July  2,  1903.  JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER.  L5 
while  Osman  and  Co.,  132  and  134,  Conimercia!  Street,  London, 
S.E.,  had  vases,  glasses,  ornamental  little  bowls  and  dishes, 
hellebore  powder,  artificial  flowers  and  dyed  Pampas  grass,  with 
also  a  large  assortment  of  small  garden  tools  and  sundries. 
Messrs.  Vails  and  Co.,  16,  Coleman  Street,  London,  sent 
samples  of  their  “  Beetlecute  ”  for  exterminating  beetles,  cock¬ 
roaches,  ants,  woodlice,  &c.  Mr.  R.  Sydenham,  Tenby  Street, 
Birmingliam,  and  J.  Williams,  4a,  Oxford  Road,  Ealing,  had  the 
Rural  Table  Decorations,  and  very  graceful  they  are. 
Messrs.  Champion  and  Co.,  115,  City  Road,  E.C.,  had  a  varied 
selection  of  well  finished  tubs  made  of  oak  and  teak  wood, 
smoothed  and  varnished  outside.  Tliey  are  in  different  sizes  and 
shapes,  with  bronze  handles  and  copper  rims.  These  tubs  are 
highly  spoken  of  by  everyone.  The  Boundary  Chemical  Com¬ 
pany,  Liverpool,  sent  their  Climax  weed-killer,  their  Premier 
lawn  and  other  manures,  Vine  dressing,  quassia  soap,  and  slug 
destroyer.  Messrs.  S.  and  E.  Collier,  Ltd.,  Grovelands,  Reading, 
had  pottery  ware^ — iilant  pots,  columns,  vases,  edging  tiles, 
saucers,  and,  what  is  uncommon,  clay-made  baskets  the  same  as 
the  wooden  ones,  for  Orchid  culture.  Mr.  J.  George,  14,  Red¬ 
grave  Road,  Putney,  S.W.,  contributed  Orchid  peat,  Mushroom 
spawn,  Lawton’s  patent  clip  for  suspending  pots,  Nicotiana  fumi- 
gator,  and  Thomson’s  Vine,  plant,  and  vegetable  manure. 
The  “  Pattisson  ”  lawn  boots  were  .staged  by  Mr.  H.  Pattisson, 
1,  Farm  Avenue,  Streatham,  S.W.  Messrs.  James  Green  and 
Nephew,  107,  Queen  Victoria  Street,  E.C.,  staged  some  lovely 
glass  vases  of  superior  quality,  in  a  great  variety  of  shapes,  and  all 
of  the  highest  excellence  for  decorative  purposes.  Messrs.  D. 
Dowel  and  Son,  Ravenscourt  Avenue,  Hammersmith,  whose 
speciality  is  Orchid  pots  and  pans,  had  a  very  wide  selection  of 
them,  from  the  tiny  thimble  pots  for  .seedlings  to  the  largest 
pans.  Messrs.  Lee  and  Co.,  Bank  Street,  Maidstone,  sent  their 
fruit  bottling  apparatus,  of  which  they  have  a  full  descriptive 
pamphlet  obtainable  on  application.  Mr.  W.  Bowen,  HaLstead, 
Sevenoaks,''had  a  selection  of  tree  poles.  Chrysanthemum  sticks, 
and  other  stakeis,  as  well  as  charcoal  and  wood  for  rirstic  work. 
Messrs.  Wm.  Poore  and  Co.,  American  Stove  Stores,  139,  Cheap- 
side,  E.C.,  .staged  their  Challenge  hot-water  apparatus  for  stove 
and  greenhouse.  These  are  strongly  made  and  Avell  finished,  and 
very  serviceable,  so  far  as  our  inspection  could  prove,  for  ama¬ 
teurs’  small  houses.  They  had  a  goodly  selection  of  patterns. 
Eggett  and  Son,  artistic  rock  workers,  Thames  Ditton,  sent 
nhotographs  of  their  work.  The  Economic  Fencing  Co.,  Ltd., 
Billiter  House,  Billiter  Street.  London,  sent  a  .specimen  of  their 
fencing,  made  of  rough  trimmed  chestnut  spars,  wound  together 
with  stout  wire. 
Certificates  and  Awards  of  Merit. 
Begonia,  The  Queen  (.1.  Laing  and  Son). — A  lovely  fringed  .single  of 
good  shape  and  habit,  and  prettily  coloured  a  warm  blush  creamy 
pink.  A.M. 
Begonia.  IT.  SparJeshott  (B.  R.  Davis). 
—Flowers  Gin  across,  perfectly  double, 
with  grand,  solid  petals,  very  smooth, 
and  of  an  intense  scarlet  with  a  of 
oi’ange.  A.M. 
Begonia.  Gipsy  Girl  (B.  R.  Davis  .uni 
Son). — A  single  crested  variety,  coloured 
a  sw'eet  rose-pink.  A.M. 
Begonia,  Countess  of  WanvieJe  (Blaek- 
more  and  Langdon,  Bath). — A  double, 
and  one  of  the  richest  coloured  flowers 
up  to  date.  The  form  is  perfect,  with 
a  I’ieh  yellow  or  canary  centre  and 
orange-red  edge;  the  variety  is  exquisite. 
A.M. 
Carnation,  Shiela  (W.  Cutbush  and 
Son). — A  border,  yellow  ground  Fancy, 
flaked  and  bordered  crimson,  and  of  good 
size.  A.M. 
