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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ May 24, 1883. 
Kingston, took the lead with well-trained speci¬ 
mens of Azalea Souvenir du Prince Albert, pro¬ 
fusely flowered ; Erica affinis, even and good ; 
Aphelexis macrantha rosea, in fine condition. Dra- 
cophyllum gracile, Erica Lindleyana, E. Webbiana, 
and E. Cavendishiana were similarly good; He- 
daroma tulipifera, Aphelexis purpurea, and Clero- 
dendron Balfourianum being also well flowered. 
Mr. Tudgey, Waltham Cross, was a close second, 
Erica ventricosa being very handsome. Anthurium 
Schertzerianum, Erica Cavendishiana, and E. ven¬ 
tricosa coccinea minor were very fresh and good. 
Messrs. Peed & Son, Norbury Nursery, Lower 
Streatham, were third with even, neat, and healthy 
plants. 
In the amateurs’ class for eight specimens Mr. 
Chapman, gardener to J. Spode, Esq., Hawkesyard 
Park, Rugeley, gained the premier position with 
very creditable examples of Erica Cavendishiana, 
E. depressa major, Acrophyllum venosum, Draco- 
phyllum gracile, and Anthurium Schertzerianum, 
all the plants being well flowered, and some of them 
were 5 or 6 feet in diameter. Mr. Child, gardener 
to J. Bell, Esq., Garbrand Hall, Ewell, followed 
with rather smaller plants ; but the Azaleas were 
of good size and grandly flowered, especially Cri¬ 
terion, concinnum, and Model, which were masses 
of bloom. 
AZALEAS. 
The exhibits in these classes contributed greatly 
to the brightness of the Show, as they do invari¬ 
ably, and the general quality was satisfactory, for 
except in a few cases the flowers were extremely 
abundant. In the amateurs’ class for eight plants 
Mr. Child was a good first, his examples of Duchesse 
de Nassau, Flag of True, Magnet, Reine de Pays 
all these at the present time is Webb’s Emperor, and then comes the 
Yanack. They are both very dwarf and compact in growth, and we 
have been cutting many fine-formed and pleasantly flavoured heads 
from them since the beginning of May. Pearson’s Conqueror is our 
third best, and in a week or two’s time, when the Redbraes is ready 
for cutting, it will be a most valuable sort. Enfield Market has not 
headed well; the Oxheart is very tall and has no centre; Baclan, 
which I had on trial, has too many large side leaves to be classed as 
a good spring Cabbage.—J. Mum. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
SUMMER SHOW, May 22nd and 23rd. 
Though larger exhibitions have been held at South Kensington 
than the one which terminated yesterday, the unanimous verdict of 
the visitors was that in the freshness and general merit of the plants 
it could be favourably compared with any previous years. The great 
marquee was as usual devoted to the large plants in the principal 
classes, and groups either in competition or otherwise, and there was 
no appreciable difference in the number of exhibits. The approach 
tent was, however, much restricted in length, and contained the fruit, 
vegetables, cut flowers, and miscellaneous plants which had been 
submitted to the Floral Committee. 
In the marquee the arrangement was very effective, the Slough 
and Cheshunt Roses forming beautiful banks at each end, the 
stove and greenhouse plants occupying the central banks, and the 
groups the side slopes. The brightly coloured Azaleas were suffi¬ 
ciently numerous to impart a most pleasing lightness and warmth to 
the display, fine-foliage plants and Ferns also being in due propor¬ 
tion to prevent a preponderance of colour. 
The weather on both days proved most favourable, and consider¬ 
able numbers of visitors attended who had the double attraction of a 
beautiful flower show and the interesting Fisheries Exhibition. 
STOYE AND GBEENHOUSE PLANTS. 
There was a good display of these in the two classes devoted to 
them, the specimens being mostly large, fresh, and well-flowered. 
In the open class for twelve specimens Messrs. Jackson it Sons, 
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Fig. 96.—Selaginella grandis. (See page 431.) 
Bas, and Due de Nassau were admirably grown and flowered. 
Mr. C. Turner, Slough, was first in the nurserymen’s class for the 
