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_ small collection 



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pELABGOMt'MS 



uuJilic favour ; and, when we consider the variety of 

 Soars to be found in the latter, the carious stains and 

 markings of the former, together with their profuse 

 flowering habit, this growing change in their favour is 

 up! to be wondered at. Fancies were produced in 



l^^^l^^lEli^f « : Germ ? iu ™* old Colmar, receive 1 ivy ruins before the following Spring, fauces, 

 " -^ i - ^ . - - inpots, were in full bloom, having flowers ia * 



^jpirabl' 

 he*th,an 



<TOup, whose nowers were i 

 Saperb, Statinski, picturatu 



and Gipsy < 

 im Mad: 



Mr. Ambrose had picturatum, Defi- 



whichis still one of the I st Pears we have at this season 

 of the year. Among Mr. Stanly's Apples, were very 

 fine looking examples of Blenheim Orange and Ribston 

 Pippin ; Mr. Elliott, gardener to Mrs. Boothbv, also sent 

 a good collection of Apples and Pears. Fine "dishes for 

 the season, of May Duke Cherries were shown by Mr. 

 Ingram, gr. to Her Majesty at Frogmore, and by 

 Mr. Fleming, of Trentham. Keens' seedling Straw- 

 berries were exhibited by Mr. Turnbull, gr. to the Duke 

 of Marlborough ; by Mr. Elliott, gr. to Mrs. Boothby ; 

 and by Mr. Smith, of Isle worth ; British Queen 

 and Alice Maude, by Mr. M' Walter, gr. to Col. Chal- 

 loner ; and the latter also showed British Queens in pots. 

 Mr. Grant, gr. to J. H. Simms, Esq., received a 1st 



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„ 9 q and fresh. 



Among them we remarked Commander-in-Chief, Mr. 

 Beck, Duke of Norfolk, Supreme, Almanzor,Ophir, Dora, 

 Kuphemia, Rubens, Sambo, Duke of Perth, Constantine, 

 Eustace. Bertha, Sir R. Peel ; and several promising seed- 

 lings. These plants have been blooming five or six weeks 



They were placed in common boxes, whose lights 



past. 



case 



and Anais. — M* : Roser's Cape species were ^ell grown prize for a Melon named "Victory of Bath." It was 

 and Ten* attractive. an obovate medium-sized cream-coloured white-fleshed 



ClKTOAMAS. — Mr. Robinson, of Pimlico, had a nice 

 coltoftion, consisting of Newington Beauty, Flora Mlvor, 



Angtli{iu\ Annie, and Fairy Ring. — Groups 



also produced by Mr. Fancourt, Foreman to Mr. 



Cant, of Colchester, and Messrs. Lane, of Great Berk- 

 hamstead ; that from the latter was disqualified on 

 account of its not having been shown according to the 



regulations. 

 Pansies in pots were exhibited by Mr. Bragg and 



Mr. Turner, of Slough ; the latter not for competition. 

 It was predicted that this mode of showing Pansies would 

 prove a failure ; but so far from that being the case, we 

 imagine that before long, the system must be universally 

 adopted, so tasteful and effective were those exhibited 

 on Saturday last. — Mr. Bragg's varieties were, Ophir, 

 Mr. Beck, Polyphemus, Constellation, Junius, Conspicua, 

 Juventa, Madame Sontag, Eliza Ann, Queen of England, 

 Lady Carrington, and Flying Dutchman. — Mr. Turner's 

 plants were well bloomed, and the flowers were as 

 large and liue as those usually produced in a cut state. 

 The sorts were, Juventa, Polyphemus, Queen of England, 

 Surplice, Mr. Beck, Mrs. Hamilton, Thisbe, Almanzor, 

 Swansdown, Constantine, Leader, Ophir, Goliah, 

 Euphemia, Duke of Norfolk, Disraeli, Constellation, 

 Aurora, Bellona, and Supreme. 



Auriculas were furnished (not for competition) by 

 Mr. Turner, of Slough, and Mr. Willmer, of Sunbury. 

