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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTUBB AND COTTAGE GABDENEB. 



[ April 17. 1806. 



by any penalty. It is quite certain that no one must grow 

 Tobacco in England eitlier lor Bmoklng, or to sell for uny 

 purpose. — Eds. ] 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Skooni) SrniNo Snow — Apimi. l-iTii. 



On this occasion tborc was a hrilliftiit iiml effective dieplar in the 

 consenntory arciulfs. the principal fLuturc hoiu^; gorgeous muRses of 

 Azalcao from Mr. Tumor and Mt.-Ksrs. Lane. Those from tliu former, 

 especially, were perfection us re^urds blooming', iiud the pyramidal train- 

 ing, it raiiy to remarked, was not ko close and Btiff as in past years. 

 Messrs. Ijane's sptcinienB, though not fio Uirpc as Mr. Turner's, were 

 also wonderfully line, notwiths landing the comparatively small pots in 

 which Ihey were grown. 



In the class for nine Mr. Tnruer was first with Loaiso Von Baden. 

 Qneen Victoria, Belle Gantoise, I'crrvana. Union, being Ktoilo de Gand 

 and Variegata snperba on the same jdaut. Uoi Leopold, Due de Nassau, 

 Magniticans, and Knlalio Van (iccrt. Messrs. Lane were Hecoud with 

 Holfordi, Sonveuir du Prince Albert, Kosca alba, Advance, Souvenir 

 de I'Kxposition, President, Secretaire Claus, a beautiful variety, Pcrrj*- 

 ana, and Eulalio Van tieert. Most of the above had already appeared 

 at the liegt nt's Park on the previous Saturday, and were noticed in the 

 report of that Show. For six Mr. Turner was again lirst with Flower 

 of the Day, white, tlolced with red ; I'riuec JL-rome, Brilliant, Maguifica 

 flore pleno, rosy purjilc, and Jlai^iet, vrith large rose-coloured tlowers. 

 Messrs. Laue were necoud with Chelsoni, Violucea superba, a verj- 

 showy rosy purple ; Magnificent, Pctuni:rHora, Conspjenu jmrpurea, 

 and Knlalie Van Cicort. For a single sjieciraen Mr. Turner was Jirst 

 with Criterion, a handsome pyramidal plant, ahont 5 feet high, and 

 densely covered with bloom ; Messrs. Lane second with Keiuc des 

 Blanches, a tine lttr;^'e-tiowered white variety ; and Mr. Vouug, gar- 

 dener to H. Barclay, JOsi]., Hi;<hgate, third with a large plant of ludica 

 alba, but not sutticieutly in bloom. In the Amateurs' Classes some 

 plants in good bioom were shown by Mr. Todman, gardener to K. Hud- 

 son, Ks(j., Clapham, and Mr. Young, the former receiving Hrst prizes 

 for six and three phmts, and the latter a second prize for three. 

 Among the best were Koi Leopold, Concinna, pni-j^lish, with lilac crim- 

 Bon spot^ ; Semi-duplex macnlata; The Bride, white ; and Coronata. 

 Messrs. Lane likewise exhibited a collection of twenty-eight plants, 

 which were veiy even in size, and in excellent bloom, Madame Am- 

 broise Verschaffelt, Iveine des Blanches, and several others of the 

 Tarieties were noticed last week. Two new varieties, culled George 

 Eyles and Fire King, were exhibited by Mi-. Turner. The blooms 

 ■were about 3^ inches in diameter, orange scarlet, in the latter conspi- 

 cQonsly spotted with dark crimson in the npper petals, in the former 

 more lightly spotted. 



Cinerarias, it inuat be confessed, did not constitute an effective por- 

 tion of the display, although several of the plants were in good bloom. 

 They came from Mr. Fairhairn. gardener to tlie Duke of Northumber- 

 land, Sion ; Mr. Clarke, ^Vhitton ; Mr. James, gardener to W. F. 

 Watson, Esq., Isleworth ; and Mrs. Hooke, Fulham, to each of whom 

 prizes were awarded. Among the varieties exhibited were Captain 

 Schreiber, blue ; Bob, Lord Klgin, Favourite, and AimOe, shades of 

 rosy pui-plo; Charles Dickens. Auiiio, Bertie, and Deusa, broadly 

 edged with the same eolour, the last of compact growth, with the 

 flowers close above the foliage. Of Calceolarias, half a dozen plants 

 in good bloom were shown by Mr. James, and a like number of Ama- 

 ryllids by Mr. Young, ^\ho also contributed a tray of Camellia blooms. 

