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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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amateura tliey are well represented in collections from Messrp. 

 Goddard, Thomas, and Welsh. Of Zonal kinds in flower, Mr. Catlin, 

 gardener to Mrs. Lermitte, Finchley, has truly grand specimens. 



New plants are shown in large groups by Mr. "Williams, Messrs. 

 Yeitch, Mr. Bull, and Messrs. E. Ct. Henderson. Mr. W. Panl has 

 a fine group of new Pelargoniums not for competition, also Lilium 

 auratum beautifully flowered, as well as splendid cut blooms of Roses. 

 Messrs. Cranston, Panl & Son, Cant, Fraser, and Kimberley, have 

 also stands of cut blooms in tine condition ; whilst among amateurs, 

 Mr. Ingle, Mr. Farren, and Mr. Chard stand conspicuous. Mr. 

 Hooper, of Bath, has, as usual, vei-y fine Carnations, Picotees, and 

 Cloves, as well as fancy Pansies ; and Messrs. Downie, Laird, and 

 Laing's Phloxes and Bronze Pelargoniums deserve more than a word 

 of praise. 



In dinner-table decorations, &:c., we did not notice much above the 

 ■ordinaiy rnn, though some of the arrangements are tasteful enough. 

 There is in general still a great tendency to overload with flowers, to 

 Tender the arrangements too elaborate. Our leaning is towards sim- 

 plicity. Miss Hassard, St. Ronans, Norwood, is first for a dinner- 

 4able decoration; Miss Harris, Clarendon Park, Salisbury, second, 

 and she is also second for an opergne with growing plants, no first 

 heing awarded, and first for the same with cut flowers and fruit. Miss 

 Hassard being second in this case. For a table bouquet Miss Annie 

 "Williams is first, Miss Harris second. Miss Buster and Miss Hassard 

 are equal second for hand bouquets tied. Mr. Wills, Sussex Place, 

 Brompton, is first for a bridal bouquet, Mrs. R. Tanton and Mr. J. W. 

 Chard being second and third ; Mr. Perkins, Leamington, being first, 

 Mr. Tanton second, and ,Mr. Cranston third for ball-room bouquets. 

 In rustic standing baskets, the prettiest in our opinion comes from 

 Mrs. Cole & Sons, and consists of Panicura variegatum, Draccena 

 Cooperi, and blue Lobelia. Several other prizes were awarded. 



First-class certificates were awarded to Mr. Parker, Tooting, for 

 Isora amabilis; to Mr. BuU for Bignonia Koezliana, Amorphophallus 

 spectabilis, Alocasia Marshalli, Philodeudron hybridum, Dioscoiea 

 spectabilis, Pteris serrnlata cristata, and Goniophlebium glaucophyl- 

 lum ; to Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son for Hydrangea japonica 

 ■Bpeciosa; to Mr. B, S. Williams for Rhopala granateusis ; to Mr^ H. 

 Wendland, Inspector of the Royal Gardens, Herrenhauseu, for^chmea 

 Marife-Reginas; to Messrs. Ivery & Son for Polystichnm angulare 

 pulchrum BellairaiEe, P. angulare Mar&halli, and P. angulare vulgare 

 Whytei; to Messrs. Standish for Bouvardia leiantha grandiflora; and 

 to Messrs. Rollisson for Davallia clavata. The following floral cer- 

 iificatea were given — viz., t6 Messrs. Perkins, Leamington, for Coleus 

 Lady Leigh, and to Mr. C. Kimberley for Tricolor Pelargonium Gem 

 of Tricolors. 



FRUIT, 



Of collections of fruit only two are shown ; the one comes from 

 Mr. Lynn, gardener to Lord Boston, Hedsor, the other from Mr. 

 A. Johnson, gardener to the Marquis of Ailesbury, Savernake Forest. 

 Both are remarkably good. That from Mr. Lynn, to which the first 

 prize was awarded, consisted of large bunches of Black Hamburgh 

 -Grapes, General de la Marmora, a Queen Pine, Victory of Bath 

 Melon, splendid Grosse Mignonue Peaches, Elruge Nectarines finely 

 <;oloured, Bigarreau Napoleon Cherries, and Sir Joaeph Paxton Straw- 

 berry, very large and tine- Mr. Johnson sends two good Pines, excel- 

 lent Black and White Grapes, good Peaches, Nectarines, Strawberries, 

 Cherries, and a Melon. Collections of six dishes of out-door fruit 

 come from Mr. Lynn, Hedsor, Mr. Bones, gardener to D. Mcintosh, 

 Esq., Havering Park, Mr, Kemp, and Mr. Pizzey, and consist of Red, 

 White, and Black Currants, Raspberries, Gooseberries, Strawberries, 

 Cherries, and Winter Greening Apples. 



