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jouknal op hoktioulture and cottage gabdener. 



[ June 24, 1860. 



"ridge, Souvenir tie Comte Cavonr, Gloire de Dijon, Victor Verdier, 

 Charles Lefebvre, and several of those already named, in eicellent 

 eondition. Mr. Keynes, who was third, had also fine tmsses. 



In the class for single trasses of the same nnmber of varieties, Mr. 

 Cant was first, and had fine examples of Pauline Lanzezenr, Vicom- 

 tesse de Vezins. Yicomtesse de Cazes, John Hopper, Souvenir d'Elise, 

 Baroness de Eothschild, Lord Raglan, Charles Verdier, Prince 

 Camille de Kohan, Comte de Nanteoil, Marechal Niel, Baronne 

 Prevost, Dr. Andrj-, La France, Madame Bravy, Xavier Olibo, and 

 General Jacqueminot. Mr. Keynes was second', Mr. Turner third, 

 and Mr. Mann, Brentwood, fourth. 



In the amateurs' classes there was a great falling off, inany of the 

 Wooms being small, and, though well coloured, evidently suffering from 

 the weather. The best forty-eight came from Mr. Moffat, gardener to 

 Earl Rosslyn, Easton Lodge, Dunmow, and comprised good trusses of 

 Man'-chal Niel, Xavier Olibo, John Hopper, Madame C. Crapelet, 

 Charles Lefebvre, and Cloth of Gold. Mr. H. Exell, gardener to 

 J. Hollingworth, Esq., Maidstone ; Mr. T. Ten-y, gardener to A. G. 

 Puller, Esq., Youngeburj' ; and Mr. J. Moore, gardener to T. Lloyd, 

 Esq., "Warwick, took the other prizes. Mr. Chard, Mr. Bristow, Mr. 

 Johnson, of Usbridge, and the Kev. R. C. Hales, also exhibited in 

 this class. 



Class 6, was for thirty-si.\ varieties. Mr. Stoddart, gardener to 

 J. G. Rebow, Esq., "Wivenhoe Park, was first, with good trusfes of 

 Marechal Niel, Devoniensis, Beauty of Waltham, half eitpanded but 

 ■very pretty, and John Hopper ; together with fair specimens of 

 Madame Charles Wood, Maurice Bemardin, Souvenir de Malmaison, 

 Charles Lefebvre, Lord Clyde, Gloire de Dijon, Joles Mat^ottin, and 

 Duchess of Sutherland. Dr. Cooper, Slough, was second with showy 

 examples of Adolphe de Rothschild, Le Rhone, (Hoire de Santenay, 

 Victor Verdier, Niphetos, and several of the kindu just named. Mr. 

 Eseli took the third place, and Mr. Chard the fourth. Mr. Moffat 

 "would have been third had he not set up by mistake two of Marechal 

 Niel. 



In Class 7, twenty-four varieties, the prizes went to Mr. Stoddart ; 

 Mr. Soder, gardener to 0. Hanbury, Esq., Brentwood; Mr. Moffat; 

 and Mr. Exell. The other exhibitors were Dr. Ccoper, Mr. Johnson, 

 Mr. Moore, Mr. Chaff, Mr. Wallis, and Mr. Scarfo. 



In twelves, Mr. Soder was first with brightly-coloured flowers of 

 Marechal Niel, very fine ; Senateur Vaisse, Madame Charles Wood, 

 Doc de Rohan, Duke of Wellington, Marguerite de St. Amand, 

 Madame Boll, and Triomphe de Rennes. Mr. Cant, Myland Lodge, 

 Colchester, was second with a very good stand, in which, besides some 

 of the above, Achille Gonod, General Jacqueminot, Pauline Lanze- 

 zenr, and Marguerite de St. Amand, were noticeable. Mr. Ingle, gar- 

 dener to Mrs. Round, Colchester, was tbird ; and Mr. Postans fourth. 

