August 17, 1901. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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grand collection of Lilies, Crotons, Caladiums, &c., 
with two exceedingly fine specimen Acalphya maca- 
feeana. Mr. Hy. Rogers, Gipsy Lane Nursery, 
Belgrave, Leicester, was third. Mr. W. Finch, 
Coventry, took fourth. 
Exhibits in this class were also sent by Mr. Vause, 
of Coventry, and Messrs. Wm. Artindale & Sod, 
Market Hall, Sheffield. Both these collections were 
very fine, and cost the judges a good deal of anxiety 
through not being able to award them prizes. 
Mr. John Russell, Richmond Nurseries, Surrey, 
staged a splendid group of pot plants, including 
Caladiums, Crotons, Palms, Acalypha sanderiana, 
Pandanus Veitchii, and Alocasias in variety, and 
two exceptionally fine Dracaenas. (Special Gold 
Medal.) 
Messrs. John Peed & Son, West Norwood, London, 
had a pleasingly arranged collection of Gloxinias, 
Streptocarpus, Crotons, Palms and Ferns, taking a 
Gold Medal. 
Mr. Walter Bentley, Belgrave Nursery, Leicester, 
was awarded a Gold Medal for collection of Leicester 
Roses, of which The Bride, Maman Cochet, Anna 
Olivier, Papa Gontier, La France and Mrs. W. J. 
Grant were most conspicuous. 
Messrs. Hinton Bros., Warwick Nurseries, 
Birmingham Road, Warwick, sent a good collection 
of Sweet Peas, staged in their patent vases, in¬ 
cluding Lady Nina Balfour, Queen Victoria, Othello, 
Lady Grisel Hamilton, Prince Edward of York, 
Triumph, Lady Mary Currie, Mrs. Dugdale, and 
Duke of Westminster, Marie Hinton, Prima Donna, 
Waverley, and Royal Rose, which were good 
samples and helped to secure a Gold Medal. The 
same firm exhibited seventy-nine varieties of Car¬ 
nations, a new seedling, Mrs. F. Hinton, being an 
acquisition to the non-bursting tribe. 
Mr. Robert Pringle, 40, Belvoir Street, Leicester, 
sent a collection of choice flowers grown from his 
seeds, and was awarded a Silver Medal. 
Messrs. W. Clibran & Son, Altrincham, also 
furnished a nice arrangement of herbaceous flowers, 
Astilbe Silver Sheaf lending a pleasing appearance 
to the Phloxes, Harpalium rigidum, Gaillardia, and 
Helianthus. A Silver Medal was awarded. 
Messrs. W. & J. Brown, seed merchants, of Stam¬ 
ford, Peterborough, and Grantham, sent a new 
Heliotrope, named after Lord Roberts, the fine big 
trusses of flowers emitting much perfume 
Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, Victoria and 
Paradise Nurseries, Upper Holloway, N., deservedly 
won a Gold Medal for a collection of pot plants, 
comprising Crotons, Aralias, Lilies, and Palms, set 
off by a batch of the bright Verbena Ellen Will- 
mott. A new Chrysanthemum (Leucanthemum) 
maximum named Earl Roberts was exhibited by 
Mr. Arthur Goodman, Braunstone Gate, Leicester. 
It is a very large white. Mr. Goodman also sent a 
collection of herbaceous flowers, for which he was 
highly commended. 
Mr. William Barsty, Regent Road Nurseries, 
Leicester, staged sixteen varieties of Carnations, 
including Mrs. MacRaye and Isinglass as reds, 
Little Phil and Winsome as pinks, Badminton and 
Ladas as yellows. (Commended.) 
Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son also sent a batch 
of cut herbaceous flowers, of which the lovely 
white Phlox Snowdrift was one of the best. 
Mr. W. L. Pattison, Cherry Orchard, Shrews¬ 
bury, exhibited an excellent variety of Violas, 
Devonshire Cream, Princess Beatrice, A. J. Row- 
berry, and Stephen being the best yellows ; Mrs. 
Crane, Mrs. H. Bellamy, and King of Blues repre¬ 
senting the opposition colour. (Silver Medal.) 
Messrs. Jones & Sons, nurserymen, &c., Shrews¬ 
bury, sustained their reputation for Sweet Peas, 
with Emily Eckford, Countess of Aberdeen, Triumph, 
Salopian, Navy Blue, Shazada, Sadie Burpee, Stella 
Morse, and others. They also sent a board of 
Dahlias, of which Mrs. Stancome, Mayor Tuppenny, 
and Hon. F. Bouverie were typical specimens. 
(Silver Medal.) 
A local nurseryman, Mr. W. E. Boyes, 15, 
Belvoir Street, Leicester, was awarded a Gold 
Medal for collection of Pelargoniums, Fuchsias, 
and Lilies, with a number of wreaths made in all 
shapes and sizes. 
