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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
December  10,  1903. 
gr.  to  R.  Henty,  Esq.,  Langley  House,  Abbots  Langley; 
the  varieties  were  Mrs.  Filkins,  Cannell’s  Favourite,  Sam 
Caswell,  and  Arab.  Mr.  W.  C.  Pagram  made  a  capital  2nd; 
while  Mr.  A.  Taylor,  East  Finchley,  brought  up  the  rear.  For 
G  bunches,  any  varieties,  there  ivere  but  two  entries,  Mr. 
W.  G.  P.  Clark  coming  out  1st  with  Lady  Roberts,  Madame 
Herrewege,  Mrs.  Barkley,  Edith  Pilkington  and  Godfrey’s  Pride. 
The  exhibit  was  praiseworthy  for  the  time  of  the  year.  Mr. 
E.  E.  Horsey,  Goffs  Oak,  Cheshunt,  was  a  poor  2nd. 
Floral  Committee. 
There  was  a  good  attendance  of  members  present,  and  the 
same  feeling  pervaded  their  awards  on  this  occasion  as  has  been 
so  clearly  manifested  this  season.  Several  novelties  were  placed 
before  them,  but  only  two  awards  were  made.  Souroiii'  de 
IVilUam  Clibran  (Clibrans),  a  good  white,  incurved  variety  of 
fine  form  and  petal:  already  in  commerce. — (F.C.C.).  Allman’s 
Yellow  (T.  Allman),  a  fine  December  decorative  variety,  rich 
golden  yellow,  of  the  Tuxedo  type;  will  make  a  fine  market 
variet.v. — (F.C.C.) 
MiscELL.4NE0tJS  EXHIBITS. — The  fiiiest  display  of  the  whole 
show  was  the  exhibit  from  Mr.  H.  J.  Jones,  Ryecroft  Nurserj’, 
Lewisham.  The  varieties  were  arranged  separately  in  huge  vases 
with  appropriate  foliage.  The  best  were  Dorothy  Pywell,  Snow¬ 
drift,  Viscountess  Cranboiirne,  Madame  P.  Radaelli,  A.  J.  Foster 
and  General  Hutton.  The  late  flowering  thread-petalled 
varieties  were  much  in  evidence,  while  the  display,  taken  as  a 
whole,  was  perhaps  Mr.  Jones’  best  effort  in  December. 
Mr.  Norman  Davis,  Framfield,  Sussex,  contributed  a  nice 
group  arranged  on  the  ground  floor,  the  best  varieties  being 
Madame  Paolo  Radaelli  in  grand  form.  General  Hutton,  J.  R. 
Fpton,  Western  King,  G.  J.  Warren,  and  Lady  Violet  Beaumont. 
Mr.  H.  Perkins  arranged  a  large  table  of  Begonias. 
Messrs.  Clibran  and  Son,  Altrincham,  made  a  bold  display  of 
single  Chrysanthemums,  and  the,v  had  a  few  good  decorative 
varieties.  A  few  of  the  best  were  Mrs.  E.  Roberts,  Mrs.  F.  K. 
Charlton,  Blowden  Jones,  and  Miss  Beattie  Rowden.  Mr.  R. 
Forster,  Nunhead  Cemetery,  had  a  fine  semi-circular  group  of 
Chrysanthemums. 
Apples  were  represented  by  Messrs.  J.  Cheal  and  Sons, 
Crawle.v,  whoi  had  a  goodly  display  of  dishes.  The  best  were 
Allington  Pippin,  Emperor  Alexander,  Newton  Wonder,  Jubilee, 
Bismarck,  and  Cox’s  Pomona. 
Messrs.  W.  Cutbush  and  Sons,  Highgate,  made  an  interesting 
exhibit  of  Carnations  in  vases,  the  chief  being  Mrs.  S.  J.  Brooks 
(undoubtedly  the  best  white),  Mrs.  T.  W.  Lawson,  and  W.  H. 
Cutbush. 
The  firm  of  Messrs.  H.  Cannell  and  Sons,  Swanley,  made  a 
bold  display  of  large  plants  of  Begonia  Gloire  de  Lorraine,  also 
an  unique  exhibit  of  Zonal  Pelargoniums,  in  which  were  noted 
Fred  Bean,  Duke  of  Norfolk,  The  Mikado,  Duke  of  Bedford. 
Lord  Roberts,  Lady  E.  Malet,  and  Winston  Churchill.  Chiysan- 
themums  were  represented  by  a  good  collection  of  the  late 
decorative  varieties,  also  a  good  display  of  exhibition  blooms. 
