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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



January 27, 1912. 



Mes^srs. Armstrong and Brown, Tunbrido:e 

 Wells, contributed a gronp of orchids 

 wherein cypripedinms were abundant, to- 

 gether with CattLeya Maggie Raphael alba, 

 various odontiodes,*^ and odontoglossums, and 

 the quaint unpleasant smelling Bulbophyllum 



neilgherense. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Bush Hill 

 Park, Enfield, made a brave show of orchids, 

 and had Calanthe Veitchi, C. i'lianitsi, 

 Lselio-cattleya Cappei, and various c\i.iipe- 

 diums and cattleyas. 



From St. Albans, Messrs. Sander a-d S( ns, 

 came some choice hybrid odontogiossumH, the 

 lovely Odontioda Diana flammea, the white 

 Saccolabium Harrisonianum, Oi!'.nti<x{a Chel- 

 ^aensis, and a number of cypripedi:inis. 



A Lindlev niedal, an uncommon and high 

 award, was" granted to Mr. Alexander, orchid 

 grower to Lieut.-Col. Sir ix. Holford, Wes- 

 tonbirt, Gloucester, for splendidly grown ex- 

 amples of Laelia anceps Amesiana with ten 

 spikes; L. a. G. D. Owon, with nine spikes; 

 Lselio-cattleya Cappei Westonbirt var., v.ith 

 a huge spike of thirteen gorgeous flowers ; 

 Vanda Watrsoni, with seven spikes of pure 

 white flowers; and Laelia autumnalis, with 

 four spikes; and the new Cypripedium Norah 



(F.C.C.). . ^ 



Mr. Hunt, gardener to Paulia Ralli, Esq., 



Ashstead Park, Leatherhead, showed two 



beautiful white forms of Cattleya Trianse, 



and the handsome Lycaste Balliae. 



From Mr. E. V. ix)w, Haywards Heath, 

 came Cypripediunj aureum Surprise, C. Tlie 

 Nizam, C. Waterloo, C. Portia, etc. 



Mr. Hunter, gardener to the Duke of 

 Marlborough, Blenheim Palace, sent up 

 Cypripedium Duke of Marlborough (A.M.) 

 with fine white dorsal sepal. 



De Barri Crawshay, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 

 Stables, exhibited Odontoglossum Haiveng- 

 tense Crawshayanum, a beautiful rounded 

 yellowish flower; and Zygopetalum brachy- 

 petalum. 



From Messrs. Hassall and Co., Southgate, 

 came the chaste Cattleya Blacki, C. Octave 

 Doin, and a beautiful form of Odontoglossum 

 LambeauranuHi. 



Mr. W. Hopkins, gardener to Francis Wel- 

 lesley, Ilsq., Westtieid, Woking, sent up some 

 cypripedinms, including C. Tlialia Tlie 

 Baron. 



Messrs. J. and A. McBean, Cookbridge, 

 showed some grandly-grown odontoglossumK 

 and white forms of Laelia anceps, but their 

 leading plant was Cymbidium Schlegeli 

 <A.M.), a cream-coloured hybrid between C. 

 insigne and C. Wiganeanum, with purplish 

 spotting at the base of the segments, and 

 prominent red-purple spots on the white, yel- 

 low-throated lip. 



A bank of cypripediums from Messrs. J. 

 Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, contained 

 very fine blooms of C. villosum splendens, C. 

 Vandyke, C. aureum Hyeanum, C. Mrs. F. 

 Godman, C. Thompsoni, C. Actaeus Sybil, 



and C. Minos Youngi. 



Messrs. Cliarlesworth and Co., Haywards 

 Heath, submitted a beautiful form of Catt- 

 leya Octave Doin, the rare Calanthe vio- 

 lacea, Lselio-cattleya amabile (A.M.), Odon- 

 tioda Bradshawiae, Odontoglossum hiberni- 

 cum, a richly-hued form of O. crispum; and 

 a white form of the old Zygop-t^talum Mac- 

 kayi named Charleswortlii (A.M.). 



Zygocolax Charlesworthi Cobb's variety 

 <A.M.) was sent by Walter Cobb, Esq., Nor- 

 manhurst, Eusper, and some remarkably fine 

 and beautiful spikes of Calanthe Wm. Mur- 

 ray were staged by Mr. E. S. Branson, gar- 

 dener to G-. Hanbury, Esq., Blythewood, 

 Burnham, and gained a cultural commenda- 

 tion. 



