JXTLT 6, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



employed.' gave them quite a natural aj>pear- 

 anoe; while the edge of the pools were sur- 

 rounded with ferns, irises, and M^ater grasses. 

 Iris Kaempferi in variety were much admired, 

 as were also the liliums, which included 

 Lilium elegans semi plena, L. elegans 

 aureum, L. Parryi, L. Pardalinum, L. 

 Krameri, and a number of others. PinkiS in 

 variety, phloxes, and monardias all helped to 

 swell this truly magnificent display of hardy 

 plants and fern^. 



Messrs. Pulhams, Elsenham, Essex, had a 

 pleasing exhibit of rock and alpine plants on 

 which were to be seen campanulas, Dianthus 

 Elsenham Seedling, Orchis maculata, and 

 Chrysogonum virginicum; the same firm also 

 displayed hardy plants. Messrs. Thompson 

 and Charman, Bushey, Hert^, set up a nice 

 rockery garden of hardy and herbaceous 

 flowers, and showed Lychnis Haageana, and 

 the new Lilium myriophyllum in good form, 

 with numerous other subjects. 



HAKDY FLOWERS. 



A long, narrow^ wavy border of flowers 

 from Me&srs. Kelway and Son, Langport, was 

 filled chiefly with the delphiniums for which 

 the firm is famous; there were hundreds upon 

 hundreds of spikes of single and double 

 varieties in every shade of blue from palest 

 hue to deepest purple-violet. Sweet peas 

 were also used, and bo were gaillardias, pyre- 

 thrums, and gladioli. Diisky Monarch, 

 Chandelier, Mrs. Tree, Prince Charming, E. 

 Carr, Zinfandel, Queen of Spain, and Lord 

 Elgin were a few of the best of the del- 

 phiniums on view. 



Delphiniums were well displayed by Messrs. 

 R. H. Eatli, Wisbech, their fine spikes mak- 

 ing a good isetting for border carnations, 

 cluster rots-es, coreopsis. Chrysanthemum maxi- 

 mum Mrs. Daniels, and other good hardy 

 subjects. Campanula humosa, a semi-double 

 form with large blu-ei flowers, was a conspi- 

 cuous subject in a modest group of hardy 

 flowers from Messrs. G. Bolton and Sons, 

 Buntingford, Herts. Conspicuous in the 

 display of hardy flowers from Messrs. W. and 

 J. Brown, Peterborough, werei Gaillardia 

 Lady Eolleston, G. Lady Exeter, G, The 

 King, very brilliant ; and Ostrowskia magni- 

 fica. Mr. Howard Crane, Highgate, brought 

 up a sweetly-fragrant exhibit of violas and 

 violettas^ and arranged the dainty flowers in 

 low pans. Butterfly. Forget-me-Not, Eock 

 Yellow, Eileen, and Reggie were delightful 

 violettas suitable for border or rock garden. 



Herbaceous phloxes were uncommonly well 

 exlibited by Messrs. H. J. Jones, Eyecroft 

 Nursery, Lewisham. A long, gently-sloping 

 bank of these grand border flowers was ar- 

 ranged, all the plants being in pots. In 

 irany cases the heads of fragrant flowers rose 

 5ft. high. A few striking varieties were Fran 

 Ant Buchner^ Boule de Feu, Meteore, G. A. 

 Strohlin, General Von Hentsz, Dr. Charcot, 

 Sheriff Ivory, Mons. Kind, Frau Von Lane- 

 terg, Elizabeth Campbell, the lovely white 

 Fiancee, Iris, the rosy coloured Ataiia, and 

 the rosy-eyed Selma. A very fine contribu- 

 tion, A beautiful lot of delphiniums from 

 Messrs. Blackmore and Langdon, Bath, in- 

 cluded splendid spikes of Rev. E. Lascelles, 

 Chantry Queen, Conspicua, Statuaire Rude — 

 a superb, large-flowered lavendex-blue variety 

 w:th long massive spikes ; Sergeant Beranger, 

 the vivid violet Novelty, and the dark violet- 

 purple Henry Moi^san. The lovely Viola 

 cornuta purpurea was finely repre^^?nted by 

 Messrs. Gunn and Sons, Olton, Avith V. cor- 

 ^-uta alba and a backing of spikes of Lilium 

 auratum. 



Messrs. Gunn and Sons, Olton, invariably 

 show phloxes well, and on this occasion they 

 staged bold masses of good spikes of Eliza- 

 beth Campbell, Border Beacou, the bright 

 salmon - red Baron von Dedem . Wilbur 

 Wright, Flora, Selma, the splendid purple Le 

 Mahdi, Josephine Gerbeaux, Frau Von Lase- 

 pcrg, and the brilliant George A. Stroehlin. 

 lessre. F. Smith and Co.. Woodbridge, pro- 

 vided a bright exhibit of hardy flow ers. An- 

 them is Kelwayi, phloxes, and scabious being 

 the chief features. 



