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rHE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



August 31, 1912 



From Messrs. W. Cutbush aixd Son, High- 

 gate, came an attractive group of hardy 

 flowers arranged on the floor of the hall. 



Messrs. II. Cannell and Sons, Swanley, 

 exhibited single begonias in a good variety 

 of colours, also giant single dahlias and some 

 collarette varietiets. From Messrs. Jamet^ 

 Stredwiek and Sons, St. Lreonards-on-Sea, 

 came a nnml>er of new cactus dahlias the 

 most attractive heing Pegasus, Royal, Wild 



Eose, and Xantwit h. 



Mr, A, LI. Gwillim, Canbud Nursery, Sid- 

 cup, contributed some very fine double l>ego- 

 liias, remarkable alike for their size and 

 brilliant colours. Mrs. A. P. Brandt, Lady 

 Cromer, Margaret Gwillim, and Prid? of 

 Eltham being the best. 



The Rev. L. C. Chalmers Hunt, Willian 

 Rectory, Hitchin, contributed a display of 

 asters, roses, and early-flowering garden 

 chrysanthemums. The asters were large, 

 but had l>een treated badly by rain and wind. 



Mr. Cobb, ganle!ier to R. R. (*ory, &q., 

 Duffryn, CarrlilT. i'\liii)it<'(l a collection of 

 dahlias ehiefly ot .\ (lr<oiativo character. 

 They embrac-ed colhn* tti -, )a'ouy-fl()wered, 

 pompous, and sinoflv.-. I in u mU 

 produced a In^ttrr rtlrct witli ;i 

 finish, neverilit']* -^ t iu* Wnw n - 



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grown. 



Messrs. H. II. M;iv iiiul Sun-, 

 n^onton, staged an I'tlective <'\liil)it (il U-nis. 

 draccenas, and ixora>. Aniontr tlu> ivvny. 



were noted Nephrolepis Miir.shall i coiJipaeta* 

 an elegant f(>rm ; N, exaltata su|ierli-i. and 

 Adiantum Farlevens-e <;loriosum, Tht^ ixoras 

 inchulfrl w^'! I-tluwf} i-fl ])lants of I. l'i;i>:'ti, I. 

 Prine-e ot Oiaiti^*', ]. Wi'sti, and I. Williamsl. 



Messrs. II. ( auiu'll and Siuis. Swanley, had 

 a large and attrai-tivo (li>[)lay <i[ .l ihlias com- 

 prising ea(tu>, ('ullaretti*, deeorative, and 

 giant sin<^''[c va v\r\ it The finest example's 

 of cactus um- Mr-. Duuo'las Flemniing, IL 

 L. Ht'cu^-^un , Xrw ^'n^k, and ('ni;il. and the 

 moal >t?akiHL^ ru! I I re! tr> wvw \r'_;rn. Albert 

 Maunirii", and Vi( nnil i-^sf dv Mont-. Tlie 

 same firan al^t» iiatl xuiie iinv doulil;' lu'^(mi;is. 



On tlie ^tt'p-^ <d the nortliern annexe were 

 fine how 1 ^ u I n ymphseas from Mr. L . 

 de Rnth>< ii]'d. C.V.O.. Gunners))ury Ilnuse, 

 Acton rdrnn-. Mr. James 'lludsaji. 



V.M.IK). 'Ihe..t- nu iiuit'dN. stellata, Jierlin 

 var., puTcherrinia, a very fine stellate 

 form, and N. git^antoa va'\ lludsnniana. 



Mr. lan.'-t Dix.Mi. Putn-y. exhihiU'd del- 

 phinin tn-. p.ui>tfjM(ui>, piihixes. and viola.-^ 

 with a smart edging of Viola cornuta pur- 

 purea. 



