Mat 25, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



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the bundles of black and white grapes bang- 

 iuo- from the horizontal cross-pieces reminded 

 one somewhat of an Italian scene. At the 

 base of the pergola pillars hung melons 

 which were shown in a growing etat^ m 



and fruiting vines in pots, as well as 



pots. 



,and nectarines ii 



specimens oi inose pt^ciL-iL_„ .._ 



which Mr. Hudson grows so well, were 

 also represented- Fruiting specimens ot the 

 famous Gunnersbnry figs in pots were also 

 included and very tempting in appearance 

 were the dark-red cherries, which hung from 

 the branches of what looked like miniature 

 orchard standard trees in pots. There were 

 eolden-yellow plums of the ga^e type nearly 

 ripe and altogether this was a fine collec- 

 tion' of fruit trees to come from a private 

 garden; and lastly there was hardly h.^s 

 credit due to the exhibitor for the pic- 

 turec^que method of arrangement as for the 

 excellence of the material. 



Messrs, Laxton Brothers, of Bedford, had 

 a very interesting circular exhibit of grow- 

 ing fruit inside the large tent. Tliere were 

 loo-anberriet^ growing over arclies, and under- 

 ne'ath them fine fruiting specimens of 

 the new Laxton berry, which, as it was 



the above, there were some very fine fruit- 

 ing trees of Lady Sudeley apple, Pitmaston 

 Duchess pears, and Early Rivers plums, just 

 changing colour. An old gnarled tree of the 

 cherry (iuigne Annonay, which stood in the 

 centre in a pot, and well furnished with 

 fruit, suggested the question as to whether 

 Messrs. Kivers are attempting the art of 

 growing dwarf orchard trees in pots after 

 the manner of the Japanese pigmy conifers. 

 Novel and extremely effective was the collec- 

 tion of orauges and lemons in pots, exhibited 

 by this firm. There were massive citrons, 

 almost as big as melons, white lemons, Mal- 

 tese blood oranges, variegated oranges, 

 egg oranges, all more or lescs large, and tiny 

 little baby orauges. In fact, this exhibit 

 was quite a demonstration of the material 

 there is contained in the orange and lemon 

 family. 



All the way from Hereford came a very 

 interesting collection of growing fruits set 

 up by the King's Acre Nursery Company. AVe 

 noticed pyramid and cordon goo&el>errie8 

 bearing good crops, and Comet red currants 

 growing in the same form, simply roped with 

 bunches of fruit. Peaches looked healthy, 



best figs, and they also showed four fruiting 



Messrs. W. Seabrook and Son, 



vines in pots. 

 Chelmsford, sent a few plum trees m pots, 

 and a few specimen apples. 



FRUITS- 



It wa^ quite a relief to turn from the 

 flowers and plants to the fruit section, and 

 here we found Mr. N. F. Barnes, of Eaton, 

 winning for the Duke of Westminster first 

 prize lor a collection of twelve dishes of 

 fruit. Black Hamburgh and Madresfield 

 Court grapes were very good, but it seemed 

 a pity that the Muscats should have been cut 

 at the unfinished stage they were in. Peaches 

 were fine, also nectarines, there was a 

 good dish of Lady Sudeley apple, and one of 

 Transparent plum. The Marquis of Salis- 

 bury was (second in this class with a collec- 

 tion in which grai>es were weak, but straw- 

 berries and i^eaches were very fine. 



In the class for a collection of nine dishes, 

 his Majesty the King, Windsor, came in first. 

 In this exhibit there were some good pieces 

 of ]?lack Hamburgh and Fotsters Seedling 

 graiK's. as well as good nectarines and 

 nt ac lu's. The second prize was awarded to 



AN EFFECTIVE GROUP OF STELLATE CINERARIAS, CALCEOLARIA 



Exhibited by Messrs. Sutton and Sons, Reading. 



SCHIZ AXTHUS, ETC 



exhibited 

 fruit. 



is a very promising-looking 

 Variety was added by a mixture 

 of }ieaches and nectarines, standard goose- 

 berries, and currants in pots, all l>earing 

 good crops. Tliere were strawberries, of 

 course, and choice and tempting did the 

 finely-coloured fruits appear. ^The chief 

 varieties exhibited by the firm on this occa- 

 sion were King George, which Laxton's claim 

 to be an improvement on Royal Sovereign, 

 and Maincrop, a very large, wedge-shaped 

 Iruit. A very striking novelty in the cx- 



a variety called the' Earl, w^hicu 

 produces deep and very striking-looking 

 iruits, A very fine exhibit of much educa- 

 tional value are words that justly describe 

 the group. 



Messrs. Thos. Rivers, of Sawbndgeworth, 

 J€r€, of course, represented by those magni- 

 ncient fruit trees in pots with which visitors 

 to the Temple Show are familiar, but for this 

 «^ca,^on notable additions were made, 

 leaches were viery fine, particularly the 

 ^uke of York and Kestrel, and brightly red 

 were the cheeks of the Cardinal nectarines, 

 wuicii peeped out from amongst the healthi- 

 est of green leaves. In addition to 



but the fruits were not yet ripe ; and figs in 

 pots were quite a good feature. Apples of 

 James Grieve and other varieties in pots were 

 verv well cropped, as also were specimens of 

 Pitmaston Duchess pear, and Jefferson plum. 

 There was something novel about the um- 

 brella-shaped peaches in ]x>ts, and the trained 

 gooseberries and currants were much ad- 

 mired. 



Messrs. Storrie and Storrie, of Glencarse, 

 mixed fruiting trees in pot^ with flowei-s and 

 foliage plants and ferns, but we cannot com- 

 mend this as being the best way of ex- 

 hibiting fruit trees to advantage. Tliere 

 were some shapely and well-fruited goot^e- 

 berry bushes in pots, also currants, some 

 fair cherries, and good specimens of ix^aches, 



pears, and plums. 



Messrs. T. Rivers and Son easily won hrst 

 prize with half a dozen cherries in lK)ts, and 

 Baron E. O. von Ernsthauson, Ditton Hill, 

 was given a second for twelve jjeaches and 

 nectarines. The Marquis of Salisbury had 

 the best twenty strawberry plants, and the 

 King's Acre Nursery Company won with six 

 plums in pots, Messr8. T. Rivers and Son 

 being second. Tlie last-named firm had the 



the Duke of Portland, Welbeck, and the 

 tliird prize wa«> given to Mr, F. B. J, Wing- 

 field Digby, Sherborne Castle, Dorset, for a 

 collection \v-hich did not compare with the 



one mentioned alx>ve. 



The best of the fruit classes Ava> that in 

 which prizes were given for a c()llection of 

 fruit decorated with plants ^nd flowers, and 

 at the moment we were reporting the King 

 and Queen came to inr>peot the cxhilut from 

 tlie Royal Gardens at Windsor that won the 

 fir>t i^rize. Conspicuous in the collection 

 were fine Black Hamburgh and Madresfield 

 (Viiut grapes, Duke of York peaches, nec- 

 tarines, and tigs. Odontoglossums made up 

 the floral decorations, with trailing smilax 

 between the dishes. Tlie Duke of Westmin- 

 r>ter had tlie second award, and here we 

 thought the floral decoration was better, but 

 the fruit, particularly the grapes. waf> not 

 lip to the standard of tliat which came from 

 Wind>or, though peaches, nectarines, and 

 fi^s were very good. The Marrjiiis (»(' Salis- 

 bury was third, and here carnation> ]>n>vided 

 the decorative material. 



Lady Wantage. Lockinge Park, api)eared 

 to be the onlv exhibitor in the class for 



