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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



February 10, 1912 



A large exhibit from Messrs. James Veitcli 

 and Sons, Chelsea, contained a goodly num- 

 ber of bright Indian azaleas, wemi-double 

 camellias, Acacia lineata, A. Driimmondi, 

 Prunus sinensis fl.-pl. alba, Amygdalus per- 

 sica fl.-pl. rcsea. Primula Kewensis, lily of 

 the valley, and other interesting early-flower- 

 ing plants. 



Mr. C. Engelmann, Saffron Walden, was a 

 considerable exhibitor of perpetual carna- 

 tions, and staged the new clove-scented 

 crimson Triumph (A.M.), in good form; 

 Gloriosa, May Day, Elektra, Lady North- 

 cliffe, and Vinca were other notable varieties. 



Messrs. Thompson and Charman. Bushey, 

 Herts, ne wexhibitors, put up a small rock 

 garden, but this was rather too thinly fur- 

 nished to be really effective. 



Small models of garden fencing, seats, 

 bridges, arches, arbour.s, and tea houses, sub- 

 mitted by Messrs. J. Cheal and Sons, Craw- 

 ley, with a background of flowering shrubs, 

 constituted a most interesting contribution: 



Miss E. Ough, Streatham Common, sub- 

 mitted a collection of paintings of flowers 

 and fruits, and Miss Massee, Kew Gardens, 

 exhibited a very interesting and useful series 



of studies of fungi, fern fructification, wild 

 flowers, etc. 



Hardy cyclamen, all C. il>ericum seedlings, 

 were delightful, as shown by Mr. F. H. Chap- 

 man, Kotherside Gardens, Rye; Mr. Chap- 

 man also showed Narciesue Eyensis, a hybrid 

 between N. triandrus and N. bulbocodium. 



Messrs. W. Cutbush and Sons, Highgate, 

 presented a very sho\vy exhibit, consisting of 

 forced lilacs and magnolias, Indian azaleas, 

 prunusee and pyrusee, early irises, the sweet 

 Boronia megastigma, hamamelis, and a large 

 collection of perpetual carnations, the flowers 

 all bright and well arranged. 



A nice little contribution of Richmond 

 roses, beautiful blooms, sweet, bright, and 

 on long stems, came from Messrs. G. Mount 

 and Sons, Canterbury, and was greatly ad- 

 mired 



The carnations from Messrs. Allwood 

 Brothers included vases of Marmion, Scarlet 

 Glow, the new Geisha, La Rayonnante, Lady 

 Alington, etc. 



Mr. Bertie Bell, Castel, Guernsey, again 

 made a good show with his new deep pink 

 perpetual carnation named Coronation. 



Camellias from Messrs. W. Paul and Sons, 

 Waltham Cross, filled one comer of the hall 

 with beauty, and everyone admired the well- 

 flowered, glossy-leaved bushes of Jupiter, 

 Mercury, Donckelaari, Mars, "Waltham 

 Glory, Ceres, and other semi-double and 

 single varieties, 



A remarkable exhibit was the one put up 

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

 It consisted of a lonjS' paper-covered board 

 with about three fronds each of some twelve 

 species, and fifty-eight varieties of nephro- 

 lepis. The develoipment of plumosa nephro- 

 lepis from stolen sports, and variation from 

 spores, is one of the horticultural wonders 

 of modern times, and the whole history of 

 that development was, so to speak, set out in 

 detail by the fronds thus exhibited. Tlie ex- 

 hibit was of outstanding interest, and of 

 considerable educational value, as it afforded 

 ample opportunities for making compari- 

 sons l>etween the many plumose varieties now 

 on the market. 



ORCHID COMMITTEE. 



A splendid odontoglossum named O. Mer- 

 lin, very like a fine cris,pum, white, with rich 

 crimson spottings, was exhibited by Mr. H. 

 Alexander, grower to Lieut. -Colonel Sir G. 

 Holford, Westonbirt, Tetbury, and gained a 

 F.C.C. ; the marks on the petals are richer 

 in colour than those on the sepals ; Cypri- 

 ped'um Helen II., Holford's var., and Scphro- 



Iselio-cattleva Marathon Vesuvius, also came 

 from Westonbirt. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Havwards 

 Heath, showed Odontioda Bradshawiae finely, 

 well as Odontoglossum crispum and an- 

 tholes, the lovely yellow Laelio-cattleya 

 Ixion, and Vanda teres alba. 



From the Glebelands collection Mr. J. 

