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THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, 
[Арап 1, 1%, 
where these cover t the : If 80, dt would utilise | 
many « otherwise useless decis The с чад requires | 
than usual. 5. 
The Royal т gov an ad the Flo 
Shows.—I am pleased to leri hat you 
with the meeting of "бе A СС t ult. I was glad to see 
[4 
1 
and sho uld i imagine 
So many 
ed indeed edd have e Doei a expected, Jum thai it 
many bunches 
lants or 
l| Lind, Leeana 
lows w with Lycaste чыр and perina, s sns 
ere 
does not prove its excellence. 
m »ention inferior varieties with the same pe pope 
our 1 his decision until КА 
bunches were ripe, and found them free cm ** rack - 
ing," his opinion might then have been of benefit to 
gardeners. Vitis. 
ieties. 
March 18 
Sotíttí 
HORTICULTURAL: (Weekly |^ 
c 
| and Leviathan vinh ve wh 
g 
crimson, with a scarlet tinge on theo Outside of 
Of thet 
te bells, h nbe; 
ubtless another season, 178 4 Hi 
Беу improved as те 
м 4 of тна Beauty of Wa ltham, а 
: 1, Messrs. сий; à Mr. Wm. Paul, 
Lar emi? ions of Н 
- Wn. e: and Messrs, Cutbush, 
pis 
Та 
Ror. 
Show). Moira, 
e 
g 
n of У Madonna; also some 
su сне 
ne Brahe 
From Mr. Bull c 
bi 
сано 
із yet ы interes — M 
become Fellows of tbe Societ 
Д biums, 
Н. 
cicorne. 
y 
d dite of the Netherlands, опа 
LE 
Ж ds. 
aldi, a - dee S 
f the fi 
in iei were som 
on we бена? ба arib 
whites , ү; 
two forms, the one buff, the oth 
t red. Messrs. Сайы d 
Earl 
arly Tulips lions oF np great perfection, both i 
Мез 
Кр е e 
Gr eville ев, ’ Rhododendron cili 
farnished five йөк “well-bioomed нч ` меч 
asd Messrs 
li r. Harding, егш cire 
e | contributed cut blooms of Anne Boleyn RA d Mr. 
"prre Stockwell, Chinese Primu 
o Mrs, Ashton, Elmdon Hall, e 
gs fro 
also a gr reen: leaved. Seaksle, mid. to 
4 ssels Spr 
d per Mi bi SA than the eoe kind. 
, Mar ch 25 (First Spring Show).—It а be dificult 
utiful 
of 
Сабай and Mito Ws ; quet 
and w 
good effect as regards a blaz 
might be gos йош 
variety of ob jec! cts, which m " 
T 
to the mE expenses, 
othe 
ing fresh to attract the paa 
diferent tastes. Some prefer Orchids, s 
niums, some Heaths, (ain or Fuchsias, ros ; Seg it 
n tbe fine exhibition of Нуасіп nths, 
vios other AU зны д iL that took place 
in the Soci h Kensingt on on Satur- 
ast, the | 
eastern dose was ^ fiterally & blaze of spring flowers 
t charming descriptions, thus Va ir 
floral 
the iety's fine conservatory, and its 
decorations, with qo Ce Paul's continu Kd exh 
* | bition adverted to , and E asa een 
a very fine display. "Us fortanately the day was 
down PAF eer the 
 "Tulips, and doe 
en Yellow appeal 
а ee ме. е: ч, useful yellow. Good collections alo 
уара Ive Раш; 2, Messrs. Cutbush, Аташ; 
1, м, [m 3, Mr. Young 
p nb ‚ Paul & Son 
5 a ho the forme m 
Бой MN Lefebvre, ме Lord 
is only w within a few years that Ferns and Fine- foliaged | о nfa vourable, rain pouring 
hic afternoon. s were John Hopper, Prin nee r Waler 
the ladies. We.cannot have better guides than tbe, bey acinths especially were unusually abundant. гаі Vine with several fine bi — numerow 
as to what is wanted to give interest to our shows, for v [^ class of 18 Hei were spikes of flower which bu ds of „Ann Alex "in Several box containing 
ey are critics of most refined taste. Ihave heard them | were justly tho admiration of everybody. Conspicuous and nanata ei 
say—“if wecould only getthe managers of thegreatshows | < Mr. William Pos collection were Von Se hi ller, | came from the same EASi 
introduce some of the Tree Ferns among the stiff- | «y, у, Camellias, in the shape of plants, were - in frr 
looking flowering plants, what a fine con trast w ould be | sl шш d jeem red; King of the Blues, dark, | rate ondition; but cut blooms there was a fir 
pr ytl thery fronds el 1 arge, and fine ; phe Van Speke, Charles push. display. The latter came from Mr. Trosis, gs 
stems of the Ferns, showing themselves above the gay ier Gitna Lilis paler shades of blue; Fer ruk Kha . Kay, Езд., Hoddesdon ; Messrs. Lee, and Mr. Wa. 
flowers below," Let us take the last May -— е" the | and Prince Albe e s — UE were several good examples d 
Regents iple: this wes t show |in blush and на Tubiflora, Gigantea, iyinin d Double White, тта iata, Elegans, Рош 
of flowers ever pn d the large tent, with is үш Ginnie X моне, arid Alba Maxima. Wri essrs; Са t зу 1, "йе Jemy L ind, a beautiful blush m 
banks, is sli cae oue would prefer ы a flower | bush! collection Re CPER d two. тө nspieuous win we e best саса specimen came fria 
Me M 6 alterations, wn dap made, wer ye zried out, eyed kinds—viz., Lord Palm he Argus. Robert Me Tal; tha t was only considered worthy oft 
80 e banks were not the same year after year. 4 3 ti iri prize. 
