March 3, 1863. ] 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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Superbus, Albion, Versicolor, &c. Mr. Paul had David Rizzio, 

 Sir "Walter Scott, Sir John Franklin, Argus, Prince Albert, 

 Marie d'Eeosse, Cloth of Gold, Large Yeliow, Albion, Amazon, 

 and Arabella. 



The only other collection of Crocuses was in the Amateurs' 

 Class, which was limited to 12 pots, and this came from Mr. 

 Blogg, who had fine examples of David Rizzio, Prince Albert, 

 Sir W. Scott, Lord Palmerston, Ne Plus Lltra, Albion, and 

 Mammoth. 



Of Forced Flowers a fine collection came from Messrs. Veitch, 

 comprising Indian Azaleas covered with bloom, Andromeda 

 floribnnda, Wistaria sinensis, double-flowering Peach, Persian 

 Lilac, Dielytra spectabilis, Lily of the Valley, Amaryllis, a small 

 Orange tree, a white Ribes, Rhododendron .fragrans, and some 

 Hyacinths. 



Messrs. Cutbush's collection, which won the second prize, 

 contained several very nice Azaleas and Epacrises — Rhododen- 

 dron catawbiense, Ealrnia latifolia, Persian Lilac, Polygonatum 

 multiflorum, Dielytra, Amaryllis, Tournesol and Rex Rubrorum 

 Tulips. 



No collections of Forced Flowers were exhibited by amateurs ; 

 and in the classes for Amaryllis, Epactises, Acacias, and Gera- 

 niums, there was likewise no competition. 



Lilies of the Valley were exhibited by Messrs. Veitch, and 

 Mr. Salter, of Hammersmith, who stood respectively first and 

 second ; and of Chinese Primulas there were several collections, 

 the prizes going to Mr. Taylor, Mr. Todman, gardener to R. 

 Hudson, Esq., Clapham Common, Mr. Blogg, and Mr. Cutbush, 

 who also received a second for double Primroses. 



In the Miscellaneous Class, first prizes were awarded to Mr. 

 "V. Paul, and Messrs. Cutbush, for collections of 50 Hyacinths. 

 These occupied a stage by themselves at the end of the room, 

 and as specimens of culture were well worthy of the distinction 

 which they received. Messrs. Cutbush also received a similar 

 award for a collection of 50 Tulips, which afforded a most 

 brilliant display, red and yellow being the predominant colours. 

 The following are the names of the principal varieties.: — Alba 

 regalis, Belie Alliance, Berangaria, BizarJ Pionkert, Cardinal, 

 Cardinal's Gold, Cedse Primo, Comte de Vergennes, Couronne 

 Pourpre, Cramoisie, Duchesse de Parma, Due d'Aremberg, 

 Due d'HoIstein, Epaminondas, Grootmeester, Marquis de Wes- 

 senrode, Monument, Rouge Luisante, Superintendent, Standard 

 Boyal, and Yellow Prince. 



Prom Messrs. Veitch came a miscellaneous collection of 

 flowering plants, which consisted of Azaleas of various kinds, 

 handsome 'jushes of Eriostemon neriifolium and densifolium, a 

 fine Cypripedium villosum, Imantophyllum miniatum, Ama- 

 ryllises, Boronia pinnata, Chorozema ilicifolia, a beautiful little 

 Rhododendron javanieum, and some other plants. To this a 

 first prize was also given ; and Mr. Bull, of Chelsea, was awarded 

 a second for a collection of new and rare plants, among which 

 were Htppomane longifolia, Cordyline indivisa, Araucaria Cun- 

 ninghami glauea, Dracaena gracilis, a fine plant of Cibotium 

 princeps, the curious Agave filifera, Anthurium leuconervum, 

 and other interesting plants. 



Equal third prizes were given to Mr. W. Paul and Messrs. 

 F. & A. Smith, of Dulwich : to the former for a box of beauti- 

 ful cut blooms of Camellias, and to the latter for six stove plants, 

 consisting of Croton variegatum, Ananassa sativa variegata, Cya- 

 nophyllum speciosum, Cyperus alternifolius Tariegatus, Sphre- 

 rostema marmorata, and Piatycerium grande. The same firm 

 also contributed greenhouse plants, a miscellaneous collection 

 of flowering and foliage plants, the pretty Eriocnema marmorea, 

 Hemeroeallis elegans foliis variegatis, the half-green half-white 

 leaves of which showed to great advantage ; also, several varieties 

 of Cyclamens ; and Mr. Todman had an extra prize for three 

 fine pots of Roses — Madame Willerinoz, Geant des Batailles, 

 and Jules Margottin. 



A box of the lovely rosy purple bracts of Bougainvillaea 

 speciosa came from Mr. Wainwright, gardener to W. C. Thorn- 

 hill, Esq., Kettering, and excited much admiration on the. part 

 of the ladies. Some beautifully executed artificial flowers were 

 also exhibited by Mrs. James Stoddart, of Victoria Station, 

 Pimlico. These are formed of the delicate Chinese rice-paper, 

 and represented with wonderful accuracy the flowers from which 

 they are copied. On the present occasion they were arranged 

 on opaque glass stands as dinner-table decorations, the upper 

 portion of the stand being filled with Roses, Camellias, &c, 

 whilst Convolvulus or Ferns twined round the base and stem, 

 the whole having a light and elegant appearance. 



