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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



S:j7 



in 



this 



The 



group 

 "remarkable; so were the Dendrobes. 

 r_*ifa^ m rhizophorum was much admired ior its 

 *jS t orange-scarltt flowers, a colour so scarce among 



^Sections of 10 Orchids were furnished by Mr. 

 /JJeT gr. to Mrs. Ellis, Mr. Clarke, gr. to Mrs. 

 Webb 'Mr. Carson, Mr. Hume, gr. to R. Hanbury, 

 frTjIr. Green, gr. to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart., and 

 S/Summerfield, gr. to J. S. Venn, Esq. In these 

 maps we observed good plants of Phalaenopsis amabilis 



were | Of tall Cacti, a small group was furnished from the Ariadne 



garden of Sir E. Antrobus, Bart. *-—---• - - - ' 



T . , Crusader, Negress, Sparkler, Governor 



it contained the Virgin Queen, and Aspacia. There were six calk 



vanet 



Sod grandiflora, Brass 

 lots and insignis, Ch 

 dulmu sphacelation, ampiiatum, nexuosum, aitissimum, 

 and phymatocbilum, Saccolabium guttatum, retusum, 

 and pneniorsum, Aerides virens and crispum, Dendro- 

 bimn pnlchelhim, Dalhousieanum, nobile, Calceolaria, 

 md demiflorura, Cattleya Mossise, intermedia, Skinneri, 

 and Forbesi, Phaius grandifolius, Epidendrum macro- 

 cbilam, crassifolium, longipetalum, and aurantiacum, 

 Cjrtocbilum stellatum, Coelogyne asperata, Arpophyllum 



5igaoteum, Calanthe veratrifolia, Ansellia africana, and 

 jcaste Skinneri. The Arpophyll mentioned here had 

 •even flower spikes on it, which, although small, served 

 > show bow beautifully the little shell-like blossoms 

 are arranged on the spike. It is seldom that one sees 

 a fine specimen of this plant ; but when well grown and 

 L loomed, it is a really handsome Orchid. " 



Collections of 15 Orchids, both well flowered, and 

 renuriiabJy showy, were contributed by Messrs. Veitch 

 and Rollisson. The former produced : 



Koses in pots, both from nurserymen and amateurs 

 were unusually flue. Those from Messrs. Lane were 

 literally pyramids of flower ; among them the more 

 remarkable were Coupe d'Hebe, which we need not 

 say is one of the best shaped Roses in cultivation ; 

 Chenedote, a more brilliant kind, but not so good in 

 form ; Lamarque, a free flowering white climbing Rose ; 

 Paul Ricaut, whose buds are of the richest erir 



Aerides virens 



iltnthe veratrifolia 

 itUeya Skinneri 



p ianthina 



vpripediiim barbatum 

 ,, villosum 



Dendrobium nobile 



anosnmni 



t» 



Dendrobium densiflomm 



„ Farmeri 



Oncidium ampiiatum 



Phalaenopsis grandiflora 

 Trxchopilia coccinea 

 Vanda insignis 

 „ suavis 



The Dendrobium anosmum in this group had on 

 it two very fine spikes of flowers, which are hand- 

 somer than those of D. macrophyllum, which it re- 

 sembles, and they are without the Rhubarb smell 

 which belongs to the last-named species. The Vandas 

 were all of them well managed plants, more especially 

 >. suavis, and so were the Lady's Slippers (Cypripe- 

 diuras) C. villosum being covered with flowers which, 

 though not very showy, last a long time in perfection, 

 inered fnchopil was extremely well coloured. The 

 HMoms of the Dendrobium nobile, which was large 

 »d fine were scarcely out enough. On the whole, 

 J collection may safely be pronounced to be the best 

 tbat has been shown this year. 

