June 20, 



JOURNAL OF HOKTXCDLTUBE AND COTTAGK GABDENER. 



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iho control ball, if wa maytio call it, id a marvel of boauty. A foantain 

 plays iu the ceutre, surrouuded by Qao-folia^ed and doweriu^ plants of 

 ^^at beauty, whilo tbrough an openiug on ouo side is socd a water 

 nympb, Tvith a. foantaiu casting dowu a sheet of water all rotiud, 

 lighted from above by gaa, wUicU brings oat beautiful prismatic colours 

 iu the water. It is a most charming; arrangement, and docs iofinite 

 credit to tho designer. — 1)., iJcaL 



NOTWITBSTANDLNG tho recent Bcorching weather, the display of 

 looses at the Crystal Palace on Saturday last was excellent in quantity, 

 and in quality vastly better than oven the most eanp^no conld have 

 expected. Of course many of the flowers had been "' touched " by the 

 son, and bad, consequcutiy, lost that freshness which constitutes so 

 great a. charm in a Koie, and many were showing stamens ; but 

 theu again there were whole stands, and thc?e, too, from a distance, 

 in which tho blooms exhibited all tho freshness and -lerfection which 

 one could have desired iu the most favourable weather. On the 

 whole, notwithstanding all drawbacks, the Show was magnificent, and 

 despite the heavy rain which fell during pai-t of tho day and other 

 attractions elsewhere, mora than 13,000 visitors inspected the Ex- 

 hibition. 



In Class 1, for single trasses of aeventy-two varieties, Messrs. Paul 

 and Son took the iirat place with remarkably tine blooms, conspicuous 

 -among which were Doke of Kdiuburgh, rich crimson scarlet ; Marie 

 Baomann, a splendid carmine liose of tine form, hitherto uot frequently 

 esdiibited, but good in almost every at^nd m which it was shown; 

 Madame Charles Wood, glowing crimson; Alfred Colomb ; Made- 

 moiselle Marie Rady, another brilliant-colourtd variety- ; Senateur 

 Vaisse, Xavier Olibo, Devouiensis, Fran';oi.s Trcyvc, Marechal Niel, 

 magnificent, as indeed it was in most of the stands : Louise Magnan, 

 fine white ; Madame Victor Verdier, Maurice Bernardin, Lord Ma- 

 canlay, Mademoiselle Thercse Levet, Olivier Delhommc, Mademoiselle 

 Annie Wood, Princo Camille de Rohan, and Mademoiselle Bonnaire, 

 small, but beautiful. Mr. Cant, of Colchester, who was second, had 

 fine examples of Marechal Niel, Madame Bravy, Madame Victor 

 Verdier, Duchesse de Caylus, Niphetos, President. Klizabeth Vigneron, 

 Gloire de Vitry, Olivier Delhomme, Prince Camille de Rohan, Souvenir 

 d'Elise, Devouiensis, Celine Forestier, Horace Vemet. Maurice Ber- 

 nardin, Marie Baumanu, and others. &Ir. Mitchell, of Piltdown 

 Nurseries, Uckfield, who came third, bad also excellent blooms, and 

 some very fine, soch as Charles Lefebvre, Mdlle. Marie Rady, and 

 Charles Verdier. Mr. Keyuos, of Salisbury, was fourth. 



Class '2, three trusses of forty-eight varieties, always affords a rich 

 and eflfective display, and on this occasion waa quite a feature of itself. 

 Messrs. Paul & Son's stand, which took the first prize, contained 

 many remarkably tine trasses, especially those of Madame Furtado, 

 Victor Verdier, Ville de St. Denis, Duke of Edinburgh, Beauty of 

 Waltham, Niphetos, Madame Rivers, Marechal Niel. Marie Baumann, 

 Maurice Bernardin, Mdlle. Marie Rady, Pierre Xotting. Alfred Colomb, 

 Dnchesse de Caylus, and Gloire de Santenay. In the second-prize 

 collection, from Mr. Keynes, were Madame Yidot, Marie Baumaim, 

 Camille Bernardin, Charles Lefebvre, Mar^^uerite de St. Amand, 

 Princess Mary of Cambridge, Souvenir de Malmaison, Gloire de Dijon, 

 Madame Sertot, Alba MutabUis, Mrg. Ward, lilac rose ; Bernard 

 Polissy, confused- looking ; Xa-vier Olibo, fine ; Alfred Colomb, Mdlle. 

