April 9, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
307 
SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. 
April 5th. 
Considering that the meeting on Tuesday last was held so soon 
after the holidays, it was a very full one, for the exhibits were 
nearly as numerous as on the previous occasion, though there 
was a considerable falling away in the Orchids, especially from 
private establishments. Exhibits of hardy herbaceous and Alpine 
plants were very numerous, including some fine exhibits of Daffo¬ 
dils. Roses were also well shown, and other notable exhibits were 
Pelargoniums, Xanthoceras, forced flowering trees and shrubs, 
Indian Azaleas, hardy Magnolias, Clematis, and others. 
ORCHID COMMITTEE. 
H. T. Pitt, E>q. (gardener, Mr. W. Thurgood), Rcsslyn, Stam¬ 
ford Hill, had by far the finest exhibit of Orchids, including many 
choice varieties of Odontoglossum crispum. Grand varieties were 
0. c. Prebendary Bevan, U. c. Britain's Queen, 0. c. Maud 'Roc Il¬ 
ford, O. c. Abner Hassail, and 0. c. F. K. Sander. Very fine 
also were 0. cirrhiosum Pitt’s var., Anguleja Clowesii, and Cyrbo- 
podium saint legerianum, the latter being 7 ft. high. (Gold 
Medal.) 
Messrs. F. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, had a. very fine Mil 
tonia named M. vexillaria Empress Augusta, with dark purple 
flowers. Other good things were Phaduis sanderiana splendens, 
Oncidium concofor, Laeliocattleya luminosa fascinator, anc 
Zygocolax amesiana. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Henry Little, Esq. (gardener, Mr. A. Howard), Baronshalt, 
Twickenham, staged Cattleya Schroderae Miss Little and C. S. 
Little’s var. 
F. AYellesley, Esq. (gardener, Mi-. W. Hopkins), Westfield, 
AYoking, exhibited Cattleya guttata Prinzii Horn Pedro and 
Cypripedium altertonense, about 3 in. high. 
F. A. Rehder, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Norris), The Avenue, Gipsy 
Hill, staged Cypripedium harrisiianum excelsior. 
AA r . C. Walker, Esq., Percy Lodge, Winchmore Hill, staged a 
very fine plant of Eriopsis rutidobulbon. 
J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Davis), South Wood¬ 
ford, Essex, received a Cultural Commendation for Dendrobium 
wardianum Fowleri, a very handsome variety. 
Mr. J. Douglas, Edenside, Great Bookham, Surrey, showed 
Cypripedium spicero-cliamberlainianum. 
Messrs. H. Low and Co., Bush Hill Park, Enfield, had a 
small exhibit of Orchids, including fine pieces of Odontoglossum 
1 larryano-crispurn, Dendrobium Boxallii, Lycaste costata, Cypri¬ 
pedium Roebelinii (three spikes and twelve flowers), Cattleya 
intermedia alba., and Laelda flava 2 ft. high. (Silver Banksian 
Medal.) 
' W. Thompson, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. Stevens), Walton 
Grange, Stone, Staffs, liad a small but very choice collection of 
varieties of Odontoglossum crispum, O. Adrianae, O. luteo- 
purpureum. 0. ruckenianum, and others in very fine form. 
(Silver Flora Medal.) 
J. Bradshaw, Esq. (gardener, Mr. G. AVhitelegge), The 
Grange, Southgate, exhibited an albino of Laelia digbyana. 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
Messrs. H. Cannell and Sons, Swanley, Kent, exhibited a fine 
collection of zonal Pelargoniums with blooms of remarkable size. 
Amongst them we noted fine things in Mrs. George Cadbury, 
jeneral French, Lady Roscoe, Countess of Hopetoun, Sir .J. 
Llewellyn, Countess of Dudley, etc. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Mr. George Mount, Canterbury, had a. fine exhibit of Roses. 
(Silver Gi'l; Flora Medal.) 
Miss F. W. Currey, The Warren Gardens, Lismore, Ireland, 
staged a fine exhibit of Daffodils, including Countess of Annesley, 
Gen. Gordon, Queen Bess, King Alfred, etc. 
Mr. Amos Perry, Hardy Plant Farm, AAunelunore Hill, had a 
rery fine exhibit of hardy flowers, including Primula rosea, P. 
londosa, P. marginata, P. denticulata alba, Iris reticulata, blue 
nmroses, and A iolet Rose Pearl, a very sweet-scented purple 
variety. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. William Bull and Sons, King’s Road, Chelsea, had an 
exhibit of stove plants, including Dracaena Victoriae, Amaryllis, 
(Idion^' ^ ra laS ’ ^- 000,s weddeliana, and other Palms in fine con- 
Henry Little, Esq., had a fine group of Indian Azaleas, Olivias, 
and Amaryllis. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. J. Ckeal and Sons, Crawley, Sussex, had a nice exhibit 
of blue and other Primroses, Polyanthuses, Saxilragas, Lipi- 
mediiuii roseum, etc. 
