THE GARDENING WORLD 
February 2?, 1.904. 
Notable also* was Odontoglossum 1 Larry ano-cr ispum and several 
Cypripediums. (Silver Banksian'Medal.) 
J. Bradshaw, Esq. (gardener, Mr. G. Whitelegge), the Grange, 
Southgate, also staged an interesting lot of Orchids. The most 
striking plant in the group was that named Brassolaelia pur- 
purato-digbyana Mikado, on account of the huge size of its light 
purple lip. Two plants of Odontoglossum harryano-crispum, 
also some other Odontoglossums and Cattleyas, were well 
flowered. 
M. Charles Yuylsteke, Looehristi, Belgium, exhibited a small 
group of very choice Odontoglossums. Very choice was a variety 
or form of O. crispum, said to be a hybrid, with purple red. 
blotches on a white ground. Equally tine in their way were 0. 
Vuylstekei concinnum, with dark chestnut-red flowers and some 
faint yellow lines, and 0. v. recens, with more prominent yellow 
lines, but otherwise similar. Handsome also was 0. loochristi- 
ense Norma, blotched with chocolate. 
F. J. Godman, Esq., South Lodge, Horsham, had splendidly- 
known plants of Lycaste aromatica, L. Skinneri and Platyclinis 
gliunacea, all very floriferous. 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
Mr. John Russell, Richmond, Surrey, exhibited a beautiful 
group of forced flowering trees and shrubs, consisting chiefly of 
Azalea mollis and sinensis, or rather varieties of their hybrids. 
The beautiful yellow Anthony Waterer stood out prominently, 
and a double-flowered, creamy-white variety named Azalea rus- 
tica Byron was also .good. Besides-these he had numerous speci¬ 
mens of Prunus triloba, the Snowball tree, Andromeda speciosa, 
Eurya latifolia variegata, and other subjects. This group was 
backed up- with tall Palms. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. B. S. Williams and Son, Upper Holloway, also had a 
group of forced flowering trees and shrubs, including-a great quan¬ 
tity of Lilacs in different colours, Azalea mollis, Primus triioba, 
and Coelogyn© eristata. This last-named Orchid was. well 
flowered. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Barr and Sons, King Street, Covent Garden, exhi¬ 
bited a large group of hardy herbaceous plants, including Lache- 
nallias Muscari botryoides alba, Iris stylosa, Anemone fulgens, 
Lenten Roses, and Narcissus cyelamiueus, the last-named being 
very fine. An uncommon plant was Pebasites japonicus giganteus, 
which was in bloom. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Win. Cutbush and Son Highgate, London, set up an 
extensive group of forced flowering trees and shrubs, including 
Prunus triloba, Cytisis praecox, Wistarias, Spiraea confusa, 
both in the form of bushes and as standards. Very fine also 
were the Thorns, Lilacs, Azaleas, and Laburnums. They had 
another group, in which hardy herbaceous plants were very pro¬ 
minent, especially such early spring-flowering plants as Lenten 
Roses, Daffodils, Epigaea r opens, Shortia galacifolia, Saxifraga 
Stracheyii, Iris orchioides, I. sindjarensis, Clematis indivisa 
lobata, and many others, (Silver-gilt Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. J. Veiteh and Sons, Ltd., had a group of stove and 
greenhouse plants. They had a large quantity of Loropetalum 
chinense, with creamy-white, ribbon-lifle flowers. The double 
form of Camellia reticulata was also very fine. The greenhouse 
Wallflower Cheiranthus kewensis and the blue Coleus thrysoideus 
were also strongly in evidence. Alongside of this they had a 
group, of their strain of Primula sinensis stellata., including Blue 
Improved, Red Improved, Salmon-red Improved, and White Im¬ 
proved. These plants were very tall, and bore a profusion of 
quite large flowers-. .(Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Mr. H. B. May, Dyson’s Lane Nurseries, Upper Edmonton, 
exhibited a large and interesting group of well-grown Ferns, 
amongst which we noted very fine specimens of Platycerium 
Willinckii, Davallia fijiensis robusta, Adiantum farleyen.se, 
Pteris Cbildsii, and Nephrolepis Piersonii. Interesting also was 
the pretty miniature Stagshorn named Platycerium pygmaeum, 
with" fronds only 3 in. to 6 in. long, quite grey, and softly cot¬ 
tony. The plant is three or four years old. Many others of 
interest might have been mentioned. (Silver-gilt Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Sutton and Sons, Reading, exhibited a good-sized group 
of the Giant Blue Italian Hyacinth and the Giant White Italian 
Hyacinth, these being quite different from the well-known Roman 
Hyacinth. The blue one we like best on account of the size and 
conspicuous character of the flowers, but more particularly their 
delicious fragrance. 
