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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENEK. t September 22, 1870. 



the Mistletoe was found on an Oak of the species sessiliflora, 

 sc-me fifty or sixty years old; it is a female plant, growing high 

 up on the main stem, and forming a large spreading branch 

 with a diameter of 3£ feet, and springing from the Oak in a 

 single stem nearly 4 inches in circumference. The Mistletoe 

 also grows on a Thorn close by, and has probably sprung from 

 a seed dropped by a bird from above. — (Nature.) 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



September 21st. 



There -was on this occasion an excellent show of novelties, although 

 the subjects specially invited in the tforal department were but poorly 

 represented as regards numbers, and were but fair in quality. On the 

 other hand the Fruit Committee had their hands full. On the whole 

 the meeting sustained the good character of its predecessors, and, 

 though a large attendance cpuld not be expected at this season, there 

 was a fair sprinkling of visitors. 



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

 "William Paul, The Nurseries, Waltham Cross, sent a number of seed 

 ling Grapes ; many of them were very excellent, but none sufficiently 

 meritorious to receive any special award. Messrs. Lane & Sons, 

 Great Berkhampstead, sent a magnificent collection of fifteen varie- 

 ties of Grapes, some of them very large and fine, to which a special 

 certificate was awarded. Mr. Clarke, gardener to J. Brown, Esq., 

 Holmbush, Horsham, sent three fine bunches of Black Alicante 

 Grapes, beautifully coloured but quite acid. Mr. Webb, Calcot, 

 Reading, sent a basket of Black Hamburgh Grapes, grown in the open 

 air. Mr. Rochford, market gardener, Page Green, Tottenham, sent a 

 fine example of Charlotte de Rothschild Pine Apple, weighing 9 lbs., 

 but it was scarcely ripe. Mr. Perry, Algarkirk, SpaldiDg, sent some 

 seedling Grapes which were considered simply Black Hamburghs. 



Mr. G. Goldsmith, gardener to G. D. Fryer, Esq., Hollenden Park, 

 Hildenborough, sent a dish of remarkably beautiful Peaches, named 

 Coupe d'Hebe. They somewhat resembled Bellegarde. The variety 

 ■was not known. Mr. Goldsmith further exhibited a dish of Late Duke 

 Cherries. Mr. Smith, gardener to the Earl of Gainsborough, Exton 

 Park, Oakham, sent some examples of Prince of Wales Nectarine, a 

 fine late variety. 



Messrs. Wheeler & Son, nurserymen, Gloucester, sent examples of 

 a seedling Pear, named Brockworth Park, which greatly resembled 

 Louise Bonne of Jersey, but it was much larger and finer. It was 

 awarded a first-class certificate. Mr. Tillery, of Welbeck, sent some 

 examples of Williams's Bon Chretien Pears, also examples of a fine 

 large seedling Apple. Mr. Hurley, gardener to E. J. Weld, Esq., 

 Lulworth Castle, Dorset, sent examples of a large green kitchen 

 Apple. Mr. W. Reid, Sydenham Hill, Kent, had examples of a small 

 flat Russet dessert Apple. 



Mr. Gilbert, gardener to the Marquis of Exeter, Burghley, Stam- 

 ford, exhibited examples of two enormous hybrid Melons. One named 

 General Moltke weighed 9 lbs. ; the other, Princess Louise, weighed 

 15i lbs. ; excepting for great size, which is not required, these were 

 in no way remarkable. Mr. W. Paul sent a box containing about 

 thirty varieties of Apples, to which a special certificate was awarded. 

 Mr. Gilbert exhibited good examples of Coe's Golden Drop and Reine 

 Claude de Bavay Plums. Mr. Eckford, Coleshill, again submitted 

 his seedling Nectarine. Mr. Fenn, Woodstock, exhibited some inter- 

 esting examples of Apples, showing the effect the stock has upon the 

 Beion. Ribston Pippin grafted, on the Blenheim Pippin had quite lost 

 its character, being so different both in appearance aud flavour that 

 no one could have recognised it. Mr. Fenn also submitted a pie made 

 from the fruit, but it was too much sweetened. 



