104 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONI CLE. [Jory £7, 1895, 
Everyone spoke well of the Sydenham Palace as an 
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white; Messrs. 8 were Ist with Souvenir de 8. bat man 
Prince, and also ^ “that fo — twelve crimson Roses with Alfred excelent теб т Re a renege | 6 — 
Colom very blooms eplore ; : 
gs . hat the whole of the Dril Hall in James Street 
AMATEURS’ ers auc và bel uired to gccommodate t 
1 : - exhibits 
8 fine flowers, 12 the 77 showing the numerous a 
— of Чет, ith combined drought and heat; . E. Carn — Cut Blooms. —There were five stands c of twenty- 
, Hitch in. four Carnati 8, 
iaeimi zati Tenby Street, Bir- 
for twelve им, Bas ree trusses each, Mr, dissimilar riti Mr. R. SYDENHAM, 
Ime . H. V. MACHIN, Worksop, was 2nd. mingham, taking the 18 prize with a well-balanced lot of 
А elve Tea or Noisette Roses, three trusses, Mr. R. W. H. blooms, the colours bright, but there was a lack of purity in 
хае ä — inem the white grounds. He had, of scarlet bizarres, d ie 
i e Teas looms, WX. Borks, R. Houlgrave; crimson bizarre, Lord Salisbury, very ; 
For hae — single Ъ Mr. pink and pr bi , Mrs. Burgin, ae —.— pu 
for twelve son, . Skirving, ey Master Fred; purple А 
For twelve I Boses, Mr. Boyes was Ist; x 2 
twelve crimson Є Melville — Gordon Lewis, rich purple ; 8 п akes, 
white =e en Ist; and for tw 1 , — — 
Roses, Mr. LINDSEL . У unin 2 s of a d Lady K. Currie. 2nd, Messrs. THOMSON & Co., 
District-grown Roses open to residents wi tition, and the n 3 whose leading flowers were R. F. 
Manchester. —There was he docs ur чырр Cu å May; P.F. James poem and v R. F. Thalia; 
stands of the premier lots, parti of Mr. R 8 B. James Merry- 
BURG! se, were quite as good as those in the open claman.. Рог Master Р. — a. B. Admiral Curzon, and Robert 
twenty-four distinct single trusses, for twelve distinct single weather, and r 
trusses, distinct single trusses, Mr. CHARLES ve. 
Heaton There were six exhibitors of twelve blooms, Mr. A. В. 
BuRGEsS, Plumbey, was 1st; Mr. James BROWN, Неа Hoe, Hands Шиш, taking - Ist 
FP re cas: Oe Mae Fred, J. 8. Header and Madeline ; 8.В. 
JACKSON, Ashley, had vein die di жн Lord Salisbury, George, an ello, inten i olour; 
eri 3 K. Williams, Gabrielle Luizet, Harmony, P. F. rey грен» 
B Vernet = клу epee тете, — hac * re reseed — eid — had very 
эч p Hugo, „Mr , А 
— RED d Gotan good Р. Е. Gordon Lewis and Charles Henwood ; S. В, Mars 
Fisher 27. — e e Mari Ban- and George, P. P. B. Rifleman, and R. F. Mrs. May. Ther 
u- 
he Mog -— oom Frangois veros пй were seven exhibitors of six varieties, Mr. W. SPENCER, d, 
— Hadley Road, Barnet, being placed 1st 
MISCELLANEOUS EXH Single blooms, S. B's.—The best, given in the order of thei 
A great additional потта was the splendid display of names, were Robert Houlgrave, which took the first four Ph wind 
t flowers nged in na — bed in s arena, C. H. Herbert taking the 5th, С. B's., Lord D Master 
exhibited y^ Mr. FRANK Law, the Farm Nurseries, Sale. Fred, and J. S. Hedderly. P. P. B's. anii Skirving took 
These consisted of Lilies of chief am: imong ‘which the Ist, 2nd, and 5th prizes; and Sarah Payne, one — the 
en ar. Harrisi ccland түнбү ды eet Peas, oldest named Carnations in cultivation, the 3rd and 4th, 
Centaureas, Gaillardias, Sweet’ В Sultans, Cand te Боны, S, F.’s Sportsman took all the five , во well was it 
Stocks, vens rim Delphiniums, — Lychnis. ie бете» shown. Р, F.’s Gordon Lewis, си екй, George 
other Melville, and Martin Rowan too! in the order of 
Mr. HENRY ECKFORD, Wem, Shropshire, had fifty varieties their names. R. F.'s John Buxton, Oristi-galli, Rosamond, 
in a hundred globular glasses of Sweet Peas laid out in white, ada ду ш. били. 
