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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
February  14,  1901. 
Royal  Horticultural  Society. 
Drill  Hall,  February  12th. 
A  splendid  display  of  fruits  and  flowers  was  brought  together  in 
the  Drill  Hall  on  Tuesday  last,  practically  the  whole  of  the  space  being 
occupied  with  meritorious  exhibits.  Clematis  indivisa  lobata  was 
grandly  shown  by  Messrs.  W.  Paul  &  Son,  and  Primulas  in  excellent 
condition  came  from  several  sources.  Orchids  were  not  very  numerous. 
Fruit  Committee. 
Present  :  G.  Bunyard,  Esq.  (in  the  chair)  ;  and  Messrs.  H.  Esling, 
W.  Farr,  G.  Keif,  S.  Mortimer,  A.  DeaD,  C.  Herrin,  W.  Pope,  H. 
Markham,  J.  H.  Veitch,  J.  Basham,  A.  Ward,  G.  Wythes,  F.  Q.  Lane, 
H.  Balderson,  A.  H.  Pearson,  J.  Smith,  and  the  Rev.  W.  Wilks. 
Messrs.  W.  &  J.  Brown,  Stamford,  contributed  six  dishes  of  Apple 
Barnack  Beauty.  The  fruits  were  brilliantly  coloured  and  in  excellent 
condition.  Mr.  R.  Maher,  The  Gardens,  Tottenham  Court,  Newbury, 
sent  Apples  Dutch  Migncnne  and  Court  Rendu  Plat;  and  the  Rev. 
E.  W.  Jones,  St.  Mary’s  Vicarage,  Spital  Square,  staged  Apple  Bray’s 
Seedling.  Mr.  A.  Russell,  gardener  to  W.  Roupell,  Esq.,  Roupell  Park, 
sent  four  boxes  of  Apples  of  Cox’s  Orange  Pippin  and  Melon.  The 
object  was  to  illustrate  packing  for  sending  direct  to  the  consumer. 
Messrs.  G.  Bunyard  &  Co.,  Maidstone,  were  represented  by  a 
magnificent  collection  of  100  distinct  varieties  of  Apples.  The  specimens 
were  of  good  average  size,  and  magnificently  coloured.  There  was  not 
a  single  weak  dish  in  the  entire  exhibit,  but  the  following  may  be  cited 
as  amongst  the  best  : — Allen’s  Everlasting,  Kentish  Fillbasket,  Rymer, 
Grange’s  Pearmain,  Hambling’s  Seedling,  Wagener,  Cornish  Aromatic, 
Mrs.  Phillimore,  Lord  Burghley,  Wealthy,  Lord  Derby,  Mere  de 
Menage,  Lady  Henniker,  Golden  Noble,  Calville  Malingre,  Belle  de 
Pontoise,  Warner’s  King,  Nancy  Jackson,  Reinette  Superfin,  Bismarck, 
Waltham  Abbey  Seedling,  Hormead  Pearmain,  Bramley’s  Seedling, 
Newton  Wonder  (remarkable  colour),  Cox’s  Orange  Pippin,  Cox’s 
Pomona,  Beauty  of  Kent,  Sandringham,  The  Queen,  King  of  Tompkin’s 
County,  New  HawthorndeD,  Barnack  Beauty,  Lane’s  Prince  Albert, 
Hoary  Morning,  Gascoyne’s  Scarlet,  Royal  Jubilee,  Dutch  Mignonne, 
Cellini,  Bedfordshire  Foundling,  Foster’s  Seedling,  Brownlee’s  Russet, 
and  Northern  Greening  (gold  medal). 
Messrs.  J.  Cheal  &  Sons,  Crawley,  arranged  a  stand  of  Apples  in 
dishes  and  in  baskets  ;  there  were  a  few  Pears  included  in  the  exhibit. 
Amongst  the  best  were  Cox’s  Pomona,  Warner’s  King,  The  Queen, 
Newton  Wonder,  Jubilee,  Bismarck,  King  of  the  Pippins,  Hoary 
Morning,  Sandringham,  and  Hollandbury  (silver  Knightian  medal. 
