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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAG-E GARDENER. 



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49. Roi d'Espagne. — Vigorous. Flowers large, fall, well 

 formed. Clear red, reflexed with, purple. 



50. Rosine Ravaux. — Vigorous. Flowers large, full, well 

 formed. Lovely rose. The edge of the petals silvery. 



DAMAIZIN. 



51. Jules Lavay. — Very vigorous. Flowers large, full, wen- 

 formed, beautiful flesh rose, very glossy, and very free- 

 flowering. 



52. Ninon de Pontbriaud. — Plant very vigorous. Flowers 

 full, very large, well formed. Brownish crimson, shaded 

 with carmine. 



I cannot say that I entertain any very high opinion of the 

 above Roses, and simply for the manner in which the raisers 

 have deluded us in former years. It may be they will not 

 do so now, but a burnt child dreads the fire, and we must 

 wait to see. I hope to conclude the lists next week. — 

 D., Deal. 



AGSICULTTJEAL HALL CHSYSANTHEMUM 

 SHOW. 



The Metropolitan Chrysanthemum Society held their 

 annual Show at the Agricultural Hall, on Wednesday, Thurs- 

 day, and Friday last, when the exhibitors were numerous, 

 the display extensive and fine, and the attendance of visi- 

 tors good, notwithstanding the very unfavourable weather 

 which prevailed on the first two days. Last year the mis- 

 take was made of extending the Exhibition over too wide 

 an area by which the effect was seriously impaired, most 

 wisely, therefore, the attempt was not made to fill the acres 

 of covered-in space which the Agricultural Hall affords, but 

 the Show was confined to the minor hall, Lower Road entrance, 

 and part of the adjoining area. The result was, that the 

 effect of the display was much enhanced, and the innumer- 

 able blooms — red, white, yellow, and a host of intermediate 

 shades, especially when viewed by gaslight, combined to 

 form a brilliant scene. 



There were upwards of forty classes — classes for nursery- 

 men, classes for gentlemen's gardeners, classes for amateurs, 

 classes for Islington, and classes that were open to all. 

 With but few exceptions there was competition in all, and in 

 many of them as many as four or five prizes were awarded. 

 We would here suggest what we consider would be an im- 

 provement — namely, instead of having five classes num- 

 bered 1, and a like number distinguished as 2, and so on, to 

 have them all numbered consecutively from first to last, and 

 this, without interfering with the sections as at present con- 

 stituted, would prevent all danger of confusion and mistake. 



Labge-flowebing Plants. — Of these Alma, Prince Albert, 

 Lady Hardinge, Christine, Golden Christine, Annie Salter, 

 Arigena, Defiance, and Jewess were the kinds principally 

 shown. In the Nurserymen's Classes, Mr. Forsyth carried off 

 the principal prizes ; his specimens were noticeable for their 

 fine bushy growth and abundance of bloom. He likewise 

 took the first prize in the Open Class for the best single 

 specimen, with a magnificent plants of Christine ; Mr. 

 D. Monk being second with a very fine plant of the same 

 kind. A group comprising excellent specimens both of large- 

 flowering kinds and Pompons, was also contributed by Mr. 

 Forsyth. Among the latter were several fine close-headed 

 standards with three-feet stems, which had been grown from 

 cuttings put in last March. In the Gardeners' Class for six, 

 Mr. D. Monk, gardener to J. Leschalles, Esq., Page Green, 

 was first with a splendid plant of White Christine, 4 feet 

 across, and bearing, probably, not less than two hundred 

 blooms ; Defiance, usually starry, but not so in this instance ; 

 Golden Christine, Annie Salter, Alma, and Beaute du Nord. 

 Mr. Ward, gardener to W. Fowler, Esq., Tottenham; and 

 Mr. Glover, gardener to R. Lepage, Esq., Tulse Hill, were 

 second and third, with excellent specimens. Mr. Monk was 

 first for three, with Golden Eagle ; Annie Salter, beautiful ; 

 and Sparkler, red and orange, very full of bloom. Mr. J. 

 Glover was second ; Mr. Beecher third ; and Mr. George 

 fourth. Mr. Parker, Stratford, had Golden Christine, very 

 fine; and we noticed a group of tall plants in fine bloom 

 from Mr. Orson, including Jardin des Plantes, Beverley, 

 General Hardinge, &c, bearing large and fine blooms. Ex- 

 cellent groups were also furnished by Messrs. Rowe & Glover. 



