July 27. 
THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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ing alphabetical list of all the stove and greenhouse 
plants that were exhibited in large and small collections 
at this July Show of the Horticultural Society. 
D. Beaton. 
STOVE AND GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 
Allemanda cathartics, grandiflora, and Schotti. 
Azalea Danielsana, and variegata. 
Aphelexis humilis, macrantha purpurea, macrantha 
rosea, and spectabilis. 
TEschinanthus Lobbianus, and pulcher. 
Boronia serrulata. 
Burtonia conferta. 
Clerodeudron affine, fallax, Kacmpferi, panniculatum, 
splendens, and squamatum. 
Crowea saligna. 
Cyrtoceras reflexum. 
Dipladenia crassinoda, and splendens. 
Dracocephalum gracile. 
Erica Aitouiana, Bergiana, Cavendishi, Irbiana, metu- 
leeflora-tricolor, tricolor-elegans, tricolor-major, ventri- 
cosa Bothwelliana, and ventricosa grandiflora. 
Epacris miniata. 
Exostemma aquaticum. 
Hoya bella, and carnosa. 
Ixora alba, coccinea, crocata, and javanica. 
Jatropha panduraefolia. 
Kalosantlies coccinea, and mineata. 
Lemonia spectabilis. 
Leschenaultia Baxteri, biloba, and formosa. 
Phoenocoma prolifera. 
Pimelea diosinaefolia, linifolia, and mirabilis. 
Polygala cordata, and oppositifolia. 
Relhauia squarrosa. 
Roelia ciliaris. 
Rondeletia speciosa. 
Roupelia grata. 
Statice Holdfordi. 
Stephanotis lloribuuda. 
Tetratlieca verticillata. 
Vinca alba, occulata, and rosea. 
Xauthosia rotundifolia, alias Leucolrena. 
Besides collections of Everlastings, Heaths, and 
Ivalosanthes, or Crassulas. 
NOTES ON THE EXHIBITION-TENT, REGENT’S 
PARK, July 5, AND NORTHAMPTON SHOW, 
• July 6. 
After enjoying the gorgeous spectacle at the Regent’s 
Park the day previously, I had the means of getting my 
judgment sobered down by a cool morning’s ride, and a 
breakfast at Northampton. By referring to our last 
notes of this show, it will be seen that I took the liberty 
to say a few words on the mode of exhibiting, and the 
place in which the exhibitions were held. I intended to 
have followed up these remarks, by adducing, in con¬ 
firmation, the mode adopted this season of having all 
the plants under one tent at the Regent’s Park ; but on 
getting home on the evening of the 6th, I found that the 
matter had already been alluded to by Mr. Beaton, 
p. 252, in his description of the preceding show. The 
effect of the whole was exceedingly striking at whatever 
opening you popped your head in, so long as the walks 
were not over-crowded ; but when, as during the heavy 
rains of the afternoon, the place was crammed to suffoca¬ 
tion—and yet every one smiling, as if it was no use 
to grumble—the effect of the plants, as a whole, was lost 
by the ocean of heads ; though, even then, it was quite 
as easy to see them incidentally as when they used to 
stand on the sides of the long parallelogram-like tents. 
Taken all in all, this new mode is far superior to the old 
one; there is so much pleasure in getting out of the dull 
uniformity, and winding up and down hill, and among 
terraces of splendid specimens; and I confess I was 
rather surprised to find what a mass of people the tent 
and the conservatory held comfortably from the wet, and 
how courteously they passed along in the latter place 
the unequalled display of fruit that loaded the tables. 
Gardeners and their employers have much for which to 
be grateful to Mr. Marnoch for the artistic skill and 
refined taste he has displayed in these gardens. Some 
of the first exhibitions of American plants quite took the 
floral world with astonished delight. I recollect getting 
my arm nearly squeezed through with the grasp of an 
Edinburgh man, when, in the first peep, he could only 
exclaim, “ Eh, man!” and when he could draw breath so 
as again to articulate, it was to the effect, “ Well, the 
ladies are done for, for once.” Now, beautiful as these 
plants were, reflecting such honour on the Bagshot 
Nurseryman, no little part of the charm was owing to 
the beautiful arrangement of the grounds in which the 
specimens were planted I believe the undoubted suc¬ 
cess of that American ground furnished the key-note 
for the green terraces and banks on which the specimens 
were exhibited. It is quite true, that as Mr. Beaton 
remarks, so much green in a dull day would be apt to 
drown the colour of the flowers, just as the lofty arched 
roof of the exchange at Northampton seemed to sink the 
plants to nothing; and this drowning would be more 
conspicuous at this season than at an earlier period, 
inasmuch as there are few things of a bright orange or 
yellow often exhibited. Floral exhibitions connected with 
large gardens may often escape those deficiencies which 
cannot be avoided in provincial gatherings, as they can 
draw largely on their own stores for fill-gaps; and if 
this great variety of colour can be introduced, it will 
always constitute an attraction. Some may imagine I 
am morbidly alive to the beauties of a yellow or an 
orange tint; but be that as it may, I passed several 
banks of splendid plants, on which I could not help 
thinking that a large Cytisiis, a Cassia corymbosa , a few 
spikes of Hedychium coronarium, yellow Thunbergias 
smothered with bloom, or even a few dense masses of 
i yellow Calceolarias, would not only have been telling 
| objects themselves, but lightened up the charms of their 
neighbours. Being told that Mr. Beaton was there, 
though I did not see him, I need not refer further to my 
recollections. 
The show at Northampton was held at the same place, 
and on the whole was a good one. The room was better 
filled, new arrangements had been effected, and the nur¬ 
serymen, Messrs. Jeyes and Perkins, had brought out 
more plants. Both these gentlemen, as well as Mr. 
Archer, showed Roses in excellent condition. Mr. Jeyes 
exhibited a nice collection of tender Exotics. Mr. Per¬ 
kins exhibited a good collection of the rarer evergreens., 
and if the attention bestowed upon them by ladies and 
gentlemen be auy test, we shall hope to see this feature 
of the show repeated. Among these were Junipcrus 
frag ram, J. hibernica, J. compressa, J. nova borrensis; 
Taxus Humboldtii, new, so far as I am aware, and fine; 
Gephalotaxus Fortuni proved to he hardy; Fitzroya 
Patagonica, hardy; Saxe Gotliea conspieua , Torreya 
taxifolia, Cedrics robusta, seemingly a variety of Deo- 
dora ; Pinus grandis, P. muricata, Cupressus Knightiana, 
Librocedrus Ghilensis, hardy; Cerasus illicifolia, cut 
down by frost, but coming up strong; and Ilex cornuta 
and Ilex furcata, the latter a very beautiful thing in its 
young state. Plants of the following Rhododendrons 
were also shown:—Edgeworthii, Falconerii, Nivaticum, 
Alpinia, Metaphor, Hodsonii, Elegans, Arcadii, Noviena, 
Fulgens, Guttatum, Antagonist, Ianthe, Pulchella, Dal- 
housiana, &c., many of these attracting much attention, 
even from their foliage. Among Roses, it is next to 
invidious to particularise, where all shown wore in such 
excellent condition, only that the same gentleman exhi- 
