Jure 9, 1887. ] 
JO UR X A L OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDEXER. 
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One p’ant of M. ochthoides is remarkable for having been in flower 
constantly for six years, and has now a number of flowers. Somo 
Satyriums are being grown in this house with Disa cornuta, D. sagit- 
talis, and the blue D. Hcrscheli, and several Pinguiculas, all very in¬ 
teresting and thriving satisfactorily. An adjoining house is devoted 
to Laelias, Cattleyas, Dendrobiums, and miscellaneous Orchids, in¬ 
cluding some rare and valuable specimens. Phaltenopsis, Aerides, 
and \ andas also have a house appropriated to them, and are making 
good progress. The interesting experiments in hybridising have 
been continued, and a number of pods are swelling. Unfortunately 
this, is the least difficult pa r t, but obtaining good seed, and then in¬ 
ducing this t) grow, require nauch care and patience. 
A little animal that performs good service in Orchid houses in de¬ 
stroying insects, the green frog (flyla arborea), is very abundant at 
The Grange ; and though a native of the warmer parts of Europe it 
seems to have become acclimatised there, for some turned out in the 
garden last year have survived the winter, and their sharp croaking 
may be occasionally heard in the trees for some distanco around.— 
Lewis Castle. 
ROYAL NATIONAL TULIP SOCIETY. 
The Jubilee Exhibit’on of this old Society took place on June 4th, in the 
Exhibition House of the Manchester Botanical Society, Talbot Road, Old 
Trafford, and, in order to make the Show commemorative of the Jubilee of 
Her Majesty, the prizes hitherto offered were considerably increased in 
amount. Every effort was put forth by growers to exhibit on this occasion, 
and, considering how cold and retarding the weather has been—in fact, it is 
one of the latest seisons for Tulips known for years past—the Show was a 
remarkably good one. There was a muoh larger number of blooms than was 
expected, and if they were a little undersized they were pure in the ground 
and bright in c dour, and in some instancs very correct in their marking. 
Mr. Barlow will be at his best ten days hence, and what few flowers he 
was able to show had been in not a few instances “ steamed ” into expansion 
in a high and moist atmosphere. As is usual, thoRiv. F. D. Horner, Low- 
fells, Kirkby Lonsdale, helped by his excellent Tulip house, was again well 
to the fore, as usual carrying off the chief prize. It is satisfactory to know 
not only that a considerable addition was made to the money value of the 
prizes, but that a few young growers put in an appearance for the first time, 
and though the old hands drop off one by one, otners are found coming for¬ 
ward to take their places. 
A selection of the best flowers shown on this orcas’on may prove useful 
to such of our readers as are interested in the Flori-t’s Tulip. The best 
feathered bizarres were Commander (very fine on this occasion). General 
Grant, deep yellow, feathered with bright red ; 'William Wilson, Garibaldi, 
Sir Joseph Paxton, and Masterpiece, the latter in b autiful form, the feather¬ 
colouring so dark as to be almost black. The best flamed bizarres were 
Dr- Hardy, very fine ; Sir J. Paxton ; Polyphemus, a flower that is n a-ly or 
•quite eighty years old, and on this occasion vtry finely marked ; Orion, 
Ajax, and William Lea. Feathered roses were more numerous than any 
other cliss. The best were Annie McGregor, Mrs. Lea, Mrs. Thurstan, with 
rfch crimson-scarlet markings ; Nanny Gibson, Mrs. Lomax or Mabel, 
Heroine, very good; Julia Farnese, with a heavy bright scarlet feather ; 
Mode-ty and Industry, both very gool. Filmed roses : Annie McGregor, 
very fine; Mrs. Les, a good but very scarce variety ; Mrs. Lomax, Lady C. 
