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riic- R()v;il Intcrnnrioiial wo,- in- Au-ssrs. lysi,.-. s.,„ ^ ,sii,ra> of sh.nu-u.. 



.Messrs. .Nolciill of W ooill)riil|.je had a more showy 



,, ..... exhibit of fUnviTiiij; shnib.s, but lacked the taste and 



HX II 1 ni t 1( )!! . arian^eiDent of the former firm, who included in their 



ffroup Japanese Maples, the variegated l/imorphanlluis. 



A.SCKNK of indescribable floral beauty awaited Ivies, Rhododendrons. Kaphiolepisjaponica, and amonj; 

 the Kin}{ .md Queen at the Chelsea Hospital the .Azaleas was a pretty dwarf variety with rounded 

 Gardens on Wednesday, jjnd .May. Their white flowers, and called Miss Hnist. 

 Majesties were recei\ed by the Duke of l'orll;ind, The Irish Tulips were well ahead of those from the 

 President of the Hxhibition, and, after shakinjj hands English growers, many of whom withdrew owing to the 

 with some ambassadors .ind sl.itesnicn. inspccli'd llie early seasoti. Hogg & Robertson put up a non-com- 

 various exhibits. petitive group, some of the varieties being exceptionally 

 Such a ilisplay ol Orchids has seldom been wilnessed line, such as Rosetta. Louis .\l\'.. .Mrs. Cleveland, &c. 

 before in the annals of horticulture ; one end of the tent In the centre were a few flowers of the beaulilul and 

 was filled by the exhibit of Lieutenant Colonel Sir (!. striking Irish Lorieli, uuforiiinately a diflicnit plant to 

 Holtord, K.CW.O. ; this glorious mass of Orchids, in- grow. 



eluding many fine novelties, winning the Kings Cup for .Messrs. .Alex. Dickson were successful in bringing 



the most meritorious exhibit in the show. back the following prizes : — 3rd prize, for ,^6 Roses not 



I'liderthe six-acre run of canvas, covering massive less than J4 distinct varieties; jnd prize, for iS Roses 



groups of ornamental and flowering plants, one is "^^t Ic^s than 12 distinct varieties; 2nd prize, for 12 



dazzled by the masses of Azaleas and RluHlodendrons. varieties, 9 flowers of each ; 2nd prize, for 6 Roses of 



Perfect rose gardens abound with ClimbiTig Roses on ■''".V varietysent out since January 1, iqog, their variety 



pergolas and masses of cut flowers. bein;,' .Alex. Hill Grey ; and a ,5rd. in the class for new pot 



Towards the centre of the large lent are luigc hanks Roses with George Dickson, 



of gay colours marking the places where Messrs. Sutton. Their large stand of Tulips was very good for such 



Webb and Carter have made their stands; and one '^ t"")''''?? season. Some outstanding varieties were 



marvels at the improvements in florists' flowers. The Pride of Inglesconibe, Kric, Inglescombc A'ellow. l-'awn 



ferns, with their restful and filmy-like fronds, will give and Louise de Valerie. 



one's eyes a rest; and then they are again attracted The Hugh Dickson firm also staged Roses in their 



by peaches, oranges, cherries, hanging in a tempting usual good form. 



fashion on the trees, with pergolas of vines near by. Messrs. Reamsbottom had a showy lot of their strain 



New strawberries from Laxtcn's, peaches from Rivers', of the St. Brigid .\nemone. while the Lissadellfirm 



apples and pears in quantity from Bunyard. .Seabrook. brought Hardy Primulas. When Primula Veitch's 



&c. ; while we note with pleasure that His Majesty the I-'nique and the Lissadell Hybrid are compared, the 



King has won two prizes for fruit. latter is easily seen to be the better plant. 



Our illustration shows a section of a group of stove 

 plants staged by Messrs. J. \'eilch anil Sons, to which 

 the President's Cup was .awardcil. We always expect 



something good from Veitch, but this was exceptional. H\ W . 11. P\i\k. 

 even for this firm. This huge group forms an ellipse 



with a frontage of 21.S feet. Palms and tree ferns form J- Clli.AI ^; -So.N, Crawley, put up a Rock and Water 



the centre ; Dracenas, Caladiums, Davallias, Marantas Garden in which Sussex sandstone was used. .A water 



give colour along with .Anlhuriums and Medinilla mag- P^^'l formed the foreground to a cliff of stone which 



nifica ; while Nepenthes are raised aloft, allowing Iheir ■^^■^■■* arranged in a rough outcrop, studded with various 



pitchers to be readilv seen. Our photo (page Si)) sbows plants, including Sax. Cotyledon. Lith. prostratum. 



Caladium Rose Laing, Anthurium crystallinum. the Dianthus arvernense, Ramondia. Saxifrag... &c. 



showy Croton and the gorgeous ClianthusDampieri. Wares, Ltd., Feltham, arranged a Rock Garden 



entwined with p.iths. which was very much to the ad- 

 vantage of the public. .\ very notable plant was seen 



II'ISII N'Ori'S in Dianthus casius, Ware's var. It has a dark calyx and 



a pleasing soft pink flower of good size. .Another old 



The Irish Cup (illustrated in our .April numberl for yet rare plant in Silene Hookeri was seen in -ne form. 



600 square feet of rockwork with suitable plants was It has a pink Gerbera-like flower of two inches across, 



awarded to Mr. J. Wood of Boston Spa, Yorkshire. It -Aster alpinus superbus and .A. alpinus rubra were shown 



is a well-built little piece of rockwork, with a winding with excellence, and Wahlenbergia saxicola was worth 



streamlet in front, but it is the rock which commands our cultural notice. Dianthus Atkinsoni was a besutiful 



attention, being built of well-weathered, stratified pieces plant as shown by this firm. Hardy Cypripediums were 



of limestone selected and placed with great care. It arranged in a bog enclosed by a wall studded with 



was planted judiciously, including plants as Iris cristata. Ramondia pyrenaica. Aubrieti;. Mrs. Lloyd Edwards 



Cathcartica, Aquilegia glandulosa. and Cypripediums, formed a good contrast to A. Bridesmaid, but it is 



&c. ; but some of the plants were past their best, and questionable if the new Aubrietia can rival the old and 



did not compare favourably with other exhibits. good Dr. Mules. Senecio Doronicum was also very 



The Irish Salvor given for 400 square feet of hardy- good Waterfalls and pools banked by Iris. Spira-a, 



flowering and foliage plants, arranged for eft'ect, was Gunnera, and natural water plants. 



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