September 23, 1906. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
719 
International . . 
Horticultural Exhibition 
AT EDINBURGH. 
SEPTEMBER 
I3th, I4th & I5th. 
The great International Exhibition just 
held under the auspices of the Royal Cale¬ 
donian Horticultural Society was. the finest 
ever organised by the society. It was held, 
like all recent shows, in the Waverley Mar¬ 
ket, Edinburgh, which presented a very 
crowded appearance. Owing to the great 
number of entries, some of those who had 
previously entered had their space curtailed. 
For instance, there were over forty trade ex¬ 
hibitors. There were as many as 254 com¬ 
petitive classes, the entries in these amount¬ 
ing to 1863. The King’s Cup was offered on 
condition that it should go to- the best ex¬ 
hibit in the competitive fruit classes. 
Fruit and vegetables were features of the 
show, and excited a great amount of keen 
competition. Of Grapes alone there were 
over 400 entries, and a splendid display they 
made. Needless to say, the King’s Cup 
was awarded tot the best exhibit in the Grape 
classes. The vegetable classes excited a great 
deal of keen competition. Amongst hardy 
fruit, Apples were plentiful and good, but 
Pears scarce. Fruiting trees in pots were 
also better shown in Edinburgh than we have 
seen them before. The top of the Waver my 
Market was used as an overflow to stage or 
exhibit tire Conifers and other hardy trees 
and shrub®. 
The show was formally opened by Lord 
Balfour of Burleigh. He also- presided at the 
dinner held by the Royal Caledonian Horti¬ 
cultural Society at the North British Hotel 
during the evening, where a large company 
sat down to dinner, including many men very 
notable in horticulture. 
Miscellaneous Exhibits. 
Along the central area of the market was 
a grand mass of exhibits, end to end, so that 
they seemed like one continuous display by 
one exhibitor. At the west end was the mag¬ 
nificent display put up by Mr. David W. 
Thomson, 113, George Street, Edinburgh. The 
design was a semicircle, with all the higher 
plants at the back, such as Bamboos, Cro¬ 
tons, and Dracaenas. In front of those were 
some splendidly flowered retarded Azaleas. 
In front were three circles of Lilium specio- 
sum in variety, retarded Spiraeas, retarded 
Lily of the Yalley, Verbenas, Bouvardias, 
early flowering Chrysanthemums, Polyantha 
Roses, and others, making a gorgeous dis¬ 
play of flowers. (Gold Medal from the 
R.H.S.) 
Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Limited, Chel¬ 
sea, came next with a splendid lot of flower¬ 
ing and foliage plants on a sloping and roll¬ 
ing bank. Nepenthes Sir W. T. Thiselton- 
Dyer canned six of its huge pitchers, and N. 
-chelsonii excellens carried twenty-four. Cro¬ 
tons, Anthuriums, Cocoloba- pubescens grandi- 
flora, Caladiums and Leonotis Leonurus were 
all notable plants. Acineta Humboldtii car¬ 
ried three spikes of its massive flowers. The 
group was very much admired. The ground¬ 
work was made up of Maidenhair and other 
Ferns. The vans bringing the plants were 
delayed about twelve hours behind time, so 
that all credit was due to Mr. Tivey’s energy 
in getting the group ready for the show in 
so limited a time. (Gold Medal from the 
R.H.S.) 
Messrs. Thomas Methven and Sons, Edin¬ 
burgh, set up a group with very tall Bamboos 
and Palms behind, in front of which were 
masses of Lilies and Hydrangea paniculata 
grandiflora. The front portion was made up 
of variegated grasses, Caladiums, early flower¬ 
ing Chrysanthemums, and others. The Lilies 
were the feature. 
• Messrs. William Cutbush and Son, Higli- 
. gate, London, had a massive bank of hardy 
plants, backed up by clumps of the Reed Mace, 
New Zealand Flax, Liatris pycnostachyas, 
Red Hot Pokers and Winter Cherries. They 
also had a great variety of other subjects, in¬ 
cluding hardy Water Lilies, Colchicums, 
Michaelmas Daisies and Gaillardias. A 
variety of the latter named Rownliam’s Queen 
was beautifully zoned with pale yellow, red 
and brown. (Silver Gilt Banksian Medal 
from the R.H.S.). 
Mr. John Downie, Edinburgh, had rather a 
novel design, consisting of a cork arch be¬ 
hind, surmounted by flowers, and having the 
arch also full of flowering and foliage sub¬ 
jects. The front represented a- dried-up 
stream or burn, with boulders all overgrown 
with flowers and foliage plants. Lilies, Or¬ 
chids, anl Croweas were the principal flower¬ 
ing plants. (Silver Gilt Flora Medal from 
the R.H.S.) 
The Corporation of Glasgow (per Mr. James 
Whit-ton, Superintendent of Parks) sent a 
very large group of a varied character, in¬ 
cluding tine foliage plants, Pitcher Plants, 
Orchids, and a fine lot of Bromelias. The 
most unique portion of the exhibit consisted 
of Marchantias (Liverworts) and Mosses, such 
as Hair Moss, Hypnum, Sphagnum, and other 
wild mosses that find the cooT, moist climate 
of the north suitable to their welfare. Various 
aquatic plants were also of leading interest 
from a horticultural or botanical point of 
view. 
Mr. John Phillips, Grant-on, Road Nurseries, 
Edinburgh, set up an extensive group of 
Palms, Dracaenas, Crotons, Ferns, and early 
flowering Clirysanthemums. He grows Ferns 
well, and his group included fine pieces of 
Nephrolepis Westoni, and N. Piersoni. His 
Lilies were also very fine. (Silver Gilt Bank¬ 
sian Medal.) 
