April  12.  1900 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
long.  There  are  large  numbers  of  La-lias,  Cattleyas,  Cypripediums, 
Odontoglossums,  and  many  others  in  various  stages  of  growth,  some  of 
which  have  proved  their  worth,  while  others  have  not  yet  had  time  to 
produce  any  flowers.  A  collection  of  Ladia  purpurata  was  in  splendid 
form,  and  the  plants  were  throwing  up  large  numbers  of  sheaths.  It 
may  be  presumed  that  the  Orchids  will  eventually  find  their  way  to 
Finchley. 
For  furnishing,  as  well  as  for  the  supply  of  the  West  End 
shop,  forced  shrubs  are  a  necessity,  and  one  finds  that  they  are  very 
largely  grown.  Olivias,  or  to  call  them  by  the  older  and  decidedly 
longer  name  of  Imantophyllums,  find  a  certain  amount  of  favour,  but, 
like  the  Amaryllis,  their  glory,  so  far  as  the  Victoria  and  Paradise 
Nurseries  are  concerned,  has  departed.  At  the  same  time,  some  hand¬ 
somely  coloured  flowers  of  varying  forms  of  Olivia  miniata  were  noted 
in  passing.  Of  the  general  stock  of  hardwooded  and  other  plants  it 
would  be  impossible,  within  the  brief  scope  of  such  an  article  as  this, 
to  speak,  and  they  must,  therefore,  be  passed  without  comment. 
Naturally  enough,  in  a  nursery  like  this,  to  name  the  whole  of  the  plants 
would  be  an  almost  endless  task,  and  we  will,  therefore,  leave  it  for 
other  opportunities  as  they  arrive  in  the  future. — F.  W.  H. 
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Tlie  Royal  Rorticultural  Society. 
Drill  Hall,  April  10th. 
The  exhibition  in  the  Drill  Hall  on  Tuesday  was  one  of  the  most 
attractive  we  have  seen  of  late.  Neither  Orchids  nor  frtiits  were  par¬ 
ticularly  numerous,  but  floral  exhibits  were  abundant  and  of  excellent 
quality  and  variety.  Narcissi,  owing  to  the  lateness  of  the  season,  were 
less  numerous  than  might  have  been  expected,  but  these  will  probably 
be  very  plentiful  a  fortnight  hence. 
Fruit  Committee. — Present ;  Philip  Crowley,  Esq.  (in  the  chair) ; 
the  Rev.  W.  Wilke,  and  Messrs.  J.  Cheal,  A.  F.  Barron,  E.  S.  Blaker, 
A.  H.  Pearson,  A.  Dean,  S.  Mortimer,  H.  Markham,  J.  W.  Bates,  W. 
Parr,  G.  Woodward,  G.  Wythes,  P.  Q.  Lane,  J.  Smith,  E.  Bectett,  G. 
Bunvard,  and  W.  Gleeson. 
Messrs.  J.  Cheal  &  Sons,  Crawley,  staged  sixty  dishes  of  Apples  in 
good  condition.  The  most  striking  were  Wellington,  Chelmsford 
Wonder,  Newton  Wonder  (excellent).  Lane’s  Prince  Albert,  Bess  Pool, 
Sandringham,  London  Pippin,  Adam’s  Pearmain,  and  High  Canons.  Mr. 
J.  May,  gardener  to  J.  B.  Joel,  Esq.,  Potter’s  Bar,  staged  two  baskets 
of  Potato  Syon  House  Prolific,  which  were  even  in  size  and  in  good 
condition.  Mr.  Geo.  Wythes,  gardener  to  the  Duke  of  Northumber- 
land,  Syon  House,  Brentford,  sent  a  box  of  Royal  Sovereign  Strawberry 
in  capital  condition. 
