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JOUKNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ July 4, 1872. 



Ford was first for three varieties of Kidneys ; Mr. G. Craddock 

 second ; and Mr. G. B. Tillyard third. 



The best single dish of Round was Early King from Mr. J. 

 Richardson. Mr. F. Ford was second in this class, and Messrs. 

 Poole & Son, of Warwick, third. Mr. J. Richardson also took 

 the highest position in the class for three varieties. Mr. D. 

 Lumsden was second, and Mr. F. Ford third. In collections of 

 six varieties (twelve of a kind), Mr. G. Bagerley, Rose Cottage, 

 Syerstone, Newark, was first. His collection contained fine 

 Mona's Pride and Champion Kidney. Mr. F. Ford was second, 

 and Mr. T. Pickworth, Loughborough, third. 



Cucumbers. — Two varieties, brace of each. The first prize 

 went to Mr. J. Turk, who exhibited Holder's Dreadnought and 

 Loraine, two white-spined varieties, which were very much 

 alike. Mr. T. Weoton, The Gardens, Wirksworth Hall, Derby, 

 second ; and Mr. J. Jennings, The Nurseries, Shipston-on-Stour, 

 third. Three brace, to include Marquis of Lome, prizes offered 

 by Messrs. Sutton. The prizes were keenly contested, no less 

 than fourteen collections being exhibited. Mr. W. Eroadbridge 

 had the first prize, exhibiting a nice brace of Blue Gown. The 

 second prize went to Mr. T. Smith. 



The best twelve Onions were of the White Naples variety, from 

 Mr. Miles. Mr. J. Turk was second, and Mr. J. P. H. Hickling, 

 The Nurseries, Loughborough, third. 



Miscellaneous Classes. — The best dish of Dwarf Kidney 

 Beans came from Mr. J. Turk. Mr. E. Smith was second. Mr. 

 R. Gilbert had a dish of Mushrooms, and took a first prize for 

 them. Mr. G. T. Miles had twelve splendid Large Red 

 Tomatoes, and was first in that class; Mr. E. Smith was second, 

 and Mr. J. Turk third. 



In the cottagers' classes there were very nice Peas, for which 

 Mr. G. Vernall, of Lansdowne Place, Malvern, gained the first 

 prize. The same exhibitor was also first for Round and Kidney 

 Potatoes. Mr. T. Cox, Kenilworth, was second for Peas and 

 Round Potatoes. Mr. J. Maiden, Broadwater, Kidderminster, 

 was second for Kidney Potatoes. The same exhibitor had also a 

 highly meritorious collection of vegetables, and carried off the 

 first prize, Mr. T. Cox being second. 



A Supplementary Fruit Show was held on June 27th, but it 

 was on rather a limited scale. There were three collections of 

 six dishes staged (Pines being excluded from them). Mr. Cox, 

 of the Gardens, Madresfield Court, Great Malvem, had the best; 

 it comprised Buckland Sweetwater and Black Hamburgh Grapes, 

 Grosse Mignonne Peaches, Violette Hative Nectarines, a nice 

 Golden Gem Melon, and Brown Turkey Figs. Mr. A. Foakes, 

 gardener to J. Humphries, Esq., was second, and in his collection 

 was a well-ripened dish of Foster's White Seedling Grape. Mr. 

 Frisby, Blankney Hall Gardens, Sleaford, third. Mr. Miles 

 gardener to Lord Carrington, Wycombe Abbey, exhibited a good 

 Queen Pine, and a first prize was awarded to it. In Grapes 

 there was only one competitor for two varieties, a dish of each — 

 Mr. G. Craddock, Compton Verney, Warwick. He had Muscat 

 of Alexandria barely ripe, and Black Hamburgh badly coloured ; 

 the first prize was awarded. One bunch, Mr. A. Meikle, Read 

 Hall, Whalley, was first with Black Prince, in the class for 

 Black ; the same award being given t to him in the class for 

 White, White Frontignan being the sort. 



