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JOURNAL  OR  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
JuJy  2,  1903. 
cf  English  and  Spanish  Irises,  with  a  few  Anemones;  the  yellow 
and  bine  looking  well  in  their  green  setting. 
Messrs.  Hobbies,  Limited,  Dereham,  staged  a  large  table  of 
Roses,  Carnations,  and  Violas.  The  Roses  were  beautifully 
arranged,  Dorothy  Perkins  and  Crimson  Rambler  excellent,  being 
perfect  masses  of  bloom.  The  MalmaisO'n  Carnations,  arranged 
in  fern,  were  also*  attractive.  The  Sweet  Peas  were  beautifully 
staged  and  well  grown,  the  best  bunches  being  Aliss  Willmott, 
Lord  Rosebery,  Dorothy  Eckford  (grand),  Prince  of  Wales, 
Countess  Cadogan,  Aurora,  George  Gordon,  Othello,  Grade 
Greenwood,  and  Jeannie  Gordon.  A  fine  exhibit  of  Lathyrus 
grandiflorus  albus  completed  the  display. 
A  refreshing  exhibit  Avas  that  .staged  by  Air.  C.  Dixon, 
gardener  to  the  Earl  of  Ilchester,  Holland  House,  which  Avas 
composed  of  a  group  of  Succidents  of  various  ages  raised  from 
seed,  and  backed  Avith  some  fine  plants  of  Asparagus  Sprengeri. 
From  Mr.  G.  Reuthe,  Ke.ston.  Kent,  tame  a  nice  exhibit 
of  hardy  floAvers,  a  feAv  spikes  of  Eremuri  attracting  much 
attention;  the  best  Avere  Airs.  Reuthe,  a  pale  sulphur,  Aurora, 
Ward,  and  Robustus.  Iris  Susiana,  Cypi’ipedium  spectabile,  and 
a  nice  collection  of  Ixias  Avere  also  noted. 
Tree  Carnations  Avere  exhibited  by  Mr.  A.  F.  Dutton,  Bexley 
Heath.  The  blooms  Avere  displayed  in  large  glasses  and  Avere 
beautifully  groAvn.  The  varieties  Avere  Madame  Alelba,  Royalty, 
Airs.  T.  W.  LaAA'son,  and  G.  H.  Crane. 
Alessrs.  Storrie  and  Storrie,  Dundee,  exhibited  a  beautiful 
.strain  of  Streptocarpi,  Avhich  consisted  of  a  great  Amriety  of 
colours.  The  Iceland  Poppies  included  many  neAv  shades  Avhich 
are  sure  to  become  popular.  A  fcAV  single  Begonias  arranged  in 
Alaidenhair  Ferns  Avere  decidedly  good.  Mr.  J.  Robson,  Altrin¬ 
cham,  sent  a  fine  basket  of  Dianthus  Napoleon  III.  Air.  J.  R.  Box, 
Croydon,  arranged  a  natural  rockAvork  in  the  ground.  The  chief 
features  Avere  the  Sedums  and  Sempervivums. 
A  pleasingly  arranged  collection  of  . hardy  floAvers,  most  of 
them  such  as  are  not  found  every  day  in  gardens,  Avas  staged  by 
the  AIisse.s  Hopkins,  of  Knutsford,  Che..shire.  Leopold  de  Roth¬ 
schild,  Esq.,  sent  his  blue  Water  Lily. 
Barr  and  Sons,  of  King  Street,  Covent  Garden,  Avere  very 
strong  in  this,  their  section.  Spanish  Irises  Avere  admirable,  and 
of  these  Ave  Avill  name  Blue  Stone  (dark  blue).  The  Aloor  (dull 
bronzy  purple).  Panorama  (clear  yelloAA’),  Princess  Ida  (tea,  Avith 
primrose  lip),  Helene  (lavender-violet,  Avith  orange  blotch  on  lip), 
California  (golden) ;  Golden  King  (very  rich),  SnoAV  Queen 
(white,  with  yelloAV  blotch),  Vasco  de  Gama  (a  beautiful  combina¬ 
tion  of  golden-yelloAv  and  purple),  also  Thunderbolt  (bronzy- 
broAvn  and  purple-violet).  They  also  had  tufted  Pansies,  named 
Ixias,  some  beautiful  Gladioli,  of  The  Bride  type,  the  best  being 
Ne  Plus  Ultra  (carmine  Avith  Avhite  dash  on  loAver  segments),  Pink 
Perfection,  and  Peach  Blossom.  Their  Kaempferi  Irises  Avere  a 
treat  in  themselves,  and  AA'ith  these  AA'ere  Pseonies,  Delphiniums, 
Lilies,  &c. 
