March 23, 1912. 



THE 



GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



245 



HE 



BOURNEMOUTH 



TUBAL SOCIETY. 



HOETICUL- 



The Fifth Annual 

 EXHIBITION OF SPRING FLOAVERS 



Will he h^ld at 

 The Winter Gardens Pavilion, 

 On TUESDAY ajid WEDNESDAY, March 2€th & 27t.h 



To he opened on Tue-sday at 12 Noon by 

 LADY KANDOLPH BAKER. 



Autumn Show, Nov. 5, €. 



w 



OLVEEHAMPTON. 



GREAT FLORAL FETE, July 9th, 10th. lltb, 1912 



£m IN PRIZES. 



Sch-edukvs on applieation to the Secretary (poet free), 

 R. F. AMPHLETT, 80, Darlington St., Wolverhampton. 



ORTICULTURAL SHOW ADVERTISE- 



MENTS are inserted in this colunin at bix- 

 penco per line, the minimum charge being two Shil- 

 lings and. Sixpence. Offices, 148 and 149. Alderegate 

 Street, London, E.G. 



EXHIBITIONS AND 



MEETINGS. 



British 



Gardeners' 

 elation. 



Asso- 



The fir^t dinner held by the British Gar- 

 deners' Association took place at the Hol- 

 born Eestaurant on Thursday^ March 14, at 

 seven p.m., the President, the Earl of Ply- 

 mouth, presiding. The attendance was 

 rather disappointing, less than fifty persons 

 being present. The dislocated train service, 

 owing to the coal strike, wae the cause of 

 absence in not a few cases, but a number of 



members of council resident near town were 

 also absent. 



The Earl of Plymouth proposed " Tlie 

 British Gardeners' Aseociation," and first 

 expressed his pleasure at being present, and 

 the honour he felt conferred upon him in 

 asking him to be President. After a refer- 

 ence to the coal strike, his Lordship spoke of 

 the value of organisation, and said that the 

 gardeners of Great Britain nniet be won to 

 the ranks of the B.G.A. by concerted action, 

 and for the purpose of protecting the in- 

 terests of all concerned, and in the most 

 practical way. It was necessary to be able 

 to bring those who had services to offer in 

 touch with those who needed such s»ervice. 

 Membership of the B.G.A. should put the 

 seal of competence upon those who called them- 

 selves gardeners, and the members should 

 e€e incompetents did not trade npon the in- 

 terests of the public. Not only should mem- 

 bers^ interests be protected, biit also tlie in- 

 terests of all lovers of horticulture. Such an 

 association, strong in numbers and compe- 

 ""^^^^^ "^ould increatse productiveness, and 

 add to the beauty of the country. In all the 

 ainifi and objects of the association he was in 

 lull accord, and lie wished it every success 

 and steady increa.-:e. 



Mr. R. Gr. Frogbrook, cliairman of council 

 Tpplied, and, after thanking liis Lordship for 

 presiding, briefly reviewed the history and 

 rtevelopment of the association, and empha- 

 '-i-ed its objects and usefulneiss. The work 

 ^^as steadily advancing, and the recent 

 examination in horticulture was but one of 

 iiie iHteps forward in the right direction, 

 ni/i 1 President then presented the gold 



it'aal ot the association and engrossed testi- 

 ZTf J. Weathers, the late hon. 



Zr.^ ^''^i- ^'^^ services so long and ably ren- 

 Knon ■ Weathers made a very able re- 



sponse Mr. H. Chandler was presented with 

 ^ne medal and diploma awarded at the recent 

 examination to the examinee pa,s.sing with 



\f ^'"^'^ number of marks. 

 anH -J H^^^'^s proposed "The Branches," 

 den*.«^"^ , * ^^^^ success of the association 



«trS]. f Yif^l^ "1^°^ ^^'"^ """^^r and 

 ton pJl"^ ^¥ b^^nch^s- Mr. Collier, Gat- 

 Yisit^t Eeigate, responded. " Tlw 



wjS ri^,'- f^<>P«**e<l t>y Mr. Tliomas Bevan. 

 ffe^tS ^- Preece. a blind 



Pleii.sant 'i".-* T«f^rred to the close and 



emowV ''^L''"'' <*f*^" existing between 

 "^Plojers and the head gardener. Mr. 



even- 



Preece during the evening also contributed 

 humorous stories of London and daily life in 

 inimitable fashion. Mr. C. H. Curtis gave 

 "The Officers and Council," to which Mr. T. 

 Winter responded. Mr. C res we 11 gave The 

 Press" in kindly fashion, and to this Mr. 

