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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



September 14^ 1912 



were 



brilliant array of collarette dahlia8. includ- 

 ing many of their own. raising, and, if one 

 is to judge from the interest taken in thet; 

 flowers by the visitors, the section is sure 

 of a great future. Next followed early chry- 

 santhemums, set up in bold pyramidal 

 masses, and then followed roses, in bunches, 

 reprevsenting the best of the autumnal 

 bloomers, and, finishing the display, came 

 beautiful sweet peas finely staged, with pyra- 

 mids of white, pink, and red varieties of 

 Cosmos a8 a graceful background. Messrs. 

 Tillio, Whyte. and Co., Edinburgh, 

 large exhibitors of gladioli, asters, and well- 

 grown vegetables in variety. 



Messrs. Webb and i^<>ns, Stourbridge, 

 showed a fine collection ol wrll-^rrown vege- 

 tables and fruits, their melons being espe- 

 cially g<K)d. With these were «weet peas, 

 astern, liliums, spiraeas, and chrysanthe- 

 mums, all very tastefully disiK>tsed. Oppo- 

 site this display wa** a bank of hardy flowers 

 from Mt.-^rH. J. Cocker and Sons, Aberdeen, 

 and ( <»lU'( tioTis of perpetual carnations, or- 

 chids, and appW trom Messrs. Stuart Low 

 and Co. Entield. Gladioli from Mr. David 

 W. Thomson, George Street, Edinburgh, 

 made a brave nhow ; Empoclus, Velocity, 

 Prince of Orange, J. Lewis Childs, Haron 

 OHulot, Royalty, aiid Duke of Richmond were 

 a few of the best. Messrs. John Forbefl, 

 Lim.. Hawick, exhibited dahlias, phloxes, 

 pentstemons. border flowers, and carnations, 

 the latter <|uitc gixxi f'>r .-o late n d:\U\ Mtul 

 therefore attractiut^ a ir<M.(l dral ot attcii- 



ing 



tion. 



Messrs. Young and Co., Hatlierley, Cliel- 

 tenham, were represented by perpetual car- 

 nations staged over fernti and green, mos^s ; 

 Mrs. Grewswold Williams, May Day, Queen 

 (primrose), and Montgomery were some of 

 the best. Mes.srs. G. Gibson and Co., Leem- 

 Har. Vorks, liad a bold bank of hardy 

 flowers that included Aconitum caeruleum, 

 lUiie Jay, and a tine lot of gaiUardia^. Mr. 

 D. M'Omish, Criefl\ displayed liardy flowers, 

 largely using the fine (Mirysanthomum maxi- 

 mum Ktoilc d'Anvcrs a.s a central feature. 

 An array of chiysanthennnns from Mes^srs. 



Mason and Co., Jamesttiwii. \va.■^ almost (00 

 t^uggestive of Novemlwr. luit tlie paiisics 

 savt^l the -ituatinn. hy Mr. R. C. Fer- 



nuntermliue. put up a ^'oodly set of 

 fragrant roses. Mr. Jone.-, Kiikonny, ex- 

 liibitcd gladioli largely, and made a special 

 feat urt^ of the purple-blue IJaron Hulot. 

 < )t her exlii lii t <»r-^ included Messrs. T. Een- 

 iiedv and <*<>.. Dumfries, hardy flowers and 

 dahlia--: Mr. (i. \V. Miller. Wisbech, violas 

 and a])ples ; and Mr. H. N. IClIisoii, West 

 Bromwich, choice ferns in great variety and 

 lilv of the vallev. 

 Mc(--rs. Storrie s 



guson 



d Storrie, Glencarse, con- 

 tributed a tine lot of pot fruit trees, apples, 

 pears, and plums, carrying first-rate fruits, 

 clean and highly-coloured ; the celosias were 

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fine, the colouring being unusually 

 bright. Phloxes from ^lessrs. Gunn and 

 Sons, Olton, were shown in the usual fine 

 style this firm adopts, A large table of 

 apples from Messrs. T.iltle and T^allantyuc. 

 Carlisle, showed how well a large number of 

 varieties succeed in the border district. 

 MoTitbretias and gladioli made up the bulk 

 of a large exhibit contributed by Messrs. E. 

 Wallace and Co.^ Colchester, and. needless 

 to ^av. Montbretia >^tar of the Kast was the 



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outstanding and striking noveltv. 



Very fine were the begonias from Messrs. 

 T. S. Ware, Lim., Feltham, who filled the 

 centre of their bold display with a group of 

 the exquisite pink Lady Cromer. Messrs. 

