May 19, 1888. 
THE GAKDENING WORLD 
605 
houses frequently gets ruined, keep the evaporating 
troughs well filled with weak manure-water, and the 
floors may also be occasionally damped down with the 
same to maintain a suitable atmosphere for the foliage, 
thereby rendering it proof against red-spider. The 
Muscat house may now be maintained at a temperature 
of 70°, rising to 80° by sun heat during the day. Late 
Grapes, such as Gros Colmar, Lady Downe’s, and 
Alicante require more severe thinning of the bunches 
than earlier kinds, as crowding is detrimental to their 
keeping, especially during dull and moist weather. 
THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 
Peaches on Open Walls. —Attention to the dis¬ 
budding of Peaches and Nectarines should be given 
before the young shoots attain any size, for to allow 
them to grow and then remove them is but robbing the 
trees. All buds proceeding from the wood at right 
angles to the wall should be at once removed, together 
with all other badly placed wood where a shoot is not 
absolutely required for next year’s fruiting. The 
weather during the flowering period was cold, but 
otherwise tolerably favourable to the setting of the 
fruit, so that we may reasonably expect a good crop. 
Only the most unfavourably situated, however, may be 
removed for some time. Apricots are more advanced, 
and a thinning may be given them. Loosen up the 
soil of the borders in which the trees are planted, and 
give a good mulching of manure. This will absorb 
any water that may be given, and prevent its rapid 
evaporation. The garden engine should frequently be 
brought to play upon the wall trees, so as to destroy 
insects, and at the same time afford water to the roots. 
Seed Sowing. —Continue to make sowings of Peas, 
French Beans, and Scarlet Runners. The early sowings 
of the two latter are now through the ground, and as 
frosty nights are of frequent occurrence, a few evergreen 
branches stuck in a slanting direction over them will 
afford protection till all danger of late spring frosts is 
over. Trenches may be made for Peas and Scarlet 
Runners in dry districts, or where the soil is sandy. 
This enables them to continue fruiting for a much 
longer period, and also induces the Peas to make such 
a vigorous growth that the mildew is kept at bay, or 
its spread greatly checked. 
Planting. —Plant out various kinds of the Brassica 
tribe as soon as they become fit. If the ground be dry, 
give a good watering a short time previous to planting. 
A good plan is to take out a shallow trench with a draw- 
hoe, and plant in this. Put out the earliest batch of 
Celery after being well hardened off, and give a good 
watering. 
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HORTICUL TURAL S OCIETIES. 
Crystal Palace. — May 12th. 
The annual great summer exhibition was held under 
very favourable auspices as regards weather on Satur¬ 
day last, and drew together a great concourse of people 
in the afternoon. The exhibition itself was about 
equal to those of former occasions, and brought together 
a great number of exhibits, some of which were superior 
to those seen last year. Hard-wooded plants, such as 
Azaleas and New Holland plants, recalled to some 
extent the glories of twenty years ago, although 
inferior in size to the giant specimens of those days. 
First honours for stove and greenhouse plants, both 
in the open and the amateurs’ classes, were won by 
Mr. W. Chapman, gardener to J. Spode, Esq., Rugeley, 
Staffordshire. Tremandra ericaefolia, Erica Cavendishi, 
Ixora Dixiana, and Hedaroma tulipifera were fine 
plants, and profusely flowered. Mr. H. James, 
Castle Nursery, Lower Norwood, was second. Mr. 
Charles Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough, took the 
first prize for nine greenhouse Azaleas, with, amongst 
others, grandly flowered pyramidal specimens of Com- 
tesse de Flandres, Due de Nassau, and Jean Yervaene. 
He had also the best eighteen in pots not exceeding 
9 ins. A second prize was awarded to Mr. H. James for 
nine Ericas. The best fine-foliaged plants came from 
Mr. Albert Offer, Handcross Park, Crawley, who staged 
good specimens of Cycas circinalis, Asparagus plumosus 
and Cytisus Everestianus, &c. ; he was followed by Mr. 
T. N. Penfold, gardener to the Rev. Canon Bridges, 
Beddington, Surrey. The latter had the best stove 
and greenhouse Ferns. The best Orchids were those 
of Mr. Henry James, who had fine pieces of Dendro- 
bium thyrsiflorum, Cypripedium Lawrencianum, and 
Cattleya Mendelii. Mr. F. Hill, gardener to Henry 
Little, Esq., Twickenham, was second, with fine pieces 
of the same species. For six Orchids, Mr. F. Cooper, 
gardener to Walter Cobb, Esq., Silverdale Lodge, 
Sydenham, was first, and second also for a single 
specimen. The best Crotons were those of 
Mr. A. Offer. Messrs. John Laing & Sons, Forest 
Hill, were the only exhibitors of Caladiums, and their 
specimens would be difficult to beat. Madame M. 
