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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



an 



favuid «nns»C]< i m 



flow red ; the Cell Hovea, in charming condition 

 Everlasting, -Murray's Azalea, the Scarlet and sattron 

 |% Letcheuaultia formosa, Franciscea acuminata, 

 loaded with blossopiB, which shed a most delicious ; per- 

 fume- ; a d.ubie-imi Azalea, rodolobium staurophvllum, 

 Mrs. Lawrence's beautiful variety of Chorozema, and a 

 Canu Heath.— Groups of 20 plants were also contributed 

 1 rLj t> 1:« xiie former had the 



by Messrs. Frazer and Pamplin. 



Broughton Azalea, Eriostemon myoporoides, the Uer- 

 berr^ienTed i'odolobe, 1'imelea limfoha, ^ a large 

 variety f the Baxter Leschenault, the Boromas serru- 

 late and pinnata, Eriostemon cuspidatum, three Choro- 

 zemas, Polygala acuminata, a badly-flowered example 

 of the blue Leschenault, an Everlasting, the Oleander- 

 leaved Eriostemon, the lovely Erica propendens, the 

 glowing Azalea i; .Minerva," the showy Adenandra, and 

 two Cape Heaths.— Mr. Pamplin sent four Cape Heaths, 

 thrt arieties of Azalea, the opposite- leaved Polygul. 

 PinM a lanata and P. spectabilis, the latter insuffi- 

 cientlv in flower ; Euphorbia splendens, the Box-leaved 

 Eriostemon, Dillwynia juniperina, the Cels Ilovea, a 

 handsome bush of the useful Genista racemosa, and 



one or two other plants. 



There were two collections of 15 Stove and Greenhouse 



pyrnt The first was communicated by Mr. Green, 



gr. to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart. It consisted of a pretty 



specimen of the large-blossomed Epacris, two Polygalas, 



the variegated and other Azaleas, two Everlastings, 



the scarlet and saffron Ixoras, Borcnia serrulata, 



the blue Lesclu uilt, .^Eschy nan thus Boschianus, 



Bor uia pinnata, the dwarf variety of Chorozema 



vaviura, and Leschenaultia formosa. — The second group 



contributed by Mr. Taylor, gr. to J. Coster, Esq. 



:,U ^unusually weflT Ly caste cruenta ; the spotted Saccolabe, Vanda cristata, 

 1 ■ ■ ■ - — tlie yellow blossomed Dendrobium aggregatum, the two- 



coloured Leptotes, Aerides suavissimum, Dendrobium 

 pulchellum, and a famous specimen oT Epidendrum in- 

 versum, which, when well flowered, as this was, is really 

 much prettier than it is usually considered to be. — The 

 next group in point of merit , was produced by Mr. 

 Blake, gr. to J. H. Schroder, Esq., of Stratford , it con- 

 tained the three-coloured Vanda ; a good specimen of Ca- 

 lanthe veratrifolia ; the Wallich Phaius, bearing 7 stately 

 flower spikes, the useful Oncidium ampliatum, the 

 Oncidium phymatochilum, the lance-leaved Cymbid, 

 a Schomburgkia, Dendrobium pulchellum, Vanda 

 cristata, Chysis bractescens, the lovely Phalsenopsis 

 and its large blossomed variety ; the close flowered 

 Dendrobe, Oncidium bifolium, the bearded Lady's 

 Slipper, with some 20 open flowers on it ; the spotted 

 Saccolabe, Dendrobium chrysanthum, a small plant 



- _ ■▼-* ^ • ■ • 



splendens, Fielder's WhTte7vbb^ a - ^ 



Red, and the Chinese Yellow. 8u P eri »Ts£5jg 



A collection of tall Cacti in fla™ 

 Mr. Green. It contained Epiph^^s "^ 





Rhododendrons. 

 Mr. 



of 



was 



It comprised the showy 



Erica 



Adenandra, 



two 



of Streatham. 



three Azaleas, Hoya carnosa, Erica elegans, 

 Everlastings, Leschenaultia formosa, a large example 

 of the opposite-luavedj Polygala, the sweet-smelling 

 Dracophyilum gracile, Boronia pinnata, the charming 

 Erica proper ns, Polygala cord i folia, Pimelea 

 si -tabil , and Eriostemon myoporoides. 



