July 20, 1907. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
493 
Hollapd Park plower Show. 
THE SUMMER EXHIBITION 
The great summer flower show of the 
Royal Horticultural Society was held in 
the grounds of Holland Park, Kensington, 
on the 9th and 10th insts., by the kind per¬ 
mission of the Dowager Countess of II- 
chester. The opening day was fine till 
the close, though there was very little sun¬ 
shine. It was pleasantly warm, however, 
and a great crowd of visitors assembled 
during the afternoon. The show itself is 
the finest that has yet been held in the 
grounds of Holland Park. Roses and 
hardy herbaceous plants were the out¬ 
standing features of it by comparison with 
former years. Orchids, tuberous Be¬ 
gonias, Ferns, hardy trees and shrubs 
were also of high quality. Sundries were 
also more than usually abundant. 
Messrs. Sutton and Sons, Reading, had 
a pavilion of their own, in the centre of 
which was a glass case filled with Glox¬ 
inias and tuberous Begonias. Every 
Gloxinia shown was of carefully selected 
varieties of splendid form and colour. 
On the grass were four beds of Sutton's 
hybrid strains of Nemesia, laden with 
flowers in every shade of which this class 
of plants is capable. 
Messrs. George Bunyard and Co., Maid¬ 
stone, had a unique group of fruit trees 
in pots, including Cherries, Apples, 
Pears and Figs, all well fruited, the 
Cherries being ripe. They also had 16 
dishes of last year’s Apples still in a fine 
state of preservation. 
Messrs. J. Carter and Co., High Hol- 
born, London, had a tent of their own in 
the grounds, and the staging was occupied 
with some grandly flowered Gloxinias in 
32 size pots. All had healthy and clean 
foliage. They also had a group of tuber¬ 
ous Begonias in pots, the varieties being 
mostly double. Sweet Peas in variety 
occupied the place that should have been 
filled by more than 100 dishes of culinary 
l’ea;. 
Messrs. Cutbush and Son, Highgate, 
London, had a huge group of herbaceous 
plants, the feature of which was Lilies, 
Irises, Phloxes, Delphiniums, etc., in 
many fine varieties. Campanulas, early 
flowering Gladioli, and Spiraeas also 
figured largely. In one corner was a Lily 
pond surrounded by Japanese Irises. 
Messrs. R. Wallace and Co., Colchester, 
had a very large group of Lilies and other 
herbaceous plants, together with a Lily 
pond. Very fine were Lilium giganteum, 
L. monadelphum szovitzianum, L. aura- 
turn, L. a. rubro-vittatum, L. Hansoni, 
Eremurus Olgae, E. Bungei, and others. 
Irises in great variety, including Japanese 
varieties, were also a fine feature of this 
gorgeous array of hardy plants, which 
ran nearly the whole length of the central 
staging of the big tent. 
Messrs. John Peed and Son, West Nor¬ 
wood, London, set up a fine bank of well- 
coloured Caladiums. Notable varieties 
for colour were Silver Queen, Exquisite, 
Rio de Janeiro, May Archer, Lady Dor- 
rington, etc. They were backed with 
Palms. The) r also had a bank of Glox¬ 
inias on the central stage, interspersed 
with Asparagus, and backed with fine 
OF THE R.H.5. 
plants of Cocos wedeliana. A group of 
Malmaison Carnations stood by tne Cala¬ 
diums. 
Mr. L. R. Russell, Richmond, Surrey, 
had an extensive exhibit of fine foliage 
plants, such as Palms, Dracaenas, Cala¬ 
diums, Aralias, Anthuriums, and other 
plants of that class. Very finely coloured 
were such Crotons as Lucy and Mrs. H. 
Green, with long slender leaves. 
Messrs. H. B. May and Sons, Upper 
Edmonton, set up a group of 120 varieties 
of hardy British Ferns, including beauti¬ 
fully crested varieties of Scolopendriums, 
Osmundas, Lady Ferns, Blechnums, 
Lastreas, Asplenium, Polystichum, etc. 
The new Osmunda Mayi is a striking 
crested variety, totally unlike the old 
crested form of O. regalis. British Ferns 
are coming into vogue again, and well 
deserve it. 
Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Ltd., Chel¬ 
sea, had a beautiful bank of Malmaison 
Carnations, in every shade of colour. 
They also had an extensive exhibit of 
foliage and flowering plants. The latter 
consisted of groups of Cannas, Carna¬ 
tions, greenhouse hybrid Rhododendrons, 
and Orchids, surrounded by Ferns, 
Marantas, Crotons, Aralias, etc. The 
group had a rich and imposing appear¬ 
ance. They had an extensive group of 
pot plants of Roses in another tent, the 
plants being dwarf and well flowered. 
Messrs. Alexander Dickson and Sons, 
Newtownards, Co. Down, Ireland, exhi¬ 
bited a highly interestly group of Roses, 
including the new Mrs. Munt. They also 
had Dean Hole, Harry Kirk, Peggy Moly- 
neux, Lady Helen Vincent, Souv. of 
Stella Gray, and Dorothy Page Roberts. 
