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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



July 6, 1912. 



boos, liliiuris, and foliae^^, Messrs. James 

 Backhouse and Son, Lim., York, were tlie 

 first-prize exhibitors. They fully main- 

 tained their reputation, makin,^ a fine show 

 with an artistic arrangement, in which were 

 noted Orchis folicea, Yiola cornuta purpurea, 

 earracenias, and a nice collection of hardy 

 ferns. In the pools were to he seen uym- 

 phseas and similar subjects. Messrs. W. ana 

 J, Brown, Stamford, were third with a bright 

 and attractive group, m w^hich were s^en 

 fine clumps of Gaillardia Lady Exeter, Dian- 

 thus \apoleon III., with lilium.s in large 

 variety, Verbascum Miss WiUmott, and 

 Thalictrum Delevayi — a capital exhibit. 



The prizes for collections of hardy peren- 

 nials brought out a keen competition. Messrs. 

 Harkness and Son, Bedale, however, proved 

 the victors in a tight tussle. They displayea 

 large vases of Verbascum Caledonia, Gaillar- 

 dia Ideal, liliums. Delphinium Corsair 

 Gladioli delicatissima, English irises ana 

 campanulas, the whole being admirably dis- 

 played. Messrs. Artindale and Sons, Shet- 

 field, were second, staging some fine vases ot 

 Gladioli Blushing Bride, Lilium croceum, 

 irises, delphiniums, and anchusas. 



For a collection of cut roses, Mr. F. M. 

 Bradley, Peterborough, was placed first with 

 a highly decorative exhibit. Tall ramblers 

 made a good baekground, while the bamboo 

 stands contained splendid examples of Ea- 

 "ward Mawley, Irish Elegance, Mrs. Peter 

 Blair, and Lady Wellington. Messrs. W. ana 

 J. Brown were second with a very meritori- 

 ous exhibit. They had excellent examples 

 of Lyon Rose, Duchess of Wellington, 

 Arthur E. Coxhead, and Harry Kirk, while 

 Messrs. R. W. Proctor and Sons, Chester- 

 field, were third. 



The class for a collection of carnations 

 was left to Mr. C. Englemann, Saffron Wai- 

 den, to maintain its reputation, and he dm 

 it well, too, staging in a light and attractive 

 manner superb bloomy of Carola, Lady North- 

 cliffe. Beacon, Elecktra, Sunstar, and Harle- 

 quin, with several others. 



For eight kinds of vegetables the only 

 competitor was the Duke of Portland ; gar- 

 dener, Mr. J , Gibson, Welbeck Abbey, 

 Worksop, who was deservedly awarded the 

 first prize for a really fine collection. The 



Jbest dishes were Carrot Sutton's Favourite, 

 Cauliflower Magnum Bonum, really perfect; 



Onion White Leviathan, Centenary peas. 

 Tomato Satisfaction, and Potato Gadiator. 



Mr. J. Gibson was practically the only 

 exhibitor in the fruit classes, and he cer- 

 tainly deserved the number of firsts he od- 

 tained. For four bunches of grajjes, dis- 

 tinct, he won first with nice examples of 

 Black Hamburgh, Muscat of Alexandria, 

 Black Alicante, and Buckland Sweetwater. 

 Mr. Chas. Thelhussen was second witn 

 ChasselavS Napoleon, and Madresfield Court 

 as his best examples. 



Mr. J. Gibson was the only competitor for 

 two bunches of Muscat of Alexandria, ana 

 obtained first prize. The same exhibitor also 

 was awarded first for Black HamburgH, 

 receiving' the same award for Madresfield 

 Court ; while the first prize for two dishes 

 of peaches was awarded him for fine ex- 

 amples of Dymond and Goshawk. The class 

 for nectarines was also undisputed, Mr. J. 

 Gibson again winning first prize. 



The strawberrv class for four varieties, 

 went to Mr. C. Thelhussen, who had nice 

 nice boxes of Royal Sovereign, Leader, ana 



Givon's Late. 



Mr. J. Gibson was the only exhibitor 

 of a collection of thirty dishes of ripe fruits, 

 decorated with flowers and foliage. Althougn 

 left to him.self, Mr. Gibson produced a fine 

 effect, using vases of Malmaison carnation 

 Princess of Wales as a background, witn 

 other suitable flowers and foliage. The best 

 dishes were Dryden nectarine. Brown Turkey 

 figs, splendid examples of James Grieve 

 apples, Governor Wood cherries. Early Trans- 

 parent gages, Muscat of Alexandria grapes^ 

 and a fine dish of Waterloo strawberries. 



XOX-COMPETITIVE EXHIBITS. 



