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Pritntila cockbuniiana, \iu'iiu>iu' paltnata allia. 

 Trolliiis paluliis | wlilili is a small rililioii of T. 

 ciiiop;i.'iis. ami pi-jliaps a lillU- loss deep in colour), 

 Walilenberfjia soipvUilolia major wore also jcooil. 

 Haril\' I'lTiis, waliT plan'.s svirrouiulnl llu* pool ol 

 wali'r. 



liarr & Sjii. Taplow, showoti massos of all impin'tant 

 Alpine plants, includinj^ h^rinvis iilpiniis, 'riiymus soi- 

 pvlliim ,'ilbns, I'rimuta \*oilchii, Chrysi>j^onum virijini- 

 aniini, llorniiniim pyriMiaiciim suporbimi, l^x,ilis oinua- 

 pliylla (a loot across), \'iola j;racilis, Onosma Boiirj;.'ci, 

 O. stelliilatiim, O. Tliompsoni. The rock jjardcn was 



M. Pritchnrd, the hardy planisman from ChriM- 

 iliiircli, Hants, put up avery fine natural rock gurdcn, 

 on which we saw the rarest lot of .Alpines of any stand 

 ill the show, includhij; Diaiilhus K. J. Anderlon, Scutel- 

 laria indica japonica, l.iiiaria ori^anirolia. Origanum 

 Dictaniiuis, Azalcji ros;eflora, Areiiaria Kraiiditlora, 

 l.vchnis pyrenaicaalb.i, QCnoihera ovala, \'iola pedala, 

 llippocrepis coniosa M.'ithiola valcsiaica, Saponaria 

 ocvmoides alba, Asterictis niaritinuis, Mdr.'iianlhuR 

 puinilio, .1 while l.iihospernium, Silene Hookcri, Tlia- 

 lictrum pubcscens, and a very fine mass of DianthuR 

 Napoleon III. The whole idea of the garden showed 



rhoto by-} 



W. A.MMI; 



\i-:rn.H'> C.KiH 1- uF Stovk Pl.\ms 

 Which was awarded the Piil{e of Portland's Cup. 



arranged with fine old stone, ami the floral part of the 

 exhibit was one of the best. 



Piper, of Bayswater, exhibited a bold piece ci rock- 

 work, which had water riiniiiiig- over the main structure 

 into a pool below. Liliums, C'ypripedium, and Iris 

 were overhanging the water. Wistaria in Japanese 

 dwarf trees were very fine indeed. .\nioiig the 

 rock plantswere the following : — Phyteuma Char- 

 melli, Mimulus Coronation, and a host of such good 

 things as Dianthns, Primula, including Beesiana and 

 BuUevana. 



The Guildford Hardy Plant Nursery put up a rockery 

 on which we saw Senecio abrotanifolius, s<>nie good 

 colours in Alpine Poppies, .\nthyllis montana, Miniulus 

 cupreus (var. BriUianl). Priimil.i farinosi. CKiiolhcra 

 riparia. 



the touch of a master hand. The plants were healthy 

 and good. 



Other exhibits of rock gardens were Pulham & Sons, 

 Culbush & Son, R. Tucker & Son. Bunyard.s of Maid- 

 stone, the Misses Hopkins. W. Kells S; Son, and H. 

 Ilemslev. 



N'OTEWORTHV TREES A.\U iiHRLBS. 



The Rev A. T. Boscawen, Long Rock, Cornwall, had 

 a most interesting collection of Leptospernuims. The 

 ivpe L. scoparium, with its beautiful while, myrtle-like 

 liowers, is a good conservatory plant, and is also hardy 

 in many of our Irish gardens. The most striking form 

 was L. scoparium riir. Nicholii.a twiggy, loose grower. 



