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GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
[SEPTEMBER 19, 1874. 
Gould. Asters were well shown and in pager M 
quantities, Phloxes in twelves were 
French pepa S beautifully striped and 
most as lar the African type, were shown in 
twelves. 
it was well rpo aly sed number d | 
Fruit 
Grapes, of which La f 
first- ‘owers, in 
ruit 
Upjohn, gr to the Earl of Mieiniare: Wontls ey, 
chester, who had amongst o very fine Alicante 
Grapes, a good Melon, Peaches, Cherries, and a nice 
Pine ; 2d, Mr. Read, Northwich, Cheshire, who had 
burgh, Muscat-of Al ria, and B 
Prince Giäpes; a nice Pine, go illiams’ Bon | 
tien Pears, k Apricots, &c.; 3d, Mr. | 
Bruce, gr. to J. Fildes, , Manchester, in whose | 
lection were finely finished Black Hamburgh, 
Muscat of wr paa Bowood Muscat, Barbarossa, 
me Black A 
e Grapes, and a 
ault of the lot D mis that it contained too many 
‘Black Grapes: Ist, Mr, Atkinson, with grand 
bunches of Alicante, perfect i in every way—colour, 
ai unch ; Ta ylor, Ai to D. 
Irvine, Esq. ; with Black Hamburgh ; $30; ruce. 
Muscats were shown in beautiful Soa raana 
olou Mr. New 
very good, but a “Tuy pba in colour to be successful 
in such com 
Two 
Ist, Mr, aa with Muscat of Alexandria and Bar- 
th very fine ; 2d, Mr. ai Ferguson, aban 
seit tg. 
me 
ghbourhood, pro 
ith: Potatos 5 kai Mr. $ 
Ri igby 3 3d r. Gould. 
ollection wg vegetables ep berai : Ist, Mr. 
= ld, good even E. Mye ers- 
ugh, Six varieties. Ist, y ig Tisa, 
a J. Gould. These jon pairean wereall remarkably 
good, ae s for table, containing nothing of isai: 
rate A Karas 
R Troughton shower a very complete collection 
a beantifally. iei occupying à. considerąble space 
-in the large room, uddart, Preston, h 
Mr. Hud 
y 
arden orna- 
ments, consist of vases and rustic stands, beauti- 
fully made ded Os eflective for room or Fern-house 
plant growing. 
hee 
e Guanmly of cork 
The cottagers.. Productions, ene are here largely 
encouraged, 
exhibitio 
aap rooms. r em 
, and havi 
practised in the art. Met. = les Sa have held 
are own sera competition in the countr 
tan excellent lun Asay given to the judges, the 
mittee ee} , presi Ps ges the 
Series supported = umber of ge i al inte- 
rested in | ing ma era yee subjects con- 
nected with the advanc of horticulture — 
Trey ought to be, and ten 
the pursuit, ursuit. (From a Corre 
‘Shaw Hodi at the s Uppi emt OLS ete 
aioe the residenee of H. R. Eyre, 
many hi historical oenen some 
st each | other in n 
tury, and it is 
balis fred by the soldièrs of i ae 
ndhead wi yed agains 
civil wars of the seventeenth cen 
the marks of the 
seen in many places. There 
well-k 
Commonwealth can b 
are extremely interesting and 
rounding the d the visitors to the show had 
it the privilege of walking about them at their leisure. 
| The Newb show is essentially a popular one, 
| and if the weather is , large numbe a of persons 
come in from the surrounding villages to partake in 
the festival in ho ra and P a held 
pan 
bunches Of Grapes, one white and one black: | 
yre, a This 
| long 
this clean and eminently respectable and well-to-do 
Berkshire town. There is always a go 
mi 7 the mrap ~ capital quality. 
and, to give a little zest to the enjoyment 
Sf ws e eeen folk syt d attraction za 
wo f the day 
the cheap admissions have commence 
vote literally swarms with visitors oa i piits.” 