Scheffer, Sanchoniathum, Candidum, Clio, Comtesse 
de Condeixa, and Duchesse de Mortemart were grand 
specimens, and two new ones were certificated. Pelar¬ 
goniums were very showy, and Mr. C. Turner easily 
took first honours with finely flowered specimens of 
Mons. Desmoulin, Emperor of Russia, Rosetta, and 
Madame Thibaut in the show class ; he was also first in 
the fancy class, having Princess Teck, Irene and Mrs. 
Langtry in very floriferous condition. He again came 
to the front in the class for eighteen of the show and 
decorative type, having fine plants of Norma, The Czar, 
Venus and Edward Perkins. In the amateurs’ classes 
for Pelargoniums, Mr. D. Phillips, gardener to R. W. 
Mann, Esq., Langley Broom, Slough, took the first 
prize in the show class with fine specimens of Kingston 
Beauty, Gloriosum and Royal Review ; and also in the 
fancy class with smaller specimens of The Shah, 
Vivandiere and Delieatum. Roses were well contested, 
and Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, carried off the first 
award, having fine specimens of Alphonse Soupert, 
George Moreau, Francois Levet and Celine Forestier ; 
Messrs. Geo. Jackman & Son, Woking, came in second. 
Mr. H. James was second for Nepenthes and first for 
Sarracenias. Messrs. John Laing & Sons easily took 
the first prize for a group of plants arranged for effect; 
in the group were Cattleya Mossiae, Odontoglossum 
vexillarium, Cypripedium Lawrenceanum, Palms, 
Dracaenas, Aralias, Azaleas, Pimelias, Ericas, Alocasias 
and Adiantums. Mr. H. James had the best specimen 
Orchid in Dendrobium nobile ; Ixora regina was the 
best specimen stove plant, and was shown by Mr. W. 
Chapman ; Mr. C. Turner had the best greenhouse 
plant, showing Azalea Stella. Mr. James Hudson, 
gardener to H. J. Atkinson, Esq., Gunnersbury House, 
Acton, had the best eighteen dinner-table plants, and 
was followed by Messrs. Hooper & Co., Co vent Garden. 
Mr. J. Prewett, Swiss Nursery, Hammersmith, had 
the best twenty-four bunches of cut flowers, consisting 
chiefly of Orchids ; Mr. H. James was second. Mr. G. 
Collins, gardener to J. Anderson, Esq., Wandsworth 
Common, took the first prize offered by Messrs. Carter 
& Co., Holborn, for Carter’s Model Cucumber. Special 
prizes were also offered by Messrs. Sutton & Sons, 
Reading. Mr. W. Monk, gardener to G. R. Higgins, 
Esq., Eastlands, Dulwich, took the first prize for 
Sutton's Improved Telegraph Cucumber ; and Mr. A. 
Gibson, gardener to T. F. Burnaby Atkins, Esq., 
Halstead Place, Sevenoaks, was second. Mr. J. 
Hopkins, gardener to M. Jackoby, Esq., Lynnwood, 
Gipsy Hill, was first for Gloxinias. A considerable 
number of groups were entered in the open class for 
miscellaneous exhibits. Two large groups of Daffodils 
were certainly fine and attractive. Nine new things, 
mostly Daffodils, were certificated in that of Messrs. 
Barr & Son, Covent Garden ; they also had many other 
beautiful spring flowers, including Adonis vernalis, 
Saxifraga muscoides atropurpurea, Anemone pulsatilla, 
A. nemorosa flore pleno, Muscari paradoxa, Trillium 
grandiflorum, T. sessile, Tulipa Greigi, and a magnifi¬ 
cent Daffodil, Madame de Graaf, with white segments 
and a lemon-yellow trumpet. Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale 
Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, had also a similar group 
of Daffodils, including other spring flowers such as 
Polemonium confertum, Iris iberica, Gentiana verna, 
Tulipa Greigi, T. elegans, T. sylvatiea, Corydalis 
nobilis and Anemone apennina alba. Narcissus 
poeticus tripodalis and N. p. poetarum were very fine. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, exhibited 
a fine group, consisting of Reseda odorata grandiflora 
Cannell’s Perfection, Calceolaria Souvenir and herba¬ 
ceous Calceolarias. Two boxes of Tea Rose Princess 
Beatrice, two of Lady Mary Fitz william, and one of 
Polyanthus Rose Little Dot were exhibited by Mr. 
Henry Bennett, Shepperton, Middlesex. Mr. William 
Rumsey, Joyning’s Nurseries, Waltham Cross, had a 
group of Roses in boxes and baskets, including 
Marshal Niel, Grace Darling, Niphetos, Gloire de 
Dijon, Madame de Watteville and many others. 
And a group of show Pelargoniums was exhibited by 
Mr. W. Hibbert, gardener to W. Clay, Esq. 
Royal Botanic .—-May lath. 
The first of the summer shows was held as usual in 
the large marquee, which was well furnished with a 
capital lot of flowering plants, and the result was not 
only a very pretty exhibition, but as regards the general 
quality of the plants staged a step in advance of some 
of the more recent displays made here. Unfortunately 
the weather, as it has so often proved to be at the same 
period in other years, was very cold and wet—bad alike 
for the plants and visitors. The special features of the 
exhibition were the fine groups of Roses and Azaleas, 
Pelargoniums, Orchids, and flowering stove and green¬ 
house plants, all of which were of a very creditable 
character. 
