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THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 



Lai'kil 20, 1912. 



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Messrs. Barr & Sons, Covent Garden, exhi- 

 bited a neat rockery opposite the entrance. A 

 small group of hardy Orchids included Orchis 

 papilionacea, 0. longibracteata, and the quaint - 

 dowered Ophrys apifera. The white -flowered 

 Erica lusitanica attracted the attention of lovers 

 of hard-wooded shrubs. 



Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, displayed 

 an attractive selection of dwarf -flowering 

 shrubs and Alpines arranged in the form of a low 

 rockery with the shrubs as a background. (Bronze 

 Banksian Medal.) 



The Misses Hopkins, Shepperton-on-Thames, 

 included a good clump of Gentiana acaulis in a 

 rockery exhibit. 



Mr. Leslie Greening, Richmond, set up a 

 small rockery in sombre colouring, with a drip- 

 ping well and pool. 



Mr. Clarence Elliott, Seven Hills Nursery, 

 Stevenage, arranged an excellent rockery fur- 

 nished with suitable plants. 



Messrs. G. & A. Clark, Dover, staged border 

 flowers in variety and made a small rockery. The 

 border flowers included fine strains of Anemones 

 and Geum Airs. J. Bradshaw, bearing large, 

 brightly-coloured flowers. 



Mr. K. d'E. Day, The Nursery, Sutton Scot- 

 ney, showed Spanish Irises of different colours in 

 large vases, the flowers being wonderfully pretty. 

 (Bronze Banksian Medal.) 



Messrs. Wm. Fells & Son, Hitchin, 

 shire, set up a well-made rockery 

 with appropriate plants. 



Mr. James Box, Lindfield, Sussex, 

 Tree Pseonies bearing large flowers, 



Hertford- 

 furnished 



exhibited 

 Anemone 



Rouge Ponceau, of large size, and various 



Alpines. 



Mr. G. Reuthe, Keston, Kent, contributed a 

 good collection of hardy Rhododendrons, Mag- 

 nolias, and rare and choice Alpines. 



Messrs. Piper's, Bishop's Road, Bayswater. 

 again set up an attractive exhibit of various 

 plants, utilising a rockery for their display. (Sil- 

 ver Flora Medal.) 



The Guildford Hardy Plant Nxjrser\ 



staged very good hardy shrubs and rockery plant* 



^rowinq in flower pots. The dainty Viola cucuJ 

 fata alba was freely flowered, as also wert 

 several pots of various species of Daphne. 



Mrs. Lloyd Edwards, Bryn Oerog, Llangol 

 len, N. Wales, showed mossy Saxifragas arranged 

 in Moss-covered baskets. The varieties Vivid 

 and Crimson Pearl were bright and attractive. 



(Bronze Banksian Medal.) 



Messrs. T. S. Ware, Feltham, Middlesex, dis- 

 played good varieties of Primula Sieboldii, P. 

 violacea laciniata, and the daintv Libertia pul- 

 chellum in a well-designed rockery. (Silver 



Banksian Medal.) 



Other exhibitors of hardy plants were Mr. R. 

 Prichard, West Moors, Wimborne ; Messrs. G. 

 Jackman & Sons, Woking (Bronze Banksian 

 Medal) ; and Mr. M. Prichard, Christchurch, 

 Hampshire, who showed well -flowered plants of 

 Daphne Fioniana, Reatensia Virginia, and a selec- 

 tion of dwarf Phloxes. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 



Messrs. John Peed & Sons, West Norwood, 

 exhibited a good selection of Alpines planted in 

 a rockery. Sedum (Rhodiola) tenuifolium rubra 

 appeared especially desirable. 



COMPETITIVE DAFFODIL CLASSES. 



Owing to the exceptionally early season and 

 drying winds, many competitors experienced a 

 difficulty in finding blooms for the classes in 

 which they had entered. Unfortunately, several 

 classes had no exhibits, and in some others the 

 entries were few. Those classes for varieties 

 not in commerce were better filled. 



Open Classes. 



The Gold Medal offered for the best collection 

 of Daffodils in 3 blooms of 48 distinct varieties, 

 was awarded to Mr. C. Bourne, Simpson, Bletch- 

 ley, who was the only exhibitor. Considering 

 the exceptional season, the collection was one of 

 great merit, and the award was fully deserved. 



