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THE GARDENING WORLD 
October ‘27, 190C. 
been the subject of a few kindly notices within the 
past month or two. It well deserves all the praise it 
receives. A very suitable place for it is in a narrow 
border or corner such as one often finds bordering 
the paths in conservatories and corridors. In 
a temperate corridor where the border soil 
is of good quality, B. haageana grows well 
and flowers well. It produces fine red stems, 
and lustrous, metallic, brownish foliage. In many 
respects it might be mistaken for B. incarnata which 
also bears the synonym, B. metallica. The latter is 
well worth close attention to produce a perfect pot 
specimen. B. haageana, however, is better than B. 
incarnata in this, that the trusses are of a deeper red, 
and are borne on longer stalks, thus making it more 
suitable for cutting. 
AMARYLLIS BELLADONNA. 
In a Darrow open air border on the south-west side 
of the T range at Kew there is a very beautiful 
group of the above bulbous plant. They possess the 
true stock at Kew, and have managed to cultivate it 
with perfect success for years past in this same 
border. The flower-stalks are long, very stout, and 
the large, finely expanded and deeply coloured rose- 
pink flowers are equal to anything else in the garden 
at this season. 
LIVERPOOL ROOT SHOW. 
The eleventh annual exhibition of the above was 
held near the Haymarket on the 13th inst., and 
fully sustained its high position as the leading 
northern show. The number of entries for competi¬ 
tion was 1,050, and twelve non-competitive As 
usual the centre of interest was the fine display of 
Potatos, which numbered 441 entries, the tubers 
throughout being of high excellence. Mr. B. 
Ashton, Lathom Hall Gardens, Ormskirk, held a 
foremost position as an exhibitor in this division. 
Early Sutton's Regent, Mr. John Halsall, 
Burscough, Mr. B. Ashton, Lathom Hall, and Mr. 
J. R. Newton were the prize takers. 
For white early round, Mr. B. Ashton won with 
beautiful tubers of Sutton’s A 1; Mr. W. L. Hutton, 
Aughton, Ormskirk, was second with Epicure. For 
white, second early Kidney, Mr. B. Ashton, with 
large tubers of The Dickson, and Mr. Thos. Percival, 
Warrington, with Prime Minister, were placed as 
named. 
With white, round, second early, Mr. Thos. Alty, 
Ormskirk, secured the leading award and a special 
for a ciean lot of Chester Favourite; Mr. B. Ashton 
followed with Snowball. For early or second early, 
any other shape, Mr. B. Ashton took the lead and 
the special prize for heavy specimens of Ideal. Mr. 
Thos. Percival, with Challenge, and Mr. J. Johnson, 
with Sutton’s Seedling, came second and third. 
For Snowdrop or Lord of the Isles, Mr. J. Halsall 
won with the latter variety. Messrs. Thos. RensoD, 
Broomfield, Salop, and Mr. B. Ashton, took the 
remaining prizes with Snowdrop. For Lymm Grey 
the prize winners were Messrs. J. Johnson, Scaris- 
brick, B. Ashton, and J. Halsall. For Reading 
Giant or Colossal, Mr. Jas. Parker, Irlam, Manches¬ 
ter, Mr. J. Johnson, and Mr. T. Alty, were placed as 
named, all staging giants. 
For Sutton’s Abundance, Messrs. E. Harrison, 
Preston, Jas. Johnson, and Geo, Roughley, were the 
prize takers. For Sutton’s Satisfaction, Messrs. 
Ben Bowen, Ludlow, Geo. Ashley, and T. Renson, 
had the leading exhibits. For Up to-Date or General 
Roberts, Mr. W. Foster, Bloomfield, Salop, had the 
first and special ; Mr. Thos. Benson, second, both 
showing the first named ; Mr. B. Ashton taking the 
third with General Roberts. For Maincrop, Messrs. 
J. Halsall, Thos. Percival, and Thos. Rimmers, were 
placed as named', with medium sized tubers. For 
Langworthy, the winners were Messrs. J. Halsall, 
Thos. Percival, and John W. Howard, Melling. 
Late Kidney, and late round, Mr. B. Ashton won 
with Motor and Monarch respectively. For red or 
coloured, early or second early round, Mr. G. 
Roughley, with Lathom Seedling. 
Red or coloured, early or second early Kidney, 
Mr. Ashton scored. Red or coloured late Kidney, 
Mr. Ashton again was to the fore, also securing the 
special for Edgecot Purple. 
Red or coloured late round, Mr. Thos. Alty, with 
Vicar of Laleham. For the heaviest, Mr. John 
Threlfall, Ormskirk, and Mr. T. Alty, received the 
leading awards. 
Special prizes were offered for the best three 
distinct dishes, and Mr. B. Ashton led with Sutton’s 
A 1, Abundance and Satisfaction. 
Best dish bearing Messrs. Sutton’s name, first, 
Mr. B. Ashton for Abundance; second, Mr. G. 
