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JOURNAL OP HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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ring placed between the flanges, -which are screwed up by 

 means of bolts (see figs. 3 and 4). 

 This makes a very perfect joint, 

 T)ut the difficulty to contend 

 -with is, that as there must be a 

 flange at each end, the pipes 

 must be cast the exact lengths 

 required, as they cannot be cut, 

 and wherever there is any com- 

 plication in putting up pipes 

 ■this difficulty will be a very 

 material one, as anyone who has 

 lad to put up a series of pipes in small adjoining houses wiR 

 know. 



Pig. 4. 



Mr. Clarke's tubular boiler, Stand No. 80, of which we next 

 give an illustration {fig. 5), is, in our opinion, the best of the 

 three upright tubular boilers exhibited, as the cylindrical jacket 

 which connects all the hollow water-bars together gives free- 

 dom for the water to 

 rise into the ascend- 

 ing pipes, and the 

 whole of the water 

 from the return 

 is not obliged to 

 pass through the 

 horizontal firebars, 

 which in some tu- 

 bular boilers is the 

 case, and very often 

 materially checks 

 the circulation. The 

 upper cylindrical 

 jacket is also a great 

 economiser of heat, 

 though we think 

 there should be a 

 connecting pipe or 

 two between the up- 

 per and the under 

 cylindrical jacket, 

 and we think also 

 au improvement 

 might be made by 

 having the flow pipe 

 from the upper cy- 

 lindrical jacket ris- 

 ing out of the flat 

 top, where the pre- 

 sent stoking-hole is placed, and by making the top conical 

 or dome-shaped, putting the stoking-hole on one side of the 

 dome. We have very little doubt, however, that this would 

 prove a very efficient boiler. 



CRYSTAL PALACE AUTUMN SHOW.- 

 In past years we were accustomed to a grand show in the 

 autumn both of fruit and flowers, but of late this has been dis- 

 continued, and there has been nothing to fill its place. The 

 loss of a special flower show has. not been much felt, for the 

 fortnightly meetings at South Kensington have pretty well sup- 

 plied its place ; but the loss of an autumn fruit show is felt, and 

 there is nothing to compensate. It is true the Metropolitan 

 Floral Society stepped a little beyond its bounds when it added 

 to its Show at the Crystal Palace, on August 28th and 29th, a 

 show of fruit as well, but it only sought to supply a want which 

 has been long felt, and which ere long we hope will be adequately 

 supplied.^ We would not urge the inauguration of such an exhi- 

 bition this year, as the season has been so unfavourable, but an 

 October or November fruit show, we conceive, another year 

 would be well worthy of consideration, knowing, as we do, with 

 how much interest the fruit is regarded. The old hand at exhi- 

 bitions says, " Take my advice, look to the fruit first, it's sure 

 to be crowded," and he is quite right ; be the Orchids never so 

 lovely, be the Ferns never so graceful, be the Dahlia, the Gladi- 

 olus, the Hollyhock never so perfect in form, so resplendent in 

 colour — there, at the fruit, will be found the greatest throng. 

 Why, then, should we not have an autumn fruit show ? 



But all this, though in connection with, has little to do with 

 the third Show of the Metropolitan Floral Society. In its own 

 special department it did its work, and did it well. We will 



not flatter — for extent it fell short of the autumn shows of the 

 years gone by, but for general good quality it left nothing to be 

 desired. 



The Dahlias, on the whole, were not large, neither were they 

 coarse, but in the best stands they were evenly good. In the 

 nurserymen's class for forty-eight, Mr. Keynes, of Salisbury, 

 was first with fine blooms of Monarch, Jenny Austin, Amy 

 Creed, Vice-President, Mr. Dix, Charles Backhouse, Mrs. Dodds, 

 Caroline Tetterell, W. Keynes, Richard Dean, Netty Buckell, 

 Flag of Truce, James Cocker, John Standish, Flora Wyatt, 

 Maid of Essex, Thomas Goodwin, Royalty, W. P. Laird, Golden 

 Drop, Alexander Cramond, Bishop of Durham, Harriet Tet- 

 terell, Queen of Beauties, and Annie Neville. Mr. H. May, 

 Hope Nurseries, Bedale, came in second with fine examples of 

 Sir J. Smythe, John Kirby, President, Hugh Miller, James 

 Cocker, Criterion, Lord Derby, Yellow Boy, Volunteer, and 

 Lord Napier. In twenty-fours, Mr. J. Walker, of Thame, was 

 first with excellent examples of John Standish, James Cocker, 

 G. Herbert, Toison d'Or, Monarch, Flora Wyatt, Mr. Dix, and 

 Leah ; the second prize going to Messrs. Draycott & Sons, Lei- 

 cester, and the third to Messrs. Barnard, Ridgway Nurseries, 

 Thursley. 