The first prize for stove and greenhouse plants in 
flower (open to nurserymen) was awarded to Mr. Henry 
James, Castle Hill Nursery, Norwood. His finest 
specimens were of Erica coccinea minor, Ixora Prince of 
Orange, Anthurium Scherzerianum, Epacris miniata 
splendens, and Boronia pinnata. In the amateurs’ class 
for the same number of plants Mr. W. Chapman, 
gardener to J. Spode, Esq., Hawkesyard Park, Rugeley, 
took the first honours, having fine exam pies of Tremandra 
ericaefolia, Dracophyllum gracile, Erica Cavendishi, 
E. profusa, Hedaroma tulipifera, Statice profusa, 
Aphelexis grandiflora, and Ixora regina. The same 
exhibitor was also first in the amateurs’ class for six 
plants, which were of a similar character to those 
already enumerated. The second prize went to Mr. A. 
Offer, gardener to J. Warren, Esq., Handcross Park, 
Crawley. In the corresponding class for nurserymen 
Mr. H. James was first. Orchids, as usual, occupied a 
bank by themselves, and were very effective. The first 
prize for twelve exotic kinds was awarded to Mr. F. J. 
Hill, gardener to Henry Little, Esq., The Barons, 
Twickenham, who had grand pieces of Dendrobium 
thyrsiflorum Walkeriana, Odontoglossum vexillarium, 
Cattleya labiata pallida, and Lycaste Skinneri rosea. 
In the nurserymen’s class for the same number Mr. 
J. Cypher, Cheltenham, received the first award. He 
had fine pieces of Cattleya Skinneri, C. citrina, C. 
Mossiae, Laelia purpurata, and L. p. alba; Mr. H. 
James was second. Mr. F. J. Hill was again successful 
with a collection of Cattleyas and Laelias, his finest 
pieces being Cattleya Warneri (Sander’s variety), C. 
Mendelii fimbriata, C. M. grandis, and Laelia elegans 
Schilleriana. Mr. James Cypher took the first prize 
for a collection of Orchids in the nurserymen’s 
class, having a great number of Laelias, including 
L. purpurata Archduchess, L. p. nobilius, Cattleya 
Skinneri, C. Mendelii, and others ; Mr. H. James was 
second. 
Amongst nurserymen, Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, 
took first honours in the class for nine Roses, with 
huge specimens trained to face one way, his best being 
Charles Lawson, Centifolia rosea, Cheshunt Hybrid, 
and Celine Forestier. The Cheshunt plants were closely 
followed by those of Messrs. Geo. Jackman & Son, 
Woking, whose specimens were very even and well 
done, but losing points on the score of freshness. Mr. 
P. Perry, gardener to W. G. Rowlett, Esq., was first in 
the amateurs’ class. Mr. Charles Turner, Royal 
Nurseries, Slough, took first honours in the class for 
twenty Roses, open to nurserymen. Some of his best 
specimens were Sir Garnet Wolseley, Celine Forestier, 
Charles Lawson, and Madame de Montehauveau. He 
was followed by Messrs. Geo. Jackman & Son. Mr. C. 
Turner also carried off the leading award for twelve 
Azaleas with some good plants of Cordon Bleu, Mons. 
Thibaut, Mrs. Turner, and Comtesse de Flandres. The 
finest Azaleas in the exhibition were six specimens 
shown by Mr. Turner in the nurserymen’s class. The 
pieces were Etendard de Flandres, Stella, Comtesse de 
Flandres, and others. In the amateurs’ class for six, 
Mr. Geo. Wheeler, gardener to Sir J. Goldsmid, St. 
John’s Lodge, Regent’s Park, was first ; and Mr. R. 
Scott, gardener to Miss Foster, The Holme, Regent’s 
Park, second. Pelargoniums were as good as on any 
previous occasion, the fancy section being, perhaps, 
even better; and in the nurserymen’s class (show 
varieties) Mr. C. Turner was first with fine specimens 
of Lady Isabel, Prince Leopold, Amethyst, Martial, 
and Emperor. In the amateurs’ class, Mr. D. Phillips, 
gardener to R. W. Mann, Esq., Langley Broom, Slough, 
had fine examples of Kingston Beauty, Lady Isabel, 
Mauve Queen, Madame Thibaut, &e. ; Mr. F. J. Hill 
running him very close with six finely-flowered plants. 
Mr. C. Turner was again victorious with six fancy 
varieties, including Fanny Gair, The Shah, Ellen Beck, 
and others, Mr. D. Phillips being second. 
Hardy herbaceous plants were represented by some 
large and very beautiful groups. Messrs. Collins 
Bros. & Gabriel, 39, Waterloo Road, took the first prize, 
having many varieties of Iris, Lilium longiflorum, 
Campanula latifolia Van Houttei, Polemonium Richard- 
soni and others. Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, 
Tottenham, was second with a large and varied group. 
