





THE GARDENER 



CHRONICLE 



Clements ; and excellent 



furnished by Mr. 



came from 

 f the same variety were 

 11 ,nalter, Mr. Frost, Mr. Wilson, gr. to J. Elger, 

 ZZrUr Judd, and Mr. Busby. Mr. Munro, gr. to 

 25 ie,also showed good specimens of Red Roman 



jStaONsT-- The best were a hybrid Cashmere, a tender 

 .fleshed sort, and a Trentham hybrid, from Mr. 

 flying The next in point of merit was a Beechwood, 

 LpMrBatchelor, gr. to J.Shoolbread, Esq. ; Mr.Brown, 

 ^o i olonel Biddulph, had a good Bromham Hall, and 

 M'Eweo, gr. to Colonel Windham, at Petworth, 

 Lord Montague, a green-fleshed variety. The 



Bt Melon was furnished by Mr. Pengilly, gr. to 



R J Thomson, Esq. ; it was a green-fleshed sort, 

 writhing 4lbs. 13 oz. Mr. Tegg, gr. to A. Pryor, Esq., 

 showed *n Egyptian green-fleshed, which 



4 lbs. 1 ot. 

 Chbuues.— Excellent specimens of Black Circassian 



were contributed by Mr. Taylor, market gardener, 

 Brentford ; the same variety also came from Mr. 

 Meyers, of Brentford, and Mr. Meyers, of Ealing ; Mr. 

 J^li, of Brentford, likewise sent Black Circassian, and 

 Mr. M'Ewen, gr. to Colonel Wyndham, Knight's Early 



Of white varieties, Mr. Meyers, of Brentford, 



; Mr. Taylor, beautiful 



! 



oculatn well flower, d, and Oncidium^ulviimtum a»,l 

 lencoclnlnm. Mejtr.. V eitch had their new vaSv of 

 Cypnpedium barbatum called superburo, and Mr- 

 Larson Epidendrum i ufum, a dull yellow-flowered kind- 

 Variegated Plants were, as they deserved to be. 

 much admired. In Messrs. Veitch's collection of them 

 were several handsome panfulis of 



471 



Hoff a variety ^ y much like the continental kind 

 named Ambrose Yerschaffelt Messrs. Henderson, Mr. 

 Wendinn : , and Mr. Woolley, abo exhibited lox.nias, 

 the best ot Which were alba auriculata, white-ringed 

 with crimson, and erecta auricula, violet Messrs. 

 Veitch again showed their Princess ] Khododen- 



weighed 



Diotcnea leaves, edged with pale greer 

 Hydrangea and Sonerila margaritacea, 

 sown as it were with pearls, renders this 



large and fine 



lent Bigarreau, 



ipecimens of Elton ; Mr. Meyers, ot Ealing, Bigarreau; 

 Mr. il'Ewen, the same variety, and Mr. Mitchell, of 

 Brighton, Elton. 



Fjos.— Brown Turkey and Brown Ischia came from 

 Mr. Mockett, gr. to J. Allnutt, Esq., and Mr. Judd, gr. 

 to Esrl Spencer. 



Rispberries. — The only dish shown was one of Bee- 

 hive, from Mr. Lydiard, of Bath. 



Strawberries. — The best collection was furnished 

 by Mr. Lydiard, of Bath. It contained large and fine 

 examples of Goliath, Princess Royal, and "Victoria ; 

 Mr. Macqualter and Mr. Tillyard also had good collec- 

 tions, in which we remarked a very fine basketful of 

 the white Bicton Pine. Mr. Ingram, gr. to J. J. Blandy, 

 Esq., sent Keens* Seedling, British Queen, and Princess 

 Alice Maude. In the class of large Strawberries 

 (flavour being set aside) Mr. Smith's (of Twickenham) 

