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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
July  19,  1900. 
Royal  Horticultnral  Society. 
Drill  Hall,  July  17th. 
The  Drill  Hall  was  not  particularly  well  filled  on  Tuesday,  but 
the  produce  exhibited  was  exceptionally  interesting.  Orchids,  as  is 
customary  at  this  period  of  the  year,  were  not  very  numerous,  but 
the  exhibits  of  the  Floral  Committee  were  fine  as  well  as  diversified. 
In  this  section  the  Crotons  were  particularly  fine,  as  the  colour  was  so 
rich ;  hardy  flowers  were,  of  course,  of  exceptional  quality.  Straw¬ 
berries  and  Raspberries  were  admirably  staged  by  Messrs.  J.  Veitch  and 
Sons  from  their  Langley  Nursery. 
Fruit  Committee. 
Present  :  G.  Bunyard,  Esq.  (in  the  chair) ;  with  the  Rev.  W.  Wilks 
and  Messrs.  H.  Esling,  J.  Cheal,  A.  F.  Barron,  G.  Keif,  S.  Mortimer, 
J.  T.  Miles,  W.  J.  Empson,  G.  Wythes,  F.  Q.  Lane,  G.  Norman, 
E.  Beckett,  and  H.  Balderson. 
Messrs.  J.  Carter  &  Co.,  High  Holborn,  contributed  an  excellent 
collection  of  Lettuces,  including  Long  Stander,  Tom  Thumb,  Harbinger, 
Nonpareil,  Ne  Plus  Ultra,  All  the  Year  Round,  Northern  King  Cos, 
Sugar  Loaf  Cos,  Green  Fringed,  Grand  Admiral,  Large  Yellow,  Perpetual, 
Continuity,  Hanson  and  Berlin.  Messrs.  J  Cheal  &  Sons,  Crawley,  were 
represented  by  a  collection  of  standard  Currants  and  Gooseberries.  The 
group  formed  an  excellent  example  of  the  adaptability  of  these  fruits  to 
this  form  of  culture.  Red  Currant  La  Fertile  was  magnificently  fruited, 
as  were  Blanche  de  Werder,  and  Gooseberries  Jolly  Farmer,  Gretna 
Green,  and  Red  Smith.  The  same  firm  sent  also  single  and  double 
cordons. 
Mr.  W.  A.  Clark,  Hungerford,  sent  fruits  of  a  yellow  Tomato  of  fine 
appearance.  Messrs.  G.  Charlton  &  Co.,  Morpeth,  exhibited  bushes  of 
Gooseberry  Victoria,  on  which  the  fruits  were  thickly  clustered  and  of 
good  size.  A  beautiful  basket  of  the  Logan  Berry  was  staged  by  the 
Rev.  W.  Wilks,  Shirley,  the  fruits  being  fine  and  well  coloured.  From 
Mr.  T.  L.  Pelly,  The  Vineries,  Rusper,  Sussex,  came  twelve  bunches  of 
Black  Hamburgh 8  in  grand  form. 
Mr.  Allan,  gardener  to  Lord  Sutfield,  Gnnton  Park,  staged  three 
dishes  of  Lady  Sutfield  Strawberry  in  fine  condition  ;  while  Mr.  G. 
Norman,  gardener  to  Lord  Salisbury,  Hatfield,  contributed  a  box  of 
Brown  Tuikey  Figs,  well  grown  and  in  the  pink  of  condition.  Messrs. 
Cross  &  Son,  Wisbech,  staged  a  box  of  Early  Victoria  Apple,  which 
was  undoubtedly  early  and  well  developed.  Messrs.  Jas.  Veitch  and 
Sons,  Ltd.,  exhibited  boxes  of  their  new  Strawberry  Lord  Kitchener,  a 
cross  between  British  Queen  and  Waterloo,  which  was  honoured  by  the 
Fruit  Committee  last  July  ;  also  the  yellow  Superlative  Raspberry, 
in  shape  quite  like  the  well-known  form. 
A  wonderful  collection  of  culinary  Peas  was  staged  by  Messrs. 
