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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[January 13, 1912L 



Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, Tunbridge 

 Wells, were awarded a Silver Flora Medal for a 

 pretty and interesting group in which their fine 

 strain of Cattleya Maggie Raphael alba, which 

 obtained an Award of Merit, were a leading fea- 

 ture. With them were arranged the large C\ pri- 

 pedium eboriacum " Orchidhurst variety/ 1 C. 

 Yeno, C. Cupid (a very pretty hybrid) ; fine ex- 

 amples of the best forms of C. Leeanum, 

 Odontoglossum eximium, 0. amabile and other 

 hybrids, Odont da Bradshawiae of a brilliant 

 scarlet, Calanthe Bella, and the white C. 

 Harrisii very finely grown and large plants of 

 Masdevallia Schroderiana. 



Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, were 

 awarded a Silver Flora Medal for an effective 



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group, the centre of which was of well- How 

 plants of the pretty and fragrant Zygopetalum 

 Mackayi, with showy Cypripediums, and Odonto- 

 gossum crisp urn, on each side. Specially good 

 were Cypripedium Iolanthe, C. insigne Sanderse, 

 and other forms of C. insigne. 



Messrs. J. and A. A. McBEAN, Cooksbridge, 

 were awarded a Silver Flora Medal for an 

 effective group, in the middle of which was a 

 fine show of Laelia anceps Schroder®, the best 

 and richest in colour of any of the L. a. amesiana 

 section, and of which about 27 spikes were 

 staged, together with the large L. anceps Cham- 

 ber la iniana and others. Good Odontoglossum s, 

 the rich red Odontioda Charlesworthii, the pretty 

 Sophro-Cattleya Thwaitesii, the dark-coloured 

 Cypripedium Memoria Jerninghamia?, C. Earl of 

 Tankerville and good Calanthes were also shown. 

 Messrs. Stv art Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, 

 secured a Silver Flora Medal for a good and 

 varied group, the centre of which was of 

 Calanthe Veitchii and other Calanthes. Amoi 

 the Cattlevas noted were the clear white C. 

 Percivaliana alba, C Trian® alba, C. Maggie 

 Raphael alba, and some light forms. Others 

 ■noted were Dendrobium superbiens, Sophro- 

 Cattleya Saxa. Angrsecum arcuatum, Saccolabium 

 bellinum, Masdevallia polysticta and other 

 Masdevallias; Cypripedium Thalia, Mrs. Francis 

 AVellesle nd other good Cypripediums ; Lseho- 

 (attleya Cappei. and other hybrids, and On- 

 cidium varicosum concolor. • 



Messrs. Charles worth & Co., Hay wards 

 Heath, were awarded a Silver Banksian 

 Medal for a select group of good things. The 

 novelty was Odontioda Schroderi (Bradshawise 

 X Odontoglossum crispum), a fine flower of a rich 

 red colour with white tips to the sepals and lip, 

 and yellow crest. A good selection of hybrid and 

 other Odontoglossums ; Lselio-Cattleya Bella alba, 

 L.-C. Ariel, L.-C. Andromeda, Cattleya Octave 

 Doin, &c, were also included. 



Messrs. J. Cypher & Sons, Cheltenham, 

 staged an excellent group of Cypripediums, for 

 which a Silver Flora Medal was awarded. 

 Cypripedium Mrs. Godman, C. Leoniae 

 Gratrixiee, C. Leeanum Corona, C. L. Clink - 

 aberryanum (seven flowers), C. Miss Camm, 

 C. aureum Surprise, C. Curt-Mannii, # C. 

 Euryades splendens, and others were specially 

 good. With them were the fine white Calanthe 

 Harrisii, Lycaste lasioglossa, the white Cattleya 

 Dusseldorfei Undine, and other Cattleyas, 

 MasdevaJlia Bocking Hybrid and other Masde- 

 vallias. 



Mr. E. V. Low, Vale Bridge, Haywards 



Heath, was awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for 

 a small group of specially well-grown Orchids 

 comprising Cypripedium Leeanum Clinkaberry- 

 anum, C. Tracyanum, and others with many 

 flowers; C. The Nizam, C. Kismet, and C. 

 Dryad, three good new forms ; a clear white 

 variety of Dendrobium Phahenopsis, Bulbophyl- 

 lum Siamense and other good plants. 



Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O. (gr. 

 Mr. W. H. White), showed Maxillaria arachnites 

 with many pale yellow flowers, Cypripedium semi- 

 lunare, with a half-moon-shaped, white upper 

 part to the sepal, Cypripedium Hera " Bur- 

 ford variety," and C. Eury-biades (Euryades X 

 Alcibiades). 



De B. Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, Sevenoaks 

 (gr. Mr. Stables), showed the fine Cymbidium 

 rosefieldiense (see Awards), Laelia anceps Schro- 

 der® rosefieldiense. and L. a. S. Seuenacca, both 

 of fine colour. 



Lieut. -Col. Sir George L. Holford, K.C.V.O., 

 Westonbirt (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander), sent Catt- 

 leya Peetersii " Westonbirt variety" (labiata G. G. 