Carnation,  Lady  Wolverton  (W.  Cut- 
bush  and  Son,  Ilighgate,  N.). — A  good 
Imrder  variety  of  a  rich  rose-sahnOn : 
the  flowers  large  and  fragrant.  .\.M. 
Cattleya  Mossice,  var.  Alexandrip. — 
Large,  massive  flowers,  with  recurving 
segments,  which  are  broad,  smooth,  and 
w'hite.  The  throat  is  yolk-hued  yellow 
and  pale  mauve  in  front,  the  edge  being 
white.  F.C.C. 
Cattleya  x  liohersiana. — Parentage; 
Mendeli  x  Hardyana.  Flowers  white, 
with  purple  tinged  sepals  and  petals,  the 
front  of  the  lip  glowing  crimson-purple. 
F.C.C. 
Cattleya  Warneri  alba  (Mons.  A.  A. 
Peeters,  Brussels). — Besides  receiving  a 
F.C.C.,  a  cultural  commendation  was 
awarded  for  a  magnificently  flowered 
piece  of  this  beautiful  Orchid.  One  lead 
had  fine  splendid  flowers,  pure  white  except  for  the  creamy  throat 
to  the  lip.  F.C.C. 
Delphinium,  Monarch  (R.  C.  Noteutt,  Woodbridge). — This  variety 
has  immense  long  spikes,  dense  and  round.  The  large  single  flowers 
are  nearly  2ins  across,  and  dark  purple  blue.  A.M. 
Delphinium,  Rev.  IV.  Wilks  (Kelway  and  Son,  Langport). — A  strong 
floAvered,  semi-double  spike,  dense  and  good,  and  flowers  intense 
violet  purple.  A.M. 
Ereniurus  x  Mrs.  ReutJie  (G.  Reuthe,  Keston,  Kent). — A  hybrid 
between  E.  Turkestanicus  X  E.  Warei.  The  spikes  are  2ft  long,  3ins 
in  diameter,  with  flowers  like  those  of  a  Kalmia,  at  least  for  size  and 
shape,  and  of  a  primrose  colour.  A.M. 
Lcelio-Cattleya  x  Martinetti  var.  Flambeau.  —  Parentage ; 
C.  Mossite  X  L.  tehebrosa.  A  showy  flower,  with  fringed  lip,  coloured 
bright  mauve  purple,  and  the  petals  and  sepals  are  bronzy-red. 
F.C.C. 
Lcelio-Cattleya  x  Martineti  var.  ochracea. — Sepals  and  petals 
yelloAV.  lip  rose,  veined  purple.  A.M. 
Lilium  Kelloggi  (Barr  &  Sons,  Covent  Garden). — Presumably 
a  .Japanese  Lily  with  medium  or  small  rose-purplish  flowers,  spotted 
with  deep  purple,  and  having  the  segments  completely  reflexed.  A.M. 
Lilium  auratum  platyphyllum  Shirley  variety. — Immense  flowers, 
with  sepals  that  are  narrower  than  the  type,  and  finely  crinkled ; 
otherwise  the  flowers  are  typical.  F.C.C. 
Nicotiana  Sanderce. — A  cross  between  N.  rubra  and  N.  affinis. 
The  long  branching  stems  bear  slender  tubed  flowers  along  their 
length,  and  are  coloured  rose  purplish.  A.M. 
Odontoglossum  Rolfei  var.  majesticum. — Flowers  are  of  large  size 
and  well  opened,  the  ground  colour  is  pale  tea  shade,  speckled  and 
spotted  Avith  magenta-purple.  The  raceme  bore  tAvelve  floAvers. 
F.C.C. 
Odontoglossum  ardentissimiim  var.  Fascinator. — This  has  a  large, 
central,  shield-shaped  magenta  blotch  on  each  segment,  the  ground 
being  white.  A.M. 
Pceonia,  “  Daicn.” — A  beautiful  rosy-pink,  semi-double.  A.M. 
Papaver  orientate  Lady  Roscoe  (R.  C.  Noteutt,  Woodbridge). — A 
bi'ight  saluAon-scarlet  Avith  black  blotches  at  base  of  petals.  A.M. 
Poppies  (Btorrie  and  Storrie,  Dundee). — This  firm  shoAved  a 
beautiful  strain  of  Iceland  Poppies  in  uncommon  colours,  such  as 
pink,  orange-pink,  greenish-Avhite,  tea,  salmon,  rose  Avith  orange 
reverse,  milk  Avhite,  and  received  an  AAvard  of  Merit  for  the  strain. 
A  Cultural  Commendation  Avas  aAA'arded  to  Sir  'William  Marriott, 
Bart.,  for  Disa  x  Clio  ;  and  to  Mr.  Peters  for  Cattleya  Warneri  alba. 
Medal  Aivards. 
Gold  Med.vls  to  Lord  Aldenhaiu  (gardener,  Mr.  Beckett), 
TGstree,  for  tVotons  and  cut  shrubs :  Jas.  Veitch  and  Sons, 
Limited,  for  choice  stove  and  greenhouse  plants.  Conifers.  Ac.; 
John  Rus.sell,  for  stove  and  greenhouse  plants  and  Ivies;  T. 
Rivers  and  Son,  SaAvbridgeAvorth,  for  fruit  trees  in  pots;  Wm. 
Cutbush  and  Sons,  for  Carnations,  flowering  plants,  and  clipped 