 Thyne and Son, Dundee, contributed a selec- 

 tion of annuals and border flowers, as well 

 as sweet peas, phloxes, etc. The paeony- 

 flowered dahlias from Messrs. Bakers, Wol- 

 verhampton, attracted no little attention ; 

 Geisha, Faust, Turner, and Codsall Gem 

 were especially striking among many showy 

 varieties. Messrs. W. Wells and Co., 

 Merstham, filled a large space with a selec- 

 tion of phloxes, and an admirable collection 

 of early chrysanthemums, including their 

 new variety named Crimson Polly. 



Messrs. George Fairbairn and Sons, Eng- 

 lish Street, Carlisle, presnted a very fine lot 



of cactus dahlias, on boards, with stands of 

 pompon, collarette, paeony-flowered, and 

 cactus varieties behind the l^oards; Geisha, 

 the new deep heliotrope carnation, was also 

 well shown bv this firm. Messrs. Cunning- 

 ham Fraser/and Co., Comely Bank, Edin- 

 burgh, presented l>order flowers and roses m 

 excellent style, and also put up a very bold 

 group of evergreen shrubs, choice hoUies, and 

 cypresses being the chief subjects. Messrs. 

 R B. Laird and Sons, Lim., Edinburgh, con- 

 tributed a big group of golden cupressus and 



variegated yews. 



A little group of choice orchids from 

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

 vided an item of special intexest and beauty; 

 Cattleya Adula perfecta, Lselio-cattleya Hia- 

 watha, Brasso-cattleya Leemanae, Cypripe- 

 dium Caesar, and Cattleya Suavoir were a 

 few of the gems. Mr. D. McLeod, Manches- 

 ter, also showed orchids. Very fine grapes 

 and tomatoes, the former including the big- 

 berried Diamond Jubilee variety, were 

 largely shown bv Messrs. Thomson and Sons, 

 Lim.. Cloverfords. A bright and artistically 

 arranged group of stove foliage plants, in- 

 cluding the newer ferns, was submitted by 

 Mr. John Downie, Edinburgh, who also set 

 up a group of begonias. From the King's 

 Acre Nurseries, Hereford, came a splendid 

 group of fruit trees in pots, the crops being 

 rcniarkahle for their development in size and 

 colour; Allington Pippin, Eival^ and Em- 

 peror Alexander apples, and Pres. d'Osman- 

 ville, and Glou Morceau pears were ususually 

 fine. Liliums, particularly L. auratum and 

 L. speciosum. were used with great liberality 

 ])y Messrs. Thos. Methven and Sons, Edin- 

 burgh, in a large and effective group, in 

 association with palms and ferns, begonias, 

 clematis, and heliotropes. Mr. L. R. Eussell, 

 Richmond, had a conspicuously good 

 hibit of variegated tree ivies grown in vari- 

 ous shapes and sizes. Messrs. W. Cutbush 

 and Son brought up a great exhibit of hardy 

 flowers from Highgate, and made special 

 features of gladioli, pentstemons, kniphofias, 



and polyantha roses. 



Mr. R. Bolton showed Hercules, R. F. 

 Felton, Melba, AVenvo;^ Castle, Red Star, and 

 other new sweet peas. Mr. E. F. Fairbairn 

 and Sons, Edentown, contributed an effective 

 collection of the better varieties of phloxes. 



MEDALS. 



Gold. — Messrs. Dobbie and Co., Edinburgh. 



Silver-gilt. — Messrs. Thomas S. Ware, Lim., 

 Feltham; Messrs. E. Webb and Sons, Stour- 

 bridge; Messrs. Young and Co., Hatherley; 

 King's Acre Nurseries, Hereford; Messrs. W^m. 

 Cutbusli and Son, Highgate; Messrs. Cun- 

 iiiugham. Eraser, and Co., Edinburgh ; Messrs. 

 Thyne and Son ; Messrs. Storrie and Storrie, 

 Glencarse ; Mr. D. W. Thomson, Edinburgh ; 

 Messrs. Wm. Thomson and Sons, Edinburgh; 

 Mr. John Downie, Edinburgh; Messrs. Little 



and Ballantine, Carlisle; Messrs. Sander and 

 Sons, St. Albans. 



Silver. — Mr. S. A. Jones, Kilkenny; Messrs. 

 R. Wallace and Co., Colchester: Bakers, 

 Wolverhampton; D. M'Omish, Crieff; Messrs. 

 J. Forbes, Lim., Hawick; Messrs. G. Gibson 

 and Co., Lee-ming Bar; Messrs. Tillie, Whyte, 

 and Co., Edinburgh; Mr. L. R. Russell, 

 Richmond; Messrs. Thomas Methuen and 

 Sops, Edinburgh; Messrs. R. B. Laird and 

 S(An>-., Edinburgh; Messrs. Stuart Low and 

 Co., F']nfield; Messrs. W. AVells and Co., Mer- 

 stham; Messrs. James Cocker and Sons, Aber- 

 deen; Mr. W. Muir, Linlithgow (cypripe- 

 dinms); Mr. W. McLeod, Manchester; Mr. 

