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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ September 20, 1877. 



Esq., Colemans, Essex. Mr. Marrell also exhibited the bese 

 Kirke's, and Mr. Haycock gained the second place. For twelv 

 Green Gages Mr. J. Fry, gardener to L. J. Baker, Esq., Haydon 

 Hall, Pinner, was first; Mr. Cox second, and Mr. Neighbour 

 third. For twelve of any other sort Mr. Haycock took the firs 

 place with Transparent Gage, Mr. Fry second with Belgian 

 Purple, and Mr. Neighbour third with White Magnum Bonum. 



Pears. — The class for twelve sorts of Pears, two of each, were 

 represented by no less than fourteen entries containing most of 

 the popular kinds, and as they could be shown either ripe or 

 unripe they were not so attractive as they would have been 

 could they all have been Bhown ripe. Mr. Haycock was awarded 

 the first prize with a very good lot. Mr. Fowler, gardener to 

 Sir H. Mildmay, Bart., Dogmersfieid, second ; and Mr. Holder, 

 gardener to W. Balston, Esq., Maidstone, third. Extra, Mr. 

 T. Jones, Frogmore. Messrs. Coleman, Haycock, and Harris 

 were first, second, and third respectively for Pears fit for table, 

 all winning with Jargonelle. The best Williams' Bon Chretien 

 came from Messrs. Holder, Jones, and Haycock in the order 

 named ; and the six heaviest Pears came from Mr. Holder 

 (Grosse Calebasse), weight 6 lbs. 7 ozs. Mr. Bromfield was 

 second with Beurre' Clairgeau, 5 lbs. 2 ozs. 



Dessert Apples contained eighteen collections. Mr. Haycock 

 was placed first, Mr. Goldsmith second, and Mr. Holder third ; 

 and for baking Apples there were twenty-five competitors. Mr. 

 Goldsmith, gardener to H. T. Lambert, Esq., Bletchingley, was 

 first, Mr. Haycock second, and Mr. Holder third. For twelve 

 dessert Apples, three of each sort, Mr. Haycock was again first 

 and Mr. Holder second. Strange to say there was no competition 

 for the six heaviest Apples. 



Mr. W. Holder Bhowed the best green-fleBh Melon, Bromham 

 Hall, and Mr. J. Bain the best scarlet-fleBh, Reid's Scarlet. 

 The competition was strong in both classes. 



A portion of the schedule was set apart for foreign exhibitors, 

 including the Channel Islands. This is a very good arrange- 

 ment, and affords our home growers a better chance of competing 

 on fairer terms. The whole of the classes were well represented, 

 and Messrs. F. Le Suer and J. and P. V. Pluck carried off the 

 lion's share of the prizes. 



Vegetables were shown both numerous and in excellent 

 condition. There were seven collections of sixteen sorts, and 

 the first prize was awarded to Mr. Pragnell, who had well-grown 

 examples of Student Parsnip, excellent Cauliflowers, Early 

 Nantes Carrot, Potato Model, Ne Plus Ultra Pea, Sutton's New 

 Improved Garden White Turnip (very good), Sherborne Im- 

 proved Onion, Celery, Vegetable Marrow, Cardoons, Cretan 

 Leek, a fine brace of Tender-and-True Cucumber, Dwarf and 

 Scarlet Runner Beans, Tomatoes, and some very fine Veitch's 

 Improved Beet. Mr. Arkell, gardener to A. J. Skinner, Esq., 

 Cheltenham, was placed second, and Mr. Miles third. Mr. Miles 

 exhibited a remarkably excellent collection, which we wonder 

 was not placed second. An extra prize was awarded to Mr. 

 John Hepper. A capital lot of produce was also Bhown by nine 

 competitors. In the class for six dishes Mr. W. Iggulden, gar- 

 dener to R. B. Wingfield-Baker, Esq., Eomford, was first, and 

 Mr. Cox and Messrs. Smith & Son second and third respectively. 

 Collections of Balads were shown by Mr. Hepper, Mr. Pragnell, 

 and Messrs. Smith & Son, who were placed in the order named. 



Mr. W. Soder, gardener to 0. Hanbury, Esq., Brentwood, was 

 placed first for a table completely laid for ten persons, display- 

 ing fruit and flowers set forth to the best advantage. Mr. J. W. 

 Chard, Salisbury, gained the second place, and Messrs. Dick 

 Radclyffe & Co. the third. Miss Stuart, Seven Sisters Road, 

 Holloway, had the best wedding bouquet, and Messrs. Gilbert 

 and Son and Mr..G. Thomas were placed second and third re- 

 spectively. 



Dahlias. — In the class for forty-eight varieties Mr. Keynes, 

 nurseryman, Salisbury, was first with grand blooms of BesBie 

 Ford, Charles Wyatt, Miss Large, Flag of Truce, Ethel New- 

 come, Egyptian Prince, George Goodhall, John Bennett, Lady 

 Gladys Herbert, Queen of York, Leah, MarchionesB of Lome, 

 Princess of Prussia, Vice-President, Willie Eckford, James 

 Service, Mrs. Henshaw, Ovid, Prinoe Arthur, Mrs. C. Kimber- 

 ley, Baron Taunton, Royal Queen, Henry Bond, Cremorne, Hon. 

