474 
July 18, 1908. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
amongst them were fine bushes of Peres- 
kia godsefhana with yellow and red varie¬ 
gation, several Alocasias, 1 Janus San- 
deri, Biandfordia grandihora, Palms, 
etc. Amongst the Orchids were many 
hybrid Laelias, Vanda caerula, Odonto- 
glossums, and other members ol this aris¬ 
tocratic family. 
Messrs. John Laing and Sons, Forest 
Hill, London, had a group of Caladiums 
on the grass, in considerable variety, and 
well coloured. Ferns were freely used 
amongst them. 
Messrs. John Peed and Son, West Nor¬ 
wood, London, set up a group of Alalmai- 
son and other Carnations on the grass. 
Fine things were Leander and Trojan. 
They had also an undulated bank of 
Caladiums, in which the various shades 
of red and carmine were very prominent. 
They had been well grown and highly 
coloured. 
Messrs. H. Cannell and Sons, Swanley, 
Kent, had a fine, evenly-sloped bank of 
Cannas, with flowers of handsome size on 
dwarf plants. 
Messrs. Moore, Ltd., Rawdon, Leeds, 
set up a group of Orchids on the central 
staging. Cattleyas, Cypripediums, and 
Odontoglossums were the principal fea¬ 
tures of it. Here also was Bulbophyllum 
barbigerum with its curious movable lip. 
Sir Geo. Faudel Phillips, Bart, (gar¬ 
dener, Mr. F. Fitch), Balls Park, Hert¬ 
ford, exhibited a fine group of Alalmai- 
son Carnations, and a splendid scarlet 
named King Arthur. 
Sir Daniel Gooch, Hylands, Chelms¬ 
ford, also had a group of Malmaison Car¬ 
nations, quite fresh, though the blooms 
were moderate in size. 
Mr. L. R. Russell, Richmond, Surrey, 
had a splendid group of Caladiums, Dra¬ 
caenas, Alocasias, and other fine foliage 
subjects. 
Messrs. William Paul and Son, Walt¬ 
ham Cross, set up a large and effective 
group of Roses in the form of standards, 
with cut blooms in baskets beneath them. 
Handsome new varieties were Celia, Mrs. 
Isabelle Milner, Beatrice, Richmond, le 
Progress and various others. Jersey 
Beauty is a handsome single Wichu- 
raiana. 
Messrs. Hugh Low and Co., Bush Hill 
Park, Middlesex, had a varied group of 
rambler and other Roses, blue and pink 
Hydrange'as, Malmaison and perpetual 
flowering Carnations. The Malmaisons 
were dwarf and well flowered. They had 
a new fruit named Low Junior, being a 
hybrid between the Loganberry and a 
Blackberry. The fruits were nearly 
ii. in. long and black. They also had a 
fine bank of Orchids, including Cattleyas, 
Oncidiums, Laelias, Cypripediums, and 
the Dove Orchid. 
Messrs. Wm. Bull and Sons, Chelsea, 
set up a large group of fine foliage plants, 
such as Heliconias, Palms and Ferns. 
S. Heilbut,- Esq. (gardener, Mr. G 
Camp), Holyport, Maidenhead, had a 
group of Nectarine, Cherry and Fig trees 
in pots, all heavily fruited. 
Messrs. Wm. Artindale and Son, 
Nether Green, Sheffield, had a fine group 
of hardy herbaceous plants, backed witb 
rambler Roses and Hydrangeas, with a 
Water Lily pool in front. 
Messrs. 'Stanley and Co., Southgate, 
Middlesex, had a group of Orchids, in¬ 
cluding the beautiful Cattleva, Mossiae 
Silver Queen, and the scarce C. Warneri 
magnifica. 
Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, Ltd., 
Chelsea, set up a pretty bank of Mal¬ 
maison Carnations in jrlants of moderate 
size. They also had a splendid group of 
flowering and foliage plants, including 
Crotons and Nepenthes. Their group 
of fruit trees in pots was very extensive, 
including Figs, Gooseberries, Red Cur¬ 
rants, Peaches, Nectarines, and Grapes, 
all well fruited. 
Messrs. Paul and Son, Cheshunt, had a 
massive group of Roses in one corner of 
the big tent. Ramblers were very pro¬ 
minent and very freely flowered. Some 
were also set up in Bamboo stands. 
Grand Roses were Comtesse de Nadaillac, 
Mme. M. de Luze, Mrs. W. J. Grant, 
Fisher Holmes, White Marnan Cochet, 
Hugh Dickson, etc. 
Messrs. H. B. May and Sons had a col¬ 
lection of cut flowers of Pelargoniums 
and Verbena plants in flower in another 
tent, as well as a very interesting collec¬ 
tion of British Ferns. Very distinct were 
the crested Osmunda Mayi and the var¬ 
ious forms of Polystichum angulare, 
such as P.a. divisilobum plenum and 
P.a. d. production. 
Messrs. Wm. Cutbush and Son, High- 
gate, had a- large group of Spiraeas, 
Lilies, Verbenas, Roses, etc., the ramb¬ 
lers and Baby Ramblers being fine. 
American Carnations were also fine. 
Mr. G. Reuthe, Fox Hill Nursery, Kes- 
ton, Kent, had a large and very exhaus¬ 
tive collection of herbaceous and alpine 
plants, including such choice things as 
Epilobium obcordatum, Saxifraga longi- 
folia, Primula floerkeana and Androsace 
lanuginosa. 
