September 15, 1888.] 



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T. Lucas, Esq.. Warnham Court. Sussex, with 

 Muscat of Alexandria ; 2ud, Mr. W. Lane, King's 

 Ride, Ascot, with the same variety in a ripe state, 

 which none others were. 



The class for six dishes of distinct varieties of 

 Peaches brought numerous entries, most of which 

 were of fair size and good color, but had the appear- 

 ance in most instances of having been ripened on 

 trees under glass. The 1st prize was awarded to 

 Mr. Divers, Ketton Hall. Stamford : 2nd, Mr. Good- 

 acre, Elvaston Castle, Hall ; 3rd, Messrs. T, Rivers 

 & Sons. 



For the same number of dishes of Nectarines the 

 winners were respectively Messrs. J.Douglas, Ilford ; 

 C. Duncan, Warnham Court ; and J. Bury, Forest 

 Hill. 



Single dishes of Peaches and Nectarines, small 

 collections of Plums, Figs, and Melons, brought 

 much competition. 



A very nice collection of twelve dishes of Apples 

 came from Mr. Waterman, Preston Hall, some of 

 which must be classed as the best in the show. 

 These were Peasgood Nonsuch, Lady Henniker, 

 Stilling Castle, and Ecklinville. Mr. Butters' 

 Sittingbourne took the 2nd prize. 



For three dishes of ripe Apples, 1st, Mr. Water- 

 man, with Red Astrachan, Duchess of Oldenburgh, 

 and Worcester Pearmain ; 2nd, Mr. Miller, gr. to 

 J. J. Friend, Esq., Northdown, Margate, with Lady 

 Studly, Red Astrachan and Irish Peach. Other 

 early varieties shown in this competition were Trans- 

 parent White, Quarrenden, Reinette du Laak and 

 Ecklinville Seedling. In a similar competition for 

 the] best ripe Pears, 1st, Mr. J. Butters,' .with Benrre 

 dAmanlis, B. Goubalt and Windsor ; 2nd, Mr. 

 Waterman, with the first and last in the first-named 

 lot and Bon Chretien. 



The highest prize for a collection of ten varieties 

 of Pears, fell to Mr. Mclndoe, Huttou Hall, Guis- 

 borough. Clapp's Favourite, Beurre Diel, Pitmaston 

 Duchess, Brockworth Park, and Durondeau were his 

 best. The 2nd fell to Mr. Butters, whose fruit was, 

 as usual, of a high colour and fair size. 



Miscellaneous. — Some very fine Duke of Buccleugh 

 Grapes were shown by Mr. Thomson, Clovenfords, 

 to show the effect of his Vine manure on size of 

 berry. 



Fruit trees in pots were exibited by Messrs. T. 

 Rivers & Sons, Sawbridgeworth, consisting of 

 Peaches, Nectarines, Cherries, Plums, Pears, Apples. 

 Grapes, &c. 



Mr. C. Ross, Wilford Park, put up six fruits of 

 Smooth Cayenne Pine-apple of varying degrees oi 

 ripeness. Vicomtesse H. de Thury Strawberries 

 came from W. Allan, excellent for the season. Mr. 

 F. Muller showed Cherries and Plums. Mr. Evans, 

 of Lythe Hill, Isabella Grapes, and Easter Pippin of 

 the season 1887. 



A considerable collection of fruits of various kinds 

 were contributed by Mr. J. Peed, nurseries, Streat- 

 . ham, and some of it was very good for the season, 

 and the soil of that part. Legea, a small tender- 

 fleshed French Apple, introduced by Scott, of 

 Yeovil, was found amongst the sorts shown. 



Mr. W. Taylor, Osborne's Nursery, Hampton, 

 showed Apples and Pears in pots, and some dishes 

 of fine culinary Apples ; Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co., 

 Maidstone, exhibited fruiting branches of Plums, 

 Damsons, besides twenty-two dishes of Plums, and 

 100 of Apples and Pears ; Messrs. Cheal & Sons. 

 Crawley, had a small and select collection of 

 Apples : Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Staustead Nur- 

 series, Forest Hill, exhibited very vigorous fruitful 

 Apple trees, taken from the open ground. 



