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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
August 27, 1892. 
fine, a Cultural Commendation being awarded for 
the Apples. Some Plums were also shown by Mr. 
John King, Bandon Hill, Croydon. 
The central staging of this tent was occupied with 
flowering plants. A Silver Flora Medal was awarded 
to Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, 
for a collection of Phloxes, Hollyhocks, and other 
plants, the Hollyhocks being represented by about 
three dozen spikes of double-flowered seedlings of 
great merit. A Silver Gilt Banksian Medal was 
accorded to Messrs. Kelway & Son, Langport, 
Somerset, for a fine collection of Gladioli, Gaillardias, 
Sunflowers, and other hardy subjects. A Silver Gilt 
Flora Medal was awarded to Messrs. H. Cannell & 
Sons, for a collection of Cactus and decorative 
Dahlias and the Begonias previously mentioned. A 
Silver Flora Medal was awarded to Messrs. Paul & 
Son, Cheshunt, for a collection of Phloxes, Roses, 
and other hardy flowers. Messrs. Pitcher & Manda 
were awarded a Bronze Banksian Medal for a collec¬ 
tion of hardy flowers. 
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SHREWSBURY FLOWER 
SHOW. 
The Flower Show and Musical Fete organised by 
the Shropshire Horticultural Society, and held in 
The Quarry, Shrewsbury, on the 17th and 18th inst., 
was again an unqualified success, and again broke 
the record all round. The society has been in 
existence 18 years, and its annual growth has been 
something phenomenal in the history of such 
associations. In 1875 its total income from all 
sources was £791 12s. Last year the total amounted 
to £3,334 10s. 6d. of which sum £1,765 7s. 6d. was 
taken at the gates on the two days over which the 
Fete extends, and the gross profit was upwards of 
£900. Last week the amount taken at the gates was 
£2,068 14s. 2d. (£1,633 !4 S - 8d. on the second day), 
showing an increase of over £300 on the previous 
year’s receipts : and it is estimated that the receipts 
from all sources will not fall short of £3,500. 
The weather on the first day was all that could be 
desired, but rain fell on the second for a short time, 
when the outlook was ominous, but happily it passed 
away, and nearly 50,000 people passed through the 
turnstiles. The principal features in the plant 
classes were the groups and specimens w'hich were 
of the very best. For a group occupying a space of 
300 square feet, the premier award w-ent to Mr. Peter 
Blair, gardener to the Duke of Sutherland, Trentham, 
who, if such an Hibernianism maybe allowed, fairly 
beat himself, and those who know Mr. Blair's style 
will admit that that is high praise. His nearest 
competitor was Mr. J. Cypher, of Cheltenham, who 
is always hard to beat; and the seconcj and third 
awards went to Mr. Roberts, gardener to C. H. 
Wright, Esq., Halston Hall, and Messrs. Jones & 
Sons, Coton Hill, Shrewsbury. With sixteen stove 
and greenhouse plants, Mr. Cypher and Mr. Finch, 
gardener to James Marriott, Esq., Coventry, again 
came into competition, but well as both showed, Mr. 
Cypher was easily first; and Mr. Mould, of Pewsey, 
secured third honours. For six plants in flower, 
Orchids excluded, Messrs. Cypher and Finch were 
placed equal first with admirable groups ; and in a 
competition for a similar number of flowering and 
foliaged plants confined to the county, the awards 
went to Mr. Farrant, gardener to Mr. Juson, Abbey, 
Foregate, Mr. Bremmel, gardener to H. H. France 
Hayhurst, Esq., and Mr. Pearson, of Attingham, in 
the order named. Mr. Roberts, Halston beat Mr. 
Finch with six exotic Ferns; and in the county 
class for the same number Mr. Farrant again secured 
first honours against Mr. Stevenson, gardener, The 
Vineyard, Wellington, and Mr. Bremmel. Mr. 
Cypher beat Mr. Blair with 20 Orchids in flower, both 
showing admirably for the season ; and in a grand 
class for half a dozen Palms Mr. Cypher beat Mr. 
Finch and Mr. Blair in the order named. The local 
classes were all well filled but call for no special 
comment. 
The cut flowers all round were of the very highest 
quality ; and a special feature, introduced for the 
first time, was a competition with dinner tables 
arranged for eight persons and decorated. This class 
brought out a splendid competition, in which Mr. J. 
R. Chard, of Stoke Newington, beat the local 
nurserymen, Messrs. Jones & Sons and Messrs. 
Pritchard & Son. There was a surprise too in the 
principal bouquet class, Messrs-. Perkins & Son, of 
Coventry, having to lower their colours to Messrs. 
Jenkinson & Son, of Newcastle-under-Lyme, but the 
former well held their own with button-hole flowers. 
