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features. A fine Odontoglot- Was Odoiitogibk- 
sum ardentissnnum Joyce. 
Jeremiah Column, Esq. (grower, Mr. 
W. P. Bound), Gatton Park, Reigate, set up 
another extensive exhibit of Orchids, includ¬ 
ing fine pieces of Cymbidium. lowianum and 
the scarlet Epidendrum Boundii. He had a 
Cultural Commendation for a well-grown 
Odontoglossum crispum. A plant of Onci- 
dium macra-nthum had a spike of flowers 23 ft. 
long. 
Mr. John Robson, Altrincham, had a large 
group of Odontoglossums and Cattleyas, very 
crowded with flowers. 
Messrs. Wm. Bull and Sons, King’s Road, 
Chelsea, had a- fine bank of Odontoglossums 
Cattleyas, and other Orchids. Very choice 
were O. crispum The Pear-1 (pure white), O. c. 
Florodora and 0. c. Marjorie (both hand¬ 
somely spotted). 
A very large and effective group of Orchids 
was put up by Messrs. F. Sander and Sons, 
St. Albans, consisting of Odontoglossums, 
Cattleyas, Cypripediums, and Dendrobium 
thyrsiflorum, backed up with large Palms. 
Tire whole bank was arranged in undulating 
and bold mounds. Very handsome was 
Cattleya Schroderae The Baron, with orange 
and rose throat. 
Messrs. Hugh Low and Co., Bush Hill 
Park, Middlesex, had a very floriferous group 
of Cattleyas, Dendrobiums, Laelias, and Odon¬ 
toglossums. A handsome new variety was 
Cattleya Mendeiii Cicero, with a flower of im¬ 
mense size, and richly-coloured leaf. 
Messrs. Stanley and Co., Southgate, staged 
long spiked Odontoglossums on a bed of 
Cattleya Mossiae and C. Mendeiii. A scarce 
plant- was Odontoglossum hastatum. 
Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Bradford, 
had a very rich mass- of flowers in their Orchid 
exhibit. A magnificent white flower was 
Phalaenopsis rimestadiana, belonging to the 
grandiflora section or group. Hybrid Laelio- 
cattleyas were plentiful and in grand form. 
Very distinct was the yellow throat of Bra-sso- 
cattleya Mossiae-digbyana, the green of the 
original digbyana being replaced by a decided 
yellow hue. 
Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, 
had a very effective group of Orchids and fine 
foliage plants, the former predominating, and 
producing a fine effect owing to the bold man¬ 
ner of grouping in mounds and pyramids, set 
off with tine foliage plants. Cattleyas, L-se- 
lias, and Odontoglossums were most abund¬ 
antly represented. The soft colours of the 
Cattleyas blended beautifully with the white 
Odontoglossums, Messrs. Cypher are adepts 
at that kind of Work, and cany it out con¬ 
sistently at the principal London and pro¬ 
vincial Shows. They show that with the or¬ 
dinary run of Orchids in season they can make 
a beautiful alid effective display. As a group 
of Orchids, their exhibit was unique in the 
show. It was arranged on the grass, and this 
gave greater scope to individual taste and 
talent, unhampered by the formality of 
Staging. All the hollow or receding parts 
were occupied with Cattleyas and Laelias, 
while the long sprays of Odontoglossums occu¬ 
pied the coign of vantage on the mounds and 
pyramids. Tall Palms made a fine back¬ 
ground, and other greenery served to set off 
the flowers 1 . Visitors were here able to' -see 
Orchids doing duty as decorative' plants in 
association with those more commonly used 
for such a purpose, and they were delighted. 
Wonderful Tulips. 
Floral pyrotechnics might aptly have de- 
sciibed the several fine displays of Tulips'. The 
exhibits hailed largely from Ireland, which 
looks like being a serious rival in the near 
THE GARDENING WORLD . 
future: of Holland in the production of this 
grand flower. The collection of Messrs. Alex. 
Dickson and Sons, Ltd., embraced the leading 
varieties in cultivation to-day, prominent 
amongst them being the sensational real 
velvety black Tulip ; Prima Donna, pale fawn, 
shaded grey; Sunset, rich orange, shaded 
terra-cotta; and Le Merveille, salmon, rose, 
shaded orange. Messrs. Hogg and Robertson, 
of Dublin, also contributed many Tulips of 
exquisite beauty of form and colour and 
astonishing size. Some of them were marked 
like tongues of flame, and some were like 
globes of fire, and some again were iridescent 
and gloriously painted. These Tulips, how¬ 
ever, felt the warmth and lack of air of the 
exhibition tent, and did not consequently look 
quite their best. 
Messrs. R. H. Bath, Ltd., Wisbech, also 
staged a collection of bulbs from their exten¬ 
sive floral farms in Cambridgeshire. 
Messrs. Sutton and Sons’ Floral Exhibit. 
This great Reading firm made a supremely 
effective display of massed flowers in Tent 5, 
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QV R P RIZE C OMPETITIONS. 
ESSAY COMPETITION (2). 
Prizes.— 
(1) What you state it costs for the 
up-keep of your garden per ann. for three years. 
(2) do. do. do. two years. 
(3) do. do. do. one year. 
Open to London suburban amateur readers 
only. (Competitions for readers in other towns 
will he announced later). 
“ What I do with my Small Garden ; 
what I get out of it, and what it costs 
me per annum.” 
