August 8th, 1885. 
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 8m, 1885. 
Judging Awards. —Judges at flower shows, 
and provincial flower shows in particular, not 
only frequently make their awards incapable of 
apprehension by officials, but also materially 
hinder representatives of the press in their arduous 
duties, by not writing the awards made to exhibits 
on the backs of the show cards. For lack of 
this simple precaution, very often grave mistakes 
are made and much time is wasted. If in re¬ 
cording the awards one judge will do this, or 
an accompanying official, the exhibitor’s entry 
will be found, or at least always should be found, 
on the back of the card, and it will not be 
possible for officials or reporters to err. There 
are so many diverse methods of providing for 
work of this kind. In some places a couple of 
judges are provided with a book, in which under 
each class are found the entry numbers of the 
exhibitors corresponding to those on the back of 
the cards. They find the classes arranged for 
them in such order that all is plain sailing, and 
they make the awards and record the results 
quietly and deliberately, without being worried 
by the company of a single official. 
In other cases a steward takes charge of the 
award book, and an assistant places the prize 
labels. These are, however, greatly helped in 
discharging their duties correctly if the judges 
have marked the cards. The Field award book 
is very useful for judges, because on each page 
devoted to a class there are duplicate entry 
numbers, and the judges marking first, second, 
third, and so on against both columns of numbers, 
the counterfoil is torn off as soon as the class is 
judged, and handed to an attendant, who carries 
the same to the clerk, and the awards are thus 
recorded against the names of the exhibitors. 
We have a preference on the whole for the 
attendant steward to carry and mark the award 
book, and the other assistant to place the prize 
cards or labels as fast as the work of judging is 
performed, as in the case of error being made, 
any revision may be done at once. 
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An Orange-striped Catteeta G-askelliana. 
—From Messrs. W. Thomson & Son, of Tweed 
Vineyards, Clovenfords, by Galashiels, JST.B., 
comes a twin-flowered spike of the most beautiful 
and most extraordinary form of this favourite 
Orchid we have ever seen. The flowers are 7 ins. 
across and of fine substance, petals delicate rose, 
labellum broad and finely fringed, deep crimson- 
mauve on the expanded portion, so rich indeed as 
to call to mind C. gigas at first sight; throat 
white, merging into bright orange, veined with 
white, which in that portion beneath the column 
changes to crimson and maroon, also veined with 
white. 
But now comes the most extraordinary and 
attractive peculiarity of the plant. The sepals, 
which are very broad, are of the same tint as the 
petals, except that the lower ones have each a 
broad band of bright orange down the middle 
and a heavy crimson tinge at the base. It also 
has the same delightful fragrance as the rest of 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
the C. Gaskellianas. Messrs. Thomson & Son’s 
orange-striped variety has flowered before and 
exhibited tho same peculiarity we now describe ; 
it is therefore a fixed form, and one the like of 
which may not appear in twenty importations. 
The plant was lucky in getting into such good 
hands, for the Orchid-culture at Tweed Vine¬ 
yards cannot easily be beaten, as witness the very 
fine collection of rare Vandas, Odontoglossums, 
and Cattleyas which there luxuriate. 
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Death of Mr. James Cutbush.— -We deeply regret 
to announce the death, early on Sunday morning 
last, of Mr. James Cutbush, head of the well- 
known firm of William Cutbush & Son (Limited), 
of the Highgate, Barnet, and Finchley Nurseries. 
Mr. Cutbush, whose services were in frequent 
demand as a judge at many of the leading shows 
of the kingdom, took especial interest in those 
societies which have for their object the promotion of 
a love for the cultivation of fruit and flowers amongst 
the working-classes, and on Saturday night was 
present at the distribution of prizes by the Baroness 
Burdett-Coutts in connection with the Brookfield 
Horticultural Society, South Highgate, of which the 
Baroness is the patroness. The Bev. C. T. Aeland, 
M.A., vicar ox St. Anne’s, Highgate Rise, presided at 
the meeting, which'was held injSt. Anne’s Mission 
Boom, Brookfield, and there was a large attendance. 
The Baroness had distributed the prizes and addressed 
the meeting, besides which other speeches had been 
delivered, and Mr. James Cutbush, who, with his 
usual liberality, had lent a number of plants for the 
decoration of the platform, was seconding a motion 
foi a vote of thanks to the officers of the society, when 
he was seized with an apoplectic fit and fell forward 
against those who were sitting near to him. Medical 
aid was summoned, and Mr. Cutbush, who had some- 
what recovered, was removed to his home at Highgate, 
where, however, he was seized with another fit, and, 
notwithstanding the efforts of Dr. Clothier, died early 
on Sunday morning, aged fifty-seven years. Mr. 
Cutbush leaves a widow and family, some of whom 
assisted him in his extensive business, his eldest son 
especially, Mr. Herbert J. Cutbush, taking an active 
part in its management. 
