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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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as bpiiiK very fine Tho flowers woro, Roiionilly speakiiiK, well 

 ilcveloiied, miil the plimta nicely slmiieil anil enrefnlly Kniwn : 

 in these Minnie was strikinf;, beinf; a faint hliisli, with a rich 

 golden tongue in tho centre of each jjctal. Kvclyii was almoBt 

 a repetition, not so strong in colour. Mr. KtaiicUali's Perfoctiou 

 elicited general admiration, although I must acknowledge there 

 were not so many gardeners proper in this llower show as you 

 see in every English exhibition. Further on we came to some 

 Heaths anil Azaleas, nothing worth special mention. There 

 were some fine specimens of Araiicaria excelsa and A. Cun- 

 ninghami, and a handsome Yucca in a tulj sent by a rich 

 amateur. I believe t!ie same jdant had taken many prizes 

 Ijefore. I noticed some Azaleas trained in the shape of an 

 umbrella, which assuredly did not improve tho plants. These, 

 with some Camellias, Acacias, Brooms, and Ferns finished the 

 list, which your readers will remark was but small. Tho 

 arrangement of the show was tlie ))oint to be noticed, not the 

 the flowers. We certainly grow the finest specimen plants of 

 every kind, and naturally enough when the time and money 

 devoted to the object are considered. In a corner of tho build- 

 ing there were a collection of pickled fruits and some fresh 

 Strawberries (at Ir. .lOc. the basket, about 4,s-.), and Rasp- 

 berries. Here was nothing wortli mention. I had tasted the 

 fruits at home at a much more moderate figure. In the corre- 

 sponding corner were some ornamental pots and vases ; these 

 were made of a white clay and with rings, and altogether 

 neater and jireltier than tho common red pots in use in England. 

 They were, however, too dear to compete with the old red ones. 



Facing tlie principal entrance was a raised platform, reached 

 by means of wide steps flanked by Roses, Gloxinias, etc., in 

 pots. On this platform were chairs and seats, placed so that 

 the coup d'tril might be obtained, and it certainly was from 

 this point very charming. With gaily-dressed ladies and officers 

 promenading,' and the flowers and foliage, the whole was worthy 

 of some notice. Usually a good band plays in the building 

 during the afternoon, but the death of the Czarewitcb had put 

 ,1 stop to that and many other pleasures. 



This is a slight and very imperfect sketch of the flower show ; 

 want of time compelled me to cut my memoranda very short, 

 and were it not with the idea of contributing something to the 

 pages of " our Journal " and amusing its readers, I should not 

 have ventured so far as to present this sketch. 



Whilst in Russia I made it my duty, as well as pleasure, to 

 see the public gardens, the botanical houses, and some private 

 establishments. If it is agreeable to your readers, I may, as 

 time permits, attempt a further description of these. — Patelin. 



[We sh.all be glad if you will, for such descriptions are 

 always interesting. ] 



NATIONAL GOOSEBERRY SHOW. 



This was held at the Sir John Falstaff lun. Market Place, Man- 

 chester, on Saturday, the 5th iust., and we believe the Goosebenies 

 shown on this occasion will be found to be the largest exhibited in 

 England this season. An extra prize was awarded to Mr. Peter Diliue, 

 of Can-iugton, who exhibited a berry of Shiner (green), weighing 

 31 dwts. 10 grains. This is the largest green Gooseberry ever shown. 

 The priuci])al .attraction, however, was a cup of the value of .t'.'), 

 offered by Dr. Hogg for the heaviest four berries, one of each class. 

 For this all seemed to have reserved their most choice fruit, anil, 

 after a severe competition, it was awariletl to Mr. Thomas Pilkingtou, 

 of Scarishrick. near Ormskirk, Lancashire. The competitor who 

 stood next was Mr. Moses Ainsworth. The whole of the fruit was in 

 spleniUd coutlition, souuil, and most beautifully coloured. 



The first prize, a silver cup, value .£5, the gift of Dr. Robert Hogg. 

 LL.D., F.L.S., was obtained by Mr. Thomas Pdldngton ^vith the 

 following berries, viz. : — 



Dwts. Grs. 



Red London 27 



Yellow Catherina 32 



Green Plunder 2.') 



"White Antagonist '61 



21 



Total. 



FinST FOUR STEWARDS PHIZES. 



IIG 1,S 



Charles Leicester Red 



WilUam MidtUehurst .... Yellow . 



Nathani»'l .\shtou Green . 



Francis Oldlield White . 



Ploughboy 29 



Catherina 28 



Stoclrvvell 29 



Antagonist 28 



SECOND FOUR STEWARDS PRIZES. 



