July 13, 1901. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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both gentlemen being members of the court of the 
Worshipful Company. 
Scholars :— 
1894-5-6 
Mr. W. N. Sands. 
1895-6-7 
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Mr. G. F. Tinley. 
1897-8-9 
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Mr. H. S. Langford. 
1898-9 
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Miss Harrison. 
1899-1900 
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Mr. C. J. Gleed. 
1900-1 
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Mr. B. Smith. 
1900 
Mr. Charles H. Buck. 
If the student who is at the head of the examina¬ 
tion is for any reason unable or unwilling to accept 
the scholarship, it is then offered to the next highest 
on the list, and so on throughout the first class. 
And in case of two or more eligible students being 
adjudged equal marks, the council reserve to them¬ 
selves the right to decide which of them shall be 
presented to the scholarship. 
PLANTS RECENTLY CERTIFICATED. 
The undermentioned awards were made by the 
Royal Horticultural Society on the 2nd inst. 
Orchid Committee. 
Schomburgkia Thomson i anum. — The sepals and 
petals of this pretty species are narrowly oblong, 
wavy and deep yellow The lip is three lobed, the 
middle lobe being deep purple, and the side lobes 
creamy, tinted and streaked purple. (Award of 
Merit.) Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (grower, Mr. 
W. H. White), Burford, Dorking. 
Aeranthes dentens. —The flowers of this curious 
Orchid are green or yellowish-green. The specific 
name seems to have been suggested by a small tooth 
on either side of the petals above the middle. The 
lip is hinged. (Botanical Certificate.) Sir Trevor 
Lawrence, Bart. 
Floral Committee. 
SCOLOPENDRIUM VULGARE SAGITTATO-CRISTATUM. 
—The fronds of this pretty variety have lateral 
lobes at the base of unusual length, spreading 
horizontally and crested at the apex. The rest of 
the edges of the frond is occasionally lobed, and the 
apex is heavily crested. (Award of Merit.) C. T. 
Druery, Esq , V.M.H., ii Shaa Road, Acton, W. 
Rose Bellefleur. —The flowers of this hybrid 
perpetual are large, fragrant, single, or with a 
double row of carmine petals fading to rose at the 
base, (\ward of Merit.) Mr. George Prince, Long- 
worth, Berks. 
Delphinium Dorothy Daniels. —The flowers of 
this handsome variety are large, with purple sepals, 
more or less tipped with blue ; while the small petals 
occupying the centre are pale lemon-yellow, making 
a beautiful contrast. (Award of Merit.) Messrs. 
Kelway & Son, Langport, Somerset, 
Malmaison Carnation Maggie Hodgson. —The 
large flowers of this variety are beautifully formed, 
fragrant, and of a rich maroon-crimson. (Award of 
Merit.) Messrs. Wm. Cutbush & Son, Highgate, N. 
Pink Mrs. H. Young. — The flowers of this 
Pink are large, very full, and light purple, with a 
crimson blotch at the base of the petals. (Award of 
Merit.) Mr. H. Young, Pansey Nursery, Cheshunt. 
Shirley Poppies. —The strain of this beautiful 
race of the Corn Poppy is yet undergoing improve¬ 
ment, several very handsome colours having been 
shown by the Rev. W. Wilks, Shirley Vicarge, 
Croydon. Some were salmon of different shades 
and edged with white; others were white with a 
deep salmon edge; while a third set had a white 
base and edge with a middle band of salmon. There 
were also seifs, and pale salmon varieties with a 
yellow blotch at the base. (First-class Certificate.) 
Canna Miss Kate Gray. — This is one of the 
largest flo wering types of Canna,the race being known 
as Orchid Cannas. The flowers are of a rich scarlet- 
orange, with a few yellow streaks in the centre. The 
plant has broad, glaucous-green leaves, and is only 
3 ft. high,the usual run of this race being 5 ft. or 6 ft. 
(Award of Merit.) Mr. H. J. Jones, Ryecroft 
Nursery, Hither Green, Lewisham. 
Spiraea astilboides Silver Sheath. — The 
leaves of this plant are ternately divided and similar 
to those of Astilbe. The flowers are in pyramidal 
terminal panicles and of a faintly blush tint. It 
will make a handsome and serviceable decorative 
plant, grown and flowered in pots. (Award of 
Merit.) Mr. H. J. Jones. 
