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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ August 27, 18! 1, 
fine Show and Fancy Dahlias, as also had Mr. Arthur Eawlings, Romford, 
comprising several seedlings. The former received a bronze Banksian 
medal. Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co., Salisbury, were awarded a 
silver Banksian medal for a very handsome collection of different classes 
of Dahlias, comprising several seedlings of the Cactus and Decorative 
group. lone is a fine rich magenta-coloured flower, Baron Schroder being 
of a somewhat similar shade, Kynerith and St. Catherine described 
below are very beautiful. Messrs. Cannell & Sons of Swanley (bronze 
Banksian medal) and Mr. Phippen of Reading (silver Flora) also 
had displays of this popular group. Kentish Sun in the former collec¬ 
tion was very brilliant, Eynsford Gem a rich carmine, Pride of Swanley 
white heavily suffused with rose. One of the most distinct varieties 
was Robert Cannell, carmine with curiously twisted florets, a very beau¬ 
tiful and striking flower. 
Gladioli were splendidly shown by the great Langport specialists, 
Messrs. Kelway & Sons. They occupied about 70 feet of staging, and 
embraced some of the finest varieties of these beautiful autumn flowers. 
A silver-gilt Floral medal was awarded. 
Miscellaneous exhibits comprised much that was of interest. 
Messrs. Kelway had a stand of French and African Marigolds. 
Mr. W. H. Divers, Ketton Hall Gardens, Stamford, exhibited a 
beautiful collection of border Carnations, and received a bronze 
Banksian medal. Six plants of Ketton Rose were shown as lifted 
from the open border, and the variety is recommended as very hardy 
and free flowering. Others were shown as cut from plants in the open 
that had not received any protection or been disbudded. Mr. J. Walker 
Thame, had a seedling self Carnation named Odorata, a flower that 
should prove useful. Some of the blooms were almost pure white, and 
others suffused with delicate rose. The variety has a pronounced Clove 
scent. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons had a box of Java Rhododendrons, 
small-flowered forms of value for pot culture ; also a small marbled- 
leaved Begonia named Marie Louise. Messrs. Cannell & Sons had a 
small collection of double seedling Begonias. Messrs. Wallace & Co., 
Colchester, exhibited Lilium eximium giganteum, evidently a free 
flowering form ; L. eximium magnificum, with still larger flowers ; and 
L. takesima. A bronze Banksian medal was awarded to them. Mr. A. 
Campbell, Lord Street, Southport, exhibited Scolopendrium vulgare 
■crispum Campbelli, a very beautiful form. Messrs. Hugh Low and 
Co., Clapton, received a silver Bankian medal for Lilium nepalense, a 
yellow species with recurved petals, the centre of the flower heavily 
blotched with purple, and L. Wallichianum superbum, pale yellow, 
very large and fine. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons showed the handsome 
■white flowered shrub Eucryphia pinnatifolia, Colletia spinosa, Reti- 
nospora squarrosa, R. s. sulphurea, tinged with pale yellow and quite 
hardy, Cupressus arizonica (hardy) and C. Lawsoniana versicolor. 
Messrs. Dicksons, Limited, Chester, had the new border Carnations 
Lady Gerard, Mr. C. R. Humbert, and Miss Greenall ; and Mr. Swanson, 
nurseryman, Barton-on-Humber, Hull, also exhibited some seedling Car¬ 
nations. Messrs. R. Veitch & Son, Exeter, showed single Asters, while 
Asters and Perennial Sunflowers came from Chiswick. Mr. T. S. Ware, 
Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, had a small collection of Dahlias, 
Liliums, Carnations, and Chrysanthemums. A very interesting collec¬ 
tion of Oak foliage, comprising thirty-six varieties, came from Mr. 
<Quartermain, gardener to C. E. Smith, Esq., Silvermere, Cobham. Mr. 
G-. C. Powell received a vote of thanks for hybrid Gladioli. 
Awards. —The following received first-class certificates :— 
Hypericum Moserianum. —Large rich yellow flower with a profusion 
•of stamens, and reddish leafstalks ; distinct and handsome. Exhi¬ 
bited by Mr. A. Waterer, Knap Hill. 
Cupressus arizonica. —Dull greyish green foliage, growth slender 
and graceful, habit bushy and compact. Exhibited by Messrs. J. Veitch 
and Sons. 
The following flowers received awards of merit:— 
Show Dahlia John Walker. —A large and very handsome bloom; 
white faintly suffused with lemon. Exhibited by Mr. J. Walker, 
Thame. 
Show Dahlia Mrs. McIntosh. —A flower of admirable form, colour 
•old gold. This and the following three came from Mr. Arthur 
Rawlings. 
Show Dahlia John Rawlings. —Very large, fine form, pale mauve, 
•distinct colour. 
Show Dahlia Mrs. Lewis Standbridge .— Good form, clear amber 
!hue. 
Show Dahlia Arthur Ococlt. —A large flower of perfect shape, colour 
crimson scarlet. 
Single Dahlia T. W. Girdlestone. —Exhibited by Messrs. Cheal and 
Son, and described above. 
Single Dahlia Miss Glasscock. —Florets soft lavender, edge deep 
mauve ; also from Messrs. Cheal & Sons. 
Cactus Dahlia St. Catherine- . —Bright yellow, large bloom, bread 
pointed florets. . 
Cactus Dahlia Baron Schroder .— Handsome form ; colour rich 
magenta. 
Cactus Dahlia Kynerith. —Rich red, with a glow of yellow in the 
centre ; good form, with broad pointed florets. The three latter came 
from Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co. 
Cactus Dahlia Swanley Cactus, —Somewhat small flower, orange red. 
From Messrs. Cannell & Sons. 