 Messrs. Queenell, Thomicroft, Cook. May, Skinner, Bridge, Stoddart, 

 Moffat, and Bristow also sent stands 



The best collection of Roses of any variety came from Messrs. Paul 

 and Son. and was very numerous and tine, and Mr. Chard had the 

 second prize. The best collection of Yellow Roses was that from 

 Mr. Cant, of Colchester, and included fine traEses of Madame Falcot, 

 Vicomtesse de Cazes, Adrienne Christophle, new and tine; Madame 

 Margottin, Boule d'Or, Marechal Niel, and Safrano. Cloth of Gold, 

 irom Mr. Cant, of Mjlantl Lodt;e, Colchester, who was second, was 

 remarkably fine. The third and fourth prizes went to Mr. Stoddart 

 and Mr. Keynes respectively. The latter had Adrienne Chrietophlef 

 ■with a rich coppery tinge. 



Among Tea-scented and Noisette Roses there were excellent trusses 

 of Lamarqne. Devoniensis, Marechal Niel, Goubatilt, Rubens, 

 Madame Willermoz, Alba Rosea. Ctjline Forestier, Vicomtesse de 

 Cazes, Souvenir d'un Ami, Madame de St. Joseph, Triomphe de 

 Jlennes, Madame Bravy, Solfaterre, and Niphetos, from Messrs. Paul 

 and Son and Mr. Cant, in the nurserymen's class, and from Mr. 

 Exell and Mr. Postans in that for amateurs. Third prizes were 

 awarded to Mr. Parker, Nursei-ymen, Rugby, and Mr. Bristow ; and 

 equal fourth prizes to Mr. Iu)?le and Mr. Cant, of Myland Lodge. 



The prize for the best one hundred flowers of auy Rose in a de- 

 corated vase or basket, was taken by Messrs. Paul it Son, with Mar- 

 guerite de St. Amand, in a tiat basket concealed by the variegated 

 Acer Negundo and Ferns. Mv. Turner was second with a neatly 

 arranged pyramid; Mr. Parker, third, with Gloire db Dijon in a huge 

 l>owl, with a double row of the same lioso fringed with Fern fronds 

 Tonnd the bottom. 



In the miscellaneous class, prizes were given to Mr, Turner, of 

 Sloogh, for a fine collection of Pinks and cut blooms of Pelargoniums ; 

 to Mes.?rs. Paul & Son, for Roses in pots, in addition to the first prize 

 for twenty new Roses in 8-inch pots ; to Messrs. Downie, Laird, and 

 Laing for a collection of splendid Bicolor Pelargoniums noticed 

 l)eneath, the same firm also showing a basket of W. R. Morris, with a 

 glowing bronze-red zone, very fine ; and to Messrs. Carter & Co. for 

 double and Tricolor Pelargoniums. A first-class certificate was given 

 to Mr. Gordon, of the Crystal Palace, for Tropreolum Spotted Gem, 

 jellow, with rich dark crimson blotches, the ]*laut about 18 inches 

 Iiigh, and free flowering. Mr. Mann, Brentwood, sent likewise a email 

 collection of Lord Derby, Countess of Derby, and other Zonal Pelar- 

 goniums in flower, and a basket of Tricolor Masterpiece. 



I wn-L leave to "D.," of Deal, and to your reporter to give an 

 account of the very fine Exhibition of Roses staged on Saturday last, 



which, in my opinion, though not equal in point of numbers, either of 

 Roses or exhibitors, to that of last year, was far superior in point of 

 freshness of colour and depth of ] etal. I would, however, especially 

 call attention to the seedling Bronze Zonal Pelargoniums exhibited bj 

 Downie, Laird, &; Laing ot the end of the amateurs' Roses. These 

 seem to be an immense stride in advance of any other strain, though, 

 I believe that owing to the quantity of seed that was ripened last 

 summer, many of our leading nurserymen have a very fine col- 

 lection to adorn our bedding-out gardens in future seasons. Notice- 

 able among the seedlings exhibited by Messrs. Downie, Laird, and 

 Laing was one which they intend naming after the Viceroy of Egypt, 

 and which will again be sent to the Palace on the occasion of Uie 

 Viceroy's expected visit on the 29th of this mouth. It has great sub- 

 stance and smoothness of leaf, a well-defined centre, and an even 

 golden margin ; the zone itself being a pure deep bronze, not too 

 black, and not overpowering the golden part as in some sorts. Two 

 others alongside of it were, in my estimation, equally good, and others 

 which will not be sent out will prove very valuable as parents to obtain 

 pollen for cross-breeding. — C. P. 



YORK HORTICULTURAL SHOW. 



