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GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



April 6, 1912. 



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EXHIBITIONS AND 



MEETINGS. 



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Torquay Spring: Show. 



The Torquay District Gardeners' Associa- 

 tion held its ehow at the Bath Saloons on 

 March 28, a very early date, far in advance of 

 any of the Cornish shows. ITie exhibition was 

 a great success, the classes being well filled, 

 and the entries so numerous that there was 



plants in the large 

 room had to be 



the 



Carv, 

 three 



not room for all 

 saloon, and an adjacent 

 utilised. Amaryllis were the great feature 

 of the exhibition, the richly-coloured flowcT^ 

 shown l>eing superb, and the two groups of 

 splendid plants staged were greatly admired. 

 Cyclamen also were especially fine, the plants 

 <;arTying enormous flowers borne in great 

 profusion. 



The chief prize winner was Colonel 

 who was first for nix foliage plants, 

 azaleas, a specimen azalea, group of palmft 

 and ferns, six primulas, three spiraeas, six 

 flowering table plants, six foliage table 

 plants, six amaryllis, one specimen palm, 

 three cinerarias, twelve pots of^polyanthuees. 

 -a dozen carnation blooms, and a collection 

 of vegetables. Mrs. Tottenham won the 

 challenge cup for a group of orchids, and 

 -another cup for a group of greenhouse and 

 stove plants; she was also first for six flower- 

 ing plants, equal first with Mr. F. Pershore 

 for a dozen hyacinths, and first for six 

 pots of tulips. Mr. F. Pershore, the Hon. 

 Helen Cubitt, Mrs. H. Greswolde Williams, 

 Mr. H. E. Bowring, Mrs. Gordon Gumming, 

 and Mrs. Cogan were other leading prize- 

 winners, the Hon. Helen Cubitt winning the 

 silver cup for a group of daffodil blooms. 



The nurserymen's exhibits added much to 

 the attractiveness of the show. Tlie Devon 

 Roeery, Torquay, showed pot roses in full 

 flower, deutzias, Cytisus praecox. Acacia 

 armata, Boronia heterophylla, Arctotis au- 

 reola, Lopezia miniata, Ribes sanguineum, 

 Manettia bicolor. Clematis Fortunei, Erica 

 lusitanica, Amygdalus persica flore pleno, 

 Pyrus malus floribunda, Spira?a Thunbergi, 

 S. prunifolia, Cydonia Maulei, C. Apple 

 Blossom, C. nivalis, Forsythia suepensa, and 

 a collection of rock plants, including Saxi- 

 fraga Guildford Seedling, S. pylosa, S. caphi- 

 lipis, S. Lindsayana, S. tenuifolia, S. Red 

 Admiral, Arabis variegata, Sedum lydium, 

 S. mauveanum, S. glaucum. Phlox setacea, 

 and Tliymus lanuginosa ; while they also 

 staged a"^ fine collection of twenty apples in 

 splendid condition. Messrs. Robert Veitch 



~ had an interesting stand 



bicolor, G. magnifica, C. 

 obtusa (scarlet). Anemone 

 Pulsatilla, Eriostemon linearifolium, Primula 

 malacoides, Jasminum primulinum, Chori- 



Lowi, Hibbertia dentata, Cydonia 



viridissima, Gerbera 



A. lineata, A. 



and Son, Exeter, 

 containing Cotrrea 

 cardinalis. Azalea 



«ema 



japonica, Forsythia 

 hybrida. Acacia Riceana, 

 ovata, A. hybrida, A. Drummondi, A. dif- 

 fusa, A. cordata. Cyrtomium Rochfordi, Eu- 

 patorium ionantha. Magnolia nigra, M. Alex- 

 andrina, a collection of winter-flowering car- 

 nations, and roqk plantvS. 



Mr. W. B. Smale, Torquay, showed Cine- 

 raria Pompadour, C. Antique Rose, C. Mata- 

 dor, C. stellata, C. Azure Blue, C. Boule de 

 Neige, Clerodendron Balfouri, and Primula 

 obconiea. Queen of Roses. Messrs. Barr and 

 Sons staged a superb collection of daffodils, 

 including Vesuvius, Sir Galahad, Venus, 

 Queen Sophia, Pedestal, Sunbeam, Van 

 Waveren's Giant, Capax plenus, Isolde, Fire- 

 brand, Lvcidas, Czarina, Hulda, Mae?otte, 

 Albatross, Michael Angelo, Macebearer,White 

 Queen, and Torchlight. Messrs. Burridge 

 and Sons staged azaleas in all colours, ar- 

 ranged with palms and ferns. Mr. H, 

 Mayne, Torquay, showed hyacinths, tulips, 

 carnations, hydrangeas, Lilium longiflorum, 

 camellias, primulas, zonal pelargoniums, mig- 

 nonette, narcissi, and orange trees in fruit. 



