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different atmosphere and scanty leisure, and the | some splendid Cockscombs, of enormous siz e, and puras, unless Ae. РОЭ of the show should suffice 
wonder rather is that so much that is immensely imr well grown. Several groups of py enable them aid, 
mel is accomplished, It is all ae ery well for a | little exotic Ferns were staged, and there wer ig me of ве. аш бя. productions were of а most 
ho is gardener to a uke, d a lord, with | nice Zon al Pelargoniums from two or three Hes Sag praiseworthy character, and particularly does this 
Ebest of ce oe every appliance at ae command, to | and рч? specimen Achimenes, apply to Mr, Banks, St. James’ Terrace, Peckham, 
produce Bean Cauliflowers "that shall be i once The best specimen plant was a fine Dracæna | one of the most active members of the committee, and 
magnificent Mc ap mcam able. e is expected | Veitchii, o т. Williams ; M best flowering | the ып rubor He set up a group of six 
to do so, and he ought to be ashamed of himself if plant, Allamanda ie beautifully- consisting of  Davallia 
doesn' e poor man's achievements are pro he ex ion was A ami assisted by the oore: trapeziforme, A. ‚ А. 
rata quite as praiseworthy ; bene. ы nothing to be | neighbouring nurserymen. Messrs, T. Bunyard & | farleyense, Lomaria gibba, and Thamnopteris australa- 
ashamed of ля inferiority, and v very often his | Sons staged a collection of eor al fine spikes | sica. Mr. Champion, of Harworth Road, was 2Ч, having 
Beans, &c., taste all the better э Ње ле fact | of Gladioli (of which flower they are large growers), | smaller but cleanly grown plants, the best being 
that so much love has been put into the gardening | cut Asters, Clematis, Roses, &c. Messrs. Masters & | Blechnum Eum rs 5 argyrea, Adiantum for- 
пт E ae and labour. The prizes given at the nage Canterbury, had capital cut Phloxes, and | mosum, and A The best collection of 
sisted principally of useful | boxes oses. Mr mes Scott, Wellington | eight plants in E s rci by Mr. Lambert, gr. to 
domestic mM bright new copper tea-kettles appa- | Nurse ay Ashford, had cut examples of French and ‚ Segelcke, Esq., Herne Hill, was well worthy 
rently in the ascendant. Money was also given, the | African Mari rigolds, Zinnias, Gladioli, Asters, Roses, | the award made, and materially assisted the eftect of 
value in all being about £ 30, m philanthropic pro- | Verbenas, &c. eale, Sevenoaks, had a fine | the emper It included excellent examples of 
| moter о the whole affair providing no T considerable | lot of fancy and self Dahlias, also fine French and | Calamus Roxburg iii, C. asperrimus, very fine ; Croton 
~ proportion. t wou e a hap ing had we | qui sters чаени , Alocasia macrorhiza variegata, A. Lowii, 
. occasion to speak more frequently Fa d of this In the cut flower classes the best stand of twelve | and two standard Fuchsias in fine condition. Mr, 
.. description, Тһе idea is different from that of simple | Dahlias was staged by Mr. Seale, including some | Champion was 2d, an Mr. Banks 3d, Ml зң piss 
cottage gardening, bench he ground and the cottage | good flowers, the cain ng ones bein rd Palmer- | smaller plants, yet in nice condition. 
go together. The factory-gardens carry out the same | ston, Mrs. Saunders, James Cocker, Т, N. Keynes, | also Fuchsias, Pelargoniums Accu in pots, Tiltak 
leading idea, but they are established under distinct | Ovid, very fine ; Acme of Perfection, James Service, | &c., but nothing calling foc te ark. 
