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THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
[JUNE 24, 
persons are to be found who refuse to alter any part of 
their practice, however defective, is no doubt true; but 
this occurs with others quite as Tatied as with gardeners, 
and is the inevitable consequence of bad education and a 
want of intercourse with the world. We must say, however, 
that the really respectable of modern gardeners are not open 
the of our cor With regard to 
the treatment of Asparagus and the necessity of improving 
the usual way of growing it, no other evidence is required 
than the quality of it in Covent-Garden market. There 
are few better kitchen-gardeners than those round London, 
and yet their Asparagus seems intended to form timber 
rather than a tender and delicate esculent. If we can find 
leisure we will comply with our correspondent’s wishes, by 
putting directions for its cultivation into a specific form, 
In the meanwhile we can only say that so far as its summer 
management goes, all that is necessary is to water it with 
liquid manure and common salt, very often and not strong, 
while the plants are growing; to preserve all the shoots, 
weak and strong, and to let them die a natural death. 
Nothing can be worse than the practice of some people to 
cut off the stems early in the autumn, before they begin to 
die naturally. If it were possible to prevent the formation 
of the berries it would be so much the better ; but as 
that can only be done by hand-picking the operation will 
probably be found too tedious. ] 
Tile-Draining.—In your last Number you have quoted 
largely from a correspondent in Kent (Mr. Hammond), 
on Tile-draining, with cylindrical tiles of a very light 
description and small size—so much so as to admit of 
seven thousand being drawn on a waggon ; this to us in 
Scotland, who find three to four hundred enough to draw 
with one horse over common country roads, is something 
astounding; and your correspondent would do a great 
favour, were he to state the size in length, breadth, and 
thickness of the Tiles he alludes to, and their weight by 
the thousand. I shall offer no apology for making this 
communication, considering it to be a duty to ask for and 
give information on any subject in which the comfort or 
prosperity of the people are concerned; and that such 
knowledge is very much required to remove antiqua- 
ted customs, and to overrule prejudices of long standing. 
—Robert Wallace, Kelly. 
eS ees 
PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
June 17.—Nothing could be more brilliant es attractive than 
the second ae exhibition of this Society gardens, 
Chiswick. The day was exceedingly fine, but sabe oppressively 
m; the lawns dry, yet a reen; all vegetation, 
owing to the late rains, mo: ly luxuriant; the company 
unusually numerous and epletidid; tthe gardens in the 
keeping ; wees re Sse both of flowers and fruit, so excellent. 
ss in which a remarkable 
superiority va Bae pit nifest, td deed, it seems to have been 
penetatly considered that this féte was altogether tnequalled by 
any of the sieht ones, at than 11,060 visitors were present, 
We lk wever, that, by not conforming to the rules of the 
Society, whieh stipulate that rhe objects for exhibition shall be in 
the garden by a given time, Mr. Gaines, ersea, had 
part of his collection of iAdest se excluded, and that other 
exhibitors were similary shut 
As the Orchidacez, from their numbers and beauty, constitnted 
the point of greatest attraction, we shall speak of them firs’ 
specimens, there was the exquisitely aegis Aérides each, 
, Esq., Wandsworth. It 
‘was in a wonderfully healthy state, sd pony with its drooping 
racemes of peat flowers, Ore of which, , however, were no’ 
expanded. 
ir. Mylam, gr. to S. 
by Messrs. Veitch and Son, of 
Exeter, in an astonishingly 4 ane! etdte of health, a yery large speci- 
men, and blooming admirably. The bes tig and deep verdure of 
the Fake oe this pee were very peculi small specimen of 
‘the elega is amabilis was contributed a F.G., nae 
Esq., of etal: Mr. Hunt, gr. 
f Peristeria pendula, with singularly large 
CLE ie and clusters of prettily spotted flowers, came from 
Mr. Edmonds, gr. to his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, Chiswick. 
