THE GARDENING WORLD 
141 
October 27, i900 
Jolly Rose, both of which are new and distinct. He 
also showed Loveliness, a fine incurving Jap., of 
deep lemon colour ; Sensation, a large flowered deep, 
shining old-gold colour, streaked with purple. J. R. 
Upton was also shown in exceedingly fine style. He 
had quite a large array. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. W. Cutbush & Son, Highgate, London, 
N., set up a collection of Ericaceous plants. Per- 
neltya mucronata lilacina, P. m. purpurea, P. m. 
alba, and P. m. elegans were included in this group. 
Skimmia japonica, crowded with berries on every 
shoot, was another of the brilliant collection form¬ 
ing the exhibit. (Bronze Flora Medal.) 
Mr. Norman Davis, Framfield, Sussex, had one 
of the finest displays of cut Chrysanthemum blooms 
in the hall. The arrangement was exceedingly 
tasty, including tall glasses, vases, and baskets, &c., 
each containing one variety of bloom, and the 
blooms were on the whole of high quality. The best 
of the yellows were W. Towers, President Nonin, 
and Soliel d'Octobre ; Snowdrift was the best white, 
and Mrs. White Popham was the best pink. Among 
the showiest of the purely decorative varieties were 
Elaine, Roi des Precoces, Ryecroft Glory, and Miss 
Elise Dordan. Coloured foliage and dried Fern 
fronds were eflectively employed amongst the 
flowers. (Silver Gilt Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Peed & Son, West Norwood, S.E., showed 
a table of Begonias of the semperflorens type, 
edged with samples of B. Gloire de Lorraine in 
small pots. 
Mr. A. C. Pulling, Monkhams Nursery; Wood¬ 
ford, staged a bright group of Japanese exhibition 
Chrysanthemums, interspersed with Crotons and 
Ferns. Some fine blooms of Miss Alice Byron, 
Annie Provost, Mrs. A. H. Hall, Henry Weeks, Mrs. 
S. C. Probyn, &c., were seen on the plants staged. 
(Silver Gilt Banksian Medal.) 
Mr. H. B. May, Dyson’s Lane Nursery, Upper 
Edmonton, set up a warm-coloured group of Begonia 
Gloire de Lorraine, relieved with Adiantum farley- 
ense. This exhibit was as usual, meritorious. (Silver 
Flora Medal.) 
Messrs H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, had a large 
group of Cannas in 5-in. pots. The secret of success 
seems to be in potting the tubers into small pots, and 
thereafter to feed them. Apricot was rather strik¬ 
ing, Mdme. Pichon, Auguste Chantin, Semaphore, 
Buttercup, Mdme. Berat, &c , were also of the first 
quality. They also showed a number of Japanese 
Chrysanthemum blooms, including the varieties 
Blanda, Mermaid, and Mrs. Gus Trollip. Mermaid 
is a fine new white sort; the other two are purple- 
magenta and light mauve respectively. Their new 
white Jap. named Princess Alice de Monaco, is 
exceptionally noteworthy. Violet Kaiser Wilhelm 
II. was represented by six sweet smelling bunches. 
(Silver Flora Medal.) 
Mr. Thos. Rochford, Turnford Hall Nurseries, 
Broxbourne, Herts, set up a table of retarded Lily of 
the Valley shown in pots. Spiraeas and Lilium 
longifolium album, &c , were also included, as were 
plants of Azalea mollis, whose profusion of deeply 
coloured blooms were quite surprising. This is the 
first year that these Azaleas have been retarded for 
the sake of having them in bloom at this time, and 
apparently it is quite successful. Seakale is also 
treated in this way, and crowns can now be had all 
the year round. (Silver Gilt Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, prove 
thaf they are as active as heretofore in setting new 
strains of florists’ flowers on the market. On this 
occasion they exhibited their Hybrid Streptocarpi, 
and the excellence of them was the varied amount of 
colours which have been got into the newer seed¬ 
lings. These range from pure white through pink 
to deep lake and amaranth, from pale lavender to 
violet, deep blue and purple-crimson. The “ Cape 
Primroses " are destined to be amongst the foremost 
of garden flowers. They had also trusses of their 
Japanese Rhododendrons. 
Messrs. Paul & Son, The Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, 
N., showed three plants and a large vase of H. T. 
Rose Lady Battersea. It is a free-flowering, cerise- 
red variety, being remarkable in having small spines 
upon the flower stems right up to the bud. The 
new Sunrise and the American Rose Liberty, a 
strong, well-flowered crimson sort, were also in¬ 
cluded. 
