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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
May  23,  1901. 
the  hybrids  from  Laelia  Digbyana  it  has  an  exquisitely  fringed  lip,  and 
the  pencilling  in  the  throat  is  superb,  with  a  deeper  line  through  the 
centre.  This  lovely  flower  seems  but  a  point  from  absolute  perfection — 
it  needs  a  broader  petal  (first  class  certificate). 
Lalio-Cattleya  Ivernio  (Charlesworth  &  Co.). — This  is  a  cross 
between  L.  C.  callistoglossa  and  Laelia  tenebrosa.  In  habit  like  the 
last-named  parent,  the  front  of  the  lip  being  beautifully  tinted  with 
rose  purple.  The  sepals  and  petals  are  rose  with  a  green  suffusion  at 
the  base  (award  of  merit). 
Androsace  Chumbiense  (Veitch  &  Son,  Exeter). — Much  showier  than 
the  commoner  species  of  Androsace,  with  stalks  4  inches  in  length, 
terminated  with  bright  mauve  cymes.  The  plant  is  a  decidedly 
attractive  little  alpine  (award  of  merit). 
Begonia  Queen  Alexandra  (Messrs.  T.  S.  Ware,  Ltd.). — A  double 
variety  with  strong,  well-formed  flowers,  rosy  body  colour  and  brilliant 
crimson  Picotee  edge  (award  of  merit). 
Begonia  Mrs.  W.  0.  Valentine  (Messrs.  T.  S.  Ware,  Ltd.). — Another 
double  variety  with  exquisitely  soft  cream  coloured  flowers,  large,  full, 
delightfully  sinuous  (award  of  merit). 
Begonia  Mr.  Henry  Clark  (Messrs.  Ware,  Ltd.). — A  double  flower  of 
a  living  scarlet  oolour,  most  magnificent,  and  of  fine,  full  rounded 
form  (award  of  merit). 
Darwin  Tulip  Van  Poortvliet  (Barr  &  Son).  —  Has  fine  broad 
rounded  petals,  forming  a  deep 
wide  cup,  of  a  bright  rose-carmine 
hue,  with  a  blue  base  and  black 
anthers  (award  of  merit). 
English  Tulip  Dr.  Hardy  (Barr 
and  Sons). — This  is  a  rectified 
variety  with  bright  yellow  base  and 
dark  red  beams  which  also  flake  the 
petals  (award  of  merit). 
English  Tulip  Annie  McGregor 
(Barr  &  Sons). — A  brighter  rosy- 
carmine  oolour  than  T.  Van  Poort¬ 
vliet,  and  has  a  pure  white  base. 
A  smart  and  beautiful  Tulip  (award 
of  merit). 
Hybrid  Rose  Soleil  d' Or  (W. 
Paul). — Colour  deep  rich  golden 
yellow,  very  good  form  (award  of 
merit). 
Hippeastrum  Loris  (Capt.  Hol- 
ford). — A  large  creamy  white 
variety,  heavily  veined  with  red, 
good  form  (award  of  merit). 
Lithospermum  canescen s  (Amos 
Perry). — Dwarf,  and  of  a  bright 
golden  yellow  colour,  flowers  open 
and  tubular,  in  terminal  cymes, 
foliage  hairy,  very  fine  (award  of 
merit). 
Levcocrimum  montanum  (Amos 
Perry).— A  North  American  plant 
with  long,  tubular,  white  flowers, 
which  spring  from  linear  glaucous 
foliage.  Quite  a  gem  for  the  hardy 
garden  (award  of  merit). 
Pceonia  Christine  Eelway  (Kel- 
way  &  Son). — A  grand  semi-double 
white,  very  large  and  full  (award 
of  merit). 
Rosa  polyantha  Leuchtstern  (V7. 
Paul). — A  brightly  coloured  Rose, 
white  centre,  pink  edge,  very 
pleasing  (award  of  merit). 
