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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 
July 5, 1913. 
Mr. G. Prince, Longworth Nurseries, Far- 
ingdon, occupied his space to the best advan¬ 
tage. The arches were, perhaps, a little 
erowded, but the g^eneral effect was capital. 
Perhaps the most conspicuous were Madame 
Jean Dupuy, Irene Walls, Rayon d’Or, Irish 
Glory, Juliet, and Avoca. Messrs. G. Bunt¬ 
ing and Son, Buntingford, Herts, also had 
.a considerable display, in which the decorative 
varieties occuped first place, while Mr. R. 
C. Notcutt, Woodbridge, arranged some fine 
fiowers in bamboo stands and vases, especi¬ 
ally good were Leslie Holland, Joseph Lowe, 
Juliet, and Lyon. 
From Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Bush 
Hill Park, N., came an effective exhibit, 
built up with pillars, baskets, and mounds. 
Here fine examples of Rayon d’Or, Liberty, 
Lyon, very fine; Leslie Holland, Molly Shar- 
man Crawford, and Lady Ashtown were to 
be seen, the arrangement being most effec¬ 
tive. 
The Rev. Chalmers Hunt also exhibited 
some well-grown roses in the orthodox boxes 
and also in vases. A charming display was 
that from Mr. Charles Turner, Royal Nur¬ 
series, Slough. The group was composed of 
Luge ramblers, m a cut state, with some 
splendid weepers, while the front was formed 
with baskets and vases filled with all sections 
of the rose. Tali cocos and kentia palms 
were used effectively, and contributed to this 
handsome display. 
Messrs. B. R. Cant and Sons, Colchester, 
had an effective display of cut roses arranged 
in bamboo stands. The background was oc¬ 
cupied with decorative varieHes, which inr 
eluded the singles Lady Curzon, Mrs. A. 
Kingsmill, Blush Rambler, and American 
Pillar. The most striking of the specimen 
flowers were Edward Mawley, J. B. Clark, 
Theodore Roosevelt, Betty, Warrior, Joan, 
very fine; Killarney, Lyon, and Mrs. A. Tate. 
Messrs. Paul and Sons, Cheshunt, occuj)ied 
a corner of the large tent with a fine exhibit 
^f roses in pots, which included climbers in 
fine condition, also tall weeping kinds, which 
were in the pink of condition, the most con¬ 
spicuous being Rubin, Excelsa, Shower of 
Gold, and Paul Transon, while fine examples 
of Lyon, Sunburst, G. C. Waud, Mary Coun*- 
tess of Ilchester, and Madame Ravary were 
also noted. 
Messrs. Hobbies, Lim., Dereham, had a 
central position, which they occupied with 
an effective design, but the feature of the 
display was undoubtedly the fine standard 
weepers. These were lightly arranged, and 
displayed each plant well. Baskets made a 
fine groundwork, while the front was com¬ 
posed of posts and chains on which were 
arranged decorative varieties in vases, with 
trails of smilax. 
SWEET PEAS. 
Messrs. Sutton and Sons, Reading, pro¬ 
duced a huge display, arranged in splendid 
style, the tall columns at the back showing 
up well against a white background. These 
were loop^ together with arches of smilax, 
while vases and shields were effectively ar¬ 
ranged, nearly all the leading sorts being 
represented, while the size of the blooms left 
nothing to be desired. Mr. James Box, 
Lindfield Nurseries, Haywards Heath, pre¬ 
sented a splendid exhibit arranged in rather 
low mounds, but they were all directly under 
the eye. The peas themselves were remark¬ 
able for size and brilliancy of colouring, 
while the stems left nothing to be desired. 
The most striking varieties were President, 
Maud Holmes, R. F. Felton, Elfrida Pear¬ 
son, Jas. Box, Edith Taylor, and Orange 
Perfection. 
Sir Randolf Baker, Ranstone House, 
Blandford (gardener, Mr. A. E. Usher), had 
a splendid exhibit staged in vases, with huge 
columns to break up the outline, the result 
being a fine achievement, the blending of 
colours being especially pleasing. (Sara 
Curtis, Hercules, Anglian Pink, Princess Vic¬ 
toria, Barbara, May Campbell, Tennant 
Spencer, King Manoel, Bobbie’s Cream, and 
Edrom Beauty were most conspicuous. Mr. 
