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THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
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March 8, 1913. 
Some quaint and interesting orcLida from 
Oaitton Park, Eeigate, were staged by Mr. 
Collier, gardener to Sir Jeremiah Colman, 
Hart.; Dendrobium bigibbum Lady Colman 
(A.M.), with deep blush flowers; Cirrhopeta- 
lum picturatum, and the white Dendrobium 
spec'iosura fusiforme were a few of the kinda 
snown. 
Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, 
had a pretty group in which Cypripedium 
aureum Hyeanum, Angraecum sewjuipedale, 
Odoutioda Bradshawiae, and Dendrobium 
nobile virginale figured conspicuously. The 
charming and graceful Angraecum citratum 
wax very w^ll represented in the group of 
orchids submitted by Messrs. Charles worth 
and Co., Hayw’ards Heath; Odontoglossum 
Elaine, O. Jasper, Phaius tuberculosus, and 
the deep crim.son-red Odontioda Patricia were 
other good things on view. 
(L^ymbidium insigne, Odontoglossum 
Thompson!, Brasso-cattleya Maronae, Odon¬ 
tioda Bradshawiae, Renanthera Imxchootiana, 
and fine varieties of Cattleya Trianae were all 
capitally shown by Messrs. Sander and Sons, 
St. Albans. Cattleya Trianae Colossal, a fine 
bright purple-mauve variety with very 
broad sepals and petals, gained an A.M. for 
Mr. Alexander, orchid grower to Sir George 
Hoi ford, Westonbirt, Gloucester. 
Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Bush Hill 
Park, Enfield, displayed Laelio-cattleya Piz- 
zaro with five showy, purple and gold flowers; 
a long spike of the black and green Coelogyne 
pandurata, various dendrobiums, and the tiny 
and rare Dendrobium linguaeforme. Odon¬ 
tioda Bradshaw’isp, Cookson’s var., was capi¬ 
tally aliown by Mr. H. J. Chapman, gardener 
to Mrs. Norman Cooksoii, Oak wood, Wylam- 
on-Tyne. 
Sophronitis grandiflora Cobb’s var., wdth 
large flowers of very vivid vermilion colour, 
was sent by Walter Cobb, Esq. (gardener, 
Mr. C. J. Salter), Rusper, Horsham. Mr. 
Balmforth, gardener to F. Menteith Ogilvie, 
Esq.. Tlie Shrubbery, Oxford, exhibited 
CMonti<^a Bradshawiae Shrubbery var., a glo¬ 
rious rich crimson form with large blooms 
Messrs. J. and A. Me Bean, Cooksbridge, 
showed Cattleya Tityus Excelsior, with a 
wautitul lip; L.-c. Smilax Prince of Orange 
(A.M.), with deep orange-coloured flowers; 
and Odontoglossum eximium Alpha (F.C.C.), 
rosy, with deep red-brown blotehes. Mil- 
tonia Harwoodi, Moss’ var. (A.M.), with rich 
velvety salmon-red flowers; and Odontioda 
Mossiae (Cochhoda Noezliana and Odontoglos¬ 
sum maculatum) (A.M.), were shown by J T 
Moss, Esq., Wintershill, Bishop’s Waltham.* 
A spike of the rare, purple-flow^ered Eulo- 
phiella Peetersiana and a beautiful specimen 
of ^phr^laeha Psyche, with about fifty red¬ 
dish-scarlet flowers, came from Mr W H 
White, orchid grower to Sir Trevor Law¬ 
rence, Bart., Burford Lodge, Dorking. 
NARCISSUS AND TULIP COMMITTEE. 
Mr. Christopher Bourne Simpson, Bletch- 
ley, had a charming display of choice daffo¬ 
dils, and the group contained many fine 
things. There were Whitewell. Lord 
^berts. Sister, Mervyn, the Golden Corne¬ 
lia, Bernardi, the graceful Incognita. Olym¬ 
pia, Evanwline, George Herbert, and a b^u- 
tiful seedlinii' with broad, salmon-tinted buff 
cup and white perianth segments that are 
coloured at the ba.se; this is a Leedsi form, 
and has been christened Wendy. Messrs, r! 
H. Bath, Lim., Wisbech, exhibited tulips and 
daffodils growing in fibre, and thus added to 
the popularity of this method of culture. 
Crocus and daffodils were also well shown, 
but Aspasia in bowls was the chief attraction. 
Messrs. Barr and Sons, Covent Garden, exl 
hibited a goodly set of daffodils, the flowers 
all fre.sh and beautiful. King Alfred, Vic¬ 
toria, Sunrise—very pretty—Hamlet*, Duke 
of Bedford, Cardinal, and the bright orange- 
coloured Firelight were a few of the best, 
but there were several dainty unnamed seed¬ 
lings on view. The daffodils from Messrs. J. 
R. Pearson and Sons, Lowdham, Notts, were 
well set up, but a trifle small. Some out¬ 
standing varieties were Blackwell, Victoria, 
Lady Margaret Boscawen, the very dainty 
Vega, King Alfred, the brilliant little Fire¬ 
brand, Duke of Bedford, and Soarletta. 
