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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ May 10, 1883. 
Lane, London ; Grover & Co., Butterman Works, City Road, 
London, simplex glazing; Hooper & Co., Covent Garden; the 
East London Rubber Company, 3, Great^ Eastern Street, 
London, E.C., garden hose; and the executors of the late 
Henry Inman, Stretford, Manchester, rustic 1 garden - house 
builders. The exhibition remains open over the Whitsuntide 
holidays, and is well worth inspection by visitors to the 
metropolis. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
May 8th. 
A MOST interesting meeting was held on Tuesday ast, the exhibits 
being numerous and of great merit. The Berkhamstead Roses, the 
Slough Pelargoniums, and the Orchids were all features of consider¬ 
able importance. 
Fruit Committee. —Harry J. Yeitch, Esq., in the chair. There 
were also present Messrs. John Lee, Lewis A. Killick, H. Howcroft, 
G. Bunyard, G. Rutland, James Smith, Phillip Crowley, T. Francis 
Rivers, and Dr. Hogg. Messrs. Rivers & Son, Sawbridgeworth, ob¬ 
tained a first-class certificate for Peach Alexandra , the fruits shown 
being of good size and colour for this time of the year. This is an 
American variety, and the finest early Peach in cultivation. Mr. 
Allan, gardener to Lord Suffield. Gunton Park, Norwich, had four 
fine fruits of Hero of Lockinge Melon well ripened. Messrs. Carter 
and Co., High Holborn, sent samples of Carter’s Golden Queen of 
Como Onions, which were shown on November 14th, 1882, and shown 
again on this occasion to prove their keeping qualities. They were 
fresh and firm. Mr. Todman, gardener to J. Connell, Esq., Bushy 
Downs, Tooting Common, sent specimens of a Prench Bean, the 
Tooting Early Prolific, with long narrow pods. It was referred to 
Chiswick for trial. A first-class certificate was awarded for Spinach 
Jlfcnstrueuse Viroflay from the Society’s gardens, a variety with enor¬ 
mous leaves a foot long by G to 8 inches broad. Messrs. Sutton and 
Sons, Reading, sent specimens of a new seedling Cucumber, a cross 
between Blue Gown and Kirklees Hall Defiance. The fruits were 
long, even, with a few white spines ; very good, but not distinct 
enough for a special award. A collection of varieties of Rhubarb 
was sent from Chiswick, comprising Stott’s Monarch, Linnseus, Pal- 
matum, Victoria, Hawke’s Champagne, Dancer’s Early Red, Baldrey’s 
Scarlet Defiance, Carter’s Crimson Perfection, Buck’s Early Red, and 
Johnston’s St. Martin’s. A cultural commendation was awarded to 
Mr. Stevens, Trentham Gardens, for two dishes of Cherries, well- 
ripened examples, white and black, but unnamed. 
Floral Committee. —G. F. Wilson, Esq., in the chair. There 
were also present Messrs. T. Moore, J. Laing, W. Bealby, Shirley 
Hibberd, John Wills, James McIntosh, H. Bennett, J. James, George 
Duffield, H. Turner, H. Ballantine, J. Dominy, H.Ebbage, H. Canneil, 
James Hudson, and W. B. Kellock. 
Mr. B. S. Williams, Upper Holloway, contributed a beautiful 
group, chiefly comprising Orchids, some specimens of considerable 
size. A plant of Dendrobium calceolare had nearly twenty spikes 
of its large, rich, buff-yellow flowers with rounded petals ; Cypri- 
pedium villosum with two dozen large flowers was also very notable ; 
the long-tailed Lady’s Slipper, Cypripedium caudatum, with eight 
large flowers, the petals 2 feet or more in length. .The lovely yellow 
and powerfully fragrant Anguloa Clowesi was represented by several 
good specimens bearing three and four flowers each. The large- 
flowered Oncidium Marshalli, with its broad bright yellow lip, added 
to the beauty of the group. Other striking plants were Odonto- 
glossum vexillarium splendens, having about fifty richly coloured 
flowers ; Cypripedium barbatum superbum, with its large purplish 
blooms : Masdevallia Harryana grandifiora, with finely formed rich 
crimson blooms ; and the w’hite Calanthe veratrifolia. Amongst new 
plants shown, Azalea Phoebus, with very large double crimson-scarlet 
flowers, the petals wavy ; Pellionia pulchra, a neat plant with small 
leaves marbled with dark and light green ; and Adiantum bipinnati- 
folium, with trapeziform pinnules, were very good. A silver-gilt 
Banksian medal was awarded. 
