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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



December 7, 1912. 



;i iHln»-.;i( ( >, dwarf 



bright, and they were pleasingly as«50ciated 

 witli the gracetul Plumbago rosea and tlu^ 

 choicer nephrolepirie^, Adiantiim Farley - 

 ense gloriosum and tlie bright Centropogon 

 Lucyanum. Retarded liliums, notably L. 

 auratum, L. longiflorum^ and L, speciosum, 

 were exliibited over a groundwork of dwarf 

 polyantha roses by Messrs. \Vm. Cutbusii 

 and Son, thi« firm also displaying winter- 

 flowering begoaias. Indian azaleas were sub- 

 mitted by Mr. L. Russell, Richmond, ^and the 

 freely-flowered plants of Mdme. Petrick, J. 

 B. \eronne, and Deutche Perle attracted a 

 good deal of attention; ivies and a few 

 ancectocliilus, with their prettily veined 

 leavevs, were also contributed by Mr. Russell. 



Very interesting were the alpine plants ex- 

 hibited by Messrs. Thos. S. Ware, Lim., 

 Feltham; these were staged in pans, .and 

 included a wide raiif^c ot st'flimi>. 

 vivums, saxif raga^ . 



shrubby veronicas, primula.-., and liie inois- 

 ture-loving Sarracenia purpurea. Mr. Clar- 

 ence Elliott, Stevenage, had a littlo rock 

 garden, wherein (ientiaiia a(';iuli> ua. flower- 

 ing^ and where snxifragas wvw oiuup-d. A 

 feature of Hu^ <'\hihtf \va> tiie dwarf bunhes 

 of Abies excul-a l»ein<)iili, A. pygmsea, Re- 

 tinof-pora obtusa nana. II. piHf<M'a nana', and 



Juniper us tamariscifolia — all suitable for 



Mr,s. Swinburne in the gardens niuk^r his 

 rock gardens. 



Chrysanthemums were again fairlv well re- 

 presented, and ii ([uite hirge disi)lav was 

 made by Messrs. \V. Wells and Co., Merst- 

 ham. The flow^ers were ^^et up pleasingly in 

 stands and vases, and associated with 

 crotons, fern.s, and other foliage subjects. 

 The single and. decorative varieties were fine 

 features, and of the fornirr l^rie Wild 

 (A.M.), pink; and Mrs. Wingtiehl Miller, 

 deep rose, were very attractive, while Miss 

 A. Brooker. a chestnut-scarlet decorative 

 variety of incurved Japanese form, was a 

 notably bright variety ; an A.M. wa> j^ ranttul 

 to each of these three. Wells' Latt- l»iuk, 

 M<^nsa,^ Mersltham Jewel, Brightness, and 

 Etiiel 'IMiorp were other fine varieties on view. 



A particularly fine exhibit of chrysanthe- 

 mums in pots, all in small his, and carrying 

 from four to ten fine flowers apiece was 

 made by Mr. Cradduck, gardener to Colonel 

 Mark Lockwood, C.V.O., M.P., Bishops 

 Hall, Romford, lliere were forty plants in 

 all, and the group was greatly admired, and 

 everyone was loud in praise of the splendid 

 cultivation thas exhibited. The varietv was 

 considered by the Floral Committee to l>e 

 Mrs. Swinburne, but a large numiber of ex- 

 perts were equally certain the variety wa;^ 

 Maud Jefferies. Mr. Cradduck told us the 

 variety appeared with Moneymaker, and to 

 his knowledge he had never "had tlie variety 



Mrs. Smnburne in the gardens under his 

 •cba rge . 



From the Manor House Nurseries, Cardiff 

 was brought a .-election of single chrysan- 

 tliennmis. and notaide varieties w^ere Dai.-v 

 Andicv. Idris, Sir G. BuUough, Stra 

 iuid Diiris Chaplin. Godfrey's I'oifection 

 chrv^aiitlu^nnini, a very free dmirative white 

 aiu'tiioiie varietv was shown in capital oondi 

 tion by Mr. \V. J. Godfr<>y, P:xmoi:>;.h, Devon' 



"Very graceful was Aaplenium divaricatuni 

 fleo-nii-, with finely divided fronds shown 

 by M .,1%. J. Parker and Co., Whetstone; 

 it dcM"i\r(lIv g-ained an A.M. 



Me-M-,. H. Cannell and Son^;. Swanky 

 made u]) a bri^Jit exhibit of pelargoniums, 

 showing several dozen bunches of brilliant 

 trusses of flowers. Prunus Miqiieliana a 

 twiggy fihrub that produces an a])ni'danc-' of 

 white flowers out of doors at this r^eason 

 of the year, caused some surprise- it is a 

 pretty subject, and was quite well shown 

 by Colonel Stei)hen Clarke, C.B., Cuckfield, 

 and It, gained an A.M. 



