August 19, lb99. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
813 
Sir. F. WigaD, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. Young), 
Clare LawD, East Sheen, exhibited a grand bigen¬ 
eric hybrid in Laeliocattleya wiganiana(L. purpurata 
X Lc. dominiana) with a large dark maroon-purple 
lip ; also Cattleya Whitei Wigan's variety (C. war- 
neri x C. schilleriana), C. Atalanta, C. Aclandiae 
nigrescens, and Laeliocattleya Aurora. 
De B. Crawshay, Esq. (gardener, Mr. S. Cooke), 
Rosefield, Sevenoaks, exhibited a fine plant of 
Odontoglossum Uro-Skinneri, O. crispum Miss F. 
M. Bovill, and O. c. Trianaei Rosefield variety, two 
very choice varieties. The Rev. F. Paynter (gardener, 
Mr. H. Cook), Stoke Hill, Guildford, exhibited cut 
flowers of Orchids, including C. gaskelliana virgin- 
alis, and a plant of Laeliocattleya crispa x C. 
Warneri. 
The Right Hon. Lord Rothschild (grower, Mr. 
E. Hill), TriDg Park, Tring, exhibited a fine spike of 
Stauropsis lissochiloides, bearing twelve flowers and 
many unopen buds. He also had Schomburgkia 
Lyonsii, a very interesting species, having white 
flowers, spotted with crimson. 
Mr. G. Norman, gardener to Lord Salisbury, 
Hatfield House, Herts., exhibited a magnificent piece 
of Aerides sanderiana, haviDg a stem 2$ ft. high, and 
bearing four long drooping racemes of bloom. It is 
reckoned to be the finest specimen of its kind in the 
country. It was grown in a 9 in. pot, and was 
accorded a Cultural Commendation. Capt. Thos. 
A. Julian, 10, Woodside, Plymouth, staged cut 
flowers of the richly-coloured Cattleya Harrisoniae 
violacea. C. E. Chrimes, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Mark 
Watts), Selwood, Rotherham, showed the beautiful 
Cattleya hardyana var. Mrs. C. E. Chrimes. W. 
MacDonald, Esq., Atholl Hydro, Pitlochry, N.B , 
showed a hybrid Cypripedium. 
Messrs. Barr & Sons, of King Street, Covent 
Garden, banked up a beautiful amount of hardy 
herbaceous flowers, which were really creditable, 
coming from so dry a soil. The Phloxes, Gaillardias, 
Gladiolus, and Liliums were of course the chief 
plants in evidence. Lilium tigrinum splendens and 
Gladiolus W. Watson, Crinum Powellii, and the best 
varieties of Phloxes too numerous to individualise. 
P. Liberte (rosy-pink), P. Epopee (light mauve), P. 
Coquelicot (bright crimson), and P. Etna, also a 
fine rich crimson. (Silver Floral Medal.) 
Messrs. Thos. S. Ware, Ltd., of Hale Farm Nur¬ 
series, Tottenham, brought together a large 
enumeration of Dahlias in all classes. Of the free 
and graceful Cactus types, Starfish, a bright vermil¬ 
ion; Col. Wilson, Beatrice (pale mauve); Mrs. C. 
Turner, brilliant sulphur-yellow ; and a fine banking 
of Lilies and herbaceous flowers. Messrs. Ware’s 
Begonias, too, were shown, and one only needs to 
mention these to recall the fact that no better could 
be seen. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Purnell Purnell, Esq., of Woodlands, Streatbam 
Hill, showed a miscellaneous group of greenhouse 
plants in flower, including Fuchsias, Begonias, 
Celosias, &c. Nice foliage plants were interspersed. 
(Bronze Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., of Chelsea, 
S.W., showed a very varied grcup of Conifers and 
Pentstemons in pots. These latter were all named, 
and were remarkable for good form and substance. 
Le Flambeau, white throat and purple edge; 
Minerva, one of the same, but somewhat lighter; 
Lord Cromer, mauvy; and Pallas, a soft pink 
variety, were very fine. They also showed large 
specimens of Andromeda arborea, Apera arundin- 
acea, Clerodendron trichotomum, and Vitis hetero- 
phylla var. 
Mr. H. J. Jones, of Ryecroft, Hither Green, 
Lewisham, had a select array of double and single 
Begonia blooms. The substance of these blooms, 
and the brilliance of the same, made up for a some¬ 
what lack in the size. Numerous fine seedlings were 
shown, and of the named varieties Phil Rider, rosy- 
carmine ; H. A. Needs, glowing ball of scarlet- 
crimson ; and Hovis, with beautiful rounded petals, 
were very fine ; so were the singles. 
Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, Herts., 
were strong in Roses and Phloxes. Esperance is a 
strikingly fine Phlox, with a white rayed centre and 
mauve edge; Etna, a warm crimson bloom; 
Diamond, pure white; and Iris, a violet-purple 
variety. The Roses were good, especially H. T. 
