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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[May 4, 1912. 



and they were placed 1st and 2nd respectively. 

 The fir't-named exhibitor showed nice, clean 

 flowers of Agincourt, Copenhagen, Toski, Poi- 

 tiers, Trafalgar, Grandee, Falkirk, Monarch, 

 Hastings, Omdurman, Tel-el-Kebir, and Water- 

 loo. 

 Mr. Milner was the only competitor in the 



next class, which was for six varieties of In- 

 comparabilis Daffodils, and he was deservedly 

 awarded the 1st prize. He showed shapely 

 flowers of Strongbow, Lose Hill, Orangeman, 

 Will Scarlet, James I Anson, and Deep Dale. 



Of the three entrants in a class for six varie- 

 ties of H.irrii Daffodils, Mr. H. D. PHILLIPS, of 

 Olton, took the lead with well-formed examples 

 of Ptarmigan, Bullfinch, Tangerine, Persian 

 Orange, Northern Queen, and Rosella. 2nd, the 

 Rev. Joseph Jacob, whose best flowers were 

 Puritan, Killarney, and Highland Mary. 3rd, 

 Mr. W. A. Milner. 



The class provided for 12 varieties of Leedsii 

 Daffodils was poorly contested, Mr. J. Mal- 

 lender being the sole competitor. The leading 

 varieties in this exhibit were May Flower, 

 "White Lady and some promising unnamed seed- 

 lings. 



The best of three exhibits of three varieties of 

 Triandrus hybrids came from Mr. W. A. Watts, 

 St. Asaph, who showed excellent specimens of 

 White Swallow, Gwyn and Cemaes. 2nd, the 

 Rev. Joseph Jacob, whose flowers of Richard 

 Strauss were very fine. 



The last-named exhibitor was the only com- 

 petitor in a class for nine varieties of Tazetta 

 and Tazett i hybrid Daffodils. His best varie- 

 ties were Elvira, Orange Cup, Jaime de Mer- 

 veille, and Orange Blossom. In the next class, 

 which was for nine varieties of True Poeticus 



Daffodils, Mr. Jacob had another " walk over/ 1 

 His flowers of Oliver Goldsmith, Carol, Matthew 



Arnold, Cassandra, and lien Johnson were very 

 beautiful. 



Single-Bloom Classes (Open). 



There was fairly good competition in a few 

 of the single-bloom cl; <es, but on the whole the 

 flowers were below average merit. Mr. J. M.vl- 

 LIKDER had the best white Trumoet Daffodil 



in the variety Sibyl Foster; 2nd, Mr. T. Bat- 

 son with I'riiu't 



The winning bicolor Trumpet was labelled 

 P— 1, and exhibited by Mr. John Pope; 2nd, 

 the Rev. Josfph Jacob with Nance Bromley. 



Mr. W. A. Watts took 1st prizes in two 

 classes reserved for Incomparabilis Daffodils with 



the vari< es S.J. 9 and Idris respectively. 



The best Barrii Daffodil was exhibited "by the 

 Rev. Joseph Jacob, whose specimen of Puritan 

 was very choice; 2nd, Mr. \V. A. Watts with 

 B. x B. 10. 



Mr. C. Bourne had the best Leedsii Daffodil 

 in Moonbeam, which was much admired; 2nd, 

 Mr. F. H. Chapman with Daughter of the Gods. 



Trilogy was the best Triandrus hybrid Daffo- 

 dil, shown by Messrs. Cartvvright & Goodwin. 



Mr. J. Mallender was placed 2nd with J. 60. 



Mr, H. D. Phillips was awarded 1st prize 

 in a class for Jonquilla hybrid Daffodils with 

 the beautiful variety Buttercup. 



The best specimen of a Tazetta or Tazetta 

 hybrid Daffodil came from J. A. Kenrick, Esq., 

 Harborne (gr. Mr. R. Usher). 



Mr. C. Bourne and Messrs. Cartw right & 

 Goodwin were placed 1st and 2nd respectively in 

 a class for True Poeticus Daffodils. Mr, 

 Bourne's Sonata was particularly good. 



The best double Daffodil came from Messrs. 



Cartwric.ht & Goodwin. 



Bourne Challbmgi Cup. — This trophy, to- 

 gether with a gold medal offered for 12 varieties of 



Daffodils raised bv the exhibitor, generally brings 



forth strong competition, but on the present 

 occasion only three exhibits were placed before 

 the judges, who awarded the premier position to 

 Mrs. Crosfield, Bridgwater, for a very fine 

 display. Unfortunately, all the varieties were 

 shown under numbers, which robbed the exhibit 

 of a good deal of interest. 2nd, Mr. W. A. 

 Milner, whose best flowers were Dovedale, 

 Elade, Lums Dale, Warley Dale, and Deep 

 Dale. 3rd, Mr. W. A. Watts. 



Competition w r as disappointing in the class 

 for six varieties of Daffodils raised by the exhi- 

 bitor and not in commerce. First prize with- 

 held. 



