August 8, 1003. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
687 
Sir F. Wigan, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. Young), Clare Lawn, 
East Sheen, exhibited a very beautiful Cattleya named Mrs. 
Pitt and a larger-flowered Laeliocattleya, Kathleen Grey (Lc. 
canhamiana L. tenebrosa), having a very large lip with dark 
crimson veins. 
W. P. Burkinshaw, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Barker), West Hill, 
Hessle, near Hull, exhibited Laeliocattleya Ivernia (L. tene¬ 
brosa Lc. calistoglossa splendens), having a huge rich crimson- 
purple lip. 
Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Limited, Chelsea, exhibited Catt¬ 
leya Atalanta superba, a very fine hybrid with rosy sepals and 
petals and a dark crimson lip. For this Cattleya an Award of 
Merit was given. They also had Laeliocattleya Issy (L. tene¬ 
brosa x C. guttata Leopoldii) and Sophronitis Saxa (S. grandi- 
flora x C. Trianaei), with beautiful rosy-salmon flowers. 
J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Davis), Glebelands, 
South Woodford, exhibited a small collection of Orchids, 
amongst which the most striking plant was the Laelia digbyano- 
purpurata King Edward VII., having an enormous pale purple 
lip and a white throat and tube. He also had some hybrid 
Cypripediums, including C. wiertzianum, Cattleya Elvinia, and 
Cypripedium callosum Sanderae. 
Floral Committee. 
Messrs. Paul and Sons, The Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, exhi¬ 
bited a fine collection of Roses in the cut state and set up in 
bunches. Pretty and interesting was the rose-coloured Wichu- 
riana Rose named R. w. rubra. Other interesting garden Roses 
were Royal Scarlet, rugosa atropurpurea, Eugenie Lamesch, 
Perle d’Or, Dorothy Perkins, Bardou Job, Anemonaeflora, and 
the white-flowered perpetual Thalia. They also had fine bunches 
of such well-known Roses as White Lady, Liberty, Billiard et 
Barre, Mrs. J. Laing, Mme. Ravary, Frau Karl Druschki, 
Etienne Levet, Admiral Dewey, Lady Battersea, Cheshunt 
Scarlet, Bacchus, and Sir Rowland Hill. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. J. Cheal and Sons, Crawley, Sussex, exhibited a 
collection of hardy trees and shrubs, both flowering and foliage 
kinds. Amongst the fine foliage kinds were Prunus cerasifera 
atropurpurea, Acer colchicum rubrum, Ulmus montana mar- 
ginata, U. Van Houttei, Sambucus nigra foliis argenteis varie- 
gatis. The flowering plants included Buddleia variabilis, 
Spiraea salicifolia paniculata, S. Bumalda, S. nobleana, S. 
Anthony Waterer, and S. semperflorens. Other fine flowering 
shrubs were Olearia Haastii, Potentilla fruticosa, Ceanothus 
americanus, Hypericum patulum, H. densiflorum, Colutea pur¬ 
purea, and Leycesteria formosa. An uncommon variegated Oak 
with marbled leaves was Quercus niarmorata. This firm also 
exhibited a collection of Pompon and Cactus Dahlias, and also 
single Dahlias. Amongst the Cactus varieties very fine were 
Mrs. E. Mawley, Florence, H. F. Roberts, Clara G. Stredwick, 
Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, and Orion, the last four being new 
ones. The seedling Dahlias were of large size, with very broad 
petals. Some of the best of them were Cleopatra, Columbine, 
Leslie Seale, Sirdar, Snowdrop, Louisette, and Eric. (Silver 
Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. R. and G. Cuthbert, The Nurseries, Southgate, ex¬ 
hibited a very large group of white flowers, consisting of Lilium 
speciosum album, Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora, and a 
white Phlox named Fiancee. The Lilies were fine, and formed 
one of the most interesting exhibits in the meeting, being well 
grown, although only in 48 and 32-sized pots. The plants 
carried from eight to twelve flowers each except in cases where 
two stems had come up from one bulb. They had a ground¬ 
work of Palms, Ferns, and other greenery. Other bulbs were 
noted in this fine group, and consisted of Crinum Moorei. The 
standard specimens of the Hydrangeas named above were 
notable for the immense size of their panicles of flowers. (Silver 
Gilt Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Dobbie and Co., Rothesay, exhibited a collection of 
named Pentstemons having large flowers of rich colours and 
large panicles or spikes. Some of the most handsome and most 
distinct were William Cuthbertson, James Logan Ireland, 
Talma, Raphel, Mary Findlay, Spitzberg, Le Prophete, Ninon 
de Lenclos, Matamore, and Tom Burnie. The spikes of the 
latter were notable for their size and the remarkable way in 
which the flowers were built up in tier above tier. They had 
a fine assortment of Poppies including choice strains of the 
Opium Poppy and Ranunculus flowered forms of Papaver 
Rhoeas, the last named strain resembling Shirley Poppies 
except in being double. They also showed a single Poppy 
named Papaver laevigatum. They also had the Tulip Poppy. 
