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THE GARDENING WORLD 
May 12, 1900. 
The Duke of Northumberland (gardener, Mr. 
George Wythes, V M.H.) set up a magnificent 
collection of sixty dishes of early vegetables. The 
table upheld fine samples of The Lyon Leek, 
Veitchi’s Maincrop Cabbage, Sutton’s Dwarf 
White Broccoli, Syon House Prolific Potato, a 
splendid variety, late Purple Sprouting, Market 
Favourite Cucumber, Early Large Red Tomato, 
Victoria Imperial .Round Spinnach, Seakale, 
Asparagus, Kidney Beans, Carrots, Onions, Peas, 
Turnips, young Potatos, Radishes, Parsley, and 
other things. The collection was the more com¬ 
mendable after such a season, with its paucity of 
rain and its fluctuating temperature. (Silver Gilt 
Knightian Medal.) 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, received a 
First-class Certificate for a white leaved variety of 
Asparagus Sprengerii. This is a most remarkable 
new form. 
Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Lowfield Nurseries, 
Crawley, made an exceedingly interesting exhibit of 
flowering shrub shoots. Some of the finer of these 
were Pyrus halleana, Pyrus japonica, P. imperialis, P. 
floribunda (large fruited variety), P. spectabilis rosea 
fl. pi., Berberis dulcis, Spiraea prunifolia fl. pi., 
Elaeagnus edulis, Kerria japonica, Ribes aureum, 
Pyrus Malus atro-sanguineum, a very lovely form of 
it, and with these there were some very fine bright 
foliaged shrubs such as Acer Nizetti, A. Pseudo- 
platanus lutescens and Spiraea opulifolia aurea. 
Messrs. Cheal also showed two new free flowering 
and growing Pyruses. P. niedivitzkiana is one of 
these new varieties, having large ruby-pink flowers 
and purple wood and foliage which add great merit 
to it; the other is P. Malus kaido large flowered, 
free in growth and of a soft sweet rosy-pink and 
silver. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Barr & Sons, King Street, Covent 
Garden, London, gave us a feast in Darwin and single 
and double Tulips, Narcissi, Irises, and other hardy 
cut flowers. Among the Darwin Tulips, The Sultan, 
Peter Barr, Gipsy Queen, Violet Queen, Purple 
King, Coridon, were fine. Maurice Vilmorin, Flora 
Wilson, Cernuus Pulcher, Falstaff, Stella superba, 
Frank Miles, Hon. Mrs. Barton, Ray Smith, Gloria 
Mundi, Madge Matthews, William Goldring, Mdme. 
de Graaff, Red Star were good varieties of Narcissi, 
while of single and double Tulips there was a fine 
host to choose from. (Silver Gilt Banksian 
Medal) 
Messrs. ]. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., The Royal Exotic 
Nurseries, Chelsea, set up a beautiful group of hybrid 
mollis Azaleas, Hydrangea Mariesii and Maples, 
the former showing marked improvement. Monsieur 
Desbois is a fine variety of the “ Hybrid mollis," 
Byron, a double-flowered white form ; Dulcinii, a 
deep orange variety, and others were of first-rate 
quality and bsauty. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
The Earl of Camperdown (gardener, Mr. M. 
Masterson), Weston House, Shipton-on-Stour, re¬ 
ceived a Silver Knightian Medal for a small but 
fine collection of fruits. The Apples Blenheim 
Pippin, Allen’s Everlasting, Nutmeg Pippin, and the 
stewing Pear, Uvedale's St. Germain, of which there 
were two dishes of monster fruits. 
Mr. H. J. Jones, Ryecroft Nursery, Lewisham, 
had one of the finest tables of cut flowers of any 
staged in the hall. Irises were a particularly strong 
feature. Tulips and Narcissi were likewise in varied 
amount, and all were of the very best quality in 
colour, size, form, and substance. The Spanish 
Irises Jupiter, Chrysolora, Thunderbolt, Snowball, 
and Baron de Humboldt were exceedingly sweet. 