Paintings of tiora! subjects and garden 

 -ee„„, ,v<-re submitted by Miss Fanny 

 l anvr. ;iS. Burlington Gardens Aeton AV 

 >lrsM;,lone, Clu-yne Walk. ( 'Ih.].,.;, Mr 

 K. HuglHK. Potters Bar; and Miss di 

 Giujrda. Mr. , R. jy^^,^ Charterhouse, 



w f""^-. '""'^ fi"*" ^^'^^^ of coloured 

 i^ ^t T 1 '-''\*P^*^''^^ '-^"d this exhibit was 



great i\ admired. 



CAENATIONS. 



A very large exhibit of carnations staged 

 across the end of the hall by Mr. C. Engel- 

 mann. Saffron Walden, was a great attrac- 

 tion, for not only were the flowers good, but 

 they were well grouped and shown in quan- 

 tity. Particularly good were the great 

 sheaves of Lady Xorthcliffe, the crimson 

 Triumph, White Enchantress, May Day, the 

 new Rosette, the old Enchantress, Carola 

 (lK>ld as ever), the showy orange-apricot 

 Elektra, the yellow Golden Eay, and Scarlet 

 Carola, a bright e-carlet form of the crimson 

 Carola, and also a rose and crim-son splashed 

 sport from Carola. "A glorious exhibit/' 

 as some of the ladies suggested, and also a 

 most interesting one. Mr. G. Lange, 

 Hampton, had a small stand of carnations, 

 and his best varietiets- were Mikado, May 

 Day, Beacon, Wodenethe, and Scarlet Glow. 



Messrs. Young and Co., Hatherley, Chel- 

 tenham, put up a quite attractive exhibit of 

 carnations in about twenty varieties. The 

 flowers were good and bright, and set up in 

 vases of varying height, with sprays of 



Outstanding varieties were Hon. 



Mrs. Brodie 



Mrs. Gres- 



asparagus. 



John Boseawen, a new pink; 

 Henderson, deep crimson-red; 

 wolde Williams, Duchess of Devonshire, May 

 Day, Superior, Mrs. C. W. Ward, and a good 

 seedling from the popular Marmion. Messrs. 

 Alhvood Brothers, Haywards Heath, had a 

 quite pretty exhibit of carnations, artis- 

 tically arranged. They had baskets, vases, 

 and bowls of blooms, and a few of their 

 leading varieties were Salmon Enchantreis, 

 White Wonder, Mary Allwood, Geisha, May 

 Day, Baroness de Brienen, Eosette, Empire 

 Day, and Fairmount, the latter a soft helio- 

 trope variety of large size and substance. 



Very bold and well arranged was the ex- 

 hibit of carnations set up by Messrs. Stuart 

 Low and Co., Enfield. In ^the centre of a 

 large contribution they had lovely bunches 

 of the pink Baroness de BrieWn, sur- 

 rounded by Rosette, Marchioness of Lin- 

 lithgow (white), and Mikado. At either side 

 w-ere fine sheavec^; of White Enchantress, 

 Mivs. C. F. Raphael, Enchantress, Gloriosa' 

 Carola, and Pink Enchantress. Ferns, 

 pa 1 m s , and green m oss we re free ] y used 

 under and among the flower^, and added to 

 the elegance of the display. Mr. W. Law- 

 renson, Yarm-on-Tees, Newcastle, was an ex- 

 hibitor of finely-grown carnations and of 

 great excellence were the bunches of the 

 lovely new white Snowstorm, Mrs. Burnett 

 Lady Meyer, . May Day, and Pink En- 

 chantress. 



Mr. A. F. Dutton, Iver, Bucks, adopted 

 a new method of showing his carnations 

 and set up three big baskets of lovely 

 blooms of the pink variety Mrs \ F 

 Dutton (A.M.), with a small vase of selected 



in the foreground. The varietv is 

 s^ize and form, and slightly scented. 

 Burnett, Guernsey, had a delightful 

 charmingly arranged, and the 

 tlowers were large and very beautiful. Mrs C 

 1 . Raphael was grandly shown, and so were 

 Rosette R. 1. Felton, Marmion, Sunstar, 

 ^^ lite A\ onder, the lovely pink Empire Day 

 sultan the strj,)ed Benora, and White Chief 

 —all hrcst-rate varieties. 



Messrs. Wm. Cutbush and Son, High^ate 

 had a large exhibit of perpetuarcarfatfon ! 

 and showed flowers ami flowering plants, and 

 arranged these m capital style^ Vhe .'ais 

 ol R. 1. Felton, Mrs. L. Mackinnon ^rirli 

 .carlet). White Perfection, Ladrile^^r 

 Mikado and Hon. R. James were fine, and so 

 were the plants of Lady ' 

 countess Goschen and F 



flowers 

 of fine 

 Mr. H. 

 exhibit 



Over 



Coventry, Vi 

 Galsworthy, 



COMMITTEE 



a score of membe 



busy time a« usual, they had plenty to do 

 for about three-quarters of an^hJu? The 

 question of admitting a ^disbudS''^ sp^k^ 

 of an orchid for consideration waTdfccusi^ 

 at present It would be disqualified but t^ 

 seeniH to be a feelinP- th-it i 

 should be relaxed ^ regulation 



orchids^^W^ interesting exhibit of 



orcnms trom Messrs. James Veiteh and 



good 



Sons, Chelsea, contained a number of 

 well -flowered examplecs of Zygopetaluin 

 Mackayi, carrying a total of about three 

 dozen spikes. Brasso-catt-laelia Morna, mtli 

 large rosy flowers, the fringed lip having 

 a buff centre, was another good thing ; 

 while among cypripediums the pick were C. 

 i nsigne S a nderae, C . Germaine Opoix, C ' 

 Edina — a bold, richly spotted flower,' c'. 

