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THE GARDENERS* MAGAZINE. 



July 6, 1912. 



Captain Lambton, the salmon King Georg-e 

 v., the scarlet Lord Dalnieny, and the new 

 large pink P. W. Jameson^ a fine new variety. 



Messrs. Blackmore and Langdon, Twerton- 

 on-Avon, exhibited finely-grown begonias, 

 chiefly double varieties and frilled t^ingle 

 formSj the latter very pretty and now finely 

 developed. Among large-tiowered doubles 

 some of the finest were Wm. Marshall, Mrs. 

 Robert Morton (A.M.), soft yellow; Florence 

 Nightingale (A.M.), white; Mrs. James Doug- 

 las, Lady Dorrington, the lovely pink Prin- 

 cess Victoria Louise, the golden Mrs. W. L. 

 Aiuslie, and the free-flowering white Empress 

 Marie, 



Double begonias is a great variety of 



colours formed the chief feature of Messrs. J. 

 Cai ter and Co.'s exhibit ; with these were as- 

 sociated a fine strain of streptocarpuses and 

 four corner groups of arums. Another fine 

 exhibit of b^igonias was staged by Mr. A. L. 

 Gvvillim, Sidcup, who universally shows 

 well. His Mrs. J. E. Gwillim, Sea Shell, Mrs. 

 H. Harris, Primrose, and Miss Monet Ed- 

 wardson were fine. 



FRL'IT AND VEGETABLES. 



Messrs. G. Bunyard and Co., Lim., Maid- 

 stone, had a very fine exhibit of fruit trees 

 in pots. Peaches and nectarines, trained in 

 fan fashion at the back of the group, were 

 covered with brightly-coloured fruits, while 

 in the front were to be seen splendid examples 

 of apples, plums, pears, figs, and peaches, 



the apples James Grieve, Lady Sudeley, and 

 Kibstoa Pijjpin, being fine both in size and 



colour ; while the plums included well-cropped 

 specim<ens of Jefferson, Old Greengage, Early 

 Normandy, and Sultan. The peaches, too, 

 were well cropped, especially Sea Eagle and 

 Prince of Wales. 



Messrs. James Veiteh and Sons, Lim., Chel- 

 sea, presented a grand exhibit of fruit trees 

 in pots, the display extending over one thou- 

 sand square feet. Peaches, nectarines, 

 plums^ and gooseberries were all well repre- 

 sented. The gooseberries were quite an at- 

 traction, for every plant was trained, and 

 loaded with fruit. The peaches were ripe, 

 and included well-coloured fruits of Pere- 

 grine, Early Alfred, and Duke of York, Men- 

 tion should also be made of the plume, for 

 the trees, though only gi^owing in small pote, 

 carried very heavy crops, especially Oullin'e 

 Golden Gage, Brandy Gage, Early Trans- 

 parent Gage, and Blue Eock. The whole ex- 

 hibit gave evidence of the highest cultural 

 skill. 



Messrs. Laxton Bros., Bedford, delighted 

 fruit growers with their etxhibit of strawber- 

 ries, which were displayed in baskets, with 

 gi^eenery lightly placed between them. Lax- 

 ton's Latest were most tempting, fine in size, 

 with the Waterloo colour. Rival was also 

 great ; The Earl . Maincrop, Utility, and 

 Givon's Late Prolific were also remarkably 

 fine, while Eed Currant Laxton's Per- 

 fection attracted much attention for its 

 hijge size. Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Bush 

 Hill Park, exhibited figs in pots, vines, and 

 Phenomenal berry. The figs were well 

 cropped with ripe and grean fruit. The varie- 

 ties Brown Turkey, Violet Sepore, White 

 Tschia, and Bourjasotte Eriol were excellent. 

 The grapes were Appley Towers and Muscat 

 of Huno^ary. 



The King's Acre Nurseries, Lim., Hereford, 

 again displayed their ability to put up a 

 fine exhibit of fruit trees. The apples, pears, 

 figs, and peaches were carrying good crops of 

 luscious fruit. Some of the best speeimens were 

 nectarine Cardinal, Belgian Purple plum, 

 Souv. du Congres pear, with splendid exam- 

 ples of apples Alexander, Norfolk Beauty, and 

 Worcester Pearmain. The black currants, 

 too, were excellent. A collection of straw- 

 berries in twelve varieties came from the 

 Duke of Rutland, Belvoir Castle, Grantham; 

 gardener, Mr. W. H. Divers. The best were 

 Ewans Late Prolific, Dr. Hogg, Epicure, 

 President, and Gunton Park. 



A fine exhibit of fruit trees in pots came 

 from Mr. S. Heilbut, Holyport, Maidenhead; 

 gardener, Mr. G. Camp. These were trees 

 ten to twelve feet high, and were fine ex- 

 amples of cherries and nectarines. The 



latter were Early Rivers, and the plants were 



splendidly cropped, as were also the cherries, 

 the varieties Emperor Francis and Late 

 Black Bigarreau being in fine condition. 



