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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[Juse 18, 1887, 
James, who had a fine Grem revoluta, зон Queen 
Victoria, a and C. ар из. Мг. Н. Јат s had the 
bes 
borbonica, Thri a, А: 
Weddelliana, нараз аети a Ken 
deni. 2nd, with Chamzerops humili is, 
Kentia Balmorean, Thrinax elegans, Areca s sapida, 
. James b boing, 15%, with вїх, 
ура tum, 
3rd, R. But 
Vers Plants.—These were somewhat 
poorly s 
haying Phormium tenax | 
macrorhiz 
bachia Ja anni, and a vari aa! n Mr. 
R. Butler was 2n = his group including a nice piece 
Aralia Sieboldi variegata. 
T egonias. —Here Messrs. J. Lai 
pe sempervirens alba 
Lc er on vom crispum, дА? юй. 
R. B. White, Esq., Ardarroch, Gareloch Head, 
Il for a hybrid Den i 
o M. 
and Odontoglossum crispum albane 
Elliott, gr. to R. Durnell, He 2 Stamford Hil, for 
tleya Mossiz, Durnell's 
erronea Certifoates Б Miaa d:—To Mr. 
V. Chitty, nurseryman, Stamford Hill, "x Coleus 
ubilee, a € rich PERS ved varie 
r, Esq. 
[arion and Duke of Clarence o Mr. C. Turner, 
Te Nursery, Slough, for fancy Paid Iona 
Begonias Duke of Ei е ы. aing 0., for 
as e of Edinburgh, Duchess of Edinburgh, 
Louise, Mrs. Apthorpe, Princess Royal, 
Searlet Perfection, Terra Cotta, Ma [3 gates and 
Alba magna. To Messrs. Kelway & Son, nursery- 
men, Langporie, for thrum Merry ر‎ 
Florentine, Марс, Aphrodite, and Figaro. 
'iscellaneous. is head awards were made 
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to Messrs. J. Laing & Co., for a fine group 
Begonias, and decorative plants ; to Messrs 
.& Co., Covent Garden ket, for a char- 
up of plants ; to st 
essrs a; Wee 
kie Covent Garden, fora сенда of zt flo owers 
of hardy perennial s Messrs. per & Co., for 
ee same; to Mr. А? therset, Streatham, for 
e A vs of Gloxinias arrange erns ; to 
omas Ware Farm 0 
Mr. Th А 
ham, for" hi hardy | 
Messr: rs 
for 
a colle ction. oe да Fat and to Mr.. 
N. for a collection 
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minating, and a lst prize 
ws геге it. The group contained nothing calling 
эг special mention. 
| —These consisted of Roses, and as 
y eame between the forced and the үзе нч рго- 
` duced flowers they were rather poorly shown. 
^ Hollingsworth, Maidstone, th 
Mr. Osman, gr. to 
Park, Ru was 2nd with the same in excellen 
form t w 
Atkins, Esq., Halstead Place, Sevenoaks, had t 
best twelve trusses of a yellow Rose, sowing: Maré. 
chal Niel; Мг. J. Hollingnwurst being 2nd h Jean 
i gest An. ن‎ had the best twelve ехе of 
ne variety, staging Niphetos; Mr. 
S нў үзе] e Maréchal Niel. Mr. J. Hol- 
lingsworth had the best six scented, three blooms of 
each ; Mr. T ranter bein d. The class for sprays 
of ا‎ Roses to show habit did not fill. Messrs. 
Paul & Sons were Ist with a collection of em m" 
liaceogs flowers, purse very finelot; Mr. T. S. War 
being 2nd. Lilie Apani Poppies, Pyrethrums &c., 
were shown in Mr. A. Gibson had the 
best twenty- Mog ‘bunches of stove and greenhouse 
flowers ; Mr. o Mrs. Meek, Poulett ap بر‎ 
Twickenham, [wm Dad Mr. Doug las 
only е a hea trusses of Orchids, чт буы а 
ve eed.  Messrs. Collins Bros. 
Moe Waterton oer; had the best ОЙНО of 
Y Rot 
Tris— e lot ` are being a good 
2nd. paa Pelar argon wer esit in рө 
form, in ma iiL. bunches, by M Ит: 
pP. Phillips being 2nd. pe “had the bold dot 
of twenty-four bunches of zonal Pelargoniums, 
H. Eason being 2nd. Collections of British "wild 
flowers were also shown. 
Fruit —This was ‘ood 
feature, the season con- 
erie The best collection came from Mr. R. Parker, 
. Corbett, Esq., 
pney Hall, Droit- 
wich, who had a remarkably go ood sed IRAE of 
ack Ham mburgh and Foster’s See 
Quee Pine, etiem George and N 
Elruge Nectarines, Strawberries, Figs, Cher rries, and 
Melons ; 2nd, LT. are, Welling Grove Gardens, 
Hou Mr. 
