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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ September 26, 1878. 
and finish of berries. The bunches were about 15 inches long and 
weighed from 3 to 4 Ibs. Mr. Coleman was placed second also 
with splendid bunches, large, full, clear, and fine, but not perfectly 
ripe. Mr. Bannister, gardener to H. St. V. Amer, Esq., Cote House, 
Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, secured third honours with excellent 
bunches of about 3 tbs. An extra prize was awarded to Mr. 
Jarman, gardener. Westwood Lodge, Isle of Thanet, for bunches 
full, heavy, and altogether fine. A remarkably fine class. 
Nine collections were staged in the Madresfield Court class, Mr. 
Woodbridge securing the first position with medium-sized well- 
shaped bunches and fine berries, but not fully ripe. Mr. Ward, 
gardener to T. N. Miller, Esq., Bishop Stortford, had the second 
place with smaller bunches but better-coloured berries, and Mr. 
Upjohn was third with handsome bunches, but berries not quite 
ripe. The three collections were of nearly equal merit, but the 
rest were far behind. Only a moderately good class. 
Gros Colman, of which four collections were staged, was splendid. 
Mr. Coleman won first honours with moderate-sized bunches, and 
berries which for size and high finish we have never seen equalled. 
Messrs, Lane & Son were second with much larger bunches and 
fine and well-coloured berries—excellent ; and Mr. Upjohn was 
third, also with capital examples of culture. A small but im- 
posing and superior class. 
Sixteen competitors entered the arena in the Lady Downe’s 
class. Some of the fruit was not half ripe, some was rubbed, 
other bunches excellent. Mr. Coleman was first with small bunches, 
but so smart, clean, and fine in berry that the Judges could not 
justly have placed them in a different position. Mr. Jordan, gar- 
dener to Birket Foster, Esq., The Hill, Witley, Godalming, had 
the second place with very fine bunches and highly creditable in 
all points ; Mr. Bannerman was a very close third. <A very good 
class. 
Buckland Sweetwater was represented by bunches of almost all 
sorts, from very good down to very bad. Mr. Bungay, gardener 
to W. Smith, Esq., Hill House, Herne Hill, secured the first posi- 
tion with large but rather loose bunches, but good berries, clear 
and ripe. Mr. Grough, gardener to E. M. Barrington, Esq., Little 
Malvern Court, Worcestershire, was placed second with smaller 
bunches, but berries of capital quality ; and Mr. Masters, gardener 
to F. Day, Esq., Oatlands Park, Weybridge, third with bunches 
still smaller, but the most perfectly ripened and best-finished 
berries in the whole class. 
The class for any other white Grape than those above men- 
tioned brought out eight competitors. Mr. Atkins, Lockinge Gar- 
dens, Wantage, easily won first honours with splendid examples 
of Golden Queen, the best probably ever exhibited. They aver- 
aged about 3lbs. in weight, were handsome in shape, and the 
berries were very regular and fine, also fairly clear in colour. Mr. 
Jordan was second with large and full bunches of Foster’s Seed- 
ling, but berries rather small; and Mr. Jones, gardener to Lord 
Calthorpe, Elvetham Park, Winchfield, third with the same 
variety in excellent condition. 
In the corresponding class for any other black kind sixteen 
growers competed for the prizes. The majority of the exhibits 
were Alicantes, and this variety was staged in splendid condition 
by Messrs. Lane & Sons, who secured the chief honours. Mr. 
Perks, gardener to C. W. Dieseldorf, Esq., Laurie Park Gardens, 
Sydenham, was second with Gros Guillaume of first-rate quality ; 
and Mr. Goodacre third with Alicante. In this class Mr. Bell, 
Clive House, Alnwick, exhibited Alnwick Seedling, fine in bunch, 
berry, and colour, but not nearly ripe ; indeed, it was almost sour, 
and hence it was passed by the Judges. A very good class indeed. 
