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JOOBNAL OF HOBTICULTUBE AND COTTAGE GABDENEB. 



[ July 13, 1876. 



good ; Anthurium Scherzerianum, and Ixora javanica var. flori- 

 btmda. He was the only exhibitor for sis stove and green- 

 house plants, and also for the Ericas, bat they wonld not have 

 been excelled easily. We must also notice a single specimen 

 of Anthurium Seherzerianum variety Wardii, with six of the 

 finest spikes we have ever yet seen, the epathes from 6 to 7 

 inches long and 4 wide. 



In the same tont were very good Caladiums and foliaged Be- 

 gonias, very fine Selaginellas, the first six beinggrown in apyra- 

 midal shape, and far more effective than the usual flat pans so 

 often exhibited. The zonal Geraniums were not particularly 

 good. The first-prize plants were large and the blooms fine, and 

 the plants not too much tied out. The Fuchsias as a rule were 

 good, and also the Ferns, especially the first and second-prize 

 collections. 



In another tent were staged zonal Tricolors and Bicolors, 

 fancy and large Pelargoniums, and Coleuses. There were four 

 very good collections of six Coleuses, the first-prize having a very 

 fine Duchess of Edinburgh and good specimens of Beauty of 

 Widmore, Boi Leopold, Her Majesty, Princess Boyal, and Princess 

 Beatrice. The Pelargoniums do not call for much comment, 

 though in the second-prize group were some very fair seedlings. 

 The Tricolors and Bicolors were both badly coloured, and the 

 fancy Pelargoniums only moderate. In this tent were two mis- 

 cellaneous collections attractively arranged. 



In a third tent were the cottagers' exhibits, and which, espe- 

 cially for fruit and vegetables, were most creditable to the dis- 

 trict. One dish of Sir Joseph Paxton Strawberries were scarcely 

 equalled, certainly not surpassed among the amateurs ; and the 

 kidney and round Potatoes were very good and fine for this late 

 season — far more fit for exhibition than we should have expected. 

 The Cabbages, perhaps, were somewhat large, but what would 

 have disqualified them if shown by a professional gardener is 

 certainly a fault on the right side in cottage-garden collections. 



Our remarks have run to a great length, but we may conclude 

 that with a fine day, a good show, and a goodly master of the 

 ladies and gentlemen of the neighbourhood, we have all the 

 elements of a successful exhibition, which this one we are now 

 chronicling decidedly was. 



ROSES FROM CUTTINGS. 



As there seems to be some uncertainty as to which of the 

 Perpetual Hybrid Boses may successfully be propagated by 

 cuttings for outdoor growth, I subjoin the names of some in 

 my possession, in the hope that an expert will tell us which of 

 them it is undesirable to attempt to propagate in the above 

 way. I take it for granted that all Teas, Bourbons, Chinas, 

 and hybrids of these may be used. 



Alfred Colomb, Antoine Ducher, Annie Wood, *Baronne 

 Prevost, *Bonle de Neige, Charles Lefebvre, Charles Turner, 

 *Dr. Andry, Due de Bohan, 'Duke of Edinburgh, 'Edouard 

 Morren, *Elie Mor6l, Ferdinand de Lesseps, 'General Jacque- 

 minot, 'John Hopper, La France, Tills de St. Denis, Le Bhone, 

 Louis Van Houtte, 'Madame Laeharme, 'Madame Victor Ver- 

 dier, Madame W. Paul, Mdlle. Bonnaire, Mdlle. Eugenie Ver- 

 dier, Marie Bady, 'Marguerite de St. Amand, *Marquise de 

 Castellane, *Mons. Woolfield, *Prince Camilla de Bohan, 

 Senateor Vaisse, Star of Waltham, Abel Grand, Marie Bau- 

 mann. — A. J. 



[Nearly all the varieties named in your list will strike from 

 cuttings ; those marked with an asterisk (*) we know will do 

 so most readily. Any Boses will strike root by the simple pro- 

 cess of layering or tongueing the shoots. Forty years ago our 

 Boses were all propagated in this way, and now, perhaps, for 

 amateurs the most certain way for procuring Boses on their 

 own roots is to obtain in November bushy plants of any Per- 

 petual on the Manetti or other rootstoeks, tongue or pare-up 

 a little strip of bark about an inch long with an eye in it near 

 the base of each shoot, then plant the tree in a trench as for 

 Celery and earth-up over the tongued parts. You can take 

 the parent plants up in the following autumn, when each 

 tongued part will have a growth of roots. Split these off and 

 replant.] 



CASTLE COCH VINEYARD. 



