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JOURNAL OK HORTIO0I/nrBE AND COTTAGE GAUDENER. 



Mr. Uill, Hnulfifhl. «*\liibit«l a white seydlinR Verhoim Beauty of 

 I'-ut^lauJ, u phmt of ^Tt-iit luerit ; thr Ifdhh vfrv Iiir-^'e, tlie Howofh flat 

 and smootb, very jmn- whiU^ ; n. lirst-ratt* Verbeiiii. It was awarded a 

 tirst-«'Li«« i'*'rtifi(ul4-. .1. Diiy. Krti|.. Tuttt-uhain. rvliilnttHl a iit'W 

 Oivhid, rftliiml-iiia laiididii. This curiouw plant Kt'emeJ murh to 

 iutwrent Or-IhiI iiriiutfui-s. It was uwunled a rtr^^t-class curtificutH. 

 Also, Airiiii'K Liiull* yiiuii, very beautiful — tii"st-< liis< ccrtitioati' ; I'olv- 

 chilut; oomu-rtrvi, well nuiiu'il from the tlower-spiliO whil« in bud ve- 

 sombliuy a staji'H horn— tir.st-cluss t-ertitk-att; ; i'ronuim'ii citriua, whh 

 uwardod ii tirHt-UiwH certifn-uto iu May: C_^"itript'diiuii, new spiH-ioH. 

 A special certilit-at*^ was awurdt-d to Mr. IJay ^ 1,'tiit-r.il jiiid beuutifiil 

 coHectiou. Me.ssrs. Jackmau, Wokuij;. sint thn-t:' sv.'dliiif,' Clymaiiscs. 

 Tht'v wore rrinue of WiJys, a very tine, largH, dark pnr]>le Hower, the 

 p^'trtls striped with red, vei-y distinct — first-class tertiticate ; C. vu- 

 Li'Ua, smaJier rinwer. but eiiuaily trood iu form, with more red mixed witli 

 the parple, distinct and bcantifnl — first -class cui-tificate ; C. IViuct-ss 

 of WalcH, a puler-colonrt'd flower, not so perfect in form uor so full. 

 H. WaJk«r, EtM].. Hornsey, sent Phyumtodts glauca. a new. distinct, 

 :uid handnom** Fcni — tii-st-dass certitic»t« ; and Polystirhuni sp., a 

 half-bardy Fern — tirst-elass certiticate. Mr. Winsor exhibited seed- 

 ling Zonale Ptdiu'j^onmm Pink Pei-fyctiuu. Mr. George Smith. Honisey, 

 showed seedlinj^ ZonaJe Pelargonium ChieEaiu, a vcn- bright orange 

 Krarlet tJowir, of e\(f Uent form and good truss — tirst-class certificate ; 

 Zonale Pelargonium Cbristabcl. pure white, with small salmon cci\tre 

 — thi« will probably improve as tlie season advances : Zonule Pwlar- 

 goniniu AIplui., something like the tir**t in colour, but not so gnod in 

 form: Zoualc Pelargouium iNosegay) La Gramlo, a veiy fine truss, 

 distinct iu colour — carmine crimson ; this will be a very useful plant 

 for bedding, both on account of its bright flowers and general habit. 

 Mj-. TownKcnd. Hornsey, sent four soudliug Clomatifiey. Lady Georgina 

 Fuller was the best, a large pule lilac llower. vorj' .similar to Clematis 

 lanngiuoBft. for which it was taken ; Souvenir de Cardinal Wiseman, 

 dork purple flowers ; Ilev. Canon Oakley, paler in colour ; and 

 C. Hollaudii. These were deficient in form, and not ei|unl to the 

 hybrids lately sent out. He also sent Thujopsis dolabrata vanegata — 

 thia plant was awarded the silver Banksinn medal iu 18G1 ; and 

 Convallaria variegatn, an old and well-known plant. 



Mf. Veitch exhibited another of Mr. Domiuy's hybrid Orchids, 

 Cattleya quimiuecolor ; the parents were L'. Acklau.liie and Forbesii ; a 

 very handsome vaiiety. It was awarded a first-class certificate. Mr. 

 Mackiutosh sent Solauum vescum ; as an out-of-door oruameutal plant 

 very useful — second-class certiJicate. Mr. Holland, gardener to K. W. 

 Peake. Esq., sent seedling Zonale Pelnrgonium, a vanegated form, not 

 equal to the Countess of Wanviek ; Asplenium trichomaues Harovii, 

 a very beautiful dwarf-habited Fern — first-class certificate ; Cyclamen 

 Peakiauum, a very useful plant, an evergreeii, and continuing to pro- 

 duce its rosy pink flowers all the year through : one of the plants 

 exhibited was brought before the Committee three years ago, aud has 

 continued in flower ever since — nrst-class certificate. 



