April 11, 1895. 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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(Browallia) Jamesoni, staged by J. T. Bennett Poe, Esq., of remarkable 
excellence. 
Fkuit Committee.— Present; P. Crowley, Esq. (in the chair); 
with Rev. W. Wilks, and Messrs. T. F. Rivers, H. J. Pearson, G. W. 
Cummins, J. Cheal, T. J. Saltmarsh, J. Smith, G. Norman, H. Balderson, 
G, Wythes, J. Hudson, T. Glen, G. Goldsmith, R. W. Farr, G. Reynolds, 
G. T. Miles, Robert Fyfe, A. Dean, and J. Wright, 
The season of the year has not arrived for other than small con¬ 
signments of either fruit or vegetables to be sent for examination by 
the Committee, and on the present occasion Mr. G. Wythes, the energetic 
gardener at Syon, was the chief contributor of both. The collection of 
vegetables that he staged, and for which a silver Knightian medal was 
unanimously accorded, was, both as regards variety and suitability for 
the purpose for which the different kinds were grown, well worthy of 
the recognition bestowed during the present season of comparative 
scarcity of garden produce. Included in the collection were Sharpe’s 
Victor Potatoes, Ne Plus Ultra Beans, Asparagus, Seakale, Mushrooms, 
Cucumbers, Cauliflowers, young Turnips, various Kales, Coleworts, 
Spinach, Leeks, and Chicory—not bulky samples, but ju.st such as are 
welcomed both in the kitchen and dining room. Special attention was 
drawn to several plants of the Victoria Spinach, which has been found 
to stand the winter well. The plants were very sturdy with stout leaves, 
and the variety was recommended to be grown with the Viroflay and 
others at Chiswick. 
Mr. Wythes also sent a box of La Grosse Sucrde Strawberries, fine 
fruits, splendidly coloured, and a cultural commendation was awarded ; 
he also sent a very good sample of Royal Sovereign. 
Mr. G. Goldsmith, The Gardens, Leonardslee, Horsham, sent a dish 
of Apples named Burfield—medium-sized, symmetrical fruits, prevailing 
colour dull red, heavily streaked with darker red—a showy fruit, but 
had lost its crispness. No award was made; but one of the members 
thought it might make a good “ shop ” Apple, which is not altogether a 
bad recommendation in these commercial days. 
Floral Committee. —Present: J. Fraser, E-q. (in the chair); with 
Messrs. J. Laing, S. A. de Graaff, C. T. Druery, H. Herbst, R. Dean, 
R. Owen, G. Stevens, R. B. Lowe, J. Jennings, W. Bain, J. D. Pawle, 
J. W. Barr, C. E. Pearson, E. Beckett, C. Noble, C. T. Bennett Poe, 
J. Walker, C. E. Shea, E. Mawley, G. Paul, and C. J. Salter. 
Messrs. Barr & Son, Covent Garden, were again in evidence with a 
collection of bulbous and hardy herbaceous flowers, consisting mainly 
of cut blooms of Narcissus Horsefieldi, Emperor, obvallaris, princeps, 
Thomas Moore, Queen Bess, Henry Irving, Golden Spur, Ard Righ and 
rugilobus; Anemones pulsatilla and fulgens. Primula cashmeriana, 
Chionodoxa sardensis, Scilla sibirica, Helleborus punctatus and Dr. 
Hogg, Chionodoxa Lucilire, Megasea ligulata rosea, Sisyrinchium 
grandiflorum album, and Fritillaria amoena rubra, together with many 
others (silver Banksian medal). A collection of mixed flower and 
foliage plants was staged by Messrs. John Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, 
and amongst others were noticed Clivias Vesuvius and Duchess of York, 
Caladiums Mrs. Harry Veitch and Comtesse de Maille, Calla Little 
Gem, Epiphyllum Makoyanum, Begonias floribunda compacta and 
Bruanti, together with Azaleas, Anthuriums, Ferns, Palms, Crotons, 
Dracmnas, Isolepis gracilis, and hardy herbaceous plants (silver Flora 
medal). Mr. Fitt, gardener to Earl Cowper, Panshanger, exhibited 
magnificent trusses of Beaumontia grandiflora superba, together with 
flowers of Habrothamnus scabra and Gloneria jasminiflora, and also a 
large flower spike of Cordyline australis, for which a vote of thanks was 
•given. 
Messrs. John Peed & Sons, Norwood, staged a compact group of 
foliage plants, containing sturdy examples of Dracmnas Elizabetbai, 
Madame F. Bergmann, Earroni, Lord Wolseley, Jamesi, pendula, 
terminalis alba, Rossi, Lindeni, Spinksi, superba, Vicomtesse de Belevale, 
and Frederica, and others, all tastefully arranged with Palms, Ferns, 
and Isolepis gracilis (silver Banksian medal). A large and varied 
group of hardy herbaceous plants and cut flowers exhibited by Messrs. 
