Jalj 23, 1868. 1 



JOURNAL OF HOBTIOULTUBE AND COTTAGE GABDENBB. 



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The best pair of Tre« Fams wore Diokaonia antarcticu, with thick 

 Wack trnuks about 8 feet high. Mr. .1. McLean was second with a 

 pair of the same Kern, Btandiuj; Letwcou nud 7 foot hij-h np to the 

 branching of the head. 



The cnp offered by the Mayor and town of Nottinnham for tlis beat 

 thirty-six most distinct varieties of Itritish Ferns was taken by K. J. 

 Lowo, Es.-]., with a collection in which tho following were cuuspicnoua 

 — viz., AtJiyrium Kilix-foMniua lonpiridfjeusc, saf^ittatain, idutuosnra 

 Monkmanni most beautiful, boiuf; so (;niccful [and soft luokius, |>oly- 

 morphnm ; Osmuuda re^alis cristata ; Ijastrea paoudomaa cristata, 

 eristata auRUStata, and nitida ; Adiantum capillua-Venuria Kalon, 

 Polystichum angularo Wakeleyaunni, Scolopendrium vul^'are, di^i- 

 tatum Lowei, H. vulgaro deprano vidparnm, and Aspleniuoi adiiui- 

 tam nigium graudiccpa. Mr. Mapplebeck, of Woodlii-id, Mo-ieley, 

 Birmingham, also sent a fine collection, in which Lastrea Filixmaa 

 eristata onsnstata and floccosa, and Scolopcndrium vulgare crispum 

 were very beautiful. Ha had also Quo examples of Athyriom Fiiix- 

 fo^mina coronatam and Fieldifr, as well as several others. 



A prii^, offered by E. J. Lowo, Esq-, for tho twelve most distinct 

 abnormal Scolopendriums, was taken by himself with uu interesting 

 collection; and the same gentleman also exhibited a numerous collec- 

 tion of new forms, to many of which certificates were awarded. Mr. 

 lK>tre was also first in the cIa.M tor the best twelve British Ferns, with 

 Lastrea temula, L. Filii-mas Jervisii, L. remota, L. rigida, L. thelyp- 

 toria depauporata, a Cue specimen of L. pseudo-mas eristata, L. dila- 

 lata eristata, a fine panful of Polypodium phegopteris, Osmunda 

 regalis eristata minor, Athyrium Filix-fttmina imhricatnm Lowei, and 

 Scolopendrium vulgara flabellatnm. Mr. Mapplebeck was second with 

 a fine collection ; Mr. Staples, gardener to F. Harris, Esq., Leicester, 

 and Mr. Earley, Digswell, being respectively third and fourth. 



The special prize for the best twelve British Ferns, the exhibitor to 

 be a resident in the county of Leicester, offered by J. Harris, Esq., 

 was taken by Mr. Staples with neat well-grown plants. 



Lycopods. — Of these charming examples were contributed by Mr. 

 Bolton, gardener to W. Worawick, Esq., tho kinds being Selaqinella 

 donticnlata, Wildonovi, stolonifera, crecta, erecfa compacta, aud 

 caeaia. Four of these had rounded hcada, beantituUy clothing the 

 pons to the ground, the others being erect and placed at tho back. 

 The whole of them were very beantiful. Mr. Charlesworth, who was 

 second, had also fine cones, 2| feet high, of S. denticnlata, c.^sia, den- 

 ticalata arborea aud formosa, the others being caulescons and crasia 

 arborea. 



Hardy Ors.imental TREsa axb SHiujiiS. — The special prizes snb- 

 acribed for these were taken by Messrs. Barron & Sous, of the Klvas- 

 tOQ Nurseries, BoiTowash ; and Messrs. Harrison, of Leiceate**. Messrs. 

