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JOUENAIi OF HOBTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENEB. 



[ June 22, 1871. 



have appeared duiitig the pa^t spiino', and it remains to be 

 proved whether cones which appear in spring equal in fertility 

 those which show in the autumn. I have always preferred 

 to see cones in the autumn months, such cones being more 

 likely to produce perfect seeds in the autumn following. The 

 others I have generally found unsatisfactory. List spring 

 having been dry and vtry favourable to the dispersion of pollen, 

 I hope to have a harvest of fertile cones ; and should your 

 readers feel interested in the subject, I may at a future period 

 make known the result. — E. Begbie, Bicton Gardens. 

 [Many will like to know the result. — Eds.] 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



JuNTE 2 1st. 



Coming just before the great conntry show at Nottingham, coming 

 also just after a series of great shows, it could hardly be expected that 

 this would have proved a very attractive Exhibition. The subjects 

 invited were few, the amount offered in prizes was certainly small, and 

 it might have been, expected that the Exhibition would likewise have 

 been small. Not so, however, for there was for a minor Show a 

 rather large array of subjects, though in none of the classes was the 

 competition very strong. 



Classes 1 and 2 were for six Zonal Pelargoniums, the former being 

 for amateurs, the latter for nurserymen. Amongst amateurs, Mr. J. 

 Catlin, gardener to Mrs. Lermitte, East End, Finchley, was first with j 

 plants from 3^ to 4 feet in diameter, trained on circular wire trellises. ( 

 The plants were in excellent bloom, and consisted of The Bride, blush ! 

 white ; The Clipper, OUver, and Lord Derby, various shades of 

 scarlet; Kose Kendatler, pink; and Monsieur Rendatler, salmon. ! 

 Mr. Filce, gardener to J. Statter, Esq., Clapham Park, was second 

 with smaller plants, of which Excellent, Highgate Kival, and Chief- 

 tain were well grown and bloomed, and, not being much tied out, pre- 

 sented a better appearance than plants less naturally trained. Mr. 

 Weston, gardener to D. Martineau, Esq , Clapham Park, was third. 

 Mr. Wheeler, gardener to Sir F. Goldsmid, Bart., M.P., also exhibited. 

 In the nurserymen's class there was no exhibitor. lu that for sis 

 double-flowered Pelargoniums, Messrs. Carter took the first prize with 

 exceedingly well-grown plants in splendid bloom. The varieties were 

 Wilhelm Pfitzer, Victor Lemoine, and Ville de Nancy, scarlet ; Marie 

 Lemoine, Madame Endolf Abel, and Madame Michel Buchner, rose. 



In the amateurs' Class -i, for six Variegated Zonal Pelargoniums, 

 Mr. Goddard, gardener to H. Little, Esq., Cambridge Villa, Twick- 

 enham, took the place of honour with excellent compactly-grown ex- 

 amples of Lady Cullum, Lucy Grieve, and Sophia Cusack, Golden 

 Tricolors; Charming Bride, Imperatrice Eugenie, and Italia Unita, 

 Silver Tricolors. The second and third prizes went respectively to 

 Mr. Welsh, gardener to D. Kutter, Esq., HUlingdon, and Mr. R. 

 Goodwin, gardener to Mr. Bird, Drayton Green, Ealing. In the nur- 

 serymen's class Messrs. F. & A. Smith, of Dulwich, were first with 

 beautifully -grown plants of Prince of Wales, Lady Cullum, Rev. 

 Joshua Dix, Sir R. Napier, Sophia Cusack, and Miss Burdett Coutts. 

 Second came Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son, of St. John's Wood, 

 with fine plants of Lass o' Gowrie, Peter Grieve, Mrs. Grieve, and 

 Charming Biide. Mr. Stevens, Ealing, was third with large well- 

 furnished plants. Mr. T. Petridge, nurseryman, Uxtridge, sent half 

 a dozen plants trained to single stems, 15 inches high, and forming 

 flat heads 18 inches to 2 f jet in diameter. These, when better furaished 

 with leaves, would be effective if placed well below the eye ; at present 

 they cannot be said to. be so. Mr. Townsend, gardener to J. C. 

 Mappin, Esq., Clapham Park, sent half _a dozen Gold and Bronze 

 varieties. 



