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JOUENAL OF HORTICULTURE ASD COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ Jane 20, 18S5. 



dolons, yellow flowers, a fine-foliass"i Philodendron, Ma^ 

 rantas, and Gymnogramma fleruosa ; Mr. Williams, the 

 beautiful Pbcenicophorium secbellarum, Phalffinopsis Liidde- 

 manniana, Smilax macrophjlla maculosa, with silver-varie- 

 gated leaves, a pretty Gleichenia, Ana;ctochilus Turner!, with 

 beautiful rose veininiis on a diuk ground, and Colocasia 

 longiloba, with pale green leaves. Messrs. Ivery exhibited 

 some new hardy Ferns, among which were Polystichum 

 angulare decurrens. and P. a. rotundatum ; and Mr. Bull, 

 new Aucubas and Ehodeas, Smilax macrophylla maculosa, 

 Pandanus latissimus, with rather broad pale green leaves, 

 and many others seen at Kensington on the previous Satur- 

 day. Kichardia hastata, Centaurea lagusina corapacta, and 

 the variegated Cheiranthus Marshalli, came' from Messrs. 

 E. G. Henderson. Seedling Pelargoniums were rather 

 numerous, the best were Charmer and Spaikler, from Mr. 

 Bull ; Xero, clouded scarlet, with a white eye and dark top, 

 edged with crimson. Ata'.anta, magenta crimson lower petals, 

 with a small blotch in the top, and Alabama and Gladiateur, 

 all four from Mr. Xye. Of Zonale Pelargoniums Mr. Windsor 

 iad Exhibitor, a broad-petaled salmon scarlet. Pink of Per- 

 fection, Gladiateur, pale salmon. Great Eastern, and Sir 

 Eobert Peel, bright scarlet ; and Mi-. Holland, Rosalie, a 

 promising kind with large trusses. Beaton's Kosegays were 

 again shown very successfully by Mr. "\V. Paul, with the 

 addition of Pillar of Beauty, with large trusses of orange 

 scarlet blooms ; Wiltshire Lass by Messrs. Downie it Co. ; 

 Petunia Illuminator, a very pretty striped variety, by Mr. 

 Clarke, Streatham ; and Double Tom Thumb Nasturtium, 

 by Messrs. Carter. Miscellaneous objects consisted of Pinks 

 from Messrs. Turnei', Hooper.. Kingston, and Waymouth ; 

 Pansies from Messrs. Downie, Hooper, and others ; cut 

 flowers of herbaceous plants from Messrs. Paul & Son; 

 hanging-baskets from Messrs. A. Henderson and Mr. Young ; 

 Fuchsias from Mr. Gardiner and Mr. Wheeler, gardener to 

 Sir F. Goldsmidt ; and last, but not least, a beautiful col- 

 lection of LUium auratum from Mr. Turner. Some of the 

 flowers had much more red in the bands than we have ever 

 before seen, otliers were remarkable for their breadth of 

 petal, and all for the size and beauty of the flowers. 



The show of fruit was tolerably extensive, especially con- 

 sidering the period of the season, and generally good. 



Pikes. — Of these but few were shown. There were two 

 Providences of about Slbs. Queens though good did not 

 appear to be heavy, the weights, however, were not stated. 



Prizes — For Providence: first. Mr. Kuifett, gardener to 

 Lord Palmerston ; second, Mr. Bailey ; third, Mr. Master.=i. 

 For Queens: first, Mr. Barnes; second, Mr. Godfrey; third, 

 Mr. St.andish and Mr. Stevens, .'Jalvern Hall. For any sort: 

 first, Mr. Bailey; second. Mr. Standish. 



Grapes. — Seldom have finer bunches of Black Hamburgh 

 been seen than those from Mr. Fowler of Castle Kennedy. 

 They were very even in size and berry, their weights being 

 3 lbs., 3 lbs. 1 oz., and 3 lbs. :i ozs., giving for the three 

 bunches 9 lbs. 3 ozs. Mr. Henderson took an equal first 

 prize for excellent well-coloured bunches ; and Mr. Meredith 

 with one very large bunch and two of less size, though still 

 splendid bunches, was second. Many fine bunches were like- 

 wise shown by other exhibitors. In Black Prince Mr. Hill, 

 Keele Hall, and Mr. Meads, Minley Manor, this year, as last, 

 out-distanced all competitors, and were placed equal first. 

 Mr. Meads' bunches weighed H lbs. If ozs. Other Black 

 Grapes consisted of Trentham Black, shown in fine condi- 

 tion by 3Ir. Meads ; and good Black Frontignans from Mr. 

 Allport. Muscats were all unripe, and no class being pro- 

 vided for them the Judges had a most difficult task in decid- 

 ing on their meiits as compared with other Wliito Grapes, 

 none of which will bear comparison with a ripe Muscat. 

