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THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
June 28, 1913. 
features, but som^ of the smaller things^ 
euch as Epidendrum vitellinum, Odontdoda 
Lutetia, and Masdevallia Courtauldiana were 
also well shown. 
A stand of violas, numbering somewhere 
about a hundred varieties, was set up by 
Messrs. W. Artindale and. Son, Nether Green, 
Sheffield, most of the best-known bedders 
and exhibition varieties being represented. 
Pyrethrums were a telling feature of Mr. G. 
W. Miller’s exhibit from the Clarkson Nur¬ 
series, Wisbech, but his paeonies, delphiniums, 
and other border flowers were bright and 
effective. 
A bright display of herbaceous flowers 
came from Messrs. G. Longster and Sons, 
Derwent Nurseries, Malton, including Kni- 
phofia Tucki, Hemerocallis Sovereign, 
Papaver Mrs. Perry, and a few pyrethrums, 
pajonies, etc. Messrs. Dicksons, Lim., Ches¬ 
ter, had a mass of paeonies, with big bunches 
of delphiniums in the background, and a 
group of Astilbe Arendsi Ceres as a centre¬ 
piece. Messrs. Gunn and Sons, Olton, War¬ 
wick, arranged a group of phloxes on the 
ground, using their best and brightest varie¬ 
ties in big, showy masses. 
Messrs. W. and J. Brown, Stamford, put 
up a beautiful group of cut roses, the table 
being occupied by exhibition blooms in boxes, 
with tall stands of decorative varieties at 
intervals. Towering to a good height at the 
back of the stand were fine bunches of Lilium 
Szovitzianum. 
Richmond. 
In the fine Old Deer Park, at Richmond, 
the local horticultural society held its ex¬ 
hibition on June 25. The show was a good 
one, though we have seen some better at 
Richmond. Roses were fine, and hardy 
flowers were very well shown; fruit was a 
short display, but vegetables were very good 
for the season. 
GROUPS AND PLANTS. 
Premier award for a gi’oup was won by 
Mr. H. Burford, gardener to Sir Max Waech- 
ter. Terrace House, Richmond, who staged a 
very elegant combination, in which Cam¬ 
panula Moerheimi, Lilium speciosum, Mal- 
maison carnations, clarkias, and a few well- 
grown crotons were lightly disposed over a 
pleasing groundwork of maidenhair ferns and 
Gypsophila elegans. Mr. H. Hicks, gardener 
to C. M. Bartlett, Esq., Uplands, East Sheen, 
-came second with a rather heavy arrange¬ 
ment of caladiums, coleuses, gloxinias, cras- 
sulas, etc. 
The plant classes were fairly weR filled. 
Mr. Burford scored for palms with very gciod 
kentias and cocoses; Mr. H. Lawrence, gar¬ 
dener to Mrs. Yaughan Arbuckle, Stawell 
House, Richmond, had the six best foliage 
plants, including a good Anthurium crystal- 
linum; Mr. A. Alliim, gardener to Lionel 
Warde, Esq., Petersham House, Petersham, 
was a capital first for six caladiums, with 
grand specimens, and in a good competition; 
Mr. H. Lawrence was to the front for six 
ferns, his Asplenium nidus being his best 
specimen. 
Mr. E. Skelton, Townsend Terrace, Rich¬ 
mond, showed the best hardy ferns; Mr. 
Allum led for coleuses, with large, well- 
coloured pyramidal specimens, in a close con¬ 
test; Mr. Lawrence was an easy first for as. 
pidistras, winning with four grand plants 
among five competitors; Mr. Lawrence had 
the finest six fuchsias, but Mr. Hicks ran him 
very closely. For half a dozen orchids, Mr. 
F. Cresswell led with Odontoglossum Dora, 
O. eximium, O. Williamsianum, O. MacNabi- 
anum, Odontioda Wilsoni, and Laelio-cattleya 
Ganhamiana; Mr. H. S. Chandler, Quencote, 
Ashford, second. 
Mr. W. J. Hill, gardener to G. Aitkens, 
Esq., Manaton, East Sheen, had the best 
single and the best double begonias, and also 
the finest nine streptocarpuses, these being 
particularly well flowered. Mr. W. Chant, 
gardener to E. R. W. Bennett, Esq., Darly 
Lodge, Sunbury, beat Mr. Hill for gloxinias. 
