The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-11 00:00:00

THE HORTICULTURAL GARDENS.

The second great flower show of the season was
held yesterday at South Kensington, in the new
gardens of the society. Even during the short time,
that has elapsed since the opening fete, wonderful
progress has been made in the grounds, not shown
so much, however, by the erection of any new work
as by the completeness of those which were hurried
forward for the opening. Thus all the paths and
terraces have been carefully and permanently gra-
velled, the greater part of the lawns re-turfed, and
the inlaid flower bed completed with their brilliant
mosaic paths. The late favourable weather, and the
careful gardening of Mr. Eyles, has brought these
beautiful little parterres out in all their colours,
and the effect which they Low produce on the slop-
ing lawn is wonderfully pretty and striking. The
large basin into which the cascade is to fall has also
been finished, though not yet surrounded with its
ornamental balustrade, and immediately overlooking
the back of this little reservoir the foundations are
laid for the erection of the Exhibition Memorial of
1851. In fact, in the gardens themselves, grass,
trees, and flowers begin to wear the soft, green
healthy look which shows them to be recovering
from the transplantation, and thriving kindly. How
long it will be before all the varied sculptured work
of the beautiful arcades is finished, before all the
handsome pedestals are surmounted with vases and
the niches filled with statues, it is hard to say. To
finish them in this respect as they really deserve to
be finished would require a larger outlay of money
than the Horticultural Socineteyedcafnorwedlelsyspoanrdeejnuesyt
now. There is no immediate hurry, however,
for this season, and no
for the next when we see what has been done in a
similar case by
individual efforts at the Wel-
lington College. There it was considered that the
niches for statues and busts would never be filled,
but already six statues have been presented, and
no less than twenty-two fine busts, all in bronze.
probably
It was with a view of stimulating the
Fellows to making individual offerings of the same
kind that two of these statues and all the busts were
shown yesterday for the first time at Kensington.
The statues shown yesterday were those of Marshal
Lord Beresford and Lord Hill. The busts represent
General Sir. C. Colville, Sir James M'Grigor, Lord
Hardinge, the Earl of Strafford, General Sir John
Oswald, General Sir W. Ponsonby, General Sir
John Slade, General Sir Gaspard Le Marchant,
General Sir Lowry Cole, General Sir William
Houston, General Sir R. Ferguson, the Marquis
of Londonderry, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord
Lyndhurst, General Sir George Walker, Lord
Harris (under whom the Duke served at the siege of
Seringapatam), General Sir D. Pack, Lord Edward
Somerset, General Craufurd, General Sir R. An-
struther, and Lord Cowley. All these statues and
busts have been modelled by Mr. Theed. They
are !not remarkable as likenesses, but the pecu-
liarity of them is that they have all, even to the
largest, been made by Messrs. Elkington by the
electrotyping process. This is opening up a new
era for bronze statues and busts, for while the most
exquisite finish is secured by this process the cost
of the work is reduced to little more than half
what it would be if cast in metal by the ordinary
method. The statues we have mentioned (all of
which have been presented by relatives to Wel-
lington College) are the largest and most impor-
tant examples of electrotyping yet cast, and the
success of the experiment is considered to be so
perfect that it has now been decided to execute the
bronze figures for the '5l Exhibition Memorial in
the same manner. At all events, now that busts
can be bronzed so well and durably, and for so small
a price, we hope before long to see a few more of
the niches and pedestals of South Kensington wor-
thily occupied.
Yesterday the roses were arranged along the in-
terior of the Conservatory. There were roses of almost
every colour, and almost of any size ; but they were
placed without any reference to colour or variety,
and also the flowers themselves were overblown,
the latter result being due perhaps to the recent
wet weather. The great heat of the Conservatory,
however, rendered a long examination of the
flowers rather a serious task, and even the most
enthusiastic florists were fain to escape from its
sultry atmosphere yesterday to the shady arcades

and cool lawns outside. It would be a decided
improvement if, during the great heats of summer,
the bulk of the show were arranged under the
cloisters.

During the early part of the day his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Cambridge, with the Princess
Mary, honoured the gardens with their presence.
To say who else were there would simply be to re-
cite half the names in the Peerage or Court Guide.
At the close of the evening the South Kensington
Volunteers marched into the grounds to receive a
presentation of three silver bugles, which were pre-
sented to the corps by ladies in the neighbourhood.
The following are some of the chief prizes
awarded for the flowers :

CLACK 1. 96 Varieties of Roses (Nurserymen).—lst prize,
J. Mitchell, Piltdown Nurseries, Maresfield—X7 ; 2d ditto,
John Reynes, nurseryman, Salisbury—£s; 3d ditto, E.
Hollambay, Tunbridge Wells—£3 ; 4th ditto, Messrs. Paul
and Son, Old Cheshunt Nurseries, Herts—£2 ; extra ditto,
W. Paul, Waltham-cross—£l 10s.

