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THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
[May 21, 1887. 
ROYAL BOTANIC. 
Tue first summer show of the e held by this 
egg took place in Regent’s Par a 
m Wednesday 
t, May 18, when there was a goo od ү Ме of 
ак despite the dull weather. The show itself 
was as pr an vergit as has been pent in this 
wer 
Moi ede even at 
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represented by e fine groups. 
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this time of ui^ year were sent by Mes 
Son, and a few т 
Stove 'and ie Plants were is o Hid 
shown, and of uniform good qua lity. In the nursery- 
ene ’s classes for twelve and кы six each the i Jat 
arried off t by 
a лена lot, dec gw 
oni, tabilis 
Aphelexis аге а, Erica depressa, E. Cavendishii, 
Acrophyllum yenosum, Dracophyllum gracile, Fran- 
eas—all masses of flowers 
n both in ioe having as 
ا‎ , Erica Cavendishii, E. 
hapman, gr. t 
аа 3 etie Park, , Rugeley, secured 
1st j^ Mis e ss for ten a wing 
similar siiis m ا‎ lot, kes ees Б 
avendishii, Ixora 
andra erice- 
folia, and Darwinia tulipifera eeler, gr. 
to Louisa, у odge, 
Regent's Park, was placed 2d in the class for ten; he 
had ive Reedi, Epacris menm ien ndens, ‘and 
Py —€— The 2d best six came from 
Mr. these bein ng Cl thee Balfouri 
Statice C ‘Gilberti, €— elatior, and Pimelea decus- 
r. К, Butler air th class 
Orch "à The prizes offered for these brought 
forth а good аў “of fresh- oe key vid 
plants. For twelve exotic Orchids (am Mr. 
F. Hill gr. to Henry Little, M The Bar Met "Twick- 
enham, was a good 1 dozen vem all well 
grown, well flowered, d. cleverly staged. For 
quality his two best were Cattleya Mendelii Mrs. 
Little, a grand rosy-petalled Migr (A with handsome 
labellum and fine substance C. Mendelii, 
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Odontoglossum Pescatorei 
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group three well- Bod Û Odonto glossum 
Roezlii (one the white variety), a large Cypripedium 
vil dium 
losum, Msg Lowianum, and Oncidium am- 
pliatum m 
In the rur Puta е ’s class for twelve exotic Orchids, 
. Jas. her, of Cheltenham ; а ve 
ry 
large Dendrobium рын formed a very telling 
eei gem perme е Skinneri, а ve 
ariety 2, L. Wyattiana, and 
Miltonia vexillaria € е extultent 
of orwood, s 
94, the e fine] old Dendrobium 1 fimbriatum oculatum 
app 
Cattleya Mendelii and other showy things. Messrs. 
T. Jackson & Son, of Kingston, were a good 3d 
уен Twelve exotic ‘Orchids, single specimens (made- 
st prize s specimens being very well gro 
effectively a arranged, Theprizes ey twelve — — 
s (nurserymen) called forth keen competition 
even Mr. “Cypher and Mr. fe vidi resulted 
in their being put equal Ist. Mr. Cypher had 
s new, distinct, nearly T ратне ta pallida, 
. p. superba, а good Dendrobium pa 
said all the others good. Mr. s stage 
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and other good Odontogl 
ums. : Silver Medal.) 
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Small 
some 
5 an interesting lot of varieties of Lelia pur- 
ura 
д rov —In the nurserymen's class for nine ae 
Messrs. Geo. eg & Son, 
upon ا‎ potition Mk 
e Old Nurseries, 
i sim pe finely grown 
specimen H.P.’s, Camille Bernardin, 
M Victor Verdier, Comtesse iv A (a very 
fine piece), Charles Le febvre, La 
her Holmes; and Teas Celine Forestior 
and Cheshunt Hybrid. Мн Paul & Son had 
W m, Camille ا‎ 
a rosea, Magna arta; 
Lawson ; — Celine Forestier 
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eneyi, Edward Morren, Cat oupert, 
Marquise з Castelan, Celine Forestier, ae = 
uno, som thes 
. Paul & So ай, E A а 
Waltham, 
Cheshunt, Marquee de Castellane, Violette Bruyere, 
Merveille on a Madam 
y 
"Margottin, рес ач йе Monplaisir, ind. Inn pans 
Pirola. 3d, Me 
ssrs. D - man & Son, with а 
remarkably JA lot; a m eda » was 
awarded to Mr. W. Rum des for a collection of great 
merit. This. dias made one of the features of the 
In the amateur's class for six Roses Mr. T. Lockie, 
gr. the Hon. G. W. Fitzgerald, Oakley Court, 
Windsor, was Ist with small but nicely done speci- 
of Jean Liabaud, Madame Thérése Levet, 
Biene Leve, Marquise de aste: des =" е, 
атаіп. 