Moses Ainsworth Red 



John Bower Yellow 



Bradley Bradley Green , 



Heniy Garside White . 



London 



Leveller 



Shiner 



Hero of the Nile . 



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 13 

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THIRD FOUR STEWARDS 



William Saunders Kcd . . 



, . Yellow 



Faithful Jameson 

 •John Torkiugton . 

 Thomas .\rgill . . . 



. . (ireen 

 .. Wliite 



PRIZES. 



Dan's Mistake . . 



Railway 



Green London , . 

 Snowdrift 



IJwis. 

 27 



2i; 



23 



FOURTH FOUR STEWARDS PRIZES. 



Francis Soars Red .... Talfourd . . . 



Samuel Rower Yellow . . Drill 



Thomas Lanceby Green .. Plunder ... 



Matthew Torkiugton .... White . . Overseer . . . 



FIETU FOUR stewards' PRIZES. 



William Ridgway Red .... Wonderful . 



Daniel Bower YiUow . . Peru 



William Gadsljy Giiin .. Thumper . 



George Wilkinson White , . Careless , . . 



red class. 



1st, Henry Garside Ijondoii 



2nd, Nathaniel Ashtou Dan's Mistake 



3rJ, Charles l,iieister Ploughbi.y ... 



4th, William Saunders Alderman ... 



5th, Moses Ainswoiih 



()th, .Tohn Heushaw 



7th, William Middlehnrst . 



8th, Henrs' Garside Slaughterman . 



9th, Faithful Jameson Beauty 



loth, Thomas Lanceley Claj-ton 



YELEOW CLASS. 



William Ridgwav Catherina 



William Middleliurst I,cveller 



Faithful Jameson Drill 



Moses Ainsworth Mount Pleasant . 



Charles Leicester High Sherill . . . 



Nathaniel Aslitou Gldham 



Moses Ainsworth Caudidato 



Charles Leicester Cramp 



Faithful .Jameson Leader 



William Ridgway Peru 



Grs. 



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 17 



7 



13 



9 



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21 22 



22 19 

 20 1 

 22 O 



. 28 



. 27 



. 24 



. 25 



Rough Red 24 



AVonderful .... 



Red Robin .... 



23 

 23 

 23 

 23 



1st, 

 2nd, 

 3rd, 

 4th, 

 5th, 

 6th, 

 7th, 

 8th, 

 9th, 

 10th, 



1st, 

 2nd, 

 3rd, 

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 5th, 

 6th, 

 7th, 

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 9th, 

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1st, 

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 4th, 

 5th, 

 Bth, 

 7th, 

 8th, 

 9th, 



EXTRA PRIZE. 



Peter Daine Green .... Shiner. 



OREEN CLASS. 



Moses .\insworth Sir George Brown . 



Thomas Pilldngton Souter Johnny . . . 



William MidiUehurst Telegraph 



Thomas Pilkingtou Green London . . . 



Francis Soars Stockwell 



William Saunders London City 



.John Henshaw Shiner 



Faithful Jameson Matchless 



Charles Leicester Galloper 



John Torkingtou General 



WHITE CLASS. 



Thomas Pilkington Careless 



Thomas Argill Antagonist 



Nathaniel Ashton Hero of the Nile . 



Moses Ainsworth Peto 



Francis Oldfield Weasel 



William MidiUehurst King of Trumps . 



HeuiT Garside Freedom 



John Henshaw Overseer 



Faithful Jameson Lady Leicester . . . 



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 26 

 24 

 25 

 24 

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24 

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 24 



21 

 20 

 20 



26 

 26 

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 24 



21 

 20 



1st, 

 2ud, 

 3rd, 

 4th, 



1st, 

 2nd, 

 3rd, 

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1st, 

 2ud, 

 3rd, 

 4th, 



1st, 

 2nd, 

 3rd, 

 4th, 



SEEDLINGS. 



RED. 



.John Orchard Bob Clifton 



Thomas Ball Major Townseud . 



Charles Leicester Falstaff 



Joseph Bass Gladstone 



YELLOW. 



William Lowe Lady Houghton . . . 



Francis Soars Sir Robert Clil'tou . 



-James Boardman Ely 



James Fisher Old Man 



OREEX. 



Samnel Bird Gladiator 



George Waller Honesty ^. 



Charles Leicester Ranger 



Joseph Nuttall Cripple 



WHITE. 



Thomas Pilkington Success 



Charles Leicester Regent 



Francis Oldfield Charley 



Charles Leicester Succeed 



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 12 

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 12 

 6 

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GROUND VINERIES. 



It appears to me that in the construction of these there is a 

 slight mistake in not providing ventilation, however small the 



