August  16,  1900. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
15:^  i 
Royal  Horticultural  Society. 
Drill  Hall,  August  14th. 
gardener  to  W.  Roupell,  Esq.,  Roupell  Park.Jshowed  Apples  Duchess  of 
Oldenburg,  Beauty  of  Bath,  Irish  Peach, ^  Lady  Sudeley,  and  Red 
Astraohan,  from  trees  grown  within  the  ,fi.ve  mile  radius  of  Charing 
Cross. 
The  exhibition  on  Tuesday  was  the  smallest  that  has  been  held  for 
some  considerable  period.  Though  small,  it  was  brightly  attractive, 
and  comprised  many  particularly  beautiful  exhibits.  Orchids  were 
shown  in  very  limited  numbers,  but  fruit,  especially  that  from  Mr.  Keif, 
was  good. 
Fruit  Committee. 
Present  ;  Philip  Crowley,  Esq.  (in  the  chair)  ;  with  the  Rev.  W. 
Wilks,  J.  Willard,  J.  Cheal,  W.  Ponpart,  G.  Keif,  W.  Pope,  H.  Bsling, 
A.  Dean,  S.  Mortimer,  G.  T.  Miles,  G.  Woodward,  H.  Markham, 
G.  Wythes,  W.  Crump,  W.  Parr,  H. 
Balderson,  F.  Q.  Lane,  G.  Norman, 
and  G.  Bnnyard. 
Mr.  G.  Keif,  gardener  to  Miss 
Adamson,  South  Villa,  Regent’s 
Park,  contributed  a  collection  of 
fruits  chiefly  from  pot  trees  grown 
within  two  miles  of  Charing  Cross. 
The  fruits  were  equal,  and  in  some 
instances  superior,  to  those  pro¬ 
duced  beyond  the  radius  of  the 
metropolitan  smoke.  The  Grapes 
included  Buckland  Sweetwater, 
Black  Hamburgh,  and  Foster’s 
Seedling;  Melons  Blenheim  Orange 
and  Sutton’s  A1  ;  Plums  Jeffer¬ 
son’s,  Cox’s,  Emperor,  Kirke’s, 
Early  Transparent  Gage,  Reine 
Claude  d’Althann ;  Peaches  Bar¬ 
rington  and  Bellegarde,  with  Nec- 
taritne  Early  Rivers.  It  was  a 
most  creditable  exhibit,  that  added 
greatly  to  the  excellence  of  the 
show  (silver-gilt  Knightian  medal). 
Mr.  H.  Markham,  gardener  to 
the  Earl  of  Strafford,  Wrotham 
Park,  Barnet,  showed  a  dozen 
bunches  of  .  Black  Hamburgh 
Grapes,  eight  of  which  were  from 
Vines  planted  by  the  late  Mr.  Wm. 
Thomson  of  Clovenfords  just  over 
half  a  century  ago ;  the  berries 
were  of  good  average  size,  and  of 
excellent  colour.  The  remaining 
four  bunches  came  from  a  Vine 
planted  in  17b5,  and  again  the 
berries  were  of  fine  colour.  This 
Vine  was  raised  from  a  cutting 
taken  from  a  Vine  which  was  sent 
from  Holland  in  1710  by  the  then 
Earl  Strafford,  who  was  minister 
to  that  country ;  the  original  plant 
thus  went  to  Twickenham  nearly 
two  centuries  ago  (silve^  Knightian 
medal). 
Messrs.  J.  Veitch  &  Sons,  Ltd., 
sent  from  their  Langley  nursery 
a  handsome  collection  of  fruit,  in¬ 
cluding  two  splendid  plants  of  the 
Wineberry,  Bubus  phoenicolasius 
(fig.  41)  carrying  an  immense  crop 
of  fruits.  Twelve  trained  Goose- 
berries  in  pots  were  staged.  They 
were  mostly  five-stemmed  plants, 
each  roped  with  fruit.  The  varieties 
included  Golden  Gem,  Crown  Bob, 
Green  Camel,  Ironmonger,  Trum¬ 
peter,  Warrington,  White  Cham¬ 
pagne,  Keenls  Seedling,  Hedgehog, 
Napoleon  le  Grand,  Crystal  and  Clayton.  The  Plums  from  the  same 
source,  were  Burbank,  St.  Etienne,  Early  Prolific,  Boddaert’s  Gage, 
Stint,  and  McLaughlin  ;  the  Pears  Citron  des  Carmes,  Beacon,  Beurre 
Giffard,  Doyenne  d’Ete,  Jargonelle,  La  Petite  Marguerite,  and  Fondante 
de  Behonel ;  Currant  La  Constante  ;  with  several  Apples  of  which  the 
most  conspicuous  were  Red  Astraohan,  Ringer,  Mr.  Gladstone,  Golden 
Spire,  Dutoti  Codlin,  Grenadier,  Stirling  Castle,  Lady  Sudeley,  Duchess 
of  Oldenburg,  Domino,  Potts’  Seedling,  Beauty  of  Bath,  Lord  Suffield, 
Irish  Peach,  Devonshire  Quarrenden,  Peter  the  Great,  Benoni,  Keswick 
Codlin  and  White  Transparent  (silver  Knightian  medal). 
Mr.  G.  Charlton,  Morpeth,  sent  fruits  of  Gooseberry  Victoria,  a 
handsome  reddish  green  fruit  of  large  size.  Messrs.  R.  Veitch  &  Son, 
Exeter,  showed  tubers  of  Potato  Beauty  of  Hebron,  and  Messrs.  W. 
Sharpe,  Ltd.,  Sleaford,  showed  Potato  Sharpe’s  Victor,  and  Messrs. 
