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JOURNAL OP HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ March 24, 1863. 



best. This was taken by Messrs. Veiteh & Son, of Exeter and 

 Chelsea, with Valtevaredo ; General Lafayette, bright rose 

 striped with white ; and CounteBS of Orkney, white with rose 

 stripe, the last-named being unquestionably the finest plant in 

 the room. 



In Class 1, six distinct kinds, Messrs. Veiteh had the first prize 

 for Madame Lebois, a fine imbricated deep rose ; Fimbriate 

 alba plena; Comto de Paris, a very fine plant and the flowers of a 

 Tory delicate salmon pink ; Bella di Firenza ; and Tentonia rosea. 

 All of these were handsome, well-flowered plants. Mr. Hally, of 

 Blackheath, came second, being in fact the only other competitor 

 in this class. His flowers were Amabilis, red; Carminata, a 

 blood-red seedling ; Optima, Blegans, Countess of Orkney, and 

 Imbricata. Mr. Standish, of Ascot and Bagshot, likewise ex- 

 hibited in this class, but not for competition, and the varieties 

 which he brought forward were more recent than those in the 

 second-prize lot. They consisted of Lavinia Maggi, very fine ; 

 Sarah Frost ; Duchesse de Berri, a beautiful blush white ; 

 Queen of Beauties, delicate rose, large and very double ; Maestra 

 Kosa ; and Bicolor de la Reine, salmon and red. 



In Class 2 there was no competition ; and in Class 3, which 

 was for four distinct kinds, Messrs. Veiteh again walked over the 

 course witli handsome plants of Triomphe de Lodi, deep blush 

 variegated with rose ; Alexins, blush striped with rose ; Alba 

 plena ; and Amelia Benuco, rose. 



In Class 4, a single specimen, Messrs. Veiteh were also first 

 with a plant of Princess Bacciochi, 5 feet or more in height and 

 handsomely grown, its glossy foliage setting-off the crimson 

 'soariet flowers to great advantage. The second prize was awarded 

 to Mr. Salter, of Hammersmith, for a very fine plant of Chand- 

 ler's Elegans, which was about 8 feet high, but not so bushy as 

 the preceding. 



In Classes 5 and 6, for Rhododendrons, there was no competi- 

 tion. In 7, that for single specimens, Messrs. Veiteh had Smithii 

 superba, a magnificent plant about 5 or 6 feet across and covered 

 with its crimson scarlet flowers. To this the first prize was 

 given ; and the second went to Mr. Young, gardener to R. 

 Barclay, Esq., Highgate, for Rhododendron Blandyanum, form- 

 ing a dwarf standard about 3 feet high, and having six trusses 

 of bright rosy crimson flowers. From the same exhibitor also 

 came a plant of the small scented white Ciliatum. 



The Hyacinths were superb ; but the collections of Mr. Wm, 

 Paul, of Waltham Cross, and Messrs. Cutbush, of Highgate, 

 surpassed those of all others, both as regards the size of the 

 spikes and bells and the excellence of the varieties shown. 



Class 8 was for eighteen kinds, and here Mr. Wm. Paul was 

 successful in carrying off the highest honours. Among the 

 varieties he exhibited were Koh-i-Noor, a new and excellent 

 double sort, with a magnificent spike of a delicate rosy salmon; 

 Marie, a purplish-plum ; Due de Malakoff, fawn and nankeen, 

 a fine addition to the yellow class ; Macaulay ; Von Schiller ; 

 Mont Blanc ; Solfaterre ; General Havelock ; Cavaignac, very 

 clear pink, and abroad spike ; Ornement de la Nature, a delicate 

 pink ; Snowball, one of the finest varieties known ; and Florence 

 Nightingale, flesh. Grand Lilas, Grandeur a Merveille, Howard 

 and Baron von Tuyll were also very fine. Messrs. Cutbush took 

 second, though not without a close competition. In this col- 

 lection were Ida, one of the best of the yellows ; Haydn, a very 

 fine lilao mauve ; Snowball; Koh-i-Noor ; Garrick, double blue; 

 Seraphine, blush ; Grand Lilas ; Duke of Wellington; Florence 

 Nightingale ; Grandeur a Merveille ; General Havelock ; Alba 

 Maxima ; Charles Dickens ; Victoria Alexandrina, a new and 

 very fine crimson ; and La Prophete, also new, pink-striped. 



The only other competitors were Messrs. Carstairs & Sons, of 

 Edinburgh, who had in their collection good spikes of Amphion, 

 crimson ; Agnes, bright rose ; Lord Palmerston, a pretty blue ; 

 Seraphine ; Charles Dickens ; and Ida. 



Class 9 was for twelve kinds, for amateurs only, and here the 

 exhibitors were Mr. Carr, gardener to B. Noakes, Esq. ; Mr. 

 Young, of Highgate ; and Mr. Taylor, gardener to C. A. Han- 

 bury, Esq., of East Barnet, who stood on the prize list in the 

 order in which they are named, but whose exhibitions fell far 

 short of the excellence of the eminent nurserymen already men- 

 tioned. 



Mr. Carr had fine blooms of Mrs. Beeoher Stowe, Von Schiller, 

 Madame Van der Hoop; and good examples of Duke of Wel- 

 lington, Charles Dickens, and some others ; whilst Mr. Young's 

 collection contained a fine spike of Howard ; Koh-i-Noor ; Prince 

 Albert, a good dark purple; Princess Alice, with large light 

 blue bells ; Mont Blanc, and other well-known sorts. 



