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TEE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[July 14, 1888. 



grand pure white. Mr. F. Smoothy had the best 

 Coleus. Mr. G. Clements was 1st, for six Gloxinias. 

 Mr. Rolfe, Mr. Dance, and Mr. Brazier, and others, 

 exhibited well in several classes, and the cut Roses 

 of Mr. W. Brown were very fine. 



Vegetables, fruit, honey, wild flowers, &c, were 

 well represented, and altogether a good show pro- 

 vided, Mr. Gibbs, the Secretary, and the committee 

 having worked well and intelligently in keeping up 

 the character of the Society. 



TWICKENHAM: HORTICULTURAL. 



July 9. — Specially favoured with lovely weather 

 the annual exhibition of this Society was held in 

 the Orleans House grounds, and presented by far 

 the best display yet made by this Society, the exhibits 

 being not only abundant but first-class. The 

 decorative groups were remarkably good, one from 

 Messrs. Hooper & Co.,Twickenham, coming 1st ; whilst 

 a new exhibitor, Mr. H. W. Fordham, with a very gay 

 arrangement, came 2nd ; and Mr. Filsell was 3rd. 

 With smaller groups Mr. Buckland, gr. to J. Patkins, 

 Esq., was 1st ; and Mr. Parsons, gr. to T. Twining, 

 Esq., 2nd. 



Mr. Hill, gr. to H. Little, Esq., had the best six 

 Orchids, all good plants ; Mr. H. James, Lower 

 Norwood, being 2nd. Mr. Hill also staged a fine 

 group of Cattleyas, Dendrobiums, Aerides, &c, 

 which evoked much admiration. 



Mr. H. James had the best six flowering plants, 

 Mr. Parsons being 2nd, the former having some 

 neat Heaths, and the latter a fine Gloriosa superba. 



With foliage plants — a strong class — Mr. Parsons 

 was a good 1st, Mr. Munro coming very close with 

 even clean specimens. Mr. Hill was the only exhi- 

 bitor of six zonal Pelargoniums, grandly flowered 

 plants ; and he also had the best twelve Begonias, 

 medium sized plants, capitally flowered ; Mr. Garrod, 

 gr. to J. R. Tindall, Esq., having excellent plants 

 also. Mr. Parsons had the best six Gloxinias, Mr. 

 Garrod being 2nd, the plants being remarkably well 

 flowered, whilst there were a few non-competitive 

 plant groups. 



The display of Roses from Messrs. W. Paul & Sons, 

 Waltham Cross, and Messrs. Veitch & Sons formed 

 a beautiful feature. Mr. Taylor, Hampton, also had 

 some pretty Roses, including many of the small 

 buttonhole varieties. Mr. Warwick, gr. to J. T. 

 Kitchin, Esq., Hampton, was a good 1st, with twenty- 

 four and twelve singles, also having some beautiful 

 cut Gloxinias. Mr. W. Poupart, Twickenham, made _ 

 a fine collection of hardy cut flowers. 



Fruit was very good and plentiful. Mr. W. Allau, 

 gr, to Sir G. Russell, M.P., Reading, had the best 

 six dishes, having capital Black Harhburghs and 

 Foster's Seedling Grapes, Royal George Peaches, 

 Violet Hative Nectarines, Blenheim Orange Melon, 

 and President Strawberries; he was also 1st with 

 three bunches of good Black Hamburgh Grapes ; Mr. 

 Thompson, gr. to Messrs. A. & E. Wells, Hounslow, 

 coming 2nd with very fine Madresfield Court. 



In the class for white Grapes, Mr. Fitzwalter, gr. 

 to H. Labouchere, Esq., M.P., came 1st with capital 

 Muscat of Alexandria, Mr. Alian coming 2nd with 

 Foster's Seedling. Mr. Allan had the best six 

 Peaches in Violet Hative, and Mr. 0. Hipkle, gr. to 

 A. Cunard, Esq., Orleans House, had the best 

 Nectarines. Mr. Goody showed a handsome scarlet 

 Strawberry — a seedling, and was the 1st in a large 

 competition. The best collection of ten kinds of 

 vegetables came from Mr. Waite, gr. to the Hon. 

 Colonel Talbot, Esher. Mr. Poupart showed fine 

 Cauliflowers, and Mr. Wallace, Twickenham, had a 

 very big show of Tobacco plants, cut flowers, and 



FINCHLEY HORTICULTURAL. 



July 10. — The twenty-ninth annual exhibition of 

 this Society was held, by kind permission of Henry 

 Charles Stephens, Esq., M.P., in the picturesque 

 grounds of Avenue House, Church End, Finchley, 

 and in response to a liberal schedule of prizes the 

 competition was keen in most classes. The most 

 noteworthy exhibits were the groups of plants ar- 

 ranged for effect, in a space of 50 feet. The 1st prize 

 was taken by Mr. H. Eason, gr. to B. Noakes, Esq., 

 North Hill, Highgate, for a very tastefully arranged 

 lot of Palms, Caladinms, Paneratiums, &c. ; Mr. S. 

