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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



[June 1, 1912 



mounds. Many glass jars, some of them of large 

 dimensions, contained fruiting branches of Peach, 

 Grape, Pear, Apple, Plum, and Red Currant, 

 which the preservative liquid has kept fresh and 

 in apparently good condition. As well as the 

 large quantity of Northern Spy Apple, the varie- 

 ties Ben Davies and Spitzbergen were well repre- 

 sented. 



SOME OF THE FUNCTIONS. 



BANQUET OFFERED BY THE ROYAL 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The President and Council of the Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society gave a banquet in their Hall. 

 Vincent Square, on May 24, in honour of 

 the foreign guests. The tables were beauti- 

 fully decorated. Sir Trevor Lawrence presided. 

 The company numbered about 500 and included 

 Prince Alexander Mestshersky, Lord Des- 

 borough, Sir Geo. Holford, Sir Edward Durning 

 Lawrence, Bart., Sir Thos. Elliott, K.C.B., Per- 

 manent Secretary, Board of Agriculture, &c. 



After the loyal toasts, Baron von Ernsthausen 

 proposed " The Royal International Horticultural 



Exhibition." 



Mr. J. Gurney Fowler was to have responded, 

 but in consequence of fatigue due to his heavy 

 labours the honour fell to Mr. Veitch, who paid 

 a tribute to all who had taken part in the 

 exhibition. 



Sir Trevor Lawrence proposed "Our Guests 



from Abroad." 



visitors, whose health he proposed on 

 behalf of the management of the Royal 

 International Horticultural Exhibition, and 

 thanked them for their kindness in coming over 

 to England. There were speeches of congratula- 

 tion from various members of the company, includ- 

 ing Count Georges de Gcrminy, Herr Krelage 

 (Haarlem), Mr. Beetson (Australia), Dr. Iv. 

 Schechner (Vienna), Monsieur Philip de Vil- 

 morin. Sir J. Colman, Sir G. Holford, and Pro- 

 fessor Valvassori (Florence). 



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. . VISIT TO BURFORD. 



A large number of guests travelled by special 

 train from Victoria Station on Saturday to Box 

 Hill on a visit to Sir Trevor Lawrence at his 

 beautiful seat at Burford Bridge. The weather 

 was delightful, and the company greatly enjoyed 

 visiting various parts of the lovely estate, especi- 

 ally the magnificent plant houses. They were 

 entertained to luncheon on the lawn, where they 

 received a hearty welcome from the President of 

 the Royal Horticultural Society. 



Prince Alexander Mestshersky returned thanks 

 for the company. He and the other visitors, he 

 said, were charmed with this land, and he quoted 

 the Russian poet, Chimekoff, w r ho, referring to 

 England, described it as : 





At the conference the President, Rev. J. H. 

 Pemberton, delivered an address on the ' 'Modern 

 Development of the Rose," particulars of which 

 will be published in a subsequent issue. The 

 dinner was attended by many foreign visitors, 

 including, anion t the French visiters, Messrs. 

 Pernet-Ducher, " A. Soupert, Rene Barbie*, 

 J. B. Croibier, M. de Vilmonn, Leon Chenault, 

 Georges TrufLuit, P. Guillot, and P. Lambert; 

 Mr. E. G. Hill, of Richmond, U.S.A.., and Jonk- 

 heer J.. L. Moek. Amongst English members 

 were noticed Messrs. George Paul, V.M.H., 

 Edward Mawley, V.M.H., J. Brown, the Mayor 

 of Colchester, H. R. Darlington, G. L. Paul, 

 George Gordon, John Green, Dr. A. K. William 

 and many others. 



The President proposed the toast of " Our 

 Brother Rosarians from Beyond the Seas." He 

 referred to the world-wide influence of the Rose, 

 which is a favourite flower in all parts of the 

 rdobe. Messrs. Pernet-Ducher, E. G. Hill, and 

 Lambert replied. 



The secretary, Mr. Edward Mawley, responded 

 on behalf of the National Rose Society, and 

 briefly outlined the work the Society had accom- 

 plished from the commencement. 



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Isle of riches, isle of wonder, 

 Fairest thou beneath the skies ; 

 Brightest gem of emerald verdure 

 Studding ocean's azure zone." 



