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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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several very superior unnamed seedlings they had such of their varieties as 
best represented each shale of colour. Of these the most noteworthy were 
Aspasia, Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. H. T. Barker, Norah, Mrs. Miller, Lady Chester¬ 
field, Nelly Thomas, Viola, M. Myriel, and Mrs. Holford, all remarkible 
alike for the size and forrp of truss and individual pips. Mr. F. Hooper, 
Bath, had a long array of stands of Pansies, each section being strongly 
represented. Near these Mr. Turner had a stand of Carnations, which, 
owing to their great size, good form, and bright colours, surprised nearly 
all that saw them, such blooms not often being seen in the West of England. 
At the end of tent opposite the entrance Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, 
Crawley, Sussex, had a very interesting and instructive exhibit of cordon- 
trained fruit trees. Some were trained over an archway intended to span a 
garden work, others were trained diamond-shape to a wire fencing, and 
besides these there were single, horizontal, vertical, and obliquely trained 
trees, principally of Apples and Pears, and all well set with fruit. Mr. 
Cheal also on the second day of the Show gave a lecture on the subject of 
cordon-trained fruit trees, and doubtless convinced many of his hearers 
that the system has much to commend it. Those especially who desire a 
quick return for their outlay, or who only require a limited quantity of 
extra fine fruit, should give this system a good trial. Messrs. Cheal also 
had a well-kept collection of Apples, of which the best were Herefordshire 
Pearmain, Marfitt’s Seedling, Dutch Mignonne, Hormead’s Pearmain, Scarlet 
Nonpareil, Welford Park Nonesuch, Claygate Pearmain, Norfolk Beefing, 
French Crab, Annie Elizabeth, and Bess Pool. Near these was a very 
handsome dish of Tomato Hathaway’s Excelsior, contributed by Mr. 
W. Bannister, and also the dishes of Strawberries, Bix in all, staged 
in competition for the valuable prizes offered for them. The first prize was 
awarded to J. Lysaght, Esq. (F. Edwards, gardener), for a handsome dish of 
Alice Maud, but which more resembled James Veitch. Mr. E. Milt r was 
second with a good dish of President, and Mr. E. S. Cole third with La 
Grosse Sucrde of good size and colour. 
Horticultural Structures. —Several well-known firms had extensive 
exhibits, conspicuous among them being the serviceable, strongly built, yet 
elegant conservatories, fruit houses, and frames, erected by Messrs. Foster 
and Pearson, Beeston, Notts. Their system of ventilating the improved 
frames and movable span-roofed forcing pits is especially to be commended, 
and the amateurs’ greenhouse or conservatory is among the best of its kind. 
They also had several boilers on view, as well as fittings for houses, valves 
and j 'ints for pipes, all denoted superior workmanship. Messrs. Deane 
and Co., of King William Street, London Bridge, had good examples of 
small conservatories, amateurs’ greenhouses, forcing houses, and frames of 
a character to meet the requirements of all classes of horticulturists, and 
they also had boilers and other appliances necessary to gardeners. Messrs. 
Richardson & Co., horticultural builders, Darlington, exhibited several 
useful structures well adapted for all who may need houses, wh ther for 
plant or fruit growing, some being ventilated on their patent system, and 
others with the ordinary systems. Their wall copings, Peach cases, de¬ 
tached span-roofed forcing or plant houses, were all good examples of 
modern styles, and the Parisian greenhouse blinds came in for a good share 
of attention. These appear to be of a very durable character, but afford 
rather too much shade for many subjects. 
Another noteworthy series of exhibits were the “patent Venetian” 
flower and fruit houses erected by Messrs. Skinner & Board, Stokes Croft, 
Bristol. These are specially to be commended for fruit houses, as they are 
so constructed as to admit of the sevt-ral laps composing the roof covering 
to be easily opened at any angle, thereby admitting little or much air all 
over the roof, or they can be so adjusted as to allow the whole of the rain¬ 
fall to reach the trees and borders—an obvious advantage. This firm also 
had examples of revolving wall copings, of tubular boilers, and other 
appliances. Messrs. Wright & Holmes, Mosely Road, Birmingham, al.-o 
had several useful houses, some being designed specially for amateurs, all 
being well constructed and ventilated on g >od principles. Mr. W. Parham, 
Nortbgate Works, Bath, had a conspicuous exhibit, their houses of all 
descriptions, as well as wall coping, Peach cases, and frames being glazed 
on Cranston’s patent system of glazing, of which he is now the sole 
proprietor. Mr. Wood, Eastville, Bristol, has his gold medal boilers working 
satisfactorily; he also exhibit.d his patent kitchen range boiler, tenants, 
grtenhouses, and other articles. 
