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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



August 24, 1912. 



Huyton, led the way with large-berried clus- 

 ters of Madrei^ifield Court ; Mr. W. H. Wilson 

 second, and Mr, J. H. Goodacre third. 

 Madresfield Court grapes, as such, were best 

 displayed by Mr. A, J. Cooke, gardener to 

 Colonel H. C. Legh, Knuttiford; Mr. \. F. 

 Barnes, Eaton Hall Gardens, second, and Mr. 

 Goodacre third, all showing well. 



Mr. J. Barker, gardener to J. W, Raynee, 

 I^q., Old Colwyn, led for two bunches of 

 Alicante, showing weighty clusters; Mr. H. 

 Cotton, Le^dbury Park, second, and Mr. E, 

 Jones third. 



In the any other black" clase Mr. T. 

 Lambert scored with Alnwick Seedlings par- 

 ticularly fine, the berries large and richly 

 coloured. Mr. J. Jones, tyccond with Gros 

 Maroc, 4ind Mr, J. H. Goodacre third with 

 th'j latter variety. 



Mr. N. F. Barnes h'<i !«>t ;i pair nl liimches 



of White \Ine^<-iit fjfra[H*- \\\\h Muscat of 

 \ lr\;iiHli i;! , ;m<l al><> sc()r('<l tor a ningle 

 ! iiach with tlu- .-^anu' hr;*' grape, Mr. J. 

 Newton, gardener to D, W. Graham, Esq., 

 Hilton Park, wjw second in the former clas«» 

 and Mr. J. JotK'K in the latter. Huckland 



ramoba, and "Lilium sjteciosum, and Mr. Catt 

 uteing carnations. 



Mr. S. Barker, gardener to the Duke of 

 Newcastle, Worksop, led for peaches with 



grand fruits of Crim.son Galande; fourteen 

 entries. For nectarines Mr. G. Mulling 

 scored with Pineapple in fine form ; nine 

 entries. For apricot^s Mr. W. Catt, gardener 

 to A. H. Heber Percy, Esq., Hodnet Hall, 

 led with very fine examples of Larg^ Early; 

 nine competitorb. 



Hardy fruits were capitally shown in the 

 local and county classevS, the plums, cherries, 

 red currants, and raspberries being unusually 

 large and fresh. 



PLAOTS. 



A spendid eet of fifteen specimen plants, 

 ten to be in flower, secured for Messrs. J. 

 Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham, the premier 

 award of i;2f). The examples were among 

 the very fincrit we have seen this firm etage 

 over a goodly series of years. They were 

 Kentia Fo^teriana, Kentia Belmoreana, 

 Crotons Mortefontaineasis, W^arreni, and 

 Countess, two giant examples of Ixora Duffi, 



greenhouse plants was won easily by Messrs 

 James Cypher and Sons, with grand examl 

 ple« of Clerodendron Thomsonae, Statice 

 profusa, S. Gilberti, Allamanda nobilis a 

 mass of golden flowers ; Rondeletia speciosa 

 and a splendid Ixora Duffi with a dozen 

 head^ of bloom. Mt. W. Vause, ©eoond* 

 and Mr. W. E. Manning, Dudley, third. 



GROUP CLASSES. 



The premier award for a group of hardy 

 perennial plants, in and out of flower with 

 background of bamboos, etc., with pool of 

 water, nymphaeas, etc., arranged for natural 

 effect, fell to Messrs. Gunn and Sons, Olton. 

 The group had to occupy a space of 300 eq. 

 feet, and the first prize was =£25. The 

 Messrs. Gunn had a charming background 

 well filled, and yet so arranged that the 

 great groups of hollyhocks, Lilium auratum, 

 L. speciosum, L. tigrinum, helianthuses' 

 veronicja^, phloxtes, Chrysanthemum maxi- 

 mum, gladioli, etc., did not block out or 

 clash with each other. Phloxes^ scabious, 

 astilbes, pyrethrums, and campanulas came 

 to the edge of the little pool, with its comple- 



FIRST PRIZE FIFTKKN SPK.MMKX PLAXI^, EXHIBITED AT SHREWSBURY BY MESSRS. J. CYPHER AND SONS 



Sweetwater grape won first prize for Mr. 

