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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
May 16, igoS. 
HOLD YOUR 
PLACE! 
Even if you cannot 
out-distance all 
competitors. 
The same as a silver key can open 
an iron lock, so a silver sixpence in¬ 
vested in a packet of Dr. Tibbies’ 
Vi-Cocoa will enable you to hold 
your place in the world, and perhaps 
to out-distance all your competitors 
on the road to success. For in these 
strenuous days of keen business 
competition and brisk commercial 
enterprise this wonderful Food- 
Beverage will dispel the tired, lan¬ 
guid feeling which is the result of 
nervous exhaustion and brain fag, 
and give tone and vigour to those 
who take it regularly. 
Do not let this silver 
sixpence stand between 
you and health, wealth, 
and happiness. You 
have one hidden away 
somewhere in your pocket. Make 
it your lucky sixpence by exchanging 
it for a packet of Vi-Cocoa. 
The in.giedien.ts in the order ,in which. fhey 
appear in The Gardening World may be 
translated into i lb. of nitrate of soda, i lb. 
of sulphate of ammonia, 6^ lbs. of, sulphate 
of lime, 45 tbs. lime rubble, and 4^ lbs. sul¬ 
phate of iron. These are to be thoroughly 
mixed and then used as a dressing for the 
Strawberries at the rate of 6 oz. to 9 oz. of 
the mixture per square yard. 
NAMES OF PLANTS. 
(Annual Subscriber). The Almond (Prunus 
Amygdakis). 
(R. C.) 1, Doronicum plan tag ineum excel- 
sum ; 2, Narcissus poeticus ; 3, Arab is alba ; 
4, Scilla amoena ; 5, Arabis albida vardegata ; 
6, Saxifraga Wallacei. 
(F. Milne) 1, Primula rosea; 2, Primula 
dentioulata; 3, Caltha palustris flore pleno; 
4, Nepeta Glechoma variegata. 
(J. H.) 1, Pyrus japonica; 2, Cytisus prae- 
cox; 3, Cupressus pisifera squarxosa ; 3, Cu- 
pressus lawsoniana. 
(T. Woods) 1, Ligustrum ovaldfolium foldis 
hureis; 2, Begonia metallica; 3, Fatsia ja¬ 
ponica (often named Aralia Sieboldi); 4, 
Chlorophytum elatum variegatum. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Dicksons (Limited), The Nursery, 
Chester.—Summer lidding h n rj Rc-'dfT 
Plants, Dahlias, etc, 
Thomas S. Ware (1902) Ltd., Felitham, 
Middlesex.—'Bedding Plants, Dahlias, Chry¬ 
santhemums, Pentstemons, Begonias, etc. 
John Peed and Son, West Norwood, Lon¬ 
don, S.E. — Begonias, Caladiums, Gloxinias. 
-- 
Daffodils at Birmingham. 
Midland Daffodil Society. 
The above important and prosperous 
Society held its annual exhibition in the 
Edgbaston Botanical Gardens, Birming¬ 
ham, on April 23rd and 24th. Unfortu¬ 
nately for the show, it snowed all day on 
the 23rd, and that had a deterrent effect 
upon the attendance of visitors. The show 
was opened by the Dowager Duchess of 
Sutherland in a very appropriate manner. 
Interesting ceremonies were the pre¬ 
sentations made to Mr. Robert Sydenham 
and Mrs. Sydenham. The former was 
made the recipient of an address in album 
form, this being given him as a token of 
the excellent work he had given in found¬ 
ing the Society, besides acting as. its 
treasurer and supporting it. Mrs. Syden¬ 
ham was presented with a silver cande¬ 
labra, in token of her excellent services 
as hostess at the dinners held on the oc¬ 
casion of the show. A silver tea-service 
was also presented to Mr. Robert Smith, 
the honorary secretary. These presenta¬ 
tions were made by the Rev. G. H. Engle- 
heart, on behalf of the subscribers. 
The show was a splendid one, but owing 
to the lateness of the season the exhibits 
were mostly put up by southern growers, 
as few of the northern ones had anything 
to exhibit. The Bourne Cup was offered 
for twelve new seedlings, to be' shown by 
those who raised them. There were eight 
entries in this class, and altogether ninety- 
six blooms were staged, showing how ear¬ 
nest were the exhibitors to secure the cup. 
This made the judging a difficult matter, 
but at last it was secured by P. D. Wil¬ 
liams, Esq., St. Keverne, Cornwall. Some 
of his varieties were Hornet, Sheba. Snow¬ 
bird, White Wax, Hestia and Claudia. 
