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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



[May 25, 1912. 



to obtain this beautiful flower in perfect condi- 

 tion. Rayon d'Or, the well-known yellow Rose 

 of this raiser, was, of course, in this group, and 

 another yellow, Mrs. George Buckwith, which it 

 is said will be found in habit of growth and 

 constitution to be an advance on Rayon d'Or, 

 but as shown to-day the colour is hardly so 

 deep. Mme. E. Rostand, a pale buff with sal- 

 mon or apricot centre, is to be found here, and 

 must be noticed, as it has become very popular 

 with our cousins in America, while a batch of 

 Viscountess Enfield makes it clear that, what- 

 ever be the fate of this Rose out-of-doors, it be- 

 comes a very fresh and beautiful colour under 



glass. 



Another visit must certainly bo paid to the 

 new cut Roses in Tent 3. Mrs. E. Alford is a 

 soft pink of beautiful shape and plenty of sub- 

 stance ; the tint is that of Mme. Abel Chatenay 

 minus the vermilion shading which is so strong 

 a feature in that popular Rose. 



Sallie, a pale buff with apricot tints in the 

 depth of the centre, is also worth mention, and 

 Ophelia, next to it, a pretty soft shade of pink. 

 The weakness of these Roses is that they are 

 rather wanting in distinctness of colour. This 

 cannot be said of a seedling of Benjamin Cant & 

 Co., which is staged in the middle of a large 

 group where it might be overlooked unless 

 searched for. This is a deep apricot little Rose 

 with a cinnamon shading, called Sunbeam, and is 

 worth remembering when it comes into commerce. 



Among the Roses of recent introduction shown 

 in this section, perhaps the most noticeable is 

 Alexander Hill Gray. This Rose appears in 

 several boxes, and is attractive both for the sym- 

 metry of its form and the clear yellow colouring 

 of the petals. A similar but slightly deeper 

 shade of yellow appears in Melody, ft prettily- 

 shaped but decidedly smaller Rose, which may 

 perhaps take a good place among decorative 



Roses. 



I was pleased to see a good plant of Mrs. George 

 Shawyer, with some of its finely-formed flowers. 

 Mr. Mount has shown us what this Rose is 

 capable of doing under glass when in good hands, 

 but it is not to be confined to pots, for it is a 

 good grower, and should be valuable ^ in the 

 garden, where a Rose of decided colour is always 



welcome. 



I must add something, if only a few words, 



of the large groups in the big tent. One of _ the 

 most notable items in a remarkable group is a 

 stand of Lady Roberts, in Messrs. Frank Cant & 

 Co.'s exhibit. The colour of these and of a 

 few flowers of Mrs. # R. Waddell is superb. 

 Near by, and again in a group in the centre, 

 Mr. Mount shows Mrs. John Laing, in mar- 

 vellous perfection, as only he can grow it. This 

 fine, old Rose, which received a Gold Medal in 

 the days when the N.R.S. awarded but one in 

 the year, is still one of the best, both in green- 

 house and garden, but few have seen more beau- 

 tiful specimens of it than are shown to-day. 



Messrs. Cutbush have staged a very bright 

 group, almost entirely composed of Poly ant ha 

 varieties, and to be noted as a specially artistic 

 arrangement, in its way as attractive as anything 

 in the tent. Messrs. Paul & Son's two groups 

 near by are on a similar plan, but Hybrid Teas 

 replace the dwarf Polyanthas as a groundwork. 

 Messrs. Hobbies have as their centre of attrac- 

 tion a series of arches covered with Ramblers*, 

 which make a pleasing background to the groups 

 of Roses in pots which surround tl "n. 



These large, isolated groups of Koses have a 

 certain special interest, in that they suggest to 

 amateurs effects which they may, in one way or 

 another, often apply in their own gardens. But 

 it is seldom that the scope of an ordinary 

 flower show will permit of arrangements on 

 such a scale as this. We may therefore do well 

 to make such use of it as we may. 



