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GARDENERS' MAGAZINE 



September 14, 19l2. 



prize in this section was given by the 

 British Association, and was awarded for the 

 best display of cut flowers in vases, orchids 

 excluded. There was a brisk contest, and 

 the premier award was made in favour of 

 Mr. George Scott, Seathwocd, liliums in 

 variety, finely-grown chrysanthemums, and 

 beautifully-coloured sweet peas being the 

 leading flowers shown; Mr. James Beats. 

 Binrock, was second with an arrangement in 

 which the carnations were especially note- 

 worthy; Mr. James Bethel was third wath a 

 fine group. Mr. Beats was first for deco- 

 rated dinner-table, bouquet of roses, basket 

 of flowers, and wreath, with admirable en- 

 tries. Sweet peas were an outstanding fea- 

 ture, and here Mr. John Machar, gardener 

 to Mr. W. T. J. Stewart Fothringham, of 

 Fothringham, won the Corporation challenge 

 cup for a table of tliese flowers, judged for 

 (|uality, variety, and effectiveness; Mr. J. A. 

 Grigor, gardener to Mrs. Dunbar Dunbar, of 

 Seapark, l^n-n s. \\ as >( ( ihI ; and Mr. James 

 Fairweathcr, AiiHe Park, West Ferry, Dun- 

 dee, was third. 



For the special prizes open to nurserymen 

 and florists the entries were not numerous, 

 but the quality was exceedingly good. [n 

 the class for a table of roses, Messrs. James 

 Cocker and Sons, Aberdeen, obtained premier 

 honours; and Messrs. D. and W. Croll, Dun- 

 dee, showed a vei y line table for second 

 place. For twelve vases decorative roses 

 the last-named firm showed a superb collec- 

 tion. Messrs. Adam and Craigmile, Aber- 

 deen, were first for six baskets of roses, dis- 

 tinct. For the best display of herbaceous 

 flowers on table, Messrs. Cocker and Sons, 

 Aberdeen, gained leading honours. For 

 chrysanthemums Mr. Scott, Seathwood, was 

 awarded the first prize for four vases and 

 six vases, being closely followed by Mr. John 

 Fraser, Dryburgh House, Lochee, Dundee, 

 and Mr. James Bethel, The Grange, Moni- 

 fieth. For six varieties of cactus dahlias, in 

 bunches, one distinct. Mr. David Keilor, Sea- 

 bourne House, Droughty Ferry, was first; 

 and for pompon dahlias t'ne chief honours 

 went to Mr. John P. Summers^ Ashcliffe, 

 Perth Eoad, Dundee. 



In the class for cut flowers of stovo or 

 greenhouse plants, Mr. A. Duncan. (';irl)et 

 Castle, occupied tlie first place with a fine 

 exhibit. Roses \wrt^ w.'ll >lio\vn ))v Mr. Wil_ 



liam Grieve and Mr. Jf>hii Sinipson, 



FRUIT. 



Considering the sunless sununer, the dis- 

 play of fruit was wortliy of the highest 

 praise. The British Association prize in this 

 section was given for six bunches of grapes, 

 and was keenly contested. Mr. James 

 Beisant. Castle Huntly, was successful in 

 winning the handsome cup with a collection 

 in which Muscat Hamburgh and Muscat 

 of Alexandria were especially well repre- 

 sented; Mr. John G- Clarke, Elm&lea, was 

 second, his entry including grand clusters of 

 Black Hamburgh ; the third place went to 

 Mr. Scott, Seathwood, who had also a fine 

 coll€K!tion. In the class for twelve distinct 

 varieties of apples, the leading award was 

 made in favour of Mr. Walter Staward, Aston 

 Hall Gardens, Oswestry, Shropshire ; Mr. 

 Wm. Ben vie, Murie Gardens, Errol. and Mr. 

 Scott, Seathwood, followed. Mr. D. Nicoll, 

 Forgandenny, staged a superb collection of 

 orchrtrd house fruit; and Mr. J. Fnrquhar- 

 son, Kinfauns Castle, Perthshire, had a meri- 

 torious collection of hardy fruits^ grown in 

 the open air. 



VEGETABLES. 



These were well shown, and the British 

 Association prize given in this section fell 

 to Mr. James Kinnear, Fernbrae, Dundee, 

 for a capital collection of twelve distinct 

 kinds; Mr. W. Harper. Tulliebelton, Perth- 

 shire, was second with fine produce. 



