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GA RDENERS* MA GA ZINE. 



July a, 1898. 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCI 



There was a splendid show at the Drill Hall on Tuesday and if one has 

 any regret with regard to it it is that amateur exhibitors were so few. Nearly 

 the whole of the exhibits were from nurserymen, and some were very large. 

 Carnations, pceonies, hardy flowers generally, ferns, roses, and orchids were the 

 chief subjects. Fruit was well shown though not extensively, and the pineapples 

 were exceptionally good. 



Orchid Committee. 



There was a goodly display of orchids, but novelties were not so numerous as 

 usual. Messrs. Hugh Low and Co., Bush I Iill Park, Enfield, had a lovely display of 

 cattleyas, mostly beautiful forms of C. Mossiiv and including several exquisite 

 white segmented varieties. Among these were staged good plants of Cypripedium 

 Curtisi, Epidendrum prisma tocarpum, Oncidium crispum, O. macranthum, and 

 Lselia grandis tenebrosa. This firm also showed two fine new cypripediums, C. 

 I'Ansoni and C. Mrs. Reginald YouDg, described elsewhere. 



Messrs. B. S. Williams and Son, Holloway, staged a fine lot o. orchids, 

 showirg excellent forms of Cattleya Mossise, and numerous Lcelio-cattleyas, 

 including L.-c. Canhamiana, L.-c. Edouard Andre, the latter a hybrid between 

 L. purpurata and C. Mossia?, a bold purple-lipped orchid of great beauty, Coch- 

 licda Noetzliana, Thunia Marshalliana triloba, Aerides expansum, and odonto- 

 elossums were all good : Cattleya Breanteana, rich purple, was an attraction. 

 A small group from Messrs. Stanley-Mobbs, and Ashton, Southgate, contained 

 many interesting orchids, such as Mormodes unicolour, Oncidium Lanceanum, 

 Odontoglossum crispum, Dendrobium Bensoni?e, Lselia tenebrosa, and a good 



form of Cattleya Mendeli. 



The contribution of Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea, was extensive, well- 

 arranged, and contained many beautiful orchids. Especially fine were Ladio- 

 cattleya eximia, L.-c. endora alba, L. c. Hippolyta, L.-c. Canhamiana alba, Disa 

 Kewensis, the brilliant Epiphronitis Veitchi, a beautiful dark-lipped Laelia 

 purpurata, forms of Cattleya Mossiae, Dendrobium Dalhouseanum, D. Dearei, and 

 Vanda cristata superba, with many others of note, not forgetting the hybrid 

 Odontoglossum excellens, and Phaloenopsis Ludde-violacea. 



Mr. W. H. White, grower to Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., brought the 

 wonderful creamy and crimson Stanhopea Rodigasiana, a remarkable species ; 

 Odontoglossum excellens Sanderse, a beautiful orchid ; Cattleya gigas and 

 Habenaria rhodocheila. Mr. W. H. Young, grower to Sir F. Wigan, East 

 Sheen, sent an exceptionally handsome form of Lselio-cattleya Canhamiana, 

 named Joyce Wigan. Mr. A. Wright, gardener to T, McMeekin, Esq., Falk- 

 land Park, Norwood, sent a fine flowering plant of the Falkland Park var of 

 Cypripedium Rothschildeanum. Mr. W. Pope, gardener to J. P. White, Esq., 

 The Willows, Twyford, sent a specimen of Cattleya guttata Leopoldi, a splendid 

 full spike of purple and red -green flowers. Mr. J. Hudson, gardener to L. de 

 Rothschild, Esq., Gunnersbury House, Acton, sent Mormodes unicolor. 



Floral Committee. 



Liliums in considerable variety were shown by Messrs. R. Wallace and Co., 

 Colchester ; the firm staging L. bellruum in quantity, L. auratum 

 L. umbellatum, L. Ilenryi, L, Dalhansoni, L. Hansoni, L zovitzianum, 

 etc There were shown quite naturally hi baskets and pans, Calochorti, 

 brodiieas, iris of sorts including L Monieri, one of the pesudo-ocorus 

 group, a fine yellow and a new Japanese preony, a single form named P. albiflora 

 streala, and apparently of little worth in its present condition. A charming new 

 gladiolus of the Colvillei type was shown by Messrs. Sutton and Sons, Reading. 

