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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ Jnly 6, 1876. 



Standard, J. S. Mill, Annie Laxton (gem of the stand), Star of 

 Waltham, Horace Vernet, a grand bloom ; Louisa Wood, excel- 

 lent ; Louis Van Houtte, Etienne Levet, Abel Grand, Ferdinand 

 de Lesseps, Villaret de Joyeuse, Madame Charles Wood, Mons. 

 Noman, Pitard, Baroness de Rothschild, La Fontaine, Alba 

 Rosea, Edouard Morren, Marquise de Gobat, Madame Vidot, 

 and Marechal Niel. Mr. Farren, Cambridge, also exhibited; 

 his collection including a seedling, Alice Farren, a soft General 

 Jacqueminot, of beautiful form, smooth petal, and altogether 

 good, and another seedling of the Horace Vernet type but deeper. 

 Messrs. Cranston & Mayos, and Messrs. Davison & Whitten, 

 Hereford, also staged admirable collections in this class. 



In the class for forty-eight trebles Mr. Prince was first, Mr. 

 Turner second, and Messrs. Davison & Whitten third. Mr. 

 Prince had some magnificent blooms, such as Etienne Dupay 

 and Edward Morren, and charming triplets of Gloire de Sante- 

 nay, Madame Opoix, Souvenir d'Elise Vardon, Madame Bravy, 

 Mdlle. Marie Cointet, and JeanDucher. " The Teas pulled him 

 through " was the general remark ; but of more uniform excel- 

 lence was the Slough collection, which was weakened only by 

 Capitaine Christy and Souvenir de la Malmaison, which were too 

 much expanded ; Royal Standard, Mdlle. Therese Levet, Mons. 

 Noman, J. S. Mill, Pitard, Madame Liabaud, very pure; Miss 

 Hassard, Bplendid; Ed. Morren, Bev. J. B. M. Camm, Louisa 

 Wood, Oxonian, Francois Michelon, Etienne Levet, Marechal 

 Niel, Beauty of Waltham, and Marquise de Castellane were as 

 near perfection as these fine Roses can be. In Davison and 

 Whitten's collection Bessie Johnson was quite lovely, as also 

 were Marguerite de St. Amand and Mdlle. Marie Finger; 

 Madame Lacharme was also very good, but the blooms were 

 generally small. 



For forty-eight varieties (singles) Mr. Turner, Mr. Prince, and 

 Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, were placed in the order named. 

 In Mr. Turner's boxes Baroness de Rothschild, Francois Miche- 

 lon, and Louis Van Houtte were wonderful blooms ; and very 

 fine were Etienne Levet, Xavier Olibo, and Miss Hassard, but 

 all were good saving Gloire de Dijon. Mr. Prince's were 

 smaller, but very compact and remarkably fresh, of the same 

 varieties as previously enumerated; Messrs. Pauls' being very 

 large, some even too large, yet many very perfect, especially 

 Etienne Levet, Madame Laurent, Dr. Andry, Annie Laxton, 

 Centifolia Rosea, &c. ; the foliage was also very exuberant. 



In the class for twenty-four varieties, singles, Mr. Cooling, 

 Bath, had the premier position for a remarkably good collec- 

 tion. For sixteen triplets Mr. Arkwright, Hampton Court, Leo- 

 minster, had the first place. He had Marechal Niel in grand 

 form ; Catherine Mermet, exceedingly lovely ; Madame La- 

 charme, Fisher Holmes, Charles Lefebvre, and Souvenir d'un 

 Ami, all in admirable condition. Mr. Cooling was placed second, 

 also with very fine blooms. 



For twelve blooms of Marie Baumann Mr. Turner, Slough, 

 won with one of the finest collections ever staged ; second 

 Mr. Farren, smaller. For twelve Marechal Niel, first Mr. Ark- 

 wright, Leominster, for a magnificent dozen ; second Mr. Prince. 

 For twelve Baroness RothBchild, equal first Mr. Prince and Mr. 

 Farren for noble stands. For twelve La France, first Mr. Cavell 

 with wonderful blooms ; second Mr. Prince. The exhibits in 

 this class were remarkable for their great excellence. 



For Teas Mr. Jowitt, Mr. Prince, and Mr. Cavell were placed 

 as named. The best blooms were Perle de Lyon, Madame C. 

 Kuster, Homere, Belle Lyonnaise, Madame Margottin, Marie 

 Van Houtte, Reine du Portugal, Adrien Christophle, Narcisse, 

 Madame Charles, Madame Opoix, Jean Ducher, Souvenir de 

 Paul Neron, Bouquet d'Or, Rubens, La Boule d'Or, Comte de 

 Paris, Madame St. Joseph, and Anna Olivier. 



Amateurs. — In the class for forty-eight varieties, single blooms, 

 there was great competition, and many blooms of high character 

 were exhibited. Mr. T. H. Gould, The Vicarage, Mortimer, 

 secured the first prize. The collection included grand examples 

 of Francois Michelon and Edouard Morren. Amongst lights 

 Alba Rosea, Mons. Van Houtte, America, and Perle de Lyon were 

 all excellent. The second prize went to Mr. J. H. Arkwright 

 with a collection almost equally good, and containing the finest 

 Marechal Niel we have ever seen exhibited. Mr. Thomas Start, 

 gardener to Rev. C. Evans, Solihull Rectory, near Birmingham, 

 was third, also with a most admirable collection, Madame La- 

 charme, Belle Lyonnaise, Marie Van Houtte, and Lord Macaulay 

 being in the perfection of loveliness. 



