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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
August  30,  190o. 
CodoDopsis  cleniatidea. 
The  genus  Codonopsis  is  included  in  the  Campanula  family,  and 
several  of  its  members  are  very  suggestive  of  the  medium-sized  Bell¬ 
flowers  of  erect  habit.  The  climbing  annual  Codonopsis,  C.  rotundifolia, 
is  perhaps  the  best  known,  together  with  its  beautiful  variety  grandiflora, 
the  yellowish  flowers  being  veined  with  dark  purple.  C.  clematidea 
(fig.  54)  is  not  too  frequently  seen,  however,  although  it  is  an 
attractive  plant  of  considerable  merit  as  a  hardy  perennial.  It  is  a 
native  of  elevated  regions  in  Asia,  and  produces  its  neat  bell-shaped 
pale  blue  flowers  at  the  points  of  the  slender  stems,  which  rise  to  the 
height  of  2  or  3  feet.  The  flowers  have  a  charming  appearance  when 
cut  and  arranged  with  other  flowers  or  foliage  in  vases.  This  is  in 
reply  to  “  W.  Raby,”  and  we  trust  will  be  of  service. 
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Royal  Horticultural  Society. 
Drill  Hall,  August  28th. 
The  Drill  Hall  .'••n  Tuesday  was  splendidly  filled  with  a  considerable 
number  of  excellent  exhibits,  mainly  requiring  the  attention  of  the 
Floral  Committee.  Orchids  were  very  few  in  numbers.  Fruit  was 
magnificently  staged,  especially  by  Messrs.  W.  Fyfe  and  T.  W.  Me  Hattie. 
Fruit  Committee. 
Present :  P.  Crowley,  ICsq.  (in  the  chair)  ;  with  Messrs.  J.  Cheal, 
E.  Shaw  Blaker,  H.  Esling,  A.  Dean,  G.  Keif,  W.  Bates,  F.  Q.  Lane, 
G,  Norman,  G.  Bunyard,  and  W.  Poupart. 
Messrs.  G.  Bunyard  &  Co.,  Maidstone,  contributed  a  collection  of 
Apples  and  Pears,  comprising  some  two  dozen  varieties.  The  fruits,  as 
is  customary  with  the  Maidstone  exhibits,  were  of  typical  shape  and  very 
rich  in  colour.  The  most  conspicuous  Apples  were  Cardinal,  Gold^ 
Medal,  Golden  Spire,  Red  Astrachan,  Grenadier,  Potts’  Seedling, 
Worcester  Pearmain,  Duchess’  Favourite,  James  Welch,  Lord  Grosvenor, 
Duchess  of  Oldenburg,  Ecklinville,  The  Queen,  Lord  Suffield,  and 
Emperor  Napoleon.  The  Pears  included  Petite  Marguerite,  Williams’ 
Bon  Chietien,  Dr.  Jules  Guyot,  Doyenne  Boussoch,  and  Madame  Treyve. 
Mr.  Chas.  Turner,  Slough,  showed  a  number  of  fruits  of  Early  Rivers 
Nectarine  grown  on  trained  trees  in  the  open  ground  ;  the  specimens 
were  of  excellent  colour  and  size.  A  collection  of  fruit  trees  in  pots 
from  a  cool  orchard  house  was  arranged  by  Messrs.  J.  Laing  &  Sons, 
Forest  Hill.  In  the  majority  of  instances  the  plants  were  carrying  a 
creditable  crop  of  fruit.  Peaches  were  prominent,  but  Nectarines  and 
Pears  were  also  shown.  Messrs.  Laing  &  Sons  had  in  the  front  of  the 
pot  trees  dishes  of  Apples  Benoni,  Devonshire  Quarrenden,  Worcester 
Pearmain,  Lord  Grosvenor,  Domino,  Lady  Sudeley,  Lord  Suffield, 
Ecklinville,  Professor,  and  Golden  Spire  amongst  others. 
