July 3°» l8 9 8 



GA RDENERS 1 MA GAZINE. 



499 



Queen 



nrhPllo the new and intensely dark variety, deep crimson-purpie. ocvcianuv^ 

 w forms were shown, such as Duke of Westminster, deep purple-blue ; Duchess 

 DC Westminster, salmon ; and Mrs. Fitzgerald, cream-coloured. 



Mpws W. Cutbush and Sons, Higbgate, made a bold display of large bunches 



nf hardy flowers, showing popular varieties. ^.x*»««— ~ - - -~o- 



ol naray . A of the group were a fine lot o 



carnations, botn Dianis ana cue nowers. Mr. T. G. Foster, Brock 



down 



Wnpton Nurseries, Havant, Hants, arrived somewhat late with a fine lot of fresh 

 and fragrant sweet peas, that made up a most charming exhibit; the bunches 

 were large, and the flowers of great substance and brilliance. Mr. J. Douglas, 

 Edenside, Great Bookham, showed a large number of new carnations, selfs, and 

 fancies, some of them being particularly fine in colour and form. 



THE PEOPLES PALACE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



This was the second flower show of the season, and there was a highly 

 creditable display in the Queen's Hall of the Palace, every available spot being 

 occupied. It was decidedly the best summer show yet held, the improvement in 

 culture observed all round was very encouraging. The area of the ground 

 covered by the society, which is somewhat extensive, is divided into two dis- 

 tricts, one embracing the more open spots, which are regarded as being better 

 adapted to the culture of plants, and the more densely populated districts where 

 factories abound and the streets aie narrower and darker and the gardens smaller. 

 These are known as congested disticts, and although many of those who exhibit 

 cultivate under conditions decidedly unfavourable to successful pi mt culture, there 

 could yet be observed a steady improvement in the quality of the exhibits. 



Groups of plants, which came from the small homely-constructed greenhouses 

 erected by the exhibitors, were arranged on the ground and on tables, the former 

 covering a space of thirty-six feet, and next to the general good quality of the sub- 

 jects shown was their variety, which the East End gardener evidently appreciates, 

 and he has of flowering plants pelargoniums of various types, fuchsias in variety, 

 nicotiana, lilies, begonias, gloxinias, Marguerites, plumbago, campanula, and 

 others. He has ferns in considerable variety ; araucaria, ficus, aspidistra, coleus, 

 an occasional croton, palms, greenleaved dacaenas, &c. His dwarf plants on 

 tables are varied also, and cacti can be seen among them ; one table group was 

 made up entirely of cacti. The exhibitors grow good specimen plants, both 

 foliage and flowering ; the most imposing of the former are Araucaria excelsa, 

 ficus, and aspidistra. Fuchsias and pelargoniums are his leading flowering plants ; 

 the quality of the bloom seen on some of the latter, both show and zonal varieties, 



was remarkably good. 



Cut flowers are exhibited in bunches of garden varieties. There were sweet 

 pets, pansies, and violas, and a few baskets of vegetables. There were some very 

 pretty epergnes for table decorations by Mrs. Vince, of Leycon, the different- 

 coloured Iceland poppies being employed with .excellent effect, and they stood 

 remarkably well up to the close of the third day. 



Some miscellaneous exhibits greatly helped the display. Foremost among 

 toem was a large table of beautiful cut roses in considerable variety. Messrs. 

 Km and Son contributed bunches of cut flowers ; from the Duke of Westminster, 

 "ton Hall, came a very fine lot of Malmaison carnations, set up in TasDer vases 



ms an 



jpcsipg g round group of plants, and M. Ludwig Monk did the same ; the Duke 



Sblc of^^i^K Cn - ° f S °°£ ty S Sent * ! ar S e 8 rou P of Pktfs, w ^ich filled a 

 Z,m !f i dcr o blc Slze ; Mrs - Holmes > of the Hampton Park Nurserv a large 



All these, being not for competit ion, were highly commended. 



SCOTTISH HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. 



«hS?f5^ Association summer show was held in the 



quality rihs^ti? J * 1°' • *f WaS S ° ^ , uccessful ™ the number and 



yprov Ve ^niS^f^ ^ ln r tCreSt md p,CaSUre of ^ visitors, that it 



*e °- { * OSe ™*™™ shows as successful as 



P°pula7 ^ ^ vc nOW become the 



hibition of rose t Sill ™ inh *** h - ™ e * how ll ? is year took the form of an 

 contributions R^ 18 } dinner-table decorations, with the usual liberal 



*red s no rhoL P 5 C 'r ThlS show had other um( ? ue features. No prizes were 



Client musfc a cofStinn by . P ° St ' °? . hand ' A P iano discoursed 



^^edon LLm ^^! L a 5 ^ ^tefully decorated 



does this t 7^ 5? Xfe* be de^cd to the garden charities. 