The Halliford French Garden, Shepperton, 

 staged a nice display of the products from 

 such gardens. The radishes were in the pink 

 of condition, and represented by about four 

 varieties. Cauliflowers were fine, a-nd in ex- 

 cellent condition, as were also the lettuces, 

 both cos and cabbage. Marrows, carrots, 

 kidney beans, and melons were also well cul- 

 tivated, the whole forming a pleasing exhibit. 



FERNS. 



Messrs. H. B. May aud Sons, Upper Ed- 

 monton, arranged a magnificent Dank of 

 terns, in quite a new styie. Tfie group was 

 well displayed, coming irom the ground to 

 the eaves oi tlie roof. xS^ephrolepis m variety 

 formed the background, while huge speci- 

 mens of PolypodiLim Knightse, P. viageni, 

 Nephrolepis Vv hitmanni, Adiantum farley- 

 ensii^ giorisum, iNephroiepis iNeuberti, and 

 Lycopodium japonicum were all in hue con- 

 aicion, while aimost every plant was m per- 

 fect condition, and the gola medal awarded 

 was worthily won, Messrs. H. B. May and 

 Sons, Edmonton, also exhibited an interest- 

 ing collection of good varieties of hardy 

 ferns; Lastrea pseudo-mas Doddsi, L. p.-m. 

 Mapalebecki, Anthurium feiix-ioeniina plu- 

 mosa divaricata, A. i. f. gemmatum, Adian- 

 tum pedatum, Osmunda paiustris crispato 

 congesta, and Athyrium Goringianum espe- 

 cially attracted our attention. 



A splendid group of ferns, grandly set up 

 by Messrs. J, Hill and Son, Edmonton, con- 

 tained giant specimens of Dicksonia antarc- 

 tiea, Gieichenia rupestris glaucescens, As- 

 plenium nidus, Cyathea deaibata, the grace- 

 ful Polypodium Knightse, Platycereum 

 Veitchi, grande, Osmunda javanica, Poly- 

 podium quercifolium, P. giganteum, and 

 smaller examples of Nephrolepis Marshalli, 

 Gymogramma elegantissima, JDavallia re- 

 tusa, and D. tenuifolia Veitchi. It wag a 

 large group, facing either way in the centre 

 of the big tent, and it was greatly admired. 

 Mr. W. A. Manda, St. Albans, Herts, had 

 a nice group of ferns and foliage plants. In 

 the former were fine examples of Polypodium 

 Mandaianum, a very distinct form, with 

 Nephrolepis Whitmanni, N. Gratresi, and N. 

 Eoosevolt- 



ROCK, WATER, AND ALPINE GARDENS. 



One of the most-talked-of exhibits in the 

 whole show was the three-fold one arranged 

 by Messrs, R. Wallace and Co., Colchester, 

 who are past masters at the elegant and 

 tasteful display of hardy flowers. One end 

 consisted of a set of flower borders behind 

 a low plant-filled wall. The centre was a 

 terraced garden reached by easy old steps, 

 and bounded by a box hedge. The other 

 end was a big water garden, and one that 

 was not overdone. I'here was a pool of 

 water lilies spanned by a few rough stones; 

 at the back above the grassy banks were fine 

 masses of spiraeas, Astilbe ceres, and bam- 

 boos; while in front were pretty groups of 

 Japanese irises. Along the terraced garden 

 the borders were filled with Erigeron spe- 

 ciosa, and pentstemons of the "Gem" type, 

 while below the wall a few Tfliums rose from 



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a border of choice varieties of hardy ferns. 

 In the lower garden, the low wall was 

 crowned with small Oenotheras, campanulas, 

 the scarlet Verbena chamsedrioides, sedums, 

 hypericums, etc. On the inner side a narrow 

 ]>order of Nepeta vMusseni tseparated the 

 grass plot from the flagstone path that led 

 alongside a bold flower border where Pent- 

 stemon Southgate Gem was associated with 

 Lilium candidum, and where delphiniums 

 and golden verbascums towered close by 

 masses of Lilium auratum vittatuni, Eremu- 

 rus Sir Michael, E. Olgae, E. Olga Rosy Morn, 

 and E. Peach Blossom, made a show of 

 themselves; but Lirium elegans, L. excelsum, 

 L. longiflorum, delphiniums, cineraria, and 

 Anthemis Kelwayi were pressed into service, 

 and the whole was a delightful garden of 

 rare and beautiful plants, delightfully dis- 



plaved. 