 Messrs. Rollisson had 



£attleva Aciandaj 

 typripedium Lowi 



CxriJl a ^batum 

 ynocliilum stellatum 

 ^ndrobium cbrysotoxum 



nobile 



n 



- .. Daftousieanuni 



Zj * 1 " PurDtirafft 

 The 



Oncidi 



Maxillaria tenuifolia 

 Oncidium sphacelation 

 Phalaenopsis grar.diflora 

 Bobralfa macrautha 

 Trichopilia coccinea 

 Vanda insignis 



teres 



M 



wdiom J T! U0US ? lant8 in this 8 rou P were tlie 

 ** S n /t raha> whieh had a dozen ^ossoms 



iowered nL? JThT^P *n° XUm W * 8 als ° a we »- 



.1 ," ful y elIow s P e cies. The pale 



^-ttloured 



but unfortunately before they are more than three parts 

 open their fine colour begins to lose its brilliancy ; 

 Queen was also in fine condition, and so were Lady 

 Stuart and Paul Perras ; Geant des Batailles was not 

 in good colour. Mr. Francis's plants were also very 

 fullj of flower. Mr. Busby, gr. to J. Crawley, Esq., 

 A. Rowland, Esq., Mr. Terry, gr. to Lady Puller, 

 and Mr. Sage likewise had beautifully flowered Roses 

 in pots, although smaller in size than the above. 



Of new Roses Messrs. Paul, of Cheshunt, had a col- 

 lection of 30 kinds. Conspicuous amoog them were 

 Paul's Prince Albert, a brilliant coloured Bourbon with 

 large smooth petals, nicely cupped ; Adam Paul, rose 

 colour, large and full, and very sweet ; General Castel- 

 lane, brilliant crimson ; Jules Margottin, bright cherry 

 colour, apparently a very free hardy Rose ; Lady Stuarr, 

 flesh colour ; Leon Plee, large bright rose ; Madame 

 Duchere, blush ; Madame Philip, blush, with rosy 

 edges; Paul Dupuy, dark purplish crimson, very 

 velvety ; Prince Leon, large bright crimson, a very fine 

 Rose ; Leveson Gower, dark ruby red, large ; Triomphe 

 de Paris, velvety purple ; Voha, large glossy rose ; 

 Louise Odier, brightpink, blooming in clusters. All the 

 above, with the exception of the first, are H. Perpetuals. 

 Tea-scented, Auguste Vacher, yellow, shaded with 

 copper colour ; and T. Sombreuil, large creamy white, 

 very double. There were also some other fine kinds, 

 such as Baronne de Kermont, Duchess of Norfolk, 

 which may make a brilliant pillar Rose, and Paul's 

 Helen. 



Of Cape Heaths, excellent specimens were furnished 



by Messrs. Rollisson, Barter, Fraser, Veitch, Cutbush, 



and Rhodes. Among the different varieties were pro- 



pendens, perspicua nana, vasiflora, elegans, favoides 



elegans, Sindryana, an upright-growing kind, fastigiata 



lutescens, florida, ventricosa magnifica, mutabilis, Beau- 



monti, Devoniana, nitida, vestita rosea, mundula, denti- 



culata moschata, pinifolia rosea intermedia, and Bru- 



niades. The latter, a fine plant, came from Messrs. 

 Veitch. 



Of New Plants, Messrs. Henderson, of Pine-apple 

 Place, and Mr. Lane sent Andromeda formosa ; 

 Messrs. Veitch, Embothrium coceineum ; and Mr. 

 Tegg, gr. to Baron Hambro, a species of Hoy a, in 

 the way of the old carnosa. Messrs. Veitch also showed 

 as a plant not in flower, Aralia papyrifera, the Rice 

 paper plant. 



Among Miscellaneous Things were nice plants of 

 Genetyilis (Hederoma) tulipifera from Messrs. Garra- 

 way and Mayes, of Bristol, and Messrs. Veitch ; Cala- 

 dium bicolor eplendens, in flower, from Mr. Morris, gr. 

 to Coles Child, Esq. ; a profusely -flowered example of 



three from private growers. Mr. Robinson, of Pim- 

 lico, sent 6 clean and nicely bloomed plants of the 

 following kinds : Delicatum, large and well bloomed ; 

 Fairy Queen, Erubescens, Mirandum, Formosissimnm, 

 and Princess Alice Maud. Mr. Windsor had 

 very large well grown plants, but of inferior 

 varieties, without a good head of blossom. They wcrp 

 Magnificum, Caliban, Madame Miellez, Duc'm 

 d'Aumale, Fairy Queen, and Statiaski. A third collec- 

 tion came from Mr. Barter, gr. to A. Bassett, Esq., of 

 Stamford Hill, but both plants and varieties were much 

 below mediocrity.' — In the Nurserymen's Class. Mr. C. 



