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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ June 6, 1889. 
J Mr. James Cypher. —This famous Cheltenham grower was awarded 
a silver cup for a large bank of Cattleyas, in which appeared some 
rich varieties of C. Mossife and C. Mendeli. Dendrobiums, too, were 
remarkably well flowered, a large plant of D. Devonianum being a 
complete mass of bloom. D. tortile and D. t. roseum, with D. transpa- 
rens, D. Dalhousianum, D. Bensonire, D. Jamesianum, and D. thyrsi- 
florum were equally fine. Of Lselia purpurata, Odontoglossum 
citrosmum, Cypripedium kevigatum, and C. Dominianum there were fine 
plants, the whole well arranged, and forming an interesting exhibit. 
Mr. B. S. Williams was awarded a similar honour for a group of 
Orchids with other choice plants. Among the former were noticed 
splendid plants of the lovely Yanda teres, V. suavis, Masdevallia 
Harryana regalis, M. H. Russeliana, M. Yeitchi grandiflora, with th'-ee 
dozen flowers ; Anguloa Ruckeri ; grandly bloomed plants of Calanthe 
veratrifolia, Aerides Houlletianum and A. Fieldingi, with various 
Cypripediums, Cattleyas, Miltonias, and Odontoglossums, and a fine 
central plant of Cymbidium Lowianum, all most tastefully arranged. 
Messrs. Hugh Lino Co. occupied some space on a side stage with a 
collection in which Phalfenopses and Cypripediums were most numerous. 
The group was tastefully arranged in a groundwork of Maidenhair 
Fern. Some charming forms of Cypripedium bellatulum were exhibited, 
especially one named C. b. excellens, its flowers being heavily blotched. 
Large pans of C. Lawrencianum, C. ciiiolare, C. niveum, and C. hirsu- 
tissimum were shown, and amongst the Phalienopses such species as 
P. amabilis, P. Sanderiana, and P. rosea were the most numerous. 
A silver-gilt Flora medal was awarded. 
Mr. G. T. White , Winchmore Hill, staged a group at one end chiefly 
composed of Cattleyas in rich variety. Among the hundred plants of 
C. Mossife were some of exceptional merit, one being the rare C. M. 
Arnoldiana, with white sepals and petals, very broad and gracefully 
recurved ; lip large and open, of intense colour, with a broad margin of 
white, and beautifully fringed ; a truly grand variety. The forms of 
C. Mendeli were among the best in the Show. A silver cup was awarded 
for this meritorious collection. 
H. M. Pollett, Esq., Femside, Bickley, was awarded a silver-gilt 
medal for a splendid group, which contained many fine forms of 
Odontoglossums crispum and Pescatorei, and O. polyxanthum. A strong 
plant of the beautiful Cypripedium grande was in bloom in the centre 
of the group. Lfelia elegans, L. e. Turneri, and L. purpurata weie also 
well shown. In the collection from F. G-. Tautz, Esq., Shepherd’s Bush, 
were choice plants of Cattleya Aclandife, Angrfecmn falcatum, and 
some rare Cypripediums well bloomed. A silver cup was awarded for 
this interesting group. A similar award was given for a group from 
F. Wigan, Esq., Clare Lawn, East Sheen. Fine plants of Phalienopses 
were shown, together with Cattleyas, Dendrobiums, Masdevallias, and 
Odontoglossums. Mr. T. Whillans, gardener to the Duke of Marl¬ 
borough, Blenheim Palace, staged nine handsome specimens. Dendrc- 
bium Jamesianum had 360 blooms, and a grand spike of Oncidium 
Marshallianum bore 117 rich yellow flowers. Epidendrum vitellinum had 
sixty-two spikes, and there was a grand plant of Cypripedium caudatum 
with fifty-three blooms. C. Lawrencianum, C. laevigatum, and C. bar- 
batum superbum had forty, twenty-seven, and thirty flowers respectively. 
Lfelia purpurata and Cattleya Mossife were large and well bloomed. A 
silver-gilt Flora medal was awarded. 
A silver Banksian medal was awarded for a collection of Masde¬ 
vallias, Odontoglossum crispum and Miltonia vexillaria, from C. F. 
Partington, Esq., Heaton House, Cheshunt (Mr. B. Searing, gardener). 
HARDY PLANTS. 