A fine display of hardy flowers from Mr. 

 Janaes Box, Lindfield, had a brilliauf centre 

 composed of stately spikes of deep blue del- 

 phinium and Eremurus Shelfordi and E. 



Bungci. Gladiolas were pleasantly displayed 

 with gaillardias, phloxes, Oenotheras, eri- 

 gerons, and a fev/ alpines, Messrs. G. -and 



A. Clark, Dover, made a great show with 

 fine groupings of Gilia coronopifolia, Iris 

 ocliroleuca aurea, alstroemerias, the lovely 

 old Lilium candidum, AsperuLa tinctoria, 

 delphiniums, Eremurus Bungei, Salvia tur- 

 kestanica, Scabioc^a caucasica. Selenium 

 Bolanderi Golden Gem, and the rosy-pink 

 pyrethrum John Malcolm. The firm had 

 also a little pool of water lilies and Japa- 

 nese irises. The very handsome strain of 

 large cup-and- saucer Canterbury bells 

 Messrs. W. J. Godfrey and Son«, E:s:mouth, 

 have raised was finely represented on. this oc- 

 casion by giant spikes and massive blooms in 

 many charming shades of colour. Messrs. 

 Jarman and Co., Chard, were involved in the 

 stage smash, and so their fine sweet peas, 

 roses, sweet sultans, and pelargoniums suf- 

 fered considerably, but the latter were the 

 best survivors. 



Messrs. Gibson and Co., Leeming Bar, 

 Yorks, were exhibitors of choice hardy 

 flowers, and they set up lovely forms of del- 

 phiniums, Verbascum Ivanhoe, V. Caledonia, 

 and V. A. M. Bourne, all very fine things. 

 Messrs. Rich and Co„, Bath, were represented 

 by phloxes, pentstemons, the handsome Ver- 

 bascum Weidmaniana, and a collection of 

 violas. Gladioli were very pleasingly shown 

 by Mr. Frank Lilley, Guernsey, and, as the 

 spikes of red, rose, pink, and white flowers 

 were set up with grassy foliage, they made 



a pretty eftect. 



Gaillardias were gaily shown by Messrs. 



B. Ladhanis and Sons, Shirley, Southamptou, 

 and fine varieties were Superb, Aurora, Sul- 

 phur Gem, Gloria, and Brilliant; the new 

 Salvia Ladhamsi was staged, and also a col- 

 lection of hardy border flowers. Mr. E. C. 

 Notcutt was represented by a collection of 

 hardy flowers, wherein Verbascum Chauxi 

 alba, Salvia turkestanica, Lilium elegans, 

 and Anthemis Kelwayi were commanding 

 subjects. 



Messrs. Bees, Lim., Liverpool, displayed 

 choice alpines, and a selection of the best del- 

 phiniums, eremuri, irises, spira&as, and 



mula cortusoides. 



Messrs. W. Wells and Co., Lim., Merst- 

 ham, presented a fine exhibit of hardy flowers, 

 which included fine masses of phloxes, cam- 

 panulas, gaillardias, and scabiouses, also some 

 fine carnations, both in pots and a cut state. 

 Messrs. G. Mallett and Co., Cheddar, had a 

 pleasing exhibit of hardy flowers, where 

 large clusters of Lilium candidum, L. longi- 

 florum, and L. excelsum were to be seen. 

 Dianthus, campanulas, and early phloxes 

 were also quite a feature here. 



Messrs. W. Cutbush and Sons presented a 

 most natural exhibit of hardy plants. The 

 water garden was furnished with nymphaeas 

 in variety, with water grasses, and other 

 subjects, while masses of Iris Kaempferi were 

 grouped on the banks. Around were phloxes, 

 gladioli, delphiniums, gaillardias, and simi- 

 lar plants, the whole forming a charming pic- 

 ture. Mention should be made of Lilium 

 giganteum also in this group. A nice table 

 of cut shrubs came from Mary Countess of 

 Ilchester, Abbotkbury Castle; gardener, Mr. 

 Kenipshall. There were to be seen fine ex- 

 amples of Ix)nicera Hildebrandi, Eucalyptus 

 ficifolia, Phormium alpinum, philadelphus 

 in varietv, and many other flowering shrubs, 

 Messrs'. G. Jaekman and Son, Woking, 

 had a verv fine group of clematises flanked 

 with hardy flowers. The former were all 

 trained specimen plants, and the brightest 

 appeared to be Lady Betty Balfour, Miss 

 Crawshav, Star of India, Mrs. Geo. Jack- 

 man Otto Froebel, and Lady Northchffe. The 

 best features of the hardy flowers were the 

 delphiniums, Betonica rosea, and richly- 

 coloured gaillardias. Mr. Fames, Floral Nur- 

 series, Frome, presented a nice collection of 

 iiardy flowers. The scabiouses were particu- 

 larly" fine, especially the variety Mrs. R. F. 

 Felton. a lighter variety than the species. 