 It is named (^ueen of the Roses, and is of a pleasing and lovely shade of pinkish- 

 rose ; the flowers are large and the spikes robust and branched; the strongest 

 grower of its group. The Reading firm also showed a collection of well grown 

 petunias, all exquisitely frilled and fringed double varieties, representing a wide 



range of colour ; many of the freely flowered specimens were but five months old 

 from seed sowing. 



Messrs. Kelway and Sons, Langport, Somerset, contributed a magnificent group 

 of their specialities— pseonies, delphiniums, and gaillardias ; the creamy- white 

 delphinium, Beauty of Langport, was an attraction, but not nearly so effective as 

 the rich violet Imperial Majesty, and the lighter blue King of the Delphiniums ; 

 Oceana is a grand deep violet double flowered delphinium. The gaillardias were 

 superb, and notable varieties were Rose of Torridge, gold ; Advance, scarlet, 

 gold edged ; Cleopatra, with tubular golden ray florets ; Fleur de Lis, a fine 

 combination of crimson -scarlet and gold ; Primrose Dame, a descriptively named 

 form. Aquilegias and campanulas also came from Langport. A handsome and 

 effective group of plants, prettily arranged by Mr. E. Beckett, gardener to Lord 

 Aldenham, Aldenham House, Elstree, was ever the centre of admiring visitors. 

 Large arecas towered above stately lilfums — L. speciosum and L. Harrisi— 

 tuberoses, crotons brilliantly coloured, drac3enas in many graceful varieties, 

 Asparagus plumosus, kalosanthes, gloxinias and odontoglossums, arranged with 

 dwarf ferns as a carpeting, and isolepis as an edging. 



Mr. H. B. May, Edmonton, had a first-rate group of maidenhair ferns, 

 the display including not less than ninety species and varieties of adiantum ; 

 notable examples that have originated at Edmonton were A. fasciculatum, A. 

 cuneatum grandis, A. elegantissima, A. elegans cristata (a charming plant), A 

 Regina, A. cognatum, an elongated A. scutum, A. plumosum, one of the very best 

 for general use, and A. Hemsleyanum, one of the most graceful of maidenhair 

 ferns and the best of the A. fragrantissimum seedlings. Hardy trees and shrubs 

 from Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons included the lovely Styrax japonica, Robinia 

 hispida, Indigofera decora alba, Hedysarum multijugum, Magnolia Watsoni, and 

 the pretty Philadelphus coronarius erecta. Messrs. Barr and Son, Covent Garden, 

 staged sheaves of fine delphiniums, irises in great variety, various liliums, poppies, 

 pceonies in abundance, Heuchera sanguinea, pinks, veronicas, &c, and a fine form 

 ot inula glandulosa. Messrs. G. Jackman and Son, Woking, showed delphiniums 

 m variety, sweet peas, Eryrigium alpinum, pinks in varietv, various lychnis, 

 tntomas, hhums, campanulas, &c. ; we noted several large bunches of the deep 

 crimson single pseony Eclat. Campanula mirabilis, with palest blue flowers, is a 

 meritorious hardy plant shown by the Messrs. Jackman. 



Paul 7,3 £ an ^ f F^ raLt <^piay of roses was arranged by Messrs. William 

 Fncham™ Ha 25?^ Cross ' who had standard specimens of Medea, 

 ShS also neat Pot plants of Caroline Testout, Belle 



Doub e de Cour^r I a T^f' G ™ Ce Darlin ^ W " * Richards °n, B^nche 

 EnZtm, Trlr ' La AI Frsu *eur f Safrano, Madame P. Pernet, Camoens, 

 ^ncnantress, Empress Alexandra nf A«t™«* p;™;~ iy hite j^j ' 