 J. T. Ciirti.-^, gardener to Sir H. Davies, 

 Bi^llOJ)*^^ Stoke, J3ristol, in the "any other 

 white " class, 



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In tlie county grape clashes Mr. G. Mulli 

 won for ;i p;nr of hunches of Black 1 lam- 

 burgh. Mr. l.arn fn-rt , Brogyntyn (ianU'iis, 

 led for two hiiiirhcs (►f Madresfield r<nnt. tor 

 two bunrln's ot white grapes, aiui in the 

 "any other black" class. Mr. J. Milib had 

 the best pair of Mutjcats. 



CHOICE FEUIT. 



The 



came from Mr. J. Millt^, gardener to Captain 

 Hey wood Lon sd a le , S h a vi n gto n , who su c- 

 ceeded with fine bunches of Muscat of Alex- 

 andria and Madrcsfield Court grapes, Bar- 

 rington and Royal George p?ache8. Pineapple 

 and Stanwick Elruge nectarines. Rival 

 apples. Countess melon, and Brown Turkey 

 fige; Mr, W. Catt. gardener to A. H. H^ber 

 Percy, Esq., Hodnet Hall, second with good 

 M;;dresfield Court grapes and Elruge necta- 

 nivs. The awards for the floral decoration 

 of the exhibits fell in similar order. Mr 

 Mills using Irish Elegance rose, Francoa 



CHELTENHAM. 



with ma^scsive heads of deep orange flowers- 

 two of Cleix)dendron Thomsonae, Allamanda 

 nobiiib, very fine; two of Rondeletia spe- 

 ciosa, a very fine Statice profusa, and a S. 

 intermedia, 7ft. across; Ixora Shawi, and 

 a grandly-grown specimen of Chironia ixi- 

 ivra. Second prize fell to Mr. W. Yause, 

 l^cannngton, whose large plants were not 

 >o well flowered as his competitors 



For thirty plants, in lO-inch pots, the 

 Cheltenham hrm scored again, and here 

 their finest examples were Statice profusa, 

 Ixora Shawi, Chironia ixifera, marvels of 

 fine cultui-e; Phoenix Roebelini Acalypha 

 hispida, and Allamanda Hendersoni ■ Mr 

 Vause, second. ^ - • 



Mr. T. Lambert, Brogyntyn, scored for a 

 dozen stove and greenhouse plants, and 

 showed good specimens of Ixora Duffi and 

 Croton interruptum aureum ; Mr. J Far- 

 rant, Shrewsbury, second. Mr. Lambert 

 was a large prizewinner in the county 

 classes, and Mr. E. Bridge and Messrs. J. 

 Knight and Sons, Wolverhampton, were also 

 very successful, and both showed zonal 

 pelargoniums in excellent style. 



Premier award for six specimen stove, and 



ment of white, red, and yellow water lilies, 

 while a. rockwork edgii^g, with Tiola cor- 

 nuta, sedums, veronicas, liatris, and heaths, 

 formed the foreground, with corner groups 

 of Lilium auratum. A very fine effect. Mr. 

 John E. Knight, Wolverhampton, waB placed 

 second, and he had a rather sombre back- 

 ground of conifers, against which Galtonia 

 candicans, kniphofias, liliums, phloxes, etc., 

 were effectively grouped. In the fare- 

 ground was a' central group of Crinum 

 Powelli, C. P. album, anemones, liliims, 

 and montbretias, and behind this came a 

 little stream, with its nymphseas and little 

 bridge. Mr. T. R. Hayes, Keswick, gained 

 third prize, and his pool, with its fine water 

 lihes and bed of orange-berried Nertera de- 

 p ressa wa s a fi ne f e a t u re . Mess rs . W . 

 Artindale and Son, Sheffield, were awarded 

 a special prize. Five entries. 



Tlie class for a group of miscellaneous 

 flowering and foliage plants, arranged for 

 effect on a space of 250 sq. ft., is always 

 attractive one. On this occasion there 

 were four competitors, aud Messrs. J. Cyph^J 

 and Sons, Cheltenham, won the chief await* 



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