October  15,  1903. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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JiicharCion  ct  Co. 
Winter  Garden  in  the  Public  Park,  Wolverhampton.  (See  page  346.) 
Floral  Committee. 
Present:  Wm.  Marshall,  Esq.  (in  the  chair);  with  Messrs. 
H.  B.  May,  Chas.  T.  Drnery,  Geo.  Nicholson,  R.  Dean,  Janies 
Walker,  Amos  Perry,  John  Gunn,  J.  F.  McLeod,  Wm.  Howe, 
G.  Reuthe,  John  Jennings,  Chas.  Dixon,  J.  A.  Nix,  Chas. 
Jefferies,  C.  J.  Salter,  Wm.  Cuthhert.son,  Chas.  E.  Pearson, 
R.  C.  Notcutt,  Chas.  E.  Shea,  W.  P.  Thomson,  E.,H.  Jenkins, 
Chas.  Blick,  Ed.  Mawley,  and  Geo.  'Paul. 
Mr.  John  Russell,  Riclimond,  opened  the  autumn  season  by 
a  wonderful  exhibit  of  Aucuba  vera,  the  plants  a  foot 
high,  covered  with  clusters  of  .scarlet  berries.  From 
Mr.  Amos  Perry,  Winchmore  Hill,  came  an  interesting  exhibit 
of  Polygonum  molle.  Aster  versicolor,  also  two  fine  forms  of 
Aster  Amellus.  That  labelled  No.  1  is  certainly  in  advance  ;of 
many  named  varieties.  Begonias  were  well  displayed  by  Mr. 
A.  L.  Gwillim,  Cambria  Nursery,  New  Eltham,  Kent,  the  ex¬ 
hibit  being  chiefly  formed  of  singles  arranged  in  colours.  They 
undoubtedly  bore  evidence  of  good  culture  and  a  fine  strain. 
Messrs.  J.  Jefferies  and  Son,  Cirencester,  contributed  four  boxes 
of  Roses,  exhibited  in  first-rate  style  for  the  present  month. 
The  best  were  John  Ru.skin,  Mrs.  Sharman  Crawford,  Louis  Van 
Houtte,  Mrs.  J.  Laing,  Madame  Hoste,  Comte  Raimbaud,  Ellen 
Drew',  and  Ulrich  Brunner.  (Silver-gilt  Banksian  Medal). 
Messr.s.  Jas.  Veitch  and  Sons,  Ltd.,  Chelsea,  made  a  large 
display  of  Begonias  of  the  wdnter-blooming  type.  The  varieties 
were  Agatha  Oompacta,  a  delightful  dwarf  blooming  pink ; 
Ideala,  a  bright  rosy  red  with  much  larger  flowers;  Agatha, 
pink;  and  Mrs.  Heal,  crimson,  the  most  attractive  of  all.  The 
same  firm  also'displayed  a  small  group  of  Dsedalacanthus  paiwus, 
a  dwarf-,  plant  with  violet  flowers,  together  with  a  collection  of 
Zonal  Pelargoniums,  the  best  varieties  being  Snowdrop,  Florence 
Miskin,  Conan  Doyle,  Lord  Curzon,  Dryden,  and  Mary  Seaton. 
(Silver-gilt  Flora  Medal). 
From  Messrs.  J.  Peed  and  Son,  M^est  Norwood,  there  also 
came  a  nice  exhibit  of  winter-flowmring  Begonias,  which  were 
represented  by  well  flowered  plants  of  Turnford  Hall  and  Mrs. 
Leopold  de  Rothschild,  Avhile  boxes  of  Streptocarpus  hybrids  and 
a  gooel  strain  of  Gloxinias  completed  a  nice  dtsplay.  Mr.  G. 
Reuthe,  Keston,  Kent,  made  a  small  exhibit  of  Asters,  Nerines, 
Crocus  speciosus,  and  plants  of  Shortia.  galaeifolia. 
Mr.  E.  C.  LaAvson,  32,  Ashley  Road,  Hornsey  Rise,  exhibited 
a  neAV  tree  tie,  the  invention  of  Mr.  Edwin  Beckett,  which  is  .sim¬ 
plicity  itself,  consisting  of  strong  brown  webbing  Avith  a  buckle, 
Avhich  is  easily  adjusted. 
A  glorious  exhibit  of  Draosena  Victoria  AA’as  staged  by  Me.ssrs. 
W.  Bull  and  Sons,  King’s  Road,  CheLsea.  These  Avere  all  speci¬ 
mens,  excellently  coloured,  and  with  eA'ery  leaf  perfect.  (Cultural 
Commendation). 