J. D. Webster, Chichester, also had a nice 
exhibit of sweet peas, which were fine in 
colour, and nicely arranged with Asparagus 
plumosus, but the same remarks could not 
apply to the front, which was somewhat 
crowded. The Rev. L. C. Chalmers Hunt, 
William Rectory, Letch worth, also staged a 
considerable collection of sweet peas. 
Messrs. Bobbie and (3o., Edinburgh, ar¬ 
ranged a magnificent display of flowers of 
high quality. Columns and vases were the 
order of the day. These were mounted with 
Asparagus Sprengeri, trails of smilax, and 
other suitable material. The peas that struck 
the visitor most were New Marquis, Rosabelle, 
Elfrida Pearson, Thomas Stevenson, dazzling 
in colour; Melba, Bobbie’s Scarlet, Edrom 
Beauty, Syeira Lee, Inspector, Lady Miller, 
and John Ingman, again a remarkable colour. 
Messrs. G. Stark and Son, Great Ryburgh, 
arranged a light display of well-deve¬ 
loped flowers with good substance. The most 
striking were Mrs. Pitt, Burgundy, a re¬ 
markable colour, but slightly weather-worn; 
Maggie Stark, Heremes, Premier, The 
Abbot, and Double Cream. 
Messrs. E. W. King and Co., Coggeshall, 
staged some fine examples of their seedlings 
on the table arranged by them. Anglian 
Lavender, Anglian Cream, Anglian Orange, 
Anglian White, very fine; Anglian Royalty, 
killed by the dark velvet background; and 
Anglian Pink. Messrs. S. Bide and Sons, 
Lim., Farnham, contributed a bright bank 
of fine flowers, though somewhat crowded. 
Particularly fine were the varieties Edward 
Prince of Wales, Premier, Clara Curtis, Mrs. 
W. J. Unwin, Mith Taylor, May Campbell, 
and Dorothy. 
Messrs. J. King and Sons, Coggeshall, oc¬ 
cupied one of the “right over” exhibits, which 
means, in common parlance, that one side can 
be viewed, but to see the other one had to 
go outside the tent to the next entrance. 
The firm, however, had risen to the occasion, 
and staged some very fine examples of Money¬ 
maker, Hercules, Lady Miller, Maud Holmes, 
King’s Scarlet, Prince George, Thos. Steven¬ 
son, Eric Harvey, and Mrs. W. J. Unwin. 
ROCK AND FORMAL GARDENS. 
A garden that attracted a very great deal 
of attention, and deservedly so, was the one 
designed and planted by Messrs. J. Carter and 
Cb., Raynes Park. ^Mthin a rough stone 
terracing, with its cupressus hedge, there 
was a formal water garden, with a high roiigh 
stone wall at the back of it, supporting a 
tcurace and portico beyond. The water gar¬ 
den terrace was the great feature because 
water lilies bloomed in this pool, and a glori¬ 
ous lot of Iris Kaempferi were planted all 
around, and were in full bloom. On the wall 
dwarf antirrhinums bloomed gaily. Behind 
the columns of the portico evergreen and 
deciduous trees formed a fine backing for 
splendid pillar roses and a border daringly 
filled with cannas, richardias, liliums, and 
dwarf polyantha roses. Leaden urns, each 
with its Sciadopitys verticillata, marked the 
corners of the terrace steps and leaden dol¬ 
phins poured water into the lily pond. A fine 
design and well carried out, and one that was 
thronged with visitors all the time. 
A beautiful garden, one of the great fea¬ 
tures of the great show was arranged in the 
large tent by Messrs. R. Wallace and Co., 
Colchester. The general idea was an elon¬ 
gated water garden, with its complement of 
lUies and groups of Kaempferi irises and 
spiraeas, all alongside the winding stream of 
water. Rough stones afforded a crossing, and 
led to a terrace with its stone walls gemmed 
with ivy and dainty flowering plants. At 
either end bold groups of spiraeas, eiilalias, 
bamboos, etc., suggested a semi-wild garden, 
while from the beginning of the water, rough 
stone steps also led upwards to the terrace. 
Here a vantage point and resting-place com¬ 
manded views of the broad borders, filled with 
brilliant masses of Madonna lilies, delpM- 
niums, eremuri, erigerons, sidaloeas, with 
sw'eet lavender and fragrant thymes along 
the margin. A stone terrace wall, itself a 
perfect garden of blossom, supported this 
garden on the other side. TTie whole exhibit 
was quaintly and beautifully conceived, and 
carried out with that superb artistic skill 
which we expect nowadays from this Colches¬ 
ter firm. 