Messrs. Cartwright & Goodwin excelled in 



a class for three varieties of seedling Daffodils 

 raised bv the exhibitor and not in commerce. 



Unfortunately, these were under numbers. 2nd, 



Mr. C. L. Adams, Wolverhampton. 



A pair of silver vases offered by Mr. C. Bourne 

 for three varieties of seedling Daffodils raised by 

 the exhibitor who has never won a prize for 

 seedlings was not awarded. 2nd, Mr. H. F. 

 Holmes, Duffield, Derby. 



In a class for six varieties of Daffodils that 

 have not been in commerce more than four years, 

 the Rev. Joseph Jacob was placed 1st with good 

 flowers of Killarney, Richard Strauss, Sybil Fos- 

 ter, Puritan, Fire Grenade, and an unnamed 

 seedling ; 2nd, Mr. H. D. Phillips. 



The Herbert Chapman Poeticus Trophy, 

 offered for six varieties of true Poeticus Daffo- 

 dils that have not been in commerce more than 

 four years, was won by the Rev. Joseph Jacob 

 with Lullaby, Kestrel, 0. Goldsmith, Rudyard 

 Kipling, Tom Hood and an unnamed seedling,- 



2nd, Mr. W. A. Watts. 



The Walter Ware Challenge Cup was offered 

 for 18 varieties of obvious Triandrus hybrid 

 Daffodils. The only exhibitor was Mr. W. A. 

 Milner, and he was awarded the cup. The 

 flowers of Oxlon, Toddington Dale, Wardlow and 

 Middleton Dale were of outstanding merit. 



Amateur Classes. 



In a class for six varieties of Daffodils that 

 have not been in commerce more than four years 

 the 1st prize was awarded to Mr. T. Batson, 



who showed creditable flowers of Treasve Trove, 

 Chryseis, Stanya, 140, 161 and 15 (c). 



In classes for (1) 24 varieties of Daffodils and 

 (2) nine varieties of Trumpet Daffodils, the 1st 

 ind 2nd prizes were withheld. 



The best three varieties of Barrii Daffodils 

 came from J. A. Kenrick, Esq., w T ho had the 

 winning stand of three varieties of Tazetta 

 and Tazetta hybrid Daffodils. 



Mr. T. Batson won the 1st prize in a class 

 for six v< "Hies of true Poeticus Daffodils. 



Several . ^ses were provided for exhibitors 

 who have never w T on more than three 1st prizes 

 at any of the Society's exhibitions. Mr. R. 

 Bruce Waite, Harborne, was successful in 

 classes for (1) 12 varieties of Daffodils, (2) six 

 varieties of Trumpet Daffodils, and (3) three 

 varieties of Leedsii Daffodils. 



The 1st prize in a class for six varieties of 

 Barrii Daffodils was won by Mr. J. Padley, 

 Worksop. 



Miscellaneous Cut Flowers and Plants. 



In a class for six varieties of Darwin Tulips 

 the 1st prize w r as well won by the Rev. Joseph 

 Jacob. 2nd, J. A. Kenrick, Esq., Har- 

 borne (gr. Mr. R. Usher). The last-named 

 exhibitor showed (1) the best half-dozen pots of 

 early-flowering single Tulips and (2) six pots of 

 Darwin Tulips 



Mr. John Pope won the 1st prize in a class for 

 a vase of Darwin Tulips, and in another class for 

 a bowl of Daffodils. 



J. A. Kenrick, Esq., Edgbaston (gr. Mr. A. 

 Cryer), won 1st prizes in classes for (1) three 

 vases of Lily-of-the-Valley grown without drain- 

 age in moss-fibre and (2) three pots of Spiraeas. 



The Barr Cup was won by J. A. Kenrick, 

 Esq. (gr. Mr. R. Usher), with 42 points. 



The Birmingham Botanical and Horticultural 

 Society's medals were awarded as follow :■ — 

 Classes 2 to 25 : Silver medal won by the Rev. 

 Joseph Jacob with 53 points ; bronze medal by 

 Mr. W. A. Milner with 36 points. Classes 12 

 to 25 and 26 to 34: Silver medal won by the 

 Rev. Joseph Jacob with 38 points; bronze by 

 Mr. W. A. Watts with 36 points. Classes 12 

 to 25 and 36 to 46 : Silver -medal won by J. A. 

 Kenrick, Esq. (gr. Mr. R. Usher), with 42 

 points; bronze medal by Mr. T. Batson with 

 39 points. 



Awards of Merit. 



Narcissus Trafalgar. — A shapely bicolor 

 flower with a pale, sulphur-coloured trumpet and 

 an ivory-white perianth. (From Mr. W. A. 

 Milner, Sheffield.) 



Narcissus Deepdale.—A large Incomparabilis 

 variety with an ivory-w^hite perianth and a clear- 

 yellow cup. (From Mr. W. A. Milner.) 



Narcissus Flame. — A Barrii variety with a 

 pure-white perianth and a flat, red cup. (From 

 Mr. W. T. Ware, Bath.) 



Carnation Lady Northcliffe. — A large, 

 pale, salmon-pink variety of the Perpetual- 

 flowering type w r ith serrated edges. 