Floral  Committee. 
Present  :  W.  Marshall,  Esq.  (in  the  chair) ;  and  Messrs.  C.  T. 
Druery,  G.  Nicholson,  H.  B.  May,  R.  Dean,  J.  Hudson,  C.  Jeffries, 
G.  Reuthe,  E.  Molyneux,  W.  P.  Thomson,  W.  Howe,  J.  F.  McLeod, 
C.  R.» Fielder,  J.  Fraser,  C.  Dixon,  W.  Bain,  C.  E.  Pearson,  G.  Gordon, 
H.  J.  Cutbush,  H.  J.  Jones,  W.  J.  James,  E.  T.  Cook,  E.  H.  Jenkins, 
C.  E.  Shea,  and  0.  Thomas. 
Messrs.  G.  Jackman  &  Son,  Woking,  contributed  a  display  of  spring 
flowering  plants,  comprising  Narcissus  princeps  maximus,  N.  telamonius 
plenus,  N.  obvallaris,  and  N.  Emperor.  Helleborus  Frau  Irene  Heine- 
mann  with  its  quaint  blossoms  was  also  conspicuous,  while  pots  of  blue 
Primroses,  Grape  Hyacinths,  and  a  few  tree  Paeonies  completed  a 
pretty  display  (bronze  Banksian  medal).  Perhaps  the  chief  feature  of 
the  ball  was  the  exhibit  of  Messrs.  W.  Paul  &  Son,  Waltham  Cross, 
which  comprised  a  large  display  of  Clematis  indivisa  lobata  with  a 
groundwork  of  Aialia  Sieboldi.  The  Clematises  were  simply  a  mass 
of  white,  star-like  flowers,  and  if  each  plant  were  separated  it  would 
be  found  to  carry  more  than  a  hundred  blooms  of  good  white  flowers. 
It  is  doubtful  if  Messrs.  Paul  ever  contributed  a  finer  display  of  this 
plant,  which  is  so  obviously  adapted  to  the  beautifying  of  the 
conservatory  at  this  period  (silver-gilt  Flora  medal). 
A  pleasing  display  of  Ferns  was  that  staged  by  Messrs.  J.  Hill  and 
Son,  Barrowfield  Nurseries,  Lower  Edmonton,  which  consisted  of  good 
species  of  Asplenium  caudatum,  Dicksonia  antarctica,  Platycerium 
alcicorne,  Lastrea  patens,  and  a  charming  plant  of  Gymnogramma 
schizophylla  gloriosa,  while  the  remainder  of  the  exhibit  was 
conspicuous  for  the  baskets  and  small  specimens  of  Blechnum 
occidentale,  Cheilanthes  elegans,  Lastrea  erythrosora,  and  some  well- 
grown  plants  of  Selaginella  emiliana.  It  is  to  be  regretted  that  many 
of  the  plants  had  been  affected  by  the  frost  (silver-gilt  Banksian  medal). 
Messrs.  J.  Laing  &  Sons,  Forest  Hill,  staged  a  pretty  table  of 
miscellaneous  plants,  which  were  particularly  attractive  at  this  season. 
The  flowering  plants  included  small  plants  of  Azalea  indica,  Calla 
Elliotiana,  Begonias  in  variety,  and  a  few  Anthuriums,  which  were 
tastefully  arranged  with  some  good  Palms,  Dracaenas,  Crotons,  and 
Aralias,  while  a  good  front  was  formed  of  Marantas,  Oranges  in  pots, 
and  Isolepis  gracilis  (bronze  Banksian  medal). 
