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HORTI CULTURE 



June 18, 1910 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



This society held its annual ex- 

 hibition on May 24-26 in the gardens 

 of the Inner Temple, London. The 

 quality of the orchids was uniformly 

 high, better, I take it, than on any 

 previous occasion, and numerous de- 

 partures in coloring and form, were 

 remarked among the hybrids. In the 

 collection of orchids shown by F. 

 Mentieth Ogelvie, there were many 

 conspicuously fine plants. A much 

 admired specimen was the Brasso- 

 Laelio-Cattleya Veitchii; another re- 

 splendent plant noted was Brasso- 

 Cattleya-Digbiano Mossiae; and Bras- 

 so-Cattlaya Queen Alexandra. There 

 ■were many choice Odontiodas; the 

 white flowered Cattleya Dusseldorfii 

 Undine. 



The Duke of Marlborough, gard. 

 Mr. Hunter, exhibited many fine 

 Phalaenopsis, Cattleyas Empress Fred- 

 erick, L. C. Lord Rothschild, and 

 various hybrids. 



Sir Jeremiah Colman showed one of 

 the best lots. I would mention Stan- 

 hopea saccata, Odontoglossum Thom- 

 sonianum. with dark purple flowers, 

 some hybrid odontoglossums, including 

 O. Astarto and O. Duke of Cornwall, etc. 

 Vandas, aerides and phalaenopsis, were 

 notable in a group sent by J. Talbot 

 Clifton; especially fine being Phalae- 

 nopsis Sumatrana — a rare species with 

 creamy white blooms. Laelio-Cattleya 

 Aphrodite var Mark Hambourg, a 

 large flowered variety with white 

 petals and sepals, and bright crimson 

 Up; Cattleya Mossiae Reineckiana — 

 Hardy's variety, and C. Lady Dooring- 

 ton of the Mendelii section. 



Sander & Sons had a large group, 

 showing excellent quality. more 

 especially odontoglossums and milton- 

 las. Some rare and new Peruvian 

 orchids were remarked, and among 

 them a Gongora, a greenish Mor- 

 modes and Lycaste Peruviana. Great 

 novelties of merit were observed in 

 Miltonia vexillaria Memoria Baron 

 Schroeder, and Odontoglossum Memo- 

 ria King Edward VII. 



Stuart Low & Co., showed a fine 

 group in which were noted cattleyas 

 and dendrobiums chiefly: Phalaenopsis 

 Rimestadiana, Cattleya Mossiae la 

 Vierge, and C. M. Bush Hill var, both 

 white, were of fine quality. There 

 were likewise observed in this exhibit 

 Cattleya Dusseldorfii Undine, Cat- 

 tleya intermedia coerulea, Brassia 

 brachiata major, Cymbidium Schroderi, 

 Pleurothallis Birchenallii, Masdevallia 

 O'Brieniana, etc. Mansell & Hatcher 

 had also a showy group. J. Veitch & 

 Sons, Chelsea, showed their beautiful 

 Brasso-Laelio-Cattleya Veitchii, one 

 of the finest hybrids. The same may 

 be said of L. C. Dominiana Langley- 

 ensis, etc. 



First Class Certificates other than 

 those named above, were awarded to 

 Cattleya Lawrenceana Mary Regtna, 

 shown by Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., 

 and the first pure white variety of 

 this species. This firm received a like 

 award for Sobralia Charlesworthii. 

 M. Chas. Vuylsteke was awarded a 

 first class certificate for Odontioda 

 King George V (Odontioda Vuyles- 

 tekeae X Odontoglossum laudatum). 

 This remarkable hybrid was raised In 

 Mr. Vuylsteke's nursery in Ghent. 

 Odontoglussum eximium Empress of 

 India (O. crispum X O. ardentlssimum) 

 and Cattleya Mendelii Princess Vic- 



toria, shown by Messrs Mansell & 

 Hatcher received like honors. 



Sander & Sons were awarded 

 botanical certificates for Lycaste Peru- 

 viana and for Bifrenaria bicornaria. 



Roses were extra good at this show. 

 Messrs. Paul & Son made a marvelous 

 display in the big marque with potted 

 plants. I may specify the following, 

 viz.: Paula, a yellow Tea, Mme. 

 Segond-Weber, Mildred Grant, Harum, 

 Jenny Gillemot, and Chateau de Clas 

 Von Gerb, a dark, odoriferous flower. 

 Hobbies, Ltd., made a good display 

 with climbing varieties, and among 

 them I observed the novel Veitchen- 

 blau; B. R. Cant & Sons, and F. Cant 

 & Co., both exhibited Ramblers in 

 quantity, the majority being of Ameri- 

 can origin, and but few that were new. 

 G. Mount & Son, Canterbury, well 

 maintained their reputation for good 

 quality in roses. 



Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) were finely 

 shown by Robert Ker & Sons, in 

 self crimsons and reds, also in feath- 

 ered blooms with white grounds. 

 Space admits of mention of but a few 

 of the rare pink color, viz.: Pink 

 Pearl and Rosy Belle. Cinerarias in 

 many colors, Streptocarpus. Schizan- 

 thus and Gloxinias were ably shown 

 by J. Carter & Co. J. Veitch & Sons 

 showed numbers of Streptocarpus in 

 heliotrope, rose pink, and white varie- 

 ties; Gerberas, and a group of Senecio 

 auriculatissima and Notonia Grantii. 

