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and his Ltelia purpurata with thirty-eight blooms, 
were sights not to be forgotten. The same competitor 
was also first for cut-flowers, with twenty-four Orchids 
of good sorts, including the rare Cattleya Schofieldiana, 
Coelogyne Massangeana, &c. The show of Boses was 
grand ; Mr. C. Warwick, gardener to Mr. Kitchen, of 
Hampton, was first with twenty-four and with twelve 
specimens ; Mr. Davis, gardener to Mr. E. Eutter, of 
Halliford, being a good second ; Mr. S. West was first 
for twelve Teas. For the amateur class, Mr. Bichardson, 
Mr. Goddard, and Dr. Eoper divided the prizes. The 
best Eose of the show’, a General Jacqueminot, was in 
the stand of Mr. Warwick. Mr. Bennett, of Pedigree 
Eose celebrity, had a magnificent exhibit of his new 
seedling, Mrs. J. Laing, which received a certificate. 
There was an excellent exhibit of groups, Mr. Sutton, 
gardener to Mr. J. S. Sassoon, and Mr. S. West, carry¬ 
ing off the leading prizes. The competition for table 
decorations included sixteen exhibits ; Miss Lendy, 
however, came out an easy first. For bouquets, Miss 
O’Donnell, of Shepperton, and for evening bouquets 
Miss Cuthbert, of Charlton, were adjudged first. 
Plants, including stove, foliage, Begonias, Gloxinias, 
&e., &c., and cut blooms were well represented. Mr. 
G. Taylor, of Sunbury, received a certificate for double 
Begonia Lord Beaeonsfield. The fruit, including 
Grapes, Peaches, Nectarines, Strawberries, &c., and 
the vegetables, were most creditable. The Grapes 
shown by Mr. Osman, gardener to Mr. L. J. Baker, of 
Ottershaw, would certainly have gained the prize at a 
London show ; they were run very close by Mr. J. 
Bowden, gardener to Mr. E. Barnett, of Kenton Court. 
The trade was scarcely represented in this show, and 
most of the exhibitors were gardeners of the neigh¬ 
bouring gentry. Thus the majority of the prizes were 
carried off by Messrs. J. Eeeves, gardenerto Mr.Hewett, 
of Oatlands Park; Mr. S. West, gardener to Major 
Lendy, of Sunbury; Mr. J. Bowden, gardener to 
Mr. Barnett, of Sunbury ; Mr. C. Waite, gardener to 
Colonel the Hon. W. Talbot, of Esher; Mr. J. Wake¬ 
field, gardener to Mr. E. Pettit, of Oatlands Park; and 
Mr. J. Child, gardener to Mrs. Slade, of Claygate. 
Crystal Palace Hose Show, July 4f7t.— The 
Palace authorities, and their able Garden Superinten¬ 
dent, Mr. Head, are to be congratulated upon having 
fixed upon a day for their annual and ever-popular 
show which caught the Eose bloom just at its best, 
with the result that it is doubtful if a finer display 
will be seen this year than that which afforded so 
much pleasure to many thousands of visitors on 
Saturday last. There may indeed be said to have 
been two Eose shows, for while the Eose show proper 
occupied the western transept, the eastern one con¬ 
tained a perfect exhibition in itself of cut-blooms and 
flowering plants, most effectively grouped by Messrs. 
William Paul & Son, of W T altham Cross. 
The competition in all the classes was remarkably 
good, and in that for twenty-four single blooms 
especially, the judges having to examine no less than 
seventeen boxes. The champion class for seventy-two 
blooms again brought out the merits of the Colchester 
Eoses of Mr. B. E. Cant, who, though not quite in his 
usual form, well maintained his position. Messrs. 
Paul & Son, Cheshunt, came in second, and Mr. 
Turner, Slough, third. With forty-eight trebles, of 
which there were four good sets, the Messrs. Paul took 
the lead with a capital lot of flowers, Mr. Cant having 
to be content with second honours. Mr. John 
House, of Peterborough, secured the highest honours 
with twenty-four trebles, and also with the same 
number of single blooms ; and Mr. G. Prince, Oxford, 
was an easy winner of the first prize for eighteen 
Teas. The amateurs also came out strong both as 
regards number and quality, indeed in the latter 
respect their flowers lost little by comparison with 
those of the trade growers. The leading winners 
here were Mr. Bidout, gardener to IE. B. Haywood, 
Esq., Beigate, with forty-eight singles ; Mr. E. Gray, 
gardener, Chevening, Sevenoaks, with twenty-four 
single Hybrid Perpetuals; T. W. Girdlestone, Esq., 
with two dozen trebles, and Mr. A. Slaughter with 
twenty-four Teas. A series of classes for collections 
of white, yellow, pink, crimson, and velvety-crimson 
Eoses brought out a fine lot of blooms, and we com¬ 
mend the arrangement for the facilities which it 
affords of making comparisons. Mr. G. Prince, 
Messrs. Paul & Son, Mr. Cant, and the Cranston 
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Nursery Company, were the chief winners in these 
classes. 
