May 25, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



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of medium-fiize and spkndidly-flowered 

 dwarf specimens contributed by Messrs. 

 Fletcher BrotliervS, OttenshaAV Nurseries, 

 Chertsey; the arrangement was bold, and 

 the colours contrasted with good effect. 

 Immensely attractive were the hardy azaleas 

 arranged in bold groups in their rich red, 

 firange, and yellow hues. Occupying a pro- 

 minent position in the big tent was the im- 

 mense group arranged by Messrs. E. and G. 

 Cuthbert, Southgate. On many occasions 

 have this firm presented these useful and 

 richly-coloured skriibs to public notice, but 

 in no case were they in finer form than on 

 this occasion. Dwarf and bush specimens 

 were equally gi*od, and conspicuous among 

 the many fine varieties were the deep golden 

 Nicholas Beets, the light orange President 

 (ieorge, the soft red Frau van der Bour, the 

 rich pink Fairy Queen, the soft yellow An- 

 thony Koster, and other of the leading 

 varieties. 



A liberal contribution to the colour effects 

 in the great tent was made by the effectively 

 arranged group of mollis azaleas, arranged 

 bv Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons. Messrs. W. 



■i' 



Cutbush and Son exhibited hardv azaleas in 

 fine form, the varieties being chiefly the frag^ 

 rant Ghent varieties. A rich display of 

 colour was provided by the fine group ar- 

 ranged by Messrs. Jackman and Son, 

 AVoking. The varieties were of the best, the 

 plants well bloomed, and the colours taste- 

 fully arranged. Ghent azaleas were also wel] 

 >liown by fliis firm. 



GEEENHOUSP;: PLANTS. 



Messrs. J. Carter and Co. decorated 

 the left-hand side of the entrance, and they 

 did it in their very best style. There is 

 hardly need to say anything more, ibut there 

 were glorious banks of schizanthuses, beds 

 of stocks and petunias that were worth going 

 miles to see, and the latter stood out fz^om a 

 temporary lawn of the greenest of grass, 

 lieautiful in every particular were the banks 

 of cinerarias, and suspended from the roof 

 were well-furnished flower-baskets. Up the 

 pillars climbed pink roses; palms and coni- 

 fers formed the ibackground, and— well, the 



exhibit was Carter's; we need add no other 

 word. 



Right in front of you as you entered tliis 

 great exhibition was a mountain of Cineraria 

 eruenta encircling a column inscribed with 

 the names of fallen British soldiers, and as 

 we approached it we heard a policeman o'b- 

 serve that he did not suppose anything like 

 it had ever been seen before. We were in- 



clined ..^ „^ 



are rather at a loss for words to describe this 

 magnificent display from the nurseries of 

 Alet^rs. Sutton and Sons, Reading. The 

 '•liief part of it was set out in a 

 square, the cinerarias referred to in the 

 middle, a mass of schizanthuses at this 

 corner, then a bed of glorious begonias, 

 a corner of wonderful gloxinias, another of 

 calceolarias, a third o'l Primula obconica in 

 niany shades of colour, and circular masses 

 01 rose-coloured clarkias. The sloping sides 

 01 the square were edged with green turf, 



and every item bore the stamp of Sutton all 

 over it. ^ 



Further on to the right yon saw another 

 grand exhibit from Messrs. Webb and Son, 

 fetourbrjdge, in the form of an obloii^. The 

 scJiizanthuses, calceolarias, and cinerarias in 

 jinge mounds almost dazzled you with their 

 brightness, but the green ferns l^neath gave 

 relief, the white lily of the valley were 

 cnaste and sweet, the hippeastrums showv, 



^hite Lilium longifolium pure and 

 spotless. Graceful bamboos and palms gave 



nl] exhibit of surpassing beautv. 



