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Epidendrum porphyreum, Habenaria militaris, with 
scarlet flowers; the handsome Cypripedium regale 
and C. Lawrebel. Very pretty was Mfltonia 
lamarckiana, a supposed natural hybrid between M. 
Candida and M. Clowesii. An interesting object les¬ 
son was afforded by Laelia pumila and L. praestans 
pprpurea. The former is distinguished by the 
straight tube of its lip, with its sides only slightly 
folded over one another. L. praestans has a strongly 
carved tube and side lobes so strongly folded over 
one another that they cannot be spread open without 
breaking them. 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, En¬ 
field and Clapton, staged a group of Orchids, in¬ 
cluding grand varieties of Cymbidium traceyanum, 
Vanda caerulea and Cattleya bowringiana. They 
also showed Oncidium ornithorhynchum album, 
Cycnoches cblorochilum and the extremely pretty 
and rare Dendrobium Lowii, which is yellow, with 
an orange-scarlet beard on the lip. (Bronze Bank¬ 
sian Medal.) 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, exhibited 
two magnificent bigeneric hybrids, tamely, Laelio- 
cattleya dominiana langleyensis and Lc. Nysa. The 
former had the larger and more richly coloured lip. 
Laelia splendens, also a hybrid, has a magnificent 
crimson purple lip, edged white. Denbrobium 
rhodostoma was both pretty and well grown. 
Walter Cobb, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Howes), 
Dulcote, Tunbridge Wells, exhibited a splendid 
piece of Vanda sanderiana, carrying in the aggregate 
51 flowers, for which a Cultural Commendation was 
awarded. He also received a similar award for two 
plants of Laelia praestans both well flowered. He 
had two hybrid Cypripediums. 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Heaton, Bradford, 
showed Sophrocattleya Cleopatra, having crimson- 
red flowers. ;j- ■ s 
Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, Upper Holloway, 
London, staged the new Laeliocaitleya, Henry 
Greenwood, a very showy tbiDg ; also Cypripedium 
Charlesworthii magnificum and Vanda concolor. 
fe. B. Baker, Esq. (gardener, Mr. F. Fullertcn), 
26, Palace Road, Roupell Park, Streatham, received 
a Cultural Commendation for a grand piece ot 
Odoatoglossom grande bearing 25 flowers. 
E. Miller Mundy, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Elphin- 
stone), Shipley Hall, Derby, also received a 
Cultural Commendation for a large piece of 
Angraecum ichneumoneum in a basket. 
On the left-hand side of the doorway a large and 
representative group of Michaelmas Daisies in 
superb condition was put up by Messrs. Jas. Veitch 
& Sons, Ltd., Royal Exotic Nurseries, Chelsea. The 
plants, which had been all lifted from the open 
ground and potted up, were about sixty strong, and 
were all exceedingly full of flower, the flowers them¬ 
selves being bright and showy. The group well 
demonstrated the great variety that is to be found in 
the genus, as well as the great value of many of its 
members for decorative purposes. In all some 
thirty-three distinct forms were submitted, of which 
A. Novae Angliae pulchellus, A. N. A. rubra, A. N. 
A. ( roseus, A. caerulescens, A. cordifolius, A. c. 
major, A. Coomtes Fishacre, A. vimineus, A. laevis 
arcturus, A. paniculatus W. J. Grant, and A. longi- 
folius formosus were some of tde best. Spikes of 
about a dozen forms of Kniphofia were dotted about 
and added a lot of colour to the group. A Silver 
Flora Medal was deservedly awarded for this fine 
display. 
Messrs. Thos. S. Ware, Ltd , Hale Farm Nur¬ 
series, Tottenham, N., staged a small but choice col¬ 
lection of hardy flowers, which consisted chiefly of 
some very high-class single Dahlias, and the noble 
Helianthus multiflorus Woolley Dcd. A few spikes 
of Nerines were also shown. 
Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, Herts, 
sent a group of Roses, made up both of cut blooms 
and plants in pots. Of the latter there were some 
healthy and shapely specimens shown. Of the cut 
blooms the best samples were of Mrs. Sbarman 
Crawford, Ulrich Brunner Fils and Caroline Testout. 
(Silver Flora Medal). 
One of the great features of the show was un¬ 
doubtedly the group of Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, 
shown by Mr. H. B. May, Dyson's Lane, Upper Ed¬ 
monton. These plants,which were obtained trom cut¬ 
tings taken no further back than the end of last April, 
were shapely plants with a profusion of flower, the 
flowers themselves being remarkably large and rich 
coloured. The Begonias were set up in highly 
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artistic fashion with Bouvardias, Ferns and other 
foliage plants. Two graceful arches of Lygodium 
japonicum looked exceedingly effective, and the cen¬ 
tral trophy, a huge basketful of the Begonias on a 
3-ft. stand gave height and finish to the group. It 
was supported by other stands of varying heights. 
