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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER, 
{ November 28, 1878. 
Tipe in consequence. J] have a tree at Lamorran about 25 feet 
high four years from seed, and it has withstood two mild 
winters planted on an exposed hill, which I have found the 
best situation for these trees. I fear there is a mistaken notion 
abroad with regard to the hardiness of Eucalyptus globulus. 
Ihave not found it hardy, or nearly so, in Cornwall. Some 
twenty years ago I received ‘from a friend in Australia seed of 
all the Eucalypti growing there. I raised from it many 
hundred plants, but found all the Blue Gum died the first 
really hard winter. One kind, however—I forget which—lived 
longer, perhaps three or four years, but died when we had 
an exceptional winter,—J. T, BOSCAWEN. 
_The conical fruit, produced in the axils of the leaves, is 
three-quarters of an inch in length and half an inch in diameter, 
and when cut has a powerful aromatic odour.—EDs. ] 
VEGETABLES AT MESSRS. SUTTONS’ AND 
CARTER’S ROOT SHOWS. 
Messrs. Sutton & Sons.—Leaving to others the task of describ- 
ing in the Home Farm department of the Journal the agricultural 
produce, I will confine my remarks to the collections of vegetables 
and Potatoes. Of these there was a very large number, and the 
quality was of great excellence. In the class for not less than 
twelve nor more than twenty varieties of Potatoes the first prize 
was awarded to C. Eyre, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Ross) for a remark- 
ably even and fine collection of the following sorts—Excelsior, 
Yorkshire Hero, Snowflake, Main Crop, Climax, Garibaldi, Late 
Rose, Schoolmaster, Scotch Blue, Magnum Bonum, White Don, 
Ruby, Early Goodrich, Abraham Lincoln, Rector of Woodstock, 
Beauty of Hebron, Blanchard, Ashtop Fluke, International, and 
Lapstone. In other collections some other varieties were seen, 
amongst them Grampian, which seems likely to be a good variety. 
The prizes for eighteen tubers of Magnum Bonum brought together 
a very large collection of beautiful tubers. This variety seems 
to be a very great favourite. It is very prolific, and on most 
soils a very well-flayoured Potato. Messrs. Sutton exhibited 
a dish of their new Potato to be sent out next year—Woodstock 
Kidney, a very excellent Potato as I can bear witness to, having 
not only seen but eaten it ; and this is after all the true test. A 
Potato may be very handsome like International, but at the same 
time be utterly useless on the table. Woodstock Kidney is both 
handsome and good. 
There were some excellent entries of vegetables, but that sent 
by Mr. Wildsmith, gardener to Lord Eversley, was a long way 
ahead of the others. All the varieties exhibited were excellent 
samples with the exception of the Cucumbers which were small, 
and the Carrots which were “grubby.” ‘The collection comprised 
Intermediate Carrot, Sutton’s Sulham Prize Celery, American Red 
Stone Turnip, Brussels Sprouts (Sutton’s Matchless), Dwarf Ulm 
Savoy, Veitch’s Autumn Giant Cauliflower very beautiful, Sutton’s 
Dwarf Red Beet, Trebons Onion very pretty, Student Parsnip, 
Asparagus excellent considering its earliness, and Tomatoes. The 
second-prize collection was very good and had, besides some of 
the above, King of Cauliflowers, Snowball Turnip, Colewort Cab- 
bage, Golden Globe Savoy, and Henry’s Prize Leek. The collec- 
tions of Reading Onions (Sutton’s) were very numerous and yery 
fine, as were also those of Carrots and Parsnips. Some plants of 
Prince of Wales Tomato with its golden yellow pods placed along 
the centre of the tables where the vegetables were arranged had 
avery pleasing effect. Anything more complete than this arrange- 
ment or more conducive to the comfort of all concerned cannot 
possibly be imagined.—D., Deal. 
Messrs. CARTER & Co.—There was excellent competition for 
the prizes offered in the classes for vegetables offered at Messrs. 
Carter’s Great Root Show held in the Agricultural Hall, London, 
November 25th. The quality of the exhibits generally was very 
superior to those staged last year, the only exception being the 
class for Onions. Foracollection of twelve varieties of vegetables 
Mr. W. G. Pragnell, Sherborne Castle, Dorset, was first, exhibiting 
the following varieties in his well-known style :—Tender-and-True 
Cucumber, Improved Spanish Onions, Pine Apple Beet, Imported 
Brussels Sprouts,Snowball Turnips, Ayton Castle Leeks, Matchless 
Red Celery, Schoolmaster Potatoes, Carter’s Maltese Parsnips, 
Veitch’s Autumn Giant Cauliflower, James’ Intermediate Carrots, 
and Carter’s Heartwell Cabbage. Mr. Iggulden, Orsett Hall, Rom- 
ford, was a good second, closely followed by Mr. Neal, Bampton, 
Oxon, who was placed third, and Mr. J. Baker, Broad Street, 
Bampton, Oxon, fourth. Mr. Iggulden’s collection included good 
‘Trophy Tomatoes, Veitch’s Autumn Cauliflower, Snowball Turnips, 
Musselburgh Leeks, Snowflake Potatoes, Improved Banbury 
Onions, and Pine Apple Beet. Mr. Neal staged excellent James’ 
Intermediate Carrots, Reading Onions, Vick’s Criterion Tomatoes, 
Heartwell Cabbage, Carentan Leeks, &c. 
