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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Harlow, Macclesfield, also exhibit boilers ; and last, but not least 
in importance, Messrs. J. Weeks & Co., Chelsea, London, exhibit 
examples of their celebrated duplex tubular boilers, which being 
in operation and doing their work well in various parts of this 
‘and other countries renders it superfluous to allude to them in 
further detail. Their works speak more conclusively than can 
any words of ours, 
‘Wire and rustic work are also represented: prominent are the 
rustic bridges of Mr. Henry Inman of Manchester, which span 
the pool in front of the large tent ; near which valuable collections 
of Conifers are arranged by Mr. Barron of Elvaston and Messrs. 
F. & A. Dickson of Chester. 
Appended is a list of such of the prizes that were awarded by 
the Judges as we could obtam during the limited time at our 
disposal. 
In the open class for sixteen stove and greenhouse plants, 
distinct, eight in bloom and eight with fine foliage, the first prize 
of £30 was taken by J. F. G. Williams, Hsq., Henwick Grange, with 
splendid plants; Mrs. Cole & Son took the second of £20 also 
with fine plants ; and the Preston Nursery Company were awarded 
the third. In the class for twelve stove and greenhouse plants in 
bloom (amateurs), J. F. G. Williams, Esq., again took the first 
prize of £20; and in that for six E. Pilgrim, Esq., was first. For 
twelve miscellaneous stove and greenhouse plants, distinct, R. 
Pilgrim, Esq., was again first; Miss Ffarington second, and W. 
Burley, Esq., third. To R. B. Dodgson, Esq., Blackburn, was 
awarded the first prize of £20 for twelve splendid exotic Orchids 
in bloom, and to Dr. Ainsworth the second prize of £15. Mrs. 
Birchall was first for nine exotic Ferns, distinct,and D, Chapman, 
Hsq., third. 
For nine fine-foliage plants, distinct, R. B. Dodgson, Esq., was 
first ; Mr. Hammond second; and J. F. G. Williams, Esq., third. 
For six of the same Mr. Pilgrim was first ; and G. Foreshaw, Esq., 
second. For six new and rare plants Mr. Hammond was second ; 
and Hon. A. C. C. Maxwell third. For six Crotons, distinct, 
(amateurs), E. Pilgrim, Esq., was first ; and Mr. J. Hammond third; 
and among nurserymen, the Preston Nursery Co. took the first, 
Mr. B.S. Williams the second, and Mrs. E. Cole & Son third. 
For twelve British Ferns, distinct, Mr. T. Bolton was first ; E. 
J. Lowe, Hsq., second ; and R. 0. Dodgson, Esq., third. For six 
E. Pilgrim, Esq., was first; J. Stewardson, Esq., second; and 
Col. Cross third. For twelve exotic Ferns, distinct (nurserymen), 
Mrs. Cole & Son were first and the Preston Nursery Company se- 
cond. D. Chapman, Esq., Manchester; took the first prize for two 
Tree Ferns, and the Preston Nursery Company for three Tree 
Ferns, distinct, with stems not less than 5 feet high. For six 
Adiantums, distinct, R. B. Dodgson, Esq., was awarded the first 
prize, Mrs. Birchall the second, and J. Foreshaw, Esq., the third. 
For six Show Pelargoniums the second prize was awarded to 
W. Birley, Esq.; and for six Zonals (amateurs) W. Birley, Esq., 
was awarded the first prize; Mr. J. B. Jones the second; and 
Mr. David Chapman third. In the class for nine Zonals (nursery- 
men) The Preston Nursery Company took the first, and C. Ry- 
lance, Esq., the second, while for nine Fancies (nurserymen) Mr. 
C. Rylance was first. For six Fuchsias, distinct, in bloom, Mr. 
Pilgrim was first, Mr. R. B. Dodgson second, and Mr. Tudgey third. 
