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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 9 
the first prize for nine plants; Mr. Croxford, gardener to Mrs. 
Dunnage, Surbiton, the second; and Mr. Moorman, gardener to 
Miss Christy, Coombe, the third. In the class for six plants 
T. V. Sutton, Esq., Gibbon Road, Kingston, won first honours for 
a very even and well-bloomed collection; Mr. Crafter was placed 
second; and Mr. Watson, gardener to — Bryant, Hsq., first for 
three plants. 
Six exotic Ferns came from Mr. Hinnell; Mr. Attrill, gardener 
to J. ©. Freake, Esq., Bank Grove, Kingston; and Mr. Crafter, 
gardener to the Rey. W. Finch, Woodlands, Kingston Hill, who 
were placed in the order of their names ; and for three plants Mr. 
_ J. Watson, gardener to Capt. Cundy, Mr. Moorman, and Mr. R. 
Watson divided the honours between them. 
The class for nine Fuchsias was a very good one, Messrs. R. 
Watson, Moorman, Beckett, and Crafter being the principal 
winners. 
In the Pelargoniums there was a considerable falling-off in 
numbers of exhibitors of these plants. The collections staged by 
Mr. Croxford were good, and well deserved the awards given 
to them—three first prizes and onesecond. Mr. Beckett, gardener 
to J. C. McConnell, Esq., Esher, also exhibited well in the classes 
for nine and six Show and Fancy varieties. 
Six very tasteful groups of plants for effect were set up for the 
President’s prize. Mr, Attrill was awarded the first prize, Mr. 
R. Watson the second, and Mr. Buckland the third; and for the 
prizes offered by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., for a single specimen 
plant in flower Mr. Moorman won the first prize with a very large 
Bougainvillea glabra, Mr. Buckland the second with a well- 
bloomed Stephanotis, and Mr. Hinnell the third prize with a neat 
plant of Dracophyllum gracile. 
For cut Roses the heat was most trying, especially to those who 
had a distance to bring their blooms. Mr. Moorman was a good 
first for twenty-four Roses, distinct ; Mr. Mace, gardener to Capt. 
Eastwick, Teddington, occupying the second place; and Mr. 
Gray, Ditton Hill, the third. or twelve blooms Mr. Crafter was 
placed first and Mr. L. Stephenson second. 
Fruit was very well shown, Messrs. Attrill, R. Watson, Croxford, 
and Child taking the principal prizes. 
Vegetables were also very good and numerously exhibited ; 
Mr. Moorman, Mr. Croxford, and Mr. Buckland being placed first, 
second, and third respectively for twelve sorts; and Mr. Crafter, 
Mr. Pavey, and Mr. Beckett for six sorts, were placed in the order 
of their names. 
Dinner-table decorations were as usual well done, Mrs. Clay 
and Mrs. McConnell taking the two leading first prizes. 
The productions exhibited by amateur growers were better than 
are often seen at local shows, Mr. Nagle and Mr. Sutton taking 
the lion’s share of the prizes. Cottagers were also in great force, 
and right well do they take the advantage of classes open to 
them, there not being a class set apart to them but what was full 
to overflowing. 
NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 
ONE of the most attractive objects in the meeting hall of 
the Royal Horticultural Society on Tuesday last was a 
PORTRAIT OF THE REY. M. J. BERKELEY, painted by Mr. J. T. 
Peele of Fitzroy Street, Fitzroy Square. The portrait is an 
admirable one, and is a faithful representation of one whose 
mame will be a lasting one in the annals of natural science. 
The ultimate destination of the picture is the rooms of the 
Linnzan Society at Burlington House, but it will remain at 
South Kensington for a few weeks in order that the friends 
and admirers of the gifted philosopher may haye an oppor- 
tunity of seeing it, and of testifying the regard in which they 
hold him, by sending their contributions to the portrait fund, 
either to the Treasurer, Dr. Hogg, 99, St. George’s Road, 
Eccleston Square, $.W. ; or to Dr. M. T. Masters, 41, Welling- 
ton Street, W.C. 
— THE MAIDSTONE SHOW held on the 26th ult. was, we 
are informed, an excellent one. Very good collections of 
plants were staged by J. W. Braddick, Esq., Lady Howard de 
Walden, Major Best, Captain Brenchley, G. A. Dodd, Esq., Rey. 
Stuart Robson, and others. The Misses Jones and Mr. Pearce 
were the chief exhibitors of cut flowers. Roses were not quite 
so numerous as usual. F. Warde, Esq., of Farleigh, gained 
the first prize for twenty-four varieties, while L. A. Killick, 
Esq., was awarded first prize for twelve varieties, and J. Hol- 
lingworth, Esq., first in the China, Noisette, Tea, or Bourbon 
classes. The vegetables were wellrepresented. Fruit was not 
sent in large quantities, but a bunch of Grapes exhibited by 
W. Laurence, Esq., and which gained the first prize, was ex- 
eellent. The Peaches and Nectarines sent by Capt. Brenchley 
were also very fine. 
