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November  14,  1901. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
Odontoglossum  Crispo-Harryanum  roseum  (W.  Stevens).  —  A 
splendid  hybrid.  The  sepals  and  petals  are  purple  and  brown,  and 
the  handsome  lip  is  crimson  brown  and  pure  white  (Award  of  Merit). 
Sophru-Catilnya  Nydia  (Charlesworth  &  Co.). — A  hi  generic  hybrid 
from  Sophronitis  grandiflora  and  Cattleya  calumata  ;  the  flower  is 
blood  crimson  with  dark  purple  splashes  (First  Class  Certificate). 
National  Chrysanthemum,  November  5th,  6th,  7th. 
We  were  unable  to  include  all  we  wished  to  say  regarding  the 
Chrysanthemum  Show  in  the  Aquarium  in  last  week’s  number, 
but  we  herewith  furnish  the  concluding  portion  of  the  report. 
Decorations. 
Five  exhibitors  staged  each  three  epergnes  of  Chrysan¬ 
themums,  these  making  a  rich  display.  Miss  C.  B.  Cole, 
of  The  Vineyard,  Feltham,  again  came  to  the  front  on  this 
occasion  and  won  in  class  30.  Her  epergnes  were  massive,  and 
filled  with  such  varieties  as  Source  d’Or,  a  yellow  single  variety, 
and  another  small  creamy  pompon.  Coloured  Croton  and 
Ampelopsis  foliage,  together  with  Asparagus,  were  used.  Mrs. 
W.  Green,  Harold  Wood,  Essex,  came  second ;  and  third,  Mr.  J. 
French,  Ambleside,  Wimbledon  Park.  Class  31  asked  for  two 
designs  made  in  Chrysanthemum  blooms.  The  premier  place 
here  was  occupied  by  Miss  Cole,  with  a  wreath,  very  fine  and  rich, 
and  an  epergne.  It  was  most  inexplicable  to  find  the  two  pretty 
designs  of  a  harp,  and  a  boat  with  sails,  coming  second  place,  and 
staged  by  Messrs.  Harold  Bros.,  Balham  Nursery,  S.W.  The 
third  was  taken  by  Miss  Anstey,  4,  Knight’s  Hill  Road,  West 
Norwood.  Miss  Cole  also  staged  the  first  prize  hand  basket, 
Miss  Anstey  being  second,  and  Mrs.  Walter  Strugnell,  213, 
Brixton  Hill,  S.W.,  third,  there  being  eight  entrants. 
Mrs.  F.  Franks,  Kingston  Hill,  Surrey,  led  for  two  hand 
bouquets ;  second,  Mr.  W.  Grundy,  Orchardleigh,  Rotherhithe, 
S.E.  ;  and  Mr.  G.  H.  Clack  third.  Contrasts  of  colours,  such  as 
yellow  with  white,  mauve  and  white,  or  harmonies  of  approximat¬ 
ing  colours,  were  the  features  here.  Mr.  A.  Robertson, 
Mitford  House,  N.W.,  staged  the  best  vase  of  six  blooms  ;  Mr.  W. 
Simpson,  The  Grange,  Sutton,  Surrey,  came  second,  with  fine 
Mrs.  Mease;  and  third,  Mr.  C.  H.  Martin,  with  Hooper  Pearson. 
Mrs.  J.  Lewis  was  the  variety  staged  by  Mr.  A.  Robertson.  In 
class  59,  for  a  basket  of  natural  autumn  foliage  and  berries. 
Mr.  W.  Taylor,  Tewkesbury  Lodge,  Forest  Hill,  stood  foremost. 
He  had  used  black  berries  of  the  Privet,  the  orange  crimson 
trusses  of  Crataegus  pyracantha,  the  hairy  vessels  of  the 
Traveller’s  Joy,  the  Winter  Cherry,  and  Snowberry,  together 
with  suitable  foliage.  Mr.  G.  H.  Clack  had  a  fine  basket,  and 
came  second,  with  Mrs.  A.  Taylor  third. 
Miscellaneous  Exhibits. 
Mr.  W.  J.  Godfrey,  Exmouth,  Devon,  quite  surprised  every¬ 
one  with  the  richness  of  colour  displayed  by  the  grand  collection 
of  blooms  he  had  arranged.  The  blooms,  large  and  massive  in 
themselves,  were  set  up  in  mounds  and  grouplets',  being  relieved 
by  Asparagus  and  green  foliage  plants.  In  the  foreground  were 
superb  samples  of  the  new  Maf eking  Hero,  Queen  Alexandra, 
Nellie  Stevens,  Godfrey’s  Masterpiece,  Kimberley,  Sensation, 
Exmouth  Crimson,  Bessie  Godfrey,  Godfrey’s  King,  and  some 
other  grand  acquisitions,  all  of  which  we  have  described  in  recent 
issues.  The  group  was  a  centre  of  much  interest.  Mr.  J. 
Williams,  4a,  Oxford  Road,  Ealing,  showed  his  rural  table 
decorations  and  received  a  small  Silver  Medal. 
