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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
May 6, 1893. 
W. J. Nutting, Esq., £5 5s., &c. The tables were 
elegantly decorated with a profusion of flowers con¬ 
tributed by Messrs. Wills & Segar, Messrs. ¥. 
Sander & Co., Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, 
Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, &c. 
-- 
THE GARDENING AND FORESTRY 
EXHIBITION. 
A preliminary survey of the grounds at Earl’s 
Court, made on Tuesday, leads us irresistably to the 
conclusion that as a public "show” the Gardening 
and Forestry Exhibition, with what promises to be 
such singularly popular side attractions as Captain 
Paul Boyton’s water show, and the faithfully repro¬ 
duced Bastille and bit of old Paris, will be as 
popular with the multitude, if not more so, than was 
last year’s exhibition. This year's exhibition is 
designed on a more extensive scale than heretofore, 
but of course at present is incomplete, yet sufficiently 
forward in preparation to enable the executive to say 
that all will be in order by the opening day, Satur¬ 
day of next week. 
The forthcoming exhibition will be to a great 
extent a continuation of that of last year, with the 
department of F'orestry added, and many new 
features introduced. Upon entering the building at 
the main, or West Brompton, entrance, the visitor 
will find the galleries and halls on the left devoted 
to exhibits from the Windsor, Dean, and New 
Forests, and the South Kensington Museum, in¬ 
cluding a remarkable collection of curiosities in 
wood-craft, as well as specimens of woods suitable 
for economical purposes and the insect enemies to 
which tree life is heir. The walls will be hung with 
pictures having special relation to forestry and forest 
scenery. 
Beyond the Museum of Forestry will be found 
the Press Offices, and further on a grotto and 
fernery, w r hich will doubtless prove a most attractive 
retreat. Passing the great organ, Edison’s Micro¬ 
phone Room, the dining and refreshment rooms, 
which will again be under the experienced manage¬ 
ment of Messrs. John Bertram & Co., the visitor 
will arrive at the garden under glass, which proved 
such an attraction last year, and which has been 
completely cleared and replanted, the side beds 
on both sides with Rhododendrons in full bud, 
which will be in bloom for some time, and form a 
brilliant background to the central beds, which will 
be continuously kept gay with other and dwarfer 
flowering plants. Besides this garden in the main 
building, the nave will be decorated with flowering 
and fine foliaged plants in profusion. 
Passing out of the building the visitor will miss 
the interesting insectivorous house, but will ' be 
struck with the change, or perhaps we ought to say 
the improvements, which have been introduced in 
this part of the grounds. On the right hand is a 
model orchard and fruit garden, on the opposite side 
are banks of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants, 
in the centre striking masses of Rhododendrons, 
dotted with standard trees of various kinds, with the 
model of the Eddystone Lighthouse, which was 
such a conspicuous feature at the Naval Exhibition, 
situated at the end of an avenue of trees, and having 
as a background a pastoral Surrey landscape in the 
place of the long walk at Windsor, which so many 
admired last year. 
Crossing the north bridge we note that the old- 
fashioned gardens of last year have been transmogri¬ 
fied into model gardens, “ showing how town gardens 
may be successfully dealt with, - " and which it is too 
early yet to criticise. A little farther on, on the site 
of the Egyptian garden, a huge canvas tent has 
been erected, in which the almost continuous flower 
shows will be held for w'hich provision has been 
made. From this point it will be observed that the 
western grounds have been entirely rearranged and 
replanted. More space has been gained for pro¬ 
menading, and more extensive and pleasing views 
can be obtained. The lovely and romantic scenery 
of Killarney forms a background to the switchback 
railway—especially effective from the bridge. An 
interesting feature here is the plot of ground with 
trees and shrubs planted in different soils; and 
another, the beautiful illuminated fountain re¬ 
sembling one in the court-yard of the Grand Hotel, 
Paris. The band-stand has been redecorated and 
otherwise improved, and considerable alterations 
have been effected in the laying out of the gardens 
.between the stand and the Parisian Restaurant, 
which also will be greatly improved. Several 
improvements have been carried out in the grounds 
of the Welcome Club, which will open its doors to 
members as heretofore. Music will be supplied by 
no less than five bands, including those of the 
Grenadiers and Scots Guards. The forestry section 
will be under the management of Mr. George Cadell, 
the horticultural section under the control of Mr. 
