September 17, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
751 
L. s. roseum, L. s. rubrum, and Crown Princess, a beautiful 
Wllll/tt VcbXICl/J . ! T) 1 TA.l • 
Messrs. Cunningham, Fraser and Co., Comely Bank, Fain- 
burgh, exliibited a large rectangular group of Hollies, Conifers, 
Golden Privet, variegated Box, Veronica Traversii, Aucubas, 
etc. The large Hollies included Golden Queen, Ilex Hodginsn, 
I. maderensis, I. nigra, and I. Watereri. They had a fine 
plant of Abies pungens Roster’s var., with finely glaucous 
Messrs. Storrie and Storrie, Dundee, had a large oblong 
table, the most striking feature of which was Apple trees 
orown and fruited m pots. Very finely fruited were King of 
Pippins, James Grieve (specially fine), Stirling Castle, Gos- 
patrick, Ribston Pippin, etc. They also had dishes of Apples 
all round the outside, and orchard-house fnut at one end. 
The trees were brightened with remarkably well-coloured 
Amaranthus tricolor amabilis; also grandly-flowered plants 
of Clerodendron fallax, and Celosia pyramidalis plumosa. A 
notable feature also was a collection of seedling Coleus grown 
and flowered naturally, without pinching, the leaves being 
varied and handsome. 
Messrs. Dobbie and Co., Rothesay, had an extensive exhibit 
of florists’ flowers. Dahlias occupied 150 square feet, and con¬ 
sisted of 50 jars pompons. Queen of Whites and San Toy were 
the finest. Messrs. Dobbie’s new ones consisted of Bonella, 
Tommy Laing, two fine additions toi the pompon class. They 
had also 40 jars of Cactus Dahlias, done up with foliage; also- 
200 specimen blooms of Cactus and double Dahlias, All the 
1904 varieties were shown, including Lucifer, Mrs. H. L. 
Brousson, Mrs. J. W. Wilkinson, George Gordon, Premier, 
Lauretta, Rainbow, etc. New introductions of doubles were 
A. M. Burjiie, Standard, Mariner, and Wm. Sheldon, the 
latter being the finest introduction in fancies for many a year. 
About 50 square feet were filled with early-flowering Chrysan¬ 
themums. New varieties were White Masse, Polly, Rosy, Mrs. 
Willis, Mrs. Squire, Horace Martin, Market White, Robbie 
Burns, Ralph Curtis, Mine. Marie Masse, Goachers Crimson, 
etc. Single Cactus Dahlias were also shown. 
Mr. John Forbes, Hawick, N.B., had a fine exhibit of florists’ 
flowers in the cut state. Very fine were the Montbretias, Del¬ 
phiniums, Lobelia Queen Victoria, L. Purple Emperor, L. 
syphilitica, a large collection of the best varieties of Phloxes, 
including Tapis Blanc, Brongniart, Aglae Adamson, Airs. 
Oliver, Mrs. Burn, Lady Miller,, John Forbes, etc. Pentste- 
mons to the extent of 50 vases of all the newest and best were 
shown. He also had 30 dozen Carnations, making 150 or more 
varieties of border Carnations. Of Cactus Dahlias they had 200 
blooms, including all the leading new varieties, also pompons. 
A flue new double white Delphinium was Lord Roberts. A 
group of the hardy Pentstemon Newbury Gem was fine. 
On the Editor’s Table. 
Sweet Peas from Fairfield, Aberdeen. 
Sweet Peas are still in 'grand form in Scotland notwith¬ 
standing the. frequent, storms of rain and wind. The flowers 
arena trifle smaller t han they should be in. July, and the colours 
of the dark varieties are a. little less, intense, otherwise they 
are fresh, beautiful, and sweetly scented. The stalks with 
the flowers npasurei on an average. 9 in. in length, so that they 
are very serviceable, for out flowers, either separately or cut 
with leafy stems. 
Mr. A. Grfgor, gardener to. A. 0. Gill, Esq., Fairfield, Aber¬ 
deen, sends us nine bunches of as many varieties from his 
collection, which lie limits to the. best, and most distinct*of the 
named varieties. His favourite among the crimson sorts is 
King Edward VII., which was in fine form. A very pleasing 
and handsome pink variety is Lovely, The salmon-pink blotch 
.on the standard of Lottie. Hutchins (the rest of the flower 
being creamy - yellow or buff) placets this amongst '(lie fancy 
varieties. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain is striped and shaded 
with rose, on a. pink ground, and is. one. of the best of its. class, 
but most growers and exhibitors, regard America] as. the best 
and most distinct, being striped with scarlet on a. white ground. 