 In their respective collections we observed Lovely Ann, 

 Ringleader, Champion, Mary Aim, Conqueror of Europe, 

 True Briton, line (Hep worth) ; Countess of Wilton (Cheet- 

 ham), 'Squire Chilman, Earl Grosvenor, Colonel Taylor, 

 Fair Maid, Lancashire Hero (Cheetham), very fine. 



In the tent provided for seedlings Messrs. E. G. 

 Henderson, of the Wellington-road Nursery, had a fine 

 collection of new Cinerarias, containing Lady Hume 

 Campbell, white, edged with blue ; Marianne, white, 

 tipped with rosy lilac, good in form ; Dora, white with 

 hlac disk, but wanting in substance, and Prince Arthur, 

 bright rosy purple.— Mr. Hoyle sent Pelargoniums; 

 Chieftain, m fine condition, it is a dark crimson blotch, 

 lower petals clear rosy crimson; Magnet, brilliant 

 purple crimson, with dark blotch— a fine, bold, free- 

 tfowering variety, possessing great substance.— Mr. 

 Ivinghorn had an Epacris, named Conspicua, a free- 

 flowering kind, in the way of grandiflora, but a con- 

 siderable improvement on that variety. 

 Everlastings :— The best collections were shown by 



\ u Taj i lor aud Mr - G: * ee n. In these we remarked 

 Aphelexis macrantha purpurea grandiflora, A. m. rosea, 

 A. humilis, A. spectabilis, and A. sesamoides rosea. 



-tRUiT was scarce— a circumstance to be attributed to 

 tiie long cold spring which we have experienced. Mr. 

 Bray, gr. to E. Lousada, Esq., sent a beautifully swelled 

 Queen Pine-apple, weighing 3 lbs. 3 ozs. ; four Queens, 

 all nice fruit, though not remarkable for great weights 

 were furnished by Mr. Barnes, gr. to Lady Rolte at 

 Bicton. .Mr. Davis, gr. to Lady Bridport, produced 

 two handsome Black Prince Pines on two suckers 

 on a stool in a pot, which also contained a third 

 suckers, bearing a fruit about half swelled. Mr. 

 Barnes sent a Prickly Cayenne, weighing 4 lbs. 10 oz. ; 

 and Mr. Fleming, gr. to the Duke of Sutherland, at 

 Irentham, a Black Antigua, 3 lbs. 4 oz. A LWidence, 

 3 lbs. 4 oz., was exhibited by Mr. Davis, gr. to Lord 

 Boston. The same kind of Pine, 7 lbs. 9 oz., was also 

 shown by Mr. Jackson, gr. to H. Beaufoy, Esq., of 

 bouth Lambeth ; and Mr. Bray sent a similar variety, 

 weighing 5 lbs. 1 oz. Exhibitions of Black Hambur4 

 urapes were pretty numerous, and, considering the sea- 

 son, they were well coloured and swelled. The best were 

 produced by Mr. Fleming, and Mr. Davis, of Oak Hill, 

 and the second best by Mr. Parsons, of Ponder's End, 

 and Mr. Davis, of Starch Green, Hammersmith, 

 wnile good examples of the same kind of Grape 

 were contributed by Mr. Bain, gr. to B. Bernasconi, 

 **+, of Harrow Weald. The same variety of 

 ^rape was also communicated by Mr. Robertson, 



Ml. % La ? y « B ' F ° Ie ^ Stoke Edith 1Jju ' k > Ledbury 

 BlinV gX% t0 the Du[ve ° f Mariboro % r "/at 



yienheim ; Mr. Munro, gr. to Miss Oddie, Colney-house, 



totii r " 8 ; a ™ M T n M ' Ka y> 8* at Fairlawn-house 

 bSi^^Tw 5 !^ Jackson > g^ toH. Beaufoy, Esq. 