In the miscellaneous class Mr. Bennett had superb 
stands of Her Majesty, and his last novelty, Mrs. 
John Laing, and received a Certificate for the latter. 
Messrs. John Laing & Co. had a fine stand of 
Begonias, Messrs. Cannell a famous show of summer 
flowers, Messrs. Cheal & Sons some excellent her¬ 
baceous plants, and Messrs. Cooling, of Bath, some 
beautiful Tea Eoses. 
Lee, Blackheath, and Lewisham Horticul¬ 
tural, July 8th and 9th .—The annual exhibition of 
this flourishing society was held on the above dates 
in the grounds of Mrs. Penn, The Cedars, Lee, and 
proved more successful than any of its predecessors. 
The stands of cut Eoses were especially noticeable, 
some well-known firms competing in the classes for 
forty-eight and twelve blooms respectively. Of the 
former Messrs. Bunyard & Co., of Maidstone, who took 
the first prize, had some very fine blooms in excellent 
variety, the most noticeable perhaps being:—Hippoly te 
Jamain, Mdme. Ferdinand Jamain, Merveille de Lyon, 
Marie Baumann, Marechal Niel, Ulrich Brunner, 
Abel Carriere, Star of Waltham, and Comtesse de 
Nadaillac. Messrs. John Laing & Co., who took the 
second prize, had excellent blooms of Countess of 
Oxford, Ferdinand Jamain, A. K. Williams, Merveille 
de Lyon, and Marie Eady, &c. Gloxinias were hardly 
so well represented as in former years, the majority 
of the plants though well-flowered not having as fine 
blooms as have generally been seen here. There was 
also a scarcity of large specimens of Palms, Cycads, 
Ac., which usually make so fine a display in the 
large tent. Zonal Pelargoniums on the whole were 
very good, the six shown by Mr. Eeece (gardener to 
E. Whyte, Esq.), being remarkably fine, particularly a 
grand example of the salmon-coloured Lady Neva 
Campbell. Caladiums, as usual, were quite a feature, 
the six exhibited by F. Hatchett, Esq., who took 
premier honours, being a nice even set of well-grown 
and nicely marked plants. Messrs. John Laing & 
Co., of Forest Hill, put up a nice group of Palms and 
other fine foliage subjects in the nurserymen’s tent, 
and in the same department was a showy group 
of Zonal Pelargoniums and Tuberous Begonias 
from Mr. B. C. Bavenscroft, Granville Nursery, 
Lewisham, amongst which were several fine 
seedling varieties. 
The winner of the greatest number of prizes was Mr. 
Eeece, gardener to E. Whyte, Esq., who was also the 
fortunate winner of the Challenge Cup given by John 
Penn, Esq., for the third year in succession. The winner 
of Mr. Laing’s prize, a silver-plated teapot, was Mr. E. 
Sholdice. The prizes offered by Messrs. Mailer & Sons, 
Mr. Keech, and Mr. Nettlefold, for a collection of vege¬ 
tables and salad combined, were won by Mr. Jeffery, Mr. 
Nunn, and Mr. Garland, in the order named. For the 
prizes offered by the tradesmen of Lee for a collection 
of twenty-four miscellaneous plants in pots, not to 
exceed 9 ins., Mr. Eeece was first, Mr. Mullins second, 
and Mr. Luff third; and the prizes offered by the 
tradesmen of Blackheath for a group of plants arranged 
for effect, went to J. G. Hemmerde, Esq., Mr. Shrubb, 
and Mr. Cole. Messrs. Laing & Co.’s prizes for 
six Begonias, tuberous-rooted, were won by Mr. 
Sholdice and Mr. Ehoden. In the fruit classes, Mr. 
Gregory’s prizes for two bunches of Grapes, black or 
white, went to Mr. Jeffery, Mr. P. Wright, and Mr. 
Hudd ; and Mr. Shrubb had the best collection of 
fruit, six dishes. For three bunches of black Grapes, 
Mr. Jeffery came in first, Mr. Wright second, Mr. 
Cole third, and Mr. Hudd fourth. For three bunches 
of white Grapes, the two first-named exhibitors were 
again first and second, and Mr. Sholdice third. For 
a collection of vegetables, not to exceed eight varieties, 
Mr. Jeffery was again first, Mr. Ehoden second, and 
Mr. Nunn third. 
