June 26, 1909. 



HORTICU LTU R £ 



899 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SO- 

 CIETY. 

 Some New Plants. 

 On the occasion of the meeting o£ 

 the various committees at the hall in 

 Vincent Square on June 8, Messrs. J. 

 Veitch & Sons contributed hybrids of 

 Gesnera and Gloxinia, which exhibit- 

 ■ed many interesting additions to a 

 class of stove plants possessing droop- 

 ing flowers of a blue or purple color- 

 ing of much decorative value. These 

 are derived from Gesnera Regina — a 

 plant with blue, pendant blooms, and 

 leaves with light colored veins and 

 ribs. Sometimes this species was em- 

 ployed as the male, and sometimes as 

 the female or seed-bearing parent, the 

 ■crosses being made with different va- 

 rieties of Gloxinias, Gloxinia Deva — a, 

 line crimson flower — being apparently 

 the more prepotent in the production 

 of rich coloring in the hybrids. 



Large flowered abutilons in yellow, 

 crimson rose and white came from H. 

 B. May. Mr. J. Douglas, the veteran 

 -carnation and auricula raiser, was to 

 the fore with Dianthus hybrids of the 

 garden pink and the Sweet William; 

 very good in regard to form and bright 

 of color. He also showed a cross with 

 this last named plant and the old 

 Uriah Pike carnation, the color of the 

 flower being crimson with a purplish 

 tint. It is a showy border plant. Stu- 

 art Low & Co., Ltd., showed a new 

 hardy pink called Progress, and Louis 

 Stuart carnation; and W. Cutbush & 

 Son, Highgate, staged the new Lady 

 Coventry of the Malmaison section, 

 that received the Society's award of 

 merit in May, last. The flower is large, 

 in color scarlet with a suspicion of 

 orange in it. 



The Orchids. 

 Orchids were less numerously shown 

 on this occasion, and but few awards 

 were made. F. Sander & Co. showed 

 among other things Cypripedium Gow- 

 erianum magnificum Schofleld's var., 

 with a flower of purple brown, tall 

 growing and handsome; six plants of 

 I-aelio cattleya Canhamiana Rex; the 

 bloom of opaque white, and lip of rich 

 purple; Laelio cattleya Eudoxa, a 

 cross between L. purpurata and C. 

 Mendelli. J. Veitch & Sons showed 

 Laelia Othone, an; orange-colored flow- 

 er; Disa Luna has bright rose pink 

 flowers caiTied on stems 3 ft. high, and 

 withal of much decorative value. In 

 Charlesworth & Co.'s, Spathoglottis 

 aurea Niwillardie attracted attention. 



The following brief descriptions of 

 remarkable species and varieties of or- 

 chids shown on this occasion will, no 

 doubt, have interest for lovers of these 

 plants: 



Laelio cattleya Mikado — This Is a 

 hybrid, of unrecorded origin, shown by 

 Lieut.-Col. Holtord, and one of the 

 most beautiful of its color. The flower 

 is of a pleasing form, excelling in 

 brightness, and of considerable size. 

 Its lip is of good expanse, ruby-colored 

 in the front, and possessing a yellow 

 margin. A first-class certificate was 

 awarded. The same exhibitor sent 

 Cattleya Mossiae A. Dimmock, a beau- 

 tiful variety of the C. Mossiae of the 

 Reineckiana breed. The flower has 

 wide petals and sepals of a blush color; 

 the lip is of the same color, only slight- 

 ly paler at the base; the disc yellow. 



and the white margin is crimped, and 

 of much breadth — a special feature of 

 the bloom. Laelio cattleya Feronia 

 (C. Enid L.-C. Haroldiana) was shown 

 by Sir Trevor Lawrence; a large showy 

 flower, rivalling in size that of L.-C. 

 Canhamiana. The lip is of a bright 

 ruby tint; sepals and petals cream- 

 colored, having a yellow tinge, the lat- 

 ter a pink suffusion. Odontoglossum 

 amabile Fowlerianum, a hybrid with 

 flowers of great width, and tinted with 

 pink towards the margins, and the in- 

 terior surface blotched with brown, 

 whilst the front of the lip is white. 



These last three received awards of 

 merit. Cirrhopelalum vaginatura, and 

 Angraecum expansum, from Sir T. 

 Lawrence's garden, were awarded bo- 

 tanical certificates. 



FREDERICK MOORE. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



Several persons have advised that 

 the last schedule of premiums be ad- 

 hered to by the A R. Society for the 

 next Rose Exhibition to be held in 

 New York City in March, 1910. Presi- 

 dent Poehlmann has requested the 

 committee which drew the last sched- 

 ule to act, and if in their judgment it 

 seems best, that the same be adopted 

 and published without delay. The 

 committee is composed of the follow- 

 ing: Messrs. Robt. Simpson, Alex. 

 Montgomery, John N. May, Frank R. 

 Pierson and Benj. Hammond. Life 

 certificates have been issued to Mrs. 

 Gertrude M. Hubbard, who by unani- 

 mous vote at the Buffalo meeting was 

 elected the first honorary life mem- 

 ber, and to Peter Crowe of Utica. 

 Treasurer Harry O. May reports that 

 with all bills paid he has a net cash 

 balance on hand. 



