June 22, 1912.] 



THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 



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Messrs. Barr & Sons, Covent Garden, London, 

 exhibited a great variety of seasonable border 

 flowers. There were good selections of 

 Delphiniums, Irises, and herbaceous Phlox. A 

 few vases contained exceptionally bright flowers 

 of Papaver nudicaule miniatum. (Silver Bank- 

 sian Medal.) 



Mr. Amos Perry, Enfield, Middlesex, showed 

 flowers and foliage of many varieties of hardy 

 Xymphaeas floating in a shallow tank. l*he 

 varieties Albida and Marliacea carnea were very 

 large. The Nymphsea tank was flanked b 

 masses of stately Delphiniums, and at the bac 

 there w T ere tall spikes of Eremurus Tubergenii, 

 branches of Bamboos, and moisture-loving Irises. 

 (Silver Flora Medal) 



Messrs. Kelway, Langport, Somerset, arranged 

 exceedingly fine herbaceous Pseonies and Del- 

 phiniums on a low stand just inside the entrance. 

 Amongst the Delphiniums we noted stout, well- 

 flowered spikes of the variety Dusky Monarch, 

 which received an Award of Merit at the pre- 

 vious meeting. Smoke of War is a good dark 

 blue variety ; Huish Beauty has very attractive, 

 white-eyed flow r ers, but the foliage appears to be 

 prone to mildew. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 



Messrs. Carter, Page & Co., 52, London Wall, 

 London, showed numerous varieties of Viola in 

 pans of wet sand. Besides very many self- 

 coloured varieties, the purple-edged Jessie Baker 

 and Princess Ida, with purple stripes, were 

 attractive. Messrs. Carter, Page also made a 

 good show with Cactus and decorative varieties 

 of Dahlias. (Silver Flora Medal.) 



Messrs. Wm. Cutbush & Son, Highgate, 

 London, arranged bold masses of cut border 

 flowers on the floor. A tall stand of Lilium 

 Humboldtii magnificum was especially telling. 

 The tall spikes of Eremurus robustus, E. Shel- 

 fordii, and the more delicate-looking E. Bungei 

 were noteworthy, whilst the white Poppy-like 

 flowers of Romneya Coulteri attracted a deal of 

 attention. (Silver Flora Medal.) 



Messrs. Gtjnn & Sons, Olton, Warwick, 

 showed many fine herbaceous Phloxes. The 

 baskets of Viola cornuta purpurea (the white 

 form), and Moseley Perfection (a good yellow 

 variety) were exceptionally good. (Silver Flora 

 Medal.) 



Messrs. Geo. Jackman & Son, Woking, showed 

 many uncommon border flowers. Stokesia 

 cyanea and Scabiosa caucasica are two valuable 

 pale blue-flowered plants. (Silver Flora Medal.) 



Messrs. Wallace, Colchester, included such 

 plants as Ornithogalum pyramidale, Allium 

 albo-pilosum, and Calochortus venustus in their 

 collection. (Silver Flora Medal.) 



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

 Pseonies and Delphiniums. Amongst the Del- 

 phiniums we noticed Mrs. K. F. Caron, which has 

 a tall spike of blue flowers. The individual 

 flowers are more graceful than those of many 

 other varieties. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 



Mr. Greening, Richmond, Surrey, arranged 

 rockwork on a table in the annexe. (Silver 

 Banksian Medal.) 



Messrs. Geo. Bunyard & Co., Ltd., Maid- 

 stone, had an attractive arrangement of hardy 

 cut flowers, which included many good varieties 

 of Delphinium, Iris, Paeony, and such flow r ering 

 shrubs as Spiraea callosa Froebellii, S. Billardii, 

 and varieties of Philadelphus. At the end there 

 was an attractive vase of the yellow Allium 

 Moly. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 



Messrs. W. J. Godfrey & Son, Exmouth, 

 Devon, showed huge plants of Canterbury Bells 

 with very large flowers. (Silver Banksian 

 Medal.) 



Mr. Reg. Prichard, West Moore, Wimborne, 

 displayed an interesting collection of Alpine 

 plants, which included Hypericum polyphyllum, 

 Campanula alpina tomentosa, the blue Mertensia 

 lanceolata, Prunella incisa rubra, and the dainty 

 and white -flowered Wahlenbergia 

 (Silver Banksian Medal.) 



Messrs. Bakers, Wolverhampton, 

 attractive collection of hardy plants. 

 Flora Medal.) 



Messrs. T. S. Ware, Ltd., Feltham, arranged 

 a neat little rockery at the end of their collection 

 of hardy herbaceous flowers. There were some 

 choice Alpines in the rockery. (Bronze Flora 

 Medal.) 



