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HE GARDENERS 



CHRONICLE. 



[April 6, 1912. 



Gw>, Mount & Sons 



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Canterbury, 



Those popu- 



Liberty; the 



the fine pink 



Messrs H B. May & Sons, Upper Edmonton, 

 again exhibited a variety of flowering plants. 



ematisea in 5-inch pots were bearing fine 

 blooms. The centre of jhe group was occupied 



by a good 1 



\lcssrs» 

 staged some exceedingly fine Roses. 

 lar red varieties, Richmond and 

 rich-yellow Lady Hilliugdon; and 

 Mrs. George Shawyer attracted a deal of ad- 

 miration. _ , 



Messrs. Frank Cant & Co., Colchester, also 



showed fine Roses. Several boxer, contained 

 meritorious blooms of Caroline Testout, Mrs. 

 A E. Coxhead, Lady Alice Stanley, and the 

 Lvon Rose. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 



\\fr. George Prince, Longworth, Berkshire, 

 staged so many fine Roses that one's thoughts 

 flew summerwards. Juliet was shown in sur- 

 prisingly good form. The delightful perfume and 

 pleasing colour of this flower will ensure J 

 popularity. In the boxes there were good 

 blooms of Mrs, E. Mawley, Dean Hole and 

 Mrs. Longworth. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 



Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, 

 exhibited numerous Cinerarias of different 

 strains. The carmine-coloured Feltham Beauty 

 is very bright, and of a dwarf habit. In- 

 termediate Blue, when in the bud stage, belies 

 its name; but when the flowers are fully ex- 

 panded the appropriateness of the name is quite 

 apparent, Matador— a charming flower— has an 

 elusive shade of colour, which has been described 

 " terra-cotta scarlet." On the opposite side 



a fine 



a pan 



Flora 



Kent, 

 Pelar- 



staged 

 single 



as a ^ i - - j 



of the gangway Messrs. Veitch showed 



selection of Primula obconica hybrids, an. 1 



of the new Primula Knuthiana. (Silver 



Medal.) 



Messrs. II. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, 



again made a g od show with Zonal 



goniums. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 



Mr. II. J. JOHIS, Ryecroft, Lewisham, 

 many vases containing fine trusses of 

 Zonal Pelargoniums, with bright colours, and of 

 good form. " (Silver Banksian Medal.) 



Mr. James DOUGLAS. Great Bookham, Surrey, 

 staged a collection of his excellent Auriculas. 

 Of the many good varieties shown, we especially 



noted Banshee (a large-flowered fancy), Glow- 



worm ( irlet eelf), Chieftain (brown shades 

 with yellow centre), Claud Halero fan immense 

 flower, similar in colour to Chieftain), John 

 Ridd (apricot self), and Sunshine (rich yellow 

 with a white centre). 



Miss Willmott, Warley, showed a very in- 

 ter ting collection of Primula viscosa hybrids. 



Mr. H. Burnett, Guernsey, staged a very fine 

 collection of Carnations. Bonfire has a fiery 

 eye, and contrasted finely with the pink Gloriosa. 

 and the old-clove-coloured Pluto. (Silver Bank- 

 sian Medal.) 



Messrs. Young & Co., Cheltenham, exhibited 

 a collection of Carnations. A. S. Montgomery 

 (a well-formed flower, of an uncommon rosy- 

 mauve shade) and Irene (with fine blooms, on 

 the border-line between pink and scarlet) pleased 

 us greatly, as also did the Duchess of Devon- 

 shire variety. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 



Messrs. Allwood Bros.. Hay wards Heath, 

 Sussex, also showed fine Carnations, attractively 

 arranged in quaint old jars. 



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

 showed a small collection of Carnations. 



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

 Middlesex, staged a large number of Carnations; 

 several very good plants of Metrosideros flori- 

 bunda; Hydrangea Mme. Moulliere, with large 

 white trusses, and several Anthuriums bearing 

 large spat ties of different colours. 



Messrs. Geo. Jackman & Son, Woking, 

 Surrey, contributed hardy-flowering plants. The 

 prostrate Conifer-like Veronica salicornioides was 

 just assuming its bright golden colour, and a 

 batch of Tulip Greigii made a fine piece of bright 

 colour amongst the more sober Heaths. (Silver 



Banksian Medal.) , 



Mr. Maurice Prichard, Nurseryman, Christ- 

 church, arranged a very tasteful rockery, in 

 which the boulders were not too aggressive. 



Mr. G. Reuthe, Keston, Kent, staged many 

 plants and shrubs in flower. Primula rosea was 

 very good so earlv in its season. Several 

 Auriculas, especially Princess Ena, bore large 

 velvety flowers. The pale blue Rhododendron 

 intricatum made an interesting, albeit un-Rhodo- 

 dendron-like, shrub, in strong contrast with some 

 cut blooms of the lar^e -flower*** hybrids. (Silver 

 Banksian Medal.) 



