June 11, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
493 
opportunity for feeling the pulse of the gardening fraternity 
with regard to organisation than any other man in that 
room. (“Hear, hear,” and applause.) He was a bit optimistic, 
because any man who wished to get anything done must be. 
He was convinced that the association would be formed, and 
that if it only got fair-play it would give satisfaction to every¬ 
body concerned. He mentioned that Mr. Sydenham had pro¬ 
mised £10, and had kindly offered to make it £20 if 12 other 
provincial nurserymen would .give that amount. Mr. Sander, 
who had happened to see the figure over his shoulder, asked 
him to put down his name for another £20. Another gentleman 
had offered £5 if 19 others would contribute a similar amount. 
There were many gentlemen in London who were in sympathy 
with the movement who had also contributed to this fund. 
He then moved that the following 12 gentlemen be elected as 
members of the committee : — 
T. H. Candles, the Gardens, Warley Place. 
W. Brooks, the Gardens, Blackdown House, Haslemere. 
J. W. Miles, the Gardens, Mandeville House, Isleworth. 
W. Newbury, the Gardens, Gorhamburg, St. Albans. 
W. Taylor, the Gardens, Tewkesbury Lodge, Forest Hill. 
W. E. Close, Fulham. 
T. Winter, St. John’s Wood. 
W. Hales, Physic Garden, Chelsea. 
W. Isbell (Low and Co.), Bush Hill Pai’k. 
E. Cadman (T. Ware, Ltd.), Felthain. 
Williams (Veitch and Sons), Feltham. 
E. Horton (Veitch and Sons), Feltham. 
Mr. Weathers seconded the proposition, and the election of 
the gentlemen named was unanimously agreed to. The fol¬ 
lowing six gentlemen were also nominated by the meeting, and 
duly elected members of the committee: — 
J. Lawson, Horticultural College, Swanley-. 
J. H. Witty, Superintendent, Highgate Cemetery. 
R. B. Leitch, Wood Hill Gardens, Dulwich. 
R. J. Frogbook, Superintending ^Gardener to the Leyton 
Urban District Council. 
Mr. W. P. Wright, editor “ The Gardener.” 
Mr. H. Cutbush, nurseryman, Highgate. 
On the motion of Mr. Clayton, of Norwich, a vote of thanks 
was accorded the chairman, and similar compliments to Mr. 
Watson for the great trouble he had taken in bringing the 
proposal before the gardeners, as well as in making the meeting 
the success it was, terminated the proceedings. 
SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL BOTANIC. 
June 6th to Ilth. 
A grand horticultural exhibition was opened in the Botanic 
Gardens, Regent's Park, on Monday last, and will continue to 
the end of the week. Roses were in strong force, and so were 
hardy, herbaceous, and alpine plants. Greenhouse plants were 
represented by tuberous Begonias, Pelargoniums, Malmaison 
and tree Carnations, trained Clematis in pots, though these are, 
of course, hardy, Heliotropes, Cacti, Gloxinias, Streptooarpus, 
and various others. Orchids were not numerous, but one exhibit 
was good. Peaches and Nectarines in pots were in splendid 
condition, while Cucumbers and Tomatos were in good form. 
Rhododendrons and hardy trees and shrubs generally were in 
force Sundries were very numerous, including conserva¬ 
tories, heating apparatus, garden pottery, spraying and water¬ 
ing machines, and lawn mowers were present in great variety. 
Non-Competitive Exhibits. 
Messrs. Wm. Paul and Son, Waltham Cross, Herts, set up a 
large exhibit of Roses, prominent amongst which were such 
Ramblers as Waltham Rambler, Crimson Rambler, Queen 
Alexandra, and Polyantha Claire Jacquier, which has apricot 
coloured flowers in the bud state, and retains that colour for 
some time, after which the outer petals become white, and the 
others gradually become white as the whole of the petals expand, 
n the centre were some bush Roses elevated so as to fill up 
rhe centre. In very fine condition were Clio, Merveille cle 
yons, Mrs. John Laing, Spenser, Caroline Testout, Baroness 
runner fils, Frau Karl Druschki, Crimson Queen, Marie 
aumann, Duchess of Albany, and various others. A very 
landsome hybrid Tea was Farbenkonigin, with shell pink, 
oweis. Souv. de Pierre Netting finds many admirers on account 
o i s co our. The centre of the flower long refains the conical 
- iape as m the bud, Aurora is a flat flower when expanded, 
of a soft clear rose fading to silvery pink. A very handsome 
Tea Rose is Elise Fugier, of large size, compact, conical, and 
pMe yellow. A very lovely coloured Rose is the Tea Morning 
Glow, the salmon flowers being flushed with yellow in places. 
Another new hybrid Tea is Admiral Dewey, with large pale 
flesh flowers. (Gold Medal.) 
