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JOrKXAL OF HORTICrLTUKE AND COTTAGE GAKDENEK. 



t Jane S, 1S73. 



Stadmaimia amabilis, and Macrozamia spiralis ebnmea. Mr. 

 Carmichael, gardener to H. Tegwell, Esq., Cronrn Hall, Bath, is 

 third. In the nurseiymen's class the prizes went to Sir. Wim- 

 sett, Messrs. E. G. Henderson it Son, and Messrs. Downie & Co., 

 of Stsnstead Park, Forest Hill. 



For sis new plants introdnced by the exhibitor and not in 

 commerce, Messrs. Veitch are first with Dipladenia insignis 

 ■with splendid deep rose-crimson flowers. Tillandsia Zahnii (first- 

 class certificate!, Adiantum speciosum, Aralia elegantissima 

 (first-class certificate), with dark green 9-10-lobed leaves, Dra- 

 csna amabilis, and D. Baptistii ifirst-class certificate). Mr. Bull 

 is second with Pritthardia grandis, a very handsome Palm ; 

 Cyathea Burkei, a remarkably fine tree Fern ; Croton majesti- 

 CTUn, very handsome : Cycas imperi.^.lis, a fine acquisition ; Dra- 

 caena Goldieana, and Encephalartos Jamesoni. For three new 

 plants, in or out of flower, introduced by the exhibitor in 1S72-3, 

 Messrs. Veitch bear the palm with a magnificent example of 

 Odoatoglossum vexillarium having twelve flowers much larger , 

 than it has before appeared with, Aralia Yeitchii, and Croton 

 "Weismanni. | 



MiscEXiAXEOcs. — An extra prize was awarded to Mr. B. S. 

 Williams for a capital group of new and rare plants ; those ■ 

 most striking are Croton irregulare, Dsmonorops periacanthus, 

 and J), fissus. From Mr. W. Bull comes a very interesting and 

 varied collection, amotg them being Croton spirale, and C. cor- 

 nigerum. These, as T.-ell as some others, received first-class 

 certificates. An extra prize was awarded. Messrs. Veitch and 

 Sons have a large and highly meritorious collection. Here 

 are Croton Hookerii and some others, Dracaenas, Palms, Orchids, 

 Ferns, and Acers of di^erent coloured foliage. An extra 

 prize was awarded. Messrs. E. G. Henderson, of St. John's 

 Wood, send a group of Golden and Silver Tricolor Geraniums, 

 Coleus, Petunias, Anthuriums, Caladiums, and cut flowers of 

 Mimnlns. Mr. Wheeler, gardener to Sir F. Goldsmid, Bart., 

 Kegent's Park, has a well-diveisified group of greenhouse plants 

 and hardy Ferns. Mr. Charles ?soble, of Bagshor, received an 

 extra prize for a group of Spiraea japonica and Clematises. 

 Messrs. Standish it Co., of Ascot, have a group of plants, the most 

 conspicuous being a collection of Acers, and take an extra prize 

 for plants of Abutilon Boule de Xeige. Messrs. Cutbush, of 

 Highgate, send a large basket of Weigela hortensis nivea — a 

 suitable companion to the well-known W. rosea, and which will . 

 no doubt do as well for forcing. Mr. W. Bull has an extra prize 

 for a good collection of Palms of the us^ial sorts. 



Mr. W. Denning, gsidener to Lord Londesborough, contributes 

 a collection of Orchids, in which there is the very handsome 

 Odontoglossum vexiliarium, as well as Masdevallia Lindeni 

 and others of interest. Mr. Aldous, florist, Gloucester Boad, 

 South Kensington, received an extra prize for a group of mixed 

 greenhouse plants, consisting of Palms, Crotons, Dracaenas, and 

 Ferns. Mr. Pescridge, Greenway Xursery, Uxbridge, has twenty 

 baskets of Tricolor Geraniums, dwarf in habit, good in colour, 

 and offering a great variety of foliage. An extra prize was 

 awarded. 



Standard Rhododendrons of great beauty come from Messrs. 

 Veitch Ji: Sons, as well as boxes of cut blooms, also boxes of . 

