Остоввв 12, 1895.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE 
433 
localities there was no question that Pear-grow 
would be a source of profit. Amon — e 
varieties were ne, which tched 145. 
г cwt. ; Beurré Clairgeau, 15s, per — ; Clapp’s 
favourite, Pitmaston Duchess; Beurré Hardy, 
yen u Comice; arie Louise d’Uccle, 
Josephine de Malines; Catillac, Uvedale’s St 
rmain, Ver , and Vicar of W inkfield. 
The foreign CHERRIES poor in quality 
— with home-grown ones, that there was 
very prospect of this popular fruit maintaining its 
"e and paying well in the future. The im 
ance of growing only a 
of fruit hel with 
— because 
ew varieties of any kind 
erri 
reaso ens 
PaE sam 8 Р 
ted in a 8 thus en АБЫНА а шап with a 
ruit for the Soli vl | — 
to Fix 
time it was necessar otect i ixed objects 
scare the bi f little use. Early Rivers 
held a high position among the early varieties ; 
hen me 3 — і по ое Florence, an 
m Fra —— 1 a 4 of 
mer sa ё fair profit = lanting M Morel 
For a man with t limited uk 1 fruit 
— 
ccess, as the first cost in p 
commercial su ы 
em was com vel , and let fairly 
treatment 8 wed secured. No 
ruit would pay so 
where у would 
than £22 a ton. 
Rep CurRANTs were not in great demand. 
WHITE Солун» must be ver doe indeed to 
fetch good "m and it would be rather a risk to 
plant any quan 
Ras 
BE sve a pesto жор, pe 
pickers could not be engaged in the on- 
siderable loss might occur, as oe. kit podari 
h 
dun oen when ri 
re a reliable and profitable fruit, 
iid ought t to 1 deme A 14 fruit plantation of 
any size, as they co ing early from the 
time of | planting, ағ: Ferid of Break assistance in 
meeting expens 
Sra ушен. The price went up, and there was 
adioa еде —— уут Wheres apitats d not give 
і of 
ation requisite in packing, and said 
that the frandul ulent practice of СЯ with the 
tinest eua сүн = never, sade? any circumstances, 
be permitted. Perfect honesty in marketing was 
the v poor se 
As to insect oos, m more e er to this тыл 
to 
4 aiak 
arly, as it was 
much easier to irpo them in their infan "y. 
ious matter for anyone who 
take up, t without technical knowledge to carry it through: 
but, hl 
practical man could be put in charge, the work would give a 
good return for the labour and cipia invested. If they read 
this paper and the other p ssay whic - 
lished in the ty's Journal, they would рае. m a small 
compass the most "— меб the sound 
ion, and the safest guide on ыт (Кү adis had 
ever appeared in the "m ora lan He self knew 
a and the tries it entail 
е 
aM +h that 
— id 8 
candid opinion of how 
pared with that of the foreigner. Mr. Mills 
wrote that his varieties of Apples realised 30 per cent. more 
on the average than any other English varieties, Now 30 
per cent. was a profit in itself, z least growers thought so, 
although, pt shopkee: were not c it. 
had 
"d the old S git 
e ends 
damage it. 
о 
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g 
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p 
1 
arges f had , 
pay to Pise! 1 u upon the train. The French Apples had a 
advantage over t nr cng ad — between Southampton 
and London of some ething But 
Tent 
of 
the foreigner of 219 per cent, * еы not узен 
growing, he would wa 
against that. With r 
pe aga 
sh 
Tn n the es €— 
ngli ess it, th 
Then 
were to take full advantage o рант ga we qon 
Ъз able to qc our Sw in seasons of plenty by drying and 
preserving. no necessity rely on the sun for 
— —— ald be d done in an ordinary oven. 
The CHAIRMAN mentioned that he had dried his own fruit 
n, which answered satisfactorily. There were, 
drying-machines — men Mayfurth and the 
one of which was at Chiswick Gardens, where it might 
ted. 
NATIONAL CHRYSANTHEMUM. 
Остовєв 8, 9, 10 —More than сЕ ual auccess 
attended the ‘early autumn show the National 
вап Ше 
were 
0 
а dis splay from the ve rous honorary 
ка айлы ot flowers and fruits from the trade, 
There were bi exhibitors only of а group of Chrysanthe- 
mum plants in flower, ога with se plants for effect. 
Mr. І H. » JONES, Ryecroft N urseries, , Lew par ge =< He 
d lot h a few 
Ferns ia tront and in nterm ixed, an 8 м! чайчы 
Varieties most interesting were "= new Mrs. Chas, Е. Shea, 
on e first Japanese blooms of last у уни 
several of 
th: 
group р consisting of — hemums, 
tons, and other things. 
For twenty-four Japanese 
W. Wells, nurseryman, Redh 
his collection was capital, w 
Prem the ascen the mp noteworthy was Boule d'Or, an 
ncurved variety of the prese out by Calvat, 
Menu, e . is large — пу ‘tall, , petals b road, and th 
buff. A Firs Certifica 
arieties, Mr. 
notice. 
