April 28, 1900. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
557 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, had a 
well flowered little group of the showy and highly 
attractive Dendrobium Socius. They also exhibited 
Laeliocattleya wells'ana, Cypripedium Jocasta, and 
Zygocolax Veitchii. Mr. H. A. Tracy, Orchid Nur¬ 
series, Twickenham, staged Cattleya Schroderae 
Regalis. W. Vanner, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Robbins), 
Camden Wood, Chislehurst, showed Cypripedium 
William Vanner. Sir J. Miller, Bart., Manderston, 
Dunns, N.B., showed Laeliocattleya Lady Miller. 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. 
White), Burford Lodge, DorkiDg, exhibited Dendro¬ 
bium macrostachyum, Cirrhopetalum fimbriatum, a 
strongly scented Cattleya Schroderae, and a well 
flowered plant of Dendrobium teretifolium. 
H. T. Pitt, Esq , Rosslyn, Stamford Hill, exhibi¬ 
ted a varied collection of Orchids, prominent 
amongst which were Cattleya lawrenceana, C. 
Schroderae, C. Mossiae Wageneri, Dendrobium 
devonianum, D. thyrsiflorum, Odontoglossum 
wilckeanum Pittiae, Cattleya schilleriana Pitt’s 
var., Miltonia Roezlii, M. R. alba, Cochlioda 
noetzliana, Mesospinidium vulcanicum grandi- 
florum, and many other interesting and choice forms. 
(Silver Flora Medal.) 
Sir F. Wigan, Bart (grower, Mr. W. H Young), 
Clare Lawn, East Sheen, also staged an interesting 
exhibit of Orchids. Well bloomed were Laelia 
Latona, Cattleya Mendelii, C. William Murray, 
C. Schroderae, C. schilleriana, C. intermedia, C. i. 
alba, C. i. superba. and ether of its varieties. (Silver 
Flora Medal). 
W. Thompson, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. Stevens), 
Walton Grange, Stone, Staffs, exhibited some choice 
and valuable Odontoglossums, including O. c. 
Victoria Regina, and O. c. The Earl. M. Florent 
Claes, 55, Rue des Champs, Brussels, staged 
Physurus Ortgiesii. Walter Cobb, Esq. (gardener, 
Mr. Howes), Dulcote, Tunbridge Wells, staged 
Odontoglossum naevium, O. triumphans Dulcote 
var., O. t. Mr. Cobb, and Cattleya Schroderae 
caerulescens. 
De B. Crawshay, Esq. (gardener, Mr. S. Ccoke), 
Rosefield, Sevenoaks, exhibited O. crispum Lionel 
Crawshay, O. c. Imperatrix roseum, O. wendlandia- 
num crawshayanum, O. crispum Nebula, and O. c. 
bonnyanum crawshayanum. Norman C. Cookson, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. Wm. Murray), Oakwood, 
Wylam-on-Tyne, exhibited Odontoglossum ander- 
sonianum Cooksoni. J. Colman, Esq. (gardener, 
Mr. W. P. Bound), Gatton Park, Reigate, staged 
Odontoglossum andersonianum, Gatton Park var. 
H. Little, Esq. (gardener, Mr. A. Howard), Baron’s 
Halt, Twickenham, exhibited Laelia purpurata 
tracyanum. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, sent 
up a group of pretty little odds and ends, all of 
which are indispensable in gardens .of taste and 
beauty. Their Begonia Count Zepplin is a great 
acquisition. The foliage is a bright, clear green, 
clean cut and plentifully borne. The medium-sized 
scarlet-crimson double flowers being strikingly 
effective. Nepeta Glechoma variegata in pots arid 
a number of flowering shoots of the semperflorens 
type of Begonia were also shown. A spray of 
Veronica hulkeana, of a soft lavender colour, is a 
superb variety which ought to be in all greenhouse 
collections. 
Messrs. Geo. Jackmann & Son, Woking Nursery, 
Surrey, arranged a very rich and varied collection of 
plants and flowers from the open air. Spiraea 
multiflora albida made a fine show, then there was 
a large collection of cut Daffodils, comprising some 
of the best of the trumpet and poeticus sections, 
besides which alpines were seen in quantity. 
