May 29.] 
THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Tetratiieca verticillata (Speed), 3 ft. by 3 ft., well grown, but day 
too dull to open the flowers. 
Tropceolum Jarrattii (Williams), thickly bloomed, on flat trellis. 
Vinca rosea (Speed), 2£ ft. by 2£ ft., covered with flowers. 
Ziciiya pedunculata (Over), neatly trained and well bloomed. 
Z. long i pedunculata (Stewart), particularly well bloomed. 
Z. inophylla floribunda (Stanley), good plant of one of tho best of 
greenhouse creepers, cither to train to a pillar or trellis. 
Mr. May, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, Ealing Park, took 
first prize for 20 specimens ; Mr. Cole, gardener to H. 
Collyer, Esq., had the second; Messrs. Frazer, nurserymen, 
Lea Bridge-road, had the third ; and Messrs. Pamplin , of 
Lea Bridge-road, had the fourth. 
For 15 specimens, Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, 
Bart., Chearn, had the first prize ; and Mr. Taylor, gardener 
to J. Costar, Esq., Streatham, the second. 
For 10 Specimens, Mr. Carson, gardener to W. F. G. 
Farmer, Esq., had the first piize ; Mr. Speed, of Edmonton, 
the second; Mr. Croxford, gardener to H. H. Barnes, Esq., 
and Mr. Williams, gardener to C. B. Warner, Esq., being 
equal, had each third prizes; Mr. Stewart, gardener to T. 
Tredwell, Esq., Norwood, the fourth ; Mr. Dodds, gardener 
to Sir J. Cathcart, Bart, Coopers Hill, the fifth; and Mr. 
Over, gardener to W. Mullen, Esq., Clapham, the sixth. 
We are constrained to say, as public journalists, that we 
think Mr. Speed’s collection in this class ought to have had 
the first prize. 
For G specimens, Mr. Kingdom, gardener to Earl Kil- 
morey, had the first prize; Mr. Hamp, gardener to J. 
Thorn, Esq., South Lambeth, the second ; Mr. Stewart, 
gardener to W. Huggins, Esq., the third; and Mr. Stanley, 
gardener to H. Berens, Esq., Sidcup, the fourth. 
CArE HEATHS. 
There were thirteen collections of ten plants each, and 
the 130 thus congregated, were, we think, the finest show 
of Heaths ever exhibited. Among them were :— 
Erica aristata major. 
— Andromee difolia. 
■——— Beaumontii. 
-elegans. 
-— fastigiata lutescens. 
———• grandiuosa. 
——— mundula, 
• mutabilis. 
--- mirabilis. 
■■■■ propendena. 
-Sprengelii. 
Erica Sinderiana. 
-suaveolens. 
-Templea. 
-tortiflora. 
-triumphans. 
-ventricosa coccinea minor. 
-vestita rosea. 
-vasiflora. 
-yiride. 
-Webbiana. 
Amateur Class. —First prize to Mr. Smith, gardener to W. 
Quilter, Esq., Norwood. Second prize to Mr. Cole, gardener 
to H. Collyer, Esq. 
Nurserymen. —First prize, Messrs, liollison. Tooting. 
Second prize, Mr. Epps , Maidstone. Third prize, Messrs. 
Fairbairn, Clapham. 
Amateurs. —Heaths in 11-inch pots. First prize, Mr. 
Smith, above-mentioned. Second prize, Mr. Over. Third 
prize, Mr. Rozer, gardener to J. Bradbury, Esq. 
Nurserymen. —Heaths in 11-inch pots. First prize, Messrs. 
Rollison. Second prize, Mr. Epps. 
Amateurs. —Heaths in 8-inch pots. First prize, Mr. 
Smith. Second prize, Mr. Taylor. 
AZALEA INDICAS. 
Of these, the most striking objects at the May Exhibitions, 
there were four collections, including 3G plants, and never 
were any produced in higher condition, or more splendidly 
bloomed. Among them were— 
Coronata (Green), 3 ft. by 2 ft., exquisitely bloomed ; (May), 5 ft. by 
5 ft. Exuuiseta (Green), 5 ft. by 5 ft. Fielderii (Frazer), 5 ft. by 
5 ft., fine white. Gledstanesia (Green), 4 ft. by 4 ft.; (Carson), 4 ft. 
by 4 ft. Lateritia (Green), 5 ft. by 5 ft. ; (May), 4 ft. by 4 ft. ; ( Cur¬ 
sori), 3 ft. by 2J ft. Lawrenciana (May), 6 ft. by 6 ft., splendid plant, 
covered with bloom. Optimus (Green), 5 ft. by 4 ft. Prestantissima 
(May), 4 ft. by 4 ft. Pulchra (Carson), 3 ft. by 3 ft. Rawsoni 
(Green), 4 ft. by 4 ft.; (May), 5 ft. by 4 ft. Rubra pleno (Carson), 
3 ft. by 2J ft. Rosea superba (May), 5 ft. by 4 ft. Smith’s coc¬ 
cinea (Frazer), 6 ft. by 4 ft. Speciosissima (May), 6 ft. by 5 ft. ; 
(Carson), 4 ft. by 4 ft. Sinense (May), 4j ft. by 3 ft., a noble plant. 
