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June 1, 1912.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[supplement.] XXV. 



r .(deep lavender), Paeony lobata, hardy Cypripe- 

 diums, bold breaks of double and single Pyre- 

 thrums, Delphiniums, Eremurus robustus, E. 

 Elwesianus, and E. himrob were all shown ex- 

 tremely well. This group was a notable contri- 

 bution to the colour feast of the tent in which it 

 was displayed. 



Messrs.. Cutbush & Son, Highgate, showed 

 Azaleas in. great variety and numbers. Prac- 

 tically all the sections were represented and all 

 the plants were well flowered. 



Messrs. B. Ladhams, Ltd., Shirley Nurseries, 

 -Southampton, exhibited Rehmannias, Anchusas, 





Fig. 17. — odontioda queen mary. 



(First-class Certificate. See p. xxi.) 



species and varieties of Heucheras, noteworthy 

 being the variety Shirley with flowers a brilliant 

 scarlet, Campanula davurica Mauve Queen, Mus- 

 <cari plumosum majus, and the rare Sisyrinchium 

 ■anceps variegata. 



Mr. L. R. Russell, Richmond, Surrey, ex- 

 hibited tree Ivies in gold and silver, varie- 

 gated varieties, variegated Eleagnus, Ceanothus 

 azureus, Cytisus Butterfly, C. Mayfly, and 

 •a large collection of variegated Acers and 

 other trees, associated with the purple-leaved 

 Maples, made a showy and elegant group. At 

 one end was a representative collection of Bam- 

 boos, of which Bambusa gracilis, Thamnocalamus 

 nepalense, Phyllostachys flexuosa, Arundinaria 

 anceps, and P. rubicunda are noteworthy. 



Messrs. W. Fromow & Sons, Chiswick, staged 

 •a big group of ornamental trees and shrubs — 

 Japanese Maples, Chinese Vitis, Eleagnus, and 

 Bamboos, and a host of other trees. Retinospora 

 Crippsii and Sciadopitys verticillata were showy 

 plants as grouped. 



Messrs. Watkins & Simpson, Ltd., wholesale 

 seedsmen, Tavistock Street, London, erected a 

 long lean-to building, in which were grouped a 

 big and showy array of their specialities. The 

 groups were of annuals mainly and several new 

 breaks or races were exhibited, notably Clarkia 

 Vesuvius, a fine salmon-red, and Nemesia Tri- 

 umph, best described aft a race of improved 

 •colouring. 



Messrs. Kelway & Son, Langport, Somerset- 

 shire, staged showy Pyrethrums and herbaceous 

 Paeon ies, including single and double forms of 

 both plants. At the entrance to a tent was a 

 further grouping of Delphiniums, Lupinus Somer- 

 -set tree Peeonies, and Gaillardias. 



Messrs. Gtjnn & Sons, Olton, show their 

 viola cornuta purpurea as a setting to Phloxes, 



Pa?oaia rosea, earlv-flowerino: Gladiolus, double 



-and single Pyrethrums, Irises and Lilies. The 

 group is most effective with its groundwork of 

 purple. 



^Messrs. Dobbie 



Violas 



& 



exhibit 

 their 



Co., Edinburgh, 

 in quantity in conjunction with 

 Sweet Pea group. We note Sunburst (flamed 

 purple on yellow), Royal Sovereign, Dobbie's 

 Sunrise, Unicorn, Klondyke, Virgin White and 

 many others. Messrs. Dobbie's are also showing 



-early-flowering Chrysanthemums and various 

 Dahlias. 



Mr. G. W. Miller, Clarkson Nurseries, Wis- 

 bech, shows Pyrethrum " Queen Mary " in 

 -quantity. The flowers are full double, coloured 

 pmk, and have stout stems; this exhibitor also 

 set up other Pyrethrums. 



Mrs. E. Lloyd Edwards, Bryn Oery, near 

 Llangollen, is showing a quantity of hybrid 

 Heucheras. Salmon Spray is free-habited and of 

 good colour; Tinkabel has long petalled flowers 

 coloured soft scarlet ; Liberty, a brizoides hybrid ; 

 and Edge Hall Improved is a distinct pink. 

 This exhibit contains several very attractive 

 Aubrietias. 



The Locksheath Nurseries, Ltd., near 

 Southampton, put up a group of cut Gladiolus of 

 the Nanus section, including a few Paeonics, 

 Sweet Peas and Carnations. 



Messrs. R. H. Bath, Ltd., Wisbech, have 

 staged a magnificent lot of Tulips — Clara Butt, 

 Suzon, The Fawn, Yellow Perfection, Nora 

 Ware, King Harold, Mr. Farncombe Sanders, 

 Glare of the Garden, and La Tulipe Noire being 

 among the best. 



Messrs. John Forbes, Ltd., Hawick, have put 

 up a big group of Pentstemons, Phloxes, named 

 Antirrhinums and Delphiniums; Violas and the 

 Pelargonium Black Vesuvius forming the 

 groundwork. 



Messrs. Reamsbottom & Co., Geashill, King's 

 Co., Ireland, show St. Brigid Anemones largely. 

 The flowers are in splendid condition, and the 

 colours most pleasing. 



