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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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and fragrant golden C. citrina are flowering well; vigorous specimens of 
C. Gaskelliana, C. Percivaliana, C. Calummata, and the recently certifi¬ 
cated C. Reineckiana with broad white petals and petals and a gold and 
purple-fringed lip also add to the attractions of the house. An exceed¬ 
ingly beautiful specimen of C. Skinneri alba is grown in this house and 
has seventeen racemes of about six flowers each, but it is now past its best 
and the flowers have been removed, for one point strictly observed is never 
to allow the plants to weaken themselves by bearing flowers too long, and 
plants of very choice varieties that are not very strong are not permitted 
to flower for a season or two. Lselia purpurata, and especially that grand 
variety Williamsi, is in superb condition, plants bearing four or more 
racemes and four to six flowers each, most richly coloured. The rare and 
valuable Lselia Canhamiana, a hybrid between the popular Lselia 
purpurata and Cattleya Mossise, has two fine racemes of three flowers 
each. The superb varieties of Lselia anceps, of which flowers were shown 
some time ago at South Kensington, are growing in this house, but, of 
course, not flowering now. Some healthy Pleiones are suspended from 
the roof, and of other plants the choice Lselia bella and Sobra'ia 
xantholeuca are particularly remarkable. 
The Bladderworts, Utricularia montana and U. Endresi, the former 
with white flowers blotched with yellow in the centre, the others pale 
lilac or mauve, are grown in the Cattleya house, and thrive extremely 
well, plants in baskets 6 inches square having twenty to thirty spikes 
each, their principal requirement being an abundant supply of water. 
Passing these, several Vandas, including V. teres Andersoni, a large- 
flowered variety, V. Marriottiana, and V. Sanderiana, a grand variety, 
with a raceme of eight large flowers, the plant having five leads, we 
come to several Dendrobiums, the white D. Deari flowering very freely, in 
some cases with as many as eleven flowers in a raceme. This will be a 
useful Dendrobe, as the flowers last well both on the plant and when cut 
and placed in water. A dark-coloured D. Bensonise, and the large D. 
Falconeri giganteum, both fine varieties, together with the seldom seen 
D. MacCarthise, a lovely species with drooping flowers, with long pale 
purple sepals, petals, and lip. A huge Anthurium Andreanum stands at 
the end of the central bed in this house reaching to the roof, and bearing 
twenty-six bright scarlet spathes, some 8 inches long and 6£ inches 
broad ; it is the finest plant and variety we have seen. Near to this is a 
bank of Cypripediums, which include some valuable varieties and hybrids. 
One of the first noticed was the Garbrand Hall specimen of C. Stonei, 
which Mr. Child has so frequently shown at the leading exhibitions ; then 
the choice variety of that species, C. Stonei platytfenium, an exceedingly 
scarce plant, is observed, three healthy pieces growing well, but not now 
in flower. C. Lawrencianum, C. superbiens, C. selligerum, C. Gode- 
froyae, C. Leeanum superbum, C. laevigatum, and C. vexillarium are all 
in first-rate condition. A strong example of C. grande is similarly fine, 
and near it is the valuable C. Morganise, a most vigorous plant, probably 
the largest in cultivation. 
A house is devoted chiefly to fine masses of Coelogyne cristata and its 
best varieties, some 3 feet square. Adjoining this is a Nepenthes house, 
and then we pass into the cool Orchid house, which is extremely gay now. 
Odontoglossum vexillarium is well grown, plants in 6 and 8-inch pots 
having twelve to twenty racemes each, some of the flowers 4 inches across 
the lip and others very richly coloured. Dendrobium infundibulum and 
D. Jamesianum are flowering well, plants of the latter having twenty- 
three large flowers each. Odontoglossum Halli and 0. crispum are repre¬ 
sented by large plants and fine varieties, but one of the most remarkable 
specimens is an Oncidium macranthum with five racemes, bearing a total 
of 141 flowers. The plant is placed in the centre of the bed, and the 
racemes are trained to each end. Numerous Masdevallias of the Harryana 
and Yeitchi types impart much rich colouring to the display, and several 
curiosities like M. Trochilus and M. Winniana are included. In another 
small house are grown the choice Odontoglossums that have obtained such 
remarkably high prices—namely, Knox’s variety of 0. crispum, O. crispum 
apiatum, O. Sanderianum, 0. Yeitchi (mirabile), O. Pescatorei, Yeitchi, 
and Schroederianum, 0. Ballantinanum, and others which are well known 
as the most beautiful forms yet obtained. In other houses and pits 
Calanthes, Phalaenopses, Cymbidiums, Yandas, Odontoglossum vexil¬ 
larium, and innumerable/others are grown, but these notes are assuming 
such a formidable length that they can only be incidentally mentioned. 
