jfOVEMBER 26, 1898 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 775 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, November 22 



Fruit and Vegetable Committee. 



Mr. Lewis Dunbar, Hemel 



Messrs. 



n sptte the bitter north-east wind blowing and giving us the first real taste of A very few exhibits came before this body. Mr. Lewis Dunbar, Heme] 



there was a very interesting show at the Drill Hall on the above date. Hempstead, showed ten large specimens of Ne Plus Ultra onions. Messrs. 



winter were t h e principal subjects on view, and of chrysanthemum Williams, Tallack, Hartland, and Ward sent apples for the committee's opinion, 



Ch X^Sol Mr. Davis was the best and most attractive. nnlv nnP *~ — A ~ J ^ **n™ - «— 



exhibits 



Floral Committee. 



but only one gained any award, and this was named Ballinora, a large Blenhei 

 like fruit from Messrs. Hartland and Son, Cork, which gained an award of merit ; 



An exceptionally handsome and beautiful display of chrysanthemums was put 

 1w Mr. Norman Davis, Framfield, Sussex, who had a large table to himself, 

 d staged the exhibit of the meeting ; two tall vases filled with big blooms of 

 u : tern King were put at either end, and, between these, large Oriental vases of 



it has a bright crimson scarlet colour. 



I lia Scaramanga and Souvenir de Madame Rosette. Smaller vases, placed amid 

 ms crotons, aralias, &c, contained Lady Hanham, J. R. Upton (a new yellow) 

 Tuxedo (very bright), Clinton Chalfort, and the golden King of the Plumes. A 



h ee basket of single varieties occupied the central position. In addition to all 

 these fine flowers, tastefully disposed, there were magnificent stands of Madame 

 f rnot all grand exhibition blooms ; G. J. Warren was shown in equally fine 

 condition. The whole beautiful display was one of Mr. Davis's best efforts, and 

 merited a gold medal. 



Mr. C. J. Salter, gardener to T. B. Haywood, Esq., Woodhatch, Reigate, 

 out up'some beautiful chrysanthemums, thirty-six good flowers, the most interest- 

 [ tejng M. Chenon de Leche, G. J. Warren, Madame Rozain, Madame Carnot, 

 Lady Hanham, and Edith Tabor ; silver Banksian medal. Mr. W. J. Godfrey, 

 Exmouth, staged an extensive display of chrysanthemums, containing about seven 

 dczen blooms, besides bunches of good decorative sorts ; OrphSe, a creamy rose 

 Japanese anemone ; Lord Coleridge, yellow, incurved ; and Chatsworth, Le Grand 

 Dragon, and Rudd's Red Japanese, with Wm. Neich, Mdlle. Lucie Faure, 

 Mrs. Egan, and M. Fatzer, incurved, were all well shown, and represented newer 

 varieties, Mr. N. Molyneux, gardener to J. C. Gunier, Esq., Rookesbury Park, 

 Fareham, showed handsome flowers of Miss Nellie Threlfall, Golden Gem, and 

 Earl of Crawfcr J, respectively cream, golden, and deep rose incurved varieties. 

 Mr. W. Weeks, gardener to Lady Byron, I hrumpton Hall, Derby, showed some 

 beautiful chrysanthemums, notably good specimens of Mrs. Curshim, Henry 

 Weeks, Edith Dashwood, Emily Towers, Little Nell, Miss Maud Douglas, a 

 broad-petalled bright rose form, Mrs. Barkley, and a number of interesting 

 seedlings. 



A large exhibit of chrysanthemums came from Mr. W. Wells, Redhill, Surrey, 

 who in addition to stands of large exhibition blooms of Julia Scaramanga, 

 Australie, Mr. T. Carrington, Nellie Pockett, Surpasse Amiral, John Pockett, 

 Chatsworth, Julian Hillpert, President Bevan, &c, showed large bunches of such 

 charming single forms as the creamy Ear Is wood Beauty and its new white sport 

 named Daisy Brett, Sam Cass well, and other decorative forms; we also noted 

 the new yellow hairy form Leocadie Gentils and the fine crimson Owen's 

 Memorial, and a new soft rose incurved named Mrs. Arthur Jack, a pretty 

 form with narrow, pointed florets ; silver Banksian medal. Mr. A. H. Rickwood, 

 gardener to the Dowager Lady Freake, Twickenham, put up a large collection of 

 cut chrysanthemums, showing these in vases ; it was a bright display of Japanese, 

 anemones, incurved, reflexed, and decorative varieties ; silver Banksian medal. 