Always of great interest, the display of hardy flowers on this occasion 
was of no ordinary character. Mr. T. S. Ware had a rich display, 
occupying some 70 feet of tabling, and including a great diversity of 
kinds and colours. Pyrethrums, single and double, were freely employed. 
Poppies and Paconies also contributed well. Papaver orientale Blush 
Queen is a pleasing variety. Thalictrum adiantifolium contributed a 
graceful mass of Maidenhair-like foliage, and deserves wide cultivation. 
Saxifraga pyramidalis, often seen in cottage windows, Geum coccineum 
plenum, Primula japonica, Aquilegia glandulosa, one of the most beauti¬ 
ful of Columbines, A. chrysantha, A. cmrulea hybrida, Hemerocallis 
Meddenfordiana, Funkia ovata alba marginata, Symphytum officinale 
variety marginatum variegatum, Liliums auratum and longiflorum, 
Iberis sempervirens plena, Spiraea palmata, Anthericum liliastrum, and 
A. 1. major, Iris germanica pallida racemosa, I. florentina, Trollius euro- 
pasus, and Lupinus polyphyllus albus—these and many others were seen 
and admired. Messrs. Collins & Gabriel, Waterloo Nursery, Hampton, also 
had a very fine display, which evoked much interest. Two noteworthy 
plants in their group were Paconia grandiflora nivea, double white, and 
Campanula persicifolia alba. Lupinus nootkatensis major, Spirfea 
Aruncus, Scilla campanulata alba, Geum miniatum ; of these and many 
other plants, including Irises, Aquilegias, Pyrethrums, Saxifrages, Primula 
Sieboldi violacea purpurea, P. S. v. marginata and others, there were 
excellent examples. 
Alpines. —Messrs. Paul & Son, The Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, had a 
small but interesting group of Alpines, amongst which Cypripedium 
parviflorum, a dainty little Ladies’ Slipper, with yellow boat and brown 
petals and sepals ; Allium Owstrowskianum, Ramonda pyrenaica, 
Lamium aureum, Alyssum serpyllifolium, Saponaria ocymoides, Armeria 
cephalotes alba, A. maritima alba, Arenariamontana, Thymus serpyllum, 
Hippocrepis formosa, and numerous Saxifrages were observable. This 
firm also competed with a general collection of hardy plants, showing 
some fine pans of Pyrethrums and Lupiauses, Thalictrum rubellum, 
Aquilegias, including a distinct and fine white form named nivea 
grandiflora, Camassia esculenta ; Irises florentina, Susiana, hungarica, 
spectabilis, and fiavescens ; Mimuluses, Ranunculus platanifolium, with 
small white flowers ; Pasonia officinale rubra plena, Dielytra eximia, and 
others. 
Cut Flowers. —Mr. T. S. Ware had an extensive collection of hardy 
cut flowers, for which a silver Flora medal was awarded ; a table space 
of about 70 feet was occupied with this fine lot. The blooms were 
arranged in bunches in groups of one sort, semicircular in form, banded 
with distinct colours of another kind, as for instance Hemerocallis 
(lava in a mass with Anthericum liliastrum major, Papaver orientale 
Brilliant in a mass with Centaurea montana alba ; single and double 
Pyrethrums, double Pceonies and Sparaxis were well shown. Mr. Ware 
also staged about five dozen bunches of Irises, chiefly of florentina, 
pale lavender with pale yellow centre. Gracchus and pallidus racemosa, 
purple, were also well shown. Messrs. Paul & Son,. Cheshunt, 
occupied a space of about 60 feet run with Lilacs, Clematises, Azalea 
mollis, Rhododendrons, Irises, Aquilegias, and Lupins, the whole making 
a good display. Messrs. Barr & Son, Covent Garden, were awarded a 
silver-gilt Flora medal for a collection of hardy cut flowers, occupying a 
space of about 50 feet run, including many good things, such as single 
Anemones, Aquilegias, and double Paeonies. Messrs. Kelway & Son, 
Langport, Somerset, occupied table space 30 feet loDg by about 
7 feet wide with a very fine collection of hardy cut blooms, consisting 
of single and double Pmonies in capital condition and single and double 
Pyrethrums. Albert Victor, bright purple crimson, was notewortny 
among the former, as were four dozen of the double white variety Carl 
Voget. Two dozen excellent spikes of single Delphiniums, some 
Oriental Poppies, and a good collection of the Globe Flower, Trollius 
europicus, completed this fine group. Silver-gilt Flora medal. 
