August loth, 1885. 
THE GARDENING WORLD, 
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had all been grown in the open ground, we noted as 
of considerable merit Madame Dubois, a small, neat, 
double scarlet; Louise de Goussaincourt, a fine, 
double, flat flower, of a rich rosy-peach colour; and 
Leon de St. Jean, a fine, full double scarlet. A Silver- 
Gilt Banksian Medal was awarded to J. Henshaw, 
Esq., Harpenden, for a large, well-named, and well- 
set-up collection of wild flowers collected by half-a- 
dozen boys attending the Harpenden School. 
Prizes were offered for Fuchsias, Caladiums, Asters, 
Verbenas, and Hollyhocks, but with the exception of 
the Asters and Caladiums nothing worth noting was 
brought out. Messrs. John Laing & Co. sent the 
best six Caladiums, large, well-grown plants of 
Elsa, Mithridate, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Undine, and 
Fritz Koechlin. The prizes for Asters were awarded 
to A. S. Price, Esq., Parkside House, Ewell, Surrey 
(Mr. J. Buss, gardener)'; Mr. J. S. Cooper, Windhill, 
Bishop’s Stortford; Mr. W. Smith, of the same place, 
and Major Scott, Wray Park, Beigate (Mr. J. Morgan, 
gardener), the two last-named being placed equal third. 
Messrs. Rivers & Son took a Bronze Medal for half-a- 
dozen boxes of cut Boses. 
The new plants certificated were the magnificent 
Cattleya Hardyana, shown by George Hardy, Esq., 
Pickering Lodge, Timperley, and which is more fully 
alluded to in a previous column; it appears to be a 
natural hybrid between C. aurea and C. gigas, with 
the lip and scent of the first named. Mormodes 
luxatum Dormanianum, from Mr. White, gardener to 
C. Dorman, Esq., Laurie Park, Sydenham, a hand¬ 
some spike of large flowers, of a pale pink ground 
colour, densely spotted with purple, and having a 
broad deep purple longitudinal band on the lip. 
Sarracenia Pattersoni, a vigorous-growing and very 
handsome hybrid, from Dr. Patterson, of Bridge of 
Allan; it is a hybrid between S. purpurea and S. 
Drummondii, with very strong pitchers about 18 ins. 
long, and of a deep red colour throughout. Rhodo¬ 
dendron Indian Yellow, from Messrs. Veitch & 
Sons, a greenhouse hybrid with a fine truss of 
beautifully-shaped clear yellow blossoms. Cyathea 
divergens, also from Messrs. Veitch, a very hand¬ 
some New Grenadan Fern, with fronds 2 ft. to 
2i ft. long, arching gracefully over the pot; a 
very distinct species. Chysis loevis superba, from 
Mr. B. S. Williams, a plant with two fine spikes of 
richly - coloured yellow - cinnamon brown - coloured 
flowers. Mormodes luxatum punctatum from the 
same exhibitor, a pretty and sweet-scented variety, 
with the white ground prettily spotted with purple. 
Gaillardia St. Blaise, from Messrs. Kelway & Son, 
LaDgport, a showy single variety with flowers of 
good size and shape, of a rich magenta colour, and 
the tips of the florets yellow, forming a neat margin. 
Gladiolus Milton, scarlet, with crimson blotch; 
Abas, dark red, with a white centre; Lorna, very 
bright scarlet; and Galatea, delicate blush and very 
pretty, all from Messrs. Kelway & Son. Gladiolus 
Lemoinei vars. Andre Chenier, rich dark purple self ; 
Henri Conscience, a light shade of purple, with a dark 
blotch and light centre ; and La France, pale rose, 
with the lower petals crimson, tipped with yellow, all 
from Messrs. Veitch & Sons. Aristolochia elegans, a 
singularly beautiful member of a very interesting genus, 
shown by Mr. Bull; the flowers are somewhat flat, scoop¬ 
shaped, about 2| ins. across, beautifully marbled with 
dark purple, and having a deep purple blotch at the 
mouth of the white tube, a very free-flowering plant, 
and devoid of any odour. Euterpe plumosa, an 
elegant Palm, with graceful arching fronds, some 3 ft. 
long; and Alocasia Sanderiana, the very distinct and 
handsome fine-foliaged species illustrated by us at 
p. 311, both also from Mr. W. Bull. Pelargonium 
Souvenir de Charles Turner, a very fine Ivy-leaved 
variety shown by Mr. B. Owen, Maidenhead ; the 
flowers are large, semi-double, and of a bright rose 
colour, with a white and purple blotch on the upper 
petals, a decided acquisition. Begonias, King of 
Crimsons, a very large single flower of fine form and 
rich crimson colour; Antoinette Guerin, a large double 
white; Blanche Duval, another double, creamy-white, 
with a flush of pink in the young blossoms; and 
Gabrielie Legros, also a very full double, large, 
globular, and pale yellow in colour, all from Messrs. 
