May 25, 1912. 



an altogether wondei-ful display worthy of 

 'tie great Western Country. 



Atifitralia brought a splendid lot of applet^ 

 and pears, as well a.^ corn, and showed that 

 Ihe is no mean contributor to our food sup- 



JAPAN. 



A very pretty and interesting display from 

 Japan was housed in a pretty tent iii the 

 Kanelagh Gardens. Dwarfed Japanese trees 

 ill great variety, bamboo rods of all heights 

 and sizecs, beautiful bamboo screens, paint- 

 inc^s, dried persimmons^ and lots of other 

 novel exhibits, were contributed, chiefly by 

 the Yokohama Nursery Company and the 

 Japanese Horticultural Society, with Mr. 

 Dimmock in charge of affairs. 



HOLLAND AND BELGIUM. 



The splendid displays brought together by 

 the Netherlands Horticultural Federation, 

 which includes some 20,000 members, formed 

 a l>eautiful scene. In the central part of the 

 tent they had grouped great sheaves of lilac 

 in huge golden baskets, set up on high white 



between these were lower 

 and lilacs of wondrous 



At one end Messrs. 



pillars, while 

 inassas of roses 

 beauty, also in baskets. 

 M. Roster and Sons, Boskoop, arranged a 

 collection of new seedling mollis azaleas in 

 all shades of gold, yellow, and salmon. To the 

 right were eremus spikes ana astilbts, ranun- 

 culusss, and a collection of foliage suitable 

 for floral arrangements. At the bottom end 

 of the tent a marvellous array of vegetables 

 was set out, great pyramids of cucumbers and 

 cauliflowers towering above peas, carrots, and 

 a whole host of salading subjects. Follow- 

 ing round we came to hydrangeas, variegated 

 aspidistras, more lilacs, and a grand lot of 

 eremuri, irises, and wonderful Turban 

 ranunculuses, from Messrs. E. H. Krelage 

 and Son, Haarlem. All around the great 

 tent were suspended baskets of Begonia 

 Gloire de Lorraine, that added materially to 

 the general effect ; but the vegetables, lilacs, 

 and azaleas were the great features. 



Our Belgian friends scarcely did them- 

 selves credit. They showed blanched aspara- 

 gus in large bundles, hosts of cauliflowers 

 and cucumbers, and a goodly display of 

 grapes, strawberries, peaches, and necta- 

 rines. The plants were chiefly primulas, 

 lilacs, and azaleas, with the new Adiautum 

 Farleyense Glory of Moordrecht. 



FRANCE. 



The French section was particularly gay. 

 Tlie corner beds were filled with cinerarias, 

 hydrangear^, carnations, and petunias. In the 

 centre the Mes-srg. Vilmorin and Co., of Paris, 

 arranged a wonderful display of annuals and 

 rare vegetables, while along one side M. 

 Laehaume, of Paris, arranged examples of 

 delightful floral art. M. Rivoire, of Caluire, 

 showed new pseonies, and M. Pernet Ducher 

 brought over a fine lot of new roses, in which 

 the salmon and red Mdme. Edouard Herriot 

 was the most conspicuous, and succeeded in 

 ^'inmng the "Daily Mail" cup for the best 

 new rose in the show. Lt. Chaure, Sunburst, 

 ana bouv. de Gustave Prat (pale cream), were 

 other good things. A combined exhibit of 

 J^rench products, such as French beans 

 new potatoes, asparagus, giant Globe arti- 

 ^noKes, and marrows, strawberries, and 

 eiiernes filled one side of the large tent. 



u .^J""^^^*^^'^*^^^! literature, floral paint, 

 by MdUe. Marguerite Fouchart, and a lot 

 ^1 scientific exhibits filled the top end. Of 

 great merit were the pink and blue hydran- 

 geas from M. G. Fargetson, Angers, France, 

 ua among the pink ones we noted Mdme. 

 Br.!'' Souv. de Mdme, Eaoult, Mont 

 ^se^ Mdme, A. Eiverain, and Mousseline 

 tli.^?^»P^rti<^ularly lovely. The Gerbera 



Antib^ 



ti^e part of this display. 



formed an attrac- s€a. 



THE JURY LUNCHEON. 



havLl;'^'^:^-'?- general international jury, 

 mnW^ ^T^^^ ^ork some time previ- 

 Hos^^iV.^'f* terrace in front of the 



of l)^ \-l lunch^'on. There was a company 

 dencv f liundred, under the presi- 



»ere tl? i?\P"ke of Portland, with whom 

 the Right Hon. Walter Runciman, Pre- 



sident of the Boa;rd of Agriculture, and not- 

 able horticulturists from the four countries 

 of the Kingdom, from distant parts of the 

 Empire, from the United States, and from 

 mauv Continental countries. After lunch the 

 loyal toasts were heartily acknowledged, Mr. 

