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EMBER I0f l8 9 8 ' 



GARDENERS' 



MAGAZINE 



595 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, September 6. 



. r at t meeting was held at the Drill Hall on the above date, and the 

 V«£ was somewhat small also. A grand specimen of that old and highly- 

 ittcndance w isteria eJata shown from Her Majesty's gardens at Frogmore, 



«s one of the chief attractions of the show. 



Floral Committee. 



There was but a moderate display of plants and flowers, and novelties, except 

 a kike were by no means numerous or particularly striking. 

 10 £ro the centre of the hall Mr. H. B. May had a tasteful exhibit of finely- 

 wn Salvia splendens associated with Bouvardia Humboldti grandiflora, the 

 P L flowered Swainsonia galegifolia, and dwarf ferns beneath. At either end of 

 riL central group were smaller lozenge-shaped groups, one of Winter Cheer, Mrs. 

 t jnoold de Rothschild, Countess of Warwick, and Miss Joliffe carnations ; and 

 other of a pretty double-white fuchsia, named Ballet Girl ; silver Banksian 

 Messrs. J. Cheal and Sons, Crawley, put up a group of cut sprays of 

 both foliage and flowering kinds ; a few of the leading subjects 



Acacia neo-mexicana, Tamarix parviflora, Salix 

 Sambucus argentea variegata, Diplopappus 



toe 



medal. 



hardy shrubs, # _ 



were Hydrangea paniculata 



annularis, Rubus phcenicolasius, „„ v m 



chrrsophyllus, Spiraea callosa rosea, Ligustrum macrophyllum, Cseonothus Gloire 

 Versailles, Symphoricarpus folius aureus, Cornus siberica variegata, &c. 

 Dahlias from Messrs. J. Cheal and Sons made a very bright and attractive dis- 

 play. Among the single sorts, Formosa, Mrs. L. Conninck, Amos Perry, The 

 Bride, Naomi Tighe, Miss Roberts, and Miss Morland were very fine. Cactus 

 wrts were also very beautiful, and especially pleasing forms were Austin Cannell, 

 Arachne, King of Siam, Alfred Vasey, Chas. Woodbridge, Mrs. J. Goddard, and 

 Fantasy. The pompon varieties were also very handsome, fresh, and bright. 

 Hie whole display merited a silver-gilt Banksian medal. Mr. A. Pentney, gar- 

 ienerto A. J. Howard, Esq., Worton Hall, Isle worth, showed a group of freely- 

 flowered streptocarpus, backed by several dozen spikes of brilliantly- flowered 

 annas. Ferns of sorts were used to set off the brilliant colours ; silver Bank- 

 sian medal. 



Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea, showed three pretty forms of Hibiscus 



H. coelestis, H. monstrosus, white and red ; and H. totus albus, 



Tiacus 



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pure white ; they also exhibited a number of hardy nymphoeas in small tanks of 

 water; N. Laydekeri fulgens, N. IS lilacea, N. Marliacea chromatella, very 

 fine; X. alba, N. Marliacea carnea, and N. M. alba were the best. The collec- 

 <H of annuals displayed by Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, in competition for the 

 Sherwood cups, was not such a bright group as staged at former meetings. The 

 dry and hot weather of late has been against the prolonged flowering of many 

 annuals. Sweet sultans, asters, scabious, phloxes, dianthus, salpiglossis, Cosmos 

 bipinnata, and various sunflowers were the chief subjects on view. The Chelsea 

 firm exhibited a small group of gladiolus, all Childsi hybrids, and carrying large, 

 brotd-mouthed flowers of the greatest brilliance; silver Banksian medal. A 

 pewp of fragrant roses, shown by Mr. W. R. Rumsey, Joynings Nursery, 

 Waltham Cross, consisted wholly of blooms in various stages of development of 

 the new bright rose-pink rose Mrs. Rumsey ; this free-flowering bedding rose we 

 tort on many occasions already alluded to ; bronze Banksian medal. 



