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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[NoVEMBEB iO, 1888. 



Floral Commutes. 



The Floral Committee met on Thursday. At this 

 gathering, there was a good attendance. The Presi- 

 dent, Mr. E. Saunderson, in the chair. A large number 

 of new varieties were sent for inspection. First- 

 class Certificates were awarded to the following 

 varieties : — James Weston (Japanese Anemone), the 

 grand petals pure white, with primrose centre, very 

 pretty and pleasing, from Mr. J. Ridout, gr. to T. 

 B. Haywood, Esq., Woodhatch, Reigate; George 

 Daniels (Japanese), delicate pink, very fine ; 

 Avalanche (Japanese), pure white, very fine and 

 pleasing ; Fimbriatum (Japanese), delicate blush, 

 pale primrose and white centre ; and Miss Girten 

 (Japanese), delicate silvery peach, darker in 

 the centre — all from Mr. R. Owen, nurseryman, 

 Maidenhead. To Florence Percy (Japanese), a 

 charming pure white variety, from Mr. E. 

 Molyneux, The Gardens, Swanmore Park, Bishops 

 Waltham ; to Alfred Lyme (incurved), a pretty 

 silvery-lilac sport from the white ; Novelty, a very 

 full and fine flower, from Mr. J. Lyme ; to Othello 

 (Japanese), orange-buff, with a dark reddish-brown 

 centre, fine and full ; from Mr. George Stevens, St 

 John's Nursery, Putney ; and to Mons. Bernard 

 (Japanese), dark magenta, with silvery reverse ; 

 from Messrs. J. Laing & Co., Stanstead Park 

 Nursery, Forest Hill. 



A golden sport from Mrs. Heale (incurved) came 

 from Mr. H. R. Hayes, which the committee wished 

 to see again in better condition ; the same request 

 was made respecting Miss Mary Byass (Japanese), a 

 charming flesh-coloured sport from Madame J. 

 Laing ; one flower only being produced. Mr. W. 

 Holmes, Frampton Park Nursery, Hackney, sent Mrs. 

 J. J. Hillier (Japanese), a very pretty variety 

 in the way of Faustine. The committee wished also 

 to see this again. Albert Victor (Japanese), from 

 Mr. J. Ridout, is a very promising variety, but shown 

 on this occasion in poor form. A yellow-flowered 

 single annual Chrysanthemum named Golden Fleece, 

 from Mr. R. Owen, was Commended, 



A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. E. Baxter, 

 gr. to R. C, L. Bevan, Esq., East Barnet, for a basket 

 of seedling winter-flowering Pinks, that promise to 

 be very useful for cutting from. 



From Mr. G. Braid, Winchmore Hill, came a 

 bright deep red Primula sinensis, of good colour. 



KINGSTON AND SURBITON. 



November 6. — Despite the unfavourable nature of 

 the weather, the Kingston Chrysanthemum Society 

 was able to hold an excellent show on the above 

 date, which promises well for the general quality of 

 exhibition blooms. It is true that in former years 

 there have been fine shows at Kingston, but the exhi- 

 bition of this year was very satisfactory in all 

 sections, and the entries were numerous, and the 

 competition keen. 



For a collection of forty-eight cut blooms, 

 twenty-four Japanese and twenty-four incurved, 

 there was offered (for the first time) a fifth Chal- 

 lenge Vase, presented by Sir W. Ellis, Bart., M.P., 

 the vase becoming the property of the exhibitor 

 who shall win it twice. Here Mr. E. Coombs, gr. to 

 T. W. Furze, Esq. Teddington, staged a magnificent 

 lot, and was especially strong in the Japanese, 

 having bloom of large size, clear and bright, the 

 best being Val dAndorre, Mons. Freeman, Ed. 

 Molyneux, Fair Maid of Guernsey, Mons. Delaux, 

 Madame C. Audiguier, Soleil Levant, and Madame J, 

 Laing. 



