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JOUENAI. OK HOETICULTURE AND COTTAGE GAEDENEE. 



( June 11, 1874. 



first with large fruit. Mr. G. T. Miles, gardener to Lord Caring- 

 ton, WycomlJe Abbey, Bucks, was second, and Mr. F. Rutland, 

 third. For one Pine Apple of any other variety, Mr. J. Tonkin, 

 gardener to T. Kelewich, Esq., Peamore, near Exeter, was first 

 with a well-ripeEed Prickly Cayenne. Mr. T. W. Bond was 

 second, and Mr. F. Rutland third. 



GiiArES. — There were seventeen dishes of Black Hamburghs 

 staged, and not an inferior dish amongst them. Mr. J. Douglas, 

 gardener to Francis Whitbourn, Epq., Loxford Hall, Ilford, was 

 in the first position with exceedingly fine bunches ; the berries 

 large, hammered, jet black, and covered with bloom. Mr. A. 

 Johnson, gardener to the Marquis of Ailesbury, Savernake, 

 Marlborough, was second ; equal third prizes being awarded to 

 Mr. W. Bones, gardener to D. Mcintosh, Esq., Havering Park ; 

 and Mr. W. Coleman, gardener to Earl Somers, Eastnor Castle, 

 Ledbury. All the dishes were exceptionally fine. Prizes were 

 offered for Black Prince Grapes, and two dishes were exhibited, 

 but the prizes were withheld. For any other Black kind, Mr. 

 G. Parkhouse, gardener to T. Holman, Esq., Hawkhurst, ex- 

 hibited Madresfield Court Black ; the berries were wanting in 

 colour, but a second prize was awarded. 



In the class for Muscat of Alexandria, Mr. J. Maher, gardener 

 to C. Alhussen, Esq., Stoke Court, Slough, had the first prize; 

 his bunches were not perfectly finished, but good for the season. 

 Mr. J. Douglas was second. Mr. Bones and Mr. W. S. Stevens 

 also exhibited, hut their bunches were unripe. For three 

 bunches of Buckland Sweetwater the prizes went to Mr. Cole, 

 Ealing Park ; Mr. Douglas, and Mr. A. Johnson. For any other 

 "White kind, 51r. J. Douglas was first with Canon Hall Muscat, 

 the berries fairly coloured and of immense size ; Mr. J. Park- 

 house second with Bowood Muscat; and Mr. D. Pizzey, gar- 

 dener to Sir E. Perry, Slough, third, with Eoyal Muscadine. 

 In the class for three bunches of Frontignan, in each case the 

 White variety was exhibited; Mr. Douglas was first with Lox- 

 ford Hall Frontignan ; the bunches and berries werj large. Mr. 

 Coleman was second, and Mr. E. Clarke, gardener to Mrs. J. B. 

 Hall, Sutton, Surrey, third. 



Of Peaches twelve dishes were exhibited ; the fruit was not 

 BO large as we have seen, nor was it hishly coloured. Mr. 

 "W. Coleman, gardener to Lord Somers, Eastnor Castle, Led- 

 bury, was first with Noblesse; Mr. J. Brown, gardener to Earl 

 Howe, Gopsall Plall, Atherstone, was second ; Mr. G. Sage, 

 Ashridge Gardens, Berkhampstead, third with Royal George. 



Nectarines were poor. Mr. J. Maher was first with Hunt's 

 Tawny ; Mr. W. Gardiner, gardener to E. P. Shirley, Esq., Strat- 

 ford-on-Avou, second with Violette Hative ; and Mr. J. Stephen- 

 son, gardener to F. C. Barker, Esq., third with Imperatrice. 



Four excellent dishes of Brown Turkey Figs were exhibited. 

 Mr, Sage made an unfortunate mistake in the number of fruit, 

 twelve being required, whereas he only staged nine, otherwise 

 he would have had a place on the prize list. Mr. G. T. Miles 

 was first, Mr. W. Coleman second, and Mr. J. Gray, Grange 

 Park, Alresford, third. 



