GARDENERS 



MAGAZINE 



355 



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„e Belle d'Orleans, Governor 

 Eugenie, Bigarreau de Schreken 



Wood, Frogmore r^any uigarreau, 

 Elton, and Early Rivers cherries, 

 •uprtss TTZa Naoier nectarines ; Hales' Early, Early Grope, Mignonne 



, canopy ° v f r U Exceiient" strawberries were also shown, the fruit of Auguste 

 B .— 'and Royal Sovereign being particularly attractive. 



dinu. ~ npache - s . Ear y Transparent Gage, jenerson, *uu ^.^^u,; 

 AB «den June peaches » ^ used ^ ith J excellent effect for forming 



, te Althames p • ^ noteworthy of these being Foster's Seedling and 



«^nv over tne irees, i j „i,^,„ r , fV, P fruit nf AncmstP 



Greenhouse Plants. 



graceful seedling from P. glaucum, dwarf in habit, and with waved pinna: to the 

 drooping and much-divided fronds. Other notable forms were Gymnogramma 

 grandiceps superba, a fine golden fern ; Lomaria ciliata major, the beautiful 

 uteris gracilis multiceps, Gymnogramma flavescens, and the bold and strong- 

 growing Asplenium marginatum. Adiantums in variety, aspleniums, blechnums, 

 davalhas, and many other ferns also came from Edmonton. 



A large and varied collection of ferns came from Messrs. W. and J . Birkenhead , 

 bale, Manchester, and if not quite so extensive as this firm usually puts up, it con- 

 tained a good selection of kinds. ~" - - - ....... 



f-nsive and first-rate exhibit of hard-wooded plants from Messrs. Balchin 

 ^ " Hassocks was a revelation to many of exceptionally high culture in 

 ints there were big banks of Erica Cavendishi, a blaze of yellow ; Erica 

 d** P . j ' rose • Erica perspicua nana, E. ventricosa rosea, deep pink ; and 

 ^"Jlv rich blue Leschenaultia biloba major backed by the white Erica candi- 

 * e . , ° y The Messrs. Balchin had a lovely lot of well-grown plants that com- 

 *SS admiration. Mr. Forbes, Hawick, put up a pretty display of his bril- 

 rTand free-flowering crimson-scarlet carnation named Yuletide ; this is a fine 

 "** * ith broad segments and sturdy, erect hr uu T - e — f " f a ^\UMi n r, 



S»nsies and violas in great variety and go 



as it always is. 



The case of filmy ferns was a great attraction, 

 Trichomanes maximum and Todea superba were especially good ; 

 ngulare divisilobum densum is a beautiful hardy fern that 



In front of these was a collection selaginellas 



represented ; Athyrium filix faemina Victoria regale is a fine form of a fairly well- 

 known and elegant fern ; the violet scented Lastrea fragrans was represented by a 

 basket of neat little plants that, needless to say, were a source of great interest to 

 the lady vistors. The plumose form of Polystichum divisilobum, with Asplenium 

 trichomanes incisum, Scolopendrium vulgare crispum robustum, Athyrium f.-f. 

 gTandiceps, and A. f. -f. cruciata grandiceps, were other notable and graceful hardy 

 British ferns. In addition to these, there was a collection of elegant adiantums, 



\ smail group of cannas, remarkably dwarf and with compact spikes of 

 brilliant flowers, came from Messrs. Paul and Son, Cheshunt, and served to 

 illustrate the great value of these plants for conservatory decoration ; Daniel 

 Gerard, Mrs. F. Drees, gold and orange, Iona, crimson, and Miss Elsie Perkins, 

 fellow/ were notable and distinct forms of great merit. A bold and brilliant 

 display of cannas came from Messrs. H. Cannell and Sons, Swanley. The plants 

 were all robust and carried large spikes of magnificent flowers, notwithstanding 

 that the plants were grown in small pots. For effective and gorgeous colouring 

 the cannas quite equal the orchids. Half a dozen select varieties from Messrs. 

 Canneirs collection are Madame La Barrone P. Thenard, orange ; Alex Belliard, 

 deep blood red ; Madame Pichon, golden ; Konigen Charlotte, scarlet and gold ; 

 Duchess of York, yellow, with scarlet spots ; and Aurea, clear golden yellow. 



