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jotjenal of hoetictjltdee and cottage gabdeneb. 



t Angnst 3, ISa. 



by the following case. A man, ten minntea after eating a eon- 

 Biderable number of the Agaricus eampanulatns by mistake for 

 the Agaricus campestris, was suddenly attacked with dimness 

 of vision, giddiness, debility, trembling, and loss of recollection. 

 In a short time he recovered so far as to be able to go in search 

 of assistance, but he had hardly walked 230 yards when his 

 memory again failed him and he lost his way. His counte- 

 nance expressed anxiety; he reeled about, and could hardly 

 articulate. The pulse was slow and feeble. He soon became so 

 drowsy that he could be kept awake only by constant dragging. 

 Vomiting was then produced by means of the sulphate of zinc ; 

 the drowsiness gradually went ofi, and the next day he com- 

 plained merely of languor and weakness. It appears from 

 other cases that the symptoms are sometimes those of irritant, 

 at others of narcotic poisoning ; in most instances the two 

 classes of symptoms are combined. — E. H. iMabeioit, Fernhurst 

 Vicarage. 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



August 2xd. 



PET.AKGOyiuais of the various sections known as Tricolors, Gold and 

 .Bronze, and Golden Selfs, constituted the principal, almost the ex- 

 clnsive, feature of the Show. Its extent was accordingly somewhat 

 limited, for the rage for some of these, especially the Tricolors, 

 appears to be dying out. The Show was held in a tent in the croquet 

 ground, and only wanted the introduction of a few more plants to give 

 diversity. The Koyal Horticultural Society cannot he said to be 

 unfortunate in the weather this year, for the day was one of the 

 warmest we have had this season, and the attendance proportionably 

 good. 



Prizes were offered by W. Morris, Esq., Vice-Cbairman of the Floral 

 Committee, for the best group of Golden Variegated Zonal or Tricolor 

 Pelargoniums, consisting of not more than six seedling plants. Messrs. 

 Downie, Laii-d, & Laing were first with Stanstead Eclipse, a splendid 

 bright-zoned kind as regard's the young leaves, the old broadly banded 

 with brownish black ; ^onis, also finely coloured, with a well-mai-ked 

 golden edging ; Decision, broadly edged with yellow ; Flora McXab, 

 large leaves, bright' crimson zone, vandjked with dark crimson ; 

 Blythe HiU, and Brightness. Second came Mr. Tnmer with Salt 

 Hill Eival ; Lightning with a beautiful bright-coloured zone ; Beauty : 

 Peacock, dark crimson washed with rose and bright crimson : Eainbow, 

 vigorous and bright, and F. Stainton. Messrs. F. & A. Smith sent 

 Champion very fine in colour. Masterpiece, and others ; and Mr. 

 Mann, Brentwood, also exhibited. The prize, likewise offered by Mr. 

 Morris, for the best plant selected from the class just noticed, was 

 awarded to Adonis. 



Class 3 was for the lest collection of Yariegated kinds. Mr. Turner, 

 of Slough, was first with a numerous collection nicely grown and 

 set up. Conspicuous among them were Piincess of "Wales, Mrs. 

 Headley, Mr. Turner, Baroness Bnrdett Coutts, Miss Pond, Albion 

 Cliffs, white-variegated ; Miss Butter, May Queen, white-variegated ; 

 and Mdlle. Christine Nilsson. Messrs. E. G. Henderson were second 

 with a very good, evenly-gi-own collection ; and Mr. Pestridge, Green- 

 way Nursery, Uxbridge, third with good basketsful. An extra prize 

 was awarded to Messrs. F. & A. Smith, of Dulwich, for a fine col- 

 lection ; and Messrs. BeU &: Thorpe sent also a large well-grown set 

 of plants, including many handsome varieties of their own raising. 



For three plants of a Golden Tricolor variety Mr. Turner was first 

 with Miss Morris, extremely brilliant in colour ; Messrs. Carter &: Co. 

 were second with Prince of "Wales, with large foliage, broadly edged 

 with yellow, and of fine habit of growth ; whilst Macbeth, with a broad 

 rich dark chocolate and crimson zone, from Messrs. BeU & Thorpe, of 

 Stratford-on-Avon, was third. 



For the best Silver Tricolor Mr. Turner was again first with Mrs. 

 Bousby. From the same exhibitor came also Miss Pond and Lady 

 Brooke Bridges. 



