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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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onymus angustifolius argenteo-variegatus represented Messrs. J. Veitch 
and Sons, Royal Exotic Nurseries, Chelsea, London, S.W., and faced the 
entrance to the great marquee. Boxes of cut Rhododendrons and hardy 
Azaleas, also of Viburnum plicatum, were arranged in front of them, 
and completed a very attractive exhibit, to which a silver-gilt Flora 
was adjudged. 
Caladiums were the principal feature of a fine group of plants 
exhibited by W. Melles, Esq., Sewardstone Lodge, Chingford. The 
varieties included a fine plant of Prince Albert Edward, Sirius, Madame 
Fritz Koechlin, M. A. Hardy, Lymington, Clio, Candidum, Artemise, 
and Mithridate. 
Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, also had an attractive group of 
Caladiums in excellent condition, the plants measuring from 5 to 6 feet 
across. Some of the most noteworthy sorts were Raymond Lemoinier 
(award of merit), Clio, Bosphore, Charlemagne, Comte de Germiny, 
and Duchesse de Montemarte. The same firm staged a good group of 
Tuberous Begonias, both single and double varieties, of good variety 
and quality. A capital miscellaneous group of Palms, Orchids, Gloxinias, 
and Caladiums, arranged in a light graceful manner at the entrance to 
the large tent in a semicircular form by this firm, also merited 
attention. Two silver Flora medals were awarded to Messrs. Laing. 
Pelargoniums and Azaleas, aided by a few Roses, won a silver cup 
for Mr. C. Turner, Slough. Amongst the former there were splendid 
specimens of Kingston Beauty, Sister of Mercy, Volontd Nacionale, Gold 
Mine, and Comtesse de Choiseul. This was a bright group, and well 
put together. 
Anthuriums. —A welcome glow of intense colour was contributed 
by a group of Flamingo flowers from Messrs. J. Peed & Sons, Roupell 
Park Nurseries, Norwood Road, London, S.E. The species was the well- 
known Schertzerianum. 
In one corner also of the large tent Mr.W. Iceton, Granard Gardens, 
Roehampton, had arranged a group of Palms and other foliage plants, 
conspicuous amongst them being Dracaena Lindeni in a thoroughly 
healthy and attractive condition. A silver cup was adjudged. 
ROSES. 
In the large tent Roses in pots were very finely shown by Messrs 
Paul & Son, Cheshunt, who staged upwards of fifty plants in first-class 
condition, consisting of dwarf specimens in 8-inch pots, standards and 
giant bushes over 8 feet in diameter. One of these bore 230 blooms 
fully expanded, the variety being Charles Lawson. Others represented 
were Comtesse de Serenye, Madame Willermoz, Catherine Soupert, a 
standard with pyramid trained head ; Marie Finger, Cdline Forestier, 
Centifolia rosea, and Her Majesty. This magnificent group occupied a 
space 70 feet by 8 feet. A silver cup was awarded. Messrs. W. Paul and 
Son, The Nurseries, Waltham Cross, occupied about 50 feet run of table 
space in another tent with thirteen boxes of cut Roses, including some 
new and many older varieties of Teas and Hybrid Perpetuals, with 
several very pretty Polyantha varieties. The best of the latter were 
Gloire de Polyantha, a very pleasing variety, deep rose, with a white 
base ; Anna Maria de Mon travel, white, flowers produced in clusters ; and 
Perle d’Or, nankeen yellow. Two new Teas were shown, one, Corunna, 
creamy blush ; the other, White Perle, faintest sulphur. Merveille de 
Lyon, Alfred Colomb, and Queen of Queens, were the best of the older 
kinds. Silver-gilt Flora medal. 
FERNS. 
The groups of Ferns were a much-admired feature of one of the 
smaller tents. They were represented in great numbers and variety, 
and served as an admirable relief to the brilliant masses of hardy 
flowers, Begonias, Calceolarias, and other plants which surrounded 
them. The first group was one covering a space of perhaps 300 square 
feet from Mr. H. B. May, Dyson’s Lane Nursery, Upper Edmonton, 
London, N. It was excellently arranged, Tree Ferns and elevated 
baskets rising at the back, fine specimens of Microlepia hirta cristata, 
Nephrolepis exaltata, Didymochlaana truncatula, Pteiis argyrma, and 
Davallia Mooreana beneath them, Gold and Silver Ferns mingled with 
graceful Adiantums dotted here and there, and towards the front pans 
of Doodia aspera. Nephrolepis Bausei, Davallia bullata, Nothoelsena 
•chrysophylla, Gymnogramma Parsonsi (very beautiful), G. Wetten- 
halliana, G. peruviana argyrophylla, and many others. Silver Flora 
medal. 