H. Wilson, Esq., took the first for a basket of Roses with Rose 
foliage only. For twelve Roses, distinct, single blooms, J. Taylor, 
Hsq., was first ; Lord Winmarleigh, second ; and T. Bolton, Esq., 
third. While for twenty-four, General Upton, Milnthorpe, was 
first; H. Wilson, Esq., Cheadle, second; and W. Warburton, 
Esq., third. For seventy-two Roses, distinct, single flowers 
(nurserymen), Messrs. Cranston & Co. were first ; and Mr. G. David- 
son second. This was a very fine class. For twenty-four, distinct 
(nurserymen), Mr. Rylands was second ; and for forty-eight, Mr. 
Prince was first, Mr. Corp second. This class contained excellent 
blooms. 
For six Ericas in bloom Mrs, Cole & Sons took the second prize, 
and the Preston Nursery Company the third. For a group of one 
hundred miscellaneous stove, greenhouse, and hardy plants, Messrs. 
W. Barron & Sons were first; Messrs. F. & A. Dickson & Sons 
second; and the Preston Nursery Company third. For twelve 
stove and greenhouse plants in bloom the Preston Nursery Com- 
pany were first, and Mrs. Cole & Sons second ; and for a basket 
of twelve bunches of stove and greenhouse flowers, distinct, Mrs. 
Cole & Sons were first ; the Preston Nursery Company second ; 
and Messrs. Turner Brothers, Liverpool, third. 
For twelve new and rare plants not in commerce (nurserymen), 
the first prize of £15 was won by Mr. W. Bull; and the second of 
£10 by Mr. B. S. Williams ; and for the same sent out in 1876, 
1877, and 1878, Mr. Bull was first, Mr. B. 8. Williams second, and 
Messrs. Rollisson third. F 
For twelve exotic Orchids (nurserymen), Mr. B. S. Williams took 
the first prize, and for six the first was awarded to Mr. W. Robin- 
son, and the second to Messrs. W. Rollisson & Sons. 
For six Tuberous Begonias in flower, distinct (nurserymen), 
Messrs. J. Laing & Co., Forest Hill, took the first prize with very 
fine plants, and Mr. J. B. Jones among the amateurs. 
For three Palms, distinct, Mr. Hammond took the first; E. 
Pilgrim, Esq., the second; and Miss Ffarington the third. For 
six Caladiums, distinct, E. Birley, Esq., was first. For twelve 
Draceenas, distinct (nurserymen), Messrs. W. Rollisson & Son took 
the first prize; Mr. B. 8. Willams, Holloway, the second ; and 
the Preston Nursery Company the third ; while for six (amateurs) 
the first prize was awarded to Mr. Hammond; the second to R. B. 
Dodgson, Esq. ; and the third to J. Hardy, Esq. 
For twenty Conifers and Taxads, not to exceed 6 feet, Messrs. 
W. Barron & Son were first; and F. & A. Dickson & Co. second. 
For twelve Succulents distinct, Mr. J. Atherton was first; and 
Mr. J, B. Jones second. 
For any plants or flowers not specially mentioned in the fore- 
going classes, Messrs. James Dickson & Son were first; and Mr. 
H. Boller second. 
For the Society’s prizes of £15, £10, and £5, for a collection of 
fruit (open), Earl Somers was first, and Lord Bagot second, in an 
extremely fine class. For three bunches of Madresfield Court 
Grapes T’. Barnes, Esq., was first, Lord Bagot second, and J. 
Cowan, Esq., third. For three bunches of any black Grapes 
except Madresfield Court and Black Hamburgh, Mr. Barnes was 
first, and Lord Bagot second. For three bunches of any white 
kind except Muscat of Alexandria, Lord Bagot was first, W. War- 
burton, Esq., second, and Viscount Boyne third. Fora basket of 
not less than 12 Ibs. of Grapes, R. Reeves, Esq., St. Helens, 
was first, Mrs. Vivian second, and J. H. Vivian, Esq., third. For 
a single fruit of Queen Pine Apple, R. Gretton, Esq., Burton- 
on-Trent, was first, and Viscount Hill second, For a collection 
of not less than ten varieties of Strawberries Lord Hill was 
first, C. Thulluson, Esq., second, and Mr. Mansley third. For 
two dishes, distinct varieties, Lord Beauchamp was first, Lord 
Somers second, John Taylor, Esq., taking the third prize. Fora 
single fruit of Melon, which is a fine class, the Hon. C. C. Max- 
well was first, the Earl of Crawford second, and W. Blinkhorn, 
Esq., third. 