For four dishes of Peaches and Nectarines Mr. A. Moffat, gar- 

 dener to H. AUsop, Esq., Hindlip Hall, Worcester, obtained the 

 highest award with very good Grosse Mignonne, Belle de la 

 Croix, and Teton de Venus Peaches, and a nice dish of Elruge 

 Nectarines. Mr. W. Broadbridge, Walton Gardens, Warwick, 

 was second; and Mr. S. Evans, gardener to C. N. Newdegate, 

 Esq., Arbury, Nuneaton, third. The best Melons were sent from 

 Mr. J. Reid, gardener to R. E. E. Warburton, Esq., Alley Hall, 

 Northwich. Mr. A. Moffatt had the second best. 



THE SUPPLEMENTARY EOSE SHOW. 

 One of the especial features of the Birmingham Horticultural 

 Exhibition was the additional Rose Show on Thursday, June 

 27th, the prizes being given by the Committee of the Birming- 

 ham Rose Show. This added very much to the interest of the 

 meeting, as hitherto those who came on the shilling days could 

 only see Roses thajj; had been in the tents for two whole days, 

 and were generally (especially if the weather had been hot), very 

 much gone-by, and some of them only ghosts of their former 

 selves. Great praise, therefore, is due to the Committee of the 

 Birmingham Rose Show, and especially to its active Secretary, 

 Mr. Badger, for contributing so much to the pleasure of the 

 "visitors on the Thursday and Friday, by giving .£105 to be ex- 

 pended iu additional prizes for the queen of flowers ; and we 

 were very glad to see how much it was appreciated by the crowd 

 of persons who anxiously waited outside till the awards of the 

 Judges had been given, and by the increasing stream of people 

 who flowed through the tent, and who, if we may judge by the 

 constant cry of "Pass on, gentlemen and ladies, pass on," 

 were not willing to pass hurriedly by the rows of boxes filled 

 with beautiful blooms without feasting thfijr eyes, and taking 

 notes of those that most struck their fancy, to order plants for 



their own gardens. Some of the policemen, indeed, were, if any- 

 thing, over-zealous in the performance of their duties of " pass 

 ou, pass on," as one of them wished to turn one of the Judges, 

 an F.R.H.S., out of the tent because he ventured to take notes 

 of the Roses after the adjudication was over. 



The Roses were far superior to what we had anticipated, con- 

 sidering the unfavourable weather they have had to contend 

 against, not only from the thunderstorms of the last ten days, 

 but from the severe frosts of April and May following a very 

 open winter. 



The nurserymen, on the whole, showed far superior Roses to 

 the amateurs ; indeed, the amateurs were by no means equal to 

 the mark, and were far behind the merit of the last two or three 

 seasons. Amongst the nurserymen, Mr. Cant was easily first in 

 his seventy-two with very good blooms, amongst others, of Due 

 de Wellington, Madame Noman, Pitord, Charles Lef eb vre, Savier 

 Olibo, Madame Willermoz, Mrs. George Paul, Henri Ledechaux, 

 Dupuy Jamain, Gloire de Vitry, Mrs. C.Wood, Marie Baumann, 

 Madame Vidot, and M. Noman. 



Messrs. Paul & Son were second with fine blooms of Edward 

 Morren, better than it is generally exhibited, Duke of Edin- 

 burgh, Prince Camille de Rohan, John Hopper, Marquise de 

 Castellane, Marie Rady, Antoine Ducher, Monsieur Boncenne, 

 and Madame Caillat. Messrs. Paul's Roses have evidently 

 suffered from spring frosts, as the blooms are not so good as we 

 have been accustomed to see them of late years, especially last 

 year, exhibited by him. Mr. Turner was third, and Messrs. 

 Veitch fourth. 



In Class 179, forty-eight varieties, three trusses of each, Mr. 

