May 25, 1901. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
615 
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“Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man "— Bacon. 
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Edited by J. FRASER, F.L.S., F.R.H.S. 
SATURDAY, MAY 25 th, iqot. 
The Editorial and Publishing Offices are 
row removed to 4, Dorset Buildings, 
Salisbury Square, Fleet St., London. 
Editorial matters are to be addressed to 
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All other communications and Remit¬ 
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Proprietors— 
HICKS, WILKINSON & SEARS. 
NEXT WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Saturday, Tune i?t.— Royal Botanical -Society Meeting; 
Socleie Francaise d’Hoi tiruUure de Lob Tea. 
£he Temple Show of 1901.— In some 
respects we would be perfectly justified 
in saying that the Temple Show, opened on 
the 22nd inst., was as large as ever. The 
same number of tents, probably the same 
tents, were there, covering an area of 
12,000 square feet available for exhibits, 
and this space was filled as usual. The 
most notable absentee was Sir Trevor 
Lawrence, Bart., whose magnificent exhibit 
of Orchids has never before been con¬ 
spicuous by its absence in the history of the 
fourteen shows, held under the auspices of 
the Royal Horticultural Society in the 
Inner Temple Gardens. The pressure on 
space has been the president’s plea for 
keeping his Orchids at home on this occa¬ 
sion. His Grace, the Duke of Northumber¬ 
land, also withheld his fine display of 
Orchids. On the other hand, Sir Frederick 
Wigan,_ Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. Young), 
came to the front in the amateurs’ section, 
and was supported by Leopold de Roth¬ 
schild, Esq. (gardener, Mr. G. Reynolds), 
who brought up a fine group of Vanda 
teres, always very successfully grown and 
flowered at Gunnersbury Park. Smaller 
groups of Orchids were staged by John 
Rutherford, Esq., M.P., and Ludwig Mond, 
Esq., F.R.S. (gardener, Mr. Clarke), repre¬ 
senting a London grown collection. New 
Orchids were shown by de B. Crawshay, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. W. J. Stables), and Henry 
Little, Esq. Continental exhibits, chiefly 
of new Orchids, were staged by M. Jules 
Hye-de-Crom, M. Florent o Claes, and MM. 
Linden, all from Brussels. The trade of 
this country was well represented by 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co., Hugh Low & 
Co., Stanley, Ashton'& Co., J. Cypher, B. 
S. Williams, J. Cowan, Charlet>worth & 
Co., John Robson, and others, so that this 
section was fairly well sustained, all things 
considered. 
The large exhibits of Caladiums were 
not so numerous as we have seen them in 
several previous years, but after a remark¬ 
ably long and sunless winter and spring, it 
is surprising what difficulties the British 
gardener or grower can overcome with the 
aid of glass and artificial heat. A large 
proportion of the varieties had the foliage 
as handsomely coloured as usual, though 
the plants themselves were dwarfer than 
usual. For general decorative purposes 
dwarf habit has few drawbacks, as the pots 
and tubs can so easily be elevated, and the 
supports concealed by the massive shield¬ 
like leaves. Messrs. J.Veitch & Sons, Ltd., 
and J. Peed & Son were the principal ex¬ 
hibitors. Another special feature of this 
show was the number of exhibitors who 
had wonderful displays of really well grown 
Calceolarias and Gloxinias, with smaller 
lots of other useful greenhouse or conserva¬ 
tory plants such as Cinerarias, Streptocarpi, 
and Hippeastrums, the latter coming from 
the well-known and extensive collection of 
Captain Holford (gardener, Mr. A. Chap¬ 
man). Some of the leading exhibitors of 
Calceolarias were A. Myers, Esq. (Epsom), 
Messrs. Sutton’& Sons, J. Carter & Co., 
Webb & Sons, and J. R. Box, names suffi¬ 
cient to give an indication of the quality of 
the plants staged. Gloxinias in like manner 
were put up in fide form by Messrs. Sutton 
& Sons, Webb & Sons, J. J. Upton (Man¬ 
chester), Laing & Sons, and others in 
smaller quantity. Grand groups of differ¬ 
ent types of Clematis were again brought 
up by Messrs. Richard Smith & Co. and 
Geo. Jackson, & Son, the champions of this 
class of plants. Though all are hardy sub¬ 
jects they require the aid of glass and a 
little heat to get .them advanced in time for 
the Temple Show. 
A feast of Roses, such as can rarely be 
seen of the same quality abroad, was pro¬ 
vided by Messrs. Frank Cant & Co., B. 
Cant & Son, Geo. Mount, Paul & Son, 
Wm.,Paul & Son, C. Turner, and Wm. 
Rumsey,, all well known to those who take 
an interest in Roses. Among flowering 
plants the large groups or collections of 
Phyllocacti and Kalanchoe flammea, put 
up by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., may 
be considered specialities quite unique in 
their way. The splendid exhibit of hardy 
flowering trees and shrubs in the big tent 
from the Coombe-Wood Nursery of this 
firm again demonstrated in better fashion 
than words could, what a rich and varied 
array of these plants is at the command of 
the planter for the decoration of the gardens 
and pleasure grounds of this country. 
