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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



March 23, 1912. 



maffDolia^, etc. :\le^.l■s. W. Cutbush and 

 >;on Highgate, filled a lon^ table with lilacs, 

 ma-ffnolias, Pyrus mains Scheideckeri, Pruniis 

 triloba. Spiraea confu^a. Rhododendron Pink 

 Pearl and an exhibit of tine flowers of all 

 the best varieties of perpetual carnations, 

 the new Mr. J. Mackinnon being especially 



fifOOd. TTMl 



Icrotiri the top of the hall Messrs. J. Hill 

 and Son, Edmonton, exhibited a grand lot of 

 terns staging t^plendid examples of Nephro- 

 lepis ' Fosteri, N. todeaoides, Platycerium 

 Hilli, Cheilanthes elegans, Osmnnda pahis- 

 tris. the graceful Adiantuni Williamsi, Las- 

 trea erythrosa, Blechnum brasiliense, and 

 other good things. Fragrant gardenias, bright 



clematis, and graceful ferns were 



exten- 



sively displayed by Messrs. IL B. May and 

 Sons, Edmontou. Messrs. Jarman and Co., 

 Chard, set up a pretty group of star cine- 

 rarias in .a great variety of colouring. Messrs. 

 W. Artindale and Son, Sheffield, exhibited 

 cut flowers of their very fine strain of Pri- 

 mula obconica. 



\ blaze of colour was provided by Mcissrs. 

 H. Cannell and Sons, Swanley, who presented 

 large bunches of very fine varieties of zonal 

 pelargoniums, their Sirdar. Duke of Bed- 

 ford, Carmania, Mars, and Saxonia being 

 especially brilliant. Messrs, H. J. Jones, Lim., 

 Ryecroft, Lewieham, showed zonal pelargo- 

 niums, and staged very fine flowering varie- 

 tiet^ as Chas. H. Curtis, A. Lovett, Ellen 

 Countess of l?adn<>r. (Sniric, Jas. Wraight, 

 F. Gulliver, Arahir. and Mrs. H. Wood, all 

 splendid sorts with large trusses of big 

 blooms. Mr. Hawthorn, gardener to Messv-; 

 Charrington, Ryfleet, put up a nice little 

 group of cvclamens. 



Mr. Maurice Prichard, Christchurch, had 

 Primula helvetica alba, Anemone pultsatilla, 

 and Primula cashmeriana in very flne firm. 

 Messrs. J. Cheal and Sons, Crawley, arranged 

 a small rock garden fiUed with primulas, 

 lithospermums, heatlis, .etc.. with flowerin,^ 

 shrubs at the back. Mt --is. Bakers. Wolver- 

 hampton, had in a collection of early flowers 

 Home delightful groups of Primula frondosa. 

 Cyprii>edium siiectabile. Iris reticulata, and 

 blue and white hepaticas. 



Messrs. Thompson and Cliarman, Bu^hey, 

 Mesi^rs. G. and A. Clark, Dover, and Messrs. 

 T. S. "Ware, Lim.. Feltham. staged rock p-ar- 

 den exliibits, tlio latter making a fine effect 

 with t lil li inns, rciihis. primulas, etc. Mr. 

 Clareiue Elliott. Strvriiatic made a feature 

 of Viola gracilis ;ni:l Sa \ i i rn^a a])i('ulata 

 on a »aoall rock a'arilcii. i'limi th.' Hiirlon 

 Hardv PIan1 Xnr--.'i'v. rltri>tt hurfli : Mr. 

 Jas. Box. Lindh«t'kl: Mt ^^r>-. Whitrlegg and 

 Page, Chislehurst : Me-.-rs. C. and A. Clark, 

 Dover; and Messrs. J. Peed and Son, Nor- 

 wood, S.E., came exhibit,-, of alpine and early 

 hardv flowers. 