Ill 



2&T Ti of effect 



2Sr; Collection 

 Br *y, Rhod 



m was good of its kind, and | the lilac Tetratheca ericifolia from Mr. Green ; and 



various New Holland and other plants from Messrs. 

 Henderson, of Pine-apple Place. In the last-mentioned 

 group were Gastrolobium calycinum and Drummondi, 

 Pultenaea ericifolia, a so-called new Osmuuda, yellow 

 and red-flowered Grevillias, some well grown Erioste- 



» Ladi'f «■• pur lT ata wa3 g"atly admired. 



"«, this J™. ,u ? per had three flowers on i{ - In 

 . AauL*?«iMw a group of fine plants. 



colr„A. ^ Se ? of flower of nearly every" tint and 



"entirely ailed one side of a tent upwards of 

 > and as the plants were large bushes, 



they produced may be easily 

 of them were furnished by 

 es P„™~;-' CarE , 0D > Barter, Clarke, Gaines, 

 ,*«* againln tht < P "' & ? d Wood - Mr - Bra y's plants 

 fa ?« SuifieB wU° m ? f 1 tandar(3s - Amon| the dif- 

 »* »» white nl? ^ od Plants of the Chinese yellow 

 J«"vm», c S\ U,e Duke of De vonshire, coronata, 

 E ^ tti «te > GleC ' a aec ° ra ' late ntia, variegata, 

 ^P^n- nSr'? Aurora ^ Broughtoni, Double «d 

 h U - (^SS^T^' 8 randiB » and fielder's White 



quite 



4 column 

 aati 



*****, t^r tW0 °r three sorts"united in one 



hll' , W th v ery 1 



king or tyeing, and 



Ea 



note diff 

 effect. 



erent colours produced a varied and 

 -Messrs. Rollisgon had tl^ir n™ 



^lessrs. Lee sent a promising white 

 Ia a ,--«*w Knr,,^-..- tl- eaks in it, called Leeana. 



^inenr s le » *" 

 ift Ur ' and Messrs 



and Gaines 00 -^ ? R0SS were P rod «ced by Messrs. 

 Wr ° f ^ ^grant K J" nier . h « d » Iar ge and fine speci- 

 2? «*■ called sfr GS00 ' ; aIsoa yellow variety ; a 

 25*5 Dj vali s ,\^ mian " m i Primulum elegans, a 

 S ,Baa ^ su Der H ; and a P ink *»d with a good 

 l EngenTe r/r 8U8tmn - Mr " Gaines ^owed 





**ti 



mons, two Rhopalas, Boronia Drummondi, three kinds 

 of Sty lidium, Rhododendron glaucum, Chironiaglutinosa, 

 and cut flowers of Verbena M Mrs. Woodruff," a variety 

 in the way of Robinson's Defiance, but with much larger 

 flowers, and very brilliant in colour. 



Pelargoniums were exhibited in considerable numbers. 

 By far the best collection came from Mr. C. Turner, of 

 Slough. This consisted of 12 large and finely bloomed 

 plants of Carlos, a large bold flower, with dark top petals 

 and white centre, very fine ; Basilisk, bright scarlet ; 

 Governor-General, rosy scarlet, very tine ; Sanspareil, 

 a spotted variety ; Lucy, lilac rose, dark top with 

 white centre ; Magnet, red, and very thowy ; Queen of 

 May, a fine plant of bright orange colour ; Rival Queen, 

 rose, and very free ; Majestic, dark ; Clara, rose ; Mag- 

 nificent, a fine specimeu ; and Exactuin, white. Mr. 