Moc^ % ^^^^ ^ entered the big tent, 

 messrs Cannell and Sons, Swanlev, were re- 



lll^^^^ ^7 b^^k "of showy 



^nnas calceolarias in beauty, trusses of 

 wprt ^^^yg^i^^ums, and other flowers, which 

 roll ^'^^"^ collection of rambler 



Sabfi^ V 7^""^ P^'^^^.y ^i^^I^ collection of 



oiiie 1.^?''''"*^^ ^^^^ ^^lio^^^n % the'Mar- 



effSv^ in arrangement, but nevertheless 

 niB^ lll', ^'^ ^™^P well-grown gloxi- 



«iaa that won a cup for Messrs. J. Peed and 



Son, Norwood; andiStesrs. E. Kerr. and Son, 

 Liverpool, sent up a nice lot of hippeastrums. 



The one and only group of sarracenias came 

 from Mr. A. J. Bruce, Manchester, and it 

 deservedly won the gold medal, for the quaint 

 plants were arranged in a delightfully taste- 

 ful manner, water and green moss being 

 artistically used in putting up the group. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Enfield, had 

 a wonderfully interesting group in the big 

 tent, which was full of sui^rises, for you 

 came first on a bank of greenhouse plautvs in 

 which hydrangeas and ericas predominated; 

 and the next thing to claim attention was a 

 big collection of bottle-brush plants that 

 were much admired. Just round the 

 corner was a very interesting collection of 

 pillar and rambler roses that are described 

 under that section. 



Valley lilies and William Iceton, of Putney^ 

 are inseparable, and a whole bank of these 

 sweet, spotlessly white flowers peeping above 

 a groundwork of pale green foliage attracted 

 the eye, and the scent was delicious. 



Tlie name of Messrs. Geo. Jackman, of 

 Woking, and clematises go together, and the 



or 



others 



THE PRESIDENTS CUP. 



For the mosi: ra<'ritorioiis contribution to the 

 Kshibition, oxclusive of Orchkls. 

 AVon by Mes-sr^^. VKITCH and SON.S. 



group of these beautiful flowers staged in 

 the big tent was worthy of the firm. We 

 have not space to describe them, but it is 

 doubtful whether the firm has ever shown 

 a finer lot of plants. 



Quaint. pretty, some sweet, 

 pepperminty in their scent, are adjec- 

 tives which describe one or other of 

 the scented pelargoniums exhibited in the 

 solid-looking group from the Hon. Vicary 

 Gibbs, Aldenham House; but for those wlio 

 had time to examine them the plants were 



highly interesting. 



A group of standard acalyphas that Avero 

 remarkably well grown came from Colonel 

 the Hon. Mark Lnckwood, Romford, and 

 next to them was a blazing of zonal pelar- 

 goniums that were dazzling in their bright- 

 ness. Mr. Phillip Ladds, of Swanley, had 

 the first prize for these with finely-grown 

 plants, and Mr, W. A. Page, Hampton, had 

 some striking mounds of flowers. 



Great wings of pillar fuchsias clothed with 

 pendant flowers stretched to the right and 

 to the left over the group of greenhouse 

 plants that came from Messrs. J. Veitch and 



Sons, Chelsea, and underneath were solid 



banks of beautiful gloxinias, gerberas, 

 Barberton daisies, pretty little dwarf 

 rias, and schizanthus hybrids. There were 

 also hippeastrums in variety, a grand lot of 

 streptocarpus, and the whole made up one 

 of the finest collections in the show*. Mr. 

 Philip Ladds, Swanley, sent some fine speci- 

 mens of the salmon Paul Crampel zonal. 



