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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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RrorE A?rD Gnp.FNnorsK Plants con.-ititut«d n very importjint part 

 of the display, and, from bt-inj; iu most caaes placed in juxtn position with 

 mosscsof folia^te, the effe<"t was neatly eiihnnred. A rollection of sii* 

 teen shown by Mr. T. Bnines, p^rdener to H. MirhoUs. K8»].. Bowden. 

 was n remarinibly fineexninple of sntve-jsful rnltivution. It ronnifited of 

 two Ixoms — viz., coocinea aud anmntim-a. the fonner with nnnannlly 

 large beads of bloom; Borouin piunnUi, iluwcriiiK profnsely ; Acro- 

 phyllnm Tenosnm, very fine ; Dipladenia craa>fLnodH, GenetliylHa tnli- 

 pifora. the flowers very large, as well as nnmeron^i ; Krica ventricosn 

 coccinea minor, fine ; E, Cavendishii, a pood sperimen, but the flowers 

 rather ymall : K. tricolor Eppsii ; A^^alean Criterion. Kxtranci, and 

 Ivcryana : Franciscea confertifolia. Apheloxis manmntha pnrpnrea, 

 Epacris Eclipse, and Eriostemon hnxifolinm. In the same class Mr. 

 Peed also contribnted a fine eollectiou, consistinfi of Allamandu pran- 

 diflora, the large yellow flowers of which vr(^Tt very effective ; Ixora 

 alba, fine ; Pimelea Hendersoni, Eriostemonn, a tine specimen of 

 Erica Cavendishii. a largo Kpiu-ris. Azaleas, the pretty Tetratheca 

 ericfffolia, good specimens of Druenpbyllum Rraejle, and Acrophyllnm 

 venosnm, the latter, however, not so large as Mr. Raines's ; GeneUiyllis 

 Hookeriana, Chorozema cordutam splendena, Aphelexis, &c. 



Jn other collections in the same class, besides plnnts already named, 

 we noticed good examples of Rliyncos])ormTim jasmiuoides. the showy 

 scarlrt Erica westpliahinf:na, Koronia letrandra. Pimelea spectfthilis, 

 the deep bine Lesebenanltia biloba major, Cleroileudron ThomRonn'. 

 and Coleouema rnbru. 



Awards — First, Mr. Baines. gardener to 11. Micliolls. Esq., Snm- 

 merfield, Bowden ; second, Mr. B. Peed, gardener to Mrs. Tredwell, 

 Lower Norwood ; third, Mr. J. Wheeler, gardener to J. Philpott. Esq., 

 Stamford Hill ; fom-th, Mr. Kemp, gardener to Earl Percy, Albnry Park. 



In the class for twelve plants, admirable collections were famished 

 by Messrs. Lee. of Ilaramersmith ; K. Cole & Sons, of Withington, 

 near Manchester ; and Mr. Rhodes, Sydenham. Among Messrs, 

 Le^'s plants were excellent exam]»les of Erica ventrieosa eoccinea 

 minor, Azaleas, Eriostemons. Medinilla magnifica. and Acrophyllam 

 venosum. Aphelexie macrantba snperba, splendid in colonr ; Ade- 

 nandra fragrans, well stndded with bloom. Mrs. Cole it Sons con- 

 tribnted excellent specimens of Heaths, Azaleas, Aphelexis, Pimelea 

 Hendersoni, and Ixora coccinea. There was also a largo plant of 

 Phienocoma proUfera Bamesii. bnt far from equal in point of bloom 

 to a similar plant exhibited a year or two ago by Mr. Eraser, of Lea 

 Bridge. Mr. Rhodes hud the finest plant of Dracophyllnm gmcile in 

 the Show, although by an accident it had lost half a dozen of its wliite 

 heads of bloom, excellent Azaleas, Eriostemons, a Chorozema, Aphe- 

 lexis, Cavendish Heath, &c. 



Awards — First, Messrs. Lee ; second, Mirsi E;' Cole & Sons ; third, 

 Mj:. Rhodes. 



Collections of ten were exhibited by Mr. Donald, gardener to J. G. 

 Barclay, Esq., Leyton ; Mr. Morse, gardener to T. Canning, Esq., 

 Westbnry-on-Trym, Bristol ; Mr. A. Ingram, gardener to J. J. Blandy, 

 Es<|., Higbgrove, Reading ; and Mr. Kaile, gardener to Earl Lovelace, 

 East Horsley Tower. Noticeable among the plants from these ex- 

 hibitors were the lovely Clerodendrou Thomsoua*, Allamanda cathar- 

 tica, Rhyncospennum jasmiuoides, Aotns gracillimns. with gay yellow 

 and dark crimson flowers, aud not often seen at exhibitions ; Statices, 

 Adenandra fragrans, in fine bloom ; Leschenaullia intermedia, with. 

 showy scarlet flowers; Pleroma elegans. but not in full bloom; Poly- 

 galas, Heaths, Azaleas, and other plants already named. 



Awards — First. Mr. Donald ; second, Mr. Morse : third. Mr. A. 

 Ingram ; fourth, Mr. Kaile. 



