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| Miss Watts, Royal energy Dei 
Paxton, Du chess of gre sa z Col. Windham, 
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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
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In Fancies, Varieties, Mr. J. Key 
blooms of the following 12 ‘kinds: 
Triomphe de Roubaix, Im pérati 
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In the phase Class, for 24 ‘Dahlias, ends oe wen gr. 
vith | in the wie 8 
= Charles Pens, 
ice 
laved Perilla nankinensi is. 
bed 
round it wa: 
recon) 
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ane in the centre, su 
had blue "gre the c 
Calceolari 
Geranium Lucia rosea, and Scarlet V 
nium. In 
wb ck sewn was mee i in n the middle, e, and 
ging a waa ed X alm and purple 
hg a circular bed, had variegated 
ium in the centre yir with ie our’ one 
n h bed was Bue 
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edged with Perilla Tihim, bed 
entre, dhe w with, yellow 
An eighth, a circular bed, had a Fuchsia 
, round which were common Nasturtium, 
erbena. In a ninth 
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n nqueror ; 2d, 
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Das “sa Kent, Mare Ya 
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Mr. 
= Pink Ivy-leaved Geranium. 
A tenth was filled 
with Petunia Shrubland Rose „edged w with akae 
ommy, 
antarctica, 0! R 
omet. 
Con 
with m Alderson, — eee og of Kent, 
Oliver 
r n contained a very fine 
o las tile od Cheilanthes Twist, Miss Frampton, Lady Paxton, Ege Ha 
was little novelty in os other collections, tho | Gloire ga: kaipa Mare Antony. 
specimens. A charming novelty, not i 
in e shape of ofa fine plant of i the Ne phrodium | ties 
in our | J 
et a ted b iby Mr. Sim of Foots Cray, and fully | c 
nat sit said oe its or There | — ee ae = Ver 
essrs s 
order. 
and Frederick Boshell. 
Mon. Veitch and Gray y better expanded, and richer in colour than 
good o The best were 
1, Gan ined Hebe, Golden Drop, Mrs. Keynes, 
ceca e blooms of Isabella 
n those | 
very fine oi 
realar bed had a Fuchsia in te sare 
hen a o ene edged with the White V 
Lastly came = ste ular beds of Tritoma 
| ph Uvaria, meee tall si vith 
orange scarlet flower: 
mple Grass-like linge set Sor t by an edging of White 
franta had a finc effect. = above with her 
there a bed oi uan 
tems surmounted w 
e and 
yie iene some 
ette, 
| good ms, growing am 
ed one-half of the series of 
promenade. ‘Lhe beds in the other iat were 
pecimens 0 
yt and a 
Messrs. Veitch, mame " beau 
neighbourhood of Shr ae (see p. 638). 
ters, German and French, were ex 
pretty, especially the former, 
stated, were not numerous. | neater h oan 
. Gedney, Mr. Carson, M bl 
„ and Mr.. Hamp. Among them 1 | except i We 
the blue Vanda,a handsome| H beeen? 
Saccolabiums, and | spikes and cut blooms, were rather past their best 
the | are differed but litt’ 
is mong Verbenas one named Brilliant 
ust. excelent Livi for as valeurs. 
the 
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ianeons su an i 
eman, who yA 
a rie ids sucċessfully 
to this there were ma four Catto as ip |g wing. 
= from C. granulosa and C. Harrisoniæ, whic 
_ the Calanthe partook of the roe eggs sof “poth 
itch also-sentaplant of La apageri zia 
br Sates and 
nother 
oa Nicholson, of Stamford Hill, 
mtained Fuchsias in pets a 
pes, Currants (red and white), 
Tom 
with Fuchsi th cut flowe 
of- 
rdeners, _ 
-vaaan oak Meats w we did not noticè ne best group. 
requiring special remar 
Achimenes were my ete 
tmt there was a t 
es 
ener only 
ill, had the best 
Achimenes, 
. These were from | we 
ly clothed with 
mong dark sorts | tori 
striking nd i Nil De. 
ht kinds 
feet high, and ch 
foliage and flowers to the very pot. 
were Marquis of Bristol, a bold 
Incomparable. Lig 
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and other faiis am Peri: 
ches 
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ed with aes, Decae 
and Pearl of En nfo to this er ele Bas Frame I 
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Beets, Cabbages, Peas, se To and 
best ep in wbich 
i ets, yeo Marantas, 
nd other’ oi plants; also Greengage, 
nie ago; but still not so good as some we had from the 
tremely | round pena 
which are smaller and | a delicate om Verbena with a crimsa 
The latter are as large beds s, = 
of all thades of colour 
which were shown both in the aiei 
iè 
Ce EA those des¢ribed at p. 591. 
