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GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE 
[8кртмпка 7, 1895. 
SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL OF 
ABERDEEN 
Avausr 22, 23. 24.—Tnanks to the generosity of 
the Aberdeen Town Co — 5 the Royal Horticul- 
numbers the exhibi re superior to anything pre- 
viously got together. The total entries amounte 
2021 as — ; Me Lam E NE - r 
ous 
entries than sho 
sectional Edi чаа Faid pen in large marquees. 
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE, 
Ww 
excellent i 
Place for a group of plant its (Orchids excluded), 
arranged for effect on the und in а circle of 10 fet 
diameter, defeating many а tito: , Durris; 
Mr. JoHN DUTHIE, were (йй; апа 11 r 
Wallfield, followed in same order. 
Orchids were w — Mr. JOHN PROCTOR, 
Devanha, and Mr. GRIGOR, Fairfield, taking the chief prizes. 
Such a display of Ferns has not been time 
amateurs and working classes 
showed well here. The cut flowers were a capital 
Men. T. Mire 
TO were very наоса may tioned 
names of А, WESTLAND, Banc chory; MAYER & Son, Aber- 
pras. мы GILES, Aberdeen; and Mr. ROBERT BURNS, 
een. 
A feature of the show was the displ 
bition by Messrs, BEN. REID & C 8 k төт 
SMITH Hawick. 
d on 
& Son, не апі Mr. Тону For 
The Me аан. REID & Co. һай а lay, and 
which was much d 
— Son and Mr. FORBES in their 
Messrs, 
y did equally 
were filled with ys ge eie 5 Bi addition, = 
the lawn an 
a аз, 88 1, уе a 
the staging committee got through their w 
good time, Bes the jadging commenced at an e dis 
hour, 
Groups.—There were three exhibitors in the class for а 
group of plants arranged for effect, to fill a space not — 
50 вац 
ing 1 are feet. was from . GE ILES, 
Victo ursery, B ; it was singularly light and 
sagt — vide э „чий e a Le m, was 
gra 
204, with a T Begon 
ponas азау, "admirbly arranged d with Fernsand foliage 
2 was гэй а miscellaneous group, occupying 80 
eet. This. was won by Mr. E. Meachen, p’ to Mrs. (ru dii] 
Woodgrove, Withdeane; prominent w. of 
villea, surrounded b lants usually in groups of this 
. G. Sims, gr. to e. J. Inwoop, Esq., Dyke 
ul, me Írom Mr 
Rev. Sir О. SHIFF*RN, Bt., Combe Plac А. 
Lewes, a һ masterpiece of — ve grou ping ; some finely 
lo of Adiantum 
— rere Ur. G. 1 e Victoria Tos urse ту, W as 2nd. 
ith advan tage . 
TS. 
. A. Offer, gr. to J. WARR*N, Esq, Н — M 
enim was 186 for six stove and greenhouse Ferns. with fine 
ко of Davallia polyantha, D. семя йо, ' Cibotiu um 
ei, Dicksonia antarctica, Adiantum d emn voi a 
— 2 of Perm hirta cristata тз. W. M 
& Co., West B. ton Nursery, were 2nd. 
e donis flowering plant was ag Ie 
bun а. 9. Fennell, gr. to E. CAZALET, Esq., Fai 
Tunbridge 
ag of Bak and foliage plants, 8 feet 1 4 r were 
effective eight of them being placed u e dome. 
Turn 
Mr. J. to Sir GREVILLE SMYTH, Wi p was 
lst with a ve ceful arrangement; and Mr. G. MILES, 
2nd, 
Tables of Begonias, 4 feet square, were also very effective, 
several of them finding a place in the Corn Exchange. The 
Esq., Clayton 
есе of 
sapaqa 
m, Bougainvillea 
Gilberti, and 
tania borbonica, grand — 
and Prince Waldeck, Anthurium crystallin 
ec , Allamanda da Henderson, Statice fimbriata G 
Ixora javanicu m. Mr.Orr as 2nd, 
Groups of six Crotons were 88 nted by small but -— 
grown and brilliant-coloured specimens ; Fuchsias and 
The best six Orchids came from Mr. G. Duncan, gr. to 
ыа. eq „ Warnham Court, Horsham, who had Den vot 
specimens, peden and 
К шай but admirably grown; and 
vell shows 
wers ware а op, ^h Га? ++ Tak 
tic — eee enl Lc > leading classes 
Occupied a 3 * the 
dome, 2 the light Ee ан ie the [d em diffi 
of cut st 
ches, though set formal 
Boxes of twelve varieties were also good, Messrs. 
