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'iimal climbing plant, th first prize i open border; from Mr. Aitkeu, Dai; superior 



\ir Heid for Trooseolum tricolorum, Flanders Spinach and Victoria Rhubarb ; and from Mr. 

 Air. , _ f .. _ N a bunch uf EarJy White Carrots> Mr G M 



^ImMtlh trained ; and a cond to Mr. 1 honison, r. 

 " Ifal. RUfour, for Trop duni tricolorum grandi- 



tnUKd on a balloon -shaped trellis- The prize 

 guinea, offered for the two best flowered speci- 

 Jlndiaii Azaleas, was gained by Mr. Reid, with 



and 



I Sutler exhibited a portable frame for striking Heaths 

 and other hard-wooded greenhouse plants. 



ulants of Gledstanesi and lateritia grandiflora ; 

 Jnd prize was voted to Mr. Ritchie, for Pr 



mce 



first lo 



^j^ and optima. There was a good competition in 

 \urkulas, and two prizes were awarded ; the 

 Mr. Sanderson, for Headlevs Conductor, 

 neteker's Mary Ann, Grime's Privat r, Coldhanr 

 Hmiuio, Oli s Lovely Ann, and Dean's Re-ular : 

 ^ the second to Mr. Foulis, gr. to J. Tytler, 



fe\ for Campbell's Robert Burns, Stretches Alex- 

 ander Millars William Pitt, Tranter's Constellation, 

 M^g Violet, and Ban's Flora. Culinary Veg. Odes : 

 TV firtt prize was awarded to Mr. Anderson, gr. to the 

 Earl of Stair, whose collection embraced 25 varieties, 



Mr. uder, gr. to D. Anderson, Esq., who sent 28 



The prize for Strawberries was awarded to 

 Mr. Pender for three pots of Keens' St lliag, well 

 fruitc<L The award of one guinea, offered through the 

 __ by Messrs. James Dickson a I Sons, for the six 

 bit Cinerariaa, was gained by Mr. Mitchell, gr. to Lady 

 Keith, with fine plants of Carlotta Grisi, Cento, New- 

 ington Beauty, Edmondsiana, Angelique, and Delight. 

 A second prize was voted to Mr. Ritchie for Cerito, 

 l*& Prudhoe, Climax, Pauline, Angelique, and New- 

 iagton Beauty. In addition to the articles for com- 

 i*- tit ion there was a rich display of productions sent 

 for exhibition only, and for these extra awards 

 were made and thanks voted, according to cir- 

 cumstances. Messrs. ; Dickson and Co. sent a tine 

 Mttetiofl of hard-wuoded and other greenhouse plants, 



Deluding Azaleas and Heaths, and a specimen of 

 < horozema Lawrenceanum ; also a box of seedling 

 Pansies. Messrs. James Dickson and Sons also sent 

 exotic plants, including Cinerarias, a light- coloured 

 Rhododendron, and a species of Lachenalia. Messrs. 

 P. Lawson and Son exhibited a selection of greenhouse 

 and other plants, including Pelargonium erectum, 

 Trichopilia tricolor elegans, Calceolarias, Ferns, and 

 Alpines. Mr. Carstairs contributed a number of 

 interesting productions, among which was a fine plant 

 of Azalea ovata in flower, Rose Geant de Batailles, ami 

 a stand of Fairy Roses in miniature pots, two bouquets, 

 and 25 stalks of Asparagus weighing 37 oz. Mr. R. M. 

 Stark' sent Heaths, Pimeleas, Chorozemas, &c. ; 

 and Messrs. Downie and Laird contributed a plant of 

 the new Pentstemon cyananthus* in flower, several 

 beautiful Azaleas, and Pansies- in pots. Mr. Methven 

 sent a good selection of greenhouse plants, including 

 Heaths, Epacris, &c, and a new seedling Rhododen- 

 dron. Mr. Lightbody exhibited a collection of stage 

 Auriculas, which were deemed worthy of an honorary 

 award. From M srs. Ballantyne and Son, there was 

 a display of Tulips, Roses, and Auriculas ; also Corydalis 

 nobilis, with a basket of herbaceous and Alpine plants. 

