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August 17, 1901. 
fascinating little species, N. pygmea, were also well 
represented. (Gold Medal.) 
A. Worsley, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. W. Miles), Isle- 
worth, sent some new varieties of Coleus; also a 
pretty litttle Hippeastrum, unnamed, and probably 
a new species. 
Messrs. Thos. S. Ware, Ltd., Hale Farm Nurseries, 
Feltham, staged a varied collection of hardy flowers, 
Dahlias, &c. There were many handsome Cactus 
Dahlias, in this exhibit; W. B. Childs, a very deep 
velvety maroon, was well worthy of special notice, 
also a very deep colour variety named Night. 
Mr. A. W. Wade, Riverside Nursery, Colchester, 
made a pretty exhibit with a small but choice exhibit 
of herbaceous bloom ; several vases of the beautiful 
new Arctotis grandis were included as a very pretty 
new Montbretia Rayon d'Or, which was a very pretty 
shade of old gold with a magenta mark in the throat. 
M. Gerbe d’Or was also an exceptionally pretty 
variety of a bright golden colour without a mark of 
any kind. 
Mr. S. Mortimer, Farcham, Surrey, made a very 
attractive display with a collection of Dahlias. All 
the types were represented, the Cactus varieties 
being exceptionally fine. Amongst those we noted 
were Progenitor, a crimson-lake variety with 
curiously furcated petals ; Monarch, orange-red, 
tipped with light magenta; Winnie Walter, a pale 
greenish yellow tipped with white, a very handsome 
flower ; Mayor Tuppenney, this was one of those 
beautiful art shades so hard to define. The centre 
florets were well suffused with orange, and the 
nearest we could describe the outer one was a fawn 
suffused with orange. Starfish was also very good, 
being a remarkably bright fiery scarlet. Some were 
arranged in vases and some in the old show boxes, 
and the merits of the former method of staging were 
well demonstrated by the comparison made. (Silver 
Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. R. Wallace & Co., Colchester, made a 
good show with a somewhat crowded exhibit of 
Lilies, Gladioli, herbaceous stuff, &c. Amongst the 
Lilies we noticed that somewhat curious variety of 
L. tigrinum flore pleno. L. Henryi, L. tigrinum 
splendens, and L. Batemanniae were also well repre¬ 
sented. There was also a very fine vase of the 
showy Hemerocallis aurantiaca major. A 7-ft. 
flower stem of Ornopordon bracteatum created a deal 
of interest. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Jones & Sons, Shrewsbury, brought up a 
very showy collection of Sweet Peas and Dahlias. 
Amongst the best of the Cactus type we noted 
Mayor Tuppenney, Magnificent, Exquisite, Starfish, 
Charles Woodbridge, Night, Loyalty, and Uncle 
Tom. The Sweet Peas were a representative collec¬ 
tion of all the best varieties obtainable, and, of 
course, that exquisite variety, Miss Willmott, was 
well represented. Emily Eckford was also to be 
seen in fine colour, while the soft mauve shade of 
the New Countess was the admiration of everybody. 
(Silver Flora Medal.) 
Mr. Maurice Prichard, Christchurch,Hants, put up 
a representative collection of the best of the hardy 
plants now in bloom. Lilies and Montbretias were 
much in evidence and in great variety, Phloxes were 
also shown, also a vase of that excellent hardy 
climber Polygonum baldschuanicum. The Com- 
positae order was well represented, and Gladioli 
were by no means neglected, several of the latter 
were given an Award of Merit. (Silver Banksian 
Medal.) 
Mrs. Davies-Evans, Highmead, L'anybythea, 
South Wales (gardener, Mr. Fox}, sent up a col¬ 
lection of Nympheas. They were arranged in vases 
and as their leaves do not possess an epidermis on 
the under surface, they very soon suffered through 
the excessive evaporation. Of course it would be a 
lot of trouble to bring pans from that distance, but 
that is pre-eminently the best method of showing 
them, as when their under surfaces rest on the 
water the evaporation is prevented. (Bronze Flora 
Medal.) 
Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, showed a 
varied collection of Robinia Pseudacacia, many of 
which were in bloom. Robinia hispida was ex¬ 
hibited in full bloom and was greatly admired. 