Messrs. Jarman & Co., Chard, show 

 taureas (Sweet 

 Viola cornuta 



Cen- 

 with 



Co., Chard, 

 Sultan) in conjunction 

 purpurea, Aquilegias, Clarkias 

 and zonal Pelargoniums. 



Messrs. Hogg & Robertson, 22, St. Mary 

 Street, Dublin, has a group of May-flowering 

 and Darwin Tulips in fine form, Miralis (a fine 

 plum-purple), Rosetta (pink), Dom Pedro 

 (bronze), Margaret, Guider, and the rich yellow 

 Mrs. Jas*. Robertson. In the centre of the 

 group are magnificent flowers of Iris Lortete and 

 several of the Spanish Irises. 



Messrs. W. & J. Brown, Stamford, Peter- 

 borough, show Eremurus, Lilium tigrinum, 

 Lilacs of sorts, Verbenas and some new Gaillar- 

 dias, among which we note a big lot of Lady 

 Rolleston (self-yellow) and The King, with 

 broad crimson-yellow-edged flowers. 



Messrs. Hogg & Robertson exhibit Ixias in 

 quantity; Desdemona, Hogarth, Vulcan and Cot- 

 tage Maid are among those well represented. 



Fig. 18. — oxalis enneaphylla vak. rosea. 



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



Messrs. Jas. Cocker & Sons, Aberdeen, show 

 wonderful plants of Anemone sulphurea, all 

 splendidly flowered. Trollius Mrs. J. Hadden 

 (a good bronze), T. Aberdonian, T. asiaticus 

 and a big lot of Gentiana acaulis distinguished 

 this collection, and two baskets of the true 

 Aquilegia Stuartii well flowered. 



Messrs. Hubert & Co., Guernsey, have a 

 group of bulbous plants and flowers. Ixias, 



Watsonias, and the early-flowering Gladiolus 

 make a good display. Spanish Irises, Ranuncu- 

 lus and Anemones are also largely shown. 



Messrs. Carter, Page & Co., 52, London 

 Wall, E.C., have a big collection of annuals nicely 

 grown and staged; Violas form a margin to the 

 group, and the two ends are filled with zonal 

 Pelargoniums and Dahlias: a bright and showy 

 exhibit. 



Dr. Watt, Morelands Duns, N.B., exhibits 

 a fine group of Primulas. P. obconica in 

 pink and white colourings are well grown. 

 Several quaint double Primroses are on view, also 





Fig. 19. — MILTONIA JULES hye de crom. 



(First-class Certificate. See p. xxi.) 



a number of showy species and varieties. P. 

 deflexa, P. mascaroides, P. Forrestii, P. germini- 

 folia Winteri (a very pretty species), and a 

 curious green Primrose. 



Mr. Walter T. Ware, Bath, exhibits his 

 Tulip Inglescombe Yellow, a fine soft -yellow 

 flower, and very strong. 



Messrs. G. Gibson & Co., Bedale, have a 

 bank of hardy flowers. Papa vers, Aquilegias and 

 the various Brooms are shown in a cut state. 



The Lissadell Hardy Plant Nursery, Sligo, 



exhibit grandly-grown Primula " Lissadell hy- 

 brid," a lovely vermilion-tinted flower; P. Bul- 

 leyana, P. pulverulenta, P. sikkimensis, P. 

 Poissonii, P. Veitchii and P. Cockburniana. 



Mr. Jas. Harriss, Blackpill Nurseries, Swan- 

 sea, has a group of St. Brigid Anemones in quan- 

 tity. The blooms are of good form and very 

 double, and represent a good strain of this popu- 

 lar flower. 



Mr. Wm. Sydenham, Melbourne, Derbyshire, 

 makes a good show of 100 kinds of Violas. 



The Chadwick Memorial School, Carlisle, 



show Tulips, Lilies and various herbaceous 

 flowers. 



H. J. El wes, Esq., Colesborne, contributes 

 fine plants of Oxalis adenophylla from the Andes 

 of Peru, Deinanthe ccerulea from Western China, 

 a species of Rhodostachys, and a fine plant of 

 Convolvulus Cneorum. 



Messrs. Bees, Ltd., Liverpool, exhibit new 

 plants, including Iris Bulleyana, a species close 

 to I. graminea; I. Forrestii, yellow-flowered and 

 promising; Rosccea canthoides; Dracocephalum 

 bullatum, dull blue flowers in dense cymes ; Vero- 

 nica pyroteformis ; and Salvia multirrhiza, all 

 from China. 



Mr. John E. Knight, Wolverhampton, shows 

 Stocks, notably, Pink Beauty and Queen Alex- 

 andra. 



Messrs. Geo. Jackman & Sons, Woking, ex- 

 habit Aquilegias, Delphinium Persimmon, D. 

 King of Delphiniums, Cypripedium spectabile 

 and C. pubescens, Liliums, Verbascums and 

 Pyrethrums being a showy and atractive group. 

 *Mr. G. Reuthe, Fox Hill Nursery, Keston, 

 arranged a beautiful group at the corner of a 

 tent. His best plants were Azalea rosaeflora, A. 

 amcena splendens, A. amoena Hexe, all magnifi- 

 cently flowered. Cut trusses of Rhododendron 

 Falconeri, showy plants of Crinodendron 

 Hookeri, trusses of Embothryium coccineum, 