Another Poppy, named P. arenarium, was notable for the 
finely-cut character of the foliage and the black blotches at the 
base of the petals. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Mr. C. J. V akefield, London, had an exhibit of his speciality 
known as Floral Aid, used for mounting cut flowers and placing 
in water. He had the stands used for fixing flowers, and had 
some of them filled with flowers of different kinds in appropriate 
blending of colours. 
Messrs. William Bull and Sons, King’s Road, Chelsea, set 
up a fine group of their Dracaena Victoria, having fine leathery 
leaves and broad yellow margins, that keep their colour summer 
and winter, not changing to silvery-white as in the case of D. 
Lindeni. In front of them they had some fine young plants of 
Licuala Muelleri, with very graceful palmately divided leaves, 
shining with a glossy lustre. These were in small 60-sized 
pots, and would be very useful for table decorations. (Silver 
Banksian Medal.) 
Mr. H. B. May, Dyson’s Lane Nurseries, Upper Edmonton, 
exhibited a splendid collection of Ferns, consisting chiefly of 
Nephrolepis, there being something like three dozen species and 
varieties. The most important was a new one named N. 
Piersonii, having fronds of massive outline and more or less 
bi-pinnate, the secondary divisions being confined to the outer 
portion of the pinnae. Other beautiful varieties were N. 
exaltata furcans, N. affinis, N. pluma, N. Edmontoniensis, N. 
cordifolia crispocongesta, N. Mayii, N. exaltata plumosa, and 
N. acuta. Owing to the strange manner in which many of these 
species are forked, crested, crisped, curled, contracted, and 
spirally twisted, we have now a remarkable assortment of Neph¬ 
rolepis which scarcely existed even a few years ago. At first 
N. davallioides furcans was the only crested one that made its 
appearance in gardens about 30 years ago ; now a considerable 
number of them, possessing all the forms above named, are 
obtainable. He also had several forms of Campanula named 
C. isopliylla alba, C. balchiniana, C. Barrellieri, and C. gloriosa. 
(Silver Gilt Flora Medal.) They had a double Oleander named 
Nerium Oleander splendens. (Silver Gilt Flora Medal.) 
W. C. Bull, Esq., Rathlin, Ellington Road, Ramsgate, exhi¬ 
bited half a dozen spikes of as many varieties of seedling 
Gladioli. They were notable for their large flowers, but the 
most distinct was that named Ellington Belle, with pale creamy- 
yellow flowers, slightly flaked with red at the margins. 
H. Dart, Esq., Grangeside, Woodville Road, Thornton Heath, 
exhibited a seedling Carnation named His Majesty, with buff- 
yellow flowers. 
Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Limited, Chelsea, exhibited three 
very large plants of Senecio clivorum, lifted from the open 
ground and placed in baskets ; the leaves measured 12 in. to 
18 in. across, and the plants stood 3 ft. or more in height, each 
carrying three or four flowering stems bearing corymbs of their 
rich golden-orange flowers. They also had a group of Lantana 
salviaefolia, having leaves like a Salvia, as expressed by the 
name, and bearing trusses of lilac-purple flowers. The plants 
themselves were grown in pots, and stood about 18 in. or 2 ft. 
high. Fuchsia Sylvia was notable for the large size of its 
flowers. 
Messrs. H. Cannell and Sons, Swanley, exhibited am extensive 
and very varied collection of Cacti. Some of the more notable 
of them were Echinocactus Grussoni, like a huge hedgehog, 
Cereus peruvianus monstrosus, Euphorbia meloformis, Opuntia 
Englemanni, O. E. monstrosa, Mamillaria Donati, Echino¬ 
cactus cylindraceus longispinus, Opuntia glaucophylla, and 
I’ilocereus senilis. They had a curious piece of Echinopsis mul¬ 
tiplex cristata, which seemed like a pair of brushes placed 
against one another face to face. A rare new snecies of plant 
was that named Trichocaulon piliferum, recently introduced 
from the Cape. Missembryanthemum Bolussi is a rare species 
from Johannesburg, with two to four leaves of a fleshy chacacter 
and large size. The plant is now said to be extinct in a wild 
state. They had about 200 species and varieties of Cacti and 
other succulents, making a unique collection. (Silver Gilt 
Banksian Medal.) 
Mr. Richard Anker, Addison Nursery, Napier Road, Kensing¬ 
ton, W., exhibited a collection of Cacti, including Opuntas, 
Echinocacti, Gasterias, Aloes, Haworthias, Cereus, and other 
succulent plants. Most of these were small specimens. 
Junofloris Department, 95 and 96, High Holborn, London, 
W.C., exhibited their speciality for 1 the preservation of cut 
flowers now well known under the name of “Junofloris.” 
Directions are given with each bottle, which is enclosed in a 
stiff cardboard box to preserve it from breakage when passing 
through the post or when otherwise exposed. The preparation 
is also applied to growing plants, particularly flowering plants. 
Messrs. Mails and Co. exhibited a stand of Vails’ Beetlecute, 
used for the extermination of beetles, cockroaches, and ants. 
If kept for some time it does not and is not liable to deteriorate, 
and does not emit any offensive odour, while it is efficacious and 
reliable. 
Messrs. George Cotton and Co., Limited, Victoria Works, 