 Barron's collection was most excellent and very interesting from its 

 containing fine specimens of the newest Conifers, besides some of the 

 beat of the old ones, as well as new shrubs. In it were included 

 Elsagnns japonicns striatus, the leaves centred with white and mar- 

 gined with green ; Capreasufl Lawsoniana stricta forming a long taper- 

 ing cone ; a fine variety of Golden Holly ; pigmy Piues ; Retiuospora 

 ptsifera anrea, a tine golden leaved variety ; Abies Douglasii brevifolia, 

 very compact; Pinna flexilia, grotesque in appearance; Retinospora 

 obtusa aurea, prettily tipped witli a golden colour, very fine ; Aithro- 

 taxna selaginoidea, the beautiful Itetinospora sclaginoidea, Picea Nord- 

 manniaja aurea with well-marked golden variegation ; Abies Tsuga 

 nana, a little gem ; Retinospora pisifera albo-variegata, looking as if 

 splashed with white, Thnjopsia dolabrata, and aeverul other handsome 

 Conifers. Mr. Ban-on sent in addition a very extensive collection 

 forming a long avenue from near the entrance up to the tents. This 

 contained many fine specimens of Conifers and other troca and shrnba, 

 and many pretty varieties and recent introductiona. A plant of Abies 

 excelsa Clanbrasiliana, a singular dwarf variety of one of tho tallest 

 of Pinuses, formed a tine dense mass upwards of a yard across, and 

 such a plant could be introduced with excellent effect in a great many 

 different situations. Aucubas, Euouymuaes, Berberises, HoUiea, both 

 variegated and plain-leaved, Barron's Golden Yew, Junipers, Reti- 

 nosporas, Arbor-Vita>8, Raphiolepis ovata and Liguatrum coriaceum, 

 both remarkable for the great thickness of their leaves, were also 

 ineladed in this collection, as well as fine examples of Cnpresaua 

 nutkaensis, Picea Nordmanniana argeutea, with the foliage exhibiting 

 a beautiful ailveiy tiuge, and very effective ; Arthrotaxus laxifolia and 

 cirpressoides, very fine ; of Araucoria imbricata, a large and remarkably 

 fine specimen ; and Thuja antarctica, forming a fine close pyramid. 

 Messrs. Harriscu's collection was also good though not so numerous as 

 the above. 



MiscKLLANBODB AHT> New Plamt3 — Of now plants Messrs. Veitch, 

 o4 Chelsea, exliibited a large and very fine collection, for which they 

 took the first pri:ie in the miscellaneoua class. It included Crotons 

 mterruptum, irregulare, tricolor, maximum, Hillii, aud Voitchii ; 

 Ooleas Scottii, Iluckeri, Batemanni, Bausei, and Saundersii ; Odonto- 

 gloasnm Krameri, Thunia Bensonia; ; several lovely Ferna, aa Davallia 

 porrula, Leptopteria superba, Gymno^amma Pearcei, and Adiantum 

 xarleyense ; Anthurium Scherzerianum, the fine new Caladium Chel- 

 soni, DracEena Chelsoni, Ampelopaia Veitchii, which at Chelsea proves 

 to be a valuable bftrdy climber, Alocaaia Chelsoni and Jenningsii, Re- 

 tinospora plnmoaa, a moat beautiful plant, the white-flowered Lapageria, 

 Pitcher plants, a handsome Acalypha tricolor, Dalechamjjia Roezliaua 

 roeea, and several other plants of recent introduction. Mr. Ai-cher, 

 gardener to A. Turner, Esq., Leicester, had the second prize for a 



remarkably fine collection, conspionoua in which wore the BirdVnest 

 Fern, Adiantums traneziforme and fonnosum, Alocasia metallioa, 

 Gymnostachynm VerKcbarfulti, Thrinax ologans a sptondid pot ot 

 Lilinm auratum with fifteen large flowers, Pothos argjroa, forming an 

 elegant croaa-hundlcd basket S feel in diameter inUia longn«t direction. 

 fine Sacoolabiums, and Ac-ridoa. Mr. Williams waa third with a 

 mixed collection, and among now plants exhibited now Ojlonwa, 

 Taxns fuHtigiata variogala, which, however, did not »h»^^ mnoh varie- 

 gation, l^alechampia Roczliana rosea, Croton irregnlaro, Ararhnantho 

 nioachifera, Trichonianes rcniforme and other now Ferns, Coooa 

 Weddeliana, Zamia Ghollinchii, Anthurium Scherzorianam, Ananoaaa 

 Porteana, Chamaidorea Eruesti-Augusta, which is a hands iniu Palm, 

 and other plants, either rare or of recent Inlroti notion. A priia waa 

 also awarded in this class to Mr. Peachoy for Ouvirandra funostralifl, 

 growing in a tub, and in a class for twenty succuionta Mr. 0»arj took 

 a first priae for a neatly-arranged collection. 



FLORISTS' FLOWEBa 

 In those classes devoted to tloriats' flowers, it must Ix" admitted that 

 there was a falling-oS in point of quality as compared with the show 

 at Bury in 1367 ; in a few, however, the contents eontraated favourably 



with Bury. t-^ ,« t>- i 



Fuchsias were much inferior to those ahown by Mesmrs. U. T. rlah 

 and others in 18C7. Mr. J. Staples in tho amateurs' classes, and Mr. 

 J. Smith in those for nuraerymen, showed creditable apecimcns, bnt 

 decidedly inferior to those generally seen at largo provincial shows. 

 A special open prize for six Fuchsias waa taken by Mr. W. Staples, 

 gardener to F. Harris, Esq., Leicester, who had well-bloomed plants 

 of Souvenir do Chiswick and Prince of Orange, dark kinds ; Blue 

 Bonnet, double dark ; Marchioness of Bath, white corolla ; ani 

 Fair Oriana and Marginata, light varieties. Mr. J. Smith, Longh- 

 borongh, waa second with Rcine Blanche, Annie. Rose of Castillo, and 

 Venus de Medici, all light kinds; and Grand Admiral and OipCT 

 Queen, dark ; the last a double variety. Mr. .1. Burton waa third. 