Thomas S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, attracted much 
attention. Amongst others were noticed Draba elongata, Megasea 
crassifolia, Primula viscosa nivalis, denticulata lilacina, Clusiana, 
denticulata alba, cashmeriana, and rosea ; Saxifragas oppositifolia, Boydi, 
apiculata, Burseriana, and sancta ; Narcissus reflexus and Bulbocodium; 
Hepatica triloba coerulea; Trillium grandiflorum, Chionodoxa gigantea, 
Iberis saxatilis, Cypripedium calceolus, Androsace carnea, Puschkinia 
libanotica, Fritillaria meleagris alba, and Gaultheria procumbens (silver 
Florx mer a ). 
Clivias were staged in fine form by Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, 
Upper Holloway, amongst other varieties being Holloway Beauty, Sur¬ 
prise, Baroness Schroier, Prince of Orange, Madame Van Houtte, and 
Aurantiaca. A varied group of Amaryllis was also staged by the same 
firm, containing fine flowers of Emperor William, Dr. Masters, Curiosity, 
Ophelia, Distinction, Lord Salisbury, Marshall!, Lady Wimborne, 
Lothair, and others (silver Banksian medal). A small but superb group 
of Amaryllis was staged by Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, con¬ 
sisting of excellent flowers of Doris, Chimerc, Latona, Cytherea, Fresca, 
and Czarina. The same firm also staged Loripetalum chinense, 
Stachyurus prrecox, and well flowered plants of Rhododendron Early 
Gem, dug from the open ground. 
Mr. Bain, gardener to Sir Trevor Lawrence, Burford Lodge, 
exhibited a pan of the elegant Primula Forbesi, and also 
plants of Scutellaria Mocciniana, together with a fine and varied 
collection of Anthuriums, amongst other varieties being compactum, 
Rothschildianum superbum, Rothschildianum maximum, Maria Theresa, 
album maximum, Archduc Joseph, Lawrenceanum, Andreanum, bur- 
fordiense, and sanguineum, together with many fine seedlings. A large 
well-bloomed specimen of that peculiar plant Ataccia cristata was also 
included—the finest erer exhibited (silver Flora medal). Messrs. Sander 
and Co., St. Albans, staged plants of Hippeastrum splendens, also 
of Spathoglottis plicata and aurea. Mr. A. J. Reid, gardener to F. C. Carr, 
Esq,, Farnham Chase, Slough, staged fine Arum Lily blooms. Plants 
of Tree Carnation Mrs. Hamlet Riley were sent by Mr. Chas. Turner, 
Royal Nurseries, Slough. Mr. Wm. Slogrove, gardener to Mrs. Crawford, 
sent a group of Violet plants thickly covered with bloom, of varieties 
Swanley White, Marie Louise, and Neapolitan. 
Cannas were shown in excellent form by Messrs. Paul & Son, Ches- 
hunt,the group containing varietiesMrs. Tasker, Cheshunt Yellow,Comet, 
Antoine Barton, and Alphonse Bouvier. Amaryllises w'ere also included 
in the firm’s exhibit, Mrs. H. Wood, Venosa, and Sunlight being especi¬ 
ally prominent. A choice selection of hardy flowers are worthy of mention, 
and consisted mainly of well flowered plants of Daphne Mezereum, 
Paul’s Snow White, Pulmonaria saccharata, Saxifragas oppositifolia alba, 
luteo-purpurea, hypnoides variegata, Boydi alba, luteo-purpurea Mayli 
and sancta, Hepatica triloba, Erica herbacea carnea. Megasea Stracheyi, 
Anemone pulsatilla, and Primulas nivalis, and Forbesi. The same firm also 
sent a fine plant of Araucaria imbricata platifolia in a pot (ail ver Banksian 
medal). Mr. Frank Cant, Colchester, staged an exceedingly fine 
collection of Roses, the flowers being large and of excellent form. 
Amongst others were noticed Catherine Mermet, Marfichal Niel, Anna 
Ollivier, Jules Finger, Madame Hoste, Bridesmaid, Ernest Metz, May 
Rivers, Niphetos, Marie Van Houtte, Caroline Kuster, and Souvenir d’un 
Ami (silver-gilt Flora medal). An excellent group of cut Roses came 
from Mr. George Mount, Rose Nurseries, Canterbury, containing, among 
others, fine blooms of Catherine Mermet, Marfichal Niel, Niphetos, 
The Bride, Anna Ollivier, and Souvenir d’Elise (silver Flora medal). 
