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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



September 14, I912. 



EXHIBITIONS AND 



MEETINGS. 



in iront. The paeony-flowered sec- 

 was represented by large masses ot 



Royal Horticultural Society. 



SEPTEMBER 10. 



The exhibition held by the Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society on Tuesday was fully equal 

 to the average for this season of the year. 

 The hall was well filled, and dahlias, in their 

 diversity of form and colour, constituted the 

 most prominent feature. 



FLORAL COMMITTEE. 



Messrs. Hobbies, Lim., Dereham, staged 

 a large collection of paeony-flowered and col- 

 larette dahlias, with a broad band of cactus 

 varieties in front, 

 tion 



Red Indian, Dr. Hogg, The Geisha, Leveller, 

 and London; while the most attractive of 

 the collarette section were Diadem, Ville de 

 Schildt, Goldstein, Meteor, Souvenir de 

 Bernadeau, and Comte de Nodler. From 

 Messrs. Barr and Sons, Covent Garden, came 

 a fine display of hardy flowers, the phloxes 

 being especially fine for the season ; the 

 heliums, too, were excellent, while asters, 

 lobelias, and early-flowering chrysanthe- 

 mums were in fine form, and a collection 01 

 gladioli was most attractive, especially such 

 sorts as Madame Terrel des Chenes, Victory, 

 Dawn, Glory, etc. The Misses Hopkins, 

 Shepperton-on-Thames, presented a nice ex- 

 hibit of rock and alpine plants. A very 

 bright exhibit of hardy flowers came from 

 Messrs. G. Bunyard and Co., Lim., Maia- 

 stone. The early-flowering asters formed the 

 leading feature; these were brightened up 

 with delphiniums, montbretias, phloxes, and 

 liliums, the whole forming a pleasing dis- 

 play. Mr. Amos Perry, Hardy Plant 

 Farm, Enfield, occupied a large space on the 

 floor of the hall with hardy flowers. A cen- 

 tral group of Artemesia lactiflora was most 

 striking, while the new Achillea Perry's 

 White reminded one of a carpet of snow; 

 it is certainly the best white achillea to 

 date. Delphiniums were also attrajctive, 

 while the quaint Serratula atriplieifolia at- 

 tracted much attention from the visitors. 



Roses and carnations from Messrs. S. Low 

 and Co., Bush Hill Park, made a bright 

 pateh of colour. The best roses were Jessie, 

 Frau Karl Druschki, Beaute de Lyon, Rayon 

 d'Or, Juliet, and Duchess of Westminster; 

 while Carnation Lady Alington was in fine 

 form. Messrs. W. and J. Brown, Stamford, 

 staged a small collection of hardy flowers, 

 making Dianthus Napoleon III- their chiet 

 item ; these were particularly good, as were 

 also pentstemons and gaillardias., 



Messrs. Carter Page and Co. occupied the 

 entire end of the hall with a fine collection 

 of dahlias, in which all sections were repre- 

 sented. From Mr. L. Davidson, Borlasses, 

 Twyford, came a small collection of decora- 

 tive dahlias. Messrs. Felton and Sons, Han- 

 over Square, had a display of nelumbiums 

 tastefully arranged in baskets and bowls. 

 The exhibit was at once unique and much 

 admired. A fine group of dracaenas was 

 staged by Messrs. W. Cutbush and Son, 

 Highgate. These were chiefly large speci- 

 men plants, and included Dracaena Veitchi 

 fiuperba, D. lentiginosa, D. australis varie- 

 gata. and D. Bruanti variegata. 



A fine collection of phloxes came from Mr. 

 Jas. Box, Lindfield, Sussex. The varieties 

 were 



ssed in separate colours, the most 

 prominent being Gloire du Marc, Le Mahdi, 

 Iris, Asia, Rynstroom, Jules Cambon, Eliza- 

 beth Campbell, and General Von Hertz. The 

 whole bank was well arranged. Mr. L. R. 

 Russell, Richmond, had an effective group 

 of clematises in pots, backed with vitis in 



variety, and edged with a collection of hardy 

 fuchsias. Mr. A. LI. Gwillim, Cambria Nur- 

 ^trv. Sidcup, presented some very fine 

 tu H^rciw l>egonias arrangc<I in their various 

 ^^olour.. ih,. exhibit }>eing broken up at in- 

 tervals with asters, which were certainly 



early, the fringed varieties in pink and 

 salmon shades being especially attractive. 