Messrs. Storrie and Storrie, Dundee, had a 
grand table of fruit trees in pots, including 
well fruited trees of Schoolmaster, Rymer, 
and Newton Wonder Apples ; Comte de Lamy, 
Fertility, Beurre Jean Van Geert, Marguerite 
Marillat, and other Pears. They also had 
fruiting Crabs and Plums, and gathered 
fruits. The -strains of Streptocarpi, tuberous 
Begonias, Nicotiana Sanderae and Cockscombs 
were good, and splendidly grown. (The 
Society’s Gold Medal and the Silver Knigh¬ 
tian Medal of the R.H.S.) 
Messrs. George Bunyard and Co., Maid¬ 
stone, had a table of 120 varieties of fruits, 
including Apples, Pears, Plums, Damsons, 
Crabs, Cobnuts, Peaches, Nectarines, Mul¬ 
berries, etc. Very fine were such Apples as 
Stirling Castle, Ben’s Red, James Grieve, 
Duchess of Gloucester, Royal Jubilee, Eck- 
linville Seedling, and others. (Silver Gilt 
Hogg Memorial Medal.) 
Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, also had a table 
of Apples notable for their size, and includ¬ 
ing about ninety dishes. They also had 
Crabs and Raspberry November Abundance. 
Fine dishes of Apples were Lord Sutffeld, 
Lane’s Prince Albert, Bismarck, Bramley’s 
Seedling, Peasgood’e Nonsuch, Warner’s King, 
Langley Pippin, and samples of Bullace The 
Langley, notable for size, prolific nature, and 
fine Damson flavour. (Gold Medal.) 
Messrs. Cunningham, Fraser and Co., 
Comely Bank, Edinburgh, staged a bank of 
hardy herbaceous cut flowers, consisting of 
seasonable subjects. 
Mr. S. Mortimer, Row!edge, Farnham, Sur¬ 
rey, had a bright exhibit of Cactus Dahlias 
set up in bunches with some show Dahlias 
in front of them. 
Mr. Alfred Young, Elgin, N.B., staged a 
collection of hardy herbaceous cut flowers, 
consisting of Phloxes, Tiger Lilies, Gladioli, 
Gaillardias, and other seasonable subjects. 
Mr. John Forbes, Buccleuch Nurseries, 
Hawick, N.B., had an extensive named col¬ 
lection of his fine strain of Pentstemons, in¬ 
cluding the more decorative Newbury Gem 
with crimson and white varieties. He also 
had a collection of Cactus Dahlias in many 
fine varieties. Violas, hardy herbaceous 
plants and Carnations also formed part of 
this large exhibit. The Carnations were 
shown in the form of blooms, and included 
such fine varieties as Lady Cadogan, Book- 
ham Clove, Miss Turner, Mrs. Nicholson, Mr. 
Nigel, Lady Miller, The King, Professor 
Gerts, Rob Roy, and others. (Silver Flora 
Medal of the R.H.S.) 
Messrs. R. H. Bath, Limited, The Floral 
Farms, Wisbech, staged early flowering 
Chrysanthemums, Cactus and other Dahlias. 
Mr. William Farquharson, Comely Bank 
Nurseries, Perth, had a neat exliibit of her¬ 
baceous- cut flowers such as Phloxes, Michael¬ 
mas Daisies, etc. 
Messrs. Dobbie and Co., Rothesay, N.B., 
set up a bank of hardy r herbaceous cut flowers, 
including Montbretias, Lilies, Lobelias, Japan 
Anemones, etc. They also exhibited fancy 
Pansies, show Dahlias, Violas, Cactus and 
Pompon Dahlias. The two- latter types were 
set up in a conical mound. Early flowering 
Chrysanthemums and Roses were placed at 
one end so as to match the herbaceous plants 
a,t the other. (Silver-Gilt Banksian Medal.) 
Mr. Norman Davis, Framfield, Sussex, had 
an exhibit of early-flowering Chrysanthemums, 
including Queen of the Earlies, La Parisienne, 
Market White, etc. 
Messrs. M. Campbell and Son. High Blan- 
tyre, Lanark, exhibited show Pompon and 
Cactus Dahlias, Lilies and Carnations. The 
latter were in the form of pot plants, and 
were well flowered. 
Mr. Charles Page, Liberton, Edinburgh, 
had Tomatos and early-flowering Chrysan¬ 
themums. 
Messrs. Vilmorin-Andrieux and Cie., 4. 
Quai de la Megisserie, Paris, exhibited a most 
extensive exhibit of vegetables, including 
Potato®, Onions, French Beans, Celery, Cab¬ 
bages, Tomatos, Gourds, Salad plants, Cap¬ 
sicums, Melons, Salsify, Cucumbers, Auber¬ 
gines (long and round), Beet, Radishes. Car¬ 
rots, Parsnips, and others in a bewildering 
number of varieties. 
Mr. James Kerr, Dumfries, set up a table 
of Potato® in cleaai and attractive order, in¬ 
cluding Duchess of Cornwall, Electric Spark, 
Conquering Hero, etc. 
Messrs. Alexander Cross and Sons, Limited. 
Glasgow, had a stand of their garden fer¬ 
tilisers in great variety, and shown in jars 
and vessels of various sizes. The stand was 
decorated with flowers. 
Mr. John Pinches, 3. Crown Buildings, 
Crown Street, Camberwell. S.E., had a fine 
stand of labels of various types, including the 
“ Acme ” label, introduced more than twenty 
years ago and still enjoying a great run of 
