June 22, 1932. 



rHE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



463 



YORKSHIRE FLORAL 



FETE 



AND 



GALA. 



Although this is the fifty-fourth y€ar of the 

 Yorkshire Flower Show and Gala the nor- 

 thern function shows no signs of age, except 

 that each year the authorities grow wiser, 

 and their exhibition more beautiful. To the 

 wisdom of years is added a youthful vigour 

 that is most refreshing. The exhibition was 

 held on Wednesday, Thurcsday, and Friday, 

 June 19, 20, and 21, in Bootham Park, and 

 the display in the huge tents presented a fine 

 picture. Orchids were unusually good, and 

 roses were line; specimen plants were present 

 in fairly large numbers, and the groups ar- 

 ranged for effect were quite up to the u^ual 

 standard of excellence. The hardy flower dis- 

 plays were excellent, and the clashes for a 

 garden of hardy flowers and for a rock and 



associated, and here and there over the whole 

 rose the misty gracefulness of Humea elegans 

 and Cyperus papyrus. Mr. W. A. Holmes, 

 Cliesterfield, won second prize, and his cro- 

 tons and oncidiums were especially good. 

 Next in order came Mr. W. Vause, Leaming- 

 ton, with roses and crotons as leading fea- 

 tures; he was followed in order by Mr. F. H. 

 Ward, Scarcroft, York; Messrs. E. Simpson 

 and Son, Selby; and Mr. T. M, Peteh, St. 

 John Street, Bridlington. 



There were three entries in the class for 

 a group of miscellaneous plants, arranged on 

 a space of 20() sq. ft. Here Mr. Donoghue 

 was still to the fore with a goodly exliibit, 

 in which miltonias and roses were conspicu- 

 ous; Mr. \V. A. Holmes, Chesterfield, occu- 



mountain pass, and tiny stream; bamboos, 

 irises, violas, azaleas, and spiraeas were 

 plants freely used. Mr. S. Pickering, Clif- 

 ton, York, came third; he used campanulas, 

 saxifragas, and irises in masses, and a rose- 

 clad rustic bridge spanning the pool of water 

 was the central feature. 



HARDY FLOWER GARDENS. 



It will be remembered that the York exe- 

 cutive instituted a quite new chiKs in 1911 

 for the better and more natural display of 

 hardy flowers. The idea was to secure a 

 garden-like effect, and the first effort was a 

 success. This year 30(> square feet was 

 allowed each competitor, and there were four 

 entries. Messrs. James Backhouse and Son, 



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FINE GROUPS OF ORCHIDS AT YORK FLORAL FETE AND GALA 



The group on the left was staged by Messrs. J. Cypher and ; 



Rawdon. Leeds. Tliese disnlavs combined 



water garden were of special interest and 

 high merit, the former promising to become 

 an outstanding feature at York. Tlie trade 

 exhibits were abundant and good, and evi- 

 dence of the smartness of the staff was found 

 in the fact that all the medal award cards 

 were in position l^efore the time for the ad- 

 mission of the public. 



LARGE GROUPS. 



In the large group class each of the six 

 exhibits covei-ed an area of 3(X) sq. ft. The 

 competition was good throughout, and once 

 more our friend, Mr. J. Donoghue, gardener 

 to J Pickersgill, Esq., Weetwood, Leeds, 

 gained the premier award of £20 with a beau- 

 tiful effort in which he utilised rambling 

 roses and palms in the background, and 

 iiandsome crotons and odontoglossums over 

 the centre and front; in the immediate fore- 

 ground, odontoglossums, crotons, cattleyas, 

 sonenlas, and phalaenopsis were charmingly 



pied second place, and Mr. W. Vausc, Leam- 

 ington, was placed third. 



ROCK AND WATER GARDEN DISPLAYS. 



What has come to be known as the rock 

 and water garden class at A'ork wat* again a 

 great attraction. ITiere were three entrants, 

 and each filled a space 30ft. by 12ft. The 

 first prize of £15 fell to Messrs. Jas. Hack- 

 house and Son, York, for a fine rock garden 

 exhibit with a central ravine, holding a lily- 

 studded pool of water. Conifers, rhododen- 

 drons, bamboos, and purple beeches formed 

 a high background for alpine shrubs, cam- 

 panulas, and hardy ferns. Near the water 

 were colonies of irises, choice primula^, 

 mimuluses, orchises, and eypripediums. The 

 front portion of the group held colonies of 

 oxalis, cytisus, ramondiatS, cheiranthuse^, 

 sediims, and daintv dianthuses. Messrs. W. 

 Artindale and Soia, Sheffield, won second 

 place with a bold design of rocky cliff. 



York, won the first prize with a garden com- 

 posed of a hedge-backed border, gay borders 

 at the end and front, and three central beds 

 surrounded by rough flagged pathways. The 

 entrance was by low steps in the front 

 cei-tre. Auchu^as, delphiniums, foxgloves, 

 lupins, liliums, and verbascums towered up 

 in front of the background of conifers. At 

 either end liliums, irises, spirseas, gladioli, 

 and lupins, grouped very naturally, were the 

 chief features, while the front border was 

 composed chiefly of Lilium elegans, Spanish 

 irises, paeonies, poppies, and lupins. In the 

 central beds gladiolus, iris, and poppies were 

 conspicuous, while the otlier beds were gay 

 with delpliiniunis, Spaui^li iri-i -. ]>yrethruiii:^, 

 pivoiucs. .i:id dictamnub. 



An oven bolder effect was prtxluced by 

 Messrs. W. Artindale and Son, Sheflield, wJio 

 tilled a sejni-ciicular lorder with grand groups 

 of eroiiuiru>. lupins, Spanish iri.-^es, ^piran^.^. 

 \ u ba.-cuiMs, lupins. puMin'os, etc. A narrow 



