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THE GARDENING WORLD 
July 7, 1900. 
and Lettuces were all shown. Every dish had a ring 
of green Parsley around it, and all were massive and 
given i ft. of space between each dish. Effect had 
been considered in the arranging. Lettuces were 
the only weak thing. (Gold Medal.) 
Medals awarded. 
The following awards were made by the Richmond 
Horticultural Society:— Silver Gilt Medals for 
groups of plants were awarded to Mr. John 
Russell, Richmond ; Messrs. W. Fromow & Sons, 
Chiswick ; Mr. H. J. Jones, Ryecroft, Lewisham ; 
Messrs. John LaiDg & Sons, Forest Hill, S.E.; Mr. 
Wm. Thompson, Sheen Nurseries, Richmond; 
Messrs. T. Rivers & Sons, Sawbridgeworth ; Mr. W. 
IcetOD, Roebampton, and Messrs. T. S. Ware, Ltd., 
Feltham, London. Silver Medals were awarded to 
Messrs. Wm. Cutbush & Sons, Highgate, London, 
N. ; Messrs. Dobbie & Co., Rothesay, N.B.; Mr. 
Wm. Spooner, Arthur’s Bridge, Woking; Messrs. R. 
Green, Ltd., 28 & 29, Crawford Street, W.; Messrs. 
J. Hill & Son, Lower Edmonton ; Messrs. Hugh Low 
& Co..Enfield ; Sir F. Wigan, Bart., East Sheen; Mr. 
Amos Perry, Winchmore Hill, London, N. ; Messrs. 
A. W. Young & Co., Stevenage, Herts; Messrs. 
Carter & Co., High Holbom, London ; W. Cunard, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Allsop), Orleans House, 
Twickenham. And Bronze Medals to Messrs. B. S. 
Williams & Sons, Upper Holloway, N.; Mr. T. 
Williams for Fuchsias; Mr. J. Farmer for cottage 
produce ; and Messrs. Paul & Sons. 
From the Royal Horticultural Society, Messrs J. 
Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, obtained a Gold Medal 
for various groups; and one Silver Gilt Banksian 
Medal for Carnations, &c. ; Messrs J. Hill & Son, 
Barrowfield Nurseries, Lower Edmonton, obtained a 
Gold Medal for Ferns; and Mr. Edwin Beckett, 
Elstree, a Gold Medal for a collection of vegetables ; 
Messrs. Wm. Cutbush & Son, Highgate, a Silver 
Banksian Medal; and the same to Leopold de 
Rothschild, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Hudson) ; 
Messrs.J.Peed & Sons; Messrs. Carter & Co.; Messrs. 
Geo. Jackman & Son, and Messrs. Kelway & Son. 
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WINDSOR, ETON & DISTRICT ROSE AND 
HORTICULTURAL .—June 30 th. 
The annual Rose show of this society was held in the 
Home Park, Windsor, on the above date, and was 
acknowledged to be better than any previous one, 
both in the competitive and non-competithe classes. 
The day was cool and cloudy, in fact, quite cold at 
time?, but rain kept off and there was a good attend¬ 
ance. The Queen visited the show in the afternoon. 
The premier award (The Queen's Cup) for forty- 
eight distinct varieties of Roses, was won by Messrs. 
Alexander Dickson & Sons, Royal Nurseries, New- 
townards, Co. Down. They had magnificent blooms 
of Mildred Grant (new), W. J. Grant, Gustave 
Piganeau, Mrs. Mawley, and Mrs. J. Laing. Lady 
Clanmorris, Mdme. de Watteville, Kaiserin Augusta, 
Francisca Kruger, and Comtesse Nadaillac were fine 
Teas. Mr. Benjamin R. Cant took the second place 
with grand blooms of Mrs. W. J. Grant, Ulrich 
Brunner, Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi, &c. Messrs. 
