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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



May 4, 1912. 



which My Favourite, Marmiou, Fairmount, 

 and Lady Alington were among the best. 

 Sixteen distinct varieties of cinerarias from 

 Messrs. Jas. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea, at- 

 tracted a great deal of attention by reason 

 of their elegance. The Feltham Beauty set, 

 notably Dark Blue and Pink, were beautiful, 

 while Antique Eose, Matador, and Snowball 

 represented the older florists' forms, and 

 Cineraria hybrida was qxiite new and distinct. 

 The Pompadour strain gained an A.M. 



Brilliant pelargoniums from Mr. H. J. 

 Jones, Eyecroft, Lcwisham, again drew at- 

 tention to themselves, and there were many 

 admirers of Medusae, A. Lovett, Queenswood, 

 Harrv James, E. C. Pulling, Mrs. E. Hath- 

 away^, and J. Wisby. The blooms and trusses 

 were of fine size. Messrs. W. Wells and Co., 

 Mersthara, had a small group of chrysan- 

 themums, preliminary to the International. 

 It was interesting to notice fair blooms of 

 H. E. Converse, Queen Mary, Wells' White, 

 Henri Yvon, Champ d'Or, Crimson Gruna- 

 wald, and Francis. 



Some new verbenas shown by Mr. W. J . God- 

 frey, Exmouth, were beautiful ; they were of 

 dwarf habit, and very free; the varieties 

 were Triumph, rose-pink; Devonshire Lass, 

 blue with white eye; Violet Girl, deep 

 violet ; and Euby, deep ruby-red with white 

 eye. As pot plants these are perfect, and 

 doubtless quite as useful for bedding. Messrs. 

 H. Cannell and Sons, Swanley, were repre- 

 sented by show and regal pelargoniums in 

 great variety, and by a rich scarlet zonal 

 variety named Maxime Kovalesky. 



A very neat and pretty rock garden ex- 

 hibit from Messrs. Barr and Sons, Covent 

 (iarden, was greatly admired. It wats well 

 planted with aubrietias. Phlox subulata 

 grandiflora. Lychnis alpina, Myosotis Barr's 

 Alpine Blue (very fine). Iris Susiana, I. Bru- 

 nette, Primula involucrata, and P. pulveru- 

 lenta. Messrs. G. and A. Clark, Dover, made 

 a feature of Anchusa italica Opal, trollius in 

 variety. Iris Susiana, Lupinus polyphyllus 

 roseus, and flowering shrubs. Cytisus 

 prsecox, Exochorda Alberti, Pyrus Schei- 

 dcekeri, Cerasus J. H. Veitch, and other fine 

 flowering trees and shrubs were arranged by 

 Messrs. J. Cheal and Sons, Crawley, as a 

 background to Primula japonica, saxifragas 

 in variety, Lithospermum Heavenly Blue, 

 phloxes, and aubrietias. 



A prettv rock garden arranged in the an- 

 nexe by Messrs. Whitelegg and Page, Chisle- 

 hurst, was freely planted with Lithospermum 

 Heavenly Blue, Primula japonica in variety, 

 Saxifraga rosea superba, S. sanguinea su- 

 perba, and S. Pencilled Beauty. Mr. G. 

 Eeuthe, Keston, Kent, showed a host of 

 primulas, and a selection of tulips, together 

 with heaths, rhododendrons, and azaleas in 

 great variety ; the Himalayan rhododendrons 

 and the bright Edwardsia tetraptera and Em- 

 botherium coccineum were verv handsome. 



EemarkaWy beautiful were the wonderful 

 saxifrages exhibited in lovely condition by 

 Mrs. E. Lloyd Edwards, Bryn Oerog, near 

 Llangollen. Some were set up in round 

 boxes and others in square patches. Chief 

 among the varieties were the white S. granu- 

 lata Comet (A.M.), S. Edward VIE, deep 

 red; S. rosea superba, very bright; S. deli- 

 cata, whitish; S. sanguinea superba, rich 

 deep red; S. Mrs. J. F. Tottenham, white 

 (A.M.); and S. Eose Beauty; a lovely exhibit. 

 \ great group composed of Anchusa italica 

 bropmore var., and A. i. Opal, edged with 

 Prunus sinensis fl. pi., and pmk astilbes, was 

 a striking feature, the blue of the anchusas 

 attracting as much attention as the stateli- 

 ness of the plants. St. Brigid anemones, a 

 fine strain, were capitally staged by Messrs. 

 Eeamsbottom and Co., Geashill, King's Co., 

 Ireland. 



Messrs. J. Peed and Sons, West Norwood, 

 were large exhibitors of gloxinias and cala- 

 diums, and put up a display of alpine plants 

 Mr HoihsIpv. Crawlev, contributed a rock 

 pardon exhibit, and in this we made note of 

 Pentstemon Srholeri, the red P. Eoezeli, the 

 neat little Mathiola valesiaca, quite hardy 

 and perennial; and Primula siberica, the 

 latter also rare. A pretty garden was ar- 

 rang3d bv Messrs. Pipers, Bayswater. A 



rockwork margin, carrying shrubs, and small 

 trees, surrounded a flag-stone terrace, with 

 saxifrages, primulas, violas, etc., in the 

 crevices of the stones, and all kinds of alpines 

 in the rockwork. An old stone seat, a small 

 lily pond, and tubs of hydrangeas added pic- 

 turesqueness to this quite interesting, con- 

 tribution. 