Mr.  H.  J.  Jones,  Ryecroft  Nursery,  staged  one  of  his  well- 
known  exhibits,  which  consisted  of  huge  vases  filled  with  separate 
varieties,  arranged  with  appropriate  foliage,  while  the  ground¬ 
work  was  disposed  in  large  mounds  of  plants  carrying  specimen 
blooms,  the  front  being  formed  with  three  rows  of  specimen 
out  blooms,  arranged  in  a  bed  of  Maidenhair  Fern.  The  whole 
group  was  most  artistically  arranged  with  a  variety  of  foliage 
plants,  in  which  Mr.  Jones  still  excels  all  competitors.  A  few 
of  the  best  varieties  staged  were  W.  Higgs,  W.  Neville,  John 
Lyne,  Lily  Mountford,  Mrs.  J.  C.  Neville,  Geo.  Lawrence,  Miss 
Hetty  Dean,  Lady  Esther,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Beever,  and  Master  C. 
Seymour. 
Mr.  R.  C.  Pulling,  Monkhams  Nursery,  Woodford,  also 
arranged  a  grand  exhibit,  the  quality  of  the  flowers  being  re¬ 
markable,  while  the  arrangement  of  the  exhibit  was  artistic  and 
boldly  carried  out,  the  blooms  in  the  vases  being  of  especial 
merit.  The  best  blooms  were  M.  Louis  Remy,  Le  Grand 
Dragon,  Australie,  Mons.  Chenon  de  Leche,  Mrs.  Barkley,  Milli- 
cent  Richardson,  and  Lily  Mountfort.  This  exhibit  was  un¬ 
doubtedly  Mr.  Pulling’s  best  effort  to  the  present  time,  and 
thoroughly  merited  the  award. 
Mr.  Norman  Davis,  Framfield,  arranged  a  table  filled  with 
specimen  blooms  and  a  few  foliage  plants.  The  most  con¬ 
spicuous  flowers  were  Mrs.  Bagnald  Wilde,  W.  R.  Church.  Mrs. 
J.  Thomycroft,  Paris  1900,  and  Geo.  Carpenter. 
A  splendid  exhibit  was  that  from  Messrs.  B.  S.  Williams  and 
Son,  Upper  Holloway,  which  consisted  of  large  Palms,  Crotons, 
and  Ferns  for  foliage  plants,  while  Orchids,  Azalea  mollis, 
Cyclamen,  Lily  of  the  Valley,  Spiraea,  Liliums,  Ericas,  and 
Carnations  made  up  a  most  welcome  display. 
Horticultural  sundries  were  strongly  represented  by  the 
Lawes  Chemical  Manure  Company,  Limited,  59,  Mark  Lane, 
who  displayed  their  specialities.  Mr.  Joseph  Arnold,  Leighton 
Buzzard,  had  a  fine  display  of  various  wares,  including  sandstone 
for  rockeries,  peat,  loam,  and  various  sands.  Messrs.  W.  Wood 
and  Son,  Limited,  Wood  Green,  made  a  large  display  of  all 
requisites  for  the  garden,  including  many  novelties. 
Messrs.  W.  Cutbush  and  Sons,  Highgate,  occupied  a  large 
space  in  the  gallery  with  a  display  of  flowering  and  foliage  plants 
that  reminded  one  of  spring  rather  than  the  dull  foggy  days  of 
November.  The  exhibit  included  large  groups  of  Lilium 
tigrinum,  L.  lancifolium  rubrum,  L.  longiflorum,  L.  auratum, 
and  L.  lancifolium  album,  while  patches  of  Azalea  mollis,  grand 
clumps  of  Spiraea  japonica,  Tree  Carnations,  Lily  of  the  Valley, 
Begonias  Gloire  de  Lorraine,  and  Turnford  Hall,  Ericas  in 
variety,  Bouvardias,  and  other  plants,  all  tastefully  displayed 
with  Palms,  Ferns,  and  a  variety  of  other  foliage  plants. 
Messrs.  D.  Downe  and  Son,  Hammersmith,  had  a  capital 
stand  of  pots,  vases,  and  all  gardening  utensils,  the  Orchid  pots 
being  the  chief  feature,  while  the  display  of  manures  was  most 
extensive.  From  Messrs.  Daniels  Bros.,  Limited,  came  a  fine 
display  of  vegetables,  which  were  displayed  to  the  best  advantage. 
The  Potato  Sensation  was  excellent,  as  were  the  Onions  Allan’s 
Reliance,  Golden  Globe,  and  Golden  Rocca.  Champion  Leeks, 
Crimson  Perfection  Beet,  Telegraph  Carrot,  and  Giant  Red 
Celery  were  the  chief  features,  all  being  of  excellent  quality. 
Mr.  J.  George,  Putney,  had  a  most  effective  exhibit  of  his 
numerous  wares,  assisted  with  Ferns  and  Orchids  in  glasses. 
