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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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in character, one — shown in the class for " Any other variety," 

 named Lemon Queen, from Mr. Harris, gardener to C. L. Nor- 

 man, Esq., Oakley, Bromley — being exceedingly clear. In this 

 class Mr. Ward, gardener to T. N. Miller, Esq., Bishop Stort- 

 ford, had the first place with a remarkably plump and fine 

 Charlotte Rothschild ; Mr. Plummer, gardener to R. Thornton, 

 Esq., Canon Hill Park, Merton, being second with a good Smooth 

 Cayenne; and Mr. Toomer, gardener to W. Knowles, Esq., 

 Streatham, third for "Abacachi" Queen, a tall conical fruit 

 but not perfectly ripe. 



Grapes. — For three bunohes of Black Hamburghs there were 

 ten competitors, Mr. Cooper, gardener to M. Yeatman, Esq., 

 Shawfield, Bromley, winning with medium-sized, oompact, well- 

 filled, and highly finished bunches, having, however, rather 

 small berries. Mr. Crane, gardener to Mrs. Green, Logshill, 

 Chislehurst, was placed second with large but rather loose 

 bunches and very fine berries, but deficient in colour ; and Mr. 

 Goldsmith, gardener to P. C. Hardinge, Esq., Hallenden, Ton- 

 bridge, being third with small bunches of admirable finish and 

 quality. In the judging of this class the first prize was awarded 

 for quality, the seoond for size, and the third again for quality — 

 a system of judging not a little bewildering to exhibitors. In 

 this class most of the Grapes were rubbed, some of them very 

 much so, which imparted to them a roughness which consider- 

 ably marred their appearance. 



For three bunches of Musoat of Alexandria Messrs. Lane and 

 Son, Berkhampstead, were far ahead of their six competitors 

 with very large, well-shaped, and perfectly ripened bunches, 

 each weighing 5 to 6 lbs. ; Mr. Pepper, gardener to G. W. Nor- 

 man, Esq., Bromley Common, being seoond with small bunches 

 but perfectly finished; and Mr. Cole, The Grove Vineyard, Fel- 

 tham, third with large and full bunches, but defective in colour 

 and finish. 



In the class for three bunohes of any white variety exoept 

 Muscat of Alexandria, Mr. Toomer had the first place with ex- 

 cellently finished bunohes of Foster's White Seedling ; Messrs. 

 Lane & Son being second with large but rather unshapely 

 bunches of Buckland Sweetwater, and Mr. Oliver Goldsmith, 

 Polesden Laoey, Dorking, third with large bunohes but small 

 berries of Trebbiano. 



For three bunches of black Grapes other than Black Ham- 

 burgh Messrs. Lane & Son were first with excellent Alicantes; 

 Mr. Earp, gardener to J. S. Sellon, Esq., being seoond with 

 smaller yet highly finished bunches of the same variety ; and 

 Mr. Clarke, gardener to J. Rains, Esq., Clapham Common, third 

 for small yet perfectly ripened bunches also Alicantes. In this 

 class three excellent bunches of Lady Downe'B Seedling were 

 exhibited by Mr. Hall, gardener to W. Stevens, Esq., Spring- 

 field, Tulse Hill, worthy of honourable mention by the regu- 

 larity of the berries and the spotless condition in which they 

 were set up. They were not quite ripe. 



For the heaviest bunches of Grapes Mr. Bones, gardener to 

 D. Mcintosh, Esq., was first with Black Hamburgh, weighing 

 4J lbs. ; and Mr. Crane second with the same variety, weighing 

 2| lbs. One of these bunches was over-ripe, and the other green. 

 The money may be regarded as thrown away, but there was not 

 much to mourn over. In the Grape classes several of the 

 bunches were Bmall, while others were of fairly good quality, 

 and more than worthy of the prizes of £1 10s., £1, and 15s. 

 which were provided for them. For Vines in pots Messrs. Lane 

 and Sons had no competitors. They exhibited Black Alioante, 

 with fourteen bunches averaging a pound weight each and well 

 coloured, and Foster's White Seedling very good. 