ey luxatum, a curious Speeeaskanns yellow flowered plant, 
m Mr. Insleay, gr. to A Barker, Esq. ey Rimainghams Moh 
atone that from Mr. m, gr. to S. Rucker, Esq., 
tained a particularly beantifal “ithe specimen of Pha albhopss 
amabilis, flower: of which had bea a snowy whitenes 
mdrum primulin 
‘an ge Co ryanthes maculata ; 
a ygavetard cochleatum, Witt an itifeise 10 er, the petals 
and sepals of which had been strangely united ; very fine plants 
of Epidendrum alatum and E,cinnabarinum, the latter particularly 
showy; a new species of Epidendrum, not much unlike E, alatum, 
er and prettier lip; the novel Peristéria 
Humbolatii, blooming profusely ; Cyonoches chlorochilon, with 
its enormous yellowish-green blos: SSOMS ; sia Wrayee, having 
Tather stiff racemes of fluwers; the spletididiy mottled Oncidium 
luridum guttatum ; Epidendrum macrochilum roseum, with its 
handsome crimson labellum ; Stanhdépea Barkeri, a very pale- 
flowered species ; and magnificent specimens of Aérides odoratam 
and Se cristata. Of the Aérides it may be remarked that, 
from having so many strong roots, it did not seem to flow wer 
quite so abundantly as it has done; while the Maxilldria cristata, 
which few persons can cultivate well, had two unusually long 
Tacemes of expanded flowers, and several others ina state o 
Progression. The last-named species was decidedly the most 
Theritorious in the collection, as regards culture. In the group 
furnished by Mr. Paxton, gr. to his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, 
Chatsworth, the bdo plants were Dendrobium czerulescens, 
@ gorgeous specimen, more than 400 blossoms, and having 
@ plant of a Wallienianam in the midst of it; D. nobile, not much 
Jess beautiful than the preceding; and D. intermedium, appa- 
‘ently Anatol D. nobile and czrulescens, a lovely plant. 
‘Specimens were just in that condition when the species flowers 
ai ales for, unlike some other Dendrobia, after they get 
oe never bloom so well. They had been kept back to the 
Koes Somewhat unnatural season by being 
louse and Shaded. 
while the flower-stems are seven or eight feet in heigh 
ight. It 
requires growing in a large pot, and is then one of the most 
‘stately and ornamental of the tribe. There were specimens, 
besides, of the interesting Cattleya citrina, the flowers of which 
are deep yellow, penduloass and often solitary ; ae UL TIALSCuT Os 
leuca, a mass of small yellowish blossoms, which are so profuse 
that they almost hide the pseudo-bulbs ; M. tenuioliy with very 
narrow leaves and richly-marked flowers ; M. vitellina, a rather 
showy and neat-growing species; M. Xanthina, with ie habit of 
M. stapelioies, and lively yellow blossoms; a very g lant of 
Perist: erina; Oncidium sphacelatum ; 0. putepetlany. remark- 
able for its elegance; O. divaricatum, another graceful species ; 
si aa variegatum, finely grown; a plant of Renanthera 
occinea, the flowers of which are more deeply coloured this 
ason ian usnal; the minute but pleasing Saccolabium gerne. 
tum; Barlingtnia venusta, full of its charming white blooms; 
and a new species of Dendrébium, with slender drooping stems, 
and delicate pinkish flowers, which ties oe the bottom of 
the lip, and are borne numerously ah ‘the older stems. Messrs. 
Rollisson, of Too 
it 
a 
20 bf 
S. Wardii ; a good pla ant of Aérides odoratum ; Renanthera le 
pees with ver y splendid blooms, like that before mentioned ; 
luxuriant plant o: axillaria tetragona; Cattleya Mossi ny 
extremely fine Aérides affine, nda teres, Fr 
Mr. eon gr. to G. Barker, Esq. CUTE GSaIn there were a 
noble Peristéria Humbolatii; a spe Btdintn. with 
foliage like that of C. aloifolium, but seger and diferent How stas 
Cyrtochilum stellatum, bl 
amabilis, Cyenoches chlorochilon, Maxillaria Xanthina, Onefdium 
pubes, a good light-flowered variety of aes Wardii, ae 
Mormodes citrina, The collection from Mr. Goode, gr. to M 
Lawrence, Faling Park, included a highly meritorious Gnordiami 
