Jane 23, 1863. ] 



JOFRSAL OF HORTICULTURK AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



remarkable for size. An excellent exhibition was also contri- 

 buted by Messrs. A. Henderson & Co. 



The Orchids, though not so numerous as at the last show, 

 nevertheless afforded an extensive display; the Cattleyas, Tandas, 

 Lcelias, and Lyeastes, which were exhibited in great numbers, 

 forming a prominent feature, whilst -Erides and Saccolabiums 

 were everywhere seen in abundance. Many of the species and 

 varieties, and, indeed, the very plants had, of course, been already 

 shown at previous exhibitions, and to give a mere list of these 

 would serve no usefal purpose, it will, therefore, be sufficient to 

 confine our mention to a few of the most remarkable, and to 

 those not referred to on former occasions. 



In the class for twenty, the first prize was taken by Mr. Mil- 

 ford, gardener to E. McMorland, Esq., Haverstoek Hill. This 

 was a fine collection, and it included the blue variety of Tanda 

 Roxburgh], Vanda Batemanni, Anguloa Clowesii, Brassavola 

 Digbyana, Cypripedium grauditlorura, the scarce Barkeria 

 melanocaulon, Lselia purpurata, JErides odoratum (very fine), 

 Cattleyas, &c. Mr. Baker, of Stamford Hill, was second. Among 

 the plants he exhibited were Ouoidium ampliatum rnajus and 

 Cattleya Mossise, both very fine ; JErides Schrcederi, Lobbi, and 

 odoratum purpurascens ; Saccolabium guttatum Holfordianum, 

 and curvifolium ; also, Calanthe veratrifolia, with several fine 

 spikes of flowers. Mr. Page was third, showing among others 

 Orchis foliosa, Maxillaria sp., Cattleya superba, and Brassia 

 verrucosa. 



In the Nurserymen's Class for twelve there was only one ex- 

 hibitor—Mr. Woolley, of Cheshunt, who was awarded a second 

 prize. Lycaste Deppei, Camarotis purpurea, -Erides Eieldingii, 

 Cypripedium Veitobi, and Dendrobium Griffithii, were the most 

 remarkable. 



In the Class for ten Orchids, Mr. Penny, Regent's Park, 

 was first with a good Phalsenopsis granditlora, Orchis foliosa, 

 Detndrobram Parishii, _3£rides Lobbi, and Cattleya Mossias 

 superba. Mr. Green who was second, had a very fine Oncidium 

 Laneeanum and Cyrtochilum stellatum ; and Mr. Peed was third. 



In sixes, Mr. Lovell, of Nuffield, had a fine collection which 

 received the first prize. It contained excellent examples of 

 Brassia verrucosa ; Cattleya Mossife, a fine mass of bloom ; Sac- 

 colabiom Blumei major and guttatum, both very fine. Mr. 

 Wiggins, gardener to W. Beck, Esq., Isleworth, was second ; 

 and Mr. Whitebread third. Cypripedium Yeitohi, Dendrobium 

 densiflorum, Tanda tricolor, and JErides odoratum were the 

 most worthy of mention. 



For Azaleas the season was too far advanced. Mr. Page had 

 a first prize for Toilette de Flore, Grem, Symmetry, Sir Charles 

 Napier, Eulalie Tan Geert, Fecella, Chelaoni, and Striata for- 

 mosissima ; hut they did not nearly approach in beauty the fine 

 plants exhibited at previous shows. 



In the Class for six kinds sent out since 1858 Messrs. Ivery 

 and Son had first for Due de Brabant, F. H. Ton Weldeck, 

 Leopold I., Etoile da Gand, Striata iloribunda, and Tariegata 

 superba. 



For six Dracaenas and Cordylines, the first prize was awarded 

 to Messrs. Jackson & Son, of Kingston, for fine specimens of 

 Cordyline heliconifolia ; Dracaena australis, Rumphi, indivisa, 

 terminalis, and ferrea, the latter large and very handsome. The 

 second prize was given to Mr. Bull, of Chelsea for Dracaenas 

 arborea, spectabilis, australis, Draco, congesta, and Cordyline 

 indivisa. He had also another collection, consisting of the hand- 

 some crimson D. ferrea variegata, Ehrenbergi, brasiliensis, ferrea, 

 fragrans latifoiia, and australis. 



With regard to Cape Heaths, whether it was that some of the 

 plants exhibited had somewhat deteriorated in beauty, or that 

 from having been already seen at previous shows, they had lost 

 some of their freshness, as the eye had become accustomed to 

 them, they seemed scarcely equal to what we have seen before. 

 Still the specimens were very fine, especially those sent by 

 Mr. Peed. These consisted of tricolor impressa and flammea, 

 matabilis, eximia superba, Massonii, and depressa. Messrs. 

 Jackson & Son, who also excel in the culture of this class of 

 plants, received the second prize for Bergiana, depressa, Can- 

 dolleana, ventrieosa magnifica, tricolor impressa, and nobilis. 

 Mr. Cbilman who was third, had obbata very fine. 



For Anoeetoehilus Mr. Bull had the first prize, the kinds 

 being intermedins, Dayii, xanthophyllns, argyrajus, Pogonia 

 discolor, and Nephelaphyllum pulehrum. 



