May 26, 1E00. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
621 
Mr. W. Poupart, Marsh Farm, Twickenham, 
showed a Lily of the Valley variety “ Victoria,” a 
very large and strong flowered type. 
Mr, T. Jannoch, Dersingham, near Sandringham, 
set up a lovely group of selected Lily of the Valley 
in conical tiers and in spreading masses, together 
with large spikes of Lilacs in vases. Of the Lilacs 
the semi-double Mdme. Abel Chateney, Mdme. 
Lemoine, Pyramidalis (lilac), and the single Charles 
X., with interspersion of Asparagus Sprengerii, 
formed a much admired selection. 
Mr. H. J. Jones, Ryecroft, Lewisham, S.E , 
arranged an exceedingly choice table of cut blooms 
of hardy spring flowering plants. Tulips, Narcissi, 
Xiphion Irises, Astilbes, and White Liliums, were 
the chief subjects employed. The table had abun¬ 
dance of gay colouring, and, with Palms and pretty 
edging plants, formed one of the smartest groups in 
No, 3 tent. 
Leopold de Rothschild, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 
James Hudson), Gunnersbury House, Acton, showed 
a novel collection of hardy Nymphaeas in frames. 
The plants were in large tubs arranged in two rows 
along the length of the large span-roofed frame, 
having a neat packing of moss between each tub. 
N. tuberosa, N. Candida, N. marliacea chromatella, 
N. m. carnea, N. odorata sulphurea grandiflora, N. 
seignouretii, and the beautiful blue one, N. stellata, 
which, however, is not so hardy. 
Messrs. Hogg and Robertson sent a select repre¬ 
sentation of their beautiful Irish grown Tulips, 
which seem to us to beat any which come from the 
Continent or elsewhere. Their size, form, and 
colour leave nothing to be desired. There was Mrs. 
Knightley, yellow Prof. M. Foster, Nigrette, Henner, 
Standon Bells, Striped Beauty, Sunset, Picotee, 
Yellow Queen, Zomerschoon, flava, Mrs. Moon, 
elegans maxima lutea, persica, &c., all of which 
charmed hosts of the visitors. 
Messrs. Richard Smith & Co., Worcester, ex¬ 
hibited a select table of hardy herbaceous cut 
flowers, including Iris montana rosea, I. Fieberi 
purpurea, Trollius, Iris germanica australis, I. 
redouteana, Paeonies, and quite a host of other 
good things. 
Mr. Wm. Sydenham, Tamworth, set up a much 
admired bank of named Violas. 
HARDY TREES AND SHRUBS. 
Out in the open ground Messrs. Wm. Cutbush & 
Son, Highgate, London, N., had a remarkably com¬ 
plete and novel group or collection of clipped Yew, 
and Box trees. It shows how fully subordinate 
some forms of shrub growth are to the mind and 
bent of man. Here were gracefully winding spira's, 
cork-screws, tables with cups, glasses, decanters, 
chairs, obelisks, pillars and the conventional peacocks 
and such like commoner forms. These designs are 
executed with the accuracy of a sculptured treasure, 
the table with wine glasses, which was cut in Box, 
being perfectly marvellous both in conception and 
workmanship. 
Messrs. R. and G. Cuthbert, Southgate 
Nurseries, Middlesex, set up a very brilliant group 
of splendidly flowered Ghent and Mollis Azaleas. 
The depth of colour in most of the varieties was also 
a point of special notice. Large specimen plants 
with finely balanced palms stood well up in the 
centre rows, and from it outward on all sides other 
bushy plants were arranged. Some of the chief 
varieties were: President Cleveland, Glorious 
Yellow, Comte de Quincy, Elizabeth Daviesi, 
Anthony Roster, Mrs. A. Endtz, a deep orange- 
yellow variety lately given an Award of Merit. 
Many fine seedlings were also shown. 
Mr. John Russell, Richmond Nursery, Richmond, 
exhibited Ghent, mollis and sinensis Azaleas, in pots 
and tubs, massively flowered specimens arranged 
with infinite good taste. The varieties were not 
named, but if a selection of the various kinds as 
shown was secured, nearly every colour imaginable 
would be guaranteed. 
Messrs. R. Smith & Co., St. John's Nurseries, 
Worcester, had a very select group of hardy Coni¬ 
ferous plants. The firm goes in very largely for 
Cupressus macrocarpa lutea, a hardy and very orna¬ 
mental subject, also Cedrus atlantica glauca, Juni- 
perus chinensis aurea, Abies, Retinosporas, Acers, 
Bamboos, &c. A very fine group indeed. 