FRUIT AND PLANT HOUSES. 
As already intimated, the Orchids do not engross the whole of the 
gardener’s attention, and the fruit houses form an important department. 
There are two ranges of vineries, each about 100 feet long, the Vines 
bearing excellent crops of fruit, the earliest having been fit for table 
since Easter. Then there are Plum and Peach cases covering a wall 
300 feet long, and comprising healthy trees of all the best varieties, from 
which crops of fine fruit have been obtained for several years. Pits are 
devoted to Melons, Cucumbers, Pine Apples, Amaryllises, Strawberries, 
Gardenias, and Ferns. A flower house is gay with Tuberous Begonias, 
Carnations, Petunias, Gladiolus, Spiraeas, Pelargoniums, and Roses, and 
a slove contains, amongBt a general collection, the grandest specimen of 
Anthurium Veitchi we have seen, having about thirty leaves, the blade 
4 to 5 feet long. Concerning these and the well-kept kitchen garden 
much might he written, and to all equal praise must be accorded, for no 
visitor can leave The Dell without the feeling that he has inspected a 
Teal I y model garden. 
THE NORTON PANSY CLUB. 
King’s Norton and King’s Heath, together with the Moseley district, 
forms one of the outskirts of Birmingham, away out of the smoke of the 
town, and a district where gardening pursuits can be followed with con¬ 
siderable pleasure. A few amateurs interested in the Pansy resolved upon 
forming a small Society for the purpose of further developing a taste for 
Pansies and Violas in the locality of Birmingham, and the first Exhibition 
of the new Society was held in the King’s Heath Institute, a very suitable 
place for such an Exhibition. Being a very recently formed Society the 
local exhibitors were but few, but some excellent blooms were staged, and 
there appears to be a determination amongst the members to make a much 
larger exhibiton last year. In the amateur classes Mr. James Sinkins, 
both for eighteen and twelve blooms, with very fine flowers ; My Lady, 
William Cuthbertson, Mr. T. McComb, Grace Rudgard, and Miss Orkney, 
being the most striking m these stands. Mr. A. Hunt was second for 
twelve blooms, Miss Reeve, Charles Stansell, and May Tate being very fine. 
Mr. T. A. Eave 3 was placed third. For six Fancy Pansies Mr. C. E. Scarse 
was first with a nice lot, which included a very fine bloom of Major Skrime. 
Mr. John Im.es was second, his blooms of Charles Stansell, May Tate, and 
Evelyn Bruce, very good. 
In the open classes Mr. I. H. Patterson was first for twelve, also for six 
Fancy Pansies, his finest booms being Mrs. E. H. Wood, Lightning, and 
Mrs. Jameson. For twenty-four blooms Mr. Hughes set a very fine stand, 
and was placed first, Catherine Agnes, Mrs. J. P. Frame, CharleB Stansell, 
Evelyn Bruce, and a seedling Ingomar, an R. K. Mitchell style of flower, 
and of great quality. There were only two exhibitors of Pansies in pots, 
just ordinary plants not long since potted. The exhibitors have much to 
learn in the culture of Pansies in pots. 
Messrs. R. P. Laird & Sons, Edinburgh, sent about 100 superb blooms of 
Fancy Pansies, not for competition, the flowers being remarkably fine in 
every respect and rich in colouring. Princess Beatrice, Evelyn Bruce, 
Campbell-Bannerman, Duke of Grafton, Mrs. Duncan, William Dick, Pilrig, 
Mrs. J. Downie, Alfred Mitchell, and James Gardinet were amongst the 
most striking ; also a wonderfully fine bloom of William Dean, which was 
singled out as one of the finest flowers in the exhibition. May Tate was 
extensively exhibited throughout the Exhibition, but varied in its marking 
of the top petals. , . 
