JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
July  3,  1202. 
Messrs.  John  Peed  and  Son.  West  Norwood,  S.E.,  staged 
Gloxinias  in  many  beautiful  and  delicate  colours,  and  the  plants 
were  well  grown.  A  group  of  Sweet  Peas  came  from  Mr.  C. 
Aubrey  Watts,  30,  Mark  Lane,  E.C.,  but  they  were  too  closely 
packed.  Messrs.  Jackman  staged  hardy  flowers,  the  table  being 
much  too  high. 
Orchids. 
Orchids  did  not  form  nearly  such  a  show  as  they  do  at  the 
Temple  Gardens,  but  a  number  of  handsome  collections  were 
exhibited.  Mr.  Jeremiah  C'olman  (gardener,  W.  P.  Bound), 
Gatton  Park,  Reigate,  contrived  a  wonderfully  sweet  display  of 
Odontoglossums  with  particularly  good  crispums,  Miltonia 
vexillaria,  Masdevallias,  Cat 1 1  eyas ,  and  other  things. 
Messrs.  Sander  and  Sons,  St  .  Albans,  had  a  number  of  magnifi¬ 
cent  Odontoglossums,  and  staged  in  a  new  style,  with  all  the 
pots  and  pedestals  embedded  in  green  moss.  Their  Laelio-Cattleya 
Memoria  Baroness  Schroder,  is  of  excellent  form,  with  good  dark 
purple  lip  and  pale  segments.  Their  Odontoglossum  Alexandra 
Princess  Louise,  carrying  nine  large  and  finely  formed  flowers,  is 
a  good  red  spotted  variety.  O.  Harvengtense  Princess  Margaret 
is  an  excellent  subject  of  large  size  and  finely  marked  with  brown. 
It  received  an  Award  of  Merit.  A  most  graceful  Odontoglossum 
Alexandra  Princess  Patricia,  with  nine  huge  flowers  nicely 
blotched.  Some  of  their  white  crispums  were  distinctive  and 
very7  fine,  but  the  whole  group  was  most  choice. 
Messrs.  Hugh  Low  and  Co.,  Bush  Hill  Park,  Enfield,  were 
particularly  strong  in  Cattleyas,  showing  C.  Wagneri  in  magni¬ 
ficent  form,  together  with  Laelio-Cattleya  Ascania,  creamy; 
L.-C.  Pallas,  L.-C.  Canhamiana,  and  the  beautiful  Lselia  pur- 
purata,  carrying  a  dozen  large  flowers. 
M.  A.  A.  Peelers,  Brussels,  staged  Laelio-Cattleya  x  The 
Coronation,  a  monster  hybrid  between  L.  tenebrosa  and 
C.  Mossiae.  The  lip  is  violet  purple,  other  petals  and  sepals  deep 
mauve.  Mr.  H.  Little  staged  a  well-flowered  plant  of  Laelia 
grandis  tenebrosa.  Sir  Trevor  Lawrence,  Bart.,  received  a  Cul¬ 
tural  Commendation  for  Habenaria  rhodocliila,  with  orange- 
scarlet  flowers. 
Messrs.  Stanley,  Ashton,  and  C'o.,  Southgate,  N.,  contri¬ 
buted  Odontoglossums  and  a  variety  of  other  subjects,  including 
Lycaste  Deppei,  well  flowered  :  Cattleya  x  Miss  Harris  superba, 
an  extraordinarily  fine  flower,  coloured  deep  purplish-rose,  and  of 
splendid  form.  It  received  a  First.  Class  Certificate.  They  had 
many  other  fine  things. 
Messrs.  Charlesworth  and  Co.,  Heaton,  Bradford,  furnished 
an  immense  and  handsome  display  of  Odontoglossums,  Oncidiums, 
hybrid  Cattleyas,  and  the  choicest  of  other  Orchids.  Messrs. 
J.  Cowan  and  Co.,  Gateacre,  Liverpool,  staged  Odontoglossums, 
Cattleyas,  Lselias,  Cypripediums,  &c. ;  and  Sir  Frederick  Wigan, 
Bart.,  had  also  a  good  exhibit. 
Roses. 
The  Rose  competitions,  as  everybody  expected,  were  exceed¬ 
ingly  slack,  many  of  the  classes  being  empty  and  others  having 
only  one  entry.  Such  was  the  case  with  classes  3  and  4,  in 
the  first  of  which  A.  Hill  Gray,  Esq.,  Beaulieu,  Newbridge, 
Bath,  received  first  prize  with  fair  blooms  of  the  following.  Back 
row:  Mrs.  E.  Mawley,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Medea,  Auguste 
Comte,  Souv.  d’Elise  Vardon,  The  Bride,  Anna  Olivier,  and 
Maman  Cocliet.  Second  row:  Hon.  E.  Gifford,  Golden  Gate, 
Marechal  Niel,  Catherine  Mermet,  Princess  of  Wales,  Princess 
Beatrice,  Souv.  d’un  Ami,  Jean  Ducher.  Third  row :  Caroline 
Kuster,  Bridesmaid,  Marie  Van  Houtte,  White  Maman  Cochet, 
Madame  Bravy,  Reine  Marie  Henriette,  Souv.  de  S.  A.  Prince, 
and  Cleopatra. 