Me.ssrs.  Geo.  Bunyard  and  Co.,  of  Maidstone,  had  a  s'easonable 
collection,  including  Francoa  appendiculata  (mauve^Avhite),  and 
the  semi-double  Avhite  pyramidal  Campanula  Moerheimi. 
Mr.  M.  Pritchard,  Christchurch,  Hants,  Avas  represented  by  a 
.select  collection  of  the  best  floAvers  of  this  period,  but  rather 
tightly  staged.  Another  group,  edged  with  cork  bark — a  great 
improvement— came  from  Mr.  W.  B.  Child,  Edehveiss  Nurseries, 
Acock’s  Green,  whose  varieties  Avere  absolutely  the  choicest  the 
hardy  plant  border  affords.  He  had  Campanula  per.sicifolia, 
Dai.sy  Hill,  a  double  deep  lavender;  Achillea  .serrulata,  W.  B. 
Child,  Avith  dazzling  Avhite,  loo.se  umbels ;  Incarvillea  Delavayi, 
Brodisea  laxa,  Libertia  formosa,  and  Meconopsis  cambrica  plena 
aurea,  a  gloAving  mass  of  orange-scarlet.  Mr.  R.  C.  Notcutt,  Wood- 
bridge  Nursery,  Woodbridge,  contributed,  in  his  group,  Papaver 
nudicaule  alba,  P.  n.  aurantiaca  (a  beautiful  thing),  single  Pseonia 
Leander  (rose-purple),  Dianthus  cruentus,  Delphinium  Monarch, 
and  Geranium  ibericum. 
The  long-spurred  Aquilegias  from  Messrs.  Cannell  had 
suffered  from  the  rain,  but  they  Avere  well  staged.  Pseonies  and 
Delphiniums  Avere  liberally  staged  from  KelAAay,  of  Langport, 
but  tbeir  method  of  staging  the  lovely  Pseonies  calls  for  protest, 
a  protest  aa'c  haA^e  hitherto  mildly  advanced.  The  visitors  as  Avell 
as  the  firm  are  the  losers  from  poor  staging.  Amongst  the  Del¬ 
phiniums,  a  noAV  primrose  yelloAA' — Beauty  of  Langport — calls  for 
attention,  and  Ave  may  also  name  Coronation,  Albert  EdAvard, 
Rev.  W.  Wilks,  Lord  HaAA’ke,  F.  Carr,  and  Captain  Lambton  as 
good  sorts. 
Messrs.  Ware,  Limited,  Avere  also  represented  by  a  formidable 
array  of  cut  hardy  floAvers,  and  here  AA’as  staged  the  double  Rocket, 
Poppies  galore,  Ornithogalum  pyramidalis,  Gillenia  trifoliata, 
Sempervivum  triste  bicolor,  Avith  columnar  spike,  Primula 
capitata,  OstroAvskia  magnifica  alba,  Romneya  Coulteri, 
Hypericum  gracile,  and  other  choice  subjects. 
Stove  and  Greenhouse  Plants. 
Messrs.  J.  Veitch  and  Sons,  Ltd.,  Chelsea,  had  a  large  col¬ 
lection  of  varied  stove  and  greenhouse  plants,  including  masses 
of  their  hybrid  Javanese  Rhododendrons,  Orchids,  Malmaison 
Carnations,  Caladiums,  Davallia  tenuifolia  Veitchiana,  Nidu- 
larium  splendens  (a  Bromeliad),  Leea  amabilis  splendens.  Ne¬ 
penthes,  Anthuriums,  Crotons,  Cannas,  and  Lilium  Henryi.  No 
other  group  Avas  so  effectively  arranged,  and  to  Mr.  Tivej'  groat 
credit  is  due  in  this  respect. 