and altogether supplementary conditions, There is сев, eg там, Bishop of Durham, Messrs, Rollisson & Sone To oting Nurseries, sent 
no reason why similar gardens should not be set or rby, and Leah. . Seale Sead the best | a very interesting group of plants to assist the show, 
going whenever there are workpeople, and where twenty-four, twelve, and six E Roses, nice fresh | such as nice little Palms, Dracænas, &c., Adiantum 
land is available for so beneficent a purpose: they | flowers; also the best hand bouquet. Asters, Gladioli, | gracillimum, and some s id Gloxinias, mainly of the 
would unquestionably give an impetus to intelligent | Zonal i, Urna &c., was also nicely shown, but | erect flowering type. ohn Laing, Stanstead 
industry, therefore to moral progress, and to the | there was nothin calling for special remark, Park Nursery, Forest Hill also had Palms, Lilium 
general welfare of thousands of poor families, For e fruit classes were all well filled, and there was | auratum, Bronze Pelargoniums Aste с 
where the father of а family takes pleasure in culti- | a nice display. The best collection of twelve varie- n the way of cut flowers some capital Dahlias 
vating a garden, the wife and жесин cannot fail to | ties came from Mr. Durey, and consisted of Black | were staged by Mr. Steer, florist, Eltham, who too 
oo A it, indirectly it may be, but none the less | Hamburgh and Dutch Sweetwater Grapes, a good | the kading prizes for this flower in the open classes, 
valuable function of w ein men’s flower | Pine, Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots, Plums, Apples, | Asters were also shown by amateurs of the district ; 
o^ 2 no means to be overlooked, is that in | &c. Mr. Wilson was placed 2d with a very fair col. | there wasalso a group of cut stove and greenhouse 
addition to stimulating industry in regard to esculent lection. Mr. Wilson had the best pte bunches of | flowers set up in a box, and nicely relieved with Fern 
vegetables, er help x draw outlatent perceptions | Black Hamburgh Grapes, good in size кюй well | fronds and i of Cala dium argyrites. Table эни, 
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of order and fitness, man who interests himself in | coloured ; the best single bunch ofa Баве vi ety was | rations were s 
the Каен of plants and flowers cannot fail to | Madresfie ourt, from Mr. Basford, gr. T s H. | from Mrs. Ch ate E of Brixton, took the rst prize x 
quicken his sense of beauty and grannies inest and, Basie Esq. Mrs. Pinces Black Muscat, Black | workbox for competition by ladies о ny — : 
beginning with these, it ES him a larger understand- | Prince, and Bowood Muscat were also shown here were er y of fruit, including Pine- 
f whatever else around him is beautiful and | in these classes. Some itd good Muscat of | apples ; and А erson, South Lambeth, 
worthy of attention. То add to the pleasing effect Meuniss were staged by Mr. Norme and Mr. | sent a basket of РА ne Black Hambu urg , 
of this very interesting little show а number of green- came 2d with Bowood Muscat. The best е best basket of vegetables was also contributed 
plants were lent by Messrs, Taylor Bros., of dish h of Peaches was Lady Palmerston, shit by Mr. | by Mr. Alderson—all good, including Celery, Potatos, 
Dukinfield, and others by Mr. John Shaw, of Bowdon. Blashford, in fine edition, large in size and hand- | Onions, v. Mis table Marrows, Radishes, Beet, 
People came in crowds to see the spectacle, and all | somely coloured. Violette Hátive, А George, | Peas, and 
м as well as it began, (From a Cor. алое. ) and Walburton Admirable were also shown. A fine As far as the ‘exhibition was concerned, it oe de- 
dish of Nectarines, unnamed, came from Mr, Wilson, | c sse М, enc puraging od the p y pro ; ra if PL 
to which the Ist prize was awarded public interest "s the s can used succes 
"it + es nee Аан "n d: The classes for Apples brought together someexcel- | certain wit e annual holding of the exhibition, 
Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks, Rd Ode Kentish lent fruit, The bes t four dishes of dessert Apples | (From a Бы 
towns, had its horticultural exhibition, but for some staged by rey, and consisted of = 
reason or the other it fell through, and no show was and Sugarloaf Pippins, Devonshire Quarrenden, an nfield Horticultural: Sept. 8.— was 
held for five years or so; but now a new society has | Duchess of Oldenbu Ee Mr, Bashford was 2d, with | second exhibition held co the Det ent summer, 
been formed, and the first of its exhibitions was held | Old Nonpareil, Cox а s Pippin, very 4. per rac ig in the Old Park, the residence of 
of R. Elliott, Esq., adjoining the | Ribston and Golden Pip ormer E. Ford, Esq., J.P., the Society being very fortunate 
Elwick Road, which is one of the prettiest thorough- | examples. Mr, Durey also had t the best four dishes ot in securing such a place in which to hold its shows. 
fares in this thriving town, and being also closeto the | kitchen Apples, staging Tower of Glamis, Emperor Stove and greenhouse plants are always a 
. Tailway station it was easily accessible. "The visitors | Alexander, Baron Ward, and Lord Suffield, all Sn feature at Enfield, and, as usual, the best group of 
could, moreover, perambulate about a piece of pleasure | fine indeed. Kentish ue appear this year to be | four was staged by Mr. W. Wilson, gr. to Мг, Adams, 
ase Par 
not only plentiful, but fine Filson Chase Park. The subjects were Allamanda Hender- 
d, and sit under the shade of trees listening to s E кыш ineft Mt AVR ДЕ Cantata ara а e ки ма нењ Аидын, 1 
wo large and commodious tents and one smaller aville, had the dishes of culina 4 pples, aw, gr. to P. Twells, Esq., M.P., was 
one were well filled—the first with plants, the second | Showing Lord = =з ee 2d, having Bougainvillea glabra, Allam ca 
t flowers, fruit, and vegetables, and the third | latter very fine. y shown, " thartica, Pl cap d Franciscea calycina. 