Excellent Black Circassian Cherries were sent by Mr. G. T. 

 Miles and Mr. P. .Jones, who took the prizes in the ordernamed. 

 Mr. Jones was first for White Cherries with Frogmore Early 

 Bigarreau, the fruit highly coloured and beautifully mottled and 

 spotted. Mr. Miles was second with Elton. 



Mr. Douglas had the best Strawberries of the British Queen 

 or Dr. Hogg type. Mr. G. Sage was second, and Mr. Pizzey 

 third. The best fruit of the Sir J. Paxton or Sir C. Napier type 

 were sent by Mr. Pizzey; Mr. Douglas second with President; 

 Mr. Sage third with the same variety. 



A dozen and a half of Melons were staged. Jobson's Hybrid 

 Greenflesh from Mr. Jones was first; Victory of Bath from Mr. 

 Douglas secnTid; and the same variety from Mr. Coleman third, 

 Mr. Pizzey had tte best Scarlet Gem; Mr. F. Bates, Appleby 

 Hall, Atherstone, second with the sime variety; Mr. J. Gray. 

 Grange Park, Atherttone, third with Royal Ascot. 



Prizes were offered for pot Vines. Mr. Pizzey exhibited two 

 pots of Foster's White Seedlingwith six nice bunches on a plant, 

 and had a first prize. y^i"^ 



In the Miscellaneous class Mr. Jones had a prize for eighteen 

 nice dishes of Apples ; aud Mr. C. Ross, gardener, Welford Park, 

 Newbury, one for Apples and baking Pears. A prize was also 

 given to Mr. Sage for a fine cluster of Bananas weighing 74 lbs. 

 Mr. J. Richards, gardener to Baron Rothschild, Ealing, also 

 exhibited a small collection of fruit. 



VEGETABLES. 

 The only prizes for these being those offered by Messrs. J. 

 Carter & Co., of High Holborn, for Peas, the competition was 

 confined to that legume. Mr. Pragnell, gardener to G. D. Digby, 

 Esq., Castle Gardens, Sherborne, was first with the sorts speci- 

 fied by Messrs. Carter — namely. Carter's Extra Early Premium 

 Gem, Maclean's Blue Peter, Carter's White Gem, aud Carter's 

 First Crop Blue. Mr. G. Brown, gardener to E. McKenzie, Esq., 

 Henley, was second. Mr. Miles, csrdener to Lord Carington, 

 had an extra prize for two boxes of Tomatoes. 



PuuiT CoiraiTTEE, Jarae 4<ft.— Alfred Smee, Esq., F.R.S., in 



the chair. Mr. Louis L'Herault, of Argenteuil, near' Paris, sent 

 some very large Asparagus from his famous cultures, and re- 

 ceived for it a cultural commendation. From Messrs. Osbom 

 and Sons, Fulham Nurseries, came a Cucumber, a cross between 

 Sion House Improved and Telegraph, but it was not considered 

 better than existing varieties. Mr. Miller, Southdown Nursery, 

 Shoreham, sent a Broccoli called The Czar, which the Com- 

 mittee pronounced to be similar to Leamington, certificated 

 last year, Mr. Gardner, Elsham Hall Gardens, Brigg, ex- 

 hibited a seedling Melon, which, being not quite ripe, is to be 

 seen again. Another Melon, called Eastnor Castle, came from 

 Mr. W. Coleman, gardener to Lord Somers, Eastnor Castle ; 

 this proved very good, aud it was requested that it should be 

 again submitted to the Committee. Mr. Gray, gardener to 

 Lord Ashburton, The Grange, Alresford, also sent a seedling 

 Melon, which was passed. Mr. Ross, gardener to C. Eyre, Esq., 

 Welford Park, Newbury; aud Mr. Jones, gardener to Her 

 Majesty at Frogmore, contributed dishes of well-preserved 

 Apples. 



