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JOUE^^AL OF HOETICFLTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ April 18, 1865. 



In close contact with it is a Cryptomeria japonica ab^ut 

 40 feet (or nearly that heisht. for I did not measm-e it), and 

 perfectly strai-ht, the slendor tapering top runnin.' up 

 like a lishing-rod, while the diameter of the branches°does 

 not anywhere exceed 12 feet. As compared with others this 

 isconsidered a pretty ^ood specimen, but the most admu-ed 

 tree we have is Pinus insignis. I have not been able to 

 measure this accumtely, but wUI do so on the first oppor- 

 tunity. — J. RoBSOX. 



BLIND STEAWBERET PLANTS. 

 IffANT of your correspondents are constantly complaining 

 ot their btrawben-ies " ffoinjj blind," and it has occurred to 

 rae that perhaps a little light may be thrown upon the 

 cause of tailure ia so many instances. About thirty years 

 ^F' J'^^V^J commenced house-keeping, I bad a garden 

 about 200 feet long, which I planted according to the best 

 ot my judgment. Among other things I made several beds 

 ot btrawberries. In the month of May an old gentleman 

 caUed upon me who was an amateur gardener, and famous 

 tor the cultivation of StrawbeiTies. Looking at my vouno- 

 beds, his first words were, "'Sow you must go over" these 

 beds, take every plant up which does not show b'.oom, and 

 throw them all away." Of course I reasoned with him that 

 „ " • °°" '^'°°™ tl>-it year they would next. " Not at 

 aU, said he. " Throw them away, you will have plenty of 

 runners from your blooming plants" which will give you 

 trmt, the others never will." Well, I was a young man, 

 and, what does not always occur, I took the advice of the I 



A^^"^^ ^'"^° '" P"'' ^'^'^ ^'" ^"^ ^^^^ 3"°" ^'^^ result. 



All the plants not showing bloom were carefully removed I 

 and replanted on each side of the middle walk, about 200 feet i 

 long. They were taken great care of, and .grew to be splendid 

 plants- '^■■^ '1— :-- .■-' ■- .. .-. . . i^ . 



Salvia Regla, and other plants. Mr. Rhodes, Sydenham 

 Park Xursery, had well-bloomed plants of Heaths — Hartnelli 

 major, Profusa, Elogans, and Devoniana; Glendinning and 

 Sons, a nice specimen of Erica Sindryana, cut Camellias, 

 and various Conifers for the decoration of the room ; Mr. 

 Aldred, Kilburn, Ana3ctochilus, Cinerarias, Cyclamens, &c. ; 

 Mr. Eraser, Lea Bridge, Boronia pinnata. Acacias, Sphsro- 

 gyne latifolia, and Alocasias; and Mr. Wheeler, gardener 

 to J. Philpott, Esq., Stamford Hill, miscellaneous flowering 

 and ornamental-foliaged plants, besides which Hyacinths, 

 honey, and some other objects were exhibited. The whole 

 formed a rather gay little show, which, however, was not 

 numerously attended. 



EOY.iX HOETICULTTTEAL SOCIETY'S SHOW. 



Apeil loTH. 



Though the Azaleas were somewhat scanty, there was a 

 magnificent display of Roses, both new and old, cut and in 

 pots, whilst miscellaneous flowering and ornamental-foliaged 

 plants, together with Cinerarias, wore tolerably numerous. 

 In Azaleas Mr. Todman, gardener to R. Hudson, Esq., 

 Clapham, had a first prize lor good plants of Criterion, 

 Triumphans, Eulalie (Tan Geert), Coronata, The Bride, 

 white. Princess Royal, Roi Leopold, Dr. Livingstone, and 

 Princess Mathilde ; and a like award was made to him for a 

 specimen plant of that richly-coloured variety Duchesse 

 Adelaide de Xassau. 



Roses, however, formed the principal feature of the Show. 

 A single specimen of President (Tea), from Mr. W. Paul, 

 was covered with some two dozen expanded blooms, each 

 measuring 5 inches across. . For this a first prize was 



^_ ._ ., awarded; and the same exhibitor was also fii'st for a ool- 



but during three years I waited in vain for fruit lection of nine, consisting of remarkably fine specimens of 



t hey never produced a tea-saucerful, and not one perfect ' Beauty of Waltham, splendid colour ; PaulRicaut; Charles 

 ""^ ' Lawson; Victor Verdier, magnificent; "-''--- ^ '-'-- 



berry. 