Messrs. H. Cannell and Sons had a 
group of hybrid Fuchsias of the F. corym- 
bosa type. 
Messrs. Geo. Jackman and Son, Wo¬ 
king, exhibited Roses and herbaceous 
plants in some quantity. Fine Roses 
were White Maman Cochet, Mme. Jules 
Grolez, Madam Abel Chatenay and a 
host of others. Delphiniums, Lilies and 
Japanese Irises were prominent amongst 
the herbaceous plants. 
The King’s Acre Nurseries, Ltd., had a 
group of Roses in fine condition, 
ramblers, cut blooms, etc. 
Messrs. G. and A. Clark, The Nur¬ 
series, Dover, put up an extensive col¬ 
lection of herbaceous plants as well as 
rock plants. Gilia coronopifolia was 
very fine, as avere Alstroemerias and 
Sweet Peas. Particularly interesting was 
a large spike of the rare British Orchis 
hircina found near Dover in June of this 
year. We understand they did not lift 
the root, and botanists should be thank¬ 
ful for that. 
Messrs. W. and J. Brown, Stamford 
and Peterborough, had a group of Ver¬ 
benas, Heliotropes, Trachelium caeru- 
leum and Roses. 
Messrs. John Peed and Son, West Nor¬ 
wood, had a well-flowered group of their 
well known strain of Gloxinias. 
Messrs. T. S. Ware, Ltd., Feltham, 
Middlesex, had a fine group of their cele¬ 
brated types of double tuberous Begonias 
in pots and baskets. Very fine were S. 
Strover, Maud Wolland, Mrs. A. P. 
Brandt, Mrs. Maurice Glyn, etc. 
Messrs.- Geo. Bunvard and Co., Maid¬ 
stone, had a handsome group of fruit 
trees in pots, including Peaches, Apples, 
Pears, Figs, and Cherries. They also 
had gathered .Strawberries and some of 
last year’s Apples still in fine condition. 
A great variety of Roses in their exhil. 
and an extensive collection of herbaceo; 
plants almost filled one side of the ce- 
tral staging in a long tent. 
Messrs. John Laing and Sons put up. 
fine collection of tuberous Begonias. 
Mr. A. LI. Gwillim, Cambria Nursei 
New Eltham, Kent, staged a fine gro'< 
of their grand strain of tuberous L 
gonias. Splendid varieties were Mrs. 
R. Peach, Beauty of Eltham, Margai: 
Gwillim, Avalanche, etc. 
Messrs. Blackmore and Langdc 
Twerton Hill Nursery, Bath staged , 
collection of Delphiniums, also tin- 
grand race of tuberous Begonias. Ye 
fine were Air. C. E. Small, Mrs. J. 
Blackmore, Duchess of Portland, and 
strain of fringed Begonias. 
Mr. John Forbes, Hawick, Scotian 
had a group of his splendid strains 
Phloxes, Delphiniums, Pentstemons a: 
Violas. Very fine Pentstemons we 
Crimson Gem, John Dean, Airs. Ycungc 
Airs. Wigan, Antartic, etc. The Viol 
were also pretty. 
Messrs. Barr and Sons, King Stre. 
Covent Garden, had a grand array 
Lilies, Delphiniums, Japanese Iris) 
English Irises, Gladioli, and many otl: 
useful subjects. They also had a Wa " 
Lily pond with many varieties in bloor 
also other aquatics. They' also had. 
collection of pigmy trees running to t: 
end of a tent. 
Mr. Amos Perry, Enfield, Aliddlest 
put up an extensive collection of h< 
baceous plants. Very handsome we: 
Lychnis cognata, the Delphiniums, Lili«, 
etc. A Lily pond was also well execute 
At one end of it was a rockery of re 
stone. Their group occupied the whe: 
length of a tent. 
Messrs. W. Artindale and Son had £■ 
other group of herbaceous plants and. 
splendid array of Violas in another te; 
Messrs. J. Carter and Co., High H- 
born, London, had an attractive array 
arches, flower stands, Sweet Peas, Git- 
inias and garden Peas. 
Air. Howard H. Crane, Highgate, hi 
a very beautiful assortment of Violas. . 
white one named Sweetness was a char¬ 
ing miniature. 
Mr. Frank Lilley, Guernsey, stageci 
grand collection of early flowed; 
Gladioli and Iris Kaempferi, this beingt 
few of their specialities. 
Alessrs. Jarman and Co., Cha , 
Somerset, staged Roses and a fine lot f 
the new race of Sweet Sultan. 
Air. H. Burnett, F.R.H.S:, Guerns. 
had a grand lot of American Carnatio • 
Air. B. Ladhams, Southampton, stag! 
Gaillardias. Pinks and herbaceous plaf- 
Messrs. Ben. R. Cant and Sons, le 
Old Rose Gardens, Colchester, had it 
flowers of Roses in splendid form, andt 
all the leading varieties. 
Messrs. Geo. Mallett and Co._. Chedd , 
staged herbaceous plants in quantity. 
Alessrs. Kelway and Son, Langpc > 
Somerset, set up fine collections of G;- 
lardias, Delphiniums, Paeonies, Achil-t 
angustifolia, Kelwayi and other subjei ■ 
F. Wellesley Esq. (gardener, Mr. • 
Hopkins), Westfield, Woking, had a 
charming lot of Sweet Peas. 
Alessrs. R. H. Bath, Ltd., YYisbec, 
staged Carnations, Delphiniums, Rosy 
and Sweet Peas. 
(To be concluded.) 
