March 19, 1SC8. 1 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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WHS first with good examples of Garriok, Chnrlos Dickens, Von 

 SckiUor, Maraulay, Mout Ulanc, and GiRiuitea; Mr. Bartlitt hccoiul, 

 and Mr. Wilding and Mrs. It. Youn^, i'i|ual third. Mr. StiMl, Mr. 

 Turner, Portland Uoad, Netting llill ; Mr. Beech, Mr. VViggius, and 

 Mr. Burden were the other exhibitora. 



Class 5 was for six Hyacinths, new kinds never before exhibited. 

 The first prize in this was taken by Mr. W. Paul with Clio, bearing 

 couidderablo resemblance to Lord Palmerston in colour, but with 

 larger bells and broader ia the segments ; Eclipse, crimson, edged 

 with rose, brighter in colour than Von Schiller ; King of the Yellows, 

 a great advance in its class, having a finely-formed compact spiko, 

 deeper in colonr than Ida ; Grand Monarch and Byron, in the stylo of 

 Grand Lilas, with tine spikes and bells, and broad in the segments ; 

 and Autocrat, very dark purplish violet, fine spike. Messrs. Cutbush 

 were second with Vulcan, almost black, loose spike; Bijou Celeste, 

 white, good substance, broad segments ; Prince Alfred, compact spike, 

 good bells, glowing magenta crimson, shading off towards the edges ; 

 Laua, pale yellow ; Von Siebold, dark blue, an improvement on Baron 

 Von Tuyll iu colour and form ; and .Tescho, with a broad pluni-colooixd 

 stripe along each segment, and a paler edge on each side. 



In the next class, that for new lands introduced since 1865, Mr. W. 

 Paul was again first with La Grandesso, with a robust spike, white ; 

 La Grande riessemblauce, broad pale lilac bells tinged with blush ; 

 Sir H. Havelock; Delicata, double, pale blue, somewhat loose; Mi- 

 randolin, compact spike, small bells, rose striped with carmine, a.nd 

 having an orange tinge ; and L'Esperance, dark blue with a pur^ilish 

 shade, fine. Messrs. Cutbush were second with Goldfish, yellow ; 

 Prince Albert, double, dark blue, close spike for a double variety ; 

 Johnson, good spike, purplish violet, with a light throat ; Arnold 

 Prinsen, much the same iu colour as Sir H. Havelock ; La Mignonne, 

 double white ; and Sadowa, with a dense spike of soft rose-coloured 

 bolls. In addition to his other fine exhibitions, Mr. W. Paul had in the 

 miscellaneous class, a tine collection of about 1'20 pots of Hyacinths, 

 and Mr. Bartlett one of eighty or ninety pots, in which were many 

 excellent spikes. 



Narcissi came next in the schedule. Mr. W. Paul was first with 

 Newton, Bazelman Major, Yellow Prince, Queen of the Yellows, Grand 

 Monarque, and Gloriosa ; Messrs. Cutbush second with, among others, 

 Soleil d'Or, sho^vy yellow and orange ; and King of the Netherlands, 

 yellow and white. Mr. Cutbush, of Barnet, was third. 



Of Tulips there was a good though not very large display, and with 

 the exception of Proserpine, feathered and flamed yellow and bronzy 

 rose, from Messrs. Cutbush, there was nothing very different in the 

 varieties from those previously reported. Messrs. Cutbnsh were first 

 with the above, Fabiola, Proserpine, Van der Neer, Rubens, and Joost 

 Van Vondel ; Mi-. W. Paul, second, with Keizersk-roon, crimson, broadly 

 edged with yellow; White Pottebaklcer ; Maas, scarlet; Proserjiine, 

 Vermilion Brilliant, and Molicre. Mr. W. Paul also exhibited a 

 splendid collection of Tulips, conspicuous among which were Tourue- 

 sol, and New Yellow Toumesol, Koi Pepin, Grootmeester Van Maltha, 

 Canary Bird, and Miaulus, red and yellow. Mr. W. Cutbush, of 

 Bamet, was third. In the amateurs' class, Mr. Steel was first ; Mr. 

 Bartlett, second. 



Crocuses were unusually large and fine, both in the nurserymen's 

 and the amateurs' classes. In the former Mr. W. Paul took the first 

 prize ; Messrs. Cutbush the second ; and in the latter Mr. Bartlett 

 and Mr. Steel held the same relative positions. The following varie- 

 ties were very fine : — White ; Mammoth, Caroline Chisholm, Queen 

 Victoria, Princess of Wales. Y'ellow : Golden Yellow. Pnriile and 

 Blue : David Kizzio, Brunei, Perfection, Ne Plus Ultra, Prince Albert, 

 and Lord Byron. Striped : Ida Pfeiffer, Princess Alexandra, Albion, 

 Sir W. Scott, and La Majesteuse. 