A silver-gilt Banksian medal was awarded to Mr. Charles Turner, 
Slough, for a fine collection of show and fancy Pelargoniums, very 
healthy and profusely flowered. Indeed for such a comparatively 
early period these were uncommonly good. A fine collection of new 
Azaleas was also staged, several being certificated, and with the 
Alpine and Show Auriculas constituted a beautiful group, one of the 
great attractions of the Show. A vote of thanks was accorded to 
Messrs. S. Dixon & Co., Hackney, for a group of their new Golden 
Fern Gymnogramma Laucheana grandiceps, which has neat tufted 
fronds thickly sprinkled with golden powder. Messrs. H. Canneil and 
Sons, Swanley, had a pretty group of plants, specimens of Heliotrope 
Swanley Giant, the double white Mignonette, and Petunia blooms 
being very attractive. Mr. J. Aldous, South Kensington, exhibited a 
graceful and bright group of Azaleas, Pelargoniums, Marguerites, 
Hydrangeas, Palms, Ferns, and Variegated Maples. Three handsome 
stands of flowers were also shown, and a bronze Banksian medal was 
awarded. A silver Banksian medal was awarded to Messrs. Barr and 
Son, Covent Garden, for an extensive and beautiful collection of 
Narcissus flowers, representing a large number of species and varie¬ 
ties, a few Muscari flowers forming a pleasing contrast with them. 
A bronze Banksian medal was awarded to Mr. R. Dean, Ealing.for a 
collection of hardy plants, comprising several for which certificates 
were awarded. 
A cultural commendation was awarded to Messrs. Yeitch & Sons, 
Chelsea, for a large specimen of the bright Impatiens Sultani, over 
2 feet in diameter. Several plants of Lrnlia majalis on blocks were 
shown by Mr. Clinksberry, gardener to A. J. Hollingsworth, Esq., 
Forty Hill, Enfield, and well deserved the cultural commendation 
awarded for them. The flowers were large, the petals and sepals rosy 
purple, the lip white spotted and margined with crimson purple. 
A cultural commendation was also awarded to Mr. Bones, gardener 
to Mrs. McIntosh, Havering Park, Romford, for a large well-grown 
plant of Ltelia purpurata, bearing two dozen richly coloured flowers. 
A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Tippins, gardener to J. II. 
Hope, Esq., G, Addison Road, W., for large spathes of Anthurium 
Schertzerianum. A similar award was also granted to Messrs. 
Lucomb, Pince & Co., Eteter, for a plant of Rhododendron Devoni- 
ensis, with abundant white and pink-tinted flowers. A vote of 
thanks was also granted to G. F. Wilson, Esq., Weybridge, for 
flowers of Lilium Thompsonianum and a spike of Odontoglossum 
Andersonianum, with pale yellow sepals, and petals with rich spots. 
Mr. George, Putney Heath, sent a truss of the hybrid Ivy-leaved 
Pelargonium Future Fame, which has large flowers like the zonal 
type. 
Messrs. H. Lane & Son, Great Berkhampstead, exhibited a group of 
handsome Roses in pots—dwarf, compact, vigorous, and well flowered. 
Princess Mary of Cambridge, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Magna Charta, 
and Glory of Waltham were very fine. The firm also had a group of 
Rhododendrons with a margin of dwarf Azaleas admirably flowered. 
