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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
May  30,  1901. 
certificate  ;  also  from  the  same  grounds  came  three  fine  Calceolarias 
and  three  spring  Cabbage.  Mr.  B.  Ladhams,  F.R.H.S.,  showed  a  grand 
lot  of  cut  blooms ;  A.  H.  Cobbold,  Esq.,  Begonia  metallioa,  Spiraea 
astilboides  floribunda;  Major  Douglas,  R.E.,  seedling  Zonals.  The 
next  lecture  is  entitled,  “  Is  it  Necessary  to  Grow  Plants  in  Pots  Under 
Glass?”  by  Mr.  J.  Weathers,  Isleworth. — J.  M. 
Royal  National  Tulip,  Southern  Section. 
The  eighth  annual  southern  exhibition  was  held  at  the  Botanical 
Gardens,  Edgbaston,  Birmingham,  on  Thursday,  May  23rd.  “It  was  a 
pity  that  the  date  clashed  with  the  Temple  Show,  as  many  prominent 
horticulturists  were  absent,  and  the  nurserymen’s  exhibits  were  not  so 
large  as  they  otherwise  would  have  been.  However,  Messrs.  Barr  and 
Sons  sent  a  splendid  lot  of  Darwin  and  English  Tulips,  which  worthily 
obtained  the  gold  medal  of  the  Tulip  Society  and  the  medal  of  the 
Birmingham  Horticultural  Society.  Messrs.  Pope  had  also  a  very  good 
exhibit  of  Tulips. 
There  was  a  surprisingly  good  show  of  Tulips  exhibited  by  the 
members  of  the  Tulip  Society.  The  season  has  not  been  a  good  one,  as 
the  plants  were  injured  by  the  March  and  April  frosts,  and  the  blooming 
season  has  been  largely  made  up  of  scorching  sun,  rough  east  winds,  and 
bitterly  cold  nights ;  consequently  the  flowers  were,  on  the  whole, 
smaller  than  usual,  but  the  quality  was  superior  to  last  year.  Feathered 
bizarres  were  fair,  the  best  being  Garibaldi,  Sir  J.  Paxton,  Masterpiece, 
and  W.  Wilson.  Feathered  byblcemens  were  very  good,  Bessie, 
Talisman,  Mrs.  Hepworth,  E.  Pegg,  and  Mrs.  Jackson  being  well  shown. 
Feathered  roses  were  weak,  and  such  ancient  sorts  as  Comte  de 
Yergennes  and  Andromeda  had  to  be  shown  in  the  first  stand  of  twelve. 
Flamed  bizarres  were  good :  Sir  J.  Paxton  and  Sami.  Barlow  are 
rapidly  putting  all  other  varieties  in  the  shade.  Flamed  byblcemens 
were  excellent,  Talisman,  Chancellor,  and  Adonis  being  the  best. 
Breeders  were  good,  Sir  J.  Paxton,  Goldfinder,  and  Alfred  Lloyd  being 
the  best  of  the  bizarres.  Mrs.  Barlow,  A.  McGregor,  and  Lady 
Grosvenor  were  good  in  the  rose  section,  and  the  best  byblcemens  were 
Bridesmaid,  Adonis,  Thurstan’s  213,  Talisman,  and  Alice  Grey.  Mr. 
Needham  won  the  silver  basket  presented  by  Miss  Willmott,  of  Great 
Warley,  for  the  best  twelve  rectified  Tulips.  Mr.  Bentley  won  the 
championship  silver  medal  for  the  greatest  number  of  first  prizes, 
presented  by  the  Birmingham  Horticultural  Society.  The  awards  were 
made  by  the  Rev.  F.  D.  Horner  and  Mr.  B.  Simonite. 
