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THE GARDENING WORLD 
September 22 1900. 
Messrs. J. Peed & Sons, Roupell Park Nurseries, 
Norwood Road, S.E., showed some handsome seed¬ 
ling double flowered tuberous Begonias, picked from 
the open ground. Some of these were bright, of 
great substance and good form. (Silver Medal.) 
Messrs. Lawes Chemical Manure Co., 59, Mark 
Lane, London, showed a very large assortment of 
their various well-known “ Ideal " fertilisers, &c. 
Mr. J. T. West, Tower Hill, Brentwood, had a 
bright collection of pompon and Cactus Dahlias. 
(Silver Gilt Medal.) 
Messrs. Hobbies, Ltd. (Mr. John Green), Dere¬ 
ham, had an exhibition of cut Dahlias of great magni¬ 
tude and merit. The arrangement was altogether 
on a massive scale and perfect in its way. The 
splendid varieties Radiance, Major Weston, Red 
Rover, Innovation, Zephyr, Mrs. Carter Page, Mrs. 
J. J. Crowe, and Lucius Green’s White were 
especially brilliant and fine. (Gold Medal.) 
Messrs. Fenlow, Tudor Street, Temple, E.C., 
showed their Temple hot water apparatus, which 
burns oil and gas, givingjgreat heat, and causing no 
smell. 
ROYAL HORTICULTORAL.— Sept. nth. 
The show held in the Drill Hall, on Tuesday, 
September nth, was a bright one. Roses and cut 
hardy flowers, including very large displays of 
Gladioli and Sweet Peas, were the principal features. 
Messrs. Veitch & Sons showed a large collection of 
seasonable fruits. Orchids were scarce. The day 
was agreeable but the attendance was only 
moderate. 
Orchid Committee. 
Present. —Harry J. Veitch, Esq., in the chair ; with 
Messrs. J. O'Brien, J. G. Fowley, de B. Crawshay, 
H. M. Pollett, H. J. Chapman, J. T. Gabriel, W. H. 
Young, H. A. Tracy, W. Potter, F. J. Thorne, W. 
Cobb, T. B. Bond and Arthur Hay. 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, showed a 
number of strongly flowered specimens of Dendro- 
bium phalaenopsis schroderianum. 
Walter C. Walker, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Geo. 
Cragg), Percy Lodge, Winchmore Hill, N., also 
showed a number of plants of this Dendrobium. 
From J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 
Davis), Glebelands, South Woodford, came a finely- 
flowered specimen of Cattleya bicolor Glebelands 
variety. 
Floral Committee. 
Present. —N. Marshall, Esq., in the chair; with 
Messrs. W. P. Barr, Chas. T. Druery, Geo. Nichol¬ 
son, H. B. May, R. Dean, Wm. Howe, J. Hudson, 
J. Jennings, F. Fife, C. R. Fielder, J. D. Pawle, C. 
E. Pearson, J. Walker, H. Cutbusb, H. J. Jones, E. 
H. Jenkins, W. J. James, Charles Blick and E. T. 
Cook. 
Messrs. Barr & Sons, King Street, Covent Garden, 
W.C , had a magnificent group of Gladioli and 
herbaceous plants. There was something peculiarly 
»• fresh ” in this group of autumn flowers. Mont- 
bretias, Lilium speciosum rubrum, Scabiosa cauca- 
sica, Helenium autumnale striatum, &c., were 
shown. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. J. Peed & Sons, Roupell Park Nurseries, 
Norwood Road, S.E., had a collection of Pompon 
and Cactus Dahlias, Asters, Helianthus Miss Mellish, 
Tritomas, Delphiniums, and Statice latifolia, were 
included in this bright display. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, set up 
a fine group of Cannas, well flowered plants, in 5-in. 
and 6-in. pots. (Silver Gilt Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Cant & Co., Braiswick Nursery, were again 
exhibitors of decorative Roses. The best of the 
Teas, H. T.'s, &c., now in flower, were here 
shown. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Mr. G. W. Piper, Uckfield, Sussex, had a small 
collection of the finest Tea Roses we have seen this 
year. Sunrise of course was shown ; Maman Cochet, 
the new Tea Rose Liberty, white Maman Cochet, 
Admiral Dewey, and Berthe Gemen were also 
among the new varieties shown. 
Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, Herts, 
staged basketfuls of cut Roses, including Gorallina, 
Queen Mab, Empress Alex, of Russia. They also 
showed a group of Salvia Ruhm Von Stuttgart, an 
improved form of the well-known S. splendens. (Sil¬ 
ver Banksian Medal.) 
Mr. J. H. Witty, Nunhead Cemetery, set up an 
attractive group of early flowering Chrysanthemums. 
Most remarkable was a very dwarf variety in 5-in. 
pots, scarcely a foot high, and clustered with blooms. 
