July 6, 1912 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



521 



EXHIBITIONS AND 



MEETINGS- 



Windsor. 



Held in beautiful surroundings, on The 

 Slopes, Windsor Castle, the Windsor 

 Society's exhibition on Saturday, June 29, 

 was a splendid success. The roses were won- 

 derfully fine, and the competition was splen- 

 did throughout. The arrangements are so 

 -excellent at Windsor, and everyone receives 

 such a hearty and hospitable welcome, that 

 we feel sure the committee will be pleased 

 to consider two suggestions for even further 

 improvement. One is that the addresses of 

 exhibitors be written on the class cards ; and 

 the other, that a larger tent be provided for 

 fruits and vegetables. 



OPEN EOSE CLASSES. 



In the great class for forty-eight blooms, 

 distinct^ the King's challenge cup brought 

 out eight competitors. The cup was won 

 outright by Messrs. D. Prior and Son, Col- 

 chester, with a champion lot, in which 

 Horace Vernet, Victor Hugo (a marvellous 

 flower), Comte Eaimbaud, Frau Karl 

 Dxuschki, Her Majesty, Lady Moyra Beau- 

 clerk, Mrs. T. Eoosevelt, Mdmes. Juleis 

 Gravereaus, Juliet, and Nita Weldon were 

 superb; Messrs. Alex. Dickson and Sons, 

 Newtownards, second ; and Messrs. B, R. 

 Cant and Sons, Colchester, third. Mr, J. 

 Prince annexed the premier award for eigh- 

 teen tea or noisette roses, with a beautiful 

 set of flowers, his Mrs. Foley Hobbs and Mrs. 

 E. Mawley being excellent ; Messrs. Alex. 



Dickson and Sons, a good second ; and 

 Messrs. D. Prior and Son, third. 



For a dozen trebles, Messrs. Alex. Dickson 

 and Son, Newtownards, isecured the first prize 

 among seven icompetitors, and their best 

 blooms were Mdme. Chedane Guinoisseau, 

 Frau Karl Druschki, Mrs. T. Eoosevelt, 

 George Dickson, and Lyon; Messrs. D. Prior 

 and Sons, Colchester, second; and Messrs. 

 B. E. Cant and Sons tliird. With Mildred 

 Grant, Messrs. D. Prior and Son scored for 

 a dozen blooms of any H.P. or H.T. rose; 

 Mr. G. Prince came second with Frau Karl 

 Druschki ; and Mr. H. Drew, Longworth, 

 third with Mildred Grant. Seventeen entries. 



Mr. Prince led for a dozen blooms of any 

 tea or noisette rose with a delightfully even 

 set of Mrs. Foley Hobbs ; Messrs. B. E. Cant 

 and Sons second with Muriel Grahame ; and 

 Mr. H. Drew third with Mrs. Foley Hobbs. 

 The class for eighteen bunches of decorative 

 roses brought out five competitors, and here 

 Messrs. Frank Cant and Co., Colchester, 

 scored for a finely staged lot of lovely flowers, 

 Irish Elegance, Zephyrine Drouhin, Lady 

 White, Alister Stella Gray, and Papillon 

 being especially good ; Mr. Chas. Turner, 

 Slough, second; and Mr. G. Prince, Long- 

 worth, third. 



Messrs. B. E. Cant and Sons were to the 

 front in the class for twelve blooms, each 

 of a white and a red rose, and they won with 

 Horace Vernet and Bessie Brown in fine 

 form; Messrs. D. Prior and Sons second with 

 J. B. Clark and Frau Karl Druschki; and 

 Messrs. Harkness and Co., Hitchin, third. 

 Ten competitors. 



AMATEUES. 



The Windsor Chellenge Cup in the ama- 

 teurs* section for the best twenty-four blooms 

 was won by Mr. E. B. Lindsell, Hitchin, with 



a capital set, in which Mildred Grant, Comte 

 Eaimbaud, Mdme. Jule^ Gravereaux, Horace 

 Vernet, Ulster, Frau Karl Druschki, A. K. 

 Williams. Mrs. T. Eoosevelt, and Comtesse 

 de Nadaillac were very fine; Mr. G. A. 

 Hammond second; and Mr. Conway Jones, 

 Hucclecote, Gloucester, third. The cup pre- 

 sented by Princess Alexis Dolgorouki for 

 eight trebles was also won by Mr. E. B. 

 Lindsell with a superb set of Mdme. Jules 

 Gravereaux, Bessie Brown, Wm. Shearn, 

 Frau Karl Druschki, Mildred Grant, Her 

 Majesty, Florence Pemberton , and Dean 



Hole; Eev. J. II. Burnside second, and Mr. 