Roughley with the same variety. Messrs. E. Webb 
& Sons offered prizes for three dishes. Mr. J. R. 
Newton won with Motor, Industry, and Gold Finder; 
second, Mr. T. Renson ; third, Mr. B. Ashton. For 
the best dish of Fidler’s Maincrop or Favourite, 
prizes given by Messrs. Fidler & Sons, first, Mr. J. 
Halsall, with New Maincrop ; second, Mr. John 
Halsall; third, Mr. Jas. Johnson. New Kidney 
varieties (prizes given by Mr. W. L. Hutton), first, 
Mr. John Halsall, with Sharp’s Majestic ; second, 
Mr. E. Druce, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, with Green 
Top; third, Mr. T. Guy, with Kerr’s Rival. New 
round, Mr. T. Guy, with large Kerr’s Model; Mr. J. 
Halsall, with Advance ; third, Mr. J. Wilson, Little 
Woolton, with Sidar, were the prize takers. Kerr’s 
General French, Messrs. J. Halsall, James Johnson, 
and R A. Mawdsley, were the winners of Messrs. 
Kerr’s prizes in the two last classes. For the special 
prizes offered by Mr. J. Niven, Crieff, N.B., for 
Langworthy, Advance, or Sidar, Mr. Cuthbert 
Finch, Ormskirk, was the winner with Advance out 
of twenty-one exhibitors. 
Fruit. 
Six culinary Apples, first, Mr. J. Pigott, with 
Peasgood’s Nonsuch ; Mr. T. J. Salivey and Mr. B. 
Brown, second and third. Six dessert, Mr. J. R. 
Carter, with Ribston Pippin ; Mr. J. Wynne and 
O. Roberts took the remaining prizes. 
For six culinary Pears, Mr. G. A. Astall, with 
Grosse Calebasse; Mr. T. J. Salivey, and Mr. Thos. 
Guy, were the winners. Six dessert Pears, Mr. T. 
Guy, with Marie Louise ; Messrs. G. Hammond, 
Hale, and W. Mackerall, took the prizes. Six 
culinary Apples, special prize, Mr. O. Roberts, with 
Peasgood’s Nonsuch. Six dessert, Mr. J. Wynne. 
Six culinary Pears, Mr. R. Bennett, Speke, fine 
fruit. Six dessert, Mr. O. Roberts. Any other 
variety of fruit, Mr. B. Ashton won with Muscat of 
Alexandria Grapes; Mr. T. Guy, second with 
Peaches; Mr. J. Jump, third, with Black Hamburgh 
Grapes. The attendance was large in spite of the 
cold stormy weather. 
The following exhibited not for competition : — 
Messrs. Dicksons, Chester; Messrs. Garton, 
Warrington; Mr. H. Middlehurst, Liverpool; 
Messrs. Dickson and Robinson, Manchester ; Messrs. 
W. P. Kerr, Liverpool. 
SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. — October 23 rd. 
Chrysanthemums were a strong feature of the 
meeting on Tuesday last, but there were also fine 
collections or groups of Begonias, Ferns, Lilies, Lily 
of the Valley, Cannas, Pernettyas, early flowering 
Chysanthemums, hardy herbaceous plants and 
Orchids. 
Orchid Committee. 
Present. —Harry J. Veitcb, Esq., in the chair, with 
Messrs. J. O'Brien, de B. Crawshay, H. Ballantine, 
H. Little, John T. Gabriel, H. J. Chapman, W. H. 
Young, J. Wilson Potter, H. A. Tracy, T. W. Bond, 
E. Hill, Jas. Douglas, T. Rochford, Walter Cobb, 
Jeremiah Colman, J. G. Fowler, and H. M. Pollett. 
Sir F. Wigan, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. Young), 
Clare Lawn, East Sheen, staged a group of Orchids 
amongst which Laeliocattleya Henry Greenwood, 
Lc. Maronii, Dendrobium Phalaenopsis schroder- 
ianum, D. formosum, D. leeanum atropurpureum, D. 
bigibbum, D. mooreanum, Laelia primula, and Steno- 
glottis longifolia, were very conspicuous. All of 
these were well flowered and gave the group a varied 
and bright appearance. Choice also were Cattleya 
bowringiana Lady Wigan, Cypripedium allenianum, 
C. Helen, and C arthurianum, all very pretty in 
their respective ways. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, staged a 
small group of Cattleya Loddigesii Harrisoniae, 
showing considerable variation in colour. They also 
had a finely blotched form of Odontoglossum cris- 
pum, Cypripedium crossianum aureum and some 
other hybrids. 
Messrs. Heath & Sons, Cheltenham, showed a well 
coloured variety of Vanda caerulea, Dendrobium 
formosum giganteum, and flowers of Cattleya bow¬ 
ringiana. 
