November 23, 1907. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
749 
Miscellaneous. 
Messrs. T. S. Ware, Ltd., Ieltham, had 
an interesting lot of American Carnations 
and decorative Dahlias. (Large Silver 
Medal.) 
Messrs. D. Dowell and Son, Ravens- 
court Avenue, Hammersmith, London, 
had a great variety of Orchid pots and 
other specialities. 
Mr. Geo. H. Sage, 71, Manor Road, 
Richmond, also exhibited sundries in the 
shape of flower displayers. 
Messrs. W. Wells and Co., Merstham, 
Surrey, exhibited Chrysanthemums in 
'great variety, set up with Ferns and 
Palms. Large blooms, singles and pom¬ 
pons were set up in bamboo stands, etc. 
(Silver Gilt Medal.) 
• Messrs. H. Cannell and Sons, Swanley, 
had a fine display of Pelargoniums, Chry¬ 
santhemums, Celosias, and Cannas. 
(Large Gold Medal.) 
Mr. Joseph Arnold, 32, St. Paul's Road, 
Camden Town, London, had an exhibit 
of Bedfordshire loam, peat and silver 
sand in great variety. 
Messrs. John Peed and Son, West Nor¬ 
wood, London, had a number of groups, 
including one of American Carnations 
and Gloire de Lorraine Begonias; another 
large, circular and showy group of Chry¬ 
santhemums') and a large collection of 
Apples, including a very fine basket of 
King of the Pippins. (Gold Medal.) 
Mr. W. J. Godfrey, Exmouth, Devon, 
had an extensive group of Chrysanthe¬ 
mums, including the large flowering 
varieties, pompons and singles. (Gold 
Medal.) 
Mr. H. J. Jones, Ryecroft Nursery, 
Lewisham, London, had the most impos¬ 
ing exhibit of Chrysanthemums on the 
floor, set up on tall stands and set off with 
autumn-tinted foliage. (Large Gold 
Medal.) 
Messrs. H. Cannell and Sons also had 
a table of Apples. (Large Gold Medal.) 
The British Columbia Government had 
an exhibit of fruit, chiefly Apples packed 
in boxes and baskets. The Apples were 
mostly highly • coloured and handsome. 
(Large Silver Medal.) 
Messrs. J. Laing and Sons, Forest Hill, 
had a large group of Chrysanthemums on 
the floor; also a group of Crotons, Dra¬ 
caenas, etc. 
Mr. Wm. Dane, Hawkenbury, Tun¬ 
bridge Wells, had a group of Conifers 
and shrubs. (Silver Medal.) 
Mr. Philip Ladods, Swanley Junction, 
had a large group'of Chrysanthemums, 
Heaths, Pelargoniums, etc., as grown for 
market. (Gold' Medal.) 
Mr. R. Sydenham, Tenby Street, Bir¬ 
mingham, had a fine exhibit of Onions, 
Leeks, Cauliflowers, Carrots, Potatos, and 
other vegetables in splendid condition. 
(Large Silver Medal,) 
Mr. J. W. Cole, Midland Road Nur¬ 
sery, Peterborough, had a table of Chry¬ 
santhemums. 
Hobbies, Ltd., Dereham, Norfolk, had 
an interesting display of Roses from the 
open ground, in cut flowers and weeping 
or standard Wichuraiana varieties. They 
also had a group of single Chrysanthe¬ 
mums and another of Paeony flowered 
Dahlias. (Gold Medal.) 
Messrs. W. Sanford and Co., Ltd., Hall 
Green Nurseries, Birmingham, staged 
single Chrysanthemums. (Silver Medal.) 
. . Japanese Ghrysanthemum . . 
Japanese Chrysanthemum F. W. Lever. [ Maclaren and Sons. 
Aster Amellus H. J. Cutbush. 
The above has been hybridised with a 
pink variety with the object of getting 
rose coloured flowers, and this has been 
successful, though the blooms are some¬ 
what smaller than A. Amellus, being 
ii in. to 2 in. across. They are very 
freely produced, however. Award of 
Merit by the R.H.S. when shown by Mr. 
Edwin Beckett, Aldenham House Gar¬ 
dens, Elstree. 
Cattleya Fabia gloriosa. 
The above was derived from C. 
labiata x dowiana aurea. The sepals 
and petals are of a rich dark shade of 
rose-purple. The lip is crimson-purple 
with a paler edge and two orange 
blotches running down into the throat. 
First-class Certificate by the R.H.S. to 
Major Holford, C.I.E., C.V. 0 . (grower, 
Air. H. G. Alexander), Westonbirt, Tet- 
bury, Glos. 
Readers will see at a glance that the 
above is a Japanese variety from the 
structure of the flower. The florets are 
of great length and the lower ones are 
nearly straight, while the rest are beauti¬ 
fully curled just at the tips. Thus while 
the bloom is of the largest size, both in 
width and depth, it has a very imposing 
appearance when seen in the fresh condi¬ 
tion. The whole bloom is pure white, 
and judging from its high quality, it will 
be seen on the exhibition board in quan¬ 
tity next year. Whatever the uses it may 
be put to depends upon its manner of 
treatment. It is, no doubt, as an exhibi¬ 
tion bloom, that it will be most grown 
for the next few years at least. Mr. H. 
J. Jones, Ryecroft Nursery, Lewisham, 
London, placed it before the Floral Com¬ 
mittee of the National Chrysanthemum 
Society on October 28th, when it received 
a First-class Certificate. It also had an 
Award of Merit from the R.H.S. on Octo¬ 
ber 29th. The variety was raised by that 
redoubtable grower and raiser of Chry¬ 
santhemums, Mr. G. Mileham, but Mr. 
H. J. Jones has acquired the stock of it. 
