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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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wore Rod F'rontignan ami Golden Hamburgh. In tho Miscollanoons 

 Class a prizo was also awarded to Mr. Meredith, fnr a buuch, or 

 rather series of bunches on a single stalk, weighing 7} lbs., and, not- 

 withstanding its largo size, perfection in colour and bloom. 



Melons were shown to the numbor of about two score. In the 

 Grocn fleshed olass, the best were a Hybrid Cashmere, from Mr. Weir, 

 gardener to Mrs. Hodgson, Hampstuud ; and Combe Abbey Hybrid, 

 from Mr. Miller, gardener to Lord Craven. Golden 1'crfoction and 

 Conqneror of Europe, respectively from Mr. Ross, gardener to Col. 

 Eyre, Wolford Park; and Mr. Kenird, gardener to Col. I.oyd, wore 

 nlaced equal second. In the Scarlet- lb bed ehi ;, Mr. Weir was again 

 hrst with Improved Windsor Prize; and Scarlet Gem from Mr. Beoch, 

 gardener to T. Allcoek, Esq., Epsom, and Mr. Goldsmith, was second. 



Peaches and Nectarines. — Of Royal Charlotte and Violette 

 Hativo Peaches, remarkably lino frnit were shown by Mr. Sawkins, 

 gardener to A. Smith. Esq., Bramfield ; and Royal George and finely- 

 coloured Galande Peaches came from Mr. Horwood. Mr. Miller, 

 gardener to Earl Craven, had fine Violette Hative Peaches and Nec- 

 tarines ; and Brugnon and Scarlet Noctarines from Mr. Allen, gardener 

 to Capt. Glogg, Withington Hall, were also good ; so too were the 

 Grossc Mignonne and Royal George Peaches from Mr. Beech. Royal 

 George Peaches and Elruge Nectarines were also shown in good per- 

 fection by Mr. Masters, gardener to the Earl of Macclesfield, and by 

 Mr. Sage, gardener to Eail Brownlow. In the class for four dishes, 

 Mr. Allen, gardener to Capt. Glegg, Withington Hall, had Bellegardc, 

 and Noblesse Peaches, and Scarlet and Brugnon Nectarines, the whole 

 of which were fine. Mr. Masters had good fruit of Royal George and 

 Early Grosse Mignonne Peaches, and Elruge and Violette Hative Nec- 

 tarines ; whilst Mr. Young, gardener to W. H. Stone, Esq., Messrs. 

 Jackson, of Kingston, and Mr. Turnbull had also good exhibitions. 



Awards— For fonr dishes : first, Mr. Allen ; second. Mr. Masters ; 

 third, Mr. Young ; equal fourth, Mr. Tnrnbull and Messrs. Jackson. 

 For two dishes : first. Mr. Sawkius ; equal second, Mr. Miller and Mr. 

 Horwood ; equal third. Mr. Allen and Mr. Beech ; fourth, Mr. Masters, 



Strawberries. — Mr. Widdowson, gardener to J. EC. Barnes, Esq.. 

 Riekmansworth, furnished the best four dishes — viz.. Empress Eugenie, 

 Sir Charles Napier, President, and Oscar, all large and fine. Mr. 

 Turner, Slough, had Dr. Hogg, Leon de St. Lannier (a large corks- 

 comb-shaped fruit), Sir C. Napier, and Sir Joseph Paxton ; and Mr. 

 Mclndoe, gardener to Coles Child, Esq., Bromley, exhibited Comte de 

 Paris, Marguerite, Empress Eugenie, and President. Mr. Lydiard, 

 Batheastou, sent British Queen, Sir C. Napier, Sir J. Paxton, and 

 Comte de Paris. From Mr. Horwood. Cudham, came two line baskets- 

 ful of Kitley's Goliath ; and Mr. Bailey, Shardeloes, had a seedling 

 named Princess Mary, said to be very prolific, and to possess a well- 

 marked Pine flavour. 



