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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER , 
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Kent, for flowers of Mimulus and Zonal Pelargoniums, very fine. 
J. W. Perkins, Esq., Woodfield, Beckenham, Kent, sent a collection of 
Pansy bloom3. A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. G-. Duffield, 
Bramford Lodge, Winchmore Hill, for blooms of Carnations. Messrs. 
W. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, sent several new Boses, for one of 
which a certificate was awarded, but in the opinion of many visitors 
the best of those shown was Queen of Queens, a soft pink-coloured 
variety, with flowers of great size and substance. 
In the western arcade Messrs. J. Yeitch & Sons, Chelsea, exhibited 
an interesting group of Japanese Maples, including a large number 
of most distinct forms, green, yellow, and red. Acer polymorphum, 
latifolium, atropurpureum, dissectum, sanguineum, and eiegans pur- 
pureum were the best of the red-leaved form. A. polymorphum 
flavescens and japonicum aureum were the best with yellow foliage, 
the most elegant green forms being A. polymorphum septemlobum 
japonicum, linearilobum, microphyllum, and palmatifidum. A silver 
Flora medal was awarded. A silver-gilt medal was accorded to 
Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, for a handsome and ex¬ 
tensive group of Roses in pots, including about fifty large and small 
specimens. Especially fine examples of Juno, La France, Paul 
Verdier, Paul Neron, and Edward Morren. Of the smaller plants, 
all of which were exceedingly healthy and bearing large richly 
coloured flowers, were Star of Waltham, Marie Baumann, Crown 
Prince, Mdlle. Marie Rady, Mabel Morrison, Princess Beatrice, and 
Etienne Levet. Six boxes of Rose blooms were also staged, one lot 
of three dozen Magna Charta blooms being very good. Paul Verdier, 
Baroness Rothschild, Duchess of Bedford, Marie Baumann, and 
Crown Prince were also similarly noteworthy for their fine substance. 
A marginal row of Adiantums formed an agreeable finish to the 
group. Mr. C. J. Salter, gardener to J. Southgate, Esq., Selborne, 
Streatham, was awarded a silver Flora medal for a fine collection of 
Calceolarias including about a hundred plants, mostly in excellent 
condition, the flowers of good size, form, and colour; the heads large, 
and the foliage fresh and vigorous. 
Messrs. Kel way & Son, Langport, sent a large collection of single and 
double Pyrethrums representing forty or fifty varieties, all good in 
form and colour. The best of the doubles were the following :—Jean¬ 
nette, pure white, large ; Nemesis, rosy pink, full ; Sefton, rich rosy 
crimson ; Mdlle. Benary, very delicate pink, shading to white ; Cleo¬ 
patra, white, with a yellowish centre ; and Princess Charlotte, pale 
mauve, very delicate. Of the singles the best were Perilla, rich rose 
crimson ; Valeria, pinkish white, large ; Demo, rose ; and Dyris, pure 
white. A silver Banksian medal was awarded for this collection. Mr. 
W. Rumsey, Waltham Cross, contributed six boxes of Roses and hardy 
Azaleas. Amongst the former Safrano, Alfred Colomb, Madame Victor 
Verdier, Isabella Sprunt, Duchess de Vallombrosa, and Marie Van 
Houtte were especially noteworthy. A silver Banksian medal was 
awarded. Mr. B. S. Williams, Upper Holloway, had a small group 
of plants, a large specimen of „the winter Bouvardia-like G-loneria 
jasminiflora being noteworthy. Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora, 
Anthurium Schertzerianum giganteum, and plants of Reseda odorata 
prolifera alba, with several excellent Amaryllises, were particularly 
notable. Three very handsome groups were sent from Chiswick, and 
constituted a large portion of the display in the western arcade. 