Mr. C. J. Waite took the 1st prize for a collection 

 of six varieties of Tomatos, and Mr. C. J. Gold- 

 smith the 2nd. Many varieties were exhibited by 

 the various competitors, and chiefly of the Perfection 

 type. Silver's Golden Queen is a fine looking yellow 

 fruit. 



Plants. — These were found chiefly in several large 

 groups of early dwarf Chrysanthemums, the majority 

 of which were yet hardly well bloomed, and not "being 

 attractive were apparently objects of indifference. 

 The 1st prize was awarded to a stiff group of plants 

 from Messrs. Davis & Jones, Camberwell ; Mr. W. 

 Piercy, Forest Hill, coming next; and Mr. G. Miles, 

 Brighton, was 3rd, G. Wermig, primrose-coloured, 

 being the chief feature in this collection. 



Cockscombs were largely staged, The best six 

 plants — remarkably fine, rich coloured, and even — 

 were from Mr. Lockie, Messrs. Cheal being 2nd, with 

 good heads ; and Mr. Spink, Horlev, was 3rd. 



Messrs. J. Laing & Son, Forest Hill, staged a huge 

 semi-pyramidal group of their fine Begonias, which 

 suffered somewhat from a bad background, although 



effectively dressed with graceful Palms ; and Messrs. 

 J. Peed & Sons, in addition to various cut flower;:, 

 had a lot of very fair Anthnrium Scherzerianum in 

 pots, carrying numerous spathes. 



Cut Flowers. — These formed a more attractive 

 feature. The large collection of Gladioli from 

 Messrs. Kelway & Sons, of Langport, and from 

 Messrs. J. Burrell & Co., Cambridge, were of 

 exceeding fine quality, but indication of the choicer 

 varieties is out of the question here. The latter firm 

 only competed in the class for large collections, and 

 were awarded the 1st prize. Only two amateurs — 

 the Rev. II. D'Ombrain, Westwell Vicarage, Asford, 

 and Mr. E. W. Weston, Calne — competed in the class 

 for eighteen spikes, the former, who was placed 1st, 

 having capital flowers, which showed that amateurs 

 may do this tine autumn flower well. Mr. E. Jones, 

 Bath, had the best twelve spikes ; Mr. II. Apthorpe, 

 Cambridge, being 2nd. Hollyhocks, in single 

 blooms, were in but moderate form, the best floweis 

 being found in the twenty-four from Messrs. 

 Webb & Brand, the successors to Mr. Chater, of 

 Saffron Walden. 



Mr. Apthorpe had the best twelve blooms ; Mr. 

 Blandford, of Dulwich, being 2nd. 



Asters made a better show. Although not up to 

 the usual mark, many of the flowers, especially the 

 quilled kinds, showing the effects of the rain appre- 

 ciably. 



Of French or Sat-petalled kinds there were four- 

 teen collections of twenty-four blooms, the best being 

 a clean lot from Mr. Jones, of Bath, but rather want- 

 ing in variety of colour, blue tints predominating; 

 these were all Victorias : whilst the 2nd lot, which 

 came from Messrs. Saltmarsh & Sous, Chelmsford, 

 was varied, and had capital incurved and Pajony- 

 flowered [forms. Mr. Waller, Calne, was 3rd, with 

 Victorias. 



Messrs. Saltmarsli were 1st, with the best twenty- 

 four quilled Asters, rather wanting in size, but fairly 

 clean ; Mr. Waller coming 2nd. 



Mr. Glasscock, Bishop's Stortford, exhibited a large 

 reflexed Aster in quantity, the flowers being red, 

 with white stripes or edges, the petals rather long 

 and narrow, but, on the whole, rather wanting in 

 fulness. 



Stove and greenhouse flowers made a prominent 

 feature, three collections, comprising some twelve 

 bunches, being shown; that placed 1st, from Mr. 

 Prewett, Hammersmith, consisted of sixty sorts, and 

 included several good Orchids, Begonias, Diplade- 

 nias, Lapagerias, and other choice flowers. Mr. A. 

