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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
May  1,  1902. 
Mr.  R.  C.  Notcutt,  of  Ipswich  and  Woodbridge,  well  sus¬ 
tained  liis  local  reputation  with  a  small  but  neat  group  of  flower- 
nig  shrubs,  a  stand  of  Tulips  in  pots,  and  a  collection  of  cut 
Daffodils  and  Hyacinths  arranged  in  bunches-  with  Mahonia 
foliage. 
Other  exhibits  of  Daffodils  came  from  Messrs.  Williams  and 
Son,  Upper  Holloway ;  Wade,  of  Riverside  Nursery,  Colchester- 
and  Hogg  and  Robertson,  Dublin.  An  exhibit  which  might  well 
have  been  dispensed  with  was  a  stand  of  furniture,  which  occupied 
a  lot  of  much-needed  space  in  a  densely-crowded  hall.  In  the 
vestibule  there  was  an  interesting  display  of  bulbs  grown  by 
children  attending  the  Middle  schools  of  the  town.  In  the 
autumn  the  management  distributed  bulbs  to  the  pupils,  and  inti- 
ma-ted  that  prizes  would  be  offered  for  the  best  examples  at  the 
spring  show.  Not  more  than  a  third  of  the  bulbs  were  returned, 
owing,  it  is  said,  to  the  difficulty  experienced  by  the  young 
gardeners  in  getting  them  in  flower  at  the  right  date". — E.  C. 
Royal  Caledonian  and  Scottisli  Horticultural. 
For  many  years  the  Royal  Caledonian  Horticultural  Society 
held  a  large  summer  sIioat  in  the  Waverley  Market  in  July,  but 
since  1889  that  has  been  discontinued.  The  Scottish  Horti¬ 
cultural  Association  has  for  a  few  years  held  a  small  summer 
exhibition,  and  in  1900  the  Royal  Caledonian  Horticultural 
Society  also  held  one.  In  this  the  Coronation  Year  of  His 
Majesty  King  Edward  the  Seventh,  the  two  councils  have  cor¬ 
dially  agreed  to  hold  a  summer  show  in  the  Music  Hall,  George 
Street,  Edinburgh,  on  Wednesday,  July  16,  1902.  Exhibits  of 
Roses,  Carnations,  Sweet  Peas,  Herbaceous  Flowers,  Irises,  and 
other  tnidsummer  flowers,  Strawberries,  and  other  fruits,  also 
plants  and  vegetables  that  may  be  interesting  to  horticulturists, 
are  specially  invited.  Medals  and  other  awards  will  be  given  to 
meritorious  exhibits.  If  desired,  the  councils  will  make  arrange¬ 
ments  for  unpacking  and  staging  any  exhibits.  Every  care  will 
be  taken,  and  exhibits  will  be  returned,  if  desired.  The  societies 
will  take  precautions  to  safeguard  such  exhibits,  but  will  not  be 
responsible  for  any  loss  or  damage.  Exhibits  must  be  s'taged 
before  11  a.m.  on  the  day  of  the  show,  and  intimation  of  the 
proposed  exhibits  and  the  probable  space  to  be  occupied,  with  a 
description  of  the  character  of  the  exhibit,  should  be  made  to 
either  of  the  joint  secretaries  not  later  than  July  12.  In  the 
case  of 'texhibits  sent  by  rail  or  post,  they  should  be  sent  to  the 
Alusic  Hall,  and  a  separate  advice  or  postcard  should  be  sent  to 
either  secretary.  Unless  this  be  done,  the  risk  of  parcels  going 
astray  will  be  greatl.y  increased. — In  name  of  the  respective 
councils,  P.  Murray  Thomson,  o,  York  Place,  Edinburgh,  Secre¬ 
tary,  Royal  Caledonian  Horticultural  Society ; '  Peter  LoneJ^ 
6,  Carlton  Street,  Edinburgh,  Secretary,  Scottish  Horticultural 
Association. 
Royal  Botanic,  April  23r(l. 
The  aimual  spring  flower  show  of  the  Royal  Botanic  Society 
was  recorded  as  a  successful  event  on  Wednesday,  April  23. 
The  corridor  in  the  society’s  gardens  and  a  large  part  of  the 
outer  parts  of  the  heated  conservatory  were  well  filled  with 
groups  from  trade  growers  and  from  one  or  two  private  gardens. 
Though  the  schedule  was  not  comirosed  of  competitive  classes, 
as  ordinarily  understood,  there  were  medals  offered  for  particular 
exhibits,  and  the  schedule  stated  that  in  cases  of  medals 
awarded  to  nurserymen  the  Gold  Medal  Avould  be  accompanied 
by  a  sum  of  £3,  a  Silver  Medal  by  £2,  and  a  Bronze  Medal  by 
£1 ;  where  awarded  to  a  gardener  the'  same  medals  Avould  entitle 
the  winners  to  £2,  £1,  and  10s.  Most  of  the  exhibits  Avere  noticed 
by  us  on  the  pre-rious  day  at  the  Drill  Hall,  and  it  is  unnecessary 
to  refer  to  them  m  detail. 