Mr. G. Reuthe, Keston, showed Xarcissus 

 cyclamineus, a fine selection of saxifragas, 

 irises, Rhcdodendi'on argenteum, Pieris 



japonica, etc. 



Messrs. R. Gill and Sons, Falmouth, dis- 

 played a large collection of Himalayan rho- 

 dodendrons, including the new R. cornubia, 

 R. arboreum, R. barbatum, R. Shil-soni, R. 

 Henry Shikon, R. cinnamoniium, R. albes- 

 cens, and other fine things. Abies Douglasi 

 Fletcheriana, a pygma form of a popular 

 tree, was exhibited by Messrs. Fletcher 

 Brothers, of Ottershaw, and gained an A.M. ; 

 it is a very distinct and striking plant. 



Mr. Van dor Elst, Tottenham Xurserien, 

 Dedemsvart, Holland, exhibited a very 

 pretty pink form of Anemone pulsatilla, 

 named Mrs. Van der Elst, and, seeing how 

 popular hardy plants are at pr«'-ent, it v/as 

 not ea.sy to nndei'stand liow this failed to 

 gain an award; at Anmterdani a week pre- 

 viously it met with oflicial aporoval. 



ORCHID COMMlTTi-E. 



Mr. W. Collier, gardener to Sir J. Colman, 

 Bart., Gatton Park, Reigate, bror.oii: up the 

 splendid Odontoglo&^um Queen jf Gatton 

 (triumphans and percultum), A.M.. with 

 vellow flowers lieavilv marked with brown, 

 and with a white and red purple lip; a fine 

 O, Rolfesp also came from the Gatton col- 

 lection. A beautiful iSpecimen of Sophroni- 



tis graudiflora, carrying lUO flowers, was ex- 

 hibited by Mr. Alexander, grower to Lieut. - 

 Colonel Sir G. Holford, Westonbirt, Tetbury, 

 Gloucester, who also exhibited Cattleya 

 Dirce Westonbirt variety (A.M.). 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Hayward's 

 Heath, had delightful plants of Odontcglcs- 

 sum Gladys, O. ardentissumum, O. armair- 

 villierense, 0. Pheedra, 0. Craveniana, O. 

 amabile, the striking Neomoarea irrorata, 

 and the graceful Angraecum citratum. 

 Messrs. J. and A. McBean, Cooksbridge, dis- 

 played some fine forms of Odontoglossum 

 crispum, O. Phoebe, O. nebulo-sum, Catt- 

 leya Schroderee, and the lovely little yellow 

 Laelio-cattleya Euripedes. De Barri Craw- 

 shav, Esq./Sevenoaks, showed several seed- 

 ling cdontoglossums and a fine Cymbidium 

 insigne. 



The orchids from Messrs. S. Low and Co., 

 Enfield, included Odontoglossum Rolfae, On- 

 cidium concolor, Brasso-cattleya Langley- 

 ensis, Cattleya Schroderae, and other good 

 things. Messrs. Sander and Son, St. Albans, 

 were quite large exhibitors of orchids, and 

 their fine exhibit contained Dendrobium 

 Wardianum, Phaius Norman, Cymbidium 

 Gottianum, Renanthera Imschootiana, a 

 number of beautiful odontoglossums and 

 odontiodas, Cattleya intermedia nivea, etc. 



A large number of odontoglossumsi and 

 odontiodes were arranged by Mr. Day, gar- 

 dener to H. J. Goodson, Esq., Putney, and 

 among the former 0. Cobbise, O. ardentiss:- 

 muni Dayanum, 0. amabile, and 0. AVilcke- 

 anum were conspicious; Phaius Xorman was 

 well represented, and so was Cattleya 

 Trianae. Mr. H. T. Pitt, Stamford Hill, ex- 

 hibited Cymbidium Lady Colman, Rosslyn 

 var., as well as the original hybrid. Mr. E. 