W.  W.  Johnson  &  Son,  Ltd.,  Boston,  which  comprised  150  varieties,  and 
the  majority  were  in  excellent  condition  ;  perhaps  the  best  exhibit  of 
this  character  ever  staged  in  the  hall.  It  was  quite  impossible  to 
describe  all  the  gcod  sorts  where  so  many  were  to  be  seen,  but  the 
following  varieties  seemed  to  be  excellent : — Centenary,  Oracle, 
Magnum  Bonum,  Triumph,  Epicure,  British  Empire,  Boston  Unrivalled, 
Duke  of  Norfolk,  Pioneer,  Dickson’s  Utility,  and  Eureka. 
Floral  Committee. 
Present :  W.  Marshall,  Esq.  (in  the  chair)  ;  and  Messrs.  S.  A.  de  Graaff, 
G.  Nicholson,  H.  B.  May,  R.  Dean,  J,  H.  Fitt,  W.  Howe,  J.  Jennings, 
J.  F.  McLeod,  C.  R.  Fielder,  H.  Selfe  Leonard,  J.  W.  Barr,  G.  Reuthe, 
G.  Gordon,  C.  E.  Pearson,  E.  H.  Jenkins,  C.  E.  Shea,  G.  Paul,  C.  T. 
Druery,  J.  Fraser,  and  J.  Hudson. 
Messrs.  I.  House  &  Son,  Westbury-on-Trym,  Bristol,  staged  a 
collection  of  hybrids  of  Chrysanthemum  maximum.  The  best  varieties 
were  G.  H.  Sage,  Mrs.  Head  (a  gigantic  form),  Jas.  Cocker,  Moonlight, 
Filifera  (a  variety  with  divided  florets),  and  Miss  Henshaw  (a  pretty 
form).  An  interesting  display  of  hardy  flowers  was  contributed  by 
Messrs.  T.  S.  Ware,  Ltd.,  Feltham,  in  which  Liliums,  Gaillardias, 
Pinks,  Carnations,  Pentstemons,  and  rock  plants  formed  the  chief 
part.  A  pan  of  Nympbajas  must  not  be  overlooked,  for  it  contributed 
a  coolness  to  the  display  that  was  much  appreciated  on  such  a  hot  day. 
Messrs.  Barr  &  Sons,  Covent  Garden,  also  staged  a  choice  display 
of  hardy  flowers,  which  included  a  capital  collection  of  early  Gladioli. 
The  following  varieties  were  noteworthy  as  being  distinct  and  in  good 
form- — Palissot  de  Beaumaris,  Cardinalis  elegans,  G.  Ackerman,  Little 
Lady,  Crimson  Queen,  Prince  of  Wales,  and  Blushing  Bride.  The 
Pentstemons,  Phloxes,  Liliums,  Pinks,  and  Spirmas  were  all  worthy  of 
special  note.  Here  also  was  displayed  a  pan  of  the  new  hybrid  Nymphaeas, 
with  numerous  other  interesting  hardy  plants.  From  Messrs.  Jones 
and  Sons,  Shrewsbury,  came  a  collection  of  Sweet  Peas  in  large 
bunches,  which  would  have  appeared  to  better  advantage  had  some 
appropriate  foliage  been  used.  It  is  a  mistake  to  stage  this  flower 
without  consideration  to  artistic  effect.  The  flowers,  however,  were  all 
that  could  be  desired.  The  best  varieties  were  Baden  Powell,  Black 
Knight,  Maid  of  Honour,  Mrs.  Dugdale,  Lady  Nina  Balfour,  Gorgeous, 
and  Salopian. 
Mr  .Amos  Perry,  Winchmore  Hill,  contributed  a  large  and  choice 
exhibit  of  hardy  flowers.  Tne  group  was  conspicuous  for  its  brightness 
and  admirable  arrangement.  Some  of  the  most  noteworthy  were 
Catananche  bicolor.  Campanula  celticifolia,  Heliopsis  laevis  major, 
Calochorti  luteus,  splendens,  and  Eldorado,  Monarda  didyma  rosea,  and 
a  few  good  varieties  of  Phloxes.  Sweet  Peas  and  Violas  came  in  force 
from  Messrs.  Dobbie  &  Co.,  Rothesay,  and  both  sections  were  well 
represented.  The  Sweet  Peas  were  particularly  bright,  most  notable 
were  Othello,  Lady  M.  Currie,  Prince  of  Wales,  Golden  Gleam,  Aurora, 
Salopian,  Eliza  Eckford,  and  Mrs.  Dugdale,  while  the  Violas  included 
most  of  the  well  known  popular  forms. 
