Juke 18, 1898. 



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a the Cultivation of old plants, stating that none over three years old 



T^Tt lilxAtd prizes by judges. From a humorous personal reminiscence, it 

 med MllGrieve's dislike of old fuchsias dates from a painful experience of 



help Mr g wa& a ^3^ his ex P erience in A ud tf n §-^ 



r A, and stated the best he had ever seen were exhibited by Mr. D. T. Fish at 

 S fst' Edmunds, when two royal societies, the Royal Agricultural of England 

 She Royal Horticultural held their two great shows together in the provinces 



f ° r Mr %th Tn'lhe whole agreed with Mr. Johnstone, to whom he conveyed a 

 kJtv Vote of thanks. The older in reason the plants, and the fuller the po's of 

 Khv roots, the more freely the plants bloom. Several speakers recommended 

 .he insertion of the cuttings in the autumn rather than the spring, August and 

 September being probably more suitable for trade stock. Mr. Long directed 

 attention to a useful mode of protecting young fuchsias in winter. Plants from 

 four to ten feet high were lifted and laid in trenches about a foot deep. In the 

 'orine or early summer they were lifted, dressed, and pruned, and planted, and 

 crew and blossomed freely. Mr. Charles Comfort, in opening the discussion, 

 wished to add two hints. The first was, never throw a fuchsia away, howevei 

 old if doing well ; the second is, never pinch and pot a fuchsia at the same time. 

 Allow some six or ten days at least between the shifting and the pinching. Mr. 

 Alexander Mackenzie, of the Warriston Nurseries, strongly condemned old 

 fuchsias and their admirers as antiquated and out of the run of modern fashion 

 of growing flowers, &c, and concluded with a brilliant epitome of the trade side 

 of fuchsia culture. The President, whose father was a fuchsia grower in the 

 west country, in conveying the hearty thanks of the association generally, gave 

 expression to his views on the cultivation of fuchsias. In acknowledging the vote 

 of thanks, Mr. Johnstone replied to his several critics, and expressed the pleasure 

 he felt in having such a large audience. It was announced that the association 

 would visit the nurseries of Messrs. James Grieve and Sons on the 25th inst. to 

 inspect the violas and other good things at the establishment. D. T. F. 



GRAND YORKSHIRE GALA, June 15, 16, and 17. 



This well-conducted floral and horticultural fete is being held for the fortieth 

 time as we go to press, and the display we now report is no doubt the finest of 

 the whole series. There have been occasions when roses, for instance, have been 

 a far finer show than on this occasion ; but take it all in all York has seen no finer 

 horticultural exhibition than that of 1898. In 1897 a fearful gale raged on the 

 morning of the opening day, and, as we detailed at the time, the whole of the 

 many large canvas erections were wrecked and a vast number of fine plants 

 smashed into a shapeless mass, many hundreds of pounds worth of damage being 

 done. The Gala Committee had a large balance in hand, and as soon as possible 

 they obtained particulars and paid the expenses of all the exhibitors. This gave 

 them a loss of about ^1,000 on the year's working. On Wednesday last, how- 

 ever, the sun shone brightly on York, there was a genial air, and so the fashionable 

 world of this fine old city turned out en masse to the fete. We hope that the 

 total attendance has been so large as to result in a large amount of last year's 

 loss being made up: In former years the Pressmen have had no difficulty in 

 obtaining admission to the tents while judging was progressing and so performing 

 their duties with ease. This season matters were not so pleasant, and at first it 

 seemed likely that no admittance would be granted until the conclusion of the 

 judging— an absurd arrangement. However, the genial chairman, Alderman Sir 

 C. A. Milward, J. P., brought his influence to bear, with the result that the 

 usual facilities for note-taking were granted. All the arrangements for the amuse- 

 ment of the visitors were much as usual, but the arrangement of the exhibition 

 was different, the big pelargoniums, fuchsias, &c, occupying a side tent, leaving 

 the centre for orchids, trade exhibits and groups This departure was a good 

 one, for nothing much better than the general effect produced could have been 

 wished for. May the York Gala prosper as it deserves, and may it be able to 

 soon add many more hundreds of pounds to the amount already disbursed 

 by its committee to local charities ! 



