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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
May 11, 1901. 
pomologist, a geologist, a chemist and every 'ist and 
'ism that it is possible to conceive. In fact, for a 
gardener to be able to grapple with every question 
which confronts him in the cultivation of plants, it 
is necessary that he should be somewhat of the 
nature of a walking encyclopaedia and an up-to-date 
edition among all the callings and professions of 
men (with the exception of a doctor). There is 
nothing which will uplift, to educate, enlighten, and, 
in fact, inculcate those great principles which makes 
a man so worthy of the name of man, as this great 
profession of gardening or horticulture. With all 
the interesting operations connected with gardening 
—if we regard the labour involved as a labour of 
love ; then gardening is invested with an interest 
all its own, and which has a mysterious power to 
draw us closer and closer in our considerations of 
all Nature's beauties and her perfect laws; and 
thus our interest becomes intensified, our being ex¬ 
pands, and we are able to drink deeper and deeper of 
the pleasures which Nature affords. 
(To be continued.) 
SOCIETIES. 
CORNWALL DAFFODIL AND SPRING FLOWER 
SHOW .—April nth. 
The fifth annual exhibition under the auspices of 
the Cornwall Daffodil and Spring Flower Society, was 
held in the Concert Hall, Truro, on April nth. We 
regret being so late with our report, but the delay 
his been unavoidable owing to want of space. There 
was a magnificent display of flowers, the Daffodils 
and Rhododendrons making a fine contrast. The 
Daffodils were of a very high standard of quality, and 
close competition resulted. The Rhododendrons 
were not quite up to last year's standard. Mr. 
Sbilson had, as usual, a large exhibit of these, and 
sustained his reputation as an expert cultivator of 
these beautiful shrubs. Primroses and Polyanthuses 
made a good show, and with the large assortment of 
other hardy spring flowers, deservedly attracted 
great attention. Apples were shown in good condi¬ 
tion for the time of the year. 
The first prize for the best collection of fifty 
distinct varieties, was won by Lady Margaret 
Boscawen. Golden Spur, Emperor, Autocrat, Queen 
of Spain, Victoria, Sir Watkin, and Orange Phoenix, 
were a few of the best varieties in this interesting 
group. The second prize was awarded to Mr. P. D. 
Williams, his blooms of Lucifer and Blood Orange 
were much admired by all who saw them. In the 
class for forty varieties, the Rev. A. T. Boscawen 
was first with a splendid collection of blooms. Miss 
F. Currie was a very close second, many of her 
blooms being of exceptionally good colour. For ten 
varieties of the Magni-Coronati group, Mr. W. N. 
Came was awarded the first prize for some very fine 
blcoms of the newest varieties; the second went to 
Mr. H. M. Williams. For five distinct varieties of 
the Medio-Coronati group the Rev. A. T Boscawen 
was first; and Mr. M. H. Williams, second. Mr. 
W. N. Carne was first for five distinct varieties of 
the Parvi-Coronati section. 
For four double varieties, Mr. Nowell Usticke was 
first. Mr. H. M. Williams and Mr. W. C. Pendarves 
were so close in their exhibits for second place that 
the judges placed them both equal for that honour. 
The competition was keen in the class for fifteen 
distinct varieties of any section. There were four¬ 
teen entries, and all of such a high standard that 
they must have caused a considerable amount of 
trouble in the judging. They decided that those 
exhibited by Sir George Smith were the best of this 
huge competition. Some of his best blooms were 
Emperor, Sir Watkin, Golden Spur, Figaro, Nelsoni 
major and Minnie Hume. Mr. A. P. Nix was 
second and the Rev A. T. Boscawen, third. 
The first prizes in the classes in which the price 
of the bulbs was not restricted were won by Mr. J. 
C. Williams, who took four; Mr. P. D. Williams, 
three; and the Rev. A. T. Boscawen, two. The 
finest of the blooms in these unrestricted classes 
were Cardinal, Torch, Flamingo, Lucifer, Sirius, 
Blood Orange, Orifamme, King Alfred, Mdme. 
Plemp and Victoria. 
For the finest bloom of an English-raised variety 
not in commerce, the Rev. G. H. Engleheart was 
awarded the first prize for a magnificent bloom of 
Orifamme. 
Mr. J C. Williams received a First-class Certi¬ 
ficate for a handsome flower of the Parvi-Coronati 
section, named Dante. King Alfred, shown by Lady 
Margaret Boscawen, also received this distinction ; 
also Seagull, shown by the Rev. A. T. Boscawen, 
and General Roberts, shown by Messrs. Barr & 
Sons, Covent Garden. 
