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THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
[JUNE 20,. 
Sone good stands of RANUNCULUSES were exhibited iu 
the Amateurs’ Class. ‘he Ist prize was awarded to 
Mr. T. S. Airzee; 2d, to Mr. D. Aust; 3d, to Mr: J 
Messrs. Tyso were the only exhibitors in the 
Nurserymen’s Class. The Silver Knightian was 
awarded to their collection, which contained the follow- 
ing beautiful flowers, principally séedlings of their own : 
Champion, Puliander, Lydia, Sobraon, Alexis, Attractor, 
Pavia, Paschal, Serena, Delectus, Creon, Victor, 
Flamiuus, Gozan, Selex; Glennely, with Tippod Saib, 
Speculator, Sophia, Charlotte, and Burns. Mr. Tys 
also exhibited a collection of 100 specimens, contaiüing 
many rare and beautiful flowers. 
There were but few Seepiinc Frowers exhibited. 
Of Pelargoniums, the following (raised during the 
present season) were awarded certificates : — Ceti- 
turion, a flower having a white centre, with deep rosy 
terminations to the lower petals ; the top petals having a 
large deep blotch upon a rosy purple ground. Gem ; 
this resembles Sunset in size and form, but is superior 
to it in cour, and is apparently a iore constant flower. 
Cassandra, fine rich velvety top petals öf a deep 
maroon, having a natrow border of bright rose, and 
delicate pink under petals. The foregoing varieties 
were sent by Mr. Beck, of Isleworth: —A seedling, from 
Mr. Hoyle, of Guernsey, named Présideut, somewhat 
resembling Conflagration, but finer in forin and colour. 
—A few Calceolarias were shown, but not equal to those 
exhibited at former meetings. A ease froth Mr. Holines 
contained some fiie flowers of spotted varieties üpon 
white grounds; but they were not exhibited according 
to the regulations. — A bàndsome seedling Gladiolus, 
named Rex Rubrorum, was exhibited by Mr. Ball, of 
Taunton, aud received a certificate. 
Of Specimen Foonsias, Mr. Munnock, gr. to the Rev. 
C. Prichard, seut fine plants of Eppsii, Cassandra, Broek- 
manni, Stanwelliana, Desdemona, and Sir Henry Pot- 
tinger ; the latter was a particularly fine plaut, about 
6 feet high, and was mentioned to have been produced 
from a cutting of 1845.— Mr. Kendall, of Stoke New- 
ington, showed plaints of Compacta rubra, aud Miss 
Prettyman.—My. Robinson, gr. to J. Sühpson, Esq., 
sent speci of Refi i Predomi Sir H. Pot- 
tinger, and a fine specimen of Hope (Barties’s), Mr. 
Gaines’ Duchess Uf Sutherland, and Mr. Dickson, of 
Chester, Acantha. We mast not forget to mention 
that of the three Fuchsias entered for the sweepstakes, 
of which notice has been given in our advertising 
columns, * Mrs. Laue,” shown by Messrs. Laue and 
Son, was the winner. 
The exhibition of FRurr on this vccas’on was large, 
aud, dn the whole; reflected much credit on the growers, 
Miscellaneous collections were deticient, only three being 
placed on the tables. The exhibitors of these were Mr. 
Ingram, of the Royal gardeiis, Frogmore; Mr. Dods, gr. 
to Sir G. Warrender, Bart.; and Mr. Davis, of Oakhill, 
East Barnet. Mr. Ingram received a Silver Gilt 
Medal for five very handsomely grown Queen Pine- 
apples, Black Hamburgh and White Muscat Grapes, 
the latter, perhaps the best of the kind exhibited; Hiin- 
burgh and Malia Figs; Victoria, Washington, and 
Orleans Plums,'remarkable pruductiuns at this season ; 
British Queen Strawberries, large and finely coloured ; 
handsome Elrage Nectarines, and good Noblesse 
eachés; Circassian, Early Purple Guigne, and 
Elton Cherries, the latter not very large but fiuel 
ripened ; and a Scurlet-fleshed Melon.—Mr. Dods re- 
ceived a Large Silver Médal for a handsome Providence 
Pine-apple, fine looking specimens of Peachés and Nec- 
tarines, Black Hamburgh Grapes, in fine condition ; 
Keens’ Seedling Strawberrits large dnd fine; and Cir- 
eassian Cherries. ln the Market Gardener's’ Class 
a Silver Gilt Medal was awarded tó Mr. Davis, for 
three beautiful Queen Pines, aud a fine Black Jamaica, 
together with good Lunches of Muscat and Black Ham- 
burgh Grapes, and well swelled Elruge Necturiues aud 
Noblesse Peaches. 
