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JOUENAL OP HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ July 23, 1868. 



Moecfit Grapes. The first of these wag taken by Mr. W. Colegrave, 

 Swerford Paik, Enstone, with Eplendid hnnches of Mnscat Hamburgh. 

 the lar^eet nifaenrins 14 inches in lenf^th and 10 inches across the 

 «b<ralders. Mr. J. McLenii, f^ardener to W. P. Herrick, P^sq.. was 

 Beoond with MuKcat of Alexandria ; Mr. W. WiUiame, Woodcote 

 I>od^, Leamington, third, with Muscat Hamburgh ; and Mr. J. 

 Wfliker, Leicester. foTirth, with Muscat of Alexandria. 



Peaches and Nect.vei>^ks — Of the former, the best in the general 

 dasa was Barringfon, very large and finely ripened, exhibited by Mr. 

 WalliB. ABtle Park. Mr. Draycott, garde'ner to T. T. Paget, 'Esq., 

 M.P., Hnmberstone Hall, was second with tine finit of Royal George ; 

 and the same kind from Mr. Tillery, Welbeck. took the third prize. 

 For Nectarines, Mr. Smith, gardener to H. H. HanKerford, Esq., 

 Market Harborough, was awarded the first prize for Stanwiek ; Mr. 

 ■Miller, Combe Abbey, and Mr. Cos, qardener to Earl Beaucharop, 

 being respectively second and third, with Violette Hative and Pitmas- 

 t*n OraDEre. From Mr. D. Fish, Hardwicke, came fruit of Rivers's 

 N«w White. 



The Countess of Howe's prizes for the best dishes of Peaches and 

 Nectarines, were taken by Messrfl. Draycott. Sage, Gold, and Peachey ; 

 the first named had fine lioyal George Peaches and good Violette 

 Hdtive Nectarines. 



STEAWBEnuiES. — The competition with these was very limited. The 

 first and second prizes for single dishes were taken with British Qneen 

 by Mr. Bolton, and Mr. Temple, Balbimie, N.B. ; the third by Mr. 

 Lambert with Myatt's Eleanor. The first of the two prizes offered 

 by Charles Laml>ei-t, Esq.. for the best collection was awarded to 

 Mr. Matheeon, Tiilliallan Castle, Kincardine-on-Forth, for twelve 

 varieties, among which were good fruit {for the season), of .Sir Hariy, 

 Sir J. Paxton, Elton, Trollope's Victoria, Wonderful, and Cockscomb. 

 There was no otht-r exhibitor. 



Melons. — About thirty in all were shown in the two classes ; the 

 beet green-fleshed wns Trentham Green-fleshed from Mr. Rawbone ; 

 Bromham Hall from Mr. Friabv, Blankney. was second; Golden Gem 

 from Mr. Cox third. Scarlet Gem from Mr. Earley, Mr. Stannard, 

 and Mr. D. Fish took all three prizes in the Scarlet-fleshed Class. 



MiBCEiXANEors. — Under this head it will be most convenient to in- 

 clude all the remaining fruits, for most of which, however, classes 

 were provided, referring to the prize list in another column for the 

 names of the successful exhibitors. Some large Moorpark Apricots 

 were shown by Mr. Earley, pood Brown Turkey Figs by Mr. Sage, 

 Bigarreau Cherries by Mr. Elliott, and a good dish of the same kind 

 by Mr. Tegg, Clumber. Jefferson and Kirke's were the only Plums 

 ^own, the former from Mr. Williams, of Woodcote Lodge, receiving a 

 second prize. The best basket of fruit came from !Mr. ICarley, and 

 oonsiflted of May Duke Cherries. Oscar, Fastolff Haspben-y, and fine 

 Wliite Dutch Currants. Mr. Henderson, of Thoresby, had a first 

 prize in the miscellaneous class for eight Thoresby Seedling Pines, 

 fine large fruit, weighing from 5 lbs. 10 ozs. to G lbs. 10 ozs. each. Mr. 

 Babb was second with four dishes of Apples, and Mr. Tegg. third, 

 with Psidiura Cattleyannm. Mr. Laxton, of Stamford, sent French 

 Grab Apple in excellent preservation. The special prizes for orchard- 

 IiouBe trees were taken by Mr. Brooks. Hinckley, and Mr. Burton, gar- 

 dener to J. Stone, Esq., Leicester. The former had Grosse Mignonue, 

 Early York, Walburton Admirable, Koyal George, and two or three 

 other Peaches ; Rivers's Orange, Hunt's Tawny, and Elruge Nectarines, 

 and Plums. These trees were exceedingly well grown, and for the 

 most part in abundant bearing. Mr. Barton had also some very eood 

 Peaces and Nectarines, and took a first prize for the best pot Vine, 

 a neat compact one trained to form a fiattish top, and which bad a 

 doaen good bunches. 



