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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ July 20, 1882. 
the preceding, are faintly tipped with red, a character more notice¬ 
able in plants that are grown out of doors. This is tuberous- 
rooted, and dividing the plant should be attended to in spring, 
when every tuber will grow and make a plant. 
Cochlearia alpina. —A few years ago, when travelling in 
the hilly picturesque country north of Settle in Yorkshire, my 
attention was attracted by a very dwarf and small-leaved form 
of Cochlearia, which I at once lifted carefully to carry home. 
The plant in question is very dwarf, scarcely exceeding 2^ inches 
in height. The leaves are very small, being under one-sixth the 
size of those of C. officinalis, varying in shape from orbicular to 
reniform. The lobate leaves are few, which adds more to its 
beauty. The flowers are very small and white, displayed in small 
erect racemes, only slightly exceeding the leaves in the early part 
of its flowering season. After a time, which is when the fruits 
have commenced forming, the stems elongate and become pro¬ 
liferous. After the seeds have ripened the flower stems can be 
cut away ; there is then left an ever-beautiful cushion of dark 
shining green leaves until its flowering season again towards the 
end of March, when it becomes literally studded with racemes, 
which continue flowering for about three months. It is of peren¬ 
nial duration, which adds greatly to its value as a garden plant. 
Most of the forms of Scurvy-Grass are said to be annual or bien¬ 
nial, but this one clearly proves that there is at any rate one 
native form which is not so. The stems emit a number of fine 
roots, and it may either be propagated by division or by cuttings. 
I can class it as a gem amongst hardy alpines, and will doubtless 
make a good plant for capping the apices of rough bare stones on 
rockwork. I exhibited it in a pan at the late Manchester Show. 
It was in good condition then, but a month previous to that date 
it was much better-looking, being not much unlike a good mass 
of Ionopsidium acaule.—T. Entwistle, Bldsbury. 
ROYAL MANCHESTER AND NORTHERN COUNTIES 
BOTANICAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
July 14th to 15th. 
The Show of the above Society was held in the large exhibition 
house in the Botanic Gardens, Old Trafford, on the date named. The 
display of Roses, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, 
was a great success. Dark blooms, such as Prince Arthur, Horace 
Vernet, Alfred Colomb, A. K. Williams, Senateur Vaisse, and others 
of the same type and colours predominated, and on the whole were 
models of perfection. The light kinds showed the effects of the 
weather to a much greater extent; but that useful Rose La France, 
also Capitaine Christy, were really splendid in some of the boxes. 
The box of Tea Roses shown by Mr. Prince of Oxford were very fine, 
and staged in the best style. 
In the class for seventy-two, distinct, single trusses, there were 
four collections staged. The premier award was deservedly given to 
Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, who were closely followed by Messrs. 
Cranston & Co., Hereford ; Messrs. Davison & Co., Hereford, and 
James Dickson & Sons, Newton Nurseries, Chester, being third and 
fourth respectively. The first-prize collection contained good blooms 
of Senateur Yaisse, bright and full: Horace Vernet, Mrs. Jowitt, 
Ferdinand de Lesseps, Duke of Edinburgh, very large and bright; 
Charles Darwin, neat; Louis Yan Houtte, Countess of Rosebery, re¬ 
markably fine ; La Rosiere, Comtesse d’Oxford, Comtesse de Serenye, 
Madame Alphonse Lavallee, R. N. G. Baker, Lady Sheffield, neat and 
of good form ; Souvenir d’un Ami, Marie Yan Houtte, Prince Arthur, 
Madame Marie Verdier, Madame Hippolyte Jamain, Duke of Teck, 
Comte Raimbaud, A. K. Williams, Beauty of Waltham, and Comtesse 
de Nadaillac. Messrs. Cranston & Co. staged excellent examples of 
Mdlle. Eugenie Verdier, grand in form and colour; Camille Bernar- 
din, Star of Waltham, Mons. Etienne Levet, Duchesse de Vallom- 
brosa, Duke of Teck, Royal Standard, Mrs. Jowitt, Sir G. Wolseley, 
La France, Capitaine Christy, Marguerite Brassac, Jean Ducher, and 
Madame Willermoz. The third and fourth collections also contained 
good blooms of many of the above-mentioned kinds. 
