August 1, ISOS. ] 



JOUENA.L OF HORTICULTUEE AND COTTAGE (lARDENEK. 



varieties ; by M. Soipion Cochet, of the same place, ;-S75 

 varieties; aiid by M. Aubiu Cochet, of Grisy, Siiisues, 220 

 varieties. 



Of smaller coUectians, not le^s ailinireil, there was M. Gau- 

 troau, \>!'rc, and M. Cochet, poiv. both of lirie Conite llnbort, 

 120 varietic-i, aiul M. LaJechaux, of Villecresnes, ISO va- 

 rieties. 



Of scodUnss, JI. Granger, liaJ Exposition do Brie-Comte- 

 Kobert ; and M. Gautrean. pf-re, Camillc Bornardin, both very 

 flue Koses, universally admired, and which will, no doubt, be 

 welcomed on the other side of the water wlipu sent out. 



For bouquets and table decorations, several prizes were given, 

 as well as for smaller collections of Roses, which, though snnill, 

 were not without interest. I subjoin a list of some of those 

 which may bo considered the cream of the exhibition, '-rbpy 

 were all represented in beautiful specimens. MarCchal Niol, 

 Anna de Diesbach, Kate Hausburg, IJaronue Pelletan de Kin- 

 kelin, Maurice Beruardin. President Lincoln, Impi'ratrico 

 Eugenie, John Appert, Senateur Vaise, Duchess of Norfolk, 

 Madame Purtado, Comtesse Cecile de Chabrillant, Madame 

 Victor Venlier, General AVashington, Madame J'Uiza Vilmorin, 

 Souvenir do la Beine de I'Angleterre, Eugene Appert, Madame 

 Eugene Vordier. Cliarlos Lefebvrc, M. Alphonso Bolin, Dgnis 

 Helve, Madame la Baroune de Lassus St. Genies, Madame 

 Boutin, Charles and Louise Margottin, MaiOchal N'aillant, Monte 

 Christo, Prince Camille de Kohan, Deuil do I'rince Albert, 

 Victor Verdier, Ecine des Violettes, Madame Boll, Empereur 

 de Maroc, Francois Lacbarme, Vicomte Vigier, M. Charles 

 Orapelet, Scenr des Anges, Baron Piothschild, Bernard Palissy, 

 MarCchal Souchet, Duchesse de Morny, &c. 



The Censors were the following highly respectable gentle- 

 men :^M. Charles Baltet, of Troyes ; Guillot, pere. of Lyons ; 

 Eugene Verdier; Dupuy-Jamain, and Levesque, tils, of Paris; 

 Desfosses-Thuillier, of Orleans ; and Safl'ray, of Rouen. 



I understand that henceforth an annual show of Roses will 

 bo held at Brie, and I, therefore, earnestly advise British 

 rosariaus to come next year and see for themselves such a 

 sight as they will never see at home. Those who call from 

 time to time upon the Parisian Rose merchants, have no idea 

 of the extensive cultures of the real gi-owcrs at Brie. — Fek- 

 DrsAKD Gloede, Les Sablons, Seine et Marne. 



PRESENTATION TO TilR. INGRA;M OF 

 FROGMORE. 



Fob some months past a movement lias been in progress 

 among the friends of Mr. Ingram, at Frogmore, to raise a sub- 

 scription for the purpose of presenting the respected gardener 

 to Her Majesty, with a tribute of their affection and esteem on 

 this the liftieth anniversary that be has presided over the 

 Royal gardens at Windsor and Frogmore. The subscription 

 list having been closed, the Committee of Management appointed 

 a deputation of their number to proceed to Frogmore on Satur- 

 day last, and present the testimonial. The deputation con- 

 sisted of Dr. Hogg. Chairman of the Committee ; Mr. .John 

 Lee, of Hammersmith ; Mr. Edward Brown, of Slough, Sec- 

 retary to the Committee ; Mr. Charles Turner, of Slough ; Mr. 

 Stains, of Harewood Square ; and Mr. .John Fleming, of 

 Cliveden. The testimonial was presented by Dr. Hogg, in the 

 name of the subscribers, and consisted of a handsome silver tea 

 and coffee service, manufactured by Messrs. Gan-ard, the Crown 

 jewellers of the Haymarket ; a gold watch made by Frodsham, 

 of the Strand ; and a purse containing 150 guineas. The watch 

 bore the following inscription : — Presented to Tnojus iNaRAii, 

 Esquire, by his friends on the 50th anniversa;'y of his services 

 in the Royal Gardens, Windsor, July 18G5." Accompanying 

 the presentation was a list of the subscribers neatly engrossed 

 on a roll of vellum. Dr. Hogg, in presenting the testimonial, 

 said : — 



" Jlr. Ingram, — It would be afEectation on my part if I were 

 to assume that you were unaware of the object of our visit to 

 you to-day. I have reason to beUeve that you are not ignorant 

 of the fact that for some months past a number of your friends 

 have entertauied the idea of presenting you, on this, the fiftieth 

 anniversary of j'our services at the Royal Gardens at Windsor 

 and Frogmore, with a substantial testimonial of their esteem 

 for your personal worth, and their appreciation of your pro- 

 fessional abihty. That idea has become a reality, and we are 

 here to-day — a deputation from the subscribers to that testi- 

 monial — to perform the pleasing duty of presenting it to you. 