 They are either worthy of a class to themselves at this 

 BCaaon, or they are not, and in the latter case it would be 

 better to ciclude them altogether, and award a higher prize 

 at the July show. Many tine bunches were, nevertheless, 

 shown with but the one defect of unripeness. Of other 

 kinds there were good bunches of Buckland Sweetwater, 

 and Golden Hamburgh, from Mr. Pottle and Mr. Fowler. 



Prizes — For Black Ilaniburghs : first, Mr. Fowler and 

 Mr. M. Hendernon ; second. Mr. Meredith ; third, Mr. 

 Ogbome and Mr. Clements ; extra, Mr. Allen, Hopwood 



Hall, and Mr. Wallis, Astlo Park. For Black Prince : first, 

 Mr. Meads and Mr. Hill ; second, Mr. M. Henderson. For 

 any kind : first, Mr. Meads ; second, Mr. Pottle and Mr. 

 Harwood; third, Messrs. Lane. 



Peaches and Nectarines were tolerably numerous, and 

 some were very good. The principal Peaches were Violette 

 Hative, Royal George, and Noblesse. Mr. Joyce took the 

 first prize with largo fruit of a kind to which no name was 

 attached, supposed to be Vanguard, but doubtful. Mr. 

 Allen was second, Mr. Sage third. For Nectarines Mr. 

 Lynn, Hedsor, was first with Violette Hative, very fine; 

 Mr. Holder second with Elruge ; Mr. Turner, and Mr. Hill, 

 Keele Hall, third. Remarkably fine boxes of Peaches and 

 Nectarines came from Mr. W. Allen, the fruit being very 

 even in size, and finely ripened. 



Of other fruits Melons were numerously shown. Tha 

 best Scarlet-fleshed were Malvern Hall, from Mr. Paton, 

 gardener to H. Lucy, Esq., Charlecote Park, and Gem, from 

 Mr. Kaile. In green-fleshed Mr. Enstone was first with a 

 hybrid ; Mr. Pottle second with Pottle's Green-fleshed, a 

 large yellow kind, mostly oval in shape. Cherries chiefly 

 consisted of May Duke, Black Tartarian, and Elton. Belle 

 d'Orleans and Knight's Early Black were also shown. Mr. 

 Turner and Mr. Rufi'ett were first and second in the Black 

 class, and Mr. Enstone and Mr. Dawscn held similar positions 

 in White Chen-ies. Strawberries were inferior to what we 

 have seen in former years. Sir Joseph Paxton, Sir HaiTy, 

 and President were among the best. Mr. Turner was first, 

 Mr. Widdowson second, Mr. Pottle third. In Figs the best 

 were the Castle Kennedy, fi-om Mr. Fowler, and White 

 Marseilles, which, though not equal to others in appearance, 

 was excellent in flavoiu-. Mr. Standish again exhibited his 

 fine pot Cherries. 



TODMOEDEN BOTANICAL SOCIETY. 

 Monday, June 5. 



We noticed on the table several very interesting and rare 

 British plants, both in the phfenogamous and oryptogamous 

 sections. Among the former we may name Eriojihorum alpi- 

 num, and some fifteen or twenty specimens of Saxifraga. 

 These last had an especial interest, as serving to show that 

 the spotted-flower species, with a few exceptions, are con- 

 fined to the entii-e-leaved section, those having more divided 

 leaves being almost invariably wanting in that characteristic 



A series of some of the rarer British Willows was also 

 noticeable, including Salix reticulata, S. herbacea, S. repens, 

 and S. pentandra. With reference to this last species the 

 Hon. Secretary remarked that it was a matter of some im- 

 portance to know that the male plant was very distinct 

 irom the female as regards habit, &c., the latter being merely 

 a straggling sub-tree, while the former grew to a much larger 

 size. 



Among ci'yptogams, fronds were exhibited of a magni- 

 ficently ramulose Lady Pern, lately discovered by Sir. James 

 Law, of the Vale Nurseries, having at least a hundred fronds 

 upon it, every one of which is branched ; certainly one of 

 the best "finds" wo have recorded in this neighbourhood 

 for some time back. 



HAEDY EOSES. 



These Roses wintered out of doors well, and are beautiful 

 for growth, foliage, buds, and blooms, and may be ad- 

 vantageously bought or propagated to any amount. 



l,Madamo Victor Verdier, Al; 2, Pierre Netting, Al; 

 3, La Duchess de Morny, Al ; 4, Engine Verdier, very fine; 

 5, Baronne P. de Kinkelin, very fine. 



They are rightly described in the catalogues. In due 

 time I shall speak of these and others more fully. — W. F. 

 RADCLTrFE, Tarrant Mushlon. 



Brighton and Sussex Hohticultubal Society. — The 

 summer Sliow, which scarcely yields in interest and extent 

 to the greatest of our metropolitan exhibitions, is to be held 

 on the :iKth and ^!»th inst., in the rooms and grounds of the 

 Pavilion, a building admirably adapted for the purpose. 

 The schedule is very liberal ; and there are no less than 