Messrs. Cranston & Co. took the lead in the class for forty-eight 
triplets, followed closely by Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, and 
Messrs. Davison & Co. The first lot containing remarkable examples 
of Magna Charta, Exposition de Brie, A. K. Williams, Mrs. Jowitt, 
Constantin Tretiakoff, Marquise de Castellane, Madame Gabriel 
Luizet, Dupuy Jamain, La France, and Capitaine Christy. The second- 
prize collection included superior examples of Brightness of Ches- 
huat, Dr. Andry, Marie Baumann, Prince Arthur, Niphetos, Catherine 
Mermet, and Annie Wood. Messrs. Davison’s had been injured by the 
weather, but Belle Lyonnaise and Comtesse de Serenye were extremely 
fine. Mr. G. Prince, Oxford, was first in the class for twenty-four 
triplets, and the blooms staged were unsurpassed in the Exhibition 
for size, substance, or colour. Messrs. Cooling & Sons, Bath, and 
Messrs. Cranston & Co. were the other successful exhibitors. Mr. 
Prince’s best blooms were Madame Marie Verdier, Madame Marie 
Finger, highly coloured ; Alfred Colomb, superb ; Catherine Mermet, 
Madame Lambard, good ; Maiie Yan Houtte, Senateur Yaisse, Duke 
of Edinburgh, Perle des Jardins, Prince Arthur, Charles Lefebvre, 
and Souvenir de Madame Pernet. 
For eighteen distinct Tea or Noisette Roses Mr. Prince was again 
well ahead, and staged in the best of condition Madame Lambard, 
Marie Van Houtte, Catherine Mermet large and full; Amazone, 
Rubens, grand ; Anna*011ivier, Souvenir de Madame Pernet, Souvenir 
d’Elise Vardon, Souvenir de Paul Neyron, and President. Messrs. 
Paul & Son were second with smaller but very neat blooms, having 
good examples of Madame Lambard, La Boule d’Or, Jean Ducher, 
Souvenir d’un Ami, and Madame Willermoz. 
In the class for twelve new Roses, single trusses, not in commerce 
previous to 1878, Messrs. J. Dickson & Sons, Chester, were distinctly 
first with fresh well-coloured flowers of Duke of Teck, Pride of Wal¬ 
tham, May Quennell, full; Duchess of Bedford, Julius Finger, Crown 
Prince, A. K. Williams, Countess of Rosebery, large and good form ; 
Madame Ducher, Edward Dufour, and Brightness of Cheshunt. 
Messrs. Cranston & Co. were second with neat but smaller blooms of 
Masterpiece, Crown Prince, Pride of Waltham, Madame A. Dumesnil, 
Gloire de Bourg la Reine, Mdlle. Marguerite Manion, Comte Horace 
de Choiseul, and Barthelemy Joubert. Messrs. Paul & Son were 
third with good blooms of R. N. G. Baker, Mdlle. Marguerite Manion, 
and Pride of Waltham. There were five entries. 
In the class for twelve single blooms any dark Hybrid Perpetual, 
Mr. Prince was first with grand blooms of A. K. Williams ; Messrs. 
J. Dickson & Sons second with good Marie Baumann ; and Messrs. 
Cranston & Co. third with smaller but good examples of Alfred 
Colomb, four collections being staged. In the corresponding class 
for twelve light Roses Mr. Prince was again first with La France, 
Messrs. Davison & Co. and J. Dickson & Sons taking the remaining 
prizes with the same variety. 
Amateurs' Classes. —The Roses in the amateurs’ classes, both open 
and local, were throughout good. Mr. John Burrell, Darlington, took 
the lead with thirty-six single trusses, followed closely by the Rev. 
