August 17, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



639 



Silver Banksian. — To Messrs. H. B. May 

 and Sons, Edmonton, for veronicas, etc.; to 

 Messrs. S. Spooner and Sons, Hounslow, for 

 apples. 



Bronze Flora. — To Messrs. S. Bide and 

 Sons, Farnhani^ for sweet peas. 



Aberdeen and Northern 

 Counties Sweet Pea. Society. 



Sweet pea cultivators and others interested 

 in tlicse llowers Iiave much reason for grati- 

 fication at the splendid success achieved on 

 the occasion of the second exhibition of this 

 society, which was held in the Music Hall 

 Buildings, Aberdeen, on the 9th and 10th 

 inst. Both in entries and quality of blooms 

 the show was much superior to that of last 

 year. Despite the atrocious weather experi- 

 enced of late, the flowers staged were mar- 

 vels of horticultural skill. There were over 

 200 entries, comprising upwards of 500 vases, 

 apart from the bouquets, table decorations, 

 and other .^ub-divisions, and of the latest and 

 best, all were included. MovStly of the Spen- 

 cer type, the professional sections included 

 some exquisite vases of Mrs. H. Sykes, Bar- 

 bara, F. E. Felton, Mrs. Boutzahn, Edna 

 May, Thomas Stevenson, Nubian, Charles 

 Foster, Elfrida Pearson, etc. All were par- 

 ticularly notable for their large, finely- 

 shaped petals, beautifully set on tine stems. 

 The blue riband of the show, a magnificent 

 silver cup presented by Lady Fleming, of 

 Dalmuinzie, for the twelve best va^es of 

 waved sweet peas, was gained by Lady Bur- 

 nett, Crathe.s Cattle, Aberdeenshire" (gar- 

 dener, Mr. J. Petrie). The winning exhibit 

 was one of particular merit, and evoked great 

 praise. The varieties shown included B. F. 

 Felton, Thomas Stevenson, Nubian, Elfrida 

 Pearson, Charles Foster, .and * Edrom 

 Beauty. Mr. Petrie was warmly cheered 

 when he stepped forward to receive the cup. 

 Lady Burnett was closely followed by Mrs. 

 Dunbar Dunbar, Seapark, Forres (Mr. J. 

 Grigor, gardener), whose splendid record in 

 sweet pea culture has become famous through- 

 out Scotland. Tlie third place went to Mr.'^A. 

 M. Williamson, Monboddo (Mr. J. Tullo, gar- 

 dener). For six vases, Mrs. Dunbar Dunbar 

 gained first place with an entry of excep- 

 tional merit, and in Class 3 this same lady 

 quite outclassed her competitors. In the 

 fourth class— three vases of novelties — Lady 

 Aberdeen, Haddo House (Mr. J. M'Kinnon, 

 gardener), had a capital win. Mrs. Dunbar 

 Dunbar was flic principal winner in the fifth, 

 sixth, and srvouth classes, her lavenders, 

 scarlets, and jjiuk-^ liaving no compeers. For 

 picotee-edged >woot peas, Mr. John Roy, 

 Kingsford, Alford, Aberdeen hire, had a 

 meritorious win. 



In the amateur sections^ the Rev. E. V. 

 Kissack, Aberlour Orphanage, Banffshire, 

 was the outstanding prize-winner. Mr. Kis- 

 sack's flowers were exceptionally fine, large, 

 oeautifully-grown specimens, arid, indeed, 

 there was little difference to be observed from 

 those shown in the professional classes. Mr. 

 Essack practically gained all the leading 

 honours among the amateurs with the excep- 

 tion of that for best bunch of white sweet 

 peas. Here Mr. James Mitchell, Arbeadie 

 lerrace, Banchory-Ternan, could not be de- 

 nied the premier place, his entry being com- 

 posed of exquisite sprays. 



llie set'tion devoted to floral decorations 

 proved one of the most interesting in tiie 

 show. Limited to ladies, and judged by 

 ladies, it formed a delightful feature. In 

 the class for dinner-table decorati<m.s, lead- 

 ^g honours were obtained by Miss May 

 Fleming, Dalmuinzie, for an exceedingly 

 ch aste d i s j:) I a y , the b 1 oom s us ed be i n g 

 creamy-pink, and all of one variety, inter- 

 spersed witli h^vely sprays of gypsophila. 