 Runciman gave " Success to the Royal Inter- 

 national Horticultural Exhibition " in a bril- 

 liant speech, which expressed sympathy and 

 assistance for those who are endeavouring 

 to raise the standard of horticultural educa- 

 tion, and provide for diplomas in horticul- 

 ture. Mr. J. Gurney Fowler replied and 

 paid a great tribute to Mr. H. J. Veiteh 

 and Mr. H. B. May, and the other members 

 of the Board of Directoi's, not forgetting a 

 few words of praise for Mr. Edward White 

 and Mr. Geoffrey Henslow. 



Sir Jeremiah Colman, Bart., proposed *'The 

 Jurors," and to this toast Mons. Jules Hye 

 de Crom and Herr Fritz lienary responded. 

 "Tlie Exhibitors," very ably proposed by 

 Jonkheer Van Doorn , President of the 

 Netherlands Horticultural Council, Wii^ 

 humorously responded to by the Hon. Vicary 

 Gibbs. Then Sir Trevor Lawrence proposed 

 "The President," and musical honours ac- 

 companied the reception of this toast. 



ITiis completed the printed programme, 

 but as the company rose it was felt some- 

 thing was wanting, and there were cries of 

 " Veitch ! " Veitch ! " and so insistent were 

 the cries that the President promptly seized 

 the opportunity for proposing the health of 

 Mr. Harry J. Veitch. Mucli moved by this 

 spontaneous call, Mr. Harry Veitch re- 

 sponded in a few words, and expressed his 

 great appreciation of the reception given 

 him. Not yet satisfied the Jury called loudly 

 for Lieut. -Col. Sir George Holford, and the 

 ever-popular and gallant owner of Wcstou- 

 birt responded to the call with a bright little 

 speech that was enthusiastically received. 



NEW PLANTS. 



First-class Certificates. — To Odontoglossum 

 araabile var, Duke of Portland, and to Odon- 

 toglossum eximium var. King George, from 

 Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans. To 

 Odontioda Qaeen Mary, and Odontoglossum 

 Her Majesty, from Messrs. Charlesworth and 

 Co., Haywards Heath. To Odontogloseum 



eximium var. Excelsior, from Mons. Chas. 

 Viiylsteke, Loochristi, Belgium. To Odon- 

 tioda Mrs. F. M. Ogilvie, from F. Menteith 

 Ogilvie, Esq., Oxford. To Miltonia Hageana 

 var. Vogelzang, from Messrs. Stuart Low and 

 Co., Enfield. To Cattley^ Mendelli Queen 

 Mary ; to Brasso-cattleya The King ; to Den- 

 drobium Dalhousianum ; and to Cattleya 

 Dirce magnifica, from Lieut.-Colonel Sir 

 George Holford, W^estonbirt, Gloucester. To 

 Lselia purpurata .Schroderiana, from Messrs. 

 Armstrong and Brown. To Miltonia Jules 

 Hye de Crom, from Mons. Jules Hye de 

 Crom, Belgium ; and to Laelio-cattleya Lustre 

 von Lavingo, from Lieut.-Colonel Sir George 

 L. Holford. To Leptospermum scoparium 

 NichoJi. from Rev. A. T. Boscawen, Ludgvan, 

 Cornwall. 



Award of Merit. — To Calceolaria Veitchi, 

 from Messrs. R. Veiteh and Son, Exeter. To 

 sweet peas Melba, Brunette, and Mrs. Cuth- 

 l>ertson, fi^om Messrs. Dobbie and Co., Edin- 

 burgh. To Lastrea patens, var. Mayi ; and 

 to Polypodium Vidgeni, from Messrs. H. B. 

 May and Sons, Edmonton. To Begonia Prin- 

 cess Victoria Louise, from Messrs. Black- 

 more and Langdon, Bath. To Lilium myrio- 

 phyllum, and Eremurus IXibergeni, from 

 Messrs. Wallace and Co., Colchester. To 

 Celmisia spectabilis argentea, from Messrs. 

 Bees, Lim., Liverpool. To Hydrangea 

 Sargenti, from Hon. Vicary Gibbs, Elstree, 

 and Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Chel- 



To Oxalis enneaphylla rosea, from 



To Deutzia 



Mr. C. Elliott, Stevenage. 

 Veitchi, from Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, 

 Chelsea! To Leptospermum Boscaweni, from 

 Rev. A. T. Boscawen, Cornwall. To Pyre- 

 thrum Queen Mary, from Mr. G. W. Miller, 

 W'isbech. To Iris squalens Libelungen, and 

 Iris variegata Ossian, from Messrs. Barr and 

 Sons, Covent Garden. To Lilium dahuricum 

 luteum, from Mr. A, Perry, Enfield. To 

 Papaver orientale Perry's White, and Papa- 



ver Edna Perry, from Mr. A. Perry, Enfield. 