D. Prior & Son, Myland Nurseries, Colchester, took 
the third place with smaller blooms, but including 
Horace Vernet, the best Rose in the show, securing 
the Silver Medal. Messrs Frank CaDt Sc Co., Brais- 
wick Nursery, were made equal third. There were 
eight entries in this class. 
Messrs. A. Dickson & Sons also secured the 
leading award for eighteen Teas or Noisettes, single 
trusses. Mrs. Mawley, Anna Olivier, Souvenir 
d’ Elise and Comtesse de Panisse were some of his 
finest blooms. Mr. George Prince, Oxford, took the 
second place with very fine blooms of Comtesse de 
Nadaillac, Catherine Mermet, and Muriel Grahame. 
For twelve varieties of Roses in trusses of three 
each, Messrs. Alexander Dickson & Sons again 
came to the front with magnificent blooms of Mildred 
Grant. Mrs. W. J. Grant, Mrs. E. Mawley, &c. Mr. 
B. ,R. Cant took the second place with a fresh and 
even lot. Messrs. Frank Cant & Co. came in third 
with good stands. Competition was good. For 
twelve single trusses of any H. P. or H. T., Messrs. 
A. Dickson & Sons again came to the front with 
their new Tea Rose Mildred Grant, a creamy white 
tinted flesh and of great size. Mr. G. Prince was 
second with Mrs. W. J. Grant. Mr. B. R. Cant 
was third with Mrs. Sharman Crawford For twelve 
blooms of any Tea or Noisette, Mr. G. Prince came 
first with Comtesse de Nadaillac ; second, Messrs. A. 
Dickson & Sons ; third, Messrs, D. Prior & Son. 
Garden Roses made a fine display. The leading 
award for eighteen bunches was taken by Messrs. 
Paul & Son, Cheshunt, who had fine bunches of 
Polyantha grandiflora, Carmine Pillar, W. A. 
Richardson, Una, Alister Stella Gray, &c. Messrs. 
Geo. Cooling & Sons, Bath,were a good second, their 
bunches being stood wider apart to advantage. Mr. 
C. Turner, Slough, was a good third. 
For twenty-four varieties in single trusses the first 
prize went to the Rev. J. H. Pemberton, Havering- 
atte-Bower, Essex, with a very even lot. Mrs. Hay¬ 
wood (gardener, Mr. C. J. Salter), Woodhatch Lodge, 
Reigate, took the second place with a very good ex¬ 
hibit indeed. P. G. C. Burnand, Esq. (gardener, 
Mr. A. Humphrey), came in third. 
Rev. J. H. Pemberton again came to the front for 
twelve Roses, showing grand samples. G. W. Cook, 
Esq., was a good second; and Mrs. Haywood a very 
good third. G. W. Cook, Esq., came to the front for 
six Roses of one variety, showing Mrs. W. J. Grant. 
Mrs. Haywood was second with Mrs. Sharman 
Crawford ; and P. G. C. Burnand was third, but 
took the lead for twelve Teas. A. G. Gold, Esq. 
(gardener Mr. W. Mount), was second. 
G. W. Cook, Esq., took the lead for six triplets ; 
Rev. J. H. Pemberton was second; and Mrs. Hay¬ 
wood, third. 
The lead for eighteen Roses was taken by W. 
Colin Romaine, Esq. (gardener J. Guttridge), thus 
securing the Ben. Cant Challenge Bowl presented by 
Mr. B. R. Cant, Colchester. Arthur Munt, Esq., 
was second. There was good competition. 
Mrs. Geo. Bulteel (gardener, Mr. Jennings) had 
the best twelve Roses. H. Greenaway, Esq., was 
first for six Roses. W. Colin Romaine, Esq., took 
the lead for six trusses of any H.P. or H.T., show¬ 
ing Captain Hayward. N. L. Cohen, Esq. (gardener, 
Mr. A. Sturt), was first for six Teas. In the amateurs’ 
class for garden Roses the first prize for six bunches 
was taken by — Irving, Esq. (gardener, H. Elisha). 
