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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ May 6, 1886. 
3 feet high, so that it is certainly above 200 years old, but its size is not 
remarkable. I have seen larger, which I have reason to think its juniors. 
Perhaps the growth was checked by some lopping. This, Miller remarks, 
is injurious to the Cedar, and he attributes the dwarfing of a couple here 
to much treatment of this sort. Four, it seems, were set originally, and 
two cut down in 1771. The third was greatly injured by a snowstorm of 
Jan. 1809, and finally succumbed. 
In one part of the ground, when Mr. Moore took the curatorship, were 
a number of old Apple and Pear trees which bore tolerable crops; but 
their removal was deemed necessary, nor was it desirable to replace them. 
(Early in this century a great deal of fruit was produced in Chelsea 
orchards.) The aged Cork Oaks and the Pistachia tree were not to be 
found, nor the large Magnolia Faulkner saw ; the celebrated Paper Mul¬ 
berry and the Pomegranate had also gone. Amongst its notable tree-i 
was a Maidenhair Tree or Gingko (Salisburia adiantifolia), an offshoot 
from the remarkably fine tree once at Mile End nursery, has left but its 
memory. Of the survivors I might name an old Quercus Ilex, a Service 
Tree (Pyrus Sorbus), a middle-sized Black Mulberry—perhaps descended 
from Queen Elizabeth’s tree, formerly not far off—and a few varieties of 
the Willow. A specimen of Sty rax officinalis looked flourishing, though 
I could hardly believe it was the one mentioned by Loudon in 1838 as 
flowering and fruiting well every year. On a south wall Forsythia Fortunii 
was coming into bloom, and sundry Mezerions scattered about, and there 
were a few more spring-flowering species, chiefly bulbous. The north¬ 
east corner exhibited a quantity of Yuccas that seemed very thriving. 
Bather a pretty effect was given to some beds by edging them with moss. 
This had, however, suffered from the severe winter. For the instruction 
of students a number of beds were set out systematically with exotic and 
indigenous plants, many medicinal, and I suppose at first these were grouped 
on the old or Linnean system, then in favour ; now the natural method is 
followed. I only add that the first example of Greyia Sutherlandii known 
to have flowered in Britain was reared here. 
The oblong space between the houses of Sloane Street and Cadogan 
Place was, at one date, called “ Sloane Square,” more correctly it is now 
styled Cadogan Gardens. It is divided into two portions, the northern 
one being much larger than the other. This large plot of ground has the 
peculiarity that it lies quite a foot below the level of the land around ; 
some think it was purposely contrived by the horticulturists who first had 
it in hand, for it was early during this century arranged as a botanic or 
nursery garden by Messrs. Curtis & Salisbury. An elaborate scheme that 
was devised was only partly carried out, but one side was arranged with 
beds containing classified plants, all duly named. After sundry changes, 
Mr. Tuck, florist, removed here from the King’s Road, and until about five 
years ago it continued to be a nursery. Now it being free to the residents 
and their children for recreative purposes, flower-culture is not pursued, 
as it was considered better to keep the ground in the style of a miniature 
park, so that trees and shrubs are abundant, but the borders have little 
in them except a few specimens of such generally grown Londoners as 
Flags, Aaron’s Rod, and Saxifrages. Its oldest trees are Elms; two of 
large size, but much decayed, are in the centre of the garden. There are 
also numerous Limes of moderate size; the Ash and Horse Chestnut, so 
common in many London enclosures, have only a few representatives. 
Along the east side are several aged Hawthorns that have flung their branches 
about in a weird and fantastic manner, and a Robinia of curious growth, 
for the trunk has bulged at a short distance from the soil, while the tree 
was but small apparently, and the girth has increased above this point 
out of proportion. The plan of the gardens is a central grass plot, from 
which clumps of shrubs branch off into the avenues of trees extending 
north and south. Lilacs and Laburnums have been freely introduced, 
also varieties of the Ornamental Currant, but there are few evergreens. Our 
old favourite, the Guelder Rose, is here, though looking a sufferer from the 
long winter and cold spring. 
The other division of Cadogan Gardens is less carefully tended ; it has 
even more trees, Elms, Limes, and Poplars, which being in close con¬ 
junction. One hedge, formed of Hawthorn and Privet mixed, has a 
pretty effect in spring, the fresh green of the “ Maybush ” showing off on 
the dark foliage of the evergreen, slowly opening its new buds. In one 
part of this space someone has formed a little grove of Hollies, which 
have long been unlopped, and present an odd aspect.—J. R. S. C. 
NATIONAL AURICULA SOCIETY, NORTHERN SECTION. 
