558 
Mr. French, gr. to Mrs. BARCLAY, Ambleside, Wimbledon 
Park, for a group more in the old-fashioned style, the front 
being, however, т finished off with very dwarf plants. 
SPECIMEN PLANTS (TRAIN 
grouped around the two к ns ate 
si us e building, being De seen to the best pos 
Íroi 
рен coul not be 
er, ; White 
plants, сы: Dr. Sharp, rich іп e 
For six trained specimens 8 z remarkably fine 
arf as usual t all the better, the 
hi 
ori nsel 
rich red, flowera ; Ses Mé of similar 
2 P and Black Douglas, well known as one of the finest 
For si six ix standard (t ане келее with plants having 
se в n stems, each densely clo ra 
hinaman, Stans! 
ere 
Surprise, extra ; ual. the flowers of € 
i Cleopatra, both good plants; and 
Madame endalt er * clean and fresh. 
Mr. DONALD was an easy winner for one specime Up ar 
any type, pyramidal tained, with p чес» balanced N 
Margot, full of fine bloo Mr. Davey, gr. to C. C. PAIN, 
Esq., Cedar House, Stamfo rd Hill, рз 2nd with a pretty 
plant of Elsie. 
The lati ibitor was also Ist for x trained specimen 
3 i 
y fin e plant lonel Sm 
were amply provided for in of the galleries, and а 
mpetition i y class save the 
the pri 
t 
Mr. Н, J. J 
display in the class for a table of eut oom 
r the “exhibitor з=нч 
ou or th 
igh-class exhibition quality. Some were arranged 
e-like arches; these re isted of 
e were two ta 
s vases em 
these being жаны ар equally fine flowers 
oa “a vie 
displayed. The Gold Medal of the Society was most v dins iam 
awarded to this fine exhi 
a tabla of певала, этом, 
Whole, 
kikit 
* 1. for 
sprays, ken $ to illustrate the 
aq ia 
yellow blooms, the wreath, vu 
rs being cape ol (quality Pa 
ученика with very suitable 
rus alternif жр: - „апі Myrsi 
these vases stood in а better posi- 
have been considerably improved in appear- 
ETT, Swiss Nursery, Hammersmith, had 
similar i between which and the former 
was to choose; the flowers, howeve 
THE GARDENERS' 
was a practical one when placed upon a dinner-table, esee is 
be said in every case; the larger flowers we 
fined to the base, graduating upwards to the top, whilst 
not any too much m was ta up by th Mr. Meri- 
ew, gr. to Dr. PAUL, Camberwell, came 2nd, four colours 
being employed here; white and yellow were the tw addi- 
tions to the foregoing, the ement Fin light and € 
nds of жы exhib were dressed 0 
оше of the sta 
“з са the back part bein g шешне. 
vais; pales lower than 12 or more than 18 rue. in height, Mr. 
Т. PRESTON, Esq. ., Kelsey Manor, 
h 
arrangements, one of yellow flowers ron 
another with white with green foliage and berri 
ERIDEW Was — again in this class, with — of 
more globular 
In the class ^e rh hand- EM some excellent examples 
were displayed, Mr, WEB TER wi nning with two very 
tasteful bouquets. of 8 nee varieties of 
— — colours intermixed with choice bite Ey umnal an 
other light foliage, the other being co — and 
colours. Mr. — SAUNDERS (th 
— well, gr. to Sir 
— — the society), Fei — Wimbledon, came in a 
— differ ence тщр that larger flowers were 
том, 15 with good tas ру yellow and bronze, апа 
another of pink and red, bei ing the e choice of colours ; ‘the leaves 
of À 
B 
es only, brought ge some capital displays, 
. NEW 
Road, imbledon, who evidently Sones the correct 
principles of decoration, her et being bold, yet free in 
style. e 2nd prize was taken by Mrs. W. GREEN, Jun., 
h 
with a smaller arrangemen 
In the class for six blooms of any one variety of Japanese, 
with foliage of any kind, set up in vases less than 
height, Mr, Felgate, 
hill, Walton 
being conspicu 
Helwood, Hendon, was and with another yellow variety. 
In the corresponding class for amateurs only, M 
‚ Ho 
with th ase in this section, it affording an 
excellent example of a vase arrangem iety wa: 
Viviand mend of ii. — but fine flowers, group:d with 
tica foliage and Smilax, &с. The 2nd жа went 
ety 
to Mr. RE E. WILSON, 32, — Gardens, W., 
being Mrs. Harman Payne also 
2 8 oe Poe 
for effect, Mr. pe Mansey, gr. . H. SMITH, 
Esq., sta very tasteful exhibit with — variety, 
and likewise harmonious — of autumnal tints, the 
Mabonia aquifolia of deep bronzy- 
i к, 
їп 
effect. M. GREEN, jun., followe i 
with 3 * exhibit, Marie more packed than in the 
et. 