Floral Designs. 



Miss Edith Langton, Hextable, Swanley, had a pretty table decoration in blue- 

 shaded Spanish irises, white saxifraga, and varigated phalarium ; a simple but 

 effective exhibit. The same lady also had a bouquet of pink roses. Miss Dalton, 

 Ludgate Hill, set up some excellent bouquets of roses, associating crimson and 

 yellow varieties ; she also had a charming bouquet of cattleyas and odontoglossums, 

 and a handsome wreath composed of liliums, lily of the valley, gardenias, and white 

 gladioli. Miss Bradley, Gipsy Hill, showed epergnes of spircea, white lilac, pancra- 

 tiums, stephanotis, and other choice white flowers. Mr. W. Parkin, Sheffield, 

 sent vases and epergnes of various flowers arranged by means of a pliable wire 

 support that admirably answers the purpose of enabling one to arrange flowers to 

 advantage with ease ; it is a modification and great improvement over the wire 

 racks already in use. Mr. Moyses Stevens, Victoria Street, Belgravia, had three 

 grand floral arrangements, a basket of white liliums and pink pseonies ; a wreath 

 of liliums, stephanotis, and Caladium argyrites, and a harp of double white 

 daffodils, Cattleya Mossice, and liliums. 



Mr. L. H. Calcutt, Fairholt Road, Stoke Newington, had a tasteful display of 

 arches, epergnes, and tall stands of flowers. In the centre was a tall stand of 

 white liliums, yellow oncidiums, and long drooping racemes of Cymbidium 

 Lowianum ; this was a bold and handsome effort, especially as the base was finely 

 finished with Loelia purpurata, Caladium argyrites, and anthurium spathes. Blue 

 and yellow Spanish inses, yellow marguerites, and odontoglossums were the flowers 

 most used in the other designs. 



u ff ^ r J° neS and Sons > Shrew sbury, showed some lovely bouquets and 

 baskets of flowers ; some of their most effective and artistic combinations were 

 pink and crimson carnations ; Lselia purpurata, and leaves of Cissus discolor ; blue 

 and yellow violas ; bronze, yellow, and blue Spanish iris, pink roses and sweet peas, 

 m Ju JT' .1 \ Sevenoaks, staged an effective collection of floral arrange- 

 wlr^Zl^ir^ a S b0U( l uet /> in which bright colours and green foliage 

 Sect 2? 5? 7 USed ' Th ! ^ ° f ever ^ eens seemed rather too free for light 

 were novll QC T aragUS and £ oI ? en and the white lilac and bronze pansies, 



VeZ\ 9 S t . S ° W ^ S e ° ha ^ let ° f coloured Pelargonium leaves, 

 ^fe^&^f^ ST25i"l ***** * of bouquets 



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valley, was a beautiful 



was a superb 



Oncidinm cnro^" y r^ZT™~ "\ asparagus. The basket of yellow 



Sn A BE iffi*** and Odontoglossum Halli, 



stephanotis, 

 bouquet of cattleyas 



odontoglossums, was at least' as effective, 

 tamed their great 



reputation. 



design: 



i tilling these charmingly 

 roses, and rhodanthes. 



The Messrs. Perkins thoroughly sus- 

 . j. Prewett, Lancaster Gate, Bayswater, 

 d elegant silvered flower-stands in various 

 pink pelargoniums, white lily of the valley, 



bouquet 

 in doubl 



design 



SE^SS? ^SL"* s Pathe S ; and a large mirror framed 



ca 



basket 



tragus fronda« ^ ^ * *^dwork of Cattley 



maison carnations 



big 



An 



occasional 



Ferns* 



extend exhibit of t^t 1'i V? 8 P ^ nt to view Messrs ' £ HM and Son's 

 ^*ensof ^ Arranged on tall stands were 



um caudatum, Davallia Mari 



Lygodium scandens. 



