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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[June 8, 1912. 



G. Ferguson, Esq., The Hollies, Weybridge 

 (gr. Mr. F. W. Smith), showed many excellent 

 varieties of Delphiniums, including Floreat 

 (white, with clear primrose eye), Santolina and 

 Lysander (both pale blue varieties), Valetta (deep 

 blue), Mouche Bleue, Miss Grace Morley (large- 

 flowered white, with brown eye), and a long 

 spike of the blue Vinora. (Silver Flora Medal.) 



Mrs. Lloyd Edwards, Llangollen, showed a 

 collection of the fine Saxifragas which we have 

 admired on several previous occasions. (Silver 



Banksian Medal.) 



Messrs. Phillips & Taylor, Lily Hill Nur- 

 series, Bracknell, Berkshire, showed Water 

 Lilies in a large tank surrounded by a good 

 variety of border flowers. 



Messrs. Geo. Bun yard & Co., Ltd., Maid- 

 stone, set up various -border flowers in a very 

 attractive manner. There was a good selection 

 of Papaver orientale varieties, graceful spikes 

 of several varieties of Heuchera, many good 

 Pseonies and a number of Delphiniums. 



Messrs. T. S. Ware, Ltd., Feltham, Middle- 

 , exhibited exceedingly good spikes of Ere- 

 murus robustus amongst Delphiniums, Papavers 

 and Irises. A small group of Alpines in pots at 

 the end of the cut flowers included (Enothera 

 speciosa rosea and Lychnis Lasgascse rosea. In 

 another part of the Hall, Messrs. Ware staged 

 an exhibit of hardy border flowers. (Silver Flora 



Medal.) 



Messrs. Reamsbottom & Co., Gleashill, King's 

 County, Ireland, again staged exceedingly fine 

 flowers of their double St. Brigid Anemones. 



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

 fordshire, showed Pyrethrums and Irises. 



Messrs. Kelway & Son, Langport, Somerset, 



arranged a splendid collection of Pseonies. There 

 was a " •--*-« * x.___ i. 



flow r er 



jred varieties : the soft pink Princess ; 

 Heart's Desire, of a darker shade of the same 

 colour ; Nellie, also pink in colour ; Cherry Ripe 

 and Tinted Venus have delightful flowers. 

 Amongst the double-flowered varieties we especi- 

 ally admired the double pink Mrs. Lutwyche. 

 Messrs. Kelway also arranged two sets of splen- 

 did Delphiniums ; the varieties Lovely (blue and 

 mauve, with a white eye), and Zinfandel were 

 exceptionally fine. (Silver-gilt Flora Medal.) 



The Misses Hopkins, The Mere Gardens, Shep- 

 perton-on-Thames, set up a small rockery fur- 

 nished with appropriate plants. Mr. L. Green- 

 ing, Richmond, also exhibited a small rock- 

 garden, y 



Messrs. John Piper & Sons, Bayswater, Lon- 

 don, displayed many interesting hardy subjects 



on one of the tables. 



Mr. James Box, Lindfield, Sussex, arranged 

 an attractive collection of hardy herbaceous 

 flowers in one corner of the Hall. 



C. B. Blampied, Esq., La Fosse, St. Martin's, 

 Guernsey, showed several good Gladiolus. The 

 varieties Queen of Night, Queen Bess and Mrs. 

 Atkinson were very attractive. 



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

 herbaceous plants, including Paeonies, Delphi- 

 niums, Irises, and Pyrethrums, making an at- 

 tractive display. 



Messrs. Carter Page & Co., London Wall, 

 arranged decorative Dahlias and a large assort- 

 ment of Violas. 



On behalf of the King of the Belgians, A. 

 Delmard, Esq., exhibited an interesting collec- 

 tion of pictures, for w T hich a Silver Banksian 

 Medal was awarded. 



AWARDS. 



First-class Certificate. 



Elozocarpus cyaneu* (reticulatus). — A florifer- 

 ous greenhouse evergreen shrub. The dark- 

 green glabrous leaves are 5 inches long and 2 

 inches broad. The white flowers have prettily 

 fimbriated petals, which are freelv produced on 

 axilliary racemes. This is a valuaole greenhouse 

 shrub, and, in addition to the value of its flowers, 

 the young shoots have attractive pale-purple 

 colouring. Shown by Messrs. James Veitch & 



Sons. 



Awards of Merit. 



Delphinium Dusky Monarch. — An exception- 

 ally fine variety, which grows to a height of 10 

 feet. The flower-spikes are well furnished with 

 large, pale-purple flowers, which have a suspicion 

 of magenta in their colouring. The flower-buds 

 are a trifle ugly in colour, but the fully -expanded 

 blooms amply atone for this defect. Shown by 

 Messrs. Kelway. 