(Silver Gilt Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., had a showy ex¬ 
hibit of cut sprays of Physalis Franchetli, also 
samples of their strain of Pentstemons. (Silver 
Banksian Medal.) 
The group of new plants sent by Messrs. F. 
Sander & Co., St. Albans, included a number of 
nice specimens of Acalypha Sanderi, also Dracaena 
godseffiana, and D. sanderiana. 
From Messrs. Paul & Son, The Old Nurseries, 
Cheshunt, came a capital display of Roses, both 
plants and cut flowers. The blooms were bright and 
the petals of excellent substance. (Silver Flora 
Medal.) 
An interesting exhibit of cut Lobelias and Pent¬ 
stemons came from Mr. W. Baio, gardener to Sir 
Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Burford Lodge, Dorking. 
The well-known L. Queen Victoria was shown side by 
side with the rich L. Crimson Gem, and the bright 
and beautiful L. Carmine Gem, 
The hybrid greenhouse Rhododendrons shown by 
Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., were as ever much 
admired. The exhibit on this occasion was all of 
plants amongst which were many charming forms. 
(Silver Banksian Medal.) 
The group of Nepenthes put up by Mr. Geo. 
Wythes, gardener to Earl Percy, Syon House, Brent¬ 
ford, was in every way a creditable exhibit. The 
staging was executed in a very tasteful fashion, the 
plants being elevated on stands of varying heights, 
whilst a central row of plants of Cocos plumosa 
served to give further height and finish to the group. 
The groundwork was of Ferns, smaller Nepenthes, 
small Palms and Eulalia japonica variegata. There 
were thirty forms of Nepenthes shown, N. sanguinea, 
N. phyllamphora, N. mixta, N. mastersiana, N. 
dicksoniana, and N. wrigleyana being a few of the 
mbst noteworthy. In every case the plants were 
clean and well grown. (Silver Gilt Flora Medal.) 
Mr. Geo. Prince, Oxford, staged some first-rate cut 
Roses, Maman Cochet and The Bride being in excep¬ 
tionally fine condition for the lateness of the season. 
A batch of ihe pretty Anthurium crystallinum 
illustris was sent by Mr. R. Gulzow, The Melbourne 
Nursery, Bexley Heath. 
Mr. W. Wells, Earlswood Nurseries, Redhill, 
Surrey, sent samples of his Simple Chrysanthemum 
tube and support, a handy and simple contrivance. 
He also had blooms of Chrysanthemum Early 
Market White. 
At a meeting of the fruit and vegetable committee 
a Silver Knightian Medal was awarded to Mr. C. 
Blick, gardener to Mr. Martin R. Smith, Esq., The 
Warren, Hayes, Kent, for three dozen dishes of first- 
rate Pears. Souvenir du Congres, Beurre Hardy, 
DoyennS Boussock, Pitmaston Duchess, Beurre 
Superfin, Fondante d'Automne and Conseilleur dela 
Cour were the best of these. 
Mr. A. H. Rickwood, gardener to the Dowager 
Lady Freak, Fulwell Park, Twickenham, received a 
Silver Knightian Medal for seventy dishes of Apples 
and Pears. The fruit although small was clean.. 
Messrs. Geo. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, had a 
magnificent collection of cooking Apples, comprising 
100 dishes. The fruit throughout was without 
blemish, of great size, weight and good colour, and 
we have never seen a finer representative exhibit of 
culinary varieties. Lord Grosvenor, Tibbet's Pear- 
main, Emperor Alexander, Lane’s Prince Albert, 
Duchess of Oldenburg, Mere de Menage, Peasgood's 
Nonsuch, Roundway, Magnum Bonum, Stone's 
Beauty of Kent and The Queen are so me of the sorts 
that were especially conspicuous for size and colour, 
although every dish shown contained fruit of 
remarkably high quality. (Silver Gilt Knightian 
Medal ) 
Mr. G. Reynolds, gardener to the Messrs, de 
Rothschild, Gunnersbury Park, sent a curio in the 
form of a double fruit of Melon Frogmore Scarlet. 
Messrs. Jas Veitch & Sons, Ltd., sent a dish cf 
Strawberry St. Joseph and the Crab Apple Mrs. John 
Sedeo, raised by crossing King of the Pippins and 
Transcendent Crab. Fruiting sprays were also 
shown. 
A box of Peach Princess May came from C. J. 
Shepherd, Esq., Trosby, Maidstone. 
