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JOURNAL OP HOETICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ June 26, 1878. 



penham, is thii'd with plants too leggy aud full of sticks. In 

 the class for six Fancies (nurserymen), but one collection is 

 exbibitetl by Mr. Turner, containing Neatness, Crystal Beauty, 

 Victor Hugo, aud Bast Lynn. 



In the class for new Pelargoniums sent out in 1872 or 1873 but 

 one collection is exhibited by Mr. Charles Turner, containing 

 Prime Minister ; Conquest, very brilliant ; Achievement, soft 

 lilac rose ; Kingcraft, very dark. He has also Pompey, and 

 Syren, very pretty. 



In the class for six Pelargoniums (amateurs), Mr. Morse, gar- 

 dener to W. P. Baker, Esq., Bromwell House, Brisliugton, Bris- 

 tol, is first with small and very compact plants. Mr. Brickell 

 is second with Zephyr, Star, Napoleon, Andre, Eowena, aud 

 Gulielma; and Mr. J. Melhuish sends some older kinds, among 

 ■which is Magnet, which must be at least twenty-five years 

 old. It was a venturesome thing to set up so old a plant, though 

 bright. In the class for six Fancy Pelargoniums (amateurs), 

 the first prize is awarded to Amy Sedgwick, Couutess of Walde- 

 grave, Ann Page, Bridesmaid, and Jane Grey, admirably-flow- 

 ered small plants. Mr. J. Evans, gardener to Dr. Abercrombie, 

 Cheltenham, is second with very good plants, but not so dwarf 

 in growth ; and Mr. James Lye is third with smaller plants. 



ZoN-Ui Pel^vugoniu.ms. — These are by no means good, some of 

 the plants, notably those staged by Messrs. Bell & Thorpe, being 

 greatly over-tied, and trained to a fiat table surface. In the class 

 for six Zonal Pelargoniums ( .mateurs), Mr. Thomas Carter, 

 Brooklyn Lodge, Bristol (first prize), has Blue Bell, Madame 

 Dufour, Rebecca, Lord Derby, Vesuvius, and White Tom Thumb. 

 Amongst the other collections the most remarkable are Louis 

 Veuillot, veiy bright, Soleil, Kose Eendatler, Gloire de Corbeny. 

 Bell & Thorpe took the first prize in the class for eight Pelar- 

 goniums with Mrs. W. Paul, Lord Derby, John Thorpe, Queen of 

 Beauties, Charles Dickens, aud Beaute de Suresnes. In the class 

 for six doubles (open), Messrs. Bell & Thorpe are first with some 

 nicely-bloomed plants, of which, perhaps, Madame Boutard is 

 best ; the others are Triomphe de Thumesnil, Madame Lemoine, 

 Signet, and Miss Evelyn. Mr. Marsh has six well-flowered 

 plants, but too much tied across, and the other collections eon- 

 tain nothing very remarkable. 



Vaeiegated Pel.lrgomums. — In the class for six Variegated 

 Pelargoniums, well-coloured plants of Tricolors are exhibited 

 by Mr. Perry, gardener to C.J. Gould, Esq., Bamfylde Lodge, 

 Exeter, consisting of Sophia Dumai-esque, Mrs. Tmner, Lady 

 Cullum, Florence, and Countess of Craven. Mr. Lye has six 

 much smaller plants ; but these two collections do not come 

 within the term Variegated. Messis. Bell & Thorpe have six 

 variegated white-edged, without name, aud took the second prize. 

 The indefinite term " variegated " has misled some exhibitors. 

