JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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the rose and crimson hues of the latter being especially fine. Messrs. 
Hooper & Co., Covent Garden, had a large collection of handsome 
Paeony blooms—rose, crimson, and white—arranged with Ferns and 
Palms. Mr. B. S. Williams, Upper Holloway, contributed a large 
group of fine-foliaged plants, comprising large and healthy Palms, 
Ferns, Crotons, Dracaenas, Ericas, Dracophyllums, Nepenthes, Boro- 
nias, and Clerodendrons. 
In the east arcade Mr. C. Noble of Bagshot had some large and 
well-flowered specimens of Rhododendrons. A bright rose variety 
named Charles Noble was especially noteworthy, the heads being 
large and very numerous. Messrs. Mortlock & Co. of Oxford Street con¬ 
tributed three tables, one being very tastefully decorated with Irises, 
Water Lilies, Grasses, and Selaginella ; the other two being occupied 
with ornamental Grasses. Messrs. Phillips & Pearce, 155, Bond Street, 
had a charmingly arranged table, several stands being filled with 
Callas, white Lilies, Brizas, Roses, Irises, Spiraeas, Ferns, and Gladiolus 
Colvillei albus. Mr. W. Brown, Richmond, contributed a table very 
tastefully arranged, the central stands containing Rhodanthes, Cen- 
tanrea, Begonias, Oncidiums, Ixoras, Rivinas, Dipladenias, and 
Allamandas. 
Messrs. T. Rivers & Son, Sawbridgeworth, Herts, had a group of 
fruit trees in pots, comprising Early Rivers and Early Red Guigne 
Cherries, with Lord Napier Nectarines, remarkably well fruited. 
Dishes of fruit were also staged of Pine Apple, Lord Napier, Stan wick 
Elruge, and Dryden Nectarines, Conkling Peaches, Bigarreau de 
Schreken, Frogmore Bigarreau, and Guigne d’Annonay Cherries, all 
of remarkable fine size and quality. Messrs. Smith & Larke, 
Kensington, staged some fine bouquets and baskets of flowers. 
These groups remained for the Evening Fete, the following medals 
being awarded. A silver-gilt Knightian to Messrs. T. Rivers & Son, 
silver Flora medals to Messrs. J. Yeitch & Sons, C. Noble, Barr and 
Sugden, Phillips & Pearce, and W. Wood. Silver Banksian medals 
to Messrs. W. Brown, W. Wood, Meman & Cornish, and Hooper and 
Co., with bronze Banksian medals to Messrs. J. Aldous, and Mortlock 
and Co. 
First-class certificates were awarded for the following plants :— 
Odontoglossum vexillarium Cobbianum. —This was shown by W. 
Cobb, Esq., of Silverdale Lodge, Sydenham, and is chiefly remarkable 
for having a pure white lip, the sepals and petals being pale purple. 
A single line of rich crimson extends a short distance down the 
centre of the lip, and seems to show the purity of the white to 
greater advantage. 
Gloxinia Robin Hood (Yeitch).—An excellent variety, with very 
neatly formed flowers, circular in outline, and of moderate size. 
Colour deep rich scarlet, shaded at the margin of the lobes to pink. 
One of the erect-flowering type. 
Gloxinia Garibaldi (Yeitch).—A most brilliant variety, with flowers 
of moderate size, very freely produced, rich scarlet, with a light 
throat faintly dotted with red. The habit is good, compact, and 
vigorous. 
Adiantum Legrandi (Yeitch).—A distinct variety, apparently of the 
cuneatum or gracillimum type ; the fronds very dense, almost bunched, 
the pinnules diminutive and bright green. 
Aeridesformosum (Yeitch).—A hybrid, supposed to be from A. Lar- 
pentae and A. odoratum ; the flowers in long rather loose spikes, white, 
tipped with purple, the lip being blotched and streaked with the 
same colour. 
Nepenthes Mastersiana (Yeitch).—Noteworthy for the deep red colour 
of the pitchers, of neat form. It is said to be a hybrid between N. 
sanguinea and N. phyllamphora. The pitchers are about G inches in 
length, the lid being sharply turned over the aperture. 
Rhododendron balsanuEflorum (Yeitch). — One of the greenhouse 
hybrid section, with salmon-red double flowers of neat form. It is 
perfectly double, with eighteen or twenty petals in some cases—a 
most remarkable freak in these useful plants. 
Masdevallia Harryana striata (Sir Trevor Lawrence). — Flowers 
large, striped irregularly with deep maroon on a rosy crimson ground. 
This is a very distinct variety, but the wrinkled appearance of the 
flowers has a peculiar effect. 
Zygopetalum expansum (Sir Trevor Lawrence).—As mentioned above 
this is somewhat suggestive of Z. Gautieri. The leaves are long, 
narrow, and arching; the flowers being borne on a tall spike. The 
lip is oval or slightly lobed, very deep violet purple ; the sepals and 
petals green barred with brown. 
Pelargonium Gratitude (G. Smith, Edmonton).—A Show variety 
with large flowers of excellent form, circular, and even ; the upper 
petals rich crimson, nearly maroon, and the lower of a light purple 
shade with a white centre. 
Lobelia pumila Ingrami (Wood & Ingram, Huntingdon).—A com¬ 
pact-growing variety bearing pure white flowers that are produced 
very freely. It appears to be admirably adapted for bedding 
purposes. 
