THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, June 22, 1358. 
plants, in collections of twenty, not in bloom. Mr. 
Cutbush had an extra first prize for his collection; 
Messrs. Jackson second prize and an extra third for 
another collection : but the plants, in all the collec¬ 
tions, did not vary much from those at Chiswick the 
week before. The collections of twelve stove and 
greenhouse plants, were remarkable for uniform size 
1 —the best size for exhibitions or private use—and for 
good culture. Mr. Green was first here, with Erica 
depressa, Cavendishii, two Allamandas, one Poly gala, 
Rondeletia, Rhyncospermum, jasminoides, Aphe lexis, 
Franciscea, Stephanotis, Azalea, and so forth. Mr. 
Epps, of Maidstone (who has exhibited for the last 
ten years), followed with the best grown plants, 
and took the second prize in twelves: he had two 
Allamandas, a Dipladenia, Rhyncospermum, Draco- 
phyllmn qracile, Statice Eolfordii, two Azaleas, and 
others. Mr. Page and Mr. Peed took third prizes in 
twelves (some of them had his Eedaroma wrongly 
spelled), and Mr. Cutbush, of Barnet, a fourth in the 
same. After these came the six plant collections : Mr. 
Carson was first, with Ixora alba and Azalea Apollo, 
first pair; Polygala and Stephanotis next; and Alla- 
manda and Rhyncospermum third pair: each pair 
in the true florist’s style of setting, which is against 
the natural law of effect,—just like putting a white 
and a black horse for leaders and a black and a 
white horse to the pole of a carriage, instead of pair¬ 
ing the two whites and two blacks. Mr. Ckilman 
took the second prize, with Ixora and Vinca, Alla- 
onanda and Stephanotis, and Erica Cavendishii and 
an Aphelexis. Mr. Peed was third. Extra prizes 
to Mr. Smith and Mr. Williams (gardener to Miss 
Trail), and to Mr. Lambert, for these sixes. Then an 
extra fourth prize, to Mr. Oubridge and Mr. Rhodes, 
for large collections of twenty ; an extra third prize, 
for twenty, to Mr. Y r oung, gardener to Mrs. Stowe, 
Dulwich; and an extra second prize, for twenty, to 
Mr. Morris, who had Astrapcea Wallichii, an India- 
rubber plant, and a Gesnera zebrina, as at Chiswick. 
After these, Mr. Green stood first, for ten Azaleas ; 
Air. Peed and Mr. Somebody next, with no cards. 
Then Mr. Peed fourth, with six Azaleas ; Mr. Page 
second ditto. Then Mr. Rhodes, an extra prize for a 
collection of twenty plants, in which was a Pleroma 
elegans, and also an extra for a collection of ten 
Azaleas. An extra to Mr. Haile, for a collection of 
twelve stove and greenhouse plants. Such was the 
way these collections were placed. 
Pelargoniums began with seedlings, and Mr. 
Turner had the first prize,—for Eero (a spotted one), 
Fire Queen, Lightning, Glowivorm, Unique, and Golden 
Hue, all red and black kinds. A third prize to Mr. 
Beck, for Prometheus, an orange-red. In Fancies, 
Mr. Windsor was first, Mr. Lambert second, Mr. 
James third, and Mr. Oubridge fourth. A fourth 
prize was also given to Mr. Swannell, a new name: 
he is gardener to J. Russel, Esq., Harrow-on-the- 
Hill. In large Pelargoniums, Air. Turner was first 
Messrs. Eraser second, and Mr. Gaines third. Mr. 
Nye was first with tens, Mr. Windsor second, Mr. 
Wiggins third, and Mr. Swannell fourth. Eor col¬ 
lections of twelve plants, Mr. Turner first, Mr. Dobson 
j second, Messrs. Eraser third, and Mr. Gaines fourth, 
i Mr. Gaines had a new' and very fine kind in the 
Diadematum line, called Roi de Feux, a fine thing. A 
most remarkable specimen of Viola, and a Sanspareil, 
and Mr. Mar node (a spotted), were in Mr. Turner’s 
lot. Euphemia (a light), Viola, Pride and Vestal 
j (both white), in Mr. Dobson’s. Governor-General and 
| Lord Raglan (good match plants), were set on each 
side of Gem of the West (a white), by Mr. Windsor,—the 
I best arrangement. Eugene Duval, Viola, and Spotted 
! Gem (three very telling ones), in Mr. Nye’s collection. 
