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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



September 21 1912 



twenty- 

 bloonivS 

 . Jovn- 

 Miller, 

 Briden- 



Burrell and Co., third. Premier award for 

 two dozen cactus dahlias, distinct, staged on 

 boardiS, fell to Messrs. W. Treseder, Lim., 

 Cardiff, for a good set of bright clear blooms 

 of Ivernia, Mrs. Brandt, Johannesburg, 

 Evening Star, Miss Stredwick, Red Admiral, 

 New York, Florrie Welk, etc.; Mr. M. V. 

 Seale, second. 



The class for a dozen bunches of garden 

 cactus dahlias, the flowers staged with 

 grasses and autumn foliage, is of great in- 

 terest. Messrs. J. Cheal and Son led with 

 Duchess of Marlborough, Coral, Mrs. 

 Forester Paton, Helen-e, Lustre, Hon. Mrs. 

 Greville, Mrs. Freeman Thomas, Misis A. 

 Dyer, and Mrs. Landell; Mr. M. V. Scale 

 second. 



Premier award for two dozen pompon 

 varieties, ten flowers of each, fell to Mr. 

 Chas. Turner, Slough, who had very neat, 

 bright flowers of Mary, Glow, Ideal, Adela, 

 Nelly Broomhead, Ganymede, Emily Hopper. 

 Jessica, and Donald; 'Messrs. J. Cheal and 

 Sons, Crawley, was second; and Mr. M. V. 

 Scale, Sevenoaks, third. For a dozen bunches 

 of pompon varieties, Messrs. J. Burrell and 

 Co., Cambridge, gained the first priz-e with 

 a charming set of neat blooms; thej 

 the only exhibitors in the class. 



Messrs. J. Cheal and Sons led for 

 four bunches of single dahlias, ten 

 of each, with a very gay set of M 

 son Hicks, Kitty, Cardinal, Mrs. 

 Fiigi San, Winona, Mi>vs Morland, 

 maid, Glencoe, Koyal Sovereign, Leopold (a 

 new crimson-scarlet). Snowdrop, Rosemary 

 Bridge. Brilliant, Lady Bountiful, Sunray, 

 Lunder. Flambeau, Leslie Scale, Flora, Prin- 

 cess of Wales, Elaine, Owen Thomas, and 

 Miss Roberts: Mr. M. V. Scale second. 



For pa&ony-flowered dahlias six varietiis. 

 six blooms of each, Mr. Chas. Turner was 

 first prize-Avinner with Orlando, Bertha von 

 Statner, Salome, Liberty, Sunstar, and 

 Bayard; Messrs. J. Cheal and Sons second, 

 and Mr. J. P^mberson third. Mr. Chas. 

 Turner showed a tine set of twelve bunches 

 of collarette dahlias, winning with Leistern^ 

 Corbeille de Feu, Prince de Venosa, Diamant^ 

 Mdme. Gyga, Souv. de Bernardin, Maurice 

 Rivoire, Pres. Viger, Mdme. Porier, Henri 

 Farman, Antwerpia, and Gallia: Messrs. J. 

 Cheal and Sons seH?ond, and Mr. M. V. 

 Seale third. 



AMATEURS. 



Mr. S. H. Cooper, Chippenham, won the 

 Silver Challenge Cup offered for the best 

 twenty-four show and fancy dahlias; he had 

 a very even set of good blooms, and showed 

 Shottesham Hero, R. T. Rawlings, Mr. C. 

 Clark, J. Cocker, Mrs. J. Downie, and M. 

 Fellowes in fine form ; Mr. H. Tysoe second, 

 and Mr. G. Densley third. For a dozen show 

 varieties the awards fell in order of mention 

 to Mr. IL Tysoe, Mr. Densley, and Mr. S. H. 



Cooper, these being the only three ex- 

 hibitors. 



