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JxTLT 12, 1913. 
THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 
Silver-Gilt Flora Medal.—Messrs. Dobbie 
and Co., Mr. Adams, Messrs. Young and Co. 
Silver-Gilt Banksian Medal.—Messrs. E. 
W. King and Co., Messrs. Jarman and Co., 
Mr. W. J. Unwin, Messrs. Cooling and Son. 
Silver Knightian Medal.—Messrs. Toogood 
and Son. 
Silver Flora Medal.—Messrs. W. Artindale 
and Son, Messrs. A. A. Walters and Son, 
Messrs. J. Kelway and Son, Messrs. R. Veitch 
and Son, Mr. A. F. Dutton, Mr. H. N. Elli¬ 
son, Messrs. Garaway and Co. 
Silver Banksian Medal.—Messrs. A. J. 
Keeling and Son, Mr. V. Slade, Miss Hemus, 
Mr. Parker. 
Ipswich. 
The Ipswich and East of England Horti¬ 
cultural Society held its summer show under 
pleasant weather conditions in the spacious, 
well-timbered, and beautiful Christchurch 
Park. A good rain the previous night laid 
the dust and cleaned the foliage, and so the 
weather on Thursday, July 3, with a little 
sunshine and pleasant breezes, was just the 
thing for a flower show. The exhibition it¬ 
self was a good one. Roses and sweet peas 
were in fine form, and, as the competition 
was fairly keen all through, the display in 
the numerous classes was a large one. Floral 
arrangements were of a fairly high order, 
vegetables were good, but not extensively 
staged, while the same may be said of fruit. 
There was nothing super-excellent in the 
plant classes, and there is need of more artis¬ 
tic ability in the group classes but cut hardy 
flowers made a capital feature. From a hor¬ 
ticultural point of view, Ipswich has every 
reason to be pleased with its show. 
ROSES AND SWEET PEAS. 
Messrs. W. Prior and Son, Colchester, won 
the silver challenge cup for three dozen 
roses, and showed very clean examples of 
Lyon Rose, Madame Jules Gravereaux, Mil¬ 
dred Grant, White Maman Cocheft, Gloire de 
Chedane Guinoisseau, Killarney, etc.; 
Messrs. B. R. Cant and Sons, Colchester, 
second, and Messrs. W. Crisp and Sons, Ford- 
ham Heath, third. Messrs. B. R. Cant and 
Sons led for twelve trebles, and they had 
lovely blooms of Mrs. T. Roosevelt, J. B. 
Clark, and Muriel Grant; Messrs. D. Prior 
and ^ns second, and Messrs. W. Crisp and 
Son third. Messrs. D. Prior and Sons scored 
for a dozen teas and noisettes, and had first 
prize for six blooms of any H.P. or H.T., 
winning with the old favourite, Mrs. J. 
Laing. For six flowers of any tea or noisette 
rose. Messrs. D. Prior and Sons led with 
loveiy clean example® of White Maman 
Cochet, and the same firm were second re¬ 
spectively for a dozen teas with Madame 
Jules Gravereaux, and for a dozen of any 
H.P. rose with the crimson and fragrant 
Gloire de Chedane Guinoisseau. 
Dr. T. E. Pallett, Eden House, Earl’s 
CSolne, had the best two dozen roses in the 
amateur’s section, and he won first place 
capitally with full, clean blooms, his Avoca, 
Florence Pemberton, and Mrs. T. Roosevelt 
being very good. The Rev. J. A. L. Fellowes 
second, and the Rev. Hugh Berners, third. 
Dr. Pallett was also first for eight trebles, 
and here he had grand blooms of Frau Karl 
Druschki, Dean Hole, Hugh Dickson, Mrs. 
J. Laing, Avoca, D^. O’Donel Brown, Fran¬ 
cois Michelin, and Mildred Grant; Rev. F. 
L. Fellowes second. 
Dr. Pallett had the best dozen teas and 
noisettes, and here he had Mrs. Foley Hobbs, 
W. R. Smith, Maman Cochet, and Molly 
Sharman Crawford in fine form; Rev. Hugh 
Berners second. For six blooms of any tea 
or noisette variety. Dr. Pallett ©cored with 
White Maman Cochet, a beautiful set. 