In  the  afternoon  a  conference  was  held,  Professor  Hillhouse 
presiding.  Papers  were  read  by  Principal  Hall,  M.A.,  on  “  What  is 
an  English  Tulip;”  by  Mr.  J.  W.  Bentley  on  “The  History  of  the 
English  Tulip ;”  by  the  Rev.  F.  D.  Horner  on  “  Seedling  Raising 
and  by  Mr.  C.  W.  Needham  on  “  The  Cultivation  of  the  Tulip.”  It  is 
to  be  hoped  that  the  Show  and  Conference  may  stimulate  the  cultivation 
of  the  Tulip  in  the  Midlands.  The  Tulip  Society  is  under  a  deep  debt 
of  gratitude  to  Professor  Hillhouse,  Mr.  Lathom,  and  the  Birmingham 
Society  for  their  kind  and  cordial  reoeption  and  the  admirable 
arrangements  they  made  for  the  show. 
Rectified  Tulips. — Class  A,  twelve  dissimilar  rectified  Tulips,  two 
feathered  and  two  flamed  in  each  class. — First,  Mr.  C.  W.  Needham, 
Hale,  Altrincham,  with  Samuel  Barlow,  Sir  Joseph  Paxton,  flamed 
bizarres ;  Sir  Joseph  Paxton,  Magnum  Bonum,  feathered  bizarres ; 
Mabel,  Annie  McGregor,  flamed  roses ;  Andromeda  and  Comte, 
feathered  roses ;  Talisman,  John  Hart,  flamed  byblcemens ;  and  Mrs. 
Hepworth  and  Talisman,  feathered  byblcemens.  Second,  Mr.  J.  W. 
Bentley,  Castleton,  Manchester,  with  Samuel  Barlow,  Sir  Joseph  Paxton, 
flamed  bizarres ;  Garibaldi  and  Masterpiece,  feathered  bizarres  ;  Aglaia, 
Annie  McGregor,  flamed  roses ;  Comte,  Mrs.  Collier,  feathered  roses ; 
Bessie,  Elizabeth  Pegg,  feathered  byblcemens ;  Talisman  and  Chancellor, 
flamed  bybloemens.  Third,  Mr.  A.  Chater,  Cambridge.  Class  B,  six 
dissimilar  Tulips,  one  of  each  class. — First,  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Samuel 
Barlow,  Mabel,  Talisman,  flamed;  John  Moody,  Jane,  Bessie,  feathered. 
Second,  Mr.  A.  D.  Hall,  Wye ;  and  third,  Mr.  Needham.  Class  C,  six 
dissimilar  Tulips,  two  in  each  class. — First,  Mr.  G.  Eyre,  Ripley,  Derby  ; 
second,  Miss  Scott,  St.  Albans.  Class  D,  three  feathered  Tulips,  one  in 
each  class. — Messrs.  Bentley,  Needham,  Hall,  Eyre,  in  this  order. 
Breeder  Tulips. — Class  F,  six  dissimilar  breeders,  two  of  each 
class. — First,  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Goldfinder,  Alfred  Lloyd,  bizarres, 
Bridesmaid  and  Thurstan’s  213,  byblcemens,  Mrs.  Barlow,  and  Hep- 
worth’s  9/64,  roses ;  second,  Mr.  Hall,  with  Goldfinder,  Sir  J.  Paxton, 
bizarres,  Adonis  and  E.  Pegg,  bybloemens,  A.  McGregor  and  Mrs. 
Barlow,  roses  ;  third,  Mr.  Needham,  with  Goldfinder  and  Sir  J.  Paxton, 
bizarres,  Adonis,  E.  Pegg,  byblcemens,  Mrs.  Barlow,  A.  McGregor, 
roses ;  fourth,  Mr.  Cater,  with  Goldfinder  and  Sir  J.  Paxton,  bizarres, 
Alice  Grey  and  Bridesmaid,  byblcemens,  Mrs.  Barlow  and  A.  McGregor, 
roses  ;  fifth,  Mr.  Whytehead,  with  Sir  J.  Paxton  and  Sulphur,  bizarres, 
Martin’s  117,  E.  Pegg,  bybloemens,  Mabel,  A.  McGregor,  roses  . 
Class  G,  three  dissimilar  breeders,  one  of  each  class. — First,  Mr.  Hall, 
with  Sir  J.  Paxton,  W.  Parkinson,  and  A.  McGregor ;  second,  Mr. 