The 1st prize for the best exhibit of 12 long 

 trumpet Daffodils was won by Mr. J. Mallen- 

 der, Scrooby, Bawtry. Blooms of The Millers 

 Daughter, and an unnamed seedling were very 



fine. • 



Mr. Mallender was the only exhibitor in the 



class for 12 Incomparabilis Daffodils, and was 



awarded the 2nd prize. 



The best 12 Daffodils of the Barri section were 



•hown by Mr. F. H. Chapman, Rotherside Gar- 



dens, Rye. The varieties Cossack, Odalisque, 

 and Satellite were excellent. 



Mr. Chapman also exhibited the best nine 

 Poeticus varieties, having Horace and Kestrel in 



good form. 



Mr. J. Mallender was awarded the 1st prize 



in the class for 12 Leedsii Daffodils. 



Seedling and New Daffodils. * 



The Silver Cup offered for the best 12 varieties 

 of Narcissi introduced into commerce during or 



since 1907 was awarded to Mr. C. Bourne, whose 

 best blooms were Golden Idol (a magnificent 

 trumpet Daffodil), Lemon Belle, and Queen of 



Hearts. 



The best 12 Daffodils not in commerce were 

 shown by Mr. E. M. Crosfield, Bridgwater, 

 who showed five varieties under numbers. Of 

 the named kinds, Dick Turpin and Mougli, of 

 the parvi-coronata section, and Honey Maid, a 

 short-trumpet Daffodil, were very fine. 2nd, 

 Mr. F. Chapman. 



The Duke of Rutland, Belvoir Castle, Grant- 

 ham (gr. Mr. W. H. Divers), exhibited the best 

 six Daffodils not yet in commerce. The Duke 

 and the Duchess of Rutland (pale trumpet Daffo- 

 dils) are both good blooms. 







Fig. 124. — BARR M 



RIAL CUP. 



(Awarded to the Rev. G. H. Engleheart. See pp. 241, 265.) 



Mr. C. Bourne was awarded the 1st prize for 

 the best three Daffodils not yet in commerce. 

 The variety Golden Idol was especially good. 



The best six seedling blooms, raised by the 

 exhibitor and not in commerce, were shown by 

 Mr. E. M. Crosfield, whose Touchstone, 

 Mougli, and Anchorite (all parvi-coronata 

 blooms) were exceedingly fine. 2nd, Messrs. 

 E. H. Krelage & Son, Haarlem. 



Mr. A. M. Wilson exhibited the finest collec- 

 tion of thr&e seedling Daffodils. 



The best Barri Daffodil was Queen of Hearts, 

 shown by Mr. C. Bourne ; the best trumpet 

 Daffodil, Mrs. Ernest H. Krelage, shown by 

 Messrs. Krelage, Haarlem ; whilst Anthea, as 

 shown by Mr. W. B. Cranfield, proved to be 

 the finest Leedsii bloom. Mr. Cranfield ex- 

 hibited, in Venetia, the finest Triandrus hybrid, 

 and in Crossbow the best Poeticus variety. 



Mr. H. R. Darlington, Potters Bar, won the 

 prize offered by Mr. Chester J. Hunt for six 

 Leedsii Daffodils. 



Amateur Classes. 



The exhibits in this section were restricted 

 to varieties in commerce. The premier prize for 

 24 varieties, distinct, three stems of each variety, 

 was won by the Rev. T. Duncombe, Black Tor- 



rington, Devon. His best blooms were Red 

 Chief, Juliet, and Chryseis. 2nd, Mr. Darling- 

 ton. 



Mr. Buncombe also showed (a) the best six 

 long-trumpet Daffodils, (b) the best six Incom- 

 parabilis blooms, and (c) the best six Barri 

 flowers. These were very meritorious collec- 

 tions. 



Mr. H. R. Darlington, who was awarded 

 the 1st prize for (a) the best six Leedsii, (b) six 

 Poeticus, and (c) three double Daffodils, staged 

 many good examples. 



Certain classes were open to amateurs who did 

 not compete in those already mentioned. Mr. 

