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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ November 3, 1870. 



to me it is very unsightly, cramped, and too formal, with the 

 great disadvantage of harbouring myriads of insects. In some 

 small chain patterns I have seen clumps of Bos cut flat, and 

 n different shapes, but when these are compared with the free 

 lightness of the plants in the beds they are anything but in 

 harmony with the latter, however well they may look when the 

 beds are empty: therefore I think they are at all times to be 

 avoided. I think that all edgiogs should be as light as possible, 

 and Bos is certainly one of the lightest if cut in the shape of 

 an inverted Y at 2 inches in height, but if it is cut square, 

 4 inches by 4, as it often is, it looks very heavy indeed. — J. T. 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



November 2nd. 



For this dnll time of year the Council-room looked unusually gay ; 

 Orchids were represented by some splendid specimens from Lord 

 Londesborough's and Messrs. Veitch's ; Chrysanthemums, though the 

 meeting was early for them, formed a most effective mass, while of 

 fruits there was an excellent display. The attendance of visitors was 

 large, and it i* to be regretted that many of them availed themselves 

 of the time when others were seated at the General Meeting to move 

 about the room, to the great inconvenience of those who were bent on 

 hearing. 



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

 prize of £5 was offered by Messrs. J. & C. Lee, of Hammersmith, for 

 the best three bunches of Madresfield Court Grape. Three very fine 

 bunches were exhibited by Mr. Zadok Stevens, of Trentham, and 

 three by Mr. Adams, of Bank Hall, Barnley. Those of Mr. Stevens, 

 being infinitely the best, received the prize. The berries were very 

 large and deHcionsly flavoured. Mr. J. Tomkin, gardener to S. T. 

 Kekewich, Esq., Peamore, sent a large bunch of a Grape to be named, 

 which proved to be Alicante. Mr. W. Ellis, gardener to R. Lewis, 

 Esq., Greenford Hall, Middlesex, sent three bunches of Black Prince 

 Grapes, from Vines that had been severely infested with mildew. 

 They were cut back and lifted, and these were part of the produce of 

 sixty bunches from two rods. Mr. Wells, of Southend, sent eight 

 bunches of Black Hamburgh, grown in the ground vineries, which 

 were of such superior quality as to obtain a special certificate. He 

 also exhibited bunches of the Sultana Grape without seeds. A shoot 

 of a Hungarian Grape, introduced by Rev. M. J. Berkeley, and grown 

 at Chiswick, was exhibited to show the very brilliant hues of dying 

 foliage. It is the richest- coloured of all the varieties. Mr. Challis, 

 The Gardens, Wilton House, sent a Pine introduced from India, 

 which had somewhat of the character of the Blood and Otaheite, but 

 the flavour was not remarkable. Messrs. J. & C. Lee sent fruit of 

 ihe Autumn Surprise White Raspberry. Mr. Lamb, gardener to G. T. 

 Davy, Esq., Colston Bassett, Bingham, sent a Melon, weighing about 

 3 ozs., called Colston Bassett. It is a handsome -looking fruit, lemon- 

 coloured, and finely and evenly netted, but the season was too late to 

 "form a correct judgment of its merits. 



Mr. Charles Turner, of Slough, sent dishes of handsome fruit of 

 Cox's Orange Pippin. Mr. Small, of Colubrook, sent a seedling 

 Apple, called Queen Victoria, too much like Golden Noble. Mr. 

 Jennings, of Shipston-on-Stour, sent fruit of his new Apple, The 

 Fairy, figured in " The Florist," of March last ; the season beiDg 

 early the flavour was as yet acid. Mr. Alexander Dean, Old Shirley, 

 Southampton, sent an Apple, presumed to be a seedling from Blen- 

 heim Pippin, called Beauty of Hants. It was the same as Blenheim 

 in texture and flavour, but the colour was higher than that of the 

 Blenheim usually is, some specimens being quite red on one side. The 

 Committee considered it the same as Blenheim. P. Northall Laurie, 

 Esq., of Paxhall Park, Hayward's Heath, sent six dishes of Apples 

 grown on cordon trees, consisting of Reinette de France, Reinette du 

 Canada, Calville Blanche, Golden Winter Pearmain (called Reine 

 des Reinettes), and Reinette d'Angleterre (King of the Pippins). 

