July 7, 1900. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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shown by Mr. A. Edwards, Arnold, Notts. They 
were put up in a great variety of form. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL .—July yd. 
All available space was occupied in the Drill 
Hall on Tuesday last, on the occasion of 
the Rose show held under the auspices of the 
Royal Horticultural Society. Roses were in 
greater abundance than we recollect having 
seen them before, and were much admired by the 
visitors. The garden Roses made a magnificent 
display and were present in great quantity. Delphin¬ 
iums, Gaillardias, Lilies, Campanulas, Sweet Peas 
and other herbaceous plants were also in plenty. 
Tuberous Begonias were also noticeable. Pineapples 
were conspicuous. Orchids were less numerous than 
on last occasion. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, had by 
far the largest and finest exhibit of Orchids. Very 
conspicuous were Cattle ya Warscewlczii, C. 
Warneri, C. Mossiae, C. Mendelii, Laeliocattleya 
wellsiana, Lc. Aphrodite, Lc. canhamiana, Lc. c. 
alba, Lc. eximia and Laelia purpurata. The 
orange-scarlet flowers of Epidendrum vitellinum 
majus and Epiphronitis Veitchi made their presence 
felt. They also had fine pieces of Laelia digbyana, 
Disa kewensis, D. Clio, D. Veitchi, Sobralia Veitchi, 
Oncidium macranthum, Oncidium lanceanum, 
Dendrobium velutinum, and many other useful 
subjects. (Silver Gilt Flora Medal) 
Sir Frederick Wigan, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. 
Young), Clare Lawn, East SheeD, exhibited Laelio¬ 
cattleya Henry Greenwood superba, Lc. Wiganiae ( 
Lc.Wiganiae aurea and Sobralia Wiganiae, a natural 
hybrid. 
Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, exhibited Orchis 
foliosa, O. maculata and a hybrid between them. 
Odontoglossum crispum Gatton Park var. was staged 
by J. Colman, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. P. Round), 
Gatton Park, Reigate. T. R. Cuckney, Esq., Cob- 
ham Hall, Gravesend, showed cut flowers of Ophrys 
apifera. A. J. Keeling, Esq , Cottingley, Bingley, 
Yorks, exhibited a raceme of Dendrobium mos- 
chatum. 
De B. Crawshay, Esq. (gardener, Mr. S. Cooke), 
Rosefield, Sevenoaks, exhibited a plant of Laelia 
tenebrosa rosefieldensis, and one of Cattleya Mendelii 
rosefieldensis. J. T. Bennett Poe, Esq, (gardener, 
Mr. J. Downes), Holmwood, Cheshunt, exhibited the 
old, beautiful and rare Broughtonia sanguinea, grown 
on a raft and inserted in a pot. A. J. Hollington, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. E. Ayling), Forty Hill, Enfield, 
exhibited the hybrid Cypripedium General French. 
A. H. Smee, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. E. Humphreys), 
The Grange, Hackbridge, exhibited Eulophia 
euglossa. 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, Enfield, 
exhibited Cattleya Mossiae reineckeana, C. M. Duke 
of Teck and C. M. Disipleno. J. W. Potter, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. W. H. Young), Elmwood, Park Hill 
Road. Croydon, staged Odontoglossum crispum Lady 
Jane. J. G. Fowler, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J Davis), 
Glebelands, South Woodford, exhibited Cypripedium 
Curtisii x praestans. Dr. F. Pritchard Davies 
(gardener, Mr. W. Keylock), Kent County Asylum, 
Maidstone, exhibited Cattleya granulosa buyoson- 
iana, having yellow sepals and petals. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swacley, Kent, proved 
that they were second to none in double and single 
flowered tuberous Begonias. They set up a fine 
collection of choice varieties, nearly all of which 
were of exceptionally good form, variety of colour, 
and fine substance, such as Lady Meath, a large pure 
white; Lady Gerard, lemon-yellow ; Lady Dun- 
donald, a tawny yet bright dun yellow ; Lady Scar- 
boro', salmon-rose; Lady Alice Beaumont, rosy- 
pink ; and various other new and good doubles. 
Their list of large flowered single varieties was also 
exceedingly fine. (Silver BaDksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Barr & Sons, King Street, Covent Garden, 
showed how handsome our hardy herbaceous 
flowering plants are, and what a wealth of them 
there is to pick and choose from. Their collection 
at the Drill Hall showed an amazing profusion of 
Delphiniums, Antirrhinums, English Irises, Liliums, 
Nymphaeas, Gladioli, Lychnis, Malvas, Phlomis 
russelliana, and dwarf alpines. The following were 
of special notice :— Coronilla rosea alba, Geum 
chiloense fl. pi., Heuchera micrantha, Lilium pardi- 
linum parviflorum, L. croceum, Iris Monierii, 
Gladiolus nanus delicatissimus, Iris monspur 
Dorothy Foster, Coreopsis grandiflora, Inula hirta. 