H.Cannell & Sons. 
In the fruit and vegetable section, Messrs. Rivers & 
Sons contributed some 120 dishes of Gooseberries, 
the largest and most representative collection we have 
seen for some time, and several Plum and Cherry 
trees in pots, carrying heavy crops of fruits. A Silver 
Banksian Medal was awarded to them. Mr. W. H. 
Bannister, Cote House, Westbury-on-Trym, sent some 
berries of a seedling white Grape of good flavour, and 
of which the Committee thought favourably, and 
desired to see again in the form of a bunch. The 
same exhibitor also sent some Apples, bearing some 
resemblance to Dutch Codlin. The prizes offered by 
Messrs. Edward Webb & Sons, Wordsley, for a collec¬ 
tion of vegetables, brought out only two competitors 
Mr. C. J. Waite, gardener to Col. the Hon. W. P. 
Talbot, Esher, and Mr. T. A. Beckett, Cole Hatch 
Farm, Penn, to whom the prizes were awarded in 
the order named. There were only two competitors 
also for Messrs. Sutton & Son’s prizes for three 
dishes of Tomatos, Mr. T. A. Beckett, and Mr. 
Stephen Castle, West Lynn, who secured the prizes 
as placed. 
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Warwick Flower Show and Industrial Exhi¬ 
bition, July 29t7i.—For a thoroughly interesting 
exhibition, this was one of the best we ever attended. 
It was started a few years ago, solely in the interests of 
the amateurs and cottagers of Warwick, and as an 
encouraging exhibition of horticultural produce it has 
proved a striking success, only that the movement 
does not appear to receive that measure of success its 
merits deserve. It is managed mainly by a few 
gardeners in the neighbourhood, such as Mr. E. 
Greenfield, gardener to Thomas Lloyd, Esq., The 
Priory; Mr. A. D. Christie, Warwick Castle Gardens ; 
Mr. C. Wilson, seedsman, of Warwick. Mr. J. Lloyd 
Evans, of The Advertiser office, is the hon. secretary, 
and a very painstaking and hard-working one too. 
These, with some of the enthusiastic amateurs, work 
hard, and on the above occasion they got together a 
charming show, in what is known as the Exhibition 
Pavilion ; everything was admirably arranged, the 
weather was all that could be desired, and it only 
wanted a few hundreds more of visitors to have made 
the show a success, and agreeably rewarded the 
labours of the hard-working promoters. It is to the 
great credit of the gardeners especially that, seeing 
they cannot show for prizes, they take such a great 
interest in the work, and labour so hard to make the 
show a success. 
Very fine and most attractive collections of plants, 
not for competition, were by Mr. A. D. Christie, from 
Warwick Castle Gardens; by Mr. B. Greenfield, The 
Priory Gardens; by Mr. E. Moorhouse, gardener to 
G. H. Nelson, Esq., Emscote, Warwick; by Mr. T. 
West, gardener to F. W. Arkwright, Esq., Warwick; 
and by M. Otto Fehrlin, gardener to Major Mason, 
Warwick. These were placed in lines down the 
centres of the tables, or in decorative groups about 
the hall, and they were a valuable feature. 
The plants, cut-flowers, fruits, and vegetables were 
all of a highly creditable character throughout; the 
cottagers’ productions especially of great merit, con¬ 
sidering the season. There were about 1,200 entries, 
and the sum of £70 was awarded in prizes—many 
prizes of small amounts. The task of the judges was 
a very onerous one, but if extra labours were placed 
upon them they felt they were aiding in a good work 
■—and it is a good work which is being done at 
Warwick. 
The leading exhibitors were Mr. A. J. Ingram, 
Brook Villa, Warwick, and Mr. A. J. Banke, Warwick, 
both very active members of the Committee ; Mr. J. 
W. Newcomen, Market Place ; Mr. W. T. Threadkell, 
Parkmount, Warwick; Mr. G. Stevens, Grey Street; 
Mr. J. A. Butler, Emscote Road; Mr. Jas. Baly, 
Castle Hill; Mr. H. G. Payton, Bridgend ; Mr. Robert 
Laurie, Coter’s End: Mr. A. H. Roberts, Counby 
Road, &c. The cottagers’ classes were ‘so full and 
such an excellent competition resulted that it would 
be a calamity were this show discontinued for want 
of public support. The Pavilion is in the town, it is 
spacious and convenient, and by reason of holding the 
show in this building the Committee are to a great 
extent independent of the weather. 
One very interesting feature of the exhibition is the 
industrial department. This is managed by a com¬ 
mittee of ladies, and prizes are offered for needlework 
done by cottagers’ wives and their children; for 
bread, cakes, &e., many classes being provided. This 
is a feature we should like to see introduced in con¬ 
nection with many other country shows, and we are 
quite sure the result will be highly satisfactory. 