Seven collections of 10 Stove and Greenhouse 

 Plants were exhibited. 



The first was produced by 

 Mr. (arson, gr. to W. F. G. Farmer, Esq., of None- 

 such Park, Cheam. It contained the scarlet Ixora, two 

 Azaleas, the showy Pimelea, Franciscea augusta and 

 the broad-Iea\ I species, Leschenaultia formosa, the 

 showy Adenandra, Oxylobium Pultencea, and the 

 Anemoue-leaved Boronia.— Mr. Speed, of Edmonton, 

 sent the second best group, which consisted of the 

 charming Erica propendens, Leschenaultia formosa, the 

 Box-leaved Eriostemon, the Henderson Pimelea, Clero- 

 dendrou fallax, famously flowered ; Eutaxia pungens, 

 a white blossomed Heath, the beautiful Tetratheca ver- 

 ticil lata, Vinca rosea in admirable condition, and a nice 

 bu^i of Mrs. Lawrence's Chorozema. — The next 

 collection in point of merit came from Mr. Crox- 

 ford, gr. to H. H. Barnes, Esq., of Stamford-hill. It 

 contained the Henderson and showy Pimeleas, Choro- 

 zema variura, an Everlasting, a neat plant of the Box- 

 leaved Eriostemon, the Lawrence Chorozema, Erica 

 propendens, a la e Epacris grandiflora, the Baxter 

 - - L-henault, and the showy Adenandra.— Mr. William* 

 gr, to C. B. Warner, Esq., had the broad-leaved Cytisus' 

 an Everlasting, a white Azalea, and a vivid red kind' 

 called Prince Albert ; the useful winter-flowerin" Acacia 

 armata, the large blossomed Epacris, the showy and 

 Henderson Pimeleas, Cyrtoceras reflexum, and the 

 Jarrat Iropaeoluiih— G roups of 10 were also furnished 

 by Mews. D is, Over, and Watson, prizes being 

 awarded for them in the order in which the names 

 occur. Among these we 



of the fragrant Burlingtonia, a very fine specimen 

 the twisted Trichopil, and an example of the Skinner 

 Cattleya, bearing 9 spikes of brilliant purple flowers. 

 —A third group was produced by Mr. Williams, gr. to 

 C. B. Warper, Esq., of Hoddesdon. In this we ob- 

 served an Arpophyl with just sufficient flower-spike to 

 show what a beautiful object a well blossomed specimen 

 would be ; Ansellia Africana, from Fernando Po ; the 

 slender-leaved Maxillaria ; the Devonshire Dendrobe ; 

 the larger variety of the spotted Brassia ; Dendro- 

 bium pulchellum ; the large flowered white Butterfly 

 Plant ; Wallich's Dendrobe, forming a bush 3 feet 

 high, and as much through ; the Skinner and inter- 

 mediate Cattleyas ; Wallich's Phaius, the Rhubarb- 

 scented Dendrobium macrophyllum, Oncidium phyma- 

 tochilum, and the two-leaved kind ; the close flowered 

 and Farmer Dendrobes, Low's Lady's Slipper, the 

 more common bearded kind, and the pretty Epiden- 



dium bicornutuin. 



Orchids, in collections of 15, were shown by Messrs. 

 Veitch and Rollisson. The former had the Devonshire 

 Dendrobe, not tied up, as it sometimes is, but hanging 

 gracefully over the sides of the basket which contained 

 it ; the sweet Vanda, bearing two great flower spikes ; 

