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THE GARDENING WORLD 
October 26, 1895. 
pure white and fine exhibition bloom of large size. 
Thos. Wilkins is one of the best yellows, resembling 
Golden Gate in its straight spreading florets. 
The buff and yellow Hairy Wonder has found its 
way here and is remarkably hirsute. Eva Knowles 
is bronzy red with an old gold reverse and pretty. 
We are even more pleased with the fluted and 
golden-yellow, spreading flowers of Miss Louise de 
Black. Very unique is the Japanese incurved and 
bronzy-chestnut Warrior. Mademoiselle Therese 
is still the charming white variety it always was. 
The glowing crimson of Dr. Masters is very con¬ 
spicuous, but the florets are rather short for the 
exhibition board. When fully developed, Princess 
May is a massive white bloom. Quite of a different 
style is the massive incurved Japanese Philadelphia 
with globular white blooms. James Lynch is a 
glowing crimson with old gold reverse. The huge 
white blooms of Madame Carnot are also very 
telling. The developing buds are massively built, 
and the outer flowers long and drooping. Very 
handsome also is Mrs. W. H. Lees with long, 
spreading and fluted florets. The creamy white 
Mrs. C. E. Shea is also a handsome flower, and 
worthy of being added to a collection of exhibition 
varieties. A very unique and striking flower is 
Nyanza, with deep crimson flowers of quite 
an unusual colour while still in bud. All of the 
above are comparatively new, and a large proportion 
of them was only put into commerce last spring. 
All belong to the Japanese sections, which amply 
testifies to the ever increasing popularity of this 
grand race. 
Several slightly older varieties are so excellent in 
their way that we can hardly pass over them ; for 
who will gainsay the meritorious character of 
Vicountess Hambleden, E. Molyneux, Col. W. B. 
Smith, Bouquet des Dames, L'Isere, Marquis de 
Paris, the White Louis Boehmer, Eda Prass, the 
velvety Wm. Seward, Louis Boehmer, very fine here, 
G. C. Schwabe, Duke of York with its beautiful 
reverse, International, and G. W. Childs, also very 
fine, 
The true incurved varieties are not yet in perfec¬ 
tion, but very promising are Owen's Crimson, Wm. 
Tunnington, and Charles H. Curtis with finely built 
and half expanded blooms. The last-named is 
golden-yellow with pointed florets. All these are 
quite new. Many of the best of the old incurved 
varieties are also grown. 
A large quantity of the decorative types are grown 
in bush form, including Ryecroft Glory, golden ; 
Lady Fitzwygram, white ; President Hyde, yellow ; 
and Madame F. de Barriel, bronzy-orange. Several 
of the large flowering sorts are useful for conserva¬ 
tory decoration, particularly W. H. Lincoln, 
Souvenir de Petite Amie, Etoile de Lyon, Marie 
Hoste, Charles Davis, Viviand Morel, and others. 
All of those are grown in bush form, and a great 
portion is already laden with blossom. They form 
quite an avenue on the pathway of the long Camellia 
house, where they now have a very telling effect 
upon the visitors as they pass through this bright 
entrance to the nursery. 
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DEVON AND EXETER GARDENERS’ 
ASSOCIATION. 
The annual meeting of this Association was held at 
Exeter Guildhall on Wednesday, the 2nd inst. The 
Right Worshipful the Mayor (Mr. Alderman Alfred 
S. Perkins) presided, and among those also 
present were Messrs. P. C. M. Veitch, J.P., H. Hill, 
J. Luxton, W. Andrews, W. Physick, Charley, Row¬ 
land, Lansdale, G. B. Carlile, J. Weeks, G. C. 
Crabbe, Abrams, Radley, McCormick, E. Sparks, 
Anning, W. Parkhouse, A. Hope (Secretary), and 
W. Mackay (Treasurer). The Rev. Dr. Dangar 
and Mr. G. D. Cann sent apologies for their absence. 
