November 9, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



867 



beautiful stand, with hundreds of cut ro8es, 

 of great excellence, considering the lateness 

 of the season, and numbers of cut carnations. 

 Xhey also showed Citrus sinensis in fruit, 

 Cocoe Weddelliana, Geonoma gracilis. 

 Phoenix Eoebelini, Nerine Bowdeni, Erica 

 nivalis, E. autumnale gracilis, E, caffra, 

 Pandanus Veitchi, tuberoses, Lilium longi- 

 florum, crotons, Nephrolepis compacta, quan_ 

 lities of Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, Turn- 

 ford Hall and B. Eothschild, with numbers 

 of chrysanthemums. Their display of fruit 

 was magnificent, over fifty dishes of superb 

 apples being staged. 



Messrs. Robert Veitch and Son, Exeter, had 

 an interesting collection of plants, among 

 which were Eugenia Ugui, Greyillea longi- 

 folia, Apera arundinacea, Jasminum nudi- 

 florum, Pernettyas, Potentilla fruticosa. 

 Plumbago capensis, Physalis alkekengi, P. 

 Bunyardi, Liquidambar stryraciflua. Clema- 

 tis Nellie Moser, Coronilla pygmaea. Acacia 

 platyptera, Pentstemon heterophyllus,^ Eer- 

 beris Wilsoni. Brachysema acuminata, 

 Gnidia carinata. Primula malacoides, Acacia 

 ovata, Symphoricarpus occidentalis, covered 

 with white berries, Rhapiolepis Delacauri, 

 Stransyasia undulata. Pancratium macroste- 

 phana, and numbers of winter-flowering 

 carnations. 



Mr. W. B. Smale, Torquay, staged Chinese 

 primulas, cinerarias, TEschyanthus puicher, 

 pelargoniums, florists' abutilons. Cytisus 

 racemosus. Salvia fulgens, dracsenas, and 

 chrysanthemums, among which were the 

 new Mrs. M. Brockman, bright pink, ai:d 

 Harry Wood, crimson-scarlet. Messrs. Bur- 

 ridge"^ and Sons, Torquay, showed Liliuin 

 speciosum rosea, ericas, spiraeas, and a col- 

 lection of chrysanthemums, while Mr. E. W. 

 Hodder, Torquay, had some very fine cycla- 

 en. 



Portsmouth. 



OCTOBEE 30, 31, and NOYEMBER 1. 

 The twenty-sixth annual autumn display 

 was held in "^the Town Hall, and was quite 

 one of the best of the series. Cut blooms 

 were numerous and of excellent quality, and 

 o:roups of chrysanthemum's were a strong 

 feature, adding much to the attractiveness 

 of the display. Fruits and vegetables were 

 abundant, and trade displays were promi- 

 nent and excellent in their composition. The 

 arrangements were of the best order in th^^ 

 hands of Messrs. Gill and Terry, the secre- 

 taries, and an influential committee 



Cut blooms were well provided for in seven 

 f>l>en classes, as well as an adequate number 

 for growers in Portsea Island only. 

 T'or thirty^ix Japanese in not less than 

 hteen varieties and not more than two of 



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iiy one variety, a silver cup value ^20, with 

 -ii^>stantdal money prizes, was offered, which 

 ^Tought out eight competitors. Mr. W. 

 Baxter, gardener to Captain Dalgety, Lock- 

 erby Hall, Eomsey, was easily first 

 ^ith a set of remarkable flowers, large, 

 riohly^coloured, and effectively staged. Some 



the finest varieties were F. S. Vallis, Hon. 

 ^rs. Lopes (extra fine), G. Hemming, Kara 

 Bow (deep and attractive in colour). White 

 Queen, D. B. Crane, Master James, W, A. 

 Wherington^ Mdme. G. Eivol, Eclipse, Wil- 

 liam Turner, and Colonel Lawrence, Mr. 



E. Usher, gardener to Sir E. Baker, 

 ^art., Banstone, Blandford, was second, with 

 ^i'^^'^^' uneven blooms; Kara Dow, Mrs. 



T. Miller, W. Eawlings, Mrs. G. C. Kelly, 

 the Hon. Mm, Lopes were the most 

 ^riking. Mr. G. Hunt, gardener to Pantia 

 ^^1, Esq.^ Ashtead Park, Epsom, third. 



^ a class for two dozen Japanese, five 

 SMI v^^^ the best coming from Mr. Martin 

 ^sbury, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, and 

 naturally his was an interesting exhibit, 

 p*^^i*iing many of the newer sorts, such as 

 f^f? Green, a rich velvety-purple colour; 

 »mte Queen; Thomas Lunt, a huge crimson 

 nower with gold reverse to the broad florets ; 



f'handler, soft primrose; Mrs. Gil- 

 ■Di"<^bble, marble white, said to be one 



th© largest varieties in cultivation ; Queen 



flii^lif^^l ^viti^ blush; F. T. Mew, 



floret^ 



wine-criinson ; Japan, with incurving 

 . deep y^^Uow with an orange suffusion. 



