August 4, 1900. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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second, with Voltaire; and third, Mr. S. A. Went. 
For six blooms of yellow ground Picotees, Mr. 
Wellesley again led, having His Excellency; 
second, Mr. Went, with Empress Eugenie; and 
thnrd, Messrs. Thomson & Co. For six seifs and 
fancies, undressed, Mr. S. A. Went was first with a 
fine lot, especially good being Nox, Dervish, and 
Mrs. A. Campbell. Messrs. Thomson & Co., 
were second ; and Mr. Wellesley, third. 
Division III.—For six bizarres and flakes, Mr. R. 
C. Cartwright, of Selby Park, Birmingham, was a 
good first; Mr. A. R. Brown, Birmingham, second ; 
and third, Messrs. Pemberton & Sons, Walsall. 
Mr. C. F. Thurstan was first for six seifs; Mr. A. 
Chatwin, Edgbaston, second; and third, Mr. A. R. 
Brown, Birmingham. There were twenty-three 
entries in this class, and some fine blooms were 
staged. For six fancies, Mr. Cartwright was first; 
Mr. W. Spencer, Windsor, second; Mr. A. H. 
Beadles, Sydenham Park, S.E., third. For six 
Picotees, white ground, Mr. R. C. Cartwright was 
first; Messrs. W. Pemberton & Son, second ; and 
third, Mr. D, Walker, Kilmarnock. For six yellow 
grounds, Mr. W. Spencer, of Windsor, led the way ; 
and Mr. R. C. Cartwright came second. The latter 
also won for three seifs with Dick Donovan; also 
for three yellow ground fancies; and for three 
fancies other than yellow or buff. For three seifs 
and fancies, undressed, Mr. Cartwright again led, 
followed by Mr. H. Rogers, Woodbridge, and Mr. 
L. C. Gordes, Nunhead, S.E. 
Exhibits Without Dressing or Cards.— For 
six seifs and fancies, Mr. L. C. Gordes was first. 
For six Picotee blooms, white ground, Mr. Cart¬ 
wright again won with a splendid set; Messrs. W. 
Pemberton & Son, were second; and Mr. D. 
Walker, third. For six yellow ground Picotees, Mr. 
Cartwright beat Mr. Gordes. 
For twelve Carnations and Picotees in pots, Mr. 
Martin R. Smith came first, having Aurelian, 
Hidalgo, May Day, Iris, Agnes Sorrel, &c.; Mr. C. 
Turner, second; and third, Mr. J. W. Easton, Ilford. 
For a group of Carnations, arranged in an area of 
50 sq. ft., Mr. M. R. Smith was first, with a fine 
group; Mr. Charles Turner, second ; and Mr. T. 
Carruthers, Reigate, third. 
Dinner table, arranged for twelve persons, Mr. M. 
R. Smith came out first, and Mrs. Douglas, Great 
Bookham, second. Mr. M. V. Charrington, Hever, 
Kent, was first for a vase of Carnations; Mr. H. 
Rogers, of Woodbridge, second. The latter was 
also first for three sprays of Carnations ; Mr. M. R. 
Smith, second; and third, Mr. J. W. Easton. Mr. 
M. R. Smith was also first for six buttonholes, and 
Mr. M. V. Charrington, second. 
Seedlings.— For two cut blooms of a new seed¬ 
ing, Mr. M. V. Charrington was first with a beauti¬ 
ful rosy-pink variety ; Mr. W. J. Godfrey, Exmoutb, 
second ; and Mr. S. Sharp, third. 
Premier Blooms. —Premier fancy Carnation, 
Mr. Martin R. Smith, in Class III., with Hidalgo. 
Premier light edged yellow ground Picotee—Mr. 
M. R. Smith, in Class IX., with Childe Harold. 
Premier heavy edged ditto—Mr. M. R. Smith, in 
Class XIV., with Gertrude. 
Premier bizzarre Carnation—Messrs. Thomson & 
Co., in Class XV., with Robert Houlgrave. 
Premier light edged white ground Picotee— 
Messrs. Thomson & Co., in Class XVIII., with 
Pride of Leyton. 
Premier self Carnation—Mr. C. F. Thurstan, in 
Class XXVI., with Mrs. Eric Hambro. 
Premier heavy edged white ground Picotee—Mr. 
R. Chatwin Cartwright, in Class XXVIII, with 
Little Phil. 
Certificated Variety.— Carnation Beauty of 
Exmouth, a beautiful white variety, of fine size, 
firm build, strong calyx, flowers on loDg stalks, and 
fragrant. F.C.C. Mr. W. J. Godfrey, Exmouth. 
Miscellaneous Exhibits. —Mr. F. G. Foster, 
Brockhampton, Havant, staged a collection of Sweet 
Peas and Carnations. 
A fine little assortment of Carnations and 
Picotees was put up by Mr. James Douglas, Great 
Bookham. 
Mr. H. T. Dixon, Woodside Gardens, Hailsham, 
Sussex, also showed Carnations and some bunches 
of Picotees. 
ACTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY .—July 25th. 
The thirty-third annual show of this society was 
held in the Acton Park on the 25th ult. It was a 
great success from a local standpoint, as the attrac¬ 
tions included a good many things outside horticul¬ 
ture. The weather was too fine—it was sultry and 
tropical; hence many were kept away by the ardour 
of the sun. The groups of plants—as did also cut 
flowers and table decorations—suffered in conse¬ 
quence. 
In the local leading group, which was tastefully 
arranged, Mr. G. Rouse (gardener to C. T. Sutton, 
Esq.), took first place; Mr. E. Lovesey (gardener to 
J. Bishop, Esq.), succeeded next; Mr. A. Reeve 
(gardener to Percy Barlow, Esq.), was third. 
In the radius class, Mr. C. Long (gardener to E. 
P. Oakshott, Esq., Ealing) well deserved the 
premier place. For six stove or greenhouse plants, 
Mr. Long could not be beaten. For four stove or 
greenhouse plants, Mr. H. Freebrey (gardener to 
W. F. Speedy, Esq), received the award; Mr. 
Rouse being second. Mr. W. Rouse, however, was 
well to the fore in other classes. 
Fruit was not a success—probably due to the 
season and the date of the show. The cottagers 
always exhibit well, and the vegetables staged by 
them were so good that they taxed the abilities of 
the judges to their utmost capacity. 
Honorary exhibits were kindly sent by the Messrs. 
Rothschild (Gunnersbury Park), and Sir Montague 
Nelson (Ealing). The groups were a particularly 
interesting feature, and added largely to the success 
of the show. 
The judges were Messrs. W. Farr and D. Cooper. 
Mr. S. Eida contributed a grand collection of 
dwarf Japanese trees and other works of art, while 
the newly-formed Acton Scientific Society and Field 
Club sent a very creditable collection of cases of 
butterflies, moths, minerals, &c., both of which 
collections will receive notice in another place. 
The hon. secretary, Mr. J. Hankin Salmon, is to 
be commended for his courtesy and application. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL .—July 31 st. 
Stove and greenhouse plants were present in some 
quantity at the Drill Hall on Tuesday last, but 
hardy herbaceous plants were most abundant and in 
the greatest variety. Campanulas, Gladioli, Carna¬ 
tions, Phloxes, Pentstemons, Yuccas, and tuberous 
Begonias were amongst the more conspicuous sub¬ 
jects staged. Gooseberries were also a conspicuous 
feature on one side of the hall. 
Orchid Committee: Present.—Mr. Harry J. 
Veitch (in the chair), Messrs. J. O'Brien, De Barri 
Crawshay, John T. Gabriel, F. J. Thorne, W. H. 
Young, H. Tracey, H. J. Chapman, E. Hill, T. 
Rochford, T. W. Bond, Walter Cobb, Charles 
Winn, J. Colman, and J. G. Fowley. 
Messrs. B. S. Williams & Sod, Upper Holloway, 
London, exhibited a group of Orchids, including 
Laeliocattleya Henry Greenwood, Cattleya gigas 
imperialis, C. guttata Leopoldii, Platyclinis filiforme, 
and various Cypripediums. . 
Sir Frederick Wigan, Bart, (gro-ver, Mr. W. H. 
Young), Clare Lawn, East Sheen, also staged a group 
of Orchids. Very fine were Laeliocattleya Pallas, 
Lc. porphyrophlebia, Lc. Aurore, Cattleya Wars- 
cewiczii, C. Whitei (a natural hybrid been C. 
schilleriana and C. Warneri), C. hardyana, C. 
Aclandiae nigrescens, C. F. W Wigan, C. Atalanta, 
and the pale coloured Laelia Olivia. All were well 
grown and flowered, and some of them are strikingly 
distinct and handsome. (Silver Gilt Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Thos. Cripps & Son, The Tunbridge 
Wells Nurseries, exhibited a group of well-grown 
and flowered Disa grandiflora,showing a considerable 
range of colour. 
H. T. Pitt. Esq., Rosslyn, Stamford Hill, ex¬ 
hibited Cattleya hardyana Rosslyn var., C. gaskelli- 
ana lemoniana, and Laeliocattleya broomfieldensis 
Rosslyn var. Bulbophyllum sanderianum was 
staged by A. H, Smee, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Hum¬ 
phreys), The Grange, Hackbridge. De B. Craw¬ 
shay, Esq. (gardener, Mr. S. Cooke), Rosefield, 
Sevenoaks, exhibited a natural hybrid named 
Odontoglossum Hallio-crispum crawshayanum. 
Floral Committee. —Present: W. Marshall, 
Esq., in the chair ; Messrs. E. Teeligmuller, Charles 
T. Druery, H. B. May, R. Dean, G Reuthe, Jas. 
Hudson, J. Jennings, J. F. McLeod, J. D. Paule, 
Geo. Gordon, Charles E. Shea, E. H. Jenkins, Wm. 
J. James, H. J. Jones, E. T. Cook, J. Fraser, and 
Wm. Howe. 
