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JOUBNAI, OP HORTICULTUBE AND COTTAGE OAKDENER. 



[ May 11, 1876. 



plan without sncoess, for they will be as hard as ever ; bat if 

 yon cat or file the seed on one side right through to the embryo 

 you will meet with good results. They will soon burst forth 

 and be up in fire or six days, otherwise they may remain in the 

 pots or pans for months, and then be thrown away as bad seed. 

 ■1. Abutilon Thompeonii. — This is a distinct and pretty 

 yariegatfd shrnb of a neat and erect habit, with small Vine- 

 like or Maple-like leaves richly mottled or marbled with yellow. 

 A useful and effective plant for outdoor decoration. Propagate 

 by cuttings in spring. 



5. Plumbago capensis. — This is one of the best plants for a 

 carpet under any tall-growing plant. Look ar lund your stock 

 of plants in February or March ; pick out the best-shaped 

 plants, grow them on, taking oaro to stop them when about 

 9 inches high, afterwards place them in a cool frame or house, 

 and by turning-out time they will be full of flower spikes, pre- 

 senting a mass of peculiar-coloured flowers until the chilly 

 month of October. If this plant is mixed with the Abutilon 

 it has a good effect. 



6. Tradescantia zebrina.— This is an old and neglected plant, 

 but one worthy of cultivation among any class of plants. It 

 being of a trailing habit is useful for any decorative purpose, 

 and is a conspicuous object among a collection of stove plants, 

 especially where there are any hanging baskets, the under 

 surface as well as the upper being of an interesting colour ; it 

 is also very useful for bedding purposes for edging of beds, 

 margins, or lines. If propagated in spring and hardened-oS 

 by bedding-out time it will stand the summer months well, 

 especially where it is protected from the scorching rays of the 

 Ban, or where it can obtain plenty of moisture. — N. Cole. 



ALEXANDBA PALACE. 



Mat 5th and 6th. 



Although announced as the *' Great Show," the promise was 

 not fnlfilled in the performance, nor, indeed, was it to be ex- 

 pected. The date fixed was earlier than we have been accastomed 

 to, and our principal exhibitors were at Brupsels ; in fact, the 

 resources of oar nurseries would almost seem to be unlimited. 

 When we read of what Mr. B. S. Williams has done at Brussels, 

 and that his son is at Philadelphia with another large consign- 

 ment, one must express astonishment that he was able to put in 

 such an appearance as he did here. The collectiona were all 

 arranged in the grand central hall under their usual advantages 

 and disadvantages, and everything was done to secure the 

 comfort and convenience of those who attended. 



In class 1, for a group of twenty foliage and flowering plants 

 arranged for effent, the first prize was awarded to Mr. B. S. 

 Williams, Victoria Nurseries, Holloway, for a fine collection. 

 At the back were Latania borbonica, Pandanus utilis, Corypha 

 australis. Phoenix reolinata, Cycas revolata, and Dion edule; 

 while grouped as effectivtly as it is possible to do with these 

 large trained plants were Aphelexis macrantha purpurea, Aotns 

 gracillimus very effective, RbyncboBpermum jasminoides. Azalea 

 concinna, Erica Cavendishii, Croton pictum, Dracophjllum 

 gracile. Erica tricolor Wilsonii, Anthurium Soherzerianum, 

 Croton variegatum, and an Eriostemon. 



In class 2, for the same number of plants exhibited by amateurs, 

 the first prize was awarded to H. Wettenhall, Esq., The Poplars, 

 Seven Sisters Road, Holloway (gardener, Mr. G. Toms), for good 

 examples of Ht-daroma tulipifera, Boronia serrulata, Gymno- 

 gramma cbrysophylla, Caladium Chantinii, Epacris miniata 

 splendens, Platjcerium grande. Azalea Bernard Andreas, Erica 

 Victoria, Caladium Wightii, Hpdaroma Hockerii, Eriostemon 

 buxifolinm, Croton variegatum, Phoenix reellnata, Croton ucdu- 

 latam, Eriostemon neriifolium, and Alocasia metallica. Tbe 

 second prize was awarded to Sir F. H. Goldsmid, Bart, (gardener, 

 Mr. Geo. Wheeler), for the following ; — Deiidrobiam nobile. 