Miss Josephine 



Gundry, of Foot's Cray, 



beautiful selection 



Kent, exhibited a very 

 of water-colour paintings of garden scenes. 



French Horticultural Society 



of London. 



Under the genial presidency of Mr. N. N. 

 Sherwood, V.M.H., the annual dinner of the 

 above society was held on Saturday, March 

 30, at the Cafe Royal, Regent Street, Lon- 

 don. There was a large attendance, and the 

 British horticultural trade was well repre- 

 sented. Following an excellent repast, the 

 Chairman proposed ''The King and Queen 

 and Royal Family,'^ and " The President of 

 the French Republic," the National Anthem 

 and the Marseillaise being sung by the 

 audience. "Success to the Society" was 

 pleasantly proposed by Mr. Sherwood, who 

 suggested further meetings than the annual 

 one for bringing together British and Con- 

 tinental horticulturists. The great value of 

 the society's work in looking after young 

 French, Belgian, and Swiss gardeners who 

 came over to England, and placing them in 

 situations, was eulogised, as also was the 

 educational work carried on by means of 

 monthly meetings and lectures. Mr. Sher- 

 wood very kindly invited the members of the 

 society to visit him at Kelvedon in the sum- 

 mer, promising them good cheer and a hearty 

 welcome, as well as educational opportuni- 

 ties among the seed trials carried out by 

 Messrs. Hurst and Sons. Mr. G. Schneider, 

 the founder and president of the society, 

 responded, and thanked the chairman for 

 his presence, and for his kindly invitation. 

 " The Officers and Committee " was pro- 

 posed in French by Mr. F. Gaskill, and M. 

 Caspari , who eloquently responded, also 

 gave The Horticultural Press," to which 

 Mr. Chas. H. Curtis, of the Gardeners* 

 Magazine, responded, and said that the 

 society was strongly supported by British 

 horticulturists from a rather selfish motive, 

 and this was the hope that when the mem- 

 bers returned home and entered business on 

 their own account they would take as close 



an interest in young Britishers entering Con. 

 tinental nurseries and gardens as was shown 

 to themselves while here. 



Mr. W, A. Bilney proposed "The Chair- 

 man," and this toast was enthusiastically re- 

 ceived, and accorded musical honours. 'Spe- 

 cial thanks were accorded M. Ripard for 

 decorating the tables, and to Mr. Hiehle for 

 able assistance freely given in the conduct 

 of the society and the arrangements for the 

 dinner. 



A lengthy and excellent programme of 

 music, etc., was provided by the chairman, 

 who, however, declared that Mr, Edward 

 Sherwood was responsible. The speeches 

 «ere all commendably short, and the pro- 

 ceedings concluded about 11 p.m. 



Sir Albert Rollit, Mr. Harry J. Veitch. Mr. 

 Gilbert Beale, and Mr. Stuart Low were un- 

 avoidably absent, but there were present: 

 Messrs. H. B. May, Alfred Watkins, Harold 

 Beale, W. Cox, E. White, T. Geoffrey HeM- 

 low, J. Bridgford, A. Dawkins, Tivey, G.H. 

 Bard, C. Harman Payne, Murison, J. 

 McKerchar, T. Bevan, J. Frogbrook, Pric. 

 kett, E. F. Hawes, etc., among Britishers. 



as 



Aspara-sus tenuissimus..— Tk 



leafage of this asparagus is excessively 

 slender, yet, at the same time, the plant is 

 of a free branching habit of growth. What 

 is more, unlike most of the now popular 

 kinds, it will root readily from cuttings. 

 Plants obtained in this way and kept in 

 small pots are very useful for dropping into 

 the small jardinieres now so much in vogue, 

 they afford a pleasing variety to the 



palms now frequently used, 

 tenuissimus may, like the 

 plumosus, be employed as a 

 plant. Liberally treated it 

 grows freely, and so fine is the foliage that 

 when bedewed over with the syringe it pr^ 

 &ents at a little distance the appearance of a 

 greenish mist. Spring and early summer is 

 the best time in which to insert the cut- 

 tings. — S. W. 



ferns and small 

 Beside this, A. 

 better-known A. 

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