July 20, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS* MAGAZINE. 



563 



Sons, Swanley, for succulent plants; to 

 Messrs. J- Kelway and Son, Lang-port, for 

 gladioli; to Messrs. Carter Page and Co., 

 London Wall, for antirrhinums, etc.; to 

 Messrs. J. Peed and Son, West Norwood, for 

 gloxinias ,eto.; to Messrs. Stuart Low and 

 Co., Enfield, for orchids. 



^^ilver Eanksian.— To Mr. E. G. Thwaites, 

 Streatham, for orchids'; to Messrs. Wm. Cut- 

 bush and Son, Higbgate, for carnations; 

 to Messrs . H. J . Jones , Le wisjhara , for 

 phloxes ; to the King's Acre Nurseries, Here- 

 ford, for eremuri; to Mr. Amos Perry, En- 

 field, for water lilies, etc.; to Mr. Chas. 

 BHck, Hayes, for carnations; to Messrs. 

 Gunn and Sons, Olton, for phloxes; to Messrs. 

 John K. King and Sons, Coggeshall, for let- 

 tuces and peas. 



Bronze Flora. — To Messns. Stuart Low , 

 and Co., Enfield, for roses; to Mr. M. Pri- 

 chard, Christchurch, for hardy flowers; to 

 Mr. Eeuthe, Keston, for hardy flowers; to 

 Messrs. Thos. S. Ware, Feltham, for hardy 

 flowers. 



Manchester Rose and Sweet 



Pea Show. 



JULY 12 and 13. 



After the lapse of a few years it is a plea- 

 sure to record the revival of one of the most 

 popular northern exhibitions, but whether 

 the dates were unsuitable, or exhibitors have 

 lost interest in the work of the Royal Bota- 

 nical and Horticultural Society of Manches- 

 ter, the entries were not numerous as com- 

 pared with those made a few years ago, when 

 the chief growers, both amateur and nur- 

 serymen, were present in strong force. 



ROSES. 



In the class for thirty-six distinct varie- 

 ties Messrs. W. and j'. Brown, of Peter- 

 borough, were the only exhibitors. They 

 were awarded the first prize for finely de- 

 veloped, fresh blooms, the best l>eing Avoca, 

 Mildred Grant, Mrs. J. H. Welsh, Ben Cant, 

 Mrs. M. Lenton, Edward Mawley, Mrs. A. C. 

 Coxhead, Dean Hole, Leslie Holland, Horace 

 Vernet, Madame C. Metz, and Claudius. 



In competition for the prizes for twelve 

 teas or noisettes Messrs. Brown were again 

 first, and staged good blooms of Mam an 

 Cochet, Mrs. E. Mawley, Mrs. M. Kennedy, 

 Souv. de P. Notting, and other good varie- 

 ties. The same firm also obtained premier 

 honours in the class for twelve trusses of 

 any white or yellow rose, with good blooms 

 of'Frau Karl Druschki, and for twelve of 

 any crimson variety with Mrs. A. G. Cox- 

 head. 



There was a spirited contest for the prizes 

 in the amateurs' class for twenty-four trusses. 

 Mr. E. Foley Hobbs, of Worcester, occupied 

 the premier position with fine blooms of 

 Frau Karl Druschki, Gloire de Chenedane 

 Guinoisseau, J. B. Clarke, Lady Helen Vin- 

 cent, Ulster, et<i. ; Mr. E. Park, of Bedale, 

 was a capital second. For twelve distinct 

 trusses the position^ were reversed, Mr. 

 Park having Mrs. Theo. Eoosevelt and Hugh 

 Dickson in splendid form. 



In the class for eighteen teas or noisettes, 

 Mr. E. Foley Hobbs was first with a box in 

 which were excellent bloom-s of Mrs. F. 

 Hobbs, Mrs. E. Mawley, Mme. Cusin, Mme. 

 Nadillac, and other varieties of merit; Mr. 

 E. Park was second. In competition for the 

 prizes for twelve teas or noisettes the same 

 order was observed. 



For twelve blooms of any w^hite or yellow 

 rose Mr. E. Foley Hobbs won with splen- 

 did flowers of Bessie Brown; Mr. E. Park 

 followed for second place, and Mr. J. Holt 

 was third, both staging Mme. Jules Grave- 

 reaux in fine form. For twelve blooms of any 

 light rose Mr. Foley Hobbs was first with 

 charming blooms of Her Majesty. For 

 twelve blooms of crimson variety Mr. Park 

 wavs first with A. K. Williams'. ^ 



^ In the class for twenty-four distinct varie- 

 ties, the blooms to be grown in the Manches- 

 ter district, Mr, A. G. Hogg, of Altrincham, 

 and Mr. W. Coley were first and second. For 

 twelve trusses the prize- takers were Messrs. J. 

