March 23, 1912.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



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be described as a pigmy form. It is so much 

 branched that the specimen, though only about 

 18 inches high, was 2 feet in diameter. The ex- 

 hibitors stated that the plant was raised from a 

 seed 16 years ago. It may be recommended for 

 the rockery, where its dense habit will be an 

 advantage. Shown by Messrs. Fletcher Bros., 

 Chertsey. 



Rose "Rose Queen"— This hybrid Tea Rose is 

 an American seedling, and the forced flowers ex- 

 hibited by Mr. W. E. Wallace, Eaton Bray 

 Nurseries, showed it to be a first-class variety for 

 that purpose. The flowers are of good form, and 

 the colour reminded us of the variety Lady Ash- 

 town. This Rose is likely to become 

 popular. 



very 



Narcissus Committee. 



Present 



Fowler, C. Bourne, J 



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

 Miss Willmott, Rev. C. T. Digby, Messrs. P. D. 

 Williams, Walter T. Ware, Herbert Smith, P. 

 Rudolph Barr, Joseph Jacobs, H. Chapman, F. 

 Barchard, W. B. Cranfield, G. W. Leak, W. W. 



. T. Bennett-Poe, A. M. 

 Wilson, W. Poupart, W. Goldring, and C. H. 

 Curtis (secretary). 



Messrs. Barr & Sons, Covent Garden, Lon- 

 don, staged an interesting collection of cut 

 blooms. Besides a selection of the standard varie- 

 ties, there were many unnamed seedlings, and 

 especially of trumpet Daffodils. Of the named 

 varieties we especially noted Bedouin (with a 

 broad, white perianth, and large, fiery-orange 

 cup), Atlas (a monster trumpet Daffodil), Maxi- 

 mus (rich yellow, with twisted perianth seg- 

 ments),. Venus (pale in colour), Athene and 

 Cyrus, the two last-named varieties being good 

 trumpet Daffodils of pale primrose colour. 

 Sparkler is a splendid large-cupped Narcissus, 

 with a rich corona, whilst Lady Bird, although 

 a smaller flower, is even brighter in colour. (Sil- 

 ver-gilt Flora Medal.) 



Mr. Alex. M. Wilson, Shovell, Bridgwater, 

 showed a fine selection of flowers. Many were 

 seedling varieties of great merit, the short- 

 cupped varieties being especially good. Tita 

 (medio-coronata), Sealing Wax (parvi-coronata), 

 and Inglescombe (a very large double- flowered 

 trumpet Daffodil, of fine form and rich colour) 

 were the best of the named varieties. (Silver- 

 gilt Bronze Medal.) 



Mr. C. Bourne, Simpson, Bletchley, gave 

 especial prominence in his group to the variety 

 Helios, which received an Award of Merit, and 

 to St. David, a very large, rich-yellow trumpet 

 Daffodil. Alys, a pure-w T hite large coronata 

 variety, with pairs of slightly pendulous flowers, 

 is very pretty. The dainty little Campanella 

 Jonquils, with their clusters of sweetly-scented, 

 rich-yellow flowers, found many admirers. 

 (Silver Flora Medal.) 



Messrs. E. H. Bath, Ltd., Wisbech, showed 

 Daffodils and a quantity of Chionodoxa Luciliae 

 In vases, also Tulips, Hyacinths, and Narcissi 

 growing in bowls containing fibre. The best of 

 the Daffodils were Dream (a pendulous variety, 

 having a white perianth and primrose trumpet), 

 and Weardale Perfection. (Silver Flora Medal.) 



The Rev. G. H. Engleheart, Dinton, Salis- 

 bury, exhibited a splendid lot of seedlings. 

 The trumpet Daffodils arranged in the back 

 row were splendid. All the varieties were 

 shown with numbers, and one variety, in- 

 dicated by ii, seems to be a decided ad- 

 vance on the trumpet Daffodils in commerce; 

 this variety has a very broad trumpet with 

 boldly-frilled edges. Another variety with 

 smaller flowers, nearly pure-white in the perianth 

 and having a pale-apricot trumpet, was very 

 charming. The varieties of Narcissus having 

 large coronas possessed rich colours. 



Messrs. Jas. Carter & Co., Raynes Park, again 

 exhibited a spring garden. On this occasion the 

 scheme was that of an informal rockery and 

 waterfall. A breadth of Daffodil King Alfred, 

 comprising a great number of blooms, made a 

 very effective mass of colour. The more sober 

 tints of the groups of Iris around the pool of 

 water contrasted well with the rich colour of the 

 Daffodils. 



Messrs. Cutbush & Sons, Highgate, filled a 

 side table with a large number of standard 

 varieties of Daffodils growing in 6-inch flower 

 P°t*' The plants were well flowered, and in- 

 cluded such varieties as King Alfred, Princess 

 Mary, Maximus, Henry Irving, Telamonius 

 plenus, James Walker, and Victoria. 