Mr. Hammond, gardener to E. H. Taylor, 
Esq., Endscliffe, Corder Road, led for a 
dozen bunches of sweet peas with a glorious 
©et of Birdbrook, Agricola, Mrs. Hardcastle 
Sykes, Mrs. E. Cow£ay, Muriel Quick, Clara 
Curtis, Sunproof Crimson, White Queen, An¬ 
glian Fairy, R. F. Felton, Mrs. W. J. Unwin, 
and Wenvoe Castle; Mr. M.Cheveney second. 
In another class for a dozen bunches, Mr. 
Andrews led, and showed Barbara, Chas. 
Foster, and R. F. Felton in capital style. Mr. 
J. F. Cheesman, Barham, was first for a 
dozen bunches of sweet peas, arranged with 
gypsophila, and though he had good blooms 
he rather overdid the use of the added 
flowers. Mr. Roderick Dow, Mr. Andrews, 
Mr. Bradbury, and Mr. H. Hanson won in 
other classes, the latter showing large flowers 
well placed on long stems. 
CUT FLOWERS AND DECORATIONS. 
Messrs. Fred Smith and Co., Woodbridge, 
were the only exhibitors of three dozen 
bunches of hardy flowers, and they de¬ 
servedly gained the first prize. Some of their 
best bunches were of Gaillardia Lady Rolles- 
ton, Anthemis Kelwayi, Campanula Moer- 
heimi, Alstrcemeria aurantiaca, Malvia Olbia, 
and delphiniums. Mr. Andrews was placed 
first for a dozen bunches of hardy flowers, 
and he staged grand bunches of Spiraea 
Queen Alexandra, Campanula Moerheimi, 
Iris aurea, and Lilium pardalinum; Mr. W. 
Dunnett, gardener to Roderick Dow, Esq., 
Ipswich, second, and Mr. Luther Holden, 
Ipswich, third. 
Messrs. F. Smith and Co. led for a dozen 
spikes of delphiniums, and Mrs. H. Barton 
had the best six spikes, winning in a close 
competition with the varieties Francis Fox 
and Rev. C. Lascellee. Six bunches of an¬ 
nual® was a popular class, and Mr. H. G. 
Haggis, The Laurels, Woodbridge Road, won 
first place, with Mr. A. G. Munford second; 
the former had good stocks, sweet peas. 
Static© Suworowi and Delphinium Blue 
Butterfly. 
First prize for a table decoration was won 
by Miss M. Snell with Irish Elegance roses; 
Mrs. H. Barton second with Irish Ele¬ 
gance roses; and Mrs. W. L. Hubbard third 
with pale-pink carnations and lily of the 
valley. 
For a round table decoration, sweet peas. 
Miss V. Clair, Hempson, with Barbara, and 
Mrs. W. H. Burroughs, with lavender and 
pink varieties, were placed equal first. Mrs. 
Barton third with cream-pink flowers. Mrs. 
Barton had the best bowl of roses, and Mrs. 
Burroughs staged the finest vase of flowers— 
a great sheaf of Blush Rambler rose. 
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 
Mr. Messenger, gardener to C. H. Berners, 
Esq., Woolverstone Park, Ipswich, won first 
prize for a decorated dessert table, and pre¬ 
sented a fine collection of Brown Turkey 
fig®, Dymond and Crimson Galande peaches. 
Pineapple nectarines, grapes, and melons, 
and used the lovely Irish Elegance rose as 
decoration. Second prize fell to Mr. Andrews, 
gardener to the Right Hon. the Speaker, 
Campsea Ashe, Wickham Market, and 
Mr. Moores, gardener to W. F. Paul, Esq., 
Orwell Lodge, came third. Mr. Messenger 
scored for black grapes with deeply-coloured 
Black Hamburgh, and was the only exhibitor 
of whit© gr£^s, winning the first prize with 
Buckland Sweetwater. Mr. Messenger had 
the best four dishes of strawberries, fine 
fruits of Gunton Park, Waterloo, Utility, 
and Givon’s Late Prolific; Mrs. Andrews 
second. Currants, raspberries, cherries, and 
gooseberries were all well shown. 
Messrs. Sutton’s prizes for six dishes of 
vegetables fell to Mr. Messenger, who staged 
Magnum Bonum cauliflowers and Perfection 
tomatoes in fine style. Mr. Andrews a good 
second with capital onions and carrots. 