The Committee, in their report upon the Session 
1894-95, stated :—When so many excellent societies 
in the city and neighbourhood are at present in a 
languishing state, it is a cause for much thankful¬ 
ness on the part of your committee that they sre 
able to present a most favourable report of the work 
of the Association for the past year. The number of 
members at present on the roll is eighty-nine, and 
the balance in hand £29 16s. 2d., showing that, 
numerically and financially, the Association is in a 
highly satisfactory condition. That the Association 
has justified its creation is fully admitted by those 
qualified to judge, and a summary of the work done 
during the last Session will show the wide scope of 
the subjects dealt with. The Session of 1894-95 was 
appropriately opened with a paper on “ Present-day 
Gardening.” Then there were papers given on 
“Covent Garden Market,” "Public Parks and 
Gardens at Home and Abroad,” “ The History and 
Development of the Devon and Exeter Horticultural 
Society,” while essays were read on “ Hyacinths, 
Tulips, and Bulbous Plants for Exhibition,” 
“ Flowering Trees and Shrubs,” “ Stove and Green¬ 
house Flowering Plants," “ Melons and Cucumbers 
and their Culture,” “The Cultivation of Early 
Vegetables,” and on “Foliage Plants and their 
Culture.” 
An evening was set apart for short papers by 
younger members of the Association, and this proved 
to be a wise departure, for, not only were the short 
essays themselves of considerable merit, but the in¬ 
terest thus given to the juniors in the profession had 
a most salutary effect on the Association as a whole. 
The review of the papers for the year proved as in¬ 
teresting as formerly, and the discussion arising 
therefrom brought out many valuable experiences in 
actual practice. The Hyacinth and Spring Flower 
Show held in March was an undoubted success, and 
was admitted to be a great advance on the Show of 
the previous year. Much of its success was due to 
the valuable assistance given by the local nursery¬ 
men, and by the owners of private conservatories, 
who contributed handsome collections of stove and 
conservatory plants, thus adding greatly to the 
appearance of the hall. In connection with the 
Flower Show, the Committee desire to place on re¬ 
cord the generous gift of a Silver Challenge Cup from 
Mrs. Thornton West, to be competed for by the 
members. This gift, which came through Mr. 
Alderman Domville's kindly mediation, is much 
appreciated. As has already been stated, your com¬ 
mittee wish it to be distinctly understood that the 
Spring Flower Show is in no sense promoted in 
rivalry with the exhibitions of the Devon and Exeter 
Horticultural Society, but in order to provide an 
opportunity for exhibiting a wide class of beautiful 
flowers which only bloom in the spring. Should 
the elder society see its way at any time to hold a 
Spring Flower Show for such plants as were 
scheduled in the exhibition referred to, the cordial 
support of this Association might be safely relied on. 
Believing that a Flower Show in March is ap¬ 
preciated by the citizens, the committee unanimously 
recommend that a similar exhibition be held in the 
spring on the same lines as before. 
The summer outing of the Association in July, in 
which a very large number of the members partici¬ 
pated, was an unqualified success from every point 
of view, and the generous hospitality offered by Lord 
Poltimore, Sir William Walrond, Bart., M.P., and 
Sir John Amory, Bart., in throwing open their 
charming estates to the Association, and in enter¬ 
taining the members on the occasion of their visit, 
was heartily appreciated. The Association having 
been asked to take part in the late carnival for the 
benefit of the hospitals, a floral car (decorated under 
the superintendence of one of our members, Mr. 
George Crabbe),was sent to represent gardening, and 
it is gratifying to know that the Committee of the 
Carnival highly commended the car for its artistic 
appearance. The Association having decided to 
affiliate with the Royal Horticultural Society, are 
now associated with that illustrious horticultural 
body, and receive all the privileges which member¬ 
ship conveys, namely, copies of the proceedings of 
the Society as published to its Fellows, a transfer¬ 
able ticket admitting to all its meetings and exhibi¬ 
tions, and the privilege of nominating one of its 
members to be ranked as a Fellow of the Society. 
By resolution, Mr. Andrew Hope was nominated 
and elected to represent the Association. 
The Committee wish again to express their grati¬ 
tude to the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Exeter, 
for his kindness in allowing the meetings to be held 
in so convenient a place and so comfortable a room 
as the Council Chamber of the Guildhall, this con¬ 
cession tending much to the success which has 
followed the Association since its formation. The 
Mayor has, the Committee are pleased to report, 
renewed the privilege for the coming session. To 
the local and the gardening press, also, the best 
thanks of the Association are due for their great 
assistance and attention to its welfare in publishing 
lengthy reports of its proceedings and in various 
ways furthering its success. Having arranged an 
excellent syllabus for the autumn session, the 
Association enters upon its fifth year of existence 
with every prospect of continued success. 
