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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ May 29, 1890. 
wich, had a collection of Cattleyas, &c. Messrs. Kyder & Son, nursery¬ 
men, Sale, had large banks of double and single Begonias of very fine 
quality. From Messrs. Clibran & Son, Altrincham, came a large collec¬ 
tion of flowering plants and various cut flowers, including Show, Zonal, 
and Ivy-leaved jPelargoniums. Mr. H. Stevenson, Whalley Eange, had 
some excellent shrubby Calceolarias ; and other minor collections were 
also staged. The large orchestra in the Concert Hall was admirably 
•decorated by Mr. J. Mason, Market Street, Manchester. 
First-class certificates of merit were awarded to Mr. F. Sander for 
Phaius Humboldti, Cattleya Schilleriana nobilis, and Cypripedium 
Eothschildianum; to Messrs. Charlesworth, Shuttleworth & Co., for 
Odontoglossum crispum (golden variety), and to 0. crispum Wrigley- 
anum ; to Mr. Blair, Trentham Gardens, for Odontoglossum Alexandras 
Wallisi, the large flower handsomely spotted with purple, and to a rich- 
coloured variety of Laelia purpurata named Imperial; to Cytisus 
scoparius Andreanus, and t>vo new Lilacs from Messrs. Paul & Son ; to 
Mr. F. Perkins, Regent Street, Leamington, for Pelargonium decorative 
Princess Beatrice ; to Messrs. Ryder & Son for single Begonias George 
Paul and J. Percival ; and to double Begonias Messrs. Ryder, Annie 
Kyder, and Sister Ethel. 
SOUTHAMPTON SHOW. 
May 26th. 
The first of what are termed spring exhibitions was held on the 
date named in the beautiful grounds in Westwood Park. A large 
marquee was employed for the exhibits, the centre being occupied with 
« splendid collection of a hundred standard and dwarf Rhododendrons 
in pots, sent, “ not for competition,” by Mr. W. Rogers, Red Lodge 
Nurseries, Southampton. A few of the most striking varieties were 
Queen Victoria, Lady Caroline Neville, Gulnare, Princess Mary of 
Cambridge, Sir Robert Peel, and a seedling of Mr. Rogers’ raising— 
a dark lilac with a deep purple blotch on the upper petals, which he 
has named Sir Neville Chamterlayne. 
Mr. E. Wills, gardener to Mrs. Pearce, The Firs, Bassett, Southamp¬ 
ton, staged a miscellaneous group effectively in a semicircular space of 
120 square feet, which was generally admired. A capital group occupy¬ 
ing a space 80 square feet was arranged by Mr. E. Carr, gardener to 
W. A. Gillett, Esq., Fair Oak Lodge, Bishopstoke, consisting of Palms, 
Crotons, Orchids, Ac. Among the latter were good pieces of Oncidium 
Marshallianum, Dendrobium thyrsiflorum, Odontoglossum Tripedium, 
Cattleyas Mossias, and Mendelli, Cypripedium Lawrenceanum, and 
Schomburgia tibescens, all well flowered. Mr. B. Busby, gardener to 
F. Willan, Fsq., Thornhill Park, Bitterne, also had a neat group in this 
•class. A splendid group of Pelargoniums, Petunias, and Geraniums in 
pots, edged with Saxifraga Camposi, reaching 40 feet long of tabling, 
was arranged by Mr. B. Ladhams, florist, Shirley. Mr. Wills had the 
best Spirreas in pots, well flowered plants. Mr. T. Hall, gardener to the 
President, S. Montagu, Esq., South Stoneham House, Southampton, 
staged three dozen well flowered Gloxinias in 3 and 6-inch pots, these 
being neatly arranged with Maidenhair Ferns and Caladium aygyrites, 
margined with the latter—a most effective group. 
Cat flowers were not staged in large numbers, the most attractive 
collection covering 20 feet length of tabling of hardy flowers from Mr. 
Ladhams. Mr. Carr staged cut Roses in good condition. Mr. Rogers 
and Mr. Busby also sent boxes of cut blooms of Rhododendrons, which 
assisted in making an interesting display. 
THE PARIS SHOW. 
May 21st to 26th. 
Continental horticultural exhibitions have few features in common 
•with those seen in England, but as effective displays they are unques¬ 
tionably, in the majority of cases, much superior to our formally 
arranged shows. In Belgium it is usual to have the plants in their 
respective classes for convenience in judging on one day, and then 
immediately that is completed they are re-arranged without regard to 
the classes entirely, with a view to the production of the best general 
result. This necessitates considerable labour, and at Paris a much 
more satisfactory system is adopted. The annual Exhibition of the 
Soci6t6 Nationale d’Horticulture de France is held in the Pavilion de 
la Ville in the Champs-Elys^es, and that for the present year, which 
■opened on Wednesday, May 21st, was an excellent example of how much 
can be effected by a due exercise of taste in arrangement. The building 
itself is very spacious, long, broad, lofty, and light. It is, in fact, one of 
the best permanent exhibition buildings we have seen, admirably 
calculated alike for the preservation of plants either in hot or cold 
weather. This only sufficed, however, for some of the larger groups of 
plants. A tent fully 200 feet long was devoted to Roses and annuals. 
Arcades and annexes on each side were occupied with cut flowers, 
vegetables, salads, and miscellaneous exhibits ; while a great space of 
land immediately adjoining the Exhibition was covered with garden 
■structures, heating apparatus, implements, Ac. Altogether it made a 
good representative show ; but, of course, it was too early for fruit, 
though some fine Strawberries and Cherries were included. The Exhibition 
was too large a one to report fully in the present issue, especially as the 
pressure upon our space is very great this week, but a general descrip¬ 
tion of the principal features will be given, reserving for another week 
some remarks upon the novelties and other plants shown. 