Cactus Dahlia Robert Cannell. —Described above ; a perfect Cactus 
Dahlia. From Messrs. Cannell & Sons. 
Cactus Dahlia Delicata. —Soft rose, good form. From Mr. T. S. 
Ware. 
Carnation Mr. C. R. Humbert. —Scarlet self border variety, very 
free. From Messrs. Dicksons (Lmtd.), Chester. 
Carnation La Neige. —White self, fringed flower, Clove-scented. 
From Mr. T. S. Ware. 
Gladiolus Thalia. —Very large flower, ivory ground, throat suffused 
with crimson. This and the following two came from Messrs. Kelway. 
Gladiolus James O'Brien. —Beautiful salmon, large bold flower. 
Gladiolus Bias. —Salmon red, throat blotched crimson. 
Prizes for Gladioli. —There was not much competition for the 
Gladiolus prizes. Mr. W. Herbert Fowler was the only exhibitor both 
in the class for twelve and eighteen, and was awarded the first prize in 
each case. His spikes were very fine, and he well deserved his position. 
The Rev. H. H. D’Ombrain was the only competitor with nine spikes, 
and was placed first. 
Orchid Committee. —Present : Messrs. J. Douglas (in the chair), 
H. M. Pollett, H. Ballantine, E. Hill, M. T. Masters, and J. O’Brien. 
Tbe duties of this Committee were light, and the business was speedily 
disposed of. The following were the awards :— 
Zygopetalum grandiflorum- , exhibited by Messrs. Charleswoith and 
Shuttleworth, received a botanical certificate. 
Cypripedium Lowianum, exhibited by Mr. J. Douglas, received a 
cultural commendation. 
Awards of merit were made for the following :— 
Leelia elegans blenheimensis, exhibited by T. Statter, Esq., Manchester. 
This was remarkable for the large, broad, and richly coloured lip, which 
is of a deep purplish magenta ; sepals and petals rosy mauve. 
Cattleya Behrensiana (Ltelia elegans X Cattleya Loddigesi) exhi¬ 
bited by Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans. A charming hybrid ; 
sepals and petals delicate lavender, lip rich magenta crimson. 
Sobralia leucoxantlia from Messrs. Seeger & Tropp. The plant 
shown was bearing a solitary flower, pure white ; lip much fimbriated 
and recurving, showing the yellow throat. 
Votes of thanks were awarded to Mr. Statter for Laelia elegans 
Turneri ; to Mr. J. Prewett, Swiss Nursery, Hammersmith, for Den- 
drobium Plialaenopsis Statteriana ; to F. Wigan, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 
W. H. Young), for Aerides suavissimum ; and to M. S. Cook, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. Cullimore), for Cattleya velutina. 
Rev. H. H. D’Ombrain delivered a practical lecture on Gladioli in 
the afternoon, Dr. Hogg presiding. 
SHREWSBURY SHOW. 
Those persons who have not seen the fine old town of Shrewsbury 
at the time of the annual Horticultural Exhibition can scarcely form an 
idea of the scene it presents when the people are flocking in to the 
beautiful Quarry grounds to admire the exhibits and generally to spend 
a day of recreation and enjoyment. It is the great gala day of the 
district, and on the 20th inst., the second day of the Show, no less than 
seventy excursion trains had to be emptied and filled at the station ; or 
as a railway inspector stated the case, “ 140 trains, in and out,'had to 
be dealt with.” The town was decorated in the most profuse manner, 
the main street being almost canopied with flags, streamers, and emble¬ 
matical devices in almost every imaginable colour. The crowd was 
enormous, and Fleet Street, one of London’s famous thoroughfares, does 
not present a more animated appearance on Lord Mayor’s day. Even 
the side streets and out-of-way places are decorated for the occasion. 
Business appears to be suspended for the time, and hotels are crowded. 
The Quarry grounds, delightful in character and appropriate for the 
occasion, occupied as they appeared to be with twenty or thirty large 
marquees for one purpose or another, and such a company as does not 
congregate elsewhere at a “ flower show,” were a sight to see and 
remember. A splendid feature of these grounds is a magnificent 
avenue of Limes that skirts the banks of the Severn in its semicircular 
course, and another cross avenue from the centre of the arc, forming 
lofty and complete arcades of foliage. The trees were planted 170 years 
ago, and must be considerably more than 100 feet high. In the centre 
of the grounds is what presumably has been the real quarry, now a 
beautiful sunken garden, bright with flowers, and cool, by a miniature 
lake that meanders through. Then the music is of the best that money 
can obtain, and various other attractions are provided ; but the “ Flower 
Show,” as it is called, is the central attraction, and tbe tents are densely 
crowded all the time with visitors. It is easy for straight-laced horti¬ 
culturists to raise objections to auxiliary attractions at shows, but in 
such places as Shrewsbury the difficulty is not to get people into the 
tents, but out of them, so that the greatest number may have an oppor¬ 
tunity for at least glancing at the plants, flowers, fruit, and vegetables, 
in which they are evidently deeply interested, and therefore counter 
attractions are a necessity of the case. 
The Shrewsbury Show is a great representative exhibition of garden 
produce, and taking all departments and the different classes of exhi¬ 
bitors into consideration, it may be safely said the Show of last week 
has never been surpassed, if equalled. Specimen plants were of the 
best that could be produced at the season ; artistically arranged groups 
excelled all other competitions of the nature yet presented ; flowers were 
staged in great profusion and variety ; fruit was extensively and well 
shown, but the Grapes, as a rule, not quite finished ; and vegetables 
were remarkable for their numbers and the cultural skill displayed in 
their production. The cottagers’ exhibits were extraordinarily good, 
