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THE GARDENING WORLD. March 14, 1903. 
SOCIETIES. 
The Royal Horticultural Society. 
March 10th. 
The Drill Hall on Tuesday last was bright with a great crowd 
of exhibits, amd the building was also overcrowded with people, 
notwithstanding the wet and disagreeable character of the day. 
Orchids were very strongly represented. Groups of forced 
trees and shrubs, including Azaleas of various types, also 
Cyclamen, Daffodils, Tulips, and other material of that class 
were abundant. Several groups of hardy herbaceous and alpine 
plants were also noteworthy, and attracted a considerable 
amount of attention. 
ORCHID COMMITTEE. 
Messrs. J. Veiteh and Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, were accorded a 
Silver Banksian Medal for a well-flowered group of Orchids, in¬ 
cluding fine masses of Dendrobium nobile ballianum, D. 
crassinode, D. primulinum, D. Ainsworthii intertextum, and long 
spikes of Odontoglossum triumphaus, and the sweet scented 
Cattleya citrina. ,, „ 
W. A. Bilney, Esq. (gardener, Mr. C. Whitlock), Tir Grange, 
Weybridge, exhibited a large group _ of splendidly flowered 
species, varieties and hybrid Dendrobiums. 1 he five massive 
pieces of D. nobile nobilius were well flowered, and would have 
made a splendid group of themselves. Very fine also was.a pure 
white D. n. virginale. A fine new hybrid was that named D. Ains¬ 
worthii Gwendoline. The Silver Gilt Flora Medal awarded for 
this group was well deserved. 
H. T. Pitt, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. Thurgood), Rosslyn, Stam¬ 
ford Hill, was awarded a Silver Flora Medal for a group of 
Orchids, and a Cultural Commendation for a magnificent piece 
of Dendrobium aggregatum. He also had fine pieces of Cymbi- 
diuin ebumeum, Miltonia Roezli, M. 11. Alba, Ipsea speciosa, 
and other subjects. 
Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, were accorded a 
Silver Banksian Medal for a small but interesting and valuable 
group of Dendrobiums. Very fine forms were D. nobile 
giganteum, D. n. ballianum, D. n. nobilius, and D. splen- 
didissimum Stand Hall var. 
A massive piece of Coelogyne cristata, bearing one' bundled 
spikes and over three hundred blooms, was exhibited by Mr. 
E. F. Hawes, Royal Botanic Gardens, Regent’s Park. 
Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Heaton, Bradford, exhibited 
some very striking hybrids, including Brasso-laelia purpurato- 
digbyana, Laelia Coronet, with cinnabar flowers, Laeliocatt- 
leya Myra, Cattleya Trianaei alba, and Cattleya Enid magnifica, 
carrying four huge richly-coloured flowers. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Jeremiah Colman, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. P. Bound), Gatton 
Park, Reigate, was accorded a Silver Flora Medal for a showy 
group of Orchids, including a huge well-flowered piece of 
Dendrobium nobile gattonense. Odontoglossum triumphans in 
numerous richly-coloured varieties was also a conspicuous 
feature, as well as a variety of Cattleya Trianaei. 
Messrs. Hugh Low and Co., Bush Hill Park, Middlesex, 
exhibited an interesting lot of Odontoglossums, including O. 
Rossii Low’s var., 0. R. aspersum, and other of that group. 
They >also had Cattleyas in variety, Laelia jongheana, 
Dendrobium primulinum, etc. 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
Messrs. R. Wallace and Oo., Kilnfield Gardens, Colchester,. _ 
exhibited Fritillaria askhabadensis, Anemone Hepatica, 
Crocuses, Iris reticulata, and Snowdrops, particularly the 
broad-leaved late-flowering Galanthus Ikariae. 
F. A. Bevan, Esq. (gardener, Mr. H. Parr), Trent Park, New 
Barnet, was awarded a bronze Banksian Medal for a showy and 
effective group of crimson and dark red Hippeastrums. 
Messrs" B. S. Williams and Son, Upper Holloway, exhibited 
a large and conspicuous group of forced Daffodils, single and 
double early flowering Tulips in a great variety of colours. 
Messrs. J. Veiteh and Sons, Ltd., exhibited a basket of the 
new Jasminum primulinum recently introduced from China, 
and bearing flowers as large as a half-crown piece. It attracted 
considerable attention. They also had a fine bank of the yellow 
flowered Primula kewensis and a group of Cinerarias of the 
Stellata type, and named Feltham Beauty. 
Messrs. William Cutbush and Son, Highgate, N., exhibited 
a large and very varied group of Daffodils, grown in pots and 
forced. Very fine were such varieties as Sir Watkin, Emperor, 
Empress, N. poeticus, etc. They also had an exhibit of Car¬ 
nations, including a new Malmaison, with huge silver rose 
flowers, and two white varieties flaked with scarlet, namely. 
Viscount Kitchener and Sir Hector Macdonald (Silver Flora 
Medal). 