Groups. 



In the class for a group of miscellaneous plants arranged for effect upon a space 

 not exceeding 300 square feet, there were five competitors, so that this class 

 ihl itself resulted in a really fine exhibition. The competition was fairly keen, and the 

 chief award, of ^20, was won by Mr. C. J. Mee, Floral Dep6t, Nottingham, who 

 had a tasteful arrangement, in which the highly-coloured crotons and graceful 

 spikes of odontoglossums were especially effective. The background consisted of 

 a wall of virgin cork and moss, in which anthuriums (both foliage and flowering 

 kinds), crotons, dracaenas, small palms, caladiums, and other graceful plants were 

 associated in a most natural manner. The ground work of the whole scheme was 

 deep green moss, and here and there were neat and elegant mounds of plants, 

 arranged around some well- grown specimens of cocos, crotons, bamboo, &c. ; 

 ootted about the groundwork were smaller single-stemmed crotons of great 

 beauty, hliums, and free-flowered masdevallias. In the front were several of 

 these mounds, varying much in size ; the conspicuous centre one was capped by a 

 Dig Kentia Belmoreana, that was surrounded at the base with a lot ot Odonto- 

 gram crispum, O. Halli, O. luteo purpuream, Epidendrum vitellinum majus, and 

 Anthurium Andreanum. The whole group was very handsome, and, though 

 ™ght, was not gaudy, and had even a cooling and restful effect. 



1 a S £ prlze went to Mn G ' Wi,son > gardener to Sir J. Reckitt, Bart., Swan- 

 iand Manor, Brough ; the plan followed by Mr. Wilson was not at all unlike that 



i Mr. Mee but there were mirrors at the back and a pair of great arches of plants ; 

 in iront of these was a huge boulder covered with ferns and bamboos, and over 

 mis trickled a tiny stream of water that fell into a little wandering stream bel o w, where 

 yellow nuphars reposed. Marantas, Rex begonias, caladiums, agteonemas, and 

 ^ypnpediums were used with great effect, and a flowering plant of Medinella magni- 

 ^aca was a prominent and pleasing specimen. Mr. J. Mclntyre, gardener to Mrs. 

 ^urney 1 ease, Woodside, Darlington, gained third prize with a pretty arrange- 



ent that was a trifle too crowded over the base ; two tiny fountains were not a 

 ^reat success, but the cultural ability displayed in the crotons, alocasias, &c, was 



nrP gr t^i' Mr ' W ' Vause > Summers Place, Leamington, secured the fourth 

 prize, while the fifth was won by Messrs. R. Simpson and Son, Selby, Yorks. 



Orchids, 



j n . J am es Cypher put up a charming group of orchids, and with it succeeded 



effect ^ C Victoria P rize of £ 2 ° and a g° ld medal - The group was arranged 

 elegam k^ Uh palms » aza 'eas, bamboos, asparagus, and similarly bright and 

 the trr Jects ' Two or chids, extending from the centre to the outer corners of 

 j r ^ r . ou P» We f e clothed with cattleyas of various kinds, including plenty of the 

 either m c * tr ? na J graceful spikes of odontoglossums and oncidiums arched over 

 pedin wa ^ w ^' e reaching up from below were tall oncidiums and robust cypri- 

 Mossi" 18 ' ^ — ground-work consisted of groups of splendid forms of Cattley, 



C. Mendeli, Odontoglossum crispum, Miltonia vexillaria, Masdevall 



Veitchi, with the butterfly flowers of Oncidium Papilio hovering here and there 

 among and oyer the whole ; this group was a most refreshing sight. Mr. J. 

 Robson, Altrincham, secured second place, showing massive clusters of odonto- 

 glossums and cattleyas ; some fine plants of Oncidium sphacelatum were shown, 

 but the associated foliage plants were too dense. 



