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THE GA RDENERS CHR ONI CLE. 



[.March 30, 1912. 



ROYAL INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL 



EXHIBITION. 



THE ORCHIDS. 



As the time for holding this great exhibition 

 draws near, it becomes possible to get some idea 

 of the exhibits that will be displayed in the 



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FlG. 90. — ROYAL INTERNATIONAL HORTI- 

 CULTURAL EXHIBITION. 



(The " Corporation of Glasgow" Cup.) 



different sections. The scope of the schedule is 

 bo wide that provision is made for no fewer than 

 428 classes ; many of them of a character to test 

 the capacity of the most redoubtable exhibitor. 

 The Orchid classes alone number 32, and the 

 entries show that there will be competition in 



most of them. 



There are two entries in the amateurs' class for 

 the best and most varied group of Orchids, 

 arranged in a space not GXCenling 500 square feet, 

 and there are two valuable cups to be awarded to 

 the competitors. In the nurserymen's class for 

 similar groups there are four entries for Sir 

 -George Holford's cup. 



Those who profess to despise hybrid Orchids in 

 favour of the natural species and their varieties 

 will be interested in Class 68, in which nursery- 

 men will compete for the best and most varied 

 group of species, and varieties of species, arranged 

 in spaces not exceeding 200 square feet. Liberal 

 provision, however, is made for the showy 

 hybrids, which are due to patient and skilful 

 cross-breeding, carried out in British and foreign 

 hothouses, Baron Bruno Schroder's presentation 



cup being off tied for the best group of hybrids 

 occupying a space of 200 square feet. 



There is one entry in an open class for a group 

 of the resplendent Laelias. Cattkyas, and Brass* 

 volas — varieties and hybrids — in a space of 100 

 square feet ; this exhibit will be amongst the most 

 showy. More numerous entries are forthcoming 

 in a class for the same type of plants where the 

 specimens are limited to 25, and again where the 

 number must not exceed 12. The effect of the 

 scarlet Cochlioda Noezliana is manifest in the 

 more brightly -coloured hybrids of Odontoglossum, 

 and it is hoped that the exhibit will clearly show 

 what genera and species have been crossed with 

 this gay little gem. Such information is valu- 

 able, not merely to specialists, but to all gar- 

 deners. 



Then there are classes for specimen Orchids in 

 collections of 100 specimens, and others in which 

 the specimens are limited to 50, 12, and 6. There 

 will be keen competition for the silver cup offered 

 for the best specimen Orchid in the show. One 

 exhibitor will contribute a group of Orchids in 

 which the interest is botanical rather than 



decorative. The visitor will here be able to see 

 the wonderful forms and devices exhibited by the 

 different flowers, illustrating the numerous ways 

 by which the important process of fertilisation is 



facilitated. 



We have as yet referred only to competitive 

 Orchids, but these will not exhaust the ex- 

 hibits, for some of the more able ama- 

 teurs and nurserymen will confine their efforts 

 to exhibiting honorary collections. For in- 

 stance, Sir George Holford, K.C.V.O., C.I.E., 

 is expected to exhibit the largest 

 group of Orchids an amateur has ever 



town in this or any other country, 

 and the excellent quality of th 

 plants may be judged by previous ex 

 hibits from the Weetonbirt collection. 



It is a notable fact that in the 

 Orchid section the number of entries 

 from foreign Orchid ists is very nearly 

 one-half the number received from 

 Britain. The exhibitors of Orchids 

 are as follow : 



* 



Armstrong & Brown, Tunbridge 



Wells, Kent. 



Birchenhall, J., Alderley Edge. 



Charlesworth & Co., Messrs., Hay- 

 wards Heath. 



Colman, Sir Jeremiah, Gatton Park, 



Reigate. 

 Cypher, J. & Sons, Cheltenham. 

 Dixon, Harry, Spencer Park Nursery, 



Wandsworth Common. 

 Evans, J., Manor House, Key Green, 



Congleton. 

 Fowler, J. Gurney, South Woodford. 

 Hassall & Co., Southgate, N. 

 Holford, Lt.-Col. Sir G. L., Tetbury, 



Glos. 

 James, Mrs. Willie, West Dean. 

 Cowans, Ltd., Gateacre, Liverpool. 

 Low, Stuart, & Co., Enfield. 

 Low, E. V., Hay wards Heath. 

 MacCartney, J., Bolton. 

 Mansell & Hatcher, Rawdon, Leed3. 

 Ogilvie, F. Menteith, Oxford. 

 Ralli, P., Epscm. 



Raphael, C. F., Shenley. 

 Roberts, J. ? Rotherham. 

 Robson, J., Altrincham. 

 Rothschild, Leopold de, Acton, W. 

 Rutherford, Col. J., Blackburn. 

 Sander & Sons, St. Albans. 

 Wellesley, F., Woking. 



Foreign Exhibitors. 



Arends, Mons. 

 Barmen. 



G., Nurseryman, Ronsdorf, 



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FlG. 92. — ROYAL INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL 



EXHIBITION. 



(Cup presented by the Horticultural Club.) 



Dietrich, E., Chateau du Val Duchesse, Brux- 



elles. 

 Graire, Mons., 5, Rue St. Fuscien, Amiens. 

 Jules, C. Hye de Crom, 8, Conpure, Gand. 

 Lambeau, F., Bruxelles. 

 Manda, W. A., South Orange, New York. 

 Maron et Fils, Brunoy, France. 

 Muller, Abeken G. H., Scheseningen. 

 Peeters, A. A. et Fils, Ancienne Chaussee do 



Meysse, Laeken, Bruxelles. 

 Regel, Dr. E., Botanic Garden, St. Petersburg. 

 Vincke, A. H. & L., Scheepsdaele, Bruges. 

 Vuylsteke, Ch., Loochristi, Gand. 



Invitations to Jurors. 



Invitations have just been issued to upwards 

 of 350 specialists in every branch of horticulture 

 to officiate as jurors at this great show. In award- 

 ing the prizes, British judges in every group will 

 have the assistance of one or more foreign 

 colleagues. J?. Hooper Pearson, Hon. Press 

 Secretary. 



A VISIT TO A POTTERY. 



The pottery 

 Son is situated 



Nottingham, in 

 The firm 



of Messrs. Richard Sankey & 

 at Bulwell, on the outskirts of 

 the centre of a mining district. 



at 



n 



was established 60 years ago 

 Bulwell by the late Mr. Richard Sankey, 

 whose father had a small pottery near Nun- 

 he commenced 



weeklv output 



FlG. 91. — ROYAL INTERNATIONAL HORTI- 

 CULTURAL EXHIBITION. 



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(Cup presented by Herefordshire and Monmouthshire.) 



eaton, where, a century ago, 

 to make garden pots. The „ 



of the firm in flower-pots alone is now 500.(XaJ> 

 in addition to pans, earthenware baskets, boxes, 

 bowls, and other ceramic ware used in gardens- 

 It was our pleasure recently to visit this famous 

 pottery and see the interesting processes of con- 

 verting the crude clay into the finished articles. 

 The clay from which the pots are manufacture 

 lies beneath a thin layer of top soil, and g* B ^ 

 deep, argillaceous deposit. At 1, " 

 sometimes 4 feet deep, the best clay is 

 from which the finest pots are made. ^f ^ n 

 unearthed a more granular soil, which is kno 

 as dice clay, and this mav extend to a de P l . n 

 15 or 16 feet. The clay runs in seams, with lin 



places, and is dug with the narr 

 spade known as a grafting tool. This implemen 



found, 



is 







stone in 



