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THE GARDENING WORLD 
April 24, 1886 
FLORICULTURE. 
The National Auricula Society’s Southern- 
Show, lield in conjunction with the Primula Conference, 
proved, as was generally anticipated would be the case, 
a much smaller exhibition than usual. The ungenial 
season has kept the plants very late, and many growers 
in the south were unable to he represented at all, while 
of northern flowers there were only some dozen or two 
staged in the single plant classes ; and such redoubtable 
champions as the Rev. F. D. Horner and Mr. Ben. 
Simonite were unable either to send any plants or be 
present in person. No one will, therefore, be surprised 
to hear that the show was a small one, and that the 
quality of the show flowers generally was very “rough.” 
Alpines on the other hand, what there were, were in 
much better character. 
With twelve Auriculas, dissimilar, there were onty two 
competitors—Sir. James Douglas, gardener to F. 
Whifbourn, Esq., Great Gearies, and Mr. Turner, 
Slough—and the prizes were taken in the order named. 
Mr. Douglas had Heap’s Smiling Beauty, Campbell’s 
Pizarro, Simonite’s Rev. F. D. Horner, Traill’s 
Prince of Greens, Turner’s C. J. Perry, Headley’s 
Geo. Lightbody, Mabel (Douglas), Duke of Alban 3 ^ 
(Douglas), a rich plum-black self; Leigh’s Colonel 
Taylor, Dr. Horner, Yerdure, green edged ; and Con¬ 
servative (Douglas). Mr. Turner’s flowers, were Traill’s 
Beauty, C. J. Perry, Lightbody’s Robt. Traill, Turner’s 
Prince Henry, Lord Clyde, Alderman C. E. Brown, 
Campbell’s Lord of Lome, Lady Sophia Dumaresque, 
John Waterston, George Lightbody, and Meteor Flag. 
Of six Auriculas, distinct, there were four exhibitors, 
and Mr. Douglas again took the lead with Mabel, Duke 
of Albany, Geo. Lightbody, Prince of Greens, Smiling 
Beauty, and Abbe Liszt, a new green-edged of his own 
raising. Mr. Turner was second ; J. T. D. Llewetym, 
Esq., Penlergare, Swansea, third ; and Mr. Hardwidge, 
I, Martineau Road, Highbury Hill, fourth. With 
four sorts there was a little better competition, which 
resulted in Mr. T. E. Henwood, Earle}!, Reading, being 
placed first with Geo. Lighbody, Conservative, Lan¬ 
cashire Hero, and Horner’s Sapphire. Mr. C. Phillips, 
Earley, Reading, was second ; A. Potts, Esq., Hoole 
Hall, Chester, third ; Mr. W. L. Walker, Reading, 
fourth ; and Mr. A. J. Sandeiy, gardener to the Vis¬ 
countess Chewton, Bookham Lodge, Cobham, fifth. 
The best pair came from A. Potts, Esq., and consisted 
of Headley’s New Green and Read’s Acme. Mr. C. 
Phillips was second; Mr. H. A. Rolt, Wimbledon, 
third ; and Mr. C. Orchard, gardener, Coombe Warren, 
Kingston, fourth. 
For the want of anything like quality, the single 
classes were very difficult to judge, and owing to the 
difficulty of discovering to whom the plants belonged, 
we are unable to give the names of the winners in all 
cases. Green-edged: First and second, Mr. Turner, 
with George Lightbody and Lancashire Hero ; third 
and fourth, Mr. Douglas, with Prince of Greens ; and 
fifth, Mr. Henwood, with Colonel Ta}dor. Grey- 
cdged : First, Mr. Turner, and second and third, Mr. 
Douglas, with Geo. Lightbody ; fourth and fifth, Mr. 
Turner, with R. Headley. White-edged : First, John 
Simonite (Walker); second and third, Mr. Douglas, 
with Acme and Conservative ; fourth, Mr. Turner, 
with Acme ; and sixth, the same exhibitor, with True 
Briton (Hepworth). Selfs : First, Mr. Mellor, Ashton- 
under-L} T ne, with Black Bess; second, Campbell’s 
Pizarro ; third, Mr. Turner, with C. J. Perry ; fourth, 
Topsy (Kay) ; fifth, Mr. Bolton, with a seedling ; sixth 
and seventh, Lord of Lome (Campbell). 
