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THE GARDENING WORLD 
July 1, 1899. 
second, and L. T. Baker, Esq., third. The Hon. C. 
Toby (gardener, Mr. D. Paxton), took the first prize 
for a collection offered by Messrs. Titt & Son. Ihe 
Hon. C. Toby was first for another collection of 
vegetables (the prizes offered by Messrs. J. Carter & 
Co.). In the amateurs’ class for a collection, Mr. H. 
T. Lambert was first. 
Miscellaneous Exhibits. 
Baron Sir H. Schroder (gardener, Mr. H. Ballan- 
tine), The Dell, Egham, put up a showy table of 
Orchids set off with Palms, Ferns, and an edging of 
Isolepis. Very choice and uncommon were Dendro- 
bium McCarthiae, Laelia digbyana, Vanda teres, 
Prominaea citrina, Masdevallia wagnerii, and the 
bearded Bulbophyllum barbigerum, a very fine piece 
carrying four long racemes of bloom. The showy 
members of the group were well-flowered pieces of 
Cattleya Mossiae, Odontoglossum crispum in fine 
varieties,Epidendrum vitellinum majus, Cypripedium 
barbatum, a fine variety in a pan about 2 ft. in 
diameter, C. lawrenceanum, C. callosum Sanderae, 
Laelia tenebrosa, Thunia Bensoniae, and others. 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, staged a group 
of fine foliage plants mixed with Dendrobium mosch- 
atum, D. atroviolaceum, Coelogyne dayana, Brassia 
vertucosa, Cypripedium Parishi, Cattleya Mossiae, 
Eriopsis Helenae, Epidendrum prismatocarpum and 
other Orchids, besides the showy Acalypha Sanderi. 
Amongst the foliage plants we noted Pandanus 
Sanderi, Leea rochrsiana, Linospadix petrickiana, 
Mikania Sanderi and many other useful subjects. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, put up a 
long side table of cut flowers, of hardy herbaceous 
subjects, including Chinese Paeonies, single and 
double, Irises, Delphiniums and Campanulas, includ¬ 
ing Canterbury Bells. Paeony Duchess de Nemours 
is a splendid, free flowering, white variety of good 
constitution. Choice were Lychnis Viscaria 
splendens plena, Geum coccineum fl. pi., Helenium 
Bolanderi, and Tropaeolum polyphyllum, the latter 
forming an edging to the stage. They also had two 
fine boxes of H.P., Tea and other exhibition Roses. 
Messrs. Titt and Son, Court Florists, 24, Thames 
Street, Windsor, exhibited a table of hardy herba¬ 
ceous flowers, useful for cutting, including Lilium 
longiflorum in pots, Pinks, Sweet Peas, Ranunculus, 
Canterbury Bells, &c. They also had some tasteful 
wreaths, shower bouquets, baskets of Irises, Iceland 
Poppies, Roses, and a cushion of Ranunculus, all in 
excellent form. They made the bouquet presented 
to the Queen. 
Messrs. R. Wallace & Co., Kilnfield Gardens, 
Colchester, had a fine table of Lilies, Irises, Calo- 
chortus, Brodiaea, and other bulbous plants. Very 
choice were Lilium rubellum, L. Henryl, L. Browni, 
L. szovitzianum, L. excelsum, L. longiflorum gigan- 
teum, L. thumbergianum Prince of Orange, L. t. 
atrosanguineum, and other forms of this dwarf 
Lily. They had splendidly grown flowering scapes 
of Incarvillea Delavayi. 
Messrs. Wm. Cutbush & Son, Highgate, London, 
N., had a fine undulating group of Malmaison Car¬ 
nations upon the grass, including the new Jane 
Seymour, and Lady Ulrica. Older and choice things 
were the old Blush, Princess of Wales, Lady Grim- 
ston, King Oscar, Lord Welby, Princess May, Soult, 
Florizel, the Shah, &c. A fine new scarlet border 
Carnation was Sundridge. 
Mr. Charles Turner, The Royal Nurseries, Slough, 
set up a fine half circular group of pot Roses upon 
the grass. They included H.P., Tea, Moss Roses, 
Crimson Rambler, and other garden Roses, edged 
with Maidenhair Ferns, and having a background of 
Bamboos. He also set up a showy and interesting 
group of fancy and show Pelargoniums, presenting 
a very gay appearance by reason of the quantity of 
bloom and variety of colour. They were flowering 
very late for this class of plants. 
Some fine coloured Crotons accompanied by Palms 
came from the Royal Gardens, Windsor (gardener 
Mr. Owen Thomas), but they were merely intended 
as a background for the cups offered as prizes. 
Messrs. George Jackman & Son, Woking Nursery, 
Surrey, had an interesting table of H. P., Tea, and 
Moss Roses, with many of the best of the Penzance 
Briars, and other garden Roses. Amongst them 
were cut flowers of the new Coccinea strain of Clem¬ 
atis. Herbaceous plants in great variety were massed 
behind. Sweet Peas were also fine. 