Mr. Charles Holden, Royal Nursery, Butt Lane, 
Hinckley, was awarded a Silver Medal for Carna¬ 
tion decoration. The flowers were arranged in the 
Edwardian ware, which is now so frequently seen at 
shows. 
A collection of seven dozen choice Dahlia blooms 
sent by the renowned grower at Rowledge Nurseries, 
Farnham, Surrey, brought many visitors to see Mr. 
S. Mortimer. We do not remember seeing better 
blooms of Gold Medal, Gaiety, John Walker or 
Hercules, whilst Progenitor, Vesta, Lyric, Countess 
of Lonsdale, and Uncle Tom were simply grand. 
Evidently in honour of the capable superintendent 
of the Abbey Park, Mr. Mortimer’s newest Dahlia 
has been named Jno. Burn; it is a beautiful dark 
crimson, with very long narrow petals and strong 
centre. (Silver Medal.) 
A fresh feature at this show was the lovely col¬ 
lection of hardy Water Lilies sent by Mr. Amos 
Perry, Winchmore Hill, which were backed with 
some cut flowers from the herbaceous border, all 
well grown and nicely assorted. (Gold Medal.) 
Messrs. Harrison & Sons, Royal Midland Seed 
Warehouse, Leicester, occupied a long space for 
collection of Gloxinias, Begonias, and Sweet Peas. 
They were charmiugly arranged in sections, and for 
growth were—well, just what one would expect from 
so renowned a house. (Silver Medal.) 
Mr. Vause, Leamington, took first for six stove 
and greenhouse plants; G. H. Munty, Esq., (gar¬ 
dener, Mr. W. Blakeway), was second, but first for 
six specimen Ferns. 
For Carnations and Picotees, Mr. R. C. Cart¬ 
wright, King’s Norton, took three first prizes, the 
best self beiDg Benbow, the best flake Gordon Lewis, 
and J. S. Hedderley the best bizarre. Messrs. 
Artindale & Co., and Mr. A. R. Brown were other 
winners. 
Messrs. Artindale & Co. exhibited the best hand 
bouquet. 
Mr. Goodacre, Elvaston Castle Gardens, Derby, 
took firsts for collection of eight dishes of fruit, for 
four varieties of Grapes (two bunches of each), for 
two bunches of Black Hamburgh, for two bunches of 
Muscat of Alexandria, and for two bunches of Gros 
Maroc. Mr. A McCulloch, of Nottingham, Mr. J. 
Read (Bretby Park Gardens), Mr. Nisbet (Byrkby 
Gardens), and Mr. S. Cole (Althorp Park Gardens), 
were other successful exhibitors of fruit. 
The special prizes offered by Messrs. Sutton & 
Sons, Messrs. Harrison & Sons, Mr. Robert Pringle, 
Messrs. Yarde & Co., Mr. Robert Sydenham, 
Ichthemic Guano Co., Mr. James Wright and 
various private persons were well competed for. 
We are much indebted to Mr. Jno. Burn and his 
assistant, Mr. MacKinlay, for facilities in getting 
about the crowded grounds and tents. 
GATEACRE SHOW .—August 7th. 
This successful society held its 30th exhibition in 
the grounds of the president, Col. W. H. Walker, 
M.P., The Grange, situate seme five miles on the 
S.E. of Liverpool. 
The society works more especially for the good of 
the cottagers, whose exhibits were of a superior 
character, showing what can be done even in bad 
seasons. 
In addition to the competitive classes many groups 
were staged not for competition, which enhanced 
the success of the exhibition, Awards of Merit 
were granted to the following Group of flowering 
and foliage plants, Mr. C. E. MoormaD, gardener to 
Lieut.-Col. Gaskill, J.P.; table of foliage plants and 
Orchids, including many good varieties of Odonto- 
glossums, Messrs. J. Cowan & Co. ; flowering 
plants, Mr. T. Carling, gardener to Mrs. Cope ; 
stove and greenhouse plants tastefully arranged by 
Mr. P. J. Barham, gardener to Col, W. H. Walker, 
M.P.; group of flowering Begonias and Bamboos, 
Mr. F. Buttery, gardener to Dr. Caton ; collection 
of ornamental and flowering plants, Mr. R. Brigin- 
shaw, gardener to H. BatesOD, Esq.; Grapes, Peaches, 
&c., Mr. T. Hayes, gardener to Mrs. Jannion; 
basket of fruit and collection of well-grown vegetable^, 
Mr. J. Rothwell, gardener to S S. Bacon, Esq., J.P. 
In addition to the show the spacious grounds and 
glasshouses were thrown open to visitors. The 
arrangements were under the able supervision of 
Mr. J. Glover, who has held the onerous post of 
hon. secretary since the formation of the society. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL.— August 13 th. 
