THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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June G.] 
COLLECTIONS OF TEN CAPE HEATHS IN ELEVEN-INCH POTS — 
NURSERYMEN. 
This was a new feature in the regulations for exhibiting 
heaths ; the design being, no doubt, to give little growers an 
opportunity to exhibit; but no sooner was the Society s inten¬ 
tion made known than our veteran heath growers, using the 
one shift system, were as ready to compete with their usual 
antagonists, and all others, as if they had known ol the new 
arrangement for two years instead of one year. 
1 st Prize to Mr. Fairbairn, who was first again in this 
class. His Erica aristata major was a perfect little gem. 
•Ind Prize to Messrs. Veitch. These gentlemen had a 
beautiful rare heath, Erica peziza, of a clear white; eacli 
flower appeared as if it were covered with hoar frost. 
COLLECTIONS OF TEN CAPE HEATHS IN ELEVEN-INCH POTS— 
AMATEURS. 
1st Prize to Mr. Smith, but nothing new, except a plant 
of Erica aristata Macnahiana, a variety with large flowers 
and brilliant colours. 
2nd Prize to Mr. Roser, gardener to J. Bradbury, Escp, 
Streatham. This new exhibitor of heaths had his plants in 
excellent style. 
Erica ovata, E. gelala, and E. campanulata florida were unique 
plants. 
PELARGONIUMS. 
COLLECTIONS OF SIX IN ELEVEN-INCH POTS. 
1st Prize to Mr. Cocks, Chiswick. 
•Forget-me-not, Rosamund, *Pcarl, * Salamander, Bertha, and Orion. 
2nd Prize to Air. Parker, gardener to J. Ouglitou, Esq., 
Roehampton. 
•Forget-me-not, *Negress, Orion, *Pearl, Rosy Circle, and another. 
COLLECTIONS OF SIX NEW PELARGONIUMS IN EIGHT-INCH 
POTS. 
1st Prize to Mr. Cocks. 
* Pictum, Rosamund, Mont Blanc, Salamander, *Mars, and *Centurion. 
2nd Prize to Air. Robinson, gardener to — Simpson, 
Esq., Thames Bank, Pimlico. A'ery well bloomed plants, 
consisting of 
Gulielmu, *Negress, •Pearl, *Armida, Orion, and Forget-me-not. 
COLLECTIONS OF SIX IN ELEVEN-INOn POTS— NURSERYMEN. 
1st Prize to Air. Gaines, Battersea. A well bloomed col¬ 
lection, consisting of 
•Emma, Cotherstone, •Ackba, Pearl, Negress, and another. 
(Those marked thus * were the best.) 
The other collections did great credit to the growers, but 
tliey were nearly all tlie same kinds as wore exhibited at 
Regent’s Park. (See our account of them.) 
COLLECTIONS OP SIX CAPE PELARGONIUMS. 
These are exhibited to show the Pelargonium in its native 
state. 
1st Prize to Mr. Parker. 
Pelargonium elegant, P.flexuosum, P. holosericcum, P. tricolor, and 
P. Blandfordianum. 
2nd Prize to Air. Staines. 
Pelargonium bicolor rosea, P. Blandfordianum, P. Ardens, P. flexuo- 
mnn, P. quinquevulnerum, and P. bipinnatifidwm . 
ROSES. 
COLLECTIONS OP TWELVE ROSES IN POTS—NURSERYMEN. 
1st Prize to Alessrs. Lane and Sons, Berklianipstead. 
This collection was in splendid condition; the best we noted 
were 
Emperor Probus, blush ; hybrid China. Chenedolle, dark rose, hybrid 
Bourbon. Moire, yellow; tea scented. Countess Mole, marble rose; 
hybrid Bourbon. Lady Alice Peel, crimson; hybrid perpetual. Paul 
Perron, rosy crimson; hybrid Bourbon. Coup d’ Hebe, delieate rose; 
hybrid Bourbon. 
2nd Prize to Alessrs. Paul, Cheshunt. The finest roses 
in the collection were Madame de St. Joseph, a delicate, 
flesh-coloured, tea-scented rose; and Pan' Joseph, a fine 
dark rose. 
COLLECTIONS OF TWELVE ROSES IN POTS—AMATEURS. 
1st Prize to Air. Terry, gardener to Lady Puller, Youngs- 
bury. 
Mrs. Bosanquet, Lamarque, Smith’s Yellow, Charles Duval, and 
Lamarque, 
2nd Prize to Mr. Roser, gardener to J. Bradbury, Esq. 
Wm. Jesse, Madame Luffay, Murjolin du Luxembu rgh , and Belle A m elie. 