 Brown, gr. to J. E. B. Cox, Esq., Moat Mount, Mill 

 Hill, being 2nd. 



For six stove and greenhouse specimens, Mr. Eason 

 took 1st with grandly flowered plants of Allamanda 

 grandiflora, Gloriosa superba, Ixora Williamsii, Erica 



tricolor impressa, E. Cavendishiana, and Maxillaria 

 tenuifolia. Mr. S. Barnett, gr. to R. Littler, Esq., 

 Palmer's Green, followed with good examples of 

 Allamanda Hendersoni, Clerodendron Balfouriana, 

 Statice profusa, and Brassia verucosa. 



Mr. Eason also had the best sixfine-foliaged plants, 

 showing Areca Baueri, Croton undulatum, Pandanus 

 Veitchii, Acalypha musaica, Asparagus plumosus ; 

 and was again followed by Mr. Barnett with good 

 plants of Pandanus, Dracaenas, and Alocasia metal- 

 lica. 



The 1st place for six exotic Ferns was easily won 

 by Mr. Brown, with Davallia Mooreana, Adiantum 

 amabile, Microlepia hirta cristata, Adiantum concin- 

 num in fine examples ; Mr. Barnett coming 2nd with 

 Gymnogramma, Laucheana, Thamnopteris Nidus, 

 Adiantum cardiochlasna, Lygodium scandens. 



Orchids were not keenly contested, the best six 

 coming from Mr. Eason, who contributed good plants 

 of Oncidiumflexuosum, 0. Wentworthianum, Cyprir 

 pedium niveum, C. barbatum giganteum, Cattleya 

 Gaskelliana, and Aerides odoratum. 



Zonal Pelargoniums were good from Mr. H. Eason, 

 who had Fanny Catlin, Metis, Zelia, and Edith 

 Pearson ; and the same exhibitor had the best single 

 specimen, showing a fine plant of Plutarch. 



The best six Fuchsias came from Mr. Brown, who 

 had well flowered plants. 



Fruit and Roses were not up to the usual quality. 



From Mr. B. S. Williams came a choice collection 

 of miscellaneous plants, and Messrs. Cutbush & Son 

 showed Roses and Palms, &c. 



WOODBRIDGE HORTICULTURAL. 



This Society held its thirty-sixth annual meeting 

 on the 4th inst., in the Abbey grounds, which are im- 

 mediately contiguous to the town, and though the_day 

 was anything but agreeable, the several attractions 

 the committee offered drew a large number of visitors, 

 who, now and then, as the showers tell, had to make 

 a hasty stampede into the tents. These, on the whole, 

 were very well filled with creditable productions, the 

 fruit and Orchids from Lord Rendlesham being 

 specially noticeable, and the groups of plants arranged 

 in a space 12 by 4 feet, made a capital show. These 

 exhibits are deserving of encouragement, as the plants 

 grown for them are far more useful, from a general 

 point of view, than the elephantine specimens more 

 usually seen, although they may not perhaps call forth 

 the same amount of skill in their culture. In the class 

 referred to, Mr. King, gr. to J. A. Burness, Esq., of 

 Melton, was a good 1st, both for plants and arrange- 

 ment, the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th prizes going to collec- 

 tions which were highly creditable to the growers. 



For Orchids, Mr. Rogers, gr. to Lord Rendlesham, 

 was 1st, the Thunias in his lot being remarkable for 

 high finish and health. 



For six stove and greenhouse plants, Messrs. 

 Gilbert, of Ipswich, were to the fore ; the 2nd prize 

 falling to the lot of Mr. N. Gunn, gr. to Miss Jones ; 

 and the 3rd to Mr. Spink, gr. to Mrs. T. W. Grim- 

 wood. 



In the class for the same number in 12-inch pots 

 the honours again fell to the Messrs. Gilbert, the 

 2nd prize going to Mr. Gunn, and the 3rd to Mr. 

 Spink. 



For the best stove or greenhouse plant in bloom, 

 Mr. Spink was 1st, Mr. Gunn 2nd, and the Messrs. 

 Gilbert 3rd. 



The plants for table decorations, a fine lot, were 

 arranged up the centre of the tent containing the 

 cut flowers and Roses, which they helped to tone 

 down and set off; Mr. King, gr. to J. A. Burness, 

 was 1st ; Messrs. Gilbert 2nd, and Mr. Best, gr. to 

 the Duke of Hamilton, 3rd. 



The Fuchsias, both in 12 and 24-sized pots, were 

 very well grown and bloomed, the 1st prize for the 

 larger specimens going to Mr. Spink, and the pre- 

 mier award for the smaller, to Mr. King. 



