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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
July  9,  1903. 
Societies. 
Royal  Horticultural  Society,  July  7tli. 
The  Drill  Hall  was  much  more  bare  than  usual,  not  only  of 
exhibits,  but  visitors  also;  doubtless  the  visit  of  the  French 
President  had  much  to  do  with  this.  Orchids  were  sparsely 
represented,  while  in  the  fruit  division  the  Pines  and  Straw¬ 
berries  were  the  chief  feature.  It  was  left  to  the  floral  section 
to  produce  tlie  display. 
Orchid  Committee. 
Present  :  H.  J.  Little,  Est).  (in  the  chair);  with  Jas.  O’Brien, 
de  B.  C'rawshay,  H.  T.  Pitt,  W.  Boxall,  M.  Gleeson,  W.  H. 
Young,  E.  Hill,  H.  A.  Tracy,  W.  H.  White,  and  H.  A. 
Bilney. 
Mr.  W.  H.  Young,  grower  to  Sir  F.  Wigan,  Clare  Lawn, 
East  Sheen,  contributed  half  a  dozen  Orchids,  -consisting  of 
Sobralia  Wigania?,  S.  Veitchi  auroa,  S.  macrantha,  S.  sanguinea, 
and  S.  xantholeuca;  also  Cy])ripedium  Godefroyse  leucoch.ilum, 
Messrs.  W.  Bull  and  Sons,  King’s  Road,  Chelsea,  exhibited 
a  small  collection  of  Ansectochili,  which  were  well  grown,  and 
included  A.  regalis,  Ha?inaria  Dawsoniana,  Macodes  imtala,  and 
Dossinia  mannorata. 
Floral  Committee. 
Present:  H.  B.  May,  Esq.  (in  the  chair);  and  Messrs.  C.  T. 
Druery,  Geo.  Nicholson,  John  Green,  J.  F.  McLeod.  Jas.  Hudson, 
J.  Jennings,  W.  Howe,  G.  Reuthe,  Chas.  Dixon,  H.  J.  Cutbush, 
Geo.  Gordon,  H.  J.  .Jones,  R.  W.  Wallace,  Chas.  E.  Pearson, 
C.  E.  Shea,  W.  P.  Thompson,  E.  H.  Jenkins,  and  Amos  Perry. 
Messrs.  Jas.  Veitch  and  Sons,  Limited,  Chelsea,  made  a  nice 
disi^lay  of  Sweet  Peas  grown  in  pots  and  trained  in  barrel  form. 
The  plants  were  nicely  flowered,  the  best  being  Sadie  Burpee, 
Mars,  Black  Knight,  Gorgeous,  Lady  Grisel  Hamilton,  Katherine 
Tracy,  Miss  Willmott,  and  Navy  Blue.  A  fine  collection  of 
Campanula  peregrina  in  pots  also  called  for  attention;  the  plant 
appears  to  possess  considerable  merit  as  a  decorative  subject. 
The  same  firm  also  exhibited  baskets  of  the  following  flowering 
shrubs : —Cytisus  schiidcaensis,  Cytisus  nigricans,  splendidly 
flowered,  Stuartia  pseudo-Camellia,  Escallonia  langleyensis,  a 
bright  rosy  red,  and  E.  Phillipiana,  a  free  flowering  white  form. 
A  box  of  the  well-known  Rhododendron  hybrids  was  staged  in 
sixteen  varieties.  A  fine  group  of  Cannas  and  Carnations ;  the 
former  were  well  flowered,  while  the  latter  consisted  of  the  Tree 
and  Malmaison  types,  the  chief  being  \Ym.  Robinson,  Lady  Rose, 
Robert  Burns,  Lord  Rosebery,  Mrs.  Trelawny,  King  Oscar, 
Prince.ss  of  Wales,  John  Coles,  Thora,  and  Albion.  Mr.  R. 