In the Alpine classes, Mr. Turner had by far the 
finest flowers, the Slough collection being specialty rich 
in home-raised seedlings. For twelve plants, dissimilar, 
he was easily first, Mr. Douglas being second. In the 
first collection, one of the finest, and one which, per¬ 
haps, created the most interest, was a handsome shaded 
variety, named in honour of the late head of the firm, 
Charles Turner. It is of perfect form, with a bright 
gold centre and dark maroon body colour, shading off 
to bronze-red. Other fine forms were Mrs. Thomson, 
J. T. Poe, Edith, Unique, Sensation, J. J. Coleman, 
Athlete, Hotspur, and Sceptre. Mr. Turner was again 
first for six ; Mr. Douglas being second ; Mr. R. Dean, 
Ealing, third ; Mr. C. Orchard, fourth ; and Mr. A. 
Sparling, Blackheath, sixth. 
The best gold centred Alpines were selected in the 
following order, first, Pantaloon from Mr. Turner; 
second and third, Rosamond Fellowes from Air. Doug¬ 
las ; and fourth and fifth, Airs. Thomson and John 
Ball from Air. Turner. 
The Gold-laced Potyanthuses were fairly well repre¬ 
sented, though no northern growers competed. For 
six, Air. Douglas was first with nicety flowered plants 
of Sanderson’s Henry I.; Barlow’s John Bright, Lanca¬ 
shire Hero, Buck’s George IV. ; Sanderson’s William 
IV. ; and Cox’s Prince Regent. The best three were a 
seedling, black ground, Exile, and Cheshire Favourite 
from Air. J. AValkden, and the other awards went to 
Air. Douglas, Air. IL Dean, and J. T. D. Llewelyn, 
Esq. In the single specimen class, Cheshire Favourite 
stood first and second ; George IV. from Air. R. Dean, 
third ; Cox’s Prince Regent fourth ; Lancer fifth ; and 
Formosa from Air. Douglas sixth. 
With double and single Primroses and Fancy Poty¬ 
anthuses, Air. R. Dean received the highest honours 
with well grown and highly coloured varieties, Alessrs. 
Paul & Son being second; and with fifty Show Auriculas, 
Air. Douglas again beat Air. Turner. It is expected 
that the show of the northern section, at Alanchester 
next week, will be much better. 
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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 
Sheffield and Hallamshire Gardeners’ 
Mutual Improvement.— At the last monthly 
meeting, over which Air. Hill, gardener to Air. Alderman 
Hutchinson, presided, Air. AVinter, Ranmoor, read a 
short paper on the cultivation of the herbaceous Cal¬ 
ceolaria. Than this subject, said Air. AVinter, no more 
beautiful plant 'adorns our conservatories during the 
early months of summer, its light green foliage and 
grand heads of large, handsomely spotted flowers 
rendering it a favourite with all. These plants are 
generalty raised from seed, but occasionally by division 
of the off-sets to perpetuate special varieties. The 
seeds should be sown in April, Alay, or June in a 
compost made up of one-half of fibrous rich loam, a 
third of leaf-soil, and a little charcoal and silver-sand, 
mixed well together and passed through a 4 -in. sieve. 
See that the seed-pans are property crocked to ensure 
good drainage, cover the crocks with a little of the 
potsherds, fill up with soil to within 1 in. of the top, 
and press all down moderately firm. See that the 
surface is perfectly level, as the seed is very small, then 
sow your seed and cover it slightly with silver-sand. 
After carefully dipping the pan in water, taking care 
not to float the seeds, place the pan on a hot-bed in.a 
temperature ranging from 70” to 80°, covering it at the 
same time with a piece of glass. 
