August 25, 18H8.J 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



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tiitors, Mr. Lockie coming 1st, Mr. C. Maskell, gr. to 

 S. Young, Esq., Maidenhead, 2nd. 



Mr. Aitken staged six grandly flowered large zonal 

 Pelargoniums, noticeable beingQueenof the Whites, 

 Lelia, and F. von Raspail. 



The competition was extremely keen for six 

 Coleus, although all were more or less deficient in 

 colour. Mr. D. Paxton gr. to the Hon. C. S. Irby, 

 Hitchani Grange, Taplow, was 1st, with nice 

 |iyramidal plants ; and Mr. Hopkins 2nd. 



Groups of plants arranged for effect formed one 

 »)f the leading features of the show, more especially 

 those of the largest size which were required to fiil 

 a space of 12 feet by 10 feet on low staging. Here 

 Mr. Aitken had arranged a beautiful group of plants 

 in his best style, all the plants being fresh and in 

 line condition. In the centre, the pot slightly 

 elevated, was a nice Cocos Weddelliana; the ground- 

 work consisted of Maiderhair Ferns and Gloxinias, 

 and covered the central pot, thus forming a mound. 

 Out of the groundwork rose nicely arranged highly 

 coloured Crotons and Dracaenas, Tuberoses, Francoa 

 ramosa, Gladiolus, Hyacinthus caudicans, Eulalias, 

 &c, the whole forming an admired group — one of the 

 best we have yet seen, and was deservedly asvarded 1st 

 position. 



For twelve Roses, Mr. J. Walker, nurseryman, 

 Thame, was 1st with very fine blooms, especially 

 those of Her Majesty, Marie Verdier, Merveille de 

 Lyon, and Marie Banman ; 2nd, Mr. Hughes. 

 Mr. Walker also staged the best twelve Dahlias. 

 Asters in variety, double and single. Zinnias, &c, 

 were shown in quantity, the principal prizewinners 

 being Messrs. Walker, Hughes, and Hiatt. 



Fruit. — This was shown in considerable quantity, 

 but white Grapes were generally unripe. In the 

 leading class for six dishes, Mr. Aitken was 1st with 

 good Black Hamburgh and unripe Muscat Grapes, 

 Queen Pine, a small fruit of Hero of Lockinge 

 Melon, Pine-apple Nectarine, and poor Royal George 

 Peaches ; Mr. Goodman was a close 2nd, staging fair 

 black and white Grapes, and fine dishes of Kirke's 

 Plum, Bellegarde Peaches, Lord Napier Nectarines, 

 and a fine Victory of Bristol Melon. 



For four dishes Mr. Paxton was 1st, having very 

 good Foster's Seedling Grapes. 



Mr. Aitken had the best four dishes of fruit grown 

 in the open air, followed by Messrs. Goodman and 

 Hughes. 



Some very fine black Grapes were shown. For 

 three bunches of Black Hamburgh, Mr. T. Osman, 

 gr. to L. J. Baker. Esq., Ottershaw Park, Chertsey, 

 was a good 1st, with large bunches and well coloured 

 berries ; 2nd, Mr. Hopkins ; and for any other black 

 variety, Mr. Osman was again 1st, Mr. Waite 2nd — 

 both exhibitors showing Alicante. 



White Muscats were poor in quality, while for any 

 other variety some excellent Foster's Seedling 

 were staged by Messrs. Paxton and Osman, Mr. 

 Hughes being 3rd in a very good class. 



Mr. Goodman was well 1st both for six Peaches 

 and the same number of Nectarines. Mr. Aitken 

 had the best pair of Melons. Several dishes of good 

 Lord Suffield Apples were staged in the culinary 

 classes, all the prizes going to that variety. 



Vegetables were staged in abundance, and in most 

 instances of good quality, the finest produce com- 

 peting for the special prizes offered by Messrs. 

 Sutton & Sons for six varieties, and which brought 

 eight competitors. Mr. Waite was 1st, having verv 

 riae Sutton's Perfection Tomato, New Intermediate 

 Carrots, and Satisfaction Potato. Mr. Lockie 

 was a good 2nd: in his lot, Eclipse Cauli- 

 flower was very fine ; Mr. Manley 3rd. Messrs. 

