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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER, 
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sticks the plant will form a handsome specimen, and be of great 
value for greenhouse and corservatory decoration. It has been 
certificated, and is worthy of that high mark of approval. Mons. 
Dubois has been similarly honoured. It has very large and fine 
deep pink double flowers, and a good plant cannot fail to be very 
effective. These varieties were raised by M. Lemoine, and there 
are some others of great promise under number. Several older 
varieties, grown in the form of loose pyramids, are also extremely 
attractive, and show how well adapted these plants are for con¬ 
servatory decoration during the summer months. 
- A CORRESPONDENT informs us that Rubes ODORATUS is 
now one of the finest ornaments in the Cambridge Botanic Garden. 
It has an immense profusion of deep rose flowers, each blossom 
2 inches across, and the leaves, which are extremely handsome 
and Yine-like, measure in some cases 10 inches across. It is of 
upright habit and grows with great vigour. A native of North 
America. 
- A correspondent writes that “ it is generally considered 
undesirable or impracticable to transplant Onions, but has been 
agreeably undeceived by seeing some flourishing in a gentleman’s 
garden. ” In some districts it is a regular practice with cottagers 
to obtain surplus plants from the squire’s garden when the crops 
are being thinned, and rely on them for their winter supply of 
Onions. "VVe have seen many fine beds and crops from transplanted 
seedlings, and if the work is done in showery weather and the 
plants are not inserted too deeply they seldom fail to produce 
good and well-formed bulbs. If the weather is dry the roots are 
“ puddled ” in a mixture of soil and soot before planting. 
- Madame Nuytens Yerschapfelt, widow of the late 
Jean Nuytens Yerschaffelt, whose death we recently announced, 
intends carrying on the nursery business at Ledeberg, Ghent, with 
the same efficient manner that it was conducted by her lanffented 
husband, and intends to deserve the patronage she hopes to 
receive from the horticultural public. 
•- The appearance of Small Fruits in Kent is generally 
satisfactory. Raspberries are looking well, and the crops are likely 
to be fair notwithstanding the severe check they have experienced 
in some parts. Strawberries though bearing well have not such 
enormous crops as last year, or as a grower said, “ More were 
spoilt on the ground last year than will be gathered this season.” 
- The Corporation of Carlisle has just presented to the 
Royal Gardens at Kew the herbarium of Bishop Goodenough, 
who, having resided for some time at Ealing, obtained botanical 
specimens from Kew and other London gardens. He was 
afterwards made Bishop of Carlisle ; was born in 1743, and died 
in 1827. The deceased Bishop’s herbarium, now handed over to 
the national herbarium at Kew, was made during the last quarter 
of the last century, and contains many interesting and valuable 
specimens. Bishop Goodenough was at one time Treasurer of 
the Linnsean Society. 
- In one of the houses at Shirecliffe Hall, Sheffield, the 
residence of H. E. W. Watson, Esq., a good specimen of that at¬ 
tractive plant Tabern^emontana coronaria fl.-pl. is now 
flowering, and Mr. Udale, the gardener, states that he finds it of 
considerable value for cutting purposes. It is of comparatively 
easy culture and flowers freely, the fine white fragrant blooms 
proving very acceptable wherever flowers are in demand. Like 
many other old plants of undoubted merit it is not so common 
in gardens as might be expected, although the cause of its 
neglect is by no means evident. 
- An esteemed correspondent has sent us a report of the 
Limerick Horticultural Show, which he describes as a large 
and good one, but the pressure on our columns is so great that 
we can only find space for the following extract—The exhibits 
of Lords Dunraven and Clarina, Lady Massey, Mrs. Russel, 
Mrs. Boyd, and Mr. Bannatyne were specially noticeable, and 
in the several classes obtained merited distinction. The show 
of Roses in the private growers’ class, notwithstanding the year 
being by no means most favourable, created great admiration 
from the Judges, and subsequently from the great throng of 
visitors. For the stand of twenty-four blooms Lord Clarina, 
Lady Emly, and Lady Massey deservedly received the prizes in 
the order named. But still more commendable, though not for 
competition, were the large stands of Roses, Pelargoniums, and 
Tuberous Begonias of Messrs. Saunders, nurserymen, Cork, which 
excited much admiration. The show of fruit for the season was 
splendid, and little less deserving were the vegetable collections. 
- A large bed of Delphiniums in Battersea Park is 
just now very attractive. The plants are associated with varie¬ 
gated Maples, the pale and deep blue spikes of the flowers 
showing with great effect amongst the silvery foliage of the 
Acers. The employment of such stately plants as Delphiniums 
in the London parks is a step in the right direction, and they 
might with advantage be largely increased. When planted in 
deep rich soil they form pillars of beauty G to 8 feet high, and 
they produce a rich effect before the ordinary bedding plants are 
in beauty. Delphiniums are readily raised from seed, which 
if saved from good named varieties many beautiful forms are 
produced. Some of the best varieties of Foxgloves would also 
have a fine effect at this season in suitable positions in the parks, 
as the spikes would show to great advantage against a background 
of shrubs, as also would Hollyhocks a little later in thesummer. 
- In Mr. Jowitt’s cup collection of Sweet-scented Roses 
at the National Rose Show the following varieties were 
staged -Mons. E. Y. Teas, Le Havre, Charles Lefebvre, Beauty 
of Waltham, Sir Garnet Wolseley, Catherine Mermet, Madame 
C. Crapelet, Marechal Niel, Exposition de Brie, Senateur Yaisse, 
Jean Liabaud, Marie Baumann, Souvenir d'un Ami, Alfred 
Colomb, La Rosi^re, La France, Baron de Bonstetten, Madame 
Bravy, Due de Wellington, Madame Knorr, Louisa Wood, Marie 
Van Houtte, and two others, the names of which our reporter was 
unable to ascertain owing to the dense crowd surrounding the 
stands. 
-At the Brighton Horticultural Show, which a corre¬ 
spondent describes as being a very good one, the following were 
the successful exhibitors in the principal Rose classes :—In the 
open class for forty-eight varieties the prizes went to Messrs. 
Piper, Mitchell & Sons, and Balchin, who all staged good blooms. 
In the class for twenty-four blooms Mr. Wollard, Lewes, and 
Rev. C. Hales, Woodmancote, were the respective winners. For 
twenty-four Roses grown in Sussex the prizes were awarded to 
Mr. W. G. Sharpe, Birchin Bridge; Mr. Gravely, Cowfold ; and 
the Rev. R. C. Hales. In the class for twelve blooms Mr. A. 
Slaughter, Steyning ; Mr. Edwards, Worth ; and Rev. G. Banks, 
Worth, were the prizetakers. Amongst the fruit the fine Muscat 
Grapes of T. Holman, Esq., and the James Veitch Strawberries 
from Mr. Rutland, Goodwood, attracted much attention. 
- We are informed that the Tomatoes at the Lynn Show, 
exhibited by Mr. S. Castle of The Vineyard, West Lynu, were a 
notable feature. Amongst his exhibits were bunches of Suttons’ 
Conqueror and Osborn’s Improved Red, each weighing 
3 lbs. 7 ozs.; twelve separate fruit of the aggregate weight of 
5 lbs. 3 ozs., and two others of 12 ozs. and 16 ozs. respectively. 
The Judges remarked that they were the finest they had ever seen. 
- Messrs. J. J. Thomas & Co., wireworkers, 3G2, Edgware 
Road, desire us to state that they have opened premises for the 
sale of their horticultural appliances at 87, Queen Victoria Street, 
London. 