Day Lilies in varieties, and Sea Hollies. They also 
exhibited Barr’s Best of All Cauliflowers and 
Herald, Duke of York, Captain Cuttle, Boston, 
Stratagem, Duke of Albany, Telephone, and other 
culinary Peas. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
The Duke of Rutland (gardener, Mr. W. H. 
Divers), Belvoir Castle, Grantham, set up a group of 
xoo sorts of hardy herbaceous cut flowers. The 
rt ost effective of these included the ever handsome 
Pleuchera sanguinea, Lychnis Viscaria fl. pi., Dic- 
tamnus Fraxinella, Polemonium caeruleum, Achillea 
moDgolica, Tropaeolum polyphyllum, Verbascum 
olympicum, Gentiana lutea (fine as a tall foliage 
plant), Irises, Linums, and Alstroemerias. (Bronze 
Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. James Veitch & Son, Ltd., Royal Exotic 
Nurseries, Chelsea, exhibited a collection of rather 
rarely seen shrubby plants. These were Magnolia 
macrophylla, Rosa wichuraiana variegata, Clematis 
erecta, a pretty white flowered dwarf shrub, Deutzia 
californica, Polygonum chinense, Andromeda 
speciosa cassinaefolia, Cytisus schiptkaensis, Escal- 
lonia phillipiana, and seedling Rose Electra. 
Messrs. Sutton & Sons, The Queen’s Seedsmen, 
Reading, exhibited a group of a bright pink coloured 
variety of Sweet William named Sutton's Pink 
Beauty. This is a showy and pretty little thing, 
having large heads of bloom. 
Percy Waterer, Esq., Fawkham, Kent, showed a 
little group of lovely Sweet Peas, the best of which 
were New Countess, Lady Marie Currie, Queen 
Victoria, and Lady G. Hamilton. 
A collection of Sweet Peas also came from 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, who 
showed the bunches in glasses on a white paper 
grounding. The best varieties were Boreatton, dark 
purple; Mdme. Carnot, deep blue; Gorgeous, 
orange-red ; Captivation, heliotrope-violet; Lovely, 
pink, and others. 
Messrs. H. Young & Sons, Windmill Lane, 
Cheshunt, Herts., exhibited a collection of new 
Pinks, of which Young's Doris, Ladas, and Cheshunt 
Beauty were the best. 
Mr. M. Pritchard, Christchurch, Hants, had a 
large and magnificent collection of hardy herbaceous 
cut flowers. Very fine was Delphinium Bella¬ 
donna, bright blue, Centaurea macrocephala, 
Catananche caerulea, Gladiolus Colvillei alba, 
Coreopsis grandiflora, Clematis erecla, Paeonia 
Marie Lemoine, large and pale creamy in colour; 
Iris laevigata, Dianthus Napoleon III., Scabiosa 
caucasica, and other things. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. T. S. Ware, Ltd., Hale Farm Nursery, 
Feltham, London, had alpine plants in pots; also 
Lilies and cut herbaceous flowers. Sempervivum 
Pittoni is very cheerful, Campanula garganica 
hirsuta, which is so fine on rockeries, was also seen; 
Saxifraga Filipendula flore pleno, Campanula 
Scheuchzeri alba, Lychnis vespertina flore pleno, 
Heuchera sanguinea, Eremurus Bungei, and 
Campanula urticifolia flore pleno were the more 
select of the things sho wn. Besides these there 
were Astrantias, Liliums, Leontopodiums, and Sea 
Hollies (Eryngium). A very fine collection. (Silver 
Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Kelway & Son, nurserymen, &c., Lang- 
port, Somersetshire, made a magnificent show of 
very fine Delphiniums and Gaillardias. The ex¬ 
pressed opinion of the visitors was unanimous in 
declaring these to be of special quality, and “ quite 
extraordinary indeed ” some were heard to say. 
The fact of their being mostly new was also in their 
favour. There was Sir Wilfred Laurier, W. B. Child, 
Seneca, Mrs. Rushton, Mrs. Toms, and others, all 
of which are strikingly distinct in their different 
shades of light or dark blue. (Silver Banksian 
Medal.) 
Messrs. R. Wallace & Co., Kilnfield Gardens, Col¬ 
chester, had a choice exhibition of Liliums, Alstroe¬ 
merias, Irises and this splendid class of hardy 
flowering plants. The Liliums included L. thun- 
bergianum sanguineum, L. t. alutaceum, A. t. a. 
grandiflorum, L. t. Alice Wilson, the lightest 
coloured of all; L. t. Orange Queen and L. t. Van 
Houttei, a capital dark variety. Besides these there 
were Mariposa Lilies (Calochorti), Paeonies, Del¬ 
phiniums, Irises, Gladioli and Ornithogalum 
arabicum. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Win. Paul & Sons, Waltham Cross, Herts, 
set up a magnificent group of decorative Roses, in¬ 
cluding Teas, H.T.’s, Polyantha Roses and the like. 
Of the latter “ The Garland,” Felicite Perpetue 
and the pink Roamer, were very finely represented. 