 A large exhibit from Mr. H. B. May, Edmonton, contained some beautifully- 

 grown plants of Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, a good collection of neat dracceaas, 

 and a collection of bouvardias freely flowered ; silver-gilt Banksian medal. 



Messrs. H. Cannell and Sons, Swanley, showed a splendid collection of decora- 

 tive chrysanthemums, putting these up in large bunches and in vases. Miss 

 Harvey, white ; Mrs. Filkens, golden ; Framfield Beauty, single, crimson ; Sam 

 Casswell, rose; Pride of Ryecrofc, yellow; Se:retaire Rivoire, yellow; Earls- 

 wood Beauty, cream ; and Alice Carter, scarlet and gold, were among the most 

 notable in a very fine lot ; silver Flora medal. A splendid group of poinsettias, 

 the plants all well furnished with foliage and fine bracts, was staged by Messrs. T. 

 Crippsand Son, Tunbridge Wells; this was greatly admired, and gained a silver 

 Flora medal. Mr. W. Neville, gardener to F. W. Flight, Esq., Cornstiles, Win- 

 chester, put up a grand lot of four dozen incurved chrysanthemums, these including 

 tine specimens of Major BonafFon, Ma Perfection, Globe d'Or, Laurence Zede f 

 C. H. Curtis, Topaze Orientale, Lord Rosebery, Madame Ferlat, and Princess of 

 Wales; silver Banksian medal. Mr. W. H. Witty, Nunhead Cemetery, showed 

 the pretty decorative variety called Golden Shower, like an extravagant form of 

 Alice Carter. Ornithogalum lacteum was shown by Mr. Bain, gardener to Sir 

 Trevor Lawrence, Bart,, Dorking ; it has spikes of pure white flowers, and is 

 useful for winter flowering. Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea, staged a hand- 

 some lot of plants of their winter-flowering begonias. The varieties shown were 

 Ensign, rosy carmine ; Winter Cheer, ricti carmine, quite a scarlet hue under 

 artificial light ; and Myra, a paler and more rosy colour than Winter Cheer, but 

 equally acceptable and useful for the embellishment of conservatory or greenhouse 

 during winter. Mr, Gilbert Christy, Lime Street, showed a Brazilian species 

 °f begonia, named B. venosa, with thick leafage, dark shining green, but almost 

 covered wiih a furry tomentum, the under sides are densely furred ; flowers 

 small and white ; the stems are clothed with large imbricating, transparent bract- 

 like scales. Mr. W. Bull, King's Road, Chelsea, showed a charming new 

 jpiphyllum, having very pretty and delicate lilac-tinted flowers ; this was named 

 J J ' tru ncatum Princess, and gained a first-class certificate. Mr. A. Kingsmill, 



narrow Weald, sent fruiting sprays of Skimmia Foremanni and Vitis heterophylla 

 ^mulifolia. 



Orchids. 



, i^ ot ma ny orchids were on view ; doubtless the sudden arrival of cold weather 

 T 1 kept them at home* Mr. G. Day, gardener to H. S. Simonds, Esq., Wood- 

 ^ or pe, Southend Road, showed a pretty little group of orchids, including fine 

 /anaples of Oncidium varicosum, Odontoglossum grande, Cymbidium Tracey- 

 ut », Cattleya labiata, Angrsecum Leonis, several cypripsdiums, and other 

 tor T* g £sums » a bronze Banksian medal was awarded. Mr. Whiffen, gardener 

 t J* Brads haw, Esq., The Grange, Soutbgate, showed a nice group of orchids, 

 ( L Centr£ d specimen being a large Cymbidium Winnianum, with nine good spikes 

 C KM 16 staked rigidly erect ; some first-rate cattleyas, including C. Mantini, and 

 med 1 Traceyanum with a dozen fine blooms were shown ; silver Banksian 

 GaL Mr. H. Holah, Richmond, showed a pretty form of Ly caste Skinneri 

 * n g pretty creamy sepals, it was named Holah's var. Mr. J. Medcalf, 

 5 ut ^ D . e f t0 J- L - Godlee, Esq., Walthamstow, sent a pretty seedling cypripedium, 



cither name nor parentage was given. 