Awards — First, Mr. Widdowson ; second, Mr. Turner ; third, Mr. 

 Mclndoe ; fourth, Mr. Lydiard. 



Miscellaneous. — Although classes were assigned to several other 

 fruits, the exhibitions in these were so few that they will be most con- 

 veniently noticed under this head. For Plums, Mr. Mclndoe, gar- 

 dener to Coles Child, Esq., Bromley, was first with a kind of Gage 

 called De Galopin, and Mr. Ingram, gardener to J. J. Blandy, Esq., 

 second with Victoria. Of Figs, fine fruit of the Brown Turkey from 

 Mr. Miles, gardener to Lord Carrington, were first ; the same kind 

 from Mr. Robinson, gardener to R. Benyon, Esq., second ; and what 

 was called Bourjasotte blanche, from Mr. Blake, gardener to E. Green, 

 Esq., Ware, third. In Black Cherries, Mr. Turner was first with 

 Black Tartarian, large and beautifully ripened ; Mr. Hill, gardener 

 to R. Hanburv, Esq.. The Poles, second with fine fruit of the same 

 variety. Of White Cherries, the best were Bigarreau from Mr. Wid- 

 dowson and Mr. Turner, who were first and second, and Elton from 

 Mr. Hill, who took an equal second prize. Mr. Turner also exhibited 

 fine fruit of Black Eagle, Welder's and Knight's Early Black, Black 

 Tartarian, May Duke, Bigarrean, and Elton. From Mr. Henderson, 

 Coleorton Hall, came a box of very good Elrnge and Violette Hative 

 Nectarines ; and from Mr. Osborn, Finchley, Grosse Mignonne 

 Peaches. French Crab Apples were shown in excellent preservation 

 by Mr. Ross, Welford Park ; Raspberries by Mr. Marcham, Drayton 

 House, Ealing ; and Apples, Pears, Peaches, and other orchard-house 

 trees in pots by Mr. Fraser, Lea Bridge. 



TrrE Reigate Rose Association's Show was held in the Public 

 Hall, Reigate, on June 30th. The centre of tho Hall was occupied 

 by two parallel tables containing the stands of the members for com- 

 petition, the sides by similar tables on which were placed many 

 beautiful plants to be presently noticed with the boxes of Roses 

 brought by nurserymen, not for competition, but kindly lent by them 

 to assist in rendering the Show effective. They came from Messrs. 

 Paul & Son, Cbeshnnt ; Mr. Mitchell, of Piltdown ; Messrs. Ivery 

 and Son, Dorking ; and Mr. John Cattell, Westerham. The table 

 along the end of the Hall was covered with bouquets, arranged chiefly 

 with Fern and other foliage, and suitable for dinner-table decoration. 

 These bouquets were exhibited by Mrs. Wilson Saunders and the 

 ladies of Reigate, Redhill, and the immediate neighbourhood, and for 

 taste and elegance fully merited the praise liberally bestowed upon 

 them. A Rose was shown which may, or may not, according as future 

 experiments shall prove, exercise some influence in Rose culture. It 

 is a Briar Rose from the Himalaya Mountains, exhibited by Mr. W. W. 

 Saunders, tho founder of the Association. A branch of it, about 



4 feet in length, was one mass of white bloom, in bunches (corymbs), 

 of eight or ten together. It is quite new to this country, of beautiful 

 foliage and flowers, and of itself worthy of cultivation. It is also 

 perfectly hardy and of vigorous growth, hence tho probability of itg 

 being suitable for stocks. At six o'clock in the evening tho Show was 

 opened free to tho working men of the town and their families, who 

 availed thomselves of tho privilege in great numbers. The lively 

 interest shown by them during their inspection, proved that this re- 

 regulation of tho Committee was duly appreciated by them. The cut 

 flowers woro afterwards distributed among thoso present. — A. H. K. 



PORTRAITS OF PLANTS, FLOWERS, AND 

 FRUITS. 



