342 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[May 18, 1912. 



the orphans of the men who in growing beautiful 

 flowers added so much to the joys and pleasures 



of our lives. 



The secretary, Mr. Brian Wynne, announced 



that the subscriptions amounted to £1,070. The 

 chairman headed the list with £105/ and other 

 sums included N. N. Sherwood and his sons, 

 £100; Sutton & Sons, £50; George H. Cuthbert, 

 £55 19s.; J. F. McLeod, £40; G. Reynolds, 

 £36; Anthony Waterer, £35; Rothschild & 

 Sons, £26 5s.*; David W. Thomson, £22 7s.; 

 Sir VVm. H. Lever, Bart., £21; Sir Edward D. 

 Stern, £21; R. B. Leech, £19 19s. ; W. Nutting, 

 £16 5s. 6d. ; R. Hooper Pearson, £16; Lord 

 Joicey, £15 5s. ; James Carter & Co., £10 10s. ; 

 James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., £10 10s. ; .Alfred 

 Watkins, £10 10s.; T. W. Sanders, £10 10s.; 

 J. C. Eno, £10 10s. ; Barr & Sons, £10 10s. ; 

 Leonard Sutton, £10; F. C. Stainsby, £10; W. 

 Howe, £8 8s. ; H. B. May, £7 7s. ; W. Lane, 

 £7; W. P. Thomson, £6 13s. 6d. ; G. L. Casel- 

 ton, £6 ; Sir Philip H. Waterlow, Bart., £5 5s. ; 

 Harry J. Veitch, £5 5s. ; C. J. Nice, £5 5s. ; W. 

 Cutbush & Son, £5 5s. ; Corry & Co., Ltd., 

 £5 5s. ; Thames Bank (Blackfriars) Iron Co., 

 Ltd., £5 5s. ; Osman & Co., Ltd., £5 5s. ; J. T. 

 Anderson & Sons, Ltd., £5 5s.; Sir William 

 Cooper, Bart, £5; R. Jardine, £5; Thos. P. 

 Warren, £5; Otto Beit, £5; T. Goldney, £5; 

 J. C. Parr, £5, and Mrs. Holt, £5. 



Covent Garden subscribed £188 5s., the sub- 

 scribers including D. Ingamells, £120 ; H. L. 

 Wright, £49 6s. ; and W. Poupart, £18 19s. 

 The lists included 10 guineas from Edmund 

 Rochford, and 5 guineas each from Joseph Roch- 

 ford, James Sweet, Jesse F. Smith, Parsons & 

 Co., Geo. Monro, Ltd., Butler Bros., John Col- 

 lingridge, A. F. Dutton, Geo. Messer, H. O. 

 Larsen, and James L. Kinnell. 



ROYAL NATIONAL TULIP. 



}[ AY 14. _The annual exhibition of this Society 

 wras held at the Horticultural Hall in conjunction 

 with the meeting of the Royal Horticultural 

 Society. Owing to the forwardness of the 

 season the exhibits were not quite so numerous 

 as usual, but many of the dowers shown were of 



high quality. 



The 1st "prize (a Silver Cup) offered for 12 



dissimilar rectified Tulips, was won by Mr. 

 A. D. Hall, Harpenden. The feathered bizarre 

 bloom George Hay ward, which was also the 

 premier feathered bloom, was an exceptionally 

 fine flower. Samuel Barlow and Mabel, both 

 flamed flowers, were the next best in this good 

 exhibit. The 2nd prize (a Silver Medal) was 

 awarded to Mr. C. W. Needham, Hale, who re- 

 ceived the 1st prize for six dissimilar rectified 

 blooms. 2nd, Mr. A. D. Hall. 



The class for three feathered Tulips was re- 

 sponsible for some really good flowers. In Mr. 

 Hall's 1st prize stand the varieties Garibaldi 

 (bizarre) and Mrs. Collier (rose) were jutstaad- 

 ing features of the class. 2nd, Mr. Needham. 

 Mr. Dunn, Cambridge, had the best three flamed 

 Tulips; his varieties were Sam Barlow, Annie 

 McGregor and Sutherland. 2nd, Mr. Peters, 

 Cambridge, who showed the variety Maoel in 



fine form. 



The six best dissimilar breeder Tulips came 

 from Mr. Needham, who showed Goldfinder and 

 Anne McGregor very well indeed. 2nd, Mr. 

 Hall, whose purple seedling was the premier 

 bloom of its class in the show. Mr. Needham 

 exhibited the best three dissimilar breeder 

 Tulips. His finest bloom was Rose Hill. 2nd, 



Mr. Hall. 



The special prize for the best pair of rectified 

 Tulips was awarded to Mr. Dunn, who showed 

 Lord" Lulford and Sir John Paxton. 2nd, Mr. 

 W. J. Bentley. 



In the classes for growers of fewer than 400 

 blooming bulbs, Mr. W. L. L. Lock, Paignton, 

 was placed 1st and Mr. A. E. Chater 2nd. Mr. 

