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CHESTER PAXTON SOCIETY. 
DU dn 19, 20.—The annual Fruit and Chrysanthemum 
wn Hall, under th 
society has ‚апа 
than those of preceding shows; on the present occasion, they 
were twice as many as last year. 
Over 1,200 dishes of fruit vee exhibited, voie; A 
apparen 
competition was very keen in the lasses for Ribston, 
Li tc and King of the Pippins; and for kitchen 
— ood's Nonsuch, Alfriston, 
Mère de "Ménage, В merum Orange Pippin, Warner's King, 
and Wareham were ГЕ ively shown, some fruits of 
t ed v. — — fine. 
The exhibition has, fro its “commencement, found much 
favour in Cheshire and North Wales ; competent ечи 
now say that it is - 2 the diim exhibitions of pe ie fru 
held in ejes pales 
ere largely nic and — examples of Louise 
Marie. Louise, Pitmaston 
Bonne вены Jersey, Duchess, and 
Doyenné du Comice, were noted, 
Although this the second when the society has 
offered prizes for themum entries were fairly 
good, there being six competitors for decorativ . Mos 
the classes for cut blooms were well contested, and the 
majority of the Japanese ms wi lent. A notabl 
WEA Christleton Hall. 
fine collection * рев gr m not for com- 
sent by Mr. BARNES, Eaton Ha и; апа 
West MINSTE. 
{004 summer show 
agree! to help and supplement ode effort 
The whole 
АЫ bot MU Committee, wi with Mr, G. P 
Secretary. 
NATIONAL CHRYSANTHEMUM. 
last show of the year by the 
ations! бруса Oh desi — t the Royal Aquarium 
formed a fitting fina ul season; 
nale Rarely 
i the quality of the exhibitions been so high as during 
Comm t show, the 
encing wi e early autumn 
bited that si 
эё exhi Occasion were remarkable, an 
we уине if better ом would be in November. In 
due ti h was acknow- 
and on the on th 
well be proud of the display а, or ne never has there been a 
exhibit of twenty- tour pom in eighteen varieties „ from 
Mr. A. HAGGABT, 0 class — — this late 
show, but the enterprise * the уып growers w. anifest in 
large mi recs collections of plants and Abit very 
ereditable to them, Cyclamens and Primulas added a little 
variety, and sii the show more interesting. As the whole 
of the floor space had been appropriated to the ае лев 
races! the entire exhibition was held in the galleri 
Сот BLOOMS. 
. As we have already stated, the lst prize in the princi 
class for cut blooms of 
А. gr. to Mrs. JoHNSTON Е ý k, 
Ludlow, who secured other valuable classes also. It may be 
to the i in s class. 
ТІ were Etoile de Lyon, Ed. Mol veum, Duke of 
York, Golden Gate, Harman agne; Mdlle. М. Hoste, 
Lord Brooke, G. C. Schwabe, Madame A. 
Moulin, Mrs. W. Н. Lees, Le P. du Bois, Viviand Morel, 
League. 3rd, Mr. W. Mease, 
gr. nir A. А — о Leatherhead. There were 
eight ехһі 
N the best position in the follo 
elem whioh m was s fo Ó -four bunches of v 
8 
arieties ; 2nd, Mr. Jno, Aplin, gr. W.M. 
BAKER, Esq., Hasfi eld Court, loucester; 3rd, P c. rj Waite, 
gr. to the Hon. W. P. TALBOT, Glenhurst, whole 
of the exhibits in this class had not 
blooms as they appeared in similar king 
bottles, had fallen, and were ваййе together in any thing tt 
rn 
, The best exhibitor among ten of twelve Japanese dis- 
tinet, le . ard Golden were 
THE 
GARDENERS 
Mr. Jno. APLIN, Mr, HAGGART won icis in the class for 
six d among ten or more exhi bito 
The acp class for in 
ot fewer ah 
ed 3 e for twelve 
blooms, Р and te es ality of the 
exhibit э va s decidedly better Fah w ad expected would have 
been the case Ist, Mr. eville, кке oF. . FLIGHT, Esq., 
отне" Twyford, Winchester. The best blooms were Lord 
lcester, Mrs. R. О. Kingston, Chas, iege ine nd a seedling ; 
2nd, Mr. A. HAGGART ; and 3rd, Mr. he LIN. 
Inthe class for six blooms sop Mr. H: PERKINS was 
W. NEVILLE followed. 
rran 
blooms were of good quality, Ist, Mr. R. C CUT, Broughton 
Road Nursery, Ipswich ; 2nd, derman, gr. to GILLIAT 
HATFIELD, Esq., Morden Hall, Surrey ; 3rd ine E . Cook, gr. 
to HARBRIDGE, Esq A 15 wood, Hen simil 
А 
у Mr. W. Y sci gr. to Mrs, 
e 
eee ари best а 
and Mr. W. C. Pagram, ды” 
Whim, М ds Mr, A. to 
Duchess of W GTON, son Walton-on-Th 
best collection Pd геу bunches of small- 85 67e help 
т 
Mr. ETT won in the class for six bunches of small- 
Pere sine jo "itle and the one for six bunches a larger- 
flowere 
amateur — 23 collection of six 
“ai stinct, was Mr. E, 1, Melville Ter- 
The 4 exhibit Of a vase of 
3 was made by Mr. RANE, 4, 
ighgate, whose arrange- 
ing some single ones, 
Mrs. W. GREEN, jnr., Harold Wood, Essex, 
was . 
