May 25, 1895. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
817 
Pyramidal Azaleas which were also exhibited by 
Mr. Turner were not less noteworthy than the ex¬ 
hibit of Roses, such sorts as Madeleine, Charmer, 
Roi d'Holland, and Due de Nassau beiDg covered 
with a profusion of flowers. 
Messrs. T. Rivers & Son were again well to the 
fore with Nectarines in pots. The trees were carry¬ 
ing heavy crops of fair sized, nicely shaped, and 
well coloured fruit, and bespoke excellent cultivation. 
A superb display of some of the best varieties of 
the Caladium in all its glory, for which Messrs. 
John Peed & Sons, Roupell Park Nurseries, Nor¬ 
wood Road, S.E , were responsible, was deserving 
of all praise. Gorgeous decorative subject as the 
Caladium is it is seldom that we see a finer display 
than that made by the plants shown by this firm. 
Among the best varieties Excellent, Candidum, 
afforded by Heaths, Saxifragas, and Liliums, as well 
as by well-coloured pieces of Eurya latifolia varie- 
gata, Dracaena Bergmanni, D. Lindenii, Caladium 
Argyrites, etc. 
At one corner of the tent appeared a remarkably 
good display of Rcses in pots furmshed by Messrs. 
Paul and Son, the Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, several 
dwarf plants of Crimson Rambler also appearing 
here, together with meritorious examples of Marechal 
Niel, Ulrich Brunner, Early Blush, Merveille de 
Lyon, and Heinrich Schultheis. The group of Cala- 
diuros staged by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea,was 
composed of material that in point of excellence was 
unsurpassed by anything we have yet seen. The 
plants of Cardinale Baron Adolphe de Rothschild, 
Alice Van Geert, Mrs. Harry Turner, Madame John 
Box, Gaspard Crayer, Lord Rosebery, and La Lor- 
of great praise. Immediately outside tent number five a 
group of various kinds of the beautiful Japanese Maple 
in pots was arranged upon the grass. These popular 
decorative plants were represented in great variety ; 
A. palmatum dissectum, A. p. d. purpureum, A. p d. 
ornata, and A. p. roseum marginatum being especially 
noticeable from their finely cut and delicately tinted 
foliage. The group was sent by Messrs. John 
Waterer and Sons. Some splendid examples of 
Malmaison Carnations were contributed by Mr. 
Jennings, gardener to Mr. L. de Rothschild, Ascott. 
The blooms were of extra large size and good sub¬ 
stance, the bulk of the group being composed of the 
rosy-pink variety, although a few plants of the old 
Souvenir de la Malmaison were also to be seen. 
In tent number four one half of the large central 
table was devoted to the exhibition of Orchids, but 
Varieties of Primula Sieboldi :—i, Rosea striata; 2, Grandiflora alba; 3, Magenta Queen; 4, Purple Queen; 
5, Rosea alba; 6, Lilacina. See page 612. 
Souvenir de Madame Bernard, Gaston Chandon, 
Mrs. Harry Veitch, John Peed, Madame Mitjana, 
Raymond Limonier, and Rose Laing took a foremost 
place. Messrs. Richard Smith & Co , Worcester, 
exhibited some grand examples of Clematises in 
pots. The plants were trained balloon shape, and 
so well furnished were they that they appeared to be 
literal masses of flower and foliage Of the single 
varieties Fairy Queen, Beauty of Worcester, 
Madame Van Houtte, and Princess of Wales were 
particularly fine, the semi-double flowered section 
being represented by excellent examples of Belle of 
WokiDg, Lucy Lemoine, and Excelsior. A delight¬ 
ful group of stove, foliage, and greenhouse flowering 
plants came from Mr. William Iceton, Putney, S.W. 
Palms of various kinds formed a suitable back¬ 
ground, and the light graceful fronds of several of 
the Cocoses threw into agreeable contrast the 
touches of colour in the front ranks that were 
raine bore leaves of large size and of magnificent 
colour. By the side of the Caladiums was a fine 
collection of hardy trees and shrubs, also furnished 
by Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons. The flowering ele¬ 
ment was strongly represented, and comprised fine 
pieces of Clethra alnifolia, Viburnum plicatum, 
Azaleas, Spiraeas, Moutan Paeonies, and Hydran¬ 
geas in fine order. Nor was the ornamental section 
lacking, for Acers in variety were exceedingly hand¬ 
some. An extensive exhibit of Roses, both of cut 
blooms and plants in pots, came from Messrs. Wm. 
Paul and Sons, Waltham Cross, Herts. Clio, Duke 
of Edinburgh, Margaret Dickson, Star of Waltham, 
Alfred Colomb, La France, White Lady, Mrs. John 
Laing, Captain Christy, Crimson Queen, Spenser, 
Mme. Mcntet, Enchantress (new), and Bouquet d’Or 
were among the list of the numerous good varieties 
which were shown, for the collection was in fact a 
most comprehensive one, and the display deserving 
the rest and by far the larger portion of the tent was 
filled with groups of flowering plants, chiefly those 
requiring a greenhouse temperature. Mr. Charles 
Turner showed a number of large and well-flowered 
show and decorative Pelargoniums, some of the 
plants measuring between 3 ft. and 4 ft. in diameter. 
Very bright were the specimens of Gold Mine, 
Ambassadress, Iona, Statesman, Spotted Beauty, 
Prince Leopold, and East Lynn. Mr. T. S. Ware, 
Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, N., was, as usual, 
very much in evidence with a superb exhibit of 
tuberous Begonias, both single and double flowered 
sections being worthily represented. The form, 
size, and substance of the flowers throughout were 
of a higher order of merit, and left little to be de¬ 
sired in the way of improvement. Of singles, 
Moravia, Bexley White, Pride of Bexley, Challenger, 
Zanda, Alba marginata fimbriata, and Beauty were 
grand, and among the doubles, Miss Jennie Fell, 
