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parks  ;  in  fact,  it  would  be  difficult  to  replace  them.  They  are  to  be  seen 
in  good  variety,  and  all  looking  as  healthy  as  possible.  The  old  Fuchsia 
erecta  was  used  in  one  bed  in  conjunction  with  Chlorophytum  elatum 
variegatum,  the  whole  edged  with  blue  Lobelia.  Large  beds  of  Gannas, 
with  their  hand-ome  flowers,  proved  very  conspicuous. 
The  huge  vases,  larger  than  ordinary  flower  l>eds,  are  quite  a  feature  of 
the  park.  They  are  mostly  filled  with  a  variety  of  plants,  Abutilons  playing 
an  important  part,  with  Ivy  and  Zonal  I’elargoniums,  Fuchsias,  and  many 
others,  while  Palms,  Grevilleas,  and  Dracaenas  constitute  the  chief  of  the 
foliage  plants.  The  much  abused  ‘  Geranium  ”  looks  handsome  on  one 
side  of  the  broad  walk,  immense  beds  being  filled  with  them.  At  the  time 
of  my  visit  they  were  beautifully  bright  and  fresh  looking.  The  Calceo¬ 
larias  and  Lobelias  are  there,  too,  all  adding  to  the  brightness  so  charac¬ 
teristic  of  this  park.  Masses  of  Hydrangeas  are  used  to  form  a  front  to 
part  of  the  shrubberies,  standard  Fuchsias  being  also  employed  for  the 
same  purpose,  while  Pa  ms  and  other  foliage  plants  are  to  be  seen  on  all 
sides. 
The  lawns  are  beautifully  kept  and  the  grass  delightfully  green,  con¬ 
trasting  well  with  the  open  park.  The  public,  judging  by  the  thousands 
met  with  during  the  evening,  fully  appreciate  the  efforts  of  the  powers 
that  be  to  give  them  not  only  a  place  for  recreation,  but  also  one  which 
must  be  a  matter  of  education  to  the  numetous  throng  wh  >  go  there  year 
after  year  to  see  the  summer  gardening. — J.  B.  B. 
ROYAL  HORTICULTURAL  SOCIETY. 
DRILL  HALL.— August  23rd. 
The  display  in  the  Drill  Hall  on  Tuesday  was  rather  superior  to 
those  usually  seen  at  this  season  of  the  year.  As  is  customary’,  the 
exhibits  were  mainly  those  requiring  the  attention  of  the  Floral 
Committee.  Orchids  were  few  in  numbers,  but  fruits  were  good, 
especially  Apples  and  Peaches. 
Fruit  Committee. — Present  :  W.  Baldorson,  Esq.  (in  the  chair)  1 
with  the  Rev.  VV.  Wilks,  and  Messrs.  A.  Dean,  .1.  II.  Veitch,  W.  Bates> 
W.  Farr,  G  Bunyard,  J.  Willard,  W.  Fyfe,  and  II.  W.  Ward. 
Messrs.  G.  Bunyard  Ac  Go.,  Maidstone,  sent  a  splendid  collection  of 
fruits  comprised  mainly  of  Apples,  but  including  a  few  Peaches.  The 
Apples  were  in  splendid  condition,  and  several  varieties  were  included  in 
the  exhibit.  Amongst  the  most  prominent  were  Domino,  Irish  Peach, 
Lord  Grosvenor,  Sugar  Loaf,  Cardinal,  Ecklinville  Seedling,  Beauty  of 
Bath,  Grenadier,  Golden  Spire,  Gold  Medal,  Stirling  Castle,  Early  White 
Transparent,  Worcester  Pearmain.  Plums  and  Pears  were  also  included 
in  this  stand  (silver-gilt  Knighti  tn  n  edal).  Messrs.  Laxton  Bros,  sent 
Strawberries,  Raspberries,  and  other  fruits. 
Mr.  J.  Hudson,  gardener  to  Leopold  de  Rothschild,  Esq.,  Gunners- 
bury  House,  Acton,  exhibited  Strawberries  Royal  Sovereign,  Rouge 
Ameliore,  and  Belle  de  Meaux,  Alpine  varieties.  Messrs.  H.  Cannell 
and  Sons  and  Bunyard  &  Co.  sent  the  new  perpetual  fruiting  Straw¬ 
berry  St.  Joseph,  which  is  said  to  be  a  wonderful  bearer.  Mr.  Keif, 
gardener  to  Mrs.  Abbot,  Regent's  Park,  sent  half  a  score  of  fine  fruits  of 
Sea  Eagle  Peach. 