Mr. F. Cresswell, gardener to Dr. Miguel 
Lacroye, Brynder, Roehampton, scored for a 
small group; his arrangement was a ratiier 
solid one, and the grace of his numerous 
odontoglossums and odontiodas was spoiled 
by the rigidity with which the spikes were 
erectly staked; Mr. F. Tarrant, gardener to 
C. W. W. Burge, Esq., Sunnybank, Tedding- 
ton, second, and Mr. F. W. Taylor, gardener 
to T. J. Messom, Esq., The Hut, Strawberry 
Hill, third. 
ROSES AND HARDY FLOWERS. 
The Gunnersbu^ Park Challenge Cup for 
the best forty-eight roses, distinct, three 
blooms of each, secured a good contest among 
three competitors. Messrs. Hark ness and 
Co., Hitchin, won the cup with a fine clean 
lot of flowers, and especially good were their 
blooms of Mrs. Shean, Gustave Piganeau, 
Mrs. D. McKee, Mrs. J. Laing, Mdme. Jules 
Gravereaux, Avbca, Mrs. T. ^osevelt, Mabel 
Drew, Frau Karl Druschki, Bessie Brown, 
Mildred Grant, and Jennie Bigatois. Messrs. 
B. R. Cant and Sons, Colchester, came second 
with smaller fresh flowers; and Messrs. D. 
Prior and Son, Colchester, were third. 
Five contestants came forward in the class 
for two dozen treble blooms of roses, and 
first prize was awarded to Mesrs. W. and J. 
Brown, Peterborough, for a good set that 
contained Mdme. C. Soupert, W. R. Smith, 
Frau Karl Druschki, Mdme. Jules Qrave- 
reaux. Dean Hole, and Mrs. M. Sinton. 
Messrs. G. and W. H. Burch, Peterborough, 
were placed second, and Messrs. Harkness 
and Co., third. Mesrs. G. and W. H. Burch 
came first for twelve trebles, and they had 
fine blooms of St. Helena and Dean Hole; 
Mr. J. Pigg, Royston, Herts, second, and 
Messrs. W. Crisp and Sons, Colchester, 
third; four entries. 
First place for twelve tea roses, one 
variety, was occupied by Messrs. W. and J. 
Brown, Peterborough, with Mdme. Jules 
Gravereaux in fine form; this same variety, 
gained second place for Messrs. G. and W. H. 
Burch, and third for Messrs. D. Prior and 
Sons; the two unplaced iboxes contained Mrs. 
Foley Hobbs. The best twelve H.P. or H.T. 
roses were bright blooms of Lyon Rose, from 
Messrs. G. and W. H. Burch; there were 
seven competitors, and Messrs. Harkness 
and Co. came second with Mrs. John Laing, 
and Messrs. D. Prior and Son third with 
Bessie Brown. 
The Rev. L. E. Chalmers Hunt, William 
Rectory, Letchwortb, led in the amateurs’ 
class for a dozen roses; and the Rev. J. H. 
Pemberton, Havering - atte - Bower, came 
second. The same competitors occupied 
siimilar positions in the class for two dozen 
blooms, but there - seemed little to choose 
between the two sets. 
Mr. G. Baldwin, Greenford Green, had a 
grand nine bunches of sweet peas, and wor¬ 
thily won the first prize with Marks Tey, 
Mrs. Cuthbertson, Dorothy, Thos. Stevenson, 
Sunproof Crimson, Melba, Hercules, Laven¬ 
der George Herbert, and Lady Knox. Mr. 
Allum scored for two dozen bunches of her¬ 
baceous flowers with a fine lot, in which 
campanulas, delphiniums, and liliums were 
very fine; Messrs. G. Massey and Sons, 
Spalding, second; and Mr. Thos. Smith, gar¬ 
dener t^ the Marquis of Ripon, Coombe 
Court, Kingston Hill, third. 
Mrs. A. R. Bide, Farnham, led for three 
stands of flowers suitable for a dinner table, 
with a pleasing association of pink clarkias 
and Mdme. Abel Chatenay roses; Mrs. 
Robinson, second; and Miss Bashford, Bar- 
row Hedges Farm, third, with Lady Hil¬ 
lingdon roses. Miss Martin, North Road, 
Richmond, and Mrs. A. Robinson, Norhyrst, 
Carshalton, were the leading prize-winners 
in other classes for floral arrangements. 
FRUIT AND YEGETABLES. 