For Messrs. Webbs’ prizes for six dishes of 
vegetables the competition between these 
same exhibitors was exceptionally close, and 
a double set of judges had to decide the 
merits of the two sets. Mr. Messenger led 
by 1^ points, scoring heavily on Early Mam¬ 
moth cauliflowers and Midlothian Early pota¬ 
toes; while Mr. Andrews’ Duke of Albany 
peas, Ailsa Craig onions, and Champion 
Horn carrots were excellent. 
GROUPS AND PLANTS. 
Mr. Moores, gardener to W. F. Paul, Esq., 
was easily first for a group 9ft. by 5ft., and 
he set up a good dlisplay of crotons, Humea 
elegans, Kalanchoe flammea, coleuses, and 
campanulas; Mr. Chastney, gardener to V 
D. Colchester, Esq., Ipswich, second. Mr 
H. Southgate, St. Helens Nursery was tke 
only exhibitor in the large group class and 
he made effective uee of blue hydrangea*, 
white lilium®, and scarlet pelargoniunw 
For three hydrangeas Mr. Boughey, gar- 
dener to Rev. A. C. Johnson, Capel St. Marr 
Ipswich, came to the front with Terr 
large freely-flowered specimens, and ti« 
same competitor scored for three fuchai* 
with large-flowered varieties. Mr. Moows 
put up the best three ferns in a keen compe¬ 
tition, and he also had the best specimei 
foliage plant, showing a good croton in com¬ 
petition with ferns, asparagus, araucarias, 
maples, and coleus. Mr. Grout, gardener to 
Mrs. W. H. Burroughs, Burlingham, Ancas- 
ter Road, was easily first for six tuberoui 
begonias, showing massive specimens freely 
NON-COMPETITIVE DISPLAYS. 
These were good in quality, and of fair 
size. The chief exhibitors were: Mr. R. C. 
Notcutt, hardy flowers, and large circular 
g^oup of rose®, carnations, psdms, etc. (goM 
medal); Messrs. Buck, Ipswich, floral 
signs (silver medal); Messrs. J. K. King and 
Sons, Colchester, fine sweet peas (silver-gilt 
medal); Messrs. Thompson and Morgaa, 
Ipswich, choice hardy flowers (silver-rit 
medal); Messrs. E. Abbott and Sons. Ard- 
leigh, sweet peas (silver medal); and 
Morse Brothers, Woodbridge, roses (silw- 
gilt medal). 
Cambridge Horticultural 
Society. 
JTJLT 3. . 
This long-established and admirablv-nni- 
aged society held its annual exhibitwii a 
tL grounds of Trinity College, and a more 
delightful site for a flower show 
hardly be desired. The sp^ was Mpte 
both for tents and visitors, the turf clowj 
shaven and soft and 
trees, with their wide-spreading brancie 
are sufScient to afford shade, had 
been wanting. The weather, how^r. 
was dull, and there was 
sion to seek the shelter Jq 
Hitherto, when the show has 
association with Trinity College, th 
rities have readily gi^en 
Fellows’ garden, with its w^lth ol cw 
trees and beautiful flowers, to 
visitors; but this year the 
sive of the action of a certain ^ ,ii 
community, and thought it ij. 
risk by keeping the ff^tes clo^. 
terest is usually associated ^nt 
comparisons between the and 
exhibitions, but the pressure on oiu 
in the present issue is such as to 
utmost brevity necessary. _-g thu- 
suflSce to say that the exhibition was 
roughly representative in ^ater pP>* 
the cultural skill evinced by the 8 ^ 
portion of the products was 
^ses as usual, formed 
highly attractive feature, nee fro® 
of those who are resident some d a 
Cambridge had failed to geen ^ 
We are not sure that we have ^ 
rosarians within the district < 1 . 
strong as on this occasion, 
that may be, they produced a jne 4 ,^ 
blooms. The principal open cla 
for forty-eight blooms, ^ 
Messrs. J. Burrell and oofflp^ 
a magnificent first, staging bloo .^^^ 
ing both new and old varirtaes, fon#* 
markable for their , 5 ^’--tWlaiis® ^ 
and splendid colouring. To P® 
hardlf necessary but 
With advantage be made of 
Mrs. E. Mawley, and 
Messrs. J. Burrell and Co. thirty*®* 
post of honour in the class for ^ ^ 
blooms, distinct varieties j 
set. in which Duchess of Suth ^^gpico^ 
Drew, and The Lyon were very ^ ^ ^ 1,0 
The same firm were agam looms «*' 
for twelve teas or noisettes, w 
quisite in finish. 