Ot Grapes, there were no less than 21 exhibitors, 
all of them producing fine specimens ; the best, how- 
ever, were superb bunches of Black Humburgh, sent by 
r. S. Burnes, gr. to T. Whitmore, Esq., Apley Park, 
Bridgehorth, for whicli à Siiver Gilt Medal was awarded; 
and a similar award was alsó made to Mr. Brewin, gr. 
to R. Gunter, Esq:, Brompton, for fine bunches ot 
Museat.—Mr. Wortley, gr, to J, F. Maubert, Esq: Nor. 
wood, received a Large Silver Medal for handsome &pe- 
eimens of Black Haniburgh ; and a. similar award was 
made to Mr. Dods, for famous bunches of tlie sanie 
variety. Silver Kuiglitians to Mr. Hamp, gr. to J. 
Thorne, Esq , South Lambeth, and to Mr. Davey, gr. to 
G. Smith, Esq. Coluey Hah, both for Black Hami- 
burgh. Silver Banksiauto Mr, Parsons; gr. to A. George, 
Esq; Eiificld, ind to Mr. Dodemedde, gr. to W. Leaf, Esq., 
Streatham, for Black Hamburgh. Blaek Hampbuigh aud 
Muscat Grapes were also sent by Mr. Brewin; Black 
Hailiurgli by Mr. Lee, gr. to P. Pole, Esq, Drayton- 
hall; Mr. Aun, gr. to J. H. Vivian; Esq., Shigletun ; Mr. 
Braid; Mr. Me Laurin, of Chesterfield ; Mr. Foggo, 
gr. to the Marquis Abercorn, Stanmore Priory ; Mr. 
oye" Br. to Sir L. Shadwell, Bart; Barn Elis; 
and Mr. Turnbull, gr. to the Duke of Marlborough, 
Blenlieim ; and Whue Maséadine, by Mr. Maher, gr. 
to J. Herey, Esq.; Maidenhead; tind West’s St, Peter’s, by 
Mr. Kémp, gr. to P. Grillion, Esq.—In the Marker 
Gardeners’ Class Mr. Davis, of Oakhill, produced famous 
bunelies of Black Hainburgh and Muscats; and the saine 
may be said of. Mr. Chapman’s Black Hamburgh aud 
Sweetwater. Me. Mitchell, of Kemptown, Brighton, 
séit well-coloured  bunehes of Black Hamburghs, 
For Pine Apples a Silver Gilt Medal was awarded 
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to Mr. Churcher, gr. to J. Gritton, Esg., Wick- 
ham, Hants, for three handsome Queens, 
similar award was made to Mr. Jackson, gr. to H. 
Beaufoy, Esq., South Lambeth, for a large and exceed- 
ingly handsome Providence, weighing 94 lbs. ; a large 
Silver Medal to Mr. Spencer, gr. to the Marquis of 
Lansdowne, for two adinirable specimens of Providence; 
and similar awards to W. Packe, Esq., M.P., for à 
famous Providence; to Mr. Brewin, for 4 Queens and 1 
Providence; and to J. G. Fuller, Esq., for a Ripley Queen; 
Knightian Medals to Mr, McEwen; gr. to, Col, Wynd- 
ham, for 2 Queens, Otaheite, and 2 Black Jamaicas; 
to Mr. Elliott, gr. to Sir W. Ingilby, Ripley Castle, for 
a sinall conieal-shaped ‘seedling, and to Mr, Ingram 
for a very fine Queen. Mr. Parsons also sent 6 
finely grown Ripley Queens, and 1 Moscow. Queen. 
