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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
August  I,  1901. 
Societies. 
Royal  Horticultural,  Drill  Hall,  July  30tl|. 
The  special  features  at  Tuesday  exhibition  in  the  Drill  Hall  were 
hardy  plants  from  Messrs.  Barr,  Ware,  Perry,  Paul  &  Son,  Wm.  Paul 
and  Son,  and  Wallace  &  Co.  An  exhibition  of  Gloxinias,  which  filled 
the  entire  space  of  a  central  stage,  came  from  Messrs.  Sutton  &  Sons. 
The  plants  were  all  from  seeds  sown  last  January,  thus  proving  that  the 
Gloxinia  may  be  treated  as  an  annual.  They  received  an  award  of 
merit  for  this  strain,  which  is  seen  to  be  very  early  flowering.  The 
varieties  illustrated  an  extraordinary  variety  of  colour,  the  different 
shades  being  massed  by  themselves  for  effectiveness.  The  choicer  ' 
named  varieties  noted  by  ns  were  Her  Mnjesty,  the  best  white  Gloxinia 
extant;  Reading  Scarlet,  Azure  Blue,  Purple,  Duchess  of  York,  violet 
with  lavender  edge  ;  Violet  Queen,  another  pretty  blue  spotted  variety, 
together  with  their  other  very  handsome  spotted  hybrids. 
The  samples  of  tuberous  Begonias  staged  in  pots,  and  consisting 
wholly  of  double. flowered  vaiieties  from  Messrs.  Cannell  &  Sons,  were 
very  handsome  for  the  lateness  of  the  seaeon,  and  received  a  silver-gilt 
Banksian  medal.  Mr.  H.  J.  Jones  arranged  an  effective  group  of  stove 
and  greenhouse  flowering  and  foliage  plants,  including  some  good  new 
Heliotropes  (silver  Banksian).  Messrs.  J.  Peed  &  Son  sent  up  a 
selection  of  Achimenes,  among  which  Masterpiece,  with  rose  purple 
flowers,  was  perhaps  the  finest.  The  Gooseberry  collection  from  Messrs. 
Veitch  furnished  the  piece  de  resistance,  and  was  perhaps  as  fine  a 
selection  of  high  quality  fruits  as  this  firm  has  ever  staged.  The 
varieties  are  discussed  in  a  subsequent  part  of  this  report. 
Water  Lilies  are  becoming  more  and  more  numerous  at  Drill  Hall 
shows,  and  on  this  occasion  both  Messrs.  Barr  and  Amos  Perry  had 
beautiful  cut  flowers  of  these  aquatics.  The  outstanding  varieties  «  f 
gi  eater  merit  were  Marliacea  rosea,  M.  albida,  M.  carnea  odorata 
maxima,  M.  chromatella  fulva,  and  Robinsoniana. 
Hollyhocks  have  been  exceedingly  fine  this  year,  the  dry  summer 
having  been  much  to  their  liking.  Messrs.  Webb  &  Brand  from 
S  ffron  Walden  brought  forward  a  very  attractive  exhibit  of  these 
handsome  border  plants,  some  cut  full  length,  or,  again,  out  blooms  onlv  ; 
the  varieties  were  varied,  and  as  fine  as  we  have  seen  (silver-gi  t 
Banksian). 
The  best  Phloxes  on  view,  from  Messrs.  Wm.  Paul  &  Sod,  were 
Coquelicot,  oraDge-scarlet ;  Diamond,  white ;  Le  Siecle,  bright  rose 
pink;  Etna,  very  much  like  Coquelicot;  and  Iris,  deep  violet  purple, 
very  rich  and  beautiful  (silver  Flora  medal).  We  noticed  the  lovely 
Romneya  Conlteri  in  Perry’s  group,  accorded  a  silver-gilt  Flora  medal ; 
it  resembles  a  large  single  white  Pasonia  in  flower,  though  in  foliage 
and  habit  it  is  quite  distinct. 
Milla  biflora  from  Messrs.  Ware  is  not  often  seeD,  yet  there  are  few 
more  “taking”  hardy  flowers;  the  colour  is  pure  white,  and  the  form 
radiating  and  star-like. 
The  floral  decorations  by  Miss  Easterbrook,  Fawkham,  Kent,  added 
quite  a  new  feature  to  the  Drill  Hall,  and  her  colour  harmonies,  nearly 
all  in  pink,  were  worthy  of  the  highest  praise  (vote  of  thanks). 
Mr.  Arthur  W.  Wade,  Riverside  Nurseries,  Colchester,  showed 
Sweet  Peas,  and  the  new  Arctotis  grandis.  Mr.  Charles  Turner  staged 
a  beautiful  set  of  forty-eight  Fancy  Carnations  and  Picotees,  including 
all  the  up-to-date  varieties  (silver  Banksian  medal). 
The  Floral  Committee  was  forward  in  strength,  and  sat  for  a  long 
while,  the  plants  for  certificates  being  numerous. 
Floral  Committee. 