A slightly crowded but otherwise fine ex¬ 
hibit of daffodils staged over a base of Iso- 
lepis gracilis by Messrs. Cartwright and 
Goodwin, Kidderminster, was keenly in¬ 
spected by daffodil lovers. Fairy, King 
Alfred, Bennett Poe—very graceful—Arnold 
Rogers, the lovely Incognita, Lady M. Bos¬ 
cawen, Firebrand, Circlet, Mdme. de Graaff, 
and Southern Light were a few of the best 
sorts. Messrs. Walter T. Ware, Lim., Ingles- 
combe, brought up a few first-rate daffodils 
forced in pots; a few leading varieties were 
Miss Willmott, Harold Finn, Duke of Bed¬ 
ford, White Nun, Princess Alice, Queen of 
the West, Leo—a fine trumpet variety—and 
Macebearer. A pretty little exhibit from 
Robert Sydenham Limited, Tenby Street Bii*- 
mingham, consisted of lily of the valley,’free- 
sias, and daffodils; the latter included Great 
Warley, Ursula, Lord Kitchener, Castill, 
Marjorie, King Alfred, and Pilgrim. 
CERTIFICATE AND AWARDS. 
First Class Certificate.—To Odontoglossum 
eximium Alpha, from Messrs. J. >and A. 
McBean, Cooksbridge. 
Award of Merit.—To Dendrobium bigib¬ 
bum var. Lady Colman, from Sir Jeremiah 
Colman, Bart, (gardener, Mr. Collier) Gat- 
ton Park, Reigate; to Miltonioda Harwoodi 
Moss’ var., and to Odontioda Mossise from 
J. T. Mass, I^., Wintershill, Bishop’s'Walt¬ 
ham; to Lmlio-cattleya Smilax var. Prince of 
Orange, from Messrs. J. and A. McBean; to 
Cattleya Trian® Colossal, from Lieut.-Colonel 
Sir George Holford (grower, Mr. H. Alexan¬ 
der), Westonbirt, Tetbury; to Oncidioda 
Cooksoni Rallies var., from P. Ralli, Esq., 
Leatherhead; to Lilac Hugo Koster, from 
Messrs. Koster and Son, Boskoop, HoUand; 
to Saxifraga Faldonside, from Sir E. Ham- 
bro (gardener, Mr. Grandfield), Hayes; to 
Mazus rugosus, from the Wargrave Plant 
Farm, The Arcade, Liverpool Street, E.C. 
MEDALS. 
Silver-gilt Flora.—To Messrs. Jas. Carter 
and Co., Raynes Park, for a spring garden. 
Silver-gilt Banksian.—To Mr. Christopher 
Boum|i, Bletchley, for daffodils; to^Messrs. 
J. Pipier and Son, Barnes, for alpiSs and 
hyacinths; to Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, 
Chelsea, for greenhouse plants and shrubs. 
Silver Flora.—To Messrs. W. Cutbush and 
Son, Highgate, for forced shrubs and carna¬ 
tions; to Mr. Clarence Elliott. Stevenage, for 
alpines; to Messrs. R. Wallace and Co., Col¬ 
chester, for hardy plants; to Messrs. Barr 
and Sons, Covent Garden, for daffodils; to 
M^rs. Cartwright and Goodwin, Kidder¬ 
minster, for daffodils; to Messrs. Sander and 
Sons, St. Albans, for orchids. 
SUver Banksian. — To Messrs. Allwood 
Brothers, Hayward’s Heath, for carnations; 
to Mrs. Balfour, Headington, for hya¬ 
cinths; to Mr. Jas. Box, Lindfield, for hardy 
plants; to Mr. Burnett, Guernsey, for car¬ 
nations; to Messrs. G. Jackman and Son, 
Woking, for hardy plants; to Messrs. S. 
Low and Co., Enfield, for carnations, etc.; 
to Messrs. H. B. May and Sons, Edmonton, 
for ferns; to Messrs. J. R. Pearson and Sons, 
Lowdham, for daffodils; to Messrs. Walter 
T. Ware, Lim., Inglescombe, for daffodils in 
pots; to Messrs. Cnarlesworth and Co., Hay¬ 
ward’s Heath for orchids; to Messrs. J. 
Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, for orchids; 
and to Messrs. S. Low and Co., Enfield, for 
orchids. 
Bronze Flora.—To Messrs. Blackmore and 
Langdon, Twerton-on-Avon, for violets; to 
Messrs. J. Cheal and Son, Crawley, for rock 
garden ; to Mr. C. Engelmann, Saffron Wal- 
don, for carnations and freesias; to Mr. M. 
Prichard, Christchurch, for hardy flowers; to 
Messrs. Carter Page and Co., London Wall 
for hardy plants; to Mr. G. Reuthe, Keston' 
for alpines, etc. 
SPRING SHOW OF BULBS AND ROCK 
PLANTS. 