Pu s Sox, nurserymen, Coventry, had the best * nel 
four Roses, among them a magnificent. bloom of Black Prince, 
; but h 
d ги was sent out some twelve years ago, it is rarely seen, Me. 
„Ж, G, Rose-grower, Eastbourne, was 2nd ; some good 
blooms being shown by both exhibitors. и 
‚ With twelve Roses, Мг, H. Harry, gr. to Mrs. EVERSFIELD, 
was Ist; and Mr. La » gr. to 
2nd, 
urseryman, Uckfield, 
Y 2nd, some very good blooms 
being staged. 
Spi Gladioli were in good condition, th. 
in the Ist prize twelve of good length, Mui, 3 os ke 
quality excell 
Dahlias came from Mr. S. M 
au; M Y. W ML ii 
enty Dahlias, Messrs, J. Cigar, & Sons, - 
field Nurseries, Crawley, were Ist; and Messrs, pee 
з, Ind. 
& Sons, 
ve blooms, th. lige. 
proe 
there was no 
—ͤ — 
actus Dahlias were very numerous. Mr. SEALE was let 
with twelve bunches, е ом Matchless, Lady P 
and othe Pesce ls ape —! in their best form, Mr. 8. 
For six varieties also, there w was a keen 
бика L & SOxx's 8 — prizes for 
e of each, — contested. 
A со годен от g“ lbous 
. Mr, W. Mantoa, gr. 
well, Boling, was Ist with 
competition ; 224 Man. А 
dee 
heir — sehen 3 Messrs. ene 
Mis. JOHNSON 
Selden ville 
Ferns, а : | 
Peas; Miss L, HUDSON, Gunnersbury House, Acton, came 20. 
FRU $ 
Of fruit there was a remarkable display, 2 one of the 
best. seen in Brighton n late yea: re were several col- 
ht Mr. roii Prince: Polegate, was Ist 
with finely finished Gros and Musca es 
rapes, Barrington Peaches, an unamed Nec e, and Bon f 
Chrétien Pears, Мой Park Figs, and one ode: 2 e Mr. е | 
Taylor, gr. to C. Bayon, Esq., Tewkesbury ‘Lodge, F 
Hill. 
The best three LE, of Black Hamburg Grapes came 
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gr. to H. F. aeh, m Balcombe, was 2n 
of Wales and Downton, ars, both dessert and stewing, were 
very 
— were in — — yg were many entries for four 
dish culinary vari г. WILL TAYLOR, was Ist with 
su orb "droits te en l1 duffielo, The Queen, and 
Warner's Ki 
J 
Mr. e had the best four dishes of dessert Apples 
staging Astrachan, Worcester Pearmain, Queen, and Irish 1 
Peach, P 
Single dishes were also shown in plenty; also Plums, ў 
Cherries, Figs, 
Among vegetables, Potatos were numerous, and ccllection 
ges g 
pores Sag Collections. A very fine group of 
— Pen also a superb collection * Apples, wa rom 
Mes BALCHIN & Sons, Hassocks d ai 
Fro essrs, VEITCH & Sons, Chelsea, с 
features of the ep very fine group of Pitcher Ран к, 
some beautiful Streptocarpus seed sown in January 
Gold Medal was awarded. 
ARLTON, Tunbridge Wells, had a оймен E 
and Mr. WILL TAYLOR some cut Roses 
me: 
Mr, J. Она 
Dah lias, &с.; 
BATH. і 
— m Bath Floral ine and n 1 
ortunate in having fine | d 
the — of their annual show in the Sen | 
Gardens on Wednesday. The a "on e 
ompared fav ly with its prede Pearson | 
credit is due to the Ho „ Meurs, R.F. Pete 
and tg со for the excellent arrangements d | 
sion in the vario { 
Ше show for the staging of exhibits, £I 
the 
PLAN 
uchsias are always given ашаа nce at this show. 
class for nine kanap in as many 1 were 
3 a 
In the caen — віх plants ha six varieties, LEES Living 
— Mr. James Lye, gr. to Hon. Mrs, Har, M 
Wilts, w. was a good Ist; Mr, Snell, gr. to Mrs. бо 
We eston, was a good 2nd 
In the class for twelve ornamental pus M 
and six greenhouse, M. was ae 
ell. Mr. CYPHER 1 the scu fo one че GEO. 
iage plant, with a fi leoni. „ 