In a group of plants exhibited by J. T. Bennett Poe, Esq., Holm- 
wood, Cheshunt, were large well-bloomed plants of Sireptosolon Jamesoni, 
These are deserving of a special word of praise, and were said to be 
the finest ever produced—3 feet high and nearly as much in diameter, 
covered with brilliant trusses (silver Flora medal). A small group of 
seedling Daffodil flowers was staged by Rev. G. H. Engleheart, Andover. 
Orchid Committee. —Present ; H. J. Veitch, Esq. (in the chair) ; 
Dr. Masters, with Messrs. J. O’Brien, Da B. Crawshay, H. M. Pollelt, 
H. Ballantine, W. H. White, H. J. Chapman, J. Jaques, E. Hill, 
S. Courtauld, J. Douglas, W. Cobb, T. W. Bond, W. B. Latham, A. H. 
Smee, and Fred Hardy. 
A charming exhibit of Orchids was arranged by Messrs. J. Veitch 
and Sons, Chelsea, and comprised some bright and beautiful forms. 
Amongst the most noticeable were Cattleya Lawrenceana, C. Schrb- 
derge, forms of C. Trianae, Odontoglossum Ruckerianum, 0. Pescatorei, 
0. Wilckeanum, Dendroliium Farmer! roseum, D. crassinode, Cym- 
bidium Lowianum, and Cypripediums in variety (silver Banksian 
medal). 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, staged a beautiful collection of 
Orchids, in which numerous excellent kinds were perceptible. Phaius 
Sanderianus, Odontoglossum triumphans, 0. crispum, Cattleya 
Schroieiie, Dendrobium Auguste Victoria, Coelogyne lentiginosa, 
Angrrecum Sanderianum, and Eulophiella Elisabethse were some of 
the best (silver Banksian medal). 
F. Hardy, Esq., Tyntesfield, Ashton-on-Mersey, staged a fine example 
of Odontoglossum polyxanthum, Hardy’s variety, and De B. Crawshay, 
Esq., Sevenoaks, a plant of Odontoglossum triumphans Lionel Crawshay, 
which was accorded a first-class certificate and will be found described 
below and figured on page 307. Mr. R. Johnson, gardener to T. Staffer, 
Esq., Stand Hall, Manchester, showed plants of Cattleya Mendeli 
Alexandra, C. Schrbderse splendens, a very beautiful form, and Lmlio- 
Cattleya Pallis superba, an exceptionally handsome bigeneric hybrid. 
A group of Orchids was arranged by Mr. Aldous, gardener to 
H. J. Pitt, Esq., Stamford Hill. Very prominent were Cattleya Trianae, 
Dendrobium thyrsiflorum, Angraecum sesquipedale, Vanda suavis, and 
forms of Miltonia Roezli (silver Banksian medal). Mr. G. W. Cummins, 
gardener to A. H. Smee, Esq., The Grange, Wallington, staged a plant of 
Cymbidium Lowianum viride, carrying a handsome spike of pale green 
coloured flowers. 
A magnificent plant of Cattleya Lawrenceana came from Sir Trevor 
Lawrence, Bart., Burford Lodge, Dorking, as also did Cypripedium 
Lawrenceanum, Epidendrum Endresio-Wallisi, Eulophiella Elisabethae, 
Odontoglossum aspersum violaceum, Masdevallia leontoglossa, and 
Miltonia Bleuana nobilior, all in excellent form (silver Banksian medal). 
Messrs. W. L. Lewis & Co , Southgate, showed a small collection of 
Orchids, composed of Cattleyas, Odontoglossums, Cypripediums, and 
others in variety (silver Banksian medal). 
Two forms of Cattleya Trianm were staged by Mr. G. Downs, Farn¬ 
ham, and a cultural commendation was awarded to Mr. H. Adams, 
gardener to C. J. Raphael, Esq., Castle Hill, Englefield Green, for a 
splendidly flowered spike of Eulophiella Elisabethas. From the Royal 
Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, came specimens of Coelogyne lactea, 
Phaius assamicus, and Masdevallia ludipunda. Baron Schibder, The 
Dell, Egham, showed a very small collection of Orchids, comprising 
Dendrobium Cybele and two forms of Cattleyas. J. T. Bennett-Poc, 
Esq, Holmwmod, Cheshunt, showed fine plants of Cymbidium eburneum 
and Lowianum, and Dendrobium Jamesianum. 
Mr. E. Hill, gardener to the Right Hon. Lord de Rothschild, staged a 
few Orchids, comprising Cattleya guttata Prinzi, Laelia flava var. 
’ aurantiaca (award of merit), and others. 