 V. Low, Hayward's Heath, showed Cpyripe- 

 diuni aureum Surprise, with seven fine 

 flowers. Mr. R. C. Thw^aites, Streatham, 

 submitted Eulophia Saundersi and Odontioda 

 Sanderje. 



S, Gratrix, Esq., Manchester, exhibited a 

 grand plant of a very beautiful ■odontoglos- 

 sum named O. crispum Samuel Gratrix; it 

 carried a fine spike of rounded flow^ers 

 marked heavily with bright and light 

 brown ; a First Class Certificate w-as 

 awarded. A little group of orchidn from Mr. 

 Coningsby, gardener to G. H. Smith, Esq., 

 Killoran, Finchley, contained good speci- 

 mens of Cymbidium eburneo-Lowianum, C. 

 insigne, and Lycaste Skinneri. Messrs. Has- 

 sall and Co., Southgate, presented the good 

 old Angraecum sesquipedale, Brasso-cattleya 

 Maroni, and Cattleya amethystoglossa. 



DAFFODIL COMMITTEE. 



This body had a number of groups to con- 

 sider, and several fine novelties w^ere placed 

 before it, three Awards of Merit being 

 granted. 



Some exquisitely beautiful new daffodils, 

 exhibited by Mr. Alex. Wilson, Shorel, 

 Bridgwater, attracted the attention of all 

 daffodil lovers. Among those named Ber- 

 nardino, Hypatia, Midas, the new White 

 Whelp; Robespierre (A.M.), a grand inconi- 

 parabilis ; Rubalite (A.M.), a big poetaz ; 

 Gyr Falcon, a giant Leedsi, with soft creain 

 colour; Pilgrim, Inglesconibe (double), and 

 Buttercup. In addition there w^ere a num- 

 ber of beautiful seedlings as yet unnamed. 



Messrs. W. Cutbush and Son, High gate, 

 presented a long table full of daffodils in 

 pots, the chief varieties being Mrs. Lang- 

 try, Barri conspicaus, Empress, Glory of 

 Leiden, Horsfieldi, Em]>eror, James Walker, 



Sir Watkin, Kiug Alfred, and Sulphur 

 PhttMiix, Messrs. R. and (j. Cuthbert, South- 

 gate, exhibited tulips in [)ots. chiefly Dar- 

 win varieties; Mr. Farncoinbe Saunders, 

 Corydon, White Queen. Pride of Haarlem, 

 Psyche, Clio, and Le Tulip No'r were the 

 varieties most in evidence. 



A beautiful selection of varieties of daffo- 

 dils irton Mi\ Christopher Bourne, Simpson^ 

 Bletchley, attracted a great deal of atten- 

 tion; Victoria, Xorma, Weardale Perfection, 

 the lovely Evangeline, Gloria Mundi, White- 

 well, and the grand new Helios, (A.M.), a 

 fine and shapely incomparabilis variety that 

 subsequenth passed into the possession of 



Mr. Walter T. Ware, Inglescombe, Bath. 

 The bold King Alfred daffodil was finely dis^ 

 played by Messrs. James Carter and Co., 

 Raynes Park, this firm exhibiting large 

 drifts of it on a bold piece of rock garden, 

 backed by conifers, and with a pool of water 

 in the centre. There were about seveii Inm. 

 dred blooms of this splendid daffodil, so 

 the fine effect produced can well be ima- 

 gined. 



Messrs. Barr and Sons, Coveut Garden, 

 filled a large space v/ith a fine collection of 

 cut daffodils, and among newer sorts thev 

 displayed Alice Knights, Plenipo (double), 

 Doubloon (double), Cleopatra, Sir Galahad, 

 Mrs. G. H. Barr, Michael, Michael Angelo. 

 Bernardino, Bedouin, Adelaide, Lord 

 Kitchener, Furnace, and Homespun. An ex- 

 hibit of tulips set up in tall bamboo stands 

 and associated with sprays of Asparagus 

 Spreiigeri, came from Messrs. S. B.de and 

 Sons, Farnham; the varieties were Yuur- 

 baak, Lucretia, and Pink Beauty, and these 

 were shown in fine form. 