Messrs. Fisher, Son & Sibray, Handsworth, 
Sheffield, arranged a very extensive and highly 
effective assortment of Maples, Oaks, Abies, Elders, 
Euonymus, Ivies, Bamboos, &c., but of these and 
some of the finer things in this collection more shall 
be said in a further report. 
(i Continued on p. 622). 
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STANDARDS from 16A °- Z 
BUSH ROSES « " " If- " " 
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ALL SOILS 8c SITUATIONS. 
Descriptive Catalogue PostFree. 
FRANK CAHT&C? 
BRAISW1CK NURSERY 
COLCHESTER. 
DAVID W. THOMSON’S 
LIST OF 
WINTER & SPRING-FLOWERING PLANTS, also of PLANTS & ROOTS for FORCING. 
WINTER & SPRING-FLOWERING PLANTS. 
Each—s. d. 
AUCUBAS, set with berries.3 6 
Set with berries, on steins.5 0 
AZALEAS, of sorts, set with flower buds, 
per doz.. 24s to 30s 
BOU VAR DIAS, of sorts, including all the best, is 6d to 2 6 
CAMELLIAS, very best kinds, well set with bud 2s 6d 
to 5 o 
CARNATIONS (Tree), in variety, very fine ... 2s to 3 6 
CYCLAMEN, choice selection .2 o 
Extra fine plants .3 6 
CYTISUS in 4j-in. pots fine. is 6d to 2 0 
ERICA hyemalis in 5j-in. pots, well set with bloom... 2 6 
„ extra fine plants .3 6 
CafFra, good plants, well set.2 0 
Cavendishii, fine yellow . 2s 6d to 3 6 
gracilis, in 5j-in. pots, set with bloom . 2 0 
,, extra fine plants . 36 
melanthera, well set. 2s 6d to 3 6 
persoluta alba, late flowering . 2 6 
ventricosa, of sorts . 2s 6d to 3 6 
Wilmoreana, late flowering.2 6 
EPACRIS, in choicest variety, fine plants ... 2s to 2 6 
EPIPHYLLUMS, good sorts.2 6 
SOLANUMS, well set with berries. is 6d to 2 6 
Very fine plants .36 
VALLOTA purpurea, fine flowering bulbs . 1 6 
d. 
PUNTS 4 ROOTS FOR FORCING. 
ACER negundo variegata . is 6d to 2 6 
ANDROMEDA floribunda . is 6d to 2 6 
AZALEA Altaclarense, magnificent yellow, very 
showy, and remains a long time in bloom ; one of 
the finest hardy Azaleas for forcing ... 2S 6d to 3 6 
Hardy Ghent, well set with buds. 2 0 
,, double varieties, fine for cutting... 2 6 
mollis, well set with buds, fine for forcing and very 
showy . is 6d, 2s 6d & 3 6 
,, specimen plants for exhibition, with from 75 
to 150 buds .15s to 21 0 
,, on stems, with fine heads ... 5 s , 7 s fid, 1° 10 6 
For Conservatory and Greenhouse decoration 
nothing can exceed the beauty of this Azalea, when 
grown on stems from 3 to 5 feet high, with handsome 
crowns covered with buds. 
AZALEA Hybrid, in variety ... per doz , 24s to 30s 
These are seedlings obtained by crossing Azalea 
mollis with the Ghent varieties. For cut flowers they 
are a great acquisition. 
5 0 
5 ° 
Continued. 
Each—s. d. 
KALMIA latifolia, well set, imported, is 6d, 2s 6d, to 3 6 
LAURUSTINUS, well set. is 6d to 2 6 
Standards on 18-in. stems, fine . 3s 6d & 5 o 
LIILUM auratum, good bulbs ... 9d, is, is 6d to 2 6 
Extra fine . 3 s fid to 5 o 
lancifolium album, rubrum, and roseum 
gd to 1 o 
longiflorum .° 6 
candidum .3 d to 0 6 
Harrissi .per doz. 10s 1 o 
LILY OF VALLEY, fine strong clumps, imported, 
per doz., 12s 
Single Crowns, German per 100, 6s., per 1,000, 55s 
LILAC Charles X., well set with flower buds, im¬ 
ported from Paris, fine for forcing ... 2s 6d to 3 6 
Persian . 2s 6d to 3 6 
Virginalis white.3 6 
ORANGES. Otaheite, with fruit.3 6 
PRUNUS sinensis alba fl. pi. fine for forcing, very 
showy . 1 6 
rosea fl. pi. fine for forcing, very showy 
Pissardii 
PLANTS AND ROOTS FOR FORCING—Continued. PLANTS AND ROOTS FOR FORCING 
Each—s. 