 Erica candidissima, Aphelexis purpurea, Hedaroma Hockerii, 

 Phoenix sylvestris, MediniUa magniflca, DracojAyllum gracile, 

 Oncidium pphacelatum, Fraucieoea calycina, Adeuandra fraerans, 

 Dracaena Veitchii, Rliyncoppermum jasminoides, Azalea Model, 

 Lomaria gibba, and Anthurium Scherzerianum. 



In class 3, for twelve Roses in pots, Mr. Charles Turner of 

 the Royal Nurseries, Slough, was the only exhibitor, with a 

 collection c{ medium-sized and beautifully flowered plants, con- 

 sisting of Le Mont Blanc (T), white, with creamy yellow centre ; 

 Perfection de Monplaisir (T), small yellow, weak footstalk ; Paul 

 Verdier, Alfred Colonib, Souvenir de la Malmaison, Paul Neron, 

 Marquise de Castellane, Edouard Morreu, Souvenir d'un Ami, 

 Madame Victor Verdier, Charles Lawson, and Madamo Therese 

 Levet. In the same class for amateurs there was also only one 

 exhibitor, but the collection was abdut one of the best, if not 

 the best, I have seen exhibited. It was by the Misses Christy, 

 Coombe Bank, Kingslon-on-Tharaes (gardener Mr. J. W. Moor- 

 man), and comprised Madame Lacharme (good), Marqui^e de 

 Oastellane, Anna Alexieff, Paul Perras, Paul Verdier, Cheshunt 



Hybrid (very good), Paul Neron (excellent). Miss Ingram, La 

 France, Madame Alice Bureau (good), aud Victor Verdier. 



In class 5, for eight Azaleas (uurserymen), Mr. Charles Turner 

 was first with small but well-bloomed plants of Madame Ver- 

 Bchaffelt, Flag of Truce, Charmer, Marie Vervaene, Duo de 

 Nassau, Dachesse Adelaide de Nassau, crimson with a beautiful 

 purple shade, and two others. Mr. Williams was second, and 

 Mr. James Cutbush third. The amateurs' class of Azaleas was 

 certainly marked by two of the most ii.different collections 

 I have ever seen put up. The planLs were trained umbrella 

 fashion, and looked as if ihey might have been thirty years old ; 

 while the sorts, as may be seen, were such as have long been for- 

 gotten — Gigantifolia, Striata formosiesima, Jenkinsonii, &c. 



In class 7, for twenty Exotic Ferns (open), Mr. B. S. Williams 

 was first with some fine plants of the following : — Cyathea me- 

 dullaris, Todea africana, Adiantum farleyense, Dicksonia sqnar- 

 rosa, Gleichenia rupestris, Lomaria cvcadiefolia, Todea pellu- 

 cida, Cibotium Schrccderi, Gleichenia flabellata, Adiantum gra- 

 ciliimum, Gleichenia Mendelii, Cyathea Burkei, Cibotium regale, 

 Cyathea dealbata, Dicksonia antarctica, Marattia elegans, and 

 Cibotium princeps and an Alsophila. 



In class 10, for twelve Show Pelargoniums, Mr. Turner ex- 

 hibited some small but beautifully bloomed plants of tbe follow- 

 ing new and first-rate kinds — Presbyter, Ambassador, Brigand, 

 Madeline, Archduke, Mrs. A. Matthews, Mabel, Prince Leopold, 

 Defiance, Forester, Diplomatist. He also exhibited a number 

 of others in the miscellaneous clafs. Indeed this class com- 

 prised some of the best exhibits of the Show, for in it were two 

 fine collections of Roses by Messrs. Lane & Son, and Wm. Paul 

 and Son of Waltham Cross ; miseellaneona groups by Mr. B. S. 