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Royal Caledonian Horticultural, July 8th and 
9th .—The annual summer show of this society was 
held, as usual, in the Waverley Market, but, according 
to a local contemporary, was not, as a whole, to be 
compared with the magnificent spring shows which 
of late years have been held under the auspices of 
the society. As a summer show, however, it was a 
marked advance on any previous exhibition. The 
entries numbered 604, as compared with 559 in 1884, 
521 in 1883, 373 in 1881, and 459 in 1880. In 18S2, 
owing to the International, there was no summer 
show. The quantity of non-competitive material was 
not large. Messrs. Ireland & Thomson showed a 
table of plants, of which Orchids, Liliums, and 
Pitcher-plants were the leading features ; and Messrs. 
Thomas Methven & Sons also exhibited a large 
and well-appointed table, containing a good show of 
Pelargoniums and Eoses, and some fine examples 
of hardy Hydrangeas. Messrs. Dicksons & 
Co. exhibited a new white Pink, named Mrs. 
Welsh, for which they have obtained a First-Class 
Certificate. 
The only competitors for the prizes for nurserymen’s 
table of plants was the firm of Messrs. E. B. Laird <fc 
Sons, whose effective groupingof the excellent materials 
at their command was much admired. An attractive 
table in the amateurs’ and gardeners’ section was that 
of Mr. Grossart, gardener to Mr. Buchanan, Oswald 
Eoad, who easily took the first prize. As usual the 
feature of his collection was the show of Orchids. The 
exhibition of Fuchsias was not large, but it contained 
a good example of the Lord Beaeonsfield variety, with 
its long bright-coloured blossoms, hanging candelabra¬ 
like in masses round the plant. The show of Cape 
Heaths was larger than usual, but Ferns were not quite 
so good. The show was indebted to the Pelargoniums 
for the large masses of colour, but the feature of the 
exhibition was the display of Eoses, and in fact cut- 
flowers generally. In the Eose section, Mr. Dickson, 
Belfast, as usual, carried all before him. The 
gardeners’ and amateurs’ tables were little inferior in 
point of general effect to that of the nurserymen in 
this class. A few tastefully-arranged bouquets were 
shown, and, considering the season, there was a good 
exhibition of fruit, while vegetables were well repre¬ 
sented. 
At the western-end of the market, three green¬ 
houses filled with plants were exhibited. One of these 
by Messrs. Eeith & Hardie, Caledonian Crescent, was 
somewhat octagonal in shape, and being constructed 
in sections, it can easily be removed from place to 
place. The house was filled with plants grown by 
Mr. Hardie, florist, Morningside Park. 
The leading winners of prizes in the plant classes 
were Mr. John Paterson, Millbank, and Mr. A. Scott, 
Carberry Tower, for stove and greenhouse plants; 
Mr. John Curror, Eskbank, and Mr. E. Grossart for 
Orchids; Mr. (Paterson, and Mr. G. McKinnon, Mel¬ 
ville Castle, for Cape Heaths; Mr. E. Grieve, Falcon- 
hall, Mr. S. Graham, and Mr. John Cumming for 
Ferns. In the fruit department first prizes were won 
by Mr. Morrison, Archerfield, for a Pine Apple, Mr. J. 
W. Machattie, for four bunches of Grapes, Mr, T. Boyd 
for Black Hamburghs, Mr. Machattie for Peaches, 
Mr. W. Smith, Oxenford Castle, for Nectarines; Mr. 
McIntyre, The Glen, for Figs ; Mr. McKelvie, Brox- 
moutli Park, for Melons, and Mr. G. Sinclair, East 
Linton, for Strawberries. 
In the nurserymen's section, Messrs. E. B. Laird Ar 
Sons secured the highest awards for a table of plants, 
four Palms, six Dracaenas, and twelve table plants, and 
Messrs. Ireland & Thomson were first in classes for 
table plants, Tree Ferns, Carnations, and cut flowers 
of stove or greenhouse plants, Ac. Mr. Hugh Dickson, 
of Belfast, was first all round for Eoses, and Messrs. 
Dickson & Co. for Pansies. 
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Odontoglossums.—.K. BuUer .— All the Odontoglossums 
are very good. The small, much-spotted variety is a good 
form of O. crispum guttatum, and that with three large 
blotches is very close to.O- crispum Triante. The other has 
magnificent broad petals. 
Double Spathed Arum.— I?. _B.—AVe have frequently 
seen similar specimens. Indeed, during the last few years, 
it has become not at all an uncommon occurrence, but no one 
has been able to fix the sport. 
Names op Plants. — J. I. B. —1. Adiantum cuneatum ; 2. 
A. colpodes; 3. Selaginella AA'ildenovi of gardens; 4. Poly- 
sticlium angulare ; 5. Adiantum formosum; f>. Lomaria 
Gibba ; 7. Nephrolepistuberosa ; S. Selaginella emsia ; 9. Pteris 
cretica albo-lineata : 10. Adiantum hispidulum. 
Early Cabbage.— -Bessie.—The two earliest are Pllam’s 
Dwarf Early and Early Etampes, and both are of fine quality. 
In your district they should be sown not much later than next 
week. See a note on this subject at p. 712. 
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