There was a fine collection of over a hundred 
varieties from the Sciliy Isles, shown by Mr. Dorrien 
Smith. Mr. Watts, also of Sciliy, had a smaller but 
not less beautiful collection. 
Mr. D. H. Shilson was the principal exhib : tor in 
the spring flower section. His exhibit of fifty 
trusses of Rhododendrons was a conspicuous feature 
of the show. They showed every transition of 
colour from pure white to the deepest crimson. He 
carried off most of the first prizes, being first for six 
Camellia blooms, first for six trusses of Rhododen¬ 
drons, first for eight cut blooms of Azalea mollis, and 
first for a collection of hardy herbaceous plants, not 
forced, of which he exhibited nearly ioo varieties. 
Mr. P. D. Williams had a very meritorious exhibit, 
and was deservedly placed second. The third prize 
was awarded to Mrs. Powys Rogers. 
The class for hardy flowering shrubs was well 
represented, there being five magnificent collections 
shown. Mr. R. Fox was awarded the first prize with 
a very showy exhibit. The colours imparted by the 
free use of Camellia and Rhododendron blooms were 
very effective. Mr. Pendarves Vivian was second, 
and Mr. H. M. Williams, third. 
In the class for the finest individual bloom of 
Camellia, Mrs. J. Williams was first with C. reticu¬ 
lata. This lady won the first prize last year in this 
class with a bloom from the same plant. 
Mr. R. Fox was the most successful exhibitor of 
Violets. There were tweDty-seven entries in this 
class, their perfume pervading the whole building. 
Miscellaneous. —Messrs. Barr & Sons exhibited 
an attractive group of bulbous plants, chiefly Nar¬ 
cissi. 
Messrs. R. Veitch & Sons, Exeter, exhibited a 
group of hard-wooded plants, the most conspicuous 
being Betula Maximowiczii, the large-leafed Birch. 
Messrs. T. S. Ware, Ltd , Feltham, Middlesex, 
showtd a fine collection of hardy spring plants, in¬ 
cluding many beautiful Irises. 
Messrs. Gauntlett, of Redruth, exhibited a collec¬ 
tion of hard-wooded plants, Polygonum baldschuani- 
cum being an attractive feature in this group. 
The show was well attended and the organisation 
was perfect with one exception, that the space was 
too limited to admit of a full display of the beauty of 
many of the p’ants. 
MIDLAND AURICULA.— April 25th. 
The second annual show of this society was held in 
conjunction with that of the Midland Daffodil 
Society, in the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, and 
was favoured with numerous exhibits and fine 
weather, making it a great success. 
In the class for six show Auriculas, Mr. James 
Douglas, Edenside, Great Bookham, Surrey, made 
his presence felt with splendidly grown plants of 
Mrs. Dcdwell, Hero, Acme, Abraham Baker, Mrs. 
Potts, and George Ligbtbody, all showing a master 
hand in the matter of cultivation. Mr. Stokes, 
Harborne, was a very close second. The third 
prize went to Mr. R. Holding, Balsall Heath. For 
four show varieties, Mr. J. Douglas was again first; 
Mr. J. Clements, Harborne, was second ; and Mr. 
J. W. Bentley, Stakehill, Castleton, Manchester, 
third. All three of these exhibits were well grown. 
For two show varieties, Mr. A. R. Brown, Hands- 
worth, was first with Conservative and John 
Spalding, both beautiful plants ; Mr. J. W. Bentley 
was a very close second. 
In the class for single specimens, Mr. J. Douglas 
took most of the first and second prizes, namely, for 
gray-edged, white-edged, green-edged, and for seifs. 
For six alpine Auriculas, Mr. A. R. Brown, Hands- 
worth, was first, a plant of Mrs. Gorton, was superb ; 
Mr. J. Douglas was second ; and Mr. R. Holding, 
third. In the class for four alpine Auriculas, 
Mr. J. Douglas was first. His plant of Duke of 
York was much admired. Mr. A. R. Brown was 
second; and Mr. R. Holding, third. For two 
alpine Auriculas, Mr. J. Godwin, Handsworth; and 
Mr. Chesbury, were first and second respectively. 
For seedlings, Mr. J. Douglas was first with a 
beautiful gray-edged variety named Peri; Mr. R. 
Holding was second with Elsie M. Cadbury, a very 
dark self. Mr. J. Douglas staged the premier 
Auricula, his Magpie receiving that distinction The 
premier in the alpine class was G. F. Thew, shown 
by Mr. Brown. A beautiful basket of hardy Primulas 
was exhibited by Messrs. Pope & Son, King’s 
Norton. It was nearly 3 ft. across, and filled with 
alpine and Japanese species, 
MIDLAND DAFFODIL. — April 25th and 26 th. 
