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voluntarily and gratuitously by a carefully selected Committee and 
officers, to whom the greatest credit was due for their careful and 
scrupulous management. As almost everyone who enjoyed the fruits 
and flowers of the earth derived pleasure from the labours of skilled 
gardeners, he felt sure it was only necessary for the urgent need of 
these helpless orphans to be made known for the sympathy and generous 
support of the public to be obtained on behalf of the excellent and 
exceptionally well managed charity whose cause it accorded him so 
much pleasure to plead. (Applause.) 
Mr. D. T. Fish responded, and after expressing the pleasure of seeing 
the Lord .Mayor of “ the grandest city of the greatest nation in the 
world” in the chair, made an eloquent appeal on behalf of the orphans. 
He regretted, however, that some of the orphans were not present “to 
open the hearts and the purses” of his hearers. Regarding the Fund, 
the Committee had not attempted to build palaces for their orphans, 
because they did not want palaces, but homes. Through the liberality 
of the more wealthy commercial gardeners this charity had been 
founded, for they had contributed like princes to the Fund. Gardeners, 
as a body, could not do very much in the way of supporting the 
Fund financially, but they appealed to all who loved horticulture to 
■support their orphans. At present there were sixty-one children on 
the books of the institution, but a dozen or a score were waiting outside 
to see if the Committee could not take them in. It rested with the 
company to say whether or not any one of those helpless children 
should be left outside. He trusted those present would contribute 
liberally towards the orphans’ support. (Cheers.) 
Sir Edwin Saunders rendered the toast of “ Gardeners and Garden¬ 
ing,” briefly tracing the history of horticulture. There was, he contended, 
no keener or purer pleasure in life than that which was associated with 
flowers, and there was, moreover, no country in the world where fruits 
and flowers were produced with such perfection as in our own country. 
It was, therefore, only proper that they should see that those who were 
engaged in the production have provision made for their orphans if 
misfortune and death overtook them. 
Mr. T. Harrison of Leicester, in responding, observed that gardeners, 
as a class, were very industrious, and at the same time sensitive. They 
were, he said, not men to take advantage of trade unions, but they had a 
union of hearts, and took upon themselves the responsibility of provid¬ 
ing for their brother gardeners’ orphans. Gardeners had to study 
science, but they did not, as a rule, receive sufficient recompense for 
their services, and were thus unable to provide adequately for their 
children, 
Mr. N, N. Sherwood submitted the toast of “The Chairman,” 
remarking they were indebted to the Lord Mayor for being present that 
evening. His Lordship, in responding, said it gave him pleasure, and he 
regarded it a honour to be allowed to preside on this occasion. 
Mr. Arnold Moss proposed “ The Visitors,” to which toast Professor 
M. Foster responded. “The Press” was rendered by Mr. W. Marshall, 
and acknowledged by Mr. G. Gordon. 
The Secretary, during the evening, announced the donations to the 
Fund. The subscriptions included Sir J. Goldsmid, Bart., M.P., £25 ; 
Sir H. Peek, Bart., £12 ; Covent Garden (a few friends), £40 19s. ; 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, £25 ; Mr. T. Harrison, Leicester, £25 ; Mr. 
J. Hudson, Gunnersbury, £22 Is. ; Mr. J. W. Bennett, Rangemore, 
£15 10s. ; Mr, W. G. Head (including £5 Lady Burton, £5 Mrs. Bass), 
.£14 13s. 61. ; Mr. J. Burn, Leicester, £13 ; Mr. J. Willard (including 
£10 10s. Baroness B. Coutts), £12 2s. 64.; Mr. W. Low, Euston Hall 
(including £5 the Duke of Grafton), £10 ISs. ; The Lord Mayor, 
£10 10s. ; The Lady Mayoress, .£5 5s. ; Messrs. C. E. Osman & Co., 
£10 10s. ; Baron Schroder, £10 10s. ; Baron F. de Rothschild, £10 ; 
Mr. Prince, Croydon, £10; Mr. J. Wright, £10 10s.; Mr. A. Moss 
(Wrench k. Sons), £10 10s. ; Mr. A. W. G. Weeks, £10 10s. ; Messrs. 
Veitch & Sons, £10 10s. ; Mr. J. Adams, £10 10s. ; Thames Bank 
Iron Co., .£8 8 s.; Mr. H. J. Clayton, £7 15s. Od ; Mr. A. Pears, £5 as. ; 
Mr. J. W. Wimsett, £5 5s. ; Messrs. Geo. Bunyard & Co., £5 5s. ; Mr. 
