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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ July 8, 1880. 
In this tent the groups of dwarf Roses in pots from Messrs. Yeitch 
and Son, Chelsea, and Lee & Son, Hammersmith, were extremely 
attractive, and were greatly admired by the numerous visitors. The 
General Horticultural Company staged a fine group of miscellaneous 
plants at one end of the tent, and Messrs. Yeitch & Son an equally 
elegant one at the other end ; Messrs. Osborn & Sons, Fulham, Mr. 
Kinghorn of Richmond, and H. Little, Esq., also contributed col¬ 
lections of plants that combined to form a Tery pleasing display. 
In the large tent near the above were numbers of miscellaneous 
plants exhibited in competition for special prizes, and those offered by 
the Society to growers in the district. Ferns were particularly good, 
Mr. Barry being first with six exotic species, his collections including 
several healthy specimens. J. Wigan, Esq., was second, and Dr. Francis 
third with neat plants. Caladiums were well shown by Messrs. Wigan 
and Rutter, and the best Coleuses were from Lady J ohn Chichester, 
Cambridge House, Twickenham, and J. Flack. Esq., Twickenham 
(gardener, Mr. Sallows), both collections containing well-coloured 
plants. Mr. Rutter and J. Masters, Esq., Petersham (gardener, Mr. G. 
Logan), also staged two collections of Pelargoniums fairly well 
flowered. Mr. Bates had the finest single specimen plant, gaining the 
chief prize with a handsome example of Allamanda Hendersoni in 
excellent condition, and bearing flowers of great size and substance. 
The other exhibits in that tent were chiefly plants for table decoration, 
Mignonette, and a bright group from Messrs. J. Laing & Co., Forest 
Hill. 
The fruit, table decorations, and cut flowers occupied a third tent of 
considerable dimensions, the stands of flowers being arranged on a 
long table in the centre, the fruit at each end, and the cut flowers at 
the sides of the tent. The fruit was abundant and generally of fine 
quality. Grapes were well shown by Mr. Bates, Mr. S. Nunn, Mr. 
Wells, Mr. Wagstaff, gardener to J. H. Elam, Esq., Isleworth, and 
Mr. Feist, gardener to R. Ashton, Esq., Staines. Strawberries were 
numerous and of excellent quality. Peaches, Nectarines, Cherries, 
both singly and in the collections, were all well represented. Of the 
cut flowers the Roses were most noteworthy, a very fine display 
being produced by the numerous stands. The blooms were very fresh 
and bright, and some were exceptionally fine. Some of the chief 
prizetakers were Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt; Mr. D. Robin, 
Richmond Hill ; Mr. Bates ; J. Bull, Esq., Redholme, Teddington ; 
Mr. W. Scott, Clinton Yillas, South Wimbledon ; Mr. G. P. Hawtrey, 
Aldin House, Slough; and Mr. Moorman, gardener to the Misses 
Christy, Coombe Bank, Kingston, the latter exhibitor staging two 
excellent first-prize collections. 
Yegetables and the cottagers’productions occupied the remaining 
tents, and were both numerously and well shown, the vegetables 
being especially notable for their fresh healthy condition. 
The arrangement of the Show was generally satisfactory, and con¬ 
sidering the great number and excellence of the exhibits we regret 
that the pressing demands upon our columns have compelled us to 
report this fine Exhibition thus briefly. 
THE CULTURE OF VANDA CiERULEA AND 
VANDA TERES. 
Vanda c^rulea. —This is one of the most beautiful Orchids 
in cultivation, with its pale lilac flowers produced in October, 
and lasting in beauty four or five weeks. It is considered a cool 
Orchid. I have tried to grow it in a cool house and was very 
unsuccessful ; I then placed it in the East Indian house, where it 
commenced growing at once, producing roots from the stem and 
soon filling the basket. I grow the plant in an oak basket with 
dried sphagnum moss chopped fine, and all the dust well sifted out, 
and one-third of crocks well mixed with the sphagnum. I suspend 
the basket close to the glass imder one of the ventilators in the 
roof of the house. When the plant has rooted into the sphagnum 
and is making' its growth it requires abundance of water and 
plenty of air with a moist atmosphere, and when growth is com¬ 
pleted very little water is needed during the winter months. The 
sphagnum must not be allowed to become too dry, or the plant 
will shrivel and lose its lower leaves. 