Messrs.  T.  S.  Ware,  Limited,  Feltham,  occupied  a  long  table  with 
spring  flowering  plants,  exhibited  in  small  pots.  The  plants  of  Primula 
obconica  grandiflora  were  conspicuous,  as  were  also  Primula  acaulis 
alba  plena,  P.  floribunda,  and  P.  f.  Isabelina.  The  small  Cyclamen 
Atkinsi  rubrum  was  effective,  as  were  also  Colchicum  libanoticum  and 
C.  1.  album  (silver  Flora  medal).  From  Messrs.  W.  Cutbush  &  Son, 
Highgate,  came  an  attractive  table  of  Dutch  Crocuses,  grown  in  large 
pots.  They  were  exceedingly  pretty,  and  included  the  following 
varieties  : — Princess  of  Teck,  Baron  von  Brunow,  Sir  Walter  Scott,  La 
Majestueuse,  King  of  the  Blues,  Lady  Stanhope,  Othello,  Mont  Blanc, 
Purpurea  grandiflora,  and  Melpomene  (silver  Banksian  medal). 
Messrs.  Paul  &  Sod,  Cheshunt,  staged  a  table  of  forced  Lilacs,  which 
were  well  flowered.  The  varieties  most  conspicuous  were  Madame 
Casimir  Perier,  Alba  grandiflora,  and  Marie  Legraye,  but  they  evidently 
felt  the  cold  morning.  The  same  exhibitors  staged  some  good  bunches 
of  H.T.  Lady  Battersea  in  good  form,  and  some  good  bright  Marechal 
Niel  (bronze  Flora  medal).  Messrs.  H.  Cannell  &  Sons,  Swanley, 
occupied  a  table,  running  the  length  of  the  hall,  with  a  collection  of 
Primulas,  which  included  some  good  typical  plants  of  P.  sinensis,  in 
which  the  following  were  attractive  : — Eynsford  Gem,  Pink  Queen,  The 
Queen,  Lady  Roberts,  Lovely,  Surprise,  and  White  Perfection.  The  Lady 
Primulas  were  represented  by  a  good  representative  collection,  while 
some  hybrids  between  the  two  sections  showed  marked  improvement, 
the  best  of  which  were  Eucharis,  a  charming  white  ;  Firefly,  red ; 
Queen  of  Holland,  white  shaded  with  mauve  ;  and  Kentish  Queen,  a 
fine  free-flowering  white  (silver-gilt  Flora  medal). 
Messrs.  B.  S.  Williams  sent  a  group  of  forced  flowering  trees  and 
shrubs.  The  double  Peach,  Kerria  japonica  fl.-pl.  Clematis  indivisa 
lobata,  Staphylea  colchica,  and  Lilacs  were  all  in  capital  form,  and 
made  a  pleasing  display  at  this  early  period  (silver  Banksian  medal). 
From  Messrs.  Barr  &  Sons,  Covent  Garden,  came  a  collection  of 
Hellebores  and  other  spring  flowering  subjects.  The  former  included 
good  bunches  of  H.  Don  Quixote,  H.  caucasicus  lutescens,  and 
olympicus  superbus,  while  the  pots  of  Irises  reticulata  and  arachnoides 
were  noteworthy.  The  Narcissi  in  bowls,  though  rather  thin,  were  a 
step  in  the  right  direction. 
A  large  table  of  forced  Daffodils  came  from  P.  Purnell,  Esq.)  Wood¬ 
lands,  Streatham  Common,  which  made  a  most  imposing  display  at 
this  season.  The  plants  were  as  a  rule  well  flowered  and  developed. 
Some  of  the  most  conspicuous  were  Empress,  Maximus,  N.  Golden 
Spur,  Princess  Ida,  N.  Horsefieldi,  Barri  conspicuus,  Poeticus 
ornatus,  Henry  Irving  (excellent),  Victoria,  and  C.  J.  Backhouse 
(silver-gilt  Flora  medal).  Messrs.  J.  Veiich  &  Sons,  Ltd.,  Chelsea,  sent 
pretty  specimens  of  Loropetalum  chinense,  with  its  quaint  flowers 
borne  in  the  greatest  profusion,  with  a  basket  of  Rhododendron  indioum 
var.  Kaempferi,  a  hybrid  with  small  rosy  salmon  flowers,  also  a  beauti¬ 
fully  bright  box  of  their  hybrid  Rhododendrons  in  superb  form.  Mr. 