The meeting in the Drill Hall on Tuesday last was not 
very strongly attended till late in the afternoon, 
many people being away for the holidays. The 
exhibits were sufficiently numerous, and in many 
cases of an interesting character. Water Lilies and 
Gladioli were the two leading features of the meet¬ 
ing. Others were Crotons, Sweet Peas, Dahlias, 
hardy herbaceous plants in general, &c. Fruit was 
fairly plentiful for the season, Apples both gathered 
and upon trees being the most conspicuous and 
important in this section 
Orchid Committee. 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Ltd , Chelsea, were 
the chief exhibitors of Orchids. By means of their 
numerous hybrids they have been able to bridge 
over the entire year, so that Orchids are never 
entirely out of season. They had well-flowered 
plants of Cattleya Atalanta, C. Niobe, Laelia 
splendens, Laeliocattleya callistoglossa ignescens, 
Lc. Nysa, and Lc. Parysatis The latter is a plant 
of dwarf habit with a shapely and interesting flower 
intermediate between Cattleya bo'wringiana and 
Laelia pumila, this latter beiDg the seed parent. 
Cattleya Eldorado var. was exhibited by Col. M. 
A. Swinfen Brown (gardener, Mr. H. Collyer), 
Swinfen Ha’l, Lichfield. 
J. S. Moss, Esq., Wintershill, Bishops Waltham, 
exhibited Laelia Iona (tenebrosa x dayana). 
Sir J. Miller, Bart, (gardener, Mr. J. Hamilton), 
ManderstOD, Duns, N.B., exhibited Laeliocattleya 
tene-schofieldiana, the parentage of which was 
Laelia tenebrosa x Cattleya schofieldiana aurea. 
Floral Committee. 
What a blaze of colour was the one remark drawn 
from ever) one who entered the hall and saw the 
grand exhibit of Gladioli made by Messrs. Kelway 
& Son, Langport, Somerset. They filled a whole 
table down the centre of the building, and made the 
most extensive collection of Gladiolus gandavensis 
which we have seen exhibited. They were arranged 
in single spikes, and were set up in a very effective 
way with the wide range of colours harmonising as 
perfectly as the shades in a high class picture. To 
give a description of the best would mean several 
pages of matter, as they were all worthy of notice, 
and included all the best varieties of the day. 
Prince Henry of York was a general favourite, and 
well deserved its distinction, as a better made 
flower and one possessing a brighter colour could 
not be obtained. It was one of those brilliant red 
art shades which cannot be described with words, 
but must be seen to be fully appreciated. Hall 
Caine also came in for much admiration. It was a 
sulphur yellow toning down to primrose with bright 
carmine markings in the throat. Another very 
attractive variety was that bearing the name of 
Regalia. The flowers are of various shades accord¬ 
ing to their age, but the prevailing colour was rose 
with here and there a deeper tone of a soft carmine 
shade. The exhibit was awarded a Silver Gilt 
Flora Medal, and was well deserving of the dis¬ 
tinction. 
Messrs. John Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, London, 
brought a grand exhibit of this season’s novelties in 
the way of Begonias. As they were not named, it 
was impossible to describe the various kinds, but 
some beautiful shades of colour and perfectly- 
formed flowers were to be seen. The strain showed 
that pretty feature so welcome in the somewhat 
formal flowers of the Begonia class of a tendency to 
produce a well fimbriated margin. A new dwarf 
bedding variety was also shown, and we can safely 
prophesy a good future for such a sterling novelty. 
It was only about 4 in. to 5 in. high, and appeared 
to be of a most floriferous nature. The colour was 
a very deep rose. There were also one or two vasts 
of very good Streptocarpi novelties. 
R. C. Foster, Esq., Sutton, Surrey (gardener, Mr. 
W. Simpson), exhibited a collection of very fine 
Sweet Peas, which included most of the favourites 
of the day. The collection was a very fine one for 
this late period of the year. (Bronze Flora Medal.) 
Leopold de Rothschild, Esq , Gunnersbury House, 
Acton (gardener, Mr. Hudson, V.M H ), brought an 
interesting and well grown collection of Nymphaeas. 
There were forty-two varieties shown, which in¬ 
cluded the best varieties of the present day. The 
star-like flowers of Nymphaea stellata figured con¬ 
spicuously as they were set up with their character¬ 
istic long stalks. A most handsome species was N. 
gigantea, which had been raised from seed sown in 
January of this year. It was a massive bloom of 
the same shade as N. stellata. N. marliacea albida 
was shown in fine form ; also N. odorato sulphurea 
grandiflora, with its large, sulphur-coloured stellate 
flowers and golden stamens. The varieties of that 