HER dow,I bue ck was the те у ойлы seen as Fortune, a new фейс бана EP) ien pi prizes n э. Trussler; 2, Менвта, Loo; S, NEW 
f Orchid Td +1 aul. Pia 2, Mr. 
regards wers. The b and 
зо were those of „Атајеаѕ and . Pelargoniums—all fine 
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out; but in my opinion large examples of fine-foliaged 
plants уг want h, for instance, as Draczenas, 
| lent in Ж ir wa. 
sier x ийм yellow, bé, an excellent spike. 
СЕИ aep Мен rs. Cutbush. 
pem f 12 Hya à € 
Mr. Y 
ere ed—suc 
. Palms, Cordylines, Tree Ferns, м tu жыз 
had been introduced — 
were n the st 
were complain 
Plants 
leaf is to be seen, but "the malis — all Ps Tut 
зайн, of ne b introducing — куры, al 
lar 
managers of sh should g 
Мз en 
and then ЖАТ would s soon be тт gear. E 
they ma ' be placed in positions where they ma; eld 
- bost. effect. The more Tes we gei, tie T 
irers we shall secure P ur shows, and that is 
ft vins what is required. В 
g variety of Ros a devoniensis,— It y be 
5 eaa to know that ‘this qr beautiful of all 
light - coloured climbing successfully and 
— eultivated in this EUIS is of the 
ER thinly on the 
| Шу, ы ү vin 795 large bells. 
di 2, withheld ; 3, Mr. =, 
mong edo. in в some extrem 
y 
ve " iaa of the Valley е 
ed | Wm Chinese Pri 
nts 6: rs. Lee; 2 B 
Miscellaneous еба of "Bowering plants cime | 
Tro essre: Lee and Bul. Among them 38% 
vier magnifica, with fine spikes of y Boros 
ata, Heda еа fuchsioides, y wt "2 
Вайніла nobile, Came ellias 
Imantophyllum, and several other e plants, al Ф vig 
and finely in bloom. her: 
ps 
examples of good набо. Мен. Сайлык € 
Von Schiller, Macaulay, Duke Welling Sera- 
phine, 2M к ouem cvs ai in very -— condi- 
8, e" BUS the Netherlands, 
andeu: Arr иа 
рг онну King of io Blues, 
de Celle, eive lou Jis s " Mr. о 
жары о ung; Г a. 
Of Hyacinths stated to be grown in A several 
| Rhodo den tess H 
Р: tkir: the. s sits new viget 
m 
vigorous and robust 
said Pi ts, ing from 18 
It is a most call maths ex 
in one season, 
late lon оошег ; in favourable — it commen 
ied in May and continues 
20 feet in| 
point of growth and fower those pides 
favourable circumstances. AM 
exce one lot from M 
tiful blossoms all throu s ps 
рел and it Keri. ta foliage al all the year. 1 
rm. e | withstood the severe winter of 
50-1. In this ty it grows and thrives in almost 
any soil or dota even in thickly 
city, amidst the smoke and d 
shape is 
fact E ot "wa best fiebtcolureà 
A Rose Amateur, Bath. | 
ilie your r Corr rres- 
С» may be all t 
f£ Ё + 2, H 
come to a premature | 
hat 
the neighbourhood 
the dark en тэал, сае we had, it cer- 
tainly did Da yonng d s аа abilities credit. 
The Whites est, as they ARA 
where tis gov, but ҮЛ; iR RR examples 
of good к; eultiva 
UE Er: 2, Mrs. L. Young; Equal 3, 
wee 
New Hyacinths, thou 
$5 
7i 
mising, were not in| 
h pro 
дош |j e Fer > ovem of "heir merits being properly 
Fro Cutbush came Th 
pre pale Blue, © балы, decor 
in the centre of lled 
white variety; sla AR Gertrude, rosy ink. 
. Pau Prineses Mary of Cs min чаң X: 
Кеи blue, with fine spik See bells; Beauty of 
Walth , rosy » - with White eve, compaet in zw 
pale blue, with indigo stri stripe 
ы 
spike; "олан pink, with fine bells; Prince Alber 
n 
a. Miller, gr. to the 
маа ine. exhibitions were i 
rvati The greatest, novelty 
size of a pigeon's egg, т 
mottled with maiie. Whether 
| to eat remai — but in p? 
ance it із very төй а 
EN г 
eme now re 
ve eg 
prize to garde 
It [e uite a mistaken idea 
the efforts and assistance ore 
intend to have successful floral 
