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THE GARDENING WORLD 
June 3, 1899 
improvement of the Clematis by cross-breeding and 
hybridisation. The work has been carried on, by 
the firm for many years past, as the old Clematis 
Jackmanni will forcibly and vividly call to mind, 
seeing that it is now an occupant of almost every 
garden of any importance throughout the. country. 
It would be needless to go into details concerning the 
many magnificent varieties of Clematis, single and 
double, now in cultivation, suffice to say that the 
son is worthily continuing the labours of the father 
in this field. New races continue to be'developed, 
without neglecting the old, so that the public interest 
is not allowed to flag in this important class of 
garden subjects. The book on “ The Clematis ” by 
Moore and Jackman, also records the good work 
done by this Surrey firm. Other specialities are 
fruit trees, Roses, Conifers, hardy herbaceous plants, 
&c., for which the soil at Woking has in every way 
proved suitable. The firm again put up a fine 
exhibit of their new varieties or hybrid forms 
of Clematis coccinea at the Temple Show. The 
young head of the firm is well represented by the 
accompanying portrait. 
Mr. Henry Benjamin May, F.R.H.S., is. best 
known by the title of Mr. H. B. May, Dyson's Lane 
Nursery, Upper Edmonton. Amongst horticulturists 
he is practically the " Fern King,” his name having 
been associated with the cultivation of Ferns for a 
great many years. Both at the Temple Show and 
at various meetings of the R.H.S. he puts up 
magnificent groups of well-grown exotic Ferns, not 
confined to a few species and varieties as in the case 
of most market growers, but extending to almost 
every Fern worth growing for its own intrinsic merit 
and beauty. On one occasion he would have a group 
of mixed Ferns; at another time he would entirely 
confine his attention to Adiantums or Maidenhair 
Ferns in all their multiplicity of beautiful forms. 
The genus Pteris might be that taken in hand with 
which to make an attractive display. Gymnogrammes 
alone or Nephrolepis alone, in many fine species and 
garden varieties, would form the material for his 
group. Seedlings are annually raised by the thou¬ 
sand in his nursery. Mr. May’s attention is not 
confined to Ferns, as he grows Roses, Crotons, 
Carnations, Palms and other subjects largely. He 
is a member of the Floral Committee of the R.H.S., 
and being nearly always present is one of the best 
known of men. The accompaning photo will intro¬ 
duce him to readers at a distance. 
Mr. Ed. John Beale, J.P., F.L.S., V.M.H., 
F.R.H.S., is the principal of the firm of Messrs. 
James Carter & Co., High Holborn, London. For 
services abroad he has earned the decoration of 
Chevalier de V Order du Merite Agricole. The speci¬ 
alities of the firm have appeared at the principal 
London shows for many years past. We remember 
their great banks of Petunias, Calceolarias, and other 
early summer flowers at the exhibitions of the Royal 
Horticultural Society, in the old Kensington days, 
and at the great summer shows of the Royal 
Botanic Society. At other times we have noted and 
reported their extensive exhibits of Chinese Primulas, 
and Cinerarias at various places during the early 
months of the year. Hardy herbaceous plants, 
Gloxinias, tuberous Begonias, and Chrysanthemums 
have also been staged at various metropolitan 
shows, including those at Earl’s Court, the 
Crystal Palace, and Olympia, besides those already 
mentioned. Amongst vegetables the firm is largely 
interested in Potatos, Peas, French Beans, Scarlet 
Runners, Cucumbers and Melons. Seed farms and 
trial grounds in various parts of the country supply 
the horticultural and agricultural seeds required by 
the firm. Mr. Beale is well known to the fraternity, 
and is a useful member of society outside horticultural 
matters. 
Mr. H. Stanley-Mobbs, F.R.H.S.,isoneof the two 
partners of the firm of Messrs. Stanley-Mobbs & 
Ashton, importers and growers of Orchids, South- 
gate, London, N„ who took over the business of 
Messrs. W. L. Lewis & Co., some time ago. For a 
number of years past a splendid exhibit of Orchids 
has regularly been put up at the Temple Show by 
the Southgate firm, and we seldom, if ever, fail to 
notice some excellent novelties in the collection, 
either hybrids raised at Southgate, or imported 
direct from the native habitats of the plants. Mr. 
