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THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
\[JuLy 24, 1875, 
Messrs. J. & C. Lee, of ag Royal Vineyard Nur- 
y Hammersmith, made a very large contribution 
E Ferns, Yuccas, Cycads, locasi 
flowering ue. Heaths, Yt ilies, “Cut M. &c. 
ess also showed cut sprays of several 
Сайа, posa trees and ao iuchading a 
specially тте кор of about t fifty varieties of 
ornamen aks, Que 
Mr. J Aliens, florist,  South- Kensington, had a 
good-sized gro ecorative stuff—a perfect thicket 
of plants -— rena eh u E: too densely, after 
the DM a London 
ames Carter wo Е ‚буде nham, sent а 
T cine group of pow principally ne coloured 
Coleuses, mixed with Palms, тонне d ; and 
ич to Messrs. Carter's collection bright 
of colour, composed of scarlet ne dee Zonal 
Pelargoniums from Mr. William Pa ul, tham 
Cro From Messrs, T. peces & Son, Kingston, 
ime. a dozen very fine Heaths, and Messrs. J. & C. 
Lee also put up a similar ees of аиа ee 
A group of fine-foliaged p m u 
spicuous were a large 
dealbata, * splendidly furnished Cycas 
nni, Vei 
ereford Nu Bayswater 
essrs. William Cutbush & Son, Highgate, con- 
tributed a pretty group of Crotons, 
Draczenas, and other dee inn ри. їп a 
with nicely flowered plants of Clematis Jackma 
rubro vio xe “Tunbridgensis sme Star ot 
India, &c. ao ^e sh & Son also took the 
Ist prize for x Clem 
Messrs. yer y & Son, Dorking, and E 
came beautiful g ardy 
effective gop © of flowering and 
plants ; and from Mr, Croucher, Ts x T. Peacock, 
Esq., Sudbury House, Hamme came a small 
group of handsome Pa lms, and a a RE of succu- 
lent plants of rare interest, which shared the circu 
veral сь but 
shown by Mr. Prince, 
& Mayos, Hereford, Mr. 
srs. Paul 
ced a little novelty 
into their collections ica LO SY 8 looms іп 
LI - À . 
Сагпа- 
сёзге and Picotees ; беш Mr. Douglas had > far the 
ongst amate 
 THEPELARGONIUM SociETY's SHOW. —líthe kin 
k and lo and the thick falling rain 
"welcome at a flower show, 
D 
earson. ext to them in honourable е comes 
des 
md J: сене finest. producti ese r 
wned ra e presented in ane condition. ke 
pa flowers al always deserve to be. 
It was curious to notice the comparative absence of 
white varieties cam fii the ne gear ge Dr. Denny 
has worked wonders with the Zonal type and Mr. 
P 
earson with the Nosegays or, as now some- 
ui the ar 
what loosely nek Ma N osegays, but they have 
= left. the white varieties 
sion wih edite Gn oud ie ро fie Ар 
| 
and good truss. Mrs. Catlin, T" the same raiser, ч 
poke salmon flowers = light and brigh 
carmine centre , fine p таа 
George) is very ch Bs retty, and a favourite 
variety. Maude ib carmine blotches round a 
white eye, and broadly margined with w ite, is also 
жону of uia mug s(F. . Smith), isa ке; 
riety in way, the truss small as shown. 
Sos (Paul) nd goes into the white section, 
flowers of form, and marked with bright 
carmine round the eye. almon Beauty (Laing) 
a le salmon colour, h 
with orange, and „8 form. Edith (Laing) 
is a delicate flow salmon in colour, 
charmingly ж Жс а-к with white. Princess Beatrice 
оюн), pretty and charts in ae ne 
on-ca dp und the eye, mecs a good 
One ае soe in t "his on is Mrs. 
Calls " Collier) ph pes timen, а blotches 
narrow margin of white, very fine fo TAF Acm 
Smith) very осор pip, of fine Tom, and bold carmine 
ariety ; Da zie Hefford (Hefford) 
ai distinct Nosegay : clear salmon 
carmine qr with slight lines of the same, and 
sdemona (Burley), delicate salmon, 
very chaste and pretty; Maud (Pearson), white with 
n centre, and broad p 
o 
ng. 
