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THE a ARDEN I NO WORLD 
•January 21. 1903. 
SOCIETIES. 
Royal Horticultural. 
January 27th. 
The tables at the Drill Hall on Tuesday last were not, very 
well filled notwithstanding the mild weather, as compared 
with the previous meeting. There was, however, quite as 
much variety as we could have expected at this time of the 
year. Chinese Primulas constituted the largest and most con¬ 
spicuous group in the hall. Various forced flowering trees and 
shrubs were, however, a conspicuous item, and Orchids also 
held their own, although the'groups were in most cases small. 
ORCHID COMMITTEE. 
The largest group of Orchids was exhibited by Messrs. F. 
Sander & Sons, St. Albans, and they were awarded a Silver 
Banksian Medal. The group was backed with Palms, against 
which the flowering plants were rendered conspicuous. Very 
notable were the plants of hybrid Pliaius, which are of stronger 
growth and more robust constitution than the parents from 
which they were derived. Some of the most notable in this 
respect were P. Marthae and P. Norman, both of which were 
shown in varieties, differing chiefly in colour. The first-named, 
grown in quite a small pot, carried two strong spikes of 
flowers. Notable also were Cypripedium barbato-rothschild- 
ianum, C. Lord Darby, Zygopetalum Sanderii, Odontoglossum 
apterum album, Cymbidium eburneum. The Zygopetalum 
was a very handsome hybrid. 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Bush Hill Park, Enfield, exhibited 
a small group of Orchids, conspicuous amongst which were 
Laelia anceps sanderiana, bearing long scapes and large 
flowers. Amongst the Cattleyas were noted C. Trianaei Lowae,, 
C.T. splendens. Very interesting and uncommon was Cynor- 
chis Lowii, with a magenta lip. One of the plants in a very 
small pot carried eight spikes of bloom. It is a terrestrial 
species not often seen. 
The Right Hon. Lord Rothschild (gardener, Mr. E. Hill), 
Tring Park, Tring, received a Cultural Commendation for a 
splendid panicle of bloom of Phalaenopsis schilleriana, and 
near it was another fine panicle of P. stuartiana. 
J. T. Bennett Poe (gardener, Mr. J. Downes), Holmwood, 
Cheshunt, exhibited a strong plant of Odontoglossum Edwardii, 
receiving a Cultural Commendation for a fine piece of Ipsea 
speciosa, which was remarkably well grown. 
F. "Wellesley, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Gilbert), Westfield 
Common, near Woking, exhibited a beautiful Cattleya, named 
C. percivaliana, Westfield var.; he also had some veiy beauti¬ 
ful Cypripediums, including C. Miss Edith O’Reilly, C. Alice 
Wallace, having rich purple shades, and C. Euryades Gilbertii, 
with finely-spotted dorsal sepal. 
Jeremiah Coleman, Esq (gardener, Mr. W. P. Bound), Gatton 
Park, Reigate, exhibited varieties of Dendrobium wiganianum, 
the type having nearly white flowers, but D.' wiganianum 
Gatton Park var., had much larger flowers and more colour. 
•T. Forster Alcock, Esq., North Church, staged a variety of 
Cypripedium insigne. 
J. Wilson Potter, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. H. Young), Elm¬ 
wood Park, Hill Road, Croydon, exhibited a beautiful hybrid 
Cypripedium named C. J. Wilson Potter. 
J. Bradshaw, Esq. (gardener, Mr. G. G. Whitelegge), The 
Grange, Southgate, exhibited a magnificent hybrid named 
Odontoglossum Bradshawiae, of which we shall give a. descrip¬ 
tion next week. He also had beautiful light coloured varieties 
of Lycaste Skinneri, named Enchantress, Lady Gladys, and 
Fairy. 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
* Messrs. Hugh Low <fe Co. set up on the floor of the hall a 
large group of various flowering trees and shrubs and other 
subjects, the group being set up with large Palms. Some of 
the most notable plants in their group were standard Acacias 
and Pmnus triloba fl.pl., various Lilacs, Lilies of the Valley, 
etc. Some Indian Azaleas were veiy conspicuous in the group, 
principally A. Deutsche Perle, A. vervaeneana rosea, and A. 
Professor Welters, a beautiful isalmon variety edged with 
silvery white. They were awarded a Silver Banksian Medal. 
Messrs. Ban- & Sons exhibited a group consisting of herba¬ 
ceous plants in flower. The sweet-scented Polyanthus Nar¬ 
cissi were very conspicuous, as were the Christmas Roses and 
Lenten Roses. As interesting were the richly-coloured Iris 
persica Tauri; Galanthus Elwesii, the hardy Cyclamens and 
Narcissus Minimus, the smallest of the Trumpet Daffodils and 
highly suitable for the rockwork. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, exhibited a veiy large 
group of Chinese Primulas, which occupied one half of a table 
running the whole length of the hall, and paid, of the other 
side. Some of the more interesting varieties were Swanley 
Blue, Swanley White, Eynsford Red, My Favourite (a pink 
variety), and Pink Queen, the names of which mostly describe 
the colours. That named Mrs. R. Cannell had white flowers, 
while Swanley Giant had red flowers. That named Onward 
had tall flower stems, and the flowers were borne in tiers one 
above the other, and resembling the type known as the Lady. 
We should think it veiy suitable for decorative purposes, and 
the flowers are now getting quite as large as they should he 
for this particular decorative < type of Primula. The Silver 
Flora Medal awarded to this group was well deserved, on 
account of the cultural merit which the plants exhibited. 
The Right Hon. Lord Rothschild exhibited some varieties 
ol Amaryllis, which looked veiy bright at this early period of 
the year. Only three varieties were shown, named Rufus, 
Prince of Orange, and Edenkop respectively. The last-named 
was scarlet, with a white centre, and in our opinion was the 
most showy of the three. 
J. T. Bennett Poe, Esq., exhibited a showy herbaceous plant 
named Kniphofia longicollis, requiring a greenhouse tempera¬ 
ture, but not rightly named red-hot poker, seeing that the 
flowers were bright yellow. 
Messrs, R. Wallace & Co., Kilnfield Gardens, Colchester, ex¬ 
hibited a large pan of early spring flowering plants. Most of 
them consisted of varieties of bulbous Irises, including the 
beautiful I. Tauri, I. Histrio, and I. histriodes, etc. They were 
accompanied by Galanthus Whittalli, veiy closely allied to G. 
Elwesii. 
Mr. A. R. Upton, Guildford Hardy Plant Nursery, Millmead, 
Guildford, exhibited a large basket of rockwork plants, in¬ 
cluding Iris alata Saxifraga longifolia, and various other 
species of the same genus, Erica camea and several other early 
flowering subjects of similar character. 
Mr. J. Williams, 4a, Oxford Road, Ealing, exhibited rural 
table decorations, mostly set up with flowers of Daffodils. 
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE. 
Messrs. T. Rivers & Son, Sawbridgewortli, Herts, exhibited 
a fine collection of numerous varieties of Oranges, for which 
they deservedly received a Silver Knightian Medal. Amongst 
the varieties named were Egg, Excelsior, Achilles, St. Michaels, 
White, Dulcis, Dulcissima, Brown’s and Bittencourt, White 
Lemon and Grape Fruit represented two other types. The 
public were much interested in this collection of Oranges. 
Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading, staged an exhibit of their 
Superb Early White Broccoli. The Broccoli is now in full 
bearing, and furnishes a splendid supply of this useful 
vegetable in the open ground at Reading. 
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