— THE third summer Exhibition of the Brixton H1Lu 
STREATHAM, AND CLAPHAM HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY was 
held on Wednesday and Thursday, June 26th and 27th. The 
Exhibition, we are informed, was a good one, but owing to the 
lack of interest taken in the Society’s efforts to hold a summer 
Show in addition to their annual autumn Show, by the in- 
habitants of the neighbourhood, the Society cannot, we regret 
to say, be congratulated on scoring a financial success, There 
was good competition in the plant and fruit classes, and vege- 
tables of excellent quality were exhibited. A Society which 
embraces within its limits so many good gardeners who are 
anxious to stimulate each other in the work of superior cul- 
tivation, merits the support of the affluent of the district. Mr. 
R. Hall is the Secretary of the Society. ; 
—— ArT Orton Hall, near Peterborough, the beautiful seat 
of the Dowager Marchioness of Huntley, we saw the other day 
the finest plant of LAMARQUE ROSE that ever came under our 
notice. It is growing near and is trained to the south wall of 
the kitchen garden, and is evidently of great age, for its stem 
resembles that of a timber tree. The branches cover over a 
great extent of wall, and the tree—for tree it is—bears annually 
many hundreds of charming blooms. A specimen such as this 
is highly worthy of being covered with glass, for apart from 
the value attached to so old and fine a tree, the blooms it 
produces if yalued commercially would soon more than com- 
pensate for the cost of the structure necessary for its pre- 
servation. 
BEFORE our next issue the great horticultural Show 
of the year—namely, the PROVINCIAL SHOW of the Royal 
Horticultural Society, will have opened at Preston. The 
superior examples of culture of plants, flowers, fruits, and vege- 
tables that will be displayed in competition, and the various 
articles that will be on view, such as implements, garden 
structures and requisites in their most improved forms, afford 
an opportunity for gardeners and all interested in horticultural 
pursuits for obtaining information and gathering instruction 
such as seldom occurs. We are glad to iearn that many 
employers are making arrangements for enabling their gar- 
deners to attend the Show, for a visit of gardeners to Preston 
next week cannot fail to be of mutual advantage both to them 
and to their employers. 
Ir we may judge by the great number of FLOWER 
SHOWS now occurring an unusual amount of interest must be 
taken in gardening pursuits. Perhaps among no class of men 
is such a spirit of emulation existent as among gardeners and 
amateurs engaged in gardening ; and to encourage such who 
are endeavouring to improve themselves and to advance the 
work with which they are identified, we have given this week 
a larger share of space than usual in recording the honours 
won by skilled cultivators in various districts, Very glad are 
we to note the general excellence of the exhibits at many local 
shows. Exhibiting when not oyerdone—i.c., made a trade of, 
is an agreeable mode of relaxation, and is a valuable means 
of affording practical instruction, leading directly to improved 
cultivation and the better management of gardens under the 
influence of the several horticultural societies which are esta- 
blished throughout the country 
THE following suggestions, says the ‘ Journal of 
Forestry,’ will enable one to MEASURE THE HEIGHT OF A 
TREE or other standing object near enough for practical pur- 
poses. Place a small mirror in a level position on the ground 
at a little distance from the tree, then step backward until the 
top of the tree is reflected in the centre of the mirror. The 
height of the tree equals your height multiplied by the distance 
of the tree from the mirror, divided by your distance from the 
mirror. 
—— EUCALYPSINTHE.—This is the name of a new French 
beverage prepared from the Gum Tree (Eucalyptus). Itis said 
to be obtained by distillation from the leaves, and to be at 
once grateful to the palate, exhilarating, and not only quite 
harmless but possessing many useful medical properties. This 
new beverage appears to be largely made and consumed in 
Marseilles. 
PEACH-GROWING has increased to such an extent 
within a few years as to become a leading interest in fruit 
culture. The Peach can be successfully cultivated almost any- 
where south of 42°, and below an altitude of 9000 feet. Just 
before the ripening season there is much solicitude among 
growers. Thousands of baskets of Peaches have been known 
to rot on trees in Delaware in a single warm wet day from the 
want of dry air and sun. It is claimed that few crops give so 
large and quick returns for the capital and labour invested as. 
the Peach. The Peach business has reached massive propor- 
tions. One leading Boston commission house last season sold 
$140,000 worth of the fruit, and smaller concerns averaged 