 Phyllocactus were shown by H. Can- 

 nell & Sons, including P. German Em- 

 press, a flesh-colored variety. Messrs. 

 W. Bull & Sons showed Amaryllis — 

 nearly 100 plants— of which Norah, 

 Queen Mary, Sunbeam and Beryl were 

 of beautiful form and fine color. Hardy 

 plants, Alpines, etc., were shown in 

 abundance, sweet peas and tulips like- 

 wise: and the exhibits out of doors, 

 such as azaleas, rhododendrons, ivies, 

 vitis, metrosideros, pygmy trees, vio- 

 las, and numerous examples of garden 

 rockeries of very good design, were 

 worthy of the occasion. F. MOORE. 



PARIS SPRING SHOW. 



We have in type a very interesting 

 description of this great annual horti- 

 cultural event from the pen of C. Har- 

 man Payne, for which we have not room 

 this week, but which we hope to pub- 

 lish in our next issue. Floral Art was 

 well exemplified in the department al- 

 lotted to this work, in which the Pari- 

 sian florists lead the world. Our cover 

 illustration shows the exhibit of one 

 of the most noted artists in France. 



NEWS NOTES. 



Hartford, Conn. — Mrs. Keep has pur- 

 chased the greenhouses of Charles 

 Mason. 



Cleveland, Ohio. — A 100 foot green- 

 house, to supplant the hotbeds now 

 in use, will be built in Gordon Park. 



Shawano, Wis. — Ed. Lenger has pur- 

 chased a greenhouse here and expects 

 to be ready for business in a short 

 time. 



Indianapolis, Ind. — Lester P. Benson 

 has purchased the stock and fixtures 

 of The Beecher Floral Co., at Cincin- 

 nati, and has moved same to Indian- 

 apolis. 



Cincinnati, O. — Fred Bruegman has 

 disposed of his interest in the firm of 

 Edwards & Co., Newport, Ky., to his 

 sister, Mrs. Edwards, and has accepted 

 a position as salesman with Peter 

 dinger, 12S E. 3rd street. 



SOME NOTABLE VISITORS. 



We had the pleasure of meeting, on 

 the evening previous to their departure 

 for home. Dr. Frederick Keeble, editor 

 of "The Gardeners' Chronicle" of Eng- 

 land, and Mr. Leonard Sutton, of the 

 firm of Sutton & Sons, Reading, Eng- 

 land. These gentlemen have been 

 visiting America as members of the 

 Deputation to Universities of Canada 

 and the United States, appointed by 

 the Council of University College, 

 Reading, England, to visit centres of 

 agricultural education and research in 

 America with the object of collecting 

 information to be used in developing 

 the efficiency of agricultural and horti- 

 cultural education in Britain. The 

 other members of the Deputation were 

 Messrs. E. D. Mansfield of Trinity Col- 

 lege, Oxford; W. M. Childs. Principal 

 of Keble College, Oxford; and R. V. 

 O. Hart-Synnot, director of Department 

 of Agriculture and Horticulture of Uni- 

 versity College, Reading. After meet- 

 ing and talking with Dr. Keeble one 

 can readily understand how under its 

 present editorial control the time-hon- 

 ored Gardeners' Chronicle still retains 

 its pre-eminence among the horticul- 

 tural publications of the world. He 

 is a young man of most engaging per- 

 sonality and convincing sincerity. We 

 regret that the circumstances of this 

 visit prevented him from any oppor- 

 tunity to inspect the great horticul- 

 tural establishments of our country 

 and make the acquaintance of our lead- 

 ing commercial men in the florist, nur- 

 sery and seed trade and hope that he 

 may, in the near future, be enabled to 

 carry out his expressed intention to 

 again visit us with this end in view. 

 Mr. Sutton also expressed much pleas- 

 ure regarding what he had been able 

 to see in this, his second visit to 

 America — the first having been some 

 twenty years ago. He talks very en- 

 tertainingly regard.ing the development 

 in primula, chrysanthemums, cineraria 

 and other florists' seeds for which his 

 house has enjoyed a world-wide repute 

 tor so many years. Two older brothers, 

 with Mr. Leonard Sutton and two 

 younger members of the family con- 

 stitute the firm of Sutton & Sons. The 

 visitors sailed for England, Saturday, 

 June 11, on the St. Louis. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS 

 AND ORNAMENTAL HOR- 

 TICULTURISTS. 

 Department of Registration. 

 As no objections have been filed, 

 public notice is hereby given that the 

 registration of the fern, "Nephrolepis 

 Roosevelt," by The American Rose & 

 Plant Co. of Springfield, Ohio, becomes 

 complete. H. B. DORNER, Secretary. 

 June 9, 1910. 



NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW. 



Contracts have been completed, ap- 

 proved by the general committee of 

 the S. A. F. and duly signed for the 

 lease of Mechanics Building, Boston, 

 and installing Chester I. Campbell as 

 general manager for the National 

 Flower Show in March, 1911, under 

 the direction of a Committee of Con- 

 trol consisting of the following mem- 

 bers: F. R. Pierson, chairman; J. K. 

 M. L. Farquhar, Patrick Welch, E. 

 Allan Pierce and Thomas Roland. It 

 was voted to issue at once a call for 

 twenty per cent, payment on the 

 guarantee fund. 



