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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ June 10, 1886. 
Housley, Stockport, was first with feath. biz. Royal Sovereign, and fid. do. Sir 
J. Paxton ; feath. rose, Leah; fid. do., Triomphe Royaie ; feath. byb., Violet 
Amiable ; fid. do., Lord Denman. Second Mr. R. Wolfenden, Royton, Old¬ 
ham, with feath. biz. Masterpiece ; fid. do., Excelsior : feath. rose, Heroine; 
fl. do., Mabel ; feath. biz., Violet Amiable; fid. do., Lord Denman. Third 
Mr. A. Fearnley, Lowton, Leigh. Third Mr. Wright Prescott, Lowton. 
In the class for three stands of feathered Tulips there were fourteen 
competitors, the Rev. F. D. Horner being placed first with biz. Dr. Dalton, 
rose Modesty, and byb. Mr. Cooper—a charming trio ; second Mr. D. Woolley 
with biz. Mrs. Miller, rose Mrs. Lea, and byb. seedling ; third Mr. William 
Dymock, Stockport, with biz. Lord Randolph, a very fine new feathered 
flower, rose Mabel, and byb. seedling ; fourth (exhibitor’s name not given) ; 
fifth Mr. Thomas Wood ; sixth Mr. James Knowles. 
There were eleven stands of three flamed Tulips, Mr. James Thurston 
being placed first with good blooms of biz. Sir J. Paxton, rose Mabel, and 
byb. Adonis; second Mr. H. Housley with biz. Sir J. Paxton, rose Annie 
McGregor, and byb. Lord Denman ; third Mr. J. Wood with biz. Sir J. 
Paxton, rose Aglaia, and byb. Lord Denman ; fourth Mr. D. Woolley ; fifth 
Mr. W. Kitchen; sixth Mr. Thomas Wood. Then there was a class for two 
blooms, one feathered and one flamed, for maiden growers only ; and in 
addition to three prizes Mr. Barlow offers a quantity of valuable Tulip 
bulbs to all who enter. There were but two competitors, Mr. Jas. Wood 
being placed first with fid. biz. Dr. Hardy, and feath. byb. Maid of Orleans ; 
second Mr. T. Holden with feath. and fid. roses, both unknown. 
In a similar class open to all fifteen pairs of flowers competed. The 
Rev. F. D. Horner being again first with fid. biz. Orion, and feath. byb. M'S. 
Cooper, both in excellent form ; second Mr. H. Horsley with fid. biz. Sir J. 
Paxton, and feath. biz. Royal Sovereign; third Mr. James Boy dell with fid. 
biz. Sir J. Paxton, and feath. rose unknown ; fourth Mr. W. Prescott; fifth 
Mr J. Thurston ; sixth Mr. R. Wolfenden. 
Then came the classes for single blooms, and in these a large number 
were staged, from 100 to 200 in each of the six divisions. Feath. biz. 
from Mr. S. Barlow with George Hayward ; second Mr. Prescott with Lord 
Li 1 ford; third Mr. Jas. Knowles with Royal Sovereign; fourth Mr. S. 
Barlow with Sir J. Paxton; fifth Mr. Morris with Duke of Devonshire; 
sixth Mr. Barlow with Masterpiece; seventh Rev. F. D. Horner with 
Agamemnon, one of the late Mr. Hepworth’s seedlings ; eighth Mr. Barlow 
with Wiliam Wilson. Feathered Roses: First Mr. D. Woolley with 
Heroine; second Mr. S. Barlow, unknown; third Mr. Fearnley with 
Industry ; fourth Rev. F. D. Horner with Charmer; fifth Mr. D. Woolley 
with Mabel; sixth Mr. Knowles with Heroine ; seventh Mr. D. Woolley 
with Alice ; eighth Mr. Morris with Industry. Feath. Byb.: First Mr. D. 
Woolley with seedling; second Mr. Knowles with Adonis, and third with 
Bessie; fourth Mr. Prescott with Guido; fifth Mr. Dymock with Lady 
Denman ; sixth Mr. Woolley with John Hunt, and seventh with a seedling ; 
eighth Mr. Kitchen with Violet Amiable. Flamed Biz. : Mr. Boydell with 
Bargat: (Sir J. Paxton) ; second Mr. Thurston with Dr. Hardy ; third Mr. S. 
Barlow with Excelsior; fourth Mr. R. Wolfenden with Mrs. Wilson ; fifth Mr. 
Jno. Wood with Dr. Dalton ; sixth the Rev. F. D. Horner with Sir J. Paxton ; 
seventh Mr. S. Barlow, unknown ; eighth Mr. Fearnley with Duke of Devon¬ 
shire. Fid. Rose : First Mr. Housley with Triomphe Royaie ; second Mr. 
