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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



Jl^LT 6, 1912, 



of fucli&ias. The tall pyramids in the back- 

 ground were well clothed in flower, while the 

 groundwork was composed of dwarfer plants. 

 It was rather a pity that the varieties were 

 not named, for the exhibit suffered in educa- 

 tional value. 



Messrs. H. J. Jones, Lim.., Lewisham, had 

 a splendid exhibit of zonal and ivy-leaved 

 pelargoniums. In the former were the Cram- 

 pel seedlings in wonderful colours, a few of 

 the brightest being Alfred Simpson, A. 

 Lovett, Germania, Harry Jones, and E. New- 

 man. These, backed by a long vista of 

 colour from the phloxes behind them, pro- 

 duoed a gorgeous mass of colour. A qiiaint 

 exhibit was that from Mr. H. N. Ellison, 

 West Bromwicli, who exhibited a large col- 

 lection of cacti for Mr. F. A. Haage. One 

 would think the whole horticultural world 

 was interested in cacti judging from the 

 number of people who were crowded around 

 the exhibit, which certainly embraced a most 

 comprehensive collection. 



From Messrs. Thos. Eochford and Sons, 

 Xiim., Turnford, came a fine group of the new 

 Araucaria excelsa Silver Star. Tlie plants 

 were most effective, arranged in a group, and 

 it will doubtless prove a boon in this class 

 of plant. Tile same firm also exhibited 

 plants of the new fern Nephrolepis exaltata 

 var. Rochfordi, a very dens-e-growing form. 

 A rare splash of colour was provided by Mr. 

 L. E. Eussell, Eichmond, who exhibited a 

 long, even bank of the useful and glowing 

 scarlet Salvia Pride of Zurich, backed by the 

 ^ilvorv Abatilon Sawitzi. 



^Icssi^^. W. Cutbush and Son, Highgate, 

 Ts'., ])re.s-ented a delightful exhibit of carna- 

 tions, border, Malmaison and perpetual varie- 

 ties, arranged in mounds and valleys amid 

 f':^rns and palms, and some polyaiitha roses. 

 Tery fine were the carnationrs Mr>. Trelaw- 

 ney. King Arthur, Lady Coventry, Lord 

 Eothschild, EnchantreFs, and Tlie Queen. 

 Tall crotons, the new Silver Star araucaria, 

 and new hydrangeas were associated with the 

 carnations, the whole forming a large and 

 beautiful display. Colour in foliage alone 

 comes as a relief from the vivid shades of 

 the flowers, hence the large exhibit of cala- 

 diums, with their large leaves of soft rose, 

 pale-green, silver, carmine, buff, and ro?e, 

 farmed a pleasing display. Tlie plants were 

 well grown and well arranged with ferns. 



Mr. Philip Ladds, Swanley, was represented 

 by the new zonal pelargoniums Ambrosia, 

 "White Queen, and Cliamp^on, the latter a 

 very free and attractive pink variety. Stove 

 foliage plants from Mr. J. Bruckhaus, Twick- 

 enham, made a brave show; giant palms 

 and growing caladiums and crotons were 

 associated with aspidistras, pandanus, acers. 



Show and fancy pelargoniums from Mr. 

 W. Treseder, Cardiff, included the new deep 

 maroon, red-edged Lord Bute, a striking 

 variety. 



The reviving interest in scented pelargo- 

 niums was evidenced by a large and very in- 

 teresting collection of species and varieties, 

 represented by neat specimens, from Mr. 

 Edwin Beckett. V.M.H., gardener to the 

 Hon. Vicary Gibbs,Aldenham House, ELstree. 

 Some striking sorts were P. crispum maxi- 

 mus, P. Moore's Victory, P. Purple Unique, 

 the quaint little P. grossularioides var^egata, 

 P. aspera, P. abrotanifolium, the glowing P. 

 ardens, P. Blandfordianum with grey leaves 

 and white flowers; P. echinatum, with fairly 

 large, white, red-blotched flowers; P. arte- 

 mesioides, and the laree-leaved P. tomentc^ 

 sum. A new ivy-leaved pelargonium named 

 Queen Marv. deep salmon, with deep red 

 edge and marks, was sent by Mr. H. Hemsley, 

 Crawley; it is free-flowering, and a promis- 

 ing plant for window-boxes, etc. 



Succulent plants are not often shown now- 

 a-days, therefore a fairly repr-^eentative col- 

 lection is of special interest. Such a collec- 

 tion wan staged bv Mr. C. Dixon, gardener to 

 Mary Countess of Ilchester. Holland House. 

 The" leading- subjects were Aloe macro- 

 carpa, Mamillaria sanguinea, M. pusilla, 

 M. Ga^teria verrucosa, G. latifolia. Dyckia 

 marifolia, Pilocereas senilis, and Agave fila- 

 mentwa. It waK said that the plants had 

 all been raised at home from seed. Cannas 

 wore finely shown by Messrs. H. Cannell and 



etc. 