Mr. Fenn exhibited a very large and interesting collection of Po- 

 tatoes, showing the results produced by grafting to be in every instance 

 to deteriorate instead of to improve. The true Milky White was ex- 

 hibited cooked, also the same sort grafted on the Fluke. The latter 

 ■was inferior to the former. A special certificate was awarded to Mr. 

 Fenn for his excellent and interesting collection. Messrs. J. C. 

 Wheeler & Son sent some very fine examples of a green Cos Lettuce, 

 named Highnam Court. Messrs. Carter & Co. contributed some good 

 examples of Giant Rocca Onion. Messrs. Veitch & Sons, Royal 

 Exotic Nurseries, Chelsea, had a large and fine collection of Beetroot, 

 examples of which were cooked for the Committee. A special certifi- 

 cate was awarded. 



M. Verhulpen, of Brussels, exhibited Bouckarl's Patent Fruit- 

 gatherer, a very ingenious instrument for gathering Pears and Apples 

 on high, trees without the necessity of ladders to get at them. This, 

 which we shall notice more fully afterwards, was greatly approved by 

 the Committee, and was awarded a first-class certificate. 



Prizes were offered by H. Bohn, Esq., for Peaches grown on stan- 

 dards in the open air, for which there was one exhibition. The Com- 

 mittee, however, believed the fruit had been grown on walls, and 

 consequently withheld the prize. A prize was also offered for a col- 

 lection of Tomatoes, for which Messrs. Carter & Co. exhibited a very 

 extensive collection of varieties both in pots and as cut fruit ; to these 

 the first prize was awarded. For the best dish of dessert Pears the 

 first prize was awarded to Mr. Douglas, Loxford Hall, for Cox's Orange 

 Pippin ; the second was awarded to Mr. Craddock, Compton Verney, 

 Warwick, for the same. For the best dish of Pears the first priVe was 



awarded to Mr. Smith, gardener, Exton Park, for Beurre d'Amanliar 

 the second prize to Mr. Craddock, Compton Verney, for Louise Bonne 

 of Jersey. 



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

 J. Brooke & Co., Fairfield Nursery, Manchester, came a magnificent 

 new Dendrobinm, named D. chrysotis by Professor Reichenbach. The 

 flowers of this were about 3 inches in diameter, and of a rich yellow, 

 the lip beautifully fringed, and of the same colour, but with two dark 

 purple blotches at the base. To this a first-class certificate was 

 awarded. 



Messrs. Veitch, of the Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, sent a nume- 

 rous and very fine collection of Orchids and Pitcher Plants. Among 

 the former were splendid examples of Odontoglossum grande, the 

 brilliant Masdevallia Veitchii, Vanda Bensonii, Pescatorea cerina. 

 Cypripedium Harrisianum, C. concolor, Beveral fine varieties of 

 Cattleyas, Lffilia elegans, and Sobralia macrantha in beautiful con- 

 dition. The Nepenthes, or Pitcher Plants, were magnificent speci- 

 mens, some of them with upwards oi two dozen pitchers. They 

 consisted of Nepenthes Dominiana, Rafflesiana, and Hookeri, each 

 with large and finely-marked pitchers, N. hybrida, and N. hybrida ma- 

 culata with a multitude of pitchers, blotched with dark red. A special 

 certificate was awarded the collection. Messrs. Veitch also exhibited 

 Brazilian or Chilian Beet, with most brilliant-coloured leafstalks, 

 and Dell's Crimson, well known by its compact, finely-coloured tops, 

 whilst the root is excellent for culinary puiposes. 



Mr. B. S. Williams, of Holloway, also sent a fine collection of 

 Odontoglossum grande, together with Cypripedium Stonei, Phalae- 

 nopsis amabilis, and the pretty pink and white Oncidium ineurvum. 

 A special certificate was given for the collection. 



