THE GARDENERS' MAGA'ZilNE. Mabch 22 , i 9 u 
for they were most striking. Dried speci- staging beuutiful blooms of well-known sorts Messrs. Sutton and Sons di-ni j 
m«“ "'"e also esbibi^ to illustrate their they set up fine flowers of King Alfred, Lord fine lot of seasonaWe ‘‘ "" 
root action; while in front were to be seen R„4rte, Sycovax-a beautiful cyclamineus in very tempting form ! ““'i 
eian^les of ^lU best adapted for their hybrid; Golden Arrow, another attractive broccoli cucumbfrs Mdishe^^*?'^^^ ‘®‘^ 
incomparabilis varieties, the brilliant Blazing m?T>arn:>T4-» * 
ORC'Hrn rOMATTTTTi'P bright exhibit of daffodils and tulipe from domi, from Messrs. James / 
An inter^W exSbi^TroT^^ Arm- ^ was notable Chelsea; to Brasso^aSa 
strong and Brfwn, Tunbridge Wells, oon- wonderfully fine flowers of Mad^e fi^, from F. Menteith Ogilvie, Esq ^ 
tainef a number of 'very pret.f dendrobiums. ’ ’ ' 
..d .b.u,h ■».. o, .rjK'.2."tsrhS “T'-i'sisi iSiS"' 'a^gr ? 
/ora.rd#xTiAr Mt» r* 1 tv “ 
small, they were splendidly flowered.-Cym: <>"fyjroof among the tuli^. ^ 
Ttidium Balliauuin, with three spikes of white ^ beautiful group of daffodils, chiefly new \gardener, Mr. C. J. Salter), Rusper 
flowers, and C. ebuneo-Lowianum, with three varieties, and many of them as yet unnamed, sham; to Cattleya Trian® alba var/ 
spikes of creamy flowers, formed a centre 
round which some odontoglossums and a 
number of yellow l»lio-cattleyas were ar¬ 
ranged. Among these latter there were L.-c. 
was set up oy ja.r. iiiex. wiison, anoveii, veraoncx, irom M. Jules Hve 
Bridgwater. Rubellite, whidi we figured Crom, Ghent; to Cattleya Tityus ShrubhJl 
last year, was in fine form; Cedric, a giant var., from F. Menteith Ogilvie Esa oH 
inoomparabilis; Sunflower, with a wide ford; to Cattleya Magnet, from’ Li^t ^ 
crown-like cup, nearly as broad /- tt ^ 'Ir** 
Mj-ra and L.-c. Einesti, both very bright cup. “early as broad as the Sir G^rge HoJford (grower, Mr. H. 
included in the exhibit. Messrs. Hassall and 
Co., Southgate, exhibited the ivory-white, 
long-tailed Angr»cum eesquipedale, with 
various odontoglossums, the Brasso-cattleya 
Menda, and the huge-hpped B.-c. Veitchi. 
Messrs. Sander and.Sons, St. Albans, 
phiir-yellow crown (A.M.); Elizabeth, a Judith, from Mr. A Wilson 
lovely tnandrus hybrid; and Dragoon, white Bridgwater; to Omphalodes canDoAiA 
with orange-red crown, were but a few of from Mr. Maurice Prichard, ChristchmT™ 
the many lovely things in this gtoup. Hants. 
Messrs. Jas. Carter and Co., Raynes Park, MEDALS, 
had a beautiful and novel exhibit. It was Silver-gilt Flora. - “ 
. cinerariasia 
triSred CySurinT^^^ a" V«it.h a^rSonTchei;;a:”for":S 
long spikes of odontogl^nms. Cattleya of^ovJte^w.or elf" flowering shrubs; to Messrs. Bai __ 
Drake daffodil; while all along the fore- ^ sa^aas. 
batch of Renanthera Imschootiana lent bril¬ 
liant colouring, as also did Masdevallia Pour- 
^ixi, of which a large plant was shown. 
Trichopilea suavis and odontiodas were other 
prominent feati^s. Mr. H. A. Tracy, Am- 
yand Park, Twickenham, had a group of or¬ 
chids that was gay with the golden Onci- 
imaginable. Flambeau is a brilliant daffo- and Goodwin, Kidderminster, 
-- dil and, provided a bit of rare colour in thfi daffodils; to Messrs. Westmacott and C 
CavendiXanum Oncidium small group exhibited by Robert Syden- Strand, W.C., for Cape fruits, 
torei album M ^^ontoglossi^ Pesca- ham. Limited, Birmingham; Potent^ was Flora.—To Messrs. Chari 
i • ,, ^ VC,*,X TOvor- uttiii xjiiiuiea, -Dirmingnam; Eotent was xi-u-ra.—xo meesirs. x.uarit»wuri 
Heafh^ ‘Mr. Mwart V. l^w Haywards another good thing; Victory and White Slave and Oo., Haywards Heath, for orchids; I 
jaeatn, sent Eycaste Skinnen alba, and a wprp. in fin^i frirw onA o xr —_ Mp^ara SanA^'r smA .cif AlKnrui. fa 
fine form of CatUeya Schroder®. Mr. E. n. 
Davidson TwyfoixE showed the very handsome 
Cattleya Suzanne Hye, Orchid Dene var. 
A fine group of orchids from Messrs. 
