OCTOBER 29. 



1898. 



GARDENERS' 



MAGAZINE. 



707 



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ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, October 25. 



AN altogether first-rate exhibition was held at the Drill Hall on the above date, 

 nd no one could complain of lack of variety among the exhibits. Chrysanthe- 

 mums were largely displayed, orchids were good, and fruit was especially fine. 

 In the afternoon Mr. G. Gordon, V.M.H., delivered a lecture upon Experimental 

 Horticulture, the chair being taken by Dr. Masters, F.R S. 



Floral Committee, 



Mr. W. Wells, Earlswood, Redhill, put up a large and showy group of orchids, 

 showing a fine lot of early flowering varieties of widely different shades of colour. 

 Among these were staged single-flowered specimens of President Nonin, General 

 Pacque, Mrs. White Popham, a grand variety ; and numerous good seedlings, in- 

 cluding one provisionally named R. H. Pearson. Among the cut flowers were 

 fine flowers of Le Grand Dragon, Pres. Bevan, Werther, and General Pacque. 

 Among the early flowering varieties we noted Mychett Beauty, golden ; Jules 

 Mary, crimson ; Mychett White, Madame Marie Massee, Mons. Dupuis, Claret 

 Bell, and Crimson Pride as especially good ; Nellie Brown, rich bronzy scarlet, 

 was also very handsome. Mr. Wells was awarded a silver Flora medal. Mr. A. 



Kingsmill, Harrow Weald, showed prettily fruited growths of Vitis heterophylla 

 humulifolia carrying plenty of bluish berries. Mr. T. S. Ware, Tottenham, 

 had a large and most attractive exhibit of dahlias and early chrysanthemums ; the 

 dahlias were especially fine for so late in the season, and in the cactus varieties 

 we observed fine bunches of African, Fusilier, Beatrice, J. T. Barber, Blanch 

 Keith, Mrs. W. Fell, Matchless, Sylvia, Harmony, and Starfish ; silver Banksian 

 medal. Messrs. J. Waterer and Sons (Limited), Bagshot, Surrey, sent a hand- 

 some lot of conifers, all shapely specimens, and many of them having variegated 

 foliage; Retinospora filifera aurea variegata, Thuiopsis dolobrata variegata, 

 Libocedrus decurrens aurea variegata, Juniper us chinensis aurea, Thuiopsis 

 borealis aurea variegata, and Cypressus Lawsoniana lutea were a few of the 

 brightest forms shown ; silver-gilt Flora medal. 



From Mr. W. J. Godfrey, Exmouth, came specimens of a golden-orange 

 decorative chrysanthemum named Ettie Mitchell and bunches of Emily Grunner- 

 wald, a beautiful soft golden variety suitable for decoration ; several stands of cut 

 flowers of exhibition sorts came from Exmouth, and these included Halcyon, a 

 large Japanese anemone ; Gold Standard, Japanese ; Madame W. T. Budde, 

 pink; Le Grand Dragon ; Autumn Glory, flesh pink ; Reginald Godfrey, crimson 

 and gold, very handsome ; and Werther, deep red ; all Japanese varieties remark- 

 able for good form and colour. Messrs. W. Cutbush and Sons, Highgate, con- 

 tributed a group of ericas, Skimmia oblata and S. jiponica, Begonia Gloire de 

 Lorraice, Pernettyas in variety, and Nerine Fothergdli major. Mr. H. B. May 

 again made a pretty display, staging Begonia Gloire de Lorraine in first-rate style, 

 and associated in small groups with bouvardias, chrysanthemum Mutual Friend, 

 and carnation Mrs. Leopold de Rothschild ; surrounding these numerous small 

 groups were ferns in great variety, charming crotons, palms, acalyphas, phryniums, 

 ftCi the whole display occupying the length of one table down the hall and 

 producing a fine effect; silver Flora medal. Mr. Robert Owen, Maidenhead, 

 sent several stands of fine chrysanthemums, the varieties including Suzie, soft 

 yellow; W. Towers, yellow; Lord Boston, blush; President Nonin, yellow; 

 Soleil d'Octobre and Madame Louise ; Mn. W. Smith, golden ; Brossillon, 

 white, all good Japanese forms ; Baronne de Veillard, a bronzy incurved in the 

 way of Egyptian, was also well shown by Mr. Owen. M. Leschalles, Windle- 

 sham, showed Miss Mary Leschalles, a white sport from Reine d'Angleterre. 