In the 2nd prize collection, from Mr. Jas. Brookes, gr. to 
W. J. NEWMAN, Esq, Whetstone House, Totteridge Lane, 
ae Mee ace ot шы эши, теј the newer 
Ponsbourne Park, Hertford, was 3rd ; and there wi were seven or 
tors. 
of i distinct only found two exhibitors. 
Ms. W. СотілІмв was Ist, and his best blooms were Refulgens 
and Mons, Bahuant; Mr. В. Filkins, gr. to Mi-s ALEXANDER, 
Oskbank, Chislehurst, was 2nd, 
“А EMT t Pompons, 
and r^ best were from Mr, Chas, B to R. HENTY, 
Esq., Langley House, Abbots Langley, Hers, who had a stand 
com ery neat b'ooms of nice Miss DEBEX- 
HAM, St. Peter's, St. Albans, was 2nd. 
Six bunches, however, were best from Miss DEBENHAM, who 
owed very well in this clas», and was followed by Mr. T. L. 
Turk, gr. to T. BONEY, Esq., Southwood House, Highgate, N., 
and Mr. CHAS. BROWN. 
Mr. T. Tullett, gr. to G. 8 Esq., Warley 23 
аныд =: — had 1st 
emum blooms, twelve lar 
— addition ot — suitable foliage. The blooms ere 
аы м сап little üsed in addition to the 
naturalíoliage. There were — other competitors in this 
Amat C.asses,—Mr. II. Love, 1, Melville 
insti. Tele of Wight, Ist f 
ич ong fewer than six varieties, and showed a dur collec- 
» blooms very fine, but lac E pens а little; 
— таз noticeable, 2nd 8, South Ashford, 
Kent. 
The class — six blooms was won by Mr. F. DURRANT, 4, 
New Road, ; his collection lacked colour, as the rd 
flower with any colour was one of W, Tricker. 2nd, 
Ep. JONES, 25, ” Mal vern Road, Hornsey, with bright — 
smaller nemo 3rd, Mr. AMIES. 
Sing "den Gardeners, — The best twelve blooms of 
Japanese, c came from Mr. J. Kna 
AMSDEN, PG 24, Chichester Road, Croydon ; his best blooms 
were Newett, Eda Prass, and Mrs. F. Jameson 
TWIN, 
apa nese 
r, W. Am 
Me, F. . ТЕ 
Mr. J, KNAPP was again successful — six blooms, including 
a good one of Annie Clibran ; 2nd, Mr. A. W. Southard, gr. to 
YON, E inni Sutton. 
loral arrangements.—The first class in this section was for 
cella. 
value of Chrysanthemums. Mr. J. R. Cu 
wi lst for thi 
exhibits, The ту — Hen ‘of Chr rysant 
4 D, J 
themums were 
14 
aste. р - REEN, Jr, 
orist, ld „Essex, 3rd. The vere several other 
entries in this class men class for one Vase (the t 
cluded), 8 won by 
М, e яс to W. HANNAFORD, 
аны роуа aa 94и „N. W.; acd Mr. D. B. CRANE 
а very clos 
i dem ExmlbiTs, 
Wehave these as very numerous, Messrs 
Jas. седе ray honk Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, had a 
group of Chrysa: note 
being good, а е 
The plants, ia our opinion, wou 
— ys x apud sari toge 
gured ely ia the group. ame Lecro'x, Lady 
Randolph, President Armand, Commandant Blussett, and M. 
„were noti: езЫе, 
Another group cf Giyinik kenia was staged by Mr, THOS. 
S. WARE, Hale Farm Nurseries, near Tottenham, 
s KY; th Nurseries, T 
emt most 
imu Bio ooms "ul 
the excellent Carnations, Miss Ma ннн hs зг Regi- 
nald Godfrey (pink), са others, were also 
nhea 
Mr. Rohr. OWEN, Maide „ had кз ч“ “alow Gem, 
ery 6 hig 
a Pompon, flowers ve lw h centre 
(First-class Certificate); Lady Esther Smith, a i aparese 
incurved, with excellent broad petals (Certificate); and Col. 
rd, a red „with vi e buff reverse (Ce ate). 
Mr. W.W who won in the class for twenty-four blooms 
f Japanese, exhibited her stand con 
dozen fineblooms in considerable variety ; 
ont Nursery, Woking, had 
including Louise, . Molin, Rose 
yellow reflexed variety (First-Class Certifi 
Ryecro 
Le ‚ Was а very pretty collection of 
а 
5 a very 
lia blooms, well furnishing 
The other one was = done by 3 — 
ti 
. CHEAL 
on to Dahlia blooms, displayed a 
Son, 
E 
SvcH, nurseryman, — ere 
essr3, 
W.CUTBUSH & Sos, aane, had a collection of Asters and 
hardy flow . GOODSON 
decora: Mr. W. Hi663, Fetcham Park 
Gardens, Leatherhead, showed a number of excellent Sel 
