July 6, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



513 



Throughout 



flowers. Magnificent spikes of Odontoglossum 

 percultum var. King George V., Odontioda 

 Lambeaueana and Odontonia Lairessife with 

 over fifty blooms, came from Mr. F. Men- 

 teith Ogilvie, The Shrubbery, Oxford. 



A large and very beautiftil exhibit was 

 admirably staged by Messrs. Mansell and 

 Hatcher, Ra-w^don^ Leeds. Odontoglossums 

 and Renauthera Imschootiana were freely 

 ufeed in the background among the palms. 



the group there were first-rate 

 specimens of Laelio-cattleya Pacavia su- 

 perba, L.-c. Martinetti, L.-c. Canhamiana, 

 and L.-c. Canhamiana alba, Cattleya Mossise, 

 C. Dupreana (very fine), C. gigas, and C. 

 Mossiae. Miltonia vexillaria was well dis- 

 played, as ^ilso were M. Bleuana Laekenense, 

 M. vexillaria Lambeaueana, Odontoglosisum 

 crispo-Harryanum, tihe brilliant O. Queen 

 Alexandra, Coelogyne Dayana, odOntiodas in 

 variety, Dendrobium Lowi, Saccolabium 

 Blumei, w^th two long spikes, Coelogyne pan- 

 durata, and Odontoglossum Williamseanum — 

 altogether a fine exhibit. The contribution 

 from Mr. E. V. Low, Hayward's Heath, in- 

 cluded Coelogyne pandurata, Cattleya Mossiae 

 Peetersi, C Mossiae Wagneri Vale Bridge 

 var., C, Dietriechiana. etc. 



A large and charming exhibit of orchids, 

 delightfully staged, from Messrs. Charles- 

 worth and Co., Haywards Heath, attracted 

 a large amount of attention. Tlie bold cen- 

 tral feature consisted of about sixty-five 

 spikes of Rimistadiana set over a mound of 

 Epidendrura vitellinum majus. At either 

 end were flanking groups of splendid spikes 

 of Odontoglossum ardentissimum, O. cris- 

 pum, O. Jasper, O.. armainviUiersense, 0. per- 

 cultum, O. Lambeauianum, O. hibernicum, 

 etc. With these were associated Odontioda 

 Bradshawiae, and O. Charlesworthi. In 

 other parts of this handsome exhibit, we 

 noticed Oncidioda Cybele, the new white 

 and yellow Odontonia Edna, Gramangis 

 Ellisi, the fine old Epidendrum prismatoear- 

 pum, Peristeria elata, the quaint Cryptopho- 

 ranthus Dayana, a number of examples of 

 the fringed Brassavola Digbyana, Laelio- 

 cattleya Ceres Princess Mary, gold and crim- 

 son; a fine Cattleya Mossiae Wagneri, L,-c. 

 aphrodite, C. Germania, and the long-spiked 

 Oncidium Claesianum. 



The group from Mr. H. A. Tracy, Twick- 

 enham, included a good batch of Cypripe- 

 dium Curtisi, C. niveum, Cattleya Mendeli, 

 C. Mossiae. Mr. Davis, gardener to J. 

 Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebelands, South 

 Woodford, had a double-sized group 

 of large dimensions, composed of orchids 

 set pleasingly in a beautiful collection of 

 selaginellas, each plant a large specimen. 

 Both orchids and selaginellas were admir- 

 able. Odontoglossum ardentissimum, O, 

 percultum, O. armainviUiersense santholes, 

 forms of O. crispum, 0. amabile, Cattleya 

 Mossiae, and C. gigas, 

 orchids. 



Messrs. Stuart Low 

 Park, Enfield, were 

 orchids. Their high 



composed of Renanthera Imschootiana, 

 Coelogyne asperata, and Acineta Humboldti. 

 Oncidiums were freely used to give grace 

 and colour to the ends and back of the group. 