The  Rev.  F.  R.  Burnside,  Great  Stambridge  Rectory,  Rock¬ 
ford.  Essex,  was  first  in  class  4  with  twelve  distinct  blooms,  in¬ 
cluding  Viscountess  Folkestone,  Marquis  Litta,  Antoine  Rivoire, 
Niphetos,  Catherine  Mermet,  Souv.  d’Elise  Vardon,  La  France, 
White  Lady,  Countess  of  Caledon,  Mad.  Cadeau-Ramey,  Mine. 
Van  Houtte,  and  Cleopatra. 
In  class  5,  for  six  blooms,  distinct,  Mr.  T.  B.  Gabriel,  Elinstrad, 
Woking,  led  with  fair  blooms.  Rubens  was  good.  Gen. 
Jacqueminot  small,  but  good  ;  Souv.  de  S.  A.  Prince,  and  Mrs. 
Ed.  Mawley  was  also  a  good  flower.  His  other  was  Marquis  Litta. 
Second  place  fell  to  Mr.  R.  W.  Bowyer,  Hertford  Heath,  Hert¬ 
ford,  with  a  good  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant  and  White  Lady.  The  other 
four — Viscountess  Folkestone,  Marquis  Litta,  Lady  Mary  Fitz- 
william,  and  Marechal  Niel — were  only  fair.  Third  came  Mr. 
G.  W.  Cook,  Muswell  Hill  Road,  Highgate.  Six  entered.  No 
one  entered  in  class  6. 
In  class  7,  for  forty-eight  blooms,  distinct,  open,  the  Silver  Cup 
fell  to  Messrs.  F.  Cant  and  Co.,  Braiswick  Rose  Gardens,  Col¬ 
chester,  with  weak  blooms,  including  the  varieties  Mrs.  W.  J. 
Grant,  Rainbow,  Marquis  Litta,  Mohs.  Noman,  Gustave  Piganeau. 
Lister,  Rev.  Alan  Cheales,  and  Clara  Watson.  Second  row: 
Lady  Roberts,  Souv.  de  Pres.  Carnot  ,  Dr.  Sewell,  Marechal  Niel, 
Marie  Bauman,  Lady  Maiy  Fitzwilliam,  and  Crown  Prince. 
Front  row:  Mme.  G.  Luizet,  W.  J.  Bennett,  Bessie  Brown,  Mine. 
Montet,  Grace  Darling,  Marie  Van  Houtte,  Camoens,  and  Souv. 
de  M.  Eugene  Verdier.  Messrs.  Prior  and  Co.,  Colchester,  came 
second  with  a  very  fair  set  of  blooms,  the  best  being  Souv.  de 
S.  A.  Prince,  Marechal  Niel,  and  Gustave  Piganeau. 
In  class  8,  for  forty-eight  single  blooms,  distinct,  open,  the 
first  prize  of  a  Silver  Cup  fell  to  Mr.  George  Prince,  Longworth, 
Berks,  who  staged  a  wonderfully  even  set,  though  somewhat 
ragged.  In  the  back  row  he  had  Caroline  Testout,  Rubens, 
Viscountess  Folkestone,  R.  M.  Henriette,  Souv.  de  S.  A.  Prince, 
Souv.  d’un  Ami,  and  Medea.  Second  row:  Clara  Watson,  Grace 
Darling,  Marechal  Niel,  Capt.  Hayward,  Hon.  Edith  Gifford,  and 
Comtesse  de  Nadaillac.  Front  row  :  Mme.  de  Watteville,  Duke  of 
York,  Marie  Van  Houtte,  La  France,  Catherine  Mermet,  Maman 
Cocliet,  The  Bride,  and  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant.  Messrs.  R.  Harkness 
and  Co.,  Hitchen,  Herts,  were  second  with  poor  blooms,  the  best 
being  Ulrich  Brunner,  and  Helen  Keller.  Mr.  A.  Hill  Gray  led 
in  class  9,  but  the  succeeding  class  was. without  a  supporter. 
In  class  11  Mr.  T.  B.  Gabriel  led  with  weak  blooms;  and 
second,  Mr.  R.  W.  Bowyer.  No  award  was  given  in  class  12  for 
six  blooms  of  any  one  variety ;  and  two  entered  in  class  13.  Here 
Mr.  G.  Prince,  of  Longworth,  Berks,  was  first  with  one  of  the 
best  stands  in  the  show.  This  was  for  eighteen  blooms  in  distinct 
varieties,  and  lie  staged  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Niphetos,  The 
Bride,  Marechal  Niel,  Bridesmaid,  Princess  of  Wales,  White 
Maman  Cochet,  Souv.  d’Elise  Varden,  Amazone,  Mme  Cusin, 
Marie  Van  Houtte,  Maman  Cochet,  Medea,  Rubens,  Souv.  de 
S.  A.  Prince,  Anna  Olivier,  and  Jean  Ducher.  The  second  prize 
fell  to  Messrs.  D.  Prior  and  Son,  Colchester,  with  poor  flowers. 
