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THE GABDENING WORLD 
July 30, 1887. 
this society are being crowned with great benefit to the 
neighbourhood, and notwithstanding the present cir¬ 
cumscribed area over which it holds sway, its influence 
is being felt; while we have great hope that before 
long, perhaps before next year, its membership 
will be greatly extended. The worthy president, 
Major-General Goldsworthy, who showed his appre¬ 
ciation of the objects of the society by making a point 
of being present, in the course of a speech said how 
much he admired the exhibits, and hoped to see the 
number of exhibitors greatly augmented, which would 
make the competition keener and the interest greater. 
Considering the crowded state of Hammersmith, how¬ 
ever, and the unfavourable atmosphere for plant-life, 
the exhibits were very fresh, and, as a rule, well grown 
and flowered. 
In the gardeners’ class, Mr. John Addison, gardener 
to Mrs. Ford, Merton Lodge, Chiswick, exhibited the 
best group of plants arranged for effect on a space not 
to exceed 40 sq. ft. It consisted of some excellent 
varieties of Palms, Dracaenas, Begonias, Kalosanthes, 
Gloxinias, and Cockscombs, arranged with Maidenhair 
Ferns, Selaginella and Isolepis. Mr. Stanton, gardener 
to H. Smith, Esq , Hammersmith, was second in this 
class with a group of Nerium Oleander, Eucalyptus, 
Pelargoniums, Lobelias, Maidenhair Ferns, and Isolepis. 
Mr. E. Booker, gardener to J. Glover, Esq., had the 
best three decorative plants, his premier plant being a 
fine specimen of tuberous-rooted Begonia ; Mr. Stanton 
being second with a finely-flowered Trachelospermum 
jasminoides amongst other things. 
The amateurs’ classes were more numerous. The 
first prize for a group of plants was a marble time-piece, 
presented by J. H. Green, Esq., 72, King Street, and 
Mr. T. Nelson, 21, St. -.Peter’s Road, secured this ; 
while Mr. J. Hillier, Black Lion Lane, won the second ; 
and Mr. F. Woodhouse, 43, St. Peter’s Road, came in 
third. For amateurs these groups were creditable. 
Mr. J. Hillier had the best three decorative plants. 
Mr. W. Thompson, 23, Albion Gardens, had the second 
prize for Fuchsias, no first being awarded. Yery credit¬ 
able annuals were showm by Mr. W. Thompson and 
Mr. T. Nelson, who gained first and second prizes 
respectively, showing Helichrysum, Stocks, Chrysanthe¬ 
mum carinatum, Phlox Drummondi, Sweet Peas and 
others. Boiled Potatos constituted a feature that 
should be more frequent at shows, especially in the 
case of new varieties of this noble tuber. Messrs. F. 
Woodhouse, T. Nelson, W. Thompson and Mr. T. 
Finch, the secretary, were first, second, third, and 
fourth respectively. 
Considerable interest was given to the exhibition by 
several large groups of decorative plants, not for com¬ 
petition. F. G. Tautz, Esq., Studley House, Hammer¬ 
smith (gardener, Mr. Cowley), had the most valuable 
group, from the fact of its containing numerous Orchids, 
amongst wdiieh we noted Disa grandiflora, Epidendrum 
vitellinum majus, Cypripedium tonsum, C. niveums 
C. barbatum, Odontoglossum vexillarium, 0. Uro- 
Skinneri, Cattleya Eldorado, C. Mendelii and C. 
Gaskelliana, all finely flowered. Mr. Prewett, Swiss 
Nursery, Hammersmith, had a group of Lilium auratum, 
Adiantums, Dracaenas and Palms. Mr. T. P. Turner, 
River Court Nursery, exhibited Kalosanthes coccinea, 
Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora, Diplacus, Spiraea 
palmata, Gladioli and other things. Dr. Goods, 
Shepherd’s Bush (gardener, Mr. Finch), exhibited 
several fine forms of Begonia Rex, a large well-grown 
specimen of B. metalliea, Adiantum pubescens, A. 
decorum and other fine-foliaged plants. A large well- 
grown specimen of Hydrangea hortensis, and several 
other smaller plants, were exhibited by Mr. E. Booker, 
gardener to J. Glover, Esq., Gold Hawk Road. Mr. 