In Gold and Bronze varieties Messrs. Downie, Laird, &: Laing had 

 the lead, taking the first prize with Marechal MacMabon. with mag- 

 nificent foliage, broadly banded %vith rich reddish chocolate. The 

 plants were everything that could be desired as respects fine growth 

 and colour. Kev. C. P. Peach and Eeine Victoria, lighter in colour of 

 zone, were also very fine. The second prize went to Mr. Eeeler, 

 Beckenham Nursery, for Conqueror, very good. Messrs. E. G, Hender- 

 son and Mr. Cannell, of Woolwich, also exhibited good plants. 



The best Golden-leaved self was Golden Circle from Messrs. E. G. 

 Henderson & Son ; the second best, Golden Gift, from Mr. Turner. 

 The best Silver-edged was Blushing Bride from Mr. Pestridge, Ux- 

 bridge, with, however, a dark zone. The second prize went to Mr. E. 

 Postans. Brentwood, for Miss KingsbuTy. There were, however, on]y 

 these two exhibitors in this class. 



The only two exbibitors of Ivy-leaved kinds were Mr. Turner, of 

 Slough, who was first with the splendid-coloured 'V\^illsii, and Mr. 

 Macintosh, of Hammersmith, who was second with three finely -grown 

 plants of the large-flowered Ivy-leaf shown at the last meeting. 



For the best Nosegay variety in bloom, Messrs. Bell & Thorpe were 

 first with Charles Dickens, rosy scarlet, with magnificent trusses of 

 bloom ; Mr. Cannell, of "Woolwich, being second with his lively rose- 

 coloured, free-flowering Master Christine. Messrs. Bell Sc Thorpe 



also sent seedling David Garrick, scarlet, with immense trusses ; and 

 Mr. Turner Sybil, bright orange scarlet, fine in colour. 



The first prize for the best Zonal in bloom was awarded to'Mr. 

 Mann, Brentwood, for Triumph, dark scarlet ; the second went to^Mr. 

 Turner for Madame Jules Elyse, salmon suffused with scarlet, the 

 flowers produced in large trusses. 



In Double-flowering Pelargoniums, Messrs. Bell & Thorpe were- 

 again successful with a fine plant of Miss Evelyn, bright rose. Second 

 came Messrs. J. Carter & Co. with C. Glym, bright orange scarlet; 

 and third came Messrs. Downie & Co. with Victor Lemoine in fine- 

 bloom, showing also a good plant of Marie Lemoine. 



The only group of six Clematis shown was from Messrs. Jaciman, 

 of Woking, who had in tubs plants from I to 5 feet high, and about 

 ■2\ feet in diameter. These well deserved the first prize that was 

 awarded them, being covered with flowers. The kinds were Eubella. 

 Magnifica, Alexandra, very free-flowering, Jackmanni, Prince of 

 Wales, and Mrs. Bateman. 



Among miscellaneous subjects, a fine group of LiUnm_ anratuns: 

 came from Mr. Turner, of Slough : and from Messrs. Downie, Laird, 

 and Laing a remarkably fine admirably-grown group of seedling Gold 

 and Bronze Pelargoniums, together "with basketsful of established 

 varieties, as Eeine "Victoria, Black Douglas, and Imperatrice Eugenie, 

 lifted from the open ground and showing how well they stand the 

 weather. Messrs. F. & A. Smith sent a fine group of Balsams, and 

 Mr. Mann one of Zonal Pelr rgoniums. From Messrs. BeU & Thorpe 

 came three baskets of Petunia Single Beauty, a free-flowering purple- 

 veined kind of exceUent habit for out-djDor gardening ; also a fine col- 

 lection of cut blooms of double and single-flowered Zonal Pelar- 

 goniums. Mr. Hooper, Widcombe HiU, Bath, contributed beautiful 

 stands of Pinks, Carnations, Picotees, and Pansies. Mr. Turner sent 

 fine stands of Carnations and Picotees ; and Mr. Norman, Plnnistead, 

 a stand of twelve new Picotees. From Messrs. Shenton, Bisdeswade, 

 came a stand of forcing Pink Flower of Eden, which received a first- 

 class certificate June Sth. Mr. Porter, gardener to Mrs. Benham^ 

 Sion Lodge, Isleworth, sent cut Eoses, Pentstemons, and Gladiolus- 

 From Mr. Cannell, came a magnificent stand of cut Zonal Pelar- 

 goniums, and a stand was also exhibited by Mr. Mann, whUe cut. 

 blooms of their fine varieties of Clematis were shown by Messrs. 