A nice bank of calceolarias was set up by 

 H. Buckston, Esq., Sutton-on-the-Hill, 

 Derby, which were given a first prize in the 

 class for twenty plants. A collection of a 

 fine strain of large-flo' ered Primula obconica 

 was set up by Messrs. W. Artindale and Son, 

 Sheffield, and Messrs. Stuart Low and Co. 



showed some hybrid gerb 



Some fine specimens of I3ottle-brnsh plants, 

 Metrosideros floribunda, were shown by the 

 Marquis of Ripon, Kingston, and one thought 

 of the shows of other days when one looked 

 at the conical azaleas, all well flowered, that 



shown bv Mr. 



were snown by Mr. cnarles Turner, of 

 Slough, who appeared to be the only ex- 

 hibitor. 



Splendidly gro^n and flowered were the 

 tall pyramid fuchsias exhibited by Mr. Jules 

 Friedlander, Beading, and they deservedly 

 won the first prize that was awarded to them. 

 Half a dozen standard heliotropes, which 

 came from Aldenham House, were quite effec- 

 tive, and Mr. Chas. Turner won with a speci- 

 men azalea. 



Show pelargoniums in quantity came from 

 Mr. A. fcandt, Bletchingley ; also from Mr. 

 W. Tresedar, Cardiff; and the Hon. Vicary 

 Gibbs, Aldenham House, set up some nice 

 specimens of scented geraniums, which won 

 a first prize. Tlie first prize for a collection 

 of Bottle-brush plants was won by Messrs. 

 Stuart Low and Co., Enfield. 



A very fine bank of lilacs in full bloom 

 was exhibited in the big tent by Messrs. Jas. 

 Veitch and Sons, Chelsea; and Messrs. God- 

 frey and Son, Exmouth, made a fine display 

 with show pelargoniums and Oriental pop- 

 pies. Not the least conspicuous feature in 

 the large tent were the fine specimen plants 

 of scented geraniums that were sent by Mr. 

 J. Hudson, of Gunnersbury. A big collection 

 of quaint cacti was shown by Mr. H. N. 

 Ellison, West Bromwieh, who also exhibited 



a pi^tty lot of ferns. 



Mr. Philip Ladds, Swanley Junction, made 

 a pleasing display with a group of plants, 

 amongst which were fuchsias, pelargoniums, 

 and hydrangeas. 



Messrs. J. Peed and Sons, Norwood, were 

 large exliibitors of spotted and self gloxinias^ 

 of fine form and substance, and for these 

 they secured a premier award, as they also 

 did for a considerable exhibit of freely- 

 flow^ered and bright streptocarpuses. Near 

 by the Hon. J. Ward, Hungerford, put up a 

 large group of streptocarpuses, and gained 



a second prize therewith. 



Calceolarias shown by Mr. Goatly, gar- 

 dener to Lord Northcliffe, Sutton Place. 

 Guildford, formed a bright display, but the 

 cinerarias from the same garden were of 

 liigher excellence and merited a first prize; 

 the pink shades were charming. Mr. Goatly 

 was also first for a stellate cineraria with a 

 pretty bank of elegant plants. Yuccas and 

 many succulents from Mr. W. A. Manda, 

 New^Jersey, won several prizes. 



Miss Troyte Bullock. Yeovil, contributed 

 an interesting collection oi .^cented and Cape 

 pelargonium^^, the group containing no fewer 

 than 12(5 varieties; here was material to help 

 in the elucidation of the nomenclature ol 

 tiuNc interesting plants at the Wisley trials. 



Messrs'. W. Wells and Co., Merstham, 

 .-liowed wliat could be done with chrysanthe- 

 mums in :\Iav bv ])uttinq' up excellent flowers 

 of Queen Mnry, Mv<. W. Wells, and early 

 singles: with these tlicy sho^ved their fine 

 new Carnation Wodenethe. In one of the 

 classes the Messrs. Wells and Co. secured first 

 prize with a quite bright collection, chiefly 

 early varieties: Mr. J. E. Knight, Wolver- 

 hampton, eaino ^ocoid. 



HABDY PLAN rS AXD FLOWERS. 

 Tlie wonderful display of hardy perennials 

 for border, rockery, and wild garden was 

 bewildering in extent and variety, and lull ot 