The first prize for ten orchids was awarded to Mr. J. Cypher, Cheltenham, 

 who showed good forms of Cattleya Warneri, Lcelia purpurata, Cattleya lobata, 

 Thunia Veitchi, Odontoglossum hystrix, Epidendrum prismatocarpum, and Laelia 

 grandis tenebrosa ; Mr. J. T. Barker, gardener to W. Burkinshaw, Esq., Hessle, 

 second, showing a good Epidendrum Medusae. Mr. Cypher was also most 

 successful in the class for six orchids, staging large examples of Cattleya Mendeli, 

 C. Mosske, Thunia Marshalliae, and Epidendrum vitellinum majus; Mr. Johnson, 

 gardener to T. Statter, Esq., Stand Hall, Manchester, second ; and Mr. W. 

 To wnsend, gardener to E. B. Faber, Esq., Belvedere, Harrowgate, third. Mr. 

 Cypher came to the front again in the class for three orchids, winning with nice 

 examples of Oncidium macranthum, Cattleya Mossise, and Laelia purpurata albi ; 

 Mr. A. Hall, gardener to J. E. Waterhouse, Esq., Macclesfield, second ; and Mr. 

 ] ohm on third. The best specimen orchid was a fine example of Laslia purpurata, 

 carrying half a dozen lovely spikes of exceptionally-large and beautiful flowers. 

 This came from Mr. C. Lawton, gardener to II. Harrison Broadley, Esq., 

 Welton House, East Yorks ; the second best specimen was a very large Cypripe- 

 dium Lawrenceanum, shown by Mr. F. Nicholas, gardener to the Earl of 

 Zetland, Upleatham ; Mr. A. H. Hall, third, with a good Oncidium Marihall- 

 ianum. For six rare orchids, Mr. T- T. Barker came first with small examples of 

 Cattleya Mossiie alba, Cypripedium bellatulum-godefroyce, Laelia tenebrosa 

 Charles worth's var., Cypripedium bellatulum album, Laelia purpurata Othello, 

 and Odontoglossum crispum Charlotte ; Mr. Johnson second, his set including 

 Cypripedium callosum Sandene, the fine C. Gertrude Hollington, and Dendrobium 

 Victoria Reginae. 



Specimen Plants. 



The specimen stove and greenhouse plants are always a great feature at the 

 York Show, and they look fine arranged around the central pole of the big bell 

 tent. Numerous large palms and crotons were also arranged this year at the end 

 of the side tents, and were very effective in such positions. 



Mr. J. Cypher once again put up his leviathan specimen stove and greenhouse 

 plants, and once again succeeded in securing the leading awards. His group of 

 ten specimens comprised grand examples of Latania borbonica, Kentia Forsteriana, 

 Cycas undulata, Phoenix rupicola, Stephanotis grandiflora, Erica depressa, fa 

 mass of yellow flowers ; Phoenicoma prolifera Barnesi, Clerodendron Balfouri, 

 Pimelia dioncefolia, a grand specimen ; and Bougainviilea Cypheri. The second 

 prize was won by Mr. F. Nicholas, gardener to the Earl of Zetland, Upleatham, 

 Marske-by-the-Sea ; this grower staged some very fine azaleas, an Anthurium 

 Scherzerianum of first-rate form, and a splendid Ixora Williamsi in addition to 

 other flowering plants, crotons and towering palms. Mr. R. Vause came third, 

 with smaller but well-grown plants. Mr. J. Cypher scored for three cape 

 heaths with medium-sized examples of the pink Erica ventricosa grandi- 

 flora, E. depressa, and E. affinis ; Mr. C. Lawton, second ; and Mr. J. 

 Sunley, Milford Junction, third. Mr. J. Mclntyre led the way with four 

 crotons, staging big highly-coloured bushes of C. Sinitzeanus, C. Queen 

 Victoria, C. Aigburthensis, and C. Baroness Rothschild. Mr. J. 

 Mclntyre, gardener to Mrs. G. Pease, Darlington, put up a first-rate half-dozen 

 exotic ferns, taking first prize with ample specimens of Adiantum Mariesi, A. 

 enneatum, Davallia hirta cristata, D. Mooreana, D. fijiensis, and Gleichenia 

 Mendeli ; Mr. J. Snowdon, gardener to the Rev. G. Yeats, Heworth Vicarage, 

 was a good second, with Gymnogramma chrysophylla, Davallia bullata, Asplenium 

 nidus-avis, Polypodium aureum, Davallia hirta cristata, and Adiantum Williamsi, 

 a fine specimen. Mr. J. Mclntyre led for three exotic fems with huge examples 

 of Gleichenia rupestris, Davallia fijiensis, five feet across ; and D. Mooreana. A 

 good Adiantum Farleyense secured the chief award for Mr. J. Snowdon as the 

 best single exotic fern ; Mr. J. Mclntyre second, with a smaller plant ; and Mr. 

