Jdbc 20, 1863. ] 



JOURNAL OF HOETICULTURE AND COTTAGE GABDENEE. 



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third, Sir. Kaile, gardener to Earl Lovelace. For ten 

 (Nurserymen) : first, Mr. Fraser ; second, Mr. Khodes ; 

 third. Ml'. Baxendine. For ten (Amateurs) : first, Mr. Chil- 

 man, gardener to Mrs. Smith, Epsom ; second, Mr. A. 

 Ingram, gardener to J. J. Blandy, Esq., Reading; third, 

 Mr. Page, gardener to W. Leal', Esq. ; fourth, Mr. Wheeler, 

 gardener to Sir F. Goldsmidt, Bart. For six: first, Mr. C. 

 Smith, gai'dener to A. Anderson, E.^q. ; second, Mr. Donald, 

 gardener to J. G. Barclay, Esq., Leyton ; thii-d. Mr. Wheeler, 

 gardener to J. Phillpot, Esq.; fourth. Mi-. Kemp, Albury 

 Park. 



FiNE-FOLiAGED PLANTS AND Fekns. — A remarkably fine 

 collection of the former came from Messrs. A. Henderson 

 and Co., in which Alocasia macrorhiza variegata was very 

 fine, the laige leaves being in some cases half white. 

 A. metallica was also fine, as well as two lai-ge Caladiums, 

 Belleymei and Ohantini, the white-marked leaves of the 

 former contrasting well with the red of the latter. The 

 others were a large Pandanus, variegated Crotons, and 

 Maranta Porteana, with the leaves barred with white, and 

 red on the under side. A good collection was also shown by 

 Mr. Young, consisting of Palms, variegated Yuccas, and 

 Maranta Jasciata. Of exotic Ferns tine collections were 

 shown by Mr. HUl, gardener to E. Hanbury, Esq., and 

 Messrs. A. Henderson i Co., comprising large plants of 

 Cibotium Schiedei, barometz, and princeps ; Alsophilas ; 

 tJie pretty Gleichenia dicai-pa; Drynaria morbillosa, con- 

 spicuously veined with red ; Pteris crenata, with long nar- 

 row leaves; auil in other cJlections were the white varie- 

 gated Pteris argyi'iEa, Adiantums, Platyceriums, &c. In- 

 teresting collections of British Ferns came from Messrs. 

 Ivery, and Mr. Holland, Islesvorth. 



Prizes — For fine-foliaged Plants : first, Messrs. A. Hen- 

 derson & Co. ; second, Mr. Young. For twelve exotic Ferns : 

 first. Ml-. HUl; second, Mr. Young; third, Mr. Sutton, gar- 

 dener to Lieut. -Colonel Jeakes. For twelve British: first, 

 Messrs. Ivery ; second, Mr. Holland. 



Orchids made a beautiful display, notwithstanding the 

 introduction of some inferior specimens to make up the 

 requisite number in the larger collections ; and, as an 

 eminent orchidist remarked, it would be much better to 

 restrict the numbers of plants required from private growers, 

 very few of whom can bring so many as twenty in first- 

 rate condition. Jlr. B alien, as usual, exhibited a fine group 

 of twenty, in which were the Moulmein Lendrobium Parishii, 

 in fine bloom ; D. chrysotoxum, just expanded, and not so 

 fine as jt soon will be ; Ccelogyne asperata, with cream, 

 orange, and cinnamon-coloured flowers ; Brassia Hench- 

 manni, pale green, black, and yellow ; a large Aiirides odo- 

 rat-jm, an excellent Cypripedium barbatum superbum, Onci- 

 dium ampliatum majus, Trichopilia crispa, under the name 

 of T. gloxiniaiflora, and TJropedium Lindenii, one of the 

 American tailed Orchids, and a very good specimen. Mr. 

 Baker sent the cui-ious Dendroohilum iiliforme, with pendu- 

 lous strings of yellowish green flowers; good Aerides, Sacco- 

 labiums, Vandas, Loelias, Cattleyas, and Cypripedium super- 

 biens, wron^ily named grandiflorum, with nine large blooms, 

 and C. HookeriEe. Phaltenopses, Anguloa Cnowesii, Cypri- 

 pediums, among which was a fine example of the new and 

 beautiful Stonei, and Orchis foliosa, but not so fine as we 

 saw it a year or two ago, were furnished by Mr. Page. 

 Odontoglossum hastatum, under the name of Oucidium albo- 

 violaceum, O. sessile, in excellent bloom, together with 

 various Cypripediuras, a Vanda, ic, came from Mr. Peed. 

 Mr. Yeitch sent Anguloa Clowesii, with no less than fifteen 

 or sixteen of its fine yellow Tulip-like blooms ; Vanda suavis, 

 with three fine spikes; Aerides Lobbii, and Cypripedium 

 barbatum superbum. In a collection of twelve, from Mr. 

 Wilson, gardener to W. Marshall, Esq., were Cattleya Aok- 

 landiie, with five fine blooms; C. superba, most brilliant in 

 colour, magenta and deep crimson ; Cypripedium HookeritE ; 

 and Dendrobium infundibulum, with seven of its beautital 

 white and orange fiowers. In other collections we noticed 

 various Phalsenopses, Tandas, Cypripediums, Saccolabiums, 

 C-attleya citrina and Mossite, Odontoglossum Phalasnopsis 

 and ncevium majus, and Dendrobium moschatum, a tree- 

 blooming species, easy of cultivation, and bearing consider- 

 able resemblance to D. Dalhousianum. 



Prizes — For twenty : first, Mr. Bullen, gardener to A. 

