EXHIBITIONS AND 



MEETINGS. 



Perpetua.1 Flowering Carna 



tion Soci 



The exhibition held by this society at the 

 Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, on 

 Thursday and Friday, March 21 and 22, was 

 an altogether good one. The arrangement 

 of the show was a distinct improvement on 

 previous efforts, while the number and 

 quality of the flowers showed a marked ad- 

 vance. The officers and committee are to 

 be congratulated upon the success of theic 

 efforts to popularise a beautiful flower. 

 Among market growers and in large private 

 gardens the perpetual carnation already 

 holds a foremost position, but the amateur 

 with a greenhouse is but slowly taking up 

 the- culture of these carnations, and we are 

 glad the society that cares for the flower is 

 encouraging these smaller growers. 



OPEN CLASSES. 



Three flne displays, each arranged on a 

 space 10ft. by 3ft., were staged, and the class 

 compelled admiration. Foliage and foliage 

 plants were admitted, and not fewer than 

 twelve varieties had to be set up. The 

 judges had no small difficulty in awarding 

 the prizes, and eventually th?eir decision 

 placed Mr. W. E. Wallace, Eaton Bray, flrst 

 for a bold, high arrangement of beautiful 

 blooms of White Wonder, R. F. Felton, Mar- 

 mion, Gloriosa, Scarlet Glow, White Perfec- 

 tion, Delight, Mrs. C. M. Ward, Winsor, and 

 May Day, all associated with asparagus 

 sprays; Colonel Eideout, Langley, second, 

 with a rather flat arrangement of good 

 blooms; and Messrs. Allwood Brothers, 

 Wivelsfield Nursery, Haywards Heath, third. 



There was only one exhibit of three vases 

 of British Novelties, and this was from Mr. 

 C. EngeJmann, who won first prize with 

 Carola, Lady Northcliffe, and Triumph, the 

 latter a good crimson. Mr. W. E. Wallace 

 led for American novelties with fine flowers 

 of unnamed sorts. 



For two varieties of market carnations, 

 two dozen blooms of each, in boxes, and 

 three dozen of each in vases, the pre- 

 mier award fell once more to Mr. W. E. 

 Wallace, Eaton Bray, for lovely blooms of 

 Gloriosa and Winsor, This exhibit won the 

 Covent Garden cup. Tlires competitors. 



The class for six vases of twelve blooms 

 each, a split calyx to disqualify, brought oiit 

 but one exhibit, and to this, from Mr. W. E. 

 Wallace, was awarded the first prize of =£5; 

 the varieties staged were Delight, Scarlet 

 Glow, Winsor, White Perfection, Rose Pink 

 Enchantress, and May Day. 



As usual there was a series of classes for 

 twentv-five flowers of a variety or colour. 

 Mr, E. Guille, Newport, led in the Enchaii- 

 tress colour class Avith Lady Meyer; Mr. 

 Wallace coming second with Enchantress. 

 For a variety of the Mrs. H. Burnett colour 

 Mr. C. Engelmann scored with Lady North- 

 cliffe ; Mr. Wallace second with Delight ; 

 and Messrs. S. Low and Co. third with 

 Baroness de Briener. RoFe-pink varieties 

 found Mr. A. F. Button, Iver, to the front 

 with the fine pink Mrs. A. F. Dutton : Colo- 

 nel Eideout second, and Mr. Wallace third. 



Mr. Wallace scored in the Lawson class 

 with Mrs. C. W. Ward, followed in order by 

 Mr. C. Engelmann and Mrs. Collins, Heath- 

 field Nur8.?ry, Swanley. White Perfection 

 wa^^ the onlv variety in the white class, and 

 this, from Mr. Wallace, merited the premier 

 award. The scarlet class was more popular, 

 and here Mr. Wallace led with the fine 

 Scarlet Glow, and Mr. Usher, gardener to 

 Sir Eandolf Baker, Bart., Eanston, Bland- 

 ford, was second with Britannia. Carola, 

 shown by Mr. C. Engelmann, was the finest 

 crimson, Mr. Wallace gaining second place 

 with the same variety, and Mrs. Collins 

 third with Harlowarden. 



In the class for anv other self variety. 

 Colonel Eideout, Swanley, led with Mikado, 

 and Mrs. Collins came second with Eose Dore. 

 Mr. Engelmann set up the best vase of a 

 fancy carnation, and showed the scarlet- 



flaked Fancy; Mr. TJsher second. F,or a 

 variegated varietv not in commerce, Mr. 

 Engelmann led with Hilda, which i© some- 

 what like Lady Northcliffe. 



GAEDENERS AND AMATEURS. 