Floral Coitstittee. — A Meeting of the Floral Committee was 

 held in the morning, and the plants brought forward for their 

 consideration formed a part of the Exhibition. 



Mr. Bull, of Chelsea, had Trichomanes anceps, a very hand- 

 some species, for which he received a first-class certificate ; 

 and a similar award was given for Yucca lineata lutea, the foliage 

 of which was dark green, with a broad yellow band running 

 down the centre of each leaf. Yucca Stokesii had leaves with 

 yellowish-white variegations, but its appearance was not liond- 

 some. In Yucca quadricolor was another variegated kind ; the 

 leaves were striped with red at the base, becoming jellow to- 

 wards the point, and white in the old leaves. 



Mr. Bull had also Ancectochilus argyraeus, the lanceolate leaves 

 of which are of a deep green, with a silvery band of a similar 

 shape to that of the leaves running from the base to the apex. 

 It received a second-class certificate, as did also Limatodes alba, 

 from Messrs. Low, of Clapton. This has pretty pure white 

 flowers in abundance, and comes from Moulmein. 



Cypripedium Dayi, exhibited by J. Day, Esq., of Tottenham, 

 received a first-class certificate. Its light green foliage was 

 handsomely variegated with irregular markings of a darker green, 

 and the flowers were also very ornamental. 



Messrs. Veitch, of Exeter and Chelsea, had Barkeria Skinneri 

 superba, with a profusion of rosy crimson flowers, and on 

 account of its superior merit it gained a first-class certificate ; 

 a like distinction being also awarded for Azalea President 

 Claeys, which was covered with a profusion of salmon and 

 white flowers. Twelve varieties of Lycaste Skinneri, some of 

 which were very beautiful, were exhibited by the same firm, and 

 were considered so interesting as to deserve a special certificate. 

 A variegated Hibiscus, from New Caledonia, and having the 

 leaves prettily variegated with white and red, received a com- 

 mendation. Messrs. Veitch had also Epacris densa, with small 

 white flowers, from Western Australia. 



From Mr. W. Paul there came a collection of seventy-two 

 varieties of English Holiies, exhibiting many curious and orna- 

 mental forms, and which were in illustration of a paper by that 

 gentleman, which was read before the Committee. They re- 

 ceived a special certificate. 



Of other objects, Parochetus communis came from Mr. Pottle, 

 gardener to B. D. Colvin, Esq., Little Bealings ; a yellow va- 

 riegated form of Araucaria imbricata, from Mr. Fowler, gardener 

 to the Earl of Stair; Helleborus olympicus, came from Mr. 

 Harrington, gardener to Dr. Lindley, Acton Green; and a 

 species of Begonia, from South Africa, from the Society's gar- 

 den, the flowers were orange yellow, and not remarkable for 

 their beauty. Mr. Parker exhibited Rhododendron Countess of 

 Haddington, with very large white flowers, delicately tinged with 

 red ; and several seedling Cinerarias came from Mr. Wiggins, 

 I of Isleworth, of which Formosum, with very large flowers, white 

 with a broad purplish-crimson edge, appeared well suited for 

 conservatory decoration ; Dark Beauty, Princess Alexandra, 

 and Beauty of Denmark, were also pretty varieties. 



The large conservatory was extremely gay with Hvaeinths, 

 Tulips, Dielytra, and other forced flowers, beautifully ar- 

 ranged, and looked even more attractive than the flower show 

 itself. 



Fecit Coitmittee. — C. W. Strickland, Esq., in the chair. 

 The challenge repeated by Mr. Thomson, of Dalkeith, to Mr. 

 Tillery, of Welbeek, to show old Black Grapes against new 

 Black Hamburghs was expected to come off at this Meeting ; 

 but Mr. Tillery wrote to say that on account of the weather, 

 which has been unfavourable to the keeping of old Grapes, his 

 were in such a condition that he did not think it worth while to 

 send them. Mr. Thomson, however, sent excellent bunches of 

 new Black Hamburghs, which were everything that could be 

 desired both in colour and flavour, and which were considered 

 superior in flavour to the very fine Barbarossa exhibited by Mr. 

 Park, gardener to G. Vernon, Esq., of Retford, and those of Mr. 

 Crawshay, of Cyfarthfa Castle. The Barbarossa of Mr. Park 

 were splendid bunches, and the flavour so much superior to what 

 is usually found in Barbarossa that the Committee awarded them 

 a certificate of merit ; yet they were nevertheless inferior to 

 Mr. Thomson's Black Hamburghs. The Barbarossa of Mr. 

 Crawshay were very fine also ; but they were not so rich in 

 flavour as the former. Mr. Tillery gent some good bunches of 

 Trebhiano richly flavoured, but thick in the skin, as that variety 

 generally is. 



Mr. John Pottle, of Little Bealings, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, 

 sent a handsome fruit of Prickly Cayenne Pine, which, however, 



