442 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ June 1 1893. 
grown by his gardener, Mr. King. Palms, Dracaenas, Alocasias, 
Caladiums, Adiantums were included in this contribution. 
Messrs. Wm. Cutbush & Son, Highgate Nurseries, exhibited a 
charming group of miscellaneous plants. Ericas, Palms, Dracaenas, 
Hydrangeas, Crotons, and Liliums were particularly prominent in this 
exhibit, for which a silver-gilt medal was recommended. Messrs. 
Jas. Carter & Co., High Holborn, had collections of Streptocarpus, 
Mimuluses, Gloxinias, and Petunias. The colours in the Gloxinias were 
very diversified, ranging from a rich dark purple to a pure white. 
The Petunias exhibited by this firm were very fine. The same firm also 
staged a collection of Calceolarias of good habit and varied colours. A 
silver-gilt Flora medal was recommended for the various exhibits staged 
by Messrs. Carter k, Co. 
Eoses, Ferns, and Begonias. 
Messrs. G. Paul & Son, The Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, staged a 
magnificent group of Eoses and Cannas. Prominent amongst the 
former were Innocente Pirola, Edouard Morren, Juno, Madame de 
Watteville, Madame Hoste, Lady Alice, Crimson Queen, Mons. Furtado, 
Ulrich Brunner, Celine Forestier, Copper Austrian (Briar), Harrisoni 
(Briar), and a single Eose Carmine Pillar. The Cannas were finely 
represented by Professor David, Madame Crozy, Sophie Buckner, Paul 
Bruant, Chas. Moore, Primrose, Admiral Gearvis, Victor Hugo, and Miss 
Sarah Hill. The same firm also exhibited a few baskets of Ehododen- 
drons, including Marchioness of Lansdowne, Lady Eleanor Cathcart, 
Purity, Michael Waterer, Miss Holford, Mrs. Eussell Sturges, Vauban, 
KIG. 80.— PRIMULA REIDI. {See page Ui .) 
Ingrami, and Kate Waterer. A silver cup was awarded Messrs. Paul 
and Son. Mr. Wm. Eumsey, Joyning’s Nurseries, Waltham Cross, exhi¬ 
bited a group of Eoses in pots, and also boxes of cut Eoses. Notable 
amongst the kinds in pots were Madame Hoste, Queen of Queens, Lady 
Helen Stewart, Edouard Morren, Prince Camille de Eohan, Merveille de 
Lyon. A box of Mardchal Niel was very striking. In the other boxes 
were to be seen Niphetos, Eeine Marie Antoinette, Grace Darling, 
Eugdnie Verdier, and Austrian Briar Harrisoni. A silver-gilt medal 
was recommended. 
Mr. Frank Cant, Eose-grower, Braiswick, Colchester, exhibited five 
boxes of cut Eoses. The varieties represented in this collection com¬ 
prised flowers of Mar^chal Niel, Dupuy Jamain, The Bride, Madame 
Victor Verdier, La France, Madame Larabard, Souvenir d’un Ami, 
Madame Bravy, Catherine Mermet, and Madame Hoste (silver Flora 
medal). Messrs. G. Cooling & Sons, Bath, sent boxes of cut Eoses, 
including the single varieties. The Austrian Briars and Persian Yellow 
Eoses were especially good, as likewise were the Moss Eoses. Mr. George 
Mount, Canterbury, also sent a number of cut Eoses. The best of these 
were Catherine Mermet, The Bride, Mrs. J. Laing, Dupuy Jamain, 
Marie Baumann, and Mar^chal Niel. Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co. 
sent two boxes of hybrid Sweet Briars and Austrian Briars for which 
a silver medal was recommended. Lord Penzance, Eshing Park, 
Godaiming (gardener, Mr. G. Baskett), also sent some beautiful hybrid 
Sweet Briars, and a silver gilt Flora medal was recommended. 
Messrs. Sutton & Sons sent a charming group of Gloxinias. These 
included the new varieties Duke of York, Her Majesty (pure white). 
Empress of India, and Netted Queen, for which an award of merit was 
adjudged. Plants of the recently introduced Nemesia Strumosa Suttoni 
in pots were also shown by the same firm. A silver-gilt medal was 
recommended. C. J. Tasker, Esq., Brentwood, Essex (gardener, Mr. 
J. Perry), had boxes of Canna blooms and cut Eoses (silver Banksian 
medal). Messrs. J. Peed & Sons, Eoupell Park Nurseries, Norwood, sent 
a collection of Gloxinias arranged with Maidenhair Ferns (silver-gilt 
medal). Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, staged a collection of 
new and rare plants, comprising Cineraria maritima variegata (award of 
merit—see engraving, page 438). Alocasia Sanderiana var, nobilis 
(first-class certificate—see page 439). Blandfordia nobilis, Dipladenia 
atro-purpurea, Anthurium albanense, Aristolochia gigas var. Sturtevanti, 
Arisaema fimbriata, and Alocasia Sanderiana magnifica. 
Ferns were w'ell represented. Mr. H. B. May, Dyson’s Lane 
Nurseries, Upper Edmonton, had a large collection. These comprised 
Gymnogramma Wettenhallianum, Davallia elegans, Nephrolepis recurva, 
Dicksonia squarrosa, Lomaria gibba, Pteris tremula Smithiana, Pteris 
Victoria, P. nivalis, Cibotium regale, and Asplenium marginatum. A 
first-class certificate was awarded for the last named Fern. A silver cup 
was recommended for the whole collection. Mr. May also had plants 
of Cineraria maritima aurea variegata (an award of merit), and Duke 
of York Carnation, a dark Clove-scented variety. Messrs. W. & J. 