 Gibson, gr. to J. A. B. Atkins, Esq., Sevenoaks, was 

 2nd, with thirty bunches ; and Mr, H. James, 

 Norwood, was 3rd. 



Amongst various honorary collections were capital 

 lots of cut double and single zonal and Ivy-leaved 

 Pelargoniums, finely set up; some pretty Cactus 

 Dahlias, and some charming Godetias, from Messrs. 

 Daniels & Sons, Norwich. 



Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, showed numerous 

 boxes of Roses, and a large variety of hardy flowers. 

 Mr. E. Such, Maidenhead, showed a fine collection of 

 border flowers in bunches. Messrs. Kelway had good 

 Gaillardias and Delphiniums ; and Messrs. Dobbie 

 & Sons, Rothesay, had fine French and African Mari- 

 golds, Violas, and other pleasing flowers of excellent 

 quality. 



NATIONAL CHRYSANTHEMUM : 

 SUMMER SHOW. 



Royal Ahuabidi, Sept. 12 and 13. — This was a 

 great improvement on the show held a twelvemonth 

 ago, Chrysanthemums being very numerous and fine 

 for the season of the year, and Dahlias were in ad- 

 mirable condition, of better quality than at the 

 Crystal Palace, and Mr. C. Turner was in very fine 

 form, taking off the 1st prizes for forty-eight, thirty- 

 six, and twenty-four blooms : while in nearly every 

 class there was a remarkably good competition. 



Chrysanthemums, Plants. — The best group of plants 

 to fill a space not exceeding sixty square feet was 

 fine, Mr. J. II. Witty, Highgate Cemetery, who had 

 a good lot of well-grown and bloomed plants, finished 

 off with an edging of Ferns, the leading varieties being 

 Golden Fleece, Madame Desgranges, Mr. G. Wer- 

 mig Blushing Bride, Chromatella, Alice Butcher, 

 Mdlle. Leoni Lasalia, &c. Mr. II. Neary, gr. to 

 the Rev. Mr. Powell, Hornsey, was the only exhibitor 

 of twelve plants, having six well-grown and bloomed 

 trained specimens, each of Madame C. Desgranges 

 and Mr. G. Wermig. 



Chrysanthemums: Cut Flowers.— In the class for 



collection of cut bloom^, Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale 



Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, had a very good collec- 

 tion of over thirty varieties in double that number 

 of bunches, the leading varieties being St. Crout's 

 Nanum, Piercy's Seedling, Pi (Jcocite.Hibernia, Blanche 

 Colomb, Early Blush, La Vierge, Flora, Madame C. 

 Desgranges, M. Jolivart, Mrs. Pilcher, Blushing 

 Bride, Mrs. Burrell, Mdlle. L. Lasalia, Toreador, 

 Petillant, Mrs. Cullingford, Fred. Pile, Canari, Mr. 

 G. Wermig, and St. Mary. 2nd, Mr. R. Owen, Floral 

 Nursery, Maidenhead, whose leading varieties were : 

 — M. W. Piercy, Flora, M. Jolivart, Toreador, Fau- 

 chette, Canari, and Madame Domage. An extra 

 prize was awarded to Mr. George Stevens, St. John's 

 Nursery, Putney. 



Mr. J. Blackburn, gr. to J. Scott, Esq., Chislehurst, 

 had the best twelve blooms of Madame C. Desgranges, 

 very fine indeed; Mr.' J. Hudd, gr. to F. W. Price, 

 Esq.. Blackheath, being 2nd. Mr. H. Elliott, gr. 

 to Mrs. L. Harrison, Leydon House, Mortlake, bad 

 the best twelve blooms of any other variety or v. 

 staging twelve tine ones, of Mr. G. Wermig; Mr. 

 A. D. Clarke, gr. to W. Brand, Esq., Finchley, bi i 

 2nd, with good blooms of Elaine, General Gordon, 

 Chang, Sam. Henshaw, Moua. G. Wermig, &c. 



Mr. J. H. Witty, was the only exhibitor of b\\ ' 

 bunches of pompon varieties, three trusses of each, 

 having Golden Fleece, Mrs. Cullingford, Aliee 

 Butcher, Nanum, Madame Picol, Blushing Bride, 

 Lyon, Souvenir dun Ami, Frederick Pile. Pre- 

 cocity, &c. 



