July 16, 1887. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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lively scarlet, were striking single-flowered forms; 
while the Czar, a full double scarlet; Ball of Fire, a 
brilliant free-flowering scarlet; and Flore pleno erecta, 
a double white, were all extremely desirable varieties. 
The latter was only 8 ins. in height, free-flowering, 
and bore its blooms erect, a habit which it is 
desirable to infuse into doubles generally, except 
in very special cases. An unnamed seedling of small 
size bore an immense double flower of a pink colour. 
Other meritorious seedlings named or unnamed are too 
numerous to mention here. A Silver Gilt Banksian 
Medal was also awarded to Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale 
Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, for a large collection of 
hardy flowers, comprising many Liliums, such as L. 
testaceum, L. lucidum, L. philadelphieum, L. elegans 
alutaceum, L. pulchellum, and L. pardalinuin. The 
collection also contained Gaillardias, Tritelias, Delphi¬ 
niums, and others. D. excelsior was a fine new double 
with blue sepals and purple petals. A special vote of 
thanks was given for each of the following, namely, 
Spiraea japonica variegata, Gaillardia splendens, and 
Helianthus japonicus. A Bronze Banksian Medal was 
given for a fine collection of annuals and other things 
exhibited by Messrs. James Carter & Co., Forest Hill. 
Amongst annuals, Eucharidium concinnum, Phlox 
Drummondi in variety, Yiscarias, Calliopsis coronata, 
Nycterinia selaginoides, Godetias and Stocks were 
noticeable. Fine grasses were Agrostis pulchella, 
Lagurus ovatus, and Fiorinia pulchella. Petunias 
were also in strong form. They were also accorded a 
vote of thanks for a fine collection of summer-flowering 
Gladioli, including Delicatissima and Blushing Bride, 
pale forms with three fine white blotches, edged with 
rose; Fire King, fiery scarlet with rose blotches ; 
Prince Albert, rosy scarlet, with large white blotches ; 
Brilliant, brilliant scarlet with white blotches and 
Colvillei albus. 
Besides the plants certificated, Messrs. Veitch & 
Sons exhibited a collection of numerous varieties of 
Iris Kgempferi in many colours. They also sRowed 
Clematis coccinea, Escallonia philippiana (a Hawthorn- 
scented species), Andromeda speciosa cassinsefolia, 
Adiantum Capillus Veneris (Japanese form), Anthurium 
Rothschildianum, Nothospartum Carmichelise, and 
Nephrolepis rufescens tripinnatifida. The latter Fern 
had tripinnatifid, beautifully overlapping pinnae, and 
is a very ornamental plant. Miconia Hookeriana, a 
Melastomad, with green, white-veined, elliptic leaves, 
would be a useful ornamental-foliaged stove plant. Of 
the numerous varieties of Iris Ksempferi exhibited by 
Mr. William Gordon, Twickenham, none were larger 
than the white-flowered Beatrice, whose blooms 
measured 8 ins. in diameter, but lacked substance. 
Several were certificated. He also exhibited Lilium 
Krameri and L. auratum in very fine form. 
A Cultural Commendation was awarded to Mr. F. 
Ross, gardener to Sir George Macleay, Pendell Court, 
Bletchingley, for several well-flowered sprays of Lager- 
strcemia indica, whose rosy pink, crumpled long-clawed 
petals are very conspicuous and attractive. F. G. 
Tautz, Esq., Studley House, Hammersmith (Mr. 
Cowley, gardener), staged two new forms of Cypri- 
pedium, namely C. selligerum rubrum, a distinct dark 
variety and C. Curtisii. Epidendrum atro-purpureum 
Randii is a pretty variety with olive green sepals aud 
petals, with a large rose blotch on the white lip. A 
vote of thanks was accorded for this exhibit as well as 
for that sent by Mr. Evans, The Gardens, Lythe Hill, 
Haslemere, consisting of Odontoglossum crispum, which 
produced some three dozen flowers on a branched stalk, 
and of a form named O. Alexandra, heavily spotted 
with brown. A beautiful variety of Croton named 
Etna, exhibited by Mr. H. B. May, Dyson’s Lane, 
Upper Edmonton, had obovate, oblong leaves, heavily 
reticulated with yellow, but which becomes heavily 
suffused with brilliant crimson ultimately. Mr. Eck- 
ford, gardener to Dr. Sankey, Borreaton Park, Shrews¬ 
bury, forwarded a handsome collection of Sweet Peas 
in very distinct named varieties ; some of them were 
certificated, and most were very distinct, and testified 
by their size to superior cultivation. Messrs. Collins 
Bros, and Gabriel showed a tall plant of an Ox-eye 
Daisy, named Chrysanthemum leucanthemum imperiale. 
At the meeting of the Fruit Committee, a superb 
collection of fourteen varieties of Strawberries, exhi¬ 
bited by Mr. Allan, The Gardens, Gunton Park, 
Norwich, was awarded a Bronze Banksian Medal: The 
Countess, Mr. Radcliffe, Amateur, British Queen, and 
Crimson were grandly represented. Messrs. J. Veitch 
& Sons exhibited four dishes of a large, handsome, 
intensely dark—almost black—sweet, but not highly 
flavoured variety of Strawberry, named Waterloo. 
