May 26, 1894. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
615 
Cucumbers and Tomatos, in many varieties, was 
exhibited by Mr. S. Mortimer, Rowledge, Farnham. 
All were in most excellent condition for this early 
period of the year, and it would be difficult to say 
which of the kinds were best grown. We noted that 
all of the varieties consisted of Messrs. Sutton & 
Sons’ introductions and novelties. Cherries, 
Peaches, Melons and vegetables, are shown by Lord 
Foley (gardener, Mr. Miller), Ruxley Lodge, Esher. 
Cucumbers, Asparagus, and a Melon are shown by 
Messrs. J. Carter & Co. 
In the fifth, or overflow tent, the principal features 
are grand groups of splendidly bloomed Clematises 
from Messrs. R. Smith & Co., Worcester; brilliant 
Ghent Azaleas from Messrs. G. Jackman & Son, 
and Messrs. H. Lane & Son, Great Berkhampstead ; 
a superb group of herbaceous Calceolarias from 
Messrs. J. James & Son, Farnham Royal, large 
collections of stove and greenhouse flowering and 
fine foliaged plants from Messrs. John Peed & Son 
and Messrs. J. Laing & Sons; and a very striking 
and interesting collection of herbaceous and alpine 
plants from Mr. T. S. Ware. 
Gold Medal. 
To Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, for a group of hardy 
ornamental shrubs, &c. 
„ Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, for a group 
of new and rare plants. 
A Silver Cup. 
„ Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, for 
Begonias. 
,, Messrs. R. Smith & Co., Worcester, for specimen 
Clematis. 
,, Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, for Roses. 
,, Mr. J. Cypher, Cheltenham, for Orchids. 
,, Messrs. B. S. Williams & Sons, Holloway, for 
Orchids. 
,, Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Alban’s, for 
Orchids. 
,, Messrs. H. Low & Co., Clapton, for Orchids. 
,, Welbore Ellis, Esq., Dorking, for Orchids. 
,, Messrs. Linden, Brussels, for Tree Ferns, &c. 
,, Messrs. Charlesworth, Shuttleworth & Co., 
Bradford, for Orchids. 
,, The Duke of Northumberland, Syon House, 
Brentford, for Orchids. 
,, F. Hardy, Esq , Ashton-on-Mersey, for Laelia 
purpurata, Hardy’s variety, and other 
Orchids. 
,, Messrs. Cannell & Sons, for ornamental plants. 
,, Messrs. Carter & Co., Holborn, for Gloxinias, 
Petunias, Calceolarias, &c. 
„ Messrs. Backhouse & Son. York, for hardy 
herbaceous plants. 
,, T. S. 'vVare, Tottenham, for hardy Flowers and 
Begonias. 
Silver-gilt F'lora Medal. 
To Messrs. W. & J. Birkenhead, Sale, Manchester, 
for British and exotic Ferns. 
,, Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, for exotic Ferns. 
,, Mr. H. B. May, lor exotic Ferns. 
,, Messrs. W. Paul & Sons, Waltham Cross, for 
Roses. 
,, Mr. H O. Garford, Stoke Newington Station, for 
table decorations. 
„ Messrs. Barr & Son, Covent Garden, for cut 
herbaceous flowers. 
,, Messrs. Lewis & Co., Southgate, for Orchids. 
„ Messrs. E. D. Shuttleworth & Co., Peckham Rye, 
for a group of miscellaneous plants. 
,, Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, for Strepto- 
carpus and Hippeastrums. 
,, Messrs. J. Peed & Sons, Roupell Park, Norwood, 
for Caladiums, etc. 
,, Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, for Caladiums, etc. 
,, Messrs.W.Cutbush & Son, for ornamental plants. 
,, Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, for Caladiums. 
,, Chas. Turner, Slough, for Roses. 
A Silver Flora Medal. 
To Messrs. Cannell & Son, Swanley, for Begonias. 
,, Mr. H. J. Jones, Lewisham, for Pelargoniums. 
,, Mr. J. Prewett, Swiss Nursery, Hammersmith, 
for table decorations. 
,, Miss Mayhew, Norwood Hill. 
,, Messrs. J. Carter, Holborn, for cut herbaceous 
flowers. 
,, Messrs. Kelway & Sons, Langport, for a group 
of miscellaneous plants. 
,, Messrs. W. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, for 
miscellaneous plants. 
,, Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, for miscellaneous 
plants. 
,, W. C. Walker, Esq., Winchmore Hill, for 
Orchids. 
,, Mr. P. McArthur, Maida Vale, for Orchids. 