Fruit and Vegetable Committee. 
Strawberry Givon's Late Prolific. —The fruits of 
this variety are of large size, rich red, very 
juicy and fragrant, the flavour not being decidedly 
high, however. They are also very often 
flattened or cockscomb-shaped. (Award of Merit.) 
H. P. Sturgis, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Wm. Peters), 
Givon’s Gardens, Leatherhead. 
THE ROCK GARDEN. 
PLANTS IN FLOWER. 
Erodium trichomanefolium. 
There is a certain amount of satisfaction in the fact 
that many alpine or rock garden plants are so 
dwarf that they afford nothing for the cut flower 
basket, so one must needs let them alone to the 
great advantage of the rock garden. Erodium 
trichomanefolium is one of those plants, dainty at 
all times, and closely covering the soil with a cushion 
of finely cut gray foliage with its bright sprinkling of 
rosy and blotched flowers. It grows slowly, but 
may be propagated at the present time by cuttings of 
the younger wood, yet fairly if not quite firm at the 
base. These must be carefully dressed with the 
knife in tne ordinary way, and firmly inserted in 
sandy soil and placed under a handlight in a cold, 
north aspect frame. 
Campanula pulla. 
Whether on the rockery or on the front of the 
herbaceous border, this constitutes one of the neatest 
growing and prettiest of all the many Bellflowers in 
bloom at the present time. The erect flower stems 
seldom exceed 3 in. in height, and bear a solitary, 
drooping, dark, purple flower. Its cultivation is of 
the easiest in friable, fairly moist soil in which its 
underground stems can ramble at will and form a 
carpet of verdure from which the numerous flowers 
arise and make this one of the most charming of the 
miniature Bellflowers. Almost every stem flowers 
and for this reason it is often difficult to get cuttings 
for this method of propagation. A patch on some 
of the narrow borders in the garden, however, will 
furnish the means wherewith to increase the plant 
by division in spring, when growth is commencing. 
Aphyllanthes monspeliensis. 
The season of this liliaceous plant is just over, the 
month of June being its proper time ; but one may 
allude to a pretty rock plant that is seldom seen. 
The slender stems are leaf-like from the fact of their 
being green, leafless, and grassy in appearance. 
They do, indeed, carry on the function of leaves, 
and form a close, neat tuft surmounted by a head of 
deep blue flowers about an inch in diameter. The 
plant may be propagated by seeds or by division of 
the tufts towards the end of March or the beginning 
of April. It should be grown in sandy peat in a 
sunny and sheltered position on the rockery. 
Achillea tomentosa. 
So many of the smaller species of Achillea bear 
white flowers that a different colour proves welcome. 
The heads, including the rays, are bright yellow, and 
produced in umbellate cymes on stems 6 in. to 9 in. 
high ; while the leafy portion of the plant lies close 
to the soil, forming, as it were, a leafy carpet. The 
plant is well adapted for exposed situations on the 
rockery, and is of the easiest cultivation. Increase 
may be effected by a careful division of the pieces or 
by making cuttings of the shoots, which root readily 
in sandy soil placed under a handlight or frame at 
this season of the year. 
Heuchera micrantha. 
Under ordinary treatment this plant grows about 
t8 in. in height, the slender stems being red, and 
thus forming a pleasing contrast to the myriads of 
small white flowers, more or less tinted with pmk on 
the outside or on the calyx. The height of the 
plant makes it suitable for planting towards the top 
of the rockery in order not to intercept the view of 
the smaller growing subjects. For mixing with cut 
flowers in vases it is well adapted, as the slender 
stems and graceful, miniature flowers constitute a 
foil to flowers of a heavier nature. 
Ramondia pyrenaica. 
Those who attempt the cultivation of this plant on 
the rockery must select a cool and shady position 
for it, where the sun will not shine directly upon it 
for a lengthened period during any part of the day. 