Harry Turner, while the whole exhibition will be 
organised and administered, as last year, under the 
guidance of Mr. H. E. Milner, C.E. 
-- 
THE NARCISSUS EXHIBITION 
AT BIRMINGHAM. 
With a liberal schedule of prizes offered by the 
Birmingham Horticultural and Botanical Society for 
an exhibition of these flowers in their Edgbaston 
Botanical Gardens, on April 26th and 27th, there 
would have been but for the very early hot season, a 
very fine display of these flowers ; but from all 
quarters came the cry of " too late, our bloom is 
over.” Two or three days before the show the 
executive issued a notice through the daily papers 
that the exhibition must necessarily be a very small 
one, and yet two or three excellent honorary exhibits 
w'ere staged. 
In the competing classes there was but one exhibi¬ 
tor ; in three or four of the cut flower classes, Mr. 
W. Wilson, South Cane, East Yorkshire, had a 
few good blooms amongst his, but the first prize in 
the chief class was withheld. In the classes for 
plants in pots, Professor Hillhouse was the only ex¬ 
hibitor. Two Narcissus bouquets were staged in 
competition, Messrs. Pope & Sons, nurserymen, 
being first with a magnificent shower bouquet of 
Narcissus, climbing Asparagus, Ferns and coloured 
foliage. 
Messrs. Pearson, of Chilwell, staged a fine collection 
of blooms, and the grand new variety, Glory of 
Leyden, stood out very prominently amongst them, 
with its rich deep yellow trumpet and lighter seg¬ 
ments, fine form and substance. A First-class Cer¬ 
tificate was awarded to it. Madame de Graaff, a 
perfect snow white; Mr. Vincent, another fine 
white; Mrs. Pope, quiteanew white ; Mrs. J. B. M. 
Camm, white, were also conspicuous. Bicolor 
Grandis and Bicolor Empress were both very fine, 
so also were Incomparabilis King of the Nether¬ 
lands, I. Princess Mary, I. Goliath, and I. Frank 
Miles, creamy yellow with bright yellow centre. P. 
R. Barr, a beautiful yellow of the Empress type ; 
Duchess de Brabant, Mrs. Langtry, Agnes Barr 
and several others made up a fine display, to which a 
Silver Medal was awarded. 
Mr. Robert Sydenham also contributed a pretty 
group, in which was that charming variety Queen of 
Spain, Duchess of Westminster, Princess Mary, and 
other Clivia kinds, also a fine display of the showy 
Parrot Tulips in variety, and other pretty garden 
Tulips. Mr. Jannock, Dersingham, King’s Lynn, 
sent a very fine display of Lily of the Valley plants 
in bloom in various designs, to which a Silver Medal 
was awarded. Over 4,000 plants were used and it 
was an admirable display. Messrs. Hewett & Co., 
nurserymen, contributed a large display of Narcissi 
and hardy border flowers. The Edgbaston Botani¬ 
cal Gardens also set up a nice lot of blooms. Mr. 
F. W. Burbridge, Dublin, officiated as judge. 
--J-- 
ning Miscellany. 
PANSIES AND VIOLAS. 
I am afraid these are having a rough time of it in 
some parts of the south where they are on a light, 
dry soil and are not well looked after and well 
watered. It has been a very exceptional April for 
heat and drought, and plants newly put out will, I 
fear, have suffered, and aphis will be prevalent. A 
southern grower tells me that his are much affected, 
and yet I know how much care he takes. In the 
Midlands, the Pansies and Violas are doing wonder¬ 
fully well, and it will be a red-letter year for these 
flowers from present appearances. The Mid¬ 
land Counties Pansy Show at Tamworth was 
fixed for so early a date, May 24, that it was felt 
by many that it would be much too early for many 
growers, but the very early season for Pansies will 
suit the early date and there will be a great 
exhibition of these two popular flowers, as the 
Scottish growers also will be in great force. So 
liberal a schedule of prizes as that issued, the most 
liberal Pansy schedule ever put out, cannot fail to 
bring a great exhibition with such a favourable 
season as this. Schedules can be had from Mr. W. 