 Ihe judges passed warm encomiums on the 

 simplicity of the arrangement and the fine 

 taste displayed. Mrs. Porter, Monaltrie Gar- 

 <leiis, Ballater, Aberdeenshire, proved a very 

 good second. Mrs. Sinclair, Wellbrae Ter- 

 race, A^berdeen, won for best bowl of sweet 

 peas with an exquisite arrangement of 

 niauves and lavenders, which were deservedly 

 admired. This same lady also led the way 

 lor the best large vase, 'any two varieties. 



arranged witli appropriate foliage. This was 

 a much-admired entry, and was composed of 

 lavenders and orange-pink. The baskets 

 were remarkably well shown, premier place 

 going to Mrs. Porter, Monaltrie Gardens, 

 Ballater, for a really capital entry. For 

 shower bouquets,, composed of pink sweet 

 peas, any foliage, Mr. J. D. Smith, 127, 

 Union Grove, Aberdeen, won handsomely, 

 the taste displayed being mucli admired. 

 For lady's spray and buttonholes. Mrs. Por- 

 ter had another meritorious win. In the 

 best display of sweet peas, arranged for 

 effect, some verv fine work was shown, and 

 the premier place was occupied by Mrs. Dun- 

 bar Dunbar, but Lady Burnett and the Earl 

 of Aberdeen made a capital second and third. 



Thanks to the arrangements made by the 

 enthusiastic secretary, Mr. H. Sinclair. 

 F.R.H.S., Union Street, Aberdeen, the show 

 went splendidly, and to that gentleman no 

 little credit is due for once again giving 

 Aberdonians an oppcrtunity of .seeing what 

 can be done, and is being done in the cul- 

 ture of the sweet pea in the north-eastern 

 corner of Scotland. 



National Gladiolus Society. 



This society held its chief exhibition on 

 August 13 at the Royal Horticultural Hall. 

 West mi ui-ite r . L a r g e n u m he rs of s u pe r b 

 spikes were exhibited, and eleven cla^stts 

 wei^e arranged for them. So far :is \\v ronld 

 gather the classes were not arranged ron^ecu- 

 tively, or, if they were, soni? exliibits were 

 moved as soon as judging was finished some- 

 what late in the day. Class cards indicating 

 the particular iclass to which any exhi1:)it he- 

 1 o n ge d \y e re con s p i c u o u s by t he i r a b sen ce , 

 and so we had great difficulty in j)reparing 

 a report ; we did our best, however, and can 

 only hope that good luck has attended our 

 efforts. 



For two dozen gladioli, three spikes of 

 each, the Messrs. Kelway and Son gained the 

 gold medal, and here showed immense s^oikes 

 and grand flowers of Edward VIL, salmon- 

 scarlet ; Princess Louise, white and cream ; 

 King of Gladioli, scarlet; J. C. Craigie, sal- 

 mon-pink and cream ; Aldebarau, heliotrope 

 and pale red; Mrs. Alfred Mond, white and 

 cream, etc. Mr. W. Pfitzer, Stuttgart, gained 



the silver-o^ilt medal for two doziMi varieties 

 of gladiolus; Muriel, blush and blue; Gold- 

 quelle, yellow; Erica von Barczay, maroon; 

 and Gastenbauinspector Fox, heliotrope, 

 were capital varieties in this set. 



Mr. Pfitzer had a silver-gilt Kelwaj^ medal 

 for a group of gladioli, 12ft. by 3ft., and here 

 staged some glorious spikes of varieties 

 grouped in their colour shades, with a mass 

 of the yellow Schwaben in the centre. 



For a dozen vases of gladioli Messr-^. War- 

 naar and Co., Sassenheim, scored witli Baron 

 Hulot, ITmmacule, Willy Wigman, Sieger, 

 America, and other good things. 



Mr. Wilhelm Pfitzer, Stuttgart, gained the 

 silver cup for two spikes of the best new 

 seedling not yet in commerce, with the beau- 

 tiful soft yellow Goldfinder, a lovely variety 

 with a few red-brown marks towards the 

 base of the two lower segments. Mr. E. 

 Stewart gained a silver-gilt uiedal tor Gladio- 

 lus Michigan, bright salmon-red, with red- 

 brown markinsfs. 



A silver trophy was awarded to Gladiolus 

 Golden Measure from Messrs. J. Kelway and 

 Son, Langport; thics appeared to be first 

 prize for a yellow gladioli. A brcmz? medal 

 fell to the same firm tor tlie blui>h-purple La 

 Nuit, and this latter award ap])eared to be 

 the second prize in the " blue " cla>s. The 

 best spike of a late-flowering pink ghidiolns 

 was Panama, soft silvery-pink, from Mr. ^V. 

 F. Banning, U.S.A.; Evolution Perfection, 

 a large pink with deeper stripes, from ]\fr. 

 H. H. Groft', Canada, gained second prize. 



The premier spike of a late-flowering, blue 

 variety was a spike carrying six opened 

 flowers of Badenia, a finely-formed gladioli 

 to which we have recently refei^red; this was 

 shown by Mr. K. Velthuys, Hillegom, Hol- 

 land. 