Pompons. — Of these Mr. Forsyth contributed several very 



fine specimens grown in a more natural style than that 

 which almost universally prevailed two or three years ago ; 

 his specimens, instead of being trained out almost flat on 

 wire, had rounded heads; among them Lilac and Golden 

 Cedo Nulli were remarkable for their size and abundance of 

 bloom. The exhibitions of Messrs. Ward, Beecher, Bolton, 

 Parker, Glover, and others, included many beautiful ex- 

 amples of General Canrobert, Golden Cedo Nulli, Golden 

 Circle (a fine new yellow), LilacCedo Nulli, Andromeda, Sala- 

 mon, Duruflet, and Lilac Cedo Nulli. From Mr. Butcher 

 came six nice pyramids, of which Genaral Canrobert, Cedo 

 Nulli, and Golden Cedo Nulli, were covered with bloom. 



Cut Blooms. — These were very numerously exhibited, and 

 for the most part in great perfection. To attempt to givo 

 the names of all the varieties in each of the different stands 

 in upwards of twenty classes, would be attended with little 

 if any benefit ; and we will, therefore, only notice the kinds 

 that were principally shown. Among Wlrites were splendid 

 examples of Mrs. W. Holborn, Beverley, White Globe, 

 Empress of India, and Lady St. Clair. Among Yellows, 

 Jardin des Plantes stood pre-eminent, and in many of the 

 stands was of extraordinary size; of Orange, Bernard Pa- 

 lissy, Antonelli, Golden Hermione, and General Bainbrigge, 

 a new and very fine orange amber; of Bed, shades, Lord 

 Ranelagh, St. Patrick, Nil Desperandum, Oliver Cromwell, 

 Rev. Joshua Dix, new orange red ; Sir Stafford Carey, also 

 new, a brown chestnut tipped with gold; of Rose, Lilac, 

 Blush, &c, Queen of England, Alfred Salter, Arigena, Themis, 

 Hermione, Beauty, Lady Slade, and Her Majesty. For 

 twenty- four, first prizes were taken by Messrs. Monk, Merry, 

 and Hilleary ; and second prizes by Messrs. Forsyth, Slade, 

 and Rowe. For twelve, first prizes by Messrs. Moxham, 

 Monk, Robinson, and Saltmarsh; and second prizes by 

 Messrs. James, Rowe, and Delvalle. For six, first prizes by 

 Messrs. Delvalle, and Monk, of Chelmsford; and second 

 prizes by Messrs. Howe and J. Monk. Besides the above 

 there were classes for thirty-six blooms of twelve varieties 

 shown along with the foliage, in which many splendid flowers 

 were seen, especially in the stands of Mr. Forsyth, Mr. All- 

 way, who had Jardin des Plantes magnificent, Mr. Butt, 

 and Mr. S. Monk. 



In addition to the above, numerous other prizes were 

 awarded in the various classes to Messrs. James, Moxham, 

 Robinson, Peasgood, George, Ward, Rowe, Brown, and 

 others. 



Of new varieties of the current year, we noticed Robert 

 James, a finely incurved cinnamon and orange; Prince Alfred; 

 Princess of Wales, a beautiful white, tinged more or less 

 with lilac. ; Rev. Joshua Dix ; and General Bainbrigge, dark 

 orange amber. For the latter, special prizes, offered by Mr. 

 Salter, were awarded to Messrs, Moxham and Rowe. Prin- 

 cess Dagmar, a large-flowered Pompon Anemone, which was 

 shown at Stoke Newington, was again exhibited by Mr.. 

 George. Two promising Anemone seedlings, Gem of the 

 Valley, blush ; and Prince of Anemones, shaded lilac, came 

 from Mr. Brown, of Great Marlow. Large-flowering Ane- 

 mone varieties, consisting chiefly of Gluck, orange ; Louis 

 Bonamy, lilac ; Lady Margaret, white ; Madame Godereau, 

 sulphur; and Marguerite d'Anjou, nankeen, were well 

 shown by Messrs. Hilleary, Butt, Saltmarsh, Ward, Monk, 

 Merry, Moxham, Forsyth, Massey, France, and others, most 

 of whom also contributed extensive collections of Anemone 

 Pompons. 



Prizes were offered by A. Smee, Esq., for the best col- 

 lection of Chrysanthemum flowers, intermixed with Ferns 

 or other foliage, for the decoration of the dinner-table, and a 

 pretty design from S. Hill, Highgate, stood first. It con- 

 sisted of a glass stand, with Begonia leaves, interspersed 

 with Adiantum, and Chrysanthemum blooms at the base, 

 and the top dish, edged with Isolepis gracefully hanging 

 down, and filled with Chrysanthemum blooms. Mr. George 

 was second, with a design somewhat resembling the pre- 

 ceding. For the decoration of the Hall, the walls of which 

 were hung with swags of foliage and flowers, Mr. Williams con- 

 tributed a number of choice ornamental-foliaged plants, &c. 



Birmingham Chrysanthemum Show. — The Handsworth 

 Floral and Horticultural Society propose to hold their third 

 great annual Exhibition of Fruit and Chrysanthemums at 



