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IRISH GARDENING 



with flowers Ihree-quarlers of an inch across, .of a 

 bright carmine crimson, borne with the greatest pro- 

 fusion. It deservedly received a first-class certificate. 



L. scoparium vnr. Boscaweni is a new seedling- form 

 raised from New Zealand seed in igog. Bushes six feet 

 high or so carried long spray-like branches, covered 

 with cherry-red flower buds and most beautiful flowers. 

 The petals are white, flushed with rose, the stamens 

 and calyx being red, giving the impression of a white 

 flower with a deep rose centre. L. scoparium Chap- 

 manni was another interesting form, of a more erect, 

 pyramidal growth, with rosy-red flowers. 



Captain Dorrien Smith, of Kingshill, Berkhamsted, 

 brought a collection of Olearias comprising thirtj'-three 

 kinds. Amongthem were the striking O. insignis with 

 the large downy leaves ; the true and rare O. ilicifolia 

 with its holly-like leaves, a nicely flowered plant of 

 O. dentata ; also O. anguslifolia, Coleiisoi, chatamica, 

 glutinosa, speciosa, &c. 



Wonderful exhibits of Chinese plants were staged by 

 Messrs. Veitch and the Hon. X'icary Oibbs. A striking 

 plant shown by both was Hydrangea Sargentii. The 

 stems are covered with scaly hairs, the leaves are 

 about a foot long, and the inflorescence nearlj' a foot 

 across, composed of fertile flowers, with a few white 

 sterile flowers projectin.g from the corymb. 



Deutzia Veitchii is a pink-flowered species introduced 

 by E. H. Wilson. The individual flowers are an inch 

 across, borne freely in rather close corymbs. This 

 novelty should be a welcome addition to the hardy 

 Deutzias. 



Viburnum Davidii is a dwarf evergreen species with 

 small flowers and blue berries. Mr. Harrow, of Messrs. 

 Veitch's, recommends this as a shrub which grows well 

 under trees. A Cotoneaster named after Mr. Harrow, 

 C. Harroviana, was flowering freely in a small state. 



.Vn interesting small tree of the Persimmon family, 

 with evergreen leaves and thorny stems, was repre- 

 sented by the new Chinese Diospyros armata. 



A distinct break in the Holly family was seen in Ilex 

 Aquifolium chinensis, of almost a creeping nature, while 

 a Chinese Lilac with pinnate leaves, called Syringa 

 pinnatifida, makes another new departure from the 

 forms to which we are accustomed. 



LIST OF AWARDS .MAiit, iiv thk Rov.m. Hortici'i- 

 TiR.M. Society Floral Cummittkf. a-j thk Royal 



INTERNATION.'VT, HoRTICl I.TLTRAl. KXHIIUI ION, M.\V 

 22ND, 1912. 



F'.C.C. — To Leptospermum scoparium Nicholii, from 

 Rev. A. T. Boscawen, Long Rock, Cornwall. Awards 

 of Merit — To Calceolaria Veitchii from Messrs. Veitch, 

 Exeter; Sweet Pea "Melba," from Messrs. Dobbie, 

 Edinburgh; Sweet Pea ''Brunette," from Messrs. 

 Dobbie. Edinburgh ; Sweet Pea Mrs. Cuthbertson. 

 from Messrs. Dobbie, Edinburgh ; Lastra^a patens 

 var. Mayi, from Messrs. May, Upper Edmonton ; 

 Polypodium Vidgenii, from Messrs. May, L'pper 

 Edmonton ; Be,!Jonia Princess \ictoria Louise, from 

 Messrs. Blackmore and Langdon, Bath ; Liliuni myrio- 

 phyllum, from Messrs. Wallace, Colchester ; iM-enuirus 

 Tubergeni, from Messrs. Wallace, Colchester ; Celmisia 



spectabilis argentea, from Messrs. Rees, Liverpool 

 Hydrangea Sargentii, from Hon. Vicary Gibbs, Elstree, 

 and Messrs. Veitch, Chelsea ; Oxalis enneaphylla 

 rosea, from Mr. C. Elliott, Stevenage; Deutzia Veitchii, 

 from Messrs. \'eitch. Chelsea; Leptospermum Bos- 

 cawcnii, from Rev. .\. T. Boscawen, Long Rock ; 

