May 26, 1863. ] 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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foliaged plant was a variety of the common Comfrey, endowed 

 with a name of formidable length — Symphytum officinale varie- 

 gatum superbum, in which the leaves had a margin of yellowish- 

 white. Artemisia maritima, Mr. Salter states, forms an excellent 

 cut-leaved plant for bedding-out, the foliage turning quite white 

 when out of doors. We also observed a new Centaurea with 

 woolly leaves, which measured 17 inches long by 6 broad, and 

 • which, we are told, become much larger and as white as those of 

 C. candidissima. 



Out of doors La Pie, or the Magpie Pansy was growing in 

 one of the beds, and Mr. Salter gives it a high character as a 

 bedder, and certainly its violet-purple flowers blotched on each 

 petal with white, have a very ornamental appearance. 



CRYSTAL PALACE FLOWER SHOW. 



The first of the great Shows at the Crystal Palace was held 

 on Saturday last, and the day, though cold for the season, was 

 fine, and even warm in the sun. But the weather is a matter 

 which one need concern himself very little about when the 

 Crystal Palace is in question ; for you can go there, stay there, 

 and come back from there without being from under cover. 



The display of flowers, as might be expected from the liberality 

 of the prize list, was most excellent ; and what, no doubt, was 

 equally satisfactory to the Company, the attendance of visitors 

 was large, severely taxing, as we know to our grief, the excellent 

 «rangements of the Brighton Railway. 



Of Stove and Greenhouse Plants there were some excellent 

 collections, several of which, however, having appeared at the 

 Royal Botanic Society's Show, reported last week, had lost 

 much of their freshness to our eye ; and indeed not a few of the 

 plants were what is termed " too far gone." 



Mr. Peed, gardener to Mrs. Tredwell, Lower Norwood, was 

 first with fifteen, among which were fine specimens of Alla- 

 manda eathartica, with its rich yellow flowers ; Ixora coccinea, 

 Aphelexis macrantha purpurea, Eriostemon buxifolium, Azalea 

 Murrayana, Erica depressa and Cavendishii, Tetratheea ericse- 

 folia, Chorozema Lawrenciana, and Pitnelea Bpectabilis. 



Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart., Lower Cheam, 

 who came second, had likewise an excellent collection, among 

 which were the white-flowered Dracophyllum gracile, Eranciscea 

 calycina, Hedaroma macrostegia, and others, all of which were 

 well grown, and did credit to that veteran exhibitor. Collections 

 of fifteen also came from Mr. Rhodes and Mr. Baxendine. 



In the class for twelve plants, Mr. Chilman, of Ashtead House, 

 Epsom, had the first prize. Among his specimens were a fine 

 Acrophyllum venosum, and a handsome Erica Cavendishi. 



Messrs. J. & J. Eraser, who had, among others, the orange 

 scarlet Leschenaultia intermedia, and a fine plant of Erica ven- 

 tricosa coccinea minor, came in second. 



In the class for eight plants, a fine specimen of Allamanda 

 Schotti was shown by Messrs Lee, and in other classes a very 

 fine plant of the same kind was shown by Mr. Page. Hoya bella 

 and Erica ventricosa coccinea minor were shown in fine condi- 

 tion by Mr. C. Smith, of Norwood Grove. Mr. Penny, of 

 Regent's Park, Mr. Kaile, Mr. Baxendine, Mr. Green, and 

 Messrs. Lee, were likewise exhibitors in the different classes. 



Azaleas constituted of themselves a brilliant feature in the 

 display, and, probably, no other flowering plant could have 

 shown to such advantage at the corners where the nave and 

 transept intersect as these. Mr. Turner's plants were magni- 

 ficent, Murrayana and Juliana in particular. The others con- 

 sisted of Perryana, Mary, Alba Magna, Gem, Glory of Sunning- 

 hill. Magnificent, Criterion (past its beBt), and Optima. Eor 

 this collection he received a first prize ; and he also had the 

 second for another fine collection of ten, containing in addition 

 to several of those already named, Arborea purpurea, which was 

 literally a mass of flowers. 



Mr. Turner was again first for six plants, among which were 

 included fine specimens of Gem, Extranet, and Admiration. 



Mr. Page, Mr. Smith (of Norwood Grove), Mr. Chilman, 

 Messrs. Eraser, and Mr. Lavey also exhibited Azaleas ; whilst 

 new kinds of the same flower, most if not all of which have 

 been already noticed in these columns, came from Mr. Turner 

 and Messrs. Ivery & Son. 



Of tall Cacti, unquestionably the finest were those of Mr. 

 Green, consisting of splendid flowering specimens of different 

 Epiphyllums ; and a very good exhibition of the same class of 

 plants came from Mr. Waters Sydenham. 



In Cape Heaths, magnificent specimens were exhibited by 

 Messrs. Jackson & Son, of Kingston ; those of Mr. Peed being 

 also very fine, especially Yentricosa magnifica, a beautiful waxy 

 pink. From Mr. Page came a fine plant of Victoria Begins ; 

 and from Mr. Young, gardener to W. Stone, Esq., Havant, and 

 Mr. Chilman, there came also good collections. The varieties 

 were mostly the same as those seen at the Regent's Park. 



