Ji-LY 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZIN 



543 



Stark and Sou, Great Byburgh ; Messr.'^ 

 Jones and Son, Shrewsbury; and Mr. J. 

 Stevenson. Poole Eoad, Winiborne. 



Silver. — Mr. T. Cross, Bury St. Edmunds; 

 Messrs. J. K. K^ing and Sons, tog^shall ; Mr. 



0. Cantley, liury St. Edmunds; Messrs. 

 Barr and Sons, Ocvent Garden; Messrs. W. 

 Voss and Co., Milwall, London; Mr, E. 

 Sydenham, Birmingham. 



THE DINXER. 



As is their custom, the judges and com- 

 mittee dined together at the Hotel Windsor 

 in the evening of the tirst day. Mr. Robert 

 Sydenham, the President, made a capital and 

 genial chairman, and generour^ly provided the 

 drinkables and smokables. The gathering 

 was of a quite international character, as it 

 included Mr. Leister Morse and Mr. Howard 

 Earl from Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. Treve- 

 thick and Mr. and Mrs. Carey HilU from New 

 Zealand ; Mr. Beett^on, from Xew South 

 Wales; Mrs. Tonge, from the Cape; Mr. 

 Inoram, from Egypt; Mr.- Aiusworth, from 

 Germany, and most of the notable British 

 raisers and growers. 



The ^^peakers, in addition to the Chairman, 

 were: Mr. L. Morse, Mr. S. B. Dicks, Mr. 

 Trevethick, Mr. Carey Hill, Mr. Beetson. Mr. 

 E. Sherwood, Mr. W. Cuthl>ertson, Mr. Tlios. 

 Stevenson, Dr, Phillips, Mr. C. H. Curtis, 

 md Mr. Horace J. Wright. The PresidtMit 

 said that, although Mr. Stevenson was dis- 

 qualified in the Eckford Cup Class, his ex- 

 hibit there was such a fine one that i^ de- 

 served some recognition, and so he, tlu* pre>i- 

 dent, would present liim with a >ilver rose- 

 bowl for what was the tiiuv-t aniattMir display 

 in the show. The meeting was altogether a 

 success, rare good feeling prevailing, and 

 there was considerable humour over double 

 standards. 



Scottish Horticultural 



Association. 



The monthly meeting of this association 

 was held in the Goold Hall, 5, St. Andrew 

 Square, Edinburgh, on the 2nd iust. Mr. 

 Massie, the president, occupied the chair, 

 and there was an attendance of ninety 

 members. 



A paper on "Geraniums," contributed by 

 Miss Burton, New Saughton Hall, Polton. 



the subject for the evening. After deal- 

 ing with the historical part of the subject, 

 and explaining that the various kinds of 

 garden geraniums were really pelargoniums, 

 and were derived from such species as P. 

 inquinans, P. zonule, etc., mostly natives of 

 South Africa, Miss Burton dealt with the 

 cultivation of the plant, the uses of the 

 various sections, and their treatment from 

 the decorative point of view both for indoor 

 and outdoor use. 



The exhibits were : Collection of pelargo- 

 niums (including regal, double and single, 

 sweet scented, variegated, and other forms), 

 also new regal, zonal, and other pelargo- 

 niums from 'Messrs. Dobbie and Co., Edin- 

 burgh (the collection was awarded a Cultural 

 Certificate, and a new variegated variety, 

 "Snow Queen,'' was awarded a Certificate of 

 Merits : collection of pelargnuinnis, from Mr. 

 R. ^IcAndie, Inveresk Gate, Musselburgh 

 (awarded a Cultural Certificate) : collection 

 of pelargoniums, from Miss Burton (to illus- 

 trat? pa])eri : six new seedliup- delphiniums, 

 from Mr. Jolm Eraser, The Old Manse. Tn- 

 verkeithino^ (highly commended for strain"); 

 new sweet-scented paeony, " \Vm. Mesman,'' 

 from Messrs. Dicksons and Co.. Edinburgh; 

 viola (seedling from V. cnrnuta), from Mr. 

 Andrew Ogg, Knockdolian, Avrshire ; six 

 vases of pinks from Mr. C. Comfort, Broom- 

 field, Davidson's Mains ; carnation showing 

 reversion, from Mr. R. McAndie; and culi- 

 nary peas, in pots, showing good results 

 obtained by inoculation with helpful bnc- 

 teria, after sterilisation of the soil iu order 

 to destroy the harmful bacteria, from Mr. 

 Geo. P. 'Berrv, Edinburgh, and East of 

 Scotland College of Agriculture. 



At the meeting on August 6 a discussion 

 ''J^ill take place on the training and education 

 of the young gardener. 