Quality was in proportion to quantity. Of alpines 
the following were particularly fine and worthy of 
attention from lovers of hardy plants Ramondia 
pyrenaica, R. serbica, Arnebia echioides, Narcissus 
triandrus albus, Chrysogonum virginicum, Morisia 
hypogaea, together with varieties of Primulas, Globe¬ 
flowers, Eremurus and Clematis. (Silver Banksian 
Medal) 
Mr. W. Rumsey, Waltham Cross, set up a very 
sweet bank of cut Roses in stands. Among the finer 
of them were Noisette L ldeal, Tea Niphelos, Mare- 
chal Niel and H.P.’s in large assortment. (Silver 
Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. John Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, Londcn, 
grouped H.P. Roses in pots, Mrs. John Laing, 
Baroness Rothschild, Mdme. V. Verditr, &c., beiog 
strong and fine ; Rhododendrons in the best named 
varieties, pot Clematis, Miss Batemann, C. Fair 
Rosamond, both white: C. Lady Londesborough, a 
deep clear blue ; Azaleas, double Lilacs, Crimson 
Rambler Roses in pots (a lovely sight), Prunus 
triloba and Staphyleas. Besides this group of hardy 
flowering plants and shrubs, Messrs. Laing set up 
a superb array of stove and greenhouse flowering 
and foliage plants. Their strain of Clivias (fmantc- 
phyllums) are second to none in point of excellence. 
Stanstead Beauty variety is a rich type, Harry Laing 
is good, so with Bobs and Baden-Powell, varieties 
whose names show them to be of recent introduction. 
(Silver Banksian Medal). 
Mr. H. J. Jones, Ryecroft Nursery, Lewisham, 
showed a neat array of Narcissi, which embraced the 
the chief varieties of all sections. Of trumpets, 
Empress, bicolor grandis, Emperor, Samson, Vic¬ 
toria, P. R. Barr, Barrii conspicuus were most 
prominent. The old swan's neck Willian Goldring, 
Mrs. Langtry, Duchess of Westminster, Queen of 
Spain, and Poeticus ornatus were all shown. (Silver 
Banksian Medal) 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., The Royal 
Exotic Nurseries, Chelsea, staged a wonderfully fine 
array of cut Narcissi. Trumpets were shown well in 
Captain Nelson, Mrs. Walter T. Ware, Rugilobus, 
Glory of Leiden, bicolor Victoria, Emperor, and 
others. Cynosure, Maurice Vilmorin, Duchess of 
Westminster, Stella, &c., represented good varieties 
of the Barrii and Leedsii sections. Worthy of 
special notice amoDg the trumpets was Van Wave- 
r en's Giant, a variety of enormous size and depth of 
colour. This received a considerable amount of 
attention. The Messrs. Veitch also showed a fine 
group of Magnolias and Lilacs. (Silver Banksian 
Medal.) 
Mr. G. W. Piper, Uckfield, Sussex, showed a 
quantity of his beautiful Tea Rose Sunrise. 
Mr. H. B. May, Dyson’s L3ne Nurseries, Upper 
Edmonton, had a group of Crimson Rambler Roses 
in pots, Clematis in best named sorts and well grown, 
Bougainvillea, Hydrangeas, Astilbes, Acalypha his- 
pida, Caladiums, and Negundos. The quality and 
arrangement of the group left nothing to be desired. 
(Silver Gilt Flora Medal.) 
Mr. John Russell, Richmond Nurseries, Richmond, 
Surrey, showed a group of Acers, chief in the fine 
leaved section being A. palmatum dissectum orna- 
tum, A. palmatum, A. p. linearilobum rubrum, A. 
p. roseum marginatum, and A. palmatifidum. (Silver 
Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. R. H Bath, Ltd., The Floral Farms, 
Wisbech, made a brave display of cut Daffodils, 
comprising all that are worth having at the present 
time. The form, substance, and depth of colour of 
all the varieties were exceptionally fine, proving that 
the Wisbech air and soil is all in all for Narcissi 
growth. Incomparabilis Princess Heath, and of 
trumpets, Empress, Glory of Leiden, Weardale Per¬ 
fection, Mdme. de Plemp, Maximus, John Nelson, 
Mdme. de Graaff, and Victoria are a list of the very 
best trumpet Daffodils in commerce. Of the 
Leedsii’s, Duchess of Westminster, Gem, Grand 
Duchess, Katherine Spurrel), Princess Mary, 
Beatrice, and Minnie Hume are also specially lovely. 
(Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Hogg and Robertson, the Queen's Seeds¬ 
men, 22, Mary Street, Dublin, set up an exceedingly 
fine group of single Tulips, comprising some eighty- 
four in all. The following includes a list of the 
more brilliant varieties. It may be noted here that 
the fine form and size were conspicuous in these 
Irish grown Tulips. Alba regalis, white. Admiral 
Rayneirsi, flaked crimson and white, Grand Due de 
Russia, mauve and white flaking, Artus, deep Ver¬ 
million, Couleur de Cardinal, deep strong crimson, 
Vurbaak a bright red crimson, double variety, and 
Maes, a well-formed, large and strong crimson-red 
single variety. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
The Director, the Royal Gardens, Kew, set up 
some finely grown plants of the new type of Ciner¬ 
aria named Lady Thiseiton Dyer, coming from 
Heritieri x Blue Garden variety. The foliage 
is grey of somewhat irregular reniform shape, 
and small. The flowers are bright, the umbelli¬ 
ferous heads spreading. For a greenhouse plant 
some are of opinion that this type of Cineraria does 
not merit the amount of space it occupies in the 
greenhouse. 