 From the garden of Dr. Neill, were Trichopilia tortilis 

 and Dielytra spectabilis, &e. ; also a collection of 

 Alpines, among which were Rubus arcticus, Houstonia 



BTulea, Gentiana verna, from Gal way, Cochlearia 

 acaulis, and Polemonium pulcherrimum ; from 

 ■arden of S. Hay, Esq., greenhouse plants, includlbg 

 Pimelea Hendersoni, Erica Cavendishii, Davie 

 latifoha ; also forced Roses and Rhododendrons ; from 

 Professor Syme, exotics, including Heaths, Kennedy a 

 inophylla floribunda, and Daviesia latifoha floribunda ; 

 from Isaac Anderson, Esq., well-flowered specimens 

 of Rhododendron formosum, Gastrolobiura spinosum 

 ovatum, Eriostemon scabrum, and Dielytra spectabilis ; 

 for these an honorary award was made. From C. K. 



Amatfob Tulip, May 29.— For stands of 9 blooms : lit prize 

 to Mr. Edwards, of Holloway, for Triumph Royal, Optimua, 

 Cleopatra. Princess Royal, Cerise Bla- che, Claudiana, Poly- 

 phemus. Triumph de Lisle, and Pilot ; 2d, to Mr. Crook, of 

 Brixton, for Roi de Siam, Claudiana, May's Ulysses, Royal 

 George, Vi^id, La T^ndresse, 13 jou des Amateurs, Triumph 

 Royal, and Strong's King ; 3d, to Mr. Sanders, of Staines, for 

 R yalGeor , Strong'b Queen, Cerise Belleforme, Polyphtmus, 

 Saivator R>sa f Marshal Soult, Rose Brilliant, Camuse de 

 Craix, and General Bournoarille ; 4th, to Mr. Wallace, of 

 Petersham, for Holmes's Kinjr, Rose Astonishing, Vivid. Poly- 

 phemus, Bijou des Amateurs, Catalani, Lucetta, Marshal 

 Soult, and David; 5th f to Mr. Holmes, of Hoxton, for Fran- 

 circus Primus, Triumph Royal, Ponceau tres BUme, Polyphe- 

 mus, Holmes's King, Surpas*e Cat., Aglaia, Vivid, and 

 Lalla Kookh. For stands of 3 Tricolors: 1st, to Mr. Crook, 

 forMilo, Belladonna, aud William IV. ; -id, to Mr. Holmes, 

 for Aker's Lansoni, Miss Porter, and Carlo Do'ce ; 3d, to Mr. 

 Wall ice, for Carlo Dolce, Ariadne, and Iranhoe. For the best 

 3 Roses : 1st, to Mr. Edwards, for Triumph Royal ; 2d, to 

 Mr. Bancks, for Catalani; 3d, to Mr. Wallace, for *laia. For 

 the best 3 Byblomens : 1st, to Mr. ^Delaforce, for Jno Dela- 

 f> rce, new ; 2d, to Mr. Wallace, for Holmes's King ; 3d, to 

 Mr. Sanders, for Cleopatra. For the boat H Bizirres : 1st, to 

 the Rev. Mr. Jephson, for Vivid ; 2d, to Mr. Holmes, for Vivid ; 

 3d, to Mr. Lane, for Strong's King. 



Warwickshiee Horticultural —The first tloral exhibition 

 of the season took pi in the beautiful uroumN of the Jephson 

 Gardens, Leamington Spa, on the : li May. Among the pro- 

 ductions, those from the gardens of IT. Colyer, Esq., of Dart- 

 ford, stood pre-eminent, being alike remarkable for profuseness 

 of liowers and healthy and luxuriant growth. The lxoras, 

 the Aphelexis, and Erica tricolor Wilsomi, were very tine 



specimens, and the general collection contained some capital 



plan's. From Mr. Willmore's garden at Birmingham some 

 good plan > were produced ; and A. Kenrick, Btq. f ot the same 

 locality, had a few nice Orchids. Not less remarkable were 

 the tancy Pelargoniums and other plants from the nursery of 

 Mr. A > res, of Blackheath, who pr duced (but not for com] 