flexuosum ; fpidéndrum crassifolium, in the best of health ; some 
rhe Gongoras ; ; asmall Aérides ddoratum ; Acropera Loddi- 
its aromatic scent, i ‘ood condition ; Cattleya 
Mo: ze; Bletia Shepherdii, peculiarly handsome and ‘well-culti- 
vated; Maxill4ria stapelioides, uncommonly stron; iz; a large 
plant of Dendrébium calceolare, but. with only a few flowers 
opened ; a good M 
dark variety of 
S. tigrina, all in capital flower; with DEAtnoa ue secundum, a 
specimen that was in better ‘condition, and had more ample 
racemes of flowers, than is generally to tebe ae with. On looking 
over these plants, we observed that s the species with 
pendulous racemes, especially the Renncpee, required a green 
back-ground to throw out their pale blossoms to advantage ; and 
to Supply this defect Cal ‘abbage-leaves had been employed in one or 
nces, presenting a mean and slovenly In 
‘was a magnificent specimen, proving that the species may be 
rendered of a close habit by 
tected: “in a lar small st eat GapaRe a well-covered 
trellis of Tr onerous tricolorum, on which there was not an inch 
of space without powers: Boronia aera: dense and dwarf; 
aE AR oe Azalea Danielsiana, and Hibber- 
Junninghamii it goo rder; a Peed iene, ates 
Baxteri; and a glowing Giecoueanenee called f 
ers like C. specinsi In Mr. Goode’s Pootecd uel there 
‘was a pot of Achimenes enetHOre, which is the best that has yet 
been “exhibited, and was of a first-rate character ; a beautifully 
cultivated specimen of Stylidium fasciculatum 3 
vigorous and richly flowered plants of Clerodendron Squamatum ; 5 
three Polfgala cordifolia in the finest condit: 
ecussata 0 t size, one of which was iouneiite flowers ; 
Leschenatiltia biloba grandiflora, a charming plant, with dazzling 
blue inflorescence ; a gigantic Stephanotus floribundus, clothed 
abundantly with both leaves and blossoms, the latter lovely and 
ragrant in the extreme; Aphelex 
Leschenatiltia Baxterii, good; a 
a very close head of bloom; very splendid plants of Epiphyllum. 
speciosum, and C 
pretty specimens of Pimélea rosea; Pavetta caffra, bee lve 
high; Acacia alata, ten feet in height, extremely gr: 
pulchella, a standard, exquisitely beautifal s Trothrina Crista- 
galli, in good bloom ; and Chorozema varium, trained on a 
bular trellis, from which the hema all stand out and give a 
rather natural aspect, while extreme nseness is attained, 
third great: collection by Mr. Redding, gr. to Mrs. rset) 
imbledon, was excessivel only plants w 
of note in it were Aspdsia epidendroides; a dwarf Gardénia radi- 
SER nid aromatica, flowering in profusion; a healtl 
udata; large specimens of Céreus speciosissimus and 
pimelen raeedeat Marica cerulea, and Cattleya Mossie. A 
small group brought by Mr. Pawley, of Bromley, thee init anice 
dwarf Rondelétia speciosa; a similar Ixora coccinea; Mahérnia 
incisa, a pleasing cone of pretty red flowers ; a large plant of a 
species of Sinningia, probably velutina ; Azalea Danielsiana, ina 
healthy dwarf state; Acropera Lod surrounded with pen- 
dulous flower-scapes; Pimélea decussata, fine; and 
Sooke ae elegans. In alim 
Mr. Hogan, gr. to H. Pownall, Esq., 
Pinon decassta fei excellent, plant of Séllya heterophylla ; and 
more noticeable for foliage 
such oe however, it would be advisable for exhibitors to cover 
the pots with moss, or even green gauze, or anything of the kind 
that, would not be conspicuous. We also noticed that a few of 
ie species which were growing on logs of wood had these 
inserted in flower-pots, Cattleya Mossize, bs treated, hada 
good effect. Most of the exhibitors, too, d bung cards to 
their specimens, with the names of the a ants legibly written 
mn them; and though, perhaps, a green card would be preferable 
to a white one, on account of not drawing the eye so much away 
fom, the specimen itself, it is most desirable that this practice 
ould be carried out uni iversally, as it is with Pelargoniums, &c. 