Mr. Aun, a Providence. For Peaches and Necta- 
rines a silver Knightian Medal was awarded to Mr. 
Spencer for admirably grown Royal George Peaches, 
and Violette. Hative Nectarines, and a similar award 
P. Grillionj; Esq., East Acton, 
worth fine specimens of the same variety, and to Mr. 
Parker, gr. 10 J. H. Oughton, Esq., for Elruge and 
Violette Hátive Nectariues. Good Royal George 
Peaches were also sent by Mr. Elliott and by Mr. Slowe ; 
the former were injured from having been too loosely 
packed, In the Market Gardeners’ Class, Mr. Davis was 
the only exhibitor, He showed fine specimensof Noblesse 
Peaches, for which a silver Knightian Medal was 
given. Of Melons, Mr. Davey, gr. to G. Smith, Esq., sent 
a variety named the Duke of Norfolk’s green-fleshed ; 
Mr. Parker, Hill’s green-fleshed; Mr, Jackson, 2 Can- 
taloupes ; Mr. M:Ewen, a Benares; Mr. Smith, gr. 
to S. Ricardo, Esq, of Titness-park, for Egvptian 
green-Heshed ; Mr. Ann, a green-fleshed; Mr. Urqu- 
hart, gr. to Lord Cottenham, a Benares; and Mr. 
Craggs, gr. to Sir T, Acland, Bart., M.P., a Montagu 
Cantaloupe. The exhibition of Strawberries was excel- 
lent ; noble specimens of British Queen came from the 
garden of the Marquis of Lansdowne, for which a Silver 
Knightian Medal was awarded, and the same award 
was also made to beautiful samples of the same variety 
sent by Mr. Wortley, gr. to J. F. Maubert, Esq. 
Banksian Medals were assigned to Mr. Ingram, for fine 
British Queens ; aud to Mr. Davey, for Keens’ Seedling 
and British Queen. Mr, Parsons sent Keens’ Seedling, 
and specimens of the same variety were also sent by 
Mr. Ayres, Mr. Maher, and Mr. Boyce. A Silver 
Bauksian was awarded to Mr. Buck, of Blackheath, 
and a| se 
gr. to J. P Esq., for Faleoner's hybrid; and a 
ond to Mr. Watson, gr. t 
Manchester Green, Messrs. 
Dickson and Company, to practical gardeners, for the 
six finest varieties of Calceolaria, three peti 
came forward, all of them producing very choice 
flowers, The prize was assigned to Mr. Pousty, the 
kinds being Standishii, ark Mis. Nicol, Lady Con- 
stable, Isabelle, and Mrs. Giles, An extra honorary 
award was made to Mr. Christie, gr. to J, Dundas, Esq., 
and to Mr, Archibald Sleigh, gr. to A, Rutherfurd, Esq. 
The Society’s Silver Medal was voted to Mr. Sanderson, 
Kirkaldy, for a beautifully flowered and well grown 
Leschenaultia biloba. On this occasion votes of thanks 
were passed for numerous communications ; in particu- 
lar, to Graham Speirs, Esq., for Meconopsis aculeata, 
and Aquilegia glauea, raised at Granton from seeds re- 
ceived from the Himalayan region (specimens of which, 
along with other rarities, he had obligingly presented 
for the Society’s Garden) :—To Mrs. Robert Haig, for 
exhibiting a rich collection of exoties, including Cattleya 
Mossize superba, S p o hi pieta 
and grandiflora, Leschenaultia Baxteri, and a very lofty 
trained specimen of Tropzolum tricolorüm. ‘To Messrs. 
