January 27, 1912.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



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grand iflora, mingled with Coleus thyrsoideus, 

 provided a striking contrast in gold and blue. 

 Begonia Winter Gem, a hybrid of the socotrana 

 section, was the first hybrid of this class in 

 which B. socotrana was the seed-bearer and the 

 male parent a tuberous-rooted variety. (Silver 

 Banksian Medal.) 



Messrs. Stuart Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, 

 Enfield, again showed pans of Cyclamen and 

 Daphne odora, and varieties of perpetual- 

 flowering Carnations. Cyclamen Salmon King 

 was remarkably good. In the centre of the Car- 

 nations was a stand of the fine, rosy-salmon 

 variety named after Lady Alington. White 

 Wonder, Gloriosa (pale, clear pink), Fairmount 

 (mauve or deep heliotrope), Beacon, and Baroness 

 de Brienen are other choice varieties. (Silver 

 Banksian Medal.) 



Mr. L. R. Russell, Richmond, showed plants 

 of Primula malacoides in considerable numbers, 

 flanked at one end with Orange trees in fruit, and 

 with the pretty Azalea amoena indica as a centre- 

 piece. A background of Jasminum primulinum, 

 Buddleia asiatica, and Garrya elliptica, with a 

 row of Prunus triloba, completed the exhibit. 

 (Silver Banksian Medal.) 



Messrs. H. B. May & Sons, Upper Edmon- 

 ton, arranged choice Ferns amongst Begonias, 

 the golden-leaved Oleander, Eranthemum pul- 

 chellum, and Ardisia crenulata, the last-named 

 with bunches of its pretty scarlet berries. (Silver 

 Banksian Medal.) 



Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, 



showed hybrid Begonias, such as Corallina, 

 President Carnot, Richardsiana vastissima (with 

 white flowers and unequally-lobed foliage), ni- 

 tida alba odorata, semperflorens gigantea rosea, 

 Vesuve (red), and hybrida floribunda, all these 

 most uncommon Begonias having pendulous 

 flowers. There was also a batch of the pretty 

 B. fuchsioides. (Bronze Banksian Medal.) 



A large bank of Jasminum primulinum was 

 shown by Leopold de Rothschild, Esq., Gun- 

 nersbury Park, Acton (gr. Mr. Geo. Reynolds). 

 The plants were large specimens, mostly 

 standards. (Silver Flora Medal.) 



A beautifully-fringed Cyclamen named Mrs. 



Buckstone was shown by the Rev. Buckstone, 



Derby (gr. Mr. A. Shambrook). The colour is a 



shade of salmon. The plants were crowded 



with the beautiful blossoms. (Silver Banksian 

 Medal.) 



Messrs. R. Gill & Sons, Penryn, exhibited 



hybrid Rhododendrons of the arboreum section; 

 Iris stylosa speciosa, a fine form of this beautiful 

 flower ; a bank of Erica codonodes, and Cyclamen 

 Coum. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 



Mr. G. Engelmann, Saffron Walden, Essex, 

 had a miscellaneous group of Carnations, in which 

 we noticed most of the choicer sorts in cultiva- 

 tion. Triumph, a dark-clove-coloured variety, 

 is a novelty of promise. Lady Northcliffe, one of 

 the finest of the salmon-pink shades, was con- 

 spicuous in a tall epergne, (Bronze Banksian 

 Medal.) 



Messrs. All wood Bros., Wivelsfield Nurseries, 

 Haywards Heath, showed Carnations in variety, 

 including Wivelsfield Wonder, La Rayonnante 

 (yellow), Regal (mauve), and Gloriosa (the latest 

 novelty m pink varieties, being a flower of great 

 promise). 



Mr. H Burnett, Guernsey, showed Carna- 

 tions of the perpetual-blooming tvpe, the blooms 

 £ ei !lS ° f . outstanding quality. White Wonder, 



"vr n e \° n ' Nia § ara (white, with a clove scent), 

 Mrs. OF. Raphael, and Marmion are a selec- 

 tion. (Silver Flora Medal.) 



Messrs. W. Wells & Co., Merstham, showed 

 a small collection of perpetual-flowering Carna- 

 tions. 



Mr. Bertie E. Bell, Guernsev. showed his 

 new perpetual-flowering Carnation named Coro- 

 nation, a flower of rich rose-pink colour, also a 



few other better-known varieties. (Bronze Flora 

 Modal.) 



Messrs. Carter Page & Co., London Wall, 

 London, showed large numbers of Cyclamens, 

 ■Primula malacoides and P. obconica. 



Messrs Jas. Carter & Co., Raynes Park, 

 London, showed hybrid Primulas from their nur- 

 sery at Forest Hill. The outstanding feature was 

 their new oak-leaved variety named Oak-leaf. 



Mr Philip, nurseryman, Swanlev, Kent, 

 snowed a salmon-coloured form of the well- 

 known Paul Crampel Pelargonium. 