These certainly comprised the bulk of the 

 show, most of the leading firms of the Nortu 



and Midlands being represented, while some 

 from the South, though busy at the Holland 

 House Show, managed to put in a good ap- 

 pearance. 



Messrs. Alex. Dickson and Son, Lim., Xew- 

 townards, staged a splendid exhibit of roses, 

 which attracted so much attention that it was 

 difficult to get near the exhibit. A few of the 

 most attractive features were Irish Fire- 

 flame, G. C. Waud, Mrs. H. Brocklebanlc, 

 Betty, and Lyon Rose. Messrs. Young ana 

 Co., Cheltenham, staged a fine collection ox 

 carnations, which were admirably arrang&a 

 in tall vases. 



Mr. H. L. Ellison, West Broniwich, had 

 a pleasing sfroup of ferns, in which good 

 examples of Pteris Parkeri, Cibotium Schiedi, 

 Platycerium grande, and Xephrolepis Whit- 

 manni were noted, also a large collection ol 

 cacti. Near by Mr. Thos. Davis, Syderstone 

 Nurseries, Norfolk, exhibited his Challenge 

 rhubarb in great style, also a number ox 

 other varieties. 



A choice collection of vegetables came from 

 the Hon. Vicary Gibbs (gardener, Mr. jl. 



Beckett), Aldenham House, Elstree. These 

 were arranged in Mr. Beckett's well-known 

 etvl'3. 



Messrs. W. J. Godfrey and Son, Exmoutn, 

 staged some splendid examples of Campanula 

 calycantliema, with border carnations, deco- 

 rative pelargoniums, zonals and ivy-leavea 

 varieties; mention should also be made or 

 some fine pentstemons, and plants of ^olanum 

 Wendelli. 



Carnations from Mr. A. F. Button, Iver, 

 Bucks, attracted quite a crowd. He stagea 

 a fine table, containing good vases of Mrs. 

 A. F. Button and Duchess of Westminster. 



From Mr. H. Morse, Westfield Nurseries, 

 Eaton, Norwich, came some charming roses 

 that were worthy of a little more time m 

 staging. He had, however, splendid vases of 

 Madame Eavary, Harry Kirk, General 

 McArthur, Marquise de Sinety, and Duchess 

 of AVellington . Messrs . Stuart Low ana 

 Co., Bush Hill Park, fully maintained their 

 reputation in roses, carnations, and orchids, 

 which they staged in distinct groups. The 

 ros-es were in fine form and well staged, as 

 were also the carnations and orchids. The 

 roses were particularly attractive, being 

 large, of good colour, and delightfully fresn. 



Hardy flowers from Messrs. G. Gibson and 

 Co., Leeming Bar, were much admired for 

 their freshness and good arrangement. 



From Me8srs. R. H. Bath, Lim., Wis}>ech, 

 came a pleading display of hardy flowers, 

 which included fine delphiniums, roses, and 

 carnations; while their exhibit of sweet peas 

 was very fresh and bright. 



Mr. W. Sydenham, Melbourne, Derbyshire, 

 exhibited violas and hardy flowers in good 

 form, the violas beitig most attractive. 



Sweet peas from Mr. R. Bolton, Warton, 

 Carnforth, attracted much attention for they 

 possessed wonderful colouring, especially the 

 varieties Agricola, E, F. Felton, Charle-s 

 Foster, and Sterling Stent. Messrs. Jarman 

 and Co., Chard, had a capital collection of 

 roses, sweet peas, carnations, and their well- 

 known hybrid centaureas. 



Messrs. Broadhead and Son, Huddersfield, 

 were represented by a tasteful rock garden 

 on which all the plants seemed quite at home. 



Messrs. J. King and Sons, Coggeshall, had 

 a 1 exhibit of sweet peas, also a fine collec- 

 tion of vegetalnes, which were put up in an 

 at tractive m an uer. 



Messrs. G. Massey and Sons, Spalding, 

 were represented bv a collection of hardv 

 flowers, and some capital vegetables, but the 

 two do not go well together. The vegetables 

 were w^orthy of a table to themselves. 



Messrs. Whitelegg and Page, Chislehurst, 

 had an exhibit of their Newberry, which ap- 

 peared to attract considerable attention. 



Messrs. E. W. King and Co., Coggeshall, 

 displayed sweet peas in their well-known 

 style-; while the roses from Messrs. B. It. 



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Cant and Sons, Colchester, came in for 

 niiich admiration, the fine columns of War- 

 rior, St. Helena, Sunbeam, and Ed. Mawley 

 being excellent. Messrs. Burrell and Co., 

 Cambridge, also sent a fine collection ot 

 roses . 