 Marie Rady, Francois Lacharme, Triompho de Rennes, Boule d'Or, 

 Bladame Knorr, and Madame Willermoz. Mr. Cant, who came third, 

 had also very fine trusses of some of the varieties just named, as well 

 as Rubens, white, tinged with rose; Fisher Holmes, John Hopper, 

 Comtesse de Chabrillant, Exposition de Brie, splendid colour ; La 

 Brillante, Dr. Andry, and Devouiensis. Mr. Fraser, of Lea Bridge 

 Road, Leyton, took the fourth prize with, among others. Prince de 

 Porcia, very fine iu colour; Fiaher Holmes, Duchesse de Caylus, 

 Marie Baumann, John Hopper, Madame Boutin, Madame C. Wood, 

 Monsieur Neman, and Antoine Ducher. Mr. Mitchell also exhibited 

 in this class, but the warm climate of Sussex, which gives him so 

 great on advantage sometimes, was against him, as the sun had some- 

 what affected his otherwise fine blooms. Messrs. Francis contributed 

 good examples of William Rollisson, Madame Vidot, and some others. 



In Class 3, for three trusses of twenty-four varieties, Mr. Keynes 

 took the lead with splendid examples of Marechal Niel, America, 

 Triompho de Rennes, Souvenir d'un Ami, Souvenir de Malmaison, 

 Devouiensis, Marguerite de St. Amand, Alfred Colomb, Victor Verdier, 

 Mdlle. Marguerite Dombraio, Charles Ronillard, Princess Mary of 

 Cambridge, and Charles Lefebvre. Messrs. Paul & Son, who were 

 second, had Pierre Netting, Maurice Bernardin, Prince do Porcia, 

 Alfred Colomb, and others, fine in size and colour; whilst Mr. Cant, 

 who took the third place, had a splendid example of Marie Baumann, 

 and eeveral others, very good. Mr. Clarke, Streatham Place, Brixton, 

 was fourth. Mr. Cattell, of Westerham, sent, among others. Beauty 

 of Westerham. a lively-coloured variety of English origin. 



The next Clasa, 4, was for single trusses of the same number of 

 varieties. In this Mr. Keynes was again first, and had a magnificent 

 bloom of Marechal Niel measuring about 1 inches in diameter, and 

 fine examples of Mario Baumann, Hippolyte Flandrin, Marguerite 

 de St. Amand, America, Souvenir de Malmaison, Souvenir d'Elise, 

 Souvenir d'un Ami, Charles Rouillard, and Pierre Netting. Mr. 

 Parker, Victoria Nursery, Rugby, who was second, had Martchal Niel, 

 not large, but extremely rich in colour, and excellent examples of 

 Madame Victor Verdier, Charles Lefebvre, Alfred Colomb, and 



General Washington. The third and fourth prizes went respectiTOlj 

 to Mr. Clarke, of Brixton, and Mr. Mann, of Brentwood. 



In the amateurs' classes tht exhibitora were very numerona, an^ 

 many of the stands were excellent, cspocially those ihown by Mr. 

 Hedge, Mr. lugle, the Rev. E, N. Pochin, and Mr. Postana, which 

 contained some superb blooms, and withal wonderfully fresh. We 

 can only notice a few of tho best varieties in each class. 



For single trusses of forty-eight kinds, Mr. Hedge, of Heed Hall, 

 Colchester, took the first place with Boule d'Or, Expot^ition de Brie, 

 not large, but fine in colour ; Prince Camille de Rohan, Rubens, 

 William Griffiths, Madame Morgottin, Triompho de Rennes, Marie 

 Baumann, Pierre Netting, L'Enfant Trouv6, and Marechal Niel, the 

 last of the richest golden colour. Mr. Tngle, gardener to Mrs. Round, 

 Birch Hall, Colchester, who was serond, had John Hopper, Senateur 

 Vaisse. Charles Lefebvre, Pierre Netting, very fine ; Rushton Rad- 

 clyffe, Dnchesse de Caylus and Souvenir de Malmaison. Sir. Thomey- 

 croft, Floore, Weedon, was third ; Mr. Chard, gardener to Sir F. H. 

 Bathurst, Bart., Salisbury, fourth. 



In Class 6, for thirty-six single trusses, Mr. Hedge was again first 

 with remarkably fine blooms, especially those of Marechal Niel, very 

 deep in colour ; Dr. Andry, Madame Boll, and Alfred Colomb. Mr. 

 Draycott, gardener to R. Studd, Esq., was second with Victor Verdier, 

 Due de Rohan, Louis XTV., Olivier Dclhomme, and Madame Bravy ; 

 and good trusses of other varieties came from him : from Mr. Keen, 

 gardener to J. G. Sheppard, Esq., Campsey Ash ; and from Mr. Ingle. 