 Mr. Usher won Messrs. S. Lo\t and Co.'s 

 cup for a vase of novelties, and Mr. Burnett's 

 cup for a dozen blooms of novelties, but in 

 neither case were the varieties labelled. For 

 six of Mr. Burnett's novelties, Mr. Lloyd, 

 gardener to Captain Wilner, Ewell Castle, 

 Surrey, scored with Orpheus, Plato, Mar- 

 mion, Mrs. Burnett, etc. Mr. Usher won 

 the prize offered by Messrs. W. Wells and 

 Co., ii-nd had a capital vase of White Won- 

 der ; Mr. Usher was also first for six blooms 

 of Enchantress, and for six blooms of May 

 Day. 



In the rose-pink class Mr. Allan, gardener 

 to Lord Hillingdon, Uxbridge, scored with 

 R. F. Felton. Mr. Usher ^scored again m 

 the Lawson class with Mrs. C. W. Ward, and 

 wa« second in the white class with White 

 Wonder, being the only competitor. In 

 the scarlet class Mr. Usher had six fine 

 flowers of Scarlet Glow, but he was second to 

 Mr. S. F. Jackson, Danehurst, Epsom, for 

 a crimson variety, Carola being the favourite 

 flower. For any other self carnation Mr. 

 Usher was to the front with Mikado, and Mr. 

 Jackson second with Rose Dore. Mr. Usher's 

 Marmion was the best in the fancy claes, Mr. 

 Allan coming iseeond with Aulrora. Mr. 

 Johnston, gardener to Lord Burnham, Hall 

 Barn, Beaconsfield, was also a successful 

 competitor in this division. 



Mr. J. H. Bruce, grower to Mrs. Bischoff- 

 scheim. Warren House, Stanmore, won Lord 

 Howard de Walden's challenge va^^e for a 

 group of perpetual carnations in pots, with a 

 very fair exhibit, in which the flowers were 

 a trifle small. 



SMALL GROWERS. 



Some classes were provided for amateurs 

 who employ a part-time gardener, and in 

 the case of those- residing upwards of fifty 

 miles from London the flowers might be 

 sent to the show and be staged by the com- 

 mittee. Some of the flowers were very good, 

 especially those from Mr. T. H. Plowright, 

 Windsor, and Mr. P. M. Patterson, St. 

 Anne's-on-Sea ; and Mr. F. S. Elgar,- Salis- 

 bury, who secured the premier awards. 



FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS. 



In the open class for a table decoration of 

 carnations there were five competitors, and 

 Mrs. A. R. Bide gained the first prize with 

 blush flowers associated with asparagus and 

 croton leaves; Mr. F. G. Beating, Baasett, 

 Southampton, second; and Mrs. A, W. Ruff, 

 Sharnbrook, Beds, third. In a similar cla&^ 

 open to gardene-rs and amateurs there were 

 six entries, and here the first prize fell to 

 Mrs. A. R. Bide, who had a combination of 

 white and scarlet flowers — a trifle hard ; Mr. 

 Usher came second; and Mr. E. Guille, New- 

 port, third. Mrs, Robinson and Mrs. Ruff 

 each had good arrangements. 



Messrs. R. F. Felton and Son, Hanover 

 Square, were easily first for a basket of car- 

 nations with a splendid arrangement of De- 

 light ; Mrs. Hammond, Chelsea, second; and 

 ifrs. A. R. Bide, Farnham, third. Mrs. Ham- 

 mond led for a bouquet with Britannia, and 

 she was first also with ladies' sprays and gen- 

 tlemen's button-hole bouquets of carnations, 

 Mr. Wallace scored for the best decorative 

 vase of blooms with a charming arrangement 

 of Delight ; Mr. H. J. Dudney, Erith, 

 second. Mr. Usher was awarded a second 

 prize for a table of carnations suitable for a 

 sitting-room; he had grand blooms rather 

 heavily disposed. 



NEW "VARIETY. 



Mr. C. Engelmann, Saffron Walden, was 

 granted an Award of Merit for his fine 

 new large-flowered pink variety named Lady 

 Northcliffe. It is- a charming carnation, 

 the exquisite pink colouring being laid over 

 palest cream. The flowers are broad-petalled 

 and carried on fine stiff stems. 



>.ssrs. 



put up a 



NON-COMPETITIVE. 

 W. Cutbush and Ron, Highgate, 

 bold exhibit of Fihruhs, daffodils. 



and carnations, the latter including Lady 

 Meyer, Rose Pink Enchantress, Miss Win^ 

 nie Hey, Winsor, and Rose Dore in good 

 form. The display from Mr. C. F. Waters, 

 Balcombe, included good vases of Miss 

 Waters, Mikado, Mrs. Burnett, and Roee 

 Pink Enchantress. 



