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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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positions of the collections could be determined. Mr. Harding 
and Mr. Bentley, gardener to Sir Thomas Gabriel, were equal 
firsts, Mr. Handley second, and Mr. Holmes third. All the blooms 
were good, those in the premier stands being of great excellence. 
For sixes the prizes went respectively to Messrs. Harding, Handley, 
and Kendall, and the Japanese to Messrs. Bentley and Kendall, 
all exhibiting well. 
Mx. Pithers received the first prize for four stove or greenhouse 
plants with an excellent Eupatorium, a capital Latania, a good 
Croton, and a large and well-flowered Salvia splendens. Mr. 
Kendall was second, his noteworthy plant being Vesuvius Gera- 
nium, 5 feet across, dwarf, and well flowered. Messrs. Kendall, 
Milner, Distillery House, Wandsworth, and Pithers had the prizes 
for table plants, all being good, the first-prize collection especially 
so. The groups of plants (the prizes given by Mr. Stevens, St. 
John’s Nursery, Putney), were remarkably good, the prizes going 
to Messrs. Kendall & Pithers, Mr. Whittaker’s collection being 
highly commended. The plants were extremely clean, fresh, and 
-well cultivated. Mr. Pithers had the first prize in the Miscel- 
laneous class for a splendid collection of Solanums and good 
Lycopods, and Mr. Kendall the second for excellent stands of 
Anemone Chrysanthemums. Ferns were exhibited well, the prizes 
going to Messrs. Handley, Green, and Kendall, and Mr. Whittaker 
was first for small but well grown and flowered Geraniums, 
Messrs. Kendall & Handley won the prizes given by Mr. Moore, 
Richmond Nursery, Putney, for bouquets, which were very good. 
and a large group of Chrysanthemums and other plants arranged 
by Mr. Stevens were highly commended. 
Mr. Martin, gardener to J. L. Ridpath, Esq., Devon Lawn, Wim- 
bledon Park, secured the first prize for black Grapes with ex- 
cellent Black Hamburghs, Mr. Milner being second with good Ali- 
cantes. Mr. Milner was first for Muscats, and Mr. Andsell second. 
Kitchen Apples were good, Messrs. Kendall, Milner, and Ansdell 
being awarded the prizes. Mr, Maskell was first in the dessert 
class, and Messrs. Ansdell and Milner had the remaining prizes. 
One very good collection was passed owing to the fruit having 
been polished, and was too greasy to be placed on any gentleman’s 
table. 
The Show was well managed by Mr. Moore, the Secretary, and 
-was highly creditable to both officers and exhibitors. G. H. Pitt, 
Esq., an excellent supporter of the Society, presided at the 
luncheon, and the Society’s first Show was as pleasant as it was 
successful. 
Sroke Nrewineton.—This old-established Society well sus- 
tained its renown by the great excellence of both plants and 
blooms staged in the Assembly Rooms on the 12th and 13th inst. 
We are only able to give a brief notice of the Exhibition. For 
the best collection of ten Chrysanthemums Mr. Monk, gardener 
to H. Head, Esq., Stamford Hill, secured the first prize and silver 
¢up with exceedingly well bloomed plants of White Venus, Lord 
Derby, Venus, Mrs. Dixon, Rifleman, Prince of Wales, Mrs. G. 
Rundle ; and Pompons Mdlle. Marthé, St. Michael, and a very 
beautiful plant of White Cedo Nulli. Messrs. Levesley & Co., 
Isleworth, were placed second with plants somewhat larger, but 
not so eyenly trained and bloomed as the first-prize collection. 
Messrs. Dixon and Co. exhibited some immense plants in this class, 
but were disqualified on account of size of pots. 
Pyramids of both the large-flowering varieties and Pompons 
were contributed by Mr. Pricket, gardener to Mrs. Bowerbank, 
Stoke Newington Green; Mr. Langdon, gardener to Dr. Munro, 
Brook House, Clapton; and Mr. Holmes, gardener to J. Hicks, 
Esq., Manor Lodge, Clapton, who share the prizes between them. 
Flat-trained Pompons were numerously exhibited. The first prize 
was worthily awarded to Mr. Monk for plants exquisitely bloomed 
and trained ; Messrs. Levesley & Co. were placed second for larger 
plants, but wanting in finish ; and Messrs. Dixon & Co, third with 
a remarkably even lot. Mr. Monk also obtained other first prizes 
for smaller-grown specimens. 
The competition in the cut-bloom classes was very keen, and 
with very few exceptions the blooms were excellent. Mr. Lang- 
-don exhibited the best twenty-four in the Show, having beautifully 
grown and neat blooms of Mr. Brunlees, Empress of India, John 
Salter, Jardin des Plantes, White Venus, Barbara, Mrs. Heales, 
Mis. Dixon, Eve, Golden Eagle, Rey. J. Dix, Princess of Wales, 
‘Prince Alfred, Nil Desperandum, Aurea Multiflora, Baron Beust, 
Enamel, Lady Hardinge, Mrs. Haliburton, Antonelli, Mrs. G. 