Dickson and Co., for a splendid collection, containing 
50 varieties of Caleeolaria, 27 well grown Cape Heaths, 
nine Fuchsias, with the Coral tree, Erythrina laurifolia, 
iu fine flower, To Messrs, J. Dickson and Sons, for a 
rich collection of Greenhouse Plants, including a mag- 
nificent Erica Cavendishii, believed to be the largest in 
Britain, ‘To Messrs, P. Lawson and Son, Golden Acres, 
for Cape Heaths and other exoties, including a fine 
plant of Pentas earnea. To Mr. Handasyde, for a col- 
lection of 40 choice Pansies, and a tray filled with 20 
sorts of rare Scots and brier Roses. To Messrs. Car- 
stairs and Kelly, for a very extensive collection of well 
grown Calceolarias, besides a Bilbergia zebrina in 
flower, and a new plant from Australia, allied to Pro- 
stranthera. To Mr. John Blair, Dysart House, for an 
extensive series of cut flowers of the hardy varieties of 
hybrid Rhododendrons. To Mr. Crochet, for a very 
large and fully flowered specimen of Pimelea decussata. 
To Mr. Sleigh, for a very fine specimen of Cactus Mal- 
lisoni, trained in the balloon form. 6 Professor 
Dunbar, for select Cape Eriese. 
of Cape the fruit of Physalis peruviana ; 
who showed Britich Queens. Seedlings were shown 
by Mr. Myatt, and Mr: Cole, of Bath, the latter send- 
ing One named Early Prolific, for which a Silver Bank- 
sian Medal was awarded ; it had something of the ap- 
pearance of a large overgrown Keens’ Seedling ; he 
also sent another named Prince Alfred. 
Of Miscellaneous fruits, Mr. Braid, gardener to H. 
Perkins; Esq, of Hanworth Park, exhibited British 
Queen Sirawberries and Figs. Mr. Stanly, Madras 
Citrons; and Mr. Gainsford, Keens’ seedling Straw- 
berries and Cireassian Cherries, Finally, from Mr. 
Fortune, were various Chiuese fruits, consisting of 
Chinese Dates, Wampee, Longan, and Litehi. 
CALEDONIAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The Summer QUARTERLY Merrina of this Society and 
exhibition of Florists’ Flowers, was held on the 4th 
inst. ‘he following are the awards made on that occa- 
sion :— For collections of Double Anemones a first pre- 
mium was voted to Mr, Young, gr. to T: Oliver, Esq., 
who exhibited 52 varieties; and a second to Mr. Foulis, 
gr. to J. Tytler, Esq., who produced 36 varieties, For 
24 choice Pansies, a first premium was found due to 
Mr. Downie, gr. to J. Russell, Esq., whose sorts were 
Madonna marginata, Daniel Defoe, Yellow defiance, 
Great Britain, Black Bess, Prince of Walés, Duke of 
York, Purity, Ziphora; Prince Albert, Azurea, Amanda, 
Lord Mon:gomery, Pizarro, Conservative, Sulphurea 
elegans, Miss Stanfortb, Success, Rob Roy, Agues, 
Jubilee, Coronation superb, aud Vestal. A second pre- 
ihium was awarded to Mr. Currie, gr. to Miss Wedder- 
burn, whose blooms were likewise very fine. For 12 
choice Tulips (4 roses, 4 byblomens, and 4 bizarres), a 
first premium was assigned to Mr. Young, whose kinds 
were: rosos$— Camus de Craiz, Triomphe royal, Dark 
Triomphe royal, Rose brillante; byblomens—Africanus, 
Margraave de Baden, Roi de Siam, Duchess of Wel- 
lingtou 3 dizarres—Dautch  Catafalque, Vulcan, Sir Sid- 
ney Smith, Prince Henry. A second premium was 
voted to Mr. Foulis, For the 6 finest siage Pelargo- 
uiums, the highest premium was, without hesitation, 
found due to Mr, Cossar; gr. to Lady Hay. ‘The kinds 
were Cleopatra, Regulator, Duke of Cornwall, Othello, 
Ackbar, and Tisiphone, The plants were couspact, arid 
completely covered with brilliant fully expanded flowers 
on every aspect, far surpassing any specimens, hitherto 
seen at Edinburgh, and evineing a very decided im- 
provement in this department of floriculture, | For. 