AMATEURS' CLASSES. 



It was indeed refreshing to see the fine 

 pnxiucts staged in all the sections, and not a 

 little credit attached to those who, in their 

 spare time, eould obtain such excellent ex- 

 amples of cultural skill. In competition for 



the Amateur Corporation Cup, offered for the 

 best display of cut flowers arranged on a 

 table, Mr. Alexander Easton, Lochee, Dun- 

 dee, won finely w4th a beautiful arrange- 

 ment, sweet peas predominating ; Mr. D. 

 Smith, 10, Cleghorn Street, Dundee, was 

 second, with a fine entry. Plants in pots 

 were remarkably good here, and the leading 

 class in this section was for six stove or 

 gresnhouse plants, distinct, and the premier 

 prize was worthily gained by Mr. William 

 Eobertson, 6, Blyth Place, Dundee; Mr. A. 

 Easton, Lochee, and Mr. John Fairbairn, 

 96, Dens Eoad, Dundee, being second and 

 third. In the class for display of vege- 

 tables, the leading prize went to Mr. Alfred 

 Drummond, Fowlis, Crieff, for a col- 

 lection which reflected much credit on the 



exhibitor ; Mr 



and 



Peter Donaldson, Dunning 

 Station, and Mr. John Hepburn ^ West 

 Huntingtower, Perth, were second and third 

 with meritorious products. 



NON-COMPETITIVE. 



The nurserymen and florists in the Dun- 

 dee district made a special effort this year, 

 and one that earned for them the \varmest 

 praise. Messrs. D. and W. Croll, iJundee, 

 contributed a superb display of roses, bego- 

 nias, and sweet peas, and a choice collection 

 of vegetables. Messrs. Harley and Sons ex- 

 hibited floral arrangements, and the designs 

 shown were beautiful and effective. Messrs. 

 Laird and Sinclair had an excellent show, 

 the dominating feature being a very fine orna- 

 mental rockery. Messrs. Thyne and Son ex- 

 hibited a collection of hardy annuals, com- 

 prising over KM) varieties, all in a high state 

 of development, and also hardy flowers and 

 sweet peas. Messrs. Storrie and Storrie had 

 a collection of fruit, comprising plums, 

 pears, and apples, in a high state of 

 development. Mr. David Nicoll, gardener 

 to Messrs. Bell, Eossie, Forgandenny, 

 hibited fine baskets of pot-grown apples, the 

 fruit of James Grieve and Emperor Alexan- 

 der being of special excellence. 



Altogether the show was a magnificent one, 

 and did full credit to all concerned. 



Bournemouth Gardeners. 



At the meeting of the members held on 

 September 3, there was a very nice exhibition 

 oi jiot puint^i and cut flowerts. The principal 

 exiiihits staged were table plants, by Mr. 

 Charles Pearce, gardener to Mrs. 'Ormond, 

 who had almost perfect specimens of Araiia 

 eJegantissima, Draceena elegantisimma and 

 Pandanus Veitchi. Mr. Evan^, gardener to 

 G. J. Fenwick, Esq., had cut roses and car- 

 nations; Mr. G. H. Heath, gardener to G. 

 G. Eiussel^ Esq., cactus dahlias; and Mr. 

 Povey, coieus plants. 



Mr. Evans was chairman at the meeting, 

 which was addre^^ed by Mr. Nippard, oi 

 Ashton Court Gardens, who gave nis '*'lm- 

 pression:s of the International Exhibition.'' 

 He vsaid it wa^ scarcely po.ssible for him to 

 tell others in one .short address what the ex- 

 hibition \va> ivally like. Gardeners would 

 come away with ditterent impressions as their 

 vaiiou.s interests would claim attention He 

 Mould only refer to things that interested 

 hun most. The six acres of rockwork was a 

 charming sight, but, in his opinion one 

 otherwise perfect rockery was marred by the 

 u.se of cut flowers at the back. The orchidts 

 he went to look at first, and said that Sir 

 George. Holford's were, undoubtedly grand 

 and formed the chief feature of the show The 

 staging of the plantcs, which were all speci- 

 mens, wa.s a perfect work, every plant bein<^ 

 se^n to the best advantage. The miltonias 

 and odontiodes attracted hi6 attention most. 