A group of Gloxinias was shown by T. L. Devitt, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. C. Buckland.) 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Son, Swanley, Kent, had 
a showy group of Cannas in conical form, including 
the best of the large flowering forms, all grown in 
pots, and edged with Maidenhair Ferns. 
Mr. E. F. Such, Maidenhead, had a table of cut 
Roses and hardy herbaceous plants, set up in boxes 
and vases. Mr. W. J. Williams, 49, Oxford Road, 
Ealing, had table decorations. The Lady Mary 
Currie (gardener, Mr. Beney), Clewer, Windsor, 
exhibited a choice collection of Sweet Peas, also 
Saxlfraga sarmentosa tricolor in fine form. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL . — June 27th. 
The Drill Hall was very crowded with exhibits on 
Tuesday last, the special show of Roses taking up a 
large amount of space. Groups of Roses in bunches, 
hardy herbaceous plants, including Chinese Paeonies 
and Sweet Peas in quantity, and stove and green¬ 
house plants were very conspicuous. Orchids up¬ 
held their share of the display for this season of the 
year. A large exhibit of well grown Humeas was 
also very conspicuous. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, staged a 
well-flowered group of Orchids, consisting largely of 
Cattleyas, and including C. Warscewiczii, C. Men- 
delii, C. Mossiae, the delicately pretty C. gaskelliana 
formosa, C. Warneri, C. Mossiae reineckeana, and 
others. Laeliocattleya Eudora Eximia had a magni¬ 
ficent crimson-purple lip. Others belonging to Laelio¬ 
cattleya were Lc. Hippolyta, Lc. canhamiana and Lc. 
c. albida, with white sepals and petals. Other showy 
and interesting things were L. tenebrosa, Disa 
Veitchii, D. kewensis, and Spathoglottis aureo- 
Vieillardi. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, Upper Holloway, 
London, also staged a group of Orchids, including 
Laelia purpurata, L. grandis tenebrosa, the hybrid 
L. Cinna-brosa, Aerides roseum, Ae. Lobbii, On- 
cidium lamelligerum, Thunia Bensoniae, Dendro¬ 
bium mutabile, Cattleya Mendelii, C. gaskelliana, 
and various others. (Silver Banksian Medal) 
J. Bradshaw, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Whiffen), The 
Grange, Southgate, exhibited a collection of Orchids, 
including Cattleya Mendelii, C. Mossiae, Laelio¬ 
cattleya exoniensis, and the magnificent Lc. Thorn- 
tonii, with its deeply fringed and beautiful lip. He 
also had numerous plants of Odontoglossum crispum, 
with round flowers and imbricated petals. (Silver 
Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, 
Enfield, staged a beautiful group of Orchids, 
amongst which were large and well-flowered species 
of Cattleya Mendelii. C. Mossiae, and a grand piece 
of Epidendrum prismatocarpum. Vanda caerulea 
was well coloured ; and Oncidium crispum was nota¬ 
ble for the size of its flowers. Cattleya gaskelliana 
caerulea was so named from the colour of the lip, 
which was distinct. Various others carried large 
flowers of their kind, including Cypripedium roth- 
schildianum. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Lt.-Col. Shipway (gardener, Mr. Walters), Grove 
House, Chiswick, staged a group of Orchids, 
amongst which were fine varieties of Laelia purpur¬ 
ata, Cattleya Mossiae, C. Mendelii, and C. M. Mrs. 
Shipway, Brassia verrucosa, Odontoglossum citros- 
mum, Cypripedium chamberlainianum, and a large, 
well-flowered piece of Dendrobium Pierardi. 
Messrs. Stanley-Mobbs & Ashton staged a nice 
group of Orchids of a varied character. There were 
very fine varieties of Cattleya Mossiae, C. Mendelii, 
and C. Warneri. C. Mossiae Newtoni was notable 
for the large area of orange on the side lobes, and 
running down upon the tube. Very pretty was 
Odontoglossum citrosmum sulphureum, while con¬ 
siderable variety was produced by Laelia tenebrosa, 
Odontoglossum crispum, Oncidium unicorne, O. 
sarcodes, O. Pumilio, O. hastatum, and others, set 
up with Maidenhair Ferns. (Bronze Banksian 
Medal). 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. 
White), Burford Lodge, Dorking, exhibited such 
beautiful Orchids as Odontoglossum crispum pur- 
purescens, Laelia tenebrosa atrata, and Cattleya 
Mossiae Lawrencae. De B. Crawshay, Esq., (gar¬ 
dener, Mr. S. Cooke), Rosefield, Sevenoaks, exhibited 
Odontoglossum crispum Cherubim and O. c. Sera¬ 
phim, both magnificent white varieties. Sir F. 