The premier grou]i of late-flowering 

 gladioli was unquestionably the handsome 



collection staged by Messrs. J. Kelway and 

 Son, Langport, and in their collection they 

 had grand spikes of Duke of Richmond, 

 Prince of Orange, the pink Duke of Bucc- 

 leuch. Western Glory, crimson. Purple Rod. 

 and Brooklands, salmon. We lielieve this 

 exhibit won the cup oft'ered by Sir F. Bur- 

 dett, Bart., the society's president*. 



The Dutch Gladiolus Society put up a 

 splendid exhibit, and used asparagus freelv 

 with their spikes. Baron J. Hulot, violet"; 

 Princeps, scarlet; Badenia, bluLsh ; Niagara, 

 cream; Albion, white; Faust, crimson, were 

 e s p ec i a 1 1 y note wo r t h y . 



Royal Lancashire Show. 



The horticultural section of tliis important 

 exhibition was held in a large marquee in 

 Moor Park, Preston, and proved one of the 

 best shows in the county. The trade growers 

 were present in stronjr force, and greatly 

 augmented tlie (juantity and materially en- 

 hanced the interest of the show. 



PLANTS. 



The class for a group of miscellaneous 

 plants, with the liberal prizes of £23, 

 i:15, and i'ln. brouf^ht t hree competitors, 

 and Messrs. J. Cypher and Son.s^ Chelten- 

 ham, secured the chief award with a tasteful 

 arrangement. In this were kentias, crotons in 

 grand colour, liliums, odontoglossunis, aiid 

 other subjects. Lielias were efi'eet i\ cl v 

 utilised. Mr. W. A. Holmes. ClH'stertield. 

 was second, liin ino good liliums, roses, and 

 crotons. Mr, ,f. Sharp. Almond)>ury, third. 

 In competition for the prizes for twelve stove 

 or greenhouse plants, not less than seven in 

 bloom, Messrs. Cypher again took the 

 lead with a good all-round collection, having 

 Kentia Behnorcana. K. l'o>tcrian;i . and K. 

 australis, in especially t^nc loi ni ; especially 

 meritorious also were Vrotiin Queen Victoria, 

 C. Warreni, Allan>anda noi)lis, A. Hender- 

 soni. Statice intermedia, S. ])rofusa. Txora 

 Regina, Clerodendron Balfouri, and Chironia 

 ixifera. For twelve stove or greenhouse 

 l)lants in pots, not exceeding ten inches, 

 Messrs. Cypher again occupied the post of 

 honour with well-developed plants, includ- 

 ing a fine specimen of Phcenix Bobelina. 



In the class for twelve ]jlants suitable for 

 table decoration, t he prizetakers were 

 Messrs. W. A. Holmes, Jas. Sharp, and Jas. 

 Cypher and Sons. For six orchids, the last- 

 named exhibitor again occupied the first place, 

 having Lselio-cattleya Wellsiana, Epiden- 

 drum prismatocarpum, and Anguloa Clowesi ; 

 Messrs. A. W. Holmes and C. Parker, Pres- 

 ton, secured the remaining awards. For 

 the best specimen, Messrs. Cypher led with 

 Ljelio-cattleya callistoglossa, and Messrs. 

 Holmes and Parker were second and third. 



CUT FLOWEES. 



These were staged in large numbers, and 

 on the whole in tine condition. For the 

 Ijest table of cut flowers with a superficial 

 area of loo s(juare feet. .Mr. W. G. East- 

 ham, Preston, was a splendid first; and Mr. 

 W. J. Garner, Altrincham, and Air. J. Saul, 

 Preston . staged well f<^r the second and 

 third awaids. In the v]-\<> for one l)ride's 

 bouquet, Mr. Garner led with odontoglos- 

 sums. and Mr. Easthani was second. In the 

 class for a ball-room bouquet, the prizes were 

 awarded to Messrs. W. G. Eastham, W. X. 

 Wood, and P. W. Heyes, Preston. The win- 

 ners for a bouquet of roses were Messrs. 

 P, W. Heyes, S. M. Wood, and W. G. l-ast- 

 ham. The ])rize-takers for a dinner-table 

 dec oration . from \\ hicli orchids were ex- 

 eluded, wore Mrs. J. Xixon. Miss Xewsham, 

 and V. Ilallett; for the table, open, 

 ^Messrs. \V. J. (iarner and F. Newsham were 

 first and >erond : and for the table of sweet 

 peas, Miss Xewsham, Mrs. J. Nixon, and 



Miss Eastham were the suceessful competi- 

 tors. 



Sweet peas were well s>sown. and for eigh- 

 ti en vases, distinct varieties, Mr. W. Bond, 

 gardener to J. Herron, F"-^].. Freshfieid, 

 gained the premier award, -taking excellent 

 fiowers of Earl Spencer, Sunproof Oimson, 



Airs. J. I'nwin, Clara Curtis, and Airs. H. 



