ruly 16, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
583 
SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL AT HOLLAND HOUSE. 
July 12Ih and I3th. 
The great annual summer show held, by permission of the Earl 
d Countess of Ilcbester, at Holland House, Kensington, and 
tier the aegis of the Royal Horticultural Society, took place 
o-lorious weather—finer, in fact, than on any previous occasion. 
e tents were often inconveniently crowded notwithstanding 
e crreat heat, so* that the finances should be bet® than on 
jsvioBS occasions. The exhibition was visited by the Queen and 
ite of ladies about 1 p.m., and being received by the president, 
• Trevor Lawrence, Bart ., she wias conducted round the show by 
e latter. Orchids were represented by more numerous groups 
in last year. Hardy herbaceous plants, tuberous Begonias, 
reet Peas, and Roses were shown in great quantity. The 
corative and garden Roses were most plentiful, but large 
joins were also staged. Fruit consisted of Strawberries, 
erries, Apples, Grapes, Melons, etc. 
Messrs. Charleswo-rth and Oo., Heaton, Bradford, exhibited a 
ae group of Orchids in the big tent, and had a very varied 
splay of the different subjects in season. Choice and interest- 
r were Mormodes luxata eburnea, Pro-minea stiapelioidos, 
rides I’Ansoni, Vanda caerulea, C'attleya Mossiae Wageneri, 
M. reineckiana, O. gaskelliana alba, Phalaenopsis amabilis 
ncstadtiana, Laeliocattleya Adolphus, Lc. callistoglossa, Lc. 
artinetti, Lc. eanhamiana, Lc. c. albens, Lc. Eudora, Brasso- 
;lia Helen, and Bl. purpurato-ctigbyanai. They also had tha 
rent of the two latter, which give the long fringes to the lip. 
the centre was a fine mass of Oncidium macranthum. and 
hers. All of these were arranged on a groundwork of Maiden- 
ir Fern, and backed with Palms. 
R, Briggs-Bury, Esq., Bank House, Accrington, exhibited 
('pripediumi lawrenceanuim hye-anum Batik House variety, with 
! the purple washed out, leaving the 1 lines on the dorsal sepal 
d the petals of a dark green. Be also staged Odontogloesum 
ispurn Oakfte-ld Sunrise with red petals, edged white. 
Mr. Otto Beyrodt/Marienfelde, Berlin, exhibited the beautiful 
Ttleya Warscewiczii Frau Melanie Beyrodt, with white sepals 
d petals, and a purple- lamina to the 1 lip, edged white. The 
her plants of his group- consisted of C. giga-s marienfeldiense, 
id other varieties of that well-known plant. 
M. Jules Hye de Grom, Ghent, sent Odontogloas-um Rolfeae 
sal and Miltonia vexillaria Queen Alexandra, with large blush 
lite flowers. 
M. Ch. Vuylsleke, Loo-ehristi, Ghent, sent a small group of 
rice Odontoglossums, including 0. Rolfeae PAurore, with a 
md raceme of finely spotted flowers ; also 0. barryo-crispum, 
ardentissimum Cybele, O. harryo-crispum Ixion, 0. arden- 
siinum- Eclair, 0, Rolfeae Melpomene-, etc. 
Messrs. F. Sander and Sons, St. Albans, had a large and 
istically arranged group of Orchids, in undulating mounds, 
th bays. The plants were not crowded, but conveniently placed 
green moss and mixed with Palms. Very choice 'and hand¬ 
le was Laeliocattleya. Henry Greenwood Imperat-or jLe. schil- 
ia-na x C. hardyana), -with soft pink -sepals and petals and a 
ge crimson, wavy lip. Very choice also- was Ca-ttleya Mrs. 
ua Pesters (0. gaskelliana alba x C. Warn-eri alba), with an 
mge blo-t-oh to- the lip- of the flowers, otherwise- pure white. 
