December 6, 1877. ] 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



437 



but the fruit in either case did not seem to have been improved 

 by the experiment. Mr. Bennett of Rabley sent a plant iu full 

 fruit of Garibaldi Strawberry. Mr. J. Muir, gardener to C. B. M. 

 Talbot, Esq., M.P., Margaru Park, South Wales, sent a very rich 

 ■collection of OraDges, Lemons, &c, consisting of eight varieties. 

 The trees producing these are more than three hundred years 

 old, and they are annually grown out of doors from the middle 

 of May till the middle of October and wintered in houses with- 

 out any artificial heat. Some of them are now bearing from four 

 hundred to five hundred fruits. 



Mr. William King of Horsham Park sent a seedling Apple of 

 -good appearance, but it was not superior to other varieties 

 already in cultivation. Mr. Goodacre, gardener to Lord Har- 

 rington at Elvaston Castle, sent a showy little Apple which 

 •came as a sport on a tree of a variety called Lord Lennox, but 

 which had no merit to recommend it. Mr. G. T. Miles, gardener 

 •to Lord Cariogton, Wycombe Abbey, sent fruit of a new variety 

 of Tomato which is exactly similar to Little Gem of Bliss. A 

 cultural commendation was awarded. 



Mr. R. Gilbert, The Gardens, Burghley, sent two brace of 

 <3ucumbers of Col. Trevor Clarke's variety of Telegraph. A 

 letter of thanks was awarded; and the same award was made 

 •for a brace of Tender-and-True exhibited by J. Mcintosh, Esq , 

 Duneevan, Weybridge (Mr. Taylor, gardener) ; and for a brace 

 of Improved Telegraph sent by Mr. Roberts, gardener to Baron 

 Rothschild, Gunnersbury. Mr. Wildsmith of Heckfield sent 

 specimens of Veitch's Self Protecting Broocoli, aud specimens 

 were also exhibited by Messrs. Veitch & Sons. It was awarded 

 •a first-class certificate. Messrs. Stuart & Mein of Kelso Bent 

 specimens of Mein's Triple-curled Borecole, a very finely curled 

 •variety of curled Kale, to which a cultural commendation was 

 awarded. Mr. R. Dean, EaliDg, sent specimens of the American 

 Dwarf Purple Top and Orange Jelly Turnips, to which a letter 

 of thanks was awarded. Mr. Chambers, Westlake Nursery, Isle- 

 •worth, sent a large basket, of Blenheim Orange AppleB of very 

 ■excellent quality, for which a similar award was voted. 



A very fine collection of Apples remarkable for size and beauty 

 was exhibited by Mr. Sidney Ford, gardener to W. E. Hubbard 

 jEsq., Leonardslee, HorBham, to which a silver medal was 

 awarded. Mr. Skinner of Boughton Monchelsea, near Maid- 

 stone, sent a fine collection of Apples as grown in his orchards 

 for market purposes. The specimens were very fine, and a 

 silver medal was recommended. Mr. Robert Fenn of Sulhamp- 

 .atead sent a good collection of Apples to be named. 



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

 Messrs. James Veitch & Sons contributed a very choice, varied, 

 *and attractive collection of Orchids, including the magnificent 

 Cattleya exoniensis, also Odontoglossurn cirrboaum, O. Rossi 

 majua, and O. madrense; Saccolabium giganteum and S. mini- 

 atum, Oncidiums Forbesi and purpuratum, Cymbidium Mas- 

 tersi, Sophronitis grandiflora, Calaotlies, Masdevallia tovarense, 

 and several Cypripediums including Schlimi, Sedeni, selli- 

 gerum,vexillarium,;enanthum,marmoropliyllum, Arthurianum, 

 ■and insigne Maulei. Messrs. Veitch also exhibited healthy and 

 well-flowered plants of Fuchsia Dominiaua, raised by Mr. 

