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exhibitor of Japanese and pompon blooms in the 

 amateur section, showing very creditably. 



Messrs. Froniow & Sons had the leading group of 

 Chrysanthemums ; and Mr. F. Mears, gr. to J. T. 

 Thornycroft, Esq., Chiswick, was 2nd, both exhibitors 

 showing strong plants with bright flowers. 



Mr. A. Wright, gr. to E, H. Watts, Esq., Devon- 

 hurst, Chiswick, showed specimen plants. 



Non-competing Exhibits were fairly numerous. The 

 Royal Horticultural Society had three baskets of 

 very excellent Grapes ; they were Black Alicante, 

 Alnwick Seedling, and Gros Colmar. Mr. May, gr. 

 to the Marquis of Bute, Chiswick House, had an 

 extensive group of Chrysanthemums. Messrs. C. 

 Lee & Son, Hammersmith, had a varied collection of 

 Apples, including the most popular varieties. Orchids 

 were sent by Mr. Cowley, gr. to F. G. Tautz, Esq., 

 Shepherd's Bush, W., and by Messrs. Fromow, who 

 had a number of plants of Sonerila Hendersoni, and 

 Odontoglossum grande was fine. Crotons were shown 

 by the same firm. 



PEMBROKESHIRE . 



November 15. — This show was held in the 

 Market House, Pembroke, and a show ot good 

 general quality was got together, the exhibits being 

 very numerous. Mr. W. B. Fisner, gr. to the Earl 

 of Cawdor, Stackpole Court, Pembroke, carried off 

 the principal awards in the open classes for Chrysan- 

 themums, and Messrs. Crichton and French were 

 also successful. Mr. J. Dumble, gr. to Sir E. G. 

 Philips, Bart., Pembroke, had the best bloom, in 

 Lord Alcester ; and he also took many other honours, 

 and the National Chrysanthemum Society's Medals 

 were awarded to Mr. Fisher and Mr. F. J. Skyrme, 

 Monkton, the last named being the most successful 

 amateur; Mr. T. Crofton, Monkton. also showing 

 well. In the fruit and vegetable section Messrs. 

 Clayton, Williams, Crichton, and Croft were the 

 leaders. 



THE PROVINCIAL SHOW OF THE 

 NATIONAL CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



November 16 and 17. — This exhibition took place 

 in conjunction with the fourth annual show of the 

 Sheffield and West Biding Chrysanthemum Society, 

 and the Sheffield and Hallamshire Gardeners' Mutual 

 Improvement Society, and was held in the spacious 

 Corn Exchange upon the above dates. We must 

 confess to a feeling of disappointment with the 

 exhibition which had but few features of a high- 

 class character, the plants being of a poor 

 description generally. The Hallamshire growers 

 say, and with a great deal of truth, that they 

 have had to contend with a remarkably untoward 

 season ; that frost, wet, and the absence of sunshine, 

 had greatly affected the plants, and that not a few 

 that had expected to exhibit found themselves unable 

 to do so. As an exhibition it fell much below 

 Reading, for instance ; but this is, perhaps, hardly a 

 fair comparison. But all that could have been done 

 was doubtless done to make the exhibition worthy of 

 its name, only one Southern grower competed, which 

 was a disappointment. 



In the classes for thirty-six blooms of incurved 

 varieties, twenty-four, twelve, and six, there was not 

 a single exhibitor ; and there was a similar absence 

 in the classes for twenty-four Japanese, six Japanese, 

 twelve reflexed, twelve reflexed Japanese, twelve 

 large Anemone, twelve large Japanese Anemone, 

 twelve pompons, and twelve Anemone pompons. It 

 will thus be seen that in the very classes in which a 

 large display was reasonably looked for there was the 

 entire absence of any interest. Perhaps the Southern 

 growers were somewhat afraid of meeting the North, 

 and vice versa. The arrangements were, on the 

 whole, good ; but it will be found necessary in the 

 future, if other provincial shows are held, that the 

 executive in London have a fuller knowledge of 

 matters than appeared to be the case at Sheffield. 