Norfolic and Norwich Rose 



Show. 



riiis year the society were fortiuKite ni 

 having a decidedly successful time lor tliis 

 fixture on July 4. ^\js an experiment they 

 held it in the principal p\rk of the city, 

 which, under the charge of Mr. J. Wjrd. llie 

 superintendent, and his stafl'. wa> looking 

 in a better condition in every way than ever 

 it has done before. Mr. C. E. Pilling, the 

 untiring hon. secretary, spared no pains to 

 work everything smoothly, and when <>ne 

 considers there were 104 entries for rttsi's. 

 179 for other cut flowers. (>S for fruits, and 

 I'.iO for vegetables, an idea can Ix^ formed of 

 what this meant. The attendance was 5.(io6, 

 and the gate money £14^). exclusive of sul)- 

 scribers. 



ROSES. 



The open classes for roses, in which the 

 prizes were contested mainly by the nursery- 

 men of East Augliii, contained the best 

 Messrs. B. R. Cant and Sons were first for 

 forty-eight, with fine deep blooms, and so 

 fresh liMiking. The collection also took Silver 

 Medal. The same growers had the lM\st eigh- 

 teen varieties, three blooms of each. Their 

 blooms of Lyon and Juliet caused quite a 

 flulttM* round the stand. Mcsm--. (J. lliine]' 

 and Co.. Cambridge, had the br>1 1 1 a t and 

 of eighteen winning them first jjlaee. In tlie 

 amateur cla*sses and local growers' classes, 

 the outstanding feature was the abnormal 

 success of the Rev. J. A. L. Fellowes, Bun- 

 well. This enthusiastic ros;irian took firsts 

 for thirt v— i\. distinct ; ciglil ccn . dis1 inci . 

 three blooni> facli ; twenty-lour, di-lincl: 

 twelve teas, distinct; and twelve teas, one 

 variety ; and in a good numlier of the classes 

 he had to run up against the keenest and best 

 local roM- o l owers. These other growers had 

 very ^ i ; <> d i ■ * > s e s here and there, a« is e v i - 

 dence^d bv the fact tli;it Miss Penriee had tlir 

 Medal for the lust U-w with Maman Coelu-1. 

 and Mr. R. Steward tin- nth' "for olhrr than 

 tea" for a i'\nv I'lau i)rur<-liki. 



SWEET PEAS .\NI) HARDY EL()\Vi:iIS. 



Sweet peas maintain their popular iavour, 

 and this cannot be wondered at when one 

 considers that, from a visitor's st;uid])oint, 

 tliose long rows ot va^rs of <h'lieatt' shades 

 certainly appeal to one's la>t(> nnn,' llian 

 coni])aet show-boards of r( »-r>. h'at lu i* a 

 keen fight was witnessed in tlie twenty-four 

 l)uneh class at Norwich thi> year.- For tlu- 



two years past Mr. T. Notley. gardener to 



E. G. Buxton. Esq.. Catton, had won this 

 prize, with which go*s a silver l>owl, and 

 his aim was to wh\ it tins vear and thus re- 



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tain it as his property. He was. however, 

 beaten by Mr. W. Quinn. gardcnvr to Enid 

 Stafford, Costessey Hall, wlm bad >up,'rb 

 peanS, long stems, bold flfiwei^. and wii li 

 colour that fairly outcla>-e:l hi- rival. The 

 best twelve bunches were well >liown by Mr. 



F. Wilbv, gardener to E. .\. Bainbridge, Esq. 

 Hethersett. Mr. T. Notky Inui tlie best 

 decorative vase, a charming comliination of 

 one pink variety with grasses, etc. The spec- 

 tator who had a love for herbaceous flowers 

 had a rare treat provided by Mr. Lewis 

 Smith, gardener to Ro})ert I'ellowes, Esq., 

 Shotesham Park. This well-known gardener 

 had arranged over sixty bunches of the 

 choicest and best subjects from the herbn- 

 ce ius border; in no one case were they jmny 

 bundle-. The judges granted this t he 

 li.ll.S. Medal as the best exhibit in the show. 

 Mr. ^V. Chettleburgh, gardener to Colonel 

 Rous, Worstead, had a nice collection of 

 thirty-six kinds, and there wvi\- nniiierou- 

 other exhibitors in this section. 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. 



Fruit, though not in >u('li large Quanti- 

 ties Ava's of fine quality. The b- s^ collecti<ui 

 canu^ from Mr. W. Hilson, gardener to Sir 

 Fredk. Adair, grapes, figs, peaches, and nee- 

 tarincvs being his primary features. In the 

 grape classes he also had the best white 

 varieties. Black q-rapes were good from 

 several growers. :\lr. W. rfu kerell, gardener 

 to G. E. White. won first for l^oth 



melon classes viz.. >'arlet and white fleshed 



kind-. Mr. LeiN i> .<niith won first in a keenly 

 cont esi ed . Ia-> lor ])eaches ; and the best 

 strawlierries in all classes were without 

 doubt ihe two dishes from Mr. F. J. 

