June 29, 1871. ] 



JOURNAL OP HOETICULTUEB AND COTTAGE GAEDENEE. 



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onr Conncil — [hear, hear] — I am snre the Show must prove a success ; 

 and, therefore, Mr. Mayor, ladies and gentlemen, I feel great satia- 

 iaction in the name of His Grace the Dnke of Bnccleuch, the Presi- 

 •dent, and in the name of the Royal Hortienltnral Society, in declaring 

 4hat the Exhibition is now open. 



And now of the Show thus opened under the most favourable 

 auspices, and on one of the finest days we have hitherto had 

 this cold summer. It is mainly held, at least the floral portion, 

 in one vast tent covering more than half an acre of ground, 

 and that ground has been admirably thrown into heights and 

 hollows and gentle undulaiions by Mr. Gibson, of Hyde Park, 

 much in the same style as that which he so successfully adopted 

 at the International Hoiticaltural Exhibition of 1866, and in 

 this instance greatly favoured by the natural unevenness of 

 the site. The plants are placed on turf-banks, which are 

 vastly superior to the stiff formal stages, hidden in whatever 

 manner they may be ; and though the turf is not of the greenest, 

 that has arisen from the sandy nature of the site and the grass 

 being covered with canvas before the late rains. It is impos- 

 flible to foresee the weather, but whatever the weather may be, 

 of one thing we are satisfied — let it rain all the week as it 

 poured yesterday morning, in half an hour after the rain has 

 ceased the ground will be fit to walk upon. The fruit, and the 

 cut flowers, and table decoration?, are in two long tents at the 

 higher part of the Park. A few words more before we plunge 

 into details — the Nottingham people have made very liberal 

 contributions in aid, the railways have been liberal, and we 

 2iave not a fault to find with the arrangements. Some things 

 might have been improved upon, but no one who has not to 

 do with such affairs to which people come from north, south, 

 ^ast, and west, can have any idea of the difficulty of getting 

 people *' up to time." Great allowances must be made on 

 such occasions, but on this few are required. 



Sto\'e and Greenhouse Plants are shown in considerable num- 

 4)er3, and, on the whole, are excellent for this period of the season. 

 Hn Class 1, for twenty in 12-inch pots, Mrs. Cole & Sons, TYithington, 

 send a group, in which are excellent specimens of Aphelesis macran- 

 tha purpurea, A. humilis rosea, Hedaroma Hookeri, Isora amboynen- 

 sis, Dracophyllum gracile, four Heaths well grown and well bloomed, 

 three others not bo good, three Azaleas, and a vei'y good specimen of 

 Eoella ciliata. Messrs. Jackson & Son, Kingston, have an excellent 

 Pimelea mirabilis, Erica Massoni major, very good, E. mutabUis in 

 fine bloom, hut somewhat passed ; Erica Cavendishii, good ; Aphe- 

 lexia macrantha purpurea, Erica tricolor speciosa and impressa, both 

 ■of which, as well as a very good specimen of Anthnrium Scherzeri- 

 anum, were passed ; Hedaroma Hookeri, Pthynchospermum jasmi- 

 cuoides, a large Erica Shannoni, and Dipladenia amabilis in good con- 

 ■dition ; but the collection is marred by two poor, dingy, white Azaleas, 

 and a ragged-looking Ixora crocata. Messrs. Jackson took the first 

 ftrize, Mrs. Cole & Sons the second. 



In the next class Mr. Baines, gardener to H. Micholls, Esq., Sonth- 

 ^ate, has a magnificent group, by far the finest of any exhibited. Not 

 a plant but is in its best "form," the whole the perfection of fresh- 

 ness and models of colture. They consist of Dracophyllum gracile, 

 3J feet in diameter ; Hedaroma tulipiferum, a grand specimen ; Dipla- 

 denia amabilis, splendid, and beautifully fresh ; a large Cavendish 

 Heath ; Azalea Ardens, a mass of bloom and in marvellous condition ; 

 Phsenocoma prolifera Barnesii, an Erica lemula 3 feet in diameter, 

 Sxora coccinea, a mass of large and splendid heads of flowers ; and 

 Dipladenia splendens, very delicato in colour, blush tinged with pink 

 at the edges, deepening in the throat. Mrs. E. Cole & Sons are second 

 with Ixora salicifolia with splendid heads, AUamanda nobilis very 

 -fine, Dipladenia amabilis, excellent, AUamanda grandiflora. Erica 

 Massoni major, E. venoaa, Aphelesis macrantha purpurea, and two 

 Azaleas. The third prize went to Messrs. Yates, Manchester. 



