THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
381 
Mil 1913. 
imons the varieties were the white Ivoime 
Barbier Baby Tausendschon, Mrs. W. 
(^bush, Orleans Rose, Jessie, and Maman 
^wity was the feature of the rose group 
exhibited by Messrs. Hobbies, Him., Bere- 
ham. From one point you looked through a 
perirola of clustering ramblers, chains and 
Ccts enclosed the group, and on the tops of 
latter cut blooms of roses were arranged, 
vll the specimens were well grown, and the 
exhibitors are to be congratulated on their 
break away from the orthodox type of 
Messrs. George Paul and Son, Cheshunt, 
made a big display. Weeping standard roses 
towered up above dwarf specimens, the 
wichurianas being much in evidence, and 
the finely flower^ plants of Mrs. Aaron 
Ward, Hugh Dickson, Sunburst, Freda, and 
Richmond were much admired. 
M^j^srs. George Mount and Sons, Canter¬ 
bury put up a fine group of roses. The big 
specimens included White Dorothy, Lady 
Gay, Dorothy Perkins, and Hiawatha. Of 
great excellence were the blooms of Mrs. 
John Laing, Ulrich Brunner, Frau Karl 
Bruschki, Lady Pirrie, Richmond, and Mrs. 
George Shawyer. 
Throughout the whole period of the show 
crowds of visitors gathered round the dis¬ 
play of blooms of Madame Edouard Herriot 
rose, which was shown in fine colour by 
Messrs. G. Beckwith and Son, Hoddesdon, 
who also showed a fine group of Willowmere. 
M. Hemeray Aiibert, Orleanis, exhibited 
plants of the pretty little crimson rose 
Ponceau. 
CARNATIONS. 
Th^ formed a charming feature of the 
exhibition, and their popularity was unques¬ 
tioned; indeed, they vied with orchids and 
roses for first place among the subjects 
staged in the big tent. 
A very handsome group, consisting of finely 
grown Princess of Wales, and Old Blush 
malmaison varieties, were grouped in little 
mounds by Mr. W. Jennings, gardener to 
liCopold de Rothschild, Esq^ Ascott, Leigh¬ 
ton Buzzard. Between the carnation group- 
lets Mr. Jennings placed Statice profusa, the 
'^hole producing a fine effect. 
Messrs. Wm. Cutbusli and Son, Highgate, 
presented a very beautiful exhibit of carna¬ 
tions. Theirs was a circular design with a 
central mound of flowering plants of the red 
Lady Coventry, over which was arranged a 
JJi'ge vase of a yellow ground fancy variety, 
rouplets of Cecilia, Baldwin, Princess of 
'ales. The Queen, King Arthur, and the 
Hodgson formed a lovely 
g oundwork for tall vases of beautiful blooms 
ot R F. Felton, Lord Rothschild, White 
White Encliantress, Mrs. Lucy 
- ^kinnon Edna, Marmion, and other lead- 
-ing varieties. 
Co., Hatherley, Chel- 
^ ^ squarish group with a bed of 
thA columnar stand of 
j Cecilia occupied the central posi- 
tall stands of Mar- 
Hevonshire, White En- 
WaW T ®^odie Henderson, and Edith 
of smaller vases were capital blooms 
GW pT Bnebantress, Hose Bore, Scarlet 
Mikado, Electra, Winsor, Bri- 
N^€^ld, Mrs. Greswolde 
Dav ^ Baroness de Brienen, and May 
butinn was a most effective contri- 
colCn of 2 ,^.“ T 
Mr r Ceeilias from afar, 
adantp^ V Eugelmann, Saffron Walden, 
method in the disposition of 
tie made a 
^ases on Bowers, setW these in low 
square moss. He filled a large 
Pyi*amidal centre were 
of Rosa T With hundreds of blooms 
^’hite ^^^tbeliffe. Sunstar, Elektra, 
Ho^: and White Wonder. 
<^riinson Par. i ^ose-pkik, the inevitable 
amph brilliant Beacon, Tri- 
Emperor were varieties 
Wag a fin<^ vases, and the whole 
%ohnann^s ^'JutaWenhanced Mr. 
Stuart Low and Co., Enfield, put 
up a familiar-looking circular group of car¬ 
nations, and they presented a very pleasing 
contribution, in which were fine blooms of 
Triumph, Baroness de Brienen, Fairmount, 
Empire Day, Princess of Wales, Lady Aling. 
ton, Mrs. C. F. Raphael, and White Wonder 
in vases and stands of varying height. The 
flowers were grouped with ferns, asparagus, 
and palms. Mr. H. Burnett, Guernsey, had 
a somewhat small group for him, but he had 
lovely flowers of Mrs. C. F. Raphael, Beacon, 
Mikado, Marmion, Mrs. Tatton, White Won¬ 
der, etc., staged in tall glass vases. 