Tulips and daffodils grown in fibre, in 

 fancy pots, by Messrs. R. H. Bath, Lim., 

 Wisbech, were capital. Prince of Austria, 

 Coleur Cordinal, Spaedonk, Keizerkroon, 

 and Rose Luisante among tulips, and J. B. 

 M. Camm, Aspasia, Emperor, and Princess 

 May among narcissi were excellent. Mr. J. 

 Martin, Truro, showed a few daffodils, and 

 the Rev. G. H. Engleheart, Denton, Sajs- 

 bury, showed tome splendid new seedlings, 

 including one unnamed trumpet variety of 

 creamy-buff colouring with faint pink tinge. 



Messrs. Robert Sydenham, Tenby Street. 

 Birmingham, exhibited Lilium speciosum, 

 lily of the valley, tulips, spiraeas, and hya- 

 cinths, all grown in bowls in fibre; and 

 staged a few good daffodils, such as Flam- 

 loeau. King Alfred, Argent, Mrs. Brett, 

 Elvira MLllie Price, and C. J. Backhouse. 



FRUIT 



COMMmEE 



Lilv White seakale. Harbinger cabbage>. 

 with 'Early Paris, Stanstead Park, and All- 

 the-I'ear-Round lettuces, cucumbers, corn 

 salad, radishes, chicory, dandelion, beet, en- 

 dive. Mercury or Good King Henry, tarra- 

 gon, and celeriac — all salading subjects- 

 were shown by Messrs. Sutton and Sons, 

 Reading, and 'made a very interesting ex- 

 hibit. Carter'6 Forcing lettuce, a capital 

 cabbage variety, was well shown by Messrs. 

 J. Carter and Co., Raynes Park. 



Apples were well shown by Mr. \\ . Heatli. 

 gardener to Sir Daniel Gooch, Hylands Park, 

 Chelmsford, the varieties Annie ±.l-za- 

 beth, Roval Jubilee, and Xewton \>on- 

 der beino'^ especially well preserved. Mr. 

 E, Wienholdt, Rhodes Farms, Inyanga, 

 South Africa, exhibited dishes of good speci- 

 mens of Cleopatra, King of the Pippi"^' 

 Blenheim Pippin, Munro's Favourite, aoa 

 Syke House Russet apples. 



*^The awards will be found on page 21'- 



Heliotrope Madame de B"®®'; 



—This its a verv fine heliotrope either lo 

 bedding or for pot culture, the flower clastei; 

 be'ng massive, the individual blooms vvi.^ 

 large, and in colour bluish violet witn - 

 white centre. What is more, the ^ 

 are deliciously scented, a feature v:in(^^^ • 

 wanting in some of the newer kinds, ^ 

 Cucumbers.— If the seedling^ lij^^^^ 

 made good progress in pots, and a ^j^^*^^^^^ 

 previously been prepared, thev will 

 ready for their permanent stations. A g 



maae gooa progress in poib, ^^^^ ^ - 

 previously been prepared, thev will no 

 ready for their permanent stations. -'^.^^ 

 compost for the early batches c^^^^istsoi 

 \v.\rU turfy loam, one part flaky 

 and some 'mortar rubble to keep it 

 Place a thin layer over the ^w^^^*^ J' rt 

 place hillocks or mounds at three teet ap 

 to receive the plants. Plant, and ^^^^^ 

 the first wire, at xvhicli height the pi^' , 

 shoukl be utopped, train tmnly and oo i^^^ 

 overc rop. Promote a moist and ^'-^^^i iw 

 mosph-re, watering the plants very '^^^'^^'^ t 

 until well established. A temperature 

 night of 65 degrees, rising to 80 by 

 sunnv weather, will suit cucumbers j ainff 

 courage growth by timely light top-dressi s 

 of warm soil whenever the roots appear. 