Messrs. J. Cheal and Sons Crawley, con- 

 tributed an exhibit of dahlias in which all 

 sections were represented. The peeony- 

 flowered varieties were especially brii^ht, 

 while the single varieties were also 

 good. J^nch vaiii^tie.s as Betty, Brilliant, 

 Fngi San, and Kitty standing out well, while 

 the collarette secrion was well represented. 



ORCHID COMMITTEE. 



Messrs. Sander and Son, St. Albans, exhi- 

 bited a small gz'oup of orchids, in which 

 were to be ^een numerous examples of Catt- 

 leya Atalanta, C. Lord Rothschild, C. nobi- 

 lis, a finely-flowered example of C. Portia, 

 with Cypripediums Rossetti and Franconia,' 

 also charming pots of Burlingtonia fragrans, 

 each carrying numerous spikes, and the 

 quaint Bulbophyllum virescems. Mr. H. T. 

 Pitt, Rosslyn, Stamford Hill, N"., had a small 

 and interesting group, in which were some 

 choice cypripediums, Cattleya Dowiana, Odon- 

 tioda Charlesworthi, Catatsetum fimbriatum, 

 and Miltonia. From Messrs. A. J, Keeling 

 and Sons, Westgate Hill, Bradford, came a 

 few choice specimens, such as Cypripedium 

 Ultor and Penelope, Vanda caerulea in vary- 

 ing shades of colour, and the quaint Eria 

 Ehyncostyloide^. Messrs. J. and A. McBean, 

 Cooksbridge, contributed a few choice 

 examples, in which the outf^tanding features 

 were Vanda Sanderiana with two fine spikes, 



Cattleya Dowiana, and several odontoglos- 

 sums. 



A charming group was that staged by Mr. 

 E. H. Davidson, Borlases, Twyford. It was 

 largely composed of odontogloessums, eatt- 

 leyas, and cypripediums O. Helene and O. 



very 



Nathaniel being most conspicuous, and pre- 

 sented a fine appearance, being lightly ar- 

 ranged. From Messrs. Charlesworth and 

 Co., Haywards Heath, came a small but 

 choice exhibit, esjyecially good being ^rideri 

 Lawi'encese, var. Sanderiana, Coelia macro- 

 stachya, Cattleya Gaskelliana alba, and 

 Pecicatorea Roezli superba. 



Messns. Stuart Low and Co., Bush Hill 

 Park, also had a choice exhibit of orchids, 

 the backgrounds being formed with onci- 

 diums, wliile a central plant of Lselia crispa 

 w a a >( )U L'ce of much attraction . Laelio- 

 cattleya Callistoglossa, C. Vulcan superba, 

 and C. Ilardyaua were also highly merito- 

 riou(>. 



Silver Banksian Medal. — To 

 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE. Rasslyn, Stamford Hill, for 



Gold Hogg Memorial Medal.— To Mes^^r- 

 Jas. Veitch and Sons, Lim., Chelsea, for fru- 

 trees in pots. 



Silver-gilt Flora Medal.— To Mr, E. H 

 Davidson, Twyford, for group of orchids. 



Silver-gilt Banksian Medal. — To Mr. 

 Box, Lindfield, for phloxes. 



Silver Flora Medal. — To Mesars. H. Can* 

 neil and Sons, for dahlias"; to Messrs. W 

 Cutbush and Sons, for hardy plants; to ilr 

 L. de Rothschild, for nymphseas. 



Silver Knightian Medal. — To Messrs. S 



Low and Co., Bu-sh Hill Park, for fruit tre^^ 

 in pots. 



Silver Flora Medal. — ^To Messrs. 

 and Sons, St. Albans, for orchids. 



Sander 



Mr. Pitt, 



orchids ; to 



On this occasion Messrs. Geo. Bunyard 

 and Co., Lim., Maidstone, made one of their 

 most succestsful efforts, and they had a 

 magnificent collection of fruit trees in pots, 

 all loaded with fruit of the highe.st quality. 