 Dominy thirty years ago by crossing F. spectabilis and F. veratri- 

 folia. The foliage is a rich dark green, and the flowers bright 

 -orange scarlet. It is a valuable plant for winter decoration, and 

 tjb deserving of extensive cultivation. Small plants admirably 

 -grown and well flowered of Daphne indica rubra filled the air 

 with fragrance. Rhododendron Arthur Potts, coppery orange, 

 "was also included in this group; also Bnuvardia leiantha with 

 small but brightly coloured flowers. Poinsettia pulcherrima 

 rosea was also exhibited. The heads were fine, the bracts broad 

 and of a rosy scarlet colour. A vote of thanks was awarded for 

 the collection, and the Committee recommended that a medal 

 he given for Cattleya exoniensis. 



Mr. William Bull exhibited a very fine collection of new and 

 -ornamental plants, including some fioe examples of Cycada- 

 ■ceous plants, the new Anthurium Veitchii, Dracaena Goldieana, 

 the bright old Impatiens Jerdonae; a wonderful spray about a 

 foot in length, and containing twenty flowers, of Lapageria rubra 

 superba; Dracaenas, Ferns, and Crotons. FirBt class certificates 

 were awarded to Mr. Bull for Cybotium pruinatum, a fine Tree 

 3?ern from, the Sandwich Islands, with bold spreading fronds 

 and hirsute stems ; also for Croton picturatus, a remarkable 

 plant, both grotesque and elegant. The leaves are first almost 

 -cordate, terminating in a Blender thread, from which is sub- 

 tended the secondary leaf, which is about half an inch wide, 

 3 inches long, and slightly spiral. The plant is well coloured, 

 and will be Buitable for table decoration. Also to Geonoma 

 princeps, a. beautiful Palm with dark and elegant fronds. Til- 

 landsia Lindeui was noticeable in this group, for which a vote 

 of thanks was awarded. 



Mr. Robert Parker exhibited a collection of cut flowers and 

 sprays of hardy shrubs with ornamental berries. This col- 

 lection was extremely beautiful. Amongst the berry-bearing 

 sprayB were Rosa rubiginosa and Cotoneaster Simmondsii, with 

 flowering sprays of Berberis Darwinii, Arbutus Andraohne, 

 Lonicera fragrantissima, and Eiica codoncdes. Araorg;t the 



flowers were Tritoma grandis, Aponogeton distachyon, Helleborus 

 niger maximus, very fine ; Megasea (Saxifraga) rubra, Gentiana 

 acanlis, Tussilago fragrans, Mignonette, Violets, and Pansies. 

 A plant of Lapageria rosea superba had richly coloured flowers, 

 and plumes of Gynerium argenteum flore-alboand G. argenteum 

 flore-roseo were highly effective. A vote of thanks was awarded. 



Mr. Cannell exhibited a box of cut blooms of Zonal Geraniums 

 of remarkable quality. They comprised the varieties to which 

 we alluded last week, and are indispensable for autumn de- 

 coration. Some of the flowers exceeded 2 inches in diameter. 

 Also a plant of White Vesuvius, a sport from the well-known 

 scarlet variety. The flowers are nearly white and freely pro- 

 duced, and the habit of the plant is compact. A first-olaes cer- 

 tificate was awarded for this promising variety. 



A first-class certificate was awarded to Mr. Turner, Royal 

 Nurseries, Slough, for Perpetual Carnation Alegatiere. This is 

 a splendid acquisition. The plant is dwarf and sturdy in habit, 

 and the flowers, which are smooth and well formed, are of a 

 glowing crimson-scarlet colour and are produced in great pro- 

 fusion. It is a model market and decorative variety, distinct 

 and of sterling merit. 



Mr. Chambers, WeBtlake Nurseries, Spring Grove, Isleworth, 

 sent plants of Asplenium viviparum. It is a very elegant Fern 

 when bo well grown as it was here represented. A vote of 

 thanks was awarded. 