 In the class for Tricolors a few nice collections are staged, the 

 principal varieties being Mr. Eutter, Mrs. Headly, Miss Burdett 

 Coutts, Sir R. Napier, Peacock, Eeynolds Hole, Mrs. Eousby, 

 and Peter Grieve. Mr. Pestridge is first with Mr. Eutter, 

 Italia Unita, Achievement, Lass o' Gowrie, Mrs. Headly, and 

 Miss Burdett Coutts. Mr. Tiirner is second, aud Messrs. Bell 

 and Thorpe third. In the class for six new Zonal Pelargoniums 

 sent out in 187*2, the first prize goes to Messrs. Bell & Thorpe 

 for Virginal, Wood Nymph, Merlin, Jul ilate, etc. For one new 

 Zonal Pelargonium the first prize goes to Messrs. Bell & Thorpe 

 for Miranda, salmon ; the second to Mr. C. Turner, Slough, for 

 Prince Arthur, scarlet. For three Bronze Pelargoniums the first 

 prize goes to Messrs. Downie, Laird, & Laing for W. E. Gumble- 

 ton. Chieftain, and Mrs. Harrison Weir; and for single Bronze 

 not sent out, for Shah of Persia. In thiee Silver Tricolors, the 

 first prize goes to Mr. C. Turner for Miss Pond, Dolly Varden, 

 and Lady B. Brydges ; the second to Messrs. Bell & Thorpe ; 

 and for single Silver Tricolors, first prize to Mr. C. Turner for 

 Dolly Varden. In Golden Tricolors, the first for three goes 

 to Mr. Turner for MisS Morris, Mrs. H. Little, and Baroness 

 Burdett Coutts ; the second to Mr. Pestridge for Mrs. H. Little, 

 Brilliant, and Marie Stuart. For one new Golden Tricolor, the 

 first prize goes to Mr. C. Turner for Golden Queen, the second 

 and third also to Mr. Turner. 



CUT FLOWEES. 



Pinks. — Several very nice stands are exhibited, the best of 

 ■which is that shown by Mr. Charles Turner, consisting of beauti- 

 fully laced plants of Princess of Wales, Device, Genevieve, Eev. 

 George Jeans, Attraction, Prince Frederick William, Mildred, 

 Bertram, Ernest, Lord Kirkcaldy, Nina, and Godfrey. Mr. H. 

 Hooper is second, and Mr. James Hooper third. Of the local 

 prizes for twelve, the first is given to Mr. D. Pizzie, gardener to 

 Sir E. Perry, Bart., Slough, for excellent blooms of Mildred, De- 

 Tiee, Godfrey, Eosy Gem, Genevieve, Edith, Annie Chater, Nina, 

 Constance, Lord Kirkcaldy, Bertram, and Prince Frederick 

 William. Mr. Catly, of Claverton Buildings, Bath, is second. 



rELAEooNiuMS. — Two Collections of cut blooms of double 

 Pelargoniums are exhibited, Messrs. Carter tt Co. taking first, 

 and Mr. H. F. Hall, of Bath, second. The blooms in the first 

 are C. Glijm, M. Boutard, W'illiam Pfitzer, Marie Lemoine, 

 Madame Bondet, &c. There are four collections of cut blooms 

 of twelve varieties cf Zonals ; the first prize going to Mr. A. I 



Gabriel, Vale Lodge, Bath, for Lorenzo, Beauty de SuresneSj 

 Grand Duke, Blue Bell, Mrs. William Paul, Pioneer, Warrior, 

 Gladiateur, Monster, Emeline Giisau, Eising Sun, and Mar6- 

 chal Vaillant. Second prize to Mr. Evans, gardener to Dr. 

 Abercrombie, Cheltenham; third to Mr. Thomas Carter, Brook- 

 lyn Lodge, Bristol. 



EosEs are exhibited in great perfection. We have heard a 

 great deal of unfavourable weather, lateness of season, and such- 

 like complaints ; but no one, seeing the magnificent blooms ex- 

 hibited hei-e, would believe that any of these complaints were 

 well founded, for grander blooms than those exhibited it wotild 

 be impossible to conceive. In the class for forty-eight Mr. 

 Cranston is first with some grand blooms, comprising amongst 

 those least known, La Esmeralda, crimson ; Marqiiise de Gibot, 

 fine pink ; and Julie Touvais, very large. There are also fine 

 blooms of Marguerite Dombrain, Madame Sertot, Dupuy-Jamain,. 

 Marcchal Niel, Victor Verdier, Madame Eugenie Verdier, Jean 

 Cherpin, Princess Beatrice, fine ; Mons. Noman, Centifolia 

 rosea. Baroness Eothschild, Marquise de Mortemart, &c. Mr. 

 George Paul is second. The best of his Eoses are Victor 

 Verdier, Madame Fillion, Madame Clert, Madame Thcrese 

 Levet, John Hopper, Fisher HolmeSj and Elizabeth Vigneron. 