This Show, which follows Mancl ester and Leeds, and ranks next in 

 importance to them among the g t^i t northern flower shows, took place 

 on the 16th, 17th, and 18th inst. The morning of Wednesday opened 

 most inauspiciously ; the storm which raged on the north-east coast 

 also visited the city of York most severely, and tested the strength of 

 Messrs. Fussey's tents to the utmost. Tlio cold, too, was intense, and 

 the temperature much more like that of an early day of March than 

 the middle of June. Exhibitors were anxious, therefore, to keep their 

 plants in the shelter of the waggons till the last ; but with all the pre- 

 cautions, it is to be feared that many valuable plants will have 

 suffered — in fact, before twelve o'clock, we saw one very fine specimen of 

 Caladinm Belleymeii a mere ghost of its former self, and another large 

 plant of Clerodendrou Thomsons Balfourianum also seemed much 

 injured. In spite, however, of all these drawbacks, the tents by 

 eleven o'clock were well filled with one of the finest collections of 

 plants we have seen staged at York, or we might say at any large horti- 

 cnltural show ; and great praise is due to the Committee and their 

 Secretary, Mr. Wilson, for the excellent arrangement of the tents and 

 the general efficacy of the management. 



Mr. Baines was again to the fore with his fine specimens of stove 

 and greenhouse plants, and also with omamental-foliaged plants. 

 Especially noticeable among the former were Genetyllis tulipifera and 

 Bougainvillea glabra, but where all were so good it is diihcult to par- 

 ticularise. Only second to Mr. Baines was Mr. Dixon, of Beverley, who 

 showed amongst other things a splendid specimen of AuBDctochilns 

 Lowii. Mr. Cole again exhibited his vert- fine Heaths, and it is seldom 

 we have ever seen them in greater perfection ; the colder weather of this 

 spring seems to have snited them, and both their bloom and foliage 

 were magnificent. 



The Pelargonium tent was well filled. The specimens in many 

 cases were veiy large, but a little rough ; the same may be said of the 

 Fuchsias which were rather heavy, with the exception of those from 

 Mr. Edwards, of York, who certainly exhibits them in great perfeotion. 

 There are, however, few plants that suCfer so much as Fuchsias in 

 their transit to a show, and the same plants which we may admire in 

 a conservatory one day will often exhibit a miserable appearance on 

 the show ground the next. Noticeable in this tent were six Zonal Pelar- 

 goniums from Sir George Wombwell, of Newburgh Park, especially 

 Clipper and Mrs. W. Paul. "We have never seen so fine a specimen of 

 the latter before. 



The double Pelargoniums were, as in our opinion they will be for 

 many years, a miserable failure — coarse heavy foliage, rough flowers, 

 and very few of them. It will be long before a doable Zonal Pelar- 

 gonium can ever become a florists' flowers — in fact like both a Pansy 

 and a Petunia, as soon as the petals multiply all the beauty of outline 

 and form is lost. A double Zonal Pelai-gouinm is a good trade flower, 

 and as a novelty within the reach of all amateurs will bo much run 

 after, and being both easily propat^ated and easily wintered will no 

 doubt have its day, but we much doubt, if with all the improvements 

 it may receive from the hands of cross-breeders, it will ever become a 

 perfect flower. Even the stand of those shown by Messrs. Carter at 

 the Crystal Palace on the 19th inst. did not contain one flower ■^lich, 

 taken by itself, hod either form or symmetry. 



There were some very fine plants of Tricolors in the Pelargoninm 

 tent, especially Sunray, Jetty Lacy, which seems to have improved in 

 constitution, Lady Cullnm, Achievement, and Retaliator. Bronzes 

 were also good, but were much eclipsed by some seedlings exhibited by 

 Downie, Laird, ^ Laing, amongst which Crown Prince was especially 

 worthy of honours. The same firm also exhibited a splendid stand of 

 cut blooms of Belgian Pansies ; this strain seems now to have reached its 

 utmost limit in point of colour. The pip (?) which began about quarter 

 the size of the whole flower, is now nearly three fourths, and seems 

 almost reversing its position as regards the show varieties. All that is 

 now wanted amongst the Belgian strain is a little more stoutness of 

 petal and smoothness of flower, and this can only be obtained by careful 

 crossing. 



Amongst cut flowers, the stands of Koaes exhibited by Messrs. PaU 

 and Son, of Cheshunt, were especially fine, in fact, we have scarcely 



