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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
August  20,  1903. 
Societies. 
Royal  Horticultural,  August  18tti. 
The  hall  on  this  occasion  was  full  throughout,  Gladioli, 
Bouvardias,  and  hardy  flowers  forming  the  chief  features,  though 
mention  should  be  made  of  the  fine  collection  of  Apples  and 
Potatoes.  Orchids  were  well  represented  for  the  season. 
Orchid  Committee. 
Present  ;  H.  Little,  Esq.  (in  the  chair) ;  and  Messrs.  J. 
O’Brien,  H.  M.  Pollett,  W.  C'obb,  J.  Douglas,  F.  Wellesley, 
G.  F.  Moore,  H.  Ballantine,  H.  T.  Pitt,  E.  Hill,  W.  Boxall, 
F.  J.  Thorne,  H.  A.  Tracy,  W.  H.  Young,  and  T.  W.  Bond. 
Orchids  were  represented  by  five  nice  groups,  as  well  as  a 
number  of  odd  jilants  from  various  exhibitors.  A  well-arranged 
group  came  from  Mr.  H.  T.  Pitt,  Stamford  Hill.  A  few  of  the 
best  were  Cypripedium  Felicity,  Lselio-Cattleya  Wm.  Pitt, 
Odontoglossum  Florrie,  the  quaint  Bollea  coefestis,  Cattleya 
Gaskelliana  albens,  and  L.  G.  Myra. 
Messrs.  Stanley  Ashton  and  t'o.,  Southgate,  also  contributed 
a  beautiful  collection,  the  chief  being  Leelia  Iona  Southgate 
variety,  L.  Amanda,  a  natural  hybrid,  a  well  flowered  plant  of 
C.  Loddigesi,  L.-C.  Massangeana,  and  a  few  nice  Cypripediums. 
Messrs.  Charlesworth  and  Go.,  Bradford,  made  a  nice  display. 
longissima,  Stanhopea  oculata,  and  a  few  nice  Gypripediums. 
A  few  fine  specimens  came  from  Gapt.  Holford,  Westonbirt, 
Tetbury,  which  included  a  fine  piece  of  Lgelio-Gattleya  Gallisto- 
glossa  variety  excelsa.  C.  Germania  Superba,  L.-G.’  Eximia,  a 
Avell  flowered  plant  of  Vanda  coerulea,  and  G.  imbricata. 
Mr.  Geo.  Matthews,  gardener  to  Lord  Auckland,  Kitley, 
Plymouth,  sent  a  spike  of  Oncidiuiu  luridum  guttatum,  which 
measured  .seven  feet  .six  inches  long  and  carried  two  hundred  and 
thirtj'-one  flowers. 
Floral  Committee. 
Present:  H.  B.  May,  Esq.  (in  the  chair);  and  Me,ssrs.  C.  E. 
Dniery,  G.  Nicholson,  R.  Dean,  J.  Jennings,  W  Howe  G 
Reuthe,  C.  Dixon,  G.  Jeffries.  J.  W.  Barr,  C.  E.  Pearson,  R  G. 
Notcutt,  W.  Guthbertson,  H.  J.  Jones,  C.  E.  Shea,  W.  P. 
Thomson,  E.  H.  Jenkins,  .  J.  James,  Geo.  Paul,  and  Amos 
Perry. 
Me.ssrs.  Kelway  and  Son,  Langport,  staged  a  grand  collection 
of  Gladioli  in  four  rows  running  the  entire  length  of  the  hall. 
The  spikes  were  beautifully  developed,  and  many  of  the  varieties 
of  great  merit.  A  few  of  the  best  were  Mrs.  Foster,  Numa, 
rvclip.se,  Frank  Miles,  Mrs.  F.  Field,  Lord  Swansea,  Burgh 
Westra,  Sir  Evelyn  Wood,  Western  Glory,  Sir  J.  Llewelyn,  The 
Sultan,  Prince  of  Orange,  Tros,  Grandeur,  Lord ''Hawke  and 
Lucus. 
Mr.  H.  B.  May,  Dyson’s  Lane  Nurseries,  Upper  Edmonton, 
contributed  a  large  exhibit  of  miscellaneous  flowering  plants, 
which  occupied  a  table  56ft  long.  The  chief  feature  bemg  a  col¬ 
lection  of  Bouvardias  in  5in  pots,  which  were  dwarf  and  well 
flowered.  The  varieties  were  arranged  in  blocks.  The  most 
conspicuous  being  Hogarthi  flore-i^leno.  King  of  Scarlets,  alba 
odorata.  President  Cleveland,  Bridesmaid,  President  Garfield, 
and  Reine  des  Roses. 
From  Messrs.  J.  Peed  and  Son,  West  Norwood,  came  a  nice 
exhibit  of  hardy  flowers  and  rock  plants.  In  the  former  were 
loted  good  bunches  of  Phloxes,  Tritomas,  Statice  latifolia. 