■Gordon, an old variety, showa on this occasion in very fine form ; Rose 
Celestial and Aglaia, an old but very useful flower, though somewhat narrow 
in the petals. Feathered byblcemens : This is a scarce c.a a s at all times, 
and on this occasion the best flowers were Mr. Cooper, Adonis, Bessie, the 
flowers as pure as could be desi r ed ; Mrs. Jackson, with its exquisite b’ack 
feathering, and a seedling in the way of Friar Tuck, of which more will no 
■doubl be h;ard next season. The best flamed bizarres were William Park¬ 
inson ; Talisman, very fine ; Walker’s Duche-s of Sutherland, this old variety 
"being seen in gool condition; Carbuncle, very fine, in the way of Adonis, 
and in the opinion of some good judges the best-flamed flower ia the show ; 
and Alexander Magnu s . The best bizarre breeders were Sir J. Paxton ; 
Horatio, a grand flower ; William Lea, and William Wilson. The best rose 
breeders, Miss B. Contts, Annie McGregor, Mrs. Birlow, and Mabel. The 
best byblcemen breeders, Alice Grey, light lilac, always pretty and good; 
Glory of Stakehill, and Beauty of L tchurch. 
The cup class, a3 it is terme 1, for twelve dissimilar Tulips, two feathered 
and two flamed, in each class, brought five “ pans,” as they are termed, the 
Rev. F. D. Horner, Kirkby Lonsdale, being placed first, and so repeating his 
victory of last year, staging remarkably good blooms of b zarres, feathered, 
Sir J. Paxton and Orion ; flamed. Commander and Royal Sovereign ; roses, 
flamed, Mabel and Mr ; .Lei; feathered, Nanny Gibson and Annie McGregor; 
byblcemens, flamed, Talisman and Walker’s Duchess of Sutherland ; 
feathered, Friar Tuck and Mrs. Cooper. Second, Mr. James Thurstan, Albany 
Road, Cardiff, who had a very good lot also, consisting of bizarres, Aimed, 
8ir J. Paxtoa and Polyphemus ; feathered, MisterpPco and Asclepias 
(Thurstan); roses, flamed, Aglaia and Lady Catherine Gordon ; feathered, 
Industry and Mr. Thurstan (Thurstan); byblcemens. flamed, Talisman and 
Duchess of Sutherland ; feathered. Seedling and Ecip*e. Third, Mr. D. 
Barber, St inton-le-Dal.*, who had bizarres, flamed, Sir J. Paxton and 
Defiance ; feathered, Masterpiece and Seedling ; roses, flamed, Mary B irber, 
an improved MabT, and Triomphe Royal ; feathered, Industry and Aunis 
McGregor; bybloem ns, flamed. Duchess of Sutherland and Talisman; 
feathered, Mrs. Hepwor h aud Trip to Stockport. Fourth, Mr. Aider- 
man Woolley, Stockport; and fifth, Mr. J. H. Wood, Royton. 
In the class for six dissimilar Tulips, one feathered and one fl true 1, in 
each class, the Rev. F. D. Horner was again fiat with bizarre, flamed, Sir 
J. Paxton; feathered, Masterpiece ; roses, flamed, Mabel; feath red, Nanny 
Gibson; byblcemens, Aimed, Talisman: feathered, Mrs. Cooper. Second, 
S. Barlow, Esq., J.P.. Stakehill House, Cislleton, with bizarres, flamed, Sir 
J. Paxton; feathered, General Grant; roses, flamed, Mabe'; feathered, 
Modesty; byblcemens, flatnel, Carbuncle, very fine iadeed, and gene- J 
rally regardel as oae of the best flamed flowers present; feathered, 
unknown. Third, Mr. Alderman Woo'ley w th bzirreq Aimed, Sir J. 
Paxtoa; feathered, seedling, suppose! to be Johu Hart; roses, flamed, 
Aglaia and Mabel; bybloemem, flamed, Adonis: feathered, Seedling, very 
promising. Fourth, Mr. J. Thurstan; fifth, Mr. J. H. Wood; sixth, Mr. 
Joseph Boyde’l, Lovton. 