Marquis de Salisbury, Viscountess Folkestone, the 
new Tea, Empress Alexandra of Russia, a dull, 
rolled-up but pleasant rosy-pink cluster Rose, sure 
to take well; together with some fine blooms of 
Marechal Niel from the open. 
Messrs. Kelway & Son, Langport, put together a 
mighty fine double cordon of Gladioli of the Gande- 
vensis types. We cannot give more than a mention 
of a tithe of the grand samples shown, almost every 
one of those shown having long spikes of large 
well shaped, brilliant flowers, in a host of colour 
combinations. Nothing could be nicer for massing 
in beds than this selection :—St. Gatien (brilliant car¬ 
mine, white pencilling), Calliphon (rosy-crimson, 
suffused white), Gallia, peach ground and speckled 
with light mauve, very fine; Princess Royal, pink 
with deeper edge; Marcianus, living crimson or Ver¬ 
million ; Dodo, pink and maculated; Semolina, an 
orange-carmine variety, extremely beautiful. (Silver 
Plora Medal.) 
Messrs. Paul & Sons, the Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, 
made one of ihe most pleasing displays in the hall• 
Herbaceous Phloxes were almost the only show, but 
so well relieved by Stachys latifolia that alone this 
blaze was very lovely. Argon, a pale peach variety; 
Coquelicot, a lovely liviDg carmine show ; Iris, the 
deep violet variety ; Bayadere, pure white; Claudot, 
pale pink with deeper centre; Etna, brilliant car¬ 
mine ; and Huxley, mauve edge and white centre. 
(Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Wallace & Co., of Colchester, grouped a 
display of hardy cut flowers. Gladioli, Liliums and 
Montbretias were each well represented and gave 
beauty and fragrance around their part. Lilium 
auratum, L. a. rubrum viitatum, were really good; 
and Leveque, W. Watson and Etna Gladioli, good 
also. The Montbretia crocosmiaeflora and Pottsi 
varieties are always lovely and should be grown by 
all. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Mr. H. B. May made quite a sensation with his 
new Campanula isophylla .Mayi, a new form sent* 
out recently by him. If all the specimens could be 
grown as those shown by Mr. May, then everybody 
will take to growing this. Ferns were freely used 
around the three conical Campanula groups. (Silver 
Banksian Medal.) 
Mrs. Abbott, South Villa, Regent’s Park (gar¬ 
dener, Mr. G. Kell), brought a most creditable group 
of half-hardy annuals (Celosia plumosa varitties) 
and stove fine foliage plants. Palms were in great 
evidence in the arrangement, and Ferns and 
Eulalia japonica, the striped grass. Crotons, of 
good colour and form, and also some fine Caladiums, 
Dracaenas and well flowered Liliums composed in 
their combination a most effective and large flowing 
arrangement. (Silver Gilt Flora Medal.) 
Messrs, John Laing & Sons, of Forest Hill, S.E., 
showed Caladiums, interspersed with Eulalia 
japonica and Pteris serrulata. Mme. Imbert 
Koechlin (pale green or creamy, maculated with red 
blotches); Excellent, a large foliaged variety, with 
purple veins and a green edge, covered with white 
spots ; Mons Chaber, creamy-green and marked wtth 
white ; Le Grand Success, white and green suffused ; 
and the old Candidum were each types of good 
culture and selection. Besides these, the beautiful 
Saxifraga sarmentosa tricolor superba, quite like a 
silver tricolor Pelargonium, was staged in baskets. 
(Silver Flora Medal.) 
Mr. S. Mortimer, Rowledge, Farnham, Surrey, 
showed a group of some 300 blooms of Cactus and 
Pompon Dahlias. Confining ourattention tothe Cac¬ 
tus varieties as being mostly appreciated at present, 
we have Starfish, a brilliant crimson ; Mr. John 
Goddard, deep rich blood-red; Ebony, very deep 
and good; Lucius, orange-carmine; and Countess 
of Gosford, buff or brownish-yellow. Lady 
Penzance, pure clear yellow ; Island Queen, a pale 
mauve form ; and Day Service, a beautiful thing but 
of a curious colour. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Webb & Brand, of Saffron Walden, 
staged some six dozen blooms of Hollyhocks, three 
blooms of each variety,such as Aletha Smith (reddish- 
pink) ; Mrs. Crammer Byng (blush); Alfred Cliater 
(mauvy-pink); and Alba superba, a pure white. 
(Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, staged Cactus 
Dahlia blooms in the following prime favourites • 
Capstan, King of Siam (dark maroon); Countess of 
Lonsdale; Fusilier (orange-carmine); Beatrice (pale 
mauve); and Exquisite (a bright brick red.) They 
also showed Acacia spikes, and various species of 
Eulalia, as E. Japonica zebrina stricta (new); E. 
gracillima; and E. variegata, all hardy and suitable 
lor the edge of ponds. 