PERPETUAL-FLOWERING CARNATION 

 SOCIETY'S RECEPTION AND DINNER. 



A reception and dinner given by the Perpetual- 

 flowering Carnation Society in honour of the 



FlQ. 28.— FIRST PRIZE COLLECTION OF VEGETABLES SHOWN BY THE HON. VICARY GIBBS. 







Monsieur A. Truffaut, President de la Societe 

 Xat. d'Hort. de France, responded. 



Herr Ernst Krelage, President Dutch Bulb 

 Growers' Society, gave "" The Royal Horticul- 

 tural Society. " 



Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Treasurer of the 

 Exhibition, responded. He said he was honoured 

 by being asked to speak for the 13,000 members 

 of that distinguished Society, and he expressed 

 the great pleasure of all at meeting so many 

 distinguished friends from all parts of the world. 



Monsieur M. de Vilmorin proposed "The 



President." 



Sir Trevor Lawrence responded, and again 



said how delighted he was to meet everyone 

 present. 



During dinner, Monsieur Tivader Nachez per- 

 formed some violin solos. 



DINNER AT GUNNERSBURY. 



Ah the invitation of Mr. Leopold de Roths- 

 child, a large party visited Gunnersbury Park 

 on Thursday evening, May 23, where they were 

 warmly welcomed by their host. Before dinner, 

 the company explored the beautiful grounds, 

 for which they expressed their greatest admira- 

 tion. The dinner tables were decorated with 

 red, white and pink Carnations, and baskets 

 of home-grown fruit. After dinner Mr. Leopold 

 de Rothschild renewed his welcome to the 



(See p. xxix.) 



Music was discoursed during the afternoon 

 by the band of Pipers of the Queen's Own 

 Cameron Highlanders. After tea the company 

 returned by special train to London. 



VISIT TO WINDSOR. 



A 



large party of the guests travelled to 

 Windsor on Friday, when they greatly enjoyed 

 their visit to the Castle and other places of 

 interest. The extraordinarily good appearance of 

 the Frogmore Gardens excited the greatest ad- 

 miration, the guests from abroad being particu- 

 larly impressed by the general excellence of the 

 crops. His Majesty's gardener, Mr. A. 

 MacKellar, received hearty congratulations. 



VISIT TO FRIAR PARK. 



On Sunday, the 26th ult., a large party visited 

 Friar Park, Henley-on-Thames, by invitation of 

 Sir Frank and Lady Crisp. The visitors were 

 entertained at luncheon and tea, and were con- 

 ducted over the famous garden and rockeries. A 

 trip on the river was a pleasant feature of the 

 day's proceedings. 



NATIONAL ROSE SOCIETY'S CONFERENCE 



AND DINNER. 



In order to mark the occasion of the exhibition 

 a special conference on Roses, followed by a 

 dinner, was held by_the National Rose Society 



20. 



in the Holborn Restaurant 



on 



May 



foreign visitors attending the Exhibition took 

 place at the Holborn Restaurant on Thursday, 

 May 23. Mr. J. S. Brunton occupied the chair. 

 The visitors included Messrs. E. G. Hill, C. H. 

 Totty, R. Vincent, Jun. (President of the Society 

 of American Florists), and Mrs. Vincent, Mr. and 

 Mrs. Bonnot, M. Dupuy, H. Bunyard, Mr. and 

 Mrs. Tracey, the Dailledouze Bros., Nicholson, 

 Paton, Evans, Papwcrth, Petersen, and W. A. 

 Manda, U.S.A., Messrs. Baer and Moll, Ger- 

 many ; Peter Crovetto, Italy ; and Messieurs 

 Maumene and Richon, France. 



The chairman, in proposing the toast of " ur 

 Guests," referred .to the hospitality which 

 had been shown to English visitors to the United 

 States in 1911, for which many of the guests 

 present were in no small degree responsible. Mr- 

 Richard Vincent, Jun., responded. 



" The Perpetual-flowering Carnation Society " 

 was proposed by Mr. E. G. Hill, who is well 

 known on both sides of the Atlantic. Mr. W. H. 

 Page, Chairman of the Floral Committee, re- 

 sponded. 



Several friends from the Continent made short 

 speeches concerning the Carnation in their own 

 countries and stated their impressions of the 

 International Exhibition. 