Collections of six were shown in separate classes, both by amatenrs 

 and nurserjTuen, and comprised among other plants a verT,- fine Azalea 

 Apollo, from Mr, Carson ; an excellent example of Pimelea Hender- 

 soni, from the same ; the white and criinsou-eyed Vinoa oeulata, from 

 Mrs. Glen(.liuning &: Sons; a well- ro^-n plant of Erica Victoria, from 

 Mr. Tantou, the successor to Mr. Dods, of the Kpsom Nursery ; Clero- 

 dendron Ka-mpferi, Imantophyllum niiniatnm, Oxylobium arborescens, 

 with spikes of yellow pea-like flowers, bcjiides several very good ex- 

 amples of Pimelea';, RhjTico=ipermum, Azaleas, Heaths, Chorozemas, 

 GenethylUs, Eriostemons, A'c. 



. Awards — For six (Amatenrs) : first, Mr. Carson, gardener to W. R. G. 

 Farmer, Esq., Nonsnch Pork, Cheam ; second. Mr. Page, gar- 

 dener to W. Leaf, Esq., Streatham : third, Mr. A. Wilkie. gardener 

 to — McHenry, Esq., Addison Road, Kensington. (Nnrserymen) : 

 first. Mr. J. Stevenson, Timperley ; .second, Mr. Williams, HoUoway ; 

 third. Mrs. Glendinning »!' Sons» Tnmham Green ; foorth, Messrs. 

 Jackson it Sons. 

 • For the finest stove or greenhonse plant, in or ont of flower, and not 

 Iws than 12 feet in height, the first prize was awarded tn Messrs. 

 Teiteh tt Sons, for Brownea encta i?l ; the second toMr. Williams, for 

 a remarkably fine plant of Rhnpala Dp .longhi, probablv not less than 

 '20 feet high ; n»id the third to Mr. Bull, whocontribnted an Aranearia 

 excelsa, 20 feet high ; Ai-alia qninqnefolia. forming a standard IH feet 

 high; and Dracsam austrflli'^, !5 feet high. From Mr. Williams came 

 Dracsna draco Birrhavi, about the same height. 



Fiue-foliflged stove and greeuhonse plants were shown in great 

 ntonber, and in point of cultivation they loft little to be de- 

 sired. Mr. Bnines had fine examples of Aiocasia uietallica, Theo- 

 phrastn imperiftlis. with ample d4M*p green foliage; Anthnriura grande, 

 aBolfaer' brardkmie largs- leaved phuit; Rhopala coreovadenB«, Daay- 

 lirion ocrotnchnm, Gleichenia speluncse, Croton variegatnm, C. longi- 



folinm, Dickfionia anfarctica. with the fronds assnming a somewhat 

 droopint; character; Cordyline indivisa, and .\mlia lept/jphyMft. 

 From Mr. Taylor, gardener to J. Yates, Ksg.. Highgate, came a noble 

 plant of SaM Blackhnmianum. Variejated Aloe leaved Yucca, Dion 

 idulc, two species of Kncephalartos, and Cycas revnlnta. Mr. Fair- 

 buini. Sion House, fui'uished the Bird's-uest Fern. Anthnrinm ACftoIo, 

 with leaves a yard in length. AJocasia Lowii, and others of the aamt 

 genus, and a largo Dracana ; and Mr. Croiut, gardener to Lady Ash-** 

 burton, Romsey, the prutty Maranta fasciata. which has th» learet- 

 branded with jmlo green ; Spharotrme latifolia. CvperUh allemifoIiDs 

 variegatns. with its white variegation well developed, an AUocasia. and 

 other effective plants. Several fine Palms, inchiding Areca Ver- 

 scbnffelti, LaUmia horbonica, Astrocan'um rostratnni, the laHt very 

 graceful, come from Madame Legrelle d'Hanis. of Antwerp. SuTeral 

 magnificent groups were exhibited in the nurserymen's class for twelve. 

 That from Messrs. Leo wuk particularly pood, and comprised a veiyi 

 tine variegated Croton, TheopurasLi imperialis, Alocot^ia meLallica, aod 

 Ijowii, both with fine large leaves ; Rhopalai*, Pandanns elogan- 

 tissinins, LaUinia rubra. Oreojianax dactylijfolinm, remarkable for ita 

 deeply-divided foliage, a handsome plant of Cibotium princepa, and a 

 C'yathea. Messrs. Yeitch also exhibited a fine collection, in which 

 were Pandanns Veitchii, resembling an immense fan ; P. reflexus, 

 Cycas revoluta, Rhopala corcovadense. Seaforthia elegans, a fine plant 

 of Dracn-na indivisa liueata, a large Croton pictum, Seaforthia elegans, 

 and other Palms. From Mr. WilUams came Alocaaia metollica. Aloe- 

 leaved Yucca, a spreading plant of Cycas cdrcinalis, Crotons, AJocasia 

 mctalUca, Dion edule, Cibotium princeps, and Pandanns javanicoa 

 varicgatus, all of which were very good. The graceful Fem-like- 

 leaved Jucaranda filicifoUa, a Maple with bronzy foliage, Rhopalua, 

 and other plants already named, came from Messrs. A. Henoersou 

 and Co. 