AND VEGETABLES. 
Grapes were not largely shown, but were very good. Mr 
W. Tidy, gr. to W. К. D’ARcy, + Stan Hall, had 
the best uss in pretty e enter and mediu в 
uscat of Alexandri 
ut somewhat ungainly bunches, though well-coloured ; 
3 gr. to Colonel ARCHER HOUBLON, Bishop's Stortford, 
was 
d Gros Colma r Grapes, Mr, T. Hall, gr. toW. — — 
Ега., Mers! er was we Ш 1st, pth — being ha 
well coloured, and with fine Mr, ы саше Sed 
his дне: were larger, though re gd 
ery fiae and plentiful, Me. W. LLAN, of 
ows these fruits wally was let, 
tma Duchess, Loui 
i ry e 
з? Pearmain, and Ribston, 
Mr. C. Ross, Welford Park, 
rsons, Rosemary Russet, Adam 
Cox’s Orange and King Pippins, 
beth i was 3 
were also eleven collections of six dishes —— kitchen 
being generally very fine. Mr. TURTON 
чат handso 
Scarl L 
Warners King. Mr. W. T. — * 
bourne, was 
Very fine collections of Apples and Pears were set pe у 
Messrs. W. Cure ; Messrs, C 
essrs, SPOONER & Sons, Hoe 
and in t variet 
also very effectively staged, "- миче 
CHRONICLE. 
Vegetables.—These important products seem at this show 
have somewhat fallen from their former high estate, 
For the valuable prizes offered by Messrs, aoe 
Reading, for collections of athe distinct kinds, 
а е bei verely 
in each case be rely limited; dra Poma | 
staged. Mr. C. J. Waite, to EN 
was neh чаб a е Cauliflowers, Brussels Sprout 
ood, 
Onions — am Leeks, pretty Satisfaction 
som w Intermediate — and ч 
Me. K. туе e, gr. to th» Hon. Mrs, KINGSMILL, : 
2nd, having very good ics indeed, — aly of T 
Leeks, Onions, Parsnips, and Pota tatos; and E 7: 
ATTS, Esq., Ch 
= 
order in E class 
C 
and Pa “a Per 
Empeon, 
"m ‘tothe —— m FIELD, 
а — of 
out b тв. Sutton & Sons, 
collection ки Potatos 
, Sou 
lection of ‘vegetables, the. centri al figure bein ) 
— КГ 
fruiting finely, and numerous Parsnips, Carrots, Potatos, Beets, 
Onions, and other roots, also green stuffs, in great variety, 
Mr ANEOUS, 
Honorary — were fairly numerous; notice was 
—Mr. NoRMAN DAVIS, nur. 
few 
one of — bes , 
broad — very high centre; deb phe 
yellow Japanese, — — rothy Seward a и 
Japanese, of some prom: 
Horticultural candies were — oat 2 
GEORGE, 14, R е Road, Put 
i — of — Cher 
en grown from the — prem 
Ж 
A ca capital group of 3 in bloom 
by Messrs, Jas. VEITC 8, Royal al Exotic Nursery 
i me ari well 
( Busses Pyrénées), but none of them 
Messrs. H. CANNELL & се 
ificently furnis 
blooms in cons 
2. 
+ 
c 
— 
co 
T 
et 
3 
$ 
& good 
Mr. W. PIERCY, 89. ач ll Roa 
hihi 
Mr. W. E. TIDY, Brockham n Nurseries, Ha 
a lange table with ‘decorative jm other varieties of 
themum bloo: 
A Рат rand lot tof novelties in Chrysanthemums were shi 
Mr. ROBERT OWEN, Ma r including a good che 
uty vb: Sholing j 
. WM, CUTB 
x 8 а лене 
plants, and some р n fl 
Chrysanthemum и Chas. Bli 
W. J. Exmouth N 
Mr. ODFREY, 
hundred blooms, — ing for mo 
raised by himself or others. 
A pretty group of Orchids and miscellaneo 
tollane pisati was staged by Messrs, B. S. W 
с 
bloo: “Же key wa nthemum Philadelphia 
y Mosar 
ad W. 36 HANAN, Forth Vineyards, 
S e vine leaves, dnd a few Grapes and 
r 
— 
of o he cycle 
this, ‘the twelfth it bi held, was in 
those reviously held in 1 
quality. 
The cut bloom classes were liberall 
schedule, and for twenty-four Japan 
e D ** F. Firzw nm Bart., 
with large w 