 Waite, Lockie, and Woodford also secured 

 the prizes offered by Messrs. Webb & Sons, with 

 very similar produce. Many classes were devoted 

 to simple dishes of vegetables, in which the com- 

 petition was keen, Potatos being especially good; 

 cottagers and amateurs also showing well. 



Miscellaneous. — Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading, 

 contributed a very extensive collection of annuals 

 and hardy herbaceous flowers. Their stocks of 

 Phlox Drummondii, Dianthus, Seedling Carnations, 

 Poppies in variety, white Mignonette, double and 

 single Chrysanthemums, were all highly commended. 

 Messrs. Veitch & Sons sent from their grounds at 

 Langley a choice collection of 350 Roses, admirably 

 P it up, especially fine being some blooms of La 

 France, Senatenr Vaisse, A. K. Williams, Heinrich 

 S multheis, Eugene Fiirst. Grace Darling, Fisher 

 Holmes, and Marquise de Castellane. 



Messrs. Sutton & Sons were awarded a First-class 

 Certificate for a new and beautiful strain of their 

 Netted Gloxinias, quite distinct from the many 

 varieties now in commerce ; the veining is more 



heavily marked and shows well at a distance. The 

 plants exhibited were netted with white on a bright red 

 ground. The strain exhibits various other colours. 



Mr. W. Clark, Heading, exhibited specimens of his 

 improved patent system of glazing which has met 

 with much success. 



TAUNTON HORTICULTURAL. 



Arct'M 10. — This exhibition took place as usual 

 iu Vivary Park, and the day being fine and cool, a 

 very large attendance resulted. The show was as 

 extensive as ever, and of the usual high order of 

 merit, except in fruit, and such cut flowers as 

 Dahlias, Hollyhocks, Gladioli, &c, which showed the 

 effects of the late season. 



Stave and Greenhouse Plants. — The best twelve 

 specimens, to which the handsome prize of £20 was 

 awarded, came from Mr. James Cypher, nurseryman, 

 Cheltenham, who had Ericas Thompsoni, ampul- 

 lacea, Marnockiana, and Irbyana ; Bougainvillea 

 glabra, Statice profusa, Clerodendron Baliourianum, 

 Ixora Pilgrimi, &c. : a good even lot. 2nd, Mr. 

 Lock, gr. to W. B. Cleave, Esq., Crediton," who had 

 good specimens of Allamanda Hendersoni, A.nobilis, 

 Eucharis amazonica, Stephanotis floribuuda, Statice 

 Holfordi, Ericas Eweriana, Fairicena, and Lind- 

 leyana, &c The best new plant in bloom was 

 Odontoglossum Harryanum, from Mr. J. Cypher ; Mr. 

 H. Godding, nurseryman Cambe. Taunton, being 2nd, 

 with Plumbago capensis alba. The best new foliaged 

 plant was Alocasia Van Houttei, from Mr. W. C. 

 Drummond. nurseryman, Bath ; Mr. Cypher being 

 2nd, with Neprolepis refurcans tripinnatifolia. The 

 best collection of twelve stove and greenhouse plants 

 in the amateur's division came also from Mr. Lock, 

 who had Latania borbonica, Alocassia Thibautiana, 

 Clerodendron Balfourianum, Croton angustifolius, 

 Eucharis amazonica, &c. Mr. E. Wills had the 

 best four plants in bloom, having good specimens of 

 Clerodendron Balfourianum, Erica obbata purpurea, 

 Allamanda nobilis, and Lapageria rosea; 2nd, Mr. 

 Lucas. The best specimen stove plant was a fine 

 piece of Nepenthes Mastersi, with eighteen pitchers, 

 from Mr. Lucas ; he also had the best greenhouse 

 plant in flower, staging Statice brassirefolia. The 

 best specimen Fern was Gleichenia speluncos. 

 Fuchsias, bedding and variegated Pelargoniums 

 were also shown as single specimens. 



