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JOUENAL OF HORTICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GAEDENEE. 



t AprU 27, 1876. 



gence, beoanse the former calls forth intelligence which otherj 

 ■wise might be hid. — W. F. Eabclyffe, Okej'ord Fitzpaine. 



Let mo as a judge back up " T. H. G." as an exhibitor with 

 regard to two-day Rose shows. If there are to be two-day 

 shows let them be for pot Roses only, and another set of prizes 

 be offered for cut Roses the second day ; but it is a perfect 

 farce to lead the British public to think that a box of Roses 

 shown fit for the judges on ten o'clock on Wednesday is worth 

 looking at after one o'clock on Thursday. I have often noticed, 

 on a hot morning in a stuffy tent, that Roses that I had 

 admired and next door to worshipped when I had to judge 

 them at eleven were mere shadows of their former selves by 

 two o'clock ; and many a time have I heard the verdict of the 

 British public adverse to the opinion of the judges when they 

 came to look at the Roses some three or four hours after, 

 simply because the hot tent had been too much for those 

 Roses which had had to endure close confinement in boxes, to 

 say nothing of being tossed about in railways and cabs all the 

 previous night, while perhaps some Roses from a new and 

 neighbouring nursery gathered only that morning were still 

 able to endure the heat, and perhaps in some cases, where 

 gathered too small, had even improved. I think, therefore, 

 exhibitors would do well to set their faces against the expense 

 and trouble attending these two-day shows, and only agree to 

 exhibit on condition of fresh prizes being offered the second 

 day for new blooms, and permission given to remove the old 

 at five or six o'clock on the first day.^C. P. Peach. 



NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 



At the General Meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society, 

 held on 19th inst., the following candidates were duly elected 

 FELLOWS : Major-General S. A. Abbott, James Campbell, Miss 

 Corry, Horace Davey, Q.C., Colonel H. Holden, Walter J. 

 Marshall, H. K. Mayor, S. Vaughan Morgan, Miss Eeynett, 

 Mrs. T. W. Stephens, Arthur Walter. 



Mks. Gillum of the Red House, East Monlsey, has a 



MAEliCHAL NiEL RosE, planted in the pit of a small con- 

 servatory, from which she has this season, since the end of 

 February, cut 330 large blooms. The foliage also is very rich 

 and luxuriant. 



• If gardeners cultivated Violets more extensively they 



would very much contribute to the enjoyment of their em- 

 ployers. They may be had in quantity for more than seven 

 months with the attention which Mr. Abbey gives them. We 

 know Mr. Lee had a few good blooms as early as July, and 

 abundance even in the present month. 



We have lately seen in the nursery of Messrs. Jackson 



and Sons, at Kingston-on-Thames, a number of plants of 

 Daphne Cneobum grown in pots, and the plants forced into 

 flower for room and conservatory decoration. The plants are 

 in admirable health, perfect masses of glowing pink, and deli- 

 ciously fragrant. The " Garland Flower " is one of the hardiest 

 and sweetest of spring flowers for garden decoration, and its 

 adaptability for forcing purposes renders it still more worthy 

 of extensive culture. Slessrs. Jackson's plants are established 

 in 5 and 6-inoh pots. They had been potted in the autumn 

 and plunged outdoors in ashes. As soon as their buds were 

 formed the plants were introduced into gentle heat, and are 

 now attractive by their colour and enjoyable by their perfume. 

 Than this dwarf Daphne few close-growing plants are more 

 effective in spring. Plants are increased by layers, and 

 flourish in peat or light loamy soils. 



Many fine Orchids are now flowering in Lord Londes- 



borough's celebrated collection at Norbiton, and especiaUy 

 striking is a row of Cattleya citeina on blocks suspended 

 from the roof. This Orchid is figured in the "Botanical 

 Magazine " for 1840, and is there described as " a very fine 

 and singular Cattleya sent by Robert Smith, Eeq., of Oaxaca, 

 Mexico, in 1838, to the collection at Woburn Abbey, where it 

 blossomed in April, 1839. The bulbs and foliage are remark- 

 able for their very glaucous or sea-green hue ; and the fine 

 flower, when seen in such a manner that the labellum is not 

 brought into view, has at first sight so very much the appear- 

 ance, not only in regard to form, but to size and colour, of the 

 wild Tulip of our country (Tulipa sylvestris) that we were for 

 a moment deceived by it. These flowers are scentless. The 

 plant is of easy growth, and is undoubtedly a most valuable 

 addition to our ornamental stove plants." Since the above 

 description was written improved forms of this distinct Cattleya 

 have been introdaced, and so far from being "scentless," the 



flowers at Norbiton fill the house with odour. One variety 

 there is superior to any we have seen by the size and intense 

 golden yellow of the flowers, of which half a dozen are depend- 

 ing from the same block. Altogether about thirty blooms are 

 expanded, and the effect produced is both novel and beautiful. 