The second award was made in favour of 

 Mr. Hunt, who had smaller but handsome 

 blooms of Mrs. G. C. Kelly. Mr. H. Herbert, 

 gardener to Sir F. Fitzw^^gram, Leigh Park. 

 Havant, third. 



For twelve Japanese, distinct, five com- 

 peted, and with a bright set Mr. A. J. 

 Marsh, gardener to M, Hodgson, Esq., More- 

 ton House, Martyn Worthy, Winchester, won 

 easily with high-class specimens of Master 

 James, Frances Joliffe, the Hon. Mrs Lopes, 

 and Maud Williamson (deep rose with silver 

 re ver&e) . Mr . Ed w a rd s , garde ne r to W . 

 Garton, Es<:|., Sarisbury Court, Southamp- 

 ton, second. The last-named annexed the 

 premier award in a combined class for a 

 dozen Japanese, and as many incurved blooms 

 with an even set; Mr. Herbert folloAving 

 closely. 



Incurved blooms were not numerous^ owing 

 to the early date. Mr. G. Hunt was first 

 for twenty-four with a surprisingly good 

 set of such sorts as Eomance, C. H. Curtis, 

 Buttercup, Frank Trestian, Calypso, Tri- 

 omphe de Montbrun, and the newer Mrs. 

 Percy N. Wi&eman. Mrs. Marsh won Mnth 

 twelve specimens, incurved, with huge 

 flowers, quite on the side of coarseness; Mr. 

 Edwards second with smaller, more refined 

 specimens. Single-flowered varieties were 

 remarkably well staged. Six competed in 

 the class for six bunches, distinct, and Mr. 

 Marsh led with an unnamed set of high 

 quality flowers; Mr. C. Johnson, 10, Garner 

 Street, Southsea, coming second. 



Local classes were well filled. For twelve 

 Japanese, distinct, Mr. F. Hope Terry, 139, 

 Francis Avenue, Portsmouth, was easily 

 first with handsome flowers. Mr. C. White, 

 Garden Terrace, Southsea, won in the in- 

 curved section with medium-sized blossoms. 

 Pompons were well staged, as they usually 

 are here, by Mr. H, Snook, 52, Fitzroy 

 Street, Portsmouth. 



Plants were plentiful, especially in, the 

 group classes. The chief of the latter was 

 one to occupy a space of 60 square feet, for 

 which a silver cup was offered. Five com- 

 peted, the premier award going to Mr. E. 

 Burridge, Portsmouth, for dwarf plants, 

 neatly arranged, and cariying fairly good 

 blossoms; Mr. J. Jeffreys, 37, Clarence 

 Parade, Southsea, wa^? second with much 

 finer flowers, but a faulty arrangement. 

 In a smaller class Mrs. Hope Terry won a 

 silver cup with a- meritorious arrangement 

 of well-grown plants; Mr. C. White second. 



Mr. Papworth, gardener to the Parks 

 Committee, arranged the best group of mis- 

 cellaneous plants, his crotons, palms, ferns, 

 chrysanthemums, primulas, etc., having an 

 effective edging of Primula olx^onica of varied 

 colours. Mr. Ellwood, gardener to W. II. 

 Myers, Esq., Swanmore Park^ Bishop s Walt- 

 ham, was easily first for table plants. 



The most tastefully arranged dinner-table 

 was carried out in chrysanthemums, Mary 

 Eichardson (bronze) and Kitty Bourne (yel- 

 low), with bronze-tinted selaginella and as- 

 paragus, from Mrs. Eapley, Warblington, 

 Havant. Mrs. Sturt. Stanstead Park Gar- 

 dens, won for a basket of chrysanthemums 

 and foliage, with an arrangement that left 



little to be desired. 



Fruit was not largely shown, but it was 

 good. Mr. Baxter, in a stiff competition, 

 won for two bunches of grapes with Muscat 

 of Alexandria. Mr. Ellwood had the best six 

 dishes of apples, and Mr. G. Hoare, Wood- 

 field, Havant, won for six dishes of pears. 



Vegetables were fine. In one class, that for 

 Messrs. Toogood's prize for six kinds, Mr. 

 G. Hoare, Woodfield, Havant, was placed 

 first with poor celery, leeks but nine inches 

 long, onions three inches in diameter, and 

 small tomatoes, but he had good cauliflowers 

 and good King Edward potatoes. Mr. Ell- 

 wood was placed second with leeks fifteiMi 

 inches long, good caul iflowere , superior 

 celery, Ailsa Craig onions five inches in dia- 

 eter' good tomatoes, and moderate pota- 

 toes. 'The judging in this class met with 

 much criticism during the day. Mr. Ellwood 

 was easily first for six di^iu^s in tlu' classes 

 provided by both Messrs. Sutton and Sons 

 .ind Me^f^rs. E. Webb and Sons. 



