June 10, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



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Mr. Florist:— You can save money on the bulbs you expect to grow this 

 Fall, if you order them now, instead of two or three months later. 



We have bought heavily of the best bulbs procurable in Bermuda, Japan, 

 Holland and French markets, and will, until July 1st, offer special induce- 

 ments to encourage our customers to place their orders earlier than usual. 



Send us a list showing the bulbs you wish to grow this Fall— Lilies, 

 Tulips, Narcissi, Hyacinths, etc.— and we will make a special and con- 

 fidential quotation on your order. Our regular B'all Catalogue will 

 be ready in July, but the prices we will make you now will be at a large 

 reduction, for the reasons stated above. 



Write for "CONFIDENTIAL QUOTATION" —and write to-day. This offer is 

 good only until July 1st, 1911. 



BRITISH HORTICULTURE. 

 The Temple Flower Show. 



In brilliant weather and under the 

 most favorable auspices, the great 

 show of the Royal Horticultural So- 

 ciety was opened in the historic Tem- 

 ple Gardens in London, on May 23rd. 

 The grounds were crowded with a 

 fashionable assembly, for the pres- 

 ence of the King and Queen gave an 

 added social importance to the event. 

 The best samples of the florist's art 

 were to be seen, whilst the groups of 

 flowering shrubs and trees in the 

 grounds, and the rock gardens, afford- 

 ed interesting objects for countless 

 admirers. As usual the orchids made 

 a magnificent display, such noted or- 

 chidists as Messrs. Charlesworth & 

 Co., J. Cypher & Sons, J. & A. Mc- 

 Bean, Sander & Son, E. V. Low and 

 others, contributing their finest treas- 

 ures. Most of the leading British ros- 

 arians were represented and there 

 were one or two notable novelties in 

 this section. W. Paul & Son, of Wal- 

 tham Cross, received an award of 

 merit for a new H. T., Portia, a shape- 

 ly bloom, of flesh color and very 

 fragrant. They also received an 

 award for Sylvia, a white-flowered hy- 

 brid Wichuraiana. There was a splen- 

 did array of the Rambler type, whose 

 popularity appears to be steadily on 

 the increase amongst rose lovers. The 

 whole display was one of the finest 

 collections of roses which has ever 

 been brought together in London. 



Amongst the hardy shrubs an object 

 of attention was Davidia involucrata, 

 which Messrs. Veitch & Sons have in- 

 troduced from China. A first class 

 certificate was awarded. As custom- 



ary, J. Waterer & Sons, of Bagshot, 

 Surrey, were to the fore in the rhodo- 

 dendron section. They received a spe- 

 cial award for Corona, of a fascinating 

 shade of pink, and a valuable addition 

 to their admirable assortment of these 

 subjects. Other rhododendrons re- 

 ceiving awards were: Loder's White, 

 of the R. indica type (shown by G. 

 Reuthe, of Keston, Kent) ; R. Glory of 

 Littleworth, orange and pale primrose, 

 and R. Littleworth Corallina, soft 

 flesh pink, both shown by Miss Man- 

 gles, of Seale, Surrey. R. and G. Cuth- 

 bert, of Southgate, Middlesex, received 

 an award of merit for pink azalea 

 Duchess of Portland; a superb cross 

 between the sinensis and mollis varie- 

 ties. Carnations formed an attractive 

 feature, the best American and British 

 kinds being well represented. W. 

 Wells & Co., Ltd., of Merstham, Sur- 

 rey,, made a good display with White 

 House, Pink Delight, and other well 

 known varieties. C. H. Herbert, of 

 Acocks Green, Birmingham, showed 

 Progress, a new rose-carmine. Cut- 

 bush & Sons, of Highgate Nurseries, 

 London, N., had a particularly fine col- 

 lection. 



Jottings. 



The carnation, Lady Hermione, has 

 been selected for the bouquet to be of- 

 fered to ihe Queen on Coronation day 

 by the Gardeners' Co. This was raised 

 by the late Martin Ridley Smith, Pres- 

 ident of the National Carnation So- 

 ciety; it is the offspring of Cntsader, 

 crossed with the pollen of the old 

 blush Malmaison, and is of a salmon 

 pink tint, with sweet fragrance. — A 

 very satisfactory report was presented 

 at the annual meeting of the British 



Gardeners' Ass'n., held in London, 

 during the Temple show week. — 

 Messrs. Barr & Sons are shortly re- 

 moving their nursery from Surbiton 

 to Taplow in Bucks. Their gorgeous 

 displays of tulips in the blooming sea- 

 son have been a familiar object to 

 travelers on the London and South- 

 western railway line. — At the annual 

 festival banquet of the Gardeners' 

 Royal Benevolent Institution, held in 

 London on May 23rd, the sum of 

 £2400 was collected. 



W. H. ADSETT. 



PERSONAL. 



Frederick Stewart has taken a posi- 

 tion with H.. W. Field. Northampton, 

 Mass. 



.lulius Roehrs, Sr., has returned 

 from his European trip looking the 

 picture of perfect health. 



Howard R. Morgan has resumed his 

 former position at Miss Bell Miller's 

 greenhouses, Springfield, 111. For the 

 past four years he has been with J. 

 F. AVilcox of Council Bluffs, la. 



Harry Turner has accepted the po- 

 sition of superintendent of the Unter- 

 meyer estate at Greystone, N. Y. He 

 is succeeded at Castle Gould by Mr. 

 Virt, who was his assistant while 

 there. 



Visitors in New York: P. M. Koster, 

 Boskonp. Holland; J. W. Ebbinge, of 

 Ebbinge & Van Groos, Boskoop; W. 

 J. Eldering, Haarlem. Mr. Koster will 

 sail for home on the Rotterdam, June 

 27. Thomas Gould, .Ir.. and wife, Ven- 

 tura, Cal., on their honeymoon. 