Plants. — Groups of Chrvsanthemums arranged for 

 effect. That from Mr. J. Redmill, gr. to J. G. Low- 

 wood, Esq., Glossop Road, comprising fairly grown 

 and bloomed plants, edged with Palms, &c. Mr. 

 B. T. Bromhead, Bromhall Park, was the only exhi- 

 bitor of six trained specimens. 



With three plants, Mrs. H. Wilson Westbrook, 

 was 1st; and Mr. Redmill 2nd. 



Mr. B. P. Bromhead had the best three pompons, 

 Mrs. Wilson being 2nd ; but in the next class, for one 

 specimen, the positions were reversed. 



In the class for a group of miscellaneous plants 

 there were several entries, and they came in very 



useful as relieving the dead cold appearance of the 

 Exchange walls. The best, a tastefully arranged 

 one came from Mr. W. Collier, gr. to John Eaton, 

 Esq., Sharrow Bank. Palms, Crotons, Dracaenas, 

 Bouvardias, Chrysanthemums and Gloxinias being 

 mingled with excellent effect; Mrs. H. Wilson waa 

 a good 2nd. 



There were also plant classes, the competition 

 open to growers residing within a radius of 20 miles 

 of Sheffield parish church ; and, wide as the district 

 is, the plants produced were poor. Here, as before, 

 the honours were divided between Messrs. Lowood 

 and Bromhead. 



Miscellaneous Plants. — The best twenty pots of 

 British Ferns came from Mr. J. Eadon, Carnfield 

 Road ; Mr. J. Newsham, Meersbrook, being 2nd ; the 

 latter the best three Filmy Ferns, having good 

 examples of Trichomanes radicans, Hymenophyllum 

 tunbridgense, and H. Wilsoni. Mr. Bromhead had 

 the best six exotic Ferns ; Mr. J. Eadon being 2nd. 

 Chinese Primroses were of indifferent quality. Mrs. 

 H. Wilson had the best six, double and single ; Mr. 

 R. F. Mosely being 2nd. Mr. John Spaight, gr. to 

 Mrs. Fawcett, Clark House, Sheffield, had the 

 best four pots of Roman Hyacinths ; Mr. John 

 Taylor, gr. to Thomas Eyre, Esq., Hillsborough, 

 Sheffield, being 2nd. Some fine Epiphyllums 

 were shown by Mr. J. Spaight ; Mr. D. B. 

 Fellows being 2nd. Mr. J. Spaight had the 

 best specimen Epiphyllum ; Mr. Lowood being 2nd. 

 Classes were provided for Orchids, bur none were 

 exhibited. Mr. D. B. Fellows had the best speci- 

 men Camellia, Mr. Lowood being 2nd. The best 

 specimen stove or greenhouse plant was Epacris 

 exoniensis, from Mrs. H. Wilson. Mr. Spaight had 

 the best three plants of Selaginellas, Mr. R. Howarth 

 being 2nd. Mr. J. C. Lowood had the three best 

 pots of Mignonette, 



Cut Flowers. — The greatest interest in the cut 

 flower classes centred in that for the best represen- 

 tative collection of large-flowering Chrysanthemums, 

 not more than 12 blooms of any section. There 

 were three competitors, and the judges were under 

 the necessity of disqualifying each, putting on record 

 their reasons for so doing. They then at the request 

 of the representatives of the parent Society awarded 

 the prizes. The most valuable, that of a Silver 

 Cup, value 15 guineas, and £10 in cash, 

 was awarded to Mr. R. Packman, The Gar- 

 dens, Impney Hall, Droitwich, who had some 

 very fine blooms. His twelve Japanese were 

 Avalanche, Madame C. Andiguier, E. Molyneux, 

 Baronne de Prailly, Boule d'Or, Meg Merrilies, 

 Ralph Brocklebank, Val d'Andorre, Jeanne Delaux, 

 Yellow Dragon, Madame John Laing, and Thunberg. 

