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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



May 4, 1912. 



class for six incomparabihs varieties, dis- 

 tinct showing Orangeman, UiU fccott, 

 Stronffbow, Jas Janson, Deep Dale, and 

 We Hill Mr. H. D. Phillips, Olton, had 

 the best of three entries for six Barn vane- 

 ties, showing Ptarmigan, Persian Orange, 

 Northern Queen, Eosella, Bullfinch, and Tan- 

 gerine • the other prizes were awarded to 

 Kev. J. Jacob and Mr. W. A. Milner in this 

 order. For three distinct varieties of trian- 

 drus hybrids, three blooms of each, Mr. 

 W. A. Watts, St. Asaph, led with White 

 Swallow, Canaes, and Gwyn ; Rev. J. Jacob 

 and Mr. W. A. Milner again being second 

 and third. The Eev. Jacob won both for six 

 varieties of Tazetta and Tazetta hybrids, and 

 for nine true poeticus varieties, distinct. 



Mr. Mallender had the best single bloom 

 white trumpet, showing Sybil Foster. Eey. 

 J Ja^ob\s Pnritan scored as the best Barn, 

 and Mr. C Bourne, Bletchley, won the 

 Leedsi award with Moonbeam, and the single 

 bloom of poeticus with Sonata. The names 

 of J A. Kenrick, Esq., Messrs. Cartwnght 

 and Goodwin, Mr. F. H. Chapman, W. A 

 Watts, and H. D. Phillips, ako appeared 

 among winners for single flowers in various 

 divisions, but competition was limited to ap. 

 entry or two per class. 



The Bourne challenge cup for twelve dis- 

 tinct varieties of daffodils that have been 

 raised by the exhibitor went to Mr. Crosfield, 

 Bridgwater, Avho staged a collection of in- 

 teresting flowers, conspicuous among them 

 being an unnamed seedling with a very at- 

 tractive orange-crimson crown; Mr. W. A. 

 Milner was second in this class. Tlie Eev. 

 J. Jacob won in the novice seedling class for 

 six daffodils that have not been in com- 

 merce more than four years, and also the 

 Herbert Chapman poeticus trophy for t>ix 

 true poeticus that have not been in com- 

 merce more than four years. The Walter 

 Ware challenge cup for eighteen distinct 

 van'ptip« of obvious Triandrus hvbrids was 



won by Mr. W, A. Milner 



EXHIBITS 



were this year of greater value than ever, 

 making up as they did very materially for 

 the deficiency of flowers in the competitive 

 classes. Messrs. Barr and Sons, Covent Gar- 

 den, London, occupied the end of the con- 

 servatory in front of the bandstand with a 

 capital lot of daffodils, among which Master- 

 piece, a variety with chaste white perianth 

 and symmetrical crown of brilliant terra- 

 cotta, was very striking ; Eed Beacon, Blood- 

 stone, Czarina (a big cream with lemon-yel- 

 low edge), and White Lady, were also good. 

 Quite a novelty in narcissi was staged on 

 Messrs. Barr's stand, bearing the name Gar- 

 denia, in which the crown had developed 

 a petaloid character, giving the flower 

 an appearance resembling the gardenia. 

 Messrs. Barr and Sons also showed a fine lot 

 of Darwin tulips. Moonlight, a very large 

 clear yellow, being striking. 



Messrs. Eobert Sydenham, Lim., Tenby 

 Street, Birmingham, exhibited narcissi, 

 chiefly of the pheasant-eye and flat-crowned 

 sections. Millie Price was one of the most 

 attractive pheasant-eyes in the show. Ball 

 of Gold, a big yellow trumpet, was also good. 

 Some choice tulips were staged by the same 

 firm, who also had St. Brigid anemones, Lily 

 of the Valley, Muecari, and other bulbs in 

 fibre. 



A splendid exhibit came from Messrs. 

 Sutton and Sons, Beading, comprising cinera- 

 rias of both large-flowered and stellata types, 

 beautiful hybrid Primula obconica, large- 

 flowered calceolarias, fragrant stocks, and 

 well-grown mignonette. Mr. H. N. Ellison, 

 West Bromwich, filled a large table with 

 choice ferns representative of the most use- 

 ful g-reenhoufte species and varieties. Some 

 fine vases of hybrid ger'beras added colour to 



the exhibit. 