Wageneri, C. Mossiae Vestal is, C. triumphans, and Phalaen- 
fl(5 gramdifiora Java var. were also notable subjects. The 
ter had long and magnificent racemes of flowers. Noteworthy 
o were Cyprip-edium Lord Derby, 0. Phoebe, C : . Ultor, Laelia 
gans King Edward, -and Odonlt-oglossu-ni ramosissimum. 
Messrs. Hugh Low aud Co 1 ., Bush Hill Park, Enfield, had a 
nip of Orchids at- one end of th© central staging in the big 
it. "Well-flowered pieces were Oatt-leya gaskelliana-, C. g. alba, 
to C. Loddigesii, C. L. Harrisoniae, and Odontoglossum schli-e- 
rianum citrinmn, the latter be-aring about a dozen flowers, 
lerem-iah Oo-lman, Esq. (gardener; Mr. W. P. Bound), Gatto-n 
rk, Reigate, set up a large group of Orchids, including we-11- 
•wered pieces of Laeliocattleya oa-llisto-glossa snpe-rba, Epide-n- 
nn prisanatocarpum, M-as-devallia. Ve-itchi grandiflora, Onei-dium 
letoxtum, 0. curtum, 0. macranthum, Laeliocattleya Sunrise-, 
ttleya gigas, C. Mossiae, and many varieties of Odontoglossum 
spiun, including a handsome- form named 0. c. Mary Column 
sir F Wigan (grower, Mr. W. H. Young), dare Lawn, East 
een had a group of Orchids in No. 2 tent. Ve-ry fine- were 
raliaxautholeuea, Oattleya gigas, Zvgope-talum roeblingianum 
eliocattleya eximia, etc. 
Messrs. J. Hill and Son, Barro-wfie-ld Nurseries, Lower Edmon- 
1>6et U P a splendid group of Ferns on the grass in the big tent. 
Very handsome" was the delicate greenery of Asple-nium- mar¬ 
ginatum, Pteris soaberula, Nephrolepis Fosteri, Lygodium japoni- 
cum, Leucostegia- immersa, Asplenium Nidus, Gymuo-gramme 
schizophylla gloriosa, Pteris Ohildsii, etc. In fine form were 
Notbochlaena simuata, Nephrolepis Pie-reon-ii, Polyp-odium appen- 
diculatum, Acrostichum (Hym-enodium) -orinitum, Gleichenia 
dicarpa longipinnata, and others, in their great diversity of form 
and shades of green. 
Messrs. F. Sander and Sons staged -a- group of fine foliage 
plants near their Orchids, including Ficus pandurata, Fureraea 
wastonian-a., Pauda.nue Saudeiii, Begonia bowringiania, Dracaena- 
Victo-riae-, etc. Very pretty and interesting was Potent ilia nep-a- 
1-ense willmottiana, a dwarf variety with carmine-red flowers 
suitable for the roc-k garden. 
On the opposite- side of the path they had a group of flowering 
and foliage plants-, including a fine lot of Marguerite Qu-een 
Alexandra, with double- flowers like- an Anemone Chrysanthemum. 
Splendid foliage plants were Alpini a S-ande-rae, finely variegated, 
and the massive piece of Heliconia Edward Rex. A well-furnished 
plant was Pho-emix Roobelin.i, and Dra-ca-etna sanderi-ana and D. 
godseffiaua were also good. Their fine foliage plants w-ere also 
continued at- the other end of the Orchids, and included a massive 
piece of Polypodium Knightia-e. The new Nicotiana S-ande-rae 
was- highly conspicuous. 
Messrs. R-. and G. Outhbe-rt-, Southgate-, N., had a group- of 
flowering plants set up iu se-ggregates of a kind, including such 
things as- Lilium longiflorum giganteum, L. speciosum rubrum, 
L. auratum-, L. tigrinum, Rose Crimson Ramble-r, Crassula 
coccinea, zonal Pelargoniums, Ivy-le-aved Pelargoniums-, and 
Tuberoses. All tlie-se little groups were- dis-pla-yed on a ground¬ 
work of Ferns-, and backed up by Hydrangea- p-anicula-ta. 