Messrs.  J.  Peed  and  Son,  West  Norwood,  made  a  fine  display 
of  Chrysanthemums  arranged  with  Palms,  Dracaenas,  Crotons, 
and  Afsparagus  Sprengeri.  The  chief  Chrysanthemum  flowers 
were  Madame  R.  Cadbury,  Etoile  de  Lyon,  Miss  Jessie  Cottee, 
Mrs.  Filkins,  and  Mrs.  Barkley. 
National  Sweet  Pea— Annual  General  Meeting. 
Summary. — Mr.  Henry  Eckford  to  be  president;  Mr.  Whit- 
paine  Nutting,  chairman  of  committee;  keen  discussion  on  the 
cpiestion  of  judges,  the  Trade  to  be  represented  in  that  capacity. 
In  the  staging  of  flowers,  part  of  the  vine  or  haulm  of  the  Pea 
to  be  allowed.  Provincial  shows  proposed.  London  show  at 
Earl’s  Court.  The  Society  has  a  balance  of  £30  8s. 
The  annual  general  meeting  wa.s  held  at  the  Hotel  Windsor, 
London,  on  Tuesday  last,  about  a  .score  being  present.  The 
meeting  lasted  IJ  hours.  The  following  report  and  balance  sheet 
for  1903,  as  follows,  were  adopted  unanimously: 
“In  presenting  to  the  members  of  the  Society  the  third 
annual  report,  the  committee  is'  gratified  that  it  should  be  so 
.satisfactory.  The  past  .sea.son  has  been  the  most  important  in 
the  Society’s  brief  history.  The  controversy,  which  aro.se  out  of 
your  committee’s  action  in  regard  to  the  judges  for  the  last 
exhibition,  ivas  fortunately  only  momentarily,  and  the  arrange¬ 
ments  for  1904  will  be  submitted  to  the  committee.  The  past 
.summer  was  wet  and  cool,  with  the  result  that  Sweet  Peas 
flourished  grandly,  though  the  coldne.ss  of  the  spring  put  a  severe 
handicap  upon  the  plants  in  their  early  .stages.  In  many  places 
the  plants  attained  to  the  exceptional  height  of  ten  feet,  and 
produced  flowers  which  were  remarkable  alike  for  colour,  size 
.  and  substance.  The  exhibition  held  in  Prince’s  Hall,  Earl’s 
.Court,  was  a  magnificent  success,  and  your  committee’s  only 
; regret  is  that  the _  exhibition  authorities  failed  to  ■  adequately 
advertise  the  gathering.  Apart  from  this,  the  authorities  were 
most  courteous,  and  did  all, they  could  to  make  the  exhibition  a 
success.  The  thanks  of  the  Sociefy  are  specially  due  in  this 
matter  to  Henry  Hartly,  E.sq.,  the  managing  director,  and  to 
Mr.  Bond,  the  clerk  of  the  works.  The  exhibition  was  so  exten¬ 
sive  that  it  was  found  imperative  to  remove  the  barrier  at  the 
one  end  of  the  large  hall  with  a  view  to  securing  an  extra  3b0 
.square  feet  of  space,  and  even  then  the  tables  were  in  some 
places  a  trifle  crowded.  The  general  effect  of  the  show  was 
excellent,  though  a  little  flatness  was  apparent  in  the  centre 
tables.  This  your  committee  will  endeavour  to  overcome  at 
future  exhibitions,  as  it  is  very  desirable  that  every  advantage 
should  be  taken  of  the  excellence  of  Sweet  Peas  for  decorative 
effects.  , 
“  In  1902,  the  Society  conducted  a  classification  of  Sweet  Peas, 
and  it  was  thought  that  this  might  be  annually  revised.  At  a 
meeting  of  your  committee  held  on  June  9,  it  was,  however, 
considered  that  an  audit  of  the  varieties  shown  would  be 
valuable,  as  indicating  the  be.st  sorts  tO'  grow,  and  the  honorary 
secretary  was  instructed  to  arrange  for  this.  Mr.  Charles  H. 
Curtis  was  eventually  reque.sted  to  undertake  this  decidedly 
onerous  ta.sk,  and  the  re.sults  of  his  labours  are  set  forth  in  the 
schedule.  The  tabulations  show  tO'  what  a  remarkable  degree  the 
clas.sification  of  the  previous  year  was  correct,  as  the  present 
audit  sub.stantiates  it  in  all  salient  points.  Your  committee 
would  especially  commend  this  audit  tO'  the  Trade,  to  whom  it 
is  bound  to  prove  of  immense  assi.stancei  in  determining  the 
varieties  most  worthy  of  retention  in  catalogues;  and  it  would 
also  draw  the  attention  of  cultivators  to  the  ‘colour  list’  in  the 
audit,  as  this  is  certainly  a  list  of  the  very  best  varieties.  Your 
committee  would  again  draw  the  attention  of  members  to  the 
properties  of  the  Sweet  Pea.  [These  have  been  printed 
frequently  in  the  Journal,  and  are  therefore  omitted  now. — Ed.] 