Several of these were very beautiful in 
their way, and more may be heard of 
some of them. The second prize was 
taken by E. M. Crosfield, Esq. (gardener, 
Mr. Tomlinson), Cossington, Bridgwater, 
who showed Pixie, Satisfaction, Lolah, 
Shell, Casilda, Divinity, etc. The num¬ 
ber of exhibits is an indication of the acti¬ 
vity now prevailing amongst Daffodils. 
The Challenge Cup was subscribed for as 
a memorial to the late Rev. S. E. Bourne, 
who was a staunch supporter of the So¬ 
ciety. 
The Cartwright Challenge Cup was 
offered by Mr. R. C. Cartwright for twelve 
varieties of Daffodils not more than four 
years in commerce. This was won by 
E. M. Crosfield, Esq., who had some of 
the varieties above-mentioned in his stand. 
The cup is to be held for one year. The 
Rev. G. P. Haydon came in second. E. 
M. Crosfield. Esq., again came to the 
front in the class for six varieties not in 
commerce for more than four years. In 
this case he was followed by Messrs. Cart¬ 
wright and Goodwin, Blakebrook, Kid¬ 
derminster, and Messrs. Pope and Son, 
King's Norton. 
Classes were provided for amateurs in 
yyhidh the .bulbs did not exceed a certain 
price, this being to encourage cultivator: 
of Daffodils, but who were not preparec 
to pay fancy prices for new varieties, lr 
a class for twenty-five varieties the Rev 
T. Buncombe, Highampton, Nortf 
Devon, took the lead with such tine varie 
ties as Mme. de Graaff, Mme. Plemp 
Cassandra, etc. He was followed by H 
B. Young, Esq., Metheringham, Lincoln 
H. B. Toung, Esq., Lincoln, took tiu 
lead in a well contested class for si; 
varieties of Daffodils not costing mon 
than 3s. per dozen. Some of his exhibit 
were Emperor, Maximus, Sir Watkin 
Minnie Hume, etc. He was followed by 
W. A. Watts, Esq., St. Asaph. 
The last-named was the winner of tin 
Silver Daffodil Vase offered by Messr ■ 
Barr and Sons to the amateur who should 
succeed in taking the most prizes in cer 
tain classes. He also secured the larg' 
Silver Medal offered by the Birmingham 
Botanical and Horticultural Society n 
exhibitors in the amateur classes. Th 
Rev. T. Buncombe had the Bronze Veda 
of the Society in the same section. 
The principal class in the exhibit 01 
(open to all) was for fifty varieties 0 
Daffodils, including the large cowr.! 
medium crown and small crown type, 
excluding Polyanthus Narcissi. The fir 
prize in this class was secured by E. V 
Crosfield. Esq., who included many beau 
tiful varieties in an interesting exhibit 
The second prize was won by Mr. I. H 
Chapman, Rye, Sussex. Messrs. Cart 
wright and Goodwin took the ihird plac 
with a choice and interesting lot. It rt 
quires the possession of a large number c 
choice and well grown varieties to se 
cure the prizes in this class. 
Messrs. Cartwright and Goodwin too 
several leading prizes in classes for nin 
yellow self Trumpet Daffcd Is, nine b: 
colors, nine of the medium crown Dafft 
dils with yellow perianths, nine mediur 
crown Daffodils with white perianth.-, an 
twelve varieties of the small crown type 
Messrs. Pope and Sons were also winnei 
in all of these classes. The same exhit) 
tors again figured in a class for Poeta 
Narcissus. 
In the class for six varieties of the tru 
N. poeticus the lead was taken by Mr. 1 
H. Chapman. Amongst them he had th 
beautiful Horace. Homer, Airgil and A 
mira. For the second prize Messrs. Car 
wright and Goodwin were again to th 
fore, as they were in a class for doubl 
Daffodils. Last year Mr. Goedw n wz 
successful as an amateur exhibitor, hi 
now that he has joined the ranks of pre 
fessionals he and his partner are makin 
a strong endeavour to retain their rept 
tation. 
Messrs. Cartwright and Goodwn wet 
admitted to be the champions in the ope 
classes, and as such were awarded tl 
large Silver Medal of the Birminghai 
Botanical and Horticultural Society] 
Messrs. Pope and Sons received tr 
Bronze Medal as the second for the chan 
pionship. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Amongst the exhibitors of Daffodils n< 
for competition Messrs. Barr and Son 
Covent Garden, had a very fine displa 
and were awarded a Gold Medal. 
Messrs. R. H. Bath, Wisbech, had 
small Silver Medal 'for a group. •Ttj 
Rev, G. H. Englshaart, Dinton, Han* 
hatj some interesting Daffodils. Mb 