Mr. Amos Perry, Winchmore Hill, London, 
staged a bright group of hardy bloom, and included 
most of the choice plants nowin bloom in the flower 
garden. The Kniphofias were very fine as were also 
the Nympheas. Lilies were also shown in variety, 
The pretty Armeria cephalotes purpurea was also to 
be seen in this exhibit, and the Sunflower family 
was also well represented. (Silver Banksian 
Medal.) 
Professor Hartoy, Cork, exhibited a small group 
of Abutilons. 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, large 
pieces of Clerodendron trichotomum and Andro¬ 
meda arborea, also a skip of Apera arundinacea. 
Messrs. Dobbie & Co., Rothesay, exhibited a 
collection of fine double Zinnias and a pair of fine 
African Marigolds named Lemon Queen and Prince 
of Orange. 
Mr. John Russell, Richmond, Surrey, brought 
up a collection of their highly coloured Crotons. 
They made a very pretty group, and were in a 
position where the light fell well on them. Tne 
effect was greatly enhanced by the edge of 
Phyllanthus nivosus and Panax Vfctoriae. (Silver 
Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons made a blaze of colour 
with a group of Tritoma hybrida and Helianthus. 
(Silver Flora Medal.) 
Fruit and Vegetable Committee. 
Miss Adamson, South Villa, Regent's Park, N.W. 
(gardener, Mr. G. Keif), made a very good exhibit of 
fruit grown within two miles of Charing Cross. The 
Plums were very fine. Grapes also were well 
shown, and the three bunches of Muscat of Alex¬ 
andria would not disgrace the best show board in 
the country. Peaches were very good, and the six 
Melons distinct would take some beating. The 
committee recognised the merits of the exhibit by 
awarding it a Silver Gilt Knightian Medal. 
Messrs. W. Ray & Co., Teynham, Kent, exhibited 
several boxes of that famous black Cherry, Noble. 
(Vote of Thanks.) 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, staged 
a collection of Apple trees in pots and a large 
number of dishes. In this exhibit we also noticed a 
fine specimen of the Giant Puff Ball, Lycoperdon 
giganteum. Amongst those growing in pots we 
noted well fruited specimens of Lady Sudeley, 
Wellington, Bismarck, Warner's King, Devonshire 
Quarrenden, Cellini, Stirling Castle, Bramley’s 
Seedling, Yorkshire Beauty and Red Astrachan. 
There were also several dishes of Pears, including 
that highly-foloured variety, Princess. (Silver 
Knightian Medal.) 
Alderman A. Walker, Low Hill, Lindley, Hudders¬ 
field (gardener, Mr. B. Lockwood), exhibited eighteen 
dishes of Peas. They were all sterling varieties, and 
the pods were large, green and well-filled. A dish 
of Sutton’s Defiance and a dish of Carter’s Seedling 
were amongst the best in the exhibit. (Silver Bank¬ 
sian Medal.) 
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Begonias good to Propagate at this Time.— Stove : 
Either or both of the Begonias you sent us may be 
propagated at this time of the year; but for your 
purpose we do not think that B. scharfiana would 
be of much service to you as it has never been a very 
popular plant, though fairly pretty and interesting 
when well grown. The double while variety of 
Begonia semperflorens might be useful for bedding 
purposes. The single varieties of the same species 
make very useful bedding plants. We have no 
doubt the double variety would grow as freely, but 
we have not yet seen it used for bedding purposes to 
determine its value in that respect. It flowers freely 
enough in pots. 
Quality of a Border Carnation —M. B.: For 
mere garden decoration the flowers you sent are 
good enough, and provided the plant is of good 
constitution, and produces plenty of shoots for 
layering, it might be worth your while to perpetuate 
it by layering it. You cannot very well judge of its 
capabilities for producing grass from a seedling 
flowering for the first time, as most of the shoots 
develop flowers. You can layer what shoots there 
are upon the plant, and next year you will be better 
able to judge of its qualities in this respect. You 
may not get so many flowers from the layers next 
year, but that is the usual behaviour of Carnations. 
For border work those plants which develop plenty 
of shoots for layering are generaUy the most service¬ 
able. 
How to make Gladioli open their Flowers.— J. 
