August 31, 1901. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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The first prize for Fuchsias also went to Mr. Mur- 
rant. Dahlias were much in evidence and the 
blooms of a good quality. Mr. Sparks and Mr. T. 
Daney were the two chief prize winners in the 
Cactus section, and Mr. R. WhittiDgton, Cranleigh, 
and Mr. H. Carter, Horsham, the two chief in the 
class for double Dahlias. 
Mr. R. Hubbard, Roffey, was first for twelve 
spikes of Gladioli; Mr. R. Curtis, Rudgwick, was 
second; and Mr. Daney third. Sweet Peas were 
well shown by Mr. Sparkes, who secured the first 
prize for twelve bunches. Those shown by Mr. M, 
Burafield, Denne Parade, and Mr. R. Hubbard, 
were very fine and secured for their respective pro¬ 
ducers the second and third prizes. It is late now 
for Roses, but in the class for twenty-four blooms, 
dis inct, Mr. Harris, Denne Park, made a grand 
display and was deserving of the position of first. Mr. 
Lawrence secured the first position in the class 
fcr twelve Roses, distinct. 
For eight dishes of fruit Mr. Daney was first, 
followed by Mr. H. Harris and Mr. J. Webb for the 
other two awards. 
Mr. Holloway, Slinfield, won the first prize for a 
dish of Nectarines. Mr. Hubbard occupied the 
same position for a dish of Peaches. 
Mr. Harris showed the best two bunches of black 
Grapes, and Mr. Daney the best two bunches of 
white. Mr. Harris was also first for a dish of 
Cherries. 
The best dish of Pears was shown by Mr. T 
Brown. 
Mr. J. Carter was the most successful exhibitor in 
the class for dessert Apples. 
Mr. Holloway's was the best Melon shown, al¬ 
though those exhibited by Mr. W. Dickens and Mr. 
J. Vaughan were of a very high standard. 
Vegetables were well showD, especially in the 
cottagers' classes. Potatos were remarkably good. 
The decorative section brought out some very 
neat and jpretty designs, and was a field for 
much keen competition. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. — A ugust 27 th. 
There was a very poor meeting at the Drill Hall 
last Tuesday and much floor and table space was 
unoccupied. There were ody a few exhibits of 
Orchids, and if Gladioli had been taken from the other 
exhibits there would have been but little left worthy 
of note, except the group of Alocasias sent by Mr. 
Russell, who we believe is making a speciality of 
this fine stove genus. 
Orchid Committee. 
H. T. Pitt, Esq. (gardener, Mr. F. W. Thurgood), 
sent a pretty little group of Orchids which included 
some very fine Cypripediums, Oncidiums, and 
Odontoglossums. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Floral Committee. 
Messrs. Barr & Sons, Covent Garden, staged a large 
collection of well flowered spikes of Gladioli over a 
groundwork of Pteris. The collection included 
many strikingly pretty varieties and novelties. 
Amongst them we noted G. Soffrano, a straw colour 
with carmine throat and prettily crimped segments. 
Hercules also showed a very pretty waving of the 
margins, the colour was a fiery crimson. Phoebus, 
also a crimson, was very fine; Nympe de Fontain- 
bleu, a white shaded with lilac and with carmine 
marks in the throat, was a most attractive variety. 
Cronstadt, a lilac, with deep rose markings; Car¬ 
nation, white, heavily marked with rose on the 
margin, and Mdme. Auber were also much admired. 
Messrs. Barr & Sons also had a collection of her¬ 
baceous cut bloom and a few pans of Nymphaea. 
N. James Brydon was very good, it was a bloom of 
good substance, and the colour a very deep carmine- 
rose. Sagittaria japonica was also shown. Amongst 
the herbaceous stuff Phloxes played a conspicuous 
part. (Silver Gilt Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. John LaiDg & Sons, Forest Hill', S.E , 
brought a group of Caladiums, which included some 
very fine varieties. In the centre was a collection of 
extra fine Streptocarpi. We also noted a pan of 
their new bedding Begonia Bavaria. The most 
striking Caladium which we noted was Golden 
Queen ; it was a light green well suffused with gold. 
Louis A. Van Houtte, a rich velvety crimson, was 
also very striking. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Mr. John Russell, Richmond Nurseries, Surrey, 
exhibited a group of Alocasias—plants unfortunately 
very little seen of late. Many beautiful varieties 
were in the group, all being worthy of mention. 
