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JOURNAL OP HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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Another Apple deserving equally honourable mention is 

 the old Conrt-Pendu-Plat : this ia the latest-blossoming of all 

 Apples, and I have never known it fail to set a full crop of 

 fruit. As there is more than one variety cultivated under the 

 same name, I aBk you to engrave the section of the true old 

 short-stalked variety as one of the most distinct, certain, and 

 valuable of late dessert Apples. 



2.— Court-Pendu-Plat. 



Other Apples which have proved exceptionally hardy during 

 the present tryirjg season are Cox's Orange Pippin, King of 

 the Pippins, Stirling Castle, and Hawthornden. 



I did not include Hawthornden in the list Eent to Mr. 

 Killick on account of its liability to canker on light soil ; but 

 on good soils it is extremely useful. I now ask Mr. Killick to 

 place a double asterisk against the five sorts now named which 

 are included in the list which I forwarded some months ago to 

 Mount Pleasant, Langley, Maidstone. 



This is the worst of all seasons for an Apple election, and I 

 do not anticipate a large number of entries ; still I hope if 

 those who are able to do so will send lists to the address named 

 of the best fifteen kitchen and fifteen dessert Apples valuable 

 information will be forthcoming, especially if the Borts are 

 marked which have best resisted the destructive frosts of the 

 late inclement spring. — A Northern Gardener. 



EOYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



October 2nd. 



We have to report an extensive, varied, and excellent meeting 

 — one of the best that has been held for some time. Plants 

 were not largely exhibited, but a collection of Nepenthes and 

 insectivorous plants from Messrs. James Veiteh & Sons afforded 

 a rich treat by their great variety, singular forms, and excellent 

 condition. Tuberous Begonias, Tree Carnations, double Pri- 

 mulas, cut blooms of Roses, Dahlias, and Gladioli contributed 

 brightness to the Council-room. Fruit was also exhibited in 

 superior condilion, notably Grapes and Pine Apples, while 

 Cucumbers, Potatoes, Cauliflowers, and Watercress in pans 

 were well represented amongst vegetables. 



Fruit Committee.— Henry Webb, Esq.., Vioe-President/in the 

 chair. Three splendid Smooth-leaved Cayenne Pine Apples, 

 weighing respectively 9i, 91, and 9 lbs., were sent from Her 

 Majesty's Gardens, Frogmore, and the Committee recommended 

 that a silver Banksian medal be awarded to Mr. Jones the gar- 

 dener. Mr. R. Hutton, The Gardens, Crown House, South- 

 port, sent two fairly grown Providence Pines under the name of 

 Charlotte Rothschild ; a vote of thanks was awarded. A cultural 

 commendation was awarded to Mr. Jones, Bentley Priory, Stan- 

 more, for a very good Charlotte Rothschild Pine, weighing 

 8 lbs., from a plant not eleven months old. 



A very fine collection of eight sorts of Grapes was'sent from 

 Messrs. Lane & Sons, Great Berkhampsted, Herts. It com- 

 prised fine examples of Muscat Hamburgh, Black Hamburgh, 

 Muscat of Alexandria, Gros Colman, Golden Queen, Mrs. Pince, 

 Alicante, and Trebbiano. The Committee unanimously recom- 

 mended that a silver-gilt medal be awarded for them. Mr. R. 

 Gilbert, The Gardens, Burghley, Stamford, sent two very fine 

 bunches of Gros Colman with immensely large berries ; a bronze 

 medal was voted for them. Mr. Harrison Weir, Weirleigb, 

 Brenchley, Kent, sent Muscat Champion and Venn's Black 

 Muscat Grapes, grown without the aid of fire heat. The speci- 

 mens of Muscat Champion were very fine indeed, and they 

 were recommended to the Council for a medal. From the 

 Society's garden, Chiswick, came very good examples of Frank- 

 enthal Blanc ; the berries were similar to the black Bort, and 

 the flavour sweet and refreshing. Mr. Barron also sent a col- 

 lection of Peaches from the open wall; the fruit we s remark- 



ably well grown. Belle Imperiale was handsome and well 

 flavoured. Desse Tardive is also an excellent late sort, but was 

 not so well flavoured. Oaprey is a yellow-fleshed sort, but of 

 indifferent flavour. Mr. J. Tranter, Upper Assenden, Heuley- 

 on-Thames, sent a Beedling Gooseberry, the fruit almost black, 

 but the flavour was quite gone. 



Mr. C. Tyler, gardener to R. Gosling, Esq., Hassobury, 

 Bishop Stortiord, sent a green-fleshed Melon named Exquisite. 

 It was very fine indeed, and the Committee aBked to see it again 

 when quite ripe. Mr. E. Bennett, The Nurseries, Rabley, Herts, 

 sent a scarlet-fleshed Melon, a cross between Little Heath and 

 Read's Scarlet-flesh. It is a fine-looking Melon and will be a 

 good market variety. Mr. Allan, The Gardens, Gunton Park, 

 sent a scarlet fleBhed Melon named Royal Ascot, of fair flavour. 