A. J. Robins, Young’s Corner, contributed a collection 
of vegetables, including Vegetable Marrows and fine 
specimens of Long-pod Beans ; and others in the neigh¬ 
bourhood contributed several interesting and useful 
exhibits. 
North Lonsdale Rose Society. — The 
annual exhibition of this society, with which an 
exhibition of Pansies is combined, was held at 
Ulverston, on Saturday last, and though, owing to the 
unusually dry season, there was not so great a number 
of exhibits as was at one time expected, there was, 
nevertheless, a really splendid collection of Roses, and 
the number of exhibits was larger than on any previous 
occasion. Of Pansies the show was exceptionally good, 
though not quite so large as last season, owing to the 
drought ; but there was an admirable display of 
miscellaneous productions. The leading trade exhibi¬ 
tors of Roses were Messrs. Harkness k Sons, Bedale, 
Yorkshire : Messrs. A. Dickson & Sons, Newtonward, 
County Down ; and Messrs. F. & A. Dickson & Sons, 
Chester, while among amateurs the leading awards 
went to T. B. Hall, Esq., Larch wood, Rock Ferry; 
S. P. Budd, Esq. (gardener, G. Campbell), Bailbrook, 
Bath ; Mr. C. K. Hall, Oxton; Mr. R. Dilworth, 
Ulverston; Mr. W. E. Hall, Higher Bebington, 
Birkenhead; Miss Woodburne, Thurston Ville ; and the 
Jubilee prize for the best Rose in the show—open to 
all—was won by Messrs. Harkness & Sons, with 
Horace Yernet. 
The best Pansies came from Mr. A. Ratson, Stainton, 
Kendal ; Mr. H. Rothery, Pennybridge ; Mr. George 
Browne, Troutbeck, and Mr. J. Sharpe, Carnforth. 
FLORICULTURE. 
The National Carnation and Picotee Society. 
—July 2 6th. —The annual show of the southern section 
of this society took place in the conservatory of the 
Royal Horticultural Society, at South Kensington, 
on Tuesday last. On the whole, it was very 
similar to what it has been in previous years, and 
many fine blooms, especially of Picotees, were shown. 
As might be expected this dry season, some of the 
flowers were not up to the standard with regard to size, 
and some instances of spotting or other imperfections of 
the ground colour were noticeable, doubtless due to the 
same cause. The premier Carnation bloom in the show 
was Alismerid, a scarlet bizarre occurring in a stand of 
Mr. T. E. Henwood, Hamilton Road, Reading, who 
was third for the Turner Memorial prizes. The premier 
Picotee was Liddington’s Favourite, a fine bloom of the 
light rose-edged class, shown in a stand of twelve 
blooms which won the first prize, and was exhibited by 
Mr. J. Douglas, gardener to F. Whitborne, Esq., Great 
Gearies, Ilford. 
The first prize for twenty-four Carnation blooms went 
to Mr. Chas. Turner, Slough, who staged Robert Lord, 
H. K. Mayor, Mars, James Taylor, Rob Roy, Squire 
Llewellyn, John Ball, Captain Preston, Sporting Lass, 
William Skirving, Sarah Payne, Matador, Robert Lord, 
James Taylor, George, Jessica, John Keat, Outsider, 
Mrs. Bridgewater, Sporting Lass, James Mackintosh, 
Sarah Payne, James Mackintosh, and Rob Roy. Mr. 
J. Douglas was second ; Mr. H. Cattley, 16, Claverton 
Buildings, Bath, was third ; and Mr. F. Hooper, Vine 
Nursery, Widcomb Hill, Bath, came in fourth. In the 
class for twelve blooms, Mr. J. Douglas secured the first 
prize, his blooms being arranged four in a line in the 
following order : James Douglas, Robert Lord, Thalia, 
Seedling, Miss Gorton, Rob Roy, Seedling, Rosamond, 
Seedling, Seedling, Squire Whitbourne, and Seedling. 
The seedlings were of his own raising. Mr. J. Lakin, 
Temple Cowley, Oxon, secured the second prize; Mr. 
