JOURNAL OF HOBTICULTBEE AND COTTAGE GARDENEE. 



[ July 5, 1864. 



certificate on a previous occasion ; Achilles, a second at the 

 3ast meeting ; Persian, a delicate pale-shaded scarlet; Rose 

 Rendatler, Eve, Fanty, &c. From Mr. Bull also came Canna 

 aigrioans — first-class certificate; Geonoma Ghiesbreghtii — 

 first-class certificate. Mr. Bull sent also three seedling 

 Minrulus. 



From T. Laxton, Esq., Stamford, came Fuchsia Harle- 

 quin, pale pint corolla striped with purple, and Othello; 

 aecther of them were in any way novelties. 



From Messrs. Downie, Laird, & Laing came Verbena Sir 

 fi. Musgrave, a dwarf-habited scarlet ; truss average ; flowers 

 not first-rate in form ; colour not equal to Lord Leigh and 

 others of that class. 



Mr. Wm. Paul exhibited several seedling Scarlet Pelar- 

 goniums of the Nosegay section, these seedlings being results 

 of the perseverance of the late indefatigable and enthusiastic 

 florist, Mr. D. Beaton. There is a decided novelty in their 

 colour and style which will render them indispensable in every 

 collection. They are but the first fruits of careful hybridis- 

 ing, and we may reasonably expect further progress. Some 

 of these seedlings have much broader petals than the usual 

 Nosegay section, such as Stella, Merrimac, &c. ; but that by 

 310 means gives a coarseness to the truss, although it would 

 almost constitute an intermediate position between the 

 Ibroad-petalled section and the Nosegays. Amy Hogg, light 

 rosy purple, very large, fine truss standing well above the 

 foliage, which is slightly zonate ; this variety is quite new 

 and distinct in colour ; as a bedding plant it will be invalu- 

 able ; it was the admiration of all who saw it — first-class 

 certificate. Eebecca, rosy scarlet, broad petals, fine truss, 

 distinct and new in colour; a most useful variety for bedding 

 purposes — first-class certificate. Beauty of Waltham, darker 

 3hade of colour, fine flower, medium truss — second-class cer- 

 tificate. Glowworm, quite a novelty, with bright scarlet upper 

 petals, the lower deep carmine. The trusses of this seedling 

 ■were thin. If this plant can be grown stronger it will not be 

 surpassed by any other Nosegay. Beaton's Indian Yellow : 

 this, again, though quite novel in colour, in its present state 

 did not produce sufficiently large and compact trusses, the 

 essential qualification of this section of Pelargoniums. 

 Orange Nosegay, had the same deficiency as the last two. 

 Some of these seedlings will doubtless be exhibited again, 

 when they may present an improved appearance. Mr. W. 

 Paul also exhibited four seedling Eoses : — Globosa (Hybrid 

 Perpetual), a globular, compact, crimson red flower — second 

 class certificate ; Br. Lindley, a shaded dart flower of very 

 promising qualities; Princess of Wales, which has been 

 much adinired ; and Eobusta. The specimens exhibited were 

 in bad condition to judge of their merits. 



Mr. J. "Walker, Thame, sent a collection of Sweet Williams 

 called Auricula-eyed. They were very pretty, and received 

 a special certificate. 



Messrs. E. G. Henderson sent Variegated Scarlet Pelar- 

 gonium Queen of the Nosegays ; Petunia picturata, a white- 

 striped variety, lite many others ; Petunia gigantea plena, 

 a monster in size, large creamy white flowers faintly veined ; 

 Verbena Velvet Cushion, a most useful bedding variety, 

 dwarf habit, dart rosy purple flowers, said to have been 

 crossed with the old hardy garden variety venosa. The 

 colour of this Verbena will be most telling in a mass, the 

 foliage being very small. 



From Messrs. Carter, Holborn, came Clartia integripetala 

 flore pleno, a very beautiful and showy annual, not spoiled 

 from its numerous petals forming what is called a double 

 flower. It received a first-class certificate. 



Mr. Townsend, Hornsey, sent three seedling plants of 

 Clematis lanuginosa ; but as there seemed some reason to 

 Relieve that these seedlings bad teen before the Committee 

 last year under different circumstances, they were conse- 

 quently unnoticed until some further inquiry be made- All 

 we can say is, they were strikingly like the seedlings ex- 

 hibited by Mr. Jackman, of Woking, last year. 