Rev. G. H. Engleheart, Appleshaw, Andover, 
exhibited a collection of bis seed iDg Narcissi. One 
has only to mention Mr. Engleheart's name in con¬ 
nection with hybrid Narcissi to turn the mind to 
those of all that is sweetest and best among this 
lovely class of plants. 
At this time there were some very fine new varie¬ 
ties shown, some of which obtained an Award of 
Merit. Of these Diana, one of the Leedsii section 
resembling Duchess of Westminster, but greatly 
improved, was exquisite. Plenipo,a double incompar¬ 
abilis type ; Virgil, a large poeticus variety ; 
Brigadier, a large and handsome trumpet variety, to¬ 
gether with Lander, Corona, Enid, and Solfaterre 
of various sections were all the centre of an admiring 
crowd. 
Leopold de Rothschild, Esq., Gunnersbury House, 
Acton (gardener, Mr. James Hudson, V.M.H.), 
showed wbat cculd be done in the way of flowering 
scented Pehrgoniums. As a rule these do not flower 
freely, but here they were laden with brilliant 
trusses. 
Messrs. Wm. Cutbush & Son, Highgate, London, 
N , were strong in Staphylea colchica, Viburnum 
opulus, Azaleas in all kinds, double Lilac Mdme. 
Lemoine, and other spring flowering shrubby plants. 
Calla elliottiana was also seen in fine form. This 
firm makes a speciality of such plants as we have 
noted, and supply the best of stock. (Bronze Flora 
Medal.) 
Messrs. Frank Cant & Co , Braiswick Nursery, 
Colchester, made a fine impression on visitors with 
their pot H. P. and other Roses. The blooms of 
the plants, the quality of these themselves and the 
variety of them, was worthy of all commendation. 
H. P. Charles Lefebvre, Tea, Bridesmaid, and Bour¬ 
bon Mrs. Paul, were perfect of their kind. (Silver 
Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Carter & Co., High Holborn, London, 
showed an extra good bank of dwarf greenhouse 
Cinerarias. They were the most perfect we have 
seen this year, but the fever for novelty among 
Cinerarias at the present, caused these to be some¬ 
what overlooked. They will continue in favour, 
however, when other types are forgotten. Their 
double flowering strain was very fine. (Silver 
Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, showed a 
long table of Cineraria cruenta hybrids, grown dwarf 
and flowered well. This is one of the coming types, 
sure to find favour with all cultivators. 
Messrs. R. and G. Cuthbert, Southgate Nursery, 
Middlesex, arranged a very fine selection of Ghent 
named Azaleas. They were highly attractive and 
very beautiful in their many colours, and fragrant to 
boot. A fine group. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. R. Wallace & Co., Kilnfield Gardens, 
Colchester, showed a table of the choicer varieties of 
cut Daffodils, such as Burbidgei John Bain, Baroness 
Heath, Barii Maurice Vilmorin, Incomparabilis 
Princess Mary, Frank Miles, C. W. Cowan, and any 
amount of trumpet Daffs. 
Messrs. Paul & Son, The Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, 
were strong in beautiful pot Roses, all of which 
were splendid samples of culture. (Silver Gilt Flora 
Medal) 
Messrs. Barr & Sons, King Street, Covent Garden, 
London, exhibited, as all might expect, an immense 
quantity of Narcissi blooms, including a number of 
absolutely new varieties, a number of which were 
certificated. The following may be enumerated :— 
General Murray, Maggie May, Lucifer, Stella 
superba, Monarch, Cassandra, Weardale Perfection, 
Chaucer, Gloria Mundi, Apricot, and Golden Nug¬ 
get. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
W. Bryant, Esq. (gardener, Mr. D. Kemp), Stoke 
Park, Slough, showed a group of Hippeastrums 
grown from seeds sown in March, 1894. They were 
magnificent, and to say more in praise words would 
fail us. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. John Peed & Sons, Roupell Park Nur¬ 
series, Norwood Road, S.E., staged a fine group of 
Lilacs, Ribes, Clivias, Cytisus, Guelder Roses, and 
Laburnums (Bronze Banksian Medal.) 
The Guildford Hardy Plant Nursery, Mill Head, 
Guildford, staged fine basketfuls of Primulas, 
alpine, show, fancy, and colour-edged varieties of 
Auriculas. 
Mr. W. J. Godfrey, The Nurseries, Exmouth, 
showed two baskets of a lovely fancy Pelargonium 
named Emmanuel Lias. The plants were very flori- 
ferous, the blooms being very finely crimpled, and 
sweetly coloured soft crimson and white. 
Sir Francis T. Barry, Bart., M.P., St. Leonard’s 
Hill, Windsor (gardener, Mr. R. Biown), received a 