 To Odontoglossum ardentissimum von. Car- 

 men, from F. Menteith Ogilvie, Esq., Oxford. 

 To Cattleya Mossise 3Iadame Jule Hye, from 

 Mons. Firmin Lambeau, Brussels. To Odon- 

 tioda Bradshawiae, var. Vogelzang, from M. 

 Firmin Lambeau. To -Laelio-ca,ttleya Lustre, 

 var. Buddah/and Laelio-cattleya Gladiator, 

 from Sir George Holford. To Odontoglos- 

 sum amabile Princess Mary and Odontoglos- 

 sum crispum James McNabb, from Messrs. 

 Sander and Son^. To Laelio-cattleya Ulysses, 

 and L.-c. Uly&ses alba, from Messrs. Charles- 

 worth and Co., Haywards Heath. To Zygo- 

 petalum Armstrongae, from Messrs. Arm- 

 strong and Brown, Tunbridge Wells. 



SPECIAL CUP AW^\RDS. 



The King s cup, offered for the l)est exhibit 

 in the show, was awarded to Lieut. -Col. Sir 

 George Holford for his superb exhibit of 

 orchids . 



The Duke of Portland's cup was the next 

 highest award, and this fell to Messrs. Ja.s, 

 Veitch and Sons for their magnificent display 

 of stove plants. 



Sir Jeremiah Colman's cup, of no less im- 

 portance, fell to Messrs. George Mount and 

 Sons, Canterbury, for a grand lot of roses. 



ITie Queen Alexandra Cup for the best rofk 

 and water garden fell to Messrs. R. Wallace 

 and Co., Colchester. 



The Sherwood Cup for sweet }>eas was won 

 ■by Mr. C. W. Breadmore, Winches>terj and 

 Messrs. Bobbie's cup for sweet peas went to 

 Sir Randolph Baker. 



F. Menteith Ogilvie, Esq., Oxford, 

 Mefsrs. Sander and Sons' cup for orchid**, 

 and Sir Jeremiah Colman won Messrs. 

 Charlesworth and Co.'s cup for orchids. 



Baron Bruno Schroeder's cup for orchids 

 fell to Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, Tun- 

 bridge W^ells ; and Messrs. W. Bull and Son's 

 cup for the best hybrid odontoglossum was 

 won by J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. 



The Worshipful Company of Gardeners 

 offered a cup for the besf display of pot 

 roses, and this was won l)v Paul and 



Son, Cheshunt. 



Jas. Brown, Esq., won Messrs. Paul and 

 Son's cup, and The King's Acre Nursery 



cup for roses. 



Lady Colman's cup for Malmaison carna- 



tons was awarded toC. F. Raphael, Esq. 



Sir Trevor Lawrence's cup for herbaceous 

 plants went to Messrs. G, and A. Clarke, 

 Dover; and Mr. Speer's cup for annuals to 

 Messrs. F. Smith and Co., Woodbridge; 

 while Sir Trevor Lawrence's cup for alpine 

 plants was won by the Craven Nursery Com- 

 pany, Clapham. 



Messrs. G. Bupiyard and Co.'s cup for 

 choice dessert fruits was won by His Majesty 

 the King (gardener, Mr. A. Mackellar, 

 V.M.H.), Windsor — a popular win. 



The foregoing is not a complete list of the 

 cup winners, as the special jury had rot 

 finished its duties when, early in the evening 

 of Wednesday, we were compelled to go to 

 press. Tlie county cups had not been 

 awarded, and so we hope to jiublish the 

 winners' names in our next issue. 



In our next issue we propose to give de- 

 scriptions with illustrations of the new plants 

 that received awards at the Royal Interna- 

 tional Horticultural Exhibition, a report of 

 the scientific and educational conferences, 

 and descriptions of the exhibits of horticul- 

 tural implements, structures, and accessories. 



MEMBERS OF JURY. 



COMPKTITIVE ClxASSKR. 



Continued from last week's supplement, p. 10 



Lin(k<^ll. E. B., Mr., Bearton, Hitchm 

 l,<x.vmflne. Herr. Oud^nlx)6ch. HoLftnd. 



Stuart H.. Mr.. Bvush Hill Park, Eii6eld. 

 Lunt. T. Mr., Koir Oanlen^s Dunblane. Verih 

 Lynch R I-, Mr., Botanic Gerdene, CAmbriag«. 

 Lyne J,/ Mr., Foibury Gardens, Chi*?lehun&t. 

 MeckeUar, A.. Mr., Boyal Gardoa^. "VUndcor. 

 Markham H., .Mr., WTotham Park Gardens, Barnet 

 Maron C.', Moneieur, Bninoy (S«ino et Oise), France. 

 Marehkll. W., Mr.. Auchinraith Bexley. 

 Mawkv. E. Mr., Boeebank, Berkliflnip«^t<«d. 

 M IV H U Mr. Tho Plafl, Clunjrford. 