Canon Hole with blooms equally good in size and form but scarcely so 
bright. In the first collection Countess of Oxford, Frangois Michelon, 
Victor Verdier, Dupuy Jamain, Etienne Levet, Alfred Colomb, and 
Innocente Pirola were all good. Canon Hole staged fine blooms of 
Souvenir d’Elise, Marie Van Houtte, Duke of Wellington, Madame 
Hippolyte Jamain, and Madame Caroline Kuster. For eighteen 
triplets the last-named exhibitor was first, the most striking blooms 
being Capitaine Christy, Antoine Ducher, La France, Etienne Levet, 
Souvenir d’un Ami, and Madame Sophie Fropot. Mr. G. P. Hawtrey, 
Slough, was the only exhibitor in the class for twelve Teas or Noi¬ 
settes, and staged very creditable blooms, for which the first prize 
was awarded, the best examples being Alba Rosea, Archimede, 
Niphetos, Madame Lambard, and Devoniensis. 
In the local amateurs’ class for twenty-four single trusses there 
was good competition, some even collections being staged. W. Brock- 
bank, Esq., Didsbury, was first, having excellent blooms of the 
standard varieties before mentioned. W. L. Palfrey, Esq., Altrin¬ 
cham, was second; and Mr. Thomas Walkden, Wellington, third. 
For twelve blooms E. J. Thomson, Esq., Timperley, W. S. Palfrey, 
Esq., and Mr. J. R. Ward, Timperley, were the prizetakers as named, 
an extra prize being awarded to John Davenport, Esq., Altrincham. 
For six blooms Messrs. Palfrey, Thomson, and James Brown, Heaton 
Mersey, obtained the awards. 
Bouquets. —In the class for three Mr. Mason, Victoria Street, Man¬ 
chester, was deservedly placed first. One was entirely composed of a 
few dark buds and the rest Marechal Niel w r ith a tasteful intermixture 
of foliage; the next of a pink Tea and Niphetos, the third being 
divided into four quarters by dark Rose buds, each quarter being 
filled w r ith various-coloured Teas with small buds of Niphetos stand¬ 
ing well above the rest. Messrs. Cranston & Co. were second with 
neat examples, a good number of Moss buds being used. Messrs. 
Davison & Co. third. In the class for one bouquet the same exhi¬ 
bitors took the aw r ards in the order as named for the three. 
Miscellaneous Exhibits. —Messrs. Cole & Sons, Withington, contri¬ 
buted considerably to the effect of the Exhibition with a choice 
assortment of small stove and greenhouse plants, including Ericas, 
Crotons, Dracaenas, Palms, Ferns, Ixoras, Gloxinias, and others ; also 
stove and greenhouse cut flow'ers in boxes. Messrs. F. W. & H. Stans- 
field, nurserymen, Sale, Cheshire, sent a collection of choice varieties 
of hardy Ferns ; Messrs. Dickson, Brown & Tait boxes of cut Roses 
and herbaceous cut flowers ; Messrs. Dickson & Robinson staged a 
similar but larger display ; Messrs. Cooling & Son3, Bath, staged 
a large number of cut Roses in boxes and baskets. Mr. Samuel 
Barlow, Middleton, exhibited a very fine collection of Persian Ranun¬ 
culus, which excited much attention and praise both from the Judges 
and public, and the Society’s gold medal was awarded to Mr. Barlow 
for this unique contribution to an excellent Show T . 
Omphalodes Lucilite. —This is a lovely alpine, native of Southern 
Europe, of very dwarf habit, a favourite w'ith all connoisseurs in 
such plants. Leaves on short petioles, ovate-oblong, blunt, very 
glaucous. Flow r ers produced in lax panicles, about half an inch across, 
with saucer-shaped corollas of a porcelain blue colour tinged with 
pink. Most distinct and pretty, appearing throughout all the summer 
months. It was for a long time considered a very miffy plant, and 
is still treated as such by some growers. Such treatment ruins it, 
as it enjoys full exposure. Mr. Ewbank once remarked to the 