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Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, 
were voted a Silver Knightian Medal for a fine 
table of Onions. There were imposing heaps of 
huge bulbs of Cranston's Excelsior (Cannell's 
Selected Stock), Ailsa Craig, The Lord Keeper, 
Cocoanut and Improved Wroxton. 
A collection of twenty-six varieties of Potatos 
that came from Mr. R. W. Green, Wisbech, was 
noteworthy for the cleanness and good shape of 
the tubers. Snowdrop, Clark's Main Crop, 
Veitch's Ash-leaf, Duke of York, Sutton’s Abun¬ 
dance and Challenge, were a few of the best sam¬ 
ples to be seen here. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
NATIONAL CHRYSANTHEMUM — 
October nth, 12 th and 13 th. 
The second show of the year of the National Society 
was opened at the Royal Aquarium, Westminster, 
on Tuesday, October nth, in fine, but rather chilly 
weather. The display was first-rate from all points 
of view. Chrysanthemums have never been better 
shown in October, b^th size and colour being above 
the average. Mr. Deverill's vegetable show was a 
special feature that excited a great deal of interest, 
and in addition to this,there were numerous miscellan¬ 
eous exhibits of fruit, Chrysanthemums, and hardy 
flowers, perennial Asters being, as may be expected, 
a prime constituent of the hardy flower exhibits. 
Open Classes. 
Plants.— There were two entries for the group of 
Chrysanthemums and foliage plants arranged for 
effect, and filling a space of 72 superficial feet. The 
first prize went to Mr. J. Spink, Summit Road Nur¬ 
sery, Walthamstow, who had a capital lot of blooms 
on very dwarf plants. None of the varieties were 
named, however. Cocos weddeliana was used in the 
background, and the heart of the group to give 
height, and the edging was composed of Phrynium 
variegatum and Crotons, with Isolepis gracilis in 
front. 
The second prize went to Mr. Wm. Howe, gar¬ 
dener to Sir Henry Tate, Bart., Park Hill, Streat¬ 
ham Common, who had a taller and more massive 
group, but there was less flower and it was rather 
crowded. Dracaenas, Crotons, Ferns, Asparagus 
and Eulalias furnished the foliage element, there 
being also a background of Bamboos. Mme. G. 
Henry, the fine white Chrysanthemum, was very 
good here. 
Cut Flowers. —There were four entries for 24 
blooms of Japanese, in not less than 18 varieties, the 
first prize going to Mr. James Brookes, gardener to 
W. J. Newman, Esq., Totteridge Park, Herts, who 
had a superb stand, the flowers being both large, 
of great depth, and of good colour. Mme. G. 
Henry, Oceana, Mrs. H. Payne, John Seward, Mme. 
Alf. Moulin, Reine d'Angleterre, Vicomte R. de 
Chezelles, Elthorne Beauty, Sunstone, Mutual 
Friend, Mrs. G. W. Palmer, W. Seward, Emily 
Silsbury, Miss Ella Curtis, Edith Tabor, Master H. 
Tucker, Phoebus and Australia. All these blooms 
were as large as we are used to see them in 
November. 
The second prize was won by Mr. H. Shoesmith, 
Claremont Nursery, Woking, but the blooms were 
not so uniformly good as in the first prize stand, 
although there were some grand samples in the back 
row. Mr. R. Jones, gardener to C. A. Smitb- 
Ryland, Esq., Birford Hill, Warwick, was third. 
In the smaller c;ass for 12 blooms of Japanese, 
distinct, six competitors staged. Mr. John Fulford, 
gardener to F. D. Lambert, Esq., J.P., Moor Hall, 
Cookham, Berks, led, with a capital stand in which 
the varieties Mrs. J. Shrimpton, J. Lewis, Oceana, 
M. Panckoucke, Elthorne Beauty, M. G. Biron, 
Reine d’ Angleterre, Mrs. D. Brewer, Ella Curtis 
and Isertle were in good form. 
Mr. R Jones took second place with a stand but 
little inferior; whilst Mr. James Brookes won the 
third. 
Six stands of six Japanese, distinct, were sub¬ 
mitted. Mr. J. Brookes was first, showing Elthorne 
Beauty, Mme. Alf. Moulin, Miss Ella Curtis, Mme. 
G. Henry, Oceana and Mrs. H. Payne. Mr. F. G. 
Foster, Brockhampton Nurseries, Havant, was 
second ; and Mr. Benjamin Nash, gardener to F. A, 
Wellesley, E c q., Honey Pots,Woking, Surrey, third. 
There were six entries for six blooms of one 
Japanese variety. Mr. R. Gladwell, gardener to 
Sydney Smith, Esq., Werndale Hall, South Nor¬ 
wood, S.E , won with a magnificent stand of Mme. 
G. Bruant. Mr. James Brookes was second with 