(Silver Flora Medal.) 
Mr. H. J. Jones, Ryecroft Nursery, Lewisham, 
S.E., set up a very seasonable group of winter flower¬ 
ing Heliotropes, Begonia floribunda rosea. Moon¬ 
light, Gloire de Lorraine, carminata, and others. 
In regard to Moonlight, the flowers are a soft 
mellow cream hue, in elegant clusters, and the 
leaves are dark, shining, and clean cut. Ferns, 
Bamboos, &c., were included. (Silver Banksian 
Medal.) 
Messrs. W. and J. Brown, Peterboro’, sent sixty 
bunches of Sweet Peas, embracing most of the best 
and most popular varieties. They were good for so 
late a collection. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, showed a 
collection of cut Dahlia blooms, exquisitely fine, and 
of the highest standard all of them. The best of the 
singles named in our report of the Dahlia show 
(p. 44), were here shown. The same may be said of 
the Cactus, the shows, and fancies. (Silver Gilt 
Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, had 
a limited but choice collection of Gladioli spikes. 
The finer varieties were Jean Dybowski, glowing 
crimson; Viviand Morel, scarlet crimson; and 
Canrobert, crimson with a white throat. They were 
all large and fane forms of the Nanceianus section. 
Mr. James Stredwick, Silver Park, St. Leonards- 
on-Sea, showed a number of seedling Cactus 
Dahlias. 
Messrs. Harrison & Son, Leicester, showed over 
fifty bunches of Sweet Peas. The blooms were large 
and fine,"deeply coloured and strong. Her Majesty, 
Lady Penzance, Royal Rose, Dorothy Tennant, 
Mrs Eckford, and Mars were exceedingly bright. 
(Bronze Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. J. Burrell & Co., Home House Nurseries, 
Cambridge, showed about 170 spikes of Gladioli; 
Dora Craven was a good white and mauve-tinted 
variety ; Grand Rouge was also fine ; Acis, Martial, 
Casilda, and Baroness B. Conthe were first-rate. 
They also showed Cactus Dahlias. (Gold Medal.) 
Messrs. Dobbie & Co., Rothesay, N.B., again 
showed Marigolds and Antirrhinums. 
Mr. Geo. Prince, Rose Grower, Oxford, set up a 
remarkably fine display of cut decorative Roses. 
W. A. Richardson, L’ldeal, Longworth Rambler, 
Mdme. Chedanne, &c , were especially noteworthy. 
(Silver Gilt Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Thos S. Ware, Ltd., Hale Farm Nur¬ 
series, Feltham, London, had an extensive display of 
choice hardy cut'flowers. Liliums, Crinum Powelli, 
Galtonia candicans, Helianthus Miss Mellish, Liatris 
pyrenostachya, Aster Miss Stafford, with Phloxes 
and bulbous flowering specimens were shown. 
(Bronze Banksian Medal.) 
Mr. Amos Perry, Winchmore Hill, London, N , 
also had a hardy flower display. Verbena venosa, 
Asclepias tuberosa, Actaea spicata fructo alba, Aster 
Mrs. Peters (white), Delphinium Belladonna, and 
Lobelias, Liliums, Tritoma MacOwani, Senecios, 
Anemones, &c., &c., were well shown. (Silver Flora 
Medal.) 
Messrs. Geo. Cooling & Sons, Bath, set up such 
fine "garden" (decorative) Roses as Mdme. Hoste, 
Medea, Bridesmaid, Gustave Regis, Mdme. Guin- 
oisseau, Papa Gontier, Marquis of Salisbury, and 
Marechal Niel, were included in the collections. 
(Silver Floral Medal.) 
Mr. Charles Turner, Slough, had a choice collec¬ 
tion of cut sprays of Hibiscus and Roses. The best 
of the varieties now in flower were here set up. 
Souv. de C. Guillot, Perle d'Or, and others, specially 
fine. (Silver Gilt Banksian Medal.) 
Models of improved greenhouses and such-like 
structures, patented by Mr. J. T. B. Fairburn, Eden- 
toun, Carlisle, were shown before the floral commit¬ 
tee. These are likely to be heard more of. 
Fruit and Vegetable Committee. 
Present. —Philip Crawley, Esq., in the chair; 
with Messrs. H. S. Rivers, J. Veitch, J. Cheal, Geo. 
Keif, H. Esling, W. Pope, A. Dean, S. Mortimer, 
C. Herrin, J. Barham, E. Beckett, F. L. Lane, J. 
Smith, G. Reynolds, G. Norman, and Geo. Bunyard. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, 
showed over four dozen heads of Cabbage Canned's 
" Defiance," a neat and firm variety. (First-Class 
Certificate.) 
Mr. John Watkins, Withington, Hereford, staged 
a collection of Damsons, Bullaces, and Damson-like 
Plums. The Colchester Black Bullace, Frogmore 
Damson, Farleigh or Cluster Damson, &c., were 
shown. 