beautiful 



Ten 



grandly Messrs 



rosy 



A brilliant bank of begonias came from Messr* Mr u 

 for Flowers at Swanley, Kent; none but single variede?t! and S ^ s ' Home 

 occasion, and all were remarkable for their robust habit sturH v ff Staged 00 ^ 

 stems ; the blooms were of great size and substance, esnecialW ^ ^ 

 Herbert Frazer, salmon ; Lady Lonsdale, old gold } tho ^ of M * 



Budley Leigh, rose ; Brilliant, scarlet ; Miss A. Stewart Sr^f' Whlte ; M " 

 nf TWonias. bright oranee scarier, aLcc, t>.. , _ , ^ sofc J ellow J and Kin* 



of Begonias, bright orange scarlet. Messrs. Paul and Son rS 

 splendid bank of peonies, showing all the best varieties, both 1 sijftf 5 V 

 m large bunches. Some roses, too, were shown by the Chesh3 • d , ouble ' 

 Royal Scarlet, a brilliant single rose; and Rev. Alla^ 

 rose of much sweetness. ' uuc r ose-cnini,pJ 



A grand lot of peonies came from Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons CMc* 

 UDied over half the length of 



occupied over half the length of one table with these handsome flowed p!5 

 superba, crimson ; Maria Kelway, blush ; Emile Lemoine, white • RnhinV W* 



r^H • QnH MnnQ. Durham™. rn«P w*^. c ? C ^*UD2ns, deep 



same 



g the 

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red ; and Mons. Deschamps, rose, were notably fine varieties From th P 

 fi™ came an extensive display of well-grown campanulas,' representing!! 



1 form known as C. medium calvcanthemnm. Th*r* m — « <:-. . - g 



firm 

 garden 



garaen iorm Known as v.. meaium caiycanthemum. There were a fine var£r« r 

 colours in this group, varying from white to rose and deep blue. A box 0 th 



of Maiden's Blush, Brilliant, Amabilis, President, Princess Fredenca Luteo. 

 roseum, Indian Chief, and other beautiful forms. In competition for the Sherwood 

 Cup, Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons had a large collection of annuals and 

 biennials, staging campanulas, wallflowers, gypsophylla, schizanthus, sweet sultan 

 sweet peas, rhodanthes, linanas, antirrhinums, &c. They were the only com* 

 petitors on this date. Sweet peas were largely shown by Mr. F. G Forer 

 Brockhampton Nursery, Havant, Hants. The bunches were very good for thai 

 early in the season, and the colours were characteristic. Little Dorrit, Cardinal 

 Meteor, Lady Nina Balfour, Royal Rose, Salopian, Lady Grizel Hamilton, Mrs! 

 Eckford, Mars, and Chancellor were among the best and newest varieties on view. 

 The collection was a good one. 



Mr. W. Howe, gardener to Sir H. Tate, Park Hill, Streathim, sent 

 an inflorescence of Chamasrops Fortunei, produced out of doors at Park Hill; 

 it was an interesting male inflorescence, with yellowish flowers. Mr. Reid, Becken- 

 ham Hill Nurseries, showed small specimens of a number of hardy trees with 

 coloured foliage. Mr. B. R. Davis, Yeovil, showed a splendid lot of tuberoai 

 begonias. Both double and single varieties were remarkable for the wonderW 

 size and substance of the blooms ; Orion, Miss L. Gott, Mrs. Herbert Fowler, 

 Venus, R. B. Parsons, a lovely rose-pink; Florence Nightingale, white; 

 Thunderer, red ; and Miss Stothert, pale yellow, were all magnificent double 

 varieties. Messrs. H. Cannell and Son, Swanley, presented three finely -coloured 

 and large specimens of Lavatera arborea variegata. 



Mr. W. Norman, gardener to the Marquis of Salisbury, Hatfield, put upt 

 fine display of Malmaison carnations, small plants, but beautifully grown, and 

 carrying an abundance of rose-pink blooms, large, full, and deliciously fragrant. 