Dahlias were splendidly shown by Mr. S. Mortimer, Farnham, who put up 

 ten dozens of clean and bright show dahlias, as well as first-rate bunches of the 

 leading cactus forms, such as Arachne, E. J. Deal, Harry Stredwick, Starfish, 

 Mrs. J. Goddard, and Miss A. Jones; silver Flora medal. Mr. J. R Box, 

 troydon, sent blooms of tuberous begonias from the open ground ; these were of 

 high quality, but laid flat on moss were not attta:tive. Messrs. J. Cheal and Son, 

 trawley, sent a few bunches of handsome autumn-tinted foliage ; Quercuscoccinea, 

 Khus typhina, Rhus gVca laciniata, Crategta crus Galli, Pyrus arbutifolius, 

 Uquidamber styracifulia, and Berberis Thunbergi. Messrs. J. Hill and Son, 

 Wmonton, showed ferns in variety, mostly large plants of great beauty, such as 

 theilanthes elegans, Darallin Mariesi, Adiantum trapeziforme, Microlepia hirta 

 crustata, Gymnc gramma calomelamos, &c. ; silver-gilt Banksian medal. 



The largest d splay in the hall was a fine group of foliage plants staged by Mr. 

 vy. liowe, gardener to Sir Henry Tate, Park Hill, Streatham ; there were huge 

 ^entias, bamboos, big and bright croton~, Platycerium alcicorne finely grown, 

 'ems, alocasias, graceful draccenas, and other useful stove plants, all tastefully 

 associated, although somewhat crowded ; it was an imposing display, and merited 

 a suver-gilt Banksian medal. Messrs. H. Cannell and Sons, Swanley, showed 

 w chrysanthemums in variety ; Mons. Bahuant, Globe d'Or, and D. B. Crane 

 £mg the best incurved, and Thos. Wilkins, Reine d'Angleterre, G. C. Schwabe, 

 forms G ' W ' Childs ' Phcebu s, and R. Powell among the best Japanese 



Vim • W ' ? ul1, Chelsea > showed Limosa argentea, Ceropegia Woodi, Draaena 

 ictoru, a beautiful variety in the way of Lindeni, Maranta picta, and Ficus 



,K^ 5 r, van 5g ata » a11 n ew and interesting plants. Messrs. F. Sander and Co. 



-..^4 * ijcuusperma bandenana and Kentia Kirsteniana, the latter more like 

 me?R a Kentia - Mr - R - G*k3W, Bexley Heath, showed a grand speci- 

 t W a a* Varie S at ed Anthurium crystallinum, named IUustxl ; it was shown in 

 t pren ^ aDd Was £ eneral, y admired. Mr. G. W. Piper, Uckfield, showed 

 Mr 1/ T°^ per ^' bu ^ tee-scented rose, named Sunri e, a new form of great beauty, 

 th/ t^LI* Jp nes >.Ryecroft Nursery, Lewisham, sent chrysanthemums in variety, 



General Pacque, Lionel Humphreys, 



*kssev ~ , \P yUmiarUe ' l - Jeen or lhe Ear,ies > Werther, and Madame Robert de 

 h r r e rh • **°y ce > Maish Farm, Dartford, sent specimens of a second crop of 

 pactM v Ut flowtrs - Mes srs. H. Canntll and Sons sent Polygonum molle, a 

 mum K\\ l !j flowere d species ; they also showed the new decorative chrysanthe- 

 bam'cT a Brown - Mr - J- Preweit, gardener to C. A. Pearson, Esq., Farn- 

 incurved h fine blooms of Mons - bahuant, Globe d'Or, and D. B. Crane 

 Wilkin? vjy^hemums, and al so fiae blooms of such Japanese forms as Thos. 

 Silsburv' £r ^' Pankou c k e, G. C. Schwabe, Pres. Borel, G. W. Childs, Emily 



M, Chenon de Leche. &c. : silver Banksian medal. 



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£?°k St ^tractive forms being 

 uctobre, Rayonnante, Queen or 



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Orchid Committee. 



