June 4, 1898. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
637 
case, as the grand samples of such varieties as 
Excellent, B. S. Williams, Triomphe de Comte, 
Gaston Chandon, and the handsome silvery-white 
and pink Rose Laing abundantly testified. Prince 
of Wales, with its large, rosy-cerise leaves, with gold 
margins, and Princess Royal are still much in request 
to-day, and yet they were two of the seedlings raised 
by Mr. F. C. Bause when at Chiswick. Of the newest 
varieties, one named Mrs. Bause is a remarkably 
handsome thing. The leaves are of good size, even 
on the young plants. They are silvery-white with a 
green-gold margin, and bright carmine veins. 
Princess Teck is still a very scarce variety, with the 
central zone rosy-pink, a green-gold margin, and 
carmine midribs. Her Majesty is one of the finest 
white varieties that we have ever seen. It can only 
be described as a translucent white, so clear and 
delicate looking are the tissues. Leonard Bause is 
another fine white, but in this case there is a con¬ 
spicuous red spot in the centre of the leaf. It is 
certainly one of the most refined of the numerous 
varieties of Caladiums now in cultivation. 
MANCHESTER WHIT-WEEK SHOW. 
This annual event was opened on the 27th ult., and 
continued till June 2nd, in charming weather, and 
although some considerable doubt existed as to its 
success, owing to the competition of the Temple 
Show, it was satisfactory, both to the executive and 
visitors to find that there was no falling off in the 
exhibits either in quantity or quality. Some notable 
features were missing, but others of equal or more 
importance took their place, which enhanced the 
value to the general patrons of the society. 
Competitive Exhibits. 
The Orchids in this department, as throughout the 
show, engendered the greatest amount of praise and 
delight both to the expert and amateur. 
For the best collection of Orchids in bloom 
(amateurs), E. Ashworth, Esq., Wilmslow, (gardener 
Mr. H. Holbrook), secured the premier award with 
a charming bank, set off to advantage with a plenti¬ 
ful ground work of Adiantums and other Ferns. The 
chief features were the grand spikes of Odontoglos- 
sums, Miltonia vexillaria, colour being afforded by 
good varieties of Cattleya Mossiae, Lycaste 
Skinnerii, &c. A. Warburton, Esq., Haslingden 
(gardener, Mr. T. Lofthouse), with a fine lot, well 
arranged, was second. 
In a similar class for nurserymen, Mr. James 
Cypher, Cheltenham, won with a grand lot arranged 
in two half circles on the floor, cork and Ferns being 
freely interspersed amongst the grand specimens of 
Laelia purpurata, Odontoglossums, Cypripediums, 
Cattleyasin variety, and many other species, making 
a pleasing and imposing group. Mr. J. Robson, 
Altrincham, followed with a large exhibit of con¬ 
siderable merit. 
For the best collection of Cattleyas and Laelias 
(open), Thos. Statter, Esq., Whitefield (gardener, 
Mr. R. Johnson), won with a grand lot including 
Cattleya Mendelii superba, Laeliocattleya Phoebe, 
Laelia elegans statteriana, L. purpurata formosa, 
&c. Duncan Gilmour, Esq., Sheffield (gardener, 
Mr. W. Day), was second. 
The first prize for ten specimen Orchids, made-up 
plants excluded (open), was won by the amateur, E. 
Ashworth, Esq , with a grand lot, including Cattleya 
Mossiae, C. Skinnerii alba, Laelia purpurata, L. 
elegans, &c. Mr. Jas. Cypher followed. 
For ten stove and greenhouse plants in bloom 
(nurserymen), Mr. James Cypher won with a good 
lot consisting of Pimelea Hendersonii, Erica affiois, 
E. depressa, E. ventricosa magnifica, Anthurium 
scherzerianum, Aphelexis macrantha purpurea rosea, 
Clerodendron Balfourianum and Franciscea eximia. 
For six plants for amateurs, Miss Lord, Ashton- 
on-Mersey (gardener, Mr. G. Wilkes), won with 
Dendrobium iimbriatum oculatum, well flowered, 
4 ft. in diameter, Clerodendron Balfourii, Allamanda 
grandiflora, Anthurium scherzerianum, and Ixora 
Coleii. 
For a group of miscellaneous plants, arranged for 
effect, not exceeding 200 sq. ft., Mrs. G. Pease, Dar¬ 
lington (gardener, Mr. J. McIntyre), secured chief 
honours with a well staged lot, chiefly foliage plants, 
the Crotons and Dracaenas adding tone to the 
arrangement ; Mr. G. Wilkes was second with 
plenty of bloom. For the local group of 100 ft. Mr. 