Such were more out of the common routine. 
Then followed a collection of Everlastings, which 
brought a first prize to Mr. Laybank. Then the 
Roses in pots, six in each collection: Mr. Perry was 
first; Mr. Eolland, second ; and Mr. Francis, third, 
who also had a large collection of capital Roses in 
small pots and plants. The cut Roses were extra good, 
and more than numerous,—full fifty-six boxes of them, 
but I took no names for any of the cut flowers. There 
were two or three collections of capital Calceolarias, 
from Messrs. Lambert, Dobson, and Cole, but I did 
not see the prizes ; then Gloxinias, and after them an 
excellent assortment of Fuchsias. 
The best white Fuchsias stood thus— Eebe, Duchess 
of Lancaster, Pearl of England, Madame Sontag, 
and Clio. The best reds were— General Williams, 
Prince Albert (a twelve feet pillar), Bank's Glory, 
and Voltigeur. I did not see the prizes. 
Collections of different species of Azaleas. —Mr. 
Ivery first, as usual. Crispiforum, Criterion, Iveryana, 
and Gem, were the best. Gem w'as in full feather, 
and proves to be the best of all the red Azaleas. I 
said so from seeing only a cut bloom of it in Regent 
Street. It is the next best hit after Criterion. Mr. 
Peed had the second prize for kinds of Azaleas, and 
Criterion was his best subject. Then a third-prized 
collection of Everlastings, to Mr. Green. Then rare 
and new plants; and the newest of them was the 
“ queer Darlingtonia Californica," as the Doctor said 
of it at Chiswick, the week before, when it was ex¬ 
hibited for the first time in Europe. This queerness 
is a new form of Sarracenia, the pitchers being as 
much different from the Canadian race, as that race 
itself is from the oriental Pitcher Plants. Many fine 
plants of this extraordinary Darlingtonia may be seen 
in the Kingston Nursery, where I first made its ac¬ 
quaintance, Mr. George Jackson, the son and heir, being 
the greatest rummager in England. I have a constant 
chance, at my door, of seeing all the “ queer ” things, 
and the most precious, as they are introduced. The 
Doctor and I agree perfectly about “ queer ” things ; 
we only differ on “ common things.” They, the 
Messrs. Jackson, showed also Rhododendron Maddeni 
in bloom; and both their plant and the one at Chiswick, 
from the Pine-Apple Nursery, show this fine, large, 
white Rhododendron to be as close as, and of the habit 
of, R. ponticum. Also, a collection of new or rare 
Cupressuses and Thujas, but the cards were turned, 
and I must get the names from the nursery. Here 
were some new fancy Geraniums, not of any account. 
Y ou would be astonished to see the quantities of new 
seedlings which are sent to me, and about which I 
never say hardly a word above board. Out of thirteen 
kinds now in my exquisetum, on trial in water, five 
kinds are far better than these under review, and yet j 
I am going to tell the raiser not to say a word about t 
them. 
Messrs. Veitch and Son had a most beautiful new ; 
Dracaena, which will come in for variegated, or for , 
fine-leaved plants; it is like some purplish brown¬ 
leaved Yucca, and had a first prize, as it certainly 
ought. Also, their new Holly-leaved Olive, Trades- \ 
cantia odoratissima, Begonia miranda, lazula, regina, 
rex, and Griffthii. Also, splendens argentea, which, j 
being placed against a red pedestal for a huge figure,— 
the red of the pedestal reflected in the silvery leaf,— | 
made an exquisitely beautiful tint. Just try all the 1 
shining, fancy-leaved Begonias against a background 
of scarlet, or crimson, or orange, for a drawing-room ! 
touch, and tell us all about it. 
All the above, as well as the fruit, were in the south 
nave and centre transept, and much in the way here 
set down,—mostly for our country cousins to see how 
we actually place our plants at a show in London. If 