Of Forced Shrubs only a few were shown, consisting of Khododeu- 

 drons, Ghent and other Azaleas, Deutzia gracilis, Weigela rosea, 

 Persian Lilac, and one or two others. Mr. Wilkie, Oak Lodge, Kensing- 

 ton, was first; Mr. Earley, gardener to F. Pryor, Esq., Digswell, 

 second : and Mr. Steel, third. 



Of Lily of the Valley, Mr. Howard, gardener to J. Brand, Esq., 

 Balham, exhibited half a dozen potsfnl iu beautiful condition, taking 

 the first prize. Mr. W. Cutbush was second, with smaller potsful full 

 of flower; and .1. Brand, Esq., Balham, third. Mr. Salter, of Ham- 

 mersmith, had the variety with beautifully striped leaves which is so 

 ornamental, but it was not in full bloom. Good potsful of the ordi- 

 nary kind were also shown by several other exhibitors. 



In Cyclamens, Mr. Wiggins, gardener to W. Beck, Esq., made a 

 most beautiful display with a collection of about 1.5U pots, and al- 

 thoagh the plants were not more than from sixteen to eighteen months 

 old, some of the pots had not less than 14U or 151) blooms, and in one 

 pot as many as two hundred bad been counted, but in this case the 

 corms were older. Mr. Wiggins well deseiTed the first prize which 

 he obtained ; the second went to Mr. Todman for a small collection 

 of mneh smaller specimens. 



Chinese Primulas of an excellent strain were shown in fine bloom 

 both by Messrs. Dobson, of Isleworth, and Mr. Wiggins, who were 

 first and second, and by Mr. Todman, who was third; also by Mr. 

 Macintosh, of Hammersmith. 



To the beautiful collection of Rosea, from Messrs. Paul & Son, 

 allusion has already been made. Among them were specimens in fine 

 bloom of Princess Mary of Cambridge, .\lba Rosea, Gloire de Dijon, 

 Madame Victor Yerdier, Camille Bemardin, Madame Julie Daran. 



Lord Ilaglan, Victor Verdier, Alfred Colomb, Mario llady, and Maurice 

 Bernardin ; but more remarkable even than the plants was the stand 

 of a dozen cut blooms of Marcchal Niel, some of which were up- 

 wards of 4 inches across, and all of them of the richest golden yellow. 

 Not less beautiful was the companion stand of Alba Rosea, cream 

 white with a dehcate rose-coloured centre. In other boxes from the 

 same firm were fine blooms of .Tohn Hopper, Madame Victor Verdier, 

 Virginal, white and delicate ])iuk, very pretty ; Xavier Olibo, and 

 others, and fine buds of Madame Ealcot. Messrs. Lane, of Great 

 Berkhampstead, likewise sent a numerous collection, mostly in small 

 pots. 



Foremost among miscellaneous subjects were the Camellias, of 

 which Mr. W. Paul sent a numerous collection iu small pots, and 

 some, though in pots only 4 J inches in diameter, had four good-sized 

 blooms. .Jubilee was particularly fine. He also sent a very large speci- 

 men of Donckelaari in fine bloom, and a plant of Eximia of less size. 

