JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND■ COTTAGE GARDENER. 
366 
[ May 3, 1883. 
spike but little less gigantic than that of the former one. The 
coincidence of these splendid plants flowering at the same time 
imparts to them an interest that will doubtless render them objects 
of considerable attraction to those who are enabled to visit the 
Oxford Botanic Garden during the period in which they will be 
in bloom.— Spes. 
CALCEOLARIAS. 
Calceolarias are sometimes disappointing plants, often dying 
in a mysterious manner, giving no warning. In flower gardens 
where the massing system is carried out we can ill afford to 
dispense with them, and it is difficult to find a substitute, as, 
though some recommend the Tagetes, it is not nearly so good. So 
the best thing we can do is to try and mitigate the evil. It is un- 
unseasonable to write about the propagation ; but supposing the 
cuttings were taken from healthy plants in the autumn, inserted 
in a cold frame, and afterwards placed it in a frame of turfy soil, 
with about a fourth of well-decayed manure, the plants will be in 
fine condition by the planting time. The beds should have been 
deeply dug in the early winter, and a few days before they are 
planted to be well dug again and well manured with some good 
decayed manure. I always choose a damp day for planting 
Calceolarias, which should be well watered the previous night, 
and take them up with a good ball of roots. If any streaks of 
black are seen in the leaves of any of the plants, or with black 
stems, they should be rejected, as they will be sure to go off. 
Keep the surface of the beds well stirred for a few weeks, which 
will benefit them. If the weather is likely to be dry give the 
beds a thorough soaking of soft water, and mulch with short 
manure. Golden Gem I have found to be the best variety.— 
A. Young. 
Class K (shaded Alpines, single plants).—Mr. Brockbank first with 
Diadem and fifth with Prima Donna ; Mr. Pohlman second, third, and 
fourth with seedlings ; and Mr. Barlow sixth with John Ball. 
Class L.—Shaded Alpines, white centres, single plants.—First, 
Mr. Prescott, with Beatrice ; second, Mr. Pohlman, with a seedling ; 
third, Mr. Brockbar.k, with Spangle ; fourth, Mr. Shaw, with Goliath ; 
fifth, Mr. B. Gorton, with George Lightbody ; sixth, Mr. Barlow, 
with an unnamed variety. 
Polyanthuses , black ground.—Class M, three dissimilar. — First, 
Mr. J. Beswick, Middleton, with John o’Gaunt, Beauty of England, 
and Exile: second, Mr. Brockbank, with Exile, Lord Lincoln, and 
seedling ; third, Mr. Barlow, with Beauty of England, Exile, and 
John Bright; fourth, Mr. Taylor, Middleton. 
Red-ground Polyanthus.—Class N, three dissimilar.—First, Mr. 
Beswick, with Lancer, Sidney Smith, and George IY. ; second, Mr. 
Barlow, with Prince Regent, George IV., and a seedling ; third, Mr. 
Brockbank, with Lancer, Prince Regent, and a seedling ; fourth, Mr. 
Heys. 
Class 0.—Single plants, red grounds.—First, Mr. Beswick with 
Lancer ; second (no name), George IY.; third, Mr. Barlow, with Sun¬ 
rise ; fourth, Mr. Prescott with Prince Regent; fifth and sixth, Mr. 
Brockbank with a seedling and President; seventh, Mr. Heys with 
Prince of Orange. 
Class P.—Single plants, black grounds.—Mr. Beswick secured the 
first, second, third, fourth, sixth, and seventh prizes with Exile, 
Cheshire Favourite, Lord Lincoln, and three seedlings ; Mr. Partring- 
ton, Middleton, fifth with Lancashire Hero ; and Mr. Brockbank 
eighth with a seedling. 
Special Alpines unshaded.—Class Q.—Four plants dissimilar.— 
First, Mr. W. Prescott with Percival, Sidney, Spangle, and Mercury ; 
second, Mr. Brockbank with Spangle, Prince, Florence, and John 
Ball. 
Class R.—Twelve dissimilar Fancy Auriculas.—First, Mr.W. Bolton. 
Class S.—Twelve dissimilar Fancy Polyanthuses.—First, Mr. Brock¬ 
bank, who was also first in the class for twelve distinct Primroses. 
NATIONAL AURICULA SOCIETY’S NORTHERN SHOW. 
This was held at Manchester on Tuesday in the present week, 
when the following awards were made by the Judges :— 
Class A.—Six dissimilar Auriculas.—First, Mr. Bolton, 84, Welsh¬ 
pool Road, Warrington, with George Lightbody, seedling (green), 
Frank Simonite, Alexander Meiklejohn, Sapphire, and Prince of 
Greens ; second, Mr. W. Brockbank, Didsbury, with Lancashire 
Hero, Richard Headly, Mrs. Douglas, seedling (self), George Light¬ 
body, and Smiling Beauty ; third, Mr. E, Pohlman, Halifax, with 
Col. Taylor, Lancashire Hero, Regular, Brunette, Acme, and George 
Lightbody ; fourth, Mr. H. Wilson ; fifth, Mr. Ben Simonite, Sheffield; 
sixth, Mr. R. K. Penson, Ludlow. 
Class B.—Four dissimilar Auriculas. — First, Mr. E. Pohlman, 
Halifax, with Acme, George Lightbody, Hew Green, and Mrs. 
Douglas ; second, Mr. Brockbank, with C. J. Percy, John Simonite, 
Richard Headley, and Lovely Ann ; third, Mr. Penson, with Frank 
Simonite, Topsy, George Lightbody, and Col. Taylor; fourth, Mr. 
