July 28, 18S6. ] 



JOURNAL OP HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGF GARDENER. 



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"With twt'iity-four Itoses the Rev. S. U, Hole, Cannton Munor, was 

 first with (looi'l oxamplefl of MiUle. A. Wood, Abol (irand, MHrcchal 

 Vuilliint, Dn.-heHHo d'Orloana, Due dw CazuM. LonU royrouny, Olivier 

 Di-lhoiimir, John Hopper, Prince Henri do Pays Han, ('ointt) de Nauteuil, 

 .Mudaum riiarlfs Wood, Margnurito di; St. Amimd. Madanio FrtMiniuu, 

 4<loirt» de Dijou, Gloirti do Santenay, CharUit VerditT, Pinrru Nottiu^'. 

 Cbarh'.^ Knnillard. TriompUo do lu-unos, Due do lloliau, Mait'clial 

 Nit'I, MaclaniH lloutiu, Narciflse, and Cbarlefl licffhvre. Second, Mr. 

 J. Moure. With twelve kinds the Kev. S. U. Holo was aj,'aiu firnt, 

 htkTiug Oloire do Hauteuay. Madame Rival, Prince Hi-nri do Pays 

 Bas, Miulaiue Furtado, Gloiro do Dijon, Madame Victor Vi-rdivr. Kou- 

 ▼enir do Coiuto Cavoar, Charlea Verdior, and Mdllo. A. Wood. The 

 R«v. K. N. Porhiu was hrat with the followiii«; t^ix kinds— Gloiro 

 do Vitry, Duchosso do Caylus, Baron Gonella, Mimchal Niid, Madame 

 Boutin, and Chailos Lt-febvre. In a further class for new kiudw 

 MeHsrH. Peiliius it Son were again tirst with Jean Lambert, Madame 

 Kngi^ue Appert, (Jumillo Hernardin, Triompho do Uoiicn, Mdlle. Mario 

 Kady, Oht-valu-r Nigra. Gloire do Dn^-ber. Madamo Killion, John 

 GrieV, Mdllo. M. Dombrain, Prince de Portia, and ComtoBse du 

 Janconrt. Second. Mr. W. Draycott, who had among otherH Mous. 

 Cbttix d'Kat Ange. lilack Prince, Mons. Noman, Alfred Colomb, Sou- 

 ▼euir de Madame BoU, Mdlle. A. Wood, Charles Verdier, and Com- 

 teAHO de Jancourt. 



Mr. T. Warner, of the Abbey Nnrseriea, contributed a large collec- 

 tion of out Itosci, containing some remarkably good flowers, a box of 

 fine blooms of Mareobal Niel being much admired. 



Zonal PKL.\iiaoMiUM3. — Gut llowers were most admirably bUowh, 

 eapecially a stand of twelve varieties, contributed by Mr, J. Thorpe. 

 Instead of the tiva trnsses of each variety heiug bunched together, ah 

 ia generally the case, each waa arranged separatelv> so that each lot of 

 truRses of any one variety formed a pretty and effective gronp in 

 itself. The varieties were Le Grand, Dr. Hogg, Capt. L'Hermite, a 

 ▼ery bright tlonble variety ; No Pins Ultra, very bright crimson ; Jules 

 Cte>iar, Tlie Clipper. Hector, Beante de Suresnes, Qneen of Beauties, 

 a pretty salmou-colonred variety; Fairy Princesa, Salmon King, and 

 Snowball. Mr. C. J. Perry was second with tine trusses of Vivid, Hoi 

 Ultalie. Glorious. Spitfire. Shirley HibberJ. Beauty, Clipper, Andro- 

 meda. Ameliua Giisau, Beaute de Suresnes, and a very promising 

 aalmon-ficarlet seedling, sometbing in the wa\ of Andromeda. 



Verbenas. — With cut Verbenas, Mr. C. J. Perry wjis tirst, having 

 fine truj-sea of Foxhunter, Annie, Gcaut des Batnilles. J. C. Ward, 

 Startler, Jame.-* Hirbeck, Cleopatra, Shirley Hibberd, Harry Laws. 

 Madam H. SVnger, Firefly, and Mrs. Mole. Second, Mr. W. Draycott. 

 Mr. Perry also coutribnted a miscellaneous lot of fine kinds, including 

 "Wouderfn!, Rose Imperial, Modesty, Hercules, Maguitica, Samuel 

 Moreton, Champion, Mazeppa, Charles Perry, and Giiuut dea Batailles. 



PuLOX.ES. — Mr. J. Draycott wafl first with cut blooms of Phloxes, 

 which consisted of Beautiful, Professor Koch, Arthur Fontaine, Mons. 

 Delamare, Le Lion, and a very beautiful large white variety unnamed ; 

 the tiowers white, with a rosy purple ring round the eye, magnificent. 

