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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. d 403 
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N OTLING PE M HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 
1 eld at the Exchange Rooms. 
“Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and tlie greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.”—Lorp Bacon. 
—Ilis Grace the DUKE or DEVONSHIRE. 
. the Bann ov Scarnonoven: The Right Non. 
Pant Howe. 
Judy Pationesses—Mer Grace'tite DUCHESS or ST; ALBANS. 
, The QoUN 
Presideit-—The EARL or LiNCOLN. 
Vice-Presidents. 
Sit J; C. Tobhouse, Dart, M.P. , W. TI. Barrow, Esq. 
iv G. G. De H. Larpent, Bart. | T. He M; Sutton, Esq. 
Lancelot Rolleston, Esq. M.P.| R. Wilkinson Padley. Es 
Houldsworth, Esq, M.P. | T. Wakefield, E 
Patr 
The Right Hon 
a efield, Esq., T 
Phos, Gisborne, Esq, M.P. | Henry Smith, Esq. 
Colonel Wildman Charles Paget, Esq. 
Francis Hart, Esq. J. Dodsley, Esq. 
John Smith Wright, Esq. 
W, F. N. Nor sq. 
in, Esq. | Rev. J, W, Brooks 
George Walker, Esq. | Rev. €. Fletcher 
"This Society has been extended to fifty miles round Notting- 
Ham, andthe remaining Exhibitions for the present'season will 
be held as follows.: 
Wxpwzspax, June 24th, 
WEDNESDAY, July 29th, 
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 16th. 
Schedules of Prizes can bé had on application to 
" SAMUEL RicmaRD PARR SurpTOS, Hon. See; ` 
Nottingham, June 19, 1846. 
TO PLANTERS AND THE TRADE. 
OUELL «Np CO., beg to inform the Trade, atid 
planters of Ornamental Trees, that they are enabled to 
supply fine healthy one-year CEDRUS DEODARAS, well esta- 
blished in pots, upon reasonable terms. Also ARAUCARIA 
T [BRICATA, PINUS EXCELSA, ABIES MORINDA, &c., 
Prices of which may be had on application. 
«Hor Particulars, of their New Superb Seedling PANSY, 
Master Thon ir Advertisement of Tast week ; and 
nthemums, Petunias, &c., see 
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8 
$ 
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WOODLANDS NURSERY, MARESFIELD, NEAR 
ú; UCKFIELD, SUSSEX. 
7M. WOOD & SON have the honour of announcing 
to their Friends and Lovers of ROSES, that their superb 
and extensive collection of this very popular flower is now 
in fine blow, and will continue in perfection during the Rose 
Season. 
"Maresfeld is 12 miles distant from the Mayward’s Heath 
Station of the London and Brighton Railway, The Lewes 
Coach, passing through Maresfield, leaves the Golden-cross, 
Chating-cross, every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 
10 o'clock, Á.m. Admittance gratis daily (Sundays excepted). 
The Gardeners’ CHronicle, 
SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1846. 
ese a. POR THR TWO POLLOWING dad 
oui wyal Souch London. . + Drs 
cut ot he ic RR REUS 
Scaewrsoay, July i--ltoydl Botanic Ga,dens — 6 . — $9 
COUNTRY SHOWS. 
Son*h Essex Hordealcural. 
"TuusspAy June DES Hoctj,ulsural. 
iota ty 2. er band Noval ardor 
Tie visit of IsraHım Pacna last Saturday to the 
Gnzar ExuirrioN in the GARDEN of the Horti- 
CULTURAL Sociery will, we trust, prove as bene- 
ficial to Egypt as it was interesting to himself. For 
the gra ion of those who wish to know the 
effect produced upon'the mind of the Afriean Prince 
by so extraordinary a display of what he could never 
have previously sven, or imagined the existence of, 
We may state that his Highness was delighted by 
_ {their glory. Orchids were mageificent ; who, for 
purchaseable under the name of * Jerusa'em Kale? 
