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THE GARDENERS 7 CHRONICLE. 



LJune 1, 1912. 



cut Davallia ; S. elegans, a dwarf and compact, 

 crispy species ; S. Braunii, an enlarged counter- 

 part of the same, a veritable gem ; S. Wat- 

 coniana, another Davallia-like form on minute 

 linos ; S. grande, a plumose form 5 S. caesia, of a 

 peculiar bluish-green hue, and many others. This 

 formed a good representative group of the smaller 

 species of this interesting link between the Ferns 

 and the Mosses, and was deservedly awarded a 

 special cup. 



INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS. 



A large Gold Medal was awarded to Messrs. 

 A. J. A. Bruce & Son, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, 

 Manchester, for an exhibit of insectivorous plants. 

 The group was arranged in an attractive manner, 

 and took the form of a mossy bank, a pool of water 

 at the foot and Ferns and grasses here and there, 

 a touch of colour being given by the high orange- 

 red fruits of Nertera depressa. So arranged, the 

 curious, trumpet-shaped pitchers of the Sarra- 

 cenias or " side-saddle flowers," as they are 

 commonly called, were afforded a delightful and 

 natural setting, and proved very decorative. 

 Growers of these interesting plants might with 

 advantage adopt this method of displaying them 

 in conservatories. The principal species of Sar- 

 racenia were included in the group, as well as 

 some attractive hybrids and varieties. Amongst 

 others noted were a fine plant of Sarracenia flava 

 gigantea, the tall, erect pitchers, 2£ to 3 feet 

 high, with large, spreading pale-green lid, finely 

 veined with purple,* S. Wrightii, a hybrid wita 

 slender pitchers 2 feet high, the throat and lid 

 white, veined and netted with bright green; S. 

 Willmottse, a hybrid with curved pitchers about 

 1 foot long, and a very broad, fan shaped lid, 

 richly veined with purple; S. "Sir Fran.: 

 Crisp," a dwarf variety with curved pitchers ana 

 & finely : waved lid, pale green in colour, suffused 

 with rose and,veiiRd with purple ; S. Watsonii, a 

 hybrid with tall, slender pitchers, the upper por- 

 tion and lid white, finely netted with rosy purple ; 

 S. " Mrs. J. H. Dick," a tall, slender, bn it- 

 green pitcher, 2£ feet high, with a recurved, 

 wavy lid spotted with white and slightly veined ; 

 S. SwariYana, a charming little plant, about 

 9 inches high, with over-arching lid, pale green 

 ■ in colour, suffused with rose; S. Farnhamii, 

 slender pitchers, prettily -waved lid, pale green 

 spotted with white and finely netted; S. 

 rubescens, slender, erect pitchers, the upper por- 

 tions and lid reddish brown; S. Courtii, with 

 curved pitchers and very large wing, one of the 

 early hybrid in this genus ; S. psittacina and S. 

 purpurea " The Huntsman's Horn/' the latter a 

 hardy species, suitable for moist places in the 

 rock or bog garden. In addition to the Sar- 

 racenias, the following insectivorous plants were 

 included in the exhibit: — Dionaea mucipula 

 (" Venus's Fly Trap "), Drosera rotundifolia, D. 

 caoensis and D. binata (" Sundews "), Pingui- 

 cula caudata (Butterwort), Darhngtonia cahfor- 

 nica (The Californian Pitcher Plant), and Cepha- 

 lotus follicularis (the " West Australian Pitcher 



Plant "). 



A Gold Medal was awarded to J. J. Neale, 

 Esq., Lynwood, Penarth (gr. Mr. Haddon), for a 

 remarkablv fine non-competitive exhibit of insec- 

 tivorous plants, which comprised Nepenthes, Sar- 

 racenias, Droseras, Utricularias, and Ctphalotus, 

 all extremely well-grown, especially the Droseras. 