Only one competitor caino forward with 

 six varieties of garden cactus dahlias, six 

 stems of each, staged in vnx's with suitable 

 foliage, etc., and this wa- the Rev. A. Bridge, 

 Worth Rectory, who had handsome vases 

 of Wliito Iji^iirti ;\rrs. Lordale, Mary Fur- 

 rier. Svvcvt Hilar. Hon. Mrs. Grevilfe. and 

 Arthur I*ickard, pleasingly associated with 

 grasses and autumn foliage. The Crystal 

 Palace Comjjany's silver cup was the ])rize 

 in this class. 



The silvvr challenge cup for nine varieties 

 of cactus dahlias, three flowers of each. \va- 

 secured by Mr. V. W. Fellowes, The Lane 

 House, King's Walden. Hitchin, with fine 

 examples of Indomitable, Mrs. Douglas 

 Fleming, Ivernia, Glory of Wilts. Mrs. 

 Stephens, Red Admiral, \Tupiter, Richard 

 Ik>x. and Miss Stredwick; Rev. A. Bridge. 

 Worth Rectory, Three Bridges, second; and 

 Mr. F. Densley, Xanrs Head Hill, St. George 

 Bristol, thii d. The }>, st two dozen cactus 

 blooms. On Imards were from Mr. H. Peer- 

 man, Glencro-;.. Xantwich who scored with 

 clean, fresh. l>ut somewhat small flowers of 

 popular .^orts; Mr. G. Densley second The 

 awards for a dozen cactus dahlias, on boards 

 fell m order to Mr. F. W. Felloweg, Mr. g! 



Davidson, Bensham Manor Road, Thornton 

 Heath; and Rev. A. Bridge. Indomitable, 

 Red Admiral, Mrs. D. Fleming, Ivernia, Dr 

 Roy Appleton, and H. H. Thomas, were 

 capital blooms in the winning stand. 



A silver cup was offered for the best dozen 

 varieties of pompon dahlias, six blooms of 

 each, and thi^ was wen by Mr. H. Brown, 

 Dahlia Dene, Havelcck Road. -Luton, with 

 Jessica, Marietta, Nerissa, Little Winnie, 

 Emily Hopper, Sylvia, Best of All, Violet, 

 Nellie Broomhead, Leesie, Bacchus, and 

 Nora Reynolds; Mr. A, P. Ironsides, The 

 Hamlet, Chippenham, ticcond; and Mr. S. 

 Cooper, third. 

 The Rev. A. Bridge led for a dozen 

 bunches, six blooms each, of single dahlias, 

 and presented beautiful blooms of Colum- 

 bine, Leslie Scale, Owen Thomas, Lady 



Bountiful, Mrs. Joynsou. Hicks, and Rose- 

 bank Scarlet; Rev. S. S. Pearce, Coombe 



Vicarage, Oxon, second. 



SMALLER AMATEURS' CLASSES. 



Mr. C. Luckin, Apsley, Thakeham, Pul- 

 borough^ scored for a dozen show and fancy 

 dahlias, and was followed by Mr. A. Rob- 

 bins, Prospect Place, Keynsham, and Mr. 

 R. C. Unwin, The Green, Histon, Cambs. 

 Mr. Luckin; Mr, T. W. Bunnage, Burrell 

 Street, St. Neots; and Mr. R. C. Unwin 

 secured the awards for six show and fancy 

 dahlias in the order given. Two bunches of 

 garden cactus dahlias found Mr, C. Luckin 

 to the fore with Mary Furrier and Mrs, D. 

 Fleming well displayed with berries, grasses, 

 *a(nd aultnmn foliage; Mr. A. F. Tofield,' 

 Holmesdale, Chandlersford^ second, and Mr. 

 W. Mitfion, Anerley, third. 



Mr. C. Luckin and Mr. A, Longridge 

 were fireit and second respectively for six 

 varieties of cactus dahlias, in bunches, while 

 for a dozen blooms, on boards Mr, A. H. 

