March 26, 1835. 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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examples of Ida, Princess Mary of Cambridge, Grandeur & Merveille, 
Piensman, Yon Schiller, and l’lnnocence, were staged by Mr. Gastrell ; the 
second prize going to Mr. W. Pox. Mr. Ashley Hill, gardener to W. Dobson, 
Esq., staged the best six pairs of Hyacinths, these consisting of creditable 
examples of Czar Peter, Grandeur 4 Merveille, Ghnbral Pellis3ier, Mary 
Erskme, l'lnnocence, and Fabiola; and Mr. \V. Fox was a close second. 
With twelve Hyacinths in four colours Mr. J. Webley took the lead with 
one of the best collections in the Show. The varieties were Gigantea, 
Princess Helman, Lord Derby, Princess Mary of Cambridge, La Grandesse. 
Princess Charlotte, l’lnnocence, Linnaeus, Madame Yan der Hoop, Yon 
Schiller, and Howard. Mr. W. Fox was a close second, Mr. A. Hill third, 
and others showed very creditably in this well-filled class. In another 
special class for twelve distinct varieties Mr. G. Marsh was first and Mr. 
Fox second, the exhibits in this class being generally good. With twelve 
Hyacinths in not less than six varieties Mr. A" Hill was first; Mr. F. Perry, 
gardener to H. C. Miles, Esq., second ; and Mr. W. H. Lintern third, all 
having fairly good examples of popular sorts. 
Tulips. —The competition with these was close, and the various exhibits 
included very few inferior blooms. With four pots of three bulbs, single 
varieties, Mr. W. Fox was'first, having very even well-coloured examples of 
Proserpine, Golden Princess, White Pottebakker, and Keizer Kroon. Messrs. 
W. H. Lintern and C. Taggett were respectively second and third with 
similar varieties. In the corresponding class for doubles Mr. Fox was again 
first with Tournesol, Rex Rubrorum, Murillo, and Yellow Tournesol in good 
condition. Messrs. Lintern and Taggett were again second and third. 
Vermilion Brillant was largely shown, and the various exhibits of four pots 
were not easily separated. Mr. W. H. Lintern was first (prize, a bronze 
medal of the Royal Horticultural Society) ; Mr. Fox second, and Mr. 
Marsh third, while the prizewinners with Crocuses were Messrs. A. Hill, 
W. Fox, and W. H. Lintern, who secured the awards in the order named. 
Fine-foliaged Plants. —There were scarcely so many of these as usual, 
but among those staged were several very fine specimens. With six plants 
Mr. W. Rye, gardener to J. Derham, Esq., was easily first, having grand 
specimens. Mr. R. Morse, gardener to S. Budget!, Esq., was awarded the 
second prize for very creditable specimens, and Mr. F. Edwards, gardener 
toJ. Lysaght, Esq., third. Mr. Rye was also first for four plants, staging 
large healthy specimens of Croton variegatus, C. undulatus, Cycas 
revoluta, and Dmmonorops palembanicus. Mr. Morse was again a good 
second. The best six Ferns were staged by Mr. W. Bannister, gardener to 
H. St. Vincent Ames, Esq., these consisting of large healthy examples of 
Gymnogramma chrysophylla Laucheana, Gymnogramma seedling, Micro- 
lepia hirta cristata, Adiantum trapeziforme, A. farleyense, and a Nephro- 
lepis. Mr. W. Rye was a good second. A very pretty lot of Ferns 
suitable for table decoration were shown, Mr. J. Loosemore, gardener to 
W. Cooper, Esq, being first with neat pairs of Adiantum cuneatum, 
A. farleyense, and A. gracillimum. Mr. E. Miller, gardener to F. Tagart, 
Esq., was second, and G. W. Shelton, gardener to W. K. Wait, Esq., third. 
A large number of table plants in G-inch pots were staged, the first prize 
going to Mr. R. Morse for very prettv pairs of Pandanus Yeitchii, Dracaena 
nigro-rubra, and Croton Johannis. Mr. E. Miller was a close second, and 
Mr. Bannister third. 
. Flowering Plants. —A few very good Orchids were exhibited, the first prize, 
this being the silver medal of the Royal Horticultural Society, for a single 
specimen going to Mr. E. Miller, who had a well-flowered plant of Phalee- 
nopsis Schilleriana. Mr. F. Terry was second with a fine pan of Cselogyne 
cristata, and Mr. F. Nichol, gardener to Mrs. Miller, third for a good basket 
of the same Orchid. Azaleas were also well represented, several of the 
specimens being well flowered, though they were too neatly trained. The 
best four plan's were shown by Mr. A." Hancock, gardener to A. H. 
