June 1, 1912.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONI CLE. 



[supplement.] xxix. 



The 



ar- 



the produce was highly meritorious, 

 rangement, too, was very good. 



In a class for a group arranged on a space not 

 exceeding 100 square feet, restricted to amateur 

 growers, the Hon. Vicar y Gibbs, Aldenham 

 House, Elstree, Herts, (gr. Mr. Edwin Beckett), 

 showed in remarkable form. It makes no man- 

 ner of difference to this renowned grower 

 whether a show is early or late in the year or the 



secure the utmost value of each specimen in the 

 general effect. There were Turnips Early Red 

 Milan and White Gem ; Lettuces Sutton's Ideal 

 and Golden Ball ; Potatos Sutton's Ideal and 

 Supreme; Cauliflowers White Queen and Mag- 

 num Bonum ; Vegetable Marrows Perfection and 

 Moore's Cream ; Cabbage Flower of Spring ; 

 Carrots Sutton's Favourite and Champion Scarlet 

 Horn; Onion Sutton's White Leviathan; 



Flower 



of Spring. The 

 Castle Ashbv 



Marquis of North- 

 ampton, UastJe Ashby (gr. Mr. Searle), was 

 placed 2nd, and Mr. H. T. Tatham, Elstree, 3rd. 

 Mr. E. Biggs, Fleet House, Weymouth, was 

 awarded the 1st prize for a collection of nine 

 distinct kinds, including Cauliflower Sutton's 

 First Crop, Carrot Sutton's Early Gem, Potato 

 May Queen, Vegetable Marrow Sutton's Cream, 

 Tomato Sutton's Satisfaction, Asparagus, Bean 



Fig. 24. — exhibit of orchard-house fruit exhibited by mr. Leopold de rothschild. 



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(See p. xxvii.) 



class is difficult or easy to fill, his produce is sure 

 to be ready and fit to meet the keenest competi- 

 tion. The present group included Egg Plants, 

 Vegetable Marrows, Tomatos, Cucumbers, Peas, 

 Beans, Carrots, Turnips, Lettuces, Asparagus, 

 Mushrooms, Potatos, Radishes, Mustard, Cress, 

 Chilian Beet and Spinach. 



Mr. C. P. Raphael, Porter's Park, Shenley, 

 Hertfordshire (gr. Mr. Grubb), was placed 1st 

 in the class half the size of the preceding one ; 

 the collection was good throughout. 



The Duke of Portland, Welbeck Abbey, 

 Worksop (gr. Mr. Jas. Gibson), won splen- 

 didly in the class for a collection of 25 dishes, 

 not fewer than 12 kinds nor more than two dishes 

 of any kind. All the produce was of outstand- 

 ing merit and the arrangement was such as to 



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Tomatos Sutton's Eclipse and Perfection ; Beans 

 Mammoth Long Pod, Selected Canadian Wonder 

 and Princess of Wales; Peas Early Giant and 

 Selected Duke of Albany ; Cucumbers Sutton's 

 King George and Delicacy; and Beet Sutton's 

 Globe. The 2nd prize was won by Mr. A. B. H. 

 Goldschmidt, Cavenham Park, Mildenhall. 



Mr. W. H. Myers, Swanmore Park, Bishop's 

 Walt-ham, Hampshire (gr. Mr. G. Ellwood), won 

 handsomely in the classes for 12 distinct kinds. 

 The vegetables represented comprised Vegetable 

 Marrow Sutton's Table Dainty, Broccoli Late 

 Queen, Turnip Early Red Milan, Asparagus, 

 Bean Sutton's Princess of Wales, Potato Sutton's 

 Ideal, Carrot New Red Intermediate, Tomato 

 Sutton's Perfection, Cucumber Sutton's Deli- 

 cacy, Pea Sutton's Centenary, and Cabbage 



Sutton's Masterpiece, and Cucumber Sutton's 

 Pride of the Market; 2nd Mr. W. B. M. Bird. 



In a smaller class for a collection of six kinds 

 Mr. A. J. Bigge was placed in the leading 

 position. The dishes comprised Cauliflower ' 

 Magnum Bonum, Asparagus Sutton's Favourite, 

 Pea Sutton's Pioneer, Tomato Sutton's Best of 

 All, and Potato May Queen. Mr. H. Bradshaw, 

 The Grange, Steeple Aston, was a good second. 



The 1st prizes in the classes for a collection of 

 Cabbages and a collection of Lettuces respec- 

 tively were won by the Hon. Vicary Gibbs with 

 magnificent exhibits in each instance. 



For a collection of Cucumbers, four varieties, 

 three fruits of each, Mr. S. Mortimer, Swiss 

 Nursery, Rowledge, Farnham, was easily first, 

 the varieties being Cynosure, Mascot, Matchless 



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Fig. 25. — Messrs. sutton and s 



IS EXHIBIT OF FLOWERING PLANTS* 



(See p. xi of first Supplement.) 