 Dobson, of lsleworth, sent 12 nicely bloomed plants, 

 but they were deficient in foliage, and the flowers of 

 many of the kinds were small. They consisted of 

 Harriet, very well bloomed ; Vulcan, Exhibitor, 

 Eugenie, Rosamond, Delicatum, a free flowering white 

 kind but deficient in spot ; Pacha, Arethusa, Salmon, 

 this should not be shown in the same collection with 

 Harriet; Leah, a good flower, with white - centre ; 

 Gulielma, Painter improved, and Ambassador. The 

 latter is a dull variety, which can now be well dispensed 

 with. Mr. Gaines, of Battersea, had Flying Dutchman, 



Turner contributed 6 finely bloomed specimens, con- 

 sisting of Madame Sontag, a noble plant of one of iht 

 best kinds, being bright rose, with clear white centre ; 

 Cassandra, violet crimson ; Criterion, crimson ; 

 Gaiety, white and maroon ; Delicatum, light ; and 

 Electra, bright rosy crimson. Messrs. Fraser, of 

 Lea Bridge Road, had 6 small but nicely bloox< 

 plants of the following sorts : — Jenny Lind, Formo- 

 si^simum, Richard Cobden, Jehu Improved, Exquisite, 



and Nepaulese Prince. Mr. Gaines had 6 large wi 11- 

 shaped plants, but they were not in good bloom. They 

 were Advancer, Delicatum, Vandyke, Princess Gain , 

 Princtss Alice Maud, and Signora Castigloni. A won- 

 derfully fine plant of Rosamond was shown by Mr. 

 Turner as a single specimen. It was in an 8-inch put, 

 and qu'te a bouquet oi flowers. 



Cinerarias were exhibited by Mr. C. Turner, Mr. 

 Beck, and Mr. Dobson. The two first collections con- 

 sisted of extremely well-grown plants. Mr. Turner had 

 Magnum bonum, rich crimson, with white ring round 

 the disc, a very large variety ; Lady Paxton, wbi e 

 tipped with rosy lilac, large, with small black d'a-v ; 

 Optima, white tipped with blue, a finely formed flower ; 

 Mrs. Sidney Herbert, white and rose ; Picturata, white 

 and crimson purple, very attractive, and fine in forirv ; 

 and Teddington, rosy lilac. Mr. Beck produced Ladj 

 Camoys, Amy Robsart, Eugenie, Agnes Wakefield, ai^d 

 Exquisite. * 



Pansies in pots were shown in very good condition, 

 and were, as they deserved to be, much admired. Tfre 

 blooms on Mr. Turner's collection were particularly 

 large and good in colour. The sorts were .Sovereij^i, 

 yellow ; Emperor, yellow ground ; Royal Albert, dark 

 self ; Ophir, yellow ; Earl Mansfield, white ground ; 

 Brilliant, yellow ground; Royal Visit, white ground ^ 

 Sir J. Paxton, straw ground ; Flower of the Day, dark ; 

 Satisfaction, yellow ground ; British Queen, straw 

 ground ; and Lord J. Russell, yellow ground. Tbe 

 varieties in Mr. Dobson's collection, dissimilar to the 

 above, were Fanny Kemble, Lady Carrington, Robert 

 Bruce, Aurora, Lady Emily, Marchioness of Bath, 

 Great Western, Marion, and Rising Sun. ♦ ma*. 