A silver-gilt Banksian medal was awarded. Mr. J. Graham, Cran¬ 
ford, Middlesex, sent plants of a large-flowered Wallflower, named 
Cranford Beauty; it is of a fine clear yellow colour and very free. 
Mr. H. James, Castle Nursery, Norwood, sent several Orchids,_ in¬ 
cluding Cattleya Mendelli and the variety rosea, and Aerides 
Fieldingi grandis, a beautiful variety with richly coloured flowers. 
A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Gilbert, gardener to Sir E. G. 
Moore, Bart., Fetcham Rectory, Leatherhead, for six large and well- 
coloured Gloxinia flowers. Mr. J. Jacques, gardener to J. D. Perrins, 
Esq., Davenham Bank, Malvern, sent a fine panicle of Odontoglossum 
Alexandras with white flowers tinted with rose, and a large variety 
of Masdevallia Harryana. A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. 
Robert Warner, Broomfield, Chelmsford, for Masdevallia l: distinguo- 
flora ” with very large Harryana-like flowers. Mr. Arthur Smith, Shep- 
perton, had a basket of a new Viola Black Prince, very dark purple. 
Mr. Parr, Givons Grove, Leatherhead, showed a plant of Carnation 
Annie, a free variety with streaked rosy flowers. Mr. H. Eckford, 
Boreatton Park. Baschurch, Salop, sent a collection of seedling Pansy 
flowers, some very large and deeply coloured. 
First-class certificates were awarded for the following plants :— 
Wormia Burbidgei (Veitch).—A distinct plant with elliptical or 
obovate leaves, 18 inches long, 9 to 10 inches broad, with short petioles. 
Two or three large pale yellow flowers 4 inches in diameter are pro¬ 
duced on a short inflorescence arising from the stem opposite to the 
leaves. 
Azalea Souvenir de Prince Napoleon (Veitch).—Somewhat suggestive 
of the well-know-n Souvenir de Prince Albert, but not so distinctly 
streaked, the colours being chiefly confined to the centre of the petals 
with an irregular white edge. 
Nephrodium Rodigasianum (Williams).—A young plant of this hand¬ 
some Fern was shown, but did not display the characters of the plant 
so well as larger specimens do. The fronds are pinnate, 18 inches 
long ; the pinnules narrow, 3 to 4 inches long, with roundish teeth. 
Columnea Kalbreyeri (Veitch).—An extremely distinct plant, the 
leaves 3 inches broad, tapering, 9 to 14 inches long, curved down¬ 
wards, deep green on the upper surface and red beneath ; the flowers 
tubular, rich yellow, in close axillary clusters. 
Azalea Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild (Veitch).—A double-flowered 
form of great size, rich purplish crimson, quite a distinct shade in 
Azaleas, like some Rhododendrons. Very free and attractive. 
Rhododendron Scarlet Crown (Veitch).—A single-flowered green¬ 
house hybrid, with extremely large orange-scarlet flowers, the lobes 
of the corolla broad and rounded. The truss contained nine flowers. 
Cymbidium Devonianum (Mr. James, Castle Nursery, Norwood).—A 
pretty species, with flowers about 2 inches in diamtter, the sepals 
and petals narrow, of a greenish colour spotted with purple, the 
spots very much darker on the petals. The lip has the point recurved, 
pale purple, with two lateral blotches of rich dark purple. The 
spike was about a foot long, with sixteen flowers. 
Phalcenopsis Sanderiana (Mr. Woolford, gardener to W. Lee, Esq., 
Leatherhead).—Suggestive of F. amabilis in form,but the petals have 
a slight tinge of crimson, the lip being white with a few red dots at 
the base. 
Masdevallia xanthocorys (Sir Trevor Lawrence).—In the shape of 
the flowers and its freedom this resembles M. Shuttleworthii. A 
small plant in a GO-size pot had eight flowers. The petals are whitish, 
the lower ones with pale purple dots, and the upper with darker 
streaks. 
Odontoglossum vexillarium albicans (Sir Trevor Lawrence).—A variety 
