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THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 



[June 1, 1912. 



Early Rivers, and Cardinal. Good Peaches are 

 seen in the varieties Duchess of Cornwall, Duke 

 of York, and Peregrine. Plums are represented 

 by Early Transparent Gn ;e (see fig. 26). Jeffer- 

 son, Early Rivers, Kirk's, and others. The L l 



Fig. 22. — pot-tree of cherry 



governor wood exhibited by 



mr. leopold de rothschild. 



Figs are Pingo de Mel, Bourjassotte Grise, and 

 Negro Largo. There are four varieties of Melons, 

 trained erect, the varieties being Eminence, 

 Bountiful, Ringleader, and Sutton's Scarlet. 

 The Loganberry and the Newberry were in- 

 cluded, as also were Oranges and Royal Sovereign 

 and Alpine Strawberries. 



Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, have 

 in the large tent a group of 75 well-grown and 

 fruited trees, including Peaches Duke of York, 

 Hale's Karly, Amsden June, and Peregrine ; 

 Nectarines, Cardinal, Lord Napier, Early 

 Rivers, and Preeoce de Cronsels ; Plums, Jeffer- 

 son, Early Transparent, Gage, and Denniston's 

 Superb; Cherries in variety; Figs; and a ve^y 

 ornamental, small-fruiting Orange (see fig. 27), 

 that was very attractive. The group is arranged 

 in large oval form, and exhibits superior cul- 

 ture. This firm has, in the open ground, a large 



roup of trees and bushes trained in diverse 



orms. 



Messrs. Laxton Bros., Bedford, exhibit a semi- 

 circular group surrounding a central mound. The 

 mound is covered with Strawberries in pots, and 

 there are several other mounds of these fruits. 

 The rich colouring of the fruits attracts the eye, 

 and makes this group an exceedingly effective 

 one. As a background are arranged fruit trees, 

 chiefly Peaches and Nectarines, faced by Cherries, 

 Currants, and Gooseberries in great numbers. 

 Dwarf bushes of the Laxtonberry, a hybrid be- 

 tween the Loganberry and the Raspberry, are 

 included. The Strawberries included a new 

 variety named King George V (see fig. 23), said 

 to be an improved Royal Sovereign ; The Queen, 

 red -scarlet; Laxton's Main Crop, and others. 



Messrs. Storrie & Storrie, Dundee, have a 

 collection of fruit trees in pots as well as numerous 

 flowering plants. There are a few Peaches, 

 Pears, Apples, Cherries, White, Red, and Black 

 Currants, and Gooseberries. 



Messrs. Geo. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, have 

 a surprisingly good collection of nearly 80 dishes 

 of Apples that have been wonderfully well kept. 

 When it is remembered that the fruits have been 

 gathered for a period of eight months, their firm, 

 I >lump, fresh condition naturally excites admira- 

 tion. Smart's Prince Arthur, Calville de Feu, 

 nindringham, Blue Pearmain, Norfolk Beefing, 

 Alfriston, Calville Malingre, and Cox's Orange 

 Pippin are all shown well. 



Messrs. Rivers & Son, Sawbridgeworth, had 

 two handsome groups of fruit trees which se- 

 cured premier honours. Apples, Pears and 

 Plums were represented by grandly-grown, 

 vigorous trees, bearing ample crops of fruits, 

 but the especial interest of the collection was 

 provided by the Peaches and Nectarines, of 

 which the Sawbridgeworth firm has raised so 

 many fine varieties of improved characters. 

 Nectarine Cardinal and Peach Kestrel were con- 

 spicuous for the number of large, handsome 

 fruits the trees bore. The new Nectarine (101 

 seedling) was also notable for its large, richly- 

 coloured fruits. Amongst Cherries, Guigne 

 Annonay was in excellent form, and this fine, 

 black Cherry, which is in the front rank for 

 early forcing in pots, as it ripens even earlier 

 than its handsome companion. Early Rivers is 

 rapidly taking a place amongst general 

 favourites. The other group from Messrs. 

 Rivers was composed .entirely of Oranges and 

 other Citrus fruits, in tubs and pots, which have 

 long been a speciality at Sawbridgeworth, and a 

 fine exhibit was staged at the great show in 1866. 

 The Egg Orange and Maltese Blood varieties 

 were well shown, but we missed that high-quality 

 Orange Sustain, which has become a favourite 

 where these plants are grown. 



The King's Acre Nursery Co., Hereford, 

 won the judges' high commendation and honours 

 for an extensive group of fruit trees in pots, 

 the specimens snowing, in their condition 

 and fruitfulness, the close attention this firm 

 pays to that branch of their business. Peaches, 

 Nectarines and Plums were well represented, 

 amongst the latter being Denniston's Superb, 

 Belgian Purple, and Jefferson, in capital form 

 and well fruited. Pears also were good, notably 

 Pitmaston Duchess ; while Cherry Noble, Cur- 

 rant Comet, Gooseberry Mayduke, and Fig White 

 Ischia were conspicuous amongst many other 

 meritorious varieties of their respective kinds. 



In the Belgian section the National Commit- 

 tee for the Progress of Horticulture con- 

 tributed, through their London representative, 

 Mr. E. Pollett, 40, Finsbury Square, E.G., a 

 large collection of fruits, including Peaches, Nec- 

 tarines, Strawberries, and Grapes, most of which 

 had been entered in the schedule classes, but 

 were not staged with the other exhibits. Several 

 cups and medals were awarded to these interest- 

 ing exhibits, which were of considerable merit, 

 especially the Amsden Peaches, which are great 

 favourites on the Continent, and the Gros Dore 

 and Louis Vilmorin Grapes, which are scarcely 

 known in Britain under these names. The former 

 has a medium-size, roundish berry, nearly golden 

 when ripe, the bunches small, but compact. 



Preserved fruits constituted a large and excel- 

 lent display, Messrs. William Poupart, Ltd., 

 Fernleigh Orchards^ Twickenham, staging an im- 

 posing exhibit of fruits in glass jars with metal 

 tops, which were greatly admired. (Gold Medal.) 

 From the Elsenham Orchards (the property of Sir 

 Walter Gilbey), in Essex, Mr. H. Cotterell 

 brought a series of fine samples of preserved 

 fruits and jams. Mrs. Miller, of Marlow-on- 

 Thames, also exhibited a group of choice pre- 

 serves, including fruit jellies, marmalades, chut- 

 neys, pickles, and Raspberry vinegar. 



VEGETABLES. 



The weather has not been generally favourable 

 to vegetable- culture, either in or out of doors, 

 since the beginning of the year, and there were 

 not a few who feared that this section of the 

 show would be more or less of a failure. This, 

 however, did not prove to be the case. On the 

 contrary, the display as a whole was magnificent, 

 and in certain features it has certainly never 

 been surpassed at any exhibition in this country. 

 Generally speaking, there were not many exhibi- 

 tors in each class, and few of those who were 

 represented ventured to stage anything except 

 produce which was of first-class quality for the 

 time of the year. 



The Mempes Fruit Farm, 

 Reading, secured the premier 

 market growers' class for a 



Ltd., Purley, 

 Award in the 

 collection of 



growers 



vegetables effectively arranged in a space not ex- 

 ceeding 100 square feet. Cucumbers and Tomatos 

 were much the finest features of the group, but 

 all the numerous kinds represented were excel- 

 lent. 



The Thatcham Fruit and Flower Farm, 

 Newbury, won the 1st prize in the class for a 

 collection arranged in a space not exceeding 50 



square feet. The vegetables comprised practically 

 every kind that could be produced at this season, 

 and, with one or two exceptions, the quality of 





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