For thirty-six varieties, single blooms, Mr. Jowitt, The Old 

 Weir, Hereford, was first with a beautiful collection of perfect 

 blooms, not large, but " in " to the hour. C. Rouillard, Annie 

 Wood, Charles Lefebvre, Le Havre, Mdlle. Marie Rady, Mons. 

 Noman, Xavier Olibo, Francois Michelon, La France were all 

 in the highest possible state of excellence; Mr. J. E. Cavell, 

 Bardwell Villa, Walton Manor, Oxford, being second for a re- 

 markably good collection. Mr. Scott, Warminster, Wilts (Mr. 

 Goodfellow, gardener), having the third place for highly credit- 

 able blooms. For twenty-four varieties Rev. C. Evans won 

 with a really admirable collection ; Emilie Hausburgh, Madame 

 George Schwartz, and Annie Laxton were highly superior; and 



for eighteen varieties Mr. Bradley, Oxford, was first with capital 

 blooms. — " 



In the classes for members of the Society there was spirited 

 competition, and the quality of the blooms was highly compli- 

 mentary to the several exhibitors. For thirty-six varieties the 

 prizes were secured by Mr. W. J. Emberlin, Mr. J. Bloxham, 

 and Mr. W. Freeman, in the order named ; for twenty-four 

 varieties the awards went to Mr. Charles Patey, Mr. Arthur 

 Evans, Mr. Charles Taylor, and Mr. J. P. Bradley ; for eighteen 

 varieties Mr. D. Chapman and Mr. Charles Davies won with 

 very good boxes ; and for twelve varieties the successful com- 

 petitors were Mr. J. G. Bartlett, Mr. C. R. Ridley, Mr. John 

 Allin, and Mr. W. Cauldwell. 



In the remaining classes excellent blooms were staged, notably 

 those of Mr. Freeman and Mr. Calcutt, which would have done 

 credit to any professional exhibitor. 



Bouquets of Roses were numerous, but too formally arranged, 

 and the Judges appeared to have awarded the prizes to those 

 who had packed the blooms together the closest, but chaqon a 

 son, gout. 



Both in quality and extent this must be regarded as one of 

 the most successful exhibitions of the year, and the company 

 was exceedingly numerous and appreciative. The judging was 

 expeditiously done. Mr. Ridley's plan of having the names of 

 the exhibitors printed on large cards, and pasting across each 

 the words " first prize," " second prize," and " third prize," is 

 a system not easy to improve. To Mr. Ridley's (the Hon. Secre- 

 tary) efforts — his zeal, ability, and industry — the Society owes 

 a large measure of its success. Need it be said that the officials 

 of a Show so well managed were attentive and courteous to all ? 



• OUR BOEDER FLOWERS— MADWORTS. 

 ~ Some of them are closely allied to shrubs, and are frequently 

 described as half-shrubby. Generally speaking the perennial 

 species are evergreen. We cannot say of the Madworts as we 

 have to say of many of our old border flowers, that they are 

 neglected ; far from that, for in many places they are much cared 

 for, and reward the cultivator with a display of their beautiful 

 flowers. What would our spring gardens be without them ? 

 What would our herbaceous borders or our rockeries be with- 

 out those charming occupants during spring and early summer, 

 and often in the autumn and winter furnishing us with stray 

 blooms ? 



I know of no hardy plants that are more effective than the 

 AlyssumB. To see.well-established plants of Alyssum saxatile 

 compactum, a sheet of bloom with its intense orange hue, can- 

 not easily be forgotten. Others of this charming group are also 

 effective, but the above, in my estimation, carries off the palm. 

 The variegated form is a useful summer bedding plant. Alys- 

 sum spinosa is a fine addition to our border flowers ; it may 

 be turned to good account for all purposes, but especially so 

 in a choice selection of rock plants. Alyssum olympicum, 

 A. montanum, and others of the family are very ornamental 

 plants. 



They may be raised from seed, but are much better from 

 cuttings, as the seedlings are inconstant. Sometimes they 

 may be increased by division, but I find them answer best from 

 cuttings in the early autumn when they have partly matured 

 their growth ; they may be cut across at a joint or taken with 

 a heel pared smooth and inserted in moist sandy soil, with 

 good drainage, either under hand-glasses or in cold frames in 

 a shaded situation. When rooted they are best potted and 

 plunged in sand or ashes till required for planting. They will 

 bear a good deal of rough usage, often lasting for years, but 

 are all the better for being often renewed, as old plants become 

 unsightly, having an untidy appearance. — Veritas. 



NOTES on VILLA and SUBURBAN GARDENING. 



The Amateurs' Vinert. — Now that late Grapes are approach- 

 ing the stoning st ige they ought to have the fullest attention 

 paid to them, for a little extra care given now has a very marked 

 influence on the crop. 



I have lately inspected three or four of these small vineries, 

 and where the crops were fairly good ; but the shoots and foliage 

 have beem let alone till they have all become matted together. 

 Now, it is difficult to advise in a case of this nature. If the 

 shoots had been disbudded in their earlier stages of growth, and 

 those left to support the crop had been regularly stopped as 

 previously advised, the bunches and berries would have been 

 larger and the foliage more healthy and better developed. If I 

 advised regular training-np of these neglected growths now I 

 should expect- shanking to take place and almost a stoppage of 

 growth, and the berries would most likely be of a foxy colour 

 when ripe instead of possessing the blackness and fine bloom 