 Davis, gardener to J. Gurney Fowler, Esr|., 

 brought up Odontoglossum " Memoria Lily 

 Neumann (A.M.). of unknown parentage ; 



the spike carried a dozen beautiful blooms, 

 heavily marked with maroon on a rosy 

 ground, the tips being whitish; the lip has 

 a golden crest. 



Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, 

 brought forward a few cypripediums and 

 masdevallias ; C. Beeclien&e superba was par- 

 ticularly good in this group. 



A charming hybrid is Brasso-cattleya Wel- 

 lesleyse (B. glauca cro&--ed with Cattleya Mos- 

 siae Wagneri), with pure white flowers of 

 great beauty, with a lemon-yellow throat ; 

 this, as well a^ some good cypripediums, 

 were exhibited by Mr. \Y . Hopkins, gar- 

 dener to Francis Wellesley, Esq., Westfield, 

 Woking. 



iMr. \V. A. Manda, St. Albans, set up 

 several forms of Cattleya Trianae, one named 

 American Beautj^ much resembling the 



variety Backhousiana. 



A charming hybrid between Odontoglossum 



Phoebe and O. ardentissimum, with rich 

 crimson markings, named 0. CoUieri, was 

 shown by Mr. J. Collier, gardener to Sir J. 

 Colman, Bart., Reigate. 



Messrs. J. and A. McBean, Cooksbridge, 

 showed Laelia anceps Schroderiana, L. a. Wil- 

 liamsiana, Cymbidium eburneo-Lowi, the 

 lovely Braisiso-cattleya Eudora splendens, and 

 a good Odontioda Cliarlesworthi. 



A few choice plants from Messrs. Hassell 

 and Co., Southgate, included Lycaste Skin- 

 neri alba, Odontoglossum Lawrenceanum, 

 and Cypriipedium thrysotoxum Victor. 



Some interesting orchids ^rom Messrs. 

 Stuart Low and Co., Bush Bill Park, Enfield, 

 included the quaint black-flowered Pleuro- 

 thallis Roe^li, the fragrant Rodriguebia 

 criSjpa, Platyclinis glumacea, and a numiber 

 of bold syprifpediunis. 



A sho'Wy group of orohids from Messrs. W. 

 B. Hartiand and Sons, Ardcairn, Cork, con- 

 sisted of Odontoglossum Harryano-cri&pum, 

 Cypripedium Actseus, C. Leeanum, C. oallo- 



sum Sanderse, C. Thalia, Cymbidium gigan- 

 teum, ete. 



VEGETABLE COMMITl'EE. 



The early broccilis from Messrs. Sutton and 

 Sonts, Reading, formed -a very attractive ex- 

 hibit, the piles of neat heads of Snow White, 

 Superb Early Whte — splendid heads, and 

 Winter Mammoth [proved very tempting and 

 ajpipetising, and showed how great has been 

 the advance made with these useful vege- 

 tables in recent vears. 



CERTIFICATE AND AWARDS. 



First Class Certificate. — To Odontoglosisum 

 Merlin, from Lieut. -Col. Sir George Holford 

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

 bury, Gloucester. 



Award of Merit. — To Odontoglo-ssura Me- 

 moria Lucy Neumann, from J. Gurney 

 FoAvler, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Davis), Glebe- 

 lands, South Woodxord ; to Carnation Tri- 

 umph, from Mr. C. Engelmann, Sattron Wal- 

 den. 



MEDALS. 



Silver-Gilt Flora.— To Me-s-^rs. R. and G. 

 Cuthbert, Southgate, for torced flowering 

 shrubs; to Messrs. H. B. May and Sons, Ed- 

 monton, for fern fronds. 



Silver-Gilt Banksian. — To Mr. II. Burnett, 

 Guernsey, for carnations. 



Silver Flom. — To Miss Masisee, Kew Gar- 

 dens, for paintings of fungi, etc. ; to Messrs. 

 Wm. Paul and Son, Waltham Cross, for 

 camellias; to Messrs. James VeiteOi and Sons, 

 Chelsea, for greenhouse plants ; to Messrs. 

 W. B. Hartiand and Co., Cork, for orchids. 



Silver Banksian, — To Messrs. Sutton and 

 Sons, Reading^ for early broecolis; to Messrs. 

 AV. Cutbush and Sons, Highgate, for forced 

 shrubs, etc. ; to Messrs. S. Low and Co., En- 

 field, for cyclamen and carnations; to ^Ics.^i s. 