Messrs. 



great 



Hardy flowers were staged by 



G. and A. Clark, Lim., Dover, in ^ 



variety, while similar flowers were also ar- 

 ranged by Mr. G. Reuthe, Hardy Plant 

 Nursery, Keston. Messrs. W. Paul and Son, 

 Lim., Waltham Cross, gave us a fine autumnal 

 display of roses, tastefully arranged in 

 baskets. Some of the most attractive were 

 Marquise de Sinety, Beaute de Lyon, 



Madame Leon Pain, Paul Lede, Lady Hil- 

 lon, Juliet, Nerissa, and Lady Downe. 



Mr. Chas. Turner, Slough, had a capital 

 table of dahlias, which included some fine 

 examples of the paeony-flowered type, col- 

 larette, and cactus forms. Some of the most 

 striking varieties were Sunstar, Bayard, 

 Eleanor, Bertram, and Elfrida; while the 



most striking of the collarette varieties 

 were Antwerpia, Madame Poirier, Diadem, 

 and Gallia, Messrs. Gunn and Sons, Olton, 

 had an attractive table of phloxes^ arranged 

 in masses of colour, the result being excel- 

 lent ; the massing was carried out with 

 good effect, a few of the best being Sheriff 

 Ivory, Lady Stewart, George A. Stroehlein, 

 Ellen Willmott. and Selma; while Mr. E. 

 Dixon, West Hill Nurseries, Putney, was 

 represented by a display of hardy flowers, 

 which included some very good violas. 



A really fine and most interesting exhibit 

 of hardy shrubs and trees was staged by 

 Messrs. J. Ch^al and Sons, Lim,, Crawley. 

 This^ included many of tthe ornamental 

 crabs, Crataegus in variety, with quite a 

 numiber of acers, in their autumn colours; 

 Pyrus aria vestiba, ceanothuses in several 

 varieties, also a number of berried plants. 

 Th3 same firm also staged a capital collection 

 of dahlias, which included some attractive 

 decorative kinds, while the cactus varieties 

 were also in great form. Needless to add the 

 8ingles were of the firm's well-known type, 

 the best being Leander, Owen Thomas, Mrs. 

 Joynson Hicks, Amy, and Mrs. Miller. 



Messrs. B. R. Cant and Sons, Colchester, 

 exhibited a beautiful assortment of garden 

 roses. These were arranged chiefly in pyra- 

 midal form, and the cool atmosphere seemed 

 to suit them^ admirably. A few of the best 

 were La Tosca, Lady Hillingdon, Harry 

 Kirk, W. R. Smith, and Beaute de Lyon. 



From Mr. S. Mortimer, Rowledge, Farn- 

 ham, came a large collection of dahlias, of 

 the b}xo\v and fancy types, also some well- 

 grown cactus forms. A few of the most 

 striking varieties in the former section wera 

 Tom Jones, Pleasaunce, Penelope, Gaiety 

 Standard, Virginale, W. Powell, Twilight^ 

 and Arthur Rawlings; these were grown with 

 jMr. Mortimers well-known skill. 



Me^rs. T. S. Ware, Lim., Feltham, con- 

 tributed a bright display of hardy flowers 

 and a capital collection of dahlias. The 

 cactus varieties were well developed, espe- 

 cially Conquest, F. W'enham, Mrs. D. Flem- 



S'^V^' 9'']^^'' ^^g^^' ^lo^id. P^id^ of Essex, 

 Richard Box, and Florrie Welk; the same 



remarks were equally applicable to the 

 paeony-flowered varieties. 



A large and varied collection of dahlias 

 c^me from Messrs H. Cannell and Sons, 

 Swanley The collarette section was verv 

 bright, the best being Henri Farman Ne^ro 

 A Maumene, Vicomtesse des Monts and 

 Madame Pile. The decorative sectirl^ aS 

 w-ell r^pr^^ented, some of the finest being 

 Le Grand Maniton, Queen Mary Mons Caif 

 ron^ Madame F Mollard, and pI^ Sr^^^^^^ 



.tS'"!- 1? ^Yl"^'^^,? Chislehurst; 

 staged a bright collection of hardy flowers 



th^ pentstemons being quite a featJi^, while 



th. violas bore evidence of the cool weathe? 



we have experienced ; while the Misses Price 



and Fyfe, Grove Park Nursery, Lee sta"^ 



a small collection of early-flowlrinj chir^^^ 



al^r'^Some'o'f ""'t^ <lisplayed^w?th 



asters, borne of the most conspicuous were 



Leslie, Elstob Yellow, Nellie fcng SoTden 

 Glow, and Touraine ^omen 



W^oolman , Marquise Furrier, and Fulgent 

 being the most attractive cactus, while the 

 pompons were represented by a large collec- 

 tion. 