The last class in the schedule was for the heaviest bunch, white 
or black, and here Mr. Kirk, gardener to Mrs. McKie, Castle 
Douglas, Kirkcuébrightshire, was a long way ahead of his rivals 
with a bunch of Trebbiano weighing 16 lbs., the berries being 
remarkably fine, clear, and very regular. It wasa fair bunch on a 
simple peduncle, and a fine example of culture. Mr. C. Tyler, 
Hassobury, was a good second with Gros Guillaume, weighing 
9tbs. 20zs. A fine-shaped bunch, and most of the berries good 
and well coloured, Mr. Bones, gardener to D. McIntosh, Esq., 
Havering Park, Romford, had the third position with Black Ham- 
burgh, weighing 7 lbs. 2ozs., the berries being very fine, but not 
well coloured. It may be remarked that the winner of the first 
prize in this class exhibited a collection of five kinds, which at 
the first glance appeared much the best in the class, but on closer 
inspection it was clear that they were stale and worn, and 
decay had set in in the interior of the bunches ; hence they were 
properly passed by the Judges. The notable bunch was a fine 
example of Duke of Buccleuch, Mr, Kirk has taken good prizes 
in Scotland this year, and it redounds much to his credit as a 
cultivator that all the Grapes he has exhibited have been grown 
in a house 30 feet long. 
The show of Grapes was probably the most extensive that has 
ever been held at the Crystal Palace, the result, no doubt, in a 
great measure of Mr. Thomson’s energy, tact, and courtesy. The 
Exhibition was enhanced in effect by several excellent examples 
of Vines in pots from the nurseries of Messrs. Lane & Sons, which 
were placed at intervals along the central table instead of, as is 
often the case, being huddled together at one end of a show. 
PrnEs.—The show of these was not extensive. Some of the 
fruits were fine, but several of them had disproportionally large 
crowns. In the class for one Pine Apple, Queen, there were only 
four exhibitors. The first prize was awarded to Mr. Sage, Ashridge 
Gardens, Berkhampstead. Mr. W. Coleman, Eastnor Castle, was 
placed second ; and Mr. J. Akehurst, gardener to S. Copestake, 
Esq., Highgate Road, third, all exhibiting very clean and evenly- 
grown fruit. For one fruit of Smooth Cayenne Mr. Charles 
Ross, gardener to C. Eyre, Esq., Welford Park, Newbury, was 
placed first ; Mr. W. G. Pragnell, gardener to G. D. W. Digby, 
Esq., Sherborne Castle, Dorset, second ; and Mr. D. Wilson, gar- 
dener to Earl Fortescue, Castle Hill, North Deyon, third, with 
very large and handsome fruit. In the class for one Pine Apple, 
any other kind, there were only three exhibitors, and the prizes 
were awarded to Mr, G. T. Miles, gardener to Lord Carington, 
Wycombe Abbey, Bucks ; Mr. J. Akehurst, and Mx. J. Muir, gar- 
dener to C. R. M. Talbot, Esq., M.P., Taibach, South Wales, in the 
order named. The fruit exhibited by Mr. Miles was a very hand- 
some Charlotte Rothschild Pine weighing 7 tbs. The others were 
smaller, Mr. Muir staging Prince A Ibert. 
PEACHES AND NECTARINES.—Thirty-five collections were staged 
in the class for a dish of Peaches, six fruits of each, Mr. J. 
Coombs, Sheen House, Mortlake, Surrey, winning first honours. 
with very large, highly-coloured fruit of Lord Palmerston. Mr. 
J. Smith, Wotton Gardens, near Aylesbury, Bucks, was placed 
second with Late Admirable; and Mr. W. Coleman, Eastnor 
Castle, Ledbury, third with Barrington. An extra prize was 
awarded to Mr. C. J. Goldsmith, gardener to H. Lawley, Esq., 
Sandhills, Bletchingley, Surrey, for very large fruit of Princess of 
Wales, but somewhat damaged in transit. Peaches as a rule were 
large, but somewhat deficient in colour. Nectarines were not so 
numerously exhibited, there only being about a dozen dishes. 