Havixg had a look through the experimental vineyard at 

 Castle Coch, I think a note of the present appearance of the 

 Vine3 may be acceptable to the readers of the Journal. 



The growth of the Vines is clean and extremely healthy : 

 not a single leaf is to be seen affected by the cold month of 

 May which we experienced in this county, which is saying a 

 good deal for the naturally fine situation of the spot selected. 



The majority of the canes are to the top of the stakes, and 

 some (July 5th) are being stopped at a foot above it. In the 



whole (nearly three thousand) I could not detect any failures ; 

 and from the present forward appearance of the canes there is 

 good prospect of their ripening well, on which certainly suc- 

 cess depends. The damp winters experienced along this side 

 of the British Channel being quite a secondary consideration, 

 the natural drainage being perfect and the loam unexception- 

 able to the full depth moved — viz., 3 feet. 



Of course there is the contingency of wet autumns prevent- 

 ing the ripening of Grapes ; but all interested in horticultural 

 experiments will wish the trial success. — E. C. 



EXHIBITORS' WRONGS. 



We think some recent proceedings are specially worthy of 

 notice, to show the difficulties exhibitors labour under, and we 

 hope some Btandard rules may be suggested for the guidance 

 of judges and for rendering schedules more explicit. At the 

 Aquarium several pretty epergnes were disqualified because 

 they were not " vases." Turning to Johnson's Dictionary, 

 we find " Vase, a vessel generally for ornament." Would this 

 not apply to an epergne, or did the Judge expect a garden 

 ornament, and in revenge awarded the first prize to a flower 

 pot as coming nearer the views of a vase? 2nd, A table de- 

 coration was disqualified, but highly commended, because it 

 would be more appropriate for a larger table ; yet they over- 

 look the fact the schedule specifies a table completely laid in 

 every particular for fourteen persons, and they allot a space 

 scarcely large enough for ten at most. At the Botanic Society 

 a table which proved so attractive visitors had difficulty in 

 getting near to it, and which was purchased by a visitor, was 

 disqualified on some grounds, although prizes were awarded 

 to tables, or rather decorations, which if on a table fully 

 equipped would have been even more crowded than the fully 

 appointed and disqualified table. 



Another cause of complaint is withholding prizes because 

 there is but one entry. If this is fair, would it not be reason- 

 able to expect the Secretary, who knows at least three days 

 beforehand, to inform the intending exhibitor and save him 

 the expense ? To say the least, it is hardly likely to stimulate 

 the trade to contribute to the shows, and insure the great 

 success they require to keep the Societies in funds. — Dick 

 BaDCLYFFE & Co. 



MR. JOHN PEARSON'S NURSERIES, CHILWELL. 



I had long been desirous of visiting Mr. Pearson, having 

 read many years ago of his orchard houses being famous for 

 producing large crops of Peaches and Nectarines on the bush 

 or pyramid system. But orchard-house culture is not the 

 special feature at these nurseries now ; the trees are grown tc 

 sell as well as to produce fruit, and very clean and healthy the 

 trees are, although a large number of specimens have been 

 disposed of this and last season. Mr. Pearson's fruit trees 

 are always kept under glass, and no doubt this is the best way 

 in cold wet districts ; but we find in the neighbourhood of 

 London that it is not essential to the health of the trees to 

 keep them in the house all the winter. We have a large num- 

 ber of fruiting trees at Loxford, and all of them have been 

 turned out of doors in the winter for the last ten years, and 

 when they are taken-in from the plunging material in January 

 or February, it is found that the roots are in an active state, 

 growing quite freely. 



The soil at Chilwell seems well adapted for the culture of 

 these trees. I noticed the " maidens " that had been potted- 

 up to produce fruiting trees for next year were very strong, 

 and they were making splendid growths. These two-year-old 

 trees will sometimes produce very fine fruit. I potted a 

 "maiden" Pine Apple Nectarine in a 10-inch pot once, and 

 pinched-in the growths twice during the season, and the year 

 following I gathered from that two-year-old tree six Nectarines 

 which gained a first prize at one of the London exhibitions, • 

 and they were very much admired. The tree of course was 

 carefully tended, but all first-prize fruit must be well cared 

 for, whether it is grown on large or small trees ; and such trees 

 as are grown at Chilwell will surely produce fruit next season. 



There is one thing greatly in Mr. Pearson's favour, and that 

 is the quality of the glass houses. There are a dozen or more 

 large span-roofs, and as many of a smaller size adapted for 

 Pelargoniums ; and they are built to last, not tumble-down 

 sheds that would not last a decade, but they are such as would 

 stand for fifty years, and the workmanship is a credit to any 

 builder. There are also Eome improvements in their con- 