 Sidney Herbert, Picotee Alexander Cramond, Mrs. J. Downie, 

 J. N. Keynes, Mrs. Boston, James Cocker, Mrs. Harris, William 

 Lucas, Louisa Neate, King of Primroses, John Standish, Thomas 

 Goodman, and one or two others. Mr. S. Dobree, The Priory, 

 Wellington, was placed second with a very fine collection, and 

 Messrs. RawlingB, Bros., Old Church, Romford, third. In the 

 class for twenty-four varieties, amateurs, the prizes were 

 awarded to Messrs. Smith, Glassock, and Quennell in the order 

 named. Asters were well represented by Messrs. John & Lewis 

 Morgan, Mr. R. Petfield, and Messrs. Saltmarsh & Sons, 



Miscellaneous collections were numerously shown , and several 

 of the most meritorious received extra prizes. To Messrs. Lane 

 and Son for pot Vines ; to Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, for a 

 collection of forty pyramid Apple trees. This was indeed an 

 interesting collection, and contained amongst others Cockle's 

 Pippin, Claygate Pearmain, Old Golden Reinette, Manks Cod- 



lin, Cellini Pippin, Wellington, Lamb Abbey Pearmain, Haw- 

 thornden, Yellow Ingestrie, Old Golden Pippin, Small's Ad- 

 mirable, Cox's Orange Pippin, King of the Pippins, Hereford 

 Pearmain, Lord Nelson, and Cheshunt Pippin ; and extra prizes 

 were also awarded to MeBsrs. Paul & Son for a collection of 

 eighty dishes of Apples and several boxes of cat Roses in good 

 condition. Mr. Paul set up distinct boxes of Senateur Vaisse, 

 Alfred Colomb, and Baroness Rothschild. Messrs. Cranston 

 and Co., Hereford, Bent fourteen boxes of Roses, which in- 

 cluded numerous varieties, for which an extra prize was worthily 

 awarded. Mr. W. Paul of Waltham and Mr. W. Corp of Oxford 

 were also awarded extra prizes for cut blooms of Roses. Mr. 

 Jones, Her Majesty's gardener, Frogmore, contributed an ex- 

 tensive collection of Apples and Pears, for which an extra prize 

 was awarded ; also to Mr. Turner for a collection of Lilium 

 auratum. Certificates of merit were awarded to Mr. Keynes 

 for seedling Dahlias Maid of Athens, Bessie Ford, and Louisa 

 Neate ; and to Mr. Turner for Charles Lidgard and Lady 

 Golightly; to Messrs. Rawlings, Bros., for James Willing ; and 

 to Messrs. J. & P. Harris for Dahlia Constance. The arrange- 

 ments of the Show were moBt excellent, and reflect much oredit 

 on Mr. McKeozie, and we also hope the lessees received that 

 encouragement they deserved. 



NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 



The Conference of the Cryptogahic Society of Scotland 

 will be held at Dunkeld on October 17th, 18th, and 19th. 

 All Fellows of the Society are requested to endeavour to attend 

 the Conference ; other botanists are cordially invited to attend. 

 Fellows and others who purpose coming will oblige by commu- 

 nicating with the Secretary. The Council hope3 that all Fellows 

 who can will famish papers and communications, to be read 

 at the business meeting. The Show will be restricted to speci- 

 mens from the district, but novelties from other distriots will 

 be very acceptable. The Society is now prepared to issue a 

 First Century of " Fungi Scotici Exsiccati," whioh will con- 

 tain many of the new species and rarities recently discovered. 

 The subscription price is £1 Is. 



We have received from Messrs. Rutley & Silverlock, 



of the Strand, a cake of " Soap " which is made from the seed 

 of the Tea plant, and which is said to be effioacious in de- 

 stroying worms in lawns. It is much used in China for this 

 purpose, and if it is found to be equally serviceable in this 

 country Messrs. Rutley & Silverlock will have conferred a 

 benefit on those who are careful to have a clean lawn. 



Vases and dinner ornaments may be very prettily filled 



with leaves properly preserved. Brackets may be made to 

 resemble carving, and also picture frames. The bright tints 

 of autumnal leaves are excellent for the purpose. Gather a 

 good assortment, whioh may comprise every tint from crimson 

 to scarlet, from scarlet to yellow, and from yellow to green. 

 The red Beech and the Sumaoh are very useful, so are the Oab 

 and Ferns. Smooth every leaf on the wrong side with a hot 

 iron, holding it down a minute or two. Any leaves that are 

 not flat must be soaked in water firBt. Then oil them over on 

 the right side. Next, take a number of fine wire stems, and 

 fix every leaf to a stem. Lay the leaf over the wire, whioh 

 should extend the entire length of the leaf, to support it. The 

 leaf is attached by its stalk to the artificial stem. Use the 

 fine green-covered reel wire necessary, in wax-flower-making 

 for this. Afterwards cover the stems with green tissue paper 

 or brown Berlin wool, and join them together in sprays. The 

 individual leaves on each spray must be of the same kind and 

 colour. Afterwards mix and arrange the sprays according to 

 taste. Oak leaves and acorns gummed on a cardboard frame 

 make good brackets, boxes, and picture-frames. Acorns and 

 other berries used in this way ought first to be cut in half. — 

 (Cassell's Household Guide.) 



Having received a note asking for some poetic addition 



suitable for a young gardener's epitaph, we referred to a little 

 volume entitled " Epigrams and Epigraphs," by the author of 

 " Proverbial Folk-lore," and we selected from it the following : — 



" He died young, and thus as ofttimea seen, 

 The fruit God loves He's pleased to plack while green." 



The volume contains a good collection and well arranged. 



The Chili Pine as a Food Plant. — The beautiful 



Conifer (Araucaria imbricata) is looked upon as a fruit tree in 

 its native country, Chili and Araucaria. The Indians and 

 other inhabitants of those countries eat its seeds raw, roasted, 

 and boiled. They are said to be very nutritions ; about two 

 hundred form a good meal for an adult. One seed-cone eon- 

 tains from two hundred to three hundred seeds, and every tree 