Mr. Maurice Prichard, Christchurch, sub- 

 mitted a rock garden exhibit filled with 

 choice subjects, such as Dianthus Napoleon 

 III., Aubrietia Lavender, Oxalis enneaphylla, 

 Gypsophila cerastioides, Androsace Chum- 

 byi. Phlox Violet Queen, the rare Silene 

 Hookeri, and the rare and interesting 

 Lewisia Howelli (A.M.). The rock garden 

 exhibited from Mr., Clarence Elliott, Steven- 

 age, was gay with large colonies of Saxifraga 

 Stormonth's Seedling, Phlox subulata Vivid, 

 P. s. Nelsoni, double yellow alyssum. Daphne 

 cneorum, Gentiana verna, and Aubrietia 

 Lavender. 



Numerous other exhibits of hardy flowers 

 and alpine subjects were on view, notably 

 from the Guildford Hardy Plant Company; 

 Messrs. G. Jackman and Son, Woking; Mr. 

 Eussell, Eichmond ; the Burton Hardy 

 Plant Nurseries, Christchurch; Messrs. W. 

 Fells and Son, Hitchin. 



OECHID COMMITTEE. 



Two First-class Certificates were granted on 

 this date, and these fell respectively to Cat- 

 tleya Schroderse var. Glebelands (with the lip 

 almost wholly deep yellow), from J. Gurney 

 Fowler, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Davis), Glebe- 

 lands, South Woodford; and to Odontoglos- 

 sum Uro Skinneri Burford var., from Sir 

 Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H, 

 White), Burford Lodge, Dorking. This 

 variety has a very large and beautiful rose- 

 coloured lip. 



Messrs, Sander and Sons, St. Alban's, con- 

 tributed an interesting group of orchids 

 wherein the leading features were Dendro- 

 bium albo - sanguineum, Brasso - cattleya 

 Veitchi, the pretty Oncidium pulchellum, 

 Cattleya Schroderae'^in fine form, Cymbidium 

 devonianum, and Dendrobium thyrsifiorum. 

 Mr. H, A. Tracey, Amyand Park Eoad, 

 Twickenham, put up a pretty group of or- 

 chids, and here Cattleya Schroderae was pro- 

 minent, with various odontiodas, excellent 

 odontoglossums, Lselio-cattleya G. S. Ball, 

 Chysis bractescens,and other beautiful things. 



Particularly fine were the two pans of 

 Lselio-cattleya G. S. Ball from Messrs. 

 Charlesworth and Co., Hayward's Heath; 

 near this were fine examples of Odontoglos- 

 sum Jasper, Brasso-cattleya Digbyano-Men- 

 deli, Miltonia vexillaria Cobbiana, and 

 Laelio-cattleya Dominiana. Mr. Hopkins, 

 gardener to F. Wellesley, Esq., J. P., West- 

 field, Woking, submitted Cattleya Mossiie 

 Lady Northcliffe, and the white-petalled C. 

 Mendeli Chief Ju.stice. 'Mr. F. M. Ogilvie, 

 Oxford, showed Odontoglossum Lambeaui- 

 anum Valerie, carrying thirteen splendid 

 blooms. 



Odontoglossum Cooksonianum figured pro- 

 minently in the group from Messrs, Hassall 

 and Co., Southgate; O. Jasper, O. eximum, 

 and O. erispum were all well represented, 

 with Cattleya Mossise and Milton^la vexil- 

 laria Cobbiana. Brasso-cattleyas were much 

 in evidence in the group from Messrs. 

 J. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, and the 

 kinds were* B.-e. Leeana, B.-c. Maroniae 

 albens, and B.-c. Maroniae. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Bush Hill 

 Park, Enfield, presented some good varieties 

 of Cattleya Mossise and C. Mendeli, associat- 

 ing with these Odontoglossum Thompsoni, 

 Eenanthera Inschootiana, Oncidium serra- 

 tum, and Cattleya intermedia alba. Messrs. 

 J. and A. McBean, Cooksbridge, showed fine 

 forms of Cattleya Mossise, with Odontioda 

 Chariesworthi, Odontoglcr^sum ardentissi- 

 mum, light forms of 0. erispum, and Lycaste 

 Denningiana, 



DAFFODIL AND TULIP COMMITTEE. 



A large display of tulips from Messrs. Barr 

 and Sons, Covent Garden, proved very at- 

 tractive, and the range of colouring dis- 

 plavcd was particularly large. Velvet 

 Queen (A.M.), a deep blackish Darwin 



Varisty, Scarlet Emperor, the rich Ingles- 

 combe" Pink, Margaret, Louix XIV., Feu 

 Brilliant, Clara Butt, the elongated pale 

 yellow Moonlight, and the brighter, elegant 

 Mrs. Moon were a few fine varieties. Messrs. 