 Ghent Azaleas and an interesting box of hardy flowering shrubs, j 

 An extra prize was awarded. Messrs. Osbom & Sons, Fulham, \ 

 have a very fine plant in a tub of Phormium tenax variegatum, ; 

 one of the finest plants of the kind. Mr. C. Turner, Slough, has 

 baskets of Show Pelargoniums, and certificates were granted to 

 several of them by the Floral Committee. ! 



Among cut flowers, one of the most interesting things on the i 

 centre table of the tent is a large and beautiful collection of ! 

 Ixias, Tritonias, Sciilas, Irises, <tc. ; this bos was quite besieged ; 

 by admirers. Pansies in cut blooms were also sent by Mr. T. S. 

 Ware, of Tottenham ; a very dark one, named Pluto, which has ; 

 been noticed in previous reports, is shown as a bedding variety. 



FBTirr. I 



The exhibition of Fruit is varied and extensive ; the show of ; 

 Grapes for the season being good and varied in character, thanks j 

 to the wisely-compiled schedule, wherein they are divided into j 

 classes, so that Frontigcans cannot be exhibited against Muscats, | 

 or Black Hamburgh against Black Prince. '• 



PxxE Apples. — Of these there is a poor show. In the class I 

 for three Queens Mr. J. Hepper, gardener to C. Ledward, | 

 Esq., The Elms, Acton, is the only exhibitor, and gains a second 

 prize. In the Any variety class Mr. Rutland is first with 

 Prickly Cayenne, Sir. Hepper being second with a Queen. 



Gbapes.— Class 37. — Basket of not less than 12 lbs. Here I 

 there are seven exhibitors. Mr. T. Bannerman, gardener to 

 Lord Bagot, Blithfield, Rugeley, is firs; with a splendid basket, 

 the berries jet black and covered with a beautiful bloom. Mr. 

 Bone.=i, gardener to D. Mcintosh, Esq., Havering Park, Bomford, 

 is second : the third prize going to Mr. H. Stapleton, gardener 

 to H. D. Davies, Esq., Spring Grove House, Isleworth. Class 38. 

 — Single dishes of Black Hamburgh. — Here the competition is 

 also keen. Mr. Bannerman again takes the lead with a splen- 

 did dish, colour and bloom almost perfect. Mr. Douglas is 

 second with a well-finished dish, but the bunches are not so 



I large. The third prize goes to Mr. J. Craven, at Mr. Davies 



Nursery, Friern Bamet, for a good dish. Class 41. — Any black 



variety except Hamburgh, Gros Guillaume, and Madresfield 



I Court. — Mr. Bannerman is first with a splendid dish. In the 



I Frontignan class Mr. Bannerman is again first with Grizzly 



j Frontignan; Mr. D. Pizzey, gardener to Sir E. Perry, Fulmer, 



I Slough, being second with the white variety. In a class ex- 



i clusively devoted to Buckland Sweetwater, Mr. Douglas is first 



with a well-finished dish, Mr. A. Eeid, gardener to L. Huth, 



Esq., Possingworth. Hawkhurst, being second, the bunches and 



I berries large. In Class io, any White variety except Muscat of 



Alexandria, Frontignan, and Buckland Sweetwater, Mr. W. 



i Hill, gardener to Kev. W. Sneyd, Eeele Hall, Stafford, is first 



with well-ripened Fosters White Seedling, Mr. Pizzey taking a 



third prize with White Muscadine. 



PzACHXs. — Class 46. — There are five very nice dishes exhibited, 



' though not quite so well finished as we have seen them at the 



. summer exhibition of tbig Society. Mr. G. Sage, gardener to 



Earl Brownlow, Ashridge Park, Berkhampstead, is first with 



1 Violette Hative, Mr. W. TTill being second with Royal George, 



the third prize going to Mr. T. Bannerman for the same variety. 



There is rather a poor exhibition of Nectarines. Mr. W. 



Gardiner, gardener to E. P. Shirley, Esq., Lower Eatingtoc 



Park, Stratford-on-Avon, is first with Violette Hative ; Mr. 



G. T. Miles, gardener to Lord Carington, Wycombe Abbey, 



High Wycombe, is second with pretty well-colotired Elruge ; 



and Mr. W. Hill third, also with Ebruge. 