S. Barlow with Mabel, and third with Lady C. Gordon ; fourth Mr. Housley 
with Leah ; fifth Mr. Kitchen with Bertha; sixth Mr. Housley with Aglaia; 
seventh Mr. Knowles with Madame St. Arnaud ; eighth Mr. Fearn’ey with 
Lady Crewe. Fid. Byb. : First Mr. Barlow with Adonis ; second Mr. D. 
Woolley with Lord Denman; thud Rev. F. D. Horner with Talisman; 
fourth Mr. W. Kitchen with Adonis; fifth Mr. Thurston with Duchess of 
Sutherland: sixth Mr. D. Woolley with Chancellor; seventh Mr. ThoB. 
Wood, unknown; eighth Mr. Jos. Boydell with Westpoint. 
The premier feathered Tulip was George Hayward, biz., shown by Mr. 
S. Barlow ; the premier flamed flower, Orion, biz., shown by the Rev. F. D. 
Horner. 
A large number of breeder Tulips were shown, and thtir striking self¬ 
colour contrasted markedly with the variegated blooms of the other sections. 
The Rev. F. D. Horner had the best six blooms, having of bizaries Dr. 
Hardy and Sir J. Paxton ; roses, Thomas Parker and Mies Burdett Coutts; 
bybloemens, Glory of Stakehill and Alice Grey. Second Mr. John Wood 
with biz. Excelsior and Sir J. Paxton; rose, Industry and Mabel; byb, 
Surpasse Grande and Alice Grey. Third Mr. S. Barlow with Horatio and 
seedling 29/63; roses, Miss B. Coutts and Mrs. Barlow; and byb. Talisman 
and Glory of Stakehill. Fourth Mr. Kitchen ; fifth Mr. J. Thurston ; sixth 
Mr. D. Woolley. There were thirteen stands of three breeders, Mr. S. 
Barlow being first with biz. Horatio, rose Anne M‘Giegor, and byb. Glory 
of Stakehill. Second Mr. J. Thurston with biz. Horatio; rose Anne 
M‘Gregor ; and byb. unknown. Third the Rev. F. D. Horner with biz. Sir 
J. Paxton; rose Thomas Parker; and byb. Alice Grey. Fourth Mr. A. 
Fearnley; fifth Mr. R. Wolfenden ; sixth Mr. J. Boydell. The best bizarre 
breeder was Sir J. Paxton, shown by Mr. S. Barlow. Mr. Kitchen was 
second with the sam' 1 ; Mr. Thurston third with a seedling; Mr. Thomas 
Wood fourth with Sulphur; Mr. Kitchen fifth with Ariosto; Mr. Wood 
sixth with Strong’s King ; Mr. S. Barlow seventh with seedling 29/63, and Mr. 
Thurston eighth with Excelsior. Mr. Thurston had the br-st rose breeder 
in a seedlirig; Mr. Wolfenden was second with a flower unknown ; Rev. F. 
D. Horner third with Hepworth seedling, fourth with Lady C. Grosvenor, 
and fifth with Miss Burdett Coutts. Mr. W. Prescott was sixth with Mrs. 
Barlow, Mr. H. Housley seventh with Mabel, and Mr. Thurston eighth with 
Annie M'Gregor. The best byb. breeder was Beauty of Whitchurch, from 
the Rev. F. D. Horner, aud he was second with Glory of Stakehill, fourth 
with Talisman, and fifth with Miss Hardy. Mr. Barlow was third with 
Glory of Stakehill, and sixth with a seedling; Mr. Kitchen seventh with 
one unknown, and Mr. Thurston eighth with a seedling. 
The premier breeder Tulip was Sir J. Paxton, shown by Mr. S. Barlow. A 
first-class cotificate of meric was awarded to Mr. W. Dymock for feathered 
bizarre Lord Randolph from Adonis x Maid of Orleans ; a fine and striking 
variety which broke from a very ugly breeder. 
MARECHAL NIEL ROSE. 
Throughout April and May there is no Rose which can be grown in 
a greenhouse, or anywhere else, to equal this. Its richly coloured de¬ 
lightfully fragrant blooms command the admiration of those who are 
accustomed to see perfectly grown Roses. It is by no means, however, an 
easy matter to grow it successfully, and I have had many failures with it. 