Some years since I almost lost this Vanda, but just at the time 
it was at its worst I was reading Sir Joseph Hooker’s “ Himalayan 
Journal,” where it was stated that Vanda casrulea was found 
growing upon a tree lying across a stream. The plant was in all 
its native luxuriance, with frost upon the flowers, and Sir Joseph 
wrote, “ If those who exhibit this Orchid at Chiswick saw the 
plants growing in their native habitat they would not stew them 
at home.” After reading the above I took the hint. Next morning 
Vanda crerulea was suspended under the ventilator as I have 
described, and there it remains. It began to grow freely in the 
spring, and I obtained flowers once more. 
Vanda teres. —The foliage of this Orchid is very much like a 
large Rush. The flowers are large, red and yellow, and are produced 
in June and July; and last a month in beauty. There are two 
varieties ; one is very shy in flowering and is not worth growing, 
the other is a profuse bloomer. It is also one of the easiest of 
Orchids to grow, requiring very little attention, therefore it is a 
most suitable plant for beginners in Orchid culture. I grow this 
species on a flat piece of cork, on which it is secured with thin 
copper wire. The roots soon take hold of the cork. It is grown 
in the East Indian house, and in four or five years it makes a 
fine bushy plant. I cut the tops of the plants off when they are 
too long, and fasten them to the bottom of the cork ; by that means 
the plant becomes bushy. After growing in the East Indian 
house the time mentioned, I placed it in a house with a minimum 
temperature of 50° in winter, and during hard frost 15°; in the 
cool house it grows and flowers most profusely. When growing 
it should be syringed twice a day, the atmosphere of the house 
being kept moist. All it requires in winter is a slight sprinkling 
with the syringe when the sun shines.— John NUNNS. 
We have received many pleasant letters during the week 
relative to the enlarged form in which this Journal now appears. 
It is gratifying to us to know that the change is so much 
appreciated, and we thank all our correspondents for their 
kind expressions of approval. Especially are we gratified by 
the commendatory remarks of two of our oldest horticultural 
contemporaries, who have spoken so kindly and generously of 
our endeavours to maintain a high standard of horticultural 
journalism. 
- On the evening of Wednesday, the 30th ult., the Royal 
Botanic Society’s Evening Fete was held as usual in the 
Society’s Gardens at Regent’s Park, the exceptionally fine weather 
and admirable arrangements resulting in a gathering of remark¬ 
able brilliancy and success. In addition to the illuminations, 
which were carried out with excellent taste, there were Messrs. 
Carters’ exhibition of annuals, Mr. Anthony Waterer’s Rhodo¬ 
dendrons, and groups of Roses from Messrs. W. Paul & Son, 
Waltham Cross, all of which proved very attractive. In the com¬ 
petition for bouquets and arrangements of flowers several exhi¬ 
bitors took prominent positions, among them being Messrs. Osborn 
and Son, Fulham ; and Messrs. Henderson & Son, Maida Vale. 
During the evening it is stated that upwards of seven thousand 
visitors attended the Gardens. 
- On the occasion of the above fete the visitors enjoyed 
the opportunity of witnessing the flowers of Ceretjs grandi- 
FLORTJS, the Night-flowering Cereus. A plant in the conservatory 
expanded its blooms early in the evening, and they continued in 
fine condition until midnight. It attracted great attention from 
the numerous visitors, comparatively few of whom had ever seen 
the flowers of this interesting species. 
- There is now flowering and fruiting in the greenhouse 
at Chiswick a fine plant of FrAgaria indica. For growing in 
baskets, or in pots or pans placed on pedestals, this • distinct 
species of Strawberry is highly suitable. It is of rapid slender 
growth, the “ runners ” drooping down forming an elegant fringe 
of about 3 feet, studded with small bright yellow flowers and 
small highly coloured fruit. In its natural drooping and proli¬ 
ferous character it resembles Saxifraga sarmentosa, and promises 
to be of considerable utility for various decorative purposes. It 
appears to produce flowers with fruit in various stages of de¬ 
velopment, at the same time it is likely therefore to be attractive 
during a long period. The fruit is of no use for dessert purposes. 
■- In the same garden there is a fine display of Ivy-leaved 
Pelargoniums, of which one of the best varieties yet raised is 
Belle d'Orleans. This is quite distinct from all others by its 
naturally upright growth, audit produces its magenta pink double 
flowers in the greatest profusion. With the aid of a few small 
