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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ July 18, 1867. 



of Bnckland Sweetwater. Mr. Pottle is second with compact bnncheg 

 of the same kind; and Mr. Sqnibbs third with Chasselas Masque. 

 Xarge bunches of Muscat of Alexandria corae from Mr. Grix, gardener 

 to E. W. Hai-lock, Esq., Ely, but very unripe. 



In Peaches, single dishes, Mr. Sage, Ashridgc, is first with Royal 

 Oeorge, very large and finely riiiened ; Mr. Perkins, gardener to Lord 

 ^eoniker, Thomham Hall, is second with Grosse Mignonue, very 

 "well ripened ; and Mr. Robins, Oakley Park, Ej-e, third with good 

 imit of a kind unnamed, hut apparently Barrington. 



Of Nectarines, tha display is small. Mr. Sage is first with Elruge, 

 very fine; Mr. Carmichael second with Violette H^ttive, very good and 

 £nely coloured ; and Mr. Rushmore third with the same kind. 



Figs only consist of Brown Turkey and Marseilles, the former finely 

 a^pened, from Mr. Sqnibbs, being first, the latter, respectively from 

 3klr. Sheppard, gardener to John Bemers, Esq., Wolverstone Park, 

 Ipswich, and Mr. Kushmoro, being second and third. 



Chen'ies consist of Bigarreau, Elton, Belle de Choisy, May Duke, 

 and Black Tartarian. Mr. D. T. Fish, Hardwicke Hall and Mr. Sage 

 iave very fine Elton and Bigarreau, but are disqualified in point of 

 jinmber, too many being shown. Mr. Green, gardener to Mrs. Honey- 

 •wood, is first with Black Heart, very fine. Mr. Salvage, gardener to 

 Capt. Bennett, Rougham Hall, Buiy, is second with May Duke ; and 

 "Mr. Pottle, tbii'd, with the same Irind. 



Of Strawbenies, the best four dishes came from Mr. Sqnibbs, and 

 consist of Sir C. Napier, British Queen, Eleanor, and Frogmoro 

 late Pine. Mr. D. In'ing, gardener to the Duke of Hamilton, Easton 

 Park, is second with British Queen, Frogmore Late Pine, Sir C. 

 2^'apier, and Myatf s Sui-prize. 



Of single dishes, the best is Admiral Dnndas, fine, from Mr. George 

 I'oreman, Bretenham Park, Bilderstone. Empress Eugenie, from Mr. 

 Sqnibbs, is second, and Mr. Barratt, Cotton Lane Nursery, Bury, is 

 third with Eleanor. 



Melons on tasting were found to be generally of excellent flavour. 

 Green-iieshed kinds consist of Orion. Dr. Hogg, Bromham Hall, 

 Victory of Bath, and Tho Sultan. The last, shown by Mr. Webb, 

 Cnlham House, Reading, was found to be of remarkably fine flavour, 

 and was awarded the first prize. Bromham Hall, from Mr. Robins, 

 Oakley Park, is second ; and Mr. Earley, gardener to F. Pryor, Esq., 

 Digswell, is third with Dr. Hogg. Scarlet-fleshed k-inds consist of 

 Murton Hall, Onlton Park, Queen Victoria, and Scarlet Gem. Mr. 

 D. T. Fish, gardener to Lady CuUum, is first with Murton Hall ; Mr. 

 Stannard, gardener to H. R. Homfray, Esq.. Newmarket, is second 

 >rith Scarlet Gem ; Mr. Perkins. Thomham, third with the same kind. 

 Of Plums, the best dish is Washington, from Messrs. Lane, Great 

 Berkhampstead. Mr. Grix is second with Rivers's Early Prolific. The 

 ihird prize was withheld by the Judges. 



Among miscellaneous fruit there is a collection of eight kinds of 

 Grapes from Messrs. Lane, of Berkhampstead, in which there are 

 large bunches of Chavoush and Foster's White Seedling. Mr. Ewing, 

 ^jlton Nursery, Norwich, has twenty-six dishes of Gooseberries, three 

 dishes of Red Currants, aud one of Black Naples. Mr. Nichol, gar- 

 dener to J. H. Powell, Esq., Drinkstonc Park. Bury, has fruit of Passi- 

 :flora edulis and quadraugularis ; and Mr. Salvage Beehive Raspberries 

 very good, Gooseberries, Red and White Cun-ants, and a dish of Apples, 

 3iame unknown. A first j^rize is taken by Mr. A. Henderson, gar- 

 dener to Earl Manvers, with four Thorcsby Queen Pines in pots with 

 fruit, which promise to be vei-y large and lieavy when swelled off, but 

 3iot being yet ripe, the merits of the variety,'which is stated to be a 

 eeedling, eould not be detei-mined by the Fruit Committee. Messrs. 