,, Messrs. Balchin & Son, Hassocks, Sussex, for a 
group of Leschenaultias, etc. 
,, Mr. H. B. May, Edmonton, for decorative 
plants, etc. 
,, Messrs. H. Low & Co., Enfield, for greenhouse 
plants. 
I, Messrs. Collins & Collins, Willesden, for 
Orchids. 
Silver-gilt Knightian Medal. 
To the Duke of Northumberland, Sion House 
Brentford, for Peaches, Nectarines, &c. 
,, Mr. S. Mortimer, Rowledge, Farnham, for 
Melons, Cucumbers and Tomatos. 
,, Messrs. George Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, for 
a collection of Apples. 
Silver Knightian Medal. 
To Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, for a collection of late 
fruit. 
,, Mr. G. Featherby, Gillingham, for Black Ham¬ 
burgh Grapes, Cucumbers. &c. 
A Silver-gilt Banksian Medal. 
To Messrs. Jackman & Sons, for Azaleas. 
,, Mr. J. R. Box, Croydon, for Begonias. 
,, Messrs. J. James c& Son, Farnham Royal, for 
Calceolarias. 
,, Mr. J. Pike, Acton, for Carnation Uriah Pike. 
,, Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, for Gloxinias. 
, Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, for hardy herba¬ 
ceous plants. 
,, Mr. C. Turner, Slough, for Pelargoniums. 
„ Mr. W. Rumsey, Waltham Cross, for Roses. 
,, Messrs. J. Peed & Sons, for Caladiums. 
A Silver Banksian Medal. 
To Messrs. Lane & Son, Berkhampstead, for Aza¬ 
leas. 
,, Mr. G. Farini, Forest Hill, or Begonias. 
,, Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, for Calceolarias. 
,, Mr. Geo. May. Edmonton, for Carnation Uriah 
Pike. 
,, The Guildford Hardy Plant Nursery, for hardy 
herbaceous plants. 
,, Messrs. G. Jackman & Sons, Woking, for Roses. 
,, Mr. J. R. Chard, Stoke Newington, for table 
decorations. 
,, Messrs. A. Scrivener & Co., Watford, for table 
decorations. 
,, Mr. B. Ladhams, Shirley, Southampton, for cut 
herbaceous flowers. 
,, Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, for miscel¬ 
laneous plants. 
,, Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, for miscella¬ 
neous plants. 
,, Messrs. W. Cutbush & Sons, Highgate, for miscel¬ 
laneous plants. 
,, Mr. M. Prichard, Christchurch, for miscellaneous 
plants. 
,, J. T. Bennett-Poe, Esq., Ashley Place, for 
Alstroemerias and Daturas. 
., H. C. Mayhew, Esq., Norwood Hill, for Cala¬ 
diums. 
,, Sir J. W. Pease, Bart., Guisborough, for fruit. 
,, J. L. Baker, Esq., Chertsey, for Grapes and 
Melons. 
,, Lord Foley, Esher, for fruit and vegetables. 
,, Malcolm S. Cook, Esq., Kingston Hill, for 
Orchids. 
Iardening 'Miscellany. 
GLOBULARIA NUDICAULIS. 
The hardy members of this genus are dwarf, ever¬ 
green subjects with globular or semi-globular heads 
of flowers, very different in appearance from most 
plants with exception of the Composites and some of 
the allied orders. The creeping stems throw up a 
carpet of spathulate, evergreen leaves, from amongst 
which the flower scapes rise to a height of 3 in. or 4 
in., bearing a solitary head of small, pale lilac-blue 
flowers. It can readily be cultivated in pots in a 
cold frame, as in the gardens of the Royal Horticul¬ 
tural Society at Chiswick. When so grown it can 
be utilised for decorative purposes in cool houses. 
Being a native of South Europe it proves hardy in 
this country, and may be grown upon the rockery, 
where it will give no trouble by overgrowing its 
neighbours. Although originally introduced as long 
ago as 1629 , it has never apparently been very exten¬ 
sively or widely cultivated. 
PENTSTEMON CAERULEUS. 
Most of the Pentstemons flower late in summer, so 
that the plant under notice must be regarded as a 
forerunner of the rest of the genus. Some Speci¬ 
mens are grown under the above name in the 
rockery at Kew, and which appear to be P. conferlus 
caeruleo-purpureus. The stems are 6 in. to 12 in. 
high, and the lanceolate, smooth leaves are mostly 
radical. The flowers are borne in densely-crowded 
cymes, several of which are on each stem. The tube 
of the small flowers is purple, while the lamina is of 
a bright blue, and paler or almost white towards the 
base. Being perfectly hardy and highly ornamental 
it is suitable alike for the herbaceous border on the 
rockery. There are always plenty of cuttings to be 
had, and we consider that method of propagation 
preferable to division. 