H. Stanley-Mobbs has been largely connected with 
the duties of importing the Orchids, so that he has 
seldom put in an appearance at shows in this 
country. The photograph on our supplement will, 
therefore, serve as an introduction of the man to 
our readers. Many large and valuable importations 
of Orchids reach the establishment at Southgate 
from time to time, whence later on they turn up at the 
meetings of the R.H.S. The many fine varieties of 
Laelia pumila that have recently been put into culti¬ 
vation by the firm have greatly raised the status of 
that species, besides opening the eyes of the public 
to the possibilities of fresh importations of old 
introductions. 
Mr. John Cypher is the nephew of Mr. James 
Cypher, Cheltenham ; and both father and son have 
been active horticulturists and exhibitors for many 
years, though the father has not been attending the 
distant shows for some years back. Mr. John 
Cypher has attended every Temple Show from its 
commencement, and staged his own exhibit, which 
as far as we remember has consisted of Orchids in 
great variety, and included many fine things, 
artistically displayed when space permitted of its 
being carried out. The nursery at Cheltenham 
includes a general stock capable of furnishing the 
outdoor and glass departments of gardens, as well as 
indoor decorations of all sorts; but if we should 
mention specialities that have come under our notice, 
we would give the leading place to Orchids and stove 
and greenhouse plants. The large flowering specimens 
of the latter, coming under our notice at the leading 
shows in various parts of the country, have been fine 
samples of cultivation. Mr. John Cypher has taken 
these big specimens in person to all the most 
important shows in the kingdom. All the finest 
specimens of this class in private gardens have been 
taking refuge in the Cheltenham nursery for 
years past. No doubt many of our readers will 
recognise the man represented in our supplement, 
for Mr. John Cypher is always in evidence at the 
shows. 
Mr. Thomas Peed, F.R.H.S., is the son of Mr. 
John Peed, of the firm of Messrs. John Feed & Sons, 
Streatham, andtheRoupell Park Nurseries, Norwood 
Road, London, S.E. Mr. Thos. Peed manages the 
latter branch of the firm. Visitors to the London 
and other shows are familiar with the exhibits put 
up by this firm, the specialities of which may be 
described as Caladiums, Gloxinias, Roses, fruit trees, 
and Conifers, the first two mentioned being grown at 
the Roupell Park Nurseries, where Orchids, various 
stove plants, and Vines are also grown. We 
frequently meet Mr. Thos. Peed at the meetings of 
the R.H.S., on the Floral Committee of which he 
has also served. He is, however, almost constantly 
in evidence at the Roupell Park Nurseries, where he 
attends closely to duty and is enthusiastic in the 
cultivation of the specialities under his care. The 
accompanying portrait will help readers at a distance 
to connect Mr. Peed with the name of the firm which 
frequently appears in our pages. 
M. Lucien Linden is the son of the famous 
traveller and collector, the late M. Jean Linden who 
built up the celebrated Orchid establishment at Parc 
Leopold, Brussels, Beigium. M. Lucien Linden was 
at the head of that establishment as well as that of MM. 
Lucien Linden & Co., at Moortebeek, a few miles out 
of Brussels. Now those two establishments together 
with a new one of vast extent at Linthout, near 
Brussels, have been united under the name of L’Horti- 
cole Coloniale (Colonial Horticulture) and M. Lucien 
Linden is the General Director. Needless to say, 
the speciality of the great Belgian firm is Orchids, 
groups of which have appeared at the Temple Show 
for some years past. New plants, consisting chiefly 
of fine-foliaged stove plants, also constitute a feature 
of the exhibits made by the same firm. Under the 
new title of L’Horticole Coloniale, the firm on this 
occasion put up a group of Orchids in No. 4 tent, in- 
M. Lucien Linden. 