 The delphiniums, too, were in fine condition, 

 as Avere also a good variety of gaillardias. 



Alessrs. Barr and Sons, Covent Garden, 

 had a splendid bank of hardy flowers, in 

 which were noted the new hybrid lupins 



Pri- 



with their quaint shades of colour, the sum- 

 mer flowering gladioli, irises, gaillardias, 

 •and liliums. A pleasing water garden was 

 also admirably arranged; the spiraeas here 

 were quite a feature, while the nymphaeas 

 were tastefully placed in a cool-looking pool 

 of water, while other attractive su bj ect« 

 were Campanula pusilLa, delphiniums m fine 

 variety, a huge mass of Salvia variegata 

 nemorosa, and a large clump of a hardy 

 orchid named Gymnadenia conopsei, with tall 

 spikes of purple flowers. The exhibit occu- 

 pied the entire side of one tent. 



Messrs. Carter Page and Co., 52, London 

 Wall, London, made a fine display of hardy 

 flowers. The violas were arranged in pans, 

 and gave a very good idea of their appe^ar- 

 ance in a bed. The same firm also had a fine 

 xhibit of paeony and cactus dahlias, also 

 a number of the new collarette varieties, 

 with .a number of brilliant zonal pelargo- 

 niums tastefully displayed in vases. Mr. 

 J. MacDonald, Harpenden, had a splendid 

 exhibit of grasses suited to all purposes. 

 The species were exhibited in sterilised and 

 unsterilised soil, and the results were re- 

 markable. Quite a feature of the exhibit 

 was the grasses grown for decorative work, 

 which were grown on matting, and would 

 certainly produce a highly decorative effect, 

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

 stone, made a fine effort with their hardy 

 flowers, the whole bank making a pleasing 

 display. The chief features were the del- 

 phiiiiuiHs. which were clean and bright, 

 liliums in variety, eremuri, Pentstemons 

 Southgate Gem and Thos. Shaw, astilbes in 

 pink and rose, a fine selection of nymphaeas, 

 erigerons, English irises, and a small alpine 

 garden with excellent campanulas growing. 

 A large table of hardy flowers came from 

 Mr. G. Keuthe, Hardy Plant Nursery, 

 Keston. Hei-e were to be seen Bahia cor- 

 nuta. Erica cinerea rosea » a beautifnl colour, 

 the early flowering gladioli, magnolias, ere- 

 muri, and liliums in large variety, the whole 

 forming a fine exhibit. 



Messrs. Paul and Son, The Old Nurseries, 

 Cheshunt, sent a most interesting collection 

 of cut shrubs, both foliage and flowering 

 subjects being used ; especially noticeable 

 were Weigelia Eva Rathke, Spiraea Aitchin- 

 soni, S. Anthony Waterer, Ligustrum multi- 

 florum, Fagus tricolour, and a large num- 

 l>er of phloxes, which were in splendid form. 

 Messrs. E. Yeitch and Son, Exeter, exhibited 

 some splendid plants of Calceolaria Veltchi* 

 and the Bronze Age, also Golden Glory,, 

 which created much interest ; Avith a few 

 vases of choice flowering shrubs. 



STOVE AND GEEEXHOUSE PLANTS. 



Messrs. Jas. Veitch and Sons. Lim., Chel- 

 sea, contributed a very fine bank of choice 

 stove and greenhouse plants, backed with 

 tall cocos palms and tree ferns. The dra- 

 caenas, crotons, and caladiums were all in 

 fine colour, while the anthuriums in variety 

 found many admirers. The nepenthes, too, 

 were a fine"^ feature, while masses of ixoras, 

 cannas, and Solanum Wendlandi were a fine, 

 effective piece of coJour amongst the foliage 

 plants. One also noted well-coloured plants 

 of the new Araucaria Silver Star, nnd a 

 group of orchids in the centre, which in- 

 cluded cattleyas in variety, cypripediums, 

 oncidiums, Odontioda Lambeauiana, and O. 

 Bradshawiae. The whole exhibit was re- 

 markable for the high culture displayed, and 

 the free stvle in which they were arranged. 

 Messrs. Jas. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea, were 

 (in another tent) involved in a disaster; the 

 whole of the staging in one part of the tent 

 gave way, and the whole of the plants fell 

 over and'manv were smashed up. After 

 rearrangement* the exhibit consisted of a 

 fine strain of streptocarpuses, standard 

 fuchsias, cannas, Solanum Wendlandi, green- 

 house rhododendrons, malmaison and per- 

 petual carnations, and the fine Begonia 

 Lucerna. Messrs. J. Peed and Sons, Nor- 

 wood, had a very fine lot of beautiful gloxi- 

 nias and streptocarpuses bedded in ferns, 

 but many of these came to grief in the 

 breakdown. Mr. Vincent Slade, Taunton, 

 afforded a bright bit of colouring with zonal 

 pelargoniums in goodly bunches. Messrs. J. 

 Piper and Sons, Barnes, exhibited a group 