Mr. Wills, gardener to Sir P. De Grey Egerton, Bai-t., sent Mimulus 

 cuprous improved, hut the improvement was not discovered by the 

 Committee. The Rev. W. H. Girdlestone, Kyde, Isle of Wight, sent 

 Athyrinm Filix-fiemina lissidens ii-reguhire, a variety discovered 

 last year in the Highlanch*, a verc distinct aud beautiful Fei*u — first- 

 class cei-tiflcate. Mr. Batlcy, Rugby, contributed twelve seedling 

 Verbenas, some of them pretty flowers, hut not distinct or new. Mr. 

 Fleming, Cliveden, sent cut specimens of several very beautiful 

 seedling Zonale Pelargoniums, Nosegays and otheis. It was requested 

 that these should be seen again : when iu better condition some of 

 tham wiil takt- a good positiou. Mr. Wm. Paul, Waltham Cross, sent 

 Zonale Pelargoniums (Nosegays), Duchess, light scarlet, dwiu-f, com- 

 pact habit, large truss, wUieh was awarded a first-class certificate ; Mrs. 

 VV«i. Paul, not a Nosegay, pale rose, good trass, butuot equal to Beaute 

 deSarenues ; lUso, Imlian Yellow Nosegay, distinct iu colour, vei^ useful 

 — first-class certificate ; also, Donald Beaton, too coarse for a Nosegay, 

 aud not poesessiug the good qualities of the other section of Zouales ; 

 and Nosegay Walthum Seedlijig. Mr. W. Paul also sent four boxes of 

 cut Roses, consisting chiefly of his own seodliugs, wliieh have all been 

 noticed, before. Lord Maeatilay appeai-s to be the best, but this Rose 

 too much resembles Charles Lefeb\Te, they are both vei-^' fiue Roses. 

 Mi'. Eyles sent from the Society's Gardeur.. a seedling Glailiolus. col- 

 lected by Mr. Cooper ; also a ven,- amall LiUiuu, from seod, fi"om Dr. 

 Regel, aud a cut specimeu of Amai^llis reticulata. 



Fruit Committee. — Mr. John Lee, iu the chair. Mr. Tillery, of 

 W'elbeck, seut a tray of magnificent British Queen Stiawl^erries, the 

 last of the forced Strawbemes of the season. They were the ad- 

 miration of the Committee, and of all who saw them, both for their 

 splendid appearance aud their rich flavour, which was, indeed, that of 

 a Pine. Mr. .lohn Wills. p\rdeuerto Sir Philip M. De Grey Egerton. 

 Bart., Oultipu Piu-k, sent a seedling Melon, which the Committee 

 named Oultou Park Hybiid. It is of mediuui size, round, and with 

 a salmou-eoluured flesh, not quite a scarlet flesh. The flesh is wonder- 

 fully tender aud melting, aud very rich iu tiavoiu'. This was con- 

 sidered a great acquisition, and received a fii-st-class certificate. Mr. 

 Thomas lugram, of Frogmore, sent a seedling Cherry, called Frog- 

 more Early Higarrcau. It is of large size, almost white whore shaded, 

 aad with a brilliant crimsou cheek where exposed to the sun. The 

 flesh is remarkably tender and richly flavoured. This also received a 

 first-class certificate. Mr. Cutbush, of Highgate, seut a branch of a 

 seedling Strawberrj-, remarkable for its lateness, the fruit being not 



pe. 



more than the size of peas, while the Pi-jnce of Wales wan fully ri 

 Mr. Cutbush iutimatod Iuh intention uf bringing it forward whon npo 

 at a HubiMqueat meetiug. 



Scikstikk; Micktimi, Lord Henry Gordou Leunox, M.P., in tbo 

 chair. — The Chairman anjioiuiind that J. M. Strachan, JOsq., hud 

 made a pii-st-nt of a long list of valuable buuks for the library, which 

 the Soci«;ty was trying to collect, and added that further donations 

 wr)uld be very acceptable. A betjuest of books had likewise been 

 made by one whose name commanded their respect and esteem^ Sir 

 .loseph Paxton, who had slood Ijy the Society through good report, and, 

 it might almost be said, through evil report, and he the Chairman 

 asked the meeting to express in their vote of thauka to Lady Paxton, 

 the deep regi-et wbiidi they felt for the loss which slie and the Society 

 had sustained. Tlie vote luiviug been unanimouily passed, the Rev. 

 Mr. Di\, and Mr. G. F. Wilson, the Chairmen of the Floral and Fmit 

 Committees, read over the list of awards, and briefly commented on 

 some of the objects exhibited, 



Mr. Bateman. iu the unavoidable absence of the Rev. Mr. Berkeley, 

 offered some observations on the plants exhibited. Among those which 

 came under notice were Clematises, especially those raised by Mesars. 