With twenty-four cut Roses, the Messrs. Harkness, 
of Bedale, secured premier honours against Messrs. 
Perkins & Son and Messrs. Dicksons, Limited, 
Chester ; and with a collection of Dahlias, Messrs. 
Keynes, Williams & Co , Salisbury, took the lead, 
Mr. George Humphries, Chippenham, coming in 
second; and Messrs. Jones & Sons, third. Mr. J. 
Walker, of Thame, had the best twenty-four blooms ; 
and for thirty-six the awards went to Messrs. 
Kimberley & Son, Coventry. Herbaceous cut 
flowers made a very imposing display, and with a 
collection open to nurserymen only, Mr. M. 
Cuthbertson, Rothesay, came in first, Messrs. 
Dicksons, Limited, Chester, being second ; and 
Messrs. Harkness, third. Mr. R. Sydenham, Messrs. 
Thomson & Co., and Mr. A. R. Brown were all to 
the fore in the Carnation and Picotee classes. The 
wild flower classes were well contested, and brought 
out a most interesting representation of the local 
flora. 
The fruit all round was most excellent in quality, 
with the exception perhaps of the Muscat 
Grapes, which were below the average. With a 
collection of twelve dishes Mr. Dawes, Temple 
Newsam, came in first, and showing in his best form. 
Mr. Iggulden, gardener to Lord Cork, Marston 
House, Frome, was second ; and Mr. Goodacre, 
Elvaston Castle, third ; Mr. Blair taking an extra 
prize. The County prizes for nine dishes were won 
by Mr. Bremmell, Overley ; Mr. Roberts, Halston; 
and Mr. Pearson, Attingham, in the order named. 
The black Grapes were highly coloured and well 
finished throughout. Mr. Bennett, Rhug, Corwen, 
had the best six bunches; Mr. Hepburn, The Priory, 
being second ; Mr. Langley, Tedsmore Hall Gardens, 
third; and Mr. Bannerman, Blithefield, Rugeley, 
fourth. Mr. Crawford, gardener, Coddington Hall, 
Newark, had the best four bunches of white Grapes. 
Peaches, Nectarines, and Melons, were all exceedingly 
good ; and a special exhibit, not for competition, 
consisted of a dozen handsome Queen Pines from 
Mr. Blair, which were awarded a Silver Medal. 
The vegetable classes were an exhibition in 
themselves, so strong was the competition and so 
fine the quality all round, with a tendency neverthe¬ 
less to run too large, that should be kept in check. 
For a collection of twelve varieties Mr. Pope, 
Highclere Castle, was first; Mr. Wilkins, Inwood 
House, second; and Mr. C. J. Waite, Glenhurst, 
third. Mr. Wilkins beat Mr. Pope for Messrs. 
Edward Webb & Sons' special prize ; Mr. Hathaway, 
gardener to the Earl of Lathom, being third ; Mr. C. 
J. Waite, fourth ; and Mr. Smeatham, Leaton Knolls, 
fifth. The best six dishes of Potatos came from Mr. 
Hathau'ay ; and Mr. Coombes, Himley Hall, Dudley, 
had the best three dishes. Special prizes were also 
offered by Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Messrs. James 
Carter & Co., Messrs. Thomson & Co., Mr. R. 
Sydenham, and Messrs. Clibran & Son, and good 
competitions were the result. The cottagers also 
came out very strong and made quite a remarkable 
display of vegetables and fruits, which they staged in 
considerable numbers and in unusually fine quality. 
The special awards made to honorary exhibitors 
were as follows :—Gold Medal, the only one ever 
given by the society, to Messrs. Sutton & Sons, for a 
superb collection of their Gloxinias. Silver Medals 
to Messrs. Cutbush & Son, Highgate, for a collection 
of plants; to Mr. B. R. Davis, Yeovil, for Begonia 
blooms; to Messrs. Hewitt & Co., Birmingham, for 
collection of plants and cut flowers ; to Messrs. 
Thomson & Co., Birmingham, for 500 Carnation and 
Picotee blooms ; to the Liverpool Horticultural Co., 
for floral devices ; to Messrs. Cannell & Sons, for 
Begonia and Dahlia blooms ; and to Mr. P. Blair, 
for a dozen Queen Pines. Bronze Medals to 
Mr. John Price, Rhyll, and Messrs. Lea & Co., 
Shrewsbury, for collections of fruit. Certificates 
to Messrs. Sutton & Sons, for new winter¬ 
flowering Begonias, Afterglow, Rosea superba, Snow¬ 
flake, and Duchess of Edinburgh ; and for Gloxinias, 
Purple Prince, Duke of York, Her Majesty, Souvenir 
de Shrewsbury, and Empress of India. To Messrs. 