 P_\'rethi-um " Oueen Mar\'," from Mr. (1. W. Miller, 

 Wisbech ; Iris squalons Libelumgen, from Messrs. Barr, 

 Covent Garden ; I. variegata Ossian, from Messrs. 

 Barr, Covent Garden ; Lilium davuricum luteum, from 

 Mr. .\. Perry, Enfield ; Papaver orientale Perrj's 

 White, from Mr. A. Perry, Enfield ; Papaver orientale 

 Edna Perrv, from Mr. A. Perry. Enfiekl. 



LIST OV CHIKF AWARDS AT THE 

 RECENT INTERNATIONAL HORTI- 

 CULTURAL SHOW. 



Thk King's Cup, for the most meritorious exhibit in 

 the show, awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel .Sir George 

 Holford, K.C.V.O., for Orchids. 



Her Majesty Queen Alexandra's Cup, for the best rock 

 garden display*, to Messrs. Wallace & Co., Colchester. 



The Duke of Portland's Cup, for the best exhibit in 

 the show, Orchids excluded, awarded to Messrs. James 

 X'eitch & Sons for stove plants. 



Sir Jeremiah Colman's Cup, for the second best 

 exhibit in the show, awarded to Messrs. G. Mount & 

 Sons, Ltd., for Roses. 



Hardy Pl.\nts. — Sir Trevor Lawrence's Cup. for a 

 group of herbaceous plants, Pa*oniesexi'lutiei.i : 1 , tt. .\. 

 Clark, Ltd. ; 2. Artindale & Co. 



ORtmns. — Sir George Holford's Cup, for the best 

 and most \aried group of Orchids, in a space 500 square 

 feet, not awarded ; 2, Mansell & Hatcher, Ltd. 



Baron Bruno Schroder's Cup, for the best and most 

 varied group of Hybrid Orchids, in a space of 200 square 

 feet : i, Armstrong & Brown ; 2, J. Cypher & Sons. 



Monsieur Lanibeau's Gold Medal, to the exhibitor 

 whose collection contains the most interesting Hj'brid 

 Orchids raised by himself, won by Charlesworth & Co. 



Jules Hye de Crom's Cup, for Masdevallias, by Sir 

 Georsje Holford. 



Messrs. Sander & .Son's Cup (and ;£^io), for the best 

 and most varied group of Orchids, in space 500 square 

 feet, open to amateurs, won by ¥. Mentieth Ogilvie, 

 Esq. 



Messrs. Charlesworth's Cup (and ^"7). as second 

 prize to the above, won by Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bt. 



Anniai.s ani> Biennl\ls. — Mr. .\. E. Speer's Cup, for 

 a display of hard}- and half-hard}- annuals, 100 square 

 feet, won by F. Smith & Co. 



National Chrysanthemum Society's Gold .Mctl.il, for 

 twelve bunches Chrysanthemums : i, Wells i!v; Co., Ltd. ; 

 2, J. E. Knight. 



Carnations. — Lady Colman's Piece of Plale (and 

 jCy). for a group of Malmaisons, 150 square feet : 1, C. 

 F. Raphael, Esq. ; 3, C. Turner. 



Gold Medal of the Perpetual-flowerin.L; Carnation 

 Society, for a display of cut Carnations, 100 square feet : 

 1, Bertie E. Bell ; 2, .-Xllwood Bros. ; 3. C. E. Waters. 



Wallace & Co.'s Cup, for rockery, 100 square feet 

 (amateurs) ; no competition. 