Begonias. — The tuberous-rooted section was repre- 

 sented by some very fine specimens from Mr. H. 

 Codling. 



Miscellaneous Flowering Plants. — These included 

 Pelargoniums of the bedding section, but grown in 

 very large pots ; Fuchsias, the best coming from 

 Mr. C. Drummond ; Cockscombs, the best coming 

 from Mr. H. T. Manley ; Lilies ; Achinienes, Mr. 

 C. Lucas being 1st, with four very fine specimens, 

 grandly grown and flowered, the varieties being 

 Dazzle, Mauve Queen, Perfection, and Margaretta; 

 2nd, Mr. A. Tucker, gr. to Major Winter. Gloxinias 

 were shown in fours, and Petunias were well grown 

 and flowered specimens. 



Orchids. — Mr. Cypher was the only exhibitor of 

 four Orchids, staging nice specimens of Cattleya 

 crispa superba, C. Gaskelliana, Saccolabium Bluniei, 

 and Cypripedium Stonei. 



Groups of Plants arranged for Effect. — This was a 

 new feature, and proved highly successful. In the 

 class to cover a space of 100 feet, Mr. C. Lucas put 

 up a very pleasing arrangement. In the amateurs' 

 division, to fill a space of 50 feet, Mr. Wills was 1st, 

 and Mr. Lucas 2nd. 



Cut Flowers. — Roses were well shown in the open 

 class by S. P. Budd, Esq., Bath (Mr. Campbell, gr.) ; 

 and Messrs. G. Cooling & Sons, Bath. The former 

 had the best twenty-eight varieties and also twenty- 

 four varieties, three blooms of each. In the amateurs' 

 class for twenty-four blooms, and also that for twelve, 

 Mr. Budd was 1st, with good flowers. Tea Roses were 

 also well shown by the same exhibitors. Dahlias 

 were below the average, and single Dahlias being 

 shown as single blooms made, as might be expected, 

 a poor display. Hollyhocks, Asters, Verbenas, 

 Carnations and Picotees fell below their usual 

 average, owing to the season, but zonal Pelargoniums 

 were remarkably good. 



Table Decorations, §c. — The tent in which these 

 are placed is always a special object of interest at 

 Taunton. Handsome prizes were offered for the 

 best dinner-table, arranged for ten persons, arranged 

 with fruit and flowers. Mr. Lock was 1st. with three 

 vases of uniform size and arrangement. Mr. Hoskins 

 was a good 2nd, but the arrangement fell short of 

 Mr. Lock's work. Two tables were arranged accord- 



ing to what is said to be the prevailing fashion, viz., 

 with a groundwork of some soft gauzy material 

 of a golden or buff colour laid in the form 

 of an elongated oval in the centre of the table in 

 folds : one had a groundwork of this of a bright 

 golden colour, with vases of scarlet Poppies : another 

 had buff instead of gold, with leaves of the purple 

 Beech laid upon it, and some simple low vases of 

 flowers. This was shown by Miss Grace Tarrant, 

 and awarded the 3rd prize in the competition. 



Fruit. — The best collection of ten varieties came 

 from Mr. H. W. Ward, The Gardens, Longford 

 Castle, Salisbury, who had Madresfield Court and 

 Buckland Sweetwater Grapes, Exquisite Peaches, 

 Negro Largo Figs, Queen Pine, Black Circassian 

 Cherries, Melon, and Jargonelle Pears ; 2nd, Mr. 

 Iggulden, The Gardens, Marston, Frome, with Black 

 Hamburgh and Muscat of Alexandria Grapes, Sea 

 Eagle Peaches, Lord Napier Nectarine, Moor Park 

 Apricots. Brown Ischia Figs, and an excellent Queen 

 Pine. This collection ran Mr. Ward very close 

 indeed. Mr. Pratt, The Gardens, Longleat, War- 

 minster, was 3rd. 



The best collection of four dishes came from Mr. 

 Daffurn, gr. to D. Cox, Esq., who had Madresfield 

 Court Crapes, Noblesse Peaches, Elruge Nectarines, 

 and Melon; 2nd, Mr. Pratt, with Muscat of 

 Alexandria Grapes, Crimson Galande Peach. 