In the fruit classes Mr. W. Idntott, gar¬ 
dener to Sir W. Greenwell, Morden Park, 
Caterham, had matters pretty much his own 
way. He was first for six dishes of dessert 
fruit, with Black Hamburgh and Foster’s 
Seedling grapes. Brown Turkey figs. Early 
Rivers nectarine. Royal Sovereign straw¬ 
berries, and Premier melon. Both for black 
grapes and for white grapes Mr. Idntott was 
first prize-winner. Mr. F. W. Taylor and 
Mr. G. Baldwin, gardener to A. W. Perkin, 
Esq., Greenford Green, Harrow, second and 
third respectively. Mr. Allum led for aduh 
of strawberries; and Mr. E. Montague var 
dener to Colonel Biddulph, Grey Co^’ 
Ham, scored for nectarines with good fruiS 
of Cardinal. 
Yegetables were numerous and good Mr 
G. J. Broome, gardener to Mies Langworthr* 
Grays House, Holyport, Berks, led 
Messrs. Webb and Sons’ prizes for six kind* 
and also won the first of Messrs. Sutton and 
Sons’ prizes for six kinds, with very 
carrots and onions. Mr. Broome con*tino«d 
his successes by winning Messrs. J. Yeitck 
and Sons’ first prize. The Richmond allot¬ 
ment holders brought out some splendid 
produce, their carrots, beet, turnips, cauli- 
fiowers, and peas being in first-rate condi- 
tion. 
NON-COMPETITIYE. 
The traders supported the committee ablr 
on this occasion. The chief displays were of 
Japanese maples and bamboos from Mesas. 
Fromow and Sons, Chiswick; pot roses ia 
great variety; and hydrangeas from Messrs. 
Jas. Yeitch and Sons, Chekea; ivies, green¬ 
house plants, fuchsias, especially good, from 
Mr. L. R. Russell, Richmond; palms, biw 
hydrangeas, and pink spiraeas from Mr. 
Wm. Thompson, Sheen Nurseries, Eidi- 
mond; hardy flowers in great variety, u- 
cluding a selection of alpine plants, from 
Messrs. T. S. Ware, Lim., Feltham; roses, 
finely set up, and hardy fiowers from Messrs. 
G. Jackman and Son, Woking; roses ii 
abundance and finely coloured from Messrs. 
W. and J. Brown, Peterborough. 
Manchester Orchid Society. 
At tile recent meeting the members of com. 
mittee present were: Messrs. Z. A. Ward (in 
the chair), H. Thorp, J. Evans, D. McLeod. 
Dr. Hartley, J. Bamber, C. Parker. G. 
Weather by, A. J. Keeling, W. Shackleton, A. 
G. Ellwood, J. Lupton, J. Cypher, and H. 
Arthur (secretary). The display was good, 
and numerous novelties were exhibited. 
R. Ashworth, Esq., Newchurch (gardener. 
Mr. Gilden), was awarded a Large Silver-giH 
Medal for a fine group, comprising Odo^o- 
glossums Yuylstekei Ashlands var. (A.M.I 
Yertumis (A.M.), Jasper, Fascinator, 
Ardentissimum, ’ crispiim xanthotes, CMon- 
tioda Charlesworthi, Miltonias vexillani 
Cobbiana, Kaiser A. Yictoria, Chelse^nsu, 
and Bleuana grandiflora; Cattleyas Moss* 
delicata, Robert de Wavrin, Laelio-caRleya> 
Aphrodite, Fascinator, and G. S. 
pediums bellatum. Queen of Spain, K. 
worth. Godefroym, Kaiser Wilhelm, lUTeW 
Ashlands var., caUosum Saaderse, graM- 
atratum, and others. . 
A. Warburton, Esq., Haslingfden 
Mr. Dalgleish), staged a nice group, for »«• 
a Large Silver Medal was awMded. 
the odontoglossums were O. crispuin , 
auum, Luce-Marine, Capartianum, A. 
four, Mortebeekense, and Virgin 
Miltonias vexillaria, including the ' 
House var.; Cattleyas Schroder® ^ 
var., Laelia purpurata, and a hue p 
Cypripedium Rothschildianum, carry 
fully-expanded flowers on one 
tural Certificate with Bronze Medal be 
awarded to Mr. Dalgleish. 
O. O. Wrigley, Eeq.. Bury 
Rogers), exhibited in fine cris- 
Mr. Weatherby), staged a „hici 
flowers, and O. crispum f^thot » , | ^ 
a Cultural C?ertificate and Bronze M 
awarded to Mr. Weatherby- 
Colonel J. Rutherford, Cattky* 
(gardener, Mr. Lupton), variety 
Mossiae Beardwood var., and a 
of Miltonia vexillaria. TunbriJ?^ 
Messrs. Armstrong aud 
Wells, had a group for which » H 
gilt Medal was awarded. 
of good things must he ^ 
Coelogyne pandurata. Orchid 
14 flowers on one •{; variety- 
Lowianum concolor; cattieya 