 Whitelegge X Hardyana alba), a beautiful white 

 flower with deep -rose -coloured lip with gold vein- 



ing; Cypripedium Bronzino (parentage unre- 

 corded), with rich rose dorsal sepal edged with 

 white and bronzy-yellow petals and lip, the 

 bronze hue extending over the dorsal sepal also; 

 and C. nitens-Leeanurn aureum, a good flower. 



F. J. Hanbury, Esq., Brockhurst, East Grin- 

 stead, showed Cypripedium J. F. Alcock, a good 

 hvbrid of C insigne Wallacei. 



G. Hanbury, Esq., Blythewood, Burnham 

 (gr. Mr. Branson), showed two finely-flowered 

 plants of the best form of Calanthe vestita, both 

 the yellow- and red-eyed forms. 



Earl Stanhope, Chevening Park (gr. Mr. 

 Sutton), showed Calanthe vestita grandiflora. 



Messrs. Hassell & Co., South-ate, were 

 awarded a Bronze Banksian Medal for a group 

 of hybrid Odontoglossums, Masdevallias, and 



Cattleyas. 



AWARDS. 



First-class Certificate. 

 Lcdio-C attleya Bella alba (L. purpurata X 

 C. labiata, white variety), from Baron Bruno 

 Schroder, Englefield Green (gr. Mr. J. E. Snill). 

 —One of the finest of Laelio-Cattleyas, and a mag- 

 nificently-grown plant, the spike bearing six large 

 flowers. The sepals and petals are pure white, 

 and the lip rich crimson-purple, with some fine 

 yellow lines from the base. 



Aw t ards of Merit. 



Lodio -Cattleya Mrs. W. Hopkins (L.-C. 

 Harold i ana X L. lona nigricans), from 

 Francis Wellesley, Esq., Westrield Woking — 

 A pretty novelty of good shape, and distinct. 

 Sepals Indian yellow; petals, broad, lighter 

 yellow, flecked with rose ; lip, plain-edged, glow- 

 ing violet-crimson, and specially bright. 



Cypripedium San-Actceus "Westfield variety,'" 



from Francis Wellesley, Esq.— A charming 



flower. Dorsal sepal large, pure-white, with 

 effective purple spotting. Lip and petals broad, 

 yellow, tinged with purple. 



Odontoglossum crispum u Owen of the Mom." 

 from Walter Cobb, Esq., Normanhurst, Rusp^r 

 (gr. Mr. C. J. Salter). — A grand flower of the 

 best old type, white, flushed with lilac-rose. 



Cypripedium Jucundum (Alcibiades x Vero- 

 n ica), from Messrs. Sander & Sons, St. Albans. 

 —A novelty of good size and delicate colour. 

 Dorsal sepal snow-white with a small green base 

 and beautiful dotted lines of rose-purple. Petals 

 broad, white tinged with purple and with small 

 purple spots, lip cream-white, tinged purple. 



Cattleya Maggie Raphael alba " Orchidhurst 

 variety " (Triance alba X Dowiana), from 

 Messrs. Armstrong & Brown, Tunbridge Wells. 

 —The two plants put before the Committee were 

 representatives of a small batch of a very fine 

 strain of this pretty winter Orchid raised by Mr. 

 Armstrong. The flowers are of fine shape, pure 

 white with magenta -crimson lip veined with gold 



colour. 



Cymbidium rosefieldiense (grandiflorum X 

 Tracyanum), from de B. Crawshay, Esq., Rose- 

 field, Sevenoaks (gr. Mr. Stables).— One of the 

 best Cymbidiums yet raised and intermediate 

 between the plants. The broad sepals and 

 petals are emerald green with uniform red spot- 

 ting. The lip resembles that of C. Tracyanum ; 

 cream-white with some red-brown spots. 



Cypripedium nitens-Beechensis (nit ens x Beech- 

 mani), from J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebe- 

 lands, South Woodford (gr. Mr. J. Davis).— A 

 very fine, bold flower with white dorsal sepal 

 having a green base and large claret-crimson 

 spots. Petals and lip yellow, tinged with red- 

 dish-brown, and shaped' like C. Beeckmani. 



C. Catiline (Mrs. Wm. Mostyn X Leonidas 



superbum), from the Duke of Marlborough, 

 Blenheim Palace (gr. Mr. Hunter).— Flower large 

 and of good shape. Dorsal sepal showing much of 

 the rose-purple marking of C. Mrs. Wm. Mostyn, 

 the upper third pure white. Petals and lip honey 

 yellow, tinged purple. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee. 



Present : J. Cheal, Esq. (in the Chair) ; and 

 Messrs. C. G. A. Nix, H. S. Rivers, 0. Thomas, 

 G. Wythes, J. Jaques, G. Reynolds. H. E. Hum- 

 phreys, W. Poupart, J. Lyne, H. Markham, A. 

 W. Metcalfe, A. R. Allan, J. Willard, A. Dean, 

 G. Woodward, E. Beckett, W. Bates, and G. 

 Keif. 



Fruits of Apple Northern Spy, a variety which 

 is said to be immune from attacks of American 

 blight, were shown by two exhibitors. 