 tition) the same plants wh eh obtained .the first prist! at the 

 metropolitan exhibitions. Mr. Bragg, of slough, had some 

 very fine Pelargoniums, win Tulips Heartsc , «kc. The 

 fruit, more especially a Cayenne Pine, and the Peaches and 

 Nectarines, from the gardens of C. N. Newdepate, Esq., M P., 

 was of rirst-rate quality. Mr. Colyer trained 'he first \ ze for 

 greenhouse plants, and M r. Bragg for I Margoniums. 



Garden Memoranda. 



pawbly convey. Certainly, no t lection o: exotics, 

 not even Oj lids, could afford half so rich a display ; 

 aud when we recollect that the whole of the beautiful 

 varieties of Rhododendrons and Azaleas comprising this 

 exhibition are perfectly hardy, that no expense in the 

 shape of glass, pipes, or fuel, is incurred in their cul- 

 tivation, they must be admitted to possess many claims 

 upon all lovers of flowers. The skill of the hybridizer 

 has wrought wonders in blending th rich colour of the 

 Indian species with the hardy constitution of the 

 Americans, and the results are the numberless varieties 

 of tint in almost every shade from pure white to the 

 richest crimson, and from pure lilac to the richest purple, 

 all possessing a sufficient hardiness of constitution to 

 withstand the winters of our climate. A more charming 

 addition to a nobleman's flower garden than a collection 

 of the best varieties of Khododendr could hardly be 

 -uggttted, and in every place, however small, some 

 appropriate situation might be found for their cultiva- 

 tion. Among the many magnificent sorts now in bloom 

 in Mr. W*tcrer'sqphibition, theft .'Mo wing ere particularly 

 worthy of notice :— K< eedt, rosy pink, towers 

 individually large and fine ; Rubens, rosy pink, trusses 

 under canvas, somewhat loose ; hyaeintUsttlorum, a 

 small lilac -blossomed kind,, to a bouquet of flowers; 

 atrosanguineuni, tine crimson ; dei florum, plum 

 colour ; Curriculum, lam iiowers, and a good tri ISW ; 



Archimedes, rose ; Titian, glowing crimson, flowers 

 arranged incompact conical heads ; cualestinum , deiiofllt 

 lilac; catawbiense grandiflorum, lilac shaded with rose ; 

 and^ Kverstiamun, a good old sort. The best white is 

 certainly Mont Blanc. Among Azaleas, pont'ua prin- 

 -yellow slightly sunW i with orange— was 1 by 



ceps- 



far the most conspicuous. Of deep-coloured kinds 

 A. coccinea major was as good as any. It need hardly 

 be mentioned that the great fault of the Bncr Rhodo- 

 dendrons is their early habit of floweriug. Their 

 blefrsoins are out before the frost has left us ; and unless 

 some protection is afforded them, their beauty soon gets 

 spoiled. We are, however, happy to see, that by 

 means of judicious crossings this evil is fast being 

 removed, or at least is greatly remedied. 



In the Orchard department, the fruit trees are generally 

 very 1 ilthy. Apples are likely to bear a plentiful 

 crop. Pears on wails have been much thinned by the 

 late frosts. Notwithstanding the col I nights in April, 

 an abundant crop had set, and was going n favourably, 

 till the 1 thof May, when the thermometer fell about 

 5° below freezing. This was more injurious, in conse- 

 quence of its occurring after a high temperature, which 

 prevailed a few days previous ; lor the flow of sap was 

 thereby greatly excited, and the sudden check caused 

 much of the young fruit to turn yellow and drop. Some 

 though dry, being soft and green. The great Chinese sorts have st 1 better than others, but none better 

 Wistaria on the wall has been and is still loaded than the Forelle, or Trout Pear ; a sort, therefore, par- 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S GARDEN, TuRNHAM GREEN- 