Messrs. W. and J. Brown, Stamford and Peterborough, had 
an exhibit chiefly of greenhouse and hardy flowers. They had 
a fine batch of Heliotrope Lord Roberts. Malmaison Carna¬ 
tions were also plentifully dotted about their group, while they 
also had Roses and Verbena Miss Willmott. They had a very 
fine tree Carnation named Duchess Consuelo, with canarv vellow 
flowers. (Silver Medal.) J 
Messrs. J. Carter and Co., High Holborn, London, exhibited 
a large group of Spiraea compacta multiflora mixed with the 
pink-flowered Astilbe chinensis, backed up with Cineraria 
stellata. In front were some very fine varieties of Verbena, 
and bunches of Carter s Carnations were studded here and there 
along the group. They also had a very fine stand of Gloxinias 
m a great variety of colours. (Large Silver Medal.) 
Messrs. Blackmore and Langdon, Twerton Hill Nursery, Bath, 
exhibited a group of tuberous Begonias of very high quality. 
Some very choice varieties were Ellen Harper, W.°Sparshott 
Evelyn Courtenay, Lady Wilmot, J. Milburn (dark crimson), 
Frilled Beauty (soft orange), Mrs. Box (rosy scarlet), Fairv 
(frilled salmon-pink), Mine d’Or (bright yellow). (Silver Gilt 
Medal.) 
Messrs. Thomas S. Ware, Limited, Ware’s Nurseries, Feltham, 
had a large collection of alpines and herbaceous plants and cut 
flowers. Very conspicuous were the Irises in a great variety of 
colours. Oriental Poppies were represented by some beautiful 
varieties. Some grand spikes of Eremurus were staged alon° 
the back, including an -enormous spike of E. robustus-elwesianus. 
Notable flowers were also Incarvillea Delavayi, Primula sikki- 
mensis, Dianthus rupestris, Chamaelirion carolinianum, Pent- 
stemon glaber, and Anthemis macedonica, with large flowers 
like a Marguerite. A new Pentstemon named P. Watsoni would 
be very suitable for rockwork, and grows only 6 in. high, but 
the flowers are as dark as any other species in cultivation, 
perhaps darker. Papaver alpinum was shown in a considerable 
variety of colours. (Large Silver Medal.) 
Messrs. H. Cannell and Sons, Swanley, Kent, had a very 
large and varied collection of Cacti, amongst which we noted 
splendid examples of Echinocactus Grusoni, consisting of huge 
globular masses completely covered with spines on the ridges. 
The Old Man Cactus (Pilocereus senilis) was interesting be¬ 
cause of the long woolly hairs with which it was covered. They 
also had very fine samples of Mamillaria Nicholsoni, Echino- 
oactus Emoryi, Opuntia piccolominiana monstrosa, and various 
others. (Silver Gilt Medal.) 
T Mr. Amos Perry, The Hardy Plant Farm, Winchmore Hill, 
N., exhibited a splendid collection of herbaceous plants inter¬ 
spersed with a few alpines. He also had a collection of Water 
Lilies, but the flowers having been picked from very small plants 
he did not name them. He had a great bank of Oriental 
Poppies, amongst which were some very distinct and pretty 
varieties, including Queen Alexandra, Blush Queen, and Prince 
of Orange. Irises were very numerous and in a great variety 
cf colours. He also had single Pyre thrums, Oamassia Fraseri, 
Ixiolirion tartaricum, Lilium Hansoni, Eremurus himalaicus, 
Lilium tenuifolium, Hieracium villosum, and the lovely blue 
Hyacinthus amethystinus. Notable also were the fine bunches 
of Geum coecineum plenum, G. He Id retch i superbum, and 
Lilium Martagon album. The plants and flowers were rather 
crowded in places, but lie certainly had a fine display. (Lar<m 
Silver Gilt Medal.) 
Messrs. Richard Smith and Co., Worcester, exhibited a large 
group of Clematis, forming a semi-circle round one of the tents. 
At the back were flat trained specimens of Lord Neville, Belle 
of Woking, Venus Vitrix, and Excelsior. Very fine varieties 
trained in globular form were Sensation, dark heliotrope ; 
Mine. Van Houtte, white ; Marie Lefebvre, lavender, with a 
darker centre ; Mrs. George Jackman, white ; Gloire de St. 
Julien, faintest lavender white ; and Fairy Queen, white, with 
a pink centre. A new variety was Enid, with delicate jaink 
flowers. 
They had a group of Rambler Roses at the back of this group, 
and on the ground outside they had a group of different Conifers 
and various other hardy shrubs. (Silver Gilt Medal.) 
Messrs. T. Rivers and Son, Sawbridgeworth, had a very ex¬ 
tensive exhibit of Petches and Nectarines, consisting of trees 
grown in pots and carrying their fruits. Amongst the varieties 
of Nectarines very fine were Cardinal and Early Rivers. 
Amongst the Peaches were Early York and a new one named 