Messrs. Ware, Ltd., Feltham, Middlesex, ex- 

 hibited hardy plants arranged in a rockery. A 

 large clump of Lithospermum Heavenly Blue 

 was prominent. The bright-flowered Saxifraga 

 Bathoniensis, when in quantity, is a valuable 

 lowly-growing plant. The dainty little Soldanella 

 Clusii found a place in the exhibit, as also did 

 the uncommon Ranunculus amplexicaule, which 

 has large white petals and yellow stamens. 

 (Silver Banksian Medal.) # 



Messrs. Whiteixgg & Page, Chislehurst, 

 Kent, arranged a neat rockery on a table in the 

 annexe. There were only a few different kinds 

 of plants employed in its decoration, but these 

 made a good display— far better than would have 

 been the case had there been more. (Bronze 



Flora Medal.) mi.* 



Messrs. R. Wallace & Co., Colchester, 

 arranged profusely-flowered herbaceous and Al- 

 pine "plants, also Daphne Cneorum, Berberis, 

 Cytisus, and a good group of Iris. 



The Misses Hopkins, Mere Gardens, Shepper- 

 ton-on-Thames, had a neat display of flowering 

 rockery plants tastefully amongst suitable 



boulders. 



Messrs. Bakers, Wolverhampton, arranged a 

 small collection of Alpines in boxes of fibre. 

 Phlox canadensis and P. Laphami Perry's 

 variety, with their delicate Plumbago-like shade 

 of blue, were very attractive. A group of Viola 

 gracilis, with very large blue flowers, showed 

 good culture. 



The Guildford Hardy Plant Nursery Co. 

 showed flowering shrubs and herbaceous plants. 



Messrs. Thompson & Chapman, Bushey, 

 Herts., set up a neat rockery, well furnished 



with suitable plants. 



Messrs. John Peed & Son, West Norwood, 

 London, S.E., arranged a rockery, in which the 

 stones were a trifle too much in evidence. 



Messrs. Wm. Fells & Son, Hitchin, Hertford- 

 shire, included a pot plant of Echium fastuo- 

 sum in an exhibit of rockery and herbaceous 



plants. 



Mr. James Box, Lindfield. Sussex, showed 

 hardy flowers. Scarlet Anemones made a very 

 bright patch of colour. 



Awards of Merit. 



Camellia cuspidata.—A Chinese species, bear- 

 ing small, single, white flowers, which have pale- 

 yellow stamens. The large example exhibited 

 was in the form of a pyramidal bush, and was 

 very floriferous. The relatively narrow leaves are 

 about 2 inches to 2A inches long. The species 

 was introduced by Wilson during his first visit to 

 China, and it has proved perfectly hardy at 

 Coombe Wood. Shown by Messrs. Jas. Veitch 

 & Sons, Chelsea. 



Viburnum Davidii.—A bushy shrub in which 

 the foliage is rather more ornamental than the 

 flowers. The latter are produced in the form of 

 dense heads of small blossoms. Also shown by 



Messrs. Veitch. 



-Two pans of 



Primula 



Warleyensis. 



is 2 inches across, and the shade of pink is ex 

 ceedingly pleasing, whilst the habit of the plants 

 is sturdy and free-flowering. Shown by Mr. 

 Philip Ladds, Swanley, Kent. 



Narcissus Committee. 



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

 F. W. Currey, Messrs. J. T. Bennett-Poe, Alex. 

 M. Wilson, G. W. Leak, J. Jacob, Herbert 

 Smith, E. M. Crostield, W. Goldring, P. D. Wil- 

 liams, J. D. Pearson, P. D. Barr, W. B. Cran- 

 field, F. Barchard, Q. Bourne, G. Reuthe, \Y. 



Ware, and C. H. Curtis (sec- 



Poupart, Walter T. 

 retary). 



The Rev. G. H. 

 exhibited 



dainty little Primula from China were shown by 

 Miss Willmott. The plants were flowering m 

 pans as pricked off from the seed-pan, and the 

 mauve flowers were only about 2 inches high in 

 umbel?. The small, green leaves were about 

 1 inch long, with slightly serrate margins. The 

 species has not been identified, but if it turns 

 out to be new it will be known as Primula War- 

 leyensis. 



Hose Mrs. E. Alord.— This is a pink-coloured 

 hybrid Tea variety, having some resemblance to 

 Mme. Abel Chatenav and La France. Shown 

 by Messrs. Lowe & Shawyer. 



" B. Mrs. C. Reed.— This is a charming hybrid 

 Tea Rose, with the palest yellow shade showing 

 in the outer petals, the inner petals— forming the 

 centre of the flower — being a pretty pink. Shown 

 by Messrs. Low & Shawyer. 



Primula Julice.— This is a hardy Primula from 

 the Caucasus. It has crenate, caudate, smooth 

 leaves 1 inch long, on stems about 3 inches long, 

 and purplLsh-mauve flowers, which are solitary 

 in the same sense as P. vulgaris. The species 

 was exhibited bv Mr. Baker, of the Oxford 

 Botanic Gardens, who states that the plant grow s 

 well out-of-doors in almost any situation. 