 Messrs. Carter & Co., 237 and 238, High Holborn, London, sent 

 a new type of Melon, deeply ribbed and with long-shaped fruit. 

 The flavour was very good, and the flesh scarlet. It is very 

 promising. The Committee wished to see it again. The same 

 firm sent a new Capsicum with fruit as large as a medium-sized 

 Mangold Wurtzel, and of a very rich scarlet colour. It was 

 named Giant Emperor. Besides this there was a large collec- 

 tion of other sorts, comprising Yellow Tomato, the Large Bell 

 or Bull Nose, Purple, &c. The Committee voted a letter of 

 thankB and a cuilural commendation. 



A dish of Garibaldi Strawberry was sent by Mr. E. Bennett, 

 and a dish of Vieomtesse Hericart de Thury from Mr. Allen; 

 both dishes received a cultural commendation, and in all respects 

 they appeared identical. A seedling Apple, Lord Home, was 

 sent from Messrs. HarriBon of Leicester; it iB a kitchen sort of 

 no apparent merit. Mr. Louis Killick, Mount Pleasant, Maid- 

 stone, sent examples of a kitchen Apple named Stone Apple. 

 The fruit is of large size, and well merited the first-class certi- 

 ficate awarded to it. A dish of Swanley Pippin was sent from 

 Mr. H. Cannell of Swanley, but it was not thought worthy of 

 an award. Mr. Howie, Eleanor Road, Waltham, aent a dessert 

 Apple named Howie's SeedliDg, but it was not thought an im- 

 provement ou established sorts. 



Mr. J. Lovey, gardener to G. Dixon, Esq., Gothenburg, 

 SwedeD, sent a very fine collection of Pears which had been 

 grown in pots under glass. The fruit was very fine indeed, and 

 equal to the best Jersey Pears. The collection comprised thirty 

 varieties of all the most approved English varieties; also a col- 

 lection of Apples splendidly grown, and two dishes of Grapes. 

 The Committee unanimously agreed in recommending the col- 

 lections for a gold medal. One hundred varieties of Apples 

 were sent from the nurseries of Messrs. W. Paul & Son, Waltham 

 Cross, comprising the usual well-grown examples for which this 

 firm is noted. A letter of thanks was voted, and a bronze medal 

 was recommended to be given for the collection. 



A seedling Onion resembling Bedfordshire Champion was 

 sent by Mr. Allen, but was not considered to be sufficiently dis- 

 tinct. A basket of very fine BrusBels Sprouts was sent by Mr. 

 Gilbert, but the Committee expressed a wish to see the sprouts 

 as grown on the stem. Mr. C. Turner, The Royal Nurseries, 

 Slough, sent a new whits kidney Potato named Early Bird. 

 The tubers were very clear on the ekin, and remarkably hand- 

 some in shape, but it ia a rule not to certificate Potatoes as 

 shown in small dishes ; it was therefore voted to be sent to 

 Chiswick. A collection of Cucumbers was sent by Messrs. 

 Kelway of Langport, but none of them were in condition. Mr. 

 Miles, gardener to Lord Carington, Wycombe Abbey, exhibited 

 ripe and well-coloured Black Hamburgh Grapes from the same 

 Vines from which ripe fruit was cut and exhibited in January 

 of the present year. Col. Trevor Clarke exhibited a seedling 

 Grape resembling the Black Hamburgh ; and a collection of 

 upwards of forty varieties of Nuts was sent from the Society's 

 Gardens at Chiswick. 



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

 Messrs. Veitch's grand collection of Nepenthes and insectivorous 

 plants first merits notice. It was composed of about twenty 

 species and varieties of Nepenthes, besides a remarkable display 

 of Darlingtonias, Sarracenias, Droseras, CephaloteB, &c. Among 

 the Nepenthes were admirably grown specimens of N- Hookeri, 

 N. Rafflesiana, and N. Chelsoni, with smaller plants of the 

 Chelsea hybrids and some rare species. First-class certificates 

 were unanimously awarded to three new varieties — namely, 

 N. bybrida maculata eL ngata, its Bplendid long dark pitchers 

 being very striking; N. Courtii, distinct and extremely fine; 

 N. rubra maculata, dwarf, sturdy, free, and richly marked. We 

 noticed also N. intermedia, very rich; N. zeylanica rubra from 

 Ceylon; N. Kennedyana from North Australia, and the small but 

 distinct N. albo-marginato. Amongst the Sarracenias S. Chel- 

 soni, the result of a cross between S. rubra and S. purpurea, 

 was extremely rich and distinct. This valuable and unique 

 collection was recommended for a gold medal, a distinction that 

 it fully merited, for novelty was combined with rarity and 

 grotesque beauty, and skilful cultivation was stamped on every 

 plant. 



Mr. Turner, The Royal Nurseries, Slough, exhibited winter- 

 flowering Carnations in 5 and 6-inch pots. Too much praiEe 



