December 8, 1898. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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craig, Dundee; Mr. George Scott, gardener to John 
Whytock, Esq., Seathwood, Dundee, was second. 
Mr. David Hendry exhibited the best four plants 
of Chrysanthemums, disbudded, having healthy, 
well-flowered specimens; Mr. David Keillor was 
second with dwarfer and more freely flowered speci¬ 
mens, the blooms being smaller; but he took the 
Silver Medal for the best plant, showing W. H. 
Lincoln. Mr. David Hendry also had the best two 
Chrysanthemums, disbudded. Mr. Andrew Hutcheon 
72, Peddie Street, Dundee, was second. 
In the amateurs’ class for two pots of Chrysanth¬ 
emums, the lead was taken by W. S. Melville, Esq., 
Douglas Bank, Dundee; he was followed by Mr. 
James Davidson, 5, Ashley Street, Dundee. Mr E. 
H. Dohnert, Royal Hotel, Monifieth, had the best 
twelve Japanese Chrysanthemums in the amateurs’ 
class. Mr. James Higgins, Dovecote Park, Anstru- 
ther, had the best Japanese bloom in the amateurs' 
classes, taking the Ryecroft Silver Gilt Medal with 
Modesto. Mr. John Clark, 8 t, Strathmartin Road, 
Dundee, took the Gold Medal offered by E. 
Dohnert, Esq., for one vase of Chrysanthemum 
blooms. 
There was a class for a display of Chrysanthemums 
arranged with foliage and berries, and the premier 
honour was secured by Mr. R. Cairns, gardener to 
J. M. White, Balruddery, for an arrangement of 
Chrysanthemums, Pitcher Plants, Cattleyas, &c. 
Mr. James Joss, gardener to Lord Provost McGrady, 
Arnhall, Dundee, was a good second ; and Mr. James 
Slater, gardener to Mrs. Smieton, Panmure Villa, 
Broughty Fetry, was third. 
Mr. James Kinnear had the best Grapes, being 
followed by Mr. Jas. Joss, and Mr. J. Slater, respec¬ 
tively. Mr. James Beisant had the best kitchen and 
dessert Apples, being followed in the first case by Mr. 
A. McDonald, gardener to H. St. Maur, Esq., Stover 
Park, Newton Abbot, Devon; and by Mr. James 
Kinnear for dessert varieties. Mr. J. Beisant also 
had the best Pears, being followed by Mr. D. 
Saunders. 
Mr. James Kinnear also took the lead in the class 
for a collection of nine kinds of vegetables, showing 
grand Onions, Potatos, Cauliflowers, Leeks, Sprouts, 
&c. Mr. J. Joss was second, with fine Cauliflowers, 
Leeks, Sprouts, &c. Mr. T. C. Brown had the best 
dish of Tomatos. In the amateurs’ class the first 
prize for a collection of Vegetables was taken by Mr. 
A. Wallace, Balumbie. (Silver Medal.) Mr. A. 
Batchelor, 21, Garden Street, was second. (Silver 
Medal.) 
Miscellaneous Exhibits. 
The non-competing exhibits were arranged round 
the sides and ends of the Drill Hall, and made a 
strong feature of the exhibition, by brightening the 
sides of the hall, which was hung with screens, flags 
and other bunting. Messrs. W. P. Laird & Sinclair, 
Nethergate, Dundee, had a tastefully arranged table 
of plants and cut flowers. Amongst the plants were 
fine decorative samples of Heaths, massive speci¬ 
mens of Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, Solanums, 
Palms, Dracaenas, Ferns, variegated Aspidistras, 
Pandanus, Araucarias, Ficus and others. Along the 
front were fine wreaths cf such white flowers as 
Eucharis, Richardias, Lily of the Valley, Pancra- 
tiums, Roman Hyacinths, white Chrysanthemums, 
&c., with trails of coloured foliage amongst them. 
Altogether the display was tastefully and effectively 
arranged. 
Mr. H. J. Jones, Ryecroft Nursery, Hither Green, 
Lewisham, had a large, oblong table of cut flowers 
of Chrysanthemums, occupying one end of the hall. 
Large and ornamental vases, each filled with one or 
more varieties of Chrysanthemums occupied the 
background and central area of the table on a 
groundwork of Crotons, Ferns, Bamboos, Palms, 
Dracaenas, &c. The front of the table was sur¬ 
rounded on three sides by a double row of stands of 
large blooms, three of each variety in a line. Bold 
and distinct varieties were Capt. L. Chaure, Julia 
Scaramanga, Western King, G. J. Warren, Vicar of 
Elthorne, Oceana, Charles Davis, H. J. Jones, Reine 
d’Angleterre, M. Chenon de Leche, Mme. C. H. 