Summers, Esq. Messrs. Maule & Son were first with six forced hardy 
hardwooded flowering plants, these consisting of white Broom and several 
Belgian Azaleas all profusely flowered. The same firm were also first 
with four Rhododendrons in pots, these being finely flowered standards in 
good variety. Primulas were well shown by Messrs. 17. Bannister, J. 
Marshall, and W. Rye ; Violets in pots by Mr. E. S. Cole, gardener to W. 
Pethick, Esq., and Mr. E. Miller; Cyclamens by Messrs. F. Edwards, G. 
Webley, and S. Blacker, gardener to Miss Charles; Lilies of the Valley by 
Messrs. G. W. Shelton and F. Perry; and Cinerarias by Messrs. F. Perry, 
J. Marshall, and W. Bannister, who received the prizes in the respective 
classes in the order named, the exhibits in each instance being praise¬ 
worthy. 
Groups of Plants. —These are invariably a grand feature at the spring 
shows of th ; s Society, and on this occasion there was no falling-off either 
in numbers or quality. They were arranged against a high wall, occupying 
a spaee 12 feet by 7 feet, and as flowering plants are almost exclusively 
employed the display is naturally most brilliant and attractive. The first 
prize, a silver cup, was awarded to Mr. F. Perry for a rather formal arrange¬ 
ment in which Orchids and hardwooded plants played an important part. 
Among the former were well-flowered examples of Cypripedium villosum, 
C. Haynaldianum, C. Boxalli, a good form of Vanda tricolor, and Lycaste 
Skinnerii. Mr. Rye was a very close second, the arrangement in this case 
being rather less formal, and the quality of the plants only slightly inferior 
to those in the premier prize group. Messrs. Maule & Son were placed third 
for a lighter and rather too thin arrangement, in which small pieces of 
choice Orchids figured prominently if not exactly picturesquely. 
Cut Flowers. —Several good stands of cut Roses were brought, but Mr. W. 
Taylor, gardener to Alderman Chaffin, Bath, was easily first with fresh and 
good examples of Teas Devonhnsis, Anna Ollivier, Souvenir de Madame 
Pernet, Alba rosea, Madame C. Kuster, Madame Falcot, and Marechal Niel. 
Mr. S. Blacker was a good second, his best blooms being of Cheshunt 
Hybrid, Gloire de Dijon, and Marechal Niel. Vases of cut flowers were of 
their usual excellence, the flowers being choice and tastefully arranged, and 
the same may be said of the hand bouquets. The principal prizewinners 
were Messrs. E. S. Cole, M. Hoskings, and E. T. Hill. 
Fruit. —Two good lots of Grapes were shown, Mr. Nichol securing the 
first prize with remarkably well kept Lady Downe’s. Several good dishes of 
Apples were in competition, Mr. E. T. Hill being first with Blenheim Pippin 
in excellent condition, Mr. Bannister second with a very good dish of Cox’s 
Orange Pippin, and Mr. J. Marshall.; 
Non-Competitive .—One of the greatest attractions of the Show was the 
remarkably fine Narcissus blooms sent in by J. Dorrien Smith, Esq., the lord 
proprietor of the Scilly Isles. This gentleman has collected a wonderful 
variety of Narcissus, and in time the Scilly Isles will be in a position to 
stock our markets both with early hlooms and bulbs of the best description. 
The blooms sent were arranged according to Baker’s classification, and 
comprised some of the very best sorts in each section. Some of the most 
attractive were Ajax bicolor James Walker, bicolor Emperor, bicolor Hors- 
fieldii, obvallaris,princeps, rugilobus, Telamoniusflore-pleno, Incomparabilis 
flore pleno, Orange Phoenix, concolor Frank Miles, Leedsii C. J. Backhouse; 
pallidus aurantius, Leedsii amabilis, Leedsii Gem, Giganteus, Odorus, 
Polyanthus Bazelman Major, Jaune Supreme, Grand Soliel d’Or,compressus ; 
Poeticus ornatus, Burbidgei, and J. M. Absolon. Altogether about one 
hundred sorts were shown, and as there were good-sized bunches of some 
of them the long array of stands made up a display unique as far as Bristol 
is concerned, and which certainly deserved the award made to it of a silver 
medal. Another noteworthy display consisted of 200 well-grown Hyacinths 
exhibited by Messrs. Jas. Garaway & Co., Clifton. They were staged in good 
style, and many of the spikes were above average merit. A few of the 
best represented sorts wore Obelisque, Nimrod, Lord Derby, The Sultan, 
Louis Phillippe, Lord Derby, Marchioness of Lome, Linnseus, Susanna 
Maria, Grand Maitre, Fabiola, Marchioness of Lome, La Joyeuse, Plimsoll, 
Blondin, General Havelock, and L’lncomparable. Messrs. Parker & Sons 
contributed several bouquets composed of choice flowers and vases suitable 
for dinner-table decoration. 