 Endersbv, gardener to J. H. Gurney, Esq., 

 Keswick' of The Latt-st and Givon^s Late 

 Prolific. 



There were, of course, the many classes 

 for vegetables, and extra good things were 

 noticeable as one surveyed them. A special 

 mention is due to Mr. W. Chettleburgh for 

 hi:, effective staging of his collection of vege- 

 la})lcs. Tluy wi-r-' without doubt the best 

 exhibited, but tlie arrangement went also a 

 lot further in l»ringing the quality before 

 the judges and visitors. 



MiSCELLAM'Ors. 



'I1ie trade <rro\ver> did cxtia well for the 

 socii'ty l)y 1 he large c-<mi inehensi ve groups 

 they put up. Foremost anionic these were 

 Mess;'s. Daniel Bros., I.ini.. X(»rwich, who 

 had peas, roses in pots, and cut ros«?s, aquatic 

 ])lants. miiscellaneous plants, and other good 

 things, from their own nurseries CPilver 

 MtKlal). Messi- A .1. and ('. Alien, Earlham. 

 Norwich. ha<I a f i;, di^p' ly of roses, quite 

 up-to-date; the ? ( were cxam])les of 



good culture that <oi ■ like^ lo comment upon 

 isilver M.Mlali. Mr. C \V. Miller. F.IMI.S.. 

 \\'isly..ch. had uKdiids tin variety, and a 

 var'ed collection of lierbaceous flowers (Si]vcr 

 Medid). Two l<K\al rosarians, Mr. Ily. M<tr>.' 

 and Mr. E. M4)rse, vied with ea(di other with 

 the l>est new roses for supremacv We rather 

 liked the stand of the former, with il.s many 



tvitcs 111' the nvwcr veMow 1!nt^. 



GARDENING ENGAGEMENTS. 



1'. < i . F. till-'ii . lat^ 1 Mian at North 

 Myinm> i*ark. Ibrt-. 'm m a])p(dn1ed 



.^iiperiuteud-ent ni o-niliii and larni to II. V. 

 Harris, Esq.. Ilar-t-oi. Chest nut Hill, 



jV-nnsylvania. 



Mr. T. Cradduck. <riii'denrr at Sandling 

 T'ark, llythe, has hecn a])point4 d (r-n di-ner 

 to the I^arl of Jer^ev, Middlelon I'aik. Oxon. 



TRADE NOTE. 



M-t^ssrs. Dobbif and Co. Edinburgh, 'who 

 he]<i a]>]toint nient-> \\> ^n dsnien and florists 

 tu tlu^ late (jfnevn Vietuna and King Ed- 

 wai'd VI F. havi' n^w bren Innntnred with a 

 like appnint nicni to His Majesty King 

 (ieorge V. 



Begonia Kewensis.— A shrubby 



brgonia of garden origin, whiili. <vwing to 

 the pendulous nature ot its white hlosr^oms. 

 \> >e<m to con^id<'ra hie advan1a'j:<' as a )>asket 

 ]ilunt. Itw <irigin is not stat^^d , hut it is 

 very pretty lx>th from a folia<>i^ a> well as a 

 tlowering point of view. — T. 



The Royal Show.— Mr. E. Beckett, 

 V.M.H., was awarded a large Gold Medal for 

 the collection of vegetables he exhibited at 

 Doncaster on the occasion of the I?oyal Agri- 

 cultural Society's Show. This award was acci- 

 dentally omitted from the official list sup- 

 plied to our representative. 



Roses and Their Cultivation 



is a j)ractical grower's guide. In its 193 

 pages will ho [f)und an immense amount of 

 UMdnl iufornnit ion on roscs of all classes, 

 ranging Ironi pmpa^at inn ond ])Ian1ing to 



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jate Street, 



riow<'r develo]nn: lit . 1^ 5 nf. 

 H. and F. ('o;]inr;r;d- 

 London , pri<-e 2--. l"d . . 



Stlgrmaphyllon ciliatum.~Thi6 



is a tHN'-t'-ruwinf^. iin.i ur,e-Ho'.\ Min 2" Hraziliau 

 climber that needs a warni li^niM* Uw it.•^ r-ue- 

 ee>>tut cult a r INtpulariy it i- known ^ as 

 the (Jolden Vine, a n^uiu- wiiieli I tliink origi- 

 nat<'d in the Stati^-. where all elinilK^rs are 

 termed vines. At all ^ vt nt- a stove or 

 interinediatc hou-s' it i> a \\ i v d*- arable 

 elimlher, the long, i w.) 



chtthe<l with ])r-etty 



the rioral <li>]>lay is 

 ]K'riod. Idle tio\\vr> ar. n 

 our. and in '^enrral appearaiiee >u<iij:e^r some 

 lit Ww oii. idiunis. — \V. T. 



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