The  small  collection  of  fruits  arranged  by  Messrs.  T.  Rivers  &  Son, 
Sawbridgeworth,  was  superb.  There  were  grand  Dryden  Nectarines 
and  Early  Silver  Peaches,  Oullins,  Golden,  Transparent,  and 
McLaughlin’s  (rages,  with  magnificent  Peasgood’s  Nonesuch  Apples 
(silver  Banksian  medal).  Mr.  J.  Miller,  gardener  to  Lord  Foley,  Ruxley 
Lodge,  Esher,  showed  Peaches  Alexander,  Alexander  Noblesse,  and 
Grosse  Mignonne,  with  Brown  Turkey  Figs.  Mr.  Itickwood,  gardener 
to  the  Dowagrr  Lady  Freake,  Twickenham,  contributed  Grapes,  Apples, 
Peaches,  Plums,  Melons,  Figs,  Pears,  and  others  in  creditable  form  (silver 
Banksian  medaD.  Messrs.  J.  Veitch  &  Sons  showed  a  grand  plant  of 
Kubus  phreniculasius  in  a  basket.  It  was  about  9  feet  high,  and  fruiting 
with  great  freedom  . 
Floral  Committee.— Present  :  W.  Marshall,  Esq.  (in  the  chair) ; 
with  Messrs.  J.  Fraser,  O.  Thomas,  C.  T.  Druery,  II.  B.  May,  R.  Dean, 
G.  Nicholson,  G.  Stevens,  W.  Howe,  J.  F.  McLeod,  It.  B.  Lowe,  II.  S. 
Leonard,  J.  Fraser  (Kewj,  W.  Bain,  C.  E.  PearsoD,  C.  E.  Shea,  H.  J. 
Jones,  E.  T.  Cook,  and  D.  B.  Crane. 
The  collections  of  flowers  and  plants  were  not  very  numerous,  but 
mostly  of  considerable  extent.  Mr.  T.  S.  Ware,  Hale  Farm  Nurseries, 
Tottenham,  was  represented  by  hardy  flowers,  in  which  Pompon  and 
Cactus  Dahlias  were  conspicuous.  There  were  also  Liliums,  Helianthus, 
Gladioli,  Gaillardias,  and  others  (silver  Banksian  medal).  Mr.  H.  B.  May, 
Upper  Edmonton,  occupied  one  side  of  a  central  table  with  dwarf 
splendidly  flowered  plants  of  Bouvardias.  The  growth  was  very  clean  and 
the  foliage  of  good  colour  (silver  Flora  medal).  Messrs.  IL  Cannell  and 
Sons,  Swanley,  exhibited  Salpiglossis,  Scabious,  Gaillardias,  and  Cocks¬ 
combs  in  variety  (silver  Banksian  medal). 
Hardy  flowers  from  Messrs.  Barr  Ac  Sons,  Covent  Garden,  were  of 
good  quality  and  well  diversified.  There  were  numbers  of  Phloxes, 
Helianthuses,  Liliums,  Ceanothus,  Gladioli,  and  others  (silver  Flora 
medal).  Gladioli  formed  the  backbone  of  the  exhibit  from  Messrs. 
R.  Wallace  &  Co.,  Colchester.  Many  of  them  were  Lemoinei  hybrids, 
and  were  of  excellent  quality.  Montbretias  and  Tritomas  also  added  to 
the  beauty  of  the  exhibit  (silver-gilt  Banksian  medal).  P.  Purnell,  Esq., 
Woodlands,  Streatham  Hill,  exhibited  a  large  collection  of  miscellaneous 
flowering  and  foliage  plants,  comprising  Ferns,  Palms,  Begonias,  Liliums, 
Fuchsias,  and  Celosias  (silver  Banksian  medal). 