Messrs. Cartwright and Goodwin, Kidder- 

 minster, contributed a collection of narcissi 

 and tulips, the pheasant-eyes Eudyard Kip- 

 ling and Childe Harold, and the large golden 

 trumpet Mrs. H. J. Veitch, l>eing particularly 

 good. The Eev. G. H. Engleheart, Dinton, 

 Salisbury, as usual, brought a set of unnamed 



seedling daffodils that proved a great attrac- 

 tion to the growers present. We usually look 

 for something special in trumpets from this 

 expert raiser, but on this occasion the stand 

 was almost monopolised by small-cupped 

 varieties. Mr. E. F. Felton staged, in con- 

 junction with Mr. Engelmann, Saffron Wal- 

 den, a stand of perpetual-flowering carnations 

 with a few bowls of those beautiful roses 

 Prince de Bulgarie and President Carnot. 

 The carnations, which were tastefully ar- 

 ranged in Japanese vases, included the rich 

 crimson British Triumph, Sunstar, Eex, a 

 very neat salmon-pink variety, and Salome, 

 a flower of lovely mauve tint lit up with rose. 

 Messrs. Hewitt and Co., Solihull, had a bank 

 of carnations, including La Mode, Lady 

 Northcliffe, Empire Day, and others of re- 

 cent introduction, the whole being set off by 

 a groundwork of ferns and foliage plants. 

 Carnations also came from Mr. S. Mortimer, 

 Farnham, and a big batch of Spanish irises 

 were staged by Mr. E. de Day, Sutton Scot- 

 ney, whose exhibit would have been more 

 interesting if the flowers had not been quite 



so crowded. 



Messrs. B. E. Cant and Sons, Colchester, 

 brought a delightful exhibit of roses, among 

 which the Atustrian briars, Tausendschon, 

 and other decorative varieties served as a 

 background to hybrid teas of excellent 

 quality. Mr. W. A. Watts, St. Asaph, staged 

 daffodils, tulips, and a number of polyanthus 

 in distinct colours; and from Mrs. E. Lloyd 

 Edwards, Bryn Oerog, Llangollen, came 

 hybrid saxifragas and Aubrietia Lloyd Ed- 

 wards. 



A rockery arranged on a stage across one 

 end of the conseorvatory was exhibited by 

 Messrs. Bakers, Wolverhampton. 



THE DINNEE. 



On 

 show 



the 



of the first day of 



the 

 the 



Diplomas (second clas8). 

 deli "Tlie Knowle " var. 



AUsop, 



evening 



a large company, comprising 

 judges, exhibitors, and a number of visitors 

 were entertained at dinner at the Grand 

 Hotel, by Mr. Eobert Sydenham, who has 

 always been the life and soul of the Midland 

 Daffodil Society. 



North of England Horticultural 



Society. 



APEIL 24. 



On this date the North of England Horti- 

 cultural Society held an exhibition of spring 

 Howers in the Corn Exchange, Leeds, and 

 we are pleased to record the fact that the 

 display produced was extensive and of high 

 quality, and the attendance very large. The 

 last fact is of special interest, for last year 

 the interest shown by residents of Leeds in 

 the work of the society was disappointing, 

 and we trust this interest may continue. The 

 exhibition was opened by Mrs. G. E. Lane 

 Eox, of Bramham Park, who, in the course 

 of the proceedings, expressed the hope that 

 the society would stimulate a still greater 

 interest in gardening. 



One of the chief features was formed by 

 the contributions of orchids, especially note- 

 worthy being those from Mr. J. H. Craven, 

 Keighley; Messrs. A. J. Keeling, of Brad- 

 ford; and Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., of 

 Hay ward's Heath; the collection from the 

 latter being of special interest. Earl Grey 

 sent from Howick Hall a collection of daf- 

 fodils, in which nearly a hundred varieties 

 were represented. An attractive group of 

 cyclamen was shown by Mrs. Whitehead, 

 Deighton Grove, York; and Mr. W. Sheep- 

 shanks, Arthington Hall, arranged a rock 

 garden that evidenced much taste and judg- 

 ment. Messrs. W. Artindale and Sons, Shef- 

 field, exhibited alpine plants and cut flowers 

 of various kinds, and from Mr. Engelmann, 

 Saffron Walden, came a beautiful collection 

 of carnations. 



The following awards were made : 



OECHIDS. 



Large Silver Medal. — Messrs. Charles- 

 worth and Co., Hay ward's Heath, and J. H. 

 Craven, Esq., Keighley (head gardener, Mr. 

 F. Corney), for orchids. 



Silver Medal.— Messrs. A. G, Keelutc- a^d 

 Sons, Bradford, for orchids. 



-To Cattleya Men- 

 from J. Hartley, 

 Esq., Morley (head gardener, Mr. Wm! 