 Tumer, Esq., Leicester; second, Mr. Baker, gardener to 



A. Basset, Esq. ; third, Mr. Page ; fourth, Mr. Peed. For 

 twelve : first, Mr. Penny, gardener to H. Gibbs, Esq., 

 Eegent's Park ; second, Mr. Wilson ; third, Mr. A. Ingram. 

 For six (Amateurs) : first, Mr. Wiggins, gardener to W- 

 Beck, Esq. ; second, Mr. Chilman ; third, Mr. Eobson, gar- 

 dener to G. Cooper, Esq. ; fourth, Mr. Wheeler, gardener to 

 J. Phillpot, Esq. For six (Nurserymen) : first, Mr. Veitoh; 

 second, Mr. Williams; third, Messrs. Lee; fourth, Messrs. 

 Jackson. 



EosES. — In consequence of the hot season those in pots 

 were not so fine as at the earlier exhibitions. We noticed, 

 however, a fine collection, in small pots, from Messrs. Paul 

 and Son; and among the large plants of Mr. Turner and 

 Messrs. Lane good examples of Souvenir d'un Ami, Victor 

 Verdier, Madame Damaizin, and Paul PeiTas. Mr. Turner 

 had beautiful stands of cut blooms, among which Cloth of 

 Gold, Madame C. Crapelet, Alpaide de Eotalier, Gloire de 

 Santenay, Devoniensis, and Madame Bravy were very fine. 

 In the Amateurs' class it is rare to meet with such blooms 

 as those which came fi-om Mr. May. Boule d'Or was re- 

 markably fine, and so, too, was Triomphe de Eennes. Com- 

 tesse de Chabrillant was very large for that kind ; and there 

 were fine examples of John Hopper, Madame Bravy, Charles 

 Lefebvre, and Souvenir d'un Ami. 



Prizes— For ten, in 13-inch pets : first, Mr. Turner; second, 

 Messi-s. Lane. For six : third, Mr. Terry ; fourth, Mr. Young. 

 Cut blooms, twentv-five varieties (Nurserymen) : first, Mr. 

 Turner; second, M'essrs. Paul & Son; thii-d. Mi-. W. Paul 

 and Mr. Mitchell. Twenty-five (Amateurs) : first, Mr. May, 

 gardener to C. M. Worthington, Esq., Caversham Priory, 

 Eeading ; second, Mr. Ingle, gardener to G. Bound, Esq. ; 

 third, Mr. Exall, gardener to J. HoUingworth, Esq., Maid- 

 stone. Extra, Miss Crawshay ; Mi-. Wright, gardener to 

 Mrs. Eamsden, Twickenham; Mr. Es'ans, gardener to C. 

 Newdegate, Esq. Single blooms : first, Mr. T'urner ; second, 

 Messrs. Paul & Son and Mr. ExaU. 



Azaleas, generally, were far past their best. Among 

 those from Mr. Veitch, Violacea superba, Iveryana, Extrani, 

 and Juliana were in very good bloom. 



Prizes— First, Mr. Veitoh ; second. Mi-. Fraser. Amateurs : 

 first, Mr. Wheeler, gardener to J. Phillpot, Esq. ; second, 

 Mr. Peed; third, Mr. Kaile. 



Heaths. — Many excellent plants were shown in the col- 

 lections of Mr. Rhodes, Mi-. Peed, and othei-s. Ventricosa 

 magnifica was very showy ; so, too, was the crimson West- 

 phalingia, and the scarlet and green Massoni. Among 

 whites were Eassoniana, Vernonii, Jasminiflora alba, and 

 Shannoni ; and of the tricolor class, tricolor Wilsoni, t. rosea, 

 and t. flammea. 



Prizes— For ten : first, Mr. Rhodes ; second, Messrs. Jack- 

 son; third, Mr. Baxendine. For eight: fii-st, Mr. Peed; 

 second, Mr. A. Ingram ; third, Mr. Page ; fourth, Mr. Kaile. 

 For six: first, Mr. Chilman; second, Mr. C. Smith; third, 

 Mr. J. Wheeler; fourth, Mr. G. Wheeler. 



Pelakgoniuhs. — Conspicuous among these was a fine 

 coUection from Mr. Bailey, gardener to T. T. Drake, Esq., 

 Shardeloes. Among them Sanspareil was a splendid mass of 

 bloom ; and Spotted Gem, Lord Clyde, Guillaume Severyns, 

 Glowwoi-m, and Lady Canning were also very good. Mr. 

 Turner also had a fine collection, in which were Fairest of 

 the Fair, Desdemona, Lord Clyde, Ariel, Glowworm, and 

 Viola. Couleur de Eose, in Mr. Fraser's twelve, was con- 

 spicuous for its brilliant colour. In Fancies Mr. Bailey had 

 a lar<Te silver-gilt medal awarded him for excellence of cul- 

 tivation. His plants, it is hardly necessary to observe, were 

 very fine. They consisted of Arabella Goddard, Eoi des 

 Fantaisies, Clemanthe, Madame Eougiere, Delicatum, and 

 Princess Eoyal. Mr. Turner also exhibited a fine collection 

 containing several of the above sorts. 



Prizes— For twelve (Nurserymen) : first, Sir. Turner ; 

 second, Mr. Fraser; third, Messrs. Dobson & Son. For 

 ten : first, Mr. Bailey ; second, Mr. Wiggins. For sn 

 Fancies (Nurserymen) : first, Mr. Turner ; second, Mr. 

 Fraser. For six (Amateurs) : extra first, Mr. Bailey ; 

 second, Mr. Donald. 



New Plants and Miscellaneous.— There was again a 

 long array of new plants, but most of them have been 

 already noticed in our columns. Mr. Yeitch had the beau- 

 tiful Bertolonia guttata, Mr. Dominy's new hybrids between 

 AnEectoohilus and Goodyera, Urceolina aurea, with large, pen- 