 G. A. Hammond third. Mr. Conway Jones 

 scored for a dozen teas or noisettes, Maman 

 Cochet and Mdme. Jules Gravereaux being 

 especially good; Eev. F. E. Burnside second^ 

 and Eev. J. A. Fellows third. In another 

 section Mr. W. 0. Times, Windsor, scored 

 for two dozen blooms, his Comte Eaimbaud 

 being a lovely bloom; Mr. L. S. Pawle, Bea- 

 consfield, second ; and Eev. J. A. Fellows 

 third. The Eev. F, E. Burnside and Mr. 

 E. Pryor secured the awards for twelve 

 blooms. 



LOCAL CLASSES. 



. J. B. Fortescue, Dropmore, won the 

 Lady Arkwriglit Cup in the local class for 

 two dozen blooms, distinct, but was very 

 closely followed by Mr. T. Stevenson, with 

 Mr. A. F. Govett third. Mr. Stevenson won 

 the cup presented by Mrs. B. Fortescue for 

 the best eighteen H.T.'s or T.'e; Mdme. Con- 

 stance Soupert, Mildred Grant, and Mdme 

 Melanie Soupert were finely shown in this 

 stand; Mr. E. F. Brown second; and Mr. D 

 H. Davies, J. P., third. 



Mr. T. Stevenson, gardener to E. Mocatta, 

 Esq., Addlestone, won the first pi4ze for six 

 bunches of decorative rosee, with capital 

 bunches of Mrs. Peter Blair, Edu Meyer, 

 Mdme. Abel Chatenay, Eayon d'Or, Crim?on 

 Eambler, and Irish Elegance; Mr. C. Page, 

 gardener to J. B. Fortescue, Esq., Dropmore, 

 second; and Mrs. P. Pope third. In 

 another class for six bunches the Eev. J. B. 

 Shackle, Dropmore, won the cup presented 

 by Lady Evelyn Mason, and he showed Irish 

 Elegance and Maharajah finely; Mr. E. Ark- 

 wright second, and Mr. A. L. Cook third. 



The Eev. J. B. Shackle scored for nine teas 

 or noisettes, and also for six blooms of " 

 tea or noisette rose with Mdme. Jules Gra- 

 vereaux. Mr. Colin Eomaine had the best six 

 blooms of an H.P. or H.T. ro&e, and won 

 with Bessie Brown. 



In the smaller growers' sections. Mr. E. F. 

 Brown, Mr. A. Gilliatt, Mr. E. Arkwright, 

 Mr. A. H. D. Eraser, and Mr. Eandall se- 

 cured the chief awards. 



Mrs. J. B. Shackle had the best basket 

 of roses, and showed a fine exhibit of Lady 

 Curzon. Mrs. J. Bide, Farnham, led for a 

 table decoration, and used Lady Hillingdon 

 rose admirably ; Mrs. Maslin came second 

 with pink sweet peas; and Mrs. Eedcliffe 

 Sergeant third with pink carnations and 



blue sweet peas. 



PLANTS AND FLOWEES. 



Mr. Phillips, gardener to E. Was^g, Esq., 

 The Islet, Maidenhead, won outright the cup 

 presented by the Marchioness of Normanby 

 for a group of plants ; this is the eighth 

 time Mr. Phillips has been first prizewinner 

 in the group class, and he has now won the 

 cup three years in succession ; he used palms, 

 clarkias, carnations, and Francoa ramosa 

 effectively with other suitable plants. 



Mr. E. Clifton Brown led for six bunches 

 of hardy border flowers, and Mr. C. Page, 

 Dropmore, was second. Mr. E. Clifton Brown 

 scored for a dozen bunches of sweet peas with 

 a good clean set; Mr. A. L. F. Cook second, 

 with blooms scarcely their best; Mr. F. A. 

 Bishop, third. Miss Lanofworthy scored for 

 nine bunches, with Lady Tress Barry, Wind- 

 sor, second. 



FEUITS AND VEGETABLES. 



In the fruit classes Mr. E. Jennings, gar- 

 dener to W. L. Jackson, Esq., scored for 

 white grapes, and Mr. E. Brown, gardener 

 to Lady Tress Barry had the best black 

 grapes. Mr. Jennings was ahead for four 

 dishes of dessert fruits, and Mr. J. Orton, 

 gardener to Colonel F. Cox, second. _ Mr. 

 Stevenson led for nectarines with Elver's 

 Earlv, and Mr. Jennings for peaches with 

 Crimson Galande. Mr. C. Page scored for 

 strawl>erries with fine dishes of Eoyal Sove- 

 reign and Bedfordshire Champion. 



Mr E. Johnson, gardener to A. Gilhat, 

 Esq., scored for a collection of vegetables in 

 the class provided by Messrs. J. Veitch and 

 Sons; hi^^ Autumn Giant cauliflowers Avere 

 excellent. Messrs. J. Carter and Co.'s prizes 

 for six kinds of vegetables were won by Mr. 