Floral  Committee. — Present:  W.  Marshall,  Esq.  (in  the  chair); 
with  Messrs.  C.  T.  Druery,  H.  B.  May,  R.  Dean,  R.  B.  Lowe,  W.  Bain, 
J.  D.  Pawle,  C.  E.  Pearson,  G.  Gordon,  C.  E.  Shea,  E.  H.  Jenkins, 
H.  J.  Cutbush,  W.  J.  James,  H.  Turner,  G.  Paul,  E.  T.  Cook,  J.  W.  Barr, 
J.  Fraser,  and  E.  Mawley. 
Messrs.  H.  Cannell  &  Sons,  Swanley,  staged  a  wonderful  display  of 
single  Zonal  Pelargoniums  tastefully  embedded  in  a  bank  of  Maidenhair 
Fern.  The  exhibit  was  unique,  for  it  is  seldom  that  even  the  Swanley 
firm  brings  out  an  exhibit  at  this  season,  and,  needless  to  say,  they  were 
grown  in  Mr.  Cannell’s  well  known  style.  The  best  va.rieties  were 
Mrs.  Hall,  Lord  Reay,  Mrs.  Simpson,  Soldier’s  Tunic,  Souvenir  de  W.  B. 
Miller,  Nicholas  II.,  Chaucer,  W.  E.  Corden,  Menelik,  and  Crabbe. 
Messrs.  J.  Hill  &  Son,  Barrowfield  Nurseries,  Lower  Edmonton, 
arranged  a  large  table  of  tinted  and  variegated  Perns,  chiefly  in  small 
pots,  massed  in  baskets  ;  needless  to  say  they  were  most  effective.  The 
most  striking  were  Blechnum  occidentale,  Pteris  tricolor,  Doodia  aspera 
multifida,  Athyrium  Goringianum  pictum,  and  Adiantums  Legrandi, 
Collisi,  and  scutum  roseum  ;  it  was  certainly  an  interesting  exhibit. 
Messrs.  W.  Paul  &  Son,  Waltham  Cross,  arranged  a  large  display  of 
spring  flowering  plants  in  pots.  The  Camellias  formed  the  chief  feature, 
but  no  less  pleasing  were  the  other  plants,  such  as  Porsythia  suspensa, 
Pyrus  malus  floribunda  Scheideckeri,  Cytisus  scoparius  praocox, 
Staphylea  colchica,  and  Laburnums. '  The  Camellias  were  in  splendid 
condition,  and  the  chief  forms,  such  as  fimbriata,  conspicua.  Madonna, 
Commendatore  Betts,  Pride  of  Waltham,  and  C.  H.  Hovey  were  especi¬ 
ally  noteworthy,  while  a  number  of  boxes  containing  much  the  same 
varieties  made  a  pretty  front  to  the  exhibit.  Messrs.  R.  &  G.  Cuthbert, 
Southgate,  arranged  a  handsome  table  of  Azalea  mollis  in  great  variety, 
also  well  flowered  plants  of  Staphylea  colchica  and  Magnolia  conspicua 
arranged  with  Palms  and  edging  of  Pteris  Wimsetti.  The  best  Azaleas 
were  Comte  de  Comer,  Queen  Sophia,  Alphonse  Levallee,  Consul  Pecher, 
Anthony  Koster,  and  Mr.  L.  J.  Endtz. 
Messrs.  R.  Wallace  &  Co.,  Colchester,  staged  a  few  choice  spring 
flowers,  consisting  of  Irises  assyriaca  and  I.  stylosa  speciosa,  Bry- 
thronium  Hendersoni,  the  curious  Tulipa  Kaufmanniana,  and  Pritillaria 
aurea  var.  and  F.  pudica.  Messrs.  W.  Cutbush  &  Sons,  Highgate,  also 
contributed  a  beautiful  and  odoriferous  exhibit,  in  which  the  Ericas 
were  chiefly  noteworthy.  The  collection  included  charming  decorative 
plants  of  Erica  Wilmoreana,  E.  persoluta  alba,  E.  coccinea  minor, 
E.  Cavendishi,  and  E.  candidissima  ;  also  Epacrises,  Boronia  mega¬ 
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stigma,  Acacia  Drummondi,  Magnolia  Lennc,  Lilacs,  and  the  beautiful 
Cytisus  Andreana,  arranged  with  Perns  and  Palms.  Mr.  G.  W.  Piper,. 