Carnation Triumph. — A shapely, deep-crim- 

 son flower with serrated edges of the Perpetual- 

 blooming section. (Both shown by Messrs. R. 

 Felton & Co., Hanover Square, London.) 



Non-Competitive Exhibits. 



Messrs. Barr & Sons, Covent Garden, occu- 

 pied one end of the hall with a collection of 

 Daffodils, in which the varieties Cervantes, 

 Bloodstone, Masterpiece, White Queen, Una,' 

 Mrs. H. D. Betteridge, Noblesse, Red Beacon, 

 Socrates, and Lewis Carol were noteworthy.' 

 The exhibit was further enhanced by the addi- 

 tion of a small but interesting collection of 

 Alpine plants. Messrs. Barr also occupied a 

 large space on one bide of the hall with a very 

 fine collection of Darwin Tulips, probably the 

 finest ever seen at Birmingham. (Gold Medal.) 



From the Rev. G. H. Engleheart, Dinton, 

 came a very choice display of unnamed seed- 

 ling Daffodils, in which the Poeticus varieties 

 were largely represented. (Silver-gilt Medal.) 



Robert Sydenham Limited, Birmingham, ex- 

 hibited a representative collection of Daffodils, 

 in which we noted Nellie Price, Bianca, Red 

 Chief and Aftermath in extra good condition. 

 Sweet Peas, Anemones, Darwin Tulips, and re- 

 tarded Lilies-of-the-Valley were also included in 

 this group. (Large Silver Medal.) 



Mrs. M. Wilson, Junr., Holmesfield, sent an 



interesting collection of seedling Daffodils. 



Daffodils were also exhibited by Mr. Van 



Waveren, Holland, and Mr. H. D. Phillips, 

 Olton. 



Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading, made an ex- 

 tensive display of white, pink and red Stocks, 

 Mignonette, and splendid Calceolarias. Also 

 very fine strains of the florists'' and stellat 

 Cinerarias and a new variety named Reading 

 Gem, the result of a cross between C. stellat a 

 and the trailing Teneriffe variety. The loose 

 heads of starry flowers are purplish and white. 

 (Silver-gilt Medal.) 



Mr. C. Engelmann, Saffron Walden, exhi- 

 bited an artistically-arranged group of Perpetual- 

 flowering Carnations, in which were several new 

 varieties of some promise. Each variety was 

 displayed in bold masses in separate stands and 

 baskets, and relieved w T ith long sprays of Aspara- 

 gus. Roses were also included in this meri 

 torious group. (Silver-gilt Medal.) 



Another collection of Perpetual-flowering Car- 

 nations, arranged in tall vases, came from Mr. 

 S. Mortimer, Farnham. The front of the group 

 was edged with flowers of a very good strain of 

 white Stocks. (Large Silver Medal.) 



Messrs. Hewitt & Co., Solihull, also exhi- 

 bited Perpetual-flowering Carnations in large 

 bunches over a groundwork of Ferns. The 

 varieties included Scarlet Glow, Triumph, Mrs. 

 Burnett and two pink varieties, Empire Day and 

 Lady Northcliffe. Several pots of Lilium longi- 

 florum were well show T n. (Large Silver Medal.) 



Mr. C. Bourne, Bletchley, had an interesting 

 collection of Daffodils, in which the following 

 varieties were noteworthy : — Moonbeam, Alpine 

 Snow and Harvest Home, the last-named nearly 

 3 inches across, perianth very delicate sulphur, 

 cup lemon with a green eye. (Vote of Thanks.) 



Mr. R. d'E. Day, Sutton Scotney, Hants., 

 contributed a collection of Spanish Irises. Each 

 variety was represented by unusually large 

 bunches of beautifully-fresh flowers. (Large Sil- 

 ver Medal.) 



Mr. H. N. Ellison, West Bromwich, showed 

 Ferns and hvbrid Gerberas. (Silver Medal.) 



From Mr/\V. A. Watts, St. Asaph, came a 

 group of Daffodils, Tulips, and Polyanthuses. 

 (Silver Medal.) 



J. A. Kenrick, Esq., Edgbaston, sent plants 

 of a good strain of Schizanthus, mostly of the 

 light-coloured varieties. (Vote of Thanks.) 



Messrs. B. R. Cant & Sons, Colchester, showed 

 excellent Ros^s in boxes, tall stands and vases. 

 A new Hybrid Tea Rose named St. Helena, stated 

 to be a cross between Joseph Hill and Senateur 

 St. Homme, has large, substantial, cream flowers 

 shaded bronze. Dr. Audry, Dean Hole, Mrs. 

 Myles Kennedv, Tausendschon and the Austrian 

 Yellow and Austrian Copper Yellow Briars were 

 also included. (Large Silver Medal.) r 



Messrs. Bakers, Wolverhampton, exhibited 

 large masses of Saxifragas, Phlox divancata, 

 Aubrietias and a few miscellaneous subjects on 

 a low rockery. (Large Silver Medal.) 