The  Permanent  Nitrate  Committee  staged  a  few  samples  of 
their  fertiliser,  as  also  had  the  Iclithemic  Guano  Company  from 
Ipswich.  A  few  bunches  of  decorative  Chrysanthemums  came 
from  Messrs.  A.  W.  Young  and  Co.,  The  Nurseries,  Stevenage, 
and  an  exhibit  of  a  new  flower  vase  in  various  sizes,  and  these 
can  be  lowered  or  raised  to  any  height.  The  invention,  which 
is  quite  new,  has  a  good  deal  to  commend  itself  to  those  who 
have  much  exhibiting  to  do,  or  even  the  ordinary  floral  decora¬ 
tive  work. 
A  collection  of  Apples  in  baskets  came  from  Messrs.  Spooner 
and  Sons,  HounsloAv  Nurseries,  Middlesex.  Some  fine  samples 
of  Bijou,  Bismark,  Wealthy,  Lane’s  Prince  Albert,  Warner’s 
King,  and  Annie  Elizabeth. 
Messrs.  George  Boyes  and  Co.,  Leicester,  as  specialists  in 
Carnations,  showed  a  grand  table  filled  with  most  vigorous  and 
floriferous  plants,  the  blooms  being  specially  fresh  and  beautiful. 
Messrs.  Isaac  House  and  Son,  Coombe  Nurseries,  Westbury-on- 
Trym,  staged  a  number  of  the  newer  and  best  varieties,  including 
Admiral  Avellan,  Mrs.  J.  J.  Astor,  the  American  Double,  Comte 
de  Brazza,  Marie  Louise,  La  France,  the  Luxonne,  Best  of  All, 
White  Czar,  and  the  pale-coloured  St.  Helena. 
Messrs.  W.  and  R.  Owen,  Maidenhead,  had  a  massive  display 
of  blooms,  variedly  set-up  in  groups  and  mounds,  and  relieved 
by  Cocos,  Pteris,  and  Bracken  fronds.  The  handsome  incurved 
variety,  Frank  Payne,  was  well  shown,  and  the  incurving  Jap, 
Miss  Elsie  Fulton  (white),  Mermaid  (also  white),  Mrs.  W.  C.  F. 
Gillam  (ruddy  bronze),  G.  J.  Warren,  Mrs.  J.  Bissett,  Lord 
Ludlow,  and  many  others.  The  name  of  the  firm  was  worked 
in  flowers,  the  variety  being  Source  d’Or,  which  lends  itself  well 
for  this  purpose. 
Messrs.  J.  Peed  and  Sons  staged  a  group  of  Chrysanthemums 
grown  in  pots.  In  the  foreground  they  also  set  up  a  vase  of  a 
lovely  new  decorative  single  variety  bearing  the  name  Margaret. 
The  disc  is  deep  yellow,  and  has  a  white  halo  around  it,  the 
outer  extremity  of  the  heavy  fringe  of  wavy  petals  being  coloured 
rose-mauve.  On  all  points  the  flower  is  a  grand  acquisition.  The 
group  included  some  finely  flowered  pieces  of  Cattleya  labiata,  and 
a  number  of  good  foliage  plants.  Another  equally  good  seedling 
was  named  Golden  Gem,  and  presented  a  sweet  yellow  colour  in 
the  gaslight. 
Messrs.  Cannell  and  Sons,  from  Swanley,  had  a  wonderful 
array  of  their  handsome  Kent  Apples,  so  marvellously  coloured, 
and  of  goodly  dimensions.  The  better  varieties  were  those  of  Cox’s 
Orange  Pippin,  Lord  Suffield,  Cox’s  Pomona,  Wadhurst  Pippin, 
Hoary  Morning,  Peasgood’s  Nonesuch,  Beauty  of  Wilts,  The 
Queen,  Emperor  Alexander,  and  others.  In  all  there  were  134 
dishes  of  Apples,  together  with  a  number  of  fine  samples  of 
Pears. 
The  Executors  of  the  late  Mr.  Thomas  Rochford,  Turnford 
Hall,  showed  the  new  Begonia,  named  Turnford  Hall,  together 
with  retarded  Lily  of  the  Valley,  Azaleas,  and  liliums. 
From  Messrs.  Watkins  and  Simpson,  Tavistock  Street,  Covent 
Garden,  came  an  exhibit  of  Lantana  hybrida,  represented  by 
bushy  and  well-flowered  plants  that  had  been  grown  from  seeds 
sown  on  June  5,  1901.  The  new  Apple,  Charles  Ross,  was  staged 
from  Messrs.  W.  Horne  and  Sons,  the  raisers.  Mr.  C.  J.  Wake¬ 
field  showed  his  “  Floral-aid,”  for  table  decorations.  A  group  of 
seedling  Japs  came  from  Mr.  Henry  Love,  Sandown,  Isle  of 
Wight,  all  of  them  very  bright  and  attractive. 
Hobbies,  Limited  (Mr.  J.  Green)  were  forward  with  a  large 
assortment  of  cut  blooms,  well  set  up  on  tall  glasses.  Messrs.  H. 