 Ihe amarylh^ were remarkable for strength 

 of growth, freedom of flowering, and size and 

 colour of blooms. The advance made in the 

 improvement of these plants was very great 

 The groups, each occupying about one hun- 

 dred square feet, were most imposing He 

 wa6 much attraeted by the collection of sela- 

 ginellas, and the hybrid anthuriums the 

 spathes of many of the latter being about 1ft 

 long. The l)egonia«, dahlias, roses, carna- 

 tions, sweet peas, and zonal pelargoniums 



were very good. The melons showed high 

 cultivation, and the apples from last year 

 which had been in cold storage, looked as 

 fresh as if they had only been gathered 

 twenty-four hours. He did not consider that 

 the rhododendrons were anything beyond 

 very ordinary, and the annuals Avere poor. 

 Mr. Nippard dwelt in much detail on the sub- 

 jectt^ above-named, and said that the dust 

 would not have be3n troublesome df 



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the 



ghtly 



damped it. Both the lecturer and the chair- 

 man received hearty votes of thanks at the 

 close, of the meeting. 



iui proved mucli 



Scottish Horticuitura.1 Associa- 

 tion. 



The monthly meeting of this association 

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

 Square, Edinburgh, on the 3rd inst. Mr. 

 Massie, the president, was in the chair, and 

 there was an attendance of -eighty members. 

 Mr. John Highgate, Hopetoun Gardens, read 

 a paper on How to pi'oduce effective dis- 

 plays with hardy plants.'' There was no 

 doubt, he said, that the use of hardy plants 

 for garden d?coration was yearly becoming 

 more popular. No other plants gave such a 

 variety of form and colour, and they could be 

 liad in bloom front iebruary to November; 

 but he did not believe that their use involved 

 d saving of labour or expense. They required 

 constant rittention in the way of dividing 

 and replanting, and it was generally the gems 

 which required renewing. For formal bed- 

 ding, however^ the pelargonium, calceolaria, 

 and k»belia were indispensable, and it was 

 doubtful if in this kind of decoration we had 



on the line ribbon border 

 dispViys of twenty years ago. In most cases 

 tile class of hardy plants to be grown would 

 depend on the size of the place, or of the 

 borders or beds to be furnished. No one, for 

 instance, would dream of growing gunnera 

 or sonic of the larger &enecios in a garden 

 of very hmited size. 



In some large places it was becoming the 

 fashf()n to hiive borders devoted to a single 

 colour. He had never been impressed by this 

 arrangement. Another, and a more popular, 

 style was to plant in patches of one variety, 

 but it did not admit of such a great variety 

 a;', in the more common mixed style. Good- 

 sized clumps, with a large variety of sub- 

 jectSjSO as to prolong ths- season of floweringas 

 as much as possible was recommended, as 

 in this way one could have a much better 

 selection than if planted in patches, and, 

 wJien possible, -edgings should be formed of 

 alpines like small linarias, thymes, sedums, 

 or Erinus alpinus, instead of the more formal 

 box edging. Another style which was becom- 

 ing popular, and deservedly so, was to in- 

 troduce Japanese maples, buddleias, Prunus 

 Pissardi, roses, etc., in order to relieve the 

 flatness of the herbaceous border. One could 

 scarcely imagine anything more handsoine 

 than a few good plants of Spiraea arisefolia, 

 with its long plumes of white flowers, dotted 

 along tiie back of the border, and against 

 thes-e such plants as Prunus Pissardi and 

 Acer negundo variegata could be effectively 

 used as dot plants. Golden privet could also 

 be used effectively in this way. Then the roses 

 could be used in a variety of ways, but per- 

 haps the most common, and certainly the 

 most effective, way t<» u.^^* them was rigainst 

 rustic poles or esp:ilieis behind the border. 



Other old favourites which could be used 

 v/ith advantage were the hardy fuchsias and 

 the improved form of Monarda didyma called 

 Cambridge Scarlet, For masses of colour 

 the last-mentioned was certainly of much 

 value, but it required to be replanted every 

 year, or at most every two years, as vt 

 quickly exhausted the soil. A plant whicn 

 was an acquisition for the herbaceous border 

 was Artemisia lactiflora. It produced whit-e 

 flowers in autumn, and flowers of this colour 

 were scarce then, but, like monarda, it re- 

 qvired, frequent replanting. Senecio W^^' 

 scniana was another gem. For the backs ot 

 borders, or for planting by streams, it was a 

 real acquisition. For late season .effect a bed 

 of Japanese maples and Lilium auratum \m 



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