Odontoglossum Doris (O. crispum Victoria 

 Regina x O. Ossultoni), prettily s]3otted 

 with red, came from Messrs. Jas. Veitch and 

 Sons, Chelsea. Mr. H. S. Goodson, Fair- 

 lawn, Putney (gardener, Mr, G. Day), 

 brought up a fine form of Odontioda Cook- 

 sonae named Royal Scarlet. 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE. 



A splendid collection of apples from Messrs. 

 G. Bunyard and Co., Maidstone, was a strik- 

 ing feature of the meeting. It filled a whole 

 length of double staging. Along the centre 



were piled up baskets of fruit, with smaller 

 lots in dishes on either side, and a few ferns 

 and palms to relieve the flatness of the ex- 

 hibit. All the varieties were in splendid con- 

 dition, but especially noteworthy were 

 Wagener, Kentish Fillbasket, Clark's Seed- 

 ling, Twenty-ounce, Newton Wonder, Belle 

 de Pontoise, Foster s Seedling, King of the 

 Pippins, Lane's Prince Albert, Hambling's 

 Seedling, Mere de Menage, Chelmsford 

 Wonder^ Lord Derby, Red Ribbed Greening, 

 Adam's Pearmain, Sanspariel, Blue Pear- 

 main, Edward VII., Blenheim Pippin, and 

 Cox's Orange Pippin. In all there were 180 

 varieties in this fine exhibit. 



A collection of rhubarb from the Society's 

 gardens merited attention, and showed the 

 value of Early Red, Danver's Early Red, Lax- 

 ton's No. 1,' Crimson Perfection, Hawke's 

 Champagne, and CoUis' Ruby for forcing. 



A group of vegetables stored in late 

 autumn, and kept for winter use, was put up 

 by Messrs. Sutton and Sons, Reading. Onions 

 figured prominently, and ]K>tatoes were well 

 to the fore. Carrots, both long and stump- 

 rooted, beet, artichokes, and a grand lot of 

 Tender and True parsnips, were included, 

 and all showed evidence of careful handling 

 and storing. 



The well-kept apples displayed by Messrs. 

 W. Seabrook and Sons, Chelmsford, provided 



a rare display of colour, and the dishes of 

 Gascoigne's Scarlet, Bismarck, Blenheim 

 Pippin, Cox's Orange Pippin, King of the 

 Pi2>pins, Barnack Beauty, Newton Wonder , 

 Beauty of Kent, and Tlie Queen, were of 

 first-class size and colour. 



Mr. W. E. Sands, Hillsborough, Co. Down, 

 contributed a collection of potatoes, and a 

 few notable varieties on view were Erin's 

 Best, Langholm Model, Emerald Queen, Scot- 

 tish Triumph, Fourball^ Duchess of Corn- 

 wall, and Irish Hero. 



CERTIFICATES AND AWARDS. 



First-class Certificates. — To Cypripedium 

 Norah, from Lieut. -Colonel Sir G. Holford 

 (grower, Mr. H. Alexander), Westonbirt, 

 Gloucester. 



Award of Merit. — To Zygocolax Charles- 

 worthi, Cobb's var., from W. Cobb, Esq., 

 Normanhurst, Rusper ; to Cypripedium Duke 

 of Marlborough, from the Duke of Marl- 

 borough (gardener, Mr. Hunter), Blenheim; 

 to Zygopetalum Mackayi Charlesworthi, from 

 Messrs. Cliarlesworth and Co., Haywards 

 Heath ; to Lselio-cattleya amabilis, from 

 Messrs. Charlesworth and Co, ; and to Cym- 

 bidium Schlegeli, from Messrs. J. and A. 

 McBean, Cooksbridge, Sussex. 



MEDALS. 



Gold. — To Messrs. G. Bunyard and Co., 

 Maidstone, for apples. 



Lindley. — To Mr. Alexander, orchid grower 

 to Lieut. -Colonel Sir George Holford, Wes- 

 tonbirt, Gloucester. 



Silver-gilt Banksian. — To Messrs. W. Cut- 

 bush and Son, Highgate, for carnations and 

 flowering shrubs. 



Silver Knightian. — To Messrs. Sutton and 

 Sons, Reading, for vegetables; to Messrs. W^. 

 Seabrook and Sons, Chelmsford, for apples. 



