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the gardener Adam from his conception of an 

 horticultural paradise. A fine setting for 

 this notable groiip was found by the belt 

 of choice trees and shrubs, along the end 

 of the tent arranged by Messrs. Fisher, 

 Son and Sibray, and by the finest group of 

 ferns that ever Messrs. H. B. May and Sons 

 have set up. 



Now we hark back across the road by the 

 main entrance to where a long tent of enor- 

 mous dimensions houses a bewildering array 

 of hardy flowers, chiefly cut blooms. The 

 colouring is dazzling^ but the fragrance of 

 the carnations and the scent of glorious sweet 

 peas, set up by such leading lights as Messrs. 

 Dobbie, Breadmore, Sydenham, E. W. King, 

 etc., is delightful. From this tent lovers of 

 hardy plants have some difficulty in tearing 

 themselve-s from the triumphs its contains. 



Turn We now aside, and peep in to the 

 Dutch section, where the Netherlands Hor- 



more and the Messrs. Ware have some glori- 

 ous begonias on view, and where the choicest 

 vegetables from Welbeck and Aldenham and 

 Chelsea — to mention but three of the ex- 

 hibitors — vie in effectiveness with the 

 choicest of fruits spread, out, in all too tempt- 

 ing a fashion, by the cleverest of cultiva- 

 tors. Back again a little,and crossing over 

 we come to a broad and shorter tent, where 

 Sir Eric Hambro and others have staged 

 the choicest of alpines, and where new 

 pseonies and azaleas hob-nob with the newest 

 of carnations from the leading growers. 



Passing out of and round this tent, we 

 enter another of large size where have been 

 gathered together an unsurpassed collection 

 of orchids that would not be dear at =£250,000. 

 Was there ever such a gorgeous and beautiful 

 scene ? kever. Sir George Holf ord. Sir 

 Jeremiah Colman, Mr. LeojDold de Eothschild, 

 Mr. F. W. Moore^ and the Messrs, Charles- 



the Tudor garden so ably and finely de. 

 signed and constructed by Messrs. J. Clieai 

 and Son, and pass on to inspect rock gar. 

 dens carried into effect by Messrs. T. S 

 Ware, Messrs, Baker's, Messrs. Kent and 

 Brydon^ and Messrs. Jackman and Co., and 

 then pass into the wonderful Japanese gar. 

 den, which rumour says has cost Messrs. 

 Carter and Co. nearly .£2,000 to bring into 

 being during the last four or five weeks. Is 

 this lower end of the Eanelagh grounds tm 

 designers of rock and alpine gardens have 

 surpassed themselves, and have taken ful 

 advantage of the splendid opportunities tie 

 sites have afforded. We need not particu- 

 larise here, because the visitor cannot mia 

 and will not want to hastily pass over tb 

 effective and beautiful gardens so splendidly 

 arranged by Messrs. Pulham and Son^ "White, 

 legg and Page, A. Hemsley, M. Prichard, 

 Wm. Cutbush and Son, Backhouse and Son 



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A CHAEMING EOCK AND WATER GAEDEX. 

 Arranged by Messrs, T. S. Ware, Lim.^ Feltham. 



ticultural Federation has brought together a 

 beautiful display of azaleas, great sheaves of 

 lilac, and regiments of eremuri, and broad 

 breadths of astilbes. Hard by is the Belgian 

 section, where early fruits and vegetables 

 have been set oi't, but somehow or other our 

 Belgian friends have not scored such a tri- 

 umph as their neighbours of Holland, or of 

 France. The latter happy country has a gay 

 section, where we would fain linger to inspect 

 the mounds of annual flowers, the gerberas, 

 the beds of new roses from Pernet-Ducher 

 and other celebrities, and the wonderful 

 flower paintings by Marguerite Fruchart. 

 Behind the foreign sections yet another big 

 tent, filled to overflowing with hardy flow, 

 in competitive classes — a tent that many 

 will miss altogether if they are not careful. 

 Down this we pass, and out into the open, 

 and then turn .along the north end of the 

 great tent until we reach the entrance to a big 

 marauee where Messrs, Langdon and Black- 



worth and Co., Sander and Son, S. Low and 

 Co., Mansell and Hatcher, Armstrong and 

 Brown, J. Cypher and Sons, and many others 

 whose names are found in our notes on this 

 section, have contributed lavishlv of their 

 best to the show. Orchids and amaryllis 

 alone filled this great tent with a grace of 

 form and richness of colouring that will re- 

 main long in the memory of all privileged to 

 see it, but which beggars description. 



By the time one has finished an inspection 

 of the orchids, a fair idea of the extent, 

 value^ and importance of this International 

 Show will have been obtained. Already we 

 have seen more than a Temple Show, a 

 Shrewsbury Fete, and a Ghent Quinquennial 

 rolled into one, and yet only about half of 

 the undertaking, the larger half, certainly, 

 has come under notice. It is a serious busi- 

 ness, this great show. And now, passing 

 down the lime avenue, with its kiosks, and 

 its array of garden furniture, we come to 



etc., while by general consent the P^^^^^ 

 rock and water gardening in these . ^ 

 gardens is accorded to the finely conce ^ 

 and admirably executed design by ^^ffj^'^i 

 Wallace and 'Co. Unquestionably ^^]^ 

 and water gardens make this S^^?;^^-^^\^ 

 altogether distinct from any other iior 

 turai function hitherto held— the section 



a great triumph for our n^i^^^^^^yf ^^i^nce, 

 What else? Topiary work, m ^^^^^^j^ed 

 from Cutbush and Piper, gardens ci n 

 fruit trees from J. Veitch and Sons ana^^^ 

 Laxton Brothers, giant ibays, Canada * 

 tribution of fruits, Japan's exhibit, a 

 host of horticultural tools, f^^^^Y^ s^iji- 

 other things comprehensively i jtits* 



dries," these forming a ring ot e^i 

 right round the Eanelagh g^^^^^^^^^i 

 lastly, but not least, the exhibits 01 g 



value and interest brought to&^^*^^^^_.:V-- 

 Science and Education Committee, ar - - 



near the East Gate, through 