In Class 3, for six, Mr. J. Bolton, gardener to W. Worswick, Esq., 

 Birstall Hall, Leicester, has an excellent Rhynchospermum jasmi- 

 tnoides, Clerodendron fallax, remarkably fine ; a good Allamauda 

 Hendersoni, and Imantophyllum miniatum. Mr. Stevenson, Lark 

 Hill, Timperley, has Ixora coccinea with numerous fine heads of 

 Sowers; Azalea Apollo, excellent ; Dipladenia amabilis, very fine; a 

 good Anthurium Scherzerianum, and a large Clerodendron Balfourii, 

 but scarcely showing any of the crimson corolla, but this will soon be 

 Tery fine. In a collection from Mr. Mitchell, gardener to T. Cross, 

 lEsq., Euddingtou Hall, Rhynchospermum jasminoides, a standard 

 ared Azalea, and Stephanotis floribnnda are very good. The first of the 

 local prizes for nine goes to Mr. Stevenson for a group in which 

 4here is a very fine Dipladenia amabilis, Ixora alba, 3i feet across, 

 and about the dame in height, a gi-and mass of white heads of 

 flower; Azalea Brilliant, excellent; Aphelexis macrantha purpurea, 

 a large and fine specimen; Anthurium Scherzerianum with sixteen 

 apathes ; Dipladenia acuminata in fine bloom, and a very good specimen 

 of Bougainvillea glabra. The second prize went to Mr. Bolton, gar- 

 dener to W. Worswick, Esq., Biratall Hall, for a collection containing 

 the finest Clerodendron fallax we have seen for some time, and ex- 

 cellent plants of Erythrina crista-galli, Cassia corymbosa, Vinca 



oculata, AUamanda Schottii, Azalea Coronata, and a splendid plant of 

 Lilium lancifolium roseum. 



Single specimens of stove plants in flower, for which prizes aro offered 

 by G. E. Paget, Esq., Sutton Bonnington, come from Mr. Baines, who 

 has a splendid plant of Ixora javanica, quite 4 feet high, and nearly 



3 feet in diameter; from Mr. W. Poachey, gardener to H. E. Hole, 

 Esq., Quorndon Lodge, Loughborough, who has Bougainvillea glabra, 

 a fine mass of rosy bracts ; from Mr. Stevenson, Lark Hill, Timperley, 

 Dipladenia amabUis, with flowers very large and deep-coloured ; from 

 Mr. Woodfield, gardener to F. J. S. Foljambe, Esq., Osberton Hall, 

 Stephanotis floribunda ; and from Mr. G.Daniells, gardener to A. M. 

 Mundy, Esq., Shipley Hall, Derby, a good Clerodendron Balfourii. 

 Mr. Baines is first, Mr. Peachey second, Mr. Stevenson third, and Mr. 

 Woodfield fourth, and an extra is given to Mr. Daniells. The finest 

 single specimen greenhouse plant is Hedaroma tulipiferum, between 



4 and 5 feet in diameter, perfectly trained, and the flowers lovely in 

 colour; this comes from Mr. Baiues. Mr. Smith, Nottingham, is 

 third with a very fine Hydrangea; an Erythrina from Mr. Bolton is 

 second. The best specimen of Anthurium Scherzerianum, for which 

 special prizes were offered by Charles Paget, Esq., Ruddington Grange, 

 is from Mr. Baines, and has twelve magnificent spathes, more coming, 

 and is besides in fruit. Mr. Williams sent a plant with sixteen spathes, 

 but of less size, and there is another with no name-card attached, with 

 six fine spathes, and two others which would have been better away. 