 a variety of Dendrobium Pierardi, quite a fountain of 

 blossoms, falling in continuous streams 5 feet, at least, 

 below the wire basin from which they issued ; the best 

 variety of Oncidium ampliatum ; the Noble Dendrobe, 

 4 feet high, and about as much through ; two kinds of 

 Aerides ; the yellow-blossomed Dendrobium aggre- 

 gatum ; the long-tailed Lady's Slipper, with the different 

 colours better " brought out " than we have ever before 

 seen them ; the twisted Dendrobe, the lovely Phalse- 

 nopsis and its large-blossomed variety, [Dendrobium 

 moniliforme, the close-flowered kind, and an example of 

 the bearded Lady's Slipper. — In Messrs. Rollisson's 

 group were Humboldt's Acinete, with two spikes of 

 open flowers, and others still unexpanded ; Oncidium 

 pictum ; the Noble Dendrobe, in the shape of a bush, 

 some 4 feet high by 4 feet wide ; Barker's Acinete, 

 the Paxton and fringed Dendrobes, Lycaste cruenta 

 and Deppei, Oncidium phymatochilum, and the larger 

 variety of O. ampliatum, Brassia brachiata, the close- 

 flowered and Devonshire Dendrobes, and the somewhat 



rubrum cceruleum, Ackermanni E 

 Russellianum, and Cereus speciosiWmus^**^ *- 



Northumberland, at Sion House. It^ST^ < 

 tiful light and purple flowered kinds Th v ° f ^ 

 former were stated to have been ' hJLr* * «• 



ponticum. uia?rs ^ 



Roses in pots surpassed any exlnUuon^ot^ 

 Ave have hitherto seen. The colW;™. ^ , ./■> 

 and 



the 



obtained betn^ 



tween altaclerense and the white" tree " 



Loses in pots surpassed anv exhihi 



.ave hitherto seen. The Elections 7^^ 



amateurs showed that each had done W*™L ^ 



result is that the cultivation of t£ ™*q2J* 



pert 



Lamarque 

 beautifully 



a good 

 scented : 



was somewhat on the wane 



.l a ™~ , , •emarked the showy ^Eschy- 

 T, ' . he n ° I lea » 1 d «--Ieaved Eriostemon, Epacris pul- 

 chella, the Polygala called Dalmaisiana, Zichya Wi- 

 pedunculata Hoya campanula, which is reported to 

 be dehciously sweet-scented at night ; the pretty Erica 

 bindryana, and a few more common plants. 



There were four collections of 6 Stove and Grefv 



S" *""f M " Ki "S»-"^ to the Earl of Kilmorev 

 sent the brilliant Azalea optima, forming a pvramid some 



llrKV" 1 ^ \ E r™ ffiiaiata ' which '« still the 

 best of the red kinds j the Hartnell Heath, a badly 



bloomed Leschenaultia formosa, an Everlas inV and 

 Adenandra umflora.-The next best 6 plants ' were 

 Oxylobium Pultenaea, an Everlasting, the Box-leaved 

 Enos emon, Azalea prastantissima, L scarlet Ixora, 



w to Tl r 1C " le T» d c B ° VOnia ' from Mr " H ^P 



^. to J rhorne, Esq of Mawbey-honse, South Lambeth 



clmrihf Tp ', gr -, t0 T - ?**&»> ES< 1- of Norwood, 



contributed Polygala acuminata, an Everlasting, Zichya 

 lo^q.edunculata, the reftexed Cyrtoceras, the Inter^ 



Sank . T\ m n Chorozem ^ barium n'anum.-Mr. 

 &tonl , gr to H. Berens, Esq., of Sidcup, Kent, pro 

 ducel /ichya inophylla, the large-flowered K 

 Cyrtoceras reflexum; the opposite-leaved P X a J 



S? ° f EriC * ****> - ^ broad-' 



Orchids,— These 



were 



very numerous and fine 



Mr. U vlam, gr., to S. Rueker ^ Es q ~Z Zt hne ' 

 Gold Medal for a collection of o "J ? d the Lar 8 e 



; ^.-ked „, e ( ^r^i its?. T"' 



of flowers 4 feet hh'h bv ^ fV^f *ui U V UIII 5 a ' 

 Deivirobe equally ^ Z thSc SSff^ 11 , 

 L^f^ ^ k * o^-ossoms ; the sliotv On C id 



ampuaiuin, me close-flowered Dendroh« "v ^ • 

 dozen racemes of flowers Tw f. ' he ™? S some 

 braetescens ; the Skinner Km " -^ •* eh > sis 

 dition ; the violet SSSLSt' £ Z^^ T 

 Devonsl.ire Dendrobe, one of the a ' th ° 



scarce Burlingtonia rigida. 



Ten Orchids were contributed by Mr. Franklin, gr. 

 to Mrs. Lawrence, and Mr. Carson, gr. to W. F. G. 