with the Coltiliver’s ^prodactionsithere Беш ng a large the same arms holds, good of cds all More ran, There wis or t elve flowering and 
number ofthe artizan class at Ashford, employed at рн generally very good. Plums were very шге plants, staged Фе and here, also, Mr. 
the extensive railway works ther = м -, “ore gr. to J. Foster, Esq. Zu the ze ilson was placed Ist with small but “clean and 
кек ST ps 209 рте T Dee were sta ед tines i 3 Jur AS Ч ох ace with Ktrke's arracenia flava, Alocasia ACTOR VAH riegata, 
not for competition, i mem à gr. to Sir (es Green Gage, and J effer топ. "Washington and Princess y tc Cooperi, D. Guilfoylei, Clerodendron 
Tufton Bart, M ’ The former included тре Beatrice were also shown. Culinary Plums were Бйз, [бе д gibba, V Crofo gres 
ttd finely. odere Vn of sa, Vinca | equall Гаа, Mr. Wilson had the best three dishes, сразы For d, his 
| alba, Allamanda Schottii, Bougainvillea | the varieties being Rex, Magnum Bonum, tein, leading e apes being Pnyiolacca miT Bea 
Stephanotis floribunda, Begoni gramii, | 2nd Prince En nglebert. Other good sorts were Hu ul- weltoniensis, Adiantum cuneatum, Alocasia z юа, 
быы amabilis, and ТҮҮН Crista-galli, The | ing's Superb, o f the Green Gage type, and | Pond's and Сетете s alternifolius variegatus, The best speci- 
plants consisted of Monstera deliciosa, Sea- | Seedling. we en plant was a fine Allamanda Schottii, staged by 
Croton interruptus, Latani - Vegetables were also well shown by gentlemen's | Mr, Wilson; and Mr. Shaw was 2d, with a plant 
bonica, Croto ariegatus, C. undulatus, Chase gardeners, amateurs, ree ottagers, the samples beng only a little inferior to it in merit Some 
Australis, and Dieffenbachia B Bowmanni. on the whole-nice nions were very Achimenes came from Mr. », and he was the 
Pared with these, the collections of eight чада and generally well finished. "The best Cucumber was only exhibitor in this class. Fu chsias were shown by 
Competing looked quite small; there were, how- ee Gown, Telegra е, эуре anope two ex queer "but they included nóthing calling for 
ever, some ni i s i i rently осна и whi e variety, named 
came TE “Willis em з КЫА bes shire Hero, was also shown. (From a Correspondent.) A special was offered for six iri d 
G. W. Green- эи a than three varieties—a very 
iams, gr. 
hill, Esq om four ЕЕГ with ornamental Ke v capt pe Horticultural: .S///. І, 
Ber безе Mr. Wilson, gr. to G. A. Dodd, | —This, the hibition 
-grown Salvias and 
cases: one nicel shown—not large, but with | Tavern was a 
"едеу eloped and handso mely-marked leaves pne florists, and severe 
essrs. Wilso 
p Ist prizes were awarded to À and | other popular flowers used to take place. 
cur was quite fea! 
» for four kinds. The sone had fine examples time the South London o Flier pend ut de m d Mrs MEC 
ES bic; е Шеутеі, 4 wer in the distri e i 
bicolor splendens b run Cn Dus = llc dedi and it A не, five years since ап exhibi- = six came from Mr. me : sia 
C. Princess A1 C. Chantinii, and C. Wightii. | tion was held at Kennington, The present society | were, the plants vigorous in growth, bushy, well fur 
Some finely gro ir and Coloured examples of Coleus | was formed by a few amateurs imd E e 215 nished with foliage, and nicely др e ME 
e illiams—large, lants, I tition with each othe rie 
" ией by Mr ‘nner 2 апа pwn san г нарса Sobel а certain classes that were Malle Patti, ipa à, and My S: Love. Mr, 
tamie also. from the same exhibitor. Mr. Taylor, gr. | thrown open. The money to pay these was eins erham was 2d, b 
past 
teed ; but the their best. "Mr. F, show, poe Rev. F. D. 
же Р, ilks, Esq., was 2d, Тһе last-named had 