The Society’s Northern Show was held in the New Town Hall, Man¬ 
chester, on Tuesday, April 27th. It was, as it was feared it would be, not 
equal in quality and quantity to the average of a fair year’s bloom. Many of 
the flowers were young, and had not had time to expand enough, and there 
was a lack of smoothness very unlike the standard of the dark stern north. 
The flowers of Mr. Potts of Hoole Hall, Chester, were the largest and 
brightest, and he won the chief honours of the Show. Miss Woodhead’s 
flowers, from the near neighbourhood of Halifax, were the next in readiness 
and brightness. Mr. Wilson and Mr. Pohlman, who generally show well 
and strongly from Halifax, were sorely kept back by the lateness of the 
season, Mr. Wilson completely. 
Many collections, including my own, will be standing in bloom well into 
May, and an unseasonable bloom projected beyond the average time is not 
easily kept long if a spell of hot weather comes. Auriculas have had a very 
late start and a very tardy progress this year. All the northern plants are 
in robuBt health, it is simply their flowers that have suffered from unkind¬ 
ness of the season at the unkindest moment. The Auricula likes plenty of 
time to expand its flowers, and it is almost equally an evil if that time be 
shortened by a forcing temperature of artificial heat or lengthened by an 
undue absenco of spring sunshine and warm winds. 
In the prize list of the Northern Show, Arthur Potts, Esq., held the 
champion position with six dissimilar Auriculas, one at least in each class, 
with Simonite’s Rev. F. D. Horner, green-edged, very bright and bold, but 
not yet flat; Acme, white-edged, also very bright and bold, and also not yet 
flat; Lancashire Hero, grey, a very difficult flower this season with us all ; 
Alex. Meiklejohn, grey,young and bold, a sort in which excess of size often 
makes it look coarse and difficult to tone in among its fellows ; Mrs. Douglas, 
violet self, young and bright. Second;. Miss Woodhead, with George Light- 
body, nowhere to be seen in his pomp in this show ; Acme, Prince of Greens, 
generally seen somewhere at Manchester at his best,which is a superb green 
edge and black body colour, fair round paste, sometimes dense and brilliant, 
and always execrable tube, never more than a sap green, and often sap and 
water, a flower for which one feels supremely sorry. It dies with edge and 
ground and paste all standing, and if its weak tube did not let it down in 
both life and property, it would be a rich flower indeed. Miss Woodhead’s 
other plants in sixes were seedlings Black Bess, self dark; Mrs. Dodwell, 
white-edged, and George Rudd, heavily-mealed grey. They were in their 
youth and bright. Third, in sixes William Brockbank, Esq., Didsbury, 
with Rev. F. D. Horner, green; Alex. Meiklejohn, grey; Acme, white ; 
Melton’s Reliance, white, a very fine thing, but not able at this show to do 
justice to itself; R. Headly, grey; and Negro, dark self. Fourth, Mr. E. 
Pohlman, with Prince of Greens; J. Crossley seedling, green; Acme, G. 
Lightbody, and Sapphire, and a seedling as seifs. Fifth, Mr. Councillor 
Bolton, Warrington, with Prince of Greens, Reliance; Acme, grey-edge 
seedling; Mrs. Douglas, and seedling s If. Sixth, S. Barlow,_Esq., with 
Syke’s Complete, grey, seedling green edge, seedling self, Trail’s Beauty, 
white; Headly’s New Green, and Violet Ruby, a sweet seedling self of 
great purity of ground and paste. Seventh, Mr. J. Buckley of Stalybridge 
with Pizairo, self; G. Lightbody, grey ; Mrs. Douglas, self; Lovely Ann, 
green; Acme, white; Alex. Meiklejohn, grey. In four dissimilar, Arthur 
Potts, Esq., first with Rev. F. D. Horner,gr.-en ; A. Meiklejohn, grey ; Acme, 
white, and Mrs. Douglas, self. Second, Mr. R. Lord, Todmorden, with 
Blackbird, self; Acme, white; G. Lightbody, grey, and a green-edge 
Richard Gorton that seems a flower of high promise. Third, Miss Wood- 
head, with Smiling Beauty, whit»; Prince of Greens ; G. Rudd, grey ; and 
Black Bess, self. Fourth, Mr. J. Buckley ; fifth, Mr. H. Wilson, Halifax; 
sixth, Mr. E. Pohlman ; seventh, Mr. Bolton. 
In the open class for dissimilar pairs both as to variety and class, first, 
Mr. Wm. Taylor, Middleton, with Prince of Greens and Trail’s Beauty. 