Stewart Hodgson, Esq., Lythe Hall, Haslemere, exhi¬ 
bited two Pine Apples, apparently of the Queen variety, 
of large size, that had been fruited in sixteen months 
from the suckers. General Gordon, Peach, and Lord 
of the Manor Melon were shown by Mr. Maher, The 
Gardens, Yattendon, Berks. Thames Ditton House 
Melon was exhibited by W. Hume Dick, Esq. (Mr. W. 
Palmer, gardener), Thames Ditton House. Two seed¬ 
ling Melons of large size were exhibited by Mr. Chas. 
Ross, Welford Park, Newbury, and four varieties of 
Strawberries were brought up by Mr. H. Farmer, 
Louth, Lincolnshire. 
A lively competition took place for the special prizes 
offered by Messrs. Carter & Co. for the best fifty pods 
each of Peas—Anticipation, Stratagem, Pride of the 
Market, and Telephone. The first prize was awarded 
to Mr. H. Marriot, sen., Skirbeck, Boston ; the second 
to Mr. H. Marriot, jun., Prospect House, Boston ; and 
the third to Mr. T. A. Beckett, Cole Hatch Farm, 
Amersham, Bucks. All these prizes were given for 
very fine samples of high cultivation. There was a 
good competition also for the prizes offered by Messrs. 
Sutton & Sons for thirty pods each of Duke of Albany 
and Royal Jubilee Peas. Mr. T. A. Beckett carried 
off the first prize in this case ; Mr. R. Timms, 
Hamersley Lane, Penn, Amersham, won the second ; 
Mr. C. J. Waite, Glenhurst Gardens, Esher, Surrey, 
was third ; and Mr. H. Marriot, jun., came in fourth. 
Mr. C. J. Waite had the best specimens of Sutton’s 
Magnum Bonum Cauliflower ; and Mr. T. A. Beckett 
got the third prize, no second being awarded. Messrs. 
Webb & Sons offered prizes for the Wordsley Wonder 
Pea. Mr. H. Marriot, sen., won the first prize in 
this case ; Mr. H. Marriot, jun., secured the second ; 
and Mr. E. S. Wiles, The Gardens, Edgcote, Banbury, 
was third. 
Crystal Palace Rose Show.— July 9tk .— 
Notwithstanding the great heat and continued dry 
weather the show on Saturday last was a great success, 
and although many of the exhibitors were highly suc¬ 
cessful at the National Show on the previous Tuesday, 
they even scored greater successes than on that occasion. 
Messrs. Harkness & Sons, who were the winners of the 
Challenge Trophy and the first prize for seventy-two 
varieties on Tuesday, suffered a signal defeat on 
Saturday, their blooms being small compared with the 
prize winners in the same class at the Palace. The 
Roses in many of the classes were of superior merit to 
those shown on Tuesday, and the Comtesse de Nadaillae, 
which carried off the Silver Medals in both cases as the 
best Tea Rose in the show, was undoubtedly the premier 
one at the Palace. The blooms (one out of three 
good blooms especially) shown by E. B. Lindsell, Esq., 
Bearton, Hitchin, were larger than those shown at 
Kensington, and in excellent condition. The number 
of visitors in the afternoon was large, and the exhibi¬ 
tion on the whole was exceptionally successful. 
Mr. B. R. Cant, Colchester, carried off the first prize 
in a keen contest of numerous entries. Many favourite 
exhibition blooms were shown in his stand as well as 
in those of other competitors. Among H.P.’s, A. K. 
Williams, Abel Carriere, Xavier Olibo, Reynolds Hole, 
Duke of Wellington, Prince Arthur, Duke of Edin¬ 
burgh, Dr. Sewell, and Eclair were in fine form and 
very charming. Comtesse de Nadaillae, Etoile de 
Lyon, Madame Cusin, Marechal Niel, La Boule 
d’Or, and Innocente Pirola, were amongst the 
best and most perfect Teas exhibited. Mr. F. 
Cant, Colchester, was second in this class; and 
Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, were third. The latter 
were more successful in the class for forty-eight varie¬ 
ties, being first, exhibiting, amongst others, good 
examples of Abel Carriere, Souvenir d’Elise Varden, 
Ulrich Brunner, Catherine Mermet, A. K. Williams, 
and Reynolds Hole. The second prize in this case 
went to Mr. B. R. Cant. There were numerous entries 
and a keen competition in the class for twenty-four 
varieties, three trusses of each, and Mr. C. Turner, 
Slough, was awarded the first prize. His blooms were 
noticeable in the nurserymen’s classes for their great 
size and freshness, A. K. Williams, Reynolds Hole, 
Harrison Weir, and The Colonel being some of his 
finest blooms. Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co., 
Salisbury, were second ; and Messrs. Balchin & Sons, 
Hassocks Gate Nurseries, were third. Messrs. 
Keynes, Williams & Co. secured the first prize for 
twenty-four single trusses ; Mr. G. W. Piper, Uckfield, 
was second ; and Mr. J. House, Peterboro, third. 