Mr. W. Scott, 7, Ifield Place, South Kensington, 

 had the best six bnnches of Madame Desgranges, 

 set up in bunches of three blooms ; Mr. J. Hudd, gr. 

 to F. W. Prior, Esq., Gordon House, Blackheath, 

 being 2nd. 



The best six bunches of any other kind, except 

 Madame Desgranges, came from Mr. J. Doughty, 

 gr. to Mrs. M. Timlin, Angle Park, Cranbrook. 

 Kent, being 2nd. 



Miscellaneous. — Gladiolus were well shown by 

 J. Burrell & Co., nurserymen, Cambridge ; show 

 Dahlias by Mr. C. Turner, Slough; Messrs. Keynes, 

 Williams & Co., Salisbury. Pompon Dahlias were 

 plentiful and very good, Mr. C. Turner exhibiting the 

 best, and Messrs. Cheal & Son, Crawley, the second 

 best of twenty-four bunches; Messrs. Cheal taking 

 the 1st prize for twenty-four bunches of single 

 Dahlias. Mr. E. Such, florist, Maidenhead, had 

 the best collection of decorative Dahlias of the Juarez, 

 type. The Silver Gilt Medal of the Society was awarded 

 to Messrs. J. Laing & Co., Stansted Park Nurseries, 

 Forest Hill, for a very fine group of variegated stove 

 plants, Begonias, &c. Silver Medals to Mr. T. S. 

 Ware, for Dahlias and hardy plants: and to Mr. II. 

 Cannell, for Dahlias and Cannas, both groups greatly 

 helping the show ; also to Mr. A. W. Gordon, Twicken- 

 ham, for a very fine group of Lilies. A Bronze 

 Medal was awarded to Mr. E. F. Such, for an 

 interesting collection of bunches of hardy flowers. 

 A collection of apples from Messrs. B. Peed & Sons, 

 nurserymen, Streatham ; and also of fruiting trees 

 in pots, and dishes of Apples from Mr. A. Taylor, 

 florist, Hampton, were commended. 



Prizes were offered by Messrs. II. 

 Deverill & Co., Banbury, for the best twenty pods of 

 Real's Ne Plus Ultra Runner Bean, a very good lot 

 being shown. Mr. G. H. Richards, Somerley 

 Gardens, Ringwood, was 1st ; and Mr. Waite, Glen- 

 hurst, Esher, 2nd. Also special prizes were ottered 

 fur Middleton Park Beet, Deverill's Scarlet Horn 

 aud Scarlet Intermediate Carrot, six of each 

 being shown. Here Mr. H. Pope, The Gardens, 

 Highclere, Newbury, was 1st, and Mr. Waite 2nd. 



'J',',- Floral Committee. — A meeting was held at tiie 

 Royal Aquarium on the 12th inst., Mr. E. Sander- 

 son in the chair, there being a good attendance of 

 members. An orange-coloured sport from Chrysan- 

 themum Precocity, shown by Mr. H. W. Pilcher, 

 Surbiton, was Commended. First-class Certificates 

 were awarded to Chrysanthemum Mr. Bennett, a 

 golden sport from Mr. G. Werming, from Messrs. 

 Hawkins & Bennett, Twickenham; and to Fan- 

 chette, a pretty and useful pompon, warm pink, 

 with a silvery tip and reverse, very free, from Mr. 

 R. Owen, Maidenhead, who also received a Com- 

 mendation for Canari, a pure yellow early flowering 

 pompon, small, fine, shape and very free ; and First- 

 class Certificate for double Ivy-leaf Pelargonium, 

 Robert Owen, rich bright carmine, very double aud 

 forming a bold truss"; and for a fine single variety named 

 Victorious, pale bright salmon-cerise, very large bold 

 truss. To ChrysanthemumMr. J.Pitcher. an early flow- 

 ering incurved white variety, shown by Mr. J. P. Ken- 

 dall, Roehampton. The same award was made to the 

 following Dahlias :— The Mikado (single), from Mr, 

 T. W, Girdlestone; Gertrude (single), from Mr. II. 