Birkenhead also had a splendid collection of Ferns, comprising stove, 
greenhouse, and hardy varieties, for which a silver cup was awarded. 
Amongst these were Adiantum macrophyllum bipinnatum, Davallia 
tenuifolia Veitchiana, Pteris Victoria, Davallia fijiensis elegans (award 
of merit), Athyrium setigerum grandiceps (award of merit), and 
Nothochlasna mollis (award of merit). The hardy Ferns were good, and 
amongst them were some grand forms. The best were Athyrium f.-f. 
setigerum capitatum, A. f.-f. Frizellre corona, and A. f.-f. setigerum 
Victoria. 
Begonias were exceptionally good, some splendid groups being staged 
by the leading growers. Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, sent 
a most magnificent group of double and single varieties, for which a 
silver cup was awarded. Amongst the singles were Earl Grosvenor, 
Seven Inch, the name of which is peculiarly appropriate, as it denotes 
the size of the individual blooms; Miss Agnes Stewart, Mrs. Guthrie, 
Duchess of Westminster, Countess of Dunmore, Mrs. John Thorpe, 
Danebrog, and Gigantea. The double varieties included Miss Edith 
Wynne, General Owen Williams, J. Lyon, Lady Eoberts, Leopold 
Eothschild, Lord Llangattock (award of merit, see below) ; Golden 
Queen, Mrs. Lynch, Mrs. French, Lady Henry Bruce, Miss Elsey Wire, 
Mrs. Walter Palmer, Miss Leith, Mrs. W. B. Miller, and Miss E. Terry. 
The same firm also staged a collection of Gloxinias, containing some 
very beautiful forms. Messrs. Cannell also showed a group of Improved 
Easpail Pelargoniums. Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm, Nurseries, Totten¬ 
ham, N., exhibited a grand collection of double and single Begonias. 
Amongst the varieties shown were Princess May, Bexley Gem (award of 
merit) ; Miss Jennie Fell, Beauty of Belgrove, Elegans (award of merit); 
Claribel, Lord Byron, Viscountess Cranbrook, Picotee, Iona, Couronne, 
Henshaw Eussell, and Alba Magna. Messrs. J. Laing & Sons also had 
Begonias, but these have already been mentioned. 
Hardy Plants and Cut Flowers. 
Hardy cut flowers and alpine plants were extensively shown. Messrs. 
J. Backhouse «& Sons, The Nurseries, York, staged a splendid collection 
of alpine and herbaceous plants, for which a silver cup was awarded. 
These included choice Saxifragas, Eamondia pyrenaica, Dianthus, Aster 
alpina albns, and Ferns. The Guildford Hardy Plant Nursery Co. had 
a grand collection of alpines, arranged in a charming manner (silver- 
gilt medal). Among these were some plants of Ehododendron ferru- 
gineum majus full of flow'er, Saxifragas, and miniature Campanulas. 
Pernettyas were also represented in this group. Messrs. E. D. Shuttle- 
worth & Co., Peckham Eye, also had hardy flowers, including Iris and 
Delphiniums in variety. Messrs. J. Laing & Son also had hardy flowers. 
A silver medal was recommended in each case. Messrs. Harkness and 
Sons, Bedale, sent a collection of hardy cut flowers, comprising 
Pyrethrums in variety. Poppies, Centaureas, Campanulas, and Heuchera 
sanguinea (silver-gilt Flora medal). Messrs. Cutbush & Sons, Highgate, 
had a large collection of hardy flowers, including Pyrethrums, Iris, and 
Ixias. The latter were very fine, and attracted attention, especially 
1. viridiflora. Some sprays of Campanula persiciflora alba grandiflora 
were noticeable in this group, as also were the Oriental Poppies (silver 
medal). Mr. M. Prichard, Christchurch, had hardy flowers, amongst 
these being a grand spike of Eremurus robustus, Aquilegias in variety, 
and Poppies (silver-gilt Flora medal). Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons had 
plants of Tom Thumb Dahlias in pots and a very fine collection of 
Violas and hardy flowers (silver medal). Messrs. Collins Bros., Hampton, 
sent a large collection of Iris of various kinds (silver medal). Mr. C. G. 
Van Tubergen, Haarlem, staged a number of cut flowers, including grand 
blooms of Iris Lorteti and Calochorti (silver medal). 
Tulips were finely shown by J. W. Bentley, Esq., Stakehill, Castleton, 
Manchester. The best blooms in this collection were Sulphur, bizarre 
breeder; Friar Tuck, flamed; George Hardwick, feathered; May 
Queen, feathered ; Sir J. Paxton, flamed ; and Dr. Hardy, flamed (silver 
medal). Messrs. P. Barr & Sons also had a collection of English Tulips. 
The blooms were fresh and varied in colour, the various types being 
well represented. Messrs. Barr & Sons also had a large collection of 
hardy flowers—Ixias, Gladioli, Iris, Poppies, and Violas, all in excellent 
condition. We have seldom seen a finer collection of hardy flowers. A 
silver cup was awarded for this meritorious contribution. Mr. T. S. 
Ware, Tottenham, arranged a group of hardy plants containing amongst 
others Pyrethrums, Anthericum grandiflorum, Iberises, Irises, Spiraeas, 
Liliums, Saxifrages, Pfeonies, Poppies, Antirrhinums, Delphiniums, and 
Veronicas (silver-gilt Flora medai). Messrs. Kelway k Son, nurserymen, 
Langport, contributed a collection of hardy flowers, including some 
magnificent Pasonies, Irises, Pyrethrums, Gaillardias, and a very fine 
collection of Delphiniums. The same firm also had a collection of 
Amaryllises. A silver-gilt Flora medal was recommended. 