and the foliage of Se ө пеш cloth was The premier on was 8. В. Adm n 
quite a feature in its way, and no wonder that it commanded the oldest sar cred: cultivation, shown by Mr. M. 
the attention of the * at the Windsor show, Whose 7 
lithographed letter of thanks appeared іп the exhibits. Picotees.—The best — blooms in not fewer than 
Chester, had a very showy group Ан twelve died came also from Mr. R. SYDENHAM in very 
jus cat. and little bouquet Roses. indeed, the qi of and purity of the 
double Helianthus multiflorus, with its Anemone-like centre, being fally noticeable. Of Heavy Red 
is attractive. Poppies were bright and there were Ganymede, John Smith, and Brunette; Light 
telling, and the Veronica-like Lysimachia clethroides, with Red Е. Lena; Heavy Purple E., Amelia and Mrs. Oppenshaw ; 
its drooping spikes and white flowers, were much admired, light purple E., Mrs. Kingston, Jessie, Ш, and 
M PAUL & SoN, Cheshunt, nice group of Roses; Miriam; heavy rose E., Norman Carr, Little Phil, E 
Her Majesty and J, B. Hey wood, as well as the Teas generally, Burnett, and Lady Louisa; 1 me E, Favourite, 
were . Messrs, W. KSON, BROWN T had a showy 1, Rose Sydenham, and Mrs. 
group of cut ee flowers and Roses; and so also had There were several stands of сан аот Мг. А, В. 
= BINSON, both of Manchester. Mr. BROWN being placed Ist, with capital blooms of Н. red E., 
H f miscell Brunette x Ne Plus "itm: H. P. E., Miss "азат and 
border flowers ; — gure and white Marguerites were Miriam; L. P. E, Pride of Leyton, Esther and Thomas 
specially William ; H. rose Е., Little Phil, Emma Geggie, &nd Mrs. 
The double Begonias in about 100 varieties, from Messrs. ^ Rogers; L. rose E., Favourite and Mrs. Burn 
N, , from their size t» novelty in There were six blooms. A. W. E. 
this neighbourhood, attracted much attention. e о ingham, being —— Ist, with H. rose 
just a few of the Dr. Chas, Mitchell, Mrs. Lewis Norman Carr; " Favourite; L. P. K., 
le, a e Lelandier, a fine deep soft А ^ 
rose ; Duchess of Fife, best of the light colours; Elsa, quite as ith yellow grounds we 
Ў unli y Hume blush ia; Madam iu shown, the quality generally being very high. Mr. C, 
voisin, a fine meris Blick, gr. to MARTIN R, SMITH, Esq., Hiyes, Kent, was lst 
Major Hope, а ith su grown blooms of Voltaire, Gitt, President 
wi Jy 
Mrs. HODGKINS, Withington, obtained an award for dinner- ^ Carnot, Golden Eagle, Remembrance, Mrs. G 
glasses, set in white embroidered work, resting and . 2nd, Mr. C. TURNER, who had differing 
from the foregoing, Primrose е, Nellie Bath, Koenig 
Su ar. 2, DOLLA ie iford. 
В : atu. Я „Mr. J. DOUGLAS, G 
National Pink Society's Show. There were eighteen x ieties, and very few 
This show, which was a limited one, was held in indeed but deserved a prize; the best stand from Mr, A. 
connection with the Rose Show. Few growers м 
Flag, Maud Campbell, 8 теу distinct; Prince Charm. 
ing, Ruby, Uncle Tom, Mad earli и; Зда, dase „being 
broadly edged with ruby- чей; т Wie 2nd, Mr. Jony 
WALKER, urseryman, Tha . re were eleven stands of 
six bl “ы Ee 705 ONES taking the Ist Prize with 
Stadtrath h Bail, Miss Audrey jf: nt ыг, Romulus, Janira, 
e Brooks, and Seedling. 
basg: Fag The best fancies, Primrose Dame an in 
[o as set apart for six Carnations ams Picotees. for 
those who, ы never won a prize, Mr, RR, Bedford, 
taking the Ist. 
