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THE GARDENING WORLD . 
June 4, 1904 
teresting collection of rock plants also came from this firm. A 
collection of hardy Nympheas was shown in pans, the best 
colours being Gloriosa, Wm. Falconer, ellisiana, Froebelli, and 
Aurora. A most pleasing and well-arranged group. 
A group of considerable dimensions cam© from Mr. Amos 
Perry, and contained many good flowers. Very noticeable were 
Phlox canadense, Perry’s 1 variety ; Orobusi aurantiacus, with 
brownish-yellow flowers; Geum Heldreichi luteum; Papiaver 
oriental© Queen Alexandra, reddish salmon ; Bar'barea vulgaris 
fl. pi., bright showy yellow ; Iris tenax ; Ostrowskya magnifica ; 
Tlialictrum purpureum, a. lovely plant; Miconopsis cambrica 
plena in several shades, and several varieties of Iris and Tulips. 
An interesting rockery was shown by Messrs. Cheat and Sons, 
of Crawley, and conspicuous plants; we noticed were Saxifraga 
pyramidalis, very fine; Chieranthus alpinus, Cypripedium 
ac.aule, and Saxifraga Geum dentatum, with very ornamental 
foliage. 
The Misses Hopkins, Mere, Knutsford, Cheshire, had a small 
exhibit consisting principally of the- double Daisy Alice, and 
several other forms. Many well-known alpines were included 
in this exhibit. 
One of the most interesting rockeries came from’Mr. H. C. 
Pulham, of Elsenham, Essex, and contained many plants of 
exceptional merit. Several creepers were trailing very naturally 
over weather-worn rocks, and the style of arrangement- all one 
could desire. The deep blue Lithospermum prostratum was 
very fine, also Armenia laucheana, Erodium Manescavi, Genista 
pilosa, Anthemis Aizoon, Acliillea Clavennae, Campanula pulla, 
Aster alpinus rosous, and Helianthemum Beauty were all well 
worth growing. A charming exhibit. 
An -exhibit of rock plants was staged by the Craven Nursery, 
Ingleborough, Clapham, and several good plants were included. 
Raymondia Nathaliae was very fine, th© uncommon Wulferia 
Amherstiana, the charming Eritrichium nanum. Saxifraga 
odontophylla, a new plant With white flowers and distinct 
foliage. Edrianthus serpyllifolius, which received an Award of 
Merit, was remarkably well flowered. 
Messrs. Backhous© and ‘Son, of York, had a large rockery, 
very well arranged, and containing many little-known plants. 
Unfortunately many of these were unnamed. Ourisia coccinea 
was fine, Gerbera Jamesoni Linum perenn©, hardy Orchids, and 
the double Meconopis were all very showy. 
Messrs, Ladham, The Shirley Nursery, Southampton, had a 
very showy bank of herbaceous plants, and many good things 
were to be seen, especially the single Pyrethrums, Heucheras, 
several fine Geums, and others, but the whole of this exhibit 
was unnamed. 
Messrs. Dobbie and Co., of Rothesay, staged seedling 
Aquilegias in considerable varieties, also African Marigolds, and 
many varieties of Violas and Pansies. All the Violas were fine, 
and the most showy colours would be found, among J. L. 
Arbuckle, Lark, Lizzie. Storrie, Hector Macdonald, Butterfly, 
Baden Powell, and Admiral of the Blues. They also had 
Dahlias. 
A small exhibit of Sweet Peas and alpines came from C. 
Aubrey Watts, Esq., 15, Leadenhall Street, London. 
A remarkably fine and showy exhibit of Tulips gam© from 
Messrs. Dickson, of Belfast. These; were interspersed with 
various Ferns, and the colour blending was exceptionally good. 
The finest colours were Gala Beauty, crimson and gold ; 
Millicent, Loveliness, May Queen, Laurentina, Sultan, almost 
black ; Caledonia, Mrs. Moon, Zomerschoon, Eldorada, Clara 
Butt, Da Merveille, Gesneriana lutea, The Fawn, Bartigon, and 
Innovation. A remarkably fine show of these grand flowers. 