 They alao staged large finely-finished apples 

 and pears in baskets, with a collection of 

 filberts and crabs on ditshes. The trees in 

 ])ots included well-coloured, developed fruits 

 ot ajjples Wealthy, St. Martin, Emperor 

 Alexander, Peasgood s Nonsuch, Baumann\s 

 INul, Winter Reinette, Gascoyne's Scarlet, 

 A!lit)oton Pippin, and Jeanne Hardy. The 



plutn^ wvv-o- really remarkable, especially 

 Monarch, President, Coe's Golden Drop, and 

 Late Orange. The pears w^ere beautifully 

 clean and well developed; while the fruits 

 iu baskets attracted 2*eneral admiration a.^ 



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did al'so the remarkable collection of nuts. 



Messrs. H. Cannell and Sons, Swanley, ex- 

 hibited a nice collection of apples, pears, and 

 ]iiums. Tlie apples wwe clean and bright, 

 whik* the plums included such varieticis as 

 Japanese Burbank, Goliath, River's Late 

 Orange, Cox'6 Emperor, Washington, 

 Kirke's Blue, Monarch, and Jefferson's. Mr, 

 J. Gray, Sandy, staged a collection of car- 

 rots which were ^\eli developed and of good 

 ty]it\ The roots were fine example^ of cid- 

 liiial skill and true to type. 



^h'-^rs. Ja.s. Veitch and Sons, Lim., Chel- 

 - a, o({ iij)ied a large epace wath fruit trees 

 in pots, which were very fine, not only in the 

 crop, but in the colour and development of 

 the individual fruits. Apples, pears, and 

 ]ilumcs were all represented. The apples in- 

 cluded fine examples of Christmas Pearmain, 

 Col. Vaughan, Tyler's Kernel, Wealthy, 

 Worcctster Pearmain, and Lady Sudeley. 

 Tlie pears were well represented by Confer- 

 ence, Souv. du Congres, Charle-s Ernest, and 

 Marguerite Marillat. Messrs. Stuart Low 

 and Co., Bush Hill Park, contributed a 

 good collection of fruit tree,s in pots. The 

 figs were a feature here, including figs in a 

 high state of development. 



A meritorious collection of plums in boxes 

 were shown by the Hon. Mrs. Merry, Danes- 

 bury Park, Welwyn (gardener, Mr. G. Keif) ; 

 all were well grown, but the best examples 

 were those of Late Orange, Jefferson's, 

 Prince Englebert, Angelina Burdett, Green 

 Gage, Monarch, and Belgian Purple.' Mary 

 Countet^s of Ilchester, Holland House (gar- 

 dener, Mr. C. Dixon), sent a collection of 

 ornamental crabe, which attracted much at- 

 tention, and certainly called attention to 

 thi.s class of fruit for ornamental purposes. 

 A collection of beans and peas came from 

 the Rev. L. C. Chalmers Hunt, Hitchin. 

 The examples of runner beans Prizewinner, 

 Best of All, White Giant, and Scarlet Em- 

 peror being excellent, while fine dishes of 

 peas, as Duke of Albany, Centenary, and 

 Gladstone w^ere to be seen. 



Mr. G. W. Miller, Clarkson's Nunneries, 

 Wisbech, had a fine exhibit of his Red Vic- 

 toria apple. The fruits were very regular 

 and grand in colour ; while examples of the 

 growth loaded with fruits stamp it as a very 

 free-cropping variety. 



MEDALS AND AWARDS. 



Messrs. S. Low and Co., Bush Hill Park, for 

 orchids; to Messrs. Charlesworth and Co. 

 Haywards Heath, for orchids; to Messrs. h! 