 His twelve incurved were Lord Alcester, Queen of 

 England, Empress of India, Lord Wolseley, Alfred 

 Salter, Prince Alfred, Golden Empress, Golden 

 Queen of England, John Salter, Jeanne d'Arc, 

 Princess of Wales, and Mrs. Heale. His best 

 reflexed Japanese flowers were Val d'Andorre, Amy 

 Furze, Jeanne Delaux, Maiden's Blush, Madame j. 

 Laing, Criterion, and L' Adorable. His best reflexed 

 large-flowering were King of Crimsons, Irene, 

 Chevalier Domage, Cullingfordi, Golden Christine, 

 the pink, peach, and white varieties also. His best 

 anemone-flowered were Mrs. Pethers, Acquisition, 

 Fleur de Marie, Gluck, Empress, and Lady 

 Margaret. But he staged but six blooms of 

 Japanese anemones, whereas the schedule re- 

 quired twelve. 2nd, Mr. Packman, gr. to 

 C. Shea, Esq., Foot's Cray, Kent, the only Southern 

 grower who competed, who had of Japanese varieties, 

 Boule d'Or, Hamlet, Gloriosum, Ralph Brocklebank, 

 Madame J. M. Pigny, Marsa, Meg Merrilies, 

 Martha Harding, Florence Piercy, and Avalanche. 

 His reflexed Japanese were Criterion, Val d'Andorre, 

 Elaine, L'Adorable, and a sport from Madame J. 

 Laing. His incurved. Mrs. Heale, Golden Empress, 

 Queen of England, Lord Alcester, Baron Beust, 

 Jardin des Plantes, Jeanne d'Arc John Salter, 

 Cherub, and Mrs. W. Shipman. His reflexed large 

 flowering, Mrs. Forsyth, Cullingfordi, Dr. Sharpe, 

 Golden Christine, and Chevalier Domage. His 

 Japanese Anemone-flowered, Fabian de Medians, 

 Seeur Dorothee Souille, Minnie Chate, Jean Marty, 

 and Mons. Cabrol. His large- flowered Anemone 

 varieties, Miss Annie Lowe, Gluck, Lady Margaret, 

 Georges Sand, Alveole, and La Marguerite. The 

 3rd prize went to Mr. T. B. Morton, nurseryman, 

 Darlington. 



Mr. Parker was the only exhibitor of thirty-six 

 Japanese blooms, not less than eighteen varieties, 

 and very fine they were ; the sorts, Boule d'Or, 

 Martha Hardinge, Maiden's Blush, Japonais, Baronne 

 de Prailly, Comte de Germiny, Madame B. Pigny, 



Duchess of Albany, Meg Merrilies, Ralph Brockle- 

 bank, Jeanne Delaux, Madame C. Andiguier, 

 Avalanche, Thunberg, Marguerite de Marrough, E. 

 Molyneux, Madame J. Laing, Mdlle. Lacroix, Mons. 

 Burnet, Fair Maid, and Ferdinand Ferol. 



The best twelve Japanese came from Mr. Arthur 

 Wilson, Hull. 



In the distinct classes for cut blooms the leading 

 prize-winners were Messrs. J. G. Lowood, R. P. 

 Bromhead, and Mrs. Wilson, these three being the 

 only exhibitors who had flowers up to anything like 

 exhibition mark. 



Hand bouquets of Chrysanthemums, also of mis- 

 cellaneous flowers, button-holes, and stands of six 

 bunches of cut flowers did not call for special 

 remark. 



There was also a section of classes for cut Chry- 

 santhemums, and also plants from amateurs and 

 cottagers, but they also contained nothing of special 

 merit. 



