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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ May 19, 1863. 



exhibitor were also very striking. Excellent collections also 

 came from Messrs. Fraser and Lane & Sons. 



In Cape Heaths, of which there were several fine collections, 

 Messrs. Jackson had the best in the Nurserymen's Class. The 

 kinds consisted of Bergiana, depressa, faBtigiata lutescens, ven- 

 tricosa tumida and magnifies, fastigiata lutescens, fiorida inter- 

 media, and tricolor dumosa, all of which were handsome speci- 

 mens. Mr. Rhodes, of Sydenham Park, was likewise a successful 

 exhibitor with a fine Erica Cavendishii, ventricosa coccinea 

 minor, Victoria Regina, and nice plants of several other kinds. 

 Mr. Peed contributed large plants of Cavendishii and fiorida, 

 together with coccinea minor and depressa, both of which were 

 in beautiful condition. Mr. Page and Mr. Baxendine also came 

 forward with well-grown plants, and were both successful in 

 gaming prizes. 



Roses in pots constituted a brilliant feature in the display, 

 /and as examples what can be done by pot-culture were every- 

 thing that could be desired, the plants being of great size, 

 healthy, and covered with bloom. Messrs. Lane and W. Paul 

 in particular distinguished themselves, the former with Charles 

 Lawson, Comtesse Mole, Baronne Prevost, Leon des Combats, 

 Chenedole, Souvenir d'un Ami (a remarkably fine plant), Paul 

 Perras, Jules Margottin, Gloire de Dijon, and Coupe d'Hebe; 

 and the latter with Senateur Vaisse, Paul Bicaut, Lord Raglan, 

 Madame de St. Joseph, and several of those already mentioned. 

 Mr. Erancis, of Hertford and Mr. Terry, gardener to C. W. 

 Giles Puller, Esq., M.P., Youngsbury, likewise exhibited well- 

 grown plants. 



In Pelargoniums Mr. Turner, of Slough, took the lead with 

 twelve large and handsomely-grown plants in eight-inch pots, 

 aud which were a mass of bloom. Fairest of the Fair in par- 

 ticular was lovely, and scarcely less so was Sunset. The other 

 varieties were Ariel, Picnic, Virginie (Miellez), a glowing 

 scarlet ; Desdemona, Empress Eugenie, Rose Celestial, Beads- 

 man, Sir Colin Campbell, Candidate, and Lilacina. Messrs. 

 .Fraser, coming in second, had in addition 'to several of those 

 already named Mr. Marnock, Governor General, Leviathan, and 

 Osiris ; and in the Amateurs' Class Mr. Bailey, gardener to T. T. 

 Drake, Esq., Shardeloes, and Mr. Weir, of Hampstead, showed 

 nice collections. 



Fancy varieties came from Mr. Turner, Messrs. Fraser, Mr. 

 Bailey, and Mr. Weir; and many of the plants were of great 

 diameter and literally covered with bloom. The principal 

 varieties were Arabella Goddard, Delicatum, Roi des Fantaisies, 

 Acme, Queen of the Yalley, Clemanthe, Clara Novello, Modestum 

 (a charming variety), Carminatum, Cloth of Silver, Negro, and 

 Lady Craven. 



Cinerarias were not remarkable ; indeed, several of the plants, 

 as far as cultivation was concerned, were unworthy of exhibition. 

 The best came from Mr. Lamb, of Southall, and Mr. Pointon, 

 gardener to C. Perry, Esq., Castle Bromwich. 



Orchids were shown in abundance, and among them were 

 several fine examples of Cattleya Mossiaa, Lycaste Skinneri, Pha- 

 laenopsis amabilis and grandifiora ; Saccolabiums guttatum, 

 retusum, and prsemorsum ; Cypripedium barbatum, and other 

 species ; Vanda tricolor and suavis ; numerous iErides, Dendro- 

 biums, and Oncidiums ; Lselia purpurata and Brysiana. A fine 

 pan of Orchis foliosa from Mr. Bullen was, however, one of the 

 most remarkable. The principal exhibitors of this class of plants 

 were Mr. Baker, gardener to A. Basset, Esq., Stamford Hill, 

 who took the highest position for a collection of twenty species ; 

 Mr. Bullen, whose plants were also fine, but in ugly, open-sided 

 tubs ; and Messrs. Page, Wooley, Peed, Smith, of Syon, and 

 Wiggins, of Isleworth. 



Collections of mixed flowering and fine-foliaged plants came 

 from Messrs. A. Henderson & Co., and Lee, and exotic and 

 British Ferns from Mr. Lavey ; Miss Clarkson likewise bringing 

 forward a good collection of the latter. 



Of cut flowers there was a plentiful display, especially Roses, 

 of which beautiful masses were contributed by Messrs. Lane, 

 Paul & Son, and W. Paul ; the last showing among others, Lord 

 Macaulay and Lord Herbert, two new varieties of great merit. 