Messrs. R. and G. Cuthbert, Southgate, 
had a large exhibit of Roses, Hydrangeas, 
Lilies, Lily of the Valley, and other sub¬ 
jects, backed with Palms. 
Mr. William Iceton, Putney Park Lane, 
Putney, had a fine group of Hydrangeas, 
Lilies, and Lily of the Valley. 
J. Bradshaw, Esq., The Grange, 
Southgate (gardener, Mr. G. G. White- 
legg) set up a fine group of hardy herba¬ 
ceous plants, including a splendid double 
white Delphinium seedling, with a pale 
yellow centre. He had several distinct 
groups of Delphiniums, Lilies, Campanu¬ 
las, Heucheras, Irises, Astrantia carnio- 
lica, and many others. The Lilies were 
quite a feature. 
Messrs. Wm. Artindale and Son, Shef¬ 
field, had a bold group of herbaceous 
plants, amongst which Gunneras and 
other foliage plants made a fine contrast 
with Lilies and other flowering plants. 
Messrs. John Laing and Sons, Forest 
Hill, set up a bold and effective group of 
Caladiums in one corner of the big tent. 
The foliage was well coloured. 
J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 
J. Davis), South Woodford, Essex, had an 
unique group of Selaginellas, including 
such uncommon ones as S. Vogelii, S. 
grandis, S. patula, S. serpens, S. Grif- 
fithii, S. schottiana, S. erythropus, and 
many others. 
Messrs. Paul and Son, Cheshunt, set up 
a splendid group of Roses in the big tent, 
consisting of pillars, standards, baskets, 
and other devices, the latter being filled 
with cut flowers in the freshest condition. 
Very fine were Mrs. W. J. Grant, Lady 
Battersea, Mme. Perney, Frau Karl 
Druschki, etc. 
Mr. H. B. May also had a splendid 
group of exotic Ferns, grandly grown. 
Very handsome Ferns were Adiantum 
Fergusoni, Nephrolepis todeaoides, like 
plumes of moss of a light green shade, 
Lepicystis sepulta, Pteris Summersii, 
D avail ia mooreana, Platycerium alci- 
corne, and other Stag's-horn Ferns, 
Nephrolepis exaltata superba, a marvel 
of cresting, Asplenium Neo-caledonia, 
and many others too numerous to men¬ 
tion. 
Messrs. Wm. Cutbush and Son, set up 
a splendid group of Carnations in the op¬ 
posite corner of the big tent. The Mal- 
maisons were fine. Roses formed a beau¬ 
tiful background. 
Messrs. Wm. Bull and Sons, Chelsea, 
had a large group of Palms, Dracaenas, 
Caladiums, Aralias, and other fine 
foliage plants. 
Messrs. F. Sander and Sons, St. Al¬ 
bans, had an extensive group of Orchids, 
all well flowered. Very handsome was 
Cattleya Mossiae reineckiana excelsa, with 
white sepals and petals and a richly 
coloured lip. C. M. Wageneri Sander’s 
Var. had six flowers. A rare plant was 
Oncidium loxense. One of the richest 
and darkest of the Odontoglossums we 
have seen was 0. Emperor of India, 
blackish purple, netted or banded with 
white. 
Mr. Jeremiah Colman (gardener Mr. 
W. P. Bound), Gatton Park, Reigate, 
staged a large group of Orchids, includ- ' 
ing charming pieces of Platyclinis fili- 
formis, like golden filigree, Laeliocattleya 
Phoebe, Brassocattleya Mary, Cypri- 
pedium callosum Sanderae, Masdevallia 
muscosa, etc. 
Messrs Charlesworth and Co., Heaton, 
Bradford, also had a fine display of Or¬ 
chids, including Odontoglossum crispo- 
harryanum, Laeliocattleya canhamiana 
Rosslyn, Cattleya Mendelii mosaica, a 
variegated flower, Odontoglossum Phoebe, 
and many others. The green Coelogyne 
pandurata was very striking. 
Messrs. Hugh Low and Co., Bush Hill 
Park, Middlesex, set up a beautiful col¬ 
lection of Malmaison Carnations, includ¬ 
ing Blush, Princess of Wales, Calypso, 
Lady Mary Hope, and the new clear 
bright yellow Miss Alexandra James, in 
plants about 2 ft.- high, with long stout 
flower stems. It is the best true yellow 
in this section. They also had a group 
of the perpetual or American race of Car¬ 
nations, the White Lawson being fine. 
They also staged a group of Roses, 
Metrosideros and Figs. Amongst the 
Roses the new Babv Dorothy, a pretty 
pink, and very dwarf Polyantha was very 
noticeable. (A block of this will appear 
next week.) 
Messrs. Stanley and Co., Southgate, 
staged a group of Orchids, chiefly Cattleya 
Mendelii and C. Mossiae and their 
varieties. 
R. I. Measures, Esq., Camberwell, had 
a group of Orchids and insectivorous, 
such as Sarracenias, Nepenthes, Cephalo- 
tus follicularis, and Drosera. 
Messrs. H. B. May and Sons also staged 
a collection of Pelargoniums, Salvias, Ver- 