Mowing machines and various implements connected with ho"ticulture 
were largely exhibit d in different parts of the grounds, but we must con¬ 
clude this notice with a few meriteu remarks upon the extensive exhibit 
of pottery by Mr. John Matthews, The Royal Pottery, Weston-super-Mare. 
This included a wonderful variety of ornamental vas-s, large and small, 
fountains, statuary, and every kind of pot, pan, saucer, hanging baskets, 
brackets, tiles, &c., that are now in demand by horticulturists and others. 
Many of them are elegant in design, all are well made, and calculated to be 
most durable and serviceable. Near these were arranged in a somewhat 
simdar style and furnished with plants as in Mr. Matthew’s case, were a 
number of vases, pots, &c., made and sold by Mr. C. Warne, Weston-super- 
Mar- and these also appeared tube well made. We had nearly omitted 
mention of the tr e guards shown round strong park trees furnished by 
Me srs. Garaway & Co., Durdham Downs Nursery, C ifton, these being 
portable, lightly constructed, iherefore cheap, yet give promi-e of being 
very dm able and well adapted for the purpose for which th y are made. 
They are called “Cole’s Patent Invincible” and are the invention of Mr. 
G. S. Cole, The Dean, C rencester. Messrs. Garraway also furni-hed a con¬ 
siderable number of plants for the decoration of some of the structures in 
which various processes were illustrated at different times. The exhibits of 
the 1 ading seedsmen and others are commented upon in another part of this 
Journal. 
ODONTOGLOSSUM VEXILLARIUM. 
Herewith I send yon two racemes of Odontoglossura vexillarium, 
and I thiuk you will admit they are very fine, especially the one with the 
lateral, which is unusual. One spike you will observe bears ten flowers 
and the other nine. We have at present a very fine d splay of this Orchid 
—about sixty plants in bloom iu grand condition These we have grown 
from small single imported pieces during the last four years, and we have 
not a poor variety amongst them. I find they do best by being kept gently 
growing nearly all the year round, and 1 think you will see by the 
samples sent that such treatment suits them.—J. IllDOUT, Gardener to 
T. B. Haywood, Esq., Woodhatcli Lodge , Reigate. 
[Unquestionably the treatment has suited them. The flowers are very 
fine indeed, some of them exceeding 4| inches ia length and inches 
across the labellum ; they are stout in texture, good in colour, and very 
handsome.] 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
June 8th. 
The Exhibition on this occasion was devoted to Orchids, and though 
only six classes were allotted to them, a pretty display was produce! by the 
collections entered in competition. There were also extensive groups of 
Pmonies, Irises, and hardy flowers generally that furnished considerable 
attractions to the visitors. 
The Orchids. —The competition was not quite so keen as might have 
been expected, being restricted to five exhibitors, but the specimens were 
well flowered, although some of the largest were notable examples of the 
“ made-up type,” three or four varietier being observable in one pot. In 
the nurserymen’s class for twelve Orchids Mr. J. Cypher, Queen’s Road, 
Cheltenham, was first with large specimens, and mostly flowering pro¬ 
fusely. The best of those represented were Loelia purpurata, with four 
spikes or twenty flowers ; Cattleya Mendeli grandiflora, a fine variety with 
three large flowers ; Odontoglossum vexillarium, seventeen flowers; Auguloa 
Clowesi, a magnificent specimen, thirteen fine flowers ; Yanda suavis, three 
racemes; Cattleya Mossi®, a huge mass 3 feet in diameter and crowded 
with flowers; Epidendrum vitellinum, of similar size, with over fifty 
racemes; Cypripedium Lawrencianum, handsome ; Dendrobium thyrsiflorum, 
twenty-four racemes; Cattleya M ndeli and C. Mossiae grandis. The second 
prize was awarded to Mr. II. James, Castle Nursery, Lower Norwood, for a 
neat collection, of which the best plants were Aerides Lobbj grandis, a very 
fine variety, the flowers richly coloured ; Odontoglossum vexillarium, 
Masdevallia Harryana, Dendrobium Bensoniae.and Calanthe verat' ifolia, all 
beautifully flowered. In the amateurs’ class for the same number of O chids 
Mr. C. J. Salter, gardener to J. Southgate, Esq., Selborne, Streatham, was 
awarded first honours, showing a very handsome collection of vigorous 
plants. An extremely pretty variety of Odontoglossum vexillarium named 
picturatum, with white lips and rosy sepals and petals, had eight fine 
racemes; Dendrobium suavissimum, twelve racemes of its golden flowers ; 
Cattleya Warneri was attractive, C. gigas had eleven large richly coloured 
flowers, Aerides Fieldiugi was very beautiful with four panicles of flowers, 
Cattleya Wagneri was very noticeable, pure white with the lip golden in 
the throat ; Oncdium macranthum was represented by a fine variety ; Odon¬ 
toglossum vexillarium, Anguloa Ruckeri, and Cypripedium Lawrencianum, 
with twenty-four flowers, were also notable specimens. Mr. F. J Hill, 
gardener to H. Little, Esq., The Barrons, Twickenham, secured the second 
place, one of his best plants being Cattleya intricata, a supposed hybrid 
between Cattleya amethystina and Laelia elegans. C. Mendeli, C. Mossiae, 
Odontoglossum Pescatorei, and Cypripedium niveum, were aLo well shown. 