Mr.  Amos  Perry,  of  Winchmore  Hill,  had  a  capital  assort¬ 
ment  of  hardy  floAvers,  including  a  selection  of  dAA'arf  Irises, 
varieties  of  P.  pumila.  Roses  and  forced  slnnbs  Avere  sent  bj^ 
Messrs.  Wm.  Paul  and  Son,  Waltham  Cross,  Avhile  Barr  and 
Sons  (Silver  Medal)  and  Hogg  and  Robertson  (Bronze  Medal) 
staged  collections  of  Daffodils,  Narcissi,  and  Tulips.  Messrs. 
Hugh  Low  and  Co.  (Silver  Medal)  had  some  good  Malmaison 
Carnations,  and  Schizanthus  AA’isetonensis.  Mr.  Williams,  of 
Oxford  Road,  Ealing,  displayed  beautiful  table  decorations. 
Messrs.  R.  and  G.  Cuthbert  had  forced  shrubs,  and  obtained  a 
Gold  Medal.  Messrs.  Williams  and  Son,  of  Upper  HolloAAny, 
Avere  the  recipients  of  a  Silver  Medal  for  a  group  of  stove  and 
forced  plants;  Avhile  Laing  and  Sons,  of  Forest  Hill,  had  a  like 
award  for  a  similar  collection.  Messrs.  R.  H.  Bath,  Limited, 
obtained  a  Bronze  Medal  for  Narcissi.  There  Avere  not  many 
exhibitors  from  private  gardens,  but  Miss  Adamson,  Soutlj  Villa, 
Regent’s  Park  (gardener,  Mr.  Geo.  Keif),  obtained  a  Bronze 
Medal  for  a  group  of  Rhododendrons,  a  Gold  Medal  for  a  group  of 
miscellaneous  stove  and  greenhouse  plants,  and  a  Silver  Medal 
for  a  collection  of  Hyacinths,  Tulips,  and  Narcissus  in  pots. 
Campbell  Newington,  Esq.,  The  Holme,  Regent’s  Park  (gardener, 
Mr.  Thos.  Abbott),  aa  oii  a  Silver  Medal  for  a  group  of  plants  of 
Rhododendron  indicum  in  pots;  LudAvig  Monds,  Esq.,  Avenue 
Road,  St.  John’s  Wood  (gardener,  Mr.  J.  C.  Clarke),  a  Bronze 
Medal  for  Orchids  ;  and  Sir  Francis  T.  Barry,  Bart.,  St.  Leonard’s 
Hill,  Windsor  (gardener,  Mr.  R.  BroAA'ii),  a  Bronze  Medal  for 
Camellias,  arranged  in  fifty  glasses,  and  CAit  from  plants  groAving 
in  the  open. 
Truro  Daff  dil  Show,  April  i5th. 
That  the  Cornish  folks  can  successfully  instigate  an  exhibi¬ 
tion  of  Narcissi,  Daffodils,  and  spring  floAvers  AA'as  again 
exemplified  by  the  sIioaa'  held  at  Truro  on  the  loth  ult.  So 
numerous  and  keen  Avere  the  competitors  in  some  of  the  classes 
that  eight  mustered  in  the  large  premier  class  for  not  less  than 
thirty  or  more  than  forty  A^arieties  from  all  sections  of  the  genus. 
So  many  as  eight,  nine,  and  ten  entrants  coinpeted  in  other  good 
classes.  The  Hon.  John  Boscawen  is  the  hon.  secretary  of  the 
ConiAA-all  Daffodil  and  Spring  FloAver  Society,  and  to  him  is  due 
the  greater  part  of  the  credit  for  such  success.  The  Royal 
Horticultural  Society  AA’as  officially  represented  at  the  sIioav  by 
a  sub-committee,  composed  of  the  Earl  of  Ilchester,  Rev.  G.  H. 
Engleheart,  Mr.  A.  H.  Pearson,  and  Roax  W.  Wilks,  secretary. 
Mr.  Engleheart’s  hybrids  Avere  especially  fine  here,  the  collection 
receiA'ing  a  Silver  Medal,  and  the  numerous  trade  exhibits  from 
Messrs.  Barr  and  Sons,  Robert  Veitch  and  Son  (Exeter), 
Gauntlett  and  Co.,  Treseder  and  Co.,  and  Cnrtis,  Sanford, 
and  Co.  Avere  each  conspicuously  meritorious.  Mr.  D.  H.  Shilson 
staged  a  grand  collection  of  Rhododendrons,  AA’inning  a  Flora 
Medal  and  other  aAA  ards. 
The  chief  prizeAA’imier  at  the  exhibition  AAas  the  ReAx  A.  T. 
BoscaAA’en  (in  the  premier  class),  AA’ith  splendid  samples  of 
Madame  de  Graaff,  P.  R.  Barr,  J.  B.  M.  Camm,  Flora  Wilson, 
Luhvorth,  Mrs.  Langtry,  Gloria  Mundi,  Duchess  of  Westminster, 
White  Wing,  and  Ellen  Barr.  Mr.  P.  D.  Williams  came  a  close 
second,  and  also  stood  out  Avell  throughout  the  exhibition ;  third. 