 Cannell and Sons, Swanley, for collection of 

 fruit; to the Hon. Mrs. Merry, Welwyn. 

 for collection of plums; to Messrs. G. Bun- 

 yard and Co., Lim,, for herbaceous plants; to 

 Messrs. J. Cheal and Sons, Crawley, for 

 dahlias ; to Messrs. Pipers, Bayswater, for 

 liliums; to Messrs, Jas, Veitch and Sons, 

 Lim., Chelsea, for miscellaneous flowering 

 plants; to Messrs. H. B. May and Sons, 

 Upper Edmonton, for miscellaneous plants; 

 to the Hon. Vicary Gibbs, for buddleias. 



Bronze Banksian Medal. — To the Eev. \. 

 L. Chalmers Hunt, Hitchin, for collection 

 of peas and beans; to Mr. R. R. Cory, Car- 

 diff, for collection of dahlias; to Mr. A. LI. 

 Gwillim, Eltham, for begonias. 



First-class Certificate. — For Melon John 

 Massey, from Messrs. W. Rowlands and Cn 

 Liverpool, and for Cotoneaster divaricat 

 from the Hon. Vicary Gibbs, Elcstree. 



Award of Merit. — For Odontioda Enter- 

 prise, Daviduson's var. ; for Odontoglossum 

 Helene; for Lselio-cattleya Amabilis Borla- 

 ses var., all from Mr, E. H. Davidson, Twy- 

 ford; for Angraecum O'Brienianum, from 

 Mr. J. S. Bergham, Hampstead; for Laelio- 

 cattleya Golden Fleece, from Sir Geo. Hoi- 

 ford; for collarette dahlia Princess Louise, 

 from Messrs. Dobbie and Co., Edinbnrgli 

 for Cactus Dahlia Edith Carter, from Mr. 

 H. Shcesmitli, Woking; for single dahlia 

 Leopold, from Mej-.-^rs. J. Cheal and Sons, 

 Crawley; for single dahlia, Marion and for 

 pompon dahlia Irene, from the same exhibi- 

 tors; for cactus dahlia Pegasus, from 

 Mes-srs. Jas. Stredwiek and Sons, for collar- 

 ette dahlia Antw^erpia, from J. B. Eiding, 

 Chingford. 



A Cultural Commendation was granted to 

 iSir G. Holford for a plant of Cattleya Euph- 

 rasia, and to Mr. 'Roger Leigh for Bro\^n 

 Turkey figs. 



General Bulb Growers' Society 



of Haarlem (Holland). 



The following awards w^ere made to gla- 

 dioli at the recent meetings of the Gladiolu- 

 Committee of this society : , 



First Class Certificate. — Glory 

 Noordwijk, flowers soft yellow, p^r^' 

 ^Red Emperor, syn. Meteor, flowers scarki- 

 red, shaded brownish-red; Panama, flo^vei> 

 of an exceedingly fine form, colour pm"^- 

 shaded lilac, imported; Sieger, Qo^^f' 

 orange- vermilion, the lower petals lilac ^^it 

 white. . , 



Awards of Merit.— Darling, flowers viole^ 

 spotted white ; Eldorado flowers clear 7^ 

 low, spotted reddish-brown ; Loveun^^; 



flowers creamy-white, shaded rose P^^^j 

 n^tzer, flowers orange-^^carlet, spotted ^ 

 vety red; Apollo, flowers dark crimson-ro.^- 

 shaded carmine; Badenia, flowers clear 

 blue, striped, the spot is dark blue; Jol^^^JJ;; 

 flowers dark brown-red; Martha, fl^^^^.^^^iie 

 plish-violet ; LTmmaculee flowers 



lip yellow; Princepine, flowers ^r^?/^^ Lorn 

 left-red, with a larere white flpot, 



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'flo^vor- 



Gold Medal. — To Messrs. G. Bunyard and 

 , for fruit trees in pots, and collection 

 of fruits. 



Co 



America; Sulphur King, flowers clear 

 imported from America; Carmen, ' 

 dark violet, imported; Dr. Dotter, no^^^^^ 

 clear sulphur-yellow ; Scheybeek, 

 orange-red, spotted white and carinnn^' 



