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blooms uninjured to a distance. Lastly, Mr. Chaff, gardener to 

 A. Smee, Esq., Carshalton, sent some large specimens of kitchen 

 Apples, including Lord Derby, Lord Suffield, and "Warner's King. 



At the Judges' dinner on the first day of the Show, the Rev. H. H. 

 Dombrain presided, the Rev. C. P. Peach occupying the vice chair. 

 Among those present were Messrs. Turner, Holme?, Dean, Fraser, 

 Kinghorn, Standish, Cutbush, Edmonds, Lidgard, P. Barr, Wilkin- 

 son, Shirley Hibberd, Keynes, and several leading florists. After the 

 usual loyal toasts the Chairman gave the Crystal Palace Company 

 coupled with the name of Mr. Wilkinson, who, in replying, regretted 

 the necessity which the managers had been under of discontinuing the 

 Autumn Show, and expressed his pleasure at its revival under the 

 auspices of the Metropolitan Florists' Society. Mr. Keynes in pro- 

 posing " Success to the Metropolitan Florists' Society," coupled with 

 the name of Mr. Dombrain, said tbeir meeting that evening put him 

 in mind of old times, and expressed his great satisfaction at the ex- 

 cellence of the Show. The Chairman in acknowledging the toast 

 remarked that he had received the most thorough encouragement from 

 florists and amateurs, and that the entries had been nearly double the 

 number of those at the last Crystal Palace Autumn Show. He trusted 

 that the present Show would be the commencement of something that 

 would permanently aid the cultivation of florists' flowers. Several 

 additional subscriptions having been announced for next year, the 

 meeting broke up. 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



September 7th. 



The subjects submitted to the Committees on this occasion were 

 somewhat numerous, though those for which prizes were offered were 

 only shown to a limited extent. The weather was extremely unfavour- 

 able, and the attendance of visitors proportionably small. Many of 

 the plants, however, were very interesting, and in almost all cases 

 good culture was evident. 



Dahlias, Verbenas, and Liliums were the special objects of the day, 

 but the show of these formed only a small portion of the whole, yet 

 what were shown were shown well. 



The show of Dahlias was but small, but the blooms excellent. In. 

 Class 1, for twenty-four, Mr. Walker, Thame, was first with Chairman, 

 Julia Wyatt, Mentor, Flag of Truce, John Duunington, Prince, Auto- 

 crat, Netty Buckle, Toisou d'Or, Annie Neville, Gazelle, Mrs. 

 Walker, Norfolk Hero, Lady Jane Ellis, George White, Queen of 

 Beauties, Mr. Dix, Jenny Austin, Rosy Circle, Commander, Ne Plus 

 Ultra, aDd Lottie Atkins. Mr. Burfitt, gardener to C.Lambert, Esq., 

 Wandsworth, was second. 



In Class 2, for twelve, Mr. R. Hopkins, of New Brentford, was first 

 with very fine blooms of Annie Neville, Chancellor, Sir Greville 

 Smyth, British Triumph, Lady Gladys Herbert, and others also very 

 good ; Mr. Burfitt was second with a good stand, and Mr. Adams, 

 Wyke Green, was third. Mr. C. J. Perry sent excellent blooms, which, 

 however, were too late for competition. 



Several stands of seedlings were sent. Second-class certificates 

 were awarded to Flower of Kent, yellow self, from Mr. Harris, of 

 Orpington ; and to Mrs. Watts, blush tipped with purplish lilac, from 

 Mr. Parker, Maiden's Green, Winktield, a very pretty variety. 



Of Verbenas, Mr. C. J. Perry sent the only stand in his usual 

 excellent style, including several seedlings, but these were too late for 

 competition. 



Tiie only exhibitor of Liliums was Mr. W. Bull, who had a first 

 prize for lancifolium album and rubrum, L. tigriuum splendens, 

 L. tigrinum Fortunei, and L. auratum maculatum, the last-named a 

 beautifully marked variety with large segments and broad bands. 

 The whole of these were most admirable specimens. 



Floral Committee. — Mr. J. Fraser in the chair. From Mr. 