Under such conditions it is easily kept moist at the 
roots even when the water has to be supplied by 
artificial means. The position selected for it may 
be more or less perpendicular, so that when its roots 
are inserted between moisture holding stones the 
hairy leaves will be so disposed that the superfluous 
water will run off or at all events not lodge in the 
crown of leaves. When the proper position has 
been given it, the plant is not particularly delicate, 
but forms healthy rosettes of leaves, from amongst 
which the flower scapes rise up for a few inches and 
keep up a display of bloom for weeks. Offsets may 
occasionally be obtained for separation from the 
parent, and larger numbers may be raised from 
seeds, if a little care is exercised in nursing the 
lants in cold frames during their earlier stages of 
growth. The white variety (R. p. alba) is pretty by 
contrast with the type. 
Linaria alpina. 
The Alpine Toad-flax is one of the gems for rock- 
work, owing to its neat habit and distinct appear¬ 
ance. Six inches may be considered its usual limit of 
growth, the arching shoots being very numerous and 
forming a dense, neat tuft. The leaves are of a 
decided glaucous hue, which adds in no small 
degree to the beauty of the plant. The flowers are 
produced in succession along the top of the stems, 
and are of a rich blue-purple with a striking orange 
palate. It should have a light, friable soil in an 
open position on the rockery. Plants may be raised 
from seeds in sufficient quantity to meet all demands 
for increase .—A Ichemilla. 
THE NATIONAIi ROSE SOCIETY. 
JULY 4th. 
The Metropolitan show of the National Rose 
Society was held in the Inner Temple Gardens, by 
permission of the benchers, on this occasion instead 
of at the Crystal Palace with which it had been 
associated for many years. The show was favoured 
with fine weather throughout, and likewise 
with the presence of her Majesty Queen Alexandra, 
who was taken round the tents by the Very Rev. 
the Dean of Rochester, about half-past eleven, and 
stayed about an hour inspecting the show. The 
Roses were accommodated in three large tents, and 
on all hands were pronounced to be very fine. The 
great heat told somewhat heavily upon them towards 
the close, but not more than might have been 
expected. The initial experiment of holding a Rose 
show in these gardens has every appearance of 
being an unqualified success, and we hope the 
society will continue to enjoy prosperity for many 
years to come. 
Nurserymen. 
General Section. —There were four entries in the 
class for seventy-two blooms, distinct, for which a 
Champion Trophy,Gold Medal and money prize were 
offered. The premier honours were secured by 
Messrs. Harkness and Sons, Hitchin, Bedale, who 
had many magnificent blooms in their stands. 
Amongst hybrid perpetuals they had splendid blooms 
of Mrs. John Laing, Alfred Colomb, Mrs. Cocker, 
Charles Lefebvre, Dupuy Jamain, Suzanne Marie 
Rodocanacbi, Captain Hayward, Marie Baumann, 
Francois Michelon, Comte de Raimbaud, Ulrich 
Brunner, A. K. Williams, Horace Vernet, 
Marchioness of Londonderry, Her Majesty, Sir 
Rowland Hill, Paul Neron, Gladys Harkoess, 
Gustave Piganeau, Mme. Delville, Mme. E. Verdier, 
Madame Joseph Bonnaire, Fisher Holmes, Grand 
Mogul, Duke of Edinburgh. Amongst Teas and 
Noisettes they had likewise handsome blooms of 
Maman Cochet, The Bride, Madame Cusin, Lady 
Mary Fitzwilliam, Medea, Marechal Niel, Bessie 
Brown, Niphetos, Innocente Pirola, Kaiserin 
Augusta Victoria, Mrs. Edward Mawley, Ethel 
Brownlow, Caroline Kuster, Ernest Metz, Souv. de 
S. A. Prince, &c. The second award was secured 
by Messrs. Ben R. Cant & Sons, Colchester, whose 
blooms were considerably smaller than the first 
prize lot, but fresh and beautiful. They had grand 
blooms of Her Majesty, Madame de Watteville, 
White Maman Cochet, Prince Arthur, Caroline 
Testout, Bessie Brown, Souvenir d’Un Ami, Com- 
tesse de Nadaillac, Ethel Brownlow, Countess of 
Oxford, Marchioness of Londonderry, Mme. Hoste, 
Catherine Mermet, &c. Messrs. Frank Cant & Co., 
Colchester, came in third with large and well formed 
blooms of Caroline Testout, Gustave Piganeau, La 
France, Cleopatra, Her Majesty, Killarney, Etienne 
Levet, Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, Ulster, Ulrich 
Brunner, &c. 
Messrs. Alex Dickson & Sons, Newtownards, Co. 