The next Class, 10, for six new kinds, only contained two 

 exhibitions — those of Mr. Wm. Paul and Messrs. Cutbush, who 

 were respectively first and second. Mr. Wm. Paul had Ma- 

 caulay, which, as a rose-striped kind, was a gem ; Due de Mala- 

 koff, fawn ; Koh-i-Noor, a splendid spike ; Haydn, a beautiful 

 mauve ; Snowball ; and Florence Nightingale. Messrs. Cut- 

 bush had Feruk Khan, a very good dark plum ; San Francisco, 

 a nice canary yellow ; Prince of Orange, a fine deep rosy pink ; 

 Maria Theresa, with a close spike of a fine rose ; Rouge Eola- 

 tante, a distinct double deep crimson ; and Fair Maid of Den- 

 mark, with large pure white bells. 



In Class 11, six pots, Amateurs, the first prize was withheld. 

 Mr. Carr received the Becond, and among the flowers he showed 

 were three nice spikes of Mrs. Beecher Stowe ; Lina, small but 

 of a fine crimson ; and Heroine, yellow. In Mr. Young's, who 

 was third, the best were Grandeur a Merveille and Elfrida, white. 



Of early Tulips, there was again a good display, Messrs. 

 Cutbush taking first in the class for twenty-four kinds; and 

 Mr. W. Paul second. The former had Grand Due, brownish- 

 red with yellow edge ; Vermilion Brilliant ; Cramoise ; Due 

 d'Aremberg, brown with yellow border; Fabiola, rosy violet 

 and white; and Rouge Luisante, rose. Mr. Paul contributed 

 Grand Due; Proserpine, a rich rose ; New Yellow Tournesol; 

 White Pottebakker; Tournesol; and Canary Bird, yellow, but 

 the flowers did not stand out so well from the foliage as in Mr. 

 Cutbush's. 



The next Class was also for six kinds, but for eighteen pots ; 

 and here again Messrs. Cutbush and Mr. W. Paul occupied the 

 same relative positions, the former having Due dAremberg; 

 Fabiola ; Vermilion Brilliant ; Florida, purplish-violet ; Ma- 

 thilda, a showy red and white ; and Rouge Luisante. Mr. Paul, 

 whose exhibition was also excellent, had Archdue d'Autriche, a 

 fine crimson and yellow ; Cottage Maid, a pretty rose ; Standard 

 Boyal, very showy; Van der INeer, a very fine purplish-violet ; 

 and Striped Pottebakker. 



In the Amateur's Class, good pots of Rex Rubrorum, Tourne- 

 sol, Perle Blanche, and Due d'Aremberg were shown by Mr. 

 Carr, who was first. Mr. Young was second. 



The Miscellaneous Class is always a large one, and on this oc- 

 casion it occupied an unusually large space. Here Mr. W. 

 Paul received a first prize for a magnificent collection of a 

 hundred Hyacinths, among which we noticed as being par- 

 ticularly fine — Macaulay ; Marie ; Howard, brick red ; Snow- 

 ball ; Solfaterre, a splendid spike ; Agnes, bright pink ; Princess 

 Clothilde, a new and dark red ; Princess Charlotte, a, beautiful 

 peach ; Ornement de la Nature ; Aurora Rutilans, a very fine 

 colour — crimson ; Milton ; Mirandolinc, pure white ; Due de 

 Malakoff ; and La Nuit, a very dark colour. Couronne de Celle, 

 Baron von Tuyll, Grand Lilas, and other well-known sorts made 

 up the remainder. 



Messrs. Cutbush had also a splendid collection of one hundred 

 pots, comprising most of the sorts above enumerated, and many 

 other fine varieties. In Reds, Susannah Maria was a fine double 

 rose ; Duke of Wellington, a splendid spike; and of single kinds 

 of the same colour, Macaulay, Queen of Hyacinths, and Johanna 

 Christina, pale rose, were very fine. In Whites, Sir Bulwer 

 Lytton was a fine double cream with a large spike ; Queen of 

 the Netherlands ; and Paix de l'Europe had large spikes and 

 pure white bells ; and Miss Burdett Coutts is also a remarkably 

 fine blush variety with very large bells, and the same may be said 

 of Tuballora. In Blues, Bride of Lammermoor and Pieneman 

 had very large bells ; Charles Dickens and Grand Lilas were 

 also fine ; Aurora was a pretty Btraw colour tinged with pink ; 

 and Due de Malakoff has been already nu-ntioned as being an 

 excellent new straw-coloured variety. This collection well 

 deserved the second prize which was given to it ; and Mr. Cut- 

 bush also received a similar award for twelve Amaryllises, of 

 which Admiral de Ruyter was a rich ruby red ; and Eelatante, 

 a blood red with white streak. The other varieties exhibited 

 were variously streaked with red or crimson and white. 



Second prizes were awarded to Mr. Bull, of Chelsea, for a 

 collection of new and rare plants, which were mostly the same 

 as those exhibited at the previous Show ; to Mr. W. Paul for 

 four boxes of beautiful cut RoseB, including John Hopper, 

 Madame Masson, Colonel de Rougemont, and fine blooms of 

 other leading kinds ; and to Messrs. J. & C. Lee, of Hammer- 

 smith, for a collection of greenhouse plants, in which were a 

 fine bushy plant of Acacia Drummondi, and two handsome 

 specimen Epacrises, Eclipse and Miniata splendens ; several 

 Amaryllises ; Eriostemon myoporoides, a very ornamental 