 In Class 03 for six kinds, and Class 64 for the aame number shown by 

 amateurs and nurserymen respectively, Mr. J. Staples and Mr. J. 

 Smith were first in each instance ; the former having Roderick Dho, 

 Agamemnon, Souvenir de Chiawick, and Lady Iloytosbnry. dark kinds ; 

 Rose of Caatille and Madame Cornet, light variotiea. The other 

 planta in thia claaa were somewhat poor. Mr. Smith had Gipsy Qieen, 

 double dark ; Catherine Hayes, single dark : Conspiouum, whits- 

 corollaed ; and Rose of Castillo, Annie, and Marginata, single light 

 varietica. In thia clasa also the remaining pknts were of bnt moderate 

 quality. With three standard Fuihsias Mr. W. Staples was alao firat. 

 having planta about 8 feet in height with good symmetrical heads well 

 furnished with bloom ; the sorts. Souvenir de Chiswick and GipsT 

 Queen (double), both dark kinds ; and Mrs. Marshall, light. Mr. J. 

 Bolton was second with much inferior plants that were unnamed. 



Tho display of large-flowering and fancy PKLASooNiuma was very 

 poor, the unfavourable weather, no doubt, operating much to their 

 disadvantage; at tho same time it would be legitimate to inter from 

 tho nature of the varieties staged that the science of Pelai^gotiiom- 

 growiug ia in its infancy in the neighbourhood of Leicester, the pots 

 unduly large, so that flower is sacrificed to growth of foliage, and 

 large-flowering aorta miserably jwor, with two or three exoeptiona. 

 Mr. J. Bjlton was first with both show and fanoy kinds, having 

 bettor varietiea ot the latter — viz.. Emperor. Lady Craven, Fairy, 

 Queen of the Valley, Roi des Fautaisiea, and Madamo Sainton Dolby, 

 Second. Mr. T. Lambert, with Emperor, Bridesmaid, Arabella (ioi- 

 dard, Evening Star, and two others unnamed. 



Ou the other hand, the method of showing tho Zonal Pelargomoma 

 would compare favourably with tho great London shows. 



In the amateurs' claases for twelve kiudi Mr. J. Lambert had ex- 

 cellently grown and flowered plants, rather too flat in shape, and 

 somewhat too formally tied out. The sorts were Provost, St. Fiacre, 

 Clipper, Excellout, Rose Rendatler, Mrs. Wm. Paul. Adonia. Virw> 

 Marie, Mens. G. Nachet, Bel Demonio, and Highgato Rival. Second, 

 Mr. J. Bolton with capital planta of Mrs. W. Paul, President Johnson, 

 Helen Lindaay, fine ; Clipper, fino; Adonis, Cerise Unique, Tiutoref^ 

 Madame Vauc'her, St. Fiacre, Eugi^ne Mezard, Excellent, and Lady 

 Eokeby. Third, Mr. C. Moore. In tho nurserymen's clasa Mr. J. 

 Thorpe, ot Littlethorpe, was first with excellent planta ot Jean Valjaan, 

 very fine ; Tiutoret and Excellent, both with good heads of bloom ; 

 Fairy Princess, Boante de Snresnes, Mrs. W. Paul, Clipper, Gloira d» 

 Nancy (double), excellently well dono ; Adonis, very fine ; Oriana, 

 and King of Zonals. There was no other competitor. Mr. J. Bolton 

 was first with twelve Nosegay or Hybrid Nosegay varieties, having 

 excellent plants of Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Constance Qroevenor, 

 Lord Palmerston ; Misa Parfilt, a very fine variety that deserves to b» 

 better known; Merrimac, Prince Czartoryski, Lo Grand, Magenta, 

 Stella, Waltham Seedling, Beaton's Indian Yellow, and Cyblstar. 

 Second, Mr. J. Thorpe with a very good lot, having the following kinds 

 distinct from the foregoing— Violet HiU Noaegay, a capital exhibition 

 variety ; Rebecca, Startler, Fairy Princess, Lady CuUnm, Sparkler, 

 and Amy Hogg, very fine. With six Zonal kinds, inclusive of Nosegays, 

 Mr. J. Burton was first with Excellent, Stanton Pareil, a showy bright 

 orange scarlet ; St. F'iacre, Madame Vaucher, Engiina Mezard, and 

 one unnamed. Second. Mr. W. Bunlter, with Amy HogK, Beanto d» 

 Saresnea, Dr. Lindley, Rebecca, Gloiredo Nancy, and Enp^no Mezard. 



In Class 72 for six 'Variegated Pelargoniums, Messrs. F. & A. Smith, 

 Dulwich, were first with oapitally grown aud weU-ooloar«d plants ot 