 San-Actseus, and C. Tracyanum, the latter a 

 cross between C. aureum Hyeanum and C. 

 Le-eanum giganteum. Cypripediums, chiefly 

 insigne varieties, with a few Cattleya labiata 

 a plant of Vanda tricolor, and some 

 odontoglossums were staged rather poorly 

 by Messrs. Baylor, Hartland, and Sons, 

 Cork. 



A novel and rather high arrangement of 

 orchids from Messrs, Sander and Sons, St. 

 Albans, brought the flowers well up to the 

 line of vision. Ferns and green moss were 

 freely used to hide the pots and add finish 

 to the group. A very important subject 

 wa-s Chondropetalum Fleteheri — a most in- 

 teresting hybrid between Zygopetalum Mac- 

 kayi and Chondrorhyncha Chestertoni, two 

 very distinct plants. The hybrid has zygo- 

 petalum habit and general form of flower, 

 but the lip is cream-coloured with fimbri- 

 ated margins that show the influence of 

 Chondrorhyncha Chestertoni. Lselio-cattleya 

 Golden Oriole, Cattleya Sylvia, Cypripedium 

 S:. Andre, C. Actseus, C. Vandyck splen- 

 dens, C. Arthurianum Sanderae, and C. 

 Troilus. 



A Gmall set of well-grown cypripediums 

 was staged by Messrs. Hassall and Co., South- 

 gate, including fine flowers of C. Mdme. 

 Julesi Hye, C. insigne Harefield Hall, C. i- 

 Sanderse, C. Fulshawense, and the bright C. 

 Triumphans. Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons, 

 Cheltenham, presented cypripediums in 



form, together with the pure white 

 Calanthe Harrisi, the fine Cymbidium Tracy- 

 anum, Zygopetalum crinitum, and the free- 

 flowering Masdevallia Schroderiana. Messrs. 

 J. and A. McBean, Cooksbridge, showed a 

 few good odontoglossums, the pretty Catt- 

 leya aurensis, cymbidium, and some cypri- 

 pediums. 



In the little bank of orchids staged by 

 Mr. F. W. Thurgood, gardener to H. T. 

 Pitt, Esq., Rosslyn, Stamford Hill, N., we 

 noticed a plant of Chondropetalum Fletcheri 

 with two spikes of its green and creain 

 flowers; Miltonia Bleuana with two spikes, 

 Cypripedium Sir Redvers Buller, C. Trium- 

 phans, C. Chapmani, the bright C. Baron 

 Schroder, and the neat C. Niobe. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 

 Heath, showed a fine example of Angraecum 

 sesquipedale, carrying eight of its ivory- 

 white flowers; the pretty Brasso-cattleva 

 Rutherfordi, ^ Sophro-cattleya Heatonense, 

 Odontioda Diana, some capital cypripe- 

 diums, and the handsome Sophro-laelio-catt- 

 leya Carna (A.M.) with crimson petals. The 

 beautiful ro^y-tinted Vanda cserulea Sande-se. 

 carrying two fine spikes, was shown by Mr. 

 Alexander, gardener to Sir George Holford, 

 Westonbirt, Tetbury, Gloucest*^r ; with this 

 came Cattleya Golden Oriole Ruby (F.C.C.), 

 with brilliaut ruby-crimson petals and 

 lip; Cypripedium Viking (A.M.), a shapely 

 c r 0 .ss b e tween C . B uc h a n ia n u m and C . 

 illustre. 



Mr. W. H. White, gardener to Sir Trevor 

 Lawrence, Bart., Dorking, gained an A.M. 

 ior Cypripedium Eurybiades, a handsome 

 flower, with dark purple spots on the white 

 and green dorsal sepal. Odontioda Latona 

 howler's var. (F.C.C.), a very beautiful 

 hybrid between Odontioda Bradshawae and 

 Odontoglotssum crispo-Harryanum, caused 

 some discussion, as a bud or flower had been 

 removed recently from the apex, and there 

 IS a regulation aginst disbudding. The 

 flowers have a rosy-l)Iush ground, red mar- 

 gins, and large crimson blotches, and there 

 IS a yellow disc on the lip ; this was shown 

 [^y J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebelands, 

 ^outh Woodford. Messrs. Stuart Low and 

 ^0-, St. Albans, and Messrs, Swan and 

 irice, Keyfield Nursery, St. Albans, each 

 showed a few orchids. 



(Continued on p. 947.) 