Perhaps  the  finest  exhibit  in  flowers  was  that  from  Messrs. 
W.  Paul  &  Son,  Waltham  Cross,  which  consisted  of  a  splendid 
display  of  Roses,  chiefly  of  the  decorative  types,  which  were  arranged 
in  baskets,  vases,  and  also  the  orthodox  boxes.  The  most  striking 
were  Perle  d’Or,  Madame  Hoste,  boxes  of  the  new  Hybrid  Tea 
Tennyson,  staged  in  grand  form  ;  Alexandra,  Corallina,  Sulphurea, 
Boadicea,  a  charming  new  Tea;  Blushing  Bride,  and  the  well-known 
Crimson  Rambler.  From  Messrs.  Jas.  Veitch  &  Sons,  Ltd.,  came  two 
small  tanks  of  hybrid  Nymphaeas  with  numbers  of  fully  expanded 
flowers.  The  varieties  most  striking  were  N.  marliacea  rosea, 
N.  Leydekeri  fulgens,  N.  L.  rosea,  N.  m.  albida,  in  excellent  form 
N.  m.  chromafella,  and  N.  Robinsoni ;  a  capital  collection  in  a 
small  compass.  A  very  interesting  display  of  cut  Carnations  was 
staged  by  Mr.  Jas.  Douglas,  Great  Bookham.  The  varieties  included 
the  grand  yellow  Cecilia,  Sappho,  Don  Carlos,  Boreas,  Miss  Violet,  a 
beautiful  yellow  ground  variety ;  Artemis,  Golden  Eagle,  and  Lanyan. 
Mr.  H.  B.  May,  Dysons  Lane  Nurseries,  Upper  Edmonton,  sent  a 
large  table  of  choice  foliage  plants,  consisting  chiefly  of  Crotons, 
Ferns,  and  Begonias,  also  a  few  plants  of  Campanula  isophylla  alba, 
and  the  new  form  Mayi,  a  grand  decorative  plant.  The  Crotons  were 
deserving  of  special  mention,  the  following  varieties  being  conspicuous 
for  their  bright  colours  :  Ruberrimus,  Warreni,  Newmann',  Thomson], 
and  Flambeau.  A  choice  display  of  Liliums  and  other  hardy  flowers 
was  arranged  by  Messrs.  R.  Wallace  &  Co  ,  Colchester,  which  included 
L.  concolor  (exceedingly  bright),  L.  Browni,  L.  Krameri,  L.  longiflorum 
giganteum,  and  L.  Thunbergianum  Van  Houttei;  also  Gaillardias  in 
variety,  Carnations  of  the  border  type,  and  a  collection  of  Calochorti. 
Messrs.  Paul  &  Son,  Cheshunt,  were  represented  by  a  beautiful 
collection  of  Roses  and  Phloxes.  The  former  section  was  made  up  of 
fine  bunches  arranged  naturally,  which  gave  them  a  good  effect.  The 
varieties,  Killarney,  Jeanie  Dickson,  Golden  Gate,  L’Ideal,  Muriel 
Grahame,  White  Maman  Cochet,  Clara  Watson,  J.  B.  M.  Camm, 
Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant,  and  Kaiserin  Augusta  Victoria  were  good.  The 
Phloxes  included  some  of  the  latest  varieties,  such  as  Evenement,  La 
Siecle,  Etna,  Eclaireur,  Coquilicot,  and  Lord  Rayleigh.  Messrs.  H. 
Cannell  &  Sons,  Swanley,  exhibited  a  good  strain  of  double  Poppies 
The  colours  were  varied  as  well  as  vivid. 
