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Flower  (7ft),  Cuphea  platycentra,Ricinus  communis,  ancl 
R.  Gibsoni;  Eucalyptus  globulus,  Dasylirion  Hookeri, 
Acacia  lopliantha  (10ft),  Fatsia  japonica,  and  other 
plants,  having  Tradescantia  zebrina  and  Euonymus 
radicans  over  the  ground.  In  Hyde  Park  we  find  Palms, 
Eucalptus,  Cordylines,  Phvllostachys  and  such  similar 
plants  in  larger  beds,  with  Cannas  and  Funkias  beneath 
and  as  edgings.  As  a  rule  some  Bougainvilleas,  Plum¬ 
bagos,  Acalyphas,  and  plants  named  in  my  list  on  page 
202,  August  28,  are  employed  in  other  beds,  or  are 
plunged  deeply  in  the  grass  throughout  the  region  of 
the  beds. 
Regent’s  Park. 
Mr.  Jordan  maintains  the  floral  decorative  features 
of  this  park  ever  at  the  highest,  and  has  developed  the 
naturalising  of  plants  in  the  grassy  recesses  and  by  the 
shrubbery  banks.  In  the  springtime  the  park  is  crowded 
with  brilliant  Crocuses,  Daffodils,  and  other  flowers  of 
the  season ;  now  it  is  Hollyhocks,  single  and  double, 
and  Pentstemons,  Snapdragons,  Violas,  and  hosts  of  other 
gay  and  handsome  subjects.  In  the  formal  flower  beds 
and  borders  are  some  charming  displays.  In  an  oval 
bed  we  find  yellow  Carnations  over  Viola  Blue 
Diamond.  A  great  bed  of  mixed  Fuchsias  in  all  sizes 
is  quite  a  feature,  and  the  plants  are  well  flowered. 
The  large  sub-tropical  bed  near  that  containing  suc¬ 
culents  is  again  rich  and  at  its  best,  but  it  is  unneces¬ 
sary  to>  name  the  plants.  One  of  the  brightest  small 
beds  contain  Abutilon  Savitzi  and  golden  Celosias 
over  Tradescantia  zebrina.  There  are  also  dwarf 
plants  of  red-leaved  Acalypha  musaica  and  Chi  orophy  turn 
variegatum.  Borders  of  crimson  and  golden  Celosia  pyramidalis 
intermixed,  and  having  Saxifraga.  muscoides  and  white  Lobelia 
over  the  ground  beneath,  is  also  very  pleasing.  A  bed  of 
Araucaria  excelsa.  (5ft)  with  bushy  Marguerites  below  them,  in  a 
round  bed,  gave  charm,  because  it  was  novel.  A  narrow  border 
having  Dactylis  glomerata  variegata  and  bushy  plants  of  Begonia 
semperflorens  mixed  with  Grevillea  robusta  above,  and  Saxifraga 
muscoides  as  a  broad  edge,  might  be  copied  with  advantage  else¬ 
where.  Abutilon  Thompsoni  and  Begonia  Corbeille  de  Feu,  both 
as  tall  plants,  the  bed  being  edged  with  Salvia  Scalaria  (small, 
and  grey  leaved),  and  Cineraria  maritima,  deserves  notice ;  and 
.lastly  there  is  a  pretty  little  bed  filled  with  white  tuberous 
Begonias  above  blue  Lobelia. 
Victoria  Park. 
Bedding  in  this  very  large  and  interesting  place  in  the  East 
End  of  London  is  so  furnished  as  to  produce  a  brilliant  display  of 
flowers  rather  than  refined  foliar  effects.  A  round  bed  with 
purple  leaved  Celosia  pyramidalis  above  the  yellow  flowered 
Musk,  and  edged  with  Alternanthera  paraonychioides,  was  neat 
and  bright.  The  great  scroll  carpet  bed  each  year  conveys  a 
supplicatory  sentence  of  loyal  tenour  for  King  and  country.  The 
excerpt  this  year  prays  that  “  God  and  his  angels  guard  our 
sacred  throne,”  and  beneath,  or  in  front  of  this,  “  God  Save  the 
King.”  The  words  are  easily  read,  for  the  large  letters,  formed 
neatly  of  Echeverias,  stand  out  boldly  from  their  setting  of 
Mr.  J.  V.  Fleming’s  Eight  Dishes  of  Fruit. 