— Perhaps at no period in the hi ory of this garden has 

 it looked better or possessed so many attractions as it 

 does at the present moment. The red and white " May," 

 the Horse-chestnuts, some of the Magnolias, Laburnums, 

 Lilacs, and other ornamental flowering trees with which 

 the arboretum is furnished, are now in considerable 

 beauty ; the Rhododendrons, a mass of flower, exhibit- 

 ing the most charming variations of colour, and the lawn, 



flowers, but unfortu- 

 best. Not so those on 



in perfection ; ind d 

 home on the verdant 



ivewright, Esq., dwarf specimens of Cinerarias, Adela 

 Villiers, Cerito, Pauline, and Nymph, and nine llings ; 

 for two of which a certificate of merit was granted ~ 

 the one a pale blue and the other white, both of fine 

 form and substance, and dwarf habit. Mr. John Laing, 

 gr. to the Earl of Rosslyn, sent seven seedling Cinerarias, 

 one of which, named Countess of Rosslyn, was par- 

 ticularly deserving of notice., Mr. Baxter, gr. to Sir W. 

 Gibson Craig, Bart, contributed a stand of border 

 Auriculas, a seedling Gesnera — a hybrid between 

 Uouglasii and fauciaiis, and named by the committee, 

 B*xteri, for which an honorary award was made. Mr. 

 Shearer, gr. to the Marquis of Tweeddale, sent several 

 promising seedling Cinerarias ; and Mr. Anderson, 

 Oxenford Castle, a dish of tine Strawberries. Keens' 

 Seedling, and British Queen. From Mr. Forrester, 

 ^atho. there were good stage Auriculas, and a fine plant of 

 Trifolium uniflorum ; andfrom Mr. Youn _r,gr. to T.Oliver 

 Esq., a trained specimen of Tropteolum tricolorum. 



Heid, Brucefield, Dunfermline, produced a ~ „. b 



■Kanunculus, named Countess of Harrington, which was 

 recommended to be grown and exhibited again next 

 ***>ii. Mr. Veitch, Parkhall, Linlithgow, exhibited 

 ** seedling Pansies and two seedling Cinerarias ; and 

 Mr. Cuthbertson and Mr. Thomson contributed stands 

 * Wallflowers. Amon^ the extra Vegetables sent for 

 ^hibition, may be particularly noticed some excellent 

 Broccoli from Mr. Pender, the varieties of which were 

 Melville's Late White, Mammoth, and Lauder 1 La ; 

 uu m ^ r " Cstrsteu 1 * 8 * 8 j x fe talks of ?ery large fine 



Khubarb ; from Mr. Douglas, gr. to Sir J. Lauder, a 

 ««*of Seakal ; from Mr. Methven, gr. to J. Peter, -t-.™™ 

 "lv a dish of Asparagus, aud Early Potatoes from the * products 



with large bunches of lovely 

 nately they are now past their 

 standard trees, which are just 

 the latter seem quite as much at 



lawn of an English garden as on the hill-sides in the 

 provinces of Che Kiaug or Kiangnan. It is scarcely 

 possible to imagine anything more graceful or beautiful 

 than a fine plant of this kind standing by itself, sup- 

 ported only by a stout stake. The walks in the 

 arboretum are fresh gravelled, rolled, and in good order. 

 The annuals, which have been temporarily put in the 

 recently formed beds on the east side, are masses of 

 the blossom, and the different hues of the trees, which are 

 now sufficiently thin to be seen to advantage, all add 

 to the general effect, which at this season of the year is 

 peculiarly, striking. Mr. | Fortune's Moutans, both in 

 ie open border and in pits, from which the sashes 

 are removed in summer, have blossomed beautifully ; 

 and in one of these pits we remarked a large bush of 

 ie Californian Ceanothus papillosus, full of gay flowers, 

 as was also a smaller plant of C. dentatus. If these 

 should prove to be perfectly hardy, as it is expected 

 they will, they will add what at present is a desideratum 

 among ornamental hardy shrubs — a good blue colour. 