 G. Mount and Sons, Canterbury, for rosvs : 

 to Messrs. S. Low and Co., Enfield, i'or or- 

 ohids; to Messrs. J. Cyj^her and Sons, Chel- 

 tenham, for orchids; to Messrs. Cliarlesworth 

 and Co., Hayward's Heath, for orchids; and 

 to Messrs. J. and A. MeBean, Cookstbridge, 

 for orchids. 



Bronze Banksian. — ^To Mr. C. Engelmann, 

 S;irtr(ni \\';ilthMi. tor carnations; and to Mr. 

 S. II;niliatM, (Joldliawk Terrace, N.W., for 

 paintings. 



SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE. 



January 23. — Present: Mr. E, A. Bowles 

 M.A., F.E.S., F.L.S, (in the chair); Messrs. 

 A. D. Michael, G. Massee, R. H. Curtis 

 W. Hales, G. Gordon, and F. J. Chittenden 

 (hon. secretary). 



GALANTHUS ELWESI VAR. POCULI- 

 FORMIS. — Mr. Bowles showed ,a flower of 

 this beautiful and robust snowdrop, the inner 

 segments being white without the green 

 marks usual in snowdrops. 



NANDINA DOMESTICA FRUITING.— 

 Mr. Fox, of Carmino, Falmouth, reported 

 the fruiting of Nandina domestica in his 

 garden in 1911. 



RASPBERRY CANES DISEASED. —Mr. 

 Peters, of Ripley, sent canes of raspberries 

 showing whitish patches on the skin with 

 tiny black spots upon them. Many canes 

 had died, and others attacked had grown and 

 fruited but poorly. Mr. Massee recognised 

 the disease as due to the attack of the fungus 

 Hendersonia rubi. 



Na.tional Chrysanthemum 



Society. 



A rather small gathering of members 

 assembled at Carr's Restaurant, Strand, 

 W.C., on Monday, February 5, at seven p.m., 

 when Mr. Tliomae Bevan, in the unavoidable 

 ahvsence of the President, Sir Albert Rollit, 

 presided over the annual general meeting. 



The annual report and balance-sheet were 

 taken as read, and the Chairman formally 

 moved their adoption, and this Mr. John 

 Green seconded, remarking that the old so- 

 ciety appeared now to be sailing in smooth 

 waters. This was carried unanimously, llie 

 following is an abstract of the report: 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE FOR 1911. 



The Executive Committee have pleasure in 

 submitting to the members their annual re- 

 port for the year 1911, a year which has been 

 marked with considerable progress and de- 

 velopment in the respective tspheres of the 

 society's work. 



At the annual meeting held in February 

 last. Sir Albert Rollit, D.C.L., LL.D., was 

 unanimously re-elected president. The mem- 

 bers will be interested to hear that early in 

 the year he was appointed Knight Comman- 

 der of the Order of St. Olaf of Norway of 

 the First Class. The president continued his 

 activities to promote the welfare of the 

 society during the pat^t year, and made 

 special efforts towards increasing the mem- 

 bership of the society, with the result that 

 many notable additions were made to the 

 Society's roll of Fellows and ordinary Mem- 

 bers. Your- committee felt that they were 

 only anticipating the wishes of the general 

 body of members in exprestsing to Sir Albert 

 Rollit their very high appreciation of his 

 efforts in this direction. At a meeting of the 

 committee held on November 20, it was r€ 

 solved that an expression of the committee's 

 thanks on behalf of the members should be 

 suitably engrossed and formally presented to 

 the president at the annual dinner on Novem- 

 ber 29. 



T wo sh o w s were held as n su a 1 a t the 

 Crystal Palace on Octol>er 4 and 5 and No- 

 vember 1, 2, and The early exhibition 

 showed marked traces of the prolonged 

 drought which afflicted the whole of the 

 country, particularly in the South, during 

 the spring and autumn of the past year. 

 The competition was consequently not keen, 

 and the quality of the flowers was hardly up 

 to the usual standard. At the November 

 Show the same influences were felt in ^ 

 smaller degree. Members will be interested 

 to hear that the Publications Committee ha^^^^ 

 received special instructions to prepare and 

 issue to the members a full descriptive i-ecord 

 of the show. It is proposed to continue this 

 plan in future so that these reports will be ol 

 permanent historical interest as showing the 

 variations in the exhibitions from year to 

 y^ear. 



The exhiliits Avliich wore put up by the 

 trade in XovoihIkt wi'w r^iixivd by more than 

 one horticultural paper to have \wen "more 



