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benas, Heliotropes, and other plants of 
that character. 
Messrs. Paul and Son had a fine col¬ 
lection of Paeonies, Delphiniums, Irises, 
and other herbaceous plants. 
On the central staging of the same tent 
Messrs. Hugh Low and Co. had a group 
of Orchids, such as Cattleyas, Odonto- 
glossums, Platyclinis filifera, etc. 
Mrs. Ernest Hills, Redleaf, Penshurst, 
had a group of Miltonia vexillaria, splen¬ 
didly flowered. 
Messrs. W. Bull and Sons exhibited 
Irises and early flowering Gladioli. 
Messrs. Frank Cant and Co., Braiswick 
Rose Gardens, Colchester, set up a group 
of Roses, including Countess of Gosford, 
Mrs. W. J. Grant, Irish Glory, Frau Karl 
Druschki, Mrs. Peter Blair, etc. 
Mr. Charles Turner, Slough, had Mal- 
maison Carnations. 
The Guildford Hardy Plant Nursery had 
a group of herbaceous plants. 
Sir George Faudel Phillips, Bart, (gar¬ 
dener, Mr. Fitch), Balls Park, Hertford, 
had a well flowered group of Malmaison 
Carnations. 
Messrs. John Peed and Son had a group 
of herbaceous plants in another tent. 
Miss Hemus, Upton-on-Severn, had a 
tasteful group of Sweet Peas. 
Messrs. Laxton Bros., Bedford, had a 
very tempting collection of Strawberries^ 
including such fine varieties as Bedford 
Champion, The Laxton, Gunton Park, 
Mentmore and Royal Sovereign. 
Messrs. Paul and Son, Waltham Cross, 
had a collection of Roses in baskets and 
boxes, including Dora, Earl of Warwick, 
David R. Williamson, Dr. Wm. Gordon, 
etc. 
Messrs. Merryweather and Sons, South- 
well, Notts, had a collection of Roses, La 
Progress, Mrs. Mawley, Countess of 
Derby, and Dean Hole being fine. 
Messrs. J. Cheal and Sons, Crawley, 
Sussex, staged herbaceous and alpine 
plants, together with flowering shrubs. 
Very interesting was their collection of 
Sweet Peas, including such splendid 
varieties as Henry Eckford, Evelyn Byatt, 
E. J. Castle, King Edward VII., New 
Countess, Agnes Johnson, Scarlet Gem, 
Frank Dolby, Bolton's Pink, and others 
in the front rank of popularity. All were 
fresh and sweet. 
Mr. Frank Lilley, St. Peters, Guernsey, 
had a large collection of early flowering 
Gladioli, including the new Queen Alex¬ 
andra, King Edward VII., and Duchess 
of Ilchester, with flowers of wonderful 
size. 
Mr. W. J. Godfrey, Exmouth, Devon, 
staged Delphiniums, Oriental Poppies, 
and Solanum Wendlandii. 
Messrs. R. Veitch and Son, Exeter, had 
an exhibit of the hardy Calceolaria 
Veitch’s Hybrid Golden Glory. 
Messrs. Barr and Sons, King Street, 
Covent Garden, had a collection of 
Japanese Pigmy trees, including Cupres- 
sus, Maples, Larches, Thorns, and others. 
Mr. R. C. Notcutt, Woodbridge, had a 
group of hardy herbaceous plants in great 
variety. 
Messrs. John Laing and Sons also 
staged a group of tuberous Begonias. 
Very fine were Mrs. Moger, Lady Gren¬ 
fell, W. G. Finlayson, Miss Willmott, 
Lady Lichfield, etc. 
Mr. Charles Turner set up a collection 
of Roses in boxes with vases behind. 
Messrs. Kelway and Son, Langport, 
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Somerset, had a showy collection of 
Paeonies and Delphiniums, C. B. Fry, 
Queen Alexandra, and Kitty Wardell 
being handsome Delphiniums. 
Mr. John Forbes, Buccleuch Nurseries, 
Hawick, Scotland, exhibited a collection 
of Violas and Pansies in great variety. 
Very fine Violas were Campbell Banner- 
man, Fred Williams, Bute Yellow, Ariel, 
and Sir Robert Pullar. They also had a 
fine array of Phloxes, Pyrethrums and 
Pentstemons. Amongst the latter were 
some enormous spikes and flowers of 
James Hamilton, Monte Christo, Don 
Juan, Jessie Forbes, Emile Rodigas, 
Abydos and Hilda Stevenson. 
Mr. Chas. W. Breadmore, Winchester, 
had a splendid array of Sweet Peas. 
Mr. Amos Perry, Hardy Plant Farm, 
Enfield, Middlesex, had an extensive ex¬ 
hibit of hardy herbaceous plants and 
Water Lilies. Very fine were the Oriental 
Poppies, Lilies, Irises, Erigerons, Laced 
Pinks, Campanulas, Heucheras, etc. 
Ostrowskia magnifica was a splendid 
Bellflower. The Water Lilies were in fine 
condition, including Nymphaea marliacea 
carnea and Gladstoniana. 
Messrs. E. W. King and Co., Cog- 
geshall, Essex, had a bright display of 
Sweet Peas in the freshest condition. 
Hobbies, Ltd., Dereham, Norfolk, had 
an extensive exhibit of Roses in the form 
of pillars, standards, cut flowers, etc. 