Next came a class for the same number of flivvers, the competition 
open to half-guinea subscribers only, llers Mr. Wright, Prescott, Lowton, 
was first with bizarre, flamed, Sir J. Paxt n, aud feathered, Masterpiece; 
roses, fl imed, Aglaia, and fea-.hered, Industry; byb’cein -n, fl imed, Talisman, 
aud feathered, A ionis. Second, Mr. R. Woolfenden, Royton, with bizarre, 
flamed, Exc-Lior, feathered. Masterpiece ; roses, flamed, Mabel, feathered, 
Modesty; bybloemen, flamed, Talisman, feathered, Mrs. Jackson. Third, 
Mr. Tuos. Simpson, Derby, with hyb’oemen, flamed, Sir J. Paxton, and 
feathered, Masterpiece ; roses, flamed, Mrs Lomax, and the same feathered ; 
btbloomen, flamed, Duchess of Sutherland and feathered Proserpine. Fourth, 
Mr. A. Fearnley. Lowton. Next came a class for three feathered Tulips, oue 
in each class. Mr. Alderman Woolley being first with bizarre, Masterpiece ; 
rose, Alice; and byb'oemen, Seedling. Second, Rsv. F. D. Horner, with 
b’zirre, Royal Sovereign; rose, Modesty; and bybloemen, Mrs. Cooper. 
Third, Mr. T. Simpson, with bizarre, Masterpiece; rose, Industry; bybloe- 
men, Proserpine. Fourth, Mr. W. Dymocks, Stockport. Fifth, S. Barlow, 
Esq., J.P. Sixth, Mr. Isaac Hesford. Ten stands competed in this class. 
In that for three Aimed Tulips,oae of each class, there were seveu compe¬ 
titors, and the Rev. F. D. Horner was placed first with bizarre, Sir J. Paxton ; 
rose, Lady Sefton ; byblcemen, Talisman. Second, S. Barlow, Esq., with 
bazarre, Sir J. Paxton ; rose, Mibel; byblcemen, Wil iam Parkinson. Third, 
Mr. Alderman Woolley, with bizarre, Sir J. Paxton; rose, Chancellor; 
bybloemen, Aglaia. Fourth, Mr. J. Thurstan. Fifth, Mr. J. H. Wood. Sixth, 
Mr. R. Woolfenden. The next class was for maiden growers only. Thres 
p izes being offered for two Tu'ips, one flamed and one feathered. Mr. T. 
Simpson was awarded the first prize with bybloemen, Aimed, Sir J. Paxton, 
and bizarre, feathered, Masterpiece. Second, Mr. Isaac Hesford, with 
bizarre, feathered, Lord Lilford; and bybloemen, Aimed, Adonis. The fol¬ 
lowing class was a similar one, aud open to all. Here Mr. Alderman 
Woolley was first wiih bizarre, flam’d. Sir J. Paxton; and byblcemen, 
f athered, Seedling. Second, Rev. T. D. Horner, with bizarre, Aimed, Dr. 
Hardy, and bizarre, feathered, Masterpiece. Tnird S. Barlow, Esq., with 
bizarre, flamed, Dr. Hardy, and bizarre, featherel, General Grant. Fourth, 
Mr. Thos. Simpssn ; fifth, Mr. H, Housley; sixth, Mr. Jas. Taurstan. 
Twelve stands competed in this class. 
Then follows 1 the clashes for single bloom in each class, a large number 
being staged and ten prizss awarded in each. Bizarre feathered.—First, S. 
Barlow, Esq., w th William Wilson; second, with Garibaldi, and tenth with 
a seedliug ; third, Mr. Alderman Woolley, with Masterpiece, seventh with 
seedling, and ninth wi.h John Mills; fourth, Mr. H. Housely, with Duke 
of Devonshire; fifth, Mr. T. Simpion, with S r J. Paxton; sixth, Mr. 
Thomas Wood, with an unknown flower; eighth, Mr. J. Thurstan, with 
Seedling. Roses, feathered.—F/rst, Mr. Moorhouse, with Heroine ; second, 
Mr. D. Barb-r, with Industry, and eighth with Sarah Head'y ; third, Mr. J. 
Thurstan, with Heroine ; fourth, Mr. Simpson, unknown.fifth with Industry, 
and ninth with Mrs. Lomax; sixth, Mr. Woolley, with Julia Farnese; 
seventh, Mr. W. Prescot, with Mrs. Lee ; tenth, Mr. J. Boydell, with Isabella. 
Bybloemen feathered.—First, Mr. Woolley, with a seedling, finely marked, 
and very pure ; second, Mr. W. Dymock, with seedling, also very good and 
promising ; third, Mr. J. Hesford, with Talisman ; fourth, Mr. R. Wool¬ 
fenden, with Mrs. Jackson, and fifth with Violet Amiable ; sixth and seventh, 
Mr. Moorhouse, with seedlings; eighth, Mr. Thurstan, with Adonis ; Messrs. 