The best was Pine Apple from Mr. Coleman; the second prize 
was awarded: to Mr. J. Neighbour, gardener to G. Wythes, Ksq., 
Bickley Park, Kent, for the same variety ; and the third to Mr. G. 
Wortley, gardener to Admiral Hon. P. Cary, South Norwood Hill, 
for Prince of Wales. 
MELOonS.—Sixty-four Melons were staged, amongst which there 
were some very fine fruit for the season, but they were not re- 
markable for high flavour. Mr. Haycock was awarded the first 
prize, Mr. Charles Osman, gardener, South Metropolitan District 
Schools, Sutton, the second, and Mr. Charles Tyler, gardener 
to R. Gosling, Esq., Hassobury, Bishop Stortford, the third for 
green-flesh ; and for scarlet-flesh the prizes fell to Mr. Joseph 
Atkins, Lockmge Gardens, Wantage; Mr. Woodbridge, Syor 
Gardens, Brentford; and Mr. J. C. Goldsmith, in the order of 
their names. Only one dish of Figs was staged, and that came 
from Mr. Sage, who was awarded the first prize. 
Priums.—These were generally small. In the class for three 
dishes, distinct, there were twenty-four competitors, Mr. Sage 
winning the first prize with Coe’s Golden Drop, Jefferson, and 
White Magnum Bonum. Mr. John Wells, gardener to R. Rayven- 
hill, Esq., Fernhill, Windsor Forest, was placed second, his notable 
dish being Denyer’s Victoria, very large. Mr. John Staple, Chip- 
stead Place, Sevenoaks, was third. Extra prizes were awarded to- 
Mr. Coleman and Mr. Fry, gardener to L. J. Baker, Esq., Eastcote, 
Pinner. 
APPLES.—Ninety dishes of dessert Apples were staged, the 
whole of which were of very superior quality, remarkably high 
coloured, and uniform in size. To Mr. E. Bowles, gardener to 
W. Skinner, Esq., Beresford House, Maidstone, the first prize fell 
for Ribston Pippin, Cox’s Orange Pippin, and a very handsome 
dish named Duchess of Gloucester. Mr. W. Goldsmith secured 
the second prize, and Mr. C. Haycock the third. Kitchen Apples. 
—There were forty-five collections, representing over eight 
hundred fruits—a sight worth seeing, the majority being ex- 
traordinarily fine. The first, second, and third prizes fell respec- 
tively to Mr. E. Bowles for Winter Hawthornden, Warner’s 
King, and Stone’s Seedling; Mr. James Pluck, New Street, 
Jersey, for Grosse Menagére, Reinette d’Angleterre, and Alfris- 
ton; and Mr. P. V. Pluck, Union Street, Jersey, for Poll’s Seed- 
ling, Alfriston, and Mere de Ménage. Extra prizes were awarded 
to Mr. Haycock and Mr, Murrell. 
PrARs.—In the class for dessert Pears there were twenty-six 
competitors. Mr. Haycock was awarded the first prize for a very 
beautiful collection comprising Louise Bonne of Jersey, Fondante 
de Cuerne, and Doyenné Boussoch. Mr. G. Gouch, gardener to 
C. M. Barrington, Esq., Little Malvern Court, Worcester, was 
awarded the second prize, and Mr. James Dean, Godstone, Surrey, 
the third; Mr. J. Pluck received an extra prize, all exhibiting 
admirable collections. For kitchen Pears the first and second 
prizes went to Jersey, Messrs. J. and P, V. Pluck receiving the 
awards for enormous-sized fruit; Mr. W. Fanning, The Convent, 
Roehampton, being placed third. 
VEGETABLES.—In the class for sixteen distinet varieties of 
vegetables Mr. W. Pragnell surpassed all other competitors, of 
which there were nine, exhibiting a splendid collection comprising 
Veitch’s Autumn Giant Cauliflower, The Student Parsnips, School= 
master Potatoes, Brussels Sprouts, Ne Plus Ultra Peas, Scarlet 
Runner Beans, Tender-and-True Cucumbers, Improved White 
