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THE GARDENING WORLD 
June 25,189-2. 
THE ALPINE CATCHFLY. 
Those who are fond of dwarf-habited rock plants 
will find in Silene alpestris a charming little subject 
for rockwork. It is not at all particular as to soil, 
and will grow' in an ordinary border in the absence 
of other conditions, but the rockery is certainly the 
best place for it, as the flowers are then brought more 
directly under the eye. What gives prominence to 
the white flowers is the slender character of the 
stems and the small leaves, most of which are con¬ 
fined to the rootstock. The petals are four-lobed 
and serve to render the plant more distinct and 
interesting. It is easily propagated by cuttings of 
the barren shoots, which are by no means numerous, 
but obtainable in sufficient quantity when the 
summer days are getting shorter, and the nights 
longer and moister. The cuttings should be put in 
pots of sandy soil and placed under a hand-glass. 
THE SQUAW HUCKLEBERRY. 
The flowers of this Whortleberry, botanically known 
as Vaccinium stamineum, are more conspicuous than 
those of the bulk of hardy species, and on their 
account alone the plant is worthy of being grown as 
an ornamental shrub. They are deeply five-lobed 
and spread out, showing the long, projecting yellow 
stamens. In fact they may be compared to those of 
a Potato or other species of Solanum in miniature, 
and they are produced in such great abundance in 
short racemes from almost every bud of the old 
wood that they render the bush very ornamental 
and noticeable even from a distance. The leaves 
are oval or elliptic and deciduous, while the much 
branched and twiggy stems vary from 2 ft. to 3 ft. in 
height. 
DIANTHUS CRUENTUS. 
On the whole this seems to be but a moderately 
long-lived plant, but as it is so easily raised from 
seeds that seems to be a matter of small conse¬ 
quence. The flowers of the typical form are of a 
deep blood red as the specific name would imply, 
but occasionally it seems to get away from that, as 
we noticed in the nursery of Messrs. Barr & Son, 
Long Ditton, where one patch of it had larger flowers 
of a deep carmine. Those of the type are borne in 
dense heads, and owing to their great number must 
necessarily be small to find accommodation. Surely 
some enterprising florist will, however, at no distant 
date be able to make some use of the plant either as 
the seed or pollen parent in order to enlarge the 
flowers or infuse their rich colour into those of some 
other. 
CARNATION INVICTA. 
From Mr. George Fry, of Lewisham, the raiser of so 
many good flowers in his time, we have received 
blooms of a seedling Carnation which it is intended 
shall in future be known by the name of Invicta. It 
is a large, handsome, full flower, with broad im¬ 
bricated petals, and an unsplit pod. The colour is 
scarlet, and brilliant in hue until with age it becomes 
reddish-crimson. Like that good border variety, 
Mrs. Sanders, and the Pride of Great Britain, of 
which Mr. Ware holds the stock, it will doubtless 
make its way. 
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SOCIETIES. 
Royal Horticultural, 21 st June .—Hardy plants 
formed the most conspicuous feature of the meeting 
on Tuesday last, the herbaceous element being most 
largely represented ; but there were also some groups 
of Orchids, stove and greenhouse plants and fruits. 
A group of Orchids was shown by Messrs. F. Sander 
& Co , St. Albans, for which a Silver Flora Medal 
was awarded. Cattleya princeps, C. Amesiana, and 
Dendrobium Souvenir d’Alec were new things ; and 
Odontoglossum Harryanum was well grown with 
about ten flowers on a scape. A Silver Banksian 
Medal was awarded to Messrs. Collins & Collins, 
Cumberland Park, Willesden Junction, for a group 
of Dendrobiums and Odontoglossums set up with 
ferns. Smaller lots of plants and cut flowers of 
Orchids were shown by Mr. G. O. Sloper, Westrop 
House, Highworth ; by J. Guernsey Fowler, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. J. Davis), Gilblands, Woodford ; by 
E. H. Woodall, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Hughes), St. 
Nicholas House, Scarboro; by H. F. Tiarks, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. J. Lyne), Foxbury, Chislehurst; by 
C. J. Lucas, Esq. (gardener, Mr. G. Duncan), 
Horsham ; by J. T. Gabriel, Esq., 32, Palace Road, 
Streatham Hill ; by the Right Hon. Joseph 
Chamberlain, Highbury, Birmingham; by Sir 
Wm. Marryatt, Bart, (gardener, Mr. Deny), Down 
House, Blandford, Dorset ; and by R. Brooman 
White, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Brown), Arddarroch, 
Gareloch Head, N.B. An interesting lot of hybrid 
Orchids was exhibited by Baron Schroder (gardener, 
Mr. Ballantine), The Dell, Egham, including Laelia- 
Cattleya eximia, a bigeneric hybrid between Laelia 
purpurata and Cattleya Warneri, the former being 
the seed parent, also Cattleya Empress Frederick, a 
seedling from Cattleya mossiae crossed with C. 
