December 14, 1871. ] 



JOURNAt OP HOETICULTURB AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



469 



expectations. If a longer notice had been given, and more time af- 

 forded to have communicated with the f ruit-gi*owers of other countries, 

 the exhibition would, no doubt, have been much more extensive than it 

 was ; but even with the short notice no less than upwards of 1500 dishes 

 ■of fruit were exhibited. From almost all parts of the southern counties 

 of England collections more or less meritorious were produced, and 

 notably among these were upwards of one hundred varieties of Apples 

 from Messrs. Lncombe, Pince, & Co., of Exeter ; 1'60 varieties from 

 the gardens of W. Egerton Hubbard, Esq., of Leonardslee, Horsham ; 

 171 varieties from IVIr. Wm. Paul, of Waltham Cross ; and very con- 

 siderable collections from the gardens of H. AUsop, Esq., Hindlip 

 Hall, Worcester ; Kichard Webb, Esq., Culham House, Reading ; 

 Alfred Smee, Esq., F.K.S., Carshaltou ; J. H. Houblon, Esq., Halling- 

 bury Place, Bishop Stortford ; H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, at San- 

 dringham; D. W. Digby, Esq., Sherborne Castle; Messrs. Rivers, of 

 Sawbridgeworth ; Messrs. J. & C. Lee, of Hammersmith ; and many 

 others whose collections were not so numerous. 



In Pears the Exhibition was equally rich; the same exhibitors being 

 found in this class of fruit as in the Apples, with the addition of very 

 choice specimens from the gardens of Lord Eversley, at Hecliheld ; 

 B. P. Shirley, Esq., Lower Eatington Park, Stratford-on-Avon ; and 

 William Thompson, Esq., Ilford. 



The only foreign exhibitors were Messrs. Ealtet, of Troyes, who 

 contributed much towards the interest of the Exhibition, both in the 

 quantity and quaUty of the Apples and Pears they exposed. Of Apples 

 there were 150 varieties, and of Pears upwards of 300 ; and these 

 were, without doubt, the finest contributions to the Show of that de- 

 acription of fruit. 



lu Grapes the Exhibition was such as never to have been equalled 

 on any previous occasion. The collections of Messrs. Lane & Son, of 

 Berkhampstead ; of Mr. Meredith, of Garston ; of the gardens of the 

 Society at Chiswick, together with the minor exhibitions from the 

 gardens of Lord Bagot, Blithefield, and other private gardens, com- 

 bined to illustrate Grape-growing as practised in this country in a 

 manner which cannot be surpassed, and is rarely equalled. 



From the gardens of Lord Carriugton, Wycombe Abbey, there came 

 a Smooth-leaved Cayenne Pine, weighing 9.^ lbs., from a plant nine- 

 teen months old ; and Mr. Terry, of Peterborough House, Fulham, sent 

 three Queen Pines, weighing respectively 4 lbs. 6 ozs., 4 lbs. 11 ozs., 

 and 5 lbs. ; while from Earl Vane's garden at Wynyard Park there 

 was a fine specimen of the same variety which weighed 5 lbs. 13 ozs. 



The awards which were made on this occasion were : — • 



Class 1 — The most complete Collection of Apples, three Fruits of each 

 Tariety. — 1st, William Paul, Paul's Nurseries, Waltham Cross, gold medal, 

 and, Messrs. Baltet Freres, Horticulteurs, Faubourg Croncels 11. Troyes, 

 France, silver gilt medal. Extra, Mr. C. ChafT, WaUington, Carshalton, 

 Surrey. 



Class 2. — Collection of Dessert Apples, three Fruits of each Variety. — 

 let, Mr. C. Chaff, silver gilt medal. 2nd, Mr. E. Webb, Calham House, 

 <3alcot, Reading, large silver medal. 



Class 3.— Collection of Culinary Apples, three Fruits of each Variety. 

 - — Ist, Mr. S. Ford, gardener to W. E. Hubbard, Esq., Leonardslee, Hor- 

 sham, Sussex, silver gilt medal. 2od, Mr. C. Chaff, large silver medal. 



Class 4. — The most Complete Collection of Pears, three Fruits of each 

 Variety.— Ist, Messrs. Baltet Freres. Troyes, France, gold medal. 2nd, 

 Mr. C. Chaff, silver gilt medal. Extra, Mr. E. Spivey, The Gardens, 

 Halliogbury Place, Bishop Stortford, Essex. 



Class 5 —Collection of Dessert Pears, three Fruits of each Variety. — 

 1st, Messrs. Baltet Freres, Troyes, Fr.ance. silver gilt medal. 2nd, Mr. A. 

 Moffit, gardener to 11. AUsop, Esq., Hindlip Hall, Worcester, large silver 

 cnedal. 



Class 6.— Collection of Kitchen Pears, three Fruits of each Variety. — 

 Ist, Messrs. Baltet Freres. Troyes, large silver medal. 2nd, Mr. W. 

 Earley, The Gardens, Valentines, Ilford, Essex, bronze medal. 



Class 7. — Collection of Grapes, two Bunches of each Variety. — 1st, 

 Messrs. H. Line & Son, gold medal. 2Qd, Mr. J. Meredith, silver gilt 

 Enedal. 



Class 8, — The Largest Bunch of Grapes. — 1st, Mr. T, Bannern^an, 

 silver medal. 2nd, Mr. P. F. Le Sueur, bronze medal. 



Class 9. — Collection of Oranges, Lemons, Citrons, Limes, &c. 



Class 10 — Miscellaneous Fruit, not mentioned in either of the above. 