There were numerous other classes for such plants 

 as Cockscombs, Hydrangeas, Petunias, Achirnenes, 

 Selaginellas, Verbenas, Gloxinias, Begonias, Cala- 

 diums, Carnations, Balsams, &c, all fairly repre- 

 sented, but the list of prizetakers would be too long 

 to enumerate here. 



In the cut flower division the chief features were 

 the Roses, and the epergnes containing wild flowers ; 

 in the latter of which there was strong competition, 

 and good taste was displayed in the arrangement, 

 The 1st prize was most deservedly awarded to Miss 

 Susie Walker, of Melton ; 2nd, Miss Canter. For 

 the best stand for table decoration Miss Clara Walker 

 was 1st, Sirs. Gilbert 2nd ; and for the basket of cut 

 flowers Miss Wrench was a good 1st, and Miss Susie 



Walker 2nd. For a hand bouquet, made and com- 

 peted for by ladies, Mrs. Chettleburgh was 1st ; and 

 for a bridal bouquet, Mr. Andrews, gr. to the Hon. 

 W. Lowther, was 1st. 



fioses. — In the amateurs' class for Roses, the Rev. 

 H. A. Berners, of Warkstead Rectory, carried all be- 

 fore him, he being \ 1st in every class, his blooms 

 were very fine, especially those of the Teas, which 

 were remarkably stout and firm in the petals, and 

 perfect in colour. The Rev. Foster-Melliar also had 

 good flowers, which won 2nd honours in the same 



For thirty-six, competed for by growers for sale, 

 Mr. B. R. Cant, of Colchester, was 1st, and Mr. 

 Wood, of Woodbiidge, 2nd. 



Fruit. — In the fruit department, the collection of 

 eight dishes, exhibited by Mr. Rogers, gr. to Lord 

 Rendlesham, was very meritorious, the Black Ham- 

 burgh Grapes and Peaches and Nectarines par- 

 ticularly so. Excepting the Hamburghs from the 

 same exhibitor, who took 1st, Grapes were not well 

 ripened or coloured, and most of them wanted quite 

 a month longer to finish. 



Peaches and Nectarines were very good, the 1st 

 prize dish of the last-named, from Mr. Chettleburgh, 

 being remarkable for size and colour ; and those 

 from the Duke of Hamilton were very well finished. 



Although the season is considered a bad one for 

 Strawberries, these fruits were abundant and good at 

 Woodbridge ; and Cherries were particularly fine, 

 the late rains having served to swell them up to a 

 large size. 



In the vegetable department there was a strong 

 competition for the prize offeredby Messrs. Sutton, 

 of Reading, for ten varieties, the 1st prize going to 

 Mr. Andrews, gr. to the Hon. W. Lowther, M.P. ; 

 the 2nd to Mr. King, gr. to J. A. Burness, Esq. ; 

 and the 3rd to Mr. Crisp. 



Peas, as usual, were in great quantities, but the 

 better kinds were not in season, and the varieties 

 shown were chiefly William I., Duke of Albany, and 

 Market Favourite. 



CALEB COPE. — American horticulture is again 

 in mourning for one of its great patrons, Caleb 

 Cope, one of the early founders and for many years 

 President of, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 

 in the days when this famous Society was running 

 a race with the no less famous Massachusetts Society 

 for the leadership of horticulture in America. Un- 

 doubtedly to these two great societies, with Wilder 

 in one and Cope in the other, is due much of the 

 great progress in the love of gardening which, during 

 the last half century, has been so rapid in the New 

 World. 



Caleb Cope belonged to a family eminent among 

 the merchants and famous men of America. Two 

 of them — Cope Brothers — founded the famous line 

 of packet ships between Philadelphia and Liverpool, 

 and Professor Edward D. Cope is known for his 

 eminent scientific attainments all over the world. 

 Caleb Cope was born in Greensburg, Pa., in 1797, 

 soon after America became independent, and was, 

 therefore in his ninety-first year at the time of his 

 death, on May 12. He became the leading dry goods 

 merchant in Philadelphia, and after amassing con- 

 siderable wealth, bought an estate called Spring 

 Brook, in the suburbs of the city, solely to gratify 

 his love of gardening. The grounds were beautifully 

 laid out, and extensive ranges of glass established 

 for the growth of fruit and flowers. When the Victoria 

 regia first flowered, and made such a sensation in 

 England, Mr. Cope put himself into communication 

 with Sir Wm. Hooker, and through his assistance 

 plants were grown, and a magnificent house built 

 for it. Here it flowered, and was the centre of as 

 much attraction as it received in the Old World. 



The remarkable sympathy with humanity which 

 he possessed was especially shown in his horticultu- 

 ral pursuits. A childless widower, but a small part 

 of the products of the establishment was required for 

 his own use, the rest went to friends or public insti- 

 tutions, the public hospitals getting the chief portion 

 of the forced fruit and vegetables, tinder his presi- 

 dency the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society became 

 the most poimlar institution in the city, and a large 



