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JOURXAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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hybrid varieties. Of the former I have been greatly delighted with 
P. Cashmeriana raised from seed which was very vigorous at the back 
part of my rockery ; nivalis, pure white, but small; pubescens and some 
of its varieties ; Croussi, double ; and especially a sort which we have by 
the name of lilacina, which was given me by Mr. Hammond of St. 
Alban’s Court, near Wingham, and which is without doubt the finest 
flowering Primula I know. The plant is one mass of bloom, and it is 
impossible to see a single green leaf. It is also very vigorous, and I 
have given it away in all directions. Then with regard to the hybrids, 
•which contain Polyanthus, Primroses, Cowslips, itc. I procured a 
■packet of seed from Mr. Slerryweather of Southwell, and I have nad a 
■most charming variety of form and colour from them ; some dark 
crimson some light yellow, and all sorts of shades between. They have 
been planted in a long border, to which they form a sort of edging, and 
were a very charming sight. Then, again. 
Anemones. —I mean the species, not the garden varieties—are great 
favourities, and have done well. Be.sides stellata already mentioned, I 
'have a very dark (I believe the Greek) form of it called atro-sanguinea. 
It seems to be dwarfer, is deeper in colour, and later in flowering than 
•the ordinary stellata or fulgens, and is therefore valuable. Then 
what loves are A. blanda and appenina, approaching one another very 
closely in colour, but blanda being one of the first plants to flower. 
Appenina has spread all over one part of my rockery, and is most 
exquisite. It carpets that portion in early spring, and does not prevent 
•other things from growing up. Then there is the pretty A. ranunculoides, 
very dwarf and bright, although some would say it was only a 
small Buttercup. A. sylvestris is a plant to beware of; it insinuates 
itself everywhere, and although I have banished it to the back part of 
my rockery, which forms a sort of wild garden for Forget-me-nots, Rock 
Roses, &c., I have to keep a sharp look-out upon it that it does not force 
itself into places where it is not wanted. A. palmata, both in its yellow 
■and white form, is especially lovely, and is somewhat later than most of 
•the tribe. The broad glistening white petals of alba make it a very con¬ 
spicuous object in the rockery. Nor can one omit, although differing so 
much in its habit of growth, the lovely and most useful A. japonica 
alba or Hororine Jobert. I do not care for the coloured ones, but I have 
had plots of the white one some couple of yards by one, and they form in 
autumn a most delightful object. Some persons say they cannot grow 
it, but with me it is like a weed, and requires to be kept in bounds.— 
D., Deal. 
(To be continued.! 
THE TEMPLE SHOW. 
In our last issue we were only able to give a general description 
•of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Show in the Temple Gardens, and 
•the announcement of the awards for groups and novelties had to be 
•deferred. The following further particulars will therefore be accept¬ 
able to those specially interested in this remarkable exhibition. The 
•weather continued fine on the second day, and there was a large 
attendance of visitors, the tents being crowded the whole day. The 
plants suffered but little, and the majority looked as fresh on Thursday 
•as they did on the opening day, but some of the cut flowers showed the 
-effects of standing all night in a draughty tent. Several of the exhi- 
fjitors of these, however, brought fresh supplies, and this helped con¬ 
siderably in brightening the display. The Orchids, of course, were the 
great attraction, especially Baron Schroder’s and Sir Trevor Lawrence’s 
•superb collections, but Messrs. Sander & Co. have never had a more 
tasteful group at a London exhibition. Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son. 
Mr. Cypher, and Messrs. Low & Co. also showed extremely well, 
■Beyond these, perhaps, nothing attracted more attention than the 
Boses from Waltham Cross and Cheshunt. Then Messrs. Laing and 
"Sons’ charming group of Tuberous Begonias was the subject of general 
■comment, for both in quality and arrangement it was one of their best 
•efforts. The Ferns from Messrs. Birkenhead, Backhouse, and May, 
■the Gloxinias from Messrs. Sutton & Sons and Veitch & Sons were 
sjjecial features, as also were the cut hardy flowers from Messrs. Kelway 
«nd Son and Mr. T. S. Ware. 
The awards made by the Judges and Committee were as follows :—• 
Silver Cnp». —For groups of Orchids from Baron Schrb.ler, Sir 
Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P., Messrs. F. Sander & Co., Messrs. 13. S. 
'^\'■illiam3 & Son, H. M. Pollett, Esq., and Mr. J. Cypher ; to Messrs. 