Apples  formed  the  backbone  of  the  table  arranged  by  Messrs. 
S.  Spooner  &  Son,  Hounslow.  We  also  observed  Plums  Early  Trans¬ 
parent,  Belle  de  Louvaine,  Prince  of  Wales,  Diamond,  Denniston’s 
Superb,  and  Victoria.  The  best  of  the  Apples  were  Royal  Jubilee, 
Potts’  Seedling,  Lady  Sudeley,  Peach,  Beauty  of  Bath,  Emperor 
Alexander,  Grenadier,  Gloucester,  Worcester  Pearmain,  Okera,  Duchess’ 
Favourite,  Red  Quarrenden,  Stirling  Castle,  Red  Astrachan,  Councillor, 
and  Frogmore  Prolific.  Pears  Beacon  and  Clapp’s  Favourite  were  also 
included. 
A  superb  collection  of  fruit  was  contributed  by  Mr.  T.  W.  McHattie, 
gardener  to  the  Duke  of  Wellington,  Strathfieldsaye,  Mortimer,  Berks. 
The  twenty  bunches  of  Grapes  were  magnificent  alike  for  the  size  of 
berry  and  the  form  of  bunch  as  for  the  excellence  of  the  colour. 
Alnwick  Seedling,  as  represented  by  several  bunches,  was  perfect. 
Other  varieties  included  Muscat  of  Alexandria,  Raisin  de  Calabria, 
Madresfield  Court  (exceptionally  good  in  colour).  Black  Hamburgh, 
Golden  Hamburgh  (perfect),  and  GrosMaroc.  There  were  eight  Melons, 
including  a  seedling  named  Lord  Lothian,  which  will  be  valuable  if  its 
flavour  equal  its  appearance,  Ne  Plus  Ultra,  and  Royal  Jubilee.  Amongst 
the  Apples  we  noted  Gascoyne’s  Scarlet  Seedling,  Lady  Sudeley,  and 
Red  Astrachan ;  Pears  Pitmaston  Duchess ;  Plums  Reine  Claude  de 
Bavay  and  Oullihs  Golden  Gage ;  Peaches  Early  York,  Early  Albert, 
Sea  Eagle,  Nectarine,  and  Hale’s  Early;  Nectarines  Stanwiok  Elruge, 
Lord  Napier,  and  Spencer  ;  and  Figs  Brown  Turkey.  The  whole  of  the 
fruits,  except  the  Grapes,  were  shown  in  small  baskets  with  trails  of 
Smilax  between. 
The  collection  of  fruits  contributed  by  Mr.  W.  Fyfe,  gardener  to 
Lord  AVantage,  A’’.C.,  Lockinge  Park,  Wantage,  was  conspicuous  alike 
for  general  excellence  of  quality  and  for  taste  in  arrangement.  The 
finest  feature  was  undoubtedly  formed  by  the  Peaches,  of  which 
Barrington,  Crimson  Galande,  and  Grosse  Mignonne  were  of  perfect 
shape,  good  size,  and  without  a  fault  as  regards  colour.  The  Madresfield 
Court  Grapes  were  fine  in  berry,  but  scarcely  finished,  and  the  bunches 
of  Muscat  of  Alexandria  were  grand,  but  would  have  improved  in 
colour  with  another  week  or  two.  Of  Apples  there  were  Worcester 
Pearmain,  Miller’s  Seedling,  Irish  Peach,  a  grand  Lady  Sudeley.  The 
Melons  were  Pride  of  Stourbridge  and  British  Queen,  and  the  Figs 
Brown  Turkey  and  AVhite  Ischia.  The  two  baskets  of  Morello  Cherries 
were  very  handsome.  There  were  about  eighteen  punnets  of  Plums 
with  nine  fruits  in  each.  The  varieties  were  Guthrie’s  Tay  Bank, 
Guthrie’s  Late  Gage,  Denyer’s  Victoria,  Angelina  Burdett,  Royal  de 
Tour,  Green  Gage,  Jefferson’s,  Kirke’s,  Washington,  Coe’s  Golden  Drop, 
Sharpe’s  Emperor,  White  Magnuni  Bonum,  Imperial  Ottoman,  and 
Heale’s  Hybrid. 