 Lane are awarded a first prize, Mr. Ewing, the second, and Mr. 

 Salvage the third. 



Mr. Standish, of the Royal Nurseries, Ascot, exhibits a small 

 fcasketful of his Royal Ascot Grape, a variety raised from Bowood 

 Muscat and Trov.:ren Frontiguan, and having large oval jet black 

 ijen-ies, covered with a very dense bloom, and borne on shori sturdy 

 •warted stalks. The flesh is firm, but very juicy, and richly flavoured. 

 Per this fine variety, which on this occasion was exhibited in a perfect 

 ptate of ripeness, a first-class certificate was awarded. 



The town of Stowmarket gold medal for the three heaviest bunches 

 Df Grapes, is taken by Mr. Meads, gardener to Raikes Currie, Esq., 

 Mimley Manor, Faruborough, with the heaviest tliree bunches of Black 

 Eamburgh which we remember to have seen ; the immense centre 

 #>anch alone weighs 10 lbs., and the other two, which only cede to it 

 5n size, make the total weight 26^ lbs. 



The Thetford Horticultural Society's cup for the best six dishes of 

 ©ut-door fruit goes to Mr. J. Sheppard, gardener to J. Bemers, Esq., 

 Wolverstone Park, Who has fine White and Red Currants, Fastolfi' 

 Ilaapberry, Strawberries, May Dulte Chenies. aud Musch Musch 

 Apricots. Mr. Lving, gardener to the Duke of Hamilton, who also 

 competes, sends fine Black Naples Currants and Citron des Cannes 

 Pear, but not ripe. 



The Gm-drners" Chronicle cup for the best collection of Fruit and 

 Vegetables is taken by Mr. Pottle, gardener to B. D. Colvin, Esq., 

 Little Bealings, Woodbridge, with very good Black Prince Grapes, 

 Iwo large Melons, scarlet and green-fle'shed ; fine white Dutch Cur- 

 rants, Fastolff Raspberries, and Black Tartarian Cherries. The 

 vegetables are Veitch's Perfection Peas, Sion House Kidney Beans, 

 Olobo Artichokes, Johnson's Wondei-ful Broad Beans, fine; Merriott 

 Scarlet Carrot, Whit-i Stone Tumips, and Birmingham Prizetaker 

 Potatoes, \rith two good Telegraph Cucumbers. 



The Journal of Horticulture prizes for the best two desserts, con- 

 sisting of not less than seven kinds of fruits of lH(17. arranged as 

 for table, combining quality of fruit with taste in arrangement, and 

 open to gentlemen's gardeners and amateurs only, are taken by 

 Mr. Carmichael, gardener to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, San- 

 dringham ; aud Mr. Blair, gardener to Sir G. N. Broke Middleton, 

 Bart., Shrubland Park, Ipswich. Mr. Carmichael's collection consists 

 of nineteen dishes in all, arranged in three rows, the centre being 

 Grapes — namely, beautiful bunches of Black Hamburgh and Foster's 

 White Seedling, on either side of these May Duke Cherries, aud a 

 Green-fleshed Melon, then two small but excellent tjueen Pines, thdn 

 two splendid dishes of Nectarines, large and beautifully colour*, d, finish- 

 ing with two Providence Pine Apples. Front line, centre au excellent 

 Prickly Cayenne Pine, then two dishes of Stirling Castle Peaches, 

 finishing off at the two comei's with two magnificent dishes of Black 

 Hamburgh Grapes, weighing from 3 to 4 lbs. each. Back liue, Pines 

 on either side, Foster's White Seedling Grapes, aud Black Ham- 

 burghs. Comer dishes. Strawberries. 



Mr. Blair's exhibition partakes somewhat more of a floral character, 

 and is very tastefully arranged. The fruit is not so fine as in Mr. 

 Carmichael's, but the arrangement is more pleasing and graceful. The 

 three centre pieces are entirely of flowers set in tall, slender- stemmed, 

 glass vases, flanked at the ends with a somewhat lower staud of mixed 

 fruit and flowers, the centre being a small Queen Piuc with two 

 bunches each of Black and White Grapes hanging over the edges, and a 

 few Peaches, Nectarines, Cherries, &c., intermixed with some flowers ; 

 in front and behind the centre vase are two beautiful Green-fleshed 

 R[elons ; beautiful dishes of Hunt's Tawny Nectaiine, Yellow Goose- 

 berries, and vei7 fine Raspberries, Peaches, Strawberries, Black Heart 

 Cherries, and Green Marseilles Figs complete tht; exhibition. 



