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THE FLORAL MAGAZINE. 



Queen's Road, Cheltenham, third. Mr. Wright's group 

 was composed of finely-grown examples of Dieffenhaehia 

 nohilis, Dracaena Baptistii, D. Shepherdii, D. splendens, 



D. imperialis, and D. Fraseri, Alocasia illustris, Gym- 

 nogramma decomposita, Plectocoma Andersoni, Croton 

 majesticum, Daemonorops palembanicus, and Maranta 

 Makoyana. In the corresponding class for amateurs, the 

 first prize was well won by Mr. G. Legg, gardener to 

 S. Ralli, Esq., Thornton Road, Clapham Park, who had 

 a fine specimen of Dipladenia Brearleyana nicely 

 flowered, large plants of Dieffenhaehia nohilis, Dracaena 

 Shepherdii and D. Baptistii, Pheocnemia Leuzeana, 

 Aralia Guilfoylei, Alpinia vittata, Croton volutum, 

 C. spirale, C. majesticum, &c. Mr. J. Coomher, gar- 

 dener to Lieut. -Colonel Wilkinson, Fitzroy Park, High 

 gate, was second, with a capital lot of plants; and Mr. 



E. Pilgrim, Fern Lawn, Pitville Crescent, Cheltenham, 

 was third. In the class devoted to amateurs without 

 any restrictions as to previous competitions, the premier 

 award was easily won by Mr. Croucher, gardener to 

 J. T. Peacock, Esq., who had noble specimens of 

 Daemonorops periacantha, Guilielma utilis, Daemonorops 

 palembanicus, and Dracaena metalliea ; also nice spe- 

 cimens of Aralia Guilfoylei, Maranta Makoyana, Macro- 

 zamia elegantissima, Dracaena ornata, Nidularium spec- 

 tahile, and Kentia Canterburyana. Mr. G. Legg was 

 again a prize-winner in this class, taking second honours, 

 with Mr. E. Pilgrim third. In the corresponding class 

 for nurserymen, the competition lay between Messrs. 

 J. and R. Thynne, Great Western Nursery, Glasgow, 

 and Mr. Wimsett, the prizes being awarded in the order 

 named. Macrozamia plumosa, M. spiralis ehurnea, 

 Daemonorops palembanicus, Encephalartos villosus am- 

 pliatus, and Dracaena Shepherdii, were very finely shown 

 in Messrs. Thynne's group. Mr. Wimsett had the largest 

 mass of Maranta Makoyana we have ever seen; while 

 many of the plants named above were neatly done hereJ 



June 16. — At this Exhibition, first-class certificates 

 were awarded to Messrs. James Veitch and Sons for 

 Adiantum Hendersoni, a most elegant Fern, with a 

 peculiar habit ; for Begonia Emperor, one of the finest 

 and largest Begonias we have ever seen, with luminous 

 vermilion blooms ; to Thomas Laxton, Esq., of Stamford, 

 for a double blush-white Zonal Pelargonium, named 

 Wilfrid ; and to Messrs. Cripps and Sons, for Clematis 

 Grand Duchess, a large white flower, delicately suffused 

 with pink. Cut flowers, of a gigantic size, of Crinum 

 amabile, came from Mr. Ross, gardener to C. Eyre, Esq. ; 

 and from the Society's garden at Chiswick came a col- 

 lection of w ell-flowered plants of Scutellaria Mocciniana. 

 Mr. Laxton also sent a fine creamy-yellow Tea Rose, 

 named Lady Isabel Cecil, a plant of great promise, and 

 a Hybrid Perpetual, named Yivid — an excellent dark 

 flower, after the style of Charles Lefehvre. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



" B. S.Williams's Catalogue of New Plants for 1875/' 

 contains the descriptions of many novelties of first-rate 

 interest, and a good number of large wood engravings, 

 three or four being reproductions in black and white of 

 the plants recently illustrated in these pages. The prin- 

 cipal new and rare plants belong to Ferns, Aroids, 

 Orchids, Palms, Crotons, Dracaenas, and other well- 

 known ornaments of our stoves and greenhouses; whilst 

 Pelargoniums, Fuchsias, Primulas, &c, are well repre- 

 sented by new and improved strains and varieties. This is 

 a good and very useful book, and thoroughly well printed. 



"New Roses." — Trade Lists for 1875. Henry Ben- 

 nett, Manor Farm Nursery, near Wilton, Wilts. — These 

 lists of New Roses contain a few pages only, and apper- 

 tain to the recent rose novelties. As Mr. Bennett has 

 taken so many honours of late for Roses, these sheets 

 are of considerable interest to rose growers. 



" Fruit Trees, Roses, Ornamental Trees, and Ever- 

 green Shrubs, 1871-5." J. C.Wheeler and Son, Glou- 

 cester. — This is equally good with the other well-known 

 catalogues issued by the above famous Gloucester house. 

 It is well printed, the information is comprehensive, yet 

 condensed, and the book abounds with useful gossiping 

 hints. 



" Japanese Lilies, Orchids, Plants, Seeds, &c." The 

 New Plant and Bulb Company, Colchester. — This is a 

 valuable catalogue, principally appertaining to Lilies, 

 but it includes other bulbous plants, and a few Orchids, 

 Ferns, &c, and a considerable number of rarities. This 

 work opens with a Biblical quotation. 



"New Greenhouse and Herbaceous Plants, Roses, 

 Fruit Trees, &c." Lewis S. Woodthorpe, Munro Nur- 

 series, Sible Hedingham, Essex. — A select and very 

 useful catalogue of good plants, fruit-trees, and kitchen- 

 garden seeds. 



" Stove, Conservatory, and Bedding Plants." E. G. 

 Henderson & Son, Wellington Road, St. John's Wood. 



The comprehensive and excellent catalogues issued by 



this firm are too well known to require any detailed 

 comment from us. The present issue announces " Fern 

 Seeds for sale— instructions for sowing sent with the 

 seed. ' This is somewhat of a novelty to us, and reminds 

 one of the " pollen" which is now and then advertised 

 for sale. The present issue has several illustrations of 

 varied but generally good quality : we are glad to see 

 the old cut of Aponogeton at last knocked on the head ; 

 the cuts of Calceolaria and Cyclamen (especially the 

 latter), on page 95, ought speedily to folfow, for the 

 mo«t inexperienced cultivator could produce far better 

 and more shapely blooms. 