terns in great variety were staged by Messrs. J. Hill and Son, Edmonton, 

 ■M in the large group we noted fine examples of Lastrea lepida, Gymnogramma 

 nnonai, Asplemum caudatum, Pteris tremula Smithiana, Osmunda palustris, 



•? "J* 1081118 ' Nephrolepis rufescens tripinnatifida, and Cheilanthes 

 eiegans; silver Mora medal. From Messrs. F. Sander and Co., St. Albans, came 



IWn?l ° ut . wc11 S r ? wn specimens of Acalypha Sanderi, A. Godseffiana, 

 knHinl u * der,an *' and , a . number of flowering examples of the brilliant and 

 ZLTl Hpema A nth J ls multiflorus superbum, a useful bulbous plant not nearly 



ffW f*£ti* Nove,t y is lhe ■>«■* givec to a novel seedling acalypha 



rW.Iu J ' ^ dIs ' S ardener to Mrs. Ravenshill, Woodside, Windsor 



W 



Lodg 



Lawrence, Bart., 

 d a tall-growing 



hpkni.. m j :;" 1,ll "s> auuweu some nne penu 

 neienium named H. autumnale superbum. 



\m T Orchid Committee. 



«hidT rhat a m e ade eitChan ? ^ C ^ eIsea '. contrib ^ed a large group of excellent 



Wttcens I r if a m j° St "torc^g display. Laelio-cattleya callistoglossa 

 5ES and f H . 9* Eudoia, Cattleya Warscewiczi, C. 8 

 ^r« «ia ; ana l. Harrisonise, were first-rate, as also were ™« ni 



Endocharis, Renanthera matutina, 



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Eldorado, C. 



herryanum 

 cattleya 



Ucolor 

 medal 



, , — Cypripedium Clinka- 



hybrid «^ g ^ C ^ m r .» rtlcu,atum - This firm also sent a new 

 ^brid named C. Ella, a cross between C. Warscewiczi and C. 



'• Mr F <? c, r ° Sy flow , er ' with dee P P ur P le H P; silver Flora 



■« House," Dar'tJ Llh T** / arde " er to Sir . F - G. Freake, Bart., War- 

 i*m.A t.7* ,^ artm outh, showed an almr 



a fine, 

 Mr. F. 



r ed W ai fleet variety ; 



. 1* Ames 



it 



almost pure white Dendrobium Phalcenopsis, 

 had a highly-coloured lip. Cypripedium Mrs. 



Sand 



o£df« 1 £ \* ' ^ L ° rd Na P ier nectarines and Early Grosse Mignonne 

 E^r a » . mentln 8 a cultural commendation. Mr. J. Cole, Highly 



wS^flS ^ i alCOme, Sh0wed some s P ,endid Morell ° <***•" A fine new 



*»rZZr t ulf-' named British Q ueen > was shown b y Mr - Owen Thomas, 

 gardener to Her Majesty at Frogmore. 



nJlv'JZ a 9 S* rdener to H. O. O'Hagan, Esq., River House, Hampton 

 Court, showed magnificent Exquisite peaches, Pine Apple and River's Orange nee 

 Cannes ; a cultural commendation was awarded. Potatos came from the Chiswick 

 uaraens, and several gained awards as noted elsewhere ; some good onions also 

 came irom Chiswick, drawn from the trials made there. Mr. S. Robinson, Elles- 

 iield Gardens, Hollmgbourne, showed large Sea Eagle, Lord Palmerston, and 

 1 nncess of Wales peaches. Mr. J. Miller, gardener to Lord Foley, Ruxley 

 Lodge, bsher, sent three dishes of first-rate peaches. Messrs. S. Spooner 

 and bons, Hounslow, Middlesex, were awarded a bronze Banksian medal for a 

 collection of apples, comprising about forty varieties. 



