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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ September 5,' 1885. 



those who are forming or desirous of forming a collection, the notes on 

 them may be of service : — Penelope, an old. very old tlower, hlush 

 shaded with carnati&u, with sulphur and carmine blotch. Belle 

 GabrieUe, rosy lilac, striped with bright rose, large flower. Adonis. 

 an old but good sort, cherry, 6i)otted with carmine. Fulton, one of 

 the new flowers of last year ; transparent vermilion, with more of an 

 orange shade than James Veitch, but a well-shaped flower, with good 

 spike. Madame Fm-tado, another of last year's see<Uiugs, in the style 

 of Standish's P^leanor Xormau, but not, to my mind, so good a flower, 

 though my friend Mr. Shulden disagi-ees with this. James Yeitch, a 

 tiiower of 1863, very brilliant crimson, violet spot, tine spike and very 

 effective. Edulia. a very beautiful flower ; under petals white, spotted 

 violet ; upper petals marked with white. Le Poussin, cleai- red on white 

 ground ; under petals with large white blotclies. AchiUe. an old, but 

 prettily -coloured flower ; currant red, stained with crimson aud white. 

 Napoleon III., another old but excellent variety, with good spike ; red, 

 •wim white lines in the centre of the petals. Madame Basseville, cerise 

 rose, with purple spots on a white ground ; vei-ygood. Bertha Raboui"- 

 din, white, beautifully marked with rosy carmine. Madame de Vati-j-, 

 •white shaded, spotted, and bhitched with carmine ; good. McMahou. 

 glossy satin orange, spotted with red. Marie Dumortier. blush, ^•iolet 

 purple spots on yellowish gi'ound. In Mr. Sladden's stand there were 

 no less than fourteen seedlings of his own raising ; amongst them Cato, 

 a cui-iously shaped one, and a yellow, ^Miss Sladden, were promising 

 flowers, the latter especially. 



Prizes for twenty-foui- : first and second, Messrs. Kelway & Son, 

 Langport ; thii-d, Messrs. Paul & Son. For twenty-fooi* (Amateurs) : 

 first. Mr. J. Sladden ; second. Mr. W. Ingle. 



A large number of seedling Dahlias were sent in. Let me give their 

 names, characters, and awards. Miss Adams. Fancy, poor. Lady 

 Derby, white, tipped. Blaclc Hero, dark. Lilac Perfection, too small. 

 Mr. Gibson, small. Yellow Triumph, bright yellow; second-class cer- 

 tificate ; Attraction, Fancy. Sunbeam, scarlet, white-tipped. John 

 Downie, yellow gi'ound, tipped. Lady of the Lake, white, tipped, con- 

 fused. James Backhouse, lilac : no advance. Jeannie Deans. Chung, 

 yellow striped Fancy, large, somewhat coarse ; second-class certificate ; 

 will be a useful flower in an amalem-'s hands ; George White ; President 

 Lincoln ; Sir Gre\"ille Smythe ; Lottie Atkins, white, beautifully tipped ; 

 a splendid flower, fii-st-class certificate. John Baun, cream, fiery- 

 striped ; common. Annie Austin, buff ; second-class cei-tificate. Mar- 

 quis of Winchester, dark crimson : fine flower, of excellent build ; fii'st- 

 class certificate. Frank Tifliu, striped Fancy. Majestic, dark pui-ple. 

 Sunlight, buif. Hebe, tipped. Fiiefly, Princess Alice. Amber Witch, 

 all poor. Master of Arts, bronze satin, lilac back of petals ; some- 

 thing in the style of Rawlings' Iving ; second-class certificate. Lillie 

 Eranklin, Fail- Imogeue, Lord Enfield, nothing remarkable. Fanny 

 Stnrt, tine Fancy, scarlet, hea^■iiy tipped with white ; a first-rate 

 flower, and a great addition. 



It will thus be seen that three flowers — Marqnis of Winchester, 

 Lottie Atldns, aud Fanny Sturt received first-class certificates: and I 

 can testify to their being decided acquisitions for Dahlia -growers, and 

 especially for exhibition purposes — an opinion in which I am not 

 singular, as some of the best and largest gi-owcrs in the kingdom ex- 

 pressed the same duiing the day. Everrthing passed off well ; and 

 the kindly feeling and coxutesy that pen'ades all connected with the 

 Crystal Palace flower shows, marshalled under the guidance of the 

 indefatigable aud excellent Supei-intendeut, Mr. Wilkinson, were 

 never more manifested than on this the closing flower show of a very 

 successful season. — D., Deal. 



FRUIT. 



The best collection came from Mr. Miller, gardener to Earl Craven. 