 Elruge Nectarine, and Melon. 



Mr. Ward had the best Pine-apple, staging a goud 

 Cayenne. 



Mr. Pratt was placed 1st with three bunches of 

 Black Hamburgh Grapes, showing highly-finished 

 examples, Mr. Iggulden being 2nd. The best black 

 Grape other than Hamburgh was Madresfield Court, 

 from Mr. Daffurn, Mr. Ward being 2nd with well- 

 finished Gros Maroc. Mr. Ward had the best three 

 bunches of white Muscats, Mr. Pratt coming 2nd. 

 In the class for any other white, Mr. J. Webber, gr. 

 to G. F. Luttrell, Esq., with Buckland Sweetwater, 

 somewhat green, Mr. J. Lloyd coming 2nd with well- 

 finished Foster's Seedling. 



The best dish of Peaches was Sea Eagle, from Mr. 

 W. Iggulden, Mr. Daffurn being 2nd with Grosse 

 Mignonne 



One or two fairly good dishes of Moor Park 

 Apricots were staged. Mr. Daffurn had the best dish 

 of Nectarines, staging good Elruge ; Mr. Crossman 

 being 2nd, with Pine-apple. Pears were below the 

 average ; Plums, light and coloured, were wanting in 

 finish ; Cherries were represented by fine Black Cir- 

 cassian. The best dessert Apples were Astrachan 

 and Beauty of Bath ; the best culinary, Lord Suffield. 

 Currants and Gooseberries were generally fine. 



Vegetables. — These were very largely shown and 

 generally of very fine quality. The special prizes 

 offered by Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading, for six 

 dishes of vegetables brought a remarkably good com- 

 petition : Mr. G. Garaway, Bath, being 1st, and Mr. 

 II. Moore 2nd. Similarly, Messrs. Webb & Sons', 

 Wordsley, special prizes for a similar number brought 

 a good competition also; Mr. T. Tilley being 1st; 

 and Mr. G. Ricks, 2nd. 



The best collection of ten dishes of vegetables was 

 shown by Mr. W. Every, a very fine lot ; Mr. T. 

 Webber being 2nd. 



Potatos were especially numerous. Mr. Ward had 

 the best six dishes, consisting of International 

 Kidney, Worsley Kidney, Prizetaker, Vicar of 

 Laleham, Blanchard, and Schoolmaster ; 2nd, Mr. 

 J. H. Virgo, with Reading Russet, Vicar of Lale- 

 ham, Sutton's 30, Snowdrop, Jackson's Kidney, and 

 Ceneral Gordon. Tomatos are very fine, the Perfec- 

 tion type leading the way. In the cottagers' division 

 the competition was exceedingly keen. 



Trait Collections. — These were furnished by 

 Messrs. Lucombe, Pince & Co., nurserymen, Exeter, 

 who had a group of decorative plants, cut blooms of 

 Carnations and Picotees, &c. ; Messrs. R. T. Veitch 

 & Sons, nurserymen, Exeter, who had a pleasing 

 group of plants of great interest, including some 

 blooms of great interest, including some of new 

 yellow Picotees, to four of which First-class Certi- 

 ficates of Merit were awarded, viz., Almira, Annie 

 Douglas, Agnes Chambers, and Dorothy ; Mr. B. R. 

 Davis, nurseryman, Yeovil, who had a large collec- 

 tion of Begonias, single and double — a special Cer- 

 tificate of Merit being awarded to the latter as a line 

 strain ; and Messrs. KeUvay & Sons, Langport, who 

 had Gladiolus, Delphiniums, Gaillardias, &c, of fine 

 quality. First-class Certificates of Merit were 

 awarded to Gladiolus Regalia, Orbit, and Faust ; to 

 Gaillardia Socrates, a very fine single variety ; and 

 iplendidiasima plenissimaf! ! J. a fine new and distinct 

 double variety ; and to Delphinium Thomas Baines, 

 a single pale blue variety of fine form. 