In other classes for snbjects of the same character, goo<l exhibitions 

 came from Mr. John Stevenson, Lark Hill, Timperley ; Mr. Hntt, 

 gardener to Miss Bordett Contts ; Mr. Younc. gardener to W. H. 

 Stone, Esq., M.P. ; Messrs. Yeitch, and Mr. Williams. Among the 

 plants exhibited were Al.'iophiln anstralis, Cibotium princeps and 

 Schiedei ; Cyathea dealbata, aud other Feins; AlocAsia albo-violacea 

 with violet-tinged leafstalks edged with white, A. metallica with verj. 

 large leaves. A. Lowii, Dracaenas, Crotons, augnstifoUum being par-^ 

 ticnhirly fine ; Pandanuses, Latanias. Cyanophyllum, Musa vittata. . 



Awards — For twelve {Amateurs) : fijst, Mr. Baines ; second, Mr, 

 Taylor, gardener to J. Yates, Esq. ; third. Mr. F;urbairn, gardener to 

 the Duke of Northumberland. Sion ; fonrth, Mr. Cros.-;, gardener to 

 Lady Ashbnrton. For twelve (Nnrserymen) : first, Messrs. Lee ; 

 second, Messrs. Yeitch ; third. Mr. Williams. For sJx : first. Mr. 

 Stevenson ; second. Mr. Hutt ; third. Mr. Younc;. gardener to W. H. 

 Stone, Est]. ; fourth, Mr. A. Ingram, gardener to J. .1. Blandy, Esq. 

 For twelve tender variegated plants : first, Messrs. Yoitch ; Bocono, 

 Mr. Williams ; fourtli, Madame Legrelle d'Hanis. 



EcoNOMic.vL AND MEDICINAL Plasts. — CoUections of these came 

 from M. Linden, of Bmssels, Mr. Bull, and Messrs. Osbom, who 

 received prizes in tht, order in which they are named. 



Hardt Dkcii>i:ous Shbubs in Flotveb. — From Mr. Tomer. 

 Slongh, came channiug Weigelas, both rose and wliite. Gneldros 

 Roses, variegated Hydrangea, the sweet-scented Philadelphus mex- 

 icanus. Tree Pa'onies in tine bloom, Persian Lilac, Ac, and from Mr. 

 William Paul, Weigela roseo. Brooms, the pink-flowered Robinia 

 hispida, Lilacs, the common Berberry, Coronilla emems. Gnmper's 

 Thorn, a new German variety ; Spinras. Viburnum plicatnm and 

 opulus, and Deut/.ia gracilis. These two collections were placed near 

 the euti'ance from the Royal Horticoltaral Society's garden, and 

 attracted ninch attention. 



Awards — First. Mi'. Turner ; second, Mr. W. Paul. 



FiNE-poLiAOED HvunY Decidcocs SHRrBs. — Of these there waa- 

 only one exhibitor, Mr. W. Paul, to whom a third prize was awarded. 

 Noticeable in his collection were a Horse Chestnut with the leaves cnt 

 into small segments, a Chestnut with well-marked Kf^ldon variet^tion, 

 the white variegated Acer negnndo, and another Maple in which the 

 leaves were distinctly variegated with pule yellow, a golden-leaved 

 Elder, I'nrplo Beech, Qnercns cerris variegata with creamy variega- 

 tion, Panlo^vnia iniperialis. Silver Poplar. Ancuba-leaved Ash, Mag- 

 nolia tripetnla and acuminata, Hippopha** rhamnoides, and Sym- 

 phoricarpns variegatus. 



Hardy Climukrs were shown by Mr. W. PanI, Mr. Turner, and 



Messrs. Ivery and Son. who were respectively first, second, and third, 



I and consisted of Clematises Ivies, plain-leaved and variegatod, 



Honeysneklcs, Aristolochias, Bignonia grandiflora. Climbing Rose«. 



I and Passiflora cornlea. 



Hardy Evr.RGiiKr.NS. — In the special classes for these were rery 

 good examples of new Ancnbas. Hollies in great variety, several kinds 

 of Box, Laurns nobilis, LanruBtinus, Berberis Darwinri, Phillyreas, 

 Portugal Laural, Arbutus nnedo, and RoUissoni. and Evergreen Oaks. 



Of new evergreen trees and shrulw Messrs. Yeitch contributed 

 Ancnl)as : the leather)- leaved Raphiolepis ovata, a great acquisition 

 both as regards tiowers and foliage ; Sfcimmia oblata ; a golden 

 varifgat^d Knt^nymns japonicus, one of the many pretty Japenese 

 introiln< tions ; Knonymus radican^ varie^Titus ; Ilex Fortum ; the 

 Hi^Uy-leaved Gflnmnthus, and a dwarf variegated form of it ; Tom- 

 stKinna species, and a variegated Lignsiram glabrnm. Mr. Standish 

 had, io addition to several of the above, Skimmia fragrans, the tall 