Classes fo- six Orchids were also provided for amateurs and nurserymen ; 
amongst the former Mr. Cooke, gardener to De B. Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, 
Sevenoaks, took the Lad with plants of medium size, but fresh and healthy, 
of Yanda suavis, Cattleya Warneri, Epdendrum vitellinum majus, Odonto¬ 
glossum vexillarium, and Cittleya Mendeli. Mr. C. J. Sa ter followed 
closely, Maxillaria Turneri being well flowered ; also several Cattleyas. 
Messrs. Cypher and James were respectively first and second in the nursery¬ 
men’s class for six, both showing good p ants, but the former had the largest 
and most freely flowered specimens. 
Tne only group of Odontoglos-mms was from Mr. H. James, who was 
awarded the first prize for an extremely pretty collection of plants arranged 
with Ferns. Num rous varieties of ciispum were shown with polyxautbum, 
Pescatorei, sceptrum, Andersonianum, citrosmum, vexillarium roseum, 
Wilckeanum, cordatum Kirnastiauum, a very dark coloured variety ; 
L“hmanni, a pretty variety, white-edged with rose ; cordatum aureum and 
niveum majus. The competition was closer with six Cattleyas or Lmlias, 
four exhibitors entering. Mr. J. Cypher was again first, his plants com¬ 
prising Lrelia purpurata alba, with nine flowers ; L. purpurata Bryriana, 
with twenty-one flowers ; Cattleya Mossiae grandis, C. Mendeli grandifl ira, 
C. Mossi®, and C. lobata, with five good flowers, the lip handsomely veined 
with deep crimson. Mr. Cooke followed, his best plants being L®lia purpu¬ 
rata and the light variety Russelliaua. Mr. H. James was third, his best 
specimen being a very fine variety of C. gigas. 
Miscellaneous Groups. —Silver-gilt medals were awarded to the three 
following exhibitors for collections of cut flowers. Messrs. Kelway & Son, 
Langport, Somerset, had a great number of P®onies, Pyrethrums, single 
and double, extremely bright and varied, Irises, representing all the types 
now flowering, and miscellaneous hardy flowers. Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale 
Farm, Tottenham, contributed an imposing group of outdoor flowers, his 
collection of herbaceous and other P®oni s being exceedingly beautiful; 
IriBes, the early dwarf Papaver biacteatum praecox, the yellow Dry Lily, 
Hemerocallis flava, the white-lipped Cypripedium occidentale, and Anth-ri- 
cum liliastrum, also formed interesting features. Messrs. Barr & Son, 
Covent Garden, had a similarly attractive group of Pyrethrums, Irises, and 
other fljwers. Bronze medals were awarded to Messrs. VY. Paul & San, 
Waltbam Cross, for a large collection of Rhododendron flowers, repr sent- 
ing a great number of Choice varieties, togetner with baskets of “ Scotch 
Roses,” and the charming bright copper Austrian Rose, which attracted 
much attention owing to its bright colour ; and to Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., 
Clapton, for groups of O ontoglossum cri-pum and Cattleya Mossi® 
varieties, comprising some very handsome forms of both species. Mtssrs. 
Hooper & Co., Covent Garden, had an interesting group of [vy-leaved 
Pela'goniums and double Pmonies. Mess's. E. H. Krelage & Son, Haarlem, 
Holland, showed a collection of Irises varieties of germanica, rqualen*, 
pallida, Biberica, and others, and groups of well-grown Fuchsias, anl 
Saxifraga nepalensis were contributed from the Society’s Gardens at 
Chiswick. 