Sons, Swanley; the large heads of glorious 

 blooms were very effective. The salmon Paul 

 Crampel pelargonium, gloxinias, and tuber- 

 ous begonias completed a gay exhibit. 



Messrs. Godfrey and Son, Exmouth, sent 

 a large display of hardy flowers. Cape pelar- 

 goniums, in large variety, ab^ a fine exhibit 

 of decorative pelargoniums such as Andra 

 Lauret, Lady Mildred Cooke, Bystock, Lady 

 Doreen Long, and a bright orange-red zonale 

 named Captivation. The same exhibitor also 

 staged some fine sweet peas. Mr. L. E. 

 Russell, Richmond, exhibited isome very fine 

 examples of Anthurium crystallinum, the 

 bold C y a noph y 11 u in m agn i fi c u m , aloe asias , 

 caladiums, and crotons, the-se making up a 

 handsome exhibit. 



OUTDOOR EXHIBITS. 



The heavy rains during the day and tho 

 consequent unpleasant conditions out of doors^ 

 prevented a proper inspection and full appre- 

 ciation of the many fine displays that had 

 not the shelter of canvas. 



Foremost among these was the Japanese 



garden designed and planted by Messrs. J. 



Carter and Co., Raynes Park. Here was a 



large nymphsea-studded pool, bridged by a 

 low^ artistic bridge that led to a Japanes-B 



tea house, embowered in roses, and set about 

 by conifers, bamboos, hydrangeas, and 

 liliums. A little valley was bordered by low 

 rockwork pleasingly planted, and led to large 

 plantations of lovely Japanese irises that 

 made a rare show of delicate colouring. Japa- 

 nese maples, pigmy trees, stone lanterns, 

 bronze storks, and other beautiful things 

 occupied points of vantage, and gave charac- 

 ter to the whole. The wUoie design was most 

 attractive, and a fine opening day would have 

 seen the garden crowded with enthusiastic 

 visitors. 



Messrs. Pipers, Barnes, arranged a pleas- 

 ing garden out of doors. Rocky mounds were 

 tastefully planted with the choicest of al- 

 pines, and agai ist a background of conifers, 

 liliums, and hydrangeas they planted an iris 

 swamp with stepping stones along the little 

 stream among the fine varieties of Iris 

 Kaempferi, planted in considerable quanti- 

 ties. Here, too, was a garden that under 

 brighter skies would have been a centre of 

 attraction on the opening day. This firm's 

 Dutch garden, with its wealth of clipped 

 trees — even a wheelbarrow in clipped box — 

 and its neat railed fence in clipped box, v/as 

 vastly interssting. The collection of Japa- 

 nese maples arranged to form a large and 

 well-designed group by Messrs. Fromow and 

 Sons, Chiswick, w^as a fine demonstration of 

 the grace, beauty, colour, and usefulness of 

 this charming sat of hardy shrubs. 



Mr. L. R. Russell, Richmond, arranged one 

 of the finest collections of golden, silver- 

 leaved and green tree ivies, in pots, 

 dwarfs, and standards, and pyramids that 

 we have ever seen. This exhibitor also 

 presented a water garden, a fine collection 

 of bamboos, and some giant freely-flowered 

 specimens of Hydrangea hortensia. Large 

 r.nd magnificent specimens of golden and 

 gieen yews, of perfect outline, and altogether 

 linely grown, were exhibited in great tubs by 

 Messrs. John Waterer and Sons, Bagshot. 

 Mr. Reg. Prichard, West Moors, Wimborne, 

 filled a long table with dwarf alpine plants, 

 but his position beneath the dripping trees 

 was not a happy one. He had a very fine 

 colony of the pretty Wahlenbergia saxicola. 



Messrs. J. Forbes and Co., Lim., Hawick, 

 arranged a group of phloxes, pyretlirums, and 

 pentstemons in the open air. The latter were 

 particularly fine, especially P. Forbes, R. 

 H. Thompson, Sandringham, Marquis of 

 Linlithgow, and Crimson Gem, while the 

 phloxes were extra fine. From Mr. Clarence 

 Elliott, Six Hills Nursery, Stevenage, came 

 a tasteful rock garden in the open air. Here 

 the variegated thyme. Campanula Miss Will- 

 mott, Nepetas, Oenotheras, and Orchis foliosa 

 were most conspicuous in a nicely-arranged 

 exhibit. Messrs. W. Cutbush and Son, High- 

 gate, sent a large collection of clipped box 

 and yew trees, w^hicli attracted much atten- 

 tion, for they w^ere in splendid trim. Mr. 

 Carlton White, New Bond Street, also had 

 a collection of clipped trees in most fantastic 



forms, varying from mere pigmies to hu^e 

 specimens. ° 



HORTICULTURAL SUNDRIES. 



