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JOURNAL OP HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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withstanding the mildnena of the winter, tliey were barely alivo in 

 ftpriu^. KindiuR it bopeloBS to ftttcmpt to cultirat^ them oat of doom, 

 Ibey were plant*.-d in the l-*d of a coiibiTTAtory. Callixcnc poljpbylla 

 immediately began tn prow, forming quite a dense carpet ovt-r the 

 ground, but no flowers were produced. Kventualiy. bowtver, it laid 

 bold of a Nepal Berbtrifi. and no sooner did it touch the ptem than it 

 began to clamber up it. and eventually flowers lite Dairies, but 

 more delicate, were produced. The other species was more blender 

 than the firBt-named. Calliitne polyphylla wan pent ot the time of 

 its introdnction to the Koyal Botanic Gardens, Kew. and was figured 

 in the "Botanical Magazine" for iStiO, whero it is stated that it 

 comes from the extreme Routh of Chili, " belongs to the Bome natural 

 familv as our well-kuowu Lily of the Valley, and is generally seen 

 running over the trunks of trees near the ground, enlivening them 

 with bright green Box-like leaves, glancons beneath, and gracefully 

 drooping Howers of the same pure white as the Lily of the Valley, 

 but much larger." Mr. Bateman in concluding expressed a hope that 

 the plant would be distnbuted among the members of the Society. 



Mr. AVilson Saunders remarked that the plant was not lo.st in the 

 country, as he had it in flower, but he did not And it so ready to run 

 up — a circumstance probably due to the roots being confined in a pot. 



Fifteen new Fellows were elected ; and the lloyal Institution of 

 Cornwall, and the Muliuebbury Floral and Horticullural Society, were 

 ndzuitted into uxuoa. 



Weekly Show, April •21.s^— For a collection of twelrc mincellft- 

 neooe plants there were two competitors — Mr. Young, of Hlglipatc, 

 and Mr. Bartiett. of Hammersmith ; but the plants in both were of such 

 an inferior description that each received a third prize. In the col- 

 lections of six rai.scellaueous plants, Mr. Young, and Mr. Beasley of 

 Twyford Abbey, Acton, received equal second prizes, and Mr. Bartktt 

 a third prize. For a collection of twelve cut blooms of Camellias, Mr. 

 Tmssler. gardener to J. Kay, Ksq., of Hoddesden, received the first 

 prize, and Mr. Y'oung a second. For six miscellaneous plants. Messrs. 

 Cntbnsh received an extra first prize for very handsome specimens for 

 Iheir size, and also en extra second for a collection of eight small 

 Azaleas. For a collection of Cinerorias and Calceolarias, Mr. Beech, 

 gardener to W. Kogers, Esq., Kedhill, receivwl a first-class certificate, 

 and Mr. Young a similar award for a collection of Tulips. 



For the best collection of fruit, Mr. Miller, of Combe Abbey, ex- 

 hibited bunches of Lady Dowue's Cirape in fine condition, and of ex- 

 cellent flavour. They bad been preserved on the Vine since they were 

 ripe in September, and were allowed to hong nntil the sap began to 

 rise, and actually burst the berries by the force of its ascent. He also 

 exhibited new bunches of Foster's White Seedling, which were very good 

 at this early season. Mr. Miller received the first prize. The second 

 was awarded to Mr. Beasley, gardener to Mrs. Wood. Twyford Abbey, 

 Aeton. for ^ pimnfit pf vp*y k»h»h early Black Hamburgh Grapes and 

 one of Kpentj' tjgedlin^ J^trawberry. 



twenty-four cut blooms of PansieB, and a dozen plants in pots. A ttand 

 of cut FauHy blooma waA also nhown by Mr. Hooper. Batn. 



Auriculas came from Mr. Tamer, Slough ; Mr. James, Mr. Paine, 

 Kentinh Town, and Mr. J. Butcher, Cambcrwell. Those from Mr. 