Grapes are very numerously shown, and for the most part very good. 

 The best 12-lb. basket of Black Grapes comes from Mr. Berry, gar- 

 dener to J. Da Silva, Esq., Burntwood House, Wandsworth Common ; 

 the berries beautifully coloured, and, though not large, very even in 

 size. Mr. A. Johnson is aecond, and Mr. G. Osborne, Kaye's Nur- 

 sery, Finchley, third, both with fine berries as regards size, colour, 

 and bloom. Mr. Sage, gardener to Earl Brownlow, Atherstone, and 

 Mr. Wallia, gardener to J. Dixon, Esq., Astle Park, also send fine 

 baskets. 



The best basket of White Grapes is Muscat of Alexandria well 

 ripened, from Mr. Feist, gardener to R. Ashby, Esq., Staines. The 

 second best, not so fully ripened, comes from ftlr. Osborne ; and third, 

 is Mr. Davies, Frieru Barnet. 



In single dishes of Black Hamburgh, Mr. Douglas, gardener to 

 F. Whitbourn, Esq., Losford Hall, takes the lead with good-sized, 

 finely- coloured bunches. The second-prize dish, from Mr. Walker, 

 gardener to H. J. Atkinson, Esq., Acton, consists of good, compact 

 bunches, well coloured ; Mr. Lane, gardener to J. Miles, Esq., Friern 

 Barnet, is third, with large, fine bunches, but not well coloured. 

 Large bunches come also from Mr. Reid, Possingworth, and Messrs. 

 Wright, Lee. 



In Black Grapes of any other kind, Madresfield Court, black as 

 night, from Messrs. Standish, of Aacot, is first ; the same firm also 

 sends Royal Ascot. Mr. Hicks, gardener to C. Scholfield, Esq., is 

 second with Black Prince, moderately good. Third comes from Mr. 

 Barham, gardener to Lord Ormanthwaite, Warfield Park, with good 

 bunches of Black Muscat of Alexandria. 



In Muscats Mr, Ritchie, gardener to R. H. Prance, Esq., Frognal, 

 Hampstead, is first with large-berried symmetrical bunches of Bowood 



Muscat; Mr. Barham is second with Muscat of Alexandria, fine 

 bunches, tolerably ripe ; and Mr. Kemp, gardener to the Duke of 

 Northumberland, Albury Park, third with good, compact, but not 

 large bunches. Very large bunches of the same kind, but not suffi- 

 ciently ripe, come from Mr. A. Wright, gardener to C. H, Roberts, 

 Esq., Regent's Park, and Mr. Davies, Friern Barnet, the three weigh- 

 ing 13 lbs., and Mr. Walker, Acton. 



Of other white kinds, Buckland Sweetwater, finely ripened, from 

 Mr. Cole, gardener to E. S. Budgett, Esq., Ealing Park, is first ; Ascot 

 Citronelle, a delicioasly-flavoured long-hanging Grape, from Messrs. 

 Standish & Co., of Ascot, being second. This, though not large in 

 berry, is one of the most delicious Grapes we have tasted. Third 

 comes Mr. Pizzey, gardener to Sir E. Perry, Fulmer, Slough, with 

 White Muscadine. 



Of Pines there are twenty-one shown. The best Queen is one of 

 6 lbs., from Mr. Jaques, gardener to J. C. P. Cunliffe, Esq., Hooley 

 House, Croydon, small -crowned and well-swelled. Second is Mr. 

 Akehurst, gardener to J. Copestake, Esq., Highgate, with" a fruit 

 having by far too large a crown ; third, Mr. J. Deaville, gardener to 

 Lady Edwards, Wooton Hall, Ashbourne. Messrs. Godfrey, Wheeler, 

 and Cole also send good fruit. For any other variety Mr. Bertram, 

 gardener to R. T. Crawshay, Esq., is first with a Providence not fully 

 ripe of 9i lbs. ; second comes Mr. Ward, gardener to T. N. Miller, 

 Esq., Bishop Stortford, with a tine Smooth Cayenne of 7 lbs. ; the 

 same kind from Mr, Rochford, market gardener, Page Green, Totten- 

 ham, is third. 