enattel r the Orchidacez, the plants most ae attention for 
their showiness and the superiority o! culture, were in the 
smaller collections of stove and eoeectionde species. Of these, 
Mr. Hunt’s, gr. to Miss Traill, came first, and comprised Borénia 
serrulata, a very admirable specimen, so full of branches that 
there was scarcely a vacant space of two inches on any part of 
its surface ; Oncidium flexuosum, wonderfully large, healthy, 
and compact, and showing that Orchidaces, as wellas other 
plants, may be subjected successfully to artificial training and 
management, for the plant, though only two feet in height, and 
as broad as it was high, had no appearance of having been ope- 
most perfect health, 
and with very la: nee lowers; a fine Ixora coccinea; a spre ading, 
Wiehe and well-flowered Pimélea decussata; and a megnteea’ 
Leschenaultia formosa. Mr. Falconer, gr. to A.  Esq., 
eam, an Bruce, gr. to B. Miller, Esq., Colliers? Wood, 
had collections of equal merit. That of the first was composed 
of Leschenaultia formosa, precisely in eae shape of a bee-hive, 
and more thoroughly covered rat flower than any plant we have 
ever before witnessed; a healthy Oneaien altissimum ; 
magnificent Polygala cordifolia, four feet above the pot, ’and the 
idth, surpasse: none in beauty; Ixora coccinea,. 
four feet high, yet having none o: areness at the bottom 
which is common to tall ies of the species, and being bee 
somely flowered as wel Epiphyllum speciosum, grafted o1 
Cereus speciosissimus, ae erainien so as to for gorgeous aout 
of inflorescence. Mr, Bruce’s plants were a noble Epiphyllum 
speciosum, treated as that jus' fied in rorpees to grafting, 
but trained into a smaller compass, so as to exhibit the same 
aspect on every side, and exhibiting great skillin its management; 
Aphelexis humilis, fect flowering condition ; and 
a favourable specimen of aRereciae formosa. 
‘ious specim 
; Boronia denticulata, magnificently cultivated ; Polygal 
oppositifoliay and Pimélea decussata, peculiar for the richniees of 
their foliage, and the size as well as deep colour of their flowers ; 
with Chorozema Dicksonii and Eutaxia pungens, which were as 
close and well-blown as if this were their ordinary habit. Inthe 
last collection kata to this eee contributed by Mr. Frazer, 
nurseryman, of eel the best were one of heed 
decussata, and another of Epacris Dhaiiaees The Epac: 
about three feet high, and in every respect perfect. i indtanees 
of cleverness in culture, most of the specimens thus enumerated, 
though not excelling others in the exhibition, were of the very 
lower part of their stems; while all the 
while their aspect was generally natural, and such that at least 
none of the ge eee of tase was discernible, They were 
chiefly in large pots, free from stakes except to the main stem, 
and these entirely hidden by ine teRchon: with the shoots regu- 
larly disposed on all sides, the flowers all standing out well, soas 
not to be concealed by the leaves, conspicuous for breadth rather 
than height, and almost as full of flowers at the sides, down to 
the very rim of the pot, as at the summit. 
Of the largest collections, there were two of which the qualities 
were so delicately balanced that the judges awarded them both 
a first prize. They were Produced by Mr. Green, gr. to Sir E. 
Antrobus, Bart., and M ode, gr. to Mrs. Lawrence, 
shall specify the. sata ablects in each, beginning with Mr. 
Green, who had three singularly interesting plants,—Azdlea 
indica variegata, lateritia, and Gledstanesii, which, 
so grand as some of hi: 
highest praise. They were abi 
full of Renin iho and fine flowers; and one of them, A. ae 
stanesii, almo: id the pot in which it was growi 
appeared to ned feat raised from cuttings, and not grated; yaa 
indicated strongly the superiority of this more natural system of 
cultivation. There was a superlatively grand plant of Coleonema 
gracilis, like a little ore yet with the branches down to the pot, 
a nearly as wide as high; Siphoc4mpylus betulzefolius, grown 
0 as to apiearlike a larg e herbaceous plant, with numbers of 
radical shoots, though it is a decided *hinad, This specimen, 
while only a foot in height, was almost three feet across, and quite 
overspread with flowers. Calanthe veratrifolia, in a very large 
pot, exhibited a strength of foliage and of flower-spikes which 
was really amazing ; Chorozema ovata, on a conical trellis, was 
o 
coyered with its brilliant flowers; of Leschenafltia biloba there 
than for bloom, 
‘There were many exhibitors of Heaths, and in some of the col- 
e@ most conspicuous group eae pets from 
Messrs. Texenies Pince, and Co., of Exeter, made 
one: varieties of E. ventricosa. As a whole, this pape pro-~ 
duced a most enchanting effect, and cues individual specimens 
were each from 18 inches to two feet in ad, compact, 
and splendidly adorned with blossom, Mere was a somewhat 
similar contribution from torey, Esq., 
sleworth, consisting of 8seedling varieties of E. ‘vestita. Judging 
by the well- known difficulty of growing these plants perfectly, 
the specimens were of the first excellence, and some of the varie- 
ties were distinct. A more general collection, exhibited by Mr. 