Entering the Show ground from the Champs-Elys^es, a large group 
of Chrysanthemum frutescens from M. Gillard was very conspicuous 
upon a mound on the right. The plants were mostly dwarf trained, like 
the specimens of the autumn Chrysanthemums so often seen, and were 
covered with flowers, but they were somewhat too formal, and for a 
naturally graceful plant like this to be rigidly tied in a certain form is 
a mistake. Outside the main building the numerous handsome Conifers 
from M. Honor6 Defresne also formed an important feature. In the 
Pavilion a most picturesque style of arrangement was adopted. The 
ground was thrown into mounds, covered or broadly margined with 
turf, while at the side turf stages were similarly formed with consider¬ 
able labour, but the result well repaid the efforts of those in charge of 
the arrangement. Plants never look so well as when arranged on grass 
and low mounds, and far preferable to the monotonous formal stages so 
commonly seen at English exhibitions. Grand groups of Rhododen¬ 
drons and Azaleas were placed a short distance from the entrance, one 
long grass mound intervening, with brilliant beds of Calceolarias, 
Pelargoniums, and single specimen Orchids. The Rhododendrons were 
from M. Moser and MM. Croux et fils, and were fine bushes, with sub¬ 
stantial trusses of flowers, but they were given too prominent a place 
near the entrance to permit a good general view of the Show, and they 
would have made a good background, or if raised higher near the walls 
they would have been seen to better advantage. 
Orchids are evidently becoming more popular in France, and several 
capital collections were shown both by nurserymen and amateurs. 
Messrs. Sander & Co., St. Albans, were the only English exhibitors, and 
were adjudged the “ prix d’honneur ”—a gold medal offered by the 
Minister of Agriculture. The group of a good one containing some 
handsome specimen Cymbidiums and many choice Cattleyas, with other 
Orchids, but owing to the limited space at their disposal in the targe 
building they had to divide their resources : but besides the specimens 
scattered through the Exhibition, and a rostrum near the entrance 
decorated with Orchids, a handsome span-roofed house, erected and 
exhibited by M. Moutier (gold medal) was filled with Odontoglossum 
vexillarium in all its best varieties, with many choice hybrids and other 
plants tastefully arranged, and this formed one of the most attractive 
features of the Show. M. Peeters of Brussels had a large display of 
Cattleyas and Odontoglossnms, comprising some fine varieties (gold 
medal). Madame Block, also of Brussels, M. Massange de Louvrex, M. 
Garden, and others also exhibited well, but these and other exhibits 
must be noted more fully at another opportunity. 
Caladiums from M. Bleu, and Tuberous Begonias from M. Robert, 
formed central crescent-shaped beds of much beauty, and a group of 
the new Cytisus scoparius Andreanus from M. Croix et fils showed the 
characters of this beautiful variety capitally, dwarf bushy plants 
forming the groundwork, with standards rising amongst them. 
A most interesting group of seedling Anthuriums was shown by 
M. de la Devansaye, Chateau-du-Fresne, and representing a surprising 
diversity of colours from pure white to most heavily spotted forms. 
They have been obtained by close attention to hybridisation and selection 
for a number of years, and the results must be highly gratifying to their 
owner. From M. Chantin came an extensive group of foliage plants, 
grand specimens that, arranged upon an ornamental rockery at the 
back of a piece of water, had an imposing effect, M. Truffaut of Ver¬ 
sailles had a large and handsome group of choice new plants, comprising 
many valuable Orchids, especially Cattleyas, and several new Ferns of 
much promise. Another portion of this building was also occupied 
with the floral decorations, but we shall have more to say about them 
another time. 
In the long tent the Roses from M. Verdier and M. L6veque were 
charming in groups of standards around the sides and of dwarfs in the 
centre, the flowers most abundant, the colours bright, the fragrance 
rich, but the substance somewhat deficient. The beds of annuals were 
an astonishing feature to English visitors, and those from MM. Vil- 
morin-Andrieux & Cie. (prix d’honneur) were of especial beauty, so 
varied and bright in colour, and lasting so well that it is surprising they 
are not more frequently shown in England in a similar way. MM. Vil- 
morin also had a wonderful collection of vegetab’es and salads, but 
further notice of these and the novelties, including M. Blcu’s handsome 
new Bertolonias, must be reserved.—L. Castle. 
BATH SPRING SHOW. 
Than the Sydney Gardens, Bath, no better site for a flower show at 
this time of the year could well be found. With all the trees and 
shrubs at their best, and an excellent display of oil kinds of flowers, 
fruit, and vegetables in season, nothing but the fine weather, fortunately 
and almost unexpectedly experienced, was needed to make this Show 
thoroughly attractive and enjoyable. It was a great success in every 
way, and reflected much credit on the management generally. 
Of late years Orchids have become the great feature in this Exhibi¬ 
tion, several local growers having formed superior collections, exhibitors 
also coming from Cheltenham and Trowbridge. The premier prize, 
for a group of Orchids arranged for effect on a space 12 feet by 
6 feet, Ferns and foliage plants allowed, was well won by the Rev. E. 
Handley (Mr. S. Kerslake, gardener), and this exhibitor had every 
reason to be proud of the effect produced. The Orchids included 
numerous good Lselia purpurata, a form named Handleyana, which 
is in the way of Russelliana, being certificated ; Cattleyas Mendelli 
and Skinneri, in considerable numbers ; the charming Vanda teres, 
Vanda coerulescens, Vanda suavis ; several good Cypripediums, On- 
cidiums, and Dendrobiums. The second prize was awarded to R. B. 