Messrs. Hugh Lew and Co. had a fine group of Schizanthus 
wisetonensds backed by Rose Crimson Rambler. 
Mr. Charles Turner, Slough, had an exhibit of new varieties 
of Azalea, indica and PolyantUa Roses. 
Mr. Charles Dawson, Roisemorran, Gulval, Penzance, had a very 
fine exhibit of Daffodils and a beautiful white Primrose named 
Tita. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. R. and G. Cuthbert, Southgate, set up a very large 
exhibit of forced Ribas, Wisbaarias, Lilacs, Azalea, mollis, Guelder 
Roses, and others in bush and standard form. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Ben, R. Cant and Sons, The Old Pore Gardens, Col¬ 
chester, liad some fine plants of Polyaiitha Rose Blush Rambler. 
Messrs. Barr and Sons, King Street, Oovent Garden, had a very 
choice collection of Daffodils, including Victoria, Mine, de Graaff, 
King Alfred, Osiris, C. J. Backhouse, Sir Watkiin, Constellation, 
and others. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Hogg and. Robertson, Mary jStreeit, Dublin, also had 
an exhibit of Daffodils, including King Alfred, Victoria, Mme. 
Plemp, White Wing, and others in fine form. (Silver Banksian 
Medal.) 
Mr. John Russell, Richmond, Surrey, had a fine bank of 
Wistaria sinensis, Clematis, Gardenias, Palms, and Prunus 
japonica alba plena. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. J. Peed and Sons, West Norwood, London, had an 
exhibit of hardy Primulas, also Auriculas, Lily of the Valley, 
and Saxifragas. 
Messrs. Frank Cant and Co., Braiswick Gardens, Colchester, 
had a splendid exhibit of Roses, including Mme. Host©, Peace, 
Souv. de Mr. Win. Robinson, and Lady Roberts, the latter 
being most .handsomely coloured. (Silver-gilt Flora Medal.) 
Mr. G. Reuthe, Hardy Plant Nursery, Keston, Kent, had a 
fine exhibit of hardy plants, including a grand lot of Sliortia 
galacifolia. The rich blue of Tecophylaea cyanocrocus was 
also* very handsome and uncommon. He also had a hybrid 
scarlet Cyrtanthus. named Marion. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. Wm. Cut-bush and Son, Highgate, London, had a 
splendid exhibit of hardy plants and shrubs. Amongst the 
latter grand specimens were Magnolia amabilis, M. soulangeana, 
and M. stellata also known as M. Hallii. Laburnums, Guelder 
Roses, Pyrus floribunda, Lilacs, and Azaleas were also well done. 
They also staged a large number of species of Primula with fine 
varieties of P. Sieboldii, also many fine species of Iris. (Silver 
Gilt Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. T. S. YVare, Ltd., Hale Farm Nurseries, Feltham, had 
a large collection of varieties of Clematis in pots, including King 
Edward VII., Nellie Moser, Marcel Moser, etc. 
Mr. E. Potten, Camden Nurseries, Cranbrook, Kent, had very 
dwarf pot plants of Rose Dorothy Perkins and. Lady Battersea. 
The former took the fancy of the people veiy much. 
Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea, staged forty-dive plants' 
of Xanthoceras sorbifolia in pots, each plant. 3ft. or 4ft. high, 
and profusely bloomed. AVe have never seen a finer exhibit nor 
a. larger one of this beautiful hardy shrub. (Silver Banksian 
Medal.) 
Messrs. George Jackman and Son, AVoking, liad a choice 
exhibit of hardy plants, including Iris bucharica, Schizocodon 
soldanelloides, Shortia galacifolia, Anemone Pulsatilla, A. P. 
alba, and the uncommon and interesting Morisia hypogaea, etc. 
(Silver Banksian Medal.) 
South African Fruit for Canada. —The first South African 
fruit imported into Canada passed through the Toronto Customs 
House on March 14th. It was a shipment of nine boxes of 
Wickson, Fatsuna, and Apple Plums, and came by way of 
London and New York. The Plums resemble California fruit, 
but are about three months earlier. In shape they are very much 
like a Pear, and when ripe are a deep yellow in colour. They 
were packed in trays, each tray containing about three dozen. 
The fruit was in fine condition on arrival, which illustrates the 
possibility of foreign fruit being brought from far-distant lands 
when properly packed. The fruit was grown in the open air in 
South Africa. A shipment of Peaches and Apricots was expected 
in a few days. By an interchange of fruits in this manner 
between distant countries the supply may he kept up more or 
less continuously all the year round. 
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