 Pilcher, gardener to S. Rucker, Esq., Wandsworth, came a fine group 

 of Nerines, of which the splendid scarlet heads of bloom, along with 

 Vallota purpurea, formed conspicuous objects at one end of the room, 

 Mr. King, gardener to S. Wiggett, Esq., Allanby Park, Binfield, sent 

 two varieties of Coleus named Bella Donna and Leopard ; the latter, 

 green, veined and blotched at the base of the leaves with velvety dark 

 purple, the prettier of the two. A special certificate wa3 awarded to 

 Mr. Denning, gardener to Lord Londesborough, for a fine collection 

 of Orchids, in .which were beautiful specimens of Aerides suavissimum, 

 Cattleya superba, splendid in colour ; Polycycnis mnscifera, Burling- 

 tonia venusta, the rich yellow Dendrobium chrysanthum, Oncidium 

 incurvnm, remarkably fine ; Miltonia Candida grandiflora, and Aerides 

 Huttonii. 



Messrs. Veitch also received a special certificate for a collection in 

 which were a magnificent specimen of the white Lapageria, a plant of 

 Begonia Veitchii in perfect health, bearing several of its showy scarlet 

 flowers, and which had stood out of doors unprotected for the last 

 three years, a number of elegant Palms, fine specimens of Aerides, 

 Cattleyas, Laslias, and other Orchids, new Crotous, and Dracaenas, 

 and several Ferns. First-class certificates were awarded to Daphne 

 elegantissima, a variegated form of D. indica, in which the leaves are 

 contorted and are edged with cream colour, a very pretty plant ; to 

 Calamus cinnamomeus, an elegant Palm ; Adiantum peruvianum, a 



noble Fern with pinnre of immense size ; and to Livistonia rotundi- 

 folia, a handsome dwarf Palm. 



Mr. Bull likewise received a special certificate for a very extensive 

 collection, consisting of Palms, Lilium auratum in fine bloom, God- 

 winia gigas, the white Lapageria, Cassia calliantha, a very pretty 

 plant ; the variegated Curculigo reenrvata, Ferns, and Dracaenas. A 

 first-class certificate was given for Dsemonorops cinnamomea, an ele- 

 gant dwarf Palm with the young fronds cinnamon-coloured. CEno- 

 carpus dealbatus, with glaucous foliage, is also an elegant Palm. 

 Ptychosperma nobilis, a very handsome Palm, with the back of the 

 leaves of a coppery tinge, formed a striking object in this collection, 

 in which we also noted Macadamia ternifolia. 



A special certificate was given to Messrs. Osboru & Sons, of the 

 Fulham Nursery, for Grevillea Bauksii of Hooker, producing two 

 heads of its crimson and yellow flowers. A first-class certificate was 

 awarded to G. F. Wilson, Esq., for cut spikes of Lilium Leichtlinii 

 grown in the open border, the flowers having the segments recurved 

 like the Tiger Lily, yellow, spotted with brownish crimson. Accom- 

 panying these was a splendid spike of the Tiger Lily of gigantic growth 

 from an open border, likewise splendidly coloured flowers of Lilium 

 speciosum rubrum. Messrs. E. G. Henderson *fc Son, Wellington 

 Nurseries, had a special certificate for baskets of Silver Tricolor Lass 

 o' Gowrie and Golden Tricolor Peter Grieve, with the leaves beauti- 

 fully coloured Messrs. Henderson likewise sent a collection of Tri- 

 colors in small pots. 



From Messrs. J. & C. Lee, came a very interesting collection of cut 

 specimens of hardy trees and shrubs, which had a special certificate ; 

 from Messrs. Carter & Co., of Holborn, flowers of a large variety of 

 Lilium speciosum, imported from Japan ; from Messrs. Bell & Thorpe, 

 of Stratford-on-Avon, nicely-marked Petunias and seedling Pelargo- 

 niums, of which David Garrick, a Nosegay, with immense trasses 

 of crimson scarlet flowers with a glow of purple, received a first-class 

 certificate, a distinction which it thoroughly deserved. Mr. Cocka, 

 gardener to G. S. Cundell, Esq., Clapham, exhibited several seedling 

 Coleuses and a yellow-leaved Pelargonium. Mr. Cannell, of Wool- 

 wich, sent a pretty Gold and Bronze Pelargonium, called Champion 

 and Pride of Kent, with scarlet flowers 2 inches in diameter, and 

 fine, very dark-zoned foliage ; also Mrs. J. C. Mappin, white -variegated 

 and white-flowered. 