The garden may he any shape, but the size 
must he between 500 ahd 800 square feet. Give a 
rough plan in the garden, showing beds and 
walks, and state if it is enclosed with a brick 
wall, open or closed lencing. If part of the gar¬ 
den is in the front of the house, state how this is 
utilise! ; also whether the walls of the house are 
covered with climbers, fruit trees or otherwise. 
Denote the position of the house and the north 
end of the garden. State what you grow in the 
first instance, and about what it costs you to 
stock the garden, and what it costs v on per annum 
for up keep, including the cost of seeds, plams, 
and fertilisers. The essay should be from 500 to 
1,000 words, and should be sent in on or before 
July 1st. Mark envelopes left-hand corner with 
the words “ Small Garden.” 
the exhibit occupying the entire- width of the 
north end of this enclosure. The scheme took 
the form of five great banks of double 
Begonias, Calceolarias, Cineraria stellata, and 
Schizanthus, and as the flowers were in superb 
condition the display was most effective. 
Sutton’s Calceolarias are always extremely 
fine, and they seem to become finer and more 
varied every year. The same may be said of 
their Gloxinias. The white Gloxinia Her 
Majesty is absolutely pure, the spotted 
hybrids are most attractive, and the beauti¬ 
fully coloured Gloxinia Duchess of Connaught 
instantly holds the eye. The batch of Cine¬ 
raria stellata was most striking. The Star 
Cineraria lias become deservedly popular both 
as a pot plant for the decoration of the con¬ 
servatory and for cutting. Groups of some 
very charming Schizanthus, Streptocaipus, 
Nicotiana, Lilies, and Palms assisted to make 
this large display worthy of Messrs. Sutton 
and Sons’ efforts at previous exhibitions and 
of the firm’s high traditions. 
Lord Aldenham (gardener, Mr. E. Beckett), 
Aldenham House, Elstree, had an extensive 
June 10, 1905. 
and extremely interesting collection of flowe 
ing trees and shrubs, for which this priva 
estate is renowned. It has been shown th; 
these shrubs can make a place attracts 
summer and winter. Messrs. Barr and Son 
Messrs. William Cutbush and Son, ai 
Messrs. J. Cheal and Sons, Crawley, Susse: 
had extensive collections of evergreen ai 
deciduous trees and shrubs, valued for the 
flowers or foliage or both, all grown in pot 
tubs, or other vessels, and grouped on tl 
grass out of doors. 
Choice Fruits and Vegetables. 
The splendid exhibits of fruits and veg< 
tables which were interspersed among tt 
other exhibits would have made a far moi 
effective display had they been grouped t< 
gether. The fruitarian would have gone int 
ecstasies over the magnificent Apples shown t 
Messrs. George Bunyard and Co., Ltd., c 
Maidstone; this firm, by the way, cultivate 
over 800 kinds of Apples, all true to namt 
Messrs. Laxton Bros., of Bedford, had stage 
some grand -Strawberries in pots, and th 
Cucumbers grown by Mr. S. Mortimer, d 
Rowleclge, Farnham, are also deserving c 
special notice. An exceedingly pretty displa 
was that of S. Heilbert, Esq., of Holyport 
Maidenhead (gardener, Mr. J. B. Westropp 
showing Cherry, Apple, and Plum trees grov 
ing in pots and well covered with fruit. Th 
Asparagus shown by Mr. A. J. Harwood, o 
Colchester, was enough to make the mouth o 
the gourmand or the gourmet to wate 
copiously—of the gourmand’s more especially 
because of the exceptional size of the sticks 
It was a veritable giant Asparagus. 
Messrs. Sutton and Sons staged some won¬ 
derful Potatos, and showed tubers of this 
year’s growth of about forty sorts of the 
leading varieties now before the public. These 
Potatos were grown from sets planted on the 
1st March and grown under ordinary frame 
culture. Messrs. Sutton are to be congratu¬ 
lated on bringing before the public eye in this 
graphic manner the valuable fact that with 
the aid merely of ordinary frame culture ex¬ 
cellent crops of the best sorts of Potatos can 
be grown at home at this time of the year, 
even in such a cold and trying season as we 
have recently experienced. Messrs. James 
Carter and Co. also had a comprehensive dis¬ 
play of vegetables. 
Glorious Roses. 
Tlie exhibits of Roses were strikingly 
beautiful. Many new and rare blooms weir 
shown by Messrs. Frank Cant and Co., of 
Colchester, which attracted much attention, 
and were greatly admired. Messrs. Wm. 
Paul and Son, of Waltham Cross, secured an 
Award of Merit for a new double variety of 
the wichuraiana Rose, named Lady Gaj r , which 
is a lovely flower with bright pink trusses. 
Messrs. Paul and Son, of Cheshunt, also 
staged a magnificent lot of Roses, and re¬ 
ceived an Award of Merit for a new one, David 
Harum, of charming shape, and pink in colour 
with an orange tinge. Yet another admirable 
display of this queen of flowers was 1 made 
by Thomas S. Ware, Limited, of Feltham- 
At no show has a more excellent lot of Roses 
been seen, nor one so artistically displayed. 
Messrs. James Carter and Co. occupied a 
large space, as usual, just inside the entrance 
of the first tent. On one side was a bank ot 
Victoria Prize Calceolarias, and on the other 
Schizanthus in all colours, with scarlet and 
rose Verbenas, and enormous white Stocks and 
Mignonette. Then there was a grand lot of 
Gloxinias, with their rich velvety tints, and 
named Carnations. This large exhibit was 
arranged with much taste. A miniature rock- 
work mountain planted with alpines and 
Cacti proved an attractive feature. 