 Two of the finest plants of Drasera dichotoma 

 measured 2 feet high and as much in diameter, 



pie of D. binata had numerous 



long, the plant measuring over a 



One specimen of the latter species 



Other species of Drosera shown in 



this group were Drosera capensis, D. spathulata 

 (a charming little species from Australia with 

 rosettes of red spathulate leaves), and two British 

 species, D. rotundifolia (the "Common Sundew ") 

 and D. longifolia ( = D. intermedia), the " Lesser 

 Ions-leaved Sundew." The West Australian 

 Pitcher Plant (Cephalotus follicularis) was repre- 

 sented by several examples, the finest bearing 30 

 pitchers of a rich-purple colour, the lid prettily 

 blotched with white. Although the pitchers re- 

 semble small editions of those produced by 

 Nepenthes, the plants have no botanical affinity. 

 The Sarracenias or " side saddle flowers " of 

 the United States of America were represented by 

 several fina species and hybrids. The species 

 were S. purpurea, S. flava, S. rubra, and S. vario- 

 laris ; the hybrids S. melanorhoda (the finest plant 

 having over 40 pitchers), S. Willsii. S. Tolliana. 

 S. Swaniana, S. Stevensii and S. Fildesii. Numer- 



and a fine 

 leaves a foot 

 foot through, 

 was in flower. 



ous plants of the Mexican Butterwort (Pin- 

 guicula caudata), with rosettes of broad, viscid, 

 yellow -green leaves were interspersed between 

 the larger plants, and a specimen of the new 

 Pinguicula gypsicola, also from Mexico, was 

 shown. Two specimens of Utricularia montana 

 were in flower, the smaller raised from seed sown 

 in 1910. Suspended in baskets above the plants 

 enumerated were Nepenthes Rafflesiana, N. am- 

 pullaria, and the hybrids N. mixta, N. Mastersii, 

 and N. M Sir W. T. Thiselton-Dyer." 



SWEET PEAS. 



The displays, of Sweet Peas were remarkable 

 alike for their extent and quality, particularly 



trace of the coarseness that is too frequently 

 c<een in modern exhibition Sweet Peas. Countess 

 Spencer, Lavender George Herbert, Dazzler and 

 Helen Lewis were especially fine. The 2nd prize 

 was won by Mr. W. E. Alsen, Denmead Nur- 

 series, Waterlooville, Hampshire. At first glance 

 this was the more imposing group, but inspection 

 revealed its demerits in the form of coarseness 

 in many of the stems and inequality in the 

 bunches. Messrs. Lumley & Co., Hayling Island, 

 were placed 3rd with an attractive arrangement. 

 It will be noted as a rather rare fact that the 

 1st, 2nd, and 3rd positions in this class were all 

 won by growers in Hampshire. In the two 

 smaller classes Sir Randolf Baker, Bart., M.P., 



Fig. 14. — calceolaria veitciiii : flowers white, 



(Award of Merit. Sec p. xvi. of first Supplement.) 



considering the earlin* a of the date and the un- 

 favourable spring. The flowers were all from 

 plants grown indoors, but this enhances rather 

 than detract a from the merits of the blooms. 



The competitive classes were few in number, 

 and in only one was there anything approaching 

 to a keen competition. The Sherwood Cup 

 was splendidly won by Mr. C. W. Breadmore, 

 Winchester, whose collection was well staged, 

 and comprised stems of moderate length, almost 

 all carrying four blooms, and there was no 



Raiiston, Blandford (gr, Mr. A. E. Nestor), was 

 placed 1st, but in neither case was there a buncn 

 of outstanding merit. 



NON-COMPETITIVE EXHIBITS. 

 Sweet Peas were supoi ly staged in groups not 

 for competition, and the entire display consti- 

 tuted one of the mo. t charming features of the 

 show. Messrs. Dobbie & Co., Edinburgh, ana 

 Mark's Tey, Essex, have shown Sweet Peas many 

 times in many places, but never have they 