Class  14,  first  Mr.  Frank  Cant,  Colchester;  second  Messrs. 
G.  Cooling  and  Sons,  Bath;  third  B.  R.  Cant  and  Sons,  Col¬ 
chester.  Class  15,  first  O.  G.  Orpen,  Esq.,  Colchester;  no  second. 
Class  16,  first  Messrs.  G.  Cooling  and  Sons,  -Bath.  Class  17,  no 
entry.  Class  18,  first  Messrs.  B.  R.  Cant  and  Sons,  Colchester  ; 
second  Mr  G.  Prince,  Longworth,  Berks.  Class  19,  first  Messrs. 
B.  R.  Cant  and  Sons,  Colchester;  second  Messrs.  G.  Cooling  and 
Sons,  Bath.  Class  20,  first  Mr.  Frank  Cant,  Colchester;  no 
second.  Class  21,  no  entry.  Class  22,  second  Messrs.  Paul  and 
Son,  Cheshunt;  no  first  prize  awarded.  Class  23  (new  Roses), 
first — Gold  Medal,  Mr.  Frank  Cant,  Colchester,  H.T.  Lady 
Roberts;  second — Gold  Medal,  Messrs.  Paul  and  Son,  Cheshunt, 
Weeping  rugosa  alba.  Class  24,  first  Mr.  O.  G.  Orpen,  Col¬ 
chester;  second  Miss  B.  Langton,  Raymead,  Hendon.  Class  25, 
first  Mr.  C.  Turner,  Slough;  second  Messrs.  Paul  and  Son,  Ches¬ 
hunt.  Class  26,  first  Mr.  G.  Prince,  Longworth,  Berks.  Class  27, 
no  competition. 
New  Roses. 
H.T. -Lady  Battersea  (F.  Cant  and  C'o.). — A  lovely  Rose  of 
exquisite  form,  strong  in  build,  and  outstanding  in  a  collection. 
The  stout,  smooth  petals  are  coloured  a  reddish  apricot,  shading 
to  cream  at  the  edges.  It  may  be  likened  to  the  Sunrise  type  of 
flower.  Gold  Medal. 
Weeping  rugosa  alba  (Paul  and  Son). — This  Rose  is  remark¬ 
able  for  its  pendent  habit  of  growth,  combining  also  the  vigour 
of  the  type.  The  prickles  are  very  prominent,  but  the  foliage  is 
smaller,  as  it  seemed,  than  the  erect  rugosa.  The  flowers  are 
large  and  pure  white,  the  petals  irradiating  from  the  disc,  and 
being  contortions.  Gold  Medal. 
Trees  and  Shrubs. 
In  the  open  air  Messrs.  J.  Laing  and  Sons,  Forest  Hill,  made  a 
pretty  display  of  foliage  and  flowering  plants,  the  Acers  being 
conspicuous,  while  a  collection  of  flowering  shrubs  was  repre¬ 
sented  by  Rhododendrons  and  Kalmias. 
Messrs.  W.  Fro  mow  and  Sons,  Chiswick,  sent  a  semicircular 
group  of  Acers,  Bambusa.s,  and  Liliums,  edged  with  well  grown 
plants  of  Aralia  pentaphylla  variegata.  The  group  was  well 
arranged  and  certainly  appreciated. 
A  most  effective  exhibit  was  arranged  in  the  open  air  by 
Messrs.  Jas.  Veitch  and  Sons,  Limited,  Chelsea,  consisting  of  a 
group  of  Aquilegias  of  beautiful  colours,  with  some  fine  spikes  of 
Eremurus  robustus,  backed  with  some  fine  specimens  of  Bamboos. 
Mr.  J.  Russell,  Richmond  Nurseries,  Richmond,  made  a  fine 
group  of  foliage  plants,  chiefly  of  a  variegated  character,  the 
Acers,  Ivies,  Ligustrums,  and  various  variegated  Conifers  making 
a  beautiful  exhibit. 
Messrs.  Cutbush  and  Son,  Highgate,  had  an  enormous  collec¬ 
tion  of  clipped  and  trained  trees  arranged  in  the  open  air,  plants 
of  all  sizes  and  fantastic  shapes  being  represented. 
Messrs.  J.  Cheal  and  Sons,  Crawley,  made  a  fine  exhibit  of 
hardy  foliage  and  flowering  plants,  the  Acers  and  Conifers  with 
their  young  foliage  being  most  attractive,  the  whole  being  well 
cirr<iii^Gcl 
A  grand  collection  of  Acers  came  from  Messrs.  T.  Cripps  and 
Son,  Tunbridge  Wells.  The  collection  was  well  arranged,  and  the 
plants  beautifully  grown  ;  altogether  a  most  effective  exhibit. 
Certificates  and  Awards  of  Merit. 
Asparagus  myriocladus  (R.  Greenfield,  Jun.).  “A  novelty 
from  South  Africa.”  The  branchlets  are  deep  green  and  plume- 