Lady  Margaret  BoscaAven ;  and  fourth.  Miss  F.  Currey,  Lismore, 
Ireland.  The  collections  Avere  all  good,  and  included  some  of  tho 
most  improved  A^arieties.  Mr.  J.  C.  Williams  AA-as  another  very 
successful  competitor,  and  had  prizes  in  classes  14  to  22.  Spring 
floAA’ers  other  than  Narcissi  AA’ere  largely  sIigaah,  and  there  Avere 
classes  for  Anemones,  Polyanthus,  Primroses,  herbaceous 
plants,  &c. 
The  Midland  Daffodil,  Edgbaston,  April  24th  and  25th  . 
The  fourth  exhibition  AA’as  held  under  the  most  favourable 
auspices,  both  as  regards  ideal  shoAv  AA’eather  and  the  extremely 
large  attendance  of  visitors.  And,  good  as  its  predecessors  have 
been,  the  shoAv  AA’as  decidedly  superior  to  any  of  them,  both  in 
respect  to  quantity  and  qualit3x  Too  high  a  meed  of  praise 
could  not  be  given  to  the  courteous  secretaries  of  the  society,  tho 
Rev.  Joseph  Jacob,  WhiteAAmll  Rectory,  Whitchurch,  Salop,  and 
Mr.  Herbert  Smith,  in  co-operation  with  Messrs.  R.  Dean  and 
W.  B.  Latham,  for  the  excellent  management  of  the  exliibition 
throughout.  With  his  accustomed  hospitality,  Mr.  R.  Sydenham 
entertained  at  lunch,  on  the  first  day,  in  a  marquee  in  the 
Botanical  Gardens,  the  judges  and  exhibitors;  AA’hilst  a  large 
number  of  the  visitors  took  advantage  of  the  bright  sunny  weather 
to  stroll  about  the  beautiful  and  picturesque  grounds,  and  to 
inspect  the  gaily  beflowered  greenhouses. 
A  chief  feature  of  the  exhibition  Avas  the  unique  and  large 
collection  of  St.  Brigid  Anemones  contributed  by  Messrs.  Reams- 
bottom  and  Co.,  Alderborough  Nursery,  Geashill,  Kin^s  County, 
Ireland.  These  gorgeous  double  flowers  W’ere  set  up  in  bunches 
of  mixed  colours,  and  the  attraction  Avas  so  pronounced  that  it 
should  afford  a  stimulus  to  a  greatly  extended  cultivation  of  these 
most  brilliant  and  easily  groAvn  early  spring  border  floAvers.  This 
Avas  the  initial  visit  of  Messrs.  Reamsbottom  with  their  Anemones 
to  Birmingham.  As  usual,  the  trade  growers  Avere  strongly 
represented,  and  when  such  as  Messrs,  Barr  and  Sons;  Pearson, 
of  Chilwell,  Notts ;  Dickson,  of  Chester ;  R.  H.  Bath,  Limited, 
of  Wisbech ;  Hogg  and  Robertson,  of  Dublin ;  J.  T.  White,  of 
Spalding;  A.  J.  Stiles,  of  Spalding;  Miss  F.  W.  Currey,  Lismore, 
Ireland ;  and  such  home-growers  as  Messrs.  Pope,  Sydenham, 
Hewitt,  Walton,  and  others  are  named  as  being  present,  some 
conception  may  be  formed  of  the  glorious  floral  display  afforded. 
The  Rev.  G.  H.  Engleheart’s  unique  and  superb  collection 
of  new  Narcissi  AA-as  undoubtedly  the  most  numerously  represented 
and  interesting  yet  exhibited  here  by  that  celebrated  hybridist. 
Especially  prominent  was  his  bicolor  Egret,  with  a  broad 
segmented,  pure  white  perianth  and  rich  yellow  crown ;  also 
Astradenta,  a  very  similar  flat  or  shallow  crowned  flower  of  a 
bright  red  colour,  and  perfect  perianth  of  pure  white.  Other 
notable  new  seedlings  were  Noble,  Salmonettse,  and  Vermeil. 
The  beautiful  assortment  exhibited  by  Miss  Willmott,  of  Great 
Warley,  also  attracted  great  attention,  and  several  of  the  varieties 
were  awarded  high  honours.  Her  Charles  Wolley  Dod,  with  its 
fine  white  perian-th  and  large  bright  yellow  cup,  was  awarded  the 
Society’s  Silver  Medal  for  the  bes-t  medio-coronati  Narciss  in 
the  show.  Messrs.  Peter  Barr  and  Sons’  new  bicolor  trumpet 
Daffodil.  Queen  Christina,  gained  a  Medal.  A  flower  of  the 
strikingly  beautiful  new  A^ariety,  Peter  Ban',  figured  con¬ 
spicuously  in  that  firm’s  fine  collection  of  Daffodils. 