 U ncic *ium pectorale, with brown-barred sepals and a yellow lip, was shown by 

 tor VV h Veitch and Sons > Chelsea ; it is from the Organ Mountains, Brazil. 

 mnd a* Wh te » gardener to Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Dorking, showed 

 curious 5 r- e l ° f Calanthe labrosier with creamy white flowers, C. Bryan, the 

 Lowi a hi h .°P etalum appendiculatum, a new species; Dendrobium formosum 

 H e * n ybnd between the species indicated and having a dull orange centre to 

 rtferr^ 5 ^ e good cyp'ipediums were also shown, including C. Argo-Morganise, 

 ' rr «J to in another column. 



YORK CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW, 



The exhibition held under the auspices of the Ancient Society of York Florists 

 on the above dates was more variable than is customary, yet the display produced 

 was, as a whole, worthy of a history of at least one hundred and fifty years, and 

 a city which for many years has been an important centre of horticultural activity. 

 Specimen plants were hardly equal to those contributed to the more recent exhi- 

 bitions, and in both of the classes for groups there was a decided filling off in 

 numbers, but those in competition were highly meritorious. As a set-off the 

 classes for cut blooms were well filled, and contained some of the finest collections 

 that have come under our notice this season, whilst fruit and vegetables were very 

 strongly represented, both as regards numbers and quality. 



Cut Blooms constituted the great feature of the exhibition, and proved im- 

 mensely attractive to the general body of visitors. As the society allows exhibitors 

 free choice in the matter of the size of the stands for Japanese, a considerable 

 proportion of the blooms of these were staged on boards of the size fixed for 

 incurved, and in consequence were much too crowded to admit of the display of 

 their characteristics. There was a brisk competition in the class for thirty-six 

 blooms, to comprise equal numbers of incurved and Japanese, in which the premier 

 award consisted of a challenge vase of the value of £20 and £10 in cash. Mr. 

 J. P. Leadbetter, gardener to T. Wilson, Esq., Tranby Croft Hall, occupied the 

 post of honour with finely-developed blooms, those of the Japanese being especially 

 good. The incurved varieties were : Duchess of Fife, Hero of Stoke Newington 

 (2), iGolden Empress (2), Miss Violet Tomlin, Princess of Wales (2), Queen of 

 England, Miss Haggas, Lucy Kendall, Ma Perfection (2), Leonard Payne, Madame 

 Ferlat, Bonnie Dundee, and Mrs. R. C. Kingston. The Japanese were Miss 

 Nellie Pockett, Australie, Mrs. J. Lewis, Viviand Morel, Mrs. F. A. Bevan, 

 Modesto, Pride of Madford, Lady Ridge way, E. Molyneux (2), Charles Davis, 



Madame Carnot (2), International, Mrs. G. W. Palmer, Edith Tabor, Lady 

 Hanham, and Thomas Wilkins. Mr. Goodacre, gardener to the Earl of 

 Harrington, Elvaston Castle, Derby, was a good second, his incurved being of 

 high quality. Mr. Folkard, gardener to Sir J. R. Walker, Bart., Sand Hutton, 

 York, who was third, also had a collection of great excellence. The exhibitor 

 last named obtained premier honours in the class for eighteen incurved with 

 splendidly-developed blooms of Lord Alcester, Mrs. R. C. Kingston (2), Duchess 

 of Fife (2), Golden Empress (2), J. Agate (2), Queen of England, Baron Hirsch, 

 Madame Darrier, C H. Curtis (2), Lady Isabel, L. Payne, Perle Dauphinoise, 

 and Mrs. Coleman. Mr. J. H. Goodacre was second with a meritorious collec- 

 tion. There was a keen cjmpetition in the cl 



for twelve ipcurved, and here 

 also Mr. Folkard and Mr. Goodacre were first and second respectively. 



The class for eighteen Japanese was noteworthy for the excellence of the 

 blooms, and the first prize stand from Mr. D. Williams, gardener *;o the Earl of 

 Feversham, Duncombe Park, Helmsley, contained some of the finest blooms 

 exhibited this season, but the stand was not large enough to display them to the 

 best advantage. The varieties were Eva Knowles, Mons. Panckoucke, Simplicity, 

 Robert Powell, G. J. Warren, Mons. Chenon de Leche, Mrs. II . Payne, Mrs. J. 