Peaches and Nectarines. — Twenty-five dishes were staged, 

 Mr. Burnett, The Deepdene, securing first honours with capital 

 fruit of Early Crawford; Mr. Goldsmith, Hollanden, being se- 

 cond with medium-sized handsome fruit of Reine des Verges; 

 and Mr. Penfold, gardener to Rev. Canon Bridges, Beddington, 

 third, for an excellent dish of Violette Hative. An extra first 

 prize was worthily awarded to Mr. Holliday, gardener to J. 

 Norris, Esq., Castle Hill, Bletchingley, for extra large fruit of 

 Salwey. Late Admiral was well exhibited by Mr. Austin, gar- 

 dener to Miss Green, Dudley House, Clapham Common, and 

 Alexandra Noblesse by Mr. Holder, Wilmington Lodge. Mr. 

 Tillery, Welbeck, exhibited Grosse Mignonne, very fine but 

 much too ripe, and a good dish of Walburton Admirable, named 

 Noblesse, came from Mr. Brown, Clock House, Beckenham. 



Of Nectarines, twenty-two dishes were staged, Mr. Neighbour 

 winning with Pine Apple of fair size and highly coloured ; Mr. 

 Penfold being second with Downton; and Mr. Jordan, gardener 

 to J. Boustead, Esq., Wimbledon, third with Elruge. Mr. 

 Brown, Beckenham; Mr. Tillery, and Mr. Snelling, Stoke-on- 

 Trent, exhibited well. Except the fruit of the exhibitors named 

 the Nectarines were Bmall. 



Plums. — These were very good, nineteen competing in the 

 class for a single dish, Mr. Neighbour winning with Coe's 

 Golden Drop, fine fruit but not ripe. Mr. Coulter, gardener to 

 J. Baker, Esq., Haydon Hill, waB second with an excellent dish 

 of Transparent Gage ; and Mr. Dean, gardener to G. N. L. 

 Gower, Esq., TitBey Place, LimpBfield, third for very fine 



Jefferson's. Both these dishes were much superior in quality 

 to the first-prize fruit. For three dishes there were ten com- 

 petitors. Mr. Holder, gardener to J. Bailston, Esq., Springfield, 

 Maidstone, was first with Coe's Golden Drop, Jefferson's, and 

 Green Gage, all superior; Mr. Dean, Limpfield, being second 

 with the same varieties, substituting Kirke's for Green Gage ; 

 Mr. Penfold was third with Diamond, Jefferson, and Cox's 

 Emperor; and Mr. Oliver Goldsmith fourth, his best dish being 

 Goliath. 



Melons, Figs, and Chebbibs. — In the olass for Green-fleshed 

 Melons fourteen fruits were staged, none of them being par- 

 ticularly handsome nor excellent. Mr. Oliver Goldsmith, Poles- 

 den Lacey, Dorking, was first with " Hybrid Green-flesh " 

 (Golden Perfection). Mr. Ford, gardener to J. Megaw, Esq., 

 Windermere House, Norwood, seoond with an unattractive oval- 

 shaped fruit of Heokfield Hybrid ; and Mr. Penfold third with 

 Conqueror, a handsome oval-shaped white-fleshed variety, very 

 juicy and sweet, but destitute of aroma. In the Scarlet-fleBh 

 class fifteen fruits were exhibited. Mr. Holliday, CaBtle Hill , 

 winning with a very superior fruit of Soarlet Gem ; Mr. Glass- 

 oock, gardener to J. Banbury, Esq., Shirley House, Croydon, 

 being second with fine fruit of Hutley's Hybrid ; and Mr. Pen- 

 fold third with Eclipse, a handsomely-netted, thin-skimned, and 

 excellent fruit. An extra prize was awarded to Mr. Oliver Gold- 

 smith. The Scarlet-fleshed were on the whole superior to the 

 Green-fleshed fruits. 



Only four dishes of Figs were staged, Mr. Chisholm, Bough- 

 ton Place, Maidstone, winning with fine nnnamed fruit re- 

 sembling Brunswick; Mr. Webb, Calcot, Reading, being se- 

 cond with Brown Turkey ; and Mr. Oliver Goldsmith third with 

 the same variety. A very fine dish of Brunswick arrived 

 too late for competition from Mr. Miller, Southdown Nursery, 

 Shoreham. 



