May 23, 1903. 
THE GARDENING WORLD . 
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SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. 
May 5th. 
Messrs. Hogg and Robertson, 22, Mary Stre. t, Dublin, ex¬ 
hibited all the late forms of Daffodils now in bloom, such as 
Mme. de Graaf, Grandis, Nelsoni major, Cloncuiry (having an 
orange crown), an l Johnstoni Queen of Spain. 
They also had a collection of Darwin and othr-'t Tulips, in¬ 
cluding some choice bedding varieties. (Silver Floia Medal.) 
Messrs. Paul and Son, the Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, exhi¬ 
bited a group of Roses, including a new one nam-d Tea Ram¬ 
bler, having double pink flowers, produced with g) eat freedom. 
They also had a Bourbon Rose named Snowball, with finely 
formed, sweet-scented, nearly pure white flowers. 
Messrs. R. Wallace and Co., Kilnfield Gardens, Colchester, 
exhibited a collection of Tulips, including species and garden 
varieties, together with Japanese Maples, which made a very 
tine contrast. Some of the species of Tulips were Tulipa 
Hageri, T. H. nitens, T. Lownei, and T. kolpakowskyana. They 
also had some Darwin varieties. 
Mr. G. Reuthe, the Fox Hill Hardy Plant Nursery, Keston, 
Kent, staged a collection of alpine plants in pots, including 
the pretty Viola pedata, Gentiana verna, and Gypsophila ce-ras- 
tioides, Anemone narcissiflora, and various other beautiful and 
interesting subjects. (Bronze Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. R. Bath, Limited, Wisbech, exhibited a large col¬ 
lection of hardy bedding Tulips and Daffodils. The Tulips were 
shown in single and double forms, and in a great variety of 
colours. (Silver-gilt Banksian Medal.) 
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTEE. 
Messrs. H. Canned and Sons, Swanley, Kent, exhibited their 
new Pea, King Edward VII., grown upon a trellis and in full 
bearing, the pods being about ready to gather. They also had 
some fine young Cabbages, Cannell’s May-flowering Broccoli, 
and Canned’s Lullingstone Park Hero Onion. 
Earl Stanhope (gardener, Mr. C. Sutton), Chevening Park, 
Sevenoaks, exhibited s ; x bunches of Lady Downes seedling 
Grape. 
J. G. Butteel, Esq., Sefton Park, Stoke Poges, exhibited a 
box of Royal Sovereign Strawberry. 
Messrs. Sutton and Sons, Reading, exhibited two baskets of 
their Early Giant Marrowfat Pea, the pods being perfectly 
tilled, and containing about ten seeds each. 
James Epps, Esq., junr., Buelah Hid, Upper Norwood, ex¬ 
hibited three fine fruits of Theobroma Cacao, from which choco¬ 
late is made. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. 
May I9th. 
The Drill Had on Tuesday last was very crowded with a great 
variety of material, but the most dominant flowers were the May¬ 
flowering Tulips, which were present in enormous numbers. 
The hardy herbaceous and alpine plants quite held their own. 
Roses and Pelargoniums, especially the show and regal types, 
were also noticeable flowers. Several large groups of Orchids 
well sustained that class of plants. 
ORCHID COMMITTEE. 
H. T. Pitt, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. Thurgood), Rosslyn, 
Stamford Hid, had the largest group of Orchids, and also the 
most variety in the Drill Had. He had splendidly-flowered 
pieces of Laelia purpurata, Miltonia vexillaria, many varieties 
of Odontoglossum crispum, Oncidium ampliatbtun, O. macran- 
thum, and 0. leucoohilum. He had a choice Cattleya named 
C. Schroderae heatonense, and the curious Brass-ia maculata. 
(Silver Gilt Flora Medal.) 
Walter C. Walker, Esq., Percy Lodge, Winchmore Hid, N., 
had a group consisting chiefly of varieties of Odontoglossum 
crispum. They were wed grown, but had no- special names 
attached to the varieties. He had a nice piece of Vanda teres, 
also well-flowei’ed plants of Oncidium marshallianum and O. 
concolor. Some fine foliage plants were used as a background 
to the Orchids. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Norman C. Cookson, Esq. (gardener, Mr. H. J. Chapman), 
Oakwood, Wylam-on-Tyne, staged a small but interesting and 
varied group of Orchids. Very choice were the hybrid forms of 
I haius, especially P. Phoebe superba. He had well-flowered 
pieces of Odontoglossum excellens Princess Christian, noticeable 
for the length of the raceme and the rich spotting of the flowers. 