Messrs. T. Rivers and Son, Sawbridge worth, Herts, showed some splendidly, 

 fruited plum trees m pots, the varieties being Jefferson, Burbank, Archduke, 

 V ictoria, Belgian Purple, Coe's Golden Drop, Pond's Seedling, and a seedling. 

 Bunches of Buckland Sweetwater and Gradiska grapes were admired for their 

 colour. This firm showed twenty grand examples of Peasgood's Nonsuch apple, 

 wonderful for size and even shape. A silver Knightian medal was awarded. The 

 Messrs. Rivers also sent a bunch of Centennial, a huge-berried, white, Australian 

 grape of poor quality, 



BATH FLORAL FETE, August 31 and September 1. 



Established forty-three years ago, the authorities have held flower shows in 

 Bath for the delectation of visitors ever since, the delightful Stanley Gardens 

 being available for the purpose. The committee have had to contend with many 

 vicissitudes ; wet days have almost ruined their prospects at times, but they have 

 held on— though their yearly shows have been reduced in number— holding the 

 banner aloft through sunshine and storm. The late summer show is always an 

 attractive one ; it was especially so on this occasion, for it was one of the best 

 ever held, and the day beiDg brilliantly fine, a large company assembled and soon 

 filled the various tents. 



Fuchsias always take the leading place in the schedule of prizes. Bath and 

 district has always been famous for specimen fuchsias, and on this occasion they 

 were both finely and numerously produced. Mr. G. Tucker, Ilelperton, Trow- 

 bridge, who may now be regarded as the champion fuchsia grower of the West, 

 had nine very tine specimens, of darks, Diamond Jubilee, :i singularly bright 

 variety of his own raising; Final, Bountiful, Dock Favourite, and Charming; 

 and of light varieties, Western Beauty (Lye), very fine ; Mrs. Bright, Arabella, 

 and one other. J. II. Walters, Esq., Bath, was second, he had fine freely grown 

 and bloomed bushes of Bountiful, Thomas King, Charming, Western Beauty, 

 Beauty of Wilts, <\:c. Mr. A. Young, gardener to Lady Pitman, Bath, had the 

 best six, the finest being Bountiful, Arabella, Charming, Letty Lye, &c. ; second, 

 Mr. H. Pocock, Trowbridge; third, Mr. W. A. Burford, Weston. Mr. G. 

 Podger, Bath, had the best four ; Mr. J. Lord, Batheaston, was second. 

 Specimen dark and light varieties were also good. 



Groups of plants, filling a space of one hundred feet, were a good feature 

 ranged along the centre of one of the tents. Mr. James Cypher, Cheltenham, 

 with some of those touches of artistic skill he puts into such works, came first ; Mr. 

 Tauser, gardener to W. R. B. Cater, Esq;, Bath, vasa good second ; and Messrs. 



E. S. Cole and Son, Bath, third. 



Cheltenham produced the best stove and greenhouse plants in pots, a very 

 fine lot indeed ; twelve were ornamental foliage and six in flower. Magnificent 

 palms, brilliant crotons, &c, were staged in the best condition by Mr. Cypher ; 

 Messrs. E. S. Cole and Son were second ; and Messrs. J. B. Woods and Son, 

 Chipping Sodbury, third. Mr. Cypher had the best six in bloom, but was run 

 very close by Mr. G. Tucker. The former had Phoenicoma prolifera Barnesi, 

 Allamanda nobilis, Bougainvillea glabra, Statice profusa, and F2ricas Austiniana 

 and obbata purpurea. Mr. Tucker had fine specimens of Bougainvillea Sander- 

 iana, Clerodendron Balfourianum, Ixoras Morsei and Fraseri, Allamanda nobilis, 

 and a splendid Dipladenia Brearleyana. The best greenhouse plant was Statice 

 Gilberti, from Mr. Tucker ; Mr. Cypher coming second with S. intermedia. Mr. 

 Cypher had the best stove plant in a fin-i example of Ixora Duffi ; Mr. Tucker 

 was second with another fine Dipladenia Brearleyana. Mr. H. Pocock had the 

 best three plants, chief among them being Stepbanotis floribunda. 