Wilkes secured first honours. 
For the nurserymen, in a space not exceeding 
250 sq. ft., Messrs. R. P. Ker & Sons, Liverpool, 
won with a light and tasteful combination, the pot 
plants, such as Crotons and Dracaenas, being richly 
coloured. Bamboos and Palms were used for light¬ 
ness and freshness, colour being introduced with 
Rhododendrons, Amaryllis, and foliage Begonias. 
Mr. A. J. A. Bruce followed with more flowers and a 
greater variety of colour. 
For six fine foliage plants Mr. J. McIntyre won 
with large plants of Croton Baron Rothschild, 
Phoenix rupicola, Cycas revoluta, and Kentia fos- 
teriana. 
For twelve Roses in pots James Brown, Esq., 
Heaton Mersey, scored with well-flowered speci¬ 
mens. For ten exotic Ferns (open) Mr. J. McIntyre 
won with a good lot, Gleichenia rupestris, G. dicho- 
toma, G. Mendelii, and Davallia fijiensis being 
good. 
For eight table plants Mr. J. McIntyre won in a 
strong competition. Mr. G. Wilkes won for Calceo¬ 
larias and Caladiums; Mr. J. McIntyre for six 
Adiantums and one Fern; and Mrs. Blair for 
Gloxinias. For ten hardy Ferns Messrs. W. & J. 
Birkenhead, Sale, won with a grand lot. Mr. G. 
Wilkes won, for a stove foliage plant, with Croton 
angustifolium, flowering plant, Ixora Prince of 
Orange, and greenhouse foliage plant Kentia 
fosteriana. 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Burford Lodge, 
Dorking, secured the Gold Medal for the best 
hybrid Orchid, with Cypripedium Olenus, Burford 
variety. Mr. A. J. A. Bruce got the Silver Medal 
for a collection of Carnations, not less than fifty 
pots. 
Non-Competing Orchids and Foliage Plants. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, were 
awarded a Gold Medal for a small collection of great 
merit, including Laeliocattleya Eudora Mme. Albert 
Pye (a magnificent hybrid, which was greatly 
admired by the many growers present), Laelia 
Latona, Cattleya Mendelii, and others. 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, were also the 
recipients of a Gold Medal for a collection, including 
the new Acalypha Sanderii, Dracaena sanderiana, 
very fine, Nepenthes in variety, and a large and 
varied collection of Orchids. 
Messrs. Fisher, Son & Sibray, Sheffield, also 
secured the premier honour with a most interesting 
display, including many varieties of Crotons and 
Nepenthes, in robust form, with Anthuriums and 
Orchids in variety, Cattleya Mossiae Valhallii being 
conspicuous. 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Bradford, were 
awarded a Silver Medal for a meritorious bank of 
Orchids, and Anoectochilus, in many beautiful 
varieties. 
Messrs. J. Cowan, Ltd., Liverpool, contributed a 
good lot of various species of Orchids, which gained 
the Silver Medal. 
Mr. A. J. Keiling, Bingley, received a Silver Medal 
for Cattleyas, Odontoglossums, and Cypripediums in 
great variety. 
Mr.B.S.Williams&Son,Upper Holloway, London, 
had a pleasing collection of Orchids, foliage plants. 
Ericas and Boronias, which obtained a Silver 
Medal. 
Miscellaneous Plants. 
Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading, received the 
society’s Gold Medal for a wonderful display of 
herbaceous Calceolarias, occupying a space of about 
500 sq. ft. with 150 plants, including seifs, blotched, 
spotted, and tricolor barred varieties, with heavy 
heads of bloom, the individual flowers being of 
immense size. This exhibit undoubtedly is as fine 
of its class that has ever been staged in the north, 
and may be well described in the words of Mr. 
Owen Thomas in replying to the toast of the judges 
at the luncheon as “ one of the finest features of the 
show." The exhibit had hosts of admirers through¬ 
out the show. 
Messrs. W. & J. Birkenhead, Sale, secured a 
Siver Medal for a fine table of Ferns in great 
variety. 
Messrs. R. Smith & Co., Worcester, were awarded 
a like honour for their exhibit of Clematis, so well- 
known at the leading spring shows. 
Messrs. John Waterer & Sons, Bagshot, received a 
Silver Medal for an immense collection of Rhodo¬ 
dendrons, which filled the lower portion of the 
annexe. A large number were in bloom with the 
majority just bursting their buds, and which will be 
worthy of a visit during the next three weeks. 