There is one thing which surely 

 should be done if the American Rose 

 Society is to grow among amateurs, 

 and that is to issue a special quarterly 

 — something whereby the interest in 

 the Association would be aroused in 

 those who do not see our excellent 

 trade papers. Two propositions have 

 been submitted— one from the "Gar- 

 deners' Chronicle," the other from the 

 "Garden Magazine." A general meet- 

 ing of the Rose Society will be called 

 during the session of the S. A. F. in 

 Cincinnati. His Honor the Mayor of 

 Detroit, Philip Breitmeyer, offers a 

 cash prize of flOO for the best collec- 

 tion of hardy outdoor roses, in pota 

 or tubs, to be exhibited at the next an- 

 nual Exhibition. The gentlemen who 

 provided the promised contributions 

 last November toward the prize fund 

 of the Society have loyally redeemed 

 their promises then made. 



BENJAMIN HAMMOND, Sec'y. 

 Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y. 



GREENHOUSE GLASS DROPS IN 

 THE TARIFF SCHEDULE. 



Amid the clash of interests in the 

 V. S. Senate pertaining to tariff rates, 

 the one large item of expenditure in 

 all greenhouse construction — window 

 glass— is affected. The Aldrich Com- 

 mittee refer the clause back with a 

 much lower rate than existed under 

 the present tariff. 



Senator Elihu Root of New York, 

 threw his powerful influence In favor 

 of this action. 



BENJAMIN HAMMOND, 

 Secretarv Tariff Committee, S. A. F. 



WESTCHESTER HORTICULTURAL 



AND AGRICULTURAL 



SOCIETY. 



The exhibition of this Society took 

 place in the Mount Kisco Opera House, 

 Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 18- 

 20. There was a splendid display of 

 loses, strawberries and perennial flow- 

 ers. Mr. Spavins, the local florist, 

 worked very hard to make the exhibi- 

 tion the success that it was and is 

 entitled to great credit for his decora- 

 tion of the exhibition hall. There was 

 a particularly noteworthy display in 

 the peony class, the first prize going 

 to Mr. W. Cowdin, Matthew Rail, gar- 

 dener; second prize to Mr. Clarence 

 Whitman, W. Wills, gardener. The 

 second prize exhibit was remarkable in 

 that fifty varieties of the finest peonies 

 were exhibited, all correctly named, 

 but unfortunately, the flowers were a 

 little past their best. A collection of 

 pressed native flowers exhibited by 

 Chas. Hilderbrandt, gardener to Sena- 

 tor Agnew, was of much interest. The 

 awards were as follows: 



Hardv Perpetual Koses— 1st, Chas. Whit- 

 man, gardenlr W. Wills; 2nd, J. Borden 

 Harriman, gardener M. J. O'Brien. Hy- 

 mid Teas-lst, Chas. Whitman, gardener 

 W Wills: 2nd, Moses Taylor, gardener K. 

 w' Heattv; 3rd. Hon. Seth Low, gardener 

 Hugh Birch. Vase of 12 Roses In Variety 

 -lit, J. D. Laying, gardener David Fran- 

 cis. Vase of 12 Roses, Wh'te^.l^t, Col. 

 Tav gardener A. L. Marshall; Jnd, Hon. 

 Seth Low, gardener Hugh Birch. Vase of 

 !■' Crimson Roses— 1st, Moses Taylor, gar- 

 dener U. W. Beatty; 2ud, Col. Jay, gar- 

 dener A. L. Marshall. Collection of 

 I'Tconies— 1st, W. Cowdin, gardener Mat- 

 thew Rail; 2nd. Clarence Whitman, gar- 

 dener W. Wills. The class for the best 

 strawberries was won by the Hon. Seth 

 Low, gardener Hugh Birch and the second 

 prize hv M. B. Fuller, gardener .1. Fleutl. 

 Perennials-lst. J. Borden Harnman, gar- 

 dener J. M. O'Brien; 2nd, Clarence Whit- 

 man, gardener W. Wills. 



The Westchester County Horticul- 

 tural and Agricultural Society is all 

 alive. It will hold another exhibition 

 in the autumn in addition to the 

 Chrysanthemum Show. The work of 

 the various members is increasing the 

 interest of a great many amateurs m 

 that locality. 



The judges, who gave complete sat- 

 isfaction, were Harry A. Bunyaid of 

 New York, and Robt. Angus of Tarry- 

 town. 

 HUNTINGTON HORTICULTURAL 

 AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 The annual Rose and Strawberry ex- 

 hibition of the Huntington (N. T.) 

 Horticultural and Agricultural Society 

 was held on June 15. The season was 

 good for strawberries and brought out 

 a fine display. Roses were also numer- 

 ous and excellent. The Huntington 

 Nursery Co. exhibited fifty varieties. 

 The judges were Walter Riddell and 

 John R. McCulloch. 



On strawberries, Clinton Gilbert WM 

 awarded first for size, H. T. & A. H. 

 Funnell for flavor and finish, H. Pauld- 

 ing for shipping, and John S. Baylia 

 for collection of named varieties. 



On roses, Walter Jennings, gardener 

 Richard Cartwrlght, took first for pink, 

 white, red and roses of any other color, 

 also for 12 roses, assorted, collecUon 

 of roses and vase of hardy flowers. W. 

 1 "Matheson, gardener Jas. Kirby, took 

 first for collection of hardy flowers, 

 sweet peas, carnations and collection 

 of peonies. 



