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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. 
The Temple Show. 
23.— The recat London show of the 
Messrs. W. PAUL & Son had a large number of cut Roses, 
— fifteen large boxes; and also had well grown p ares 
Prince C. de Rohan, Crown Prince, Louis 
Caroline Testout, France, ing, Albert la Blo- 
tais, Crimson Queen, Wolseley, and Duchess of Albany. 
merit, and we 
ong i 
oticed, too, w. companion Claire neni will make 
to Orimso: son Rambler. The habi t is much t same in sae 
way, t these 
2 8 yellow, with or ange cantre; The be st t of the cu — 
nee erle ) des Jardins, Spenser, Duke of ‘ge with some 
r d' u 
ay, 
— eked up the gloomy interior of the marquees 
in which the exhibits were arranged. Even a sunless 
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pees of — 
don sums, Alexandre in variety, O. 1 
purpu n . citrosmum varieties were bewil- 
dering in their loveliness. Many good novelties were 
r ke Messrs, F. Sander & Co.'s group, notably 
nia Phalenopsis Princess of Wales. Baron 
Schroder and Mr, Jas. n sae eva 3 
good plants, as did = . Williams of Hol- 
r s of “ically: Dorking: and 
n at shows. 
oasis numer rn ~~. of 
and fru tables 
for the fineness of the exhibits, nif not for 
Floral de 6. 
t: W. Marshall, Esq., chai ; Messrs. G. Nic 
sie ade t, J. Walker, J. , Jennings, 0. Blick, H. pati 
G. Ster ens, C. Jeffries, C. T. Druery, C. J. Salter. H. J. Jones 
W. Briscoe-Ironsides, R. B. ioe J. H. 2 tt, E. Becket t, E. 
3 W. Bain, R. Dean, H. B. May, S. A, de Graaf, pes 
EW PLANTS. 
There were many interesting and valuable plants in the 
collection from M 
smaller-grow busas 
species, — is 3 in ee of three, resembles 
leaves of a variety o — japoni 
An erce of Ludovia crenifolia, a plant firs 
Exhibition, ona 
asw 
Rajah, er m Ga 
ari 
; L Lady Annesley, it 
of high decorative appeara The last-named variety has 
en ab ge foliage, except “for a =i — — — hig — 
f green, an e prin- 
Frese g anes — Lenong 45 excellent plant oi of thet — 
Darlingtonia californica exhibited im om. ot 
SSES 
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a 
FE 
— upon the 
leaves each other, and beautiful on close 
Roses formed one of th the principal features of the 
show. E would be difficult to choose between the 
oups lants from Waltham Cross, 
Chechens, and — 
t p pelea Souvenir d'un i, and Corinna 
on nthe. tower: a pree ut mer-colou: 
bud—it is a dwarf gro — rif apparently very free blooming. 
Mr, RLES TURNER 
larger plants, in which t 
to great advantage. It was in 
dwarfs to standards and climbers up the pillars of en tent. 
t has already been fully described, and = more. 
8 La 
bw (ery 
i 
ee 1 K Son, The Old es Cheshunt, had a 
gran er plants in perfect “so = ; both dwarf and 
standart 1 forms Were Tè pre sented, i i 
lise Boelle, Merveille de Lyon, Paul’s Ca 
ied ~~ bright), Ulrich 8 Fran dis 
grand plants of William Warden and La France, 
ont — were exhibited in — iaido, the best being one 
of Maréchal Niel. 
Mr. W. ROMSEY, e cant | Waltham Cross, had a 
which were a little jit their N 
d good. * ree boxe 
but cat flo owe: 18 were fresh an 
— Niel and two of N 
uvenir d’un Ami and its w 
T as well as a box in wh hich 
sport The Queen (syn. 
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KM AN & Son, V Woking. } had a similar group; am 
. FR NT, Braiswick, 3 e some 
pasa pot plants, catryin ne to four blooms of fair 
a few sta 22 
ality, also 
Polyantnus, Perle d'Or, Golden Fairy, Etoile d'Or, An 
, Georges Pernet, Little Dot, Ma e, oh 
eps otal vere mi cut blooms was Mr. GEORGE MOUNT, 
Grower ury, 
Rose ho h some very — 
flow Th — n four large boxes were Catheri 
Mermst, The Bride, Mrs. John Laing, General Tacqueminot, 
Etienne Levet, Ulrich Brunner, Niphetos, and Captain H 
ward, x of Catharine Mermet one of mix 
with stems some 18 inches in length, were very showy and of 
g qu his was a new departure, and one which 
might well pied to break up the Sopar px. r 
ly shown small 
Pteris serrulata Ferns in front, all helped to Bit a one of 
the a e ng Roses. 