Silver Flora.— To Mr. H. Burnett, Guern- 

 sey, for carnations; to Mr. Reynolds, gar- 

 dener to Leopold de Rothschild,^ Esq., Gun- 

 nersbury Park, Acton, for Jasminum primu- 

 linum; to Mr. H. Prime, gardener to the 

 Ma rquis of Salisbury, Hatfield, for euphor- 

 bias arid saintpaulias ; to Messrs. Arm- 

 strong and Brown, Tunbridge Wells, for or- 

 chids; to Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., En- 

 field, for orchids ; to Messrs. Sander and 

 Sons, St. Albans, for orchids; to Messrs. J. 

 Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, for orchids; 

 to Mr. J. Collier, gardener to Sir Jeremiah 

 Colman, Bart., Gatton Park, Reigate, for 

 orchids ; to Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., 

 Havwards Heath, for orchids. 



Silver Bankciian. — To Messrs. J. and A. 

 McBean, Cooksbridge, for orchids; to Mr. W\ 

 Sands, Hillsborough, Ire^land, for potatoes; 

 to the Rev. H. Buckston, Derby, for cycla- 

 meus; to Messrs. R. Gill and Son. I'almouth, 

 for rhododendrons and paintings oi fungi; to 

 Messrs. H. B. May and Sons, Edmonton, for 

 ferns, etc.; to Mr. L. R. Russell, Richmond, 



for vari-U£ flowering plants; to Messrs. 

 Sutton and Sons, Reading, for primulas; to 

 Messrs. Jas. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea, for 

 greenhouse flowering plants; and to Messrs. 

 S. Low and Co., Enfield, for carnations and 

 cyclamens. 



Bronze Flora. — To Messrs. Barr and Sons, 

 Covent Garden, for early flowers; and to Mr. 

 Bertie Bell, Guernsey, for carnations. 



Bronze Banksian. — To Messrs. H. Cannell 

 and Sons, Swanley, for begonias; to Mr. C. 

 Engelmann, Saffron Walden, fox carnations, 

 and to Messrs, T. S. Ware, Lim., Feltham. 

 for alpines. 



Dundee Horticultural 



Association. 



Tlie ordinary monthly meeting was held in 

 the Technical College on the evening of the 

 11th inst. Mr. Wni. Christeson presided. 



The essayist, Mr. J. G. Beisant, late of 

 Castle Huntly Gardens, was unavoidably ab- 

 sent owing to his acceptance of an appoint- 

 ment in Ireland. Tlie Hon. President, Bailie 

 Melville, kindly consented to read the paper, 

 which was a concise and practical treatise 

 on " Malmaison Carnations." At the outset 

 the es^ay set forth the necessity of obtaining 

 a clean, health v stock to start with, and 

 clearly showed how to keep up this clean, 

 healthy condition by careful and intelligent 

 cultivation. In fact, everything worth en- 

 quiring after, from the various methods and 

 times suggested for layering, until the plants 

 had flowwed a second season, and were again 

 operated upon for a renewal of stock, was 

 amply dealt with in a way which showed the 

 essayist to be conversant with every detail of 

 succes,sful cultivation. In the discussion 



which followed the reading of the paper, 

 some members spoke highly of the success 

 Mr. Beieant had achieved as a grower of 

 Malmaisons. On the motion of Mr. James 

 Bethel, Bailie Melville was thanked for 

 his kindness in taking Mr. Beisant's place 

 at the meeting, while he also moved that a 

 letter of thanks be forwarded to Mr. Beisant. 



Tlie Chairman acknowledged a donation of 

 £2 from the Right Hon. the Earl of Moray, 

 while the secretary reported arrangements 

 for a social meeting and dance on February 

 9, and an excursion to Pittencrieff Park on 

 Julv 6. 



Scottish Horticultural 



I 



ion. 



The annual business meeting of this asso- 

 ciation was held in the hall of the Young 

 Men's Christian Association, 14, South St. 

 Andrew Street, Edinburgh, on the 16th inet. 

 Mr. Maseie, the president, occupied the chair, 

 and there was an attendance of 155 members. 



The report by the council for 1911 stated, 

 inter alia, that the proposals laid before the 

 members by the President in his inaugural 

 address on February 7, which were remitted 

 to the council for consideration and report, 

 had received their earnest consideration, and 

 that, a^ a result of their deliberations, they 

 ha/d now to present to the members for their 

 acceptance a revision of the conetitution of 

 the association, embodying these proposals, 

 and in other ways providing for the expan- 

 sion of its work in the near future. The 

 principal recommendations were: (1) a tho- 

 rough revision of the finances of the asso- 



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