Dowiana, and a very distinct variety of Laelia 
purpurata. That named Empress Frederick bore 
four huge flowers on the scape. Cypripedium 
Telemachus, a hybrid from C. Lawrenceanum 
crossed by C. niveum. Stanhopea tigrina and S. 
oculata were shown by Philip Crowley, Esq., 
Waddon House, Croydon. 
A group of stove and greenhouse plants, including 
Caladiums, Dracaenas, Palms, Orchids, Ferns, etc., 
was shown by Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, 
for which a Silver Flora Medal was awarded. A 
large collection of herbaceous plants was shown 
by Messrs. Barr & Son, Covent Garden. Prominent 
amongst others were the Paeonies, Oriental Poppies, 
Iceland Poppies, Gaillardias, etc. A Silver Banksian 
Medal was awarded. A collection of Paeonies was 
also shown by Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, 
as well as Delphiniums and Pyrethrums. A Silver 
Flora Medal was awarded. Messrs. Kelway & Son, 
Langport, Somerset, were awarded a Silver Bank¬ 
sian Medal for a large collection of Paeonies, 
Delphiniums, and Pyrethrums. The Delphiniums 
were notable for the size of the spikes and individual 
flowers. A similar award was made to Messrs. J. 
Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, for a collection of Paeonies, 
Tritoma caulescens, Cnicus floribundus and other 
good types of herbaceous plants. Mr. H. J. Jones, 
Ryecroft Nursery, Hither Green, Lewisham, 
exhibited a group of decorative Pelargoniums, 
receiving a Silver Banksian Medal. The plants were 
grown in 32 and 24 size pots, and were heavily 
flowered. A small collection of named border Pinks, 
as well as seedlings from Mrs. Simkins and some 
Sweet Peas, were shown by Mr. R. Dean, Ranelagh 
Road, Ealing. A collection of bedding Violas set 
upon small wire stands was exhibited by Messrs. J. 
Cheal & Sons, Crawley, Sussex. A small group of 
Pinks and bedding Violas was also shown by Mr. B. 
Ladhams, Southampton. A group of a double Ivy¬ 
leaved Pelargonium named Ryecroft Surprise was 
shown by Mr. H. J. Jones. A Silver-Gilt Flora 
Medal was awarded to Lord Wimborne (gr. Mr. T. 
H. Crasp), Canford Manor, Wimborne, for a large 
group of Souvenir de la Malmaison Carnations. 
They were grown in large pots, and the plants which 
were 2^ ft. to 3 ft. high had very perfect foliage A 
Tree Carnation with Heliotrope coloured flowers was 
shown by Mr. J. Whillans, Blenheim Gardens. A 
new yellow Calla named C. Pentlandi was shown by 
R. Whyte, Esq., Pentland House, Lee, Kent. A 
basket of a new Cornus named C. Konsa, and 
another of the white Syringa japonica were exhibited 
by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. A basket of Adiantum 
macrophyllum albo-striatum was staged by Messrs. 
J. & T. Rogers, Lodsworth, near Petworth. Some 
new Gloxinias were shown by J. Donaldson, Esq. 
(gr. Mr. T. Bones), Tower House, Chiswick. Cut 
flowers of Begonia glaucophylla were shown by W. 
H. Evans, Esq., York Abbey. Some new Caladiums 
were shown by Mr. C. F. Bause, Morland Nursery, 
South Norwood. A Tree Carnation named Mrs. A. 
Hensley was staged by Mr. H. B. May, Dysons 
Lane, Upper Edmonton. Some large baskets of 
Fuchsias, Roses, and show, fancy as well as decora¬ 
tive Pelargoniums, were shown by Mr. C. Turner, 
Slough. A plant of Ismene Amancces with three 
large yellow flowers was shown by Messrs. F. Ross 
& Co., Bletchingly, Surrey. A Silver Flora Medal was 
awarded to Lord Penzance, Eashing Park, Godai¬ 
ming, for two large boxes of named varieties of Sweet 
Briar obtained by crossing. The odour arising from 
them was very powerful, and the flowers of various 
shades of colour were much admired. Some prizes 
were offered for herbaceous Paeonies to be competed 
for only by amateurs. The first award was taken by 
H. Berkeley James, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Gibson), 
The Oaks, Carshalton. The second prize went to 
Mr. T. H. Crasp, The Gardens, Canford Manor, 
Wimborne. 
At a meeting of the Fruit Committee a Silver 
Banksian Medal was awarded to Mr. T. Sharpe, Vir¬ 
ginia Water, for Strawberries. They were the variety 
named Marguerite. Twelve seedling Melons of large 
size were shown by Mr. W. Allen, The Gardens, 
Swallowfield Park, Reading. A seedling Melon was 
shown by J. H. Kitson, Esq. (gardener, Mr. T. 