Wigan, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. Young), Clare 
Lawn, East Sheen, staged Cattleya Mossiae fulgens, 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Heaton, Bradford, 
received a Cultural Commendation for a large piece 
of Cattleya Mossiae Wageneri, and had other 
Orchids. Baron Sir H. Schroder, The Dell, Egham 
(gardener, Mr. H. Ballantine), exhibited a three- 
flowered spike of the rare and valuable Cypripedium 
Stonei platytaenium. Mrs. Temple (gardener, Mr. 
E. Briston), Leyswood, Groombridge, showed 
Coelogyne dayana Leyswood var. W. A. Bilney, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. Chas. Whitlock), Fir Grange, 
Weybridge, showed Cattleya gaskelliana Mrs. W. A. 
Bilney, a very fine variety. Laelia tenebrosa Victor 
Warburton was staged by A. Warburton.Esq., Wine 
House, Haslingden. Cattleya dolosa was sent over 
from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin. Mrs. 
J. T. Holmes, Beechen Cliff, Bath, received a 
Cultural Commendation for Cattleya Mossiae excel- 
lens, bearing six flowers on a scape. 
Mr. M. Pritchard, Nurseryman, Christchurch, 
Hants, set up Nepeta Mussini, Calochortus venustus 
citrinus, Lilium umbellatum var. Cloth of Gold, 
Mock Orange blossom, Orchis foliosa,and two basins 
of beautiful Nymphaeas, &c. (Silver Banksian 
Medal.) 
Mr. F. G. Foster, Brockhampton Nurseries, 
Havant, Hants, sent a lovely selection of Sweet 
Peas in bunches ; Lady Mary Currie, Stanley, Golden 
Gleam, Gorgeous, and Lady G. Hamilton were ex¬ 
quisitely beautiful. They were well arranged with 
Ferns in between. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, set 
up a grand array of Paeonies, Iris in the various 
species, and Gladioli. Of the latter G. General 
Scott, G. Cardinalis Rose, and Rosy Gem were very 
fine. Of the English Irises, Rose Pertuosa, Mont 
Bijou, Euterpe, and Blondin took the lead in 
excellence and brilliance. All the Paeonies were 
good. They also sent a beautiful plant of Escallonia 
langleyensis, one mass of pinky-mauve blossom. 
(Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Barr & Sons, of Covent Garden, sent one 
of their liberal displays, having quality with the 
quantity. Paeonies, both single and double, Ixias 
in variety, Irises, Delphiniums, Phlomis fruticosa, 
Heucheras, Gillenia trifoliata, Eryngiums, Dic- 
tamnus, and so on, all very fine. (Silver Banksian 
Medal.) 
Messrs. Dobbie & Co., of Rothesay, N.B., filled a 
large corner very handsomely with lovely bunches of 
first-class Sweet Peas. Firefly, Waverley, Stanley, 
Princess May, Dorothy Tennant, Brilliant, 
Sadie Burpee, and Black Knight were among the 
finest. The show made speaks well for the care 
given by these well-known northern nurserymen. 
(Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. R. Wallace & Co., Kilnfield Gardens, 
Colchester, arranged a loose and pleasing group of 
hardy flowers, of which Liliums were most con¬ 
spicuous. L. umbellatum erectum, L. pardalinum 
minor, L. candidum, L. Hansoni, &c., were alto¬ 
gether beautiful and sweetly scented. Calochortus 
oculatus, Brodiaeas, Irises, &c., were also well 
shown. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Paul & Son, The Old Nurseries, 
Cheshunt, N., staged a fine array of Delphiniums 
and Paeonies. P. Virginia, P. grandiflora nivea, P. 
M. Paul de Vibert were extra fine. (Silver Flora 
Medal.) 
Messrs. Geo. Jackman & Son, Woking, sent a fine 
bank of various herbaceous flowers,among which were 
some very fine Pinks, Geum coccineum plenum, 
Erigeron speciosus, Oenothera speciosa, Coreopsis 
grandiflora, Lupinus arboreus, Campanulas, Del¬ 
phiniums, &c., together with a fine lot of H. P. Rose 
blooms in boxes. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, 
arranged a fine bank of Stocks and Aquilegias. 
The Stocks were remarkable for the length of spike, 
grace, and brilliance of the individual bloom, and the 
freedom of their arrangement on the spike, or rather, 
raceme. The scent, too, is delicious. Deep Peach 
Magenta, Camelliae flore pi., Rich Plum, Bright 
Lavender, Canary Yellow, and so on, formed 
together with the splendid Aquilegias, one of the 
very best groups staged. (Bronze Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Kelway & Sons, of Langport, Somerset, 
sent their splendid strains of Gaillardias, Delphin¬ 
iums, and Paeonies. Of the Gaillardias, Jeddah, 
Magenta King, Old Custis, Somerset—the latter two 
with tubular fringed ray petals—also Buffalo Bill and 
Vivian Grey, and among Delphiniums, High 
Admiral, Mrs. Tom, and Primrose, were exceedingly 
fine. Paeonies, too, were surpassing grand. (Silver 
Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Wm. Cutbush & Sons, Highgate, London, 
N. , grouped in excellent fashion a mass of border 