Double Stocks, Cape Pelargoniums, Calceolarias, Gloxinias, and 
Azaleas were largely represented by well-grown plants. Specimens 
of Rollinson’s and Scarlet Unique were very noticeable, and plants of 
the white-flowered Saxifraga nepalensis were abundant, with the large- 
flowered Saxifraga Wallacei, one group comprising Palms, Azaleas, 
Chrysanthemum frutescens, Gloxinias, Spiraeas, Ferns, and edging of 
Selaginellas, the plants of Saxifraga nepalensis showing particularly 
well. The Calceolarias were of good habit, with large heads of richly 
coloured flowers. 
First-class certificates were awarded for the following plants :— 
Azalea rubiflora fl.-pl. (Veitch).—This is a very distinct Azalea from 
Japan, somewhat resembling in floliage and habit the well-known 
A. pontica, but quite distinct in the flowers. The leaves are elliptical, 
2 or 3 inches long, and slightly tomentose. The flowers are 3 inches 
or more in diameter, very full and of a rosy purple shade, the lower 
part of the petals near the centre of the flower being dotted with 
rich red. 
Pescatorea Lehmanni (Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart.).—A beautiful 
Orchid with large flowers, the sepals being oval, white, faintly tinged 
and streaked with purple towards the apex ; the petals are similar in 
form, but streaked longitudinally from point to base with bright 
purple on a white ground. 
Rhododendron Fortunei. —Flowers of this were exhibited by Mr. G. 
Aslett, Warren Wood, Hatfield. The flowers are 3 or 4 inches in 
diameter, spreading and shallow, of a pale rose tint and extremely 
fragrant. They were slightly drooping, eight or nine in a rather 
loose cluster. 
Carnation Howard (Howard).—This was certificated as “a decora¬ 
tive variety,” being a really handsome Carnation with full well- 
formed deep scarlet flowers, which are produced very freely. 
Davallia Griffithiana (Howard).—A beautiful Davallia with finely 
divided very dark green fronds. It is an elegant and distinct Fern 
of good constitution. 
Rose Ulrich Brunner , fils (W. Paul & Son).—A Hybrid Perpetual 
Rose of a fine bright crimson scarlet colour, hut rather loose in form. 
A second-class certificate was awarded for it. 
Muscaria armeniacum (Rev. H. Harpur Crewe).—A pretty Grape 
Hyacinth, with compact spikes of small bright blue flowers. 
Oncidium teretifiolium (Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart.).—One of the 
most curious Oncidiums as regards the form of the foliage, which 
resembles some of the Sansevieras, only much smaller, and one of the 
prettiest in the flowers. The latter have brownish sepals and petals 
with bright yellow lips, and are borne in dense panicles. 
Scientific Committee. — Rhododendrons. —Mr. Mangles exhibited 
some interesting species and hybrids as follows :—R. nilagiricum 
(“ Bot. Mag.”, 4381), where it is stated wrongly to have came from 
Nepal, being a figure of a pale pink Rhododendron, and which is 
undoubtedly R. Campbell®, which comes from Nepal. R. Fortunei, 
remarkable for its seven petals and usually fourteen stamens. It is 
pink with corrugated petals and yellow centre ; it has no spots, and is 
regular. R. bigener, the original hybrid of Dean Herbert, between 
R. maximum crossed with Azalea viscosa. It has glaucous foliage, 
pink corolla with corrugated edges. R. californicum (“ Bot. Mag.,” 
48G3), said by Professor A. Gray not to stand the eastern side of 
America, but has proved to be hardy with Mr. Mangles. R. calo- 
phyllum, a true species from Bootan, white, sweet-scented. It pro¬ 
duces many varieties. R. Edgeworthii, which is an epiphyte, with 
leaves rugose above and tomentose below. It is the parent of many 
beautiful kinds. R. blandfordimflorum, a most remarkable form from 
Sikkim, resembling the flowers of the genus Blandfordia. It bears 
short tubular and scarlet corollas. A species received from H. 
