Marcu 23, 1895.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
SOCIETIES. 
CRYSTAL PALACE. 
Marca 16,—The annual spring exhibition of plants 
and —.— held under the auspices of the Crystal 
apy was favoured with capital weatheron 
ae Ia e numbe she visitors in the after- 
erke able. As usual, the display was 
a very 8 one, but the ene. in the different 
classes lacked the interest that would be present 
number of competitors A increased, 
Considerable allowance must be made for the 
Saturday who failed to secure prizes, the number 
offered of the latter being, we should imagine, 
greater than that of competitors ! 
There was not a great number of Hyacinths 
shown, but. a collection of thirty-six, shown by Mr, 
as, gr. to an ae Great 98 
ndable, and not inferior to 
r exhibiti tions. 
only other exhibitors of thirty-six r 
were Messers. — Winter & Son, Bon Mar é Nar 
sery, te Roa 
oe pathos in the s for 
welve * 5 Mr. Jas a bson was -vaasa 
im ＋ ed by Mr. W. Bar 
r. * again rey his competitor in the 
rty-six Tulips, and his flowers were 
menen e 108m 57 e of per sub- 
stan Wm. Howe, gr. to 
Henry Tate „ Esq., Par k Hil, Greban 7 
Whose collection, however, was deservedly awarded 
the 2nd prize. 
one Ja. Gibson took the lst place for twelve 
i 
For Polyanthus Narcissus, shown in class 3, Mr. 
uglas o 0 another Ist place, and Mr. 
William S followed with plants of fair quality, 
-t the in exhibitor was more successful in the 
5 5 
as 2ad hi 
twelve p plants, and Mr, F 
Esq., Mount Vernon, Caterham Vall 
Hippeastrams, in the collection of "twelve, were 
best from Mr. James ee who had good 
speci imens, varieties Mrs, Laing, Mrs. Douglas, and 
Thalia were the best, but the last named was marred 
by m much g silan in the base of the flower. 
Ar. John Mowbray was Ist for a group of Cycla- 
3 an s inter ed. Wm. 
Howe e collection contained several 
Plants with carol lined flowers of brick-red and 
White, The bes was nam ate. 
Pig erari sias only indifferently shown. Mr. 
Nori Douglas lst, and Mr. J. Slater, gr. to Mrs. T. 
othard, Y , Lower Sydenha P 
Mignonette ae 1 only by Mr. W. Barrell, 
had n, The Hoo, Sydenham Hill, who 
a collection o 2 aioe plants, ‘trained in pyramidal 
Timulas found no exhibitor in the class for 
twenty-four, but Mr. Jas 
3 whic go. flowere r. C. 
N . Seren Coles, aq, Barntwood, Upper 
Ys ase 
wut the Valley was shown only by Mr. C. Lane, 
Mess 
rs, Jon L Laing $ & Sons, Forest Hill Nurseries, 
andon, year secured 1 
2 0 a us. 
big encountered no opposition in a sim lass 
* © Cocasion under notice. The group, which it 
k stipula! hou an ‘ ed 
“ny first-rate plants. Lycas 
Cristata alba were exhibited in flower, 
eae, Begonia rosea 
rotons, Caladiums, 
bunda 
Miscellaneous,—Mesars. J. James & Son, W. 
side, Farnham Royal, Slough, covered one of the 
centre tables with w a asa Cinerarias of a capital 
Messrs, W. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, bee 
xhibite 
Hawg Date of York, and various Tea Ros 8; ape 
plants and cut flowers of Camellias, and ade of 
Clematis indivisa lobata in flower. 
A me's lot of. Daffodils in pots was shown by Mr. 
rate s S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, near Tot- 
ena including most of the best varieties for 
forcing; also 
hardy flowers. 
i m palestinum, 
P. Eggeri, a spotted form, — exhibited in 
Messrs. J i Peed & oe pery Park AT 
orwood Roa t up a and effective group 
of sb ah Rc foliage Ga 8 owering plants, 
including a good ae of Lee plants. 
essrs. Tal had ants of Nicotiana 
affinis Variegata, s fase be 2 costatum, and 
several new Cro 
Miss Mary T ra on, 44, Westow Hill, Upper 
Norwood, exhibited tastefal om ee BH of 
cut flowers; and Messrs. John Peed & Sons, Roupell 
3 Nurseries, Norwood Koad, ma floral exhibits 
READING, 
—The first exhibition of — Reading 
en Society was he ld i ar on n's Hall 
n the date named, and was in e 4 success. 
Owing to the severity 55 the e bed number of 
exhibite was not qui s would have 
been desirable ata firet ‘exhibition of a socie 
inths were shown in good ii tty 
eighteen in not fewer than nine varieties, Mr. Tur 
gr. to J. Hargreaves, Esq., Maide 
of the Biues were especially noteworthy. Mr, 
Dockerill, er. to 85 W. Palm ate e A. E A Eimharst, 
Readin F plants, * E. 