Charlesworth and Co., Haywards Heath had 
many very handsome things in it. Odontioda 
Charlcsworthi was beautiful, and 0. Brad- 
^awi® wth five good spikes, the lovely 
was charming with its twenty, white, droop- orchids; to Messrs. Armstrong and Broi 
ing flowers. Tunbridge Wells, for orchids; to Meos 
Messrs. Cartwright and Goodwin had an f‘ 
admirably arranged group of choice daffo- J? ^ ^ 
dils, with isolepis between the vases. A to Messrs. H. Caun^ and ^n^ 
few outstanding varieties were Mdme. de i. inW 
Graaff, Incognita, Marshlight-rich orange ^ 
cup; Tan Waveren’s Giant, Glory of NoorS Cutbj^t* “<1 S®"> ^ 
wyk. Salamander—very rich, and Gloria shrubs and cama^ 
Mundi. Mr. F. H. Chapman. Eye, brought J® 
up a number of seedling daffodils, as well as Ituseell, Eichmond for cle^* 
charming flowers of Castile, Van Waveren’s 5*®-. Messrs. Wills and Sepr, ^ 
, . Giant, White Queen, Bernardino, Victory Kensington, for flowering shrubs, , 
media alba, were aioci£^‘“ wi^’ '"a ^ a ‘ Tennyson, Firebrand, and Bennett Poe. Mr! Silver Banksian.—To Mr. James Box, W 
biums and oncidiums De Barri rshowed a few of hie unnamed wards Heath, for rock garden; to Mr. ^ 
Esq. (gardener, Mr Stables) R^fi M* hybrids, a group in which he has Sutton Scotney, for irisee; to Mr. 
- .—. opiAtw, in« lovely 
Plmius simulans, and the rich purple La-lid. 
cattleya Doniiniana Prince of Wales Catt¬ 
leya huzanne Hye, and some capital den- 
drobinms. In Messrs. Stuart Low and Co s 
group of orchids Cattleya Schroder*, C S 
alW var Purity, L.-c. Dominiana, C in'ter- 
-Very succeseful. ° ^ Elliott, Stevenage, for alpine plants; 
Odontogram Neri.T.Tnnh;^-M^rt^^a^^-G*! "cutS, TitthS ^14" " 
Sa^''^’^tense. ^ _ These were arranged on the floor of the hall, Enfield, for greenhouse 
^arlesworthi, O. Bradshawi®, the ffra^fiil 
OdonWWiim N«.,o.o aV! sracetul 
F. Menteith Ogilvie. Esq., The Shrubbery hut~kilt'^ii‘7n7ulating“gro^^^^ Messrs. H. B. May and ^ns, E^onton, 
axf^, gained a F.C.C. for Braseo-cattlevii Presenting a fine appearance. Some of the clematis and ferns; to Messrs. J. Eiper 
. rt “ «« 4 nr « .K Virior'Ti+Pcf TcnTA _Son. Bavswafpr and Bames. fo^ 
r^.Vr'*’. » A .n>.v. i4>r israseo-cattleva a, ime appearance, oome or tne —- 
Cliftoni magnifica, and an A.M. for the brightest were Queen of the Netherlands, Bayswater and Barnes, for 
handsome purple and gold-lipped C Titvns Prince of Austria, Maes. Ophir d’Or, Bril- plante; to Mr. M. Prichard, Ehrisw 
Shrubbery var. Sir George Holford (grower ^^ar. Lady Borcel, La Grandeur, Le for hardy flowers; to Mr. G. Bout he, Ees 
Mr Alexander), Tetbury, Gloucester, showed Eeve, Adeline, and President Taft. Mr. W ^^rdy plants; to M««®rs. Sut^n 
Cattleya Magnet (C. Moesi® x C. Whitei) a Watts, Bronwylfa, St. Asaph had beau- ^ns, Reading, for grasses; to ine n 
deep ix^purple hybrid, that gained an blooms of several Welsh-raised daffo- Hardy Plant Farm Company, 
A.M ; Bra.^o^attleya H. G. Alexander, a with Welsh names. Cenig, with broad, Liverpool Street, for alP\“® P' ft 
novel hybrid between Brassavola Digbvana ^J*ange-Fimmed crown; Hengan, yellow with Messrs. Hassall and Co.. Soutnga , 
W^ orpge-yellow crown; and Medlys, white orchids; to Mr. H. Traey, TwickenM, ^ 
toiibirt collection. A small group of cut orange cup, were a few of th« best orchids; to Mr. C. Bourne, Bletcnie., 
p®ome6; to messm. ^ 
, Geashill, King’s Co., Ireland, for . 
mones; to Messrs. Young and Co., 
“raised by the late moAes; to Messrs, x 
a^ut 30 years m the Burford eollec- FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMITTFE ^am, for carnations, 
tion. A Cultural Commendation wa^ ^ 
awarded. ^Messrs. Westmacott and Co., 368, Strand SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE. 
mFFODIL AND TULIP COMMITTEE. Present: E. A. Bowles, Esq., MX 0“ « 
Messrs. Barr and Sons, Covent Garden, pJot anA r/u M^xlliam pears, Hanne- chair), Sir J T D Llewelyn, ^ir B- 
had a brave show of daffodils, and besides ^ches Ind pine apples, Veitch, Canon Fowler, ProL W. 
^ Messrs. J. T. Ledger, R. H. Pearson, 
