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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
July 11, .903. 
R. Hammond, Esq., Burgess Hill; third, Miss du Buisson, West 
Clandon. . 
For 6 blooms, open to those who have joined the society since 
last year, H. P. Hinton, Esq., Heytesbury, Wilts, came in first; 
Mrs. E. M. Wightman was second ; and R. P. Lambe, Esq., 
Burgess Hill, third. 
The Challenge Cup for 6 varieties grown within eight miles of 
Charing Cross was secured by J. T. Thompson, Esq., Bounds 
Green ; W. G. Adcock, Esq., Torrington Park, N., was second ; 
and E. R. Smith, Esq., M us well Hill, N., came in third. 
No first prize was awarded for 6 new Roses shown by amateurs, 
but the Rev. J. H. Pemberton was second ; and G. W. Cook, 
Esq., Muswell Hill, third. 
Tea and Noisette Section.— The Tea and Noisette Trophy for 
18 varieties was secured by A. Hill Gray, Esq., who had some 
fine blooms ; Rev. J. R. Burnside, Great Stambridge, was 
second ; and O. G. Orpen, Esq., came in third. 
The Cocker Cup for 18 varieties was won by the Rev. F. R. 
Burnside, followed by A. Hill Gray, Esq., and C. B. Haywood, 
Esq., in this order. 
The Prince Memorial Prize for 8 varieties was won by A. Hill 
Gray, Esq. ; Rev. F. R. Burnside was second ; and O. G. Orpen, 
Esq., third. 
For 7 blooms of any one variety shown in a vase the Rev. F. R. 
Burnside was first; A. Hill Gray,Esq., second ; and E. M. Evers- 
field, Esq., Hark stead Rectory, Horsham, third. 
Non-Competitive Exhibits. 
Silver-gilt Medals.—Messrs. Jackman and Son, Woking, for 
Roses; Wallace and Co., Colchester, for hardy flowers; G. 
Mount, Canterbury, for Roses ; Cannell and Sons, Swanley, for 
Cannas ; Cutbush and Sons, Highgate, for Carnations. 
Silver Medals.—G. Bunyard and Co., Maidstone, for Roses ; 
Spooner and Sons, Hounslow, for Roses ; F. R. Curtis, Worm- 
ingford, for Roses ; Dobbie and Co., Rothesay, for Pansies. 
Bronze Medals.—Hobbies, Ltd., East Dereham, for Roses ; J. 
Pinches, Camberwell, for labels and arches ; Green and Nephew, 
Queen Victoria Street, for vases ; J. Williams, Ealing, for table 
decorations ; Hugh Low and Co., Enfield, Orchids. 
RQYAL BOTANIC. 
During the month of June and the first week of July several 
shows have been kept up by different nurserymen in the Royal 
Botanic Society’s Gardens, at Regent’s Park. The largest display 
and the longest one has been kept up by Messrs. John Waterer 
and Sons, Bagshot, Surrey, in a hollowed out circular area, 
covered by three large tents, where they planted a large collection 
of Rhododendrons last March. The whole area occupied, 
roughly speaking, is about half an acre. The high ground round 
the outside of this sunk area is planted with a continuous, or 
nearly continuous, bank of Rhododendrons. The central area is 
laid out with beds between the pathways, and these are also, 
planted with choice varieties; of Rhododendrons. During June 
they flowered freely, and even up till now many of the late 
flowering varieties have been making a fine display. As we 
intend describing the best of the varieties at a later period we 
shall defer further mention of them here. A large Gold Medal 
was awarded. 
Messrs. Barr and Sons, King Street, Covent Garden, also 
maintained a display by means of hardy herbaceous plants, 
Water Lilies, and other aquatics, as well as with a large collec¬ 
tion of Japanese Pigmy trees. English Irises were; represented 
in many fine varieties, both self-coloured and blotched. Very 
Interesting also was a large collection of early flowering Gladioli, 
such as G. Colvillei, ,G.. cardin-alis, G. nanus, and their many 
beautiful varieties. They also had fine masses of Iris aurea, 
Campanulas, Iceland Poppies, hardy herbaceous Chrysan¬ 
themums, and Kniphofia caulescens. (LargeGold Medal.) 
Messrs. Wm. Paul an 1 Son, Waltham Cross, Herts, occupied 
a tent in the open, chiefly with a collection of their celebrated 
Roses. They exhibited, standard and bush Roses, as well as 
baskets of cut flowers. Very fine varieties were White Lady, 
Marie Van Houte, Kaiserin A. Victoria, Corallina, Mrs. W. J. 
Grant, Marquise de Castellane, Mme. Ravary, Her Majesty, 
Jeannie Dickson, Robert Scott, La France, Mildred Grant, 
Caroline Testout Cameleon, of which we gave a coloured plate 
some time ago ini The Gardening World, and many other choice 
modern varieties. They also had some grandly flowered Bougain¬ 
villea glabra sanderiana, and Carpenteria californica. (Large 
Gold Medal.) 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. 