Mr. D. T. Fish exhibits eleven dishes, the centre a large standard 

 vase of flowers somewhat stiff in aiTangement, the five dishes on either 

 side being respectively filled with Figs, Peaches, White Nectarines, 

 Apples, one dish of Black aud White Grapes, Gooseberries, White 

 Currants, White Heart Cherries, Strawberries, and a Melon, each dish 

 having a few flowers intermingled with the fruit. 



Lady Caroline Ken-isou also exhibits a collection, consisting of 

 Grapes, Peaches, Nectarines, Figs, Jefferson Plums, d'c, set in coloured 

 china vases, plates, and images, a few flowers being intei'spersed, and 

 the whole being set off with a rather ingenious floral baud of Ferns, 

 cut flowers of Roses, Pinks, Ferns, &c., laid ia a small tin case filled 

 with water, which keeps them fresh. 



The Ipswich town cup for the best six pot Vines is awarded 1-3 

 Messrs. Lane & Son for Alicante, Foster's Seedling, Black Hamburgh 

 and other Vines, loaded with fine bunches. The same firm likewise 

 take the town cup for the best tivelve orchard-house trees, cousistiLg of 

 Apples, Peaches, and Nectarines, Plums, Pears, Figs, and Cherries in 

 excellent beaidng. 



The Thetford Horticultur.al Society's prize for the best eight kinds 

 of vegetables is awarded to Mr. W. CoUius, Kelverstone Hall, Thet- 

 ford, for Kidney Potatoes, Peas, Beans, Kidney Beans, Cauliflowers, 

 Turnips, Carrots, Vegetable Marrows, all of which are very good. 

 The cup offered by the same Society for the best two Melons aud the 

 best brace of Cucumbers, goes to Mr. J. Borrie, Easton Hall. 



Ml-. Robert Fenn, of the Rev. G. W. St. John's, The Rectory, 

 Woodstock, Oxon, sends thirty-seven sorts of Potatoes suitable for 

 forcing, for garden cultivation, and for the farm. Of the earliest of 

 these the tubers of last year's growth as well as of this are exhibited, 

 as in the case of that excellent round kind Hogg's Coldstream, Shut^ 

 ford Seedling (Kidney), and Premier, ^thus showing their qualities 

 as regards earliness and long keeping. Of second early kinds, suit- 

 able I'nr g.ardcns, we noticed Fenn's Onwards (Round), and Rivers's 

 Royal Ashleaf. Of garden sorts, noticeable for souud-kecpiug. we ob- 

 served Wheeler's Milky White, Daintree's New Seedling, the old Lap- 

 stone Ividney, Hague's Kidney, and Pebble White. Of Farm kinds 

 there are the old Fluke, British Queen, Giyffe Castle Seedling, 

 White Farmer, and York Regent. Freebearer, though rnngh in ap- 

 pearance, is very productive, white-fleshed, and excellent in flavour. 

 Of early Potatoes of this season's growth Mr. Fenn has excellent 

 tubers of Early Ten-week, Fenn's Onwards, Daintree's Seedling 

 Round, Rintoul's (?) Early Don, very smooth-skinned, tinged with 

 purple round the e^^es, but boiling very white ; Edgecote Second Early, 

 Almond's First Early, scarcely distinguishable from Walnut-leaf Kid- 

 ney, Old Early Ashleaf Kidney and Mona's Pride, also scarcely dis- 

 tinguishable from each other: White-blossomed Ashleaf, good for 

 production in pots and boxes ; Fortyfold cxceUont for mashing. Of 

 most of the above a further account will be found in "N'ol. XL. page 386. 

 As a new kind, Mr. Fenn exhibits his Rushbrooke Frame, a seedling 

 from the Early Frame and his Russet Seedling Ividney. This kind, 

 we are informed, is remarkable for its extremely dwarf top, and con- 

 sequent suitability for culture in pots. It appears to be a promising 

 kind for early forcing. Mr. Fenn lUiewise exhibits, under the title of 

 " garden economics," his system of Vine-training, specimens of home- 

 made Grape and other wines. Grape glasses, and a basket of Rivers's 

 Muscat St. Laurent, a sort which he. finds particularly suitable for the 

 back walls of vineries, where it ripens well under the shade of other 

 Vines. 



Under the same title Mr. Fenn has also the " Alliance hive, 

 adapted for cottagers," to be worked on the depriving system without 

 destroying the bees, as described in our number for October 28th , 