Argentea and Mortefontanensis were well shown, and 
ought again to appeal to those who saw them to take 
up their cultivation once more. If all the others 
are neglected, Rodigasiana ought to find a place. 
(Silver Gilt Flora Medal.) 
Mr. A. Wade, Colchester, staged a showy little 
collection of Liliums, Tritomas, Sweet Peas, and 
general herbaceous stuff. For the time of year the 
Peas were exceptionally fine. (Silver Banksian 
Medal.) 
Scotland produces a pretty display of Heather, 
but Messrs. Maurice Young & Son, Milford, Surrey, 
have applied art to nature, and their collection of 
hardy Heaths was the centre of attraction at the 
show. Erica vulgatis flore pleno was an exquisite 
double variety with rosy-lilac flowers. We also 
noted the beautiful Irish Heath with its large chaste 
white bells; this is a beautiful little plant, known 
under the name of Menztesia polifolia alba, and 
ought to appeal to all plant lovers. Erica cinerea, 
which made a background for the boxes, was also 
very fine and beautifully coloured. (Silver Banksian 
Medal.) 
Messrs. Harrison & Sons, Leicester, made a pretty 
display with Sweet Peas and a very showy collection 
of Dianthus. We noticed in these latter brightly 
coloured plants the beautiful variety D. imperialis 
flore pleno. 
Mr. Maurice Prichard, Christchurch, Hants, sent 
up a collection of herbaceous plants, which included 
the most showy of that family now in bloom. 
Amongst them we noted Phygelius capensis, Genti- 
ana asclepiadea, Scabiosa caucasica, Heleuium 
grandicephalum striatum, Delphinium Zali), and 
many other varieties. Boltonia laevigata, Poly¬ 
gonum baldschuanicum, and many fine spikes of 
Gladioli.' (Silver Flora Medal) 
Fruit Committee. 
Messrs. S. Spooner & Sons, Hounslow, exhibited a 
collection of Apples and a few boxes of dessert Plums. 
Williams’ Favourite looked very tempting; Lady 
Sudeley made a very bright show and for appearance 
it would be difficult to find an Apple to surpass it; 
Beauty of Bath and Red Quarrenden also made a 
very good display. Amongst the Plums were Belgian 
Purple, Belle de Louvain, Early Transparent, 
Prince of Wales, Gisborne, and Denniston’s Superb. 
(Silver Knightian Medal) 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., exhibited a 
collection of early dessert Apples and Pears. In this 
exhibit we noticed baskets of Early Strawberry, 
which would have looked better had they not been 
polished. Devonshire Quarrenden, Lady Sudeley, 
Beauty of Bath, Irish Peach, Astrachan, Duchess 
Favourite (also favoured with a polish), Early 
Julian, Worcester Pearmain, and Transcendent 
(Crab). In the Pears we noted Jargonelle, Beacon, 
and Williams Bon Chtetien. Currants and Plums 
were also represented by a few baskets. (Silver 
Knightian Medal.) 
FLOWER SHOW, GLASGOW .—A ugust 28th & 
29 th. 
By Telegram. 
It would be quite impossible to give anything like 
a detailed description of this Exposition during a 
short week's visit. I will therefore confine myself 
to record a day's walk round the open air portions. 
Firstly, however, as to its position, here I can do 
no better than quote the words used in Mr. Chas. P. 
Watson’s useful publication, which are " The site 
of the exhibition is situated in that sylvan vale 
known, for generations, as Kelvingrove. From the 
lower part of the Exhibition grounds, to some little 
distance beyond the once famous Pear Tree Well, 
roughly describes the area of Kelvingrove. There, 
in time past, on the banks, by the devious windings 
of the Kelvin, were groves of forest trees and thickets 
of Hazel and Hawthorn bushes. The ravines, rocky 
scaurs, and gentle grassy slopes, of this favoured 
part of the Kelvin valley, presented a charming 
variety of striking and romantic scenery. In ancient 
times it was a pleasant spot, verdant, amid the 
encircling moorland; in still-remembered happy 
days the scene of such juvenile felicities, as bird¬ 
nesting, fishing, and the gathering of nuts and wild 
flowers; and to those of riper years the scene of 
quiet woodland walks, amid the soothing influences 
of Nature, in one of her loveliest aspects. To 
Thomas Lyle botanist and poet, the author of the 
world-famous song, “ Let us haste to Kelvingrove,” 
it was pre-eminently the place of wild flowers. He 
loved to enumerate and describe their variety and 
beauty, and he wove them into his verses, of which 
the following are examples : 
The clustering Hawthorn, fondling o'er the Rose, 
Shading the modest Violet in its turn ; 
While the bright Campion all her beauty shows 
Above the sparkling bosom of the burn. 