 T. W. Sanders replied with an inspiring 

 speech. 



"The Chairman," given by Mr. E. S. Gar- 

 nett, the society's legal adviser, was accorded 

 musical honours. Tlie President suitably 

 responded, and the meeting concluded with 

 the National Anthem. Excepting the small 

 attendance, the first dinner was a great suc- 

 cess, and to this success the various musical 

 items largely contributed. 



Surbiton and Tolworth Spring 



Show. 



A large and altogether first-rate spring 

 flower show was held on March 12 and 13 at 

 the Assembly Eooms, Surbiton, by the Sur- 

 biton and Tohvorth Society, which is a young 

 but very enterprising Surrev body, with A. 

 Zimmern, Esq., as president, Mr. J. Allwork 

 as chairman, and Mr. Lionel P. Perkin as 

 secretary. No fewer than 81 classes were 

 provided, and between £4i> and i;50 were 

 given by residents and traders to-vvards the 

 prize fund. The competition w^as wonder- 

 fully keen, the entries, together with trade 

 displays, filled the large hall and several 

 annexes. Classes for bulbs grown in fibre 

 and classes open only to ladies were ex- 

 tremely popular and w^ell filled with really 

 good exhibits. Messrs. Cartwright and 

 Goodwin, brought a very pleasing exhibit 

 Oi the finer daffodils from Kidderminster; 

 Messrs, James Carter and Co., Raynes Park, 

 displayed some of their fine Chinese pri- 

 mulas; and Mr. Lionel P. Perkin, Berrvlands 

 Eoad, Surbiton, put up a large and good dis- 

 play of daffodils in great var.ety. The hand- 

 some silver challenge cujd offered by the so- 

 ciety for the best trade display, was won 

 by Messrs. Cartwright and Goodwin. 



Mr. F, P. Dickson^ gardener to Mrs. Bun- 

 ford Samuel, Marlow House, Surbiton, put 

 up a* non-competitive groui3 of deutzias, 

 clivias, hyacinths, tulips, and Primula Kew- 

 ensis, this filling up a corner by the stage in 

 bright fashion. 



Premier award for a group of flowering 

 and foliage plants was won by Mr. C. Bur- 

 foot^ gardener to G. B. Windeler, Esq., Dit- 

 ton Hill, Surbiton, with a very pretty exhibit 

 in wliicli amaryllis, tulips, liyacintlis, pri- 

 mulas, cyclamens, daffodils, cinerarias, and 

 schizanthuses figured largely, and were well 

 disposed with suitable foliage plants. Hiere 

 were six of these semi-circular groups, and 

 they produced a very fine effect- Second prize 

 fell to Mr. T. Smith, gardener to the Marquis 

 of Eipon, Kingston Hill, and the chief fea- 

 ture of his contribution was formed of lilacs, 

 Prunus triloba, and Ghent azaleas; Indian 

 azaleas, cinerarias, and tnlips were used as 

 a groundwork for the beautiful flowering 

 shrubs. Third prize was awarded to Mr, (;. 

 James, gardener to Baron von Ernsthaurscii. 

 The Manor House, Dittou, who made a great 

 feature of hyacinths. Mr. C. Corps, gard 

 to A, Zimmern, Esq., Park Hill Drive, Sur- 

 biton, was placed fourth, and in this group 

 a graceful laburnum attracted a good deal of 

 attention. 



Fii-st prize for a dozen hyacinths, four pots, 

 was won by Mr. J. B. Martin, gardener to 

 W. J. Cockburn, Esq., J. P., Lincoln House, 

 Surbiton, with grand spikes of Jacques, King 

 of the Blues, Her Maiesty,and Le Grandesse ; 

 Mr. G. James second. For three hyacinths 

 Mr. James was w^ell to the front, and he 

 was also a capital first for three pots of daf- 

 fodils, showing finely cultivated examples of 

 Glory of Leiden and Victoria; Mr. Martin 

 was a good second here. In another class for 

 three pots of daffodils Mr. F. Lock, gardener 

 to S. P. Priestly, Esq., Arsmie Elmers, Sur- 

 biton, scored easily with Sir AVatkin, finely 

 grown and freely flowered. Mr. Martin was 

 second here out of nine comj^etitors. Mr. 

 Martin had the l)est pot of Emperor daffodils, 

 but Mr. Burfoot scored easily for a pot of 

 Sir Watkin carrying nine fine blooms. 