Pelargonium Gold Mine (J. & J. Hayes).—One of the decorative 
section, having fine trusses of scarlet flowers ; the petals being faintly 
margined with white, the upper petals being darkly veined in the 
centre. 
Viola Champion (Heath & Son).—Flowers very pale yellow, a cream 
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colour nearly white, having a few violet lines radiating from the 
bright yellow(eye. Very floriferous. 
Lilium elegans robustum (Ware).—An effective Lily, bearing large 
open flowers in a compact head, bright yellow spotted with red. 
This is a really valuable and handsome hardy plant for flowering at 
this lime of year. 
Scientific Committee.—R ev. M. J. Berkeley in the chair. 
Hollyhock Fungus. —The Chairman showed stems of the Hollyhock 
unusually badly affected with this pest, as also with another parasitic 
fungus, Fusisporium. Mr. Berkeley suggested that the spores might 
have been introduced with the seed. 
Red-stained Timber. —The Chairman showed portions of the old 
timber taken from a mud-walled house in Northamptonshire stained 
of a bright crimson by a fungus, probably Sphgeria rkodobafolia. 
Hybrid Dipladenia. —A correspondent from Newport, Monmouth, 
sent flowers of a very lovely Dipladenia of a pale rose pink colour, 
concerning which the Committee was anxious to receive further 
information. 
Disease in Cabbage Leaf. —From a Dublin correspondent were sent 
specimens of a Cabbage, on the under surface of the leaves of which 
on the nerves were numerous small pimples of cellular tissue, ulti¬ 
mately cracking down the centre, the edges of the fissure being 
everted and dry. Dr. Masters described tbe anatomical structure, 
and attributed the disease to the probable action of mite, though he 
had not discovered any such insect, nor any trace of fungus. 
Disease in Abies amabilis, cf c. —Dr. Masters showed specimens of 
the gouty knobs which so often deform the branches of A. nobilis 
and other Conifers, and described their anatomical construction. No 
new tissues were formed, but the cells and wood fibres were much 
enlarged, dissociated, and relatively destitute of thickening charac¬ 
teristics similar to those described by Prillieux in the case of the 
American blight in the Apple. The disease in question is indeed 
produced by a similar insect, and is generally considered incurable ; 
nevertheless Mr. Barron of Elvaston Nurseries, Borrowash, had suc¬ 
ceeded in overcoming the disease by the use of fir-tree oil, which 
killed the insect and allowed of the growth of new wood. 
Thuja Lobbi and T. gigantea. — Hon. and Rev. J. T. Boscawen 
brought fruiting specimens to show that T. Lobbi of gardens was 
distinct from T. gigantea. 
Iris Fungus. —Mr. Lynch of the Cambridge Botanic Garden sent 
specimens of Irids affected with this fungus, with notes thereon by 
Mr. Berkeley. The specimens were referred to Mr. W. G. Smith for 
further examination and report. 
Plants Exhibited. —Dr. Masters showed specimens of the bark of the 
White Pine of China (P. Bungeana) from Mr - . Kinghorn’s nursery at 
Richmond, and showing the bark peeling off in flakes like that of the 
Birch or Plane, which is one of the characteristics of that species. 
From Mr. Barron’s Elvaston Nurseries, Borrowash, came specimens of 
Pinus contorta ; Picea ajanensis ; Pinus tabuliformis, referred by 
Dr. Masters probably to P. Massoniana of Lambert; Larix leptolepis, 
the Japanese Larch ; and Acer Nikoense, a Japanese Maple, with pal¬ 
mate leaves and long slender racemes. From Herr Kirckhoff of the 
Royal Gardens, Donaueschingen, came a fine plant of Tillandsia Fur- 
stenbergii, an acaulescent species, with tufted glaucous leaves dilated 
at the base, linear lorate channelled on the upper surface, and finely 
toothed on the edges. The flower spike is erect, thickly beset with 
beautiful rosy lanceolate bracts, which are covered with a whitish 
meal. 
THE EVENING FETE. 
Weather of a most unfavourable character prevailed throughout 
the evening of Tuesday last, and the Royal Horticultural Society’s 
Fete has scarcely been held under more unpropitious circumstances. 
Continuous rain, and a temperature much below what is seasonable 
in June, rendered the gardens quite unsuited for promenade, the 
visitors being necessarily confined to the arcades and conservatory. 
The latter building was lighted by the Giilcher Electric Light 
and Power Company, and presented a brilliant spectacle, particularly 
during the time the united bands of the Royal Horse Guards and 
Second Life Guards were playing. The east and west arcades con¬ 
tained the numerous groups of plants described in the above report, 
and were brightly illuminated by Messrs. Siemens Bros.’ electric 
lamps. For tbe cascade and flower beds in the gardens the last- 
named lamps were also employed, other portions of the gardens 
being lighted by the Anglo-American Brush Electric Light Corpo¬ 
ration. Festoons of coloured oil lamps were as usual suspended 
from the trees, but the dull weather considerably lessened their 
effect, as it did also that of the coloured fires. All the arrangements 
were as satisfactory as could be expected under the circumstances, 
and the attendance was good. 
Scttons’ Late Queen Broccoli. —Broccoli has been particularly 
good this season, and the Late Queen exceptionally so. It is of good 
dwarf habit, which renders it hardy; the heads are large, of great 
substance, and nearly as white and equal in quality to the Autumn 
Giant Cauliflowers. We have been cutting Cauliflowers for nearly 
