332 London Horticulhiral Society and Garden. 



Mr. Young, for the ^'rbutus procera, which was a grafted plant, growing in 

 a pot. 



May 14. 1836. — The exhibition at the Horticultural Society's garden was 

 attended by between 3000 and 4000 persons. There were many finely grown 

 specimens of Cactacese, Orchidaceje, rhododendrons, calceolarias, and various 

 other plants ; and some good grapes, pines, melons, and other fruits. The 

 medals given away were as follows : — 



Gold Kmglitmn Medals. To Messrs. Rollisson, for the best stove Orchi- 

 dacese ; and to Mr. Green, gardener to Lady Antrobus, for stove or green- 

 house plants, in collections of ten varieties. 



Large Silver Medals. To Mr. W. Smith, for green-house azaleas j to Mr. 

 Green, gardener to Lady Antrobus, for cactuses in flower ; to Robert Gibson, 

 Esq., for melon cactuses ; to John Allcard, Esq., for ferns ; to Mr. Davis, 

 gardener to Lady Clarke, for grapes; to Messrs. Luccombe and Pince of the 

 Exeter Nursery, for heaths ; to Messrs. RoUisson, for Asiatic Orchidacese, for 

 American OrchidaceEe, and for a collection of stove and green-house plants ; to 

 Mr. Lane, gardener to J. H. Palmer, Esq., for a collection of stove and green- 

 house plants; to Mr. James Young of Epsom, for a New Zealand plant 

 (Clianthus puniceus) ; and to Mr. Green, gardener to Lady Antrobus, for a 

 Chinese plant (Ixora coccinea). 



Silver Knightia7i Medals. To Messrs. Wather, for hardy azaleas ; to Mr. 

 W. Smith, for green-house azaleas ; to Mr. James Young, for ditto ; to Mr. 

 Salter, for AmavyXWdece ; to Mr. Fielder, for ditto ; to Mr. Green, for cal- 

 ceolarias ; to Mr. Glenny, for ditto ; to Mr. John Wilmot, for cucumbers ; 

 to Mr. Lane, gardener to J. H. Palmer, Esq., for ditto ; to Mr. Falconer, 

 gardener to A. Palmer, Esq., for cactuses in flower; to Messrs. Rollisson, 

 for meloa cactuses ; to Mr. Redding, gardener to Mrs. Marryatt, for ferns; 

 to Mr. Wilmot of Isleworth, for grapes ; to Mr. Mountjoy of Amwell Nursery, 

 Ealing, for a collection of heartseases ; and to Mr. Glenny, for ditto. 



The arrangement of the plants and other articles, on the stages, was rather 

 more to our satisfaction this day than it has hitherto been. One of two prin- 

 ciples ought to be the guide on occasions of this sort, viz. general effect or par- 

 ticular beauty ; or, in language applicable to the open garden, the picturesque 

 or the gardenesque. In working for general or picturesque effect, the plants 

 should be placed so as almost to touch each other ; and should form one ir- 

 regular sloping surface of brilliant colours backed by green. In working for 

 individual beauty, or gardenesque effect, every plant ought to be completely 

 detached ; and no part of its branches or leaves ought to come within 6 in. or 

 a foot of any part of any adjoining plant. The object, in this latter case, is 

 to give effect or display to every individual plant by itself; in the other case, 

 the object is to give effect by combination. The very same principles apply 

 to planting flower-borders and shrubberies ; and, wherever they are deviated 

 from, there will be found an indefinite and unsatisfactory result. The perfection 

 of the gardenesque mode of exhibition, if there were sufficient space, v/ould be 

 attained by placing the plants on tables or benches, in single rows, leaving 

 space enougli between the tables for persons to walk along, and examine each 

 plant individually. This is, however, altogether impracticable in the case of 

 such exhibitions as take place at the Horticultural Society's Garden; and, there- 

 fore, the next best thing that can be done is, to distribute the plants thinly and 

 regularly, the lowest always nearest the front ; in such a manner as that at 

 least the whole of one side of each plant should be seen by the spectator in 

 the front of the stage; or, in other words, that the ground plan of the plants 

 on the stage should form a right-angled zigzag line, somewhat in the manner 

 shown in the engraving in Vol. VII. p. 361. As the stages are double, and 

 the light admitted from both sides of the tent, a back-ground, formed by a 

 single row of evergreen shrubs, or by a partition of boards covered with green 

 cloth, placed along the centre of the stage, would be a desirable addition, 

 more especially when the full glare of light is admitted by drawing up the side 

 curtains of the tent. 