Meoonopsis Nepalenbis (Nepalese Meconopsis). — Nat. ord., 

 Papaveracea?. Linn., Polyandria Monogynia. Native of Nepaul 

 and Sikkim Himalaya, at elevations of 10-11,000 feet. Flower* 

 yellow, " stately, and beautiful." Introduced by Messrs. Back- 

 house, of Tork. — (Bot. Mag., t. 5585.) 



Poltstachya pubescens (Hairy-stemmed Polystachya). — Nat. 

 ord., Orchidacere. Linn., Gynandria Monandria. Native of 

 Southern Africa. Flowers yellow, striped with crimson. — 

 (Ibid., t. 5586.) 



Lobelia nicotian.>efolia (Tobacco-leaved Lobelia). — Nat. 

 ord., Lobeliaceae. Linn., Peutandria Monogynia. Native of 

 the mountains of peninsular India and Ceylon. Flowers white,, 

 tinted with blue.— (Ibid., t. 5587.) 



Ancylogyne lonqiflora (Long-flowered Ancylogyne). — Nat. 

 ord., Acanthaceie. Linn., Diandria Monogynia. Native of Guaya- 

 quil. Introduced by Messrs. Veitch & Sons. Flowers crim- 

 soned-purple. — (Ibid., t. 5588.) 



Angr.ecum Chailluanum (Du Chaillu's Angracurn). — Nat. 

 ord., Orchidacese. Linn., Gynandria Monandria. Native of 

 Western Africa, sent by the well-abused M. du Chaillu, from 

 the Gaboon. Flowers white, tinged with green. — (Ibid., t. 5589.) 



Bohemian Black Bigarreau. — This is " one of the largest 

 and finest of our Black Heart class of Cherries. It is a 

 variety that was introduced by Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth, 

 under the name of Bigarreau Radowesnitzer, a name the 

 correct pronunciation of which must in no small degree prove 

 a stumblingblock to English gardeners ; and we have there- 

 fore rendered it into English by calling it Bohemian Black 

 Bigarreau, in allusion to the country whence it is said to have 

 its origin. Whether we regard this variety as to its size, 

 flavour, or earliness, it is equally valuable. It ripens early in 

 July, and is of the largest size, of a roundish heart-shape, 

 very even aud regular in its outline ; skin shining, and jet 

 black. The characteristically short stalk is very stout, and 

 dark green. Flesh quite black, firm, but not so firm and 

 crackling as Bigarreaux generally are, but juicy, richly flavoured, 

 and delicious. We would recommend this to be grown in every 

 collection." — (Florist and Pomologist, v., 137.) 



GARDENERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. 



When at the dinner of this excellent Institution the other 

 evening one or two thoughts crossed my mind. First, a fifteen- 

 years annual payment of one guinea to entitle a subscriber to 

 be placed on the pension list without the expenses of an election 

 seems rather much ; I would make this ten years. Then I 

 would open a 10s. 6d. annual subscription for gardeners under 

 thirty years of age, and rule a twenty-years subscription to 

 entitle them to the same benefits. I believe this would produce 

 a good revenue, and associate the young gardeners with the 

 Institution, and secure their active influence and support. 

 Let me, in support of this argument, bring into view the fact that 

 the difference between an annual subscription of 10s. 6rf. and 

 21.?. is important to many young gardeners, whose remunera- 

 tion, never high, is very low in early life. 



Further, when I compare thi3 with other benevolent institu- 

 tions I think that, considering the numbers and influence of 

 the gardening interest and its supporters, it does not receive 

 all the support that might be expected. This does not, in my 

 opinion, arise from any want of charitable feeling, but because 

 its claims are not forcibly and often enough put before the 

 public. Perhaps this has been left undone on the score of 

 expense ; but I believe that a judicious expenditure under this 

 head would pay. Why not map out the country, and have a 

 committee in every town ten miles distant, so that each com- 

 mittee might have a circle of ten miles diameter to work, can- 

 vassing every gardener and lover of gardening within it ? This 



