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JOURNAL OP HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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Black Prince also very good. Mr. Wildsmith staged good ex- 

 amples of Black Hamburgh, Alicante, White Tokay, Foster's 

 Seedling, and Mrs. Pince well coloured ; the remainder were 

 small. In the claBS for five kirids, two bunches of each, three 

 collections were staged; Mr. Woodbridge, The Gardens, Syon 

 House, winning first honours with medium-sized bunches but 

 level and fresh of Madresfield Court, Golden Champion, Lady 

 Downe's, Musoat of Alexandria, and Alicante. Mr. Peed, Roupell 

 Park Nursery, Norwood, had the second place with larger 

 bunches, but some of them were shrivelled and worn, although 

 Gros Colman, Alicante, and White Tokay were good. Quality 

 fairly beat size in this olass. Mr. Bolton, gardener to W. Spot- 

 tiBwoode, Esq., Combe Bank, Sevenoaks, had the third prize. 



In the class for three buncheB of Black Hamburgh there were 

 twelve competitors, some of whom staged excellent produce so 

 far as regards shape of bunches and size of berries, but only one 

 exhibitor staged really black and well-finished examples— Mr. 

 Coleman, who had the third prize, the berries being small in 

 comparison with those of Mr. Adams, gardener to Rev. Mr. 

 Hudson, Frogmore Hall, Hereford, who had first honours with 

 bunches of faultless shape and remarkably fine berries but de- 

 ficient in bloom. Mr. Wildsmith had the second prize with 

 very good examples and fairly well ooloured. In this class size, 

 to the surprise of many Grape growers, triumphed over high 

 finish. It was a difficult class to judge, Mr. Adams' fruit being 

 so fine and Mr. Coleman's so well coloured but small. A few 

 very poor bunches were staged. Mr. Coleman won easily in 

 the Muscat of Alexandria class with good bunches, about 3 lbs., 

 and splendid berries. Messrs. Lane & Son were second with 

 five or Bix-pounders, but rather irregular; and Mr. Day, Norton 

 Hall, Daventry, third with medium-sized buncheB and fine but 

 not highly finished berries. Mr. HolliDgworth, Turkey Court, 

 Maidstone, Mr. DavieB, Chelmsford, and Mr. Pepper, Bromley, 

 exhibited well in this good class. 



Mr. Earp, gardener to J. S. Sellon, Esq., Hume Towers, 

 Bournemouth, won the premier place in the MadreBfield Court 

 class with rather small bunohes and berries, but excellently 

 coloured and finished. Mr. Woodbridge was second, and Mr. 

 Ridout, gardener to J. B. Haywood, Esq., Woodhatoh Lodge, 

 Reigate, third with much finer produce, but not well coloured. 

 In this class quality won. In the Hamburgh class size pre- 

 vailed. Mr. Stephenson, gardener to F. Peed, Esq., Roby 

 House, Sydenham ; Mr. Miles, Wycombe Abbey ; and Mr. 

 Toomer, gardener to W. Knowles, Esq., Streatham, were placed 

 in the order of their names with Foster's Seedling. The berries 

 were generally small, and the class of Bix competitors a rather 

 weak one. A better display was made in the next class — Lady 

 Downe's, where Mr. Tyler, gardener to R. Gosling, Esq., 

 Bishop Stortford, won with medium- sized bunches, the berries 

 and finish being very good. Mr. Coleman was placed second 

 with small bunohes but fine and exoellently coloured berries, 

 and Mr. Neighbour third. Mr. Kneller, Malshanger Park, 

 Btaged very fine produce but not fully ripe, yet worthy of an 

 extra prize. There were ten competitors. Six lots were staged 

 in the Buckland Sweetwater class, but some of them were very 

 poor, and the winning stands only moderate. Mr. Bungay, 

 gardener to W. Smith, Esq., Heme Hill, Dulwich, was placed 

 first ; Mr. Beesley, gardener to R. JoneB, Esq., Clapham Com- 

 mon, second; and Messrs. Lane & Son third. In the class for 

 three bunches of any other kind there were sixteen competitors, 

 and the excellence of the produce gave the Judges some trouble 

 in making their awards. Messrs. Lane & Son were placed first 

 for splendid Alicantes, weight about 3 lbs. and highly finished ; 