 Cartwright and Goodwin, Kidderminster, 

 display^ a small collection oi tulips, and 

 had excellent blooms of Inglescombe Yellow, 

 Mrs. Cleveland, Clara Butt, Mrs. Mocn, Julie 

 Vinot (new pink), and Bonders. A lovely 

 lot of May-flowering tulips, well grown and 

 well set up, was arranged by Mr. A. E. Usher, 

 gardener to Sir Randolf Baker, Bart., M.P/, 

 Ranston, Blandford, Clara Butt, Orange 

 King, Prof, M. Foster, and Pride of Haar- 

 lem were particularly good. 



Tulips were capitally exhibited by Messrs. 

 Sutton and Sons, Reading, the flowers, clean 

 and bright, being arranged in a sharply 

 sloping bank, in large bunches, with ferns 

 between the vases. Velvet King, Feu Ar- 

 dent, King Harold, Old Gold, Pride of 

 Haarlem, Angelina, Inglescombe Yellow, and 

 Clara Butt stood out prominently. Phlox 

 Drummondi Sutton's Purity, a white free- 

 flowering variety, was shown in first-rate form 

 in pots, by the Reading firm. Tulips formed 

 the bulk of the display arranged by Messrs. 

 G. Bunyard and Co., Maidstone, but lilacs, 

 Weigela Fleur de Mars, Pyrus Scheideckeri, 

 and Cytisus incarnatus purpurens were 

 charming flowering shrubs associated with 

 them. Messrs. Walter T. Ware, Ingles- 

 combe, Bath, presented superb flowers of 

 Inglescombe Yellow, Clara Butt, and Grena- 

 dier (A.M.) tulips, the latter orange-scarlet^ 

 with yellow base, and of large size. 



The tulips from Messrs. R. H. Bath, Lim., 

 Wisbech, were very effective, and well ar- 

 ranged over ferns. A few of the varieties 

 that especially appealed to us were Michleu, 

 Remembrance, King Harold, Clara Butt, La- 

 Tulipe Noir, Mr. Farncombe Sanders, Er- 

 guste, and Mrs. Moon. Messrs. R. Wallace 

 and Co., Colchester, had fine tulips, and 

 staged these extensively; Mrs. Moon, Mr. 

 Farncombe Sanders, Viola, Clara Butt, Mar* 

 garet. La Candeur, Pride of Haarlem, In- 

 glescombe Pink, Psyche, and Electra were 

 all in capital condition. The same firm pre- 

 sented a collection of irises, Hecate, Vaga, 

 Leichtlini, Haynei, and Walhalla being the 

 best. Primula Forresti was also well shown. 



VEGETABLE COMMITTEE. 

 Messrs. Sutton and Sous, Reading, pre- 

 sented a splendid collection of early vege- 

 tables and salading, showing firot-rate dishes 

 of Satisfaction and Sutton's Market cucum- 

 bers. Satisfaction broccoli. Early Giant peas, 

 Masterpiece French beans in pots, early tur- 

 nips and carrots, mushrooms, potatoes, let- 

 tuces, radishes, etc. 



Messrs. Jas. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea, pur 

 up a neat exhibit of vegetables and salad- 

 ing showing Ideal cucumbers, Model broc- 

 coli, Canadian Wonder French beans. Early 

 Paris lettuces, radishes, mushrooms, spinacn, 



etc 



CERTIFICATES AND AWARDS. 

 •First-class Certificate.— To Cattleya Schro- 

 dene var. Glebelands, from J. Gurney lowier, 

 Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Davis), Glebelands, 

 South Woodford; to Odontoglossum tro- 

 Skinneri Burford var., from Sir Trevor _uaw- 

 rence, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. UHits'' 

 Burford Lodge, Dorking. 



Award of Merit.-To Tulip Velvet Queen, 

 from Messrs. Barr and Sons, Covent Gardeii. 

 to Tulip Grenadier, from Mr. a^ter ^ _ 

 Ware, Inglescombe, Bath; to Cheiraotliiis 

 mutabilis Keeley's var., from Mr. K- » ^ 

 Rickards, Usk Priory, Mon. ; to Le\MSi 

 Howelli, from Mr. W. Prichard, Uirm 

 church ; to Echium truncatum, from W . • 

 Astor, Esq., Cliveden, Taplow : to Celsia ere- 

 tica Cliveden var., from W. W. Astor, J^^s^- 

 Cliveden; to Cineraria Pompadour strai"' 

 from Messrs. Jas. Veitch and ^ons ChelsM, 

 to Deutzia longifolia, from Miss 

 V.M.H. (gardener, Mr. C. Fi^'^'i^'r) OiC' 

 Warlev, Essex; to Saxifraga Mrs. J. ■ K.r 

 tenham and S. Comet, from Mrs. Lloya ^ 

 wards, Llangollen ; and to Araucaria oxrei- 

 elegantissima aurea, from Messr-. 

 Rochford and Sons, Broxbourne. 



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