Messrs.  J.  Veitch  &  Sons,  Chelsea,  sent  a  collection  of  Tomatoes  in 
pots,  Chiswick  Peach  being  the  variety  represented.  The  plants  were 
magnificently  fruited.  Messrs.  Vilmorin,  Andrieux  et  Cie,  Quai  de  la 
Megisserie,  Paris,  show  three  Aubergines  (Etjg  Plants),  including 
Violette  ronde,  Violette  longue  hative,  and  Violetie  naine  tr^s  hative, 
with  some  young  round  Gourds  suitable  for  use  as  Marrows,  and  a  small 
Marrow  shown  as  of  typical  size  to  give  choiceness  of  flavour.  Messrs 
J.  Veitch  &  Sons  sent  Bean  Veitch’s  Hybrid,  Nectarines  Early  Rivers, 
from  trained  trees  in  the  open  ground,  and  Preooce  de  Croncels  and 
Apple  Langley  Pippin.  Mr.  W.  Bain  showed  Bean  Dolichos  Lablabs,  a 
form  with  purple  flowers  and  pods,  and  Strawberiy  St.  Antoine  de 
Padoue.  Mr.  Coates,  Maidenhead,  sent  Apple  Coates’  Seedling;  Mr, 
J.  Watkins,  Hereford,  Crab  Gideon,  and  Apple  Hative  de  Crimea. 
Floral  Committee. 
Present :  George  Paul,  Esq.  (in  the  chair)  ;  with  Messrs.  H.  Turner, 
M.  L.  de  Vilmorin,  J.  Margottin,  G.  Nicholson,  C.  T.  Druery,  H.  B. 
May,  W.  Howe,  J.  Hudson,  C.  J.  Salter,  C.  R.  Fielder,  J.  D.  Pawle, 
W.  Bain,  C.  E.  Pearson,  J.  Walker,  G.  Gordon,  and  W.  J.  James. 
Mr.  Maurice  Prichard,  Christchurch,  staged  a  beautiful  exhibit  of 
hardy  flowers,  comprising  most  of  the  subjects  in  flower  at  this  season. 
Conspicuous  were  Helianthuses  Soleil  d’Or,  Multi  maxima.  Miss  Mellish, 
rigidus,  and  Golden  Glow  ;  Rudbeckia  purpurea  in  grand  form  ;  Mont- 
bretias  pyramidalis,  Solfaterre,  Rayon  d’Or,  and  Fiery  Star,  the  latter  a 
beautiful  form ;  Phloxes  in  variety,  Tritomas,  Gaillardias,  Liliums,  and 
Gladioli  constituted  the  other  chief  features,  the  whole  forming  a 
capital  exhibit. 
A  flue  display  came  from  Messrs.  Barr  &  Sons,  Covent  Garden,  who 
staged  a  large  table  of  Phloxes,  Liliums,  Pentstemons,  Gladioli,  and 
other  hardy  flowers ;  also  a  small  collection  of  Cactus  Dahlias.  The 
Phloxes  included  such  modern  varieties  as  Eden,  Champignol,  Lothair,, 
Greven,  and  La  Siecle.  The  Dahlias  contained  some  good  flowers  of 
Laverstock  Beauty,  Cornucopia,  Progenitor,  Kingflsher,  and  Keynes’ 
White.  Verbena  Miss  Willmof  was  also  well  shown. 
Messrs.  F.  Cant  &  Co.,  Colchester,  staged  a  table  of  autumnal  and 
garden  Roses  which  were  beautifully  fresh  and  attractive.  Those  most 
notable  were  Longworth  Rambler,  Souvenir  de  J.  B.  Guillot,  Madame 
A.Chatenay,  Shirley  Hibberd,  Souvenir  de  C.  Guillot,  Papillon,  L’Ideal, 
Gustave  Regis,  and  Rainbow,  also  a  quantity  of  other  well  known 
varieties,  forming  an  interesting  exhibit.  The  Chrysanthemum  season 
opened  with  a  display  of  early  flowering  varieties  from  Messrs.  W. 