well-merited certificate was also given to Mr. Scarlet, of Inveresk, for a fine 

 example of Duke of York peas, intact in leaf and pod as grown backed up 

 against the wall. The Daisy pea was likewise displayed in the same perfect way, 

 as well as showo in bulk of pods.. Messrs. Dickson and Co. , Silverton, made a 

 briuianl .show of border pinks, tufted pansies, violas, polyanthus, roses, a ruby- 

 coloured veronica, a free-flowering shrub, Hedysarium multiflorum, and the 

 smallest of all the St. John's worts, Hypericum densiflora, also an im- 

 proved golden elder with cut leaves. Messrs James Grieve and Sons, of Redbraes, 

 \* A ?l display of violas and tufted pansies— pandanus— palms, ferns. 

 Mr. Cuthbertson, Rothesay, had a capital stand of herbaceous plants, including a 

 new double golden evening primrose, anew plant from Oregon— Sidalcea oregona, 

 with tall spikes and pretty pink flowers, and a black martagon lily. Mr. John 

 Downie showed nice plants of the two novelties that caused such a sensation 

 at Ghent— -Acalyphia Sanderi, and the curiously-spotted Dracena Godseffiana ; 

 also a fine seeding begonia, some six inches across, and a new free-flowering 

 geranium Achievement. 



Excellent collections of roses were shown from Aberdeen, Stranraer, Belfast, 

 Broughty Ferry, Helensburgh, and Trinity Grove, with a fine base of Niphetos, 

 and a dozen good hybrid perpetuals. Messrs. Cocker, of Aberdeen, made a fine 

 display in bunches of from three to five and single flowers. 



There was a capital show of strawberries, the exhibitors including such good 

 growers as Mr. Dunn of Dalkeith, Mr. Smith of Hopetown, Mr. Mclntyre of 

 The Glen, Mr. Smith of Oxenford, Mr. J. Kirk, of Norward, Alba, Mr. J. 

 Napier, Dunkeld ; Mr. M. Temple, Carron House, Carron ; Mr. Matheson, 

 Corrie Hill ; Mr. Comfort, Broomfield ; Mr. Mackenzie, the Grove ; Mr. George 

 Wood, Oswald House; Mr. M. Thinley, Inveresk, with twelve fine dishes of 

 Royal Sovereign from Blackford Park. The Royal Sovereign to a large extent 

 dominated the show, though other old and new varieties were shown in fine con- 

 dition. The berries most admired were probably the Royal Sovereign and 

 Scarlet Queen, from Dalkeith Palace, the Duke of Edinburgh, from Corrie Hill, 

 and Glen Diamonds, from the Glen. Other growers already named, notably Mr. 

 Temple of Carron, Mr. Kirk, of Alloa, Mr. Mackenzie showed the following sorts 

 remarkably well : President, Duke of Edinburgh, Latest of All, Bicton White 

 Pine, Garibaldi, Noble, Frincess of Wales, Queen of Denmark, Royal 

 Sovereign, James Veitch, etc. To give an idea of the interest taken in this the 

 second strawberry exhibition of the Scottish Horticultural Association, it may 

 be mentioned that Mr. Dunn, Dalkeith, contributed the following varieties 

 in eighteen baskets of fruit — the Idle Boy, said to be a Monarch local seedling ; 

 three dishes of James Veitch, Royal Sovereign two, Scarlet Queen two, 

 Garibaldi two, British Queen four, Queen of Denmark, Richard Gilbert, Princess 

 of Wales, then three Carmichaels, Duchess Perfection, white and red Alpines. 



NATIONAL CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



The annual outing of the members and friends of the above society took place 

 on the 25th inst., a large party leaving Liverpool Street by the twenty minutes 

 past ten a.m. train for Harwich, where they received an accession of friends from 

 Colchester, Ipswich, &c. At one o'clock the party, numbering about one hundred 

 and seventy, sat down to dinner in a spacious tent erected in the rear of the 

 Great Eastern Railway Hotel, Mr. T. W. Sanders, the chairman of the committee, 

 presiding, a substantial and well served meal being heartily enjoyed. After 

 dinner the party went on board one of the company's saloon steamships, and 

 having rounded the Belle Buoy, proceeded up the River Orwell, the richly wooded 

 scenery on the Essex and Suffolk sides being seen at its very best. A landing was 

 made for one hour at Ipswich, a considerable portion of the company taking 

 advantage of the opportunity to inspect the extensive works of Mr. William 

 Colchester on the banks of the [river, where they were most hospitably enter- 

 tained, ample refreshments being provided. Soon after five p.m., the return 

 journey by water to Harwich was made, where an ample meat tea wa? served at 

 the tent, the interval between tea and the departure of the train to London being 

 occupied in a perambulation of the town. Liverpool Street was reached between 

 eleven and twelve o'clock, and all appeared to have thoroughly enjoyed one of 

 the most successful and enjoyable outings yet undertaken. Great credit is due to 

 the manager of the Great Eastern Railway Hotel and his staff for their excellent 

 arrangements throughout. The weather was agreeable, a pleasant breeze from 

 the sea tempering the summer heat, the sky being overcast during the hottest part 



of the day. 