A multitude of other objects were shown; those coming 

 within the scope of the Fruit and Floral Committees will form 

 the subject of separate reports ; whilst florists' flowers and some 



other subjects will be taken up by our valued contributor " D.," 

 of Deal. There still remain, however, a few exhibitions to 

 notice. Messrs. Ivery & Son had a numerous collection of 

 British Ferns, some of them — as Athyrium Filix-foornina Apple- 

 byanum, and glomeratum, and Polystiehum angularo Elworthii 

 — being both novel and interesting. Iveryanum and muoro- 

 natum are also new and handsome varieties of the first-named 

 species. Messrs. Jackson & Son had Ouvirandra Berneriana, a 

 lattice plant differing from the better known fenestralis, which 

 was exhibited by Mr. Bull, but much the same in its general 

 aspect. Mr. Bull exhibited Echites argyreea (a climber of great 

 promise), the handsome Begonia Secretaire Morren, Athyrium 

 F.f. difKssum, the green-leaved Aucuba, and other new Japanese 

 plants, a white-variegated Juniper, Asplenium rachirhizon, a 

 Dioscorea with ornamental foliage, Marvel and others of his 

 new strain of Mimuluses, together with a fine collection of orna- 

 mental-foliaged plants. A collection of eighteen varieties of 

 Foxglove came from Messrs. Ivery ; Bougainvillaea glabra from 

 Mr. Turner, of Slough ; Alocasia Lowii from Messrs. Low and 

 Co. ; and Aralia Sieboldii and Cypripedium Stoneii from Mr. 

 Williams, of Holloway ; whilst Mr. Standish had an extensive 

 collection of Japanese plants, of which a variety of Deutzia 

 crenata with double flowers — white tinged with pink— was par- 

 ticularly handsome. Lychnis Senno was another very orna- 

 mental flowering plant, the blooms being scarlet, and as large 

 as a florin. There was also a striped variety, but it was not 

 nearly so pretty. Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Co. exhibited a 

 group of handsome new Mimuluses. In cut flowers, Messrs. 

 Barr & Sugden had a great variety of Irises ; Hooper & Co. 

 hybrid Ixias, Irises, and Gladioluses ; Messrs. Butler and 

 McCulloch Irises ; and Messrs. Fraser, Paul & Son, and Salter, 

 cut Pteonies of every shade from white to the deepest red. 

 Lastly, Mr. Whitebread had four magnificent specimen Ixoras, 

 the kinds being salieifolia, javanica, and coccinea. 



The show of fruit, though extensive, was not so much so as 

 could have been desired, or, indeed, expected at this season. 

 Black Hamburgh Grapes, of which, being the variety most ex- 

 tensively cultivated, we always expect to see numerous exhi- 

 bitions, were not shown by so many competitors as they generally 

 are, whilst of Peaches and Nectarines on the other hand there 

 was a superabundance. 



The first prize collection came from Mr. Masters, gardener 

 to the Earl of Macclesfield, Tetsworth. It consisted of Black 

 Hamburgh Grapes, a Montserrat Pine, Sherburn Castle Hybrid 

 Melon, Royal George Peaches, Elruge Nectarines, and a very 

 fine dish of Empress Eugenie Strawberry. The second-prize 

 collection was from Mr. A. Henderson, of Trentham, and was 

 composed of Black Hamburgh and Trentham Black Grapes 

 (both fine), a Black Jamaica Pine, Royal George Peaches,. 

 Tiolette Hative Nectarines, and Trentham Hybrid Melon. Mr. 

 Turnbull, of Blenheim, had the only remaining collection, in 

 which were three fine bunches of Muscat of Alexandria, Black 

 Hamburgh, an excellent Queen Pine, Royal George Peaches, and 

 Sir Charles Napier Strawberries. 



Of Pine Apples, the best Cayenne came from Mr. Taylor, of 

 Temple Newsam, Leeds ; it was a fruit of the Smooth-leaved 

 variety weighing i lbs. 14 ozs. The best Queen, weight, 4| lbs,, 

 was from Mr. Hutchison, Castle Malgwyn. Mr. Hall, gardener 

 to Earl Scarborough, had one of 5 lbs. 3 ozs. ; and Mr. Young, 

 Aberdare, a Providence of 12£ lbs. 



Of Black Grapes the best were from Mr. Lawkins, gardener 

 to G. Brassey, JKsq., Bramfield, they being large and finely- 

 coloured bunches of Black Hamburgh. The second and third 

 prizes were awarded to Mr. Turner, of Slough ; and Mr. Jack- 

 son, of Tixhall Hall, f jr the same kind. 



In Muscats the first prize was taken by Mr. Emberry, of 

 Chadwell Heath, for good-sized bunches, not the largest but the 

 ripest shown, some of the berries becoming of a fine amber 

 colour. To ripen it properly the Muscat of Alexandria requires 

 a great heat, and from the generally unripe state in which it is 

 exhibited, it would appear that a sufficient temperature is seldom 

 afforded to it. The seoond prize went to Mr. Turnbull, of Blen- 

 heim; the third to Mr. Turner, the bunches and berries large 

 and fine but too unripe. 



In th'. Any variety Class the first prize was given to Mr. Wills, 

 of Oul m Park, for well-ripened but not large bunches of 

 Golden Hamburgh ; the second going to Mr. Mould, Bushey 