Messrs.  Kelway  A i  Son,  Langport,  made  a  grand  display  with  their 
superb  spikes  of  Gladioli.  These  were  grand  in  spike  and  rich  in  colour, 
the  individual  flowers  being  of  consider  able  size.  Very  fine  indeed 
were  Motor  Car,  Lightning  Sir  George  Newnes,  Cardinal  Newman, 
Calliphon,  Agatha.  R.  Palairet,  and  Hatch  Beauchamp  (silver-gilt  Banksian 
medal).  Mr.  W.  Bain,  gardener  to  Sir  Trevor  Lawrence,  Bart..  Dorking, 
staged  Gladioli,  Anthuriums,  Verbenas,  and  several  other  plants  (silver 
FLra  medal). 
SHERWOOD  Cup.  —  Messrs.  ,T.  Veitch  &  Sons,  Ltd.,  sent  a  collection 
of  annuals  and  biennials,  amongst  which  there  were  many  flowers  of 
good  quality.  The  arrangement  was  graceful  and  effe.  tive. 
Orchid  Committee.— Present :  A.  II.  Smee,  Esq.,  in  the  chair; 
with  Messrs.  J.  O’Brien,  De  Barri  Crawshay,  H.  M.  Pollett,  J.  G. 
Fowler,  H.  J.  Chapman,  W.  H.  Young,  J.  Jaques,  W.  B.  Latham,  W. 
Cobb,  T.  B.  Havwood,  and  W.  H.  White. 
Orchids  made  up  in  quality  what  they  lacked  in  quantity,  Messrs. 
H.  Low  Ac  Co.,  Bush  Hill  Park,  sent  a  small  group,  including  Cattleya 
Harrisoni,  C.  bicolor  Wrigleyana,  Lselia  amanda,  Laelio-Cattleya  Aurora, 
Oypripedium  Curtisi,  C.  bellatulum  album,  and  others.  From  Messrs.  F. 
Sander  &  Co.,  St.  Albans,  came  Bulbophyllurn  grandi^orum,  B.  barbi- 
gerum,  Cattleya  velutina,  C.  Gaskelliana,  C.  Leopoldi,  Odontoglossum 
bictonense  album,  Oncidium  incurvum  album,  with  plants  of  Acalypha 
Sanderi.  Mr.  W.  H.  White,  Orchid  grower  to  Sir  Trevor  Lawrenoe, 
Bart.,  sent  a  beautiful  plant  of  Platyclinis  filiformi3,  and  several  other 
growers  staged  single  plants  of  Orchids. 
Messrs.  J.  Veitch  Ac  Sons,  Ltd.,  Chelsea,  staged  Cypripedium 
Rothschildianum  villosum,  Epidendrum  radicante  -  Stamfordiauum, 
Masdevallia  Circe,  and  Disa  Clio. 
Certificates  and  Awards  of  Merit. 
Apple  Langley  Pippin  (J.  Veitch  Ac  Sons).— This  has  resulted  from 
a  cross  between  Cox’s  Orange  Pippin  and  Mr.  Gladstone,  and  in 
appearance  is  intermediate  between  the  two.  The  colour  is  greenish 
yellow  with  crimson  splashes.  The  flesh  is  soft  and  sweet  (award  of 
merit). 
Gladiolus  Madame  Desbordes  Valmore  (Barr  Ac  Sons). — A  handsome 
variety  of  the  Lemoinei  section.  The  colour  of  the  upper  portion  of  the 
flower  is  soft  rose,  the  lower  segments  having  a  blotch  of  bright  red 
(award  of  merit) 
ffunnemannia  fumarisefolia  (J.  Veitch  Ac  Sons). — An  old  plant,  with 
rich  yellow  Poppy-like  flowers.  The  foliage  is  after  the  character  of  the 
Eschscholtzia  (award  of  merit). 
Lathyrus  grandi flora  alba  (J.  Green). — This  is  a  good  form  of  the  well- 
known  white  Evcriasting  Pea  (award  of  merit). 
Nymphcea  odorala  sulphurea  grandiflora  (J.  Hudson). — A  very  handsome 
variety.  The  flowers  are  large,  and  of  a  soft  yellow  colour  (award  of 
merit). 
Tomato  Currant  (S.  T.  Wright). — The  varietal  name  of  this  tells  its 
characteristics  (award  of  merit). 
ISLE  OF  WIGHT. 
The  Shanklin  Horticultural  Society  held  its  nineteenth  annual 
exhibition  of  flowers,  fruit,  vegetables,  and  plants  in  the  beautiful 
grounds  of  Rylestone,  by  permission  of  M.  Spartali,  Esq.,  on  August  17th. 