Owing to the space taken up by the report of the 
conference, we were unable to give an account of the 
show in our last issue. Like all other flower shows 
organised at Birmingham, it was a great success. 
This was the third exhibition of this society, and, if 
possible, it was an advance on the previous two. 
Birmingham people seem as enthusiastic over the 
Daffodil as anyone, and it might be called a Daffodil 
craze. The Midland section of the National 
Auricula Society holding their show in conjunction 
with the Daffodil Society’s show, considerably en¬ 
hanced the interest in the meeting. 
The chief class in the show was for a collection of 
fifty varieties of Daffodils, representing the three 
main divisions—Magni-Coronati, Medio-Coronati 
and Parvi Coronati. Mrs. R. O. Backhouse was 
first with a magnificent collection ; Horsfieldi, Glory 
of Leiden and Madame Plemp were exceptionally 
fine blooms. Sutton Court, Hereford, must be a 
good district for their cultivation, for this expert 
lady specialist who lives there was first in this class 
last year. The Rev. J. Jacob, Whitewell Rectory, 
Whitechurch, was second; and Mr. F. A. Walton, 
The Friary, Handsworth, third. All three exhibits 
were very close as regards quality, and were about 
the chief feature of the show. 
For six varieties, Messrs. J. H. White & Son, 
Spalding, were first. Their selection was Emperor, 
Madame Plemp, Victoria, Horsfieldi, Madame de 
Graaff and Maximus. Mr. W. B. Latham, curator 
of the Botanic Gardens, Birmingham, was second. 
Mr. J. Douglas, Great Bookham, took the first 
prize for twelve trumpet Daffodils ; King Alfred was 
much admired. Mr. P. D. Williams, St. Keverne, 
St. Austell, was second ; and Messrs. J. Pope & 
Son, Nurserymen, Birmingham, were third. 
Medio-Coronati varieties. —For twelve bunches 
of these the exhibits were difficult to judge, as all 
were of a very high quality. Mr. P. Williams was 
first ; Mr. H. B. Young, MetberingtoD, Lincoln, 
second; Mr. J. Douglas, third. For six varieties, 
the Rev. G. F, Eyre, Far Forest Vicarage, Rock, 
Bewdley, was first. Messrs. J. T. White & Sod, 
Spalding, who were overlooked in the judging, were 
afterwards awarded a special extra first prize in this 
class. 
Parvi-Coronati.— For six varieties, Mr. P. D. 
Williams was first; Mr. H. B. Young, second ; Miss 
F. W. Currie, Lismore, Ireland, third. 
In the class for twelve varieties none of which 
must cost more than 10s. per dozen, Mr. R. Chat- 
win Cartwright, Selly Oak, Birmingham, was first. 
His blooms of Sir Watkin and Golden Spur were 
very fine; Mr, J. W. Cunnington, Moulton, near 
Spalding, was second; Mr. J. H. Harthell, Arden 
Vale, Olton, third. For six varieties, with the same 
restrictions, Mr. C. L. Branson, The Gardens, Coles- 
hill Park, was first ; and Mr. J. Sceaney, Harborne, 
second. 
Daffodils in Pots. —Mr. A. Cryer was first with 
twelve pots of well grown stuff. In the class for six 
pots, Mr. R. Chatwin Cartwright was first. 
Polyanthus Narcissus. —Mr. A. Cryer was first for 
six pots in this class, a pot of the Maestero was much 
admired. 
Tulips. —The competition was close for a collection 
of these, Mr. Cryer was first ; Mr. R. Cbatwin Cart¬ 
wright was again close to him and made a very good 
second ; Mr. R. Sydenham was third. 
First-class Certificates. —The following were 
awarded First-class Certificates : General Roberts, 
Gloria Mundi, and Lucifer, shown by Messrs. Barr 
& Sons, Covent Garden ; King Alfred grown by Mr. 
J. Douglas ; Earl Grey and Robert Berkley, grown 
by Miss Willmott ; and Sunrise grown by Mrs. 
Backhouse. 
Awards of Merit were given to Daffodil, Giant 
Edge, a very fine bicolor with a yellowish white 
trumpet, shown by Rev. C. Wolley Dod ; Sunbeam 
shown by Mrs. Backhouse; Maggie May and Sir 
Watkin shown by Messrs. Barr & Sons; Charles 
Wolley Dod shown by Miss W. Willmott ; Primrose 