From Messrs. J. & C. Lee came a collection of Orchids and fine- 

 foliaged plants. Among the Orchids was Dendrobinm calceolare, with 

 a profusion of orange yellow flowers ; and among the fine-foliaged 

 plants were several very handsome Palms, such as Livistonia rotundi- 

 folia, Cocos Weddelliana, Geonoma Verschaffelti, Areca Verschaffelti., 

 and Chamasdorea graminifolia. The last is an elegant Palm for a 

 basket, in which way it was exhibited. A special certificate was 

 awarded. From the same firm came Mrs. John Lee, a most beautiful 

 Gold and Bronze Pelargonium, with a deep rich-coloured zone. This 

 had been grown in the open ground, and well deserved the first-class 

 certificate awarded it. Along with this was Edward Milner, a Golden 

 Tricolor, likewise lifted from the open ground, Livistonia altissima, 

 forming part of the collection of Palms, received a first-class cer- 

 tificate. 



Messrs. E. G. Henderson, St. John's Wood, contributed a collection 

 of tree Carnations ; dwarf Asters ; Golden and Silver Tricolor Pelar- 

 goniums, very fine ; Hydrangea japonica speciosa, a handsome white 

 variegated sort, which had before received a certificate ; Thymus 

 citriodorus aureus, a pretty dwarf golden-leaved variety ; and Alter- 

 nanthera magnifica, a finely-coloured bronze and rose variety. To 

 each of the two last-named a first-class certificate was given, and 

 special certificates were awarded to the collections of tree Carnations 

 and Tricolor Pelargoniums. Cineraria asplenifolia, with very orna- 

 mental silvery foliage, also received a first-class certificate. 



Messrs. Ivery Ss Son, Dorking, exhibited a numerous collection of 

 hardy British Ferns, and likewise a number of new varieties, of which 

 Scolopendrium vulgare Iveryanum, S. vulgare lacerato-cristatnm, 

 and Polystichum angulare congestum, were awarded first-class cer- 

 tificates. 



Mr. W. Paul received a special certificate for four boxes of cut 

 Roses, very fine for this time of year, and accompanying these were 

 fine Asters and cut blooms of Zonal Pelargoniums. Mr. W. Paul 

 likewise exhibited Silver Tricolor Marchioness, with a broad white 

 edge, a very promising variety, which requires, however, to be seen in 

 better condition. 



Mr. Thomas Hobbs, Lower Easton, Bristol, had a first-class certifi- 

 cate for self Dahlia Annie Hobbs, white, and a second-class certificate 

 for Robert Lambert, dark maroon. . Mr. Rawlings, Romford, had a 

 like award for George Peabody, a well-formed ina.roon flower. Rev. 

 C. Roe, Welnetham Rectory, Bury St. Edmunds, exhibited Suffolk 

 Gem Dahlia, in the way of Stafford's Gem. Gem of the Grove, a. 

 beautiful flower of the same character, but finer, had a first-class cer- 

 tificate ; this came from Mr. Harris, Orpington. Second-clasa certifi- 

 cates were given to Mr. Keynes for Victory, maroon self ; James 

 Cocker, ruby, with a mauve tinge ; and Flossy Williams, fancy, white, 

 streaked and dotted with lilac ; while Mary Keynes, cream tipped with 

 purplish rose, had a first-class certificate. A similar award was made 

 to Mr. Eckford, gardener to the Earl of Radnor, Coleshill, for seedling 

 Verbena Peter Williarn, scarlet with a large white eye, and large pips. 

 Mr. Eckford sent several other fine seedlings. Mr. J. Douglas, gar- 

 dener to F. Whitbourn, Esq., Loxford Hall, Ilford, sent seedling 

 Gladiolus John Standish, a magnificent pale blush flower, _ having a 

 small bright purple feather in the lower divisions. For this a first- 

 class certificate was given. 



Messrs. Stuart & Mein, of Kelso, sent a number of blooms of seed- 

 ling PetuniaB ; and Mr. Porter, gardener to E. Benham, Esq., seed- 

 ling Pentstemons. 



Mr. Anthony Waterer, Knap Hill Nursery, Woking, was awarded a 

 special certificate for beautifully grown plants of Cupressus Lawsoniana 

 erecta viridia, forming fine pyramids ; and accompanying these 'were 

 Cupressus Lawsoniana gracilis, which is of a drooping habit, and a 



