June 11, 1874. ] 



JOURNAL OP HORTICOIiTUKE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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MossifB aurea with a profusion of fine flowers, and Vanda tricolor 

 dnsignis. Mr. Ward wa-f first in the aln^teu^■s' class for si.K, 

 with good examples of Masdevallia Harryaaa, and Phabcmpsis 

 -grandiflDra; Mr. Child secjud with a iiue mass of Lycaste 

 aromatioa, Onoidiam ampliatum majus, and Trichopilia suavis. 



Azaleas.— The only exhibitor in the nurserymen's class for 

 ■eight was Mr. Williams, who had immense specimens of Cri- 

 terion aud others ; while in amateurs' sixes Mr. Child was first, 

 and for fifteen the first prize was withheld, and a second one 

 .awarded to Mr. G. Wheeler. None of the groups were remark- 

 able for profuse bloom. 



He.aths. — Respecting those we must note that as usual the 

 specimens of Messrs. Jackson, of Kingston, Mr. Ward, and Mr. 

 J. Wheeler were excellent, including fine examples of E. tricolor 

 Wilsoni, dumosa, and superba ; ventricosa varieties ; Caven- 

 •diahii, &c. The awards went to the exhibitors just named, Mr. 

 Morse, Mr. Kemp, aud Mr. G. Wheeler. 



Roses. — The competition was confined to Messrs. Paul and 

 Son and Mr. Turner, of Slough, the former being first. The 

 •specimens were good, but wanting that freshness which charac- 

 terised those shown in such perfection by the same exhibitors 

 in May. Souvenir d'Elise, Victor Verdier, Madame Margottin, 

 Miss Ingram, Mdlle. Marie Rady, Dupuy-Jamain, Juno, and 

 Monsieur Woolfield, however, were excellent. 



Pelabgoniu-Hs. — These did not come up to the grand speci- 

 2nen8 we have seen in former years. The best eight Show 

 Pelargoniums exhibited came from Mr. Ward, Leyton, Rob Roy 

 ■and Mary Hoyle being the finest specimens. Mr. James, gar- 

 ■dener to W. F. Watson, Esq., Isleworth, was second with well- 

 bloomed plants, but rather small; and Mr. Weir, gardener to 

 Mrs. Hodgson, third. Among nurserymen Mr. Turner had a 

 second prize, and Messrs. Dobson a third for the same number ; 

 ■and for six Fancies Mr. Turuer hid first honours for Eleanor, 

 Neatness, Acme, Victor Hugo, Ellen Beck, and Fanny Gair, 

 ■excellently grown and flowered. Messrs. Dobson were third. 

 In the corresponding class for amateurs the prizes went to 

 Messrs. James, Weir, and Donald. Ellen Beck, Princess Teck, 

 Boi des Fantaisies, Lucy, and Fanny Gair from the first-named 

 were extremely good, and Mr. Weir's was also a very good 

 .group. 



Fine-foliaged Plants. — There was a very large display of 

 these, and among them were many remarkably fine speci- 

 mens. First in order in the schedule came a class for twenty 

 in 12-inch pots. Here Mr. Bull was first with a choice col- 

 lection, in which we noticed Dieffenbachia Bausei, Curculigo re- 

 curvata variegata, a handsome specimen of Cycas imperialis, the 

 hybrid Nepenthes Dominiana, and Pandanus Veitchii. ^lessrs. 

 'RoUisson, of Tooting, were second, and Mr. Williams third, with 

 excellent groups. In the classes for nine plants, as might be ex- 

 pected, the specimens were much larger, and many of them 

 'Were extremely handsome. In the nurserymen's class Mr. 

 WilUams was first, showing among others very fine plants of 

 Gleichenia speluncje, Cycas revoluta, Dasylirion acrotrichum, 

 ■and Pandanus ornatus. Messrs. Jackson & Son were second, 

 and Mr. Aldous, Gloucester Road, South Kensington, third. 