DOUBT AT THE LEEDS HOETICTJLTUEAL 

 SOCIETY. 



A dispute having arisen at our late Exhibition respecting 

 a Vine that was exhibited as a " fruit tree in pot," for our 

 satisfaction it was agreed to ask your opinion whether you 



thought it eligible to compete in that class or not ; and if 

 the fruit being ripe it ought to have had the preference over 

 a Peach tree in a pot with fruit unripe. Enclosed is our 

 schedule. — R. F. 



[The schedule has these two classes " LL. Fruit Tree in 

 pot (bearing fruit). MM. Vine in pot (bearing fruit) ;" and 

 the classes are preceded by this general rule, "All fruits 

 exhibited must be ripe and fit for table." We consider, 

 therefore, that the Vine with ripe fruit was entitled to the 

 prize, the Peaches being not ripe ; and we consider a Vine in 

 pot might .be exhibited in Class LL., for it is a fruit tree. 

 There should have been the words, " Grape Vines excepted," 

 if the Committee intended to exclude them from that class. 

 — Eds. J. of H.] 



CETSTAL PALACE EOSE SHOW. 



The difficulty of reporting on a Eose Show with an at- 

 tendance of 15,000 visitors and crinolines three deep before 

 the boxes is a matter of no ordinary character, and I was 

 unable until after the rush of visitors came in to get near 

 the boxes in which the magnificent blooms contributed by 

 our leading nurserymen were placed. When I did so the 

 thought occurred to rne, What good will it be to write down 

 the names of ninety -six Eoses ? and for whose benefit will 

 it be done? and might I not adopt some better plan for 

 benefiting the lovers of the Eose than such a process im- 

 plies ? There are various classes of Rose-lovers and Eose- 

 growers who frequent these shows or who wish to know 

 about them. There are exhibitors who have an eye to the 

 future, and who desire to know what Roses which they 

 have not may be useful to add to their collection ; simi- 

 larity to other varieties out does not affect them provided 

 they be good exhibition Eoses. Now it is quite evi- 

 dent that if a Eose be a good one, a large grower and a 

 large exhibitor will not be over-careful as to its similarity 

 to another kind, it may be useful to him some day for 

 making up his 96's or .48 trebles. Then, again, there is 

 the small grower, who also desires to be' an exhibitor. With 

 him the selection must be more particular, for he cannot 

 afford room for all, and of those sorts which are most like 

 each other he must discard some, keeping one only out of 

 the number. Then, the amateurs pur et simple, who have 

 no ambition to excel as exhibitors, love a few Eoses, and 

 love them only for then- own sake. With them colour and effect 

 are more thought of than size and shape, and a brilliant 

 fiery crimson is much more thought of than a delicate flower 

 which to a florist is the perfection of shape and substance. 



There are some Eoses which meet all such classes, there 

 are some which do not. Thus, take such a Eose as Charles 

 Lefebvre. No one can do without it — however small the 

 collection, it must be there ; while, on the other hand, when 

 you hear Turenne or E. Bourcier is a fine Eose when you 

 can catch it, why, the amateur cannot want to catch it. 

 He cannot afford to give it space, and only, perhaps, get 

 one bloom on a plant. To a nurseryman this is a matter of 

 no moment ; space to him is comparatively a trifling matter 

 compared to the chance of getting a fine bloom some show 

 day when he wants it very much. 



Let us see how this applies in the Class of new Eoses, in 

 which Mr. Wm. Paul was first, Mr. Keynes second, and 

 Messrs. Paul & Son third. There were in all these boxes 

 Eoses which without doubt are fine, but so like one another 

 that amateurs would hardly care to fill their gardens with 

 them all. Thus, Maurice Bernardin, Olivier Delhomme, 

 Madame Boutin, Mad. Julie Darun, La Brillante, and others 

 come at times so close to one another, that even an expe- 

 rienced Eose-grower will find great difficulty in determining 

 the name of one of the flowers. Such a case did occur. 

 One of our very best amateur growers had misplaced the 

 name of one of his flowers, and brought it to one of our 

 most successful and experienced Eose-growers in order to 

 ascertain its name. He said, " It may be any of these, but 

 I think it is so and so." 



Of the Eoses of 1861, sent out here in 18G2, the following 

 occurred in these stands, and have established beyond 

 doubt their claim to be distinct, and will probably remain 

 a long time on our lists. H.P. Charles Lefebvre (Lacharme), 

 the finest crimson Eose we have, a fine grower, and of a 



