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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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by Mr. J. Wiggins, ga;dener to W. Clay, Esq., Grove Road, Kingston. A 
number of vatieties was represented, and several specimens were in 
extremely fine condition, bearing three or four dozen flowers in 32-size pots. 
A cultural commendation was awarded for one extraordinary specimen of a 
white Cyclamen, General Gordon, in a 9-inch pot. It was more than 2 feet 
in diameter, with abundant vigorous foliage, and over 3C0 flowers and buds. 
A good collection of Cinerarias also added to the interest of Mr. Wiggins’s 
display. A silver-gilt Bar ksian medal was adjudged for these collections. Mr. 
J. Bennett, Sbepperton, sent a box of Tea Rose William Francis Bennett, the 
variety which has beceme so great a favourite in Covent Garden Market and 
in America. In the bud or half-opened state it is very beantiful, of a clear 
rich rosy purple hue, the foliage being small, neat, and bright green. A 
cultural commendation was awarded to Mr. R. Aldous, gardener to G. Heriot, 
Esq., Cholmondeley Park, Higbgate, for a plant of Yar.da Cathcartii, with 
eleven flowers on three spikes. A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. A. 
Waterer, Knap Hill, Woking, for a fine plant of Andromeda japonica, 
3 feet high and as much in diameter, profusely flowered. Mr. Waterer also 
contributed a most tastefully arranged group of Primroses, margined with 
bunches of red and white Heaths. A great number of varieties was repre¬ 
sented amongst the Primroses, crimson, maroon, yellow, white, and purple 
were finely shown. A silver Banksian medal was awarded for the group. 
Eight boxes of Camellias were staged by Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son, Waltham 
Cross, Herts. Marchioness of Exeter was finely represented, the deep rose 
blooms being large and well formed. The delicate rose L’Avenir, the rich red 
Eximia, the dark red Leeana superba, and the white Fimbriata and alba 
plena were the leading varieties. A silver Banksian medal was awarded. 
Mr. B. S. Williams, Upper Hollow r ay, had an extensive and bright dis¬ 
play, occupying a considerable space on one side of the conservatory. 
Cyclamens were shown in fine condition. A group of sixty well grown 
Hyacinths and Tulips were much admired, the spikes of the former being of 
great size and colours clear. Primulas fimbriata rubra and alba were staged 
in good condition. A silver Banksian medal was awarded. Mr. H. B. 
Smith, Ealing, had a good group of Cyclamens, the white varieties being 
extremely fine and free, and a red variety named Crimson King was 
remarkable for the rich colour of the blooms. Mr. Edwards of Hillingdon 
also sent several seedling Cyclamens. Messrs. Carter & Co., High Holborn, 
sent a dozen baskets of Primulas representing the varieties Holborn Blue, 
Holborn White, Holborn Vermilion, Holborn Ruby, Magenta, Gold-leaf, 
Pearl Salmon, and several others, the colour being mostly very good. A neat 
bluish mauve Polyanthus named Amethyst was shown by the same firm, 
and a vote of thanks was accorded for the collection. A vote of thanks was 
aw'arded to Mr. O’Brien, Harrow-on-the-Hill, for a plant of Davallia Mariesi 
on a neat stand, the rhizomes having grown closely together in a ball-like 
form. Messrs. Stuart & Mein, Kelso, N.B., sent a plant of Spiraea confusa 
with numerous small umbels of neat white flowers. Mr. Wells, Fern Hill, 
Windsor Forest, showed a basket of a large single dark blue Violet named 
Wellsiana, the blooms being nearly an inch in diameter. A vote of thanks 
was accorded to Mr. J. Walker, Thame, for a freely fiuited plant of Fuchsia 
procumbens, several large pots of Lachenalias, and flowers of Tritoma uvaria. 
Mr. E. Wilson, gardener to H. M. Pollett, Esq., Fernside, Bickley, was 
accorded a vote of thanks for a collection of Orchids, comprising Gdonto- 
glossum Rossi ma jus and rubescens and Pbalaanopsis Stuartiana punctatissima, 
the last being a finely spotted form. Mr. West, gardener to Major Bendy, 
Sunbury House, Sunbury, was awarded a cultural commendation for a healthy 
plant of Cattleya Percivaliana var. citrina, a very distinct form with a broad 
lip, yellow in the throat and rich crimson at the tip. 