Akin to this group, though less varied per¬ 
haps, was the group of Azaleas and other 
shrubs put up by Mr. John Russell, and the 
hybrid and other hardy Azaleas arranged 
by Messrs. R. & G. Cuthbert, who make a 
speciality of the hybrids between A. mollis 
and A. sinensis, with a few of the older 
types of deciduous Azaleas, 
Messrs. Fisher, Son & Sibray again 
filled their allotted space on the grass with a 
display of trees and shrubs, valued chiefly 
for the ornamental effects of their ’richly 
coloured or variegated foliage. Messrs. 
Cheal & Sons had a similar display of the 
same class of plants, though on a less exten¬ 
sive scale. The large group of pigmy 
Japanese shrubs and trees served to give 
the British cultivator an idea of the strange 
forms into which the Japanese transform 
their trees and shrubs by torture and re¬ 
stricted space. They must take their 
pleasures strangely, as the average Britisher 
is said to do sadly. Moreover, these pigmy 
trees, hoary with age, are finding their way 
into British gardens to a considerable extent 
at present, and will do until the curiosity 
of the British community has been satiated. 
Akin to the Japanese art was the group of 
Messrs. Wm. Cutbush and Son, whose 
cut-bushes of Yew, Box and other subjects 
represented the old English and Dutch 
topiary work. Messrs. J. Carter and Co. 
had a smaller lot of similarly trimmed 
subjects; but their Fern elephants have 
never before been seen in the Temple 
Gardens. Mrs. Hart represented the 
amateurs in the way of pigmy Japanese 
trees. 
The Sarracenias and other insectivorous 
plants exhibited by R. I. Measures, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. H. J. Chapman), and—Bruce, 
Esq., may be considered as very special in 
their way. Ferns were best represented by 
Messrs. H. B. May and J. Hill & Sons, 
both firms being amongst the formest of 
Fern growers. The extensive collection 
usually put up by Messrs. W. & J. Birken¬ 
head, was conspicuous by its absence. 
Carnations were well shown by Lord 
Hillingdon, Messrs. Wm. Cutbush & Son 
and others. In the way of cut flowers the 
Sweet Peas, shown by Messrs. Jones & 
Sons, may be considered a speciality for 
this season of the year. Moss Roses were 
the speciality favoured by Lord Rothschild 
(gardener, Mr. Hill). From the very 
commencement of the Temple Shows hardy 
herbaceous plants and cut flowers of Tulips, 
Irises, Lilies, Calochorti, Pyrethrums, 
Poppies, Paeonies, Lupins, Aquilegihs, 
Globe Flowers, Lily of the Valley, &c., 
have been a marked feature of the 
same;.and numerous miniature rockeries, 
that have appeared from time to time may 
be considered appendages to this class of 
exhibits. The number and names of exhibi¬ 
tors vary in different years, but amongst 
those present on this occasion were Messrs, 
Barr & Sons, R. Wallace & Co., T. S. 
Ware, Ltd., Hogg & Robertson (Dublin), 
Purnell Purnell, Esq. (Streatham Hill). 
Fruit was well represented by Messrs. T. 
Rivers & Son, who had fruit trees in pots, 
Messrs. Geo. Bunyard & Co., Apples; and 
Mr. John Watkins in the trade section. 
Lord Wantage (gardener, Mr. Fyfe), Sir 
Joseph Pease, Bart, (gardener, Mr. J. Mc- 
Indoe), and Alexander Henderson, Esq., 
M.P., well maintained their reputation in 
the amateurs’ division. Vegetables for this 
early period of the year were well shown by 
Lord Aldenham (gardener, Mr. E. Beckett), 
A. Henderson, Esq., M.P., Messrs. Sutton 
& Sons, J. Carter & Co., H. Cannell & Sons, 
and others. 
Her Gracious Majesty Queen Alexandra has 
consented to become Patron of the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society in place of the late Queen Victoria. 
After careful investigation a Frenchman an¬ 
nounces that early struck Chrysanthemums are much 
more subject to the attacks of rust than those pro¬ 
pagated later. 
Poisonous Daffodils.—These popular spring 
flowers are not considered poisonous by the majority 
of people. Their deadly effectswere seen recently 
at Knaresborough, where a little girl ate some of their 
blooms when on her way to school. She was taken 
sick, and the doctor was sent for, but he was unable 
to save her life. 
Presentation of Diplomas.—There was a very 
select gathering at the Botanic Society’s Gardens, 
Regent’s Park, on the afternoon of May 17th, it 
being the first distribution of diplomas to the 
students of the society’s Practical Gardening School. 
Lady Aberdeen made the distribution, and spoke 
highly of the work being carried on by the school. 
Mr. Jordan, the examiner, bore testimony to the 
high character of the instruction given to the 
students. The School Board are so well satisfied 
with the teaching given that they have doubled the 
number of their scholarships, and in future twenty 
boys aud girls will be eligible for the school. 
Window Gardening Society.—Will you allow me, 
through the medium of your paper, to invite your 
readers to help us in an effort we are making to 
brighten this dreary and uninviting neighbourhood. 
We are just starting what we call a Window 
Gardening Society ; and, as our people are extremely 
fond of flowers, I anticipate for it a very useful 
future. Our difficulty is to get bulbs and seeds for 
distribution ; and if any of your readers have such 
things at their disposal, I shall be glad to receive 
them on behalf of our people. When I tell you that 
flowers are practically unknown here, that we have 
only two or three very small trees in the whole of 
this district, and not a single grass plot on which our 
children can play, you will understand that we are 
very bare and towny indeed .—Richard Free, St. 
Cuthbert's Lodge, Millwall, London, E. 
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