Tulips, three pots, was a capital class, and 



here Mr. Hainge, gardener to E. A, Hewat^, 

 Esq., Sonachan, Surbiton, led with white 

 Joost Van Vondel and red Joost Van Von- 

 del, and Prince of Austria, 'Mr. Martin 

 coming second. Mr. Martin led for double 

 tulips, closely followed by Mr. James. Mr, 

 James was an ea^y first for a specimen pot 

 of hyacinths, and he led with a potful of 

 bulbs that carried about three dozen spikes 

 of King of the Blues. 



Mr. Burfoot scored for cvclamens, and Mr. 

 T. Smith was ahead for half-a-dozen pri- 

 mulas, with first-rate examples of the grace- 

 ful P. malacoides. Star cinerarias were 

 largely shown, and filled a space in front of 

 the platform; Mr. H, Hawkes, gardener to 

 W. Williams, Esq., Allbury House, Surbiton, 

 was first prize winner for six plants, and 

 Mr. A. Corps second. This last-named com- 

 j)etitor led for three pots of spiraeeas, with 

 beautiful examples of Gladstone; Mr. F. 

 Lock following clasely in a class of six en- 

 tries. Mr. W. E. Fielder, gardener to W. 

 Hudson, Esq., The Lod^e, Surbiton Hill, was 

 a quite easy first for six florists' cinerarias, 

 with neat examples carrying big flowers in 

 good heads ; Mr. Burfoot second. 



In the jobbing gardeners' section the chief 

 prize winners were Mr. A. J. Cooper and Mr. 

 H. Kelly. The division for amateurs not em- 

 ploying a gardener more than tv:o days a 

 week found Mr. A. Palk, Cranes Park, Sur- 

 biton, a leading first prize winner, his hya- 

 cinths and daffodils being excellent. Miss 

 Trollope, The Crescent, Surbiton, was also 

 successful in this division, and her three pots 

 of tulips were capital. 



For bulbs grown in fibre Mr. T. Hains^e 

 led for three hyacinths with Grande Maitre; 

 Mr. Burfoot scored for eiglit daffodils in a 

 bowl, these carrying 18 flowers of the variety 

 Victoria ; Mr. Burfoot had also the best six 

 bulbs of Sir Watkin, these carrying a total 

 of fifteen fine flowers. Mr. Lock scored for a 

 bowl of polyanthus narcissi with the beauti- 

 ful Poetaz variety Elvira, carrying seventeen 

 spikes. For a specimen bowl of daffodils. 



Mr. BuL'ioot scored witli about three dozen 

 flowers of Victoria in a wide pan. For hya- 

 cinths in fihie Mr. Palk led with eight fine 

 plants of La Grandesse in a fancy lx>wl ; 

 Miss Perkin, Matthew Avenue, coming second 

 with the yellow City of Haarlem. 



There were only two classes for cut daffo- 

 dils, each for six varieties, and Mr. G. James 

 and Mr. T. Smith were the first prize 

 winners ; the former had fine flowers of 

 Aspasia, Madame de Graff, and Glory ol 

 Leiden, while Mr. Smith showed good blooms 

 of Seagull, White Wings, and Fairy. 



The lady judges placed Miss D. M. Hall, 

 Victoria Avenue, first for table decoration, 

 but as all the flowers, Barri daffodils, were 

 grouped in the centre of the taV»]e, this deci- 

 sion did not feet with creneral a])])r<>val ; but 

 this much could l>e said of jno>t dfM'i>ions in 

 connection with such a class where ])ersonal 

 taste so largely enters iiilo the finding. Miss 

 Packham. Ewcll Eoad. Surbiton. came 

 second, and Mis> Ada Hewitt. Adelaide Eoad. 



Siu'lf'ton. t]i:v:l. 



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le Horticuitu 

 Society. 



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Councillor W. E. Harker presided over a 

 fairly good attendance on the occasion of the 

 annua] nnx^tino. which w^as held at Tilley's 

 Eestaurant. Newcastle. 



Tlie Chairman, in moving the ado]ition of 

 the report, said the accounts he had to suiv 

 mit to them were not very encouraging. Thev 

 commenced the year with a deficit of £\4r2 

 13s. 9d., and closed the year's work with a 

 deficit of .£314 lis. 4d. The loss on the sum- 

 mer show occurred on the second day, when 

 they expected the largest gate, rain having 

 fell continuously. Comparing that day's 



witli the corresponding day of 

 the previous vear. there w;is a de- 

 crease of ilni'lls. :](\. That in itself 

 should explain tlie lo^s. The council exer- 

 cised economv in conducting the show, and 

 effected a saving of nearly i- 100. However, 

 that waK not the first time the society had 

 been faced with a heaw balance on the wrong 

 side, and it was gratifying to them to know- 



takings 