 W, Ilolden, gardener to Mrs. Adair, and Mr. 



T. Stevenson. In the class for six kinds, 

 provided by Messrs. Sutton and Sons, Mr. 

 Stevenson was first, Mr. Jennings second, 

 ;^nd Mr. Burt third. Messrs. E. Webb and 

 Sons also offered prizes for vegetables, and 

 their premier award was seciiLcd )^v Mr. T. 

 II. Bolton, gardener to the Earl of Devon, 

 Powderham Castle, Devon. 



NON-COMPETITIVE. 



Trade exhibits were very good, and notable 

 displays were made by Mr. Charles Turner, 

 Slough; Messrs. Jas. Veitch and Sons, Chel- 

 sea ; Messrs. S. Bide and Sons, Farn- 

 ham; Mr. W. Alsen, Waterlooville ; Messrs. 

 Fletcher Bros., Ottershaw; Mr. W. E. Tidy, 

 Ascot; the King's Acre Nurseries, Hereford; 

 Messrs. Jackman and Son, Woking; Mr. T. 

 Tubb, Slough; and the Cherry Nurseries. 



The Royal Show at Doncaster. 



JULY 3 to JULY G. 



A horticultural exhibition was as usual 

 held in conjunction with the Royal Agri- 

 cultural Society's show, and was held 

 in fine weather despite the downpour of 

 the previous day. Ihe show was lield in 

 three huge tents, which were admirably ar- 

 ranged under the direction of Mr. Peter 



Blair. 



The competitive classes were not supported 

 as on?- would ex]3ect them to be, but the 

 trade made up a splendid show. Tlie groupf 



of plantc; were undoubtedly the finest feature 

 of the fehow. Tlie premier clasc^ was for a 

 group of plants occupyino^ 350 square feet. 

 Her? there were four competitors, Messrs. 

 J. Cypher and Son, Cheltenham, winning the 

 first prize of ^30 with one of their well- 

 known groups. The arrangement, while being 

 bold, was exquisitely light and graceful. The 

 crotons stood out ais a leading feature, the 

 background being loiir.ed with palmts, with 

 an arch just behind filled with crotons and 

 orchids. Cattleyas were masc^ed with ferns, 

 caladiunis, and liex begoniais, while oncidiums 

 vrer? scattered throughout the group, the 

 bright Cflerodendron fallax lending colour 

 to the general scheme, the whole forming one 

 of Messrs. Cypher's best effort-s. 



The .second prize of £23 was awarded Mr. 

 A. Holmss, West End Nurseries, Chester- 

 field, who made a fine display with crotons, 

 especially C. Warreni. Qocos Weddelliana, 

 carnations, draca^nas, and Humeaelegans, the 

 whole group being lightly arranged with 

 considrr^ble skill. Mr. J. S. Sharp, Valley 



urseries, Banktsford, Almond bury, was 

 placed third with a very bright group, the 

 dracaenas, crotons, and caladiunis being 

 a^^sisted with bright red crassulae. Mr. W. 

 Vause, Leamington, was fourth with some 



splendid plants. 



For a collection of orchids, arranged for 

 effect on a stage one hundred feet square, 

 Met!srs. J. Cypher and Son were the only 

 exhibitors, and deservedly gained the first 

 prize. The group was w-^ll arranged with 

 the aid ot suitable foliage plants. The chief 

 subjects enii}loyed were Cattleya gigas. C. 

 Mendelli, Odontoglossums percultum and 

 Pescatorei, with fine miltonias and onci- 

 diu ms. 



The group of begonias that necnred the 

 first prize for Messrs. Blackniore and Lang- 

 don. Twerton Hill Nursery, l^ath. was re- 

 markably fine: one could not nick out a 

 really weak plant. They were chiefly large 

 double varieties, the most prominent being 

 Florence Nightingale, Mrs. R. Moreton, W. 

 H. Fry, and the Hon. J. R. C. Boscawen. 

 wliilo tho baskets of Golden Shower, Fleur 

 de Chrysauthemiste, Gladys, and Lena were 



gientlv' admired. 



Mr.'B. U. Brooksbank, Sandrock. Rother- 

 ham. was third, but somewhat overpowered 

 by the fin-t-prizc grou]). 



"Messi-s. J. Cyplu^r and Sou were the only 

 exhibitors for a collection of stove and green- 

 lionse plants in flower. These secured the 

 first prize, and worthily so; the chief sub- 

 jects were St;itico inoiii>a. Ix(u;a Fraseri, 

 Erica ventricosa Bothwelliana, Clerodendron 

 lallax, Allamauda nobilis, and Clerodendron 



BalfonrL 



For a di^plny of herbaceous flower 



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