instance, ever beheld such a bank of these plants as Nothing can be better. di is perfectly hardy; and 
was this time broüght from Mr.. Ruckéx's garden, | foris a most delicious vegeiuble if sent to table 
among which was an Aerides odoratum, to have | dressed like Asparagus. It is doubtful if an escu- 
produced which alone would have made the repu- deut of more real excellence exists among us. Tt 
tation of any gardener. Then the fruit, which was | was desctibed in the Transactions of the Hortreul- 
so meagre i May, did honour tdthe skill of Buslish oral Suciéty nearly 90 years azo; its value was 
gardeners, ail so the Pacts Seemed to iisk, afterwards pointed out by the late Mr. WEDGWOOD, 
altnough, from the remarks of à correspondent in ho blauched it like Séa-kale, and found it an ad- 
another columu, it appears that ihe | Judges jiirab'e substitute fur the latter, to which, indeed, it 
were of a differeut opinion., The Heaths were |is in our mind superior; but nobody grows it now- 
better than before, and a single plant of Erica | a-days, because itis not called a novelty, puffed and 
ventritosá purpurea; from she garden of Sir made the subject of exaggeration. If we ask 
Guonck Sraunron; was us fine a thing in its|whatit has to do with Jerusalem,we shall be puzzled 
way us the Cyrtopod of the previous exhibition. | to find the couneciion, the more especially since its 
Of'such things as these We cat only say that high claims ‘are equal toa Prassian; Russian, Hungarian 
gardening eun go no farther. (Buda), and Mahebester origin : for it has sücees- 
More novelties were preseit than before. The | sivély borne all'those names. It is but another éx- 
Royal Botanic Garden at Kew sent the charmiug | ample of the advautage of sabstituting new and fine 
Torenia asiatica, whose indigo stained flowers | names for old familiar oues. Had anybody attempted 
everybody stopped to admire, although by some | to sell it as a very good kind of Collard or Cole- 
oversight it had not. been properly marked, Mr. wort, he would uot have found à customer; or if he 
Vgrrcu furnished a beautiful little long-spurred had, it would have been at the price of Rapeseed ; 
Balsam from Java, with the ZEschynanthus pulcher; | but a foreign origin was given it, with a fine sound- 
a good aud new form of that fine genus. ing name, and a demand was created; new markets 
Considering that the thermotierer hail stood near | were suceessively obtained by other new names ; 
82? for the previous fortnight, that it ranged as high bat now ingentity is exhausted, and it does not sell. 
as 86° ii the Shade and 97° in the sii; during | Nobody grows Jerusalem Kale: Yet if it were 
the Exhibition, aud that the plam ean hardly | property advertised ünder thé name of Hierosoly- 
be said tô have felt it, so fresh afd unflagzing matanian Kale, and aii ingenious fable were circü- 
was their appearance, we should wish to ask lated about its having been foid iu a Pacha's gar- 
how we are to measure the skill of the exhi. |dem on Lébanón,we engagé to say that the demand 
bitors who had successfully contended with such would become. enofmous. The sale would be 
adverse cireumstances? doubled if it bore the name of Ptolemaic Kale; and 
There were no accidents among the ocean of ear- | were shown to have been found in the folds of a 
riages, but it tuok a long time to find the latter, so | mummy; so that its pedigree might be traced up to 
that either from that eireumstanee; or am wiwilling- the pottage of the Pharaohs. 
ness to leave the coolness of the garden for the heat| Shrewd Mr. Conberr found the value of these 
of London, many visitors lingered till the evening devices, when. hë discovered that the specious name 
had nearly closed in. The exact nuaiber of visitors | of Locust tree, aud à flourishing account of its ex^ 
was 13,421*, exclusive of superuüneraries. céllencé, would produce him a crown, while the 
Sapa EER Ee nurseryman could only réalise sizpence for the same 
ihing which be was simple-minded enough to sell 
under the old name of Acacia. 
Taat THE CRAVING FOR NOVELTY is insatiable we 
all know too well: or if we doubted it, the avidity 
with Which the world (of gardening) runs after 
everything called new, would satisty the most inve- 
térate doubter. To be new indeed, or to seem so, 
appears to have with half the world the same mean- 
ing as to be good. “ Well,” Mr. Counter, “ what 
have you that is new 2” is the first question asked 
of ascedsman ; no one thinks of saying, * What have 
THE FRUIT AND ITS JUDGES AT THE 
CHISWICK EXHIBITION, 
Ir cannot but excite surprise that herein the month 
of June, after a. mild winter, with latterly a period .of 
Syrian:suushine, a collection of fruit can only be made 
equal to.a third-rate award. In the time of Speechly, 
you that is good?” It is novelty that is sought for; | à bunch of Grapes was prodüced which weighed 195 
and not quality. Ibs. ; another, grown in the garden of ilie Hon. Fulke 
This is strikingly exemplified by the way in | Greville Howard, in 1821, weighed 15 lbs. ; and must i$ 
which the excellent varieties of vegetable seeds be said of the produetions einge uy Mr. Dowding and 
düüually distributed by the Horticrltural Sóeiet Mr: Davis, bunches of Black Hamvurgs, weighing.8 lbs., 
pi y T y iet? | that & we never shall look upoh their like again." (7) 
are often received. Vegetable seeds are demanded, Surely energy will not become lulled in consequence of 
and when they arë given, surprise, or soitiething | the facilities afforded by cheap glass and improvements 
worse, is expressed that they ate only vegetables. | in heating apparatus. Phe falling off in the exhibition 
It is in vain to say these varieties of Lettuce, Onion, | of collections cannot ke ascribed to the prizes offered by 