Keynes, Williams & Co., for Cactus Dahlia Mars ; 
to Messrs. Thomson & Co., for self Carnation Mrs. 
J. Chamberlain ; to Mr. E. Murrell, Shrewsbury, for 
Roses and a collection of plants ; to Mr. H. Eckford, 
Wem, for new Sweet Peas ; to Mr. A. Myers, Shrews¬ 
bury, for a collection of plants and flowers ; to Mr. 
J. H. Pattison, Shrewsbury, for Violas; to Messrs. 
Birkenhead, Sale, for new and rare terns ; to Messrs 
Kelway & Son, for a collection of Gladioli, and for 
Gladiolus Unionist, Sarah Bernhardt, and Nautch 
Girl; to Messrs. Dickson's, Limited, for a collection 
of plants ; and to Mr. C. Turner, Slough, for 
Picotees and Carnations. Extra prizes to Messrs. 
Pritchard & Son, for a group of plants; to Mr. 
Wallis, Kee Hall Gardens, for five dishes of Figs ; 
and to Mr. Bennett, Rhug, for a Pine Apple. 
With an enormous programme to keep in order, 
and a thousand and one details to attend to on the 
part of the secretaries, Messrs. Adnitt & Naunton, 
the arrangements worked without a hitch of any 
kind, and the highest praise is their due for umvearied 
exertions in promoting the success of the show. 
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THE HERBACEOUS BORDER. 
Choice Plants in Flower. 
Lilium Chalcedonicum.— The bright scarlet 
flowers of this Lily are marked all over the lower 
half of the segments with small crimson specks, 
while they are closely revolute at the tips. The 
leaves on the lower part of the stem are spread¬ 
ing, while the upper ones are closely applied to the 
stems. The flowers are sweetly fragrant, but not 
powerful, and for that reason are very useful for 
cutting and mixing with other kinds. Some of the 
Lilies are too powerfully odorous for this purpose. 
Achillea Millefolium roseum.— The bright 
rose coloured rays and the small heads of this plant, 
arranged as they are in a dense corymb, have a very 
charming effect, not only when seen growing in a 
clump, but in the cut state when mixed with other 
cut flowers ; in fact they are often used for mixing in 
bouquets in some districts. The stems grow about 
18 in. to 2 ft. high, and the plant is therefore suitable 
for the second line of the border. It is easily propa¬ 
gated to any extent by division. 
Statice latifolia.— The individual flowers of 
this, as well as any other species of Statice, are 
neither large nor conspicuous, but they are usually 
produced in such quantity as to make up for any 
deficiency in other respects In some species the 
flowers are crowded in spikes, and in other cases in 
umbellate cymes, but in the species under notice they 
are in large, loose, and graceful panicles. The 
corolla as usual is white with a blue calyx, and the 
oblong leaves are very broad as the name implies. 
The hardiness of the plant is an additional recom¬ 
mendation, as it thrives in ordinary garden soil in 
most parts of the country. 
Lathyrus latifoliusdelicatus.— Some botanists 
consider that the correct name of the type of this 
climber is L. sylvestris platyphyllus, to which the 
name delicatus must be added to indicate its distinct¬ 
ness for garden purposes. There are now at least 
two very distinct varieties in cultivation, besides the 
ordinary form with deep rose flowers. The variety 
delicatus has white flowers beautifully suffused and 
netted with delicate pink, and are very pretty when 
seen in a mass. 
Coreopsis grandiflora. —The golden yellow 
heads of this composite are very large, and being 
produced on long peduncles or stalks they are suitable 
for cutting singly as cut flowers. The leaves are 
narrow and cut into segments at the base. The 
plant is hardy, growing as a rule about 2 ft. high, 
and flowering in August. It does not increase very 
rapidly as a rule, but cuttings or seed may be had, 
and division can be effected in spring. 
Lilium Leichtlinii.— The flowers 01 this beauti¬ 
ful Lily are produced in racemes of six to eight, and 
being of a uniform deep Apricot are very handsome ; 
the anthers alone are different from the above, being 
of a deep brown or brownish-orange. They are also 
erect and widely spreading, giving all the effect that 
flowers of their size are capable of producing. Other 
kinds have revolute segments and appear smaller 
than they really are. The stems grow about 2 ft. 
high, and the species is suitable for planting amongst 
low growing Rhododendrons or other shrubs. 
Astilbe chinensis. —The leaves of this species 
are larger than those of the well known A. japonica, 
most frequently spoken of as Spiraea japonica, but 
otherwise very .similar, in being twice or three times 
ternately divided. The flowering stems are taller 
however, attaining a height of 3 ft. in the open air 
under ordinary conditions as to culture, bearing an 
elongated panicle of branching spikes of bloom 
