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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[March 9, 1912 



Messrs. Barr & Sons, King Street, Covent 



Garden, showed batches of Crocuses, including 

 King of the Whites, purpurea grandiflora, Presi- 

 dent Lincoln (purple), and Golden Yellow. Iris 

 reticulata, Muscari azureum, Scillas, Chionodoxa 

 sardensis, and Saxifraga Burst riana magnifica 

 were all shown well. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 



Mr. Geo. Reuthe, Keston, Kent, showed many 

 uncommon hardy plants, backed with shrubs of 

 choice sorts. A truss of Rhododendron argen- 

 teum attracted attention, also a fine specimen of 

 Berberis Bealii. Amongst the Alpines we 

 noticed Saxifraga lilacina, Iris persica, Saxifraga 

 Boydii, Androsaee pyrenaica, Ranunculus Ker- 

 nerianus, Anemone blanda Cynthinica (white and 

 blue, very pretty), and Tecophilsea cyanocrocus. 



Messrs. R. Wallace & Co., Colchester, had a 

 squat rockery which presented a more natural 

 appearance than the usual ridge arrangement. 

 The more interesting plants were Anchusa 

 myosotidiflora, Iris bucharica, I. persind, I. 

 sindjarensis, Primula Palinuri (like a richly- 

 coloured yellow Cowslip), Fritillaria chitral- 

 ensis, Tulipa Clusiana, and T. Kaufmanniana. 



Messrs. G. & A. Clark, Ltd., Dover, showed 

 coloured Primroses, and other early hardy 



flowers, with shrubs as a background. 



Mr. Maurice Prichard, Christchurch, Hamp- 

 shire, exhibited forms of Primula cashmeriana, 

 those labelled grandiflora, Riverslea, and pallida 

 oculata being the choicer. A box filled with 

 Saxifragaa in small pots was interesting. A 

 hybrid named L. G. Godseff has bright-yellow 

 flowers. Other plants of interest were Primula 

 viscosa, Gentiana acaulis, Anemone fulgens, 

 Megasea Stracheyi (very fine), and Daphne 

 Genkwa. 



A rock-garden planted with Alpines was ar- 

 ranged by the Burton Hardy Plant Nur- 

 series, Christchurch, Hampshire. Daphne 

 Blagayana, Polygala Chamaebuxus lutea and 

 Hepatica angnlosa alba are three good Alpines. 



Messrs. Whitelegg & Page, Chislehurst, 

 Kent, put up a rock-garden exhibit planted with 

 Aubrietia Violet Queen, Primula nialamides. 

 Viola gracilis, Draba azoides, and other suitable 

 plants. 



' Messrs. Thompson & Charm an, Bushey, Hert- 

 fordshire, exhibited a small rockery, having 

 weather-beaten stones well arranged and planted 

 with Ranunculus creticus, Lithospermum ros- 

 marinifolium, Iberis saxatile, and other early- 

 flowering hardy plants. 



Messrs. Bakers, Wolverhampton, showed 

 boxes of Alpines. We noticed Shortia gahu ifolia. 

 Ranunculus amplexicaule, Anemone Ingramii, 

 Primula megaseiefolia, and P. frondosa in 

 flower. 



The Guildford Hardy Plant Nursery ex- 

 hibited hardy plants, including Alpines. Poly- 

 gala Chama?buxus and its purple-flowered 

 variety were flowering well in pots. 



Mr. H. G. Pulham, Elsenham, Stansted, 

 Essex, showed a small but neat rockery planted 

 with seasonable flowers. 



Messrs. John Peed & Son, West Norwood, 

 showed Lachenalias and a great assortment of 

 Alpines in small pots. 



Messrs. Ware, Ltd., Feltham, exhibited 

 Alpines and dwarf shrubs >n considerable num- 

 bers. 



Other exhibitors of hardy plants were the 

 Misses Hopkins, Mere Gardens, Shepperton, and 

 Mr. James Box. Lindfield, Sussex. 



Awards of Merit. 



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Iihododt ndron indicum " Blushing Bride. 

 This plant is an acquisition to the Indian 

 "Azaleas" that will be prized for its semi- 

 double flowers — 3j inches in diameter — of a 

 baautiful, clear shade of flesh-pink. (Shown by 



Messrs. James Veitch & 



Sons.) 



This new species from 

 inflorescences of great 



in 



Corylo p< i s mu It i flo ra . 

 China has bright-yellow 



attraction. It was shown as a small pot plant 

 full flower by Miss Willmott, V.M.H. 



Pt< ris " Parkeri." — A seedling variety of 

 Pteris with broad fronds and erect habit of 

 rowth, this plant will be valuable for market 

 culture and decorative purposes generally. 

 Shown by Mr. J. J. Parker, Rose Nursery, 

 Whetstone. 



Rhododendron " Cornnbia." — This reddish- 

 crimson flowered Rhododendron is described as 

 a hybrid from R. Shilsonii and R. arboreum. 

 The colour is very effective at this early season. 

 Shown by Messrs'". R. Gill & Sons, Falmouth. 



Narcissus Committee. 