 Sir Charles Napier was the lion of the exhibition; 

 nearly equal to it, however, were the remarkably fine 

 ipecimens of British Queen shown by Mr. Jones, of 

 Brentford. Air. Lydiard, of Bath, also had very large 

 iittit of Goliath. Among best flavoured Strawberries 

 » dish of Hautbois, shown by Mr. Macqualter, was 

 peed first by the Judges; next came British Queen from 

 Mr. Smith, of Twickenham, and Mr. Beach, of Isle- 



WOrui ; and tlipn fall/%ur A #l M« wr*~A9~ r\ ^ t>««i — 



Keens' 1 



Dra- 



Bilbergia 



A h \ i PPe i ty begonia Thwaitesi, the white veined 

 Aphehndra Leopoldi ; Coleus Bluniei, with brown 



££! J!*!!*' * d g ed . with Pale green ; a variegated 



whose foliage, 



■ ., , . * 7 ».is valuable little 



plant always interesting. Messrs. Lee contributed, 



among other things, Pavetta borbonica, Cissus discolor, 

 Caladiums, Dracaena ferrea, Marauta zebrina ; Aphe- 

 landra Porteana, a fine kind with rich orange yellow 

 inflorescence ; Begonia splendida, one of the handsomest 

 of the genus, as far as fine foliage is concerned ; Crotons 

 and variegated Screw Pines. Messrs. Rollisson sent 

 Caladiums, Yuccas, Ananassa sativa variegata, 

 caenas, Hoyas, Marantas, Pavetta lorbonica, and vane- 

 gated Orchids. Messrs. Henderson, of Pine Apple 

 Place, and Messrs. Jackson of Kingston also furnished 

 groups, in which were Dichorisandra pumila, a varie- 

 gated Agapanthus umbellatus, Hoya carnosa variegata, 

 a Brunsfelsia, Dracsena versicolor, Tillandsia splendens, 

 the red- veined Echites nutans, a variegated variety of 

 Aspidistra lurida, Eranthemum leuconervium, and other 

 plants the names of most of which we have already 

 enumerated. 



Of Plants with fine foliage Messrs. Veitch contri- 

 buted a collection, the greatest portion of which con- 

 sisted of Palms, Zaniias, and Ferns intermixed with 

 Dracaena ferrea, Philodendrons, Plumierias, and other 

 interesting species. Messrs. Rollisson, Henderson, and 

 Jackson also furnished groups in which we remarked 

 Eugenia oleoides, Laurus Cassia, Rhopalas, Metrodorea 

 atro-purpurea, Aralias, Brownias, Araucarias, Brexias, 

 Grevilleas, Dracaenas, Stenocarpus Cunninghami, Cala- 

 diums, Palms, and some of the more striking of the 

 large-leaved Ferns. 



Hothouse Ferns were well grown, and would have 

 formed, had they been plentiful enough, an important 

 feature of the exhibition. Collections of them came 



»«es, and Goliath were also shown in this class. 

 Putis.— Three beautiful dishes of these were furnished 

 ■7 Mr. Ingram, gr. to her Majesty at Frogmore. They 

 consulted of Washington, Goliath, and Green Gage. 



v -t RE . EX0T,C Frdit — Mr. lvison,gr.tothe Duke of 



«°d Vanill and at Sy ° Dj S6nt Plantain fruit ' Nutme 8 s » 



FRn T Trees in Pots came from Messrs. Lane, of 



EfT* ^ ; *" dMr - M 'Ewen, gr. to the Duke of 

 nonoiK. the former sent Peaches and Nectarines, 

 JJ« furnished with green fruit ; Morello Cherries, ripe, 

 «!«, and good ; and Gooseberries approaching ripe- 





These were contributed in considerable 



■hying rij 

 Orchids. 



JJJJ^ anu m «cellent order. In collections of 10 

 r- Messrs. Veitch sent Aerides Lobbi, a beautiful 

 £*w iir i the way of affine, but more highly coloured ; 



»d : iSu h"? It8 ,ar * e var!et y '> the sin 8« lar Poking 



fonnTs,.„ f, • e ^ en taiIed Dendrochilum fili- 

 ^ white r! ,. l ' um , guttatum > Sobralia macrantha, 

 *o*n tLS^J^' p,ant (Phaltenopsis), tfte charming 



Bewded 



Lad 



L? lar 8 e flowered variety of the 

 Slipper. Mr. Gedney, gr. to Mrs. 



