May 25, 1912.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[supplement. ] xiii. 



BULBOUS PLANTS. 



The premier exhibit in a class for a display of 

 bulbous plants, occupying 100 square feet, is 

 made by Messrs. E. Wallace & Co., Colchester, 

 •who exhibit Lilium Brownii, Brodisea coccinea, 

 Calochortus coerulea major, Ixias, and Gladiolus 

 especially well. 2nd, Messrs. Barr & Sons, for 

 Lilies and Ixias mainly. Their best plants ar^e 

 Lilium Hansonii, L. tigrinum Fortunei, Ixia 

 Lady Slade, and Tritonia crocata Alberta. 



The only exhibit of a collection of Liliums, 

 arranged in a space of 100 square feet, is made 



Chief, Inglescombe Yellow, Pride of Inglescombe, 

 Beauty (red flushed), and Glow (a deep crimson). 

 The flowers were singularly free from blemish 

 throughout, and the collection is placed 1st. 2nd, 

 a very fine group, including Inglescombe Yellow, 

 Orange King, Melieette, Prima Donna, Eldorado 

 (a fine yellow), Leghorn Bonnet (a lovely straw 

 yellow), Rosamund (very well done), and Duke of 

 Westminster, shown by Messrs. Alex. Dickson 

 & Sons, Belfast. 



3rd, Messrs. J. Jefferies & Sons, Royal Nur- 

 series, Cirencester. Miss Willmott (soft yellow), 



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by Messrs. R. Wallace & Co., Colchester, who 

 have such fine Lilies as excelsum, elegans in 

 variety, Hansonii, auratum, Brownii, and myrio- 

 phyllum well staged. L. tenuifolium and its 

 variety Golden Gleam and L. Marhan are rarer 

 kinds shown. The 1st prize is awarded. 



The best exhibit of 24 Liliums in flower is 

 staged by Messrs. R. Wallace & Co., Colches- 

 ter, who have Lilium elegans var. Orange Queen, 

 L. longiflorum, L. Brownii, and L. speciosum 

 especially good. 



Messrs. Barr & Sons, Covent Garden, W.C., 



f V m ?. grand S rou P in th e class for a collection 

 of Tulips in vases, occupying 200 square feet, 

 from which we select Dorothv (dove'-coloured), 

 King Harold, Salmon King, Red Standard, Black 



Fairy Queen, King Harold, and Van Poort are 

 the best in this collection. 



The exhibit of the Marquis of Northampton, 

 Castle Ashby, Northampton (gr. Mr. A. Searle), 

 is the best in the class for a display of hardy 

 herbaceous flowers. It is a pretty group, in which 

 the early-flowering Gladiolus figure largely. 

 Other good things are : Paeony Dainty, Lilium 

 speciosum, L. umbellatum, Lupins, and 

 Spanish Irises. The exhibit was awarded the 

 2nd prize. 



Messrs. Barr & Sons, Covent Garden, London, 

 are the only exhibitors in the class for a collec- 

 tion of Irises in flower ; their group contains Iris 

 amcena, I. pallion, I. squalens, I. variegata in 

 great variety, and some of the newer forms. 



ALPINES. 



Messrs. Thompson & Charman, Bushey, Hert- 

 fordshire, excel in the class for an exhibit of 

 Alpines occupying 50 square feet. This exhibit 

 includes a great number of novelties and rare 

 plants. Mimulus radicans is excellent, also 

 Lithospermum Heavenly Blue, rare Sedums, 

 Corydalis tomentosa, Lewisia Howellii, Dian- 

 thuses in variety, and the fine Primula Palinuri. 

 2nd, Messrs. Bees, Ltd., Liverpool, who stage 

 a pretty group, containing many rarities, in- 

 cluding Oxalis enneaphylla, Celmisia spectabilis, 

 Saxifraga Stribneyi, Wahlenbergia serpyllifolia, 

 Roscoea cautleoides (a soft-yellow-flowered 

 plant), and a patch of Campanula garganica. 



