JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
March 24, 1881. ] 
Waltham Cross, were awarded a silver Banksian medal for a col¬ 
lection of Camellia blooms in the customary fine condition. The 
varieties that were particularly noteworthy for their excellence being 
Cup of Beauty, blush, good form ; Marchioness of Exeter, large 
blooms, rich crimson ; and Countess of Derby, a beautiful pink 
variety. Messrs. H. Cannell & Son secured a silver Banksian medal 
for a collection of Cinerarias, the colours of which were remark¬ 
ably bright. Messrs. Smith it Larke, Kensington, exhibited several 
baskets of cut flowers very tastefully disposed, and specimens of the 
Bentley Patent Water Spray were also shown by the London agents 
(The General Horticultural Company). A silver Banksian medal was 
awarded to Mr. J. Douglas for six handsome specimens of Deutzia 
gracilis, extremely well flowered, and a similar award was made to 
Messrs. Barr & Sugden of Covent Garden for a collection of Cyclamens. 
The following new Hyacinths were exhibited by Messrs. Veitch, 
and some surprise was expressed by critical visitors that none was 
certificated. Primrose Perfection. —Spike large and moderately 
compact; bells of medium size, rather narrow petals, but of an excellent 
clear yellow tint: indeed it is one of the best yellow varieties. Queen of 
the Blues. —Spike very compact, the floral portion 5 to 6 inches long ; 
bells finely formed, colour light blue. Beatrice. —Spike of moderate 
size ; bells of good size, and creamy or blush white. Czar Alexander .— 
Spike very large and compact; bells very neat in form, and rich dark 
blue in colour. Sir Frederick Roberts. —Spike close and of good 
form ; bells symmetrical, bright rosy pink, darker in the centre of 
the petals : a beautiful variety. In addition to these the varieties 
named below were some of the best in the various groups. 
White. —La Grandesse, Mont Blanc, L’lnnocence, Alba maxima, 
Madame Van der Hoop, Lord Shaftesbury, La Franchise, Baroness 
Yan Tuyll, British Queen, and Snowball. Dark Blue. —Christy 
Minstrel, General Havelock, Duke of Connaught, King of the Blues, 
Mimosa, Sir Harry Barclay, Prince Albert, and Argus. Light Blue. — 
Grand Bleu, Lord Derby, Cavaignac, Grand Lilas, John Bright, Czar 
Peter, Princess Mary of Cambridge, Grand Monarch, Lord Byron, 
and Electra, the last-named, a handsome variety, certificated last 
year, and likely to become valuable for exhibition. Red. —Prince 
Albert Victor, Yon Schiller, Pelissier,Etna, Lord Macaulay, Solfaterre, 
Garibaldi, Vmirbaak, and Linnaeus. Yellow. —L’Or d’Australie, Bird 
of Paradise, Obelisk, Ida, King of Yellows, and Jonquillon. These 
were all single varieties, very few double forms being shown. 
COMMITTEES. 
Floral Committee. —Hr. Kellock in the chair. The exhibits in 
the Council-room were not very numerous, being confined to a few 
new plants, and some of special interest. Messrs. J. Veitch i& Sons of 
Chelsea staged a small collection of plants, including a plant of a 
species of Amelanchier bearing racemes of flowers with narrow white 
petals ; Clematis coccinea, an elegant species, with small three-lobed 
leaves, and solitary pale rose-coloured bud-shaped flowers. A deep 
scarlet-coloured variety of Azalea indica named Comte de Gomer was 
shown in good condition, and a semi-double pink and white form named 
Empress of India was similarly noticeable. Several new Hyacinths 
and Amaryllises were exhibited, one of which was certificated and is 
described below. Mr. Charles Winn, Birmingham, sent a plant of 
Masdevallia Roezlii bearing a rather large flower, something in the 
way of M. Chimmra ; the sepals are thickly spotted and streaked with 
a very dark brown, almost black ; the lip being small, flesh-coloured, 
and shell-like in form. Mr. C. Green, gardener to Sir George Mac- 
leay, Bart., Pendell Court, Bletchingley, exhibited a specimen of 
Pitcairnia corallina, a species with leaves 3 or 4 feet in height, from 
the axils of which started a spike foot long of bright coral red 
flowers 2 or 3 inches in length. Specimens of Fuchsia splendens and 
F. cordifolia were also sent in flower, well showing their distinctive 
character. A vote of thanks was accorded. Mr. George, gardener to 
Miss Nicholson, Putney Heath, exhibited a collection of Abutilons, 
representing several good varieties. 
Mr. B. S. Williams, Upper Holloway, sent several new plants, 
including Imantophyllum cruentum, with a fine truss of orange 
scarlet flowers ; Cypripedium Turned, C. politum, and C. chloro- 
neuron, and specimen of Chirata asparagoid.es, a neat plant resem¬ 
bling an Asparagus, as the name signifies. Mr. H. B. Smith, Ealing 
Dean Nursery, sent several handsome Cyclamens, the most remark¬ 
able being Queen Victoria, white, of great size and good substance, 
the petals very broad and rounded. Rose d’Amour was a good 
crimson variety, and Prince of Wales similar. Henry Little, Esq., 
Hillingdon Place, Uxbridge, sent several Cinerarias and Cyclamens, 
one of which was certificated. A vote of thanks was accorded to 
Mr. G. Smith, New Villa, Hedge Lane, Edmonton, for a collection of 
Cineraria blooms remarkably good in colour. Messrs. Osborn and 
Son, Fulham, sent three new single Hyacinths, named respectively 
Empress of India, good red ; Queen of the Blues, pale blue ; and 
Royal Blue, very dark blue, large bells, white centre. Messrs. Charles 
Lee & Son, Hammersmith and Isleworth, exhibited half a dozen plants 
of Lilac Charles X. in 32-size pots ; they were about 18 inches high, 
and flowering very profusely. A specimen of Staphylea colchica 
was also shown of similar size. A vote of thanks was accorded. Mr. 