The. violet-purple of the. Duke of Westminster makes a. very 
dark flower, but Othello, or Black Ivni ght would make a useful 
addition to the. collection, if the grower does not already 
possess some representative of the ma.roon and bronze section. 
Dorothy Eckford is the. largest and best of the white varieties. 
Goocinea is the best or only icerise-coloured Sweet Pea. One 
■of the best and most popular of tire, orange shades is Miss Will- 
mo.tt, which is almost always in the winning stands at exhibi¬ 
tions, even when limited to. a. few varieties. The best of the 
lavender shades is still Lady Grisel Hamilton, the rounded 
standard of which scarcely shows any trace of a. notch. If not 
already in his .collection, we should not. hesitate to. recommend 
thei addition of Salopian (crimson), Scarlet Gem (scarlet), 
Countess Spencer (warm rosy pink), Gorgeous, or the new 
Henry Eckford (deep, orange.), Prima Donna, (soft pink), the 
Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon (deep, primro-se), Queen Victoria (soft 
primrose, sometimes tinted faint purple on the standard), 
Othello, (deep maroon), Countess of Cadogan (blue and sky 
blue), Navy Blue, (dark blue, with purple shaded wings), Prince 
Edward of York (scarlet, with deep rose wings), and Little 
Dorrit (rose standards, and white wings). 
Society & Association Notes. 
United Horticultural Benefit and Provident Society.— 
The. eighteenth annual dinner of this society will be held at the 
Holbein Restaurant 1 (Venetian Chamber), High Holborn, W. C., 
on Wednesday, October 12th, at 6.30 p.m. W. A. Bilney, of 
Weybridge, has kindly consented to. preside on this occasion. 
The committee, hope that all honorary and benefit members and 
their friends, who. can possibly do i iso. will endeavour to attend 
and give the chairman their hearty support, and help to make 
the dinner a. thorough success., as in pa.st years. 
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Ipswich and East of England Horticultural Society.-— 
The annual autumn exhibition of Chrysanthemums, fruit, and 
vegetables, will be held at the Public Hall and Saloon. Ipswich, 
on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nevember 8th and 9th. The judges 
engaged include the names of Messrs, R. Davidson (Culford 
Hall Gardens, Bury St. Edmunds), J. W. Moorman (Victoria 
Park, London), W. Allan (Gunton Park Gardens, Norwich), and 
S. T. Wright (Royal Horticultural Society, Chiswick Gardens, 
London). Prize lists containing full particulars may be had 
upon application to the secretary, Mr. Herbert E. Archer, 13, 
Museum Street, Ipswich. Entries close on Friday, November 4th. 
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Scottish Horticultural Association. —The monthly meet¬ 
ing of the Scottish Horticultural Association was held last 
week in Edinburgh, Mr- J. W. M‘Hattie, president, in the chair. 
There was a large attendance. All*. Gumming, gardener, 
Grantully Castle, Perthshire, read a paper on “ The Arrange¬ 
ment of Cut Flowers in House Decoration.” He pointed out 
that it. was comparatively seldom that effective use was. made 
of flowers for decorative purposes.. Frequently a mass of 
greenery and blooms was used without rhyme or reason. It was 
best to have only one set of flowers, in a vase, unless the vase 
was a large, one. The display should be made in such a way as 
to give a sense of harmony and symmetry, and this could hardly 
be done if many varieties of flowers were indiscriminately used 
at one time. The Japanese bad a pretty language of flowers 
which might be imitated. One secret of floral art in Japan was 
to arrange the flowers according to. the virtues of wliieh they were 
supposed to* be the symbols. Aloreover, the. flowers which tradi 
tion had assigned to one month were never mingled with those 
of another month, just as flowers which were, emblems of 
prosperity and joy were never placed in the same- chamber or 
bouquet with those which signified sadness or misfortune. In 
bedrooms which were kept close at night it was advisable to dis¬ 
pense with flowers; having a powerful odour, even though agree¬ 
able to the olfactory nerves. Fresh flowers, in rooms were 
decidedly beneficial, and promoted alike cheerfulness and health, 
especially in large towns ; but cane, should be. taken to remove 
flowers immediately on the first sign of decay. The town 
dweller, who must perforce buy most of liis flowers, should have 
some knowledge not. only of the lasting qualities, but of the 
stage of their opening when bought. Daffodils, for instance, 
opened comparatively small, and did not reach their full develop¬ 
ment for nearly a Week afterwards, so that anyone, who bought 
nice big blooms was probably getting nice old ones. Mr. 
Camming proceeded to. give a number of practical bints, as to 
tlie proper condition and time of day for cutting flowers for 
decoration, the method of arrangement, and the best means of 
preservation. The commonest mistake was to use too many 