Do not let the soil get dry, and in the course of seven 
or eight days the plants will make their appearance, 
when the glass must be removed gradually in order to 
prevent drawing. AVater moderately with a fine rose, 
and in the course of a few days they may be removed 
into a temperature of from 60° to 70°. Place them on 
a shelf, shade sliglitty, and as soon as the plants are 
large enough to handle, prick them off into pans or 
boxes in the same sort of soil as before, placing them on 
the shelf, watering moderately, and giving air freely, 
with shading in the heat of the day. As soon as they 
have well filled the space in pans or boxes, pot them 
off into 3-in. pots in a compost made up of one-third 
of rich loam, one-third of leaf-soil with a little decom¬ 
posed manure, and a little sand and charcoal as before. 
After this potting, place them on the shelf for a few 
days as before till they have taken root, and then 
remove them to a cool house or pit, taking care only to 
water moderately at first. AVhen they have well filled 
the pots with roots, repot them into 6 -in. pots, placing 
them in the same temperature and taking care to give 
air whenever the weather permits, but no more heat 
than is just sufficient to keep the frost out and to dry 
up the damp. The}’ should be potted into their 
flowering pots by the end of January or the beginning 
of Februaiy, and at this potting a little more manure 
and leaf-soil may be added to the compost. Plants so 
treated should flower about the end of April or Alay, 
and continue to flower, if property managed, until 
July. If grown in this way they will give every satis¬ 
faction and be a credit to the grower. The Calceolaria 
is much subject to green-fly, and a sharp look-out must 
at all times be kept, both in the frame and greenhouse, 
for this enemy, and as soon as it makes its appearance 
fumigate with Tobacco-paper. A debate followed, in 
which several members took part. 
_ Three new members joined the society, and it was 
also decided at the meeting to hold the Chrysanthemum 
show in Cutlers’ Hall on Monday and Tuesday, 
November 22nd and 23rd. 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Gardenia. — X. Y. Z. : The plant has leceired a check in some 
way, such as ha\-ing been caught by the sun while somewhat 
dry ; or the roots may hare been injured at some time through 
want of water. The conditions under which the plant is grown 
appear to he all right, but we may add that it takes a clever 
man to grow one Gardenia well, thongh it is not very difficult to 
grow a house full. 
Books. — Flos. —To acquire the correct pronunciation of plant 
names and a knowledge of their meaning, you ought to have 
Paxton's Botanical Dictionary, and a good Latin Dictionary. 
Then you should read any of the best gardening books you can 
get, including The Treasury of Botn.ny, The Cultivation and Im¬ 
provement of Cultivated plants, by Mr: Burbidge.and The Vegetable 
Garden, by Mr Henry Vilmorin. As to flowers and their culture 
you will do best for a time to read the weekly papers, noting 
that which is likely to be most useful to you. 
Names of Plants. — C. Thomas: 1, Forsythia suspensa; 2 , 
Andromeda floribunda; 3, Bibes sanguinea. Dobson: 1, a 
variety of Odontoglossum odoratum ; 2, Od. gloriosum. 
Erratum. —At p. 51S, for “ Angracura areuatum ” read “ An- 
graecum areuatum.” 
Communications Beceived.— W. C.—E. J.—G. W. B —C. 
D Ancona, Florence—J W. L —W. M. B.—F. G. H.—E. W. B. 
—T. B. B.—J. G.—S. C. Palmer, Kansas City. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
A. Pattison & Son, Greenlaw Nursery, Paisley.—Descriptive 
Catalogue of Pansies, Bedding Plants, and other Florists’ Flowers. 
William Potten, Camden Nursery, Sissiughurst, Staplehurst, 
Kent-.—Choice new and old Pelargoniums, Fuchsias, Chrysanthe¬ 
mums and other greenhouse and Bedding Plants. Hardy Trees 
and Shrubs, &c. 
John Jardine, Junr., 11, Bobertson Place, Kilmarnock.— 
Florists' Flowers and Bedding-out Plants. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
April 21st, 1886. 
AIessks. Hubst & Son, 152, Houmlsilitcb, and 39, 
Seed Alarket, Alark Lane, London, E.C., report a 
fair demand for Agricultural Seeds. English Red Clover 
is in full supply, but does not find favour owing to 
quality being under average. Alsike, AVhite and 
Trefoil sell freely at unchanged rates. Sanfoin, Tares, 
and Rye Grasses continue firm. Alustard and Rape all 
in request at higher rates. Hemp Seed easier. Canary 
and Linseed steady. 