P. Mrs. James Douglas. — This is one of the 

 many seedlings of Primula intermedia raised by 

 the late James Douglas. The variety is remark- 

 able for its rich, purple flowers. Shown by Mr. 

 Douglas, Great Bookham. 



Pelargonium Ambrosea. — This is a pink- 

 flowered Zonal-leaved Pelargonium, Each flower 



Engleheart, Dinton, Salis- 

 bury, exhibited a splendid collection of Nar- 

 cissus. The flowers were shown under numbers, 

 and also, as is usual with Mr. Engleheart' s 

 Narcissus, they were exceptionally fine. (Silver- 

 gilt Flora Medal.) 



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

 Somerset, exhibited some very fine Narcissi. 

 Three varieties received awards, and several 

 other good sorts were exhibited under numbers. 

 Terra Ranee, Red Macaw, and Gadfly, to name 

 only a few of the standard kinds shown, were ex- 

 cellent. (Silver-gilt Flora Medal.) 



Messrs. Barr & Sons, Covent Garden, London, 

 again showed many good blooms of Narcissi, the 

 best being Pandora, Aurelia (richly -coloured, be- 

 tween Jonquilla and Monarch), Early Dawn (a 

 large, white-trumpet Daffodil, with a distinct 

 apricot margin), Bride of Lammermoor, and Ros- 

 setti. (Silver-gilt Flora Medal.) 



Messrs. Wm. Cutbush & Son, Highgate, N.. 

 exhibited a very showy collection of Tulips, 

 chiefly of the ordinary bedding varieties, the size 

 and colour of the blooms denoted sound bulbs 

 and good cultivation. (Silver-gilt Banksian 



Medal.) . 



Mr. C. Bourne, Simpson, Bletchley, brought 



a praiseworthy collection of Narcissus, bordered 

 bv Muscari (Grape Hyacinth), and Ferns in pots. 

 Amongst the Narcissi several new seedlings occu- 

 pied prominent places. Black Chief is a good 

 Poetaz flower ; Red Eve belongs to the parvi- 

 coronata section. Arquebus is a very fine bloom, 

 and will find a permanent place in most collec- 

 tions. (Silver Flora Medal.) 



Messrs. Cartwright & Goodwin, Ltd., Kid- 

 derminster, also staged many fine varieties. 

 White Nectarine (a striking Leedsii flower with 

 a yellow frill to its corona), Robert Southerell (a 

 very bright-eyed Poetaz), Van Waveren's Giant 

 (a huge trumpet variety), and the double Urn- 

 panelle Jonquil are probably the pick of tins 

 firm's contribution. (Silver Flora Medal.) 



Miss F. W. Currey, Lismore, Ireland showed 

 a large collection of exceedingly good Daffodils in 

 very many varieties. The medio-coronata » na .^ e 

 trumpet varieties were good, especially such kind* 

 as Croesus, Lucifer, Torch, and Flambeau, (biiver 



Flora Medal.) , ■ ^j 



Mr. R. H. Bath, Wisbech, arranged a gooa 

 selection of Narcissi and Darwin Tulips. Amongst 

 the Daffodils we noted Pearl of Kent, Cresset, 

 Fire King, and Southern Star. The Tulips, 

 which were growing in bowls of fibre bore fine 

 blooms of rich colour. (Silver Flora Medal. ) 



Messrs. J. R. Pearson & Sons ^Jam, 

 Notts., staged a collection of Daffodils contain n 

 the best standard varieties and many pronnsin* 

 seedlings. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 



Mr. Herbert Chapman, Rye, «hibited a w ■ 

 proportion of Poetaz varieties, such as ivin^ 

 Virgil, Ibis, Halo (which has a very ™de ejej 

 and many splendid home-raised seedlings. |pn 

 Banksian Medal.) ^ ^ Aa p Ar k, 



Messrs. James Carter & Co., J^" P # a 



again arranged their exhibit in the form 01 

 spring garden. The small fountain and poo 



oool 



■ed by 

 .anthus 



'xhibit 



made a pleasing contrast to the other exn ^ 

 Messrs. Robert Sydenham Limited *e r 



small collection of choice Na rcissus. i" fine 



trumpet Potent and Mme. PlemP were . 

 Two new varieties, Bert Pontmg and u 



Poet, both have bright "eyes ana 



coloured perianths. -r „ Chel- 



Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, ui -^ ^ 



sea. showed a representative c™ 1 ^ "^kira, the 



cissus. Amongst many fine varieties, £ ^ 



recent hybrid between the Poet s mn. imUlf 



Grand Monarque ; Odorus rugulosus lafge 



with rich colour ; Golden Spur, » nu _ espe ci- 

 trumpet-flowered Mrs. H- J. Veitch *er 

 ally noteworthy. 