Honorary Awards. — Certificates of Merit were 

 awarded to Messrs. Fisber, Son & Sibray, Hands- 

 worth Nursery, Sheffield, for a large group of valu- 

 able plants arranged for effect ; also for blooms of 

 greenhouse Rhododendrons and Lapagerias. To 

 Messrs. Henry Cannell & Sons, nurserymen, Swan- 

 ley, for a large collection of cut blooms of single 

 and double zonal Pelargoniums of the highest quality, 

 that seemed to excite the wonder of the Sheffield 

 people ; also of cut Chrysanthemums of various 

 types, among them a large, deep golden, single variety 

 of great excellence, named Sir Thomas Symonds. 

 To Messrs. Geo. Bunyard & Co., nurserymen, Maid- 

 stone, for an extensive collection of Apples and 

 Pears, including many of the newer sorts. To Messrs. 

 Hiram Shaw & Son, nurserymen, Sheffield, for a 

 large group of plants. To Mr. Seagrave, nursery- 

 men, Sheffield, for the same ; and to Messrs. Davis 

 & Jones, Chrysanthemum Nursery, Camberwell, 

 for a collection of the newer varieties of Chrysan- 

 themums. 



First-class Certificates of Merit were awarded to 

 Mr. E. Beckett, The Gardens, Aldenham House, 

 Elstree, for a very fine Golden Japanese Chrysanthe- 

 mum named Sunflower, and to Messrs. Fisher, Son, & 

 Sibray, for Lapageria rosea maculata, a large number 

 of flowers being shown, all regularly maculated with 

 white. 



A representative stand of garden requisites was 

 arranged by Messrs. W. Wood & Son, horticultural 

 sundriesmen. Wood Green, which attracted a good 

 deal of attention. 



The premium bloom of incurved Chrysanthe- 

 mums was Lord Alcester, in Mr. Parker's stand 

 from Impney Gardens ; and the premier Japanese 

 Avalanche, also shown by Mr. Parker. 



CHESHUNT CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



Nov. 16 and 17.— The fifth exhibition of this 

 Society was held in St. Mary's Hall, Cheshunt. 

 The groups of plants were very good, the miscella- 

 neous collections attracting more attention even 

 than those set apart wholly for Chrysanthemums. 

 The cut blooms were numerous and very good, the 

 Japanese section being especially so. The 1st prize 

 group of plants was composed mostly of good ex- 

 amples of incurved and Japanese varieties, and was 

 from Mr. W. Collins, gr. to J. W. Carlisle, Esq., 

 Ponsbourne Park. • The group of miscellaneous 

 plants to which the 1st prize wa9 awarded was a 

 meritorious one from Mr. B. Searin, gr. to J. C. 

 Partington, Esq., Heaton House. It was well ar- 

 ranged and mainly made up of Orchids of grand 

 quality, Odontoglossum crispum with long graceful 

 spikes; Cattleya Bowringiana in several good forms, 

 one of them very richly coloured. Chinese Primulas 

 were excellent in qualitv, and it was a close contest 

 between Mr. H. Bryant, gr. to E. H. Clarke, Esq., 

 and A. Rowden, gr. to T Walton, Esq., for the 1st 

 prize ; the first-named leading with handsome and 

 distinct examples. 



The best blooms were sent from Mr. T. Bettes- 

 worth, gr. to R. Ewing, Esq., Burton Grange. His 

 flowers won 1st prize in the class for twelve Japanese 

 and twelve incurved blooms, and he led also for 

 twelve Japanese. Mrs. Wheeler was very fine, large 

 in size, and incurved ; the inside of the petals crim- 

 son, outer a clear buff colour. Boule d'Or, Meg 

 Merrilies, and R. Brocklebank were also good. Mr. 

 Collins was 1st, with a stand of excellent reflexed 

 blooms. The same exhibitor leading for some ex- 

 cellent Alicante Grapes. Mr. Bettesworth was 1st 

 for six dishes of Apples. The best Pears were sent 

 from Mr. J. Nicholson, gr. to W. Mills, Esq., 