FiNE-FOLiAGED PLANTS. — Of these there is a very large and also 

 very excellent display, in which there are many noble specimens in 

 perfect condition. Mr. Baines is first with a splendid Croton pictum, 

 Cordjline indivisa, very perfect ; Dasylirion acrotrichum, Phcenico- 

 phorium secbellarum, and Verschaffeltia splendida, both magnificent 

 specimens ; Alocasia metallica, one of the finest we have seen, and 

 two fine Crotons. Mr. Cruickshauk, gardener to Lord Belper, King- 

 ston Hall, is second for noble plants of Phcenicophorium sechellarum, 

 Alocasia gigantea, Croton angustifolium, Chamasrops gracilis, a fine 

 Alsophila excelsa, Cibotium regale, Alocasia metallica, and Theo- 

 phrasta imperialis, all in the most perfect health. The Alocasia is 

 one of the best specimens we have seen. Third comes Mr. Woodfield 

 with a very fine specimen of Sauchesia nobilis variegata, Sauseviera 

 zeylanica, also fine and grand specimens, and an Anthurium regale in 

 splendid condition. An extra prize goes to Mr. Thompson, gardener 

 to T. Charlesworth, Esq., also to Mr. Bolton. In the nurserymen's 

 class for nine Mr. Williams is first, showing a very fine Theophrasta, 

 a grand Cycas revoluta, Dasylirion plumosum, Encephalartos latifrons, 

 and a very fine Pandanus elegantissimus. Mr. E. P. Dixon, Beverley, 

 is second with very fine plants of Gleichenia Mendeli, the variegated 

 New Zealand Flax, Dasylirion glaucum, Croton angustifolium, Cyathea 

 dealbata, and Theophrasta imperialis. Messrs. Bell &5 Thorpe are 

 third with large and excellent plants of Bonapartea filamentosa, 

 Musa vittata, Pandanus ornatus, and very f;ood plants of Cordyline 

 indivisa, Alocasia metallica, and others. Mr. Stevenson is fourth. 

 Mr. Turner, Lenton, also sends a good collection. 



The prize for the best specimen ornamental-foliaged plant went to 

 Mr. Baines for a very fine specimen of Sarracenia flava upwards of 

 3 feet in diameter, with pitchers between between '2 and 3 feet high. 

 The second is taken by Mr. Stevenson with a noble Alocasia. Third, 

 is Mr. Woodfield with a largo Anthurium magnificum. Fourth, comes 

 Mr. Bolton with a Latania borbonica. A remarkably fine plant of 

 CissuB discolor from Mr. Daniells received an extra prize. 



Of specimen Crotons the best is Croton augustifolium, 5 feet high 

 from the ground. This comes from Mr. Baines, is beautifully fur- 

 nished with leaves, and finely coloured. Second comes Mr. Stevenson 

 with G. variegatum ; and third, Mr. Bolton with a very good C. an- 

 gustifolium. An extra imze was awarded to Mr. Woodfield, gardener 

 to F, J. Foljambe, Esq., for a large and very good C. longifoUum. 



Caladiums. — The best sis come from H. Farmer, Esq., Lenton, and 

 are good plants of Belleymei, Bicolor majus, Wightii, Cannaertii, 

 Houletii, and Mirabile. The first of the special prizes offered by 

 H. Clifton, Esq., goes to Messrs. Bell & Thorpe, of Strat£ord-on- 

 Avou, for plants which though small are beautifully coloured. 



Dracaenas. — Mr. Williams is first with a fine plant of Dracaena 

 lineata, D. umbraculifera, Cordyline indivisa, and Draca3na regina. 

 Messrs. Bell Sz Thorpe, Stratford-on-Avon, are second with D. albi- 

 cans, excelsa, Veitchii, and Guilfoylei. The third prize went to Mr. 

 Lamb, Colston Bassett, for D. ferrea variegata in fine colour, Chel- 

 soni and Guilfoylei and albicans, neither so good as those from Messrs. 

 Bell & Thorpe. 



Palms. — Of these Mr. Williams has six extremely noble examples, 

 comprising Sabal Blackburniana, Phcenix sylvestris, Thrinax elegans, 

 Latania borbonica, Areca latescens, and ChamiErops humilifl. 

 Messrs. Bell & Thorpe are second with very good specimens of Cha- 

 mferopa excelsa, Thrinax elegans, and Pritchardia Martii. Messrs. 

 Yates are third, and Mr. W. E. Dixon fourth. Mr. Linden, of 

 Brussels, sends the Palms he exhibited the previous week at Ken- 

 sington. 



Pitcher-plants. — The best three Pitcher-plants come from Mr 

 Baines, who has Sarracenia flava, variolaris, and a variety of the 

 first-named. Mr. Baines also sends a remarkable plant of Sarracenia 

 purpurea, forming a mass of pitchers more than 3 feet in diameter. 



Mixed groups arranged for effect are not remarkable either 

 for the size or beauty of the plants. Messrs. RoUisson, of Tooting, 

 have the first prize for a neatly arranged group, in which Ixora coc- 