Very fine were Lady Gay, Philadelphia, 
Dorothy Perkins, Hiawatha, Anna 
Olivier, Frau Karl Druschki, Homer, 
Bessie Brown, La France, etc. 
Messrs. G. Stark and Son, Great Ry- 
burgh, Norfolk, had a tastefully arranged 
display of Sweet Peas. 
Messrs. Jarman and Co., Chard, had 
some fine Roses and Centaurea, The 
Bride, The Bridesmaid, The Bridegroom, 
and Honeymoon, belonging to a new 
strain, with deeply fringed florets. They 
are very handsome indeed. 
Messrs. Thomas Rochford and Sons, 
Broxbourne, Herts, had a fine group of 
the splendidly divided Nephrol epis 
todeaoides. 
Messrs. H. Cannell and Sons, Swanley, 
had a unique exhibit of Cannas, all well 
flowered. 
Messrs. Bide and Sons, Farnham, 
Surrey, had a beautiful exhibit of their 
new Rose, Queen of Spain, a very double 
variety with nearly 200 petals in some of 
the blooms. Mrs. Sophie Neate is an¬ 
other new variety with salmon pink 
flowers. 
Mr. Henry Eckford, Wem, Salop, had 
a charming group of Sweet Peas in vases, 
including such leading varieties as Henry 
Eckford, Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon, Countess 
Spencer, John Ingman, Triumph, Coun¬ 
tess of Cadogan, Frank Dolby, Helen 
Lewis, Dorothy Eckford, King Edward 
VII., and others too numerous to men¬ 
tion. 
Messrs. Barr and Sons had a more ex¬ 
tensive group of pigmy trees in another 
tent on both sides of the pathway. Here 
also was their extensive group of hardy 
herbaceous plants, such as Delphiniums, 
early flowering Gladioli, Ixias, rock 
plants, Lilies, Water Lilies, Campanulas, 
Paeonies, Irises, etc. 
Mr. Maurice Prichard, Christchurch, 
Hants, also had an extensive group of 
herbaceous plants. Very fine were the 
Japanese and other Irises, Lilies, Del- 
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phiniums, Gaillardias, Bellflowers, and 
Alstroemerias. 
Messrs. G. and A. Clark, Ltd., Dover, 
had some rockwork, Water Lilies, Irises, 
Delphiniums, Campanulas, and herba¬ 
ceous plants generally. 
Messrs. R. H. Bath, Wisbech, staged 
Sweet Peas, Carnations, Delphiniums, 
Paeonies, and Roses in the cut state, the 
latter being very fresh. 
Mr. William Robert Chaplin (late Rum- 
sey), Joynings Nursery, Waltham Cross, 
staged a fine collection of Roses, in bohes, 
vases, and Bamboo stands. 
J. A. Young, Esq. (gardener, Mr. G. H. 
Street), Putney, had a group of show and 
regal Pelargoniums, and another of Tree 
Carnations. 
Messrs. Geo. Jackman and Son, Wok¬ 
ing, set up a large group of herbaceous 
plants, such as Lilies, Irises, Paeonies, 
etc. They also had a collection of Roses. 
Mr. G. Reuthe, Hardy Plant Nursery, 
Keston, Kent, had an extensive collection 
of herbaceous and alpine plants. 
Paeonies, Irises, Campanulas, and Heu¬ 
cheras were conspicuous. Alpine plants 
included Sedums, Saxifrages, Campanula 
pumila, C. garganica, C. pusilla, and 
many others. Many flowering shrubs 
also served to brighten the group. 
Mr. H. H. Crane, 4, Wooaview Ter- 
tace, Highgate, London, had a highly in¬ 
teresting display of Violas, including the 
miniature strain. 
Messrs. T. S. Ware, Ltd., Feltham, 
.Middlesex, had a large exhibit of hardy 
herbaceous plants, including Paeonies, 
Campanulas, Iceland Poppies, Heuchera 
sanguinea grandiflora, etc. Their Ameri¬ 
can Carnations were also fine. 
The Misses Hopkins, Hillside Nur¬ 
series, Barming, Maidstone, staged a col¬ 
lection of herbaceous and alpine plants. 
Several splendid groups of trees and 
shrubs were arranged on the grass in the 
open air. 
Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Ltd., had 
new flowering trees and shrubs, and a fine 
mass of Sweet Peas in pots. 
Messrs. T. Cripps and Son, Ltd., Tun¬ 
bridge Wells, had a splendid group of 
Japanese Maples. 
Mr. L. R. Russell had a unique lot of 
bush and standard tree Ivies, beautifully 
coloured, and visible from a great dis¬ 
tance. 
Messrs. J. Cheal and Sons had a per¬ 
gola of wooden pillars and cross ties 
covered with Clematis and other climbers. 
Messrs. W. Fromow and Sons, Chis¬ 
wick, arranged a group of Japanese 
Maples on the grass. 
(To be concluded.) 
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W-orthing H.S. 
About 40 members of the Worthing 
Horticultural Society and their friends 
had an enjoyable outing on July' 3rd to 
Leonardslee, Horsham, by special per¬ 
mission of Sir E. G. Loder, Bart. 
American Association of Park .Superinten¬ 
dents. 
The date of the annual meeting of this 
Association, to be held at Toronto, has 
been changed to August 15th, 16th, and 
17th, with headquarters at Queen's Hotel. 
The business meetings will be held in 
the City Hall. Papers and discussions 
will be features of the business sessions, 
and there will be excursions by road and 
boat. 
