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JOURNAL OP HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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.Messrs. Rollisson are second with a pretty collection, prominent in 

 which are fine plants of Chaniasrops erecta, Thrinax argontea, and 

 ■others. 



Cordylines and Diuc.enas. — Here Mr. Williams, oi Holloway, 

 takes the lead with very fine plants of Draeama atrosanguinea, D. liueata, 

 D. anstralis, not a large but a beautiful young specimen, and D. nm- 

 braculifera. Messrs. Bell & Thorpe are second with very small speci- 

 mens, and Mr. S. Daniels, gardener to the Eev. S. B. Keene, Swyn- 

 combe Park, third. 



Exotic Ferns. — Of these there is not so largo a show as on some 

 former occasions, but the waut is more than made np for by the qna- 

 lity of those shown. Mr. Williams, of Holloway, is first for nine with 

 large and fine examples, with fronds of the greatest freshness, consist- 

 ing of Cyathea dealbate, Todea africana, two good GleieheDias, Ci- 

 botiuui Schiedei farcins, Dicksonia squarrosa, Davallia dissecta, 

 very beautiful, Dicksouia antarctica, and a particularly fine and very 

 wide-spreading Cyathea princeps. Messrs. Bell & Thorpe, Paddock 

 Nursery, Stratford-on-Avon, are second with a very good Bird's-nest 

 Fern, and small well-grown specimens of Cibotiums, Alsopkilas, 

 Blechnum corcovadense, &c. Mr. J. J. Chater is third. In the 

 amateurs' class for sis, Mr. Baines takes tho first position for a speci- 

 men of Gleichenia speluncrc most beautifully furnished, and measur- 

 ing nearly 5 feet in diameter ; good examples of Cyathea dealbata and 

 medullaris, Davallia bnllata, fine ; Davallia touuifolia, and a fine pan 

 of Todea superba. The second prize goes to J. Mapplebeck, Esq., 

 Woodfield, Moseley, Birmingham. The first of the special prizes 

 given by H. Grisewood, Esq., was awarded to Mr. Wright, gardener to 

 C. H. Crompton Roberta, Esq., Eegent's Park, for a collection con- 

 taining a beautiful Adiantum farleyense, A. cuueatum, Cibotium 

 Schiedei, Lomaria gibba, Dicksouia antarctica, and Cyathea princeps. 

 Messrs. Bell & Thorpe are second. A first-class certificate was 

 awarded to Messrs. Wood & Ingram for a new variety of Lomaria nuda. 

 The best pair of Tree Ferns are from Mr. Williams — viz., Dicksonia 

 antarctica, and Cyathea Smithii about 12 feet high ; the seSond best 

 come from Mr. C. Walton, Cowley Eoad, Walton, and are a well- 

 grown pair of considerably less size, round the trunks of which is, 

 trained white variegated Ivy. 



British Ferns.— Of these, J. E. Mapplebeck, Esq., Woodfield, 

 Moseley, Birmingham, has a well-grown collection of twelve, in which 

 are very good specimens of Scolouendriutn vulgare crisp urn, Tricho- 

 manes radicans, Athyrium Filix-fojmina Priebardii, aud others. For 

 this a second prize is awarded. E. J. Lowe, Esq., Highfield House, 

 Notts, is third with a pretty collection, iu which we particularly 

 noticed Osmunda regalis cristata minor, Scolopendrium vulgare optan- 

 dum, Polystichum angulare decompositum, aud A. F.-f. plumosum 

 Monkmanni. Mr. Caskell, St. John's Terrace, Oxford, is awarded 

 the first prize. The local exhibitions of Forns from Messrs. Chap- I 

 man, Cnllam, and Castell iu the class for twelve, and Messrs. Belcher, \ 

 Howlett, and Walker, are very good. The best twelve in the I 

 nurserymen's class are from Messrs. Ivery, of Dorking, and consist 

 of Athyrium F.-f. trifidum, lanceolatum, Girdlostoneii, ramo-cris- 

 tatum, formoso-cristatum, Fieldiie, plumosum, Polystichum angulare 

 cristatnm, acuto-dissectum, Lastrea Filix-mas cristata, Iveryana, and 

 Osmunda regalis cristata. The Right Hon. E. Cardwell's first prize 

 .for twenty British Ferns is also taken by Messrs. Ivery & Son, of 

 Dorking, with Athyrium F.-f. Grantia;, formosum cristatum, grandi- 

 ceps, Girdlestonii, conioides, plumosum Axminster var., plumosnm, 

 fissidens, Vernonire, pulchellum, corymbiferum, Osmunda regalis 

 cristata, Polystichum angulare plumosum, incisnm, conspiculobum, 

 Lastrea Filix-mas Pinderii, cristata Iveryana, A. F.-f. Fieldiffl lanci- 

 .folium, and Trichomanes radicans. The second and third are 

 awarded to J. E. Mapplebeck, Esq., and E. J. Lowe, Esq. 