[Further details of the Rose classes will be pub- 

 lished in our next issue. — Eds.] 



TREES AND SHRUBS. 



The 1st prize for a group of 36 trees and shrubs 

 of ornamental foliage is won by Messrs. Paul & 

 Son. Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, who exhibit Acer 

 atropurpureum, Pyrus salicifolia, alba pendula, 

 Alnus imperialis lacinata (a showy tree), Acer 

 pictum aureum, Quercus Concordia (yellow foli- 

 aged). Acer campestre Schwernii (purple foliage), 

 and the fine Pyrus Aria aurea. 2nd, Hon. 

 Vicar Y Gibbs, Elstree (gr. Mr. Edwin Beckett), 

 for Maples extensively, including Acer carpinii- 

 folium, A. postelense (yellow -leaved), also 



of flowering 



Prunus, Ribes, and Sambucus in variety. 3rd, 

 Mr. Chas. Turner, Slough, whose best specimens 

 are Quercus pannonica, Acer Pseudo-platanus 

 Nizetti purpurascens, and Ginkgo biloba. 



The Hon. Vicary Gibbs, Aldenham House, 

 Elstree, is placed 1st in the class for 24 bunches 



* " shrubs, distinct, having Buddleia 



o w Lonicera ciliosa with clusters of orange- 

 coloured flowers, Olearia stellulata, Eleagnus 

 umbellatus, Cytisus, Syringas and Viburnums. 

 2nd, Messrs. Paul & Sons, The Old Nurseries, 

 Cheshunt, whose best examples are Styrax 

 obassia, Rhododendrons, Weigelia Couqueta (a 

 pretty pink), Cercis Siliquastrum, and Vibur- 

 nums. 3rd, Mr. Chas. Turner, Slough, who 

 shows Philadelphus, ^Esculus Briottii, Vibur- 

 nums, and Spiraeas. > 



For a collection of flowering and foliage plants 

 arranged for effect in a space not exceeding 400 

 square feet, the 1st prize is awarded to Messrs. 

 Fisher, Son & Sibray, Ltd., Handsworth, Shef- 

 field, whose group includes many rare trees, such 

 as Japanese Maples, the silvery Salix re- 

 galis, iEsculus macrostachya, Ailanthus Vil- 

 moriniana, Diervillas, Vitis species, the pretty 

 white Azalea Miss Buist, Rhododendron Pink 

 Pearl, and others. 2nd, Mr. R. C. Notcutt, 

 Woodbridge, with Pyrus, Kalmias, Cytisus, 

 Olearia stellulata, Fabiana imbricata, standard 

 Brooms, and pretty Syringas with Anemone-like 

 white flowers. 



The 1st prize for 24 Lilacs, distinct, is won by 

 Messrs. Paul & Sons, Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, 

 for excellent trusses of Miss E. Willmott (double 

 white), La Tour d'Auvergne (double lilac), Presi- 

 dent Carnot, Villosa, and Alphonse Lavallae, with 



others. 



The best exhibit of a group of Lilacs in 200 

 square feet is shown by Mr. Carlton White, 53, 

 New Bond Street, W. Well-grown plants in- 

 clude Marie Lemoine, Alphonse Lavallae, alba 

 grandiflora, and others. The exhibit lacks labels 

 of identity. 



The best group of ornamental Conifers ar- 

 ranged in a space of 250 square feet is displayed 

 by Messrs. J. Waterer & Son, Bagshot, this 

 being a very pretty exhibit of well-grown trees, 

 including Abies Douglasii glauca elegans, Juni- 

 perus communis alpina aurea, Picea ajanensis 

 (a very attractive tree), Athrotaxis selaginoides, 

 and various Cupressus and Juniperus. 



In the class for a collection of Conifers occupy- 

 ing a space of 500 square feet the two most meri- 

 torious exhibits are placed equal 1st. One of 

 the exhibitors, Messrs. Geo. Jackman & Son, 

 Woking, have a fine collection of Abies Veitchii, 

 A. lasiocarpa, Picea Pinsapo, Retinosporas, the 

 glaucous Abies alcochiana, A. balsamea, and 

 various Cedas and Juniperus. The other, Messrs. 