J.  R.  Box,  Croydon,  arranged  a  pretty  table  of  Piimula  sinensis,  which 
comprised  good  specimen  stands  of  KiDg  of  the  Blues,  White  Perfection, 
The  Queen,  The  Kaiser,  Box’s  Giant  Pink,  and  Wickham  Beauty,  the 
whole  forming  a  very  pleasing  exhibit  (silver  Banksian  medal). 
From  Messrs.  Heath  &  Sods,  Cheltenham,  came  twelve  plants*of 
double  Primulas  in  two  varieties;  the  plants  were  full  of  bloom,  and 
very  effective.  A  group  of  Hellebores  in  large  pans  came  from  Mr. 
R.  B.  Leacb,  gardener  to  J.  C.  Eno,  Esq.,  Wood  Hall,  Dulwich,  which 
were  worthy  of  more  than  passing  note  ;  they  were  certainly  staged  in 
the  most  effective  manner,  and  bore  evidence  of  good  cultural  skill. 
Orchid  Committee. 
Present  :  H.  J.  Veitch,  Esq.  (in  the  chair),  and  Messrs.  J.  O’Brien, 
De  B.  Crawshay,  H.  Ballantine,  F.  J.  Howe,  H.  J.  Chapman,  W.  H. 
Young,  J.  W.  Potter,  T.  W.  Bond,  E.  Hill,  F.  A.  Rehder,  H.  A.  Tracey, 
W.  Cobb,  J.  Douglas,  and  J.  W.  Odell. 
Messrs.  B.  S.  Williams  &  Son,  Upper  Holloway,  staged  a  small 
group  of  Orchids,  in  which  varieties  of  Lycaste  Skinneri  were 
conspicuous.  Messrs.  F.  Sander  &  Co.  sent  Lselia  praestans  Queen 
Alexandra,  and  Cypripedium  callosum  Sanderae.  Messrs.  Heath  and 
Son,  Cheltenham,  staged  a  few  Orchids,  including  Cypripediums  and 
Dendrobiums.  Small  exhibits  of  Orchids  were  contributed  by  Messrs. 
F.  Morris,  Bourton-on-Water ;  W.  D.  Bound,  Reigate  ;  W.  Cobb, 
Tunbridge  Wells  ;  H.  Thurgood,  Stamford  Hill ;  W.  H.  YouDg,,  East 
Sheen  ;  J.  Collier,  Coventry;  Thos.  Rochford,  Broxbourne ;  and  one  or 
two  others. 
Certificates  and  Awards  of  Merit. 
Cypripedium  T.  W.  Bond,  Coundon  Court  variety  (J.  Collier). — This 
is  a  very  handsome  form.  The  dorsal  sepal  is  brown-green,  with 
deeper  venations  and  minute  spots  ;  the  margin  is  white.  The  petals 
are  brownish  at  the  base  and  rose  at  the  extremities.  The  lip 
is  pale  claret  (award  of  merit). 
Dendrobium  Wiganianum  (W.  H.  Young). — This  is  from  a  cross 
between  D.  Hildebrandti  and  D.  nobile.  The  wavy  sepals  and  petals 
are  white,  with  rose  suffusions  and  the  lip  paper  white  with  a  throat 
yellow  (award  of  merit). 
Odontoglos8uvi  Loochrixtiense  coundoniense  (J.  Collier). — A  somewhat 
starry  variety.  The  prevailing  colour  is  soft  yellow  with  bright  brown 
markings  (award  of  merit). 
Odontoylossum  Loochristiense  Rochfordianum  (T.  Rochford). — A 
superb  variety,  the  sepals  and  petals  are  canary  yellow  with  chocolate 
brown  markings  ;  the  lip  is  of  similar  shade  with  a  white  margin  (first- 
class  certificate). 
Pteris  cretica  albo-lineata  Alexandra  (H.  B.  May). — This  differs 
from  the  well-known  variety  in  being  crested  in  some  of  the  fronds 
(award  of  merit). 