Bonsall), Elmet Hall, Leeds. Six varieties of Straw¬ 
berries were shown by Mr. C. Turner. Some Peas 
were shown by Mr. G. Wythes, gardener to the 
Duke of Northumberland, Syon House, and by 
Messrs. R. Veitch & Son, Exeter. Three boxes of 
Peaches were staged by Mr. T. H. Crasp. A collec¬ 
tion of Strawberries were shown by Mr. T. Lanton, 
Bedford ; a collection of Cherries by Mr. G. Wythes; 
some Mushrooms and Strawberries by Mr. Miller, 
gardener to Lord Foley, Ruxley Lodge, Esher; and 
five Melons, weighing in the aggregate 29 lbs., were 
shown by Mr. G. Reynolds, gardener to the Messrs, 
de Rothschild, Gunnersbury Park, Acton. 
Exhibition of Roses. 
The annual exhibition of Tea and Noisette Roses held 
under the auspices of the National Rose Society, was 
a thin one, as might have been expected, considering 
the vagaries of the season, and especially of the 
weather during the last few weeks. Both in point of 
number and the substance of the blooms the show' 
was decidedly thin, and the attendance of visitors at 
no time large. For twenty-four single trusses, not 
less than twelve varieties, the first prize w'ent to A. 
Tate, Esq., Downside, Leatherhead, who had a nice 
fresh collection of blooms, including Perle de Lyon, 
The Bride, Madame Cusin, Souvenir d’un Ami, 
Marie Van Houtte, Souvenir de S. A. Prince, 
Souvenir d'Elise Vardon, Innocente Pirola, Madame 
Willermoz, Madame d’Watteville, and three blooms 
of Comtesse de Nadaillac, one of which secured the 
Silver Medal as the best Tea in the show. 
For twelve single trusses, not less than nine 
varieties, the Rev. F. R. Burnside, Birch Vicarage, 
Hereford, came in first, with medium sized but nicely 
coloured examples of Niphetos, Princess of Wales, 
Madame Cusin, Rubens, Souvenir d'Elise Vardon, 
Caroline Kuster, and Comtesse Panisse, &c. The 
Rev. H. Berners, Harkstead Rectory, Norwich, was 
a close second ; and W. H. Fowler, Esq., Claremont, 
Taunton, third. The Rev. J. Pemberton, Havering- 
atte-Bower, Romford, had the best six single trusses 
in Caroline Kuster, Marechal Niel, Souvenir d'un 
Ami, The Bride, and Jules Finger, &c ; the Rev. H. 
B. Biron, Lympus Vicarage, coming in second ; and 
R. Tucker, Esq., Swanley Junction, third. 
For six single trusses of any variety the Rev. F. 
S. Taylor, Littleton Vicarage, Evesham, took 
premier honours with richly-coloured blooms of 
Marechal Niel ; the Rev. F. R. Burnside being 2nd, 
with Anna Ollivier, prettily coloured ; and R. L. 
Knight, Esq., Botting, Sittingbourne, 3rd, with 
Marechal Niel. With six distinct varieties, three 
trusses of each, the first and only prize awarded was 
taken by Alex. Hill Gray, Esq., Beaulieu, Newbridge 
Hill, Bath, who staged The Bride, Catherine 
Mermet, Marechal Niel, Comtesse de Nadaillac, 
Alba Rosea, and Marie Van Houtte. 
Mrs. H. B. Biron had the best decorative arrange¬ 
ment of Teas and Noisettes, a pretty basket of nice 
blooms ; the second award going to Miss A. Bloxam, 
Eltham Court, Eltham ; and the third to Mrs. O. G. 
Orpen, West Bergholt, Colchester. 
The open class for twenty-four single trusses dis¬ 
tinct brought Mr. Frank Cant, Braiswick Nurseries, 
Colchester, to the front, with a fresh, bright lot, and 
in this competition the second award went to A. H. 
Gray, Esq. ; and the third to Messrs. D. Prior & 
Son, Myland Nursery, Colchester. For twelve dis¬ 
tinct varieties, three trusses of each, and open to all, 
Mr. Frank Cant again secured the premier award 
with beautiful blooms of Rubens, Madame de Watte- 
ville, Francisca Kruger, Caroline Kuster, Marechal 
Niel, Souvenir d’un Ami, and Madame Cusin, etc. 
Messrs. D. Prior & Son were second here ; and Mr. 
G. Mount, Canterbury, third. Mr. Frank Cant also 
staged the best eighteen bunches, distinct, three 
bloomsin each. With a dozen Marechal Niels, in a 
very moderate class, the highest award went to R. L. 
Knight, Esq.; and the second and third to A. Hill 
Gray, Esq., and Mr. Cant. For twelve single 
trusses of any other Tea or Noisette, Mr. 
Cant and Messrs. D. Prior & Son were equal 
first, both showing Marie Van Houtte ; the third 
prize going to A. Hill Gray, Esq., for Anna Ollivier. 