SAPONARIA OCYMOIDES. 
The annual S. calabrica used to be a very familiar 
bedding plant, but that under notice is a perennial 
and because of its dwarf, procumbent habit is very 
suitable for planting amongst the stones of rock- 
work or where it will trail over the overhanging 
ledges. The flowers are small but very numerous, 
and produce an imposing effect when seen in a mass. 
The buds and trailing stems are red, while the 
flowers are rosy pink, and more or less evidently 
toothed on the outer edge, like a Dianthus. There 
is a variety S. O. splendens with dark, rosy red 
flowers, and well worthy of cultivation as a distinct 
subject. The latter could be kept true to the type 
by propagation from cuttings, but the ordinary form 
can be raised in any quantity from seed. 
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THE STRAWBERRY. 
Origin and History of the fruit from a 
French point of view. 
The Romans introduced gardening into England, 
and the monasteries kept it up. But the Strawberry 
was first made known to British gardeners about 
1530 , when the Flemings, in order to escape the 
cruelty of Philip IL, sought refuge in England. 
About two centuries later ( 1724 ) the Levant or 
Eastern Strawberry was introduced into England. 
From its delicacy and fragrancy it has been called 
the “pearl of fruits.’’ It was a French traveller 
who introduced the Strawberry into France from 
Chili. As for the Greeks and Romans, they simply 
allude to the Strawberry as a fruit “ fit to eat.’’ Its 
existence was next to unknown, though cultivated by 
a limited few during the Roman epoch. The plant 
itself dates from a very early origin. It was only 
in the eighteenth century that .fruit growers gave 
serious attention to the development of the plant’s 
delicacy. 
Medical Qualities and Uses. 
Strawberries are not digestible, though largely con¬ 
sumed, while meeting medical wants and being made 
into beverages. Ice creams are coloured and 
flavoured with the juice of the Strawberry. In Italy, 
a nice summer drink is made from the juice that is 
converted into a syrup, to which is added lemon and 
rose water. Brillat Savarinhad the habit of eating 
the fruit with a little Orange juice sprinkled over it, 
or made into a salad by mixing bruised Strawberries 
and the pulp of Oranges, adding sugar. Only the 
variety of Strawberry known as the Alpine or Four 
Seasons is preserved. The fruit is selected when not 
quite ripe, placed in bottles, covered with syrup, and 
allowed to boil for a few minutes in a bain-mayie. 
Strawberrry jam is not difficult to make. Select and 
clean good fruit; put them in boiling water to scald, 
taking them up to place them in a sieve to drain. 
Prepare a syrup of three quarters of a pound of 
sugar for every pound of fruit; replace the syrup 
and fruit on the fire, and skim off; next pour it into 
pots, each pot to be three-quarters full; when 
cooled, some brandy is added and the pot covered 
with paper. Wood Strawberries are the best for 
making syrup. 
The French eat Strawberries in different manners ; 
rarely with cream and sugar, occasionally with a 
little brandy, kirsch, or rhum, but most generally 
with red or white wines and sugar. Many persons 
lay down that it is an error to add any of the above 
sauces to the fruit, as they kill the fragrant flavour 
for which Strawberries are noted, and especially the 
Ricart variety, which is considered to be the 
“queen ’’ of its kind. The medicinal effects of the 
fruit are numerous. Strawberries form a curative 
agency against gout, their syrup can be made into 
vinegar, wine, and brandy, though the wine made 
from same is rather of a too alcoholic nature, and is 
employed in cases of inflammatory diseases. Con¬ 
valescent persons or those possessing a delicate 
stomach ought to refrain from the use of Straw¬ 
berries. The white varieties of the latter are con¬ 
sidered very indigestible, and ought to be mixed 
with the red kind. Vain attempts have been made 
to impart to Strawberries a laxative effect by 
sprinkling over the plants a solution of sulphate of 
magnesia and other purgative salts. Perfumers 
employ Strawberries largely, which they distil for 
agreeable perfumes, the latter being reported good 
for removing pimples. In i 860 a French doctor 
claimed before the Academy of Sciences that he 
cured one of his patients, a girl suffering from 
dropsy, by prescribing pending fifteen days medicinal. 
Strawberries. 