 Solanum crispum was blooming profusely on the conser- 

 vative wall. We remember seeing a plant of this in the 

 hape of a standard in Mr. Rivers' Nursery at Saw- 

 bridge worth, where it flowers finely in this state, and is 

 very ornamental. In the large conservatory the huge 

 Brugmansias were covered with long orange and yellow 

 trumpets ; and we observed that the white one, called 

 Knightii, was likewise in bloom, as were also some of the 

 Acacias and other things. The deliciously sweet scented 

 Tea Roses, with which the sides of the paths in this house 

 are furnished, were just beginning to expand their flowers 

 and shed their fragrance. These are subjects which no 

 conservatory can well dispense with. 



By far the most attractive feature of the gardens, 

 however, at present, is Mr. Hosea Waterer's mag- 

 nificent Exhibition of American Plants, winch 



to 6 p.m.. free to Fellows 



evment of 



ticularly valuable in such seasons, as we have lately ex- 

 perienced. Peaches and Nectarines on walls appear a 

 fair crop, and the trees are now putting forth a healthy 

 foliage. Strawberries are likely to bi i good crop ; and 

 a plantation of the best new and old sorts will tins year 

 be in full bearing, so that any one can have an oppor- 

 tunity of judging fairly of their respective merits. The 

 round is everywhere clean, and the whole in excellent 



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order. 



We understand that plants of the new Sikkim Hima- 

 layan Rhododendron are nearly ready for distribution to 

 Fellows. . 



Miscellaneous- 



Food. — The following is a copy of M. Masson's 

 patent, for improvements in the preparation of certain 

 vegetable al lentary substances, for the provisioning 

 of ships and armies, and other purposes where the said 

 substances are required to be preserved. Patent, dated 

 November 2d, 1850. — "The object of this invention is 



kinds of 



Mr. is [now open, from 9 



a.m. to o P.M., 



seedling j of the Society, and to the public on pi 



Is. On entering this "garden of flowers,* for so it 

 emphatically is at the present moment, one is struck 

 with the variety of surface which is presented, richly 

 clothed with blossoms of the most brilliant colours, the 

 whole being agreeably and suitably broken up into 

 clumps, by gravel walks neatly margined with 

 grass ; here, winding along the level ground — 

 here, ascending, by rustic steps, a gentle eminence, 

 planted with gay Rhododendrons, and flame and yei low- 

 coloured Azaleas — then into hollows,gio wing with flowers, 

 of the same eliannhig plants, while here and there a huge 

 speeimee presents itself on a little mount of green turf, all 



effect which no descriotion on paper can 



the preservation of vegetables, fruits, and s 

 seeds, which are gathered in a green, moist, or succulent 

 condition, in eontra-distinction to those which, like 

 Wheat, &c, are first allowed to ripen and dry. The 

 process is applicable to Cabbages, Cauliflowers, Spinach, 

 Sorrel, Carrots, Turnips, Potatoes, Apples, Pears, 

 Cucumbers, Melons, Beans and Peas, and many others, 

 and consists generally in drying the articles by a gentle 

 heat, and subjecting them to pressure, so as to consolidate 

 them previous to their being packed in cases for the 

 sake of rendering them more conveniently portable. 

 Modifications will of course require to be made in the 

 treatment of different vegetables, fruits, &c. Claims. — 1. 

 The combined process or processes of drying and forcibly 

 1 compressing such substances for the purpose of pre- 

 serving them. 2. The preparation of the stalks of 

 Cabbages and similar s ^etables by drying them, and 

 grinding them to powder or flour. 3. The preparation 

 of Peas and Beans by the combined processes of im- 

 mersion in b- ing water and subsequent desiccation- " 



Mechamctf Magazine. 



Sale of Plants.— A small collection, consisting ot 

 Orchids from Java, and Rhododendron Javanicum, was 

 sold the other day by Mr. Stevens, at the following 



and Saccolabium Blumei majus, 1/. 5i. The Rhododen- 

 drons fetched from 11*. to 18*. per lot, of which there 

 were in all 25, and of the Orchids 7$k 



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Calendar of Operations. 



(Far the mmtmg mek.) 



PLANT DEPARTMENT. 



Let neatness and order prevail in all the plant-houses, 

 for however vigorous the growth of then: inmates may 