Present : E. A. Bowles, Esq. (in the Chair) ; 

 Miss Willmott, and Messrs. A. R. Goodwin, E. H. 

 Chapman, Herbert Smith, W. T. Ware, G. W. 

 Leak, J. Jacobs, Alex. Wilson, J. T. Bennett- 

 Poe, H. A. Denison, G. H. Engleheart, P. 

 Rudolph Barr, W. A. Watts, C. Digby, and C. H. 

 Curtis (secretary). 



Messrs. R. & G. Cuthbert, Southgate Nur- 

 series, staged a comprehensive collection of 

 Tulips in bloom. There were 40 varieties shown 

 in small sets, and the colours were admirably 

 blended. The rich yellows contained Golden 

 Queen and de Wet. The best pinks were Pink 

 Beauty and Alice Roosevelt. Reds included Sir 

 Thomas Lipton, Couleur de Cardinal and La 

 Grandeux, whilst Pottebakker and Princess 

 Helene were the best of the whites shown. (Sil- 

 ver-gilt Banksian Medal.) 



Mr. Christopher Bourne, Simpson, Bletch- 

 ley, staged a comprehensive collection of Nar- 

 cissi. Laura (an improved Pheasant-eye Narcis- 

 sus), Viscount Falmouth (very pale-primrose 

 colour), Red Eve (with a very bright-orange eye), 

 Lady de Bathe (yellow trumpet), Golden King (a 

 rich yellow), St. David (with widely-reflexed 

 trumpet of rich yellow colour), and Helios (an 

 exceptionally fine flower with large orange-col- 

 oured trumpet) were especially good. (Silver 

 Flora Medal.) 



Messrs. Cartwright & Goodwin, Kiddermin- 

 ster, staged a selection of the best Narcissi. 

 Where all were so good it was difficult to select 

 any for especial mention, but perhaps the 



hybrids from N. poeticus were the most 

 noteworthy. The sweetly-scented, deep-yellow 

 odorous rugulosus claimed many admirers. 

 Several vases contained a good selection of the 



Sale Triandrus hybrids, and near to these was 

 Led and Gold, which may be described as being 

 a greatly-improved " Butter and Eggs " Daffodil. 

 Aspasia is a fine cluster Narcissus, which was 

 shown in splendid condition. (Silver Flora 

 Medal.) 



Messrs. Barr & Sons, Covent Garden, Lon- 

 don, included a fine batch of the rich-yellow 

 Daffodil "King Alfred'' in their interesting col- 

 lection of Narcissi. There were several seedlings 

 of the same type of great promise. The smaller- 

 flowered varieties, such as the pretty White Hoop 

 IVttieoat, N. cyclamineus, N. c. minor, and N. 

 Triandrus alba attracted a deal of admiration. 



Messrs. Carter, Page & Co., 52 and 53, Lon- 

 don Wall, E.C., exhibited an attractive collec- 

 tion arranged on one of the tables in the annexe. 

 The many Hyacinths, Tulips, and Narcissi 

 were shown growing in ornamental pans of fibre, 

 and amply set forth the value of this rooting 

 medium. The Tulips included Silver Standard 

 (with variegated foliage) and Yellow Prince (with 

 pale-yellow stripes on its leaves). 



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

 Tulips, Narcissi, Hyacinths, Crocuses, and 

 Chionodoxa Lucilise, all grown in pans of moss- 

 fibre. Crocus Kathlenn Parlow, a large flower 

 with pure-white petals, in which the orange- 

 coloured filaments were startlmgly conspicuous, 

 attracted the notice of visitors. 



Messrs. Wm. Cutbush & Son, Highgate, ex- 

 hibited Hyacinths of many colours w T ith large, 

 compact trusses. The blooms of the pure-white 

 La Grandesse were very fine. 



Messrs. Young & Co., Hatherley, Cheltenham, 

 showed Narcissi, Freesia refracta, and Lache- 

 nalia Nelsonii in good form. 



Robert Sydenham Limited, Birmingham, ar- 

 ranged Liliums, Spiraeas, Narcissi, and Lily of 

 the Valley in an attractive manner in bowls 

 containing moss-fibre as the rooting medium. 



Mr. Herbert Chapman, Rye, staged a selec- 

 tion of Daffodils in glass vases, prettily edged 

 with Chionodoxa Luciliae, rising from a ground- 

 work of moss. 



Competitive Bulb Classes. 



The prizes w r ere presented by the Haarlem 

 Bulb Society and Robert Sydenham Limited, who 

 gave five prizes each in three classes, open to 

 amateurs, for bulbs grown in moss fibre. The 

 Dutch Society's classes numbered six — four for 

 amateurs and two for traders. 



Amateurs. 



The largest class was for 18 Hyacinths, dis- 

 tinct. There were five exhibitors, and each com- 

 petitor deservedly received an award. All the 



blooms were fresh and clean-looking, and those 

 in the premier collection, shown by the Duke of 

 Portland, Welbeck Abbey, Worksop (gr. Mr. 