Bentley,  exhibiting  Goldfinder,  Thurstan’s  213,  and  A.  McGregor ; 
third,  Mr.  Needham,  with  Sir  J.  Paxton,  Alice  Grey,  and  Mrs.  Barlow ; 
fourth,  Mr.  Eyre,  having  Sir  J.  Paxton,  E.  Pegg,  and  A.  MoGregor ; 
fifth,  Miss  Scott,  showing  Lord  Delamere,  Talisman,  and  J.  Heap. 
Class  L,  single  blooms,  bizarre  breeders. — First,  second,  third, 
fourth,  fifth,  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Sir  J.  Paxton,  Hepworth’s  100/64, 
Alfred  Lloyd,  Lloyd’s  Seedling.  Bybloemen  breeders. — First,  second, 
third,  Mr.  Needham,  with  Talisman,  Bridesmaid,  Alice  Grey ;  fourth 
and  fifth,  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Talisman  and  Seedling.  Rose  breeders. — 
First,  Mr.  Hall,  with  Mrs.  Barlow;  second,  Mr.  Needham,  Lady 
Grosvenor;  third,  Mr.  Eyre,  having  Rose  Hill;  fourth,  Mr.  Needham, 
who  staged  Lord  Derby ;  and  fifth,  Mr.  Hall,  with  Loveliness.  Mr. 
Bentley  showed  Sir  Jos.  Paxton,  the  premier  breeder  in  the  exhibition. 
Class  M,  collection  of  Eaglish  Tulips  grouped  for  effect. — First, 
Mr.  Bentley,  with  a  very  nice  lot,  including  Goldfinder,  Rose  Hill, 
A.  McGregor,  Mabel,  Talisman,  Duchess  of  Sutherland,  Adonis,  Lord 
Stanley,  Mrs.  Jackson,  Sami.  Barlow,  &o. 
Ore  (Sussex)  Gardeners. 
A  meeting  was  recently  held  at  Mr.  Knight’s  nursery,  Ore,  to  make 
arrangements  for  outdoor  shows  in  connection  with  the  Ore  Gardeners* 
Society.  Councillor  Paulson  took  the  ohair,  and  there  were  present 
Messrs.  W.  Fitsell  (hon.  secretary),  W.  Knight  (hon.  treasurer), 
W.  Cramp,  A.  Cramp,  R.  Price,  J.  Bannister,  E.  E.  Trinder,  W.  Foord. 
J.  Hindell,  W.  F.  Whitfield,  W.  H.  Weston  (president),  A.  Goodsell,  jun., 
L.  Apps,  J.  Elliott,  and  H.  Purfield.  The  schedule  is  to  be  the  same  as 
the  fete  in  1899,  with  extra  prizes  to  gardeners,  amateurs,  and  oottagers 
for  plants  in  bloom.  The  offer  of  10,000  handbills  for  distribution, 
from  Mr.  L.  Devereux,  was  accepted,  and  the  Sports  Committee 
(Councillors  Sanderson  and  O.  Wiokens,  Messrs.  W.  F.  Whitfield, 
L.  Devereux,  and  R.  Voller)  was  eleoted.  The  Dancing  Committee  is  to 
comprise  Mr.  T.  Boucher,  Messrs.  F.  Holman,  and  W.  F.  Whitfield. 
Wargrave  Gardeners 
The  members  of  the  Association  met  on  Wednesday  evening. 
May  22nd,  to  hear  a  lecture  by  Mr.  W.  Iggulden,  F.R.H.S.,  on  “  Grape 
Culture.”  Being  a  market  grower  himself,  the  lecturer  contrasted  the 
methods  of  the  “trade”  and  those  of  private  growers.  Mr.  Iggulden 
spoke  of  the  kind  of  houses  best  suited  to  the  purpose  of  Grape  growing, 
span-roofed  ones  being  preferred,  inside  and  outside  borders  and 
methods  of  making  them  up,  mixed  houses,  planting,  watering, 
colouring,  ventilation,  pruning,  pests,  and  means  of  eradicating  them, 
and  exhibited  photographs  to  show  how  his  ideas  and  modes  of  cultiva¬ 
tion  had  been  carried  out.  A  discussion  afterwards  took  place,  in  which 
Messrs.  Stanton,  Powell,  Hatch,  Scott,  and  others  joined.  The  leoturer 
answered  a  number  of  questions  put  by  various  members,  and  a  hearty 
vote  of  thanks  was  accorded  Mr.  Iggulden  for  his  valuable  leoture. 