 Combe Abbev, and comprised a good Moscow tjueen Pine, Monarch 

 Melon weighing 7;i lbs., splendid bunches of Muscats and Black 

 Hamburgh Grapes, the three bunches of the former weighing 10 lbs., 

 and the latter 10 j lbs., Morello CheiTies, Peaches, Nectarines, and 

 Plums. Mr. Bailey, gardener to T. Drake, Esq., Shardeloes, was 

 second with a Queen Pine, Melon, fine bunches of Bowood Muscat 

 grown in pots, Figs, Peaches, Nectarines, ond Jefferson Plums ; and 

 Mr. Donald, gardener to J. G. Barclay, Esq.. Lej-ton, was third. Fruit 

 of the Papaw was exhibited in a collection from Mi*. Carr. 



Pines were not numerous, but some of them were very good. A 

 splendid Queen from Mr. Barnes, gardener to Lady RoUe, Blcton. was 

 first in the class for that variety. Mr. Miller was second v;ith one of 

 3f lbs., and Mr. Higgs, gardener to Mi-s. Barchard, Putney Heath, 

 third. In the class for any variety. Smooth-leaved Cayenne, vei-ygood, 

 fi-om Mr. Page, gardener to W. Leaf, Esq.. was first and thii'd, and 

 Black Jamaica from Mr. R. Smee, gardener to W. Stone, Esq., 

 Dulwich, second. Prickly Cayenne, Moscow Queen, and Black 

 Jamaica were the other Idnds shown. 



Grapes were fine, especially the Black Hamburghs fi'om Mr. Mere- 

 dith, of which the bunches were large, and the berries cf extraor- 

 dinary size, aud perfect in colouring ; and a iine basket was also sho^vn 

 by the same highly successful gi-ower. Mr. Miller contributed three 

 Teiy fine bunches weighing 11| lbs., but the bi mes were not so large ; 

 and good well-coloured hunches came fi'om Mr. Osborne, Mr. Sage, 

 Messrs. Lane & Son, and Mr. Ford. Mr. Wills contributed an ex- 

 cellent basket of W^est's St. Peter's. In W^hite Grapes, good Muscats, 

 but scarcely ripe enough, came fi-om Mr. Osborne, and Golden Ham- 

 burgh, from Ml". MiUer, was exceedingly fine ; the centre bunch weighed 



no less than 5 lbs., and the two side ones together? lbs. Buekland Sweet- 

 water, and Trebbiano. were also sho^Ti in good condition, and Koyal 

 Vineyard came from Mr. Williams, of Holloway. The class for the 

 heaviest bunch of any land was a poor one. Mr. Iiwing, gardener -to 

 the Duke of Hamilton, had Black Hamburgh badly colourud, weighing 

 5i lbs., and Mr. Osborne, the same Idnd, weighing only Hlbs. 



Prizes. — Boxes of 12 lbs. weight : first, Mr. J. Meretlith, The Tine- 

 yard, Garston ; second. Mi-. G. Osborne, Kaye's Nursery, Finohley : 

 thii-d, Messrs. Lane tt Son, Great Berkhampstead ; extra, Mr. W. 

 Cross, gardener to Lady Ashburton, Romsey. For three bunches of 

 Black: first, Mr. J. Meredith; equal second, Mr. G. Sage, gardener 

 to Earl Brownlow, A^hridge, and Mr. G. Osbonie ; equal third, Messrs. 

 Lane it Sou, aud Mr. J. Ford, gardener to Rev. T. D. Hudson, 

 Wattou, Herts. For three bunches of White : first, Mr. G. Osbome ; 

 second, Mr. W. Miller ; thii'd, Mr. T. D. Irving, gardener to the Duke 

 of Hamilton, Wicldiam Market. For the lai'gest bunch of any land : 

 first, \rithheld ; second. Mr. T. D. Ii-ving; third, Mr. G. Osbome. 



Peaches and Ni:cTARi>"Es were generally small. Some weU- 

 colom-ed fruits of Royal George, Banington, aud Bcllagarde Peaches 

 were shown, and of Violette Hative and Elruge Nectarines. 



Prizes. — Peaches : first. Mr. George King, gardener to K. Loader, 

 Esq., Slaugham ; second, Mr. W. Kaile, gardener to Eai-1 of Lovelace, 

 Ripley; third, Mr C. Evans, gardener to Gen. Cartwright. W^eedon; 

 extra. Mr. \V. Ingle, gardener to C. G. Round, Esq., Colchester, and 

 Mr. J. Eustonc, gardener to Sir J. Duckworth, Wear, near Exeter. 

 Nectaiiues : first, IVlr. George King ; second, Mr. W. Tillerj-, gardener 

 to the Duke of Portland, Welbeck ; thiid, Mr. W. Ingle. 



Melons. — Of these there was an extensive and fine disjday. Marquis 

 of Ailsa was first in the Green-fleshed class, aud Bailey's Gem in the 

 Scarlet- fleshed. 



Prizes. — Grecu-flcshed : first, Mr. T. Godfrey, gardener to A. Bing- 

 ham. Esq.. Ware Park Mill, Herts; second, Mr. T. Crane, gardener 

 to Rev. E. L. Deeds. Hertford ; thii-d, Mi-. O. Goldsmith, gardeuer to 

 Sii- W. Fai»]uh:u-, Bart., Dorking. Scarlet-fleshed: first, Mr. C. 