From Messrs. H. B. May and Son, Upper 

 F/dmonton, came a tabic of hybrid veronicas 

 edged and backed with ferns. Sweet peas 

 were represented, and the exhibit of Messrs. 

 S. Bide and Sons, Farnham, demon- 

 strated the value of the flower in autumn 

 by staging some fine vases, in which were 

 noted Thomas Stevenson, Tarina, Isobel 

 Malcolm, Mrs. R Haliam, and Mrs. W. J. 

 Unwin. 



ORCHID COMMITTEE. 



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

 bited a small group of orchids, in which were 

 to be seen Vanda caerulea^ carrying two 

 spikes, one with eighteen developed flowers 

 of a fine colour, also Renanthora Lowi, wit! 

 racemes of flowers at least six feet long and 

 with flowers the whole way. Laelio-cattleya 

 Vcnusta and L.-c. Fred Gott were also note- 

 ablc'. 



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

 had a small but attractive exhibit. Some 

 fine plants of Oncidium macranthum, 0, in- 

 curvum, and 0. variocosum were noted at 

 the back, while there were good specimens 

 of Cattleya Harrisonoe, C. aurea, and Braeso- 

 cattleya Maronse, with Stanhopea graveolens. 



A very effective table was that arranged 

 by Mr. T. AV. Thurgood, gardener to H. T. 

 Pitt, Esq., Rosslyn, Stamford Hill. This was 

 rich in cattleyas, cypripediums, and odonto- 

 glossums. In the latter were to be seen 0. 

 King of Britain^ a very fine form; also 0. 

 punctatum and a quaint masdevallia named 

 Doris. 



Mr. E. Davidson, Borlasses, Twyford, 

 staged a few nice specimens, which included 

 Odontoglossum Aurora, a very fine crimson- 

 rod colour, also Lselio-cattleya Nebus, the 

 sepals being bright orange with a dull red 

 lip. 



A small collection also c-ime fr^m Messrs. 

 Charlesworth and Co., Hay wards Heath. 

 Here were to be seen Cattleya Circe, a very 

 dark variety; Dendrobium Dearei, with three 

 good racemes, also Cypripedium leyburnense 

 magnifica. 



Mr. H. S. Goodson (gardener, Mr. G. E. 

 Day), Fairlawn, Putney, also sent a few 

 choice specimens such as Cattleya Memoria 

 II. A. Tracy, a fine bold flower; also C. Ata- 

 lanta var. Illuminator, with others. 



From Mr, H. A. Tracey, Amyand Road, 

 Twickenham, came a small collection of ct- 

 pripediums such as C. Curtisi with seven 

 flowers; C. Massianum, C. Jas. H. Veitch, 

 and C. Lord Ossulston ; also two well-marked 

 odontoglossums, 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE. 



A nice collection of fruit came from Mr. 

 A. W, Merry, Danesbury, Welwyn (gardener 

 Mr. G. Keif), who had arranged his exhibit 

 most attractively. The grapes were placed in 

 single bunches, the best being Black Alicante, 

 Muscat of Alexandria, and Madresfield Court. 

 The boxes of plums were very fine, especially 

 Pond s Seedling, Monarch, Transparent Gage, 

 Jefifersons^ Rivers' Late Orange, Coe's Gol- 

 den Drop, Kirke's, and Autumn Compote. 

 Melons were well represented, as were also 

 apples and pears, filberts in variety, and 

 alpine strawberries. A few light foliage 

 plants and trails of smilax added the neces- 

 sary finishing touches. Mr. Thos. Coomber, 

 gardener to Lord Llangattock, The Hendre, 

 Monmouth, .staged a splendid smooth Cayenne 

 pine. A whole table was occupied witli an 

 exhibit of fruit from H. B. Brandt. Esq., 

 Nutfield (gardener, Mr. T. Heron), who cer- 

 tainly has reason to be proud of his colla- 

 tion. The grapes were arranged along tne 

 back, and included fine examples of Apppy 

 Towers, Lady Downes, Prince of Wales, V}^' 

 mond Jubilee, very fine, in berry and buncU. 

 while the apples and pears were spaced oni 

 by coloured foliage in trails. The ^h^le 01 

 the dishes were clean and well-grown. I? 

 dishes of apples, Warner\s King and 

 Queen, came from Mr. H. V. Woodgatei^, 

 Maiden House. Worcester Park, which were 

 not only large, but of splendid colour. 