 C. Turner, of Slough, was first; Mr. Cant, of Colchester, second; 

 and Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, third. Mr. Turner showed 

 some remarkably fine blooms of Paul Verdier, Baroness Roths- 

 child, Prince Camille de Rohan, Madame Victor Verdier, Marie 

 Baumann, Francois Louvat, Pitord (finer than usual), and Louis 

 Van Houtte — one of the three blooms of Louis Van Houtte was 

 the best we have yet seen, and we are in hopes it will prove to 

 have a better constitution than its progenitor Louis XIV. — Duke 

 of Edinburgh, Beauty of Waltham, Charles Lefebvre ; Xavier 

 Olibo and Horace Vernet, both very fine. In Mr. Cant's second- 

 prize lot were very good examples of Henri Ledechaux and 

 Dupuy Jamain, both of which Mr. Cant has exhibited this year 

 in great perfection, Henri Ledechaux being quite distinct from 

 Victor Verdier as shown in his stands. John Hopper, Marquise 

 de Castellane, Marquise de Mortemart, Marie Baumann, and 

 Baroness Rothschild were also very fine. In Mr. Paul's col- 

 lection were fine examples of Miss Ingram (a pity it is so ca- 

 pricious), Antoine Ducher, Baroness Rothschild, Marquise de 

 Gibot (new to us, as we do not remember to have seen it ex- 

 hibited before), MarieRady,LaFrance, Madame Caillat, Countess 

 of Oxford, and Pierre Not'ting. 



In Class 180, twenty-four varieties, three trusses, Mi'. C. 

 Turner was first, Messrs. Veitch & Son second, Mr. Cant third, 

 and Messrs. Paul & Son fourth. We will not particularise the 

 Roses shown in these stands, for, as a rule, they were inferior 

 to those in Classes 178 and 179, as the nurserymen had expended 

 their strength in the larger classes, and those that were really 

 good had been already exhibited in those classes. We shall 

 pass over the local nurserymen and amateurs. 



The prize for the best new Rose, three trusses, sent out in 

 1870 or 1871, was won by Mr. Cant with Countess of Oxford, fine 

 blooms but somewhat coarse. In Class 198, twelve trusses of 

 dark, or crimson, or rose-coloured, one variety, two very beauti- 

 ful stands were shown by Mi'. Cant and Mr. Turner, between 

 which the Judges had difficulty iu deciding; Mr. Turner's 

 twelve blooms of Duke of Edinburgh being exceedingly fine, 

 with high colour, but they had more irregularly-formed blooms 

 than Mr. Cant's stand of Dupuy Jamain, which was one of the 

 most glowing and fresh-coloured stands of twelve Roses we have 

 ever seen, the petals smooth and beautifully formed, the colour 

 deep cerise with a violet tinge. 



In Class 199, twelve trusses, white or blush, the first prize 

 was won by Mr. Turner with a beautiful box of Baroness Roths- 

 child; the second by Mr. Cant with Devoniensis, very fresh 

 and evenly good, but not equal to Baroness Rothschild. 



Iu Class 200, premier Rose, separately staged, the first prize 

 was won by Mi'. Cant with a fine example of the Duke of Edin- 

 burgh. The second prize was not adjudged, there being only 

 two Roses staged, andthe second was inferior to half the Roses 

 exhibited. Perhaps the prize offered for the second — 10 feet of 

 Belvoir Castle patent plant protector— did not induce too much 

 competition, as we perceived that in Classes 190 and 191, where 

 the first prizes were respectively 12 feet and G feet of " Enville," 

 Rendle's patent span-roof plant protector, there was also no 

 competition. 



There were two nice lots of pot Roses, twenty and ten re- 

 spectively, exhibited by Messrs. Paul & Son. Class 203, for 

 six Roses in pots, contained the worst six Roses we ever saw ex- 

 hibited, and the Judges properly reserved the awards. 



In conclusion we may remark, that the Roses which have 

 come out especially strong in the two days, Tuesday and Thurt- 



