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May  29,  1902, 
JOUnXAL  CF 
IfORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
Mr.  Thos.  Humphries,  Assistant  Superintendent. 
ghastly,  death-like  appearance  in  the  centre  Avhile  the  marginal 
colour  is  yet  vital.  What  raisers  should  strive  for  is  to  secure 
seedlings  which  will  open  white  and  the  centre  endure  as  Ibng  as 
the  marginal  colour.  This  is  what  I  have  been  aiming  at  as  a 
raiser  for  a  few  years  past,  and  I  think  I  have  secured  it  in  two 
varieties  at  least,  and  one  of  these  I  exhibited  before  the  Floral 
Committee  of  the  R.H.S.  on  the  20th  inst.  Unhappily,  the  two 
or  three  men  on  that  body  who  could  appreciate  such  a  flower 
were  absent;  the  result  was  that  one  of  the  finest  white-centred 
Alpine  Auriculas  ever  raised  rvas  passed  over  for  lack  of  know¬ 
ledge  on  the  part  of  the  Committee.  Mr.  James  Douglas,  our 
leading  raiser  of  Alpine  Auriculas  in  the  South,  and  Mr.  J.  W. 
Bentley,  of  Manchester,  rvho  is  now  the  leading  raiser  in  the 
North,  both  pronounced  the  variety  to  be  worthy  of  the  highest 
award  the  Floral  Committee  could  make  to  an  Auricula.  It  is 
one  of  the  weak  points  in  the  constitution  of  the  Floral  Com¬ 
mittee  that  there  are  on  it  so  very  ferv  who  are  intimately 
^quainted  with  the  properties  of  florists’  flowers;  and  then,  as 
in  the  case  of  my  Auricula,  want  of  knowledge  sometimes  leads  to 
unmerited  neglect. — R.  Dean. 
The  Temple  Show. 
{Cont tutted  from  2>age  470.) 
Mr.  Amos  Perry,  Winchmore  Hill,  London,  N.,  who  grows 
such  a  large  collection  of  hardy  plants,  on  this  occasion  excellecl 
himself  in  the  variety  and  fine  an'angement  of  his  exhibit.  He 
staged  the  blue  Lathyrus  azureus  (Lord  Anson’s  Blue) ;  Iris  tenax 
(purple);  Verbascum  phoeniceum  album.  Delphinium  belladonna, 
Trollius  europseus  Orange  Globe,  Iris  Susiana,  with  Liliums, 
Gladiolus  The  Bride,  Tulips,  Eremuri,  Violas,  and  Incarvillea 
Delavayi. 
Messrs.  J.  Laing  and  Sons,  Forest  Hill,  London,  staged 
tuberous  Begonias,  of  Avhich  rve  noted  Queen  Alexandra,  a  lovely 
^Imon  pink  single,  rvith  fringed  edge  ;  and  their  Fringed  White 
is  also  splendid.  They  staged  a  large  as.sortment  of  both  singles 
and  doubles.  Miss  A.  Roth-schild  is  good;  so  is  The  Shah,  and 
Begonia  Transvaal,  yelloAV,  form  a  fine  decorative  plant.  The 
plants  were  robu.st  and  floriferous.  Laing’s  hybrid  Streptocarpus, 
in  many  colours,  are  admirable  for  the  greenhouse. 
Mes.srs.  Barr  and  Son.s,  King  Street,  Covent  Garden,  con¬ 
tributed  hardy  flowering  plants,  chief  among  Avhich  Avere  some 
extraordinarily  strong  groAving  plants  of  Lilium  giganteum  suit¬ 
able  for  immediate  planting ;  also  Dodecatheons,  Gentiana  Amrna, 
Iceland  Poppies,  Saxifraga  pyramidalis,  Spanish  Irises,  Primula 
Sieboldi  in  A^ars,  Ourisia  coccinea.  Phlox  subulata,  and  the  shoAvy 
Aly.ssum  citrina,  with  Cytisus  prsecox.  Genista  Andreana,  and  the 
early  flowering  Gladioli.  The  Japanese'  dAvarf  trees  Avere  another 
special  feature. 
Mr.  M.  Pritchard,  Cliristchurch,  Hants,  staged  a  select  group 
of  seasonable  hardy  plants,  Avhicli  Ave  had  great  difficulty  in  vieAv- 
ing  OAA’ing  to  the  dense  croAvd,  but  a  host  of  lovely  Pseonies, 
Aquilegias,  Pyrethrums,  Irises,  Tulips,  Heucheras,  and  other 
subjects. 