 H. C. Bartleet won the 1st prize for three 

 breeder blooms, and Mr. Loat was placed 2nd. 

 There was no competitor for the Silver Medal 

 offered for two rectified flowers. 



The Rev. Joseph Jacob was the only com- 



vases of distinct 



petitor in the two classes for 

 garden Tulins or for a like number of Darwins. 

 In the former class Mr. Jacob showed Glare of 

 the Garden, especiallv good ; and his best Dar- 

 wins were Zulu and King Harold. The premier 

 bizarre bloom was Sain Barlow, shown by Mr. 

 Dunn. 



A. 



MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF 



ENGLAND ORCHID. 



May 2.— Committee p resent : Rev. J. Cromble- 

 holme (in the Chair) ; and Messrs. C. Parker, H. 

 Thorp, A. Warburton, Z. A. Ward, J. Cypher, 

 J. Evans, W. Holmes, A. J. Keeling, D. 

 McLeod, and H. Arthur (secretary). 



A Silver-gilt Medal was awarded to Z. 

 Ward, Esq., Northenden (gr. Mr. Weatherby), 

 who exhibited an excellent group of well-grown 



hybrids predominating. 



to Col. J. Rutherford, M.P., 



for a group of 



Odontiodas, Miltonias, and 



McCartney, Esq., Bolton (gr. 



a group consisting principally 



Thorp, Esq., Rhodes, for a 



Odontogiossums, 



Silver Medals 

 Blackburn (gr. Mr. Lupton), 

 Odontogiossums, 



Cypripediums ; J. 

 Mr. Holmes), for 

 of Cattleyas ; H. 

 group of Odontogiossums. 



Other exhibitors were O. 0. W t rigley, Esq., 

 Bury (gr. Mr. Rogers); J. J. Holden, Esq., 

 Southport (gr. Mr. Johnson); A. Warbur- 

 Esq., Haslingden (gr. Mr. Dalgleish) ; Rev. 



Mr. 



TON, 



J. Crombleholme, Clayton-le-Moors (gr. 

 Marshall); Messrs. J. Cypher & Sons, Chelten- 

 ham; Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Haywards 

 Heath ; Messrs. Keeling & Sons, Bradford ; Mr. 

 W. Shackleton, Great Horton, Bradford; and 

 Mr. D. McLeod, Chorlton-cum-Hardy. 



AWARDS. 



First-class Certificates 



Odontoglos*um crispum " Perfect Gem," 

 full, round, large flower, with an even blotch 

 on the sepals and petals, from A. Warburton. 

 Brasso-Cattleya Maggie (Warneri alba X B. 

 Digbyana), a fine, almost white variety, from 

 J. j/ Holden, Esq. 



Awards of Merit. 

 Odontoglossum Hilda (amabile X Rolfese) and 

 0. amabile variety " Wardii," both from Z. A. 

 Ward, Esq., O. eximium " Rutherfordianum," 

 from Col. J. Rutherford, M.P. Cypripedium 

 Greyi Claytoniense (Godefroyae x niveum), from 

 the Rev. J. Crombleholme. 



HAARLEM BULB GROWERS'. 



The following awards have been made at re 

 cent meetings of the Narcissus and Floral Com 

 mittees of the above society : 



First-class Certificates. 



Narcissus Vulcano (N. poeticus ornatus X 

 N. double Van Sion).—A double-flowered, sul- 

 phur-yellow variety, with orange-red centre. 



N. South Pole. — This variety has a large white 

 perianth, and clear sulphur-yellow and white 

 trumpet, finely recurved at the mouth. 



N. Bedouin. — A cream-white variety, having a 

 yellow cup, with an orange-red border. 



N. Campernel rugidosus maximus. — The colour 

 of the perianth and trumpet is a pure golden- 

 yellow. 



N. Sunrise. — A variety with white perianth 

 and golden-yellow cup, marginated with orange- 

 red. 



N. Great Warley. — A large-flowered variety, 

 having a white perianth and trumpet of a clear 

 citron-yellow colour. 



Awards of Merit. 



N. Solo. — A seedling of N. Golden Spur ; the 

 perianth and trumpet are pure yellow in colour. 



N. Thackeray. — A large-flowered seedling, 

 which has a long, finely-recurved trumpet ; the 

 perianth and trumpet are golden-yellow. 



N. March Glory. — A very large, clear-yellow 

 seedling ;, the perianth is flat, and the trumpet 

 finely recurved. 



N. Plenipo. — A cross between N. poeticus or- 

 natus and N. double Van Sion. The double 

 flowers are sulphur-yellow in colour. 



N. Isis. — An Engleheartii seedling. The 

 perianth is creamy-white, the broad, flat cup 

 citron-yellow, with orange-red margin. 



N. Holbein. — A variety with creamy-white 

 perianth, and citron-yellow cup. 



