April 9, 



GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



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Willis 



winner ; Mr. U. J 

 brook, second. 



specimen azalea. & j — . 



the class for this plant. Cinerarias were well shown by Mr. _ Horsey, who won 



Longster, Burgess Street Nurseries, had the best single 

 Mr. Mitchell contributed grandly flowered Deutzia gracilis in 



for which a 



highly com 



Wills 



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exhibitor of hyacinths, staging fairly good specimens in the class for twelve. 

 Primulas, cyclamens and lily of the valley were well staged, Mr. Carr securing 

 leading honours in the two former classes, and Mr. Mitchell winning in the latter. 



Cut flowers were interesting if not numerous, Mr. Carr winning first prize for 

 an epergne or stand neatly draped with choice orchids interspersed with ferns and 

 other greenery ; Miss Wadmore, Basingstoke, securing a similar recognition for a 

 basket of cut flowers tastefully arranged. Contributions of miscellaneous plants 

 not for competition were especially deserving of notice. Mr. B. Ladhams, Shirley, 

 had a pleasing group of lilacs, zonal geraniums, hardy azaleas, blue primroses, 

 cut narcissus and a choice collection of al pines all tastefully arranged. Messrs. 

 Brightman and Andrews, Southampton, contributed azaleas, ferns, lily of the 

 valley, &c. Mr. E. Wills had a really fine display of well grown nursery sttock. 

 Messrs. Longster Bros, had a similar although smaller group. Mr. Fuidge, hon. 

 secretary, also deserves some recognition for the tasteful and efficient manner in 

 which all the arrangements were made. 



THE PEOPLE'S PALACE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



March 31. 



The first of a series of four exhibitions during the present year took place at 

 the People's Palace, Mile End, on the above date, and was most satisfactory, as 

 showing a marked advance in the culture of the hyacinth, tulip, and narciss. The 

 tables placed in the Queen's Hall were full of highly creditable exhibits, and one 

 of the leading competitors, who resides in the City Road, showed among his 

 three specimen plants one of Araucaria excelsa, nearly four feet in height, and of 

 proportionate diameter, furnished with branches down to the pot, and in fine 

 health, which, he stated, he grew in a window. Tables of spring-flowering plants 

 were a pleasing feature, and among the hyacinths there were excellent specimens 

 of King of the Blues, this being largely shown. Keizer's Kroon, Proserpine, and 

 White Pottebakker are the favourite early single tulips. There were excellent 

 pots of Polyanthus narcissus, and such single daffodils as Horsfieldi. Emperor, 

 Empress, Golden Spur, and others bore weil-developed flowers. In most of the 

 leading classes there were good entries. Once a month some competent person 

 delivers a lecture to the members on some topic related to East-end gardening; 

 and a social monthly meeting is also held, to which the members bring any plants 

 or flowers they may have in good character, and give their method of treatment. 

 These meetings are said to be productive of great good, and operate to maintain 

 the interest of the members in the work of the society. 



READING GARDENERS' MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT 



ASSOCIATION. 



.< v M l' W ' 5" ? f 7 he Girden s. Trent Park, New Bamet, read a paper on 



I rohtable Orchids before the members of the above association on Monday 

 evening last, Mr. C. B. Stevens presiding. The formal business having been 

 ransacted and a sum of £S 5 s. been voted to the special fund raised by the 

 heading Horticultural Society, the president called upon Mr. Lees to give his 

 paper In introducing his subject the essayist said that it was not his intention to 

 !mnf„ I ?t )eCt i° m a f m , arket .Sower's point of view, as the title seemed to 



2»M. r T that J °1 the P r,vate g ardener - doling with those kinds most 

 suitable for cutting and decorative purposes. The general routine of the cultiva- 



tion of odontoglossums, cattleyas, laelias, dendrobiums, ccelogynes, calanthes, 



[£ mm \ oncdiums, was briefly dealt with under the following headings 



n'mtaHnT' t & & fT g - ™ te ™% manuring, potting, compost, inseHts, 

 3 m ?' * c - ™ e f ff owing orchids were recommended for the purpose 

 0 crifoSm O ° d ™ to2 > oss ™ triumphans, O. hystrir, O. Halli, O. odoratum, 



PercXn; C T^' °' r^f^ ,? * J ? arr y anum » O. Pescatorei, Cattleya 

 fercivaliana, C. Tnaniae, C. Mendeli, C. Mossi*, C. gigas, C Dowiana C 

 Caskeliana. f\ ah Qf„ r ci,: : ^ ri. I ~ . s'K«i v« ^owiana, ^. 



New Plants 



Flowers 



Lselia purpurata, L. elega 

 ium nobile, D. Wardianu 



columns, was exhibited 



Pedium iSf ^r.iderianum, Coelogyne cristata, C. c. Lemomana," Cypri'- 

 pemum insigne, Oncidium tignnum, &c. An interesting discussion ensued in 

 ^Messrs. Martin, Stanton, Turton, Woolford, and Bound, to" 1 ^ ^ A 



K2£? Sd heln dT" ? 5 mad6 ' T h i. Ch added t0 ^ St of thl 



'leeung, and helped to illustrate many of the remarks made by the speaker Those 



Ifed^tr' t ^tt Th °* STT ^ ^ ^^t^Z 

 odontoeloss^m 5r* T ? & (dendrobiums, cypripediums, ccelogynes, 



shnm Fn ^ ^- and onc, dium3 ; Mr. J. Pound, gardener to Dr. Mav Caver- 



fci^?^.^ 1 ^ I Mr. £ A. Parson s, OxSdRoad 



Phaius Norman. 