Gladioli,  and  Helianthuses.  The  rock  and  alpine  plants  were 
composed  chiefly  of  Sempervivums  and  Saxifragas. 
Metssrs.  Paul  and  Son,  Gheshunt,  made  a  capital  display  of 
Phloxes  and  hardy  shrubs.  The  best  Phloxes  were  Iris, 
Coquelicot,  Miss  Pemberton,  Mrs.  J.  Barker,  Fiancee,  Grevin, 
and  Le  Madlii.  The  most  noteworthy  shrubs  being  Tamarix 
hispida  sestivalis,  Golutea  melanocalyx,  and  Comus  Gonchaltz.. 
An  intere.sting  exhibit  of  Gladioli,  named  Goff’s  Canadian 
hybrids,  came  from  Mr.  H.  Ballantine,  gardener  to  Baron 
Schroder,  The  Dell,  Egham.  Tlie  flowers  were  remarkable  for 
their  rich  and  varied  colours,  some  of  them  being  quite  new  in 
colour  and  marking.  Judging  from  appearances,  they  look  like 
a  cross  between  Child’s  and  Lemoine’s  hybrids. 
Dahlias  were  nicely  staged  by  Messrs.  J.  Cheal  and  Sons, 
Crawley.  The  Cactus  varieties  occupied  the  centre,  flanked  on 
either  side  by  pompon  and  single  forms.  Tire  most  con.spicuous 
being  Eva,  Alpha,  Ajax,  Mrs.  E.  Mawley,  J.  H.  Jackson,  Clara 
G.  Stredwick,  Mrs.  H.  F.  Perkins,  Lyric,  and  Cheal’s  White. 
The  pompons  were  rather  large,  but  of  good  form,  while  the 
singles  were  staged  in  Messrs.  Cheal’s  well-known  style. 
Me.ssrs.  Jas.  Veitch  and  Sons,  Ltd.,  Chelsea,  also  contributed 
a  charining  box  of  hybrid  Streptocarpus.  The  flowers  were  very 
varied  in  colour,  and  the  plants  carried  plenty  of  blossom. 
Me.ssrs.  Jas.  Veitch  and  Sons,  Ltd.,  Chelsea,  made  an  interest¬ 
ing  exhibit  composed  of  large  baskets  of  Senecio  clivorum,  Sam- 
bucus  canadensis,  Watsonia  Meriana  Arderni,  beautifully  deve¬ 
loped,  and  Astilbe  Davidi,  with  rosy  purple  heads,  all  arranged 
on  the  floor. 
Frilled  Begonias  in  a  fine  range  of  colours  came  from  Herr 
M.  Pfitzer,  Stuttgart.  The  blooms  were  of  good  average  size  and 
beautifully  frilled.  The  same  exhibitor  also  staged  a  variety 
caljed  Bavaria,  somewhat  like  the  popular  Gloire  de  Lorraine,, 
having  deep  rosy  flowers. 
Mr.  E.  Potten,  Camden  Nurseries,  Cranbrook,  staged  a  nice 
table  of  hardy  flowers,  the  Phloxes  being  especially  good.  A  few 
large  bunche.s  of  Trollius  excited  a  good  deal  of  interest,  while  a; 
good  collection  of  Pentstemons  were  also  noted. 
Mr.  Amos  Perry,  M  inchmore  Hill,  made  an  imposing  display 
of  hardy  flowers,  in  which  were  noted  Coreopsis  verticillata, 
Astilbe  chinensis.  Fuchsia  globosa,  Rudbeckia  purpurea.  Winch- 
more  Hill  variety,  Btuddleia  variabilis,  Asclepias  incarnata, 
Chrysanthemum  latifolium  var.  Perfection,  and  Statices 
Limonium  in  red,  white,  and  blue  varieties.  The  whole  exhibit 
being  tastefully  arranged  and  displayed. 
Hollyhocks  came  from  Messrs.  Webb  and  Brand,  Saffron 
Walden.  The  back  of  the  exhibit  was  formed  with  eighteen 
splendid  spikes  in  as  many  colours,  while  twelve  dozen  Wooms 
formed  the  front.  The  flowers  were  as  double  as  could  be,  and 
the  colours  left  little  to  be  desired.  A  little  Asparagus  foliage 
and  Gypsophila  relieved  the  formality  of  the  exhibit. 
Mr.  B.  Ladhams,  Southampton,  staged  a  table  of  Lobelias, 
Gaillardias  Chrysanthemum  maximum  Monarch  in  fine  form. 
Heliopsis  B.  Ladhams,  and  a  variety  of  perpetiial  flowering 
Pinks. 