N. Colossus. — A seedling of N. King Alfred. 

 The perianth is clear yellow, and the trumpet 

 has a darker shade of the same colour. 



N. Laurens Koslar. — A Poetaz seedling with 

 a whife perianth and a yellow cup. 



A 7 , fl. pi. Glacier. — A double-flowered varietv. 

 The citron-yellow blooms have a clear-velluw 



margin. 



X. St. Bavo. — A seedling of X. Golden ^pur. 

 The double flowers are creamy-yellow in colour. 



A'. Tresserve. — A cross between X. Empe r 

 and N. Golden Spur. The perianth is a creamv- 

 yellow and the trumpet is a shade or two deeper. 



N. Golden Lion.— A seedling with the form f 

 N. Glory of Haarlem. The perianth and trum 

 are golden-yellow in colour; the perianth is very 

 regular, and the trumpet short and finely re 

 curved. 



N. Albert Vis. — A hybrid from X. poet us 

 King Edward VII and N. polyanthus rStaten 

 Generaal. The perianth is white, and the cup is 

 orange-coloured. Recommended for forcing pur- 

 poses. 



N. Mount Erebus. — A Leedsii flower, with a 

 pure-white, perianth; the light citron-yellow of 

 the cup changes to ivory-white. 



N. polyanthus No. 67. — This seedling has a 

 clear-yellow perianth and an orange cup. 



Freesia Tubergenii Bobinetta. — The dark-car- 

 mine flowers are spotted with yellow. 



Freesia Tubergenii 



a 



Ge 



m. 



The lavender- 



blue flowers, which change to white, are spotted 

 with yellow. 



©bttuam 



F- W. Seabrook.— The many friends of this 

 well-known gardener, who for 21 years was in 

 charge of Ramsey Abbey Gardens, Hunts, will 

 learn with regret of his death on May 10. De- 

 ceased took his life by poison during a fit of de- 

 pression which followed upon the death of a 

 daughter. Mr. Seabrook had carried out exten- 

 sive alterations in the abbey gardens during the 

 past winter and spring, and the state of tha 

 gardens reflects great credit upon his ability. 

 He enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his 

 employers, Lord and Lady de Ramsey, and uas 

 regarded by them more as a friend than a ser- 

 vant. He was a very successful exhibitor at the 

 flower shows held at Huntingdon, Ramsey, and 

 other places, and took a prominent part in local 

 affairs. Roses are grown in great profusion and 

 variety at Ramsev Abbey and the grounds are 

 thrown open to the public one day in each week 

 during summer, when large numbers of people 

 visit them. Deceased leaves a widow and lour 

 daughters. 



Georges Bruant.— We regret to aunounc* 

 the death of this well-known nurseryman or 

 Poitiers, France. His establishment was known 

 far and near; Zonal Pelargoniums and Lnr\*an- 

 themums were his specialities but many 

 other subjects, such as Begonias, Cannae, uan- 

 lias, Fuchsias, and Roses, were grown by nun 

 in large numbers. Both in France and abroaa 

 M Bruant staged with success the objects ot Mi 

 cultural skill, and his services were d*«*J 

 request at the various International Horticultural 

 Shows held on the Continent. He had been 



appointed to act as a juror at the I" 1 *" 1 *™ 

 Exhibition at Chelsea. M. Bruant was held in 

 high esteem bv hi* fellow countrymen, and *as 

 the recipient of important honours, ot wiucb 

 the Cross of Officer of the Legion of Honour was 

 perhaps the most important. ^*^ n ^f 

 be carried on by his son-in-law, M. Viand Bruant 

 who is already known for his literary work » 

 horticulture. 



John Keat.no. - The Floats' Exch.n^ 

 records the death on the 19th ult. of ^'- £™ 

 Keating an employe at Green wood £"«*«. 

 Brooklyn, New York, and a native ot Ireland. 



SCHEDUL ES R ECEIVED- 



Stirling Chrysanthemum Association- the 



anthemum exhibition of this assoaatinn *i" d Ffid „, 



Public Halls. Albert Place. Stirling, on T^;*°* y Pctri e f Tb* 

 November 7 and 8. Secretary. Mr. G^rge 

 Gardens, 27, Bark Terrace, Stirling. B «rietV. - The 



Cardiff and County H?* 1 ?^ 



twentv-fourrta annual show of this society field rhe 



July 17 and 18, in the Sophia Gardens an dev0tet to 



schedule embraces 175 classes, besides seci ^ BaIie y f 

 forestry and beekeeping Secretary, Mr. a. . 



24, Duke Street, Cardiff. c oc iety of ** n ,; 



Royal Botanical and Horticultural f^r^ocietv w;U 



Cbester.-The Rose and summer sho* ££ nica , Gard** 

 take place at the White City and R °V a !~ Mr . p. Weathers, 

 Manchester, on July 19 and 2L Secretary, Mr. 

 Botanical Gardens, Manchester. 



