flowers and herbaceous plants, vari- d, extensive, and good; to 

 Mr. C. Burley, Nurseries, Brentwood, for cut Pelargoniums; 

 and to Mr. W. Corp, 54, High Street, Oxford, for cut Roses. 



Some very fine trusses of Geraniums were exhibited by Mr. 

 Cannell ; there were twenty-four varieties. The best scarlets 

 were Eros and the Spencer. Crimsons — Sir H S Stanhope and 

 Dora Charlton. Salmons— Ellen and Marechal McMahon. 

 Rose — Lady Emily and Dreadnought; Jealousy and New Life 

 were also conspicuous. The bett doables were Madame Thi- 

 baut, Wonderful, Lucie Lemoine, Louis Burtard, Madame A. 

 Balttt, white; and C. H. Wagner. Mr. Cannell also exhibited 

 an attractive stand of Verbenas. The varieties consisted of 

 Lady of Lome, Willie Eckford, Ida Brunton, Lady Cowley, 

 Jupiter, La Lovie, Annie, Madame Gumpier, Ensign, Sparkler, 

 Emblem, and Star of Erin. 



At the May Show we had to record a feeling of dissatisfaction 

 that prevailed amongst the exhibitors that the customary break- 

 fast tickets were withheld, and on this occasion — the Rose Show, 

 we a.e requested to state that in place of the usual excellent 

 dinner provided for the Judges a cold luncheon was to have 

 been their fare ; against this they rebelled, and eventually 

 " something warm " was forthcoming, bat none of the Directors 

 honoured the board with their presence. 



KOMFORD AND ESSEX HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY'S SHOW. 



This was held on Thursday last by the kind permission of 

 D. Mcintosh, Esq., in what is known as Marshall's Park, about 

 ten minutes' walk from the centre of the town. As regards the 

 quality of the plants and fruit exhibited this Show compared 

 favourably with any held by the Society. The large well-grown 

 plants of the late F. G. Wilkius, Esq., were but slightly missed, 

 as some very fiue specimens were staged by Mr. Bones, gardener 

 to D. Mcintosh, Esq , of Havering Park, who gained the principal 

 prize, or rather would have done so but for the fact that a plant 

 of Stephanotis floribunda in the collection had been grown with 

 three stems instead of two. Our own opinion is that the Judges 

 did wrong in disqualifying the collection, for this reason espe- 

 cially, as it was so far in advance of that which was awarded a 

 first prize. For all practical purposes the Stephanotis was one 

 plant and not three as decided by the Judges, and the exhibitor 

 never attempted to conceal the fact that the plant had three 

 stems. 



The best Ferns, foliage plants. Orchids, Selaginellas, Cala- 

 diums. Grapes, Strawberries, vegetables, and cut flowers were 

 sent from the gardens of Francis Whitbourn, Esq., of Loxford 

 Hall. Mr. Bones had the best Heaths, Pelargoniums, also col- 

 lection of fruit, and Peaches and Nectarines. Mr. W. North, 

 gardener to T. Hill, Esq , Brentwood, had excellent Fuchsias 

 and Gloxinias; he also had the bfst hand bouquet. Mr. Wood- 

 hams, gardener to C. P. Matthews, Esq., had excellent Coleuses. 

 Mr. and Mrs. Soder and Mr. and Mrs. Burley arranged exceed- 

 ingly chaste stxnds for the dinner-table, and the prizes were 

 equally divided amongst them. Roses were not nearly so good 

 as we have seen them at this Show ; but Jlr. Meadmore had 

 good blooms in the trade class, and Mr. Harrington, gardener to 

 J. H. Pemberton, Etq., had even better flowers in the amateurs' 

 classes. 



The cottagers' classes were not well filled, the prizes being 

 awarded to about three or four exhibitors. It is a great pity 

 that there is no greater emulation amongst cottagers, as the 

 managers are very anxious that they should exhibit, and would, 

 although they are not in a flourishing state as regards funds, 

 give better prizes if the cottagers would do their best. Mr. O. 

 Matthews of Noak Hill received the award of 20s for the best 

 kept garden; and Mr. J. Washington of London Road the second. 



ANNUALS AT REGENT'S PARK. 



On a former occasion an Exhibition of Flower Beds was pro- 

 jected in the gardens of the Royal Botanic Society as one of the 

 novel attractions of the season, but the idea was too fanciful and 

 unpractical to he carried into effect. This year an innovation 

 in exhibiting has been made by the well-known Holborn firm of 

 seedsmen, Messrs. James Carter & Co., who have carried it out 

 successfully. On the day of our visit more than 10,000 pots of 

 annuals in flower were arranged in the long corridor, and they 

 produced a display both varied and gay, novel and attractive. 

 The Exhibition remains open fcr about a fortnight— other 10,000 

 pots of annuals being in store to roplace those which fade. 



■The plants are arranged on a sloping stage, and occupy the 

 whole length of the corridor. The front row consists of the 

 charming annual lonopsidiura acaule. The seed was sown in 

 April, and about a dozen seedlings were transplanted into eaob 