 W. B. Cranfield won the 1st prize for the best 

 12 varieties representative of the various 

 divisions. The 2nd prize was awarded to Mr. J. 

 Banks, Crawley. Mr. R. Morton exhibited the 

 best three trumpet varieties, and Mr. W. B. 

 Cranfield excelled in a similar class. Mr. 

 Morton was awarded the 1st prize for (a) three 

 Incomparabilis varieties, (b) three Barri, and (c) 

 three Leedsii varieties. The best three Barri 

 blooms in division 3a were shown by Mr. \Y. B, 

 Cranfield, who also exhibited the best Poeticua 

 Daffodils. 



AWARDS. 



Awards of Merit. 



Freesia " Le Phare." — A very floriferous 

 variety raised by Mr. Van Tubergen. The 

 flowers are smaller than those of F. refracta, 

 and less sweetly scented. Its uncommon colour, 

 a violet shade of rose, will make this variety a 

 valuable addition to the Freesias in cultivation. 

 (Shown by Mr. C. G. van Tubergen, Jun.) 



Cineraria hybrida (Cineraria cruenta X 

 Senecio tussilaginis). — The white flowers have 

 pale-blue tips to their petals and purplish centres. 

 The plants are very floriferous, and of a grace- 

 ful habit. (Shown by Messrs. Jas. Veitch & 



Sons, Ltd.) 



Carnation " Wodenethe"—A. fine, white- 

 flowered variety of the perpetual-blooming type. 

 The blooms are very large, with fimbriated petab 

 of good substance/ and possess the fragrance of 

 Mrs. Sinkins Pink. (Shown by Messrs. W. 

 Wells & Co.) 



Alpine Auricula " Roxborough"—A splen- 

 did variety with a stout umbel of deep : blue 

 flowers, slightly paler at the edges. The ' pips 

 are If inch across. (Shown by Mr. James 



Douglas.) 



Narcissus Committee. 



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

 Miss F. W. Currey, Miss E. Willmott, Canon 

 Fowler, Rev. G. H. Engleheart; Messrs W. 

 Poupart, H. Backhouse, G. Reuthe, C. Bourne, 

 F. Herbert Chapman, W. F. M. Copeland, 

 Arthur R. Goodwin, W. T. Ware, E. M. Cros- 

 field, P. R. Barr, R. W. Wallace, P. U. 

 Williams, Chas. Dawson, J. D. Pearson u. a. 

 Denison, J. T. Bennett-Poe, W. A. Watte, \v. 

 Goldring, Alex. M. Wilson, G. W. Leak J. 

 Barchard, Joseph Jacob, Herbert Smith, Jan ae 

 Graaff, and C. H. Curtis (secretary). 



Messrs. Barr & Sons, Covent Garden, set upa 

 very fine selection of Daffodils. Many gooa 

 sorts were shown under numbers, and, besic \ 

 the better-known standard varieties we special 

 noted Agnes Harvey (a white triandrus WJJ 

 Dosoris (incomparabilis with an especial y 

 bright corona), Cloth of Gold, Moonbeani i l» 

 chaste Leedsii variety), and Coeur de Lion. 1 

 new seedling varieties were very prominent, 

 poetaz blooms being characterised t>> .™\ ' 

 brightly-coloured " eyes " and white per antna 

 of good substance. (Silver-gilt Flora Medal.) 



Miss F. W. Currey, Lismore, Inland, 

 eluded some exceedingly bright-eyed bloom5 fine 

 incomparabilis and poetaz varieties in a .„ 

 collection of Narcissi. The varieties *> 

 Scarlet, Sunspot and Cossack were espeu j 

 good. (Silver-gilt Flora Medal.) mm** 



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

 Narcissus and Tulips. The best bloom* amon* 

 the former were Sulphureus (a double no* 1 

 Matchless (parvi-coronata), Buttercup (a joi 4 

 hybrid). Queen of Poets (which has a -fane, , d -^ 

 eye), Clarina (white and yellow, the ™™ 

 more colour), and White well (a to* *«»* 

 parabilis bloom). (Silver Flora Medal.) 



Mr. H. D. Phillips, Wulverle, Olton, 



_;„L-ai*;,.,* «i,:k,'i ft j rr^A manv blooms 1** 