 priced Dutch Sweetwater, and the same variety was 



Site V? n > hy Mr ' S^ ° f ° ak H,1L Mr ' **■ had 

 Ke^ ^1 5 ' M 1 ' % bepte °n and Mr. Henderson, 

 Sl eS ; and Mr Mimpo and Mr. Iff Waller 



3E? v • AppleS aud Pears were exhibited in ex- 

 ^'n tcondUion by Mr. Snow, gr. to the Earl de Grey, 



named New F t^ - We *?***** *• *»*», 

 r^unensot Blenheim Orange. Am a™ P*«« /i ej , e 



an obovate medium-sized cream-coloured white-fleshed 

 sort, said to have been raised between Mr. Fleming's 

 Hybrid Persian and the Bromham Hall, and of most 

 excellent quality. — Mr. Robertson, gr. to Lady Foley, 

 had a Hybrid Persian, to which a second prize was 

 awarded. — Mr. Meredith, gr. to the Duke of Suther- 

 land, at Cleifden, also sent a Hybrid Melon. — Orange 

 trees in fruit were shown by Mr. Stanly and Mr. 

 Watson. 



National Floricultural, May 8. — Cinerarias formed 

 the chief objects of exhibition to-day. Interesting col- 

 lections of these were furnished by Messrs. Henderson, 

 of Pine-apple-place, and Mr. E. G. Henderson, of the 

 Wellington-road Nursery. The latter had also the 

 beautiful new sorts Lady Hume Campbell, Marianne, 

 and Mrs. Sidney Herbert. Three blooms of Epiphyl- 

 lums were shown by Mr. Willison, of Whitby ; a flower 

 of a red Azalea, by Mr. Catiel, of Liverpool ; cut speci- 

 mens of three Calceolarias, by Messrs. Schofield, of 

 Leeds ; and promising Pansy blooms, from Messrs. f 

 Youell, of Yarmouth and the Rev. J. H. Gossett. 

 Messrs. Henderson sent a Pelargonium called White 

 Unique ; an Amaryllis, and a pretty Cape Heath named 

 Victoria. Three Cinerarias were produced by Messrs. 

 Widnall and Co., of Granchester, and a similar number 

 by Messrs. Ivery, of Dorking. Eight varieties of this 

 useful flower were also exhibited by Mr. E. G. Hender- 

 son, of Wellington -road, and some two dozen kinds by 

 Mr. Jeyes, of Northampton. The latter also sent two 

 sorts of Azalea ; A. magnifica, loaded with semi-double 

 purple flowers, was contributed by Messrs. Henderson ; 

 and Mr. Reed, gr. to W. A. Coombe, Esq., of North- 

 fleet, sent A. pictura, a white variety, striped with rosy 

 purple. This was worked on a plant of A. refulgens ; 

 and both being in flower at the same time, caused one 

 side of the specimen to be red while the other was white. 

 Pansies were communicated by Mr. Bragg, of Slough ; 

 two promising fancy Pelargoniums, and a Cineraria by 

 Mr. Ayres ; a Cineraria by Mr. Lockner ; a variety of 

 Erica tricolor by Mr. Epps, and Pelargonium w Lilac 

 Unique^' by Mr. Ivery, of Peckham, who had also two 

 Cinerarias. We omitted to state in our last report that 

 Mr. Ayres received a ^rsJ-class Certificate for his 

 Fancy Pelargonium Formosissimum. 



Hammehsmith Heartsease, May 7th.— 1st prize, 3o blooms, 

 Mr. C. Turner, Slough ; 2, Mr. Bra^, Slouch ; 3, Mr. T. 

 Thomson, Iver. Amateurs, 24 blooms. — Equal, 1, Mr. 

 Treacher and Mr. Lane, b >th of Wycombe ; 2, J. Edwards, 

 Esq., Holloway; 3d. M. Brown, Esq., Tulse-hiil. We re- 

 ma»ked ihe following in fine condition : Almanzor (Thomson), 

 Ophir (Widnall), Polyphemus (Thomson), Commander-in- 

 Chief (Youell), Constantine (Turner), Bertha (do.), Mrs. M. 