 Mr. Perks, gardener to C. W. Dusseldorff, Esq , DorcheBter 

 House, Sydenham, second with excellently finished bunches 

 of Gros Guillaume about the same weight; and Mr. Peed, 

 Roupell Park, third with good Alicantes — a capital class. The 

 class for the heaviest bunch of any kind brought out eight 

 competitors, but some of the bunches, as one of the Judges 

 remarked, were as " ugly aB sin." Mr. Diokson, gardener to 

 J. Jardine, Esq., Arkleton, N.B., the renowned northern grower, 

 easily won the first prize with, for him, a small and fairly good 

 bunch of Syrian weighing 10 lbs. 10 ozs. ; Mr. Peed was second 

 with Gros Guillaume, 5 lbs. 8 ozs. ; and Mr. Tyler third with a 

 bunch weighing 5 lbs. 4 ozs. While this claBS is retained in 

 southern schedules we must again note the omission of a olass 

 Which is well responded to in the north — namely, for superior 

 quality and high finish, the bunches not to weigh less than 1 lb. 

 A class of this nature iB well worthy of trial at the southern 

 Bhows. In the miscellaneous class an extra prize was worthily 

 awarded to Mr. Mowbray, gardener to the Earl of Leven and 

 Melville, Fulmer, Slough, for a small but very full and regular 

 bunch of Golden Champion. The berrieB were of great size, 

 well finished, clear, and spotless, and reflected much credit on 

 the grower. A good and fairly finished bunch of Gros Guillaume 

 from Mr. James Lovey, gardener to G. Dixon, Esq., Gothen- 

 burgh, Sweden, was noticeable, considering the high northern 

 latitude in which it was grown. The prizes offered by Mr. J. B. 

 Pearson for Golden Queen were not awarded. A few bunches 

 were staged, the best being from Messrs. Lane & Son, but they 



were not considered of sufficient excellence to merit the rewards 

 provided. 



Pine Apples. — Eighteen fruits were staged, some of them 

 very fine, and none unworthy of the place they occupied. Mr. 

 Webb won the premier prize in the class for Queens with a 

 grand fruit weighing 6J lbB. Mr. Day, Hillside, Newark, was 

 placed second, weight of fruit 5 lbs. 1 oz. ; and Mr. Miles third 

 with a handsome well-conditioned fruit weighing 4| lbs. In this 

 class Mr. Lee, gardener to T. Kiog, Esq., the renowned " Tom 

 King " of history, exhibited a capital Queen weighing 4 lbs. 14ozs., 

 which had been grown in an 8 inch pot. In the class for any 

 other variety Mr. Ross, gardener to C. Eyre, Esq., Welford 

 Court, Newbury, had the premier place with Smooth Cayenne 

 weighing about 6 lbs. ; Mr. Pragoell, gardener to G. B. W. Digby, 

 Esq., Sherborne Castle, Dorset, being placed second, weight 

 5 J lbs. ; and Mr. Sandford, gardener to the Earl of Bective, 

 third, weight of fruit S lbs. It was the best exhibition of Pines 

 of the year. 



Peaches and Nectabines. — Eighteen dishes of Peaches were 

 staged and fifteen dishes of Nectarines, nearly all of which were 

 good, a few, however, being deficient in colour. Mr. Gibson, 

 gardener to T. F. B. Atkinson, Esq., Halstead Place, Sevenoaks, 

 was placed first in the class for PeacheB with a dish named Lord 

 Palmerston, which was oertainly not oorrect ; it was more like 

 the yellow-fleshed American variety Crawford's Early. Mr. 

 Frost, nurseryman, Maidstone, was second with Barrington; 

 and Mr. J. Fry, gardener to L. J. Baker, Esq., Haydon Hall, 

 Pinner, third with Princess of Wales. Nectarines. — Mr. A. 

 Jameison, gardener to the Earl of Crawford, Haigh Hall, Wigan, 

 gained the first prize with Prince of Wales, very good. Mr. S. 