 Farmer, Kitchener Road, Walthamstow, led 

 the way, followed by Mr. J. Hicks, Thorn- 

 ton Heath, and Mr. R. C, Unwin. Messrs. 

 C. Luckin, Mr. J. Hicks, and Mr. Toheld 

 won for six blooms in eleven entries. 



The amateurs showed pompons well and 

 there were six entries of six bunches,' Mr. 

 A. Robbins, Prospect Place, Keynsham an- 

 nexing the leading award with Nerissa. 

 Darkest of All, Sylvia, Phoebe, Jessica and 

 Marietta; Mr. A. Brown, Grange Road,' Lea- 

 izrave, r^econd. and Mr. C. Luckin third. 

 Mr. C. Luckin and Mr. A. Brown were the 

 only exhibitors of six bunches of single 

 dahlias and they gained awards as placed, 

 Mr. Luckin staging Rosebank Scarlet, Mrs. 

 Joynson Hicks, Owen Thomas, Columbine 

 Snowdrop, and Winona. 



In the classes for those who had not pre- 

 A-ionsly won a prize at the National Dahlia 

 Society's shows, Mr. A. Jefferies Langley 

 Burrell, Chippenham; Mr. J. J. Jenner 

 Manor Park, Sutton; Mr. A. W. Bower' 

 Queen's Road, Dahston; and Mr. R. p' 

 Brown, Bensham Manor Road, Thornton 

 Heath, were the leading prize winners. Mr 

 H. Edwards, Norton Priorv Gardens Chi- 

 chester, led for a vase of twelve blooms' with 

 -;ilnir)n-pii]k ca'-ti]^ blooTns. 8et up ' with 

 gra.M^. and l.rackcn : Mr. R. P. ' Brown 

 ^^ecfUHl. with yellow white, and 

 flnwri. : Mr. j; J. Jenner third. 



OPKX CLASSES. 

 Me^.rs. T. Burrell and Co. led for a dozen 

 un( lie.s of pompon cactus dahlias, with neat 

 t owns of Mmnna, Lena, Martha, Nora, 



\T- V'Vt '^'"-f."*' Atala 

 ■Nancv, ,uid Mr... Maishall; Mr M V Seale 



jocund; ami ARssrs. J. Cheal and Sons third' 

 "r SIX hlooins of one cactus dahlia Mr C 

 Lmkin scored with Snowdon, and Messrs*, 

 p redwick and Son came second with big 

 h noms of F. W. Fellowes; ten entries^ 

 AL-srs. 1\ . Treseder, Lim., led for six of any 

 on. siiow or fancy dahlia with Duchess of 

 ^ork: Messrs. Keynes, Williams and Co 

 Salisbury, second, with Tom Jones; and Mr! 

 ^ H, Cooper tlnrd with R. S. Rawlings 



nr^T'- gained' first 



^ J :i I V ^ ^""^'^'^ l)our|uet and for a basket 

 of dahlias, the lat^r bein^ a fine effort in 

 ffoid and crimson-maroon cactus varieties 

 Mr. J. Emberson, Grove Road, Waltham- 



crimson 



hibit of pseony, 

 dahlias. 



stow, scored for a vase of pompons, and Mr 

 A. Brown came second. 



Messrs, J. Cheal and Sons, Crawley, gcored 

 for a dozen fancy single dahlias, and Messrs 

 J. Stredwick and Sons led for six bunches of 

 fancy cactus dahlias with Orion, Maepie 

 Uranus, Jupiter, Pierrot, and Cygnus- Mr 

 W. V. Scale second. Premier place for sii 

 bunches of decorative dahlias fell to Mr 

 Chas. Turner who staged beautiful flowers of 

 Delice, Papa Charmet, Yellow Colosse At- 

 traction, Mdme. Van der Dael, and Mdme. 

 Lumiere; Mr. J. Emberson second. 



NON-COMPETITIVE. 