 Halt, A. M. Buxton, and C. E. Marshall. 



For six trusses Messrs. C. Burgess, P. Wil- 

 kinson, and J. Holt were the prizetakers in 

 the order named. 



In competition for the prizes for twelve 

 bunches suitable for button-holes Messrs. 

 W. and J. Brown secured premier honours 

 with a pleasing lot, Eichmond, Dorothy Page 

 Eoberts, and E, Meyer being especially good. 

 For a display of roses the same firm was 

 again first with an arrangement in which 

 the Lyon was most conspicuous. 



For a basket of roses the winners were 

 Messrs. O. Eobinson, A. Adshead, and 

 A. J. A. Bruce, with pretty exhibits. For 

 three baskets Messrs. A. Adshead and 

 W. and J, Brown were first and second. Mr. 

 E. Foley Hobbs was awarded the Silver 

 Medal for the best H.P. or H.T. with Gloire 

 de Chenedane Guinoisseau ; and for the best 

 tea or noisette with Mrs. E. Foley Hobbs. 



SWEET PEAS. 



For the best collection, not less than fiftv 

 or more than one hundred vases, Mr. F. A. 

 Eobinson was a splendid first with finely de- 

 veloped sprays, especially good being Ver- 

 niil io U;, Br illi a n t , Eiosa b ej 1 e , Mns . A V . J . 

 Unwin, Melba, Maud Holmes, Nubian, Edna 

 Unwin ; Messrs. Castle Bros.. Warton. was 

 second; and Messrs. Faulkner and Aitkin 

 third. In the class for twelve vases Messrs. 

 C. Burgess, J. S'. Procter, Altrincham, and 

 S. T. Brittain were the prizetakers, Edna 

 Unwin, Mrs. W. P. Wright, Constance 

 Oliver, being conspicuous in the leading col- 

 lection. 



For twenty-five vases Mr. A. Bieth, Knuts- 

 ford, was the winner of the first prize, having 

 good sprays of Marjory Villiers, Sunproof, 

 Crimson, Mrs. Hugh Dickson, and others. 

 Mr. 0. Eobinson had. the best bouquet, fol- 

 lowed bv Mr. Adshead for second place. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



For the best group of miscellaneous plants 

 occupying a space not less than 300 square 

 feet superficial, Messrs. J. Cypher and Son, 

 of Cheltenham, was a capital first with a 

 collection of choice plants arranged in his 

 usual tasteful manner; especially note- 

 worthy were the ixoras, miltonias, cattleyas, 

 and heaths. Mr. J. Sharp, of Huddersfield, 

 was second with an effective arrangement. 

 In the class for a group occupying a space of 

 not less than 100 square feet siiperficial Mr. 

 J. KauUmann, of Fallowfield, secured the 

 chief award, his crotons, begonias, and gloxi- 

 nias being especially meritorious. 



The best display of herbaceous cut flowers 

 was contributed by Messrs. Caldwell and 

 Sons, of Knutsford, who staged liliums, 

 spiraeas, and phloxes in fine style. 



NON-COMPETITIVE. 



Mr. H. Eckford was awarded a Gold Medal 

 for a very fine collection of sweet peas; Mr. 

 A. J. A. Bruce, of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, for 

 a miscellaneous group, including insectivor- 

 ous plants in variety ; and Messrs. Dicksons, 

 of Chester, for cut roses:. 



The Cowan Nursery Company secured a 

 Silver Medal for a collection of orchids ; and 

 the Hopwood Alpine Garden C'Ompany for 

 rockery and alpines. Mr. H. Middlehurst, 

 of Liverpool, had a pleasing collection of 

 sweet peas. 



Wolverhampton Floral Fete. 



The exhibition held at Wolverhampton on 

 the 9th inst., and two following days, was, 

 from all points of view, one of the most 

 successful of those held in this great centre. 

 Tliere was a strong competition in the lead- 

 ing classes, the exhibits were of high qua- 

 lity, and the arrangements such as to reflect 

 the highest credit upon all concerned. Ad- 

 ditional interest was given to the proceed- 

 ings at the luncheon bv the presentation to 

 Mr. W. E. Barnett, on' behalf of the exhibi- 

 tors and judges, of a silver tea and coffee 

 service with an address and a set of vases 

 for Mrs. BarTlelt. This recognition of Mr. 