 A splendid bank of carnations was shown by Mr. C. Blick, gardener to Mart is 

 Smith, Esq., Hayes, Beckenham. This group contained a superb lot of 

 Malmaison seedlings of fine form and colour. Mrs. Torrens, pink ; Lord Welby, 

 red ; Lady Guniston, pink and scarlet ; Calypso, white ; Mrs. de Salge, scarlet ; 

 and Margot, salmon-red were especially fine. A grand yellow carnation w« 

 Cecilia, large and full. Many of the varieties gained awards of merit, and are 

 fully described elsewhere. A handsome group of carnations, a small edition of 

 their Temple Show group,was put up by Messrs. W. Cutbush and Sons, Highgatc 

 The principal display was of small specimens of Malmaison carnations, backed by 

 bamboos, but these were relieved by mounds of other kinds, such a> Prime 

 Minister, scarlet ; Duchess of Fife, blush ; The (lift, scarlet ; and The Church- 

 warden, deep scarlet. This was a very fine group. Messrs J. Peed and Sons, 

 Norwood, showed a brilliant lot of carnations, the centre of the group being com 

 posed of the deep crimson-scarlet form, named A. II . Measures, this beinj ■» 

 rounded by the fine deep rose-coloured variety named Rosamond ; a pretry 

 display of freely-flowered plants. 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee. 



The principal exhibit before this committee was that of nine ^™ h **j 

 Queen pines shown by Mr. Gleeson, gardener to A. von Andre, EMm thc ™2 

 House, Stanmore. These fruits were finely finished, and averaged over n«» 

 a-half pounds each, consequently these were the heaviest set ot this \awj 

 shown before this committee. It is a pity that these are the last pines Mr. u 

 son is likely to grow at Stanmore, as their cultivation is being discon 1 ues 

 that establishment. Mr. J. Hudson, gardener to Leopold de Rothschild, USBJJ 

 bury House, Acton, sent a remarkably good collection of toma o, sno^ 

 baskets of Sutton's Dessert, Golden Nuggett, Peac hblow, Gol d en JsWJ 

 Abundance, &c. ; Mr. Hudson also sent some extremely large irui 1 w s ^ 

 de Schreken and Early Rivers cherries ; these were picked from me o^ 



and not from pot trees. j _j ^ 1<Tn :ficent ot* 



Messrs. T. Rivers and Son, Sawbridge worth, submitted a ^^b^M 

 peach named Thomas Rivers ; it is a late variety of great .site, an Q ^ m 

 colour ; fruits were gathered from pot trees that were started in 1 a lore y ^ 

 December 20, 1897; Cardinal and Early Rivers ncctann^ stotca • ^ 

 time were gathered in April and May. Cherry Guigned ADWPj j** 

 cherry, earlier than Early Rivers ; it has dark, almost black, ir uu, Sf<g 

 by Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons. Mr. G. Wythes, ga ^ener to ^an ^ 

 House, Brentford, showed some enormous fruits °f Ko>ai £ ov " * ford .| e .|Iapfc 



Mr. J. R- ^ oirc ' 0 



ed Rolfe f CtaU-P* 



produced on plants grown as annuals. 

 Essex, sent a splendid lot of tomatos, the variety being nam 

 a fine smooth tomato of rich colour. 



Medals Awarded. , j^.., So* 



Silver-gilt Knightian to Mr. Gleeson, gardener to Avon Anar 



more, for pineapples. - , AI ,i,, n ham. 



Silver.gilt Flora to Mr. Beckett, gardener to Lord Aldenham, 



group 



Silver.gilt Banksian to Mr. " » o f f 



Gunnersbury, for cherries and tomatos ; Mr. H. U. ^Y> 101 

 blick, gardener to Martin R. Smith, Esq., for CM****. MeS;fi . \l 



Silver Flora to Messrs. T. Veitch and Sons, for orchio 1, , && M<J(| 

 and Co., for orchids ; Messrs. Kelway and Son, for pwonie , ^ ^ 



Stanley-Mobbs and Ashton, for orchids ; Mr. B. K. dbce and <>• 

 Messrs. J. Peed and Sons, for carnations; Messrs. K- ^ ^'*Lm 

 liliums and irises ; Messrs. Paul and Son, Cheshunt, .t-~ Hudjo0 , gu^ ^ 

 Barr and Sons, Covent Garden, for hardy flowers ; Mr^J- ftnd w MeSS rv 

 L de Rothschild, Esq , Gunnersbury House, for water-uues 

 Paul and Son, Waltham Cross, for roses. 