This fine hybrid, recently described and figured in these 



M„lh S £ k?; Williams and Son, Hollo way, at the R.B.S. spring show of 

 March 30 ; a botanical cerUficate was awarded. 



Zygopetalum Perrenondi. 



An attractive zygopetalum and a hybrid between Z. Gautieri and Z. intermedia. 

 The sepals and petals are green barred with dark green and dull purple. Lip 



M?s e S *rs. b S g S. &&££d ^ ^ RC " MaICh 30 



OdONTOGLOSSUM triumphans intense. 



it • V if 7 fin V° rm . of a well-known orchid ; it has large highly. coloured flowers, 

 the rich brownish-crimson blotches showing up splendidly on the yellow ground. 

 The segments are broader than usual, though of good length. B.C., R.H.S., 

 March 30. Messrs. H. Low and Co., Enfield. 



■ Cymbidium eburneo-Lowianum. 



This fine hybrid is now quite well known. It is the result of crossing C. 



eburneum with C. Lowianum ; the large flowers have ivory-white sepals and 



petals, and a white lip on which is a conspicuous horseshoe-shaped crimson mark. 



The flowers are also fragrant. B.C., R.B.S., March 30. Messrs. H. Low and 

 Co., Lnneld. 



Clivias. 



Mrs. A. Sykes.—X splendid divia of fine shape and the richest orange-scarlet 

 shade along the upper halves of the segments. The throat is yellow, tinged with 

 orange. Flowers of the largest size; truss large. F.C., R.B.S., March 30. 

 Messrs. J. Laing and Sons, Forest Hill. 



O. O. Wrigley. — A handsome variety with immense flowers and broad 

 segments. The colour is intense orange-scarlet with a pale orange throat. F.C.. 

 R.B.S., March 30. Messrs. B. S. Williams and Son, Hollo way. 



Narcissi. 



Mrs. Walter Ware is a fine bicolor Ajax form, with handsome frilled trumpet 

 of a golden yellow shade, and a spreading creamy perianth. A bold variety. F. C. , 

 R.B.S., March 30. Messrs. Barrand Son. 



/. B. M. Camm.— This is a well-known Ajax daffodil, with pale sulphur 

 trumpet and white spreading perianth. One of the best of the whitish forms. F.C. f 

 R.B.S., March 30. Messrs. Barr and Son. 



Asplenium Mayi. 



A useful decorative fern with fronds about ten inches long, pinnate, and with 

 the pinnre deeply and narrowly cut. The colour of the frondage is deep green, 

 and the surface is smooth and polished. This should prove a most useful 

 asplenium for house decoration, as it could be readily sponged if necessary. B.C., 

 R.B.S., March 30. Mr. H. B. May, Edmonton. 



Pteris gracilis multicefs. 



A graceful pteris, with finely divided and crested tips to the long depending 

 pinnee. This is an extremely pretty variety, being an elegant divided and crested 



iorm of the now well-known Pteris serrulata gracile. B.C., R.B.S., March 30. 

 Mr. H. B. May, Edmonton. 



Asplenium Hilli. 



A handsome spleenwort, with stout fronds about fifteen inches long, and much 

 divided like lace-work. It is a bulbiferous form, and intermediate between A. 

 biforme and A. Belangeri, the influence of the latter being very evident in the 

 minute divisions. B.C., R.B S., March 30. Messrs. J. Hill and Co., Edmonton. 



Hyacinths. 



Cineraria has bold stout spike and rich blue bells, the latter with lighter centre 

 almost shading to white. A very effective hyacinth. 



Ball of Gold has very large bells, with broad segments of a clear, soft sulphur- 

 yellow. These are borne freely on a stout, compact spike. The title scarcely 

 applies to the variety, for the colour is not golden. F.C., R.B.S. to each, 

 March 30. Messrs. W. Paul and Son, Waltham Cross. 



Camellias. 



Pride oj Waltham. — A fine pale pink variety, freely veined and tinted, with 

 deep flesh pink. The flowers are large and handsome. 



Boadicea. — A big, bold flower, with rounded segments ; colour, blush pink 

 with heavy veinings of rich and bright rose-pink. F.C., R.B.S., to each, 

 March 30. Messrs. W. Paul and Son, Waltham Cross. 



SOW THE SEEDS of good health, prune and strengthen sickly and weak branches of the 

 tree of life, witft the aid of Holloway's World Renowned Pills and Ointm-nt. The Pills improve 

 the appetite, strengthen the digestion, and regulate the liver. Under treatment with the Ointment, 



laendrobiums) ; whilst Mr. Stanton Park Plare a*rdm pvKIK;^ v^xiura ls.oaa bad { sound scor butic skins cast off their scales, and scrofu ous sores cease to annoy, 



bougainvilleas A h^rtt ™t f li 1 hardens, exhibited some spikes of When rubbed upon the abdomen, it checks all tendency to irritation in the bowels, and averts 



memhprc urtw/k a u % tnankS was passed to Mr. Lees and to those diarrhcea and other disorders of the intestines # frequently prevailing through the summer and fruit 



members who Karl Wn ^ — r t • • p , u 10 iVAr * ^ ees and to thos e 

 of bloom ad been the means of bnn £ ln S t0 S ether su <* a beautiful collection 



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diarrhoea and other disorders of the intestines # frequently prevailing through the summer and fruit 

 seasons. Heat bumps, blotches, ptmples, inflammation of the skin, and enlarged glands, can be 

 effectively overcome by using Holloway's remedies, according to instructions given to each 

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