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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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best. It is a red incurved flower of good shape, and ought to 
be useful for a late exhibition stand, but I seldom see it. It 
does well with me on its own roots, every bloom coming good. 
—Wm. Taylor. 
DAY’S EARLY SUNRISE PEA. 
In reply to “ Clericus,” I may state that the above Pea was 
sown here on a south border on March 10th, and the first dish was 
gathered on July 4th. William I. and Ringleader, sown on the 
same date, we gathered from on June 18th. William I. has been 
particularly good, carrying a heavy crop of well-filled pods of 
splendid coloirr, the peas being of excellent flavour when cooked. 
I consider Early Sunrise has quite failed as a first early Pea, see¬ 
ing that it was a fortnight later than the others, and it is inferior 
to some varieties in cultivation as a second crop. It has one good 
point—namely, its dwarf habit, and it is of good flavour, but not 
so good in colour as William I.— G. Summers, Sandbeck Park. 
I HAVE no doubt about this Pea taking a position as a standard 
early variety. Though the difference in time at which the Early 
Sunrise and William I. come into hearing is hardly worth mention¬ 
ing, yet the former, perhaps, has the advantage, as the pods fill more 
quickly than is the case with the other, which takes some days 
before they are serviceable, though outwardly they may appear 
quite full. Early Sunrise is essentially a dwarf Pea, growing with 
us to an average height of 2j feet; the other is a tall Pea. Early 
Sunrise remains longer healthy and in a hearing condition, while 
William I. has the advantage in having double the number of 
peas in each pod. Both are good-flavoured Peas. William I. is 
now difficult to obtain true to name. Altogether I consider Early 
Sunrise a Pea well worth growing, and as this year the price was 
only 3s. 6 d. per quart, no doubt it will be reasonable in price 
another season.—R. P. B. 
With seed bought of Mr. Richard Cleaver of Lichfield, who 
obtained it in sealed packets through Mr. Robert Cooper of 
London, I sowed two rows of Sunrise on St. Patrick’s Day 
(March 17th) on land which was well manured for a last year’s 
crop. They showed bloom on May 28th, and the first gathering was 
made on Tuesday, July 12th. In quality, size, and flavour the 
Pea is good, and the haulm is covered with fine pods from bottom 
to top. In consequence of the high character given to this as 
an early Pea by the advertisers, I did not sow Kentish Invicta, 
on which I have relied as a first early, until April 16th—a full 
month after Sunrise ; and yet we gathered from the Invicta on 
July 9th, three clear dajs before Sunrise. William I., sown on 
May 2nd, was gathered from simultaneously with Sunrise on 
July 12th. These Peas are all growing on the same plot of 
land within a few yards of each other, and the only difference in 
treatment is that the Invicta and William I. were manured at the 
time of sowing, and Sunrise was sown on land rich from last 
year’s tillage. It will thus be seen that to call Sunrise early is a 
misnomer, and that its sun rises with the sluggard—when others 
have done a good portion of their work. Those who adver¬ 
tised it as “ a Pea as early and good, if not better, than Ring¬ 
leader,” have caused me a great disappointment by keeping me 
out of Peas two or three weeks. I shall not again trust to highly 
praised novelties.— Charles Barnes, Lichfield. 
NOTES FROM THE CAMBRIDGE BOTANIC GARDEN. 
During a recent visit to the botanic garden of our celebrated 
University of the Light Blues I observed several plants worth 
noting in the pages of the lournal, and therefore I send you 
the following jottings. I may remark that the general appear¬ 
ance of the garden is very satisfactory, as it might be expected 
to be under the able superintendence cf Mr. R. J. Lynch. 
Epidendrum prismatocarpum. —This has been in flower for 
many weeks, and though not showy it is extremely attractive 
from its large spikes of yellowish flowers with dark chocolate 
blotches and pink labellum. It is robust in habit and easily cul¬ 
tivated, while from the persistency of its blossom it is worth the 
attention of every collector. 
Lonicera grata. —Of this fine shrub there is an excellent 
specimen, and it is one of great value and beauty. It flowers most 
profusely and is sweetly scented. It closely resembles in its floral 
characters the common Honeysuckle, but requires no support. 
