May  23,  1901. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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Sensation,  Glory  de  St.  Julian,  Beauty  of  Worcester,  Mrs.  G.  Jackman, 
Excelsior,  and  Fairy. 
Mr.  Charles  Turner  brought  from  Slough  his  wonderfully  trained 
Regal  Pelargoniums.  These  must  have  come  as  a  surprise  to  not  a  few, 
for  the  exhibit  was  stronger  and  better  than  ever.  Many  of  the 
specimens  were  well  over  a  yard  in  diameter,  and  literally  crowded 
with  beautiful  trusses,  so  much  so  that  a  pencil  could  scarcely  have 
been  got  between  one  truss  and  another.  Surely  the  best  of  past 
traditions  are  upheld  even  to-day  !  But  Roses  were  the  principal 
exhibit.  Massively  spread-out  plants  of  Crimson  Rambler,  Camille 
Bernardin,  crimson  ;  Juno,  pink  ;  Perle  d’Or,  creamy  orange  ;  Spenser, 
pink;  L’Innocence,  soft  creamy  white,  and  many  others  were  shown. 
At  the  east  end  were  a  collection  of  Indian  Azaleas  in  variety. 
Carnations  were  staged  from  the  Right  Hon.  Lord  Hillingdon 
(gardener,  Mr.  A.  R. 
Allan),  Hillingdon 
Court,  Uxbridge. 
These  bore  numerous 
and  very  finely  formed 
flowers,  especially  the 
Malmaison  varieties 
named  Mrs.  M.  Smith, 
Lady  Ulrica,  Lady 
Grimston,  rosy  red  ; 
and  Prime  Minister  ; 
the  Old  Blush  was  also 
good.  The  collection 
was  most  attractive. 
Caladinms  were  sent 
up  in  good  style  again 
from  Messrs.  J.  Peed 
and  Son,  West  Nor¬ 
wood,  S.E.  The  plants 
this  year  were  con¬ 
siderably  smaller  tbau 
they  usually  are  from 
this  firm,  but  colour 
was  better  than  usual. 
The  best  were  Duchess 
of  Fife,  carmine  veins, 
whitish  ground,  and 
green  edge  ;  Rose 
Laing,  green  veins  and 
rosy  red  grounding ; 
Sir  H.  Irving,  broad 
green  edge,  ruddy 
veins, and  dun  coloured 
central  part.  Espe¬ 
cially  fine  was  Ronca- 
dor,  candidum,  Silver 
Cloud,  Icaris, 
L’Automne,  Rio  de 
Janeiro,  W.  Pfitzer, 
Clio,  and  Triomphe  de 
Comte.  The  collection 
was  a  large  one,  and 
set  up  to  the  highest 
advantage. 
Messrs.  Young  and 
Co.,  Stevenage,  had  a 
pretty  exhibit  of  hardy 
flowers,  Pansies,  Violas, 
and  a  few  Cacti.  The 
Violas,  were  certainly 
the  feature  of  the  ex¬ 
hibit.  A  few  of  the 
best  were  Formidable, 
Love,  Kitty  Simons, 
Yellow  Prince,  and 
Mrs.  H.  Bellamy.  The 
Pansies  were  also  of 
good  size  and  sub¬ 
stance.  The  rock  plants  used  as  an  edging  were  also  bright, 
though  somewhat  marred  by  the  too  liberal  use  of  cocoa-nut  fibre. 
Hardy  cut  flowers,  shrubs,  and  Rhododendrons  came  from  Messrs. 
W.  H.  Rogers  &  Son,  Ltd.,  Red  Lodge  Nursery,  Southampton. 
The  white  receptacles  used  as  containers  were  anything  but  suitable 
for  such  subjects  The  Rhododendrons  included  good  heads  of 
Broughtoni,  A.  C.  Rogers,  Cynthia,  Comte  de  Gomer,  Gem,  Meteor, 
and  Grand  Arab.  Lilacs  in  single  and  double  varieties  were  also 
conspicuous,  as  were  also  Viburnum  plicatum,  Andromeda  formosa,  and 
a  pretty  collection  of  Acers.  Messrs.  V.  H.  Gauntlett  &  Co.,  Japanese 
Nurseries,  Redruth,  made  a  pretty  display  of  Rhododendrons,  ohiefly  of 
the  Himalayan  types,  and  a  few  other  subjects,  the  trusses  of 
R.  Aucklandi  and  R.  Edgworthi  being  very  fine,  while  the  yellow 
R.  Campylocarpum  was  conspicuous  ;  others  deserving  of  note  were 
R.  Standishi  and  R.  Falconeri  the  Bcarlet  Embothrium  coccineum, 
with  Andromeda  formosa,  and  Solanum  orispum  being  all  worthy  of 
attention. 
SPECIMEN  CINERARIA  STELLATA. 
(Exhibited  by  Messrs.  Sutton  Sf  Sons.) 