anotlier collection, consisting of Ackbar, Duke of Corn- 
wall, Elegans nóvum, Dido, Enchantress, and The Cid, 
a second award was made to Mr. Young. Seedling 
Pelargoniums were, with one exception, no impiove- 
ment on kinds already in cultivation, and no award was 
assigned them, The collections of Brompton Stocks, 
three red and three white, were very fine ; and a first 
award was made to Mr. Paxton, gr. to Mrs. Baird, aud 
a second to Mr. Young. The shuw of Cucumbers was 
excellent. A first premium was assigued to Mr. Pousty, 
and to Mr. J. Logan, for large tubers of an improved 
early Potato.— Dr. Neill called the attention of the 
meeting to a display of dried specimens of all the 
British Orchids, being the most complete and accurate 
collection of that family known to exist (1?) ; and thanks 
were given from the chair to Mr. J. M*Nab, the former 
of the collection. —Dr. Purdie made a communication 
regarding the cultivation of Ferns in erystal bell-glasses, 
hung up in drawing-rooms, where they are easily kept, 
and prove highly ornamental ; and he exhibited speci- 
mens.of Davallia canariensis, ‘Acrostichum aleicorne, 
Polypodium aureum, Cystopteris fragilis, and Aspidium 
filixmas, so treated for months and years past, and still 
in great beauty.— We may mention, that Mr. Fortune, 
who has lately returned from his mission to China, as 
botanical collcetor for the London Society, happening to 
bein Edinburgh, assisted (upon invitation) as one of 
the judges. 
Stamford Hill Horticultural Society. — This the 
first exhibition of this Society, for the present season, 
took place in the grounds of J. Wilson, Esq., Stonard 
House, Stamford Hill. The number of visitors admitted 
was about 1000. Several prizes were awarded ; but 
we have only received a list of rewards without the 
names of the objects for which they were givev. 
The Norfolk and Norwich Horticultural Society. 
—At this, the first exhibition for the season, there 
was a large number of visitors. One of the best collec- 
tions exhibited was that contributed by Mr. J. Bell, of 
Bracondale.. In contained Azalea Smithii and varie- 
gata ; Acacia platyptera, Achimenes pieta, Cytisus ra- 
cemosus, Chorozema varium, Calanthe veratrifolia ; of 
Cinerarias, Enchantress, Fairy Queen, Beauty of 
Cyston, Eclipse, and Conspicua; of Galeéolarias, 
Atiraction, Defiance, Princeps, Empress and Excelsa 5 
of Ericas, i lia, Hartuelli, I i ropen- 
dens, vestita alba, and campanulata ; also Épaeris grandi- 
flora, E. phorbia splendens, Gompholobium. speciosum; 
Gloxinia violacea, Gardenia radicans, Helichrysum 
supervum, Maxillaria aromatica, Tree Mignonette, Pul- 
tenzea stricta, and Pimelea rosea. Of Rhododendrons, it 
contained pouticum, Sinithii,and punctatum, and of Roses 
(Bourbon), Scuvenir de la Malmaison, Splendens, Reine 
de Congres, Edouard Desfosses, Pucelle Genoese, and 
Queen ; (Tea-scented), Fouchier, Melville, ‘Caroline, 
Comte de Paris, Reine de Bassora, Lucelle Delinart, 
Princess Esterhazy, and Niphetos,; (China), Madame 
de Roban and Archduke Charles ; (Hybrid perpetual), 
Crimson, Pepetual, Due d'Aumale, Prince Albert, 
Dostor Marx, Madame Joly, and Centifolia. In the same 
was also Tropsolum Lobbiauum; and Trece Violet. 
Fruits AND VraETABLES,  Strawberries ; Mr. J. ES 
dleton, for Keens’ Seedling. Pears: 1, Mr. Samue! 
Short, for Catillae ; 2, Mr. William Rippingale, for Uve- 
dale’s St. Germains. Dessert Applies: Downton's 
Nonpareil; 2d, Downton Pippin, Sauce Apples: Bed- 