 Hamilton (Nasmyth>, Mr. Beck (Turner), Inventa (Hooper), 

 Duke of Norfolk (Bell), Diadem (Fellowes), Dora (Turner), 

 Mrs. Beck (do,), Euphemia (do.), Con3tance. Masterpiece 

 (Hooper), Duke of Perth (Ilandasyde), Pompey (Hale), Sambo 

 (do.), Rainbow (Hall), Queen of England (Fellowes), Elegant 

 Thomson), Sir J. Franklin, Penelope, Premier, Ophelia 

 (Fellowes), Rubens, Sir R. Peel, Z ibdii (Thomson), Ibrahim 

 Pacha, Addison (Turner), Thisbe, and Supreme. Class Show- 

 ing.— For White Ground Flowers : 1, Mr. Turner, for Al- 

 manxor. Yellow Ground : 1, Mr. Turner, for Diadem (Fel- 

 .lowes). Yellow or Straw (self*) : 1, Mr. Lane, for Ophir. 

 Whiie: 1, Mr. Turner, for Swan«down. Dark : 1, Mr. Bra??, 

 for Sambo. Mulberry: 1, Mr. Treacher, for a Seedling. The 

 prize ot 20s, given by M. Brown, Esq., for the best Seedling, 

 was awarded to Mr. Turner, for " Chieftain," a yellow ground 

 flower, with rich bronze red margin, fine eye, shape, and sub- I 

 stance. There were some other seedlings possessing consider- 

 able merit ; altogether the show was much betttr than we had 

 expected, owing to the lateness of the season. 



Garden Memoranda. 



Royal Nursery, Slough. -Since we last visited this 

 nursery, Mr. Turner has put up a large well ventilated 

 lean-to house, ,50 feet long by 16 feet in width, for the 

 growth of specimen Pelargoniums. The wood-work of 

 this house is so exceedingly light, that it almost appears 

 as if the rafters were made of iron. The glass used in it 

 is the best double crown, which is reported to answer 

 admirably. The plants were in the most robust health, 

 and very dwarf. The Tulip bed has been lengthened 

 40 rows, making it now to consist of 180 rows of the 

 leading kinds, including Bijou, Julio Romano, Sal va tor 

 Rosa, Vivid, Polydorus, Thalia, Musidora, Hamlet, and 

 Duchess of Sutherland, &c Numbers of them have 

 already opened, and they are large and clean. The 

 majority of them appear to be in good strain ; the 

 height of the bloom will however be from the 1 2th to 

 the 20th inst. Many of the varieties measure 2 feet 

 8 inches in height, and they will yet be higher ; the 

 foliage, too, is correspondingly strong — some leaves that 

 we measured were 8 inches across. This has been 

 effected by planting iu pure yellow loam ; no leaf-mould 

 or manure has b a used. Great pains have been taken 

 to protect than from spring frosts and rough weather, 

 particularly hail-storms. The bulbs were planted on 

 the Cth of November, and they were not permitted to 



very bad weather, and they have been provided with 

 plenty of air at night ; the plants stand within a few 

 inches of the glass. The beds of Heartsease in the open 

 ground were also becoming gay, particularly masses of 

 Mr. Beck, Malvern, Aurora, Queen of England, Master- 

 piece, and Blue Perfection. We imagine that Pansies 

 will soon occupy a prominent place in every spring 

 flower garden ; for we know of nothing in the shape of 

 bedding-plants that would make a grander display 

 during the early months of the vear. They are in 

 blossom at Slough from the middle of March until 

 June. Instead of having bare beds, therefore, from 

 October till May, gardeners should turn their attention 

 to the best varieties for bedding, and propagate them 

 largely during summer, to plant out rather thickly, as 

 soon as the usual occupants are removed. Carnations 

 and Picotees, numbering 1600 large pots, besides beds, 

 exhibited the best of health, and a fine bloom may 

 be anticipated. Auriculas were in full beauty. 

 The best varieties were Cheetham's Lancashire Hero' 