 The otiier competing flowers were of little valne. Messrs. Downie, 

 Laird, it Lniiig contributed some fine kinds, sut-b as Norma, Eclair, 

 Sonvenir des Femes. Edith. Madame Bonneau, Pius IX., Souvenir de 

 Trianon, and Princess of Wales. The above formed, a good and varied 

 selection. 



The cnt Pentstemons shown for competition were very poor, bnt 

 Messrs. Downie, Laird, & Laing staged a grand lot. not for competi- 

 tion. The following were very line : — John Bester, John Pow, Arthur 

 Stern, Mrs. Sterry, Maria Hild, Delicata, and Clio. Pansies were so 

 miserably shown, that it seemed to be a waste of money to give a 

 prize to tbo value of £2 to twelve wretched flowers of the commonest 

 character. Messrs. Downie, Laird, & Laing contributed a gi-and lot 

 ©f English and Fancy kinds, and a stand of their new blue bedder, 

 . Imperial Blue, all not for competition. 



The collections of cnt greeubouse and hardy flowers were not of a 

 character to call fur special remark, being inferior to those generally 

 seen at huge ]uo\iuciai shows. Table decorations were sjtarely con- 

 tributtMl. and those of only ordinaiy forms. Bouquets were plentiful 

 enough, and bat of average merit ; the best contained some rare 

 flowers, but looked homewhat rough and loose. Wild flowers appeared 

 in nnmbers, as collections, botanically arranged in the form of baskets, 

 of which there were a great number, and also in the form of bouquets. 

 Of the two collectiona botanically arranged, in one instance the 

 uatnral, in the other the Linnsean system, had been fidlowed. But 

 very few of the baskets were tastefully arranged ; generally they looked 

 something like p.-u-kages of game for transmission tc a distance. 



The new floribts' flowers, &c., that came under the notice of the 

 Floral Committee are treated of in another column. 



In the Miscellaneoaa claas Mr. W. Chater, Saffron Walden, fur- 

 nished a tine lot of Hollyhocks in cut spikes and single blooma that 

 made a grand display at one end of the fruit tent ; and Messrs. T. 

 Draycott and Downie, Laird, & Laing also contributed cnt blooms of 

 Hollyhocks. Messrs. F. & A. Smith, of Dulwicb, sent a fine lot of 

 new Variegiited Pelargoniums, and Mr. Tirebuck, of Lnton, a large 

 gronp of beddiug Pelargoniums. Some wax flowers and skeleton 

 leaves were nbown by resideutaof Leicester. Some of the last-named, 

 shown by Miiw M. P. Swain, were extraordinary specimeus, of fine 

 manipulation. Some samples of British wines were also contributed 

 by Mr. Itobeit Ftnn, The Rectory, Woodstock, Oson, and were tasted 



by a Jury, who commended two of them. Thn Jury were of opinion 

 that Mr. Fcnn has made tbo mo^it satisfactory progress during the pabt 

 few years in the way of perfecting these British wmoa. 



FltUIT AND VKOKTAIil.KS. 



The Frnit and Vegetables alone filled nearly the whole of a tftnt of 

 great length, though, except in the case of vegetables, the exhibitionn 

 in each class were generally not numerons, nor waa the frnit as a wholo 

 remarkable for quality. Tbo two tirst ])ri/,ea t-f tlie value of teu 

 guineas each, offered by the Pro]iiietors of The Jouunal oe Houti- 

 CULTUUK, for the best two desserts, consisting of not less than Heven 

 kinds of fruiU of IStJS, arranged as for tbo table, combining quality of 

 fruit with taste of arrangemeut, were taken without competition by 

 Mr. Carmichael, gardener to His Itoyal Highness the Prince of Wales, 

 at Sandringham ; and by Mr. William Ingram, gardener to the Dnko 

 of Rutland, at Belvoir Castle. At Bury St. Kdmunds last year Bimilar 

 prizes wero offered, and these were carried oft" by Mr. Blair, gardener 

 to SirCi. N. Broke MiddUtou, Bart., and Mr. Carmichael ; this, ther«- 

 foro, was the second occasion in which Mr. Carmichael bas been suo- 

 eeasful in winning one of the '"Journal" prizes. His exhiltition was 

 neatly arranged, witli a dish of Black Hambnrgli Grapes in the centre, 

 flanked by two fine Qneen Pines. In frontof these were l^'oster's White 

 Seedling Grapes at one side, and Jilack Hamburgbs at the other, and 

 between them a dish of Moorpark Apricots ; at the back there was a 

 Melon at each end, and the remaining dishes, arranged at intervals 

 between the outsides and centre, consisted of Kentish and May Dake 

 Cherries, Violette H.Uive Nectarines, and Peaches. Mr. Ingram had 

 handsome silver stands, the central one bearing glass dishes on the 

 upper sides of its branches, and hanging baskets on the lower sides. 