A very fine contribution of plants, flowers, and 
fruit was made by Mr. Charles Wilson, Birmingham 
Road, Warwick, and a similar one came from Mr. J. 
Morris, Priory Road, Warwick. From Messrs. Thomas 
Hewett & Co., nurserymen, Solihull, came a collection 
of very fine Begonias, &c., not for competition. 
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St. Neot’s Amateur and Cottage Horticul¬ 
tural.—On Bank Holiday, August 3rd, this useful 
and prosperous society held its twenty-first anniver¬ 
sary exhibition in the grounds of George Bower, Esq., 
which are right in the heart of the town. It is some¬ 
thing for a society to continue hplding an annual 
exhibition for twenty-one years, and at the end of that 
period to find itself strong, active, solvent, and with 
every prospect before it of increased usefulness. Very 
much of the success of the society is due to the 
exertions of the acting secretary and collector, 
Mr. William Ratchelous, the manager of Messrs. 
Wood & Ingram’s Nursery at St. Neot’s, an active, 
courteous, hard-working, and intelligent official, who 
for something like twelve or thirteen years has 
acted in this joint capacity, to the great benefit of 
the society. 
It was our privilege to attend this show, one of the 
best managed in the county of Huntingdon. The 
day was beautifully fine, and the townspeople, who 
appear to take a great interest in their flower show, 
dressed out their houses with bunting, and took on a 
general appearance of meaning to enjoy the day and 
their annual exhibition. St. Neot’s, during the summer 
months at any rate, is a clean, orderly, pleasant-look- 
ing town, in the midst of a somewhat important 
agricultural district; it has a well-to-do look, and we 
were pleased to see that not a few of the shops in the 
leading streets had over their windows charming col¬ 
lections of plants; and in many of the windows of the 
houses occupied by the labouring classes, were to be 
seen window plants in the best condition. There 
being these evidences of a love for flowers in this 
town, it is not to be wondered at if the good people 
who reside in it made up their minds to enjoy their 
Bank Holiday in attending their flower show. 
On entering the ground through Mr. Bower’s 
charming garden, we found a circle of tents around 
the grounds; three of these were occupied with 
plants, flowers, fruits, and vegetables ; there were the 
tents of the Huntingdonshire Beekeepers’ Associa¬ 
tion, who held their annual show on this occasion; 
there was a tent in which farmers exhibited their 
produce, ears of Wheat, Barley, and Oats, stalks of 
Beans, Wurtzel, Kohl Rabi, &c.; then there were 
tents for Poultry, for Cage Birds, and for Rabbits, so 
it did seem as if the leading fancies of an agricultural 
community were provided for, and the country people 
flocked in great numbers to see the show, and the 
large sum of over £77 was taken at the gates, as 
against £58 in 1884. The Committee and officials 
richly deserved this success, for they worked hard 
and unitedly to obtain it. 
To show the interest taken in the horticultural 
show, we give the names of some of the leading 
exhibitors, viz.Mr. G. Redman, gardener to J. H. 
Goodgainer, Esq., Eynesbury, St. Neot’s; Mr. W. 
Last, gardener to Mrs. F. Day, The Priory, St. Neot’s ; 
Mr. R. Carter, gardener to Capt. W. H. Duneombe, 
Waresby Park, St. Neot’s ; Mr. J. Bowie, gardener to 
the Rt. Hon. The Earl of Sandwich, Hinehingbrook, 
Huntingdon; Mr. R. Petfield, gardener to A. J. 
Thornhill, Esq., M.P., Diddington, Huntingdon; Mr. 
T. Tillbrook, gardener to B. Brown, Esq., Houghton, 
Huntingdon; Mr. J. Brown, gardener to A. Torgood, 
Esq., Riversfield, St. Neot’s; Mr. Abbey, gardener to 
Lord Esme Gordon, Panton Park, St. Neot’s; Mr. R. 
Smith, gardener to Miss Cheere, Papeworth Hall, St. 
Ives ; Mr. D. Parlett, gardener to G. O. Newton, Esq., 
Croxton Park, St. Neot’s; Mr. Strowernan, gardener 
to Miss Toogood, Panton Hill, St. Neot’s; Mr. 
Babbitt, gardener to General Pearson, The Hasells, 
Sandy ; Mr. Cook, gardener to the Rev. J. Richardson, 
The Rectory, Sandy; Mr. Cook, gardener to Col. 
Stuart, Tempsford Hall, Sandy; Mr. Kennedy, gar¬ 
dener to His Grace The Duke of Manchester, Kim, 
bolton Castle, St. Neot’s; Mr. T. Plum, St. Neot’s ; 
Mr. M. H. Browning, The Union, Eaton Town, St. 
Neot’s ; Mr. G. Taylor, Eynesbury, St. Neot’s ; Mr. J. 