In the class for a collection of Alpines arranged 

 in a space of 100 square feet, the Craven Nur- 

 sery, Clapham, Lancaster, put up a very attrac- 

 tive group, for which the 1st prize is awarded. 

 Pinus Cembra forms in the background, and at 

 their feet are Wahlenbergia serpyllifolia major 

 (a carpet of purple bells), Primula farinosa, a 

 turf of rosy-pink. Rare Androsaces, Saxifragas, 

 the dainty Campanula alpina, the rare Daphne 

 rupestris, magnificently flowered, and which we 

 were pleased to see again in good health, the 

 vernal Gentian, and colonies of Cypripedium 

 spectabile. Primula sikkimensis adds much charm 

 to this comprehensive group. 2nd, Messrs. Artin- 

 dale & Son, Nether Green Nurseries, Sheffield, 

 who showed many hardy Orchids, including good 

 masses of the hardv Cypripediums, Viola gra- 

 cilis, the Alpine Phloxes, and Daphne Cneorum. 

 Primula pulverulenta and Japanese Maples give 

 colour to the scheme. 3rd, Messrs. Gunn & 

 Sons, Olton, near Birmingham, who show 

 Violas in large patches, Saxifragas, Aubrietias, 

 and the Alpine Phloxes. 



In the class for a group of Primulas in flower 

 occupying 50 square feet, the 1st prize is awarded 

 to the Right Hon. Lord Northcliffe, Sutton 

 Place, Guildford. The exhibit is of Primula 

 japonica, P. Veitchii, P. pulverulenta, P. Cock- 

 burniana, P. Sieboldii and other species, all well- 

 grown plants. Another exhibit in this class is 

 disqualified. 



Mr. J. Douglas, Edenside, Great Bookham, 

 excels in the class for 12 show Auriculas, dis- 

 tinct, have excellent specimens of Ruby, Olym- 

 pus, Shirley Hibberd, and a number of attractive 

 seedlings. Mr. Douglas is also the 1st prize 

 winner in the class for 12 Alpine Auriculas with 

 Dean Hole, The Bride, Janet, Mrs. Markham, 

 and Zingara as his best varieties. 



THE ROCK-GARDENS. 



By Reginald Farrer. 



The non-competitive exhibits of rock-works and 

 Alpines considerably outnumber those put up for 

 competition. This mild and gentle spirit in the 

 exhibitors tends perhaps to dull that keen edge of 

 emulation which might have obviated many re- 

 petitions of plants and effects. None the less, 

 the result is a show of remarkable brilliancy, the 

 latitude allowed to non-competitive classes en- 

 couraging a pleasant diversity of size and scheme. 



That veteran cultivator and " protector " of 

 Alpines, M. Correvon, with his usual courage, 

 brought from Geneva an exhibit of choice, rare 

 plants, and arranged them among small blocks of 

 the grey mountain limestone. They appear a 

 trifle tired with their long journey, but 

 make a most interesting show. Eritrichium 

 gleams in the pin-points of azure that are all it 

 ever offers to even the most assiduous cultivator. 

 Ranunculus parnassifolius and R. Traunfellneri 

 are in evidence, and various Primula hybrids, 

 such as discolor and Heeri (a poor form) ; there 

 is also that attractive rarity, Matthiola genes- 

 tralis. 



Mr. Clarence Elliott, Stevenage, close by, 

 has staged, among* blocks of Craven mountain 

 limestone, fine masses of Pentstemon Davidsoni, 

 Oxalis^ enneaphylla, Viola gracilis, Campanula 

 Allionii (in good form), and other famous Alpines. 

 The rosy variety of 0. enneaphylla is especially 

 attractive. 



Messrs. Cunningham & Fraser have an in- 

 teresting lot of plants, including such notable 

 wonders as Primula Reidii, P. deflexa, P. 

 Littoniana, Pentstemon Douglasii, Linnsea 

 Tanakea, Polemonium pulchellum, Rhododen- 

 dron glaucum, and Meconopsis aculeata. These 

 have no rock to aid them, and rely for power 

 of attraction on their intrinsic rarity. 