Mr Cvpher had the best six orchids in Dendrobium formosum, Cattleya 



and Cattleya Eldorado. He also had the best six heaths and the finest specimen 

 in Erica Marnockiana. The best new plant was Croton Nestor, from Mr. Cypher ; 

 Mr G. Pymin gardener to Mrs. Gouldsmith, Trowbridge, was second, with a 



Esq , Bath,' had the best six doubles, and Mr. 



every segment. Mr. A. Vast, gardener to 

 showed Lrclio-cattleya eiegans Cohen's var., 



G. Tucker, the best six singles, 



The display of cut flowers was numerous and fine. 



The best thirty-six 



^tremely st j^ 11 ^ 5 »v< 



J ii^K KSS o,' 2 «M Vknd!d a Sow^' Ple ' ^W*S5&"»8S - aXZE? = W ihe b*t t wen;y.fo,.r dahlia having » fine 



soikes o Gladioli, a very fine lot came from Mr. S. Bird, gardener to I . ILtox, 

 V a WelWton' Mr/ T. Mattock, Headington, Bath, was second. Mr. F. 

 Ho q ope™a h had Vhe best twelve, run close by Mr. George Ilumphnes^ of 



COOK!* 21 ! ver y stable in 

 tSS&L*' John'. Wood, 



km 



Duchess 



fas carr 

 ZL Cb * certificat 



J2«« times h"as';; c V u ' a finf aal awa , rde ? *. a ? thoroughly well merited/for not 

 K** r . » Plant worthy Of Her Majesty's establishment and her able 



Kru 



~ ,h 'fcu of f. u ;, h ^ UlT AND Vk,; etable Committee. 



**,„u , " uu become mor*. n.,rr.«^.,= • 



dozen of 



w C ,r " n? Cn Sali bu ry ; thud, Mr. W. Treseder, Cardiff. Messrs. J. Cray 

 A F?ome had \hl ftot twelve, having good blooms of Excellent, Mr W. 

 I? v pIT of ^ Denmark, Duchess of York, Dr. Keynes, John Walker, 

 Slack, Pnnce °f " e . nl "jJ r / F . Lindsay, Frome, was second. With twelve 

 Florence Tranter &c,M. . J j. blooms of 



fencies, Mr. G. " um g ies f, fi Doiulh ^ ahe , Sunset , M r. Saunders, 



Pfift A fflLgM i second, Mr. T. iloskins, Kingswood. Mr. 



,V e ^f itS had the best twelve bunche,, clean, bright, but large- 



• we fee S in London. Mr. T. Truckle, gardener to T. Carr, 

 user than we see tnem *^ «. oo.;«m«. 



atina'cniw • n ° r r UC . at ^.Sft^erings as these, 

 t cSSiH 011 ° f fr ^V WaS & } OVfa ^ Messrs. James Veitch 

 *, and t 1 "T 6 e, | hteeD dishes of earl y d «sert apple., 

 D'ow a n? e S^?^!^ of -Unary apples. . ^ong 



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larg 



nor 



feature. 



Strange to say, neither the brilliant cactus varieties, 



Roses were a very good 



a P>- i? schedul 

 The best twenty-four came from Mr. J. Mattock, who had in tine 



teature. iiw u "\ ^ les Darwin, Marchioness of I^ndonderry, Mrs. J. 

 character Her Majesty, w , r J_L » ^ Madame Hoste, 



r 1 „ : rhVrles Lefebvre, Horace Vernet, A. K. Williams, Madame lioste, 

 Laing, C^^f^Ve of Teck, Maman Cochet, &c. ; Messrs. Perkins and 

 Duchessof bedtora, uurc « ,.'„.,. :, f . n _ an .„ m r.,r. a «r«v. 



second ; and Dr. Budd, Bath, third. Mr. George Ganaway , 