Mr. J. T. West, Tower Hill, Brentwood, 

 secured a Gold Medal for his handsome ex' 



cactus, show, and pompon 

 Dorothy Vasey, a new pink pseonx 

 variety; Useful^ a mauve-pink, stiff-stemmed 

 decorative sort ; and Kathleen, purpHsb- 

 mauve garden cactus variety, were specially 

 attractive. Brentwood Yellow was also verv 

 much in evidence. In tall stands, Messrs. 

 Hobbies, Lim., Derham, staged paeony- 

 flowered and collarette dahlias in large 

 numbers ; Exposition de Lyon, Mauriw 

 -Eivoire, Meteor, Diadem, Henri Farman, 

 Joseph Goujon, and Gallia were well dis- 

 played, and two huge baskets of autumn 

 roses were not the least attractive part of 

 the exhibit ; Silver-gilt Medal, 



Messrs. H. Cannell and Sons Swanlev. 



made a fine display with dahlias set up in 

 large triangular bunches. Decorative, paeony. 

 collarette, cactus, and single sorts were all 

 well represented, and among the latter Can- 

 nelFs Favourite, Mrs. Walter Jackson, Marie 

 Corelli, Dr. Hickin, and W^hite Cloud were 

 large, effective varieties. A Gold Medal was 

 awarded. Mr. J. Emberson, Hoe Street, 

 Walthamstow, w^as an exhibitor of paeony- 

 flowered, cactus, and single dahlias, and re- 

 ceived a Silver-gilt Medal ; he had a fin? 

 stand of Attraction, M. Silvent, and Le 

 Colosse. 



Mr. J. B. Biding, Chingford, submitted a 

 large collection of dahlias, paeony-flowered 

 and collarette varieties predominating; of 

 the latter" there were such new sorts as 

 Mdme. Legrange, Orphee, A. Maumene, and 

 B. Siegfurth. A cirsiular group of choice 

 cactus and paeony-flowered dahlias, set ever 

 ferns and edged with asters, was a con- 

 spicuous exhibit from Messrs. Jas. Carter 

 and Co., Eaynes Park, and merited a large 

 Silver-gilt Medal. 



Messrs. T. S. Ware, Lim.. Feltham, con- 

 tributed paeony-flowered dahlias in great 

 variety, as well as a selection of cactus vari^ 

 ties, and they also displayed a wonderfuJlJ 

 fine lot of begonias, both plants and flowers. 

 Messrs. Spoon er and Son, Hounslow, pre- 

 sented a fine collection of apples, pears, etc., 

 and well deserved the Gold Medal awarded. 



Cypripedium Leeanum, with jt^ 



most beautiful varieties, of which perhaps 

 L. Clinkaberryanum and C. L. giganteum are 

 the best known, are among the most beaui^ 

 ful and useful members of the genus, 

 flower buds are now prominent in the 

 growths of the earliest plants, and, as 

 days shorten, the«e orchids should he raK ^ 

 as close to the glas^ as possible, so 

 they may receive all the light. ^^1?^^^^"^ ""5; 

 only be given when strong sunshine pre ^ 



As the flower spikes extend they s*^^^^^^^^^^ 

 neatly tied to thin stakes, and in an upng ^ 



position, 

 supply of 



The^e 

 fresh 



plants require a 

 at all times 



liberal 

 wbeS' 



air 



ever the conditions are favourable, ^jf^^^^j 



the depth of winter. They must have u 

 supplies of water both at the roots anu 

 the atmosnhere until the flowers are 



de- 

 atmosphere until the tloweis ^^'^j^^^g 



veloped. Eoot-bound specimens ^^^,.^,,1^ 

 an occasional application of weak 

 manure until the flowers <^ommence 

 pand, but after this stagre clear sott^ ^^^^^ 

 only should be given. 



I do 



not, 



liqwi- 

 to eX' 



as a Tul| 

 It is 



recommend the feeding of orchids, l 

 visable, before the plants come into 0 

 to thoroughly clean them and ttK'ir 



J. T. Barker. 



roundingri. 