Splendens (Frazer), 5 ft. by 5 ft. Triumphans (Green), 6 ft. by 4 ft. 
Variegata (Green), 5 ft. by 5 ft.; (May), 5 ft. by 5 ft. Violacea 
superba (Frazer), 5 ft. by 4jt ft. 
For 12 varieties, Mr. Green had the first prize, and Mr. 
May the second. 
For G varieties, Mr. Carson had the first prize, and 
Messrs. Frazer the second. 
NEW PLANTS. 
First prize, Messrs. Veitch, for Cantua Dependens, a beautiful 
Patagonian shrub, said to be hardy. The flowers trumpet-shaped, about 
four inches long, of a bright rosy crimson colour. Second prize, Mr. 
Baumann, a continental nurseryman, for Deutzia elegans, a dwarf, 
handsome, hardy shrub, with white flowers, something like the well- 
known Deutzia scabra. Third prize to Messrs. Loddiges —an Aerides, 
a fine species allied to Aerides Larpentce. The spikes were long, and 
thickly bloomed; the flowers large, pale pink, striped with red. Fourth 
prize to Messrs. Henderson and Co., Pine-apple-place, for a new Orchid 
from St. Domingo. The habit of this new plant is that of a Broughtonia, 
but the flower is that of a Burlingtonia. Sepals and petals rosy lilac; 
lip large, boat-shaped, rosy lilac, striped with pink. They are produced 1 
on upright stems 1$ ft. high, in thickly bloomed racemes. Fourth prize 
to Mr. Cole, for Atlamanda neriifolia, a stove shrub with bunches of 
yellow tubular flowers. A very useful plant. Fifth prize to Mr. Carson, 
for Trichopilia coccinea, a new and handsome species, with the sepals 
and petals greenish brown, and barred with brownish purple ; the lip is 
large, and of a deep rosy red. Sixth prize to Mr. May, for a pretty new 
plant, Pimelea Nippergiana, of a good habit, with heads of clear white 
smooth flowers. Seventh prize to Messrs. Loddiges, of Hackney, for a 
new Lycaste, rather handsome. Eighth prize to Mr. Franklin, for a new 
Epidendrum of considerable beauty. 
There were various prizes awarded for Rhododendrons, Tall 
Cacti, and superior specimens, hut none requiring particular 
notice. 
We will notice the Florists’ Flowers next week. 
HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 
Pancratium illyricuji (Illyrian P.). This beautiful, 
hardy, bulbous plant deserves a place in every flower-garden. 
Its bulbs are large, of an oval shape, and the plant grows 
very compact, and rises from ten to fourteen inches in 
height. It flowers very freely, and any rich garden soil 
suits it well. It flowers and seeds itself about in any situa¬ 
tion in this garden. I have even lifted large hunches of it j 
into pot when in full bloom, for exhibition, without any j 
injury to the plants flowering the next season. This is one 
reason for my keeping several of my favourite pets in vari- ; 
ous situations, that is, both in cool and open warm borders, 
for the purpose of early or late bloom. The beautiful white 
flowers come forth in May or early in June. 
Pancratium; maritimum (Seaside P.j. This also is a free 
bloomer, flowering in May and June. It grows from one 
foot to one foot and a half high. Its leaves are much more 
glaucous than those of the preceding species, and are blunt 
pointed. They are both very desirable hardy border plants. 
Scilla Peruviana (Peruvian Squill). This beautiful, 
deep blue, freely-blooming Squill, every one should have in 
their flower borders. Any rich soil suits it. Its beautiful, 
large, pyrimidal corymb of flowers rises from nine inches j 
to a foot high, and continues in bloom some time. I have ; 
lifted large bunches of this into pots for the exhibitions, j 
with from eight to twelve flower-stems upon it, without 
injury to the plant. It is nearly the only bulbous plant that 
we allow to stand as a permanent plant in our arrange¬ 
ments, and a noble front plant it makes, as its leaves are 
visible above ground nearly all the year. We plant nearly 
all bulbous plants, according to their heights, as interme¬ 
diates among our choice hardy flowers, on account of their 
short duration of leaf and stem above ground. What I 
mean by intermediates is, that our principal and choice 
hardy herbaceous plants are all arranged according to their 
height and colour of flower, or size or width of bed to he 
filled (of course keeping all the tallest plants in the back 
ground), from two feet and a half to three feet and a half 
apart in the rows, and these are all kept labelled. By this 
method, we know where and what we have at any time. 
Ample space is thus allowed for either bulbs, annuals, or 
any other kind of bedding-out plants; but wherever a bulb 
is planted, a label is put down with it, even if it is a small 
bulb in a pot, and the pot sunk in the earth,—a practice 
we adopt largely, and find it an excellent plan for small 
bulbs. We sink the pots in the borders to an inch and a half 
above the rim of the pot, so that any surface earth-stirring, 
and the like, never leaves the pots visible to the eye, more¬ 
over, the pot and plant are the more secure from frosty wea¬ 
ther. In our ornamental and mixed arrangements, we 
make it a rule to label all the plants, except snowdrops, 
crocuses, annuals, or other bedding-out plants, which we 
keep to fill up vacancies. Our bulbous intermediates are 
dotted about at equal distances, and varied according to 
kind and colour. As I said before, this large and beautiful 