Mr. Dean sent flowers of climbing Tropteolum Perfection. 

 The flowerB are well formed and of good substance; they are 

 rich crimson-scarlet with dark veins. It is a very fine variety, 

 and was awarded a first-class certificate. 



Mr. Mill, gardener to Lord Rendlesham, Rendlesham Hall, 

 Woodbridge, exhibited a spike of Oncidium semulum with a spike 

 10 or 12 feet long having a dozen branchlets and eighty flowers. 

 A cultural commendation was awarded, also a vote of thanks to 

 Mr. Mill. Mr. Ollerhead exhibited healthy plants of Centropogon 

 Laceanus, proving its value for winter decorative purposes and 

 for affording cut flowers. A vote of thanks was awarded. 



MeBsrs. E. G. Henderson & Son, Pine Apple Nursery, Maida 

 Vale, exhibited plants aDd cut blooms of Chrysanthemums ; of 

 the latter a first-class certificate was awarded to Golden Empress 

 of India, the flowers being of good size, incurved, and of a bright 

 primrose colour. Messrs. Jackson & Sons, Kingston, also exhi- 

 bited Chrysanthemums, to one of which — Fulton, Japanese — a 

 first-class certificate was voted. It is an elegant flower of the 

 most brilliant yellow imaginable. Fulgore, rosy purple, in the 

 same stand, was also very fine but faded in colour. Mr. Moor- 

 man, gardener to the Misses Christy, Coombe Bank, Kingston- 

 on-Thames, exhibited twenty-four Japanese and twelve incurved 

 Chrysanthemums, for which a vote of tbanka was awarded, and 

 a first-class certificate was awarded to Mr. Moorman for Fulton. 



Messrs. W. Paul & Sod, Waltham Cross, exhibited examples of 

 the yellow-and-orange-berried Holly, showing the richer colour 

 of the latter; also a very glaucous form of Picea nobilis, which is 

 much more handsome than the ordinary type of this Conifer. 



A collection of admirably grown plants of the old double 

 Primula was sent from the Society's garden at Chiswick. It is 

 a question if this old favourite is surpassed for general useful- 

 ness by newer varieties of double Primulas. 



At the close of the business the then Committees received the 

 thanks of the Council, and the Secretary (Dr. Hogg), was also 

 warmly thanked by the members of the Fruit Committee for 

 his services. 



It only remains now to say that all who have been identified 

 with the meetings have discharged their duties willingly and 

 well. Mr. Barron and his assistants appear, one and all, to 

 have exerted themselves in carrying out the wishes of the 

 Council in contributing to the convenience of exhibitors and 

 visitors ; and it is only just to Bay that by the care, activity, 

 and courtesy of the officials the labours of the Committees have 

 been expedited, and the pleasures of all identified with the 

 gatherings have been enhanced. We look back on the passing 

 year with a considerable Bhare of satisfaction, and look forward, 

 to the ensuing Beason with confidence and hope. 



The Amebican Doddek (Cuscuta Cephalanthi) has long 

 been a pretty and interesting object in the cool greenhouse at 

 Glasnevin, where the little alien was clothing some plant with 

 its pretty pearl necklaces, but it was only the present year it 

 occurred to Dr. Moore to try it out of doors. This he did by 

 attaching it to a plant of Forsythia Buspensa. The flowers 

 are produced in marvellous profusion in clusters of ten or a 

 dozen at short intervals all along the brown twining Btems. 

 Each flower ib nearly the size of, and not unlike in Bhape, that 

 of the Lily of the Valley, and as pleasingly fragrant. Though 

 the froBt has destroyed the beauty of the flowers, there is no 

 occasion for apprehension that the Dodder itself will not come 

 safely through the winter, and if permitted to extend itself, 

 olothe a much larger portion of the Forsythia with its clustering 

 flowerets next and other y>a:s, '.ill ultimately the supporting 