This exhibition, though perhaps not so 
large as we have seen it on former occasions, 
was, however, a good one. The hyacinths^ 
being particularly good in this season of re^ 
puted poor bulbs, both the trade and ama¬ 
teurs staging large, well-developed spikes. It 
is somewhat strange that the exhibitor cun 
not drop the old exhibition pot, and sWe 
them in the pots they are actually grown in 
The prizes for eighteen hyacinths dk 
tinct were keenly contested, the first 
exentually being awarded Mr. J H Barker 
gardener to Mr. F. R. Dixon Nuttall J p ’ 
Ingleholme, Ecclestone Park, Prescot. Lancs’ 
who staged some beautifully developed sDik« 
and even throughout. The varieties were 
Jacques, Perle BrilHant, La Grandessc 
Menelik, Cornelia, Correggio, Enchantress’ 
Ivanhoe, Gounod, La Victorie, a wand 
spike. Lady Derby, Electra, Queen of Pinb 
M. Van der Hoop, Marconia, King of the 
Blues, Yellow Hammer, and Cardinal Wi^e. 
man. Mr. J. Gibson, gardener to the Duke 
of Portland, K.G., Welbeck Abbey, Worksop 
was placed second with a slightly weaker ex¬ 
hibit, though he had some splendid spikes, 
the best being Jacques, Perle Brilliant, la 
Victorie, King of the Blues, Totula, Moseno 
and Lady Derby. It might be that'Mr. Gk 
son lost a point or two in staging. Mr. A. 
Hewlett, gardener to Mrs. Henry Balfour! 
Headington Hill, Oxford, secured the third 
position vdth flowers much more open in the 
spike, while Mr. G. Cradduck, gardener to 
Colonel the Right Hon. Mark Lockwood, 
Bishop’s Hall, was fourth with some good 
spikes, while others were past their best. 
For twelve distinct varieties Mr. H. Prime, 
gardener to the Marquis of Salisbury, Hat- 
field House, Hatfield, was a fine first-prize 
winner. 'Ilie flowers, though being full? 
developed, were wonderfully fresh anS 
bright. A few of the best were Electra, 
Jacques, King Menelik, La Victorie, Ladr 
Derby, and Moreno. Mr. H. Roper, gar¬ 
dener to Mr. R. G. Morrison, The Hollies, 
Victoria Park, Wavertree, was a capital 
second, with a point or two in his favour in 
the matter of staging; he .had excellent 
spikes of Jacques, La Victorie, King of Blues, 
Menelik, and Gounod. Mr. T. F. Weddle, gar 
dener to Mr. H. G. Tyson, Hollybush Lodge, 
Avenue Road, Old Southgate, was third with 
fine examples, but one or two w®re a little 
past their best. Mr. W. H. Newton, ga^ 
dener to Mrs. McDowell Nathan, Little Heatk 
Wood, Potter’s Bar, w^as a creditable fourth. 
There were five entries for six hyacinths, 
distinct, the first prize going to tlie North 
which was well w*on by Mr. A. Hanson, Ivan¬ 
hoe, Victoria Park, Wavertree. The varie¬ 
ties were Jacques, Perle Brilliant, Menelik, 
Marconi, La Victorie, and Correg^o. all 
fine examples. Mr. J. Skelton, gardener to 
Lord Hillingdon, Wildernesse, Sevenoaks, 
was a good second with fine spikes of La 
Victorie and City of Haarlem ; while Mr. H. 
Ekiwards, gardener to Mrs. Arthur Levita, 
Norton Priory, Chichester, was third. 
There were four contestants for four pans 
of hyacinths, ten roots of one variety in ea« 
pan, and the first prize fell to Mr. G. L 
Weddle, who had timed his varieties spkO” 
didly. The spikes were beautifully . 
clean, and bright. The varieties employ^ j 
were Schotel, pale blue; City of Haarlem, ^ 
yellow; La Victorie, red in splendid form, 
and Correggio, white. Mr. J. Gib^n was a 
fine second, using the same varieties 
in the blues, where he employed the dar 
King of the Blues. Mr. H. Prime tkiro 
with fine examples of Brilliant and t . 
Derby; while the fourth position ffh 
Mr. G. Cradduck, who was let down with 
pan of Menelik. ' . . ^ 
There were tw*o entries for the finest , 
rative display of hyacinths, the 
being the Gold Medal of the Genial m 
Growers’ Society of Haarlem. ^ 
secured by Mesrs. R. and G. Cuthbert, 
gate, who occupied the entire end ^ 
hall with pans containing seven to ten P ^ 
each; these were arranged in three . ^ 
and made a magnificent display, as * 
five varieties would do. The vmlets, 
La Victorie, Totula, King of 
King Alfr^, Ivanhoe, King 
Jacques, Cardinal Wiseman, 
Pinks, King of the Roses, Correggio, ^ ^ 
desse, Mr. Plimsoll, Yellow Harame , 
City of Haarlem. Messrs. J. Pipor a 
Bayswater, were second with a nice 