 Vanda teres was well shown, and Cattleya 

 gigas, C. Mossiae Reineckiana, C. Thurgood- 

 iana Apollo, C. gigas Meteor, with a fine 

 ruby lip, Miltonia Bleuana. Ljiplia tcnebrosa 

 Walton Grange var., and Oncidium pul- 

 chellum were a few of the leading subjects 

 m the foreground. 



CARNATIONS. 



A bold and pretty display of carnations 

 came from Messrs. S. Low and Co., Enfield. 

 The flowers were put up in vases of varying 

 shape and size, in hanging baskets, in bowls, 

 and in bouquet-like bunches ; Malmaison 

 varieties were largely shown with such per- 

 petual varieties as Mikado, Baroness de 

 Bnenin, Scarlet Glow, Lady Alington, and 

 Prmcess Juliana. 



Mr. Jas. Douglas, Edensdde, Great Book- 

 ham, displayed some delightful carnations, 

 ^der varieties of fine form and colour. 

 Phere were about thirty vases of blooms. 



were the leading 



and Co., Bush Hill 

 large exhibitors of 

 centra] feature was 



and some of the best varieties were Trojan, 

 Cardinal, Elizabeth, Schiffner, Mrs. R. Gor- 

 don, Mrs. Elliott Douglas, Lord Nelson, the 

 pink Cupid, and the white Kate Xickleby. 



Perpetual carnations were largely shown 

 by Mr. C. Engelmann, Saffron Walden, 

 whose exhibit was composed chiefly of large 

 sheaves of Carola, Sunstar, Harlequin, Rex, 

 White Perfection, Enchantress, Salome, and 

 other good sorts. Mr. H. Burnett, Guern- 

 sey, displayed t;plendid perpetual carnations 



ing varieties were Mikado, Rose Dove, Mrs. 

 C. W. Ward, Beacon, Winsor, Coronation, 



und Britannia. 



Border carnations from Mr. H. Lakeman, 

 Thornton Heath, were well set up in vases 

 and bamboo stands; The King, Miss Will- 

 mott Linkman, Lady Hermione, and Amy 

 Robsart were best shown. Mr. C. Blick, The 

 Warren Nurseriee, Hayes, Kent, put up a 

 few splendid carnations, and again showed his 

 w malmaison variety Charles Blick; of 



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Flowers rich orange-scarlet. F.C.C., R.H.S., July 2. Misa Willmott, Warley Place 



in tall glass vases, and the fine blooms were 

 well set up. We noted Mikado, Niagara 

 (white), Mrs. H. Burnett, Mrs. Totton. R. F. 

 Felton Scarlet Glow, White W^onder, Rose 

 Dore, and Rose Pink Enchantress as espe- 

 cially good in a fine set. ^ ^.a. i? 



Mr Hillman gardener to v\ . M. Gott, i:>sq., 

 Frenython, Par Station, Cornwall, was a 

 laro^e exhibitor of cut carnations, the mal- 

 maison variety Princess of Wales being the 

 variety best displayed. Mr. IJertie E. Bell 

 contributed a lovely lot of carnations and 

 set up the flowers lightly and artistically in 

 vases of various heights. Some -f the lead- 



border varieties he showed good blooms ot 

 Pater. San Remo, Queen Mary, R. Morton, 

 very fine; May Day, Linkman, Skirmisher, a 



fine fancy; and Medusa. 



Mr. C. Lange, Hampton, was also an exhibi- 

 tor of tine carnations, and he confined his 

 attention to perpetual varieties such as O. P. 

 Bassett, Enehantress, Mrs. C. W. Ward, fin© 

 salmon-pink; Scarlet Glow, Cardinal, and 

 Afterglow. Mest^rs. J. Peed and Soiir-. \\ er-t 

 Norwood, had a semi-circular group of car- 

 nations, and showed growing plants as wall 

 cut blooms of perpetual and malmaison 



varieties. 



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