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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ August 15, 1872. 



and by his courtesy and kindly manner contributed in no small 

 degree to the success of the day. Happily the day was a splendid 

 one, and all passed off well. I may add that a little impromptu 

 meeting was held by a few of us who love the Rose, and that it 

 was determined to start a Western Counties Rose show, to in- 

 clude the counties of 'Wilts, Dorset, Somerset, and Devon, in 

 which the exhibition is to be held in turn ; that a guarantee 

 fund was commenced ; and, knowing what I do of the energy of 

 those who have taken it in hand, I have little fear of its success, 

 — D., Deal. 



GEEEN EOSES. 

 We give a woodcut of what is rather a curiosity in the 

 gardening way, a perfectly green Rose, which has been sent us 

 by Mr. J. Smith, seedsman, Romford. Green Roses, or rather 

 green-centred Roses, have certainly been known for some time, 

 but the specimen sent us was larger and more perfectly green 

 for its size than we had ever seen ; moreover, the flowers are 

 the same every year. Those who like to cultivate curiosities 

 in the floral way may he interested in growing it, and it is still 

 more interesting as an illustration of morphology. 



Before closing my notes I t hink I ought to mention the ex- 

 cellent collection of glass ornaments mostly applicable to table 

 decoration, exhibited by Mr. Jenkinson, of Edinburgh, many 

 of which were new and elegant in design. But perhaps the 

 newest of the new, and not the least beautiful, were his semi- 

 biscuit flowers arranged as flexible wreaths. Those represent- 

 ing the Marechal Niel Rose, though pure white, left no doubt 

 in the beholder's mind, as the modelling was so true to nature ; 

 and I venture to predict that these wreaths and spray will find, 

 much favour, the tinted, coloured, and white, in helping our 



NOTES AT THE HIGHLAND SOCIETY'S 

 SHOW AT KELSO. 



Being at Eelso at the time of the holding of the 

 above Show, I thought I would look in and take note 

 of anything appertaining to floriculture and gardening in 

 general, the more especially as I was told there was a " proper " 

 flower show within the space occupied by the Highland Society. 



Of the Show " proper " I confess I was much disappointed, 

 there being scarcely any novelties, and many of the classes for 

 flowers and fruit being almost beneath notice, some of the trays 

 of Roses, for instance, not containing one good flower ; so with 

 Pansies, Phloxes, African and French Marigolds. The Stocks 

 and Pentstemons were singularly deficient of compactness, as 

 also the Antirrhinums. Nor was the general collection of plants 

 good, or, as a rule, well grown. The only novelty in flowers 

 was a double Lilium auratum. 



Amongst the fruit the Raspberries 

 took a foremost place, being fine, 

 as also some dishes of Red Currants. 

 Amongst the Grapes Mr. W. Thom- 

 son showed a nice bunch of his new 

 Grape the Duke of Buecleueh. It 

 is a white Grape with large round- 

 ish berries, and I think it is likely 

 to be found a serviceable variety ; 

 though one could scarcely judge, 

 as the specimen shown was not 

 ripe, though, from the taste I had 

 of it, I think, if so, the flavour 

 would prove agreeable. I may also 

 mention as deserving of praise a 

 tray of double Petunias exhibited by 

 Mr. Brown, of Tweedmouth ; these 

 were large, varied in colour, and 

 good ; but on the whole the Show to 

 my thinking was exceedingly poor 

 and almost devoid of interest. 



Turning from the Show "proper," 

 I came upon a large stand and col- 

 lection of evergreens, flowers, &c, 

 belonging to that well-known firm, 



Messrs. Stuart & Mein. Under their awning was a fine col- 

 lection of Ferns, Saxifrages, Sempervivums, seedling Tricolor, 

 Bicolor, Bronze, and other Geraniums in large quantities and 

 many varieties neatly arranged with other bright-foliaged 

 plants. In front of these in an enclosed space were in tubs a 

 number of specimens of the rarer kinds of Conifers, such as 

 Abies inverta, a fine weeping sort ; Picea nobilis with its deep 

 blue foliage, said to be true, though by some described as 

 glauca, with a couple of score others equally good. Adjacent 

 was the stand of Messrs. Little & Ballantyne, of Carlisle, who 

 exhibited amongst others plants of Wellingtonia gigantea va- 

 riegata, Thuja occidentalis pendula, Retinospora plumosa aurea, 

 Pinus Balfourii, Pinus monophylla, and others ; but the cream 

 of their collection was their novelty, Wellingtonia gigantea pen- 

 dula vera, a drooping variety of the Wellingtonia of very grace- 

 ful habit, which no doubt will take its place in every arboretum 

 of any pretensions for its extreme elegance. This firm also 

 showed some very excellent seedling Petunias. 



in-door decoration when natural flowers are scarce. In taking- 

 leave of the Kelso Show, I felt that the three stands I have 

 mentioned were more instructive and interesting to the general 

 observer than the flower show " proper ;" the latter, I take it, 

 is capable of vast improvement. — F. R. H. S. 



PITFOUE.— No. 2. 



The Seat of Colonel Ferguson. 



In the centre of the grove, described last week, is a garden 

 which was planned by Mr. Robson, and, as will be seen by the 

 accompanying engraving, it is a masterpiece. 



Leaving this and the Temple Garden on the right, and 