Messrs Barr & Sons, King Street, Covent 

 warden, London, showed excellent spikes of the 



fragrant Soleil d'Or Narcissus from out-of-doors, 

 also other bulbs, various Lachenalias, and a rock- 

 garden exhibit, containing Snowdrops, bulbous 

 Irises, Crocuses, Narcissus bulbocodium, Helle- 

 bores, and other spring-flowering plants. (Bronze 

 Flora Medal.) 



Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, exhibited 

 a rockery planted with early flowers, and a few 

 shrubs in flower. 



Exhibits of hardy plants were made by Mr. G 

 Reuthe, Keston, Kent; Messrs. T. S. Ware, 

 Ltd., Feltham (Bronze Banksian Medal); the 

 Guildford Hardy Plant Nursery ; John Peed 

 & Son, West Norwood, London ; and the Misses 

 Hopkins, Mere Gardens, Shepperton-on-Thames. 



Orchid Committee. 



Present: J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the 

 Chair); and Messrs. Jas. O'Brien (hon. sec). 

 Harry J. Veitch, Gurney Wilson, F. J. Han- 

 bury, W. Cobb, G. F. Moore, T. Armstrong, 

 A. A. McBean, J. Charlesworth, J. Cypher 

 W. P. Bound, J. E. Shill, H. G. Alexander, a! 

 Dye, W. H. White, J. Wilson Potter, W. Bolton, 

 J. S. Moss, de Barri Crawshay, and Sir Jeremiah 

 Colman, Bart. 



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

 Westonbirt (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander), was 

 awarded a Lindley Medal for the high state of 

 cultivation shown in a select number of specimen 

 Orchids. They comprised L*elia anceps G. D. 

 Owen, with nine spikes, bearing 26 flowers; L. 

 anceps Amesiana, with nine spikes, bearing 29 

 flowers ; L. autumnalis alba, with four spikes of 

 pure white blooms ; Lselio-Cattleya Cappei " Wes- 

 tonbirt " variety, with 13 flowers on one spike: 

 and the pretty Vanda Watsonii, with seven 

 spikes. 



Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park, 

 Reigate (gr. Mr. Collier), was awarded a Silver 

 Mora Medal for a beautiful group of fine white 

 varieties of Laelia anceps, including the very dis- 

 tinct " Gatton Park variety," with light-violet 

 iront to the lip ; L. anceps Hilliana rosefieldensis, 

 a fine, white flower, the middle lobe of the label- 

 lum being pink-coloured; several specimens of 

 L. anceps Sanderiana and Dawsonii. Examples 

 of the white and blush-white forms of Phaio- 

 Calanthe Colmanii were also exhibited. 



Messrs. Charles worth & Co., Haywards 

 Heath, were awarded a Silver Flora Medal for a 

 group of exceptionally fine Orchids, which in- 

 cluded Lselio-Cattleya Belle alba, a very handsome 

 form of Cattleya Octave Doin, Odontioda Diana 

 (with large, deep-red flowers), a fine form of O. 

 crispum Xanthotes, O. hibernicum, Stanhopea 

 Shuttle worthii (a deep -yellow flower with a 

 blackish spot on each side of the lip), and various 

 hybrids. 



Messrs. Sander & Sons, St, Albans, received 

 a Silver Flora Medal for an interesting group of 

 showy hybrids and rare species, Cvmbidium ery- 

 throstylum and other Cymbidiums*. a fine blush- 

 tinted form of Pha'seaopsis allied to P. leucorrhoda 

 a selection of Odontoglossums and Odontiodas ; 

 the handsome clear-yellow-flowered Oncidium 

 Jamesonii, which has, in addition to fully- 

 developed flowers, others with rudimentary 

 organs only; Odontoglossum Groganhe ; and 



other hybrid Odontoglossums were all interest- 

 ing plants. 



Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, Tunbridge 

 Wells, were awarded a Silver Flora Medal for a 

 group, in the centre of which was their fine 

 white Cattleya Maggie Raphael alba " Orchid- 

 hurst variety," for which an Award of Merit 

 was gained at the last meeting. The flowers 

 were uniformly good, the pretty, rose-coloured 



labellums being veined with gold in varying 

 degrees. Lselio-Cattleya Wilhelmina, of rich 

 colour, and other Laelio-Cattleyas, showy Cypri- 

 pediums, together with excellent specimens of 

 Masdevallia tovarensis and M. Schroderiana com- 

 pleted the collection. 



Messrs. Stuart Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, 

 Enfield, were awarded a Silver Flora Medal for 

 an effective group of Calanthe Veitchii, good 

 Odontoglossums, Cattleyas, Laelio-Cattleyas, and 

 other Orchids. The following plants were spe- 

 ciallv noteworthy, viz., Dendrobium cvmbi- 

 dioides, Angraecum superbum, and A. citratum. 



Messrs. J. Cypher & Sons, Cheltenham, were 

 awarded a Silver Flora Medal for a group of 

 choice Cypripediums, C. Mrs. F. Du C. Godman 

 (Mrs. Wm. Mostyn x insigne), a bold flower with 

 large, white dorsal sepal, blotched with purple ; 

 C. aureum Surprise, C. Victor, C. Actaeus Sybil 



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(a light form of good shape), C. Beeckmanii (a 

 clear white), C. Venus, C. Leeanum Corona, C. 