Goode, g 1. to Mrs. Lawrence, comprised exeellen 
perspicua, vestita coccinea (particularly fine) 
tremely tall specimen, with few flowers ; 
grown ; intermedia, something’ like E. Bowieana, 
good; perspicua nana, exceedingly pretty ; Pre graie erarientee 
gemmifera, a good plant ; ventricosa tenuiflora, low ant 
close ; Westphalingia, finel ely n managed ; and spe curious and well- 
grown gnaphalioides. Mr. Green had E. j 
plant ; Beaumontiana, handsome; visrositnidy premaska 
rious ; splendens, excellent; a very fine propendens; ventricosa 
superba, ina magnificent state; and some chic: rich sneghnes 
of the varieties of ventricosa, From razier, gr. to W. H. 
Storey, Esq., xe a superb E. Cavendishii ; Humeii, fine ; Nat 
phalingia, healthy ; Se paar a good ; and some 
aa argon eoaae. Mr. Clarl r. to T, Smith, Esq., Shirley 
apioua, MS iar ‘and sev ser oe ie ventricosas were par- 
Henle rly fine, from Mr. Hunt, gr. s Traill. Mr. Bruce, gr.to 
B. Miller, Esq., Grughranae Hate, en excellent E. Caven- 
dishii, and a few admirable yentricosas. ackson, nursery- 
an, of Kingston, sent a small and good i. tricolor, a pretty 
odorata, a’ gigantic jubata, which was only partially in flower; 
avery spreading, rather bare E. tricolor; a capital Coveney 
Daphneeflora, large and dense; anda pretty specimen of baccans 
Some fine varieties of ventricosa ; a beautiful little trieoleis 
propendens, in a pleasing state; spuria, three feet high, excel- 
lent; with elegans, small and compact, were from Mr. Frazer, 
nurseryman, of Leyton, Essex. From Mr, Pawiey, UrBronleys we 
noted a fine E. Cavendishii, and some large ventricosas, Shown as 
pe specimens, there we as E. he teleie Reser er and 
m Mr. Goode, gr. to 
lke 4 small cypress): with neat dark pink Biadscrale 
‘0 be covered with a whitish powder; this was from Mr. 
ewion: of Brixton Hill. 
The climbing plants were not Lapin aaa ua a) and there 
was but one collection, from Mr. r. to Mrs, Lawrences 
n this we remarked Stigmaphyllon ciliatum, 
g 
clusters of yellow flowers, w. 
those of some Onefdia. 
aiere are likewise a 5; of Cy: eloeynes 
wers; Marianthus eae saIaG punctatus, w' 
OnIy just Litas sit Mi 
cellent ; Panthi splendid, but the ‘flowets ae 
in the afternoon ; a large Echites suberecta ; a capital cone: 
plant of Hardenbérgia monoutTlle Aristoléchia ciliosa, & noel 
grown Manéttia bicolor, and the brilliant blue- flowered Clito) 
ternatea. 1. tO 
Two ae of Cacti were brought by Mr, ora hot 
A, Palm d Mr. Bruce, gr. to B. Miller, Es if, one 
the fornier there were magnificent specimens of ae rman, one 
a low standard, and of Jenkinsonii. ‘That of Mr, By Bose g Ne 
splendid specimens of Ackermanii and speciosissimum, @ Ary 
variety of speciosum ,and Mallisonii, gute spirally On Acted 
trellis, and covered with flowers, ain point that we ered/on. 
in these collections was that all the inthied species are grafte 
spec’ iosissimum, thus giving them greater streng' ‘ 
orm, as standards or dwarf bushes. 
twisting the stems of the stock round a §) 
ing them with scions of the required species. 
thus thantigned) one specimen of speciosissimus was © 
by Mr. Goode, g 
We shall now turn to the speclne plants, of onc es 
a great variety, ea | some m. agni ificent things, @ 
plants that were new to these shows. As insta 
tion, the Pimélea decussata, “more 
shown by Mr, Poole, o' 
a ition, 
robably th remarkable plant at the exbibi 
y LE ls ‘ocdmpylus betulzfolius, equal to a S 
ed, by Lucomb 
ete tryst de 
Mr. Green, before 
‘and Co.; and by the same gentlemen, Ozotha) 