July 7th. 
Following on Holland House Show and the Rose Shov in tli 
Inner Temple Gardens, the meeting at the Drill Hall on Tuesday 
last was rather a thin one. Exhibits were not so numerous a* 
they had been for many weeks past, and the attendance was thir 
owing to several counter attractions. The principal feature: 
were” Orchids, hardy herbaceous plants, particularly Del 
pliiniums, Irises, and border plants generally. Carnations wer,| 
well shown, also Roses, Sweet Peas, Gladioli. There was alsc 
an exhibit of Pineapples of considerable importance. 
ORCHID COMMITTEE. 
The largest group of Orchids was exhibited by Messrs. F 
Sander and Sons, St. Albans. The chief features of it wen 
hybrid Laeliocattleyas, Miltomias, and Odontoglossums. A ven 
fine bigeneric hybrid was Lc. Martineti splendidum, with riel 
chestnut sepals and larger petals, slightly flushed with rose] 
The original Lc.. Martineti itself has very much paler flower 
altogether. They also had good specimens of Lc. bletchleyensis 
Lc. canhamiana.' The two former were most abundant, however, 
being represented by a large number of plants varying more oi 
less in colour. Neither of the plants of the more tvpical Lc 
Martineti were so 1 highly coloured as the fine variety abov. 
mentioned. There was a considerable amount of variatioi 
amongst the varieties of Miltonia, but none of them had i 
ceived special names. Oncidium macranthrum and 0. Alex 
andrae carried fine spikes of flowers ; the last named had flower 
of a very rich dark chestnut brown. Very chaste and pretty wen 
the light-coloured flowers of Cattleya Mossiae azurea, the lip u 
which” was beautifully marbled with pale blue or mauve. Ai 
tin com m on plant was Cymbidium tigrinum, having the li] 
striped and marked with crimson on a white ground. (Silvei 
Gil't Flora Medal.) 
Sir Frederick Wigan, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. Young), Clar. 
Lawn, East Sheen, exhibited a very interesting collection o 
Sobralias in the form of cut flowers S. Wiganiae was notabk 
for the size and round form of its flowers, all the segments o 
which were tinted with chrome-yellow in places. The pale Lila, 
lip, had a rich golden blotch in the, throat. S. Veitchii auieaex 
hibited very variable tints of white and yellow in differen 
flowers. In one instance all parts of the flower were of a decide, 
yellow, the lip being darkest. In other blooms the white shad, 
prevailed. Others shown, by him were S. macrantha, S.^xantlio 
leuca, and S. sangninea. Very fine also' was Cypripediun 
Godefroyae leucochilum, with a white lip. (Silver Banksiai 
M Reginald Young, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Tiros. J. Poynty), Seffor 
Park, Liverpool,'exhibited a hybrid Cypripedium named C 
Ulton (lawrenceanum x sanderianum). 
The Hom. Walter Rothschild, M.P. (gardener, Mr. E. Hill) 
Tring Park, Tring, exhibited Laeliocattleya Mauve Queen, Ton 
Park" variety, having darker coloured sepals and petals than tin, 
type, and a beautiful velvety crimson lip. 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, Ltd., King’s Road, Chelsea 
xhibited a large semi-circular group of Malmaison Carnations 
lacked up by the tall-growing Carnation Wm. _ Robinson an, 
ittle croups of C'annas. The Malmaison Carnations included , 
arce number of named varieties in most of the leading colours 
Amongst those we noted the rose-coloured Mrs. Trelawny, tli. 
rarlet Robert Burns, the blush Gemma, three scarlet one 
lamed respectively John Coles, Prime Minister, and Ivanho 
7ery good also were Lord Rosebery, Mrs. de Satge King tbcai 
.. Wales Tli ora fa nale blush variety), Albion (sihei. 
/erv goou aiso weit? ruiu iwwuaj, . \ i 
>rincess of Wales, Thora (a pale blush variety), Albion (silverj 
ose and scarlet), Lady Rose, of a beautiful satiny rose, an, 
arious others. (Silver Gilt Flora Medal.) 
Mr Amos Perry, Hardy Plant Farm, Winchmore Hi I , ex 
ibited a collection of hardy herbaceous plants, such a 
iephiniums, Lilies, Gaillardias, Oenotheras, Campanula 
rises Phloxes, and the giant bellflower Ostrowskia magnmea 
le also had a fine collection of hardy Water Lilies staged in tn 
oxes or trays holding water. Very conspicuous were Njanpnae 
rarliacea chromatella with broad petals, N. Gladstone! bavin: 
ery broad white petals. Very fine also was N. marliacea aim,la 
rith large nearly white flowers, and usually reckoned amongs 
he very largest flowered of the Water Lilies. The part } 
xpanded flower measured over 6in. in diameter. Hie carnnn 
nd rose tints of N. lucida were very charming. N. sphaero 
arpa carnea had much smaller but nearly white flowers. Ot n 