Carnation Queen Mary.— A very attractive 

 border Carnation of a pleasing old-rose colour, 

 described by the exhibitor as salmon-rose. The 

 flowers possess the old Clove scent ; they are large, 

 and borne on stout, erect stalks. 



C. Attraction.— A pure-white border Carna- 

 tion. The flowers are of good form, and the 

 petals possess plenty of substance. These are 

 two desirable border Carnations, and should also 

 prove to be good greenhouse varieties. Both 

 were shown by Mr. Blick. 



C. Margaret Lennox.— A beautiful yellow- 

 ground Picotee-like border Carnation ; the petals 

 are edged with deep pink. Shown by Mr. James 

 Douglas. 



Silene Hooheri.—A species which will find 

 favour with lovers of Alpine plants, but which 

 does not appear to be suitable for growing m 

 flower-borders. The flowers are of a beautiful 

 rose colour. Shown by Messrs. T. S. Ware. 



Wahlenbergia qentianoides.—A very pretty 

 herbaceous perennial bearing relatively large blue 

 flowers on slender stalks 9 to 12 inches high. The 

 flowers are more like those of a Campanula than 

 the Gentian. Shown by Messrs. Piper. 



Pelargonium Champion.— A very fine Zonal 

 Pelargonium, bearing very large, stout trusses of 

 deep-pink blooms. A seedling of Paul Crampel, 

 and may well be described as a pink Paul Cram- 

 pel. Shown by Messrs. Ladds. 



Gladiolus Bosina.—A graceful decorative 

 variety, much after G. Colvilei, with very pale- 

 pink flowers, which have deep -pink markings. 

 Shown by Mr. Blamdpied, Guernsey. 



Sweet Pea Double's Lavender George Herbert. 

 —A very fine variety. The large flowers are 

 freely borne on long, stout stalks ; their colour is 

 lavender, edged with bluish-pink. 



Sweet Pea Thomas Stevenson.— The now well- 

 known bright orange-scarlet variety ; one of the 

 best. 



Sweet Pea May Campbell.— A very distinct 

 variety. The ground colour is cream, the stand- 

 ards are marked with carmine, and the wings are 

 slightly veined with the same colour ; a combina- 

 tion which impresses the beholder more after 

 acquaintance. All these fine forms were shown 

 by Messrs. Dobbie. 



Cultural Commendation. 



Utricularia montana. — This interesting stove 

 exhibit was exceedingly well shown by Mr. 

 Bennett-Poe. The plants bore large numbers 

 of their quaint spurred, pure white flowers, re- 

 lieved by yellow on the lip. 



Orchid Committee. 



Present : Sir Harry J. Veitch (in the Chair) ; 

 and Messrs. Gurney Wilson, Richard G. 

 Thwaites, F. Sander, Fred. J. Hanbury, A. 

 McBean, Walter Cobb, J. C. Cypher, W. H. 

 Hatcher, J. E. Shill, H. G. Alexander, A. Dye, 

 W. H. White, J. Wilson Potter, W. Bolton, 

 de Barri Crawshay, and C. J. Lucas. 



Lieut. -Col. Sir George Holford, K.C.V.O., 

 Tetbury (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander), was awarded 

 a Gold* Medal for an extremely fine exhibit of 

 specimen Orchids. The Lselio-Cattleyas included 

 Aphrodite, Martinettii, The Prince (a magnifi- 

 cent variety bearing 15 flowers), Canhamiana 

 with 25 to 30 good flowers, and the elegant lumi- 

 nosa " Canary. " Of the specimen Dendrobiums 

 which occupied the back rows, mention must be 

 made of Euterpe, chrysotoxum and the yellow- 

 flowering capillipes. A feature of the group was 

 the collection of specimen varieties of Miltonia 

 vexillaria which were placed along the front row. 

 These included two plants having respectively 

 51 and 67 flowers, M. v. Snowflake (a large plant 

 with 73 flowers), and M. v. Empress Augusta 

 Victoria, of which eight specimens were shown. 

 The Cattleya species included special varieties of 

 Mendelii, Warscewiczii with five spikes carrying 

 20 flowers, and Mossise Wagneri " Westonbirt 



variety. " 



H. S. Goodson, Esq., Fairlawn, Putney (gr. 



Mr. G. Day), was awarded a Silver-gilt Flora 



Medal for a well-arranged group containing many 



meritorious specimens. In the centre was Odon- 



toglossum Goodsonii with a spike of 12 flowers, 



and the distinct O. crisp um Ladjr Jane. Other 



good Odontoglossums were eximium Leopoldii, 



Lambeauianum St. David, and blotched cris- 



Several excellent varieties of Miltonias, 



pums 



Lselia 



and Cattleya Mendelii H. A. Tracy were shown 



in excellent form. 