 Jackman & Son, of Woking. Several extra prizes were awarded. 



Feutt CrannTTEE.— G. F. WUson, Esq., F.E.S. in the chair- 

 Mr. GUbert, of Burghley Gardens, sent a selected Pea from Laxton's^ 

 Alpha, but the Committee decided that no opinion should be given on 

 Peas except when grown in the coUection at Chiswick. It was re- 

 ported that the trial of Peas and Potatoes would be made at Chiswict 

 next year. Mr. Frisby, Blankley HaU Gardens, Sleaford, sent th& 

 old Grotto Pea under the name of Coral Eock. Mr. Evershed, Mun- 

 sted Gardens, Godalming, sent three sorts of seedling Peas, caUed 

 Eversbed's West Suirey, Munsted Dwarf, and Glossy Marrow. Mr- 

 G. Taber, EivenhaU, Essex, sent an Improved Early Long-pod Bean, 

 which was considered the same as Mackie's Monarch. Mr. Evershed, 

 of Munsted Gardens, sent specimens of a fine stock of Paris "Whitfr 

 Cos Lettuce. He also sent fruit of a Vegetable Marrow obtained by 

 crossing the Custard with Moore's Vegetable Cream. It is a large^ 

 egg-sha°ped, cream-coloured fruit. Mr. D. PiccirUlo. of Wigmore 

 Street, sent four specimens of the Giant Early White TripoU Onion, 

 the aggregate weight of which was Hi lbs. He also exhibited four of 

 the Giant Eocca, weighing lOJ lbs. The New Queen Onion, exhibiteS 

 by the same gentleman, was evidently the same as Nocera. Messrs- 

 Veitch & Son sent Early Perfection Potato, a handsome Potato, which 

 it was recommended to try in the garden next year. Mr. B. Porter, 

 The Gardens, Isleworth "Lodge, sent Eintoul's Early White Doc 

 Potato, a very large hoUow-eyed variety. Messrs. Bell & Thorps, 

 Stratford-on-Avon, sent twelve sorts of Potatoes. Messrs. J. &_C. 

 Lee, of Hammersmith, sent Lee's Hammersmith Early Kidney Po- 

 tato, which was recommended to be tried in the coUection at the 

 Chiswick garden. 



Mr. Gustave Couvrenx, of Nogent, Haute Mame, sent specimens 

 of his secateurs of various sizes. Mi-. TiUery, of Welbeck, sent a 

 Melon called EastweU Seedling, a handsome-look-ing Melon, but the 

 flavour was gone. Mr. Meakes, gardener to R. Fowler, Esq.. Peter- 

 sham, Surrey, sent two fine fruit o! Ingi-am's Scarlet Gem Melon, a. 

 larsre, handsome, deep- orange-coloured Melon. beantituUy netted, bat 

 it -was not ripe. Mr. Fiisby, gardener to H. Chaplin, Esq., Blankney 

 HaU, Sleaford, sent fruit of Shipley's Apricot, but they were not suffi- 

 ciently ripe. Mr. WUham Knight, of the Floral Nursery, Hailsham, 

 sent a dish of a seedling Peach, raised by George Darby, Esq., of 

 Markly, Warbleton, Sussex, called Knight's Markly Admirable. It is 

 large and somewhat oval, with a large nipple on the apex. It was 

 crown in a cool house, and was now perfectly ripe. The flavour is 

 p -rticularly rich, and superior to other early Peaches. Mr. Laurence, 

 gardener to Bishop Snmner, Farnham Castle, sent fruit of Prunua 

 dasycarpa, or Black Apricot. Mr. Charles Tnmer, of SIongh._ sent 

 three bunches of Golden Champion Grapes of large size. Mr. Kivers, 

 of Sawbridgeworth, sent a valuable collection of ten varieties of 

 FUberts and Nuts. These were aU gi-afted on Corylns arborcscens, 

 and thereby induced to a habit of remarkable fertility. Corylns ar- 

 borcscens was received by Mr. Eivers from Booth, of Hamburg, many 

 years ago. It is now used as a stock for half-standards. It forms a 

 large tree, and is a prodigious bearer. The varieties were : — 1, Eed 