The Mayor moved the adoption of the report, and 
alluded to the prosperous condition of the Associa¬ 
tion. Mr. Veitch, in seconding the motion, congratu¬ 
lated the members upon the wonderful progress of 
the Association during the four years of its existence, 
and remarked that one of its primary objects was 
the education of young gardeners. The Association’s 
Spring Flower Show resulted in a loss of only £5. 
He did not think that their Exhibition would injure 
the Horticultural Society, and he hoped that, if con¬ 
tinued, it would prove a source of remuneration to 
the Association. The report was adopted unani¬ 
mously. The financial statement was approved, 
on the proposition of Mr. Mackay, seconded by Mr. 
Carlile. Mr. Hope moved “ That the best thanks 
of the Association be accorded to Sir Stafford for his 
services as president during the past year, and that 
Mr. C. R. Collins, of Hartwell House, be president 
for the coming year.” Sir Stafford, remarked Mr. 
Hope, was greatly interested in the work of the 
Association, and gave a very nice prize at the Spring 
Show. Mr. Collins was a very keen^gardener, and 
had been an enthusiastic member of the Exeter 
Horticultural Society for many years. As its presi¬ 
dent he would prove a tower of strength and an 
honour to their Association. Mr. Crabbe seconded 
the motion, which was carried unanimously. 
The following were elected as the Committee :— 
Messrs. Lansdale, Luxton, Weeks, Andrews, Crabbe, 
Rowland, Radley, Physick, Stoneman, Charley, 
Abrams, and Rogers (Port View). The vice-presi¬ 
dents, secretary, and treasurer were re-appointed. 
On the proposal of Mr. Crabbe, it was resolved to 
hold a Flower Show in March next upon lines simi¬ 
lar to those of last year. Mr. Mackay moved “ That 
the best thanks of the Association be acoorded the 
Mayor for his assistance in granting the use of the 
Council Chamber of the Guildhall for the fortnightly 
meetings, and for his presence in the chair that 
evening.” Mr. Veitch seconded the motion, which 
was carried with acclamation, and the Mayor suit¬ 
ably acknowledged the compliment. 
The Association’s autumn session was opened 
on October 16th, when Mr. J. I. Pengelley, of 
Exeter, delivered a lecture upon “ Fruit as Food.” 
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SOCIETIES. 
Cai’shalton, Beddington, and Wallington.—A special 
exhibition of fruit and vegetables was held on 
October 16th and 17th in the Public Flail, Carshal- 
ton, to which a great deal of interest was attached. 
The society, although a young one, is in a most 
flourishing condition, thanks in a great measure to 
the generous and liberal support of A. H. Smee, 
Esq., The Grange, Carshalton, and of his able 
gardener, Mr. Cummins, \vho makes a most inde¬ 
fatigable secretary. The ordinary schedule was 
supplemented by exhibits of Potafos, grown under 
the auspices of the Technical Education Committee, 
a body that has accomplished a great deal of useful 
work, no small portion of its effectiveness being due 
to the labours of W. C. Sabine, Esq., Maitlands, 
Springfield Road, Wallington, than whom no more 
enterprising and hard-working secretary could be 
found. 
In the classes for vegetables open only to cottagers 
residing within the radius of the society some 
specially clean and well-grown samples were on 
view. Mr. Thos. Bate, Montague Terrace, Carshal¬ 
ton, was first for a collection, showing Parsnips, 
Leeks, Potatos, Carrots, Celery, and Cauliflowers; 
second, Mr. Harvey Hopkins, The Wythe, Carshal¬ 
ton, and third, Mr. W. Ames, 26, Carshalton Road. 
Mr. Harvey Hopkins hud the best six Parsnips, Mr. 
W. Ames taking second place. For six Beetroots 
Mr. William Miles, Stanley Road, Carshalton, was 
first; second, Mr. W. Ames. Mr. T. Gower, 
Fieldside Cottage, Randon Hill, showed the best 
six Carrots; Mr. W. Ames also occupying the 
second place here. The premier award for nine 
spring sown Onions fell to the lot of Mr. James 
Buckenham, 13, Levitts. Mr. Albert Saw, Bedding- 
ton Lane, showed the two best pickling Cabbages. 
A first award also fell to the lot of Mr, W. Ames for 
two dishes of coloured Potatos. Some miscel- 
