THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
! May 30.] 
prize by the judges. His plants were well grown and in fair 
condition. He had fine 
Dendrobium macrophyllum, with 11 spikes of its beautiful fragrant 
flowers. Maxillaria tenuifolia , a large mass, with scores of flowers upon 
it. Cattleya Skinnerii , 6 spikes of its beautiful flowers ; 1 spike had 9 
flowers upon it. Cattleya citrina had 2 of its fine lemon-scented flowers. 
Cattleya mossiec superba , 5 large flowers. Oncidium papilio major , 3 
flowers like butterflies. Phalcenopsis grandiflorus , 7 flowers. Phaiics 
Wallichii, 5 spikes. Dendrobium coentlcsce7is, many spikes. 
COLLECTIONS OF FIFTEEN ORCHIDS. 
1st Prize to Mr. Plant, gardener to — Schroder, Esq. 
Very nearly, if not quite, as fine a collection as the preced¬ 
ing one. The best plant in it w-as the elegant 
Saccolabium guttatum, with three spikes expanded. Vanda cristata , 
with 9 of its curious flowers in bloom. Calunthe veratrifolia, with 12 
spikes. Dendrobium dcnsijlorum, 9 spikes. 
2nd Prize to Mr. Franklin, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, 
Ealing Park. This collection had many rare and good plants 
in it. We can only mention a few of the very best. 
Dendrobium monilifovine , 3 ft. through, and a mass of flowers ; a fine 
specimen. Chysis bractescene, 7 spikes of its large pure white-wax-like 
flowers. Vanda insignis , a good plant, with 2 spikes of its fine bronze 
yellow flowers. Dendrobium nobile , a large mass of stems and flowers. 
COLLECTIONS OF TEN ORCHIDS. 
1st Prize to Mr. Dobson, gardener to E. Beck, Esq. 
Dendrobium nobile , a large finely-bloomed plant; 5 ft. by 5 ft. Cat¬ 
tleya Skinneriiy very high coloured ; 7 spikes. Epidendrum crassifolium, 
12 spikes. 
2nd Prize to Mr. Woolley, gardener to H. B. Ker, Esq., 
Chesliunt. A fine specimen of that fine old plant 
Phaius grandifolius, 9 spikes. Lycaste Harrisonii, 14 flowers. Cyrto- 
chilum filipes, 4 spikes. 
NEW ORCHIDS. 
1st Prize. —Messrs. Rollison exhibited the new and rare 
Cypripedium Low'd, with 2 of its large curious flowers. They 
are of a brownish yellow colour, with dark spots; the petals 
are drawn out, one on each side, about five niches long. 
1st Prize.—M essrs. Veitcli had a small plant of Saccola¬ 
bium miniata, considered equal to the last. 
2nd Prize.—A lso a new Dendrobium, with pale spotted 
flowers of medium size; something like D. aquem. 
2nd Prize.—A lso another Dendrobium, like D. Picrardii, 
but more strongly marked. 
In specimens of orchids, Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, and 
Co., of Exeter, had a noble plant of Dendrobium cocrulescens, 
6 feet high and 4 feet across; obtained a first-class prize. 
PELARGONIUMS. 
The weather had had considerable influence upon this class 
of plants. They were neither so numerous nor so fully ex¬ 
panded, except in one or two collections, as we might have 
expected had the season been more favourable. Notwith¬ 
standing this there was a very fair show of these splendid 
! flowers. 
collection of six in 11 inch pots.— (Open to all.) 
1st Prize to Mr. Parker, gardener to — Oughton, Esq., 
Roehampton. 
j [We noted a few of the best in each collection, and, there 
fore, shall write them without any further preface.) 
Negress; dark. Z anzumim; light. Rcsplendcn; dark. Adonis; 
light. Rosy circle; light. 
| 2nd Prize to Mr. Gaines, nurseryman, Battersea. 
Emma; light. Negress; dark. Gazelle; light. 
The rest of this collection wanted a fortnight longer to 
I bring them up to the mark. 
collection of twelve in 8-inch pots.—(A mateurs.) 
1st Prize to Mr. Cock, amateur, Chiswick. 
Salumander; dark. Pearl,- light. Rosamund; light. Mont Blanc; 
light. Bertha; light. Mary; dark. Orion; dark. Gulielma; light. 
Forget-me-not; dark. 
2nd Prize to Mr. Robinson, gardener to J. Simpson, Esq., 
! Thames Bank, Pimlico. 
Negress; dark. Cassandra; dark. Gustavus; dark. Rosetta; superb 
light. Camilla; light. Gulielma; light. 
3rd Prize to Mr. Staines, amateur, Maida Vale. 
Norah; dark. Minna; dark. Negi'css; dark. Gulielma; light. 
Pearl; light. Forget-me-not; dark. 
collections of twelve in 8-inch pots.—(N urserymen). 