T. Sidney : The method is simple enough with a few 
boxes of a certain pattern, which you can make 
yourself. Get some deal boards and make some 
narrow boxes about the length of your arm. The 
sides, back, and top end should be of wood. The 
lower end must be left open. The lid or front, but 
particularly the upper half should be of glass. One 
of these boxes should be put over each spike you 
wish to develop. The spike should go in at the open 
end of the box, that is, you should drop the box 
down over the plant like a candle extinguisher, and 
fix it to a stout stake The Gladiolus should also be 
staked to keep it from rubbing on the box with the 
wind. The lower portion of the sunny side of the 
box being of wood will keep the older portion of the 
spike cool and partly shading it; while the upper 
portion of the front being of glass will admit sun¬ 
light to warm and hasten the younger buds on the 
spike, so that many will bloom together. 
Small Stove to Heat a Tomato House.— Stove: 
You should have no difficulty in getting a small 
boiler, with pipes attached, and which could be 
satisfactorily heated with coke, small coals, breeze, 
or cinders, whichever you may like to call them. 
Small stoves, greenhouse boilers, or hotwater 
apparatus of various kinds and sizes are advertised 
in the pages of The Gardening World, and if you 
require further information than is there supplied, 
your best plan would be to write to some of the 
advertisers you may select, tell them what you 
want, and ask for their catalogue. The boiler or 
heating apparatus should be a little larger than you 
actually require, so that it will be unnecessary to 
drive the boiler and waste the fuel when it happens 
to come a frosty night. A suitable boiler for your 
purpose would not take up much space, but it should 
be outside the house as you propose. A neat 
wooden or galvanised shelter should be built over it 
to keep rain and snow off the boiler, as that would 
run away with much of the heat. We see no 
necessity for this being much larger than just to 
clear the boiler all round, with a little air space 
inside. The little shed, if we may so call it, should 
have a door, so that you may readily get to the 
furnace to feed it whenever necessary. As far as 
we can see, there would be no necessity for you to 
have space to get inside the shed, so that the door 
may be close up to the boiler. You can store the 
cinders or coals elsewhere in some convenient shed 
or corner. We think it ought to be cheaper to get 
this shed from the firm who supplies the heating 
apparatus, making only one contract for the whole. 
Possibly, such a covering could be obtained ready 
made from the boiler maker. 
Names of Plants. —Stove: Campanula pumila 
alba is the name usually given it, but C. caespitosa 
alba is the correct name. See The Gardening 
World, p. 804, In your second communication 
No. 1 is Begonia sempervirens alba plena ; 2, 
Begonia scharfiana. (See separate note.)— A. LoydelV. 
The plant is Gram or Chick Pea (Cicer arietinum). 
The seeds are used in India for making curries. 
The plant was known to the Greeks, Ancient 
Egyptians and Hebrews.— A. M. T.: 1, Clematis 
Vitalba ; 2, Clematis Flammula ; 3, Passiflora 
caerulea Constance Elliott.— J. R : 1, Veronica 
longifolia subsessilis ; 2, Veronica virginica j iponica; 
3, Aconitum variegatum ; 4, Monarda didyma.— 
R. S.: 1, Digitalis ferruginea; 2, Eccremocarpus 
scaber; 3, Phlox paniculata var. ; 4, Lychnis chal- 
cedonica; 5, Veronica longifolia rosea; 6, Lathyrus 
platyphyllos albus.— E. F .: 1, Monardella lanceo- 
lata variegata ; 2, Mentha rotundifolia variegata; 4, 
Artemisia Abrotauum; 5, Balsamita vulgaris; 6, 
Mentha Requieni.— T. B : 1, Oncidium pumilum ; 
2, Cattleya Eldorado ; 3, Cypripedium Godefroyae. 
A. R. : 1, Begonia maculata; 2, Begonia President 
Carnot; 3, Begonia manicata; 4, Fuchsia gracilis 
variegata. — D. D. : 1, Rhus typhina ; 2, Rhus 
Cotinus ; 3, Spiraea Bumaida Anthony Waterer. 
Communications Received.—T. W. Dollery. -G. 
Bailey.—Webb & Sons.—W. Henry Brown.— 
W. T.—A. M.—E. R.—W. M.—H. J.—E. B. J. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Sdtton & Sons. Reading. — Sutton’s Bulbs for igor. 
Dickson & Co., 1, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh. 
—Dicksons’ Flower Roots. 
James Veitch & Sons, Ltd , Royal Exotic 
Nursery, Chelsea.—Bulb Catalogue; also Novelties 
and Specialities ; Eremurus ; and List of Select 
Strawberries. 