Mr. G. Woodward, Barham Court Estate Gar- 

 dens, Maidstone, Kent, showed unusually large 

 and finely-finished fruits of Pear Passe Crassane. 

 The fruits had been secured to the trees to pre- 

 vent premature falling, and the roots had been 

 well manured. (Cultural Commendation.) 



Some 50 pot-trees of Oral e, Lemon. Citron, 

 and Lime, with quantities of gathered fruits of 

 the same, were staged by Messrs. T. Rivers & 

 Sons, Sawbridgeworth. The chief varieties of 

 Oranges were Maltese Blood, Bittencourt, St. 

 Michael's, White Orange, The Egg, and Excel- 

 sior. Lemons included the White and Imperial 

 varieties ; there were also Sweet Limes and very 

 large and solid fruits of Citrus. The exhibit was 

 not only seasonable, but one of the best of the 

 kind we have seen. (Gold Medal.) 



Messrs. James Yeitch & Sons, Ltd., King's 

 Road, Chelsea, staged a collection of 100 

 dishes of Apples from their Langley Nursery, 

 the display occupying a long table. The 

 fruits were of medium size, and many of 

 them brilliantly coloured, including Gascoyne's 

 Scarlet Seedling, Mrs. Phillimore, Parroquet, 

 Baumann's Red Reinette, Norfolk Beefin, 

 Mere de Menage, Newton Wonder, Blue Pear- 

 main, Lord Burghley, King of Tompkin's County, 

 and Barnack Beauty. Other fine cooking varie- 

 ties were Dumelow's Seedling, Northern Green- 

 ing, Gloria Mundi, Lane's Prince Albert, Chris- 

 tie Manson, Royal Late Cooking, Bismarck, 

 Royal Jubilee, Bramley's Seedling, Lady Henni- 

 ker, Alfriston, Lord Derby, and Edward VII. 

 Excellent dessert Apples were seen in Cox's 

 Orange Pippin, Claygate Pearmain, Bowhill Pip- 

 pin, Scarlet Nonpareil, Allington Pippin, Bax- 

 ter's Pearmain, Reinette de Canada, Autumn 

 Pearmain. Fearn's Pippin, Cornish Aromatic, ami 

 Manchester Pippin. (Gold Medal.) 



F. Bibby, Esq., Hardwicke Grange, Shrewsbury 

 (gr. Mr. Taylor), set up a collection of 30 dishes 

 of Apples and 8 dishes of Pears. The Pears in- 

 cluded Josephine des Malines, Olivier de Serres, 

 Glou Morceau, Easter Beurre, Bergamotte Espe- 

 ren, and Beurre Ranee. The best Apples were 

 Mere de Menage, Royal Jubilee, Gloria Mundi, 

 Bramley's Seedling, Dumelow's Seedling. Lady 

 Henniker, Alfriston, Annie Elizabeth, Charles 

 Ross, Rymer, and Blenheim Pippin. (Silver 



Knightian Medal.) 



Mrs. Denison, Little Gaddesden, Berkluim- 

 sted (gr. Mr. Gentle), exhibited a collection of 

 Potatos. The tubers were not extra large^but 

 they were bright and clean-skinned. White 

 varieties included Warrior, Windsor Castle, Ex- 

 celsior, Factor, Royalty, Express, Long Keeper, 

 Early Favourite, and Monarch. King Edward 

 VII., Purple Eyes, Red Emperor, Exhibition 

 Red and Invicta are good coloured varieties. 

 (Silver Banksian Medal.) 



Messrs, Sutton & Sons, Reading, displayed 

 choice vegetables, a prominent centre feature of 

 the group being 12 heads of New Year's Savoy. 

 Three mounds of Winter Mammoth Broccoli were 

 also exceptionally fine, the curds being white and 

 solid. April Cabbage, raised from seeds sown 

 last July, had already firm, white hearts. Dwart 

 Gem Brussels Sprouts were excellent and Salads 

 were represented by Dandelions and Endives. 

 The collection included Couve Tronchuda, Reli- 

 ance Savoy and dishes of Tender and True and 

 Princess of Wales climbing French Beans. (Sil- 

 ver Knightian Medal.) 



Award of Merit. 



Pear Mrs. Seden (Seclle x Bergamotf 

 Esperen). — The cross was made with the object 

 of obtaining a late variety with thfe Seckle 

 flavour. The fruits were comparatively small, yet 

 large enough for dessert purposes, very pretty in 

 form and brightly coloured. The flesh is soft. 

 smooth and pleasantly flavoured. 



NATIONAL SWEET PEA. 



TRIALS FOR 1912. 



The Committee of the National Sweet Pea 

 Society will hold trials of Sweet Peas at the 

 Times Experimental Station, Sutton Green. 

 Guildford (conducted by Mr. Harry Foster), and 

 at Burbage Experimental Station, Leicester- 

 shire (conducted by Major C. C. Hurst), m 

 1912. No Awards or Certificates will be granted 

 to novelties unless they are sent for trial. For 

 the novelty trials a charge of 5s. per variety will 

 be made, and novelties will be accepted only 

 from the raiser or introducer : 40 seeds of each 