 The Calville Blanche and Reinette du Canada were unusually fine, 

 and received a special certificate. Mr. McKenzie, Alexandra Park, 

 also sent eight dishes of Apples which had been grown on cordons, 

 which received a special certificate. Mr. Gardiner, gardener, of Eat- 

 ington Park, Stratford-on-Avon, sent thirty-nine varieties of Apples, 

 which received a special certificate. Mr. Davie, Broad Bridge Street, 

 Peterborough, sent two seedling Apples, one of which was recognised 

 as Rymer. G. F. Wilson, Esq., Weybridge Heath, sent a dish of very 

 handsome Beurre d'Anjon Pears. 



Messrs. Veitch & Sons sent specimens of their Giant Autumn Cauli- 

 flower, a fine, large, late Cauliflower. The seed was sown on the 

 16th April, the same day as Walcheren, Asiatic, and Early Erfnrt. 

 This is now coming into use, while all the other sorts are quite past. 

 Mr. Lamb, gardenerto G. T. Davy, Esq., Colston Bassett, sent tubers of 

 a Potato from Guatemala. Mr. C. Hales, Manor House, Bassiog- 

 bonrne, sent a large kidney Potato, which when cooked was mealy 

 and of good flavour. Mr. Gunn, The Furze, Lee, Kent, sent some 

 very large Tomatoes, which were coarse and considered objectionable. 

 Mr. Gilbert, The Gardens, Burghley, sent a seedling Cucumber called 

 Knight of St. Patrick, raised between Telegraph and Wonderful. 



Mr. B. Saunders, of St. Helier's, Jersey, sent a collection of twelve 

 dishes of Apples and twelve of Pears, all of which were remarkably 



well grown, and received a special certificate. Messrs. Carter & Co.i 

 of Holborn, sent a collection of twelve varieties of Celery, and ex- 

 amples of Red Flourball Potato, a very large red-skinned variety. Mr. 

 Lidgard, of Hammersmith, sent specimens of Williams's New White 

 Matchless Celery. 



Prizes were offered for the best six dishes of dessert PearB, and 

 brought from fifteen competitors many dishes of' fine fruit. The first 

 prize was awarded to Mr. Stephenson, gardener to F. C. Barker, Esq., 

 Leigh Hall, Essex, wbo had Duchesse d'Angouleme, very large and 

 fine ; Beurre Diel, Marie Louise, Knight's Monarch, Glou Morcean, 

 and Passe Colmar. Mr. Miles, gardener to Lord Carrington, Wycombe 

 Abbey, was second, with very fine fruit of Beurre Diel, Huyshe's Vic- 

 toria, Beurre Bosc, Van Mons Leon le Clerc, Marie Louise, and 

 Beurre Clairgeau. The third prize went to Mr. S. Ford, gardener to 

 W. G. Hubbard, Esq., Horsham, for Forelle or Trout Pear, very fine; 

 Duchesse d'Angouleme, Triomphe de Jodoigne, Nonveau Poiteau, 

 Beurre Diel, and Thompson's. 



Prizes were likewise offered for the best collection of Potatoes, and 

 there were only two competitors. The first prize was adjudged to Mr. 

 Frisby, gardener to H. Chaplin, Esq., Blankley Hall, Sleaford, who 

 had tubers of very large size, several of them, however, being very 

 coarse kinds. Among the varieties were American Peach Blow, Pink- 

 eyed Regent, Ashleaf, Myatt's Prolific Ashleaf,Rivers's Royal ABhleaf, 

 and Lapstone. The second prize went to Mr. S. Ford, who had 

 generally olean, and for the most part rather small tubers. 



Floral Committee. — W. Beattie Booth, Esq., in the chair. Mr. 

 Denning, gardener to Lord Londesborongh, Grimston Park, Tad- 

 caster, sent a splendid collection of Orchids, most conspicuous among 

 which was a magnificent specimen of Vanda cserulea, with four spikes, 

 each with from thirteen to fifteen flowers ; Cattleya HarriBoni and 

 Oncidium aurosnm were also remarkably fine. Among the others 

 were the beautiful Pleione Wallichii and lagenaria, Phalaenopsis 

 Lowii, Vanda lutescens, Cattleya maxima, very fine, the brilliant 

 scarlet Sophronitis grandiflora, Odontoglossums, Oncidinms, Miltonia 

 Morelliana, the large -flowered white and orange Dendrobium for- 

 mosum, &c. Mr. E. Culley, gardener to E. Salt, Esq., sent a pale 

 variety of Odontoglossnm Alexandra, with a very fine spike. 