Messrs. R. Wallace and -Co., Kiln-field Gardens, Colchester, 
exhibited a very interesting group of hardy spring-flowering 
plants, such as Iris Heldreichi, Crocus versicolor picturatus, C. 
Imperati, Colchicum hydrophyllum, C. montanum, C. croci- 
florum, etc. They also had some well-grown plants of Primula 
megaseaefolia and floriferous pieces of Hepatica triloba alba. 
Mr. G. Reutlie, Hardy Plant Farm, Keston, Kent, exhibited a 
group of early-flowering hardy plants, including the scarce Iris 
Haussknechtii with coppery brown and black flowers, also 
splendidly-flowered specimens of Iris liistrioides major, I. reticu¬ 
lata purpurea, I. Danfordiae, and others of that class, making 
a very interesting display. Other noteworthy plants were Col¬ 
chicum hololophum, Crocus thomasinianus, and others. 
Messrs. R. and G. Cuthbert, Southgate, N., exhibited a splen¬ 
did group of forced flowering trees and shrubs, consisting chiefly 
of Azaleas, the- hybrids of A. mollis and sinensis being veiq pro¬ 
minent. Two very fine ones were A. m. Ambrose t erschaffelt, 
and A. m. Alphonse Lavallee. The old Ghent Azaleas were re¬ 
presented by quite a group of the variety known as Altaclarense 
with bright yellow flowers. Some of these Azaleas were grown m 
the form & of standards, and others as bushes. (Silver-gilt Flora 
Medal.) . 
Messrs. T. S. Ware, Ltd., Hale Farm Nurseries, Feltham, had 
an extensive group of herbaceous and early-flowering subjects, 
such as Lenten Roses, Adonis amurensis, Colchicum libanoti- 
cum, Erantlius cilicicus, Anemone ulsatilla, Blue Primroses, 
Primula denticulata alba, P. ubconica rosea, Lacbenallia Rector 
of Causton, and others of that class. A dwarf Saxifraga named 
S. Salmon! seemed closely similar to S. burseriana, but the 
flowers are more cup-sliaped and three instead of one. on a stalk. 
Iris iberica in a small pot was notable for its lacking a stem, 
while the flower was as large as the pot. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. John Laing and Sons, Forest Hill, London, had a fine 
group of Begonia gigantea carminata, which was splendidly 
grown, but the flowers wanted another week to expand. 
Mr. John May, Twickenham, had a large group of well-grown 
Cyclamen in 48-sized pots. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. H. Cannell and Sons, Swanley, had a group of 
Primulas. 
Cornwall Daffodil Show. —The Daffodil and Spring Flower 
Society intend to hold their annual exhibition on April 8th. 
The secretary is the Hon. John Boscawen, Tregye, Pe man well, 
R.S.O. 
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The Ohio State Flower.—T he legislature of Ohio, U.S.A., 
has adopted the Carnation as its. State flower as a token of 
reverence for the late Mr. McKinley. 
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Record Price for a Potato. —What is believed to be the 
world’s record price for a. Potato has been made by Mr Win. 
Deal, F.R.H.S., of Feering Hill, Essex' who has sold a single 
tuber of the Eldorado variety, weighing 7-16ths of an ounce, for 
the sum of £8, which is equal to £272 per lb. 
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Care Fruit at Covent Garden. —A fine exhibit of Gape fruit 
from the Rhodes Farm might have been seen at Covent Garden 
mi the 16th inst. Pears, Peaches, Nectarines, and Plums were in 
hue condition. The Plums are Japanese varieties, probably im¬ 
proved in America, and very different in shape from European 
Plums. 
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Proposed Society or Gardeners. —A largely-attended meet¬ 
ing of gardeners was held at Westminster on Tuesday last for 
the purpose of considering the advisability of forming a society of 
gardeners with some special object in view. The idea arose out 
of the great gathering of gardeners in London on September 29th 
last, the opening day of the British grown Fruit and Vegetable 
Exhibition at Chiswick. The proposal was 'to make the above 
meeting an annual affair, with a dinner at which they could 
meet for social enjoyment. This did not meet with much sup¬ 
port, and an amendment was put forward by Mr. George Gordon 
that the main object of the society should be for the betterment 
of gardeners and the raising of their social status, not by any 
trade unionism, but by regulating the numbers that are admitted 
to the profession, and apparently to register the names of those 
who are duly qualified. . ■ / 
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Garden Cities and Industries.— Mr. Alfred Sennett, a civil 
engineer, read a paper on this subject at a meeting of the 