Mr. Eckford, gardener to the Earl of Radnor, Coleshill, had a 

 second-class certificate for Verbena Miss Charlotte Mildmay, rose, 

 with a pale edge. He also sent Rose Imperial, with very large pips 

 of a lilac rose colour, Lavender Queen, a pretty variety, and two other 

 seedlings, likewise seedling Dahlias. Mr. Searle, gardener to R. C. 

 Steel, Esq., Marlesford Lodge, Hammersmith, sent Lobelia Miss 

 Steel, of a very dark blue, with a rather large white eye, a very ef- 

 fective variety, though, perhaps, not sufficiently distinct. 



Mr. Green, gardener to W. Wilson Saunders, Esq., Hillfield, Rei- 

 gate, sent a most interesting collection. Stangeria paradoxa, of which 

 there was the female plant in fruit, as well as the male plant bearing 

 two cones of inflorescence, received a special certificate. This, we 

 believe, is the first time the plant has ripened fruit in this country. 

 A second-class certificate was given for Griffinia dryades, with violet 

 blue flowers, white in the centre of the segments. Amaryllis Bella- 

 donna pallida, a pretty variety, pale blush, more or less tinged with 

 pink, came from the same exhibitor. 



Messrs. Lee, of Hammersmith, had a first-class certificate for 

 Thuja semper-aurea, a beautiful golden Arbor-Vit*, far more golden 

 than the Thuja aurea sent for comparison. 



Mr. H. Bennett, Manor Farm Nursery, Stapleford, sent a box of 

 Clemence Raoux Rose; Mr. George, gardener to Miss Nicholson, 

 Putney Heath, stands of cut flowers of seedling Nosegay Pelargo- 

 niums ; and Mr. Green, gardener to W. Wilson Saunders,_ Esq., a 

 new Composite plant from Chirique, with ample foliage silvery at 

 the back. A special certificate was given to Mr. C. J. Perry for his 

 collection of seedling Verbenas previously noticed. 



Fruit Committee.— G. F.Wilson, Esq., F.R.S., in the chair. On 

 this occasion prizes were offered by Messrs. Osborn, of Fulham, for 

 the best bunch of Golden Champion Grape, but, unfortunately, there 

 was hardly any competition. Mr. Sage, gardener to Earl Brownlow, 

 Ashridge, took the first prize with bunches which were large, symme- 

 trical, and with large berries, though rather green in colour, each 

 bunch weighing 3 lbs. Mr. Douglas, gardener to F. Whitbourn, Esq., 

 Loxford Hall, Ilford, had bunches of the same Grape from a Vine 

 grafted on Trentham Black, and the latter seemed to have imported 

 some of the dark hue and oval shape of its berries into the Golden 

 Champion ; the berries, too, were very much smaller than those of 

 that kind generally are. From G. F. Wilson, Esq., came Early 

 Ascot Frontignau, which he had found to be valuable for cold orchard- 

 house cultivation, being a fortnight earlier than Chasselas Masque, 

 alongside of which it had been grown. The latter, exhibited from the 

 same house, was decidedly unripe, while the former was perfectly so, 

 and of delicious flavour. 



Mr. C. Noble, of Bagshot, sent a seedling Peach, The Lady, which, 

 was considered to be no improvement on existing varieties ; and a 

 seedling Nectarine resembling Pitmaston Orange was also exhibited. 

 Messrs. Lee sent Royal Vineyard Peach grown on pot trees ; this variety 

 is considered to be very hardy. 



Mr. Sage, Ashridge, exhibited a small collection of Apples, Figs, 

 and Filberts ; Mr. Francis Dancer, of Little Sutton, Chiswick, Pond's 