Bowdley  Horticulturists. 
"?  The  Bowdley  Horticultural  Sooiety  has  oause  to  congratulate  its 
members  on  the  recent  visit  of  Mr.  Rider  Haggard,  who  was  much 
interested  in  its  plans  and  progress,  and  whose  reference  to  the  district 
in  subsequent  publications  will  be  of  importance  to  the  looality.  With 
this  object  in  view,  he  has  asked  that  full  information  may  be  sent  him, 
in  order  that  he  may  deal  with  the  policy  of  the  Sooiety  in  some  of  his 
articles.  Another  distinguished  personage  who  has  beoome  interested 
is  the  Bishop  of  Hereford,  and  at  the  request  of  the  general  committee 
the  reotor,  who  is  ohairman  of  the  committee  dealing  with  the  subject, 
will  send  his  lordship  full  information  on  the  society’s  self-help  work. 
The  admirable  practice  of  forwarding  fruit,  flowers,  and  vegetables  to 
the  infirmary  will  be  initiated  next  week  by  the  Rev.  R.  S.  P.  Chesshire 
and  his  committee.  This  is  a  capital  example  for  similar  associations  to 
follow. 
Shirley  Gardeners’. 
The  members  of  the  Shirley  Gardeners’  and  Amateurs’  Mutual 
Improvement  Association  have  issued  their  annual  report  and  balance 
sheet.  The  Sooiety  last  year  visited  the  Temple  Show,  whioh  seems 
eaoh  year  to  attract  more  and  more  of  the  horticultural  societies  lying 
within  a  radius  of  150  to  200  miles  from  London.  The  Association 
were  out  again  in  a  party  in  the  month  of  September,  visiting 
Chilworth  Manor.  The  work  of  the  Association  generally  has  been 
bright  and  influential.  The  funds  are  in  a  prosperous  condition,  the 
balance-Bheet  showing  a  balance  of  £40  8s.  3d.  in  the  general  account, 
and  128.  lOd.  on  the  “  outing  ”  account.  It  is  a  good  thing  when  all 
the  gardeners  in  a  given  neighbourhood  bind  themselves  together  in 
associations  for  mutual  assistance  in  craft-knowledge.  The  hon. 
secretary  of  the  Shirley  Association  is  Mr.  John  Miles,  222,  Portswood 
Road,  Shirley. 
Wood  Green  and  District  Horticultural. 
This  Sooiety  held  a  very  successful  meeting  at  the  Masonic  Hall, 
Wood  Green,  on  Tuesday,  May  14th,  when  Mr.  R.  Core  (gardener), 
F.R.H.S.,  gave  a  most  interesting  and  instructive  leoture  on  “The 
Zonal  Pelargonium,”  treating  the  subject  very  lucidly  from  its  early 
history  up  to  the  present  date.  The  usual  monthly  show  was  also  a 
great  success,  and  keen  rivalry  was  established  in  the  competition  for 
the  prize  given  by  Mr.  Amos  Perry,  jun.,  of  the  Hardy  Plant  Farm, 
Winohmore  Hill,  the  winner  being  Mr.  W.  E.  Phillips  with  a  magnificent 
group  of  Caladiums,  other  members  running  him  very  close.  Mr.  E.  J. 
Wickenden  staged  a  handsome  group  of  Orchids  and  Ferns,  in  whioh 
some  excellent  Cypripedium  insigne  were  especially  noticeable.  Mr. 
Amos  Perry  staged  a  magnifioent  collection  of  new  Irises,  whioh  ought 
to  beoome  very  popular,  some  of  the  colours  being  very  bright  and  a 
great  acquisition.  Both  Mr.  Wickenden  and  Mr.  Perry  were  awarded  a 
hearty  vote  of  thanks  for  their  exhibits. 