 Baruett's services during the twenty 



is very pleasant to those who are fully ac- 

 quainted with the admirable manner in 

 which he performed his duties. It is grati- 

 fving to know that in Mr. Councillor Amph- 

 lett the committee found an excellent suc- 

 cessor to Mr. Barnett in the office of secre- 

 tary. 



As from the earliest days in the history of 

 the floral fete^ at Wolverhampton, groups 



port ant and 



immensely attractive feature. In the dis- 

 play of miscellaneous foliage and flowering 

 plants, Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons, of Chel- 

 tenham, were successful in winning the pre- 

 mier award of £40, with an arrangement in 

 their best style. Sir George Kendrick, Edg- 

 baston, Birmingham, followed for second 

 place with a display of rare beauty, and Mr. 

 W. A. Holmes, Chesterfield, and Mr. "W. 

 A. Yause, Leamington, who were third and 

 fourth, had displays that were highly meri- 

 torious. For a ' gix)up of ornamental- 

 leaved plants, including palms and ferns, 

 Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons were again first, 

 and Sir G. H. Kendrick second, Mr. W. A. 

 Holmes and Mr. W. Manning being third 

 and fourth. Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons were 

 first also for twenty plants and for six 

 heaths. Mr. E, H. Mander. Tryill, Sir 

 Charles Mander, Mr. T. Mander, and Mr. J. 

 A. Kendrick, Edgbaston, were also successful 

 exhibitors in these classes. In competition 

 for the prizes for a collection of flowering 

 plants (one kind only) Messrs. Blackmore 

 and Langdon. Twerton Hill. Bath, were first 

 with splendidly flowered plants of tuberous 

 liegonias. 



Cut roses constituted a large and attrac- 

 tive feature. In the open classes Messrs. D. 

 Prior and Sons, Colchester, were first for 

 seventy-two blooms; the King's Acre Nur- 

 series, Hereford, were second, and Messrs. 

 Harkness and Co.. Hitchin, third. The 

 King's Acre Nurseries obtained premier 

 honours for tliirtv-six blooms, with Mf. W. 



T. Mattock and 'Mr. W. H. Frettingham, 

 Beeston, Notts., second and third. The last- 

 named scored for nine baskets of roses, stag- 

 ing blooms of high quality. ^Messrs. Hark- 

 ness and Co. were first for eighteen ]KM'pe- 

 tual flowering roses, and Mr. W. T. Mattock 

 was first for a similar numlw^r of blooms of 

 tea-scented varieties. Hardy flowers were 

 well shown by Messrs. Harkness and Sons, 

 Bedale; Messrs. G, Gibson and Co., Bedale; 

 Messrs. F. Smith and Co., Woodbridge ; and 

 Messrs. Blackmore and Langdon. Sweet 

 peas were plentiful and of high quality, and 

 the more successful of the exhibitors of these 

 fragrant flowers were Messrs. Castle. 



There was a spirited contest in the ma- 

 jority of the plant classes that were limited 

 to amateurs and gardeners, and in competi- 

 tion for the awards for groups arranged for 

 effect Mr. J. xV. Kendrick and Mr. B. Howson, 

 Market Dravton, were first and second with 

 tasteful arrangements. Tuberous-rooted be- 

 gonias in collections of twelve were splen- 

 didly shown bv Mr. J. Taylor, Pershore : 

 Mr. B. H. Mandei:, and Captain Simpson. 



Eoses formed a distinct featiire in the cut 

 flower classes that were limited to private 

 trrowers, and chief among the competitors 

 were Mr. E. Foley Hobbs, of Worcester, and 

 the Eev. J. A. L. Fellowes, of Attleboro. 

 These exhibitors were first and second in the 

 open classes for thirty-six, six, twenty-four, 

 and twelve blooms, and also for twelve teas. 

 Mr. Edgington, Wolverhampton, and Mr. 

 W. F. Burford, Tettenhall, were the most 

 successful exhibitors in the district classes 



for roses. 



Fruits and vegetables were well shown, 

 and in the leading classes for the former, 

 Mr. Doe, gardener to Lord Saville, Eufford 

 Abbey, and Mr. Barker, gardener to the 

 Duke of Newcastle, Clumber, Worksop, were 

 especially successful. The Earl of Harring- 

 ton, Elvaston Castle, was also very 

 ful. The premier award for a decorated 

 dinner-table was won by Mr. N. F. Barnes, 

 gardener to the Duke of Westminster, Eaton 

 Hall, Chester, and the second award was 

 made in favour of Mr. J. H. Goodacre. 



In the vegetable section the Marquis of 