Dean, Dolphin Road, Spark Hill,Birmingham.— X. 
CYTISSUS SCDPAR 1 US ANDREANUS. 
This season, with an almost tropical April, the white 
Broom is in its full glory of white blossom, and 
what a companion the yellow and brown flowered 
Andreanus will be w-hen it can be seen in our gar¬ 
dens in good bushes clothed with its bright handsome 
flowers. Isolated plants are met with at our early 
spring shows and in nurserymen’s establishments, but 
not in any quantity as yet and only in pots. As its 
culture, however, is so easy and its propagation also 
by grafting, we shall shortly be able to welcome it in 
our gardens, and it will become a universal favourite. 
I saw in a nursery recently a few hundreds of small 
grafted plants, the stock being one year seedlings of 
the common Broom, and they were treated as young 
grafted Roses, and Clematis are in the earliest stage. 
The light graceful habit of the plant, so closely re¬ 
sembling that of the white Broom, and as thickly 
studded with its richly coloured, bright flowers will 
soon recommend it to every one for out-door decora¬ 
tive work.— IV. D. 
BUDDLEA GLOBOSA. 
In several places this fine old shrub has suffered 
severely during the hard frosts which prevailed from 
Christmas till well into January. This has evidently 
not been the case everywhere, even in the vicinity of 
London, for a large and vigorous bush of it may be 
seen in the shrubberies of Dulwich Park, where it 
will be in bloom in a short time. All the branches 
and twigs bear a profusion of flower trusses in an 
advanced stage of development. The soil is a heavy 
loam inclined to clay, and the subsoil may be 
regarded as clay pure and simple. One would have 
expected to see it fare badly in clay soil after a 
severe winter ; but in other localities where the soil 
is naturally light and sandy the bushes have suffered 
badly. There must be other reasons to account for 
difference such as shelter, exposure, and the proper 
ripening of last year’s wood before the advent of 
frost. 
A FRAGRANT TULIP. 
Although an odour of some kind may be detected 
in many of the garden Tulips, it is seldom so decided 
or so agreeable as it is in Yellow Prince, a 
moderately late flowering form of T. Gesneriana. 
The flowers are of large size, bright yellow, and 
variously marbled or shaded with pale red. This 
mixture of colours gives the flowers a less decided 
tone than they would otherwise have, but this is 
more than compensated for by their strong odour, 
which resembles that of a Marechal Niel Rose. A 
belt of it in a bed is still flowering in Dulwich Park. 
ACER PLATANOIDES SCHWEDLERI. 
The leaves of this variety of the Norway Maple are 
very effective during the summer months, but par¬ 
ticularly in spring when they are young and fresh. 
They have a deep bronzy-red hue, and, being of 
large size, are very effective in the landscape. Later in 
the season they acquire more of a bronzy-green colour 
on the upper surface, but are still handsome when 
waving in the wind. The tree itself is very robust, 
but there are few if any really large specimens of it 
in the country. It should be planted where it has 
sufficient space to develop its natural form and 
dimensions. 
FRUIT OF GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS. 
It is scarcely correct to say that the specific name 
is correctly applied to this species, for the stems are 
short and erect, not procumbent. The fruit is the 
most ornamental part of it and is doubly valuable 
from the fact- that it remains in good condition all 
through the autumn, winter and spring, or in fact for 
twelve months, if we are to take the young or green 
stage of it into consideration. The berry, if we may 
term it such, is made up in great part of the segments 
of the calyx which fold over the true fruit and 
become fleshy and red. In this respect it is 
comparable to the Mulbery, where the perianth 
segments also form part of a fleshy or pulpy fruit. 
What is even more peculiar about the fruit of 
Gaultheria procumbens is that the calyx segments 
open in spring for the second time so that the red 