In the very extensive collection of British Ferns shown by E. J. 

 Xowe, Esq., of Highfield House, Nottingham, the following received 

 first-class certificates — viz., Aspleuinm marinum ochmithianum, Poly- 

 stichum angulare mousogenes, Lastrea F.-mas acceptnm, Athyrium 

 F.-f. strombomenon, A. F.-f. exemplum, Scolopendrium vulgare cor- 

 culum, S. v. kraspedon, S. v. krosson, S. v. margine, S. v. perikallon, 

 S. v. stephanedon, S. v. poluskiston, S. v. semnon. J. E. Mapplebeck, 

 Esq., also received several first-class certificates for new forms — viz., 

 Athyrium F.-f. defecto-sectum, A. F.-f. caput-Medusas, A. F.-f. 

 Jonesii, A. F.-f. densissimum, A. F.-f. furcillans, A. F.-f. Craigii 

 splendidus, A. F.-f. flabellifolinm cristatum, A. F.-f. Gillsoni.-e fur- 

 cans, A. F.-f. comieum, and Polystichum angulare brachiato-cristatum 

 Smithii. 

 _ Pelargoniums. — For six double-flowered Pelargoniums prizes were 

 given by the Rev. W. Vernon Harcourt. The first of these was taken 

 by Mr. Bragg with Gloire de Nancy, Madame Lemoine, Capitaino 

 li'Hermite, Victor Lemoine, and Marie Lemoine. The plants are not 

 large, but on the whole well bloomed. The second prize was awarded 

 to Messrs. Bell & Thorpe for coarse-looking plants. Of double- 

 flowered Pelargoniums Bhown in Class 16, Mr. Perkins, of Leaming- 

 ton, has Marie Lemoine, Madame Lemoioe, and Wilhelm Pfitzer in 

 fine bloom, the first with a profusion of trusses. Messrs. Downie and 

 Co., of Stanstead Park, are second with excellent specimens ; Messrs. 

 'Bell & Thorpe third with immense plants, but with few flowers in 

 comparison to the quantity of foliage ; and Mr. House, of Peter- 

 borough, is fourth. 



The best stand of twelve varieties of double-flowered Pelargoniums, 

 five trusses of each, comeB from Mr. Perkins, of Leamington, and 



consists of Triomphe, Madame Rose Charmeux, Andrew Henderson. 

 Madame Michel Buckner, Marie Lemoine, Victor, Triomphe de Thn- 

 mesnil, Capitaine L'Hermite, Wilhelm Pfitzer, Victor Lomoine, 

 Madame Lemoine, Gloire de Nancy. The second prize went to 

 Messrs. Kelway & Son, of Langport, and the third to Messrs. Carter 

 and Co. 



The best six variegated Zonal Pelargoniums come from Mr. Turner, 

 aud consist of very well-grown specimens of the following white-edge 

 kinds — viz., Compactum, Jane, May Queen, Albion Cliffs, Miss 

 Bridges, and Priucess Alexandra. J. E. Mapplebeck, Esq., comes 

 second with plants 2 feet across, well-clothed with foliage, and Mr. 

 Perkins, of Leamington, third. Mr. Welsh, gardener to D. Butter, 

 Esq., Parkfield House, Hillingdon, is first iu class IB, for six Tricolor 

 Pelargoniums, with excellentplants, both iu growth and loaf-colouring, 

 of Lucy Grieve, Sophia Cusack, Countess of Tyrconnel, Lady Cullum, 

 and Sophia Dumaresqne. Mr. Stevens of Ealing is second, and Mr. 

 Turner third, the latter with small plants of which Achievement is 

 noticeable for the brightness of its zone, while Sir Eobert Napier is 

 equally conspicuous for its dark zone. Another third prize was 

 awarded to Mr. Tomkins, Spark Hill, Birmingham. The special 

 prizes given by Sir A. W. Peyton, Bart., go to Mr. Welsh for 

 compact well-grown plants of Mrs. Turner, Imperatrice Eugenie, 

 Sophia Cusack, Lady Cullum, Glen Eyre Beaut}-, aud Edwinia Fitz- 

 patrick. Mr. Stevens, who is second, has also good plants. The best 

 four Zoual Pelargoniums (not variegated) shown in Class 89, in which 

 special prizes are offered, come from Messrs. Bell & Thorpe, and 

 consist of Eleanor, Glory of Waltham, Mr. William Paul, and Lady 

 Constance Grosvenor, and are well-grown and bloomed plants of 21 to 

 3 feet in diameter. The others are not remarkable. The best six in 

 Class 15 also come from Messrs. Bell & Thorpe, and are well-grown 

 and bloomed, and include a good scarlet seedling called John Thorpe, 

 Eleanor, Lord Derby, and Fairy Princes?!. Mr. Walker of Tbame, is 

 second, the best being a very fine plant of Amy Hogg. Mr. J. Chater, 

 of Cambridge is third. 