Payne, Nelly Pockett, Silver King, Iserte, Mutual 
Friend, and many others'. Incurved varieties were 
represented by large blooms of C. H. Curtis, Major 
Bonnaffon, Baron Hirsch, &c. The display was both 
extensive and highly conspicuous. He had a smaller 
table of Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, well grown. 
(Gold Medal.) 
Mr. Robert Grossart, Clarendon Park Nursery, 
Dundee, had a large table of decorative Chrysanth- 
mums, wreaths, shower bouquets, including one of 
Cypripediums, lamp shades of coloured leaves and 
flowers, a cushion of the flowers of Chrysanthemum 
Source d'Or, and other floral devices. Interesting 
were the harps, bows, &c., of Parma and other 
Violets. 
Messrs. D. & W. Croll, Commercial Street, Dun¬ 
dee, had a table of various floral devices done in 
Chrysanthemums on aground of Palms, Maidenhair 
and other Ferns. Very fine was a shower bouquet 
of the Burn Pink, cut from the open ground after 
io° of frost, having been flowering since the early 
part of July. A shower bouquet of Tea Roses, 
culled in the open, was also neatly arranged. They 
also had Heaths and Orchids in their exhibit, to¬ 
gether with an Aralia Sieboldi, 7 ft. high, nearly 6 ft. 
through, and, as the label said, it had been grown by 
an " auld wife ” in her dwelling house at Monifieth. 
Mr, Norman Davis, Framfield, Sussex, exhibited 
three dozen magnificent blooms of Chrysanthemum 
Mme. Carnot, which had a most imposing appear¬ 
ance. He also had a dozen equally fine blooms of 
G. J. WarreD, and two stands of novelties, including 
Mrs. Barkley, Mrs. Maud Douglas, Edith Dashwood, 
Emily Towers, R. J. UptoD, Little Nell, and Mrs. 
Cursham, all in grand form. 
The Ichthemic Guano Co,, Ipswich, had an exhibit 
of their well-known fertiliser, done up in tins and 
jars of different sizes. 
Messrs Storrie and Storrie, Dundee, had an 
arrangement of Palms, Heaths, Carnations, Begonias, 
Cyclamen, Ferns, and other plants grown at their 
Carse of Gowrie Nurseries, Glencarse. They also 
showed a collection of Apples on the front of the 
table. 
Mr. W. Wells, Earlswood.Nurseries, Earlswood, 
Surrey, exhibited a collection of Chrysanthemums, 
both Japanese, decorative, and single. The curly 
petalled Nellie Pockett (Firs -class Certificate) was in 
perfection, and equally fine of their kind were John 
Pockett, President Bevan, Chatsworth, Julia Scar- 
amaoga, Mr. T. Carrington, Australia, and Papa 
Veillard. Handsome single varieties are the creamy 
Earlswood Beauty (First-class Certificate), and its 
white sport Daisy Brett, which also received a First- 
class Certificate. 
Messrs W. P. Laird and Sinclair showed a quan¬ 
tity of a new Carrot, named Laird's Excelsior Long 
Red. 
SOCIETIES. 
NATIONAL CHRYSANTHEMUM.- -November 21 st. 
A meeting of the Floral Committee of the 
“ National ” was held at the Royal Aquarium on the 
above date. In the absence of Mr. T. Bevan, Mr. 
C. H. Payne was voted to the chair. 
The quantity of new varieties submitted showed 
no signs of falling off as compared with previous 
meetings, but fewer exhibitors contributed. 
The special feature of the afternoon’s proceedings 
was a grand stand of five dozen blooms of new 
varieties that was staged by Mr. W. Weeks, The 
Gardens, Thrumpton Hall, Derby. These included 
very fine flowers of Mrs. Cursham, Emily Towers 
and Henry Weeks, which have already been certifi¬ 
cated. In addition to these there were capital 
blooms of Mrs. J. W. Barclay, Little Nell and Miss 
Edith Dashwood. A Small Silver Medal was 
awarded for the collection. 
Mr. W. J. Godfrey, Exmouth, Devon, had three 
or four dozen incurved Japanese and Anemone 
blooms. M. Falzer (Jap), Lord Coleridge (Inc), 
and Le Chalonais (Anemone) were the most 
meritorious of these. 
Mr. H. J. Jones, Ryecroft Nursery, Lewisham, 
sent flowers of the white Japanese Anemone Mrs. P. 
P. Dunn, but it failed to receive a certificate. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, sent 
three fine flowers of Chatsworth. 
A vote of thanks was accorded Mr. J. W. Witty 
for plants of the curious spidery varieties Golden 
Shower and What Ho ! These departures or freaks 
might find favour with a certain section of the public, 
but they would be handicapped by their tendency to 
look as if dying at an early date. 