Hudson, Esq., near Cork, apparently resembling both R. Roylei and 
R. cinnabarinum. 
Larches Attached by Larvce. —Sir J. D. Hooker, alluding to the report 
of Mr. McLacblan read at the last meeting, who considered the 
affection to be local and transitory, remarked that he had received 
communication to the effect of whole trees had been stripped of their 
foliage, and that the disease was more extensive than had been 
supposed. 
Fungus in Dilute Sulphuric Acid. —Mr. G. W. Smith exhibited a 
specimen of the Vinegar Fungus, Penicillium crustaceum, growing in 
dilute sulphuric acid. Sir J. Hooker suggested it should be ascer¬ 
tained what nitrogenous substance was present in the acid, as the acid 
alone could not support life. 
Proliferous Mushroom. —He also exhibited a specimen in which one 
pileus was inverted and adherent to the summit of a Mushroom 
growing ordinarily. 
Foliage Injured by the Gale. —Dr. M. T. Masters exhibited specimens 
of leaves injured in various ways by the late severe gale, which, by 
destroying the growing parts, showed at a glance how the leaves, &c., 
were developing. The question was raised whether a generally 
received idea of salt being the cause was true ; but it was thought 
that, except in certain localities, the destruction was due to the 
duration and the coldness of the gale. Mr. Mangles observed that 
Beeches withstood the blast much better than Oaks. 
Plants Exhibited. —Rev. H. H. Crewe exhibited Muscari armeniacum, 
a species believed to come from Trebizonde ; a species of Scilla from 
the Escurial Mountains, the old but little known white Persian Lilac, 
and Preonia Whitmanniana. Mr. Artron exhibited an Orchis, which 
was referred to Kew for identification. 
Lecture. —The Rev. George Henslow took Maples as the subject 
of his lecture, as Messrs. Veitch exhibited a fine series of new forms 
from Japan remarkable for their coloured and variously dissected 
foliage. He first called attention to the fact that Maples abounded 
in the Miocene epoch, nineteen species having been found fossil at 
Onnigen near Lake Constance. They were even attacked by a fun¬ 
goid disease much resembling the Rhytisma acerinum, which forms 
black spots on the Sycamore. Maples were well known to the ancients 
for the value of their wood. Theophrastus, Virgil, and Ovid often 
alluded to the markings on the wood, for which it was highly prized 
as it is now. 
Maples are found in Europe, North America, North India, and 
Japan. Of the European the common Maple (Acer campestre, L.) 
is a well-known British shrub or small tree, the wood of which is 
valuable for cabinet work, and makes one of the best charcoals. A. 
pseudo-Platanus, L. (the Sycamore), has wood likewise valuable, 
while the knotted roots are used for inlaying, &c. The sap has been 
made into sugar and wine in the West Highlands of Scotland. Of 
American species, A. saccharinum, L. (the Rock, Sugar, or Bird’s-eye 
Maple) is one of the most important. It was introduced here in 1735. 
The timber is valuable and used instead of oak where the latter is 
scarce. The fibres sometimes show peculiar arrangements, being 
undnlated like those of the “ Curled Maple ” (A. rubrum, L., the 
Red-flowering or Scarlet Maple), or in spots, which gives the name 
of Bird’s-eye. It forms excellent fuel, and the ashes are rich 
in potash. Sugar is extracted from the sap by boiling, the flow 
of sap being peculiarly sensitive to climatic conditions (see a paper 
by Mr. G. Maw in Gardeners' Chronicle, 1878, p. 137). Of the 
Japanese Maples lately introduced by Mr. Veitch, Acer palmatum 
var. polymorphum is the most important, as being remarkable 
for the great variety in the forms and colour of the leaves. It was 
originally introduced in 1822, but for the beautiful and delicate-cut¬ 
leaved new forms we are indebted to Mr. J. G. Veitch and Mr. 'J. 
Maries. Their names ampelopsifolium, atropurpureum, dissectum, 
&c., well describe their different peculiarities. Another species, Acer 