In Fuchsias, Mr. James, gardener to W. F. Watson, Esq., Isleworth, 

 took the lead with plants between 3 and 4 feet high, and in good bloom, 

 but with a great preponderance of light kinds. Starlight, with white 

 sepals, and Mrs. Ballautine, with a double white corolla, were two of 

 the best. Mr. Weston, who took the second prize, had very well- 

 bloomed plants, about -ii fot^t high, of Enoch Arden and Conspicua. 

 Mr. Townsend was third. The only exhibition in the nurserymen's 

 class came from Messrs. Wright, Turner Road, Lee, and consisted of 

 plants about 3 feet high, and blooming very freely. The best twelve 

 inS-inch pots came from Mr. James ; the plants, from 2 to 3 feet high, 

 were in excellent bloom, more especially Starlight, Daniel Lambert, 

 Avalanche, Gipsy Girl, and Killiecraukie. Mr. Weston was second. 

 On the whole, the Fuchsias were not equal to those we have seen in 

 previous years. 



Of Palms Mr. Williams, of HoUoway, sent noble specimens of 

 Latania borbonica, Chamserops Fortuni, Phcenis sylvestris, Sabal 

 Blacliburniana, Areca lutescens, Chamterops humilis, Thrinax elegans, 

 and Jubiea spectabilis. Mr. Williams had the first prize, and the 

 second went to Mr. Burley, Hereford Road, Bayswator, who had also 

 some very fine specimens of Cham^rops, Corypha australid, Livistonia, 

 &c. From Mr. Bull, who was third, came Areca Baueri ; Euterpe 

 edulis, a vei7 graceful Palm ; Latania rubra, conspicuous by its red 

 leafstalks and red-ed.i:;ed and ribbed leaves ; Areca lutescens ; Ptycho- 

 sperma regale, ttc. An equal first pi-ize was given to Mr. J. Linden, of 

 Brussels, whose exhibition arrived lute, but was of especial merit both 

 for the choice character and the beaufy of his specimens. Among 



them were noble Pha?nicophorinms, viridifolium being of a dark green, 

 Calamus lanatus with white downy stems, Cocos elegauLissima with 

 pale green foliage and singularly elegant, Dcemonorops cinnamomea, 

 Corypha nivea, and Welfia regia. In the amateurs' class Mr. G. 

 Wheeler had a first prize. 



For baskets of plants auanged for effect, and not exceeding 3 feet 

 in diameter, Miss Williams, Upper Holloway, was first with a Dracaena 

 in the centre surrounded by Palm>!, Ferns, Marantas, itc, and edged 

 with Isolepis, Ferns, &c. The second prize went to Mr. G. Wheeler, 

 gardener to Sir F. Goldsmid, Bart., M.P. Mr. Macintosh, Hammer- 

 smith, also sent a basket. 



In the miscellaneous class Mr. Denning exhibited a fine group of 

 Orchids, taking the first prize. Among these were several beautiful 

 kinds of Cattleya, Aerides, Saccolabiums, Vanda tricolor and Bate- 

 manni, the latter a very fine plant ; Cypripedium Veitchii with three 

 large flowers; Dendrobium Bensoniae, snow white, orange at the base 

 of the lip, with two dark crimson blotches ; this had three fine spikes, 

 and had a magnificent appearance ; Thunia Bensonife ; Epidendrum 

 vitellinum majus, very fine ; its kindred in colour, Lielia cinuaharina ; 

 the new Cypripedium niveum ; Lycaste Deppei ; a fine mass of Den- 

 drobium Parishii ; Barkeria spectabilis, and Dendrochilum filiforme, 

 the last two also vei-y fine. "The second prize was awarded to Mr. 

 Bull also for a group of Orchids, among which were good specimens 

 of Aerides Lobbi and odoratum, Cypripedium barbatum, Lselia pur- 

 purata, Vanda tricolor, and Thunia Bensonias. These were backed 

 with a verv graceful Encephalartos villosus and several Palms. The 

 third prize went to Mr. Williams for a remarkably fine collection of 

 Palms, Yuccas, Cycads, Ferns, and other fiue-foliaged plants. Among 

 them Todea superba was extremely fine. So, too, was Hymenophyl- 

 lum demissum ; and Authurium Scherzerianum, though a little passed, 

 was still a splendid specimen. 