Kitchen and Barber b ing ninth and tenth with unnamed fliwers. Bizarre 
flamed.—First, Mr. D. Barber, with Sir J. Paxton, second with the same, and 
fif„h with Dr. Hutchens; third, Mr. Simpson, with Dr. Hutchens; fourth, 
Rev. F. D. Horner, w th Orion; sixth, Mr. J. Boydell, with Duke of Devon¬ 
shire ; seventh, Mr. Woolley, with San Jo; eighth, Mr. Trescott, with Pilot; 
ninth, Mr. Woolfenden, with Excelsior; tenth, Mr. H. Housley, with Merit. 
Roses, flamed.—First, S. Barlow, E q., with Mabel, and ninth with Lady 
Gordon; second, Mr. Housley, with Annie McGregor, and fourth with 
Mabel; third, M>. D. Woolley, with Aglaia; fifth. Rev. F. D. Horner, with 
Little Rose, and tenth with Lidy Sefton ; sixth, Mr. T. Simpson, with Mrs. 
Lomax; seventh, Mr. R. Woolf n len, wi h Industry ; eighth, Mr. Fearnley, 
with Mr. Talbot; aud ninth. S. Badow, Esi , with Lady Sefton. Bybloemens, 
flamed.—First, R -v. F. D. Horner, with Tal sman ; second, Mr. J. Thurstan, 
with Adonis; third, S. Birlow, Esq., with Lady HarJwicke, and seventh 
with Luttenberg ; fourth, Mr. Woollev, with Bessie, and sixth with Lord 
Denman; eighth, Mr. Simpson, with Duchess of Sutherland; nmth, Mr. 
Woolfenden, with Mr. Jackson ; tenth, Mr. W. Kitchen, with Seedling. 
The premier feathered Tulip was a seedling bizarre shown by Mr. D. 
Woolley, greatly resembling John Hart. The premier flamed Tulip was Sir 
J. Paxton, shown by the Rev. F. D. Horner. 
The beautiful self-coloured breeder Tulips were in strong fores, though 
Mr. Barlow was unable to show them to any extent, owing to the lateness 
of the season. Th re were five stands of six dissimilar, two of each class, 
the Rev. F. D. Horner being fiist with bizarres Ariosto and Sir J. Paxton; 
roses, Miss B. Coutts and Thomas Parker; bjbloemens, Alice Grey and 
Glory of Stakehill. Second, Mr. J. Wood, with bizarres William Lee and 
Horatio ; roses, Mabel and Industry; bybice nens, Alice Grey and Board- 
min’s No. 1, which appears to be identical with Mrs. Gooper. Thi'd, Mr. J. 
Thurstan, with bizarre seedlings ; roses, Annie McGregor and seedling; and 
byblcemen seedlings. Foiftb, S. Barlow, Esq.; fifth, Mr. A. Moorhouse. 
There wire twelve stands of three blooms, the Rev. F. D. Horner being 
again first with bizarre, Sir J. Paxton ; rose, Thomas Parker ; and bybloe¬ 
men, Alice Grey. S;Coud, Mr. R. Woolfenden, with bizarre, William Lea ; 
rose, Pr tty Jane ; and bybloemen, Alice Grey. Third, S. Barlow, Esq., with 
bizarre, Hepwortli’s 27, very b ight; rose, Mabel; and byblcem n, David 
Jackson. Fourth, Mr. J. Thurstan; filth, Mr. Woolley; sixth, Mr. H. 
Housley; seventh, Mr. J. II. Wood ; eighth, Mr. A. Moorhouse. 
In the classes for single blooms a consido able number of flowers were 
staged, and the awwds were as follows :—Bizarre.—First, Mr. Wooltenden 
with Lea’s No. 2. Second, Mr. Prescott with Sulphur. Third, S. Birlow, 
Esq., with Excelsior. Foirth, Mr. Woo’lev with Seedling. Fifth. Mr. 
Thurstan with Seedling, and sixth with Sir J. Patton. Seventh, Mr. Tao3. 