Only four dishes of Morello Cherries were staged, the prizes 

 going to Mr. Jones, The GardenB, Elvetham, Winohfield ; Mr. 

 Taylor, gardener to J. JohnBton, Esq. ; and Mr. Harris, Brom- 

 ley, in the order named for exoellent dishes. Mr. Jones' fruit 

 being especially superior. 



Apples and Pears. — These were not nearly so numerous as 

 at the Exhibition of last year, yet many of the fruits, of Apples 

 especially, were extremely fine. In the class for four dishes of 

 dessert Apples Mr. Webb, Calcot, Reading, was placed first 

 with Cox's Orange Pippin, Red Astrachan, Ribston Pippin, and 

 CorniBh Gilliflower, all of which were large and fine. Mr. W. 

 Fanning, gardener to Madame Digby, was placed second with 

 Autumn Pearmain, King of the Pippins, Ribston Pippin, and 

 Margil ; and Mr. Penfold third with Cellini, Fearns Pippin, 

 King of the Pippins, and Ribston Pippin, both the collections 

 being extremely good. Handsome dishes of Early Julien, Jeffer- 

 son, a variety Btated by the exhibitor to have been raised at 

 Frogmore, but much resembling Duchess of Oldenburgh ; Cox's 

 Orange Pippin, and extremely highly coloured Red Astrachans 

 came from Mr. Holder, Maidstone. 



In the class for three dishes of kitchen Apples there were 

 fifteen competitors, and some fine collections were staged. Mr. 

 Brush, gardener to Lady Hume Campbell, High Grove, Pinner, 

 was awarded the first prize for a grand dish of Hawick King, a 

 variety raised by Messrs. Downie, Laird, & Laing, and some- 

 what resembling superior specimens of Alfriston ; Hollandbury 

 very highly coloured, and rather Bmall Dumelow's Seedling. 

 Mr. Murrell, Coleman's Lodge, Prittlewell, was second with 

 Hawthornden, Beauty of Kent, and Warner's King, all superior ; 

 and Mr. Webb, Caloot, third with Red Astrachan fine but light 

 in colour, Fillbasket, and a splendid dish of Blenheim Orange. 

 A fourth prize was awarded to Mr. Penfold. 



Pears. — For three dishes of dessert kinds Mr. Holder, gar- 

 dener to W. Balaton, Esq., was placed first with Williams' Bon 

 Chretien, Gratioli, and " Theodore Mare " (Beurr§ Superfin), all 

 fine. Mr. Penfold was second with Beurre d'Amanlis, Souvenir 

 du Congres, and Williams' Bon Chretien; and Mr. Bristow, 

 gardener to G. Campbell, Esq., Wood Hall, Dulwich, third with 

 Louise Bonne of Jersey, Beurr§ d'Amanlis, and Beurre' Hardy, 

 a fourth prize being awarded to Mr. Neighbour. The fruit to 

 which the prizes were awarded was very good and in excellent 

 desBert order, but many other dishes were totally unripe. In 

 the clasB for one dish of Pears for weight Mr. Jordan, gar- 

 dener to J. BouBted, Esq., won with CalebaBse Grosse, the nine 

 fruits weighing 7 lbs. 2 ozs. ; Mr. Oliver Goldsmith being se- 

 cond with Catillac, and Mr. George Goldsmith, gardener to 

 P. C. Hardwick, Esq., Hollanden, Tunbridge, third with White 

 Doyenne\ 



Cut Flowers. — There was very little competition in these 

 classes. For forty show Dahlias the competition lay between 

 Mr. Charles Turner, the Royal Nurseries, Slough, and Mr. 

 Coppin, the Rose Nursery, Shirley. Mr. Turner was far ahead, 

 nearly all the blooms being remarkably fine. The best of the 

 new varieties were Barmaid, white tipped purplish crimson ; 

 Christopher Ridley, Bcarlet; Mrs. Purvis, amber tipped with 

 white, new in colour and of great subBtance; Captain Webb, 

 buff, fine form ; Royal Purple, smooth and fine ; Samuel Plim- 