Br t * "' 



of SJ»no S 8d ^' ^ntributed magnificent specimens 

 ■if it had h V , flowers as fresh > large, and clean 



I *"*mum »nT l h month of Mft y 5 also Oncidium 

 lrt »»nt !,?„ Hvnatum, Saccolabium furcatum, the 



^fTBcosuT g A e " fl T ered Epiaendrum vitellinum, E. 

 *•** a '%»»,., *i uin q«evulnera, still a rare 

 ?*• flowed nK . 0med Calanthe masuca, and the 



Kep - H Lf T s - M /- Woo,le y> e r - to H - B - 



Uttll Sar , co Podmm Lobbi, Lrelia cinna- 



i^ ^•n.hiV ea ' * handsome kind 

 !!,,r,lni radiatum, 



%te n,i.^T^ '"nacea, a handsome kind ; the 



* -^« nun%ti ^ ' macrantha, Epi- 



^imm Lano ' 0d ontoglossum Lawrenceanum. 

 ^ «Jx eanura > and the white blossomed Phai 



X*U l here were four collections. 



.US 



^ aoD Tgr U to C w D p' n K Z e were four collections". ""Jlr." 

 S^'K the L»V? , Famer ' Es q-» produced Miltonia 

 S^^ium R^l Ut ! ful 9 attle >' a S"Perba, Phaius albus, 



J*** 00 it snrn r r th 8eVeral n0b,e 8 P' keS of 



2?l l «; an' eV?* of , them P^haps scarcely forward 

 S*»*»«ndta- 7 Wel1 ma naged Dendrochilum 

 * *ooll, v \T^ 0f the B ^rded Lady's Slipper. 

 8>». tJorSS J ed Sa « olabi ^ furcatum and 

 2h»H«riM l" g ■ I we wd Epidendmm rhizophorum, 

 2Sy ,nd » trivolnr m beautiful condition, Aerides affine, 



^rt^, at 'fc Mn Iv,son >g r - to the Duke of North- 



■■■■^ r*bl*(\ l **l™ which he has shown before 

 ^^WS°p d T anipliatum and luridum, 

 ^^Wd. nf r> K ,1 r ^P ld endrum macrochilum. Mr. 





from Mr. Carson, gr. to W. F. G. Farmer Esq.; Messrs. 

 Rollisson, and Mr. Gedney, gr. to Mrs. Ellis. In these 

 exhibitions we remarked Asplenium Nidus Avis, 

 fragrans, lucidum, and Belangeri ; Lastraea paludosa, 

 Acrostichum alcicorne, Blechnum corcovadense, Adian- 

 tum formosum and cuneatum, Cibotium Schiedeanum, 

 Darea cicutaria, Aspidium coriaceum, Lomaria Pater- 

 soni, Drynaria coronans, with noble leaves more than 

 3 feet in length ; Pteris tremula and umhrosa, P\hty~ 

 cerium grande, Nephrolepis neglecta, Davallia tenuifolia 

 and Sitolobium adiantioides, together with others men- 

 tioned in our report of the Royal Botanic Society's 

 exhibition last Saturday. 



Hothouse Lycopods, well varied, and extremely well 

 grown, came from Messrs. Gedney, Veitch, and Woolley. 