Messrs. Paul and Son. Cheshunt, exhibited a group of forced 
frees and shrubs, consisting chiefly of Lilacs. They also had 
winter flowering Carnations, including’ the rosy scarlet varietv 
America. 
Messrs. Cannell and Sons, Swanley, Kent, had a fine exhibit 
of Cyclamen in forty-eight size pots. White, rose, pink, and 
crimson were the most prevalent, and the plants were .very 
floriferous. 
Messrs. John Peed and Son, Roupell Park Nurseries, Wes: 
Norwood, exhibited a fine bank of forced Lilacs, Azaleas. Prunus 
triloba fl. pi., Spiraea confusa, and other shrubs. They also 
had Odontoglossums and Lily of the Valley in fine condition. 
Mr. M. Pritchard, Christchurch, Hants, was accorded a Silver 
Banksian Medal for a small but interesting group of hardy 
herbaceous plants, including Primula elatior caerulea, and other 
Primulas, as well as Chionodoxas, Tulipa Kaufmanni, etc. 
Messrs. Barr and Sons, King Street, Covent Garden, exhi¬ 
bited an interesting lot of hardy herbaceous plants, includin'' 
several varieties of Chionodoxa., Narcissus cyclamineus. Prim¬ 
roses, Daffodils, Darwin Tulips, and Shortia galacifolia. 
Messrs. B. S. Williams and Son set up a large group of Palms. 
Lilacs, Azaleas, Prunus triloba fl. ph, and other ornamental 
flowering shrubs. 
Mr. G. Reuthe, Fox Hill Hardy Plant Nursery, Keston. 
Kent, exhibited a very interesting lot of alpines, including a 
large number of Shortia galacifolia, also Saxifraga Griesbachii, 
Fritillaria askhabadensis, Iris histrioides, masses of Hepaticas 
etc. (Bronze Flora Medal). 
Messrs. Hugh Low and Co. staged a group of hard-wooded 
plants, such as Acacia Drummondi, Boronia heterphylla, B. 
megastigma, Japanese Maples, etc. 
A Silver Flora Medal was awarded to Mr. John May, Twicken¬ 
ham, for a group of Cyclamen. 
Messrs. Thomas Cripps and Son, Tunbridge Wells, were ac¬ 
corded a Silver Banksian Medal for a group of Japanese Maples 
and Rogeria cordata. 
Messrs. George Jackman and Sons, Woking Nurseries, 
Woking, were accorded a Bronze Flora Medal for an interesting 
group of alpine and herbaceous plants, such as Iris bucharica" 
Anemone 1 ulsatilla albai, Rainondia pyrenaica, Housfonia 
serpyillifolia, etc. 
A Bronze Banksian Medal was awarded Lady Bathurst 
(gardener, Mr. i. Arnold), Cirencester House, Cirencester, for a 
group of Clivas, splendidly grown, and bearing huge trusses of 
flowers. 
Mr. H. B. May, Dyson’s Lane Nursery, Upper Edmonton, ex¬ 
hibited a group of Gardenias, Bol'onias, various types of 
Clematis in bloom and Ferns, including Adiantum farlevense. 
Messrs. J. Hill and 'Son, Barrowfield Nursery, Lower 
Edmonton, were accorded a Silver Gilt Banksian Medal for a 
group of well-grown Ferns, including Asplenium caudatum, 
Osmund a regalis. Lorn aria L’Herminieri, Pellaea rotundiiolia, 
and other Ferns in fine form. 
Messrs. T. S. Ware, Ltd., Hale Farm Nurseries, Feltham, 
Middlesex, exhibited an interesting lot of hardy herbaceous and 
alpine plants, including Daffodils, Hardy Cyclamen, Primulas, 
Chionodoxa, Saxifragas, Anemones, Shortia galacifolia, and 
other plants. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. R. and G. Outhbert, Southgate, N., were awarded a 
Silver Banksian Medal for a large and showy group of Azaleas 
of the mollis and sinensis types. They were very floriferous, 
and mixed with Japanese Maples. 
Mr. John Russell, Richmond Nursery, Richmond, exhibited 
flowering trees of double white Hawthorns, also Cerasus 
Waitereri, Azaleas, and other forced trees and shrubs. He also 
had fine plants of Dimorphanthus mandshuricus fol. arg. 
varieg., with beautifully variegated foliage. 
I Burr at Covent Gabdex.— Supplies last week have been 
rather better. Trade has not been very grand. This is partly 
due to the wet weather. Good apples have sold well, the 
Californian and Oregon still taking the lead, although best 
Canadian Russets and Baldwins have realised good prices. 
Grapes have been very awkward. There are very few really 
good English now. These are fetching fair prices, though 
nothing startling. There is plenty of French and Belgian stuff, 
but most of it cannot be relied upon. Almeria Grapes are 
nearly all cleared now. Cleaned stuff put up in 121b. boxes 
lias made 6s. to 8s. per box. Oranges are about the same. 
Lemons are a little firmer. 