Messrs. H. Canned & Sons, Swanley, had a group of Primulas comprising 
some well-grown plants, and such fine varieties as The Queen,blush white ; 
Swanley Giant, Swanley Red, and Princess Beatrice, together with plants of 
the old Double White, and a fine single variety which was certificated. Votes 
of thanks were accoided for this collecticn and a box of large brilliantly 
coloured Cineraria blooms. Mr. H. Heims, gardener to F. A. Philbrick, Esq., 
Q.C., Oldfield, Bickley, showed two fine plants of Lselia harpophylla with 
over twenty flowers each. A cultural commendation was awarded. Odonto- 
glossum crispum aureum was represented by a plant bearing a spike of six¬ 
teen flowers, and a vote of thanks was accorded for some fine Cattleya 
flowers, varieties of C. Trianag, and a good Angimcum sesquipedale. Mr. J. W. 
Cummins, gardener to A. H. Smee, Esq., Wallington, sent a plant of Com- 
parettia macroplectron, bearing a spike of eight large flowers. A vote of 
thanks was accorded to Mr. J. Hedges, gardener to Edwin Wright, Esq., 
Gravelly Hill near Birmingham, for flowers of a fine Odontoglossum named 
Alexandras album superbum, Calanthe vestita lutea alba majus, and Laelia 
albida. 
First-class certificates were awarded for the following :— 
Cattleya Percivaliana var. alba (R. P. Percival, Esq.).—This differs only 
from the type in the sepals and petals being pure white, the lip being rich 
yellow in the throat. 
Lcelia anceps Williamsiana (F. Sander & Co.).—A very distinct variety 
with white sepals and petals ; the lip also white, but yellow in the throat 
and streaked with purple. The flower is 4 inches in diameter. 
Odontoglossum. Pollettianvm (Mr. E. Wilson, gardener to H. M. follett, 
Esq., Bickley).—A hybrid of great beauty, somewhat like a large 0. odoratum 
or 0. gloriosum, with large chocolate spots and blotches. 
Oncidium Jonesianum (Mr. G. W. Cummins, gardener to A. H. Smee, Esq., 
Wallington).—A distinct species w-ith terete leaves 8 to 12 inches long. 
Flowers 2 inches across ; sepals and petals greenish with reddish brown 
spots ; the lip white, yellow at the base, and a few red spots. 
Oncidium antlwcrene (Messrs. F. Sander & Co.).—Flowers 2j inches across ; 
sepals and petals narrow, curled and undulated, brown, barred at the base ; 
the lip small, whitish at the tip. The panicles are from 1 to 2 feet long, 
with short branches bearing two or three flowers. The pseudo-bulbs are 
3 to 4 inches long, flat and fluted, the leaves 12 to 18 inches long and 
2 inches broad. 
Parrotia persica (W. Paul & Son).—Flowering branches of this shrub 
were shown, the chief beauty of which was the abundant red anthers in 
dense clusters surrounded by brown scales. The leaves assume some re¬ 
markably rich and varied tints in the autumn, and it is then very attractive. 
Saxifraga Burscriana (Carter).—One of the dwarf tufted type of Saxi¬ 
frages, with glaucous needle-like leaves and white flowers half an inch 
across and borne on stalks 2 inches high. 
Cyclamen Dame Blanche (H. B. Smith).—An exceedingly fine variety, 
pure white, the petals 2 inches long and 1 inch broad, of great substance. 
Cyclamen giganteum delicatum (Edwards).—Flower of great substance, 
the petals an inch btoad and 1^ long, pure white, tinged with purple at the 
throat. 
Primula Emperor. —Flower 2£inches in diameter, fimbriated at the margin, 
of a distinct rosy red colour, and yellow centre. A grand flower, one of the 
finest that has yet been certificated. 
Cineiaria Lottie Williams (James).—Very distinct, finely formed 
flowers, deep maioon purple, with ring of light crimson near the centre, 
the disk white. 
Cineraria Great Eastern (James).—A grand flower, 3 inches in diameter ; 
the petals broad, of great substance, and very bright crimson in colour. A 
magnificent variety. 