Cut trusses of Zonal Pelargoniums are also shown. In the class 

 for three trusses of twelve varieties there are several excellent stands, 

 especially the winning ones from Mr. Walker, of Thame, Mr. C. J. 

 Perry, and Mr. Minehin, of Hook Norton. 



Petunias present a gay appearance, especially the single-flowering 

 sorts from Messrs. Bell & Thorpe, who are first for six. The special 

 prize offered by the Warden of Wadham College for double-flowering 

 kinds is taken by Mr. Harris, Headington Hill, with very well-grown 

 plants trained on flat wire trellises 3 feet in diameter. 



Succulents. — Of these Mr. Williams, of Holloway, has an excel- 

 lent twelve, for which he takes the first prize. Among them are 

 Agave Verschaffeiti, Dickia Verschaffelti, very handsome ; Agave Schi- 

 digera, Agave filifera major, another thready-leaved kind ; Echino- 

 cactus Pfeifferi, Aloe socotrina, and Rhipodendron plicatilo. Mr. 

 Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, is second with a collecti»n 

 mainly consisting of Echeverias and Sempervivums, and Messrs. 

 Bell -& Thorpe third. In this is the singular-looking cup-shaped 

 Greenovia anrea ; there is also a nice pan of Sempervivum arachnoides. 

 Mr. J. Chater, of Cambridge, also exhibits, and Mr. Ware has a nume- 

 rous and interesting miscellaneous collection. 



Eoses make a grand display, the stands of cut blooms occupying 

 the whole of one sido of the long fruit tent and part of the other side. 

 In forty-eight single trusses Mr. J. Cranston is first with, among others, 

 beautiful examples of La France, La Boule d'Or, Senatenr Vaisse, 

 Niphetos, Sophia Coquerellc, Marcchal Niel, Gloire de Dijon, &c. 

 Mr. Turner is second with very fine trusses, and equal third prizes go to 

 Messrs. Paul & Sou and Mr. Cant, of Colchester, while Messrs. Lee, 

 of Hammersmith, are fourth. In the amateurs' class for the same 

 number Mr. C. J. Perry, of Castle Bromwich, takes the first position, 

 Mr. Moore, gardener to T. Lloyd, Esq., Warwick, being second, and 

 Mr. Johnson, Uxbridge, third. In the amateurs' class f or twenty-fonr 

 Mr. Moore is first, Mr. Johnson, Uxbridge, second, and Mr. C. J. 

 Perry third. For twelve the principal prizes go to Mr. Cavell, Walton 

 Manor, and Mr. Tranter, Upper Assenden ; while for six Mr. Tranter 

 takes the lead. For twelve Eoses sent out in 1867 Mr. Turner is first 

 with Elie Morel, Francois Fontaine, Baroness de Bothsehild, De- 

 vienne Lamy, La France, Miss Poole, Duke of Edinburgh, Marie 

 Cirodde, Edward Morren, Nardy Freres, and Comte de Hainault. 

 Messrs. Paul & Son are second, and Mr. Cant third. Prizes were offered 

 by J. Thomson, Esq., for nine yellow Eoses, and were carried off by 

 Messrs. Paul & Son, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Cranston. Among these 

 are magnificent examples of Marcchal Niel, Gloire de Dijon, Cloth 

 of Gold^ Madame Falcot, and Madame Margottin. The Eev. J. Dry's 

 special prize for the best six Roses sent out in 1868-9-70 is taken 

 by Mr. Turner with Reine Blanche, Duke of Edinburgh, Henri Lede- 

 chaux, Montplaisir, Edward Morren, and Lord Napier. Mr. Turner 

 was also successful in winning the Oxford Rose Society's first prize 

 for a collection of varieties sent out in 1867-8-9 or 1870. the second 

 prize going to Mr. Cant. Mr. G. Prince's prize for the best twenty- 

 four blooms of one variety, was awarded to Mr. Chard for Souvenir 

 d'un Ami. The prize given by the Misses Turner for the best three 

 blooms of any variety is taken by Mr. Cant with Pierre Notting, re- 

 markably fine. Messrs. Lee exhibit, not for competition, a stand con- 

 taining, besides beautiful blooms of Marcchal Niel, others of Cle- 

 mence Raoux, very attractive by its peculiar colouring, as well as of 

 Edward Morren. 