R. Dean, £6 63 . ; Mr. H. J. Cutbush, £6 6 s.; Sir E. Saunders, £5 5s. ; 
Mrs. Harry J. Veitch, £5 5s.; Mr. W. Robinson, £5 Ss.; Mr. N. N. 
Sherwood, £5 53 .; Mr. G. Cuthbert, £6 lls.; Sir T. Lawrence, Bart., 
£5 53 . ; Mr. O. Thomas, £6 ; Mr. W. Crump (including £5 the Earl 
Beachamp), £6 ; Mr. G. C. Raphael, £5 5s. ; Messrs. J. Laing Sons, 
£5 53 . ; Mr. H. Herbst, £5 53 . ; Mr. A. W. Sutton, £5 ; Mr. W. Bertram, 
£5 53 . ; Messrs. Wills &. Segar, £5 5s.; with other sums, the total 
amounting to a little over £600. 
MANCHESTER WHITSUNTIDE SHOW. 
May 11th to 17th. 
The annual Whitsuntide show was opened at the Old Trafford 
Botanical Gardens on Friday last, and there is not a doubt about its 
being better than those of recent years. Seldom has such a display of 
Orchids being brought together, nearly the whole of the exhibition 
house being filled with them. They are arranged in a wide bank round 
the sides. Palms and other ornamental foliage plants belonging to the 
gardens making a grand background, whilst those on the wide central 
stage made a charming display. 
The trade was represented by choice and ex'ensive collections from 
Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, Upper Holloway ; Charlesworth, Shuttle- 
worth & Co., Heaton, Bradford ; Lewis & Co. of Southgate ; Cowan 
and Co , Garston, in the non-competitive section ; whilst Messrs. Cypher 
and Sons and Heath & Sons, both of Cheltenham, staged magnificently 
against each other in the prize classes, the former being in fine form. 
Amateurs were in great evidence, and although the grand collections 
which were staged by the late Mr. Geo. Hardy of Timperley were missing, 
the loss was compensated for to a great extent ’oy two new exhibitors— 
Ed. Ashworth, Esq., Harefield Hall, Wilmslow, and W. R. Lee, Esq., 
Beech Lawn, Audenshaw. Roses, groups, and miscellaneous plants 
were arranged with taste in the annexe, which serves as a fine pro¬ 
menade. Mr. C. Turner of Slough and Messrs. Paul & Son were to the 
fore with Roses. Messrs. MHntyre of Darlington, Wilkes of Ashton-on- 
Mersey, and Ker of Aigburth were seen at their best in grouping ; 
while Dicksons, Ltd., Chester, have perhaps never put up such a collec¬ 
tion of cut flowers. Messrs. F. Sander & Co. had a small collection of 
new and rare plants and thirty pots of Bougainvillea glabra Sanderiana. 
The prize list was a very liberal one, comprising some eighteen silver 
cups, fourteen of which were valued at 10 guineas each, others being 
money prizes of £30, £20, and £15, with many more of exceptional 
value. It is worthy of mention here, as showing the energy displayed 
by Mr. Findlay in these great shows, that during his thirty-five years’ 
connection with the gardens there has been offered in prizes upwards 
of £47,000, 
Class 1 was for the best collection of Roses in pots arranged for 
eff jct with other plants of a decorative character. Here Mr. Turner 
of Slough took honours ; his best plants were Crimson Rambler, La 
France, Camille Bernardin, Mrs. J. Liing, and Comtesse de Serenye, 
these being arranged in a natural manner, with small Palms inter¬ 
spersed. Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, were second, and a noted 
amateur, Jas. Brown, Esq , Heaton Mersey, being third. Class 2 for 
twenty Roses in pots brought only one competitor, Messrs. Paul and 
Son, who won the silver cup presented by Mrs. Rylands. For twelve 
Roses in pots (amateurs), the first prize being a 5-guinea silver cup 
given by Samuel Armitage, Esq , J.P., and which was secured by Jas. 