Epacris Diadem (Veitch).—A handsome variety ; flowers deep rose, three- 
quarters of an inch long, and closely set on the upper portions of the 
branches. 
Epiacris The Premier (Veitch).—Similar to the above in size of flower, but 
of a softer delicate pink hue ; the limb of the corolla is rather broader, and 
the flowers more closely set. 
Jambosa acida (Williams).—The specimen shown was a small tree 8 or 
9 feet high. The leaves are 2 feet long and 1 broad, elliptical, deeply ribbed, 
the older ones dark green, the young ones of a rich purplish red. The certifi¬ 
cate was granted provisionally upon the name being correct. 
Narcissus pallidus prescox (Barr & Son).—An extremely early variety 
flowering in January. The crown is 1^ inch deep and 1 inch across at the 
mouth, clear yellow, the margin irregularly cut. The sepals and petals are 
14 inch long, paler than the crown, nearly white, and spreading. This wa3 
certificated upon the understanding that it had been grown out of doors. 
KITCHEN GARDEN. 
Parsing .—This is one of the most important of all kitchen garden 
occupants. In every kitchen of any importance it is in daily demand 
throughout the whole year, and any blank in the supply often causes great 
inconvenience to the gardener and cook. Last year’s plants are not so 
luxurious as they were in the autumn, as many of their most robust leaves 
have been gathered or died away, and where they are withered and use¬ 
less they should he removed, the ground around the plants being 
stirred with the Dutch hoe. This will induce the plants to make fresh 
growth, which will he very acceptable until the spring-sown crops are 
ready, but old plants sown throw up flower stems when the mild weather 
comes, and then the produce is inferior. The gatherings from spring sow¬ 
ings are always best in summer, and a small quantity of seed should he 
sown at once. Carters’ Fern-leaved is a superb variety for garnishing, 
and Myatt’s is an old, well-known, and valuable sort. The ground for the 
reception of the seed should he well manured and quite free from all 
grubs. The seed may he sown in rows about 1 foot apart. Where seed 
was sown late last autumn, and the plants are now only about an inch 
high and very close together, a number of them should be drawn out and 
planted elsewhere. Soot, lime, and salt applied to the soil in moderate 
quantities are good grub-preventives. 
Autumn-snirn Onions .—These now in beds and row's close together 
should be thinned and planted in the soil prepared for them as advised a 
fortnight ago. They delight in rich soil and a sunny position. We plant 
thousands at this time in rows 1 foot apart, and 6 inches from plant to 
plant. They are dibbled in without much attention, as they are hard to 
kill and easily grown. A good patch of the Onions should he found in 
every well-managed kitchen garden. 
Spring Onions .—A few rows of these should he sown, Webb’s Ban¬ 
bury or Suttons’ Reading being good varieties. If the ground is 
deeply dug and highly manured, and the seed put in when the soil is in 
fine order, the bulbs will stand a good chance of becoming splendid exhi¬ 
bition specimens before the month of August. We always secure the 
largest spring Onions from seed sown about this time. 
Peas .—A general sowing of William I. and Advancer or First Crop, 
Sangster’s No. 1, and Daniel o’Rourke may safely be made now in the 
open quarters in all gardens. Drills 4 inches deep and 5 feet apart will 
suit all the varieties named. 
Parsnips .—In favourable localities the main crop of these may be got 
in on the first favour-able opportunity. The soil best suited for their finest 
development is a deep, free, and open substance, rich, but free from fresh 
manure recently introduced. The rows must be from 15 to 18 inches 
apart, and The Student should he grown for quality, and Carters’ Maltese 
variety for size and exhibition. 
Rhubarb and Scab ale .—Where new plantations of these are contem¬ 
plated they can be proceeded with at once, as the growths are pushing up 
now, and will be more liable to be checked by-and-by. 
Shallots .—These should be sorted and planted, only sound bulbs being 
used. They may be placed in rows 6 or 8 inches apirt each way, and 
each set should be almost covered with soil. Where the latter is heavy a 
little sand put around each bulb is a great assistance to growth. 
Asparagus .—All operations connected with this must be finished 
quickly. It is not yet time to sow or plant, but all top-dressing and 