 Among the different varieties were Apodum, a compact 

 and pretty kind ; caesium, and its large variety, viticu- 

 losum, Wildenovi, stoloniferum, Mertensi, umbrosum, 

 flexuosum, formosum, Galeotti, cordatum, and inaequa- 

 lifolium. The bright metallic hue of some of these, 

 together with the elegant forms of others, deservedly 

 rendered these exhibitions objects of much interest. | 

 Roses (cut) filled nearly one side of a long tent, and 

 the weather being wet and cool they maintained their 

 freshness and beauty till the[close of the day. Collections 

 of 50 sorts were contributed by Messrs. Mitchell, of 

 Piltdown ; Paul, of Cheshunt ; Lane, of Berkhampstead ; 

 Francis, of Hertford ; and Wilkinson, of Ealing : and 

 of 25 varieties by Mr. Munro, gr. to the Earl of 

 Clarendon ; Mr. Terry, gr. to Lady Puller ; and Mr. 

 Busby, gr. to J. Crawley, Esq. Mr. Mitchell's 

 blooms were altogether extremely fine, and attracted 

 much attention. In the different boxes we noticed 

 examples of nearly all the leading kinds in cultivation ; 

 but more especially of Paul Ricaut, a fine Rose, with a 

 glowing crimson colour; Hybrid Perpetual General 

 Jacqueminot, a more brilliant flower than even Ge*ant 

 des Batailles itself; Coupe de Hebe, which everybody 

 knows to be a first-class Rose ; William Griffiths, Cloth 

 of Gold, Vicomtesse Decazes, and Gloire de Dijon, 

 together with Souvenir de Leveson Gower, Triomphe 

 de Paris, Paul Dupuy, General Castellane, Madam 

 Rivers, and Prince Leon. These last are comparatively 

 new kinds, which we hope to notice more fully hereafter. 

 New Plants were scarce ; Messrs. Veitch sent Ixora 

 floribunda, a rich salmon kind, and apparently a very 

 free flower er ; Fenzlia dianthiflora, whose flowers, owing 

 to the dullness of the day, did not open ; and Phygelius 

 capensis with long brown tubular blossoms. The 

 same firm also exhibited spikes of a Californian 

 Lupin, a strong growing pinkish -flowered kind, and 

 plants of their shrubby Californian Phlox (Leptodac- 

 tylon). I. Anderson, Esq., of Maryfield, near Edin- 

 burgh, sent Salvia carduacea, a grey-leaved Thistle-like 

 species with lilac flowers, and two white-flowered Gilias. 

 Mr. Carson had Ornitharium striatulum. Of New 

 Plants not in flower, Mr. Linden furnished two kinds of 

 Calanths, both with handsome leaves, and Calyptraria 

 hsemantlla. 



— - — — - a 



lass 



^™~ *"*• *-" Wi oi ciou-ii, coutriouted 



HT, VP Prett ? T arieties of Swcet William, in pofs, 

 and cut flowers of the same came from Mr. Hunt, of 

 High Wycomb. * 



Of Fuchsias Mr. Gaines, of Battewea, showed a 

 collection of well-grown plants, whose rames we have 

 given on former occasions. Messrs. E. G. Henderson 

 furnished two of their white corol i Fuchsias which 

 are certainly curiosities in their way. One of them 

 named Princess Royal, appears to be a free grower! 

 and will doubtless form a good addition to this class of 

 plants. 



Of variegated leaved Pela room cms, Mrs. Conway, of 

 Earl's Court, Brompton, s t a collection consisting of 

 Brilliant, Golden Chain, Flower of the Day, i^e'a 

 Attraction, Silver- Striped, and Mountain of Light 

 These were all neat dwarf plants. A collection of 

 prettily variegated varieties was also shown by Mr. 

 Barter, gr. to T. Lenox, Esq., who we need not state is 

 a very successful raiser of such things. 



Pelahgomims, both fancy and ordinary kinds, came 

 from Mr. Gaines, who had also fine plants of Attraction 

 and Mountain of Light, both finely variegated varieties. 

 The same exhibitor also sent examples of the French 

 sorts called Elise Mieliez, Dr. Margolin, Eugene Sue, 

 Solomon, Dr. Audrey, and Adolph Odier. These, 

 although not well formed, are well worth growing on 

 account of their gay colours. 