^elsea^wh displa y of orchids was arranged by Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, 



^cosum 1 o WCr - e awarded a silver Flora medal - Graceful examples of Oncidium 



> vj. crispum, O. pulvinatum, and Odontoglossum Percatorei made a 



charming background for a comprehensive lot of orchids ; Laelio-cattleya callisto- 

 glossa ignescens, L.-c. Nysa, Cattleya Mantini, C. Wendlandi, Miltonia 

 spectabihs Moreliana, Miltonia vexillaria Leopoldi, Gelogyne Veitchi with long 

 spikes of white flowers, Cypripedium insigne Sanderse, Odontoglossum grande, 

 nnely flowered, Gomeya recurva, and Catasetum fimbriatum were all finely 

 represented, together with many cypripediums of value. From Messrs. Stanley 

 Mobbs and Ashton, Southgate, came a splendid lot of well-flowcred plants of 

 Lselia pumila, these representing a great variety of shades of colour, but all 

 large flowers ; Cattleya gigas, C. labiata Lewisi ; this group merited a silver 

 ttvnksian medal. In the exhibit made by Messrs. F. Sander and Co., St. 

 Albans, there was a grand specimen of Cattleya Harrisoniae with nine large 

 spikes of beautiful flowers; several forms of C. labiata made a g)od show, while 

 a two-spiked example of Cymbidium grandiflorum occupied the central position ; 

 smaller orchids of note were Habanaria militaris, Masdevallia melanoxantha, and 

 liabenana carnea. 



^Pretty little lot of orchids was shown by Mr. W. H.Young, grower to Sir 

 < Wigan, Bart., Clarelawn, East Sheen ; a finely grown plant of Cyperorchis 

 (cymbidium) elegans was conspicuous with its light drooping spikes of yellowish 

 flowers ; Cymbidium Winnianum was represented by one spike ; Cattleya labiata 

 alba, very fine ; C. Dowiana aurea, Laelio- cattleya Hon. Mrs. Astor, Lselia 

 pumila, with flowers over five and a-half inches across, and Cypripedium 

 Godefroyee leuchochilum were among the most interesting of the other orchids 

 staged : silver Banksian medal. Mr. C. A. Roberts, Rose Hill House, Ipswich, 

 sent some orchids growing in Clozone pots. Mr. W. King, gardener to J. 

 Lolman, Esq., Reigate, showed a beautiful form of Loelia pumila with blush tinted 

 sepals and petals. Mr. W. II. Young submitted Lcelia Perrini leucophceus, a 

 beautiful pale- tin ted and large-flowered form. La^lia Briseis was again shown by 

 Mr. J. Douglas, Ibokham, who also sent Cypripedium macropterum, a cross 

 between C. superbiens and C. Lowi. Lcelio cattleya Henry Greenwood was 

 again shown, this time by x\lr. W. Gill, gardener to H. Greenwood, Esq., High- 

 field, Hashngden. Mr. J. Davis, gardener to J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., South 

 Woodford, showed a pale form of Cypripedium insigne. Mr. W. Goodliffe, 

 Worthing, sent Cypripedium grande and C. Boxalli. Cypripedium insigne 

 Cobbiana and C. i. Sanders were shown by Mr. W. Cobb, Tunbridge Wells. 

 Cypripedium Evenor was sent by Messrs. H. Low and Co., Clapton. 



Fruit Committee. 



Mr. G. Woodward, gardener to Roger Leigh, Esq., Barham Court, Maid- 

 stone, put a magnificent lot of apples and pears. Mr. Woodward is so well known 

 as a successful exhibitor that our readers can well imagine the big fruits with their 

 fine clear skins and rosy or scarlet cheeks ; Mere de Menage, Bismarck, Washing- 

 ton, Gascoyne's Scarlet, and Kmperor Alexander were gloriously coloured, as 

 indeed were many other varieties. The pears were equally fine, Beurre Superfin, 

 Djyenne de Merode, Brockworth Park, Fondante de Thirriott, Pitmaston 

 Duchess, Princess, and Margaret Marillat were especially good. A Hogg medal 

 was awarded and thoroughly merited. An attractive collection of well-grown 

 fruit was staged by Messrs. J. Laing and Son*, Forest Hill. The collection 

 was a comprehensive one, and amon£ the many varieties we noted Adam's Pear- 

 main, American Mother, Court Peodu Piat, King of the Pippins, Lord Lennox, 

 Baumann's Red Winter Keinctte, Worcrster Pearmain, Bismarck, Winter 

 Qaeening, and Hoary Morning apples as very clean and bright ; silver Knightian 

 medal. 