Of Teas and other Roses, Perle d’Or, Paul’s White 
Lady, Mdme. Hoste, Mdme. Jules Groler, Sulphurea 
and Empress Alex, of Russia, were very choice and 
good. (Silver Gilt Banksian Medal.) 
Lord Llangattock (gardener, Mr. Thos. Coomber), 
Hendre Gardens, Monmouth, sent fourteen splendid 
" 2 ueen ” Pine Apples, which, for their perfection, 
were worthy of a gold medal (Silver Gilt Knightian 
Medal.) 
C. Bayer, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. Taylor), 
Tewkesbury Lodge, Forest Hill, had a very credit¬ 
able nine dishes of Peaches and Nectarines. (Silver 
Gilt Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Laxton Bros , Bedford, exhibited their 
new Strawberries '* Fillbasket," Laxton’s Maincrop, 
a cross from McMahon x Sir J. Paxton and Per¬ 
petual Strawberry St. Joseph. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., sent Veitch’s Pro¬ 
lific, an excellent Strawberry for forcing, and one 
which obtained a First-class Certificate. 
Leopold de Rothschild, Esq. (gardener, Mr. G. 
Reynolds), Gunnersbury Park, Actoo, W., showed a 
small collection, but exceedingly good, of Straw¬ 
berries and Cherries. The Strawberries were the 
British Queen, and the Cherries, Bedford Prolific, 
Empress Eugenie, Early Rivers, Bigarreau 
Napoleon, Emperor Francis, Bigarreau noir de 
Schmidt, and Black Eagle, &c. (Silver Knightian 
Medal) 
Messrs. T. Rivers & Son, Sawbridgeworth, had a 
very fine collection of the Peach Thomas Rivers, 
from trees grown in pots ten years old, and forced 
successively. They also showed “ The Czar ” Plum, 
a round, deep blue variety, and Early Rivers’ Cherry. 
(Silver Banksian Medal) 
For a collection of very superior Peaches in the 
varieties Dr. Hogg, Dymond, and Royal George, 
Miss Adamson (gardener, Mr. Geo. Keif), South 
Villa, Regent’s Park, succeeded in obtaining a Silver 
Knightian Medal. These were grown almost in the 
heart of London. 
Leopold de Rothschild, Esq. (Mr. Jas. Hudson), 
Gunnersbury House, showed a handsome boxful of 
Cherry Bigarreau de Schreken, obtained from an 
open air south wall. These were of extraordinary 
size, black, and luscious. (Cultural Commendation.) 
Roses.— In connection with this meeting special 
prizes were offered for classes of Roses. The body 
of the hall was entirely filled with these, and the 
quality all round was of high excellence. In Class 
I., for twenty-four single trusses of H P. and Tea 
Roses, the first prize fell to Messrs. D. Prior & Son, 
Colchester, whose best blooms were those of Marie 
Beauman, Alfred de Colomb, Mdme. R. S. Sharman 
Crawford, Ernest Metz, Ulrich Brunner, and Mrs. J. 
Laing The second prize went to Mr. B. R. Cant, 
Colchester, who came very close upon the first 
twenty-four. The finest blooms were those of La 
France, Jean Soupert, Ulrich Brunner, Mrs. John 
Laing, and Mdme. Gabriel Luizet. 
For eighteen single trusses ditto, Mrs. Haywood 
(Mr. C. J. Salter), Woodhatch Lodge, Reigate, was 
first with smaller blooms than in the nurserymen's 
class, but they were otherwise of grand quality. 
Beauty of Waltham, Mrs. J. Laing, Capt. Christy, 
and others were best. Rev. J. H. Pemberton, 
Havering atte-Bower, Essex, came second, but his 
lot was not quite up to the excellence of the others. 
Mr. Charles Turner, The Royal Nurseries, 
Slough, led for eighteen trusses in Class III. Caroline 
Testout, Mrs. J. Laing, Ulrich Brunner, and Her 
Majesty were choice. Messrs. G. Cooling & Sons, 
Bath, came second. 
For twelve Roses, G. W. Cook, Esq., The Briars, 
Torrington Park, N. Finchley, was first, and second, 
Rev. A. Foster Melliar, Sproughton Rectory, 
Ipswich. His lot was very fine, especially 
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, Mrs. Sharman Crawford, 
and White Lady. Harcourt P. Landon, Esq., Shen- 
field, Brentwood, was equal second. He had a very 
fine specimen of Louis Van Houtte. 
Miss B. H. Langton, Raymead, Hendon, N.W., 
was the winner in the class for six distinct trusses 
of Roses. R. Cook, Esq., Stonebridge Park, N.W., 
came second. In the class for nine blooms of a 
single variety, Mrs. Haywood was again to the fore, 
having Mrs. John Laing. Mrs. S. G. Crawford was 
shown by P. C. G. Burnard, Esq., Hill Grange, 
Reigate, who came second. 
For six blooms of a single variety, G. W. Cook, 
Esq., again led, having also Mrs. J. Laing. E. M. 