For a collection of eight dishes of Potatoes there were fifteen 
entries, some of which, however, were rather inferior, but the class 
as whole was a good one. The first-prize collection staged by 
Mr, J. Pink, Lees Court, Faversham, consisted of good examples 
of Snowflake, Breadfruit, Brownell’s Beauty, Red Fluke, Early 
Rose, Carter’s Flourball, Ashtop Fluke, and Blanchard. The 
second prize was awarded to C. W. Howard, Esq., and the third 
to Mr. C. Ross, Welford Park, Newbury, both staging very good 
collections. Mr. Pragnell was first for twelve Onions, and Mr. 
Cave second. An account of the Root Show will be found in the 
columns devoted to agriculture and other pursuits. 
NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 
THE meetings and exhibitions of the RoyAL HorrTicuL- 
TURAL SOCIETY for 1879 have been fixed as follows :—Meet- 
ings—January 4th, February 11th, March llth and 25th, 
April 8th and 22nd, May 13th and 27th, June 10th and 24th, 
July 8th and 22nd, August 12th and 26th, September 16th, 
October 14th, November 18th, December 16th. Shows—Great 
Summer Show, May 27th to 30th; Whit-Monday popular Show, 
June lst; Rose and Pelargonium Show, June 24th. 
WE are informed that the annual meeting of the 
NATIONAL ROSE Society will, by permission of the Com- 
mittee of the Horticultural Club, be held at their rooms, 
Arundel Street, Strand, on Thursday, December 12th; and 
the anniversary dinner will take place on the same evening, 
when the Hon. and Rey. J. T. Boscawen, Vice-President of the 
Society, will preside. 
Ir is with extreme regret that we record the death, 
which occurred on the 19th inst., of Mr. JAMES MCNAB of 
Edinburgh. Mr. McNab succeeded his father as Curator of 
the Botanic Garden at Edinburgh in 1848—a position which 
he filled with singular ability. The garden that was for thirty 
years under his charge has been rendered by the high qualifi- 
cations of its lamented chief not only essentially instructive 
but highly ornamental. No one could visit the garden in 
which Mr. McNab spent the greater portion of his life as 
apprentice, foreman, and curator, without being struck by the 
great beauty and splendid cultivation of the Palms and the 
fine collections of Conifers and Alpine plants. These are 
living memorials of a man of great zeal and an accomplished 
scientific and practical horticulturist. Mr. McNab contributed 
largely to the horticultural literature of the period, and was. 
the means of disseminating much valuable information on a 
variety of topics. He was born at Richmond in Surrey in 1810. 
Mr. HANBURY of Poles writes to us from Bourne- 
mouth thus: ‘I am staying here, and have been much interested 
in seeing the beautiful specimens of EUCALYPTUS which are 
grown on the Branscombe estate in the neighbourhood. Many 
of them are 20 feet high and appear to be growing most 
luxuriantly. They are planted among the Fir trees.” 
THE Committee of the ISLE OF THANET FLORAL AND 
HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION, feeling that some acknowledg- 
ment should be made to the Honorary Secretary Charles 
Dobson Smith, Esq., for his able, energetic, and successful 
exertions in its cause, have commenced a general subscription 
to present him with a suitable testimonial, and any sums 
large or small will be thankfully received by G. E. Hannam, 
Esq., President, Bromstone House, St. Peter’s ; W. Manser, Hsq., 
Treasurer, The Coves, St. Peter's; Mr. E. Beaumont, The 
Parade, Margate; or Mr. H. Austin, jun., Garden Cottage, 
Fairfield, St. Peter’s. 
Mr. OGLE of Turnworth Gardens submits the follow- 
ing selection of ROSES FOR ORDINARY GARDEN DECORATION > 
they include Hybrid Perpetuals, Bourbons, and Teas :—Charles 
Lefebvre, Gloire de Dijon, Louis Van Houtte, Madame C. Joig- 
neaux, Monsieur Noman, Duc de Rohan, John Hopper, Pierre 
Notting, Baronne de Rothschild, Caroline de Sansal, Glory of 
Waltham, Princess Mary of Cambridge. Eugéne Appert, Ba- 
ronne Préyost, Madame Cambacéres, Madame Victor Verdier, 
Jules Margottin, Comtesse d’Oxford, Souvenir de la Reine 
d’Angleterre, Paul Neyron, Maréchal Vaillant, Starof Waltham, 
Général Jacqueminot, Annie Wood, Prince Camille de Rohan, 
Deyoniensis, La Ville de St. Denis, Edouard Morren, Marguerite 
de St. Amand, Baronne de Maynard, Géant des Batailles, Souve- 
neir de la Malmaison, Céline Forestier, Beauty of Waltham, 
Duc de Wellington, and Lord Clyde. The above, our correspon- 
dent states, have proved their free-blooming qualities, and with 
good cultivation will be found all that can be desired for the 
purpose indicated. 
THE following are the descriptions of the JAPANESE 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS exhibited last week by Messrs. H. G. Hen- 
derson & Son at the Royal Aquarium, and to which certificates 
of merit were awarded :—M. Delaux, ruby crimson ; form of 