The  principal  prizewinners  were  for  stove  and  greenhouse  plants,  Mr. 
S.  Banks,  gardener  to  Col.  Atherley  ;  specimen  stove  plant,  Mr.  A. 
Richards,  gardener  to  J.  Jessop,  Esq.,  Bonchurch  ;  table  plants,  Mr.  A. 
Woods,  gardener  to  Hon.  H.  Sewell,  Steephill  Castle,  Ventnor  ;  Begonias, 
Mr.  A.  Kingswell,  gardener  to  General  Harpur ;  specimen  Begonia,  Mr. 
W.  H.  Willis  ;  basket  of  plants,  Mr.  G.  Bale,  gardener  to  II.  Oxley,  Esq.  ; 
basket  of  flowers,  Miss  R.  Bastiani ;  Zinnias,  Mr.  S.  Prismall,  gardener  to 
Mrs.  Rotherham  Cecil;  Dahlias,  Mr.  W.  A.  Kent;  Roses,  Mr.  H. 
Chiverton,  gardener  to  Rev.  C.  W.  Heald,  Chale  ;  single  Zonal  Pelar¬ 
goniums,  Mr.  C.  Prince  ;  Gladioli,  Mr.  G.  Whitty  ;  hardy  perennials,  Mr. 
Geo.  Leek,  sen.  ;  Peaches,  Mr.  G.  H.  Plumbley  ;  Melon,  Mr.  E.  Edurcher, 
gardener  to  Col.  Raymond  ;  Green  Gage  Plums,  Mr.  A.  T.  Cole,  gardener 
to  G.  W.  Rend  el.  Esq.  ;  table  Apples,  Mr.  C.  Orchard  ;  kitchen  Apples, 
Mr.  L.  Gatrall,  gardener  to  W.  H.  Willis,  Esq.  j  table  Pears,  Mr.  J.  II. 
Silsbury  ;  Cucumbers,  Mr.  P.  Ponchion  ;  Cauliflowers,  Mr.  F.  W.  Prouter  ; 
Onions,  Mr.  J.  Bastiani ;  hand  bouquet,  Mr.  J.  Banting,  sen.,  and  a  col¬ 
lection  of  Sweet  Peas  Mr.  W.  Geddes.  The  exhibits  numbered  nearly 
700,  and  upon  the  whole  were  of  first-rate  quality.  Great  credit  is  due 
to  Mr.  Howard,  Hon.  Sec.,  and  the  Committee,  for  the  admirable  arrange¬ 
ments. 
The  annual  exhibition  of  the  Freshwater,  Totland,  and  Yarmouth 
Horticultural  Society  was  held  on  Wednesday  last  in  Farringford  Park 
by  permission  of  Lord  Tennyson,  who  takes  a  great  interest  in  its  welfare. 
Two  excellent  and  effective  non-competitive  groups  were  staged  by  Mr. 
Russell,  gardener  to  Lord  Tennyson,  and  Mr.  A.  W.  Kime,  F.II.H.S., 
gardener  to  Colonel  Pearson-Crozier,  J.P.  Amongst  the  principal  prize¬ 
winners  were  Mr.  W.  Morey,  gardener  to  F.  Tankand,  Esq.,  for  green¬ 
house  Ferns  ;  Mr.  C.  Smith  for  Fuchsias  ;  Miss  Oldershaw  for  flowering 
plants  ;  Mr.  B.  Spencer,  gardener  to  Colonel  Cotton,  for  Coleus  ;  Mr.  B. 
Grist,  gardener  to  Lady  Hamond-Grasme,  for  Roses  ;  Mr.  H.  Fry  for  hand 
bouquet  ;  Mr.  II.  F.  Banham  for  Cucumbers  ;  Mr.  G.  Carben,  gardener 
to  Mrs.  Henry,  for  Runner  Beans  ;  Mr.  C.  Smith  for  Tomatoes  ;  Mr.  J. 
Covey,  gardener  to  Rev.  Dr.  Menriman,  for  Plums  ;  Mr.  R.  Marshall  for 
honey  in  sections,  and  to  Mr.  W.  R.  Marshall  for  dark  run  honey.  The 
cottagers  were  very  strong  at  this  show,  the  principal  prizes  being 