Fpou  the  completion  of  the  judging  on  the  first  day  of  the 
exhibition,  the  committee  met  to  consider  the  merits  of  the  new 
varieties,  of  which  some  two  or  three  dozen  were  .shown.  Fir.st- 
class  certificates  were  awarded  to  F[orence  Molyneux  (Dobbie 
and  Co.  and  E.  Molyneux),  Cupid  Her  Majesty,  and  Cupid  Lottie 
Eckford  (H.  Cannell  and  Son.s),  Scarlet  Gem  and  King 
Edward  YII.  (Henry  Eckford).  The  following  varieties  were 
highly  commended: — Cupid  Mrs.  J.  Chamberlain,  Cupid  Royalty, 
and  Cupid  Captain  of  the  Blues  (,H.  Cannell  and  Sons),  Bolton’s 
Pink  (R.  Bolton).  Mr.  John  Iiigman,  from  Mr.  Silas  Cole,  the 
committee  desired  to  see  again.  The  silver  medal  of  the  Society 
for  the  finest  novelty  of  the  year  ivas  unanimously  awarded  to 
Scarlet  Gem,  which,  although  in  some  cases  having  only  two 
blossoms  on  a  stem,  was  so  remarkable  in  colour  as  to*  bring  it 
well  within  the  .scope  of  the  last  clause  in  the  ‘Properties  of  the 
Sweet  Pea.’  The  financial  position  of  the  Society  is  .satisfactory, 
for.  notw  ithstanding  the  fact  that  the  expenses  at  the  .show  were 
slightly  greater,  the  balance  at  the  bank  is  rather  hig4ier  tlian 
last  year.  The  support  .given  by  the  Trade  wa.s  mo.st  excellent, 
and  your  thanks  are  due  to  those  who  gave  special  prizes,  as  well 
as  to  the  many  friends  who  helped  with  annual  .subscriptions. 
The  number  of  members  again  shows  a  substantial  increase.  The 
thanks  of  the  Society  are  especially  due  to  Mr.  Charles  E.  Shea 
and  Air.  George  Gordon,  Y.M.H.,  Pre.sident,  for  the  assi.stance 
they  randered  in  adjudicating  upon  the  several  splendid  exhibits 
contributed  b.y  the  Trade.  Their  awards  were :  A  large  Gold 
Modal  to  Messrs.  Hobbies.  Ltd.,  Dereham;  Gold  Medals  to 
Alessrs.  C.  W.  Breadmore,  AVinchester,  and  H.  Cannell  and  Sons, 
Sivanley  ;  Silver-gilt  Aledals  to  Me.s.sr.s  Dobbie  and  Co.,  Rothe.say, 
and  Henry  Eckford,  AYem ;  large  Silver  Aledal  to  Messrs.  Jones 
and  Son,  Shreiv.sbury  ;  Silver  Medal  to  Messrs.  E.  W.  King  and 
Co..  Coggesliall :  and  a  .small  Silver  Medal  to  Mr.  J.  Williams. 
Ealing.  Your  thanks  are  also  due  to  Mr.  Cecil  W.  Greenwood 
for  invaluable  assistance  rendered  to  the  honorary  secretary  in 
the  management  of  the  show,  and  also  to  the  several  members 
of  the  committee  wlio  acted  as  .stewards.” 
BALANCE  SHEET,  1903. 
£  s.  (1. 
Balance  in  band . 29  19  2 
Subscriptions  .  75  3  6 
Donations . 45  16  0 
Advertisements  in  schedule .  i  b  n 
H're  of  snace  .  93  9 
„  ,,  bott’es .  ;■  4  18 
166  9  1 
Honorarium  to  R.  Dean  .  .5  5  0 
.  >>  ..  H.  J.  Wright .  6  5  0 
Prizes  awarded . OS  18  n 
Preparation  of  audit .  ”,  3  3  0 
Assistance  at  show  .  183 
Hire  of  vases  .  ,,  114  9 
Printing,  cards,  certificate.'*,  circulars,  Ac.  ..  17  0  i 
Hire  of  rooms .  206 
.1  udges’  fees  .  8  8  0 
Luncheon  to  committee  and  judges  ..  ..  8  18  .3 
Silver  medal  ..  ..  '. .  0  14  0 
Advertising  . [  3  lo  o 
Sec.’s  expenses,  postage,  wires,  pett.v  ensh,  &c.  one. 
Balance  at  bank .  30  8“  0 
16!  9  1 
Examined  as  per  vouchers,  Ac.,  and  found  correct,— C.  W.  Greenwood. 