 Turner were by far the finest, and conniiited of Moore's Violet, rery 

 Uantiful, ti rimes' Privateer, Headly's Splendour, Traill's Ge&er&l 

 Neill, Sumnu-rscales' Catherine, and Netberwood's Othello. Hr. Jamv*,. 

 who was first in the Amateurs' Class, had Lovely Ann, Ne ploa Ultr&y 

 Prince Albert, Conqueror of Europe, Meteor I'lag, and Mrs. Smith. 

 Mr. Turner likewise exhibited twelve varieties of Alpines, several of 

 which were very pretty; ond Mr. Wiggins, twenty-fivo Polyanthns. 



Of other subjects, Messrs. Lane &: Son sent a collection of Khodo- 

 dendrons in po^ ranging from G to 9 inches in diameter ; the plants. 

 were verj' dwarf with large heads, consisting of peven or eight fine- 

 trasses of bloom. These had an excellent effect. From Mr. Wiggins 

 came forcing Pelargonium Purpureum, soft bright rose, with a light 

 »ye, and a dark blotch in the upiK-r petal ; also Dendrobium cucaUaiam 

 gigauteum, with a large cream-coloured lip, and long narrow petals and 

 H-pals of a delicate pink. The habit was pendulous. Met^srs. E. G. 

 Henderson again exhibited their white-keeled variety of Clianthoa 

 I)ampieri and silver-voriegated Japanese Ivy ; also Khododcndron 

 Veitchi and Lilium teuuifolinm. of slender growth, and bearing orange 

 scarlet blossoms. Miscellaneous collections of flowering and fine- 

 foliaged plants from Mr. Williams and Mr. Wheeler wtre similar in 

 character to those exhibited at the previous Show. Oniomeutftl- 

 Icavcd Begonias were also shoMu by Mr. Wheeler. 



ROYAL BOTANIC SOi'IEtV S THIKD SPRING 

 SHOW— Apbil -n. 



^Thocgh tke snbjecU exliibited on this occosion were not very nn- 

 merous, Koses and Pelargoniums, whii-U were the principal features, 

 pave the eshibition tent a t;nj appearand'. Of pot Roses there iras a 

 fine lank contributed by Mr. Turner, of Slough, and Messrs. Paul 

 and Son. The former took the first prize for nine with fine examples 

 of Charles Lawson, Beantv of Waltham, .Tnno, Souvenir d'un Ami, 

 Victor Verdier, Marcchal Vaillant, John Hopper, Celine Forestier, 

 and Le Rhone. From Messrs. Paul & Son, who were second, came 

 President, Madame A. de Rougemont, Prince Camille de Rohan, 

 Marcchal Vaillant, Anna Alexicff, Souvenir d'un Ami, Lc Rhone, 

 NJphetos, and John Hopper. Collections in fine bloom were likewise 

 furnished bv the same cxhihitora and by Messrs. Lane, of Bcrkhamp- 

 Etead, compnsing among other varieties plants in excellent bloom of 

 Madame William Paul, Duchesse de Caylus, Dr. kmXtj, Vainquenr de 

 Goliath, Jean Rosenkrantz, Baron Adolphe do Rothschild, Madame 

 Victor Verdier, John Hopper, Souvenir dun Ami, itc. The only Roses 

 shown in the Amateurs' class were half a dozen from Mr. James. 