 J. Waterer & Son, Bagshot, exhibit Abies ari- 

 zonica, Picea Morinda, Cryptomeria japonica, a 

 fine Abies Webbiana, Cupressus obtusa var. 

 Ciippsii, Tsuga Mertensian i, and various Cedars 

 very finely. 2nd, Messrs. J. Jefferies & Sons, 

 Royal Nurseries, Cirencester, who show such dis- 

 tinct trees as Picea lasiocarpa, Abies pungens, 

 Kosteri, Juniperus japonica aurea, Nordmann's 

 Spruce, Thuya, Cedrus, and various Cupressus. 

 In the class for 24 Conifers, distinct, the 2nd 

 prize is awarded to Messrs. J. Waterer & Son, 

 whose best trees are Abies nobilis glauca, A. 

 Nordmanniana, Pinus parviflora, A. concolor, 

 and A. pectinata var. pendula. 



The 1st prize for 12 Conifers distinct is awarded 

 to H. J. EL WHS, Esq., Colesborne, Cheltenham, 

 who exhibits Picea Omorika, Pinus Teocote, P. 

 halapensis, Cupressus cashmeriana, and other 

 rare trees raised from seeds imported from the 



native habitats. '•* 



In all the five classes for Bay trees (Laurus 

 nobilis), the exhibits of Messrs. Sander & Sons 

 are pre-eminent, the 1st prize being awarded in 

 each case. 



The best exhibit of Hollies is shown by Messrs. 

 J. Waterer & Sons, Bagshot. Ilex aquifolium 

 serratifolia, I. a. recurva, I. a. Rogersii, I. lati- 

 folia, I. a. Wilsonii, I. Perneyi, and I. crenata 

 are the most distinct in this group. 



The 3rd prize is awarded to M. F. Stepman, 

 Rue des Quatres Vents 61, Molenbech, Brussels, 

 in the class for an exhibit of Lilacs in a space of 

 200 square feet, who exhibits Reine Elizabeth (a 

 grand white). Princess Clementine (a fine double 

 white), Negro, and Jacques Gallop (in resem- 

 blance to Uba grandiflora). 



The best exhibit in the class for a group of 

 Japanese Maples in a space of 300 square feet is 

 won by Messrs. J. Waterer & Sons, Bagshot, 



who show fine specimen plants of nearly all the 

 varieties of Acer palmatum Corallinum, A. p. dis- 

 sectum atropurpureum, and the green-leaved 

 form. 2nd, Messrs. Fisher, Son & Sibray, Ltd., 

 who group blocks of each kind, their finest plants 

 being Acer japonicum aureum and A. polymor- 

 ph um magnificum (purple -leaved). 3rd, Messrs. 

 W. Fromow & Sons, Sutton Court Nursery, 



Chiswick. 



The best-clipped trees are shown by -Messrs. 



J. Piper & Sons, 80, Bishop's Road, Bayswater, 



W. 



RHODODENDRONS AND AZALEAS. 



The 1st prize for a collection of Rhododendrons 

 arranged in a space of 500 square feet is awarded 

 to Messrs. Waterer & Sons, Bagshot, for a fine 

 display, among which is a specimen plant of Don- 

 caster (deep crimson), Corona (lovely salmon-pink), 

 Marchioness of Tweedale (deep pink), Gomer 

 Waterer, and George Hardy (pure white). 

 2nd, Messrs. Fletcher Bros., Ottershaw, 

 Chertsey, with Michael Waterer (crimson), 

 Mrs. J. Simpson (blush white), Marie Stuart 

 (lilac), Sappho (white and purple), Pink Pearl, 

 the quaint lilac-flowered fastuosum plenum, and 

 Marchioness of Lansdowne (a splendid bright-red). 