" I am flattered, sir, that it has fallen to me to perform this 



jileasing act ; but I feel, also, that there are others to whose 

 iiands the work might have been more advantageously com- 

 mitt<ul. Then; are those present, and there are among those 

 whoso names are inscribed on this roll some who have known 

 you far longer than I have done, and on tliem I should have 

 preferred that the olTice had fallen. But although my personal 

 ac<iuaiutance with you may not have extended so far hack as 

 theirs has done, yet, connected as we are with the same country 

 — nay, even with tlie same locality — my knowledge and appre- 

 ciation of you extend to a lengthened period ; and, therefore, 

 I feel that I am not entirely out of place in performing thia, 

 service. 



" For fifty years you have served tlie Royal Family of this 

 country, with lidelity to them and honoiu' to yoiu-self — for 

 fifty years you have occupied a prominent position in an 

 arduous situation — one ri'quiring the exercise of the greatest 

 discretion, coui)lerl with decision and courtesy. In that situa- 

 tion yon have, doubtless, had to exercise much self-denial, 

 and, while in the performance of your duty and your high 

 trust, to give offence when you would rather have conveyed 

 pleasure. For fifty years you have adorned the profession of 

 horticulture, and assisted in no small degree in promoting and 

 fostering its pursuit ; and for far ujiwnrds of fifty years you have 

 lived a life that has endeared you to many friends, and made 

 you respected by all who know you ; and it is for these reasons 

 that we are now here to present to you these testimonials from 

 vour fi-iends, whose names are inscribed on the accompanying 

 roU. 



" In the good providence of God you and Mi's. Ingram have 

 been spared to live far beyond the allotted span, and it is our 

 earnest wish, and that of all your friends, that you both may 

 yet be long blessed with the enjoyment of each other's society, 

 and to receive the hearty congratulations of all those who have 

 the privilege of your acquaintance." 



OUT-DOOR FIGS RIPENING AUTUMN FRUIT. 



As you are publishing some articles upon the cultivation of 

 this fruit, let me add one little jotting as to the ripening of 

 autumn Figs. 



As a i-ule, it is doubtless ti-ue that of out-door Figs the spring 

 crop alone ripens, the autumn Figs dropping oiT at the approach 

 of winter ; but in our Undercliff there are exceptions to this 

 ride ; and not only do autumn Figs remain on the trees during 

 the winter, but sometimes they are ripened in the ensuing 

 summer. I have repeatedly heard that this latter was the 

 case ; but on Monday, the 2-lth ult., I had positive proof, 

 having, on that day, gathered and eaten from a tree in the 

 open ground, grown freely, and without any particular cultiva- 

 tion, a full-sized, fiilly-ripened, and full-flavoured Fig — I believe 

 a Brown Turkey — of as good quality, in all respects, as I have 

 eaten Figs in .Jersey at the end of August. This Fig, as well 

 as others on the same tree, now approaching ripeness, was, of 

 course, grown upon last year's wood. This tree is in the 

 groiuids of Dr. Leeson, at Eonehurch. In all the books on 

 fruit culture that I have seen, it has been assumed that autumn 

 Figs (out-door ones) must necessarily fail ; and as there is here 

 a plain and distinct exception, I believe you wiU not think it 

 troubling you unnecessarily to commimicate the fact. — H., St. 

 Boniface Cottage, Ventnor. 



BEDDING GERANIUMS. 



Our Cloth of Gold Geraniums are doing well, as usual, which 

 we think in some measure due to veiy light soil — namely, as 

 stated last 3'ear, a good supply of leaf mould or bog soil worked 

 into the beds. We took all our old plants up last autumn, 

 potted them with a mixture of fibrous peat, leaf movdd, and 

 sand. They stood in a pit amongst other kinds. We thought 

 they were the strongest of any, as they made much growth 

 before beddiug-ont time. By-the-ljy. I wish our nursennnen 

 would not oveiTvhelm us with bedding Geraniimis. I have 

 had hundreds of cuttings of Madame Yaucher to give away for 

 four or five years jjast, and consider it too had to be charged 

 3s-. 6(^ each for AVhite Tom Thumb and Snowball, when no 

 one can tell them from it. However, I obtained some good 

 ones out of a batch that I bought, so I must be thankful. I 

 woiUd like every one to have Amy Hogg, Beaton's Indian 

 Yellow, and some others which I have bedded-out, and which 

 are promising, but think it almost too early to report on. 

 them.— AY. C. 



