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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



December 21, 1912 



HORTICULTUEAL SHOW ADVEETISE- 

 ME-XTS arc inserted in thifi oolumn at Six- 

 pi nc» per line, the niiDimam chfir*r<* being Two Shi\- 

 Itngf-j and Sixpenc-e. Offices, 148 aud 149, Aldt'i-egate 

 ^treet, Londrjn, E.G. 



EXHIBITIONS AND 



MEETINGS. 



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Rcyal Horticultural Society. 



Tliere was no exhibition at the Royal Hor- 

 ticultural Hall on Tuesday, December 17, 

 but the various committees met. The Fruit 

 and Vegetable Committee had no work to 

 do, and the Floral Committee had only the 

 perpetual-flowering" carnation Benora, white, 

 faintlv flaked with red, before it. This was 

 shown by Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Bush 

 Hill Park, Enfield, and gained an A.M. 

 The Orchid Committee had a quite busy 

 time, and granted two First-clas6 Certificates 

 and seven Awards of Merit. It also granted 

 a Silver Lindley Medal to Mr. Dye, gardener 

 to Lord Rothschild, Tring Park, Tring, for 

 Phalsenopsis intermedia Portea, which, after 

 thirty-two years in cultivation at Tfing, is 

 this year carrying three sjiikes of bloom. 



Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywardts- 

 Heath, exhibited Oncidioda cinnabarina 



( A.M. ), a long^spiked, red hybrid between 

 Cochlioda Xoezliana and Oncidium monachi- 

 cum ; with this came Oncidium hybridum 

 derived from 0. tigrinum and O. lamelli- 

 ge.rum, and bearing a good deal of likeness to 

 the former; and a pretty little Pestrepia 

 ■triata. O. O. Wrigley, Esq., Bridge Hall, 

 Hiiry, s?nt Cypripedium Mrs. Harry Bruce, 

 a lx)Id form of C. villosum origin. Mr. E. H. 

 Davidson. Orchid Dene, Twyford, brought 

 up a good form of Cattleya Maggie Raphael, 

 a richly-coloured varietv of Odontoglossum 



eximum named J. Lakin (A.M.), and Odonto- 

 glossum scintillauHi Orchid Dene var. (A.AI.), 

 a pretty purple and red-brown Rossi cross. 



Cymbidium Gattonense, with a long spike 

 of thirteen brown, green and white flowers, 

 was exhibited by Mr. W. H. White, grower 

 to Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Burford 

 Lodge, Dorking, who also sent a large spe- 

 cimen of Platyclinis uncata, and Eria 

 Fletcheri, Avhich was turned upside down 

 so as to bring the inverted flowers into a 

 position to be inspected. Francis Wellesley, 

 Esq.. Westfield, Woking, sent Cypripedium 

 Sir William Chance (A.M.), a very attrac- 

 tive hybrid between C. Thompeonianum and 

 C. Memoria Jerninghamae ; the white and 

 purple dorsal sepal in this hybrid were very 

 clear. Sophro-cattleya Westfieldiense (A.M.) 

 with mauve sepals and petals, and a rosy- 

 crimson lip, was another attraction from 

 Westfield. 



Very fine was Cypripedium Demeter 

 (F.C.C.), obtained by crossing C. S. F. 

 Moore with C. Earl of Tankerville. It has a 

 white, dark purple-spotted, green-based 

 dorsal sepal, and burnished purple and green 

 edged petals and a purple-browu labellum; 

 C. Artemis, a very pretty white and yellow- 

 green hybrid from C. nitens and C. Farine- 

 anum was also shown. These two fine things 

 were shown by Mr. H. Alexander, grower to 

 Lieut. -Colonel Sir George Holford, Weston- 

 birt, Tet bury, Gloucester . Messrs . Ja s 

 Veitch and Sons, Chelsea, staged several 

 good cypripediums, their C. Idina (A.M.) 

 derived from C, insigne Harefield Hall and 

 C. Countess of Carnarvon, being exception- 

 ally bold and with a very broad white purple- 

 spotted dorsal sepal possessed much b'^autv 



Mr. Day, gardener to H. S. Goodson, Esq'/ 

 Fairlawn, Putney, set up Odontoglossum 

 Prmce Albert, O. St. Mirin, richly coloured 

 and O. Phoebus, rich red with a few white 

 and blush markings; Cattleya Tytius (A.M.) 

 from the same collection was a bold flower 

 with a f^plendid purple lip and vellow throat 



F. Menteith Ogilvie, Esq., The Shrubberv 

 Oxford, exhibited a particularly lovely or- 

 n Sophro - catt. - Iselia Thisbe 



(KC.C.), ruby-crimson, with deeper crimson 

 lip, a beautiful hybrid Ijetween Cattleva 

 lri9 and Sophro-lselia Heatonense 



National Chrysanthemum 



Society. 