Particularly effective was the lovely ex¬ 
hibit of carnations set up by Mr. A. F. 
Button, Iver, Bucks. Mr. Dutton filled a 
triangular space with large baskets of beau¬ 
tiful blooms, and everyone admired this 
dainty and novel display. Of course, Mrs. 
A. F. Dutton was finely represented, and 
so were such exceUent varieties as Niagara, 
Britannia, Winsor, Mikado, Scarlet Glow, 
Rose Pink Enchantress, Triumph, May Day, 
and Enchantress. Mr. Dutton, is to be 
heartily congratulated upon the beauty of 
his blooms and their arrangement. 
Mr. S. Mortimer, Farnham, was repre¬ 
Heatli. In the body of the group they staged 
splendid flo-wers of Mary Allwood, Empire 
Day, Whit« Wonder, Curola, and Mrs. C. 
F. Raphael. 
FERNS. 
Cool and refreshing to the eye were the 
banks of ferns that were interspersed 
amongst the groups of flowers, and the idea 
of dotting them about in different parts of 
the tent was quite commendable. Messa's. 
H. B. May and Sons, Upper Edmonton, ex¬ 
hibited a group that was quite in keeping 
with their I'eputation, and every specimen 
in the collection bore the stamp of good cul¬ 
tivation. The firm in question added an¬ 
other triumph to the many they have scored 
before by gaining a first-class certificate with 
Nephrolepis Marslialli compacta, a new and 
mossy form of the popular nephrolepis 
family. Fine specimens of Polypodiuni 
Kuightae and Davallia solida superba were 
conspicuous, and the delightful forms of dif¬ 
ferent species of hardy ferns were not the 
least pleasing of the many features of the 
exhibit. Intermixed amongst other plants, 
which included a new hybrid calceolaria. 
CHELSEA SHOW-OOLLECmON OF COTTAGE AND DARWIN TULIPS. 
Exhibited by Messrs. A. Dickson and Sons, Belfast. 
sented by va^es of Carola, Enchantr^ 
Winsor, Victory, and other carimtions, with 
two rows of the sweet-scented All-^e-Aear- 
Round stock in front of the ya^s. The very 
capital perpetual-flowering pink named P^ 
press was very finely shown by Mr. C. H. 
Herbert, Acock’s Green, Birmingham ; Sun¬ 
set on old rose-coloured variety with crim- 
son bases to the petals, is a new and tra- 
erant perpetual pink; and Cottage Maid, 
leliotrope pink, is another new comer of 
this set. Mr. Bertie Bell, Guernsey, was re- 
presented by a handsome lot of carnations, 
and some of his best vases w^ of Corona¬ 
tion, Rose Dore, and White Wonder. 
Mr Charles Blick showed liis new white 
carnation King George together with the 
rose-pink Queen Mary, both of -which were 
prominent at the International Show; his 
Salome and Cecilia were also good. Mr. J. 
D Webster, Chichester, had capital blooms 
of Robt. Craig, Britannia, Lady Hermoine, 
Lady Meyer, and other varieties grouped 
round a score of the golden-yellow Richardia 
Pentlandi. Some hanging baskets of carna¬ 
tions lent a distinctive note to the exhibit 
from Messrs. Allwood Brothers, Haywards 
Mr. W. A. Manda, of New Jersey U.S.A., 
showed fine specimens of his well-known 
Polvpodium Mandaianum. 
From a narrow gangway between the 
tables one looked up at a beautiful arrange¬ 
ment of ferns from the nursery of Messrs. 
J Hill, of Edmonton. Charming were the 
s^cimens of Nephrolepis Marslialli com- 
pWa, Davallias epiphylla, fijiensis robusta, 
and tenuifolia Yeitchi, Poly podium querci- 
folium, and a host of other interesting, grace¬ 
ful forms. Mr. H. N. Ellison, West Brom¬ 
wich, had a neat little exhibit, mostly com¬ 
posed of ferns shown as small specimens, but 
an interesting plant in the centre was 
Phoenix Roebelini, a very effective plant for 
decorative purposes. 
A pleasing mound of ferns was set up by 
Mr. Amos Perry, of Enfield, all of which 
were of hardy types. Atliyriums in great 
variety, polysticliums, and lastreas were a 
feature’ and one of the most graceful speci¬ 
mens we noticed was Osminida gracilis. 
HARDY PLANTS AND FLOWERS. 
For so backward a season as this has thus 
far been. May 20 proved to be just about a 