The incurved flowers were also of a high order, 

 and uniformly neat, excellent samples of Lord Al- 

 cester, Princess of Wales, James Salter, Queen of 

 England, Golden Eagle, Beauty, Mr. Bunn, Reful- 

 gence, and Lord Wolseley, being shown. In the 2nd 

 prize lot, from Mr. J. Quarterman, gr.to C. E. Smith, 

 Esq., Cobham, there were some fine Japanese 

 blooms, of which S. Molyneux, Jeanne Delaux, 

 Soleil Levant, Carew Underwood, and Madame 

 C. Audiguier, were the best. Incurved blooms were 

 rather flat, Princess of Teck, however, being good. 

 The 3rd place was accorded to Mr. R. Cawte, gr. to 

 T. J. Robinson, Esq., Brookleigh, Esher, with Lord 

 Alcester, as the best incurved, and Brocklebank, C. 

 Orchard, E. Molyneux, and Baronne de Prailly, as 

 the leading Japanese, which were all of high merit, 

 but the incurved were not fully developed. 



Incurved. — In the leading class for (twenty- 

 four the best stand was set up by Mr. C. Gibson, 

 gr. to J. Wormald, Esq., Morden Park, Surrey, the 

 back row containing a grand lot of blooms, Alfred 

 Salter, Empress of India, Lord Alcester, Princess of 



Wales, and Jardin des Plantes, being particularly 

 noticeable. Mr. Coombs followed well with a neat 

 lot of smaller flowers, with strong blooms of Lord 

 Alcester and Princess of Wales ; 3rd, Mr. Sullivan, 

 gr. to D. B. Chapman, Esq., Downshire House, Koe- 

 hampton, also having an even, clean stand ; 4th 

 place being accorded to Mr. Allen, gr. to Sir G. 

 Russell, M.P., Sallowfield Park, Reading, whose ex- 

 cellent blooms of Lord Alcester was selected as the 

 premier incurved of the show : it was very even and 

 clean, measuring across its face from edge to edge, 

 10 inches. 



The stands of twelve incurved brought out a good 

 display, and a keen competition, Mr. C. Slade, gr. to 

 Lady Bowater, Richmond Park, taking the leading 

 honours with large well grown blooms, Lord Alcester, 

 Empress of India, Golden Empress, Mr. Bunn, and 

 Alfred Salter, being the best ; Mr. W. Reed, gr. to 

 E. Pettit, Esq., Oatlands Park, Surrey, following 

 closely with an even and clean lot — Barbara, Mr. 

 Bunn, and Lord Alcester, showing up well. 



In the minor class for six incurved (one variety), 

 the 1st place was given to Mrs. J. Daniels, Inglewood, 

 Kew Gardens, for solid and heavy blooms of Empress 

 of India, which would have looked better if they had 

 not been displayed on blue paper over the stands ; 

 Mr. Coombs followed with Golden Empress of India. 

 There were fourteen competitors. 



Japanese. — -The colours of the blooms in this sec- 

 tion were beautifully bright, and the blooms generally 

 of fine size ; the best twenty-four were those of 

 Mr. C. Gibson — a very beautiful stand of bright, even, 

 and large blooms, strong in the following: — E. 

 Molyneux, C.Andiguier, Sarah Owen, ValdAndorrre, 

 Maiden's Blush, Criterion, Carew Underwood, 

 Madame J. Laing, Yellow Dragon, and Mrs. J. 

 Wright. 



Very closely following was Mr. J. Munro, gr. to 

 E. T. Paul, Esq., Cambridge House, Twickenham, 

 with large and clean specimens of F. A. Davis, 

 M. Marrouch, Fair Maid of Guernsey, Val 

 d'Andorre, Madame C. Audiguier, Magnum Bonum, 

 Domino, and a specially fine bloom of Boule d'Or, 

 measuring 10 inches across, selected as the premier 

 Japanese in the show. 



Mr. C. Beckett, gr. to F. H. Bryant, Esq., Juniper 

 Hill, Dorking, was a capital 3rd, with F. A. Davis, 

 Madame C. Audiguier, Soleil Levant, Avalanche, 

 and Hamlet, in fine specimens. 



