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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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merit. Mr. Gilbert, The Gardens, Burghley, Bent two Beedling 

 Apples, Captain Nares aad First Lord, but tbey did not possess 

 .any merit superior to other varieties of this season. Mr. Gilbert 

 .also exhibited an Enville Pine. A fine basket of Trebbiano 

 Grapes was also exhibited by Mr. Gilbert. The fruit was finely 

 grown, well coloured, and of excellent flavour. A letter of thaoks 

 was unanimously awarded. A dish of very handsome Blenheim 

 Pippin Apples and a dish of Uvedale's St. Germain Pear were 

 •exhibited by Captain Greville, E.N., Osmanthorpe, Laleham. 

 A letter of thanks wag awarded. 



Mr. Woodbridge, The Gardens, Sion House, Islewortb, sent 

 trait of the Diospyros Lotus, for which a letter of thanks was 

 awarded. The fruit is small and oblate, the size of a large pea, 

 -and yellow. F. W. Yorke, Esq., Oundle, sent a seedling Apple, 

 which wa3 not superior to other varieties already in cultivation. 

 Mr. B. Spooner of Harrow, Middlesex, sent a seedling Apple 

 like a large yellow Ingestrie, which was passed for the same 

 reason. Mr. Clark, gardener to the Rev. A. D. Staokpole, Writtle, 

 EsBex, Bent five dishes of Marie Louise, Uvedale's St. Germain 

 PearB, and Margil and Ribston Pippin Apples, and fruit of 

 Blaok Hamburgh Grapes ripened out of doors. A cultural com- 

 mendation was awarded for Marie Louise, and a letter of thanks 

 for the rest of the collection. Stephen SwanBton, Esq., Glaston- 

 bury, sent fruit of a seedling Pear found growing in a hedge. 

 The fruit possesses considerable merit, and has a fine rose- 

 water flavour. The Committee expressed a desire to see it 

 .again, with particulars as to its origin. Mr. G. F. Wilson, F.R.S., 

 Heatherbank, Weybridge, Bent a dish of the fruit of DioBpyros 

 Kaki, a Japanese fruit, to which a cultural commendation was 

 .awarded. 



Mr. Bennett, Rabley Gardens, Herts, sent a pot of Vicomtesse 

 Hericart de Thury Strawberry under the name of Garibaldi, 

 full of fruit. Fruit of Golden Queen and Mrs. Pearson Grapes 

 were exhibited by Mr. J. R. Pearson, Chilwell; both of these 

 had reoeived certificates on former occasions. The bunohes were 

 •very large and handsome, and the flavour excellent. A cultural 

 commendation was awarded. There were thirteen varieties of 

 Grapes shown from the garden of the Society at Chiswick. A 

 seedling Grape was exhibited by Mr. Tillery of Welbeck, raised 

 between Lady Downe's and West's St. Peter's, but it was not 

 •considered of great merit. A fine collection of thirteen varieties 

 was also sent by Mr. Tillery. Mr. Wildsmith, gardener to Lord 

 Eversley, Heckfield, sent a large collection of Grapes, among 

 which were Venn's Black Muscat and Muscat Hamburgh. The 

 former was very much shrivelled and richly flavoured. In the 

 opinion of the Committee the two varieties are quite distinct. 

 G. D. W. Digby, Esq., of Sherborne Castle, sent four very hand- 

 some Smooth-leaved Cayenne Pines, to which a cultural com- 

 mendation was awarded. 



Flokal Committee. — W. B. Kellock,Esq., in the chair. Messrs. 

 Veitoh & Sons' collection of plants in the Conncil-room was 

 extremely attractive. It comprised Crotons Disraeli, Macafee- 

 anus, and PicturatuB, all highly superior; Dracaenas Hybrida 

 andTaylori; Rhododendrons Princess of Prussia and Duchess 

 of Edinburgh, very handsome. The Orchids embraced Onci- 

 diums ornithoryncum, tigrinum, papilio-Krameri, and Wiltoni, 

 Vanda cterulea, Zygopetilum Mackayi, Odontoglossum Alex- 

 andras, Miltonia Moreliana, Caitleyas FauBti exoniensis and 

 Domiuiannm, Pleione maculati, Cypripediums Maulei and Se- 

 -deni; also Calanthes. The collection also included the beautiful 

 Maranta Massangeana and a remarkable plant of Hasmanthus 

 •cinnabarinus with three extraordinary heads of flowers. A vote 

 of thanks was awarded. Sir Henry Peek's Orchids. comprised 

 Pleiones, Cypripadiums, Oncidiums, Cattleyas, Vandas, &c, 

 and a vote of thanks waB deservedly awarded to Mr. Ollerhead 

 for the collection. 



Prominent in Mr. Williams's fine group were Cycas inter- 

 media, Odontoglossum grande, Oncidium macrantnum and 

 O. Barkeri, Adiantam digitatum and A. graeillimum, Masde- 

 vallias, Crotons, Cypripediums, and a well-flowered plant of 

 Eucharis amazonica. Mr. Wills exhibited a large groupof Palms 

 and other decorative plants, and the thanks of the Committee 

 were awarded for both these collections. 



A remarkably well-flowered plant of the beautiful Dendro- 

 bium Wardianum was sent by W. H. Michael, Esq., for which 

 a cultural commendation was deservedly awarded. Mr. Wills 

 submitted small plants of Dractena Carolettae, the foliage 

 being regularly and brilliantly marked. It is a plant of the 

 greatest excellence for dinner-table decoration, and was well 

 worthy of the certificate which was attached. Mr. Strahan, 

 gardener to P. Crowley, Esq., Waddon House, Croydon, received 

 a first-class certificate for Casuarina sumatrina, a plant of the 

 greatest elegance for table decoration. Mr. Dean exhibited Lee's 

 Prince Consort Violet, the finest and sweetest of Violets. Mr. 