Second, Richard Gorton, Esq., Eccles, wirh Rev. F. D. Horner and Frank 
Simonite, ivhite. Third, Clement Royds, Esq., Rochdale, with Conservative, 
white edge (Douglas); Prince of Greens. Fourth, Mr. G. Gordon with 
Headly’s New Green aud Trail’s Beauty. Fifth, Mr. R. Heys, Norden; 
sixth, Mr. E. Shaw of Moston ; seventh, Mr. J. Hilton. 
In pairs for maiden growers only—that is, for exhibitors who never 
yet have won the amount of their subscriptions at any one show, first, 
Mr. G. Gordon. Second, Mr. J. Hilton. Third, Mr. H. W. Nixon, a grower 
from Leek, where the cultivation of the Auricula is being enthusiastically 
taken up, and inaugurated by a local show where the competitors nobly 
consent to strive at first for honours only. 
The premier Auricula of the whole Show was a plant of Walker’s 
John Simonite, white edge, with finely balanced pips. For this proud 
position Gto. Lightbody at his best is always a strong candidate, and has 
much chance by being universally grown. It will, however, be seen by 
reference to records that other and younger sorts, of which there are 
comparatively few specimens yet existent, have held the premiership also 
—a cheering sign of progress. 
In single specimens the awards were :— 
Green-edge. —Premium, Wm. Brockbank, Esq., with Rev. F. D. Horner. 
First, Mr. Wm. Taylor with Lovely Ann. Second, Miss Woodhead with 
Prince of Greens. Third, R. Gorton, Esq., with Lancashire Hero. Fourth, 
Wm. Brockbank, Esq , with seedling. Fifth, R. Gorton., Esq., with Rev. 
F. D. Horner. Sixth, A. Potts, Esq., with Talisman. Seventh, S. Barlow, 
Esq., with New Green. Eighth, Mr. Councillor Bolton with Anna. 
Grey-edge. — Premium, A. Potts, Esq., with G. Lightbody. First, 
R. Gorton, Esq., with G. Lightbody; and fourth and fifth, with A. Meikle¬ 
john and Lancashire Hero. Miss Woodhead Becoud and third with 
Rachel and George Rudd; Mr. W. Taylor sixth with Trail’s Beauty. 
Wm. Brockbank, Esq., seventh and eighth with seedlings. 
White Edges. —Mr. Wm. Taylor premium with Acme. A. Potts, Esq. 
first and third with John Simonite and Conservative; Mr. E. Ponlman 
second with Acme ; Miss Woodhead fourth with Smiling Beauty; Mr. E. 
Shaw, Moston, fifth with Bright Venus ; Mr. Bolton sixth and eighth with 
Snowdrift and Frank Simonite ; C. Royd, Esq. seventh with Silvia. 
Selfs .—Mr. Councillor Bolton premium with Sapphire, and fourth and 
sixth with Sapphire and Black Bess; S. Barlow, Esq., first with Carbuncle; 
Mr. Wm. Taylor second and third with Pizarro and Ellen Lancaster; W. 
Brockbank, Esq., fifth and seventh with Lord Lome and Cymbeline ; 
Mr. E. Pohlman eighth with Topsy. 
ALPINE AURICULAS. 
In the class for four dissimilar, Rd. Gorton, Esq., was first with-Victoria, 
Miss Taplin, John Leech and Echo ; seconds. Barlow, Esq., with Diadem, 
Llewellyn, Dazzle and Unique ; Mr. E. Pohlman third with four seedlings ; 
Wm. Brockbank, Esq., fourth with Diadem, Mr. Thompson, Beatrice and 
Conspicua; Mr. R Hays fifth with Diadem, Llewellyn and two seedlings. 
Single Alpines, shaded, and yellow centres.—Mr. J. Buckley premium with 
Diadem ; Mr. E. Shaw first with same; S. Barlow, E-q., second and third 
with Mrs. Meiklejohn and Llewellyn; Mr. Geo. Geggie, Bury, fourth with 
Unique; Mr. E. Pohlman fifth with seedling. Alpines, pale centres.— 
R. Gorton, Esq., premium with Victoria; Mr. E. Pohlman first, third, fourth, 
and fifth with seedlings; R. Gorton, Esq., second with Goliath. 
Polyanthuses.— Three dissimilar black grounds. — First Mr. J. Hilton, 
with Lancashire Hero, Cheshire Favourite, and Exile; Mr. William Taylor 
second with the same; William Brockbank, E-q., third with Blackbird, 
Cheshire Favourite, and Exile; fourth, Mr. J. Walkden, Sale, with Cheshire 
Favourite, Exile, and a seedling. Three dissimilar red grounds.—First, Mr. 
J. Hilton, with Lancer, Prince Regent, and George IV.; second, Mr. 
William Taylor with the same ; third., William Brockbank, Esq., with the 
same. 