Eight or nine years ago I planted one near the back wall of a lean-to 
Peach house. It was trained between the gr< und and the trellis to 
which the Peach trees are tied, a space I feet in width and 40 feet in 
length. In two years after planting it had filled the whole of this space, 
and the next spring it produced over 500 good blooms. Our satisfaction 
was complete, but it did not last long, as the plant immediately began to 
assume an unhealthy appearance, and in less than six monthsit was dead. 
Lack of attention was not the cause of this, and to this day I cannot account 
for its death. Others, I might almost say dozens, have been planted in the 
position this one occupied, but not one of them has proved what I should 
term a success. They grow a little, begin to look poorly, and then die ; out 
I think I am pretty sure of the cause. Most of the plants have been budded 
on the Briar or Manetti, and it is at this union the evil arises. There is 
generally a swelling or lump there ; the bark over this cracks and 
cankers, and the further progress of the plant ceases. This I feel sure is 
the cause of 90 per cent, of the deaths of Marechal Niels, and I have made 
up my mind finally that I will never plant another excepting those 
growing on their own roots. We have several plants of the latter that are 
all we could desire them to be. They have grown very freely for several 
years, and seem likely to continue to do so. During the last month they 
have thrown up some young sucker-like growths from the root, which are 
now 5 feet in height; and as these will soon scramble over the roof and 
become hard and matured by the autumn they will bloom freely next 
spring. 
Apart from having it on its own roots there is another secret in grow¬ 
ing this Rose, and should be observed by all. It only consists in giving 
the roots a deep cool soil. The plant we have just mentioned as having 
made growth 5 feet in length lately is in a cool bed of soil 3 feet in depth. 
Everyone cannot bud Roses, but all may propagate them by means of 
cuttings, and I would advise those who wish to possess Marechal Niels of 
the right sort to put in a few cuttings at aDy time during the year, more 
especially during the spring and autumn. — J. Muir, Margam. 
VANDA CRISTATA. 
At the Orchid Con r erence, South Kensington, last year, Mr. J, 
Roberts exhibited a group of varieties from the Gunnersbury collection, 
and one of the plants which attracted most attention was the curious Vanda 
cristata shown in fig. 87 which was sketched from Mr. Rober s’ specimen. 
Though it was described by its discoverer, Dr. Wallich, as an extremely 
beautiful species or in similarly eulogistic language, it scarcely merits so 
much unqualified praise when we have so many other handsome species 
to compare it with. It deserves notice, however, for its distinctness, and 
the flowers both in form and colouring are rather pretty. In habit it has 
been compared to Vanda Roxburghi, and like other Vandas it has the leaves 
strangely notched at the points. The flowers are borne two or three 
together. The sepals and petals narrow, green ; the lip striped with bright 
yellow and red, divided at the apex with the side lobes diverging, 
The plant was found in Nepal growing upon trees, but it succeeds well 
jn pots under cultivation, and [requires the temperature of the warmest 
house. 
CULTIVATED VIOLETS. 
(Continued from page 447.) 
Mulching. —In order to lessen radiation and evaporation a mulch 
of manure should be given between the rows and plants, bringing it 
close up to the neck or collar, but not so as to bury the centre. A cover¬ 
ing an inch thick over the ground will be necessary, and it ought to be 
applied from the middle of June to the early part of July. Sometimes 
the weather is so dry and hot that it is advisable to mulch earlier, so that 
the cultivator will need to exercise his judgment, and be ruled to a cer¬ 
tain extent by the weather and the condition of the plants. It is of 
primary importance that they be kept in progressive growth, and free 
from red spider. The mulching is best applied after rain, or if given in 
a dry time water well after the mulching in preference to putting it on 
after watering. The remains of an old Mushroom bed, leaf soil, &c., are 
good substitutes for manure. Cocoanut-fibre refuse and the short grass 
re.-ulting from lawn-mowing are available for mulching. It may be re¬ 
peated at intervals through the summer, but it is not desirable to have the 
mulching thicker at any time than a couple of inches. 
Watering .—The plants ought never to be allowed to become distressed 
by lack of moisture. Not only muBt water be given until they become 
estaidished, but it must be given whenever the weather is dry ; but after 
the plants are mulched it will not be needed so frequently. It is best 
given through a coarse-rose watering pot and over the foliage, and should 
be applied in the evening or on a cloudy day. A good soaking once a 
week in very hot dry wtather, or at more distant iniervals according to 
circumstances, is far better than sprinklings every evening. 
Feeding .—A top-dressing of soot may be given in three weeks to a 
m nth after planting, and at the rate of half a peck per rod (30^ square 
yards), aDd should be lightly stirred in with a hoe if the weather be dry. 
Showery weather is, however, the best time to apply scot and other sur¬ 
face dressings. The advertised manures are good, but in applying these 