 Bolton, gardener to W. Tipping, Esq., Brastead Park, Sevenoaks, 

 was second with Hunt's Tawny; and Mr. W. Cox, Madresfield 

 Court, Great Malvern, third. 



Melons. — A rather extensive collection was forthcoming, 

 several of the fruits being well shaped and netted, and were 

 attractive in appearance. Twenty scarlet-fleshed and twenty- 

 eight green-fleBbed fruits were submitted to the Judges. Many 

 of the Melons were of inferior flavour, and it was only after 

 much and careful deliberation that the prizes were awarded. 

 In the Scarlet-fleshed section Mr. Oliver Goldsmith, Polesden 

 Laoey, Dorking, waB awarded the firBt prize for Soarlet Gem ; 

 Mr. Coleman, Eastnor Castle, the second for Read's Scarlet; 

 and Mr. Kneller, Malshanger Park, Basingstoke, third for Hero 

 of Bath. In the Green-fleshed class the first prize was awarded 

 to Mr. R. Adams, gardener to the Rev. T. D. Hudson, Frogmore 

 Hall, near Hereford, for a " seedling;" the second prize to Mr. 

 Coleman for Eastnor Castle, and the third to Mr. John Day, 

 Norton Hall, Daventry. 



Plumb, Chebeies, and Figs. — Plums. — The class for three 

 dishes, distinct, six fruits of each, was represented by eight 

 competitors. Mr. James Bolton was awarded the first prize for 

 Golden Drop, Jefferson's, and Pond's Seedling. Mr. Staples, 

 gardener to H. Oppenheim, Esq , Chipstead Place, Sevenoaks, 

 second with Magnum Bonum, Pond's Seedling, and Golden 

 Drop; and Mr. Fry, gardener to L. G. Baker, Esq., Haydon 

 Hall, Pinner, third with Transparent Gage, Belgian Purple, and 

 Jefferson's. Only two collections of Green Gages were ex- 

 hibited. Mr. JameB Fry and Mr. W. Hall, gardener to W. 

 StevenB, Esq., Springfield, Tulse Hill, were placed first and 

 second respectively ; and for a dish cf any other kind the first 

 prize was awarded to Mr. Staples for Coe's Golden Drop ; se- 

 cond to Mr. J. Walker, nurseryman, Thame, Oxon, for Pond's 

 Seedling ; third to Mr. JameB Bolton for the same variety ; an 

 extra third prize was awarded to Mr. James Fry for a very fine 

 dish of Transparent Gage. There were fifteen competitors in 

 this class. 



Figs were remarkaoly fine, especially the first, second, and 

 third-prize diBhes, and to mark the excellence of the collec- 

 tions staged, of which there were twenty-four dishes, the Judges 

 awarded two extra prizes. Mr. John Burnett, gardener to Mrs. 

 Hope. The Deepdene, Dorking, was first with White Marseilles ; 

 Mr. W. Divers, gardener to W. Moore, Esq., Maidstone, second 

 with Brown Turkey; Mr. W. Chisholm, gardener to R. C, 

 Taylor, Esq., third also with Brown Turkey ; extras to Mr. W. 

 Chard and Mr. Rutland, gardener to the Duke of Richmond. 



Chebbies. — Mr. Thomas Jodos, The Gardens, Elvetham Park, 

 Wingfield, Hants, was placed first; Mr. T. N. Penfold, gardener 

 to the Rev. Canon Bridges, BeddiDgton, second ; Mr. John Day, 

 Norton Hall, third ; and Mr. Miles, gardener to Lord Caring- 

 ton, extra third, all Bhowing very fine MorelloB. 



Apples and Peaes. — Although the competition in the classes 

 was not great, some splendid fruit, especially of kitchen Apples, 

 was staged, and some large miscellaneous collections aided to 

 make thiB section of the Show imposing. In the class for 

 dessert Apples, three dishes distinct, six of each, there were 

 four collections staged, and the first prize was awarded to Mr. 

 Haycock, Barham Court, Maidstone, for excellent dishes of 

 Ribston Pippin, Cox's Orange PippiD, and Melon Apple. Mr. 

 Rutland was placed second for very fine King of the Pippins, 

 Ribston Pippin, and Webb's Seedling ; and Mr. Ross, Welford 



