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JOURNAL. OP HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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WEEKLY CALENDAR. 



Day 

 ol 



Day 

 oj 



JULY 20—25, 1876. 



Average 

 Temperature near 



Sun 



Sun 



Sets. 



Moon Moon 



Moon'B 



Clock 

 before 



Lay 

 ol 



Month 



Week. 





London. 











Sun. 



Tear. 









Day. 



Night. 



Mean. 



h. m. 



h. m. 



h. m. 



h. m. 



Days. 



m. s. 





20 



Th 



Royal Horticultural Society's Show closes. 



73.2 



50.2 



61.7 



4 9 



8 3 



2 19 



8 12 



29 



6 2 



201 



21 



F 



Thornton Heath Show. 



74.0 



50.8 



62.4 



4 10 



8 2 



3 49 



8 44 



O 



6 5 



202 



22 



S 



Royal Botanic Society at 3.45 p.m. 



72.2 



51.4 



61.8 



4 12 



8 1 



5 26 



9 4 



1 



6 8 



203 



23 



Bon 



6 SONDAY AFTEE TRINITT. 



74.0 



61.4 



62.7 



4 13 



7 59 



6 59 



9 20 



2 



6 11 



204 



24 



11 





72.6 



51.7 



62.1 



4 14 



7 58 



8 26 



9 33 



3 



6 13 



205 



25 



To 



Tewkesbury and Wrexham Shows. 



73.9 



49.4 



61.9 



4 16 



7 57 



9 49 



9 44 



4 



6 14 



206 



26 



W 



Aberdeen and Huntingdon Shows. 



73.7 



50.3 



62.0 



4 17 



7 55 



11 8 



9 56 



5 



6 15 



207 



From observations taken near London daring forty-three years, 

 57.8°. 



the average day temperature of the week is 71.8 3 ; and its night temperature 



RHODODENDRONS AT DUNEEVAN. 



OT more famed is the beautiful garden of 

 Mr. Melntosli for the unequalled display of 

 Liliuni auratum in summer and autumn 

 than for the choice and extensive collection 

 of Rhododendrons, which produce a spec- 

 tacle of gorgeousness in the earlier days of 

 spring. These two plants — Liliums and 

 Rhododendrons — are associated together and 

 are grown by hundreds, if not by thousands, 

 each receiving the best cultural care, and each 

 in their seasons producing an effect which no other plants 

 can equal. 



Duneevan was visited last year when the Liliums were 

 in beauty, and notes of them may be found on page 295, 

 vol. xxix. ; it was visited again this year when the Rho- 

 dodendrons were in their splendour, and a few notes of 

 that visit may fittingly have a place in your pages. To 

 adequately describe the effect of the glowing masses is 

 impossible, as by the pencil it would be futile ; it may 

 nevertheless be, useful to append a few remarks, seeing 

 that a selection of the best varieties chosen from a col- 

 lection so extensive and so rich cannot fail to be reliable as 

 comprising some of the very best and most effective varie- 

 ties of the day. The notes, therefore, taken at flowering 

 time may be preserved for planting time, and those who 

 add the varieties to their collections may plant in confi- 

 dence that they will have " something good." 



The general effect of the Rhododendron beds is height- 

 ened by their position. These beds are on an irregular 

 lawn, and which also contains many perfect specimens of 

 choice Conifers. Mr. Mcintosh's garden has, like the 

 Crystal Palace, "high level" and "low level" stations. 

 The Rhododendrons are on the low level, and viewing 

 them from above — that is, from the brow of the bold 

 natural terrace, the effect when in bloom is magnificent. 

 They are arranged with the greatest care as to the mixing 

 of their colours, so that the whites, pinks, purples, and 

 crimsons show to the greatest advantage. The work of 

 planting and arranging the plants tastefully is an annual 

 task of no small magnitude. Each year the newest varie- 

 ties are added, and each year older and commoner sorts 

 are removed, and a general redistribution necessarily 

 follows. 



In order to expedite planting correctly a simple but 

 very effectual expedient is adopted by Mr. Mcintosh. Pre- 

 vious to removal and planting every plant is " coloured" 

 — that is, the colour of its flowers is shown by a shred of 

 some textile fabric, which is tied on a topmost branch. 

 It is easy to perceive the value of this simple plan when 

 large numbers of plants must be removed and planted in 

 different positions in a garden. Much time is saved in 

 searching for and reading the labels, and mistakes in 

 planting are reduced to a minimum. 



In this great collection every plant has its name and 

 colour plainly written by Mr. Mcintosh on a zinc label ; 

 but so practically acquainted is the owner with his plants 

 that almost every variety is known to him without re- 

 No. 799.— Vol. XXXI., New Series. 



ference to the tallies : the correct naming of the plants . 

 however, adds much to the value of the collection, and 

 renders it additionally enjoyable and instructive to the 

 many visitors who have not a particular acquaintance 

 with the several varieties. Besides the plants in the 

 beds there are fine standard specimens on the lawn, than 

 which few objects are more ornamental. A trio of these 

 standards — Scipio, Archimedes, and John Waterer, were 

 extremely effective, the last-named having last year 114 

 glowing trusses expanded. Other standards are Joseph 

 Whitworth and Barclayana, both superior varieties. 



As comprising some of the most striking sorts which 

 were flowering in the beds the following were noted as 

 superior : — 



Mrs. B. Holford, rich salmon ; fine bold truss. Re- 

 markably effective. 



Lady Claremont, rosy scarlet ; large and good. 

 Charles Bagley, crimson ; very free and fine. 

 Lady Armstrong, rosy pink ; splendid trusses. Very 

 superior. 

 Arthur Helps, rich crimson edge, light centre ; fine. 

 Titian, clear rosy scarlet. One of the best. 

 Countess of Normanton, soft lilac, richly spotted ; a 

 grand truss. Excellent. 



Princess Mary of Cambridge, rosy purple and white ; 

 very attractive. 



Countess Granville, purple edge, white centre ; splen- 

 did truss. Very striking. 



Mrs. William Agnew, warm rose and yellow; grand 

 truss, and altogether superior. 



John Walter, glowing crimson ; fine pyramidal truss. 

 Very effective. 



Frederick Waterer, somewhat similar to the preceding. 

 Very good. 



Kate Waterer, rosy crimson, greenish yellow centre, 

 superbly spotted. A splendid variety. 



Purpureum elegans, rich deep purple. One of the best 

 of its class. 



Madame Van der Weyer, rose ; fine truss. 

 Lord Palmerston, rose ; very large truss. Early and 

 effective. 



Sir J. Sebright, red, bronze blotch ; free and fine. 

 Dhuleep Singh, nearly black. 



Pictum, or Lowii, white and yellow ; very effective. 

 Gloriosum, soft lilac, fringed ; bold truss. Excellent. 

 Lord Eversley, rich crimson ; exceedingly fine. 

 Notabile, warm rose, dark spots ; grand in truss and 

 foliage. 



Charles Dickens, crimson ; very striking and effective. 

 Mrs. Shuttleiuorth, scarlet, light centre ; a very fine 

 variety. 

 Mrs. Milner, rich glowing crimson ; dwarf and good. 

 MarJc Antony, lilac, bronze eye ; very effective. 

 James Marshall Brooke, crimson and bronze ; very fine. 

 James Mcintosh, rosy scarlet ; a very superior variety. 

 Kettledrum, purplish crimson ; rich and fine. 

 The Queen, white and greenish yellow ; a queenly 

 flower, pure and majestic. 



Stella, rose, richly blotched ; very fine. 



No. 1151.— Vol. LVL, Old Series. 