R. I. Measures, Esq. (gardener, Mr. H. J. Chap¬ 
man), Cambridge Lodge, Flodden Road, Camber¬ 
well, exhibited an interesting little group of Cypri- 
pediums, including C. Vidor, C. insigne Sanderae, 
C. Niobe, C. reginae, C. arthurianum, C. Mrs. F. L. 
Ames, C. Unxia, C. H. Ballantine, and C. Lachmee, 
making in all a very interesting lot. Particularly 
interesting were the forms derived from hybrids 
between C. fairieanum and some other parent. He 
also had a bloom of the original introduction of 
Phalaenopsis violacea, having the violet colour con¬ 
fined to the contiguous edges of the lateral sepals. 
(Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, 
Enfield, set up a group of Orchids, including fine 
pieces of Oncidium Forbesii, O. F. giganteum (with 
large and richly coloured flowers), O. varicosum, 
Cattleya bicolor, C. labiata, C. Portia, C. Loddigesii, 
Laeliocattleya exoniensis, Laelia pumila giganteum 
(a variety with remarkably large petals), and the 
curious Catasetum callosum (having long, brown 
segments and a green lip). (Silver Banksian 
Medal.) 
A Cultural Commendation was accorded to Messrs. 
J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, for a large and 
remarkably well-grown plant of Cattleya bowring¬ 
iana Veitch’s var. It had three spikes, carrying 
twenty, twenty-six, and thirty-three flowers re¬ 
spectively, or an aggregate of seventy.nine. 
D. M. Grimsdale, Esq. (gardener, Mr. T. A. 
Hooker), Kent Lodge, Uxbridge, exhibited cut 
flowers of Oncidium Forbesii, Odontoglossum 
crispum, and Cypripedium Charlesworthii. Messrs. 
Charlesworth & Co., Heaton, Bradford, exhibited 
plants of Aerides Lawrenceae, Cattleya John 
Baguley, and the small but richly coloured bigeneric 
hybrid Sophrolaelia Eros (Laelia elegans Turneri x 
Sophronitis grandiflora). Sir James Miller, Bart, 
(gardener, Mr. J. Hamilton), Manderston, Duns..ex¬ 
hibited cut flowers of Cattleya maxima, C. bicolor, 
Laelia dayana, and others. Mr. T. Rochlord, 
Turnford Hall Nurseries, Broxboume, exhibited the 
beautifully blotched Odontoglossum crispum Maud 
Rochford. C. H. Feiling, Esq. (gardener, Mr. C. 
Stocking), Southgate House, Southgate, exhibited 
Cattleya hardyana Southgate House var., a natural 
hybrid. W. V. Appleton, Esq., Tyn-y-Coed, 
Weston-super-Mare, staged Cypripedium Lady 
Roberts, C. Sir Redvers Buffer (C. Smithii x 
insigne), and Dendrobium Phalaenopsis Brilliancy. 
M. Jules Hye, Ghent, staged Cypripedium Maudiae, 
a hybrid between C. callosum Sanderae and C. 
lawrenceanum hyeanum. 
Floral Committee. 
Present.— W. Marshall, Esq., in the chair; with 
Messrs. Chas. T. Druery, R. Dean, G. Reuthe, Jas. 
Hudson, H. B. May, John Jennings, J. F. McLeod, 
Wm. Howe, J. D. Pawle, Geo. Gordon, Chas. E. 
Shea, James Walker, H. {. Jones, Wm. J. James, E. 
T. Cook, E. H. Jenkins. Geo. Paul, and J. Fraser. 
Messrs. Barr & Sons, King Street, Covent Garden, 
W.C., exhibited early flowering decorative Chrys¬ 
anthemums, of which Louise Lemaire, brilliant deep 
yellow; Roi des Precoces, crimson ; Pride of the 
Market, crimson; Yellow Gem, Maud Pitcher, a 
lively bronze yellow; Anastasia, rose-purple, and 
such others were very superior. Lycesteria formosa 
was also seen. Kniphofia Triumph is a very 
large flowered variety. The beautiful Polygonum 
Sieboldii compactum, with its white flower trusses, 
was shown to perfection. Another fine Kniphofia 
was that named K. Leichtlini distachya, which is 
small in form, but very showy in colour. An extra 
early batch of white Roman Hyacinths was displayed 
in bowls. There was a wealth of other fine stuff in 
this exhibit. (Bronze Flora Medal.) 
H. J. Elwes, Esq. (gardener, Mr. T. H. Beesley), 
Colesbourne, Andoversford, Gloucestershire, had a 
neat array of Nerines in pots, representing the older 
and well known types and various improvements 
from these. 
Mr. R. Drost, Kew Nursery, Richmond, showed a 
white decorative variety of Chrysanthemum which 
we took to be Mdme. Gustave Henry. He also had 
a group of Soliel d’Octobre in pots. The plants 
were bushy and well flowered. It would be a great 
convenience to everybody if the names of - all 
varieties were presented, so as to be easily seen. 
(Silver Flora Medal.) 
Mr. W. J. Godfrey, Exmouth, Devon, showed a 
small group of bushy decorative Chrysanthemums in 
pots. The best of these were Ryecroft Scarlet and 