Messrs. H. Hart j en and Co., Noble House 

 Noble Street, E.C., exhibited a large col- 

 lection of the Holder Pneumatic Spravers 

 which attracted much attention from^ the 

 growers present. The Three C.'s Company. 

 67, Dale Street, Liverpool, had an exhibit of 

 their continuous cloche system, which is un- 

 doubtedly the last word in the cheap protec- 

 tion of plants and vegetables. Messrs. Jeyes, 

 Lim,, 64, Cannon Street, London, exhibited 

 their horticultural sprays and washes, while 

 Mr. M. Johnston, New Park, Cranleigh, 

 Surrey^ had a good exhibit of his fibrous 

 yellow loam that would delight the hearts of 

 all plant lovers. Messrs. E. A. White, Lim., 

 Paddock Wood, Kent, had a display of their 

 syringes and sprayers, also their well-known 

 insecticide. 



Messrs. W. Cooper and Nephews, Berk- 

 hampsted, displayed their various washes and 

 fumigating compounds, also a force pump 

 suitable for spraying purposes, while Messrs. 

 W^akeley Bros., Honduras Wharf, Banl^ide, 

 S.E., exhibited their hop manure surrounded 

 with flowers and foliage plants. Messrs. R. 

 Sydenham, Limited, Tenby Street, Birming- 

 ham, had a good exhibit of rustic table de- 

 coration devices. 



Messrs. Liberty and Co., Eegent Street, W., 

 exhibited Japanese garden ornaments in 

 large variety; also garden seats, copings, and 

 a number of sundials. Prom Messrs. G. Trol- 

 lope and Sons, IBelgxave Square, came a 

 quaint well-head in stone, with an ornamen- 

 tal beaten-iron top frame, surrounded by 

 plants; while Messrs. J. Cheal and Sons had 

 a tea-house, with trellises, fencing, gates, 

 seats, and so on in most artistic style. 



Some fine wrought-iron gates came from 

 Messrs. J. Crowther and Son, North End 

 Eoad, Fulham ; also ornamental sundials and 

 a variety of garden ornaments. The Leyton 

 Timber Company, New Cross, displayed sum- 

 mer-houses, low fences, garden seats, arbours, 

 •etc 



The Potters' Art Guild, Compton, Guild- 

 ford, sent examples of their art in the shape 

 of vases, sundials, and other artistic pottery. 

 Messrs. H. Freeman, Lim., Mulgrave Road, 

 Sutton, had examples of greenhouses, seats, 

 lights, and garden frames; while Messrs. 

 Castles, Millbank, Westminster, had a fine 

 display of garden seats and various other 

 garden appurtenances in teak and oak from 

 old ships' timber. 



MEDALS AND CUPS. 



Gold Medal.— To Messrs. Charlesworth 

 and Co., Haywards Heath, for orchids; to Sir 

 Jeremiah Colman, Bart., V.M.H. , Gatton 

 Park, for orchids; to Messrs. Wm. Cutbush 

 and Son, Highgate, for carnations; to 

 Messrs. Wm. Cutbush and Son, Highgate, lor 

 group of flowering plants, etc.; to Messr©. 

 Paul and Son, Cheshunt, for roses; to M^srs 

 James Veitch and Sons, Chelsea, for fruit 

 trees in pots; to Messrs. James Veiteh ana 

 Sons, Chelsea, for stove, foliage plants, and 

 orchids; to Messrs. R. Wallace and Co., Col- 

 chester, for an Old English flower garden; 

 to Messrs. James Carter and Co., Kaynes 

 Park, for Japanese garden and sweet peas, 

 to Messrs. Dobbie and Co., Edinburgh, tor 

 Esweet peas ; to Messrs. J. Hill and Son, Lower 

 Edmonton, for ferns; to Messrs. Wm. i'aui 

 and Son, Waltham Cross, for roses; to m- 

 Amos Perry, Enfield, for herbaceous P^^^' 

 ferns, etc.; to Messrs. H. B. May and bons. 

 Upper Edmonton, for ferns; to J. 

 Fowler, Esq., South Woodf.ord (gardener, iur. 

 J. Davis), for selaarim^Uas and orchids; ana 

 to Mr. Maurice Prichard, Christchurch, lor 

 herbaceous plants and water garden. 



Coronation (4iallenge Cup. — To Mcfrs. 

 James Veitch and Sons, Chelsea, for Iruu 

 trees in pots and stove plants. , 



Wigan Challenge Cup.— To Mr. John Mat- 

 tock, Oxford, for roses. ^ 



Silver Cup.— To E. H. L. Davidson i^sq-, 

 9, Oxford Square, W., for orchids; to iVlessr^- 

 Mansell and Hatcher, Eawdon, for orchio^' 

 to Messrs. Blackmore and Langdon, J^au. 

 for begonias and delphiniums; to Messrs. vj. 



