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1HE GARDENERS 



CI1R0X1CL 



[March 23, 1912. 



unusually good for a March show. Novelties 



w< >, pKnSttt, and the C n.nnttee- conferred 



three \ warily of Merit to new vaneties. 



live 3 o'clock meeting in the lecture r m, 

 Mr II B May gave a lecture on Ferns, dealing 



emiec Uy' with those which are suitable for 



cultivation bv amateurs. By means of a special 

 lantern apparatus living specimens were reflected 

 on the soCxn, enla cd, but showing the charac- 

 ters excellently. 



Floral Committee. 



Present: Henry B. May, H*q. (in the Chair); 

 and Messrs. C. T. Druciv. \\ . J. Bean, JoIki 

 Green T. W. Turner, F. Herbert Chapman, 



j. r T B welt-T , C. R. Fielder C. Blick, 



J Jmnings, W. Howe, J- F. M« I d, B. L. 



Rednald Nevill, John Dickson, Charles Dixon, 



H. J. Cutbush, A. Turner, H. J. Jon , F. Page 



Roberts (Rev.), Charles E. Shea, Chas.E Pear- 

 son, W. P. Thomson, W. G. Baker, \\ . J- Jain-, 



R. \V. Wallace, Geor Paul, W. B. Cranncld, 

 and R. Hooper Pearson. 



Messrs. James Veitch & Sons Ltd Chelsea, 

 , hibited,asabank of flowers, a beautitul group 

 of Rhododendron indicum (Azaleas), L"W*> 

 Viburnum Opulus, various Cherries, Peaches, and 

 a Amble flowered form of Primus Pissardn. 

 Messrs. Ykitch also furnished a table with a 

 miscellaneous collection of greenhouse flowering 

 plants, Azaleas, Primula obconica of a choice 

 strain, Streptosolen Jamesonii, Begonia Uoire de 

 Sceaux, Primula kewensis, Amphicome Emodn, 

 and Lily-of-the-Valiey being the chief subjects. 

 A third exhibit town by this Arm was com- 

 prised entirely of Cyclamens, shown in batches 

 of distinct colours, all the plants being of mag- 

 nificent quality. (Gold Medal.) 



Messrs. W. Cutbush & Sox, Highgate, put up 

 remarkably showy exhibit of forced shrubs 



intermingled with greenhouse plants Magnolias 



were especially good, particularly M. .Boolaii- 

 rreana and M. Umieis Pyrw Mains Scheidecken, 



Camellia reticulata (esp, ally handsome). 

 Spiraea confu.a, Rhododendron tastuosum 

 (lavender), llvdiangea Mouillere and lrunus 

 triloba were all good. Adjoining the forced 

 shrubs was an imposing exhibit of tarnations, 

 representative of the best varieties in commerce, 



Lady Meyer (pink), Lord Rothschild (clove), 

 Beacon (scarlet). R. F. l'elton (pink). Countess 

 of Onslow (puce, showing scarlet), Rose Fink 



Enchantress, and Mrs. MacKinnon (scarlet, 

 scented), are a selection. (Silver gilt Banksian 



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

 Enfield, showed beautiful blooms of perpetual- 

 flowering Carnations, arranged with Ferns in 

 vases and epergnes. The choicer varieties were 

 Baroness de Brienen, a very large flower of 

 salmon-pink colour; Lady Alington. rose-pink; 

 Rose Dore ; May Daw flesh colour ; Carola, crim- 

 son ; R. F. Felton, 6*£t pink; Lady Meyer, pink 

 (new), and Beacon, scarlet. Messrs. Low also 

 showed greenhouse plants, including several 

 species of Acacia, Dracaena Bruantii vanegata, 

 Boron ia megastigma, Erica codonodes. Cycla- 

 mens in variety, and Camellias. (Silver Banksian 



Medal.) 



An imposing exhibit of Ferns was staged by 

 Messrs. J. Hill & Son, Barrowfield Nurseries, 

 Lower Edmonton. The collection embraced 100 

 species and varieties, many showing rich tinting 

 in the new fronds. There were fine specimens of 

 Platycerium grande and P. Hillii, also large 

 plants of Adiantum scutum, Blechnnm lati- 

 folium, Lastrea ervthrosa, Brainea insignis. 

 Pavallia Spehmcae, D. tenuifolia \ eitchn, and 

 Onychium auratum. (Silver-gilt Banksian Medal.) 



Messrs. H. B. May & Sons, The Nurseries, 

 Upper Edmonton, filled a large table with Ferns, 

 varieties of Clematis, and Gardenia flonda (ias- 

 minoides), the best-habited Gardenia for grow- 

 ing in pots. The blue Primrose was also shown 

 well. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 



Mr L. R. Russkll, Richmond, showed a fine 

 exhibit of forced shrubs, with a bordering of 

 Brunfelsia floribunda and Primula obcomca 

 completed bv a line of P. malacoides. Standard 

 plants of Lilac, Forsythia, Azaleas, and Primus 

 triloba were arranged on a ground of Azaleas and 

 Ferns. As a senarate exhibit Mr. Russell 

 showed haidv plants of seasonable subjects. 

