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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ July 13, 1882. 
japonica is described, but it is not stated when it was introduced 
to cultivation, if it really was grown then. The same plant was 
subsequently mentioned by Loudon, who gives the close of the last 
century as the time of introduction ; but the plant appears to have 
been lost, and again brought into notice within the past twenty 
years. Specimens have been in cultivation at Kew for some years, 
and now Mr. T. S. Ware has taLen the plant in hand it will soon 
be obtainable by the general public. 
DEATH OF DR. NEWINGTON. 
It is with extreme regret that we have to record the death of 
Dr. Samuel Newington, M.A., Oxon. M.R.C.P. Lond., which oc¬ 
curred at his residence at Ridgeway, Ticehurst, on the 3rd inst. 
The disease to which he fell a victim was that of the heart, which he 
has been troubled with more or less for forty years, but not until 
three weeks from his death was he seriously alfected and obliged 
to keep to his room ; up to that date he was out daily wandering 
about his gardens, in which he took immense interest. Since 
October last he had given up professional duties, in which he had 
engaged over forty years, consequently of late had devoted most 
of his time to horticultural pursuits. Nor did he work in vain. 
Fertile in conception and prompt in action he devised and con¬ 
structed amongst other things the ground or curates' vinery, 
which in various modifications has proved so useful for protective 
purposes; his last invention, which has proved of substantial 
value, being the tree-lifting implements figured on page 318, 
vol. iii., third series of the Journal. He also invented a dibber, 
which some years ago had a good reputation for planting Wheat, 
Beans, and other agricultural crops. The structures in his garden 
are all of his own design, and were home-made. The cylinder 
vineries are now occupied with Tea Roses. These are among 
the novelties of Ridgeway, but simplicity, durability, and utility 
characterise the ordinary structures. His “ glass wall ” for grow¬ 
ing Peaches is figured in our nineteenth volume. It was erected 
at less cost than a wall could have been, and accommodates two 
rows of trees. 
By his taste and labour the grounds and gardens were rendered 
b'ghly picturesque. The rockery is a charming example of well- 
directed labour, and glades, dells, mounds, and fountains con¬ 
tribute to the attractiveness of the grounds, in which he employed 
some twenty-five men to assist him in his experiments and im¬ 
provements that were constantly in progress. He was most 
liberal in disposition, and ever ready to impart information that 
might be useful. He was a frequent correspondent of the horti¬ 
cultural and agricultural papers under the signatures of “ SlGMA ” 
and “ Observer.” For years past—we can scarcely say how long 
—he has contributed to our pages much sound matter and many 
suggestive hints, which have been turned to profitable account by 
many readers. With all his knowledge he was modest, kind in 
disposition, and affable, hence he was widely esteemed, as w T as 
shown by the numbers that attended his funeral on the 6th inst. 
He was sixty-eight years of age. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
July 11th. 
The exhibits were confined to the Council-room on Tuesday last, 
and principally comprised groups from Chiswick and Messrs. Ware 
and Howard, with new plants from Messrs. J. Yeitch & Sons, Chelsea. 
Fruit Committee.— H. J. Yeitch, Esq., in the chair. Mr. C. A. 
Pearse, gardener to Sir T. Stapleton, Henley-on-Thames, exhibited a 
Melon called Gray’s Court ; Mr. Allen, The Gardens, Ramsbury 
Manor, also exhibited a seedling Melon. Mr. Read, Moat Mount, 
Mill Hill, sent Read’s New Life and Read’s Hybrid Green-flesh Melon, 
all of which were inferior in quality. Mr. Osman, Metropolitan 
District Schools, Sutton, sent a dish of each Aquedolce and Seville 
Longpod Beans, which received a letter of thanks. Mr. Bonsall, 
Campsmount, Doncaster, exhibited a Pea called Bonsall’s Curvilinear, 
and a Cauliflower similar to Erfurt. Messrs. Yeitch & Sons exhibited 
a collection of thirty-nine dishes of Peas, all carefully named and 
marked with their height and date of coming into use. A cultural 
commendation was awarded. 
Floral Committee.—G. F. Wilson, Esq., in the chair. Mr. T. S. 
Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, contributed a large and very 
beautiful collection of hardy flowers very tastefully arranged, neat 
little brown earthenware bottles being employed to hold them. 
Amongst the Lilies especially noteworthy were the following:—The 
deep rich red L. Thunbergianum cruentum, for which a first-class 
certificate was awarded ; the bright orange red L. croceum, the neat 
shining yellow L. Szovitzianum, the peculiar creamy yellow L. 