The  new  Asparagus  myriocladus,  together  Avith  Eugenia 
myriophylla  and  Crotons  came  from  the  Ranelagh  Nurseries  Co., 
cf  Royal  Leamington  Spa.  ShoAvy  Caladiums  in  distinctiA'e 
varieties  came  from  Me.ssrs.  Laing  and  Sons.  aaTio  also  had 
tuberous  Begonias,  Amry  nicely  staged,  with  Eulalia  here  and 
there  rising  above  the  floAvers ;  and  at  the  end  of  the  table  AA  as  a 
collection  of  hardy  floAvers,  Irises  and  Saxifraga  sarmentosa  tri¬ 
color  .superba.  Their  Streptocarpi  Avere  also  very  fine. 
Tree  Ferns,  Cordylines,  Phoenix  rupicola,  Hydrangeas,  and 
varied  stove  subjects  came  from  Bull  and  Sons,  King’s  Road. 
Chelsea.  The  group  Avas  good,  though  rather  compact  in  places- 
Messrs.  Peed  and  Son  again  had  their  very  fine  collection  of 
Caladiums;  John  Russell,  of  Richmond,  sent  stove  and  green¬ 
house  foliage  plants,  and  H.  B.  May,  of  Edmonton,  sent  a  A'aried 
group  of  the  best  quality  market  plant  subjects  ;  AA  hile  from  Hill 
and  Son,  of  LoAver  Edmonton,  there  Avas  another  of  their  re¬ 
nowned  Fern  collections.  Crotons  from  Lord  Aldenham's  garden 
made  a  bright  display. 
Trees  and  Shrubs. 
R.  and  G.  Cuthbert,  The  Nurseries,  Southgate,  had  Rhodo¬ 
dendrons,  Hydrangeas,  Gladiolus  Blushing  Bride  and  Peach 
Blossom  ;  also  Ivy-leaved  Pelargoniums  and  foliage  plants. 
A  magnificent  and  really  AA’onderful  collection  of  cut  sprays  of 
hardy  trees  and  shrubs  Avas  presented  by  Lord  Aldenham  (gar¬ 
dener,  Mr.  E.  Beckett)  from  his  priAmte  garden  at  Alclenham 
House,  Elstree.  One  can  only  name  a  feAv,  for  a  table  60ft  long 
and  3Ht  broad  Avas  entirely  filled  Avith  them.  We  may  ^note, 
then,  Berberis  Fortune!,  B.  fuchsioides,  Pyrus  Fifiana,  Ulmus 
glabra  Amriegata,  Acer  platanoides  ScliAvedleri  (red),  Syringa 
Emodi  (siKery  beneath),  Lonicera  Barberi,  Rhodotypos  kerrioides, 
Fagus  sylvatica  pyramidalis  tricolor,  and  the  variegated  Tulip 
Tree.  The  collection  AA’as  of  sufficient  interest  to  publish  the 
full  list  of  the  subjects  .shoAvn,  but  time  did  not  alloAV  us  to  note 
them  all. 
Messrs.  W.  Cutbush  and  Son,  Highgate,  made  a  large  display 
of  clipped  Box  and  Yoav  trees,  trained  in  all  sorts  of  fantastic 
shapes.  Mr.  J.  Russell,  Richmond,  had  a  fine  display  of  Ivies, 
both  large  and  small  specimens  in  capital  Ami'ieties,  the  golden 
and  variegated  forms  being  especially  bright. 
Acers  and  Conifers  AA’ere  largely  represented  by  Messrs.  T. 
Cripps  and  Son,  Tunbridge  Wells.  The  Acers  made  a  fine  show, 
and  the  Avhole  exhibit  was^  well  arranged. 