At the usual fortnightly meeting of the HoRTicuLTuaAL 



Cede at their house, 4, Adelphi Terrace, Mr. Maurice Young 

 of Milford Nursery, Godalming, submitted some specimens of 

 a new process of printing on wood, invented and patented by 

 Mr. Whitburn of Guildford. They were exceedingly chaste in 

 design, and as they are printed by a common printing press 

 the process promises to make an inexpensive ornament of 

 chaste design suitable for the houses of ordinary citizens. An 

 interesting discussion on the best trees suitable for planting in 

 towns was originated by Mr. Leo Grindon of Manchester, and 

 much valuable information was elicited. A vote of thanks was 

 proposed to Mr. Young for his courtesy in bringing the speci- 

 mens to the meeting. 



The beds of Tolips in the gardens of the Inner Temple 



present an exceedingly gay appearance this year. They are 

 now at their best, and, weather permitting, will be attractive 

 until June. Mr. Newton has not dabbled in a large number of 

 varieties or attempted to plant in fantastic designs, but has 

 confined himself to the employment of a few sorts which are 

 known to be reliable and effective. About five thousand bulbs 

 were planted, the bed on the north side of the terrace walk being 

 wholly planted with Rex rubrorum, and the principal beds ou 

 grass on the south side of the walk being planted with Keyzers 

 Kroon, very fine, edged with Vermillion Brilliant and Cottage 

 Maid, the large oblong beds being entirely filled with the 

 double Tournesol. These oblongs contain upwards of eighty 

 rows each, of eight plants in a row. Scarcely a plant is 

 missing, and all the blooms are of uniform height and excel- 

 lence. The Hyacinths in the vases have also been very good, 

 but they did not enjoy favourable weather, and their beauty was 

 of short duration. The gay masses of colour which the Tulip 

 beds now present command the admiration of many visitors. 

 The bulbs were supplied by Messrs. James Veitch & Sons. 



Cccumeer i'ENDEB AND Teue is admitted to be one o£ 



the best varieties in cultivation, being aUke superior in size, 

 quality, and appearance. It is, however, considered by many 

 to be rather a delicate grower, and also shy in producing fruits. 

 Really the variety is a free grower and bearer, and the latest 

 instance we have had testifying to these qualities was afforded 

 by a visit to the gardens of Munstek House, Fulham, where in 

 a house in which all the popular sorts are growing luxuriantly 

 Tender and True is the most vigorous plant of all, and the 

 earliest in sweUing-off its fruits, which are produced at every 

 joint. Telegraph is the next in point of vigour and earliness, 

 all the others being several days behind these two excellent 

 varieties. 



A BOTANIC garden about twenty acres in extent has 



been just opened at Southpoet. In connection with it a 

 museum has been erected containing collections in the various 

 branches of natural history, the entomology of the neighbour- 

 hood being well represented in this branch of the museum. 

 Geology has a department assigned to it, and the usual local 

 curiosities, with coins, medals, &c,, have a place. The whole 

 of the collections have been well arranged and classified. 



It is proposed to erect an aqdaeium and winter garden 



at Clifton, and a Committee has been appointed with a view 

 of obtaining a proper site. 



EOSES ON THEIR OWN ROOTS. 



I see at page 283 " A. R. C." fully bears out my statement 

 of Roses on their own roots. He recommends putting the 

 cuttings in during October. This is the old practice of 

 striking, but if the cuttings are inserted during June I consider 

 there is a season gained, as these make bushy plants the first 

 year. 



I find Roses worked on the Manetti make very good plants 

 in about two or three years, and by the end of that time they 

 are really on their own roots, as the Manetti is budded close 

 to the ground. I find the Rose cuttings strike their roots into 

 the earth, and when they have made roots enough to support 

 themselves they have done with the Manetti, which very often 

 dies off. I do not know if this is the case with Mr. Camm'a 

 Roses, I have repeatedly found it the case here.— J. Povall. 



Caenations and Picotees. — I find that a sentence in my 

 notes on Carnations and Picotees has given offence to Mr. 