Messrs. J. Hill & Son, of Barrowfield Nurseries, 
Lower Edmonton, banked a great group of Adian- 
tums in very many fire varieties. The plants were 
certainly creditable to the firm. Of the very fine 
forms we find A. Faulknerii, and A. gracillimum; 
and A. Capillus-Veneris Mariesii ; A. tenerum ; A 
Collisii ; A. rhodophyllum (a lovely pink massy little 
plant); A. curvatum ; A. macrophyllum ; A. farley- 
ense; and A. Capillus-Veneris imbricatum of the 
intermediate and larger fronded varieties. (Silver 
Flora Medal ) 
A collection of fruit came from Lord Gerrard 
(gardener. Mr. Walker). The Melons, which included 
Blenheim Orange ; Frogmore Seedling ; High Cross 
Hybrid ; Hero of LockiDge ; Holborn Favourite 
and others were grand to a high degree. Peaches 
were behind somewhat, but Grapes were good. 
(Silver Knightian Medal.) 
Lord Foley (gardener, Mr. Miller), of Ruxley 
Lodge, Esher,also sent a high class collection of fruit, 
some from indoors, some irom under glass. Melon 
Archie Henderson ; Peaches, Violette Hative, and 
Royal George; Orange Rivers Apricot; Kirk’s 
Plum; Guigne de Winkler Cherry, and strong 
clustered sprajs of Bigarrau Blanc d’ Espagne, a 
most remarkable bearing branch, well deserved the 
Silver Knightian Medal. 
Mr. G. Keif, of South Abbot, held a splendid show 
of fruit (grown within two miles of Charing Cross), 
including Barrington Peach, Monarch Melon, Black 
Hamburgh Grapes, and Plums and Apples,&c. (Silver 
Gilt Knightian Medal.) 
Messrs. S. Spooner & Sons, of Hounslow, had a 
handsome exhibit of Apples in thirty-six dishes from 
five to nine fruits each. Early Red Margaret, Peach 
Apple, Lady Sudeley, Duchess of Oldenburg, Beauty 
of Bath, and Red Astrachan were the finest of the 
array. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., also bad a beautiful 
and clean array of Apples in the following good varie¬ 
ties:—Irish Peacb, Duchess of Oldenburg, Beauty of 
Bath, Lady Sudeley, White Transparent. 
Messrs. Burrell & Co., Howe House Nurseries, 
Cambridge, had a number of beautiful Cactus 
Dahlias of great brilliance. They received several 
Awards of Merit. 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, Enfield, 
had some fine plants of their recent introduction 
Acer californicum aureum. 
Messrs. Geo. Bunyard & Co., of Maidstone, had a 
very superior exhibit of Apples, of which Lady 
Sudeley, Lord Suffield, Peter the Great, Mr. Glad¬ 
stone, Duchess of Oldenburg, and Beauty of Bath 
were each examples from many others, all of sur¬ 
passing quality. (Silver Knightian Medal.) 
Messrs. Cannell & Sons, of Swanley, Kent, had a 
vase of the improved Centaurea americana alba, a 
novelty to the list of Centaureas. The best descrip¬ 
tion of it would be to say it resembled an enormous 
Sweet Sultan bloom. They also sent some plants of 
Nemesia compacta alba. 
LADYWELL, LEWISHAM, AND DISTRICT, 
COTTAGERS'. —Aitgust 1 6th and ijth. 
Favoured with ideal weather and a hearty appre¬ 
ciation from the large turn out of visitors, the pro¬ 
moters and members of the above horticultural 
society cannot complain at all of this, their 18th 
annual exhibition. S. J. Gore, Esq., very kindly 
lent his beautiful and very well adapted grounds of 
Camp Hill House for the exhibition tents, &c. The 
chief arrangements had been carried cut under the 
direction of Mr. H. J. Jones, the well-known nur¬ 
seryman, assisted by Messrs. Pratt (secretary), W. 
Bennett (treasurer), and other officers. The show 
was formally opened by Mrs. H. J. Jones in the 
afternoon, who made the following apt observation, 
that it gave her great pleasure in responding to 
the kind invitation of the committee. The society, 
she said, was to be congratulated upon so great 
a success. It commenced in 1882 with an exhibition 
of Vegetable Marrows. To-day it had a membership 
of 300, with twelve acres of ground ; and 150 tenants 
of allotments. She thought this was very encouraging 
especially when one considered how fast the builder 
was covering all available spaces. The hope was ex! 
pressed that the keen interest would be maintained 
and furthered, as it was really a good work. Mrs. 
Jones was presented with a beautiful bouquet of 
flowers at this juncture. A large company of those 
interested sat at luncheon soon after three. The 
Chinese lante:trs and bunting, together with sports 