Miscellaneous Piants.—The best collection of Cyclamens in 
mpany, Hanwell, 
m 
McLEOD; 2nd, Mr. W. Rap RINLING, Esq., 
Harrow Weald 4 Howe, Stanmore, йш MSS were all white- 
Tha hast Tants г тр. 
А. Newell, gr. to 
2 
Wi 
Sir EDWIN SAUNDERS, Wim- 
pretty; 2 
North 3 Putney Hill. м NEWELL had the best feni 
P imula p plants ; 2nd Mr.T 
double Primula sinensis were Piin г. W. Meas to 
TATE, Esq., а?” nside, Leatherhead. ле: уету y pretty collection 
8 flowering, berried, pes ee ie 
ace 9 feet by 6 feet, shown 
H. тте Esq., Park Hill, Streatham Com 
‚ Noncompetitive exhibits,—The m ost important ‘of е was 
Chrysanthemums arrang a bold manner, 
with supplementary Ls with decorative foliage, by Mr. 
Н. J. Jones, Ryecroft N ursery, Lewi — oe їз, 
Earls Nurseries, 2 - а i pi ange- 
ment, th groun mpos sabaist wall 
with pockets ou Ferns, intertwined Ivy, and such things. In 
өш Howe, gr. to 
nded igo bouquets, &c. à latge r irm 
he group on either side, and the 
hole e wa s backed wit th white cloth, The аттап gement would 
Messrs. G. PRICKETT & Sons, nurserymen, Tottenham, had 
berw rn Ws 
Mr. Noam ber Maidenhead, had d each a good re an 
tion of nove 
CHARD, — Newington, exhibited his floral a „ Ker 
and Messrs, CUTBUSH & Son, Highgate 838 vt а calle 
tion of 33 and foliage Pun Mr. A 
arranged a —— — COJ. WAITE exhibited 
— € 
— & Sons, Bulwell Pot tery, near r gham 
hada vs exhibit, representing different varieties of gard суш. 
and Mr. W. ir AB Ipswich, had & displayed 
exhibit of Ichthemic Gua 
Floral Committee. 
MBER 3,—A goodl ovelties was sub- 
were 
decorative 
Japanese, full of promise ‚апа especially 
for market work, from Mr. E. Н. JENKINS, pton ; 
and to decorative King a yellow variety with 
Рф элле. flowers ae though ped upon this 
occasion t to obtain awards, are а A е, зге: 
Decorative Janette Sheahan, „а 40 d gold pem po the 
CHRONICLE 
[Оксимвив 7, 1895, 
blush-coloured Princess Blanche, a large, wal os. 
plan t being staged „from Mr. D. Sheahan, ered bush. 
bledon ; a sport from the incurved Jeanne Pyes Wim. 
committee approved, but which they requested to g. de 
better condition, from Mr, J. Tarr, Lynehow, ine 
Flight, a seedling white incurved, from T. W. Furan Mn, 
Twyford, Hants, whic e committee also w; HT, Egg, 
again; Japanese, Pearl Beauty, a very fine bl to ш 
broad-petalled incurved Japanese, solid, and full, f. 
KiNG, Holmwood; Japanese J. W. McHattie, 22 
= ен crimson flower, with an amber and 2d pi 
committee wished to see again; this vitet 
—— came from Mr. R. OWEN, Maidenhead. — 
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eurved Egyptian, from Mr. W. J. GODFREY, which | 
з as ап incurved Japanese Se, tht pape 
rse. 
new des x in I T large "specimen 
a santhemums, from Messrs. R. SANKEY 1 
Notts, mended by the o committee. well, 
The National Chrysanthemum Society enjo " i 
dinner on the 27th ult., when it was celebrated е 
President) 
occupied the chair, t er re were Lm resent the 1 ч the 
ood n er of Fellows. More 
Socie y, ig than 
the toast list аре was — — i) was the 7 
of the Medals and special prizes awar recent great 
shows, which included the handing over of the two Holmes 
Memorial C Mr. W.H. Lees. The Chairman, in proposing 
„The National Chrysanthemum „gave an interesting 
description of some of the political and social features of 
China, th owe the introduction of 
ountry to which we 
the Chrysanthemum. 
READING AND DISTRICT GAR 
ENERS’ MUTUAL IMPROVE. 
MENT ASSOCIATION. 
R 2.—The fortnightly meeting of the abo 
m at the Bri 
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last, Mr. WOOLFO 
peel er лт g of eae ad present at any of the meetings 
his 
Af — тт 
е — —— к been disposed of, and a few 
introductory s fro 
„The Garden Pea and its Varieties.” The 
DEAL, 
and variations of the shape of pods of the various types | 
of Peas. 
A mx epica discussion took p 
EES, HIN 
he would again take it up o ure occasion, 
Ei ioi Md OF TREES RE 
D DURING FROST. * 
I was ais mai to a — on the abore 
subject, who pointedly remarked that “those #0 
now their 
business send their orders early ad a 
not troubled about receiving frozen ^ Waly 
mo 
frozen through. They w ce ппрё 
their branches Дын оза. shortened 
hen planted in two 
following autumn, and noticed they were — i 
gummed, and that their branches had died T : 
the stems, from which, however, young ! | 
made —how these trees ultimately 
opportunity of 
id 
thawed by the su 
chairman, Mr. E. J. Deano 
Мани — 2 Bow 8 — a a highly tte lectureon 
doubly interesting and instructive by the asy excea ч 
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