CLASS 2. 48 Varieties of Roses (Nurserymen).-Ist prize,
John Cranston, King's Acre Nurseries, Hereford—£4 ;2d
ditto, B. R. Cant, Colchester—i3; 2d ditto, J. Reynes,
Salisbury—£2; 4th ditto, R. Laing, Twickenham Nurseries
—£l; extra ditto, E. P. Francis, Hertford-15s. ; ditto, E.
Hollamby, Tunbridge Wells-15s. ; ditto, Messrs. Paul and
Son, Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, lierts, 15s. ; ditto, Charles
Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough-15s,

CLASS 3. 24 Varieties of Roses (Nurserymen).—let prize,
John Reynes, Salisbury—£2 10s. ; 2d ditto, Messrs. J. and
J. Fraser, Lea-bridge-road, Leyton, £2 ; 3d ditto, R. Laing,
Twickenham Nurseries—Xl 10s. ; 4th ditto, John Cattell,
Westerham, Kent—£l; extra ditto, B. R. Cant, Colchester
—lss.

CLASS 4. 24 Varieties of Roses (Nurserymen).-Ist prize,
John Reynes, Salisbury—£2 ;2d ditto, Charles Turner,
Slough—£l.

CLASS 5. 48 Varieties of Roses (Amateur).-Ist prize,
John T. Hedges, Reed-hall, Colchester—B ;2d dittO, Miss
L. Crawshay, Caversham-park, Reading—Dl; 3d ditto,John
Hollingworth, Maidstone—X3 ; 4th ditto, G. T. Brush,
gardener to Mr. J. Tritton, Norwood—X2.

CLASS 6. 24 Varieties of Roses (Amateurs).-Ist prize,
W. Corp, Milford, Salisbury—£4; 2d ditto, J. T. Hedge,
Reed-hall, Colchester—£2; 3d ditto, A. Moffat, gardener
to Viscount Maynard, Easton, Dunmow, Essex—£l.
CLASS 7. 18 Varieties of Roses (Amateurs).—lst prize,
Rev. W. F. Radclyffe, Rushton Rectory, Blandford—X3 ;
2d ditto, Mr. E. Moore, Horsell, near Woking, Surrey—£l
103. ; 3d ditto, Mr. J. T. Hedge, Reed •hall, Colchester-1.
CLASS 8. 12 Varieties of Roses (Amateurs).—lst prize,
J. T. Hedge, Reed-hall, Colchester—Ll 10s. ; equal ditto,
IW. Corp, Milford, Salisbury—V. 10s. ;21 ditto, Rev. H.
Helvar, Tendon:Ler, Yeovil—£l.
Charles T
CLASS 9. 50 Roses, 12 varieties, in pots (open)-25 prize,
Turner Royal Nurseries, Slough—£4.
CLASS 12. 12 New Roses, 1860-1, single trusses, distinct
(open).—lat prize, Messrs. J. and J. Fraser, Lea-bridge-
road, Ley on— ; equal Colchester-£2; 2d ditto, ditto, B. R. Cant, nurseryman,
J. Standish, Royal Nursery,
Slough—Ll
Salisbury— 103. ; 3d ditto, John. Reynes, nurseryman,
LL
CLASS 13. Collection of Moss Roses, single truces (open).
2
it—unlatt, prize,
_Mxe3ssrs. Paul and Son, Old Nurseries, Ches.
;
d ditto, E. Hollamby, nurseryman,
Tunbridge Well—X2.

CLASS 16. Miscellaneous.—Extra Prizes to Messrs. J.
Veitch, jun., Exeter and Chelsea—£l 108. ;J. Mitchell,
nurseryman, Maresfiuld, Sussex—Xl 10s.; J. Standish,
Royal Nursery, Bagshot—Sl ; E. liollamby, nurseryman,
Tunbridge `Yells—£l.

An annular eclipse of the sun took place between
midnight and five o'clock on Monday morning last, but
could not be seen in this hemisphere. It was visible to the
French army in Cochin China and a great part of the
Eastern hemisphere. This is the second eclipse of the kind
during the present year. On the 12th of November there
will be a passage of Mercury over the sun's disc.
visible at Paris if the sky be clear ; also on Dec. 17 a partial
eclipse of the moon; and on the 31st of the same month an
eclipse of the sum, total in some place, but only partial in
France.

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