Anker,  Addison  Nursery,  Kensington,  contributed  a  display  of 
Cacti,  many  of  them  showing  flowers. 
Messrs.  Barr  and  Sons,  Covent  Garden,  made  a  pretty  display 
of  early  flowering  Gladioli,  Irises  of  the  Japanese  type,  with  a 
few  water  Grasse, s.  The  most  prominent  Gladioli  were 
Favourite.  Colvillei  roseus.  Peach  Blossom,  Mathilde,  and 
Mackintosh. 
From  Messrs.  J.  Cheal  and  Sons,  Crawley,  came  a  nice  exhibit 
of  cut  Sweet  Peas ;  the  blooms  were  clean  and  bright,  and  em¬ 
braced  fifty-eight  varieties,  the  most  prominent  being  Captiva¬ 
tion,  Prince  of  Wales,  Stanley,  Blanche  Burpee,  Blanche  Ferry, 
Aurora,  IMiss  Willmott,  Grey  Friar,  Alice  Eckford,  and  Mrs. 
Joseph  Chamberlain. 
A  nice  exhibit  of  cut  Carnations  came  from  Messrs.  W.  Cut- 
bush  and  Son,  Highgate ;  the  blooms  were  large  and  in  first-rate 
condition,  the  chief  being  Cecilia,  Claverhouse,  Mrs.  Trelawny, 
Grace,  Wyvern,  Shiela  (grand),  Sabrina,  Don  Juan,  Admiral, 
Nautilus,  Monk,  and  Maggie  Hodgson. 
The  Rev.  W.  Wilks  arranged  three  vases  of  Shirley  Poppies 
to  show  gradual  increase  of  yellow,  pink,  and.  salmon  shades  in 
tiie  colouring.  Needless  to  say,  the  exhibit  clearly  demonstrated 
the  great  strides  that  are  b^ing  made  in  this  strain. 
Hardy  flowers  were  splendidly  staged  by  Mr.  M.  Prichard, 
who  had  a  large  exhibit  rich  in  uncommon  and  rare  plants  ;  some 
of  the  most  noteworthy  were  Spartium  junceum.  Campanula 
Burghalti,  Achillea  eupatorium.  Clematis  integrifolia.  Spiraea 
venusta.  Delphiniums  in  variety,  Astilbe  Silv^er  Sheath,  and  a 
few  nice  Nymphseas.  A  nice  collection  of  Japanese  Irises  com¬ 
pleted  the  display. 
Messrs.  T.  S.  Ware,  Limited,  Feltham,  occupied  a  table  run¬ 
ning  the  entire  length  of  the  hall,  the  exhibit  being  noteworthy 
for  the  collection  of  Delphiniums;  in  these  were  noted  Miss' 
Gladys  Batchelor,  Mrs.  Clifton  Robin.son,'  White  Pearl,  Nora 
Hollies,  Neptune,  Shelley,  Copernicus,  and  Cerberus.  In  the 
herbaceous  plants  were  noted  Lilium  Hansoni,  L.  japonicum, 
Alstromeria  chilensis.  Spiraea  Aruneus,  Yerbascum  phlomoides, 
Geranium  pratense  flore-pleno,  and  Lilium  maritimum ;  while 
two  spikes  of  Eremuri  attracted  a  lot  of  attention — E.  Wycliffe, 
a  canary  yellow,  and  E.  Sybil,  an  orange  form. 
From  Mr.  H.  B.  May,  Dyson’s  Lane  Nursery,  Fpper  Edmon¬ 
ton,  came  a  grand  display  of  Crotons,  ranging  from  nice  specimens 
to  decorative  plants  in  5in  pots ;  the  plants  were  remarkable 
for  their  rich  colouring.  They  were  beautifully  arranged  with 
Palms  and  Ferns.  A  few  of  the  best  were  C.  Prince  of  Wales, 
Elysian,  Lord  Wolscley,  B.  Comte,  Andreanus,  Emperor 
Alexander  III.,  Sunrise,  Comte  de  Germiny,  Thomsoni,  Reidi, 
and  Grandis. 