AZALEA Indica, of sorts, fine plants set with buds, 
per doz., 18s, 30s, & 42s 
MOLLIS FLORE PLENO. —This new kind of Azalea 
has gained the admiration of all those who have had 
the opportunity of seeing it, and is unquestionably a grand 
acquisition to the lists of plants for forcing. It is of vigor¬ 
ous growth, sets its buds easily, and a most abundant 
bloomer, producing flowers in splendid trusses; and is 
admirably adapted not only for Greenhouse ornamenta¬ 
tion, but is most useful for making up of bouquets, &c. 
The following is a list of the varieties :— 
Ariadne, double white, the petals blotched with 
golden yellow. 3s 6d to 5 
Aida, very double, flowers pale rose ... 3s 6d to 5 
Appeles, scarlet, shaded with rose, a most beautiful 
variety. 3s 6d to 5 
II Tasso, red, theTowers being beautifully imbri¬ 
cated ... ‘. 3s 6d to 5 
Freya, ot stout habit, flowers mauve, white and 
double, the petals tipped with lilac, very fine 
3s 6d to 
Hora, beautiful trusses of yellow flowers, tinted 
with rose, the petals flaked with carmine-red 
■ 3s 6d to 
Velasquez, compact truss of creamy white flowers, 
bordered with rose.. 3s 6d to 5 o 
Mecene, flowers white, with lilac border 3s 6d to 5 o 
Norma, flowers flesh-coloured, shaded with clear 
rose, very pretty . 3s 6d to 5 o 
Phoebe, colour nankeen, perfect shape and nicely im¬ 
bricated... ... ... ... 3 s 6d to 5 0 
Virgile, flowers pale yellow, with slight nankeen 
streaks in the middle; a fine variety ... 3s 6d to 5 0 
Phidias, fine imbricated truss, the upper petals rosy- 
white, with a yellow shade. ... 3s 6d to 5 o 
DEUTZIA gracilis, not in pots.o 6 
,, extra strong, in pots is6dto 2 6 
crenata plena, in pots for forcing . 1 6 
DIELYTRA spectabilis, good roots ... per doz. 5s 
GENISTA Prsecox . per doz., 18s to 24s 
GLADIOLI Colvillei alb a, beautiful white 
per doz. is 3d, per 100 7s 6d 
HELLEBORUS niger . 1 6 
major . — . 2 6 
HYACINTHS, ROMAN .per 100, 17s 
HYACINTHUS candicans, fine for forcing, 
per doz., 2s 6d, per 100, 16s 
HYDRANGEA paniculata grandiflora in pots, 
is 6d to 2 6 
rissarau . . 2s 6d to 
ROSES, Teas, best sorts and good plants is 6d, 2s 6d, & 
H.P., in pots, best sorts, fine plants ... is 6d to 
RHODODENDRONS, all the most suitable varieties 
for early forcing, and grown specially for flowering 
in pots, well set with buds, very fine... 2S 6d to 
Extra fine . _ — . — ••• 
Cunningham’s White, hne ... 3s 6d to 
Nobleanum, set with buds . 3s6dto 
Hybrids, set with buds. is 6d to 
Mrs. Hardy and Snowflake ... . 
These are undoubtedly two of the best and most use¬ 
ful yet* introduced, and cannot be too highly recom¬ 
mended for forcing and decorative purposes, producing 
immense trusses of flowers of pure white: they are 
most profuse bloomers, and in every way a fine acqui¬ 
sition. They are quite hardy. . 
STAPHYLEA colchica, in pots for forcing, hne 
white is od to 
SPIRAEA japonica, strong imported clumps, per 
doz , 5s. 
aurea reticulata . »> _ I2S 
palmafa, pink variety.per doz. 9s & 12s 
Thunbergii, good plants .per doz. 12s 
TUBEROSES, Double American, 
doz.3s; 100, 17s 6a 
Excelsior Pearl ... doz. 3s.; 100, 17s 6d 
VIBURNUM Opulus, (Guelder Rose),fine plants^set 
with flowers, fine for forcing 
Standards . 
2 6 
is 6d to 
VINES—Planting and Fruiting Canes, ROSES, FRUIT TREES, FOREST TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES, &c. Catalogues Free on Application. 
NURSERY :-WindlestrawIee, Granton Koad. 
Seed Warehouse;—24, FREDERICK ST., EDINBURGH. 