A considerable number of members of the 

 Executive Committee met at Carry's Restau- 

 rant, Strand, W.C., on Monday evening, 

 December 16. Mr. T. Bevan presided. 



Income to date was given as ^521 8s. 3d., 

 and expenditure =£437 3s. 7d., leaving a 

 balance of ^84 4s. 8d. The Floral Commit- 

 tee reported progress, and the matters re- 

 ferred to on another page w^ere agreed upon. 

 The annual dinner of the Floral Committee 

 was fixed for February 17 next, at Carr's 

 Restaurant. The Secretary reported that 

 the (society's shows would be held at the 

 Crystal Palace in 1913, on October 1 and 2, 

 and November 5, 6, and 7. It was agreed 

 that a conference be held on December 10, 

 1913, and that an effort be made to arrange 

 for a small exhibition at Essex Hall, Strand, 

 on that date. Six new members were elected. 



National Rose Society. 



A large number of members of this flourish- 

 ing society gathered at the Holborn Res- 

 taurant, at three o'clock on Tuesday, 



Decemiber 17, at the thirty-sixth annual 

 meeting. 



The minutes of the previous annual meet- 

 ing were taken as read. Ballot papers had 

 to be signed on this occasion, and Dr. A. H. 

 Williams and Mr. Arthur Turner were ap- 

 pointed scrutineers of the ballot. While the 

 papers were being collected, Mr. Edward 

 Mawley, V.M.H., the lion, secretary, read the 

 annual report, and Mr. G. W. Cook dealt 

 with financial matters. 



ITTE 



A^EAR 1912. 



The Council, in submitting their report 

 for the past year, congratulate the member^ 

 on the continued satisfactory position of the 

 society. The numbei of members is now 

 more than double what it was five yearc^ ago. 

 For the fir&t time in its history four shows 

 have been held during the year, and for the 

 first time, one of those in Irelan^d. They also 

 record with pleasure the presence at the Rose 

 Conference and dinner of the largest number 

 of foreign rosarians that have ever attended 

 any function of the society. 



The Southern Show was held at Southamp- 

 ton, on June 26, in celebration of the Jubilee 

 of the Southampton Royal Horticultural So- 

 ciety. The season being an exceptionally 

 early one, greatly favoured that exhibition, 

 which, taking into consideration its extent 

 and the general high quality of the blooms, 

 must be regarded as having Ibeen the finest 

 rose show ever held in the Southern Counties. 

 The very complete arrangements for that ex- 

 hibition were admirably carried out under 

 the direction of the experienced secretary of 

 the local^ society, Mr. C. S. Fuidge. The 

 Metropolitan exhibitiou again took plac«, bv 

 the kind permission of the president and 

 Council of the Royal Botanic Soeiety, in their 

 beautiful gardens in. Regent's Park, 'the date 

 of the show .being July 9. This proved also 

 a fine show, but wag not quite so extensive 

 as in some recent years. 



Her Majesty Queen Alexandra, the so- 

 ciety's Royal Patroness, after an ateence of 

 two years, once more honoured the societv 

 and marked her continued interest in its 

 doings by paying a visit to the exhibition, 

 a compliment keenly appreciated by every- 

 one present on that occasion. The attendance 

 of ^members and visitors was larger than at 

 any previous show held bv the society The 

 provincial exhibition, took place on Julv 19 

 m the Botanic Park, Belfast, this l>eing the 

 first time that the society has held a show 

 in Ireland. As might have been anticipated 

 from the near proximity of three extensive 

 roso nurseries, there was a fine display of 

 blooms. This m^v v.nturo proved a preat 

 >urress, and. but tor the early character of 

 the season, would no doubt have been better 

 supported than it was hj our leading rose 

 growers in the South of England. 1\> Mr. 