Dicksons,  Ltd.,  Chester,  Potato  Pioneer  Earliest  Kidney.  Mr.  Dixon, 
gardener  to  the  Earl  of  Ilchester,  Holland  House,  Kensington,  contri¬ 
buted  Peaches  Violette  Hative  and  Nectarine  Lord  Napier.  Mr.  A.  Russell, 
Mr.  G.  Woodward,  gardener  to  Roger  Leigh,  Esq  ,  Barham  Court, 
Maidstone,  sent  handsome  specimens  of  Apple  Northern  Dumpling, 
Williams’  Favourite,  and  Bieligheimer  Red,  with  a  dish  of  Alexander 
Peaches  from  standard  trees  grown  in  the  open  air.  Mr.  C.  Ross, 
gardener  to  Captain  Carstairs,  Newbury,  showed  Melon  Baden  Powell, 
a  cross  from  Hero  of  Lockinge  and  Banquet.  Mr.  J.  Walker,  Cobham, 
sent  a  large  fruit  Tomato  of  fair  form,  and  Mr.  S.  Jones,  Great  Malvern, 
Tomato  The  National.  Mr.  J.  Wood,  Penrith,  sent  Bean  Wood’s 
Centenary,  and  Messrs.  J.  Cheal  &  Sons,  Crawley,  Runner  Bean 
Longpod  of  Leyden.  Mr.  G.  Nor¬ 
man,  gardener  to  the  Marquis  of 
Salisbury,  Uai  field,  sent  excellent 
Royal  George  Peaches  and  Hatfield 
Hybrid  Melon. 
Floral  Committee. 
Present :  W.  Marshall,  Esq.  (in 
the  chair)  ;  with  Messrs.  O.  Thom'as, 
C.  T.  Druery,  G.  Nicholson,  H.  B. 
May,  R.  Dean,  J.  Walker,  J.  F. 
McLeod,  J.  Fraser,  W.  Bain,  J.  D. 
Pawle,C.E.  Pearson,  H.  S.  Leonard, 
C.  E.  Shea,  G.  Gordon,  J.  W.  Barr, 
and  E.  T.  Cook. 
Gladioli  were  represented  by 
a  large  collection  from  Messrs. 
Kelway  &  Son,  Langport,  who 
occupied  a  table  running  the  length 
of  the  hall.  The  spikes  were  beau¬ 
tifully  developed,  and  the  variety 
excellent.  Some  of  the  best  were 
E.  J.  Lowe,  Richard  Milner,  Brice, 
Countess  Amy,  Plunket,  Sappho, 
Nilus,  Paladore,  Hazelbeech,  Bar- 
num,  Carlton,  Egeria,  and  Mela- 
stano.  A  most  interesting  display 
(silver-gilt  Banksian  medal).  Mr. 
S.  Mortimer,  Rowledge,  Farnham, 
opened  the  Dahlia  season  in  a  most 
satisfactory  manner  by  staging  a 
good  collection  of  blooms,  which 
included  the  Show,  Fancy,  and 
Cactus  sections.  Considering  the 
early  period  the  blooms  were  excel¬ 
lent.  In  the  old  sections  Mrs. 
Langtry,  Victor,  John  Hickling, 
Arthur  Rawlings,  Archie  Mortimer, 
Sunset,  Professor  Fawcett,  and 
Dandy  were  good,  while  in  the 
more  popular  section,  the  Cactus, 
Mayor  Tuppenny,  Mrs.  Sanders, 
Uncle  Tom,  Lucius,  Exquisite, 
Starfish,  Mrs.  J.  J.  Crowe,  Chas. 
Woodbridge,  Exquisite,  and  Mrs. 
Carter  Page  were  good  (silver-gilt 
Banksian  medal). 
Mr.  G.  W.  Piper,  Uckfield, 
staged  some  beautiful  blooms  of 
the  now  well-known  Tea  Rose 
Sunrise  in  good  condition.  Prom 
Messrs.  Dobbie  &  Co.,  Rothesay, 
came  a  collection  of  Pentstemous 
of  the  newer  type,  which  included 
Andre  Lebon,  Auguste  Cain,  Eten- 
dard,  and  Alphonse  Daudet,  also  a 
pretty  strain  of  Antirrhinums, while 
the  strains  of  Marigolds  elicited 
universal  admiration,  for  it  would  be  difficult  to  produce  better  strains 
of  either  African  or  French  varieties, 
A  grand  display  of  Asters  in  all  sections  were  arranged  by  Messrs- 
H.  Cannell  &  Sons,  Swanley.  They  were  arranged  in  large  sprays, 
and  the  intervening  spaces  filled  in  with  Gypsophila.  The  Mignon  we.e 
an  excellent  strain,  and  the  colours  quite  distinct,  while  the  Victoria 
section  contained  a  great  variety  of  colour,  including  a  sulphur  coloured 
variety.  The  Crown  section  with  their  parti-coloured  flowers,  was 
distinct  and  attractive.  The  Pseony  varieties  were  represented  by  a 
the  well  known  colours  in  commerce.  Needless  to  say  the  Comet 
varieties  were  well  to  the  fore  from  a  decorative  point  of  view,  whi  e 
a  variety  of  the  same  section  called  Hohenzollern,  a  pure  white, 
notable,  chiefly  for  its  large  size.  The  Pompon  Asters  were  also  stage 
in  a  variety  of  colours  (silver  Flora  medal). 
A  good  collection  of  Lilies  was  staged  by  Messrs.  R.  Wallace  & 
Colchester,  together  with  hardy  flowers.  In  the  former  were  to  ba 
found  L.  tigrinum  superbum,  L.  Batemanniau,  L.  ThunbergianumWil3oni> 
Fig.  41. — The  Japanese  Wineberry  (Rcbus  phcenicolasius). 