 Cyclamens in charming bloom came from Messrs. E. G. Henderson, 

 Mr. Wiggins. Mr. Fairhairn, and Mrs. Hooke ; and fine pots of Lily 

 of the Valley from Mr. William Paul. 



Leaving the Ro^es, which alone roustituted a beautiful lUsplay, and 

 the Auriculas, and their kindred liower the Polyanthus, in the able 

 hands of " D., Lhal.," we now como to the miscellaneous subjects. 



Among these was a collection of Rhododendrons from Messrs. Lane, 

 ranging from 18 inches to '2 feet in height, and in profuse bloom. 

 From Mr. Fairhairn. Sion, came an excellent collection of (lowering 

 and fine-foliagcd plants, consisting of Camellias and Eriosteraon ne- 

 riifolium in excellent bloom ; Phajus Wallichi, Foxbm.'^h Ai'rides, 

 Phalfpnopsis granditlora. two fine plants of Latnnia horbonioa, Pothos 

 acanlis, with shining green leaves from 18 inches to ;t feet long, luid 

 9 or 10 inrhcs broad ; narrow-leaved Croton, Caladiums, Asplenium 

 balbiferum, and half a dozen pots of the pretty Selagineila apoda. 

 Messrs. Lee likewise enntribut*d a very effective group, comprising six 

 standard Azaleas, several fine Camellias, standard Fuchsias, Heda- 

 roma fucbsioides. Heaths, Tremandra erictcfolia liirsuta, a pretty, 

 compact, lilac-flowered plant; Cyrtochilnm maculatnm with five good 

 spikes of bloom, Dendrobiums and other Orchids, and fruiting Aucn- 

 bas. Mr. Bartlett, Hftmmer<:mith. rontributed four groups, one of 

 ■which consisted of Uoses, Cinerarias, Polyanthus, &:c. ; another of 

 Dielytra spcctabilis. Tulips, and Hyacinths: a third of Hyacinths; 

 and a fourth of Narcissus surrounded with a row of Hyacinths. These 

 groups were very tastefully arranged on four tables iii the front of one 

 of the arc-ades, and edged with Isolepis gracilis. An effective group 

 was likewise furnished by Messrs. F. Sc A. Smith, of Dulwich, and 

 consisted of several Acacias in excellent bloom, Eriostemons, Azaleas, 

 Heaths, Aphclexis, Cinerarias, Drartrnas in bloo;^, and a few Orchids. 

 Mr, Beasley, gardener to Mrs. Wood, Twyford Abbey, Acton, and Mr. 



Young also exhibited mixed gronpg, comprising Pebirgoninms, Khodo* 

 dendrons. Azaleas, Epuerises, Cytiims, Dnieamaa, Tulips, &c. Mr. 

 Reeves. liadbroke Knrser}-, Netting Hill, whose admirably bJoomod 

 specimens of Deutzia gracilis have been noticed in prorious reports, 

 again produced phuits of a similar character ; Me'j<<rs. Paul fc Son 

 again exhibited cut Roses, and Messrs. F. Sc A. Smith now Zonale 

 Cieraniums and CinerariuH, including Perfection, described last weak. 

 From T. Luscombe, Esi|.. Combe Royal, Kiugsbridge, came blooms of 

 Rhododendron arboreum and of Sikkim species and hybrids ; also of 

 CamelUas, all of which had been grown in tbu open air in the mild 

 climate of that part of Devonshire ; likewise a basket of Orangea, 

 Limes, Lemons, and Citrous, and fruit of other members of the Citron 

 tribe, produced tliero without tlie aid of glass or arlifi<-tal heat, and 

 vaxh only the protection of reed frames. Several of the fruit were 

 ver}- tine. 



Of n('W and rare plants, Mr. Bnll again brought forward n nmner- 

 ous eolleetion, comprising Arancaria Rnlei, Marauta spleudtda, with 

 beautifully marked dark-green foliage ; Psyehotria m:u-rocephala, with 

 fine hejids of white flowers; Aspidistra Sieboldi, Imantophyllnm mi- 

 niatnm. of which Mr. Bull poKsess«-s an excellent variet}-; the beanli- 

 ful Sonerila niargaritacea, Bignonia argjTrea violescens, Draciena 

 Cooperi, Cypripedium villosam, Trichopilia suavis, tfec. Messrs. E. G. 

 Henderson sent Genista prostrata, a plant of pendulous habit with 

 showy bright yellow flowers; a promising variety of CHanthas Dam* 

 pieri. in whieh the standard is scarlet, but the heel whitish, tipped with 

 scarlet ; and Hedcra japonica argentca, a small-leaved Ivy, distinctly 

 variegated with white. From Mr. Turner came a variety of the well- 

 known Kerritt japonica, or Corchorus, with single flowers and the 

 leaves variegated with white, and which, if equally ornamental when 

 in an older state, will be a useful addition to hardy variegated planta. 