Messrs. Dicksons, Ltd., Chester, staged a fine 
bank of Acers in great variety, and cut flowers of 
Pyrethrums, Iris, &c. ; and Pansies and Auriculas in 
pots. Messrs. W. Edwards & Son, Nottingham, 
staged baskets and stands of their ware and Ferns. 
The Misses Hopkins, Knutsford, had garden flowers. 
Messrs. W. Clibran & Son, Altrincham, staged a 
large collection of Violas, Pansies, Calceolarias, &c. 
Mr. J. Pinches, Camberwell, London, showed his 
imperishable labels. 
Certificates of Merit were granted to Messrs. 
F. Sander & Co., ffir Acalypha Sanderii, and for 
Licuala Jeanenceyi; Messrs. John Cowan, for Cym- 
bidium lowianum and Odontoglossum crispum 
magoificum; Messrs. B. S. Williams, for Cattleya 
Latona; Mr. A. Warburton, Haslingden, for 
Odontoglossum crispum Mortebeckiense, Cattleya 
Mossiae Prince of Wales, Cattleya Mendelii 
Duchess of York, and Laelia purpurata back- 
housiana; and Messrs. Fisher, Son Sc Sibray, 
Sheffield, for Cattleya Mendelii, and Cattleya 
Mossiae. 
The arrangements were ably carried out by Mr. P. 
Weathers, curator and secretary. The wealth and 
beauty of the Orchids and stove and greenhouse 
blooms were admirably toned down by the festoons 
of climbing plants on the pillars and roof of the show 
house; and the large specimen foliage plants formed 
a fresh and pleasing background to such a galaxy of 
colour, making it an ideal place for a show of tender 
plants. The annexe, an ample building of some 
450 ft. in length,is more suitable for the exhibits that 
prefer a cooler temperature. The judges, exhibitors 
and friends lunched in the dining room under the 
chairmanship of the president, T. Statter, Esq. 
Questions mo snsroeRS. 
Yiolets for Early Flowering. — Tomatos : We 
should not advise you to attempt growing Violets 
under glass in summer with the object of getting 
early flowers next year. They require a great deal 
of attention to keep them clear of red spider and other 
vermin, while the plants themselves cannot attain 
any constitutional vigour. Deeply dig a piece of rich 
ground at once in a fully exposed position. Ground 
that holds the moisture fairly well should be selected. 
Dig a quantity of old hot bed manure and leaf mould 
into the soil, and when this work is finished line off 
the ground so that the rows will be 1 it apart, You 
can even take out a shallow furrow along the side of 
the line with the end of the hoe. Lift a quantity of 
rooted runners and proceed to plant them with the 
trowel a foot apart in the furrows. Water the plants 
in dry weather and they should make bushy 
specimens before the end of the season. The bed 
you propose making across the end of your green¬ 
house should answer very well, provided the house is 
well ventilated in spring when growth is being made. 
Plant them in turfy loam mixed with some well 
decayed manure. This could be done about the end 
of September, lifting a sufficient number of plants 
from >our stock in the open ground to fill the bed. 
Put them in just sufficiently thick to avoid crowding. 
They are most often grown in frames to be near the 
glass. 
Cytisus Adami with Yellow Flowers.— A.L. W .: 
It is a case of reversion to one of the parents of the 
graft hybrid. The case is of common occurrence. 
Sometimes pale purple and yellow flowers may con¬ 
tinue to be produced for many years by the same 
tree. In other instances the branches bearing the 
yellow flowers become so vigorous and grow so fast 
that the portions of the tree bearing purple flowers 
get robbed of sustenance and gradually decline in 
vigour till they at length cease to be produced. If 
you desire purple flowers only, then the shoots bear¬ 
ing yellow flowers should be removed ; but on the 
other hand if you desire both colours then the shoots 
bearing yellow flowers must be held in check by 
reducing their size so that they cannot monopolise 
the energy of the tree. The necessary pruning may 
be given when the flowers are fading, but stiff 
sufficient to show what they are. 
Tomatos in Pots. - Tomatos : Plants to be stopped 
when they have set four bunches of fruit might be 
grown in 8 in. pots. When the roots have well 
permeated the soil, and the plants are healthy, you 
must give them good supplies of water. Whenever 
a bunch of fruit has set, and the berries are beginning 
to swell, commence feeding with weak liquid 
manure twice or three times a week. After all the 
bunches have been set the liquid manure may be 
made stronger. Make sure that the pots are well 
filled with roots before you commence feeding, and 
do not overwater the plants until that happens. A 
pinch of nitrate of soda might be put in the water 
occasionally instead of the liquid drainings of the 
stables. if you have an artificial fertiliser 