AVells  &  Co.,  Ltd.,  Earlswood,  Redhill,  who  staged  Victor  Mew,  a  fine 
white  sport  from  Madame  Desgranges  ;  Miss  Ruth  Williams,  a  yellow 
sport  from  Mrs.  Hawkins,  and  a  decided  improvement,  too ;  Mychett 
VVhite,  in  good  form ;  Madame  Marie  Masse,  and  its  bronze  form 
Crimson  Marie  Masse ;  Market  White,  and  Queen  of  the  Earlies ;  a 
very  fine  exhibit  for  August. 
Messrs.  Paul  &  Son,  Cheshunt,  contributed  a  display  of  garden  Rosea 
in  fine  form,  also  three  bunches  of  the  new  Grape  Lady  Hastings.  The 
Roses  included  Papa  Gontier,  Fran^oisDubreuil,  Madame  Pierre  Cochet, 
Gruss  an  Teplitz,  Marie  Van  Houtte,  Marquise  de  Salisbury,  and  Kaiserin 
Augusta  Victoria,  with  several  others  of  good  merit.  The  whole 
exhibit  appeared  fresh  and  bright.  A  choice  collection  of  hardy 
flowers  came  from  Messrs.  T.  S.  Ware,  Ltd.,  Feltham,  which  contained 
a  good  collection  of  Phloxes,  Liliums,  such  as  L.  auratum  rubro- 
vittatum,  L.  tigrinnm  fl.-pl.,  and  L.  t.  Fortune! ;  also  a  few  good 
samples  of  L.  nepalense,  with  its  quaint  flowers.  Gladioli  also  formed 
a  feature  of  this  exhibit.  The  rock  plants  also  proved  interesting  at 
this  season. 
Hybrid  Java  Rhododendrons  were  arranged  in  pots  by  Messrs.  Jas. 
Veitch  &  Sons,  Ltd.  The  varieties  were  numerous,  and  included  most 
of  their  well-known  varieties.  The  Maidenhair  Ferns  forming  the 
groundwork  enhanced  the  beauty  of  the  display.  The  same  firm  also 
staged  a  table  of  hardy  annuals,  such  as  Calliopsis  in  variety, 
Gaillardias,  Candytuft,  Scabious,  Dianthus,  Verbenas,  and  Larkspurs; 
in  every  case  the  strains  were  undoubtedly  good.  A  table  of  Gladioli, 
running  the  length  of  the  hall,  came  from  Messrs.  Kelway  &  Son, 
Langport.  The  spikes  were  somewhat  thinly  disposed,  but  it  was  to 
the  advantage  of  the  individual  vaideties.  Some  of  the  best  were 
Amor,  Stasilius,  Grand  Rouge,  Colossal,  W.  B.  Child,  Hannibal,  Arthur 
Toms,  Marchand,  Oppius,  and  Eugene  Sandow.  The  exhibit  was  one  of 
the  best  seen  from  the  firm. 
Messrs.  Vilmorin,  Andrieux  et  Cie.,  Paris,  staged  a  table  of  Gladioli 
running  the  length  of  the  hall,  and  even  then  the  space  was  far  too 
limited,  many  of  the  vases  being  considerably  crowded  ;  at  the  same 
time  the  exhibit  was  worthy  of  the  occasion.  It  would  be  out  of  the 
question  to  enumerate  all  the  good  vaiieiies  staged,  but  a  few  of  the 
most  striking  were  Fille  de  I’Air,  Claude  Monet,  Reve  bleu.  Depute 
Krantz,  M  ephistopheles,  Mdlle.  Marie  Galesloot,  Deuil  de  Carnot,  Abbd 