Messrs. Barr & Son, King Street, Covent Garden, 
W.C., always make an interesting show on the left 
side of the hall. On this occasion they exhibited 
Lilium auratum, Nymphaea chromatella, N. 
marliacea albida, N. ellisiana, dark crimson; N. 
caroliniana nivea, starry white; N. c. perfecta, 
blush ; N. odorata sulphurea, bright distinct yellow 
with radiating petals. This exhibit of Nymphaeas 
was exceedingly fine, as good as any we have noted 
this year. Herbaceous Phloxes were also shown, 
and Statice, Gaillardias, Campanulas, Sweet Peas, 
&c. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Wills & Segar, Onslow Crescent, South 
Kensington, showed a very fine collection of 
Alocasias. A. Lowii grandls, A. Watsonii, a 
monster leaved variety; Alocasia argyrea, A. Sedenii, 
A. macrorhiza, creamy and green ; A. sanderiana, 
with the sinuous margins ; Anthurium crystallinum, 
and others. The group was rather novel and 
certainly very interesting. The quality of the 
plants could not have been better. (Silver Flora 
Medal.) 
Lord Hillingdon (gardener, Mr. A. Allan), 
Hillingdon Court, Uxbridge, showed a collection of 
border Carnations and hardy flowers cut from the 
open border. As decorative blooms these Carna¬ 
tions bad every quality, and the dark crimson 
variety, Golspie ; the white Shanklin, Florida, a 
crimson-scarlet; Catherine Glover, yellow ; and the 
beautiful yellow ground variety. Zebra, were of ex¬ 
ceeding beauty. The depth of colour was particu¬ 
larly noticeable. Montbretias were also shown, 
together with Sweet Peas, Ten-week Stocks, Mag¬ 
nolia grandiflora, Malopes, and Gladiolus. (Silver 
Banksian Medal.) 
Mr. H. B. May, Dyson's Lane Nurseries, Upper 
Edmonton, as is usual when he does exhibit, made 
an exquisite show of his new Campanula isophylla 
Mayi. These were profusely flowered, and grown 
in various forms. Under whatever style this plant 
is seen it is a beautiful thing, and should be in every 
garden. (Silver Gilt Banksian Medal.) 
Mr. Amos Perry, Winchmore Hill, London, N., 
had a magnificent collection of hardy herbaceous 
flowers. There was the Rudbeckia (Echinacea) 
purpurea, Winchmore Hill variety, Phlox Franklin, 
deep violet-purple; Statice incana, Spigelia Mary- 
landica, like Honeysuckle, Lathyrus latifolius, Pent- 
stemon barbatus Torreyi, Delphinium chinensis, and 
handsome trusses of Yuccas, Gaillardias, Carna¬ 
tions, Oenothera speciosa rosea, &c., &c. Every¬ 
thing in the collection was of the choicest description. 
(Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Jones & Sons, Sweet Pea and Dahlia 
Specialists, Shrewsbury, showed a magnificent col¬ 
lection of Sweet Peas which the recent rains had 
evidently greatly strengthened and improved, judging 
from their depth of colour, brilliancy, and size. We 
need not specialise the varieties, suffice to say that 
they were distinct and handsome. The collection 
comprised fifty-four, and the whole can be had for 
10/-. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Kelway & Son, Langport, Somerset, 
showed an array of Gladioli such as even they have 
never excelled. Cycas, a bright scarlet-crimson ; 
Ben Alder, similar in colour but having a white 
throat; J. G. Clarke, rosy-pink; Charterhouse, 
Richard Martin Manning, Agraulis, Kipling, and 
other pink varieties of much worth. Kitchener 
and Salfourd, are both good scarlets with white 
throats and of fine size ; Dolops, one of the largest, 
is also very superior; Lord Powis takes us into a 
new colour, a mauve-pink with creamy throat. But 
we might go on and fill pages with praiseful des¬ 
criptions —only Kelway's Gladioli do not need it, 
they speak for themselves. (Silver Gilt Flora 
Medal.) 
Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, Herts, 
had a grand exhibit of the fine herbaceous autumn 
flowering Phloxes, which of course are chiefly 
appreciated because of their distinct and wonderful 
colours. The best white was Fiancee. Le Mahdi, is 
a deep violet ; Ebna is crimson. Coquelicot, also a 
bright crimson ; and F. S Buchner, rosy-pink, are 
all first-rate sorts. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. A. W. Young & Co., Stevenage, Herts , 
had a large collection of herbaceous cut flowers. 
Scabiosa caucasica, Achillea, Ptarmica, Pentstemon 
barbatus, Gladiolus, Tritomas, Agapanthus, &c., 
were well shown. They also had 174 distinct kinds 
of Cacti. (Bronze Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, set 
up Hydrangea quercifolia, Magnolia grandiflora, 
Eucryphla pinnatifolia, an exceedingly handsome 
and showy white flowered shrub; Aesculus macro- 
stachya and Clethra canescens. The Magnolia and 
Eucryphia were of more than ordinary merit. 