Pansies. —Messrs. Ryder & Son, Sale, Manchester, staged a good 
collection of Pansies, George Rudd, yellow, dark centre, being one of the 
best. Messrs. H. Canned & Sons, Swanley, also bad a fine collection in 
a cut state, set up in large bunches. Especially noticeable was a variety 
called Eynsford Sweep, a kind of dusted black, some of the blooms 
entirely black without an eye. Others worth noting were Champion, 
white ; Skylark, white edged with purple, very pretty ; and Spring 
Beauty, in the way of Cliveden Purple, but brighter. This firm also 
staged cut blooms of Pelargoniums Black Diamond, President Harrison, 
Volontd Nationale alba, and Princess Teck, all good sorts. 
Rhododendrons. —A collection of Rhododendrons was sent by Messrs. 
H. Lane & Son, The Nurseries, Berkhampstead, which included the 
leading varieties, and eighteen boxes and baskets of cut blooms were 
staged by Messrs. Paul of Waltham Cross. Many of the heads of bloom 
were said to have been grown on loam, and they looked well. This 
exhibit was tastefully arranged, a row of tall plants of Dracaena 
indivisa, intermixed with Maidenhair Fern, relieving the flatness of the 
cut flowers. 
Hardy Azaleas. —A group of these from Mr. Anthony Waterer of 
Woking testified to their great excellence as decorative plants. They 
are all very free flowering, and of bright and varied colours, these 
ranging from palest lemon, almost ffnitS, to canary, bright yellow, 
deep yellow, orange, pink, rose, andfipftison. Some were small plants, 
others large bushes, and they ought ’^Rainly to be largely grown. A 
silver cup was awarded. 
PLANTS AND GROTIP3. 
Tuberous Begonias. —Messrs. Cannell & Sons’ Begonias have been 
admired by the Lord Mayor and other notabilities at Swanley of late, 
and that they were deserving of inspection was well exemplified at this 
Show. The group was not large, but quality compensated for absence 
of quantity. Single and double varieties were freely and judiciously 
arranged in mixture, and the colours admirably blended. The former 
were unnamed, but amongst the doubles the following were noted: 
Lady Bliss, soft rose, like a huge Carnation ; Edwin Banks, vermilion ; 
Rose Bud, very well named ; J. Marshall, orange scarlet; Mrs. Chas. 
Whitehead, beautiful pale yellow ; Lady M. Marshara, delicate pink ; 
Lady Kinnaird, blush ; Constance Marshall, warm rose ; and Countess 
of Dudley, white. Nothing in the Show was more attractive than this 
beautiful collection of Begonias, and a silver Flora medal was awarded 
to them. Mr. Cannell also had a fine display of herbaceous Calceolarias. 
Foliage Plants. —Mr. H. B. May arranged a handsome group, con¬ 
sisting Of small Crotons, Dracaenas, Aralias, and a variety of Ferns 
and other fine-foliage plants arranged for effect, which were very much 
admired. 
Clematises were Messrs. R. Smith & Son’s contribution, and admirably 
represented the famous Worcester Nurseries. The plants were mainly 
well flowered specimens, 3 to 4 feet high and through, the blooms of 
some as large as dessert plates. Messrs. Smith have long devoted great 
attention to this beautiful class of plants, and have sent out several 
varieties of great excellence. The finest of tho-e shown on the present 
occasion were Marie Lefebvre, purplish lilac ; Marie van Houtte, white ; 
Gloire de St. Julien, greyish lilac ; Sensation, deep mauve ; Lawsoniana, 
mauve ; Grand Duchess, blush ; Mrs. George Jackman, white ; Lady 
Caroline Nevill, lilac ; Fairy Queen, white, rosy suffusion ; Exnelsior, 
purplish mauve ; Venus Victrix, mauve, double ; and Imperatrice 
Eugenie, white. A silver cup was awarded. 
Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, comprising such Acers as palmatuin 
palmatifidum, p. dissectum, p. d. variegatum, p. decompositum, p. sep- 
temlobum laciniatum, crataegifolium variegatum, japonicum aureum, 
p. roseo-marginatum (very beautiful), and p. linearilobum atro-purpu- 
reum, with Rubus australis, Cupressus arizonica, C. macrocarpa Crippsi, 
Cornus sibirica Spathi, Andromeda japonica albo-marginata, and Eu- 