Grantham ; 3rd, Mr. obins, Hartwell 
Н; W: , the E еее Longford Castle Salis- 
bury, iad. st Queen , Mr 
Nevill Court, Tonbrid ge Wells, being ona “М 
Parker had the best beo Melons, staging Blenheim 
nge and Best of All; Mr. Smith was 2nd, wit 
Hero of Lockinge and Semper Fidelis. The bes 
basket of black Grapes came from Mr. J. Hollings- 
rth, gr, бо: J. ll, Esq., Wood Seat, 
Uttoxeter ж had very fine Black Hamburghs ; 
T; L. J. Baker, Esq., Ottershaw 
ack Hamburgh, Mr. 
bei d. he best fies bunches of black,‏ اا 
any other kind, came from Mr. H. W. Ward. Mr. 
Feist had the best thr ree bunches of Muscat of 
g 2nd. Th 
ard; Mr. 
2nd with фам Seedling. Peaches and 
tarines, two dishes of each, were well shown ; ано 
Figs and Cherries, 
YORK GALA. 
June 15, 16, Ахр 17.—The gr ue к: 
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he competition pirenghous the entire show was, 
on the whole, prett 
rab n through 
ve passed must be held а for 
For a group of ten stove and greenhouse Ер забын їп 
bloo d six ag ру plants, there wı n 
competition between Mr. Letts, gr. to the Earl of 
Zetland, Richm PA. Yorks, and Mr. W. Cypher, 
elte tenham, resulting in the 
former exhibitor being placed 1st. Mr. Letts showed 
splendidly grown and flowered specimens of Azalea 
Due de aka ne good in form; Pimelea decussata 
Erica major, Anthurium Scherzerianum, 
Shuttleworth variety ; occinea minor, 
fi lerod ouri, Phenocoma 
M and among the foliage plants there were 
Cord yli: divisa, Croton Johannis, C. Quee 
Victoria, and Kentia rs 
Swalwell, Yorks, who had a cr oe oe 
containing a good variety, much resembling 
former group; he had a 
к Barnesii. 
There were two classes for groups arranged 
effect, nd the exhibits, em occupied an entire ins. 
were very pleasing. The ut of the grou 
square or almos the groups occupying a 
Ro " "not оба 250 ан feet, Mr. J. McIntyre, 
Mrs. Gurney — 
d 1st with Mr. A. We 
nice plant of х е 
as 2nd in merit here; while 
s again ord, ми exhibitor — - ^ 
for three stove and gree enhou e plants, showing fi 
speci of Stephanotis floribunda, Clerodendron 
dn: and ra coccinea superba; Mr. A. 
bb was a close 2nd, showing well own plants, 
n not trained E exhibition point, and there- 
ore natur: and prettier; Clerodendron 
Balfourianum and Trac helos " um jasminoides were 
his best. Mr. M. Stevenson, gr. to Mr. Coun- 
cillor rede York, тм placed Ərd. The foregoing 
class was for amateu 
n the open i vision É— six мета and greenhouse 
е Mr. TÉ dapi "ар 
capital plan 
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rd, E. Adams, Esq., also "OMNE closely, 
and Phe well Statice floribunda and Phcenocoma 
nston had also the best four 
M M as 
Cordyline indivisa. Messrs Son, York, 
were 3rd, showing Palms chi e amateurs 
class for three . Rollison scored highest honours, 
and was followed by Mr. Lyon, both of whom showed 
tably. 
| ende 
e prizes offered for four ree brought forth a 
he Ist and 2nd prize 
grown but smaller iy Mortii and Disraeli were 
the best. „у Swalw: B 
exhibitor d "the best single 'specim men 
foliage ae having Dasylirion Lo ichum, a fine 
mple yr ts zalea (indica) came 
re n 
©. ison E gt sho i 
excellent condition by Mr. J. Young, gr. to 
sq., e plants w very ric 
um and of i dene growth, Mrs. Stedstall and 
Conqueror being the most striking. Mr. R. М 
tosh, gr. to J. T. Hingston, Esq., York, was 
2nd; and Mr. W. Lazenby, gr. to M. 
3rd, all having creditable specimens. js 
was 2nd with Selaginellas, showing good pans. . 
Mr. Cypher had Erica Caven- 
dishii, » ventricosa hirsuta alba, а and E. tricolor 
Wilsoni, all good, and the first. ed especially so 
in competition for the prizes offered for үне. Heaths, 
and h red an easy Ist over Mr. Letts, whose 
than Mr. Cypher’s; his E. tricolor superba was his 
finest Coe Mr. Н. Johnston, 3d, also ess 
Mr. Letts had a good т illiamsi, with which 
he took 1st for greenhouse plants ; 
being E. Adams, Esq., 
Bedding plants, exclud 
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