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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



Jt^^i-Y 13, 1912. 



Hamed. This class, set down the centre of the 

 hall, wag a great attraction, and added ma- 

 terially to the effect of the show. 



DISTEICT CLASSES. 



The district clashes, to permit folks resi- 

 dent in a group of counties to compete on 

 more or less equal conditions, formed a novel 

 feature, and in these classes prizes of plate 

 were given by Messrs. Barr and Son, Mr. 

 Robert Bolton, Messrs. E. Webb and Sons,. 

 Mr. C F. Faulkner, Messrs. E, W. King 

 and Co., Mr. A. Hallam, Mr. W. E. Alsen, 

 and Messrs. Dobbie and Co. In these classes 

 there was a poor competition in some groups 

 and a rare close fight in others. 



bertson, Hercules, and Thos. Stevenson in 

 grand form; Mr. F. J. Harrison, Ulverston, 

 second.. Mr. Prophet was recommended for 

 a first priz*e in the Western Counties Class for 

 nine bunches, but he had double staudai'ds. 

 The Eastern Counties Class for nine bunches 



brought out a grand competition, and here 

 Mrs. F. E. Hall, Cumberland Cottage, Eed- 

 bourne, was first prize winner with Her- 

 cules, Nubian, Clara Curtis, Edna TJnwin, 

 and Flora Norton Spencer in grand form 

 and colour; Mr. A. Humphrey, gardener to 



Sir M.Turner, Bedfords, Havering, Eomford, 

 '•ame second, and Mr. H. Tysoe, The Lodge, 



Bedford, was placed second. 



Mr. EobDrt Hallam had a lovely set of nine 



SWEET PEA DECORATOR. 



Cherry-red. A.M., N.S.P.S., July 9. Messrs. Dobbie and Co., Edinburgh; 



Lessrs. G. Stark and Son, Great Ryburgh; and Mr. A.' Malcolm. 



Mr. Grigor^ gardener to Mrs. Dunbar, of 

 Dunbar, Seapark, Forres, scored with six 

 bunches of fair quality in the Scottish class. 

 Mr. Cowdy, Loughgall^ led in the Iri?>h class 

 with superb blooms of Mrs. W. J, Unwin, 

 Debbie's Cream. Thos. Stevenson, and Ten- 

 uant Spencer; Mr Jas. Hall, Moy, a close 

 second. Mr. Alan Gibbs, Dinas Powis, won 

 the Webb Plate in the Welsh Class for nine 

 bunches, and the colouring of Nancy Perkin, 

 Afterglow, R, E. Felton, and Helen Gros- 

 venor was exceptionally good; Mr. Thos. 

 Jon-es, Ruabon, second. 



Dr. Phillips le4 for nine bunches in the 

 class for the Northern Counties with Clara 

 Curtis, Flora Norton Spencer, Mrs. Cuth- 



bunches in the Midland Counties Class for 

 nine bunches, and^ he staged Edna Unwin, 

 Clara Curtis, Nettie Jenkins, Helen I^ewis^ 

 Rosabelle, and King Manoel grandly. The 

 Southern Counties Class for nine bunches was 

 a strong one, and here Mr. Stevenson was 

 well ahead with Moneymaker, Edith Taylor, 

 Mrs, Routzahn, Edrom Beauty, Evelyn 

 Hemus, etc.; second award fell to Mr. Usher, 

 and third to Mr. A. J. Smith, gardener to 

 A. L. F. Cook, Esq., Iver, Bucks. 



SINGLE-HANDED GARDENERS. 



Mr. Cowdy won the Breadmore Plate in tb-e 

 single-handed gardeners' class, with a lovely 

 dozen bunches, iiis Barbara, Ciiptivation, 



and Clara Curtis being grand; Mr. WhitP 

 gardener to M. J. Green, Esq., EvnsW 

 second. In a smaller class of similar chara 

 ter, for six bunches another Breadmore VUi 

 was won by Mr. W. H. Smith, George StVpof 

 Hailsham; Mr. J. A. Newman second S 

 M. S. Gissmg Skelton, Esq., Sudbury Croft 

 Harrow, third, ^ 



AMATEURS. 