s eyes in such a 



■Uioides furcans 

 ending 



and numerous 



eI *Rans ArlLrif mese were g ro «P s of « 



^rleyens/ a ^^tena, Gymnogramma 



iensis, Nephrolepis 

 Dther graceful and 



""^yense, A r u nr i n ^ n : ' "^e** 1 *""* puiunena, lx. Aistom, Adiantum 



of ^e most pomS ?2 ? ma ^°P h y 1I « m », and Pteris ludens, with a margin 



gWt, wluff fiti^y wL< S " ^ Ve ^- EIk 5 Horn ferns ^ ^aracter to the 



Fern 



good, and included the new proliferous Aspl 



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^ a few hrVe > J1S Y ^ Cre mc f ly ? rr * n £? d b y Mr. H. B. May, Edmonton, 

 cxni *>it, and thus W 11111 ?^ platycenums, staged high above the general 

 cerium grande was a I i?f* S . atness . wa ? P revente d. One fine plant of Platy. 



ferns. Not 1 m? attr action, as it is without doubt the finest of the Elk's 

 ^e'y rare species In J WCre P°P u . ,ar ferns shown » but a great number of compara- 

 ^gi'olia MkriS P p nC ^ van ^ tie s. Conspicuous and elegant ferns were Pteris 

 P * «4a* a bold^ K ?^ n » enstata, P. Polypodium Schneideri, very handsome ; 



species; Phlebodium Mavi. a hpw anri *i^«f 



Fruit and Vegetables 



A tasteful as well as excellent display of vegetables was staged by Messrs. 

 Sutton and Sons, Reading, and palms, ferns, and selaginella were freely used, 

 and amid these were set up baskets of the firm's newer peas, all represented by 

 full pods even at this early date ; the variety mostly on view was Early Giant, 

 and one basket of fine pods was forwarded to Marlborough House for the Derby 

 dinner of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. The cucumbers were splendid develop- 

 ments of such useful sorts as Pride of the Market, Sutton's Peerless, Sutton's Ai, 

 a grand and handsome variety, and Matchless. 



Messrs. G. Bunyard and Co., Maidstone, put up a splendid lot of apples, 

 arranged to demonstrate how long fruit may be kept in a properly constructed 

 fruit-room. It is scarcely necessary to enumerate the varieties, but there were 

 excellent dishes of Farmer's Seedling, Wagener, Winter Peach, Annie Elizabeth, 

 Calville Rouge Precoce, Cox's Orange Pippin, Winter Queening, Newton 

 Wonder, King of Tompkins County, Flanders Pippin, Reinette du Canada, 

 Murfitt's Seedling, Wadhurst Pippin, Hoary Morning, and Alfriston. Some 

 eighty dishes of fruit were staged, and Mr. Bunyard ably demonstrated their keeping 

 qualities under suitable conditions. Figs in pots formed a backing to the apples. 



Mr. J. Mclndoe, gardener to Sir J. Pease, Bart., Hutton Hall, Guisborough, 

 contributed a collection of fruit consisting of some twenty-five dishes, all of which 

 were more or less good. Of special merit were the Black Hamburgh and Early 

 Summer Frontignan grapes, Early Rivers and Dryden nectarines, Condor and 

 Grosse Mignonne peaches, Black Tartarian cherries, Yorkshire Beauty and Scarlet 

 Premier melons, Brown Turkey figs, Royal Sovereign strawberries, Scarlet 

 Nonpareil and Mclndoe's russet apples, the latter a large and handsome variety. 



Mr. E. Beckett, gardener to Lord Aldenham, Aldenham House, Elstree, ex- 

 hibited a comprehensive collection of vegetables, each dish so good as to render it 

 difficult to make a selection. Tne broccoli and cabbages were arranged in neat 

 mounds, consisting of about ten superb heads each, and relieved the flatness 

 usually associated with large displays of vegetables produced by private cultivators. 

 The broccoli included Late Queen, Model, Perfection ; the cauliflowers, Extra Early 

 Forcing, a valuable variety for use thus early in the season ; the tomatos, Dwarf 

 Champion, Duke of York, and Perfection ; the cabbages, Ellam's Early and 

 Flower of Spring ; the peas, Early Morn ; the potatos, Sharpe's Victor, Snowdrop, 

 and Harbinger. Very fine also were the Lyon leeks, Moore's Cream vegetable 

 marrows, Beckett's Victory cucumbers, mushrooms, Green Globe artichokes, and 

 large Paris cabbage and Bath cos lettuces. 