Salter, gardener to J. Southgate, Esq., Selburn, Streatham, sent a 
plant of Odontoglossum Lehmannii. The flowers have narrow 
sepals and petals, yellow barred with reddish brown, and an acute 
brownish lip. Mr. Richard Dean, Ealing, sent a basket of Primroses, 
including some very pretty varieties, the most noteworthy being 
Virginia, white ; Brilliant, rich crimson ; Auriculseflora, maroon ; and 
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Crimson King. Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, also sent 
a collection of Primrose seedlings from the variety Scott Wilson, 
showing a great diversity in the size and colour of the flowers. 
First-class certificates were awarded for the following plants :— 
Amaryllis Mr. Henry Little (Veitch).—Flower of great size and 
excellent form; petals broad, of good substance, rounded, and rich 
deep crimson in colour, with a few darker veins and white streaks 
towards the apex of the petals. 
Fuchsia rubra. —This plant was exhibited by Mr. Wells, gardener 
to R. Ravinhill, Esq., Fern Hill, Windsor, and was stated to be a 
seedling, the result of a cross between F. Dominiana and F. serrati- 
folia, both of which it resembled to some extent. The flowers were 
borne very freely, the tubes very bright crimson, 3 to 4 inches long, 
with small bright scarlet petals. The leaves are elliptical, 4 inches 
long, and 1^ inch broad, bright green. It was stated that the plant 
had been in flower since last October. 
Dendrobium lituiflorum var. candidum. —This plant, a distinct 
variety of a well-known species, was exhibited by Sir Trevor Law¬ 
rence, Bart., Burford Lodge, Dorking. It had a growth over 2 feet 
in length, and bore fourteen flowers with pale yellow lips and pure 
white petals and sepals. 
Cyclamen persicum Ruby Gem (Little).—A pretty variety, of neat 
habit, with flowers of medium size but excellent form, and of a very 
deep rich crimson colour; in fact, it is scarcely surpassed in the depth 
of tint. 
Scientific Committee. — Plants Exhibited.— Masdevallia Roezlii, 
by C. Winn, Esq., of Birmingham, received a botanical certificate. 
A hybrid seedling Cypripedium Saundersianum, cross between C. 
caudatum roseum (male), and C. Schlimii, by W. Marshall, Esq., Rut¬ 
land Gate, Belvedere. Pitcairnia corallina, exhibited by Mr. C. Green, 
gardener to Sir G. Macleay of Pendell Court; it received a botanical 
certificate. Dendrobium Wardianum, a spray accidently broken off 
three months ago and laid on a table, was in full bloom, bearing 
eighteen blossoms. 
Gall or Cicidomya salicis, a woody gall exhibited by Mr. McLachlan. 
Conifer Shoots.—Dr. Masters exhibited boughs attacked by a gum¬ 
ming or rather resin-producing disease, forming pustules which burst 
and liberate resin. The disease kills the Conifers. Dr. Masters ex¬ 
hibited sprays of a Yew in full blossom (male) which had been trans¬ 
planted at Buckland near Dover. The tree was 8 to 900 years old. Mr. 
Wilson informed the Committee that two valuable horses were lately 
poisoned by eating Yew boughs. He exhibited a specimen of Ame¬ 
lanchier vulgaris, and alluded to its geographical distribution, being 
found on Swiss mountains, North America, Himalaya, and Japan. 
MARECHAL NIEL ROSE. 
I have in a greenhouse under my charge a Marechal Niel Rose 
on its own roots ten years old at the present time, and apparently 
in the most vigorous health, with hundreds of bloom buds. The 
mother plant of this was fourteen or fifteen years old last season 
when removed to make room for another variety, and was then 
in good health. We have cut from these plants four hundred 
blooms every year, and could have cut more had they been 
allowed to extend over a larger trellis. This Rose like many 
others is more partial to some soils, and I think the chief failures 
arise from it being planted in too light a soil, which is more apt 
to cause canker. The compost recommended by Mr. Bardney 
(page 146), with a handful of charcoal added, I have found to 
suit it best, with a good drainage.—R. Phillips. 
As our readers will remember, we felt it our duty to pub¬ 
lish some denunciatory remarks on page 284 of our issue of 
September 23rd, 1880, relative to a peculiar instance of press 
piracy as described in the paragraph in question. In consequence 
of our observations Mr. Robinson of the Garden demanded of us, 
through his solicitors, a public apology in terms satisfactory to 
himself. As the Editor of the Garden had transferred to his 
columns an article from an Irish paper, whose title he gave as 
the authority of that article, which had been abstracted from our 
columns without acknowledgment, we conceived that an apology 
was rather due to us. However, we did not ask for one, nor was 
any explanation tendered. Instead of this course, which we 
presume would have been honourable, an action for libel was 
raised against us. The complainant having certified for a 