Mr. H. C. Pulham, Elsenham, Essex, contri- 

 buted a small collection of Pinks and other hardy 

 flowers. 



saxicola. 



staged an 

 (Bronze 



Messrs. Wm. Bull k Sons, Chelsea, London, 

 exhibited varieties of Spanish Iris. 



Messrs W. & J. Brown, Peterborough, had a 

 number of plants of Lilium Szovitzianum, with 

 many flowers, in the middle of their collection of 

 hardy flowers. (Bronze Banksian Medal.) 



The Misses Hopkins, Mere Gardens, Shepper- 

 ton-on-Thames, arranged a tasteful little rockery, 

 planted with suitable dwarf plants. (Bronze 

 Banksian Medal.) 



Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, designed a 

 low rockery, flanked and backed with flowering 

 shrubs and border flowers. 



Mr. Maurice Prichard set up a dense col- 

 lection of cut blooms of Erigeron varieties, Del- 

 phiniums, Pa&onies, and other hardy subjects. 

 (Silver Banksian Medal.) 



Mr. G. Reuthe, Keston, Kent, staged uncom- 

 mon plants, such as Mitraria coccinea, Lilium 

 Martagon, and the vivid L. pomponium. (Bronze 

 Banksian Medal.) 



Messrs. A. A. Walters & Son, Bath, contri- 

 buted some very good Delphiniums. (Bronze 

 Banksian Medal.) 



Mr. F. Lilley, Guernsey, showed Irises and 

 Gladioli. 



AWARDS. 

 Awards of Merit. 



Carnation Mrs. Husan Morris. — A large 

 bloom of good form. The colour is deep pink 

 overlying a lighter shade of the same colour. The 

 crumpled petals give this variety a distinct ap- 

 pearance. (Shown by Sydney Morris, Esq., 

 Wretham Hall, Thetford— gr. Mr. G. Henley.) 



C. Cyclops. — A border variety with orange- 

 coloured flowers, flaked with bright crimson. 



C. C Blich. — An especially fine " Malmaison M 

 variety; a seedling from Nell Gwynne, than 

 which the pure-white flowers are much larger. 

 (Both these varieties were shown by Mr. C. 

 Blick.) 



Begonia James Braid. — An immense, double- 

 flowered tuberous Begonia. The bright-crimson 

 flowers are of perfect shape. 



B. F. W. Walker. — Also a very large-flowered, 

 double Begonia. The colour of this variety is 

 scarlet. 



B. Golden Shower.^A very floriferous variety, 

 with pendulous flowers. A splendid specimen 

 was shown in a hanging basket. The flowers are 

 deep yellow in colour, with a darker shade at 

 the base of the petals. (The three varieties of 

 Begonia were shown by Messrs. Blackmore & 

 Langdon.) 



Delphinium Harry S me athan.— The unusually 

 round flowers of this stout variety are of a 

 medium shade of blue, and have a purple line 

 along the centre of the petals. (Shown by Messrs. 



Blackmore & Langdon.) 



D. Drake.— A large-flowered, pale-blue variety, 

 with a w T hite eye. 



D. Tagalie.— The blue flowers of this variety 

 open showing a white eye, which disappears 

 when the flower is fully expanded. 



D. Lovely.— A sturdy spike, well furnished 

 with blue and purple flowers. (The three fore- 

 going varieties were shown by Messrs. Kelway 



& Son.) 



D. Lavanda. — An uncommon and desirable 

 variety. The large, round flowers are entirely 

 coloured with a bright-mauve shade. (Shown by 

 G. Ferguson, Esq., Weybridge.) 



Eremurus Lemon Queen. — A cross between E. 

 Bungei and E. Warei. The spikes are from 4 feet 

 to 5 feet high, and are well furnished with clear 

 lemon-coloured flowers, which have bright- 

 orange anthers. (Shown by Messrs. James 

 Veitch & Sons.) 



Philadelphus Bouquet Blanc— A semi-double, 

 white-flowered variety. The branchlets were 

 wreathed with charming flowers. 



P. Voie Lactee.—A single-flowered variety, 

 bearing numbers of large, white flowers. (Both 

 these varieties were raised from Chinese seeds 

 by Messrs. James Veitch & Sons.) 



Lavatera Olbia.—A shrubby Lavatera, which 

 was introduced from Provence in 1570. The 

 loner stems are well furnished with large, pale- 

 mauve flowers. The soft, woolly leaves are of a 

 neutral greyish colour. (Shown by Mr. 

 Maurice Prichard.) 



Rose Effective, — A very free-flowering climb- 

 ing Rose, obtained from a cross between the 

 varieties General McArthur and Carmine Pillar. 

 The flowers are much larger than those of the 

 latter variety ; they have more petals and are 

 darker in colour. 