William Bolton ; fifth, Mr. Ben Simonite ; sixth, Mr. H. Wilson ; 
seventh, Mr. R. Gorton, Eccles. 
Class C (Pairs).—First, Mr. E. Shaw, Bury, with C. J. Perry and 
Alex. Meiklejohn; second, Mr. Penson with Col. Taylor and Geo. 
Lightbody ; third, Mr. H. Wilson with Alex. Meiklejohn and Prince 
of Greens ; fourth, Mr. Barlow ; fifth, Mr. E. Pohlman ; sixth, Mr. G. 
Geggie ; seventh, Mr. Bealey. Class D (Pairs for Maiden growers).— 
First, Mr. R. Hey Norden with Conqueror of Europe and Acme. 
Class E.—Four dissimilar shaded Alpines.—First, Mr. E. Pohlman 
with four seedlings ; second, Mr. Gorton with Mrs. Meiklejohn, Lord 
Elcho, Diadem, and Beatrice ; third, Mr. Prescott with Neatness, 
Lord Elcho, Brilliant, and Miss Annie ; fourth, Mr. J. Beswick ; fifth, 
Mr. R. Heys ; sixth, Mr. S. Barlow ; seventh, Mr. W. Brockbank. 
Class F.—Single plant, green edge.—First, Mr. Wm. Bolton with 
Col. Taylor ; second. Mr. Pohlman with the same variety ; third, 
Mr. E. Shaw with Lovely Ann; fourth, Mr. W. Brockbank with a 
seedling; fifth, Mr. Pohlman with Lancashire Hero ; sixth, Mr. Heys 
with Imperator ; seventh, Mr. H. Wilson with Prince of Greens; 
eighth, Mr. W. Bolton with Trail’s Anna ; ninth, Mr. E. Shaw with 
Ringleader. 
Class G.—Single plants, green edge.—Mr. Pohlman was first and 
third with George Lightbody and second with Lancashire Hero ; Mr. 
Brockbank fourth with Alex. Meiklejohn, seventh with Ringleader, 
and ninth with a seedling ; Mr. Gorton fifth with Richard Headly : 
Mr. Wilson sixth with John Waterston ; and Mr. Shaw eighth with 
Beauty. 
Class H (single plants, white edge).—Mr. Pohlman first and second 
with Acme, and fourth with Sophia Dumaresque ; Mr. Penson third 
with True Briton and fifth with Smiling Beauty ; Mr. W. Brockbank 
sixth with John Simonite ; Ben Simonite seventh and eighth with 
Frank Simonite and Ne Plus Ultra; Mr. Taylor ninth with Ann 
Smith. 
Class I (single seifs).—Mr. Gorton first and second with Blackbird ; 
W. Bolton third, fifth, and seventh with Sapphire, Ringdove, and 
Ellen Lancaster respectively ; Mr. Bealey fourth with C. J. Perry; 
Mr. Barlow sixth and eighth with seedlings; and Mr. R. K. Penson 
ninth with Duke of Argyll. 
TABLE PLANTS AT WIMBLEDON. 
Amongst other plants of interest to be seen at Fieldhiem, Wim¬ 
bledon, is a superb collection of table plants, filling a neat little 
span-roofed house admirably adapted for the purpose. The Cro¬ 
tons are finely coloured. Mr. Bennett has made a good selection 
of these—C. irregulare, C. interruptus, C. Johannis, C. majesticus, 
C. pictus, C. picturatus, C. angustifolius, C. undulatus, C. Wies- 
mannii, and others. Of Dracaenas nigra rubra seems to be one 
of the best, while D. gracilis, D. Cooperi, D. terminalis, D. superba, 
D. Guilfoylei, and D. elegantissima are all in fine condition. Pan- 
danus Veitchii, Aralias, Cocos Weddelliana, and Geonoma gracilis 
constitute a bright and chaste collection. 
In an adjoining department young plants are being obtained 
from older ones by partly severing the stems and tying damp 
moss round them. This is a much quicker and better method of 
keeping up a succession than by striking cuttings, which will take 
twelve months to make satisfactory plants, whereas with Dracaenas 
and Crotons three months will suffice to have specimens a foot 
high from the pot. It is noticeable that the plants are grown in 
very small pots, which adds still more to their usefulness and 
beauty ; no pots larger than 54 or small 48-sized pots are em¬ 
ployed. Mr. Bennett has already taken numerous prizes at some 
of the leading metropolitan exhibitions, and judging from what 
I saw on my visit he may expect to add more to the number.— 
J. P. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS FOR DECORATIVE PURPOSES. 
In growing Chrysanthemums for the decoration of small structures, 
plants that have never been pinched are unsuitable on account of 
the great height they attain. They cannot, in my opinion, be com¬ 
pared with neat dwarf examples from 2 to 3 feet high, carrying 
from six to nine good flowers with foliage down to the rim of 
the pot. They can be conveniently moved about, and are quite high 
enough to see the full beauty of the flower without the aid of step- 
ladders, which will certainly be required if they are grown much 
taller. 
I give the names of a few varieties that 1 have found best 
adapted to this style of growing, which no doubt will be acceptable 
to those who prefer dwarf bushes. All retain their foliage well. 
Two plants are placed in a 10-inch pot, one plant in an 8-inch pot. 
They are pinched once or twice to form six shoots for single plants, 
nine for double. Staking is done soon after the final potting, the 
shoots being secured as they progress. Standen’s manure is given 
once about the end of July; then frequently, after the buds form, in 
small supplies. The crown bud is the one selected. M. Crousse and 
La Nympke do well on the terminal bud, but the flowers will be 
smaller. 