 Among amateurs Mr. J. Hudson, gardener to J. C. Imthurn, 

 15sq., Champion Hill, Camberwell, took the lead with a noble 

 specimen of Pho^aicophorium sechellarum, Zamia villosa, very 

 handsome ; Cyathea dealbata, Areca sapida, Chameerops humilis, 

 and Croton pictum, finely coloured. Mr. Donald, Leyton, who 

 took the second place, had Alocasia zebrina, Cycas circinalis, a 

 large Pandanus elegaatissimus, aud Alocasia metallica, all in 

 iine condition. Mr. Sheen was a very good third. From T. M. 

 Shuttleworth, Esq., Howick Hall, Preston, came a fine group, 

 in which we especially noticed Nepenthes Rafliesiana, a Sarra- 

 .cenia, Cocos Weddeliana, and Croton undulatura. 



Palms in 8-inch pots were shown by Mr. Wimsett, Mr. Bull, 

 and Mr. Aldous, and among them were most of the new kinds, 

 and many of those which are considered the most ornamental 

 ■for table decoration. For large specimens Mr. Williams was 

 •first in the nurserymen's class, and Mr. J. Fewell in that for 

 amateurs, Mr. Croucher being second, and Mr. Cole third. The 

 best six Crotons came from Mr. Bull, and consisted of C. ma- 

 jesticum, C. Weismannii, C. Youngii, C. undulatum, C. Veitchii, 

 and C. spirale, all of which were in excellent condition. Messrs. 

 BolUsson were second with C. Johannis, Hookeri, irregulare, 

 and some of those already named. For six Dracasnas and 

 Cordylines the prizes went to Messrs. Bull, Wimsett, aud RoUis- 

 son. The group from the first-named consisted of D. Goldieana, 

 Baptistii, amabilis, Chelsoni, Mooreana, and Fraseri, well grown 

 aud finely coloured. 



Ferns. — The specimens of these, both large and small, were 

 almost without exception in excellent condition, notably those 

 from T. M. Shuttleworth, Esq., who took the highest position 

 in the amateurs' class for eight, and which comprised fine 

 specimens of Gleichenia flabellata and rupestris,Todea superba, 

 Cyathea princeps and meduUaris, Cibotium regale, and Leu- 

 costegia immersa, over 4 feet in diameter. Good groups from 

 Mr. Donald and Mr. Cole, gardener to J. Budgett, Esq., Ealing 

 Park, were second and third. In the nurserymen's class Mr. 



Williams was first with fine plants of .Adiantum f«rli>vense, 

 Todea superba, Gleichenia rupestris and flabellata, and Cibotium 

 rpgale. Mr. Aldous was second. For four large tree Ferns Mr. 

 Williams was first with a pair of Dicksonia autarotica, stand- 

 ing 12 feet high ; D. squarrosa, and Alsophila Leichardtiaiia. 

 The best pair iu the amateurs' class came from Mr. Sheen. The 

 best group of twelve Hardy Ferns was that from Messrs. Iverv, 

 of Dorking : Mr. Stone, gardener to C. Walton, Esq., aud Mr. 

 R. Parker, Tooting, also showing well. 



New Plants. — There were several classes for these, and there 

 was a large display of subjects the majority of which liava been 

 previously noticed in our columns. The fir.^t class which oc- 

 curred for them in the schedule was for twelve plants (Orchids 

 excluded), in or out of commerce, those in commerce sent out 

 in 1872, 187.!, or 1874. Here Mr. Bull, of Chelsea, took th«> firsf. 

 place with Pritchardia grandis, a handsome Palm ; Kentia 

 Mooiei, Croton majesticum, richly tinged with red, C. Weis- 

 mauni, Dracrena amabilis, Aralia Veitchii, Campsidium filici- 

 folium (see page 3(JC), Phyllotsenium Lindenii, Anthuriura crys- 

 talliuum, Maranta Makoyaua, Dipladenia Brearleyana, with 

 nnlendid cinnabar flowers, and Adiantum peruvianum. Mr. 