Messrs. Veitch. contributed a collection, in which were a fine specimen 

 of Cattleya labiata, Miltonia Warscewiczii, an excellent example of 

 Zygopetalum maxillare, Aphelandra aurantiaca Roezlii, of which the 

 orauge scarlet flowers are very showy, Urceolina anrea with pendulous 

 yellow bells, Adiantum Veitchii, Draesena porphyrophylla, a noble 

 looking plant, and several Cattleyas, the most remarkable of which 

 was C. Dominiana lutea. 



Mr. Bull, gardener to J. Montgomery, Esq., Pole Hill Lodge, Hil- 

 Hngdon, sent a nice collection of Cyclamens; and Mr. C. Edmonds, 

 Hayes Nursery, sent a similar but larger collection in excellent bloom, 

 likewise several seedling Tricolor Pelargoniums. Mr. R. Clarke, 

 market gardener, Twickenham, also had a large collection of Cy- 

 clamens. 



From Mr. Bull, of Chelsea, came a group of Palms, Cycads, 

 Orchids, and other plants. Of the first named Licuala horrida, a 

 pleasing light green sort, received a first-class certificate ; and among 

 the others were Welfia regia, Zalacca Wagneri, Astrocaryum mexi- 

 canum, Areca Verschaffelti, Dsemonorops melanochastes, and Cocos 

 RomanzofHana. A very handsome species of Encephalartos, which 

 Mr. Ball has before exhibited, also formed part of the collection. 

 Curculigo recurvata striata, with handsome white-striped leaves, 

 received a first-class certificate. The Orchids consisted chiefly of 

 Odontoglossnm grande, Vanda caerulea, Pleione lagenaria, Burlingtonia 

 veuusta, and Oncidium Papilio and crispum. 



Mr. Parker, Exotic Nursery, Tooting, sent Ixora amabilis, which 

 has before received a certificate. Begonia Craigii, with dark bronzed 

 foliage and of strong growth, a handsome plant for mixing with others 

 with lighter. coloured foliage, came from Major Trevor Clarke ; and 

 Begonia geranioides, with pare white flowers, and leaves not unlike 

 those of a Geranium, of dwarf growth and very free -flowering, was 

 exhibited by Messrs. Backhouse, of York. Messrs. Perkins & Sons, 

 Park Nursery, Coventry, sent Gazania splendens aureo-variegata, the 

 leaves irregularlv edged with yellow, but rough in appearance. 



Mr. Morris, Kent Waterworks, Deptford, showed a basketful of seed- 

 ling Tricolor Pelargoniums, and specimen plants of Lacy Grieve and 

 Mabel Morris. King of Trumps, with large trusses of bright orange 

 scarlet flowers, was sent by Mr. Eckford. Prom Messrs. A. Hender- 

 son & Co. came Ficns vesca variegata, the leaves variously marked 

 with greenish white, the variegation sometimes covering nearly one-half 

 of the leaf. Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son sent a large group of 

 Tricolor Pelargoniums ; Bonvardia elegans, stated to be an improve- 

 ment on Bouvardia Hogarth ; Mohria thurifraga achillese folia, a very 

 elegant crisped Fern, which had a first-class certificate ; and a fine 

 collection of winter-flowering tree Carnations, of which Vulcan, red, 

 received a first-class certificate. From the same firm came also several 

 seedling Japanese Chrysanthemums. First-class certificates were 

 awarded for Bismark, very showy, orange, and Erectam superbum, 

 fine violet rose. Mr. Bull likewise sent several varieties, of which 

 Jane Salter received a first-class certificate ; it is a white tinged with 

 purplish lilac, 7 inches in diameter, and is a highly decorative variety. 

 Garnet, rich blood red, was very fine in colour, though comparatively 

 small. Renown, large-flowered, with broad incurved florets, yellow 

 tinged with brown on the back, received a similar award. Mr. William 