Swainsonia  McCullocki  (H.  Low  &  Co.). — The  raceme  is  strong  and 
erect,  bearing  few  but  large  sized  flowers  of  a  deep  reddish  brown 
colour,  the  standard  well  turned  back;  quite  distinct  (award  of  merit). 
Tree  Carnation  I'ir  Hector  MacDonald  (Cutbush  &  Son). — A  variety 
with  very  superior  flowers  ;  large,  well  formed,  broad,  smooth  petals  ; 
white  ground,  striped  towards  the  edge  with  carmine  ;  the  centre  is 
full,  and  the  calyx  firm  (award  of  merit). 
Tulipa  Gesneriana  Ixioides  (B.  Hartland,  Cork). — A  typical  bloom 
of  the  Gesneriana  form,  large,  soft  canary  yellow  with  dark  blue-blaok 
base  (award  of  merit). 
Tulipa Mooreana  (Wallace  &  Co.).— A  bright  carmine  coloured  Tulip, 
beautiful,  oval-formed  flowers,  the  segments  tapering  to  an  acute  point, 
and  yellow  base  (award  of  merit). 
Tulipa  Batalini  Sunrise  (Hogg  and  Robertson). — A  dwarf  orange- 
red  Tulip  which  is  very  attractive  (award  of  merit). 
Tulipa  Gesneriana  Ixiodes. — This  also  came  from  Hogg  and  Robertson 
(award  of  merit). 
Tulip  La  Tulip  noire  (Hogg  &  Robertson). — A  black,  satiny  Darwin 
Tulip,  very  handsome.  A  darker  one  could  not  be  got  (award  of  merit). 
Cucumber  Famous  (S.  Mortimer). — This  is  the  result  of  a  cross 
between  Daniel’s  Duke  of  Edinburgh  and  Telegraph.  It  seems  to  be  a 
heavy  cropper,  and  the  fruits  are  very  long,  even  and  smooth  (award  of 
merit). 
Peach  Duchess  of  York  (Rivers  &  Son). — A  bushy  variety  with  a 
very  certain  habit  of  setting.  This  is  a  great  quality  with  varieties  for 
forcing,  as  hitherto  the  American  sorts  have  had  to  be  relied  on.  The 
fruit  is  pale,  but  as  a  market  variety  we  hear  it  sells  well  (award  of 
merit). 
Medals  and  Cups  Awarded. 
Gold  medal  to  Lord  Aldenham,  for  vegetables ;  F.  Sander,  for 
Orchids;  Messrs.  J.  Veitch,  for  general  exhibit;  T.  S.  Ware,  for  general 
exhibit;  Fisher  Son  &  Sibray,  for  general  exhibit;  W.  Paul  &  Son,  for 
Roses;  Guildford  Hardy  Plant  Co.,  for  alpines. 
Hoggr  medal  to  Thos.  Rivers  &  Son,  for  fruit  trees. 
Sherwood  cup  to  Sir  F.  Wigan,  Bart.,  for  Orchids. 
Sliver  Cup  to  Jas.  Cypher,  for  Orohids ;  H.  Low  &  Co.,  for 
Orchids;  Leo.  Rothschild,  for  Vanda  Teres ;  Barr  &  Sons,  for  general 
exhibit;  G.  Mount,  for  Roses;  J.  Watkins,  for  Apples ;  Geo.  B  unyard, 
for  Apples  ;  Sir  Jos.  Pease,  Bart.,  for  fruit ;  Lord  Wantage,  V.C.,  for 
fruit;  J.  Carter  &  Co.,  for  general  exhibit;  H.  Cannell,  for  general 
exhibit ;  W.  Cutbush  &  Son,  for  general  exhibit ;  Lord  Rothschild,  for 
Moss  Roses  ;  Capt.  Holford,  C.I.E.,  for  Hippeastrums  ;  Messrs.  Cuthbert, 
for  Azaleas ;  R.  I.  Measures,  for  insectivorous  plants ;  Paul  &  Son,  for 
Roses,  &c. ;  R.  Smith  &  Co.,  for  Clematis,  &o. ;  C.  Turner,  for  Roses,  &o. 