Mr. E. Beckett, gardener to Lord Aldenham, Elstree, showed a grand lot of 

 celery, staging three heads etch of Pink Perfection, Crystal White, Aylesbury 

 Prize Red * r * ^ « - — 



Solid White 



Sutton's Al. A silver Banksian mtdal was awarded. Mr. J. Prewctt, gardener 

 to C. A. Pearson, Esq., Farnham, staged a good collection of apples and pears, 

 not large, but clean and bright specimens of all the leading sorts ; silver Banksian 

 medal. Messrs. J. Cheal and Son, Crawley, were awarded a silver Knightian 

 medal for an extensive display of apples and pears. Among the latter were fine 

 dishe3 of Duchess d'Angouleme, Alexander Lucas, Marie Benoist, Souvde Congr^s, 

 Epine Dumas, Pitmaston Duchess, Abb6 Eetel, and Catillac. Mr. W. Howe, 

 gardener to Sir H. Tate, Streatham, sent three bunches of Black Alicante grapes, 

 finely coloured and of large size, cut from a vine carrying eighty bunches ; the 

 three clusters weighed fifteen pounds. Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons showed fruit- 

 ing plants of the St. Joseph strawberry. Mr. G. Wythes, Syon House Gardens, 

 sent a bunch of bananas, a form of Musa Cavendishi ; Mr. Wythesalso sent agood 

 new seedling tomato. Mr. Miller, gardener to Lord Foley, Esher, sent four fine 

 specimens of William Tillery melons, and gained a cultural commendation. Some 

 good beetroot came from the Chiswick gardens, the pick of the varieties on trial, 

 but no awards were made. Mr. W. Miller, Coombe Abbey, Coventry, sent a box 

 of fruits of Passitloraedulis. Mr. Herrin, Dropmore Gardens, Maidenhead, sent 

 good specimens of Coe's Golden Drop and Brahy's Late Gage plums. 



NATIONAL CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



The Floral Committee held a meeting at the Royal Aquarium, Westminster, 

 Mr. Harman Payne occupying the chair. Specially noteworthy were the following : 

 MissMarv Leschelles, a pure white sport of great merit, from Kcine d'Angleterre ; 



iuiw ^ v jh, a golden-bronze Japanese, which the committee wished to see 



again ^"they also did Thomas Singleton. Mr. M. Russell, a fine golden chest- 

 nut-coloured incurved, was also asked to be sent up again ; Madame Conval de 

 Terrail, pale flesh-coloured Japanese, and Le Grand I)ragon r a big yellow Japanese, 

 were the objects of a similar request. Autumn Glory, a pink-coloured Japanese 

 with a shiny reverse, was commended. Ellen Shrimpton, very bright and pretty 

 deep rosy cerise, also a Japanese, the committee wished to see again, and Mychett 

 Beautv a deep golden-orange decorative variety of the Japanese type. Ten first- 

 class certificates were awarded, and the variety- gaining awards are described 

 under " New Plants and Flowers." 



SHIRLEY GARDENERS* ASSOCIATION. 



The monthly meeting of above society mm held at the Parish Room, Shirley, 

 Southampton, when Mr. K. Ladhami, F.K.H.S., presided over a fair attend- 

 There was a discussion on 14 The best Apples for the District," opened by 

 Mr e T Miles the Gardens, Portswood Parlu Mr. Miles gave a list of the most 

 suitable kitchen and dessert apples for growing on the somewhat general gravelly 



hr il of the surrounding district. Some g > i varieties canker too much to be 

 S f nv service, even with careful planting. The discussion which ensued brought 



r\he members' expsriences with many sortf, and a reduced list of varieties was 

 afterwards eiven to suit amateurs and cottagers desiring to plant a few sorts only, 

 a aL\ vote of thanks was accorded Mr. Miles at the close of the discussion. 

 Th^re was an excellent exhibition of fruit, apples, and pears, chiefly contributed 



by the members. 



3, Major Clarke's Red, Superb White, luirly Rose, Standard Bearer, 

 ite, Claymonth Prize, Dwarf Solid Red, White Gem, Leicester Red, and 