The Orchids, too, of which there was a goodly show, were, 

 with but few exceptions, the same as those exhibited on that 

 occasion. For a collection of sixteen, Mr. Baker, gardener to 

 S. Bassett, Esq., Stamford Hill, took the first prize. Among 

 his plants were a magnificent Cattleya Mossise, Anguloa Clowesii, 

 Lfflha cinnabarina, and Dendrobium macrophyllum giganteum. 

 Mr. Bullen again exhibited several very fine specimens, including 

 a tub of Orchis foliolosa; and Mr. Peed, Mr. Page, and Mr; 

 Woolley were also successful in taking prizes in this class. M j 

 Penny had a magnificent Ltelia purpurala, with four fine s pikes 

 Yanda Buavis, very fine ; Woolley's variety of Sobralia superba 

 with three fine spikes ; and Anguloa Ruckeri. Mr. Lovell, Nut- 

 field, who gained a second prize for a collection of ten, had 

 Cattleya Mossioe, with seren blooms of the largest size ; Den- 

 drobium tortile, with a profusion of flowers ; and Lcelia pur- 

 purata, which is always splendid. From Messrs. Jackson came 

 Phaius Wallichi, with numerous fine spikes ; and Mr. Wiggins, 

 of Isleworth, Mr. Green, and Mr. Woolley, were also exhibitors. 



Pelargoniums were large and covered with bloom. Mr. Bailey 

 had the best ; The Belle, Scarlet Floribunda, and Desdemona 

 being some of the finest. 



In Fancies, Mr. Turner and Mr. Shrimpton exhibited some 

 beautiful plants, which were complete masses of bloom. Fairest 

 of the Fair, Deiicatum, Clemanthe, Ellen Beck, Modestum, and 

 Undine were some of the finest. 



Roses in pots were exhibited by Mr. W. Paul and Messrs. 

 Lane and Son, who had splendid plants of Lselia, Charles 

 Lawson, Paul Perras, Comtesse Mole, Baronne Prevost, and 

 Souvenir d'un Ami, the latter from Messrs. Lane being a stately 

 specimen loaded with bloom. Messrs. Paul & Son likewise ex- 

 hibited, receiving a third prize. Mr. Turner and Mr. W. Paul 

 had, besides, excellent plants in eight-inch pots. Cut Roses 

 were in great abundance and beauty, ten boxes coming from 

 Messrs. Paul & Son, and eight from Mr. W. Paul. 



Calceolarias were exhibited in great perfection by Mr. James, 

 of Isleworth, also Mr. Reid and some others ; and Pansies by 

 Messrs. Downie, Laird & Laing, Hooper, Shenton, Tomkins, 

 and James. Yerbenas came from Mr. Treen, of Rugby, and 

 Messrs. Perkins, of Coventry ; Tulips from Mr. Hunt, of High 

 Wycombe, and Mr. Turner. 



Of other objects, Mr. Williams, of Holloway, had in a 

 collection of fine-foliaged plants a noble Gleichenia flabellata, 

 a beautiful plant of G. dicarpa, and a very fine Cyathea excelsa; 

 and Mr. Hutt, gardener to Miss Burdett Coutts, brought a 

 magnificent specimen of Cibotium Sehiedei, Latania borbonica 

 major, and Rhopala de Jonghii being also very fine. 



Corypha australis, from Mr. Young, of Highgate, was im- 

 mense ; Cycas revoluta, very handsome ; and he had also a 

 large Hippomane spinosa. Cibotium princeps, and Cordyline 

 indivisa from Messrs. Lee, were also remarkable. 



Exotic Ferns came from Mr. Lavey ; British Ferns from 

 Messrs. Ivery ; and some nice pans of Lycopods from Mr. Fox, 



The pretty variegated Lonicera reticulata grown in the open 

 air, came from Mr. Shenton, of Hendon ; seedling Pelargoniums 

 from Mr. Hoyle; and there were also several pretty arrange- 

 ments of flowers in baskets, and for the dinner-table. 

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Fruit at this early period of the season could hardly be 

 expected in great quantity, but what there was, was good. 



Of Black Hamburgh Grapes, several excellent bunches and 

 baskets were shown, the best three bunches coming from 

 Mr. Hill, gardener to R. Sneyd, Esq., Eeele Hall ; these, though 

 not so large as those of some exhibitors, were very compact, 

 and the berries were large and finely coloured. Mr. Clement, 

 of East Barnet, was second, and he had also an excellent single 

 dish as well as a 10-lb. basket, and large bunches of Black Prince. 



Mr. Frost, of Preston Hal), had a second prize for a fine 

 basket, but the berries were not so well coloured ; and Mr. 

 Turnbull of Blenheim, Mr. Monro, and some others had also 

 very good exhibitions of the same variety. 



Of the Muscat of Alexandria, large bunches were shown by 

 Mr. Horwood, and for the season the berries were very well 

 coloured indeed. These well deserved the first prize that was 