Unnumber'd flowers, bestrewn by Nature's hand, 
In fair luxuriance bud and bloom around; 
While Fancy reigns and smiles upon the land 
Above and round this consecrated ground. 
In such a situation of rolling land, broken by trees 
and bushes, the Exhibition buildings stand out har¬ 
moniously. The larger ones do not crowd and 
dwarf the less imposing tructures, and among the 
trees the white buildings rise with glittering domes 
and bannered turrets, presenting a picture upon 
which the eye rests with delight.” 
We naturally made our first call at the Press 
PavilioD, which had been erected gratuitously by 
Messrs. J. Boyd & Sons, of Paisley, as a specimen of 
their handicraft, and wh'cb, in conjunction with the 
pretty little glasshouse erected close by, helped to 
show the various styles of temporary as well as per¬ 
manent buildings this firm are adepts at. 
The Press Pavilion is surrounded wiih a selection 
of growing plants sent and planted by Mr. Hugh 
DicksoD, Royal Nurseries, Belfast ; these plants are 
the cynosure of the Glasgow ladies, who are con¬ 
stantly enquiring as to their destination after the 
Exhibition. We were glad to hear that Mr. Dickson 
has booked some gcod orders. 
Close by is the Japanese section, where Messrs. 
Yamanaka & Co., of 68, New Bond Street, London, 
who here show a big collection of the miniature 
trees, which readers will remember seeing at the 
Temple Show in May last. They also exhibit a 
Japanese summer house of their designing, which is 
a conspicuous feature in the grounds. 
Next is a collection of plants staged in Messrs. 
Boyd’s glasshouse by Messrs. M. Camptell & Son t 
of High Blantyre ; amongst Ferns, Palms, Lilies, 
Pelargoniums, Fuchsias, and Gladioli, the specimens 
of Physalis Francheti, with their big red bladders, 
excite the most attention. 
There are, of course, many lawns sown with 
Austin’s Lawn Seeds, and containing the well-known 
notice that they have been cut with Ransome's Lawn 
Mowers; beds galore, of Dahlias, Rhododendrons, 
Cannas, Picotees, Carnations, Pelargoniums, Violas, 
&c. 
Messrs. W. & T. Samson, Kilmarnock, have sur¬ 
rounded the Russian section with a neatly arranged 
border of Conifers, intersected with good blooming 
Asters, 
Messrs. Skinner, Board (F.R.H.S.) & Co., of Bris¬ 
tol, have erected a glasshouse of 40 ft. by 20 ft. by 
15ft. on their patent wire extension system: the 
light character of this particular system is very 
advantageous, and will eventually do away with the 
wooden business. 
The Irish pavilion has been surrounded with some 
good decorative plants sent by the well-known 
Mr. T. Smith, of Newry, most of his specimens do¬ 
ing credit to the "ould counthrie.” 
The steep lawns, which run the length of the 
“ Industrial,” are kept in order by Shank's Mowers, 
and this firm is also responsible for the entire lava¬ 
tory arrangements. 
Messrs. Charles Buick & Sons, Alloa, whom we 
have previously seen exhibiting flower pots at the 
Belfast show, are here with pots, seed pans, and 
Fern stands of most pleasing designs. 
Mr. A Pollock, TarboltOD, sends a noble array of 
rustic garden houses, lawn seats, chairs, tables, 
plant tubs, Palm stands, and flower vases, for which 
he seems to be getting a ready sale. 
Messrs. Smith & Simons, West George Street, 
Glasgow, have tastefully decorated the undulating 
lawns on the north side with choice Coniferae. 
A magnificent specimen of rockwork has be: n 
erected by Messrs Pulham & Sod, Finsbury Square, 
London, and is a source of great commendation even 
to this well known firm. 
Mr. David W. Thomson, Edinburgh, has decorated 
the noi them side with some sweeping beds of Rhodo¬ 
dendrons, which caused great inttrest and satisfac¬ 
tion in the earlier days of the Exhibition ; whilst now 
his beds of Coniferae interspersed with Gladioli and 
edged with prolific flowers of Viola are a source of 
much attraction. 
Messrs. Austin & McAslan, Mitchell Street, Glas- 