A few flowers of a rosy-salmon shade, and very 
tracti may be appropriately gum маз ац 
They co ses (Geor, 
and d 
OMEN, fine pip 
and truss, an ni м y e 
Ске ман cerise- rose flus 
We w very rich in Pi zs and between the 
pale ка. ge of Mr. William Paul, and the dee 
rose pink of Pearson's Ethel, there are many inter- 
mediate shades, all more or less attractive varieties, 
Mr. Pearson has produced some "ers varieties, all 
well worthy of cultivation. The in this section 
are esae c a ucy-pi ine 
Turner (Pearson), n fae ady 
Бий уме rich. dar kepi” f e form; "Rose of 
Allandale (Denny), clear pink, d b form; Ethel 
ciet | rich deep magenta-pink, extra fine ; Lady 
rium uisa in the way of Rose of 
pretty in colour, bu 
of Dulwich (Smith), clear soft pink, fine pip, of good 
L E 
р 
e; Le Lor moine), lively violet, 
pink, warting form, but very Mrs. t 
Miles (Pearson), rich pale rosy pink, fine and showy ; 
are yet of Жы i chara 
ured flowers are so 
numerous а if the leading varieties were descri 
engt space would be required. Of the 
eco. with bright 
Eros, very bri and mens Lancelot, rich orange- 
t, fine = ; g повр, жегу эр. quality ; Be 
, extra zi, ipe pip, of fine form ; 
Richard Coeur de (ees large bold pip ; Salathiel 
y 
~~ y n (George), very fine ; Mrs. J; 
ee (George), Duden and large truss; and Richar 
Dean (Standish), bright, abowy , and good fo mm. Some 
ofthe ery ee el Hi Holic Douglas P 
Mrs. 5. Зе 
К, Clifford, 
raised by Мг cni Mi (D s 
Diana (Denny), Prince Bismarck (Burley), rich du 
fine pip and truss; ] ulay ery 
fine ; Globosa major (Denny), a Nosegay with immense 
; е Waldie), purplish crimson, 
( ) The 
Denny 
large pip and extra fine ; and 
deep crimson, 
=e idge, had t d 
саи exhibition the chief feature was a sp 
J. Horwood, gr. to J. Lovibond, Esq., S 
— 
r. Denny exhibited a box of single pips of seedlin 
varieties of the Zonal section, all of high-class quali р 
on, а box of cut flowers of some 
of his newest productions, in excellent condition, 
ем. de M & SoN's PRIZES rog 
e co tition for these valuable money 
pila added a ^em of rare excellence to th 
exhibition, and successful as the 
hitherto been, t the show to-day was in excess oth as 
to quantity and КЕ of quality of those e gone 
before—a fact which must be on 1 Sratifying to ue 
Messrs. Veitch and to the Counc he exhi 
bition was held in a long tent deo solely i 
fruits and cut flowers; and, for the extra. 
uic bum rainfall on ith oes | Маат rendered the 
ground as elastic as a sponge, ould have proved 
a source of delightful eade bs por ors, In the 
class for the best collection of fruit in ten 
distinct kinds there were ое, competitors, and 
prize was won Т, ol 
r Ca А whose collection 
a fruit 
Е 
Coleman ample 
Castle des abs. eins, very E. E 
Elruge Nectarines, == R oyal George Peache 
capital dish of Oxonian Strawberries, 
and E a Prolific "Plum 5, эзе excellent Brown 
уфа Mr. Miles _Carington, 
ruge Nec very lar Bro 
Figs server dishes of Bigarreau Nard 
Black Circassian Cherries, a fine hy гіа Cashmere. 
Melon, and si н to Earl 
rize, жы in his 
ч 
апапаз, be 60lb. Fora 
of si na варе kinds 
agot, eld, nee 
paron; йш. very good Black ambe e h sil ; 
of Alexandria Grapes, a fine Trentham Hybrid 
Elruge N - 
smith, Polesden La еер. ~ 
а The best oftwenty-six single еа of Pestis 
was one of Bellegarde, os ificent in size and colour, - 
shown by Mr. Richards, gr. to L. p 
child, Gunnersbury ; while Apo of grand 
nc aa by Mr. Fennill, gr. . Cazelet, E „ 
ark, in 2d; 
a pai dis 
Edwards, gr. i. : 
wood Lodge, ttingham, was he varie 
above named, together with 'Royal George, Erie 
and Violette tive, were also staged in su 
ors, A large dish of two fort 
Peaches, not for competition, were иса uted ated а. Мг. 
tart’s 
F: araborough, The best out of nineteen dishes of 
arines, all of which ан of PN quality, came 
stag z 
Sues Mr. Edwards, Bestwood, ed El 
magnificent both in si colour. А specially 
sample of Violette Hátive, from Mr, Birse, gr. to 
J. itte, Esq., Knighton, Finchley, stood 
next, followed by Elruge of v high c 
Mr. . to the Duke of Cleveland, Battle Abbey, 
Su In the class for three Pine-apples there were 
i eti d went to Mr. H. 
E; 
Nevill Park, Tunbridge Wells, who had very 
wei b. and 5416, 
and a Charlotte Rothschild of eM weight of 6 Ib. The 
weight of the next best three perfe А, e 
well-swelled Queens—contributed by Mr. W. Cham- 
berlain, gr. to Н. Thompson, Esq., The Warren 
Bushey Heath—was stated ; but three other 
Queens, shown by Mr. G, T. Miles, and which came 
in 3d, weighed in t te over 151b. Out of 
fourteen competitors with single dishes of Black Ham- 
burgh Grapes, Mr. Eastnor, came in ISt 
ith a sample, not the heaviest shown, but even 11 
ch, large a in berry, and spl yi 
off in the matter of bloo ме, 
best came from Mr. T. Coomber, s asl 
Hindre Р [ue Mono d Mr. ’ Jones, no 
Park, was 3d, An extra prize was voted to 