 Mr. C. Tui-ner is third, and Mr. Durbin, of Bath, fourth. In the 

 class for twenty-four Eoses (amateurs), the Eev. J. B. M. 

 Camm is first, and right well he deserves it ; for is it not 

 he whose complaints of bad soil have reached all our ears, and 

 of which our friend Mr. Peach says it is the very worst that 

 Eoses could grow in ? and yet he carries oS well the honours of 

 the day amongst amateurs. He has fine blooms of S^nateur 

 Vaisse, Clotilde EoUand, Catherine Mermet, Edward Morren, 

 Earon Eothschild, Dupuy-Jamain, Marguerite de St. Amand,, 

 Charles Lefebvre, and Madame Eugt?nie Verdier. Mr. Chard is 

 third, and the Rev. G. Handley fourth, with some good blooms. 

 I have never seen Edward Morren so well shown as Mr. Camm 

 exhibited it. In the class for forty-eight blooms, trebles (nursery- 

 men), Mr. Cranston is again first with some grand blooms, com- 

 prising those mentioned in the class for forty-eight. Messrs. 

 Paul i& Son are second. In the class for twelve (amateurs), the 

 first prize is taken by Mr. John Scott, Warminster, with fine 

 blooms ; but to my mind Mr. Camm, who is second, is really 

 the best. Madame Eothschild is grand, so are Souvenir d'uu 

 Ami and Edward Morren. Mr. J. Smith, Warminster, is third. 

 Amongst other Eoses there is a fine box of Cheshuut Hybrid 

 (Tea), exhibited by Messrs. Paul tt Son, of Cheshunt, very fine, 

 fully justifying all tiiat has been said oi it. In the class for six, 

 Mr. Camm is first with a splendid lot, notably Charles Lefebvre, 

 Edward Morren, La France, Baroness Eothschild, Clotilde 

 EoUand, Exposition de Brie. Mr. Smith is second, and Mr. 

 Chard third. As, however, there is to be a special Eose Show 

 to-day, I shall have more to say about her majesty then. 



DINNEK-TABLE DECOEATIONS. 



The competition in this section is not by any means so extensive 

 as at Birmingham, and I am glad to see that the cutting-away of 

 tables is abandoned by most exhibitors. Miss E. Harris, 

 Clarendon Park, Salisbury, is first with a table on which three 

 very tall and slender vases, with three small cornucopia-s half-way 

 up, filled with very light and graceful Grasses, Bougainvilhvas, 

 &c., the base of the stems being set out with j\-diantum farley- 

 ense and other Ferns, with spacious glasses containing Llses 

 and Ferns ; this table is remarkable for its simplicity. The 

 second goes to Miss Edith Blair ; in this two Palms have been 

 let into the table, and the centre is a tall slender vase, similar tO' 

 that shown by Miss Harris. The glass is very good, and the 

 whole appointments of the table are in excellent taste. The 

 third prize goes to Mr. Armitage ; there is a vast deal of 

 colour — in fact, it is overdone, although the greater number of 

 visitors would admire this most. The fourth prize goes to Mr. 

 Cypher, Cheltenham, who has a little overdone his table; his 

 centre stands are very handsome, but the surroundings are too- 

 many. 



For single stands there was a very close competition. Some 

 very good stands are exhibited, although it is easy to find 

 fault with them. Thus, for instance, in the first stand it was a 

 great mistake to put the blooms of Anthuriums at the top, and 

 to make the Vase so heavy; this was awarded to Mr. Spencer J 

 the second is similar, with a bract of Bougaiuvillffia in the 

 upper ; the third is of the same character. 



The bouquets are, as usual, some of them very good, but the 

 greater number overcrowded. Want of space prevents my 

 adding more, but the subject will be resumed next week. — 

 D-, Deal. 



Fra'lT. 



The show of Fruit is a remarkably good one, and, considering; 

 the season, the quality is good. One hears on all sides the 

 remark that fruit is not so good as usual, or that there is 

 much difficulty experienced in getting it in in time. At al! 

 events, this is the best show of fruit that we have seen this year. 



Collections. — Only one is put up for competition, and that 

 is a pour one ; it comes from Mr. D. Wilson, The Gardens, 