A richly-blotched Odontoglossum was that named 0. crispum 
massangeanum. Dendrobium Venus Cookson’s var. was notable 
for the groat size of the flowers. Choice also was a pale green 
variety of Cypripedium callosum. A tine new variety was 
Odontoglossum crispum Harold. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Hugh Low and Co., Bush Hill Park, Enfield, exhibited 
two massive and splendidly-flowered plants of Cattleya 
Skinneri, one of which was a very dark-coloured variety, and 
veiy handsome. They also had a splendidly-flowered piece of 
Laelia purpurata alba, and another of Denrobium Bensoniae. 
Very choice was Cattleya intermedia alba, and Dendrobium 
glomeratum was more richly coloured than we have ever seen it 
before. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
The Hon. Walter Rothschild, M.P. (gardener, Mr. E. Hill), 
I ring Park, 1 ring, exhibited a small but very choice and even 
showy group of Masdevallias, of which some of the Choicest were 
M. Henrietta, M, veitchiana Estradae, M. gaerana, and M. 
Fraseri. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
H. J. Elwes, Esq., Colesborne Park, Gloucester, exhibited a 
beautiful Thunia named T. Marshall! durantiaca, with a very 
handsome orange lip. He also had the ordinary form, besides 
Thunia Bensoniae, T. brymeriana, and a hybrid between the 
last two. 
Laeliocat-tleya Phoebe- was exhibited* by Leopold de Roth¬ 
schild, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Hudson), Gunnersbury House, 
Acton, W. 
DaB. Crawshay. Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. J. Stables), Rosefield, 
Sevenoaks, had a. splendidly-flowered piece of Odontoglossum 
wattianum crawshayanum (lindleyanum x harryanum). The 
spike carried eight, flowers and eight unexpanded buds. He also 
had a fine yellow Odontoglot named O. hallio-crispum Venus. 
Sir Moncreiffe, Bart., Moncreiffe, Bridge of Earn, 
N. B., sent up two fine spikes of Odontoglossum crispum Lady 
Moncreiffe, and three fine spikes of varieties of 0. andersonia- 
num. 
F. Wellesley, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Gilbert), Westfield Com¬ 
mon, near Woking, exhibited a well-flowered plant of Cattleya 
Skinnerii alba Minnie and a small piece of Laeliocattleya 
Zephyra alba. He also had a very fine form of Cattleya Mossiae 
arnoldiana. 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
Messrs. R. and G. Cuthbert, Southgate Nurseries, Middlesex, 
exhibited a very large and splendid collection of Darwin and 
other Mav-flowering Tulips, including Fulgens, Athalia, 
Isabella, Yellow Queen, SCylla, Bonfire, and White Queen. 
(Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Mr. G. Reuthe, Fox Hill Hardy Plant Nursery, Kent, exhi¬ 
bited a collection of May-flowering Tulips, of which very tine 
varieties were Fairy Queen, Bouton d’Or, Pretiosa, Edmee, La 
Candeur. He also had interesting alpine plants in pots, in¬ 
cluding Gentiana verna, Lithospermum prostratum, Viola 
pedata, Arenaria purpurascens, etc. He had a piece of the un¬ 
common Ourisia coccinea. 
Messrs. Barr and Sons, King Street, Covent Garden, had a 
very extensive collection of Darwin and English florist Tulips. 
Of the former they had tine varieties named Margaret, Mr. 
Stanley, George Maw, Mont Capello, Suzon, Salmon King, 
Dorothy, and Mrs. Krelage. Good varieties of English florist 
varieties were Sir Joseph Paxton, James Wild, Dr. Hardy, and 
Lord Stanley. One of the finest of all the yellow Tulips is that 
named Mrs. Moon ; other attractive and more or less tinted 
yellows were Sunset, with glowing red margin, Fulgens, crimson, 
and Maculata, with a rich blotch at the base. (Silver Flora 
Medal.) 
Messrs. R. H. Bath, Limited, the Floral Farms, Wisbech, 
exhibited a collection of Darwin Tulips, including May Queen, 
Margaret, J. Chamberlain, and Edmee. They had also some 
of the named species of Tulips. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. H. Cannell and Sons, Swanley, Kent, exhibited a col¬ 
lection of show and regal Pelargoniums, named sorts for market 
purposes, as well as for the decoration of greenhouses and con¬ 
servatories. The flowers were of large size, and in splendid 
condition. They were set up in large bunches in glass vases, 
and attracted a considerable amount of attention. (Silver Flora 
Medal.) 
Messrs. John Peed and Son, West Norwood, London, S.E., 
staged some boxes of cut flowers of Gloxinias, in fine form. 
Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, Limited, King’s Road, Chel¬ 
sea, staged a collection of Darwin and other late-flowering 
Tulips. Very fine were gesneriana lut.ea, gesneriana vitellina, 
The Fawn, Fairy Queen, Platystigma, Isabella, La Merveille, 
and some Parrot Tulips, including Perfecta. (Silver Banksian 
Medal.) They also exhibited a collection of scented-leaved 
Pelargoniums only in bud, but sufficiently attractive on account 