seemed an 
Among Scarlets it mm 
ts was a Prope of | 
rs | 
“The ‘Amateur and Cottagers’ department appeared | Balm 
to be sey posh One table was backed up their way could possibly 
wi ers, oe a thir i Here 
arbore 
TI |si» give “ife md eim i 
Vic- | are ane begs as Ebie 
unners, Garlic. 
eng je- mee in o acter to those just deseri In 
one noticed tall Lobelia in the 
was ilit ver Lord Raglan 
Tn t which would | Berea please 
thus pring cert the middle 
eae ered the f Geranium Brik 
liant, Ethe whole per E priet} pe hy mie Purple 
King. Theo only faul e008 could be called, which 
be th J 
Laren 
id 
Verbena na to grov a little too 
uphea ignea edged with the grey sto 
paras: um, though not very striking, 5 as 
contrast which set off ae advantage beds “oF a more 
high ornamental charact 
Round the large circlè in n which this walk terminates 
— were magnificent masses of Geranium 
ainly a more brilliant and offer tive variety 
variegated 
ond nothing in 
ere. 
These wer 
and E yle af Geri anium, 
= then ere on nib iun were inert we (he hes, 
o | Senne ra mo occasio alls 
ht bino ‘sali rage eS Focksias- an and all scarlet xe 
shape of single specimens, have 
aa the daii mental trees in 
excellent eff 
what otherwise p. be 
areas uninviting. 
y dolla ee gardem, 1 front of the 
res of which 
the 
comparativ 
t Palm Hone, send two bay th 
Sg y en 
edged mpd blue Lobelia E Sel eg 
of sta dard Roses and Dab 
eat infer Regents; Carro ts, Parsnips, and 
Geraniums wi ae nsiderable other Onions, French Beans, Searlet R Ru 
~ stor of Cetin, Bromp- 
a set clon i ekber, the 
ong them there = “ 
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cottagers the most successful was W. Moly: 
neha, phen Oxon aaa this pane 
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| centre of the 
wi 
American gard: 
he Palm come were mixed beds = 
alee jee a 
‘ach sias, 
ite 
i 
entham King, 
salmon sorts the best ‘were Luci 
eKingbury Pe Letiuces, Spinach, Cel nity 
2 y 
ines 
a | Radishes, Le 
pa: 
bourne. 
Cabbages, and 
; and such flowers as French Marigolds, ere 5 
late ai o rds, Ca: 
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set 3 Dae 
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aom eea Cabbages, Veg 
Mr. Terni m Parsnips, 
of Ipswich, se 
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were 
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The combs of. thes 
ength, 
measure less than 18 inches in I otatoes. 
in width, Their 
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and pom fruit. gi 
n 
Onions were chiefly White Lisbon and Soni and |$ 
Evin «ta sane eigen there was 1 nothing 
observed a 
| | slo nae in bap Hydrangeas, b ai Lobelia, as 
— Alyssum, - a mixture ce yaried an 
"iat the herbaceous ground by far. Feo fia) Ur a 
THE 
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and 
in height. stems were about among ra <a 
li wasa noble bank; but owing ‘alled: [rue Rosette. 
ERA made but little Amon: 
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Potatoes was a large fine- looking kind 
rd Hall. This 
and mealy, and well duera ng of m 
yation than it has hitherto pode 
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mee 
aparun 
i id 
user Colewort 
is reported to an thin Creole dry, | 
extensive culti- 
Memoranda. al 
‘condition of this great ion on of late pon are therefore now vr led 
A Ms some 
i imagine 
aed that will oo 
- t peren pena a desirou: 
them to their garde 
New Hollad ory ae 
out of doors. 
delighted with these magni- 
s, if possible, of adding 
greenhouse plants 
houses which they eats 
led with summer flowering 
a 
y consisted of — Bi a nome 
T, ete Ma p yet we have seen it looking so well as wog 3 aeo aie 7 Caladium 5, Tree Ferns, Wi Vaga 
e Gor ee at pn e “s ; a amS haracter to the house. "hee 
Gem : ‘where exhibits the very best keeping, the walks give ive what may botermed character ego 
Cardigan, Triomphe de sig ja clean, and the flower beds as-brilliant as | were some pretty specimens of biue Hydrangeas, 
hag n soia Sa itis possible ay plants to make them. Fgh into that condition by, it i s thought, watering 
Pre € F ie id 5 } hal wal 
H m Yen me È apo, Jeading from the “Old seo peel ge Toros a which there is a most noble collection, 
3 Bearer “oh front of the Palm House is aon striking. | especially of tender kinds, are altogether in excellent 
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