In the nurserymen's class for Fancies Mr. Keynes was again 

 first, showing, amongst others, fine blooms of Fanny Sturt, 

 Butterfly, Mrs. Saunders, Monarch, Gipsy, Bessie Wyatt, Mrs. 

 Bennett, Richard Dean, John Salter, Hero of York, and Mar- 

 quis of Lome. The second prize went to Mr. May, who had a 

 charming example of Stafford's Gem, Queen Mab, Norah Creina, 

 Mrs. Saunders, and others; while the third position was taken 

 by Mr. Walker, Thame. 



In the amateurs' class for twenty- four, Mr. R. Petfield, gar- 

 dener to J. Thornhill, Esq., Deddington, was first with a 

 splendid stand, including Bob Ridley, J. Hunter, Vice-President, 

 Mary Keynes, Royalty, Victory, Hugh Miller, Bishop of Dur- 

 ham, Gazelle, Leah, and Flora Wyatt. Second came Mr. T. 

 Hobbs, Lower Eastern, Bristol, with an excellent stand; third, 

 Mr. C. J. Perry, Castle Bromwich ; and fourth, Mr. J. Morgan, 

 gardener to Major Scott, Reigate. 



For twelves, both Show and Fancies, Mr. H. Glasscock, 

 Bishop Stortford, was premier, showing in the former class very 

 fine blooms of James Cocker, Vice-President, J. N. Keynes, 

 Indian Chief, W. P. Laird, Toison d'Or, and Annie Neville. 

 The other prizes in this class went to Messrs. Burpitt, Steer, 

 and Fewkes ; rest for the Fancies going to Messrs. Petfield, 

 C. J. Perry, and Fewkes. 



Of spikes of Hollyhocks, by far the best were those from the 

 Rev. Lord Hawke, Willingham Rectory, who had seedlings, 

 with Leviathan, Midnight, F. Chater, Purity, Walden Queen, 

 and Queen of Yellows. The remaining prizetakers were Mr. W. 

 Chater, Saffron Walden, Mr. J. J. Chater, Cambridge, and Mr. 

 H. Minchin, Hook Norton. For twenty-four cut blooms Mr. W. 

 Chater was first, showing, among others, fine examples of 

 Scarlet Gem, Purity, Coronet, and Victor. Mr. Minchin, Mr. 

 G. Wheeler, Warminster, and Mr. J. J. Chater were the other 

 prizetakers ; whilst for twelve blooms the prizes went to Lord 

 Hawke, Mr. Minchin, and Mr. H. Catley, Bath. 



Of Gladioli there was a splendid show, Messrs. Kelway, of 

 Langport, alone furnishing in front of the orchestra some six 

 hundred spikes. In the class for thirty-six spikes the same ex- 

 hibitors took the lead with a fine collection, Mr. G. Wheeler, 

 Warminster, being second, and the Rev. H. H. Dombrain third. 

 For stands of twenty-four and twelve the prizetakers were Mr. 

 J. Douglas, gardener to F. Whitbourn, Esq., Loxford Hall, Rev. 

 Lord Hawke, and Rev. H. H. Dombrain. Other successful ex- 

 hibitors were Bev. J. G. Hodgson, Croydon, Mr. H. Catley, Mr. 

 J. Gold, and Mr. C. J. Perry. 



Of Asters there was but a limited show. Mr. J. J. Chater 

 and Mr. J. Anderson, Bethnal Green Road, were first for thirty- 

 six and twelve French Asters respectively ; those from the latter 

 exhibitor were beautifully incurved, whilst Mr. Chafer's, con- 

 sisting chiefly of the Giant Emperor, Pasony, and Victoria races, 

 were very large, some of them almost like Chrysanthemums, 

 but others were not so perfect as desirable in the centres. Mr. 

 G. Wheeler, Warminster, was second ; and Mr. Hooper, Wid- 

 combe Hill, Bath, was fourth with excellent Victoria Asters; 

 Mr. Walker, Thame, being third. The other prizes went to 

 Mr. Smith, of Bishop Stortford, and Mr. R. Petfleld. In Ger- 

 man Asters Mr. Hooper was first with finely-coloured very 

 well quilled blooms. Messrs. Petfield, Walker, and W. Chater 

 also exhibited. 



Of Verbenas Mr. C. J. Perry, Castle Bromwich, had a fine 

 stand, and others came from Messrs. Minchin and Fewkes. Of 

 Boses there were excellent examples. Mr. Prince, Oxford, 

 Messrs. Paul & Son, Mr. French, gardener to Rev. B. Hutchin- 

 son, Rugby, and the Rev. J. B. Camm, each took prizes. Messrs.. 

 Keynes, Prince, and Turner also sent collections. 



First-class certificates were awarded to the following — viz., to 

 Mr. Keynes for Dahlia Mrs. Wilkinson, -creamy white tipped 

 with lilac; W. Newman, purplish maroon; Bev. J. B. Carnm; 

 and Ne plus Ultra, lilac; also to Mr. Turner, of Slough, for 