From  Messrs.  Barr  and  Sons,  Covent  Garden,  came  a  large 
display  of  hardy  flowers  and  Water  Lilies,  also  an  interesting 
display  of  hardy  Ericas.  The  Phloxes  were  staged  in  good 
variety.  Violas  were  also  prominent,  but  they  do  not  lend  them¬ 
selves  to  arrangement  in  jasper  vases.  A  huge  group  of  Tritomas 
were  also  noted,  and  the  pretty  Chrysanthemum  maximum  W. 
Robinson  was  much  admired.  The  clull  day  did  not  encourage 
l;he  Nymphaeas  to  open,  or  they  would  have  made  a  nice  display. 
Mr.  Jas.  Hud.son,  gardener  to  L.  de  Rothschild,  E.sq.,  Acton, 
staged  fine  Nymphaeas  in  fine  form.  They  were  N.  stellata  pul- 
cherrima,  N.  gigantea  Hudsoni,  N.  .stellata,  Berlin  variety, 
N.  W.  Stone,  a  very  deep  blue,  and  a  night  blooming  variety 
called  George  Huster,  a  bright  rosy  red  with  narrow'  petals,  a 
.splendid  form. 
Fruit  and  Vegetable  Committee. 
Pre.sent:  G.  Bunyard,  Esq.  (in  the  chair);  and  Messrs.  H. 
Balderson.  J.  Cheal,  H.  Esling,  W.  Bates,  A.  Dean,  J.  Basham, 
G.  Keif,  H.  Markham,  O.  Thomas,  J.  H.  Veitch,  J.  Jacqiies, 
J.  Willard,  G.  Wythes,  and  F.  Q.  Lane. 
Messrs.  S.  Spooner  and  Sons,  Hounslow,  contributed  a  fine 
display  of  Apples,  staged  in  baskets  and  boxes.  There  was  a 
good  number  of  each  variety  exhibited.  The  fruits  were  large 
and  certainly  well  coloured  for  the  season.  Lady  Sudeley,  Pott’s 
Seedling,  Beauty  of  Bath,  Mr.  Gladstone,  Lord  Grosvenor,  Red 
Astrachan,  Williams’  Favourite,  Red  Quarrenden,  Wo  Tester 
Pearmain,  and  Grenadier,  were  most  conspicuous,  and  formed  a 
fine  feature. 
Messrs.  Dobbie  and  Co.,  Rothesay,  staged  twenty-five  baskets 
of  early  and  second  early  Potatoes.  The  tubers  were  all 
grown  at  Orpington,  and  were  grand  examples  of  culture  ;  every 
basket  contained  only  clean,  typical  specimens.  The  best 
varieties  were  Early  Puritan,  Lord  Beaconsfield,  Windsor  Castle, 
Niiretyfold,  Sir  j.  Llewelyn,  Mr.  Bresee,  Eightyfold,  The 
Factor,  C’rimson  Beauty,  and  British  Premier. 
The  Rev.  G.  F.  Eyre,  Fen  Forest,  Rock  S.O.,  seat  a  fine  dish 
of  Peas  called  The  Logan.  Mr.  J.  Bow'erman  staged  a  new 
Runner  Bean  called  Hackwood  Success.  The  pods  wore  over  a 
foot  long,  bright  green  in  colour,  straight,  and  of  good  form. 
From  Mr.  Geo.  Kent,  Norbury  Park  Gardens,  Dorking,  came 
a  bunch  of  Norbury  Seedling  Grape,  which  has  large  berries,  but 
the  bunch  appeared  over-thinned. 
Mr.  J.  Hudson,  gardener  to  L.  de  Rothschild,  Esq.,  Gunners- 
bury  House,  Acton,  staged  a  nice  basket  of  Straw'berry  Royal 
Sovereign.  The  fruits  w'ere  of  good  size  and  bright  in  colour. 
It  would  be  interesting  to  know’  how’  Mr.  Hudson  produced  .such 
fine  fruits  so  late  in  the  season. 
Mr.  H.  Parr,  Trent  Park,  New'  Barnet,  staged  a  box  of 
Tomatoes  named  Coronation,  but  the  fruits  were  too  large  for 
general  purposes. 
A  fine  box  of  Peach  Peregrine  came  from  Messrs.  T.  Rivers 
and  Son,  Sawbridgeworth,  the  fruits  being  large  and  w’ell 
coloured. 
Mr.  G.  Wythes,  gardener  to  the  Duke  of  Northumberland, 
sent  up  a  new  Melon,  and  also  a  Vegetable  Marrow,  a  cross 
betw’een  Custard  and  Turk’s  Cap. 
Medal  Awards. 
Okchid  Committee. — Silver  Floras,  for  groups  of  Orchids,  to 
Stanley  Ashton  and  Co.,  Southgate;  Capt.  Holford,  Tetbury; 
Charlesworth  and  C'o.,  Bradford;  H.  T.  Pitts,  Esq.,  Stamford 
Hill. 
Floral  Committee. — Mr.  H.  B.  May,  Upper  Edmonton,  for 