There 85 several entries in a class for two cut blooms аз 
cut Ag the plants. Mr. x C. SHARPIN taking the Ist, with 
. E, C. Sharpin, an orange-salmon self, very fine and 
disiet; unnamed Minds v were also dou 
rnatio ns in edt —In the class for twelve plants, Mr. O. 
from 
à e plants finely grown, some of them 
carrying 4 and qus blooms, admirable examples of high. 
class culture; Mr. J. DOUGLAS was 2nd with plants мищ, 
ix blooms. 
ta fll 
5 Y ж cial feet 
. C. BLICK was Ist with named varieties ГЕ very fon 
quality, raised at Hayes, white selfs being very good, 
In the class for a group to fill 30 feet, Mr. J. DOUGLAS 
Po —There a class for a dinner-table, 
ime pu dive e persons Carnations Pi cotees only, with 
«іў — ане "were six of . BLICK taking the 
lst priz — te, but тау ras A 
charming arrangement А. Mr. J. R. 0221 ARD, бош ewington, 
gracefu tre 
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also shown; one can m he р asking mel, what Liao 
as they suggested nothi da Wis desig 
a class for six bloom 
The Mai rim-Smith prizes, —The best border besiege" е - 
Mr. J, DOUGLAS, who had a dark maroon self of "ыд quii 
. SPURLIN 
and Mr. J. a the best nine bunches of Flake Bizarre or 
fancy varie 
Certificates | of Merit were awarded to H. rose 
of from 
Y. G. Picotee Maud, yellow, edgei wi dorp crimson, very 
fine, and does not split its calyx, from Mr. F. W. CHAMPION, 
iga 
Miscellaneous Collectio тм жеч a large table of 
es eas m Мт. H. ECKFORD, 
Wem; bunc y к rom д 
С urch ; ge number of bunches from 
Messrs. Н. CANNELL & Sons, Swanley; bunches of Carna- 
ons, &c., from Mr, Т. S. WARE, ; a fine collec- 
tion of hardy flowers from Mr. B. І,.рнамз, Shirley, South 
pton; Sweet Pea: m Mr. W t; 
Bookham. 
BECKENHAM HORTICULTURAL. . 
Jury 24,— The hortic — — held 
i und 
eac — 
has nom won in a very large degree the patronage 
and suppor of the je in this is neighbor i 
evidenced by the uncommon number of 
— The show “held on Wednesday last wa 
ts 
is due ^ the energetic and 
secretary (Mr. T. W. Thornton) for the life he has 
infused into the society during the last three years. 
ees ж the prizes in this section ; 
Еру E., Nymph, Pride of Leyton, , and B 
Chih ee en le Gee Н. Rose E., Little Phil and Madeline took the 
ical Gardens are very attactive at present, ‘the к L. em - » Rosie E Ethel, and Mrs, Burnett ; 
bedding-out plants in the low panels casti ing a fine pleasing р" "an ^ она M ind Scarlet Queen; L. Scar 
glow of colour amid the green Mr. BRUCE ; Favourite emi cad i M 
FINDLAY to an attractive show of Lilies e premier 
next month, and the month following he means to have an а S шо U i 
ning | | such also numerous and 
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_ particularly if the Boyal lady, wife of the present member for Duke of Orleans, yellow ; Waterwiteh, Eldorado, 
i плы т — ите with her presence. Almira, Voltaire, Phebus, Proserpine, Ceres, Mrs. Eric 
: oe bro, Sea lovely blush variety ; Eldorado, Haye's 
Scarlet, Eraw "Таз, ous 
rose, fin llback, 
Mise Maud S van, Exile, à i 
THE NATIONAL CARNATION AND . E, nee 
of Germania, King of Celestial, Romulus, P 
Jory 24 —The inc ce this So ciety may be ere wer ape en er 3 
bd e favo оше D M ee e 1 
fete ab ie Oak Pise ta thas Me the it prse with Cardinal йыт, — Е 
groups were 
nner of the Ist prize in M open class W. 
Crosswell, gr. to W. M. BULLIVANT, 
—Many of the аб ‹ exhibited were of d : 
quality, end very few o the classes lacked competition. 
hich, | 
coloured nd good. The exhibitor of these was Mr. Weir 
gr. to PRESTON, Esq., Park. me 
also had three nt», ced was 1st, the OsladiU > 
8 large and well ; 
The collection оё e eee 
for which Mr. J. Manro, gr. to 3. L.BUckxALL, Eag., Ган w j 
Court, экее een of good q 
varieties were specially rare. ын е йм и G 
cimen foliage Plant, and for a specimen flower pg 