Silver-gilt  Flora  Medal  to 
Stanley  Ashton  &  Co.,  for  Orohids  ; 
J.  Cheal  &  Sons,  for  hardy  shrubs 
and  herbaceous  flowers;  Laing  and 
Sons,  for  Begonias,  Gloxinias,  and 
Streptocarpus ;  Jackman  &  Son, 
for  Clematis  and  hardy  flowers  ; 
Cripps  &  Son,  for  Japanese  Maples  ; 
J.  Hill  &  Son,  for  Ferns ;  J.  Peed 
and  Son,  for  Caladiums,  Begonias, 
&c. ;  R.  Wallace  &  Co.,  for  hardy 
flowers;  John  Waterer  &  Son,  for 
Rhododendrons,  &c. 
Silver  -  gilt  Knightian 
Medal  to  Alex.  Henderson,  Esq., 
M.P.,  for  fruit  and  vegetables. 
The  first  day  of  the  show  was 
as  delightful  as  could  be  wished  for ; 
and  a  great  and  stylish  ooncourse 
turned  out.  We  wish  to  add  a  word 
in  praise  of  the  smooth  arrange¬ 
ments  made  by  Rev.  W.  Wilks  and 
Mr.  S.  T.  Wright,  who  were  ably 
assisted  by  Messrs.  Humphries, 
Reader,  and  the  office  staff.  We 
experienced  nothing  but  courtesy, 
and  were  much  aided  in  producing 
our  hurried  report. 
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Societies. 
Brighton  Horticultural. 
A  monthly  meeting  of  the 
Brighton  and  Sussex  Horticultural 
Society  and  Mutual  Improvement 
Association  was  held  at  the 
Imperial  Hotel,  Brighton,  on  May 
17th.  The  competition  for  the 
occasion  was  for  Pelargoniums, 
Mignonette,  and  Spirreas,  and  some  choice  specimens  of  these 
flowers  were  shown.  The  prize  list  was  as  follows  : — Class  1,  two 
Pelargoniums:  first,  F.  Fairs  ;  second,  —  Tanner;  third,  G.  Miles.  Class 
2,  two  Mignonette  :  first,  F.  Fairs  ;  second,  G.  Peckham.  Class  3,  two 
Spiraeas:  first,  G.  F.  Bunney  ;  second,  A.  King;  third,  A.  T.  Braden. 
The  secretary  (Mr.  G.  Thorpe)  gave  some  particulars  with  respeot  to 
the  recent  spring  show  of  the  Society.  The  receipts  for  the  show,  he 
paid,  were  £132  5s.  lid.,  these  being  £2  Os.  8d.  in  excess  of  last  year. 
The  expenditure  was  £190  13s.  9d.,  which  left  a  loss  on  the  show  of 
£58  7a.  lOd.  Last  year,  however,  the  loss  on  the  show  was  £67  9s.  9d., 
so  that  this  year  they  had  been  a  little  more  successful. 
Birmingham  Amateur  Gardeners’  Association. 
Mr.  Rowland  H.  Barry  presided  at  a  meeting  of  this  Association 
held  at  the  Technical  School  last  evening,  at  which  Mr.  C.  H.  Herbert, 
Sparkhill,  gave  a  very  interesting  lecture  on  “  The  Various  Modes  of 
the  Propagation  of  Plants.”  He  said  there  were  numerous  ways  of 
propagating,  either  by  seeds,  cuttings,  leaves,  stems,  layers,  bulbs, 
tubers,  division  of  rootstock,  or  by  grafting.  He  exhibited  specimens 
of  propagating  by  most  of  these  methods,  and  described  the  manner  in 
which  it  was  done.  At  the  conclusion  of  the  lecture  a  hearty  vote  of 
thinks  was  tendered  to  Mr.  Herbert  for  his  leoture,  and  to  Mr.  Parry 
for  presiding. 
Rivers’' Cardinal  Nectarine. 
( Exhibited  by  Messrs.  Rivers  fy  Son.) 