 Jubilee, Lovely Ann, Ashton's Prince of Wales, Ring- 

 leader, Conqueror of Europe, Page's Cliampion, Crucifix, 

 Imperator, Favourite, True Briton, Col. Taylor, Free- 

 dom, and Sykes' Complete. Pinks, which are also exten- 

 sively cultivated here, were just beginning to grow. A 

 square conservatory, with a ridge and furrow roof, on 

 Mr. Paxton's principle, was full of spring flowering 

 plants, of the most showy kinds, such as Cinerarias, 

 Pelargoniums, Kalmias, Hybrid Rhododendrons, Azaleas, 

 Tropteolums, Ericas, I Epacris, <Scc, and among them we 

 remarked some prettily-spotted Mimuluses. Young 

 Dahlias are raised here by the thousand. They are very 

 strong and healthy, and in excellent condition for send- 

 ing out. We trust that the instructions given in our 

 last Number by Mr. Turner, will not be lost sight of by 

 those who receive plants in small pots. A double row 

 of Hollyhocks, 140 yards long, backed by a fine Holly 

 hedge, 12 feet in height, has been planted in the east 

 side of the nursery. These will make a handsome dis- 

 play in August. The grounds altogether were beauti- • 

 fully clean, the fine Yew and Holly hedges which the 

 nursery contains neatly trimmed, and everything in the 

 best of order. A Glycine, which covers the front of 

 Mr. Turner's house and shop, promises to be one mass 

 of bloom, and will add something to the grandeur of the 

 display made by the Tulips, Tree Paeon ies, and Pelar- 

 goniums about the 18th of the month, than which 

 perhaps a better time could hardly be chosen for seeing 

 this nursery in perfection, % 



The Crystal Palace. — On the announcement of the 

 Executive Committee that space would be granted to 

 nurserymen and florists for the display of plants in the 

 transept of the building, several at once availed them- 

 selves of the offer. The following sketch from notes 

 made during a late visit will give some idea of the 

 groups exhibited. Entering from the south of the 

 transept, the first group that occurs is from Messrs. 

 Knight and Perry, King's-road, Chelsea. * Immediately 

 within the very beautiful iron gates are two examples of 

 Araucaria excelsa in ornamental V&ses, and a little in ad- 

 vance, occupying a portion of the centre of the transept, is 

 the group in question. Itcomprises a fine large Rhododen- 

 dron arboreum, Cryptomeria japonica, the Cowrie Pine 

 from New Zealand, two handsome pyramidal Bay trees, 

 Crotonpictum, Azaleas,cScc. A rustic basket and some vases 

 are introduced to give variety to the mass. Passing the 

 magnificent crystal fountain we arrive at the five groups 

 of Palms, from Messrs. Loddiges, of Hackney. From 

 whatever point they are observed their exotic foliage 

 gives an interesting feature to the view. A few yards 

 in advance are two other fountains, in the neighbourhood 

 of which are several exhibitions of plants belonging to 

 different persons. Mr. Clark, of Streatham, contributes 

 a fine Tropseolum tricolorum, with greenhouse Azaleas, 

 Rhododendrons, Cape Heaths, Cytisus racemosus, &c.^ 

 aud a nice specimen of the charming Dielvtra specta- 

 bilis. Mr. Ferguson, of Stowe, furnishes Heaths, Cine- 

 rarias, Pelargoniums, Kalmias, Deodars, Pinus excelsa, 

 &c, besides a quantity of small plants and cut flowers 

 filling an ornamental stand, composed mainly of Staf- 

 fordshire tiles. From Mr. Bragg, of Slough, come Cine- 

 rarias, Azaleas, ^Mignonette, Pansies, and Pelargoniums. 

 Several interesting plants, arranged on stages, are from 

 Mr. Weeks, of the King's-road. He has also a neat 

 model of his showdiouse, besides various specimens of 

 garden vases and seats. Messrs Rendle, of Plymouth, 

 are represented by a couple of stands of various plants, 

 such as Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Pelargoniums, &c. 

 Mr. Dennis, of the King's-road, has a group with 

 a variety of cut flowers, the sale of which, it will 

 be remembered, is sanctioned by the Executive Com- 

 mittee. Messrs. Bragg, Clark, Ferguson, and Dennis 

 also exhibit for sale a quantity of bouquets. Besides 

 the p.ants and cut flowers furnished by the two last- 

 named exhibitors, they have combined to decorate 

 the floor about one of the fountains in a gardenesque 

 style. Blocks of rustic wood, various plants of the 

 1 1 ine tribe, and the double Furze, form a kind of back 

 ground, m front and around which are some terrestrial 

 Orchids, Anemones, Polyanthuses, and various dwarf 

 plants in flower, the surface of the soil and pots bein^ 