 Williams was second with Macrozamia spiralis, Draciena im- 

 perialis, Adiantum gracillimum, Cyathea Dregei, Dracaena 

 Lmdeni, D. Shepherdi, Bromelia Benotii, with red-stained 

 leaves, an Alsophila with a pendulous head on a thick trunk, 

 Ficus Parcelii, and Gloueria jasminiflora. Messrs. Ro'lis-'to 

 were third, with among others Croton Youngii, Aralia Veitchii, 

 Hypnlepis Bergiana, and Ficus Parcelii. In the next class, for 

 six (Orchids excluded) in or out of commerce, Mr. Bull was 

 again first, taking the gold medal for Pritchardia grandis, 

 Dracaena Goldieana, Dipladenia Brearleyana, Croton majes- 

 ticum, C. spirale, and Maranta leopardina. A silver medal was 

 also offered, but there was no competition. For three new 

 plants Mr. Bull again was unopposed, taking a silver medal for 

 Dracfona Goldieana, Croton majesticum, and Dipladenia Brear- 

 leyana, which is truly a magnificent, intense-coloured flower, 

 and, moreover, it appears to be a profuse bloomer. 



Mr. Bull offered prizes for twelve new plants introduced and 

 sent out for the first time since the commencement of 1871, and 

 announced by him iu his catalogue, separate classes bning 

 reserved for amateurs aud nurserymen. Of the former, T. M. 

 Shuttleworth, Esq., was first with Diemonorops palembanicus ; 

 Cyathea Burkei, a splendid plant with a 4-feet stem ; Macro- 

 zamia corallipes, very fine; Pandanus Veitchii, Encephalartos 

 villosus ampliatus, Vriesia reticulata, Macrozamia spiralis, 

 Dracasna Shepherdi, and D. Fraseri. Mr. Croucher, gardener to 

 J. Peacock, Esq., Hammersmith, was a good second, and Mr. 

 Comber, gardener to Lieut.-Col. Wilkinson, Highgate, third. 

 In the nurserymen's class, Mr. Wimsett, the only exhibitor, 

 took a first prize. 



Miscellaneous. — Foremost in the Miscellaneous class was a 

 beautifully arranged and extremely choice group of plants from 

 Messrs. Veitch, of Chelsea, filling a large circle in the centre of 

 the tent, and forming one of the principal attractions of the 

 Show. Although the firm did not compete for prizes iu the 

 classes for new plants, &c, this group included a considerable 

 number of their recent introductions and many fine specimens 

 of plants longer in cultivation. A large silver medal was awarded . 

 Mr. Bull and Mr. Williams had small silver medals for collections 

 of plants; Mr. Turner one for Pelargoniums; and Messrs. Downie 

 a bronze medal for a group of fine-foliaged plants. A class was 

 provided for succulents, in which Mr. Croucher took the first 

 place with a collection containing several interesting species ; 

 Mr. Pfersdorff, 73, South Row, Kensal New Town, being second. 

 For Pyrethrums and hardy perennials, as well as for Pieonies, 

 Mr. Parker, of Tooting, carried off all the leading prizes, also that 

 for twelve bunches of cut blooms of hardy herbaceous plaiits. 

 Mr. Noble, of Sunningdale, contributed a group of the charming 

 rose-flowered Spirsea palmata ; Messrs. Standish, of Ascot, 

 American Tuberoses ; Messrs. Hooper & Co., double Anemones, 

 Ixias, &c. ; Messrs. Cutbush, Ivies ; Mr. Turner, Tricolor Pelar- 

 goniums, and pink and blue-flowered Hydrangeas; Messrs. Barr 

 and Sugden, Irises ; Messrs. Carter, a group of Dracwoas and 

 Crotons, also one of Tricolor and Bronze Pelargoniums ; Mr. 

 Young, Godalming, a number of small plants of his Golden 

 Chinese Juniper; and lastly, Messrs. Jackson, a basketful of 

 eight plants of Saxifraga nepalensis, forming charming pyramids 

 of white flowers, and 18 inches high. This plant is further 

 noticed on page 470. 



FEUIT. 

 It is many years since such an extraordinary collection of 

 fruit has been staged at South Kensington so early in the 

 year. 



First in order in the schedule were the Pine Apples, and these 

 like the Grapes, had been wisely arranged in classes. For two 

 Queens, Mr. T. W. Bond, gardener to G. A. Smith. Esq., Wey- 

 bridge, was first with well-ripened examples, weighing in the 

 aggregate about 9 lbs. Mr. J. Gray, Grange Park, Alresford, 

 Hants, was second, and Mr. F. Rutlaud third. For two Smooth- 

 leaved Cayennes, Mr. T. Jones, Rojal Gardens, Frogmore, was 