Narcissus Agnes Barr, N. grandis, new and fine, 
Barrii conspicuus, and many of the Polyanthus 
section were liberally displayed. Tulips, early singles, 
doubles, and Darwins were as fine as any we ever 
see either in the Drill Hall or elsewhere. (Silver 
Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. J. James & Son, Farnham Royal, showed 
some beautiful gold-laced Polyanthus. 
Mr. Knowles, Woking, set up a basket of Daphne 
Cneorum, well-flowered plants. 
Miss Jekyll, V.M.H., received a Bronze Banksian 
Medal for two beautiful baskets of Polyanthus and 
Primroses, mostly shades of yellow and white. 
Messrs. R. Veitch & Son, Exeter, showed a num¬ 
ber of Himalayan hybrid Rhododendrons, and of 
which the finest was Coombe Royal, a variety with 
large flowers of a white colour, faintly suffused 
with soft pink and speckled on the upper petals with 
purple spots. 
ROYAL GALEDONIAN .—May 2nd. 
According to their arrangements (which we pre¬ 
viously referred to) the Council of the Royal Cale¬ 
donian Horticultural Society held the first of their 
smaller exhibitions on Wednesday, May 2nd, in 
Dowell's Rooms, George Street. Edinburgh. 
The result of this inauguration has been most 
satisfactory. The society in this connection has 
taken a leaf from the rules of the Royal Horticul¬ 
tural Society of England, for a lecture on " Primroses 
and their Allies " was delivered during the afternoon 
by Mr. R. Lindsay, late of the Royal Botanic Gar¬ 
dens, Edinburgh. This adjunct was well devised. 
The continuance of these extra shows wholly de¬ 
pends on the public encouragement they receive. 
The gardeners and nurserymen themselves are sure 
to provide a pretty selection of whatever is in season, 
and it behoves the society io do its utmost to estab¬ 
lish these meetings as concrete features of the year’s 
business. In time we should hope to know of 
monthly exhibitions and lectures. The trade and 
gardening generally would surely receive much 
stimulus thereby, and Scottish horticulture and the 
votaries thereof would be bonded together as a more 
evident power. 
Mr. Robt. Lindsay had about forty species and 
varieties of Primulas to illustrate his lecture. 
Exhibits of Polyanthus and Primulas, including 
twelve varieties of doubles, were set up by Mr. 
Robert M. Reid, Ashiestiel, Galashiels. 
Messrs. R. B. Laird & Sons, Ltd., arranged a 
group of Caladiums, most of them seedlings of their 
own, and a number of new zonal Pelargoniums. 
Mr. John Downie, Beech-hill Nursery, Murray- 
field, exhibited a group principally of Ericas, and 
new exotic Ferns. Bougainvilleas, Ferns, &c , were 
also set up. 
Messrs. W. Gordon & Sons, Coltbridge Nursery, 
Murrayfield, had on view a fine collection of 
Primulas and alpines. 
Mr. C. W CowaD, Valleyfield, Penicuik, sent up 
an exceedingly fine exhibit of Narcissus. The varie¬ 
ties were all good, as Glory of Leiden, J. B. M. 
Camm, Mdme. de Graaff, Mdme. Plemp, Monarch, 
and Mabel Cowan. 
Messrs. Thos. Methven & Sons, Warriston Nur¬ 
sery, had a fane display of Rhododendrons from the 
open ground. 
Messrs. Storrie & Storrie, Nurserymen, Dundee, 
had on view a basket of Borecole, which they name 
Invincible Albino. It seems to be an ornamental 
variety. 
Mr. R. P. Brotherston, gardener to the Earl of 
Haddington, Tyningham, Prestonkirk, staged a 
collection of forty dishes of Apples, truly a wonder¬ 
ful exhibit from a private garden so far north. 
Hoary Morning, Bess Pool, Paradise Pippin, and 
Beauty of Kent were included in the collection. 
The Messrs. Glass put up more than 100 varieties 
of cut Narcissi blooms. Victoria, Glory of Leiden t 
Katherine Spurrell, General Murray, and others were 
shown. 