The largest exhibit, arranged across the 

 top end of the hall, was from Mr. C. Engel- 

 mann, Saffron Walden, who had an enormous 

 quantity of flowers, and set up large num- 

 bers of Lady Northcliffe, Salome, Triumph, 

 Scarlet Glow, a fine lot of White Enchan- 

 tress, the fringed Regina, Rose Pink En- 

 chantress, Victory, Harlequin, the large 

 crimson Carola, and other good things. 



From Mr. Guille, Newport Carnation Nur- 

 series, Shortgrove, Newport, came about- 

 a lozen large vases of the new light pink 

 variety named Lady Meyer, which is evi- 

 dently a free bloomer. Me^rs. Young and 

 Co., Hatherley, were also extensive exhibi- 

 tors, and their light and elegant display in- 

 cluded good vases of Carola, Mrs. Greswold 

 Williams, Cheltonia, the buff Queen, Mrs. 

 C. W. Ward, Roee Enchantress, and Bri- 

 tannia. 



Mr. A. F. 



carnations in 



glass 



large 



Dutton, Iver, Bucks, set up 

 hie usual artistic fashion in 

 vases, and presented good 

 bunchesT of Scarlet Glow, Beacon, l^iagara, 

 Mrs. H. Burnett, Mrs. A. F, Dutton, Win- 

 sor, and Lawrence Enchantress. Mr. Bertie 

 Bell, Castel, Guernsey, confined his atten- 

 tion to his new pink variety Coronation. 

 Messrs. W. Wells and Co., Merstham, had a 

 heat little exhibit of such good things as 

 Wodenette, Dorothy Gordon, R. F. Felton, 

 Mrs. C. W. Ward, and Scarlet Glow; a plant 

 of Wodenette shown carried fourteen buds 



just ready to expand. 



Mr. H. Burnett, Guernsey, put up an ex- 

 hibit of splendid flowers, all large and 

 bright; he had Marmion, Mrs. H. Burnett, 

 R. F. Felton, Mikado, Mrs. Raphael, White 

 Enchantress, Alma Ward, White Wonder, 

 and Mrs. Felton, all grandly repre^sented. 

 Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Enfield, were 

 extensive exhibitors, and used bamboo 

 stands freely for holding the flowers, with 

 low bowls below ; leading sorts on view were 

 Lady Alington, Baroness de Brienen, 

 Carola, the briffht pink My Favourite, 

 Samuel Gratrix, \\lma Ward, and Be-acon. 



Mr. R. D. Day, Sutton Scotney, put iip 

 some very fine bunches of Mrs. Raphael, tseue 

 Chinois, and Louise, varieties of SpamsH 

 irises, and theee made a very attracts, 

 exhibit. Messrs. H. B. May and Sons con- 

 tributod ferns in variety; and Mr. F. tro^ 

 Nottingham, exhibited a collection ot aai- 



fodils. 



MEDALS. ^ ^ 



Large Gold.— To Mr. C. Engelmann, Sat- 



fron Walden. ^ 



Gold.-To Mr. H. Burnett, G^f/J^^^y- 

 Silver-Gilt.-To Mr. A. T. Button^ ^e. 

 Bucks ; to Messrs. Young and Co., naxn 

 ley, Cheltenham; to Messrs. Wm. CiitbusQ 

 and Son, Highgate; and to Messrs. 



Stuart 



Low and Co., Enfield. ^„ofiAn 

 Silver .-To Mr. Guille, Newport Carnation 

 Nurseries, Shortgrove, Newport; to Ji^^^^ 

 F. Waters, Balcombe; to Mr. ^^-^.j^^"^ 

 Guernsey; and to Mee 

 Co., Merstham. 



East Anglian Horticultural 



A large muster of members ^^^'J^^^t.l 

 the 13th inst. at the Boar's Head Ho.^^ 

 Norwich, when the sub]ect 

 was "The Pruning of ^ruit .^^ 

 the most suitable stocks upon ^^^^^^^^ ' ad„:ir- 

 them." This was opened m a ^^^f^J^ of 

 able manner by Mr. A. Reeves mana& ^^^^^ 



Mes.sm. Daniels Bros.' P^^^^'^'y- J' -orked 



went to the trouble ot bnngmg trees 



on various stocks to show root ff^ J^^ate 



by them he was also able to , As 



various forms of training and F""^^^ one 



might be expected, the 



which lent itself to a spirited <^ ^cu ^^^^ 



A plea.sing feature of the evemnl^^-^f 

 presentation of a framed photograp^ 



mem,bers of the club to 