Of Calceolarias there was one collection, 'which was 

 exhibited by Mr. Bray, gr. to Baron Goldsroid, of 

 Regent's Park. They were well bloomed,- but the 

 varieties appeared to be no improvement on kinds we 



have seen for these last six years. % 



Auriculas were produced by Mr. Will me r, of San- 

 bury, and Mr. C Turner. Among these there appeared 

 to be a deficiency of good selfs and white edges, and a 

 preponderance of grey and green edges. Of Selfs there 

 were Oxonian and Mango. In white edges, Pillar of 

 Beauty, Smiling Beauty, and Catherina. Grey edgrs 

 consisted of Chatham's" Lancashire Hero, Squire Chil- 

 man, Duke of Cambridge, Ringleader, Ne Pius Ultaa, 

 Conqueror of Europe, Privateer, Lady Mildmay, 

 Napoleon, and Liberty. Of green edges, there were 

 Smith's Britannia, Lovely Ann, Prince of Wales, 

 Apollo, Lord Nelson, and Conductor. Mr. Gaines sent 

 a large collection of Cut Mimulus, some of which 

 were very prettily marked. Mr. Kinghorn furnished 

 two promising variegated Geraniums ; these appeared 

 to be good growers, and possessed good scarlet flowers. 

 Dennis's Alma is also a showy purple. 



Of Fruit there was a fair display, considering iho 

 unfavourable season we have had. Of Providence Pinr- 

 apples, two good fruit came from Mr. Robinson, %r. 

 to Lord Boston, and Mr. Clements, of Oak Hill, East 

 Barnet. The former weighed 7 lbs. 4 oz., and tfce 

 latter 5 lb. 5 oz. Mr. Price, gr. to W. Foreman, Esq , 

 had a Queen weighing 4 lbs. 5 oz. ; Mr. Clements, a 

 Black Jamaica, weighing 3 lbs. ; and Mr. Fleming, gr. 

 to the Duke of Sutherland, at Trentham, a Moscow 

 Queen, weighing 2 lbs. 3 oz. Two Ripley Queens aid 

 an Enville came from the Duke of Norfolk's at Arundel ; 



to J. Dixon, Esq., had a Black 



Of 



and Mr. Davies, gr 



Jamaica. 



Grapes were good, especially Black Hamburghs 



these, considerably the best were furnished by Mr. 



Clements. These were large both in bunch and berry, 



and finely coloured. Mr. Slowe, gr. to W. R. Baker, 



Esq , and Mr. Dods, gr. to Sir J. Cathcart, Bart., fclso 



bc:Aav.i** iMiu a *'***& JU/ v*tv*inA**AJj tt" — * ° ' 



Admiration, Andover, First of May, "Star, Peerless, had fine bunches of this variety, and so had Mr. Fleming, 



plant of a worthless variety ; Mr. Monro, gr. to Mrs. Oddie, Mr. Breadley, gr. to »r 



obU *i ,~ v '" i "g»s Kinas. J 



im Jt^ d ° De cf the best flowered 



^^We'V; E M Wo7thT *V7r jet seen. 



It 



fc^^t. 



F: 



rue *li;» vi — vcv ««=<»« was mr- 

 - We »)o b,0S8 °ni8, whieh are delight- 



°auni • aft ,i it Ule Glbs o» Rhododendron, 

 *4 .jr^e new k!?i! e§srs ' ▼•*•* had trusses of 



i 



spotted ~ VM « M w., w .-x.^t.vo. «.««««. — * 



two collections from private growers. Mr. Windsor, Black Hamburgh, and so had Mr. Brown, gr. to Colonel 



gr. at Kidderpore Hall, Hampstead, sent Enchantress, a Biddulph, M.P. The latter were stated to have been 





fine plant, but not in good bloom ; Forget nie-Not, A jax, grown in pots. Black Hamburgh*, badly coloured 





€ °me new h\\ • i" 

 ™*txm ^^ ^^wbi among which conspicuum 



Return are 



Constance, Emily, Ariadne, Coospictium, *..,..««^..., 

 Ltdlah Rookh, Pearl, Little Kell, and Virgin Queen. 

 Mr. Todman, gr. to Mrs. Buckmasfer, sent 12 as 

 follows, but they were but indifferently done, viz., 



specially worthy of mention. Loveliness, Beatrice, RolJa, Moch na, Constance, 



9 O 



Gunnersbury, find Mr. Smith, 

 sent examples of this variety, 

 the Front _nans from Mr. 

 but the b^wtetwaters from 



Esq 



of Roehampton, nh 

 A mom: white Grapes 

 Breadley were ri;»s 

 Mr. C nients. aitd 