 Boxes of cut blooms were also shown by Messrs. Lee, of Hammer- 

 smith : Mr. Howard, of Balham ; and Mr. Trasseler, gardener to 

 D. J. Kay, Esq., of Hoddesdon, who had Donckelaari very large and 

 beautifully blotched and spotted with white. Mr. H. M. Kctllewell, 

 Potter's Bar, contributed forced Pelargoniums, among which were 

 Belle Blanche, a useful light variety, and Monte Christo ; Mr. Laing, 

 gardener to P. W. Flower, Esq., Tooting, tree Mignonette, aboHt 

 5 feet high, with neat pyramidal tops ; and Mr. W. Cutbush, Barnet, 

 tree Mignonette trained on wire. Mr. Wilkie had a collection consist- 

 ing of Draceuas, Camellias, Epacrises, Azaleas, including two well- 

 bloomed standards of Iveryana and Criterion, and Hoteia japonica, 

 which has been frequently noticed as a very ornamental plant for 

 spring decoration. Mr. Bull contributed Bertolonias, a fruiting 

 Aucuba, Camellias, Tricolor Pelargoniums, Cerasus Siiboldl rosea, 

 plena with large semi-double rosy lilac flowers, and GUssodia major, 

 a terrestrial Orchid from Australia, having a pnrplish violet flower on 

 the summit of a slender grass-like stem. Messrs. Lee had Cyrtochi- 

 lum maculatum, an old free-flowering winter Orchid, and Odonto- 

 glossnm Alexandrte ; and Mr. Burnett, gardener to W. Terry, Esq., 

 Fulham, Coelogj-ne cristata and Dendrobinm chrysotoxum. Neapolitan 

 Violets, very well grown and flowered, came from Mr. Roberts, Holm- 

 wood, Kent ; and Mr. T. Ware, Halo Fai-m Nurseries, Tottenham, 

 sent baskets of Alpine and spring-flowering plants. Mr. Earley showed 

 two boxes of cut flowers, among which were Acacias, Lilacs, Cine- 

 rarias, Azaleas, Thnnbergia Harrisi, and the lacework-like flower of, 

 we believe, a Snake Cucumber, which would be lovely for bouquets, 

 though not quite agreeably scented. Messrs. F. & A. Smith, of Dul- 

 wieh, sent a collection of their fine now Variegated Zonal Pelargo- 

 niums, and Mr. Watson, of St. Alban's, baskets of Miss Watson and 

 Mrs. Dix, two fine varieties, which he has frequently exhibited, to- 

 gether with a plant of Annie Men-y, a promising sort with a well 

 defined margin. Messrs. Paul & Son furnished a variety of Deutzia 

 crenata, with pale green leaves prettily marbled with white, and Deutzia 

 gracilis variegata alba, with the leaves variegated with yellowish white. 

 Mr. Neale, gardener to P. A. Cartwright, Esq ., exhibited a remarkably 

 fine Smooth-leaved Cayenne Pine Apple, and Messrs. Lane an orchard- 

 house Plum tree, which was between 4 and 5 feet high, and a mass of 

 blossoms. For the above-named subjects several extra prizes were 

 awarded, which will be found in the ofiicial prize list, published in 

 another column. 



Despite the unfavourable weather, there was a good attendance of 

 visitors, among whom were their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of 

 Cambridge and the Princess of Teck. We may also here call atten- 

 tion to the fact that the conservatory has at present a very gay ap- 

 pearance, the Camellias and several Rhododendrons being in fine 

 bloom. Among the latter. Rhododendron arboreum is magnificent, 

 and R. nilagii'icum is covered with soft rose-coloured flowers. 



FORTNIGHTL'Sr MEETING.— .Vnrc/i nth. 

 Frctt Comhittee.— G. F. Wilson, F.R.S., iu the chair. On this 

 occasion there was an unusually tine display of fruit, all of which 

 was in admirable condition. Prizes were offered of 15s. and Ws. for 

 the best and secoud best three dishes of dessert Apples. Mr. Tillery, 

 of Welbeck, sent Cox's Orange Pippin, Rosemary Russet, and Man- 

 nington's Pearmain. Mr. Beach, St. Julien's, Sevenoaks, sent Blen- 

 heim Pippin, Winter Pearmain, or Duck's Bill of Sussex, and R^bston 

 Pippin. Mr. Parsons, gardener to R. Attenborough, Esq., Acton Green, 

 sent Braddick's Nonpareil, King of the Pippins, and Kibston Pippin. 

 Mr. Cox, of Redleaf, sent Golden Harvey, Court of Wick, and Sam 

 Y'oung. Mr. Sidney Ford, of Leonardslee, Horsham, sent Ribston 

 Pippin, Red Pearmain, and a variety erroneously called Scarlet Pear- 

 main. He also sent a second collection, one dish of which was past 

 and unfit for table, and was therefore disqualified. Mr. Whiting, o£ 

 The Deepdene, sent Mickleham Pearmain, Cox's Orange Pearmain of 

 delicious flavour, and Adam's Pearmain. Mr. Lynn, gardener to Lord 

 Boston, sent Golden Ivnob, Sturmer Pippin, and Ribston Pippm. 

 Mr. Dixon, gardener to Lady Holland, Holland House, sent PU^'j 

 Russet, misnamed Sam Young, Cluster Golden Pippin, and "pyal 

 Russet. Mr. Spivey, gardener, Hallingbury Place, Bishop Stortford, 

 Greave's Pippin. Ribston Pippin, Coe's Golden Drop. On a very 

 minute examination of all the dishes, it wasdecided that Mr. Whiting's 

 collection was first, and Mr. Cox's second, and both were very fine 

 samples iu flavour, colour, and condition. In the competition for the 

 best three dishes of kitchen Apples, Mr. Whiting sent Dumelow's 