A  grand  display  of  hardy  flowers  was  arranged  by  Mr.  E.  Beckett, 
gardener  to  Lord  Aldenham,  Elstree,  each  bunch  constituting  a  miniature 
flower  garden,  and  the  effect  can  be  readily  imagined.  All  were  well 
grown  and  beautifully  staged.  Some  of  the  best  were  Aconitum 
napellus,  Centaurea  macrocephala,  Lilium  Batemanni,  Phlox  Sakme, 
the  oldMartagon  Lily,  Alstromeria  chilensis.  Iris  Ksempferi,  Thalictrum 
majus  glaucum.  Lychnis  Haageana,  Gladiolus  The  Bride,  and  Malva 
moschata  alba.  Messrs.  W.  Cutbush  &  Son,  Highgate,  showed  an 
effective  group  of  Malmaison  Carnations  arranged  with  Palms,  Perns, 
and  Dracaenas.  The  Carnations  included  groups  of  Mrs.  Trelawny, 
Mrs.  Martin  Smith,  Mercia,  Thora,  Nautilus,  Juliette,  Lady  Grimston, 
King  Oscar,  and  Trumpeter.  The  groundwork  of  Ferns,  with  the  Palms 
as  dot  plants,  made  a  pleasing  feature. 
Mr.  W.  Rumsey,  Joynings  Nursery,  Waltham  Cross,  arranged  a 
pretty  exhibit  of  cut  Roses,  in  which  the  Teas  predominated.  Those 
arranged  in  bunches  included  good  examples  of  Francisca  Kruger, 
L’Ideal,  Gustave  Regis,  Souvenir  de  Catherine  Guillot,  Ethel  Brownlow, 
Princess  Beatrice,  Maman  Cochet,  and  Bridesmaid,  while  the  best  in 
the  boxes  were  Clio,  Mrs.  Rumsey,  Earl  of  Dufferin,  Countess  of  Pem¬ 
broke,  Marquise  Litta,  and  Etoile  de  Lyon.  A  fine  exhibit  of  double 
Begonias  was  staged  by  Mr.  B.  R.  Davis,  Yeovil.  The  blooms  were 
simply  splendid,  and  represented  a  great  variety  of  colours.  The 
Maidenhair  Ferns  employed  for  their  embellishment  added  to  the 
beauty.  The  most  striking  varieties  were  Mrs.  Stothurt,  Hilda,  R.  B. 
Parsons,  Lucania,  Orontes,  Hercules,  Albert  Crousse,  Orion,  Regina 
Victoria,  and  Florence  Nightingale.  A  fine  group  of  Crotons  from 
Mr.  E.  Beckett,  gardener  to  Lord  Aldenham,  Elstree,  attracted  a  lai  ge 
amount  of  attention  from  visitors,  as  well  as  from  those  persons  who 
know  a  good  Croton  when  they  see  one.  The  plants  were  in  excellent 
condition  and  beautifully  coloured,  while  the  edging  of  Maidenhair 
Ferns  and  Panioum  made  a  good  finish.  Mr.  M.  Prichard,  Christchurch, 
staged  large  clumps  of  Heliopsis  scabra  major,  Centaurea  ruthenica. 
Campanula  carpatica  Riverslea,  Cimicifuga  americana,  Lilium  Browni, 
and  Astilbe  Silver  Sheaf,  a  grandly  grown  clump.  Mr.  Key  Allen  con¬ 
tributed  Sweet  Peas  in  fine  form. 
Orchid  Committee. 
Present  :  H.  J.  Veitch,  Esq.  (in  the  chair)  ;  with  Messrs.  J.  O’Brien, 
de  Barri  Crawshay,  H.  J.  Chapman,  W.  H.  Young,  H.  A.  Tracy, 
W.  H.  White,  E.  Hill,  T.  W.  Bond,  H.  T.  Pitt,  E.  Ashworth,  J.  Douglas, 
and  J.  T.  Gabriel. 
As  has  been  stated.  Orchids  were  comparatively  scarce  in  numbers. 
Col.  Brymer,  Dorchester,  contributed  a  magnificent  plant  of  Ccelogyne 