 -laclanan, of Woking, offering iu the flowers pui-plish metallic tints 

 like those of some Iponneas. and being quite a new race, and the best 

 fur out-door pui-jioses. A plant of Jackmanni on a south wall Iu hia 

 own garden in Norih Staffordshire, was growing vigorously, aud he had 

 no doubt would soon cover the wall, which was G feet high, with an in- 

 definite number of tiov/ers, quite as fine as those exliibited. Between 

 Messrs. Jackmau's varieties and tlioso from another exhibitor, there 

 was no discoverable differeiue. Clematis lanuginosa, another hardy 

 Idud, would have a tine effect when planted aloug with Jackmajjni, so 

 as to combiue the blue of the former with the de* p pui-jjle tints of the 

 latter. A Viburnum iliseovered by Mi'. Fortune was i;tated to be per- 

 fectly distinct from the common Snowball Tree (Viburnum opulus), the 

 leaves being entire and the flowers of a purer white. It was found to 

 be perfectly hardy in the climate of Noiih Staffordshire, but would, 

 doubtless, be finer iu more favoured localities. Mr. Bateman next 

 introduced to the meeting specimens of purple and golden foliage. The 

 puqile foliage was that of three hardy trees, the Pur|)le Nut, the Purple 

 Beech, aud the Black Maple, which, he said, deserved to be well 

 kuo\s'U. It was iutroduced by some foreign nurseryman from Japan, 

 and has small, cut, reddish purjjie leaves, transparent when seen with 

 their proper background the sun. Contrasting the richer tints with 

 light ones, what could be better than Golden Yew? Other plants 

 offering such tuits were the Golden Holly, Golden Ivy, Louicera anreo- 

 reticulata, aud one of the most effective of all, the Golden Bramble. 

 The variegated Acer ueguudo, aud many more, might be employed, 

 and these, be it remembered, were not hothouse plants, but hardy trees, 

 which all might enjoy. Doubtless, if attention were tnnied iu that 

 direction, there would be no lack of suitable materials. Mr. Bateman 

 theu pointed out Kalmias as suitable plants for enduring the heated 

 atmosphere of crowded rooms at this season, and related an anecdote 

 of Linnieus being cured of au attack of the gout on the return of his 

 jmpil Kalm, after whom the genus was named, with a rich collection 

 of Kalmias, and so-called American plants. Attention was then 

 directed to a singular plant, namevl by Professor Reichenbach, Luisia 

 Psyche, having the flowers close to the stems, and presenting a striMng 

 smiilarity to some insects. It was mentioned because the genus had 

 been said to consist of none but uninteresting plants. Mr. Bateman 

 exhibiting a Trichopilia, which he had bought at one of Stevens's 

 sales, and stated it had been named by Professor Reiehenbach T. tnrre- 

 alba, being found at the foot of a liigh mountain capped with snow, so 

 as to resemble a white tower ; but sijice he (Mr. Bateman) had come 

 into the room he had seen another aud better variety of the same 

 Trichopilia. shown by Mr. Williams, called picta, under which name 

 it had been figured in " LTllustration Horticole," by M. Lemaire. A 

 summer-flowering variety of Lycaste Skinueri, exhibited by Mr. Veitch, 

 was stated to have smaller and neater flowers tlian that commonly cul- 

 tivated, and Goveniji liliacea (?) was pointed out as beiug useful for 

 liouquets. Iu reference to Dendrobium Pierardi, which was exhibited 

 by Mr. Stone, gardener to Mr. Day, Mr. Bateman remarketl that 

 though it had been known for fifty years, it still held its ground, and 

 no collection was complete without it. 



Major R. Trevor Clarke then offered some observations on the ob- 

 jects which he had brought to the meeting. Among them was a tall 

 stem of Lilium testaceum, othenvise excelsum, from his garden in 

 Northamptjnshii'e, where he had cultivated it for years as a perfectly 

 hardy plant, hardier than the common Lily. It had the unjust re- 

 putation of being somewhat tender. There was also a specimen of a 

 climbing parasitical Aroid of the tropics, of which he did not recoUect 

 the tririal name, but the plant was figured by Dr. Wallich. For its 

 generic name the choice lay between Philodendrou, Scindapsus, Pothos, 

 aud Moustera. Its curious ripe fruits were on the table, and were said 

 to be eatable, particularly that of the larger sort, called deliciosa, and 

 to be convertible into a cooling drink. It had au ancient jungle-like 

 tropical smell, and would probably give to cream ice a sensational 

 thivour. The species now exhibited had a qualify which would prevent 

 it from beiug a practicable fruit fur European palates, beiug flUed 

 with the same ii-ritating spiculic which existed iu the hep of the Briar. 

 He had also brought two iiu onspicuons objects — a shabby -lookiug 

 garden Stock, aud a spike of Gladiolus in a bottle, with its three poor 