Arthur Munt, Esq., had the best bloom in Comtesse 
de Nadaillac, shown by an amateur. 
Lady Pigott (gardener, Mr. J Fleming), Wexham 
Park, Slough, bad the finest group of plants, White 
Lilies, Malmaison Carnations and Francoa sonchi- 
folia being freely used amongst the Crotons, Palms, 
Bamboos, &c., which Mr. Fleming sets up so deftly. 
N. L. CoheD, Esq. (gardener, Mr. A Sturt), took the 
second place with a more solid group. A. F. 
Govett, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. Smith), was third. 
A. F. Govett, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. Smith), bad 
the best four specimen plants. Lady Pigott (gar¬ 
dener, Mr. J. Fleming), Wexham Park, Slough, 
was second. F. Baxter, Esq. (gardener, A. Eldridge), 
had the best specimen plant in bloom. Lady Pigott 
was first for four Ferns and the best ten pots of 
plants. The Lady Mary Currie (gardener, Mr. F. 
H. Berey) had the best table decorative plants. The 
lead for table decoration was taken by Miss Gee, 
using pink Pelargoniums. Mrs. G. Hegan had the 
best basket of Roses. W. Colin Romaine, Esq., 
staged the best display of cut Roses, winning the 
Duchess of Sutherland’s Challenge Cup. 
N. L. Cohen, Esq. (gardener, A. Sturt), had the 
best group of plams and cut flowers. The Lady 
Mary Currie was first for Sweet Peas, The Dowager 
Marchioness of Conynghame (gardener, H. White), 
being a good second. 
Miss Ridge (gardener, Mr. G. Lane) had the best 
black and white Grapes. G. Bulteel, Esq. (gar¬ 
dener, Mr. Jennings), was first for Strawberries; 
Mr. Irving for Nectarines, and the Lady Mary 
Currie for Peaches. 
Miscellaneous Exhibits. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, set up a 
massive bank of herbaceous plants, including grand 
bunches of Verbascum Chaixii, Paeonies, Delphin¬ 
iums, Spiraea Aruncus, Heuchera sanguinea grandi¬ 
flora, Digitalis purpurea grandiflora maculata, Eryn- 
gium alpinum, Gillenia trifoliata, English Irises in 
great variety, and many other seasonable subjects. 
The front was filled in with Tropaeolum poly- 
phyllum and Asparagus. 
Messrs. Wm. Cutbush & Son, Highgate, London, 
N., had a group of varied outline raised into three 
conical mounds along the centre. The middle one 
consisted mainly of Hydrangea paniculata grandi¬ 
flora and Kalosanthes coccinea, while the end ones 
consisted of Malmaison Carnations in variety, The 
pink one was plentiful, as were scarlet, blush, and 
yellow varieties. 
Mr. John Russell, Richmond, Surrey, set up a 
group of hardy, ornamental shrubs, including 
Catalpa syringaefolia aurea, Prunus Pissardi, pyra¬ 
midal and standard Bays, Hypericum moserianum 
tricolor. Fagus sylvatica tricolor, Ivies, Japanese 
Maples, Rhus glabra laciniata, Bamboos, and other 
subjects so suitable for making the pleasure grounds 
and shrubbery borders gay. 
Leopold de Rothschild, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. 
Hudson), Gunnersbury House, Acton, exhibited 
Strawberries growing in a barrel. 
Messrs. Smith Brothers, Clewer Nurseries, near 
Windsor, set up a group of Carnations, Celosias, 
Lilies, Palms, and other subjects on a groundwork 
of Maidenhair Ferns. 
Mr. E. F. Such, nurseryman and seedsman, 
Maidenhead, exhibited 150 bunches of Sweet Peas 
in 50 varieties. Very fine were Salopian, New 
Countess, Meteor, Blanche Burpee, Novelty, 
Celestial, Lady Beaconsfield, Rising Sun, and other 
popular varieties. 