Brown, Esq., for a meritorious collection. Hardy herbaceous and 
Alpine plants, although not profusely flowered, were well grown, and 
in healthy condition, R. P. Gill, Esq., Heaton Mersey, securing the 
silver cups in the open and amateur classes, which were given by Sir 
Humphrey de Trafford, Bart., and James Brown, Esq. ; Messrs. Cald¬ 
well & Son, Knutsford, and Mrs. Hodgkinson, Ilaigh Lawn, Bowdon, 
taking second positions. The silver cup presented by Thomas Craven, 
Esq , J.P., for eight stove and greenhouse plants was easily won by Mr. 
James Cypher with admirable specimens, profusely flowered ; Mr. G. 
Wilkes, gardener to Mis 3 Lord, Ashton-on-Mersey, was second, and 
Mr. J. McIntyre, gardener to Mrs. Pease, Darlington, third. For ten 
Azaleas in bloom a silver cup was pre.sented by John W. Maclure, Esq , 
M.P., which Mr. Cypher had no difficulty in winning ; the second prize 
went to Mr. G. Wilkes. James Gresham, E-q., presented a silver cup 
for twelve Pelargoniums in bloom, Mr, Turner winning with well- 
flowered plants. 
For the best miscellaneous collection of Orchids in bloom, amateurs, 
J. Thompson, Esq., Walton Grange, Stone, Staffs, was accorded premier 
honours, with almost every plant of exceptional quality, particularly 
striking being the Odontoglossums, Cattleyas Skinneri alba, Mossire, and 
Lmlias in variety, with a groundwork of Maidenhair Fern and Asparagus 
plumosus proved very telling. F. Hardy, Esq., Tyntesfield, Ashton-on- 
Mersey, came in second with a bold arrangement; Ed. Ashworth, Esq., 
being third. In the corresponding class for nurserymen, Messrs. Cypher 
and Sons, and Heath & Sons, Cheltenham, were first and second. The 
former had Oncidium Marshallianum very good, Vandas, Cattleyas, 
Odontoglossums, and Dendrobium thyrsifiorum in perfect condition ; 
the latter having a fine plant of Cattleyas Mendeli Hardyana, 
C. Skinneri, profusely flowered, and excellent Lrelias. Mr. Cypher was 
also an easy first for collection of Cattleyas and Lmlias in bloom, staging 
Mossife, Mendeli, magnifica and delicata, the purpuratas being the best 
forms of Schiuierm, alba and regina. Thos. Statter, Esq , Stand Hall, 
Whitefield, was second, having Laelias purpurata Lindeni and elegans 
Statteriana conspicuous. The silver cup in this class was given by the 
Chairman of the Council, Joseph Broome, Esq., J.P. 
For a collection of Cypripediums in bloom, the first prize being a 
silver cup given by Wm. Stones, Esq., W. R. Lee, Esq , was adjudged 
winner with choice plants of C. Elliottianum, Southgatense, Exul, 
caudatum, Hardyanum, and caudatum Wallisi. Thos. Statter, Esq., was 
a close second, Mr. Cypher being third. Mr. Cypher won the silver cup 
given by the late Geo. Hardy, Esq., for a collection of Dendrobiums in 
bloom, Mrs. Hodgkinson being second. For fifteen Orchids in bloom 
for amateurs who have not competed before at these exhibitions, the 
silver cup was given by Thos. Statter, Esq., and Ed. Ashworth, Esq., 
came in first. W. R. Lee, Esq., was second, having fine specimens. For 
ten specimen Orchids in bloom the silver cup was presented by Jno. 
Galloway, Esq., J P., and won somewhat easily by Messrs. Heath & Sons, 
their best being Cvmbidium Lowianum, Cattleya Skinneri, and Lrelia 
purpurata, Mrs. Hodgkinson was second with a noticeable plant of 
Cymbidium Lowianum. The silver cup given by John Wainwright, 
Esq , J.P., for twenty OrehiJs in bloom w'as awarded to H. Shaw, Esq., 
Ashton-under-Lvne ; the silver cup for twenty-four Orchids in bloom, 
presented by MM. Linden, Brussels going to F. Hardy, Esq. Thos. 
Statter, Esq., was the only exhibitor of hybrid Orchids raised from seed, 
the silver cup being given by Mrs. Vickers. He staged Cypripedium 
Aylingi, niveum x ciliolare, and C. Schib ieim splendens, a highly 
coloured flower, a cross between C. caudatum and Sedeni, having the 
habit of the former and colour of the latter. 
For a group of miscellaneous plants (amateurs) grown in the town¬ 
ship of Stretford the cup was presented by John Bowden, Esq., but 