Mr. John Forbes, florist, Hawick, sent, also not for competition, a very 
fine lot of quite 150 blooms of Fancy Pansies, including two grand seedlings 
not named, 36/85 and 95/85. His blooms throughout were fine, especially 
George Innes, Miss Neeve, Bob Montgomery, Mrs. McIntosh, William Dean, 
Pilrig, G. O. Trevelyan, and Lord Rosslyn. Violas had but one exhibitor 
for competition in Mr. Cooper, gardener to the Right Hon. Joseph Cham¬ 
berlain, M.P. Mr. Wm. Dean, Walsall, staged a very fine collection, not for 
competition. Mr. Chamberlain’s residence, Highbury, is close to King’s 
Heath, where the exhibition was held, and Orchids and stove and greenhouse 
plants were sent by Mr. Cooper ; and Messrs. Pope & Son, nurserymen, 
contributed a handsome group of Orchids and other plants, including a fine 
specimen of the finest of all the Golden Tricolor Pelargoniums, Mrs. Henry 
Cox, and a lot of extremely fine Fancy Pansy blooms. Mr. Hans Niemand 
contributed a beautiful group of plants, including Hydrangea paniculata 
grandifiora, with immense heads of flower ; Nephrolepis Baueri, Onychium 
auratum, a lovely Fern, and the new Adiantum rodophyllum. Mr. R. H. 
Vertegans contributed a good collection of cut herbaceous and alpine 
plants. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
June 22nd. 
Hardy flowers were remarkably abundant at this Exhibition, and the 
conservatory had a particularly gay appearance. Roses, Pelargoniums, and 
miscellaneous contributions all added to the extent and beauty of the Show, 
which was one of the most interesting held at South Kensington this 
season. 
Classes were specially provided for Pelargoniums and Roses, but although 
the prizes were good they did not bring many competitors, and the greatest 
portion of the Show was composed of the miscellaneous groups not in com¬ 
petition. Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, were the Dremier exhibitors of 
Roses in pots, securing the first prize for thirty plants, standards and 
dwarfs, in capital condition ; Mr. W. Rumsey, Waltham, following with 
smaller plants, all dwarfs. For cut Roses Mr. G. Prince, Oxford, took the 
lead with twenty-four superb blooms, mostly Tea varieties ; Messrs. Paul 
and Son and W. Rumsey securing the second and third places with mixed 
collections of Teas and Hybrid Perpetuals, but the latter predominated. 
Show, decorative, and fancy Pelargoniums were well represented in a collec¬ 
tion from Mr. C. Turner, Slough, for which the first prize was awarded, but 
Zonal varieties were not of remarkable merit, those from Mr. H. Little being 
much the best. Cut blooms of Pelargoniums were shown by Major Scott, 
Wray Park, Reigate (gardener Mr. Morgan), and Mr. E. M. Nelson, very 
bright samples of good varieties, the first and second prizes being awarded 
to the exhibitors in the order named. 
Miscellaneous groups were especially numerous, and alone would have 
constituted a beautiful exhibition. Messrs. Kelway & Son, Langport, had 
extensive collections of choice Pmonies, Pyrethrums, double and single, 
Gaillardias, and hardy flowers. The Paeonies were particularly beautiful, 
three being selected for certificates, and a silver-gilt Banksian medal was 
awarded for the group, which was one of the best the firm has shown this 
season. Mr. T. S. Ware, Tottenham, had a magnificent display of Irisse, 
Ixias, Lilies, Pyrethrums, Pseonies, and hardy flowers. Very handsome 
were the rose-and-white blooms of Cypripedium spectabile, the deep blue 
Iris siberica orientalis, the rich scarlet Papaver orientale, and floriferous 
blue Polemonium Richardsoni (silver-gilt Banksian medal). Messrs. 
Barr & Son, Covent Garden, obtained a silver medal for groups of single 
and double Pyrethrums, Pceonies, English and Spanish Irises, double 
Ranunculuses, Foxgloves, and many other handsome flowers. Messrs. 
Paul and Son, Cheshunt, were awirded a silver-gilt Banksian medal for a 
large and varied collection of hardy flowers, which contained a number of 
choice species of herbaceous plants as well as specimens of ornamental 
shrubs. R. J. Measures, Esq., Camberwell Lodge, Flodden Road, Camber¬ 
well New Road, S.E.. exhibited a handsome group of Orchids tastefully 
arranged with Ferns, and the silver-gilt medal awarded was well merited. 
The plants were of moderate size, comprising Cattleyas, Masdevallias, 
Dendrobiums, Epidendrum vitellinum, Ionopsis paniculata, Cypripediums 