 Extra Prizes.— Mr. W. G. Pragnell, Castle G.wdens, Sherborne, Dorset, 

 Collection of Fruit. Mr. W. Junes, gardener to E irl Vine, Wynyard Park, 

 Co. Durham, one Queen Pine Apple. Mr. G. T. Miles, gardenr to Lord 

 Carrington, Wycombe Abbey, Bucks, one Smooth Cayenne Pine. Mr T. 

 Jack, gardener to the Duke of Cleveland. Battle Abbey, Sussex, eight 

 dishes of Peaches. Mr. A. Moffatt, three Melons. 



BoB£BT Hogs. 



FRENCH DESCRIPTIONS OF ROSES. 



I FIND that Mr. A. K^nt has disputed the correctness of the 

 translation which I have always given of the words " belle tenue ;" 

 and ttlthoagh I felt convinced that my version of it was correct 

 and as likely to be so as Mr. Kant's, yet I thought it better to 

 be on the safe side. I therefore wrote to my friend M. Guillot 

 file, of Lyons, to know what he meant by it. Here are his 

 words — " L' explication que nous donnons a nos Roses, au mot 

 belle tenue, cela veux dire que le pedoncule estferme, ct que la 

 Jleur se tient droite." I hope Mr. Kent will not be offended if 

 I protest against endeavouring to retain the French expression 

 "remontant" instead of Hybrid Perpetual. Granting that 

 the latter is an unfortunate one, it is too late now to alter. 

 " Fduoy," as a good rosarian wrote to me, " saying to one's 



garden boy, ' Jack, water those remontants.' " Many abortive 

 attempts have been made to alter existing names, but custom 

 is too strong, and Hybrid Perpetual will remain to the end. 

 — D., Deal. 



BEST ROSES IN IRELAND. 

 I HAVE read with interest the various notices of Roses in 

 your Journal for the past season, and remarked with surprise 

 the comparatively low position and small attention given to 

 Fisher Holmes, which I can only account for by suitability, or 

 the contrary, of the soil it is grown in. La France, Marie 

 Baumann, Baroness Rothschild, and others have blown pecu- 

 liarly well amongst a considerable lot of healthy and luxuriant 

 plants here ; but Fisher Holmes, for beauty of shape, colour, 

 richness, and consistence of petals, has far exceeded all others, 

 not only in my estimation, but in that of the best growers of 

 this district. In fact, all admit it to be about the best Rose 

 they know. The soil here is a warm sandy loam. — Samuel 

 RiALL, Annerville, Clonmel. 



CUT FLOWERS IN WATER. 

 In an article, taken from the "Florist and Pomologist," in 

 last week's Journal, Mr. Forsyth refers to the unpleasant smell 

 from water in which cut flowers have stood for some time. 

 Now this great objection to cut flowers so preserved in invalids' 

 rooms may be obviated by putting a small teaspoonful of 

 sulphate of iron (copperas) in every pint of water. The only 

 effect this will have is a benefioial one on bloom and foliage. 

 A few drops of Condy's disinfectant fluid, or a few grains of 

 permanganate of potass, will answer the same purpose, used in 

 the same manner. — Fak West. 



ICE STORING. 



Sdfficient ice in good clear condition was secured last week 

 to last th3 whole season. It is seldom that we can collect ice 

 clean tnough for putting in water or wine, as we have only 

 ponds of small size. Most of the country ice will not bear 

 comparison with Wenham Lake, ice nor will it stand exposure 

 BO long, as the blocks are much smaller. For consolidating 

 such things as butter in summer, ice is very advantageous, but 

 neither vegetables, meat, nor fish can be long kept fresh by ice 

 without deteriorating in flavour. 



Most people now have ice-preservers. Some are made of 

 wood inlaid with cork, and have a double top, with a tap at 

 bottom to let off what water collects. I think nothing better 

 than a double bos or barrel, with an empty space of some 

 2 inches between the two vessels made air and water-tight. 

 In such vessels ice will keep a long time, and be most useful 

 for cooling wine and other things. In all eases where the ice 

 is not pure enough to be used in lumps, it is a good plan to 

 have a vessel of tin or zinc — I prefer the latter as being free 

 from rusting — and place it near the centre of the tub with a 

 small pipe passing from near the bottom through the tub, and fur- 

 nished with a small tap outside for drawing off the iced water. 



la storing the ice last week I did not pound it so much as is 

 usually done, because I have of ten found that if there is just 

 enough of well-broken ice to pack the larger pieces firmly, with- 

 out leaving air-spaces between them, it keeps as well as when 

 a double or treble pounding has been given. Collecting the 

 ice clean is of more importance than extra pounding, as every 

 bit of wood, mud, or litter acts as an air-holder. 



For many years I have never used anything for covering the 

 sides of the ice-well, or the surface of the ice when the house is 

 nearly full. I object to straw, chiefly because as soon as it 

 gets damp, vapour is given off, which tends to melt the ice. If 

 we had to open the ice-house several times a-day instead of for 

 large quantities two or three times a-week, then a dry straw 

 covering on the surface often renewed — especially if there were 

 a small air-pipe above the covering to allow any moist vapour 

 to escape — would be an advantage. 



Ice will keep all the better if placed together in good large 

 quantities, say from fifty to a hundred loads or more, as a few 

 loads will melt away sooner in proportion. We would have 

 little faith in an ice-heap out of doors, however well protected, 

 that did not contain from twenty to thirty loads. Whether in 

 heaps out of doors or in a house, it will keep all the better if 

 exposed to severe frost before being covered over or shut up. 

 For a covering out of doors nothing is . better than dry tree 

 leaves put on at different times, so that they may not become 

 damp, and heat. I remember a case of an ice-heap carefully 