Messrs. Dickson and Eobinson, Manche^ 

 ter, had a large group of hardy flowers mm 

 tastefully arranged, while a group of re 

 tarded Azalea mollis in fine condition an-" 

 peared to be popular with the visitors. 



Messrs. Sutton and Sons, Reading, had a 

 magnificent collection of gloxinias ana 

 nemesia^ in the tents ; needless to add thi^ 

 was admirably arranged, and greatly aa- 

 mired. 



From Messrs. Bakers, Wolverhampton 

 came a choice group of hardy flowers, in eon! 

 junction with a water garden. The Englisn 

 irises and nymphseas were the chief features 

 here. 



The King's Acre Nurseries, Lim., Herefora 

 had a fine group of fruit trees in pots tkat 

 created a small sensation, for the apples, 

 pears, peaches, and plums were well fruitea 

 tand in a ripe condition; they were also ar- 

 ranged in an attractive manner. 



AWARDS. 



Large gold medals were awarded to Messrs. 

 J. Gibson, Young and Co., R. Bolton, Bakers, 

 and J. Cypher and Sons. 



Gold medals to Messrs. E. W. King and Co., 

 Blackmore and Langdon, Pennell and Sons, h! 

 B. May and Sons, A. W. Button, Stuart Low 

 and Co., J. Waterer and Sons, Alex. Dickson 



and Sons, Lim., and C. Thelhussen. 



Silver-gilt medals to ^Messrs. Kent and Brydon, 

 Godfrey and Son, R. H. Bath, Lim., King's 

 Acre Nursery Co., Dickson and Robinson, Sut- 

 ton and Sons, Toogood and Sons. 



Silver medals to Messrs. H. J. Ellison, H. 

 Morse, Jarman and: Co., B. R. Cant and Sons. 

 Seagrave and Co., W. and J. Brown, C. Waters, 

 Broadhead and Co., Burrell and Co., W. Syden- 

 ham, E. J. Batchelor and Son, W. Artindale 

 and Son. Clibrans. 



Cambridgre Horticultural 



Society. 



This old society^ established in 1824, held 

 its exhibition in the delightful grounds of 

 St. John's College on Wednetsday, July 3. 

 The early morning proved threatening, witl 

 occasional showers, but from midday on- 

 ward warm, bright weather prevailed. The 

 society has had a varied experience, but pro- 

 bably never has it had a finer show than 

 this year, and those competent to judge 

 considered that the rases were particularly 

 fine, both in numbers and quality, and a 

 great advance upon the roses of recent years. 

 Hardy flowers, sweet peas, and pelargoniums 

 wvere other excellent featuj^es, and small 

 fruits were very fine. Altogether Mr. Kupert 

 Fuller and his committee have good reason 

 to congratulate themselves upon the success 

 of this exhibition. 



There were several important classes for 

 roses, and three of these were open to all. 

 Lord'Peckover presented the finst prize for 

 forty-eight blooms, distinct, and this was 

 won by Messrs. J. Burrell and Co., Cam- 

 bridoe, with a heavy, bright set of blooms 

 that^included fine examples of Mrs. T. Roos^ 

 velt. Lady Barham, Her Majesty, Mildred 

 Grant, Mdme. Jules Gravereaux, Lady H. 

 Vincent, Souv. de Pierre Notting, and Hugh 

 Dickson; Mr. John Pigg, Royston. second; 

 and Messrs, G. and W. H. Burch, Peter- 

 borough, third. . . 



For three dozen blooms, distinct varieties, 



the prizes fell in order of mention to Ml- 

 J. Pigg, Royston, whose blooms were^par- 

 ticularly bright and fresh: Messrs. J. l^^r- 

 rell and Co., Cambridge, who had some very 

 weighty blooms; and Messrs. G. and W. if- 

 Burch. Twelve tea or noisette roses is 

 usually a good class. On this occasion there 

 were five competitors, and first prize was 

 awarded to Messrs. J. Burrell and Co., 

 had a fine box of Mdme. Constant Soiipert, 

 White Manian Cochet, Souv. de Elise Var- 

 don, Mr. Dudley, W. R. Smith, and A- 

 Grey; Mr. J. Pigg second, and Rev. J- 



Fellowes third. , 



Five rose classes were provided for meiD- 

 bers only. In the leading one, for twelve 

 blooms, Mr. Hincklv, gardener to Rev. J- -r' 

 Fellowes scored with a fine lot of blooms, m 

 Mildred Grant. F. K. Druschki and Beleri 

 Keller being very fine; Mr. C. E. 

 second, and Mr. M. Coulson third. ^^^J** 

 R. N. Biff en led for six roses with a lovely 