 Fanner, Esq. Inthe former group were the three-coloured 

 Vanda, a well-flowered example of the noble Den- 

 drobe, the lovely Phalsenopsis and its large blossomed 

 variety, the two-leaved Oncid, a rosy tinged Aerides 

 affine, Dendrobium cserulescens, the Moss Cattleya, 

 the best variety of the intermediate kind, and the 

 spotted Saccolabe. — Among Mr. Carson's plants were 

 the Harrison Maxillaria, the purple Camarote, Vanda 

 teres, the broad-leaved Epidendrum, the large-flowered 

 white Butterfly Plant, Oncidium macrophyllum, a bad 

 variety of the intermediate Cattleya, the Skinner 

 Cattleya charmingly flowered, a small Chysis brac- 

 tescens, and the Aloe-leaved Epidendrum. 



The best collection of six Orchids was shown by Mr. 

 Kinghorn, gr. to the Earl of Kilmorey. It consisted of 

 Calanthe veratrifolia, the large-flowered white But- 

 terfly Plant, Dendrobium macrophyllum, a fine plant 

 of the Bauer Oncid, a stately specimen of the Tanker- 

 ville Phaius, and a fair example of the noble Den- 

 drobe.— Mr. Green sent the broad-leaved Epidendrum 

 two well-flowered Oncids, the noble Dendrobe, 3 feet 

 high and the same in width, Burlingtonia rigida ; and 

 bpidendrum macrophyllum.— Mr. Wooley, gr. to H B 

 Ker, Esq., of Cheshunt, had Calanthe veratrifolia', 

 Phaius grandifohus, the broad-leaved Epidendrum, a 

 nne Dendrobium cterulescens, the yellow-lipped Cyrto- 

 chilum hl.pes, and the larger variety of the spotted 

 Brass.a.-Mr. lyison, gr. to the Duchess Dowager of 

 Northumber and, sent three Oncids, the noble Den- 

 drobe, the Clowes Anguloa, and the Wray Brassia. 



Azaleas were numerous, large, and fine; and thev 

 made, as they always do at the May show, a very s ^ 

 mg display. Two excellent collections of 12 plants were 



Bart the other from Mrs. Lawrence; of Ealing Park 



stane? Utl ? v Uge S P eciraeils of ^^ Red, Gl,d- 



cmS a . '-, pr£eSta . ntlS9ima ' vivicans > «*>«»*, 

 coronate, exquisite, optima, triumphans, variegate 



so P n J ed f anesl ' P^stantissima, coronata, Kaw- 

 lT'lT e! t tA >. .T™?™ 1 ™' ros ea superba, Law- 





NoUiwithstanding the httle sun we have had thJT** 

 were beautifully coloured, especially those 'on \r* 

 Lanes' plants and the foliage was ample and cWTSv 

 gems of Mr. Francis's collection, to whom the fW • 

 was awarded, were Paul Perras, with blossoms reS 

 dispersed over the plant, large and well blown • r * 

 d'Hebe, with flowers rich in shape td'efe 

 reminding one of those of the old fashioned CatZ** 



white, and said to ]1 

 _ Armosa, a profuse blomm!. 

 medium-sized Rose ; Chenedole, and La Heine TT 

 observed in all instances that the buds of the latter *5 

 not open kindly. Madame de St. Joseph, in iSJf 

 Paul's group, which was second, was the admirattonrf 

 everybody. It is a delicate salmon, with a deliciow 

 fragrance, and the plant was covered with blossomT 



was justin perfection, and studded with floweis of snow? 

 whiteness ; William Jesse and Comte de Paris' wea 

 also in beautiful condition. Messrs. Lane's plants were 

 insufficiently in bloom ; three or four more bright dan 

 might have placed them in a different position. °Amoc 

 them were the universal favourites, William Jesse 

 Duchess of Sutherland,. Aubernon, with foliage broad 

 and clean ; and the glorious Geant des BataiJJea. The 

 first of these possessed a surprisingly fine colour for the 

 season. In the collections of Messrs. Terry, Rozer 

 and Rowland, were Aubernon, Fulgorie, Mrs. Bosanquet, 

 Nina, Marquise Boccella, La Reine, Armosa, Geant des 

 Batailles, Blairii No. 2, Augustine Mouchelet, Duchsa 

 of Sutherland, Goubault, William Jesse, and Baronne 

 Prevost, the latter with flowers at least 6 inches ia 

 diameter. 