Mr. Geo. Prince, Rose Grower, Oxford, set up a 
very limited display of Tea Rose blooms. White 
Maman Cochet and the ordinary pink Maman 
Cochet were in strong evidence. (Silver Flora 
Medal.) 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, S.W., 
made an exceedingly creditable exhibit of Japanese 
Chrysanthemums, including Phoebus, James Biden- 
cope, Miss Nellie Pockett, Soliel d’Octobre, Little 
Nell, R. Hooper Pearson, Henry Weeks and such 
others of the first rank of merit. (Silver Gilt Baok- 
sian Medal.) 
Messrs. W. Wells & Co., Ltd., Earlswood Nur¬ 
sery, Redhill, showed a collection of cut Japanese 
Chrysanthemum blooms. The quality was un¬ 
doubtedly superior all round. Chief of the decora¬ 
tive sorts was Mytchett Beauty, yellow ; Pres. Ed. 
Barre, Mr. Bournesien, pink; and Orange Marie 
Masse. The semi-double variety, Charming, ought 
to be in every grower's possession. It is a splendid 
yellow. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Fruit and Vegetable Committee. 
Present:— Geo. Bunyard, Esq., in the chair; 
with Messrs. W. Wilks, H. Esling, James H. Veitch, 
A. H. Pearson, W. Gleeson, Wm. Pope, Alex. Dean, 
S. Mortimer, C. Herrin, W. Bates, H. Markham, 
Geo. Wythes, Geo. Woodward, James Smith, F. L, 
Lane, A. Reynolds, G. Norman, J. Cheal, and H. 
Somers Rivers. 
Messrs. Geo. Bunyard & Co., of Maidstone, made 
a most wonderful display of Pears. The collection 
amounted to seventy-five dishes, including Beurre 
Clairgeau, Fondante de Thirriott, Doyenne du 
Comice, Directeur Hardy, Durondeau, Uvedale's St. 
Germain, Pitmaston Duchess, Beurre Jean Van 
Geert, Catillac, Gen. Todleben, Idaho, &c., &c., all 
of which created interested comment on their 
general high quality. Parrot was also good. Louise 
Bonne of Jersey, Pierre Cornielle, and such others 
were perfect of their kind. (Silver Gilt Knightian 
Medal.) 
Mr. T. R. Cuckney, Cobham Hall, Gravesend, 
received a Cultural Commendation for a box of Coe's 
Golden Drop Plum. 
Mrs. Maltby (gardener, Mr. J. Matthews), Botley, 
Hants, received a like award for a boxful of Beurre 
Diel Pear. 
Messrs. Harrison & Sons, Seed Growers, Leicester, 
set up a varied and rather embracive collection of 
long-keeping Onions. Among these Danver's Yellow, 
Blood Red, Giant Zittau, Lord Keeper, Deptford, 
Banbury Cross, Up-to-Date, Cantell’s Prize, and 
White Spanish, were all worthy of special notice. 
(Silver Knightian Medal.) 
A collection of Gourds came from Dr. Bonavia, 
Westwood, Worthing. 
Messrs. Orman & Co., Lewis, Iowa, U.S A., 
presented Melon " Musk,” pure Bread Squash. 
Mr. Will Taylor, Osborn Nursery, Hampton, 
Middlesex, showed six bunches Reine Olga ripened 
out of doors. Though not quite finished, the flavour 
was piquant and palatable. 
Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Lowfield Nurseries, 
Crawley, showed a collection of sixteen dishes of 
Apples. These included Beauty of Stoke. Newton 
Wonder, Atalanta, Warner’s Seedling, Ottershaw, 
Emily Childs, Hooper’s Seedling, Roundaway 
Magnum, Jubilee, Cheal’s Seedling, and the newer 
variety, Paroquet. Jubilee, Chelmsford Wonder, 
and Paroquet, were exceedingly fine. 
W. Roupell, Esq , Harvey Lodge, Roupell Park, 
S.W., exhibited some remarkably well grown and 
highly-coloured Cox’s Orange Pippin and Newton 
Wonder Apples, grown on bush trees on the Paradise 
Stock, within a five miles radius of Charing Cross. A 
Cultural Commendation was awarded in each case. 
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name florists' flowers such as Carnations, Pelargoniums, 
Chrysanthemums, Roses, nor such as are mere garden 
varieties, differing only in the colour of the flower. 