Stands of PansieB came from Messrs. Downie, Laird & Laing, 

 Turner, Dean of Bradford, Shenton, August, and James; of 

 Verbenas, from Mr. Treen, of Bugby, and Mr. Turner, who had 

 also Tulips, and several pots of President Strawberry. 



Of miscellaneous objects, decidedly the most interesting was 

 Napoleona imperialis, a flowering branch of which was sent 

 from Syon. Mr. Bull brought a large collection of new and rare 

 plants, including the extremely curious Pogonia discolor, Areca 



dealbata, and others which will be noticed in another column. 

 Mr. Standish had two beautiful Clematises, one of them having 

 double white flowers of very large size ; ha3 been provisionally 

 named C. Fortunei ; the other, which is single and of fine violet 

 hue, has been named Clematis fiorida Standishii. Both of these 

 are decided acquisitions. Mr. Turner had Louise Von Baden, a 

 beautiful white Azalea ; Mr. Holland, a very superior white and 

 magenta Petunia, called Royalty. Messrs. Veitch had OuriBia 

 coccinea, the crimson flowers of whioh were very effective ; Rho- 

 dodendrons Mrs. Buller and Princess Alice, the lilac Steno- 

 gastra multiflora ; Browallia Jamesoni multiflora, from Ecuador, 

 with numerous orange-yellow flowers ; and a Melastomad called 

 Melastoma (?) argyroneura, with very ornamental rugose pliva 

 green leaves, which promises to be a great acquisition. Besides 

 the above there were several seedling Pelargoniums shown by 

 Mr. Turner, and Mr. Hoyle, of Reading. 



AN OECHAED-HOUSE IN THE HIGHLANDS. 



The following note from a gentleman who, in conjunction 

 with, doubtless, a clever gardener, manages his orchard-house 

 well, will, I trust, prove interesting to your numerous readers. — 

 T. B. 



" Dear Sir,— " Perthshire, May 1, 1863. 



" I observe a great discussion going on in The Jotonai oe 

 Hoeticuitt/ee as to the merits of orchard-houses. I have 

 never wished to draw myself into the contest, and have, there- 

 fore, kept clear of it ; but I think it is in justice to yourself to 

 say that from seeing your houses at Sawbridgeworth and their 

 suocess there, that I was induced about six or seven years ago 

 to put one up, and I may safely say I have never regretted 

 having done so. I have always had first-rate crops, and that 

 without any fire heat and in a cold climate. Last year, notwith- 

 standing the inclemency of the season, I had a most Bplendid 

 crop of Peaches, Nectarines, Figs, Grapes (Black Hamburghs), 

 Tomatoes, and Capsicums, to say nothing of the most beautiful 

 Strawberries of the highest flavour, and finer than any we can 

 grow out of doors. The earliest ripen about the 15th to 20th of 

 May, and with successions of later kinds last till the out-of-door 

 crop comes on about the end of June or beginning of July. A 

 gentleman who is a judge of fruit tasted some of my orchard- 

 houBe Peaches, and pronounced them superior to any he had ever 

 tasted off a walL Many of them measured over 9 inches in cir- 

 cumference. This year my trees in pots are again loaded with 

 fruit, and are perfect pictures of health and beauty. The 

 average crop I allow iB two dozen each tree. 



" To show the great advantage of glaBs without fire heat in a 

 northern climate, my Vines this season were as far forward on. 

 the 15th of April as I observed them in the vineyards in the 

 Island of Fano, near Corfu, on the same date of which I have a- 

 note. 



" I may state that my orchard-house is 50 feet by 15, a lean- 

 to, with brick wall at back and terraces; the Figs and Vines- 

 being on the upper terrace and next the wall. — Pebthshibe." 



FLUES versus HOT-WATEE PIPES. 

 In your Number for the 5th, at page 326* "J. E.L., Jun.," 

 and Mr. Thomson at page 330, call in question the correctness 

 of my statement in page 211 on the above subject. I might 

 have been more explicit, but fearing to take up too much of your 

 valuable space I was as brief as possible. The length of my flue 

 is 15 yards ; the cost per yard, 3*. 0§d., as follows : — 750 build- 

 ing-bricks and mortar, and labour, 26s. ; fire-brick covers, 20*. 

 My flue required no foundation, it being built on the solid ; and 

 although I stated my flue was 12 inches deep, yet near the 

 furnace it is only 9 inches, allowing a rise at the further end of 

 6 inches, or 15 inches deep. Taking the middle depth 12 inches, 

 only allowing a depth of flue 9 inehes, filling up the space with 

 rubbish ; the heating surface of my flue is as much bb can be, 

 being both sides and top. Any circulation of air underneath 

 the flue, as "J. E. L." recommends, would be injurious rather 

 than useful, as the soot and dust settling in the bottom prevent 

 any heat getting through the tile, and would be very much more- 

 likely to leak at the joints through settling or other causes, and 

 would not be at all firm, and be also costly and useless. My 

 article at page 211 was written to show the difference of cost of 

 the two plans : consequently, I only gave the cost of flue. The 

 furnace, the bars, and door would be about the same as required; 