Messrs. Sander & Sons, St. Albans, obtained 

 a Silver Flora Medal for a large group. In the 

 centre was Cattleya Mendelii alba, a magnificent 

 form with pure-white flowers, the throat being 

 chrome-yellow veined with white. Along the 

 back row were good plants of Thunia Veitchii 

 superba, Oncidium macranthum, and Dendro- 

 bium superbiens. Cochlioda hybrids were well 

 represented. Maxillaria Sanderiana and Ornitho- 

 cephalus grandiflorus, with its greenish- white 

 flowers, were well shown, and a strong plant of 

 Dendrobium Goldei received an Award of Merit. 

 Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Hay wards 

 Heath, were awarded a Silver Flora Medal for 

 an excellent exhibit of Lselio-Cattleyas, including 

 Fascinator, Aphrodite, and Canhamiana, and 

 numerous Odontoglossum hybrids. The rare and 

 interesting Bulbophyllum virescens, Sobralia 

 Cliftonii with its delicate flowers, and the elegant 

 Trichopilia Backhouseana were also shown in 

 good form. The centre of the group was com- 

 posed of many excellent plants of Phalsenopsis 

 Rimestadiana and numerous Cochlioda hybrids. 



Messrs. J. & A. McBean, Cooksbridge, re- 

 ceived a Silver Banksian Medal for a group con- 

 taining fine plants of Miltonia vexillaria, a dis- 

 tinct form of M. Bleuana, and the scarce M. 

 Phakenopsis. A very beautiful hybrid between 

 My Hyeana and M. Bleuana was also shown. 



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

 Enfield, were awarded a Bronze Banksian Medal 

 for a good group. Included in it were some 

 fine forms of Vanda teres, many excellent varie- 

 ties of Miltonia vexillaria and the pretty Cypripe- 



dium Maudise. . 



Messrs. Hassall & Co., Southgate, received a 

 Silver Banksian Medal for an interesting ex- 

 hibit of distinct varieties of Cattleya Mossiae, 

 one named Reineckiana vestalis being very 



beautiful. 



Mr. S. Flory, Tracy's Nursery, Amyand 

 Park Road, Twickenham, was awarded a Bronze 

 Banksian Medal for a good group containing the 

 interesting Liparis Uganda?, Cattleya Mendelii 

 with white sepals and petals, Disa Luna, and 

 many useful species of Dendrobium. 



The Liverpool Orchid Nursery Co. ob- 

 tained a Bronze Banksian Medal for an excel- 

 lent group of hybrid Orchids. Included in it 

 were distinct varieties of Lselio-Cattleya Cowann 

 (cinnabrosa x Mossise), a hybrid between 

 Cattleya Mendelii and Lselia Jongheana. 



Mr. A. W. Jensen, Lindfield, Hay wards 

 Heath, was awarded a Bronze Banksian Medal, 

 for a good group of Cattleya Mendelii and 

 Odontoglossum crispum. 



De Barri Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, Seven- 

 oaks (gr. Mr. Stables), exhibited Odontioda 

 Carmen (Cochlioda Noezliana X Odontoglossum 

 nebulosum), O. Devossiana with a spike of richly- 

 coloured flowers, 0. rosefieldiensis with two 

 spikes having a total of 34 flowers, and Odou^ 

 glossum Leonidas, a good hybrid with gol 

 yellow flowers marked with reddish-brown. 



W. Waters Butler, Esq., Southfield, J^ 

 folk Road, Edgbaston, exhibited Catt * 

 Mossiae The Queen, a good plant with s< 

 pure-white flowers having a slight rose tin; 

 the labellum, and Lselio-Cattleya Martinetti 

 amber-yellow colour with a purple veined h 



Walter Cobb, Esq., Normanhurst, Ru 

 (gr. Mr. Salter), exhibited Odontoglos 

 Leonard Cobb, a good hvbrid of the exim 

 section, with a spike of il flowers handsor 

 blotched with claret-purple. , 



E. D. Quincy-Quincy, Esq., Oakwood, ^nisie- 

 hurst (gr. Mr. G. B. Lees), exhibited a gooa 

 form of Odontoglossum Fascinator. 



AWARDS. 

 First-class Certificate. 

 Milfonia vexillaria Snowflake, from Lieut- 



Col. Sir George Holford, K.C.V.O., WW* 



birt (gr. Mr. H. G. Alexander).— A very beauty 

 variety with large, white flowers of excelien 

 shape. The specimen carried 13 spikes witn * 

 total of 73 flowers. 



Awards of Merit. 



Odontoglossum Lambeauianum - - .,, 

 Mary, from H. S. Goodson, Esq., \*est # "> 

 Putney (gr. Mr. G. Day).— A distinct WJjgg 

 with pure-white sepals and petals, the label 

 being marked with purple. p 



Odontoglossum Thais Glebe var., from C. *• 

 Phillips, Esq., The Glebe, Sevenoaks (gr. * 



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