THE FLORAL MAGAZINE 



NEW SERIES.] MAY, 1878. [No. 77. 



HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITIONS. 



Our monthly record of Exhibitions commences with 

 the first Spring show of the Royal Botanic Society, 

 which took place in the Regent's Park on March 27th. 

 As is usually the case a large Dumber of novelties were 

 staged. Of these, the following were selected for 

 Certificates of merit : — Magnolia Halleana ; Pavonia 

 Wiotti (figured in the Floral Magazine of September 

 last) ; Microlepia hirta cristata ; Odontoglossum cirrho- 

 sum, var. Klabochorum, a beautifully spotted variety ; 

 and to Cypripedium porphyreum, a hybrid Ladies' 

 Slipper, one of the Chelsea hybrids ; raised from a 

 cross between C. Roezli and C. Schlimni : all from 

 Messrs. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea. Mr. B. S. Williams, 

 Hollow ay, had the same award for Microlepia hirta 

 cristata ; and for Aneinidietyon phyllitidis tesselata, a 

 fern of considerable Botanical interest. Also to Abu- 

 tilon Lady of the Lake, a bright rose-coloured variety 

 sent by Messrs. Osborn and Sons, Fulham Nurseries. 

 The foregoing all received what are denominated 

 Botanical Certificates of Merit. 



Floricultural Certificates of merit were awarded to 

 Hyacinths King of the Blacks, glossy black maroon, 

 good close spike ; Queen of the Blues, a pretty pale 

 single blue variety, very pleasing in appearance ; and 

 to Grand Maitre, figured in the present number : all 

 from Messrs. Veitch and Sons. Also to scarlet-forcing 

 Carnation A. Alegatiere, from the same exhibitors. 

 To Polyanthus Duke of Wellington, one of the Gold- 

 laced section, from Mr. George Smith, Edmonton ; and 

 to Mr. R. Clarke, Twickenham, for Cj^clamen Brilliant, 

 singularly bright in colour. 



At the meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society, 

 on April 2nd, new plants bore but a small proportion 

 to the many other objects of interest staged on this 

 occasion. Of the novelties produced, First-class 

 Certificates were awarded to the following : — Amaryllis 

 Crimson Banner, very rich orange red; something 

 like Ackermanni pulcherrima in colour, but very vivid 

 and distinct : from Mr. Henry Little, Hilling don, 

 Middlesex. And to Hybrid Primrose Prince Charming, 

 a fine new variety that first of all throws up single- 

 stalked Primrose blooms, and afterwards large and 

 bold scape heads of blossoms. These are of a lively 



rosy magenta colour, striped with white, and large 

 and bold in appearance : from Mr. R. Dean, seed 

 grounds, Bedfont, Hounslow. A Botanical commenda- 

 tion was awarded to Masdevallia radiosa, a form at 

 once curious and interesting, not unlike the weird- 

 looking M. chimera in some of its parts, but paler in 

 colour, and smaller in size : from Mr. B. S. Williams, 

 Victoria Nurseries, Holloway. 



The meeting was a great gainer, in that a magnifi- 

 cent group of Orchids, intended by Messrs. Veitch and 

 Sons for the Great International Horticultural Exhibi- 

 tion in Ghent, but kept back through stress of 

 weather, was displayed on this occasion. It included 

 magnificent examples of Odontoglossum cirrhosum, 

 Dendrobium Devonianum, Oncidium Marshallianum, 

 Dendrobium Wardianum, and D. crassinode Bar- 

 berianum, Oncidium concolor, Cypripedunius, etc. 

 What a " wealth of forms and flush of hues " were here ! 

 In fact, this group formed a recherche exhibition in 

 itself. 



Other objects of interest were Crinum campanula- 

 turn, from Sir C. "W. Strickland, Bart. ; flowers of 

 Crinum pedunculatum, from Mr. C. Green, gardener 

 to Sir G. Macleay, Bletchingley ; a pan of attractive 

 seedlings of Primula intermedia, from Mr. R. Dean, 

 Ealing ; cut examples of the new sports from Zonal 

 Pelargonium Vesuvius, viz. : — New Life, Salmon Vesu- 

 vius, and White Vesuvius, all of which have appeared 

 recently in the Floral Magazine ; and a fine form of 

 Imantophyllum miniatum, named Superbum, from 

 Messrs. Veitch and Sons. Nor must a remarkable 

 collection of Daffodils, from Messrs. Barr and Sugden, 

 King Street, Covent Garden, be overlooked. It con- 

 tained all that is beautiful and unique, related to " the 

 gayest and hardiest of Spring flowers — the Daffodil. 0 



A new apple came from Lord Sondes, Lees Court, 

 Faversham. It was named Baron Liebig, and was 

 represented to be a cross between King of the Pip- 

 pins and Ribston Pippins, but as shown was inferior 

 to both. 



There was much more of novelty at the Meeting of 

 the Royal Horticultural Society on April 1 7th, and the 

 groups of plants contributed by Messrs. Veitch and 

 Sons, Chelsea; Messrs. Rollisson and Sons, Tooting; 

 Messrs. W. Cutbush and Sons, Highgate; Messrs. Osborn 

 and Sons, Fulham ; Mr. John Wills, South Kensing- 