The Gardeners* Chronicle cup of the value of twenty guineas, for 

 the best collection of fi-uit and vegetables, brought several good ex- 

 hibitions, and was awarded to Mr. McLean, gardener to W. P. Herrick, 

 Esg.f of Beaumauor House, Loughborough. His collection consisted 

 of lar«,e and very fine Black Hamburgh Grapes, two Melons, Cherries, 

 French Crab Apples, Gooseberries ; and of Vegetables, Mona's Pride 

 and Radford Kidney Potatoes, two kinds of Onions, a fine brace of 

 Cucumbers, Broad and Kidney Beans, Carrote, and Broccoli. Mr. 

 Holder, Prestbory, near Cheltenham, had a large basket containing 

 almost every salad plant in use, Globe Artichokes, large Tripoli Onions, 

 a handsome brace of Cucumbers, Peas, Beans, Carrots, &c., but though 

 hie vegetables were excellent, his fruit was not equal to that in the 

 prize collection. Mr. W. Ingram, Mr. Sage, gardener to Earl Howe ; 

 and Mr. Bailey, Sbardeloes, also sent very good collections. 



Mr. Moore, Blenheim, took the first prize offered by the gardeners 

 of I>eioeeterahire, for the best six dishes of fruit and six kinds of 

 vegetables, showing fine Black and Red Currants, Strawberries, 

 Gooeeberries, Cherries, Apricots, and good Tomatoes, Onions, Peas, 

 A«, Bt^r. Sage, gardener to Earl Howe, Gopsall, was second with 

 Peare, Strawberries, Breda Apricots, Raspberries, Gooseberries, and 

 Red Currants, and pood Peas, Onions, Carrots, and Turnips. The 

 "third and fourth prizes were taken by Mr. Rogers, ganlener to the 

 Oountesa of Lanesborough, and Mr. J. McLean, of Donnington Park. 



Meesrs. Harrison & Son, ff the Midland Seed Warehouse, Leices- 

 ter, offered first and ppoond prizes for the best collections of ve^'etablea. 

 The first was awardtd to Mr. J. Holder for large red Tomatoes, Cap- 

 sienms, Italian Tripoli Onions, Cucumber, Vegetable Marrow, red and 

 xvkite Otiery, Carrots, Potatoes, Cauliflowers, Peas, and Broad Beans, 

 the vhole of which were very good. Mr, Rogers was secord ^ith a 



good collection Prizes were also offered by the eame firm for tht- 

 best and eecond best collections of first and second early Potatoes, and 

 they were awarded to Mr. Dunkley, of Kingsthorpe, Northampton, fc* 

 good clean tubers of eighteen kinds, not one of which had a namfc 

 attached ; and to Mr. Earley, who had fine tubers of Milky White. 

 Hard Cash, Giant, Dalmahoy, Soden'8 Early Oxford, Rivers's Royal 

 Ashleaf, and others. Messrs. Harrison's prizes for the best brace of 

 Harrison's Favourite White-spincd Cucumber went to Mr. Draycott, 

 Humberstone Hail, and ]\Ir. Holder. The Qneniborough Horticultural 

 Society's first aud second prizes for collections of vegetables, were 

 awarded to Mr. Addy, Rear.^by, Leicester, and Mr. Mitchell, Leicester. 



In the Cottagers' department of the Show there were some excellent 

 collections of vegetables which many gentlemen's gardeners might well 

 envy. Autumn-sown Onions were especially good. P'-ns, notwith- 

 standing the dry weather, were well filled ; Potatoes, thoogh not large, 

 very sound and clean ; CaiTota very good ; Scarlet Runners and Broad 

 Beans equally so. 



FLOR.YL COMMITTEE. 



The chief novelties brought before the Committee at this grand 

 Meeting were Ferns, pome very magnificent Verbenas from Mr. Perrj. 

 and a most superb double- flowering Zonal Pelargonium from Mr. 

 Tomkins. 