Messrs. Russell, Earl’s Court Road W nr. 
sented a formal garden, which conUi^' 
some nr^ features, especially the gard« 
seats. From Me^rs. Pipers, Bayswat" 
came a wonderful creation in the fonu' 
of a sunk garden, with terraced borders The 
latter were raised by means of old ’stone 
slabs, on which were growing rock plants and 
hardy ferns. The pools were filled with Irig 
Kaempferi, nymphaeas, sarracenias and 
rushes; the background of triellage, clothed 
with rambling roses, had a fine effect, wnu? 
the edge of clipped trees looked very natural 
in their setting of old York stone. 
Me^rs. J. Cheal and Sons, Lim., OawlcT, 
exhibited a fine wall of old stone covered with 
suitable subjects, while an old-time paved 
path, with a border rising naturally from it, 
contained many interesting plants. Theie 
included dianthus, campanulas in variety, 
mimulus, etc., while the background wm 
formed with variegated shrubs and trees; a 
few rhododendrons gave a massive effect to 
the exhibits. 
Mr. Clarence Elliott, Six Hills Nursery. 
Stevenage, presented a beautiful rock gulden 
in the open air. The masses of Campanula 
pusilla Miss Willmott and C. pulloides were 
most attractive, as were also masses of Dian¬ 
thus deltoides superbus, and quite a variety 
of thymus. The Wargrave Plant Farm', 
Lim., The Arcade, Liverpool Street, E.C., 
also had an attractive rock garden, which 
seemed very popular, judging by the crowd 
constantly in front of it. 
A charming exhibit was that from Messrs. 
Whitelegg and Page, Chislehurst, who had 
their exhibit arranged on the floor with a 
natural setting of stone. The saxifragas, 
potentillas, violas, and primulas were much 
admired, while additional were delphiniums, 
spiraeas, heucheras, and gaillardias, with a 
large variety of other flowers. 
Messrs. Harkness and Son, Bedale, Yorks, 
staged some handsome hardy flowers. The 
Oriental poppies were just in their full 
beauty, as were also the gaillardias, gladioli, 
and irises. 
Miniature Japanese gardens from the 
Yokohama Nursery Company, Craven Hou|>e. 
Kingsway, attracted a continual crowd of in¬ 
terested spectators. Some of the 
dens, about 2 ^ft. long, with rocks, ruggw 
little trees, reeds, bridge, water, tiny tempw. 
lanterns, and gold fish, were very quaint an 
artistic. In some oases there was quite » 
garden in a bowl a foot long, and about ^ 
much across. Some larger efforts were eve 
more dainty and elaborate, and 
called them “sweet little gardens. 
J. Piper and Sons also had a low | 
den in the large tent, and the 
ture of the exhibit was a long tuft ot 
paniila Miss Willmott, running down iro® 
the upper portion in an ever-broadening 
stream, SHRTTBS. 
A wonderful collection of fo 
chiefly trees and shrubs, all ^ r-Qjjj 
cultivation einco 1900, and all 
seeds sent home by Mr. Wijson w 
lecting for the Chelsea firm m China, 
up a grand and interesting p^o. 
Messrs. Jas. Yeitch and Sons, % 
minent was Magnolia Delavayi * ^^3 
yellowieh-floweired species of 
with handsome leafage; Lilium i- 
lum, the elegant blue-flower^ I 
dipterocarpum; Beriberis 'Wilsouse, 
Delavayi, Berberis brevi-panicuia 
lasiostylus, with white stems; • 
with silky grey leaves; Lonicera n 
small shining leaves; flowei^/ 
wdth loose panicles of small vrni 
Ilex Veitchi, Cotoneaster rugosa 
folia, Stranvaesia undulata, vario 
and a whole host of other new jjjidal 
shrubs. By the side of these we py 
and standard bay trees ^ted i^ieS’ 
f^^si.r?nd>: Btand^li t 
bushes, green and grey, ^^*B”cbinond /"t 
put up by Mr. C. R. Russell, ft 
was not the least attractive o . , and * 
exhibits; hardy fuchsias m 
fine set of the handsome ^ ^ 
Mandschuricus argenteo-variega 