*«bly carried I ,h the merits of the sh <>*. so skilfully conceived Western Station at Paddington at ten o clock, on the 19th inst., and were con- 



* ^ comSll r °^ri hy Mr ' Todd ' the President, Mr. Lai d the Jecrrtarv W«* in a saIoon carr ^ e t0 S1 ° Ugh ' ffl WTnT^f the ™'r T^Ta 



** «*t 2 'a Whe " the rose show clo «ed a special meet ml' of "the assort first to Stoke Pogis, in the churchyard of which village he p>et Gray lies boned, 



■et to taste and try, and utterly demolish, tfe fA* n f ™!.„.u ?. °* _ the . ? ss , OCia : » n A „,w wrnte his " Elegy." The church is prettily situated in Stoke Park, 



HORTICULTURAL CLUB. 



The annual excursion of the members and their friends took place this year 

 under the most favourable circumstances, and its success was mainly owing to the 

 exertions and kindness of Mr. Harry J. Veitch. A large party assembled at the Great 

 Western Station at Paddington at ten o'clock, on the 19th mst., and were con- 



and where he wrote his " Elegy 

 and the m 



i ne wroie ui5 : , : w ' t. j * c 



ana tne members, through the kindness of Mrs Bryant, had an opportunity of 

 S The mision and its contents. They afterwards drove to East Burnham 

 V?I m 5J^ Harry T. Veitch, who had kindly invited the party to 



support 



absence of their secretary 



ospitaiiry, aim c^iwacu m 3 tv b .v, ««■ m.^™- — - 

 The party then drove to Dropmore, where a sight of 



L i. some other sorietv \\JZ\a • * ' 1 luai tne horticultural 



Market that shnnM I V d ° r K an »se an annual rose show in the 



! he Intimate Son T T ' ^ ^ PU £ Hc ' and meet the ™«* «d 

 to , tl * Present show t h af» u /T" 8, •5°. l mUch for the ruture. To 

 ' ^ the following cL « t already been sa,d that n o money pnzes were 



~"afiL° ^ Th^g^" e ? aw - ded for T* h y> cultural or o"h 

 » ><*'<incate (or^ le Kf r ^L^Tdi , a fin ? display of roses, 



It should be 

 as one of the 



.TS 5 W a Jo^ Laing \ had the pleasure of ***** 



provided for them all, and they left for town at a quarter to seven. 

 a P dded that no, £J die 1 Mr ^^g^ : ^S^^ and so 



we? ha SSS^SSK22J& that this, one of the Z* pleasant and 

 rnjoyable outings the club has ever had, will be long remembered by all those who 



«*ctre 



Downie 



•nd 



Ed 



Watts 



CIl^^^^^^^JS^: ***** witbTVper^es 



crimson variety 



S^PMa ; t • GenCral J ac queminot and a few pink 



i-u?y r de la MalLTc ' Ub 8 and Mather, first c\*** t^J5*Z. 



"•Ct Pnrrsl " ! a ™2HS0n 



Hudson, I,sq., uane5neiu, vj*^ j . 



high reputa^on as an able gardener »d -peaaUy 



exhibitor. He enters upon m w 

 who know him will go with bim j 



unnecessary 



11 ^rll 1 h Iceland "poppies 



the latter necessary 



"CRUEL OVLY TO LE KIN'D.'-Much 



ttvULb Jft m^txt well, feels out of sorts, nas a touch of tne bile, ana experiences 



above excuse. HOOCU ^ t e v .^ med , iat ely told to take some disagreeable medicine. It is kind- 

 an unpl^t.gidin^, on. 1- im ^ ^ Qf ^ d5 eeable mzd[ciQts m no longer 



ness in the c^iise of cruelty wf MfJSSff! *^k- ~***AJ±~*+a ™^;^_ w jjj soon put one zigfct, 



an-l 



and, 



Hoiloway's Pills ai 



■p-r th«v are clca>-i 



t and agreeable restoratives to health. Thousands can attest thU. 



~ — * — - , - - y r di^jrdcrs of the stomach and liver, take the Pills : and use 



thousands have attested it. f or OW3 ™***~ _ 



A Ointment 



lumba, 



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