Herniaria  and  Alternanthera.  The  large  bed  of  succulents  pro¬ 
vides  another  feature  of  interest,  the  more  so  this  year  because 
of  two  green-leaved  Agave  americana  now  flowering.  The  scapes 
reach  25ft  or  so  in  height.  The  yellow  flowers  seem  to  furnish 
special  attractions  and  reward  to  the  bees.  Around  the  bed  of 
succulents  there  are  plunged  Agapanthus  and  Araucarias.  The 
colour  and  effects  from  the  following  were  good : — An  oblong 
bed  with  Pelargonium  Raspail  in  the  centre  and  a  broad  band  of 
blue  Ageratum  surrounding  it,  the  edge  being  of  golden  Fuchsia, 
probably  Meteor.  A  three-winged  geometrical  bed  had  also 
scarlet  Pelargoniums  filling  the  centre,  then  a  band  of  Flower  of 
Spring,  or  similar  variety,  with  the  flowers  of  a  purple  Viola 
peeping  through  the  leafage,  and  succeeded  by  another  band  of 
the  dark  leaved  Coleus,  outside  of  which  came  blue  Lobelia,  and 
lastly  an  edge  of  Eclieveria.  A  round  bed  of  dark  leaved  Cannas, 
edged  with  Iresine  and  Echeveria  metallica,  gave  a  study  in 
dark  red ;  while  a  similar  shaped  bed  contained  Zea  Mays 
variegata  with  a  dark  crimson  flowered  Antirrhinum  through  and 
among  the  foregoing.  In  Victoria  Park  there  is  a  deer  enclosure 
with  a  colony  of  these  beautiful  sportive  creatures  grazing  con¬ 
tentedly.  Peacocks  and  peahens  are  about  to  be  installed,  and 
with  their  winter  garden,  a  Chrysanthemum  house,  botanical 
garden,  and  spaces  for  cricket,  football,  and  other  recreations, 
their  ground  for  lectures,  mass  meetings,  bands,  their  bathing 
and  boating  lakes,  and  splendid  roads  for  cycling  on,  all  within 
the  area  of  this  park,  the  public  within  reachable  distance  of  it 
have  no  cause  to  grumble  at  the  variety  of  features  furnished 
for  their  use  and  enjoyment. — J.  H.  D. 
Black  Hamburgh  Grapes. 
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Fruit  at  Bath  Show. 
Bath  horticultural  exhibition  was  held  on  August  27  and 
28,  and  a  repoi't  of  the  show  appeared  in  last  week’s  Journal 
on  pages  229  and  230.  To-day  we  illustrate  some  of  the 
fruit  exhibits,  including  a  side  view  of  the  fruit  tent,  from 
photographs  taken  specially  by  Mr.  E.  E.  Rye  of  Bristol. 
The  collection  of  eight  dishes  of  fruit  on  this  page  won  first 
prize.  This  was  staged  by  J.  V.  Fleming,  Esq.  (gardener, 
Mr.  W.  Mitchell)  of  Romsey,  and  included  the  following  : 
Madresfield  Court  and  Muscat  of  Alexandria  Grapes, 
Pineapple  Nectarines,  Sea  Eagle  Peaches,  Quarrenden 
Apples,  Williams’  Bon  Chretien  Pears,  Angelina  Burdett 
Plums,  and  Triumph  Melon,  an  excellent  collection. 
The  Gros  Maroc  Grapes  were  those  staged  in  the  class 
for  any  variety  of  black  Grapes,  by  R.  C.  B.  Cave,  Esq. 
(gardener,  Mr.  C.  Smith),  and  finer  bunches  are  seldom, 
if  ever,  seen  at  any  show.  The  Black  Hamburgh  Grapes  on 
page  246  were  products  of  Mr.  Mitchell’s  skill,  he  who 
succeeded  with  the  above  collection  of  eight  dishes  of  fruit. 
The  fruit  at  Bath  Show  is  uniformly  of  a  superior  quality. 
In  a  succeeding  issue  we  will  show  Colonel  Vivian’s  Peaches 
as  grown  by  Mr.  Strugnell ;  and  a  specimen  Fuchsia  from 
Mr.  G.  Tucker  of  Hibberton  Marsh. 