Mr. Thomas Lambert, Bramstone House, Leicester, exhibited 

 among twelve specimen Petunias a dark-vein*=d seedling, the name of 

 which we have forgotten. It was much admired, and was awardetl » 

 first-class certificate. Messrs. Downie, Laird. & Laing received first- 

 class certificates for two Zonal Pelargoniums of the Golden and Bronzo 

 section, Crown Prince and Harrison Weir, both of which were marked 

 with a deep zone. Mr. W. Cuuningbam, Burton-on-Trent, sent a 

 seedling Fuchsia Rarity, dark dull red, a rather coarse flower, nseful 

 perhaps for market purposes ; end he received a firet-class certificat« 

 for Zonal Pelargonium Delicatum. a pale salmon rose, not new ia 

 colour, but the petals of very good substance. Mr. Tomkins, Spark 

 hill, Birmingham, exhibited a seedling double Zonal Pelargonium, 

 Sparkhill Beauty. F>om the truss of flowers on the plant we may 

 safely infer that this is one of the best ever yet seen ; the colour deep 

 rose, the flowers large, and the petals smoothly arranged. A first-claeft 

 certificate was awarded. 



Messrs. Ewing li; Child sent a seedling Lobelia speciosa. The Fairy, 

 of free habit and growth, pale whitish pink flowers. It received a 

 second-class certificate. Mr. Perry, Castle Brom with, Birmingham, senl 

 some very fine seedling Verbenas :— Mrs. Reynolds Hole, of the most 

 beautiful clear white, with a dark conspicuous centre ; Mrs. Perry, dark 

 purple, with a large white centre ; aud Spot, pale rose, with a broad 

 dark centre. These were flowers of great merit, and wera each 

 awarded a first-class certificate. Mr. G. Smith, Homsey Road, sent 

 three seedling Zonal Pelargoniums ; one, a fine double scarlet, received 

 a first-class certificate at the last meeting at South Kensington ; 

 Alarm, a fine hybrid Nosegay, bright scarlet and rose flowers, very 

 promising ; and Masterpiece, a great improvement upon Le Grand, 

 flowers nearly of the same shade of colour. Only one plant was ex- 

 hibited with one noble truss of flowers ; when two or three plantw arti 

 exhibited its great merit will be acknowledged. Messrs. Smith, Dul- 

 wich, sent six Variegated Zonal Pelargoniums, but not in condition, 

 the colours of the foliage not being well defined. 



J. E. Mapplebeck, Esq., Woodfield, Moseley, Birmingham, 'WftP 

 awarded a second-class certificate for Cystopteris fragilis gracilis, and 

 a first-class for each of iho six followin-;— Athyrium Filix-foemina 

 torto-cristatnm, Athyrium Filix-foemina Howardite, Scolopendrium 

 vulgare Cliftii, Scolopendrium spirale, Scolopendrium marginatniD 

 tenue, Athyrium Filix-fcemina Elworthii. 



E. J. Lowe, Esq., Hightield House, Nottingham, received first-dast* 

 certificates for each of the following Fems^Polyatichum angular* 

 caudatum, Athyrium Filix-famina abasiphyllum, Athyrium longi-idg- ^ 

 ense, Athyrium regale, Lastrea Filix-mas Mapplebeckii, Athyrium 

 kladodesteron, Asplenium adiantum nigrum grandiceps, Aspleninm 

 marinum imbricatnm, Lastrea pseudo-mas nitada, Polvstichum acn- 

 leatum Rileya', Polystichnm acnleatum nidum, Adinntum capillus- 

 Veneris Kalou. Scclopendrium vulgare supralmeatum Lowei, S. scnlp- 

 tnrato latum, S. Keratoides, S. significans, S. formosnm. S. eapitellum, 

 S. amoinum, S. illustro, S. Moorei, S. stenomenon. A gecond-clasp 

 was awarded Scolopendrium divergens. Mr. Lowe's general collection 

 was most deseiTedly much admired ; the abnormal forms most cnrionp 

 and interesting. There were many dozen mere varieties shown as ne** 

 forms, but those selected were considered most distinct and beautiful. 

 The Adiantum capillns- Veneris Kalon ia strikingly beautiful, the pin- 

 nules lai'ger than those of capillus- Veneris. 



The latest accounts received to the lime of going to preee 

 give the number of visitors up to Tuesday evening as about 

 eighteen thousand, and the amount reoeived as £L^3. 



XilUlia AURATUM RDBEDM VTTTATUM. — I 86© Ihftt Mr. OwfiH 



desires to know if any of the readers of this Journal have 

 hloomed the Lilium named above. With me one of tbeae 

 LlLiuma has thirty-two blooms npon it at the pre&ent time. 