Melons came from Mr. H. Balderston, Corner 
Hall, Hemel Hempstead. 
Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading, showed Potatos 
" Supreme" and Centenary. They also had 
Tomato Golden Nugget. 
Messrs. Cutbush, Highgate, London, N., showed 
Tomato The Cropper ; and from Messrs. Dobbie 
came Cherry Ripe Tomato and Golden Drop. 
Monarch Plum was shown by Messrs. T. Rivers 
& Sons, Sawbridgeworth. 
Damson John Seden came from Messrs. Veitch 
& Sons, Ltd., Chelsea. This firm sent a collection 
of fruits comprising Apples, Pears, Plums, seedling 
Crabs, Blackberries, Peaches, Currants, and Rasp¬ 
berries. Two specimen young Crab trees in pots, 
of the variety John Downie, laden with fruits, 
proved how ornamental this is. (Silver Knightian 
Medal.) 
Mrs. Burns (gardener, Mr. C. R. Fielder), North 
Park, Hatfield, sent a collection of 18 dishes of 
Plums. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
LYNN HORTICULTURAL. —September 12th. 
The Lynn Horticultural Society held their annual 
flower show in Walk's Field, on Wednesday, Sep¬ 
tember 12th, and were favoured with pleasant 
weather. In conjunction with the show, sports were 
included, a fact that was evident from the numbers 
of people which this feature, of itself, attracted. The 
show, speaking in general terms, was most satisfac¬ 
tory. There was a slight shrinkage in the number 
of entries, but the exhibition proved to contain pro¬ 
duce of superior merit. The usual seasonable 
flowers were shown extensively, and fruits and vege¬ 
tables, more especially the latter, also occupied a 
considerable portion of the show. 
The staging and general arrangements were car¬ 
ried out by the hon. secretaries, Messrs. F. J. Hall 
and G. Alexander, assisted by a strong committee. 
Mr. J. A. Parsons, the hon. treasurer, was also active 
in various necessary duties. The most successful 
exhibitors in the show, carrying off respectively 
Messrs. Toogood & Sons' Silver Medal, Bronze 
Medal and Certificate, were Messrs. G. Laws, J. 
Ping and R. J. Clarke. Others of the chief prize¬ 
winners included Messrs. T. Lee, J. Barker, F. 
Valentine, R. Simpson, J. W. Williamson, W. J. 
Belderson, F. H. Daisley, T. C. Reed, G. Gutteridge 
and W. Tooley. 
ROYAL CALEDONIAN HORTICULTURAL.— 
September 12 th and 13th. 
(Concluded from p. 46.) 
Fruit. —In order to encourage the better cultivation 
of the Black Hamburgh Grape, the society offered a 
medal for the best bunch of that variety which should 
win yj points out of a maximum of 9. There were 
thirty-seven entries in two classes for this variety, 
showing that gardeners were determined to uphold 
their reputation for growing this variety. A Bronze 
Medal was awarded to Mr. James Mattison, gardener 
to Messrs. Craigs, Currie, and to Mr. J. Potter, gar¬ 
dener to W. Parkin Moore, Esq., Whitehall, Wigton, 
respectively. Mr. Mattison also took the lead in 
the class for two bunches amongst eighteen entries. 
He was followed by Mr. J. Potter ; and Mr. R. H. 
Cockburn, gardener to H. W. Hope, Esq., Luffness, 
came in third. Mr. T. Lunt, gardener to Capt. 
Stirling, Keir, Dunblane, took the lead for one bunch 
of Muscat of Alexandria, very finely fioished. 
Messrs D. and W. Buchanan, Forth Vineyard, 
Kippen, were a good second ; and Mr. Thos. H. 
Cook, Gosford House, came in third. Mr. J. Potter, 
who won one of the Bronze Medals, took the lead in 
the class for one bunch of Black Hamburgh, in a 
competition of nineteen entries. The bunch was cut 
from a Vine planted in 1861. Mr. R. Stuart, gar¬ 
dener to Lord Lauderdale, Thirlstane Castle, was a 
good second; and Mr. A. Knight, gardener to P. 
Wordie, Esq., Lenzie, came in third. Messrs. D. and 
W. Buchanan took the premier award for one 
Alicante, a huge bunch weighing 4J lbs., and well 
finished. Messrs. Wm. Murray & Son, Orchard, 
Park Hall, Polmont, made a good second ; and Mr. 
J. Beisant, gardener to Mrs. Geo. Armifstead, Castle 
Huntly, Longforgan, took the third place with a fine 
bunch. There were twelve entries Mr. T. Lunt 
led the way for Alnwick Seedling with a superb 
bunch about 14 in. long. He was followed by 
Messrs. D. and W. Buchanan and Mr. Andrew 