L. Walker, Dunollie, Early, Reading, secured the 
third; and Mr. Huson Morris, The Nest, Hayes, Kent, 
came in fourth ; while Mr. J. Buxton, 27, Manor Street, 
Clapham, was fifth. Mr. M. Rowan, 36, Manor Street, 
Clapham, was first in the class for six blooms, there 
being four other prizes awarded in this case. In the 
class for single specimens of scarlet bizarres, Mr. C. 
Turner was first with Robert Lord ; Mr. Rowan was 
second with Admiral Curzon ; Mr. Douglas was third 
and fifth with Robert Lord ; and Mr. Turner was fourth 
with George. Mr. Turner was again first for pink or 
purple bizarres, showing Sarah Payne ; he also got the 
second prize for William Skirving ; and the fifth for 
Sarah Payne ; Mr. Douglas was third and fourth with 
Miss Gorton. For purple flakes Mr. Douglas was first; 
second and third with Sapin, James Douglas and Mrs. 
L. Walker respectively ; Mr. Turner was fourth and 
fifth with Squire Whitbourne. In scarlet flakes Mr. 
Turner was first and third with John Ball and 
Matador ; Mr. Douglas secured the second and fourth 
prizes with the variety Matador ; and Mr. L. Walker 
came in fifth. Rose flakes were good flowers, Mr. J. 
Douglas securing the first and second prizes with Thalia; 
Mr. Rowan won the third with Jessica ; Mr. Turner 
secured the fourth with Samuel Newman ; and Mr. 
Anstiss, Brill, came in fifth with Mrs. May. 
Picotees were generally fine, some of them being very 
large and chaste. Here, again, Mr. Turner came to 
the front with two boxes of twelve blooms each. The 
first box was arranged in the following way, from left 
to right: Favourite, Jessie, Orlando, Dr. Abercrombie, 
Mrs. Gorton, J. B. Bryant, Mrs. A. Chancellor, Lucy 
Zerlina, Mrs. Payne, Mrs. Gorton, and John Smith. 
The second lot ran as follows :—Orlando, J. B. Bryant, 
Juliette, Favourite, William Summers, Lucy, Princess 
of Wales, Baroness B. Coutts, Zerlina, Lord Yalentia, 
Mrs. Payne, Lord Valentia. Mr. Douglas won the 
second in this class ; Mr. F. Hooper was third ; and 
Mr. H. Catley was fourth. Mr. Douglas secured the 
first prize for twelve blooms of Picotees, his arrange¬ 
ment. being as follows :— Brunette, Liddington’s 
Favourite, Constance Heron, Mrs. Gorton, Seedling, 
Her Majesty, Seedling, Seedling, Seedling, Seedling, 
Thomas Williams, Mrs. Sharpe. Mr. M. Rowan won 
the second ; Mr. J. Lakin got third; Mr. Buxton, 
27, Manor Street, Clapham, was fourth; and Mr. 
W. L. Walker was fifth. Mr. Huson Morris was 
the first of the prize-winners for six blooms. There 
was great competition in the class for single blooms, 
and for heavy red-edged, Mr. Douglas came in 
first with Brunette ; Mr. Turner was second with 
J. B. Bryant, and third with Lord Yalentia; Mr. J. 
Douglas won the fourth with Brunette ; and Mr. 
Rowan was fifth with J. B. Bryant. In the group of 
light red-edged varieties, Mr. Turner was first and 
second with Thos. Williams and Mrs. Gorton ; Mr. 
Rowan came in third with Thos. Williams; Mr. 
Douglas was fourth with Dr. Horner ; and Mr. H. 
Headland was fifth with a seedling. In the heavy 
purple-edged group Mr. Douglas was first with a 
seedling, and fourth with Muriel; Mr. Turner was 
second and third with Muriel ; and Mr. Rowan was 
fifth with Alliance. In the light purple-edged group, 
Mr. H. Headland was first with Pride of Leyton, and 
fourth with a seedling ; Mr. Turner was second and 
third with Baroness B. Coutts and Mary; while Mr. 
Douglas was fifth with Baroness B. Coutts. Mr. 
Rowan secured the first prize in the heavy rose-edged 
group, exhibiting Edith Dombrain ; Mr. Turner was 
second and fourth with Mrs. Payne ; and Mr. Douglas 
was third with a seedling, and fifth with Mrs. Sharp. 