 Coupe) ; and to Odontioda Bradshawiae 

 "Eawd'on" var., from Messrs. Mansell and 

 Hatcher, Lim., Eawdon. 



PLANTS AND FLOWEES, 



Gold Medal.— The Eight Hon. Earl Grey, 

 Howick, Northumberland (head gardener, 

 Mr. W. H. Lambert), for narcissi, etc. 



Large Silver-gilt Medal.— Mr. C. Engel- 

 mann, Saffron Walden, for carnations. 



Silver-gilt Medal. — Mr, Walter 

 Leeds, for alpine garden. 



Large Silver Medal. — Messrs. Aldis and 

 Eowntree, Leeds, for Narcissus poetaz, etc.; 

 Mrs. Whitehead, Deighton Grove, York (head 

 gardener, Mr. G. W. Eichardson), for cycla- 

 men ; the Cookridge Nurseries Company, 

 Leeds, for forced shrubs, etc. 



Silver Medal. — Messrs. S. Broadhead 

 and Son, Thongsbridge, Huddersfield, for 

 alpines; Messrs. G. Gibson and Co., Leeming 

 Bar, for herbaceous and alpine plants; 

 Messrs. Wm. Artindale and Son, Sheffield, 

 for alpines and cut flowers. 



Large Bronze Medal.— Mr. Alva J. Hall, 

 Harrogate, for alpines, ferns, and shrubs; 

 Messrs. Conways, Lim., Halifax, for alpines 

 and forced shrubs; and W. Sheepshanks, 

 Esq., Arthington Hall, Leeds (head gar- 

 dener, Mr. O. Wilson), for alpines. 



Diplomas (First Class).— Carnation Eegina, 

 from Mr. C. Engelmann, Saffron Walden; 

 Viola cornuta Craven Gem, from the Craven 

 Nursery, Clapham, Lancaster (manager, Mr. 



G. Redman). . 



Diploma (Second Class).— Carnation bun- 

 star, from Mr. C. Engelmann, Saffron 

 Walden. 



FEUIT AND VEGETABLES. 



Silver Medal.— Mr. W. Dixon, Kirkgate, 

 Leeds, for bees and appliances ; and the Four 

 Oaks Spraying Company, for spraying 



machinery. 



At the meeting of the Fruit and Vege- 

 table Committee the following officers were 

 elected: Chairman, Mr. W. Hague, Mear- 

 wood Tower Gardens, Leeds; vice-chairmen, 

 Mr J. Hathawav. Baldersby Park Gardens 

 Thirsk; Mr. W.^H. Dobson, Stapleton farK 

 Gardens, Pontefract; Mr. H. J. Clayton, 

 Wharf e Bank, Illleskelf, York; secretary, 

 Mr. G. Dunsmore, Throstle Nest Gardens, 



Chellow Dene, Bradford. 



In the afternoon a lantern lecture on 

 "Mendelism" was given by Mr. J. ^• 

 Hector, of the University of Leeds, and tms, 

 like the exhibition, was well attended. 



I 



National Auricula and Primula 



Society. 



(SOUTHERN SECTION.) 

 The annual exhibition was held at Yincffl 

 Square, Westminster, on Tuesday last, x 

 majority of the classes were well hileo, ^ 

 especially in the alpine section, but tne u 

 exhibits of hardy primulas and polyanthus 

 we have seen in the past were absent i«- 

 year. On the whole the exhibits were a su 

 cess, in spite of the untoward spring- 



The premier award for twelve show a 

 culas, distinct, was won by Mr. J ■ ^J^f 

 Great Bookham, who staged twelve tne sp^ 

 cimens. The varieties were Favourite a 



Scarlet Seedling, Acme, »hiriey 

 Mikado, Eucharis, Prince <^'^^^!^.^ 

 as, Geo. Liffhtbody, and George 



Leatherhe-' "'^s 



Mr. J. L. Gibson, i^atnerneuu 

 with good typical plants of Shirley iHO" _ 

 Harrison Weir, Richard Headley, ^^o | 

 Lightbody, and Mrs. Phillips. Messrs. r 

 lips and Taylor, Bracknell, were tmra^ 

 a rather weaker display. Ihere w 



entries. . . Mr J' 



In the class for six show varieties, | 



Douglas was placed first with a .splfln°' • y 

 dozen. The varieties were Harrison \>« 

 Barker, Prince Charming, Victor, i 

 and Wheatear. Mr. J. L. Gibson was s 



his best flowers being KiAenia"' «i',io»iaii 

 and Smiling Beautv. Mr. W. M. 

 Altrincham. was third. (Six entries.; 