Amono- trade exliibit> Messrs. Sutton and 

 Sons, Reading, had an extremely good dis- 

 play of vegetables, consisting of about eighty 

 dishes. The Barnham Nursery Company had 

 three dozen dishes of excellent apples and 

 pears. 



Bournemouth. 



NOVEMBEE 5 and 6. 



The twenty-sixth annual exhibition of 

 autumn flowers, fruits, and vegetal>]es \\ at^ 

 held in the spacious winter gardens pavilion 

 on the above dates. Sir Albert Eollit. pre- 

 sident of the National Chrysanthemum 

 S(K'iety had promised t<) formally o]>eu the 

 show, but, unfortunately, illness prevented 

 him l^ing present. Sir Daniel Morris, 

 V.M.H., F.E.H.S., president of the Bourne- 

 mouth Horticultural S<x;iety, expresstni, on 

 l>elia]f of Sir Albert Eollit, great regret that 

 he was unable to attend. He also stated, 

 at the opening ceremony, that Sir Albert 

 had presented a medal to be awarded to 

 th<^ most meritorious exhibit iji the show, 

 and it Imd Ikhmi won by Mr. Tooley, gar- 

 dciur tt) Jlu*^^li Andrews, Esq,, who staged 

 some wonderfully fine vases of chry%santhe- 

 mums in a very effective manner. The 

 Mayor of Bournemoutli, in the place of Sir 

 Albert Eollit, opened tltp show, and em- 

 phasised what Sir Daniel Morris had said 

 relative to llie exc-elFence of the products, 

 the greah'i pioportion of which were locally 

 grow n , O rc li ids alone w e re sc a rce , on a c- 

 count of the great orchid show in London 

 drawing to it many of the large growers. 



GEOUPS. 



Six large groups were arranged, consisting 

 of miscellaneous plants and cut flowers. Mr. 

 Usher, gardener to Sir Eandolf Baker, Bart., 

 was the winner, once more securing the silver 

 challenge cup offered by G. H. Eolls, E^q., 

 J. P., vice-chairman of the council. Palms, 

 poinsettias, oncidiunis» cattleyas, and crotons 



NEWS FRUM llE^VLgUARTEBS. 



WEEK BY WEEK. 



Were the founders of our old-establisbed city 

 firms to come back to life and pay a visit to ihv 

 scenes of their enterprises, what of all tiio 

 larter-daj- changes would most surprise them ? 



Possibly the marvels of the telephone ; pos- 

 sihiy the rlatterinir typowritiTi^^ machines or the 



woTidiT'- of the clccrri<- ai>j>]i:i iiri's ; hut, most 



pi'obablc »>f ail. tiie " o^hc^.'-^^■^^^i■<'Ils the gay 

 bowls and shaiK^ly glasses of delicately-scented 

 hyacinths, nodding daffodils and graceful nar- 

 cissus, presenting so darintr a relief to tlie 

 sombre atmosphere of the <iffi{ c<. 



And if it be true that the .sj^ijit> of our aiucs- 

 Toi-s attend onr Yuletide festiviti<'>. what must 

 tIii'v think to sees in the depth of winter, win- 

 dows, odd corners, and feast-laden tables beau- 

 tifiili\ decorated by a brave show of Lily of the 

 Vailey and Kornan Hyacinths ? 



For \\ !?it<M' is tio longer hlossoniioss. Be the 

 world outride never so barren, unpror»iising. or 

 heavy witli gkK>m, we may yet have the iiolden 

 glory of the daffodil, th© w^axen beauty of tlie 

 hvatinth, and the graceful charm of the iiar- 

 f issus. throughout the dreary months to Easter I 



Twenty-fiv<* yi^ai- ago ^Ie>srs. Janio Carter 

 and Co. received from their China agents the 

 first parcel of the Chinese Sacred Lily. Tlii^ 

 happy chance was the birth of Indoor Garden- 

 ing, the Chinese S:icred Lihes doing so well in 

 drainless bowls tiiat r xpi rirrients were under- 

 taken, and to-(i:iy UP h:iv(^ a list of Daffodils 

 and Xarci^^u> \\ h icli l: i ve a liorne -beaut if viiiir 

 hobbv whieit "eveiv ;u!t nJim finds its captivated 

 followers vieiiig with each other t(^ posM:»ss the 

 nio?t heainifying displav of blos>oms. 



An ill most inexhauNt ibie variety of artistic 

 bowis and glasses for iinhior gardenitiir attracts 

 the admiritig visitor to Ra\Ties Park; and rour- 

 ti'ous niendiers of tlie staff irive him in a nut- 

 siiel! the whole of the fa-t inating story of in- 

 door cai dcMnng 



Jamks Tartfr k ( o.. 



Seedsmen to Ilis ^lajesty the King. 

 Raynes Park, London, S.W. 