Messrs. Barr& Sons, King Street, Covent Garden, 
staged an extensive collection of hardy herbaceous 
plants. Heuchera, erubescens, Lilium colchicum. 
Iris orientalis gigantea, I. Monieri, I. monspur, 
Eryngium alpinum, Galega officinalis compacta 
alba, Aquilegia chrysantha, Heuchera sanguinea 
splendens, Ornithogalum pyramidalis, Lathyrus 
latifolius albus, and many others formed an interest¬ 
ing lot. English Irises were also abundantly 
represented. 
Mr. Amos Perry, Winchmore Hill, London, N., 
also staged a collection of hardy herbaceous plants, 
including massive bunches of Campanula persici- 
folia Backhousei,Linaria dalmatica Gillenia trifoliata, 
Heuchera pyramidalis, Pinks, Calochorti, &c. The 
pans of Edelweiss were fine. 
Mr. Henry Eckford, Wem, Shropshire, exhibited 
a magnificent lot of Sweet Peas in graceful glass 
vases. Very handsome were such as Prince Edward 
of York, Duchess of Westminster, Mrs. Fitzgerald, 
Lady Beaconsfield, Queen Victoria, Salopian, &c. 
Messrs. Geo. Jackman & Son, Woking, Surrey, 
had a table of Roses and Sweet Peas, intermingled 
with sprays of Gypsophil». The garden Roses were 
pretty, and H. P. varieties were good. 
Messrs. R. Wallace & Co., Kilnfield Gardens, 
Colchester, staged a collection of herbaceous plants, 
including a fine lot of Calochorti, Sidalcea Listeri, 
Lilium jiponicum Colchesteri with large creamy 
flowers, Iris orientalis gigantea, I. Monieri,Eryngium 
ametbystinum, Alstroemerias, many species and 
varieties of Lilium, Eremurus Bungei, Paeonies, 
English Irises in variety, &c. 
Messrs. Titt & Son, 24, Thames Street, Windsor, 
had a table of herbaceous plants, including Sweet 
Peas, Iceland Poppies, Delphiniums, Lilium longi- 
florum Harrisi, Canterbury Bells, and many other 
popular subjects 
Messrs. Hinton Bros., Warwick Nurseries, 
Birmingham Road, Warwick, staged a large group 
of Sweet Peas in seventy_-five varieties, including all 
the newest and best varieties brought out within the 
last few years, and some new selections which have 
not yet been sent out. F. A. Hinton is a new variety, 
an improvement upon Mrs. J. Chamberlain. Fine 
also were Ignea, Queen Victoria, Lovely, Alice 
Eckford, Hinton’s Brilliant (rich carmine-scarlet), 
and many others. 
Mr. Charles Turner, The Royal Nurseries, Slough, 
had an extensive exhibit of show and fancy Pelar¬ 
goniums, the only exhibit of the kind in the show. 
It was arranged in the form of a semicircle in the 
big tent. Very handsome were Gold Mine, Magnate, 
and Achievement (show varieties), and the lovely 
Delicatum (fancy). They also showed Strawberries. 
Baron Schroder (gardener, Mr. H. Ballantine), 
The Dell, Egham, exhibited a very handsome group of 
Orchids, amongst which Vanda teres, Odontoglossum 
crispum in great variety, and handsomely blotched, 
Cypripediums, Cattleyas, Masdevallias, and Epiden- 
drum vitellinum majus were very conspicuous and 
effective. Bulbophyllum barbigerum carried four 
spikes of its strange flowers. 
Mr. C. Turner also set up a large group of Roses 
in pots upon the grass. The H. P. Roses were 
most abundantly represented and in many popular 
varieties. The Tea and hybrid Tea varieties were 
also represented. 
Messrs. Titt & Son also had some very fine floral 
devices, bouquets, hearts, harps, and the Union 
Jack done up in red, white, and blue flowers. 
Edwardian table and room decorations were 