Mr. N. Molyneux, Rooksbury Park, Fareham, 
sent three incurved varieties, of which the best was 
Nellie S. Threlfall. This, however, was adjudged to 
be too close to Ma Perfection. 
Mr. W. Wells, Earlswood Nurseries, Redhill, also 
sent several single varieties, notably Daisy Brett, a 
sport from Earlswood Beauty. The new Japanese 
Mdlle. Louise Charvet is a promising form that we 
may expect to see better next year. 
Mr. G. W. Forbes, Regent House, Surbiton, sent 
a number of very pretty single varieties of his own 
raising. They were all seedliDgs from Purity. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL —November 22 nd. 
The quantity of material forthcoming on this occa¬ 
sion was smaller than usual, and we missed the big 
exhibits of fruit and vegetables that are usually 
forthcoming at this time of the year. It was, in 
fact, a Chrysanthemum exhibition, and there were 
several very fine displays of the popular autumn 
flower. 
Only a very few Orchids were shown, and the 
greater part of these, were contained in two groups. 
One of these which came from Mr. Geo. E. Day, 
gardener to H. F. Simonds, Esq., Woodthorpe, 
Southend Road, included some well-flowered pieces 
of Oncidium varicosum, O. praetextum, and Cymbid- 
ium traceyanum. Odontoglossum grande was 
also exceedingly well shown. (Bronze Banksian 
Medal.) 
A rather larger group than the preceding was set 
up by Mr. WbiffeD, gardener to T. Bradshaw, Esq., 
The Grange, Southgate. The central and most im¬ 
portant feature here was a superb specimen of the 
hybrid Cymbidium winnianum, which carried nine 
large spikes, ten flowers each. Thus received a 
Cultural Commendation, which was undoubtedly 
well-deserved. A richly-coloured Cattleya labiata 
was very showy here, and Laelio-cattleya Apollonia 
was also very noticeable. (Silver Banksian Medal) 
A huge cut panicle of Oncidium tigrinum was con¬ 
tributed by J. T. Bennett-Poe, Esq., Holmewood, 
Cheshunt. 
Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, had 
Oncidium pectorale. Sir Trevor Lawrence,Bart, (gar¬ 
dener, Mr. White), Burford Lodge, Dorking, had the 
curious Cirrhopetalum appendiculatum, the hybrid 
Cypripedium Argo-Morganiae, and the handsome 
Calanthe labrosior, and C. Bryan. 
Mr. H. B. May, Dj son's Lane Nurseries, filled a 
table, running nearly the whole length of the hall, 
with some of the special plants he grows so well. 
In addition to the handsome Begonia Gloire de 
Lorraine, which was represented by some finely- 
developed specimens, there was a collection of about 
forty forms of Dracaenas. D. Sanderi, D. Lord 
Wolseley, D. Frederici, D. Coulingi, D. Formosa, D. 
Hendersoni and D. Madame Heine were the best of 
these. Amongst the Ferns used in arrangement 
Adiantum farleyense occupied a prominent position. 
(Silver Gilt Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. F. Cripps & Sons, Tunbridge Wells, put 
up a first-rate group of Poinsettias. This group was 
semi-circular in form, and for both colour and size 
the bracts were specially noteworthy. (Silver Flora 
Medal.) 
From Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., came an ex¬ 
hibit of the pretty winter-flowering Begonias Ensign, 
Myra and Winter Cheer, the plants being exception¬ 
ally well grown and flowered. An interesting exhibit 
of Ornithogalum lacteum was also staged. 
The most noteworthy exhibit of Chrysanthemums 
in the hall was undoubtedly that coming from Mr. 
Norman Davis, The Vineries, framfield, Sussex. 
Not only were the flowers magnificent in themselves 
but the arrangement was tasteful and effective. The 
group was faced on three sides, the centre line being 
occupied by tall vases filled with such sorts as 
Western King and Mis. Herman Kloss set up with 
fronds of Bracken. There were about seven dozen 
huge flowers of Madame Carnot that evoked general 
admiration, and than the six blooms submitted ofG. 
J. Warren we have never seen finer samples for 
colour, size and finish. The decorative varieties 
were also much in evidence, and a number of ex¬ 
ceedingly pretty baskets were worthy of the highest 
praise. (Small Gold Medal.) 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, had a 
large table of cut Chrysanthemums, chiefly of 
decorative varieties. Of large flowers the best were 
Chatsworth, Mdlle. Lucie Faure and Surpasse 
Amiral. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Mr. A. H. Rickwood, gardener to the Dowager 
Lady Freake, Fulwell Park, Twickenham, sent an 