 (Silver Flora Medal.) 



Messrs. R. and G. Cuthbert, South gate, 



staged a small collection of forced shrubs, as a 



omplement to their large exhibit of bulbous 

 flowers. (Bronze Banksian Medal.) 



Messrs. It. Gill & Sons, Tremough, Penryn, 

 Cornwall, exhibited hardy Himalayan Lhodo- 

 dendrons the new Primula Winteri, and Andro- 

 meda floribunda. Amongst the Rhododendrons 

 we noticed Henry Shilsoii Duke of Cornwall, 

 crimson, with black spots; Mrs. Henry Shilson 

 pink ; R. barbatum, red ; R. arboreum album and 

 R a. Blood Red. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 



A Bronze Banksian Medal was awarded to 

 Ladv Mary Holland, Eaton Place, London, tor 

 a dozen plants of seedling Hippeastrums. 



Messrs. Jarman & Co., Chard, put up a small 

 group of a star -flowered strain of Cineraria named 

 Cactus stellata. There was a good range ot 

 colours in the plants, the light and dark blues 

 being especially tine. 



Messifl Wm. Artindale & Son, Nether Green, 

 Sheffield, exhibited bunches of Primula obcomca, 

 representing a fine, large-flowered strain of this 

 showy greenhouse plant. 



Mr H. Burnett, Guernsey, was awarded a 

 Silver Banksian Medal for a fine exhibit of per- 

 petual-flowering Carnations. 



Messrs All wood Bros., Wivelsfield, Hay- 

 wards Heath, were the exhibitors of perpetual- 

 flowering Carnations, having large blooms of 

 Gloriosa, White Wonder, Wivelsfield Wonder, 

 May Day, and other choice varieties. 



Messrs. W. Wells & Co., Mersthani, Surrey, 

 showed varieties of perpetual-blooming Carna- 

 tions. 



Messrs. H. J. Jones, Ltd., Ryecroft Nurseries, 

 Hither Green, showed 40 varieties of zonal-leaved 

 Pelargoniums, arranged on a rather dull ground 

 of green cloth. The following were the finest 

 sorts in their respective colours :— scarlet, Fred 

 Gulliver; salmon, Mr. T. F. Bunting; crimson, 

 Mrs. Harrv Wood; purple-tinted, James 

 Wraight; white, Mrs. H. Perkins; magenta, 

 J. W. Moorman; and orange, Harry. 



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

 exhibited 60 distinct varieties of zonal-leaved 

 Pelargoniums, the large .collection making a 

 bright group. A new variety, named H. Bart- 

 lett, is a line scarlet flower, the " pips " being 

 3 inches across. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 



Messrs. Geo. Mount & Sons, Ltd., Canter- 

 bury, showed Roses, included the varieties Lady 

 Hillingdon, Mrs. Geo. Shawyer, Richmond, and 



Liberty. 



Mr. George Prince, Longworth, Berkshire, 

 made a feature of the delightful Fortune's Yellow 

 in a small exhibit of Roses. 



Examples of turf, with specimens of dried 

 grasses, of varieties suitable for lawns and bowl- 

 ing greens, were shown by Mr. James 

 Macdonald, Harpenden, Hertfordshire. 



A Silver Banksian Medal was awarded to Mrs. 

 Charrington, Byfleet (gr. Mr. W. H. Haw- 

 thorn), for a group of Cyclamens arranged with 

 Ferns. 



Hardy Flowers. 



Mr. Maurice Prichard, Christchurch, Hamp- 

 shire, showed Alpine plants, receiving a Silver 

 Flora Medal. The plants were all splendidly 

 grown, those of Primula helvetica alba and P. 

 denticulata being of outstanding merit.- Iris 

 stylosa speciosa was shown as a large batch of 

 cut flowers. (Silver Flora Medal.) 



Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons Lowfield Nurseries, 

 Crawley, planted a rockery with Alpines and 

 backed with dwarf shrubs and Conifers. (Bronze 

 Banksian Medal.) 



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

 numbers of Alpine plants and uncommon shrubs. 

 The beautiful Camellia reticulata was noticed, 

 also the rare Rhododendron intricatum (blue) 

 and R. Metternichii. There was also a fine truss 

 of R. gvande. Amongst the Alpines, Hepatica 

 triloba grandiflora (lilac), Saxifraga Borisii and 

 S. Stribneyi were conspicuously good. (Bronze 



Banksian Medal.) 



Messrs. Ware, Ltd., Feltham, arranged a very 

 effective rock-garden, making a kind of plateau, 

 with la e boulders cropping out, and planted be- 

 tween the drifts with Epigtea repens, Viola gra- 

 cilis Auhrietia Wallacei (bright lavender), Draba 

 bruniaefolia (olvmpica) (yellow), Trillium grandi- 

 florum (white), and Soldanella Clusii (purple). 

 (Bronze Banksian Medal.) 