 II, N. Ellison, West Bromwich. 



Bronzo.— M-ssrs. G. Fairbairn and Sons, 

 Carlisle; Messrs. J. Mason and Co., James- 

 town ; Mr. Robert Bolton, Carnforth; Messrs. 

 E. F. Fairbairn and Sons, Edentown; Messrs. 

 Thomas Kennedy and Co., Dumfries; Mr G 

 W. Miller, Wisbech; Mr. R, C. Ferguson, 

 Dunfermline; Messrs. Gunn and Sons, Olton' 

 Birmingham; and the East of Scotland Col- 

 lege for bottled fruits, e tc. 



TTTESTS PATENT GARDEN SUNDRIES 



" " have been inTent«<l during 30 years of prac- 

 tical experience. By better cultivation, and plea- 

 sure by which gardens are kept in order, their ex- 

 r^mae i« doubly r^-iMiid. Saraplas and Illustrated Oata 

 logue ff6c. C. E. WEST, Higham Hill. London, N.E. 



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INSECTS ON 

 MEN LEAVES. 



BEGONIA AND CYCLA- 



Halifax : Could you tell iie, 



throug-li tlie pages of the Gardeners' Maga- 

 zine, what is wrong with my seedling bego- 

 nias, and whether I can do anything to 

 store them to health? My seedling cyclamen.^ 

 appear to be attacked in the same way; speci- 

 mens enclosed. — Both begonias and cyclamens 

 are sufPering from an attack of " rust/' and 

 w^ refer you to the answer to " J. H. C, 

 Duffield/' for the remedy. 



FAILERE WITH CAENATIONS.-H. T., 

 Stone : I shall be much obliged if you can 

 tell me what ha« caused my carnations to 

 lose their foliage so badly. I have them in 

 a cold frame, and they were potted into Sin. 

 pots in June. While they were flowering in 

 the 48-sized pots I was obliged to have thm 

 in the greenhouse, which had permanent 

 shading on its roof, I have wondered 

 whether this heavy shading had anything to 

 do with the lo^ of foliage.— Excessive shad- 

 ing would undoubtedly have a distinctly 

 detrimental effect upon, the plants, and if 

 potting and exposure to full light followed 

 immediately upon their sojourn in theheavilv 

 shaded greenhouse then the sudden and 

 i^evere change of conditions' would largely 

 account for the failure. Beyond all thie, it 

 seems to us, if we interpret your letter ariglit, 

 that, under the circumstances, the shift from 

 a 48-sized pot to one eight inches in diameter 

 was too large. 



PEACH FOR NAME.— B. T.. Swindon: 

 Enclosed in box I am sending you a peacH, 

 which I hope you will be able to name lor 

 me. The variety is a bad one for <iropPl°^ 

 its fruits just before colouring, but the npe 

 fruits ar^ of good quality.— We <J«/P^^^ J 

 ever receiving a peach in condition 10^ ^"^* 

 tification. The specimen sent was hopelesbi 

 mixed up with the cotton wool. For pu 

 poses of identification a peach should be 

 before it is ripe; a few leaves should ai^^o ^ 

 6ent, and particulars be given of the size a 



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colour of the flowers, 

 under which the tree is growing. 



RUST ON BEGONIA LEAVES. 

 Duflield : I should be much obliged n i 

 could tell me the cause of the rusty apP;^^ 

 ance of the enclo^^d begonia foliage. , 

 plants grew to a fair size, and then 

 L ^^^J" T l.avA several varieti^;- 



-The 



due to 



to stop growing. I have several 

 but all are more or less affected — 

 appearance of the begonia foliage is a 

 the presence of a tiny mite, a species o 

 sonymus, which chiefly attacks tne 



surface of the leaves, thus V^.^J^fZ'iioti 

 plant from properly fulfilling its tun« 

 and thereby causing failure or d'^^^V.p-a 

 ing with tobacco powder at frequent id ^ 

 will stop an attack if the matter is ja^ 



hand before the trouble is ^^^^^^^^^(,^iot^ 

 when the attack has assumed the prop 



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ndicated by the specimens sent a more , 

 method must be adopted. l^Ke ., ^ 



feoap 



handful of soft 

 quantity of flow 



ad 



of sulphur ; then di«-,j^„ 



the soap and sulphur compound in ' . ^j^, 

 and a-half of warm soft water, in ''^ratio" 

 tion dip the plants, and repeat of. 

 once a week until the pe«t is ait-p .^^gj- 

 The need for regular dipping at sno 