 Jas. Gibson), were splendid. Lady Derby (flesh 

 pink), Correggio (white), King of the Blues, and 

 Queen of the Pinks were the best varieties. 2nd, 

 F. R. Dixon Nuttall, Esq., Ingleholme, Prescot 

 (gr. Mr. J. Barker), who showed Gounod (pale 

 blue), Lady Derby, Menelek (deep blue), and 

 Jacques in good form. 3rd, Lord Howard de 

 Walden, Audley End, Saffron Walden (gr. Mr. 

 J. Vert). 



In the class for 12 Hyacinths, distinct, the 1st 

 prize was won by A. Hanson, Esq., Ivanhoe, 

 Wavertree, who staged a dozen excellent plants. 

 2nd, The Marquis of Salisbury, Hatfield House, 

 Herts, (gr. Mr. H. Prime), whose fine exhibit 

 was only a shade inferior to the 1st prize 

 collection ; the pale-pink Jacques was excep- 

 tionally fine. 3rd, Lord Hillingdon, Wilder- 

 nesse, Sevenoaks (gr. Mr. J. Shelton). There 

 were eight competitors in this class, and they 

 staged such unusually fine collections that the 

 judges awarded no fewer than stoc prizes. 



For six Hyacinths, distinct, the 1st prize was 

 awarded to R. Morrison, Esq., Wavertree, 

 Liverpool. This was a fine exhibit of brightly- 

 coloured blooms. 2nd, C. E. J. Bishop, Esq.. 

 Norton Priory, Chichester, Sussex (gr. Mr. 



Edwards). 3rd, The Earl of Lytton, Knebworth, 

 Hertfordshire (gr. Mr. H. Brotherston) . 



There were only three competitors in the class 

 for four pans containing Hyacinths, 10 bulbs of 

 one variety in each pan. The 1st prize was 

 awarded to the Duke of Portland, for an almost 

 perfect exhibit. The yellow -flowered City of 

 Haarlem variety was exceptionally fine. 2nd, the 

 Marquis of Salisbury, Hatfield House, Hatfield 

 (gr. Mr. H. Prime), whose premier variety was 

 the pale-blue Electra ; the pink-flowered La Vic- 

 torie was also very fine. 3rd, His Excellency the 

 American Ambassador, Wrest Park, Ampthill 

 (gr. Mr. G. Mackinlay). 



Trade Classes. 



The only competitors in the class for a col- 

 lections of 100 Hyacinths in 20 named varie- 

 ties were Messrs. R. & G. Cuthbert, South- 

 gate Nurseries, Middlesex, who set up their 

 monster exhibit amongst a groundwork of Adian- 

 tum cuneatum growing in small pots. The finest 

 varieties were Electra (pale blue), Perle Brilliante 

 (a deeper shade of pale blue), King Menelek and 

 Ivanhoe (deep blues), and Jacques (pink). 



Messrs. Cuthbert were also alone in the class 

 for 20 Hyacinths in 12 varieties grown in pans, 

 and were deservedly awarded the Gold Medal for 

 a fine collection. 



Bulbs Grown in Moss Fibre. 



Lady Tate excelled in the class for six vases of 

 Tulips. This exceedingly bright collection of 

 fine blooms was quite a feature of the show. 

 Such well-known varieties as Keizerskroon, 

 Duchesse de Parma, Prince of Austria, and the 

 white Joost van Vondel were especially fine. 

 2nd, the Hon. Mrs. Guy Baring. 



The best exhibit of six single Hyacinths grown 

 in moss fibre was shown by Miss E. M. Raw- 

 lins, Great Houghton Hall, Northampton. 2nd, 

 Lady Tate, Park Hill, Streatham Common (gr. 

 Mr. Howe). The well-known pale-blue Schotel 

 was exceptionally good. 3rd, Miss C. A. Michell. 



The 1st prize for six vases of Narcissi was won 

 by Miss C. A. Michell, Oakfield, Cricklewoocl, 

 who showed Victoria and Leonie in good form. 

 2nd, Lady Tate. The plants of Blood Orange 

 and Mme. de Graaff were profusely flowered. 



The judging of the exhibits in the competitive 

 bulb classes was carried out by Messrs. A. 

 Guldemond, P. van der Meer, J. M. van Zan- 

 then (all from Holland), C. E. Fielder, Edwin 

 Beckett, and J. D. Pearson. Among visitors 

 from Holland were Messrs. G. H. van Waveren, 

 Egbert Kersten, and Anthony F. Byvoet. 



Orchid Committee. 



(in the 

 sec), 



Present: J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. 

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

 Harry J. Veitch, Gurney Wilson, Stuart Lo^< 

 R. A. Rolfe, R. G. Thwaites, T. Armstrong. 

 A. A. McBean, W. Cobb, J. E. Shill, J. t^f™? 

 worth, H. G. Alexander, J. Cypher, W. *• 

 Hatcher, W. P. Bound, A. Dye, Clive Cookson, 

 W. H. White, C. J. Lucas, J. S. Moss, Lt.-toi. 

 Sir George L. Holford, de B. Crawsbay, s* iu 

 Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart. 