 Nicholas third, with Lomaria zamiaefolia. 



For six stove or greenhouse plants Mr. J. Cypher took first place with rotund 

 specimens of Bougainviilea glabra, Aphelexis macrantha rosea, and a large mass of 

 Anthurium Scherzerianum carrying fine spa thes ; Boronia elatior, Clerodendron 

 Thomsoniae, and Erica depressa were also first rate. Mr. C. Lawton, gardener 

 to H. H. Broadly, Esq., East Yorks, was second ; and Mr. M. Vause, Leamington, 

 third! Mr. Sunley scored for three stove and greenhouse plants, showing Erica 

 ventricosa, Genetyllis tulipifera, and Anthurium Scherzerianum ; Mr. C. Lawton 

 second. ~ The best specimen of azalea was a huge mound of rosy flowers shown by 

 Mr. T«*Cypher, the variety was Holfordiana; Messrs. Jackson and Co., Bedale, 

 second with a'beautiful soft rose-coloured variety. Mr. C. J. Mee was first for a 

 stove plant with a robust specimen of Anthurium Scherzerianum ; the second prize- 

 winner's name was not 



though a little past its best; Mr. J. Rolhson, gardener to W. Bateman, Esq., 

 Pannal, Leeds, third, with an anthurium. Mr. J. Mclntyre had the best half 

 dozen ornamental foliage plants, his collectioncompns.ng three huge era tons and 

 the same number of palms. The leading exhibitor of hardy ferns was Mr. W. J 

 Nicholson Ripon, who won two first pn/.es and staged fine examples of 

 Tric^omanes radicans, Scolcpendrium crispum, Lastrea filix-mas cr.statum, 

 Struthiopteris pennsylvanica,Osmundainterruptum, Adiantum pedatum, Athynum 



f. f. Pritchardi, &c. 



Cut Flowers. 



A beautiful collection of hardy flowers put up in splendid sheaves by Messrs. 

 Harkness and Son, Bedale, York won the first pnze.the group being arranged on a 

 space eighteen feet by fourteen feet. Here were beautiful bunches of hl.ums, 

 Spanish and German irises, pyrethrums, mulleins, Ileuchera sangumea, poppies, 

 aquilegias, &c, the whole in first-rate condition and making up a rea l y hne dis- 

 ulav The second prize was secured by Mr. A. Perry, Winchmore Hill, who had 

 a fine exhibit of popular flowers ; Messrs. R. Smith and Co. , Worcester, secured 

 the third prize with a bright group of psoaies, irises, and pyrethrums ; Mr. W. 

 Hutchinson, fourth. Messrs. J. Burrell and Co., Cambridge, secured first prize 

 for twelve bunches of hardy border flowers with handsome sheaves of Ins pallida, 

 Hemerocallis flava, Iris orientalis, Pyrethrum Piricles and P. J. N. Twerdy, Iris 

 spuria Heuchera sanguinea, Onosira tauraca, Hieracium villosum, Phlox ovata, 

 and \chillea mongolica. Mr. G. Cottam, Alma Gardens, Hull, came second 

 with a good collection, and Mr. J. Mclntyre followed closely for third place. 



Some choice blooms were arranged by Mr. Nicholas, who gained first prize 

 for a set of stove and greenhouse flowers ; Laelia purpurata, Dendrobium nobile, 

 i>uvuano d^azonica, streptocarpus, amaryllis, ericas, and Ixora Williamsi were 

 grandly"shown ; the second prize collection consisted almost entirely of popular 

 orchids. Mr. M. Campbell, High Blantyre, took first prizes for two dozen show 

 pansies, and for a similar number of fancy pansy blooms, showing handsome sets 

 in both 'instances. Mr. J. Smellie, Busby, was a close second in both classes. 