Radish, Celery, Broccoli, are of the finest quality | the Society, for they are increased rather than di 
that art can produce. The answer is, “pooh! that minished, Nevertheless the number of collections has 
is all very well; but they are not new; we admit a 3 iss parei age, of i nea at the 
the excellence of the quality, but they are only the isposal ‘of the Judges. "hé cause of this requires to 
old things.” ted man; w ee pR hag | be investigated. — dui id 
been provided with the most perfectly eooked In-the first-place it must be admitted that the supply 
d ied 
the spectacle. The Pelargonius, large sf 
pláuts, Cacti, and Heaths, appeared to be viewed 
With great admiration, for, upon being asked which 
of them he would be desirous of taking back to 
gypt, he cast a rapid glance over the mass of 
flowers, paused fora moment, and; throwing up his 
arms, exclaimed, “ All, all.” The Pinks and Ra- 
nunculuses; with which he was familiar as natives of 
i e East, were viewed ‘with pleasure, as were the 
eds of Roses. 1n cxaminihg the fruit, Peaches and 
Nectarines, a few of the Pines; and the noble Straw- 
PM inost excited his admiration, but hé had seen 
ñer Cheriies than any before him. How much 
the Pine-apples weighed, how many pérsons would 
Come, how many tickets were sold, how müeh money 
Was given away in prizes, and similar statistical 
Ahquiries, seemed most to engage his serious atten- 
‘tion, die was evidently much gratified at his re- 
Ception by ‘Lord Avc&raND on the part of the 
oviety, aud by the attention he received from the 
2. Earl and Lord Normansy; who accompatiied 
im diving the while of his stay ; and he quitted the 
Say scere most wiwillingly at halfpast 2, on his 
Way to Birtiligham, expressing his great regret 
that the necessity of his arrangements left him no 
alternative, Had the Pacha. known that between 
iD and 14,000 visitors would have thronged to 
i e Garden in the afternoon, of whom at least two- 
irds would be charmingly dressed women, we 
Suspeet ihat his regtet would have proved the 
master of his necessity 
^ respect to ilie. Exhibition itself, we may 
tee: that although the gay Azaleas of May were 
Missed by everybody, yet that the general effect 
Was »t 3 ^ ; 1 
aS as gyud as ever, Phe Pelargoniums were in| 
: à Pp of fine fruit is mot equal to the demand ; henee market 
ishes, «This di by the finest growths of wiiie, gardeners find it impossible to withstand the demands 
erying out, his dinner is extremely bad, it Consists | of their customers; and the numerous parties at this 
of nothing but beef, mutton and venison; aiid as 
for the wine it is only sherry aud claret.” Aud yet | noblemen and gentlemen’s gardeners can generally 
such a man would be indignant if the cook gave | furnish. If a 
him horseflesh and tincture of rhubarb, which he | fruit this week, he must feel diffident in proposing to 
would deserve in return for his absurdity. apply a quantity next week for the purpose of obtaining 
To meet these difficulties, and to scenito minis- | for himself.a medal at an, exhibition, This is a state 
ter to so silly a habit, the cook itivents ail sorts of of things which the Society eauhut directly ameliorate, 
ish names x 4 S | Cheap glass will prove a boon in regard to the pro- 
outlandish names ; he calls broth consommé, white PB aa b ivi 
sauce béchamel, Parsley verd de persil; and a Stew duction, not only of a larger but also a better supply in 
" i y P gu the course of a few years, Better, because Vineries 
aragout, a godard, ot à chambord ; while pëa- | wili be devoted solely to Vines, instead of being made 
soup and stuffing are élévatéd to the hondtirs of | the receptacles for French Beans and other things, as 
purée and farce: Can anything be more tidieulous ? | they now are. It should, however, be borne in mind, 
aud yet the secdsmaii is driven, by the absolute | that when an iitreased supply is required, the conse- 
nécessity of his position; {6 similar dévicés. Ani | quence of such being afforded is;within certain limits, 
not dislhorestly. He feels that the evil is not öf his | a still further deniand, and this more especially when 
own erations that the jiraétice is forced upon liii; | the article is produced in highér perfection. í 
aiid that if he does not adopt it his customi will In the meantime, 1 behoves the Horticultural | 
deséft hini; and therefore ho gets hold of some aus of coll of fruit. 
id aor eu ES et A desi Si I Vb When it is found that thé chances of gaining prizes are 
y advertises it, and lo! his desk is tvaued with | greater in the classes of Grapes, Pine-apples, Peaches, 
orders, and he becomes.at once a man of enterprise | &¢, than when exhibited collectively, the fruit will most 
and skill. A , | assuredly be thrown into those élasses. But, it may be 
A kind of Cabb se, or rather Winter Green, is | said, when there it is still to be seen. It has, however, 
7v The manner in w s number is f i may interest | à less striking effect on ihe table; there being too much 
seine of Ste readers, and therefore we give it trem the official | sameness in a range of dishes of Grapes. There is not 
Visitors with tickets 13,060 | that rich and pleasing variety of colours which a collec- 
Fellows ofthe Society |... 2+ vq 304 tion possesses, and here I must reniark that, with the 
Royal Personages, Foreign Ambassadors, &e. u laudable view of producing this desirable end some ex- 
ice suffered, for I have seen a dish 
with gond € a 
t l and sufficient to command 
to 
am inclined ‘to thiak so for the following reasons :— 
Passes for Exhibitors 
Gunter's peupe + 
Bands ERT 
inar 
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exirao.d merely a re- 
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