 Kn?mpferia ovalifoUa, a plant whieh, though not new, is rarely seen, 

 was exhibited by Mr. J. Murdell, gardener to J. C. Pickersgill, Esq., 

 Coulsdon, Surrey. Its white and purplish lilac flowers are produced 

 before the foliage, and though only enduring for a day or two, are 

 tlirowu up in succession from the Caladiura-like roots for a period of 

 about five weeks. 



As on the last Show, Mrs. Mitchell, .'\nglesea Terrace, Battersea, ex- 

 hibited v.arions flowers modelled in wax. as Liliums. Magnolias, Hoses, 

 Pelargoniums, and Mignonette, Though not forming a part of the 

 Exhibition, we may add that one of Beard".^ patent ghiss houses, a 

 span-roof, upwards of UU feet in length, has just been put up, so that 

 those who may be desirous of seeing this new syst*?m of constmetion, 

 \vill have an opportunity of judging for themselves. The house, although 

 not yet stocked with plants — in fact, barely completed, has a light and 

 elegant appearance. 



A list of the awards will be found in our advertising columns. 



The display of Roses in pots was exceedingly good, and much interest 

 was attached esnecially to the class of new Roses in pots, inasmuch 

 as it was distinctly stated for those of 18G5 and 18lJB. At the same timo 

 it must be borne in mind that in this state we do not see them always 

 in their true character. There were, for example, two plants of John 

 Keynes: in one collection it was rough, ragged, and unpleasant- look- 

 ing ; in the other it was a beautifully shaped flower. Again : Roses 

 which are somewhat diflicnlt to open do not display their beauties so 

 well in this method and time of showing. Souvenir de la Malmaison, 

 for example, was by no means what it would be some time later ; and 

 often in colour wo should fail to recognise many of our older frienda 

 at this time of the year. I now give the Roses as they struck me, and 

 mnst again premise that I only speak of them as they were there, not 

 as to tlieir general merits, except where so distinctly stated. 



Mr. Wm. Paul took the first place with a ven;- beautiful collection, 

 comprising General d'Hautpoult ; Jean Roscnkrantz ; Jtmcphine 

 Bcauharnais, like Louise Peyrouny : •Glory of Waltham, a lai^ fine- 

 coloured flower — *' d' tin tf rand rjfe^t," as our neighbours say ; •Made- 

 moiselle Margueritt^ Dombrain, exhibiting a difbcnlty of opening, it 

 appeared to me; Madame A. Verschaffelt; 'Dr. Lindley, tine; Ma- 

 dame Morean, excellent ; Acliille (ionod, coarse ; Charle^i Margottin, 

 Fhow>- rrimson ; Prince Eugene Beanhamnis : John Keynes, rongh ; 

 Triompbe des F'ranvais, well-shaped, rose ; Slarechal Nicl, fine ; Ma- 

 demoiselle Amelie Halphcn. fine and full ; Marcello, light pink ; and 

 Souvenir de Beruardin St. Pierre. Messrs. Paul & Son were second, 

 and exhibited Xavi< r Olibo. fine rich crimson, good petal and shape ; 

 •Pline, promising flower; General d'Hanti>oult : Madame Morean; 

 Dr. Andry. line crimson: Duchessc de Cay Ins, fine; Duche.sse de 

 Medina Coli, poor : Elizabeth Vigneron, rough ; Duke of Wellington, 

 splendid rich colour, fine flower ; Madame Roussel, bright lively pink; 

 Souvenir de Wm. Wood, very dark; Marguerite do St. Aruand, 

 rongh ; Rushton Radclyffe. full ; Belle Rose, rongh ; and SouTCnir 

 de Beruardin St. Pierre. Mr. Charles Tnnu r, of Slough, had John 

 Ke\-ncs, very beautiful; Madame Hermann Steuger, rough ; M&dame 

 Morean, fine ; Madame Fillon, rough ; Madame Eugene Appert ; 

 •Mademoiselle Marguerite Dombrain, very full, like her momma 

 Ltt Reine. and having, I fear, her defect; President Mas; Abraham 

 Lincoln ; Madame de Pontbriaud, not open ; King's Acre, inclining to 

 be coarse ; Dr. Andry, very brilliant; Josrphine Bcauharnais. I have 

 marked with an asterisk the very new oue^^. 



In the class of nine Roecs in pots, Mr. Charles Turner was first 

 with sora** beautiful plants of Madame William, Jules Margottin, 

 Souvenir de la Malmaison (not quite open, and rough). Souvenir d'nu 