In Class 7, twenty-four single trusses, the Rev. E. Pochin, Sileby 

 Vicarage, Loughborough, had the first prize for beautiful examples, 

 both as regards size and freshness, of Senateur Favre, Victor Verdier, 

 Souvenir de Malmaison, Charles Lefebvre, Madame Furtado, Dr. 

 Andry, Due de Kohan, magnificent, Comtesse de Chabrillant, Jules 

 Margottin, Louis Peyronny, Marechal Niel, Climbing DevonienaiB,. 

 John Hopper, Marguerite de St. Amand, and Madame C. Wood- 

 There was not a bad Rose in the stand, and the greatest credit is due 

 to its exhibitor, as likewise to Mr. Postans, who took the second prize, 

 and whose blooms were also excellent. Mi-. Stoddart, Wivenhoe Port, 

 and Mr. Nichol, gardener to T. H. Power, Esq., Bury St. Edmunds, 

 were third and fourth. 



Tho next Class, 8, was for twelve varieties, and in it Mr. Pochin and 

 Mr. Postans were again first and second, exhibiting beautiful examples 

 of Madame Furtado, Charles Lefebvre, Climbing Devoniensis, Mare- 

 chal Niel, General Pelissier, Frau'jois Louvat, Xavier Olibo, Niphetos, 

 Abel Grand, Pierre Notting, splendid, Marie Baumann, Madamo 

 Willermoz, Madame C. Wood, Due de Rohan, and Madame V. Ver- 

 dier. Mr. May, Slisted, who was third, had among others Marechal 

 Niel, very fine, and the fourth-prize stand of Mr. Ingle contained a 

 very large and fine Charles Lefebvre. 



Collections of Roses, any variety, were furnished by Messrs. Paul 

 and Son, who exhibited numerous varieties, and Mr. Cant, who had a 

 stand of magnificent trusses of Marechal Niel. To each of these 

 exhibitors a first prize was awarded, the second and third being taken 

 by Messrs. Francis, of Hertford, and Mr. HoUamby, cf Tunbridge 

 Wells. The latter also sent several boxes not for competition, and 

 received an extra prize. 



Of yellow Roses, Mr. Keynes sent numerous fine trusses of Louise 

 de Savoie. Gloire de Dijon, Triomphe de Rennes, Boule d'Or, and 

 Marechal Niel, the last splendid, and he received a first prize ; the 

 second going to Mr. Hedge, who had L'Enfant Trouve. very beautiful ; 

 Jaune de Smith, Celine Forestier, Narcisse, and some of those just 

 named. Mr. Stoddart was third, and an extra prize was awarded to 

 Mr. Bristow, gardener to Mrs. Orme, Broadwater. 



For Tea-scented and Noisette varieties there were cla?ses both for 

 nurserymen and amateurs, Mr. Cant, Mr. Eraser, and Mr. Porker, 

 of Rugby, being the prizetakers among the former ; and Messrs. 

 Hedge, Bristow. and Postans among the latter. In the various stands 

 shown by these gentlemen, there were beautiful trusses of Niphetos, 

 Madame Willermoz, Marechal Niel, Devoniensis, Comte de Paris, 

 Moiret. Souvenir d'Elise, Vicomtesse de Cazes, L'Enfant Tronve, 

 Madame Margottin, a fine new pot Rose ; Gloire de Dijon, and Celine 

 Forestier. 



The best basket of one hundred flowers was one of Marie Baumann, 

 from Messrs. Paul & Son ; Mr. Fraser being second with Madame 

 Victor Verdier interspersed with Asparagus, and Maiden-hair and 

 other Ferns; and Mr. Chard , third. 



Among miscellaneous subjects were collections of bedding plants 

 from Messrs. E. G. Henderson ; Downie, Laird, & Laing; F. & A. 

 Smith ; and Mr. Mann, of Brentwood. Mr. Guyett, gardener to 

 J. Perrott, Esq., Heme Hill, sent finely-fruited Vines in pots; M. Van 

 Houtte, Iresine Lindenii, with purplish chocolate leaves; and G. F. 

 Wilson, Esq., Weybridge, fijie cut spikes of various Lihes. 



PJIODODENDRONS AND THEIR CULTURE, 

 I WAS disappointed that in the article thus entitled, which 

 appeared in page 409, no mention was made for out-door 

 culture of what I know as Rhododendron caucasicum, which 

 is dwarf, hardy, the first to flower, and haa flowers streaked 

 with rose while in the bud state, delicate sulphur- coloured 

 when blown. Nor is mention made of the double, which is 

 equally hardy, large, and handsome in stem and trasses. 