Messrs. W. & J. Birkenhead had two large and very fine groups well 
worthy of their reputation. One wa3 composed of hardy American and 
British Ferns, such as Osmunda gracilis, Adiantum pedatum, Struthio- 
pteris pennsylvanica, Aspidium spinulosum Booti, Polystichum miniatum 
(very graceful), Athyrium Fieldi, many varieties of A. Filix-foemina, 
such as kalothrix, Vemonse cristatum, Girdlestonei, grandiceps (a fine 
form), Craigi, Vernon® (a beautiful Fern), Frisellise gracile, corymbi- 
ferum. plumosum elegans, and others ; Scolopendrium variety grandiceps, 
Osmunda regalis, O. regalis cristata, Asplenium marinum, Lastrea 
montana, and many others. The stove and greenhouse kinds were also 
a beautiful display, including many well known forms and others in¬ 
teresting from being less frequently seen. Adiantum fovearum with 
its bronzy fronds was very distinct. A. cristatum, A. cuneatum 
•dissectum, A. curvatum, A. Capillus-Veneris natalense, A. Flemingi, 
A. formosum, A. Williamsi, A. amabile, and A. peruvianum were some 
noteworthy representatives of the Maidenhair class, and besides them 
were Platycerium alcicorne, Stenochlsena scandens, Todea Wilkesiana, 
Hymenophyllum flexuosum, Polystichum mucronatum, P. xiphioides, 
Woodwardia radicans crispa, Platycerium stemaria, Pell sea Wrightiana, 
Platyloma cordata, and numerous Pterises. Silver cup awarded. 
TULIPS. 
An attempt was made at this meeting to revive in the south a taste 
for the florists’, or what is sometimes called the “ rectified ” Tulip. 
There are still many growers of these charming flowers in the north ; 
but we doubt if there is such a thing as a properly arranged bed of them 
within fifty miles of London, where there were wont to be so many. As 
an inducement the Trustees of the Turner Memorial Fund offered prizes, 
in the expectation that there would be strong competition, but unfortu¬ 
nately the season proved unfavourable. The scorching days of a fort¬ 
night ago had such an effect on the bloom that some of our correspondents 
in the north intimated that it would be impossible for them to take 
part in the Exhibition. The result has been that only three competitors 
appeared, these being Mr. S. Barlow, J.P., Stakehill House, Castleton, 
near Manchester ; Mr. Thurstan, Timsbury House, Cardiff ; and Messrs. 
Stuart, Mein, and Allan, of Kelso, N.B. 
By far the finest stand was that of Mr. Barlow, the flowers of which 
fig. 76.—P-330NIA officinalis lobata. (See page 461.) 
were lovely and attracted deserved attention. Not only were the 
varieties of the choicest description and correctly named, but they 
possessed a “ finish ” that made them much superior to their competi¬ 
tors. The varieties were arranged in three rows and consisted of—back 
row : Commander, fth. biz. ; Glory of Stakehill, b. byb. ; Carbuncle, 
fid. byb.; Demosthenes, fth. biz.; Lady Mary, ro. b. ; Mrs. Lomax, 
fid. ro.; Sir J. Paxton, fid. biz. ; Glory of Stakehill, byb. b.; Madame 
St. Amand, fid. ro. ; Talisman, fid. byb.; Sir J. Paxton, biz. b.; Mrs. 
Lomax, fid. ro.; Violette Aimable, fth. byb.; Mrs. Barlow, ro. b .; 
General Grant, fth. biz.; Aglaia, fid. ro.; Lord Delamere, biz. b.; 
Seedling, fid. biz. Middle row : Bob Morley, fid. byb. ; Miss Burdett 
Coutts, ro. b.; Lady Sefton, fid. ro. ; Friar Tuck, fid. byb. ; Seedling, 
No. 17, fid. byb.; Sulphur, fid. biz. ; Modesty, fth. ro. ; Annie 
MacGregor, fid. ro.; Dr. Hardy, fid. biz. ; Mabel, fid. ro. ; Seedling, 
No. 117, br.; Nimbus, fid. byb. ; Dr. Hardy, fid. biz. ; Seedling, biz. b. ; 
Adonis, fid. byb.; Masterpiece, fth. biz.; Miss Burdett Coutts, ro. b.; 
Heroine, fth. ro. Front row : William Lea, fid. biz. ; W. Parkinson 
fth. byb.; Seedling, biz. b.; Lord Stanley, fid. biz.; Annie MacGregor 