Mr. Alex. MacMillan, Trinity Cottage, exhibited a 
fine lot of his seedling Rhododendrons, about which 
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The prize last week was awarded to Mr. R. 
Thatcher, Lockinge Gardens. Wantage, Barks., for 
his article on " Forcing Iris," p. 565. 
Questions add sosujsfs- 
Scirpus setaceus. —E. C H. D : In the edition 
of " The Student’s Flora of the British Islands," 
which you mention, you will find the plant recorded 
at the bottom of p. 39S, under the generic name of 
Isolepis. At p. 400 you will find it described under 
the name of Isolepis setacea. Strangely enough the 
name does not occur in the index at all. We rarely 
look at the index, the natural order of arrangement 
being a sufficient guide for us in finding the order 
and page without consulting the index. This is the 
reason why we did not previously discover the 
omission of the name in the alphabetical list. 
Species of Erica in Cultivation.— E. C. H. D.: 
Something like 381 species of Erica, including a few 
hybrids are recorded as having been introduced to 
this country ; but whether all these are in cultiva¬ 
tion at the present day is quite another question. It 
is more than probable that the greater portion of 
them have been lost to cultivation, while a few may 
linger here and there in isolated gardens, the largest 
collections most likely being in botanic gardens. For 
exhibition purposes they have ail but disappeared, 
so that only those remain which are found to be 
useful for greenhouse decorations, &c., in winter and 
spring. 
Climbing Roses for Arches in Exposed Position. 
— D.W.D. : Some of the Ayrshire Roses should 
answer your purpose, as they are hardy and of rapid 
growth though the flowers are only siDgle. Some of 
the best are Bennett’s Seedling, Queen of Ayrshires, 
Queen of Belgians, and Dundee Rambler. The 
double forms of Rosa multiflora should also prove 
hardy with you. The flowers are of various 
colours, such as white, blush, pmk, rose and 
similar light shades, but they are produced in great 
abundance over a considerable period and are very 
showy though of small size. There are now many 
varieties of bunch or Noisette Roses,which belong to 
R. multiflora and which we think would prove hardy 
with you. The difficulty, we think, with you is that 
the summer is too short and too cool to ripen the 
wood properly, otherwise they would stand the 
winter and flower freely. You might also try the 
common Honeysuckle also the late Red and Dutch 
Honeysuckle. Forsythia suspensa is very hardy 
and ought to do well with you. Jasminum 
officinale ought to succeed, and J. revolutum we have 
seen growing very vigorously on a south aspect wall 
in the far north. 
Names of Plants. — Botan.: Narcissus cernuus 
plenus, or the old Double White Trumpet Daffodil. 
It is now very scarce and valuable.— E. C.H. D : 1, 
Erica carnea; 2, Helianthemum po ifolium (you 
might say where this was found).— Philo math us: 1, 
Boronia heterophylla ; 2. Pyrus elaeagnifolia, some¬ 
times called P. sahcifolia, in parks and gardens.— 
A. M. : i, Phlox amoena ; 2, Alyssum saxatile; 3, 
Ibetis tenoreana ; 4, Spiraea prunifolia flore pleno.— 
R. M .; 1. Pyrus Malus floribunda ; 2, Amelanchier 
canadensis ; 3, Berberis stenophylla ; 3, Ribes 
aureum ; 4, Veronica hulkeana ; 5, Clematis azurea. 
— A. C.: 1, Potentilla Fragariastrum ; 2, Vinca 
major variegata; 3, Pulmonaria officinalis; 4, Pul- 
monaria saccharata var. ; 5, Euphorbia Cyparissias ; 
6 , Omphalodes verna.— A. G. B. : 1, Pyrus Maulei ; 
2, Gentiana acaulis ; 3, Myosotis sylvatica.— R.W.G.: 
1, Dendrobium devonianum ; 2, Odontoglossum 
wilckeanum ; 3, Max'dlaria luteo-purpurea ; 4, On- 
cidium sarcodes ; 5, Miltonia flava.— D. R. : 1, Hut- 
chinsia alpina ; 2, Phlox subulata. 
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