Rundle, White Beverley, and Golden Eagle. This collection 
secured the much-coveted silver cup. Messrs. Dixon & Co. 
were awarded the second prize, and Mr. E. South third. The 
‘best stand of twelve blooms came from Mr. Butcher, gar- 
dener to F. D. Lambert, Esq., Holly Lodge, Stamford Hill; Mr. 
Holmes being second, and Mr. Pricknell third. Mr. Butcher won 
first prize also for six blooms. F.J. Godwin, Esq., Downs Park 
Road, secured the first prize for twenty-four blooms among the 
amateurs ; and Mr. Clark, Roehampton, was first for twenty-four 
in the open class, Messrs. Garraway & Son, florists, Bristol, run- 
ning him very close for second honours. Messrs. Garraway were a 
long way ahead in the class for Japanese varieties, and in their 
collection they exhibited two of the finest blooms we have yet 
seen of a variety recently sent out by Lemoine named Madame 
Berthier Rendatler. The pressure of visitors round the stands 
prevented us obtaining the names of the varieties. Messrs. Gar- 
raway also secured first honours in the open class for twelve and 
six blooms, which were both large and of good quality. Many 
other successful exhibitors deserve mention as haying contributed 
well to this very meritorious Show. 
NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 
At the Royal Horticultural Society’s Meeting next Tuesday 
there will be a fine display of CHRYSANTHEMUMS from the 
most noted growers, and a grand exhibition of vegetables is 
expected in competition for the prizes offered by Messrs. Carter, 
Sutton, and Hooper. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons will by special 
request again exhibit an extensive collection of winter bedding 
plants similar to that which excited so much interest at the 
last meeting. 
COMPLAINTS are frequent of the FAILURE OF CARROTS, 
especially when grown in the rich light soil of gardens which 
have been long under cultivation. Various modes of prevent- 
ing the grub have been from time to time recommended, but 
still it remains almost as destructive as ever. Last wéek, 
however, we saw an instance of a splendid bed of Carrots 
produced in the simplest possible manner in a garden where 
it is utterly impossible to produce useable roots according to 
the ordinary mode of sowing the seed in April or May. The 
crop referred to is in the gardens at Belvidere, Wimbledon, and 
occupies the south border on the site where early Peas were 
grown. The Carrot seed was sown in July, and a finer crop of 
Early Horn (the roots being clean, handsome, and of the correct 
size for cooking) we have never seen. Previously to adopting 
the present practice Mr. Lyne was quite unable to produce 
clear roots, dress the land as he might; but by sowing in 
July he finds no crop more certain than that of Carrots. The 
same mode is adopted by other gardeners in the district with 
the same good results. ‘The plan is worthy of trial by all who 
experience difficulty in growing this important crop. When 
sowing thus late it is necessary to grow early varieties, which 
are the best for table use. 
At the ONION SHOW held at Limefield, near Bury, 
Lancashire, on the 5th October, Mr. Robert Houseman exhi- 
bited five Onions weighing 1434 ozs. There were two white 
and three red Onions, the heaviest being a red one weighing 
34 ozs. It was 52 inches across, 18 inches round, and 6 inches 
deep. The other reds weighed respectively 28} and 274 ozs. 
The two whites were respectively 27 ozs. and 263 ozs. ‘hese 
Onions were all shown without their blades. The seed, which 
was of his own saving, was sown in February last, and the 
plants planted out in May. ‘ 
We last year referred to some fine trusses of flowers 
of the brilliant scarlet CLERODENDRON SPLENLENS grown by 
Mr. Jordan at Cannizaro House, Wimbledon. We have re- 
cently seen the plant that produces a large and valuable supply 
of such trusses throughout the winter, and it is eminently 
deserving of notice, suggesting, as it does, how well the back 
wall of a stove may be occupied. The plant is planted out, 
and is trained on the wall of a lean-to plant stove about 
20 feet long and half as much high. Every portion of the 
wall is covered with glossy foliage, and hundreds of rich 
trusses of flowers are just expanding. The plant continues 
producing trusses throughout the winter, and affords an abun- 
dant supply of cut flowers, which are justly esteemed for the 
decoration of vases. Itis a long time since we saw the back 
wall of a stove utilised more profitably and attractively. 
— A NOTE from Northumberland informs us that Agera- 
tums, Calceolarias, and Vesuvius Geraniums are still very- fine 
there, especially Ageratums. Dahlias at the beginning of the 
present week retained their freshness. Snow had not then 
fallen, nor had the thermometer gone down to freezing point. 
Mr. WILLS has had printed a letter to Her Majesty’s 
Commissioners for the International Exhibition, suggesting 
that a building fora COLONIAL Museum for London should be 
erected at the south end of the Royal Horticultural Society’s 
garden at South Kensington. 
“M. M. 8.” recommends the following plan of PRE- 
SERVING SOFT FRUITS for WINTER USE which she has adopted 
for some years, and if the directions are properly carried out 
the fruit when used has quite the flavour of fresh fruit. The 
plan is this :—For Gooseberries, Currants, Damsons, &c., to 
each 3 tbs. of fruit add 1 tb. of loaf sugar, and one teacup of 
water to each pound of fruit. Put allin a preserving pan, and 