Messrs.  J.  Cheal  and  Son,  Lowfield  Nunsery,  occupied  a  large 
space  in  the  open  air  Avith  an  exhibit  of  coloured  shrubs  and 
trees.  Conifers  in  variety,  with  a  feAV  floAvering  shrubs.  Th() 
exhibit  Avas  pleasingly  arranged. 
From  Messrs.  J.  Waterer  and  Sons,  Bagshot,  came  a  fine  col¬ 
lection  of  Conifers  and  shrubs  grown  in  pots,  also  a  few  Rhodo¬ 
dendrons.  The  chief  feature,  hoAvever,  were  the  Kalmias,  Avhich 
Avere  in  excellent  condition,  full  of  flower. 
Mes.srs.  W.  Fromow  and  Sons,  ChisAvick,  had  a  large  semi¬ 
circular  group  of  Conifers,  shrubs,  Acers,  and  similar  plants,  the 
whole  being  well  grown  and  in  excellent  condition. 
Messrs.  Jas.  Veitch  and  Sons,  Ltd.,  Chelsea,  were  repre¬ 
sented  in  the  open  air  by  some  fine  specimen  Conifers  and  a  col¬ 
lection  of  Delphiniums,  grown  in  pots,  in  first-rate  variety.  They 
AV’ere  greatly  admired. 
Horticultural  Sundries. 
The  Council  of  the  Society  having  alloAA'ed  the  sundriesmen  a 
special  tent,  a  large  number  of  varied  exhibits  AA’ere  staged,  and 
this  section  is  of  sufficient  interest  to  be  repeated  and  added  to. 
Messrs.  Wm.  Wood  and  Son,  Ltd.,  Woqd  Green,  London,  set 
up  a  di.splay  of  garden  statuary  and  architectural  figures,  such 
as  a  deerhound,  lion,  stork,  eagle,  boy,  urns.  Abases,  dials,  foun¬ 
tains.  They  had  also  their  well-knoAvn  hanging  floAver  baskets, 
named  The  King  (as  supplied  for  the  King’s  yacht  last  summer). 
The  Queen,  AA’ith  one  suspending  rod  instead  of  three,  and  The 
Empire  basket.  There  was  a  large  number  of  samples  of 
chemical  manures,  and  meteorological  instruments,  liquid  insecti¬ 
cides  and  sprayers,  hosespiping,  cutlery,  stakes,  loam,  &c.,  and, 
indeed,  quite  a  great  array  of  most  useful  articles  and  subjects. 
The  Standard  Manufacturing  Co.,  Ye  Olde  Moat  Hall,  Derby, 
had  a  A’ery  embracive  shoAA’  of  tree  and  shrub  primers,  parasol 
holders,  and  the  “  Aerator  ”  scarifier. 
From  the  Hull  Chemical  Works,  Ltd.,  came  a  selection  of 
their  Bitter-oil  insecticide,  the  fungicide  and  mildeAV  destroyer, 
and  Tala  sprayer,  which  we  noticed  last  Aveek. 
W.  Herbert  and  Co.,  Hop  Exchange,  S.E.,  showed  quite  a 
large  number  of  neAv  improvements  in  garden  appliances  and 
sundries.  The  new  wall  clip,  the  sprayers  and  syringes,  Jadoo 
fibre.  Abol  insecticide,  fertilisers,  &c.,  Avere  on  vieAV. 
Messrs.  Pulliam  and  Son,  71,  NeAvman  Street,  Oxford  Street, 
London,  W.,  had  ornamental  vases,  dials,  and  urns— a  goodly 
selection.  Mr.  John  Pinches,  3,  Crown  Buildings,  Crown  Street, 
Camberwell,  S.E.,  had  a  large  choice  of  labels,  sieA’es,  Avire  fen¬ 
cings,  and  arches.  The  “  Acme  ”  bloom  protector  wa.s  also  shown. 
Ohlendorffs’  Horticultural  Manures  were  displayed  by  the 
Anglo-Continental  Guano  Works,  of  30,  Mark  Lane,  London  ; 