 gardener to W. F. Watson, Esq., Islewortb. For three new Roses of 

 1864, 5, and 6, Mr. Turner was first with Leopold Hausberg, a 6nc 

 deep rose, Jfarguerile de St. Amand, peach, and Madame Derreux 

 DonviUe : and Messrs. Paul >t Son second with Kings Acre, PUne, and 

 Madame Moreau. Mr. Turner also exhibited Prince of Wales, a pro- 

 mising rosy crimson seedling ; and Messrs. Paul and Son half a dozen 

 boxes of fine cut blooms. , 



In Pelargoniums, six plants in excellent bloom from Mr. >\ ig,gins, 

 pardcncr to W. Beck, Es<|., Islewortb, took the first prize. The 

 varieties were Vestal, Madame Reisct. Plenum, Beadsman, Rosenm, 

 and Monte Christo. Jlr. Clarke, Whitloii, who was second, had 

 Kosenm, .Tames Lodge. Venus. Alma, and Bracelet, several of which 

 were in good bloom. Of Calceolarias. Mr. James had likewise an 

 excellent exhibition, the plants, seedlings of his own, being fine, 

 both as regards the size, colour, and profusion of the bloom. Lord 

 Derby, large, with rosy salmon markings on a buff ground ; and 

 Beantv, dark crimson, marked with yellow, were two of the best. Cine- 

 rarias'were exhibited by Mr. James and Mr. Laeey, gardener to C. S. 

 Mortimore, Esq., Carshttlton, the former also contributing a stand of 



FRUIT CULTURE. 



To Cottimenee with Jlr. Eobson's experience as stated at 

 page 2(39 in paragraph 1, it seems to me so confined, lie has 

 " had occasionally " to manage trees worked on some kind ot 

 Paradise stock, has neither denoted the sort, the soil, or ili»' 

 climate, the number of years the trees had been planted, or 

 wliether growing in grass land or a garden. I beg his pardon'' 

 He names " a friend of mine," with trees growing in an exten- 

 sive orchard, among which were some on Paradise stocks "no 

 longer healthy." Most undoubtedly this is true. The Para- 

 dise is a surface-rooting stock, and requires the cultivation of 

 a garden. An orchard under grass would destroy trees grafted 

 on that stock. This is so evident, that one cannot help feeling 

 surprised at a sound experienced man like Mr. Robson omitting, 

 to observe it. The great advantage of employing the Paradisa 

 stock is this — it is incalculable — that such kinds as are aL all 

 inclined to canker (and in some deep soils it will affect txees),. 

 can be lifted and replanted, so that their roots are broHght to- 

 the surface and canker arrested. I have done this so efteDr 

 and have seen the unvarying effect, that to me it seems ehiUisb 

 to mention it. 



In paragraph 2 Mr. Eobson talks of " filling the basket.'^ 

 Now, this is all very well with market-gardening ; but the 

 amateur, if I may judge by my own feelings, would rather see 

 a peck of tine Apples ripening on his bush or pyramid secure 

 from " stormy winds," than live bushels of inferior fruit on a 

 standard exposed to them. But even in market-gardening 

 there is no comparison with regard to the profit of growing 

 Apples in an orchard and of cultivating them in a well-managed 

 fruit garden. Any clever industrious man, who would plant 

 an acre of ground with dwarf Apple trees on good Paradise 

 stocks 3 feet apart, or 4840 trees per acre, and graft them with 

 his own hanJs, and afterwards attend to them by summer- 

 pruning, would reap a harvest such as no orchardist ever ex- 

 perienced. He must be a man not moving in the groove of 

 old ideas, but " upwards and cnwards." The difliculty he 

 would have to meet would be that of procuring land, for at the 

 end of seven years half the number of his trees would have to 

 be removed, and an additional acre of land provided for their 

 reception. Vnlile Mr. Eobson, I do not go to my neighbours 

 to look and loam ; but I first try if an idea is feasible, and 

 then make it known to the world. 



In paragraph 3, the notice of the stain in the Laburnum in 

 the " Horticultural Transactions " was relative to the discovery 

 bv Mons. Adam, a nurseryman at Paris. I am trusting to- 

 nicmorv, but at that time the purple Laburnum was a recent 

 introduction, and led to much controversy. I have seen hun- 

 dreds of the shields of the buds of the purple Cytisns full of 

 life, the bud being dead, but I have never witnessed the like 

 stain ; and what has struck me as a curious fact, the I'ytisuB 

 elongatus pm-pureus, a variety between C. purpureus and 

 C. elongatus, very distinct and beautiful, never has stained 

 the stock, although it is here budded on the punde Labumnm ; 

 and in 18fi4, after the winter which killed the buds but left 

 the shields alive, not a stock was stained, although I quite 

 expected to find them so stained. Some of your readers vflu> 