Of Verbenas in pots there were two collections ; one 

 from Mr. Wetherall, gr. to D. McNeill, Esq., who also 

 sent cut blooms ; the other from Mr. Hiirgs, gr. to 

 Mrs. Barchard. Both were deficient in bloom. The 

 plants in the group from Mr. McNeill were tied down 

 to horizontal circular trellises, a plan which is perhaps 

 preferable to fastening the shoots to upright sticks. In 

 our report of the Royal Botanic show last week we 

 stated that Verbena Sir Colin Campbell was shown by 

 Mr. Smith. This is a mistake: it was contributed by 

 Mr. M'Neill. 



Pinks came from Messrs. Turner, Bragg, and 

 Mitchell, and were considered by the judges worthy of 

 an extra prize. All of them were fair specimens for 

 the season. Mr. Turner had a promising well laced 

 new flower called " Peter Young." 



Among Miscellaneous Plants were Hemiandra 

 pungens, and Stylidium scandens, from Messrs. E. G. 

 Henderson, St. John's Wood ; a large and unusually 

 well flowered specimen of Roupellia grata, from Mr. 

 Carson, gr. to W, F. G. Farmer, Esq., who also sent 

 pretty plants of Hoya bella and Dipladenia crassinoda. 



Sottas of Sooks. 



— ♦ — 

 We perceive that Mr. Willis is bringing out a new 



edition of Wood's Index Testaccologicas in parts, 

 price 45. 6d. each. The revision of the work has been 

 intrusted to Mr. Sylvanus llanley. Each part is to 

 contain three coloured plates, averaging 180 coloured 

 figures. The specimen before us is extremely well 

 got up. 



A new and greatly enlarged edition of Eliza Acton's 

 Cookery has just appeared (Longmans, Is, 6d.), embel- 

 lished with numerous woodcuts, and enlarged by the 

 addition of a great number of new receipts. We need 

 not say that this is one of the most useful of our 

 English publications on domestic economy, containing 

 as it does all that the housekeepers or cooks of the 

 middle classes can require to know. The authoress 

 informs the public that in the present edition she has 

 availed herself of the instructions upon cookery given 

 by men of science and especially by Baron Liebig ; we 

 can only express a hope that our cooks will appreciate 

 the advice. Mrs. Acton adds what is of much more 

 interest, that efforts are being made, by the establish- 

 ment of well conducted schools, for the early and 

 efficient training of our female domestic servants. Let 

 us trust that her expectations may soon be reaiised,and 

 that we shall be provided with a race of cooks not 

 too ignorant to use the good advice which they find in 

 the many good cookery books now within everybody's 

 reach. We would even commend the subject to the 

 Board of Health, as one which most especially comes 

 within their line of operation ; for it is of little use to 

 purify the atmosphere we breati 

 improved by rendering what we 

 tion rather than to indigestion. In no country do better 

 raw materials of food exist than in England ; nowhere can 

 be found better flour, better meat, better fish, better 



Nowhere in 





eat conducive to nutri- 



is to be 



1^.-^ 01 Chiiipof^iV, tterucuuum - iur * in me ciass 01 n ew harden hybrids, iTitra&i». ivumo- j™* r—-- ~~v,.w„ 6 , „~ „»«,».. -™ ... 



^^ **<* Plants of T , SSex ' communicated, among son showed Gloxinias, the best of which were Maria heartrending tales of starvation at Scutari caused by 



oi saccolabium cuttatnm. StATihnnPA Pfliilovnia. and »*»nfa m.«fi<t.«. ftten A chimenes Dr uneatable provisions supplied to our neglected troops 



vegetables, we will even add better fruits. 



the world, notwithstanding these advan 



found worse cookery than among our middle classes. 



But we hope and believe that some improvement in 



this respect is beginning to take place, and above ail 



that some serious attempt will be made to teach our 



lower orders how to economise and best employ the 



Had our 



materials of food which they possess. 



peasantry been even decently taught the rudiments of 



aood plain cooking, we should never have heard the 