Cape Heaths were numerous, and generally finely 

 flowered. Excellent plants were furnished by Mr. 

 Smith, Mr. Cole, Mr. Over, Mr. Roser, Mr. Taylor, Mr, 

 Stewart; ^and in the Nurserymen's class by Mesas. 

 Rollisson, Epps, Fairbairn, and Pamplin. The speci- 

 mens, both in 11 and 8 inch pots, were famous examples 

 of good Heath growing. In the different collections we 

 remarked the following varieties : tortiliflora, fastigiato 

 lutescens, suaveolens, ampullacea carminbrata and 

 vittata, ventricosa superba, coccinea minor, pro- 

 pendens, favoides elegans, mutabilis, mundula, dilect% 

 aristata major, Beaumontiana, perspicua nana, 

 M'Nabiana, denticulata moschata, elegans, ^ vaaiflora, 

 Sprengeli, Hartnelli, andromedseflora, triumphant 

 viridis, Sindryana, primuloides, odora roste, florifc 

 campanulata, Cavendishii, mii'abilis, Thunbergiana,. de- 

 pressa, and Webbiana. 



Epachises.— A collection was^hown by Mr. Smith, gr> 

 to W. Q,uilter, Esq., of Norwood. It consisted of 

 miniata, Attleeana, grandiflora, Smi 

 one or two other kinds. 



Single Specimens.— The best consisted of two-pta* 

 of the glorious MediniUa magnifica, and a fine bush oi 

 Erica elegans from Messrs. Veitch ; a beautiful example 

 of Erica Sindryaua from T. B. Graham, F" °* ^ 

 vender Sweep, Clapham Common ; the 

 Chinese Indigofera decora from Mr. Ivison 

 Duchess Dowager of Northmnberland, at 

 a nice plant of the Griffith Ixora from Mr. breen.. & 

 addition to these, Messrs. Veitch furnished the Jwmme; 

 flowered Rhododendron ; Mr. Cole, the Cels wj»i 

 \f.- May Boronia serrulata ; Mr. Stewart, rwj 



gracile ; Messrs. Fairbairn, Enea lavoKi® 

 elegans ; and Mr. Stanly, E. Hartnelh. 



Some interesting novelties were produced. 

 Veitch had their lovely Cantua dependens ; ^ 

 inaun, of Ghent, Deutzia gracUis, a white-tiowaj 

 slender growing hardy shrub, from Japan >J\'^ 

 diges, an Aerides, with long racemes of gay rose-t y 



blossoms, and a new Lvcaste. from Boll 



violacea : Mr. Franklin, er. to Mrs. Lawrence, «ag 



■d 



charming 



1 



Mesas 

 j* Baa- 



ray i^^^* — 



yellow fiowera; Messrs.' Hendereon, the 



J^evousliipe Dendrobe, one of tC T. , a » the of 

 •i g e„us ; the &£%£«£*«* 



x 



-, • y - M ,nn^ and lateritin.— Groups 

 plants were furnished hy Messrs. Carson aud 



•^t iianasome of Frazer Atn^r.^ *u A ^ ; ,Il - 0i3ia ' v>ai-ouu ant 



dendrum ; Mr. Carson, Triehopilia coccinea, - Py ^ 

 species, with a large dark red coloured up , * • ^ 

 tlie Oleander-leaved AUamanda ; Mr. . ^f'fj^e, of 

 Lawrence, Pimelea Nieppergiana ; and Ahae ^^ ^ 

 Brussels, a rather haudsome Billbergja. ^ ^ 

 gether with two or three other plants, eiUM • ^^ 

 unimpoitaut, constituted all that were exmmi 



class ' ar^ interest? 



Among Miscellaneous Subjects were ^ 



examples of Nepenthes Raffleaiana am \. s „ K^lSfe 

 Messrs. Veitch, a collection of seeding ^ ^ ft 



vs. veitcii, a couectiou u \ T ^T v ^ leV , gr. to - 

 from Mr. Hamp, Lycopods •» ^JStf «p*5 



of Rcatlin© i 



B. Ker, Es j. ; a 



mrretv 



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sum called Brookii, from Mr. Hoyl 