excelsum, the small and pretty yellow red-spotted L. canadense, the 
dark purple small-flowered but striking L. dalmaticum, the showy 
yellow and crimson-spotted L. Humboldtianum Bloomerianum, with 
the old white L. candidum, and the handsome L. longiflorum, and 
L. Browni. Of other notable plants represented were Campanula 
alpina, with small deep blue flowers ; Tritonia crocata, orange red ; 
Papaver nudicaule, bright yellow ; Gladiolus Colvilli The Bride, 
white ; G. insignia, salmon scarlet; Adenophora coronata, with small 
Campanula-like pale blue flowers ; Triteleia Murrayana atropurpurea, 
with the umbels of deep purplish blue flowers ; Armeria plantaginea 
rosea^ Liatris spicata, and numerous fine Pinks, Carnations, Calo- 
chorti, and other flowers. A medal was awarded for this group. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, exhibited a large collec¬ 
tion of Verbenas, comprising many handsome varieties. The best 
were Shakespeare, Fireball, and Lord Leigh, scarlet; Boule de Neige, 
white ; Boy in Blue, deep purple, white centre ; Lady Leigh, pale 
lavender purple ; Mr. Gladstone, rose, large ; Swanley Strip, scarlet 
and white ; Stars and Stripes, pale rose and white ; Blue Superb, 
purplish blue with white centre, large ; and Queen of Verbenas, deep 
crimson with large white centre. Flowers of the large white CEno- 
thera speciosa, Malva moschata alba, Nicotiana affinis,and the double 
white Campanula persicifolia alba plena were also shown in good con¬ 
dition, with a pretty selection of single Dahlia? and a fine deep purple 
double Pansy named Lord Waverley, which was certificated. A 
medal was awarded to Mr. W. Howard, Southgate, for a fine group of 
Carnations, Balsams, Marguerites, Ferns, Rhodanthe3, with Pink and 
Carnation blooms, some of the latter being extremely fine. Messrs. 
J. Carter & Co., High Holborn, sent specimens of two fine Lilies, 
L. longiflorum Wilsoni and L. Thunbergianum atrosanguineum ; the 
former pure white, and the latter rich red. 
A handsome group of well-grown Tuberous Begonias was sent from 
the Society’s gardens at Chiswick, all the plants being extremely 
vigorous, but compact and well flowered. Several attractive seed¬ 
lings were staged ; three—namely, A. F. Barron, Mrs. Stevens, and 
Thomas Moore, being honoured with first-class certificates, and are 
described below. Of others not so noticed the best were the follow¬ 
ing :—Gippie, with bright rose flowers of excellent form, the petals 
broad, round, and even. The habit is very compact, and the flowers 
are produced with great freedom. James McIntosh was remarkable 
for the rich scarlet colour of the flowers ; and several seedlings, only 
designated by numbers, were noteworthy also for the deep colours. 
A pretty group of Achimenes and Ferns was also staged, the former 
being mostly in small pots, but bearing large and richly coloured 
flowers. A collection of Neriums occupied one corner of the room, 
several of the varieties certificated recently being represented. 
First-class certificates were awarded for the following plants :— 
Tydaa Robert le Liable (Veitch).—A most striking variety, with 
scarlet tube 1^ inch long, limb If inch broad, similar ground colour to 
the tube, but densely spotted with maroon. Leaves elliptical, inch 
long. The flowers are produced singly from the axils of the leaves 
on the upper part of the stem. 
Osmunda japonica corymbifera (Yeitch).—A dwarf Fern with bipin- 
nate fronds, the pinnules being deeply and irregularly cut. The 
fronds are 1 foot or more in length. 
Croton aureo-marginatus (Yeitch).—A showy form from the South 
Sea Islands, with leaves 1 foot to 18 inches long and 2^ broad, irregu¬ 
larly mottled with green and yellow, the latter predominating. 
Rhododendron balsamijlorum anreum (Veitch).—One of the green¬ 
house hybrid section, similar in character to that recently certificated, 
but with bright yellow double flowers, though not so full as the rosy 
coloured form. 
Rhododendron balsamijlorum album (Yeitch). — Similar in general 
character to the above, but with larger pure white double flowers in 
fine heads of ten or more blooms. 
Davallia tenuifolia Veitchiana (Yeitch).—Very graceful, the finely 
divided fronds being 18 inches or more in length, of a plumose slightly 
drooping form. The reddish stipes also contrast agreeably with the 
pale green pinnules. 
Croton Dayspring (Veitch).—A very distinct form, the lower leaves 
having three parts of the basal portion rosy red, the apex being deep 
green, the young leaves being bright yellow margined and tipped with 
green. 
Pleopeltis fossa (Yeitch).—A curious Fern, with shining green fronds, 
lanceolate in outline, 9 inches long, and cut at the margin into deep 
narrow segments of irregular size and form. 
Pansy Lord Waverley (Cannell).—A remarkable variety, with 
double flowers 2 inches in diameter, of a deep purple nearly black 
shade. The blooms were of extremely neat form, somewhat sugges¬ 
tive of a double Ranunculus. 
Lilium Thunbergianum cruentum (Ware).—One of the richest 
coloured Lilies in cultivation. The petals are oval in form, very 
deep red, the lower portion spotted with black, and the centre 
streaked with a darker shade. Very handsome. 
Chrysanthemum La Petite Marie (Ware).—A diminutive Pompon 
variety, the specimens shown not exceeding 6 inches in height, with 
neat white flowers tinged with yellow. It will doubtless prove 
useful for decorative purposes. Second-class certificate. 
Godetia Duchess of Albany (Daniels Bros.).—A handsome form, with 
large white CEnothera-like flowers, which are produced in great 
numbers near the points of the branches. 
Rose Duchess of Connaught (Noble).—An excellent Hybrid Per¬ 
petual Rose, with dark scarlet blooms of good substance and very 