Mr.  K.  Drost,  Kcav  Nursery,  Richmond,  AA’ith  the  stately 
Lilium  eximium  broke  the  great  variety  between  hardy  plant 
groups;  and  next  tO'  him  Avas  Mr.  W.  J.  Godfrey,  of  Exmouth, 
DeAmn,  staged  a  little  group  of  Oriental  Poppy,  Vi.scountess 
Ebrington,  and  others;  all  very  distinct  and  beautiful  and 
greatly  admired. 
Mr.  T.  Jannock,  Dersingham,  near  Sandringham,  Avas  forward 
Avith  his  Avell  knoAvn  renoAvned  Lily  of  the  Valley,  and  cut  sprays 
of  Lilacs;  while  Mr.  J.  J.  Upton,  Irlam,  near  Manchester,  was 
unexcelled  in  the  brilliance  of  his  Gloxinias.  This  group  AA^as 
indeed  vei-y  choice. 
Mr.  W.  R.  NeAvport,  Hillingdon  Heath,  Uxbridge,  Middlesex, 
had  Lobelia  “  NeAA  port’s  Model,”  rather  dull  in  colour,  being  too 
deep  in  shade ;  but  the  Avhite  eye  helps  it. 
Mr.  Vincent  Slade,  StaplegroAm  Nursery,  Taunton,  Somerset, 
staged  single  Zonal  Pelargoniums,  in  Abases,  and  representing  a 
bright  and  A'aried  selection. 
Messrs.  Hopkins,  Mere,  Knutsford,  Cheshire,  contributed 
hardy  floiAvers',  among  Avhich  Avere  Phloxes  (dAvarf),  Gentiana 
acaulis,  TrolliAis  europseus,  a  pink  Daisy  named  Alice,  Saxifrages, 
and  other  things.  Mr.  R.  Sjalenham  had  Sweet  Peas. 
Messrs.  R.  Smith  and  Co.,  Worcester,  had  a  large  exhibit  of 
hardy  plants,  Avhich  Avere  rather  croAvded.  The  Moutan  Pseonies 
Avere  bright,  Avhile  other  notable  subjects  Avere  Trollius  in  A’ariety. 
A  good  collection  of  Irises,  Saxiffagas.  P3n’ethrum,  Primulas,  and 
Phloxes  made  a  capital  displaj'. 
Messrs.  G.  Stark  and  Son,  Great  Rjdiurgh,  staged  an  exhibit 
of  a  neAv  ^mlloAv  A'iola  Ro^’al  Sovereign,  aa-IucIi  is  not  quite  rayless, 
but  cei’tainl.y  effective.  A  prettj'  exhibit  of  Sweet  Peas  came 
from  Mr.  C.  A.  Walls,  Mark  Lane,  Avho  used  Asparagus  plumosus 
in  arrangement.  The  colours  Avere  bright  and  the  individual 
flo Avers  large. 
Me.ssrs.  W.  Cutbush  and  Sons,  Highgate,  set  up  eleA’en 
A’arieties  of  bedding  Begonias,  Avhich  AA-ere  dAvarf,  and  effective 
for  the  purpose.  The  best  Avere  Rose  Pet,  Phosphorescens, 
Cream  Pet,  Pink  Pet,  Strawberry  Pet-,  and  VelloAv  Pet. 
Messrs.  Veitch  and  Sons.  Limited,  Chelsea,  exhibited  a  fine 
strain  of  their  h^'brid  Streptocarpus,  the  colours  A^arying  from 
pure  Avhite,  through  pale  lavender,  rose,  pink,  and  violet.  The 
plants  AVer©  Avell  floAvered,  and  the  foliage  all  that  could  be 
desired.  Also  a  charming  group  of  Kalanchoe  flammea,  Avith  a 
groundAvork  of  Maidenhair  Ferns,  and  a  fine  exhibit  'of 
Schizanthus  Avisetonensis. 
From  Messrs.  Watkin  and  Simpson,  Covent  Garden,  came  a 
Amry  pretty  strain  of  hybrid  Lantanas,  non©  of  Avhich  Avere  more 
than  9in  high,  Avhile  the  colours  are  most  viAud,  and  appeared 
free  floAvering. 
Mr.  W.  Poupart,  Marsh  Farm,  TAvickenham,  exhibited  some 
remarkab!^^  fine  Lilj'  of  the  Valley  of  the  Victorian  variety.  They 
Avere  tastefully  arranged  in  fan  shapes,  Avith  a  bed  of  Adiantum 
Fern. 
Mr.  S.  T.  Wright,  Garden  Superintendent. 