From this habit—of a close-growing much-branched shrub—it is 
able to take a place where the climbing Honeysuckles could not 
be grown. It is said to live longer than most other species, and 
to be inferior only in vigour to L. japonica. It flowers from early 
summer to late in autumn. It is a native of North America from 
Carolina to New York. 
1 ATHYRUS GRANDIFLORUS. —Common as this is, it is, perhaps, 
the finest of all in size and beauty of blossom, while it is not sur¬ 
passed in the length of its blooming season. It is very pretty in 
combination with some other plants, and recently we have ad¬ 
mired it trailing among grass. There is scarcely anything more 
charming to grow beside a cottage door or to cover low palings. 
Galium rubrum. —This very rare species is without doubt the 
choicest for garden culture. It has slender stems about 1 foot 
high, which now bear numbers of tiny red flowers—a colour quite 
exceptional in this genus. The leaves are narrow and small, and 
the loose inflorescence is extremely graceful and light in appear¬ 
ance for the purpose of relieving the colour of bright flowers in 
floral arrangements. 
Scarlet Poppies. —The new Papaver umbrosum is one of the 
finest, and, growing on the rockwork, is the most attractive of 
plants there in flower. It is nearly allied to the Corn Poppy 
(P. Rhseas), of which it is, perhaps, a variety. It is much superior 
in its more compact habit and finer foliage. The flowers, too, are 
deeper in colour with greater substance, and the intensely black 
blotches contr-bute greatly to its handsome character. It was 
distributed by Mr. Thompson of Ipswich, who marks it a biennial, 
under the treatment for which it has done well. P. bracteatum 
on the herbaceous ground has been magnificent—far finer than the 
comparatively pale P. orientale. Of that species it is properly a 
variety, distinguished by having bracts beneath the flowers. Some 
years ago in the Jardin des Plantes was to be seen an interesting 
variety with monopetalous flowers. Can any reader say where 
this is to be obtained ?— Visitor. 
SHEFFIELD ROSE SHOW. 
July 14th. 
~ ' GAIN has the Na- 
tional Rose Society 
sj-’ held a successful 
provincial Exhibition — 
one, indeed, which deserves 
to rank high in the records 
of Rose shows, not for 
extraordinary quality of 
blooms or unusually keen 
competition in the classes, 
but for general average excel¬ 
lence, magnificent weather, and 
a great attendance of visitors. 
Perhaps, however, the high- 
sounding adjective applied to the weather 
requires a little qualification. It was hot, and a 
temperature above SO" in the shade is not the most 
suitable for the Roses, the exhibitors, the officials, or 
the visitors ; consequently all suffered more or less, 
but the Roses apparently the most. Not only after they were 
placed upon the exhibition tables, but before they arrived, 
many had reached a condition that effectually damped their owners’ 
hopes of a high position in the ranks of the competitors. Nevertheless 
many very bright and beautiful blooms were contributed, and some 
of the leading collections would have borne comparison with any 
that have been shown this year. 
After some experience in Manchester in previous seasons the Com¬ 
mittee of the Society very wisely accepted the cordial invitation to 
hold a show at Sheffield, an invitation that was supported by liberal 
financial arrangements, and as a very satisfactory result the Exhi¬ 
bition -was attended by nearly 10,000 visitors, thus giving the encou¬ 
ragement that had been so well deserved. A Rose show in Sheffield 
is indeed a novelty, for it is said to be the first exhibition of import¬ 
ance exclusively devoted to Roses that has been held in the smoky 
town. The Botanic Garden was a well-chosen site, and the bright 
appearance of the grounds tended greatly to increase the attractions. 
A large marquee 70 yards in length was erected to contain the 
exhibits ; two side tables extending the whole lengrh of the marquee 
bearing the majority of the Roses, a portion of the central stage 
being also occupied with them. But on the latter table the chief 
feature was an extensive and beautiful group of plants from Messrs. 
Fisher, Son, & Sibray, Handsworth, comprising a large number of 