A pale pink-flowered Anemone Pulsatilla was 

 shown by Royal Tottenham Nurseries, Ltd., 

 Dedemsvaart, Holland. The plants attracted 



much attention, the colour being very pleasing, 

 and marking a distinct development in this pretty 



Alpine flower. 



Messrs. John Peed & Son, West Norwood, 

 London showed a charming rock-garden exhibit, 

 and, being close to a window, the colours of the 

 flowers appeared remarkably bright. The intense 

 blue of ScUla sibirica, Chionodoxa sardensis, 

 Anemone blanda, with purple Crocuses, Primula 

 farinosa and Aubrietia Perkinsii (lavender) all 

 showed to advantage. 



Messrs. Whitelegg & Page, Chislehurst, 

 Kent, also exhibited a rockery on which Primul.i 

 malacoides was planted. The fine purple Aubrie- 

 tia Mrs. Lloyd Edwards was shown well in a 

 depression between rocks. 



Mr. Clarence Elliott, Six Hills Nursery, 

 Stevenage, made an effective rockery, on which 

 Viola gracilis, Primula marginata, P. Allionii 

 and Pulmonaria angustifolius a z urea were seen 



to advantage. 



Messrs. Thompson & Charman, Bushey, Hert- 

 fordshire, showed, on a rockery, well-flowered 

 plants of Anemone Pulsatilla, Fritillaria bucha- 

 rica (bluish-white), Euphorbia Wulfenn, the new 

 Ribes laurifolia and the white variety of Cory- 

 dalis tuberosa (cava). 



The Misses Hopkins, Mere Gardens, Shepper- 

 ton, staged a rock-garden exhibit, planted with 

 Anemones, Daisies, Hepaticas, Primula rosea, 1 . 

 denticulata and Anemone Pulsatilla. 



The Burton Hardy Plant Nursery, near 

 Christchurch, Hampshire, arranged a rockery 

 with a variety of suitable flowering plants, such 

 as Primula nivalis, P. marginata, P. villosa, 

 Polyanthuses, Myosotis "Ruth Fisher Ane- 

 mone Pulsatilla, Morisia hypogsea and Aubrietia 

 Mrs. Lloyd Edwards, all fine plants of their re- 

 spective kinds. 



Messrs. Bakers, Wolverhampton, staged boxes 

 of Alpine flowers, amongst which we noticed 

 Pulmonaria saccharata, Iris cristate, Cypnpedium 

 spectabile (very fine specimens), Ranunculus am- 

 plexicaule/ Megasea afghanica (a pure .white- 

 flowered species), Phlox amoena and Short ia gala- 

 cifolia. . TI A i 



Mr. James Box, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, 



showed Alpine and hardy plants in season. 

 (Bronze Flora Medal.) 



Other exhibitors of hardy plants were Meats. 

 G. & A. Clark, Ltd., Dover; Mr. Reg. 

 Prichard, West Moors, Dorsetshire; and Ihe 



Guildford Hardy Plant Nursery. 



A Silver Banksian Medal was awarded to iliw 

 Ough, Streatham, for a collection of norai 



pain in . AwAKDS f Merit. 



Corylopsis Veitchiana.-The Hon. VicakV 

 Gibbs V- Mr. Beckett) exhibited another new 

 species of Corylopsis recently introduced horn 

 China. The "plant showed a much freci MDi 

 of growth than C. multiflora, which gained an 

 Award of Merit at the previous meeting, but tor 

 garden purposes the inflorescences were similar. 



Hippeastrum << *«W "^^L^ 

 the most resplendent varieties of nippeastriu 

 ve have seen P It is a large, weU-f«rmed flo*«, 

 and the pure crimson colour is brilliant to tne 



last degree. •» Tike the 



Hippeastrum "Rose du Barri. -^f e ffip . 

 varietv alreadv described, this heautitui Hn 

 peastrum was shown by Lord Rothschild both 

 being seedlings raised by his gardener Mr ^ 

 Dve "Rose du Barri" is a fine flower o 

 St that may be best described as ljrench rose 

 It is distinct in Hippeastrums The > a 

 both varieties is well above that of the ave B 

 exhibition flower. VfitcH 



Primula Knuthiana.— Messrs. Jam j > u 



& Sons exhibited plants of a pretty li "e M 

 collected by their representative, Air. d 



in Shensi *(N. China). It has ^^1°^ 

 flowers and slightly mealy leaves, in £"«* . p 

 resembling the plant known to S ard * n f" ndosa . 

 frondosa, which is really P. fannosa ^° ed 

 The name Knuthiana was given tne ^ tion 

 plants after comparing them with an uiu» 

 of P. Knuthiana Pax. 



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Prunus Pissardii Moseri, fi- J»-~Z l_ r - f «ols 



variety with good-sized, »«mi-double flowe 

 pretty shade of pink. Shown by Messrs. 



Veitch & Sons. . ___ 



PseudQtsuga (Abies) Douglasii ^f. A "|l" n Jell 

 This variety of Pseudotsuga Douglasu m<*j 