A little wild garden, with nymphaeas afloat 

 on the water, and the margin beautiful with 



Japanese irises, funkias, hardy ferns Pri 

 mula involucrata, aud spiraeas formed' part 

 of a large exhibit from Messrs. Thos S 

 W are, Feltham. An alpine garden came 

 next with colonies of (Enothera riparia CE 

 taraxifolia alba. Campanula pumila, ' the 

 sweet Thymus coccineus, Conadendron and 

 amondioides. Edelweiss, the double form of 

 Tunica saxifraga, and the yellow Sedum 

 origanum. Next followed a fine collection 

 of hardy border flowers in goodly bunches 

 and here phloxes. Campanula macrantha' 

 Linaria dalmatica, Alstroemeria aurea. Lych- 

 nis chaloedonica, and Isatis glauca were par- 

 ticularly effective. Mr. H. Hemsley, Craw- 

 ley, put up an alpine garden thoroughly well 

 furnished with very bright colonies of Coro- 

 nilla cappadocica, Silene armeria. Campanula 

 pusilla Miss Willmott, Gentiana septemfida 

 latifolia, Ruta patavina, Erigeron speciosa, 

 Inula Roylei, Campanula valdensis. Mr! 

 l*eslie Greening, Richmond, exhibited a tiny 

 rock and water garden. 



The rock garden put up by Messrs. W 

 Pells and Son, Hitchin, Herts, was a very 

 pretty one, and flowering plants were pleas- 

 ingly associated with hardy ferns. Primula 

 involucrata. Calceolaria polyrhiza, (Eno- 

 thera speciosa. Campanula pusilla, C. p. 

 Miss AVillmott, Delphinium nudicaule, and 

 Dianthus Napoleon III. Messrs. Phillips and 

 Taylor, Bracknell, had a raised flower border 

 made gay with border carnations, a selec- 

 tion of delphiniums, Galega Her Majesty, 

 and Anchusa italica Dropmore, the whole 

 fronted by small campanulas, sedum, nepe- 

 tas, etc. ; the same firm had a water garden 

 in which Nymphsea Gladstoniana was par- 

 ticularly fine in a surrounding of reeds, 

 alisma, the double sagittaria, etc. 



Messrs. Whitelegg and Page, Chislehurst. 

 were extensive exhibitors of hardy flowers, 

 and put up large masses of delphiniums, 

 Galega Her Majesty, their fine Geum Mrs. 

 Bradshaw, Phygeliue capensis, Pentstemon 

 Southgate Gem, Scabiosa caucasica, Lilium 

 candidum, and Leucheras. In the centre of 

 their group they had a delightful lot of 

 water lilies in a pool surrounded by water 

 lilies and bamboos. Tlie ''Newberry" was 

 also shown by this firm. A garden of beau- 

 tiful flowers was arranged in the big tent 

 by Mr. Maurice Prichard, Christchurch. One 

 end was a border of herbaceous plants, such 

 as Isatis glauca, delphiniums, eremuri, Heme- 

 rocallis auranticea major, phloxes, the blue- 

 based Campanula latifolia Mrs. Prichard, 

 Sah-ia turkestanica, and Oenotheras, it the 

 other end a rock and bog garden combination 

 merited attention because of the pleasing 

 arrangement of the little colonies of Dian- 

 thus E. T. Anderton, Acantholimon venus- 

 tum, Cytisus shiphaensis. Campanula 6. F. 

 Wilson, Hvpericum enpetrifolium, Oenothera 

 speciosa rosea, and Nierumbergia rivularis 

 backed by astilbes, thalictrums, bamboos, 

 A circular bed set in the curve of the flower 

 border was filled with Layatera Olbia and the 

 blue Delphinium Cineraria. 



Messrs. J. Cheal and Sons, Lim., 

 Nurseries, Crawley, presented a fine exhibit 

 of rock and alpine plants, arranged m a 

 most natural way. Some of the best plants 

 were Fuchsia procumbens, Cistus algar- 

 venee, campanulas in good variety, sedums, 

 Genista tinctoria plena, with a large variety 

 of suitable conifers and acers suited for such 

 positions; the entire arrangement bemg well 

 carried out. The Guildford Hardy Plant 

 Company, Guildford, were represented by a 

 fine display of hardy flowers, which includea 

 some choice alpines. The campanulas ana 

 delphiniums were very good here. i^e 

 Misses Hopkins, Mere Gardens, Shepperton- 

 on-Thames, also displayed a natural garden. 



Mr. Amos Perry, Hardy Plant Farm i^n- 

 field, produced an enormous exhibit of hamy 

 flowers, which occupied about 250 feet run. 

 Delphiniums were grouped in large i»asses ai 

 either end, while rock work was mounded up 

 most naturally ; here were to be seen ma^ 

 of Prunella Webbiana rosea, Erigeron 

 hybrida, verbascums in variety, a fine group 

 of Amaryllis formisissima and astilbes. a 

 hardy ferns made a delightfully cool-loofcin^ 

 spot. The plants were beautifully «^^^J^P*^f 

 and meet tastefully arranged. Tanks 

 nymphaeas were splendid, the deeper tanKs 