 Lewis, Good Gracious, Mrs. G. W. Palmer, Mutual Friend, N.C.S. Jubilee, 

 Edith Tabor, Viviand Morel, and Phoebus. Mr. G. Picker, gardener to F. R. 

 Pease, Esq., Hesslewood, Hull, was second with finely-developed blooms. The 

 first and second awards for twelve Japanese were made in favour of Mr. Williams 

 and Mr, Picker, both of whom staged capital bloom?, Mr. Williams was first for 

 six blooms of any white variety with 'Madame Carnot in a high state of develop- 

 ment, lor six blooms of any yellow variety with Edith Tabor, and for the same 

 number of blooms of a golden yellow variety with Lord Brooke. Japanese ane- 

 mones were staged in excellent form, and Mr. W # Ward, gardener to G. H. 

 Anderton, Esq., Kilpin Lodge, Howden, was successful in obtaining premier 

 honours. The contributions to the class for twelve sprays of chrysanthemums and 

 for baskets were numerous and produced an attractive display, the winners of the 

 first prize in the respective classes being Messrs. Theakston and Son and Messrs. 

 R. Simpson and Son. Mr. R. Agar, gardener to Major Lumley, Cliffe Villa, 

 Clifton, York, was successful in w*nning the first prize, which consisted of a 

 challenge vase of the value of ,£10 and ,£3 in cash, for eighteen blooms with a 

 collection evincing high- class cultural skill. Mr. R. Lawson, who was second, 

 also had finely-de\ eloped blooms. 



Groups were less numerous than usual, and the magnificent hall in which the 

 plants are shown was hardly so attractive as last year. The arrangements 

 in competition were, however, highly meritorious, and in the class for group 1 of 

 chrysanthemums and foliage plants Mr. R. Mcintosh, gardener to J. T. Hingston, 

 Esq., Clifton, York, fully maintained the high reputation he enjoys for his cultural 

 skill and taste by securing the premier award. The arrangement, briefly stated, 

 consisted of a sloping and somewhat irregular bank of enrysanthemums, inter- 

 spersed with fine foliage plants, and, although the whole of the blooms were of 

 exhibition quality, the effect was very light and pleasing. Mr. J, Mclntyre, 

 gardener to Mrs. Gurney Pease, Darlington, was a capital second with a tasteful 

 arrangement. The winner of the first prize in the class for collections of chrysan- 

 themums, in which cultural excellence was the test of merit, was Mr. J. W, 

 Hields, who had a magnificent group. Mr. Everard, gardener to Mrs. Gutch, 

 Holgate, York, was, as usual, highly successful in the plant classes, as indicated 

 by the fact that he was first for four incurved, four Japanese, and for single 

 specimens of Japanese, incurved and reflexed, with splendidly flowered, naturally- 

 trained specimens. Mr. S. Hardcastle and Lord Hemes were the most successful 

 exhibitors in the classes for specimen pompons, and the last-named obtained 

 premier honours for specimens of single varieties. 



Fruit formed as usual an attractive feature, the grapes being especially meri- 

 torious. Mr. J. Tullett, gardener to Lord Barnard, Raby Castle, was first for six 

 bunches of grapes, staging two remarkably fine clusters of Barbarossa weighing ten 

 pounds each, and finely-finished clusters of Alicante and Muscat of Alexandria ; 

 Mr. Goodacre and Mr. J. Allsop were second and third. The last-named obtained 

 premier honours in the classes for single dishes of white and black grapes, staging 

 well-finished clusters of Muscat of Alexandria and Alicante. Mr. J. Mclndoe 

 was successful in occupying the first place in the great class for thirty-six dishes of 

 apples and pears with excellent examples ; Mr. Goodacre, who was second, also 

 had a collection evincing cultural skill of a high order. The Rev. Gordon Salmon, 

 Mr. J. Mclndoe, and Mr. J. AlUop were the most successful of the exhibitors in 

 the other classes for collections of apples and pears. 



Miscellaneous Contributions included a large and extremely beautiful 