 They were filled with Cherries, Gooseberries, Black and White Currants, 

 and Raspberries, interspersed with Japanese Honeysuckle and Feru 

 fronds, with a Vine leaf peeping up hero and there. In the top dish 

 lay a Melon, clusters of Grapes, and Apricots, with a few Ferns and 

 Lilies. The two side stands contained Apples, Pears. Cherries, Apricots, 

 and Plums, interspersed with Ferns. Japanese Honeysuckle, and one 

 or two Grasses. There were in addition two bouquets, one on each 

 side, of Orchids, Ferns, and Rose^. 



Of collections of Fruit, the best came from Mr. Miller, gardener to 

 Earl Craven, Combe Abbey, and consisted of a very good Queen Pine, 

 three splendid bunches of Black Prince Grape, weighing 13^ lbs., and 

 the largest of the three measuring about 16 inches in Itntftb, and fnlly 

 half as much across the shoulders ; Foster's White Seedling finely 

 ripened, a Hybrid Cashmere Melon, fine Royal George Peaches, large 

 highly-coloured Violette H;Uive Nectarines, Brown Turkey Figs, and 

 Bigarreau Napoleon Cherries. Mr. Carmichael was second, Mr. 

 Moor third, and Mr. Holder, Prestbury, near Cheltenham, fourth. 

 In these collections good Queen Pines, Black Hamburgh Grapes, 

 Cherries. Melons, and Apricots were exhibited. 



Pene Apples. --Bat few were shown. The first prize was awarded 

 to Mr. Rawbone, gardener to C. M. Campbell, Esq.. Woodseat, Aah- 

 bourue, for a fine Queen, weighing 5 lbs. ; the second went to Mr. A. 

 Henderson, gardener to Earl Manvers, Thoresby Parle, for a fniit of 

 Thoresby Seedling, weighing lbs. Goza. ; and Mr. G. Ward, gardener 

 to T. N. Miller, Esq., Bishop Stortford, was third, with a fine Envilla 

 of 9 lbs. ; he also sent a Smooth-leaved Cayenne of KJ lbs., but over- 

 ripe at the base, as was also a large Antigua Queen from Mr. Barnes, 

 gardener to Lady Rolle, at Bieton. 



GiLiPEs. — For a single dish of Black Grapes, the first prize waa 

 taken by Mr. T. Rawbone, gardener to C. M. Campbell, Esq., with 

 large beautifully-coloured bunches of Black Hamburgh, a little 

 loose, however, and weighing 7 lbs. Mr. J. McLean, Beanmanor 

 House, Loughborough, was second with the same kind, and Mr. Stai- 

 nard, gardener to H. K. Homfray, Esq., Newmarket, third, the latter 

 having compact well-coloured bunches. Mr. Cox, gardener to Earl 

 Beaucbamp, Madresfield Court, sent, bnt not for competition, excellent 

 bunches of Matkesfield Court Muscat, a new kind, with a delicious 

 Muscat flavour ; the berries were finely coloured, and covered with a 

 fine bloom. Of White Grapes but few were shown ; the best were 

 large bunches of Golden Hamburgh from Mr. Bolton ; Buckland 

 Sweetwater, from Mr. Peacbey, was second; and Trebbiano. from Mr. 

 Handley, gardener to Sir R. Knightley, Bart., Fawsley Park, third. 

 Fine bunches of Golden Champion with tnormnus berries, were 

 shown, not for competition, by Mr. Thomson, of Dalkeith. To the 

 high merit of this splendid Grape we have already several times re- 

 ferred, and more particularly in the report of the last meeting of the 

 Fruit Committee (see page *J*2). 



Special prizes were offered by Earl Howe for the beet three dishes 

 of Grapes. Mr. Rawbone was fir.st with three splendid bunches of 

 Black Hambnrgh, weigbingTi lbs., nice buntbea of Black Piince, and 

 fine Muscats, but not perfectly riije. The second went to Mr. Bolton 

 for good Golden Hamburgh, Block Prince, and Black Hnmbnrgb, the 

 last rather loose. Mr. Wallis, gardener to J. Disou. Esq.. Astle Park, 

 Cheshire, was third. Prizes were likewise given by Viscount Curzon, 

 '* a Country Gentleman." ' and the IjOcuI Fund, for the best three 

 bnucbea of Black Hambnrgh, and the tirst jilace was taken by Mr. 

 Rawbone with tbrre s]tlendid coiupact bunches, uith the beiriea eqnal- 

 sized, and beautifully coloured. The weight of the three bunches 

 was 8i lbs. Mr. Silcock was second with exctllont finely-coloured 

 bunches ; Mr. Sage, gardener to Earl Brownlow, Ashridge, and Mr. 

 Bolton, being respectively third and fourth. 



Special prizes were given by the town of Ashby de-Ia-Zooch, for 