 3rd, Messrs. Geo. Jackman & Sons, Woking, 

 whose best examples are Doncaster, Marie 

 Stuart, Purity (a pretty white), Cynthia (deep 



rose), and Pink Pearl. 



For an exhibit of flowering shrubs, not more 

 than two of any one variety, Rhododendrons, 

 Azaleas, Roses, and Lilacs excluded, the 2nd prize 

 is awarded to Messrs. Geo. Jackman & Sons, 

 Woking, who have arranged a semi-circular 

 group, in which we noted Philadelphus Mont 

 Blanc, Andromeda speciosa, Hydrangeas, Vibur- 

 nums, Weigelias and Spiraeas, Hypericum patu- 

 lum, Phlomis fruticosa, and various Cytisus. 



The 1st prize for 30 plants of Azalea pontica, 

 distinct, in flower, is awarded to Messrs. E. & 

 G. Cuthbert, Southgate, who have excellent 

 plants of A. coccinea speciosa Fanny (soft pink), 

 Unique (flamed buff), and Pallas (orange). 

 Azalea altoclarense (butter-yellow), A. occiden- 

 tal magnifica are all attractive garden plants. 

 Messrs. R. & G. Cuthbert, Southgate, are the 

 only exhibitors in the class for a collection of 

 Azalea mollis and A. sinensis, and other species, 

 arranged in a space of 300 square feet, having 

 excellent plants of J. C. van Thol, Prince of 

 Orange, Aluminous (buff), Flambeau, Albicans 

 (light habited, but effective white), Fairy Queen 

 (luminous pink), and of Azalea rustica flore 

 pleno were grouped varieties Aida (soft blush), 

 Norma (lightly salmon tinted), Phoebe (yellow), 

 and Freya. A very fine group. % . 



The best group of Azalea pontica, arranged m 

 a space of 200 square feet, is staged by Messrs. 

 R. & G. Cuthbert, Southgate, who exhibit 

 Ghent Azalea Guelder Rose (buff), Sang de Gent- 

 brugge (bright orange), Queen Victoria (a lovely 

 pink), and the rosy-pink Fanny. 2nd, Messrs. 

 Geo. Jackman & Sons, Woking, who have choice 

 specimens of Azalea coccinea speciosa (apricot- 

 red), Minerva (soft yellow and pink), Raphael 

 de Smet, and the brilliant Gloria Mundi among 



others. 



The best exhibit of 30 plants of Azalea sinensis 

 is made by Messrs. R. & G. Cuthbert, South- 

 gate, being a showy and well-grown collection. 



For 30 Rhododendrons in flower, distinct, the 

 1st prize is awarded to Messrs. J. Waterer & 

 Son, Bagshot, for a group of well-grown plant*, 

 the best of which are Pink Pearl, Strategist 

 (deep pink), Francis B. Hayes (white witn 

 maroon signal), Gower Waterer, Lady Clemen- 

 tina Mitford (soft pink and vellow spotted). 

 Mrs. E. C. Stirling (pastel pink), and a big plant 

 of the Li lac -tinted Album elegans. 



CLEMATIS. 



In the class for a collection of Clematis 

 arranged in a space of 400 square feet, a nne 

 display is made by Geo. Jackman & 



Sons 



Woking. Noteworthy plants are Lady North- 

 cliff e, Mrs. Spencer Castle (double lilac), l&e 

 Old Belle of Woking (palest pink and very 

 double), Mrs. Hope (showy lavender), Lorn 

 Neville (dark mauve), several forms of Ja^> 

 mannii, and others of proved garden worth. A 

 majority of the plants are balloon-trained. in? 

 1st prize for 12 plants of Clematis in flower is 

 won by Messrs. Geo. Jackman & Sons, ^°^ m ?' 

 The group includes Beauty of Worcester, Laav 

 Neville, Nelly Moser, Mrs. George Jackman am* 

 Lady Northcliffe, in addition to other standard 

 varieties. 