Florists' flowers, as a rule, can only be named by those who 
grow collections of them.] 
Strongly scented Fruit in Box.—Ellen Parker : 
The specimen you sent is Maule’s Quince or Pyrus 
Maulei. Like all other Quinces it is unfit for eatiDg 
in 1 he raw state ; and if cooked by itself would pro¬ 
bably be too strongly flavoured to suit the palate of 
most people. It is, nevertheless, stated by some to 
be used in the form of marmalade. Other Quinces 
are much esteemed with Apples in pies and tarts 
while in confectionery they are excellent as marma¬ 
lade and syrup. It may therefore be turned to good 
account for the flavouring of stewed Apples and 
Pears. In order to ascertain how much of it to use 
with a pound of Apples or Pears, but particularly the 
former, you might make some experiments on a 
small scale till the flavour is sufficiently strong for 
your palate, after which you may go more extensively 
into the use of it. The scent of the fruit is also very 
strong, and might act as a potent’ factor in giving 
character to the preserves or pies. Whether it is 
agreeable to you will have to be tried by experiment 
as hinted above. 
How to get good Asters.— R.M. : If the selection 
is leit to others you might get what they considered 
good and showy varieties ; but they might not be 
according to your liking. The best plan would be 
to see them growing and make a selection of those 
which might take your fancy most. They might not 
in all cases be correctly named; but you could get 
the correct names afterwards in the case of species 
and distinct and well-known varieties at least. We 
would be pleased to help you to the specific names 
and to some of the more distinct varieties. Garden 
forms could be made out in large collections where 
some attention is given to get the right names and 
keep the plants properly labelled. 
Physalis Francheti.— D. R. : It may be propa¬ 
gated by division of the rootstock, but it does not 
increase so rapidly as P. Alkekengi. The best way, 
therefore, and the quickest to get up a stock is to 
raise it from seeds, which are produced freely enough 
in this country. The seedlings grow slowly at first until 
they get thoroughly established. The seeds should 
be sown in boxes or seed pans, transplanting them 
in the latter case into boxes when they have made 
some growth. The boxes may be kept in frames to 
encourage growth, so that when you finally trans¬ 
plant them to their permanent positions they will be 
of some size and able not only to take care of them¬ 
selves, but to grow away vigorously. If grown with 
the aid of a frame in this way for a year you would 
save yourself a deal of trouble in looking after the 
young plants in the open, and which do not make 
much growth the first year, especially in heavy 
soils. 
Leaves of the Black Poplar Stripped of Leaves. 
— W. M. : The leaves have Deen eaten by caterpillars 
of some of the Sawflies. It is probably too late now 
to attempt any remedy, unless it is to remove a few 
inches of the soil from above the roots of the trees 
affected. This soil should be smother burned or 
taken some distance from the trees and buried deeply 
so that the flies will be unable to get to the surface 
next year when they leave the pupa cases. Next 
year if the trees get attacked again they could be 
syringed with London Purple at the rate of 1 lb. to 
200 or 300 gallons of water. The liquid should be 
thoroughly stirred all the time it is being used, to 
prevent the sediment from collecting in the bottom. 
Names of Plants.— A. M.\ 1, Ornithogalum 
longibracteaium ; 2, Gasteria verrucosa ; 3, Trades- 
cantia zebrina ; 4, Pelargonium Radula.— T. B. : 1, 
Ligustrum vulgare ; 2, Cotoneaster frigida ; 3, Per- 
nettya mucronata ; 4, Cotoneaster microphylla ; 5, 
Sambucus racemosa— C.B. G. : The Sedge is Carex 
paniculata ; the garden plant is Hibiscus Trionum. 
— A. J. B. • 1, Aster Novae-ADgliae ruber ; 2, Aster 
ericoides ; 3, Aster dumcsus.— H. C. S. : 1, Helian- 
thus cucumerifolius ; 2, Solidago canadensis ; 3, 
Colchicum autumnale florepleno ; 4, Fuchsia Riccar- 
toni; 5, Cineraria maritima ; 6, Artemisia pontica. 
— W. B. D.: 1, Tradescantia discolor; 2, Mentha 
Requiem ; 3, Kleinia repens ; 4, Kleinia tomentosa ; 
5, Saxifraga hirta ; 6, Sempervivum calcareum. 
Names of Fruits — W. H. : 1. Duck’s Bill; 2, 
Royal Somerset. — J L. A. : Apple Keddltston 