Messrs.  R.  Smith  &  Co.,  Worcester,  made  an  extensive  displayjof 
hardy  flowers,  the  front  of  the  bank  being  tastefully  arranged  with 
trails  of  C’ematis  montana  and  Lotus  peliorhynchus.  Some  of  the  best 
groups  were  Trollius  Orange  Globe  and  T.  grandiflora,  Thermopsis 
montana,  Primula  japonica,  and  Dianthus  alpina ;  while  the  rook  plants. 
Convolvulus  Cneorum,  Androsace  villosa,  A.  Chumbergense,  and  Nerteia 
depressa,  formed  a  pretty  front,  nor  must  the  Asperula  superbosa  be 
overlooked.  Mr.  W.  B.  Hartland,  Ardcairn  Bulb  Grounds,  Cork,  staged 
a  good  collection  of  late  May -flowering  Tulips,  and  notwithstanding 
their  long  journey  the  flowers  were  in  good  condition.  To  enumerate  a 
few  of  the  best  one  had  to  include  T.  fulgens  maxima  lutea,  which  is 
really  very  fine;  T.  Didicri  alba,  T.  gesneriana  Ixioides,  T.  G.  Fairy 
Queen,  a  delicate  variety ;  John  Ruskin  and  The  Fawn  are  also  similar, 
but  in  distinct  shades.  The  dark  G.  Nigrette  is  very  attractive; 
Margoleta,  Gold  Flake, 
and  York  and  Lan¬ 
caster  were  excellent, 
certainly  a  noteworthy 
d:splay  from  the 
Emerald  Isle,  which 
demonstrates  in  no 
unmistakeable  fashion 
the  beauty  of  these 
flowers,  and  their 
decorative  value  at, 
this  season  of  the 
year. 
From  Messrs.  Wat¬ 
kins  &  Simpson  came 
a  pretty  little  table  of 
their  hybrid  Latanias, 
which  are  exceedingly 
dwarf,  and  appear  to 
flower  as  freely  as  the 
older  type,  while  the 
colours  are  bright  and 
attractive.  A  few  pots 
of  Nasturtium  Queen 
of  Tom  Thumbs  were 
worth  attention, forthe 
foliage  is  variegated, 
with  crimson  flowers ; 
it  is  said  to  produce 
85  to  90  per  cent,  of 
true  variegated  plants 
from  seed.  A  table  of 
herbaceous  Calceola¬ 
rias  came  from  Mr.  J. 
Buss,  gardener  to  A. 
Meyers,  Esq., West  Hill 
Lodge,  Epsom.  They 
represented  a  good 
spotted  strain,  clean, 
and  well  developed. 
Mr.  E.  S.  Towell, 
Windmill  Road, Hamp¬ 
ton  Hill,  staged  an  ex¬ 
hibit  of  his  cuckoo 
flowered  Zonal  Pelar¬ 
gonium  Fire  Dragon. 
Some  were  in  pots,  but 
the  chief  feature  was  a 
crown  formed  entirely 
of  cut  blooms  of  this 
variety. 
Mr.  Wm.  Iceton, 
decorative  florist,  Park 
Lane  Nursery,  Putney, 
S.W.,  arranged  a  nice 
decorative  group  of 
such  useful  plants  as 
Lily  of  the  Valley, 
Ericas,  Caladiums,  Adiantums,  Begonias,  Cordylines,  Eurya  latifolia, 
Negundo  variegatum,  Phyllostachys,  and  Palms. 
Mr.  J.  R.  Box,  West  Wickham,  displayed  a  large  group  of  herbaceous 
Calceolarias,  which  indicated  a  good  dwarf  strain,  with  great  variety  of 
colouring ;  the  plants  were  undoubtedly  well  grown.  A  good  8rouP  °* 
Carnations  was  staged  by  Mr.  H.  T.  Dixson,  Woodside  Gardens, 
Hailsham,  in  which  were  plants  of  Cecilia,  Major-General  Baden  Powell, 
Duke  of  Alva,  Lady  Hermione,  F.  Wellesley,  and  Mrs.  R.  Sydenham  in 
good  form.  „  . 
Messrs.  T.  S.  Ware,  Ltd.,  Feltham,  brought  out  their  collection  or 
single  and  double  Begonias  in  all  their  full  wealth  of  flowers,  and 
though  they  were  grown  well  last  season,  the  plants  and  flowers  this 
year  surpassed  them.  A  few  of  the  best  were  Mrs.  Robert  Sadler,  a 
lovely  edged  variety  ;  Lord  Kitohener,  rich  crimson  ;  Queen  Alexandra, 
Mr.  Henry  Clark,  MrB.  W.  G.  Valantine,  Mrs.  Elsie  Lewer,  Imbnoata, 
and  Masterpiece.  The  singles  included  Miss  Nellie  Thackeray, 
Penelope,  Miss  Julia  Grant,  Dora  Brookes,  and  Plutarch. 