Present  :  Wm.  Marshall,  Esq.  (in  the  chair);  with  Messrs.  Chas.  T- 
Druery,  H.  B.  May,  R.  Dean,  G.  Reuthe,  J.  F.  McLeod,  James  Walker. 
Chas.  Dixon,  R.  C.  Notcutt,  H.  J.  Cutbush,  Chas.  E.  Shea,  W.  P* 
Thomson,  E.  H.  Jenkins,  J.  H.  Fitt,  H.  Turner,  Geo.  Paul,  H.  Selfe 
Leonard,  E.  T.  Cook,  Geo.  Gordon,  C.  J.  Salter,  and  Ed.  Mawley. 
Silver  Banksian  medals  were  awarded  to  Messrs.  Wallace  &  Co., 
and  to  Mr.  H.  B.  May,  the  former  for  Lilies  and  miscellaneous  plants, 
and  to  the  latter  for  Campanulas ;  and  a  silver-gilt  Banksian  to  Messrs. 
Paul  &  Son  for  Roses  and  Phloxes. 
Fruit  and  Vegetable  Committee. 
Present  :  George  Bunyard,  Esq.  (in  the  chair) ;  with  Messrs. 
Jos.  Cheal,  S.  Mortimer,  Alex.  Dean,  Geo.  Keif,  M.  Gleeson,  G.  Norman, 
F.  Q.  Lane,  A.  H.  Pearson,  W.  Wilks,  E.  Shaw  Blaker,  and  Henry 
Esling. 
The  fruit  and  vegetable  section  of  the  meetings  in  the  Drill  Hall  at 
this  period  of  the  year  is  not,  as  a  rule,  very  large  or  important.  There 
are,  however,  some  exceptions,  and  the  present  was  one  of  them,  for 
Messrs.  J.  Veitch  &  Sons,  Ltd.,  Chelsea,  contributed  from  their  Langley 
Nursery  a  magnificent  collection  of  Gooseberries,  with  a  few  dishes  of 
Black,  Red,  and  White  Currants.  Some  idea  of  the  nature  of  exhibit 
may  be  gathered  when  the  facts  that  many  of  the  baskets  in  which  the 
berries  were  shown  had  an  inside  diameter  of  15  inches,  that  there  were 
100  distinct  varieties,  and  that  twenty-six  oordons,  each  representing 
one  variety,  were  staged.  In  every  case  the  fruits  were  in  splendid 
condition,  and  the  two-year-old  cordons  were  beautifully  cropped.  The 
firm’s  three  special  varieties — Langley  Beauty,  medium  to  large, 
greenish  yellow ;  Langley  Gage,  medium  white,  grand  flavour ;  and 
Golden  Gem,  medium  to  large,  very  deep  yellow,  splendid  flavour 
were  all  staged.  In  the  general  collection  the  most  noticeable  were 
Leveller,  Whitesmith,  Trumpeter,  Warrington,  Whinham’s  Industry, 
Speedwell,  Crown  Bob,  Keepsake,  Lancashire  Lad,  Great  Eastern, 
Alma,  Lady  Leicester,  Pilot,  California,  My  Beauty,  Green  London, 
Leader,  Early  Sulphur,  Surprise,  Stockwell,  Railway,  Telegraph,  Dan’s 
Mistake,  Jenny  Jones,  Poroupine,  Rumbullion,  Champagne,  Garibaldi, 
Gunner,  Hedgehog,  Rockwood,  Crystal,  Golden  Drop,  and  Yellow 
Champagne.  The  Currants  included — Black  :  Lee’s  Prolifio  and  Black 
Grape;  Red:  La  Versaillaise,  Fay’s  Prolific,  and  La  H&tive;  and 
White  :  White  Dutch  Cut-leaved,  White  Versailles,  and  Old  White.  It 
was  a  superb  exhibit.  The  same  firm  also  sent  a  box  of  the  Logan¬ 
berry  (silver-gilt  Knightian  medal). 
Messrs.  Cross  &  Son,  Wisbech,  showed  Apple  Early  Victoria  ;  from 
the  fruiting  pieces  staged  it  may  be  gathered  that  the  variety  is  both 
early  and  prolific.  Mr.  T.  R.  Cuckney,  Cobham  Hall,  Gravesend,  sent 
fruits  of  a  large  round  Gooseberry  named  Cobham  Seedling ;  it  is  a 
dark  greenish  yellow  variety  ;  Miss  F.  S.  Musgrave,  Ardmore,  Youghsl, 
showed  a  dish  of  Cherry  Raleigh.  Mr.'  C.  Dixon,  gardener  to  the  Earl 
of  Ilchester,  Holland  House,  Kensington,  sent  Melon  Holland  House,  a 
cross  from  Belton  and  High  Cross  Hybrid.  Mr.  Dixon  also  sent  a  dish 
of  Pear  White  Chissel. 
Award  of  merit  was  given  to  Mr.  M.  de  Luca,  Blackford-Lodge, 
Sunbridge  Road,  Bromley,  for  fruit  in  bottles. 