 Vandyke, C. Thompsonii, and C. aureum Lang- 

 leyense being a selection. 



Messrs. J. & A. A. McBean, Cooksbridge, were 

 awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for a group in 

 which forms of Odontoglossum crispum were 

 well displayed, also white La-lia anceps, a good 

 specimen of Cattleya chocoensis alba, Cattleya 

 Maggie Raphael alba, Cypripedium Earl of Tan- 

 kerville, Brasso-Cattleya Mrs. J. Leemann, and 

 Sophro-Cattleya x Thwaitesii. 



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

 staged a collection for which a Silver Banksian 

 Medal was given. The best plants were Cypri- 

 pedium Laconia (Leeanum x Sallieri aureum), 

 a flower of fine shape, coloured greenish-yellow, 

 the dorsal sepal having a white tip and a faint 

 purple band through the middle of the dorsal 

 sepal, the petals and lip being also tinged with 

 the same colour; C. Ulysses (Mrs. Wm. Mostyn 

 X Thompsonii), fine in shape and of good colour ; 

 C. Actaeus Langleyense, and C. Waterloo. 



Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons,, Chelsea, showed 

 Cypripedium Idina (insigne Harefield Hall x 

 Countess of Carnarvon), Odontoglossum Doris 

 (an evenly-spotted flower), and the favourite 

 Cypripedium Actaeus Langleyense. 



De B. Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, Sevenoaks 

 (gr. Mr. Stables), sent his home-raised Odonto- 

 glossum harvengtense Crawshayanum, which far 

 surpasses all of its class; 0. Yula (Adrians x 

 Lambeauianum) ; and Zygopetalum brachy- 

 petalum Crawshayanum. 



Pantia Ralli, Esq., Ashtead Park, Epsom, 

 showed three white forms of Cattleya Trian^, 

 "Ralli's variety, 1 ' a fine albino, of good form; 

 Cymbidium grandiflorum, Lycaste Ballise, and 

 other Orchids. 



H. S. Goodson, Esq., Fairlawn, Putney (gr. 

 Mr. G. E. Day), showed Lc-elio-Cattleya \Vellsi- 

 ana " Goodson's variety," the showy Odontioda 

 Cooksonise, Royal Scarlet, and Odontoglossum 

 Ceres "Goodson's variety. 



Francis Wellesley, Esq., Westfield, Woking 

 (gr. Mr. Hopkins), showed Cypripedium Thalia 

 The Baron (insigne Sanders x Baron Schroder), 

 which, contrary to what might be expected, is 

 the darkest of the Thalias, and with consider- 

 able character of C. Baron Schroder, especially 

 in the heavy chocolate-purple blotching. Mr. 

 Wellesley also showed C. King Emperor, a 

 hybrid of C. Beeckmanii, yellow in colour, and 

 with uniform, small, dark spots. 



Mr. W. A. Manda, St. Albans, showed forms 

 of Cattleya Trianse. 



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

 Mr. W. H. White), exhibited Zygopetalum 

 brachypetalum. 



Sir Wm. Marriott, Down House, Blandford, 

 sent flowers of a hybrid between Laelia anceps 

 Sanderiana and Cattleya Aclandiae, in shape 

 nearest to Laelia anceps, but larger, and of a 

 pale pink colour. 



C. J. Phillips, Esq., The Glebe, Sevenoaks, 

 showed Cymbidium Pauwelsii, "Phillips's 

 variety,' ' a better form of the plant, which gained 

 an Award of Merit last year ; the bright-red front 

 to the lip is a very attractive feature. 



Messrs. Hassall & Co., Southgate, staged a 

 small group, in which were noted Cattleya 

 Blackii (Gaskelliana alba x Mendelii alba), a 

 good white flower, which, in the variety shown, 

 had a slight pink tint on the lip ; a distinct Ly- 

 caste Skinneri, with bright, rose-pink petals and 

 pure-white lip ; Cattleya Octave Doin, Odonto- 

 glossum Aireworth, O. eximium, 0. ardentissi- 

 mum, 0. Lambeauianum, and other hybrids. 



Sir Julius Wernher, Luton Hoo (gr. Mr. 



Metcalfe), staged Calanthe Vulcan, a very fine 

 hybrid, with flowers of a deep magenta rose, and 

 evidently a better grower than most of the other 

 dark Calanthes. 



AWARDS. 



First-class Certificate. 



Cypripedium Nora (Mons. de Curie X aureum 

 (Edipe) f from Lt.-Col. Sir George L. Holford, 

 K.C.V.O., Westonbirt (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexan- 

 der). A flower of perfect shape, and with all the 

 segments well balanced. The round dorsal sepal 

 bears heavy lines of deep rose-purple, feathered 

 in the upper part, the centre being coloured rose- 

 purple, surrounded by a white margin. The 

 petals and lip are yellow, tinged and marked 

 with purple. 