Mr. James Cutbush was in business at the Highgate 
Nurseries about thirty-five years, though the firm 
has been established about 150 years. Some thirty 
years ago the establishment became famous for the 
successful cultivation of the Hyacinth and other 
Dutch bulbs, and for many years the firm took the 
leading prizes for these plants at the principal London 
and provincial exhibitions. During the last quarter of 
a century he took an active part in all movements 
having for their object the promotion of horticulture, 
and lent willing aid to any good cause that was 
brought under his notice. He was for many years a 
warm supporter of the Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent 
Institution, and was many times elected to serve on 
its committee of management; and he was also a 
member of the committee which organized and con¬ 
ducted to such a successful issue the grand Inter¬ 
national Horticultural Exhibition of 1866. He was 
also for some years well known in masonic and 
musical circles, and was much liked for his genial 
good nature and urbane disposition. Fox’ several 
years he contributed weekly articles on gardening 
to Land and Water, and was an occasional contri¬ 
butor also to the horticultural papers, we ourselves 
being indebted to him for one or two communi¬ 
cations of an interesting character. On the death 
of his brother William, he took over the nursery at 
Barnet, with every prospect of making it a valuable 
addition to his business, but owing to causes be¬ 
yond his control, he became involved in financial 
difficulties, which ended in the formation of his busi¬ 
ness into a limited liability company, some three 
or four years ago, and which, we are informed, will 
be carried on as hitherto. Mr. Cutbush keenly felt 
the position his affairs had got into, and for a long 
time suffered in his health, which was not at any 
time of the most robust character. His sudden death 
has caused a widespread feeling of regret, and the 
warmest sympathy is felt for his widow and family. 
Mr. Cutbush was buried on Thursday afternooon at 
St. Michael’s Church, Highgate. 
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Flower Shows for Next Week.— 'Tuesday : Meeting 
of the Fruit and Floral Committees at 11 a.m.— 
Exhibition of Autumn Flowers and Vegetables for 
prizes offered by Messrs. Sutton & Sons, and Messrs. 
Webb & Sons. Wednesday : Sutton & Cheam Horti¬ 
cultural Society’s Show. 
The annual meeting of the Royal Botanic Society 
will be held on Monday next, at one o’clock. 
At the termination of the labours of the Fruit and 
Floral Committees on Tuesday, a meeting will be held 
to promote the raising of a memorial to the memory 
of the late Charles Turner. A letter on the subject 
from Mr. James Douglas ajxpears in another column. 
The New Plant and Bulb Company, Colchester, 
are now exhibiting spikes of Lilium auratum and other 
flowers in the large conservatory at South Kensington, 
and we understand they propose to hold an exhibition 
of autumn flowers there daily for some weeks. 
The grand floral fete and gala annually held at 
York is fixed for June 23rd, 24th, and 25th next 
year. 
A deputation from the Dutch Horticultural and 
Botanical Society of Arnheim intends to visit the 
horticultural establishments near London shortly. 
Mr. Ryder, late plant foreman at Kensington 
Palace, has been engaged as gardener to Lord 
Bateman, Shobden Court, Hereford. 
On Tuesday, Mr. Stevens will sell, at South Lodge, 
Southgate, the collection of plants formed by the late 
J. S. Low, Esq.; and on Wednesday, at the rooms, 
flowering Orchids will be the special feature of the 
sale. 
Messrs. Protheroe and Morris’s first sale of 
Dutch bulbs this season will take place on Monday 
week. 
The Balsams and Petunias in Messrs. James Carter 
& Co.’s nursery at Forest Hill are just now in fine 
bloom, and worthy of inspection. Some experiments 
with various varieties of Wheat which are being con¬ 
ducted there are also at this time of great interest. 
The Woolhope Club having decided no longer to 
hold the autumn show of hardy fruits, a committee 
is in course of formation to organize a .permanent 
“ Hereford Pomona Show.” The exhibitions in the 
past have been so successful, and the benefits derived 
so great, that it is locally considered it will be an in¬ 
calculable loss to the county if this, the largest and 
best provincial Apple and Pear show, is allowed to die 
out. The new movement has the hearty support of 
Dr. Bull, J. H. Arkwright, Esq., H. C. Beddoe, Esq., 
and other county gentlemen, and with such practical 
men as Mr. H. R. Illman and Mr. D. R. Chapman as 
joint secretaries, and Mr. John Wilson as treasurer, 
success ought to be certain. 
Scottish Horticultural Association. —The fifth 
ordinary meeting of this Association for the session 
was held at 5, St. Andrew Square, on Tuesday night, 
Mr. Matthew Todd presiding. Mr. Alex. Milne, of the 
firm of Messrs. Dickson & Sons, read a paper on 
“ Potatos, their Early History and Culture.” He 
traced the growth of the tuber from its introduction 
by Sir Walter Raleigh, and dwelt on the great national 
calamity caused by the failure of the crop in 1845 
He maintained that on no similar acre of land could 
so much food be produced at so little expense as by 
the cultivation of the Potato. In the discussion which 
followed, Mr. Mackenzie, Warriston, gave his recollec¬ 
tions of the year of the Potato famine. The Secretary 
(Mr. Munro) made some remarks on the question of 
the disease, pointing out that the Potato was not the 
only plant liable to parasitic fungi, and so long as 
man continued to direct his attention to a single part 
of the plant—the tuber—to the general neglect of the 
health of the plant itself, so long would it be liable to 
disease. Hollyhocks were given as an instance in 
which growers had directed their attention entirely to 
the enlargement of the flower, with the result that in 
a few years the plant succumbed to parasitic fungi. 
The Chairman (Mr. Todd), in directing attention to 
the exhibits submitted by members, suggested that a 
society like theirs should have a conference on small 
fruits, for the cultivation of which the climate of 
Scotland was suitable, and by that means they might 
be able to find their correct nomenclature and the 
best varieties, instead of having, as at present, to 
grope in the dark and obtain what they wanted from 
nursery catalogues. 
