572 THE GARDENER. [Dec. 



Rowe, gardener to Mrs Lewis, the Rookery, Roebampton, carried off all the 

 first prizes. Ilia specimen plants were trained in the usual bush-form, and con- 

 sisted of Mrs George Rundle, pure white, with a delicate rose flush when the 

 flowers get old— this is the best and most useful of all large-flowered Chrysanthe- 

 mums— Prince of AVales, Mardchal Duroc, Gloria Mundi, and Lady Hardinge. 

 The second prize was awarded to Mr Goddard, gardener to H. Little, Es^q., 

 Twickenham, with plants trained in a natural manner, without pinching or 

 bending of the shoots. The prizes for Pompones were awarded to the same 

 exhibitors. 



For twenty-four and twelve cut blooms the prizes were awarded to INIr Rowe, 

 but most of them were of a very poor description, being forced out of character, 

 and dressed in a most distasteful manner ; some half-expanded flowers were shown 

 with the centres torn bodily out of them. The few good flowers were Golden 

 Beverley, Lord Derby, Prince of Wales, JMrs George Rundle, White Globe, 

 Guernsey Nugget, Lady Talfourd, Mr Brumlees, Aurea multiflora, Novelty, 

 Empress Eugenie, and Cherub. 



Decorative berried plants were very indifferent. The first prize was awarded 

 to Mr George, gardener to Miss Nicholson, Putney Heath. The collection con- 

 tained Solanum ciliatum, Ardisia crenulata, Aucuba, Cotoneaster, &c., as well as 

 a small Orange-tree ! Mr Rowe was second. 



Potatoes is the next class on the schedule ; and both for the Society's prizes, and 

 for those offered by Messrs Carter & Co., exceedingly fine collections were staged. 

 Mr R. Dean, seed-grower, Ealing, was first for the Society's prize with a well- 

 grown collection of thirty-six distinct sorts. Some new varieties raised by Mr 

 Fenn, of Woodstock, had a particularly fine appearance. Of round varieties. Rector 

 of Woodstock, John Fenn, Eliza Fenn ; and of Kidneys, Woodstock Kidney, 

 Yorkshire Hero, Fenn's Perfection, and King of Potatoes were the best. Mr 

 Lumsden, Bloxholm Hall, Sleaford, Lincoln, was second with fifty-one sorts. 

 Mr Lumsden was first for Messrs Carter's prize with a fine collection : the best 

 shaped round were the Bloomer, Carter's Main Cross (red). Early Goodrich, 

 Breeze's Peerless, and Early Coldstream ; of Kidneys, Birmingham Prize, Lap- 

 stone, Prince of Wales, Ashleaf Kidney, Sandringham Kidney, Jackson's Superb, 

 and Rivers's Royal Ashleaf. 



The Rev. G. Kemp offered prizes for the best six bunches of Grapes grown out 

 of doors. The best came from Mr J. Norris, Francis Court, Broadclysh, Exeter, 

 Royal ]\Iuscadine being the variety. This is unquestionably the best of all for open- 

 air purposes. 



For collections of six dishes dessert Pears, distinct, there was a close competi- 

 tion, and considering the untoward season, the quality was wonderful. Mr W. 

 Forrle, gardener to Sir H. St John Mildmay, Dogmersfield Park, Hants, was 

 first with grand examples of Flemish Beauty, Pitmaston, Duchesse d'Angouleme, 

 Beurre Clairgeau, Hacon's Incomparable, and Coneeiller de la Cour ; Mr J. 

 Garland, Killerton, Exeter, was second ; Mr Stephenson, gardener to F. C. 

 Barker, Esq., Leigh Hill, Essex, being third. Thirteen collections were shown. 



Fruit Committee. — Although late in the season, this was a very interesting 

 meeting. Mr Johnstone, gardener to the Earl of Strathmore, Glamis Castle, 

 Forfar, sent three magnificent bunches of Muscat of Alexandria Grape as an 

 example of a house where he has two hundred such bunches hanging. They were 

 even in bunch and berry, the latter being very large, of a beautiful golden colour : the 

 three bunches weighed 10 lb. 6 oz. A special certificate was awarded. Mr John- 

 stone also sent a new Black Grape of good flavour, and likely to be a late-keeping 

 sort. Mr Rose, gardener to her Majesty, Frogmore, sent three handsome fruit of 