Of Melons there is a fair show. The green-fleahed kinds principally 

 shown are Queen Emma, Golden Gem, and Bailey's, but there are 

 several hybrids; as usual. Gem is the chief scarlet-fleahed kind. 



Of Peaches, splendid dishes of Royal George and Violetto Hiitive 

 come from Mr. W. Birse, gardener to J. F. Lermitte, Esq., Finchley; 

 of Barringtou and Grosse Mignonue from Mr. Reid, gardener to 

 L. Huth, Esq., Possingworth ; of Royal George and Violette H;itive 

 from Mr. Bones; of Grosse Mignonue and Violette Hative from Mr. 

 Lynn, gardener to Lord Boston, Maidenhead ; and these kinds, as 

 well as Noblesse, are well shown by other exhibitors. 



Nectarines- comprise fine specimens of Violette Hative, Balgowan, 

 Elruge, Hunt's Tawny, and Newington from Messrs. Davey, Birse 

 and Kemp. 



Of Cherries, Messrs. Cole, Walker, and Godbold sent fine dishes of, 

 Bigarreau Napoleon, Black Tartarian, and Mr. Smith the Elton. 



In Strawberries, four dishes, Mr. Douglas, gardener to F. Whit- 

 bourn, Esq., has remarkably fine fruit of the Frogmore Late Pine, 

 Lucas, Admiral Dundaa, and British Queen. Mr. Clarke, gardener 

 to J. C. Browne, Esq., Horsham, has Empress Eugenie, very fine. 

 Large fruit of President, Lucas, and Sir C. Napier come from Mr. 

 Smith, gardener to the Earl of Gainsborough, Exton Park ; and of 

 Frogmore Late Pine, Sir C. Napier, and British Queen, from Mr. 

 Pizzey. 



Mr. Harvey, gardener to P. Wroughton, Esq., Worsley Park, Want- 

 age, sends four good Pines, grown on the Hamiltonian system, being 

 the third crop in two years and seven months. Mr. Akehurst, gar- 

 dener to S. Copestake, Esq., haa three good, ripe-frnited Pines in 

 pots ; and of Vines in pots. Mr. Wisker, gardener to J. A. Rose, Esq., 

 Wandsworth Common, has two plants with well-ripened bunches. 

 Messrs. Lane have also good examples, though the bunches are not 

 so well coloured ; and from Mr. Cole, gardener to E. Budgett, Esq., 

 Ealing Park, come two fine Vines trained with S-feet stems, and form- 

 ing a circular table-head, from each of which are suspended eight 

 good bunches. These were grown in 12-inch pots and afterwards 

 repotted. 



Of other fruit, Mr. Osman, gardener to F. R. Holland, Esq., Stan- 

 more, has very fine Brown Turkey Figs ; Mr. Harvey, Wooley Park, 

 Wantage, two fruit of Stephanotis floribunda; Mr. Osman has also 

 excellent French Crab Apples ; and Mr. Deaville sends Bedfordshire 

 Seedling, plump, and in fine preservation. 



BALSAM CULTUEE. 



As it is necessary to make two or three sowings for sake of 

 succession, we think it useless to fix any date ; the seeds may 

 be sown in almost any soil (if it be o! a light nature), and 

 plunged in a mild hotbed. In a few days the young seedlings 

 will appear. Great care must be taken to have them near the 

 glass. As soon as they are fit to be handled, select a number 

 of deep thumb pots, and a quantity of soil consisting of leaf 

 mould and loam — the same temperature as that from which 

 they were taken. They should be potted as deeply as possible, 

 not to cover the leaves. Now is the moat critical period of 

 their growth. The best plan will be to have a small hotbed 

 prepared for them ; there is then no difficulty in treating them 

 as they should be. Little shading is necessary— the less the 

 better^ as they are so inclined to run upwards. As before re- 

 marked, they cannot be too near the glass, if they do not come 

 in actual contact with it. A little air is necessary on all 

 occasions, as it tends to stubby and substantial growth. By 

 the next shift the grower will see if he is to have nice plants ; 

 as soon as the bottom shoots are got hold of, there is no diffi- 