VEGETABLES.—For a collection of e ght distinct kinds, to be 
shown on separate dishes, Lord Carington was first ; R. Walmsley, 
Esq., second ; and R. B. W. Baker, Esq., third. For three distinct 
kinds of Peas, half a peck of each, Sir T. Edwards Moss, Bart., 
was first; W. R. Winch, Esq., second; and W. Mansley, Esq., 
third. For three distinct kinds of Potatoes, nine tubers of each, 
Mr. Iggulden was first ; J. Taylor, Esq., second; and Lord 
Carington third. For twelve Onions, Messrs. E. Smith & Son 
were first; Mr. Miles, Wycombe Abbey, second ; and Mr. Wood- 
house, sen., third. For twelve Tomatoes, Mr. Hinds, Otterspool, 
was first ; Mr. Miles, Wycombe Abbey, second ; and Mr. Cox third. 
For one brace of Cucumbers E. Birley, Esq., was first ; T. B. Dolby, 
Esq., second, and Col. Cross third. For a collection of six distinct 
kinds of salads, to be shown on separate dishes, Messrs. Smith 
and Son took the prize. For any vegetable not specially mentioned 
in the schedule, Mr. Cox, Madresfield Court, took the first prize ; 
Mr. Miles, Wycombe Abbey, the second; and Mr. Iggulden, 
Orsett Hall, the third. 
We now come to the special prizes offered by nurserymen, and 
first we shall notice those offered by Messrs. James Carter & Co., 
which were restricted to gentlemen’s gardeners and amateurs. 
In the class for the best thirteen dishes of vegetables the first 
prize of £10 was awarded to Mr. Miles, Wycombe; J. Richardson, 
Esq., has the second ; and Mr. Cox, Madresfield Gourt, the third, 
The fourth prize was awarded to Viscount Hill, the fifth to Mr. 
Hinds, Otterspool ; and the sixth to H. Marriott, Esq. This was 
a very fine class. For the best three dishes of Peas, consisting of 
Carter’s Little Wonder, Culverwell’s Telegraph, and Carter’s 
Challenger, J. Richardson, Esq., took the first prize of £5 5s.; Mr. 
Miles the second of £4 4s.; and Mr. Marriott the third of £3 3s. 
The fourth prize was awarded to T. Thompson, Esq., and the fifth 
to R. Thompson, Esq. 
Prizes offered by Messrs. Sutton & Sons.—For twelve distinct 
kinds of vegetables, to melude Sutton’s Duchess of Edinburgh 
and Sutton’s Giant Emerald Marrow Peas, Canadian Wonder and 
Sutton’s Broad Windsor Beans, the first prize, a gold medal and 
£5 5s., was awarded to Mr. Cox; the second, a silver medal and 
£3 3s., to Mr. Iggulden. 
The following prizes for fruit were offered by Messrs. James 
Veitch & Son :—For the best collection in ten distinct kinds, the 
prizes for which were £15, £10, and £7, Lord Somers won the first 
prize with a grand collection ; and in the next class for the same 
Lord Bagot was first, the Duke of St. Albans second, and Viscount 
Hill third. A good class. For the best three bunches of Muscat 
of Alexandria Grapes Lord Bagot was first; A. Smollett, Esq., 
second; and B. Shaw, Esq., third. This is a splendid collection, 
For the best three bunches of Black Hamburgh Grapes Lord 
Somers was first; F. Norris, Esq.,second; and R. Prince, Esq., 
third. A remarkably fine class. For four bunches of Grapes, 
distinct kinds, one bunch of each, T. Barnes, Esq., was first, and 
Lord Bagot second. This wasafine class. For three Pine Apples 
— Coldward, Esq., was first ; Mrs. Vivian second; and J. Austin, 
Esq., second. For six fruit of one kind of Peach, which was a 
superior class, Earl Crawford was first, Earl Somers second, and 
W. R. Finch, Esq., third. For six fruit of one kind of Nectarine 
the Duke of St. Albans was first, Earl of Crawford second, and 
Lord Bagot third. An excellent class. 