Messrs. R. & G. Cuthbert, Southgat^, Middle- 

 sex, staged many well-rlowered Tulips. The 

 Darwin varieties, which are so useful as cut 

 flowers, included Clio (buff shades), Mrs. Moon 

 (yellow), La Tulip Noire (nearly black), and 

 Pride of Haarlem (deep rose). The longer- 

 petalled, May-flowering varieties, such as Sum- 

 mer Beauty and Crimson Globe, were very 

 showy. 



Robert Sydenham Limited, Birmingham, ex- 

 hibited a small selection of Narcissus, and pot 

 plants of Liliums, Astilbes, Tulips, and Lily-of- 

 the- Valley. The new poeticus Narcissus Nellie 

 Price, which has a distinct band of rich colour 

 around the eye, was pretty, as also was one 

 named Mrs. Brett. 



Messrs. S. Bide & Sons, Alma Nurseries, 

 Farnham, Surrey, showed three varieties of 

 Tulips arranged in tall stands. 



Messrs. Young & Co., Hatherley, Cheltenham, 

 exhibited Tulips and Narcissi. 



Mr. J. C. Martin, Highertown Bulb Gardens, 

 Truro, sent some excellent Daffodil blooms, but 

 owing to the train service being disorganised 

 they did not arrive in time for the committee to 

 inspect them. 



Awards of Merit. 



Narcissus " Robespierre." — An Incomparabilis 

 variety, having a large, fiery-orange cup ; a 

 splendid bloom. (From Mr. A. M. Wilson.) 



N. " Rubalite" — A very pretty flower, with a 

 white perianth and an orange-red eye. (From 



Mr. Alex. M. Wilson.) 



N ; "Helios" — An exceedingly fine bloom, 

 having a pale yellow perianth, and an enormous, 

 rich yellow cup, tinted with orange. (Shown by 

 Mr. W. T. Ware.) 



Orchid Committee. 



the 



Present: J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in 

 Chair), and Messrs. Jas. O'Brien (hon. se<:.), 

 Gurney Wilson, F. M. Ogilvie, T. Armstrong, 

 A. A. McBean, W. Cobb, J. Charlesworth, 

 J. E. Shill, H. G. Alexander, A. Dye, W. H. 

 White, J. Wilson Potter, J. S. Moss, W. Bolton, 

 de B. Crawshay, C. J. Lucas, Stuart Low, and 

 Harry J. Veitch. 



H. S. Goodson, Esq., Fairlawn, West Hill, 

 Putney (gr. Mr. G. E. Day), was awarded a 

 Silver Flora Medal for an extensive and well- 

 arranged group, at the back of which was a good 

 selection of varieties of Phaius Norman and P. 

 Marthae, the labellums of the latter variety 

 being very dark and finely coloured. Good 

 Odontoglossums, including forms of 0. crispum, 

 the best of which was the variety Mrs. Goodson, 

 a richly-blotched flower. O. ardentissimum 

 " Goodson's variety/' 0. a. var. Dayanum, O. 

 Aireworth, good O. eximium, and other showy 

 Odontoglossums and Odontiodas, the best of the 

 latter being O. Charlesworthii, the original 

 form which secured the First-class Certificate. 

 Of the Lselio- Cattleyas the very dark form of 

 L.-C. Charlesworthii with rich ruby-red lip was 

 the best, and a good selection of Cypripediums, 

 Cymbidiums was noted. 



Messrs. Sander & Sons, St. Albans, were 

 awarded a Silver Flora Medal for a showy group, 

 the centre of which was of their very fine type of 

 Dendrobium Wardianum. With them were two 

 forms of the new and pretty Cymbidium 

 Gottianum and other Cymbidiums, Dendrobium 

 delicatulum, some hybrid Cattleyas and Lselio- 



Olaf var. venusta (Parthenia Prince 

 labiata Cooksoniae) — a very pretty 

 with rose-purple front to the lip — 

 C. Vulcan, Cattleya Schroder*, C. 

 Trianse in many varieties ; pretty Odontoglossums, 

 both species and hybrids, a selection of Brasso- 

 Cattleyas, Megaclinium maximum, Gongora leuco- 

 chila, Lycaste Imschootiana, and the bright-red 

 Renanthera Imschootiana, Bulbophyllum caespi- 

 tosum and other Bulbophyllums were also noted. 

 Messrs. Charlesworth & Co.. Hay wards 

 Heath, were awarded a Silver Flora Medal 

 for a group of rare species and hybrids, 

 in which were the rare Angrsecum germin- 

 yanum, a species from Madagascar, with 

 narrow sepals and petals and long curved 

 spur to the white apiculate labellum ; the 

 rare and beautiful Neomoorea irrorata with a 

 very fine spike, Angrsecum citratum with spikes 

 over a foot in length ; good forms of Odonto- 

 glossum ardentissimum, and other showy 

 Odontoglossums, all finely flowered ; Lselio- 



Cattleyas, C. 



of Wales x 

 white flower 

 and forms of 



Polystachya 



Cymbidium 



Dendrobium 



- Cattleya .Marathon, and L.-C. Nelthorpe Beau- 

 clerk, both of good form and colour ; forms of 

 Cattleya Trianae, including the white alba flori- 

 bunda and showy red Odontiodas. 



Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., Gatton Park 

 (gr. Mr. Collier), staged a small group in which 

 were his handsome Odontoglossum Queen of 

 Gatton (see Awards) ; 0. Japonais, a grand plar.t 

 of the scarlet Odontioda Bradshawise, with two 

 spikes, one bearing 54 flowers; 0. gattonensis, 

 with a spike of 45 flowers ; Bulbophyllum mandi- 

 bular, B. barbigerum, Megaclinium falcatum, 

 and the charming little Maxillaria sanguinea, 

 Eulophia Saundersii. 



G. Hamilton S: ith, Esq., Killoran, Finchley 

 (gr. Mr. Coningsby), received a Silver Banksian 

 Medal for a compact group including good speci- 

 mens of Cymbidium eburneo-Lowianum, C. 

 Balliae, C. Lowgrinum, C. eburneum, C. insigne, 

 and a selection of Lycaste Skinneri, the variety 

 Mrs. G. Hamilton-Smith being one of the largest 

 and finest vet shown. 



Messrs. Hassell & Co., Southgate, were 

 awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for a group 

 in the centre of which were two finely -flowered 

 Angraecum sesquipedale, around them being 

 Cypripedium Maudia?, and other Cypripediums: 

 Cattleya amethystoglossa, C. Trianse, Brasso- 

 Cattleya Digbyano Mendelii and other Bra£«>- 

 Cattleyas ; Masdevallia Bella, Sophronitis grandi- 

 flora; various Odontoglossums, including 0. 

 crispum Cooksonii, and 0. c. virginale. 



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

 were awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for an 

 effective group of Cattleyas, Laelio-Cattleyas, 

 Odontoglossums, &c. Specially noteworthy were 

 Brasso-Laelio-Cattleya Cooksonii enfieldensis (C. 

 Dowiana x B.-L. Gratrixiae), with pretty copper- 

 orange flowers with ruby lip ; a selection of 

 Brasso-Cattleyas, Oncidium splendidum, 0. 

 earcodes, fine Cattleya Schroderae, good scarlet 

 Odontiodas, the rare orange-red 

 paniculata, Sophronitis violacea, 

 insigne, C. eburneum, good white 

 Jameseanum and Cypripediums. 



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

 were awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for a 

 group containing a grand specimen of Odonto- 

 glossum Phoebe with three fine-branched spikes, 

 surrounded by good forms of 0. crispum, 0. 

 ardentissimum, together with the large, pure- 

 white variety album, a good 0. nebulosum, &c. 

 Among the hybrids, one of the best was the new 

 Laelio-Cattleya Euripides (L.-C. Golderest x 

 L.-C. Myra), a pretty flower of clear cowslip- 

 yellow colour and good shape. 



Lieut. -colonel Sir Geo. L. Holford, K.C.V.O., 

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

 Laelio-Cattleya Alpha " Westonbirt variety 

 (L.-C. Ernestii x C. Schroderae), a pretty, pale- 

 yellow flower, and others. (See Awards.) 



De B. Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, Sevenoaks 

 (gr. Mr. Stables), showed a grand form of Cym- 

 bidium insigne, a good home-raised Odontoglos- 

 sum excellens, and Odontioda Bella (C. Noezliana 

 X 0. bellatulum), of a deep-red colour. 



H. T. Pitt, Esq., Rosslyn, Stamford Hill (gr. 

 Mr. Thurgood), sent Cymbidium Lady Colman 

 " Rosslyn variety " and C. Lowgrinum. 



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

 sent the rare, white-petalled Cattleya Ludde- 

 manniana Stanleyi, Cymbidium aureum Surprise 

 with seven flowers and forms of Dendrobium 

 chessingtonense. 



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

 very fine hybrid between Laelio-Cattleya Bella and 

 L. purpurata, silver-white tinged with lilac and 

 with a broad, ruby-claret coloured lip. 



R. G. Thwaites, Esq., Streatham (gr. Mr. 

 Black), showed Sophro-Cattleya Atrens gloriosa 

 of a deep rich red, Odontioda Sander® " Black's 

 variety/' a bright-scarlet flower, and other Odon- 

 tiodas. 



E. H. Davidson, Esq., Borlases, Twyford (gr. 

 Mr. Cooper), sent Odontoglossum crispum 

 Clarissa, a large-flowered form, and Odontioda 

 Cooksoniae var. Eric, deep scarlet. 



J. H. Hill, Esq., Burgess Hill, Sussex, showed 

 Dendrobium Austinii var. J. H. Hill of fine 

 shape and colour. 



J. T. Bennett-Poe, Esq., Holme wood, Ches- 

 hunt (gr. Mr. Downes), showed Cymbidium Col- 



:~ a Holmewood variety " and a spike of C. 



f< WoodhalFs variety " with 25 



if 



maniae 

 Lowianum 



flowers. 



Monsieur Mertens, Ghent, sent 



Odontoglossums and Odontiodas. 



five 



good 