COLLECTIONS OF SIX CALCEOLARIAS. 
1st Prize to Mr. Gaines. 
Panther, Baron Eden, Nil desperandum, Maid of Orleans, Regulator, 
and Astartc. 
COLLECTIONS OF SIX CINERARIAS IN SIX-INCH POTS. 
This we consider to he anything but a wise regulation, for 
how could it be expected that tine plants, in good bloom, 
could be grown cramped up in six-inch pots! 
1st Prize to Air. E. G. Henderson, Wellington Road, 
St. John’s Wood. 
Alboni, Attila, Camilla, Wellington, Ceritn, and Angelique. 
2nd Prize to Messrs. Lane. 
Blue Superb, Cerito, Attila, Poperina, Countess, and Grand Master. 
COLLECTIONS OP SIX RHODODENDRONS. 
1st Prize to Air. Gaines. These are noble, fine, and 
handsome shrubs, the growth of which cannot be too highly 
encouraged. Air. Gaines’s plants, though finely bloomed, 
were not in good forms, but if the Society continues to give 
prizes for these really lovely objects, no doubt they will be 
brought to perfection in every commendable property. 
SPECIMEN PLANTS. 
1st Peize to Mr. May, Ealing Park, for his monster Pimelea specta- 
bills. 2nd Prize to Mr. Glendenning, for Hoya Imp e rial is. 3rd Prize 
to Mr. Edmonds, gardener to the Duke of Devonshire, Chiswick, for 
Rhododendron Gibsonii , 8 ft. high, with numerous flowers, 4th Prize 
to Mr. Ivinghorn, for a large plant of Idrica Cavendishii. 5th Prize to 
Mr. Mylam, for Erica vnsijiora, a unique specimen. 6th Prize to 
Messrs. Veitch, for Mitraria coccinea. 
NEW OR RARE PLANTS. 
1st Prizes were awarded to Air. Paxton, gardener to the 
Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworlh; and to Air. Ivison, gar¬ 
dener to the Dowager Duchess of Northumberland, for spe¬ 
cimens of that wonderful aquatic plant Victoria regia. The 
leaves were 5 ft. diameter, and more than 15 ft. in circum¬ 
ference. The flowers, when fully expanded, were more than 
a foot across, or 3 ft. in circumference. There were three 
leaves exhibited, one being upside down—showing the ribs 
of the leaf in strong relief; eacli rib diverged from tlio 
centre, and measured a full inch in depth, it is, indeed, a 
w r onderful vegetable production. 
Prizes were given also to Alessrs. Veitch and Son for a new 
Rhododendron, with small foliage; white flower, with yellow 
anthers shaped like a jessamine bloom. The flowers are 
produced in bunches ; are tubular-shaped, with a spreading 
border, and very fragrant,, named 11. jasminiftora ; and for 
StyUilium ciliatum. 
To Alessrs. Noble and Standisli, for a new Viburnum, 
named plicalilc, producing fiow'ers much like the well-known 
double Viburnum Opulus pleno, or Guelder Rose. 
SEEDLING FLORISTS’ FLOWERS. 
There was no prize offered by the Society for this class of 
plants, yet several parties, eager to exhibit their novelties, sent 
a considerable number. Mr. Hoyle, Reading, had several 
seedling Pelargoniums. One, named Ajax, was a promising- 
flower : the lower petals of a rose colour; tlie upper dark 
blotched with a rose rim; good form, and free bloomer. 
Eubiola, scarlet, with dark blotch, very fine. We shall bear 
of this again. Cristine: prevailing colour rose; white eye, 
upper petals dark crimson, edged with pale rose. Air. Bell 
had a useful kind named Little and Good, with nicely-formed 
flowers. 
Seedling Cinerarias were plentiful. Messrs. Henderson, 
Pine Apple-place, sent Jetty Treffiz: a light flower, with blue 
disc. Lattice Arnold : a red flower, good form ; and Constance : 
light blue self, of good form. These three are really good 
kinds worth growing. 
Air. E. G. Henderson sent his Lady ITume Campbell, the 
same as was exhibited at Regent’s Park: and Madame Sonlay, 
a light flower, deeply edged with blue; both excellent flowers. 
Seedling Calceolarias were not so plentiful, and of very 
medium quality. The best was from Mr. Kinghom. His 
Miela was a pretty flower of good quality, straw coloured, 
with spots of crimson. 
PRUITS. 
In this class tlie exhibitions were far from numerous. There 
were soma good Pines, Grapes, and Strawberries, both in pots 
and dishes. In Peaches and Nectarines the show was meagre, 
indeed, only ono dish of each being present. 