Rowlatt, Esq., The Wood dx. pk 
whose best plants were e Juno, MM . Joigneux, 
pe Thin rta, and Souvenir d'un Am 
— These were, as might ed expected, a 
не бийге, and made charming patches a oid 
in an exhibition remarkable for its bright an 
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best six came fro Geo: dee] AEN UL 
Е Бе Goldsmid, St. Jo ra Ag oe A 
Park, who had well-grown and Рез Plants of 
сос Criterion, Model, Stella, vesting 
and ПІ. d, Mr. Жан; 
0 ме sq. Hope Cottage, Highgate 
whose best specimens were Prin 
Charmer. Mr. T. Lockie cq. um in 
12-inch pots, having € fresh uen of Duchesse 
uvenir de Princ bert, 
d'Hollande, Roi Déopóld; Alice aid Alexander 
П. 24, ason, with real pyramids—Duchesse 
A. de Nassau and Stella being In the 
of Mons. Thiba ut, Duchesse A. de Nas азал, Duc de 
Son, n 
bvre,a ferina salmon-red, a variety; Jean Van 
ica cde u, Reine des Pays-Bas, 
ursery, e 
, Was a g he class for twelve 
plants! in 12-inch етв еа а 1st, with some 
mirab and flowered wee 
oft бын, Mille” "Marie I Lefebvre, "Chaat т, Made- 
line, Roi «йш Apollo, Reine des Fioni and 
Mr. Turner, some of thes е being in duplicate. 2d, 
3 
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n, whose t specimens were e 
Nas enan de ers. Мапе. Iris Lefebvre, 
Apollo, and Stella 
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class for six plants in B-inch ts Mr. D. dd 
‚ Langley Broom, Slough, was 1st, with Madame 
ibaut, Triomphe de St. Maude, Jeannette, Scylla, 
Isabel, y Grand. 24, Mr. F. J. Hill 
to H. MN € Twickenham ose be 
plants were Duch e Morny, Blushing — 
ortitude, and Duchess я pranama aa In чи 
serymen's class for 
v не 
was 156, with fine on же Maid of Honour, 
Kingston Beauty, Prince Leopold, Te eor 
Desmoal ibel. 2d, 
oulins, and Clari Mr. Jam Cypher, 
-nurseryman менттен with:much smaller plants ; 
Mr. J. Wig: км) Kingston, being 
before кка et а better 
We have е larger nf ur never before such 
me 
finely-grown and bloomed sp nor such superb 
quality of fl ower ; а were The Shah, Ellen Beck 
Princess bere Eas t Lynne, Lady Carrington, and 
үти - r. D. Phillips, with good m 
of des Fa nisi Beatrice, Mrs. Hart, Mr. Port 
Delicatum ,and Viv 
Gloxinias.—The odis “exhibitor werte 
plants was Mr. H. Eason, who had a very good lot, 
all erect-flowered and fine ИОНЫН} а ri prize was 
awar 
Hardy Herbaceous and Alpine Plants —There w 
a good ere in 
these classes. The Ist place in 
the former class was secured by Mr T. S. e, whe 
had a €: well gr lot of plan T! s For- 
tunei fl.-pl. was a striking plant ; varieties of Primula 
Sieboldi were shown, goo Pole- 
onium Richardsoni. Closely following were Messrs, 
aul n, Ches , whose bes 8 were 
Arnebia echioides, Megasea cordifolia purpurata, 
Geum iatum, & essrs. Collins, Bros. & 
Gabriel , Waterlo d, were 3d here, while 
occupying the leading eint with alpines. In = 
rgely г oo. Ther 
a Gentian - "as is. Me ied 
Paul & in mer ing Menziesia 
SE ed and Saxifraga анн н баги among 
their de ants. 
aths—In this division Mr. ы кй ыл e een's 
Road Nursery, d staged 
very deserving 
group, showing E. Cavendishii, E. ipic ssa multi- 
flora, E. v acit c ini min best. Mr. H. 
was 
was s for six көнчел 
tha Mr. James Douglas, Great 
Gearies, Ilford, carr the premier award here 
with a health y lot of medium size, Dicksonia antarc- 
aa 
G. flabellata, and Micro- 
pl 
Esq.. St. Dunstan’s, Re egent 
Asplenium КО id  Phlsbodiam aureum; 
3d, . Н. Eas a а B. Noakes, Esq., Hope 
n, N. 
ura the nurseryman's com- 
Mr. J. Cypher, Chelten- 
ants ; t the ев st 
s was а 
Victor ria and C. A num, also Areca | 
In the corresponding e elass for ARAT the chief 
A. Offer, gr. to H. Warren, 
being include 
R. Butler, whose pene Baueri an 
ge ы 
ы н agi m Messrs. J. Laing & Y 
unt: Hill, Se came a e л. arrange 
ith 
group of goo ts—Crotons and Palms, wi 
Azaleas (indica), Clivia, and di Ferns, the front 
consisting of O р n nd Caladium 
edal 
n, The Nurseries, — 
чаго вя а like nci ы А Silve 
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iefly o 
hardy and greenhouse i 
pretty effect was obtained by a group of orn md 
Maples iari sit b dem rs. J. Star dish. t 
ya Ascot, the exquisite = ) 
-— “finely divided гач posed 
e Bronze Medal w 
this. ‘exhibit, and also to a ا‎ 
cænas from Mr. Н. James, Castle 
ood, whose plants were effectively dis 
by being arranged with plants _of 
ica in flower. Dracena Goldieana, 
tissima, D. Youngi, were icularly ay A 
tensive plants was shown by 
ay, ная e Nursery, а т 
eolarias forming the greater 
cilisis i quality, - penne dand good: colours. 
of Pteris 
nonette in el ae — 
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Bronze Medal for = mixed exhibit Sei i 
cissuses, Tulips, Anemones, à € 
Primulz Sieboldi, Tree Ponies, and eed 
Alpine and herbaceous € 
Рай &. Som; ОШ 1 Nurseries, "esu (Cert 
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