In a very close and large compe tition for twelve 

 Japanese, distinct, Mr. J. Snow, with large, bright 

 flowers, led, having, as his finest, E. Molyneux, 

 Soleil Levant, F. A. Davis, Madame C. Andiguier, 

 and Brocklebank ; 2nd, Mr. J. Williams, gr. to J. 

 Pearson, Esq., The Grange, Kingston, with Soleil 

 Levant, E. MolyDeux, Hamlet, and Duchess of 

 Albany, as the best. Mr. R. Cawte was 3rd, showing 

 very clean and neat, but rather smaller blooms. 



Mr. J. Snow, South Park Gardens, Wadhurst, 

 Sussex, had the best six blooms of one variety, 

 taking the first place with excellent large samples of 

 E. Molyneux. Mr. C. Beckett and Mr. Coombs were 

 respectively 2nd and 3rd, with Madame C. Audiguier 

 and Duchess of Albany. There were many exhibitors, 

 and the prize winners all had highly creditable 

 blooms. 



Reflexed, Anemones and Pompons. — Mr. Cawte and 

 Mr. C. Gibson were the prize-winners in the order 

 named for twelve reSexed blooms, the former having 

 bright, even, and good-sized flowers of Cullingfordi, 

 Chevalier Domage, Amy Furze, Dr. Sharpe, and 

 King of Crimsons ; Mr. Gibson's lot being very fine, 

 but of smaller size. 



Mr. Sullivan took the leading honours in the class 

 for twelve Anemone-flowered varieties, and also for 

 twelve Japanese ditto, and in both instances he led 

 well, his finest varieties being Lady Margaret, Gluck, 

 Acquisition, Emperor, Jeanne Marty, Bacchus, Mar- 

 guerite Solleville, and Margouline, all being large 

 and clean. Mr. G. Woodgate, gr, to the Lady Wol- 

 verton, Warren House, Kingston, followed in the 

 Japanese flowered, and Mr. Coombs in the other sec- 

 tion, each having clean and bright samples. Mr. C. 

 Slade took 1st for Anemone pompons, having An- 

 tonius, Astarte, Miss Nightingale, and Astrea. 



Amateurs. — In the section confined to amateurs 

 who do not employ a gardener on more than one day 

 per week, there were some highly creditable exhibits, 

 Dr. Walker, of Wimbledon, leading for incurved 

 varieties ; and Mr. Smithers, who followed here, led 

 for Japanese with fine blooms ; pompons being best 

 represented by Mr. E. Drovet, The Firs, Teddington. 



Plants in jiots were fairly numerous, and several 

 were good specimens, evidencing careful cultivation, 

 especially in the case of trained incurved, but it is 

 needless to particularise here, Messrs. Cawte and 



Reed dividing the chief prizes between them, the 

 former leading in the majority of cases. 



Groups. — There were two classes provided for 

 these, Mr. G. Springthorpe, gr. to R. H. Alexander, 

 Esq., Gifford House, Roehampton, receiving 1st, for 

 a group of Chrysanthemums in pots arranged for 

 effect in 50 square feet, who had some really fine 

 blooms here, fairly well mixed, but the Japanese 

 varieties in the greater part. Mr. H. W. Pitcher, 

 gr. to Mrs. Dunnage, Albury House, Surbiton, was 

 2nd, but was a long way behind. 



For the group of miscellaneous plants ai-ranged for 

 effect in 100 square feet, Mr. J. Buss, gr. to A. 

 Aston, Esq., West Hill Lodge, Epsom, was awarded 

 1st, for a tasteful and neat arrangement of Crotons, 

 small Palms, Bouvardias, Chrysanthemums, Odon- 

 toglossum grande, and Adianturas as a base. 2nd, 

 Mr. T. A. Glover, gr. to F. Ellis, Esq., Manor House, 

 Wallington, with a pretty combination of Crotons, 

 Dracaenas, Pandanus, yellow Oncidiums, Cypripe- 

 diums, and Araucaria excelsa as a centre, but the 

 whole arrangement was too flat. 