Two very good dishes of Figs are exhibited. Mr. G. Sage is 

 first with Brown Turkey, Mr. G. T. Miles being second with 

 Ischis. 



Black and White Cherries are exhibited by Mr. G. T. Miles ; 

 he worthily holds the first prizes with Black Circassian and 

 Elton. 



Stka\\"eerkies of the British Qneen and Dr. Hogg class. 

 Mr. J. Douglas is first with excellent British Queen; Mr. 

 W. Bones is second with British Queen ; Mr. H. Stapleton 

 third with Sir C. Napier. Class 53. — President, Premier, or any 

 dark-coloured variety not Pine-flavoured. Mr. Douglas is agaiii 

 first with large well-coloured fruit of Premier ; Mr. J. W. Chard, 

 gardener to Sir F. Bathtirst, Clarendon Park, Salisbury, is se- 

 cond with President. 



Melons, Green-fleshed. — Of these there are one or two good 

 fruits, the others are inferior. Mr. G. T. Miles is first with a 

 nice hybrid Cashmere ; Mr. Bacnerman second with Bellamore 

 Hybrid. Mr. G. Ward is third with Wilson's Seedling. The 

 Scarlet- fleshed are inferior. The only prize awarded is a second 

 one to Mr. G. T. Miles for Eoyal Ascot. 



Peas. — Six dishes of Peas, to include Maclean's Blue Peter 

 Carter's White Gem, and Carter's First Crop Blue ; prizes 

 oSered by Messrs. Carter. Mr. G. Brown, gardener to E. Mack- 

 enzie, Esq., Fawlcy Court, Henley-on-Thames, is the only exhi- 

 bitor, and takes the first prize with nice dishes of the varieties 

 named, and William L, Prizetaker, and Supreme. 



In the Miscellaneous class equal second prizes are awarded to 

 Mr. A. Eeid for Cape Gooseberries, and to Mr. W. Gardiner for 

 a collection of well-kept Apples. 



FstnT CoiDCTTEK. — ^A. Smee.Esq., F.R.S.,inthe chair. From 

 Mr. Bennett, gardener to the Marquis of Salisbury, came a bos 

 of Blue Gown Cucumber, which was said to be the true kind. 

 He also sent a box of Dr. Hogg Strawberries ; these were very 

 fine, and a cultural commendation was awarded for them. Mr. 

 Watts again sent his Northampton Hero Broccoli in good 

 order. Mr. E. P. Francis, nurseryman, Hertford, sent a Broc- 

 coli, which did not merit any special notice. Mr. Hill, gardener 

 to E. Hanbury, Esq., The Poles, Ware, sent the same sort. 

 From the Royal Gardens, Frogmore, came a seedling Straw- 

 berry called La Grosse Sucree, said to be a perpetual bearer, 

 having fruit in three stages upon one plant, but its flavour 

 was not considered so good as other sorts in cultivation. A 

 commendation was awarded to Mr. Earley, Valentines, Hford, 

 for a well-kept collection of Apples. 



FiOBAi CojixiTTEE. — ^W. B. Kcllock, Esq., in the chair. The 

 certificates granted on this occasion were unusually numerous, 

 including as they did many of the subjects forming part of the 

 Show. Uur remarks must be brief, and confined to little more 

 ban a bare enumeration of them. Mr. Btdi had first-class certi- 

 ficates for Cyathea Dredgei, Campsidium filicifolium, Dracsna 

 rosea.D. Goldieana. PhyUoticnium mirabile, Croton cornigerum, 

 Cyathea Burkei. Cycas imperialis, Odontoglossum Insleayii 

 leopardinnm, very handsome ; Chamaerops hnmilis variegata, 

 variegated with yellow; Croton grande, Pritchardia grandis, 

 Bertolonia superbissima, very beautiful : Croton spirale, one of 

 the most remarkable of the genus, and Cattleya Mendelii. 



Messrs. Veitch had first-class certificates for Aralia elegantis- 

 sima, Tillandsia Zahnii, Dieffenbachia brasiliensis, extremely 

 handsome ; Phycella pulchra, scarlet, with the lower part of 

 the tube green ; Laelia Wolstenholmire ; Anthurium crystallinum, 

 a sterling novelty with broad silvery veins ; and Veronica dios- 

 mffiiolia with pale lilac flowers. 