R. Pink Pearl. — A cross between Una and 

 Irish Elegance. The single-flowers are sugges- 

 tive of those of Rosa Sinica Anemone, but they 

 are rather smaller, and have more petals. (Both 

 varieties were shown by Messrs. Dobbie, Ltd.) 



DELPHINIUM TRIAL AT WISLEY. 



The Floral Committee confirmed the Awards 

 of Merit given to the following varieties of 

 Delphinium, after trial at Wisley :— Delphinium 

 Darius, Cymbeline, Jessica. Lorenzo; these varie- 

 ties were from Messrs. Geo. Bunyard & Co., 

 Maidstone. Mrs. James Kelway, Smoke of War, 

 Dr. Lodwidge; these three varieties were from 

 Messrs. Kelway & Son, Langport. Royal 

 Standard, Mme. E. Geny, J. S. Sargent, 

 Colonel Crabbe, Dr. Bergman ; the foregoing 

 were from Messrs. Forbes, Ltd., Hawick. Mr. 

 J. S. Brunton, from Mr. B. Ruys, Dedemsvaart. 

 Lizzie van Veen, from Mr. J. Box, Lindfield. 



Orchid Committee. 



Present: J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (in the 

 Chair); and Messrs. Jas. O'Brien (hon. sec), 

 de B. Crawshay, Gurney Wilson, R. A. Rolfe, 

 J. Wilson Potter, Stuart Low, F. Sander, F. J. 

 Hanbury, T. Armstrong. A. McBean, W. Cobb, 

 J. Charlesworth, J. E. Shill, H. G. Alexand 

 W. P. Bound, Arthur Dye, W. H. White, Chve 

 Cookson, W. Bolton, C. J. Lucas, J. S. Moss, 

 and C. H. Curtis. 



Messrs. Sander & Sons, St. Albans, were 

 awarded a Silver-gilt Flora Medal for a very fine 

 group, at one end of which were good numbers 

 of Cattleya Warscewiczii Sanderiana, very 

 finely flowered, together with a showy lot of 

 Lselio-Cattleyas, including Fascinator, Can- 

 hamiana alba and C. Rex; varieties of L.-C. 

 Martmettii and the pretty L.-C Kathleen Grey 

 (L. tenebrosa x L.-C. Canhamiana). Various 

 hybrid Odontoglossums and Odontiodas were also 

 included, and the handsome new Odontoma St. 

 Alban (see Awards). Then we noticed Dendro- 

 bium Dearei and other Dendrobiums ; the singular 

 Eulophia squalida and its white variety; a good 

 example of Coelogyne asperata alba, with pure- 

 white flowers, and, moreover, a free flowerer ; a 

 selection of pretty Oncidiums ; the singular 

 Lycaste peruviana ; and some good Mil to ni a 

 vexillaria, the variety Sandera?, heavily tinged 

 with purple, being unique in colour. 



E. H. Davidson, Esq.. Borlases, Twyford, was 

 awarded a Silver Flora Medal for a bright group, 

 principally of Cattleyas, Lselio-Cattleyas, and 

 Odontoglossums. Laelio - Cattleya Aphrodite 

 " Borlases variety " was a pretty silvery -white 

 flower with deep violet-crimson front to the lip ; 

 varieties of Odontoglossum eximium and a speci- 

 ally fine O. hibernicum were well displayed. 



R. G. Thwaites, Esq., Chessington, Streak 

 ham (gr. Mr. G. M. Black), was awarded a 

 Silver Flora Medal for a bright group of hybrids 

 raised at Chessington, and including a varied 

 collection of Odontiodas, principally scarlet, with 

 a plant of a very richly-coloured 0. Thwaites ii, 

 which still, in point of colour, is without an equal. 

 Very interesting were several well -flowered 

 plants of Cattleya Mossise Wageneri raised from 

 seeds and true to the pure white of the parent. 



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

 staged an effective group, for which a Silver 

 Flora Medal was awarded. At the back of the 

 group were graceful Oncidiums, including a well- 

 flowered 0. macranthum, and in front two plants 

 of an exceptionally fine form of Odontoglossum 

 Williamsonianum, with various hybrid Odonto- 

 glossums, Odontiodas. Miltonia vexillaria and M. 

 Bleuana, good scarlet Renanthera Imsehootiana, 

 and a grand form of Laelio-Cattleya Martinettii 

 with bronzy -rose sepals and petals and finely- 

 coloured labellum. 



Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Hay wards 

 Heath, weTe awarded a Silver Banksian Medal 

 for a selection of rare Orchids, of which their 

 Odontioda Cooksoniae " Fowler's variety," for 

 which a First-class Certificate was awarded, was 

 by far the best Odontioda yet shown (see 

 Awards). Vanda Charlesworthii, Dendrobium 

 Sanderae, Cleisostoma crassifolia. two fine forms 

 of Odontoglossum citrosmum, and other rare 

 Orchids were also noted. 