Walker, Balm Balmershe Road, 1 n easy 
winner. Mr, A. A. Jones, Penrhyn Villa, Rating 
won easily in — mar for six, 
Tulips w 
varieties. 
Mr. F. Lees, Connaught Road, Readi 
good foliage alon str 
Cyclamens ie quite a feature of the show, an 
Mr. bse i Pa 
“ag 
y Mr, Turton in six 
Lilies of the “Valley were well shown by 
ing, plenty of 
n, Big , Cressingham, won lst place for six 
red Primula fimbriata, and Mr, 
ekg formed a nice display of bloom; Mr. 
was successf some eee 
examples of Cymbidium Lowianum obium 
Wardia and a richly- 3 — 
nobile ; Mr, Bright, gr. to 5 slake, Esq , halt 
nights, w. The last- aimed was let for o 
Orchid, * grandly-flowered panful of date 
Cinerarias made a 1 24 1 and M. v rien A 
and th 
lst for — . 
Willis, gr. to H. J. e e ele Caversham, was 
2ad for the same number of plan 
Prizes were offered for a group 15 flowering- plants, 
of bs, 
igl in pots. 
8 ga as also for twelve cat 
ix plants, 
Plants of Spiræa eee and S. japonica were 
ovided for them, and Mr. 
lants were the 
ur. = kerill had thie well owered examples of 
tra spectabilis 
51 , Turton was lst for six stove and greenhouse 
plants, and he had well-flowered examples of Azalea 
Ulis 
ge Perkins, gr. to the Hon. W. F. D. Sm 
M. P., Greenlands, Henley, staged (not for sition: 
tition) a nice group of Hippeastrums in bloom, set 
with Palms and Ferns. 
Mrs. Phippen, Reading, shee a fine display of 
prodaction of the bouquetist 
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371 
OTANIC. 
Marcu 20, of the season, held 
by che Royal Botanic 3 in the gardens at 
Regent’s Park, on Wedne ay last, se the one held 
under the auspices of the 8 Palac 
the previous 8 
er, the show suffered in 
qua neity, une were exhibits of good qaality 
inter 
The tea group of greenhouse Azaleas was exhi- 
bited by Scott, gr. to Miss Foster, The 
Holmen Rane Rope U ; Mr. H. Eason 
. Noake ds e, wa h; ate, bein, 
2nd zthe quality of the es > y k 
Hardy herbaceous plants were noe only by Mr, 
8. Ware, Hale Farm 2 i ha 
Rohe! Brentford. Mr. R. Scott was awarded 
e for a group rd R of the Valley, but the 
5 of the exhibit was poor. 
or a group of Hippeastrum (Amaryllis), Mr, 
Douglas, who usually ane place, was beaten by 
Mr. M. H. Perkins, gr. t Hon. F. D. Smith, 
— — ere sero eiin who had a first- 
ass lot 2 with Palms, Ferns, &c., in an 
— 8 tle 
$ had the best group of twelve Hya- 
cinths, including The Sultan, dark single blue ; Koh- 
ottage, 
‘ t. 
Douglas was again Ist, 
with large * 8 a bright colour; Mr, 
R. Scott was 2ad; and Mr. H, Eason 3rd. 
cott exhibi 
Mr. ted a grand lot of in 
pans, and , and Mr, D 
Mr, Douglas, with six large plants of Deutzia 
acilis, lass for 
took the position in the class for ve pots 
same 
of Narcissi, being followed in this case by Mr, R, 
Scott. 
iscellaneous.—The exhibition owed a considerable 
rt of its mere be en to the miscellaneous con- 
tributions by the trade, which were very praiseworthy, 
Sussex, exhibited a ae 
large, 
heads of bloo odel, 5 
Verschaffelt, Frince of Orange, Mend urprise 
the best of the varieties, Amon 
rchids were a batch o 1 3 . some 
large plants of Cymbidiur 
form of Dendrobium nobile — a some > plan ts of 
1 
1 at 169, Piccadilly, W, 0 
of floral designs, the most taste : 
Rose Mrs, i 5 Laing, and 
basket filled with 
9 Uriah Pike. 
arge and excellent exhibit of Lily of the per d 
i he exhibited in the usual _ 
reduce aks annock has made a 
specialty. wae 
Camellias — the shape of well-grown plan 
so as cut blooms, were well shown by Mar. 
Oe Het k Son Mk imson sierde and the 
40 M. Hovey, a double eri Ba of York 
= shown in pote. 
Messrs, John Peed & Sons, sons gon beret 
my roa — — a facing of 
spring-flowering — n 
Wa John L wee 2 Š "sons, Foreat Hill, Tolon, 
S. E., including a nice p t of Caladium ‘Com 