Fruit. — Grapes were very fine, especially the black 

 varieties, where, out of fifteen competitors, Mr. C. 

 Griffin, gr. to Miss Christy, Coombe Bank, Kingston, 

 led with three fine bunches of Black Alicante, closely 

 followed by Mr. T. Batten, gr. to A. Venables, Esq., 

 Hollywood, Wimbledon, with Gros Maroc, in fine 

 condition ; and 3rd, Mr. Bowerman, gr. to C. Hoare, 

 Esq., Hackwood Park, Basingstoke, with Black 

 Alicante, all three exhibits being well finished, and 

 large in the berry. Mr. Griffin and Mr. Bowerman 

 were 1st and 2nd in a good competition for white 

 Grapes, having excellent large, and finely coloured 

 Muscat of Alexandria. Mr. W. Bates, Poulett 

 Lodge, Twickenham, and Mr. Glover were respect- 

 ively 1st for Apples and for Pears (four dishes), 

 with clean fruit in both cases. 



SOUTHAMPTON CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



November 1 and 2. — The show of the Royal 

 Southampton Horticultural Society held as usual in 

 the Victoria Skating Rink was a fine affair ; the 

 competition keen, and the flowers, &c, of the first 

 quality, particularly when the earliness of the date 

 and the lateness of the season are considered. Cut 

 bloom was the most important section, and as many 

 as 1,040 blooms were exhibited. 



The specimen plants and groups were all that could 

 be desired. Fruit was meritorious and made a fine 

 show, particularly the Grapes ; and the vegetables 

 shown were good and in large quantities. 



Cut blooms, in twenty-four varieties class. — Eleven 

 competed, the first prize falling to Mr. E. Molyneux, 

 gr. to W. H. Myers, Esq., Swanmore Park, Bishop's 

 Waltham, for capital specimens of the Japanese 

 varieties, such as Edwin Molyneux, Golden Dragon. 

 The incurved varieties were full, solid, and well 

 finished — Empress of India, Lord Alcester, and 

 Queen of England being most conspicuous. 2nd, 

 Messrs. W. and G. Drover, of Fareham, the Japanese 

 were good, but less even than in the 1st prize stand, 

 while the incurved flowers were rather weak in the 

 back row. 



Mr. Molyneux won easily in the twelve blooms class 

 with flowers identical in quality to those in the 

 previous competition ; 2nd. Mr. Neville, gr. to F. W. 

 Flight, Esq., Twyford, Winchester. 



For twelve incurved, distinct varieties, Mr. Ingle- 

 field was 1st with moderate flowers ; 2. Mr. C. 

 Wade, gr. to Sir F. Bathurst, 2nd. 



Twelve Japanese. — 1st, Mr. Inglefield, with clean, 

 even, fresh blooms. Mr. C. Brooks, gr. to H. A. 

 Simmonds, Esq., Red Rice, Andover, was 2nd. 

 Eleven competitors entered. 



Messrs. Drover staged the best among nine lots 

 of twelve Anemone-flowered varieties. 



Mr. Allen was 1st for twelve reflexed varieties, 

 with neat, fresh, not over-large blooms. 



Plants were best staged by Mr. W. Joy, nursery- 

 man, Shirley, and Mr. Wills, gr. to Mrs. Pearce, The 

 Firs, Bassett, the former takiDg leading honours for 

 four Japanese varieties, and for the best white 

 flowered variety to be grown with Ichthemic Guano, 

 the prize in this case being given by Mr. W. Col- 

 chester, to a fine plant of Lady Selborne, fully 5 feet 

 in diameter and freely flowered ; the other varieties 

 were Bouquet Fait, Mdlle. Bertie Rendatler as the 

 beet. 



Mr. Wills took leading honours for the best four 

 varieties, incurved or reflexed ; and the 1st prize for 

 a single specimen, incurved or reflexed, with Dr. 

 Sharpe. 



Mr. Busby, gr. to F. Willan, Esq., Thornhill Park 