Mr. W. J. Simpson, gardener to Miss Wingfield, Ampthill House, Ampthill, 

 exhibited a very large collection, somewhat uneven, but on the whole highly credit- 

 able to the cultural skill of the exhibitor. The most noteworthy examples were 

 those of Model leek, Eclipse, Late White, Summer, and Champion broccoli, 

 Warden Park tomato, Model, Early Hartwell, and Jersey Wakefield cabbages, 

 Model and Cardiff Castle cucumbers, and Victor potato. Mr. Simpson also exhibited 

 peas, French beans, and tomatos in pots, which evinced high-class cultural skill, 

 and, arranged along the back of the collection, added much to the general effect. 



Mr. Hayes, gardener to the Marquis of Northampton, Castle Ashby, North- 

 ampton, staged a comparatively large collection of vegetables, which was of 

 interest as demonstrating the success with which esculents are cultivated in these 

 great gardens. 



Rhubarb and asparagus were admirably shown by Mr. F. Chapman, Colchester, 

 the latter being of special interest as indicating the success with which this tooth- 

 some vegetable is grown in the neighbourhood of Colchester. Mr. Chapman also 

 exhibited a selection under the designation of New Pea Green, which differs from 

 the ordinary type in the tips of the growths being a light green. 



A large exhibit of produce came from the Horticultural College, Swanley, and 

 consisted of a large lot of Sutton's Matchless cucumbers, both cut and growing on 

 the plants ; there were early peas in pots, mostly Early Marrowfat, American 

 Wonder, May Queen, and Chelsea Gem ; tomatos, Early Ruby and A I were 

 good, so also were the early potatos, broccoli, and French beans ; mushrcoms, 

 asparagus, spinach, radishes, leeks, lettuces, &c, were staged in abundance and 

 fine quality. Mr. J. Nicholls, Lower Tooting, sent samples of a new and early 

 celery named Forcing White ; a very early variety ; Gross Mignonne peaches of 

 high quality were shown by Mr. Ryder, gardener to the Dowager Countess of 

 Limerick, St. Albans. A grand lot of mushrooms were sent by Mr. George 

 Mount, Canterbury. Mr. G. Featherby, Gillingham, Kent, staged some splendid 

 Hale's' Early peaches, Dryden nectarines, early Black Hamburg grapes finely 

 coloured, and some good examples of Covent Garden Favourite cucumbers. 



A splendid lot of mushrooms staged by Mr. R. E. Addey, Ealing Road, Brent- 

 ford, were greatly admired, and around them was a continual circle of gardeners. 

 Mr. Addey showed bricks of his spawn, clusters of mushrooms just appearing, 

 small buttons, larger mushrooms, and full-sized, all of which were well arranged. 

 Mr. L. Mortimer, Rowledge, Farnham, had a splendidly grown lot of tomatos 

 and cucumbers : Eclipse, Sutton's Abundance, Perfection, Conqueror, and Sutton's 

 Ai, were fine tomatos staged in boxes ; while Tender and True, Telegraph, 

 Sutton's Ai, Rochford's Market, and Lockie's Perfection were the varieties of 

 tomatos. Some yellow seed-fruits of cucumbers attracted a great deal of attention. 

 Mr. W. L. Bastien, gardener to A* Henderson, Esq., M.P., Faringdon, sent a 

 splendid lot of Perfection and Ai tomatos ; Ai and Telegraph cucumbers, a 

 number of golden skinned seedling melons, and some good French beans, and 

 Walcherene cauliflowers. Mr. Beckett, gardener to Lord Aldenhan, Elstree, sent 

 fine specimens of Sutton's Masterpiece, Countess, Ai, Blenheim Orange, and 

 Aldenhan Perfection melons. Mr. T. Robinson, Hollingbourne, also sent a 

 small set of well-grown melons ; and Mr. Miller, gardener to Lord Foley, Esher, 

 sent a box of Royal Sovereign strawberries. A bundle of wonderfully large Giant 

 asparagus was sent ty Mr. W. Godfrey, of Colchester ; it was of immense size. 