To test the theory still further I took some of the runners 

 and found them entirely worthless. Of couise I have fol- 

 lowed this plan ever since, and have never failed to have a 

 good crop. What I have said refers to Strawberries in the 

 garden : but may not this account for the failure sometimes 

 m pots? I should like some one to test it and report 



Celine Forestier ; 

 Madame Yillermoz; Souvenir d'un Ami; and Marquise de 

 Foucault. Messrs. Paul & Son were second, also with fine 

 specimens, among which we remarked Virginal, a beautiful 

 white; and Midame Alfred de Kougemont, another white 

 Hybrid Perpetual, a section in which there exist too many 

 scarlets and crimsons, comparatively with other colours ; 



progress. For iny own part, I am always careful to take Fresident ; Comtesse de Chabrillant, and Victor Verdier, 

 runners for pots from fruit-bearing plants. -- - ... „ . . 



Another day, perhaps, if worth your notice, I may give 

 you my httle experience in this matter. If what I have 

 written is considered worth a place in your Journal it may 

 bring forth some information upon the subject.— W. T. 



[We shall bo much obliged by your relating the results of 

 your experience.] 



The United HoETicuLTtTEAi, Societt.— This new society 

 held their first show on Tuesday, the 11th inst., in the 

 Albion Hall, Moorgate Street, a building much too confined 

 for the purpose, as there was barely suflicient room to 

 move about between the tables. Elevated at the opposite 

 end of the room to the entrance were Azaleas from Messrs. 

 Lane, and Ynccas, &c., from Mr. Williams, who also contri- 

 buted Amaryllis, Pandanus reflexus and elegantissimus, and 

 Hemerocallis Kwanzo flore pleno. A numerous collection 

 of Azaleas, which was shown on the previous Saturday 

 at the Regent's Park, also came fironi Messrs. Lane. Mr. 

 Turner. Slough, Bent seedling Azalea Dufee of Buccleuch, a 

 deep rosy crimson of good substanci-. and Messrs. Paul 

 and Son. pot Roses and boxes of cut blooms, including 

 among others their new Hylirid Perpetual. Princess Mary of' 

 Cambridge, which appeared to ranch greater adv.intage on 

 this occasion than at the R.-genfs Park, the colour being 

 pale rose and pink in the centre. It j-; prettiest when halT 

 expanded. From Mr. Baker, gardener to A. Basset., Esq., 

 Stamford Hill, came very gnnd eiampl.js of Odontogloisum 

 Pescatorei. Plialicnopsia Sdiilleriana. and Cvpripedium 

 vUloguin. with eight fine blossoms; whilst Mr. Wilson, 

 gardener to W. Mirshall. Es-j.. Enfield, sent Phahcnopais 

 grandifiora, fine, a new Kpidendrum from Xew Grenada, 

 with dusky chocolate flowers, and a white lip; Dendrobiuin 

 lanthophlebium, with a white, orange, and red flower; 



New Hoses were also shown in numerous collections and 

 in great beauty by both the above exhibitors. Mr. W. Paul 

 taking first, and Messrs. Paul & Son second. Among them 

 were Madame Victor Verdier and Pierre Netting, the former 

 a very large, rich, bright cherry colour, and the latter a dark 

 TJolet-shaded red, and botli evidently of sterling merit. 

 Among others we noticed Princess of Lichtenstein, a new 

 white Hybrid Perpetual ; and Madame Emilo Boyau, a rosy 

 flesh, or blush according to the age of the blooms, and which 

 appears likely to form a good addition to the same class. 

 Princess of Wales and Duke of Wellington wore remark- 

 able for their brilliant colour. Of other kinds the most 

 noticeable were Amiral La Peyrouse, Kate Hausburg, 

 Marejhal Souchet, Souvenir de Bernardin de St. Pierre, 

 -ichille Gonod. Triomphe de la Terre des Roses, and Duchesse 

 de Caylus. Princess Mary of Cambridge, which has been 

 noticed on previous occasions, was again shown by Messrs. 

 Paul & Son, who also contributed several boxes of fine cut 

 blooms of numerous varieties. 



Cinerarias wore not so fine as could have been expected, 

 lu addition to the kinds noticed as being the best at the 

 Regent's Park wo observed Adam Bede. rose self; Eclipse, 

 broad ro.sy crimson edge, with white ring; and Miss Eyles, 

 rose, with white ring rouml the disk. Mr. Lacey, gardener 

 tn C. Mortimer, Esq.. Mordcn, was first; Mr. Marcham, 

 Hanwell, second; and Mr. Cox, gardener to Capt. Cahill, 

 .Southall, third. 



Auriculas and Polyanthus were shown by Mr. Butcher, 

 Cambcrwell, who received a second prize for the former, and 

 a third for the latter ; and Pansies. both in ))ot3 and as out 

 blooms, by Mr. Hooper, Bath. These wore seedlings of 

 his own r.aising. Among them wo remarked, Alexander the 

 •ireat, a large white self, and Delicata, very pretty. Mr. 

 Hooper, received a first prize for his cut blooms. 



Of miscellaneous plants, Mes.'^rs. Leo, Hammersmith, con- 

 tributed Camellias, Azaleas, the highly ornamental Acacia 



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