 Williams and Messrs. Cutbush & Son of Hii;hgate ; Auriculas by 

 Mr. Turner of Slough ; and Fern cases by Messrs. Dick Radclyffe 

 and Co., High Holborn. 



Mr. Lane's Roses consisted of beautifully bloomed plants of 

 General Jacqueminot, Anna Alexieff (very good), Dachesse de 

 Caylus, John Hopper, Dachesse d'Acj^ta, Elie Morel, Madame 

 Therese Levet, Princess Mary of Cambridgo, Achille Gonod, 

 Victor Verdier, Marquise de Castellane, Marie Bauroann, Madame 

 Clemence Joigneaux, Jules Margottin, &c. Mr. W. Paul's was 

 a more numerous collection, many of them being standards, and 

 contained Celine Forestier, Souvenir d'uu .4mi, Charles Turner, 

 Madame Falcot, Julie Touvais, Magna Charta (seedling). Peach 

 Blossom, Gabriel de Peyronny, Baronne Adolphe de Rothschild, 

 Charles Lawson, Victor Verdier, Madame Therese Lpvet, 

 Madame Victor Verdier, Senateur Vaisee, President, Isabella 

 Sprunt, Star of Waltham, Charles Margottin, Salet (Mofs). &c. 



Mr. Charles Turner's collection of Alpines contained Charles 

 Lidgard, Murillo, Mercury, Phrenix, King of the Be'gians, 

 William Bragg, Nathaniel Norman, Acteon, Ovid, Fairy Queen, 

 Lustre, Oracle, Madalena, and Queen Victoria. 



In Mr. Ware's collection of cut blooms of Pansies were 

 fancies Buttercup, Curiosity, J. B. Downie, Colonel Wedder- 

 burn, David Mitchell, James White, Thomas Grainger, &o. J 

 and show varieties Royal Blue, Cloth of Gold, John Easton, 

 Duke of Perth, Mrs. Turner, Cserulean, Cupid, &c. He had also 

 some bedding Violas, and Pansies Cliveden Purple, Blue King, 

 Golden Gem, White Swan, Striata alba, &c. 



Certificates were granted to Mr. Charles Turner for Alpine 

 Auricula William Bragg, very dark, but inclined rather to be 

 pin-eyed, and Charles Lidgard; Azalea Apollo, a splendid large 

 white ; Pelarsonium Gipsy, very dark ; aud Pelargonium Diplo- 

 matist, a beautiful flower, with white centre and narrow wire 

 edge.— D., Deal. 



THE BRUSSELS SHOW— ADDENDUM. 



Is consequence of the earliness of the dispatch of the report 

 transmitted, even before the official circulation of the prize list, 

 a few trifling clerical errors occurred. 



It was stated that Messrs. Vcitch & Sons were awarded the 

 gold medal offered by tbe Comtesse de Flandre ; it was tbe gold 

 medal offered by the Comte de Flandre which the Messrs. 

 Veitch won for the splendour of their collections as foreign 

 exhibitors, the medal offered by the Comtesse being awarded 

 to Mr. Louis Van H'-utte for the value of his collections as a 

 Belgian exhibitor. The gold medals in these prizes of honour 

 offered by the King and Queen going, as stated, to Mr. B. S. 

 Williams and Mr. liinden respectively. 



Tbe name of the remarkable double white Azalea purchased 

 by Mr. Turner of Slough was printed Fimbriata; it should have 

 been Imbricata. It is pure white, and as-double as a Carnation, 

 or more correctly, its petals being as perfectly imbricated as the 

 petals of a Camellia. Rhododendrors were described as superior; 

 it should have been "numerous but not excellent." The gold 

 medals for them wero won by MM. Vuylsteke and Reit. The 

 name of tbe new plant in flower to which the first prize was 

 awarded is Pavonia Wioti ; it was considered to be worthy of a 

 first prize, while Mr. Bull's Croton formosum (exhibited as a 

 new seedling plant not in flower), a cross between C. Veitchii 

 and C. Weismannii, was only awarded a second prize. Crotons, 

 it would appear, are not favourite plants on the Continent. 