 T ■ ^- Pi"kerton, the hon. secretary of the 

 Irish Rose and Floral iSocietv, great credit 



is due for the excellent arrangements made 

 by ham for that exhibition. One of the great 

 surprises of the year was the large display 

 of beautiful roscg which were to be seen at 

 the society's autumn show, after one of thf 

 coldest and wettest Augusts ever known 

 This exhibitiou took place in the Royal Horti' 

 cultural Hall, Vincent Square on Sent^m" 

 ber 12. • 



The society's ro-se conference was held at 

 the Holborn Restaurant on May 20, when the 

 President delivered an admirable address on 

 the "Modern Development of the Eose " 

 Many of the foreign rosarians present joined 

 in the discussion which followed, greatly to 

 the satisfaction, and delight of the lar^e 

 number of members present ou that occasion 

 The dinner which followed was attended bv 

 a still larger number of foreign rosariaiis 

 and their friends. Indeed, at no previous 

 period in its history has such a large gather- 

 ing of foreign rosarians been entertained bv 

 the society. 



Two new publications' have been issued to 

 the members during the year — in April, the 

 " Rose Annual for 1912," and in November 

 a new edition of the "Hints on Planting 

 Roses." The Publications Committee have 

 also been, busy revising and amending future 

 issues, and their untiring eiforts" on behalf 

 of this important branch of the society's 

 work again claim the warmest thanks of the 

 council and of the members generally. 



The number of societies in affiliation with 

 the National Rc-se Society is now fifty-six, 

 one of which is in Australia, and three others 

 in New Zealand. 



The council record, with regret, the death 

 on her 87th birthday of Mrs. D'ombrain, a 

 vice-patroness of the society, and the wife 

 of the late Rev. H. H. D'ombrain, who was 

 greatly dependent upon her help in his secre- 

 tarial and other duties, especially during the 

 later years of his life. The society has also 

 lost during the year Mr. R. L. Garnett, a 

 keen and successful amateur exhibitor at the 

 society's northern exhibitions, and one who 

 was much respected by all who knew him. 



The receipts from all sources during the 

 past year, including a balance from the pre- 

 vious year of dfiiSS 15s. lOd., amounted to 



expenditure to 



^3,634 6s. 7d,, leaving a balance at the 

 bankers of i^442 12s. 2d. after ^250 had been 

 placed to' the reserve fund. The reserve 

 fund now stands at c£l,50(). 



During the past twelve months 810 new 

 membere have joined the society. Allowing 

 for the losses by death and resignation, the 

 total number of members is now 5,50i. 

 Taking the year as a whole, two new mem- 

 bers a day have, on an average, been added 

 to the list of membership. 



1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 



Number of 



Members ... 2,484 3,150 3,797 4,584 5,125 5,504 

 Net increase 



^4,076 18s. 9d., and the 



smce previ- 

 ous year .... 



450 666 647 737 541 379 



The first spring show the society has ever 

 held will take place in the Royal Horticul- 

 tural Hall, Vincent Square, on Thursday, 

 May 1. The Metropolitan exhibition will be 

 held in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Regents 

 Park, on Friday, July 4. The provincial 

 show will take place at Gloucester, on Tues- 

 day, July 15, in conjunction with the 

 ccBterehire Rose and Sweet Pea Society. 

 The autumn exhibition will be held in 

 Royal Horticultural Hall on Thursday and 

 Friday, September 11 and 12. 



The " Rose Anuual for 1913," which ^vii 

 contain, in addition to the usual helpiuj 

 articles on rose culture, etc. a full report 

 of the Rose Conference held at the Holborn 

 Restaurant in May, will be issued to tlie 

 members in March. In September will appe;i| 

 a n;ew and revised edition of the Officu^^ 

 Catalogue nf Roses," now in cour^^ of pi"^' 

 paratio.i, aiid early in Decemi);'r a new' 

 amended edition of the "Enemies of 

 Rone." 



f^o the donors of spec ial prizes the Counci 

 iittt',- thi'ir *^T.itrfuI ackn()\v];'{Ignionts. 

 al.M) to thoj-e itoi]. local 8ecretarics u'lio. \ 



their zeal and activity, have assisted 