Tlie Hawlmark Cup for amateurs, for the 

 best twelve bunche*., was awarded to Mr 

 Thos. Jones, Ruabon, with a grand exhibit of 

 Queen of Norway, Clara Curtis, Thos Steven 

 son. Lavender George Herbert, etc. Com- 

 mander Humphery's plate for six bunches feU 

 to Mr. W. H. Smith, with a brilliantly 

 coloured set of popular sorts; Dr. Leggett 

 Harpenden, second.^ Mr. W. H. Smith al ' 

 scored for three bunches. 



SMALL GROWERS' SECTION. 



The Horace Wright Cup for a dozen 

 bunches, distinct, open only to smal 

 growers, was won in a splendid competitioi. 

 by Mr. W., H. Holloway, Percyville, Shrews, 

 bury, with lovely flowers of Mrs. C. Foster 

 Queen Victoria Spencer, Barbara, Mrs. Rout^ 

 zahn, Tom Bolton, Elfrida Pearson, Elsii 

 Herbert, and Thos. Stevenson, all grandly 

 coloured ; he won well, followed by Mr. P. 

 Green, The Beeches, Sway tilling, Southam ' 

 ton; with Mr. C. Jaggs, Hertford Heath, 

 third. In the same division, but for six 

 bunches, the premier award — the Walter Vo8S 

 Cup — was won by Mr. Ernest J. Gee, Broad- 

 way, Chesham, with beautiful bunches of 

 Slay Campbell, Edrom Beauty, Chas. Foster, 

 Flora Norton Spencer, Thos. Stevenson, and,^ 

 Masterpiece; Mr. H. Hesford, Addlestone, 

 second, and Mr. Holloway tliird. Here, too,, 

 there was a famous competition. 



In other small growei^s' classes th^ leading 

 prize-winner was Mr. E. D. Marshall, Early 

 Rise Arms, Reading. 



DECORATIVE CLASSES. 



Mrs. W. Martin scored for a vase of sweet 

 peas with a lovely combination of'blue, pink, 

 and cream; Mrs. A. R. Bide second. The 

 best epergne or stand of sweet peas was one 

 put up by Mrs. F. G. Bealing, Jesmond Dene,- 

 Bassett, and she had a delightful exhibit;, 

 Mrs. A. D. Ruff, Sharnbrook, Beds, second,' 



There were fifteen entries in the table de- 

 coration class, and first prize was awarded to 

 Mrs. W. Fulcher, Moulsham Street, Chelnis- 

 ford, for cream and pink flowers; Mrs. A. D. 

 Ruff second with Melba and Thos. Steven- 

 son ; and Mrs. A. Everett, Fairview, Chap- 

 pell, Essex, third. 



NEW VARIETIES. 



After trial at Sutton Green, and Bnrbage, 

 Hinckley, five varieties secured Awards of 

 Merit. The cherry-red variety, Decorator, 

 was sent from three sources — Messrs. Dobbie 

 and Co. Edinburgh- Messrs. G. Stark and 

 Son, Great Ryburgh; and Mr. A. Malcolm, 

 Duns; so each gained an Award for it. 

 Agricola, with lilac and mauve flowers, came 

 from Mr. Robt. Bolton, Carnforth, who also 

 sent R. F. Felton, a prettv lavender variety; 

 Lady Miller, a lovely pinkish-cream, from 

 Mr. Malcolm; and Bertrand Deal, a m'auve, 

 from Mr. Bertrand Deal, Brooklands, Eel- 

 vedon. 



TRADi: i:XHIBITS. 



These -were splendid, and we hope to make 

 some further reference to the new varieties 



trade was certainly in great 



medals were 



shown. The 

 form, and 

 awarded : 



Gold. — Messrs. 

 say; Mr. R. 



the following 



Dobbie and Co., Rothe- 

 Bolton, Warton, <-arn 



forth; Mr. W. J. Unwin, Histon; Messrs. b 



Co., 



Bide and Sons, Farnham. 



Silver-gilt. — Messrs. Jarman and 

 Chard; Mr. W. E Alsen, Denmead, Hants; 

 Mr. Jas. Box, Lindfield, Sussex; Messrs^ Ja^- 

 Carter and Co., Raynes Park; Messrs. E. \V 

 King and Co., Coggeshali; Mr. C. W. Bread 

 more, Winchester ; Messrs. Aldersey an 

 Marsden Jones, Tilston, Malpas; Messrs. 