1st Prize to Mr. Dobson, gardener to E. Bock, Esq. This 
collection was in excellent condition. 
Pontiff; dark. Gustavus; dark. Chloe; dark. Agatha; dark. 
Mont Blanc ; light. Blanche; light. Cuyp; dark. 
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collections of six fancy pelargoniums. —(Amateurs.) 
These beautiful plants were exhibited in great perfection. 
The competition was very severe. 
1st Prize to Mr. Robinson. 
Fairy Queen; light. Queen Superb; light. Empress; light. Madame 
Meillez; dark. Jehu Superb; dark. Anais; dark. 
2nd Prize to R. Mosely, Esq., Pine-Apple-Place, Maida 
Vale. 
Lady Flora; light. Lady Rivers; light. Nosegay; dark. Anais; 
dark. 
3rd Prize to Mr. Staines. 
Nymph; light. Statuiska; dark. Madame Meillez; dark. Queen 
Victoria; light. 
SEEDLING PELARGONIUMS. 
A considerable number of seedlings were exhibited, hut 
only one obtained a prize. It belonged to E. Beck, Esq., 
Isleworth. 
Beck's Rosa: lower petals a glowing scarlet, upper petals dark blotch; 
well defined edges, with the same colour as the lower petals; size mode¬ 
rate ; a very desirable flower. 
Mr. Beck had also a very good seedling, named Incompa¬ 
rable, almost as good as Rosa, but not quite so good a form. 
Mr. Hoyle exhibited a seedling of merit, named Eclipse, 
which, when better grown, will be thought much of. 
CINERARIAS. 
collections of six cinerarias. 
1st Prize to Messrs. Henderson, Pine-Apple-Place. The 
best were 
Speciosa, Cerito, Edmondia, and Husseyana. 
2nd Prize to Mr. E. G. Henderson, Wellington Nursery, 
St. John’s Wood. 
Matilda, Effie Dean, Adela Villiers, and Flora Mac Ivor. 
3rd Prize to Mr. Ivery, Peekham. 
Prime Minister, Gem, Beauty of Peekham, and Edmondia. 
3rd Prize, equal with Mr. Ivery, to Mr. Robinson, gar¬ 
dener to J. Simpson, Esq., Thames Bank. His best were 
Newington Beauty, Husseyana, Edmondia, and Amanda. 
SEEDLING CINERARIAS 
Were exhibited in quantity, but were sadly deficient in 
quality. The following obtained prizes :— 
Lady Hume Campbell; form good; petals broad; disk dark; ground 
colour white; petals tipped delicately with rich blue. A very pretty 
variety. Mr. E. G. Henderson. 
Madame Sontag; form perfect; petals broad; dark disk; ground 
colour white; petals tipped broadly with deep lilac ; size large. Mr. E. 
G. Henderson. 
Jetty Treffiz; form excellent; blue disk; white ground ; broad petals, 
each elegantly tipped with the most vivid blue. 
PANSIES. 
COLLECTIONS OF TWENTY-FOUR PANSIES. 
Considering the unfavourable season, the pansies exhi¬ 
bited were very respectable. 
1st Prize to Mr. Turner, florist, of Slough. We select 
the following as being the best, and worth growing. 
Commodore, Optima, Duke of Norfolk, Lucy Neal, Bcllona, D’ Israeli, 
Climax. 
2nd Prize to Mr. Bragg, of Slough. 
Duke of Norfolk, Thisbc, Rainbow, Ophir, Premier, D'Israeli, and 
Lucy Neat. 
CALCEOLARIAS. 
CALCEOLARIAS—COLLECTION OF SLX. 
1st Prize to Mr. Stanley, for 
Sebastian,* Beauty Supreme,* Enchantress , Chancellor * Solicitor- 
General, Massonii.* Those marked * were the best. 
CACTI. 
COLLECTIONS OF SIX TALL CACTI. 
1st Prize to Mr. Green. Amongst them were fine plants, 
with large rich flowers, of 
Formosa, Ackermannii, and Coccinca grandijlora. 
SINGLE SPECIMENS OF SUPERIOR CULTURE. 
1st Prize to Mr. May, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, for 
Pimelea spectabilis ; a most extraordinary plant, measuring 
9 feet across and 6 feet high. 
2nd Prize to Mr. Lane, for a very fine specimen of Rhodo¬ 
dendron Gibsonii; 6 feet high, 3 feet through, with numerous 
flowers. 
3rd Prize to Messrs. Veitcli and Son, for Boronia Spalhu- 
laJta; a good plant well bloomed ; 3£ ft. by 3 ft. 
4th Prize to Messrs. Rollison, for Epacris miniata. 
4th Prize to Messrs. Veitch and Son, for Fuchsia spec¬ 
tabilis. 