A remarkably fine w of Sot was staged in 
th pri set apart for mechanics and artisans, 
and for cottagers cia, for hi last is for thos 
whe gt as ordinary laboure very good efit- 
cottager. Itisn ai a little oeeo t 
ina all t e earra a Yi bene pie are 
; ery Suntec it is 
added that I Intermediate Carrots will disqualify. Why 
sorts of Carrots that can Z in a cottage 
grow. 
asses for F mechanics and 
ds good shee the 
a encourag 
he 
very good Plums, Apples, 
Pears, and Cuenine- or A che sate the number of 
fruit in each c class is rigidly set forth, as, for instance, 
Pichia dish of six; Plums, dish of twelve ; 
Apples, nine, and so on; but with the most delight- 
ful inconsistency, a png is appe vin “In hi es of 
fruit an extra one disqualify.” The 
question ey ibeeents a ge ais dis- 
qu pii Ms 
5, 
D 
5 
er 
2, 
p 
a 
o 
a 
J- 
&c. ted plants, fair Fannie Pelar. 
ere a — &e., sapiens this department. 
e represented by Dahlias, Asters, 
Ve enh oses, Gladioli and eae of f bouquets, 
but mrien ie nothing fi ecial m 
kap prota! was a 
nt of which was covered w 
reepers and other plants ; and gardening appears t 
Booted wi Be el ‘and success, (From a Cor. 
Hayle Horticultural: Aug. 28.—The 
own of Hayle on the north coast of Cornwall 1 heti 
flower show on the bra th ul his 
be called 
firm of Messrs. Har 
= tradespeople i she} place. "Of 
co the, as greatly aided by the several 
of the “above firm, particularly Mr. Vi 
> gardens are famous for their collections of | 
Seek. ia, in which this gentleman 
i foetal ae to make the 
really fine, iee 
who this occasion really did hold out 
of geal cultivation worthy of imitation areri 
= A, ag Such Onions, Carrots, and Parsnips 
seen. 
ey eS particularly botanists and tho 
cultural tastes, would de w well, in and those. of hon ez 
e profes- 
e the wonders = Land’s End, to halt at pe 
ao of Ha yle, a 
the well-kept aik - and su 
of Aloes, Draczen: 
tenax, &c., as are wing in the highly cultivated 
gardens of Mr. Rawlings are rarely to be fi found in 
this country. ¥. Z. 7. 
Glasgow and a st of Scotland Foriti 
tural : Sept. 9.—The last show of the seas as held 
med to mselves up exhibiting onty sal : 
afforded Bence a ite highest e bat ee gw 
arr oo was higar effect Pla 
are scatce 
pl 
mo: ` 
placed in the centre, and flanked on aithir side b by 
noble exotic Ba apt” looked much better than when 
sy aga 
ape exhibitors > were Messrs. J. & R. 
Thyne and Messrs. Smith & Simons, ee had each a 
table of Sane plants. Messrs. Thyne put 
lot which, for variety and beauty, could not probably 
be rivalled out i TA lon centre of their 
group was eautiful cai T e 
the 
Chamærops stauracantha, 
Sc 
caryu m, sO prominent with — 
the ane caracter or its pinnated rod Sue 
ee a ee right sheen on the ee surface. These 
e 
ain set togethër to the best Mirpose, and forming 
capital background for the gener. ral, ae 
ran j pi 
e principal competition groups € fom 
poled of Mr. Go idie, Mr. Me a Mr 
Stewa rt, Langside. ach of these gentleme ota 
= ed, it is questionable whether 
wer 
competed By far the most valuable plants w 
in Mr. A. B. Stewart’s group—his Coco 
one of th st and m ti 
Palms, being one of the best plants in Scotland. 
Goldie’s specimens were really well handled, particu 
larly his group of six flowering plants e H 
too, were a fine lot, the sorts called Erica Turnbullii 
nd E. Marnockiana being brilliant ur ani 
: flower. “Mr. T ad an excellent 
t last 
were in perfection 
m Farleyense being qui te a picture, as also was 
T 
erin ie ranged along mri side tab 
un of theta oles wee TA 
of t uit table, "The A les were a sp. 
exhibition E TER Z 
de was priricipally reserved for 
tributions from gentlemen whe do not emplo 
— — most ct hese exhibitions were. 
) lerfully fine; ind 