Messrs.  J.  Cheal  and  Sons.  CraAvley.  .still  maintained  the 
popularity  of  that  autumn  flower  the  Dahlia.  They  were  chiefl.v 
.singles,  although  there  Avere  tAA’o  boxes  of  pompons  richly 
coloured.  The  most  conspicuous  singles  were  The  Bride,  Lord 
Rosebery,  Amos  Perry,  W.  C.  Harvey,  Duke  of  York,  Meta, 
Princess  of  Wales,  Hilda,  and  Beauty’s  Eye.  (Silver  Flora 
Medal.)  Messrs.  Hobbies,  Ltd.,  Dereham,  made  a  nice  display 
of  Cactus  Dahlias  (Silver  Banksian  Medal),  and  Mes.srs.  T.  S. 
Ware,  Ltd.,  Feltham,  exhibited  grand  decoratiA^e  exhibit  of 
Dahlias.  The  mounds  consisted  of  excellent  varieties  arranged 
with  autumnal  foliage.  A  few  of  the  best  were  Mrs.  Winstanley, 
Zephyr,  J.  H.  Jackson,  F.  A.  Wellesley,  Galliard,  C.  G.  Stre'd- 
wick.  H.  J.  Jones,  and  Alpha.  (Silver-gilt  Banksian  Medal.) 
Mr.  H.  B.  May  had  Bouvardias  and  Ferns. 
Messns.  Ambrose  and  Sons,  Cheshunt,  contributed  a  mis¬ 
cellaneous  display  consisting  of  Begonias  Gloire  de  Lorraine,  and 
Turnford  Hall,  good  pots  of  Lily  of  the  Valley,  Liliums  in  variety. 
Azalea  mollis,  and  Spiraea  japonica  ;  also  an  exhibit  of  the  new 
Grape  Melton  Constable,  AA'ith  a  few  Apples  and  Roses.  (Bronze 
Flora  Medal). 
Mr.  M.  E.  Mills,  gardener  toi  F.  Lloyd,  Esq.,  Coombe  House, 
Croydon,  staged  a  group  of  Begonias  of  the  Gloire  de  Lorraine 
type,  the  pink  form  staged  being  a  reversion  from  Caledonia  to 
the  hybrid  form. 
Messrs.  G.  Bunyard  and  Co.,  Ltd.,  Maidstone,  had  a  large  dis¬ 
play  of  hardy  autumn  floAV'ers  comprised  chiefly  of  Asters,  in 
Avhich  Avere  noted  A.  horizontalis,  A.  Shorti,  A.  Amellus,  Fram- 
fieldi,  A.  A.  OnAA’ard,  A.  cordifolius  Photograph,  and  A.  rubra. 
Messrs.  W.  Cutbush  and  Son,  Highgate,  made  perhaps  the  most 
artistic  display  in  the  hall,  composed  as  it  Avas  of  perennial 
Asters  in  variety,  arranged  in  large  groups  on  the  ground  floor, 
which  displayed  mo.st  effectively  the  varieties  staged.  A  few  of 
the  most  prominent  AA’ere  A.  cordifolius  elegans,  A.  Delight,  A. 
King  EdAvard  VH.,  Triumph,  Osprey,  Duchess  of  Albany,  and 
Mrs.  Raynor.  (Sih'er  Banksian  Medal). 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
Chrysanthemums  formed  a  prominent  feature  of  the  meeting. 
Mr.  E.  Potten,  Camden  Nursery,  Cranbrook,  made  a  nice  dis¬ 
play  of  cut  varieties,  the  chief  being  Harvest  Home,  White 
Quintus,  O.  J.  Quintus,  Mons.  E.  P.  Van  Geert,  La  Pactole, 
Nellie  BroAvn,  Goacher’s  Crimson,  and  Roi  des  Blanches. 
There  Avere  two  really  good  groups  of  plants  exhibited.  The 
first  to  be  noted  Avere  from  Messrs.  Jas.  Veitch  and  Sons,  Ltd., 
Chelsea,  Avho  put  up  a  large  collection,  which  ought  to  have  had 
a  larger  space  allotted  it.  The  plants  Avere  Avell  groAvn,  and  the 
flowers  excellent,  a  few  of  the  most  attractive  being  Britannia, 
Miss  Cicely,  Louise,  Calvat’s  ’99,  Henry  Perkins,  Miss  R,  Hunt. 
Mis.s  Elsie  Fulton,  and  Miss  Olive  Miller.  The  flowers  AA’ere  of 
exhibition  quality. 
Messrs.  J.  Peed  and  Son,  Norwood,  made  a  pretty  group  of 
Japanese  varieties,  the  best  being  Miss  Cicely,  Lily  Moimtford, 
Ernest  Bettisworth,  Mrs.  T.  W.  Pockett,  Marquise  V.  Venosta, 
and  Baden  Powell.  tSilver  Flora  Medal). 
From  Me.ssrs.  W.  Wells  and  Co.,  Ltd.,  EarlsAA'ood,  Surrey,  came 