Messrs. Lee, of Hammersmith, sent a large group of fine-foliaged 

 and flowering plants, including several fine Palms. From Mr. Mac- 

 intosh, Hammersmith, came a nice collection of Antirrhinums. 



Mr. William Paul, Waltham Cross, sent his splendid new Zonal 

 Pelargoniums — viz., Diana, Sir John Moore, lanthe, lago, Welling- 

 ton, and Haidee. Some of these were perfectly dazzling. Mr. W. 

 Paul also exhibited a basket of Waltham Bride, white-variegated, with 

 pure white flowers. Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son contributed a 

 numerous collection of Tricolor Pelargoniums, also one of bedding 

 Petunias, and a basket of Pelargonium elegantissimum, a small varie- 

 gated kind of the Oak-leaved race. Messrs. Carter & Co., of High 

 Holborn, sent a basket of the pretty feather-like Trichinium Manglesii, 

 and Messrs. Dick Radclvffe & Co. a neatly-filled Fern case. 



Frutt CojnnTTEE. — G. F. Wilson, Esq., F.R.S., in the chair. 

 Messrs. Barr & Sugden sent a collection of eleven varieties of Lettuce, 

 which the Committee resolved into five varieties — Covent Garden, 

 Long Stander, William Robinson, Early Yellow, and White Dutch, 

 the latter being the old White Cabbaj^e, were the same. The Swede's 

 Head and Red-edged Victoria were the same. The Cloche, Tom 

 Thumb, and Stone Tenuisball were all the old Tennisball. All the 

 Year Round was a darker green, but otherwise similar to White Cab- 

 bage, and White Tennisball was smaller and firmer than White Dutch. 

 Mr. James Plumbridge, gardener to Heniy Yallance, Esq., Famham 

 Royal, Bucks, sent a basket of Sir Joseph Paxton Strawberry, remark- 

 able for size and beauty. They were grown in the open ground with- 

 out glass from first year's plants planted in November, 1S70. They w^re 

 unanimously awarded a special certificate. Mr. J. Douglas, gardener 

 to F. N. Whitbourn, Esq., Loxford Hall, Essex, sent a dish of Pre- 

 sident Wilder Strawberry, a large, handsome, bright scarlet variety, 

 with a high aroma of the Hauthois. It was awarded a special certifi- 

 cate. Mr. J. Douglas also sent a seedling hybrid Melon, which was 

 not sufliciently ripe. Mr. Tillery, of Welbeck, sent dishes of large 

 and handsome fruit of Dr. Hogg and Lucas Strawberries. 



Floral CoMiHTTEE. — Mr. J. Eraser in the chair. There was on 

 this occasion but a small number of novelties as compared with meet- 

 ings earlier in the season. Mr. C. Turner, of Slough, had a first-class 

 certificate for seedling Pink Godfrey, a pretty purple-laced variety ; 

 Mr. Turner also exhibited several other seedlings, of which Alice had a 

 very chaste appearance. Mr. Nye, gardener to E. Foster, Esq., Clewer 

 Manor, sent several new Show Pelargoniums. Pompey, with dark maroon 

 top petals edged with deep rose, white throat, and orange scarlet and 

 crimson lower petals, had a first-class certificate ; as also Prelate, 

 dark top, edged with rose, white throat, lower petals crimson, vein d 

 with dark crimson. From the same exhibitor came also Ccesar, Ros* 

 crucian, and Achievement. Mr. George, gardener to Miss Nicho'- 

 son, Putney Heath, sent several seedling Zonal Pelargoniums; and 

 Mr. Petridge, nurseryman, Uxhridge, Blushing Bride, white-varie- 

 gated, with blush white flowers, of vigorous good habit of growth ; this 

 received a second-class certificate. The same exhibitor also sent a 

 collection of cut Antirrhinums and Golden Tricolor Pelargoniums, of 

 which Salamander and Brilliant were good and bright-coloured. Mr. 

 Knight, florist, Hailsham, exhibited climbing Rose Princess Louise 

 Victoria, rose, edged with blush, said to be of robust growth and to 

 flower in long succession. The flowers were not large, hut evidently 

 freely produced. Messrs. F. &: A. Smith sent a number of new 

 Tricolor Pelargoniums, and Mr. Eckford, gardener to the Earl of 

 Radnor, Coleshill, Silver Tricolor Countess of Radnor. Some of 

 these would have taktn awards in former seasons, but it is diflicult to 