Messrs.  J.  Peed  and  Son,  West  Norwood,  made -a  nice  semi¬ 
circular  group  of  Carnations  in  pots  edged  with  yariegated 
Grasses.  The  chief  varieties  represented  were  Cecilia,  Princess 
of  Wales,  Mrs.  Trelawny,  Lily  Measures,  Nell  Gwynne,  Maggie 
Hodgson,  and  The  Marchioness. 
Mr.  E.  Potten,  Camden  Nurseries,  Cranbrook,  displayed  hardy 
flowers  and  a  pretty  new  Polyantha  Rose  named  Schneewittchen, 
which  appears  to  be  a  good  variety  ;  in  colour  creamy  white,  with 
a  little  buff  in  the  centre.  Irises  Monieri  and  I.  orientalis 
gigantea.  Delphinium  Arago,  Gaillardia  grandiflora,  Potentillas 
in  variety,  and  Inula  glandulosa  formed  the  chief  features. 
Mr.  j.  Douglas,  Great  Bookham,  arranged  a  few  nice  vases 
of  C'arnations  compri.sing  many  varieties. 
Miss  Willmott,  Warley  Place,  contributed  two  baskets  of 
Verbena  Warley,  a  deep  crimson,  very  floriferous,  and  exhibited 
in  good  form  ;  also  three  well  flowered  plants  of  a  new  Lilium. 
Mr.  Amos  Perry,  Winchmore  Hill,  again  displayed  a  collection 
of  hardy  flowers,  with  a  choice  collection  of  Nymphseas.  Chief 
cf  the  hardy  flowers  were  Ostrowskia  magnifica.  Delphiniums  in 
variety,  Iris  juncea,  Campanulas,  Calochorti,  and  Liliums  in 
variety.  The  Nymphfeas  included  examples  of  N.  Robinsoni, 
N.  M.  albida,  N.  lucida,  N.  Gloriosa,  N.  aurora,  N.  Laydekeri 
purpurata,  N.  M.  carnea,  N.  Wm.  Dooge  (a  grand  white),  N. 
Gladstoniana,  N.  M.  chromatella,  and  N.  Ellisisana. 
Roses  were  represented  by  Messrs.  B.  R.  Cant  and  Sons, 
Colche.ster,  who  made  a  beautiful  display  of  Teas  arranged  in 
vases.  The  chief  varieties  were  Madame  Jean  Dupuy,  Mrs.  B.  R. 
Cant,  Duchess  of  Portland,  Liberty,  Madame  A.  Chatenay,  Frau 
Karl  Druschki  (in  grand  form).  Papa  Lambert,  Mildred  Grant, 
Madame  Ravery,  Mrs.  E.  Mawley  (of  grand  colour),  Lady 
Roberts.  Killaniev,  Georges  Schwartz,  Morning  Glow,  and  Lady 
Moyra  Beauclerc. 
Fruit  and  Vegetable  Committee. 
Present:  G.  Bunyard.  Esq.  (in  the  chair);  with  Messrs.  J. 
Cheal,  W.  Bates,  S.  Mortimer,  A.  Dean,  T.  Coomber,  C.  G.  A. 
Nix,  Jas.  Smith,  F.  Q.  Lane,  G.  Wythes,  Jas.  H.  Veitch,  A.  H. 
Pearson,  H.  Balderson.  and  H.  Esling. 
Messrs.  H.  Low  and  Co.,  Bush  Hill  Park,  sent  a  well  fruited 
tree  of  White  Marseilles  Fig,  and  a  good  pair  of  pot  Vines,  both, 
however,  quite  unripe. 
Mr.  Thos.  ‘  Coomber.  gardener  to  Lord  Llangattock,  The 
Hendre,  Monmouth,  staged  eighteen  Queen  Pines  in  grand 
condition^  the  fruits  being  large  and  splendidly  developed.  The 
same  exhibitor  also  staged  a  dish  of  Peaches  named  Raymaekers, 
large  and  -splendidly  coloui’ed. 