 Westcott, gardener, Raby Castle, Darlington, staged Capsicum 

 Princess of Wales, the plants being robust and laden with bright 

 yellow pods. The Hon. and Rev. J. T. BoBcawen, Lamorran, 

 Cornwall, exhibited Lilium neilgherrense, one of the finest of 

 trumpet-shaped Liliums. Mr. Moorman, gardener to the Misses 

 ChriBty, Coombo Bank, Kingston-on-Thames, and Mr. Baker, 



gardener to W. H. Punchard, Esq., Twickenham, exhibited ex- 

 cellent cut blooms of Chrysanthemums, and received the thanks 

 of the Committee. 



Mr. Turner, Slough, exhibited the new perpetual-flowering 

 Carnation Scarlet Dragon, which received a first-class certifi- 

 cate. It is not only the finest of Carnations of its seotioc, but 

 iB one of the most valuable of all plants for winter flowering. 

 Mr. Gilbert, The Gardens, Burghley, sent double Primulas with 

 very fine flowers. Mrs. Laxton, Mrs. Barron, L»dy Laura, and 

 Ne plus Ultra being almost identical, blush white tinged with 

 pink; Princess Louisa being the best of the rose-coloured 

 varieties. 



MesBrs. E. G. Henderson & Son exhibited Coleus Pine Apple 

 Beauty, very gay and the best of the LadyBurrell type. The 

 same firm also exhibited Kyllingia monocephala, a distinct and 

 elegant GrasB, and Mr. Wildsmith a seedling Echeveria. Mr. 

 Smith, Ealing, and Messrs. Lowe, Uxbridge, had votes of thanks 

 for their excellent collections of Cyolamens, and a similar award 

 was made to Mr. Cannell for zonal Pelargonium " New Life," 

 the scarlet flowers being distinctly striped with white, the plant 

 being of dwarf habit and a free bloomer. J. Tyerman, Esq , 

 Penlu, Cornwall, had a vote of thanks for his Groundsel, a large 

 single flower 2 inches in diameter and effective. 



Henderson's seed pocket-filler was exhibited by Blake and 

 Mackenzie, Liverpool. It is a very ingenious contrivance for 

 filling seed pockets with any weight of seed required by the 

 simple turn of a handle; it is, in fact, a labour-saving machine, 

 likely to be of great use to retail seedsmen. Mr. Matthews, The 

 Potteries, Weston-super-Mare, exhibited a plant-protector, which 

 may be described as an earthenware seed pan minus its bot im. 

 From the Society's garden at Chiswick came a branch of Dai ia 

 imporialis laden with numerous striking single blush flowei s. 

 This is a eeldom seen but most effective plant for winter de- 

 coration. 



Gold medals from the Davis fund were recommended to be 

 given to Messrs. Veitch & Sons, Mr. C. Turner, Mr. Wildsmith, 

 Mr. Haycock, Mr. R. Dean, Mr. Wills, and Mr. Ford for the 

 excellence of their collections. 



TKOPiEOLUM SPECIOSUM. 



I am very pleased to think this lovely plant has been noticed 

 by two of your correspondents, and as it seems to have but 

 Blight acquaintance in the south I write a few observations 

 respecting it. 



My first acquaintance with it was at the Gardens, Holkham 

 Hall, Norfolk, where it was grown under a north wall ; a per- 

 manent 12-feet-high wire trellis being fixed, where it was 

 allowed to climb without any pinching, and only an occasional 

 tying to preserve neatness. 



On the approach of fine spring weather it soon began to 

 push up its somewhat delicate-looking Bhoots, and seldom 

 failed, when the length of 2 or 3 feet had been gained, to throw 

 out its charming scarlet flowers. To see a wall massed with 

 it is simply to survey a gorgeous spectacle, the small dark green 

 leaflets contrasting with and toning down the brilliant colour 

 effectively. At Holkham it was the wonder of all who saw it. 

 It kept in flower during a considerable part of summer, look- 

 ing best during the autumn months, and continuing its beauty 

 till the November frosts effectively blackened its gay appear- 

 ance. The season's growth was afterwards cut back to its 

 base, and the plant was allowed during winter to take its 

 chance unprotected by any other covering than the soil it was 

 planted in. It generally flowers much more freely on a north 

 wall in the southern and midland counties than in a mora 

 sunny position, and though " A Ramblek" does not mention 

 explicitly its aspect in that lovely northern nook, yet we can 

 guess what the effect would be in the romantio surroundings 

 which pervade that part. 



I trust that others may be induced to bring this plant under 

 the notioe of your readers, as it is truly well worthy a promi- 

 nent position in every gardening establishment. — R. B. 



NOTES ANU GLEANINGS. 



We are very pleased to know that the Hon. and Rev. J. T. 

 Boscawen purposes, at the centenary meeting of the Bath 

 and West of England Society next year, asking the Council to 

 allow him to offer two cups of the value of ten guineas each 

 for the best twelve TeaRoses, one cup to amateurs, the other to 

 nurserymen. He will ask all the leading Rose-growers to join 

 in a sweepstakes, each exhibitor paying an entrance fee, say 10;. 

 or £1, the money to go with the cup. A second prize will also 

 be given by the Society to enable prizetakers to pay expenses. 



Mb. E. Wilson writes, " I find Veitch's Red Globe 



Tuhnis to be a first-class sort — in fact the best I have grown 