L. R. Russell, Richmond Nurseries, Richmond, Surrey, occupied 
one corner of tlie large -tent- with a large group of fine foliage 
plants, consisting of Crotons, Dracaenas, Phyllau-thus nivosus, 
ancj^Aloeasias, with an underground of dwarfer subjects-. Very 
fine were Alocasda mo-rtefontainens-is-, A. s-ander-ian-a, A. Martin 
Cahuzac, and others which- they grow so well. The variegated 
Pineapple was also- in fine form. The groundwork consisted of 
Ferns, Dracaenas, Oaladinms, fine foliage- Begonias-, Phrynium 
marginatum, -etc. They also had two- tall plants -of Dracaena 
ruseielliana, ab-o-ut 8ft. high, and well furnished with bronzy 
metallic looking leaves-. 
Mr. W, Ice-ton, Putney Park Lane, set up a group- of Azalea 
mollis, Lilies, Tuberoses, Oaladiiims, and Lily of the Valley, many 
being sweetly scented but- -too crowded. 
Messrs.- William Bull and -Song, King’s Road, Chelsea, set up 
a large group of fine- foliage- plants, consisting of Palms, Dracaenas, 
Aralias, Jaccarandas, Tree Ferns, Oaladiums, and others. Very 
fine was Draoa-en-a Victo-riae, as was the young foliage- of David- 
so-nia pruri-ens in the form of massive plants. An uncommon 
thing was Musa zebrina-, with purple banded leaves. Along the 
front was a great variety of dwarf subjects. Very -bright and 
massive were the flowers o-f the n-e-w Bougainvillea- Maud Ghettle- 
burgh, prominently set up on a wire frame. 
Messrs. John Peed and Son, West. Norwood, London, S.E., 
had a grand bank of Caladium-s in bright and varied form. They 
had well-grown .pieces of Lord Derby, Mine. E. Pynaert, Her- 
miono, Silver Queen, Ba-ron Adolphe de Rothschild, Mine. 
D’Halloy, Rio de Janeiro, Mine. Mitjana, etc. 
Mr. H. B. May, Dyson’s Lane Nursery, Upper Edmonton, 
had a very extensive- group- of F-erng, including well-grown plants 
of Pteris Ohildsii, Pteris Summ-ersii, Lycopodium. Mayii, Davallia 
rufa-, D. fijiensi-s ele-gans, Adi-antum Farleyeiise, Polypodium 
s-chneiderianum, Nephrolepis exaltata-, Davallia- moor-e-aua, and 
quite a number of Gymnograimnes. 
Messrs. J. Ve-itc-h and Sons, King’s Road, Chelse-a, set- up- an 
imposing group of foliage- and flowering plants- on the grass in 
the big tent, occupying over 400 square feet of space. Tall Palms 
formed the back row, interspersed with Lilium Henryi. In front 
of these were- tall, highly coloured Crotons, Dieffenbaoh-ia-s, Dra¬ 
caena goldie-ana, etc. The centre wat9 occupied with hybrid green¬ 
house Rhododendrons, and on either -side of these- were Alocasias, 
Phyllotae-nium Lindeni, Tillands-i-as, Phryniums, Dracaenas, 
Caiadiums, Ferns, etc. Elevated on pedestals were Nepenthes 
Burkei excellens, N. mixta, N. master-si an a, and N. amesiana, and 
bearing huge pitchers. In front of -the group- were small se-ggre- 
gat-e-s nf tree and Malmais-on Oarnat-ions, Lady Rose, Ivanhoe, 
Thora, and Mrs. Trelawny. 
Messrs. Paul and Son, the Old Nurseries, Oheshunt, occupied 
one corner of the large- t-emt- with- a fine group o-f Roses in pots 
and in the cut state. Well flowered were masses of Crimson 
Rambler, Dorothy Perkins, Papillou, wichuraiana rubjra, and 
others of that class. Very fine- were the Common Mo-ss, Marjorie, 
Mrs. Allen Chandler, Killarney, Che-shunt Scarlet, Victor Hugo, 