From  Messrs.  G.  Bunyard  and  Co.,  Maidstone,  came  a  collec¬ 
tion  of  twelve  varieties  of  Strawberries,-  arranged  in  Leedham’s 
patent  baskets.  The  varieties  were  President,  Royal  Sovereign 
(grand),  Trollope’s  Victoria  (which  ti’avelled  badly).  Sir  Joseph 
Paxton,  Louis  Gauthier  (as  bilious  looking  as  ever),  Waterloo, 
Leader,  Monarch,  Goliath,  Trafalgar,  Walluff  (fine  size),  and  Dr. 
Hogg. 
Me.ssrs.  Veitch  and  Son,  Exeter,  sent  a  fine  dish  of  Western 
Express  Pea,  also  plants  of  the  same  variety ;  the  i>ods  were 
large  and  well  filled.  Messrs.  W.  Cutbush  and  Son,  Highgate, 
sent  a  Melon  Incomparable.  From  the  Horticultural  College, 
Swanley,  came  four  well  grown  Melons,  and  a  nice  dish  of  Lady 
Sudeley  Apples,  the  latter  being  of  good  size  and  well  coloured. 
Mr.  Geo.  Fowler,  78,  Bank  Street,  Maidstone,  exhibited  bottling 
appliances,  also  samples  of  bottled  fruit. 
Medal  Awards. 
Orchid  Committee.— Silver  Banksians  for  groups  of  Orcliids 
to  Messrs.  W.  Bull  and  Sons,  Chelsea,  and  Sir  F.  Wigan. 
Fruit  Committee. — Silver-gilt  Knightian  to  Lord  Llangat¬ 
tock.  Hendre  Gardens,  Monmouth,  for  eighteen  Pineapples,  the 
Queen. 
Floral  Committee. — Silver-gilt  Flora  for  group  of  Malmaison 
Carnations,  &c.,  to  Messrs.  J.  Veitch  and  Sons:  for  Carnations 
to  Mr.  H.  B.  May,  Upper  Edmonton.  Silver  Flora  for  hardy 
flowers  to  Messrs.  R.  Wallace  and  Co.,  Colchester.  Silver 
Banksian  for  hardy  flowers  to  Mr.  M.  Prichard,  Hants;  for  cut 
flowers  to  Me.ssrs.  T.  S.  Ware,  Limited,  Feltham;  for  \  erbena 
Warley  to  Miss  Willmott,  V.M.H^,  M  arley ;  for  Carnations  to 
Messrs.  J.  Peed  and  Son,  West  Norwood;  for  hardy  plants  to 
Mr.  A.  Perry,  Winchmore  Hill. 
Certificates  and  Awards  of  Merit. 
Campanula  Peregrina  (Veitch  and  Sons). — A  plant  of  fine  decora¬ 
tive  habit,  growing  about  S^ft.  Flowers  light  blue,  deepening  towards 
the  edges  of  the  petals,  with- a  distinct  purple  disc.  A.M. . 
Carnation  Diadem  (Messrs.  Cutbush  and  Son). — A  yellow  ground, 
heavily  edged  with  rose  ;  calyx  good.  A.M. 
Carnation  Merlin  (Cutbush  and  Son). — Fine  yellow  ground,  heavily 
marked  with  crimson  and  chocolate;  lai’ge,  and  a  capital  calyx.  A.M. 
Melon.  President  Loubet  (J.  Snell). — A  nicely  netted  scarlet-fleshed 
variety  of  medium  size  and  fair  flavour.  A.M. 
Nephrolepis  cordifolia  crispata  congesta  (H.  B.  May). — A  variety  of 
more  interest  to  theliotanist  than  to  the  horticultural  fraternitj-,  A.M. 