FloE-\l CoinnTTEE, June ith. — V\''. B. Kellock, Esq., in the 

 chair. A first-class certificate was awarded to Messrs. Veitch 

 for Sarracenia titevensii, a hybrid between S. flava and S. pur- 

 purea, raised by Mr. Stevens, at Trentham. A similar award 

 was made to Mr. Williams, of Holloway, for Vanda limbata, 

 with brown sepals and petals, and a lilac-rose lip, Mr. W. Bull, 

 of Chelsea, had also first-class certificates for Dendrobium 

 amoenum, white, tipped with purple, very pretty aud sweet- 

 scented ; and for Macrozamia plumosa. 



Messrs. Cripps & Son, Tnnbridge Wells, exhibited Clematis 

 purpurea elegans, with deep violet flowers, and were awarded a. 

 first class certificate. A similar award was made to Mr. Gee, 

 gardener to W. Lovell, Esq., for Gloxinia Queen of England, 

 with an extraordinarily large flower, white with a purplish- 

 crimson throat. W. Laxton, Esq., of Stamford, had a first-class 

 certificate for double scarlet Pelargonium Emily Laxton; and 

 Messrs. Backhouse, of York, had also first-class certificates for 

 Pelliea mucronata, and an unnamed species. 



Mr. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, sent collections 

 of cut Pansies, Pfeonies, and Pyrethrums; and Mr. li. Barr, of 

 Lilies. Several varieties of Zonal Pelargoniums were shown, 

 but they were not considered of superior merit to existing kinds. 



THE BATH AND Y/EST OF ENGL.\ND 

 AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S SHOW. 



This ought properly to be called an Exhibition of Industry 

 and Art, for there is such a range of subjects embraced in what 

 is meant by the Bath and West of England Show, that though 

 agriculture is the primary object, encouragement is given also 

 to other useful arts. Next to agriculture the Society gives the 

 greatest encouragement to horticulture, and the way in which 

 this is done is peculiar. No schedules are issued, and no 

 prizes are offered, and the management is placed in the hands 

 of a member of the Society, who is designated Steward of 

 Horticuhure. To this gentleman a carte, blanche is given to 

 work out the department after his own ideas, and to be held 

 responsible for the success or the failure of it. The gentleman 

 who has for many years held this responsible post with bo 

 much advantage to the Society and to horticulture is the Hon. 

 and Rev. J. T. Boscawen, himself an ardent horticulturist, and 

 one who knows how to grow or judge a plant with anybody. 

 The system adopted in getting the Show together is that of " a 

 loan collection." Mr. Boscawen, who is so weU known in these 

 parts, exercises a peculiar charm over the possessors of horti- 

 cultural treasures, insomuch that people who never exhibit at 

 ordinary shows, and who reserve their plants for their own 

 private enjoyment, yield to his fascinations, and willingly con- 

 tribute for the benefit of the Society aud of the public. The 

 effect of this plan is that the plants are not arranged in 

 classes as at ordinary shows, aud are therefore placed so as 

 to produce the most pleasing effect. No doubt there is a great 

 advantage in this respect, for there need he no jarring in form 

 or colour. 



Then as regards prizes ; none are offered, and yet there is a 

 fine show. The Society appropriates an amount of money to 

 this department, and Mr. Boscawen executes the office of Judge. 

 He receives and places every plant himself. We saw him en- 

 gaged at it, aud we saw exemplified when a man's heart and 

 soul are in his work how well it goes, and how briskly and 

 cheerily all who are engaged in it work with him. After 

 having handled every plant, studied its form, outline, and 

 growth, Mr. Boscawen as a plant-grower himself has a pretty 

 shrewd notion how much of the sum allotted for the whole 

 ought to go to each contributor, and so ho apportions to each 

 the amount to which in his estimation he is entitled. This 

 plan has hitherto worked well. 