EBERAS b 
Mr. 
and lane cy! ane e dwarf, 5 
rst- f good culture, sag formal 
Of 
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blotch ; Statesman, of a lighter shade; Gold Mine, very bright 
nd showy ; ted Beauty, the best very 
rofuse ; and Edward Perkins, a brilliant cherry-red, and a fine 
decorative variety. Of the i i oe one of 
finest light, and The Shah, th t dark varieties; 
ith Iona m dress, two very 5 
plants; al Carrington, a soft shade of pale pink, 
Mr. H. J. Jones, Ryecroft Nurseries, Lew be ca staged a 
large se 4 show and marke’ varieti compact 
bushy, semi en plants, in the best of * and vigcur. 
he Gest ofthe light kinds were Mr, F, 3. Jonos „a large and 
truss; and Mrs, W. t, 
Of the dark sorts, the best of these were 
Edward Per kins, very bright; Mrs. H. M. Stanley, darker 
than the foregoing; and May Queen, a good type of the show 
Pelargon 
Mr. Gop mouth, * showed Pelargonium 
ueen of ee Weed. a ey ik ring, 
rative variety of the show section, ‘with 125 e trusses and a 
warf gro Mr. — J. JONES hem. ed also 
group of dwarf. grown plants, bushy, of Ivy-leaved 
Pe iums, in excellent v variety, , showing the seme teen A 
of this section to this pur of decora 
work, the examples bei a dite — flowered. The — of 
these were Galilee, a bright 8 and one of the best; Rye- 
croft Surprise, a darker esp wale ge rance, a li 
pink; Liberty, a dark cera, K . Jersey Beauty, a 
dark red, a rich colour; and Isodore — a light pink. 
BEGONIAS. 
These were shown in very fine condition by Mr. Taos. 8 
WARE and Messrs. CaANNELL & Sox. . Ware's plants 
betokened vigour of growth, and were of a dwart habit. The 
double-flowered varieties were particular) — 
these the best were Princess May, a pure rit of 
White Camellia, purer even than the 
i , the first-named b 
a 
ite 
were . a Mea 
paea 
tehead, a deep ae 
ter hace light ee i 
est were found in 
ri e 
same colour ; Mrs. Wa 
Of the singles, the fin 
range; Mars, de 
ak . an 
this group was backed by sm 
wn p — . Echeveria als and Isol 
pleasing co 
Messrs — N & Sons er owed a selection of l. 
florens nybride in in light and dark shades, sl 
advance in this section for bedding purposes. 
harlotte, E. L. Balley, — 
dee 
ne Tich crimson, edged yellow; and 
ange. 
dwarf Cannas, bearing 1 
lot te was in specially go oe aditi 
and most distin ot varieties Labbe other i 
Madame Crozy, Aurora, and Duc de Moriaan 
yellow. These plants made an excellent display. 
CALCEOLARILIAS. 
ES & Son, Farnham Royal, 
selection, the co 
f 
ood form and extn large; the pale 
minent. 
primrose a 
selfs being very p 
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essrs. SUTTO rk Bo sh 
amongst which were finely-grown 
hich ite true from 
ge size and 
a most excellent varieti 
dark-coloured forms being present in very Taai shi 
habit all that one could desire 
Az INDICA, 
Mr, e showed half-a-doz 
ossoms of extra by oe 
the beat of 
plants com 
lier, and — de Nassa 
W * 
& s had 
e, large 
Walter, fine deep ecarlet; ‘and Princess 
white centre, were the best kinds (Award). 
ADIUMS. 
A group of (Caladium staged by P. 
Soe Epsom (gr., Mr. Hu 
an 
and others 
* should be speci 
The collection -= by Messrs, hhe” 
Exotic Nursery, King’s Road, Che 
were of considera n m 
of the variety was f d capi 
row a fair am 
amrer 
eater the fron 
lar i leaf almost oval in — 
Comte a George 
Sues 