In the light rose-edged group, Mr. Douglas was first 
and second with Liddington’s Favourite ; Mr. Turner 
was third with Favourite, and fifth with Ethel ; while 
Mr. Rowan was fourth with Nellie. Mr. Douglas was 
first and second for yellow ground Picotees, showing 
Agnes Chambers in both cases ; while Mr. Turner was 
third and fourth with Prince of Orange. 
Mr. Turner was again first in the class for twenty- 
four blooms of seifs, fancies, or yellow grounds, the 
following being the arrangement of his blooms : —In 
the first box were Guardsman, The Governor, Purple 
Emperor, Florence, Rose Celestial, Purple Emperor, 
Florence, Squire Llewellyn, Will Threlfall, Seedling, 
The Governor, and Will Threlfall; in the second box 
were Jessica, Lady Rose Molyneux, Arthur Medhurst, 
Rosa Bonheur, Janeira, Mrs. Cliampneys, Robert Lord, 
Thomas Page, Scarlet Gem, George, The Bride, and 
Scarlet Gem. Mr. J. Douglas was second, Mr. F. 
Hooper came in third, Mr. H. Cattley secured the 
fourth, and Mr. J. Searle, 7, Paradise Row, Bath, was 
fifth. There were twelve entries for twelve blooms of a 
similar description as the last, and Mr. J. Lakin secured 
the first prize, his blooms being Marchioness, Duchess 
of Teck, Ella Morris, Seedling, Pride of Penshurst 
Seedling, John Soper, Sir F. Roberts, Seedling, Mareehal 
Niel, Sparkler, and Alice Ann Mary. Mr. Rowan was 
second in this class, Mr. Huson Morris came in third, 
Mr. T. Anstiss secured the fourth, Mr. A. Spurling, 
The Nest, Blackheath, won the fifth, and the sixth 
award went to Mr. C. Phillips, Hamilton Road, Reading. 
Mr. Douglas secured the first prize for yellow-ground 
Picotees, showing Almira and Annie twice, then 
Ne Plus Ultra and Agnes Chambers twice, Janeira and 
three seedlings. Mr. Turner was second in this class, 
Mr. F. Hooper came in third, and Mr. A. Spurling was 
fourth. Mr. Douglas secured the first prize for nine 
plants in pots, and Mr. Turner was second. 
Turner Memorial Prizes were offered for six Carnation 
and six Picotee blooms. Mr. M. Rowan was the first 
prize winner, his Carnations being William Skirving, 
Jessica, James Whitbourne, George Melville, Master 
Fred and Robert Lord ; his Picotees ran as follows, 
Edith D’Ombrain, Countess of Yrilton, Favourite, 
Mrs. Gorton, Constance Heron and Alliance. Mr. 
J. Bebbeck, 5, Be voir Terrace, Southampton, won the 
second prize ; Mr. T. E. Henwood secured the third, 
having, amongst others, Alismerid, the premier 
Carnation in the show ; and Mr. C. Phillips was 
fourth. Mr. Douglas was awarded a first prize for a 
heavy purple-edged variety. Certificates granted are 
recorded in another column. Messrs. J. Yeitch & Sons, 
Chelsea, exhibited six boxes of Carnation and Picotee 
blooms that had been grown in the open ground ; the 
flowers were remarkably good in size, and showed a 
great range of colour ; the exhibit was very highly 
commended by the judges. Mr. Ernest Benary, Erfurt, 
Germany, forwarded by post some blooms of a yellow 
Carnation, named Ernest Benary, and the variety was 
highly commended. 
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS. 
Achyrocline Saundersoni .—Carpet Bedding: The plant you 
mention must be a new species, or an old one under a new name, 
as it does not occur in the catalogues of nurserymen; nor do 
any of the species appear to have been (previously at all events) 
introduced to this country in a living state, and neither are 
there specimens under that name in the leading herbaria. The 
species are wooly-leaved herbs, with heads of Composite flowers 
similar to the Gnaphaliums or Helichrysums. They are natives 
of South America, and, if introduced, might be serviceable in 
producing colour in carpet or other bedding, or as edgings in a 
similar way as Gnaphalium lanatum is used. 