Uckfield,  e.xhibited  two  bamboo  stands  full  of  Sunrise  Roses.  This 
variety  is  now  well  known  and  needs  no  description.  The  buds  were 
beautifully  coloured  and  fresh. 
Messrs.  P.  Cant  &  Co.,  Braiswick  Nursery,  Colchester,  staged  boxes 
of  superb  Roses,  chiefly  Teas,  in  capital  condition.  The  blooms  were 
large,  fresh,  and  bright  in  colour.  The  best  Teas  were  Madame  Hoste, 
Medea,  Ethel  Brownlow,  Cleopatra,  Innocente  Pirola,  Madame  de 
Watteville,  and  Souvenir  de  Catherine  Guillot;  while  the  Hybrid  Teas 
included  good  flowers  of  Danmark,  Rainbow,  Caroline  Testout,  and 
Marquis  Litta,  with  a  few  Hybrid  Perpetuals;  the  flowers  were  well 
arranged,  and  the  exhibits  worthy  of  Colchester.  Mr.  Geo.  Mount, 
Canterbury,  staged  a  beautiful  exhibit  of  Roses,  which  included 
boxes  of  blooms  staged  in  the  orthodox  style,  and  a  quantity  arranged 
in  vases  with  long  stalks,  most  handsome  in  appearance.  The  boxes 
contained  good  examples  of  Prince  Arthur,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant,  Brides¬ 
maid,  excellent  Catherine  Mermet,  Captain  Hayward,  Mrs.  John  Laing, 
and  Niphetos.  %  l 
A  collection  of  Azalea  mollis,  chiefly  seedlings  in  various  shades  of 
yellow,  were  staged  by  Mr.  J.  Russell,  Richmond  Nurseries,  Richmond  ; 
the  plants  were  full  of  bloom  and  naturally  attractive.  The  same  firm 
also  contributed  a  group  of  hardy  flowering  shrubs,  such  as  .Viburnum 
opulus.  Rhododendron  Cunningham’s  White,  Laburnums,  and  Andro¬ 
meda  speciosa — an  effective  exhibit.  A  large  table  of  cut  Rhododendron 
blooms  came  from  Mr.  R.  Gill,  gardener  to  D.  H.  Shilson,  Esq.,  Treiiiough 
Gardens,  Penryn,  Cornwall,  all  grown  in  the  open  air ;  such  a  display 
makes  one  long  for  our  own  spring  to  appear.  The  varieties  chiefly  to 
be  noted  were  R.  Edgworthi,  R.  Shilsoni,  barbatuin,  and  a  large  variety 
of  good  seedlings.  The  display  was  much  appreciated  by  the  visitors. 
Messrs.  B.  S.  Williams  &  Son,  Holloway,  arranged  a  fine  group  of 
spring  flowering  plants  in  pots,  also  foliage  plants,  the  double  Thorns, 
Lilacs  in  variety,  the  old  Kerria  japonica.  Spiraea  confusa,  and  a  pretty 
collection  of  Azalea  mollis,  arranged  with  Acers  in  variety.  The  whole 
formed  one  of  the  most  effective  displays  seen  for  some  time  at  the 
Hall.  Messrs.  Paul  &  Son,  Cheshunt,  had  the  privilege  of  staging 
their  exhibit  in  a  very  bad  light,  which  effectually  destroyed  its 
beauty.  The  Roses  included  plants  of  Paul’s  Carmine  Pillar,  Miss 
Ellen  Willmott,  Madame  E.  Cauvin,  and  Madame  Berkeley,  a  few  good 
seedling  Hippeastrums,  and  some  pretty  rock  plants,  such  as  Hepatica 
angulosa,  Aubrietia  purpux’ea,  Saxifraga  atropurpurea,  and  Sisyrinchium 
grandiflorum  album  in  pans  were  pretty. 