The  Orchid  Committee  met  and  signed  the  book,  after  which 
they  rose. 
Orchid  Committee. 
Present  :  Harry  J.  Veiich,  Esq.  (in  the  chair)  ;  with  Meters.  James 
O’Brien,  de  B.  Crawshay,  H.  M.  Pollett,  J.  W.  Odell,  H.  T.  Pitt.,  E.  Hib, 
W.  C»bb,  W.  H.  Young,  T.  W.  Bond,  H.  J.  Chapman,  H.  A.  Tracy,  F., 
Sander,  and  F.  W.  Moore. 
The  largest  exhibit  in  the  Orchid  department  was  the  group  arranged 
by  Messrs.  J.  Veitch  &  Sons,  L'd.,  Royal  Exotic  Nursery,  Chelsea,  and 
which  comprised  just  one  dozen  plants,  almost  the  whole  being  Lseho- 
Cattleyas.  There  were  L.-C.  callistoglossa,  L.-C.  Ascania,  L.-C.  Clonia, 
L.-C.  Duvaliana,  with  some  splendid  plants  of  the  handsome  L.-C.  callisto¬ 
glossa  ignescens.  The  only  other  example  was  of  Cattleya  Atalania. 
Mr.  E.  Shill,  gardener  to  G.  W.  Law  Schofield,  Esq.,  New  Hall,  H  v, 
Rawtenstall,  staged  Cypripedium  Mandias  magnificum  and  a  seedling 
Cypripedium  Statterianum  (silver  Flora  medal). 
Mr.  W.  H.  Young,  Orchid  grower  to  Sir  Frederick  Wigan,  But. 
Clare  Lawn,  East  Sheen,  contributed  a  small  group  of  cut  Orchids, 
including  Cypripedium  niveum,  C.  concolor,  and  C.  God  froyae; 
Cattleya  Whitei,  C.  atalanta,  C.  W.  F.  Wigan,  C.  porphyrophleibia ; 
Lselio-Cattleya  Henry  Greenwood,  and  a  charming  form  of  Crttleya 
gigas.  Mr.  J.  Duncan,  gardener  to  C.  J.  Lucas,  Esq.,  Warnham  Court, 
Horsham,  sent  plants  of  the  handsome  Cypripedium  warnhamensis  ; 
Mr.  W.  Murray,  gardener  to  Norman  C.  Cookson,  Esq.,  Wylam-on- 
Tyne,  sent  Cypripedium  Argo-Rothsohildianum,  it  being  a  hybrid  from 
the  parents  named  in  the  specific  name. 
Certificates  and  Awards  of  Merit. 
Bottled  Fruit  (M.  de  Luca). — Bottled  in  patent  screw-stoppered 
bottlep,  the  fruits  were  in  splendid  condition,  and  fine  colour  (award 
of  merit). 
Carnation  Chas.  Martel  (C.  Turner). — A  yellow  ground  of  good 
form  ;  the  profuse  markings  are  bright  scarlet  (award  of  merit). 
Carnation  Heroine  (C.  Turner). — A  good  Fancy.  The  ground 
colour  is  pale  lemoD,  and  the  markings  rose  and  crimson  (award  of 
merit). 
Carnation  Lady  Bristol  (C.  Turner). —  A  yellow  ground  with 
splendid  petals  ;  the  markings  are  rich  rose  (awaid  of  merit). 
Carnation  Wasp  (C.  Turner). — A  yellow  ground  Picotee  with  a  rose- 
wire  edge  (award  of  merit) 
Cypripedium  Argo-Rothscliildianum  (W.  Murray). — The  dorsal  sepal 
of  this  hybiid  is  pale  yellow  almost  covered  with  varnished  brown 
lines ;  the  drooping  petals  are  of  similar  shade  ;  the  pouch  is  claret 
(award  of  merit). 
Cypripedium  Mandice  magnificum  (E.  Shill). — A  superb  form.  The 
dorsal  sepal  is  of  large  size,  and  of  the  purest  white  with  green  lines 
(first-class  certificate). 
Qypsophila  paniculata  Jl.-pl.  (D.  S.  Thomson  &  Sons). — The  flowers 
of  this  plant  are  quite  double,  and  pure  white ;  it  is  of  a  graceful  habit, 
and  will  be  welcomed  by  many  (award  of  merit). 
Gooseberry  Cobham  Seedling  (T.  R.  Cuckney). — A  large  round  fruit 
of  a  deep  greenish  yellow  colour ;  the  flavour  is  very  good  (award  of 
merit). 
Montbretia  Germania  (Paul  &  Son). — Has  flowers  about  3  inches 
across,  petals  recurving;  colour  orange-scarlet  on  tall  stems  (award  of 
merit). 
Rosa  polyantha  Eugenie  Lamesche  (Paul  &  Son). — In  trusses  of 
numerous  small  flowers,  which  last  well ;  the  colour  is  a  very  pretty 
creamy  yellow,  darker  in  the  centre;  a  good  variety  (award  of  merit). 