As usual, the Tea-scented and Noisette Roses were a 
feature of great attraction to the general public, and 
Innocente Pirola, from its occurrence in almost every 
stand, would seem to be one of the greatest favourites. 
It is a creamy white Rose, slightly tinted with pink, 
and similar in form to the white Niphetos. Devon- 
iensis, Souvenir d’Elise, Madame Cusin, Madame de 
Watteville, and Etoile de Lyon, were also in fine form. 
Mr. B. R. Cant, Mr. F. Cant, and Mr. Geo. Prince, 
14, Market Street, Oxford, were first, second, and 
third respectively, for eighteen varieties. Mr. B. 
R. Cant was also first for a collection of yellow 
Roses, Comtesse de Nadaillae, Jean Ducher, Marechal 
Niel, and La Boule d’Or being very fine ; Mr. Geo. 
Prince was a close second; and Mr. Geo. Mount, 
Rose Nurseries, Canterbury, was third. In the 
class for white Roses, the very same order of 
success was maintained for the first and second prizes 
respectively. Mr. F. Cant was first for pink Roses, 
and Mr. B. R. Cant was second. Messrs. Balchin & 
Sons secured the first award for crimson Roses, and 
Messrs. Paul & Son were second. Charles Lefebvre, 
Alfred Colomb, Fisher Holmes, A. K. Williams and 
Comte Raimbaud were the favourite varieties of this 
colour. Velvety crimson Roses were represented by 
Reynolds Hole, Victor H ugo, Xavier Olibo and Abel 
Carriere ; and Messrs. Balchin & Sons took the first 
prize, while Mr. B. R. Cant was second. The latter 
was first for eighteen trusses of Marechal Niel, and 
Mr. G. W. Piper was second, both showing good 
blooms, but rather pale in colour. Mr. B. R. Cant 
secured the first prize for any Tea or Noisette Rose with 
Innocente Pirola, and Mr. F. Cant was second. The 
former was again first with Ulrich Brunner, and Mr. 
George Prince was second with Marie Baumann. For 
eighteen trusses, resembling the latter in colour, a 
prize was offered for a similar number of Prince Camille 
de Rohan, or a like colour ; but none were shown, and, 
indeed, few were in the show at all. Messrs. J. Crans¬ 
ton & Co. were first in this class, showing Abel Car¬ 
riere. For eighteen trusses similar to Framjois Michelon, 
Messrs. Paul & Sou exhibited Ulrich Brunner, securing 
the first prize. Mr. H. Bennett, Shepperton, ex¬ 
hibited a fine lot of Her Majesty, securing the first 
prize in the class for varieties resembling Lady Mary 
Fitzwilliam ; the second and third prize winners also 
showed Her Majesty. The first prize for the Rose A. 
K. Williams went to Mr. B. R. Cant, and the second 
to Messrs. H. Low & Co., Clapton, E. Messrs. J. 
Cranston & Co., King’s Acre, Hereford, were awarded 
the first prize for a variety similar to W. A. Richardson. 
Mr. G. W. Piper secured the first prize for a stand of 
Niphetos, the blooms being of large size. The exhibits 
of Rosa polyantha, in varieties, were fine, but were 
amongst the first to suffer from the heat of the day. 
Perle d’Or, Mignonette and the Pet were favourite 
flowers ; Mr. C. Turner was first in this class, and Mr. 
George Prince second. 
The Roses in the amateurs’ classes were generally 
noted for their great size, which would seem to indicate 
more attention in the way of stimulants or manurial 
feeding. W. J. Grant, Esq., Hope End Farm, Ledbury, 
was awarded the first prize in the class for forty-eight 
varieties, and the Rev. J. H. Pemberton, Havering, 
Essex, the second. The blooms in both cases were 
large, but a great percentage were of the same popular 
character as shown by the nurserymen. E. B. Lindsell, 
Esq. was first both in the class for twenty-four varieties, 
single trusses, and for the same number, three in each 
truss, his specimens of Comtesse de Nadaillae being 
magnificent, as already stated. Mr. Geo. Christy, 
Buckhurst Lodge, Westerham, was second in the 
former, and Mr. J. Brown, gardener to Mrs. Waterlow, 
Great Doods, Reigate, was second in the latter class. 
Mr. H. Shoesmith, Saltwood Rectory, Hythe, Kent, 
was awarded the first prize for twelve blooms. The 
Rev. E. G. King, Madingley Vicarage, Cambridge, 
secured the first prize for Tea and Noisette varieties 
with large-sized blooms, and E. M. Bethune, Esq., 
Denne Park, Horsham, was a good second. 
Pinks, Carnations and Picotees received some en¬ 
couragement by the offering of a few prizes [for each. 
Mr. J. Douglas, gardener to F. 'Whitbourne, Esq., 
Great Gearies, Ilford, was the only exhibitor of Picotees, 
showing some fine blooms of Agnes Chambres, Red¬ 
mond and Refulgence. Mr. C. Turner secured the 
first prize for Carnations with blooms of great size. 