->£<- 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
April 21st. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. 
Apples, i sieve. 2 0 4 0 Pine-apples, St. 
New Grapes ..per lb. 5 0 SO Michaels, each_ 2 6 SO 
Kent Cobs, per 100 lbs.40 0 Pears.per dozenl2 0 15 0 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 1 0 J Strawberries ..per lb. 2 0 SO 
I Canadian Apples, brl.12 0 21 0 
Vegetables.—Average Betail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 2 0 3 0 Horse Badish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 3 0 3 6 Lettuces ..per dozen 1 6 
Beet, per dozen. 2 0 3 0 Mushrooms, p. basket 10 2 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 2 6 5 0 Onions, per bushel ..5 0 6 0 
Carrots, per bunch ..06' Parsley, per bunch ..06 
Cauliflowers, English, Badislies, per dozen.. 16 
per dozen . 40 60 Small salading, punnet 0 4 
Celery, per bundle ..1 0 2 6 Sea Kale, per basket.. 2 6 3 6 
Cucumbers, each .... 0 6 10 Spinach, per strike ..20 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 6 Tomatos, per lb. 3 0 4 0 
Herbs, per bunch_ 0 2 0 4 Turnips, per bunch ..06 
Potatos.- Kent Begents, SOs. to 100s. per ton ; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Cut Flowers.—Aver. 
s.d. s.d. 
Anemone,French,12b. 3 0 6 0 
Arum Lilies, 12 blins. 4 0 SO 
Azalea, 12 sprays .... 06 10 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Camellias, 12 blooms. 16 4 0 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 3 0 
Cyclamen, 12 blooms. 0 4 0 6 
Daffodils, per bunch.. 0 6 
Eueharis, per dozen.. 4 0 0 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 2 0 6 0 
Heliotropes, 12.sprays 0 6 10 
Hyacinths (Dutch), 
per box 2 0 6 0 
Lapageria,red,12blms. 10 2 0 
Lilac (French), bunch 5 0 SO 
Lilies, 12 sprays _ 0 9 16 
Marguerites, 12 bun... 4 0 SO 
Mignonette, 12 bun... 4 0 12 0 
Narciss, 12 bunches.. 4 0 SO 
Plants in Pots.—Aver 
s.d, s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi, doz.. 6 0 IS 0 
Arum Lilies, per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Azalea, per dozen . .24 0 42 0 
Begonias, per dozen. .60120 
Cineraria, perdozen.. 6 0 10 0 
Cyclamens, per dozenl2 0 24 0 
Cyperus, per dozen .. 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz.. 30 0 60 0 
— viridis, per dozen 12 0 24 0 
Evergreens, in var., 
per dozen . 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var., doz. .. 4 0 IS 0 
Ficus elastica, each.. 16 7 Oi 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous, each. 2 0 10 6 
Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Narciss, various, 
per dozen bunches 2 0 6 0 
Pelargoniums, per 12 
sprays. 10 13 
— scarlet, 12 sprays.. 0 6 0 9 
Primula, double, bun. 0 9 16 
Primroses . 0 6 10 
Primroses, dble. white 0 9 16 
Boman Hyacinths, 12 
sprays. 06 10 
Boses (coloured) .... 2 0 6 0 
Boses, Tea per dozen 0 9 :: 0 
Spiisea, doz. bunches 6 0 9 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 2 0 2 6 
Tulips, 12 blooms.. ..06 10 
Violet, 12 hunches ..0 6 0 9 
— Parme. 40 60 
White Jasmine, bun. 0 6 0 9 
lqe Wholesale Pricks. 
s.d. s.d. 
Genista, perdozen .. S 0 12 0 
Heaths or Erica, var., 
per dozen .10 0 24 0 
Hyacinths, per doz. ..6 0 9 0 
Lilies of the Valley, 
pots, per dozen..!.12 0 24 0 
Marguerites, per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 6 0 S 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums, doz. ..12 0 21 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 
per dozen . 40 SO 
Spiral, per dozen... .10 0 15 0 
Tulips, per dozen pom 6 0 9 0 