W. Paul & Son and Paul & Son for Roses ; to Messrs. Backhouse & Son 
■and W. k. J. Birkenhead for Ferns ; to Mr. H. B. May for Ferns and 
foliage plants ; to Messrs. J. Laing & Sons for Tuberous Begonias, and 
a group of miscellaneous plants (two cups) ; and to Messrs. Perkins and 
6on for bouquets. 
Silver-gilt Flora MedaU. —Numbers of these were awarded as 
follows :—To Messrs. J. Peed & Sons for Anthuriums, James & Son for 
■Calceolarias, C. Turner for Pelargoniums, Sutton & Sons and J. Veitch 
and Sons for Gloxinias, W. Iceton for Palms, Cutbush & Son for a group 
•of miscellaneous plants, J. Wiltshire for Caladiums, Cannell & Sons for 
'Tuberous Begonias, T. S. Ware and Barr & Son, and Paul & Son for 
herbaceous plants and flowers, R. Smith & Co. for Clematis, H. Low 
and Co. and T. B. Haywood, Esq., for Orchids, and Mr. G. Monro for fruit 
and vegetables. 
Silver Flora Medalt. —These were adjudged to Messrs. H. I^ane and 
fion for Rhododendrons, Cannell & Sons for Calceolarias, the Duke of 
Northunnberland for Orchids, and Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons for a col¬ 
lection of Apples. 
Silver Uanksian Medals. —The Committee also accorded the above 
to Mr. W. Rumsey for Rosea, Messrs. Paul & Son for alpine and her¬ 
baceous plants, Messrs. Balchin & Son for Lescbenaulti.as, Messrs. J. 
Veitch and Sons for herbaceous pl.ants, Messrs. Dobbie Sc Co. for Pansies, 
Messrs. Bunyard Sc Co. for Apples, and Mr. G. Phippin for bouquets. 
Similar a^wards were granted to Messrs. Campbell for Grapes, J. R. 
Featherley for Grapes and Tomatoes, Mansell for Grapes, and F. Wigan 
for Orchids. 
Novelties. 
The new plants exhibited were very numerous, the Floral and 
Orchid Committes having a rather busy morning. First-class certifi¬ 
cates and awards of merit ■were granted for the following after a careful 
examination. 
Odontoglossiim vexillarium Fairy Queen (F. Sander & Co.).—A 
delicate and beatiful variety, the flowers of good size .and shape, pure 
white, except a yellow blotch in the centre of the lip at the base. 
Cattleya Mendeli Prince of Wales (F. Sander Sc Co.).—A most 
handsome variety, remarkable for the superb form of the flowers and 
the rich colour of the lip. The sepals and petals are broad, tinted with 
rose; the lip is broad, with a dash of yellow in the throat, white side 
lobes, and the fore part of the lip an intensely deep crimson magenta, 
clearly defined, and straight across. 
Odontoglossum Jileui, var. splcndens (F. Sander Sc Co.).—An in¬ 
teresting hybrid between 0. vexillarium and 0. Roezli, raised in Paris 
by M. Bleu, and from the same parentage as 0. Bleui, which has been 
described as a Miltoniopsis, but a better variety than that which first 
flowered. The flowers are white, the petals flushed with rose at the 
base, the lip having a series of dark crimson veins radiating from the 
centre. The woodcut (fig. 67), from a sketch taken in the Show, indi¬ 
cates the distinctive characters fairly well. A description was given 
last week. 
Oncidium roraimense (F. Sander & Co.).—A graceful Orchid, with 
plentiful panicles of bright yellow flowers, the lip broad, the sepals and 
petals faintly spotted with brown. 
Anthurium album maximum, (F. Sander & Co.).—The best white 
Anthurium yet obtained, with broad well formed spathes, of strong 
habit, free, and likely to be very useful for decorative purposes with 
the scarlet and spotted varieties of Anthurium Schertzerianum. 
Dendrubium Falevneri delicatum (J. Cypher).—A distinct variety, 
the flower white tipped with pale rose, the lip rose and yellow. 
Dendrobium liensonia: album (J. Cypher).—Flowers white, the lip 
orange buff in the centre. 
Leella purpiurata Empress (J. Cypher).—Very handsome ; the sepals 
and petals pure white, the lip with a light centre and deep crimson 
blotches on each side. 
Cattleya Laicrcnoeana delicata (Baron Schroder).— Most distinct 
and beautiful, the colour being a soft pale rose throughout the flower. 
Sarcopodium Deari (Baron Schroder).—A peculiar Orchid with 
small conical pseudo-bulbs and yellowish flowers dotted with red at the 
sides of the petals. 
Jlose Crimson Globe Moss (\V. Paul Sc Son).—A fine acquisition 