PRUNING AND MANURING ROSES. 
The season of planting is over, and pruning now demands attention. 
Recently planted bushes may be pruned at once. They will not be very 
rapid in commencing growth, and it is best when they do begin that the 
wood formed should be permanent. We usually shorten the branches to 
within four or five eyes from the bottom of each. Plants put in last year 
or in former seasons should be pruned according to their habit. Shy¬ 
growing varieties should never be hard pruned, as there is a possibility of 
crippling them ; but robust growers are benefited by a rather severe 
pruning. Early pruning is a great mistake, as it induces the lower buds 
to start into growth prematurely, and they frequently suffer for it in 
being overtaken by frost. Plants which have formed a number of small 
growths and a few very strong long ones should have the small ones 
closely cut in, and the strong shoots relied on for a supply of bloom. 
About 6 inches of growth at most is sufficient. What we have noted 
might be described as the short-spur system of pruning, but it is not 
the only mode of dealing successfully with R ;ses. 
When dwarf bushes form growths in autumn from 5 feet to 8 feet in 
length it seems a pity to cut them all off at pruning-time in spring, and 
where there are many plants grown we would strongly advise that a 
number of these growths be left uncut, and peg them down. They will 
not if very strong bend down to touch the ground, as some may think of 
trying to root them ; but this is not the object, the principle being to 
bend them over and peg them about 1 foot or so from the ground, allowing 
them to remain full length, and every bud along the stem will soon send 
up a shoot, and these pegged down stems will bloom very profusely. For 
profuse blooming no plan will equal this, and it is rather surprising that 
pegging is not oftener practised. Anyone wishing to possess a mass of 
Roses, growing and blossoming in semi-wild profusion, could not do better 
than peg down the shoots over some beds. To secure very early Rose 
blooms there is no better plan than not to prune. In many cases now the 
shoots on unpruned branches of last year will be a few inches in length, 
especially near the top ; but if those shoots were cut back in pruning 
all the early growths would be gone, and it would be some time before 
the lower buds would be so far advanced in growth. For this reason we 
always allow a few of our earliest bushes to remain unpruned, and they 
supply us with blooms some weeks in advance of the pruned ones; but as 
a matter of course the very early ones are not so fine as the late ones, and 
would never do for exhibition. The pegged-down shoots generally bloom 
earlier than those cut back, and for that reason this mode of culture is not 
recommended where exhibition blooms are required. 
Plants growing in well-prepared quarters do not require the roots 
disturbed annually by digging in large quantities of manure amongst 
them, but judiciously applied top-dressings are of the utmost advantage. 
Beeson’s bone manure is applied by taking a little of the surface soil from 
around .the stem and shaking a handful or two over the roots, and then 
return the soil. The finest Rose growths and blooms we ever produced 
were secured in this way. Many think their Roses will degenerate if the 
whole of the surface near them is not deeply forked or dug, and much 
natural manure added every spring, but nothing is gained by disturbing 
the roots very much. Roses properly planted by the beginning of March, 
rightly pruned now, and top-dressed are sure to give their owners satis¬ 
faction from the beginning to the end of the flowering season; and after 
cultivation will be conducted with little or no expense. 
These remarks apply to an extensive collection of Hybrid Perpetuals 
grown exclusively to supply a large number of blooms, but the treatment 
of Tea and creeping Roses against walls, and grown in various ways both 
in the open and under glass does not differ much from the above as 
regards soil and top-dressings. Pruning is done at about the same time, 
but not so extensively, as our Tea Roses are never hard cut-in, thinning 
out the small useless shoots to give more space to the strong ones being 
the main object in pruning. Very strong shoots formed last year and 
thoroughly ripened in the autumn will produce much finer blooms than 
small or intermediate growths, although these generally produce the 
greatest number of buds. The first blooms of the season on Tea Roses 