Messrs. Cutbush and Son, Higlrgate, received an Award of 
Merit for Campanula rupestris. 
A collection of Violas and Pansies came* from Messrs. Baker, 
of Wolverhampton. The Violas, mingled with Fern fronds, were 
very attractive, the best varieties being Acme, Duke of Argyll, 
Colonel Plumer, Mandarin, Primrose Dame, and Ophelia. 
A small exhibit of Sweet Peas, comprising some eighteen 
bunches, came from Mr. Breadmore, of Winchester. 
Messrs, Kelway and Son staged a collection of single and 
double Pyrethrums, very fine single varieties being Mrs. Bate¬ 
man Brown, red ; Perosi, pink ; Warrior, red ; and Mary 
Anderson, blush. Fin© double varieties were Carl Vogt, white ; 
Vance, yellow, tinted blush ; Princess Beatrice and Roseurn 
Perfection, both rose. 
HARDY TREES AND SHRUBS 
Messrs. J. Veitch and' Sons, Ltd., King’s Road, Chelsea, 
occupied their usual place in the big tent with a. magnificent 
group of hardy trees and shrubs. It would be impossible in 
the space at command to do justice to all that were shown in 
this group, as the species included in it were very numerous. 
Very conspicuous were the standard Rhododendrons Vibur¬ 
num plicatum, Wistaria sinensis, W. s. alba, and others 
with stems about 5 ft. high. Conspicuous and well-flowere 1 
bushes were Deutzia crenata flore pleno, with double white 
flowers ; Escallonia langleyensis, a hybrid with rose flowers : 
Philadelphus Lemoinei, 2g ft. high ; and the charming Zenobia! 
speciosa, with its flowers like Lily of the Valley. Very striking 
were Hydrangea hortensis Veitclii and H. Mariesii, the formei 
^yith white flowers. Three new hybrid Deutzias were D. cam- 
panulata (white), I), calmiaeflora. (white, tinted pink), and D. 
discolor purpurascens (tinted with purple). Other very choice 
things which we cannot omit were Olearia Gunnii, Abelia flori- 
bunda (with funnel-shaped deep rose-purple flowers), Weigel^ 
Eva Rathke, and the leathery leaved Celmisia coriacea and C. 
spectabilis. A very choice Dogwood, with variegated foliage,; 
was Cornus brachypoda variegata. Climbers included Clematis 
Elsa Spath, C. Mme. L. Coultre, and C. Nelly Moser, and a ! 
fine plant of Vitis lieterophylla variegata. A very striking new 
climber, also, was Actinidia chinensis, with heart-shaped leaves, 
like the stems covered with a profusion of red hairs. 
Messrs. Veitch also had a fine groirp out of doors which we 
mention here from the fact that it contained a splendid back¬ 
ground, consisting of the Japanese Umbrella Pine (Sciadooitys 
Tulipa Batalini. (See Herbaceous Plants.) 
verticillata), grown in tubs, and forming beautiful pyramidal 
specimens 6 ft. to 8 ft. high, and in the best of health. 
Messrs. R. and G. Cuthbert, New Southgate, were again in 
their old place, with a magnificent group ^of Azaleas. It is 
difficult to get any really new colours in these plants now, 
but there is still room for improvement in form, and we note! 
with satisfaction that Messrs. Cuthbert are taking the lead in 
this direction. Betsy cle Brain is a variety that should be well 
noted down, as it is a beautiful warm blending of orange, going 
almost to crimson. Frans van der Bone is another of the same 
class, but softer. Of course, our old friend, Anthony Coster, 
was well represented, as was also that beautiful little variety 
Daviesii. J, C. Van Tol attracted much attention for its soft 
warm glowing shades. One well-known artist very fitly described 
the exhibit as a vivid sunset in flowers. 
Messrs. J. Waterer and Sons, Ltd., Bagshot, put. up a repre¬ 
sentative group of their Rhododendron specialities, the most- 
salient feature of which was a centre bank of that incomparable 
variety, Pink Pearl. Kate Waterer, a rosy magenta, with a 
light upper petal spotted with green, was very effective, and 
the name was jotted down in many notebooks. Mrs. U. Agnew, 