 Smith, gardener to A. Anderson, Esq., Nonvood; second, Mr. 

 Bailey, Shardeloes ; tliiid, Mr. H. Thomeycroft. 



Figs, — Noticeable among these were good examples of Brown 

 Tui'key and Brunsmck. Mr. Eustone was first ; Mr. Timberley, gar- 

 dener "to Sii- C. Goring, second ; aud Mr. Kaile, tliird. 



Cherries were chiefly confined to Morellos and Late Dukes, which 

 wei'e vei"y good, but a few BigaiTeaus and Flemish were also shown. 



Prizes. — Two dishes, distinct kinds, in fifties : first, Mr. G. Sage ; 

 second, Mr. Bailey ; third, Mr. W. TUlery ; extra, Mr. E. Marcham, 

 gardener to E. Oates, Esq., Hanwell. 



Plu-ms were numerous, and some of them were veiy fine. The first 

 prize went to Mr. Bailey, for Victoria, Jefferson, and Washington ; the 

 second to Mi". Simmonds, gai'dener to J. Smith, Esq., Dorldjig, for the 

 last two, and Kii-ke's : and the third to Mr. Sage, for Kii-ke's, Wash- 

 ington, and White Magnum Bouum : Mr. J. AA'ells, gardener to 

 A. Gilbert. Esq., Windsor, and Mr. O. Goldsmith, were equal fourth. 

 Green Gage, Coe's Golden Drop, Goliath, Black Diamond, Pond's 

 Seedling, and some others were well represented. 



Apples, especially the kitchen lands, were veiy numerous, but not 

 remarkable as regards size, and many of the dessert kinds had not 

 anived at theii' full perfection. Emperor Alexander, New Hawthorn- 

 den, Lord Sutfield, Keinette Blanche de I'Espagnc. and Nelson's Glory 

 from Messrs. Gadd & Son. Worthing, were first ; and Hoaiy Morning, 

 Lord Sufiield, Blenheim Pippin, Emperor Alexander, Praiseworthy. 

 and Tambour from Messrs. Lane, of St. Mary's Cray, were placed 

 .second ; Hollandbury and Emperor Alexander fiom Mr. Webb, of 

 Beading, who was third, wtre finely coloured. Mr. Kaile was fourth. 

 In dessert kinds Dr. Cooper, of Slough, who was first, bad beautifully 

 colom-ed examples of Devonshire Quarrenden, Bed Asirachan, and 

 Early Bed Margaret ; and Mr. Sheath, Langley, was second with these 

 thr-ee. Cox's Orange Pippin, Kibston Pippin, aud AVhite Peach. Mr. 

 G. House, Slough, was thii'd ; aud Mi-. W. Wren, gardener to E. Pur- 

 ser, Esq., Carshaltou. and Messrs. Lane, St. Maij's Cray, equal 

 fourth. Cellini. Kei-r^- Pippin, Fearn's Pippin, and many others were 

 also well represented. 



PE.iE3 were tolerably numerous, but the period of the season only ad» 

 mitted of early sorts teiug exhibited. The varieties piincipally shown 

 were Louise Bonne of Jersey, Gansel's Bergamot, Williams' Bon 

 Chretien, and Marie Louise. Tlic heaviest dish was Uvedale's St. 

 Geimain, weight S Ibr. 10 oza., and a fine dish of Marechal de la Cour 

 from G.Wilson, Esq.. Weybridge, was second. The same gentleman 

 also exhibited a fine dish of Louise Bonne of Jersey.. 



Prizes. — For thi-ee dishes : first, Mr. J. Sheath, Slough ; second, 

 Mr. W. Eichbell, Epsom; third, Mr. D. Donald. Single dish, for 

 weight : first, Mr. G. W^ Gadd, gardener to J. K. Jaffray, Esq., 

 Keigate : second, G. F. Wilson, Esq. ; thii-d, Mr. J. Mon-is, gardener 

 %■) T. G. White, Esq., Wethersfield. Single dish, for flavour: first, 

 Ml-. H. Anstiss, Chiswick ; second, Mr. Bailey ; thii'd, Mi'. J. Frascr, 

 Lerton. 



MiscELLAXEOUS. — From Messrs. Lane & Son, Great Berkhamp- 

 stead, and Mr. Geirs. Norwood, came Vines in pots ; those from the 

 former being loaded with beautiful bunches. For these first and second 

 prizes were awarded to theii- respective exhibitors ; also, for Peaches 

 in pots from Mr. Vertigan. Clapham, aud Mr. Eraser, Leyton. Mr. 

 Sage, sent a collection of the fruit of difi'creut lands of Capsicums 

 and a cluster of Bananas ; Mr. Can-, a large cluster of Bananas, the 



